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COUNCIL MEETING TKB CITY FATHERS TRANSACTED CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS. There Were Several Matters of Im portance Taken Up, Discussed s and Disposed of. " City Council held its regular monthly meeting on last Friday evening, and disposed of much im portant business. Mayor Dukes and Aidermen Lathrop, Bowman, Smoak, Wertz and Weeks were present. CoL W. G. Smith was absent in Washington attending the harbor and river congress. After tbe dis patch o? routine business and tbe reading of. reports by City Clerk and Treasurer Wannamaker, several matters were taken up and disposed of. Mr. T. O. S. Dibble. Chief of tbj Fire Department, made a report on his "trip to Bamberg a short time ago, *wben that town was menaced by a big fire and of the assistance he rendered. He also reported the loss of one section of hose. His re port was received as information and his action was approved. Alderman Wertz reported that no flagman had yet been placed at the Broughton street crossing of the A. C. L. The Chief of Police was or dered to see that the ordinance fix ing the. maximum speed limit of trains passing through the city at six miles and hour be rigidly en-, forced. This {is absolutely neces sary to prevent serious accidents at . the above crossing as well as other railroad crossings in this city. Alderman Wertz. the efflcie.n Chairman *of the street Committee, reported that two mules and three scrapers had been purchased for us* on the streets. He also reported that the road machine had been put in good working order and was now being used where needed pn the streets. Alderman Wertz. with the assistance of Superintendent EtH ridge, is doing some work on tbe streets that will in time save the city a good many dollars. In accordance with a custom of former administrations which was brought to the attention of Council by Clerk Wannamaker, it was or dered that one of -the outstanding railroad bonds be redeemed and retired. Mr. Wannamaker also call ed the attention of the Council to the fact thac the interest on the railroad and sewer bonds would b-j due on Jan. 1, 1909. It was or dered paid. A resolution passed by the Board of Health was referred to the City Council for action. The resolution pronounced the building occupied bv the Business Mtn's Club, the three story building next -door used as a boarding house on Russell streec, and the building occupied by the Elks up stairs and offices down stairs on Court House Square nui sances because of their sanitary (con dition. The report of the Board of Health was received as information by Council, and W. L. Glaze, Esq., City Attorney, was visited to notify the owners of these buildings that the condition of things complained of be abated, or the said owners ap pear before Council and show cans: why the buildings mentioned should not be declared nuisances and a menace to the public health. These are not the only buildings that should receive attention, and we hope the Board of Health will con tinue the good work. There was a hitch in the signing of the contract for the paving of Russell street because of a slight change in that document inot author ized by Council. The matter had been discovered by City Attorney Glaze, who called the attention of Council to the matter. The signing of the contract was postponed until the return of City Engigneer Hawes who was out of the city. It will be ascertained if he authorized the changes in the contract, and if he did tbe contract will be signed nt once, and the work of paving Ru? spII street will begin on. schedule time. 1 A bill amounting to $18 for medi cal attention to Mrs. H. Marcus, who was injured by falling in a hole on the sidewalk of Windsor street some time ago was ordered paid, as it ap peared that the accident was really caused by the "bad condition of the street just as the time Mrs. Marcus received her injury. The condition of Russell street from Broughton street towards the river was also brought to the atten tion of Council with a request thr.t. it be repaired as soon as possible so as to avoid other accidents^. ir would be well for any citizen who sees a bad place in any street or sidewalk to report the same to Alderman Wertz or Superintendent of Streets E'.hridge, so as it can ue fixed at once. In this way tbe streets can be kept in good repair and all accidents avoided. This i a matter that concerns every citizen of th? town. Thursday, December 24, is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the "City of .Orangeburg." Up to that date twenty-five years ago Orange burg was known as a town. Citv Council will take some official ac tion of th? interesting event in our history. To those of us who have been here for twenty-five years can bear testimony to the rapid growth and great progress