The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-07
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Local Items OF Personal Interest
to Our Readers.
If the people Of this section are
not supplied with horses 1t will not
be the fault of the horse men.
The cold snap has held or pretty
we'll, giving every ore q chance tc
child on Christmas morn. But IN all
Nearly all the land sold by the
Special Master on Monday was
bought in by attorneys. Most OF the
land brought good prices.
Rev. Whitteford Smith Martin, the
new Methodist pastor at Branchville
| Is a strong preacher, and we reel sure
that he will do a good work there.
Now Is the time to do your Christ
mas shopping. Don't walt until the
rush is on. when all the clerks are
30 busy they can't half serve YOU
The candidates In our Popularity
Contest are doing eood many people
kind act by inducing them to try
The Times and Democrat for a year.
Make your plans to attend the
Kohn Christmas Sale beginning Sat-
urday Dec. 9. You can buy gar
ments for all at exceedingly low
prices.
This year has ffty-three Sundays
This Is the first time such has oc"
Cured since 1902 and 1t will be
Just 1O9 years before 1t happens
again.
The members of the Jericho Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society
will serve oysters at Cameron next
Saturday, Dec. 9Th, beginning at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. Everybody
Is invited.
Rev. J. K. Holman, who is sent
to Rowesville, Is a native Of Orange
burg County, and will feel perfectly
az home with the good people of bis
charge. He has just Joined the Con-
ference and is a talented young man.
The Woman's Home Mission So
ciety OF st. Paul's Methodist Church
will meet in the Sunday school room
Friday afternoon at four o'clock.
This being a very important meet
Ing, all the members are urged to be
present.
Beautiful and right 1t is that gifts
and good wishes should I'LL the air
| like snowflakes at Christmas-tide'
And beautiful is the year In Its COM
Ing and Its going-most beautiful
and blessed because 1t is always the
year of Our Lord.
Commissioner e. J. Watson hon
ored the Editor Of The Times and
Democrat with an appointment as
delegate to the Irrigation Congress
now In session at Chicago. We re-
gret that other duties prevented our
ATTENDING the Congress.
Merry Christmas has frightened
more hearts, has healed more griev-
ances, has brought more happiness to
the lives Of men and women, has
proved to be the tailsmanic sentiment
for more home reunions than any
other that has ever been heard In
this old world.
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We publish on the first page the
complete list Of the Methodist Con-
ference appointments for the next
year.. This Is always interesting, as
| It shows who will ii! the pulpits OF
the Methodist Churches in this Sec
tion and where the old pastors were
sent.
Our tenderest sympathy goes ou,
to our young friend, Col. A. H. Mar
chant, who is now passing through
the deep waters of affliction caused
by the severe illness Of his wife. We
pray that the Heavenly Father, In
His mercy, will spare her to him, and
restore her to complete health,
Where In all humanity Is there
greater longing, dearer expectation
sweeter hope than In the heart Of
child on Christmas morn. But n al
the earth there Is no look 80 sad
no sob SO stabbing as are called forth
by the empty stocking. We hope
there will be no empty stockings.
We hope the report that Capt. N
N Hayden has rented his place over
In the Fork and will remove to this
city is true. Orangeburg County ha!
no truer or more patriotic citizer
within her borders than Capt. N. N
Hayden, and Orangeburg would be
delighted to enroll him among hel
residents.