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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Ciiuistmas Dinners :?Let all who want a good dinner during: Christmas week, for little money, go around to the Baptist Fair between 1 and 2 o'clock on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next "week. The ladies will serve them. Fire in the Fork.?Mr. j. W. Barnes, of the Fork, had the misfortune to lose his residence, which he had just completed, by fire on Wednesday morn ing, the 8th instant, at three "o'clock. Mr. Barnes lost all of his furniture, clothing, i&c, which is quite a blow to him. This was the third time his house was discovered to be on (ire this year, and the supposition is that some malicious person set it. If so, we hope the guilty party will be caught. Death of a Stuangek.?A peddler by the name of II. 0. Boyle, died quite suddenly at Mrs. M. A. Howell's board ? ing house on Russell Street hist Sunday afternoon from congestion of the brain, lie came from Ireland last summer, and leaves in the old country a wife and five little ones who, no doubt, will be terri bly shocked to hear of the death of their dear one in this distant land. The remains were carried to.Johntown. Pa., for interment. The deceased was' forty-two years of age. Bold Burglars.?On the night of the 9th instant masked men broke into the residence of Mrs. Fladgers in Flor- j ence and after having bound and gagged two young men who slept in the room they entered, proceeded to rob them of their valuables, consisting of watches, rings and sundry pieces of jewelry. As yet no trace of the burg lars has been found, and it is supposed that they were a party of the many tramps who have been banging around Florence recently. We publish the above as a warning to our citizens to be on the alert, as many tramps are constantly passing and repassing our town. A Sad Death.-Only a few weeks! ago we recorded the death of Miss Alice Murray, daughter of Dr. W. W. Murray, and how, erethellowerson her early grave has withered, it is our pain ful duty to chronicle the death of anothci member of the same family. On last Saterday afternoon, Lewis, aged sixteen years, a bright, promising lad, passed away after an illness of only a short time. " Lewis was a special favor ite of ours, and we sincerely mourn the death of our young friend. It is a con solation to know however that he was prepared for the great change, and that death had no terrors for him. The sorely afflicted family have the sympa thy of -he entire community in their double bereavement, We commend them to the mercy of our Heavenly Father._ Ax Old Landmark Gone.?Mr. Abrain Antley, of the Fork, died on the first of this month, in his one hun dred and fourth year, being no doubt the oldest person" in the county. He was an active member of the Baptist Church for many years, and in lS3i> or ganized the Canaan Baptist Church with about a dozen members, but lived to see it with a membership of over two hundred. Mr. Antley served as a soldier in the war of 1812, and drew a pension from, the United States Government, but he was au ardent supporter of the Confederacy, and at the breaking out of the war gave his sons and influence to the cause. He was a good man, and many is the deeds of kindness wrought by his hand. He leaves a large number "of friends and a numerous family connection to mourn his loss._ Arthur's Home Magazine.-?The January number of Arthur's Home Magazine is at hand, with an unusual ly attractive table of contents and (manning illustrations. The short stories are capital, and the serial by M. G. McClelland begins well, and promises to be one of the best by this rising young writer. In addition to the stories, the women folk will lind many things useful in its well-filled de partments, and the illustrated bits of fancy work suitable for little, inexpen sive presents are quite the right thing to keep lair fingers at work iii tin? holi day season now at hand. The enlarged form of the Magazine is a great im provement upon its old style, and places the home prominently before the public as one of the best of the lower-j cost monthly magazines. The price is but two dollars a year, with reductions and premiums for clubs. Sample copies, ten cents each. T. S. Arthur & Son, i Philadelphia, are the publishers. I Dear Old Santa Claus.?As the Columbia Record says one of the pleas antest events of Christmas time is the advent of our dear though mythologi cal friend. Santa