The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-05
STATE ITEMS
OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.

Gov, Manning was DuSy at CamE
Moore with the troops ard did not at
tend the political campaign meeting
at Abbeville.
The movement Of the cantaloupe
crop from South Carolina to Northern
markets has begun. Heavy ship
ments are being made from Cave
Kline, Blackville.- Barnwell and
Springfield.
Rumors at Camp Sty1 says, and the
story is interesting if true, that in the
event Of call for volunteers, Col. w
w. Lewis of York, formerly command
er Of the First regiment, will be in
vited to form a volunteer regiment.
The Boy Scouts Of Union have wir'
ed Gov. Manning saying that they
hold themselves in readiness to serve
in any capacity needed by the state OF
the nation. The telegram was signed
by troop leader Sarratt T. Hames.
The proposed sale Of the Hampton
group Of cotton mills by the Parker
Cotton Mills Company to Lockwood
Greene & Co., for S2,555,00 was indefi
nitely postponed by action Of Associ
ate Justice Watts Of the state su
preme court in issuing an order ol
supersedeas.
The Conway city council has called
a special election to be held Tuesday
July 25, on the question of voting
coupon bonds Of the town OF Conway
to the amount not exceeding $4,000
payable within 40 years with the priv
iIege Of redemption 20 years after the
date Of issue.
Two bath houses have Just beer
constructed by the Orr Cotton Mills
in Anderson for the employees of thai
corporation. Each is equipped witt
five shower baths, ample rest ano
waiting rooms and adequate aAle'
facilities. One is for the men and the
other for the women.
When the conferees on the sundr5
civil bill met the item Of $4,000 fol
the enlargement of the Orangeburs
fish hatchery. which the senate put il
the bill at the request Of Senator Till
man, was knocked out, the conferee!
on the part Of the house not being
willing to agree to it.
Adjutant General Moore having
commissioned J. M. Johnson, a civi
engineer of Marion, to organize
company Of engineers which is mucf
desired by the United States govern
ment, Mr.. Johnson has had printed the
following circular and is giving then
distribution: Men wanted for com
pany engineers, National Guard"
The contract for the construction o1
the manual arts school building OF the
Chester public schools was let to
construction company Of Columbia
The contract calls for the completion
of the structure by October 1. This
building will be handsome and com
modious one, two stories in height
with a basement, and will be Of red
pressed brick. The brick will be put
together with dark mortar. 1t viii
cost $4,000.
Among the newspaper men at Camp
Styx, not in their professional capac
tiles but as soldiers, are: Robert E
Gonzales Of The State, machine gun
company, Second regiment; John ELI
oft Puckett Of The State, Troop A.
calvary Charleston Light Dragoons)
Floyd Littlejohn Of the Charleston
News and Courier, Troop A, calvary
(sergeant); H. A. Boggs OF the Char
lesion Evening Post, Washington
Light Infantry, Second regiment; Gle
ment Hall of the Anderson Intelligen
Ger. machine gun company, First regi
ment.
The Orangeburg Packing company
has been organized with capital oil
5000 900, of which amount $17S,OOO has
been subscribed. The plant will be
located in or near the city Of Orange
burg. The officers Of the Orangeburs
Packing company are: Perry NJ
smoak, president; Mortimer O. Dant'
bier, vice-president; John W. stro'
man, secretary and treasurer. The
following board of active directors was
elected: James W. Green. Robert
Lide, ". Laurie Mesley. ]. Stokes
Salley, Perry NJ. Wannamaker ana
DR.. Jacob G. Wannamaker.
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