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SOTJ?T OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Pull Ileport of*the Cases Disposed . Of Last Week. The Court of General Sessions, with ; Jndge C. G. Dantzler, presiding, convened in this city on Monday of hv?t week and in a few days disposed of. all the cases docketed for trial, which numbered twenty. Solicitor Hildebrand and Stenographer Meyers were at their posts, and the machin ery ot the court worked very smoothly and harmoniously. Djriog a part of the term Solicitor Hildebrand had to be in Columbia on account of the meeting of the Legislature, andxwbile he was absent he was ably represented -by Major W. L. Glaze, who kept up the Solicitor's well-known reputation of allowing no guilty man to escape. - Judge Dantzler delivered an able cb?rge to the grand jury, afte/which the court got down to work. The \ -following are the names of the per sons and the disposition made of the charges ^gainst them: Charles Corley was tried and con victed of malicious mischief. It ap peared from the evidence that Corley Wfnt into the meat mirketof Mr. R N. 0*40 or this city with a little cur dog when he was told to keep out, as the bull dog in the market would jump on his measlev cur and chew him up. As corley entered the market the bull dog, as predicted, jumped on the cur and was proceeding to make mince meat of the tice when Corley picked up something and bjat the bull dog to^death. Corley will serve the county ,on'the chain gang for several months. Dick Chavis, James Chavis* and Gus Chavis were tried and convicted of stealing cotton at or near Neecesln the Fork, the charge being petit larceny. They Were each sentenced to thirty days on the chain gang aud pay a fine of $35. \ John Salley, the notorious negro outlaw, who shot and dangerously wounded the town marshal of the town of Woodford about two years - ago, and a full account of whose cap ture was published in The Times and Democrat several weeks ago, was tried and convicted of assault and battery with attempt to kill, and was sentenc ed to four years on the chain gang. James Hartley was tried and con victed of nousebereaking and larceny and was given three years on the chain gang. John It. Hampton was tried and acquitted of malicious mischief. John Jamison was tried and found guilty of carrying an unlawful weapon, for which he will pay a tine of fifteen dollars or serve fifteen days on the chain gang. < Willie Mims was tried and convict ed of carrying an .unlawful weapon and assault and battery. As Mims had jumped his bail bond and left for parts unknown the jury left a sealed verdict to await his return. Elliott Barton was tried for murder. He was acquitted by order of the court, the killing being accidental according to the testimony and the verdict of the.coroner's jury. The accused was a lad aud the shooting "was djue a few miles from this city. Job Huut, who was tried for mur der, was acquitted by order of the court. From the testimony it was shown that. Hunt did not intend to kill his victim, and that the killing was entirely accidental. It seems to have been a case of ? fool and a sup ? posed unloaded gun. Hunt and his victim were both buys. Vastine Chavis, a white man plead ed guilty to the charge of larceny of live stock. It seems tnat Chavis, not having a cow of his own to sell, took cne of Mr. Sol; Gortman's and drove . is-to this city and sold it to a butcher and pocketed the money. Chavis was sentenced to serve two years on the : - chain gang an1 pay a tine of one dol lar. Chavis is from the Knotts Mill section ot the county. Hane Moore, a very old darkey, was tried and convicted of obtaining goods I under false pretenses. It appeared that in order tolfeta mule from the Messrs. Bryant Brothers of this city Moore mortgiged several things that he did not own. Among them was a one-horse wagon. On the trial a friend of Moore's by the name of Harper swore that a two horse wagon then on the public square was the wagon Moore had mortgaged. This wagon belonged to Hirper but he swore it was Moore's in the hope that the jury Would acquit him. Immediately upon the conclusion of the case the wagon was taken under the Bryant mortgage, and when Harper objected -he was reminded that he had just testified that ttie wagon was Moore's and the one named in the mortgage. This was a poser and Harper said noj more, hut he was certainly convinced j that he was a too swift witness for i his friend. Moore was sentenced to two years in the county jail and pay J a tine of fifty dollars, and Harper! swore away his two horse wagon. JeCr Donaldson was tried and con- j victed of carrying an unlawful gun. | He was given titteen days on the chain i gant or pay a tine of tifteen dollars, j Elijah General was tried and con victed of house breaking and larceny | and sentenced one year to a reform institution. The