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BREAKS THE KOODOO. . ORANGEB?RG BEATS SUMTER IN THE SECOND GAME. In a Fast Game on Thursday After noon After Being Defeated on the Afternoon Before. Orangeburg broke the hoodoo by ?winning her first ^ame from Sumter yesterday afternoon, after losing to Sumter the afternoon before by er rors. Both games were good, the teams being pretty well matched. In the first game one wild throw to home from the field gave Sumter two s rnns and another wild throw to third gave her another run, and these three runs won her the game. The Orange hug team played well but in hard ? luck. The feature of the game was a home' run by Prim, which also brought in another run. Neither of the pitchers had much' advantage, if any, over the other. The. battery for Sumter was Garner and Stevens and the battery for Orangeburg was Aver ett and McCormick. The second game resulted in a victory for Orangeburg. Sumter only scored one run and at no time did she have the remotest chance of win ning. There was seme good fielding on both sides, but Orangeburg held Sumter down to one run while she scored three runs, sawyer for Or angeburg pitched a fine game, compeltely outclassing Ham, the Sum ter .pitcher, who left the box in the sixth inning, Lee taking his place. Neither side made a run after the . arth inning. Morris and Dingle made beautiful catqhes of line drives, both of which were heartily cheered. Mor ris' catch was very fortunate for Or angeburg, as it put out two men, which retired Sumter, preventing a man on third from .scoring. Ham was unmercifully swatted and we do not blame him for calling for help. The following is the score of Wed nesday's game: SUMTER. AB R IB PO A E Dingle, ss.. .. : .5 1 1 1 0 0 Winn, 2b, .... .4 3 1 2 3 0 Springs, cf.5 0 1 1 0 0 Mirrbw, lb . . . ,2 D O 9 1 0 Asbury, rf.3 0 1 1 0 0 Sorrell. 3b.... 4 0 0 3 1 0 Murphy, If.3 0 0 1 0 0 Stevens, c.3 0 1 8 4 0 Garner, p.4 0 1 1 1.0 Totals_ . .33 4 6 27 10 0 ORANGEBURG. AB R IB PO A E Miller. 3b.4 0 0 1 4 0 Callihan, rf. . . .4 1 1 3 0 0 Moran, lb.3 1 1 7 0 0 Prim, If.. .. ..4 1 1 2. 0 1 Glaze, cf.3 0 2 0 0 0 Morris,-2b.3 0 12 11 Hartzel, ss.-3 0 1 0 2 2 McCormick, c. . .3 0 0 12 1 0 Averett, p.. ...3 0 0 0 2 0 ?Sawyer.1 0 1 0 0 0 **Jones.1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals....' . .32 3 8 27 10 4 ?Sawyer batted for Morris in 9th inning. ' **Jones batted for Hartzel in 9th inning. . . Score by innings: Sumter. .r .. .. ..001 020 100?4 Orangeburg.000 200 001?3 Summary: Home runs. Prim. Bases on erros, Sumter 2. Left on bases, Sumter 8; Orangeburg 4. ' Base on balls, Garner 1; Averett 5. Struck out, by Garner S; by Aver ett, 11. 'lime of game 1:45. Umpire, Leo Miller. Scorer, Alex B. Kohn. Stolen bases, Winn 2. Sacrifice hits, Murrow 1; Moran 1. The following is the score for Thursday's game. SUMTER. AB R IB PO A E Diugle, ss.2 0 1 3 1 0 Winn, 2b.3 0 0 1 4 0 Springs, cf.3 0 0 2 0 0 Murrow, lb.. ..4 0 0 8 0 0 Asbury, rf. . .". .4 0 0 1 0 1 Sorrell. 3b_ 4 0 1 0 0 0 Murphy, If.4 0 0 1 0 1 Stevens, c.3 0 1 S 1 0 Ham, p.1 1 0 0 2 0 Lee, p.. .. ...1 0 0 0 2 1 Totals.29 1 3 24 10 3 ORANGEBURG. AB R IB PO A E Miller. 3b.4 0 0 0' 3 0 Calihan, rf.4' 2 2 0 0 0 Moran, lb.4 I 3 16 0 0 Prim, If.3 0 2 3 0. 0 Glaze, cf.4 0 0 2 0 0 Morris, 2 b.4 0 1 3 5 0 Hartzel, ss... . .3 0 1 0 6 1 McCormick, c. ... 2 01310 Sawyer, p.4 0 0 0 2 1 Totals.32 3 10 27 17 2 Summary: Two base hits, Calli han. 2. Three base hits, Morris. Hits, off Ham, 9; off Lee, 1; off Sawyer, 3. Sacrifice hits, Winn, Ham and Prim. Stolen bases. Sor rell and Moran. Double plays. Mil ler to McCormick to Moran; Morris to Moran. Left on bases, Sumter 7, Orangeburg. S. First base on balls. Ham 3. Sawyer 3. Struck out, by Ham 0. by Lee 1, and by Sawyer 2. Passed balls, Stevens 1. Time of game 1:35. Umpire, Leo Miller. Scorer. Alex. B. Kohn. Mr. Leo Miller is one of the fairest umpires we have ever seen on the diamond, and besides he has the backbone to stand up to his decisions. The game this afternoon will be a good one and a big crowd should be out to see it. North