The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-21
TURBEV|LLE'S RECENT
LARGE GROWTH
ONE OF THE FLOURISHING
TOWNS ON THE MAP q
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Especial Correspondence The Man
ming Times.)
About 45 years ago w. J. and S. C.
Turbeville began settlement on the
site of what is now the fourishing
town of Turbeville by hewing an
opening into the virgin forests of
pine for the location of their future
homes. During the remaining years
of their lives their efforts were de-
voted to clearing the land and con-
verting the timber into lumber and
utilizing the other by-products of the
forest. They established sawmill
and turpentine still and were sue
cessful in converting large portion
OF the large tract into some very pro-
ductive plantations majority of
which are now occupied by mercantile
houses, churches, schools and beauti-
full residences. The first store was
called The d. l.. Green Company, gen
'eral merchandise. Assuming the re-
sponsibilities of their ancestors the
descendants, with the assistance of
new arrivals, have, by good business
management been instrument in at
tracing others to the place and by
cooperation have made modern
thriving town in the past few years.
In manufacturing enterprises the
town cuts no small figure with it's
large sawmill, planning mill, ginnery,
shingle and grits mill in comparison
with many other places which make
pretensions to being somewhat of
manufacturing center These indus
tries, give employment to quite
number of men and have large
pay roll. D. Ed, J. M, D. M. Turbe-
vile and DR.. Gable were among the
first persons to- biuld modern resi-
dences in the town and special refer
ence should be made relative to the
large, beautiful home of latest archi-
tectural design built by Dr. Gamble.
1t is good ad. for the place and
would be welcome acquisition in any
town. Within the past or 10 years
Turbeville has made it's principal
growth in attaining the present mod
ern proportions until the place now
has eight mercantile houses, good
bank, a $4,000 brick school house and
all the other accessories of modern
up-to-date place. Just pride is taken
by the people in their large fve-room
school house where the pupils receive
instructions at the hands of Prof.
Hughes, assisted by the Misses Du-
Bose, Bird, Winn and Corners, all
competent teachers. The M. e.
church congregation has beautiful
edifice while the Baptists have re-
Gently organized and will doubtless
follow with another substantial house
of worship. About $4,000 worth of
cotton and seed were handled in the
month of October, d. E., and j. f.
Turbeville, general merchandise, be-
ing among the principal buyers. In
1912 The Bank of Turbevlle was
established with a capital Of $4,000
and so flattering has been the bust
ness Of this institution that today it
has a surplus of 100000. The affairs
of this financial house are ably man.
aged by President G. A. Lennon;
vice president, r. r. Tomlinson;
cashier, E. e. Timmons. The bust.
ness of this institution is transacted
in beautiful brick structure of mod
ern architectural design constructed
after the most approved methods of
banking houses and containing all the
appointments Of an up-to-date bank
ing house. Affable and obliging, but
always on the alert for the interests
Of the house Cashier Timmons was
fortunately selected to supervise its
daily transactions.
The affairs Of the city are ably con
ducted by Mayor j. f. Turbevillc, and
Wardens, II. Pope, j. l.. Green, C. w.
Dennis and w. j. Turbevllc. An
orderly community is assured at all
times under the vigilance of Chief of
Police G.. S. Merchant.
In the fratcrnal circles Turbeville
has a large and hourishing lodge of
the Knights of Pythias.
Turbeville is another place where
hotel facilities are neglected and, for
the size of the town and the large
number of transcients making in and
out of it's precincts every twenty-fom
hours there is apparently n good field
for good hotel man to get busy. In