The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, October 30, 1908, Page 10, Image 11

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ACTUAL DISTANCES FROH DIFFERENT POINTS IN V* - .? A THE CITY To- the 1Pwo Graded School Build lugs as Measured by City Engi neer Edward Hawes. It has bean- contended by- not i few people that the-H. G: Sheridan school, building was much farther from the Court House an dother central points in the city than the Sellers Avenue School building was from the same points. To ascertain the truth about the matter and re move all doubt, Superintendent A. J. Thackston of the Graded School requested City Engineer Edward . TIawes to survey the different routes nd ascertain the distances .of the use. The following is the report . t Mr. Hawes: ir. A. J. tnackston, Superintendent City Schools, Orangeburg, S. C. Dear Sir: Herewith you will find the distances in feet from several points to> the property of the Sell ers Avenue and Sheridan Schools. ' 1.; From the north-west corner of East Russell street and North Railroad avenue (Mixson's store), through E. Russell, Treadwell, Ame lia and Fair streets to Sheridan School property a distance of 2,680 feet. 2. From the corner of? E.< Russell and Lowman streets, through Low man, Aiaelia and Fair streets to Sheridan School property, a distance of 2,150 feet. 3. From Court House through Court House Square, Church stree.-, St. Paul. Sunny Side, Amelia, and Academy streets and Ellis avenue to Sheridan School property, a dis tance of 3,815 feet. 4. From Court House through Court House Square, Church street, St. Paul, Sunny Side streets and Ellis avenue to Sheridan School property, a distance of 3,420 fee.t. . 6. From the south-west corner of E. Russell street and South Railroad avenue (Addon Bros. Warehouse),' through South Railroad aveuue, Giovor and Elliott streets and Sell er's avenue to Seller's Avenue School property, a distance of 2.510 feet. 6. From East Russell and EllioU streets through Elliott street. Sell er's avenue to Seller's Avonuo Schooi property, a distance of 2,010 feet. 7. From Court House through East Russell and Doyle streets and Seller's avenuo to Seller's Avenue School property, a distance of 2.95U feet. Yours very truly, EDWARD HAW'ES. Jr., City Engineer. It will be seen that the difference in the distances between the two school buildings and the starting points of the different routes is verv little. This measurement has beea made because it has become neces sary on account of the crowded con dition of the Seder's Avenue School to more equitably divide the children between the two schools. Some children who are little nearer to the Seller's Avenue School may have to be transferred to the. H. G. Sheridan School in order to equalize the chil dren between the two schools. This cannot he avoided, but as the above measurements show, it will entail | no hardship on any of the children who may have to be transferred. i Well Dono Orangeburg County. The amount of money contributed through The State for the Democrat ic campaign fund is close around thi $S,00O notch. The energy disjdayed by The State can not be too highly commended, and that paper is en titled to the thanks of oyery Demo crat for what it has done. Orange fourg county's share An that fund is creditable. This county has con tributed nearly 5500 to the cause of good government and we congrat ulate our peoplo on their public spir itedness. Cotton Fir? at Cope. About one o'clock Thursday morn ing of last week a fire, which is sup T/osed to have originated from a jpark from a passing freight engin.? on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, at Copes. Orangeburg county, de stroyed about twenty-five bales of cotton belonging to Green-Brabham Company of that place, which cot ton had been left upon the rail road platform over night. No in surance. Want Free Delivery Extended. Petitions have been filed with Postmaster A. D. Webster request ing that the free delivery of mall be extended to outer portions of the city not now being covered by the carriers. This will requiro one oi two additional carriers: so Mr. "Web ster will refer the matter to the department and, iu the meantims do what he can to. got the petition, granted. Gone to North Augusta. Rev. E. M. Light foot, who had been pastor of the Baptist church for several years, but who resigued a few months ago will leave today for his new held of labor, North Augusta. lie carries with him the best wishes of a host of friends iv this city aad county. Street Pacing. The final plans for paving Russell street has been adopted by the City Council and bids lor tie work is raited fur until Kovoialur IS. whin the.