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SHOT FROM AMBUSH BY SOME PERSON DRESSED IN A WOMAN'S GARB. T rr Ii ? '?' Mr. Walter Brady, While Returning to His Home Prom Salley Friday Night Shot Down. A dispatch from Salley says that at ten o'clock Friday night Mr. Wal ter Brady, while returning to his home from the town was shot by some one hidden behind a small tool Qiouse owned by the railroad. The ?would-be assassin concealed his idenr tity under the guise of a mother's robe, and this probably saved his "life, for Brady refrained from firing, believeing his assailant to be a wo . man, Mr. Brady was hit in the right hij> by two bullets froai a 33-c?iibre pistol. An automobile was sent to Barnwell for the county bloodhounds and they were brought and put on the track of the would-be assassin. The dogs trailed for four hours but finally lost the track in the public road. ~ *,,...???-? *t* -BJopdhounds from Columbia were brought down to Sally Southern train Nq. 29, but were not turned loose, p i&ere _ K&s. ??. rossiw? ??-chance of their getting the right track, which had been trampled by riiindreds of determined men, who ;:'were up all night searching for the guilty party. Mr. Brady has been in Sally but a short while, but during his stay there he has won friends among the best people in the community. Mr. Brady was not dangerously wound ed, and at this writing is resting easy. Although away from tome he is receiving every attention. It is hoped that in a few days he will be out and again at his work. No arrests have yet been made. This kind of business is getting too common entirely in this section of the State. Some time ago an as sassination took place not very far from where Mr. Brady was shot. The only way to stop such cowardly attacks is to run down the assas sins and hang one or two of them. No individual can defend himself against the assassin. SOME VERY SAD NEWS. Mr. E. W. Heuser Killed in a Bad Railroad Wreck". The sad intelligence reached this city yesterday morning that Mr. Eugene W. Houser, eldest son of Mr, E. H. Houser, of Limestone, had been killed in a railroad wreck at Savannah. Mr. Houser was well-known in this city, he having lived here some years ago. He had been living in Savannah for some time, where he was engaged in the street car or railroad service. He leaves a wife and tv/o child ren, besides a host of relatives and friends in this city and county, to whom the announcement of his sud den death, was a very great shock. We have not heard the particu lars of the sad accident that has brought sororw to the hearts of many. Mr. Houser was only thirty six years of age, and was a most ex cellent young man. His remains have been brought to his old home, and the funeral will take place at Limestone Method ist church this morning at eleven o'clock. The interment will take place in Limestone cemetery. We extend our heartfelt sympa thy to his loved ones in their sad bereavement. It was a terrible shock, and having passed through a similar experience once we know how to sympathize with them. Will Have Good Time. Active preparations are Doing made for the meeting of the South Carolina Bankers' Association at Wrightsville Beach, near Wilming ton, N. C, on June 16, 17 and IS. Secretary Giles L. Wilson, the State bank examiner, has sent out to all bankers in the State copies of the invitation from the people of Wil ming to to meet there. Among the distinguished speakers we notice the name of Col. .1. Arthur Banks of St. Matthews, former chairman of the ways and means committee of .the house. Wrightsville Beach Is a de lightful place and all who attend the meeting will have a good time. Paid Larger Salaries. Some men employed as advertis ment writers are paid a yearly sal ary of $10,000 and in many instances even more. From this it can be read ily seen the valuable information one can get through reading adver tisements. If you don't read the ads you are not receiving full benefit from this paper. Begin with this is sue, read every ad, and if they ap peal to you answer them today. A Small Blaze. The alarm of fire sent in from box 39 Saturday afternoon was caused by the kitchen roof of Mr. Bluer on Palmetto street catching fire from a falling spark. Notwithstanding there was some delay in sending in the alarm, the fire was extinguished before much damage was done. The telephone fire signals don't seem to be thoroughly understood, and they should be explained more fully. Friday Festival Day. Friday, .June 4th, will bo Festival Day at all the soda fountains in the city. Representatives from the D. A. R. and the Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist church will be in at tendance at all fountains. Soda and