The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

PICKED UP ALL ALL ABOUT BY OUR
: REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
We welcome Presiding Elder
Smith back for another year.
Those of our subscribers who have
not already done so will please call
and pay up. We need the change.
Christmas will soon be here.
Good boys and girls had better get
their letters ready for Santas blouse.
Mr.. John Sify and DR.. J. M.
Oliver, who went to Savannah last
week to take in the automobile
races, have returned to the city :
For some time the early mornings
have been quite foggy. The same
foggy conditions exisE along the
Atlantic coast from Florida to
Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Signeous, of
Charleston, spent Thanksgiving Day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C. Bryant.
Mrs. Bryant is daughter of Mr..
Sigueous.
Have you been to the great bar
gain sale of E. D. Reeves? If you
have not you should call at once and
secure some of the great bargains
he is offering.
Miss Lucille Sheridan, of Summer
ton, and Miss ASnie Lou Stouden-
mire, of the Cameron section, who
have been visiting Mrs. J. L.. Sims.
have returned to their homes.
The Augusta Y. M. C. A. Glce
| Club, which appeared here Thurs
day night, gave an excellent concert.
and was entitled to better house
than it had. Those who attended
were well pleased.
If Taxpayer" will leave his name
at this office we will gladly publish
his communication 1t is against
the rules Of all well regulated news
papers to publish anonymous: COM
munications without knowing the
name of their real author.
"Wanted-A reliable man" read
Mrs. Bascom from the advertising
columns of the paper. Then she
raised her glasses upon her forehead.
looked severely at her husband, and
remarked: "And the world'll wait a
considerable number Of centuries YET
before it gets him."
The Majestic Manufacturing Co.,
of St. Louis, Mo-, will have a man at
Mr. M. o. DantZler's store all next
week who will show you how to
bake biscuits. brown, top and bot
tom, in three minutes. Don miss
this chance of seeing the great
cooking wonder.
The Thanksgiving service at the
Presbyterian church Thursday was
very poorly attended, when we con-
slider the large number Of church
members in Orangeburg. Rev. Mr..
Holmes preached very appropriate
sermon, and it is a pity that more
people did not hear it.
The Methodist of this city are
glad to have Rev. L. P. MCGEE sent
back as pastor Of st. Paul for
another year by the sBishop. Mr..
McGee has done three years faithful
work here. After this year, under
the rule Of the Methodist church,
he will be sent to another field Of
labor.
A correspondent wants to know
when to use shall" and Should :"
Never use "shall' when you should
use Should" and never use should
when you should use SHALL" II
short we should always say should"
whenever we should and never should
say shall" when we should say
Should" Is that plain enough?
Under the regulations of the post
office department all subscribers who
owe for their paper over nine months
will have to be dropped. Look at
the address liable on your paper
and see what your date is. We
do not want to drop you, but will
have to do so unless you keep with
in the law. We can't afford to get
in trouble with Uncle Sam.
Take a wide-mouthed bottle Of
good clear glass and fill it with fresh
water. Then put into it two tea
spoonfuls of finely powdered alum.
In fair weather, and when it Is likely
to continue fair, the liquid will be
clear, but at the approach Of cloudy
or rainy weather the mixture will
become feathery looking. This bar
ometer will Indicate change of
weather SO hours in advance.
Lives Of poor men oft remind us
honest toll don't stand chance:
the more we work we leave behind
us bigger patches on our pants. On