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-PRISONER RESCUED. Negro Taken Out. of the Rowes ville Guard House. Jake Bonaparte Wrenched Pistol from Officer Inabinett and Shot at Hhn< bat Without Effect. Roweeville was somewhat stirred up Friday night -when a negro man by the tame of Jake Bonaparte re sisted when Officer Inabinet under took to arrest him for disorderly con duct on the street. ? In the, scuffle Bonaparte wrested a revolver from the officer and fired point blank at him ..but fortunately the balls went wild and the officer escaped injury. The-;- affair > caused considerable ex citement for a time', and the negro will be severely punished when he is caught Bonaparte yas, jam ployed. at the J. L. Blake Lumber Company's mill i at Rowesville, an a log turner and came from Sumter some months ago to work in the mill. While he had never been under arrest, Jie was al ways to be found standing around when there was trouble going on and he: had the reputation of being a sulleh negro ' Abouc eight* o'clock Friday night he was standing on the sidewalk amusing, himself by pushing negroes into the street Alderman George K. Inabinet came out from the store where'. he works and attempted to Place Bonaparte -under arrest. Bona parte resisted and Mr. inabinet at tempted, to. subdue him by tapping him on the head with the butt end of the pistol, which' he had drawn when the negro refused to submit to arrest. \ The negro then caught hold of the pistol and wrested it from Mr. In a bluet's hand. As soon as he got possession of the pistol the negro opened Are on Mr. Inabinet. He then van and the peace officers of the town, who are the mayor and alder men, started out with a posse of citizens to run him down. They went to the. cabin of ' Aik Martin, where they had reason ?to. think that be had hidden and the woman of Che house barred the door against them and would not allow them to - eater. The woman's refusal to open the door made the officers certain ?fcat Bonaparte was in the house, ancC-ao they determined to force the door which they did by putting -their shoulders against it and the door fell in on the woman and her one week old babe and other chil dren. They did not find tho man they wanted, but did find that he! went.through the yard a few minutes before they were there. , The ooss? return*'! to "P^wesvi'te and later Officere Henry Wolfe, W. B. Mazych anu Robert Fairey went) to the cabin of Rosie Jones, where they knew a "hot supper" was to be'served and waited in the woods outside the cabin saw the man they s wanted, who walked into their arms and was placed under arrest with out trouble. He did not have the gun' that it was known that he had in his hand when he ran away. He claimed to have thrown it away. Bonaparte was then placed in the guard house, but when Sunday morn ing came he was not in there. Some cf his friends had wrenched the lock from the door and rescued him, and he is now at large. The officers of Rowesville should spare no effort to find out who released the prisoner. I and' when they are found out they should he prosecuted to the full ex cent of the law. Bonaparte is a round faced negro about 25 years ? of age and weighs in the neighbor hood of 200 pounds. It is hoped that he will be caught and punished. . KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The District Meeting at St. Mat thews an Enjoyable Affair. The District Convention of the Knights of Pythias ? of Orangeburg County met at St. Matthews last Thursday. The attendance was not as larg'e as it should have been, hut it was helpful, and was greatly en joyed by all who attended it. Mr. George W. Reeves, of Branchville, presidered as Grand Chancellor. A vote was taken as to the advis ability of advocating a permanent meeting place of the Grand Lodges, and the vote was unanimous against the enactment of such a law, The next meeting wilt be held at Branch ville. Thursday night, at Cain's Hall, one of the most delightful banquets ever given was served to the Knights and their friends. Mr. and Mrs. F. ijs C. Cein were the host and hostess and royally did they meet the expec tations of all present. Lovely young ladies, with Pythian colors, ministered to the physical nee^s of t^e pudi0'.)"?. T'r-e H^n. O. M. Dautzler acted as toastniaster and introduced the following: Dr. T. H. Dreher, address of wel come. Mr. W. C. Griffith, response to address of welcome. Mr. John S. Bowman. Jr., "Good of the Order." The Hon. J. A. Banks. "Woman." Mr. A. K. Smoak. "St. Matthews." . The Rev. Frank Hauser. "Pyth ianism." The speeches were all pood, and were greatly enjoyed by those who heard them. This noble order is quite strong in Orangeburg County, and numbers among Its members some of our very best people. Gone to Florence, 'kev. Harold Thomas, late Rector of the Episcopal Church in this city, left last Thursday for Florence, S. C, where he has accepted a call. The following clipping from 'the Florence Times will be of interest to the Orangeburg friends of the Rev. Mr. Thomas: "The friends of Ttev. Har old Thomas, and they are legion in the section, are delighted to havel him and his family back here'. Mr. Thomas is one of