The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-31
Yesterday being Memorial Day"
the postoffce observed Sunday hours.

tied her sister Mrs. J. B. Lee last
week
Tuesday July 4th Good Cheer Day.
at Pinewood viii be celebrated there
as usual.
Lost last Saturday, child's cloak on
court house SCARE, same can be recoV-
cred BY calling at Auditors office.
A postofice will be established at
Gables near Sardinia, as soon as the
postmaster is appointed and qualhes.
Dr.. r. w. Lide, of Darlington. has
accepted the call TO this church and
will fiji the pulpit here on next sun
day.
You will never be able to sprinkle
syrup on the tail OF a fly so long as you
wait for the other fellow to catch II
for you.
The honor graduates of the Manning
High School this year are, Miss lrma
McKelvey first, and Miss Carolyn Plow
den second.
The Clarendon appor5ionmenc OF the
State High School Fund for this year
is: Manning S5l5, Summerton s9OO,
Pinewood S400.
Miss Lille Coker of Turbeville aud
Mr.. Ingram Player OF Shiloh were
married last Saturday in Sumter by
the clerk of court.
The commencement exercises OF the
Manning Graded School will be held
Friday evening in the school auditor
ium. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The big sale OF the New Idea Co.. is
attracting people from all over the
{ county, and its still in full force, come
in and see for yourself. Read their ad,
in this issue.
The minstrel show given last Friday
oight for the benefit OF the baseball
association, was great success. ano
was one of the best amdtuer perform
ances ever given in this town. The as
sociation netted about $4,000.
The remains of Mrs. Anna N. Davis,
mother of Capt. W. G. Davis and Lieu
tenant A. C. Davis of Manning, were
inferred in tie Manning cemetery last
Friday. Mrs. Davis was the widow OF
the late James E. Davis, and known
for her good and charitable deeds.
The Prayer Service OF the Methodist
Church will be held this week on
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock, IN
stead of Thursday. The Teacher Train
ing Glass will be held Immediately
after the Prayer Service. All concern
ed are asked to note the change OF the
day.
The State campaign opens in Spar
tanburg June 10Th, and concludes ct
Winnsboro on August 26th. They
speak in Manning on August ,. The
assessment OF candidates entering the
race for various offices is as follows:
Congress $500, Governor 800, Railroad
Commissioner $T5, all other State
Offices including Solicitors $50.
The ". C. T. U. meeting is poSpou-
ed. The regular monthly meeting OF
the W. C. T. q. for June has been post
poned from Monday, the 5th to Tues.
day the 18th. Miss Marion Wells will
be hostess, Mrs. Herriot Mrs. Mouzon,
and Mrs. Bullard associates hosteSseS,
and all the members are cordially urg-
ed to attend the at $50 p. m, Tuesday
June 18th.
- Last Saturday night about 11:45
o'clock fire was discovered in the store
of D. Hirschmann. and in a few seconds
after the alarm was given the big auto
truck was on the scene, and the flames
were eXtiuguished with the chemical
hose without the use of water and do
ing practically no damage. The fire
is supposed to have caught from 4
cigar or cigarette.
Last Wednesday evening pet collie
dog belonging to Mr.. E. 9. Stukes,
chairman of the board OF trustees OF
the Davis Station high School, went
mad and bit his two older children.
Edith. 9 years old, and Thomas. !
years old. The dog was killed by
Sheriff Gamble and its head sent to
the State laboratory at Columbia, and
today, they wired that the dog had
rabies. The children will take the
treatment for rabies.
When it comes to expert fishing, it
must be handed to Mrs. English Plow-
den in knowing just how to LAID the
choicest kind. On Monday she went
to Home Lake with her husband and
Mr.. Ingram Wilson, who is conceded
one of the best fishermen in the coun-
ty. and while these fellows were catch
ing some of the small variety, Mrs.
Plow6en landed one OF the largest red
breast that we have ever seen caught
in Black River, also lne trout.
Alcolu. May 29.-Special: The Rev.
: q. K. Williams, for three years pastor
of the Clarendon Baptist church here,
preached bis farewell sermon here yes
ter6ay and will leave tomorrow morn
inc for Easley, Pickens county, where
he has accepted the pastorate OF the
First Baptist church. At the morn
inc service the Rev. and Mrs. VII.
lianas were presented with beautiful
chest of silver from the congregation
as a token OF their appreciation OF the
faithful service they rendered during
their stay here. They go from mere
WITH the prayers and best wishes OF
this church.