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THE BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB. The Members Gave a Reception to Their Wives and Sweethearts. The Orangeburg correspondent of the News and Courier says the widely . discussed "Business Men's Club" re ception realized the highest anticipa tions. Last Friday night there was a gay assembly of representative men and women at the hall of the well equipped club rooms. The doors were opened by fairy hands in the persons of little Misses Mignon Lowman and Winfred Doyle, attended by Master Wilmot Parlor as Cupid. Upon en tering the reception room attention was quickly arrested by the clear and inspiring words: "Welcome, wives and sweethearts." It was a veritable valentine affair and "Cupid's bower" knew no care that night. In the two front rooms were arranged twelve tables, where whist was enjoyed for an hour or more. During the game Cupid passed dates to the gentlemen in one of which was a penny. With light step the fairy dispensed the same to the ladies. The lucky dates fell into the hands 'Of Dr. T. C. Doyle and Mrs. E. N. Scoville, who received a comic and useful valentine respectively. ..The fairies punched the games on dainty heart-shaped valentines. At the calling of the game it was found that their gracious favor had fallen upon Mrs. Hazard Reeves and Mr. Shannon Lining. Mrs. Fletcher Fairy and Mr. Julius Ahrens received the booby prizes. The consolation prize was won by Mrs. T. C. Doyle. That the prizes were valuable goes without saying, for men do nothing by halves. ? The decorations were in thorough keeping with the conception of the entertainment. The fastoons of red ribbons and hearts were offset by trail ing vines of smilax and numerous red candles. At 11 o'clock the doors to the din ing room were opener]. From chande liers to the walls of the large room were draped in reo ribbons to which were attached hearts of every con ceivablesize. Amidst a shower of red ribbon ic the centre of the table hung Cupid. Conspicuous at each end of the table were two large hearts pierced with arrows. Double hearts were pined tc the walls as curtains. The white table drapery was festooned witb hearts strung on re1 ribbon. Red (low ers filled numerous vases on the table and banks of the same lay on the red covered mantel. The oyster cocktails rested upon heart-shaped devices, salad was served in the same, hearts appeared on the doilies, and the happy hearts of the guests shone brightly ic their faces. The favors were silver spoons, bear ing in the gold bowls the inscription "B. M. C. 1904." Too much cannot be said in praise of the various committee, whose in defatigable work made this entertain ment so eminent a success. On the refreshment committee were: Mesdames T. C. Doyle, E. R, Paulling, R. 11. Jennings, E. N Scoville, F. N. Brunson, J. H. Perry clear, W.F. Fairev, Dr T. C. Doyle and Mr. 0. B. Bosioger. On invitations were Mr. Sol Kohr and Mr. H. C. Wannamaker. On decoration were Misses Estelle Fairey, Kay Slater. Carrie Roessler, Mazie Slater, Messrs Shannon Lin ing and John W. Fairey, Jr. The reception committee were Messrs otto Spahr, \V. G Smith, John Cart and Dr. J. M. Oliver. Those present were: Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Brunson. Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Ros senger, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Scoville. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Paulling, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Fairey, Mr. and Mrs. Hazard Beeves. Mr. and Mrs. John Cart, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ahrens, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dukes. Col. and Mrs. W. G. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Jl. C. Wanna maker. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ligon. Mrs. Fred Wannamaker, Mrs. Westberry, Misses Mazie Slater. Bay Slater. LiJah Gold smith, izi Thomas. Mamie Felder, Mollte Roberts, Kstell Fairey. Annie Martin, Messrs John Fairey, Clilford Slater, Shannon 'Lining, John stro man. M. J. Benick, of Charleston: II. O. Dawson, !>r. D. .!. Ilydrick, Otto Spahr and Thomas Brantley. a Di:l,iuiiTrTi. Little Pauty. a delightfully intormal card party was given by Miss Delie Cannon Thurdav evening complimentary to Miss Annie Gilherson of Laurens. The artistic decorations were of white japrmicas and handsome potted plants. There were four tablw* oi" pi?