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GOOD WORE DONE WORKERS FOR ORANGEBURG PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. j -? Enthusiastic Business Meeting Held And Sumptuous Banquet Enjoyed by Chamber of Commerce. One of the most enthusiastic bus 'iness. and we believe, result produc *xrg meetings ever held ty the Orange arg Chamber of Commerce was 'held last Wednesday evening at the Court house. The meeting was largely at tended, and all present seemed to be imbued with the same laudable spir it, which was to push Orangeburg and all her interests in all legitimate avenues of progress. We are sure this meeting will bear fruit. The serni-annuel bsjiquet of the -organization followed the business meeting, and it too was all that could be desired, and was enjoyed by some one hundred and eighty bus iness men of the city and invited guests. It was a most enjoyable feast, and the committee of gentle men who superintended its prepara tion and serving deserves a vote of thanks for the suocess of this part of the program. It will be long re membered as a very enjoyable occa sion. President Cart, of the Chamber of Commerce, presided at both the business meeting and banquet with grace and dignity. He called the bus iness at the courthouse to order at eight o'clock, and the members lost no time in getting down to work. Af ter the accomplished and efficient Secretary, Col. Atticus H. Marchant, ?had read the minutes of the last meeting of the Chamber of Com merce, the business of the evening was dispatched rapidly. Mr. W. L. Moseley, who is chair man of a committee charged with securing a more favorable schedule on the Pregnall Branch of the Atlan tic Coast. Line Railway, reported that an effort was being made to have the railroad operate a schedule on this branch during the fair which will bring visitors here in the morning and permit them to remain the entire day In the city. Is is hoped tha.t this will be a practical demonstration which will untimately prove the ben efit of a permanent schedule of this kind. The matter of a better service in this city from both the Western Un ion Telegraph Company and the Southern Bell Telephone Comp?ny was taken up, and it was stated that communications had been forwarded to the officials of both of these com panies and that the officials had promised to look into the complaints. Manager Walker of the telephone company stated that he 'hadrecom jnended the change in the directory as suggested at a former meeting. Col. Marchant stated that in conse quence of much complaint on the part of the farmers, a joint meeting jof the Cotton Committee and a com mittee from the City Council was (held Wednesday mo rain's to devise come plan for the moving of cotton i onore rapidly through the city. It ?ras the sense of that meeting that ?the two weighers be asked to go one to each depot and do the weighing there and that the farmers would be paid tho ten cents drayage deliver ing same to the depotb. This would "be the means of considerable time Saved both to the farmers in secur ing their checks and also to the cot ton buyers in shipping, their cotton. The Chamber adopted this resolution which urges that this plan be put in ?effect by the first of January. President Cart called attention to tho fac: that the funds in the treas ury was very low and that they needed replenishing at once, and urged that contributions to meet the expenses of the Chamber of Com merce for another year was in order. 'It was suggested that $2,100 would be necessary to carry on the work of the body, ?nd a oall for donations was made. Tin* call met a hearty re sponse, and it is hoped that the amount will be raised. All recog nize the valuable work *ha.t has been done "by" Col. Marchunt as Commer cial Secretary of tut Charmber and are willing to contribute to Keep the work going on. Col. Marchant, who is always prac tical, made four suggestions for the action of the Chamber. 'He said the need of dwelling houses to rent was great, and urged t'aat more be built by the capitalists of the city. He also suggested that the business men of the city hold a Trades Display one night during the fair and offer prizes for the best lloats. The suggestion ?was adopted and Mr. Sol Kohn pledg ed on behalf of the fair association "$15 for prizes. The Chamber of Commerce supplemented this amount with $25, making a total of $4 0 to be awarded. The display will be held under the auspices of the Cham ber of Commerce and a committee will be named to have charge. The Secretary also suggested that an in vitation be extended to the Confed erate Veterans of the Stau to hold the next annual reunion in this city. A committee will be appointed to look