- vi'i be opened i ua the con tract awarded. Prices to Brown of Harvard. Prices for Brown of Harvard are: Upstairs, matinee, 25c; night. 50c and 75c. Down stairs, matlneo. 50c and 75c; night. $1.00 and $1.50. Reserved seats for matinee aad night now on sale. CAMP THOS. J. GLOVER, Confederate Veterans, Hold Annual Meeting and Elect Officers. The annual meeting of Camp Thomas J. Glover, U. C. V., was held on last Tuesday, and was called to order about 12 o'clock by Command ant Jas. F. Izlar. The meeting- was well attended by the old veterans and considerable business was trans acted. Veteran H. A. Rutland was elected a member of the Camp. The death of Messrs. T. C.Alber gotti and W. S. Ashe were announced and the following committees were appointed to draft suitable memo rials to their memory. Messrs. W. V. Izlar, F. A. Schiffley and G. A. Shirer were appointed to draft the memorial to Mr. T. C. Albergotti, and Messrs. G. L. Salley, W. A. Edwards and W. B. Way the memorial to Mr. \YY S. Ashe. Major W. V. Izlar announced that the monument for which funds had been raised was about ready to be erected to the valor of Hagood'o Brigade near Petersburg, Va., and that he would personally superin tend the erection of the monument. The following officers were then elected to serve the ensuing year: Jas. F. Izlar. Commandant. John S. Rowe, First Lieut. Com mandant. Samuel Dibble, Second Lieut. Commandant. Jno. C. Pike, Third Lieut. Com mandant. F. S. Dibble, Adjutant, vice. W. V. Tztar, who declined re-election. Chas. R. Jones, Sergeant-Major. Mortimer Glover. Treasurer. Rsv. D. D. Dantzler, Chaplin. The following were appointed a visiting committee: Messrs. Mortimer Glover, F. S. Dibble. Z. E. Gramling, H. F. Till, W. G. Sandford. J. E. Boone, J. M. Moss, Irvin J. Dukes, and Elisha Hughes. At the adjournment of the meeting the veterans present sat down to re freshments- served by the following committee of ladies from the Paul McMichael Chapter, U. D. C: Mrs. J. Sorentrue, Mrs. Harry L. Smoak. Mrs. J. F. Hunter and Misses Mary McMichael, Clementine Cum mings, Olive Jones and Claudine Wanuamaker. A Quiet Marriage. The Bamberg Times publishes the I following account of a happy event: "Sunday evening at 3:30 o'clock, az the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Black, Mr. JH. A Wright of Orangeburg and Miss Florrie Olive Black were happily united in marriage. Presiding Elder C. B. Smith officiating. Mr. Wright was until recently a resident of this place, having been bora and raised here. He not long ago accepted a position with the Planters Bank at Orangeburg. He is a very popular young man. The bride wan one of Bainberg's most popular young ladies and will be greatly missed by her many friends here. Immediately after the marriage the happy couple left for their home in Orangcburg." We extend a cordial welcome to Mr. Wright and his bride as residents of cur little city. Conductor Drowned. A sad and fatal accident happened at the Congaree trestle of the South ern Railway Wednesday morning, by which Conductor Merden, in charge of a work train, lost his life. It seems that while the train was cross ing the trestle Mr. Merden attempted to climb down the ladder on the side of one of the cars, lost his balance and fell in the water below him. He came to the surface after a few mo ments and began swimming, but i: was very evident that he had receiv ed an injury in falling, for he was unable to keep himself afloat. He struggled for a few minutes, trying ti< swim up stream, and then sank out of sight. The body has not been re covered. C/ould Be Woi-se. The Newberry Observer says: "What a tremendous thirst Orange burg must have. There are already five dispensaries in that county, and now it is proposed to establish an other at the little town of Cope. It ought to change its name to Dope." It may bo true that our people have a tremendous thirst, but no more so than the people of Newberry county if we judge by the criminal record of the two counties, which, we beUeve, is the rtangfcird by which wet and so-called*5jry counties are judged. Don't Forget This. Life will always be to a large extent what we oruselves make it. Each mind makes its owa littltf world. The chte.'fui niiud makes it pleasant and the discontented mind makes it miseraole. "My mind to me a kingdom is" applies alike to peasant and monarch . Life is for the roost pa*: Lut a mirror of our Individual selves. To the cool, the world is good; to the bad, it is bad. Hurrah for the Kidders. Announcement was made Wedneb day by the Democratic national com mittee that campaign contributions aggregating over $40,000 were re ceived at the New York headquarter.