The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, May 20, 1909, Page 4, Image 4
SITE SELECTED
THE NEW POSTOFFICE BUILDING
TO BE BUILT
t _
On the Lot Corner of Court House
Square and Church Street Owned
by Gen. Jas. F. Izlar.
The site for the new post-office
building, which the government will
erecu in this city has at last been lo
cated. It will be built on the lot at
the corner of "Courthouse Square and
Church Streets, owned by Gen. Izlar.
The government notified Gen. Iz
lar yesterday that his lot had been ac
cepted for the purpose above named.
The price to be paid for the lot is
$10,000. It is an iaeal place for the
postoffice, being very near the centre
of the city.
Just when work will begin on the
new building is not known, but we
are sure it will not be very long.
The lot selected takes in the offices
occupied by Gen. Izlar, Messrs. Glaze
& Herbert and Abial Lathrop. These
gentlemen will have to hunt quarters
elsewhere as soon as work is begun
on the new building.
The following letter to Gen. Izlar
gives all the particulars of the se
lection of the lot:
Mr. James F. Izlar,
Orangeburg, S. C,
Sir:
Your proposal of January 2S, 1909,
to sell to the United States for ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) the land
hereinafter described, for the Federal
building site at Orangeburg, under
the authority contained in the Public
Building Act of May 30, 1908, is
hereby accepted upon the following
conditions:
First: That within sixty days from
this date and without expense to the
United States you will cause to be
executed and delivered all abstracts,
official certifications, evidences of
title and deeds of conveyance, neces
sary in the opinion of the Attorney
General of the United States to con
vey to the United States a satisfac
tory title to said land, clear of al?
taxes, assessments, liens, leases or
incumbrances of any sort, existing
or inchoate; and
Second: That within thirty days
after written notice you will cause
all building and other improvements
to be removed from said site and the
land left clean, all without expense
to the United States and to the satis
faction of the Custodian of the site
(to be hereafter appointed).
The land to be conveyed to the
United States Is described as fol
lows: Lying and being in Orange
burg, South Carolina, fronting one
hundred fifteen (115) feet on the
northwesterly side of Court House
Square and extending northwest
wardly, of that width, along the
southwesterly side of Church Street,
one hundred thirty-five (135) feet.
The Attorney General has today
been requested to give the United
States Attorney for the district In
which Orang^ourg is situated such
instructions as may be necessary to
procure the -conveyance of said land
to the United States; and, when the
required examination shall have been
completed, to transmit the papers to
this Department with his opinion as
to the validity of the titile. When
you have satisfactorily complied with
the conditions of this acceptance-, and
upon the receipt of a favorable opin
ion from the Attorney General, the
Department will take steps toward
payment of the purchase money.
You should apply to the United
States Attorney for your district for
instructions as to the papers to be
furnished by you.
Will you please promptly acknowl
edge the receipt of this letter.
Respectfullw,
Franklin MacVeagh,
Secretary.
A Serious Accident.
The Florence Times says switch
engine 105 jumped the track in the
Florence yard of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway on Monday about 9
o'clock and turned over on her side.
Switchman M. N. Wolfe was the only
one seriously hurt. Engineer Liley
fell with the engine, but sustained
no hurts beyond bruises.
Mr. Wolfe was caught between the
driving wheels and the step pinioned
his throat to the ground, while his
head was cut and bruised, his body
bruised literally from top to toe. He
is very badly hurt, but unless some
thing serious arises will soon be able
to be about again.
Mr. Wolfe is a young man from
Orangeburg. His mother was sent
for and is with him now. the
friends of young Wolfe will regret
to hear of the accident that befell
him, and hope that nothing serious J
will result from it.
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Tries to Be Fair.
People feel offended sometime?
because things they are interested in
are not mentioned, while those of
others are, aud wonder what Ho
matter can bo. The explanation of
the matter is that, the editor means
to be impartial, but some escape him.
The likes and dislik"s of an editor
have nothing to do with it. and while 1
it is not pri tended that the editor I
is more than human he knows that I
the success of his journal depends :
on his fairness and impartiality t.) I
all. It is the best way always when '
a notice is desired to mention it to j
the editor, or communicate through j
the postofiic-\ No one feels worse j
about any seeming neglect or par
tial performance of duty than tie
editor himself.
