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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
Gala Day II Manning.

Yesterday was quite gala day fo;'
the children from various sections of
the county. It was an exhibition OF
the Girls and Boys Corn, Tomato, Poul
try an0 Bread Clubs organized under
the supervision OF Miss Kath crime
Richardson. supported by the Federal
and State government, some aid being
given by the county. The attractive
feature of the occasion was the parade
which were sixteen automobiles filled
with the girls aud boys. and asnumber
of the cars were prettily decorated.
One OF these cars was decorated with
loaves of bread. another with corn,
another with eggs and and chicks,
there were several others with ap-
propriate decorations. besides a num-
ber OF ladies and gentlemen in their
machines joined in the parade. Then
followed talk by Mr.. G. A. McFaddin
the County Demonstration who is as
sisting Miss Richardson with her work
among the gils and boys of the cou nty.
He talked to the children on the sub
ject of land preparedness and fertiliza-
tiop. The children sang their club
songs, one of which was composed by
Miss Richardson and is as follows:
SONG OF THE GIRLS CANNING CLUB,
(Sups to the tune OF Ho! For Carolina)
Come TO Carolina in the summer time.
Where the ripe tomato Is hanging on the vine,
And the Club Girls siuglng In the Canning hours
For there is no work on earth like this great OF
ours.
Ho. for our tomato. that's the print for me-
In our pleasant garden work, We like the bee
To make the best better. you will all agree;
Oh! it is the work OF love AID sweet liberty.
Come to Carolina in the summer time
When the luclous fruit Is hanging in their prime
And we maidens canning. Gaping every hour,
oh! We are such happy girls beneath the shady
bower.
In our Carolina grows the tomato vine.
There other fruits are also in their prime
Here are peaceful homes too nesting mid the
Oh: there is no land on earth like this fair land
Of ours.
Down in Carolina where we spend our time.
We are working for the training Of the mind,
The training OF the heart, OF the health ana OF
the hand.
Oh, don't you want to Join our willing band?
KATHLEEN NJ. RICHARDSON.
Miss Edith L Parrot the head OF this
tomato work in the. State was present
and made an interesting talk while
demonstrating what is best in canning
the products Of our fields and orchards.
This work is progressing nicely, and
we believe that in short time every
community in the county will have ins
own cannery and the end OF foreign
put up fruits and vegetables will be at
hand.
Col. Henry T. Thompson OF Colum-
bia, who is a former school teacher.
and always interested in educational
matters, happened to be present with
Us, and when we were leaving with
him be remarked upon the great good
such education must result 10. he was
particularly impressed with the ami
mstion manifested by the girls and
boys who were members OF these clubs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14

The new dry goods concern The Man
ming Dry goods Company will soon be
ready for business. The goods are ar.
riving daily, they will occupy the build
ing known as "The Nettles Building.
Mr.. Herman DeBruw is the manager,
Members of Live ak Camp No. 1Sl,
Manning. are requested to assemble at
the hall at Manning at p. m, next
Sunday and adjacent camps invited,
to unveil the monument OF Sovereign
Robert F. Ridgill deceased, at Fellow
ship church. Messrs J. W. Wideman
and S. Oliver O'Bryan will be the
speakers.
The annual Field Day exercises will
take place here next Friday. This year
witnesses somewhat of a change OF pro-
gram to what the past years have been.
The county superintendent bad the
county divided into groups, and IN
each one OF these exercises have al
ready taken place, and prizes have
been awarded to the winners me
event to take place here Friday will
be participated in only by the prize
winners and the other events. except
the spelling contest which is open to
all who care to enter. The principal
features OF this occasion will consist OF
declamatious from the previous prize
winners who viii contest for gold
medals here. A gold medal will also
be given the winner in the spelling
contest. Athletic contests will take
place in the afternoon. The public at
large is very cordially invited to be
present. Diuner will be spread upon
the grounds in groups as heretofore.
Let there be a day of enjoyment as
we'll as profit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14

