The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-04

Tue Wreck Store OF Sumter has been
adiudged bankrupt
Rev. Watson has returned home
from his vacation on the Island.
Il is wise child that goes out OF the
room TO laugh when the old man Wash
es his thumb.
Mr.. Joe Plowden, OF Rochester, n.
Y, visited his father, MIR. B. D. Plow-
den. last week.
Mrs, Dan Hydrick, nee, Miss Bess
Harvin, Of Spartsnburg is visiting rel
atives in Manning.
Rev. J. A. Ansley has returned from
Scranton. where he has been assisting
in revival meeting.
Mr. Howard Green of Turbevllle, lost
his tobacco barn and contents by hre
last week. The loss is about S4O0OO.
Fire damaged the handsome jewelry
store Of L. W. Folsom in Sumter Mon
night. The loss is estimated at about
5000.
Mrs. Gordan Belser and children OF
Columbia are visiting Mrs. Belser's
parents IN town, Judge and Mrs John
s. Wilson.
Mrs. W. T. Lesesne left Saturday
for Richmond, Va. where she will nm
dergo what is feared, most serious
operation.
Died last Thursday near Sumter the
two year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Bradham, and was buried at Home
Branch Friday.
Mr.. s. L. Higgins, proprietor Of the
5-lO-25c Store, will leave tomorrow for
New York to purchase goods for this
well known establishment.
Mrs. NJ. L. Barnett, Miss Annie Lor-
yea and Mr.. Issac Nj. Loryea. left Mon
day for Pasgah Forest, n. c., where
they will spend the rest OF the summer.
Mr.. D. Eirschmann has just return
ed from the northern markets where
he went to look over the fall styles and
select some big bargains for his custo-
merS.
Mr.. Fred Lesesue has resigned his
position as bookkeeper for the Levi
Mercantile Co.. aud is succeeded by
Mr.. Frank E. Barron. We understand
Mr.. Lesesne will take up the study OF
law.
"Will YOU please insert this obituary
notices'' asked an old gentleman OF o1r
editor. 81 make bold to ask it because
the deceased had great many friends
here who would be glad to hear OF his
death"
Christian Endeavor at Presbyterian
church Sunday at p. N. Sudject-
Temperance. Good program promised
Ali members of congregation, and any
others who will, cordially invited to at
tend this meeting.
The following inscription was placed
on the coffin OF Charles Becker who
was electrocuted 10 New York last
Friday: ssCharles Becker. murdered
July so. by Governor Whitman" Later
the authorities had the plate removed.
Mr.. Clark of Lexington. has been ap-
pointed County Demonstration agent.
to succeed Mr.. G. a. McFaddin. who is
now district mansger. and started in
on his new duties last Monday. Mr..
Clark is q graduate of Clemson and
comes to Clarendon highly recon
nended.
What is the matter with the people
of our town getting together? In past
wears that was one OF the strong factors,
but OF late their has been too much
dissension, too much silent knocking.
Let rs cut out that kind of business A
town, like q house. divided againsl
itself must fall. 1t will make US all feel
better to work together.
II YOU are superstitious about the
number 13 you had better give US your
quarter dollars. for on each one are
l3 stars. IS letters in the scroll OF the
eagles beak, IS leaves on the olive
branch, Is arrow heads and 13 letters
in the words ssouarter dollar" Now It's
not safe to keep them so just bring
them in and get credit on your Times
for the full amount.
In walking through the cemetery
last SUNDAY afternoon we noticed the
magni6cient iron fence that the ladies
of the civic league worked so hard tc
build, is rusting badly, and needs 8
coat of paint to preserve it. We dc
not know what the cost would be, but
;f the ladies viii! have this done, We
will start them off with contribution
of SIS 90. also any other aid we can.
A girl graduate thus described thu
manner 10 which goat butted bo,
out, OF the yard: ssHe hurled the pre-
yious end of his anatomy against tn
bows afterwards with an earnestnes:
and velocity which, backed oy the
ponderosity of the goats averdupois S
imported momentum that was not re-
Taxed until he had landed on terr
frma beyond the pale OF the goat
jurisdiction"
A lady who understands sdvertisin
saws: No lady wishes to be looked upo
as shopping fiend; she does not car
to 90 into store and have q merchan
show all his stock 10 order to find ou
whether he keeps what she wishes t
purchase and whether the article
sold at price she can afford. 1t
much easier and pleasanter to loo
through the advertisements OF a pape
than it is TO bore the clerks and vast
her own time. Next to the local new
items, the advertisements in pape
stating articles for sale with prices
will keep much of the money that goe