The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-24

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APnpen. for the Reoplc
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ORANGEBURG,S 8. o., SEPT. "a 1880.
"A team of Mr.. w. M. Sain, becom.
ing frightened, broke loose from tho
control of the driver and ran up New
street on Tuesday as far as they de,
sired and stopped, Damage slight.
We learn that efforts are &being
made by certain Radical leaders tc
get up fusion ticketAtot oppose tho
regular Democratic nominationsi ol
our county. This is an old dodge
but it won't work in Orangeburg.
Some paper, mentioned the other
day that there would be seven eclipses
this year-four of the sun, two of the
moon and one of the Republican par.
tyo the latter visible all over the Uni.
ted States. NoW must be added that
of Blaine. 49, sz4
We learn that Mr.. j. M. Danner
proposes to open at an early day O
stock of general merchandise il one
of the new brick stores OF MIR. J. +.
Way. His experience rs a salesman
and general popularity is an earnest
This success.
LIST Of consignees for unclaimed
freight at the South Carolina Rail
road depot J. II. Livingston, w. II.
Ray, w. A. johnson, Il. McCord, D.
Dantzler, II. l.. Taylor, T.:J. lFogle,
G.. B. Klttrell & Co., DR.. Il. w.
Dates, Jack Antley, j. D. A. Brown,
Order &. NJ, J. NJ. Riley.
MALAR1AL fevers are prevailing in
many sections Of our county among
all classes Of our citizens. The cx-
cessive heat Of the few weeks past,
together with defective drainage and
moisture, are the prime factors in
these tevcrs, and, by the proper cxer-
else of prudence, may be abatcd if
not destroyed.
Mr.. Geo. B. Salley, OF the Fork
while attending to his ginning Oh
Tuesday evening last, was caught by
the gearing and severely injured. His
arm was broken in two places and
other injuries about the body made
tho accitlnnt serious and painful
one. We trust, however, he may
aoon recover and he able TO attend
10 his business as usual.
WE stated last week that Dir. Web
stcr had a severe case Of "dry grins''
over tie news from Maine. One OF
his particular friends approached q
physician and wanted TO know what
lind of L disease the HdrY gins" was.
For the information of this friend we
will State that The !idry grlns'' is n
disease produced by trying to look
pnponcerned oyer had news.
WE regret to hear of the death OF
Mrs. T. S. Woodward, daughter OF
Mr. James Shirer, Of Sanlee, which
occurred from bilious fever near
Port Motte ON Thursday last. Mrs,
Woodward was young, but recently
married, and gave every promise OF
q long and happy life, and for this
reason death has made void in the
heart Of husband and friends no earth.
y circumstance can fill.
THE favorable weather and tho IA
pidly opening cotton, together with
the anxiety Of the farmers TO get the
staple out and Of the negroes 10 dc
the work, have completely drained
our merchants Of small change. We
have never heard such demand fol
halves and quarters before rs at this
season. lpdeed, the supply thus ias
has failed to meet the necessities ol
the times:
WE have heard several farmer
complain of the aeprcdations commit
ted on their cotton fields hi night
thieves during the present picking
scason. Does no. the law prohibil
the buying of seed cotton between
sundoWn and sunrise, also require
parties, purchasing, TO keep record
of every such transaction for the pro.
tonfiop oY formnra Evor, ont /,f no