The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, December 18, 1908, Page 8, Image 8
THE FIRE FIEND
HITS THE TOWN OF SWANSEA
HEAVY.
Eight Business Houses Go Up hi
/ ? .
Smoke?The Fire Started in One
of the Stores.
The growing, hustling little town
of Swansea just across the line in
Lexington County was visited, Tueo
day morning by the most destruc
tive fire in its history. The fire de
stroyed some eight business places
before it 'could be subdued by the
heroic efforts of the citizens that
gathered to fight it. !
It was discovered about 3 o'clock
Tuesday morning in the office of the
large store building of Messrs J. W.
& L. Lybrand, and it was' not long
before the whole building was en
veloped with flames which rapidly
spread to the adojoining buildings.
The following buildings were to
tally destroyed: Swansea Drug
Company, j. W. & B. L. Lybrand,
general merchandise; Dr. Brooker.
drug store; j Henry Harp, beef
market, etc.; M. L. Williams, gro
ceries; a. restaurant owned by j
W. & R. L. Lybrand; The K. cf P
iodge hall.
The new building of the Bank of
Swansea was badly damaged, the
whole front being almost totally
ruined. The large store of Rey
nolds & Craft, together with the
Swansea hotel, narrowly escaped tin
flames. The origin of th'i fire is
unknown.
The estimated loss, with the?
amount of insurance, cannot be
learned, but it will undoubtedly be
heavy, and, roming just at this sea
son .when the merchants were pre
pared for a large Christmas trade,
makes is doubly heavy.
We extend sympathy to our sis
ter town, in the loss it has sustained,
but phoenix like, she will rise from
her ashbed, a more beautiful aud
prosperous town.
Woodmen Elect Officers.
At a regular monthly meeting of
Edisto Camp, No. 142, Woodmen of
the World, of Branchville, on Mon
day night the following officers for
the ensuing years: L. W. West
bury, Con. Com.; J. J. Jones, Advi.
Lieut; C. W. Patrick, Banker; J.
W. Williams', r., Clerk; T. D. Fen
der, Escort; Joseph M. Wi'liams,
Watchman; E. R. Judy. Sentry; C.
F. Smoak and D. E. L. Westbury
were elected managers. The ballot
ing for assistant Camp Physician was
quite Interesting. On the first ba1
lot there was a tie betwen Dr. J.
A. Parker and Dr. J. D. S. Fairey,
and on the second ballot Dr. J. D.
S. Fairey was elected by a small
majority.
Death of an Old Citizen.
Capt. John L. Moorer, -aho li^ed
a few milfs out from Orangeburg
died at his home on Wednesday af
ternoon after a short illness. Capt.
Moorer was one of Orangeburg'? old
est and most successful farmers. He
was in his SSth year at the time
of his death. He was well-known all
over the State, and his many friends
will regret to hear that he is no
more. His funera' will take place
this morning at his late residence
and his remains will be foid to rest
in the family burying ground. Shib
boleth Lodge. No. 28. a. F. M. of
this city will officiate at the funeral
and bury the deceased with the hon
ors of the Masonic Order. Peace to
his ashes.
Found Him Guilty.
J. T. Martin, who was arrested
some time ago on a charge of using
the mails for fraudulent purposes
was convicted Monday in the United
States Court at Charleston. The
case against Martin was tried in his
absence and he was found guilty
on two counts. He operated h
scheme in several portions of me
State and the evidence was so strong
against him that the verdict was
renlered without the jury leaving
their seats. A bench warrant was
issued for his arrest and his bona
will be estreated. Martin was con
fined in the Orangeburg jail while
he was under arrest.
Medical Association.
The annual meeting of the Or
angeburg-Calhoun Medical Associa
tion was held in this city Tuesday
morning and was well attendee!.
Resolutions eulogizing the late Dr.
A. S. Hydrick were adopted. Th?
following officers were elected: Dr
W. L. Pou. St. Matthews, President;
Dr. M. J. D. Danlzler, Elloree, Vice
President; Dr. D. D. Salley, Orange
burg, Secretary; Dr. W. ft. Lowmau,
Orangeburg, Treasurer. Dr. M. O.