would open the door and look out,
Once he lit fire and started to cook
his supper, while the firing was going
on the outside Once he left the
honse and came up close to member
of the posse. who did not recognize
him at first, but who called Oh him TO
halt and surrender when he saw who
it was. The negro's reply was shot
which narrowly missed its mark. The
man could have killed the negro at the
time had he chosen to do so without
giving him a chance to surrender.
It was few minutes later that the
negro made his escape. There was a
heavy fog and it was hard TO distin-
guish objects. Several times, the ne
gro was seen aud called on to halt, but
his only reply was a shot and to dis
appear in the bushes. He managed
to pass through the posse which sur
rounded the house and make his way
deeper into the swamp.
AS soon as it became sufficient y
clear to distinguish objects the dogs
were set on the trail again and the
hunt was renewed. II fully expected
at the time that he would kill one or
more OF the dogs" said Hough, before
he was killed, for we had determined
now to take him at any cost, alive if
possible, but dead if he would not sur
render. We pushed on into the
swamp, finally locating him and sur
rounding him in the bushes. The dogs
were now behind him and he was saw
ing his shells, being nearly out now:
He tried to beat off the dogs with his
gun, but they would not stay back
Suddenly he came up to several mem
bers Of the posse, who were waiting
for him. They called on him to sur
render, but he endeavored to raise his
gun and they fred on him. His body
was riddled by bullets. He was then
hauled out OF the water, where be was
shot, placed in an automobile and taken
to Pinewood. The spot was not more
than twenty feet away from where the
body of the dog which he had killed
the day before was lying"
MIR. Hough stated that the negro had
shot several persons, two white men
among them, before he shot Rob-
bins and he had been lodging the
iOI SCfCkdi y ooAo SSAb6
the reason he was living in the hut in
the swamp, where he could escape il
anyone came for him. He was an out
law and this was probably the reason
he had taken to flight at first, for moth
ing was found about him or at his hut
to connect him with the robbery OF
Thursday night, although he had had
time to move the things out of the way.
When killed be had only six pistol
shells and three gun shells, the latter
loaded with slugs left. he also carried
a sack containing various groceries and
conjure implements, showing that he
expected to make stay in the swamp
if necessary.
The negro who was plowing was
taken to Pinewood Jail and the three
women who were in the house were al
so arrested and are being held, the
charge against them being that they
gave the gun to Joel Green.
Mr.. aough stopped over in Sumter
long enough to rest a while and get
dinner and feed his dogs, when he con-
tinued his trip to Columbia, which he
left very suddenly yesterday on the re-
ceipt of the call from Piuewood.-Sum-
ter Item, April 10.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
Death Of Film Thames!

Died last Friday morning near Man
ming, April 10th at 7:l5 o'clock. Mr.. R.
D. Thames, known as Film Thames,
aged A years.
The burial took place at the Jordan
cemetery in the presence OF q number
OF friends and relatives. He was sick
ten days with pneumonia and was call
ed to his eternal home where parting
is no more.
He leaves q widow and FIVE little
children, aud three sisters. Mrs.
Phelps OF Manning, Mrs. Joe Graham,
of Foreston, Mrs. Harris Clark, of
Davis Station, and three brothers, COL
clough, Rurbert aud Trenholm; also q
host OF friends to mourn his loss.
May God who doeth all things, sus-
tain and keep the loved ones while un-
der this heavy affection.
A SISTER-IN.LAW.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
TO PREPARE LAND FOR CORN
Frequent Use Of Harrow and Disk
Previous to Planting Time Is Rec
commended by Expert.

(By O. NJ OLSON, Minnesota Experiment
Station.)
The preparation of land for the COM
ing corn crop should receive special
attention. There is an absolute cer-
tainty that large amount Of weak
seed is going to be used this year,
and every possible assistance should
be given 70 promote its termination,
principally in the preparation Of the
seed bed.
If corn is to be expected to grow
readily, it must have small amount
of air, some moisture and sufficient
warmth. The proper combination Of
these conditions is best obtained in a
well-worked, mellow seed bed. Such
preparation Of the seed bed not only
conserves soil-moisture and destroys
weeds, but it also warns the soil to
an appreciable extent A frequent use
Of the harrow and the disk, previous
to. planting time, not only prepares
the seed bed in the various ways men
toned, but every one OF the opera
tions may justly be called cultiva-
ton Of the growing crop, even though
the seed is still implanted.
In the case of spring plowing, the
repeated use Of the harrow may put
the surface in excellent condition,
and still leave the bottom Of the fur
row slice in poorly prepared con-
dition. 1t is much better to continue
the working Of spring plowing with
the harrow and the disk, as this ad-
ditional work has a tendency to COM
pact the furrow slice and improves
the conditions Of growth. By all
means, properly prepare the seed bed
for this years corn crop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
Mrs. Fred Lanham Dead.

