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I1 AN N lNG . ...AI"LX u Publishes All Co nty and Tovw Of flcia! Advertiseements. \dveriers will please re meiber that copy for a chaneg of ad. .LTr be in tis oi.ce by Saturda. Noon in order to zusure nobication 1 floiaeek- % ST. PETER'S, NO. 54, A. F. Il. Meets Wednesday, May s. Master's Degree Conferred. EVERYTHING in b REACH'S BASEBALL GOODS 0 can be bought at ARANT'S DRUG STORE t1 Watch our Window. Our prices. as usual are d right. 0 0 11 If e The finishing up touches aire beiog d given to the school house this week. b I~tl The fish are biting which creates a F slim attendance of loungers on the t] streets. i. H Mr. S. R. Cole, of Barnwell, spent n Saturday in Manning. The old chap s< looks fine. 0 Summerton will play Manning ball e team Friday afternoon at E. C. Thames' ] ball park. E The friends of Mr. S. J. Bowman, will be pleased to learn he is improving t from his illness. e Miss Sadie Nettles of Sumter spent t Saturday and Sunday in Manning as the S a guest of Miss Mattie Venning. a it Tbe appeal in the cause of the State wV vs. Frank Driggers is in the supreme w court, and will be argued soon. S. Oliver O'Br'an, Esq., received a telegram this morning calling him to the bedside of his father, who is quite ill. C ' The Episcopalians have decided to $ erect a chapel in this town, the pur- C chase of a building lot is being looked et after now. c< The closing exercises of the Sardinia a graded school will be held on the even- sc ing April 30th, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. ti The public is cordially invited-.t Died last Wednesday, near Turbe ville, Mr. J. T. Hicks. The funeral took place Thursday, Rev. C. A. Waters d of Manning conducting the service. t The commencement exercises of h Winthrop College begin May 13th and t continue to June 1st. An invitation to e be present is greatfully acknowledged. Mr. B. E. Chandler, who has bean s< for the past year, book-keeper at .T. H. al Rigbys, has movedI to Shelby, N C. He ci is succeeded by Mr. Bradford of Sum- d ter t la The young people of Summerton will tn play "Josiah's Courtship" at Institute c: hall Friday, April 23rd instant, under c< the auspices of' the Manning baseball u: team.w My: Did you hear that terrific sound a last Sunday afternoon on Brooks Street? It was nothing but the lusty wield of a shingle on the dignity of one who deserved it. Mr. G. M. Smith, formerly a resi dent of Manning, has come back to make his home in Manning again. He , will be glad to see his friends at C. S- a Rigby's dry goods store. The Bank of Manning is recorded in the financial journals, as the fourth t strongest State bank in South Carolina.C This speaks well for it,. and a comphi-a ment toits management. The shriners embark this eveningI for a journey to the hot sands tomor row in Charleston. There will per- c haps he two or three lambs from this t place offered as a sacrifice. c "Ap" Frierson has been pardoned by Gov. Smith of Georgia. It is said that c Frierson attracted the attention of n a Methodist preacher with his banjo, s who interceded for his pardon. s Died in Sumter last Sunday night, Mr. S. W. Griffin. of Panola, aged about 54 years. The deceased was the father of~Mrs. S. M. Yourmans of Man ning. Rev. C. A. Waters conducted a the funeral service Monday at Calvary The snortsmen of this town had a very successful tishing day at Martin' Lake yesterday. Mr. B. P. Flton gave them a fine dinner at the lake, and they brought an abundance of fish home. Mr. A. Weinberg had fisher man's luck-. Married by Rev. E. S. Jones, a' the Methodist parsonage last Sundlay even ing, Mr. Grady Walker and Miss Cora1 Collins. The bride is a teacher in the? graded school, and the groom is a stu <ient in the high school department at Su mmerton. d There is no fake about Abrams sell - ing out his stock to move away. He in-ie tends fully to close out his business inc Manning to engage in the man ufactur ing business in Baltimore. The pricese he is selling off his stock is an induce ment to purchasers. Rev. C. W. Blanchard will preach a special sermon to the young men next Sunday morning at the Clarendon Bap tist church, under the auspices of the Baraca class. The Sunday School offering of this church for missions last Sunday was $175. An examination took place in Man ning, last Saturday for a rural mail' route to start from Wilson's, goin i through Bloomville on to Bousnza and back to Wilson. The applicants were H. A. Plowden. IR. S. Johnson, J. E. Husbands and Weston Witherspoon, colored. Rev. James McDowell preached in Manning Sunday morning and evening, t and at both ser'vices he had large con gregations. The people of this comn munity, regardless of denommnation, have a deep and sincere affection for this grand old gentleman. and are al ways pleased to be honored with his presence. Mr. McDowell, for a man of his years, is remarkably active, his t health seems to be as good as it was af quarter of a century ago, whichais in xiii 1eem"e in ine Ier-: Lip- 'ini( in Sumter nex.t Tuesday eveningt.