-, on October '-i. The list shows that the sura of $37,000 was contrib uted by Herman Rldder, treasurer of the national committee, and his three sons. Scut Another Check. jg The Times and Democrat seJMr ? dollars more to The Statej?Bff^' day for the National Demt-flHHpim paign fund. This makesjyi."L.v-one dollars that has bej^fl^ntributed through this office MjQfr\o\\Q. Dem ocrats to pay the oun. --ratlc expens es of the election. BROWN OP HARVARD Will Be at the Academy of Music Monday Nignc. For Brown of Harvard, which the I Shuberts offer at the Academy of Music on Monday (matmee and night), November 2nd, with James Young in the title role, is claimed the distinction of being the most successful matinee attraction ever produced! This was probably due, to the average girls craving for more light on the inside workings of col lege life and to the entertaining quai 'ities of the play itself. The presence in the afternoon audiences of hun dreds of pretty sisters?and sweet hearts of college men proved that the doings of young men were quite as interesting to young women a* they were to the ladies themselves. A girl's play is always a successful piay and there is no use denying that girls just dote on college boys, college pins, coyilege flags, college hats, college pillows, -college any thing and college everything?there fore just as they have for years pro vided tenure beauty shc/ws, The Shuberts now make an exhibition ot handsome young men on the busi ness principle that, of one matinee idol will carry through 300 nights of successful New York business, twenty college Appollos ought to make a piece, like the proverbial brook, run on forever. Tickets now on sale at Lowman's. Price?, nigh:, 50c, 7dc $1.0.0 and $l.u0. Matinee, 25c, 50c and i?c. CANDIDATE FOR Itl^ELECTION. Dr. L. K. Sturkie Wants to Retain His Position. Dr. L. K. Sturkie, who has been the efficient legal adviser and clerk of the County Board of Commission ers for the last two years, is a can didate for re-election to the position, and as he has the endorsement of eighteen of the Township Commis sioners out of nineteen, he is sure to retain the position that he has filled with credit to himself and satisfac tion to the public. The following Township Commissioners have as sured him of their support, which guarantees his election, as they con stitute the whole board, except one, and he has no objection to Dr. Sturkie: Samuel Byrd, Branchvllle. W. H. Patrick, Cow Castle. H. W. Fickling. Elizabeth. J. J. Douglass, Goodland. J. W. Bonnett, Liberty. I. J. Dukes, New Hope. J. A. Irick, Popiar. J. P. Steedley, Union. W. F. Sanford, Willow. D. B. Wolfe, Caw Caw. J. E. Ashe, Edisto. J. L. Irick, Goodby. Mclver Stuckey, Hebron. W. M. Funches, Middle. G. G. Shuler, Providence. W. A. Dantzler, Vance. N. N. Hayden, Jr., Zion. * J. B. Sharp, Rocky Grove. What "Home Should Be. There is no happiness in life, there is no misery like that growing out of the disposition which consecrate or desecrate the home. Home should be so truly home that the weary, tempted heart could turn to It any where on the highway of lifo and receive light and strength . What a blessing It is when weary with care and burdened with care and sorrow, to have a home to which we can go, and there in t^e midst r.f friends we love, forget our troubles and dwell in peace and quietness. Home is the chief school of human virtue. Its responsibilities, joys, sorrows, smiles, tears, hopes and solicitudes form the chief interest of human life. Watch Your Tongue. Some times a person's tongue ge's them into trouble, watch the tongue, it is your tongue, it belongs to you, and is the only one for which you arr: responsible. Your neighbor's tongue may need cire also, but that is h's business; this is yours, to see tJ Watch your tongue: it needs watch ing. It is a fire?watch it. It \n the helm which guides the vessel. Let the helmsmen keep wide awake. It can bless or It can curse, it can poison or heal; it can pierce hear*s or blights hopes; it can sow discord or separate chief friends. Watch your tongue, no one but you can take care of that tongue. Your neighbors may wish too, but they cau't do it. Excursion Rates to Columbia, S. C, and Return via Southern Ry. Account South Carolina Colored State Fair the Southern Railway announces very low round trip rates from all points in South Carolina to Columbia, S. C. tickets to be sold November 7th to 13th inclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive at Columbia before noon of November 14th, 1908, limited for return until November 16th. 1908. For rates, detailed information, etc.. apply to Southern Railway ticket agents or address, J. C. LUSK, D. P. A.. Charleston, S. C. J. L. MEEKS. A. G. P. A., Atlanta, C.a. Reward. Council