Recital at (>. C. I.
On Tuesday evening at the O. C. !
I. Chapel a recital in elocution took'
place. Miss Dott Bull, of Vances, :
and Mr. Wilbur Clayton, of Colston, |
finishes in this department this year
and received their diplomas. There!
were several selections rendered by |
each of the young people, which were I
thoroughly enjoyed by those present.
WOMAN'S' MONUMENT.
About Eighty Dollars Collected and
Forwarded On.
Mr. J. C. Pike, Sr., who was ap
pointed somje? time ago to collect
funds for the Womans' Monument
in Columbia, has so- far collected
SS2.25, which he has forwarded to
the proper authorities. Below we
publish the amounts and the names
of those contributing.
We, the undersigned, contribute
the amounts opposite our respective
names, towards the erection of the
monument to the women of the
Confederacy.
W. V. .Izlar.$1.00
A. D. Fair. 3.00
W. G. Sanford. 2.00
S. E. Early. 1.00
N. N. Hay den. 1.00
F. A. Schifliey . . .. ?. 1.00
J. S. Rowe. 1.00
F. S. Dibble. 1.00
J. H. Dukes. 1.00
T. T. Ayers.25
W. E. Ziegler. 1.00
J. G. Wannamaker. 1.00
J. M. Oliver.50
Jos. McNamara. 1.00
L. Bennett.50
D. T. Fersner.25
D. S. Wilson.50
Frank D. Bates. .. 5.00
J. W. Smoak. 1.00
Geo. V. Zeigier. 1.00
J. W. Culler. 1.00
Fairey Weeks. 1.00
W. S. & Co. 1.00
J. T. Wise.50
I. W. Bowman. 1.00
Jno. S. Bowman, Jr. .. .. .. 1.00
J, P. Metheney.
J. M. Bailsford.50
T. M. Raysor. 2.00
A. W. Summers. 1.00
D. O. Herbert. 1.00
B. H. Moss. 1.00
B. A. Shuler. 1.00
Robt. Copes.". 1.00
Chas. P. Brunson. 1.00
G. L. Salley. 5.00
R. F. Bryant. 1.00
M. O. Dantzler. 5.00
J. H. Claffy. 1.00
W. L. Izlar.50
E. L. Culler. 1.00
J. E. Glover. 5.00
L. A. Carson.50
W. B. Way.50
Paul F. Gramling. 5.00
I. W. Mordecai.50
M. K. Jeffords.25
T. P. Horger.50
E. D. Cannon.50
R. A. Walter.
W. L. Moseley. 1.00
W. B. Thompson. ' .50
James C. Peers.50
T. M. McMichael. 1.00
W. L. Glaze. 1.00
A. H. Moss. 1.00
Cash.50
Jno. Cart. 1.00
J. A. Berry. 1.00
Cash.25
A. L. Dukes. 1.00
A. C. Watson. 1.00
L. G. Weathers.25
N. H. Bull. 1.00
W. L. Glover. 1.00
A. C. Dukes.50
J. M. Sifly.? .50
A. C. Dibble. 1.00
W. W. Wannamaker. 1.G0
L. H. Wannamaker.50
J. C Pike, Sr.50
H. F. Till.50
N. B. Stoudemire.50
C. P. Bozard.50
Total
The Mysterious Wedding.
On Tuesday evening a large num
ber gathered at Mrs. Norman Bull's
to witness the mysterious wedding.
As advertised this was a very myste
rious affair and r-en the bridegroom
did not know that he was the lucky
man until well into the evening.
The young men present had to
propose to the young ladies and the
one winning the most hearts was
declared the groom, and the lady
giving away the mjost hearts the
bride. After the counting of the
hearts it was found that Mr. Fri
erson was the lucky man and had
won Miss Ray Zeigier for his bride.
The ceremony was performed by Mr.
Norman Salley in a very dignifi?d
and amusing manner. After ;the
ceremony the wedding party repair
ed to the dining room where they
were served with refreshments. The
entertainment was for the benefit
of the local chapter of the King's
Daughtres, and a very nice sum was
realized.