-e rjl say they wvill go to hear Mrs. Ar ouhnhecmnes t umpter, anc Sis tei only chance. for :;h( rl n..v , k : t . L Dr. (;,,L. M.:r r - . Arm11or is Ine of -he thles: p:aim -.eker hashahe. :eived an aL nyou letter recently. lufe1ting w o him to own up that he 'a Cel slii" 'ignc and in a1rather hreatening, in-ema , ing manner in. oried hi the proof .w.a at hand. and Citbe uzse t. Ii-)osc of him, as he Vas unorhto be a citizen of the own. The wrior of thi- anoncmous; etter is treaiing upon dangeroLIs Ttround, diSCretiI is the better j)art Of alor. Letters of the character re erred to is in violation of the federal aw. and a discreet silence may be rotitable. Anon\ mn w letters and msihiackinlg art', euall tetestahle nethotls whether pronptil ed by mailii'i or is'aken religion. There was in Manning yesterday a irgce number of representatives from aanufacturing establishments to meet rith the court house commission to bid r 'the furnishings for the new court ouse. The commission awarded to the rt Metal Company of Jamestown. N. the contract for the metal furniture. 'his concern is represented by Mr. F. .Ridge who did the metal furnishing >r Sumter and Lee court houses. The ood furniture contract was not given ut, a number of bids were considered nd samples examined, but commission esired to cousider this matter further. here is one thing sure. the commission guarding closely the eople's inter sts. and when their work is finished ae will turn over one of the best, turt. houses in the State for the money. The services in the Presbyterian hureh last Monday evening waA eon ucted by Bishop Wm. A. Guerry. as sted by Rector W. Carnahan, of Sum erton, and Rev. James McDowell, *as attended by a large congregation F all denominations. The service was F the Episcopalian ritual, and was ost impressive as well as beautiful. 'he music was exceptionally fine, speially so was was the offeratory uring the collection. Bishop Guerry. efore bcginning his sermon. thacked e pastor and congregation of the 'rcsbyterian church for the use of ieir edifice. and expressed his grati cation at the manifestations of a more beral spirit between the various de ominations. He preached a splendid rmon, plain, practical, the simplicity F his language was the very soul of ioquence. His illustrations were fine ad appropos, and his definition of a nue religion carried conviction with it shop Guerry is a very forceful and lasing speaker, he is not at all on the eclamation order so often seen from ie pulpit His words flow as if pump I by the machinery of thought, and erefore have the force of a broad holarship behind them. He lays down proposition, and then demonstrates before giving a conclusion. In other 'ords Bishop Guerry is a teacher as ell as preacher. and it is a pleasure > hear him. The town council imposed the follow i sentences on those convicted, cbarg I with selling liquor Chamberlain Mil r. 8.50, John Gill, $3.. Sturgess, )5. Notice of aneal was given in these ses. The case'of Jim Ridgill, plead I guilty. the fine was .20, but on ac )unt ef Ridgill's physical condition he ;permitted to pay his fine in install tents. The charge against A. WV. Wil n was dismissed. The testimony in its case was conflicting, the detectives >ld different stories, neither: of them ere aliowed to remain in the room ile the other was testifying. and when eir stories were heard by council, it i not satisfy them they were telling ie truth. One swore positively he ought the liquor from Wilson at a cer tin time and place, while another swore iually as positive the liquor was bought Sa different place. Wilson had proof at at the time he was alleged to have >ld whiskey to these detectives, he was SAlcolu working in a boiler. The stir -eated by these detectives, will no 2ubt result in good, whether the par es they charged with violating the w were guilty or not The conflicting des of the detectives in the Wilson se, should in the future make juries >nsider well before convicting on the nspported evidence of men who are orking to secure a part of the fines. he lawlessly inclined know now they e being watched and if they will carry : an illicit traffic in this town they will e caught and punished. The sewerage matter came up before 2e town council last Friday morning 'hen they were to consider bids for the ork. A oumber of citizens appeared t the meeting to request council not to ive out a contract that would fasten a