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RAPID GROWTH INCREASE OF POSTOFFICE BUSI NESS IN TEN YEARS. Figures That Should Entitle Orange burg to a Handsome and Commo dious Public Building. ? We had something to say in our last issie in support of the effort to get an approDriatlon from Congress to build a Government building here for the use of the postofflce. Below we present some figures of the rapid increase in the business of the Or angeburg postoffice. which will show how badly we need a building to transact the business of the postal department at this place. The fol fowing are the gross receipts each year at the Orangeburg postoffice for the past ten years: June 30, 1898.$5.422.30 June 30, 1899. 5,489.24 June 30, 1900. 6.698.82' June 30, 1901 . 7,765.51' June 30, 1902. 7.30S.70 June 30, 1903.S,553.71 June 30, 1904.S.387.94 June 30, 1905. 9.76S.50 June 30, 1906. 11,287.63 June 30, 1907 . 12,104.07 June 30, 1908.13,000 00 In the past ten year the gross receipts have nearly tripled, and in the next decade will show a much greater proportionate increase. This office having been made a transfer olllce for the three railway offices entering Orangeburg the regis try business has quadrupled in the past ten years. The money order business is now six times greater than it was ten years ago. During the past year there were issued money orders to the amount of$44,414.54 and $51,257. 27 money orders were paid, making a total of $95,671.81 worth of orders Issued and paid during the past j e r. Up to June 1, 1907, the following were the dimensions of the building now used as a postoffice: breadth, twenty feet; length fifty-four feet. For this building the Government paid an annual rental of $46S. On the above date the Postoffice Depart ment inaugurated a city delivery, which necessitated an addition of twelve feet to the building at an additional rental cost to the Govern ment of $110. In this building, which is conceed ed by all to be entirely too contract ed for the work of the postoffice, are employed seventeen men, distribut ed as follows: six in the office proper, four city carriers, flae rural free de livery carriers, one special delivery messenger and one mail messenger. The great increase in this respect can be appreciated when it is stated that ten years ago there was only $350 allowed for clerk hire in this office. The growth of the busi ness at the post-office shows how tho city of Orangeburg has grown in the past ten years, as the growth of the city has kept pace with the growth of the postoffice. This show ing certainly ought to get us a Gov ernment building. County Medical Association. The Orangeburg County Medical Association met here Tuesday, a good number of physicians being in attendance. The following dele gates were elected to the State Med ical Association, which meets in An derson: Drs. J. K. Fairey and C. I. Green; alternates, Drs. A. R. Able and D. D. Salley. Upon motion of Dr. W. R. Lowman, a committee composed of Drs. L. C. Shecut, C. I. Green and D. D. Salley, was ap pointed to confer with the Civic League of this city, with a view to commencing an anti-tubercular move ment. At an early date the Associa tion contemplates extending an in aitation to Dr Dawson, of Charles ton to come here and deliver an ad dress of interest to the profession and the public g nerally. Deserved Compliment. jWe clip the following from t?e Baptist Courier of this week. "We were glad to see in The Courier office last week, Prof. S. R. Mellichamp, of Orangeburg. He was at one time a resident of Greenville and a teach er in Furman University, and his friends in Greenville were delighted to see him again. He is a candidate for State Superintendent of Educa tion and the people could not elect a better man. At present he is county superintendent of Orangeburg County, which position he has filled a number of years." Improved Telephone System. It is understood that the Bell Tel ephone Company is considering the matter of enlarging and improving the exchange in this city. Mr. L. Jack Oliver, superintendent of this divis ion, was in the city the other day, accompanied by one of the electrical engineers of the company. it has not been stated what conclusion, if any, has been arrived at, but the peo ple hope that improvements will be iuagurated in the near future. Judge Menuniuger Here. Judge R. W Memminger spent several hours Monday in the city, signing orders and hearing equity matters. This was the regular time for holding the Court of Com mon Pleas, but on account of a ques tion as to the legality of the grand jury, some of whom reside in Cal houn County, the term was called off. which action will, no doubt, have the affect of congesting the docket for the next term. Runaway on Main Street. Great excitement was caused for a few minutes Tuesday morning by a runaway horse on Main street. The horse was hitched to a wagon and the sight of the animal and vehicle dashing down the street made every body seek cover. There was tto damage except to several other vehi cles with which he managed to come in contact. WELL HANDLED FIRE. Store on Amelia Street Partially Burned Wednesday Morning. The alarm of fire Wednesday morning was caused by the partial burning of a storu on Amelia