the most popular and beloved ministers who has ever had a charge In Florence and is one of the best workers when the as sistance of a minister is needed." Mr. Thomas was very popular in Orange: burg, and all of our people, regard less of denominational lines, regret ted to'see him and his family leave We congratulate the people of Flor ence on getting them back as resi dents of their city._ Death of Mrs. Dickson. Mrs. L. A. Dickson died at her residence near Cope some days apo in the sixtieth year of her acre She was a member of the Baptist Church and was highly esteemed by a large circle of relatives and friends. She is survived by her husband, Mr. W. T. Dickson. THE UNWRITTEN LAW." A Negro Man Invokes It to Protect His Wife. John Sumnero, a negro living ov er In the Fork near the place of Mr. John Robinson was shot and killed by Alfred Jefferson, another negro, oh last Tuesday morning. It seems from the story told by Jefferson and his brother, that early Tuesday morning Summers attempted a crim inal assault on Jefferson's wife while he was away from home. Jefferson came home and found Summers in his house engaged in his dastardly attempt upon his wife, and he j-hot him ro death with a guo before he could escape. Jefferson, in company with his brother, was on his way to Orange burg to surrender when he met Sher iff Dukes going out to get him. Sher iff Dukes took him in charge, and brought him to Orangeburg and lock ed him in jail, where he now is. Cor oner Rickenbaker went to the scene of the killing, and thoroughly 'inves tigated the killing.. Sheriff Dukes I heard-of the homicide on Tuesday morning and he lost no time in [starting for the scene of the trouble, i bur as above stated, he was met on I the way by the man who had done the killing. Jefferson, no doubt, will plead the "unwritten law" as a justification for his deed, and, if the story, he tells is true, it will not be hard to convince a jury that he did the pro per thing in killing the man that at tempted such an outrage on his wife. It depends, of course, on the charac ter of the woman involved. It may have been a put up affair on the part of herself and husband to /get Sum mers iu a compromising position for the purpose of mudering him. The verdict of the coroner's jury was to the effect that Alfred Jefferson kill ed John Summers and that Randolph Jefferson was an accessary to the deed. HARD AT WORK. The Christian Crusaders Are Making Good Progress. The first meeting of the series of undenominational and interdenomi national revival meetings, which are now in progress in the Court House, was conducted on last Friday night, and was largely attended by an in telligent, appreciating and attentive audience. General Light took occasion iu this service, as It was of a prelim inary nature, to introduce his co workers to the people, Bpeaking in part, as follows: "As the movement of the Christian Crusaders is alto gether of an undenominational na ture it is, of coures, quite proper that persons who have been affiliated with different evangelical churches should be laborers in It. In this band there are workers from the Baptist, Pres byterian, Methodist and Congrega tional Churches, but they are all one with Christ in God, and for this rea son they are able to work harmoni ously -and united together for the salvation of tne unsaved, with out experiencing the least degree of con tention and fiction caused by the sec tarian spirit, which spirit, is not-from above, but from beneath. Their paramount object isto lead souls to Christ. Since this is so the Crusaders are of the opinion that it is quite proper to request the co-operation of all good people from the various evangelistic churches in the blessed work of soul saving." Although ouly five public services have been held, many unsaved ones are already under deep conviction, 33 persons, most of them young men have courageously manifested a de sire, in these services, to be remem bered in the prayers of the Christian people, by arising to their feet, and four of the number have been so' much concerned about their eternal welfare that they have been willing to seek Christ definiteiey, in the old fashioned way, at the altar, and have professed to have found him as a satisfying portion. The visible results, up to the pre sent time, are, indeed, most.favor able and the indicatlbns" are that many souls who are now in the gross darkness of bin, will, in the near future he brought into the light and liberty and freedom of the chil dren of God. The' meetings will be continued every night at'eight o'clock and Sun day afternoon at three o'clock. Hope This is True. A dispatch from Washington says one of the most important devices in the history of cotton culture prac tically has been perfected by experts of the department of agriculture, it is a machine for the removal of the fuzz on cotton seed and for the sep eration of light from heavy seed.The process has been In course of devel opment for about two years and it is the opinion of the cotton experts Ui uie department inai ito universal use would effect a saving of about 10 per cent, of the entire cotton crop As the crop of America amounts to $750,000,00.0 a year, it easily can i>? realized that such a saving would be of vast importance. By the remov al of the fuzz from the cotton seed the seed may be planted with an or dinary gravity drill. By the ease with with the smooth seed can be manipulated they can be plained in hills, without unnecessary waste, and the plans so located can be rilled in two directions. The machine, it is stated, can ue made at very small expense, and as the invention is in the bands of the government, cotton planters who use it will have to pay no royalty for it. Gone to Rest. On last Thursday the death angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Weeks and robbed it of its most precious jewel and their sweet lit tle boy, Robbie, 'is now with the angels. To the broken-hearted fath er and mother, who sit in sorrow, where the footsteps of their precious little boy will never again find echo, we extend our sympathy. When they have drained the cup. may the peace that passeth all understanding come to them from One who cared for their precious, sweet boy, and who numbered the very hairs of his head. Death of Mrs. Zeigler. After several days illness Miss Lucia Zeigler died at the home of Mrs. John A. Hartzog, her sister, on Ellis Avenue last Tuesday. Miss Zeigler was abiUt sixtj years of age, and was greatly beloved by a large circle of relatives and friends who will be pained to hear of her death. Phe was a member of the ttaptist Church, and was a cons'icrated Christain. Her loved ones have the assurance that she is now with the Lord. t OPENED UP AGAIN. There is No Longer Any Scarcity of Whiskey. Services of FdJice.nan Required To . Keep Crowd That Was Eager To Purchase. An Inspector came down from Col umbia last week and inspected and checked off the stock of whiskey in several of the dispensaries in this county. The stocks were then turn ed over to the Orangeburg County Board, they paying the State Dispen sary for same. The goods were bought at a liberal discount, which puts the County Dispensary in good shape to commence business. The stocks at Orangeburg, Branchville and St. Matthews were inspected and .checked over by the Inspector assist ed by the Orangeburg County Board and the old dispensers at each of these places. All the other dis pensaries In the county will ba gone over in the same way before they are reopened. ? The dispensary at St. Matthews was the first to be reopened. Its doors were thrown open for. business on Friday afternoon with the old dis penser in charge, which Is a guaran tee that it will be run right in every particular. The opening of the St. Matthews dispensary seemed to be joyfully anticipated by the thirsty souls who usually buy their stimu lants at that place. It became noised about early in the afternoon that the dispensary was to reopen, and soon a large crowd had congregated about the doors to be on hand to get their supply when business was com menced. Occasionally somefellow who was over anxious to get at the' booze would give rent to his pent up feel ings with a yell. Even before the dispensary was quite ready for- the opening, the door was opened to let some one out, and before it could be closed several purchasers' had gained admission and were begging to be served at once. A policeman was sent for and when the doors were finally thrown open, the pur chasers were held back, and only two or three allowed to enter at a time. The opening of the dispensary at Orangeburg on Saturday morning also caused a big rush, which show ed very plainly that there were thirs ty folks down this way as well as at St. Matthews. The rush continued for about one hour, when matters quieted down and about the usual Saturday business was done. There was no disorder, and, so far as we have heard, no drunks from Satur day's business. The large crowd in town was very quiet and orderly, but the usual amount of drinking in the back yards of the different stores went on all day. The Branchville dispensary was also opened up for busiuess on Saturday morning. If the dispensaries in all the coun ties in the State had been conducted as they were conducted in Orange burg County there would have been no trouble. The same will bo the case under the new order of things. Messrs. H. C. Paulling, J. G. Smith and T. R. McCants, who constitute the County Board of Directors of the County Dispensaries, are all men of character and integrity, and we will guarantee that the business under them will be managed as it should be. These gentlemen ran the old dispensaries on business principles and they will run the new ones on the same high plane. There will be no graft under their management, and every official under them will have to do their duty. ? These gentlemen have engaged the services of Capt. J. H. Claffv to aid them in the management of the large whiskey business of the county. Cap tain Claffy has been secured to sup erintend the entire business, and the directors are to be congratulated ou getting him. He will have charge of the county warehouse, which moy later contain a bottling and blend ing plant, and he will also be direct ly in charge of the dispensers and their accounts. Capt. Claffv needs no