Chamber, City of Orangcburg, October 22, 190S. A standing reward of twenty-five dollars is hereby offered by the City Council, for the apprehension, with evidence to convict, of the party or parties, who have heretofore or who may hereafter maliciously interfere with the fire alarm system of the City, by turning in false fire alarms, or otherwise. J. W. DUKES, Attest: Mayor. L. H. WANNAMAKER, Clerk and Treasurer. jTURN m AND VOTE T?IS 13 WHAT EVERY DEMOCRAT S??OuLD DO. Let Us Give fhe National Demo cratic Ticket nnd.iever a Rousing1 Vote Tuesday. It is the duty of every Democrat to turn out next Tueaday and vote for Bryan and Kern and Lever. The enemy is nard at work in this State with Capers at their head, and it behooves democrats to see that their Naticna! and Congressional tick-et gets p full vote. A very inter esting circular is being distributed in Seuth Cnrolina by the Republicans urging Dem~crat8 to vote the Re publican Electrral and Congressional tickets. A copy of the circular has fallen into the.hands of the vigilant Democratic chairman, Gen. Wilie Jones, and he says its circulation makes it all the more neoessary that all registered Democrats turn out and vote. The circular is as follows: Republican Circular. Southern Men to Vote for Taft Electors?Ticket Headed by Leumas W. G. Blaiock and Others?It's all Right in South Carolina to Vote Your State and "' Couhry "Ticket and Vote for Taft for President. If you participated in the Demo cratic primary for Governor and State officers, of course you are bound to vote for them in the gen-, oral election, because of you*" state ment at the polls that as to those offices, State and county, you would abide by the result of the primary. You made no statement, however and took no oath as to voting for President of the United States, and in fact you have never voted In any primary election for PreKident. You can therefore with perfect consistency vote for Mr. Taft for President in the separate Presiden tial box at the time you vote for your local, State and county officers. Except in one or two of the lower counties In the State there are no accredited Republican nominees for office in South Carolina to disturb your local affairs in the State. Conditions which have prompted many of our citizens to resort to methods unnecessary to review no longer exist, and at this time apurely national proposition is Involved. Wo all value traditions and histo ry of our State and people, but there are now hundreds of men in South Carolina who see no earthly form of disloyalty In contributing through the'ir ballot to a perpetuation of the financial and industrial prosperity of the whole country, which seems per manent only when a Republican President and a Republican Congress are in power. .?? The development of the Panama Canal, certain features of protection, the great need of improving our riv ers and our roads in the South plead to us to get for South Carolina and every Southern State some nat ional standing and enjoy the result ing national influence and assistance for. the development of our great resources. Letter Prom Mr. Lover. We have received a circular letter from Congressman Lover bearing on the above, which we hope every Democrat will read and act on. In his letter Mr. Lever says: "I am in receipt of information from Orangeburg to the effect thai Richardson, the negro candidate for Congress, from this District, is very active in his efforts to poll the full vote of hi3 party in the election on November 3rd. Of course, it Is hardly likely that the number of votes that he will get will be suf ficient to be dangerous, and the real danger lies in the small number of votes polled by the Democrats themselves. I cannot, therefore, too stongly urge upon the people the importance of voting in the General election. If Mr. Bryan is elected, he will want behind him as large a popu lar vote as it is possible to get, and it is the duty of the Southern States, not only to give him their electoial votes, but also to give him the moral ! support of a largo popular vote. Not only this, but if wo are to judge the future by the past, the probabil ity is that we shall have a content ! from this District, and it is very i Important that your candidate for Congress should bo backed by the I full vote of the party. Every man who voted in the re cent primary is pledged to vote in j the general election. Those of us who have foight these contests in Congress for many years, know the ! handicap we labor under in the I small number of vote3 polled In the I general election. It. is hard to ex plain how it happens that a Southern man is sent to Congress with so few voles in the general election. Let every