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%IANNING, S. C., JUNE 3, 1914
RiTtf CHAPTER, NO. 40,
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
Regular Meeting, Second Men
day in Each Month,
BLO DuRaLrT. FaD T LASNE
High Priest. Secrtary.
Manning Chapter, No.. 9
"Order of Eastern S t ar.
ar Meeting, First Tuesday
in each Month.
(Mr- W. C. DAvs. W. M.
Miss LucY Joasos, Sec.
PLANT
Soja Beans
With Peas
And make the forage crop
of your life. Soja Beans
hold peas up off the ground,
allowing. them to mature
perfectly, and when cured
with peas make the best
all-round rough feed known.
Manning Grocery Co.
Miss Katie Clark of Columbia spent
Monday in town with relatives.
Mr. Ingram Wilson has returned
borne from his school near Greenville.
There were a number of prospective
candidates for the legislature in Man
ning Monday.
Misses Irma Weinberg and Annie
Hirschmann of Converse College, are
at home *r their vacation.
Charleston has adopted the Austra
Wian ballot system which if honestly
carried out may relieve the deplorable
condition.
Misses Martha r.nd Moselle Alder
man of Alcol, left last Monday night
fir Boston, where they will embark for
a tour of Europe.
Died in Sumter county, Mrs. Fiza
beth Cole. wife of Mr. T. J. Cole, aged
about 45 years. The funeral took place
at Trinity Sunday.
Died at his home near Midway, last
Thursday Mr. George Boss, aged
about 50 years. The service took place
-at Midway church Friday.
Mrs. W. Jasper Turbeville of Tur
bevie, was operated on for appendici
-?is at, the Toumney hospital last Satur
day, and the reports from that institu
tion are very encouraging.
'Myrtle, the 14 months old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Watts. died at
Turbeville last Friday. The funeral
took place Saturday at Pine Grove
church. Rev. P. K. Rhoad conducted
the service.
Congressman R. S. Whaley delivered
the annual address to the Summerton
school last Friday evening, and on
Saturday came t3 Manning where he
shook hands with a number of his sup
potrs in the special election, then
letin an automobile for Sumter.
Miss Ria Lee Bowmn's music pupils
-will {eive an entertainment in the
sehool auditorium on Friday evening
Jae1tat 8:3@ o'clock. The first
inst half an operetta, entitled the
"Brownie Band," presented by thirty
five children. Admssin, 25 and 15
oents. Proceeds will go- to the monu
menri fund.
In the last Issue of The Times there
was reference made to a probable can
didate from one of the country counties
for congress. since this appeared we
*are informedit was taken so be a hint
the candbdate would be from Claren-*
-don, and ione very truthful Individual
asserted that asum of 850.000 has been
raised to elect the Clarendon man.
What smart people there are in this
world?
Died at the Tourmey hospital in Sum
ter Sunday, Mr. Ezra P. Geddings aged
abOut 59 years. The deceased was a
splendid tyeof citizen, modest but
*always rayto performn any duty
which wudbenefit his oommunity.
He served- on the board of County
Commiiners a number of years ago.
and was considered one of the safest
men In that deatent. The funeral
took place at ~ .ar Monday.
Married at the Baptist proaeby
Rev..T. A. Ansley last Snaevening,
Mr. William Mr. Lewis and Miss Ruth
Touchberry. The groom is a very pros
prous young farmer of this county, and
Iesteemed highly for his high charac
ter and business ablity. The bride Is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Touch
berry, and isayounglady of accomplish
ments. she has just finished a .term as
one of the teachers in the Paxville
graded school. We wish this couple a
long and happy life.
Died at her home in Greeleyville,
last Wednesday night in the 73rd year
of her age, Mrs. Stacia ~Connor, widow
of the late Robert S. Connor. The de
ceased for a number of years- lived in
?iaunning, where besides her family
connections, she had. many devoted
friends. The body arrived in Manning
Frlday morning and was interred be
side her late husband in the Manning
cemetery. Rev. W. P. Way of Greeley
yille, conducted the service in the
presence of a large number of friends
that accompanied the remains from
her late home, and many friends and
relatives of this town. Te floral of
ferings were many and beautiful.
The report in yesterday's News and
Courier relating to the election of the
secretary to the Executive Committee
reads as if there was a factional divis
Ion in the selection of this officer, but
such was not the case. The Smith adher
ants have a majority of four on the com
mittee, Mr. Windham was elected,
true by the chairman casting the de
ciding vote, not because he was a
Blease man but because he has has
years of experience as secretary of the
county committee, and has served the
committee faithfully. Had all of the
Smith supporters voted against Mr.
Windham he woula have been defeated
without the chairman casting the de
ciding vote. We are certainly glad to
say there are some men who have more
regard for merit than for faction affil
lation. Thd committee is composed oi
Married at Trinity church, Tarpon
Springs Fla., on the evening of the
19th. inst , Mr. Arthur Graham Jones,
a son of the late Hon. George R. Jones,
of Davis Station, and Essie Melissa Vin
son. The marriage was one of the so
cial events of the city of Tarpon
Springs, followed with an elaborate
reception at the home of the brides
parents. The bridal couple after the
reception went on a tour to Washing
ton, Baltimore. New York and other
cities North. Mr Jones is a Claren
don raised boy, and has won his way
to the front in his profession as tele
graph operator, and for the past three
years has held a responsible position
with the Atlantic Coast Line.