Salley was chosen censor for the
next three years.
Goes to Sing Sing.
Charlie Marjin, the negro who
broke in the postoffice at Fort Motte
some time ago. pleaded guilty at the
United States court at Charleston
this week and was sentenced to two
years in Sing Sing for this crime.
The Calhoun Advocate says Sheriff
Dantzler has a standing engagement
with him to take place when this
sentence expires, and he will then
serve some time on the county chain
gang for house-breaking. So it
seems Charlie has quite a rocky
time ahead of him.
Stray Horse and IJuggy.
On last Tuesday morning about
one o'clock the policeman on duty at
the lower end of Russel! street saw
a horse pulling a buggy along Rus
sell Street from the direction of the
river with no one in the buggy The
team was taken charge cf by the offi
cer and carried to the city lot. where
it remained unti; the next afternoon
when it was claimed by its owner.
We did not learn how the team got
away from its owner.
EDISTO GOUTY DEFEATED.
Badly Beaten in Orangeburg County
at the Polls.
A dispatch from Springfield say&
the new county proposition, known
as Edisto, was defeated in the small
portion of Orangeburg county em
braced in the formation by a vote
of 40 against and 9 in favor of the
new county.
Five out of eight boxes in Aiken
county give the following result:
For the new county, 274 votes;
against the new county, 226 votes.
The three boxes yet to hear from
poll 150 votes and the opponents]
of the new 'county claim they will
have a majority of tha vote in them.
Nothing has been . heard from
Lexington county, but the opponents
of the new county claim that a ma
jority of the votes cast in that county
are against the new county propo
sition. But it really makes no dif
ference how the vote in Aiken and
Lexington counties stand, the vote
in Orangeburg killed Edisto count}
There were quite a number of
voters in Orangeburg county who
could not vote as their voting pre
cinct was not included in the pro
posed Edisto county. Had these
men been allowed to vote the ma
jority against the new county prop
osition would have been much larp
er than it is. So endeth the dream
of Edisto county.
STOP PRESENTS AT ONCE.
Some Timely Suggestions to Those
Remembering Friends.
The express company is putting
out placards, urging their customer*
to hurry with the packages and get
better service. These placards d .?
liver themselves of the following*
"Do not wait until the last day,
ship your Christmas presents now!"
They also furnish/ red labels wi h
which the packages intended for
Christmas aud deposited eariy aie
decors ted.
These labels read: "Do not open
until Christmas," with the name of
sender following the request. These
labels are a pretty red and are sure
to attract attention of the recipient
and the package when received will
be put away until Christmas. It is
much wiser to ship se\eral diy-,
early and thus avoid crowded offices
and overburdened trains. In its
card of information to shippers tUv1
Southern Express Company says:
"1. All packages of freight or
merchandise should be properly
packed, so that all ordinary hand1
ing, such as packages must have in
transportation, will not result in the
breaking of contents. The strength
of the box or wrapper must always
be proportionate to the character or
weight of the contents. All package
should be securely tied and should
be plainly marked with a marking
brush or a strong tag or a label
printed or written with plain black
ink pasted on the package.
"2. If there are any old marks
on the package they should be
thoroughly obliterated. No package
should be sent to the express com
pany with two marks thereon, even
though both marks are the same
One mark is enough.
"3. If there are two places of
the same name in the same State,
always put the name of the county
on the package. When vou send
a package to a city always give the
full address of the consignee, thr
street and number. It is always well
to send a letter by United States
mail, advising the consignee that
you have sent a package by express
"4. Do not pack in one box one
class of matter that might injure
another class.
"5. Remember that glass will no;.
carry without breakage unler?
properly packed. If you send a gla^s
of jelly in a package of nice dress
goods and the glass breaks you spoil
your goods.
"6. When shipping alawys tel'
the receiving clerk what the value
i?, so that such care may be given K
as its value may require.
Do not put any money or
valuables whatever into a freight
package." ?
