The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-10
THE sGLORIOUS FOURTH"
How 1t was Celebrated in Manning
aud Surroundings.

independence.
Manning was not an exception.
Bright and early last Thursday all man.
ner nf vehicles were dashing backward
and forward. gathering up merry groups
- GO ont Of town to celebrate the ''Slouou>
fourth.
The pleasure-seekerS were divided into
two partieS-one going to Brewlngton lake,
and the other to 4 picnic given under the
auspices Of the Manning Guards at the
residence of Alr. James Z. Davis, aoou'
tonr miles from town.
Wcare tod that tlo who attended tie
p:cnic at Brawiugtou erjoycd themseifes
inmerSelv.
We lad the pleasure cf our day : outing
At he Guards picnic and when we passed.
through tow, with ti.e 'old lady and oTl
crowt! ot little Youngsters IN one OF lnoin"S
< BraGhanlS fanci!y painted tw'-horSe
wagons. those whom we passed might nave
come 10 the conclusion that the editor and
his family were giving tac public the bene.
tit OF q fantastic parade, Tor ""i turnout
was a pair Of different colored mules
h;tchcd to q big wagon painted green, red,
yellow and various other colorS onr driFel
WIS 4 coal black coon; then We hal a little
yellow "niggcr with Us, and an ebony
nue,I damsel, who had charge OF our httle
red-hsaled boy. and right 10y her was the
old lady" Were It not that VIC largely
dcpc!lI OH hcr Cor something to eat We
would say that her hair was red, toe. linen
We had ali the other children some with
rrd hair and some whose nair Is not red
but what We would like 10 say Is that many
high co!ors ucr>. represented III our 'Eih'
out.
On arriving at the place where the les
tivi;ies were to be We fonnd that a large
crowd had preceded us, and here, there
aml rv.r.wAure could be seen iEe band
S.;"s. uniforms OF the guards.
Y i.Ie;t>.n:t! pace IL the connty thih
the beautiful grounds surrounding MI
Davis residence could ut have heea Sc
lecteti Ia: !a:S picnic. and "a: o. ta@ large
crowd CT ciI, women anl cnil:trrn --nnui-
boring ctwccn to1r and i've Eundre1-we
Lorht !: o:.e went away :esreiun5 having
h-rn present.
Ervry member OF thc company se1 med
% be i com"!t:ee 20 cutcGtIin the guests,
:.r,l vel. di} ,Acy perform this duty.
The };c::c ,l;l not differ troci other
i,icmics except TIA, this one h.s.l a military
:c..,ugc attached. b3;. Ike ali others. the
til@e w%S spent IL >oc.li cuJoytnent.
In t." hcaU;ifGl mansion maa! i the
,m:..r:e.! t.,lii,.S remained 10 gossip and
ws.tci their husbands trGla the windows
aud p!azZaS, waiie ont IL the yari "nder
tue magnificent o;.!:S the yo"1g p"opc
prone. AIDED aud caat:ed, laughed ana
made love l. t:Ie;r heart 5 content. Sonc
CT ,h- nnarried Iutn were Sten to forget
themselves Will. ont talking 20 the girls,
bat :, slight coGgh or the Gearing ot Il
;!.roX.. tfO II :. window would serve rs 4
gerte reminder and cause SncA abScht-
n.i .lc.l ones % S"c?; o.hcc quarters VITA 4
sa"@a:>,. fac, Az; - rrt their thinking
:.:i%.at,:s to WORK To- manufacture i great
l:g ts% - tell w:!ea the picnic was over
aal .hev came i, caa,ac: With their wives
curions o3es!!onS
4. this wen; meiri,y o.! caHt the me
ir.!iouS voices of tie cotEnl;tsec. oa r~tfeN:!-
i:,,,,t> .:n,loa:,cc,! i;;E,Hsr ana ;Aan a i'rs
cane rIo-l the scene wa:c'l lasted bat ion:
e:.o1sh tor the people q Catch breath a'ia
sc who wn;.id 80 TO the tables first
i:.c tables were .onr in number, making
q. sGrare unGcl Il canopy OF oaks, which
made Il perfect shade aal through whicl.
the gentle summer winds played music to
accompany the rattle OF the plates, knives
and forks.
The tables were ftlel with everything
nice to eat, an,! the Guards, together with
4 con.mittee Of ladies, saw to It that 10 one
was lacking for attention, and when the
first set iell back 10 make room ior another,
the tables presented = somewhat wrecked
appearance but in short while the conf
nj tee repaired tue damages so well that
the damage done By the fist crowd Was
not discernab!e.
This WAS repeated four times an'l still
there was q plenty left to feed as many
more, notwithstanding the fact that htv.
J. G.. Beckwiih is known 20 have been ut
several tables. and there were two oil:er
ministers OF tie gospel to help him, be-
>iGvs t.e editor of the Ii ,es and Slr. D!ck
Davis were there, and did v&l!ent service
with t&c!r knives and forks.
Tic lemonade well was kept busl!y ut
work all Gay to Queuch the thirst OF the
thirsty, and We know that nothing stronger
was on the grounds.
After an inte,aSsion OF about an hour
the drum began 10 beat, and Sergeant
Lewis voice rang through the air. com
harding the boys TO fail in. and here
they came from cve-y direction-Some FROM
urGeG tie plum trees, some from ont OF
the buggieS, and some FROM the sides OF
the pretty girls they were promenadlng
With
The company waS formed and turned
over to the captain, WHO put them
through drill IN bo;h the field move
lutnts and tie manual Of arms The boys
drilled we'll, and there was some of them
wLo would not lave made Il m!sstep for a
Kingdom OF cat-i,.ils, so intent wcle they
to crafty the adiniring glauces of their
pretty swect!.ealtS
Unfortunately onr Lnsiress WAS such that
We could not stay 10 witness the cfoSninS
feature o: the days programme, and We
had = leave before the prize drl.I took
place.
Reluctantly did We pack mp our crowd
TO leave the scenes of so much JOY and
hospitality, for never have we seen peo-
pie Try so hard to entertain each other
and everybody that wet 70 the Manning
Guards picnic will always have i kind
SPIT in their hearts for Captain ". &.
Davis and his gallant company OF soldiers.
The pr!Z. dIlii, We are tod, was Eot'E
contested one, and :sfier the hardest kind
of struggle Mr. Tommy TiSd'sle was de-
carei tie winner.
Euran Tor rorl bat we will bet 4
ginger cake to-: dougbnu; that lie will not
hold it "tts. the rrxt priz= drill il Willie
Youcg is able u. that time to shoulder
arms
THE DEATH CLAIM