The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-17

story residence on the lot now used
as the tobacco warehouse lot, nearly
opposite the Presbyterian church. DR..
Allen Huggins also built, where Mrs
Thames lives, and our beautiful trees
stand as a living monument to his
broadminded citizenship. Mr.. Henry
Kelley settled what is now the Rhame
place, and Col. Barron's residence was
originally built by Mr.. John Hayns-
worth, prominent lawyer who came
en- ehre at the settling Of the town.
The old court house, n large
Drlck structure, was built where the
present court house stands, by Capt.
Morgan Butler as contractor. A MIR.
Charles Pack had the first store in
Manning, situated about the spot
where our friend Jenkinson's store
now stands.
But to prolong this list would make
my skaseh too lengthy. The build
ing and Improvement of the town was
rapid, and it might be incidentally
mentioned that one Of the most prom
inent figures in the immediate vicin-
ity of the town during it's early his
tory, was Mr.. Charles r. Harvin,
father of our townsmen Messrs. C. r.
and w. S. Harvin. He cared naught
Tor public position, bu; Was q citizen
OF great energy, and at the time of
his death had the contract and was
building causeway across Black
River leading to Manning. His mill
sawed the lumber for most of the
earlier buildings of the town.
Among the first lawyers who set
tied here wer DR.. Joseph Galluchat,
Moses Benbow, L. G.. Coogler, John
Haynesworth, Charles Wolfe, who af
terwards moved to Kingstree, and
Capt. Keels.
Our fellow citizens, Messrs. B..
Presley Barron and Joseph F..
Rhame, located here soon after the
town was settled and have ever since
been honored members Of the bar
and well known in the State.
Among Manning's early physicians
were the Drs. Huggins, DR.. Ingram,
DR.. Moore, DR.. McCauley, DR.. Mcleod
and DR.. Richardson.
Our old friend Mr.. Moses Levi
was among the first to build a store
here in 1856, and has remained in
the mercantile business continuously
since. Mr.. S. A. Rigby was also
among the early merchants, begin
ming business in 1860.
The first newspaper published in
Manning was "The Clarendon Ban
ner" and was published by Robert
Machem.
Truly our Town and County have
much history which might be written
at length.
In regard to the county many his
torical traditions might be given
about the passage up the santee Riv
er, during the revolution, of Lord
CORVALLIS, whose road of march is
still in many places visible; of Fort
Watson, near Scott's Lake; Of the old
Georgetown road, still easily discern
ed at some points near our Manning
depot; Of Marion's camping in Black
River, near town, and Of this famous
Swamp Fox's" recruiting on the
High Hills of Santee" near where
is now old Fulton.
Concerning our towns history
much might be written Of her strug-
giles during the late war. Of the ex-
citing times when General Potter
was encamped here, with his head
quarters in the Huggin's residence.
(the one spoken of - being opposite
ing Of Yankee in the street in front
of Mr.. John Wilson's house by
Charles Jones, of Sumter, and of his
desperate flight to save his life, being
pursued by the Yankee soldiers; Of
the burning of the court house and
the town by General Potter, and
many other recitas.
But we are now in new era.
Gu rcounty today is by no means
what it was in 1855. Now we have
one of the foremost counties in this
middle section Of the State. Our
tax books show total of 471,469
acres of land and 81 town lots at a
valuation Of $1,37l,215. In personal
property we show 1917 horses, valu-
alton $75,0O0; $3.50 cattle, at say
$4,000; l7O8 mules, worth 100000;
800 sheep, 9988 hogs, and 2412 dogs,
valued at $40 a piece. We have a
county population Of about 80 thous-
and, and town population Of about
1850, and last but greatest Of all, we
have the Manning Social and Literary
Circle. Its male membership num-
bers about fifteen, some Of whom
have no known value, but few are
worth $1.00 per head, according to
the county and States estimate.
It's female membership is about
seventeen. Their valuation has never
been truly estimated, and is known
by us all to be very high; but if it
were estimated by special COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. A. j.
White, j. II. Rigby and A. |. Barron,
have no doubt but that they would
place it above the combined worth of
the gold mines of California, the dia-