The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-04-26
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
OF LOCAL INTEREST PICKED UP
HERE AND THERE.
Recent Happenings in Town and
Country Boiled Down for
Busy Readers.

The weather continues cool and
braciDg.
We will issue our industrial edition
next week.
What fools these mortals be, 'as
Puck remarked.
Mr.. q. P. Weekley, of Fairfs1, was
In the city LAST week.
Worry has short thrift when hope
Is given ii light of ssy.
The Christianity that must be ad-
vertised lacks essentials.
The sermon that does not hit Is the
sermon that does not help.
It Is said that o sucker Is born
every second, and it does look 80.
Honest toll may soil ths hands, but
dishonest WORK soils the character.
Orangeburg should do all she can for
the California earthquake sufferers.
The older q man grows the more
uncomfortable no feels,in new suit.
the city council has voted one hum
dred dollars to the San Francisco peo-
pl..
Mrs. Hannah J. Sslley, Of Asheville
N. O., Is on q visit to friends In this
city.
The local Lodge of Elks gave the
San Francisco people twenty-five dol
lars.
Hunt up your registration certif-
cate II you want to Vote on the sewer.
age question.
Shlbboleth Lodge, No 2e, A. T. NJ,
OF this city has devoted fifty dollars
for the San Francisco people.
There was q small fro at Robintons
planning mill on Windsor Street on
MONDAY, 1t was soon extinguIshed.
The Business Mems League Of Or.
angeburg has contributed fifty dollars
for the relief of the people of Califor.
mia.
There seems to be millions In the
washing machine business, but not for
the man who buys the right to sell
them.
The closing exercises of Uppsr
Limestone school viii take place Tues
day on May 1th. The public IL invit-
ed to Nttend.
Dr.. J. 81. Psrryclear, dentist, will
be In North, s. O., Tuesday, Wednes.
day and Thursday, May l., and 5.
Office, Plunket's Hotel.
The Orangeburg County Teachers
Association will meet at the Court
House on Saturday, May 18th. A full
attendance Is requested.
The closing exercises Of the Lime
stone High School will take place on
Thursday and Friday evening OF May
3 aud 4. Public are invited to attend.
The mayor has appointed Rsv. e.
NJ. L'ghtfood, Sol z ,hn. R1bt. Lide,
J. s Bowman and W. w. Wannsu ma
ker to receive and solicit funds for the
earthquake sufferers.
Plnckney SMITH, Q. colored farmer
living some distance this side Of St.
Georges. committed suicide on Mon.
day becsuse he had dispute with
his wife. he shot himself.
A fire occurred on Monday night at
the place OF Mr.. Berry Edwards at
Oreston. About twenty FIVE bales Of
cotton was burned up We could not
learn the particulars of the fire.
Van Orsdell, the artist, fri m o ran
gehurg. will be lo3ated at Woodford,
S @, Nav 8 h to 12ih. Positively no
longer. Remember the dates and get
good photos Of ever description.
Monday evening Messas. Johu
Rove, T @ Albergotti, Ivy Till, q.
Spahr, W. L. Douglass and B B Moss
left for New Orleans, to attend the
reunion OF the Conf derete Veterans
which Is being held In that city.
There are going to bs more law
suits sb Ut washing machine notes in
che next few months than eaough. It
Hnuld be a gTes5 deal better for our
pe9ple to b. a little slow In giving
notes than to refuse t. pay them after
they are given.
Ia the last ton or fif5ean years hun
dreds OF people In this county hava
b9ug1t rishts to sell this or that get
rich quick patfn5 right. II any Of
J!ese pe pie eTer made anything out
yf any o. ths rights they bought we
would llk0 to hear from them.
1t Is said that up to this TINA the
washing machine agents have sold In
th s county over SIS 900 worth of
rights TO estaDlis', AGENCIES and sell
f:m!Y -i'"ts, AMI lat they expect
20 stl s75, 900 worth Of rignts In Or
CsulJ7 beiors many moons.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine men
IN a thousand who iavasts In a patent
C lurn Or any thing else ever gafs back
he money he puts in it. Yet In the
'aco Of tbi3 fact, tlese slick. we'll
orcs-e1 city chaps can come along and
sell almost any old taing to many of
uur farmers.
Tns fire at Cipt Jeffords demon
s''ated vsry plainly taA5 to do work
+ Fl ct!vely our ficensa should be pro.
Wued with hoss wagons and horses Il
Is impossible for vhem to reach fires