Had Only One Win?.
The Calhoun Advance says: "Mr.
Charlie Whetstone showed us a bird
last Monday which ha caught in
his field that only had one wing.
If it ever had two. one has been
cut or shot off so close to the body
and healed up so nicely' that it was
not discernable. A close examination
was made and no sign of a wing or
scar could be found, and the be
lief is that it never had more than
one. The wonder is that it ever ran
the gauntlet of destroyers of bird
kind and lived to be grown.
Two Couples Married.
The Rowesville correspondent of
of The State Says: "Mr. Willie
Snioak and Miss Eva Ashe of the
"Fork" section came over Sunday
to visit relatives and while here
suddenly made up their miuds to
travel life's journey together. May
or Tom Dukes was called upon and
he proceeded to Mr. J. S. Antley's
residence and tied the knot. Later
in the day Mr. Dempsey and Miss
Kittrell. also from the "Fork." came
over and called on Rev. Phillips,
who liwekise made them man and
wife."
* Band of Hope.
The Band of Hope elected last
Saturday the following officers:
President, Miss Dorothy Jeffords:
Vice President, Rosalind. McGhee;
Corresponding Secretary, Jessie C.
Kelly; Recording Secretary, Eliza
beth Glaze; Collectors, Loyal Moor
man. Willie Wolfe. The new of
ficers will be installed next Satur
day morning at eleven o'clock. There
will be no Band of Hope meeting
during the holidays, so all are urged
to attend next Saturday and bring
friends with them.
* UNCALLED FOR LETTERS
Now in the Postoffice in the City of
Orangeburg.
List of letters remaining unclaim
ed in the Orangeb?rg Postoffice for
week ending Dec. 17, 1908. Per
sons calling for these letters will
say they are "advertised."
A. D. WEBSTER, P. M.
Johnny Abin.
Miss Martha Adams.
Furman Anderson.
Miss Neppie Bateman.
Jessie Brisby.
Miss Angie Butler.
Flossie Caulley.
Mrs. Sal lie T. Carter.
Miss Mamy B. Coulter.
Spand Dantzler.
A. C. Davis.
Miss Mary Dalcher.
Miss Ethel Dinnery.
Robert Ernine.
Wm. Giles.
Mary Glover.
Jas. Harrison.
'Charlie Jammerson.
Jos. Jamison.
Mrs. Annie Deal Jinkins.
Charlie Jones.
Mrs. Maggie Knox.
D. C. Lewis.
Baracley Lomes.
Miss Alma Mack (2).
Miss Martha Moor.
Mrs. Maud McFaddin.
Miss Rebecca Oliver.
Miss M. R. Pierce.
Miss Ella Poise.
Miss Anny Randy.
Miss Daisy Rie.
Miss Leola Robinson.
Jos. Rouse.
Lawrence Row.
Henry Smith.
Maggie Tyler.
Mrs. Annie Thomas.
Simon Whaley.
Miss B. A. Whaley.
Miss Ada Williams.
Mrs. Mamie Williams.
Georgiana Williams.
Peter Williams.
Miss Girdia Bell Wilson.
IN MEMORY OF
Hazard E. Reeves, Who Died Novem
ber 27th, 1908.
For the first time since the or
ganization of Orangeburg Lodge No.
897, B. P. O. Elks, death has invad
ed its ranks and taken from among
us an esteemed brother.
In the providence of the Grand
Exalted Ruler of the Universe,
Brother Harzard E. Reeves has been
called from the labors of earth to
the life beyond, and there is a va
cant chair in our hall.
Brother Reeves was born at
Branchville, S. C, on the fourth day
of December, 1877, and died at hL>
home in the city of Orangeburg on
the morning of November 27th, 190S,
in . the thirty-first year of his age,
after a short illness, surrounded bv
loved ones and friends.
We knew our departed Brofner
as a courteous, kind and faithful
friend; an affectionate and devoted
husband and father, and as a loyal
Elk. He was a charter member of
this Lodge, and exhibited at all
times an interest in its welfare.