Bishopville. April Io-Mrs. Fred
Lanhan OF Summerton, who was Miss
Mamie Scarborough of this place, who
died in the former town yesterday, was
brought here today and buried in the
family plot in Old Bethlehem cemetery
Mrs. Lanham was the daughter of the
late E. G.. Scarborough, who was for
many years postmaster at this place,
and brother, W. R. Scarborough, is
now cashier OF the Bank OF BishopvlIie.
Mrs. Lanham was q woman OF most
estimable character and TO know her
was to love her. She was strong,
noble, dignifed and true type Of South
ern womanhood, and her death is
made peculiarly sad in that i; was sud-
den and unexpected, just as she was
entering upon life iD its truest sense.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
DELINQUENT Tax Sales,

Under and BY Virtue of Sundry Ex-
ecutions issued by L. L. Wells, County
Treasurer. and to me directed, will
offer for sale on Monday 3rd OF May
1915, at the Court House in Manning,
the following real estate for taxes OF
1918.
Sammy Swamp.
Ella Stukes lot
Annie Witherspoon SO acres
Manning.
Bull lot
John Davis l lot
Estate Il c Dickson l lot
Thomas B Miller 2 lots
Richard Pearson II acres
Preston Pearson lot
Amelia Richardson 2 lots
Jim Witberspoon 2 lots
Jim Witherspoon lots
New Zion.
DC DuPree 10 acres
S L Witherspoon 10 acres
Plowden's Mill.
Dora Mack 30 acres
Clifford Wilder 80 acres
Harmony.
Thomas Wilson SS acres
E. B. Gamble,
Sheriff, Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
Davis Station,

The occasion of field day for the Sum-
merton group of schools, held on Fri
day at the Summerton school house,
passed off successful, though only three
schools out OF seven originally assigned
to this group, namely, Summerton,
Davis Station and Oak Grove, took part
The race was really between Sumner
ton and Davis Station, the representa-
ton from Oak Grove being principally
of the primary grades,
The opening devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. Ausley OF the
Baptist church in Manning, who also
presented the prizes won by the lucky
contestants during the day,
The spelling contest was IN charge OF
Rev. NJ. B. Stokes, late from Korea.
The school united in singing Dixie
at intervals, and there followed 3 song
by Davis Station, Make the Woodlands
Ring, and by Summerton, Good Old U.
S. A.
Professor Browne, county superln-
tendent, assisted by two other judges,
one from Manning one from Summer
ton, acted on the COMMITTEE which ap-
praised the declamatory work. Ath-
letics were in charge OF Mr.. E. G.
Stukes, on part of the Davis Station
school, and Mr.. Scarborough for Sum-
merton. The Davis Station school en-
joytd the proud distinction of winuing
ali of the three prizes for defamation,
the Summerton school scored the
greatest number of winning points. in
cluding spelling and athletics, the
prize for which was d picture OF Wood
row Wilson.
The successful decaimers were,
Frank Graham, class A, Maggie Dy-
son, class B. and Vermell johnson,
class C. These not only won the prizes
of the day, but are entitled to compete
for the beautiful medals offered at
Manning on field day on the 10Th.
A good crowd was in attendance,
showing the interest taken by the
| schools and their committees in the
event. The larger number of these Wis
| itors had dinner in the form of basket
picnic on the school grounds.
When there is light in a room 1t is
hard to make the room dark, so it is
with the Davis Station school. The con-
testants are hard to defeat when they
have been trained by such. efficient
teachers as the Davis Station has been
so fortunate as to obtain.
E. G. Stukes and J. W. Chiders
made a flying trip to Sumter las
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Bradham, of Sumter, was here
Saturday night to see his sister, Mrs.
J. NJ. Shorter, who has been critically
| i'll.
| MIR. E. B. Shorter went over to Map
ming Sunday evening. You can guess
who be called on.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Stukes, Helen E.
Malone and Mr.. John Horton, atteuded
the Manning group field day exercises
last Saturday. Manning had the honor
of having Miss Malone as oDe OF the
defamation judges: with Mr.. Wilson
and Rev. Watson. b.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
MIR Nat Pearlmau Of The Wreck Store Staff,
an Artist IN His Line.

