The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-28

ine. on Friday evening April 3Oth
| The program has not been arranged II
| full yet, but some of the best talent II
Sumter has been secured to assist. anc
an enjoyable evening is assured AG
mission fee, only 10 cents.
The following attended the Sunda.
school convention in Newberry las
week: Rev. C. P. Watson and Messr
Charlton DuRaut and S Oliver OBryal
of Manning, Messrs B. P. Broadwa.
and n. L. Broughton of Pinewood
Mr.. r. J Alderman of Alcolu and Mr.
E. NJ. McElveep of DuRant.' Mr.. Wat
son was reelected a member of the
State executive committee, and MIR
DuRaut made an address on adult
classes.
Once during each year the Episcopa
congregation at Pinewood and the sur
rounding community will worship al
St. Marks church up in Sand Hills, anc
this annual celebration will be held
this year on Sunday May 2nd at l1:3(
O'Clock. Rev W. Fl! Barnweil, rector
Public we come TO attend. The service
this year was changed from the second
Sunday to the first so as not to conflict
with the graded school exercises be-
ginning on the second Sunday.
There was very exciting game of
base ball Friday afternoon at the school,
grounds, when the high school of Man
ming and Sumter crossed bats. Up to
the fifth inning the score stood 10 I
In favor of Manning, Sumter rallied
and the final score was ] to s IN favor
of Sumter. The feature of the game
was home run by Williams, OF Man
ming, with two men on bases. Batter
les: Sumter, Nun.emaker and Burns;
Manning, Burgess and Mcleod. Um-
pire, Mr.. Jones.
Supervisor W. r. Davis and commits
sioner W. NJ. Davis were in Columbia
Wednesday to represent the county at
q hearing before the Governor with
reference to an Act passed by the Leg
islature in regard to imposing license
upon motor trucks. After the hearing
Governor Naming announced that he
would veto the measure. taking the
position that it was against progre SIS
and stated that the legislature de'eea-
tions of some of the other counties
effected had requested him to bold it
up
Those interested in the library met
at the court house last Friday afternoon
and formed an association with the fo'-
lowing officers: President. Mrs. A. G..
Rraoham. Vice-Presidenu, Mrs. J. X.
Breedin, Secretary and Treasury, Mrs.
J. A. Cole. The President appointed
Miss Bessie Harvin librarian, and also
appointed the following commictea on
constitution and bylaws. Mrs. w. e..
Davis. Mrs. George Williams, Mrs.
Frank Barron. this committee is TO
make report at the next meeting.
which will be held on the second Mou-
day afternoon in May.
There will be very important meet
ing of the W. c.. T. q. Monday after
noon at 4:3e O'Clock at the house OF
Mrs. G. P. Watson. Every member is
earnestly urged to be present. The
subject for discussion will be Cam
paign Literature and How to use It,"
and practical plans for Il roster cam
,,aign will be adopted. The State Con-
tentiou will be held early this year,
September 2, 5. this means that all
business must be finished up a month
earlier than usual. Let every member
attend the meeting at Mrs. Watson S
Monday afternoon.
To last weeks issue of The Manning
Times there appeared card from Col.
D. w. Brailsford with reference to the
Board of Pensioners. In this card ap-
pears the following sentence. "Rich-
bourg says he met bitter opposition
from D: ;. Bradham and one Geiger
who struggled over here from Orange
burg" We considered this altogether
a rpa,ter between Col. Brailsford and
the Board and desire 70 assure Capt
Bradham and DR.. Geiger that the
Times is not interested in the contro-
versy other than that justice be done
and desire TO disclaim any intention OF
reaectlng upon Dr.. Geiger personally
or professionally.
The building erected by F. P. Ervin
for q -four mill at this place has been
and is now ready for the
installation OF machinery. The mill is
located near the Manning Oil Mill and
will have a capacity of twenty-five
barrels OF -four a day. The growing
crop of wheat 10 this county is now
looking very promising and the pros
pect is that there will be more home
raised bread used iu Clarendon during
the next year than there ever was BE-
fore in the history of the county. is
hoped that this crop is only a begin
ming and that for next year there will
be several acres planted to wheat for
every acre so planted this year.