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AN-NIf S. t % ..MACH 26, 1913.. e ; -V Cunty and Town Of urnin Choprer. o.IO -Order of Eastern Star." aur Meetlng, First Tuesday ein ach Month. (Mrs.) G.M. SUITS. W. M Otiss) SUSIE HaSTIN. Sec. RUTH CHAPTER, NO. 40, H ROYAL ARCH MASONS R0erTeulr Meeting. Second Mon day in Each Month, CInARLTox DURANT, FRED LSEsYR High Priest. Secrtary. ST. PETER'S LODGE, No. 54, Meets Wednesday Evening. March 19. Fe low Craft Degree Conferred. i. C. HORTON. W. M. E. J. BROWNE. Secretary. THlE High-Priced Butter Situation can be relieved by the use of PREMIUM OLEOMARGARINE. This article is as wholesome and tasty as fine creamery butter, is far superior to any ordinary grade of butter, and for general use will be found an excellent, clean, wholesome and nutritious substitute for the best butter. In Pound Packages on Ice. Only 30c. Pound. Maning Grocery Co Read the big ad. of The Manning Grocery'Co. Mr. Sam Sprott of Sumter spent Sunday night in town. Mrs. C. R. Harvin has returned fram a visit to Orangeburg. Miss Susie Harvin, who is attending clege in Columbia, spent Easter in *M anning. Married in Sumter last Monday, Mr. James M. Richardson, of Panola, and Miss Victoria Joseph of Summerton. Last Supday the Easter costumes were out at the churches in full force, and some of the ladies looked too sweet and cute for anything. Box rents are due at at the postoffice, rents for boxes not paid by next Mon day will be closed in accordance with the rules of the department. -Mrs. Hirschmann's Easter Millinery is highly spoken of by the ladies. She has with her a Miss Weaver, from Bal timore, who is an expert in her line. Died in SumteRa last Saturday Mr. J. Alston Stubbs, a prominent young business man who was well and favor-) ably known to the people of this county Under the auspices of the Civic Lea gue, the Manning Library will be for mally opened Thursday, April 3rd, at 41 p. m. Every one cordially invited. Re freshments served. The social meeting of the Epworth League will be held at the residence of Rev. G. P. Watson Friday, 8, p. m. The members and their friends are cordially invited to attend. The inclement weather kept the ~pie from town for many days, but lt Saturday the splendid sunshine brought them out from far and near and the town had a busy air about it. In the United States court at Florencei last week, Mrs. Martha R. Alsbrook,: of this county, secured a verdict against the Atlantic Coast Line in the sum of $750 for injuries by falling through the depot platform at Pinewood about three ears ago. -The candidates to be voted for in the primary which takes place next Tues-1 day, A pril 1st, are as follows: House1 of Representatives, J. H. Burgess, D.1 Sam Corbett. Congress, Edward W.1 Hughes, J. G. Padgett, J. H. Peurifoy, G. F. von Kolnitz, R. H. Whaley. It is all right for men to have their choice of candidates for office, but it is not right to carry their eagerness to the extent of making all manner of offen sive remarks about those who do not think as they do. The candidates are with us sometimes, but the local citi zens are with us always. Tast Friday night there was a politi cal rally at the old court house in Man ning at which Rev. D. Sam Corbett was the spee.ker. A consioerable crowd was present and from the lusty cheers that rent the air, the speaker must have said something which ap pealed to or amused his hearers. The will of the late A. J. Tindal, of Vances, was duly probated 'before the Judge of Probate of Orangeburg county last Monday. The widow and F. K. Norris, her brother, are to exe cute the will. Mr. Tindal left his prop nary to his wife, except a bequest of $ 1,000 which he gave to a sister who ?esides in Spartanburg. Died in the Sumter hospital last Wed nesday night, Miss Floride Land, of F...oreston, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .John C. Land. The deceased had beer 1ill for a considerable time, and made a brave fight for life, but it was not to be. Miss Land was a very sweet young lady. she had many friends, all of them are deeply saddened by her demise. The Ifuneral took place at Foreston on Thurs day, and it was one of the largest fu rals ever had. in the villiage. By a recent Act of the general as ~sembly the Manning graded school will Ihave five trustees instead of three as heretofore. These trustees are appoint as follows: Three by the county rd of education, and two recom mended by the town council who shall be appointed by t'ne county board. The purpose of this was to make the board f trustees more representative of the patrons of the school, in the hope it onld be more satisfactory to the jority. In last week's TnMs it was stated hat the Hotel Central odeclines to take nsient boarders any more." We re t this appeared as it is a mistake; e Hotel Central does take transienr, rders every day, the error was caus by the hotel cutting out the furnish g of dinners. Cape. R. B. Lyon and s good wife have been running a ho I a long time and have given toe pub a splendid service, the change made think is only temporary, but we want e public to know that the hotel is red to take all of the transient 'nae