An artist in his line IS Nat Pearlmar
window decorator for the Wreck Store
of Sumter. It doesn't matter to Mr.
Pearlman what's the idea you seek to
make plain for the public gaze, Mr..
Pearlman is ready TO give Just the
effect wanted. Some of the best win
dow representations he has put on
here are the Poor Folks Home," at
the Wreck Store and 1.-THE Belgian
Sufferers" prepared for the Belgian
Bazaar ball. Just now Mr.. Pearlman
has an attractive window, suggestive
Of spring. and filed with new spring
headgear, which is attracting great
deal of favorable comment
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
POSSE SHOOTS NEGRO TO DEATH.
Joel Green, Who Shot Guard Robbins, Pays
Penalty with His Life.

Joel Green, the negro who on yester-
day shot and seriously wounded Guard
Robbins of the State penitentiary, was
shot to death this morning at S:3O
O'Clock by posse, after ne had been
treed by bloodhounds, which took the
trail at his house this morning and fol
lowed him into the swamp. The negro
was evidently prepared for trouble for
at the time he was killed he had on his
person two thirty-eight caliore pist~ls,
a single barrel shot gun, a long hunt:
ing knife, and he wore double steel
breastplate six by ten inches covering
his breast. This information was secur.
ed BY telephone from Pinewood this
morning.
The negro was not given time to turn
on the posse after the dogs came upon
him. for as be climbed tree to escape
the dogs the posse opened fire and his
body was riddled with bullets. The
posse was headed by E. B. Gamble,
Jr., son of Sheriff Gamble. Magis-
trate Toomer and his constable, Joe
Lowder, and the dogs were in charge
of guard from the penitentiary, who
had been sent oyer to take the place'of
Guard Robbins, who was shot, and
their keeper, Hough.
Last night about midnight the ne
gro returned to his cabin, which is on
the edge OF the swamp. He found the
house surrounded by the posse upon
whom be opened fire, with pistols and
shot gun. The posse returned the fire.
but in the dark 40 one was injured.
The posse after considerable firing, de-
cided 10 await morning, when they
could make an effort to take the ne
gro. He, however, managed to get out
and slipped past them into the swamp.
This morning under their new keeper
the dogs were set on the trail which
they followed into the swamp. They
came up to Green very suddenly and
the ne gro at once took TO 4 tree TO get
out of their way. 1t was before he had
secured a perch in the tree and could
fire down on The dogs that the posse
op ened fire. The pistols, gun, knife
and breastplate were removed from
his person and he was put in an auto
mobile and carried to Pluewood,
wb ere an inquest was held, the jury
rel urnipg verdict in accordance with
the above stated facts.
Yesterday when Guard Robbins was
wounded aud put on the train to be
taken back to Columbia, it was decid-
ed TO keep the dogs at Pinewood and
Hough, the keeper, who had made
the trip with Robbins, was left in
charge OF them. Robbins was put on
the train ct Pinewood Friday after
noon and brought here, where he was
transferred TO the 9:30 train for Colum-
bia, after wait Of more than t%o
hours.
There were about thirty or forty
men in the posse when the negro was
killed, several negroes being among
those present. It is reported that the
negro, Joel Green, was a half-witted
man of bad reputation and the fact
that he was So fully armed seems to
bear out this report. The killing oc-
cured in a swamp between Pinewood
and Remini, known as Half Way
Swamp, at point about three and a
half miles from Pinewood and only
about fifty yards away from the place
at which he killed the leader of the
pack of b!oodhounGs yesterday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
WINTER PASTURE OF ALFALFA
Serious Mistake Made by Many Farm.
ers in Allowing Stock to Run
Over It at Pleasure.

More farmers are growing alfalfa
today than have ever grown it and
some Of them are making a serious
mistake in letting stock run on it dur
ing the fall and winter. To a great
many Of them it is a new crop and
they fail to see where letting few
head Of nilcn COWS or sheep run on It
during the fall and winter Is going to
do it any harm. It does seem rather
unreasonable at first for plants that
have grown vigorously all sumner.
been cut two or three times and are
still growing vigorously, that It should
carry few cows through the winter
with all ease and without injury.
Alfalfa is a plant that differs very
greatly from some other forage
growths. All summer long it has been
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
Put 0ut Your Plants Early.