introduction. He is known all over the county as a gentleman of the strictest integrity and the high; est honor. He will allow no grafting about him. For ten years Capt, Claffv was in charge of the Orangeburg dispensary but for the last three years he has been superintendant of the State Dis pensary at Columbia. He made the Orangeburg dispensary a model, and f'ere has never been the least sus picion of wrong doing in it at any time. He has been the captain of t,he Tiliman volunteers since their organization in 1S94, and when he moved to Columbia he tendered his resignation, but the company declin ed to accept it, and so he has retain ed the captaincy even though he haH l>f*?n al>H- to tie with the company but seldom. The building formely occupied by Rich Brothers as a spoke and handle factory, has recently been purchased by two or more business men of the city; and it is stated they are now ne gotiating a lease with the county board who wish to secure the build ing for their warehouse. This build ing is in the warehouse section of the city, is on a spur track of the Southern, ? and will probably soon' have connection with the Coast Line tracks, as the Southern desires to extend Its spur on to the Coast Liue so as to reach other warehouses sit uated between. This will make a nice location, and a more convenient place could not be secured. The dispensary in Orangeburg County begins business under most favor able auspices, and we predict that it will be a paying institution. A Manly Stand. We hav? received orders to insert whiskey advertisements from several different reliable advertising agen cies. This shows that the whiskey men are anxious to supply the thirs ty during these dry days in Orange burg County, but as none of our I readers drink we declined the adver tising. '< Mr. Editor let me thank you Tor these words. They are a tonic amidst the moral malaria in some ways ab-Mit us. The newspapers ar\ al ways to be commended for their courage in standing by their convic tions. Why do they often spoil a good thing'.' Some have unsparingly hammered the dispensary and yet have advi rtiSPd whiskey most proro iently. You did not insert such ad vertisements. Again I thank you for vour manly stand. E. M. Lightfoot. SEWERAGE SYSTEM. Before This Year Closes Oran&eburg Will Have Plant. Contracts to build the new sew erage system has been let and ac fore the close of the present year Orangeburg will have an up-to-date plant in operation. The first bids received were too high and were re jected by the commissioners and others called for. The new bids were opened on Thursday. There were five of them, and the amounts rang ed from $45,000 to :f52,000. One of the bids was from a local concern, but the lowest, and the one finally accepted by the city council, was that of Berghaus & Moofat, of Har rlsburg, Pa. They were required to give bond in the sum of 25 per cent of the contract aum, and must begin work at once. Representatives of the firm, who were. here for the opening of bids, stated they were ready to commence work, just as soon as the factories could get some piping here, and that they expected to complete the work within 200 working days. The con tract covers a sewerage of ten miles, which provides for Bewerage on all streets and parts of streets now hav ing the water system, and as the water mains are extended from time to time the sewerage will be extend ed also. In other words, the. work to be done under the present contract will forever be the trunk lines, and it will be very easy to extend the sys tem with the growth of the ci:y. The sewerage will drain towards the Ed isto'river, but the pipes will first run into a "disposal vat' where the re fuse wi!l bo consumed or disposed of so that only the waste water will find its way into the river. Orangeburg now has a population of about 8,000, but City Engineer Hawes in drawing his plans made them for a city of 30,000, so that the work to be done is expected to an swer all purposes for the next 20 years or more, or until the popula tion exceeds 30.000. These plans call for a system of 30 miles, of which the contract just let covers about ten_ miles. Additional sewer ?age can be added as It Is needed. Orangeburg already has a fine fire department, equipped with Gamewell fire alarm system; tbe city .owns the waterworks and electric light sys tem; cement sidewalks have been laid on the main streets and It is intended to pave some streets, or portion thereof, year after, until all are paved; so that it will be seen that sewerage is tbe most needed improvement just now, and with its installation, Orangeburg will be abreast of any town in the State of equal size. HELP THE NEEDY. All Should Give A Little to the Starving Chinese. An effort is being made here to raise a fund for the starving mil lions over in China. Men women and children by the million are on the verge of starvation in some parts of China, and unless they are speed ily helped they will die for the want of food. Let us, give of our abun dance to thepe poor starving; people across the sea. Col.i Mortimer GJover has kindly taken charge of the matter at the request of some of the Pastors of the city, and is doing what he can to1 raise a fund for these poor starv ing heathens. AH can give some thing, no matter how little, and they should do so. Let us think of our own darlifig children with plenty to eat and wear, and then think of the millions of half 'Starved children in China. Then let each of us do what he can.' We publish the fol lowing notice-at the request of Col. Mortimer Glover: As it is. impossible for me to see everybody, all who desire to con tribute to this .mosf w'orthy cause, will please rend their contributions to Mr. R. F. Bryant, treasurer of the committee, at the Bank of Orangeburg before. 