man, therefore, do his full duty, remembering his primary pledge to support the nominee of the party, and turn out in the gen eral election and give, both to the electoral ticket and your candidate for Congress the full vote of the party. We endorse every word Mr. Lever says, and hope all Democrats in the District will turn out and vote for him as well as the Bryan and Kern Electoral ticket. Let the Democrats of Orangeburg county assert then selves and show to the country vhut they have at least Interest enough in public affairs to go out to the polls and case a vote for the nomi nees of their party. Let us make the best showlug we can in this election and make it impossible fo. the Republican candidate to have any ground on which to contest Mr. Lever's election. Do not fall to vote Democrat*, LIST OF LETTERS. Thope Remaining -Unclaimed in the , Orangebugr Post Oilice. List of letters remaining un AlTimed in the Orangeburg Post Office for week ending October 28. 1908. Persons calling for tbese let ters will please say they are "Ad vertised." A. D. WEBSTER, Postmaster. Mrs. W. C. E. Ashely. Frank Barrett. Geo. Barton. Miss Neppie tfateman. Miss Janie Beadbrlc. Miss Carrie Blocker. Miss Maggie Bodrick. Jos. Brown. E. B. t?rown. Miss M. Bryan. S. B. Chapison. . Miss Bernice Chapman. Jim Childs. Mrs. Mamie Coleman. Wm. Colliers. Robt. Cobit. B. J. Dickson. John Dickson. Edw. Dukes. Sam Felder. Robt. Fowler. Miss Shing i?ryer. Movin Ginyard. Miss Isabell Gotson. Geo. P. Green. Lillie Harris. Miss Mary J. Haynes. Rev. Frank Johnson. Adam Jone6. Mrs. .Meannie Jones. Misa Raisor Jones. Sam Keltt. Miss Fair Lee. ' Bacchas Lomes. Jos. G. McCreery. Miss Hattie Mackeal. Henerson Miller. Wm. A. Porter. Miss Lizzzle Postell. Evans Quick. I Miss Cora Salley (2) Callle Stroman. N. Stroman. Mrs. Mary Supers. Thos. E. Taylor, Jr. Daniel Thomas. Miss Emma Truweil (due lc). Wm. Washington. Geo. Whaley, Jr. Geo. W. Whaley, Sr. John Whaley. Jas. WilFnn. J. F. Wilson. Haynes Zeigler. Gumption on the Farm. One can not judge of a man's importance by the number of badges on his coat. Every farmer should take part in politics, but It is better to get corn husked first. Keep the soundest parts of old grain sacks for patches to mend the others with. The man who is continually wait ing for something to turn up is usu ally turned down. If it is true, as some wise men ar gue, that we are what we eat, what is the man who feeds exclusively up on pork? In painting don't use small dabs and strokes. Make long, even, care ful sweeps; and there will be no mare's-tails and clouds in your work. The very first sign of a rent you see in ih ? nor* blar.Kets get out the needle and thread and darn the place before it gets to be much larg er. We observe that some of our ex changes are telling "how the farm er's wife can earn money," just as1 though she was not e^ery day earn ing a great deal more than she gets. Don't expect your wife to know where oil the things are which you leave lying about. Remember, she does not possets second slghi, though there are many times when she needs It. Dabbling in stocks and leaving the farm to run itself is not a godd way to do business. It is the surest way to trouble and loss. Money out of pocket every time for. the man who follows it. The first lesson in fence breaking may come from a littl*3 neglect on the part of the farmer to keep the boards or rails all whole. One board off and the mischief has been commenc ed. Look out for the beginning of such things. Underdrainage is a good thing but is expensive. Ofttimes it is cheaper and quite as effective to overdraln using grass waterways for this pur pose. This is what we do: These overdralnB are from six to twelve inches deep in the center, and from ten to twelve feet wide, tapering in depth from the center to the sidea We sow to grass, using timothy and mover for quick growth; with some herd's-grass and Kentucky blue for permanency. This makes a lasting sod that will carry off the water and never wash the least bit. Of cours.; the drain is never afterward plowed. A whole Geld may be drained In th'? way. August is a good time to do the work but April is better. From November Farm Journal AnnajKdto Scholarship. Congressman Lever will hold v. competitive examination of all appli cants for appointment to a vacancy in the United States Naval Academy on Saturday, November 2S. in Co lumbia, S. C, beginning at 10 a. m. Only those between the ages of 16 and 20 years are eligible for appointment and who have had one years' bona fide residence in the Seventh Congressional. District prior to the examination. The examina tion covers the following branches. Heading, Writing. Spelling. Punct uation and Capitals, Grammar, U. S. History. World's History, Arithme tic, Algebra and Geometry. All ap plicants are required to be physical ly sound, well formed and of robust constitution. Tho?