that it is offerd. The Sunday School Convention at Sumter. April 2-4. will be the largest in the history of the State Convertion. More people are asking 'o go than can be accommodated. There will be re duced railroad rates and free entertain ment. In order to be entertained, the delegates must have signed credentials. Clarendon county is entitled to delegat es. If you expect to go to Sumter se cure credentials from C. A. McFaddin, County President. The candidates are abroad in the land seeking the votes of the people. but, if the weather continueb to Lie fair so the soiled can be tilled, we think the voters will feel more interested in getting in their corn than they will in the success ful candidate for office. The corn must be planted, but. the office seekers never fail. We hope, however, that Claren don will turn out well next Tuesday to express its choice at the balot box as to who should represent this district in Congress, and who should represent the county in the lower House of Represen tatives at Columbia. Quite a sensation was created by the finding of an infant on a ditch. bank on the outer edge of town in the neiehbor hood of the old brick yard near the Gus Collins place. The Coroner summoned a jury and held an iuquest, which by the way has not yet concluded its la bors. An autopsy was made by Dr. W. S. Harvin and he decided the child to be a mullato. its left arm had been torn from its body and it was otherwise mangled. everv effort will be made to find the mothe- of the child. The baby ived after it reached the world, and if this is so then it was murdered. A handsome banner has been select ed to be presented to the county school winning the greatest number of prizes in the various contests in the Field Day exercises, April 18th. Let every teach er get busy. This banner will be dis played in a conspicuous place in Man ning for a few days to advertise the winning school after which it will be held by that school for a year, or until some other school in like exercises wins it. Let every country school and its patrons wake up to the good that this bit of rivalry will bring about. A full program of Field Day exercises will ippear again in The Times next week. There was a most horrible murder :ommitted last Sunday night on the plantation of Mr. Clarence Mathis, ibout 2 miles west of Manning. Bright Mack, a negro, who was regarded harm Less, became jealous of attentions of ther men to his wife, Neather, and proceeded to butcher her in a most >rutal manner. Those who saw the lead woman say she was slashed about Ze face and neek almost severing the ead. Coroner Gray held an inquest Lnd while the jury was making its in vestigation Bright Mack confessed the rime, and said his wife asked him to kill her because he accused her of infi lelity. Mack was lodged in jail to await ;be sessions court. We are told the ne ro is not of a strong mind which may probably have something to do with his tearful crime. This is the third inquest ;he Coroner has held in this commun ty within the past. week. On last Thursday an aftermath of a I ot supper resuited in the death from a I pistol shot wound of one darkey, and c nother lodged in jail charged for tne a illing. On returning from a social ( unction somewhere in the neigbbor hood of Mr. G. W. Wilcox's place about e mile from Manning, George Allen i Frierson shot Hezikiah White, killing r im almost instantly. Frierson claims a ,he shooting was altogether acciaental, t nd there was no evidence going to v ;how that they had quarrelled, nor were there any indications that Frier- 1 on was not telling the truth, however. I he jury rendered a verdict fixing the I illing upon Frierson and he was lodg d in jail to await trial at the sessions ~ourt. While investigating the cause f the killing, it turned out that the istol with which the shooting was done as stolen. from Mr. Reardon's pool oom, and a warrant was issued for 'rierson's brother, who is charged with ;tealing it. We have a letter from some citizens! f Turbeville who express the opinion 1 hat now is an opportune time to put I rorth an effort to negotiate with the seaboard railroad, now building into. Pimmonsville and should go through he towns of Olanta, Turbeville, New ~ion, Sardinia, Manning and Summer on from thence to Ferguson over the antee bridge We agree with these tentlemen that it is an opportune time ror all of the towns over this contem lated route to interest themselves and range for committees from their re ~petive communities to confer with1 he railroad euthorities and ascertain rrom them what would be necessary to induce this road to come to us. It was uggested in this letter that a meeting e called after the campaign meeting )f yesterday to take this matter intoI ensideration, but thinking that it ould be hard to get such a matter its roper consideration after a political I neeting we wrote the gentlemen sug- 1 resting that another date be fixed for he purpose. We would suggest that he several municipal authorities asri te the subject in their respective owns by calling meetings of their cit izens, and then appoint committees with authority to go to the railroad people with certain