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Pubishes All County and Town Of. Wicia Advertisements. MANNING, S. C., SEPT. 30, 1914 Maanfing Chaper, NJo.29 'Order of Eastern Star. Meeting, First Tuesday Is each Month. (Mrs.) W. C. DAvs. W. M. Miss LucY Jonssox, Sec. RUTH CHAPTER, NO. 40, ROYAL ARCH MASONS Reguiar Meeting Second Mton day In Each Month, aLTos DURamT,, FRED LasNE HiA6Press. SecrtaN. SEEDS For All Planting Silver Skin Onion Sets. Yellow Danver On. Sets. E .arly White Pearl Sets Dwf. Essx Rape Seed. Hairy Vetch Seed. Winter Rye Seed. Winter Barley Seed. Ruta Baga Turnip Seed. Golden'Ball Turnip See& South'n Prize TurnipSeed Cow Horn Turnip Seed. Muning Grry Co. Mr. B. R. Jenkinson has returned om the northern markets. When the cour's machinery is used er polltal purposes, It is time for refrm&aon sure enough. M.C. GallUehat Esq., of Spartanburg l inMannlng looking after his busi nes interests i this county. T. Hodge of Birn-ingham, Ala. a former resident of Manning paid.as a pleasant call Monday. Capt A. Lesesne, of Sumter who habeen quite ill at the Columbia bos ital arrived bome last Monday night. Mr. Ta lor 8tskes of -Maning, has sered Washington and Lee Uni vesityt Lexington Va., to take a law W. T. Lesesne, who has been 111ft ill with umonia has recovered -tnty to heout attending to his ,obert Bradham left last Thuvsiny a-stenr the colege of Charleston un Aer the scholarship that. had been 'D~srded him. - iidge 1. S- Wilson entertained the uenbera of the Manning Bar in honor .Wedndge H. F. ice,nrt his bomne last T7riday evening. b Te Tinesappears earlier this week en-se cntottmorrow being the Jew ban l~ayofoeoement, which is-ob sewed te the-editor. GoeraooBlems has appointed Mr. HenrrH. Plowdea to the beneficiary mshalsrshl to the South Carolina Mad io olege at Charleston. Tie~rlnity sebool wilt open on the 4th. ns.and.tbe patrons of the school -are requested to- meet at ,the school boan the 3rd to do some needed sorabuths builin . Died Mondayj21st inst.. at his home naJerdain.Mr.Butledge Richbourg, me about'60 years. The funaral took laceat Bethlehem church. Rev. Pat rok annnesea the service. eewnotadvsrtisements a IThe Times, asin each and every one '-fthem ther~e iomething of value to .thbe average man, woman or child. Col andMrs. 3. . Dargan of States bqrg, havaznadaathe engagement ~of their daughter Mhe Theodosia, to '~ mneOlver Ploweng of Clarendon. -The marriage will take place the last of SOctober. SAby iformation regarding - the whereatene of "Aunt Beeky". Davis, a. old colored woman, whose mind is Ederanged, wRi be :gladly received at 'The Tlimesooie, who will notify her daughter. Everybody Is working to help the cause of cotton. The movemlent is spreading over the nation, and if is keeps up there will be enough cotton bought as,10 cens and beld to materi ally affect the price. To those Interested in automobiles the attention Is directed to the ad ver tisement of- the Sumter Motor Co., . which is advertising the Ten Broeck tire. Mr. J. H. Mc~ollum who is well known to the-people of this county is the Manager. Died last Wednesday near Workman, Mr. Pressley Barrington, aged about 65 years. The funeral took place at Midway .church Thnrsday. The de cased was a highly respected citizen of the Salem section, and he had many friends throughout the county. Governor Blesse has appointed the fallowing Commissioners of eleqtion for Clarendon: Federal John R. Dingle, Samnmerton; H. M. McIntosh, New Zion; B. H. Davis, Manning; State, R S. Ervin, Manning; T. M. Beard, -Turbeville; P. B. Hodge, Pinewood. Ladles, the McCollum Brothers of Sumter have somesbing in this issue which should appeal to your and if you go to their sto:e now you will be en able to make splendid selections in ready-to-wear dresses, house and street, at marvously low figures when quality is cansidered. The Times will gladly publish letters -from the several schools in the county if they are sent in time for the issue they are intended. The editor does not make it a practice to make a personal request for such letters, he prefers to leave it with the teacher's interest in the school's welfare. The Pinewood telephone company is extending its connections in order to give its patrons a better service with the outside world. For a small town there are more live people in it than In many of she larger towns, give the publhc spirited few in Pinewood a chance and they will make of their town a strong business center. Turbeville has organized a cotton warehouse, anid a charter from the Secretary of State has been applied for. If every