Providence School. The closing exercises of North Providence School, will be held on Friday, May 22, commencing at ten o'cock in the morning. Hon. O. B. Martin and Hon. Stiles R. Mellichamp will make addresses. A picnic dinner will be served. There will be a game of base ball in the afternoon. This school is presided over by Prof. Geo. Harris Webber, who has made a great success of it. He is a bright young man, who is devoted to his profession. We wish him and his school a most jDLleasant close. A PAIR OF ROGUES Obtained Money Under False Preten sions and Blew It All In. A young white man by the name of Zeb Vaughn was arrested in this city and carried to Newberry by Sher iff M. N. Buford of that county to stand trial for misappropriating fui.ds entrusted to him by a cotton mill in Newberry. Vaughn is charged with securing forty dollars from the mill to take certain of his relatives from Orangeburg to Newberry to work in the mill. .Instead of using the money in this way Vaughn is charged with-using it for ihmself. Deputy Sheriff Dukes returned from Newberry on Tuesday with a young .white man named' Willie Ponell, who is charged with doing in Orangeburg what Vaughn is charg ed with doing in Newberry. Mrs. Vaughn, the mother-in-law of Vaughn, the mother-in-law of Vau ghn, charges that she got forty dol lars from the Orangeburg Manufac turing Company nad entrusted it to Ponell to go to Newberry . and ship some of , her furniture from that place to Orangeburg and arrange some other matters up there. Instead of doing as directed Ponell is charg ed with appropriating the money in trusted to him by his mother-in-law to his own use. Bonell and Vaughn are brothers in-law, and it. semms that they were using the same family of people to get money on from the mills. These young m*h have been committed to jai to await trial. This is a sad case, and these young men will find this way of raising money will not pay. They will find hard labor more.hon orable and profitable in the end. : SCHOOL CLOSING. Very Interesting Exercises at the St. Georges School. On Friday evening, May Sth, a large audience of relatives and friends assembled at the St/Georges' School building to witness the closing exer cises of this flourishing school of 75 bright pupils. The exercises were splendid. Chil dren never did better. They surpass ed the expectations of their fond parents and reflected great credit up on the teachers. The teachers' Misses Donie Griffin and Philippina Salley, have certainly worked faithfully and well. The school has moved forward un der their management and marked progress is to be seen. They deserve and have much praise -for their la bors. Miss Kathryn Josey of Orangeburg helped with the music. Song, Welcbme Friends, by the school. Recitation, Welcome, by Beujah Griffith and Andie Jameson. Drill, Cherries Are Ripe, by 12 little girls. Dialogue, The Lost Letter, by 8 boys. Play, My Frieifd Bob, by 4 girls and 3 boys. Music. > Play, The .Baby Show at Pineville, by 16 girls. Ten Little Indians," by 10 small i boys. Music. Cantata and Tableau,, Quarrel Among the Flowers, by 18 girls. Music. / Play, Uncle Sam's Veterans, by 18 boys and one girl. Flag Medley, by six girls. Tableau, Statute of Liberty, by 11 girls. Recitation, The Four Seasons. Recitation, Success in Life, by John Bufkin. Music. Hoop Drill and Tableau, by 18 girls. Pantomime, The Rugles Family by 8 girls and 5 boys. Made Lucky Escape. Col. J. A. Banks came very near meeting with a serious -accident on ast Friday morning. He had gone out to hin, farm .near St. Matthews, on horse back and was sitting care lessly in the saddle in one of his fields when the horse made a sudden jump, throwing him from his seat. In falling one of his feet was caught in the stirrup and he was thrown un der the horse, which trampled upon his body, bruising him up some. It was a close call, and we congratulate the genial Colonel on his lucky es cape. Graduating Exercises. The graduating exercises of the Orangeburg Graded School will take place on Thursday and Friday eve nings of next week at the Academy of