Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-08-11
The Orangeburg Tim es
AN G E. LEAYES.--

II eSCcrday was req not Gay.
The hot weather continues.
The sound Of the hammer is new
>er ct asing in Orangeburg.
Capt. Mortimer Glovcr's office
looks fine on nearing completion.
The Presidentis >saidto be i'm
lprovfhg.
There will be too much rain pres
emily.
.-MuGh improvement is made in
the Post Office since the move.
Few interior towns in the State
are growing faster than Orangeburg.
What delightful evenings we are
having for moon light,promenades!
Are we to have no more evening
entertainments in our town.
Locals are so scarce that it Is
haro for editors to 'keepouto mis-
schief.
"A strip Of land one inch wide
and 800 feet long was sold in Mil.
waukie for $500.
Give us more shade trees on our
streets, and especially q row down
the centre Of Amelia street.
Maj. Whaley's Office, when paint
ed and finished up, will look right
meat.
Mrs. Stroman is repairing the
house occupied by Capt. II. G. Wan
'namaker.
-Messrs T.. Kohn, J. nj. Brunson
and p. w. BhIl leave to day for New
York to lay in fall stock.
Ii The paint brush has commenced
ON Mr. Lous' store as also upon Mai.
Whaley's Office.
Two communications from Green
vile, coming too late, will receive at.
tention next week
We regret TO hear Of the illness
.of g little son Of Hon. j. ". Mosclcy,
and hope for his early recovery.
ME-. L. II. Wannamaker return
'ed from his Greenville trip on Mon
day night4ook;ng 1nuch in,igoratcd.
A mad dog was killed in town on
Saturday after biting several persons.
We trust that nothing serious will
result.
A number Of colorcd teachers
from Orangebhrg haveretufncd from
the Teacher InStitntc -tring nging their
certificate or attendance.
The City Fathers are having
nice crossings made on our streets
which will be a great conf fort in wet
'wcathel.
Mr.. J. r. Ferguson takes the
iplacc of MIR. TAYLOR for II short time
ut this place as night telegraph oper-
;ator.
The cotton crop we believe, as dc
rclopel III the last week, is more in
,iured by the drought than we ut first
thought.
The phs i'll the Presidents wound
becoming again obstructcd, another
incision was made on Monday for its
release.
Mr. Games A. Hamilton who has
moved to Edgelield County was on
visit to OrangebNrg this trecl. He
is looking we'll and hearty.
The communication Of Mr. 3 i'd
win will appear next week, as it ca ne
too late for insertion in the proper
column.
The August m,tcols are predict
ed for last night, and may be expect
cd also to night. Look out for them
In the Northeast.
The Messrs Peixottie from Col
umbia were i'll Orangcburg this week
with the view Of making investments
IN real estate in our thriving town.
The fist bale Of new cotton was
sent by Mr.. S. NJ. Guess Of Barnwcll
County to Pelzcr Rodgers Il Co. last
week. Barnwell also sent the first
bale last year.
The municipal election in Green
Vile on Monday resulted in kind of
drawn battle, fvc Democrats and two
independents being elected. It was
rathers victory for the wet party.
The first bale ofnew cotton from
Georgia sold in Cincinnati this week
at 3St cts per pound, and the first
hale OF Tennessee cotton was sold in
Nashville for 80 cts per pound.
Let our farmers plant plenty of
furnins and Irish ,,nt ntnna ti;a ,.aa