The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-07

Mr.. Folk OF Denmark spent Easter in
Manning.
Read the statement of the Bank OF
Pineweod in this issue.
Mr.. Dan Hydrick OF tSpartanourg was
visitor to Manning last week.
Little Ashley, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. q. Rigby is i'll with pneumonia.
:. Sheriff Gamble has had to go back to
the hospital to have his wounds looked
after
Died in GreelyyiIle LAST Monday
night, Mrs. ]. E. Keels, aged about 80
wears.
Governor Manning has appointed MIR.
w. Z. Jenkinson OF Kingstree on the
Board OF i'ardons-
Married last, Monday at New Ziop,
Mr.Leyi J. Morris and Miss Carrie
Anne Hagen, of Abbevilie.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. I. Till of Sumter,
spent Easter Sunday with the family OF
Mr.. w. P, Lesg in Manning.
Hon. E. J. Watson, Commissioners OF
Agriculture and Industries, will deliver
an address in Manning on the 18th.
SAINT.
Mrs. T. Z. Begnal. of Manning, was
called to the bedside OF her sister, Mrs.
Roper Pendergrass, at Florence last
Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas Nimmer has been con-
fined TO his bed for the past week. but
ne are glad to learn he is CO the road
to self again:
Died az as home in the Morrisville
section of Williamsburg, Mr.. G.. 4.
Mitehnm, regarded one Of the Oldest
men IN Williamsburg county.
The board of health OF the towo OF
Pinewood, S. c., has received and IS
furnishing 10 its citizens free, Disln-
fecrant,s, TO be used on their premises,
during this tclsan upl week throughout
the State.
Died Yesterday merning, at her home
about Eve miles west Of Manning. Mrs
Elizabeth Ridgill, wife OF Mr.. j. Henry
RidgiIl, aged 81 years The funerai
took place this afternoon at Home
Branch church.
The travelling men are greatly please
with the renewal OF the system which
permits the railroads putting into oper-
alton the interchangeable mileage
book. There will be no more boilers
from The knights OF the grip.
Rev. W. 81. Barnwell, rector of the
Episcopal church viii hold services
next Sunday morning at 1l:3o IN Pres
byterian church at Pinewood. The
Holy Communion viii be celebrated at
this service. Public invited.
II will be gratifying to the friends OF
Bennie NJ. Gibson TO learn that after
having undergone an operation at the
Columbia hospisa! for appendicitis that
be has returned home considerably I'M
proved, although he is still weak.
Died near Trinity last Thursday
night, Bernice Lee, the thirteen-year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Manning
Lee. The funeral took place IN the
Mapning cemetery Friday. The Rev.
C. =. Watson, pastor of the Methodist
church, conducted the service.
Comptroller General Sawyer has
sent out the pension money to the sew
eral Clerks of Court. The amount Tor
Clarendon is s4,G27,5o, and Clerk of
: Court Barron is now ready to 6istrib-
rte the same. The list OF pensioners
arrived too late for US to get it in this
issue.
This is to notify all those interested
in the defamation contest for the
Manning group, that on account OF the
very bad weather last Saturday, the
event was postponed just one week.
We shall, expect the contestants next
Saturday morning st ten O'Clock. -.
z. Riser.
There will be dance at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Richardson, near
Summerton, Friday evening, which IS
locked forward TO with much pleasure.
The Times editor Acknowledges an IN
vitation to be present, but other en-
pagements will prevent the pleasure,
and besides, Father Time has enJoined
blm from ever again enjoying such
privileges
There were several farmers in Man
ming last Monday who expressed de-
sire to have Hon. John L. McLaurln to
come to Clarendon to address them,
and we 8 re quite sure that II they write
him st Columbia ne Will arrange a
date for this county in the near future.
At present he has number of engage
ments TO address farmers in the upper
tier of counties.
The committee in charge OF the
chautauoua to begin in Manning next
Monday has invited State Warehouse
Commissioner John L. McLaurin to de-
Iveran address iu Manning Monday
This should be an incentive for every
farmer and business man in the county
to be present, as MIR. McLaurin will
have a message that is of importance
to the cotton growers generally.
Mr. T. Stukes OF Manning, has in
his possession newspaper which is
400 wears old. It was published IL
Georgetown, S. c., July 1915, and was
named Georgetown Gazette and Mer'
cantile Advertiser. The paper is ad.
dressed TO "Joseph Stukes" the grand:
father of the present T. Stukes, and
the great grandfather of the Times
editors wife. There are number o.
documents chronicled in the sheet re-
lasing to the French revolution, ane
the papers OF Napolean. II would be
; good thing to preserve this newspaper
10 glass case in the Manning library