The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-05-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.

What Is Happening Here and There
Local Items of Personal Interest te
Our Readers.
Mrs. Ola Adams, who has been Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. w. s. Holmes
nes returned to her home.
It is estimated that at least fcrtj
per cent. of the cotton crop of thi:
county has not yet come up.
Capt. and Mrs. Oscar Stern, of the
American Salvation Army, are II
the city of professional business.
Congressman Byrnes will hold ar
examination at Blackville June 8 tc
select an appointee to a vacancy al
Annapolis.
At twelve o'clock eacl day Tx
chief OF the fire department will rine
in one fire box. This is done tc
test the alarm system.
Complaint Of poor stands of cot.
ton is general and the acreage o1
cotton that has been plowed up and
replanted Is greater this year thar
for many years.
The farmers who planted cottor
early as rule have fine stands, the
crop has been chopped out, is free
of grass and in excellent condition
although rain Is now needed.
The city has recently instllet
two additional fire alarm boxes a.
follows, No. 21, South Middleton St.
opposite Opera House, and No. 43
East Sellers Avenue, opposite Graded
School.
Mr.. Thomas j. Murray, Of st
George, died at his home in tina
town on last Saturday afternoon, II
the 54th year of his age. He wa
of the most prominent citizens Of st
George.
Two or three hogs were hurt. ant
one was killed, during the automo
bile races on Thursday afternoon
The machines were running SO fas
the poor animals could not get ou
of the way.
The Times and Democrat has Gu
out most of the medicine advertise
mehts because they refuse to pay the
price that other advertisers pay
which they will have to do before
they get back.
jeff Baker, a strange colored man
managed to get himself on the chair
gang for 60 days and docketed a
the magistrates office for q case o
highway robbery, In few days at
ter reaching the city.
A dispatch was sent out Of At
lanta telling of lady of that cit.
who spent $50 to talk with her pc
parrot over the long distance tele
phone from Cincinnati. How sucl
people escape the foolkiller is a mys
terry.
A son of Charles Adams, co!ored
was drowned In the Edisto river be
low Branchville while bathing on
day last week. The body was re
covered on Sunday morning and al
inquest was held, the verdict bein!
that the boy came to his death b,
accidental drowning.
The Sumter Item says the Penn
Lumber company has secured thirt,
Russian immigrants to work TO
them on account of the trouble
which has been had lately in get
ting negro laborers. The Russian
came in Saturday and were sen
down to the swamp to cut stocks.
We are indebted to Mr.. William
w. Holman, Of the graduating clas
for an invitation to the commence
ment exercises of the St. Matthew
High School, which takes place Of
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings o
next week. A fine class Of min
boys and girls will finish at tn
school this year. The invitation /
very handsomely gotten up.
Rev. C.. R. Galphin, colored, pre-
siding elder Of the Charleston dis
trct of the CnlCred Methods. Epis -
pal Church of America, Is in this cit.
soliciting funds, with which t
al ect chrrch in this city. Rev
Galphin has the endorsement of Pre-
siding E'del Smith and also Of Ma
Andrew c. ,)ibble, superintendent o
the local Methodist sunday school.
Farmers Bulletin No. 375, which
treats of care of food in the home
is prepared by Mrs. Henry Hinmal
Abel. 1t has many valuable sugges
tions. Any housekeeper may secur'
a copy by writing a postal card t.
the secretary of agriculture. division