The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-17
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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PICKED Up ALL OVER TOWN BY
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What ls Happening Here and There.
Local Items OF Personal Interest

What ls Happening Here and There.
Local Items Of Personal Interest
to Our Renders.
Only six days In which to do your
Christmas shopping. So you had bet
ter get busy before the big rush
comes.
Tragedies like that enacted at
Branchville Thursday morning could
be avoided If people would keep their
tempers.
Santa Claus will be along in a
little over a week. Think OF that,
boys end girls, and get on your good
behavior.
Mr.. Mortimer Glover, auditor OF
the Mobile Light and Railway Com
bsny is on short visit to his father,
Col. Mortimer Glover. of th:s city.
.Mr. ]. N. Glover will be elected an
alderman OF st. Matthews to fill a
vacancy. He is superintendent OF
the Southern cotton oil mill at that
place.
The Branchville Journal says there
uad been bad blood between Pearl
stine and Jones for many manths
before the sad tragedy Of Thursday
morning.
Just received at Bryant Bros. sts-
hles car load Of Tennessee mules
Also a car Of nice driving horses.
It will pay those in the market fol
stock to call on them.
Our readers will do we'll to read
our advertising coIumns AMI patro-
rize those merchants whose ads ap-
pear therein. They want your trade
and will treat you right.
Should Gov. Ansel see fit to turn
Pink Franklin loose, we woul1 adj
Wise the red handed murderer moi
to go back where he committed his
crime unless he wants to stretch a
rope.
It has come to a fine pass when
The governor has to BE- petitloned
10 let murderer be hanged after
lie has been convicted. Is 1t any
wonSer that we have numerous muir
derers?
The booze houses are advertising
their booze quite extensively in this
section. Our advice to all is to lei
booze severely alone this Christmas
lit they have never done so on any
ether Christmas.
The Branchville Journal says
Tearlstine struck Jones severa
blows, but it has not been estob'
l,shed whether the shot was fired
while the licks were passing or af'
ter they had ceased.
President Harms, of Newberry
College, will preach Sunday morn
ing and evening ut the Lutheran
church. He Is an eloquent ane
learned divine, and all who go ou
to hear him will be edited.
We regret to hear of the seriou!
Illness OF Mr.. D. !Shuler Keller Of the
Fllcree section. He was stricken
with paralysis several days ago, ant
row lays at his home in an un
conscious state. We hope he ma,
rally and soon be restored to health
Two alarms Of fire were sent II
from ward five on Wednesday. The
first was caused by an Clubhouse or
the premises Of Gen. Izlar catching
fire and the second was caused by {
small blaze at the oil mill. Damage
small at both places.
The ,Bamberg Times says pet!
lion was circulated there last week
10 ask the governor to let Pinl
Franklin hang Friday Of next week
It will be remem Der that Franklin
killed Constable Valentine In 1907 II
Orangeburg county.
There will be an entertainment
given at Salem school, Friday night
December 23rd. Refreshments viii
he served. Among other amuse
ments will be a cake walk. Every
t.ody cordially invited to attend
Proceeds will go for the benefit o.
school.
Major w. l.. Glaze, of this city
has again been elected Deputy Crane
Master OF the Eleventh Masonic Dis
trict. Major Glaze Is bright, en-
thusiastic Mason, and no better Sc
lection could be made for the higf
CtTice to which he has again beer
elected.
The BAN berg Times says tha
"Miss Lola Wannamaker OF Orange
burg has been elected to fill the va
cancy in the graded school here
caused by the resignation Of Mis-!
Francis, who has returned to heI
home In Blackstock on account o.
bad health"