The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-19
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What Is Happening Here and There

What Is Happening Here and There.
Local Items of Personal Interest
to Our Readers.
Cotton went up two dollars per
bale in the future market the other
day.
How about our new postoffice? Is
it not about time that work was
commenced on Il.
More rain fell in Orangeburg on
Tuesday than has fallen in this city
in one day in many months.
Some folks come from quite dis
tance on Tuesday to take in the cir
Gus. They sure had sloppy time.
Mr. Herman Wertz, who has a gov
ernment position in Washington, is
at home shaking hands with his
friends.
On account of a great amount of
work on hand The Times and DEM
ocrats is now running it's linotype
sixteen hours out of every twenty
four.
Some croakers are predicting that
the County Fair will only last a
few years. Let us disappoint them by
making it a lasting benefit to the
people of this section of the state.
In Difference to the many SUBJ
scribers The Times and Democrat
has over in Calhoun County its vot-
ing contest will take in that coun-
ty as we'll as Orangeburg County.
The roads leading to the County
Fair grounds should be put in the
very best of condition, so as people
going and coming will have no diff
Guilty in getting there in teams or on
foot.
DR.. J. o. S. Fairey has sold his
plantation a few miles below Or
angeburg, and will locate in some
town to practice his profession. We
regret to see him and his family
leave Orangeburg county.
Mr. John w. Berry, an energetic
citizen of Elloree, Is erecting a two
story brick structure on his lot on
Cleveland street. When completed
it will be quite an addition to the
business portion Of the town.
The Times and Democrat want
old and young ladies in each town
ship in Orangeburg and Calhoun
Counties to compete for the hand
some prizes it is going to give away
in it's voting contest. Send for par
ticulars.
NJ. George B. Kortjohn, young
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kortjohn,
who holds a responsible position in
New York, is on a visit to his pa
rents. George is another Orange
burg boy who has made good in his
adopted home.
Edisto Council, United CONNER
cial Travellers, are preparing to hold
big banquet on October 81. This
is live, hard working council and
the members enjoy at regular inter-
yals the sumptuous banquets given
by the council.
Once more the farmer, by the aid
of Natures magic, contributes mir
lions of dollars to the wealth Of the
word and the happiness of mankind
Without his aid the wheels of In
,dustry would stop and starvation
would stalk abroad.
In it's voting contest The Times
and Democrat will give away to sue
cessful contestants one three hum
dred dollar Marchant Piano, four
sewing machines and some thirty
one piece Handsomely Decorated
Porcelain Dinner Sets.
The Piano The Times and DEM
ocrat will give away in its voting
contest will be no cheap John affair
like those usually given away In
contests of this kind, but will be a
standard instrument, and will be
guaranteed by the Marchant Music
Company of this city, from whom it
will be bought.
The annual miracle of nature, by
which the brown dust of the earth is
converted into feecy cotton, out Of
which clothes are made for the mil
lions Of the earth, and into bread
for the eater, is again performed by
Natures magic. In the face of this
greatest of all miraces, why should
we doubt the miracles spoken Of in
the Bible?