Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-07-21


TIE Ed sTo TARGET pRAcT1cE.-
On tuesday afternoon the target
practice Of the Edisto Rifles, which
was intended for the fourth of July,
came off on the old field near the riv-
cr. The target WAS set at $50 feet
from the 'riilemGn, :und the prize
shooting resulted as follows: w. L.
Harley, 1st prize, Set gold studs; r.
M. McMichacl, End prize, Glass Set;
L. j, Izlar, 3rd prize, Chair; Il. l..
Wannamakcr, 18th prize, Box Cigars.
The prize drill was postponed un-
til the second Tuesday in October.
The company, rs usual, made an ex-
cellent show OH parade.
INKs.-Wc return thanks to Mr..
Kirk Robinson for number of cap
sules containing powders for making
ink, each powder being u different
color. The contents of each capsule
arc to to be mixed with half pint
Of rain water, and the Ink is made.
We are waiting for rain 10 make the
experiment, and will publish the re-
cults when we have tested the mat
ter. We have tried the same ink
used by Mr. Robinson, ant it is n
beautiful and cheap article. 1t is
manufactured by Knowles and Max
im, Columbus, Ga.
THE MEETING AT GEoRt; We
learn from Mr.. w. a. Edwards, the
Secretary, and others who attended
the Sunday School meeting last week
at Georges Station, that it was quite
Il success. Tlc attendance Of dele
gates Was large, and the interest man
itrstcd gratifying. Ecv's. Outline,
Edwards, Snitlcr. Mcmillan, Moore.
and others Of thy c argy, were present
and participated in The meeting. On
Sunday morning an enthusiastic.
mass meeting OF the children was adj
dressed hy Rev's. Snitlcr and NIcMil
Ian. All the visitors were splendid
'ly entertained by the hospilahlc peo
pie ofthis community. II is gra ifv
ing tonotc the fine church building
and the good condition ofthe church
ut Georges. Rev. Moore, the evan
gclist ofthc Orangeburg Missionary
Association, a talented young minis
ter, is now conducting Il series Of meet
ings al R"evcsvillc
DANCING, ANnEAScY WokK.-AIiss
oii,e Thompson, All accomplished Ia
dysof Savannah Ga, Just from Aiken.
IL now III our city and has opened
dancing school ut the Fair building.
Miss I. started Monday night with
Il good class and has the promise Of
others. Her instructions here arc
much admired. They arc modest
and Beautiful. She comes highl, re.
commended rs Il teacher Of the y ,lite
art, teaching all the modern and Eu
ropean dances. She has taught class
cs with success in eighteen cities.
M las / also wishes to obtain q class
ofladics for fancy work. All should
sec her specimens Of point and mac
rene, In e, fish skin and st ale flowers
and chenille embroidery. Sheis boat.
ing at Mrs. Neuh,prs. Her adverti,.
ment fixing the days and hours r..
classes will appear next week. S.
Will, doubtless rccelvca liberal patl, d.
age in our town.
New CoMEKs. s.-Nlr. TN.m. Lctham.
most worthy Scotchman, with wife
.nnd four children, came from
Brooklyn, \. \. to Oraugcburg last
week. This excellent family has set
tied on the place of Mr.. Vastinc
Joiner in the Fork, a few miles from
town. Mr. Ietham says, tIrat if he is
successful and pleased, number of
his friends and kinsmcn will be sure
to follow him and settle in our midst.
One of his relatives is now on his way.
We fee! assured that our people will
10 all III their power to make the new
comcrs happy and satisfied, and we
nope that at the end Of the year they
may have reason to be pleased with
their selection Of a new home, and
that many others from across the
water, or from the North may cast
their destiny with them. This is the
class OF settlers ws ncetl, and we hope
tIfat y nacIeus is now formed for a
growing colony in our Immediate
vicinity.
SCHOOL ilorsEs.-Now is the time
to prepare for the coming school
year BY building proper school
houses. In some localities there are
no school houses and schools are no,
running on account of this fact, and
in other places those III use area dis
grace to orr advancing age. What
then is tho plan.o To- build them en-
tirely ont Of the public fund would
lnkcaway from the means Of clucat-
ing our children the coming year.
The sensible plan seems to us to be,
for Tic nrnntr hf,i b whitc nnd nnlo,.