The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-18
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Events of the Week.
Last Sunday was most charming
day.
There is considerable building going
on in our town at the present time.
The Rev. w. R. Richardson, of Colum.
bia, S. c., is visiting friends in town.
There was slight change of schedule
on the South Carolina Railway last
Sunday.
Mrs. W. F. Phillips, of the Fork, left
last Monday to visit friends In
Louisiana. : i. :. 49, :. 60
Hon. Samuel Dibble arrived" in:
Orangeburg from Washington last
Saturday.
We publish no communication in our
columns unless the true name of the
writer is sent with it.
Preparation for planting is more
backward in our County this year than
we have ever known it.
On Friday night, the 5th instant,
some one cut the throat Of $500 horse
belonging to.1Dr. J. F.. Folk OF Pam-
berg - - 80 ;.
We wish our subscribers would look
on the little tag on their papers and see
how much they owe us. We need the
money.
The foundation for the Methodist
Church at Barnwell has been finished
and the work of raising the building is
now going on.
Mr.. B. G. Price, Jr., of the Colleton
Press has associated with him Mr.. +.
A. Laurey in the editorial management
Of that journal.
Game birds may be killed from No
vember 1st until April 1st. This is the
law and not the 18th of March as here
tofore published.
The feeling among the colored people
of Barnwell against Oscar Smith, who
recently outrag ged a little colored girl,
is decidedly bitter.
"Remember that if you will work
right you can make half your living in
your garden" Thus says the editor OF
the Abbeville Medium.
DR.. S. F. Williams, of Lexington
County, has located in the Bull Swamp
section of our County for the purpose
of practicing his profession.
Mrs. Nichols, wife of our valued
friend, Judge &. w. Nichols, of Spar
tanburg, s. G., is visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. E. Carlisle, of our town.
The Bossier, La, Banner has entered
upon its 25th volume. We wish Brother
Scanland, its able editor twenty-five
wears more Of life and prosperity.
A Columbia girl looked in the glass
the other night and thought she was
an angel. She caught sight Of her ears
and thought they were wings. Sosays
the Register.
Our thanks are rendered Messrs. D.
NJ. Ferry & Co.. seedsmen, Of Detroit
Mich, for a package of assorted garden
seeds. Persons wishing to buy good
seeds can ask their merchants for
them.
a small house containing lot Of
corn, peas and fodder, belonging to
Frank Jones, an honest, hard working
colored man Of the Knots Mill section
of our County, was destroyed by fire
on Sunday night, the 7th instant.
We want every family in Orange
burg County to take and read one of
the County papers. If you don't like
THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT, why Sub
scribe for Brother Otis paper. But
don't forget to pay for it, as it is worth
every cent he asks for it.
The Rock Hill Herald, looking out
for the safe blowers, says "a mystery
hangs over the presence Of several men
now in our community. This Is free
country, it is true, but it is not so free
that suspicious characters may not be
required to give an account of them
selves.
We would most respectfully call the
attention of our esteemed Branchyille
cotemporary to the fact that it is not
the only paper between Summeryille
and Aiken on the South Carolina Rail-
way since our sprightly cotemporary,
the st. Georges News, sprang into ex-
iStence.