^csaIvu ??hi.M. and after the game a most tempting ivn.ist was pa:i:?ken of. Tlio.se in vited lo meet Miss Gilherson were: Mi^s May Thompson, Mi-s Maude llouser. Miss Mabel Salley. Miss Olive Livingston, Miss llosa Rich and Miss Kstelle Cannon, Mr. Stead man Yea don. Mr. .1. W. Sandel, Mr. Kiehard McMichael, Mr. James McMichael. Col. Thomas Brantley, Mr. E. Bicken baker, Mr. Julian Culler and Mr. Lewis Link of New York. Tiik Dixie Cue The anniversary of the "Dixie Club" was celebrated last Monday afternoon at the home <.f its president. Mrs. 11. C. Wanna maker. All present were delighted by the gracious hospitality extended. The color .scheme was pink, which was used to great ad vantage. Flinch, pi: and other^games afforded a jolly time for awhile, after which the guests were invited into the dining room, where a tempting repast was attractively served. Those present were: Mesdames II. 0. Wannamaker, Fred Wannamaker, R. H. Jennings, John Cart, L. S. Wolfe, E. N. Scoville, I. W. Mordecai, A. C. Dukes, Norman Bull, W. L. Moseley, John Bull, E. C. Dibble, F. Is*. Brunson: Misses May Biggs, Mazie Slater, Bay Slater and Lilab Goldsmith. Will Hkh* tub Jxrs.?Mr. C. J. Ryan, of tins city, who is now at Live Oak, Fla., writes a letter to this paper, in which he says that Messrs. D. F. Gleason, Ceo. Green, E. D. Simmons and himself will go to .Japan to enlist in the Japanese navy. All of these young men are South Caro linians and have seen service in Uncle Sam's navy. They will visit the city on the Edisto, however, before going across the waters in search of glory. Orangeburg in Good Shape. t The Hon. W. G. Smith, president of the Orangeburg Manufacturing Company, was in Charleston Monday in order to attend the sale of the damaged cotton taken from the Man hattan. When seen by a representa-! tive of The News and Courier at his hotel, just before leaving on the after noon train for his home in the up country, be spoke very interestingly and pleasantly of the business condi tions in his part of the State. Mr. Smith said that while the cot ton crop made in Orangeburg county last year was not as large as usual, that the price received was high, and the farmers in Orangeburg county had therefore made money. The corn crop last year was, he said, very large, and the hay and pea crop the most beautiful known in that section in years. From the present indications there seems to be no doubt that the , cotton acreage will be increased this year Among other things Mr. ' Smith said that many of the farmers are using Peruvian guano, almost to J1 the exclusion of the commercial fer tilizers. The individual farmers are in good financial condition and are ' not complaining. The merchants I did a good fall business last year and are laying in large stocks for the spring trade, which at this time bids ! fair to be excellent, f In speaking of the size of Orange burg county, Mr. Smith said that 1 while it was not generally kaown, that it was a fact that Oraugeburg was the largest county not only in ! South Carolina, but in the United : States, with the possible exception of one county in Pennsylvania. Mr. \ Smith is also president of the Orange ' burg Young Men's Business League, which is doing a great deal for the \ upbuilding and the advertisement of j that progressive and growing little city. _ A Good Meeting. Rev. S. D. Colyer, returned last ? week from Sumtcr, where he assisted Dr. W. M. Taylor in a successful i meeting. Asa result some of the best i citizens of Sumtcr turned from their ? alien life and entered the army of the saved. A church was organized, ijand already they are raising money , j with which to buy a lot on which to ij build, a house in which to worship I and to serve the Lord. Rev. Mr. > Cjlyer preached to a full house Lord's > day night, and many wanted the i j meeting to go on, but as there was another meeting to begin that Lord's ? day and had been so advertized for I six weeks he thought it best to practic i the golden rule, and so closed the , meeting Monday night. He has re ; turned to tiuish preparations for a i meeting to be held in Orangeburg i beginning about the first of April. Dr. James Small, of Columbus, In ? diana, one of the most successful i evangelists of our country, |has been secured to do the preaching in this ! meeting. Mr. Colyer went, to Detroit, ? Michigan, to toe rational uonven ? tion of the Christian Churches for the sole purpose of securing a man : with a head, a heart and a tongue. , Dr. Small, he says, is preminently . the man. The light of heaven is in ? his face and much sunshine is in his 1 soul, and it will not take you long to see that his life is on the alter and in i some of his lofty flights of oratory you almost feel like saying surely his > tongue was trained among the angels, i Mr. Colyer has done his utmost to . bring a true man of God for this great meeting in Orangeburg. He : hopes Orangeburg will show its ap preciation by turning out. in full force to hear this great and good man. A tabernacle will be built for this meet ing and comfortably seated and light ed. _ "The Professor's Luve Story." On Monday night of last week at ' the opera house the clever comedy, j "The Professor's Love Story,'' was presented by 1 he dramatic association, ! which is composed entirely of local talent. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kohn are the directors of the association, jand deserve much credit fur the suc cess they have achieved. The full cast is as follows: Prof. Goodwi'lie, an electrician. Dr. W. 1!. Cowman: i Agnes GoudwiiHe, his sisu r, Miss I Clementine Cummings; Eflie Proctor, his housekeeper, Mrs. K. R. Paul ing: Dr. Yellow-less and Dr. Cusons, I his physicians, Mr. W M. Richardson and Mr. John W. Faircy, .'r., Sir I Gecrge Gilding, member of parlia ment. Dr. A. 0. Doyle: Lady Gilding, his wife, Miss Kstelle Faire-.: the j dowager, Lady Gilding, ids step mother, aged 25, Mrs. F. F. Malpass: Lucy White the professor's secretary, Miss Fl< ssie Willcock: Fete and Wend ers, two farm hands. Mr. L !