made by Orange burg in the last quarter of a cen tury. If Orangeburg progresses as much in the next quarter of a cen tury as the city has during the la ( quarter of a century our population will be at least in.000 by the time the city is fifty years old. Mr. A. B. Powers was employed to distribute disinfectants for the city, and it was- decided to allow the boys to begin shooting fire crackers from eight o'clock Christmas Eve, under proper restrictions. The Council then adjourned. DISTILLERY CAPTURED 'On This Side South Edisto River Near Wagener. A dispatch from Aiken to the Augusta Chronicie says Constable Musco Samuels returned to that citv on Friday afternoon from the Wag ener section carrying with him a sixty-gallon metal liquor still, which be captured on Wednesday, six miles from Wagener, on the other side of the Edisto. The still, together with two bar rels of mash, was found in the yard of Allan Jones, a white man. The still was covered up with sacks. A search of the house revealed a gallon of tussac liquor, a worm and cap for the still. No one was at home when the raid was made. The still was a small one, about fifteen gallons, and the indications are that u was used on the fireplace. This makes about the sixth or seventh still captured by Mr. Sam uels in that vicinity recently. He is one of the most vigilant officers in the State, and he is being warmly congratulated by the people of the county for his good work. He was assisted in this capture by Mr. J. Ray Gantt, the dispenser at Wage ner. DEFENDS HIS REPORT. Dr. T. H. Dreher Replies to Mr. John Vaughn. Editor Times and Democrat?1 Mr. John Vaughn's church trial at Wesley Chapel is now ancient his tory, but I am sure you will allow a brief explanation of his strictures upon the fairness and accuracy of The News and Courier correspondent as copied in your journal, to which my attention was just called by a friend. Mr. Vaughn is the first one, so ' far as I know, to critize the report of that trial. The truth of the matter is, my sympathies were on his side? minus his characterization of his op ponents as engaged in a ''rascaUv piece of business." I heard every syllable of the evi dence and when I emerged from the church, every line of the report to The News and Courier had been writ ten as published, with the exception ! Of the jury's verdict, which was in corporated later. If that is getting news ''second hand," I am ignorant of the method to secure it direct. I was not there to defend or condemn, but simply to give the facts, without bias or color, and I am sure every disinterested spectator believes that was done. His implied intimidation of the jury by the judge and prosecutors is a reflection upon the jury and not the reporter. "I have"done no more to Caesar than he shall do to Brutus." . This is all that is necessary for me to say now, or hereafter. T. H. DREHER, S. Matthews Cor. N. & C. Bishop J. W. Hamilton. Bishop J. W. Hamilton, D. D.. LL. D.. of the M. E. Church, who is here on a visit to Dr. L. M. Dunton. addressed a large congregation at St. Paul's Methodist church Sunday afternoon. The Bishop had consent ed to address the Sunday School, bui when he arrived he found the church filled with a large congregation of adults and children, and he proceed ed to tell the children an interest ing little story, and then preached a fine sermon to the old as well as young folks. The Bishop is a strong preacher, and his sermon was greatly enjoyed by all who heard it Sunday School Convention. The local committee having in charge the making of arrangements for the meeting of the State Sunday ?School Convention here in February met Thursday night. Mr. W. G. Sease was appointed chairman of the entertainment committee and Mr. I. W. Bowman chairman of the finance committee, which is compos ed of the following additional gen tlemen: H. VonOhsen, A. W. Sum mers, U. G. Bryant. W. V. Izlar, J. H. Smith and M. 0. Dantzler. Edisto County Election. The election for the formation of Edisto county out of portions of Orangeburg. Aiken and Lexingt >n counties comes oft* today. Those who are posted are of the opinion thai the new county movement will fail to get the requisite vote in either of the old countie? and will be badly beatrn. We are sure that such will be the case !n Orangeburg county, unless things have changed very much from a few weeks ago. Welcome Service. There was a union welcome service Sunday night at the Baptist church to welcome the new pastor, Rev. G. E. Davis, who has just entered upon his work here. After an excellent sermon by Rev. Mr. Davis, short addresses were made by Revs. J. L. McLees. J. C. Deitz, W. S. Holmes and L. P. McGee. There was a large congregation present, who enjoyed the services very much. Death of an Old Lady. Miss Rebecca Bair, of the Four Holes section, passed away on De cember 