pledges. There wil be, in our opinion, no need to pre ient requests with nothing substantial io urge the requests, and no committee an be of much influence unless it has he authority to make pledges for the ommunity they represent. We would ,lso suggest to our town council to be in taking action in this matter at mee, and for the Mayor to see the proper persons who are in a position to be of help, and get them interested in the scheme. Trinity Waking Up. We have a nice school with two fine teachers in charge. The local School mprovement Association is wide awake nd the school property will soon show the thrift and energy of our people here. On last Friday evening we had a very pleasant gathering at the school build ing and were splendidly entertained by she minstrel from Big Branch school. All expressed themselves as being pleased with the program. Our School mprovement Association also put in some good .work on Friday evening in serving refreshments, thereby adding to te pleasure of the evening and the purse of the association. Trinity has a Sunday school which is well attended, and on last Sunday they elected a delegate to the State Sunday school convention. We have preaching in the school auditorium on the cfter noons of the second and fourth Sundaysi at which time the hall is ussally crowd ed, but the Trinity church building is progressing rapidly and it will nct be long before we can seat comfortably the large congregations, who aite so much pleased with our preacher. There will be a Trinity box party at Trinity school building Friday evening, the 28th inst. An admission fee of five cents will be chargeed. Yours for a good time, BOB WHITE. Honor Roll Davis Station School. First grade-Luella Horton, Clara Belle Richbourg and Edith Stukes. Third grade-Ola Corbett, Everett Horton anid Wallace Hilton Fourth grade-Eldrich Brunson Mag gie Dyson, Clara Lorene Ridgeway, Bertha Richbourg and Jennie Corbett. Fifth grade-Bob Horton, C a r r i e Rawlinson and Goldie Brnnson. Sixth grade-Pauline Childers. Ger trude. Blackweil, Claude Hilton, Mary Richbourg and Leslie Wells. Seventh grade.-Atticus Rich bourg. Eighth grade-Lucile Hilton, Susie ~, orto n a Aey Shthe.I Colored School Improvement Fund. Hampton. Va.. .anulary 2, 1912 Mr. I M. A. %1 ers, Mlanninz, S. C. Dear Sir:-I am writing to say that I cannot attend you r teacher's meeting on the 5tb inst. I hope, however, the fo! lowing may have more interest for you. I am very concerned about you getting your sehool house pt in -ow c)dition. Accordingly I hav' sCecureid the prom ise of $73.00 for this purpose. I think this will cover the amount. vou told me you wrnted. I am sure you understad vhat I would like to see done: the building thoroughly cleaned and painted on the inside so as to destroy the bad odor ac quired through lonur years of service as any building would naturally do. The painting should be so done as to in ereae the amount of light. in the class roons. Then if possible paint the ont side. Yours truly. W. T B. Williams, Manning, S. C., February 9, 1913. Prof. W. T. B. Williams. Agt., John Slater Fund, Hampton, Va. Dear Sir:-l am again referring to vour letter to me January 2. 1912, in xhich you stated that you had the prom se of $75 00 for our school. You may ;,d what you have secured to Mr. 1oseph Spvott,. Cashier Bank of Mau 3ing and Secretary Board of Diso iet I'rustees, or Prof. E. J. Browne. Coun :y Superintendent of Education, I shall isk him to expect your favorable reply. Yours truly, I. M. A. Myers. New Orleans, La., March S. 1913. Dupt. E. J. Browne, Manning, S. C. Dear Mr. Browne:-Subject to your tpproval, I am enclosing cheque for 75.00 on account of building and equi p nent for the colored public schoolhouse n Manning. Trusting that the money vill be well expended, I remain )Cours truly, James H. Dillard, President. Death ot Miss Florrie Land. The relatives and many friends of Mr. Lnd Mrs. J. C. Land, Foreston, S. C., ere deeply grieved to learn that the Lngel of death visited their home on Nednesday, March 19, and bore away ,heir lovely daughter. Florrie Lee. She was stricken suddenly ill about hree weeks ago with acute appendici is, and was taken to the Sumter Hos >tal where all that medical skill and oving relatives and friends could do vas done for her rocovery but her mal dy resisted all treatment, and it was .een that she must soon obey the sum-. nons of Him who doeth all things well. ith aching hearts her mother and ather tenderly watched at her bedside luring her entire illness. Her body was brought to Foreston on Chursday for interment. The funeral ervices held at 4 p. m., were attended )y-one of the largest concourses of peo )le that has ever been seen in that com nunity. The tributes of beautiful flow rs and the tender words of sympa !iy Lttested the great. love and esteem of tery one for her. She was a young lady of most amiable lisposition, a truly consecrated Chris ian, ever ready to speak words of kind tess and do deeds of charity to those xround her. She was the sunshine of he home, and will leave a place vacant vhich can never be filled. To her parents, to her sisters and rothers, and all those who