into this mutter. Col. Marchant then brought up the matter of the Orangeburg Col lege. This institution, he said, badly needed more donatories, as a num ber of boys are now housed, off the campus. Five thousand dollars would erect a building which would meet the present needs of the insti tution. With this improvement it was thought that a student body of ?five hundred could be brought to this school, which would mean a great deal to the city. It was suggested by Secretary Marchant that a company be'organ-1 ized with a total of 1000 shares at $25 per share and that the school be purchased outright and pushed to J the front. President Peterson, of the College, followed Col. Marchant, -endorsing all he said, and spoke of plans along ine same lines as those suggested by Secretary Marchant. The proposition was loudly applaud ed and a committee was authorized to look into the matter. Mr. John T. Wise moved that the Chamber of Commerce petition the City Council to put a prohibitory li cense on all peddlers coming to the city. He said *hat they were sim ply a bunch of fakirs and that the merchants of the city suffered no lit tle as a result of their visits here. A committee was named to go before the City Council at the next meeting and present the request. The follow ing is the committee: J. T. Wise, O. K. Wilson, W. R. Lowman, A. L. Dukes and M. Mirmow. This brought the business meet ing to a close, and those holding tickets for the banquet fell in line two deep and marched to the arm ory where the banquet was to be served. The procession was headed by the Orange burg Military Band. The line cr ma~ch was down Russell Street to Ej-oughten and thence up Russell to Micldleton street to the armory at the Academy of Music. The band also discoursed sweet mu sic at the banquet, and was highly complimented oy the visitors who were at the ,b?nffuet. President Cart acted as toast master, and he made a good one. He first called upon Mayor Sain who pledged himself to do all he could for the advancement of the city and said he was working with the others for a better and a bigger Orange burg. The remarks of the Mayor were received with applause. The next speaker was Mr. M. G. Walker, of the Carolina Traction Company. Mr. Walker is interested in the construction of electric car lines for small cities and is endeav orng to interest Orangeburg in such a project. He said by the use of the storage battery cars recently invent ed by Mr. Edison, it is now possible to construct a car system of three miles in length in this city at a total cost of about 35,000. Mr. Walker explained in technical terms the ad vantages of such a system which would be operated at a very small cost. He is now building a line at Rock Hill. Secretary and General Manager G. F. Stephenson, of the National Corn was called on next. Mr. Stephenson spoke of the work of the Corn Show and the benefit its coming to Colum j bia would he to the whole State. He said 'he was delighted to meet the business men of Orangeburg and expressed his pleasure at attending the meeting of the Chamber and the banquet. ?Mr. A. G. Smith of the Department of Agriculture of the United States Government then made a short talk in which he impressed the fact that drainage for the farms in this sec tion is now the most important mat ter to be considered. He urged the Chamber of Commerce to aid the far mers in every way possible, and urg ed tha> the importance of drainage be impressed. Mr. J. B. Finster of the Land and Industrial Department of the South ern Railway then made a short talk in which he announced and pledged the support of this railroad in devel oping this particular section of the country. He told of the means of advertising which are now being em ployed in ^pr-jsenting the advantages of this section, and he 'hoped to bring many farmers from the north and middle west to take over small farms in this Stak. Col. W. G. Smith then spoke, open ing his remarks by announcing that be would not take up the time of those present by a lengthy talk. He told the visitors that Orangeburg was the best place on the map, be cause everybody who lived here thinks so, and that this county can grow corn a? well as cotton and oth er things. Mr. 0. K. Wilson, leader of the Orangeburg Military Band, on being called on said he was at the head of the biggest boosting organization in the city, referring to the band. Those Presen^ agrc-ed with Mr. Wilson, as the band had given an exhibition of its boosting qualities that evenirg in the sweet music it furnished. 