Monday afternoon about 6 o'clock the
two story building belonging to the
estate of the late Mrs. M. 0. Burgess,
and occupied by the family of Mr. Hen
ry Touchberry as the Hotel Mecca,
was destroyed by fire. The fire was
discovered on the roof, and is supposed
to have caught from a defective flue,
the family had been doing some iron
ing and it is thought from this fire the
building caught. The engine did
splendid service keeping the flames
from spreading to adjacent buildings,
but it was impossible to save the burn
ing structure, the building was very
old and the timbers burned like tindar.
Mr. Touchberry managed to save a
part of his furniture in a damaged con
dition. He had $600 insurance on it,
and there was a $X000 policy on the
building.
There is one thing which. impresses
us in the coming to Manning of Rev.
B. F. McLendon. The admirers of
this man at his home where he was
reared have written letters to their
friends singing his praises, and be
speaking for him the attention of this
community, among the recipients of
these letters is The Times editor, and
in each one received by him Mr. Mc
Lendon is spoken of in the highest
terms, as to his earnestness, piety, and
ability, and in each letter there was an
earnest appeal to do everything to
make Mr. McLendon's meeting here a
success. We say we are impressed by
this manifestation, it angers 'ell for
the man, it also speaks in ringing tones
what may be expected from one who
has demonstrated his inspiration to
move mankind to higher purposes.
It will be a pleasure to The Times
editor, and he will regard it a privi
lege to give this gentleman what aid
he can, and to encourage him to make
his stay in our town worthy of his
efforts.
Cat.
We wish to extend our sincere thanks
to our friends for the many kindnesses
shown us during the illness and death
otour dear father and husband.
(Mrs) E. P. Geddings and Family.
Card of Thanks,
I beg to thank the Manning Fire
Fighters and every one else for their
prompt wore{ in putting out the fire,
and for helping us to care for our
household goods last Thursday, and al
so for every kindness shown us.
J. E. ARANT.
Organization of Sardinia Tomato Crab.
The girls of the Sardinia Tomato
Club held their first meeting Saturday
May 23rd. at the artesian .: well near
Sardinia. Quite a number of the par
ents and friends of the girls assembled
to enjoy the day with them.
As it was late, the first thing on the
program was dinner, which was served
in picnic style and enjoyed by all. After
dinner instructive talks were made by
Miss Richardson and Mr. Allen Me
Faddin.
The girls, dressed in their white
icap and aprons assisted Miss Rich
ardsn in a Canning Demonstration of
beans and peas.
The day ended with the song and
yell and the election of officers. Presi
dent Magares Garland; Vice President,
Janie McFaddin; Secretary, fleen
Plowden.
Rural Carirs
As per notice published in The
Times last week the rural mail carriers
of Clarendon met in the court house
last Saturday and organized a county
association. Mir. 3. M. Turbeville
couoty organizer is very much gratified
at the success of this meeting. The'
organization was perfected as follows:
Louis T. Fischer, of Sumnmerton presi
dent; A. Gordan Chewning, Summer
ton. vice-president; J. M. Turbeville,
Delegates to State convention, which
assemblesatSpartanburg July 3-4 H.
G. Walker, St. Paul, A. G. Clewning,
Sumerton. with L. P. Flemming of
New Zion, and A. J. Briggs of Silver,
alternates.
President Fischer made a very inter
esting talk on the subject of carriers
organizine, in which he referred to
what had been done for the association,
the 'couragement it redeived from
the *ital authorities, and what was In
storejor the future. He was followed
by Mr. Turbiville, who also stressed
the importance of the orgaization,
that he isan old member and has at
tended a number of the State meetings,
where he received much valuable in
formation.. He is a member of the ex
ecntive committee which makes him a
member of- the convention, therefore
heesked that he be not chosen a del
egate. When the association was
about to adjourn Hon. R. S. Whaley
walked in the room and after a few
greetings made a speech to the car
riers.
New Zion.
Well Mr. editor, all that the farm
er's need around here is just a nice rain
to set their crops to growing, for they
are indeed suffering for it.
Miss Corrina Morris is spending a
fortnight with her sister, in Sumter.
Miss Lillie Morris who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Evans, has
returned home.
The little infant of Mr. R. M. Web
ster is very ill at this writing, but we
hope for it a speedy recovery.
Mrs, J, D. McElveen, who have been
suffering from rheumatism for some
time is slowly improving.
There seems to be a great deal of
sickness in our community, whooping
cough is raging among the little ones.
Everybody seem to be trying their
luck at fishing these sunshiny days.
Mr. J. H. Morris one of the ruling
stockholders in the new warehouse at
Olanta, seems to think tobacco will
bring a good price this season. Mr.
Morris is a cunnmng old coon on the
tobacco line and knows what he is
talking about.
This ought to encourage all tobacco
planters. FOR-GET-ME.NOT.
Methodist Church.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Mr. Jos.