Street near Mr. L. E. Riley's shops. When the fire department arrived the build ing was in full blaze, and it looked as if the building in which the fire originated, and possibly others, were doomed to destruction, but thanks to the good work of the fire depart ment it proved otherwise. Sooa five streams was on the fire and it was confined to the building in which it originated, which was only partially burned. There were other wooden build- j ings near the nearest being only six feet from the burning building, but none of them caught. The fire had I its origin n the rear of the building i and after an examination it is the 'opinion of the Fire Cnief that the I cause was due to the work of an ? incendiary. j The building was the property |" J. M. Culler, colored, aud was valued at $2,500 on which there was $1,000 j [insurance. Culler had a stock of I goods in the store amounting to the j lvalue of $5,000 on which $1,000. insurance was carried. A portion of jthe building was also occupied by I Dr. H. D. Rowe, colored, whose stock iof udrgs was estimated to be worth $1,500 and on this there was no, insurance. I STILES EL MELlilCHAMP. What an Up Country Newrpaper Says About Him. The Greenwood Journal says: "Mr. Stiles R. Mellichamp who is a candidate for State superintendent of education spent several days at the Oregon hotel in this city, leav ing for Greenville on Monday morn ing. While here he addressed the schools on Saturday last in the audi torium of the Magnolia street school. His address was very much appre ciated. Mr. Mellichamp is a Christian gen-I tleman in the fullest sense of that! term, and his election would be a good thing for the schools of the State as in addition to his high char acter he has wide experience in school management. He is a graduate I of the College of Charleston; served! in the Confederate Army through the war; taught: the Marine School of Charleston, private and graded schols of Orangeburg, and the Preparatory Department of Furman University; Superintendent of Education of Or angeburg County (1880-'SS and 1904-0M twelve years in all to ex piration of bis present term; teach ing and school supervision his life work. "While In Greenwood Mr. Melli champ met a number of our people and we are quite sure that he made a most favorable impression upon upon them." AT THE THEATRE. "Wo Arc King" Will Appear Here This Evening. Unquestionably one of the drama tic events of the season is Mr. Wil liam Clifford in a complete produc tion of Mr. Walker Whiteside's gro^tost comedy success, "We Are King", t>j- jjiuut. Goreon Kean, autho- of "The Magic Melody." Mr. Clifford and company will appear in this city on Friday night March 20th and the company selected for him by Manager A. W. Cross is said to be a most capable one. "We Are King" is replete with clever dialogue. That the scenic arrangements, cos tuming, rehearsals and all prelimin ary details received Mr. Whiteside's personal attention in New York, is a guarantee of their perfection. Both the press and public have received the production most cordially. Mr. Clifford has been greeted with crowd ed houses wherever he has made his appearance. Opened Again. The dispensaries in Calhoun Coun- J ty were closed on Monday by order of Governor Ansel, who took the pos ition hat there is no provision of law for their operation as dispen saries in Calhoun County, and in the absence of any express authorization for their continuance Governor Ansel takes the position that they should be closed and he so notified the Or angeburg County board. The matter I was taken before the Supreme Court who ordered the dispensaries open ed, and they are running full blast until the matter can he settled. I Use Plenty of Lime. Get lime as soon as you can and sprinkle it everywhere, it will mean fewer flies and less sickness this sum mer. It will not do to put it off too late, use before the first crop of Hies is yborn, and you will have fewer crops to contend with. It takes trouble, but it will save trouble, you can use' the same energy that you would have to use fighting flies in the summer to get something accom pllshed that would ad to your wealth or happness. Killed by Lead Pencil. James Foster, a young white boy of Cherokee Springs, Spartanburg county died last week from blood poisoning caused by the point of a lead pencil. He was running around with a lead pencil in his mouth, and in falling the point of the lead stuck iu his month. Parents should warn children about putting lead pencils I in their mouths. Unveil .Monument. On Sunday, March 2 9th. at 10:00 D'alock, A. M., at Hebron M. E. Church, near Livingston, the North Camp Wodmen of the World, will unveil a monument erected by the order over the grave of the late Dav id J. Carson. These exercises are very impressive and are public, and it is expected that there will be a large gathering. W. D. Jeffcoat, Consul Commander. ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE And Then the New Postal Regulation Goes Into Effect. April 1, 1908. is the time set by the postal authorities for the new regulations In regard to second clas6 mail matter to go into effect. Ac cording to the provisions of this new rule we cannot send The Times and Demicrat to any person who is nine months or more in arrears after the above date. If we should do so we would have to pay a heavy penalty on each paper sent out. It is tb? purpose of The Times and Democrat to comply strictly with this rule. So on April 1 we shall drop from our subscription list the names of all subscribers who have not paid to within less than nine mon'.hs of April first. Due notice of this has been given all subscribers and tb''y are urged to give the matter taeir prompt aivnlion. We do not want to loose a single subscriber becau.se of this new regu lation. So we urge all to look after this important mater. We would impress upon them that there remain only about ten days in which this can be attended to. 1'nder the law we are allowed nine months in which to get subscribers to renew. So if our subscribers who are in arrears will pay us up to 'an. 1, 1908, we can cary them to jt. 1, 1908, and by that time money Wj . be easier. This is the very best we can do. THE STATE LEAGUE. Organized at Sumter Tuesday Night With Four Clubs. At Sumter the South Carolina State League perfected final organization Tuesday night with Sumter, Orange burg, Chester and Rock Hill compos ing it. Camden had a representative present and is ready to come in, but as there was no off-setting town offering, its admission will depend on such other town being secured. May 11 was set for the season to open, and 72 games to be played. Salary limit fixed at $900, with a minimum individual salary limit of $40; no club to carry over twelve men, in cluding manager. Provisions were made for division of gate receipts be tween playing teams playing off de ferred games, general admission price, ladies day, umpires, etc. The probability is that two other towns will come iu. The Orphanage Children. The Thornwell Orphanage, Clin ton, S. C, has recently completed a cottage, the funds for which were presented by Dr. J. C. Stillman, of Palestine, Texas, as a memorial to. his father, Dr. James Monroe Still man formerly of ^ork County, South Carolina. The building is a granite structure. All the granite was do nated by Dr. N. G. Long of the Long Blue Granite Quarries of Elberton, Ga. The house is complete with all modern improvements and is filling up with a family of little orphan girls under the age of ten. This building increases the number of orphan children actually under the shelter of the Thornwell Orphanage to 250. The care and education of this number of children, is of course, a heavy draft on the Presbyterians of South Carolina, Georgia and Flor ida, who unite in its support, but the work is a noble one and is re turning Loth to the State and to the Church a splendid body of young people that would have otherwise grown up in ignorance. The Thorn well Orphanage was founded in 1875, being opened for the reception of children on the 1st day of October of that year. It has been wonderful ly enlarged since then, till now there are 22 stone and brick buildings. Neverless the demands on it are much greater than ever before. It does not confine its benefits to Pres byteriau children, but considers only the fact that the child is a needy and deserving orphan. Its schools are on a high grade, both literary and manual and its pupils when they leave are thoroughly able to take care of themselves. It deserves the helping hand of all generous people iu this great work that it is doing so well. Waived Preliminary. Fletcher Hutto, for whom a war rant was sworn out some weeks back by Mrs. Julia A. Robnson for assault and various charges, has waived his preliminary hearing and has furnish ed bond in the sum of $500. An ef fort will be made to settle the matter outside the courts, it is reported. Reward Offered. A reward of twenty-five dollars is offered by the City Council of Orangeburg for the apprehension and conviction of the person or per sons who maliciously mutilated fire alarm box No. 31, on the night of the 13th instant, and turned in an alarm therefrom. Safe Tampered With. The safe in Judge Brunson's of fice was tampered with Tuesday night, but the would-be thcives fail ed to get in where there was $200 nacsh natedi sc..a lib ne ,F b in cash and many valuable papers. It was hardly the work of profes sional safe crackers. This is Election Year This is election year and you should by all means have The Times and Democrat. So if you are in ar rears, pay up before April 1, so that you will continue to get it. Or if you are a not subscribed now is the best time to become one. Dentist Not ire. Dr. .7. H. Perryclear, Dentist, will be in North, S. C, Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday, March 24, 25 and 20. Office, Plunket's Hotel. Personal. Miss Anabel Towers, of Anderson, S. C, is visiting at the home of Mrs. A. W. Summers, on Amelia Street. WILL BE HUNG. THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAINST PINK FRANKLIN, The Murderer of Constable Valen I tine and He Will Be Resentenced and Executed. The State Supreme Court has sus tained the lower Court in the case of Pink Franklin, the Orangeuurg ne jgro, who was convicted of the kill ing of H. E. Valentine, white, and sentenced to be hanged on October j 25th, 1907. The case now goes down to the trial Court for Franklin to be resentenced unless his colored