will miss ter so grievously, are extended the ertiest sympathy of the community. M. B. H. A Message to Railroad Men. E. S. Bacon, 11 Bast St., Bath, Me.. ends out this warning to railroaders verywhere. "My work as conductor aused a chronic inflammation of the :idneys and I was miserable and all layed out. From thie day I began tak ng Foley Kidney Pills I began to re lain my strength, a.nd I am better now han I have been for twenty years." rry them. The Dickson Drug Co., Man ing, Leon Fischer, Summerton. A Cad Summerton, S. C., March 17, 1913. o the Voters of Clarendon County: After the second primary last fall I ,nnounced that I would appear in the et general election asking a seat in he House of Renresentatives. None f us could foresee the resignation of dr Mirtcbum. making a vacancy in the elegation from this county. I now offer myself on the suffrage .ltar and ask enough of your votes to lace me in the vacancy referred to. Taking all things into consideration. he vote I received in the two primaries ast year was very good, and after the apse of nearly a year I trust that a arger number of our people will see ne in a favorable light. Should you end me to Columbia it will be my en leavor to represent the wvhole people .nd the county. My principal effort would be in the irection of better schools, drainage, rood roads and equialization of taxes. r I should say, the equalization of >roperty returns? This being a busy season of the year, nd having been before you last sum ner, I am not sure that I can canvass he county before the first primary. This is corn planting and fertilizer iistributing season, and the final re ults will retaliate on the careless and ndifferent planter. Therefore, in this ~mergency, I trurt to your common ense and good judgment in what you lo on April first. In conclusion, I ask old aind new *riends to give me this support. Respectfully, JOS. H. BURGESS. A Cold, La Grippe, Then Pneumonia Is too often the fatal sequence. La rippe coughs hang on, weaken the ;ystem, and lower the vital resistence. . G. Collins, Postmaster, Barnegat., . J., says: "I was troubled with a se ere La Grippe cough which complete y exhausted me. Foley's Honey & Tar 3mpound soon stopped the coughing plls entirely. It can't be beat." The ickson Drug Co., Manning. L e on 'ischer, Sum merton. Candidate for Legislature. Feeling that I am particularly fitted o represent the people of Clarendon ounty in the Legislature, and that I an be of great service to them there. I rereby announce myself a candidate for he House of Representatives, to fill the teat made vact~nt by the resirnation of he Hon. H-arvey W. Mitchum. As verybody knows, I am an ardent sup porter of Governor Blease, and if elect ed I will do all in myv power to uphold him in his efforts for the people, besides I will try to work in harmony with our present delegation and Senator I solicit the support of all the people. R1Ev. D. S.\M CORB3ETTV. Pneumonia Follows a Cold but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It stops the cough. heals the sore and inilamned air passages, and strengthens the lungs. The genuine is in a yellow package with beehive on carton. Refuse substi tutes. The Dickson Drug Co., Manning Leon Fischer, Summerten. IDLESLU1T-TAR The Campaign Meeting. There was a largo crowd in Manning yesterday to hear the candidates, and it was indeed a representative gather ing from all over the county. Courty Chairma:a A. J.' Richbourg caflld thc metting to order by intro duci!: Rv. J. T. ft. Major of Summer ton to begiu the services with prayer. The first sp-aker was Hon. George F. Von Kolnitz. He had a number of frieuds in the audience who greeted him applause, and after maging his acknowledgements for this reception. and the presence of the ladies he enter ed into the discussion: He said there are ro issues between the candidates, that all of them stand upon the same platform-the Democratic platform as adopted at Baltimore. He said all of the candidates are men of high char acter, and that nothing has been said to reflect upon the political or personal character of any. The speaker said when he first came into this county he was met with the report that he was a Republican, the report was not true, he had uever voted a Republican ticket in his life. In 1890 be op posed the free silver plank in the Dem ocratic platform, and opposed Bryan for ,hit reasou, he did not do so as a [tt, ub-hlitan,. but as a gold Democrat. Ft. h:-; heard it said that he would have no iulu.'uce at Washington because of his position against Bryan, and he read a letter from Senator Tillman. which aid that lie was % rong and should have stood by the Demecratic party, but that le believe he acted conscientiously. He also made the point that notwithstand utz his position against Bryan the peo ple of Charlestoa endorsed him by electing him to the legislature. He laid much stress upon Tillman's letter, which said that he had no interest in this campaign, but that he should not have advocated the election of McKin ley against W. J. Bryan, and should have stood steadfast by the Democratic party. The most of Mr. Von Kolnitz's ime was taken up with his