The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.

What ls Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest to
Our Readers.
Steps are being taken to organize
a lodge of Odd Fellows at ST. Mat
thews.
The Evening News is getting up
a mammoth county edition, which
will advertise the whole county to
it's great advantage.
Look on page three and read the
large advertisement of Sims Book
Store, then look in their window and
pick out the books you want.
The Choral club will meet at the
home. vi Miss Leila Marchant on
Thursday afternoon at 4:3o o'clock.
The members are urged to be pres
ent.
The Orangeburg County blood
hounds were taken to st. Matthews
on Friday and tracked man who
was wanted some twelve miles, when
they became too tired to go farther.
Rev. E. A. MacDowell, travelling
representative of The Baptist Courier,
| filled the pulpit Of the Baptist church
Sunday evening. He will spend a
few days in the city in interest Of
his paper.
Mr.. J. D. Oliver, while on his way
to his place of Limestone, shot and
killed mad bull dog on Monday
morning. Mr. Oliver had to shoot
the dog FIVE times before he would
give up. He was ferocious looking
dog.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Minnie Smith of Cameron, who has
been quite i'll at Ravenel where she
is teaching, is much better. Her
many friends hope she is quite well
ere this publication is issued.
What Next? A Comedy in three
acts will be given at East Orange
school house on Friday evening at 8
o'clock. Benefit of school and prom
ises to he a success. Admission: Is
and rs cents Every lover of a good
laugh should be on hand.
Miss Adelaide Thurston comes to
the Academy of Music next Monday
evening in 'tMiss Ananias." The
management has brought this show
here On a guarantee and the theatre
patrons should come out to see this
great actress.
A dispatch says New Foundland is
in the grip Of the worst blizzard that
has been known on the island for
thirty years. New Foundland is a
good place for blizzards, and we hope
this one will stay there. We have
no need for it down this way.
John Brown threw brick at the
Coast Line train at Jeffrey's creek
Friday night, smashing one of the
windows Of the passenger car. A gen.
telman had just risen from the seat
and was getting ready to get off at
the station and missed the impact
of the missile.
ga Peddler's Fair" will be given
at the St. George Schoolhouse on
Friday afternoon and evening, begin
ming at S o'clock. The fair prom
ises to be very entertaining and ev-
erybody should be on hand for the
fun. Refreshments will be served
for benefit Of the school.
The alarm of fire sent in from
Box 10 Sunday night was a false
alarm, there being no fire. Some
of these days the party who is tam
perins with the fire alarm boxes is
going to get caught, and what Mayor
Dukes will do to him will teach him
that it is an expensive joke.
/. The committee appointed by the
County Teachers Association to ar
range for a collection for the associa- |
tion on the first Saturday in April,
has left all the arrangements in the
hands of Prof. Notes, who is to as
certain how many teachers will be
willing to contribute towards such an
entertainment.
Contractor Ledford is active in his
preparations to begin work on the
erection of the handsome new build
ing for the st. Matthews graded and
high schools. The cost Of the build
ing will be SIS, 1000, and when COM
pleted will be modernly equipped.
Outside of her churches this is the
best investment St. Matthews ever
made.
IMr. w. E. Stevens and family of
Clarksburg, w. Va, will return in the
near future to this city on account
of the decliping health OF their moth
er, Mrs. ]. Fl. Jenkins. On their way
home will make a short stop in
Washington, d. c., accompanied by
their SONS, Master Willie and Lewis.
Mr.. Stevens will he employed at Mr..
D. a.. Sprinkles' planning mill.
| Elsie Frierson, cOlored, was killed
by a train Friday night at Sumter.
She was on her way home from
church and wien she reached the
crossing OF the Coast Line tracks at