News From Bowman.
Bowman. May 10.?Special: Mi.
Miles O'Riley spoke at the school
auditorium here last night in the
interest of the temperance cans',
hut the unfavorable weather prevent
ed many from hearing the speaker.
Those who were privileged to hear
were favorably impressed.
Light to good rains fell in this
community now for two evenings,
wit Ii an occasional report of hail, the
latter doing no damage as far as
heard from.
"DUNDEE."
Take Time to Blow.
This is indeed a busy age, re-1
morseless in its incessant calls upon '
even our leisure hours. The art of I
making haste slowly has been lost1
in the bustling turmoil, and nothing
equivialent has been gained. Still,
we may. if we wish?the busiest of I
us?make for ourselves tiny oases in '
the desert of labor?green resting'
places where we may drink of the!
waters of refreshment. Every man i
owes it to himself and family to take
time to recreate occasionally.
I
Doing Great Good.
The revival services at the Branch- '
rille Methodist church continue tin- !
ler the leadership of the Rev. Mr.
Cornau, of the North Carolina Meth
odist conference. Mr. Cornau is cer
tainly doing a great work and he is
meeting with wonderful success. At
one service?on Sunday afternoon?
lie added thirty-nine new members
to the church.
GIVE THIS A TRIAL
ALWAYS SLEEP WITH YOUR
ROOM WINDOWS OPEN.
Begin This Wholesome, Health-Giv
ing Habit Now and Then Keep
it up, and Forever After.
Most colds and most case:; of tu
berculosis in the country are due to
the breathing of impure air around
the fireside and in the sleeping
rooms and not to exposure out of
doors, says the Progressive Farmer.
? There are only too many folks in
the country who have no idea what
good ventilation really means, and
who keep the air in their living
rooms over-heated during the winter
and the parlors and bed rooms stuffy
and unwholesome the year round.
The Farmer goes on to si?/:
The old notion that the night air
is unwholesome evidently came from
the malarial districts where mos
quitoes were prevalent and came in
through the open windows to visit
the sleeper. Now the mosquitoes do
spread malaria, but fresh air does
not. If you have drained off the
pools of stagnant water where the
mosquitoes breed, the night air is
not going to hurt you. If you have
not done this, it might be well to
have a mosquito netting over the
windows of your sleeping room; but
nothing thicker than this should be
tolerated.
The^'healthful sleeping room is one
into which fresh air is continually
coming all night long and which is
treated each day to a cleaning of
out door air and jsunshine. The
air will become unclean just the
same as your clothes or your hands,
and it is as injurious to healthxand
as incompatible with personal clean
liness to breathe air that has been
shut up in a bed room all night
as it is to go with unwashed face or
to wear soiled garments. In the same
way a bed which has not an occa
sional bath of sunshine becomes just
as unwholesome as clothes which
have not an occasional bath of wa
ter.
All these things are recognized
by health authorities everywhere and
are pretty generally known by the
farmers who read. Many people in
the country, however, have from
long custom become used to sleeping
in closed rooms and have acquired
a rather unreasonable fear of too
much air getting to them of nights.
It is safe to say that not even In the
coldest weather should outside air
be prevented from coming into the
room in which one sleeps; but it
would do no good to tell people who
are used to sleeping in closed rooms
such a thing in winter time. Now,
however, when the warm weather is
coming on and even the most devot
ed lovers of stuffy sleeping rooms
are glad to open their windows, we
wish to impress upon you the benefit
to your health and the increased sat
isfaction you w^Tll get from your
slumbers by opdnlng the windows
widely.
As the weather grows warm?for
that matter whether it gets warmer
or not?open your windows a little
wider each night until you are get
ting all the fresh air that is possible,
then when a stormy night conies do
not shut them up more than is neces
sary to keep out the rain. If you
try this a few months, we are sure
you will not be willing to go back
to closed windows, not even when the
cold weather comes next year. Or
dinarily, it is not thought practicable
to keep the windows open as widely
in the winter as in the summer.