'Secretary Marchant responded to a call by saying it was good to see such a gathering as was present at the banquet, for it meant that the business men of the city were inter ested in their home town and they intended to see her progress. Mr. Sol Mohn told of his visit to l.oston as the representative of the Orange.burf; Ad. Club las? August. He said he was questioned on every side about the South and her pro gress. He said he' told them the South couU; grow corn, carry on big enterprises and was fast 'getting rich. This about brought the delightful occasion to an end, but before break ing up a vote of thanks was tender ed the visitors, who had honored the meeting and the banquet with their presence and good counsel. Thus ended one of the most successful and pleasant aftairs of the kind ever held anywhere. Cloudburst Near Fort Motto. A dispatch from Fort Motte says on Wednesday afternoon there was the heaviest rainfall that that section has had for a year or more. The heavy downpour of rain caused the pond of the McKensie Mill to overflow and wash away the mill. This plant was equipped with a good system antf grist mill, leased by Mr. G. W. Wil lard. Less about $5,000. Low places in cotton fields were complete ly covered with water, almost com pletely destroying the cotton, much of which had not been picked over for the first time. Edisto Rifles Reorganized. The Edisto Rifles reorganized on Thursday night by electing the fol lowing officers: W. C. Crum, Jr., cap tain; W. W. Dukes, first lieutenant; and Geo. A. Schiffley, Jr., second lieu tenant. There were forty members enrolled Thursday night. There are others T/ho will enroll later. INSECT INVASION THE STATE BEING OVERRUN BY MANY KINDS OP PESTS. This Is An Object Lesson That May Be Profitable If We Profit By It. It does not require scientific know ledge but merely ordinary observa tion to convince the farmer and other citizens that South Carolina is now receiving an invasion of insect with out parallel in the present genera tion. The Pine Bark Beetle has riddled the pines of the Up-Country and is rapidly movini eastward into the great commercial pine belt. In ord er to check that insect energetic measures must be undertaken and kept up for a number of years. The Pea Curculio did immense damage in certain sections early in the year by cutting off cotton blooms and reports from Whitmire, in New berry county, and elsewhere show that the Melancholy Rose Beetle is repeating what he accomplished two years ago in other sections. Several small Invasions of grass hoppers, resulting in wiping out small fields of corn (one of forty acres near Columbia and one of thir ty acres in Aiken County) are also indications of far worse to come. The whole Up-Country is being swept uy a mosquito plague that in certain towns has reached enormous proportions. Greenville has been carrying on a war against these pests through, its health office. Capt. P. S. Land, of Columbia, for many years a conductor on the old Columbia and Greenville railroad, says that thirty years ago mosquitos were practically unknown from Greenville to Colum bia?a statement that any old citi zen will confirm. The list of destructive insects, now for the first time in evidence, is a long one, and space is lacking mere ly to chronicle it. Enough has been said to call attention to a most sin ister and important fact. At the last session of the General Assembly I appeared before commit tee on Fish, Forestry and Game and stated to that body that "before the Boll Weevil arrived there would he such an outbreak of insects as would jar the teeth in their heads." They will remember that prediction, which has already come true, although more is to follow. If any member of that committee has any doubt an his mind, he has only to go into the Cp-Country and see for himself. The situation has been brought about by a rapidly diminshing bird supply, which the General Assembly has done nothing to check, for noth ing but nominal protection is accord ed birds, there being no way whereby the laws can be enforced. In the ca?e of the Pine Bank Beet le Dr. F. E. L. Beel, of the Biologi cal Survey, writes me that Scolytid beetles (the genus to which the Pine ark Beetle belongs) have been found not only in the stomachs of wood peckers, which tear off the bark to get at them, but also in the stomachs of nighthawks, flycatchers and other birds whose food is taken on the wing. The loss of birds has meant an ou-.break of beetles and the farm er pays the freight. It is also true that nighthawks (or bullbs.ts) along with martins, chim ney swifts and swallows, feed very largely on mosquitoes, taking thous ands at a meal. Inasmuch as these birds must fill their stomachs from eight time to ten times daily, one can see what an enormous amount of mosquitoes would be carried off by them. In other words, so long as these birds were