(. Wan I n;invil'?* Ir -..,rl VI? ) I (' H-.. ..^.., maker. The play was not only a suc cess financially, hut was received with much appreciation, and the associa tion has been asked to repeal it at an early dale for the IJ. 1). C. chapter here. The music for the occasion was i harmingiy rendered by the orchestra hand of t his city._ The Noil I'arell. Mr. o. L. Asscley, of Roston, has arranged to locale at Rossenger's Photo Studio, in Orangeburg, tor a limited space of time to introduce to ; this community the latest in the pho tographic art. These photographs are finished in the new "Everette" and "Platinotype" process, and mounted in the latest style folder. This is assuredly the linest type of of artistic photography. The public is cordially invited to inspect the tin is bed samples at Rossenger's Studio, commencing February 25th. for a , limited time only. Roosevelt Endorsed.?The R> puhlicns of the Seventh congrcssion , al district held their district conven '? tion here Monday and elected dele ' gates to the national Republican con vention, which convenes in Chicago in .June. A. D. Webster and Dr. .!. F. Ensor were elected delegates with M. J. Frederick and Green Jackson as alternates. Resolutions were passed endorsing President Roosevelt and : directing the delegates to support him. Fifty Yea us Old.- The Young America Steam Fire Engine Company {celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on ' Thursday night by a collation at t heir J handsome hall. It was a most enjoy- j able affair, and all who attended came away well pleased. May this gallant body of firemen long survive to fight the tire fiend. 1 ITEMS OF INTEREST Gathered from Town and Country Condensed for Busy Readers. The Times and Democrat has twelve pages this week. Be sure you get it all. The time for making returns of property to the Auditor expired on last Saturday. Bishop Capers will officiate at the Episcopal Church next Tuesday even ing at 8 o'clock. Be sure and send the boys and girls to the ice cream festival at Mrs. Hannah J. Salley's next Thursday afternoon. You can buy county raised winter cabbage seed at Sims' Book Store. They are tine and cost only rive cents per paper. We rgret to say that all the seed I we had for free distribution has been given out. The supply was exhausted last Wednesday. Lenten services are held in the Episcopal Church every Tuesday and Friday at half-past four p. in. Wed nesday evenings at 8 o'clock. Dr. .J. H. Perreyclear, of the firm of Perreyclear & Silley, dentists, will be in Branchville Monday, February 29. Office at Merchant's Hotel. Mr. J. C. Price, of North, is now j with the Edisto Dry Goods Company, J of this city, where he will be glad tc ! have his many friends call on him. Misses Maggie and Joe Bolen, Ol ; Bolen, returned home on Monday j from Berkeley County, where they have been teaching for the past sev ! eral months. A number went from Orangebury ! to hear Bryan speak in Colombia on Friday. They all say they were doub ly paid for their trouble as the speech I was a great one. 11 Mr. J. J. Conyers, of Greenville. I IS. C, was in the city the last few 'days, lie is an excellent gentleman, and we would welcome him back tc ? j Orangeburg as a resident. The Rev. R. E. McAlpinc, a Pres I byterian Missionary at Negoya, Japan, i i will lecture in the Presbyterian church tomorrow (Thursday) evening ] at S o'clock. The public is invited. The time for paying taxes with the i one per cent, penalty attached ex ? pires' on Monday. After that date tc ; I March 15 the penalty will be seven per cent. On March 15 the books ; close. Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Ulmer, ol North, have the sympathy of their frieuds in the death of their little daughter, Gladys Birte, aged five months, who departed from this life on the 17th inst. Bre'r Bray ton goes for Bre'r Caper.* with gloves off. Capers says it is all yarns that Bray ton is spinning, but ! ho mbq gf| in a VCTJ' WCil". tOHS 'j! voice. Capers is getting just about what he deserves. Several people requested us to send them free seed by mail, which we die ! not do, as the government did not i furnish us with any postage stamp.' and we could not afford to pay the , postage out of our pockot. We send out with The Times and i Democrat this week a full reply ol the State House Commission in an i swer to the charge we published last week. It is a loug document, but we : j hope our readers will read it. j Pastor A. B. Watson commenced a protracted meeting in the Methodist I Church at Bowman Sunday night, ' which will continue during the pres ent week. He is held in high esteem by bis members and the community j in general. An ice cream festival will be .held I at Mrs. Hannah J. Salley's residence ; on Ameilia Street on Thursday after [ noon from four to six o'colck. Lee cream and candy will be s"ld to all who attends. The children are speci ally invited. Ladies, let us impress upon you not to miss the embroidery sele at ? Dant/.ler's Eemporiura next Monday. !See his