Claus. It is the uni versal wonderment of childhood how the old gentleman, who does not seem to grow stingy with the passing years, manages to visit so many homes at about the same hour, and tocruwl down small and sooty Hues with so large a pack on his shoulders without soiling his beard. It is rather a sad experi ence when boyhood and girlhood dis cover that he is an imaginary person age, and that- but let the myth remain, untouched by the stern and grinding facts of later life. Rich and poor are under the spell of expectation, and numberless stockings will be hung up in the hope that if Santa Claus docs not come to till them some one else will. Rare gifts will pass from hand to hand j among the wealthy, and even the lunch ed and poor will be made glad by some ! little token of love and friendship. A Teuhible Accident.?A terrible j accident occurred on Wednesday, the Stb instant, at the mill of Mr. T. K. I Mc'.'anLs a short distance from town, by which Mr. Ceo. O. Uiley. a most ex cellent young man, lost Iiis life. Mr. Uiley was trying to put on u belt on one of the pulleys when his leg was caught by the ladt and he was quickly drawn over the wheel and against the side of the building. lie struck with considerable force, as some of the weather boarding was displaced by the blow. When the young man w?s ex tricated it was found that one of his legs was broken and that his skull was fractured. Drs. A. S. Hydrick and M. G. Salle)" were summoned and did all that medical skill could do to save his life. But it was of no avail. He lived only a tew hours, never having rallied from the shock. Mr. Uiley, who was only twenty-one years old. was a gener al favorite with Iiis family and friends, and his tragic death is a severe blow to them. He was a son of Mr. Michaeli Riley. I OUR BREVITY BASKET. Filled With Brief Mention of Many Minor - Events of the Week. See notice of farm for sale in another column. Read ths opening chapters of ?'Beau ty *s'Secret" in this issue. All articles for the Baptist Fair must be sent in by Monday. The Episcopal and Baptist Churches of our town are both withous pastors. Delicious oysters will be served by the ladies during the Baptist Fair next week. We are glad to learn that the oat crop was not damaged by the late freeze. The Augusta Chronicle thinks a horizontal reduction of ladies hats is in order. Do you want to buy furniture? If so read Mr. Morris's "advertisement in this issue. Messrs. Vosc & Salley is selling off at coast. See their advertisement in an other column. D. A. Smith, Esq., of the Keowce Courier, is in the city in attendance on the South Carolina Conference. Christmas is near at hand. Now is the time to bring in your eggs, turkeys and eatable products of all Kinds. No earthquake shocks have been felt in our town during the past week. We hope they have bid us a long farewell. The universal desire of out' communi ty is that Rev. .Tno. E. Carlisle will be returned next year to his present field of labor. Now is the time to give a helping hand to the poor ones without warm clothes and those destitute families without fuel. A black horse mule has been taken up by the police and is awaitiug an owner. Call on the City Clerk if you have lost a mule. Hon. Chas. Petty, the accomplished editor of the Carolina Spartan, is in the city in attendance on the Conference of the Methodist Church. Several of our citizens have had nar row escapes from lire at their residences during the past week. Examine your chimneys and hearths well. Geo. II. Southall, who has been for fourteen years a postal clerk between Petersburg, Va., and Bristol, was ar rested Thursday lor robbing the mails. Two of the richest women in the world are dying at Xew York, Miss Catherine Wolfe and Mrs. William As tor. Both have been charitable in their way. The Keowee Courier, published at "Walhalla in Oconee county, has enter ed upon its 38th volume." We extend to the Courier our kindest and best wishes. Housekeepers had better keep an eye on the chicken coop, as Christmas draweth nigh and the average chicken thief likes a little change during the holidays. Rev. J. II. Broadwell, paster of the Episcopal Church, has resigned and ac cepted a call North. He is a most ex cellent gentleman, and we regret to see him leave. We hope that all the preachers in the Conference will get good appointments next year, and that their labor will be more successful for the Master than ever before. The ministers of the South Carolina Conference