Experiments, however, at the san
itariums for the treatment of tuber
culosis jindica'te Ithat imojst of us
would be hotter off if we slept under
a roof with walls on only two side?
of us. We are not hoping that you
will do this, however?we don't
claim to practice it ourselves?but
we can assure you upon the state
ments of unquestionable authori
ties that it is injurious to sleep in
a room that is not well ventilated;
and we know from personal experi
ence that if one has cover enough
to keep from getting chilled the mors
air he gets into the sleeping room
of night, the better he is likely to
feel next morning.
Open tip your windows and let tho
bad air out and let in the pure, fresh
country air, of which so many nice
things are said. There isn't enough
or the bad aii inside to have mvc'x
effect on the great outdoors, but
tiiere is enough pun- air outside to
m: ke your bed room more whole
*-.irro ami your s>:eep more satis
fying '?Vc beli;-ve i^.ui when you
have once given it a fair trial you
will be no more willing to breathe
air contaminated by repeated breath
ing and the exhalations of the body
than you would be to eat stale food
or wear unclean clothes.
Broad Guugcd Christian.
Mr. John T. Jordan, a member of
the Timinonsvillc Baptist church,
who died a short time ago, left
$250 vacli for Furman University,
the Connie Maxw il Orphanage, and
the Timnionsville Baptist church,
and like sums to Wofford College,
the Epworlh Orphanage, and the
Philadelphia Methodist church. His
pastor, Rev. James Long, says he
was a good man, who became a
Christian late in lit" . Y?X' i.d more
such men. Mr. Jordan was what
might be termed a broad-guaged
Chris: ia n.
Horse; Mas Been Found.
The horse belonging to Mr. C. M.
Taylor of Montmor :u i. with bis bug
cy. which was stolen the first part of
teal week, has be< n found dead at
Keysvllle, Ga. . Tho negro who drove
the horse to death has escaped. Mr.
Taylor recov red his buggy and a
search has : eon started for the ne
gro, and is o be hoped he will be
caught. This is the horse and bug
gy the police was requested to be
on the lookout for.
ORDER TO VETERANS.
Announcements as to Confederate
Reunion.
The following orders have been
issued by Gen. Zimmerman Davis,
commanding the South Carolina di
vision of United Confederate Veter
ans:
Headquarters South Carolina Di
vision, United Confederate Veterans,
Charleston, S. C./May 15, 1909?
General Orders No. 2, Series of 1909:
I. The General Reunion of U. C.
V. will be held in Memphis, Tenn.,
!on June 8, 9 and 10, prox.
The usual reduced rates have been
published by the railroad, together
with the schedule of special train
from South Carolina, leaving Colum
, bia at 1 o'clock p. m., June 7th, via
Southern Railway to Birmingham,
and Frisco system to Memphis.
The committee of arrangements,
in Memphis, request all Veterans who
expect to be entertained in free
quarters to carry their blankets with
them, and to notify W. R. Barks
dale, chairman of the committee on
hotels and accommodations in ad
vance, of their intended accept
ance of this hospitality.
Veterans and visitors desiring
quarters at their own expense can
have them secured in advance at
hotels and boarding houses at rea
sonable rates by communicating with
the same committee.
II. The annual Reunion of the
South Carolina Division, U. C. V.,
will be held at Chester, S. C, on
June 23rd and 24th. Application
has been made for the usual re
duced rates over all railroads.
[ It is hoped that a large number
of the Veterans of the division will
attend both of these reunions.
III. The following appointments
are announced:
Miss Mary Patterson, Chester
sponsor.
Miss Margaret Childs, Columbia,
maid of honor.
Miss Nan Walker, Barnwell, maid
of honor.
Mrs. L. C. Crenshaw, Chester,
matron of honor.
Also the following members of the
division staff:
Col. Stephen E. Welch, Charles
ton, adjutant general and chief of
staff.
Lieut. Col. C. S. Dwight, Columbia,
assistant adjutant general.
Lieut. Col. John O. Lea, Charles
ton, assistant adjutant general.
Lieut. Col. J. W. Reed, Chester,
j assistant adjutant general.
Lieut. Col. W. H. Edwards," Ches
ter, assistant adjutant general.
Lieut. Col. W. M. Graham, Sumter,
assistant adjutant general.
