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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Tobacco will sell higher next season
than it has ever sold. Every farmer
should plant a few acres, and get in on
this easy money crop.
Married last Sunday, Mr.. r. o.
Copeland and Miss Mabel White. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
M. White of Manning. The groom is
employed by the Gulf Refining Co.
Miss May, the 14-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Johnson of the
Forks, met an accident that might
have resulted seriously, on Sunday
afternoon. In trying to catch
spirited horse at the watering trough
she was struck on the head by piece
or pipe sustaining a serious scalp
wound.
Married on December goth at the
home of the brides mother in Summer
ton, Miss Gertrude Colclougl and Mr..
6. T: Floyd. Only members Of the
brides immediate family were pre-
sent with Mr.. Paul Floyd nephew of
the groom. Soon after the ceremony
t1e married couple left for Palm Beach
and other cities in Florida and will
'i"Nc Iiieli luLure nome IN Manning.
The local Shriners gave banquet
and ball in the masonic hall last
Thursday night, which was quite an
elaborate affair. The following was
the menu:
Oyster Cocktail
Oyster Stew. Crackers,
Mixed Sweet Pickles
Olives, Queen and Manzanilla
Golden Heart Celery
Barbecue Pig, la Fulton
Apple Sauce
Roast Clarendon Turkey
Giblet Gravy
oyster Dressing Cranberry Sauce
Honduras Steamed Rice
Candied Vans
Boston Head Lettuce
Sliced Tomatoes Mayonaiso
Ambrosia
Fruit Cake Pound C,ko
Apples English Walnuts
Salted Almonds Malaga Grapes
Coffee Tea
American Cream Cheese
After Dinner Mints
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Miss Augusta Applet who is station
ed at TT. Mcpherson, Ga, is at home
for few days during the holidays.
Mrs. J. w. Odiorne and children of
Williston are spending the Christmas
holidays in Manning with relatives.
Miss Edna Boyer, who is student
at Winthrop, is spending the holidays
with her parents here.
Mr.. William Wolfe, who is teaching
at Clinton, S. c., is home for the holi-
days.
Messrs. Joe Burgess of Clio, S. c.,
and Leon of Norfolk, Va, are spend
ing the holidays here.
Miss Fannie Weaver was called to
Charlotte the first of the week on ac-
count of the death of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Barron of
North Carolina arc spending the holi-
days with relatives in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Smith of Will
mington are spending Christmas with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J.
Smith, in Manning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Last Thursday morning about two
o'clock the back porch Of Mr.. Joe
Davis home was discovered to be on
fire, the alarm was sent i'm and in a
few minutes the fire department was
on the scene, and the fire was cxtin-
guishcd with little damage. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Mr.. f. C. Horton, who has been in
Bakers Sanitarium, Charleston, re-
turned home Friday evening and his
condition is considerably better.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Married by j. NJ. Windham, Judge
of Probate last Thursday, Mr.. Jesse
w. Gibbons and Miss Anna Belle Du-
Bose Of Turbeville.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Mrs. Austin Sauls of Winston
Salem, n. c., is in Manning to spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. r. Boyer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Mrs. w. f.. Folk and children of
Denmark are spending Christmas here
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. X. d.
Barrincau.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Mrs. B. F.. Jordan and children of
Denmark are spending Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Barrineau.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Mrs. II. I. Ellcrbe is spending the
holidays in Charleston with her mo-
ther.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Get your tobacco seed now. 1t will
be time to start your bed in few
days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Misses Corinne Barfield and Matte
Applet were visitors to Columbia last
Friday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Miss Mabel Todd of Washington is
visiting Mrs. w. S. Plowden.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Mr.. B. A. Johnson has returned
home from Baltimore for Christmas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Mr.. Edward Erwin of Baltimore i
at home for the holidays.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Miss Lulie Harvin of Columbia il
spending the holidays with her parent
in Manning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

We now have a full supply of legaI
blanks on hand.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Major j. Bates Gerald went to
Washington Sunday night to enlist in
the Notwithstanding Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

