The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-01-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.

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REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as In the Cities and
Towns.
The new subscribers are rolling
in to the three-times-a-week Times
and Democrat.
Looks like we are scheduled for
some bad weather. But we have
no room to complain.
Mr.. Kelly Smoak has been ao-
pointed carrier on rural route fou"
out of Orangeburg in place of Mr..
Joe Lightfoot, who has been sus-
pended.
The voting conta,G is getting
lively, and you had better get in
at once if you want to work for some
of the handsome prizes we will
give away.
At least two of our subscribers
have stopped taking daily papers
because they say the three-times-
a. week Times and Democrat is all
they want.
Two ladies informed us in the
last week that they would get UP
subscribers but FOR the fact that
every one in their respective sections
took it already.
Each year the poultry business is
becoming more lucrative in the COM
munity. The old hen is getting
worth her weight in gold. If you
do not believe it, price eggs.
Don't fail to read our offer Oh
this page to those who will get Us
few new subscribers. Any one who
will do a little work can earn sev.
eral of the prizes we offer.
The resignation of Prof. w. S.
Peterson, president of the Orange
burg Collegiate Institute to take
place in June will be great sur
prise to his many friends in this
city.
Let every one brush up their homes
and premises a little before the
Sunday School Convention meets
here next month. 1t will give them
a good impression of the city to sea
things looking clean and nice.
Mr.. U. G. Bryant has gone West
to buy car load or two Of horses
and mules, which are expected to
arrive here on Saturday Call and
see Bryant Brothers before buying
your stock.
The postoffice will hereafter give
preference to married men, and es-
pecially men with Sarge families,
in dealing out new jobs and passing
around the promotions. Rather
hard on young fellow too poor to
marry.
This paper is anxious each week to
issue a spicy and interesting local
page. If each of our subscribers
would hand us in one news item,
what newsy paper we could issue.
TRY II for a few weeks and mark the
change.
The Band of Hope wi! meet on
Saturday morning at eleven O'clock.
The newly elected officers and al the
Band are requested to meet promptly
at eleven. Mothers will please re-
mind the children Of the hour, lest
they forget.
The Standard Home Company OF
Birmingham, Ala, has established
an office in this city with Messrs.
Chaif & Mosley as managers. The
company will make formal an
nouncement in Saturdays Times
and Democrat.
Two old subscribers who quit us
some time ago because they thought
they could not pay s1.5O for a paper,
came back and said they could not
do without The Tmies and Democrat
and had their names entered again
as subscribers. Sensible men.
We are here to give you a news
paper. Our ambition is to let no
item escape us. However, we can
only ,e in one place at time, so if
you see an item getting away from
rs rlnase capture it and deliver it
to tie Office and great shall be your
r, ward.
Sunday night Judge c. P. Brun-
son married Mr.. John Hoff and Miss
Carrie Jackson The ceremony was
performed at the New Mil Chapel.
The groom is said to he about sixty
while the bride is only sweet six
teen So this is another case Of De-
cember and May.
We will send the three-timeS-a-
week Times and Democrat to any
address two months for % cents.
We want to give nOn-SubScriberS a