ebt on the town. until they first gave i property holders an opportunity to msider the feasibility of the project. Swas contended that to run a sewer ge main down one street, and force 2e property in the entire town to pay r it, would be unjust, as it would be iaking the entire town pay for the )nvenience of a few. It was also con nded that council had no right to in ar an indebtedness which exceeded eir anticipated tax collection for thle resent year. Several arguments were ided for and against. Then council ac ide to reject what bids had been pro cted by a vote of three to two, w.hich > far as the town is concerned ends. e controversy. A private company asked for a fran hise to put in sewerage, which was ranted, to this; there can be no possi le objection. A private company in Lais se werage undier such rules and reg lations as they may determine and any erson desiring to conneet may do so by omplying. It is sincerely hoped the ompany will succeed in organizing, as is realized some system of sewerage hod be had, at least for the court ouse and school house. but many citi ens did not feel like imposing a tax on e town to build andi support it. Homicide in the Fork. A negro from Sumter county by the amo of Ed Williams. went to Mr. Man .ing Lee's place in the Fork last Thurs ay where William's wife was visiting he family of her kinsman March .Jobn on, and because of some domestic in ompatibility. or something else. pro eeded to beat his wife, and also obson as a reward for his interfer ne. Johnson is piously disposed; in tear, of visiting punishment "upon de tigger who dared violence wid a sar -ent of die Lord,'' he came to Manning, eported the matter to magistrate Dick on, but he did not want to swear out a arrant, whether from a sense of fear rpiety is not known, but he was final y persuaded, that if he wished Wil iams taken in charge of by the law he aust make an affidavit noon which a carrant could be issued. A warrant was placed in the hands of )eputy Thames, who went to Johnson's ouse to ascertain where he might find !iliams. JTohnson informed him that he man was there in the house. Mr. 'hames not suspecting Williams after 1l of his devilnent, would be in JTohn on's house, left his pistol in his buggy, od walked right in. arrested Williams, he fellow resisted the ofiicer. who call ad upon Johtnson to assist him, but rohnson declined, the offeer command d Johnson to fetch the pistol from the uggy, and this was refused. Williams ;eeing his advantage over the officcr irew his knife, and made his escape. ur. Thames as quick as he could got .o his pistol, tired several shots at the eoeing negro, but he got away. Sunday night he returned to John took pae. he slo, aud killed J1aene Johnson. and woutded his own wiff a.1d then eaI Whej W\illiams r< turned to the Johnson home on Sundai he headI of thatt household evident! saw trbie aliad, atid instead of rt mainin- it-, the house to protect his wif and auest. herimed himself with a gu ZaIL a swxord. hid himself in the har "haere 1e remained in :L swoon cauise from hCart fai lure, until .\londay morr ing. The coroner was notitlied of th killing and he hei the inquest Monda. Sheriff Gamb!e will capture and brite Williams for trial. Honor Roll. aFirst, ade.-AdgerAllsbrook, Ther aW Bgnal. Henry 1a gIett, Ben Gil Allan Harviu, Moss Lrvi, Ruby Mc Elveen. Horton Tigby, Viola Thames. Second grade.-Daisy Barrineau, Iso I bel Wolfe. Tora Blagnal, Pearl AdamS IIrle\n Nimmer. Third~ g'radle.--Carolyn Plowden. Irm McKelvey, Mvrtle liowmtan. Fourth grade.-.leannette Plowden William Wolfe, Sue 2K. Sprott. Addi, Weinberg. Mildred Ervin. Fifth irade. -Aileen Fladger, Celest, Er'vin, Gertrude Reardon. Sixtih Grade. --Lucy Wilson. Irm weiuber. Preston Thames. Clara Bag zett. Seventh grade ---label Tood. Olli Strange, Robert Woodson. Eighth grade.-Florence McIntosh Chov Clark, .lulian Creecy, Helei Boger. Charlie Sprott, Alice Wilson Rita Nimmer. Ninth de.-Hucbey Tindal. Tenth grade.-Jake Harviu. 'Mariai Weils, Virginia Wilson, Tillie Tisdale MONTHLY REPORT, AFRIL 16, 1909. Boys. Girls. Tota Enrollment......... 121 13 . Average attendance 11G 124 240. P. C.. attendance... 97 97 0t. Scialarshipaverage Sl s': .. Tardie..... .... 