The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-26

SeCIlOn OIL SulCaSO or new 1Ofh. ~
drive through the residence streets
shows miles and miles Of new build
ings, none of them over three or four
years old and all built of brick and
Stone and in solid blocks. Brownstone
fronts are as common as one gabled
houses in Charleston or Savannah.
and the hay has passed out OF
existence. a city hall, which cost
several million dollars, and in which
the law Courts meet, stands, beside the
beautiful Capitol Square in which the
squirrels and sparrows gambol, and
the infants OF the Ex-Confederate Cap
ital leave their perambulations and
play with the squirrels all day long
without the fear Of the police. There
are no sparrow cops in Richmond, at
least they were not in existence.
The name to conjure with IL Rich
mond is Ginter. Mr. Ginter is a very
rich man. who is accustomed to devel-
op the city OF his adoption and to
spend his millions freely in the work
"a process which, of course, has cauS-
ed his millions to multiply. The
name Of Ginter is associated in the
public mind with cigarettes. He
makes pretty much all the cigarettes
that the dudes of America use and en-
ploys many thousands of persons,
mostly young girls. IN the making of
them. Recalling the production OF
Carmen" in Charleston several sum
mers ago, By the Herr Maestro Hax
Hirscnfeid. some Ct tie youA. Sn:.th
Carolina editors !:ad AZ: i,:',s t';i; '1it'
Of the features of tie entc: ::Jiti:s:"ut
mapped out for their dclectaiou v'oi,:I
! partake of the character Of a gr;ard
chorus of cigarette girls. but they Hert.
informed thati: was only in Seville
that the cigarette girls smoke heir
own cigarettes.
As to Mr. Ginter. there lsno denying
tie fact that he is in great mea>rra ne
creator Of the nem, Richmond. Every
thing in The way Of development may
be traced to his inspiration. lie IS
building hotel 20 cost over a million
and half dollars. and it is said will
endow with working capital that will
enable its managers to lose forty thous-
and dollars a year for twenty years in
order to sinsure It's success. He has
purchased vast tracts of land in the su-
burbs. and has laid them oUt in bou
levards and sells lots to persons who
will build on them. He will not sell
lot of less than 200 feet front and 800
feet deep, the object being to prevent
the erection of shantieS, but it is said
that the enterprislng young man who
sees a future before him and wants to
build himself a comfortable home,
will be able to purchase one OF these
lots on pretty much such terms as he
may choose to indicate. In this sec
ton there is drive OF over ten miles
through I. boulevard he'd .ed the entire
,engtil by hon-vsuckl-, and the lawns
are white with field daisies, which
grow all about this place in great con-
fusion. and OF a size that would put to
blush the 'Marguerites, to the cult
vation of which some Charleston am
ateur gardeners bestow so much at
tention and care.
THE RECEPTION At THE WHITE HOUSE.
Most of the details of the reception
of pilgrims at the White House have
been given in the telegraphic columns
of The News and Courier Mr. Aull
and his charming and estimable wife
did the honors of presenting the ladies
and gentlemen to the President with
natural ease and atfability and the
President had word or two to say to
each visitor. The presentations were
made in the following order by Mr..
and Mrs Aull:
MIR. ". \. Houseale, Of the Luther
an Visitor, and Mrs. Houseale, and
Miss Sallie Jones, of Laurens.
Gen. R. r. He,nphill and Mrs G.. A.
Neuffer, of the Abbeville Medium, and
Miss Gertrude Hemphill.
Mr.. H. G.. Osteen, of the Sumter
Item, and Miss Beth Duval. of Sumter.
Mr.. J. J. Dargan, Miss Ethel Oar
gan, and Miss Gene Dargan, all of the
Sumter Freeman.
Mr.. James T. Bacon and Miss Angel
Cheatham and Mr.. Wigfall Cheath-
am and Miss Marie Cheatham, of the
Edgefeld Chronicle.
Mr.. G.. P. Browne. of the Edgefield
Monitor, and Miss Leila Browne.
Mr.. T. G. Robertson, of the Pickens
Times, and Miss Mary Robertson.
Mr.. James 7. Parks, of the Orange
burg Patriot.
Mr.. c.. W. Brchmore, Of the Wa
+o,,,o (to,,,I
Mr.. G.. G. Langston, Of the Ander-
son Intelligencer, secretary OF the
State Press Association.
Mr.. NJ. Stackhouse, OF the Marion
Star.
Mr.. L. c. Branyon, Of the Honea
Path News.
Mr.. Otis Brabham, of the Bambere;
Herald.
Mr.. J. Z. Britt, of the Mccormick
News.
Mr.. Franz Melchers, of The Charles.
ton Zeitung.
Mr.. Irving Ryttenbe~-, of Sun''e err
Mr.. j. E. Norment, ll.,v.l,ir0 c''r
respondent of The News ana Co;t.'r +.
Mr.. Robert Lide, Orangeburg coi'
respondent of The News ana Courier.
Mr.. John \. Moroso.
After the presentation Mrs. Auli
stopped long enough to enquire after
Mrs. Cleveland and the babies and
the party was then taken in charge by
Messrs. Dubois and Dexter both line
looking elderly gentlemen who are tie
ushers of the White House, and who
explained that as special mark Of the
Presidents good viii the visiting
South Carolinians were to be shown
through the lower floors OF the White
House. This was done, Mr. Dubois ac-
companying the visitors and explain
ing everything to them. They were
conducted successfully through the
spacious Fast room and all the other
parlors and were pointed out the places
where the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land stood while the marriage cere.
mony was taking place. Then the ed
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