Music. The following are the names of the graduating class: R. Lawton Ashe. Bertha C. Barton, Mar ie L. Betsil!, Minnie H. Bowman. Her H. Collier, Oressie B. Collier, G. Mil ton Crum.Mary E. Inabinet, Theodore A. Jeffords, M. Alice Kennedy. Ashley E. Merrimon. Lucile S. Melton. Angie L. McLees. T. Elliott Salley. M. Ger trude Smith, Addie Von Oshen. Fan nie W. Wannamaker. Broke Up By Measles. The Calhoun Recorder says the "measles hae put the Crescent school out of business. Those in the school who have not had them are expect ing to get acquainted with them any time. The principal has been on the sick list some time with them and the assistant is expecting her share daily and the small boys are nappy.v For the Senate. The Hon. Robt. Lide announces himself as a candidate for the Slate S'-nate in the approaching primary He is too well-known to need any in troduction at our hands. There is not likely to be any opposition to .Mr. Lide, an honor which he appreciates. ^^invc Him Ten Years. B^V. Williams, Jr.. the negro "de tective," who was convicted last week of manslaughter, was sentenced to ten years in the Peuitentiary. Wil liams attorney will appeal to the Su preme Court for his client. BOWMAN LETTER INTERESTING CLOSING EXERCIS ES OP THE GRADED SCHOOL. Crops Very Poor and Backward? An Object Wesson Drawn from a Road Scene. Bowman. May 12?Special; The commencement exercises of Bowman Graded School on Tuesday, May 5, as per program given .below, was very entertaining indeed, and much credit Is due Prof. C. J. Rast and bis corps of assistants for the goqd work ac compished. The exercises were wit nessed by'large audiences both eve nings. The following is the program of the closing exercises, on the last (evening, May the 5th at the School I Auditorium: Prayer?Re<\ G lea ton. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe?By smaller children. Acting Charade?Characters: Ben nie Smith, Laurin Knight, Gus Myers, Dibble Dean, Jake West, Rogers Dav is, Jessie Easterling, Norma Smith, Maudie Ulmer. Tableau?Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. Scarf Drill. Lesson Well Worth Learning? Characters: Region Myers, Van Phil lips, Sadie Evans, Edith Hutto. ,01d Maid Association. Courting Malinda?Characters: Bennie Smith, Gus Myers, Clifford Stroman, Georgeine. Music. - Pantomime?Views from Life. Too Greedy by Half?Characters: Clifford Stroman, Jake West, Roy Smith. Address?Hon. Geo. Johnstone, of Newberry. Awarding of Medals, Prizes and Di plomas. The medals and prizes were award ed as follows: Miss Ida Whetsell. Medal for Dec lamation. Miss Ethel Evans, Medal, Best Es say, subject "Lost Opportunities." Miss Jessie Easterlin, Medal, Best year's average in higher grade. Glydys Shuler. Prize, Best year's average in intermediate grade. Jim Connor and Hertilene King, Prize, Best year's average, primary ! grade. , Norma Smith, Prize, Improvement in writing in higher g. L.de. ' Romie Jackson and A. D. Fair, Jr., Prize, Improvement in writing prim ary grade. Miss Ethel Evans has the honor of receiving the first Diploma issued by the Bowman Graded school, which was presented by Prof. Rast with a few remarks appropriate to the oc casion. Crops are poor and way behind and your correspondent can't see how they can ever catch up to any thing like the usual normal condition by June the loth or even later. The sun will have to shine "mighty hard" and the nights "real warm" in order to make cotton shed its "pessum leaves" and put on new life. Plant ing, by the way, is not yet finished, and when one considers for a mo ment how corn is soaring up in price, would it not have been wise to have put some of the land in corn that was replanted in cotton. It is really shameful to see load after load of corn and hay hauled out on farms day by day to be paid for in most in stances by the little "pessum land cotton" standing here and there over the fields. Is it profitable to make cotton to buy corn and hay at the present prices? This correspondent saw a rickety wagon with two skeleton mules hit ched thereto go out of town recently loaded with