Mr.. T. r. Pepper, lessee and mana
ger of the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse
of Sumter. writing from Winston-Sal-
en-, N. c., to Secretary Reardon says,
that If the'Sumter, Clarendon and Lee
county. and other Eastern Carolina to-
bacco planters will put out their plants
early and make good tobacco prices Tor
fancy bright" will be much better.
In the Old Belt North Carolina and
Virginia tobacco growing sections the
tobacco plants are going to be late,
with the result that their tobacco will
be dark.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
0akdaIe-Horor Roll.
Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade
Hugh Canty SO is
Mae Epps 9612
BERTHE Duke 96 l-3
Carrie Evans 96
E.ma Harrington SO Sc
Jane Tomlinson SO 1-2
James Burns SO
Norman Dukes SO
Fifth Grade.
Erline Harrington 81 Ct
Ethel Epps 81 II
Estelle Evans 96 81
Margaret Harrington 96 II
Willie Evans 95 Ct
George Reardon 81 II
Sixth Grade.
Benjamine Duke SO 3-S
Irene Duke 81 IA
Aline Stewart 81 Is
May Wingate 95 5-S
Lillian Epps IS 1-8
David Canty 95
Luther Evans 81 5-S
Lessie Strange,
Teacher.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14

growing and maturing crops that have
been clipped off by the mower. It has
been fighting weeds and crab grass
and has not had the opportunity to
build up its own root structures very
much. In the fall, if left to itself, it
will make strong and needed growth
that will insure a heavy crop next
summer. When alfalfa starts grow
ing in the fall it is storing up energy
in its roots system and this energy
will be used next season. It will shoot
up vigorously next spring and will be
all the stronger because Of its late
fall growth. That is why fall or win
ter pasturing Is bad for it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Clean Cut And

Clean Cut And
Snappy styles are what we are show"
ing in mems shirts, in silks, madras
and percals and plain white, Sl.00 to
$3.50. Joseph Nj. Chandler, 16 South
Main Street, Sumter, S. G.
FOR SALE-A few Colonies of Bees
in frame hives. Will give each pur-
chaser one section supper for comb
honey. Price per Colony, 81 90. r. S.
E!!io t, Silver, S. G.
Don't Say You'll
Come in tomorrow. Just drop right
in today and let US fit you up in Spiro
Michael Suit. Prices S1245 $500 to
$1,000. Joseph N. Chandler. Mems
and Boys OutAtter. Sumter: S. G.
Wanted statesman and collector at
once, to locate at Manning. Singer
Sewing Machine Co., Sumter, S. C..
Of Course Your
Bows appreciate neat and stylish clothes
and we have just that suit for you. All
sizes, to Is; all prices, $3.50 to So. 80.
Joseph N. Chandler. The Boys Store.
Sumter, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14

TIE eastern Carolina tobacco grow
er by getting his bright tobacco harv-
ested early, OF good quality. graded
carefully and well cured will get a
better price owing to the demand from
factories for bright tobacco to fill ex-
port orders of millions of cigarettes
and other tobacco manufactured-Sum-
ter Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
Baptist Church.

Sunday School 1920 a m. E. L
wilkins Superintendent.
Preaching b. the pastor at ll:3o a.
IN and p. m.
A set of views on Mexico has been
ordered, if received in time the eren-
ing service will consist of al illusJrat-
ed lecture on that war-torn country.
BY P'U aud Junior b y P Z both
meet at p. n.
J, A. ANSLEY,
Pastor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14

The Petersburg. Virginia tobacco
factories export practically all of their
products, and reports from that city
states that the manufacturers are very
optimistic as to tobacco exports.
The Sumter, Clarendon, Lee, county
tobacco farmers have fine opportunity
this summer if they are particular as
to quality, care in harvesting and cur
ing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
Notice of Discharge

will apply to the Judge of Probate
for Clarendon comfy, on the 10th day
of May, 1915, at II O'Clock a. NJ, for
l,.t1ers OF discharge as .Administratrlx
of the estate of E. p. Briggs, deceased.
ANNA S. BRIGGS,
Administratrix.
Summerton. s. C, April TO- 1915.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14

The country wide prohibition or i'm.
perial ban on opium using in Oriental
countries, China in particular, has
created an immense demand for tobac-
co, cigarettes in particular.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
The tlulnIne That Does Not stfec. The Bead

Because Of its tonic and laxative effect. LAxA-
TIVE BROMo DUMMIES better than ordinary
Ouiniue and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature Of E. ". GROVE. 2Sc.