1.2 .o'clock Fri day. The money 'will be cabled to China twenty-four hours afier it reaches New York. Mortimer Glover. A Sharp Trick. Our readers should* keep their weather eye open for fakirs and swindlers, they are numerous and work every' scheme to catch people. The latest swindle, worked by a sharper in one of the cities recently, is an apt illustration of the ability of these dead beat fakirs to catch not only the ignorant but all others ivho are not constantly on their guard. This swindler walked into a jewelry store and selecting a $12"i watch left a check for $G00 drawn on an out-of town bank, with instructions that the watcii be regulated and that he wo.iid come after it and bis change a week later. On returning he was informed that his check was no good "Well, thaf's strange." he said,"It's the second time the bank has done that thing to nie. Hut. here's the mon ey for your watch," and he counted out $1LT) in currency and started for the door. "Oh, yes," he said, turning round, "you'd better give me that check." It was willingly handed over to him. On the back was the jeweler's endorsement. With this the man went into a hank, got It cashed and was never heard of af terward. Absolutely Necessary A local newspaper Is absolutely necessary to any community. It is the home paper that* keeps the peo ple of the community, ip touch with each other by giving them all the new of their own neighborhood and com f. For that alone they are of value and worth far more than the small subscription price. They keep the local pride and progressive spirit aroused and in various ways are worth far more to a community than a community ever spends on them. The daily paper.' with Its large news service and quicker focillties, may in some instances overshadow the weekly, but the weekly home paper fills a place in the hearts of the peo ple that a. daily cannot fill. It comes to your home as an old and tried friend, while the daily enters as a stranger. Killed in a Runaway. .Mr. .1. R. Berry, of the Bowman section, who went to Florida to live some time ago. was killed by a run away horse near Pomona, in that State last week. His remains were brought from Florida and interred at his old home near Branchville. We did not learn the particulars of the sad accident. He left a wife and a number of children to mourn his death. TO BE OR NOT TO BE? That is the Question Confronting the Elioree Dispensary. The Rev. John A. Branson Snys the People of Elioree Does Not Want It To Be. Does a majority of the people of Elioree want the dispensary reopened there or not Is a question that will have to be settled in a short while by the County Board of Control in this county. Some claim that a majority of the people of that progressive lit tle city want the dispensary to re main permanently closed, while oth ers claim that a majority of the peo ple want It opened. In this state of affairs the County Board of Control hardly know what do do. They want to do the right thing, but the ques tion is:what is the right thing? It is a pity that the dispensary law does not give towns like Elioree the right to settle the matter for themselves. The matter is being disciiBsed pro and con at Elioree, and the County Board of Control has been petitioned not to reopen the dispensary there, while on the other hand some people have expressed a desire to have it reopened. We are satisfied that the County Board of Control will do the right thing as soon as they find out what is the right thing. It Is a perplexing question for them to decide, and they should con sider the matter well in all its dif ferent aspects before deciding it. The opponents of the dispensary there are outspoken, and seem to be cer tain of their ground that the people of the town do not want the dispen sary reopened. In a comunication to The Times and Democrat the Rev. John A. Brunson says: As is well known we, the people of Elioree, have been anxious for several years to rid ourselves of the dispensary, knowing that it was a curse instead of a blessing, but un der the socialistic liquor regime that obtained until recently we could not accomplish our desire. And now since the dispensary has been tem porarily closed and we have witness ed some of the benefits of prohibi tion we are more anxious than before to have ft removed. , For the past ten days our people have enjoyed a delightful immunity from liquor crazed men, both white and black. And this is no mean privilege. Not a great while ago a drunken man driving like Jehu knocked down and ran over in the. semi-darkness