MAKES GOOD START .MAYOR SAM AND THE NEW AL DERMEN SWORN IN. i ?Chairmen oil the Committees of the - Outgoing Council Make Reports of Their Respective Committees. Mayor William M. Sain and Alder men R. P. Bryant, R. H. Jennings, Thos. A. Falrey. Julian A. Salley, W. G. Smith and W. W. Crum, elected at the recent municipal election, were* sworu. in and formally took charge of the affairs of the city on last Friday - evening.- , Mayor J. W. H. Dukes and the ?Id board of alder men, who 1j,ad served the city faith fully durilrig their terms, of office, turned o.veir the; affairs of the city to the new regime-in good shape. They retire from office with the con sciousness of having done all they could whih; in office to advance the interests., of'.the-cityr- :y .. Before the new* Majror and alder man were formally inducted into of- J See, the chairman of the committees ot the retiring . hoard of aldermen made full end comprehensive reports . of - their respective committees. The report of <;he committee on streets -was quite lengthy, showing in detail all the work done on the streets for , tthe past tiro years. Then came the report of the finance committee,] which showed that the financial con-, dition of the city at this time was in about the same condition it was when the outgoing administration took charge of "he city affairs. The poll :e committee, the fire com mittee, the city property committee made full and comprehensive reports. The health and charity committee's showed that a little over $5,000 had been paid out in that department during tha past two years. The re port of the committee on water and lights showed that department in good shade. There are now nearly eleven miles of sanitary; sewerage in the city, to which there had been two hundred and seventeen connec tions mace. Alderman W. W. Wannamaker. submitted a special' report in refer- 1 ence to the improvements suggested by the outgoing administration at j the passenger station of the South ern Railway in this city. The Teport called attention to, the fact that the improvements suggested by the city had not b een made. ? The.report stat ed- that a public hearing had been proposed by the State Railroad Com mission to discuss the matter. The. hearing to- take-place->in -this city, j After the transaction of some" oth ?er.'matters the Old administration va cated the seats and the hew admin istration was foremlly given charge of the city affaire. Major W. L. I Glaze, the City Attorney,1 administer-1 ed the oath of office to Mayor Sain, the new Board of Aldermen and Mr. E. N. Scovllle, who had. been elected at the racent election 'a member ofj the Board of Commissioners of Pub-, lie Works to succeed himself. Mayor Sain then announced the following standing committees: Finance Committee?R. F. Bryant, chairman; T. A. Falrey and R. H. Jennings:. Streets and Railroads?T. A. Fair ey, Chairman; J. A. Salley and W. G. Smith. Fire Department?W. W. Crum, chairman; R. F. Bryant and R. H. Jenningn. Police Department?J. A. Salley, chairman; W. W. Crum and W. G. Smith. City Property Committee?R. H. Jenning!-, chairman; W. G. Smith and J. A. Salley. Water and Light?W. G. Smith, chairman; R. F. Bryant and R. H. Jenningsi. Market?T. A. Fairey, chairman; W. W. Crum and J. A. Salley. Health and Charity?R. F. Bryant, chairman; W. G. Smith and T. A. Falrey. Alderman R. F. Bryant was elected mayor 3ro tern. After adopting a resolution that the meetings of coun cil be continued to be held as at present on the fourth Friday of each month, it was ordered that adver tisements be inserted in the news papers of the city giving notice that elections will be held at the next meeting to fill the following city offices and calling for applications for the same: City Clerk and Treas urer, Assistant City Clerk and Treas urer, Chief of Police, seven Police men, Street Overseer, and City At torney. Applications for any of these positions must be filed by noon of the day proceeding the next regular j meeting of council. The matter of a city engineer was taken tap and discussed, and was fi- j rally deferred to the next regular meeting. There seems to be some ! differences among the aldermen as to the advisability of continuing this j oTice. Dr. L. C. Shecut gave notice tha: Ms term as a member of the board of health expired on October 1st and that he would have to decline to serve any longer on the board. Mayor Sain appointed Mr. George W. Fairey to succeed Dr. Shecut