plentiful and unmolested mosquitoes were kept within the bounds set by nature. With the birds destroyed below the point of efficiency, the pests spread. Night hawks (bullbats) have been reported as being shot at different points all over the State, but this department is powerless to take effective action without money to hire wardens and to prosecute cases. It is nothing less than a special act of Providence that the Cotton caterpillars (called Army worms generally) ca)"^ so late in the season. Otherwise the tirst crop would have gone the way of the top crop. Now it does not matter what any man's previous notions have been, he must recognize facts when ho sees them, if he is an honest man. More over I have told the General Assem bly that they need not believe my unsupported word, but that the gov-i eminent scientists will furnish them independent information as to the situation whenever they ask for it. If what I have told them does not conform to ;he facts, there is an easy way to prove it. But the General Assembly Jias not done this. No action has been taken to get information; nothing has been done to protect the farmers of the State, and if the cotton Boll Weevil finds the State unprepared, then the men charged with the rsponsibility will be liable to the grave charge of criminal carelessness with a public trust. It is the duty of the General As sembly to take steps at once to safe-i guard the interests of the farmers of! the State. There is no time to waste and no time to argue with individ-j uahs. The law should be passed and the people informed afterwards, for j it is their own fault if they do not know now. Ignorance is always cost ly in this instance it will be fatal. .lames Henry Rice Jr. Woman Bound and Gagged. A young woman, bound, gagged and unconscious, was found in a rear yard on Agnes street, Cumminsvillo, Ohio. Thursday night. The yard is in the centre of a district where a series of murders of young girls have taken place during the last few years. It is not believed that the woman will I recover. NEGRO KILLED AT FERGUSON. Not Knowing the Danger He Step ped on the Third Rail. A negro was electrocuted and in stantly killed at the Santee Cypress Lumber Company's mill at Fergu son one day last week. The negro was a new 'hand at the mill, and 'not knowing the danger, stepped on the third rail which carries the electric current that moves the cars on the tramway in the lumber yard? of the big plant and was instantly killed .by the passage of nearly ei'gM thou sand volts through his body. The poor fellow was cut down so quick that he did not know what hit him. The Journal says it. C. E. Mc Honacker, manager of the plant, whose home is in Branchville, saw the negro killed. The tram cars are operated by a side rail placed along the track. An iron shoe connects with the rail supplying current to the motor cars. The third rail is high power carrying 7,600 volts, alterna ting current. The exposed rail is very dangerous, but all employees are warned to keep clear of it and they soon become acustomed to a voiding It The negro killed was a green hand who had jU3t begun work. At one point over the tramway there is a drawbridge connecting two of the mills and when the cars are to pass beneath the bridge is raised. The strange negro had rais ed t'he bridge and when he attempt ed to lower it into place the draw-* bridge machinery locked and he stepped upon the third rail to adjust the chain. He fell in his tracks im mediately and was dead in a few mo ment. FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED. Ran Into a Wash Out Just Above Town of St. Matthews. As stated in the last issue of The Times and Democrat a freight train was wrecked by running into wash out a little after twelve o'clock on Wednesday morning just above the town of St. Matthews. A tremen dous cloudburst had just taken place the high water loosening the under pinning of the trestle about fifty yards north of St. Matthews. The northbound passenger train had pass ed over a short time before. As the.freight going south struck the trestlework, the timbers began to crack and bend. Engineer B. H. Weathersbee pulled open the thrott tle and landed his en'gine, but seven cars crashed in to the excavation 40 feet below. C. T. Cannaday, head brakeman, was badly shaken up, the end of a little finger being torn oi'f and other bruises about the body and head. Jim Lewis, colored fireman, was also badly shaken up, .but will recover with little delay. B. H.! Wethersbee, engineer also sustained slight bruises about the right leg and knee. C. T. Cannaday is the most seri ously injured, and the result will de pend upon the outcome of possible internal injuries. Surgeons J. S. Wimbly