cream checks will be sold in advance all this week. Buy from the ladies and get cool and refreshing drinks and cream on Friday. ? ANOTHER FOUL ASSASSINATION. Country Merchant Shot Down in Front of His Store. The distressing news comes from ?moak'sf a sm_ali town aboy.t twelve miles below Branchville in Colleton county, that Mr. J. Ben Smoak, who was about twenty-four years of age, a merchant of that town, was foully assassinated and robbed while clos ing his store about nine o'clock Sat urday night As Mr. Smoak did not get home at his usual time, his cousin, Mr. Jeff Smoak, went to the store to see what detained, his cousin. On reach ing the store he was found lying in front of it shot in the breast. It is supposed by some that a tramp committed the dastardly crime for $e purpose of robbery. Others think differently, and are of the opinion that some secret ene my of Mr. Smoak/- did the foul crime. We hope whoever did it will he caught and adequately pun ished. It is not so very far from Smoak's to where young Reeves was assassinated last year, and the fail ure to catch the assassins of young Reeves may be responsible for the assassination of Mr. Smoak. It seems that Mr. Smoak was closing up his store and was engaged in shutting a window, when he heard someone enter the rear door. He l?ft the window half-closed and stepped in front of the door, where upon the intruder shot him, the load taking effect in the right breast. He was found thirty minutes later lying where he had fallen, in front of the door. The robber or robbers secured a sum of about $35 in cash and checks. One of these checks was a draft on the Johnson-Crews Company, of Charleston, drawn by J. W. Gilber son, for $15 in favor of J. L. Smoak & Son. The other was drawn by W\ B. Sauls n the Bank of Branch ville for $5. No trace of the cow ardly perpetrator of the awful crime has been found. Deputy ^Sheriff Buekner arrived' at Smoak's Sunday morning, and shortly after him Col. John F. Folk, of Bamberg, arrived in his automo bile, bringing two bloodhounds. Search, however, proved utterly vain, and there is no indication at present that the miscreant will be caught. Deputy Sheriff Buekner cal led up Governor Ansel over the tele phone, and the Governor has agreed to offer a reward of $100 for the ap prehension of the guilty man, and another $100 for the hiring of a de tective. Mr. Smoak has only been in busi ness about two months and was re cently married. Ho was also agent for the Hampton and Branchville railroad. Everything possible is be ing done to apprehend the guilty party, and it is to be hoped that they will be run down. Such dast ardly crimes are getting entirely too common in this section of the State and they should be stopped. DRIFTED BOATS. The Finder Thereof is Guilty of Lar ceny ITnless He Returns Same. The State says Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger, ,whose gasoline launch went adrift on the Congaree river last spring, calls attention to an act passed in 1907 to "Regulate the man ner of sale of any drifted boat, float, water craft, luthcei or timber, and to prescribe a penalty for the viola tion thereof. He feels sure that his boat was not destioyed but was found and he cites the act as fol lows: "Section 1. No person shall sell any driffted boat, tor lother water oraft, lumber or timber, not the property of such person, without first advertising the sale of same at public auction at least three time, and at least three days prior to the date of such sale, in the newspaper having the greater circulation in' county where said drifted timber, boat or other water craft is found and taken giving an accurate description of any and all marks by which said boat, float, or other water craft, lumber or timber, may be identified. "Sec. 2. And if any person shall sell any drifted boat, float or other water craft, lumber or timber, with out having first advertised and with out paying the proceeds to the own er on application, after deducting expenses, or if any person having advertised shall refuse to deliver any drifted boat, float or other craft, lumber or timber, claimed by right ful owner, prior to the date of same, said owner to pay reasonable salvage, expenses, such person shall be liable to indictment for misde meanor, and fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court, and any person who may purchase such drift ed boat, float or other water craft, lumber or timber, that has not been advertised as hereinbefore provided, shall be liable to indictment as re ceive of stolen goods, and fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court." Dismissed From Service. Second Lieut. Alex C. Davis of the Philippine scouts has been dismiss