The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-15
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Country

Towns.
Yesterday was Teachers Day" at
the Court House.
Meet me at Mrs. Bulls and bring
your friends with you.
Graduation presents at Spahr's.
Read their list for details and kinds
to buy.
Theodore Kohn's new coat suits
are very stylish. This store still
ss2S big lc1G in styles.
Mad dogs are reported to be cut.
Several dogs We're killed yesterday
morning. The public should be on
the lookout.
Joe Mcnamara and clothes go to-
gether. Have you all your needs
now? Get them and read the ideas
in his talk today.
Everybody is asking, who is the
bride? That will be answered
Tuesday at p. m. One ticket ad-
mits gentleman and lady.
The concert given by the Orange
burg Military Band Thursday night
was greatly enjoyed by large num-
Der of people. 1t was delightful
music.
AS usual cotton is advancing at
the wrong season. If it advanced as
fast in the fall as it does in the
spring the farmer would be better
off darn sight.
Rev. S. D. Colyer, who has been
conducting revival at Greenville,
North Carolina, has returned home
and will fill his pulpit Sunday morn
| ing and night.
The dance at the Elks Hall on
Wednesday evening was enjoyed by
about twenty-eight couples. 1t is
probable that there will be another
| dance next week.
There is a growing distaste for
house keeping on the part of young
women. While all honest labor is
honorable there is nothing more so
than the care of the home.
You can't expect a woman to get
much enjoyment out Of the church
service if there are at least three
women on:%fer row Who are wearing
more expensive hats than hr own.
Mr.. Harry Byrd, Of Branchville,
while playing game Of ball at
Bowman Wednesday was hit on the
right arm by pitched ball, which
fractured the bone below the elbow.
Now it develops that the wheat
corner may have been planned sew
eral months ahead. There have been
explanations of the wheat corner
but the high price Of flour attests
One of the fashionable sins of the
present time is the sin of idleness.
There are persons whom the stress
, of circumstances compel to work, but
, the work is too often done under
protest.
The lang words are still being
coined. Young men are never known
by their own names and it is quite
common to say now, if one fall and
breaks some ribs, to call them "brok-
en- Stats"
At the recent term of court there
were tried five or six cases where
murder was charged, and yet there
was not even one conviction that
carries with it the penalty Of death.
Acquittal occurred only in one case.
its success.
At the game of ball next Tuesday
afternoon between the clerks and
insurance men, Dean House will
pitch. House made a big reputation
as a twirler the other day when he
ST out IL and allowed only 4
hits.
The little sparrows don't seem to
increase rdiminish. The people
and cats are their enemies, and while
the boys are more friendly to other
birds, they destroy the sparrows. In
twenty years there seems to be no
change in this vicinity.
The Orangeburg Military. Band
gave their first concert on Thursday
evening in the court house. The
program, as arranged by Mr.. Will
son, consisted Of number Of very
fine selections, which were thorough
ly enjoyed by the large crowd pres
ent.
The Winthrop Daughters held
their regular monthly meeting yes
terday afternoon at the home Of
Miss Minnie Herbert Glaze. Several
interesting papers were read by
some of the members, after which
very enjoyable social hour was
spent.
The cutglass reductions to first
cost will be great saving. DR.. Wan
namaker does not often have any
kind of closing out" and when
he says he is going to sell all his
cutglass stock at first cost, until
July 1st it means get ready to buy.
Read his ad.
A dispatch from Columbia says
Secretary Bethea recently paid out
reward Of 500 to Richard Peel
for the capture Of Jake Livingston,
negro who killed Olin Witt in
February of this year. Mr.. Peel