The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-07

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Mr.. w. T. P. Sprott, president of
the Fair, is in Columbia this week
attending the United States Court as
a juror. He will be here next week
for the Fair.
Sheriff E. B. Gamble, Deputy
Thames, Rural Policeman Peavy and
Magistrate Heriott are attending the
United States Court in Columbia, be-
ing witnesses against Press Stewart,
colored, for running whiskey still.
Mr.. j. D. Gerald, t,ls secretary Of
the Fair, is in Columbia this week
as juror in the United States
Court, but he will be on the job next
week at the Fair.
A jolly party of hunters left Man
ming yesterday morning for Jackson
boro, near Charleston, on a deer
drive. The party consisted of Capt.
w. C. Davis, w. NJ. Plowden, H. C.
Plowden, A. G. Heriot, H. H. Brad
ham, Webb Sprott, Sam Barron and
Joe Graham. They will spend the
week on the hunt, returning home
next Saturday.
vim, colorcd, who lives on Mr.. r. T.
Harrington's place, about miles
east of Manning was burned to DEATH
Evidently she lay down in front of
the fire place and went to sleep, and a
spark set her afire. When she awoke
and found her plight she jumped in
the bed. The bed also caught, but
wase extinguished.
Mrs. Joseph Sprott was a delegate
to the Conference of the North and
South Carolina War Council of the
Y. w. G.. A. and spent Thursday and
Friday of last week in attendance on
that meeting in Columbia. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels of Washington, and
Misses Mary McElroy, Florence Sims
and Davis Of New York of the Ma
tional War Council were among the
speakers.
Mr.. G. r. Sprott received a card
last night from his son, Chove, an
nouncing the safe arrival of himself
and Mood Williams in France. The
government let the boys write cards
to their home folks before they left
New York, and when they reached
France orders we're cabled back to
New York, then their cards were
mailed home. We are glad the boys
are safe and hope for them all good
fortune, and that they may soon land
safely back in good old Manning.
On Thursday night, November 18th
the people Of Clarendon will have the
opportunity Of enjoying splendid
entertainment. The Florentinc Musi-
clans will be at Alcolu in the Audi
torium. This is rated as one of the
best Lyceum companies on the road
and we believe that those who do not
attend will miss rare treat. On an
other page we are carving an advcr-
tisement for this pLtr. .tion which
will give you furth r. particulars.
Numbers of gentlemen went out to
the place Of Mr.. James p. Holiday,
one mile from Manning, yesterday
morning to witness Mr.. f. G.. Will
hanson give practical demonstra-
ton in pulling stumps with the Kir-
stin Stump Fuller. The work is
done with two mules and two or
three men to operate the machine,
make the bitches to the stumps and
DO the whole whole thing. While the
mules are tightening the cable and
pulling one stump the man with the
bitches are fastening to another
stump and no time is lost. 1t is
indeed wonderful method of pulling
stumps out by the roots, no cutting
off underground, but the whole
stump, roots and all, extracted like
pulling tooth, and twice the wood
saved as between this method and
digging down and cutting them off.
No chips are made, and the hole to
be filled is less than half the size
and less labor required to fill it.
Mr.. Williamson will continue his
demonstrations from ten to twelve