The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-01-18

Fire last Thursday afternoon de-
stroyed the old "Big B" Boarding
house near the depot.
A truck in the vacant lot opposite
D. M. Bradham & Sons stables was
destroyed by fire this noon.
The sale on Monday of the chattels
of Mrs. Lizzie Briggs was largely at
tended. Some of the offerings
brought pretty fair prices while 9th.
ers went very cheap.
The quarterly meeting of the
Baptist w. M. u. of the Santed Asso-
citation met in Wedgefield, Thursday,
January 18th, 1922 Mrs. j. o. Bar
wick of Sumter presiding.
Street Superintendent Yassney is
doing some good work in triming up
the trees along the sidewalks. Some
Of these trees had become nusances
with their low overhanging branches.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Rembert have
returned from Sumter, where they
had been for the past month. Mr..
NcHlDCII Is recovering lIOln ali Opclu-
tion for appendicitis.
Mrs. S. O. O'Bryan entertained last
week at a charming weekend house
party. Her guests were. Miss Irene
Plowdcn, Gertrude O'Bryan and
Mayme Hunter.
At a meeting held in the Probate
Judges Office last Monday by the
Confederate Veterans of Clarendon
County the following were elected
the Board of Honor: J. II. Stules,
chairman; l. N. Tobias, S. Y. Barnes.
Bishop Guerry, of Charleston, will
conduct services in the Episcopal
Church on Tuesday night, January
Oath. The members Of the different
denominations are cordially invited to
attend these services.
The young ladies of the Prcsbyter-
ian Sunday School entertained the
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Lcscsnc with a rook party. After
rook was played delicious sweet !
course was served.
merton will hold an oyster supper in !
the old Joseph store building on Fri !
day evening from 5 to s p. m. Stewcd |
oysters will be the feature of the |
mcnu. Everyone should attend this !
supper as it is for good cause.
Mir. j. W. Richbourg of West Palm
Beech, Fla, arrived Saturday morn
in@ to visit Judge and Mrs. J. M. |
and other relatives in this
county. Mr.. Richbourg left Clarcn- |
don County about thirty years ago |
and moved to Florida, where he has !!
been quite successful in business and |
has accumulated considerable proper
ty.
Miss Rose Erwin entertained Tic
bridge club on last Thursday evening. |
After an exciting game cards were
laid aside and a dainty supper was
served. Those present were: Misses |
Addic Weinberg, Irma Weinberg, !
Augusta Applet, Corinpe Barfield,
fora Bagnal; Mcssrs. Sam Barron,
Thomas Bagnal, Jno. Bagnal, Taylor
Stukcs, j. G. Dinkins and Charlie
Thomas.
Capt. Oscar Nctties, NJ. c., who is !
stationed at Governors Island, New
York, is photographed in last Mon
days Charleston American as one OF
three officers Of the army taking blood |
tests. For the first time since 1917 |
examinations of blood tests took |
place on Governors Island. Failure |
to pass the examinations means re-
tiremcnt from the army. The photo
garph shows an officer being cXamin-
ed by Lieutenant Colonel Edward |
Rich, NJ. c., and Major II. l.. Kraft. !;
Captain Oscar Ncttlcs, NJ. c., is TAX |
ing n"tcs. These three men are the |!
chief examiners who will pass on the |
300 officers who are undergoing the !,
test. DR.. Oscar Ncttlcs, son of DR.. !
l.. w. Ncttlcs was a prominent ply !
sician in Clarendon County before |
Joining the army's first call in the |
Worlds War.
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