The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-11-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED Up. ALL OVER TOWN E,
OUR REPORTERS.
What zs Happening Here and There.
Local Items OF Personal Interest

What le Happening Here and There.
Local Items OF Personal Interest
to Onr Readers.
Now is the time to do your Christ
mas shopping.
Special sale of rugs at Blackmon' S
all of this week.
..'The Man on the Box at the
Academy of Music this evening.
1t Is expected that thirty thousand
people will attend the State Fair
this year.
a mechanical cotton picker is bad
ly needed, and We are glad that one
is in sight.
The State Fair is now in full
buast, and thousands are going to
see the sights there.
MIR. J. L. Murphy. of Charleston
is up for two weeks visit to his
cousin, ]. lzler SinR.
The bazaar, held by the ladies Of
the BrancLvilIc Baptist Church last
week was 4 complete success.
Finest shipment. of Enamel Ware
ever brought to the city on sale at
Blackmon's all this week. Cheap. .
Safe robbers are busy over IN
Georgia. People who have money in
safes hereabouts had better look out.
DR.. j. T.. Riley makes seventeen
bales of cotton on thirteen acres.
Who can beat this? Let us hear from
you?
We are glad that we are having
such delightful weather for the Stale
Fair. 1t may rain, however, Friday
or Saturday.
There is general complaint
among the farmers all over the coun'
ty about the scarcity of cotton pick
ers this year.
Better get you tickets now for
1.-THE Man on the Box" at the. Acad-
emy of Music tonight. Cuhtain ris-
es promptly at $50.
The coming census will show
falling of we think in the negro pop
ulation of Orangeburg county, in
stead of an increase.
There is more money in farming
now than any business We know OF.
We are glad of it. 1t Is about time
the farmer should have good time.
The cold snap came on schedule
time as predicted in Saturdays Times
| and Democrat. When you see a
thing stated in The Times and Dem
ocrat you can rest assured that il
Is so.
The many friends of Miss Ruth
Thomas. of Cope, who is at the
Knowlton Infirmary, columbia, S.
c., will be pleased to learn that SHE
Is rapidly improving and will soon
be at, home again.
The way to succeed IN business,
boys Is to let other peoples business
alone and attend strictly to your
own. Don't be jealous of competI-
tor and talk about him. 1t does him
no harm and you no good.
We are publishing this weeek the
roll of Company D., Twentieth Regi
ment, South Carolina volunteers
which served with distinction in the
Confederate Army. We, will be glat
to publish any other company rolls
that may be sent us.
The Branchrille Journal is mistak
en- If It thinks that The Times anc
| Democrat claims the official advertiS
ing by right of possession. 1t claim
nothing except on its merits us on
advertising medium, and it's books
are always open to advertisers.
In about one month from this tins
the Annual Conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, vii
meet in Charleston. The diifener
congregations in this county are
winding up the affairs of The veal
and getting ready for Conference.
The Branchville Journals prop1
sition to divide the official advertis
ing among all the newspapers II
the county and pay each one accoi l.
ing to its circulation is perfectly fair
If some plan could be devised tt
get ut the true circulation OF tho
different newspapers that would bt
satisfactory.
1t takes money and pletny Of it *
equip an np-to-date country printing
office, About three years ago VIZ
put in linotype at cost Of nearly
$4,000, and We have been buying
something for that machine ever
since We have just put In furnace
at n cost OF about 500 to melS tht
metal. and we hope this. will be the