Sprott, superintendent. Public Ser
vice as 11:00 a. mn. and 8:30 p. m. con
ducted by Rev. George Pierce Watson
pastor. Sermons by Rev. Baxter F.
McLendon, evangelist. Daily services
through the week--Saturday excepted,
as 5 p. mn. and 8:30 p. m. Hearty Gos
pel singing and practical Gospel
preaching will feature the -services.
Come one, come all, each expecting
God's blessing.
G. P. WATsoN,
Pastor.
Aouses tbe Uiver and Purifies the Blood
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic.
GROvW5'TASTWT SSehII1TONIC. arousesthe
livertoaction. drlves Malariaoutof theblood and
The summer term of court began here
Monday with Hon. John S. Wilson pre
siding. The business was dispatched
in good businesslike time, and the ses
sions court was over last evening. A
number of cases were carried over until
the next term for various reasons, ab
sence of material witnesses, sickness,
and jurors in United States court.
The cases tried were as follows:
Jos. S. Chewning, trafficing in seed
cotton-not guilty.
Siah Brunson, malicious mischief
got guilty.
Henry McFaddin, malicious mischief,
plead guilty, and was sentenced to 4
months on the gang or $50.
J. D. Knowlton, guilty of assault and
battery of a high and aggravated na
ture, sentenced to pay a fine of $40, or
serve 3 months on gang.
Jeff Holladay, violation of dispensary
law, guilty-sentenced to 3 months or
pay a fine of $100.
Marion White, housebreaking and
larceny, sentenced to one year in re
formatory at Lexington.
J. W. Frierson, disposing of crop un
der lien, after the evidence the
Judge directed the jury to return a
verdict of not guilty.
Charlie Jones storing liquor, jury
failed to agree, mistrial was ordered.
Jones conaucted his own case which
perhaps accounts for his escape from a
jury's verdict.
The court was in session a short time
today, mainly for the purpose of sign
ing orders for the members of the bar.
PRESENTMENT.
To His Honor John S. Wilson, Pre
siding Judge:
We have passed on all bills handed
us by the Solicitor.
Following our last presentment, we
employed Mr. Louis A. Searson to au
dit books of county at a cost of one
hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00). We
attach his report hereto as a part of
our presentment, and recommend that
it be recorded in the Clerk of Court's
office, and kept as a permanent record.
He found all the records and offibes
nicely kept, with the exception of the
of a of Supervisor. The condition
there is bad, but will say in justice to
Supervisor that it is due to the system
of bookkeeping.
We recommend that a regular ledg
er be kept as it is the only intelligent
manner in which to the proper records
of county financles can be kept.
We further recommend that the
minutes be kept of each meeting of
County Commissioners, and in which
all approved claims be entered, and
that minutes be signed by Supervisor
and Commissioners. We further rec
ommend that the issuing of certificates
of indebtedness be discontinued. An
approved claim is the best evidence of
debt. We further recommend that
Supervisor's books be balanced before
making each annual settlement with
treasurer. We find from report of ex
pert accountant, that there is an in
debtedness up to April 1st, 1914, of
about twenty-one thousand dollars
($21,000); with no funds to run county
until taxes for 1914 come in. It will
then reach an approximate indebted
of thirty thousand or more dollars
($30,000).
We recommend a bond issue for an
amount sufficient- to relieve us of this
debt. We do not think this condition
due wholly to our Supervisor, but our
senator and representatives are re
sponsible to a great extent for failure
to provide sufficient levy to meet ex
penses.
From evidence before us we find our
delegation did not have a meeting
dring last session of legislature to ar
range the county supply bill. We rec
ommend that our delegation to the leg
islature be requested to repeal so much
of the county fee bill as relates to the
Judge of Probate retaining all fees
from marriage licenses.
We find that on May 6th, 1911, three
hundred and fifty dollars was deposited
in the Bank of Manning to the credit
of R. E. McFaddin, trustee, by A. P.
Bnrgess. This money being required
by the County Commissioners for the
purpose of having county records re
indexed. As work done by Mr. Burgess
in this connection about the year 1908
proved unsatisfactory, we recommend
that the proper authorities have this
work done or else that the County
Commissioners return this money to
Mr. Burgess.
Thanking you and all court officers
for uniform courtesies.
All of which is respectfully submitted
J. A. JA MES,
Foreman.
We should like to print the report of
Mr. Louis A. Searson, expert employed
by the grand jury to investigate Clar
endon's financial condition, but is is
impossible to get it in one issue, and to
make2 a serial stog~ of it would
destroy its usefuluess; the document is
so voluminous, and is of such a charac
ter that it will take a financial expert
to fathom it. Mr. Searson claims that
there is a very large deficit, some $20,
O000and the grand jury gives It as its
opinion, by the end of this year, it will
be an indebtedness of $30,000 The ex
pert and the grand jury may be correct
but we will have to be convinced to
make us believe there is anything like
so great a deficit.