several sacks of corn, a couple bales of hay and about six darkeys also in the wagon some; eat ing peanuts others had paper bags of "store bread" all but the poor mules seemingly haopy and contented. These Wrae people could have gath ered quantities of goon crab grass hay out of their so-cai'.ed "cotton farms," which by th? way mad-? more grass than cotton and practically no corn at all. This is a picture that is not overdrawn and the like can he seen in many places. Debts are about as hard or harder to pay now than when cotton was fetching from G to S cents per pound, but that 10 cent cotton made people wild and it will likely bo some little while before they will get tame again. Dund-.H'. Escai>ed Convict Captured. The Brancbville Journal says: "Tuesday morning berore daylight a convict boarded an engine that was standing near the "y" on the Augusta side and helped himself to the en gineer's suit case with about forty dollars worth of clothing in it, chang ed his clothing for the engineer's, put his stripes in the suit case and left it near the scene of the robbery. He was caught the next day by Con ductor Murdon at St. Matthews, and brought back here. He was identi fied as "Picture," a well-known char acter who once loafed around hero. "Picture" says that he only served nine months out of tnree years, and "beat" a freight to Brancbville with double shackles on. He was serving on the Charleston county chain gan? and will be taken back there." Banks Will Close. On and after today all (In- city banks will close at two o'clock in stead of three as has been the cus tom except on Satuday, when thev will remain open until three o'clock, This is the usual summer schedule adopted by the banks so as their hard worked officers can have a little time off during the hot weather. Will Compete lor Prize. Mr. James M. Moss, who is one of the best and most successful farmers In this section of the State, will com pete for the prize offered by the Agriculturist for the greatest yield of cotton on an acre of land. We hope Mr. Moss will be the winner. r-*J <u. WJLLu. ? r -? GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. Names of Those Prawn to Serve Cal 4 houn as Jurors. The first court will soon be held in Catoun County with Judge C. G. Datazier presiding. Solicitor Hilde brand and Stenographer Glaze will fill their respective offices in the new county as it is in the same judicial circuit with Orangeburg. The fol lowing are the names b? the gentle-j men to serve as grand jurors for the year:. J. R. Spigner. F. S. Wolfe. J. A. Wingard. i_ Thomas. B. Crider. T. H. Heape. A. R. Parier. A. R. Tabor. Jr. J. L. Carroll. .1. Rhett Riley. It. D. Lay ton. J. K. Hane, Sri 11. P. Zeigler. I). F. Jumper. vV. S. Zeigler, . W. F. Barton. ?. E. Hildebrand, P. S. Paulling. B. F. Antley. The following gentlemen have been drawn to serve as petit jurors for this term of court: J. W. Smith, A. D Smoak ., McQueen Foures, W. K. Crook, B. C. King. R. A. Bozard, Geo. K. Davis, C. F. Wise, A. 0. Antley, J. M. Antley, J. C Fogle, G. A. Baxter, 0. P. Riley. Tj. W. Ricktm.Dker, M. M. Metts, Jesse Furtick, 0. B. Felder. A. S. Trezevant, V. S. 'Bates, M. F. Wise, 1. A. Spigner, Shep Pearlstine, J. B. Way, J. H. Evans, T. W. Wannamaker, J. B. Zeigler, John E. ?Buyck, H. S. Trezevant, J. ft. Br-Mly, D. D. Buyck, D. L. Wannamaker, T. W. Dantzler, \ J. A. Peterkin, Jr., W. A. Isgett, J. P. T?te, . \ J. H. Henegan. LIST OF LEITERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangeburg Post Office. List of letters remaining unclaim ed in the Orangeburg Post Office for eek-ending May 11, J908. Persons calling for these letters will please say. that they are advertised. A: D. Webster, P. M. William Bodrick. Mrs. Ida Brown, Miss Sarah Bozard (2). Freddie Corbitt. Gabriel Dessauser. Lizzie Felder, Col). Miss Annie Florieda, Elisha Frisun, Mrs. J. I. Fogle. Miss Sarah Johnson. Mrs. Maria Johnson,. Miss Ella Johnson, J. .1. Jones. Miss Etta Lewis, j Elie Match (special delivery.) Miss Este 11 Nwar. Ben Sallie, Mr. Sisten, Mrs. Sarah Smith. Sump Terry. Miss Jane Wright, Lowless