The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-21
SummertOn.

Your correspondent recel9ed last
Wednesday afternoon the following let
ter, post marked Summerton, S. c.,
July.14, 1915. Whoa Take The Bits
The Heathens rage, let the people re-
joice, signed, Guess Who. Most like
" the words of the above were gotten
from the kilograms Of Senator B t.
Tillman and Mr.. W. P. Pollock, after
the defeat of the former Governor to
the United States Senate last summer,
and shows no originality Of Mr.. Guess
Who. The above Of course is jab at
me for voting for my friend and neigh
Dor, Mr.. John R. Dingle. But before
attempting to guess who, l would say
that l have no apologies to make to
men who sign their name to what they
write. much less to those who from
over Joy or cowardice do not sign their
names to what they write. However
there is no occasion for the beathen to
rage ip this instance, as [ felt sure
that the men who voted for Mr.. Din
gle, have high regard for Mr.DuRant
and will shear with their fellow cit
liens, the pride we will all have 10 our
new Senator. And I feel sure had Mr.
DuRant been asked the question II he
wanted the vote of as an unmanly a
man. as would write letter to another
as the above without signing it | am
sure he would have declined his vote.
I will not bother myself to guess who
it was, that would write anonymous let
ter, but will satisfy myself with the state
ment that iS is possible that Mr.. Din
gle may have gotten vote or two from
heathens, but the above note to me is
positive proof that Mr.. DuRant got
one vote from a voter who is less than
a.
In January of this year, few men in
this community determining that tobac-
co planting in the Summerton section
should be thoroughly tested, at the
first of the year there were a large
number who planted tobacco beds but
the trying weather conditions of the
spring caused the greater number who
had planted beds to abandon the enter
prise. However about II or Is men
have persevered, and although their
acreage is reduced, they are now in
sight Of victory. Several barns are
now curing. and the growing tobacco
looks good, and is of good quality.
This means that for the first time in
the history of Summerton, from six to
ten Thousand dollars of ready cash will
be put in circulation between now and
September the 1st And all those who
planted tobacco this year are going to
increase their acreage next year, and
with the addition of many more plant
ing we are assured that Summerton
will have a tobacco warehouse next
season, and hard times then will be a
thing of the past after July 18th.
Mr.. J. H. T. Coulliette who lives in
the Ponola section has FIVE acres OF
what is known as the Coulliette strain
ed long staple cotton, which is said to
be the best cotton in this section OF the
county, and when Mr.. Coulliette was
seen by your correspondent and asked,
about this cotton he said "unless some
disaster, should take place be. was Ger
tain of as much as bale to the acre,
and if it kept up growth little longer
and held the fruit it is now taking on,
it would perhaps make six bales on the
FIVE acres. And that in 1912 he sold
some of this same cotton as high as q
cents, and that even last year when
you could hardly sell cotton at any
price that be found ready sales for this
cotton at prices from "A to Is IL 2cents"
This undoubtedly is fine variety of
staple cotton and if many more farm
ers planted this cotton money would
be more plentiful.
Af:..o. H., T,,oi1o Diftc cf
Laurens are spending some time.bere
with their grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Nj. Davis.
Miss Blanch Stuckey OF Lee county
is spending some time here with her
brother. Knight Stuckey.
Miss Baker of Mayes7ille, is spend
ing this week with Mrs. Hugh Belser
and other friends.
The Summerten base ball team is in
Bishopville this week for series OF
three games. This team won all three
of the games played with the Fort
Motto team last week.
Mayor Walker bad before him last
Saturday, charged with assault and
battery, Jack Cantey and Johnnie
Dickerson, colored, Cantey plead gull
ty and contributed $40 to the town,
Dickerson was found not guilty and
was released by promising that he
would here after stay out of trouble.
Magistrate A. J. Richbourg had
Rev. Henry Fielder, colored, arrested
one day last week Fielder was charg-
ed with working q horse without feed
ing it save on weeds and green grass.
and from the locks Of the horse was all
the evidence needed, hence Fielder
plead guilty, and beg the mercy!of the
court, and was fined $40 Or take 30
days. he paid the fine, and while we
do not want to sing praises to every
thing that takes place, yet we think
this is one matter that should be care
fully looked after by every law abiding
citizen whether an officer OF the law
or not.
Rev. C. G. Derrick and Mr.. G. NJ.
Davis loft here Sunday afternoon in