The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.
Local items of Personal Interest to

Orangeburg will bethere.
Just watch Orangeburg grow, from
now on.
They are having snow out west,
but we don't need it here yet.
The cool weather is most accepta-
BILE after the long, hot summer.
Mr.. F. M. Heckle has been elected
to the police force of St. Matthews.
Mrs. A. L. Barron and children of
Manning are visiting Mrs. M. K. JEFF
fords.
Our merchants would draw more
trade here If they would use more
printers ink.
Rev. H. W. Jeffcoat, of Troutman,
N. c., will preach at the Lutheran
Church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Salley and chill
dren of Cedartown, Ga, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Glover.
The merchants in Orangeburg that
is doing the most business are the
ones that are doing the most adver-
tising.
Mr.. J. W. Smoak is giving his per-
sonal attention to the erection of the
fair buildings and the work is being
rapidly pushed
The child of colored woman by
- Tro ioI % o1,
Vile recently from the effects of ker-
osene oil, which it drank.
Rev. George E. Davis, DR.. L. X.
Sturkie, Rev. B. M. Foreman and Mr..
T. M. McMichael attended the Or
angeburg Baptist Association.
Mr.. T. C. Smoak, of Rranchville,
has gone to Columbia to be operated
on for appendicitis. His friends hope
he will have a speedy recovery.
The roads and pavements from
the city to the fair grounds should be
in the best possible condition, so as
people will have no trouble to get
there.
The uprising in China is only a
symptom of the spread of democracy
over the world. In time such thing
as a monarchy among civilized peo-
pie will be unknown.
The cotton crop of Orangeburg
County this year will be about the
largest ever made in this county. The
yield per acre is about the best ever
known in this section of the State.
Work on the Standard OIL Cotton
Warehouse at st. Matthews will COM
mence within the next week or so,
with expectation that lit will be COM
pleted in time to care for a part of
this seasons crop.
Sumter has decided to purchase a
combination motor pumping engine
and horse wagon at g ,st of SS,500.
In case of big fire Sumter would
find such a fire fighter most valuable,
and so would Orangeburg as any 9TH
er city.
The Journal says: "Mr. and Mrs.
o. T. OFT expect to move from
Branchville in about three weeks to
Elloree, where they will reside in the
future. Mr.. OFT has engaged in bust
ness in Elloree and is now erecting a
home there.
The Journal says Mrs. P. &. Dukes
of Branchville, suffered a painful
fall on the steps to her home on
North Main street Monday morning.
Her many friends will rejoice to
learn that she vas not seriously hurt
and it is hoped that she will be out
again shortly.
Mr.. w. G. Peterkin has purchased
a gasoline traction plough, which he
is expecting to arrive within the next
few days He will use \ths on his
extensive farm near Fort Motto for
ploughing and putting in his oat
crop. Scarcity of farm labor neces-
states improved farm machinery.
In his instructions to the grand
jury of Orangeburg county last Sep
tember Judge ]. w. DeVore, laid
particular stress upon the State va
grant law and pleaded with the grand
jury to see to it that magistrates,
city authorities and others put ban
upon vagrants by bringing them to
criminal prosecutions. The grand
jury should not forget this.
A dispatch from st. Matthews
says the cotton caterpiller has cov-
ersd this section, completely devas-
tating the cotton crop of its green
foliage, leaving the cotton in de-
plorable condition to be gathered.
Much cotton remains in the fields yet
to be picked. some Of which will
probably never be picked.
Nelson Miley, a negro from Cope,
snatched watch from Wash Ahles,
negro from Bamberg, while the
crowd was alighling from the All
gusta train at lRranchville Sunday
morning. The Journal says Con-
ductor Burnham saw Miley snatch the
watch and he at ONCE put the negro
under arrest. Monday he was tried
before Magistrate Dukes and given a
fine of $50 or thirty days. Tues
day the negros father came to his
rescue and paid his fine.
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Young Yarn Will Recover.