The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-08-20

Gnu ~. Sla"loIu aCIcHueu uaHce
given in Sumter on last Friday night.
Mrs. t. H. Gentry, Miss Mary Gen
try and Mr.. John Gentry are spend
ing few weeks Monstreat, N. C.
Miss Alice Jones Of Charleston is |
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Turner.
Mr.. w. H. Anderson has returned
from the Florence Infrmary and has
resumed his work again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Carson spent
Sunday with relatives at Dalzell
Mrs. J. E. Tenant is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Hane at
Ft. Motto.
Mrs. Carlotta Capers Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jeff M. Davis.
Misses Pearl and Sudie Davis have
returned from the mountains.
Misses Mamie and Reba Hunter
have returned from the mountains
where they have spent good portion
of the summer. While away they visit
ed several points in the North and
East including Niagra Falls, N. Y,
and other points of historic fame.
MIR. j. w. Broadway is spending the
summer in Waynesvillc, N. C.
Mr.. McClenegan OF Florence is
spending a few days with Mr.. Hugh
James.
Several merchants nave added i'm
provements to their stores the past
few weeks among which are front
painting and window dressing. All
these things tend to help the looks of
our "Broadway" There are few more
business houses on our main thorough
fare that little paint would help the
looks of and if these were put in first
class condition our little town would
look "citified" sure enough with the
exception of few crooked streets
which none Of us can help for those
who laid off the principal streets here
probably have already gone TO glory
where all streets are straight and
they probably now see their mistake.
After all tho we have a good town
despite several conditions which we
cannot help and all these things are
very trivial. No one from the outside
can notice them unless they identify
themselves with town life and all of
us here in the burg look over these
things. Summcrton is not unlike
faults and some more than Summer
ton. We could have water works but
no one in Summerton likes to take
bath in the cold winter months and in
the Summer we have Ii refreshin =
stream tn the outskirts Of t!c city
where those needing same can have
the pleasure of a good bath within it's
placid waters. We could have with
a little extra expense miniature fire
department sufficient for a small
town but the folks in Summerton use
the old saying that "an ounce of pre-
ventative is worth a pound of cure"
and do all they can to prevent fires
and such like and therefore we have
no fires to any extent and for which |
we are indeed very thankful We
nave had only one conflagration in the
past few years which feel sure is |
record for a town the size of Sum
merton however we do not know when
we may have one that may threaten
our whole business district and with
this idea in view merchants as well
as property owners should not let
their insurance go slack on account
OF our previous record as sooner or
later we may have a fire that will |
mean something if we are not careful
about our insurance policies. Most |
all of the mercantile establishments
carry | suppose as much as they are
allowed to carry but owing to the |
rapid advance Of merchandise the in
surance companies viii allow you to
carry great deal more than they
use to and probably there is some
merchant in Summerton who just has
his former policies renewed and does
not ia Ike into consideration that his
hoe Irnr l.. r..
the tine he covered with insurance. |
With the coming cotton season near
at hand and Summerton the Mecca
for those wanting their cotton gnned
a. good gins which give out what you
put in and even make up for the sand
with thirty cent fleece, we cannot be
too careful about where we throw our
cigar and cigarette stumps. We just
mentioned this as probably some one
may not have in mind his financial
safety and in order to remind him we
take this method. Now I don't mean
to infringe upon the intelligence Of
any one but "a word to the wise is
sufficient"
Miss Annie Hilton mas accepted
position rs stenographcr with the C.
M. Davis Son e. Company
The store formerly occupied by the
Peoples Wholesale Grocery Company
is soon to be occupied by the Abrams
Weinberg Co. We understand these
gentlemen will put in a irst class dry
goods and readyto- wear stock. We
welcome them to Summcrton and
hope the business will meet much
prosperity.
A fatal shooting scrape took place
in the vicinity Of st. Paul last Sat
urday about noon. A negro named