cotton center would organize these warehouses where the product can be kept in merchantable condition, in case is becomes necessary to bold, it would give to the growers of cotton a safe place to put their crop, and where =Awance wounlA b madea on is Read what the Wreck Store boy have to say this week, Bill, Sam, an< Joe, they are hustlers with a big "H. they are sure on the job al ways, ant the trade they are building up in Clar endon and adjoining counties is proo that they do business to suit the buyin classes. The Wreck Store is one o the largest retail stores in South Car olina, and it carries any and ever, thing needed. Go see for yourself. The Clarendoa Millinery store, Mrs A. V. Bradham is- now ready with a complete line to show to the ladies o Clarendon, and the opening event wil be the greatest ever undertaken by her, it will take three days, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, to show this splendid line o the nobbiest and newest of styles. Make this a holiday occasion, and le1 Mrs. Bradham and her assistants show you what is the proper thing in head gear. Col. Franklin J. Moses, of the United States Marine Corps, died last Satur day on board of the hospital ship So lace, atVera Cruz, while in command of the first expeditionary brigade, U. S. Marines. Col. Moses was a son of the late Governor F. J. Moses, was born and reared in Sumter, and received his appointment in the marine service while a cadet at Annapolis. He was 55 years of age and had a splendid re cord. He has a sister living in Sumter, the wife of Dr. Baker. Farmers have no one but themselves to blame if they use fake bog cholera cures. The veterinary division of Clemson College has -warned against them repeatedly. Every so.called cure for hog cholera which it has examined has been a fake. When some of your hogs get ebolera the only course to take is to separate the sick ones from the herd ann notify your county dem onstration airenr, or send to Dr. M. Ray Powers, Clemson College, foe serum with which to inoculate tbe well hogs. People The New Idea Store ut.der the management of Mr. Morris Ness, is one of the wideawake concerns of this town and a reading of the advertise ment in this issue followed by a visit to the store and an inspection of the goods'will prove profitable.. They have added a splendid line of millinjery with Miss Annie Thames in charge, and the day set for the opening is on the 1st and 2nd inst. Mr. Ness says he will an exhibition of hats that will appeal to the most fastideous lady and he will feel honored if all of them will visit his store on the opening occasion, Elsewhere we reproduce from the Sumter Item the story of a young man who could not withstand temptation. and, as a result, he brought disgrace upon himself and sorrow to his rela tives and friends. The information we have is that this young man did not in tend to pilfer the bank in which he was employed, he had not a dishonest :ougb-, but being interested in enter prises. and also dealing in real estate that required money to hold them up he permitted his judgment to mislead him by using the bank's money to tide him over temporarily, expecting to re place every cent, but the stri.ngency came on and caught him, as it were, "up in the air." Read the D. J. Chandler Clothing Company's half page' advertisement in this issue and be convinced this con ern has the welfare of the mases at eart. This concern advisesto sit steady in the boat, and they will eive ten cents per pound' in settlement of acounts for 1,500 bales of cotton, and alls upon others to do likewise. The account of the Southern mill' men at Birmingham is reproduced in this ad ertising space, and it shonld be read by everybody. The D). J, Chandler lothing Company believe in giving id when aid is needed, and it is doing ll it can, in the-way of selling depend able nierchandise-an elegant line of lothing, 'soid gents furnishings at rices within reach of those who' are ffected by present conditions. Do not fil to visit this score when you want hat suit. Wedneeday the court of common leas was opened for the trial _of causes and on Friday took a recess until Mon ay morning. The first case tried was Coskrey .gainst Billups, money demand;verdict or the defendant. The next was the ase of D. L. Green against H. Ia4ohn ton and Baird, involving the ile of a lot at Turbeville. The plaintiff claimed to have sold the los on credit to H. L.- Johnston, and was given a mortgage to secure the debt, ut the mortgage was lost, and there as nothing but the hond to show. 