law yers take an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, which, it is said, they will do. The killing of Mr. Valentine caus ed quite a sensation at the time and j there was fear of violence. Mr. Val jentine, a constable, went lo the house I of Franklin to. serve a warrant on July 2!), 1 907. Tne warrant aharged Pink Franklin with breaking an agricultural contract, which had I been made under the law since de clared unconstitutional by the State j Courts. When Valentine approached the house of Franklin, the negro went inside the house and Valentine knocked on the steps. Soon after wards a shot was fired and Valen tine fell mortally wounded. The man who accompanied him, W. M. Garter, was also shot from inside the house. Franklin was also wounded and he claimed that Valentine burst into the house and fired at him be fore he fired at Valentine. Franklin was represented by Jacob Moorer, of Orangeburg, and John Adams, of Columbia, both colored, and they raised much the'same points that Moorer has used in contesting the election of Democratic Congress men in this State, to-wit, that the laws of the State discriminates against negroes. Of course, there is absolutely nothing in their conten tions, but the points serve to prolong the life of Franklin. Sooner or later Franklin will be hung. ( SORROW IN SPRINGFIELD. Death of Capt. W. K. Smith Brings Sadness tr> Mary. News of the sad death of Capt. W. K. Smith of L(osville Sunday caused genuine sorrow in many homes r.f this county. Capt. Smith moved to Springfield from Edgefield county in 1878, and lived there for more than 20 years. A few years ago he moved back to a point near his boyhood home where he peacefully diet on Sunday in his 74th year. Capt. Warren K. Smith was born in Edgefield county 74 years ago. His first wife, whom he married at an early age, was Miss Elizabeth De Loach, and by her he had two sons, Milledge and Mike, both living. Af ter the death of his first wife, Capt. Smith married Miss Frances Bodie, who with the following children sur vive him; James C, Joseph B., Mrs. Lula Martin, Mrs. Bettie Kirkland, Mrs. Delia Kirkland, Butler Smith, Mrs. Clara Still, Mrs. Lillian Walsh. Mrs. Carrie Grady, Charlie Smith, Mrs. Hasting, Avers, Mrs. Kate Aus tin. E. M. Smith, one of his sons, and a prominent business man of Spring field, died there last summer. . Capt Smith went immediately to the front at the beginning of the war, and with Maxey Gregg and Ster ling Price followed the fortunes of war through the West. He was bad ly wounded at the battle of Murpheys boro, Tenn. In '76 he was with Hampton and Butler and Gary in Edgefield. Com ing to Orangeburg in 1878, he im mediately took up the fight and with Gen. James F. Izlar and Capt. Samuel Dibble made war on the renegades until this country was swung into the white column. At an early age Capt. Smith united himself with the Baptist church, and lived a devoted Chris tian life. He was a Mason of high degree. Capt. Smith accumulated a large es tate, and leaves his large family well provided for. His hand was always open to the needy and he was a friend to the poor and oppressed. Death of Mr. D. Brady. .Mr. Derrill Brady died Sunday night, at his home, about eight, miles north of St. .Matthew's, near the; Congaree River. He has not been slrong for some time, but was always ii]) and about, and no one had heard anything of any special indisposition. Mr. Brady fought bravely through out the ciail war and the mention of that unpleasantness always brought into bold relief his strong Southern feelings. He married a Miss Bynum, of Richland County who survives him. with four sons. He was 70 years old and lived all his life in this esction. He was not only a successful farmer, but took great in terest in the Baptist church, of which he was a consistent member. He was a niau of few words, but was the soul of honor, and enjoyed the un limited confidence of everyone who knew him. This community regrets to lose so excellent a citizen. Deafness Ciuinot be Cnred. by local application, as they cannot reach the diseased portions of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitution al remedies, jjeafness Is caused by an Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rum bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deaf ness Is the result, and unless the in flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed fo ever: nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an surfaces. We will give SI 00 for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hallvi Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. Sold by Druggists, 75c. F. J. Chenney & Co., Toledo, O. Read the First Installment of The Princess Virginia BY C. N. AND A. M. WILLIAMSON Authors of " The Lightning Conductor," "Rosemary in Search of a Father/' etc ILLUSTRATED BY WILL JONES The story is told with vigor and snap and gai ety, and has a swing that will carry the reader along almost breathlessly. ? Phila delphia Record. Princess Virginia is charming to know, dashing, brave vivac ious.? St Louis Globe Democrat *TpHE romance of an English princess to whom T* came in her waking dreams a vision of the only man she would marry. 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