prisoner is only! twelve years old. Sometime ago he I secreted himself in the store of Messrs. j Banks & Wimberly at St. Matthews and when the store was closed for the j night became out from his hiding: place and proceeded to help himself' aod then escaped from the store. Mack Summers wit:' tried and con victed of assault and battery. He was sentenced to four months on the I chain gang. Frank Wright, tried and convicted of assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons, was given twenty days ou the chain gang or pay a line of twentv dollars. Sara Sanders, who plead guilty to housebreaking aud larceny, got the limit, which was one year on the chain gang. It seems that sometime ago Sam broke into the house of Sec tion Master Hunt of the Atlantic Co;ust Line Railroad at Cordova and helped himself to such things as he fancied. When he came out of the house Sara was caught by a ferocious dog owned by Mr. Hunt and held un til he was taken in charge and sent to jail. The dog, which was a fierce one, "chawed" up Sam right considerable, j according to his tale. Sam will find serving the county on the chain gang j I more pleasant than being "obawed" up by a dog. Pinckuey Bostick, tried and 'con victed of obtaining property under false pretenses, was sentenced to two months on the chain pang or pay a hoe of fifty dollars. Bostick's offence consisted in his getting an animal from Messrs. McCants & and Stroman by false representations. William Haider, woo claims to he seventy-five years of age, was tried and convicted of assault with intent to ravish a twelve year old colored girl near Elloree some months ago. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. It is said that.Haigler was taken out and whipped about rive years ago for assaulting a colored wo man. Shadral;^, Brunson was tr>ed and convicted of larceny from the field and was given six m?oths on the chain gang. Brunson stole his corn from Mr. J. A. Zeigler, of this city. Sarah Ann'Graralihg was tried and convicted of an assault and battery of a high and aggravated character. Sarah i Ann jumped her bond and the jury re : turned a sealed, verdict, which she j will not be anxious to have opened. Ttwi term of court was brought r-o * j close Tnursday afternoon, a number of j cases having to be carried over because i of the absence of several prominent members of the Bar, who are repre senting the county in the Legislature. Judge ? Dantzler ruled that all cases in which they were interested would be continued if desired, as t heir duties in'Columbia were of a public nature and required their attenaance. The special feature of the term has been the initial appearance of Judge : Dantzler In this,'his own circuit, and I in bis own home, altough he has been for two years on the bench. Judge' Dantzler practiced at this Bar for j many years. As a Judge he is courte-! ous and just, but fearless, and his friends here have felt a peculiar pride in having this able and distinguished son of bid Orangeburg exercise the : functions of his high office at home, j Daughters of the Coufederacy "j Id consequence of the unsettled j weather the last regular meeting of j the Paul McMicheal Chapter, U. D. I C.j was suspended and a special meet- j Ing was called at the home of Mrs R. H. Jennings last Thursday morning. The new officers assumed their places. Mrs. E. R. Paulling gave in detail the literary programme of the recent Convention in Camden. The power of her paper, together with the fact that Mrs Paulling had added so effect ually in making that literary pro gramme a success, brought hearty ap plause from her fellow workers. The advisability of uniting with the clubs in forming a city federation was left open until higher officials could be! consulted. Other business for che! good of the chapter and the creditable entertaining of the Convention this,' year was cheerfully discussed. The chapter has heretofore been conducted ! without by-laws, but the necessity for such having been shown the fol lowing committee was appointed to j submit by-laws for the consideration Of the chapter: Mrs Elizabeth Her bert, chairman; Mrs Mortiraore Glov er, Mrs A-. C. Ligon, Mrs Greer Alhfr gotti, Mrs Henry Kohn and Mrs1 Lydia Sa I ley. A Beautiful Hume Wedding. At Mrs. E. K. Cieekiey's. residence near Cope, the relatives and friends of the family assembled, on Tuesday, 12th instant, to witness the union of Miss Delle Jennings, her youngest daughter, and Mr. David Latlite, a prosperous young merchant of Nor way. At high noon the strains of Meudelsshon's wedding, march floated through the rooms, when Mr. Jen ?logs Cleckley, the brides brother, and Miss Kate Latlite, the groom's sister, marched into the artistically decorated parlor followed by the bride and groom. Rev. J. A. Clifton, D. D., then stepped forward and pro nounced the solemn words which made the happy young couple husband