The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-14
News from Silver.

SILVER, Jan 12.--1 made my bow 1or
Christmas in due time, but owing to Ill
health this could not see the light. 1880 IS
now numbered with the past. The old year
with all its vicissitudes, cares, glorleS, ana
revelries vii. be seen no more forever Our
thoughts may go back. Ah, what record II
has made upon our lives can only be rea-
lized at the great day. Christmas was pleas
antlv enjoyed. The weather was very IN
clement. to say the least it was dlsasreeaole
But with all this we spent our CHRISTMAS
abroad, feasted, and talked the time away.
One of our visits was Of the most soc!able
kind. We joined party to pay homage TO
one whose venerable life has Il history,
whose ministerial character has no edual,
whose age exceeds many Of which IN MS
seth year he is living monument onew WHO
can preach with as mach power and
strength, whose voice to-day is as strong ana
melodious as on his first entrance into the
ministry. Rev. H. W. Mahoney is one OF
the most remarkable men in this whole Sec
tion of church history H has been pastor
of Calvary Baptist church for sixty-tWo
years. 1t was at his eldest sons, Mr.. > Il.
Mahonev's, by his special invitation, we
dined on Christmas day. He desired TO Sc
lect the party as snear the age Of his father
as possible. The dinner was gwen eSpec-
ially to his aged father, and it IS more than
likely such another opportunity never WILL
be afforded us. While the preparations were
Of the most inviting kind, and MI and Mrs
Mahoney did everything IN their power 10
render their guests agreeable, comfortable
and happy, while their bountiful table was
spread with many riands, we yet felt sad,
for there were few among the invited guests
that will probably meet on another Christ
mas day.
On the 3lst was the festival at the Panola
Academy. I kept moving for the ZINES.
This was not a whit behind her former un-
dertakines. These Panolaites are wide
awake people; they never undertake any
thing and fail. This was Il grand under
taking, which realized q noble reward
Woman's mighty deeds will never cease
The zeal of our women, their efforts to re-
model their church are shown with happy
results. -,
On New Years day we visited Packsvllle
This suburban town is coming into notice.
Since the erection of the fine Baptist church
Packsville looks breezy. 1t may be with
little capital, her city Incorporated, that
this will prove prosperous town. Without
incorporation no little town can maintain
its Good society. Packsville, like Silver, IS
daily infested with drunken and rowdy
NEGROES who buy their hellfreatlon drops
in Sumter. Get off at these two stations, do
all manner of devilment, knowing there is
no local law to punish them. l think the
legislature acted very unwlsely III not In
cooperating these two stations.
But this was a day long to be remembered.
It was time, the crowning event OF the Sc
ries of similar affairs that have character
lied the holiday season this year; the Packs
Vile tournament. The riding was just
..simply splendid" There were nine knights
entered, and their costumes were strlklngly
handsome. The names Of the knights who
rode were: L. H. Chewing, Knight OF Ia
nola: H. w. Harvin, Omaha; I. H. Rhame,
Hampton Dragons; Henry Beatson, Packs
vile: Berry Minis, Manning; I. J. Touch
berry, Nellie BY Cap; Joe Hodge, Sumter
J. e. Carroll, Connor Mounted Rl1emen'
And last and least in SIZE but as gallant as as
anv Of the gallant riders, was Master b. T.
Cuttiuo. Capt. a. L. Lesesne was klng-at'
arms or herald Of the day, and at l oclocs
the cavalcade debouched upon the ned
having entered the field at q gallop. Ihe
kino-at-arms called each knight to the start
and the riding was closely contested, anc
was inspiring and exciting. The result IVA was
as follows: a. ". Harvin, Knight OF Oma
ha, won the first prize; Henry beatson' sec
ond prize; T H. RLame, third prize.
Then the crowning scene: Capt A u
Lesesne mounted upon 4 very handsome
horse, with his handsome appearance, roaf
to the front, and with his pleasing address
made a beautiful and humorous speech
Mr.. Haryin chose for the queen OF the tour
nament, Miss Minnie Beatson. beautllu
Young lady of Packsville, and with mos
oueeuly grace did she receive and wear tn
, crown. The maids of honor chosen an(
5 crowned by the respective knlg hts were a
5 follows: Miss Ruth Wells, OF Sumter, an'
Miss Lizzie Fairy, Of Silver. :,
The tin cup was awarded to Master ID. Z
; Cutt,no, Knight OF Sammy swamp;
At nj sht the gallant knights and the queer
of beauty and love and the fair girls all me
at the residence of Mr.. Brown Corbet, an
.. danced till the hours waned and day was o.
q the threshold. ioN'