The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
Sunday Ice Delivery War On.

The Sunday observance proposltlOn,
relating to the delivery of ice and
beef. was renewed with more vigor
last Sunday, by several citizens acting
Jointly to follow Butcher James ice
wagon TO note the deliveries made. 1t
was very unusual sight to see this
committee, self constituted we pre-
sumo, as we have not heard that any
formal action had been taken to appoint
such committee, chasing about town
laboring about as hard as those dellV-
erino ice. to secure evidence against
the party whom they regard to be lab
oring on the Sabbath, in violation OF
Section 500 of the General Statutes OF
South Carolina. There is, we are in
formed an ordinance Of Council, which
permits the delivery OF ice and beet on
Sundays, limited to $50 O'Clock q: M,
and this delivery has been allowed for
many wears, no one making any ooJec-
ton, regarding it as convenience es-
pecially to families not provided with
refrigerators, and not able to buy at
any one time enough ice TO last them
more than one day.
Not until Mr. r. d. Clark engaged
in the butcher business did we hear
any objections TO the early Sunday
morninS delivery, we understand that
he attended to this delivery on Sunday
morning himself and tried to effect an
ARRANGEMENT with the other market. to
stop the Sunday delivery, which James,
the proprietor declined to agree TO on
the ground that his patrons required,
during the heated term, ice and beef;
not securing James consent to close,
the town council was asked to repeal
the ordinance permitting deliveries to
be made on Sunday morning, this
council declined to do. taking the posi-
ton it would inconvenience large
number OF citizens, and it was optional
with the market men whether they
delivered or not; either market having
religious scruples about Sunday dellv-
ery was not compelled TO deliver The
Clark market and the James market
continued to deliver every Sunday
morning. neither concern making
sales. and long before preaching time
the deliveries were made, the people
had their meats and ice, and market
men and everybody else who desired
went to church.
The question OF delivery Of ice and
beef, thought to be settled, would not
down. Mr.. ". E. Jenkinson and Dr.
C. L. Dickson. notified the markets
they must cease the delivery OF ice and
beef on Sunday, as it was a violation
of the State law to labor on the Sab
bath, the Clark market obeyed the
son, but the James market went right
on delivering as usual, having con
suited lawyer and the mayor OF the
town, and was advised that it was moi
a violation of law to deliver ice anc
beef Sunday morning which had beer
sold the dav before, and this advice
was based upon careful search O
decisions which, in every instance, de-
jliveries Of such articles were held K
be a work of necessity, and work O.
necessity is provided for in the very
section these people are acting under
Messers. Jenkinson and Dickson were
on hand and saw the deliveries made
but for some reason, best known L
themselves, no action was taken agains
James, who claims ne is not wilfull,
violating any law, and this is nantes
bv his seeking advice from lawyer a:
well as the towa authorities, and hi
saws if it is against the law to accom-
modate his patrons on Sunday he vii
abide by it: under the circumstance
it strikes US if those who believe there
IS violation of law, even if they d.
select a matter which gives comfort t
many people. and is doing no harm
and overlook wide open and unques
toned violations of law, the taking o
one case to the court as a test Woul'
accomplish every purpose, and II tn
courts hold that the delivery OF ice an:
beef on Sunday morning, even though
permitted by town ordinance IS IN VIC
lation OF law. the matter would be SET
tied for good and all, but nothing va
done in the H.rst instance, and it wa
thought the incident was at an end
but not so, it had only slept for week
and on last Sunday morning the move
sight Of number of citizens, all prom
; inent church officials, were cut brlgh
and cary following up James wagon
.. collecting evidence against him. TheS
gentlemen were Messrs. W. E. Jenb
inson, G. l.. Dickson, W. NJ. Powder
T NJ. Mouzon, w. G. King and Josep
Sprott. There may have been one
Two others but this is all we saw O
heard of, most OF them were very activ
in their crusade, themselves and horse
doing considerable labor to keep u
with the wagon that was doing its de
livery in trot. There is no questlo