The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-16

| Manning Grocery Co.
Have you bought bale Of cotton?
Court convenes here next Monday.
Head 'sThe Million Dollar Mystery" :"
The Manning graded school opened
last Monday.
4The Million Dollar Mystery" starts
with this issue.
Every farmer should plant a little
tobacco next year.
Mrs. Wv. Wilson. OF Darlington, is
visiting relatives ia town.
Mr.J. W. Glenn and family left last
Saturday for North Carolina.
The tobacco season is about over, all
warehouses close here Friday.
The Anderson cotton mills will run
extra time, instead of curtailing.
The revival meeting started in the
Baptist church Monday evening.
The extra session of the legislature
is called TO convene October 9Th
Only p, ,172 bales OF cotton exported
10 August against 257, ,172 last year.
The college boys and girls all left
for their respective schools this week.
Several OF Mannins's business men
have invested In the buy-a-bale move
ment.
A northern firm has placed an order
for over 10000 bales Of cotton at ten
cents.
The baby pictures and town scenes
at the Passime last week was quite an
attraction
The total number of bales of cotton
einned in Clarendon to September 1,
1914 was l543.
Several new dwellings are being
built in Manning. The war doesn't hold
up everything.
Master Archie Barron has returned
home. after an operation for appendi-
citis in Columbia.
The total number Of bales of cotton
gipned in the United States to Sep
tember !, 1914 is 475, 455.
Quite crowd attended the de6ica-
tion services of the Clarendon Baptist
church at Alcolu last Sunday.
The friends of Miss Mary Ridgill are
glad TO learn that she IS recovering az
ter an illness OF typhoid fever.
The Seaboard surveyors struck Man
ming Saturday afternoon, which caused
the only excitement OF the day.
Remember we only have limited
number OF the club rolls. If you want a
correct mailing list this is your oppor-
tunitY.
MIR. q. Coyington Woodley, formerly
of Sumter died in Rock Hill last Sun
day and was buried at Bennettsviile
Monday.
T. Messrs. Dave and Mike Turbeville
OF Turbeville. entertained some of their
lady friends at supper in The Dixie
Cafe last evening.
The town has placed garbage cans
all around the business portion, which
is good thing, and we hope the people
will..think to use them.
Mr.. W. T. Lesesne and Mrs. A. S.
Briggs were called 10 Columbia Satur-
day to the bedside of their brother,
Capt. A. L. Lesesne, who is critically
i'll in that city.
Lost-One ladies gold watch, be-
tween the Methodist church and ny
home or +. M. Bradham's residence TO
Weinbere's corner. Finder will receive
reward by leaving same with me. W.
G. King.
The Board of Registration will meet
on October 2, and 3 to register and
renew certificates for all who have not
registered, or lost their certificates.
This is the last meeting before the
election. E. D. HODGE,
Chairman Board.
The graded school opened Monday
morning with large attendance and
quite number of visitors were present.
Except as to Prof. Riser and Miss
Moore, the faculty is composed alto
gether of new teachers for the next
school year.
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Butler, wife OF Will
liam Moses Butler, died at S:25 Monday
evening at the Tourney Hospital. She
was before the marriage Miss Mary
Jane Owens, daughter of Major Owens
OF Summerton. She is survived by her
husband, two sons and FIVE daughters,
Mrs. 81. L. Carter, of Columbia; Mrs.
A. w. Thames. of Hartsville; Mrs.
Carrigan, Mrs. W. II. Swami and Mrs
N. G. Butler of Sumter, Able II. But
Ter and J. P. Butler of Sumter. Fun
eral services too. place at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. NJ. G. But.
Ter, Mr.. Dugan Street at $50 o'clock
this afternoon and the burial services
took place Immediately after the fun
eral at the cemetery. The services
were conducted by the Rev. J. NJ
Rogers.