can have Tin-: Times and Democrat and the Weekly News and Courier sent to them one year for only two dollars. Mr. D. Epstin, of the .New York Store, made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors, lust Monday. We have not learned the amount of his liabilities or his assetts. We would say to the Brethren of the Conference that Tiik Times and Dem ocrat is sent to any minister of the gospel who desire it for the small sum of one dollar per annum. Under the economy of the Methodist Church Dr. Raysor," who has served this District during the past four years las Presiding Elder most acceptably, will be sent to a new held of labor. Hog killing time has arrived, and those of our people who were fortunate enough to raise any hogs during the past winter are now enjoying the luxu ry of spare ribs, backbone and sau sages. Bishop II. M. McTyiere of the South ern Methodist Church, who is a native of Barnwell County, spent a few days in Charleston as the guest of Colonel J. B. Peck of the South Carolina Kail way last week. Mr. A. C. Jones, who for a number of years has been the chief clerk in the Secretary of State office, has resigned in order todevote his whole time to the management of his paper the Newberry Herald and News. Prof. Proctor, the astromoiner, pre dicts a long and severely stormy win ter. The Augusta Chronicle says it may be that Proctor will go to join Wiggins. It is well, however, to be prepared, for any emergency. Not for many years has there been so much marrying and giving in marriage as there has been thus far this winter. May December. 1887, see all the couples who are now stepping into tin' matri monial traces as happy us thev are to day. On Tuesday night of last week a col ored festival was held on Dr. .1. F. At kinson's plantation, near ltichburg, Chester, and a light ensued among some of tin; darkies, when one Eli Johnson, colored, was fatally stabbed by unknown parties. Mr. Allen King and Mrs. Rosefield were married in Irwin County. Ca.. a few days ago. Mr. King is past his three-score and ten years, and this is his fifth time to enter into wedlock, and the bride is about 55 years of age, with several grandchildren. A Chinaman is speaking to himself as he irons a shirt: picks up a shirt showing evidence of having been well cared for. and says: "Bachelor; him landlady fix him.' Picks up another, Outtonless and all frayed at the wrists and neck, au.l says: "Married man." Dr. \V. T. Capers delivered an address before the Historical Society of the South Carolina Conference Tuesday night at the Methodist Church, subject. "The repetitions of history in the pro gress of Christianity." The officers elected are:- S. A. Weber,president; A. M. Ohrietzbcrg, vice-president; W. K. Blake. D. A. JJupree, F. C. Woodward, curators. j Wore Begun;? The Orangeburgcor-; respondent of the News and Courier says "the Orangeburg and Lewiedale Railroad lias set n foot out towards work. ; Major Lee and Mr. Peake &re on hand, j not to prospect, but with surveyors' I instruments to go ahead. Mr. John E. j Bull, the treasurer, reports subscrip I tions improving. The road, then, is no longer a topic for talk, but is begun. President Barkley, with his skill and energy, will soon enter'the region inter lying' Lewiedale and Orangeburg. This enterprise will reanimate our little city. Things have drooped since the Eutaw ville Road entered our county and di vided the business cake, but here is an opportnmty, one so auspicious and plain that there are efforts being made north of us to stop the work. Why ? Because this road when completed . from Orangeburg to Xewberry.orsome point near it on the Greenville and Co lumbia Hoad, will shorten the distance not less than lifty-one miles to the Greenville and Columbia Road from Charleston, putting the whole up-coun try so much nearer. It is plain that if a local benefit is to be had here a great commercial advantage is to be had in Charleston. The up-country business now is switched off by the connecting roads running to Wilmington. Char lotte and Norfork. This road taps the feeder above Columbia and will have its terminal at Charleston. It is use less to urge Charleston to assist. She must for self-defence. Xo city can ex ist unless she controls the railroads leading to her. President Barkley migh form an auxiliary board of. direc tors in Charleston, get all the help he needs and reach the Greenville and Co lumbia Railroad before the next crop of cotton is made.'"