The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-20
SummertOn.
Editor The Times:

EClVOr I ue 11mSS.
At your request I shall attempt to
give you few items from our hustling
little City, everything is going on
smoothly, and if every day was like
Sunday we would not know when the
war is over, as we did not get the Sun
day News, as the Sunday Train now is
a thing of the past. And we have the
old schedule that was in operation sew
eral years ago, much to the regret OF
some.
Most of the farmers are beginning to
prepare their land for another crop,
but think the most of them will wait
until the present session of the Legis-
lature is over before they tell you how
much cotton they are going TO plant.
While there is very little complaint
being made about the reduction in &C
reage passed last fall at the extra session
of the legislature Yet I think I would
voice the sentiments OF the majority OF
the farmers if I would say they would
be very glad to see this special act re-
pealed at this present session.
Misses Esse and Cecil Rogers, re-
turned last Friday afternoon from a
two weeks visit with relatives and
friends, in and around Timmonsville.
Mr.. T. E.. Stanley, recently spent
several days with his relatives in Mar
ion.
Mr. L. A. Broadway, who has been
clerking for the McClary Broadway
Co., for the past several years, is now
with A. Nimmer.
Mr.. 81. P. Troy, who has been with
the Summerton Hardware Co., for sew
eral years, has severed his connection
with them, and will most likely 60 in
buiiness for himself.
Mr.. NJ. L. Shirer, who has been Of
fee man for the Summertou Live Stock
Co., for several years, has severed his
connection with them, and will run a
farm near town this year. Good luck
to you old boy. We are promised some
more fifteen cents cotton.
Mr.. G. 81. Touchberry, one OF our
hustling young farmers, who has been
working fifteen horse farm near town,
has moved to what is called Pineland
and will work the Manning place this
year. We regret to give up such men
as Mr.. Touch berry. But we wish him
much success. and hope to still see his
big smiling face in our town from time
to Time.
The small boys in town recently Or
gauized what they called a Wild West
show, and made arrangements with
Capt. J. A. James, for ten months
old steer for the Advance Agent to
ride to advertise the show, and after
coming in possession of the Jersey
blooded bow they found he WAS unbroke
they called their company of about y
in number together to break him. and
from reports he passed rs OF the boys
over his head as fast as they could get
on the little fellows back. aud as there
is no grey hounds in town the 9th boy
could not be caught, hence the boys
returned the calf unhurt, and the show
disbanded.
A hunting party left here last Thurs
day morning for Killem Ridge or some
other peculiar name, composed OF
Messrs. G. NJ. and G.. 3. Davis. Felix
Dinsle, Postell Coleman, and others.
ane when first heard from they had
three deer killed, and as usual the
fourth badly crippled and expecting to
be caught soon. now | am not going TO
give the name OF the deer crippler, but
everybody knows Uncle Charlie is lit
tie slow about seeing. and must have
Just hit the hinder parts, bringing his
speed to about sixty miles the hour.
Nub.