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

Towns.
Mr. J. B. Kelly has the misfortune,
to fracture his leg yesterday.
Our cotton buyers are paying the
full market price for the staple.
Miss Maize Rast, of Holly Hill.
S. c., is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
NJ. I. Collier.
The Citadel scholarship from this
county was won by Mr.. Leroy w.
Davis, of North.
On an average we believe that.
Orangeburg bounty has about as.
good crops as any other county in
the State.
The Farmers Union is a great or
ganization, and if wisely led 1t is.
destined to be of great benefit to
the whole country.
The Branchville High School will
open on Monday, Sept. 27. This.
is one of the best schools in the.
county and Is doing a fine work.
Some of the young people Of
Branchville have organized a rid
ing club. Some of the members
take long horseback rides on each
Monday and Friday.
The ladies of the Baptist church
at Neeses will give an ice cream
festival at the school house Wednes-
day night. The public is cordially
invited to be present.
Remember that all school books
are sold for cash at Sims Book
Store. No books will be charged.
So please bring the cash when you
come for books.
The heavy receipts of cotton is
having a bad effect on the price Of
cotton. If the heavy receipts con-
tinue it will be hard to maintain
the price where it is.
An alarm of fire was sent in from
box 4S yesterday, proving to be a.
small blaze on the roof of a house
on Glover street. A few buckets Of
water extinguished the blaze.
Those farmers who sold their cot
ton before it was made for much
less than the staple is now selling
for should profit by their expe-
rience and not do so any more.
A protracted meeting is being held
in the Rowesville Methodist church.
Rev. Alr. Phillips, Che pastor, us
being assisted by the Rev. Mr..
Thacker of ST. Matthews.
An ice cream festival will be held
at the Jamison school house Wednes-
day evening, the 18th, for the ben
eft of the Prospect Methodist
church. 1t will begin at 1880
o'clock.
The ginhouse of Mr.. A. S. Dukes,
OF Branchville, caught fire on
Wednesday twice, but luckily both
fires were extinguished before much
damage was done. The fires, it
is thought, were caused by matches
in the cotton.
The Paul McMichael Chapter, U.
D. c., requests the families and
friends Of Veterans to notify me in
case of their death by wire or tel
ephone, that memorial wreath may
be sent by the chapter.
Mrs. Mortimer Glover,
Chairman Memorial Wreath Com.
Mr.. Sam Youngblood, brakeman
on the Southern railway, had one of
his feet so badly crushed in an ac-
cident at Goodrich some days ago
that it had to be amputated above
the ankle. He was coupling cars
when the sad accident happened. He
was taken to Charleston for treat
ment.
Mr.. Frank Lathrop, son of AS
sistant United States District At
torney A. Lathrop, was awarded the
Clemson scholarship from this coun-
ty. 1t is likely that there will be
another scholarship for this county
at Clemson, as one now holding the
place may give it up for something
else in the same line.
After completing the settlement
with Treasurer Fair, Auditor Nc
Michael and Superintendent of Edu-
cation Livingston on Wednesday,
Comptroller General Jones expressed
himself as well pleased with the
manner in which these officials have
discharged their duties. and the
ease with which the settlement was
made.
Mr.. w. B. McAlhaney, of the Nc
Alhaney section near Branchville,
has a stalk of cotton that lived
through last winter an2 is now
growing and hourishing with plenty
Of cotton on it. The same stalk
bore fruit last summer, as well as
this. Such occurrences are common
on the seacoast, but they are rare
as high up as this.
The will of the late J. D. S. Fair
ey, Of Branchville, provided that a
vault as near indestructible as pos
sible be built for the reception Of
the remains of himself and family.