on the beard of health. Thi.j about ended the business be fore council, and just, before adjourn ing Mayor Sain made the following patriotic statement: "I want the peo ple to know that I am Mayor for the entire city, and I have no hard feel ings towards those who voted against me. 1. will stand for equal rights for both i ich and poor alike, and I want the people to help me in the dis charge of my duties. I want their support, and with this I feel sure that we can push Orangeburc rapidly aiong the road of process. All complaints I want made to the heads of the several committees, and if they are not attended to there, then I want them placed before the council." At the conclusion of Mayor Sain's patriotic little speech, Alderman W. G. Smith responded to the sentiments expressed, pleading his support to the Mayor, saying he would do all he i FIELDS WHITE WITHC OTTON. Opening Faster Than in Years and Pickers Very Scarce Bowman, September 24?Special: There has been a rush in the cotton fields during the past two weeks and the fleecy staple is being gathered as fast as possible. All of the avail able hands for this tedious work are apparently "doing their best," and yet very little impression, is being made oa the many fields in this ter ruory, so full of open bolls as far as the eye can see In almost every dlrec | tion. [ There is no questioning tire fact of there being more open cotton every where now than was ever known in this county before. The bugabear cry of crop deterioration a month ago is past and gone and farmers are now realizing the fact that they will have their hands full before tha present crop is harvested. There seems to be a determination on the part of many to rush their cotton to market, and much of It is now- being sold, regardless of the drop in price. The gins are running full time, and are also running part ly at night, many of the customers waiting for hours for their turn at the gin. With favorable weather for pick ing those public gins will have about all they can do for some time to come as hundreds of bales are in the lelds waiting for the pickers. At 50 cents per 100 pounds good wages can be made at this work, many half-grown children picking a hundred or more per day. Why the many lounging negroes in the cities do not flock to the country and make money at this kind of work is indeed a mystery, except it be pure laziness. The cry goes up every where for more cotton pickers. USE ONLY LICESED FILMS. A'# Pictures at The Theato Passed Upon by National Board. An article appeared in The Times and Democrat, Saturday. Sept. 23, stating that parents should be very careful what pictures they let their children see. Since I have owned the Theato there is not a person that can truthfully say that at any time they saw a picture in my place that would offend the most refined taste. I use onyl licensed films and same are censored by The National Board of Censorship. Censured, which all pictures could be (which means pass ed .upon) does not signify that they are censored by the National Board of Censorship. All pictures used at the Theato are censored by the Na tional Board, then licensed. The General Film Supply Company of At lanta, Ga., which is an association and not Independent, buys and han dles only such films, then ! rent them. This shows how strict the National Board are: A moving picture film portraying a story built around the life of Buelah Binford was rejected by the National Board of Censorship on the ground that it would attract people through some immoral con nection. Names of Jurors. The following are the names of the jurors drawn for the Court of Com mon Pleas, which convenes here on Monday, Oct. 2: City?Adam W. Cherry, Isaac B. biater, M. Pem Smoak. Cow Castle?J. M. Weathers, W. F. P. Riser, W. T. Traxler, F. P. Shuler. Cordova?H. A. Gibson. Elizabeth?G. B. ~th. 2Gth. 27th and 2Sth, with final limit re turning September :;oth. The follow ing r s fron points named will ap ply: Allendale. 31.55; Barnwell, $1.25; Rranchville. $1.35; Camden. fi5 cents: Gaffney, $2.35; Greers, $2.35; Lockhart, $1.75; Orangeburg. $1.00, and Sunter, 85 cents. For further informatior call on any local agent. could to assist him in the discharge of his duty as the. chief magistrate of the city, and thus furthering the best interests of tbt city. Aldermen Smith was followed by the other al dermen in pledging their support to Mayor Sain in co-operating with him in making his administration a suc cess. Mayor Sain supplemented his little speech above quo.