The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21
NOT SETTLED YET. .
ST. MATTHEW'S FOLKS WANT A
NEW POSTMASTER,
But They Do Not Want the Location
of the Office Changed from Where
1t Is, Now.

The people of st. Mattahews seem
to be having some trouble about get
ting their postal matters adjusted.
The correspondent CT The News and
Courier says the postoffice situation
has been in anebulous and discord-
ant condition for some time, but in
view of the personalities and local
dissentiens i1volveS in the muddle
the correspondent has not aired the
town s grievances to the world. The
correspondent then goes on to say;
But matters have reached the point
where, it must be confessed, the pub
lie welfare should be taken into ac-
count, and the postoffice authorities,
though professed followers OF a poll
'tical party which cares and does
nothing for. the South unless it brings
corn to the mills Of the Grand Old
Party" should see to it that a halt
is called and matters be adjusted with
some semblance of consideration to
a suffering community.
After. Mr.. F..@C. Cain vacated as
postmaster Miss Cora Elaesser was
placed in. temporary charge. This
writer knows nothing and has not a
word to say against her, and she has
been conducting the affairs OF the Of
fee in a quiet, orderly way, and has
not been concerned in any way with
the troubles incident to the situation.
Mr.. j. B. Prickett was first placed
in the position by John Capers, poll
ticial pie-dispenser, but changed his
mind after being shown some red-hot
Democratic editorials in the Calhoun
Advance, the local paper. Mr. Lee
Cain was then ''booked' for the job
and his appointment sent to the Sen
ate as reported to: the newspapers.
Nothing more has been heard from
the matter, except that q few people
have been making a fight on him.
Mr.. Cain was, and is, acceptable 10
the community, and holds similar
Republican views to the other white
Republicans of the State. In the
meantime a postoffice inspector ap-
peared on the scene to investigate,
it appears, the advisability of remoV-
ing the Office from its present loca-
|tion in the lower floor of the hotel
building to vacant building owned
by DR.. L. M. Able.
A petition was then circulated
among the citizens praying that it be
left where it nov is. That petition
this correspondent is reliably inform
ed was signed by every white business
man in the town, as the present To-
cation is more accessible, and open
all hours until 10 P. M. for the con-
venience> of those paying rent FOR
private boxes. There has been much
complaint in days gone by about the
office in private places, being closed
so early in the afternoons as to de-
prive box renters of all advantages.
The postmastership being still in
the air the postmistress pro tenn re-
ceived telegram yesterday ordering
her to remove her office at once to
1.-THE Able building. The bondsmen
telegraphed the postal authorities in
reply, refusing to make the change
without an investigation. There are
various rumors as to the sincerity
and efficiency Of the inspector who
came here, bat this writer has not
run down any of them, nor has he
anything to do with this discreditable
pickering and strife which has been
going on for some time. At the
same time this correspondent does
not hesitate to say that it is high
time for a settlement Of these trou-
bles, and nothing more is asked than
that the patrons and business men
have some voice in purely local
matter which concerns them only.