The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-06
BRANCHVILLE LETTER
HOUSE BURNED NEAR THE
!; CITY, BUT FURNITURE

And Other Household Goods Saved.
Managers Appointed for Municipal
Election-Personal Notes.
Branchville, Nov. Especial: On
last Wednesday Mr.. James Trick,
who lives in the country few miles
from town, had the misfortune of
loosing his dwelling house by fire.
The fire originated at the stove few
and It, vas only a very short time
before the house was burned down.
Mrs. Trick, who was ser riously i'll 81
the time, no doubt would have
been burned up but for the fact
that the family happened to be home
at the time, Mrs. Trick had to be
taken out OF the house on bed:
Most of the. househld goods were
ysayed but the house was q total loss.
The value oe the house was esti-
mated at s1.59o, with no insurance.
Managers Appointed. a..
tsh"At At.a.meeting OF the town Council
held here Monday night managers
were appointed for the municipal
election to be held here on Decem-
Der 9Th. at this election mayor
and six aldermen will be elected to
serve at the head of the government
for the city of Branchville for the
next two years. There are nc. fur
ther announcement for the office Of
mayor as yet and no one has come
out for alderman. Those elected to
serve as managers of the election
are NJ. o. Browning, ]. B. Doden-
hoff and J. B. Williams.
New Store.
Mr.. H. D. Steady, who moved here
little more than year ago from
Florida to go into the bakery and
confectionery busin ess, has purchas-
ed the lot on Main street next to
the Peoples Bank, where ne will
erect store that will be suitable
for. him to carry on an up-to-date
business in. Mr.. Steedly has already
commenced to put up building on
his lot to do his baking in and In
the near future he will build, his
store. Mr.. Steedly is quite an indus
trious gentleman and deserves the
l,success that he. issmaking.s:.2 -.
I Personal Notes.
| Mis-. Lille Berry had business
lin Orangeburg on last Monday.
/ Misses Lula and Ollie Fender went
I,up !. to Orangeburg last Sunday to
|!spend the day with friends.
Il. Miss Nettie Berry went down to
}iCharieston yesterday TO attend to
isome important business down. there.
II MIR. W.. w. Barrs went over to
|;Bambreg last week and bought 3
fine mule.
i Mr.. N. J. Hammond took In the
circus. in Charleston last Monday.
I Mr., Martin HERS came up from st.
George yesterday and is visiting his
Edaughter, Mrs. Heaton.
D DR.. w. F. McCune. Of Columbia.
spent Sunday with his family in
town.
Mr. Wilburn Byrd has business in
st. George this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Bollinger have
returned from Columbia, where they
went to take in the fair.
Miss Mamie Buckaby, of Camden.
is spending a fer days in town as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. j..
Goodall.
DR.. j. A. Parker left Wednesday
morning for Columb bia, where he goes
to attend the Pellagra Conference
being held there.
Mesdames J. B. Dodenhoff and E.
M. Warren returned yesterday from
Columbia, where they had gone to
attend the State fair.
Mr.. J. Fred Tucker returned from
Bamberg this week, where he ha-
gone on business.
MIR. F. A. Bruce, of the we'll known
firm of F. A.. Bruce & Bro, left yes
terday for Lynchburg, Va, where he
goes to buy his holiday goods.
| M, and ,Mrs..A W.. Hunter, spent
several days last week in, Charles
)iton.
i Miss: Mary; Alice Stokes, ,of Or
|.angeburg, spent Friday night, in
town, as the guest OF Mrs. w. p.
ltAppleby. " 80
Among the prominent visitors to
the. State Fair from: Branchville
Thursday were, Mr. and Mrs. P. P.
Bethea and daughter Evelyn, Mrs.
ljJ. B. Williams and several of the
Teachers of the graded school.
Mr.. H. Herndon, of ST. Matthews,
passed through town on Sunday on
his way home to visit his parents,
who live in the country eight miles
from town.
Mr.. Harvey Baxter will leave to-
morrow for Columbia, where he goes
to take in the State Fair and to be
present when Mr.. Taft arrives III
Columb bia.
Dr.. and Mrs. ]. D. S. Fairey left
today for Columbia, where DR.. Fairey
goes to attend the Pellagra Confer
ence
Some of the people who will at
tend the State Fair from here to-