advertisement on page, two of , this week's Times and Democrat. He : invites every lody in the county Lo attend this sale. The Rural Carriers County Associa tion met Monday in this cit\. There was a fair attendance of members, and a collection was taken wo to pay j the expenses nf President Cunning ham. who is in Washington lu -king after the interest of the carriers in their light for better wages. The regular monthly meeting nf the M inline Chapter, i>. A. i:.. will be laid at the home ot the 1,'egelit next Tuesday afternoon, March I, at "j o'clock. Tins will be only a short business session, iiie literary and social feature being dispensed with. New members will please take notice. There will be an entertainment at Bethel School House on Friday even ing. Feb. -ii, beginning at half past j seven. An attractive program has been arranged. Admission 10 and \H cents. Refreshments will he served. Proceeds will he used to furnish the parsonage. Public cordially invited to attend. The school trustees, backed by the merchants and the citizens in and around Briwmans, have decided to : hold anot her "\ ducalional jubilee" tit i the closing of tlie graded school here ?on May Ju. Governor I ley ward and I Stale Superintendent of Education Martin have been invited and ate ex I ectcd to be present and make address ' es. The Mothers' Meeting will be held with Mrs. Win. L. Glaze next Friday j afternoon, Feb. 26th, at 4..'to o'clock. : Od Wednesday afternoon there will be i interesting exercises by the Band of I Mercy connected with the Band of ; Hope. Teaching children kindness to : dumb animals that can not speak for themselves is an important depart ment of this work. Come and hear the readings of the young people. State Evangi?st Albert T. Fitts, of i Christian church spent Mon d;;j ? city. Mr. FittS loft TllCS ts:n ng for Livingston S. C, whert tie will conduct, a protracted meeting. The meeting will be held in the city hall of that place. Mr. Fitts is well known in our city and State and is an able minister of the gospel. We can safely say to all those who anticipate hearing him, that they will be greatly edified. Happenings at Salley. Salley, Feb. 22.?Special: There Ibas been a good deal of grip in the ! community lately, and Dr. Salley has been constantly on the go. From the way the farmers are haul ing fertilizers from here this spring there will be a great deal of tleecy staple planted around here this year. The Misses Milhous of Blackville have returned home after a pleasant visit to their sister Mrs. W. S. Peter son. There have been quite a number of '? fair visitors in the community lately, out none who have been more popu lar, or received more attention than Misses Emma and Carrie Edwards of Cieston who have been visitors of Miss Minnie Cooper for some time past. Miss Cooper is a charming Dostess, and entertained delightfully several times while her friends were with her. These young ladies made many friends here who will always give them a hearty welcome. One of the most pleasant social 'events of the season was the "At j Home'" given by Prof, and Mrs. w. S. ' Peterson on Friday evening a week ;ago. The parlor, hall and dinning ! room were tastily decorated with I ferns, carnations, and other hot house j plants. A number of innoceut games were indulged in, among them a draw ing contest. Each couple was given a piece of drawing paper, at the top of which was written the title of a popular song, with the request that they draw a picture to represent the I title of the song. It was an interest ing contest. Some of the drawings were rich indeed. A prize was given the couple drawing the best picture. This was won by Miss Milhous and Mr. C. II. Salley. Dainty and delight ful refreshments were served during ; I the evening. All went away deolar i ing that they had spent a delightful evening. The Salley High School is enjoying i the most prosperous and successful ! session in its history. The enrollment . i has been unusually large this session and one has only to visit the school to II be impressed with the large amount j of good work that is being done there. Every patron is giving his heartiest (Cooperation, and teachers and schol ars ;dike find the work pleasant. ) Principal Peterson is an experienced i school man, and knows how to bring tbiligs to pass. The faculty of the ! ischool this year has been as follows: j Prof. w. S. Peterson, Mrs. T. A. 1! Sawyer, Misses Maggie Prigden, Mary 1 E. Connor and Mary Salley. It is ru 1 mored here that Prof. Peterson will , resign here at the end of this session, and that lie will be with the Orange burg Collegiate Institute next session. ' If such be the case, the O. C. 1. will ? boom. : Mr Edwin C. Street, of the Alka hest Lyceum Bureau, gave an enter ; tainment here Friday evening. Mr. i Street is certainly a very clever elocti i tionist and his entertainment was f thoroughly enjoyed. He came under '> the auspices of the school. With every entertainment he gives, the I school library is presented with 25 I nice books by the Lyceum that sends 5 him out. j The quarterly conference of the . Methodist church was held here Fri day. It was well attended, and