The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-02

pr3vements can be made undertakes
il. ana is sustained IL lis 2ndeav0rs GY
substantial ala from the city council
and the entire community.
The magnificent taocou9hfares, 200
feet wide. running from the Highland
Park Hotel 10 the railroad station IS
in charge OF the Improvement Socity,
and a u3au is constantly employed o.
the svsteal Of little parks that extends
down the centre ard beautiiies this
stately avenue.
It is to such united effort OF the
par of its citizens that Aiken owes is
suprema y among the pleasure resorts
of the country, for no matter how
large the sums expended by wealthy
visitors on their own especial proper
ties were il not for tha systematic en-
deayor of ali It's inhabitants the town
At lsrce would never present the at
trac!ive Appearance 'has c'iaracler'Z 5
it to day.
Probably no o man who makes
Aiken his wirter one spends more
money there eac. year than Mr..
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. the millionaire
New Yorker, who lives IN the old
I4aoree mansion on the southern out
skirts OF the town With Alkenites,
Mr.. Hitchcock's name is the synonym
Tor iberali!y and enterprise. lie has
done mora for the town than any 9TH
er single individual, ani he counts
the entire population as his friends.
Before leaving for the North, last
spring, he was presented with 81
perb piece OF silver plate purchased
through public subscription as tok-
en- Of the esteem and admiration IN
which he is held by the citizens.
am told that last winter Mr.. Hitch
cock expended in various improve
ments on his Aiken property the sum
OF S25 ,00C, and that re has still other
plans in view for the present season
that will call for additional heavy eX-
penditure.
Last year he erected 4 splendid train
ing stabIe-40O feet long-aear the
Legree house, and constructed five
eight mile racs-course which was
used as training track for Eastern
horses. Messrs. Morgan, Hitchcock
and Smith bought Strings Of fine hors-
es here, and Burch, the famous trainer,
was also on the ground with choice
bunch of prospective breakers.
A grand stand that will seat 8, 500 is
to be built this season, and not only
racing but polo will be features n the
winters list OF amusemeats. | believe
Aiken is the only place in the South
where polo is played, which adds an
other to her many claims to distlnc'
ton.
Mr.. Hitcacock's race track is laid IN
almost ths very centre OF the 375 acre
farm on which the Williams home
stead stands-the Oldest house in this
part of the country. It was erected
some time before the South Carolina
railway was construced, and the bricks
for the great, old-fashion, outside
chimneys were haule3in wagons from
Augusta, seventeen miles distant:
The house stands back from tie old
road amid its ancient oaks, and is
pointed cut to the stranger as the larS-
est private dwelling in the city.
There are many other attractions
for the visitor to Aiken, be he in
search OF health or pleasure, to which
I shall refer at another day. Toe
new Sanisarium deserves especial
mention, and | shall endeavor to
merit the kindness of Mr.. Dib5le and
DR.. Gahan, who patiently showed me
over the building, by devoting to this
benevolent enterprise as much atten-
ton as the limits Of this departmen Mt
will admit. A, in Columbia Reg
lister.