The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-12-05
PAXVILLE IN ITS
EARLY ACTIVITY
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wardens James Brown, r. B. Brad
ham, j. H. Curtis and II. R. Owens
giving him valuable assistance in adj
ministering the business of this COM
munity.
| l.. S. Barwick holds the reins of
justice as magistrate over any who
may be disposed to violate the orderly
rules of the municipality. When ask
ed who was chief Of police Magistrate
Barwick complaccntly replied that the
place bad no such Official; that since
whiskey was voted out the community
had no need of any chief custodian
of the peace.
Place of Beautiful Homes.
| Not the least attractive spots in
Paxville are the many beautiful
homes ana residences to be seen in
| Ill parts of this lively community,
not the least among them the Curtis
place which figures most conspicuous
ly and is deserving of more than a
passing notice. This large, commo-
dious and modern appointed mansion
was built about 40 years ago by
George II. Curtis, one of Paxville's
Pioneer settlers and is occupied at
! present by his widow, Mrs. S. T.. Cur
lis, a most estimable woman. The
house is a 10-room structure, and
| while it has been built many years
| is in an excellent state of preserva-
ton. 1t is designed with attention to
comfort and convenience. 1t is pro-
| vidcd with upper and lower porchcs
| on three sides and bay window
on another. Each room is pro-
vided with large frcplaccs where
the burning embers give cheer to the
occupants. Electric lights throughout
the house are supplied by dynamo
| md running water in each room by
water plant, operated on the place.
Broad drives lined with stately oaks
cad up to the place from two of the
principal streets. Other buildings are
provided for help. Much taste is dis
played in the large collection of beau
tiful flowers which are cultivated and
end cnchantment to the place at
nearly all seasons of the year.
Pleasantly ensconsed in her beau
tiful home Mrs. Curtis is happily sur
:oundcd by two of her children.
two daughters, Misses Jessie and
Vivian, the latter recently from the
conservatory of music at Columbia
where she has become an adept in
producing the sweetest tones from the
violin and an artist at the piano.
Until recently Mrs. Curtis had with
her two sons, Lieutenant Harry G..
Curtis, who is now with the boys at
Camp Jackson, having enlisted as a
volunteer and l.. N. Curtis, Jr., for
mcrly in business in Paxville but now
travelling for the Armour Company.
Another son, Alva B. Curtis, is estab-
lished in the real estate business in
Alabama, while j. II. Curtis, Jr.,
son, is established in a thriving busi-
ness in Paxvillc and one daughter,
Mrs. Eva Gunter resides in the city.
At this hospitable home Postmist-
ress Leila Corbett and the teachers
of the Paxville school receive hospi-
talty and good cheer and pleasant
accommodation where they make
their homes during the school term.
1t is the general remark Of anyone
who has been so fortunate as to
be domicied here even for a night,
that the hospitality and entertain
ment extended the guest are such that
there is always desire to return. In
the line Of entertainment too much
cannot be said Of the musical features
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