The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-28

each others ears when huddenly the
bright lights of the Clarendon me-
tropolls was seen in the distance. One
! OF the fair couples had gone so far
INTO conversation as to iocularly ask
his dark haired partner to share his
| troubles in this earthly life with him.
She replied in the same manner with
an affirmative answer being over
heard by the two passengers perched
IN the rear seat of the country road
| luxury. This put bug i'm the ear Of
the male partner in the rear s5at and
he immediately suggested that thew
make it double affair. Having met
with an affirmative answer they de-
clded to take look at the movies for
the. last time before they launched
their life boats on the sea of welded
| life. Arriving at the movie house they
! ailghted from the Ford Big Six and
| after paying for admission seated
themselves in the theatre feeling that
they were the only center of attrac
ton and that the attractivenasS of
| the screen was far iufnrior to that
; between themselves. They whiled
! away the time until the last rect was
finished when they made rapid exit
and immediately inquired from a
stander by the direction in which the
Judge of Probate lived Having
! gotten the desired Information and
after having refused an offer from
the gentlemen to accompany them as
a guide to the mansion OF the Judge,
! they cranked the sell starting Ford
and around they went 20 see what the
Probate Judge would have to say
atout being roused from his dreams
at such an extreme time Of the even
| ing. Up they drove S;oDUed the car
and as the J',l2n W not aroused
from his slumbar by tie gentle purr-
ing of the Six. they ueAt began to
wonder which of the Groom to be's
were going to break the ice. This
! brought on an argument and as a re-
suit of this controversy, in which the
| brlde to be's became engaged, they
| decided that they would at least pu,
OFT the nuptials at later date. They
left not having disturbed the Judge
headed towards Summcrton discuss
| 'ng what delightful time they had
| had.
Mr.. John Baskins OF Bshopvile is
here for the commencement
! Mrs. D. 0. Rhame, Miss Laura Col
| clough and Rev. w. M. Walton at
tended meeting of the Episcopal
| Church Woman's Auxiliary at Sumter
last week.
We are glad to be able to state that
the work on the tobacco warehouse
is gong on very rapidly. The frame
work Is being raised and will be push
ed to completion very quickly.
| There have been several real estate
changes in the town the past week.
| The Bank of Summerton has purchas-
Ell the building now occupied by.
| reuben Gordn and will make this its
n lCE:2rters in, the near future. Mr..
[ 'rdn has purchased the store now
0 cupied by Mr.. E. w. Josey and Mr..
! >sey has purchased the building next
tD Rhame's Drug Store. Mr.. Aaron
brams of Manning has purchas ed
tire store now occupied by the Peo-
r es Wholesale Grocery Company and
! Intends TO open up business about the
frst OF the next year. There ara
some other changes "ln soak" how
ever we are not in position to state
authorltat,vely who and where. We
also understand that there are other
nH" business in contemplation, de-
! PENDING upon the outcome of the to-
bacco crop and the prices which will
prevail the coming fall. Summerton
can we'll afford the changes as this
will give her a larger business sec
tlon and with the surrounding COM
hl!!nity being prosperous one she
Will be vel supported. There is q
splendid Coening- in Summerton for
several other business enterprises and
1t is hoped that some good citizens
! VIII awake to the fact and get busy.
| There are many impi Ovements that
would add to the beauty of the town
that have been neglected so far. The
housing proposition here is in a very
acut" shape and any one headed to-
ward SumWerton viii have very
yard time locating house to live in.
! Il would seem now that it would be
= very good investment for some OF
the large city property owners to
c"ect few bungalows to rent If the
'Htur" has in store what the past
has proved to be they would not be
vacant much Of the time.
Cant. and Mrs. James were "at
home to their many friends in Sum
merton on last Wednesday evening in
| honor OF their sons recently returned
from France. The occasion was we'll
| HttenGed, refreshments consisting 0,
1 zee cream and cake We're served.
Reflection of a Prophet.
something is going to happen in
Summerton." "When YOU see bees all
going in some direction, you may fol.
low them knowing that honey is to
be found" "The bees are flying to-
ward Summerton, the honey is in
Summcrton, and the bees know it,"
Some Of the wis., investors are COM
ing to Summerton." One Of these
days the present prices Of property
will look like almost nothing by COM
| DariSOn. Get busy blly n lot in Sum