It is becoming that we should oear
testimony to his worth as * man and
citizen, and as an Elk; Therefore,
Resolved, first. That in the death
of Brother Reeves this Lodge has
lost an earnest and devoted member,
the community a most excellent and
"examplary citizen, and his widow
and children an affectionate and con
siderate husband a.-c fjtncr.
Resolved, second. That our deep
est sympathies and tenderest regards
are herebv tendered the family of
our deceased Brother in the hour of
poignant grief, and we commend
them to Him, whose great office is
to bind up broken hearts and soothe
and heal the bleeding wounds of
His people.
Resolved, third. That a blank
page in the minute book of the Lodge
be dedicated to the memory of
Brother Reeves, and the appropriate
badge's of mourning be displayed in
the Lodge room 4
Resolve, fourth. That a copy of
these preambles and resolutions be
sent to the family of our decease!
Brother; that the same be spread
upon -the minutes of the Lodge, and
published in the county papers.
Fraternally submitted,
Abial Lathrop,
P. T. Hilderbrand.
Thos. F. Brantley,
Committee.
A Resolution
At the last meeting of Paul Mc
Michael Chapter. U. D. C, the fol
lowing resolution.- were adopted:
Whereas. Mrs. Maude McKown
Fairey. a member of this chapter,
departed this life on December 4th,
Be it,
Resolved. 1st. That in the death
of Mrs. Fairey this chapter has lost
a member whose birght presence will
be greatly missed in the city of Oi
angeburg.
2nd. That her engaging person
ality and sweet manners endeared
her to a large circle of friends.
3rd. That the sympathy of this
chapter is extended to her bereaved
husband and sorrowing family.
4th. That a copy of these resolu
tion? be sent to her husband, and
published in the City papers.
Mrs. Mortimer Glover,
Mrs. J. G. Wannamaker,
Miss Marion Salley,
Committee.
An Approaching Marriage.
The following invitation has been
issued: Mrs. Emma Mahalah Berry
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter.
Marguerite Virginia, to Mr. Augus
tus Larr Summers on Wednesday
evening, December the thirtieth, one
thousand nine hundred and eight,
at seven o'clock. Twelve Orange
Court, Orangeburg, South Carolina.
A WORD IN REPLY.
REV. MR. THAOKER GOES FOR
MR. VAUGHN.
Givves His Side of That Now Famous
Caihoun County Church Trial
From First to Last.
Editor Times and Democrat?
I have just read an article in your
paper and copied from The Chris
tian Appeal, and from the pen of Mr.
John Vaughn (?) of Jamison, S.
C, under the caption "The Other
side of the Caihoun County Churcn
Trial."
As my name appears in that
article several times in connection
with this trial and in a way to
misrepresent me to the public, I
am sure you will do me the justice
to give me a full reply.
I always shrink from a newspaper
controversy, and especially with a
man like Mr. Vaughn, an adapt at
misrepr sentation, and one who does
not seen: to know that there is any
difference between truth and false
hood.
If this sounds harsh, I must he
excused by the public, for the use
of any strong terms to express (not
bitterne-s), but an indignation,
which I feel, after I had been harm
ed, misrepresented and slandered in
private, for near twelve months by
Mr. Vaughn and others. Not con
tent with this, they must now go in
to the public prints with their vile
slanders.
Mr. Vaughn is not a member of
the M. E. Church South, having
been suspended therefrom for ma
licious slander, having been given a
fair and impartial trial before a
jury of five of his brethren, whom he
trusted with his case. And since
he seeks newspaper notoriety and
gets (who???; to push the pen for
him, we disclaim any responsibility
for a discussion of the matter before
the public.
After we have stated the case as
it is, we are willing that the public
should make up its own verdict.
