The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
SunmrtOn.

With Christmas only about ten days
off, people are getting busy, the good
women are hanging around the kitch.
en- to have the good "nugs" prepared,
while the children are looking up box.
es and bags to place in corners for
Santa Claus to leave his gifts etc,
while the men folks some of them at
least are on the lookout for their US.
ual Christmas "Dram" as they put it,
ana the dram may be alright if these
other things are first prepared. While
some poor old devil will take the lest
dollar his wife has been working for,
to make the little children happy and
get bis dram. get drunk the day be-
fore Christmas and sober up the day
after and then 60 off and brag what q
big Christmas he had, and did not
did not even know single thing that
took place on Christmas day, and the
good wife even though how ever much
she regrets it, with smile On her face,
yet behind the smile a broken heart
will tell how sick poor John were
Christmas day.
And then comes new year, when
usually good many changes are made
and perhaps at this time a good many
people are wondering what they are
going to do, and perhaps some OF them
as yet do not know where their next
dollars are coming from, but the man
or boy who iE willing to pull off his
overcoat and roll up his sleeves will al
ways find a place where energy, hon.
esty and perseverance will be appreci-
ated, but Lord have mercy on the high
collar and white tie, who hunts a Job
all day and prays at night never to find
it.
All the bird hunters were glad to see
the recent rains, as every dog in this
community bad been accused Of not
having good nose or could not smell
birds on account of the dry weather.
but the woods are full OF the sports
row, even "NUB" himself has took
trio after the birds but nothing must
not be said about it because be does not
want everybody to know he is bird
hunting until all the cotton is ginned
and all the seed bought.
Mr.. E. J. Robinson who mas been
with the Summerton Hardware Co.,
for the past several years will move
this week TO Barnwell, where be eX-
poets TO farm next year, they carry
with them Every best wishes of their
many friends.
Mr.. J. J. Wilkie has just completed
a handsome residence for Mr. l. a
Bronson on bis plantation about four
miles from town, as 10 whether or not
this means that Mr. Bronson expects 70
get in double harness or sot no one as
yet here kaows, but il is hardly prob.
ably that he would build $4,000 bouse
for an ordinary tenent. Now own up
Dol lphus, how about it!
Last Saturday while Mr. Z NJ Fielder
was driving spirited horse on Main
Street, the horse became frightened
and ran into colored by pushing a
w heel barrow load of wood and broke
the boys leg. Mr. Fielder said, while
20 one regretted the accident ;av
more than he himself, but it was i'm
possible to prevent it as he did every
| thing in his power to check up the
horse before be struck the boy, but
could not.
Miss Hattie Peacock OF Olanta, is
spending this week with Miss Mabie
Davis. Miss Peacock has N my friends
here who are always glad 10 see her,
she having once lived here and had
charge OF the millinery department OF
the Summerton Mercantile Co.
Mr. and Mrs 3 G. Truluck Of Lake
City, has just returned home af.er some
ten days time here with their s"n,
Fred. Mr. Truluck is one among the
very best ciiz ms Of Florence county,
and will always tnd welcome TO out
City.
Mrs Paul Arlington of Manning, is
the guest This week of Mrs Leon Fisch
er.
Quite a crowd from here visited the
City ey the Sea this week TO see the
Egreat Bagle Ships etc. NUB.