The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest to

Our Readers.
We have heard of no serious dam
age from the wind of yesterday.
The election takes place next Fri
day and the agony will be over. Hope
the best man will win.
If every subscriber would pay up
promptly, there would be no har.'
times among the printers.
Should anything happen in your
section see that it is written up for
The Times and Democrat
The White Way may be extended
to other parts of the business Sec
ton. Let the good work 60 on.
Rev. D. H. Crosland will deliver
an address to the local lodge Of
knights of Pythias Monday night.
A great many people think the
City Council made mistake when it
sold the city lot on Russell street.
The boss owes the employe some-
thing more than money, and the em-
ploye owes the boss something rlJre
than work.
Early risers report good frost
on Friday morning. We fear the
early vegetables have been badly
hurt, if not killed outright.
An exchange says people whv
waste time discussing what hell is
never experience the pleasure Of
thinking about the joys of heaven.
Officer Edwins, who was seriously
hurg in a collision with an automo-
bile some weeks ago, is out again.
He is now on a fair road to COM
plete recovery.
Crangcburg is now anxious ior
work to commence on the new post
office. It is said that the work will
begin this summer, and will be COM
pleted next year.
One OF the great needs of Orange
burg is several parks for the children
to meet and play in, and we are glad
to note that the Civic League ha.
determined to make start in that
direction.
The wind was very high on Thurs
day and was filled with red dust,
which was fine and thick. The sun
was obscured by it. Some. thought
it was smoke, but it was fine, red
clay dust.
Miss Emma Stabler who has been
with the Malpass Co. until recently
has accepted position with the The
odore Kohn store. She will be glad
to meet her many friends and GUS
toners At the popular store.
The survey of the Edisto River by
the Government will be made next
month. When that is completed, we
will know whether the work of op-
ening up the river to navigation will
be undertaken by the Government.
1t all depends on the survey.
Orangeburg Graded School has
three boys contesting for the medal
in the intercollegiate debates this
year. Dibble represents Wofford,
Gelzer represents Charleston, and
Merrimon represents the Citadel
Academy. We want one of our boys
to win.
Polk Miller and his celebrated ne
gro quartette will visit this city on
Monday, April II, under the auspices
of President Peterson of the Orange
burg College. They will be worth
hearing. Polk Miller is an old Con-
federate soldier, and the songs sung
are old time Southern songs.
On Saturday afternoon, April S,
ABOUT sixty of the leading business
men of Charleston will leave that
city on their annual tour of the State
| in the interest Of commerce and in
dustry. The party will travel in a
special Pullman train and will stop
over in Orangeburg about one hour.
The city council of Columbia has
extended an invitation to the Con-
federate Veterans to hold their next
annual convention in Columbia
some time between the 18th of Aug
ust and the 18th of September prob
ably. Orangeburg ought to entert lin
these old heroes one time at least.
BY the burning recently Of large
tarn and its contents on the place OF
Mr.. R. K Henery, few miles from
Cope, Mr.. Vernon Brabham, who has
the place leased, losed mule and
! had a horse injured. Several mules
barely escaped. The loss on barn
and contents is about 81, 900, with NJ
Insurance.
The Dorchester Eagle says: Fair
ey Bros. have just closed up their
stock business for the season In ST,
George. Mr.. Tom Fairey, who has
remained here during the past few
months, stated to us that they had i
very successful season here and thar
they propose getting an earlier start
next fall. He left for his home in
Orangeburg.
One of our local physicians re,
ceived word on Wednesday from a
brother physician at Cameron that a
tramp, with a well developed case ol
ON, q Ii ,nnx Mnc On his WAY to this