The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-09
Harvin,

N1dUu0 oUuhSS DAoSh "Oii WIZ
has been so desperately i'll in
the Tourney Hospital, Sumter.
for the past week died yester'
day morning at 8 o'clock and
was buried yesterday afternoon
at the old family burying ground
on Boots Brance, near Brogdons
where sleep the earthly remains
of his ancestors for more than
FIVE generations. The funeral
services were conducted at the
grave by the Rev. W. D. Spinks,
pastor of the Graham Baptist
church, of which his parents are
members.
The youngest child, son o1
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Merritt, Of
Wallace, N. c., died yesterday
in that town, and the remains
will be brought to Mullins, s., G.
to day for in t. m 4
in the Merritt family buryine
ground, near Mullins, S. c., Sal
urday. Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt
once lived at New Sumter, S. c..
for a number of years, Harvin
is the old home of Mrs. Merritt,
who before her marriage was
Miss Marina Manning Harvin.
only daughter of the late Arthur
and Sallie Maybin Harvin. Mr.
Merritt who is a nephew of Capt
D. W. Alderman, one time lived
at Alcolu.
Capt. Alderman who has beer
i'll in John Hopkins Hospita
Baltimore, has returned to AL
colu and has arranged to make
his home with his family for tbs
summer in Hendersonville N. G.
Mrs. Emma Faunce Ross, who
has been visiting friends al
Greelyville and came to Harvir
to be present at the Bradham
Harvin wedding last evening
will spend some days with Mrs
Alexander Manigault Keels anc
Mill Kitty McFaddin al. Harvia
before returning to Philadelphis
Mrs. Taunce Ross has large
number of warm friends in thi:
section who are always glad .te
have her with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Eugene
Hodge, of Beaufort, S. c.; are
visiting their relatives here, Mr.
and Mrs. William Blackwell.
Miss Lula Keels, who has
been attending college at Little
ton. N. c.. is home for the sum
mer vacation.
There is much complain
throughout this. section at the
apparent great error made in
the condition of the cotton crol
for South Carolina to the Fed
eral Government to be bette
than the real facts warrant anc
many have indicated their inten
tion of registering their disap
proval by addressing their re
spective Congressman and the
| two United States Senators from
South Carolina on the subject O.
the very apparent discrepancy
The cotton crop in this State
according to some of the mos
conservative estimators is 2;
days late and at best the condi
ton On May Is was not more
than 81 per cent compared with
a perfect crop. Evidently &C
cording to the opinins of some
of the best farmers and business
men OF this section some one
has made a great mistake in re
porting the actual condition o
the cotton crop on Fay 25th. tt
the Federal Government as tt
the condition at the date for the
State of South Carolina.
The Nuway Tobacco F'lue in
vented, patented, and manufac
tured and owned solely by Capt
A. G. Davis, of Davis Station
Clarendon County, South Caro-
lima has already been. proven
great success. 1t is the produc
of the genius initiave and perse
verance of Capt. Davis and hi:
many friends rejoice at his grea
success, which means for hin
not only distinction but a yer!
lucrative income, from a strictly
original appliance, the produc
of his inventive genius, which il
already a great success and val
prove boon and comfort ant
economical device to the million:
af +ohoooo prouor. tb ror,pl on