There is no way of getting absolute
information from the books of the
county commissioners, the system of
bookkeeping is such that it is impos
sible to know just what is the true con
dition. Mr. Searson told us this him
self, and he further said, the Comptrol
ler General was going to ginstall a sys
tem of bookkeeping for all the counties
which will correct this condition. The
legislative delegation comes In for a
share of the grand jury's criticism for
not providing tax levies sufficient to
keep down these deficits, and for not
having delegation meetings during the
legislative session to consider this mat
ter. Notwithstanding what the grand
jury says, the delegation did meet ' st
before the assembling of the legsa
ture with the county commissioners,
and at that meeting the financial con
dition-was thoroughly gone into. Lt was
represented to the delegation, the de
fiit it had inherited from the R E.
MFaddin administration was about
paid off, and the running expenses had
been kept down to the income of tihe
county. With this information from the
fountain source, the delegation went to
Columbia and, at the proper time made
up the supply bill. It Is true, that later
the commissioners did send a written
statement to the delegatior, but it was
so vague, and so different from the im
pression made at the meeting it was
not given consideration
It would have been very unbusiness
like to have undertaken to burden the
taxpayers with an additional, or an
increase in levy on uncertain estimates,
and, rather snan do so the delegation
preferred to know more about the
affairs before it assumed the responsi
bility, and too, experience has proven
that it is an easy matter to impose a
tax -levy, but when once Imposed, It
is difficult to get it reduced. There
fore, a representative does not want to
raise a tax levy unless it is absolutely
necessary and imperative
The question was asked why was not
information sought by the delegation
from the Comptroller General's office?
Our answer is. the proper place to se
cure information about a county's finan
cial affairs is the commissioners' office,
that this is true, is demonstrated Mr.
Searson, the expert employed by the
grand jury, coming to Clarendon from
the Comptroller General's office, -and
from the books in the commissioners of
fiee secured the information upon which
he relied to make his report. If M~r. Sear
son could have gotten from the Comp
troller General's office the necessary
information, he would not have come
to Manning, spent money needlessly for
railroad fare and hotel bills, but he
would have done his work in his offie
in the state house. Mr. Searson, the
expert accountant, in order to secure
the information asked for, had to go ti
the original source, the office of the
county commissioners, just as the dele
gation did, with this difference, Mr.
Searson was handsomely paid for going
through the books and origins
papers,and from the information he se
cured, hbe wrote his report to his em
ployers. The delegation does not rep
resent itself to be expert accountants,
nor was it its duty nor was it ex
pected for it to go through the
records of the court house for informe
tion, such information is to be sup
plied by the officers, and whatever they
furnish the delegation with, is all it
has to go by. This has been the prat.
Lice always, and it will continue to be
the practice always, but whenever, as
has been done in this case, an expert
has been put on the books whereby
proper information is furnished, ,the
delegation then will have ground to
stand on when it seeks to provide for
necessary taxation.
Do Not Fal to Enroll.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee met in the court house Monday
in accordance with the requirement of
the new constitution; all of .the clubs
were represented by the regularly
elected members except Pinewood,
Manning and the Farmers Platform, in
these cases unavoidable absence pre
vented the attendance, "it their places
were filled by proper proxies. Immed
iately after the organization by enroll
ing the members ,an election was en
tered into for Secretary, which result
ed in the election of J. M. Windham
who has served in this capacity for a
number of years.
The new constitution was read by
sections and its provisions followed as
far as it was possible. The result of
this labor is seen in the official notice
published in another column. The
committee found it extremely difficult
to arrange satisfactory all of the club
districts, and we believe yet that it
will be unsatisfactory in many in
stances, however, we advise the people
to be patient with it for this year, and
hope that when the State convention
assembles again it will see the wisdom
of making such changes as will simplify
the rules, so-that a citizen will not have
to be inconvenienced in the manner
the new rules require.
While it is true there is nothing in
the net' rules to prevent a man from
exercising his right to be enrolled, that
is to.say, there is nothing in them
which forbids him to enroll the prac
tical effect in our opinion, will be to
ut off hundreds and hundreds from
getting their names on the books, and
hether their fault or not, they will be
disfranchised.
We cannot urge too strongly the
necessity of every white man making
some sacrifice to place his name en his
proper club. If the proponents of this
new scheme had a purpose to eliminate
a large number of voters it is up to
these voters to thwart them in the
purpose, because the only way their
scheme can succeed is for the people
to lay down, become indifferent, and
not make the effort to have a white
man's privilege. As we have said in a
previous issue, this is not a question. of
candidates for offioe, it matters not
who a man favors for this or that office,
it is his duty to himself, his family and
his community, that he have the priv
ilege of a citizen in good standing, and
surely no man will contend that he is
in good standing when he is not equip
ped with the rights of citizenship.
Crossed Over The River.
Died at the McLeod Infirmary In
Forence last Thursday morning, Cap
:in Isaac Ingram Bagnal of Manning.
The deceased was In the 48th .ea of
hs age, a graduate of the Citael, we
tink in the first class after the *eor
aniation of the famous institution.
is first two years after gradriatiop
was spent In his bomne town tasching.
e was chosen Captain of the "Man'
ing Guards, which he made one of
he best militia companies In the State;
at the establishment of The Bank of
~anning he accepted a position as
bookkeeper, later he organized the
lanning Grocery Co., which he .man
aged for a number of years, retiring to
cept a position as travelling sales
an, and built up a splendid trade;'we
ave it from his employers and his
omrades on the road, that there was
o more popular salesman in the ser
vice, and the news of his death cast a
gloom upon the fraternity; several of
is fellow travelers attended the fun
ral, and brought with them magnifi
cient floral tributes.