'he defendant disputed this and insist d that he paid the price agreed upon, made thedeedtobhis sonWniO in turn sold to Baird. The jury rendered the verdict in favor of the defendants. Gibbs Machinery Comrpany of Colum ba against J. M. Davis, contract for achinery. The court directed the jury to renddr a verdic~t for the plain tiff for $570.74. The most interesting suit heard was John Bracey, a negro boy, against the Northwestern railroad for $10.000 damn ages and false imprisonment. Bracey claimed that heboarded the train at Summerton for Wilson's Mill, -and that he paid the conductor his fare, that fter the train left DaLvis Station Lthe conductor, Capt. Hardwick, demanded his fare, upon his 'telling Conductor Hardewick that he had paid his fare, be was cursed and roughly handled, and arrested, and sent to jail. Cu ducor Hardewick swore the negro did not pay his fare and attempted to "Da his way" whereupon ne arrested Bracey, and sent him to jail, that ho did not curse and abuse wne boy, nor did he threaten him with violenge, the jury however rendered a verdict for Bracey in the sum of $150.00 When court convened Monday the first case was that of Elwain M. Harvin Julia J. Keels, Kate Harvin, Mary E. Harvin; Thomas T. Harvin and Annie M. Harvin, plaintitis, against D. Levi ano A, Levi, executors and Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of M. Levi, deceased, defendants. After consultation with counsel rep. resenting the. litigents, the following verdict was consented to: "We find for the plaintiffs two hundred acres of land (330 acres in the tract) on the southern end of tract in dispute, line to bo sur veyed and run due East and West, and rents collected by defendants as per agoeement. We find for the defen dants the remainder of said tract." Teller Earnest Rhame $31,000 Short. Yesterday morning the report spread over the town that oe expert account ants of Alonzo Richardson & Co., certi fied accounts, of Atlanta, Ga., who are making the yearly audit of the books of the Bank of Sumter, had discovered a shortage in the aecounts of E. H. Rhame, Jr., teller of the bank. It was soon learned that the report had found ation in fact, as the information came from officials of the bank, who statec that a shortage had been discovered as reported, but that it had been made good and the bank would not losea dollar. Tbe news of the shortage caused great surprise and was the talk of twn all day. At the request of the officers of the Bank of Sumter the story was not printed yesterday, as they w ished te complete the investigation and prepare an official statement for publication. It was expected that the statement would be ready for publication -yesterday afternoon, following a meeting of the oard of directors, held after the close of banking hours. The official state ment was withheld and in pursuance with the understanding that was had ith the office of the bank, no men. s tioa was made yesterday of the short, I age, the official statement being prom ' ised for today. i The total amount of shortage is - $31, 759,01, that the entire amount has f been made good and that the bank has i suffered no loss. The capital of the f bank is $200,000, with a surplus exceed - ing $64,000. The following is the statement fur nished by the Bank of Sumter: "A rumor being current as to short age in the accounts of the Teller of the Bank of Sumter, Mr. Manning, pr-si of the bank, was asked for a statement in reference to it, Mr. Manning said: "An examination of the accounts of tb Bank of Sumter by expert account ants has disclosed . shortage in the accounts of the teller, whose connection with the bank was severed yesterday. 1he bank is amply protected and will suffer no loss'through this unfortunate defalcation." Statement of Auditing Company: Mr. Richard I. Manning President, The Bank of Sumter, Sumter. S. C. Dear Sir: In the course of our exam ination of your bank at the close of business September 23rd, 1914, we beg to advise that we have discovered a shortage existing in the accounts of the Teller. - We desire to state further that the bank is fully protected against any losi which might have resulted from the above mentioned shortage. This matter is one of those unfortu nate kind, aud under the circumstances could not bave been detected, only by expert bank accountants making a thorough and detailed audit of the bank. Respect-fully, Alonzo Richardson & Co., Certified Public Accountants, Atlanta. SumtCr Item 26th. inst. A Farmers Views Editor Times; Dear Sir: While it rains to day an.l the weath er is looling dark and gloomy, and with the future looking still darker, my mind wonders back to the horried war between the States. To carefully review the past sixty years. We find that in eighteen and sixty five the hand of fate, signed sealed and delivered, the Southern farmer to serve'deceptive greed, and to worship King Cotton, he has held his job down well this far. As I will attempt to show the young reader.