The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-30

and tobacco as a money crop,
and paying a high compliment to
the integrity Of the merchants
of Manning, he pledged himself
to use his influence towards try
ing to build up the market of
our county seat. He claimed
that as a matter of right, if we
can get as much for tobacco in
Manning as elsewhere, it is our
duty to bring it here. "He that
does not provide for his own is
worse than an infdel" aud from
his personal knowledge of the
men in charge of this warehouse
he believes a new era has set IN
and that Manning will have a
market second to none.
Hon. J. ". Kennedy was the
last speaker, but on account OF
the lateness of the hour, and the
supper in waiting his speech was
a brief history of Manning. He
alluded to the early history OF
the town, and made an appeal
for the farmers and merchants
to pull together in this noble
effort to put the county seat IN
the progressive procession.
AS soon as the speaking was
over, Mr.. G. N. Mason with his
megaphone voice, invited the as
sembly to supper, which was
served by a committee consist,
inc of Mesdames W. Scott and
G.. R. Harvin, NJ. E. Burgess,
D. C. Scarboro, Misses Mayme,
Hattie and Lillian Harvin, Mel
lie Nelson, Beulah Breedin,
Blanche Wells, Hermion Jenkin-
son, Hattie and Ada Bagnal,
Carrie Legg, jamie and Olivia
Ingram. Margie Applet and
Katie Plowden, assisted by
Messrs. A. H. Breedin, 0. E..
Webber. I. I. Applet and Luther
r. Mcintosh. In few minutes
the tables were surrounded and
the feasting began while the
band discoursed the sweetest OF
music. The food was delight
fully prepared, and Mr.. Webber
deserves a medal.
It is estimated that about 500
people ate supper, and if any
body was overlooked it was
their own fault as the committee
was untiring in their efforts to
see to it that everybody was pro.
vided for. At the back end of
the floor, the colored growers
we're looked after by r. A.
Stewart, and they too seemed to
enjoy the festive occasion.
The young ladies and gentle
men took advantage of the music
to indulge in dancing, and many
couples were soon whirling about
in the "two-step" and waltz,
even the little girls caught the
mania and they too were en-
braced in each others arms keep
inc time to the fascinating mus
ic: our search-eye did not fail to
catch several church sisters,
swaying to and fro in their
chairs, and beating time with
their feet. asif under a hallelujah
spell, as they listened to the
music and watched the dancing
couples; it would not be sur
prisirg to US if we were told that
the preachers present were also
inclined to throw in a few shut
fes, and might have done SO
when they got out Of view.
1t was a delightful occasion, a
grand success, both, from a busl-
ness and social standpoint. 1t
afforded an opportunity to bring
into elbow touch the people OF
the county whose support we
must have, or languish, and it
showed to them that we are
anxious to aid them in fostering
their interests. Every express
sion we heard was full of earnest
anpreciation, and a willingness
to ioin with our merchants to
build up an unexcelled market
at Manning. When we left the
warehouse, about , o'clock in
the morning the wagons were
still arriving, and the jolliicatlon
had not ceased.
Thursday was the "break.
BUYERS from Florence, Darling
ton, Timmonsville, Lake City
Mayesville, besides the perma'
nent men were here and eager
for the fray. The huge piles OF
the yellow weed, was indeed an
inspiration, and the growers with
their wives and daughters, to-
gether with many ladies Of the
town as interested spectators
we're on hand. In response tc
an inquiry from US Mr.. Jenkin'
son informed the writer: there
was about $4,000 pounds of to-
bacco on the floor and he seemed
very much pleased with the turn
out. The sale began promptly
at II o'clock, the bidding was
lively and at times quite spirit
ed. Mr.. G. NJ. Mason did the
crying and he seemed to work
hard to get as much as possible
out of the buyers. After the
sale was over, we made it ou1
BUSINESS to go among the peo,
pie who sold and they were all