The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-10

Miss Cora Sprott after visiting
friends in town, has returned to her
home in Foreston.
Mr.. S. I. Till is now manager of the
piano department in the Wreck store,
Sumter, and will in few days move
his family to that city.
The following postmasterS were ap-
pointed last Saturday: Bloonville, +.
G. Thomas; Forestop, B. O. Cantey:
Eimini, William Mcknight.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage on Tuesday the 10Th, in Char
lesion of Mr.. Fritz Young, and Miss
Mary Exuilla Bruggemann.
Dled at her home in Manning last
night Mrs. Andrew P. Burgess. The
deceased had been long time sufferer,
but it was thought and hoped that she
was improving. She was taken worse
few days ago and the end came last
night.
Next Friday the Pastime will show
| 1.-The Price of Treachery" or "The
Lighthouse Keepers Daughter" This
is a wonderfully realistic production OF
life on the deep showing tremendous
storm al sea. the blowing up OF large
schooner. and the herioc rescue OF the
captain and cook from the troublesome
waters. A production of this kind
should not be missed, and the price is
10 and Is cents.
There will be preaching at Union
Methodist church next Sunday at II
o'clock, at which time and place we
want to have a>church conference, and
an installation service of the stewards,
also at Oak Grove church similar
service will be held at $50 p. N. This
is q new feature of our church services
and we hope to have good crowds pres
ent. All are invited to come to the
meetings. J. O. Burnett, Pastor.
1 Prof. Patterson Wardlaw Of the
South Carolina University has accept
ed an invitation TO address the Claren-
endon County Teachers Association at
)! its meeting here next Saturday Feb
ruary 18th. It is greatly desired that
there will be large turnout OF teach
ers- on that occasion. The public in
general is most heartily Invited to at
tend also. 1t would be beneficial TO
the teachers to have the public to show
its appreciation by attending. The
meeting will be held in the court house
at eleven O'Clock.
Mrs. Eliza Brown, died at the home
of her grandson, W. II. Dennis, OF
Cades, S. c.. several days ago. Mrs.
Brown was 95 years of age and was in
good health and active until week
beforesher death. She leaves only two
children, Mrs. W. E. Graham, OF Trio,
and Mrs. Sarah Dennis, of the Cades
vicinity. She had number OF grand
children as we'll as great-great grand
children. She was member OF the
ECades Baptist Church, and as long as
her physical strength permitted she
made i5a rule to attend every service
there.
KiDgstre, February Especial: Dep
uty Sheriff L. W. McCants, one OF
Kingstree's most venerable and re-
spected citizens. dropped dead in the
office of the sheriff here yesterday af-
ternoon. He was native of Williams
burg County, an eX-Conrederate soldier
apd for the past seven years had been
, connected with the sherif's Office. For
! some time he had suffered with heart
afliction, and it is generally believed
that his death at this time was due 10
! over-eXcitemeus brought about by a
! quarrel between several parties ip the
sheriff's Office, in which. however, he
had no part. He was 50 years old and
, leaves three children-Messrs. w, F
and E. N. McCants and Mrs. John NJ.
Brown all OF Kingstree. He was q
member OF the Methodist Church anG
his remains were laid to rest in the
: Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Gem
etery this afternoon at $50.