and wife. After the usual congratulations, a sumptuous dinner was served. The many handsome presents received testified to the popularity and high j esteem of Mr. Latlite a?d his charm- j ing young bride among their friends.! The bride and groom departed dur-j ing the afternoon for their home In ; Norway, where the best wishes of < relatives and friends follow them fori a life full of happiness and prosperity, i The Colonial Club. Mrs II. C. Wannamaker, was the popular hostess of the Colonial Club last Faiday afternoon. Her home is!; eminently suited for so elaborate an affair as-she offered to her numerous friends on that occasion. Whist \vasj played for several nours. after which a salad course was served. The score was kept on tiny calendar cards with t'ne benediction inscribed, "A Happy New Year." The first prize was won { by Mrs. IL C. Wannamaker, the con-!] solation was presented to Miss \ Pauline Islar and Mrs. M. G. Salley was the fortunate winner of the booby. '; Those present were: Mrs Elliot j; Glover, Mrs L. W. (Hover, Mrs Fred; Wannamaker, Mrs Hayne Wanna- j maker, Mrs. R. II. Jennings. Mrs j W. K. Sease, Mrs. W. V. Izlar, Mrs ? T. C. Doyle, Mrs M. G. Salley, Mrs: E. N. Scoville, Mrs. L S. Wolfe, Mrs , I. Mordecai, Mrs A. C. Dukes, Mrs Norman Hull, Mi's Louis Gilzer, Mrs ; T. A. Jeffords, Mrs John Cart. Mrs George Seignious, Mrs. J. A Berry,!, Mrs. A. C. Llgonv Misses Kate Bull, L Goldstroth, Dell Pike, Mamie Felder. ;' Mazie Slater and PaulL.e Izlar. , A Noble WoitK. ?A special com-' mittee from the Moultrie Chapter. D. ! A. lt., composed of the following,; ladies. Mrs A. C. Ligon, Mrs .Indian Salley. Mrs. L. S. Wolfed Mrs II. II. Jennings and Mrs John Hull, met with Mayor Doyle and three of the aldermen recently to select the spot alloted to the chapter on the public square. The ladies are bending every energy to immediately plant grass and enclose the spot with granite, and ultimately to rear to the Revolution ary heroes a twin memorial to that which nov consecrates the memory uf the honor-'d Confederate dead. Hano ok Hope.?There were sixty-1 three present last week and we hope j for one hundred next Wednesday af- j ternooo at 4.30. All friends and sym pathizers invited to attend. Mrs. E. S. Herbert. ITEMS m INTEREST j Gathered "from Town and Country j i Condensed for Busy Readers. j j " A pood many of the firemen ruined ; [their clotlies at the recent fires. The second week jurors was not..I J needed, as there was no court this i I week. I jThe cold hangs on, and there don't i j seem to be much prospects of a j change soon. I Mr. b. G. Yon, of Norway, writes US that he read the president's mes-1 sage. Who is next? Tuesday was the birthday of one of, the hest and greatest men this couu,-1 try ever produced, 11 ihert E. Lee. . Mr. Scov'ille has awarded the con tract'to have his block put hack in ( j thorough fix as it was>oefore the tire. ? Major. W. L. Glaze acted as So-, i licitor while Solicitor llddebrand was, ! in attendance on the legislature last ; j week. I A car load.of fine horses and rauie?" ; ! will be received at Reeves & Salley's 'Stables next week. Give them a call if you-want something good. \ . The Court of Common Pleas was1 not called this week on account of the absence of several lawyers who are members of the legislature/ For many years Orangeburg seemed ?to be-almost, exempt from serious 1 tires, but during\the past few months! she has had more than her share. I This is campign year and every voter should keep posted by subscrib- j ing for some good paper. The Times j and Democrat is only one dollar a year. Dr. J. II. Perreyclear, of the firm of Drs. Perreyclear & Sitiey, dentists, will be in Rranchvile on Monday and Tuesday, January 25 and 20, ollice! Mercbant'd Hotel. . During the fire on Friday a negro by the name of Curley went into sev eral houses and helped himself to such things as he fancied. He was arrested and lodged in jail. We are indebted- to Mr. P. W. Barrir/eau, who lives at lorry, Fla., for a box of delicious Oranges, which j reached us during Christmas week. They were very tine, and was greatly enjoyed. "A typographical error is a hard thing to find in the proof," pertinent ly remarks a Kansas exchange, "but in the printed and completed paper it looms up-like a fat lady in a group of i vegetarians." The ladies of the Paul McMichael Chapter, U. D. O, sent a telegram 'if sympathy to the family of Gen Gor don, quickly followed by-another to an Atlanta florist for a handsome! tribute to be sent for his bier. Mr. Henry Yon Oshen wants to thank all who came to his assistance on Friday during the fire. He says' he appreciates very highly the kind J words and deeds of his many friends j and neighbors who helped him in his; hour of extremity. Mr. W. H*. Dukes,' requests us to j return his thanks to all those who assisted in removing his stock of goods on