ed from the army by direction of the president, as a result of his convic tion by courtmartial of various acts of misconduct. Lieut. Davis served in Col. Jones' regiment during the Spanish war, and is no doubt re membered by some of our boys who served in the same regiment in that war. Recital at the Court House. Miss Watson, music teacher, and Miss Foster, expression teacher of the Columbia College, will give a recital at the Court House Wednes day evening at 8:30 o'clock for the benefit of the Basket Band. The re cital is a reading of Tennyson's "Enoch Arden," with a piano ac companiment of Straus music. The price of admission will be twenty five cents. CAMP PERRY TEAM RIFLE MEET IX CHARLESTON BEST EVER HELD HERE. Names of Those Who Participated in It and the Marks They Made in the Shoot. The porsonel of the team, which is to represent South Carolina in the national rifle meet at Camp Perry, Ohio, next August has been au nounced, following the contest be tween 48 picked men representing the three regiments of the National Guard of South Carolina, .which be gan in Charleston last Tuesday morn ing and ended Friday flight. The News and Courier says the match has been the most satisfactory ever held in this State, and Major Hyde, Col. Brock, of the Adjutant General's office, and all the other officers familiar with and interested in this work are very much gratified at the showing made and at the out look for small arms work in this State. The team will be able this year to spend a week at Camp Per ry in preliminary work, and for this gnd other reasons stands a better chan?e this year of carrying off some of the honors of the national shoot than has ever beeil the case before. The score of all the contestants are given ? below. The South Carolina team will consist of the first named fifteen men.v After preliminary prac tice at Camp Perry, the twelve men to compose the team will be named and the remaining three will be al ternates. If any of the fifteen men should not go in Camp Perry, then the place or places will be filled from the men next in order in point of merit. The following are the scores: Lieut. C. V. Boykin, ordnance de partment, 570. Private Daniel Miller, 3rd infan try, 53 0. ?ergt. Leroy Jones, 2nd infantry, 526. ??? ? . ? ? / Lieut. G. C. Warren, 2nd infan try, 525. Lieut. 'G. W. Johnson, 3rd infan try, 524. Lieut. M. T. Able, 2nd infantry, 523. Lieut. C. D. Trescot, 3rd infantry, 502. Private R. H. Allen, 3rd infantry, 491. Private F. Hampton, 3rd infan try, 489. Private R. S. Foster, 3rd infantry, 469. Capt. J. D. Fulp, 3rd Infantry, 450. Capt. H. 0. W'lthington, 3rd in fantry, 443. Capt. H. E. Raines, 3rd infantry, 431. Capt. W. J. Tiller, 1st infantry, 427. Lieut. E. A. Early, 2nd infantry, 409. Capt. L. E. Fishburne, 3rd infan try, 408. Private L. B. Lee, 1st infantry, 407. Lieut. G. W. .Grant, 2nd infan-1 try, 407. Capt. J. M. Richardson, Sep. Co., 406. Sergt. E. H. Wyman, Sep. Co., 406. Lieut. F. F. Pooser, 3rd infantry, 395 Lieut. G. E. H. Moore, 3rd infan try, 385. Sergt. E. G. Gladden, 3rd infantry, 3S2. Sergt. J. A. Welch, 1st infantry, 3S0. Corpl. T. C. Bolt, 1st infantry, 378. Sergt. J. A. McKeown, 1st infan try, 377. Lieut. S. W. Parks, 1st infantry, 375. Capt. J. D. Gillespie, 2nd infan try, 3G6. Corpl. G. F. Wayne, 3rd infantry, 359. Capt. O. W. Babb, 1st infantry, 349. Capt. C. J. Epps, 3rd infantry, 347. Sergt. D. C. Hayden, 3rd infantry, 334. Private W. H. Daniels, 2nd in fantry. 332. Private R. E. Babb, 1st infantry, 330. Corpl. P. P. ?lungerplller, 3rd in fantry, 33 0. Sergt. J. C. Singleton, 1st infan try, 3ir,. Private R. E. Roper, 1st infan try, 313. Sergt. B. M. McClennan, 2nd in fantry, 313. Lieut. J. B. Cureton, 1st infantry, 310. Private J. II. Sims, 2nd infantry, 2S0. Capt. J. W. Bradford, 2nd infan try, 264. Sergt. J. W. Reeves, 1st infantry, 259. Lieut. W. R. Richie, 1st infantrv, 250. Private J. II. Buchanan, 1st in fantry, 223. Capt. ,E. C. Von Tresckow, 2nd in fantry, 21 G. Lieut. W. C. Tompkins, 2nd in fantry, 135. Sergt. I). H. Cray, 2nd infantrv, 135. Private J. II. Tompkins, 2nd in fantry, 13 3. Two Eggs in One Day. Mr. J. Pink Davenport sends The Newberry Observer two eggs that one of his hens laid "at one sitting," the same day. The Obeserver says "there is no doubt about it, for Mrs. Davenport saw the hen go on the empty nest, and when she came off cackling there were two eggs in the nest?one about the usual size, the other about one-third size?both per fectly formed and with hard shells. Mr. Davenport failed to state what breed of fowls the hen belongs to." THE WOMAN'S MONUMENT FUND. Branchville Sends in One More Con tribution to It. To the Editor of The State: Inclosed find check for $20 and list of contributors for Women's Monument Fund by citizens of Branchville. This was got up by a. committee consisting of Maj. J. R. Hamilton, P. P. Bethea and my self. P. EARL DUKES. Branchville, May 28. Survivor R. V. R. Co.