The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and

Towns.
A dance will be given in the Elks,
Hall on tomorrow evening.
Sunday was a warm day, but it
cooled OF during Sunday night.
A good rain all over this section
of the country would do good.
We had a pleasant call from Mr..
B. o. Evans, of Bowman. on Mon
day. :,
Mrs. JEFF d. Keller has gone ON
a visit to her son, DR.. Geo. Keller.
at Buffalo, s. c.. y j.
This city has at least $50 people,
in it who are qualified to vote if they
had registered. . y
+, Mrs M. y. Clifton, Of. Richmond.
Va. is! visiting her daughter, Mrs.
E. H. Rawl, at Branchville. p
Mayor Dukes. who was confined
to his home one or two days last.
week by sickness. is out again.
The pulpit of St. Paul's Methodist
church was filled Sunday morning:
and evening by Rev. j. P. Inabinett.
Look at the address label on your
paper and if you owe us anything
come in and pay it. We need the
money.
Some of the candidates for alder
men are evidently running for the
exercise or to see their names in
print.
Rev. j. P. Inabinett and family
have been visiting relatives in this
city. They left yesterday morning
for Manning.
!. After a pleasant trip to the noun
tains of North Carolina, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. H. Wannamaker, Jr., are
be ck home.
Yesterday was Labor Day" and,a
legal holiday. That is the reason the
mail carrier did not visit you. He
had much deserved holiday. ~
The city election will be held on
Tuesday, 14th instant. Every candi-
date is counting on being elected,
but somebody is going to be left.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Harley died on Tuesday, Au-
gust Goth. The interment took
place at Prosperity Methodist church
IN ,Jamison.
The war dogs have been called off
over in Calhoun and peace, sweet
peace, once more reigns supreme
in that once DISTRACTED section.
May. it ever continue to be so.
Mr.. C. Youngblood and family,
who have been living in Charleston,
have moved to Branchville, where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Youngblood is in the employ Of
the Southern Railway company. 2
Mr.. R. F. Bryant is. announced
in this issue as candidate for
alderman. Mr.. Bryant Is one of ouf,
best business men, and would make
a good member of the City Council.
He has never held public office.
We go out to Gods acre, and we
read on the tom bstones of the poor
wives who. sleep quietly beneath the
daisies, with their hands folded up
on their breast, OF their virtues; and
we think some Of the inscriptions
should read, Dead of oyerwork"
Mind your own business. Those
are just the words; four in num-
Der, and refer directly to the
grumbling, growing, fault-finding
mischief makers. People who never
mind their own business are like
the street whiffet dogs, that are al
ways barking, biting, nipping and
nabbing somebody.
Mr.. Geo. V. Zefgler announces
himself in this issue as a candidate
for alderman. Mr.. Zeigler is one
of our most successful busiess men
and has experience in municipal af-
fairs, having been a member of the
City Council some years ago. If
elected, he will give the city faith
full and valuable services.