The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-06-21
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Today is the longest day in the year.
Manning now has city mail delivery.
Court eonvenes in Manning next
Monday.
The minstrel boys say, no more King
stree for them.
Men wanted, is now the cry all over
the United States
The State campaign opened yester-
day 10 Spartanburg.
Mr.. O. W. McRoy spent Monday in
Columbia on business.
Hereafter all drop letters must have
TWO cent stamp on them.
The heavy rains OF late have done
considerable damage 10 crops.
William James and Julius Mood OF
Spmmertoo are recent graduates OF
the Citadel.
Mr.. Jake Harvin, who has just com
plete6 his course in law, has returned
home on visit.
The Manning Baptist Sunday School
enjoyed q picnic in the grove OF Mt. j..
E. Kelly last Friday.
The enrolment books are now open,
and if you wish to vote this summer,
YOU must enroll in person.
It is no trouble at all to elect good
man to Office, but it is a whale OF a Job
to keep him good after he gets there.
The enrolment books close the last
Tuesday in July, and unless you enroll
by that time, you cannot vote IN the
primary.
Mrs. Dan Hydr,ck left Monday for
ner home in Jonesville, after visit to
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. HarVln
in Manning.
Mrs. Kate Earvin and Miss Louie
lett last Thursday for Saluda. where
they will conduct a boarding house for
the summer.
BEGINNING next week the Pastime
Theatre will run only the last three
DAYS of the week, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
Short dresses are becoming so COM
mon thlse days the men are aole TO
navigate the streets without the aid OF
smoked glasses.
The sanitary drinking fountains the
town has Just installed, are en- orna-
mens to our town, and we hope shortly
more will be put in.
Hon. James G. Padgett OF Walter
boro has fled his pledge for congress
from the First District in opposition to
Richard S. Whaley.
Chief s. L. Higgins, Bertram Vein
berg and Willie Cuttipo, OF the Man
ming Fire Department, are IN Orange
burg this week attending the hremen's
tournament.
Manning has sent two recruits to
stand the. examination in Sumter Tor
duty on The Mexican border. Harry
Bradham left yesterday and Alex June
this morning.
Lightning stuck tree in front OF the
residence of Mrs. S. NJ. Wells Monday
afternoon, and glanced OF into the
house, doing considerable damage to
the interior Of the building.
AS the weather prevented the meet
ing of the Civic League on Monday
afternoon last, meeting of the league
is called for Monday afternoon, June
26, ats O'Clock at the court house.
The tobacco season is near at hand
and while the crop is short, the Man
nine warehouses will be right on the
lob for what golden weed is made, and
win keep up their good reputation OF
paying the highest prices. Bring your
tobacco to Manning.
The government has raised the price
on postage, and all drop letters will
cost two cents instead of one. This law
takes effect at once. The postage on
our newspaper will be about FIVE times
mere than it used to cost. Sherman
was right-war is he'll.
Married yesterday at the home OF
the brides parents in Summerton, Miss
Kate Cartey and Mr.. - Skinner, OF
Charleston The wedding was to have
taken place next week but the groom
was called to mobilize with the Nation
al Guard, and they decided to get mar
ried before he left for Mexico.
What looked to be a repetition OF
May !, 1915, visited Manning Monday
afternoon, aud caused great deal VI
excitement among the more nervous o.
the inhabitants, as they thought sure
there would be another tornado. How
ever, we had terrific wind. ligbt4.,c
and rain storm, but the only damage
aone was several trees blown down,
and q general scare.
Sunday School Convention OF Distric,
No, Clarendon County will be held a,
Presbyterian church in Manning or
FRIDAY afternoon at o'clock. June 23
The speakers for this occasion will be
Mr.. Z. D. Webb of Spartanburg, gen
eral secretary of the South Caroline
Sunday School Association and Mis-:
Rayenel who is an experienced Sunday
School worker. All superintendent:
and pastors are urged to see that thei'
schools are fully represented at thi;
es;.r Evarv one interested in Sun