2, in the eigthy-first year of her age. She was buried in the cemetery at Four Holes Baptist church, of which she had been a member since her girlhood. Miss Bair was highly esteemed by a large circle of relatives and frionds. who hope to meet her in that land that is "fairer than day." Why One Takes Cold. The fact that colds are more com mon in winter than in summer is not due simply to the lower temper ature. It is mainly because people spend less of their time in the open air. Dreading the chilly air they re main indoors, the health is propor tionately lowered and they take cold easily. ? HOOK WORM DISEASE SOME PLAIN FACTS ABOUT THE MALADY Which Directly and Indirectly Kills More People Than Consumption or Typhoid Fever. In addition to suffering himself from the disease, every person af fected is an unconscious and inno cent agency for its wider distribu tion. Water closets are an unknown quantity in those rural districts to which reference has been made. Re sort is had to places adjoining prem ises, to places alongside large and small roads, which run through ev ery county in the State, of course, and to any other locality that sug gests itself to the individual judg ment. The waste products of persons af flicted with uncinariasis literal 1/ swarm with the eggs of the para site. As a consequence it requires no effort of the imagination to un derstand that the soil in hundreds of rural districts .is systematically polluted, recruited year in and year out with incfdcuable supplies of the little creatures so heavy with menace to the health of thousands of people in the South. As soon as the eggs hatch ou? it is the first instinct of the larva or embroyo worm to seek water wheth er in the form of mul-puddles along public roads, standing pools about country houses, or perhaps in a drop of dew in grass or weeds. A child, let us sa? and children are the main sufferers 'because of | the barefoot habit during warm weather, crushes with its naked foot weeds or grass near its own home, perhaps paddles in pools along the roadside or treads on soil sufficiently moist to encourage the attention of the larva. The tiny insect, as yet invisible to the unaided eye, bores promptly through the sole of the foot?and the mischief is done. Within a short time after the em bryo worm has gained entrance to the' body the bottom of the foot be comes irritated and che child, or adult, develops a (typical] case jf what is commonly called "ground itch." Look for the Ground Itch. How many chiidren have been at tacked by this ground itch? Count less thousands, undoubtedly, and' \u the great majority of instances it is but the prelude to the subsequent development of uncinariasis, which is, in all propbabiiity, destined to warp the chl'd's life for years after ward, and not improbably to lead to its death. By a circuitous route the embroyo worm follows the circulation of th blood into the lungs. Here it bores its way through the arteriai vessel.-, into the air spaces of the lungs and from the air spaces it goes into the small bronchi. It then arises with the mucus that collects about-it into the threat and is in turn swallowed by the individual and is carried into the stomach and intestines. Here the worm, or worms, catch fast hold on the walls, or mucous membranes, sucking blond and enlarging until they reach the ad'ilt stage in a month or six weeks. It is at this time that the symptoms of the dis ease manifest themselves Watch them carefully, searching back care fully for a history of the almost in evitable ground itch in the child or adult, for while the larva is occa sionally introduced into the system by drinking water, its invasiton in this respect is negligible compared to the barefoot route. > Stunted Growth a Result of Hoek Worm. The subject will become profound ly anemic, that is, bloodless. The skin grows pale, assuming a yellow ish tint, and if the infection has been sufficiently severe, shortness if breath and dropsy ensue. Death sometimes follows this stage, but as a rule the patient drags along an enervated, inert, miserable existance, vitality and resisting power Infinite ly lowered, ready to fall a quick vic tim to any more virulent diseaio that attacks the system. That is one of the most pernicious features of uncinariasis, the fact that it so weak ens its victims as to make him or her readily susceptible to other dis orders that might, in its absence, b? combated unnoticed by the system. Where the disease assails children in their growing years, and that is its stronghold, it invariably paraly/, es their mental and physical develop ment. The child is slow to learn, sickly, bloodless and indolent, gain ing a reputation fon stupidity in the classroom and laziness in the field wholly referable to the disease from which it is suffering, unconsciously to its parents, teacher