The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-03-15

ssEyerything Good TO Eat"
Mrs. W. E. Jenkinson OF Kingstree
is visiting in town.
Mrs. Hattie Ingram OF Sumter is in
Manning visiting relatives.
Dr.. Beck OF New York and q partner
in The NewsIdea Co., is in Manning
this week.
S. Rev. Baxter McLendon commenced
three weeks meeting at Summerton
last Sunday.
Fire destroyed the home of Mr.. Hen
~ uchberry, about three miles vest
OF Manning, last FRIDAY.
Read the big ad., Of The New Ioea
Co., in this issue. They have the
goods and the prices are alwavs right.
Quite crowd from Clarendon went
to Bishopvilie Monday to hear the case
OF Miss Emily Broadway, but they
were. disappointed as the defendants
waived the preliminary.
The funniest picture in the world
viii be.shown st The Psstime Friday.
so said to,be, it is "Tillie's Punctured
Romance" The management has
gone TO q great expense to produce
this picture, and we hope be will have
packed house.
We are going to reproduce. from the
6les OF The Times "reminiscences OF
long years ago. Days when we were
boys and girls together. We begin
With tbs issue and give to our readers
column of local items published IN
the beginning OF 1884.
Last Saturday a gentleman csme to
Manning from Danville, Va, with
warrant for Rufus Richardson, who be
claimed had been working for him,
and stole his automobile, and when on
his way to Manning, the car broke
down, but RUFUS came on here by rail-
road. he Is now in Jail.
On Sunday morning at 1880 DR.. W.
S. Carrell, President OF the South Car
olina University, will address the
Mems Bible Class Of the Methodist
church. Every member Of the class is
expected to be present and all the men
OF the town and surrounding country
are invited to meet with US. Or. Car
reli is one OF the most attractive speak
ers in the State and q treat is store for
all who hear him.
There will be very important meet
ing OF the Clarendon County Poultry
Association on Friday Mach 18th, at
$50 pm. Every one is urged to be
present at this meeting. The main
speaker Of the occasion will be Prof
Frank C. Hare, Poultry Husbandman,
Clemson College, S. C. The meeting
will be held at the court house in Man
ming, and not only members of the as
sociation are ask to be present. but as
many as possible.
The general merchandise store OF J.
W. Rhame was robbed some time dur
ing last Wednesday night. 1t is
thought an entrance was effected
through a transom or else some one re-
creted themselves in the store before
it was closed for the night. Blood
hounds were secured from Columbia at
8 O'Clock in the afternoon, but after a
long run no clue as to the guilty par
ties was found. Several suits of cloth
es, shoes and lot OF dry goods are
among the missing articles. This
makes the second time Mr.. Rhame's
store has been entered within a short
time.
The automobile owners Of Clarendon
are raising general howl about the
unfair and unjust law recently passed
by the legislature, taxing all cars &C
cording to horsepower. As we under
stand It, this is the only county which
has such a law, and the people are go
ing to appeal to the courts for relief.
Why should an automobile be taxed to
build up road for iog-carts, wagons
and other vehicles to cut up? An auto
mobile really packs and builds up
roads, whereas these other vehicles
kSSD IS1C EOoS IL WI SOGNAVIoAN
therefore we say this is an unjust law,
and We hope to see thought to finish.
The preliminary in the case of the
State against Mrs. Susanna Gilbert,
Miss Estelle Gilbert, Miss RUBY Gilbert,
Ellis Gilbert, Lawton Gilbert, and
Rawton Gilbert, of the Liberty Hill
section OF Lee county, who are charged
with assault and battery Of a high and
aggravated nature in making an as
sauls on Miss Emily Broadway of Pax
vile, teacher in the Liberty Hill school,
was waived Monday morning in the
magistrates court at BishopvilIe and
will be taken into the circuit court for
trial at the next term. MoDday morn
ing several automobiles from Paxville
and vicinity and large number yof
others from that section passed thru
Sumter on the way 10 Bishopville to
attend the preliminary, later return
ing when the preliminary was waived.
Miss Broadway was principal Of the
school al wss set upon and beaten for
expelling one of the Gilbert girls. The
people Of Paxvill. .7ere much incensed
at The treatment accorded Hiss Broad
way.-Suuter Item.