The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19

SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEETING.-As a
result of Il correspondence between
School Commissioner Mellichamp and
State Superintendent Coward, the lat
ter has appointed Friday, September
Sd, us a day to address the Public
School Trustees of our County upon
their duties and responsibilities. Col.
Coward being an eloquent speaker and
thoroughly acquainted with the needs
and workings of the Public School
system his address will be particularly
interesting and valuable to the School
Trustees, especially on the eve of the
opening of the new school year. The
Trustees will also have the opportunity
of witnessing the proceedings of the
Teachers Institute, and, by their pres
ence. give encouragement where it
will be greatly appreciated. The Office
of School Trustees being so important,
and having so much to do with the
management of the schools, a meeting
of this kind is certainly a step in the
right direction. At the last Trustees
meeting held in our County Col. Coward
was delighted and remarked to our
School Commissioner that he could be
afforded no better opportunity of doing
good in the school line than at such
meetings. We hope, therefore, that
every School Trustee in our County
will be present at this meeting.
SoMErIME.--Ah! sad and dreary
must be the heart to which that word
sometime brings no joyful anticipa-
ton. To the most of us it is a sweet
song, murmuring to and fro among the
topmost boughs of hope, filling the
whole air with such JOY and gladness
as do the songs Of the birds when the
summer morning comes out Of the
darkness, and day is born again to
the world. It is a possession of the
future. There is the soft music, and
the sweet, fragrant flowers which our
hands would fain grasp, while now we
can only catch the faint perfume, and
hear the melody as far-off strain. To
one this possession is homestead over
whose rooS no shadow falls, over whose
threshold no voice of SORROW is ever
heard, to another it is palace built
upon eternal hills, proud in grandeur
of spires and pinnacles; again, to the
worn and weary it is season Of COM
plete rest, and to all it is an untiring
enjoymens. 1t is 4 most fit subject for
the most fcrvcnt petition, to pray to be
delivered from the despair which comes
when hope in the future, in the "sweet
sometime" is lost. .
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.--An important meeting OF the
Democratic executive committee of
this county was held at the Courthouse
last Wednesday week. The meeting
was we'll attended, and quite a number
OF matters relating to the coming cam
paign received the earnest and careful
consideration OF the committee. Final
arrangements were completed for con-
ducting the primary election on the
14th Of September next. A number of
public meetings were arranged in dif-
ferent parts Of the county as follows:
Friday, August Goth, =. NJ, at the
Court House. -.
Saturday, August 81, st. Matthews.
Saturday, August %, Beaver Creek
School House. ....
Friday, September 3, Evans Mill.
Tuesday, September Z, Easterlin's
Mill.
Thursday, September 9, Branchville.
1t would be well to clip this out and
keep it for reference.
GLAD OF IT.-Base Ball in the SouttSsa.-
ern League has become so disreputable
that the Augusta Chronicle congratu-
lates itself on being out of the League
and says: The conduct on the ball
ground has become so diSgraceful in
the Southern League that gentlemen
are ashamed to have their names con-
nected with the clubs. There seems to
be great dissatisfaction in the Southern
League. Atlanta. it is alleged, robbed
Charleston Friday and the newspapers
are .madder than hornets" See the
headlines in one issue of the Sayan-
nah News: "Base ball in disgrace.
Atlanta permitted to do rs she pleases.
Charleston robbed outright after she
mad a game in her own hands. No
league umpires to be allowed to offici-
ate any more this season. President
Proudiit and the League Directors
silent" 1t is evident that there will
he no professional base ball in the
South next year.
STRUCK BY LIGIITNING.-LaSt Sun
day night about 8 o'clock during the
heavy electric storm that passed over
the town the telegraph operators room
at the depot was entered by lightning
by means of the telephone wires which
smashed things up generally. The op-
orator was knocked down and other
gentlemen in the room were shocked,
but we are glad to say none of them
were seriously hurt. The lightning
smashed up the telephone connection,
broke one or two lamps and tables and
scared nearly every one in the room to
death. The accident must have been
caused by the safety plug being left out
Of the telephone, as none Of the other
telephones in town, all OF which had in
the safety plugs, were injured.
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.-We
cannot impress too strongly upon the
tporhprc and tho Dublic rpnpral1V the