The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-02
SummertOn.


ton Graded School was held here last
Friday evening at S:15. The exercises
were beld in the school auditorium and
attended by about 500 people. The ex-
erclses began with prayer by Rev.
NJ. W. Gordan. then the address OF
welcome was delivered by Mr.. Henry
Fielder, one of ihe graduates of this ses-
sion, and as previously stated the liter
larry address was delivered by the. Aon.
r. A. Cooper. his subject being "an
ideal school," and he begged the pat
3, rons of this school to cooperate with
the teachers and trustees. and try to
make this the best school in this coun-
ty. many who heard Mr.. Cooper, said
his address was most excellent one
The baccaleaurate sermon was preach.
Ell by the Rt. Dew. H. G. Mazyck, at
the Methodist church.
There was seven graduates this year
as follows: Misses Vivian Eadon. Fios-
sic Martin, and Valena Mcknight,
Messrs Earnest Walker, Preston Brails
ford, Lonnie Carrigan and Henry Eel
der.
The corps OF teachers was reelected
with the exception of Miss Waunetta
Gordon, who declined TO teach any
longer, her resignation will be regret
ted by the patrons and pupils, Miss
Gordon is most excellent young lady,
an6 very competent teacher.
Miss Emmala F. Capers, who has
been-away 10 Tennessee, teaching in a
woman's college, has returned home
for the holidays. Miss Capers has ac
cepted the position N the college for
another year. Summerton should in
deed feel proud of the fact, that not
only the school here are supplied by
able and competent teachers of this
town but are sending teachers to 9TH
er States
The closin" exercises of the Pamela
school, at Pamela, will be held next
Friday, this school mas been under the
able management the past session of
Miss Willie Hoke, as principal, of Fort
Mills, and Miss Ellen Reece, OF Tatum
Station. assistant. These young ladies
are said to be most excellent teachers,
and your correspondent mas been in
formed that it is the desire of the Trus
tees and patrons to have these teach
ers return for the coming session.
During heavy rain fall, thunder and
vino storm Saturday afternoon, a ne
gro was killed in the Hodges Corner
SETON, west of this place by tree be-
ing blown down on the house, and an.
other negro seriously, if not fatally
hurt.
John Weathers, colored, who lives
on MIR. J. D. Sports plantation died
early Sunday m9raing from hemrages |
OF the brain, from reports it seems
that he had met one of his friends al a
ditch and was standing up talking; !
when all az once be began falling, and |
his head struck the bottom of the ditch |
and was thought thai he had broken
his neck but after an examination by !
DR.. Broadway, it was found he had
died from the above named cause.
Mrs. w. G.. Hane ard children OF
Fort Motto, and Mrs. L. B. Martin of
MaXton, n. c., is spending some time
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Tennent.
Mr.. George Dukes, who lives a few
miles from here, is said to be quite i'll,
and not expected to linger much longer
Mrs. G. B. Davis and children, spent
several days last week with relatives
in Manning.
Miss Claudio Jordan of Winsboro,
much to the delight of one of our young
sports, is spending some time with Mrs
Wallace Mathis.
jlrs. II. c. Mazyck, wife Of the Epis-
ccpal Minister. is on an extended visit
to friends ana relatives in Louisville,
KY.
Mr.. John II. Diagie. is receiving let
ters and messages from ali sect ons of |
the county to enter the rice for the !
STATE Senate, Mr.. D!ng'e is 4 f,":ner. 4,
and has seen four years S-iH'i.:e II ri e /
house Of represcn.aliv- aud 4 .: b e.s
wni:it rake a cred::a't. IA :.
The latest phen }m..:;.i!, S'rn IL Lh S
place was an unuSu + i.r4" :''! c&g
sfnrthing in the sap .: a Ia d,
with Il n~cX ahont Two inches lOn@,
this egg was exhibited ~ MIR J. 6. |
Sem.
Well As it still coGJinueS u rain 1t is
needless to sly there is any grass in
the country for feel SURE it would be
dangerous for man to drive bunch
OF cattle along The road unless he had
strong rope around their neck, or a
mighty good muZzie on them or some
farmer would be sueing for damages.
How abont it cd boy? NUB