1 1 2. JNO. C. DANIEL. Another Side to the Easter Discussion. Editor The Manning Times: Dear Sir:-As you invite correspon dence from those readers of the Ian ning Times who do not agree with the sentiments expressed in Mr. Blanch. ard's recent article on "Easter." may : offer my humble protest to the greatesi of all christian festivals being designat ed "a mandate of Rome, and a giddy sentiment of unsanctified human so, ciety." In a very different light, ap parently, do the newspapers of Colum bia and Charleston regard this "freak of religious superstitution," for the beautiful editorials of last Sunday' "State" and "Newsand Courier" cheer ed many who could not help feeling de pressed in spi:it, on being informe that Easter is of non-christian origin and was adopted by the church, unablE to justify its scriptural authority, or the ground of expediency only, and t comply with the rage of popular senti ment' The fact that the word Easter (apari from the Festival itself) is an Anglo Saxon word. connected with an heather festival. does not, in any degree, de tract from the beauty and sublimity oi the value of the Christian Easter. For the word "Sunday," to, is an heather word: and like the word Easter, link: the 'day of days' with the old pagan worship of the sun. But none of us, or that account desire to give up Sunday: nor is our conscience wounded when at tending church in thinking that thE hallowed day takes its name from pag anism. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturdav, etc., lose none of their value and convenience as days of the week, even though each and all of them are days named from pagan or heathen ri tes and worship. The month of January takes its name from Janus, the god o doors and gates in heathen worship March, from Mars, the god of war; May from MIaia. the mother of M1ercury June. from Juno of classical mythology, and July and August from Roman em perors. "We are indebted for the nmes of our days and months from pagan anc Roman sources: but they answer ou. purposes well and we feel no compunc tion in so using words directly takem from non-christian sources. So too, with the word Easter. The word itself is very suggestive od "spring." "rising again," and the "res urrection of nature." No word of hu man origin or adoptation could be more appropriate, and czombining Nature and Revelation in araalogy is in exact ae cordance with scriptural usage, for St. Paul himself uses; t'he same illustraious in his noble discourse on the Resurrec tion in I Corinthians, 15th chapter. Thi!: word of pagan origin. Easter. has beet honored and endeared to all Christians in finding a place in the Authorized Version of the Bible of 1G11. The scholarly translators hesitated not in using a ~heathen word, Easter, as a fair rendering of the original Greek word for "Passover" in Acts XIL. 4 The in corporation of the pagan name into the sacred narrative is alone sudficient tc disprove the assertion that "there is nc trace of the celebration of Easter asa christian festival in the New Testa ment.'' A higher honor is paid Eastet than even Sunday in the bible, for the latter word does not. I think, occut once. True: we are not expressly ordered it the New Testament to observe Easter, Nor are we told to observe Sunday! The cbange of the day of worship from Sa:t urday, the orininal Sabbath, to Sund ay, is strictly speaking, a violation of the letter of the fourth commandment: bul we draw our reasonable and logical in ferences from the custom and usages of the Apostles; precisely as we do in ad mitting women to the Lord's Supper only men being present at the origina. institution:) and baotizing infants. toi which no direct command is given though it became a general custor throughout Christendom within 20( vears. The sanction of Easter fron scrpture is as assured as that of any o: the three other usual christian usages to which I have alluded. Not one of the four is the ".ipse dixit" of the bible it. self. All four, Easter included, are o-u warrantable and reasonable deductions from scripture, and supported by earl, church history. M1r. Blanchard, however, in additior to denying Easter as of Apostolic teach ing and practice, sees in the fact tha Easter has a semblance to, and is ai outgrowth of the Jewish Passover. fur ther evidence of the unworthiness c Easter to rank as a christian festival and would seek to persuade us that the Judas Pagan rite (as he describes East er) was forced on the church partly bei cause of the proximity, or identity of th< two dates-the Passover and the Cruci iction. So far from lowering the dig nity of Easter, these two consideration will .