the ii Presiding Elder, Dr. Dargan, preached >; an able and edifying sermon. I "SOMETIMES." ' St. Matthews Literary Society. On Tuesday evening of last week i the St. Matthews Literary Society held its regular meeting in Cain's ' Hall, where the following profitable, as well as entertaining, programme was rendered: Instrumental solo by j Miss Jarecky; criticism of play, "Ju lius Caesar," Dr. L. 1'.. Bates: selec tion from "Julius Casar," Act 111. Scene I. Portia and lirutus, Mr. and ! Mrs. J. a. Merritt; instrumental duct. Misses May McLauchlin and Hertha Wannamaker; recitation from Thomas [Nelson Page's "In < tie Virginia," Miss Halbe Murray: character sketch, "Mark Anthony.'" Dr. T. II. Dreher: current events. Mr. Pou Wannamaker: I instrumental solo, Mrs. J. A. Merritt: critic's report, Miss Lucia Bee Able. Fach number was well rendered and rellected much creidit upon|the enter Itainers. The music by Mrs. Merritt :?"! Misses Jarecky. McLaunchlin and Wannamaker, was carefully selected, an;! executed in a most plcasine, man ner by euch of the gifted performers. The papers read by Drs. Bates and Dreher wert; well written and of a high litcary character. The recita tion by Miss Murray deserves spreial comment.. Miss Murray is talented in elocutionary art and consequently her reading was well rendered. After the literary programme the i riy '.' id .i short of business meet ing in which plans were di.scu.ssed fur the establishment of a circulating library, to be run in connection with the former organization. After sev eral expressions of opinions the mat ler was given into the hands of a com mittee, which will n po;i at the next, meeting. This discussion as to the beginning of a library .serves as addi tional proof that the St. Matthews Literary Society, though only four months ohi. is succeeding admirably and growing in numbers and strength at every meeting. A I '.\: N ?? i I. An Ol DENT. M r. Win. Mount ?Jr.. a young farmer of the Fork, mei with a painful accident on last Wednesday afternoon, while re turning home from this city, .lust how it occurred no one knows. He was driving a two-horse wagon and was alone. About two miles over the ' river he was found lying in the road : unconscious, in a pool of blood, which j (lowed from a terrible wound in the ; head, that was evidently indicted by a kick from one of the horses. Under his arm he still held the bun I dies of merchandise purchased in town. I The wagon in someway had become ! uncoupled and a little further up the ' road the horses dragging the fore-part of the vehicle were stopped. Mr. Mount was given immediate medical attention, but he is still unconscious, 'and there is but slight hope for his !recovery. j The Quitraan Free Press says work j we enjoy doing is exhilarating rather than tiresome. This explains why a delicate woman can walk fourteen miles more or less visltiLg bargain sales when it would tire her to death to do a day's housework. A LODGE OF ELKS Organized in Orangeburg Witha List of Twenty-Eight Members. Wednesday was Elks day in Orange burg and witnessed the installation of a local lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, to he known as Orangeburg lodge No. 837. The Orangeburg correspondent of The State says it had been expected that the Columbia lodge would be present in large uumbers, as that lodge had j been designated to conduct the in I stallation, but twing to the death of I their chaplain, Rev. Churchill Satter lee, they could not be present, and I their pleasant work devolved upon the Sumter lodge, which sent over an enthusiastic crowd. District Deputy E. B. Clark, of Columbia, was present and the work was ,done under his I direction. Orangeburg lodge starts i out with 28 charter members and they j are an exceptionally fine body of men, i comprising some of the most iniluen i tial business men of the town. They ! are: L. H. Wannamaker, Jr., exalted ; ruler; W. G. Smith, esteemed leading I knight; J. M. Oliver, esteemed loyal ; knight: T. F. Brantley, esteemed lec I turing knig?t: W. L. Glover, secre ' tary; H. C. Wannamaker, treasurer: j A. D. Webster, esquire: T. F. Ayers, i tiler: J. P. Doyle, inner guard: E. C. j Slater, organist: J. W. Fairey, Jr., I chaplain; A. L. Dukes, W. M. Rich j ardson and J. A. Berry, trustees, and Henry Kohn, R. H. Jennings, F. N. j Brunson, H. E. Reeves, W. S. Lining, J. W. Stroman, P. M. Smoak, A. C. I Doyle, C. A. Renneker, O. W. Spahr, I Dr. Julian Cullum, Batesburg, Her ! man Brown, Blackville, and T. E. \ Cummings and B. B. Eisterling, , Barnwell. Among the visiting Elks were: H. I A. Spahr, Atlanta, Ga.: John W. I Shields, Bangor, Me.: and J. J. Harby, j.T. C. Iluger, James Copes, S. C. ] Baker, E. A. Bultrnan, P. Moses, Jr., III. Harby, Jr.. L. I. Parrott, J. F. I Glenn, W. G. Moses, I. H. Moses, D. .China and F. C. Manning, of Sumter. ; These gentlemen were given a wel : come on their arrival, were given the , freedom of the Business Men's club, j and were shown as many attentions as j their spare time would permit. The j lodge convened at .'1 o'clock in the af j ternoon and with the exception of a 'short recess were in session until 11 ' p. m. After