$2.00 P. P. Bethea. 1.00 J. D. S. Fairey. 1.00 B. X. Minus. 1.00 J. B. Henderson. 1.00 J. A. Parker. 1.00 P. E. Dukes. 1.00 Wallace Bethea.50 Cash.50 Abe-Pearlstin?.50 W. ,V. Witherspoon.50 L. H, Fairey.50 J. M. Tucker" . /?.50 Cash.50 J. A. Byrd.> ..50 F. F. Bellinger.? > ?50 J. B. Williams. -50 A. Karesh.50 J. D. Byrd.50 W. W| Barre. . ? -50 L. W. Westbury. .50 W. P. Appleby. .50 O. W. Smoak.50 O. F. Ott.50 J. J. Jones.25 J. F. Tucker.25 J. E. Byrd.25 J. R. Henderson'.25 L. C. Smith.25 H. D. Steedly.25 A. Draudy.25 Cash.25 A. F. Edwa.ds.2 ~, W. C. Steedly.2' F. A. Fairey.25 C F. Felder-.25 F I'. Fairey.25 Rev. E. H. Beckham. .25 $20.00 HIGH SCHOOL CLOSING And a Picnic at North Providence Last Friday. ( On last Friday the North Provi dence High School closed with a very Interesting exhibition and pic nic. Under the excellent supervision of Prof. George Harris Webber this school has grown to be one of the best rural high schools in the coun ty. The following program was well rendered by the bright farmer boys and girls of this progressive com munity: "Adventure of Little Bo Peep," primary department. "Aunt Kitty Among the Shops," fifth grade. "Hallow'een Spirits," seventh and eighth grades. Song, "We Have no One to Care for Us Now," Dolly and Mamie Rast. "Mr. P own, the Only \ Man in Town," eighth grade. "Horse Drill," seventh grade. The Prize Contest Essays were then read by the following members of the graduating class: Miss Lena Shuler, Miss Viola Shuler, Miss Quintilla Shuler and Mr. Grady Shu ler. These essays were all very good, but the medal was finally presented to Miss Quintilla Shuler by Rev. J. J. Stevenson, chairman of the com mittee of judges. County Supt. L. W. Livingston then introduced State Supt. .1. E. Swearingen, who made a strong speech in behalf of education. Then followed the sumptuous pic nic dinner and a few hours of social enjoyment, after which all returned to their homes well satisfied. SECRET OF SUCCESS Is to Smile and Make Friends When ever You Can. The Anderson Ditelligencer says a prominent merchant of that city recently said that one of the secrets of success is to smile, to be happy hearted and to make friends when ever the occasion offers itself. What is the good to go through the world looking grum? What is the use in looking into the dark of all roles? What is the need of always looking sad and gloomy, when there is so much in this old world to make one "brace up?" Each hole must have a rim. Look at the rim and not at the hole. If to smile is the key to the door of success in business, why not every body keep the key? If to smile is to make a friend, if to smile is to do that which one will always be pleased to remember having done, if to smile is to look pleasant, then why not smile? The Anderson merchant said he had made all of the friends he has by smiling and being pleasant. He is a success. He is on the right track. He knows what he is talk ing about, and he is not making a bad guess. He has tried it, and to smile has meant success to him. Try it. Just smile and work on, the end is made of roses. Baptist Change Day of Picnic. The Orangeburg Baptist Sunday School will hold a picnic at Dukes' Fishery on Wednesday. Notice is called to the change of date from Thursday to Wednesday. All the members of the Sunday School and church and the public generally are invited. The wagons will leave the church promptly at 9 o'clock and those desiring to go with the school will please be there by that time. Ice cream and soft drinks will be on sale at the grounds. Ice Cream Festival. There will be an ice cream festival at the school house near Mr. L. S. Rickenbaker's Saturday, June the 5th, from 5 to 9 o'clock p. m. Every body come and spend a ipleasant evening with your friends. THE HOUSE FLY. IS BY FAR THE MOST DANGER OUS ANIMAL ON EARTH. He Is the Carrier and Spreader of Deadly Diseases and Should be Exterminated. The Augusta Chronicle says "a well known citizen of Augusta? even though his residence happens to be in Summerville?sends us a marked copy of Harper's- Weekly, containing a highly interesting ar ticle on the danger of the common house fly. He suggests that we keep up the crusade against the house fly in the hope that all citi zens may be aroused to a proper un derstanding of the subject?and to action. The writer of the article in Har per's Weekly points out that the most dangerous animal on earth is the common and despised house fly is the conclusion, not of sensation