The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-03
PackSville Pointers.


PAcKsvILLE, Jan. 1.-Miss Clara
|Syphrett has returned to her home at
this place after being absent for six
months.
The young gallants Of Packsville
and Silver enjoyed a tournament at
this place last Thursday. e. B. Beat
son won first honors and crowned
Miss Mamie White, Of Smithville,
queen of love and beauty; G. L. Gut
tino took second honors and chose
Miss Fannie Beatson first maid Of
honor; and S. A. Harvin came in for
third honors, selecting Miss Eya Cur
tbs, second maid Of honor.
Several parties have moved recently.
Mr.. Charley Reynolds has moved ln-
to town, and so has Mr.. Judson Brad
ham, OF Manning,
DR.. Reynolds has moved to the mill
place on Sammy Swamp, and Mr..
Dargan Jones occupies the Doctors
house.
Miss Leila Geddings, Of Pinewood,
spent Christmas week with the family
Of Mr.. F. S. Geddings.
Miss Marian Kruse is visiting the
Misses Curtis.
The ants want the world and ten
acres Of the moon for a ''tater patch. :"
At least, Nomen sees things that way.
MIR. J. NJ. Bradham has just received
information OF his appointment to the
How about a larger saw mill for our
town. Mr.. Bradham is doing first class
work, and gives entire satisfaction as
regards the quality, but the mill that
is here now cannot supply the de-
mand. Mr.. Bradham should move
more of his machinery to this place in
order to supply the growing demand
for lumber.
It is time for you to stop writing
1898.
To-day is new years day. was just
Illuminating, as Bill Arp says, on the
past, present, and futureIthe past
year. the present year, and the future
on the threshold of a new year rich in
promises and full Of authorizations, but
it has slipped silently away 10 return
is done for all time. A few years back
I wrote Of the new year. thus.
New years morn bathed in floods OF
light, christened in diamond dew
drops, encircled by the roseate down
duO SeG III ACpuA SSuiS VI IL OLOu DCouCy, /,
rolled back the curtain OF night and
came forth fresh in her virgin loyeli-
ness. Last night ere the sable car
had rolled half round the heavens, the
old year breathed her last, and 1893
with her joys and sorrows, pains, and
pleasures, anticipations and disap-
poiutments, was numbered with the
past. We have gone forth into the
darkness Of the old year to find the
stars, scattered like grain on a
threshing floor" still bright above US.
We have stood on the summit Of many
a high hill Of hope at whose base
meandered tiny stream, mirrowing
in its bosom heavens glory and re-
ficting batons Of light hung in living
flame, but we have had to descend in
to the vale there to find our hopes
scattered and the sky black with cloud
and vivid with lightning flash. But
through the mist and the gloom, we
could look beyond to magic isle in a
mystic sea and say "rhe Lord hath
given and the Lord hath taken away,
blessed be the name Of the Lord. D
Then let's bury the old year with no
sad requiems and, go forth to meet
the shadowy future with a manly
heart and without fear
There have been several parties
given in the community during the
past week.
Mr. g. II. Curtis is making prepara,
tion to build q brick store house, sc
as to be better insured against fire in
the future.
Miss Ada Weldon has returned tc
her home at Smithville after spend
ing a week with Mrs. G.. NJ. Davis.
We were glad to see Dr. Easterline
on our streets the other day. Some oi
his friends are speaking Of running
him for congress next year.
/ Wishing the Times a happy new
year, we Will say good bye for this
week. NOMEN