The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-01-23
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED Up ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Countr,

What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
The new subscribers continue to
come, but we will try and take care
of them.
Mrs. A. D. Stroble kindly present
ed us with a beautiful cabbage on
Thursday.
Messrs. ]. G. Smith and w. S.
Barton represents Orangeburg in the
Farmers Union Convention now in
session in Columbia.
The committe is going around
getting homes for the delegates to
the State Sunday School Convention,
which meets here next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Adams, who
have been on a pleasant visit to
friends in Columbia, reutnred to
this city yesterday and is now Wis
iting Mrs. jeff NJ. Keller.
Supervisor Fielder is now fairly
established in his office. He is an
old hand at the bellows and knows
the needs of the county, and we feel
sure he will look after them closely.
The State Sunday School Con-
vention will advertise Orangeburg in
every part of south Carolina. Let
us see to it that the delegates will
be favorably impressed with our
town and people in every way.
The Edisto Plumbing Company
has issued a very neat calendar, one
of which they had the kindness to
send us. This company is ready to
do plumbing work of any kind on
short notice.
Resolve" to go and see Buster
Brown" and his forty happy asso-
ciates when they come to the Acad-
emy Of Music next Wednesday night
and they will surely leave you
laughing when they say goodbye" "
Lieutenant Governor Mcleod, of
Bishopville, Mr.. Jas. A. Summer
sett, of Columbia, and DR.. A. w.
Browning, of Elloree, will address
the Woodmen of the World at their
banquet on the evening Of February
..
There are more boys than girls
in the graduating class Of the Or
angeburg Graded School at this
time, and we hope they will all grad
uate. We believe that this would
be the first time such thing ever
happened in the State.
Five hundred delegates and visi-
tors are expected to attend the
State Sunday School Convention, and
homes will have to be provided for
them. This will give our people an
idea what they are expected to do
in the way Of entertaining.
The laying of vitrified brick on the
main street of the city will begin
in few days. A large force Is
now at work ploughing up and re-
moving dirt. and. the grades have
been set, so that the actual con-
struction of the paving will be push
ed very rapidly.
Perry L. Crider, Calhoun coun-
tvs faithful and efficient treasurer,
states that considerable proper
tion of the taxes are still unpaid in
that county. Calhoun is rot unlike
other counties in this particular.
Nearly all the counties are behind
in tie collection Of taxes.
The city of Orangeburg should
lcok after the county roads here
about. 1t would pay her to put all
the dispensary money she will re-
ceive in the next year or two on
them. The increased trade the good
roads would bring the city would
more than reimburse her.
The birthday of Robert E. Lee was
celebrated by the Paul McMichael
Chapter. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, at the home of Mrs. R.
+. Wannamaker. Splendid music
and delightful refreshments were en-
joyed by large number of the old
and young people of the city.
At the residence OF the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ulmer,
near Cameron, on Wednesday, Jan
rary the 2Cth, Mr. Herbert Shockley,
ci Deieware, was happily married to
Miss Mamie Ulmer Only a few rel
atives and friends were present.
Rev. D. D. DantZler performed the
marriage ceremony.
The fact that the town. clerk of
ST. Matthews draws salary equal
to that of the superintendent of
education and supervisor and that of
Judge of probate of Calhoun county,
shows what wildcat promises GER
tain folks will make about the cost
Of running of new counties to in
duce people to vote for them.
Rev. George E. Davis, pastor OF
the Baptist church, has announced
the following subjects for tomorrow s
services: HOO a. m., Rivals of