of Branchville' and T. H. Dreher of St. Matthews, physicians of the Southern railway, and Dr. A. It. Able of St. Matthews attended the injured and relieved their suffer ings. Despite the wreck, tho schedules on the Southern railway, between Columbia and Charleston, are not seriously impaired. A temporary trestle has been built tc replace the broken structure, so ps to allow trains to pass without interruption. Meantime carpento-rs uD section men are working on the permanent trestle repairing '.he break. Will Be at County Fair. The Branchville Journal says one of the finest specimens of okra it has even seen was brought to the Jour nal office by Mr. A. Evans, who grew it in his garden in Branchville. The stalk was five feet high until the weight of fruit upon it broke it down. The entire stalk bore thirty-six pods of okra averaging eight inches in length. The porton of the stalk that can now be seen in the Journal of fices measures twenty-seven inches and bears thirty large pods. Mr. Evans is saving- the specimen for ex hibition at the county fair. Cotton in Warehouses. The fanners of Orangeburg county are beginnng to realize the impor tance of 'holding their cotton for higher prices and llu- warehouses of this city and county arc Oiling with the fleecy staple. A number of farm ers have sold enough cotton to meet most of their obligations or to pay enough on them to tide them over for some months. The farmers are determined not to sacrifice their cot ton at present prices if they can pos sibly help themselves, and desperate efforts are now being made along these lines. Most Fruitful Cotton Stalk. The Branchville Journal says by for the most fruitful stalk of cotton we have seen this season wag brought to the Journal olliee last week by .Mr. Frank Fairey who farms near town. The stalk was 30 inches high and 5 1-2 feet In diameter. There were S7 open bolls and 1."? green bolls while 1". other bolls had been stripped of their contents by the recent rains. The opened cot ton was picked hero and yielded ex actly 14 1-J ounces of seed cotton. That Mysterious Airship. Many people saw yesterday after noon what they thought was an air ship pass over the city into the Fork section. It was watched as it faded away by many people from the street. This was the first County Fair Airship, and was sent up by The Times and Democrat from the yard in the rear of its office. It made a most successful ascent and vvas lost to view several miles to the west of the city. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BI OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here *nd There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. Orangeburg will bethere. Just watch Orangeburg grow, from now on. They are having snow out west, but we don't need it here yet. The cool weather is most accepta ble after the long, hot summer. Mr. F. M. Heckle has been elected to the police force of St. Matthews. Mrs. A. L. Barron and children of Manning are visiting Mrs. M. K. Jef fords. Our merchants would draw more trade 'here if they would use more printer's ink. Rev. H. W. Jeffcoat, of Troutman, N. C, will preach at the Lutheran Church Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Salley and chil dren of Cedartown, Ga., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Glover. The merchants in Orangeburg that is doing the most business are the ones that are doing the most adver tising. . Mr. J. W. Smoak is giving his per sonal attention to the erection of the fair buildings and the work <is being rapidl'y pushed The child of a colored woman by the name of Tatum died at Branch ville recently from the effects of ker osene oil, which it drank. Rev. George E. Davis, Dr. L. K. Sturkie, Rev. B. M. Foreman and Mr. T. M. McMichael attended the Or angeburg Baptist Association. Mr. T. C. Smoak, of Eranchville, has gone to Columbia to be operated on for appendicitis. His friends hope he will have a speedy recovery. The roads and pavements from the city to the fair grounds should be in the best possible condition, so as people will have ho trouble to get there. The uprising in China is only a symptom of the spread of democracy over the world. In time such a thing as a monarchy among civilized peo ple will be unknown. The cotton crop of Orangeburg County this year will be about the largest ever made in this county. The yield per acre is about the .best ever known in this section of the State. Work on the Standard Oil Cotton Warehouse at St. Matthews will com mence within the next week or so, with expectat ion that lit will be com pleted in time to care for a part of this season's crop. Sumter has decided to purchase a combination motor pumping engine and horse wagon at z >st of ? 