The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-17
LOCAL. ITEMS
Picked Up Here and There By
Our Reporters.
Brief, Newsy Paragraphs From Ah
Parts Of Orangeburg County and
Vicinity.

Parts Of Orangeburg County and
Vicinity.
If your paper don't raech you on
time please report to this Office at
once.
The sewerage system will soon be
completed. 1t will fill 4 long felt
want.
The handsome residence of Mr.. r.
E. Wannamaker on Amelia street is
nearing completion.
Mr.. Lee H. .Lightfood and Miss
Mary C. Haddock were married
Tuesday night by Rev. S. D. Coyler.
On account Of the absence of Judge
Memminger in Columbia on official
business there was no court here on
yesterday.
Mr.. E. E. Cutler and family has
moved into the city from Limestone.
Mr.. Cutler will go into business with
Mr.. Henry Won Oshen.
We regret to hear that Judge c. G.
Dantzler is suffering with a case of
la grippe, and hope he will soon be
in his usual health again.
A movement is now under way at
Rowesville to start high school
there. No better thing could be
done for our little sister town.
The house Of Susan Mitchell, col
ored, on Windsor street, caught fire
OH Tuesday, but was extinguished
before any material damage was
done.
New York physicians say that the
grip epidemic this year is milder than
usual This will be good news to
the people who aving it in this
section.
People who wish to buy cabbage
plants at bargain should read the
advertisement Of Mr.. w. F. Carr.
Of Meggetts, S. c., in this issue. Give
him a trial.
Auditor C. M. Virgins, of Berke-
ley County, has neen removed by
Governor Ansel for careless work in
his office He made no defence and
asked to be given another trial
Read the weather forecasts by an
"Orangeburg Farmer" in another
column. This is his first effort, SO
he must not be too severely CRITICS.
ed should some of his predictions fail
to pan out.
A special train over the Southern
Railway has been arranged to leave
this city for Columbia this afternoon
to give an opportunity to those who
wish to hear Sousa's Band, which
will be in Columbia this evening.
The Baptist ministers OF the Bap-
tist Association of Orangeburg Coun-
ty are requested to meet at the Bap-
tist church in this city on Tuesday.
January 21st, for the purpose>of or
ganizing a ministers conferences
At the Bowman municipal election
held on Tuesday the following oHis'
GERS were reelected to serve for the
ensuing year. E. N. Mittle, intend
ant; l.. F.. Easterlin, j. ]. Hutto, P.
A. M. Patrick and A. F. Cain, war
dens.
Twice-a-Week Times and Demo-
crat subscribers don't have to wait
a whole week before knowing what
is going on as they use TO have to
do when the paper was issued only
once a week. They now get paper
every three days.
We will send statements to all
subscribers who are in arrears in the
next week or two. We hope they
will settle up at once so as we can
get our subscription books in shape
to meet the requirements Of the post
office department recently issued.
On account of the falling off in
business and the consequent decrease
in revenue the management Of the
Southern Railway will on Feb.
put in effect reduction Of ten per
cent in the pay of the president,
vice presidents and other general Of
ficers and their office forces.
Mr.. Geo. D. Reed, OF Columbia,
who has been resident Of Orange
burg for some time, has returned
to Columbia with his family. 1t is
said he will have charge of the Ep-
worth Orphanage print shop. Mr..
Reed is a Christian gentleman and
we regret that he has left us.
The stable and barns Of Mr.. ]. W.
Stroman, who lives about three
miles from Orangeburg was Destroy
ed recently by fire. The fire was
first discovered about four o'clock
in the morning, but how it originat-
ed Mr.. Stroman does not know. One
horse and two mules were burnt up
along with the stable.
Mr.. w. G. Boltin, proprietor OF
the Edisto Rock Bottling plant OF
this city, will remove to Gainesville.
Fla, where he will very much en-
large his plant and engage in the
Coca Cola bottling business also. Mr..
Boltin is an energetic, hustling bus
mess man, and Orangeburg is the
loser by his going to another field.
In order to choke off the many
advertising sheets issued IN the
North and West the pOstoffice de-
partment has been compelled to force
hot rir