last Friday during the lire. I Had it not been for the willing hands j of both white and colored his loss[ would have been much heavier than 1 it is. Mr. Joe Way, who was in charge of Mr. Roessler's ice house here last j summer, died at the residence of his; sister near St. Matthews last week , from consumption. He was an ex-' cellent young man, and had many friends here who will regret to hear j of his death. Mr. Daniel R. Butler, died at his| home in this citv on last Thursday I morning in the thirty-fifth year off his age. He was employed in the i Orange Mills for a number of years, j and was an efficient mill man. He i leaves a wife and three children to 1 mourn his death. Mr. Henry Von Oshen, whose shop! was badly damaged by Friday's tire, i is ready for business at the old stand, where he will be pleased to see hisj: friends and customers who may be in need of anything in his line. This!1 would he a good tin " for any who may ! i owe Mr. VonOshc :ything to payli up. ' l Mr. J. C. Bike and family feel grateful for the many acts of kindness: shown them during and since the fire , which came very near destroying their; ( handsome residence on last Saturday,1. and they request us to return their j, thanks t > all, including the gallant' firemen, for their kindness in saving; their home and in other ways. Death of Mr. J. It Drake. The Charleston Post says: "Mr. Jos.' B. Drake died in New York Wednes-1 day morning. He had been in bad health for some time, and recently he ' 1 went to New York for treatment.; Mr. Drake was for a number of years 11 associated with his brother in the: shoe business of M. Drake & Son. ne j was also one of the organizers of the wholesale shoe house of Drake-Innis-!! Green Company. For the past few' years and up to.the time of his drath he was connected with a life Insurance j company." Mr. Drake was engaged in ? business in this city for several years, |< and during his residence here made many friends, who will regret to learn : of his death. He was a high-toned ? gentleman, and was held in high es-; teem by those who knew him. He. died in the prime of life, which makes !, his death peculiarly sad. When we last saw him, a few months ago, we little thought that we would never again look into his open, manly face j Hgain in the flesh, but so it has prov-1 ed, and we now in common with his many friends mourn his death. A Sudden Death.?On last Mon day while transacting some business in the Auditors otlice in the Court liouse Mr. Sol. Gortman, a farmer from the North section of the county,' died quite suddenly from heart failure. Only a I minutes elapsed from the time i . : taken sick to his death. Xr. (i man was about fifty years of age, and was well thought of by all who knew him. He leaves a family. His wife was in the j city when h-- was stricken down, but she was not with him when he died.! The remains v.ere taken to Mr. Gort man's home for interment. Abunt half-past two o'clock on last Friday afternoon the stable of Messrs. Fairev Rrothers, on Sr. John street, was found to be on tire. The tire department responded promptly to the call, but when it arrived the fire had made considerable headway, owing to the combustible character of the cuutents of the upper part of the j stable building. The tire soon com municated to the buddings on the1 west aud east n'oVr of the stable, oc-1 cupied bv Mr. H. VonOsbeo as a car riage shop and Mr. VV. H. Dukes, as' an undertaker, ie-p'ctively, and to a small house in the rear occupied by a colored family as a dwelling. When they leached the scene the firemen saw that the stable was doomed, and directed their efforts to the neighbor ing buildings so as to prevent a spread of the tire. For a time things looked Mpially, as the firemen were much hampered in tueir work for the want of pressure on the water mains, and it was at least fifteen minutes before good, serviceable streams of water eould be gotten on the tire. When the pressure came the tiremen soon had the, tire urtder control, stopping it on the west in\he two story frame carriage house of Mr. Henry Von Osben, on the east iD the one story, frame house of Mr. 'W. II. Dukes' undertaking establishment, and on the South in a small frame house oc cupied by\a colored family. Mr. | -Dukes' building was very nearly burnt down, tiie upper portion of Mr.1 VouOdien's buildiug was destroyed and only the chimney of the smali j dwelling to the south was left. The! tiremeu, as usual, did tine work and ; are entiled to the thauks of the com munity for their noble work in saving the property of the citizens. Had the fire not been stopped wnere it was there is no telling, what damage It] toight have done. Messrs. Fairey Brother lost about 83,500 and had insurance for $G00. Mr. W. U. Dukes1 littst?3.060 and had 31,600 Insurance. Mr. VonOshen lust 8000 and had $250 insurance. another fi he. j On Saturday