The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.

What is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
The city tax books are open. Don't
fail to pay up.
Wading through devils neck deep
must be pretty hot work.
Miss Emma Holland, of Ninety
Six, has been on a visit to Mrs. A.
D. Webster.
Sims Book Store is headquarters
for Stationery, Blank Books and all
sorts of Office supplies.
This is not the first time The
Times and Democrat has been called
on to puncture gas bag and let
the gas escape.
The Times and Democrat has ed
ded great many new subscribers
in town to it's list. But we have not
commenced good yet.
Manager O'Dowd is Insulting to
give the theatrical lovers Of Orange
burg some good shows this season.
So far he has made good.
1t Is reported that considerable
damage was done to the crops in
the neighborhood of Eutawville on
Wednesday night by storm.
The best seat sale in years has.
been made for the lyceum attrac-
tions this season. Only about 25-
more reserved seats in the house.
Mrs. J. c. Carter, of Columbia,
who has been visiting relatives and
friends at Orangeburg, Cordova and
Limestone, has returned to her home.
The Times and Democrat will be
delivered by carrier for five cents
per week. Every family in Orange
burg can afford to take it at that
rate.
The Coburn Minstrel had the
largest house of the season SO far
at the Academy of Music Wednesday
evening, and everybody seemed to
enjoy the show.
The. dispensary here sold about
S1,lUO worth of liquor last Satur-
DAY. Mr.. Way, the dispenser, lnlnKs
;nat the supply will be exhausted be-
fore the day to close arrives.
At FIVE cents week The Times
and Democrat is cheap reading. IN
fact, it gives more reading than
many OF the daily papers that costs
two or three times as much.
Col. w. G. Smith, Capt. M. y.
Dantzler and Mr.. T. NJ. Zeigler have
gone on a deer hunt. We hope they
: will have a pleasant time and sue
cessful drive. They will be gone
several days.
AS a general thing the man who
boasts about his honor and truth
fulness in the public prints has very
little OF either, but he hopes to
make people believe that ne has 4
goodly stock of both.
We must decline to follow Rev.
MIR. Harley in the use Of billingsgate.
Such language as he uses may suit
certain class Of so-called preach
ers, but not layman who lays any
claim to being gentleman.
Mr.. o. K. Wilson has been made
director of the choir OF st. Pauls
church and given the right to en-
ploy at least four good singers. Be-
ginning with the next conference year
the choir OF this church will be
paid.
On Monday at Edgetield two chill
dren of County Supervisor Moultrie,
grandchild of Mr.. J. c. Seigler and
a negro boy were bitten by a mad
dos. Yet some peolie in these
parts claim that there is no such
thing as mad dog,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Briggman ex-
tend their heartfelt thanks to their
many friends, acquaintances and
neighbors, who so kindly admins
tered to them during their recent
bereavement in the loss Of their in
fant son, T. E., Jr.
Judge Gary adjourned court on
Thursday afternoon and left. 1t is
said he left some unfinished bust
ness that some of the lawyers was
anxious to have disposed Of. This Is
what causes the courts to become
congested with business.
Dr.. j. T. Calvert, prominent dem
tist of Spartanburg, died in that
city on Wednesday. DR.. Calvert
practiced his profession here for
short time some years ago, and has
many friends in this section who will
regret to hear of his death.
During the month of September
the dispensaries in Charleston sold
nearly $4,000 worth of liquor. The
yeople down there must have a ter
rible thirst on. What an amount OF
cash to throw away for booze in one
month. Think of the home comforts
that could be bought for $4,000!
With the bankers, merchants, law
yers, doctors, preachers and other