The State legislature convenes on
the 18th Of January.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Soldier Purdy Mcleod is in Manning
to spend Christmas with his mother.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Miss Edna Boyer, who is studcl
at Winthrop, is spending the hoida!
with her parents here.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Merry Christmas to all.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Tobacco will sell higher next season
than it has ever sold. Every farmer
should plant a few acres, and get in on
this easy money crop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24

Married last Sunday, Mr.. r. o.
Copeland and Miss Mabel White. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
nj. White of Manning. The groom is
employed by the Gulf Refining Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
MERCHANTS FAVOR
N0-EXCHANGE PLAN
Heads of Business Associations
Say No Transfers Will
Divert Traffic
CUT CENTRAL CONGESTION

Two representative business men to-
day expressed favorable opinions on the
Rapid Transit Company's 'no ex-
change, no transfer plan for the zen e.
tral business district.
The proposal is part of the general
pan to eliminate exchange tickets. sub
stitutiug free transfers for them every
where but in the area bounded by
Cherry. Locust. Seventeenth streets aud
the Delaware river.
The object is to relieve certain
pressure ON the central lines by divert
Ing some traffic to lines bearing lighter
traffic burdens.
Ellwood Il. Chapman, president of
the Chestnut Street Association, said
the company's plan was "logicnl.' He
| confined his commcndation to the cen
trail section idea, explaining that hc
would not comment on the financial
problems raised by the exchange ticket
| question.
II do not think the plan will be ad e.
verse to business in the slightest" Mr..
| Chapman declared.
! lie indorScd the proposal to move the
| trolley tracks close to the plaza curb
| ing around City Hall.
George Il. Wells. president of the
! Market Street Merchants Association.
| in expressing approval of the company'S 5
! plan relating to the central section
! pointed out that only a small proper
tion of car riders would paA two fares
in that area because of the suggested
change.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
VETERAN WELCOME
At ARDM0RE TODAY
Parade This Afternoon Will Be
First Event Of Greeting TO
Towns Warriors
BIG PROGRAM Is PLANNED

Ardmorc welcomes home its soldiers,
sailors and marines this afternoon with
one of the biggest and most resplendcnt
celebrations the town and townSfolk
have ever staged.
The event will start with Il parade Of
patriotic organizations and industrial
representatives, at 80 o'clock. Then
there will be II dinner. which the y. NJ.
c. A. is providing for the returned
world war veterans, to be served at the
Y. NJ. G. A. and ut the Woman's Club
at 6 o'clock. Tonight there will be
dancing on Lancaster pike.
Delay in holding the big welcome
home Which Main Line business mon
and the Wfdmorc Chamber of Commerce
long ago arranged for, was due to the
fact that the last soldier 70 reach home
only arrived last week. lie is Licuten-
ant John j. Shcchan, and with his
coming things moved on apace.
The electrical display on Lancaster
pike, where the dancers will trip the
light fantastic. will be something un
usual. it is said.
Some striking floats will be seen in
louHN = IuIHu' anu u DTlL' Will DC
awarded for the best feature of this
kind.
More than fifty individual prizes have
been donated for the athletic events
which are to be big feature of the
Welcome home" celebration.
Thomas Cronin. is chairman of the
celebration committee, and W. ]. La
Porles is secretary.
During the war battalion of ma
rines camped at Paoli. The ArdmorC
Chamber of Commerce wanted to make
things pleasant for them, so the boys
were invited to come to Ardmorc one
night and have Il good time. Every
body who felt so inclined was invited
to bring around cake or pie for the
big feed and then watch the leather
ncckS cat it. The plan went big-sc
big, in fact. that wagon loads of cakes
were left over and were taken to the
marine camp, and for several days the
boys ate cake and pie-and carried tc
France Il memory of Ardmore that vii
never die.
Now the Main Line town is getting
ready to do fitting honor to its owr
sons. and the matter of providing cakes
and similar good things to eat has beer
put up to the Womans Club of Ard
more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
PUSH WORK AT MANOR
Engineers Preparing Estimates for
Completing Springfield Improvement

