The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-07
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This place WIS visited by two snow
falls last week. and had it not been for
the rain proceeding the snow, old
mother earth would have took on the
mantle of white, while roofs on all the
buildings was totally covered, and for
few hours things looked like mid
| winter snow storm.
At the regular meeting of the J 0 U
A NJ held Tuesday evening the follow
ing officers was enstalled to serve the
ensuing year, Leon Davis Councillor,
Vice Councillor J. E. Rlchbourg, Re-
cord,ng Secretary T. E. Walker, AS
sistant recording Secretary Ellison
Capers. Jr., Financial Secretary 81. e.
Medliu, Treasurer G. r. Touchberry.
Conductor L. Il. Goodwin. Warden J. E
Tenent, inside Sentinel Walter Sem,
outside Sentinel L. n. Goodwin, Trus-
tee Wash Davis, J. F. Richbourg, and
J. O. Mathis. Past Councillor J. @.
Mathis. This Council was organized
May 1913, and is in hourishing condi-
tion, and it is the desire and full ex-
pectation of each and every member
TO make this one among the best Coun
CLIPS in this County.
The last attraction OF the Lyceum OF
this season was presented Monday
night at the school auditorium. 1t was
greatly enjoyed, these evenings of de-
! lightful and elevating entertainments
were secured to the people of this Sec
ton at a great sacrifice of time and
money, given by the management con-
sist,ng of Messrs Fred Barnes, E. J.
Robinson, 81. P. Trop, and T. E. Stan
| ley. It seems but fitting that there
should be some way to reimburse these
youg men for the money they have bad
to put up to secure this benefit to the
public.
The Oak Grove school, taught by
Miss Mary Ridgill, held the exercise
preliminary to the district Field Day
to be held here Friday, in the contest
held, Miss Hodge won first place, Miss
Susie May Ridgill second place, and
Miss Annie Mabel Ridgill third place.
and Edward Mellette, was among the
first of the boys. This school is most
ably conducted and splendidly equip
ped.
Mrs. F. F. Capers OF Greenville, and
Mrs. W. q. johnson, of Charleston,
are guests this week, of DR.. and Mrs.
Ellison Capers.
Miss Alice Hoyle> of Pinewood, is
spending some time with her sister
here. Mrs. j. D. Richbourg.
Miss Martha Walker, who is attend
ing Coker College, is spending few
days with her parents here, Mayor and
Mrs. T. I. Walker.
Mrs. J. ". Broadway is visiting rel
asives and friends in Sumter this week.
Mr.. G. C. NeSmith, Summerton's
contractor and builder, is spending a
week or two with relatives and friends
in Oconee county, his former home.
The Storke visited at the home OF
MIR. and Mrs. 81. A. Richbourg last
week and left girl.
Mr.. J. s. Cantey, the efficient super
! intendent of the Methodist Sunday
school las been quite sick for the past
two weeks. but is able to be up at this
writing much to the delight OF his
many friends.
Messrs C. NJ. Davis and Felix Din
gle, spent Monday in Sumter on busi-
ness.
Mr.. Hall Nelson of Columbia. spent
Saturday and Sunday with his mother
here, Mrs. NJ. L. Nelson.
Mrs. F. W. Truluck, has returned
home after pleasant visit to relatives
and friends in Olanda Fla, Mrs. Tru-
luck says the weather was a littl.
chilly down there, but no frost was
seen during her stay OF several weeks
The North Western freight train.
made its regular schedule Sunday, it
issaid this trip WIS necessary in order
to get number Of cars of fertilizer to
their destination, so that the farmers
uight begin to plant cotton. NUB