of twilight one of our aged and respected citizens, and the bUggy wheel made over his left eye an ugly wound that required surgic al attention. More recently two drunken men with characteristic recklessness collided on the high way in the darkness with one of our leading physicians breaking his bug gy and fracturing his finger. Other cases of similar nature might be re ported, lo be rid of such vexations affords pleasure. In addition to this, our merchants are enjoying f n increased patronage. One of (he largest merchants in town told me today, that his cash sales have increased about fifteen per cent since the rule of prohibition began. Another said that his increase was even greater and added that he hop ed the sale of liquor in the town would never be resumed. Another without giving any figures said that last Saturday was an exceptionally busy day for him, and that his daily trade had increased. These results need cause no sur prise. They are only what we would naturally expect. They are the log ical consequences of the operation of the law of supply and demand. The more money the community has the greater rhe demand for goods and hence the greater the supply. Dur ing the dispensary regime.the money was spen' for liquors, and if the dis pensary |q re-opened it will go for liquor again.' Last year the liquor, sales of Elioree amounted to $28,-! 000, more than $,538 cash each week. The sum of $2S,000 was sent out of the community, and in its place came liquor, drunkenness, degradation and destitution, H the dispensary is re moved much of this money will be retained in the community and spent for the necessities of life and com forts of homes. We do not want the dispensary in Elioree and we hope .the County Board will heed our petition and take it away. Jno'. A. Brunson ? March 2,1907. Elioree, S. C. City Free Delivery. Postmaster A. D. Webster, of the Orangeburg Postollicp has been not ified by the Post Office Department that his office will receive full free delivery ofmail on and after June 1. On April 13 a civil service exam ination will be held in Orangeburg, and the three men making the high est marks will be named as regular carriers and others as substitutes. Ai dispatch from Washington says Con-1 pressman Lever, who has had the matter of supplying Orungebur.g with free delivery in hand for some I time, said one day last week, that iu all probability the Barton building would be used In Oraugeburg in or der to give more room, but that for the present no changes of quarter would be made, the idea being to have the free delivery of mails at the earliest possible date in the pre sent quarters. Dentil of Mr. W. L. Wolfe. Mr. William L. Wolfe, one of the most pominent citizens in the county died at his home in Rowesville Sat urday morning after a very short Ill ness. Mr. Wolfe was a Confederate veteran and was a little more than 75 years of age. He was a man of strong convictions and wielded con siderable influence in his community for good. While not wealthy, he had amassed considerable property and lived very comfortably. For the last 15 or 20 years he had not been connected with any business enter prises, but devoted his time to the management of his plantation. Mr. Wolfe was the father of the late Dr. Lawrence S. Wolfe, of this city, and he is survived by his wife, one son, Dr. William J. Wolfe of Kentucky, and two daughters. Mrs. J. D. Bow man and Mrs. V. P. Shuler, of Row esvile. Worth Trying. One of the best remedies, which can be compounded at home, for la grlpp. chill and fever and catarrh, is as follows: Get from your drug gist one ounce compound tincture of gen tain, half ounce compound ex tract cloouin; add these ingredients to one pint best rye whiskey and let it stand six hours. Take In table spoonfull doses four times a day. I TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. The Teachers Meet and Discuss Sev eral Interesting Subjects. The Teachers' Association of Orangeburg County met on Saturday. March 2, at the Court House between the hours of eleven and twelve o' clock. The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. L. W. Livin stor. Tlie secretary being absent Miss M. L. bryant was elected Sec retary Pro Tern. There being no special business before the association the regular program was taken up. The first subject under discussion "School Management," was present ed in an interesting and intelligent manner by Prof. W. S. Peterson of the Orangeburg Collegiate- Institute. The principal .points emphasized by the speaker were, "manage your patrons, manage your trustees, man age your pupils." To do this effec tively, it is neceBsery to use "horae sense" also designated "common sense or tack." Several haop/ illus trations were given prcovi-j the strength of his methods. Messrs. Webber, Watson and Inabinet the other speakers appointed to- take part in this discussion being absent, the subject was throwri open for general discussion. Prof. Thackson suggested that difficult problems to teacher? in their own school management, be prepar ed by all teachers present. Supt. S. R. Melllchamp suggested that as time was limited tbe other subjects on the program be taken