The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-18
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What is Happening Here and There.
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Sims Book Store.
Miss Simsie McMichael left Mon
day for visit to Sulliyan's Island
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Spahr left Sun
day morning to spend several weeks
on Sullivan's Island.
Work is expected soon to be com
menced on the new postoffice but
Just when nobody seems to know.
See the display of Bibles now on
in the window at Sims Book Store,
selling at greatly reduced prices.
A. w Summers, Esq, and family
returned Saturday night from
pleasant visit of a week to Sulliyan's
Island
The high school department OF the
city school needs Strengthening very
much. One of its greatest needs is
male teachers.
The many friends of Mrs. William
Detreville will be glad to hear that
she has arrived in this city and Is the
guest of Mrs. N. H. Bull.
Three large rock fish were caught
in the Edisto river on last Wednes
day. One weighed 27 and two 20
pounds each. They were whoppers.
Vance, the little son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry E. Garrick passed away
on the twenty-fourth of June. His
parents and five sisters mourn MS
loss.
Rev. A. S. lesley, Of Harleyville,
Ca, will preach at Gerizin church
Sunday morning, July 3Oth. Tes-
ley was formerly pastor of this
charge.
There will be a Sunday School
picnic and Children's Day service az
Gerizin church Saturday one week,
the 29th. There will be several
speakers.
Mr.. W. W. Williams, of Jamison,
presented US on last Saturday with
one of the largest and most delicious
" Favored peaches We ever saw rails
ed in this country
Probate Judge Redmon issued the
first marriage license for Calhoun
county on Friday. The parties were
A. F. Adams, age 81, and Katie
Thomas, age At. They we're colored.
Chester Reeves, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D. Reeves, who graduated
at the Orangeburg schools last year,
has been announced as winning the
scholarship to the College of Charles
ton.
Sunday nights services were held
at the Baptist Church, and were led
by Rev. Davis. He delivered a STIR
ring talk. Next Sunday night Rev.
Bays will preach at the Presbyterian
church.
Some sections of Orangeburg
County is still needing rain. We had
hcped that the recent rains had coV-
cred he whole county, but such
seems not to be the case, as some Sec
tions are still dry
Mr.. Jas Izlar Sims, Publisher and
Manager OF The Times and Demo-
crat, spent the last three days with
Mr. A. W. Pittman at Carlisle He
came back this morning after. having
most pleasant visit
AS you pass Sims Book Store each
day take look at its window. The
various books for sale will be display
al there. Bibles today. Copywright-
ell fiction will be on display tomor-
row and Wednesday.
Some peope's idea Of conservation
Is to live in a sort Of cloudland OF
fantastic theories and talk. Mo one
knows what it is until he gets down
into the region of actual, plain, every
day living where he can be and s.of
service to his fellow men.
Next Friday the Woodnlen OF the
World at Lone Star will entertain
their craft and their friends at gen.
aral picnic and barbecue dinner. An
attractive programme has been ar
ranged. A number of noted Wood
men and other speakers have been
invited.
The st Matthews correspondent OF
The State says "it is understood that
negotiations are now underway for
a splendid tourist hotel. Aiken would
better look to her laurels for she may
at no distant day have formidable
rival in the race for Northern shekels
and trade.
Society rests upon conscience, not
upon science. Without virture,
which embraces love Of neighbor,
reverence for law and fidelity to duty
everything would go into chaos.
Neither culture, refinement, wealth,
luxury or law can take the place of
virtue.
One of the things that the Editor
of The Times and Democrat insisted
when he was on the school board Of
trustees was that the salaries of the
teachers who do the real work of the
should be raised every time the sup
erintendent's was raised. That had
much to do with his being made a
victim of the steam roller.
Advertising always pays, but al
ways better in a live medium. The
other day at picnic a box, con-