But., to state the case fully, let
me say, when I came to this charge
two years ago I found, upon in
.quiry, that it was and had been the
custom for years to sell the minu
tes of the South Carolina Annual
Conference and in this way raise
the amount assessed on the chargt
for the publication of said minutes,
instead of taking a collection for
this purpose. This custom was fol
lowed, which is the only equitable
way to dispose of said minutes, as
it puts the minutes into the hand?
of those who pay for them, and, a=
there are never enough for every
one to get a copy, those who fail
to get them do not pay for what
others get. since there is no collec
tion taken. But this seems to he
the thing which troubles the right
eous (?) soul of Mr. Vaughn, that
he can't get something for which
others have paid. He believes in
free things, free minutes, free gos
pel and the free use of the tongue.
When we carried the minutes to
Prospect church, some time in early
part of this year, we told Mr.
Vaughn, with some others, that we
had the minutes and any who wish
ed them could get them. He reached
out his hand and we handed him a
copy. But after waiting, and seeing
he made no motion to pay for them,
we told him they were the same
price that they had been, viz, 115
cents per copy. He then handed
the copy of minutes back to me and
turned of? and went to another
crowd and said, "These preachers
are selling the minutes and putting
the money into their own pockets and
its a rascally piece of business."
Note, if you please, gentle reader,
that he not only raised the ques
tion of the right and authority of
the preachers to sell the minutes,
but he accused them of theft, a
crime of which, if any be guilty,
they ou^ht to wear the convicts
stripes instead of the cloth of the
clergy. And. If he knows his charge
to be true and fails to exhaust every
effort and resource to put them in
stripes he is also a party to the
crirn^ and is no better than they
If he does not know his charge to
be true, he then shows a capacity for
thinking evil (See Prov. 23:7), and
slander that should make the princ?
of darkness trein1 le on his throne
with fear, less his reputation should
be blackened by Mr. Vaughn's
tongue.
Yes, the thought of wrongdoing
and theft came in troops and bat
tered down the doors, tearing them
from tli' ir very hinges, and forced
an entrance Into that pure and holy
mind and heart, so full of that love
that "thinketh no evil,' that he will
even love the "Rev. J. H. Thacker,"
in spite of the fact that that same
"Rev. J. H. Thacker" is so full of
the "ingredient' called "dignity"
that he cannot go, hunt up and beg
pardon of the man who has sland
ered him and accused him of be
longing to a gang of thieves, and
for not other reason, we believe, than
that he failed to get something that
some one else had paid for.
What, a terrible shock it must
have been when such a castle of
purity and innocence was taken
and that: mind, that never did think
evil, nor take its pastor, two years
ago, and give him a full detail of
all the meanness of all the people
in and around Jamison, so that the
pastor "may know that there was
only one righteous person left, John
Vaughn.
What an encouraging outlook \f
is to a new pastor to find that there
is, at least, one, but only one, holy
man of God (?) in his church, and
that one shows such evidence of
his own holiness by the exceeding
ly charitable (?) way he thinks and
speaks of his brethren!
Some time after the incident at.
Prospect church, spoken of abov*.
we were told of the charge of
wrong doing, theft, and rascality he
made, and he made it in the pres
ence of several men and boy.?,
against those-preachers who sold the
minutes. Having sickness in our
family, we wrote him concerning the
matter. He replied that his re
mark were not personal, as he called
no names. We wrote him again
that it was not necessary to call our
name to make it personal, as we
were selling the minutes at the time
and place that he made his remarks
and that, if he knew his statement
to be true, he should prove it, and,
if hi did not know, them to be
true, he should make an apology,
as public as his remarks had been.
He replied that if we could show him
any authority we had for selling
the minutes he would, apologize.
But, as there are no specific direc
tions given for this, whether to sell
the minutes and raise the assess
ment, or give them away and take
a collection, we were satisfied that
nothing but free minutes would sat
isfy him. Se we sent a committee
to him, and to them he said h?
knew what he was talking about
and could prove all that he had
charged the preachers with, and that
he demanded a trial that he might
prove his charges; that he would
have, at least sixty, witnesses, among
them forty preachers of the South
, Carolina Conference, with two
preachers of the conference as at
torneys. Of course this brought,
terror (?) to our hearts. Such
ponderous evidence and such an ar
ray of legal talent might bring con
viction inspite of our innocence of
the crime.