explanation >f his acts in 1896. but he did manage to et in enough to let his bearers know that he favored all the planks of the party platform, was interested in farm ing, was for a tariff for revenue only, and if elected would be unswerving in his duty to the people of this State. and especially the First District. Mr. D. M. Bradham sought to have Mr. Von Kol itz's time extended and was joined in this by Col. Padgett, but Mr. Von Kol itz respectfully declined and returned his thanks. The next speaker was Solicitor J. H. eurifoy, who began by cracking some very good jokes, and said that wher, e first offered for the office of Solici or of his circuit he was adyised against t because of the fear he would stand 1 o chance on account of the large vote n Charleston county, but he proved hat he did have friends in that county, Ls he beat the former solicitor over 1,000 votes in the city and over 2500 in he circuit. Mr. Peurifoy read two rticles from The Times which re erred to Mr. Hughes, the one signed ;'Clarendon"l he thought was 'unfair >ecause it was in the interest of one of ais opponents. Mr. Peurifoy could have t iad a similar article published in "his nterests in The Times.had his friends one as the friendof Mr. Hughes did and ;o could have every other candidate in he race. The communication is laud tory of'Mr. Hughes and published as . communication from another and not 1 is an expression of The Times editor, ,vhich every intelligent reader knows. i dr. Peurifoy either does not under tand the work of a newspaper, or he I bought that he would create a pre udice against one of his opponents by t rving to claim unfair treatment, but dfr. Peurifoy could have had his friends write articles for The Times in his t ~avor too. He said that he did not in- 1 ~end to drag von Kolnitz's record be rore the voters, as he thought that it vas well known to every reading Tiem crat in this country, but as hebrought I t forward himself, together with a ardon or parole from Senator illman, he would refer to it, :hat Von Kolnitz has not been faith ul to the democratic cause because he. ~enfesses that he opposed the party ~latform in 1896, and stumped the ~ountry for McKinley against Willian ennings Bryan. did all in his power 1 o prevent the election of the Demo ~ratic party leader, and Tillman's let :er he banks on reiterates the fact hat has been charged against Von. EColnitz party record, Tillman does owever tell him that while he did vrong he believes that he acted con ;cientiously. Then Mr. Peurifoy aunched off into a discussion of the ~everal planks in the party platform, Lnd argued that he favoreai all of them, which includes drainage, good roads nd everything which will benefit the ountry, the farmer especially. He ;aid that Hughes has been running for I )fice since he left college, was a can idate for Mavor and withdrew, was ,candidate for Judge and did not ucceed, he was also a member of e legislature. He said H u gh e s as a nice man, but he was going to ~ )eat him for congress. He referred to I man by the name of Beard who he 1 aid was creating the impression that overnor Biease was in favor of lughes, and he read a telegram sent to he candidate's brother who is living at Valterboro, which in effect said that io one was authorized to speak for theT 3overnor, that if he lived in this dis- 1 rict he would vote for his cousin's hus ,and. He then took a turn at the othr ~andidates. He said that Whaley thinks -ou ought to send him to Congress be ause he was a member of the legisla- 1 :ure, and he presided over that body, ut he asked what had Mr. Whaiey ver done in his service in the legisla :ure, why, said the speaker, anybody an preside over the sessions of the leg slature. He said that Whaley thinks Lie is deserving because he went to the Baltimore convention, and toted a ban- I ler and hurrahed for Wilson, and that 1 Wilson shook hands with him when he served on the notification committee. haley claims he has influence with he leaders, but said the speaker, when 1 Wilson was elected Whaley's friends boosted him for the District Attorney ship, but WVhaley with his influence ould not get the place. M1r. Peurifoy said he worked on his father's farm, then went to Wolford college and made himself what he is by his own efforts. e spoke -confidently of his chances, nd urgea his hearers to go out to vote 1 for him. Then followed Col J3. G. Badgett. He too, paid a nice tribute to the ladies present and urged them to use their in-c fuence for him, but not like his friend 1 Von Kolnitz, he would prefer the votes f the men at this time to the good wishes of the ladies. Col. Padgett tooka p r. Von Kolnitz's defense of himself for his attitude toevards the Democratic party in 18%i, andl criticised it in a masterful manner. He said that Von I Kolnitz confesses to having gone out int the West and at the North to makeI speeches against the nominee of the Demor. .Ic party when it first placed William JTennings Bryan in the lead, nd now he comes here with excuses. ol. Padgett paia William Jennings Iryan a high tribute, and laid much I stress on the falacy of Von Kolnitz's po ition in coming now to claim the votes