The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-04
.BRANCRVlLLE LETTER
TO BUILD NEW RAIL-
WAY STATION.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of Southern Railway
Conferred With Town Council
Other Local News.

Other Local News.
Branchville, June Special: The
first step has been made by the Rail
way Companr to build. the new
freight depot and to reconstruct AMI
rearrange the old passenger depot
at this place. Superintendent ]. w.
Wassum, Roadmaster ]. H. Black
we'll and Trainmaster D. w. Howell,
of the Charleston Division or Lle
Southern Railway Company, were
here Tuesday, in consultation with
abe Town Council of Brancnviile
and the matter of. the site for lhe
new freight depot was discussed h%
all parties. The officials of the rail-
road submitted plans and specihca-
tions of the improvements to be made
to the old depot and expressed their
ideas as to the plans and specihca-
tions of the new freight depot. Inc
Town Council has taken the whole
matter under advisement and WIFI
take same up at the next meeting
of the Town Council for Branch'i'lc
which will be held on Monday night,
June 6, at which time it is suppos-
cd the town council will decide on
whether they will accept the prop
osition submitted by the Railroad
Company or not. ;.
Since the closing Of the Branch
Vile school last week the teachers
have gore to their respective homes
as follow: Miss Rose Witherspoon
to Newton, N. c.; Miss Matte Bell
Crowell, to Dawson, Ca; Misses Lila
and Pearl Powell to Columbia; Miss
Elmira Hardin to Chester; and MISS
Ida Seimers to Charleston. 1t is moi
known at present whether. .plal'''s
| known at the present time the rae
ulty for next year.
The High School Baseball team
left yesterday for Saint Matthews
where they will cross bats with tn
ST. Matthews base ball team for al
least two games, Thursday and FIJI
day. The team from here will be
composed of Messrs. Wallace Bethes
Lawton Folk, Raymond Warren
Neil Weimer, Frank Folk, Ben Bel
linger, Sammie Karesh, Gordon Hea'
TON. Robert Hinton and Carl McKewn
and will be managed by Mr.. ]. Sol
| lie Byrd.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Steady, has
Just moved into their new and mod
ern residence on Main street, that
has recently been completed. Mr
Steedly is baker by trade and has
made good in Branchville, since he
came here two years ago.
MT. ]. Marion Byrd, the Post Mas
ter, has appointed Mr.. Earl Smoak
to the position Of assistant postmas'
ter for Branchville to succeed H
B. Black, who resigned sometime
ago. Mr.. Smoak is young man OF
good character and will most likely
make good in his new position.
Mrs. J. A. Watson and Miss Emma
Watson, spent last "wednesday in
Augusta, where they went to do shop
ping.
Miss Pearl Turner of Dawson, Ga.
is the guest for few weeks Other
sister, Mrs. ]. A. Parker.
MIR. w. H. Swami, of BennettsVille
was a guest last Sunday at the
home of Mr.. D. /. Smoak.
Miss Hattie -Fechner, of Column
bia, spent last Saturday and Sunday
as the guest of Miss Lizzie Warn
near town.
Mr.. A. H. Lunquist, of Sanford
Fla, has accepted a position, as heao
baker for H. D. Steady. Mr.. Ian
quist comes well recommended anc
| we welcome him to our town.
Mrs. C. F. OFT visited Orangebure
last Friday, returning same day
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Watson spent
last Monday in Charleston. where
DR.. Watson went on business.
Mrs. A. Karesh returned Wednes
day from Camden, where she ant
her daughter, Miss Eva, went to at
tend the exercises of the Camder
High school, while in Camden the!
were the guests of Mrs. karesh''
daughter, Mrs. H. L. Schlosburg.
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