The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-04-26

on Wednesday: aged lity Two years.
/ We saw an old man, about seventy
. wears old, reeling drunk on our streets
the other day. It-was pitiable sight.
|. We wish some of our readers would
send us young alligator just as soon as
they can procure one. We want 1t Tor
a special purpose.
A Barnwell man dreamed that his
aunt was deao. The dream proved true.
He tried tie same dream on his mother
in-law, but it didn't work.
We understand that the railway COM
pany will soon commence to improve
tie sidewalk from the depot along the
street in front Of the Eplscopa! Church.
The question has been asked US if
there is anything that will bring youth
to woman. Yes. there is. Au income
of $4,000 year will bring any number OF
them.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church of
! our town. with characteristic taste, are
arranging for a flower garden in front of
the church which will be quite an i'm
provcment.
The first Saturday in May, which has
been appointed by the Methodist Con-
terence as "Children's Day." will be ap-
propriately celebrated at Sardls Church,
| near Branchyille.
Miss Ellen Wing, charming young
lady of Columbia, spent a few days IN
our town recently as the guest of Mr..
Scoville's family. She was on her way
from the Floral Fair.
The religious meetings in the Metho-
dist Church OF our town are still going
on under the guidance Of the pastor and
Presiding Elder .Raysor. Good results
are earnestly hoped for.
Brother Petty, of the Spartanburg
Spartan. dug up solid nugget of truth
when he said. ''the man who takes pa
per year after year and doesn't Fay for it
is guilty of fraud"
The young man who is proud of, his
family should try and do something to
make his family proud of him: and not
stand around and guzzle beer on the
'.old mans" record.
DR.. S. A. Reeves went last week to
Charleston and thence to his old home
in Colleton where he Is spending few
days. We wish him pleasant time
and safe return home.
MAN should always be graceful"
says DR.. Armitage. The doctor evil
dently never wore collar with q saw
edge. nor tried to walk sYmmetrically
with one suspender broken.
DR.. B. p. Lee passed through Orange
burg on Monday, on his way to St.
Francisco. We are sorry that he is to
leave US, but hope that he Will prosper
in his new home on the Pacific slope.
A couple got married in Goshen. n.
H.. the other day. after q courtship of
twenty-five years. This is commend
able example of moderation in taking q
step for life, but the thing isn't popular.
a son of Rev. J. 3. Platt was taken
suddenly and seriouslYill at Mr. Sher-
r,uants ScTloof on last Friday. Medical
assistance was Immediately obtained.
and we are glad to learn that he is much
better.
Potato mashers are the only useful
things of the masher kind we know OF.
They have no time to he standing
about church doors on Sunday mornings.
staring into The faces Of young ladies as
they come out.
Ills love-" says a writer, ''that
makes the world go round" Yes. and
we know several young men IN Orange
burg that it also makes 60 round--to the
home of their sweethearts about seven
nights per week.
The names Of Maj. w. V. Izlar and
Captain l. 7. Shumaker, of our county,
are very favorably mentioned in an
article in the Williamsburg Herald for
meritorious action IN the tights around
Walthal Junction in Virginia.
We heard an accomplished and beau
tiiul Young lady. who had just returned
from a visit 10 the Floral Fair, say that
the brilliancy Of the electric light in the
city spoiled verythlng-even the moon
light. That WAS neat compliment.
They have discovered a new way Of
preserving butter so that it will last,
they claim. QUE hundred years. why any
one should want to eat such old butter
when he can buy some only five years
old from almost any grocer is question
not before the house.
Why IS it that a Building and Loan
Association is not in successful operation
IN Orangeburg? The third institution Of
the kind has Just wound up with gratifying
results in Charleston. There is no bet
/ ter enterprise for helping young men to
get homes of their own.
Orangeburg County IS progressing.
We have the honor Of reporting q case
of triplets this week, and congratulate
the happy father on the unexpected en-
largemcnt Of the family circle. We are
glad to note such prospective reinforce
ments for the Democratic party.
The publishers of the Baltimore Daily
and Sunday Ne,rs have requested us to
state that they have not authorized any
one to receive subscriptions and collect
money in advance for their paper, and to
warn the public against a man who is
making such representations in South
Carolina and other Southern States.
The Columbia Register says: "The
Orangeburg TINES AND DEMoCRAThas
been enlarged frsm an eight to nine
column paper. The TINES AND DEMO
Graf is one of our most valued cN-
changes, is a credit to Southern weekly
journalism, and should be literally suS-
tanned BY the people Of Orangeburg."
A writer says that "a sforando must
leap out from a piano, dlminuendo
must follow on the forte" We don't
know much about music, but we would
have a very poor opinion of a sforando
that didn't leap out from plano and
take to the woods when some people
that we know Of take hold Of the instru-
ment.
The Barnwell Democrats indicted in
the United States Court at Charleston
presented a beautiful bouquet of flowers
to Mrs. w. p. Snyder, the wife of Mel
toms special assistant counsel i'll the
prosecutions. The lady is Democrat.
and is trying to convince her husband ol
the error of his way. y gallant act by
gallant men.
Our readers should be on the lookout
for very perfect counterfeit silver dol
lar, said to be the best that ever appear
ed. The size, weight and color is the
same as the genuine. and it has the same