afternoon about half-1 past two o'clock the handsome resi-1 deuce of Mr. J. C. Pike on Itusxell | street was discovered to be on tire, j An alarm was sent in and when the i fire department arrived the roof of,' the back part of the house was smoak-1 ing from one end to the other, indicat-1 ing that fire was burning all under it. i Occasionally the tiames made their ap- j pearance, but they were speedily ex-1 tinguished and the fire subdued. Asj usual the tire department did its work well and to the satisfaction of all. The damage is estimated at $2,500 with 81,000 insurance. still another kike. On Tuesday morning the roof of Mr. W'ileock's store on Russell .street" was discovered to be on tire. The tire department responded promptly and in a very short time the tire was com pletely extinguished. The damage to the building war. very flight. It does! not take long for our gallant firemen to subdue a lire after they reach the' scene. In addition to the (Ires mentioned I abuve there was a small one at the jail j on Monday, which was put out before any alarm was sounded by Mr. S. A. Dukes, the jailor. It caught from the furnace. - A Home Wedding. There was a pretty home wedding : at the residence of Mr. Nathan B. Stoudenmire on last Sunday atternoon at 3 o'clock. The contracting parties were Mr. Alexander O'Cain of Geor gia, and' Miss Gertrude Stoudenmire, daughter < f Mr. Nathan B. Stoulen-; mire. Mr. -O'Cain was formerly o'f Lids county and is well and favorably . known here. He now has a govern ment position in Georgia. Miss Stoudenmire is &1 known by many in Orangeburg. She was for several years a popular clerk in Mr. Theodore Kohn's store, where her pleasant face and genial manner won for her many friends. After the hippy couple were pronounced one by Rev. J. I'. Miller, they drove to the Southern de-; pot in Orangebug, where they took the train for Atlanta, where they will | spend a few days, after which they wiil go to Lytle, Ga., where Mr. O'Cain has a good position. The good wishes of their many friends ac company this couple to their new home. Promenade Concert. The promenade concert given by the Orangeburg Orchestra last Thurs day night was very much enjoyed.( The U. D. C. served oysters. The] programme rendered was: PA LIT I. Overture, "Poet and Peasant," F. Yon Suppe. "A Bunch of Violets," C. W. Bcwnel. "Emanlta Waltzes," Geo. Rosey. Selections, "Prince of Pilsen," (Jus Luders. "Grand Concert Polka,"cornet solo, D. L. Bond, Mr. L. Bennet. "The Forge in the Forest," Theo. Michaelis. "Hands Across the sea," march, Sousa. ? PART II. "Medley Overture,*.). W. Chatta way. "Warbler's Farewell," Theu M. Tobani. "Symposia Waltz," T. Rendix. Selection, "Silver Slipper," L. Stuart. "Anona," Vivian Grey. "Grand American Fantasia," Hen dix. "Waldraore March," F. II. Lasey. List of Letters. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the nostollice at Orangeburg. S C. for the week ending Jan. is, 1904: Miss Elouhc Aiken, Miss Etheb Ihown. Miss Emma Ho.iiet, Miss Amanda Hod rick, Rev. E. W. Dick, Lawrence Evans, Henry Govan, .lohn Green, Miss Georgia Garner, Eddie Johnson, Eugenia Johnson. Miss An nie Jennings, Joe Jenkins, Miss Annie James, Isaah James, i'inic Ilarley, Miss S. M. Murphy, Mrs. C. E. Mar Lin. Miss Queny Pou, Miss Chareen' Robinson (2,1 Miss Willie May Kussel, Miss Anna Shuler, Claiman Tomas, Mrs. R. F. Till, Miss Fannie Wright,! Handud Williams, Willie Williamson, j Lern Williams, Arthur Walton, Mack ' Zeigler. Persons calling for the above letters will say they are advertised. A. D. Webster, postmaster. THE CITY COtTNCIL. ProceedingsofLast Regular Monthly Meet'iic. Council Chamber, Orangeburg, S. C, Jan. 8, 1904. Proceedings of the regular meeting of City Council field this day. Pres et lion Thomas C. Doyle, Mayor, and Aldermen Lathrop, Jennings, Salley, and Dukes. Absent Aldermen Hydrick and Riley. The report of the treasurer and also the secretary of the commissoners of public works for the- month of Decem ber. 1903, were read and referred to the finance committee and ordered published. A circular letter from the chamber of commerce of Columbia, was read and received as information. The communication from F. II. Hyatt president of the Good Roads Association of the State, calling at tention to the meeting of the associa tion to be held at Columbia January 19, 1904, and asking that the City be represented at the convention, was read and on motion Alderman Salley was appointed to attend in behalf of the City as a delegate. The mayor brought to the attention of council tin: necessity of certain im provements and changes to the guard house, and it was on motion ordered that the matter be referred to the committee on City property with power to act. The li remasters were present and called the attention of council to the unsafe condition of a number of pub lic buildings in the city for