The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
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Sc:2:3e;'tcc s :e-r c!;ec cc-o.ec :::.;G
Its ron, men OF business prominence
oi ;:.c utighboclng towcS, aad II Is !.
:.r:.c,:aa.. AID gratifying fact tina. these
v!-.;> appear 20 be prompted by business
intercourse and not merely social r..la-
,i"n-hip. List week several OF Sumter
esteemed business men spent severa!
hours IN town looking toward the organ
lZation OF 3 stock company 10 control the
telephone system operated between this
place. aad Sumter. The service has Ion"
beer Quit;: unsatisfactory, arc our local
business men will 10 doubt gladly GO
th"ir par; in promoting any scheme
which gives promise OF improved coadi-
tons. We understand that the desired
number o. shares has been procured 20
insure 4 rrforma,ion IN this phone sys-
,em.
judging lrosn The receipts OF building
mater!.'! ia;o ;own. Il "oasd seem tnat
>";:ie CONSTRUCTION work Is Contemplated
cit:Ic; 10 u:-w structures eSor!rnproveneal or
o. cd. DR.. W. Z. Mood Is havlu. !un-
bec hauled upon his yard with Z view 20
rcmoleiiin. his residence. and we hear
o: others wh" vii! d" !iHewise. Contrac-
Tor 9. G. Nesmi:h has the plans oi the
ne" Methodist church. and hopes soon
20 uc@tn It's erection.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage o! Nr. Frank W. Ills ol tnis pace
TO Miss Susie broSdoo OF bro:oooS. M.
Wells Is highly esteemed young man,
and ~ present holds ! responsible post
ton w:,9 ". i. CoSkrey * Co. We are
sla: 10 know that he With MS wife vii!
continue TO make his home here
Following upon the Len;eu fast, Sum
tn.r,on's social affairs have been renew
ed w.,h three functions durlug the past
week. .lrs. HG.h NcAdcn FsoSe OF
Wilmington. y. c., the CUES, Gt her
sister. MTS. J. \. James. was the recip-
scot OF honors upon ,wo occasions. Ga
Tuesday afternoon from TO clock,
q reception WAS rendered her oy Mrs.
James. Assisting Mrs. Jcmes 10 rec'lv-
ing and entertaining were Mesdam-s
L-Se>ne, Hogan. Lanhan. Aoo6 anc
Capers The parlorS were pret;liv dc
GRATED with wyS:eria and SmilaX. The
guests entered the lef, parlor and after
being presented ID Mrs RoSr. were ush-
er'd into the dining room where Misses
Lacy and Maria Mood. Annle Rutiedse
aaa Mildred James served = salad course
with coffee: proceeoing then 10 the 9th
-r par!or. Mrs. Elli>on Caper, presidlos
1t the attractive punch bow! again serv-
ed them. Those present were: Mes
danes Scarborough. Wilson. kut!ed2e,
Strauss. Porter, Richbours, VIII Rlch-
boCrg. Eaane, Piowden. Anderson,
Brail>ford and Howle. Misses Davis,
Blackburn. P!owaen. Morris, Harper
Scarho:ou. n. Cantey and anderson
On "Wednesday at,erooon Mrs. Ell'>"o
Capers enteTta'oed IN Mrs. hose 5 h"o-
or. miscellaneous progressive games
were the feature o.: the even a., ana NJ
the conclusion !, was found that Mrs
". II. AnGerSDa had won the trSs priZe,
Az Easter rabbit: and Mrs. J. u. Piow-
den and Miss Sallie Anderson drew for
the ..npobv" dimiau:ive rooster.
which was drawn by Mrs. plcwdeu.
E~Ster tarorS 10 the shape OF raooiS
we're given each CUES: lmmeo'ase!y De-
fore the S''rvluy OF refreshments, when
upheio Mrs Cip7VS reputation 'of @ooa
taste and da!ntinesS The guests were:
MrSGa.nsS Richbourg. LeSeSne. k!ch-
bours, Hunter, Laohan. Mood, Wood
ley, AuGerSOo, T!OwGeN, OEdtlSioEo,