and itself. Frequently cMldren tins atfected reach the years of maturity with childish fiprm and features, ua healthy, unambitious and wholly un fitted to play the slightest effectual part in the work of the world. The condition continues as a rule for eight or ten years in the adult or child, at the end of which time the ever-corroding worm dies, relin quishes its hold on the intestines and is expelled from the body. As often as not. however, the fearfully un sanitary conditions under which the patient lives, and the continued prac tice of going barefooted, leads to a reinfection, so that the mischief may keep on indefinitely. Many of the wretched, sallow, hol low-chest individuals, currently known as "clay-eaters." are nothing more nor less than victims of uncin ariasis. It will lie seen that, in cases, even where the child survives this eight or ten-year trouble, it has virtually sacrificed its youth, and that its con stitution has sustained an impair ment from which it frequently never recovers. The years that should have been spent in acquiring knowl edge which should equip the boy or ROBBERIES AT SPRINGFIELD. The Dispensary and Several Stores Entered and Robbed. Springfield, S. C, Dec. loj? Special: The gang of store robbers seem to have moved their camp from the neighborhood of Black ville, where a number of small rob beries were reported to have been committed several days ago, to this place, where they have freely oper ated for the past several days. A few days ago the back door of the store lately occupied by Jno. G. Foy, in the hands of the trustee in bankruptcy, was discovered open, and when the goods were checked up a valuable case of jewelry was found to have been stolen. Sunday night the local dispensary was broken open, and something over sixty dollars worth of the "pure pison' was stolen. Last night the drug store of Clark & Jumper and the grocery store of C. B. Hair, were both broken open and small robberies made. The entrance to the last three stores apparently was made by throwing a brick against the plate glass windows, and entering through the broken pane, however, it is thought that perhaps the entrance was made by a key, and the windows broken as a blind. James H. Fanning. BALKED AT ORDEAL. Captain Minns Refused to Take the Test Ride. Washington, Dec. 10.?Orders ai. the war department direct that more officers shall appear before retiring boards, because of their failure to take the prescribed horsemanship test while on their examination for promotion. These are officers below the grade of major who, by the or der issued last May, are required to take the horsemanship test, as a part of their examination for promotion. To take up the cases of three or four such officers, a new retirement board has been appointed. The first case to come before the board will be that of Capt. J. C. Minus, Six teenth infantry, military instructor at the Clemson agricultural college, Clemson, S. C. Please Note This Correction. We regret very much that an er ror was made in the printing of the statement of The People's Bank of this city, in our last issue. Under Liabilities "Due to Banks and Trust Companies" was- stated as $15, 025.59, when It should have been $2,380.00, as will be seen by the corrected statement published today. While The People's Bank is a young institution, having commenced bus iness in March, 1901, and having gone through two panics, 1903 and 1907, it has paid to its stockholders an average dividend of more than 8^ per cent per annum and has never foreclosed a mortgage. Its stock sold about a month ago for $175.00 per share. Notice. The County Pension Board will meet in the Court House on the 1st Monday of January at 11 o'clock. Confederate soldiers or widows of! Confederate soldiers desirous of j making application for pension can meet the Board on that day or apply to Mr. J. C. Pike, Pension Commissioner, who will be In tlr Auditor's office every Saturday in the month of January for the pur pose of filling out applications In proper form. Z. E. GRAMLING, J. C. PIKE, Chairman. Pension Commissioner. How to Enjoy Christmas. The Birmingham News suggests to its readers that if they really want to enjoy Christmas they must stop giving presents to those who don't need them and give to those who do. This is a good receipt for getting greater happiness, but fewer possessions. *Try it and see if tfiis is not true. girl for life work, are also, dragged through miserably and listlessly, with apathetic mind and torpid, un responsive muscles?a dismal and tragic caricature of the buoyant, hopeful and masterful picture youth should present. The remedy is simple, tragically simple, weighed against the annual distruction of life and the incalcul able stagnation to progress wielde 1 by the disease. And this in the lemody One dose of thymol, perhaps two