Sydney Il. Smith counsel for the
Springfield Lot Buyers Association.
todSy said engineers were now at work
on plans and specifications for making
estimates on the cost Of the improve
ments proposed by Lee Wallace, the
missing promoter. who engineered the
improvement venture. The report of
the engineers will decide whether the
lot owners will go through with the i'm
provements or abandon the project as
unfeasible.
The Yarnall interests, who are among
the original co owners of the tract, and
who hold mortgages against the lot
owners amounting to $4,000, will put
no obstacle in the way of the assoca e
ton. Mr. Smith said he had been in
formed by Mr.. Narnall, both by personal
letter and through counsel, that no ac-
ton would be taken until the lot own
ers had organized and We're in position
to attempt Strengthening out of their
affairs.
j. A. Longstreet, who is said to be
looking after the interests of Mrs. Will
liam J. Hill, owner of half the land in
the Springfield Manor tract, said yes
terday that he expected new develop
mcnts in few days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
MOTHERS PLEAD
FOR BOYS RETURN
Petition Of Hammonton Resi-
dents Will Be Circulated
Throughout Country
LOVE, KEYNOTE OF APPEAL

Love is the keynote of AN appeal in
petition form to be circulated through b
out tho country by IIammonton mothers
and fathers in an effort to secure the
return of Billy" Danscy, the two and
a half ycarold boy who disappeared
from there ten days ago.
The petition will be printed in news
papers all over the United States. 1t
calls attention to the misery the dis =
appearance is causing Nj. and Mrs.
Hercules Dansey and urges the return
of the boy, if he was kidnappcd-thc
general theory now.
The appeal reads:
"BRING HAPPINESS TO THIS
HOME AGAIN
"To the person having little Billy
Dansey:
1.-The mothers and fathers of Ham
monton appeal to you to restore. III
health and safety. the little child you
have taken away from the home in
which God put him. You, too, had II
mother who doubtless loved you. Per
maps she is still living. Think Of the
pain it would have given her had you,
when an innocent child, been suddenly
Snnu'npu from npr size hl.u your ldlt
remained unknown and Il mystery.
Think of the agony that 'Billy's'
mother suffers by day and by night of
the pain of body heart and mind she is
undergoing. She sleeps scarcely at all
at night, while by day her mind wan
ders agonizingly far away for her first
and only born.
''If it was for mere gain the child
was taken. remember that no real good
can come of such money as might bt
| thus obtained. If it was for revenge
remember the words, Vengeance is
mine, saith the Lord. Sooner or later
punishment will brfall the man ol
| woman who has wronged you. as it viii
befall you il you insist in wrong, Coo
will avcngc; seek not to do it your
self
| "In the name of the God VIC mus:
all some day face to whom We must
all give an accounting of our deeds in
! this life, We urge you to reconsider youI
| purpose and to restore little Billy tu
| his home God forgive, guide and bless
You in the future if you do so.
"MOTHERS AND FATHERS OF
HAAlMONTON, \. j.
The police of Chester are searching
| for woman and boy in n carriag,
seen near Upland. Chestnut gatherers
| saw the woman stop in the woods to
make u meal, they said. She had the
! boy tied in the carriage. Other clues
| in New Jersey, New York and Penn
| sylvania are being followed out,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
PRAY FOR RECOVERY.
OF WILSON AT MEET.
Participants in Field Events at
Fairmount Park Today Will
Pause During Activities
FIELD EVENTS A FEATURE

