The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-05
LOCAL news ITEMS
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What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items OF Personal Interest


Local Items OF Personal Interest
to Our Readers.
Mr.. H. o. Smoak has been elected
intendent of Meggetts. He will make
a good one.
Mr.. J. West Summers, after short
visit home, has returned to Woford
to resume his studies.
). We have heard it reported that
blind tigers are doing a fine business
in this city. Can this be true?
We have received the first number
Of the Blackville Builder, which we
hope will have a long and prosperous
career.
The Paul McMichael Chapter, u.
D. c., will meet on Wednesday morn
ing at II o'clock with Mrs. w. L..
Moseley.
T. Moultrie Mordecai, Esq, of
Charleston, came up to attend the
funeral of DR.. A. C. Dukes, Sunday
morning.
We hope the police and other Off
cials will enforce the law IN refer
ence to whiskey selling in this city
fe,arlessly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Adams and
children of Charleston are visiting
Mrs. Adams parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jefferson M. Keller.
Engraved visiting cards are nea;est
and best. They make good Christ
mas present. Let Sims Book Store
take your order.
The people of this city are delight
ed at the return of Rev. H. W. Bays,
D. D., as pastor Of st. Paul's Meth
odist Church for another year by the
Bishop. He is universally beloved.
Mary Randolph, colored, was given
ten days or pay fine Of five dollars
by Judge Brunson for stealing coal
from the chute Of the Orange Mills.
She protested her innocence.
A lunatic, John Green, was brought
to the city Saturday morning from
the Limestone section. This is the
fourth lunatic to be sent to the asy-
lum from this county in the past six
days.
Bring your Christmas dolls to the
and 10 Cent Store on Tuesday, .Dec.
s, and let the young ladies Of the
Home Mission Society fit them out
with the latest styles at remarkably
low prices.
Special pictures at The Theato,
Wednesday, Dec. 6, for the benefit
Of the Young Ladies' Home Mission
Society. Also special music, vocal
and instrumental by Orangeburg's
best talent.
Mr.. Clarence Wertz returned to
Washington about two weeks ago.
where he resumed his duties in
the civil service department, after
spending several weeks visiting rela-
tives at home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Witte have
returned to this city after their we'd
u,ng tour. Mrs. Witte receives a
warm welcome from her many friends
here on becoming q permanent resi-
dent Of our little city.
Leroy F. Fisher has returned from
q visit to New York, Baltimore,
Washington and other points North.
MT. Fisher has accepted a position
with the Doyle Drug Company and
will be at the head of the soda water
department.
Better do your Christmas shopping
at once as the time will soon slip by,
Son Butler, q small colored boy,
was given a preliminary hearing by
Judge Brunson on tie charge Of hay
ing burned house in the Cordova
section few days ago. The case was
taken under advisement.
The city attorney, Mr.. Christie
Renet, has given 1t as his opinion
that "raffling turkeys" is against the
law, and hence it will not be per-
nitted in Columbia. How about Or
sngeburg? VIII turkey raffllng be
allowed here? 1t should not be.
Mr.. Hartley c. Bars, one of
srringf1eld's self-sustaining farmers,
killed two seventeen-months old pige
Saturday that weighed, dressed, 5O2
and 466 pounds respectively, he OBJ
tanning 226 pounds Of lard from the
two hogs.
All the women and children who
like good clothes and these at excep-
tionally low prices will be interested
In the great Christmas Sale of ready
to-wear at Kohn's Store. Sale starts
Saturday, Dec. 9, and 1t will pay you
to attend. Read the advertisement
for details.
IT. M. McMichael, county auditor,
IS getting ready to make his rounds
Of the county for the purpose of TAX
ing tax returns. On January 2 he
will start at Bowman and will be busy
for about two or three weeks. While
in the country M. F. Inabinet will be
at the auditors Office to receive re-
turns.
Thore are rumors floating about in
reference to blind tigers in this city
that We hope are not true. We shall
wait and watch, and II It does prove