The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-11
OUR BREVlTY BASKET.
Filled With Brief Mention of Many Minor
I.yents of tie Week.

day.
The Orangeburg Building and Loan
Association is booming. Its STOCK
can't be bought except at a premium.
Our merchants were never more
anxious to sell goods than now: WITH
a little money you can get blg Pile
of goods.
The man with Spring chickens and
the one with good wood have not yet
made their appearance. Now is good
time to interview us.
It is only step from the tragic to
the ludicrous. AL you want is 4 space
and an apostrophe to turn manslaugh-
ter into mans laughter.
THERE'S considerable complaint about
the return of property this year. Some
people returning their property at a
rediculously low figure.
Farmers have begun work on their
farms with vim. Many Of them have
replanted their oats, and are now fixing
to put their rough manure down.
We understand that DR.. Webster will
soon remove the Methodist Messenger,
the organ of the Northern Methodist
Church in this State, to Orangeburg.
Mr.. W. B. Thompson was ordained a
Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian
Church of our town Sunday before last.
He is an excellent gentleman, and will
make good officer.
Amelia Street is rapidly building up.
Mrs. Vince has dwelling well under
way and B. II. Moss, Esq, has broken
ground for the erection Of a dwelling
on this thoroughfare.
We lift our voice again in advocacy
Of hitching racks. Court week is al
most here and there ought to be hitch
ing room for those attending. Then,
up with hitching posts.
A young lady resident of our town,
who is splendid house keeper, made
cake the other day and forgot to put
any sugar in it. She must have been
thinking about her fellow.
Peter White and St. George Peace,
two colored men had q friendly scuffle
at the Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, Sat
uday when the later was accidentally
shot through the head and killed.
Col. and Mrs. Mortimer Glover have
the sympathy of our community on the
death Of their little one, which occurred
several DAYS ago. "SSuffer little children
to come unto me" said the Saviour.
Mr.. Frank Ulmer of Orange Town.
ship, last year made sixty nine gallons
of good syrup from one-eighth of an
acre of land, besides taking out enough
cane to plant the same ground twice.
The Fulmore String Band gave us
delightful serenade one night last
week. This band is composed of the
following young colored men: l.. Dick
son, A. c. Palmer, j. T. Pope and H. E.
Morse.
The South Carolina Railway Compa-
nv has ordered ten new locomotives for
use on it's road after the change OF
Gauge June l. Four of them are pas
senger engines with 16-inch cylinders
and 6S-inch drivers.
There are indications that the East
ern tide of Chinese from the Pacific
Coast will turn partially to the South.
The colored laundry women will doubt
less soon raise their battling-sticks and
cry: "The Chinese must 60"
The Knights of Honor in the United
States have paid up to January 9th.
1886. in benefits to widows and orphans,
the sum of S16,236, ,345.O6. Of this
amount, about $4,000 has been paid
out to beneficiaries in Orangeburg
County.
The Berkeley Gazette contains two
and q half columns, closely printed, of
delinquent land sales. The list is the
largest we have ever seen. The Kings
tree Record states that the list in Will
liamsburg county is the smallest OF any
year since the war.
When you visit printing Office nev-
er examine pieces of copy or glance
over proof sheets; these things are pri-
vate. You will find what you desire to
knowwhen the paper "comes out" But
don't borrow too much; subscribe
only $3.50 year.
A destitute deaf and dumb man was
kindly entertained by Col. A. D. Fred
erick last Tuesday night. He was on
his way to Columbia, and the. Colonel
went around among his friends and Sc
cured funds sufficient to send him on
his way rejoicing.
Bill Nye says nothing jerks the
mental faculties around with greater
rapidity than buckwheat pancakes with
maple syrup on the upper side" This
learned man is great even in triffes,
but who shall call buckwheat cakes
and syrup small things? They warm
up the blood, sweeten q sour temper
and stimulate the brain. They start
one out in a good humor, and, hot and
brown, they make a breakfast dish not
to be sneezed at by even brainy man.
AIIEAD-The Williamsburg Herald
has of late told a great many Nimrodic
tales, of which the following is SAM
pie: "Mr. W. II. Campbell, of the Gree
leyville section, while walking along
the track of the Central Railroad saw
three partridges on a log. Having his
gun with him, he made flank move
ment and opened on them with one
barrel. All three fell, and going to the
spot to get them, he found sixteen