_ THE Oat CROP.?A writer in the Southern Cultivator says : Of all the crops planted by the Southern farmer, the oat crop should figure among the foremost of them all. Why, you may ask, is the oat crop to be desired? We could give several - reasons, but will only notice one or two of the most im portant, First, because it requires less labor to produce it. thereby rendering the farmer independent of the thriftless and indolent class of labor that is now agitating the minds of farmers all over the South. Second, there is no better way of building up worn-out soils, ex hausted by repeated cultivation of the same crops on the same land for a num ber of years. .Alterthe oats are har vested there is sure to follow a luxuri ant growth of grass, which can be pas tured or, better still, be left alommntil fall to be turned under witli large turn plows, supplying a quantiry of vegeta ble matter for the succeeding crops that will keep the ground mellow and loose and retain the moisture in the land, in case of a dry May, which would be very injurious to such crops._ Paying fok Bridal Presents.?In the last two weeks, says a New- York society iqdy I have paid 8150 for bridal presents, and I do not expect to go through the season under $500 for this item of expense. I would avoid it if I could, but the fact is when I was mar ried, three years ago, it was my misfor tune to receive about ?2,500 worth of presents from my friends and relatives, and I am gradually paying Jmek then value to those who gave im) prints and to whom 1 must give in retm?. I thought such a liberal donutSOfoSgrtu nate at the time, but I have Teaytied differently by experience. Whenever I see a great display of presents at a wad ding now I Hnf to myself: "Therais a debt of so many hundreds or thousands of dollars that this young couple has saddled upon them at the beginning of their career." It is a custom that has grown to abuse, and the only iv.erit I see in it is that they pay back on the in stallment plan. I have several years to pay my debt, but still i must pay for many articles for which I have not had the least use. Where to Sell Tobacco.?As the News and Courier is constantly receiv ing inquiries from tobacco growers in various parts of the Slate, wishing to know how they can best dispose of their tobacco, or to what market they should send it, a Reporter of that jour nal called on one of the large wholesale dealers in Charleston and obtained some information on the subject which will be of use to those who are engaged in raising the weed. The tobacco now being raised in the State is best adapt ed for making cigarettes, plug tobacco, smoking tobacco, or cigar Idlings. It can, therefore, be disposed of to the best advantage in the tobacco manufac turing centres of North Carolina, the largest and most important of which I are at Winston. Beedsville. Durham i and Salisbury. The grower should get the address of some large manufacturer in one of these places and send him a sample of the tobacco he lias for sale. The market prices vary from three to ten cents a pound, according to the quality of the tobacco. Where to Buy.?When you wstnt to buy <roo:ls at cheap prices ahvavs call on a merchant that advertises, and to this end we respectfully ask our readers to look over our advertising columns carefully, and then call on those merchants whose cards are to be found there. Tell the merchant you have seen his card in The Times .\m> Democrat, and that from the way the paper speaks you are sure he will give you a bargain. His face will be wreath ed in smiles, and he will pulldown half his stock in order to supply your de mands. Of course you cannot expect the merchant to stand behind his coun ter this cold weather and pass out goods for nothing or next to nothing, but you expect him to set such prices as will enable him to live and let you live. Full stocks of all kinds are* now on hand and it is advisable that such pur chasers as already have the cash on band should take time by the forelock and buy at once while the opportunity to choose is greatest, and not await the grand rush at the last moment. The Baptist Fair.