The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-16
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.
Boys will not be allowed to sell
peanuts on the streets here after
without paying a license.
Broughton street is to be widen
ed. That is, the northern end Of
1t will be widened and improved in
appearance.
During the last month the police
of this city made fifty-nine arrests
and fines and forfeitures amounted
to S2s0.95.
The train on the Southern Rail-
way from Columbia now reaches Or
angeburg in the afternoon at fifteen
minutes after instead Of fifteen min
utes before six O'Clock.
The City Council proposes to raise
the licenses to do business in this
city next year. 1t will be pretty
tough but, as the old woman said
to the eel she was skinning, we will
have TO grin and bear it.
The booze shops are now all shut
down tight, and the people Of the
country and towns must see to it
that the blind tigers quit business
or go on the chaingang. Let's have
q dry county in fact, as well as
in name.
1t is announced that the price Of
furniture will be, advanced on and
after January l. This is one Of the
results of the duty voted on lumber
by Congress. Yet some folks say
that the duty On lumber does not
affect us.
The sales at the Branchville dis
pensary on Saturday amounted to
$685.. How many rooms would
that amount of money furnish COM
fortably? How many of the folks
who bought that 'whiskey need bet
ter furnished homes?
The city had to pay three dollars
damages to a buggy, caused by a
wagon running into it. The mules
attached to the wagon were made to
runaway by being run into by the
East End Reel Company hose wagon
in going to fire at rapid gate.
Booze went like hot cakes at the
reduced prices put on 1t at the dis
pensary. We suppose there is more
liquor scattered about the country
now than has ever been known, and
consequently there will be more
drunkenness as long as the booze
lasts.
While sitting up over the remains
of Miss Mamie Baldwin, at the resi-
dence of her father near Cordova,
one of the young men on going into
to piazza to get some water, discov-
cred the kitchen to be on fire. After
some difficulty the blaze was extin-
guished.
On Sunday afternoon while Mr..
and Mrs. Paul G: Josey were out
driving, their horse became frighten-
ed and ran away, turning the buggy
over. Mrs. Josey had the misfor-
tune to have her thigh dislocated,
while Mr.: Josey escaped with a few
bruises.
Rev. H. A. Whitman, editor Of
The Farmers Union Sun, has been
appointed to take charge temporari-
ly of the library of the State SUI
preme Court. The appointment was
unsolicited by Mr.. Whitman, and he
has not applied for the permanent
appointment, although he says that
he would be pleased to receive it.
Postmaster A. D. Webster is MAX
ing an effort to get through lock
pouches on the train leaving Colum-
bia at 2:15 a.. m. and arriving here
at 4:40 a. m. This pouch could
bring the Orangeburg mail from CO.
lumbia and from points north of Co.
lumMa that comes into Columbia
after the Southern afternoon train
departs.
Messrs. Clarence A. Renneker and
Henry B. Riggs, both wide awake.
energetic young men, will open up
mems furnishings store il the
storeroom recently occupied by the
Brunson Colthing Company. They
will begin business about February
first. They are both to the mano:
born and we feel sure that they will
do well.
Contractor McMichael has the job
of moving Izlar's office to the back
of the lot on which it now stands
and will commence work at once.
The other building on Judge lzlai 8
lot, which was bought by the govern
mont for the postoffice building, Will
not be removed before next spring
1t is not expected that work WI!
begin on the postoiiice before next
May or June.
Egineer Higgins, who was hurt
on the Coast Line between here and
Augusta and who has been III nc
hospital at that place since, Was
brought home Sunday. The ride
made Mr.. Huggins the least blt sore,
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