Warren. Locals. A purse was made up for Prim when he made that nome run. Little Boozer Reeves accidentally shot himself on Wednesday. We are glad to know that it was not serious The claim of W. F. Murphy for lumber and work in New Hope | Township was for $21.01, instead of J $102.1 ft, as recently published in the Quarterly Report. We are indebted to Mr. J. LeRoy Dukes for an invitation to the com mencement exercises of Wofford Col lege which takes place June 12th to 15th. Mr. Dukes is an Orangeburg boy who graduates there this year. Every price in Kohn's store has taken a slump and rock bottom prices rule. It's your l/uying and saving time. Don't delay your attendance: don't put off your buying. Every de partment in the store represented and marly everything reduced. Kohn's Combination Sale. See today's ad. Went Into Camp. The cadets of the Orangeburg" Col legiate Institute went into camp at Hoffman's Springs on Tuesday after noon. Wednesday morning they biarched to Cameron, where they were served an elegant, dinner by the good peoplo of that, town, for which atten tion the.cadets are very grateful. It is needless to say that the boys had a good time and enjoyed the encamp ment ve*ry much. Woman's Missionary Association. The semi-annual meeting of the Voman's Missionary Association, aux iliary to the Orangeburg Baptist As sociation, will meet with the Woman's Missionary Society of Ebenezer Church, Cordova. S. ('., on Friday. .May the 22nd. at 10.3Q A. M. It is very much desired that each Woman's Missionary Society in the Association will be represented. Mrs. L. K. Sturkie, Sec. W. M. A. Death of Mrs. Corbctt. The Branchville Journal says: '.Mrs. Julia M. Corbett, mother of our townsman, W. L. Dukes, died at her home in Denmark. S. C, May :',rd, after a lingering illness. She was buried at Rock Swamp Methodist church. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. B. Traywick. as sisted by Rev. G. W. Dukes. Mrs. Ccrbett was a most excellent Chris tic n woman.." .... ? ..?i. WILL DO MUCH GOOD. DEMONSTRATION ON FARMS IN THE SOUTH. Farmers Cooperating With Agricul tural Department oh Selected Areas to Stimulate Effort on All. s Congrssman Lever has recently re ceived a letter from S. A. Knapp, spe cial agent in charge of Farmer's Co operative Demonstration work, stat ing that the Department of Agricul ture has started the work in the 7th Congressional district, South Caro lina, and that they hope to do a great deal more next year. Fifteen demonstration farms and ninety co operative farms have been establish ed in Lexington county; thirty-five demonstration and ten cooperative in Richland county; ten demonstration and forty cooperative in Orangeburg, and five demonstrative and twenty co operative in Calhoun. Dr. Knapp in his letter said, "A valuable practical feature of this work is that all the field agents are Southern men and residents in the States in which the demonstrations are made. They know the peopie and the conditions." Dr. Knapp has very briefly outlined what is to be accomplished by this Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration work in the following: "The object of the work is primar ily to greatly increase the net earn ings of the average farmer, by the improvement.of the soil, by the use of the best seed and by the adoption of better and more economic methods on the farm. ? j j "This is accomplished by farm de monstrations of an acre or more made by a farmer in every neighborhood, if possible, under instructions from our central office and supervised by field agents, who visit these demon strations monthly. "Thus the crop on an acre under the best management is contrasted In every neighbornood with the crop of the average farmer. The effect Is immediate and the results are as tonishing, "In 1903 th first cooperative farm was established at Tarreil, Texas, and the farmer, W. C. Porter, was guaranteed by the citizens against lost, if any should occur in following the department instructions. The work was a success. "From this small beginning thf Farmers' Cooperatice Demonstration work