mongers, but of cool-deaded and cau tious scientific investigators. It is by a jury of experts drawn from most of the principal cities of the United States and Canada that this decision has been reached. The case was that of The people vs. Mus ca Domestica?otherwise the com mon house fly; and by this verdict the defendant has forfeited all right into life and liberty. "Hitherto the fly has been regard ed complacently as a harmless nui sance and considered to be an an noying creature with great persis tence and excessive familiarity," said Dr. Daniel D. Jackson, in a speech read before the joint conven tion of the American Civic Associa tion and the National Municipal league last fall at Pittsburg. "Re garded in the light of recent knowl edge, the fly is more dangerous than the tiger or the cobra. Worse than that, he is, at least, to our climate more to be feared than the mosquito, and may easily be classed, the world over, as the most dangerous animal on earth " The fly, says the article in Harner's Weekly has been found guil'y, in fact, of being the chief agent, in the transmission of numerous bacteria, ircluding those of tubevculosis. but principally the bacilli of typhoid and intestinal diseases. That flies are carriers of disease has been recog nized by sanitarians for a decade or more, but it is only during the last two years that the extensive inves tigations have been undertaken, which have exposed the constant danger to health which these pests convey?and which have also, for tunately, demonstrated the ease with which flies may be eliminated from properly kept households. Quoting further, we learn that seven different varieties of flies are found in our houses, ninety-eight per cent of which are represented by the common house fly. Flies lay their eggs only in fermenting and decaying substances?by preference in horse manure. Hence every stable is a center of infection unless pe riodically disinfected. The fly mag got is also hatched out in latrines and ash-pot refuse, such as bedding, straw, rags, paper, scraps of meat, fruit, etc., on which substances the larve subsist after they hatch, which occurs in about twelve days after the egg has been laid. It is es timated that a single fly, laying 120 eggs at a time, will produce a pro gency amounting to sextillions by the end of the season. The writer of the article in Har per's Weekly then offers the fol lowing facts about the fly, which every one should know: The common house fly is a carrlei of disease. Typhoid fever, diarrhoea, dysente ry, and tuberculosis are carried by flies. Flics feed on food and also on filth. They go from the one to the other. In this way they carry dis ease germs to the table. One fly may convey six million bacteria. Flies breed in manure heaps, out houses, refuse, ash-pits and all de ccmpoF-ng animal or vegetable mal ic*, and unclea'i places. Do not al low decaying material of any sort to accumulate on or near your prem ises. If such exist, cover with lime or kerosene oil, and remove as early as possible. See that you;* sewoarge system is in good order. Screen all food; cover food after a meal; burn all scraps and refuse. Screen all windows and doors. Burn pyrthum powder In the house if flies should gain entrance. If there is no filth there wil he no flies. * * Crystal Ice Company. A charter was issued Saturday morning by the Secretary of State to the Crystal Ice Company, of Orange burg. The capital stock of the con cern is $lon,ODo. The incorporators are W. P. Skinner, \V. C. Wolfe and H. C. Wannamaker. The company proposes to manufacture ice, fuel and power. Sunday School Picnic. The Christian Sunday School will hold a basket picnic at Dukes' Fish ery on Thursday. June :!. The pub lic is cordially invited to attend. All will please bring Well filled baskets. The wagons will take pic nicers and baskets to the grounds from Mr. L. E. Riley's store at !) and 10 o'clock. Lever-Richardson Contest. The testimony in the Lever-Rich ardson Congressional contest case for this county has all been taken and forwarded to Washington by Capt. B. H. Moss, Mr. Lever's at torney. The testimony was taken down by Mr. W. B. Martin, and some half dozen witnesses were examined. GREAT DAY AT EBENEZER. Many Good Speeches and a Bi Outdoor Dinner. I have just been phoned from Cor dova that, notwithstanding I and others expected our old time cor respondent of that place to write up the happenings of that grand occa sion on last Thursday at old Ebenez er, he would not, and that it was expected of "UncLe Jack." Well, it does seem that event to be used as wedge wood on too many occasions, but cannot let that day's proceedings go by unnoticed. At the appointed hour, there came people