The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-02-06

NV last letter to The Times" was
written so hurriedly that l had to
leave off a few items. l should have
mentioned these items of news first
and if anything had to be left out it
should have been some of the "other
stuff" But it is simply more than
can do to tell you "all' that is going
on in these "diggings" Of course /
wouldn't tell you all that is happen
ing IN Summcrton even if | had plcn-
ty Of time.
In my letter two weeks ago men,
toned few changes tnat had taken
place con the street" Well, didn't
get through, so will try now to finish
up with that subject. Of course, you
and everybody else over on that side
of the county know Fl. p. Troy, who
has been conducting a 1ancy grocery
business in Summcrton for several
years, and who has built up such a
fine business-it ccretainly is very
appropriate that a man named Troy
should be in a business where such
valuable and precious things as su-
gar, grits, flour, and butt meat are
sold in retail, and where so much de-
pends on the scales being correct His
'Troy" weight and measure is well
known over the surrounding country.
IN fact, | hear from some of the
young folks around here that Da-
vid w., who is known as "Woodrow"
gives more Sugar for dime" than
anybody they ever saw. Well, "Wood-
row" is the "whole cheese" in that
store, and must be the Sugar barrel"
100, Judging from all | see and hear.
Believe me, Mr.. Editor, he was out
walking yesterday afternoon with one
of the ;Oh! well, what's the use of me
crying to get the proper adjcctivcs for
Ihis subject. But will say that had
been in Woodrow's place | certainly
wouldn't have been thinking of the
scarcity nor of the high price of su-
gar, but of something real sweet that
hade with me. Now, please don't un-
derstand me to say that David was
talking "shop" to this "little friend"
for it's not "atall" like that. Mr. Troy
is now to be found at the Clarendon
Hardware Co.'S store, just next door
to his grocery. He has acquired an in
terest in this business and is looking
after the books, especially the collcc-
tlons, and believe me, Mr.. Editor, he
has the reputation Of being an artist
in that line. / hear that he has per-
formed several miracles since he has
been in the grocery business, such as
getting "blood out of turnips," and
money out of dead beats" l hope
this is true that he is gifted in this
way.
Wish that was able to do stunts
like that myself. | have been told by
several that | was pretty good on col
Letting. No one ever accused me of
with their bills. And l maybe fairly
good in getting coin out of "the lv-
ing" but am not much when it comes
to getting money out of "bccts," cspe-
cially when the "beet" has been dead
so long that it has become rotten.
Mr.. M. G. Fischer, who had been
with the Clarendon Hardware Co.
since it first opened up eight years
ago, gave up his position first Of the
year and moved out in the country to
the A. P. Brock place. Mr. Fischer is
running quite farm out at the place
He certainly knows farming from A
to Il, having been engaged in that fol-
lowing from his boyhood till he went
into the hardware business. And if
cotton brings good price next fall,
he expects to make "a killing" and /
hope that Mr.. Fischer will make a big
crop, and "big killing" also.
Mr.. Editor, did you ever notice how
much there is in names? Some being
so appropriate, just like l said before
of Troy. Now, Fischer, besides being
a good farmer and good hardware
salesman, is good with the hook and
line and | hear that he, to show his
friends just what he can do, he is go
ing to the lake soon, and if he has
his usual luck, he is going to fetch"
back good string Of the finy tribe to
the place, and give his friends fish
supper, and |, knowing that l am
friend of his and will be invited, am
hoping and praying that he won't be
too long about doing it.
am almost dead for some good
old catfish stew. l would love to have
a good "bait" Of it some night, and
pen and write you what thing Of
some of the great laws that our pres
ent Congress has passed. In particu-
lar, have in mind the one giving our
fair woman the right of voting equal
with men. This | consider is the
greatest piece Of Legislation passed by
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