[ imagine, be to most bible read ers two of the surest proofs that Eastei is a Bible Festival. So far from losing authenticity fror this connection, we glory in the trans formation of the Jewish Passover int the christian Easter. So far from it be ing an accidental coincidence that the Passover anci Easter are of like date and that the undesigned agreement i time was unfairly pressed by the churc! to substantiate the claims of Easter careful students of the four gospels wil readily see that this is a subject of dis cussio'n forbidden to us, mortal men. WV dare not debate it, for the time, mad day, perhaps even the hour of the Si vior's death were calmly, deliberatel and voluntarily arranged (not by th church) but by Jesus himself. No Roman mandate: no pagan supe: ston: voluntarily, and designedl! Christ so arranged the last days of hi earthly life as that His death should re scemble, and should agree chronological lv with the Passover. so proving by tha ery fact that the Lamb of God fulfill ed ~all the Old Testament types an< nrophecies in every detail. This is th fernel of the whole teacaing of th2 Epistle to the Hebrews. That the at proximation in semblance and date w1 no accidental likeness, but was meat to be so by the cSanir' own deliberat ii design needs scarcely any proof. 'Ver' many passages of scripture could bE quoted. Ferhaps John 13:1, Nlatthev. ,26:2. Matthew 20:18. 'Mark lo::33, LukE 1,:31 and John 12:23., will sufice.to show that, though the lRoman soldiers did o the actual killing, it was the sinless vic n tim hiiself Who fixed the timC and an n alogy to the 'assover With St. Paul. d in 1. Corinthians 5:8, we rejoice in the i similarity of circumstances and date and e say "Let us keep the Feast: for even Christ, our Passover. is sacrificed foi usa passage ever lear to all lovers of E-aster, and one of our strongest argn ments in favor of the festival being (wha Mr. Blanchard denys it to be) of Apostolic times. The old Jewish Pass over was undoubtedly observed, even after Christ's death, by orthordox J ews, and so continued uintil the destruction of Jerusalem, but to the christian Jew - Christ is now the Passover. Even St. Paul, long after his conversion to christianitv and break with Judaism, a earnestly desired to so arrange his mis sionary journeys so that he might. it possible, arrive at.lerusalem in time "to keep the feast." Whether this feast were Pentecost or the Passover is im e material. In either case. there are three references in the Acts (our sole author ity for what constitutes apostolic cus .tom) that although St. Paul zealously opposed the ultro-Judaistic observance e of "days." to which Mr. Blanchard re fers. he no less zealously advocates the "keeping of the feast," or in modern English. the observance of Easter. The unvarying testimony to Easter in the history of the christiau church in sub-apostolic days seems, also to be at variance with Mr. Blanehard's state ment that "there is no trace of the cele bration of Easter as a christian festival in the New Testament or in the writ ings of the Apostolic fathers." Igna tius. Bishop of Antioch, in the 70, A. D., may truly be called the lineal descend ant of the apostles, for he was educated by St. John "the discipline whom Jesus loved and was intimate with other dis ciples Ignatius mentions the fact of fasting on the eve of the Resurrection Festival. He was one of the many in those early days to lay down their lives in martyrdom for the Master, being tnrown as a prey to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre by order of the Em peror, Trajan, in 107, A. D. On his way to Rome to be martyred, he met at Smyrna. the saintly bishop of that place, Polvcarv, who like himself had been a disciple of the Apostle St. John, and who also, like Ignatius. subsequently was martyred at the heavy age of 86, because he ref usei to deny his Lord and Saviour. We need pursue the history of the church no further than the time of Polycarp to disprove Mr. Blanchard's contention that Easter was unknown to the Apostolic fathers, for Polycarp it was who undertook a journey to Rome to discuss with Bishop Anicetus (who held the see from 153-162, A. D.) the disputed ques:ion of the actual day of the week for the observance of Easter. The very faci; that such a division of opinion respecting the precise day nec essitated a conference in 160, A. D., is the surest proof from ecclesiastical his tory that so far from Easter being un known to the Apostolic fathers, was of universal observance. The fact that the Smvrna delegate was a co-temporary of St. John the Divine, surely adds im mense weight to his evidence, for we cannot think that the original apostles did not know what was in accordance with the Savior's wishes. Irenacus, Bishop of Lyons, who was born in 120, A. D., (a disciple of Polycarp) also af fords proof from history that Easter was then a fully established christian festi val for he (in addition to Ignatius who knew St. John so intimately) mentions the solemn fast (our Lent) which nre ceded the Resurrection Feast of Easter. I fear I have already trespassed too far on your- space, Mr. Editor, though -other and equally conclusive proofs might be adduced: some of which pos sibly have been by other writers this week. One word, however, must be add ed as some justification for the vexations, disputes (which Mr. Blanchard in com mon with us