The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-14
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LOCAL ITEMS
Picked Up Here and There By
Our Reporters.

Brief, Newsy Paragraphs From All
Parts of orangeburg County and
Vicinity.
Every man who owes us dollar
is requested to settle. We need the
cash.
Mr.. Hawes, the city engineer, has
moved his Office to the rooms above
the express Office.
Tuesday and Friday were beau
tiful bright days, but the inevitable
rain descended on Saturday.
For the last several days we have
been having some freakish weather.
One day warm and the next cold and
clustering
The police Of this city arrested S5
people last month for violating city
ordinances, from whom $2S1 was
collected in fines.
We will guarantee that Acting
Mayor Lathrop will keep things NOV
ing along in ship shape during the
absence % Mayer Dukes
The Edisto Rifles has disbanded
and surrendered their arms and uni
forms to the State. We hope Adju-
tant General Boyd is satisfied
Five fires in a week is a pretty
bad record, but We are glad to know
that all Of them were the result of
accident. Let us all be careful.
The Fork section of the county
was visited by quite severe blow
on Saturday. Several outhouses and
a great many trees were blown down.
The Business Mems League Din
ner will be great success. 1t will
bring us all closer together and ena-
BILE up to pull together for the best
interests of our city.
The Band of Hope will meet at the
usual place and hour on Thursday
afternoon. The election of officers
will take place. All the children are
requested. to be present.
The Eutaw Chapter, D. A. r., will
meet with Miss Beckmar| at the res
fdence of Mrs. G. M. Seignois, on
Whitman street, this afternoon, jan
uary 14th, at 3:45 O'Clock promptly.
Col. D. o. Herbert and w. C.
Wolfe, Esq, went to Columbia yes
terday to appear before the State
Board of Canvassers on behalf of the
Democrats disfranchised in the CAL
houn County election.
Storekeepers and housekeepers
can't be too careful about fire. Store
keepers before closing up should go
all over their establishments and see
that everythink is all right, and
housekeepers should do the same.
A meeting of the ladies of the
Hospital Association and those in
terestod in the work will be held this
morning at II o'clock at the home
Of Mrs. ]. w. Smoak on Calhoun
street. This will be an important
meeting.
The dwelling house on Mr.. A. S.
Jennings place near Cope was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. There
seems to be no doubt Of it's being
set on fire by some fiend. Mr.. Jen-
nings did not occupy the house as
he lives at Cope.
l.. w. Livingston, President of the
Teachers Association Of Orangeburg
County. request the executive com
mittee, consisting of Profs. A. j.
Thackson, G. j. Rast and W. S.
Peterson, to meet in Superintendent
S. R. Mellichamp's office on Satur-
day, January IS, at twelve O'Clock.
The Mccormick Messenger says:
There is perhaps more cotton in
the fields in this part OF the state
now than has been for many years
at this season of the year. Some
fields near Wellington looks as If the
entire crop is still hanging on the
stalks. !" 1t is about time it was
picked.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Messrs. Wolfe & Berry, Of
this city, against Mr.. L. B. Fulner.
of Springfield, on behalf of foreign
creditors. Short crops and poor COL
lections is the cause of Mr. Fulmer's
failure, and he has the sympathy Of
all. The liabilities are about S40,-
600 and the nominal assets about
100000.
Mr.. Augustus G. Hart, recently OF
this city, and Mrs. Marie Izlar
Smoak, who resides here, but who
was on a visit to her parents in Sa-
yannah, Ga, were married in the
latter city at three o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The relatives and friends
Of the couple received the news Of
the happy event about an hour after
the ceremony and join in hearty con-
gratulations 10 the young couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart will reside in the
hustling town of North. where the
groom is preparing to open fur
initure business.
The will Of Mr.. r. A. Jeffcoat,
who was so cruelty assassnated a
short time ago, has been filed with