- The Fair for the benefit of the Baptist Church will commence next Tuesday at Way's Hall and continue for three days. A great deal of energy has been displayed by the ladies who have it in charge, and the prospect is that it will be a very j creditable affair. The object, the Hqui i datum of the debt contracted in repair | ing the steeple that was injured by the i earthquake, is certainly a laudable one, I and should enlist the sympathy and co ! operation of all Christians. Let all who ; wish to have a pleasant time during j the Christmas holidays,and at the.same j time lend a helping "hand to a worthy ! cause, go out to the Fair. I The Times and Democrat for sale l at T. C. Ilubbell's. CITY COUNCIL a Kig flaw About XTiirteen Cvnjs?oi'wr ?usincss TruiibJtcterf. Council Chamber, ) Orangeburg, S. C, Dec. 3,1886. (? Regular Meeting. ) Council met this day at 7.20 P. M. Present Hon. Jolin W. Faircy, Acting Mayor: Aldermen Copes. " Cannon. Lightfoot and Williams. The Mayor and Alderman Minus being absent. The special order being an election for city lamplighter, as per notice pub lished, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Ceo. Ritter. Appli cations were read from Messrs. Harry Cannon and John H. Payne. Alder man Cannon asked permission to with draw Mr. Harry Cannon's application; granted. On motion of Alderman Wil liams John ii. Payne was elected by | acclamation for the unexpfrcd terra. communtcat1 ons. orangeburg, S. C. Nov. 24, 1886. Gents:?I beg to acknowledge notice of appropriation of one hundred dollars j by your honorable body for our beuelit. Accept our thanks f?r your kind re membrance. Yours very*truly. Oscar R. Lowman, Secretary I. E. II. & L. Co., No. 1. Elliott's Hall. Dec. 1st. 1886. To the Hon. City Council of Orange bury, S. C: Gentlemen:?In behalf of the i.E. ii. & L. Co., Xo. 1,1 beg leave to inform you that your proposed appropriation of one hundred dollars for them is very respectfully declined, not being in our humble judgment an equitable amount. Very truly yours, Oscar R. Lowman. Secretary L E. H. & L. Co., No. 1. Received as information and Treas urer instructed to turn that amount into the general funds for ordinary ex penses of the city government. petition. To tin- Honorable, the Town Council of Oraiiyehury, ?V. C: Your petitioner showed: That her assessment on property for the fiscal year ending March .'list, 1887, has been raised without any notice given her. or without the adoption of an ordinance by said council empowering such rais ing of assessments. That she returned her property at a fair and just valua tion under the present circumstances. | and she has paid 84.113 more taxes for this year than she did last year, and the property stands now just as it did then. Your petitioner, therefore, re quests that the sum of ($4.63) four dol lars and sixty three cents be. refunded her, that being the amount of overtax, and your petitioner will ever prav, &c. X. M. Wiles, It was ordered that the prayer of the petition be refused, and that the Clerk be instructed to notify Mrs. Wiles and give the reason therefor, viz: To call attention to the "Act to Incorporate tne City of Orangeburg*'empowering the City Council to raise and equalize the assessments. To the resolution adopted at extra meeting of City Coun cil July 7th, 1880. That Council assess all real property in accordance with the reduction of twenty-live per centum made by a former'council. That all improvements made on real estate since the assessments of 1883 be added? by a special committee of live. That the value of lot as returned by (Mr. Wiles last year at SL0?? and this fiscal year at jJ?OO; lhai tue value of said lot was raised by tin* eoiuiitiil.ee from its last valuation to the former, and the remainder for improvements made by the petitioner since the return of April 1885. UKPORTS. Orangeburg, S. c Dec. 1st, 1886. To the Honorable, the. Mayor and Al dermen of the City of Urant/ebnrtf: Gentlemen:?Ihdow I submit state ment of receipts and expendit ures for the month ending this date: Cash on hand as per last report. $1,854.32 Received from commer cial salesmen..*? 31.40 Received from local li cense. 34.00 Received from Mayor's court lines. 20.00 Received from special buggy tax. 1.00 Receipts. 8 7iUU Total. $1,1130.72 expenditures. Paid account of mar shals. 144.68 Paid account of streets 312.50 Paid account of Clerk.. 66.68 Paid account of guard house. 87.511 Paid account of miscel laneous (earthquake sufferers $15.00; print ing 8*2.75). 17.75 Total. 