The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-12-14
): c., WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER d. 1921
SUNMERTON NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

we have just been wondering what
we would write about this week and
hearing the children talking about
Santa Claus we arc wondering if it is
possible that another Christmas is
almost upon us, Of course it is but if
tlme is passing apparently as fast as
1t has with us for the past twelve
months we are surely sailing down
the stream of time at rapid rate
and II ladies of long standing" and
old bachelors arc floating down life's
pathway rs IT appears, we are, we
doubt if the farmer that was offered
80 cents for cotton and sold for ten
cents has very little to worry about
compared to ihosc in the "long
Standing' category. But after all we
nave all learned to live on less and
hove quit building air castles and
when we look back over the past and
reailzc the fact that we have passed
through a mighty, trying time if we
nave the right conception of this life
we are compelled to realize that we
are wonderfully blcst to even be sup
piled with food and raimcnt.
h!crchants are getting very active
m the way of displaying their Christ
mas goods and in spite of the fact
that money is not so plentiful we ven
ture to say that every father and mo-
thcr will make the necessary arrange
ments with Santa Claus to visit the
little ones and make them happy as
usual. We have no desire to see anv
more beautiful picture or Il happier
bunch OF people than the children on
Il Chrlstmas morning sometimes we
are almost silly enough to wish that
one day was Sunday and the next day
Chrlstmas then we would have a dav
oi rest and day OF happiness with
many good things to eat of course
this could not be but we kinder sus-
pect that if we would try right hard
we all could spend many happy days
ana enjoy many good THINGS to cat,
but instead we let our "adam" rule
us and sometimes some of us at least
look and act just about as though we
were born in crab-applc time and
plckled in vinegar. Let's swcetcn up.
we don't know who we might attract.
Many of our farmers have abandon
cd the idea Of tack!ing the cotton crop
another year and arc putting in prac-
tlcally their entire open land in grain
while others arc debating IN their own
minds as to what they shall undertake.
IN the way of growing produce.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Dinplc
Sunday morning two bouncing BOYS,
we would like to suggest their names
woodrow Wilson and Warren Hard
ing. Also born to Mr.. and Mrs. IIuph
Be!Scr last Tuesday a boy, Richard
Hugh Jr.
Mr. Wesley Dinglc of Benncttsville,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
parents here.
Miss Lucille Glascock, one of the
smiling teachers of the high school
faculty spent the weekend in Mayes
vile.
On account Of other able writers in
this neck of the woods we will hold
up for fear of taking up too much
space but We'll be coming again next
week and if things work we'll with us
TINS week we are liable to embody in
our next document Summcrton, Davis
Station and Jordan as these "burgs"
are now on our line.
Summcrton Lodge No. 105 a. +.
NJ, met in regular communication on
Friday, December 9th, and among
other things done, elected the follow
ing officers: r. Miller Fielder, w.
NJ; J.. b. Davis, S. W.; l.. II. Goodwin,
>: w.; l.. a. Brmson, Treasurer; j.
{. Lanham, Secretary.
Who, with others to be appointed to
various stations will be il, He'd ON
Friday night 10Th j. G.. | I'M was
absent: the first time in the Masonic
life of any one present, and while
some may have thought h, abscntcd
himself so that the brethren might BE-
found to elect an older and more use
ful Secretary, he was unanimously
elected, just the same as if he had
been present. One loyal friend said:
Il can't tell you where he is, but Tll
guarantee he is working in the inter
est of some good cause" On Satur
da:.' corning he blew into town, and
whc" asked to give an account Of
himself, being absent from Lodge
duty, he replied about as follows:
81 was mixed up with the Shrncrs
IN Charleston on Friday 9th, from
9:30 a. m. till 6 p. m., and it was so
quick of step, and the schedule was so
last across the hot sands Of the desert,
that it was impossible for me to get
back to my Lodge, but my heart was
with you, and | am glad you had a
good meeting, which | knew YOU
would have, and the displcasurc was
al mine on account Of my unavoidable
absence He looked all right, but he
did seem a little halt
HONOR ROLL OF THE