The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-11

candy Kitchen got away from the
driver Monday evening, ran into the
front of the Home Bank and Trust Co.
anc did considerable damage to the
brick and plate glass in one of the
doors.
Mr.. Lee Won Sauten of the
Clarendon drug company came near
losing his life Monday night when he
came IN contact with live wire near
the depot. 1t seems that the arc lamp
near that point had been blown down
by the storm and the wire broken. AS
sistance was rendered Mr.. Won Sau-
ten by parties nearby who heard him
fall and as q result of the timely ac-
ton even though he was badly burned
his life was saved.
The construction company contract
ing to build the highways Of Claren-
don commenced work yesterday. They
started at Turbeville and will come to
Manning. The next road will be from
Pinewood to the Williamsburg line. 1t
now looks as if Clarendon will get
some good roads, as this company
works a large crew of hands and
other necessary machinery for build
ing roads it will not take them long
to give us some turn-pikes.
Rural Policeman j. Edward Gamble,
located and arrested Richard Rowe, a
negro, who killed another negro in
1914, at Alcolu, by the name of Wise
and made good his escape. This negro
has been dodging the officers for six
years, but through the detective work
of Rural Policeman Gamble, he was
located and arrested and lodged in Jail
last night. Mr.. Gamble was alone
when the arrest was made at Gable,
yesterday evening. Clarendon Coun-
ty has State-w reputation for
running down criminals.
Mrs. Horace Thomas entertained at
four tables of rook this afternoon in
honor Of Mrs. E. F. LeParde of Vir-
ginia. After the games delicious
salad course with iced tea was served.
The guests were, Mrs. E. F.. LeParde,
Mrs. j. D. Gerald, Mrs. McElveen
Mrs. Marian Williams, Mrs. Frank
Burgess, Mrs. Cary Smith, Mrs. Scott
| Harvin, Mrs. F. C. Thomas, Mrs. Nc
Crea, Mrs. B. B. Breedin, Mrs. Arant
Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Wycotf, Mrs. Scott
| 1arvm, ST., and Mrs Patrick.
! For the past week Miss Cecil Clark
has entertained q "lucky seven" girls
at house party, each moment of theil
stay being filled with fun and frolic
The guests were Miss Harriet Wan
namaker, Miss Margrct Gelzer, Miss
Margret Clickley and Miss Ida GLOW
er, all of Orangcburg and the follow
ing town girls: Miss Francis Harvin
Miss Leila Margaret Dickson, and
Miss Sarah Lcsesne. Among the af-
fairs given in their honor was four
tables of rook on Friday morning at
the home Of Miss Clark. On Thurs
day evening Mrs. George Dickson and
Mrs. Higgcnbotham chaperoned about
thirty members of the younger set at
a picnic supper and swimming match
given by Miss Clark for her guests
at Tindal's mill pond. Thursday even
ing the home Of Miss Clark was the
scene of lovely party given in honor
of her guests, a color scheme of gold
and white being carried out in the
decorations Oh cut flowers and in the
dainty ices served.
Delightful informality characterized
the party given at the home of Mayo,
and Mrs. w. G. Davis Thursday even
ing in honor of their attractive neices
Misses Belva, Louise and Clara Hay.
hesworth of Florence. Upon the ar
rival of the guests they were given
ten letters of the alphabet and re.
! iquested to write q ten word telegram
beginning the words Of the telegram
with the letters given them. These
were then read and voted upon, Miss
Irene p Plowdcn winning the prize a boz
of stationery for the most unique
| telegram. ext came Il match guess.
ing contest which afforded much fun
Fortunes in nut shells were passed
among the guests and these were
opened and read aloud. Punch was
served throughout the evening from ar
artistically arranged punch bowl or
the porch over which Misses Clara
Haynesworth and Louise Brown. Block
cream in yellow and white with pound
cake iced in white was served at a
late hour Dainty powder pufs were
given the young ladies as favors while
gay colored balloons fell to the young
men. The guests included Miss Tora
Bagnal, Miss Irene Plowdcn, Miss
Julia Wilson, Miss Mildred Brown
Miss Rita Huggins, Clarence Dink-
ms, Craven Bradham, Laurcns Brad
ham, Theodore Lcsesnc, Jr., Thomas
Bagnal, Scott Bagnal, Harry Gerald
and Archie Barron, Jr.