The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-18
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There
Local Items Of Personal Interest


What Is Happening here anu Anoe'
Local Items Of Personal Interest
to Our Readers.
Additional local news, page two.
DIR, Albert E. Butler, Of Charles
ton, came up to take in the Fair.
Miss Norma Davis Of North is Wis
iting Miss Isabelle Wannamaker on
Amelia street.
Misses May and Evelyn Diggs, of
North Carolina, are visiting Misses
May and Bessie Thompson.
The Orangeburg County Fair has
come to stay. So the knockers may
as well put up their hammers.
Among the visitors to the County
Fair on Thursday from distance
was V. S. Owens, Esq, of Barnwell.
Postmaster and Mrs. S. E. Owen,
of st. Matthews, were at the Fair on
Thursday. They were both delighted
with it.
Mrs. Rudolph Seigling and two lit
tie boys, Of Charleston, are spend
ing the week at the home of Mrs.
Frank DeMars.
- The opening of the County Fair
reminds us of the days Of the long
ago, when we first came to Orange
burg. Then they had successful
Fair going on, but allowed It to die.
Messrs. Sollenger and Boney, of
The News and Courier, and Page, of
The State, were on the Fair grounds
Thursday. They were all pleased,
and pronounced the Fair a grand sue
cess.
We were glad to see Editor R. B.
Cole, Of that staunch old newspaper,
The Barnwell Sentinel, on the Fair
grounds on Thursday. Brother Cole
was a welcome visiter. He must come
again. ,.........
Misses Elise, Madge and Marjory
and Gertrude Simmons of Charles
ton, and Miss Annie Simmons OF
Rowesville, are the guests at the
home of Mrs. W. R. Bryant on Whit
man street.
A negro attempted to enter dwell
ling on the plantation Of Mr.. r. ].
Salley Wednesday night. He was
chased for some distance, but finally
succeeded in eluding his pursuers by
entering a swamp.
We were glad to see many of our
Calhoun County friends at the Coun-
ty Fair. We hope they will soon
have their Fair going, when we will
reciprocate by sending up delega-
ton to the opening.
Brother ]. B. Prickett, OF the
Calhoun Advance, was a visitor to
the Fair on Thursday. He was well
pleased with the show, and said 1t
surpassed his expectation. Come
again Brother Prickett.
DR.. G. c. Bolin, of Neeses, s. c.,
exhibited at the County Fair point
er bitch and her ten puppies, which
are three weeks old. He offers them
all for sale at the following prices:
Mother, s1e0; male pups, SIS; fe-
male pups, So.
CNiss Lou Ellen Ligon, of Ander-
son; Miss Arnie Alexander, of Will
liston, and Miss Julia Smith, CT Chap
pell, are now on visit to Mrs. w.
G. Smith on Railroad Avenue, as
guests for the Smith-Ligon wedding
which takes place Wednesday.
= On Thursday night the angel of
death visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. D. Hungerpiller Of st. Mat
thews and took therefrom their little
infant daughter, age, six weeks. The
little one fell prey to whooping cough
and could not survive the attack.
The police have had but very little
to do during the past several days.
This is remarkable on account Of the
fact that a large crowd Of visitors
have been here each day. There has
! been some drunkenness but no seri-
GUS offenses have been experienced.
The Grand Voting Contest Of The
Times and Democrat Is on. Contes-
tants are being enrolled every day,
but yet there are some townships not
as fully represented as we would like.
Why not enter yourself? Write us
and we will send you receipt books,
| etc.
80 The Calhoun Advance says On Fri
day night, LaZelle, the little two
year-old baby girl Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. w. Herlong, died at its home here
after an illness of several weeks. The
little girl had been q patient sufferer
for some time, and It's realtives and
friends were not wholly surprised at
| It's death.
Col. and Mrs. J. A. Banks, OF St.
Matthews were visitors to the Fair
on Thursday. They both expressed
themselves as being very much pleas
ed with it, and thought it a great
success. Col. Banks is the president
of the association that holds the
State Fair, and he knows all about
such things.
The Branchville Journal says, "The
Southern Railway is unloading this
week crushed rock and other ma
terial for the work Of paving the