The body arrived Thursday evening,
d wasmet by a large concourse o
eople, it was taken to his late home,
nd Friday morning the funeral took
place in the Manning cemetery with
asonic honors. Rev. L. B. McCord
astor of the Presbyterianichurch, of
which church the deceased was a life
long member, conducted the religious
rites, as well as assisting in the masonic
:eremonies.
The pallbearers were: Joseph Sprott,
A. C. Bradham. Louis Levi, S. Oliver
'Bryan, S. L. Huggins and Iouis
Appelt. The floral tributes were
merous and beautiful, friends from
far and near sent their offerings to
attest their affection for the deceased;
mong the floral pieces was one from
is comrades the T. P. A. and another,
a magnificient masonic emblem from
is lodge St. Peters No. 54.
The deceased leaves a wife and seven
hildren, and his bereaved family
has the sincere sympathy of this en
tire community, for everybody had a
ost affectionate feeling for their
loved one. Our readers will, we are
ure, excuse a personal reference.
ngram Bagnal was a personal friend,
it was with his parents the writer lived
and it was in their home that he was
made to feel the kindly touch of home
life, his father and mother were his
staunchest friends, therefore this vis
itation of Providence is keenly felt, it
is his earnest prayer that a loving God
will guard and protect those he has
left behind.
Baptist Charsh.
Sunday School 10:00 a. m. E. L.
Wilkins Superintendent. Preaching
by tePastor at11:00 a. m. The morn
ig sermon will be preached by an ob.
ject sermon for children. No service
in the evening.
J. A. ANSLEY,
Pastor.
MISSIONS.
MANNING AUXILIARY
Woman's Missionary Society meets
Friday afternoon, 5th inst., 4:30o'clock,
Methodist church.
1st-Doxology.
2nd-Scripture Reading and Prayer.
3rd-Hymn, From all the Dark places
4th-Short Business Session.
5th- Report from Delegates to the
District meeting at Camden.
6th-Address by Rev. M. B. Stokes,
returned Missionary from Korea
7th-Song, last Stanza of Hymn,
From Greenlands Icy Mountain.
The member of our sister Missionary
Societies and any other so disposed are
invited to be with us on this occasion.
Notice
We the undersigned forewarn al:
persons trespassing or allowing thei1
stock and cattle to trespass on landi
beloning to us.
Rev.J. P. W. Gibbons, Rev. W. E
Gibbons. W. S. Gibbons, W. D. Hicks
C. K. Gibbons, R. 3!. Mellette, W. G
Gibbons, W. H. Castine, J. D. Gibboni
D. M. Roberson.
May 27th. 1914.
Important Information.
At a meeting of the County Demc
cratic Executive Committee, held thi
day at Manning, Clarenuon Count:
was divided into Club Districts as pro
vided by the Rules of the Democrati
Party. The following are the name
of the various clubs, the boundaries o
the club districts, together with the
names of the Secretary and enrollmen
committee and the place where the en
rollment books are to be opened:
Plowden's Mill Club District, include.
Alcolu and Fork Clubs, and comprise.
all that territory bounded on the Norti
by the Sumter County line; East bi
public road leading from Trinity t<
Sardinia; South by Trinity Bay; Wes1
by Pocataligo River, the dividing li0
between the Alcolu club and the Fork
club being a line beginning on the
Public Road at John W. Perry's, along
the Public Road to R. L. Logan's place
thence in a direct line to Big Brand
at Joe McFaddin's place, thence along
Big Branch to Pocataligo River.
Alcolu Club: Enrollment Commit.
tee, G. A. Hodge, Secretary, Joseph S.
Dickson and D. W. Barwick; enroll
ment books to be open at store of Jos,
S, Dickson.
Fork Club: Enrollment Committee,
J. D. McFaddin. Secretary, J. M.
Montgomery and E. D. Hodge; enroll
ment books to be open at home of J. D.
McFaddin.
Harmony Club District, shall com
prise all of that territory bounded
North and East by Black River; South
by Harmony Township line and West
by Public Road leading from Trinity
to Sardinia. Enrollment Committee,
R. D. White, Secretary, A. G. White
and B. B. Odom; enrollment books tc
be open at home of R. D. White.
Jordan Club District, shall comprise
all of that territory to the South on
Santee Swamp from Wyboo to S. D.
DuBose's place; from the DuBose's
place to the Racoon Road at Joe Tuck
er place, along said road to point where
said road crosses the Manning, Davis
Station road and from thence toward
Davis Station to Boswell place; from
thence across N. W. R. R., at or near
C. F. Rawlinson's old place, and from
thence between places of J. H. Chil
ders and John W. Clark and to Wyboc
on Santee Swamp.
Enrollment Committee, P. M. Mitch
um, Secretary, M. J. Davis and Jos.
