The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-12-20
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Raysor's family.
Rev. r. NJ. Galphin preached a telling
sermon last Sunday on "Selfishness.'
We hope it will do good.
Miss Viola Hydrick, who has been
visiting friends on Santee for some
time, has returned home.
The Baptist Sunday School at Jami.
son will hold Missionary Mass Meet
ing Dec. % at 8 o'clock p. N.
Mr.. A. I. Cook, who lives about fou1
miles from town, killed a hog last Mon
day that. ned 451 pounds gross.
Mr.. Allen B. Parler, of Felderville
has gone to JamersVille, Wis, to learn
telegraphy in a school at that place.
1t is said that Orangeburg was the
first County to respond to the call Ior
funds to defend the prosecuted Demo
Gratis. .s.;.,. s - ~,
There is great opposition on the lart
of some Of our citizens to the proposl.
tioR to issue bonds on the authority CT
the town.
Orangeburg County has q lunat!es
in the asylum at Columbia, but the
number that is not in the asylum is
unknown.
Miss Anna Pascal, Miss May Gambler
and Miss Susie Gambler, three charming
Augusta young ladies, are visiting Miss
May Posten.
Look out school teachers! The school
Commissioner has put on his war paint
and feathers and is busy Inspecting the
County schools.
A weekly newspaper in New York,
edited by a woman, is called Rdn.
This, however, is not the only man
edited by a woman.
Our merchants must be race OF
gamblers, or buSineS must be very dull,
as we never have heard so much COM
plant about the dull times before.
To make good egg-nogg it is neces-
sary to use first quality liquids, and
these can be obtained at James Van
Tassers. Call and get what you want.
The Sunday School of the Baptist
church at St. Matthews, will have a
Chistmas tree on Christmas day at 3
o'clock p. m. The public are cordially
invited.
There is no town in South Carolina
which has better church and school
facilities than Orangeburg, and can
surpass it in an honest and hard work
ing population.
Mr.. Geo. J. Parlor, who left our coun-
ty about fourteen years ago and went
to Texas, has returned home. Our
young men go off, but sooner or later
they come back.
Debt is an awful thing. and we would
advise our Town Council to move slow
in the matter Of issuing bonds. A
mortgage sticketh closer than brother.
1t never sleeps.
Mr.. J. D. Wolfe has about completed
his neat and comfortable residence in
the western part of our town, and will
soon occupy it. We congratulate him
and his family upon their comfortable
home.
We are pleased to announce that the
Rev. DR.. RaySor. who has served as Pre-
siding Elder of this District during the
past year has been reappointed to the
same field for another year, by the Con-
ference.
The days are about as short now as
they ever get in this latitude, being on
" a little more than ten hours from sun
to sun. But the scale will turn next
week, and the long winter evenings
will begin to shorten as the daylight
increases. t.-r
The Rev.s J. L. Stokes, who has had
charge Of the Marion Street Methodist
Church in Columbia, during the past
four years, has been appointed by the
Conference to succeed the Rev. w. Il.
Richardson as pastor of the Methodist
Church Of our soWn.
A Texas debating society debated
the question: "When watermelon
vine runs on to another mans land,
who owns the melons?" The referee
decided that the colored man who lived
about a mile and q half from the two
farms owned the melons.
The Columbia Register exhibited COM
mendable enterprise in publishing the
South Carolina Conference appoint
ments twenty-four hours in advance OF
any other paper in the State. We are
enabled by this enterprise to publish
the appointments4his week.
A southern paper says that census
of southern editors shows two captains,
seventeen majors, seven generals and
1926 colonels. There are nc privates
and no officers below the rank Of cap
tain. The above paragraph is not true.
Neither of the editors of this paper has
a military title, and don't want any.
Our people can prepare for grand
treat in the dramatic line. The old
Richmond and McElreth Combination
is billed to play at the Masonic Hall
four nights next week. This company
is well known to our people, having
played here the two past winters, and
need no commendation from us.
We have often heard singing that we
could not exactly say what was the
matter with it. 4 young lady relieved
us Of our dilemma recently by saying
that the singing referred to sounded to
her like it came from q long distance
and was tired. That expresses our SEN
timents exactly. Tired singing is an
abomination in the sight of the Lord,
and ought to be given a rest.
As the cold blasts of Winter howl
about us, let us think of the poor and
seek to gladden. their homes with the
kind sympathies and material blessings
of warm and loving hearts. AS far as
as we can prevent, let not single des-
olate hearth stone be found in our
midst when the merry carols of Christ
mas morning are heard. Let all who
have share of their abundance with
those who have not.
At the close of concert not thous-
and miles from Orangeburg, while a
Young gentleman was struggling with
his hat, cane, overcoat,, opera glasses
and his young lady's fan, all of which
he was trying to retain on his lap, 4
suspicious looking black bottle from
the overcoat pocket fell on the floor
with a loud thud. "ThereH' he eXclalm-
ed to his companion, 81 shall lose my
cough medicine" That was presence
of mind.
Rev. w. r.. Richardson, who has been
the faithful and beloved pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of
our town for several years has been
sent bv the Conference to take charge of
the church at Abbeville Station. Mr..
Rich"i idsOn is fire preacher, and an
excellent gentleman, and his congrega-
tion at this place gives him up reluc-
tantly, but they are pleased to know
that he has been appointed to u good
charge.
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