The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-31
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
Wha: Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest


to Our Readers.
Some people say the comet has no
tail. AS we have not seen it, we can't
say.
When completed Orangeburg
will have the finest county fair
grounds in the State.
Have you seen the comet that is
said to be visible each morning in
the East?
Elloree means business about
that cotton ware house. She is right.
We hope she will soon have it ready
for storing cotton.
Rev. H. w. Bays, D. D., preached
an excellent sermon Sunday morn
! ing on Friendship" at st. Paul's
Church.
A gold or plated watch fob picked
up near the H. G. Sheridan Graded
School can be had by the owner by
calling at this Office.
Every town in the county ought
to follow Elloree in building a cot
ton warehouse. They are needed
wherever cotton is sold, and every
town should have one.
Prior to 1926 "all women's shoes
were made without heels Since
that tine women's shoe heels have
steadily increased in height, and in
1911 they are as long as the aver
age mans middle finger.
A Royal Arch Mason's button was
found in the pocket Of an old pair
of pants sold at the rummage sale of
the Basket Band and Eutaw Chap
ter D. A. R., held on Saturday, 21st
of October. Owner can get the same
by applying to Miss Marion Salley.
Mr.. Geo. w. Cooper, formerly con-
nected with The Times and Demo-
crat, but now a resident of Asheville,
N. c., was in the city yesterday with
his family on his way to visit
friends at and near Savannah.
John Ayers, convicted in Calhoun
county in November, 1909, before
Judge Gary, of manslaughter, and
sentenced to two years Imprisonment,
has been paroled during good behav-
ior by the governor.
There will be meeting of Moultrie
Chapter D. A. r., Thursday afternoon
at o'clock at Mrs. A. C. Ligon's. AS
this will be the last meeting before
the annual Convention, a full attend
ance is earnestly requested to be pres
ent.
AS Presiding Elder Smith has got
to 90, we have heard several say they
wish that Rev. Jas. w. Kilgo would
be sent here as Presiding Elder. Mr..
kilgo was on this district one year,
and has many warm friends all over
it who would be glad to see him sent
back.
Mrs. Topperwein, who shoots to de-
monstrate the superior quality of the
American Powder Mills Dead Shot"
smokeless powder, is undoubtedly the
premier lady shot of the world. AL
thought she took up shooting only a
few years ago. She has startled the
shooting world and entertained
E:any thousands Of people by her great
skill with rifle, shotgun and pistol
Shooting comes natural to her, as
without seeming difficulty she mas
ters various kindsEof srooting quick
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Topperwein
the celebrated markmen, will give an
exhibition of expert and fancy shoot
ing here, which everybody ought to
see, as no such marvellous shooting
has ever been done in this section.
1t will be revelation to all of the
wonderful possibilities of modern
arms and ammunition in the hands
of the greatest experts. Mr.. Topper
vein is the acknowledged dean of
fancy and trick shots, and his many
feats are of a highly sensational
character. Mrs Topperwein has no
equal among women for adeptness in
to go and witness her astonishing
skill with shotgun, rifle and pistol.
Omission free to all
Some idiea Of the unusual charac-
ter Of the exhibition given by the
Topperweins will be gained from the
followisg remarks: Adolph Topper
vein, the greatest living fancy and
flying target shot with rifle, rep
resentS the Winchester Repeating
Arms Co., and lives in San Antonio,
Texas. His native state has long
been noted for its expert shooters
and this penchant for shooting a.
mong Texans, added to his natural
ability, undoubtedly accounts for
1.-THE wonderful skill he displays. He
uses no special equipment, but, Or
dinary Winchester rifles, shooting
regular cartridges with solid ball; or,
in other words, cartridges such as
are solid By all leaders. He shoots at
oranges, apples, bits Of coal or brick,
walnuts, small marbles, empty cart
ridges sheels, and masy other tiny
objects, which are all thrown into
the air and hit with either rifle or
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