The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24

content themselves Win small mar
gin, which has been all the better for
the town and community. thus giving
the farmers and laboring peple far
better return for their labors. and the
| merchants a much better trade and
too. bringing business here that has
! gone elsewhere heretofore, and while
| I am not farmer myself there is no
man any gladder OF the high prices
that has been paid for cotton and cot
ton seed than your correspondent,
while he being seed man himself he
claims 90 credit for the high prices
paid. yet he does not believe any one
will call him Bear when it comes to
the seed question.
During heavy rain fall and wind
storm last Thursday night barn and
stables was blown down at the planta-
tion of Mr.. c. G. Way at Silver, and
TWO OF his large mill mules was killed,
and several others in the same build
ing badly bruised and crippled up.
Mr.. Jack Touchberry, who has been
farming on MIR. W. G. Williams place
sor several years will move the first of
next year to the plantation of Ar. O. G
Scarborough, this plantation is said to
be very fine place, and Mr.. Touch
berry is an energetic young man and
scientific farmer, and We predic some
bumper crops will be grown by him.
Mr.. John Baskins who has been liv-
ing near town and farming. will move
next year to Bishopville where he owns
a fine plantation. We regret very
much to lose this good family, but wish
them much success.
Mr.. and Mrs Alex Warren. of Nor
folk, Va, are guests this week of MIR
and Mrs q A Richbourg:
Mr. E A Tenent of Charleston, is
spending this week with his parents,
Mr. aHd Mrs E Tenent.
MIR L NJ Cecil and family of Ander-
son, is spending this week with the
family of Mrs c r Fielder.
Miss Lucy Mood the efficient clerk
in the post Office here has just returned
from Red Springs, where she. spent
about ten days with relatives and
friends.
A grand child OF Mr. B P Broadway
of Pinewood, was buried at Paxville
last Thursday afternoon, funeral con-
Quoted By Rev II W Gordon of this
place, the child was about eight month
| old.
MrJ B Holiaday, one among the
! oldest and best citizens of this place
died rather suddenly last Monday af-
ternoon. Mr. Hoiladay had been lit
tie unwell for several days, but was
not thought to be any ways seriously
i'll, and ate his dinner Monday as usual,
in the afternoon about four o'clock he
took coughing spell, and at that time
there was no one at the house save Mrs
P J Holladay and Mr. b c Carrigan,
Sr., who went to his assistance and he
told them to get him some soda and
warm water and before they could get
the water he fell backwards on the
bed and was dead in almost moment,
his wife had just left here on the morn
ing train for Rembert to see her daugh
ter who was quite i'll and not expected
to live, not one time thinking the con-
dition of her husband any ways serious.
Mr. Holiday is survived by his wife
two sons, P J of this place and w ] OF
Bronson, and two daughters, Mrs Leila
Davis and Mrs Burnshouse Of Sumter,
and two half sisters. Mr. Holiday wBs
q man OF few words and bad lived
clean Christian life, his body was laid
to rest Tuesday at o'clock in the Gem
etery here. funeral conducted by his
pastor, Rev G G Derrick, assisted By
the pastors OF The other churches. The
relatives of this good man have the
warmest sympathy of their manv
friends. NUB.