The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-06
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OUR REPORTERS.


What Is Happening Here aud There.
Local Items Of Personal Interest
20 Our Readers.
The college boys and girls will
soon be- home on their Christmas
holidays.
The weather got some warmer on
Sunday and Monday, but another
cold. spell will be here in a day ol
two.
NOW is a good time to do your
Christmas shopping, before the rusn
is on. You can get better attention
and make better selections.
If the late cold spell did up youl
water pipes, solemnly resolve thai
you will turn them off next time
and live up to your resolutions.
Yesterday was salesday. There
was goodly number of folks here,
tut wait until the first Monday In
January if you want to see crowd
The Southern Railway will sell
excursion tickets to Columbia on ac-
count of the South Atlantic Corn Ex-
position, now going on in that city.
christmas postal cards now on
sale at Sims Book Store. for
cents. Remember last year those
who put off buying could not ge,
any.
The Times and Democrat has the
largest number Of classified ads OF
any county newspaper in the State
You should read them over every
week.
After a very pleasant visit of sew
eral months to relatives and friends
In Fayetteville, N. c., Miss Julia
Gibson has returned to her home at
Cordova.
There will be box party at Great
Branch School House on Friday eve
ming, Dec. 9th, at seven thirty O'Clock
for benefit of the school. The pub.
lie is invited to attend.
What Is to be done with the un.
fortunate lunatic now in Jail in this
city? The law bearing on such cases
needs amending 80 as such can be
turned over to the State.
The building on Railroad Avenue
that caught fire twice In as many
days last week should be carefully
looked after, or 1t may cause a seri-
ous fire in its neighborhood some
time.
Some thief or thieves entered the
store of I. S. Harley Mercantile Com
pany on Russell street Thursday
hight and stole several articles there
from. Later the stolen property was
recovered.
II you do not get your Times and
Democrat regularly you will confer a
favor on us by letting us know at
once. Let US know everytime you
fail to get it, so as we can look the
latter up and see that you do get IL.
In sending a pair OF trousers to
tne pressing club Mr.. E. D. Sprott
left 5000 In one Of the pockets,
while 1t is thought one Of the ne
groes connected with the pressing
club appropriated and left for parts
unknown.
:Mr. J. A. Smoak of the Fork went
to Columbia to bring home his son,
IIydrick, who has been In Columbia
at the hospital for an operation for
Appendicitis. His many friends
will be pleased to know that the
operation was successful.
DR.. Clifton, Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Specialist, will be in the
town of Neeces one day this week,
Thursday, Dec. 9Th. Operations,
treatment and eye glasses. All ex-
amlnations free. Remember only
one day. Please call early in the
cay.
The Christmas holidays of the city
graded school will commence on Fri
day, December 23, and end on Mon
cay, January 2. This will give those
teachers who live away from Orange
burg time to get home In time to
enjoy Christmas dinner.
The largest shipment of fountain
pens ever received In Orangeburg
was opened up at Sims Book Store
yesterday. All prices from s1.0O to
$3.50. Some very pretty gold and
silver mounted ones for Christmas
presents. Sold in holly boxes.
Everyday some store patrons who
ought to come to your store go else
where-to their own and your dlsad-
'antage-because your advertising
was not quite impelling enough!
The right kind of advertising in Tie
Times and Democrat pays every day.
Presiding Elder Smith preached 10
large congregation at St. Paul
Church Sunday morning. He goes 10
conference in Charleston this even
ing. He has one more year to serve
Oh the Orangeburg District and will
be returned by the Bishop to the de-
light OF his many friends.
The Thos. ], Glover Camp. U. c..