adjournment the visitors and newly-made Elks repaired to Barton's ; hall, where an elaborate banquet I claimed their attention. The visitors ! had been told they were to be tender j ed a banquet but were not prepared for the scene that greeted them. The 1 decorations of the hall and the serv i ing of the banquet were in the hands I of some of Orangeburg's best known j ladies who form the Dixie club, and they were frequently complimented ' on the result of their labors. They j not only decorated and prepared j everything but were present to serve j the supper and this added much tc ! the enjoyment of the occasion. The I menu was: j Oyster cocktail, queen olives, salted , wafers. Bud weiser beer, deviled crabs, j sandwiches, whole tomatoes, mayon aise dressing, chicken salad, stuired eggs, Saratoga chips, pickles, Orange burg punch a la Elkobm, tutti-fruitti ice cream, assorted cakes, ice tea, j French drip coffee, cigars. At the ' conclusion of the feast Exalted Ruler Wannamaker was called upon and af i ter a few words of felicitation he in i troduced District Deputy Clark, who gave the history of the Elks and ! spoke of the cardinal principals of lhe order. Others were called upon and responded briefly, owing to the lat -ness of the hour. Another enjoyable feature of the banquet was the delightful music fur nished by the Orangeburg orchestra, which called forth frequent applause. Much credit for the organization of the local iorlge belongs to Exulted Ruler L. II. Wannamaker. Jr., who worked hard for as large a charter membership as possible. The Ma sonic hall was used tor the installa tion of the lodge, but it has not ye! i been determined where the lodge will i have, its permanent home. List of Letters. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the post 'jlliceat Orangeburg, S. C, for the week ending Feb. 22. r.K)4: M. A. I'osser, -lake Bookert, Miss Rosy Butler, Gilbert Mutier. Miss Laura Brown. Miss Mary Crum, Miss Wroch Ella Diem. Miss Hat lie Eilis. Brantly Evans, Major Frederick (2,) Sailie Flinches, J. M. Go idson, !vi waid G?rden. L. S. Hook, J. S. Hutto. Miss Jane Jones, Whas Jake. Jerry Johnson, Willie Johnson. MissL morn Johnson, Miss Rhoda Keels. Annie Riser. Mrs. Henrietta Little job n, Miss F. A. Lindsay, Mrs. Mittie Mouse. F. I\ Miller. William M ? Kelvy. W. G. McDowell. Thaddeous Niramons, A. S. Smith. Mrs. Arra Steverson, Miss Viola Simmons, .lohn Turner. If. C. Williams. CS. Xeigler. Persons calling for the above letters will say they are advertised. A. D. Webster. dosI master. Happily Mauhied. On Thursday afternoon a delightful marriag.re mony was performed at the home of Mr. I Hin M. Dant/.ler. about t wo miles from St. Matthews. The high con tracting parties were Mr. D. F. Hull man and Miss Sue. the daughter of Mr. Dant/.ler. The Rev. .1. K. Mahaffey officiated. Mr. Huffman is a leading salesman in the large firm of Ranks X Wimberly. and highly respected in the community. Miss Dant/.ler is an exceedingly attractive young lady and greatly esteemed by her hosts of friends. This couple have the best wishes of the entire community. A Good Man Gone Mr. Thomas E. Dukes, a prominent farmer of the Cattle Creek section, died very sud denly at his home Sunday morning of heart disease. Mr. Dukes was about slxty-elghtyearsof age and was a high toned Christian gentleman. He has long been regarded by bis neighbors as a model farmers and his unexpect ed death will be keenly regretted. He was a gallant defender of the "Lost Cause," serving under Hampton dur ing the war. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and lived an exemplary life. He left several chil dren to mourn his death. Reminiscences of Gen. Gordon. In August, 1805, the writer heard the late Gen. Gordon lecture upon "The Last Days of the Confederacy" at Ocean Grove, IT. J. There were 10,000 people present in the vast au ditorium, many of whom hardly knew whether to he friendly or hostile to the great leader. I shall never forget the opening re marks. After the usual preliminaries of addresing an audience, he said, in an intensely attractive and thrilling way: "My countrymen:" With those words he captured his audience and held it spell-bound for two hours. I may say that of all the impressions the lecturer made, that of intense de votion to the cause for^ which he stood, plus his love for the whole united country, were lasting and deep. In the vast audience were many of the Blue and Grey, whose cheers and yells were abundant. The closkig part of the speech 1 will never forget. Some one evidently had questioned the loyalty of the South to the Hag. It was an incident that tired the gal lant soldier-lecturer. Then, too, there ! might have been a little home-sickness I upon his part; for the tribute of un j dying devotion to his native South land, what she would do in case our country was attacked, satisfied the most skeptic. It was an occasion of a life time for many of us. Long before this incident the speaker had caught the inspiration of his vast audience; and, it will always seem to me unpre meditated, seizing a large American Hag, amid tumultuous cheering, inter spersed with the old tiger yell of