the lack of fire' escape and suficient facility for the exit of occupants: and it was re ferred to the City attorney to prepare an ordinance covering the detective points mentioned and for the future construction of buildings in the City. It was ordered that the tiremasters be authorized to expend $35.00 for supplies for the department as they may see fit. The committee on streets and rail roads reported the execution of deeds to the city by R. F. Way and J. W. H. Dukes, for lands on Glover street and Sellers' avenue, for the extension of Branch street, for the sums of $'150.00 and 8150.00, respectively, and work on the extension had been be gun. The action was approved. The chief of police made the follow ing report for the month of December, 19p.'i: Arrests made 71: tines and for feitures gaid to city treasurer $228.00; days in guardhouse 105; days' labor on public works 100: and that he had made night inspections of the police force December 13. 14, 19. 21, 24, 26, and 28th. The minutes were approved and council adjourned. L. H. Wannamaker. City Clerk and Treasurer. Ollicc of'City Clerk and Treasurer, Orangeburg. S. C, Jan. 1, 1904. To the City Council. Gentlemen: I respectfully submit the following report of the financial transacl ions of mv ollice for the month of December, 1003: Ilalance on hand last report, December 1. 0,56" 25 Deceived during the month 9(54 98 ' Total.,.$10,532 23 Disbursed during t he month.. ''5.029 08 Balance.$ 0,903 15 Bai. held as secretary to dale 2,7(10 47 Total cash in T'vas. to dat e 9,063 (12 SOURCES OF ItKCEIlTS. (General taxes and penalties $ 10353 Fines and forfeitu.es. 228 00 Licenses. 2(5 00 Dispensary and beer profits for November. . 007 45 Total as above. $ 9(54 98 DISBURSEMENTS. Acct. Street Department. $ 917 74 Police Department. 500 52 Executive Department. 204 33 Water and light (fuel)... 7.'55 02 City Property. t; (iii Refund city taxes. 7 01 Fire Department. * 00 Health Department. 17(5 54 Special Street, ('ravel, Land, i tC. '572 (5o Special Water and Light, land 400 00 Total as above. :5,U29 08 DETAILED STATEMENT OK DISBURSE MENTS. FN Brunson,supplies. 5 70 Southern Railway Co freight on axle grease. <i() Avers & Williams, oats, ..orn for Nov. acct. 00 75 Averse Williams, lime for "Health Department. 9 ?0 Dr T C Doyle, medical at > lent ion to prisoner. 5 00 A C L It R Co, freight on gravel,.'! cars. 54 00 Mrs A II Smoak, rent cotton yard, No.'. 20 00 J. W. Smoak. pipe tortile room. 0 2(5 J. VV. Smoak supplies for street Dept. for Nov. I 45 So. Bell Tel & Tel Co. ser vice for December. 2 tili A. C. L. R. II. Co, freight on 5 cars gravel. 90 00 W V Cannon, job printing', 500 card envel. for clerk... i so Street pay-roll, week ending December f.. 48 80 W N Ina bine). wood. 5 25 Fairey & Weeks, supplies st. dept.. Oct. and Nov.... 17 85 Postmaster, stamps. 1 00 Southern Ry. Co.. freighi on disenfectants. 174 W A J Net t les. wood. :5 50 Street pay roll, week ending December 12. 51 88 C II Farrison, wood. ? 00 G II Lornelson ,40.40 tons coal 157 5tj American Fire I us. Co.. re fund taxes. 7 ill Sol Kohn, ef al. heirs to T. Kohn, land. 4oo 00 J K Glover, uniforms. 21(5 55 A. C. L. R. Ii. Co.. Height on .?cars gravel. 54 uo c II Cornelson, 14 tons coal 171 tin Wesley Inabinel. wood. 5 25 Street pay rollf week ending December 19. 52 no I K II & I, Co. rent Health 11ispeetor's oiliee to Novl. 24 tin I E 11 & Li to, rent police ollicc to < >ot '.i. 15 00 Postmaster, postals, stamps 1 00 A C L R It Co, freight on grave,, 2eais. 36 00 II Stevens' Sons Co, terra pipe. 524 20 Anton Berg? ose otlice and furniture. 7 50 G II Cornelson. one-half cost coal chute, A C L station 71 ri? P W Cantwell, sanitary tank 20 00 R F Way, land. Branch st. extension. i'?ooo Street pay roll, week ending December 26th. 52 60 A C L R R (.Jo, freight on T C pipe and gravel. 51 64 G H Corneison, 85.00 tns coal 333 84 J T Parks, advertising con tract to Dec. 31 . 25 00 Fi DeMars, Asst. to Clerk & Treas., salary for Dec. 50 00 J H Murphey, wood. 2 62 J S Mackay, attention to tire alarm system, December. 8 00 J B Kelley, Health Inspec tor, salary for December 50 00 J B Ethridge, street over seer salary for December. 40 00 D II Horger, street engineer salary for December. 37 34 Southern Ry Co, freight on engine parts. 2 98 Dr. Thos C. Doyle, Mayor, salary for December. 30 00 F. D'Mars, Dieting acct for December. 51 25 salaries of police for december. A. Fischer, Chief Police sal ary for December. 60 00 S J Bozard. 47 00 W L Douglas. 25 50 .1 II Albrecht. 49 20 C M Dukes. 45 00 WII Edwins.;. 45 00 E C Fairey, special. 22 01 S A Dukes, special. 6(1 L II Wannamaker, Clerk & Treas., salary for Dec. 75 00 L II Wannamaker, Sec. Bd. Health, salary for Dec. 10 00 Total in -Vouchers Nos. 1 to 55 inclusive. 