of the Democratic party to send hirm to Ccngress. The speaker said he had 1 'ver fooled anybody, for a man who t will fool you is unworthy of trust. He turned upon Peuritoy and said that this t was the first time lhe had heard of thei Hlase telegram, and he asked the oth- i er candidates if they had, all of them 4 responded No. Then he told the audi- 1 ence that Peurifoy, notwithstanding I that he had married a cousin of Gover nor Blease, did not vote for Blease, and is now trying to get out the impression t tat Blease is supporting him, but it I' will fool no one. The speaker argued the necessity to senid a :nan to Congress who was in sympathy with the masses, and that he was the man. He said he would devote his attention to getting the govenment to cean out the rivers and streams. the swamp lands could be drained with government aid and make this country what it should be. He said that since the country has been defor ested the health is impaired and the remedy is drainage, which can be done by getting the machinery now being used by the government to be put into operation in our low lands. Col. Pad gett like the others stands upon the party platform and pledges to work for an income tax and a inheritence tax. which if it is made into law will add much to the treasury and relieve the poor man from a considerable amount of his present burders. He also favors an increase on the tobacco tax which would raise the revenue to a large ex tent and not be felt by the people, just as was done during the Spanish-Ameri can war. He asked that city and coun ty lines be wiped out and the people elect their Congressman from the view point of fitness that now was the oppor tune time to elect a man from the coun try to Congress if there was one in the race qualified. He then gave an account of his career, his early struggles for an education, and his success as a lawyer %nd a citizen. Hon. Edward W. Hughes was intro duced, and he answered his opponents who made capital of hi3 having been a :andidate for Mayor and withdrew, and he circumstances connected with his :andilacy for district Judge. He said bis name had been presented to the President when it became known the President was disregarding party ties n selecting Judges for the South, that 1e was endorsed by the Bar and by a arge number of the business interests, ncluding the bankers, as a suitable man D> be placed upon the bench, that when ie found his friend H. A. M. Smith vas also being urged he saw it would ye useless for both of them to try and 2e therefore with his friends, helped o push the claims of Judge Smith who s regarded one of the ablest Judges in he State, and ranks very high as a ederal Judge. Judge Smith is a true d tried Democrat. An insinuation ias been made by some that he has een trying to win votes on account of is friendly relations to Governor 31ease, why, there is nothing to this, t is true that he is seeking the votes >f all men and of whatever factions, he s not in the race tied to any man, what ie wants is votes from those who be ieve he is a proper man to vote for, Lod as to the Peurifoy telegram this s the first time he had heard of it, vhich does not amount to anything one vay or another. He told his hearers hat if they had kept up with the -eports of the meetings they would see ,he other candidates from day to day, ried to absorb the ideas he had ad ranced at the beginning of this cam >aign. He solicits votes because he is amiliar with the needs of the people, nd will work for them earnestly. It vas he who began the agitation for . rainage and government aid for good oads, and it was he who has advancod - he idea of interesting the government o establish a system of rural credit as s the custom in other conntries where t works successfully and the farmers ibtain money at a very law rate of in- I erest. This could be done through he national banks being authorized to nake these loans, or through the pos al savings banks, and it would reach he very people needing such aid. Mr. | lughes said the tariff is a paramount ssue with the Democratic party, it is edged to reduce the present iniquit us tariff, so that those who have to my will not be enriching the already ich by making poorer the already ioor. If elected he will give his busi ess mind to laboring for this reduc ion and the upbuilding of the country, specially the bection of the State rhere the low lands abound and need he water taken from them. He said he farmers' free list bill which was ~etoed by the President cost the farm- l rs $390,000,000, and by figures and acts he presented the tariff question n an able manner. At the conclusion f his speech he was liberally applaud-1 d. Several gave applause who had be ore they heard him, spoke of favoring ome other canaidate. The last of the congressional canii-. lates was Hon. R. S. Whaley. He tarted of by saying that "things had. roken loose today, somebody has hrown an apple into the cage," but aid he, "I did not do it," then turned o Mr. von Kolnitz, and in a manner inderstood by his hearers, s a i di 'I am delighted with the consistent emocracy of Mr. von Kolnitz, and that eurifoy is such a big Blease man, that ughes