Lieut. Col. Davis Cardwell, Co
lumbia, quartermaster general.
Major J. O. C. Fleming, Laurens,
assistant quartermaster general.
Lieut. Col. A. Moultrie Brailsford,
Camden, inspector general.
Maj. D. F. Bradley, Easley, as
sistant inspector general.
Lieut. Col. O. L. Schumpert, New
berry, Judge advocate general.
Lieut. Col. J. H. Wharton, Water
loo, commissary general.
Lieut. Col. F. L. Parker, Charles
ton, surgeon general.
Maj. M. J. D. Dantzler, Elloree,
assistant surgeon general.
Lieut. Col. W. B. Gordon, Cam
den, chaplain general.
Lieut. Col. Wm. E. James, Dar
lington, chief of ordnance.
By command of
ZIMMERMAN DAVIS,
Brigadier General Commanding.
Official: Stephen E. Welch,
Adjt. Genl. and Chief of Staff.
SEVERE FA* PUN ISH E f>.
Four Marines Sent to Prison for
Taking Beer.
On April 3 B. H.. Hayes, chief
constable for Beaufort county, seized
two barrels of beer while in transit,
consigned to Thomas Eaton, of Paris
Island. His place of business is just
outside of the Governniepl reserva
tion. This man, and others near
the satne locality, are alleged to have
caused considerable trouble to the
county constables'.
Thomas Eatqn. hearing of this,
furnished, it is said, a gun to four
United States marines, telling them
they could have as much of the beer
as they could drink if they would
rescue the beer from Hayes, which
they did at the point of a double
barreled shotgun. They then opened
the be r on the bank of the river
and proceeded to enjoy themselves.
Col. Cole, who is in command at
the United States School of Instruc
tion, being informed of the affair,
had the neu arrested and tried by
court-martial. They were convict
ed and sentenced to serve three
years and one month in a Govern
ment prison. They will be sent to
Portsmouth in a few days to com
mence serving the sentence. Thomas j
Raton is now under indictment, and
will be tried by the State.
Pointed Paragraphs.
The egotistical Englishman may
drop his h's, bul he never forgets
his "I." j
A woman's tears often are so full j
of scheming thai they deserve to be
mentioned as the "brin.ey deep." |
Of course, the undertaker cannot i
well refer to his work rooms as
living apartments.
I lux pa rl ies?pugilists.
Does the speak- asy -ro without :
saying?
Some m< n never blush when finan-!
cially embarrassed.
With people of quality if is not;
the quantify of money that counts.
The chiropodist has a way of get
ting to the head by going to the
feet.
It. must be hard for the pickpock
et who is not able to take things
easy.
The people who look good to you
are not always the ones who are con
quered good looking.
AMONG LIVE STOCK
CONSUMPTION AMONG HOGS AND
CATTLE INCREASING.
Bureau of Animal Industry of Unit
ed States Department of Agricul
ture Makes Alarming Statement.
The reports of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry of the United States
Department of Agriculture indicate
that tuberculosis among live stock
is steadily increasing as shown by
the number of animals found effect
ed at the various slaughtering cen
ters. ?
'lhe increase in the number of cas
es found is due in part, but only
in part, to tiie increased etliciency
of the method of inspection. The
meat inspecting figures show that
nearly 1 per cent of cat ie and over
2 per cent of hogs slaughtered are
tuberculous-, which is surely an
alarming condition.
Feeding experiments conducted by
the Bureau have proved conclusive
ly that hogs are' readily affected
throughout the indigestion of feces
and milk from tuberculous cows.
There is, therefore, no doubt that
the prevalence of the disease in hogs
could be greatly reduced simply by
eradicating it from cattle.
Considerable testing of cattle has
been done in Washington, D. C,
and vicinity for the purpose of as
sisting the district authorites in ob
taining r pure milk supply, and of
obtainin for the Gureau further
information regarding the extent of
tuberculosis in the locality and for
other purposes. In these tests about
17 per cent of the dairy cattle re
acted.
The percentage of tuberculosis in
various States, shown by tests con
ducted by the officials in those States
with bureau tuberculin, indicates
that from 2.79 to 19.69 per cent of
the cows react, and it is estimated
that in the country at large at least
10 per cent of the cows in dairy
herds are tuberculous.
