The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items Of Personal Interest

Local Items Of Personal Interest
to Our Readers.
We hope the fiend has. been
caught or killed running.
Slater Bros. will receive on Satur-
day n car load of horses and mules.
1.-THE Girl in the Taxi" at the
Academy of Music on Monday night.
The best comedy this season.
1t is better for community to
close up it's schools than to have
them run in the interest of one man.
Mr.. F. H. Hughes, of Ridgeville,
had the misfortune of having his gin
merry destroyed by fire. His loss was
$4,000 with no insurance.
Mr.. George A. Smoak, of this city,
presented US with five large pome-
GRANTEES all on the same twig. This
shows how prolific they are this sea-
son.
Mrs. Lurline II. Dantzler was MOL
day appointed postmaster at Parler,
fourth class Office in Orangeburg
County, to succeed D. G. Dantzler, re-
signed.
For the last few minutes it has
been real winterish to the relief OF
all. The backbone of summer is now
broken and we may look for heavy
frost and ice soons
A crime like that at Springfield
Monday should unite all honest men,
white and colored, in common pur-
pose ITO hunt down and catch the
fiend who attempted it.
Mrs. F. P. Langley and family de-
sire to express their heartfelt thanks
to friends and relatives for kindness
shown during the recent illness and
death of Mr.. Frank P. Langley.
The dastardly crime near Spring
field Monday stirred the people of
this city, and there was but one de-
sire, and that was that the fiend
would be caught and have justice
meted out to him.
Ladies should learn to use pis-
tolls, so as they can blow out the
brains of the first flend that dares
insult them. 1t is a desperate rem
edy, but we believe it would be ef-
fective.
Sheriff A. M. Salley was taken to
the scene of the dastardly crime near
Springfield on Monday in the auto
mobile of Mr.. Frank Seignious, who
made the trip withut mishap in a
little over one hour.
Sheriff Olin M. DantZler, Of CAL
houn County, who has been confined
to his house for several days on ac-
cout of sickness, is able to be up
again and hopes to be in attendance
upon the duties Of his office very
shortly.
The Woman's Missionary Union Of
the Charleston Presbytery, met at
the Presbyterian church in this city
on Tuesday. Rev. w. H. Hudson,
missionary to China, delivered an ad-
dress on Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock. 1t was very interesting.
Mr.. Roland G. Moorer, who lives
near Parlors, had the misfortune to
get his arm caught in his cotton gin
Monday afternoon, which was 'brok-
en- in three places. This is very
painful accident, and Mr.. Moorer has
the sympathy of his friends, who
hope he will soon recover from II.
1t is rather discouraging that the
first attempt Of black fiend to as
sault a white lady in Orangeburg
County for a long period should
have taken place so soon after the
City Council, out of Difference to the
race to which the fiend belongs, pro-
hibited the exhibition of "The Clans
man" in this city.
The news of the Springfield outrage
reached Orangeburg about two
o'clock, but Sheriff lsalley was de-
layed in getting off by failing to be
able to get an automobile at once.
Besides, he had to travel some bad
roads on his journey, which further
delayed him. Notwithstanding all
this, the sheriff reached the scene
a few hours after the negro had
taken to the woods.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage Of Mr.. Oswald Mortimer Rob-
erts to Miss Ebba Louise daughter
of Ex-Mayor and Mrs. j. w. II.
Dukes, on Wednesday evening, No
vember s at half past six o'clock, at
the family residence on South
Broughton street. Mr.. Roberts is a
resident of Macon, Ga. but at one
time lived in this city where he was
in charge of the water and electrical
works of the city.