^d with the state ment that when the new policemen were elected he would say something to them which wi.uld probably keep them from sleeping while on duty. Mayor Saln's administration com mences under most favorable auspic es, and, with the sentiments he ut tered as his guide, we fell sure it will fove a success. It is the duty of all the people to help him make it so, and thus he'p him advance the interest of the city we all love so well. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. Annual Meeting Will be Held nt Pour Holes Baptist Church. The annual meeting of the Wo man's Missionary Union of the Or sngeburg Association will be held rich the Four Hcles Baptist Church on Thursday and Friday next. All societies are urged to send delegates from the Woman's Missionar.? Societ ies, the Young Women's Society and the Sunbeam Bands. The following interesting program has bean arrang ed: Halfpast 11 o'clock Thursday de votional exercises by Mr3. Dunning: Welcome address by Mrs. Ida Hun gerpiller. Response by Mrs. Cannon. Enrollment of the delegates. Reading of the constitution. Reports from the societies. Superintendent's report. Report of ' president of Division, Nc. 1. Report of president of Division No. 2. Standard of excellence, presented by .Mrs. Joel Brunson. Report of the committee on liter ! ature by Mrs. Hartwell M. Edwards. Report of the committee on Mar gart': Home and Training School, by Mrs. G. E. Davis. Thursday afternoon half-past two o'clock devotional exercises fey Mrs. J. R. Fizer. Reports from Sunbeam Bands. Welcome address by Louise Riley. Exercises by Sunbeams. Address by Mrs. Hatcher. Informal discussions. Friday morning at 11 o'clock de votional exercises by a member of the Young Woman's Auxilliary. Welcome address by Corrie Hun gerplller. Enrollment of delegates. Reports from the Young Women's Societies. Superintendent's report. Financial .methods by Mrs. Ella Zeigler. Development along devotional lines by Miss Gressett. Informal discuslson, by .Mrs. Davis. Talk on home missions, by Miss Fizer. Talk on China, by Mrs. Edwards. Reports of committees. Adjournment. Trouble Over Text Books. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says: "The radical changes in the text books of the schools, which were recently adopted by the' State board, are now coming home to the people in a very emphatic and tangible way. There is vigorous and widespread complaint and criticism over the matter here, particularly among the poorer class es. If this community is an index to other portions of the State it might be well for the superior officers to decide carefully and then exercise due conservatism about such frequent and marked changes. News From Midway. Midway, Sept. 21?Special: Mrs. G. W. SmlTO Is visiting relatives at Holly Hill. Rev. M. D. Austin preached his farewell sermon at Hickory Grove Sunday afternoon, and left Tuesday for Louisville, Ky., where he will again take up his studies. >Mr. J. K. Stoudenmlre of the Four Holes section, who is completeing a job of carpenter work here, was call ed away last Tuesday on account of the serious illness of his grand daughter, little Parrice. Sweatman of Holly Hill, who lies at the point of death as the result of a case of diptheria. ? Dr. A. W. Browning, the noted phy sician of Elloree, took one of his patients, MaEter Milleage Felkel, who has a case of appendicitis, to the Knowlton Infirmary at Columbia last Monday in his auto. Hope he under went the operation alright and will soon be at home again. Masters Wallallieu and Alton Zeigler of Elloree spent Saturday night and Sunday with their cous ins, Mr. Shellie Smith and brothers. The farmers here are quite busy gathering their crops. A good rain Is very much needed owing to the warm, dry weather we have been-hav ing. When Frost May Come. The Columbia Record says "ac cording to the weather maps in the office of the federal department of agriculture. the earliest killing frosts ever recorded by the govern ment observers in South Carolina were on October 10th for the upper section. October 20 for the central and November 1 lor the lower. The average first frost date, according t^ the map, in South Carolina, is No vember 1 to 5, for the upper sections. Farmers who are familiar with the time consumed by the cotton bell from the bloom to maturity can fig ure out their top crop yields by some such data." Most