The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
HAPPENINGS AT ROWEsVlLLE.
a Newsy Letter from Our Little Sister
Town.
TOWNSVILLE, June goth, 1886.

ness of the statement in your last issue,
we would add that some one must have
'.fy on him;"it is advisable to get en-
tirely out of the woods before the yell
is made. Bear in mind that the base ball
season is still IN its infancy, and there
may yet be some wonderful surprises
in store for the base ball fraternity from
the D KS. We would be ever so much
delighted if the Jamison's would visit
US at headquarters again that we might
in some way give them an inkling OF
our appreciation of their hospitality.
We are pretty universal in the opinion
that they will not prove such terrors
when they get off from home.
We have had several refreshing
showers in the past few days which
has buoyed up the vegetable kingdom
considerably. Sambo has laid aside the
farming implements and takes recrea-
tion around the catfish holes, getting
tri-weekly nibbles, and judging from
the mode of cllltivating, every other
row, we would suppose the merchant
only took half stock and his part was
placedin the hands of Providence, while
Sal1bO takes care Of No. /.
Our energetic young townsman Mr..
r. M. Dukes has a remarkably fine crop
in good condition. This being the first
attempt on his own responsibility, we
wish him all the success he merits.
Mr.. D. j. Barton had difficulty with
negro who came into his yard, and in
a theatening manner defied him to ap-
proach, he was taught lesson which
he will not soon forget and which had
a good effect, for he returned immedi-
ately to his work, and Mr.. Barton has
| had no further trouble. 1t will teach
them that the o KS are dangerous
boys even outside of the base ball field.
Messrs. W. L. Wolfe & Son are in
creaSing the size of their already COM
modiou5 store to have room for fall
stock.
Miss Jennie Colson. MI. Willie Whet-
stone and Capts. Hasell and Moore Of
Charleston spent Sunday at this place.
Mr.. Willie Banks is also on a visit here.
Certainly it is thevery attractive young
ladies here which induces the visits Of
such popular men; probably the mystic
ry will now be opened up how it is that
there are so many bachelors where there
are such attractive ladies, the fault is
undoubtedly with the ladies, for you
| will always find two or three of these
inevitable bachelors horses hitched at
one or the other gate post. These other
gentlemen visiting here may have the
effect of "screwing their courage up to
the sticking point"
Midway was to have played Branch
vile club here on Tuesday-somethlng
wrong-some one dubious of an un-
satisfactory score.
A nice and select little party of
Rowesville's fair young ladies and gen.
tlemen and several invulnerable mind
ed dudes participated in a picnic at
Orange Grove" on last Thursday, with
the exception of shower or two just
at the time dinner was announced
there was no interruption to the days
enjoyment, the children most especially
had a nice time, one young lady took
delight in entertaining them. We had
a sumptuous and elegant dinner, every
body brought baskets full, with one
exception and he was anxious that his
should he filled-one of)the above men
toned bachelors of course) Of various
kinds of dainties; epicure could not
murmer.
A moonlight picnic is spoken Of,
how the moonlight is to be produced
is u mystery to me; now if they had
substituted gas the mystery would
easily have been solved for there are
several young men about the village
VINO have enough and some to lend.
Those who are experimenting with
the cultivation of tobacco are having
all the showers they need for trans
planting. Mr.. j. p. Sain is said to have
the most advanced crop OF that weed
in the neighborhood.
| Since we have learned that our young
farmer with the enormous expectations
mad a sweetheart between him and his
farm, it is natural that he should have
a good crop, or at least one would sup
pose so from the number Of times he
visits or goes in that direction per day.
Our dudes" for there are severaD
are having picnic times now. One has
gone away, (or at least we hope So,) IN
| the capacity of travelling salesman for
some hardware establishment; it is hard
to say for what house, but one would
suppose for some New York firm from
the airs he assumes. The others have
stepped out, we suppose their narcotic
are exhausted and they are around
some narcotic establishment replenlsh-
ing.
There is considerable amount OF sick
ness in the neighborhood at this writ
ing, among them we are sorry to say IS
our young friend Mr.. J. D. Bowman,
who we hops ere this reaches you will
be convalescent. We are also panied
to chronicle the demise of Mrs. James
Cox, who died after an attack of only
few hours, leaving bercaved hus-
band and nine children to mourn her
loss. We tender our sincerest sympa-
thies to the family. 0. e.
ST. MATTHEWS ACADEMY.-The clos
ing exercises Of this old and tlourishlng
Academy took place on last Friday.
AS is usual on the annual celebrations
of this institution. there was an i'm
mense gathering of the citizens from
the surrounding country. The exer-
cises, consisting of speeches, recitations
onI 1inloruac hy tka hovS and girls