The recent agitation against the
milk of tuberculous cows as human
food has had the effect of causing
many herds to be examined, with as
tonishing results not only to the
owners but to the officials them
selves. Can it be wondered at that
so many infants and children die of
intestinal tuberculosis when so many
of the cows from which milk is ob
tained are. tuberculous?
Without considering the matter as
a public health question, but look
ing at it entirely from an economic
standpoint, and as a business propo
sition, live stock raisers cannot af
ford to have tuberculosis in their
herds.
As an illustration, Argentina re
quires that all cattle imported into
that country shall be subjected to
the tuberculin test upon arrival,
and as a consequence exporters from
the United States have had the test
made on cattle intended for ship
ment. The results of these tests
showed that in some of the pure
bred herds nearly 50 per cent of the
animals were diseased and in con
sequence sales were lost.
When the practice becomes gen
eral for all buyers of breeding cat
tle to have animals tested before
placing them in their herds the
breeder of strictly healthy cattle will
be much sought after. Already some
breeders of pure bred cattle have
established or are arranging to es
tablish such herds.
As soon as the breaders fully un
derstand the fact that it is unprofit
able to go on breeding cattle while
tuberculosis exists in their herds,
much of the objection raised against
the sale of live stock subject to in
spection will disappear, for it would
be worth the price of several con
demned animals for the owner oi a
valuable herd to know the fact as
early as possible if the disease ex
ists in his herd, as the longer he
delays in taking steps to prevent its
spread the greater will be his loss
evidently.
Figures for the last year secured
from abattoris where federal inspec
tion is maintained, show that over
100 million pounds of meat was in
spected. Hi million pounds of which
was condemned, nearly three-fourths
being for tuberculosis.
The recent effort of the large
packing interests to buy all dairy
cows subject to post-mortem inspec
tion shows how serious the plague
is becoming. Sooner or later the
man who raises tuberculosis animals
must, suffer the loss, unless the loss '
is paid for out of public funds, and j
v. b.-n the loss is placed upon the pro
ducer we may then know that the i
end of the disease is in sight.
It may at some time be necessary
for lhe federal government to quar-|
antine against interstate shipments ;
cows from certain States whore j
the disease prevails to a considerable
extent, and require a strict super-j
vision over all animals reniov d from j
such States for interstate shipment. I
and only remove the quarantine from :
sections of the State when it lias
been demonstrated that the disease
either has 1.n eradicated of U un ? j
ler strict local quarantine.
Standing on the Threshold.
Hundreds of young tii"ii now
standing on the threshold of life
are asking, "What must 1 do?"
The sons of fathers are looking toj
the cities for an answer, the sons'
of merchants and trad smen are
leoking to the country. There nev-!
? r was a lime when the question was
more important than now. Living
no w means activity, i:it<-'M and per-j
fistent: The young man who choos
?s a profession without -in: pre
pared for it and I'niierstandihg the
measure of his work and iis demands ,
simply enters on an uneven race]
find will be left far behind. Our,
schools held out to you th ? golden
opportunity where this needed pre-j
paration can be had. Seize it, im- i
[?rove i' and make life a success. |
UNCALLED FOR LETTERS.
Call and Get Your Mail Promptly
and Avoid Confusion.
List of letters remaining unclaim
ed in the Orangeburg Postoifice for
week ending .May 20, 1909. Per
sons calling for same will please say
that they are "advertised."
A. D. WEBSTER, P. M.
Dr. C. H. Bozard (2).
Mrs. Lizzie Brown.
Mrs. Lillian Brown.
I. C. Cole.
Henry E^Cook.
H. C. Dantzler.
Bristo Gigger.
Mrs. Anna Green.
Bennie Hair.
R. W. Hancock.
Mrs. George Harmon.
Reuben Jefferson (2).
Richard Jenkins.
J. W. Jervey.
Jessie L. Jones.
Louis McCulhen.
Willie Murray.
J. K. Meyers.
Wannamaker W. Meyers.
Mrs. Florence Reeves.
Henrietta Shuler.
