The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-11
BREv1rIEs.-Keep cool, il you can

horses
The weather has bcen quite show
cry during The past week.
We understand that there is con-
siderable sickness in town.
The river is so low at this point
that it may be easily crossed by ford
ing.
Rev. T. b. Boyd is in town spend
ing few days with his relations and
| friends.
The men don't change fashions like
the ladies: alcohol has been in style
for 900 years.
We wonder how the Grant Repub-
llcans feel now. 10 these parts they
ere as dumb rs oysters.
"Figures won't lie," is mistake.
Some of the finest female figures you
meet are nothing bat!
If subscribers do not get their ia.
pers regularly they will oblige us 10y
giving notice Of The fact.
Ii you desire an excellent pencil,
combining the advantages Of pencil
and ink, go to 5. A. Reeves.
Don't be bashful, candidates, but
come forward and inser, your name
in the column prepared for it.
Disinfectants for gratuitous distr-
button have been placed by the Board
OF Health at The store of G.. d. Kort-
john.
Mr.. j. I. Sorrentrue is in receipt
of fine lot of canned frpit, and
choice Rio coffee at eix pounds 10 the
dollar.
A ,colored woman walking on the
railroad track in Bran clville Tuesday
night was struck by the train and
killed.
The Fircmen's Tournament at Co.
lumbia will come off on the 10th in.
stant. If you want TO have a good
time, go up.
Our citizens will rcmember that an
excellent dinner may he had to-day
at the Sunday School Fur for TWEEN
ty-Gve cents.
Dclachtpents Of the Elliott Hook
an'l Ladder and the Young America
will attend the tircman's tournament
y. Columbia next week.
There will bc match game of base
ball between The Juniors Of this
place and the Rowesville club to NOR
row afternoon at 3 o'clock.
South Carolina's delegation goes,
all but one, for Bayartl, and that one,
Cleveland, OF Grecnyillc, wants Field
but will go with the majority.
Ex-Judge Cooke is q candidate for
reelection TO the Legislature from
Greenvillc County. He will prove n
weighty member il successful.
Whittmore's barber shop. which
he'd become nuisance, was closed by
MIR Pitban TO the great relief of the
people living in the neighoorhood.
Sam Lee: nf Snminr.is the mem
Der of tie National Republican, Isa1-
culive Committee from this State.
He is as big rascal as there is in tue
South.
Assistant Engineer Slroct, of the
Young America Steam Fire Engine
Company, treated the "boys" to ice
cream on Tuesday evening after the
parade.
We arr glad to see that Colonel +. |
Stobo Farrow has been reappointed
on the State Democratic Executive
Committee. No heLtcr selection could
have been made.
Thee is something charming in
nature and rural life. 1t is so na'ur
al, so pure. so nnalloyed by the ma
neuyering, the hypocrisy, the turmoil
of social existence.
We learn that the census takers
arc at work throughout the county
and will probably make q credilable
showing for Orangeburg when the
count is completed.
The round trip to Cincinnati, by
excursion ratec, is only S27, which is
doubtless an effective inducement for
some of our citizens to attend the
Democratic Convention.
We are pleased to notice the new
and efficient drains constructed on
Pitham Alley and Amelia stree Let
the good work GO on. There is room
for improvements on all our streets.
Ppstm aster Webster was indefa,ig-
able in his efforts TO ferret out the
mail robber who had been operating
to some extent on the mails from his
Office. He deserves the thanks Of
the public.
The Columbia lHoycury mas been
bought out by the Palmetto Yeoman
and consolidated with that journal.
The Yeomdn is n sprightly little pa
y n