The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-12
SUMMERTON.

To the Manning Fimes:-So much
has been written of late about the pasl
and present of Summertnn, that there
proba bly, are many citizens who, like
ourselves. are straining their eyes il
perrhance they might catch gIimpse
Of the future. Unlike the ancient>, we
have no oracle to whom we mishs ap.
peal for information, hut must make
our deductions and surmses srle;y fr'm
present indications
In anticipation Of the early erection
of several new stores on Main Street,
! it occurs to Us tn question what will be
the next step in Summerun's progress,
and IN what locality will further build
ing development take place. The erec-
tion of these buildings will make COM
plete the block eXi-nding to the track
OF the Northwestern Railroad, which
would seem tn serve Us natural term
mus in that direction. 1t is possible
that building sites may he secured on
tantey Street which crosses Main near
the Post Office. and upon which, we
might add, is now bling erected, the
Roman Catholic Church. IL is more
probable, however, that a reaction will
take place, and business will move back
up ION the hill" pear the Bank, which
locality was Summerton 's''busy centre"
OF few years ago It. has heen said.
though, thai "a prophet is NOT without
honor save in his own country," so let
us dismiss this prophetic muse. and en-
tertaln for a moment hard fact. which
bv ,h- way h,pp~nS n he An old ac-
ouair' anc.-: Sunmrrtnu's pr"gress is
greatly Handicapped b. her Railroad
facilities. We ar not among those
optimistic persons who are calmly
awaiting the advent Of the Seahoard,
or the ('linchield, or any other Of the
larger systems. but we do believe that
q better schedule on our faithful old
N0rthwes' ern would mark new era IN
the towns business development.
Certain it. is, that the present sched-
ule has hren an thing but henehcial.
Opl, recently we heard. and with great
regret, rumnr. If the posi- hilities OF
losing The family of Mr.. S A Hunter,
who is at present proprietor of the Sum
merton Hotel. Since the present Rail
road schedule has cut off the courec.
ton with the morning and evening
trains on the Coast Line, the hotels
have had scarce Y half OF the transient
guests they formerly had. The i'll
effects of the schedule have extended
proporIionatlely in many other direc-
tions. But-all this is mo news "
Mr.. q. A. Richbourg of the Sum-
merton Live Stock Co.. returned on
Friday from St. luis. where be pur-
chased several car loads OF animals.
Mr.. Oandn Scarborough, a Senior
this year at Furman University, made |
8 hurried visit home this past week.
In Mr.. G. VI. Davis's old reliable, th- |
Buick, MIR. and Mrs. Felix Dingl-, Mr..
Selwyn Dingle, and Rodgers Mood,
went to Sumter last Wednesday night
to see "Tbe Girl of My Dreams
Misses Ida Scarborough, Waune,ta
Gordon. Sallie Anderson, Cora Cant-y.
and e. hel Moore, attended the Meeting
of the County Teach-r's Association in
Manning on Saturday.
The Embroidery Club, which has
heretofore been one of spasmodic ex-
istence. probably due to the fact that
they allow as members neither engaged
or married ladies. was re-nrganized on
Friday afternoon at the home of Miss
Waunetta Gordon. Suggestions were
entertained as to the future prosram OF
thu meetings; and it SEEMED to be the
sense of the meeting that it should be
continued as an embroidery club, with
the introduction of books as an extra
feature. At the conclusion of the bus
in-ss. delicious cocoa and sandwiches
were served by Misses. Gordon and
Anderson.