But he had demanded the trial
and we must give it to him.
Being the accusor in th case, we
thought it, at least, improper for
us to sit on it, sq in a few days we
had the case prepared and in tha
hands of the presiding elder. Ho
appointed a brother preacher to try
the case, who after keeping the mat
ter under advisement for some time,
gave it up and referred the matter
back to the presiding elder. It was
then that Rev. G. W. Davis, a wjse,
impartial consecrated man, was ap
pointed to try the case, which he did
in a way to commend the respect and
approval of the unbiased and right
thinking pepple present. In this
trial he kept the discipline of the
church and McTyere's Manual of
Discipline before him, and he kepr
to the letter as well as the spirit of
the law in the whole proceedings;
and no judge on the bench ever pre
sided with more dignity and fair
ness than did he.
In this trial we proved by sev
eral witnesses that Mr. Vaughn did
use the slanderous words he was
charged with, those we have quoted
above.
But, where is Mf. Vaughn and his
sixty witnesses, forty of them
preachers in the South Carolina
Conference? The forty preachers
did not appear, and, if the other
twenty were present, not one of
them could be induced t8 go on the
stand. Mr. Vaughn did not dare
go on the stand and give evidence,
lest he meet with the same sad fate
of Ananias, and for the same rea
son.
/That jury had not one syllible o.'
evidence before it to prove that Mr.
Vaughn had not been guilty of ma
licious slander, but abundant evi
dence to prove that he was guilty.
He was found guilty and was sent
enced to suspension from the M. EL
Church South, till he shall have
made good and satisfactory amend?,
which he has not done and says
he never will. This puts him out of
the church by his own act and not
by ours, as he can reinstate himself
at any time he wishes and stay out
just as long as he will.
The remarks he made before the
jury in his address to them shows
a bitterness, a. maliciousness of
spirit which is indiscribable.
He made the broad statement,
without any qualifying terms, "If
you and me (speaking to'the jury)
were to do as the preachers and
presiding elders do, we would all be
on the chalngang very soon, where
we would belong." He also charged,
without a syllible of evidence to
prove it, that the presiding elders
demanded that the preachers sell
the minutes, that the preachers are
a*set of dumb driven cattle, doing
these wrong things under the lash
of the presiding eldc rs. In the sev
enteen years I have been in the
conference I have never had a pre
siding elder to mention the matter
to me.
In his address to the jury he ap
pealed to the minutes to prove that
there was an assessment hud on the
church for the publication of nr'n
iices, and that on that assessment
a certain amount had been raffed,
but there was nothing in tln-m In
show how any preacher raised his
part of that money, whether by col
lection, or by sale of the minutes.
That the preacher nas nn
property right in the minutes wo
admit. That he. has no riglr. to
sell them and appropriate the pro
ceeds to his own personal use we
also admit. Neither do de claim the
right to sell the minutes and then
take a collection for them.
But we do claim the right to se.l
them and turn that money over to
the conference to have more min
utes printed with it. And, if there
was an assessment placed on my
charge for the publication of the
catalogues of our colleges and there
was a demand for such catalogues
I would not hesitate to sell them to
raise the assessment. Nor would
we be doing any wrong to the man
who would not contribute one cent,
if we were to take a collection.
So far as we can learn, from thr
stewards records, Mr. Vaughn has
not contributed one cent for some
years to any church purpose. If h<J
is too poor to do so, that is alright
we have many in the church in the
same fix, and we think none ihe
less of them for that.
That there was a determination
to sacrifice him or shield me in
wrongdoiag is as malicious as it i"
false.
His claim alBO Is that when we
heard these things we hsould have
gone to him. Of course he has such
a dear Vision of other people's duty
that he makes no error. It's a great
pity that an old Christian (?). ono
of the fathers -in Israel, living so
close to the border land of the be
yond, failed to see his duty to his
pastor who came to him, under las!"
of his great boss, the presiding
elder, with some minutes to Bell.