A. W, Thorne.
Ben Wallace.
Wesley Williams.
Myrtle Williams.
H. W>. White.
Copius Wise.
Hilliard Wright.
PRISONER BURNED TO DEATH.
Guardhouse at Bronchville Destroy
ed by Fire.
A dispatch from Branchviile to
the Columbia Record says one of
the saddest deaths that has ever
occurred in the tow., of Branchviile
happened there on Sunday morning,
the 16th, at about 2 o'clock a. m.,
when West Singleton, a colored man
of about the age of 30 years, was
burned to death in the town guard
house.
Singleton was under the influence
of whiskey and was arrested on the
street for being drunk and disor
derly. The arrest was made by the
regular town policeman, who com
mitted the negro to the guard house,
because he could not furnish bond.
Nothing further was known ,of
the matter until the alarm of fire
was given. Nearly every man in
Branchviile turned out to the fire,
but it was too late to render any
assistance to the poor dying negro,
who expired in a few minutes. The
guard house was a wooden structure
and was completely destroyed.
Keep to the Right.
Now that automobiles are becom
ing more numerous in and around
Orangeburg, it would seem to be
hightime that measures were being
adopted to enforce proper road rules,
and to exact greater care upon the
part of pedestrains, bicycles and
drivers of vehicles, as well as upon
the automobiles themselves.
The City of Atlanta has recently
taken this matter in hand, and,
through the adoption of what is
known as the "Grant ordinance," has
prescribed "road rules" that are con
sidered well-night perfect, and, cer
tainly, helpful to all concerned?au
tomobilists and the public in gen
eral.
The first and cardinal rule, under
[this ordinance, is "KEEP TO THE
RIGHT." And it is the one rule that
will avoid more trouble, whether
driving an automobile or other ve
hicle, than any other. Whether go
ing or coming?keep to the RIGHT.
The second rule is to keep to the
RIGHT when permitting another ve
hicle to overtake you, which vehicle
should pass to the left of the ve
hicle overtaken. Rule six provides
that slow moving or standing ve
hicles must not only keep to the
RIGHT, but near the curb, so as to
permit other vehicles to overtake or
pass them.
The Augusta Chronicle, from
which we get the above, says the
city of Atlanta thinks so well of the
Grant ordinance that it has issued
a little booklet, which contains not
only a copy of the ordinance, but a
number of illustrations, showing just
how vehicles should be passed, cor
ners turned, etc., and the Atlanta
city clerk, sends these bodklets free
to anyone who asks for them.
Mere are a list of the dont's that
apply to Orangeburg which this lit
tle booklet prescribes, and they are
well worth reading, and pasting in
your hat or on the dash-board. H
they are adhered to the danger of
an accident is greatly minimized.
Here they are:
Don't fail to stay on right-hand
Side.
Don't try to pass vehicle ahead
on right-hand side.
Don': swing wide in turning cor
n< r to right.
Don't swing close in turning cor
ner to left.
Don't puss crossings ov r four
miles .in hour.
Don't fail to head in direction of
tralliu.
Don't stop with cur!) on left of
driver.
Don't exceed the speed limit.
All of the above- oilers some help
ful suggestions for au ordinance
which should be passed, at once, in
Orangeburg and elsewhere. It is to
be hoped some member of council
will lake this matter up in the Inter
ests of the general public, as w 11
as of the uiitoiiiohilisis themselves.
The local automobile association
ought to .no awiively to work for
it.
in the meantime, everybody should
b am to - KEEP m> THE IMGII i\
Great Inventor Dead.
Charles Turner Hushes, to whom
Thomas A. Edison, his employer for
many years, gives credit for the de
velopment of the trolley car, died
rec< ntly in East Orange, X. J. Edi
son said that if it were not for
Hughes the trolley might not yet be
developed.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities Jind
Towns.
The recent vains have benefitted
crops wonderfully.
Clerks vs. Insurance Men this
afternoon at. State College Park.
Supreme brand Vienna sausage,
fresh and nice, at Bolen's, 15 N.
Middleton.
This country will harvest one of
the bigge . ?.it crops . ? s history
this spring.
There is a delicioi.s crispness '
about Augusta bread yo i will like.
