The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-28
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REPORTERS.
What Is Happening In the Country

What Is Happening In the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
Read Senator Tillman's speech on
the first page. 1t is good reading.
Don't forget that the Law and
Order League meets Monday night.
Be sure and be there.
Old man Wicks has gotten him
self into serious trouble, as he.
will find out before the courts are
done with him.
The Calhoun Adavnoe should not.
take our little jokes so seriously. 1t.
takes too much of it's valuable space
to reply to them.
A very gentle shower visited Or
angeburg yesterday. We hope it will
come again soon, and won't be in
such a hurry to leave.
1t Is now stated that the colored.
voters up in Calhoun vptsl almost
to a man for the dispensasy. It was.
different down this way.
Miss Creola Binpfcker, of the.
Fork, has accompanied her aunt.
Mrs. W. R. Smith, to Augusta, Ca,
on a visit of two weeks.
Judging from the amount of booze
taken out of it's lockers, the mem
bersi of the Edisto Social Club must.
be heavy imbibers of booze.
Orangeburg ought to buy more
cotton this season than she has ever
bought, and she will, if our buyers
will pay the highest market price.
Miss Alma Hilton, of Charleston
and Miss Nellie Farnum, of the JAM
ison section, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Jas. L. Sims, on Amelia
street.
Miss Alma Bowman, who was sick
with typhoid fever in Spartanburg
for several weeks, has returned
home. She is slowly regaining her
strength and good health.
1t is currently reported that booze
Is being sold by some one in the
Elloree neighborhood. The good
people of that section should run
that blind tiger to his lair.
A competitive examination for
scholarship in Clemson College will
take! place at the Court House on
Friday next. See the superinten-
dent Of Education for particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Wannamaker,
Jr., have gone on trip of several
days to theipleaseure resorts of Wes-
tern North Carolina, all Of which
they will visit before they will re-
turn:
The Orangeburg Dry Goods Com
pany is now under a new manage
ment. They are receiving a new
line of goods and will be pleased to
see their customers at their old
stand.
Some negro boys broke into Ebe-
nezer Methodist church near Bow
man and stole some bibles and tes-
taments. They were caught, made
to pay for the books and given
good thrashing.
Mr.. S. A. Blackman has purchased
the stock Of goods in the hardware
store formerly kept by Mr.. Ahrens.
Mr.. Blackman Is a successful con-
tractor and will no doubt make a
success Of his new venture.
The annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church will
meet in Orangeburg on November
"a to 2S. This Is the biggest Meth
odist body In the United States. In
this State it is confned entirely to
a colored membership.
Don't forget the grand educational
ralley at the Court House on Tues
day morning. Addresses will bc
delivered by prominent men. There
will also be instrumental music,
solos and other features. Every
one Is cordially invited:
The Times and Democrat wants
the farmers to sell their cotton in
the market where they can get the
best prices for it. Our buyers, We
believe, will pay the best price they
can for the staple. II they do not
they should not get the cotton, that.
is all.
One OF the best investments Or
ever made was when she
employed civil engineer, and She
was, fortunate In securing the valu-
able seryices Of Mir, Hawes. He has
saved many times his salary to the
city since he has been here by his
fine work.
John. the fourteen-year-old son OF
Mr., and Mrs. ]. T. Greasett,. OF ST.
Matthews, passed away on last Mon
day. He was fine young fellow,
and his death Is a crushing blow to
his parents, who have The sympathy
of a large circle Of friends In their
deep affliction.
]. C. Jones, who arrived In this
city on Wednesday evening, accom-