8 620.11 Cash on baud December 1st. lssc. S1.3UL01 Referred to the finance committee. The special committee appointed at the last meeting for the purpose of con sulting with a committee from the Etl isto Rules with a view of fostering the erection of a market, city hall and ar mory for joint occupancy, reported through Alderman Copes, iheir chair man, that they had met the committee as instructed and submitted the follow ing facts: They were satisfied Unit thcEdisto Hilles were not willing to locate oil tin* lot owned by the city on Market street j ?Russell Street being preferred by them. That the company wanted a brick building?not over two stories high -10 by 80 in second story to be ex clusively used by them. The companj could furnish $2,500 toward building, j That the committee of the Edisto Hilles bad no power to act. but request- j cd that council take immediate action in the matter. Hy Alderman Williams: That the report be received as information and] the committee discharged. So ordered. Uy Alderman Lightfoot: That coun cil deems it impracticable to build in conjunction with the Ed ist o Hilles with a view of joint occupancy, and that the Clerk be instructed to notify the com pany at once of the action of Council. So ordered. OlSANCEBURG, S. C, Dec. 3, 1886. li?u../. ?S. Allierj/otti. Mayor: Sir:- As requested in your favor of the date of Dec. 1st. 1*886. (Mayor's (Mice, Dec. 1st. 1886, Respectfully re ferred to Alderman Copes who will look into this charge against City Treasurer and report to Council Dec. 3rd, 1886. J. S. Albergotti, Mayor.) | 1 have looked into the charges con-1 iained in the letter of J. A. Hanks,Esq.. dated Nov. 2Ith. 1586, against C. D. Kortjohn, City TrcusurcrTnnd during; the investigation 1 called on Mr. Kmi-1 john to deliver to me such letters or papers that he had in his possession re lating to said charges. lie turned over I to iae three letters that he received at different times from the said J. A.. J Banks?which letters, together with the one received by yourself, I have marked, beginning with the. one ad dressed to you, respectively Exhibit A. B. C. and D. exiii1ut a. . oraxgem7rg, & C, Nov. 2-1, 1886. Mr. J. S. Albergotti, Mayor Uranyt burg City: Dear Sir:?The circumstances at tending the tax execution served on my wile, Mrs. Maggie L. Banks, are as follows: About the last of October I received a notice from the City Treasurer that my wife's city taxes, 38 cents, were due Nov. 1st. 1 mentioned the fact to my wife and she told me that some time during tin; first of last year she had paid to Mr. Kortjohn 5U cents and re ceived a receipt from him saying there was an excess of 25 cents paid which was held to her credit on the books. With this fact in view I wrote to Mr. Kortjohn enclosing 13 cents and stated that the 25 cents credit with enclosed amount would pay the taxes. He wrote in reply tiiat Messrs. Bull & Scoville had paid the taxes for last year and that 1 must send him the receipt which I claimed was held by my wife. Sever al days elapsed before I could get her to look it up, she being out of town. As soon as she came in, however, she told me that the receipt had been mis placed and could not lie found. I im mediately sent by a friend the amount which was due, and received in reply a tax execution for S2.1H. Now I will just add that it appears very singular to me that Mr. Kortjohn should receive lax payment from Messrs. Bull <x Scoville in October when it bad been paid before that time, which certainly appears on the books if they have been properly kept. These are simply the fuels in the case, and if there is any redress I will fed grateful to you if you will see that I get justice. Yours very truly, J. A. Banks. EXIUItlT n. St. Matthews, s. C, Oct. 29,1886. Mr. C. D. Kortjohn, City Treasurer, Orangeburg, tf. C.: Dear Si it:?Your notice of taxes due received to-day, amount lib cents. En closed find 13 cents which, with 25 cents overpaid last year, will settle same. Mrs. E. Y. 1 looser informs me that she overpaid that amount last year and holds your receipt. Yours very truly. .1. AitTnuit Banks. exhibit i). Enclosed lind 13 cents; I neglected to enclose it yesterday. j. A. Banks. exhibit c. St. Matthews, S. ('., Nov. 18,1880. Mr. C. I). Kortjohn, City Treasurer. Orangebnrg, <$'. C: dear Siu:?I have just received no tice from your chief of police that he holds a tax execution against my wife. I am at a loss to know why I have] re ceived such treatment at your hands, and write to ask for an explanation. 