It seems that pity alcne would nave
called fcrth that 15 cents to sa?-e
the back of one he sajs he muse
love, inspite of his "dignity." Ar
least, if he saw his pastor doing
wrong, would it not have been more
Christ like to have taken him off
behind the church, or have takea
him by the coat sleeve and lead him
down into the woods and there have
given him a good, fatherly ta'k, and
prayed with and for him over the
matter, tli-5u told him to ro and
sin no more, tnan iL was to call ott
ers alteration to these things, and
a way possibly, to do great harm to
his influence for good over >*hern?
Such treatment, as the former, migh'
have gotten all the "dignity" out of
the preacher and also have stuffed
Mr. Vaughn's pockets full of free
minutes.
How aa-y it <s lo see the u?o^e in
others eyes when the beam in oui
own eye has a magnifying glass in
it. -
He goes to church "to worship
God," and "not the preacher," and
"to help the preacher all be can.
Evidently he believes in the blessed
ness promised in Matt. 5:11, "Pleas
ed are ye, when men shall revile
you and persecute you, and shall
say all manner of evil against you
falsely, for my sake," and he goes
to work to secure this blessing for
his preacher by meeting the con
ditions upon which it can be secured
to him.
May all the preachers be delivered
from that kind of help that says
long prayers in the amen corner for
him and then goes out before the
little boys and the young and the old
and brands publically that same
preacher with rascality, theft and
all the--other vile things ' one can
think of.
He must be a very devout and
pious man, indeed, who can really
worship God, while his mind and his
heart is full to overflowing with the
thoughts of the sins and iniquities,
the wrongdoings and thefts of the
preacher, who is looked upon as a
leader in that worship. How could
a preacher 'do otherwise than Joose
his hold upon his people, when a
devout saint (?), the idoL (?) of
the community, and the adored of
the very angels themselves 4?) sees
so much fault in him, and lets no
opportunity pass of exploiting those
faults before the public gaze.
As to his standing at Jamison,
where he has lived. so long and
well (?), I have only this to say.
He has a following which may me-it
the fate of those spoken of in
Matthew 15:14.
If any one doubts Mr. Vaughn'^
great popularity let him make a
pilgrimage to Jamison. S. C, and
see for himself how the people of
that community worship at the
shrine of Mr. John Vaughn. If he
shall hear, while yet a great way off,
the noise of music and dancing and
great shouting, he will perhaps sus
pect that this noble man, who always
speaks charitably (?) of his neigh
bor, according to the General Rules
of hTs church, he is passing and that
the whole community has tunned out
to do him the honor due him.
If these lines seem to b*eathe a
harsh spirit my reason will be found
irt Prov. 26:5. And yet I realize Lhe
danger I am warned against, ia
Prov. 26:4.
With this statement, we are done
with this discussion, so far as the
public prints go. Any member of
the church has a right to call in
question the preacher's authority for
his acts, and to express his disap
proval of anything he sees wrong in
the church or the preacher, so long
as he confines himself to facts.
But to misrepresent, to slander, ani
to falsely accuse, is not within the
right of any one and he who does
it need not be surprised, if they are
called to account for it.
So far as we are concerned, we
are too busy with other and better
things than ri nning down the false
hoods of others, and especially since
some have a capacity for meddling,
falsehood, etc., which is ad infinitum.
J. II. THACKER,
St. Matthews. S. C. Dec. 16, 1900.
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Will Offer Big Inducement.
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The Times and Democrat for. the
announcement of the plan.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
P'
What Is Happening in the Country
as' Well as In the Cities and
Towns.
Think of it, dear boys, Christmas
is only one week off. So you bet
ter look pleasant. .
We had a pleasant call on Thurs
day from Gen. M. S. Connor and Mr.
C. M. Gavin, of Sr.. Ge'.rg'\s, who
were up here on business.
The skating rink is now open and
in full blast, and, as a consequence,
every boy and girl in Orangeburg
wants Santa Claus to bring them a
pair of skates.
Our young friend, Mr. James AI
bergot'ti, has on a smile that re
fuses to come off. It's a line boy.
and he is being congratulated by
his numerous friends.