Four hundred children and adults will
pnuse in their recrcntional activities at
Belmont Plateau. Paramount Park, to-
day. to offer n prayer for the speedy re
covery of President Wilson.
Fairmount Park will be the scene of
one of the greatest exhibits of pagcantry.
dancing, championship track and field
events ever held by the Board of Edu
cation in Philadelphia. The program
will start at . 80 o'clock.
Although this is the fifth annual
championship meet, it will be the first
to be supplemented by demonstration
of every feature taught TO youths aud
adults of both sexes and the first staged
so that citizens will have ample oppor-
tunity to see what accomplishments the
board has achieved.
Young Children to Participate
Children from six to eight years will
romp in Juvenile games, folk and
esthctic dancing. while the older groups
of boys and girls will go through pa
triotic drills and gymnastic stunts suit
able to their ages. Grown ups will
demonstrate on horizontal and parallel
bars and will participate in tumbliug
and field and track sports.
Field aud track events will consist
of races, running broad jumps, hurl
ball. high Jumps. relay races for boys
and men and mile run for men only.
Girls and women will demonstrate their
prowess in shorter dashes and relay
races. in jumping and basketball and
| hurl ball throwing,
In addition to the track and field
events. there will be kite flying, mass
drills of a patriotic nature and in salu
tation to the Stars and Stripes, which
are to be raised on the great ilagpoiC
on the hillside overlooking the plateau.
1t is expected that more than 400 chill
drcn will take part in the mass drill.
Stage Events in Oval
All the events are to be held in Il
huge oval with 0yard track as 4
circumference. In the oval arena will
be shown simultaneously n dozen events
play contests between the children o
the various centcrs, group dancing, foil
and classic steps, tactics in drills ant
marches, children costumed in page,
antry. displacing self defense, wrcst'
ling and fencing.
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts usinl
recreation centers as headquarters vii
be there to signal Instructions and an
nouncem0nts by cOrnet and wig wag
, ging. Demonstrations will be in chnrgt
of Louis \. Goldsmith, as chairman o
the boards committee on demonstra
tions, and committee of principals, o
which NJ. Carson Fall is chairman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
GIRLS, IT'S TRUE!
He's a Perfect Thirty-six and Wears
X Well

Tia da a a "a "A E a IA
Enter: The corseted man.
He is here. And not only is he here,
but he says he is going to convince Phil
adelphia men of the practicability of
wearing corsets.
No, not piece of canvas worn around
the shoulders and held by straps to make
a man walk erect, but corsets. real,
honest to goodness corsets-whaiebonc
corset catches and everything, with the
exception of the rubber hose support
ers.
lie is French. He is a perfect thir =.
ty- six And the downtown department
store in which he is working is fca-
turing his "act.'
The women smile and men grin as they
watch him. But many buy corsets, and
the possibility of Philadelphia girls
walking down Chestnut street with some
nice gentleman friend who cant stoop
if she drops her handkerchief is not II
remote one. Imagine it
V-neck shirts, trousers slit up tne,
legs and fur trimmed suits for men
are expected to make their appearance
soon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
MRS. RIPPlN TO SPEAK HERE
National Director viii Address Mem
bership Meeting of Girl Scouts

Mrs. Jane Deeter Rippin, of New
York city, national director of the Girl
Scouts, will speak at a mass meeting
of the local Girl Scouts at Moose Hall
Broad and Thompson streets, this af
ternoon. Mrs. Rippin formerly was
connected with the Municipal Court
here.
The mass meeting has been planned
by the Philadelphia committee to in
struct all the Girl Scouts of the city
in their duties in connection with the
coming campaign, which opens next Sat
urday.
The Girl Scout Bugle Corps will opcr
the meeting with the call to colors and
the salute and pledge to flag will fol
low. A new Girl Scout song, words anc
music of which were composed by Mis-.
Gertrude Brunswick, 3421 North Nine.
tecnth street. captain of Troop IS
will be sung for the first time. Mrs
David s. Stern. of the executive com
mittcc, will explain the details of th
management of the campaign. Sh
win emphasize the fact that. under NJ
circumstances are the Girl Scouts t.
take the money for memberships. unles
the associate member happens TO be
relative. Otherwise the money will b
mailed to the troop committee.
Four thousand Girl Scouts of rhila
delphia and suburbs are expected to b
present at the meeting
The Girl Scout executive committe
will entertain Mrs. Rippin at luncheo
at the Bellevue at | o'clock. Anon
those expected TO be present are Mis-
Ellen Mary Cassatt, Miss Elizabeth n
Fox, Miss Katharine Hutchinson, Mrs
David $. stern and Mrs. Victor 7.
Lavell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
ERE IN OLD WAR SL0OP
Aged Richmond, Being Dismantled
Has Narrow Escape

A fire started early this morning in
the hold of the U. S. 81 Richmond. now
being dismantled at Pier 80, North
Wharves. For time it looked as
though the vessel was doomed, but the
timely arrival of several fire companies
and the fireboat Ashbridge kept the blaze
confined to the hold,
The Richmond was one of Farragut' s
served during the Civil War. Later it
was used as a training ship and several
months ago was sold to a local firm, in
whose yard it lay when, the fire broke
ont
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
WOMEN DOCTORS VISITORS
Come From Fourteen Countries 10
See Medical College Here

