The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-29
LOOKING BACKWARD
oRANGEBURG CITY TWENTY.
FIVE YEARS OLD.

FIVE YEARS OLD.
The Event Appropriately Celebrated
by thc Mayor, City Council and
nty 6mcials.
Ths ementy-ffth anniversary Of
ofa6gesurg being chartered as
city, and laying aside her swaddlinEs
clothes as a village" was appro-
uriAbely celebrated on Thursday
night ;at the City Hall by Mayor
Dukes. the Aldermen. city officials
and representatives of the city press.
It was altogether an informal affai:
and was an occasion of much fnseres'
and pleasure to those who attended
it. A few minutes after eight o'clock
Mayor Dukes called the special meet
ing of the City Council to order ara
stated the object Of the gathering to
be the celebration of the twenty-ntth
anniversary OF the city; of Orange
burg. a.. the charter making Orange
burg a city went into effect on De-
cember %, 1888.
Alderman Lathrop, who has serv-
ed the city long and faithful i'll that
position. after making a few appro-
priate remarks by way OF prefac7.
Introduced a preamble and resoiu'
ton, re,ating some of the facts OF
general interest about the city:
The preamble iand resolutions.
which COVERS the whole ground. were
heartily endorsed by the Mayor and
the other Aldermen and unanimous
ly adopted and ordered spread on thr
minutes of the meeting after Deine
signed by the Mayor and the Board
of Aldermen. The meeting was
then thrown open to any one present
who wished to make any remark"
concerning the city's growth in the
past and the outlook for the ru-
ture.
Alderman Bowman was the first
sneaker and re made patriotic lit
tie speech. He heartily endorsed
the preamble and resolutions anu
related many interesting incidents
of the past, when he use to come 10
Orangeburg in his boyhood days.
He said he used to think that the
people OF Oangeburg were unsocial
and selfish, but since he has become
a resident of the city he finds he vas
mistaken. and that the people OF this
city are just as sociable and public
spirited as the people OF any COM
muuity he has ever known. He
closed by pledging to do all ne corla
to advance the interests Of the CITY
along all lines.
Alderman Smith followed Alder
man Bowman in an appropriate TT
Gle speech. He paid glowing trih.
ute. to the press of the city for Wnas
il hal done for the advancement ami
uplifting Of the community. He
named each OF the three city news
papers and threw each of them
beautiful bouquet of praise ahd
"welidone" for their free and un-
selfish work for the best interests
of Orangeburg and her people. Al
detman Smith also touched on the
reports sent out from this city TO
the daily papers. He said the So
Giety column was kept pretty full.
but he thought the "hog and hotni-
nv" column was somewhat neglected.
He said he did not object to the
society reports. as that was angel $
food, but he thought the industrlal
phases of our city life should he
brought more fully to the attention
of the outside world through the
columns of the daily papers. He
said he did not mean to criticize the
correspondents. who he knew had
the best interests Of Orangeburg at
heart. but simply to suggest to then.
to give all movements for the up
building of the city more promi-
pence.
Alderman Lathrop. VINO is a vesr
ran in the city's service as alder
man and acting mayor, followed Al
dermau Smith in a most interesting
talk, in which he related many ilt-
teresting "reminiscences OF the past
history Of the city Of Crangebur5
He said he came to Oransehnrg i
little over thirty-two years ago AMI
since that time the city has grown
in every way most wonderfully.
He spoke OF the great strides mad.
hv the press Of the city. He said
when he came here there was on"
weekly paper, printed on hand
press and gotten out by one man.
while now we had three papers, two
of which had their type set by ma
chinery and all using fast presses.
Other lines of business had kept
pace with the press and he thought
the city had aright and glorious
future before her. He said Orange
burg was certain to be q city OF col
siderable size from the fact th2t She
was surrounded by a fine farming