was a farmer, that Padgett was was a great man. He heard today that . -on Kolnitz was a farmer and that he was sent to the legislature, but he tid not tell the people there as a Senate and a Lower House, and 1 hat is known as the Third House he lobby. He did not tell of his con ection witb the defeat of certain easures in the interest of the farmers when the fertilizer companies he rep- I esented were to be affected. Mr. haley argued that Mr. Von Kolnitz] as made a record which makes him orry for him. Bryan read out of the arty Ryan, Belmont and Tammany ecause of their treacbery to the Dem cratic party in 1896, these men refused 4 o support the democracy because of he money question, they s o 1d. t the party by giving t he ir upport to aid the election of the Re-, ublican Presiaent, and Bryan, when e saw these men in the Baltimore con-, ention, had the bravery to denounce nd he tried to have them expelled rom the convention characterizing heir acts as the treachery of 1896. You, Le said, should send a man to Congress those democracy is above suspicion, otwithstanding the commutation Sen tor Timan has given to Mr. Von Kol iitz. He has an admiration for the man 2 ho can toot his own horn. Peurifoy ells you what a great record he has2 aade as Solicitor, but I tell you that I ardly knew he was the Solicitor, had 2 t not been for one or two cases in which was employed I could not have told 2 here was a Solicitor. The record does Lt show so much for Mr. Peurifoy as e claims for himself, and where there ras a decent defense his record is nil. 1 Vhy, says the sneaker, Mr. Peurifoy racked a fe w jo~kes and that was all I here is in his speech. He then referred o the telegram which was sent to Peu- I 'ifoy's brother, but it did not say he ould vote for this candidate if he liv- 3 d in the district because he was the est fitted man for the place, but he 3 oud vote for his cousin's husband who id not support Blease. He then creat d considerable laughter at the expense f Cl. Padgett, and Hughes raisingJ ,uckwheat at his mountain home in orth Carolina. He says to hear HughesJ ne would think he has been traveling nd no doubt he has traveled from J yrtle Beach to North Carolina and rm hell to breakfast, He criticised 3 ughe's position on the tariff, by tell ng his hearers that Hughes failed to J elI them that he was at the head of the aily-Lebby Company the largest hard-J rare, and The David Outfittipg Comp ny, the largest clothing concern in ~harleston. Hughes was appointed As itant District Attorney by his friend, udge Brawley, and later Referee in ankruptcy, snould Judge Brawley die1 there was Hughes to get the brain orm to run the Congress Mr. Whaley said there is a situation n the district which needs, a clear hiner. The Democrats are in power nd you need a man to take up the du ie of legislation at once, and that man s Whaley because he has more exper enee than any other in the race, is in lose touch with the leaders of the par y and of the administration. He refer -ed to his efforts in the Baltimore con ention which nominated Woodrow ' vilson. He said for the past fifty years he South has nothing from the govern net but the privilege of paying taxes, iow, the opportunity is at hand for the south to come to its own by demanding ier rights, this she must do by having apable men to represent her in the longress, In reply to a suggestion from is hen amdtah-hdml filed an application for the office of diS trict attorney, and then he read a let ter from Walter W. Vick, one of the officials of the inauguration committee, thanking him for his services. At the close of the meeting the candidates for the legislature spoke, but as we did not remain we are unable to give a synopsis of what they said. We heard some cheering from the court house while one of the candidates was speaking. The meeting yesterday was a credit to the county, all of the candidates re ceived good attention and applause. The county is very much divided in opinion as to who is the winner, not withstavding the boasts of those who pretend to.know, we do not believe there fs anybody who can foresee the result. BUSINESS LOCALS. Wanted-Everybody to know that I repair refrigerators and make ice box es. J. P. Bell. Itch relieved in 30 minutes by Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by Dickson Drug Co., druggists. 5 or 6 doses 666 will break any case Df Chills and Fever; and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. Price 25c. Buy your frost proof cabbage plants from F. S. CANNON. Meggett's, S. C. 1000 to 4000 at $1 25, 5000 to 9000 at B1.00. 