The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
LOCAL ITEMS
Picked UP Here and There By
Our Reporters.
Brief, Newsy Paragraphs From am
Parts OF Gfangeburg County and


Vicinity.
The sewer in the Southern portion
Of the city is nearing completion.
Miss Ada Stroman won the fine
1915 pisno at Ransdale's Piano Vot-
ing Contest.
Lieut., S. q. R. Dovle, Of the
United States navy, is in the city on
a visit to his parents.
The new tower for the fire alarm
bell has arrived and will soon be
erected. 1t will be se"enty-hve feet
when erected.
There has been entirely! % much
rain for the last month. We hope
it don't mean "dry spell" about
the time the crop is put in the
ground.
Wonder why Gen. Boyd took up
such spite against the Edisto Ri
fles? 1t is a gallant old company,
and we regret to see it go out of
service.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Business Mems League will be
held on Friday night at s o'clock in
the City Hall. A full attendance is
reqrcrted.
An important meeting Of the U.
! D, C. will be held on Wednesday
morning Jan. 9Th at the residence of
Mrs. j. C. Pike on Russell street
at half past ten o'clock.
St. Paul Sunday School sent a bar
rel of fruit to the little ones at the
Epworth Orphanage, Monday as a
New Year present. No doubt it
was enjoyed by the dear children.
This afternoon at four o'clock
there will be a meeting Ct the Band
of Hope. This meeting is to be an
a,nti-cigarette meeting, and Mrs.
Herbert asks that all of the boys be
present.
A fire alarm box has been placed
at the corner Of Russell and Doyle
streets, the number of which will be
Al. Another box has been placed at
the corner of Elliot and Glover, the
number of which will be 45.
Miss Leila Hoffman, formerly Of
this city, but who is now book keep
er and stenographer for The Cald-
well Dry Goods Co., Of Winnsboro
spent several days last week with
her sister. Mrs. Frank Smith.
On Sunday December the 10Th MIR.
William Betsill and Miss Maybe
Byrd of North were happily married
at the residence of Rev. D. D. Dant-
uler. The marriage ceremony was
performed by Rev. D. D. Dantzler.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
Of this city has declared an eight
per cent dividend. This is doing
splendidly for these panicky times,
and we congratulate the manage
ment of this bank on it's prosperous
condition.
Tuesday eveing of last week at s
o'clock at the home of MIR. J. D.
Thomas, few miles from Cope,
Mr.. Washington M. Ritter and Miss
Florence B. Stephens were united in
holy matrimony, Rev. L. E. Wiggins
officiating.
Lieut.. ]. A. Mack, of the United
States Army, is at home spending
the holidays with his father. near
Cordova. Lieut., Mack is stationed
at Fortress Monroe, and since his
last visit has been promoted to First
Lieutenant.
Bakersville, Conn.,, is celebrating
the birth of a baby, the first that
has been born there in over ten
years. Deliver us from any such
community as that, if you please.
We would not care to live where
there is no babies.
Mr.. Joe Harley Clark and Miss
Maybell Oliver were quietly mar
ried Monday afternoon of last week
at 4:30 o'clock at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs. M. E. Owens.
at Cope, the Rev. L. E. Wiggins
performing the ceremony.
Two men in Upper Lehigh, Pa,
say they are going to Alaska to es-
cape the embarrassment of leap,
year proposals. These fellows need
not go so far off. If they will come
to Orangeburg we will guarantee
that they won't be bothered.
Paul, the little eight year old son
of Mr.. J. C. Murphy, of this city,
was badly burned on Thursday
night by his clothing catching fire
while an older brother was
making fire in a stove. While the
little fellow was painfully burn
ed, he is not seriously hurt.
The Greenwood Daily Piedmont
says: 1.-THE Orangeburg Times and
Democrat, one of the staunchest
and most enterp.lsing of all of the
country weeklies, valuable family
paper. having become equipped with
linotype and Miehle press, will after
the first of the year issue as semi
weekly"
The Atlantic Coast Line is exper-
iencing the dullness of the freight
movement, as is the Southern rail-
way and other railroads, and pol
icy of retrenchment has become nee
cesary with the road. Several in
the Charleston Office have been drop
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