all deplore) as to the ex act date of Easter. We all like to observe anniversary Idays in our own families. bir-thdays, silver weddings, golden weddings and all bear witness to this natural instinct. We, in our own lives, observe the date, irrespective of the day of the week. For instance, the anniversary on a Tuesday this year- will be on Wednesday next year and so on. So it was with the early christians as regards Easter. ofThey knew (we knowv) the exact date ofthe month, 14th of Nisan. Some, therefore quite reasonably, wished to observe it on the actual date, whatever day of the week it fell upon. Others (the triumphal party in the contest) wished to emphasize the "fie-st day of the week" (on Sunday) as the Resur -rection, and to always hold Easter on a Sunday. Disputes in religious matters are always deplorable, and scarcely ever promote holiness: but if ever the losing side had a str-ong case, it was in the Pasebal controversies. The very f- et, however, of these disputes, supports L Ihistorical justification of Easter as *against .\r. Blanchard's assertions that it is an "unchristian ceremony" and of "neither- Apostoie precept, nor exam -ple. not- approved by the most worthy church fathers in the immediate apos tolic succession." I leave it to your many readers to judge if Easter is a - siliv and hur-tful introduction, which needs to be eliminated erc the usheing in of the Millennial dawn.' Perhaps, ra.ther when the~ Son of Man comes again, Hie will recognize those who ob servye Easter as His, in that they are "waiting and watching" in the foot steps. and by the example of Ignatius and Polycarp. disciples of St. John, the beloved disciple. Yours Faithfully, ALBERT NEw, A. B., A. M., Principal of Jordan Academy, S. C. Pythians in Bishopville District Convention. Bishopville, April 15, (Special).-The Fifth Districs convention. Knights of -Pythias, convened at this rthriving town Tuesday, with D. D. G. C., J. McSwain Woods, presiding. The following are the oillecers: D. D. G. C. J. McSwain Woods. of Manning; -Rev. H. A. Knox, treasurer-, Mayes ville: Mr-. J. WV. Wilson, secretary, Camden. TUESDAY. f The first business meeting was called ,at 4:30 p. m. All of the accredited del egates had not arrived, but there .vas a - large numiber present. - A letter was read fr-om Secretary SWilson expressing his regrets at his in - ability to attend. D. D. G. C. Woods - appointed Isaac M. Loryea delegate from Clarendon lodge, No. 173, Man - ning, to act as secretary pro tem. L A splendidly prepar-ed address was read by Brother Woods in the absence of its author, Brother H. L. Oliver, of -Georgetown lode, No. 20, of Geoi-ge o town. It was listened to intently for its -true Pythian doctrines, its logic and its Sinstruction. . Brother M. H. Heyman, of DeKalk lodge, No. 41, of Camden, delivered a t very convincing, interesting and erudite -, add dress, wvhich was applauded liberally. 1 Brother S. W. Kennedy, of Acme lodge, No. 103, of Rosemary, spoke very e feeling and sympathetically of the bene fits derived in a spiritual and practical -way from Pythianism. r Brother D. T. Meade, of Gamecoch e lodge, Sumter, spoke very interestingly relatIve to the good influence of Pv -- thianism. .Br-other- C. W. .Birchmore, of DeKalb s lodge, No. 41. Camden, spoke eloquent -ly of the wide influence exercised by - the Knights of Pythias. .t Br-other C. WV. Evans, of Summerton - lodge, No. 145 spoke in a practical and di-ect manner of the benefits of Pythian e ism and showed an excellent s'andingi e for his lodge, as there were only three >- suspensions since its organization siu .s ears ago. it~ Brother R. B. Chandler-, of Unior e lodge, No. 191, of Rome was deeply in terestina and his remarks were deeply nuressive and met with much consid oration. Brotiher D. Luther Green. of 'J.'urbe Ville lodae, No. 130. Turbeilh.. -k foquently and stroogly of the io(d ihat lias anti will be done by the Knights of : Isrother Delmar 0. 1 ihame, of San merton lodge. No. 145. spoke very in terestingly of the glory of Pythijauism. Brother Isaac M. Loryea. of Claren don lodge, -No. 173, Manning, read an Iaddress on Friendship and Death. A motion to adjourn prevailed, and the D. D. G. C.. announced that, the Fith District convention would re-cou vene atL 8:30 p. I., at Bishopville opera i house. TUESDAY NIGHT. The Fifth District conventiou. Knights of Pythias, r-econvened at Bishopville opera house at 8:30 p. m. There was a large attendance of dele gates. local Knights. representative cit izens and bCaltiful and accomplished women present. Brother J. McSwain Woods. D. ). G. C.. acted as toastmaster. "Pvthianism' was responded to by Rev. If. A. Knox, of Mayesville. He spoke happily, elo quently, but briefly. *His remarks elic