many a hard fought battlefield, he said: "We lift aloft this proud banner of freedom and bid universal humanity to catch its inspiration." The next time I heard Gen. Gordon was Brookville, Perm., during accun ty teachers' Institute. The subject of his lecture the same. During this evening Gordon, spoke of one batttle in which men were slain until the dead were several feet high. He said he believed more nym were slain in this battle than any ot her battle dur j ing the war, according to the number I of men engaged. He then said: "I suppose there is no one here who was in this battle." Hp arose a tall gen tleman, -Major MaeMurray, and said: ' "General, I commanded the men you ! refer to." Beth were oblivious to the hundreds present, as they talked as men can who fought one another fiercely. It was graphic in the ex treme. The Major's comment after ; wards was: "He (Gordon) was not only a tine fellow, but a brave mr.n." Let me close this narrative with an amusing incident of a Deacon of the church I was pastor of in Brookville. , Deacon L. drew a large pension from the government. It was gener . ally conceded that the deacon's feel | ings were hurt more during the war than his body was injured. This good man approached his pastor and said: , "I understand you have heard that I rebel Gordon." Now, the deacon was always in the front seat in church, until 1 called upon him to pray. Ever after he was near the door, when he was at church. So my reply was: 'Deacon, I have heard Gen. Gordon. You go and hear him, and if you are not satisfied let me know and 1 will refund your money.' He went, and as usual occupied the front seat. Gen. Gordon spoke of some battles that were won by the Federals. Each in cident increased the deacon's enthusi j asm until the audience was amused at his actions. The lecturer t hen men tioned battles which were won by the , Confederates. I f was a case of quiet. .more quiet, then graveyard stillness , upon the part, of the deacon, when Gordon turned and slapping him fran tically upon the shoulder said: j ".Shout, comrade! Why don't, you shout V ' In both of these cases the gallant soldier made hosts of friends. His i devotion to his comrades of t he '150's and his country were uplifting to : many. All eagerly listened, laughed, cried and cheered during his thrilling leel ure?The Las! Days of the Con federacy._ Two Pi reu u? Denmark. A dispatch from Denmark to The State says the telegraph olllce at the junction of the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern railroads, in this place, was destroyed by lire Saturday morn ing at T:.:o o'clock. Tl.e structure was a two-story wooden building, gen erally known as tie..- tower. All trains over the two roads were signalled from this olllce and could pass only when rite tracks were thrown open hy the operator in the tower. The lire start ed in the c siling and owing to the facl thai there is tin water near, oaiid n t be ' xlinguisbbd. Toe trains wt re de layed only for a rew minutes and will stop al thai point as they do at other junctions. Another lire alarm was given Friday at about noon. In some-way a curtained closet in the residence of Mr. Fuller caughi on lire. The room was closed al the time and bceemc tilled with smoke, causing every one to think t hat the house would necessarily burn. However, the lice was soon pur out. there being considerable loss from removal ol fur niture and damage to the house by water. Our enterprising little sister town should have a .small lire depart ment, if fires are going to become so common with her. Il will p;iy for it self in a short time. I m:\tii <o \ Yorxo M \\. Mr. Kugene Fralick, son ol Mr. and Mrs. Morgan F. Fralick. of near Ciordova, died i he l?l h insl. in t In* lllsl year of his age. of pneumonia, and was buried Hie following day at Double ? Branch Baptist church, Lev. J. i;. Smith conducting the funeral services. The loss of t his excellent young Chris tian is deeply mourned by the whole community. May God help the be ! reaver! family to bear this heavy bur den, and may t hey not think of him . as dead but sleeping. I Ice Ckkam Festival. An ice i cream festival will be held at the resi dence of Mrs. Hannah J. Salley on I Amelia street on Thursday afternoon from four to six o'clock. Ice cream and candy will be served to old and young for a small consideration. The festival is given under the auspices of a few of the ladies of the Basket Band, and the proceeds will go to the funds of that noble band of Christian workers. Society could do with less jurispru dence if it had more justice. CAUGHT IN CHARLESTON. A Negro Convict Who Escaped from Orangeuurg Chain Gang. The Charleston Post, of last Wed nesday hays: "Cilipb Hampton, alias John Driggs, colored, convicted on the charge of burglary at the May term of the court of session at Orangeburg, and sentenced to tour years on the county chain gang, but who escaped after having served only a short time, was arrested last Wednesday morning by constable Burton, of Magistrate O'Sbaughnessy's court, and constable Rase of Orangeburg, about six miles from Charleston. He was brought to the city and placed in jail for safe keeping