- If the editor of The Times, will kindly give me a little space. Previous to the civil war, the farmers of this lovely country of ours held their own. By the way, this writer believes that many of those that advocated the cause of freedom of the negroes, did it more for the pfrpose of disposessing the Southern farmer of his envied position than in mercy for the negroes, at least, we know full well that some of them ere among the first to seek to place and to keep the unfortunate farmer in to a condition servitude that can only be surpassed by chattled slavery itself, and too, without regard, as to race, color or sex. But when the civil war ended, a good majority of our people were bank rupt farmers, and must re main such for a while at least, during the absence of more profitable employ ments regardless of the fact. that these slaves,'money, and the commercial val ue of their real estate had been swept away by the war, no means whatever to cultivate their crops with except to borrow indirectly from these enemies, the national government as run by the republicans, positively discriminated against all the people and especially the farmer. It has taken up much time, carefully bringing trusts up to huge monopolies until ofilate,they have attempted to take charge of the en tire business. Is disclouded National Banks to loan money tc. the farmer on the best security that could be.- give, the money. Is claimed to place into circulation for the support of moving the crops, were placed in the hands of the speculators themselves to use as they saw proper. This state of affairs openea up one of the brightest opportunities for the big gest scampe, please pardon me for us ing the word, that trod the American soil, to come to the front and fasten on the people, and they did is in style, however, we had a good numbere of lo cal merchants we are proud to say, that were willing to assist the farmer, but they ihemselves, must have help, and too'often indeed is was that the only assistance they could get was from the blood-sucker. No merchant could give twelve per cent interest for money and pledge himself to ship all the cotton that he handled to the blood-sucker or his agent, for them to use for the pur pose of depressing the price and to take out of 'the proceeds, the amount he himself may deem right and proper for his service, and at the same time, do any more for the farmer than to atssi st him through with a hard years work1 for a near existence, and s'ill leave the farmer in debt, which will sweep awayj his home in the near future. I made several attempts to organiz themselves for mutual protection against deceptive greed and imposters and to miake farm life more profistbe and attractive, but they did naos receiv5 the encouragement and assistance that the consuming people depending upon them for subsistance could have given, anid failure was the result, the consuminL' public may passify tne selves with the thought. that t'i--y could not assist the farmer, but its at will known fact, that they made no aittempt whatever to do so until they them ~selves began to parsake of the bitter fruits, (high cost of living) caused by the oppressed condition of tne farmer, a word to our Representatives and Sen ators. The Governor has called you to meet in extra session to give the pen. pie much needed relief iu this tr~:i~g time, are you going to give us the re lief, you must give us the relief need ed. ~We will accept no excuse for not doing so. It is not optional with you now. Its a crying necessity,our recently bright sunny south is all shrouded in gloom, pinching poverty threatens our home, yes disturbing hunger is about to invade our peaceful homes. We ask you for no extremes for one extreme is about as bad as another, but we have a right to insist that you cut by enacting some probibitory law in next years cot ton crop to at least fifty or more per cent below the present crop, you must find a way to do so. To be continued. W. A. B. Will Bay Cotton From Tobacco Dealers. American Tobacco Company's "Buy a-bale Offer Helps Merchants in Southern States. New York, Sept. 2$. The American Tobacco Company is to lend its power ful support to making the "'buy-a-bale of-cotton" idea a success The plan