up first, then this question be further discussed if sufficient time remained. The second subject, "Discipline" was then presented in a clear and forcible manner by Prof. A. J. Thackson. His principle point was, that dis cipline depends largely on the teach er's knowledge of the subject taught. In other words interest your pupils, feed them with good,, wholesome mental food and the discipline will take care of itself. Prof. Thackson was followed by Prof. C. J. Rast, of Cameron, who emphasized what had previously been said adding however, that, take it all in all, this matter of discipline is a "tough job." Mr. W. S. Myers, of Branchville, spoke also on this subject. His ar gument, know your children; men tally, morrally, physically, be inter ested In all that pertains to their well being, was well taken and his enthusiasm was contagious. He also impressed the importance of making the school room and grounds gener ally attractive. Keep the floors clean, make the walls attractive with valuable pic tures, etc. One special point made and recommended to unmarried sup erlntendants, a method which seems to be most effective to Mr. Myers, was to find an assistant teacher after ones own ideal, marry her and con tinue your work indefinitely. The time limit for the days discus sions being out, no further discus sions were heard. Supt. Mellichamp stated that he had just received a telophone mes sage from Miss Tatum, who repre sent Orangeburg County in the Wo man's Association for the Improve ment of Rural Schools, stating her inability to be present at this meet ing and urging all teachers to join the "Woman's Association for the improvement of Rural Schools." A motion from Mr. Myers that the next meeting of the County Teach er's Association be hejd at Branch ville was carried. The time and program was left to the executive committee. After the meeting adjourned, <:ll teachers pre sent were enrolled, the number be ing about thirty. Revival Services in Baptist Church. This week prayer services are be ing held in the Baptist Church as a preparation service. Since last Fall this church has been looking forward with much pleasure to the coming of the Rev. H. A. Bagby, pastor First Baptist Church, Green wood, S. C. This Pastor is success ful as the leader of a very large and influential church. He is nctive in Evangelistic work and it is due to; his efforts that the Bahtists are pre paring ail over our state tor a cam paign for Christ. As a preacher he is able and pearless and has a splen did reputation in more states than ours. Our people will be richly blessed in listening (o his preaching. The services begin next Mon lay night at eight o'clock and continue each day and night thereafter. The day services will commence at four o'clock and not in the morning as in the past. It is hoped our people will give these services their hearty support. Death of Rev. J. IS. Williams. Mrs. .lohn B. Bull received a tele gram Saturday morning announcing the death of her father, Rev. John B. Williams, at his home in Wash ington, D. C, the night before. While visiting friends in Baltimore about two months ago. Mr. Williams was overcome by leaking gas in his bed room and the shock to his sys tem greatly weakened his heart. Mrs Bull went on at the time, his condi tion being very critical, and had just returned to Orangeburg, leaving him as she thought much improved. Rev. Mr. Williams, while not a native of this State, was very well known throughout South Carolina, he hav ing served several Episcopal par ishes as rector. He was at one time pastor of the Cnurch of the Redeem er in this city, but for the past few years had lived in and served some church in Washington. He was an able man and an excellent preacher. Mr. and Mrs. Bull went on to Wash ington to attend the funeral. Married in China. News has reached Orang'hurg that Prof. Olin D. Wannamaker, for merly of St. Matthews, who has been in Cina for some time, was married February 7 to Miss Katherine Hume, of Hartford, Conn., who has been for some time a missionary of the Meth odist church at Canton. Professor Wannamaker was for several years a member of the faculty of Wofford college. Spartanburg. He is very well known and has a great many friends in this State, who wish him great happiness in his new relation. Married at Elloree. Dr. A. C. Baxter and Mrs. Parnlece Parier were married on last Wednes day afternoon at seven o'clock at the residence of the latter, near Elloree, the Rev. John A. Bruuson perform ing the ceremony. The marriage was a surprise and there were only a few friends present to witness the cere mony. The bride is assistant teach er In the Elloree Graded School and is a lady of excellent qualities; the groom is a practicing physician of Elloree and is held iu high esteem. LOCAL ITEMS Picked Up Here and There By Our Reporters. Brief, Newsy Paragraphs from All Parts of Orangeburg County and Vicinity. Beautiful Easter and other post cards can be had at Sims' Book Store. Sims' Book Store has just received a large assortment of beautiful Eas ter post cards. If you do not get your paper promptly "and regularly, please not ify us at once. Sunday was a blustering