1 sent you by mail 12 cents and wrote that Mrs. Il<nis"vr had overpaid last year 25 cents which would make the sum total of this year's tuxes. You re plied that you would be glad if I would send you your receipt, but did not say that you did not have an excess of 25 cents on band. I requested my wife to look up the receipt but she was living in the country then and it was not con venient for her to come to town where her papers are, so I said no more about it until a few days ago she came down and told me (lie receipt could not be found. I immediately sent the amount j to you and have received as reply a tax I execution. Now what I desire to say is this: There was an overplus of twenty-live cents paid, whether the re ceipt is forthcoming or not. I in formed you of that fact, and you did not deny it, leaving the impression on me that it probably was. Now when 1 request a gentleman to see. you and ar range the mutter you respond with a tax" execution. I think that the cir cumstances of the case would justify you in reconsidering your action, and I think that the commonest instincts of a gentleman would prompt you to do it. Awaiting your reply i am, i Yours with respect, .J. A. Banks. I then notified Mr. Banks that I would make a report at our regular meeting, Dec. 3rd, 1886, a copy of which notice accompanies this report marked Exhibit K. (litAXcicnuiu:, S. C. Dee. 1st, 1881?. Deak Sin. Your letter dated Nov. 21th, 188(1, and addressed to ".Mr. .1. S. Albergotti, Mayor," has been referred tu mo with a request n> look into the charge therein contained and l will re port the result of my investigation to the .City Council at their next regular meeting, which lakes place Dec. .'1. I8b(i, at 7.31) I'. M. So that in case you wish I to appear you have notice as to time of meeting. Respect fully, lioitEitT ('(?!';>. (lue of (lie Aldermen. ./. Arthur Hunks, Esq., st. Matth*-irs J'. ft., Orangebnrg County, -s'. i'. The result <>i my investigation is as follows: 1 lind oii the Treasurer's Re leeipt Book, stub Xo 111. fur taxes of Maggie I,, tlouser, paid Oct. 7th, 1885, amount paid 38 cents. I find on the Tax Book this entrv : "Ilouser, Miss Maggie L. Xo. Ml. Date of payment, Oct. 7. Value of Real Estate* s75.(xi. General Tax 3s cents." I lind in the Treasurers Cash Hunk page 118 this entry: "Miss Maggie L. I looser ' let. 7. Value of Real Estate S75.O0. General Tax 3H cents. Total 38 cents on tin- Debit Side. I lim I that the amount reported by the Treasurer in bis monthly report as collected by him from Sept. It}, 1885to Oct. 31, 1885, as general laxes ! s,?y $653.8-1 is correct, and that the j amount of 3s cents, as collected on Miss I M. L. Hoiiser's return, is included in ! tin- above amount ol ?1153.81. I beg to state also that allot the above Work j was duly examined by lion. .1. A. Wil liams of the Finance Committee and found by him to be correct and he so endors ?<! the same Oct. 2nd, 188*5. j 1 bud that by referring to our Minute Book, p.ige 225 the Ordinance under which the Treasurer collected the I above taxes was not ratified until at regular meeting Aug. 7th, 1855, which made the taxes for fiscal year com mencing April 1st, 1885, and ending March 31st, 1880, duo and payable from Sept, 1st, 1885 to Sept. 30th. 1885. 1 find also that he had the authority to collect, the simple taxes of Miss Maggie L. Ilouscr on the date as above stated without penalties, because the City Council did not require him to collect with penalties until after January lsty 188(5. the day on which they held a reg ular meeting, at which time the Treas urer was instructed to collect by execu tion. I next called at the oflice of Messrs. Bull & Scoville and find that they have the amount of 38 cents charged to the account of Mrs. E. V. Uouser as tax of* M. L. Uouser, paid Oct. 7th. 1885. Said tax being one and the same as the tax (irst'alluded to. All of which is respect fully submitted. Robert Copes. Amended bv Alderman Connon, Sec onded by Alderman Lightfoot. By Alderman Williams; That the Treasurer beexonorated from allblame, that the report be published and a copy of the paper be sent to Mr. Banks and the 13 cents in postage stamps be re turned to him through the mail. So ordered. The following Ordinance received its second and third reading, was enrolled j for ratification, and ratified in due I form. I An Ordinance to repeal an Ordinance Entitled "An Ordinance to prevent the. erection of wooden buildings upon that portion of Russell Street in the City of Orangeburg, lying between Broughton Street and Doyle Street.'7' And the amendment thereto ratified oa the 3rd day of July, A. I)., 1885 : Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al dermen of the City of Orangeburg, in City Council assembled, and by authori ty of the same. Section I. That an Ordinance here tofore passed entitled : "An Ordinance to prevent the erection of wooden buildings upon that portion of Russell Street in tin; City of Orangeburg, lying between Broughton Street and Doyle Street," ratilicd by the City Council of Orangeburg on the twenty-first day of January, A. 1).. 