The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17

On last Monday Frank King, color
ed constable, went to Columbia and
caught Willie Johnson. who was con-
victed OF house breaking in 1908 and
sentenced TO eight years on the chalo-
gang, but had only served one year.
He returned that night with his man
and returned him to the gang.
The following is the monthly report
of the Busy Mems Bible Glass Union
church, Wilson Mill: No. members
enrolled, September q; Average at
tendance, Is; number not absent during
month";; collection Sl5.77. No. mem
bers enrolled, October %; average at
tendance, Il; number not absent during
month 5: collection S279 E. S. Plow-
! den, secretary.
On last Thursday afternoon Messrs-
Ingram Wilson and Ed Reardon left
for Santee to pitch camp and get things
right for big deer drive this week.
| Monday Messrs. Sam Barron and Mr..
| Ellis of New Jersey and Ed Gross ao6
Mr., Barkeley Of Atlanta, joined them.
Another bunch left yesterday and still
another crowd will leave tomorrow.
Here's hoping they will all have luck.
Died last Wednesday morning at her
home 10 Spartanburg Mrs. Fannie
Sprott, aged about 81 years. Mrs.
Sprots was formerly of this county, but
moved 10 Spartanburg several years
ego. The funeral was held at her old
home, Jordan, on Thursday. She is
I =, To- foy,
mostly of this county, who have our
deepest sympathy 10 their sad home OF
| bereavement
The Eastern Star lodge gave ther an
nual banquet last Friday night, and
without exception the supper was one
of the best we have ever attended.
Everything vas elegantly prepared,
and the ladies who had this matter in
hand deserve much credit for their
labors. After supper, Capt. W. C.
Davis, acting as POSTMASTER, in few
| we'll chosen words, assured the meet
ing that there were other good things
in store, and called On Mr.. J K. Breed
in to respond TO e toast in behalf of the
town. whose remarks were entertain
| ing, and we'll received. The next to
respond was Mrs. G. n. Smith, the
duties OF worthy matron, which wss
very much enjoyed and we'll taken 10
by her sister members-J. W. Wide
man was next called on as "The Goat"
and as he had very hard subject TO
handle, he was forced to make several
excuses, but at the same time kept his
audience in an uproar. and wound up
! by making another member 'sthe goat"
Mr.. q. J. Ellerbe concluded the even
Jugs pleasure with an eloquent talk or
"Our Sisters.'
/ After long illness covering a period
of four months Mrs. Abbie Davis Nc
Faddin died friday morning at 8
O'Clock and tue funeral was at II
o'clock Saturday in the old Concord
Presbyterian church of which the de-
ceased was life member. DR.. J. W,
Mckay, the pastor ofnoiated. A large
concourse of relatives and friends from
both Clarendon and Sumter counties
were present to pay their last respects
to this sainted woman. The intermen,
was in Concord cemetery near by
where rest the remains of Mrs. McFad
din's relatives for more than century
She was the second daughter OF tine
late Col. Lamb Davis, who moved te
Dickey, Ga, more than 10 years ago
She is survived by her venerable hus
band, J. T. McFaddin. two sisters, Mr.:
Dora Davis Harvin Wilson of Dickey
Ca, ane Mrs. Margaret Lenora Davis
: Peden of Concord, Ca, three grand
sons, Arthur Davis Plowden, Of Hop
kins, Fla, James NcFaddin Plowden
of Summerton, S. c., and Marcus V
{ Plowden, of Concord, and Mr. R. El
f more Plowden who married her on,
daughter and only child Miss Jennie
who died several years ago, and five
great grand children. She was eight!
t years of age and had been marriec
sixty years.