The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-01-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and

as Nel as In the Cities and
Towns.
Cotton stays up around nine cents
per pound.
The three-times-a-week Times and
| Democrat is winner.
The cold wave has brought into
evidence the overcoat brigade.
A large oat crop has been planted
and it is said to be doing fine.
We wish all our contemporaries
the same success that is coming our
way.
The new steam roller has arrived
1t will be used in putting down the
paving on Russell street.
Be careful about fire. Before
leaving your place of business at
night see that the stove is safe.
Read the County Commissioners
report which we publish this week.
1t is the last report of the Old
board.
The Civic League will meet a.
the residence of MIS-. ]. T. Wise,
No. 33 Whitman street, on Monday
afternoon.
The three-times-a-week Times and
Democrat seems to be very popular.
We have received several new sub
scribers already on account of it,
The present high price Of corn
and the scarcity of it should cause
farmers to give more than usual
thought and attention to the next
crop.
How do you like the three-times-
a-week Times and Democrat? II
you like it tell your neighbor what
good thing it is and let him en-
Joy it, too.
The alarm of fire yesterday morn-
ing was caused by the burning of the
roof of a small house on Lowman
street. 1t was extinguished with q
few buckets of water.
Don't fail to read our offer OIL
this page to those who will get Us
a few new subscribers. Any one who
will do a little work can earn sev-
eral of the prizes We offer.
A set of the spoons OF pair Of
the shears we are offering as prizes
to those who will get us up few
subscribers would delight your wife,
or mother, or sweetheart. They are
beauties.
The new hotel which Mr.. w. Z.
Wolfe is building here would do
credit to a city three times the size
of Orangeburg. At least that is what
we heard a drummer say, and we
fully agree with him.
DR.. John Lunney, of Darlington,
recently entered upon his sixth mat
rimonial venture We knew a man
once in Orangeburg county who had
been married five times, but DR.
Lunney goes him one better.
The Courier, published at Black
Vile, is the last entry into the
journalistic field. 1t is well-gotten
up paper and is edited by Mr.. w.
w. Tyler. We wish the Courier
great success and welcome it to ou"
exchange list.
Mr.. John Simonds. of the Black
Creek section Of Lexington county,
was severely bitten by mad dog
a few days ago. Reports of folks
being bitten by mad dogs are right
frequent, and we would advise our
readers to look out for them.
Our voting contest is received with
favor on all sides, and we feel as
sured that it will add hundreds OF
names to our list of subscribers.
Several have already gone to work
to get up clubs and win some of the
prizes. Suppose you try your hand.
When you hear man sneering
a. the local paper because it is not
big, cheap and newsy as the city
papers, you can safely bet he does
not squander any of his wealth in
assisting to make it better and that
generally the paper has done more
for him than he has for it.
We heard of a family that con-
sists of one grandfather, two grand
mothers, one father-in-law, two
mothers-in-law, three mothers, two
fathers, two daughters, one son. one
daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, one
granddaughter, and there are only
six persons in the family. Can you
work it out?
Rev J. R. Smith, who after living
at Cardova for many years moved to
Hendersonville in Colleton county
about one years ago, has returned
to Cordova. Brother Smith is Il
big hearted Christian gentleman and
we warmly welcome him back to
Cordova. We hope he will never be
tempted to leave Old OrangeburS
county again.
The Journal says, 1T is matter
Of deep regret to Branchville that
Rev. w. R. Smith has moved away.
During the several years Of his pas
torate. he has cndeared himself nOt