Enjoyable Occasion. Dr. and Mrs. .1. E. Riekenbaker, of Cameron, entertained delightfully on Thursday evening, in honor of Mrs. Riekenbakor's sisters, Misses Nina and Lila Powell, of Columbia. Those who enjoyed their hospitality were: Misses Nina and Lila Powell, Vera Houseal of Columbia, Nina, Anne and Bessie Rast, Eflie and Grace Zim merman, Annie Woodward. Dorothy Zimmerman, Daisy Murphy and Anna Metts, and Cleveland and George Ul mer. Harvey Ta> lor, Tom Moss, Fel der Evans, Will Stoudemire, George and Elvin Bull. Hauling Cotton Pickers. Cotton is opening very rapidly, and if pickers can be had it will soon be all gathered, as there is no top crop to speak of. Pickers seem to be scarcer this year than ever. Farm ers for miles around send wagons in to the city for the negroes and house them during the week, when they can be induced to remain over night. Otherwise they are returned ev?ry night and transported to the fields In the mornings. This interferes with the servant question very much too. NEW CHURCH SITE CHOSEN. St. Matthews Methodists to Erect a Handsome Edifice. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says St. Paul's Methodist. Church held one of the: largest congregations seen there for many years Sunday morning. The main reason for this was the settle ment of a question most vital to the future welfare of the church and over which there has been keen and intense interest. It will be recalled that Mr. J. K. Wannamaker, who died somewhat more than a year ago. bequeathed $20,000 for the erection of a Meth odist Church at St. Matthews. He assumed no responsibility for its more specific location. It has been long recognized by a large element of the membership that the present site is inconvenient and.unfortunate. But around the little church of twenty nine years were clustered the tender memories of the sainted dead whose bones repose in the adjacent grave yard. Before the final vote was taken a resolution offered by Mr. J. S. Wan namaker, was endorsed, which pro vided for a charter, with the owners of lots as perpetual trustees, and that the church lot should be ceded to the said trustees and a suitable fence en closing the same. The committee appointed to get op tions on available sites in a more convenient place reported a number of options. Among these were two of the most beautiful and valuable lots In the very heart of the residence section. One of these is on East Bain street and the other on. Dantzler street, including the baseball park. These two lots were generously of fered by the owners free of cost. With these facts in the possession of the audience the ballot resulted nearly two to one in favor of removal and then made unanimous on motion of Mr. A. K. Sonoak. A final discus sion on a location was postponed to ! a later day. There was little display j of bitterness in the proceedings and there will be no friction over the I matter in the future. THE BANK OF CAMERON. Annual Meeting of Stockholders Held and Officers Elected. The annual meeting of the stock* holders of the Bank of Cameron was recently held at Cameron. The re port of the President, Mr. Fred I. Culler, showed that the institution had enjoyed a prosperous year last year. A dividend of eight per cent, upon the capital stock was declared and paid, and a handsome sum was passed to the surplus account. Mr. Jas. P. Dantzler, who has serv ed the Bank so faithfully and effi ciently since Its organization, was re elected. The old officers and direc tors were reelected as follows: Pres ident, Fred I. Culler; Vice-president, C. D. Bull; Cashier, Jas. P. Dantz ler; Solicitors, Wolfe & Berry; Direc tors, the above officers, J. F. Ricken baker, T. S. Haigler, J. M. Stallings, W. D. Houck and J. J. Gee. It was decided to Increase the cap ital stock by issuing ten thousand dollars more stock, and steps will bei taken at once to accomplish this. Would Not Have Them. Tbe Theato has turned down the Bint'ord films. When the manufac turer closed a contract with Beaulah "the other woman" in the Beattie case, to pose for him, he sent out circulars telling managers that a pic torial exhibition of the leading female character in the famous Richmond trial would d^aw large crowds through the films In which she starr ed. His proposition was turned down cold by Mr. H L. Gambatti. Manager of The Theato. " We would not offer such a picture to our pa-j trons. Regardless of any profits' that might come from it we