evolved by the Tobacco Company will greatly help the cotton situation in_ the South, while at the same time stimu lating trade through the Southern states and so establishing contidence in the South's continued prosperity. In a letter sent to its customners, Per cival S. Hill, President of The Ameri can Tobacco Company, makes the fol lowing offer: "We will purchase, at 10c. a pound, as many pounds of good middling cotton from each of our cus tomers in the above named states, as the aggregate number of pounds of Red J. and Penn's Natural Leaf ulug tobaccos, Bull Durham and Tuxedo smoking tobaccos, and Sovereign Ciga rettes (counting each thousand of Sov ereign Cigarettes as equal to five pounds of tobacco) shipped direct to such customer from Sept. 29, 1914, so Nov, 30, 1914." This letter was sent to dealers in "Tedford's Black-Draught is the best all-round medicine I ever used," writes j.A. Steelman, of Pattonville, Texas. "I suffered terribly with liver t-oubles, and could get no relief. The doctors s;iJ I had con sumption. I could not work at all. Finally I tried THEDFOR'S DLACKW DRAUGHT and to my surprise, I got better, and am to-day as well as any man." Thedford's Black Draught is a general, cathartic, vegetable liver medicine, that has been regulating irregulari ties of the liver, stomach and bowels, for over 70 years. Get a package today. Insist on the genuine-Thedford's. E-70 Louisana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma. South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, so that the beneficial effects of this plan will be far reaching. Mr. Hill gave out the following state nent: "It is our plan to render uniform help to our customers in all cotton growing sections. The brands on which we make this cotton-buying offer have such a large sale throughout these sections, that we estimate 10,000. bales of cotton can be bought by our company under this plan. By offering to buy cotton from its Southern custo mers the company feels it is rendering a ser vice to the territor:; which deals largely with it, and is also making a sound financial investment. A Cool MIllIon For Changes Alone That is amount being spent by Dodge Bros., in getting ready to Manafacture new Motor Cars. Business depression in general seems zo have had little effect on the motor car industry during the past year. Man ufacurers almost universally report the biggest year in their histories. Expansion has been general. It has remained for Dodge Brothers, a Detroit manufacturing firm, to take the lead in this direction. This con cern is spending a full million dollars on additions and improvements to its already enormous works. For twelve years Dodge Brothers have been known to the mator car trade as large manufactures of parts. During that period, they have mad'e the vital parts for half a million cars. Now they have announced their in tention of abandoning their former line of work and of making a motor car f their own name. The first step was to erect an assembling building nearly 1000 feet in length at a cost of $400.000. A punch press building is about to be built. The administration 'building will be greatly enlarged, and changes will be made in certain parts' of the present works. It is generally conceded that the car Dodge Brothers will shortly place on the market will establish an entirely new standard of automobile values. It will be handled locally by Sumter Mo tor Co. J. H. McCollumn, Pres. and Mgr. Statement of The OwnersniP, Management, Circulation. Etc. SOf The Manning Times published weekly at Manning. S. C.. required by the Act of August, 24, 1912. Note-This statement is to be made in dupllcate, both copies to be deliver ed by the publisher to the postmaster, who will send one copy to. the Tbird Assistant Postmaster General (Division of Classifieation,) Washington, D. C., and retain the other in thbe files of the post office. Editor. Louis Appelt. Manning, S.C. Managing Editor. Louis Appels, Manning, S. C. Business Managers. Louis Appels, Manning, S. C. Publisher. L'ouis A ppelt, Manning, S. C. Owners: (If a corporation, give namnes and addresses of stockholders holding 1 per cent, or more of total amoun. of stock ) Sole owner. Known boud holders, m 'rtgagees, and Other security holders, botding 1- per cent. or more of total amount of bouds, mortgages, or <.ther securities: None. Ave-raLg number of copi.-s of eneu Is se of this publicaton sold or cdisirio ued, through the mails or uthberwist, to paid suoscribers during the six moths preceeding the date of this statement. (This iuformation is re quired from daily newspapers only.) .Louis Appelt. Sworn to and subscribed before me tis 26 day 'of Seg. 1914. 