The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-15
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest to

What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest to
Our Readers.
Mr.. Lenaire Wolfe is visiting in
Rowesville.
Mr.. Russell Wolfe has returner
from Darlington.
Miss Belle Butler Is on visit to
relatives in this city.
Sims Book Store begins greatly
reduced sale of books Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Moorer and children
of Charleston are visiting relatives.
Miss Florence Cave Of Barnweil is
visiting at the home of Senator Rob
ert Lide.
Mrs. Ruthur Furghott, of Crarles-
ton Is visiting her mother, Mrs. jamie
Sorentrue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George HUM of Rion
are visiting MIR. and Mrs. George A.
Schiffly, Jr.
Misses Dot Bull and Helen Salley,
also Mr.. Elliott Salley have gone to
Montreal, N. c.
There is such thing as getting
too much rain, but let us hope that
such will not be the case.
Master Julian Wolfe is visiting
Mrs. A. D. Webster at her summer
home on Sullivans Island.
Misses Mary Inabinet, Kathleen
and Isabelle Wannamaker are spend
ing the week end at Rowesville.
Misses Alma Wannamaker, Jennie
Smith and Lola Wannamaker left
yesterday morning for months stay
at Hendersonvlle, N. C.
In the last few days the Times and
Democrat has received several orders
for job work, and we regret that
we cannot do the work for our
friends.
The corn crop Of Orangeburg coun-
has been materially damaged by the
long drought, but the cotton crop
seems to be in fine shape in every
part Of the county.
A newspaper is like any other
business-it has bills to pay, and we
request all our subscribers who are
in arrears to pay up as soon as they
possibly can do so.
The public is cordially invited to
join in the picnic given annually by
Jerusalem crurch ON the 26th of this
month, Wednesday. An interesting
program has been arranged.
1t is not with a rush land spring
that men each the highest form of
character. 1t is built up by degrees
much as a workman puts brick upon
brick in the walls of "a house.
Wha. an awful calamity forest
fires prove to be sometimes. Reau
the account on the first page, and
then thank God that such a thing is
not possible in State in which you
live.
Rain has been pretty general, but
there appears to be still need of it in
some parts of the county. We heard
gentleman call the names of sew
eral farmers whose corn crop was
badly in arrears.
In the program published last
week for the Union Meeting at Cam
eron, the service for Sunday was un-
Intentionally omitted. The Mission
ary sermon is to be preached on Sum
day by Rev. B. M. Foreman.
While playing baseball at St..
Matthews on Monday Mr.. Wallace
Wannamaker got his nose broken by
being hit with a ball. He was TAX
en- to the Columbia hospital Monday
night for treatment, but will soon
be out again.
There are just two classes Of peo-
pie who do not need to ADVERTISE
those who do not expect to do any
business, and those who have made
so much money by generous, tactful
advertising that they have retired
from business with fortune.
The Orangeburg-St. Matthews Tel
ephone Company held it's annual
meeting at St. Matthews Wednesday.
The report shows an immense
amount of construction work during
the year. An s per cent. dividend
was paid out, leaving a balance of
S3.4S, which gots to the surplus ac-
count.
The Times and Democrat proposes
to put on this fall the biggest voting
contest ever pulled off by q country
newspaper in this State. The value
of the prizes in the contest will
amount to over seven hundred dol
lars. The prizes will consist Of we'll
known useful articles, and will cost
exactly what We will say they do.
Mr.. l.. H. Wannamaker, Jr., one of
the young men who Is helping to
make The News and Courier one of
the best newspapers in the South,
was in Orangeburg Thursday and
Friday. He brought up his family,
who will remain here some time
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