has increased in five years from one locality to ten States, and from one field agent to 141, from one farm to thirty two thousand directly in structed and possibly half a million aided through observation. "The funds appropriated by Con gress are used only in boll weevil in fested territory: to wit, Texas, Louis iana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and one district in Southwestern Mississippi. Cooperative Demonstration w ork In the remainder of Misssippi, Alabama, Georgia and the two Carolinas and Virginia is done by funds from other than government sources. The great value of this work is shown by the successful production of cotton by the average farmer under boll wee vil infestion. "Our instructions are also directed to the more profitable production of the standard crops, because rotation is necessary to he best success in cotton production. "Aside from the demonstrations, the educational features of the work consists mainly in reducing the science of agriculture to a few prac tical problems, easily understood by the common farmer, as the following: Better drainage of the soil; a deeper and better seed bed; more humus; the best seed; thorough tillage; more horspower and better toois; more and better farm stock; these are taught by letters, circulars, lectures and de monstrations. "The cooperative feature of our work gives to it elasticity and ad justment to conditions. Farmers co operate in furnishing land and work ing the demonstration. "Bankers and merchants cooperate in furnishing, free of cost, the best seed for the demonstrations and in refusing to advance less the tenant works the crop under our instruc tions. '"Business men's clubs and boards of trade organize farm demonstra tions under our agents and pay all expenses. The Business Men's Club of Helena, Ark., has 1,000 such farms. The Farmers' unions are giv ing great assistance by organizing de monstration farms in cooperation with us. "Some 2,000 women in the South are organized in clubs lor the better ment of the conditions o f rural homes. They are actively assisting us by urging the general adoption of our demonstration work. "These women are practical and urge not only greater earning capac ity* for the farmer, but greater econ omy and more comforts in the home. .Miss Mary T. Nance, president of the Women's Clubs of South Carolina, for rural improvement, has been largely instrumental in organizing this ef fective work. ? County superintendents of public instruction are organizing boys' clubs oa a large scale. The superintendent does the work free of charge. The boys demonstrate on their father's farms. The public gives suitable prizes. Our department furnishes seed and instructions. "In addition, our agents visit the rural schools when invited, (and this is almost universal), and instruct the boys in demonstrations." It is thus seen that this work is doing a great deal of good through out the South, and with more Tiberal appropriations by Congress in the future this work will greatly aid to bring the South b ack to the top of il <? ladder where she was before the war, and to which she Is now taking great strides. * READ OVER THE LIST. [And Chose Your Favorite for Bach Office. We present below the list of candi dates who have announced themselves in The Times and Democrat. They are good and true men and voters can easily find a suitable candidate for each office. Look over the list: for senator. I hereby announce my candidacy for the State Senate from Orangeburg County, subject to the Democratic primary an? the rules of the party. RuiiCiltT LIDE. For Hou.se of Representatives.' I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representatives subject to the Democratic primary. J. B. STROMAN. FOR SHERTFf" I hereby announce myself as a j candidate in the coming primary for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Orangeburg County, subject to the I rules of the Democratic party. Respectfully, JOHN H. DUKES. I hereby announce myself, as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Orangeburg County, subject, to the articles of the Democratic primary. Respectfully', A. M. SALLEY. For Clerk of Court. Pledging myself to abide the result l of the Democratic Primary, I respect fully announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court. Q. L. SALLEY. FOR SUPERVISOR."'"