<l desiring to enter this contest, will get fuller in formation by writing Mr. Lever at Lexington, S. C, stating their exact age: BAPTIST MEET AT HOLLY HILL. The Charleston Association Held Annual Session. The 157th session of the Charles ton Baptist association met with Corinth church, turee miles from Holly Hill, on Wednesday, October 21, with the Rev. Simeon Hyde of Charleston as moderator and W. O. Wells as clerk. At 10 a. m., after the devotional exercises which were led by Rev. Simeon Hyde, the bus iness of the association was taken up. Church letters and statistics were read, delegates enrolled, and present officers re-elected to serve another year. The report on State missions brought forth splendid addresses by the three missionaries working with in the bounds of the Charleston as sociation?Revs. R. E. Gibson, J. E. Edwards and A. J. Neilson. Dr. W. T. Devieaux, assistant sec retary of the State mission board, was present and made a stirring ad dress. The meeting continued for three days?a morning, afternoon and night sessions being held each day during which much important busi ness was transacted, and several el oquent addresses made. . The principal speakers were Revs. Simeon Hyde, Jno. R. Fizer. W. M. Haynesworth, Dr. A. T. Jamison, su perintendent Connie Maxwell orphan age, and R. S. Weeks. The Woman's Baptist Missionary union, Mrs. Jno. R. Fizer, president, met at the same church, October 20. and were most cordially welcomeu by Miss Leila Rhame, to which re sponse was most gracefully made by Mrs. B. Lacy H?ge. Devotional ex ercises were conducted by Miss Pau line Wells of the local society. A most interesting address to th* Sunbeams wae made by Miss Eliza Hyde. TO THE PUBLIC. Wo Are Agent?.for Parisian Sage, and we Know the Guarantee is Genuine.?J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Company. Parisian Sage, the quick acting hair restorer in guaranteed? To stop falling hair. To cure dandruff. [ To cura itching of *he scale. To put life into faded hair. To make harsh hair soft and lux uriant. ' To make hair grow, or money back. What Parisian Sage did for Chas. S. Baker it will do for you. Read the followiug: "I was so bald and such a shin ing mark for my friends that 1, a? a last resort, tried your Parisian Sage (after trying several bottles of the highly advertisted and high priced so-called hair restorers), and I am glad to say I now nave a heavv growth of new hair after carrying my shining mark for over seven years. I gladly recommend Parisian Sage to all afflicted with baldness.' ?Chas. S. Baker, 491 Main Street East, Rochester, N. Y. It is the most delightful hair dress ing made, and is a great favorite with ladies who desire beautiful anl luxuriant hair. Price 50 cents a bottle at J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co.'s, or by express, charges prepaid, from Giroux Mfg Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The O.v-Team. [From Uncle Jonah's Point of View.] I like the ox-team so serene and slow. Instead of garage, chauffeur, and all that. Let's talk of good old Saxon yoke and bow, And trust to Star and Buck, so sleek and fat. Instead of flying through the out raged air, With hoot and stench and death's head at the fore, I'll sit upon the tougue without a care, And hear the bobolink his 6ong output. Whoea, Buck! gee, Star! I'll watch the shadbush shed its liv ing snow? If it is June?and sniff the fir and pine Instead of gasoline; and, as I go, The joy of life?the open way is mine. And if a neighbor's children or his dog Get in the way, it gives my nerves no jar; For murder and heart-failure shun l?:c jo.T Of honest Bv.Jk and calm, sleek sided Star. Cee, Buck! back, Star! The touring car is Satan's latest snare, To tempt the world to deviltry and crime. The ox-team may be slow, but geta you there Decent and whole, If not ahead o' time. Give me the goad and take your _.-\s ollne; The cricket's chirup, and keep your flendiEh horn; I'll choose the wood road, where God's steps have been, And die as naturally as I was born. Whoa, Buck! back, Star! Big Tobacco Fire. The Imperial Tobacco Company'.' plant at Mullins. containing two and one-half million pounds of leaf to bacco, was entirely destroyed by fir^ at 11 o'clock Monday morning. Oth er Targe industrial plants were saved through the heroic effortB of pri vate citizens. The loss 1b estimate! from $25,000 to $30,000. presumed to be covered by insurance. If you do not take The Times and Democrat' write for a sample copy. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTER. What 1? Happening in the Coxvstrj as Well as in the Cities awl Towns. We have had a delightful rain. Ii was much needed. Every Democrat in Orangeborg county should vote Tuesday. Advertising pressure on our col umns compel us to issue ten pages today. Next Tuesday being a legal holi day all the banks in the city will tm closed. City Council is making permanent Improvements on the streets. Th'tf is sensible. The 'limes and Democrat wants to push its circulation list to three thousand or more subscribers. Dr. 8. J. Summers, of Cameron, had one of the best stock and poul try exhibits seen at the State Pair. We invite a comparison of The Times and Democrat with any paper of its class published in the South. The colored Graded School will open Monday with pretty much the same teachers that taught it last session. Don't miss Brown of Harvard Mon day at Academy of Music. The man agers of the Academy guarantee this attraction. See the page advertisement of Mr. Geo. V. Zeigler on the third page of this issue. Then don't fail to call and get some of the bargains. Brown of Harvard matinee at Academy of Music next Monday, 3 oVclock eharp. Reserved seats at Lowman's, 75c. When Superintendent of Streeta Ethridge gets throrgh with Amelia it will be one of the handsomest resident streets in the city. Mr. W. L. Moseley has a big advc* ? tlsement in this Issue. -Hunt U up and see what good things he has to offer you at reasonable prices. We will hold the next issue of The Times and Democrat hack until Wednesday so as we can give the result of the Presidential election. The new hotel looms up like a "thing of beauty and a joy forever." It' took a man of enterprise and pluck to put up such a building. Alderman Wertz, Chairman of the Street Committee, is proving the right (man in the right place. Tb?* work he is having done on the streets will stand. Rev. Geo. E. Davis, of Clifton Forge, Va., will preach in the Bar tist church In this city next Sunday morning and evening. Alf are in vited to attend. Many folks from Orangebtirg went to the State Fair on Wednesday. It rained all day in Columbia, which curtailed the pleasure of the vis itors very much. Brown of Harvard will be pre sented at Academy of Music next Monday, matinee 3 o'clock, night S:30. Good singing by a double male quartette will be nejoyed by all. The ladies o.' the Basket Band r?f the Methodist chucrh are now busily sngaged in perrectiug their plans for the big bazaar, which is to be given by that organization during the firs: week in December. On Saturday afternoon there will be refreshments served at Oak Grove school house, near Mr. J. P. Howard's. There will also be a cake walk mid a guessing contest. Ail are cordially invited. An oyster supper, ice cream and other refreshments will be served at Gerizlm church near Vances, on Saturday afternoon, November 7. commencing at five o'clock, for the benefit of said church. All are in vited to attend. Rev. E. M. Lightfoot presented us yesterday with several of the handsomest chrysanthemums we have seen in a long time. They were from the Baptist Parsonage lawn, where Mr. Lightfoot has always grown many beautiful flowers. ' Delegates to the Baptist State Con vention at Union who expect to at tend are requested to send in their names to Mr. E. L. Clark, Union, 8. C, or to Rev. K. W. Cawthon, Union. S. C Those who wish entertainment should attend to this matter with out delay. While The Times and Democrat covers all the local news it also publishes all the important general news. We do this because a great many of our subscribers take no otk*r paper, and we want to keep them informed. Now is a good time to subscribe. W. A. Douglas, of Richland, and J. O. Durant, of Lee, are- running for supervisor in their respective counties against the regular primary nominee as independent candidates. Independent candidates in Orangc burg county would be badly beaten, and we hope they will be in Rk-hland and Lee. The Baptist Courier says Rev. J. O. Sessoms, pastor at Springfield and neighboring churches, has resigned, his resignation to take place at the end of the year. He has done o fine work in that field. He is an ex cellent preacher and pastor, and we hope some field in this State in need of a pastor will secure his services. In speaking of the Rev. E. M. Lightfoot leaving Orangeburg, The Baptist Courier says: During hi-* pastorate of the Orangeburg church 203 members were received Into the membership of the chur^n. His ministry there has been greati7 blessed and Brother Lightfoot ha? a very strong hold on the affections and confidence of the people. We wish for him continued usefalne** and happiness in his work at North 1 Augusta."