The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-11
LOCAL news ITEMS
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OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.

What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items OF Personal Interest to
Our Readers.
!: Editor Prickett, Of the Calhoun
Advance, was in the city Wednesday.
Mr., Sol Kohn and Miss Adeline
Kohn have gone to New York on a
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival King, Of
Savannah, Ca, have returned home
from a visit to Mrs. W. H. Dukes on
Ellis avenue.
= Buck Ale" whatever that is, has
been put under the can and 1t un-
lawful to sell it in this city or coun-
t, ty. 1t is said to have too much alco-
hol in it.
The Board of Health and Officer
Schihhey managed the small pox sit
uation in this city with tact and
Judgment and succeeded in stopping
| it where 1t first started.
The Crum Mercantile company, Of
which Wallace w. Crum' is manager,
has enlarged it's growing business
and now occupies two adjoining
stores on Broughton street, in the
Crum building.
Mrs. Francis L. Greene, Of San
Diego, Cal, who is pleasantly re-
membered here as Miss Fannie Ray
sor, is at Orangeburg on e visit to
her sister, Mrs. F. D. Bates, on East
Russell street, extended.
Health Officer schiffley on Monday
will begin his regular tour of in
.spection Of all premises in, the city.
He will visit each lot in Orangeburg,
and see that it is placed in thor
oughly sanitary condition.
s. E. and M. Godfrey will soon oc-
cupy the store OF Mrs. ]. Sorentrue,
on Russell street. This building has
recently been overhauled and pret-
ty new front, with large plate glass
windows, has been placed in it.
The Times and Democrat is in
debted to Hon. A.. F. Lever, Con-
gresham from this district, for a
copy Of the Congressional Directory
of the Sixty-frst Congress, for which
he will please accept our thanks.
Rev. D. H. Crosland and family
have moved to this city and are liv-
ing on the corner of south Railroad
avenue and Palmetto street. Mr..
Crosland has accepted call to sew.
eral Baptist churches. in this county.
The Dukes Mercantile company is.
the latest establishment started up!
in Rowesville and has a capital of
$4,000. The store is owned by E. N.
A. Dukes and G.. w. Dukes. A gen
eral merchandise business will be
conducted.
The Woodmen circle, Of Elloree,
will give an entertainment and oys-
ter supper at Ulmer's hall on the
evening of February %. T. M. Ray
sor, Robert Lide and Maj. W. L.
Glaze of Orangeburg will be present
to deliver addresses.
The Legislature has elected Mr.. E.
Dudley Hodge, Of Clarendon, a trus-
tee of the State Colored College. The
name of Prof. Clinkscales, Of Wof-
ford, was suggested, but withdrawn.
Mr.. Hodges takes the place Of Mr..
Bradham who resigned.
Misses s., E., and M. Godfrey have
removed their store from Brough-
ton street to the store until recently
occupied by j. c. Ransdale on Rus
sell street. This firm is meeting
with great success and they expect
1911 to be their banner year.
A handsome and modern brick
building is to be erected on the
Reeves lot on east Russell street.
This lot was sold at the recent land
sale, being property Of the John G.
Reeves estate, and was purchased by
J. Ligon Reeves, prominent mer-
chant of North.
There was not a word of truth in
rumors that there were great
many cases of small poX in this city.
AS matter OF fact, there were only
two cases from first to last, and
both of these are now we'll. No facts
in reference to the matter was kept
from the public.
Little Benton Board, the 4-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Bo-
zard of the Middlepen section Of Or
angeburg county, while at play in
the yard one day lately, cut off the
first joint of his first two fingers
Of his right hand. The little fellow
got hold of the axe in the yard and
Mr.. and Mes. P. Doyle will il
the future make their home with
their daughter, Mrs. B. Frank Slater
They have left the old home at the
corner of Russell and Doyle streets
after living there for over forty
years. 1t must have gone real hard
with them to leave the old home, in
which they have spent so many hap
py days.