The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-13
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN By
OUR REPORTERS.
What is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and

as Well as in the Cities and
Branchvile wants a new passenger
station.
Branchville seems to be on the
eve of a warm municipal campaign.
There will be some thirsty sinners
hanging around about the middle OF
the week.
Mrs. w. w. Russell, of Anderson
is visiting her sister, Mrs. V. Smith
in this city.
Some one says the dispensary has
| about $4,000 worth of all kinds oi
wine and liquors.
See w. F. Cannon for engraved
| wedding Invitations. Samples beau
uful and prices cheap.
Engraved visiting cards make 6
nice Christmas present. See W. F
cannon. Samples are. beautiful.
The county owns valuable" bot
Ting plant which it will have no use
for after Monday, when the dispen
saries are closed.
Thieves are busy stealing cottor
in some sections Of the country anc
farmers should not leave theirs ex.
| posed either to rogues or the wealth
er.
Hon. Lewis A. Carson, of Provl
dence, made fifty-six bales of cottor
on fifty acres this year and forty
bushels of corn. That is good farm
| ing and it pays.
Rev. and Mrs. S. D. Colyer have
| returned from their visit North. II
is needless to say that they had c
| delightful time, as there are many
things up there to interest visitors
Whiskey selling and drunkenness
theoretically, at least, will be abol
ished in this county next Monday
when the dispensaries are closed
Let us work to make them practi
cal.
Low would it do to have the
leaves and other trash swept off lle
pavement around the court house
square occasionally? Cant the JAM
tor do this little job for the sake
of decency?
The dispensary has quite a large
Atock of liquors on hand, which
must be sold to close out the busi-
ness by Monday night. 1t is said
a great reduction has been made in
the. price of all liquors.
Mrs. T. o. S. Dibble has gone on
visit to her brother at Albany, Ga,
and from there will visit her sister
at De Land, Fla. She will be gone
some weeks, and We know she will
have most delightful time.
Some one advertses through the
Branchvile paper for a good depend,
able 'possum dog. 1t seems to be
case of necessity, as the adver-
tiser says he wants the dog at once
and he will pay a good price for it.
We beg to call the attention of the
public to the. advertisement of Fairey
Bros on page three. AS advertised,
they will have several car loads OF
stock here in few days, one car
load having already been shipped
A box party and cake walk will
be given at Four Holes school house
on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20,
commencing at 9 o'clock. The af-
fair is for the benefit of the school
and the public is invited to be pres
ent.
The county dispensary board is
busy winding up the affairs of the
county's liquor business 1t will
take the board some time after the
dispensaries are closed to complete
this work, and finally close out the
business.
The residents of Amelia street
would like to have the unsightly
poles removed that now stand right
in the centre of the pavement on one
side of that street. Can't our city
council have this work done by the
companies owning these poles?
The question Of increase Of taxes
on account of the disappearance OF
the dispensary is seldom discussed
now, the people seeming to have ac-
cepted the Judgment of the majority
and the county government will go
along smoothly as before" says the
st. Matthews correspondent of The
State.
The Calhoun Advance says Fri
day night of last week Mr.. Tom Jack
son, of Lone Star, had taken from
HIM a bale of seed cotton. Mr..
Jackson left the key in charge of
one of the hands on the place, who
it is said failed to lock the door.
This negro has been arrested, as
possibly knowing more OF the miss
ing cotton than what he pretends.