The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED Up ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Country

What Is Happening In the country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
The Times and Democrat will be
furnished at five cents week, col
lected weekly.
The small grain crop is being har-
vested, and we are glad TO say il
is a pretty good one.
Sims Book Store has just received
a supply Of Gillette Snf2ty Rnyso!
blades. p:ice S1.00 p- dozen.
A team composed OF young boys,
of this city, left yesterday for
Branchvile, where they will play a
team of that city.
Don't forget the first band concert
on Friday night. The stand is now
being erected and everything will be
in readiness by that time.
Kansas, it is stated, has a new
law requiring fruit tree agents to
tell the truth. Such law is needed
in other States besides Kansas.
A base ball team, composed of fast
amateurs, of this city, left this morn
ing for Denmark. with whom they
are scheduled to play three games.
Miss Grace Miller. formerly of
this city, but now of Mount Pleas
ant, n. c., is spending sometime in
'Orangeburg as the guest of Miss
Merle Smoak.
MIR. ]. Rowe Izlar has purchased
the stock Of jenkins Bros, OF the
Mill Store, on Railroad avenue and
will soon have in a full line OF fresh
groceries, vegetables and can goods.
The weather bureau man in Co.
lumbia estimates that fifty thousand
dollars worth of oats and corn were
destroyed in the Wateree and Con-
garee valleys by last weeks fresh
ct.
Don't forget the concert which will
be given in the Court House on Tues
ay evening, June %. a very pleas
program has been arranged and
treat is in store for all who at
tend.
MIR. S.. A. Dantzler, who entered
the Orangeburg Bank recently as
bookkeeper, has resigned his posi-
ton there and returned to his old
position with the Atlantic Coast Line
as agent of this place.
Science teaches us that dogs
sprean disease have filthy feeding
habits, and without warning inflict
grave, even fatal injuries. Why
then should they be allowed to roam
at will over the country?
War on flies may lead to Danish
ment of the horse, source OF
swarms OF germ-laden flies, and hazes
of dried filth which fly about and
infect the eyes ears, bio. d, breath
ing apparatus and digestive organs OF
man.
Mr.. j. H. Chisolm G. Co., the new
managers of the laundry, has chang
ed it's name to the Orangeburg
Steam Laundry. We hope the laun-
dry will prosper under the new man.
agement, who are experienced in the
business.
Since the death of a young lad
in Charleston from the bite OF a
rabid dog, which entered his home.
the dog catcher has been on the
streets of that city, and he has
caught 1872 dogs. OF this number
129 have been killed. 32 redeemed
at the pound, and 81 are on hand
awaiting either release or death.
No one should shrink from criti-
cism if it is made in the spirit of
kindly given and as honestly and
kindly given and as honestely and
kindly accepted it makes for progress
and betterment And if 1t is made
with hostile intent the chances are
that it Is the critic and not the one
who is criticised who ultimately sui
fers.
In the last sixty days four people
have died in South Carolina from
the awful disease of hydrophobia.
Suppose one Of them deaths had been
in any of our families, do you think
We would be in favor or turning our
streets over to the dogs? Hardly.
We are in favor Of killing about
two-thirds of the dogs, and muzzling
or shutting up the other third.
Answered the Correspondent. :
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