until this afternoon when constable Rast will take him. to Or angeburg. "Hampton or Driggs, as he is known in Charleston, is a bad citizen. After making bis escape from Orangeburg, he went to Sumter, where he was lo cated by the deputy sherilf of that county, and an effort was made to cap ture him. He tired several shots at the officer and took to the swamps, and bloud liO??uS wei'e put Ou Lmil but by his cunning he managed to es cape. "Several days ago Hampton was lo cated in Charleston, and the Orange burg authorities were notified, con stable Rast arrived in the city last night, and he and constable Burton went in search of the escaped convict. All last night the officers were out in pursuit of the negro, but he was not located until this morning about six miles from the city, Hampton made an effort to escape but the constables covered him with their pistols and be threw up his hands and surrendered. The negro will be taken back to Or angeburg this afternoon to enter again upon his sentence of f 3ur years. It is probable that he will be sent to Columbia to finish his term in the penitentiary." A Thoughtful Mother Says. That if you want your children to be courteous, you must treat them with respect. That they will invariably copy your manners, so you must take care that they are the best. That you should be as careful of their feelings as you wish them to be of the feelings of others. That when it is necessary to admin ister reproof it should oe given in pri vate. That most children are sensitive on this point: it injures their self-respect and they feel it acutely, though they are not able to express it in words. That to tell a child in public that it has been rude or lacking in good breeding is as unwarrantable as it would be to tell a guest so. Tbat this can be accomplished much better if you take the child aside at the first convenient opportunity and gently but firmly point out what the error w?ist unc! wlitiu o^uiilcl uC d^n? on the next occasjon. That it is possible to callous a j child's conscience by too rigid discip line, and this is a mistake made by too many mothers. Two Hearts Beat in Unison. Quite a happy marriage occurred at Sally's on February 17th. The con tracting parties were Miss Matilda, the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Argoe, and Mr. Henry F. Glea ton. The attendants were Miss Ber tha Hyririckand Mr. Wilton Gleatoc, Miss Annie Shuler and Mr. Duncan 'Argoe, Miss Annie Toole and Mr. John Corbett, Miss Bear! Ilydrickand Mr. Cuff Gleaton, Miss Carrie (Fieaton and Mr. Harvey O. Byrd. Miss Mattie I Argoe and Mr. Cecil Cleaton: then came the bride and groom. Bev. E. A. Price in Iiis impressive manner : pronounced the words which made the young couple man and- wife. After the good wishes and congratu lations had been extended, Mr. and Mrs. Cleaton left tor North, S. C.L where they will make their future home. We congratulate Mr. Cleaton on winning so charming a lady for his life partner_ The Ladies favor painting their ?churches, and therefore we urge every I Minister to remember we give a liberal quantity of the Longman X Martinez Faint toward the painting. Wears and covers like gold. Don't pay 81.50 a gallon for Linseed oil (worth no cents) which you do when you buy other paints in a can with a paint label on it. s \ ii make 11, therefore when you want fourteen gallons of paint, buy only eight of L. & M.. and mix six gallons pure Linseed od with it. and thus get paint at less i hau $1.20 per gallon. ' Man; huu.*>o ale well painted with four gallons ol' L. a M.. and three gallons "t Linseed oil mixed there with. ThctfeCelebrated Taints arcsold by Dr. .1. ? >. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. Death ok Mks. !>' \' iiei. Johnson'. Mrs. Kachel Johnson .departed this life on February I'Jth. i!m|. She was a consistent member of /.ion Metho dist church for many years. She was a sufferer from drops;., and on the lifth of February she had a stroke of paralysis, and died on the 20th. She leaves a son, Mr. D. W. Johnson, and two daughters. Mrs. J. J. Avers and Mrs. W. ('. Mitchell, and many grand children and a host of friends to mourn her los>. She was seventy eight years ol age. "Blessed are they I thai die in the Lord tor t hey shall in herit the kingdom of heaven." Foil \ Pirn Okoan. The ladies of the Episcopal church held an en thusiastic business meeting at Mrs. ?lohn Cart's residence Wednesday afternoon. The main subject under discussion was the purchase of a pipe organ. Having fully agreed to undertake this arduous task they di vided themselves into committees of twos, and are to work separately, but with the same view ahead. The first entertainment will be given right after Easter by Mrs. John Cart and Mrs. M. G. Salley. The Death Penalty. A little tiling sometimes results in death. Thus a mere scratch, insigni ficant cuts or puny boils have paid the death penalty. It is wise to have Buclc len's Arnica Salve ever handy. It's the best Salve on earth and will pre vent fatality, when burns, sores, ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c, at Dr. J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Go's. Drug Store.