At Bolen's, 15 X. Midd 3ton.
R. C. King, the furniture man,
is offering a special j ? thy cribs,
on easy installments. Read his ad.
or. page 3.
Cotton has touched eleven cents
per pound during the past few days.
The trouble is nearly all the farmers
have sold their crop.
Mrs. V. D. Dawson, of Charleston,
and her daughter, Miss Lee, are vis
iting at the home of Mrs. J. C.
Pike, Sr., on Orange Court.
Xow that the location for the new
postoffice has been decided, we hope
the work will be pushed to comple
tion as early as possible.
The commencement exercises of
the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute
will begin Friday evening at the
auditorium of the Institute.
That was certainly a bold robbery
that we tell about on the first page.
If Bartow W/arren was still in the
flesh the robbery would be laid to
his door.
Ensign H. Freer Glover, of the
United States Navy, is on a visit to
his father and mother, Col. and Mrs.
Mortimer Glover. This is his first
visit in three years.
Several farmers have informed us
that they have been offered ten cents,
per pound for this years cotton crop,
delivered next September. We would
advise them not to sell.
We hope the delightful showers
that have visited this city and sur
rounding country in the last few
days has visited every section of the
country that needed moisture.
If you have not already contrib
uted to the Woman's Monument
Fund you should do so at once,
(jail on Mr. J. C. Pike, Sr., and give
him your donation, however small.
The robbers that robbed the ex
press car on Tuesday night near Au
gusta are dangerous things. They
would not hesitate to commit mur
der if interfered with while engaged
in robbing a car or store.
The Young Girls' Aid Society of
the Four Holes Baptist Church will
give an ice cream festival at Mr.
Ed. Rickenbaker's grove Saturday,
May 23id, commencing at 2 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend.
A cleaning up week such as Or
angeburg has just passed through
is a good thing in more ways than
one. It promotes civic pride, devel
ops love of neatness and beauty, im
proves sanitation and makes; the vil
lage or city a far more desirable
place in which to live.
There can be no greater mistake
that a business man can make than
to he mean in business. Everybody
has heard the proverb of penny wise
and pound foolish. A liberal expen
diture in the way of business is al
ways sure to be a capital invest
ment.
Some young men are so blind to
their future interests that they never
admire, the gfijrl at a picnic who
stays and helps the old folks clean
up tiie dishes and repack the baskets
as much as they admire the girl
who walks off as soon as she has
had all she can eat.
Mr. T. Hinton McCall, of Hines
ville, Ga? stopped over in Orange
burg a lew days this vook While
en route to Charlotte, X. C, to tit
tend tb Mecklenburg celebration.
.Mi-. McCall tills the position of
postmaster in Iiis town, besides be
ing interested in the mercantile
business.
Every man should show his cus
tomers, if he is a trader, or those
whom In- may be doing any kind of
business will'., that in all his busi
ness transatcoins, as well as social
relations, lie acknowledges the ever
lasting fact thai ther can bo no per
manent prosperity or pood feeling in
a community where benefits are not
reciprocal.
Liles it Liles, managers of tho
Eastern South Carolina Agency of
the Jefferson Standard, recently re
ceived an application for $0,000 life
insurance; and in the same week
they secured one for $2,000. This
Is a positive evidence of the confl
iloiii: of the public in this strong
Southern I.if" Insurance Company,
and speaks well for the producing
ability of Liles it Liles.
Here and ther.' throughout the
country communities ate awake to
the benefit to lie derived from a neat
and orderly appearance, aid a sort
of municipal house cleaning is Car
rie 1 oi:'. Under t !? ad of I he
city authorities or son: - Improve
ment Society nearly everybody turns
out ? n a giv n day to clean up and
improve their premises. Orangeburg
lias j;.:-; had her cleaning up week.
The little son of Mr. L. G. Way,
? 'in lives a few miles ovi V- the river,
was painfully hurt a f. ,v days ago.
The little fellow was playing with
some other children on a pile of
lumber and in some manner, prob
ably a piece of scantling felt upon
him. The child's leg was broken
and he was bruised up considerably.
It is hoped that he will soon be well
again. I