The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-07
S1mnertca News.
I+L..uc Tho Nan..ac T.Ecs:


Suu..ne-:oa will soon be deprived Of
the services OF TWO Of her most cner-
se;ic and beloved ministers OF the
gospel On Sunday week ago the
Rev Wm. 5. Porter, VINO serves the
congregations OF PrcSbyterians 1t this
poin: and I: Jordan. handed 10 his resis-
nation. "a take effect bv January lSt.
y, he same time nc sent in his resis-
nation 70 the Presbv:erv. Mr.. Porter
::..:.S accepted . larger and mere prorai>-
c. work IL -Nn2c:>ou county. Ee Will
move hiS family during this month and
w!!! hc in charge Of three churches
while residing ic Towuvilie. Summer
ton citizens irrespective OF denotnlna-
,ioaal lines arc bath 10 give this Cody
:a:,! a2d ssrv:la: of the Lord up. He
has ;,r":! atnoaS l.. :u- ei-l, years. a:!d
:" IT,; tine has made for himself !
pace in the regard OF The people. Nix
and Mrs. Porter carry away with chem
the beS; wishes Of the entire community.
Perhaps in no community IN this State
has there been manifested such I spirit
o: activity "a church circles as there has
52c:. among Us IN The past six months.
The brethren OF the Methodist Church
yesterday worShipped for the first time
y their new and handsome brick
church \ full description Of this ed:-
ice VII DC furnished Your readers later.
\ few weeks ago the Baptist brethreo
moved their old wooden church build
iCc and began ;hc Constructor OF i
co:nmoG.ouS brick edi!icc on the site Of
:!.c old o:e Work is being rushed on
il. anG already The outlines are dis
;:uc;!y G!>ceraa5!e /: IS understood
iha: between 5000 and $1,000 vii. be
cXycaGed on this building.
|; has 90; been !cns since the Presby-
:er!:.r Cnu-ch o@ild!nC was erected ~
Z considerable cost. The Episcopal!
church Is %! comparatively recent date.
and has durin. the pas; few months
been overhau!ed 2od renewed within
ard without.
a.. Of which tecds 20 show wha.:
The reccn. rise in the price OF cotton
caused the farmers holding 20 loosen
up There is reported 20 be a con-
sidera ole lot o: cotton being hello around
:h!s Scc:!oa Certain j, IS that IL has
10: been marketed here-and there IS
Many OF our progressive farmers are
coniGcut that before many nooSS the
price 0: cotton w!l! reach and remain 81
i5 cents and over Your correspondent
heard one OF The leading cotton factors
O! the State say some time ago that cot
ION was bound 20 demand 10 cents !
pound before the season was half over.
OF coarse the farmer must take his
chances ti!ke the rest OF u.s. and little
less calamity howliag" would be more
becoming.
That ue@ oaa& tina; heretofore has
existed n Tie mi:.Gs OF :, few promoters
has been made i reality The Bank OF
San:ee WI! open up is doors for ou>l-
ueSS this week, having taken over the
business Of the Sanmertoo branch OF
the Farmers !; Merchants Bank ot
Sumter. The a..w DIX will do busi-
aes> al he Ole Stau,. and will welcome
:ae accounts o: nj. The charter just
iSsaed 70: the Bank ot Sautee states
the capita! 20 lee $1,000. The follow
ing officers have been elected: J. y.
James. President; L c. Richardson,
lst V-P.:: \. 2. Brock. 2ud E.P.: W. Il.
Wood, jrd E-p Directors: +. -.
Richardson. y 7. Brock. J. Q. Mathis,
". T. Mood, 6. X. Curtis. &. G. Row.
land, ThuS Wi!soa. Abe Levi, J. \.
James
The Ladies Md Society OF the oca!
Evp:;S; Church are bending every en-
crcy 70 ,aas!ng the Bazaar Of the 9.h
inst. :. success. Good things for both
the outer and the inner man will De
found a; this entertainment. The re-
turns are 20 go 20 the building fund.
n.
Summertou. ). c.. Dec. 9th