3,629 0J! Respectfully submitted, L. II. Wannamaker, City Clerk and Treasurer. Office Secretary Commissioners Public Works, Ora geburg. S. C, Januar" 1,1904. To the City Connc'I at d Commission ers of Public Works. Gentlemen: I respectfully submit this report of receipts and disburse ments of my office as Secretary for the montli of December, 1903. Bs'l on hand last report.$2.756 90 Received during the month.. 63183 Total.$3,388 73 Disbursed duringthe month.. 628 26 Balance this date.82,760 47 sources of receipts. Water rents. $ 17 85 Current rents. 376 17 Materials . 237 M Total. $631 83 detailed disbursements. F. N. Brunson, supplies for Nov. 2 20 A. C. L. R. R. Co., freight on materials. 1 26 Southern Railway Co, freight on oils. 1 32 A C L Ry Co, freight on sup plies. 310 J W Smoak. supplies. 8 30 Von Oshen & Weeks, repairs at poor house. 4 45 A C L Ry Co, freight on wire 11 45 Southern Railway Co, freight on materials. 87 So. Ex. Co., charge on supplies 35 Southern Railway Company excess freight on boiler. 8 72 Southern Railway Company excess freight on valves. 29 I Southern Railway Company excess freight on materials 29 : flart & liegeman switches etc 26 62 Dickey-Sutton Carbon Com pany, 5.000 carbons. 40 05 So Ry Co, freiglit on materials and supplies. 3 35 The Standard Oil Company, I oils.... 38 76 Gen. Electric Co.. materials* j and supplies. 38 57 Walker, Evans Si Cogswell Co, cash hook for assistant.. 4 75 J W II Dukes, placing boiler 30 00 A C L Ry Co, freight on wire 95 A If red P. Moore, materials... 34 54 Western Electric Company materials. 4-7 60 Lombard I. Works, arches &c 32 73 Hailey-Lebby Co, valves. 3 80 Frost Cro.>s Arm & L Co, arms It? <>2 So Ry Co., freight on supplies 3 04 A C L Ry Co, freight on sup plies and heater. 4J6(i; A C L Ry Co, freight on sup plies. 1 07 Power House pay roll for Dec 223 00 Secretary, petty cash paid out 1 15 total in vouchers Nos. 1 to30 inclusive. 062826 Respectfully submitted, L. II. Wannamaker, Secretarv. I Special Meeting City of Council. Council Chamber, Otangeburg, S. C, Dec. II, 1903. Proceedings of a special meeting of City Council held this day. Present Hon. Thomas C. Doyle, Mayor, and Aldermen Lathrop, Dukes, and Salley Absent Aldermen Hydrick Jennings, and Hi ley. The mayor stated the object of the meeting to be to hear the report of the committee on streets and railroads I as to the practicability of extending; ! Branch street from Sellers' Avenue to ? Glover street. I The chairman, alderman Dukes, re j ported that the committee has looked j carefully into the matter and found that in order to make the extension j desired it was necessary to obtain land I from Mr. R. F. Way on Glover street land from Mr. J. W. II. Dukes on Sellers avenue, and that the com-1 I mittee had seen these gentlemen who 1 would sell to the City the land needed : for a street fifty feet wide. After; a full consideration of the matter it was on motion ordered that the com- i mittee on streets and railroads bei at once authorized and directed to proceed to open the extension of Branch street from Sellers' avenae to Glover street as indicated in there port of the committee provided the j cost of the rights-of-way did not ex-1 ceed five hundred dollars. The mayor stated that it would be! necessary to contruct new crossings at; various points on Russell st reet and suggested the purchasing of vitrified brick for the purpose. Whereupon it was on motion ordered that the com mittee on streets and railroads be: autlforized and directed to order 8,000 vitrified brick from the Georgia Vitritied Brick and (May company ol Augusta. Ga., at a cost of :-;]7.per luoo f. o. b. Orangeburg. The minutes were approved and council adjourned. I.. II. Wannamakku. Clerk and Treasurer. A Prediction.-?The orangeburg correspondent of the News and Cou- j rier says: "Ten years ago the major ity ?f the members of the General Assembly from Orangobiirg were farmers, and a lawyer stood almost no chance of election even if he could muster up enough nerve to announce i his candidacy. Now four of the six of the Orangeburg delegation are law yers, and they will every one be re-1 elected in a walk-over, unless they de- j cline to stand for re-election. EXTNQ BY A MOB. Tbe Horribly Mutilated Body Found Lashed to a Tree. At a late hour Friday night The State's correspondent at Georges tele phoned an account of a lynching near Reevesville in Dorchester county. Tbje name of the victim is General Lee. a negro or bad reputation, who had a foot of the same measurement of a track found in the yard tf Mrs. A. P. Wimberly. Mrs. Wimberly is a widow living alone with several small children in a little house with a store in tbe front at Reevesville. Between 7 and 8 o'clock Tuesday night ip response to repeated loud knocking and other noises she opened the side door and saw some one running away, apparent ly a negro. A pair of brass knucks was found on the porch. Wednesday a delegation from Reevesville went to