The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BE
OUR REPORTERS.
What is Happening in the Country


Moving pictures all this week at
The Majestic.
The Interstate Fair is on in Au-
gusta this week.
Ben Hur-that famous play, on at
The Majestic Wednesday light.
Mr.. Cecil Cutler has gone to Allan
ia to take in the automobile races.
Friends, let us have that little
amount that is due on subscription
Mr.. S. A. Dantzler and family
have been spending a few days in
Eutawville.
Every one We hli9 seer who went
to the State FAR SEEMS to have hiG
good time.
More of the edlored population
went out to see Taft here than the
white population.
The Majestic has one of the best
pictures on the program for Wednes-
day night--Ben ,Hur.
Mayor Dukes was the only one
who had the honor of shaking hands
with the President here.
We have seen the Taft smile. AS
Brete Harte said of the smile of the
heather Chinese, 1T was chillike and
bland"
1t would = pity to pit ban
tum like Lyul against a gamecock
like Tillman. 1t would be no fight
at all.
There seems to be some hitch
about the vote on the Berkeley an
nexation, and it may be. delayed
little while.
Mrs. j. w. Holland Of Florence
has returned home after spending;
several weeks with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Lane.
Engineer Higgins, who was injur-
ed in the Coast Line some time ago.
is still in the hospital at Augusta.
and doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
1t looks like the Rev. J. l.. Harley.
who threatened to wade through
an army of devils reck deep. Is per-
fectly satisfied with the. dose Of. truth
given him by tn: Times and Demo-
crat.
It is understood the Barkoot Car
nival Company left here In some
what of split-up condition. Some
of the shows left Sunday for Will
mington, and others for different
points.
Farmers, don't let the decline In
the price of cotton stampede you in
to rushing what cotton you have OH
the market. The price will go up
again If you will only hold your
cotton.
The prohibition question got so
warm over in Florence, Ala, that
preacher and a ctableman got in a
fight about it Saturday. We don't
need that kind of prohibition over in
Orangeburg.
Instead of Tafts election SPELL
ing prosperity for the South, as was
claimed by some, his mere passing
through South Carolina seems to
have mad a most distressing effect
on the price of cotton.
Brer Taft need not go off with
the notion that because several hun
dred prominent gentlemen pays ten
dollars ahead to lunch with him they
intend to join his party and help
it plunder the many for the few.
Orangeburg was represented at the
Taft luncheon in Columbia by Judge
C. G. Dantzler, Col. D. o. Herbert.
Col. w. G. Smith, Capt. B. II. Moss
and A. J.. Hydrick, Esq, and at the
Charleston Taft banquet by Mr.. John
Cart.
We hope all the gentlemen who
paid ten dollars to break bread with
Brer Taft got the worth of their
money. We just could not spare
the change for that luncheon. 80
we just took a peep at him as he
passed and was satisfied.
A woman went into newspaper
Office and wished to advertise for
her husband who had disappeared.
Wien told tlat they charged TWO
dollars an inch she went out, say
ing it would break her up at hat
rate as her husband was Oi,. six
feet high.
One step won't take you very fa1
you've got to keep on walking
one word won't tell folks what you
are-you've got to keep on talking,
one inch won't make you very tall
you've got to keep on growing; one
little "ad' won't do it all-you'Ve
got to keep 'em going.
At the coroner's inquest on the
body of a woman who was drowned
in a we'll, the husband testified: Il
saw her when she leaned over the
curb and tumble in, and | was going
to help her out, but just then
saw the COW among the cabba2es and
I thought Id drive her out first.
Mary orter known nuf to hang Oh
till | got there.