The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Summerton News.
Editor The Manning Times:


Since our last writing, Mr. Editor,
the people of Summerton have been
blessed with good rain. One even
ing last week, mother nature, IN her
kindly way, called up the clouds from
their hiding place and after long and
and patient waiting by her children
heceabout, watered the dry earth in a
generous manner and on the following
morning, with an effort to outdo here
self in the directing of making happy
the good people OF this section, the sun
came and chased the clouds away and
actually laughed with us in our Joy, be-
cause torsooth the miserable dust had
been put under foot and the weather
had cooled.
As result of this happy change in
nature, the merchants of this town are
bestirriag themselves to clean dusty
shelves and to put in order well selec-
ted store of goods; and the honest farm
ers hereabout are gathering in with
energy the white fields of cotton and
heavy loads of hay and corn: If I were
Lanier, Mr.. Editor, would write you
poem upon the subject of the corn
and the cane and the hay and the har-
vest and the beauties of this section OF
the Santee.
In consideration of these blessings of
earth, the Methodists of this locality
have decided upon the erection OF a
new and more modern place of wor-
ship, which will cost probably in the
neighborhood of $1,000; the members of
this denomination OWL several acres OF
real estate in this town and they pro-
pose to dispose of a good portion OF this
property and supplement the proceeds
therefrom with private contributions,
which they anticipate will come in
quite literally, in view OF the well-nigh
universal recognition of the need on
the part OF the Methodist people here
about OF q new church in the town of
Summerton.
The fathers OF the Methodists here
builded better than they knew, when
fifty years ago, they donated to their
denomination the realty in question,
which is situated practically in the
center Of the city, and which at this
time will fetch perhaps $500 per acre,
whereas a half century ago the entire
tract would have gone a begging for a
purchaser at the rate of $50.
And thereby hangs a tale with re-
gard to the growth and prosperity OF
the town of Summerton; it means that
real estate has appreciated and the
fact more people have located here,
with money to invest and plans to
promote, makes plain the reason OF
this momentous appreciation.
Another sign of the progressive
stride of Summerton, is the tremend-
Gus increase in the volume of the daily
mail: we doubt not that within the
near future, the post master here will
demand the services of an assistant and
indeed, within the past week, the post
Office bas been:located in another home,
which is more spacious and at the
same time more in keeping with the
demands of the public than the small
room heretofore occupied by the postal
agent.
The Northwestern Railway Company
has commenced the building of new
depot, which will be completed within
about six weeks; this company has also
undertaken the general improvement
of their roadbed between this point and
Wilson Mill, by putting in new siding
here and by replacing old with new
crossties wherever needed: it is our
hope that The aforesaid company will
add to the beauty OF their SumWerton
Station by thorough cleaning of the
ground; several months ago, the depot
at this place was DESTROYED by fire and