followed by relaxing medicines. Your cure is effected, the murder ous parasites checked short in their ?'course and within a few months there is a re-made boy or girl, a re made man or woman, the recuper ative forces of the system respond ing marvelously as soon as the dead incubus against which it has been struggling in vain is removed. It is emphasized, however, by the State Board of Health, that treat ment should not be administered by the patient, but by a competent physician. Fundamental conditions vary with different persons, and the quantity of thi.f well-known drug that may be effectual with one in dividual may injuriously affect an other. The Cure is Simple and Costs but a Few Cents. The board of health in nearly every Southern State stands ready, too, to diagnose suspected cases, the disease tending itself to infallible diagnosis. Wherever there is reason to believe the disease exists a letter s. nt to Secretary, State i]oard of Health, at your capital city? Raleigh, Columbia, Richmond, At lanta, or what not?will doubtless bring you prompt advice, informa tion, and a free diagnosis*, This in brief is the story and it cannot be too thoroughly learned. * WINS HIS CASE IMPORTANT DECISION BY THS SUPREME COURT. Railroads Liable for Goods Destroy ed by Fire Caused by Sparks From Engines. The State supreme court has re cently handed down a decision of more than passing importance to shippers over railroads. Some time ago Mr. J. D. Hutto, of Livingston, had a lot of cotton seed, which w<t.? stored at Livingston- for shipment on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, de stroyed by a fire' caused by a spark from a' passing engine. He brought action against, the railroad for $507,15 in the circuit court, Judge Klugh presiding. The jury found for the plaintiff the sum demanded in the complaint, and judgment was entered accordingly. The railroad appealed the case to the supreme court, which has just decided the case, sustaining the find ing of the jury in the circuit court, and the railroad will have to pay the claim. In deciding the case the supreme court says the circuit court cor rectly held that this action, as shown by the complaint, was based upon negligence and not upon liability under the statute. Assuming that recovery could nevertheless be ha J upon the pleadings on proof of a case falling within the statute there was no error in refusing to direct a ver dict for defendant?this because there was testimony tending to show that the cotton seed were dstroyed by fire communicated by defendant's locomotive und that |the property was upon defendant's right of way for purpose of shipment over its line, with the knowledge and acqui escence of its. agents, and was at the time of the fire awaiting a cur for shipment, which plaintiff had -requested and< fqfr which he had made guarantee deposit of money, and that previous shipments from said house had been made by plain tiff over defendant's line?circum stances from which the jury would have the right to infer that the cot ton seed were upon defendant's right of way, not unlawfully but with its knowledge and consent, and hence the case did not fall within the ex ception in the statute, excusing lia bility. Proof of loss by fire commu nicated by a railroad engine is prima facie evidence of negligence, which casts the burden on the railroad com pany to show that its engine was con structed, equipped and managed with due care. Messrs ?loss & Lide represented the railroad in the case and Messrs. L. K. Sturkie and Raysor & Sum mers represented Mr. Hutto. Dandruff Can be Easily Cured. In fact, J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., the druggists, have a wonder fully efficient hair restorer called Parisian Sage which costs only 50 cents a bottle that is guaranteed to cure dandruff in two weeks or money back. Parisian Sage is the discovery of one of the world's "?atest scien tists, who, knowing the value of Sage as a scalp cleaner and hair restorer, combined it with other in gredients in proper proportions, and the result Is the most wonderful hair tonic in the world. Parisian Sage is a most pleasant, daintily perfumed hair dressing, and besides curing dandruff, your drug gist will return your money if it fails to stop falling hair or intching of the scalp. It will make hair grow, and wo men who desire soft, beautiful and luxuriant hair can have it in twc weeks by using this famous, quick anting preparation. The J. G. Wan namaker Mfg. Co. sells it under a guarantee. You take no risk. Don't let any druggist tell you he has something just as good as Parisian Sage. If you do not live within trading distance of the J G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. you can get a bottle for 50 cents, all express charges prepaid, from Giroux Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The