The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-16
SUMMERTON BUREAU
HARRY COPELAND CORRESPONDENT

and more attention given to the
regular profession of filling prescrip-
/ tions.
DIR. Eugene Tenant, of Charleston,
spent Thursday with his mother, Mrs.
j. E. Tenant.
Mrs. Joseph DeVeaux, of LYNCH
burg, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
w. D. Carson.
Mrs. Holden, of Virginia, is spend
ing some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Dr. 7. j. Davis.
All persons interested in learning.
now to make dipping vat for hogs,
COWS or sheep should consult D. O.
Rhame.
Among those attending the dance
given in Manning Friday night were
the following young ladies and gen.
tlemen: Misses Annie Louise Asbill
Eline Woodruff, Fairy Pitts, Annie
Varnedeaux, Mabel Davis, Sadie
Fischer, Helena Fischer, Pearl Davis,
Myrtle Allen, Kathleen Balm and
Messrs. Pete Chewing, Harry Brown,
Jim Bowen, Fred Lanham. John
Bowen, Bill Stucky, John Gentry, Mil
Ter Fielder, Douglas Balm, Frank
Mood, Watson Cantey, DaVeaux Car
son and John Joseph. All report a
fine time.
Miss Frances Lotion spent the
weekend with friends in Sumter.
The many friends of Mrs. J. O,
Mathis are grieved to learn of her
critical illness, and hope for her a
speedy recovery.
Mr.. Ulysses S. Brunson has re-
turned from overseas and is spending
some time with his father and mother
here.
Messrs. c. M. and Chas. 8. Davis
spent Monday in Sumter on business.
We regret to learn of the illness of
our good friend, Mr.. J. V. Carrigan.
Mr.. Carrigan has been quite i'll for
the past few days but is better at
this writing. 1t is the hope of his
many friends that he will continue to
improve and soon be convalescent.
The High Schoo! base ball team re-
turned the Pinewood game last Fri
day afternoon the result ending in a
tie score, 4 tod. The game was call
ed at the ending Of the eighth on ac-
count of rain. The only feature of
the game was the hitting of Nc
Knight of the Summer;on team and
the base running of Alex Richbourg.
Batteries Summerton, Balm and
Mood; Pinewood, Black and De-
Champs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Carson have
gone to Sumter, where their son,
James, will be operated on for tom
solitis.
Our congenial agent here, Mr.. II.
Cain, who has been on the sick list
this week, is able to be out again
and has resumed his work at the
DEPOT
Mr.. j. W. Broadway, who has spent
the last several weeks in Florida, in
the interest Of his health, has return
ed home much benefited by his trip
and the change IN climate. 1t is hoped
that our good old Uncle Joe will find
his health much improved.
Plans are under way for the COM
mcncement of the high school. Some
speakers have been secured but the
program has not yet been completely
arranged but as soon as this is set,
we will be glad to make announce
ments through these columns.
Horseback riding is fast superceed-
ing the auto in Summerton-town
For the past several weeks North
ern papers and some few Southern
also have been hotly contesting the
cotton acreage reduction movement in
the South. This has not met the an
proVal of many southern people but
instead has caused them to be more
ardent in their desire to reduce in
order to secure better price, not
that the Southern farmer is trying to
make more money for his savings ac-
count but that he is fighting for, we
might say, existence in this recon |
struction period. 1t is true that prices
are beginning to decline, that is, in the
matter of cotton textiles, but the pres
ent depressed cotton market is prob
able the reason for this, but on the |
other hand, we find that the food
stutfs which the farmer is forced to
buy to run his tenants are still on the
rise and those that are not on the up
ward movement are still holding their
own. With those ooplifio iono .v;ct;oo- |