Sprott, Jr., enrollment books to be op
en at store of B. B. Thompson.
Davis Station Club District, shall
comprise all of that territory bounded
on the East by Jordan Club District; on
the South by Santee Swamp from Wy
boo to Pine Grove Lake; West from
Pine Grove Lake to Potato Creek at
Public Road crossing, thence up the
said creek to Booling Springs to N. W.
R. R: on the North from said point on
R. R. to Court House Swamp at or
near the old Aycock place and extend
ing down said swamp to Manning,
Davis Station Road.
Enrollment Committee,Plumer Clark
Secretary, J. C. Graham and John H.
Hilton; enrollment books to be open
at Drug Store of C. M. Davis and Son.
Davis Cross Roads Cluo District,
shall comprise all of that territory
Southern boundary on Santee Swamp
from Pine Grove Lake to Prince's
Pond; West from Prince's Pond to
Rowes Mill Pond, thence following Taw
Caw upito N. W. R. R., on the North
from said point to point abutting South
ern boundary of Davis Station Club
District at or near place of Geo. Rid
gill.
Enrollment Committee, J. E. Rowe,
Secretary, John B. Dingle and Jeff M.
Davis; books to be open at store of C.
A. Harvin.
Summerton Club District, on the
South by Santee Swamp from Princes
Pond to Jack's Creek; West from Jack's
Creek to Public Road crossing near L.
R. Tindal's residence; North from
above point following Silver lne to old
Davis place and down Telegraph Road
to Thame's aMill; on the East from
Thare's Mill in a direct line to Court
House Swamp at Aycock place, and
from thence to pint on N. W. B. ,R.,
near Geo. Ridgll place.
Enrollment Committee, J. A-. James,
Secretary, C M. Davis and W. H. An
derson, books to be open at store of
Summerton Hardware Co.
Manning Club District, shall com
prise all of the territory in and adja
cent to the town of Manning, adjoining
the club districts of Bloomville, Jordan,
Davis Station, Summerton, Silver,
Paxville, Harmony, and Foreston, with
the following clubs:
Manning Club: Enrollment Commit
see, E. J. Browne, Secretary. Joseph
Sprott and C. R. Sprott, books to be
open at office of Superintendent of Ed
ucation.
Clarendcn Club: Enrollment Com
mittee, C. A. McFaddin, Secretary, W.
M. Plowden and J. Ingram Wilson,
books to be open at store of iPlowden
Hardware Co.
Manning Farmers Platform Club:
Enrollment Committee, 3. M. Wind
ham, Secretary, E. B. Gamble and J.
H. Windham, books to be open at office
of Judge of Probate.
Foreston Club District, shall em
brace all of the territory bounded on
the East by the County line; on the
South by Black River to Deep Creek,
thence to the new Manning Road,
thence to the County line near the Kel
ly place, and shall include the follow
ing clubs:
Foreston Club: Enrollment Com
mittee, J. F. Dickson, Secretary, S. M.
Haynesworth and T. L. Bagnal, books
to be open at store of T. L. Bagnal.
Forest~on Reform Club: Enrollment
Committee, G. A. Holladay, Secretary,
J. E. Richbourg and J. Columbus John
son, books to be open at home of G. A.
Holladay.
Bloomv'ille Club District, bounded on
the East by Deep Creek to the Central
Railroad; thence to a Westernly di
rection to Bear Creek, thence down
said creek to Public Road lead ing to
Bloomville, along said road to J. N.
Barwick place, and from thence to the
place of J. H. Windham.
Enrollment Committee, E. P. Mitch
umn, Secretary, W. C. White and
A. W. Scarborough, books to be open
at store of F. C. Thomas.
Pinewood Club District, comprises
all that territory commencing at the
Sumter County line between the Har
vin and Reynolds lands, extending
South to Cutter Mill Pond;-thence down
Sammy Swamp to A. L. Lesesne's
place to public road at the Mahone y
place, thence along public road extend
ing West including all of the Tindai
place. crossing public road at or near
the- Jack Wells' place, intersecting
with the public road at the Felder
place, thence along the public road to
Spring Grove Branch, and then along
Branch to Santee River.
Enrollment Committee, A. P. Toom
r, Secretary, JT. Rt. Griffin and S G.
Griffin, books to be open at S. G.
Griffin's store.
Paxville Club District, shall include
all the territory beginning at Harvin
and Reynold's place on the North,
Sumter County line as Northern boun
dary, leaving Sumter County line at
Black River, following swamp to what
is known as Junius Hodge place, and
from thence extending to T .J. Tis
dale's place, then following public road
West to Tindal's Mill Pond, following
swamp to Lesesne and Mahoney cross
ing, and thence to Sumter County line.
Enrollment Committee. E. M. Brad
ham, Secretary, L. S. Barwick and T.
P. Brown, books to be open at store o1
L. S. Barwick.
Silver Club District, shall comprise
all that territory beginning at public
road on branch near L. T. DesChamp'
place, following the Nelson Ferry Road
o public road through the Bolden Tin
dal place along said road to the Tele,
graph road, leaving said road at o1
near the old Davis place, then on Man
ning Silver road to Bill Blanding'
store, then extending in a straigh
line to T. 3. Tisdale's place on th
Manning and Tindal Mill public road
Enrollment Committee: A. F. Felde
Secrary, W. P. Napier and H. Cain
books to be open at store of Silve
Mercantile Co.