ited great applause. "Friendship and Death" was respond ed to by Isaac M. Loryea, of Clarendon iodze. No. 173, Manning. "Just a Vagrant Ramble Throuh Such Fields as Tempt Us" was respond ced to D D. G. C.. R. Lon Weeks, of St. George. He spoke most eloquently, brilliantly and eruditely. It was mas terly executed and his eloquence would have compelled attention in any body. At its conclusion this "silver-tongued orator" from St. George received .,torms I of applause. le vas beartily congrat ulated on his masterly efforts by every one present. "Wtoman" was responded to by Broth er J. A. Summersett, who humorously dwelt upon this great theme--and there can be no greater. All through his re marks he convulsed his hearers by his wit and waggery. At its completion he was liberally applauded. After the services were sonclided a smoker was very much enjoyed by those present. WEDNESDAY. The Fifth District convention Knig-hts of Pythias, reconvened at Lee county court house at 10:s0 o'clock a. in., and was largely attended by delegates and local knights. Rev. H. A. Knox. dele- -, gate from Social lodge. No. 110, Mayes ville, addressed the convention on "The t Influence of Pythianism on a Communi tv." This address was beautifully com posed and well rendered and showed re search, learning and a deep love and affection for Pythianism. His beauti fully expressed encomiums on the class ic friendship of Daman and Pythias was received by the audience with great pleasure and adfication. The Hon. T. G. McLeod, lieutenant governor of South Carolina, of Iona lodge. No. 14, Bishobville, spoke excel lently of the high attributes of Py thian ism. its influence felt in all walks of life, in government, financial, industrial and commercial, and furthermore it brightens, refines, elevates the home. And women and children are protected by the beneficent influences of Pythian ism. The honorable gentleman's time ly. instructive, entertaining and learn ed remarks were received with every expression of approbation and pleasure I and an ovation was accorded this dis tinguished product of Lee county. A resolution was offered by Brother Knox as to the advisability of changing the time of meetings of the Fifth Dis trict convention. It was moved and car ried that the steering committee, con sisting of D. D. G. C., secretary and treasurer determine as to the wisdom of this change. Reports were offered by delegates from their respective lodges and from these reports collated it appears that all are in good standing and have an in creasing membership and attendance. Nominations were in order and as D. D. G. C., J McSwain Woods's term of office having expired by limitation, Brother D. T Meade, delegate from Gemecock lodge, No. 17. Sumter, nomi nated in glowing terms well deserved, t Brother Cecil H. Wilson, of Sumter, fort D. D. G. (.: seconded. : Brother T. G. McLeod, of Iona iodge, No. 14. oaf Bishopville, was nominated and seconded. He declined the nomi nation and referred in very flattering terms to our new D. D. G. C., as hisI nomination by motton, which was car ried, to request Brother Woods, presid- ' ing, to east the unanimous vote for Brother Wilson, which was done. Brother H. A. Knox, Social lodge, No. 110. Mayesville, was nominated by Isaac M. Loiryea, 0f Clarendon lod. ] No. 173. of Manning, to succeed himselfc as treasurer-. which was duly seconded and he was elected by acclamation. Brother D. E. Turbeville, of Turbe ville ledge, No. 130. Turbeville. nomi-.t natea Isa..ac M. Lory ea as~ secr etary. BUT Fancy Clover ! 35c. U 30c. P Hecker's Pla That Delicious [ Evaporat SRegular Fancy 15c. l0c. Pa Lemr Beautiful Large, E 100. I] Toma Choice. Standard I 7 1-2< The Manning The Real People Needles, Shuttles use in All Makes o Corner McLet which was duly seconded and there be in- no opp:sition, he was elected unat 1moU-V. On motion of Brother Knox, wbic was arried. the D. D. G. C.. was ir ztruiet'l to visit at least once a year th ubordinate castles. The next place of meeting of the Fiftl District convention will be selected b lie ollicial committee. The following resolution was otfere jy Brother M. H. Heyman, delegat rom DeKalb lodge, No. 41, Camden: "Whereas the Fifth District conven :ion. assembled in the city of Bishor 1llc for the past two days, have enjoy Ad its stay here and appreciates the hos litality of its citizens extended to us ,re wish hereby to extend our heart; ;ha:ks in convention assembled to Ion; odge, No. 14. of Bishopville, and it uitizens generally." The resolution was adopted. Brother Knox and others referred if .he most flatterIng terms to the valu tble set-vices rendered by Brothe Noods and thanked him for the cour Csy., kindness and consideration showi >y him during his tenure of