The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-07-24
Crops Of Several Townships Reported-A Sad
Death.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
Through the columns OF the press we
learn much of interest in politics also
the doings and sayings of society, and
the financial strength of our county,
our State. our Nation. Along with the
views of expansion and the tariff. But
very little is said of agriculture, the
most essential of all other subjects, and
the only hope and foundation that can
assure us peace, prosperity and happl-
ness, and it would be instructive as well
as source of a great profit if the many
able correspondents of the press would
reflect their views as to the conditions
and prospects Of crops, for we are an
xious to know how the grain and cotton
crops are maturing in our county as
well as out of the county. We do not
wish to be understood as antagonizing
any views on other matters, as we ap-
preciate them, but owing to the critical
conditions OF the crops reported by our
national crop reporters. 1t raises an
interest, vital to our homes and chill
dren. live in the Davis Cross Roads
section, and report the crops in St. Paul,
Concord, ST. James and Friendship
townships, both cotton and corn has
materially improved and crops that
have been cultivated looks healthy and
doing well, while we do not expect to
make an average normal corn crop we
have been greatly encouraged in the
last ten days, as we notice the improv-
ment in corn crops; in the townships
mentioned cotton has improved, looks
green and prosperous though small en-
cept some fields that have been aban-
doned or cleared of grass lately, from
the long seige of rain, the stands OF peas
are excellent and forward. also potato
sprouts promising, we have had scarce
~ any fruit, but we are thankful for a
good supply of vegetables, late melons
promises good, but too much rain for
forward melons; we report for our sur
rounding township, hope others will do
likewise for theirs. As there are as
good lands and farmers in the other
townships as in the ones mentioned.
We only want to hear from them as we
feel interested in the crops of our coun-
ty, hoping to hear good report from
them on this important subject.
Seasons for the past two weeks have
been good, interspersed with gentle
showers of rain.
Much sickness in the townships above
named, and some cases extremely
serious with one death Mr.. Johnnie ".
King one of the brightest young men of
St Paul. died on the night of the 18th,
with typhoid malarial fever, after three
weeks intense suffering. He had just
returned home from Porters Military
Academy, Charleston, where ne had
made a high mark, for two years he
was connected with it, he rose to the
position of a non-commissioned officer
and dearly loved by his company, A, OF
his Battalion: one more year if he had
lived, no doubt would have graduated
with high honors. We extend to his
beloved parents our sincere sympathies
trusting behind this dark and frownlng
providence they may see the hand OF
God, chastening those whom he loved:
The burial service was held at ST Paul
NJ. E. Church on the 17th, where a
large congregation assembled to pay
their last respects to this young man
whom they loved for his high and hon
orable character. y.