^ I hereby announce myself as a candidate for 'Supervisor, subject to endorsement of the Democratic prim ary. D. M. WESTBURY. I announce myself a candidate for Supervisor. Having had much exper ience in road building and county af fairs generally, many voters realize that I am thoroughly competent. I am respectfully, T. M. HALL. At the solicitation of my friends 1 hereby announce myself a candidate in the coming primary for the office [of Supervisor of Orangeburg County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. R. N. OWEN. I announce^yself a candidate for the office oL County Supervisor, sub ject to the rules governing the Dem acratic primary. ' . F. J D. FELDER. Thereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of County Super visor, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primaries. T. D. A. LIVINGSTON. We hereby nominate Hon. L. S. Connor and call upon him to become a candidate for the office of County Supervisor, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. MANY CITIZENS. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of County Super visor and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic Prim aries. P. W. HARLEY. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to the office of Coroner, subject to the Democratic primary. F. N. RICKENBAKEE. Superintendent of Education. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for County Superintendent of Education subject to ratification by the Democratic Primary this Summer. E. H. HOUSER. I. hereby announce myself as a candidate for County Superintendant of Education subject to ratification by the approaching Democratic Prim ary. D. H. MARCHANT, Jr I hereby announce myself a candi date for the'office of Superintendent of Education of Orangeburg County, subject to the result of the Democrat ic Primary. L. W. LIVINGSTON. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of County Super intendent of Education of Orangeburg County, subject to the result of the Democratic Primary. EDGAR L. CULLER.' F^HTTRE^sTlUiR I herelr* announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the rules governing the Democratic prim aries. A. D. FAIR. FOR AUDITOR. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of County Auditor, subject to rhe Dem ocratic primary. T. M. McMICHAEL. For Magistrate. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Magistrate of the Fourth I District, subject to the rules of the ; Democratic primary. A. L. SIXGLETARY. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of .Magistrate of the Fifth Judicial District, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. R. K. 11 FX FREY. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Magistrate of the Tenth District, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. T. J. POLIX, JR. TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONER. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Commissioner for Prov idence Township, subject to the Democratic primary. G. G. SHFLER,__ For Cotton Weigher. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Public Cotton Weigher for the City of Orangeburg subject to the rules of the Democratic Primaries. A. F. FAIREY. MAY CAUSE A SMILE A COLUMN OF LIGHT READING THAT WILL BE ENJOYED ?y AJ1 Who Like to Read Funny and Witty Sayings from the Mag azines and Papers. Modesty Forbade. A lady once asked Lord Brougham at a ^dinner party 'who was the best speaker in the house of iord3. Lord Brougham promptly and emphatically answered, "Lord Stanley, madam, is the second best." Her Way of Taking Them. At a dinner party the coachman was called upon in an emergency to assist in waiting upon the guests, among ! whom was a very deaf old lady. The coachman, in passing the vegetables, comes to the deaf lady. "Peas, mum?" says Jehu. No answer. "Peas, mum?" (louder). Still