would not put on such a film," he went on to say. The Best in the State. There is no denying the fact that so far Orangeburg has been one of; the best cotlon and cotton seed mar-: kets in the State. It is claimed by some that a fight among local buyers of cotton seed has pushed up the prices here. Be that as it may, the buyers here pay $21 per ton for cot ton seed, while the highest quotation we have seen anywrere else was $18. Only $17 per ton is paid in many places for cotton seed. The moral of this story is that people should bring their cotton and cotton seed to Or angeburg if they want to get the very best prices for them. Elect New Police Chief. At a nffeeting of the St. Matthews i town council held on Friday night Mr. Dowie of Columbia was elected' chief of police icr the next two years. I I Mr. Ben F. Antley has held the job. for sever:-.! years and his friends felt sure of his re-election at the hands! of the present council, but they were j doomed to disappointment as the election of Mr. Dowie shows. A Very Sad Death. Lever McKinley Fanning, son of; C. P. Fanning, and a grandson of Capt. O. J. Fanning, died at his par ent's home near Norway on Satur day night, September 1G. He was about ten years old. The fun eial services were conducted .by the pastor, Rev. Goodwin, at Lebanon Methodist Church on Sunday. The sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved ones. Difficulty at Branchville. While acting as a peacemaker in a difficulty between two negroes at Branchville on Sunday afternoon, Fletcher Yarn, a white man, was probably fatally stabbed by one of the beligerants named Will Shuler. Yarn shot the negro as he ran off, ! but the latter made his escape. Soon er or later Shuler will be caught and punished. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED CP ALL OVER TOWN BY OCR REPORTERS, What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Oar Readers. Better be,gin to get ready for the County Fair. The Sifly & Frith building is com plimented by all who sees it. Every one is invited to send ex hibits to the County Fair. ' Down, down goes the price of cot ton, as the receipts indicate a jump er crop. The Bryant building at the corner of Doyle and Russell streets is being pushed. It will be finished by Novem ber 15. The Epworth league of Cameron Methodist Ljurch gave a social at the home of Mrs. Carrie Dantzler Friday evening. Mr. Harry D. Shuler, of the Prov idence section, left la3t Monday for Merldan, Miss., where he will take up his studies. Very few farmers came in to the meeting on Monday. Are the farm ers satisfied with the present price of cotton? If they are no one else should kick. Mr. J. LeRoy Murphy, of Charles ton, has been spending part of his vacation with his cousin. Mr.'Jas. Izlar Sims, Manager of The Times and Democrat. A Cameron note says Mr. F: M. Rast. Jr., has gone to Carrollton, Ga., where he has accepted a position a3 director of agriculture in the Agri cultural and Mechanical School. This issue of our paper contains an official notice from our County Superintendent of Education concern ing the' exchange of old school books. All parents and teachers should read it. An Ice cream festival will be held at the East Orange School House next Saturday afternoon, Sept. 30th, beginning at two o'clock. Everybody invited to oome and spend a pleasant afternoon. Mr. G. G. Shuler, a successful far mer of the Providence section, has installed water works in his dwelling and has run them to his gin house. He says they give perfect satisfaction in every respect. The County Fair Association is pushing to completion the buildings necessary for the holding of the Fair on November 14th, and without back sets not now'In sight, everything will be ready for a successful exhibition. If one judged by the receipts the conviction would be inevitable that there is a bumper crop of cotton made this year. Yet those who have carefully looked into the situation say such is not the case. The Theato Is a licensed moving picture house, which protects It from all improper pictures. Besides, Mr. and Mrs. Gambatti, who are cultured people, examine critically all pictures sent them before they are put on ex hibition; Mr. Furman Sanford of this city lost his seventeen-month-old son on the 18th instant, and the burial took place at the Sanford burying ground near Two Mile Swanp Baptist church. He takes this method to thank his friends for their help and sympathy in his time