The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-24

The special to be run Sunday to
Greelyville will leave Manning at $50,
returning after the night service, the
fare is 70 cents round trip. Get tick
cts from T. N. Or R. G. Wells.
Mr.. S. J. Tomlinson of the firm OF
S. J. Toniinson & Co, OF Olauta, has
gone north 10 secure milllner and to
purchase an up-to date line of millinery
spring and summer dress goods, for his
epterprising firm, which he says will
| be the best ever shown in this section.
War and hard times do not seem to
have hurt his business, for he says his
| firm has sold more goods for cash, this
January and February than it has be-
! fore, the same two months, OF It's pre-
vious history.
Died last Thursday at his home 10
| the Fork, about six miles east at Man.
ming, Mr.. John Witherspoon Higgins,
the second son of the late DR.. G. Allen
Higgins. The deceased was about 80
years of age and the father of eleven
children. He was in the service OF the
county as rural policeman, acd in the
discharge of this duty he contracted
severe case of pneumonia. He was a
faithful officer. The funeral took place
in the Manning cemetery Friday after
noon, Rev G.. P. Watson; pastor OF the
Methodist church conducted the SER
vice. Mr.. Higgins is survived by his
widow and eleven children, one broth
er, and several sisters. Douoly sad is
this a ffiiction, in that, while the father
was taken the eldest son Allen was ex-
tremely i'll with the same disease in an
adjoining room, and unconscious OF
what happened, and on Saturday he
TOO, was called to his long rest, the
young man named for his grandfather,
was s.alwar5 boy, about % years OF
age and upon whom the parents large
" depended. This is indeed d sad Wis
itation, and one that mas aroused the
sincere sympathy of the community.
The funeral of Allen took place Sun
dar in the presence OF a large gather
inc of friends and relatives. Rev. l..
| B. McCord pastor OF the Presbyterian
church conducted the service.
The Pastime management has Sc
cured the service that has attracted
large audiences in the largest cities OF
the United States, the highest price
actors on the theatrical stage are IN
this service. Mary Pickford who
draws a salary of 100000 year and
noted the world over for her magnit'
cent ability, is here depicted as fea'
ture. together with such notabies as
Miss Fiske, Laura Sawyer, Rita Sack
ett, Bruce McRav. Thomas Ross, Dus'
tan Farnum, Edward Ables, FULLY
Marshall, \. Conyon Doyle. and many
others, all of whom are the mos6 prom
inent PLAYERS on the American stage.
7, takes grit to run these pictures in a
town of the size OF Manning, because,
in the large cities where the attend
ance is large, the management had tc
make the prices 25 aud 50 cents tc
make ends meet, but MIR. Wi!dmar
,, anxious to give his patrons the besl
there is, has secured the service anc
. will make the price 10 and 20 cents
: and he hopes this will be appreciated
bv giving him full houses, and thereby
encouraging him to continue searchins
> for the best that can be secured 1C1
l cultured audiences. To night (Wed'
nesday) will shown The Little
GRAY Lady," with Miss Jane Gray. a
e the star, Friday afternoon and nigh
THE Good Little Devil'' with Mis-
Mary Pickford as the feature star
h Those who want real good picture
e and scenes should Lurn out and patro
e nize the Pastime. 1t costs a lot Q
d money to put this class of pictures or
n and unless it is patronized, Mr.. Wlio
man will not be able to continue them
Manning at best is small town to ru
: q picture house in, but we have visite
t, picture houses in cities and can slr
o cerely say that our Pastime is as goo
e as the best in the larger towns, an
Is our people should encourage 1t b
their patronage.