The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-20
LOCAL news ITEMS
PICKEr Up ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items Of Personal interest

Local Items Of Personal interest
to Oar Readers.
The City Council will elect a Chief
of Police and Policemen tomorrow
night.
Aiken is trying to catch the Or
angeburg spirit. 1t will pay her to
do so.
I'VE got just a touch OF that West
India storm that did so much DAM
age in Cuba and Florida.
Mrs. James Wyman, of Bamberg.
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. J.
Wannamaker, of this city.
The rain knocked out the Ce:h
Fair on Wednesday. 1t was post
'poned to next Wednesday.
We call attention to our readers
to the advertisement Of the Sims
Book Store on another page.
We were presented with a bag of
very large sweet potatoes by Mr..
P. S. 3. Wertz on yesterday.
We hope the farmers had their cot
ton pretty we'll picked out before
the rain come Tuesday, nieht.
Charleston will soon have her
$4,000 for the Edisto boat line in
hand. The. old city is little slow.
but sure.
The Good Roads and. Drainage
League will meet In this city on Sat-
urday. 1t is hoped that the atten-
dance will be large.
THE Times and Democrat was Of
fered cut of Gen. Carr, but as We
did not have cuts of the other speak
ers, we declined to use it.
Many handsome window displays
Of corn were to be seen yesterday IN
the various show windows OF the
business houses in this city.
The State was represented here at
the Confederate Reunion by Mr. VIM.
Banks, who is one Of the best news
paper men in the State.
It is reported that the storm has
damaged the rice crop very mlcn
in the lower part of the Stale by
flooding it with salt water.
Farmers should sell their cotton
in the market where they can get
the best price for it. That is what
we would do If we were selling cot
ton.
I'VE are glad Charleston was not
hurt by the storm. The old city has
had enough bad luck. and we hope
she will have nothing but good luck
In the future.
"A new map of Orangebur5 County
is being made by private parties. An
accurate map of the county is bad
Fly needed. and we are glad we are 10
have one soon.
According to the quotations as
published by The News and Courier
several towns in this State pay more
for cotton than the staple sells for
in the mill towns.
IMr. Theodore DeHan, who use to
be connected with The News and
Courier, died at his home in Green
Vile Yesterday. This will be SAL
news to his many friends in this
section.
Both The News and Courier and
The State seem to have soft place
in their hearts for Orangeburs
Whenever Orangeburg has a big o.:
casion they generally send their best
men 10 write 1t up.
Major w. l.. Glaze, of the Orange
burg Bar. was associated with J..
A. Merritt. ESQ.,, Of St. Matthews, in
the fight in the Supreme Court over
the question as to who was entitled
10 the nomination for supervisor fCt
Calhoun County.
There will he box party and cake
walk at the residence OF Hon. +. T.
Horger next Friday. the 2lst inst. at
1880 o'clock. Other refreshments
will be served The public is invited
to attend and bring well filled bas-
kets. Proceeds to 90 TO the Mission
airy Society.
We have received bulletin on the
"Hookworm Disease" sent out by
the State Board Of Health. COpi IS
OF this bulletin can he Obtained free
by any one who will address the Sec
retary and State Health Officer. Co
lumbia, S. c. Write and get Il copy
and read up on this disease.
las, will be seen by the reports
published on the first page great
storm has visited Cuba and Florida,
doing great damage. It will be se1-
eral days before the extent OF the
damage will be known as Il! the
wires are down. We got Il touch
OF this storm on Wednesday.
Mrs. Rena Sykes. OF Florence. and
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. HarblSOn. OF Missis-
sippi, are on visit to their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E.. Edwins. a few
| miles below the city. These ladies
were called to their old home on ac-
count OF the extreme illness Of thIir
mother. who is now much better.
MIR. l.. II. Wannamaker. Jr., who
represented The News and Courier Ill
the Confederate reunion here last