The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What is Happening in the Country

Towns.
This whole section has been visited
by refreshing rain.
The Helpers Sunday school has
been moved to the rooms over The
Times and Democrat office.
Sims Book Store has a large and
well selected stock OF Blank Books.
If you need any such, give this
stock a look over.
Every one who has ever under
taken to bull doze the Editor of The
Times and Democrat has given up
the job before he finished it.
Supervisor Fielder has been allow
ed one hundred dollars to pay for
legal advice in his office. Messrs.
Brantley & Zeigler are his legal
| advisers.
If your phone does not work sat-
Matthews, a note. He will appre-
Matthews, a not. He will appre-
ciate it and see that you are given
good service.
The board of county commission
ers have resolved to let out contracts
: for stationery and job printing used
by all the county officials to the
loves. bidder.
There will be box party at
Central School House Saturday night,
October 9th, 1909. The public is
cordially invited. Girls are reques-
ted to bring boxes.
A petition was presented to the
City Council last night asking that
Middleton street be extended. Also
to straighten Broughton street near
the old grave yard.
Mr.. w. S. Barton was in to see
us one day this week and We took
pleasure in showing him the work.
ing of the modern machinery with
which The Times and Democrat is
gotten out.
Charleston hopes to have the pleas
of the people of South Carolina dur
ing the festival week, and promises
to all of them q reception of the
utmost cordiality.
January Baltzegar, the we'll
known colored painter of this city,
was given verdict for five hundred
dollars against the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway for an injury sustain
ed some how on that road.
There will be an ice cream fes,i-
val at Mr.. R. E. Rickenbarker's
Grove Saturday afternoon, October
9Th, beginning at o'cloc, for the
benefit of the Four Holes school.
The public is cordially invited.
An ice cream festival will be held
at the home of Mr.. Alex. Gibson,
on the Cannon's Bridge Road over
in the Fork, tomorrow afternoon and
evening, beginning at four o'clock.
The proceeds of the festival will go
to Wesley Grove Church. All are
invited 10 dttenQ.
Mr.. Dennis Gilmore, one of the
solid, substantial farmers Of that
section of Berkeley county that wish
es to come to Orangeburg county,
was in the city on visit to Mr.. j.
L. Sims on Tuesday night. He is
enthusiastically in favor Of annex
alton.
The Times and Democrat appre-
ciates the promptness with which
many of it's subscribers responded
to the statements sent out, and re-
turns it's sincere thanks to all who
have paid up. Some who received
statements have not yet responded,
but we feel assured that they will
do so.
The county commissioners endors-
ed the action of the supervisor in
recurring al! claims to be filed with
the supervisor ten days before the
board meets each quarter. This is
good idea, and is done so as all
claims can be verified before the
day of the meeting at which they
are acted on.
There must be something in the
water at ST. Matthews that make
people like to scrap. 1t Is reported
that one day recently no less than
three fistcuffs took place between
prominent residents of that little
city on the same day. Brethren, we
again beseach you to live In peace
and harmony and stop your scrap
ping.
We publish on the last page
TRADE from Rev. ]. l.. Harley about
some squibs we published short
time ago on a speech he is reported
! to have made at Edgefield. We Will
reply in full to that TRADE IN our
next issue. In the meantime we
want to inform Mr.. Harley that his
hluster can't scare us. We have
encountered paper tigers before.
| The manager and guards of the
chain gang from which Argoe escaped
has been summoned to appear at
! tho next meeting OF the commls-
sioners to show cause why they
should not be made to pay the re-
ward of $50 which has been Of
fered for the capture of the escap-
! cd convict. Such accidents will hap
non sometimes and the guard should