'Joseph Sprott, [SEAL] Notary Public for 8. C. My commission expires during pleasure of Governor. Election Notice. By the Town Council of the Town of Manning: A majority of the free holders of the Town of Manning, by their petition tiled with the council, as appears from the tax books of said town having pe' tioned the said town council te order an election in accordance with thbe prayer of the said petition. An election is hereby ordered in the Town of Manning, to be held on Tues day, the 13th day of October, 1914, at the Town Hall, at which election the qualitied electors of said town will vote upon the question of tbe Town of Man ning, to be held on Tuesday, the 13th day of October, 1914, at the Town Hall, Iat which election the qualified electors of said town will vote upon the quer. ion of the Twn of Manning issuing coupon bonds to the amount of sen thLouand dollars (S10.000i) for the pur pose of aiding, assisting and procuring the construction and operating into through and beyond the Town of Man ning of a raiiiread known as th'e Savatu nail Western Railroad. thz said bond.s to be used, pledged, solid or bargained by the said town, by the Town Council of same, under such terms and condi ions as the Town Council shall agi ec upon, and enter into with the said Rail road, the said bonds to run for a period of from five to twentdy years, at the op tion of the said town council, and bear a rate of interest not exceeding five per cent per annum. The polls shall open at eight o'clock A. M., and close at 4 o'clock P. M. The following are the Managers of Election: E. B. Brown, C. W. Wells and S. J. Bowman By order of the Town Council, Sept. 22, 1914. T. M. Wells, A. C. Bradham, BUSINSS LCAL.A full swipply of Gaze Hats and BUSINESS LOCAL. Shapes. at The New Idea Co. The New Idea Co., agent for Walk over Shoes for Ladies and Gentlemcen. Itch relieved in 30 minutes by Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. I have on hand money to lend on Sold by Dickson Drug Co., druggists. mortgages of real estate. S. Oliver O'Bryan. ior 6 doses 666 will break any case Feve.a or Chills. Price, 25 cents. Take a Peep I Money to lend on Real Estate-Apply In our show window at the nobby to Chariton DuRant. styles of fall suits and Stetson hats, Yours to please, Joseph M. Chandler. 5 or 6 doses 666 will broak any case -Adv. - of Fever or Chills. Price, 25 cents. FALL AN] LILLINER1 a me Thursda OCT( You Ar -cip Clarent Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. Rocky Mount, N. C.. September 24. 1914. S00 ?1.0 A Reward of ONE -HUNDRED ($100) DOLLARS will be paid by this company for the apprehension of, and production'of suf ficient evidence to convict person or per sons, who shot into excursion train, extra 351, at Pinewood, Clarendon County, S. C.. on the' morning of Septembert18th, 1914. W. H. NEWELL, -General Superintendent.. The ne Nap ole on inches Ion Trhe pco a lan, -RS ) Holland,] 1 . &Etc. We've got them all up These j a tree when it comes to showing the newest ll1tkhbi styles and the best $35.00, 8 prcs th oet$16.50, $1 COME A.ND BI Save Th1e Nickels McCLLUM BI 14 So. Main Street, = We Beg to Gal LECTR0BST O Your attention to an extra strong ESITTERS AII4SMN line of boys' knee suits for schooi or dress, prices $2.50, $3.00. $4.00 to $8 50. We are sbowing extra big values in New Definition. blue at $3.50 to $4.95. All sizes, 4 to A clms in history in school at Kir 18. Fit your boy up to day. Joseph win was studying colns C-ettS M. Chandler, Tbe knee suit man.-Adv bur dt th Or~i~n'~ewre~I~sclass wh~t was meant -by the word. Drings"dedicate." One of the sma boys The best in the world voliunteered to answer. " oedicate he explaTneh. "means -raising wthe OLET3INfYTAR money to jay off a church ebt. C "res Codsz Prevents Pneumonia a City Star. ) WINTER OPENING! y, Friday and Saturday, IBER, 1, 2, and 3. e Cordially Invited to Attend. [on Millinery Stor DON'T FORGET STONE'S WRAPPED CAKES 10c. Each. SIX VARIETIES. Shipments Fresh by Express Daily. - ETTER TUAN' Y0U CAN FlAKE I- CHEAPER ThAN YOU CAN BAKE LEON WEINBER, "Everything Giood to Eat" SUIT FASHION :est styles are Military, and Redingote,. 45 to 48 pular colors are Ethiop Ian, Green, Egg Plant, 3ue, Plum, Navy, Black, uits are marked at un a prices-$45.0O, $40.00, 180.00, $25.00, $20.00, 5, $12.50, and $10. ~. CONVINCE D * . ~ Sell for Cash and GiveI CASH AS PREMIUMS For Every Dollar You *Trade You Get. Sc, AS A PREMIUM. OS The Ready-to=WearI e, Store. - Sumter, S. C.