The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.

What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
Read the correspondents letters
on page two.
Mr.. w. G. Murphy, of Charleston,
is on visit to his cousin, Mr.. ].
Izlar Sims.
Now lookout for the blind tigers.
They hope to reap harvest in the
next few weeks.
Mr.. Julian Melchers, of Charles
ton, is visiting the home OF Mr.
John w. Josey.
The Columbia Records scout cars
will be here this week. They will
be given a rousing welcome.
Sunday was a hot day, but the
weather hos moderated some to the
delight Of the sweltering public.
Ensign r. B. Horner, Of the U. S.
Navy, is visiting at the home Of Mrs.
A. S. Hydrick on East Russell
street.
Mrs. Mary Armour, from Georgia,
will talk on prohibition at the,
court house on Thursday evening.
All are invited.
Mr.. Emmett C. Dibble, recently
of Cuba, is spending his vacation
in this city at the residence Of his
father, Maj. Andrew c. Dibble.
Every man who favors prohibition
should constitute himself commit
tee of one to see that the law is en-
forced while the dispensaries are
closed.
Mr.. T. A. Fairey, of Spartanburg,
was in the city Saturday shaking
hands with his old friends. We are
glad to know that he is prosperine
in his new home.
The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy will hold a meeting Oh
Wednesday evening at five o'clock at
the residence Of Mrs. ]. NJ. salley,
Hampton street.
HOW about one or two more cot
ton mills for Orangeburg? We
ought to have cotton mills enough
in this county to manufacture all
the cotton that Is made m it.
The Charleston Post says Miss
Irene Gaillard left that city Sat-
urday AFTERNOON Or Orangeburg,
where she will spend two or three
weeks with Miss Virginia Siegnious.
Nessrs. Henry r. and Hugo s.
Sims will leave for Cottageville this
morning where they will spend a
week or two with their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Alderman,
Jr.
Miss Gary spoke ct St. Paul's
Methodist church on Friday night
on prohibition. She is said to have
made good speech. After the ad-
dress q. collection was taken up for
Miss Gary.
Mr.. L. H. Wannamaker, Jr., the
hustliug representative of The News
and Courier, was on visit to his
folks in this dity Saturday. Mr..
Wannamaker Is q splendid repre-
sentative Of one of the best news
papers in the, South.
Miss Rosa Dantzler, of Autauga-
vile, Ala, is visiting friends and
relatives at Branchville. She is
well known here, having visited this
city several times. Miss Dantzler
viii arrive in this city on Thursday
morning to spend some time with
Mrs. Jas. L. Sims.
Prohibition Is popular and there
is no lack of advocates of its being
adopted. This is well. But when
the fight Is. over and the victory Won
we hope those who are now active
in voting out the dispensary will be
just as active in suppressing blind
tigers. Their services will be need
ed then more than they are now.
Mr.. G. w. Wilson, Of the Bowman
section, was in the city Saturday.
He lacks only two years of being
one hundred years old. Mr.. Wilson
has always been very active, and is
man of powerful physique. We
also saw here or Thursday Mr.. Mar
tin Murphy, Of the same section, who
is nearly or quite as old as Mr.. Will
son.