The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
A Big Day in a Good Town.

resented al hl0SSlree'S Dig Lay ldSt
Thursday by delegates from Manning,
Summerton and Foreston-the occasion
was the laying of the corner stone for
the Kingstree Baptist church, a new
brick edifce now in the course of con-
struction, when completed it will be
one of the incest places Of worship in
| this part of the State. The attendance
at the ceremonies was large, the aC-
dresses of The Most Worshipful Past
Grand Master. Hon. L. Niche, and
Hon. Charles y. Smith were excellent,
the former spoke on Masonry, and the
latter spoke on the Mission of the
Church, paying handsome tribute TO
the unity of spirit which brought about
the accomplishment of the purpose to
erect the magnificent building. Metz's
famous band from Charleston furnish
ed the music for the notable Occasion.
and the local ouactette did the singing.
The audience was large. made up OF
people from the community and the
Surrounding country; all through the
ancient ceremonies, the most wrapt at
tention was given. It indeed was a
great masonic day. aud the visitors
were most delightfully."- entertained.
The hospitality OF the citizens OF King
stree was great, everybody seemed to
feel it duty 10 make the stay OF the
visitors pleasant-they succeeded ad-
mirably. The dinner was served on the
outskirts of the town in grove at the
home OF Mr. D. J. Epps. and blythe
way, the pine bark stew and the barae
cue was prepared under Mr.. Epps' per-
sonal supervision; we would wager dol.
lars to doughnuts there is not chef IN
the United States who can excel the
stew and barbecue prepared for this
occasion Everything was in abundance,
yes, abundance is the word. aud served
as only whole-hearteG people can en-
tertain. The writer enjoyed every mo-
ment of his stay in the busting town.
He was deeply impressed with the spirit
of unity manifest Oh every hand: the
| impression created was that everybody,
even father, was working for the inter-
ests OF Kinsstree; there did rot seem to
be the dog-ir-the. .manger-spiric so fre-
ouent in other communities, everybody
seemed TO be obsessed with the idea that
to make Kirgstree grow selhshness and
anita gonisms must be removed, all must
pull together for the common good the
handicapping of one is the Gripping OF
the other, therefore. it is good business
to help each other and make all succeed.
Kingstree has made rapid strides
within the past few years; 1t is an old
town, one among the oldest in the State,
in days gone, its citizenship was content
to Keep what it had "for me and my
wife, and my son John and his wife, US
four and no more," with the result, the
community lay dormant for many, many
years, but at last there came. Quick-
eniug, the shell of sel6shness was
broken, the scales removed from the
eyes of those who bad the town choked
into a comotose condition. a new spirit
took hold of the people, they began 10
look about them for possibilities. they
lifted the screws off from their holdings
so Others could have q look in upon
them; new life was Infused into ar al
most lifeless being with the result. that
all realized the efficacy of unity OF pur-
pose and action, this unity was not to be
of the hot air kind, but that it must be
put into actua! practice by the business
men of the community. The result has
| fully demonstrated the wisdom of those
| leaders who aroused a sleeping COM
muuity into activity. kingstree today
| is an object lesson for other towns 10
| follow. it is live wide awake PROPOSE
| ton which is the admiration Of all who
visit the place, and especially those
who knew it in its Ri p Vanwinkle days.
Kingstree has several institutions
which attracts trade and furnishes ma
terisl TO induce people to go there to
work-it has no room for drones, but
the men and women with red blood 10
their veins find a hearty welcome and
eneoura cement to succeed, nothing that
we saw indicated any spirit OF antagon-
ism; no little petty spirit to cripple, but
everybody holding up each other with
support. and other means TO succeed.
The County Record, the only newSpl.
per in williamsburg county, is flied
with the livest kind of advertising.
every business house, small and large
has an advertisement in the paper: the
Board of Trade from its treasury, Car
RES full gage advertisement in the
towns interests, every professional man
feels as much interested 10 the up-bulid.
| ing of Kingstree as the merchants, and
so it is, the town is alive with willing
workers. Has it paid the people OF
Kingstree to spend their money for at'-
vertisipg? Ask auy of the business men
to what they attribute their increase OF
trade. and their population. Ask them
if their tobacco warehouses would have
attracted the 100000 pounds they en-
pect to handle this season. Ask them
would they be content 70 60 back 10 the
old time tightwad and short-si@hted
methods Ask all classes whether or
not their campaigns Of advertising mas
Increased the trade, and then, when
these questions have been asked and
answered. verify them by 4 personal in-
vestigatiou. If Kingstree has accom-
plished al of this while other towns,
better situated. stand still, it should
arouse business men 10 get together
with determination TO set the wheels
of progress in motion.
! Greater things can only be accom-
compiished by united effort. No town
can prosper if the property 10 Il is in
hands that refuse 20 Yield 70 progress
those who have the town corked up
should do as was done in the progress
sive towns. loosen up so 1t can change
into active hands: put away personal
differences, and every one strive 10
unity the community for the general
welfare. IF this course is pursued q
great improvement will be felt in a
; short time. Manning is well situated
for business, it is surrounded by the
; best lands 10 this part OF the State. 1t
) has climate second to none. health
perfect. good social environment. and
Isplendid school facilities; with such ia
cilities and conditions. an asset many
larger towns do not possess. there is no
: reason why this town should not be one
of the foremost in lower Carolina: it
will be if the citizens will get together
in the proper spirit.
, Sometimes the symptoms Of kidney
, and bladder trouble are so plain 10 one
: can mistake them. Backache, weak anC
, lume back with soreness over the kid