Annual Play. The pupils of the North Provi dence High School will present on Friday evening, Dec. IS, 190S, the military drama in four acts, enti tled "A Prisoner of War." The play abounds in both startling and humorous situations. The play is based on an incident of the Civil war and a glowing tribute is paid to that man among men, R. E. Lee. "The "Prologue" to the play will be given at 5 o'clock in the shape of an "Oyster Supper." The "Epi logue" will be in the form of re freshments, served after the play There will be a fancy work booth, etc., from which you may select some of your Xmas gifts. You are cordially invited. Come early and stay late. Poisoned His Children. Memphis. Dec. S.?William Mr Boon, a mill operative, was arrested in Marked Tree, Ark., charged with poisoning his two children. Edith, age S, and Ola, age G. The gins died after finishing their meal. It is charged that traces of strychnine poisioning were found. MeBoon is held pending an Investigation. Printer Kills Himself. Defuniak Springs, Fla., Dec. 10. Frank E. Gibson, of Bennettsvillo S. C.. a printer employed in one of Defuniak Springs' printing offices, committted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. Doctors were summoned, but he died before med ical aid could be rendered. * DIES AT HER PRAYERS. Asphyxiated While Clasping Rosary and Facing Picture. New York, Dec. 7.?Kneeling be side her bed, with a religious pic ture before her and her robf.ry clasp ed in her stiffened fingers, Mrs. Kate Manning was found dead yes terday in her room in Fifteenth street. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION of the People's Bank, located at (Orangeburg, S. C, at the close of business Nov. 27, 1908. Resources. Loans and discounts . . $143,741.5< Demand loans. 14,300.00 Overdrafts. 19,457.2.' Bonds and stocks owned by the Bank . 11,814.21 Furniture and fixtures .. 2,000.00 Due from Banks and Trust Compaines .. . 15,025.3! Currency. 1,256.00 Gold. 75.0( Silver and other coin... 155.21 Checks and cash items.. 1,327.1! Total.$209,151.7: Liabilities. Capital stock paid in..$ 30,000.00 Surplus fund . 20,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses aad taxes paid. 149.44 Due to Banks and Trust Companies .. . 2,3 80.0?) Individual deposits sub ject to check . 65,255.94 Savings deposits. 68,530.73 Time certificates of de posits .:. 2,350.00 Cashier's checks. 485.62 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed. 20,000.00 Total.$209,151.78 State of South Carolina. County of Orangeburg. Before me came H. C. Wannamak er, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank, as shown by the books of file of sail Bank. H. C. Wannamaker, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of Dec, 1908. W. M. Richardson, Correct Attest: Notary Public, S. C. Abial Lathrop, D. O. Herbert, B. F. Muckenfuss,' Directors. ???????????~?????? STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION of Bank of Elloree, located at El loree, S. C, at the close of business November 27th, 1908. Resources. Loans and discounts ...$42,999.40 Overdrafts .. . 700. ') Bonds and stock owned by the Bank .3,584.86 Furniture and fixtures .. 1,298.00 Due from Banks and Trust Companies .. .. 17,326.74 Currency. 1,800.00 Gold . 75.00 Silver and other coin... 523. Total.$68,307.45 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in. ... $15.000.00 Surplus fund. 3.000.0C Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid . 2,043.97 Due to Banks and Trust Companies. 152.30 Individual deposits sub ject to check.*. 20,767.87 Savings deposits. 19,872.51 Certified checks. 108.91 Cashier's checks. 2,361.89 Bills payable, Including certificates for money borrowed. 5,000.00 Total.$68,307.45 State of South Carolina, County of Orangeburg. Before me came W. M. Fair. Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and, foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. M. Fair, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me. this 10th day of December, 1908. E. F. Ulmer, Correct Attest: Notary Public, S. C. J. D. Shuler. Robert Llde, A. A. Dantzler, Directors. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITIO* of the Bank of Norway, located a: Norway, S. C, at the close of busi ness November 27. 190S. * Resources. Loans and discounts ....$ S.27S.01 Overdrafts. 1,058.Of. Hanking house. 1,626. Furniture and fixtures .. 1,337.1 S Due from Hanks and Trust Companies . . . . 4.309.S:; Currency. 950.00 Silver and other coin. ... 19.17 Checks and cash items.. 5.50 Total .$17,584.55 Resources. Capital stock paid in....$ 9,230.0'"? Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid. 379./9 Individual deposits sub ject *o check. 7,974.76 Total .