Panola Club District. shall compris,
all that territory following Nelson Fer
ry road from public road crossing a
L. T. DesChamps place. following sail
road to Small Branch, then to Mr. L
R. Tindal's place, thence down to San
tee Swamp, said Branch known a
Jack's Creek, or a prong of same.
Enrollment Commiltee, D. E. Hol
ltAay, Secretary. W. R. Davis an<
Fug, Belser, books to be open at stor'
or C. W. Brown.
Doctor Swamp Club District shal
embrace the following territory: Or
the West to the new Manning publi<
road to the county line near the Kella
place, the Northern line to be fron
the J. M. Barwick place to the J. H
Windham, now Weinberg place the!
to Santee River, down said river to the
St. Marks township line on the Wes
said line to Jim Mitchum's on th<
Racoon public road Enrolcaient com
mittee; J. D. Mitchum, Secretary, I
N. Tobias and L. M. Alsbrook. Book.
to be open at the home of J. D,
Mitchum.
Douglas Club District shall have the
following boundries: Public road lead.
ing from Pudding Swamp at Beard'.
to X Roads at R. M. C. Player's, thenc(
public road to where it intersects witt
old Manning road at the late W. J
Gibbons place, thence old Manning
road to point where it crosses Horse
Branch near J. F. Cole's, then Horse
Branch shall be the line to where pub
lic road crosses it at what, is known as
the Carraway place, thence public road
to old Manning road and thence the
old Manning road to the Florenc
county line; the Northern boundry
shall be the Florence county line and
the Western boundry shall be the
Sumter county line to Pudding Swami
and Pudding Swamp the -line from
there to nublic road crossing at
Beard's. The remainder of Douglas
Township shall be divided as follows:
The old Tram road bed of D. - W. Al
derman & Sons Co., where present
railroad crosses old Manning road to
lands of R. S. Johnson, thence direct
line to Douglas Swamp; all the terri
tory included in that lying North of
above line shall be known as Seloc
Club District, and the territory lying
South of said line and not included in
Douglas voting district. shall be known
as Gibbons Mill Club.
Douglas Club Enrollment Committee
W. J. Turbeville, Secretary, D. L.
Green .nd J. P. Turbeville; books to
be open at store of Turbeville & Dennis
Seloc Club Enrollment Committee:
T. B. Mellette, Secretary, H W. Cole
and C. H. Castine; books to be open at
store of J. F. Cole & Sons.
Gibbons Mill Club Enrollment Com
mittee, M. H. Mellette, Secretary, L.
B. Gibbons and F. N. Thomas; books
to be open at home of M. H. Mellette.
Sardinia Club District; bounded
South by Black River; West by County
line; North by Newman's Branch to
Tram road and East by Tram road and
old Manning road to Black River En
rollment Committee; H. H. Garland,
Secretary, S. E. McFaddin and W. J.
Millsap; books to be open at store of
J. H. Garland.
New Zion Club District; bounded
North by Pudding -Swamp, East by
Township line, South by Newman's
Branch and old Tram road and West
by Newman's Branch and County line.
Enrollment Committee; P. M. Gibbons
Secretary, W. C. Plowden and J. H.
DuBose; books to be open at home of
P. M. Gibbons.
Midway Club District, bounded
North-East by Pudding Swemp, South
by corner County line to Friendship
church; West by Township line. En
rollment Committee; C. W. Barrow,
Secretary, H. M. McIntosh and J. H.
Morrs; books to be open at home of
C.-*W. Barrow.
Oakdale Club District; bounded
North by corner of County line to
Friendship church, East by County
line and South and West by Black
River. Enrollment Committee: E. P.
Epps, Secretary, A. C. DuBose and
J. J. Epps, books to be open at home
of E. P. Epps.
Sandy Grove Club District, shall in
cdude all of the territory in Sandy~
Grove Township. Enrollment Com
mittee, J. H. Ham, Secretary, W. D.
McFaddin and T. L. Coker; books to be
open at home of J. H. Ham.
The books of enrollment shall be
opened by the Secretary of each club,
or by the enrollment committee just as
soon as the books are received. Nc
person shall be enrolled in any club,
except in the club district in which he
resides; the last Tuesday in July shall
be the last day of enrollment, and
within three days thereafter each
Secretary shall transmit to the County
Chairman the original enrollment
books.
Each applicant for enrollment shall
in person write upon the club roll his
name, and immediately thereafter his
age, occupation and post office address;
if the name be illegible the Secretary
shall write the n~me beneath the sig.
nature of the applicant. In the event
of the inability of the applicant tc
write he may do so by making his
mark, which shall be witnessed by the
Secretary or person haying the custody
of the books.
The Executive Committee is ready
and willing at all times to lend their
assistance to all of the officers and
voters and hopes that the committee
will be called upon for information or
assistance.
S. OLIVER O'I3RYAN,
Chairman Executive Committee
J. M. WINDHIAM,
Secretary.