from every point of the com pass, until there had assembled one of the largest crowds, for as wor thier purpose, as ever met at Ebe nezer, to perfect a memorial society, which ought to have been done forty years ago. The committee on speak ing, headed by Rev. J. R. Smith, pastor of Ebenezer, certainly had chosen wisely in selecting the speak ers, the Revs. Kenny, Foreman and Davis, of our city, each of whom was notified of a wefl selected portion of the Scripture to discuss on that occasion, and each of the speakers did his portion to the satisfaction of all. The church, noted for its fine singing, lost none of its reputa tion on that day. The singing was led by Mrs. t. M. Baldwin, assisted by a well trained choir. My arst pleasure on arriving on the grounds with my old friend, was to examine the cemetery, and to find it in the neatest condition. I remarked to my companion that death's sting would be lessened somewhat when you knew you were going to be laid to rest in such a nice resting place. It was to my surprise that I learned that the com mittee had seen the need of improve ments, and as a neat little house for necessary tools and a canvass large en< ugh to protect the congre gation from the heat or rain, so that our dead could be buried with out interruption. Of course it need ed funds to get them, and this was one of the objects of the meeting, which the Pastor explained at the conclusion of the speeches of the three big guns. A collection was taken, but it was not satisfactory to the writer or the committee, we think. Now, for that dinner; but not until some restlessness was seen on the part of Bro. Smith, who casual ly hinted that he noticed another man in the congregation who would give us a talk, and he would suggest that we again assemble at the church and then he announced din ner to the great joy of the writer and some of the hungriest looking men and boys, who did not deceive their looks at the table. If they did not drop a heavy piece in the hat that day they got the better of crowd. Now, I come to the surprise of the day. Brother Smith approached "Uncle Jack" and said: "Thou art the man," and it just knocked the Dottom out of his appetite, although I fear some may doubt that. Well, then without any further prepara tion, he was flatteringly introduced to a well-filled house, and he got the crowd by asking Bro. Smith if the congregation was noc to look for any desert and acknowledged the honor of handing around the most toothsome part of the feast, and he 'j! i h,i iua: th- eihiT spea^ars had left nothing but the bone of the sub ject to be discussed, and remember ing that Sampson had destroyed the Philistines with a bone, I would try and do likewise, and then by the help of God tried to impress the people of the great importance of more care of the last resting places of our de parted loved ones and friends, which he hoped this summer would bear fruits. We all know that just after din ner is the most difficult time to get a man's pocket book, but he begged the Pas-tor to again send around the hat, and all was delighted. The secretary told him that a neat lit tle sum was added to the forenoon collection, and that this sum was credited to the writer. "God be praised." I could say more, but 1 will stop. I noted in the crowd one of our best men from the city, who was urged by the Pastor to give us a talk after dinner, but declined, and from then melted away as the icicles of the mountain, when it gets too warm. "UNCLE ACK." Very Few Cases Tried. Thr list case to come up before the -Mayor .Monday morning was that of Tom Scott, it seems that Scott was for some reason refusing to pay Iiis dog tax, but he changed his mind yesterday morning and paid the treasurer $1. Tom RHey, the "next gentleman," seemed to be a quiet sort of a fel low. He had neglected to do road duty, and explained that he had been in a great deal of trouble. He was let off with $2. James Risden was charged with vagrancy, but he said he was not begging. He had come from Charles ton and wished to go to Columbia. After warning him aot to come back to this town, the Mayor had him sent to the depot where he was sent to Columbia. New Agent Not Yet Named. Mr. S. A. Dantzler, who has been the agent at t.n." Atlantic Coast Line depot, in this city for sometime, re tries today. Hereafter he will be connected with the Orange' ;rg Hank, having accepted the position of bookkeeper, which was made va cant recently. The railroad has not determined upon Mr. Dantzler's suc cessor, but the new agent will probably be appointed during the next ten days. Mr. Ballard, who Is ticket agent, It is understood will be in charge until the regular ap pointment to the agency is made. \ LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Citfe9 and; Towns. -; ? ' Buy plenty of checks so that you can treat every one on Friday. * W. L. Glaze, Esq., has been quite sick, but his friends hope he will soon be out. Sundpy was a hot one, sure. But. there will he others before the sum mer is over. If once you have had Hahn's Char leston cream you will want no other. At Lowman's. * The street sweeper was being us ed on the streets for the first time yesterday evening. You know what is means to he served Hahn's cream. Get it at Lowman's on Friday. ? _ Miss Edith Walker, of Blackville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Felder, Hunter, of this city. ' ''' i *?