The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-02
Sammertoa News.
sdi,o. The Manning Times:

Summertoaians are not habitually
given 10 Siar-gaZlnc. considering them
selves responsible for more practical ble
affairs in the daily walk OF life. yet we
find ourselves having greatness thrust
upon us ir the astronomical world in the
observation Of the recent comet. Ante
dating by day all reported ob~erva-
tious, several OF oar citizens who have,
by the way, seen many before saw this
particular spectacle Of interest on Fri
day evening. So far we have noted OBJ
servations having only been made on
Saturday 1t other places. This is no
doub: one OF the many pointers toward
the conspicuous position Sumnerton
must eventually occupy.
We have previously had occasion to
mention the tendency on the part OF our
farmers TO appreciate :he value OF build
ing up snail industries. An instance OF
this recently brought 70 our notice Is
The canning OF vegetables which Z few
OF our farmers are engaging in with
great success. Mr.. William Fielder.
quite large farmer OF this section, has
to- number Of years done this &c some
extent. but this year he has far sarpass-
cd any previous record: and our town
people are begiDning TO rely oo him for
their canned tomatoes for winter use.
One OF the expected enterprises OF the
near future will be canning factory.
AS the planting season approaches,
many preparations for cultivation are
apparent. From early morning. unti!
dusk wagons may be seen passing load
ed with the newly arrived fertilizers,
as we'll as farm implements OF al kinds.
In fact, The Hardware Company OF this
place is fas, becoming the supply house
for farmers far and near. Only day
or TWO ago were seen shipments OF wire
fencing and other material to Jordan
( and other places, and some piow. points
TO farmer near Eu,awville.
Mr. Plumber Clark, recently employ
ed 10 the drug store Of W. E. Brown &
Co., OF Manning. arrived few days
since TO accept q position with CaperS s.
Co.
Messrs. Harry Davis and Wallace
Mathis left few days ago TO take bus!-
ness courses at Atlanta, Ga
y recital by the pupils OF Miss label
uarper's music class was given - the
school auditorium on Friday evening.
Owing 70 the inclemency of the weather
all of those taking part could not be
present and the performance will De re-
pea;ed this evening at O'Clock.
Another entertainment given recent
Is i, Pamela by the local talert OF that
neighborhood will be given in Sumner
,on on Friday evening, February 4th.
Amateur performances have ever occu-
pied prominent place in this locality,
and We may count oc this TO come up 10
the usual high standard.
Quite Dunbe- OF prominent mem-
bers Of the Bar were seen IN ,own ou
Thursday in attendance upon Judge
R;chbourg's court Among them were
Judge r. 0. Purdy Of Sumter, ". c.
Davis, Oliver O'Bryau and Charlton
DURAN, of Manning.
Hons. O. c. Scarborough and J. r
DioyIe, who are attending the meeting
Of the South Carolina General Assem-
bly,, spent i, Yesterday at their homes
Nr. John BaSkinS, who fer the past
few years has been enlisted in the chi
ted States Army in the Philippine Is
lands. spent few days last week 1t tie
home O! Col. 0. 1. Scarborough.
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Summerton, S. c., January 81, 1910.