The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-05-16
LOCAL. NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.

OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest to
Our Readers.
On, you automobile flyers! Look
out for the policemen.
That little shower Saturday nigh,
helped some, but we need more like
| it.
There must have been a fall of
hail near here recently as the wealth
er has become quite cool again.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Manly R. Evans entertained the Cam
eron teachers at their home near
town.
Why not get up some amateur base
ball for the summer 1t would be
good pastime for lovers Of the
diamond. j
About $4,000 has been subscribed
to the capital stock of the County
Fair Corporation in this city. 9th
ers were yet to hear from.
The land at the foot Of Glover
street on the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway is being negotiated for as a
site for the proposed County Fair
grounds.
Mr.. Clarence H. Wertz, son OF Mr..
P. S. B. Wertz of this city, left Sun
day afternoon for Washington, where
he has been appointed to a govern
ment position.
Mrs. Hattie Bull, of Columbia, who
is visiting relatives in this city, sang
a solo at St. Paul Church on Sunday
very sweetly. 1t was enjoyed by the
large congregation.
The Times and Democrat law brief
department is crowded at this time.
We had just finished up a small
brief, when one making about four
hundred pages came in.
The Chamber of Commerce pro-
poses that the ladies Of the county be
organized into an auxiliary associa-
ton to pust along the movement to
organize County Fair.
Cameron is on somewhat Of a
building boom. Two new residences
are going up and Mrs. Laura Harton
is putting the material on her lot
for the erection of home.
The books of subscription to the
stock of the County Fair Association
will be open in few days. If you
have not already subscribed for some
Of the stock do so at once.
Columbia is coming, and don't you
forget it Last week she played SIX
games and won them all. From tlis
distauce it looks as if she has win
ming team at last. Watch, Column
bla.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. McCants> an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Agnes Eloise to Prof. Marion j.
F'unchess, of Auburn, Ala, on Wed
nesday morning, June the 2lst, at
$3.50 o'clock.
There will be a school picnic at
Jamison next Saturday, goth instnat.
Good speaking is expected and 1t is
hoped that superintendent of Educa-
ton Livingston and Murph will be
present. The public is invited.
Congressman Sparkman of Florida,
Chairman of the Rivers and HarDors
Committee of Congress, has been in
vited to become the guest OF the
Gambler of Commerce when he makes
his intended visit to Orangeburg.
While the Pastor has gone to the
Southern Baptist Convention he has
arranged for preaching at the Mount
Carmel Church, at Jamison, next
Sunday. Let everybody in and around
Jamison be present, If possible.
The automobile climbing contest
will be something new, and no doubt
will be witnessed by large crowd
The Tillman Volunteers will do po-
lice duty on the occasion, which
comes off on Thursday, May 25th.
We heard, a gentleman say the 9TH
or day that he saw an automobile
running so fast up Russell street
that he could not read it's sign. He
thought the auto was travelling al
the rate of about forty miles an hour.
The Southern Railway, the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway Company, the
Southern Express Company, the Sou
thern Bell Telephone Company and
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany will be asked to take stock in
the County Fair Association.
At the request of some clerks
Msrsrs. W. G. Smith, M. K. Jeffords,
]. T. Vile l. w Bowman, e. K. Gull
Ter and A. H. Marchant were COM
mittee by the Chamber of Commerce
to call on and request all the mer-
chants to close up at si.. o'clock.
The Cameron Chapter Of the W.
G. r. T.. had a public meeting We'd
nesday evening at the residence OF
Mrs. F. |. Cutler. Instructive talks
were made by Rev. l.. L. Beden-
baugh, S. j. Summers and B. f.
Keller Several new members were