Col. Elliott Estes, of Spartanburg,
president of the Southern Life In
surance Company, was in the cicy
this week, looking after the affairs
of his company, which has establish
ed a di>:rict agency hjsre, under
the management of Mr. M. H. Boone.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
Society, of St. Paul's church will
have a Christmas Tree and other en
tertainment at the Armory this
afternoon at four o'clock. An ad
mission fee of ten cents will be
charged and all who attend will be
given a present.
The time is drawing near for the
assessment of the penalty for de
linquent payment of taxes and the
property owners and agents who have
not yet discharged the obligation
had better do so, avoiding the crowd
which will soon be besieging the
treasurer's office.
The Calhoun Advance says "On
last Wednesday Mr. John Moorer
Antley, of Jamison, went to Birming
ham, Ala., and was there married
to Miss Lena Brown, of that city.
They came here Sunday night and
will make this their home until Mr.
Antley's dwelling is completed."
See the advertisement of Mr. John
T Wise on the fifth page . Read
it over carefully, and then go and
look over Mr. Wise's stock and see
if you can't find the very thing
you want to give to some loved
one or friend for a Christmas pres
ent. He has a big stock to select
from.
If you have a son, a daughter or
a friend who has gone to other
parts to make their home , send
them The Times and Democrat for
one year as a Christmas 'present.
They will appreciate it, and it wijl
remind them three times a week of>^
your thoughtfulness and kindness in
sending it to them.
The Calhoun Advance says "it
is said that a new comer to our
town, who has lived in the country
most of his life, was frightened out
of his wits several nights ago by
the noise of a passing train, which
he mistook for an earthquake. Ho
tried to persuade his family to leave
the house as he could not bear the
idea of being buried under the fall
ing timbers."
Municipal Proclamation.
Council Chamber,
City of Orangeburg, S. C.
By Honorable J. W. H. Dukes, Mayor.
By virtue of the power in me vest
ed, by section 90, of Chapter VIII of
the Revised Ordinances of the City
of Orangeburg, I do hereby suspend
so much of said section 90 as forbids
"the firing and discharging of crack
ers, sky-rockets, Roman candles and
other fire works In the City of Or
angeburg," for the period between
9 o'clock p. m., of Thursday. De
cember 24th, 1908, and 12 o'clock
midnight, of Friday, January 1st,
1 9 09 (Sundays excepted), subject,
however, to the following limitations
and restrictions, to-wit:
1. That on Russell street from
Doyle street on the nortn to Windsor
street on the west, the firing or dis
charging of fire works shall he re
stricted to the time between 7 o'clock
p. m. and 7 o'clock a. m., of the day
following, except that on Friday, De
eemher 25th, 190S. the same being
Christmas Day. the restrictions as to
time and place above specified sha 1
be removed.
?. That on Saturday, Deeember
2firh, 1908, thr> firing and discharge
Ing of fire works on RusspII street is
hereby restricted to the time between
7 o'clock p. in. and 1- o'clock mid
night.
?,. That the discharging of fire
works on any of the streets adjoin
ing the present "Cotton Yard," is
hereby forbiddon at any time.
4. Merchants und all other citi
zens are urged and required to re
move any and all litter and other
combustible matter from their prem
ices- before the holidays and to keep
them clean; and to this end the
police department of the City is
instructed and required to report any
and all violations of this proclama
tion and the ordinances of the City
touching this matter, and are charg
ed with the enforcement of this
proclamation and the ordinances
governing the firing and discharg
ing of fire works and fire arms
within the City of Orangeburg.
5. The exploding of dynamite
cartridges or bomlxs-, or any other
device, the explosise force of which is
d-namite, is hereby strictly prohib
ited under pain of severe penalties,
anywhere within the corporate lim
its of the City o? Orangeburg.
Done at the City of Orangeburg,
the twelfth day of Ix-cember, Anna
Domini, 1908.
By the Mayor,
Attest: J. W. H. DUKES.
L. H. Wannamaker,
City Clerk and Treasurer.