The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-09-24
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS
Miss Helen Creecy left for Martons
Point where she teaches this session.

MISS 11elen Creccy lett 1Or Mart0nS
Point where she teaches this session.
Talking is one Of tie strongest in
dications OF life. Let our readers be
governed accordingly and notice the
firms who talk through the columns
! of The Times. They are alive and
| full Of business and it will profit you
to trade with them every time.
Mr. f.. w. Harris, who is the pro-
prietor of The Manning Tobacco
Warehouse, was in town Monday at
tending Court. Mr.. Harris, who is
/ conducting warehouse at Benson,
y. Co. reports that the tobacco crop
! in North Carolina is bringing cxcep-
| tionally high prices.
Willie Bcthunc who was charged
with killing Mr.. G.. B. Minis in 1909,
and who has been tried in several
courts was tried again last week in
Bishopville and convicted of murder
with recommendation to mercy. He
was sentenced to serve life time in
the penltcntiary.
| Tn" county Sunday School ASsocia-
| tlon will convene at the Baptist church
next Tuesday the 30th. and all Sunday
Schools are invited to come. There
Will be morning service at 10 o'clock
and services again in the afternoon.
Lunch will be served on the ground.
Mr. r. l.. Walker father of Mrs.
II. II: Bradham met !, tragic death
| last Thursday in Martnsville. Va.
while moving Il safe which weighed
five tons it fell on him crushing him
! hn
hour. The deceased was we'll known
in Manning, having visited here sev-
cral times.
Mr.. Charles T.. Cochran. who has,
ben awarded the carrying Of tic mail
b"t"Hcn Manning and Summerton
wishes to announce to :he people that
he will leave the Bank of Manning
corner every morning at 9:15 and will
be able to carry limited number of
PACKAGES and passengers at reason
able price.
We cal! the attention Of our readers
to the large advertisement of Furch-
gott q Sons on another page of this
issue. This cnterprising firm is ad-
vcrtising the Fall Fashion Show which
is an annual event in Charleston This
| event Will take place on Oct. 2nd and
Bird and will no doubt Will be largely
attended by people from, this section.
! The many friends Of Mrs. r. II. Nc
! Faddin Of Gable will be grcvod to
!; know that she has been very sick for
Tor several days, and has been rcmov-
cd to Mrs. X. w. Wheeler and Mrs. Ii
he Brady who is her elder sisters as
| L ato, t.,
gets much better attention at their
hands. And that we hope to soon see
hrr at hom" again with her children.
The bridges on Black River cross
ing are very dangerous. and we would
advise that travel be stopped on this
road until something is done. We
would hate to see our friends across
the swamp cut Off from us. but il
would be better for this. than fol
them to fall through rotten bridge
and possibly killed. This is a terrible
state of affairs. but as we have no
power over the authorities. we mus,
SIT still and saw wood.
Mr.. \. Abrams, proprietor of
! Abrams Department Stores. has opcn-
ed branch store in Summcrton. and
Just now Is IN personal ;ouch with the
rcoplc of that rntcrpriSinr town. Il
| is Mr.. Abrams intention to give the
Tccplc of SummcrtOn the same high.
class merchandise that he is handling
IN LIS large store in Marninp. In
addition to this it will be his aim to
-" 1fIt every person gets the most
courteous attention.
On the afternoon Of FridH., the %,
at five O'Clock DR.. Mercer p. Logan
who viii serve as District Director for
South Carolina in the Third Roll Call
CampaI"n for the Red Cross, will
speak to the members of the CIarrn-
don County Chapter about the APP
proaching Roll Call ANA other matters
of interest to Red Cross workers. DR..
Logan has been active IN all phases of
cash is being paid &c" scalp ..cks--if
tho money iS laid on the nal "dcad
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