Women physicians from IoUTVIrm
countries will be in PHILADELPHIA today
to see the Woman's Medical College, m az
Twenty first street and North CoiiGsGS gG
avcnue-the oldest college OF its klnd ii
in the world. A reception will be nStu lSt
for the delegates at the college tonisn.' edn
These women are attending the 1; lhtct
national Conference of Women Physi =,
clans being held in New, York. Ine eossip uip
to Philadelphia was planned SXprrSSN Cl,io@S
to visit the Woman's Medical ,Gnrso, +
The delegates will arrive today Erho ho
Broad Street Station at 8 p NJ nrt mt
Red Cross motor corps, Will Im transl,u,d
them to visit Independence nan nnr "nr
out to the college hospital; "A Stnnt St,
will be given at the Belieyut 81" ~
'o'I and the reception Will De ~ 9
o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
WAITER DYING; SEEK COOK
Fight in Gloucester Restaurant Ends
When Cleaver Becomes Weapon

As a result of wounds received today
in fight with the cook in the kitchen
of a small restaurant mt King street
and Broadway, Gloucester, Samuel So
laf. thirty five years old. waiter, is
dying at the Cooper Hospital. His as
saiant is being sought by the police.
The only other occupant of the place
at the time was the proprietor, Michael
Dekalos, and the cause of the alterca
tion is not known. During the strug-
gle, the cook seized meat cleaver, it
is said, and struck Solaf. cutting him
severely in the neck and lower jaw.
The cook rushed from the house and
disappeared, DR.. J. C. Beck. city ply
sician, had the man rushed to the hos =
pital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
MAN MTSTERlOUSLY SHOT
Friend With Whom He Went Walk.
ing Held-Another Souuht

Shortly after Vincent Polosono had
gone for walk with two friends late
last night he was found by patrolman
lying on the pavement at Sixth street
and Washington avenue with n bullet
wound in the mouth. He was sent to
the Mount Sinai Hospital, where his
condition is serious.
Poloaono. who is thirty four years
old, lives at 1907 South Sixth street.
The men with whom he had been walk
ing, he told the police, were Stephen
Tcsa and Salvatore Fulsimo, both of
whom live in his neighborhood. Tesa is
being searched for by the police. and
Fulsimo is being held as material wit
ness.
Polosono either cannot or will not
talk, Fulsimo denies all knowledge of
the affair." and no motive for the shoot
ing has yet been discovered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
AGED BROTHERS INJURED
Men Boarding Trolley Car Hit by
Automobile

Two brothers, one seventy eight anG
the other siXty-tive years old, were
struck by an automobile as they pre-
parcd TO board trolley car together
at Ridge avenue and Crawford street.
John Frost. the elder brother, was
badly bruised and cut on the face. arms
and body William Frost suffered a
fracture of the arm and other injuries
Roth were taken to St. Timothy's Hos
pital. where after being treated, they
were sent home.
Edward A. Fcenanc. of Trenton, the
driver. was arrested The accident oc-
Cured last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
HONOR POLICE WAR VETERANS

squad of the police department, who
fought in the world war, will be honor
ed by their comrades at a banquet to
be given tomorrow night in Nose
bach's, Thirteenth street and Girard
avenue. Among those who will attend
are Mayor Smith, Director Of Public
Safety Wilson. Assistant Superintend-
ent William b. Mills, Captain George
II. Tempest. of the traffic division !;
serves, and Walter Gilbert, chief clerk
Of tho Bureau Of Police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18
LANDSCAPE GARDENER DIES
Nathan Franklin Barrett Designed
Grounds of p. A. 3, Widener

Nathan Franklin Barrett, landscape
gardener of national reputation, died
yesterday in his home at New Rochelle,
n. Y. Mr.. Barrett was seventy eight
years old
Mr. Barrett's most notable achieve
ment in the Philadelphia district was
the designing and supervision of con-
struction of the gardens of the home of
L. A. b. Widener.