there was no answer from the old lady, who at this moment lifts her ear trumpet Interrogatively toward the man. Glancing down and seeing the tube he ejaculated iu a whisper: "Well, it's a rum way of taking them, but I sup pose "she likes it. Here goes!" And j down went the peas into the'ear trum pet.?Ladles' Home Journal. Wealth and Marbles. "Why get together any more money?" asked a friend of the late Russell Sage. "You can't eat it You can't drink it What good will it do you?" "Ever play marbles?" Uncle Russeil asked. / "Yes, when I was a boy." "Couldn't eat 'em, could you? Couldn't drink 'em, could you? No use to you, were they? What did you play marbles for?" He Kept the Secret. When the teacher was absent from the schoolroom Willie Jones wrote on the blackboard: . "Willie Jones can hug the girls better than any boy In school." "William, did you write that?" asked the teacher upon her return. "Yes, ma'am." "Well, you may stay after school as punishment" "Got a licking, didn't you?" asked one boy when Willie came out "Nope." "Got jawed?" asked another. "Nope." "What did she do?" "Shan't tell, but it pays to adver tise." v Good Little Girl. A Christian mother was once show ing her little girl, about five years oid, a picture representing Jesus holding an iufant in his arms, while the mothers were pushing their children toward him. "There. Carrie," said her mother, "this Is what 1 would hary done with you If 1 had been there." "I wouldn't he pushed to Jesus; I'd go to bim without pushing." Malicious Adiposity. "Fat men are uo account for soldier ing," said the late General Shatter. "They pant, they wheeze, they snort they choke, they grunt, they groan, they waddle, they slouch through the world. Not a particle of good on earth, fat soldiers. ? Would not have one of 'em around if I could help it." "Er?but?er?you would not exactly ?er?call yourself slight, would you, general?" a venturesome major asked. "Hell, no! I've been a fat, blobby old nuisance ever since the day I tip ped the beam at over 200 pounds, and right then I ought to've been court martialed and cashiered for outrage ous and malicious adiposity, sir, for scandalous corpulence to the prejudice of military discipline"' He Knew What Ho Wanted. The family were gathered in the li brary, one of the windows of which was open, "That air"? the father began. "Father, dear, dou't say "that air.' Say 'that there,' " the daughter admon ished. ' "Well, this ear"? he again attempt ed. "Nor 'this 'ere.' 'This here' is cor rect," he was told. The old gentleman rose, with an an gry snort "Look here, Mary," he said, "of1 course I know you have been to school and all that, but 1 reckon I know -what I want to say, an'*I am going to say it I believe I feel cold in this ear from that air, an' I'm go ing to shut the window!" ? Ladles' Home Journal. Death of Mrs. Carrie Houser. Mrs. Carrie Houser died at the residence of Mr. M. W. Robinson in the Advance section on last Tuesday, after an illness of some weeks with typhoid fever. Mrs. Houser was the widow of Mr. A. J. Houser, who died a little, over a year ago. Since her husband's death she has resided with her father, Mr. Fred F. Ott, who lives near Columbia, and was on a visit to friends when taken sick. Mrs. Hous er was an excellent lady, and was for several yKirs a consistent member of Wesley Chap"1 in the temetary of which her remains were laid beside those of her husband. She leaves a little son to mourn her death, besides a host of other relatives and friends. Married iu Charleston. We clip the following -from The News and Courier: Married at home on Wednesday evening. April 22, 190S, by the Rev. A. G. Vqight, D. D., Lulie Belle, daughter of. Mrs. J. C. Hoinest, to Thaddens Bachmah Bar ton, of Orangeburg, S. C." We wish the young couple a long and happy married life. Winthrop Commencement. A copy'of the Invitation to the Winthrop College Commencement ex ercises has been received by The Times and Democrat. The exercises this year will commence on Sunday, May 31. Among the list of graduates are several from this county.