8,5 00. In case of a big fire Sumter would find such a fire fighter most valuable, and so would Orangeburg as any oth er city. The Journal says: "Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Ott expect to move from Branchville in about three weeks to Elloree, where they will reside in the future. Mr. Ott has engaged in busi ness in Elloree and is now erecting a home there. The Journal says Mrs. P. 0. Dukes of Branchville, suffered a painful ' fall on the steps to her home on [North Main street Monday morning. Her many friends will rejoice to learn that she- .vas noLseriously hurt and it is hoped that she will .be out again shortly. Mr. W. G. Peterkin has purchased a gasoline traction plough, which he is expecting to arrive within the next few days . He will use'this on his extensive farm near Fort Motte for ploughing and putting in his oat crop. Scarcity of farm labor neces sitates improved farm machinery. In his instructions to the grand jury of Orangeburg county last .Sep tember Judge J. W. DeVore, laid particular stress upon the State va grant law and pleaded with the grand jury to see to it that magistrates, city authorities and others put a ban upon vagrants by bringing them to criminal prosecutions. The grand jury should -not forget this A dispatch from St. Matthews says the cotton caterpiller has cov ered this section, completely devas tating the cotton crop of its green foliage, leaving the cotton in a de plorable condition to bo gathered. Much cotton remains in the fields yet to be picked, some of which will probably never be picked. Nelson Miley, a negro from Cope, snatched a watch from Wash Aldos, a negro from Hamberg, while the crowd was alighting from the Au gusta train at Branchville Sunday morning. Tho Journal says Con ductor Burnham saw Miley snatch the watch and he at once put the negro under arrest. Monday he was tried before Magistrate Dukes and given a fine of $50 or thirty days, Tues day the negro's father came to his: rescue and paid his fine. Young Varn Will Recover. The Branchville Journal says Mr. Fletcher Varn, who was seriously stabbed in a difficulty near Sixty Six by Bill Shuler, a negro, several weeks ago, has returned from Char leston where he was sent for treat ment. It was at first feared that young Varn's injuries wou'd resuli seriously but he is now recovering rapidly. It is expected that a pre liminary will be held by Magistrate Dukes next Wednesday. St. Paul's Methodist ('lunch. Rev. George 11. Cornelson. D. D. of New Orleans, will preach at 11 o'clock a. m. Dr. Days the pastor will preach at eight p. m. Subject of evenng sermon, God is our strength. Special music by choir at both ser vices. Strangers in the city are wel come. Come. Seats free. Theodore Kohn's ^^Attractions Are Quality And M?derau Pr.C3 Russell Street, Special Values That Make Town Talk New Neckwear-double net fischu edged with plaiting of same and headed with val lace. Order by number 363 B only 29c Voil Skiit?a magnificant quality, panel effect,, nicely embroid< red. Worth $ 1 0.00 special at $5.95. Order by number 213B. 75c all wool suiting, 44" wide, nicely embroider ed in blue or lavender, ground of cream or white Makes handsome dresses or waists. Only 50c the yard. Q 25c box of Violetta Soap. 3 in box. Hard firm cakes, that lather easily. A really great bar gain at 12c box. 1000 yards of good quality calico. In fast colors, of red, blue, pink etc. Nice patterns worth 7 1 -2c On sale at 5c. Out of 300 coat suits you can buy the splendid in blue, brown or black that costs you $18 at other stores for $12.50. A value you must see. 35c Corset covers, neatly trimmed with good quality of val lace. 1 o see it is to buy it at 25c this week. Order by mail number 305B. $1.00 will buy an all linen shirt waist, hand em broidered. Has high collar and neatly laundered cuffs. A $2 00 value. All sizes. Order bv mail 243B. THE MIGHTY Haag Shows Orangeburg, Tuesday, Oct. 17. See the Racing Camels The Sumersalt Elephant The crowning amusement glory ot the South. The Souih's only and truly representative of the show world, owned operated and controlled by Earnest Haag, a southerner. See the parade. It must be seen as it cannot be justly escribed. Dear Fiiend: Mama says you ought to liade at a store that sends your gocds home quick. They have two Phones at the PURE FOOD STORE, so Central can't tell you "line's busy"[any mere. You^can alwavs get CRA1G' PURE FOOD STORE when you are in a hurry for things for dinner. Your friend, JACOB: ?OfTOOMT If ?T 1UTCAU1.T, tlKHH ? OO WIRE! BALE! TIES! FOR EMLING HAY, STRAW, ETC. PROMPT SHIPMENT, LOW PRICES BALL SUPPLY COMPANY HARDWARE AND PAINT 377 KINGS SREET CHARLESTON, S. C.