$ If you want anything when yotr want it, uie *The Times and Demo crat's Classified Column. What is the reason the ladies flock to Doyle's? You haven't had one of their Sundaes? Get one on Friday. * Can't you meet me at the 5 and 10 cent store June 1th and let me treat you to a refreshing soda? * Mrs. M. E. Porter, of Charleston,, is now on a pleasant visit to Mrs E. G. Jenkins n East Russell street Several people from this city took advantage of the excursion rates and visited the Isle of Palms on Sunday. To take away that tired feeling and for genuine irefreshment, get your coco-colas at Cannon's on June 4th. ? If it is hot on Friday, just walk into Thomas' Candy Kitchen, and for coolness and delicious drinks it can't be beat. * The enrollment in the white grad ed schools during the past year was 765, which is the highest enrollment ever reached. Miss Eugenia Salley, daughtc-* of Dr. M. G. Salley, of this city, Is a member of Converse's graduating class this year. 4 ^ Miss Meta Kortjohn has gone to Rock Hill to attend the commence ment at Winshrop College, of which she is a graduate. Mrs. Litch, of Eastman, Ga., has. returned to her home after a pleas ant visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs* J. C. Heaner of this city. The Court of Common Pleas con vened at ten o'clock yesterday morn ing with Judge Watt s presiding. It will continue through the week. Mr. F. D. Bates, who has sold his handsome residence, will build him another on Russell street just the other side of Capt. Taylor's resi dence. Sumter claims about double the population of Orangeburg, yet the number of pupils in the graded schools of the two places are about the same. Among the twenty-one graduates of Lander College this year, we no tice the same of Miss Alice Grace Carson, daughter of the Hon, L. A. Carson, of this county. Clerk or Court G. L. Salley has commenced the erection of a nice residence on Ellis avenue on the lot where the house of Mr. Hamner Cannon formerly stood. The Columbia State says the Perry Company of that city has the contract for putting in the light and tele phone wiring in the new hotel re cently built by Mr. W. C. Wolfe. The school grounds should be fixed up, but it can't be done for the want of funds. The present levy does not give money enough to run the schools over six months. Rev. C. B. Smith, Presiding Elder, filled the pulpit of St. Paul's church on Sunday morning. On account of the inclement weather he did not preach that night as was announced. Rev. L. P. McGee, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church, will de liver the literary address at Lander College, Greenwood, tomorrow morn ing at eleven o'clock. It will be worth hearing. There was no service at the Pres byterian church on Sunday, the past tor. Rev. .1. L. McLess, being absent at Aiken assisting in the installation of the pastor of the Presbyterian church in that city. .Indue Watts is one of the best judges on the bench in this or any other State. The lawyers say that he has an abundance of uncommon common sense, and that is why his decisions always stand. Miss Lillie Cooper, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cooper on Glover street, has returned to her home near Savannah. She was ac companied by Miss Marie Ransdale, who will spend some time with Miss Cooper. The Times and Democrat would bo glad if teachers of schools all over the county would send in full reports of their commencements for publi cation. We want to let the outside world know what we are doing in an educational way. The Orangeburg Graded School is doing a great wor* for the people of this city, and It should be liberally sustained Had the trustees not bor rowed several hundred dollars the schools vijould have had to -close about the first of April. The Band of Hope will m?t in the Sunday School room on Thursday afternoon at five o'clock. A large attendance is desired as there has not been a meeting for some time. Will the Mothers please remind the children of the time lest they forgetl