The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-21
LOCAL News IEES
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest

to Our Readers.
The County Fair had ideal weather
after all.
Now let all pull for greater Coun-
ty Fair next year.
Have you investigated The Times
and Democrats voting contest?
Some people imagine that they
have nothing for which to give thanks
but Imagination is deceptive.
The Grand Contest of The Times
and Democrat started Tuesday and
will end February Is.
The majority of the stores have
agreed to close their places Of busi-
ness on Thanksgiving Day.
Editor Steadman Weathersbee, OF
the Branchville Journal, was In the
city yesterday on business.
We hope when the time comes for
the next County Fair, Orangeburg
will have street cars.
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blue ribbon at the County Fair for
the best Jersey COW, two years and
older.
One young lady who has entered
The Times and Democrat voting con-
test got four new subscribers one
day last week.
A white man named Wallace was
recently convicted OF stealing watch
from DR.. ortsworth at Wagner and
sent to the chaingang for sixty days.
Ex-Sheriff John H. Dukes had on
exhibition at the County Fair, some
mule hoof hogs. They were fine look
ing animals, and are said to be chol-
era proof.
Charity begins at home, but at
Thanksgiving time it ought to go WIS.,
t:ing and help to make happy the lives
of those to whom the turkey is only
memory or a mockery.
The Times and Democrats enter
prise in publishing the list Of premi-
um winners before the County Fair
closed Is commended on all rides. 1t
was hard work, but we got there.
The turkey whistled softly and sad
ly, II Would Not Live Away" as he
gazed solemnly at the calendar and
realized that Thanksgiving day was
almost here.
We have received the Wegener Ed
isto News, which we enter upon our
exchange list. 1t is published at the
hustling little city Of Wagener and is
full Of local news. May it live long
and prosper.
The residence Of Mr.. B. C. Cooper,
near Salley, was recently burned with
all it's contents except piano, which
which was carried out. Mr.. Cooper
sustained loss o. several thousand
dollars. ..
In sending in ballots contestants
in the voting contest of The Times
and Democrat will please state the
number of the votes they send IN
that they want reserved to the end of
the contest. D..
The success of the County Fair
dumbfounded those folks who had
been knocking it as hard as they
could up to the day it opened. They
have all put up their hammers now
since the Fair was such grand sue
cess.
Don't you want that fine piano that
The Times and Democrat will give
away in it's voting contest? If so,
Join the the ranks of the contestants
and 60 to work getting subscribers
or renewals. You would have just as
good chance as anyone else.
The piano offered By The Times
and Democrat is no shoddy affair. 1t
is furnished by the well-kncwn Mar
chant Music house Of this city, and
they viii! guarantee it. Call at their
music store on Russell street and see
it for yourself.
Among the exhibits in the main
building, at the County Fair, was one
of especial interest to the farmers
that of the Southern Bell Telephone
Co. 1t consists of everything that a
progressive farmer should have, in
the telephone line.