The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-13

THE
active business at the present
day, he has just built a two story
brick store of modern style which
is a credit to the town and coun-
ty, in this establishments can be
found all the latest up to-date
dress goods, laces, trimmings
and everything that is required
to make an up to date store COM
plete.
One among our oldest mer-
chants is Mr. n. C. Stack who
has been retired from the mer-
camille business for a number of
years, has now under construc-
ton a new store, when COM
pleted will be one among the
most attractive in town.
MIR Henry F. Stack who came
here about sixteen years ago to
go in business with his brother:
has now in charge and is general
manager eft The Pinewood Far
mers Exchange, with W. +.
Stack, Of ElIoree, President, A.
6. Stack. Vice President and
Harry L. Geddings, Sec. and
Treas.
Mr.. A. L. Burkett opened the
first furniture and coffin business
here which he ran for a number
of.years with much success. he
has been out Of the business for
two or three years but has again
gone back in business and can
be found at c. L. Grifin's old
stand Northwest corner OF
Broadway and North Hampton
St.
Mr.. D. r. Lide, succeeded Mr..
Burkett when he retired a few
years ago from the furniture and
coffin business which he has
made a successful and paying
business and is still on the cor
ner of Broadway and West +: R.
Ave, and retails ice as a cooler.
Mr. Sam G. Griffin is one OF
our old leading merchants and
carries on a general merchandise
business.
Mr.. Geo. W. Smith, our post
master, has taken a seat in the
mercantile business, band wagon
and runs a general store.
Mr.. Pat B. Lawrence sells any
thing from Coco-Cola to Hires
Root Beer, and you can also nave
your whiskers mown down there.
Harvin Broughton Co., are
the successors Of A T Avant.
They are in their infancy in their
line but are rapidly coming for
ward; they are dealers in gen
eral merchandise and fertilizers.
Mrs. Mary E. Barwick ru IS a
general retail and wholesale
mercantile business with a meat
market in connection.
Pinewood Mercantile Co. does
a general wholesale, retail and
extensive lien business. They
carry a number one line Of dress
goods, heavy groceries and hard.
ware; in fact, you can get from
a left hand screw driver to a
crosseyed monkey wrench there.
DIR. r. S. Beckham, Jr., our
drug store man has met with un-
precedental success and is one
of our best citizens.
Nh. R. F. Epperson runs a re-
tail fancy grocery store and deli
cacies of the season are always
on hand.
Drs. Paul M. Salley, W. H.
Reynolds and Ashleigh Mood
are our practising physicians
and they rank high in the medi-
cal association and with their
surroundings.
Felder-Phillips Live Stock
Co., Mrs. NJ. e. Barwick and
r. F. Epperson have teams to
hire.
Mr.. J. w. Weeks retired cap
Iitalist and real estate agent is
always ready to solicit and sell
business lots and to encourage
new business that may come
mere.
We have two churches Meth
odist, Rev. L. L. Inabinet, pas
tor; Presbyterian, Rev. W. S.
Porter, pastor.
One Secret order Knights Of
Pythias Lodge No 124 always
active and striving for the bet
terment and uplifting. of man
kind.
Judge: A. P. Ragin for re-elec-
ton and. is our justice of peace.
Mr.. T. P. Broughton is our To-
cal cotton and cotton seed buyer.
We have two up-to-date gin
neries and grist mills and one
saw mill, and will have this fall
a large saw and planning mill if
present plans and expectations
are put into execution.
We have a very prosperous
school and the trustees are in
hopes of having a new building
and full corps of teachers for the