Manning, S. C. June 1, 1914.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Itch relieved in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by Dickson Drug Co., druggists.
* 5 or G1 doses 666 will break any case
of Chills and Fever; and if taken ther
as a tonic the Fever will not return,
Price 25c.
I have on hand money to lend or
mortgages of real estate. S. Oliver
o'Bryan.
For Sale-A few hundred pounds oi
good hay. Apply to.). D. Alsbr~ook, Man
ning, S. C., Route 2.
Anything you want in sheet music
S. I. Till has it. All 25c. music 15e.
50c. music 25c. by mail postpaid. This
department is in charge of Mrs. WV. F.
Ducker, phone 690 Sumter, S. C.
Strayed from the pasture of J. R.
Weeks, near Manning. last Satnrday
night a black sow. sveighing about 15(
pounds, belonging a the undersigned.
A reward will be paid to the finder.
Conyers Holladay.
FOR SALE-One 15 Horse Powe]
International Gasoline Engine, One
Williams Grist M ill, Shafting, Pulleys
and Belts for same. S. I. Hlarvin.
Money to lend on Real Estate-A pply
to Chariton Duflant.
Campbell's D ropsy Curte-Suore cure
for dropsy. For Sale at Dickson's
Drug Store.
LOST A BIRD DOG-Strayed or stol.
en, one Lewellyn setter bitch, colot
white and black, brown rings abovE
eyes, heavy coat of hair, long ears
comcs to name. Cora Reward if re
turncd to S. J. Smith.
FOR SALE:-IHouse and lot on Mair
Street in town of Manning, S. C.
where I now reside, also all back lot
belonging there to. apply to C. R
Harvin or to Mrs. Kate Harvin.
Wedding Presents
HAVE ARRIVED!
A Beautiful Assortment, Rich, Stylish, Serviceable and
Ornamental.
Mahogany Serving Trays, Sterling Silver,
Sheffield Plate, Silver Plate, Manning Bow
man's Famous Ware, Cut Glass, Brassware,
Hand Painted China, Electric Lamps, Etc.
See Our New Sterling Silver
Consisting of the following: Berry and Preserve
Spoons, Butter Knives and Sugar-Shells. Gravey and
Gream Ladles, Cake and Pie Knives, Jelly and Toma
to Spoons, Salad and Pea Spoons, Vegetable and Ice
Spoons, Pie and Tomato Servers, Oyster an. ardine
Forks, Chocolate and Olive Sets, Coffee Sett and Bon
Bon Spoons.
Prices $2.00 to $25.00
The Mailing Grocery Co.
Ladies' Dresses!
Regular $5.00 Values---$1.98.
To liven up the dull season we are putting on sale a
large lot of Dresses for Ladies, and Misses. They come
in many patterns and styles. Among them are the fash
ionable Viols and Crepes. This is your chance to save
money.
House Dresses, $1 Values, for 89c.
Impossible ! Not at all. You will be amazed to find
such wonder values as we offer in these Dresses. All sizes,
styles and patterns.
Here Are Real Bargains.
27-inch Shadow Lace Flouncings that other stores
sell at 85c. the, our price is only
50c.
12-inch Flouncings, other stores charge you 50c. the
yard, we sell them for..
25c.
Strasw Hat Weather
And we have the Hats for the weather. You can't
get better quality or later styles than at Hirschmann.'s.
Men's Hats. including the popular rough senate, from
$1 up.
Boys' Hats, from 5c. to $1.
D. H IR SCH MA N.
Don't forget we handle the Famous Lion Brand Shirts.
e KATzOFF'S
*
* BA R CAIN STORE
* FOR THIS WEEK:
*$2.50 Men's Oxfords. .......... ...........$1 49.
$2.50 Ladie's Oxfords..................... $1 49.
e $3.50 Men's Oxfords.....................$1 98.
*$3.50 Ladie's Oxfords......................$1 98.*
*Nice Assortment of Laces, value 10c. yard, at 5c. yard.
* Yours for business,
* -1>
* KATZOFF,
Manning, - - - - S. C.
e
WE SELL
QUAKER TIRES
almost as cheap as the other tires on this market. Compare the thick
ness of these tires with others and you will be convinced that it will pay
yot' to use tbe Quaker, Just come around to our office and take a look
at these tires and tubes. -We also carry a full stock of
FORD CARS,
Ford Parts and Accessories; also a full line of Buggies. Surries, Wag
ons, Harness and Harness and Horses.
101214 D. TT SAW CO, SUMTER,
'Phone 553
R.J. FRANK GEIGER. L A SN G TA E
DENTIST, On First-Class Real Estate
MANNING. S. C. Mortgages.
Noic ofD.hre Purd~y & O'Bryn
Notie o Dichage. ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I will apply to the Judge of Probate * ..
tor Clarendon County, on the 15th day _____________-__
of June, 1914. at 11 o'clock a. mn. for
letters of discharge as admninistratix of T
the estate of Ellerson Adger, deceased. c). H. LESESNE,
A dminisratrix ATTOIRNEY AT LAW,
Mayin , S. C 94.MANNING. S. C.