10.000 to 15,000 at 90 cents. Spe :ial prices on larger orders and satis action guaranteed. TOBI EIGHTEEN I [ncluding a S: $50.00) The Grand Prize SE 3earing, Drop Head, Auto as seven drawers, beaul Nickel Plated Attachmer Nant. Commencing Satur )very Saturday at the sa ngs for these beautiful, We do not countena that, while the element < ibsolutely nothing for an md simple, carefully plan idvertising fund. For every 25c. cash he holder to a free cha saturday. niajht. In addil ives the holder a chanc< Except for THlE GR1 mtil some one present 1 3RIZE and if no oine in ti mmber will be held and p1 )RIZE by the following nd so on every Saturday ;ountry customers a chai Read This L Are G( iarch 29th--Fine Willow Rockin tpril 5th- A 52 Piece DNcorate kpril 12th- Handsome Rug, 272 pril 19th- Large Comfortable : tpril 26th- Eight Day Cathedra Jay 3rd- Solid Oak Parlor C< lay 10th- Hong Kong Sea Grt lay 17th- Large Porch Arm 15 4ay 24th- Gilt Ornamental Cl Jay 31st- A 52 Piece Decorat< une 7th- Beautiful Art Squa: une 14th- Pure White Enamel une 21st- Lovely Parlor Lam] une 28th- A 5 Piece Decorate< uly 5th- Splendid Canvas W< uly 12th- Two Facsimile Oil I uly 19th- Gilt Ornamental Ha uly 26th- GRAND PRIZE SI pend Your 4 Get Thee Join the crowds. Be he fun. Last year our ad mmulng sess. This ve Card From Candidate Penrifoy. March 26th, 1913. Editor of The Manning Times: On yesterday at the campaign meet ing, I read the following telegram: "Col. D. B. Peurifoy, Walterboro, S. C. Your wire. W. P. Beard has no authority to speak for me at any time or place and Goes not represent me in any capacity. If I lived in that Con gressional district I would vote for my cousin's husband. John H. Peurifoy." "Cole L. Blease." March 22nd, 1913. - The candidates who followed me, Messrs. Padeett.. Hughes and Whaley, made an attack upon me on account of this telegram, stating that I had not read same at the other campaign meet ings, and had withheld it until I reach ed here, because Clarendon was con sidered strong for Governor Blease. These insinuations are absolutely un true, for as a matter of fact I did not receive the telegram until a few min utes before the meeting opened. The telegram was sent to my brother at Walterboro, and forwarded to me here by Aim. Governor Blease knows the position I took in the campaign of last summer, when I was a candidate for re-election to the office of Solicitor. The telegram was read for the purpose of showing that W. P. Beard had no authority to speak for the Governor in this race. I desire further to state that I am not running for congress upon the coat-tail of Governor Blease, or anybody else, 130.0 IVEN I IALUABLE A PRESENTS! EWING MAC. for a GRAND WING Machine is a tweli matic Lift, Positive Feed ifully finished Quartered 1 its. This is just the MAC Jay, March 29th, at 8.30 me hour until July 26th. seful articles. ince gambling and want >f chance enters into tI ybody to lose. This is an ned, the cost of which is d purchase we give a nun nce at the premium to]I ion to the weekly drawini Sat the GRAND PRIZE l0 ND PRIZE we shall dra iins. We shall draw one ie store wins on the first ablished for one week. If r1 Saturday night at 8:30, t night until a winner is ft ice to get this HANDSOA ist of Splend ing to Give, g Chair................. ... d China Set. ............... orch Arm Chair............ 1 Cock..... . . . . . . . . . iter Table........ ... .... ,ss Rug, 36x72.. ............. ocking Chair................ >k...............-..----..-.--. ad China Set......... ...... e, 721108....... ............ ed Bed........... ......... Exquisitely Decorated .. .. .. 1 Toilet Set......... .. sae Pillow Hammock..... ... ainting Pictures, 26x26....... . t Rack................... ---- WING MACHINE.......... Juarters at 0 ie Valuable C in our store every Satur4 vertising campaign of we r it' noinn to be a recoi but am making the race upon my own merits. If the voters of Clarendon county will support me in this contest I wilt endeavor to merit the confidence re posed in me. Respectfully, JoHN H. PEURIFOY. DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA In Bankruptcy. In the matter of Davis Brothers, Bankrupt. To all Creditors: Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of March, 1913, the said Davis Brothers was duly adjudicated bank rupt: and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at my office in the city of Sumter, S. C., on the 4th day of April, 1913, at 11 o'clock a. m., at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a Trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Referee. . 0. PURDY. S. OLIvER 0 BRYAN PURDY & O'BRYAN, Attorneys and Counselors at Law MANNING. S. C. 0~ ND USEFUL IINE (Worth PRIZE. e year guaranteed. Ball Self Threading Shuttle, )ak. Fully equipped with INE every woman will P. M.. and continuing for we will have free draw. it distinctly understood s proposition, there is advertising matter, pure uy paid from our regular bered coupon entitling e drawn the following s, every coupon issued RAWING on .July 26th. v every Saturday night number for THE GRAND~ number drawn the said .o one claims the 6RAND en we will draw again. und. This gives all our E MACHINE FREE. id Gifts We Away. .........,Value, 5 00 ............Value, 8 00 ............Value, 3 00 .......... .Value, 3 50 .............Value, 6 00 ...........Value, 4 50 ........ .....Value, 3 00 .............Vaue, 4 50 ............ .Value, 3 00 ............Value, 8 00 .............Value, 5 00 .............Vaue, 6 00 .............Value, 6 00 .............Value. 3 00 ............Value, 4 00 ............Value, 5 00 ............Value, 2 50 ............Value. 50 00 $130 00 ur Store and lay nigjht by 8:30 and see kly distributions was a d breaker. 1.F t