The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-08-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

Between the tobacco worm, rains
and stri kes the farmer, warehouseman
and business man in general have had
tough time this season.
Rev. l.. B. McCord, pastor of the
Presbyterian church is off on his va
cation, and that church will be closed
for month.
Mr.. A. !. Barron is putting material
on the ground preparatory to build
ing handsome brick residence, op-
poslte where he now lives.
MIR. Shelby Davis has purchased a
lot from Mrs. Thames, next to Mr.,
q. N. Sprott, and will likely build a
home there in the near future.
The friends of Mr.. j. A. Weinberg,
VINO was operated on in the Columbia
hospital, and contracted pneumonia,
VIII be glad to know he is Improving.
Misses Lizzie Roxic and Sallie
Dixon of Blackstock and Misses Leila,
Ethel and Rochelle Mcleod of Nc
Bee, are the house guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. J. Patrick.
Mrs. d. Hirschmam returned Mon
day from an extended trip to the
Northern markets, where she purchas-
Gd an up-to-date line of Fall and
Winter goods.
The paving contracts have started
to place the rock for the paving. and
as soon as the necessary water and
sewer connections are made work will
begin in earnest.
Mrs. Minnie Barnett has sufficiently
recovered from her recen5 operation to
oe discharged from the hospital, and
she and her sister, Miss Annie
Loryea are now at Tryon, N. G.. for
the rest of the summer.
Council should have all of the rag
ged awnings, low awning rods and
! signs removed fro mthe sidewalks
1t is time to beautify the walks while
the roads are being improved.
Miss Fannie Weaver left last NIGHT
| for a visit with her brother in St.
Louis. While there Miss Weaver will
attend the fashion pageant which
takes place sihere next week. This is
one OF the Nrgest fashion shows held
in the United States.
There will be mail route soon
from Manning to Summerton and ST.
Paul. The train passing these two
places has been so uncertain that the
government will start star route
from here, assuring the people Of
| mn, n ,,,I
service.
The big sacrifice sale at Abrams
Department Stores is creating quite a
stir amongst shoppers who desire to
get real bargains. At the conclusion
OF this sale Mr.. Abrams contemplates
remodeling both of his stores. In ad-
dition to a new front he will remodel
| the inside, giving him one of the best
store rooms in this section of the
State.
We have been informed by one of
! our citizens that he is contemplating
putting up an industry here that will
be great benefit to the town, and it
will take an outlay of about 100000
to erect the plant. We hope by our
next issue we will be a: liberty to
state what this is, and the party con
cerned.
a meeting Of the farmers, bank
ers and business men of Clarendon
county will be held in the Court House
wednesday, August 20th, at ~ o'clock.
Among the prominent speakers will
be Mr.. Geo. K. Wheeler, manager of
the South Carolina Landowners AS
sociation. Mir. Wheeler, who is from
Charleston, will address the meet
ing on Getting Ready for the Com
ing of the Boil Wccvil" and "Increas-
ing the Taxable Wealth of the State
of South Carolina" This promises
to be an exceptionally interesting
meeting and it is to be hoped that
our citizens will turn OUT in force.
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