day. Which, no doubt, cut down tke church attendance. Dr. D. E. Copnor, of the Bowman section, baa removed , to 1 Sumter County to practice his profession. Sims' Book Store sells the celebra ted Dantzler- Cabbage Seed. ? They are the finest grown. Give them a trial. Mr. E. A. Zeigler has been elected dispenser at Orangeburg. He makes a good one. He gives a bond of five thousand dollars. Passed Midshipman J. LaTvton Hyhrick, who has been on a visit to his parents, left last Sunday for "duty on the Battleship Vermont. Capt. J. H. Claffy and family have removed from Columbia back to Orangeburg. They are warmly wel comed back by their many friends. The police have received orders to arrest all boys seen shooting parlor rifles within the city limits. This is a good order and we hope it will be carried out. ?Mr. Whltefield Brunson, who lived near Norway, died last Monday. Mr. Brunson was about thirty-five" years of age. He was a successful farmer. Peace to his ashes. The South-Eastern Tariff associa tion says that Bennettsville is the best lighted town in the south-east. The other electricians in the district should change this record. The County Dispensary located at this place/ opened for business on Saturday, and the rush for booze was something fierce. There seem ed to be lots of thirsty ones. We have heard a number of peo ple say that they are in favor of the city disposing of its electric plant to private parties, as the city is not enterprising enough along certain lines. The Home Bank of St. Matthews has closed up its first year's business A dividend of eight per cent was paid out to the stockholders and a neat sum placed to the surplus ac count. Dr. E. M. Poteat, president of Fur man University, has accepted an 1d vititation to deliver an address at the closing exercises of the St. Matthew's Graded Schools, Thursday evening. May 30. ' If you want some, good, safe life insurance, consult Mr. H. C. Wauna maker at the People's Bank. He rep resents one of the best companies in the world. Read its advertisement elsewhere in this issue. Mrs. T. A. O'Cain left Wednesday for Cuba where she will join her husband, wno is in the service of the government. Mrs. O'Cain was accompanied by her brother, Mr. Walter J. Stoudenmire, who goes on a short visit. Now is the time to plant winter' cabbage, and Sims' Book Store is the place to get the seed. They sell the celebrated Dantzler seed, which make large head cabbage. If you never have tried these seed do so, and. you will be pleased with the re sult. Weather prophets predict an early spring. They say early Easter means nn early spring. The signs of spring begin to appear. The inexperienced - ??????-?? pro npVjn^ whether. to ' plant Irish potatoes in the dark or L.iI* iigni of Cfl'e moon. In the dark. Capt. Lewis Dantzler, of Vances, has consigned a large quantity of. cabbage seed to Sims' Book Stort, where all who need them can get them at. reasonable prices. Call early and get your supply. These sefd- make beautiful v/inter headed cabbage. v It can now be stated as a certain ty that there was no defalcatiou on the part of Mr. John W. Fairey while cashier of the Edisto Hank. He did not take oue cent of the bank's money. We were satified of this, at the time.' but we are glad to know it as an established fact. The vehicle industry seems to be growing annually as Indicated by a recent purchase by Sifly and Frith of this city of one hundred Rock Hill Buggies. The factory's report for the last year classes this firm as the third largest dealers in the South for the sale of this particular make. Congressman Lever declines to say whether or not. he will be a can didate for the Senate against Sena tor Latimer next year. We are in clined to think that Mr. Lever will have opposition next year for his present position and this may have some bearing on what course he will pursue in reference to the senator ship. At .'he municipal election held at Ellor. e on last Thursday the follow ing were elected: Ii. A. Shr.ler, Inten dant; J. It. Horden. T. J. Wactor, 1). W. Felkel, and J. S. Ulmer. War dens. This makes the tenth term for Col. Shuler as intendant. The new council elected Dr. A. W. Brown ing Clerk and Treasurer and Capt. J. D. Gates. Chief Marshal. We call attention to the half page advertisement of Mr. J. E. Glover on the third page of this weeks paper He gives notice that Schloss Bros. & Go's. Expert Cutter will be here ou next Tuesday and Wednesday to measure any gentleman who wants a kood fit in a suit of clothes. Don't fail to call on the days named, as the cutter will be here only on these The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of St. Paul's Methodist Church celebrated its 28th anniver sary last week. The following offi cers were elected for the next year: Mrs. L. P. McGee, president; Mrs. W. L. Glaze, 1st vice president; Mrs. J. W. Kilgo, 2nd vice president, Mrs. B. H. Moss. 3rd vice president; Miss Rebecca Albergotti. corresponding secretary; Miss Annie Albergotti. re cording "secretary; Miss Sue Dibble, treasurer; Miss Ida Ransdale. asst.. treasurer; Mrs. J. L. Sims, manager of the juvenile society;; Mrs. S. G. Parier, asst. manager.