The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-08
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What Is Happening Here and There
! Local Items Of Personal Interest

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Local Items Of Personal Interest
to Our Readers.
Yesterday was certainly rainy
day. in this city. 1t started early
and rained late.
The Times and Democrat is anx-
ious to know what three boys n the
corn club are goingsto sHsin the prizes
offered by it.
The City Council donated S25 tc
wards the entertainment Of the vet
erans on Old Veterans Day, which
is next Wednesday.
AT their meeting this week the
Township Commissioners audited
and ordered paid claims against the
county .aggregating sl4,90o.
]. W. Asheborne, private detec-
tive, made proposition through the
Township Commissioners, to catch
the blind tigers in this county.
edr. Chas. w. Gold, OF Raleigh. N.
c., Secretary of, the sJegersen> Stand.
ard Life Insurance company, was in
the city Wednesday on business.
Hon. Cole L Blease, Governor-elect
will visit this city next month while
the Odd Fellows are in session. He
will be given a royal welcome by his
many friends.
When the circus come to town on
the 14th look out for. the short
change artiets. One OF them short
changed gentleman in Columbia 20
the tune of $40.
This is corn year in Orangeburg
County. More corn will be gathered
in it this year than ever before In
any one year in its history Let the
good work 60 on.
No one need worry about Senator
| Tillman. He will be in the race t.
succeed himself and will have no op-
position. So all the speculation ab5+t
his seat amounts to nothing.
Several claims were presened to
the Township Commissioners, We'd
nesday for damages to horses, mules
and automobiles by the bad roads
and bridge. None Of the claims were
allowed.
The Times and Democrat hopes
that Senator Tillman will rega'a his
health completely, and stay in the
Senate for the next eight years at
least. Such Is the wish of all OF his
friends in Orangeburg County.
[Mr. L. Hayne Wannamaker, Of
The News and Courier, Is In the
city with Mrs. Wannamaker and the
children. They will spend sometime
with Mr.. Wannamaker's parents and
other relatives and friends in the
city.
Hon. Ira w. Williams, in charge
of the government agricultural work
in this state, was in the city We'd
nesday en- route to Bowman, where
an experimental farm will be estab-
lished by the United States govern
ment.
The business men of Springfield
are wide awake, and if the South
Edisto River is not made naYigable
| it will not be their fault. II The
r;-on, ,,d napnnorof non ai6 thE n,
in any way we hope they will call
on us.
Mr.. Ashley T. Wannemaker, who
has been assistant cashier of the
Peoples Bank for several years, has
resigned to accept position with the
News and Courier as travelling repre-
sentative. He will enter upon his
new duties on the, / 9Th instant.
Darlington has its water and lights
furnished by a private corporation,
and the people are kicking about the
poor service they receive. Why don't
they do like Orangeburg has done.
Build their own water and light
plant. They will find i cheap
er and more efficient.
In apportionlng the road money
to the different townships, Supervis-
or Fielder allows three dollars per
mile to be used by the commission
ers in keeping up the roads in their
respective townships. AS there are
1890 miles of public roads in the
county, the total appropriation was
$4,000.