of trouble. The Dorchester Eagle says John Fields shot and killed Lazarus Dritt in the Texas section of the county on Sunday night. Britt was a step son of Fields but it appears that th<^' have not been on friendly terms for some time. Sunday Britt came to St. George to meet his mother, who is the wife of Fields, and after re turning home, he was shot. Fields is in jail. Meeting to Boost Cotton. The meeting held here on Monday ir the interest of a better price for cotton was not as largely attended as it should have been considering its importance. Those that were pres ent organized by calling Capt. J. H. Claffy to the chair, and, after some discussion the following delegates were appointed to attend the meeting in Columbia: J. H. Claffy, H. A. Gib son, 1-1. S. Holman, D. J. Salley. D. J. Hughes. H. M. Salley, J. I). Whis enhunt, T. B. Fairey, W. S. Barton Jr T. R. McCants, H. B. Hughes, VV. W. Culler. J. G. Smith, L. A. Carson, T. L. Connor. A. A. Dantzler, .1. D. Shuler and T. 0. S. Dibble. It is hoped that all the delegates will a fiend. Four Moles News. The Four Moles Graded School will open October 2nd. This school will ber in charge or Prof. M. M. Kid dle and Miss Alma Collier, They did good work last year and was re-elect ed for this term. Miss Sadie Myers, after spending the summer in this neigh\orhood with her sisters, has returned to Win throp. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Stroman, from Atlanta, Ga., is spending some timej with relatives and friends in this, community. Little Jlmmie Parnice Sweatman, near Holly Hill was transfered from this world to the armes of Jesus on the l-9th. X.Y.Z. Entertained at Muliins. The Mullins correspondent of The) State says: "Mrs. F. H. Addon en tertained delightfully last Thursday afternoon in honor of her gue?t. Miss Lyna Adden of Orangeburg. De lightful punch was served by ..Misses Virgina Winsted and .Mary Lou Cruok. Heart-dice proved an Inter esting game, which was enjoyed for nearly an hour. The prize for the highest score, a handsome picture, was won by Miss Francis Harrington. A French salad course, followed by i tempting ices, was served." ENTER THE NEW KOHN HATS: FALL OPENING Thursday and Friday September 28th and 29th Mow much a woman's happiness depends upon her hat, only a woman knows. ? To be smartly hatted?it means self confidence, poise, distinc'ion, influence. Ask any woman who has worn both smatt and un-smart hats. A KOHN hat is a millinery triumph certain to achieve the cesired effect. Be it swept by plumes, garlanded by flowers, or graced simply by a bow, it is yet unique?a hat dis tinct among hats. Besides our own superb products?the best that Gage, Oscar, Kover and others can conceive will be shown. All styles shapes will be shown this year and every woman shoulc have no difficulty in choosing a becoming hat. Our competent salespeople wi 1 de light in showing you and you are under no obliga tions to buy. Other Displays in Progress: Coat Suits and dresses Silks and Dress Goods Shoes and SKppers Royal Society Art Work Splendid Neckwear Thursday and Friday September 28tfc and 29th. LADIES: You can see our business grow. Your patronage has helped much to make that grov>th possible. We thank you, but come on the above dates and let us 'Show you" that we have your interests at heart and show our appreciation by making improvements in every de partment of our store. Otr show room has been remodeled and fur nished so that vihcn "trying on" our hats you have the advantages of doing so in one of the best looking show rooms in the state with the handsomest mirrors to "see yourself" and the hats in. The variety, style and quality of ha?s will appeal to you as well as the price. Come and give us ar other push, and we'll show you "more >et." Grand Fall Millinery Opening :::: AT:::: ANSDALE'S WILL TAKE PLACE ON Thursday and Friday of this Week Be s Sore and Attend, This being our first season in Fall Mil linery it*will be to your advantage to attend as you will see nothing but new and up to date styles selected by Miss Louise McMichael an expert trimmer who has endeavored to select a stock which will please in styles and prices. We will expect you to give us a look. _)_ _?======s__ A Reminder That We Are Ready to Serve You. ZEIOLER & DIBBLE MitURAtidi: OrtLY. Special Agents fltstbe Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. ^Stfou^MtK In the world. 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