office bich was followed by a brother dele rate, who testified to his sterling wortl ts a loyal knight, a gentleman and : :plendid product of the New South, an< )f the grand, zlorious and bistoric ounty of Clarendon. There being no further business, th( ifth District convention adjourne< rithout day. The following delegates were in at endance, representing their respectiv( odges: Rev. H. A. Knox. Social. No. 110 layesville: W. C. Josey, Manoville o 107, Mannville: Jas C. Bryan 3amecock, No. 17, Sumter: S. J. Scar )orouglh. Mannville, No. 107. Mannville i. B. MlcCutchen, Iona, No. 14, Bish )pville: C. W. Burchmore, DeKalb No J, Camden; M. H. Heyman. DeKalb Ko. 41, Camden: J. F. McIntosh. Jr. vfagnolia. No. 46, Lynchburg: R. F Iorris. Turbeville lodge, No. 130, Tur )eville; J. A. Thomas. Magnolia, No *6, Lynchburg: D. E. Turbeville. Tur jeville, No. 130, Turbeville; Hon. D. .uther Greon (representing general as embly of South Carolina from Claren [on county,) Turbeville, No. 130, Tur )eville; J. E. McFaddin, Zola, No. 196 'ardinia; E C. Geddings, Pinewood Co. 124. Pinewood; C. W. Evans, Sum nerton, No. 145, Summerton; B. B 'handler, Union, No. 191. Rome: D. E. ,vans, Zola, No. 196. New Zion: Samue Cannon, Union, No. 191, Chappell, T. Meade, Gamecock, No 17; Sum er; S. W. Kennedy, Acme, No. 163. losemary; E. J. Lewis, DeKalb, NO. 41 ,amden: T. M. Powell, B. F. Jones 3eorge-own, No. 26, Georgetown; Jame. . Bryan and J. A. McKnight, Game :ock, No 17, Sumter; Rev. Hugh R .Iurchison, Iona, No. 14, Bishopville :. W. Frierson, D. 1. Damer, E. L rruluck. W. J. McLeod, Allison Thom ts and J. F. McIntosh, Magnolia, No 6, Lynchburg.-Columbia Record, 16tL nst. BUSINESS LOCALS. Show Cases and store fixtures for sal at Aaron Abrams'. Eg for sale from finest strain Rhod< slana Reds, at $1.50 per 15, by Dr. G . Di:kson. Attend Abrams' Closing Out Sale vhere you get Dry .Goods, Clothing shoes, Etc., at Cost. Attend Abrams' Closing Out Sael vhere you get Dry Goods, Clothing shoes. Etc., at Cost. 04753 is the latest clock number. I *ou have this number, bring it in; i tot, keep your numbers until a winne: s declared. The Manning Grocery Co Atsend Abrams' Closing Out Sale vhere you get Diey Goods, Clothin a shoes, Etc., at Cost. Attend Abrams' Closing Out SalE vbere you get Dry Goods, Clothing ;hoes, Etc., at Cost. For Sale -A five-room d welling. con >aratively new, on a half..acre lot i: he town of Manning, one square frorn he court house. For particulars ap >lv~ to John M. Gill. Attend Abrams' Closing Out Sale shere you get Dry Goods, Clothing shoes. Etc., at Cost. Attend Abrams' Closing Out Sale there you get Dry Goods, Clothing hoes, Etc., at Cost. To Rent-One five-room dwelling on 'Jest Boundary Street, new bouse, in rood neigh borhood. Also 2 five-roon omparatively new dwellings on th~ ame street for sale. This is an excel ent opportunity to either rent or pur .hase pr-opert~y in a desirable section o be town. Apply to J. M. Bradham sianning. S. C. i~hts Out if Pices. TER ilil. Fox River, ound LE BUTTER ound. p Jack Flour ~reakfast Food, )ackage. d Apples Gioods, Full Pounds, *ckage.I xtra Fancy Fruit, >ozen. itoes 1[3 Pound Goods, .Can.4 Grocery Co. 1 The Busy Street." a.nd Blobbins for f Sewing Machines. ad Block. We've Gone And Done It. Back in Manning in the same old stand in the "Levi Block" with full Line Dry Goods, Shoes, Notions, Hats, Caps and Gent's Furnishings. We want you to come and see us. We are going to make it pay you to trade with the RIGBY DRY GOODS Co C. S. RIGBY. A. J. RIGBY CONTINUED SALES ylatSale being a great success, this prov ing to me that the confidence of the most of 'the people are with me, while some are a hard pro position, are rnot they? I don't believe they would take $10. in cash if offered them, provided they had to do something before they could get it. Th e offer would look too good to them. They would not believe it. afid would not take a chance of making me prove it to them. I have given a chance of 10 days' Actual Cost Prices. Juist a trial at my store would save them many times $10 in cash. Just as those who did, and they will tell you so. Tontyince the most non-believers in the truth of advertisement I will offer hereafter a series Specials in Certain frmtieDepartments fro tmeto time. Watch them. FOR 10 DAYS ONLY, from April 22nd to Way 2nd, will offer my entire stock of choice Mens' and Children's Cloth ing and Shoes at such surprising prices never known before in Manning or elsewhere. Watch my prices in the new windows. Give me a call, let me convince you, this chance may never be yours again. First comers get first choice. Don't you want to be first? Remember the time, beginning Monday, April 22 to May 2. THE KRASNOFF STORE. Corner Mc~eod Block.