Georges, five miles away, and swore out a warrant before Magistrate T. H. Abbott for General Lee, a negro about 30 years old, who had been living several years at Reevesville. The magistrate's constable, R. ?. Mima, who is aiso chief of police of Georges, left for Reevesville at 6 o'clock Wednesday night and put Lee under arrest. Constable Mims started with his prisoner for Georges at midnight? He says that when he had gone about a mile from Reevesville a mob of fully 50 men surrounded his buggy and over powered him and took the prisoner. The last he saw of the mob it bad left tbe road and was making for some woods nearby. Thursday a search was made in the woods by citizens of both Georges and Reevesville, but no 'trace of the negro could be found. Friday Lee's muti lated body was found lashed to a tree about 100 yards from the point in the road where Constable Mime says he was overpowered. It was reported to the correspon dent that the condition of the body indicated that the mob, after tying tbe victim, retreated some distance before firing, thus sprinkling the body with small shot; the mob, it appears, then advanced to within a few feet and discharged their shotguns into the dying man's face and body. The usual inquest was held last night, and the usual verdict rendered ?that General Lee came to his death from gunshot wounds inflicted by per sons unknown. Mrs. Wimberly not only did not see the mau who was ar rested, but never intimated that she thought the man she saw running out of her yard was Lee. She knew Lee Get Ready To Laugh. The Knowles, America's famous hypnotists, will open a Three night engagement at the opera bouse on Monday next. Ladies will be admitted free the opening night under usual circumstances. The Austin, Tex., Daily States man has the following to say of The Knowles performance: "If you want to laugh and laugh heartily, you will not miss seeing The'Knowles, who are at the opera house for a week. Crowd ed houses have greeted this company every night and every one has gone away pleased. Last night there were more than half a dozen well known young men who volunteered for sub jects, and some of them proved ex ceptionally good. The feats they were made to perform were highly amus ing, and at times the audience was so excited that they were all on their feet watching the pranks of some of the subjects. Both Mr. and Mrs. Knowles are clever artists; and the show is as it is advertised?a show full of fun from beginning to end." Mr. Elmer E. Knowles will make his wonderful test in meDtal tele pathy. The Blind-fold Drive, Monday afternoon. Start will be made from the Academy of Music promptly at 3 o'clock. Prices during The Knowles' engagement will be 25, 35 and 50cts. and one lady will be admitted free with each ticket purchased before ti p. m. Monday to Monday night's per formance. RowcNville Dots. Our town looks quite blank without a depot. We hope soon to have a much larger and better one. Mr. Dukes, our genial agent, now uses two freight boxes for a depot. Miss Sudie Aycock is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. W. Peurifoy. Mr. Marvin Boonc and his excellent family moved to Orangeburg last week. We are sorry to see them leave us. There will he a debate at the Grad ed School next Friday. The following is the subject with the debaters on each side: Resolved, That Travel Affords a I letter Ma* ns of Education than Books. Negative?Misses Cor nelia Barton. Annie Simmons, Marie Dukes, Tressa Stokes, Floriede Dukes and Johnnie Simmons. Death ok a Bright Lad.?It is with unfeigned regret we announce the death of Kdward, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Whetsell, of the Fork. He was a bright young lad and was a member or the ninth grade in the Orangeburg Graded School. His death, which was caused by an at tack of pneumonia, cast a gloom over the whole .school, and he will be great ly missed by the boys and girls of tbe institution. He was about fifteen years old. To his grief stiicken par ents the sympathy of the entire school, trustees, teachers and pupils, Is ex tended. Fire at Cordova.?On Monday night quite a destructive lire visited the town of Cordova. It destroyed the wheelwright and blacksmith shops, as well as the storage rooms of Mr. Oiio Mnoak. The bJiidings des troyed were two large two story houses. Mr. Smoak's lost was very heavy with only S??O insurance. This is quite a heavy blow, but Mr. Smoak is quite a young man of ehegery and push and he will soon be on his feet again. Mother's Meeting.?The January Mother's meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs. Wm. L. Glaze at 4.30 Friday afternoon, January 22nd. All Sunday school and day school teachers are requested to attend these meetings, as they are held in the in terest of the young. "How to train the children" Is the key-note of tbi3 work. Come and let us learn from each other.