The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
NEWS FROM BOWMAN.
Cotton Picking Beginning and Social
Items About the Town.

lGSulS ADOuG' LILO AVwAs
Bowman, Aug. 25.-Speeial: Dur
ing the past few days the cotton
fields hereabout are showing eigns
of much activity, the pickers getting
in trim for the gathering Of the
crop, which, under the favorable
weather now existing, is opening
very fast in some fields. Should
there be no storms or unreasonable
weather during the next few weeks,
lot of cotton will be picked out,
which will doubtless command tip
top" prices on the market. Quite
a number of fields continue to look
green and full Of bloom. This is
rather an unusual occurance, fields
being often seen some years ago
almost entirely bare Of leaves by
the middle or last of August. 1t
is thought by some that the increas-
ed demand and the more general use
of nitrate of soda is largely respon-
sible for cotton growing and keep
ing green later than in former years.
There seems to have been a fixed
determination with many farmers In
this section to try and make plenty
of corn. The hopes Of many have
been realized in large degree and
their labor in this direction mate
rally blessed. Early paintings will
soon be ready for harvesting, a good
yield being now an assured fact.
There are numerous patches of late
corn also planted supplementary to
the main crop, which will yield fair
ly good crops.
The harvesting of the hay crop
will soon commence and there seems
to be a disposition to increse the
yield of this crop year by yefr, un-
til it has grown to be one of much
magnitude. Compared win former
years very little hay was shipped
in here this summer, and there will
be still less next year.
Merchants are laying in pretty
fall stock of goods in anticipation
Of lively fall trade.
Messrs. Hutto & Kings large two
story brick building is being pushed
at rapid gait by the workmen and
with continuance of favorable
weather will soon be completed.
Messrs. killer and Weathers have
about completed the arrangement OF
machinery preparatory for the gia
ming Of cotton in this territory, as
we'll as other work that nay be
needed in the machinery line.
Rev. J. H. Inabinet, Of Ridgeway,
has been visiting relatives and
friends in this section during this
week, and in company with Manager
J. Lawrence Shuler, Of the B. & 5.
R. R. spent several days in Charles
ton, taking in the salt air at the
Isle of Palms, with dips in the surf.
Prof. G. ]. Rasr and daughters,
Matte and Amelia, returned from o
pleasant trip to the Getty by the
Sea" several days ago.
Rev. Sam W. Danner held series
of successful revival services at Eb-
enezer church some few miles below
Bowman last week.
Accompanied by Pastor G. W
Davis he is now engaged in revival
services of much interest at Shiloh
church, about FIVE miles above Bow
man. The meeting at Bowman is
scheduled to commence next Sunday
evening. A large tent has been Sc
cured, under which the services will
be conducted daily. During the serV-
ices conducted here last year the
church was filed to an overflow al
most every night and it was sug-
gested by some of the brethren that
large tent would be necessary to
accommodate the large crowd likely
to attend these services. Both Of the
Danner brothers, with probably some
other help, are looked for at these
services.
Mr.. 8. H. Fair returned yesterday
from a trip to the mountains.
Mr.. J. B. HUFF and family spent
several days pleasantly with friends
at Cope.
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