$17,584.55 State of South Carolina, . County of Orangeburg. Before me came T. Q. Cogburn, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. T. Q. Cogburn, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of December, 190S. II. P. Fulmer, Correct Attest: Notary Public, S. C. B. B. Williams, C. II. Able, J. H. Bonnett, Directors. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and Towns. You can buy a Teacher's Bible a-. Sims* Book Store from $2.00 up ward. Mr. Y/ise has two . beautifully dressel show windows. Take a peep at them. The Orangeburg Orchestra will hold their annual ball on Thursday evening, Dec. 31. Sims' Book Store has a numbe** of nice things for Christ:-as presents that are being sold at cost. Make your Christmas purchases at once as there are not many moie shopping days between now and then. If you have not paid up for your Times and Democrat plea?e do so at once. We need the cash to pay our honest debts. Nothing m:\kcs a more appropriate present than a Bible. Sims' Book Store have the best at prices rang ing from $1.20 to $5.00. Chrlstm"" Is less than two weeks off. Don't forget the little ones. They should ail be made happy dur ing the Christmas festivities. The annual conference of the A M. E. church, which convened here iast Wednesday, adjourned yester day, after completing its business. Some folks- do not understand how we can afford to issue a paper three times a week for the small sum of $1.50. Well, it's all in knowing how. Don't forget the poor that dwell among us.. They should be made to feel that they are not forgotten during these glorious Christmas days. Superintendent of Streets Ethridge is doing some good work on Amelia street. When completed it will put that street in fine fix for years to come. The gang that is laying the new rails on the Southern Railway has reached Orangeburg. The new rails are much heavier than the ones be ing taken up. Twenty drops of carbolic acid evaporated from a shovel, says an exchange, will banish flies from a room quicker than all the sticky fly-Prper in exlstance. Pick out some people who are not blessed with as much of this world's* goods as you are and send them some useful little Christmas pres ent, and see how happy it will make you. The paving of Russell street will being early in the New Year and will be pushed on to completion as rapidly as possible. It will b<- a great improvement to the street when completed. Mr. Madison Felkel, of the Elloree section, while out hunting recently accidently shot himself in the arru. The arm was so badly injured that it had to be amputated. Such acci dents are always to be regretted. The world is coming to an end and that within a short time, ac cording to the prediction of a self appointed prophet. It may he false, but it won't hurt vou to lie ready for the change if It does not come. If more of the parents would at tend the Sunday school services we are sure that they would find them very interesting, besides their pres ence would encourage the superin tendent, officers and teachers. Try it. The City Council should require all business houses in the city to be connected with the sewerage at once. It would improve the sani tary conditions very much to do away with tbe present unsanitary arrangement. The Board of Health should recommend this improvement to the City Council. It is said that ten thousand dol lars will be appropriated by con gress to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct experiment to determine the practicability of making paper out of cotton stalks. If the experiment proves a success Orangeburg should establish a cotton stalk paper mill. Stand by your town. Not a dollar invested there but some good comes of it. There is no family like one'<j own family, there is no wife like one's own wife; there should be no town like one's own town, where we live, educate our children, on whose street our babies play, ana* where we may some day sleep. Read the advertisement of Ligon Brothers on the second page. They will sell at auction on Friday several fine building lots in the hustling, growing town of St. Matthews. This is a splendid opportunity to buy a lot on which to build a home if you wish to live in a town. Be sure and read the advertisement. "The prosperity of a (own is not guarded by the wealth of its inhabi tants, but by tbe uniformity with which they pull together when any important undertaking is to be ac complished. A man with a thousand dollars at his command and a love for town in his heart can do more for the building up and improving of it than the millionaire who locks up his capital and snaps his fingers at home progress. Gone to Rest. Mrs. Julia Chrietzburg, one of our oldest and most highly esteemed res idents, di-ed yesterday afternoon at five o'clock at the residence of hpr sister, Mrs. Herman Reneker, on Railroad Avenue. She was a most ?excellent lady and the announcement of her death will be heard with sor row by many friends.