The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-12
NO.. 7
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS
OF MUCH INTEREST

Of mUCH INTEREST
Married last Wednesday afternoon
by Rev. &. b. Smith, Mr. Marion Kelly 4
and Miss jamie Ridgill. ,#
Mr.. Bertram Weinberg received his 7
final discharge from the navy last
week.
Mr.. r. d. Clark left this morning on
a business trip to North Carolina anI
Virginia.
Dudley Plyler Of Camp jackson
has been spending Il few days in Man,
ming this week.
Mr.. S. l.. Huggins returned home
Friday from Il business trip to the
Northern markets.
Miss Annie Thames left Tuesday
for Baltimore where she will pur-
chase a complete line of Millinery for
the Dubrow Dry Goods Co.
Mrs. ID. Hirschmann returned home
Saturday from New York, where she
had been for several weeks, purchas-
ing Spring and Summer goods for
the store.
number Of the younger set who
motorcd over from Sumter to attend
the Hawaiian Musicale Monday night
were given a dance by the young men
of the city at the Central Warehouse.
Married last Wednesday afternoon
by Rev. G. b. Smith, Mir. Frank Ward
and Miss Pattie Gamble. The bride
is daughter of .,neritf f. B. Gamble
and the groom a salesman in the
Manning Hardware Co.
Miss Augusta Applet who has been
taking course at Battle Creek, Mich.
IN reconstruction work returned home
last Friday. Miss Appclt passed all
examinations and has been enlisted in
the government service She will re-
main in Manning until Uncle Sam
calls her.
The annual union meeting of the
w. G. II. u. and the churches of Mann
ing to celebrate the Frances Willard
Memorial will be held in the Metho-
dist church next Sunday n'~ht. Feb
ruarv lG. Rev. C. b. Smith, pastor
of the Methodist church will preach
the annual sermon. An interest ting
program of special music VIA. be
given.
The February meeting of the W. C.
y. u. was held at the home of Mrs.
Joseph Sprott Wednesday. the 5th,
instead of on Monday the Bird. An
interesting article TELLING of the
"IIospital Mother" which the National
w. G. II. u. is supporting at Fort
Schridan was read by Miss Wingard,
and Mrs. Sprott gave an interesting
report of the conference in Columbia
| and Of Miss Gordan's address. Jubilee
plans were discussed and the Mann
ing Union feel enthusiastically sure
of raising its quota of the So 900
Allotted to South Carolina. Of the
$1,000,000 Jubilee Fund. Light re,
frcshmcnts were served
The purchase by Mr.. A. Abrams Of
the three stores of the Walker estate
! on February 1st was the largest real
estate deal consunnatcd in Manninp.
the purchase price being $23,575. 1t
IS the intention of Mr.. Abrams
little later to remodel these store
rooms, putting in handsome fronts.
IN fact making all modern improve
ments. The two separate rooms
now occupied by him will be thrown
INTO one lar"e room, and will be
fitted out with the very latest in
fvturcs. In the near future Mr..
Abrams will go on the Northern mar
kctS and purchase a complete stock
of Rcady-to- Wear for men, ladies and
chlldren--in fact it is his intention
to departmcntizc his store. having
many departments new to Clarendon
shoppers.
The Missionary Society met at the
home of Mrs. Jos. Spro;t on Monday
afternoon and Judging from the crowd
we had and the reports made we are
expecting this to be the best wear of
our work. There were twcnty-siX
members present. The meeting open
cd with scripture reading and the
usual devotional exercises were car
ricd out. Splendid reports were made
and there were seven new names add
ed to our roll. Mrs j. ". UcriOt,
Mrs. j. a. Cole, Mrs. j. T.. Arant and
Mrs. j. II. Rigoy read interesting
papers on Africa and the condition Of
the people, and called attention TO the
"Gcnt need Of missionary work there.
No one could hear those papers rca |
and then say, 81 don't believe in for
clgn missions" A beautiful duct was
sung by Mrs. G.. l.. Dickson and Mrs.
{. X. Sprott. SevcraI working con-
mlttccS were appointed by our pres
ldcnt and we are hoping that each
committee will be busy in the work
apportioncd to it. We want this to
be our best year and with our good
set Of officers and the cooperation Of
all the members, we can make it the
best.