The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
A NEWSY LETTER
from Our Wide Awake Little Sister
Town of Bowman.

Bowman, October 15th--Speclal:
There was quiet marriage in town
last Thursday evening, the contract
ing parties being Mr.. Crook Rast, son
of Mr.. w. H. Rast and Miss Florrie,
daughter of Mr.. J. P. Cook, all of
Bowman. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. H. Gleaton, the
Baptist minister of this place and was
witnessed by few special friends OF
the bride and groom.
The light frost of yesterday and
the heavy one this a. M, was in ver-
table contrast with the unreasonable
warm weather experienced for some
time back. While tender vegetation
is scorched to a considerable degree
it is not thought that any serious
damage will result. The temperature
fell to 40 degrees yesterday a. m, but
this morning it was still lower, touch.
ing SO degrees.
"Possum" hunting is being freely
INDUCED in by some of the boys in
town. Conspicuous among these
hunters are j. Clifton Evans, Engi-
neer of the B. G B. R. R., and E. A.
Judy, who is employed by H. d. NJ.
OFT & Son, and also constable of
Judge D B. Berry. Engineer Evans
makes two runs daily to Branchviile
and return. and hunts on an average
every other night during tho week.
They have good dogs aud succeed il
getting as many as four during a
hunt of four or 5 hours. This leaves
Roosevelt in his camp bear hunt i'll
the shade, and the boys" are think
ing seriously of wiring the hunting
party to come this wa5 They want
some real good sport.
The first installment Of the Ly-
ceum engagements contracted for
sometime ago will be given DIT the
Graded School Building on the eve
ming of the 4th of November. The
members of the Lyceum ara actively
engaged in the preparation of making
the first engagement complete sue
cess, and everybody is looking for
ward in anticipation of a "good old
time. -
Rev. G.. w. Davis of this charge
will preach 10 the Pythians at the
Methodist Church here on the +th
Sunday evening OF this month. The
public are cordially invited to attend
these services.
Hay cutting has been pushed with
much vigor during the past week and
quantities have been h2Gscf ard lots
of it stacked in fields here and there.
notwithstanding the fact that so
much has been housed and stii. being
cut yet there is always good demand
for it in the spring.
' Chill and fever" has made it's ap-
pearance here and there in this sec
tion of late, but SO far has been OF a
very mild type. This is something
unusual for this vicinity during the
past six or eight years as the records
show that Bowman and its suburbs
has always been remarkably healthy.
Chaingang No. is at work on the
old Charleston and Orangeburg road
below Bowman and it is stated that
some good work is being done.
Your scribe as well as many others
think that this should be the motto,
good substantial roads, and Super
visor and Commissioners should see
that the work is we'll done, not COM
mencfng piece OF work and running
over it, not putting sufficient clay in
a number Of instances to make firm
hard road, needing, the call of some
one in another township who is eX-
tremely anXcious to have the COM
missioner or supervisor, as the case
may be. come over and do some work
on this or that road and they try to
please all the people, which will never
be done as long as the system stands.
Many of the public country roads are
sadly neglected and when the over
seers in charge do any work it is
often Of very little service. There is
of course exceptions here and there,
but to sum up the whole matter in a
few words the public road system of
work as is now practiced is a failure
compared to what it was some years
ago.
Please pardon this discussion in
this communication. Mr.. Editor, but
| am constrained to speak OF some
facts as seen time and time again.
Dundee.