1884, ami the amend ment thereto, ratilicd on the third day of July, A.D.. 1885. be and the same are hereby repealed. section 2. That this Ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon its passage. Done and ratified in City Council this 3rd day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six. and in the one hundred and eleventh year of American indepen dence. John w. Fairey, Acting Mayor of the City of Orange- ? burg. Attest. C. 1). kortjokn, Clerk of City Council. On motion it was ordered that the committee on Police Department pur chase pants for the three regular police; officers. The clerk was instructed to subscribe to The Times and Democrat for the use of the clerk's oflice. Minutes were read and confirmed. Council then adjourned. C. D. KORTJOHN, Clerk of Council. Church Entertainment.?We pub lish the following from a charming young lady of the Felderville section with pleasure, and hope that our read ers in that section will take due no tice and govern themselves according ly: "We are going to have an enter tainment on the 30th instant, for our church, and I will be under lasting ob ligations to you it you will publish it in your paper. AV'e" will have hot din ner* served during the day, and refresh ments at night ami music. I want yon to come down, particularly as we will have a play entitled "Matrimony," and 1 saw from your paper some time ago that you were going to act it yourself soon. Now, I mean exactly what I say when I tell you I want you to come. [ will see to it that you will have a good time. The entertainment will be at Parler's Depot on the Eutawville Rail Road. Admission will be 25 cents for grown folks and 10 cents for children." We would be delighted to attend and if possible will do so._ List of Lette its.?List of unclaim ed letters remaining iu the Post Office at Orangeburg, S. 0., for the week ending Dec, 11 1880: W. LI.Adamson, W. g. Auston, S. A. Aiken, Mrs. Carry . Brown. Mrs. Benemia Brown. Miss. Laura Brarid. Mrs. Banna Berry. Mrs. Maggie Barnous, care of J. N. ?. Ilaydcn, Tims. Caldwell. William Dra ton, Miss Julia Dantzlcr, Katie Ed wards. Fredrick Clover, Samuel Glover,, 'col.) Frank Haue. Mrs. V. C. .Tory, M. McKean, Margeret Mays, Miss Julia Millegen. 1,'. 15. McCrca. Middleton Myers, care of David Griiliu, Nellie Perkins, Harry Secgel, Mrs. Ellen Shu ler. Thomas Williams. .Miss Ellen Way, Miss Caroline Williams. Matilda Wil liams, care of D.T.Williams. Persons calling for the above letters will please state they were advertised. i Pavixo Taxi:--.?Tins payment of taxes to our energetic Treasurer has been less prompt than usual t his year, but the rush upon his office by the tax payers for several days has been about as much as he could stand up to. All this \\< >-k crowds bescigod the doors I ami windows all the morning, and liu Igenii iiround waiting their turns to i reach the 'J'n usurer in order to pay up and 'scape the penalty. Yesterday ; was the last day. ami all who have nut I paid up now will have to pav the pen alty. Masonic Election. -At a regular convocation of Eureka Chapter. N'o. !:<, r. A. M., bei?', Friday evening'. Decem ber in. 1880, the following oilirers ivere elected to serve !hc ensuing Masonic year: J. W. Palrio. M. K. iL !'.: ?!. W. Fairey. E. X.: llcnrv Kulm. E. S.: T. Kuhn' C. of Ii.. r. !'. Brvani. !' s.; W. p.. Them; sou. i;. a. f.; G. Hallongr? ru (i. M. of 3rd Y : F. X. Branson G. M. ol -lid Y.: .1. Jacobson, (i. M. of ist Y.-. !?'. S. Dibble. Secret;.ry: .1. S. All ergotti. Treasurer;.!. L. Ileidtuian.Sentinel. Married and G?xe Mr. Jno. I'liuer ami Miss Viola llydrick were married last Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Maj. T.'ll. Whaley in the presence of a large concourse ol friends ' anil relatives. This young couple starts life auspiciously, and Tin: Times and Democrat, while it regrets that our fc town loses so charming a young lady us I i be bride, wishes them a long and hap- 9 py life. The young couple left for fl their homy about six miles in the I j country shortly alter the marriage. Young man carry your girl to thefl ! Baptist Fair next week.