The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, July 15, 1909, Page 4, Image 4

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SWEPT BY FLAMES BUSINESS SECTION OP NORWAY BURNED DOWN. Flames Discovered About Two O'Olock in Morning?Citizens Un y able to Get Control of Fire. A special dispatch from Norway to The State says Tuesday morning that place was visited by the great est fire in her history. About 2 o'clock fire was discovered in the general store of S- C. Huffs. As all buildings were constructed of wood the angry flames soon spread and the effort to ^ave any of the adjoin ing buildings was futile. At such an early hour the citizens gathered rath er slowly anjT it was some time be fore much work could be accomplish ed. Mr. Huffs' dwelling was joined to his store. For some time it was feared that 6ome of the children iad been left in the house but it was discovered that all were safe. This being the business block of the town the flames soon reached the large general store of H. P. Ful mer. This was' a two-story build ing and the fight to save other build ings became still harder. Mr. D. Hyden's dry goods and no tions store was next the building that caught. Messrs. Bonnett & Sandifer's general store, being un der same building, was enveloped in flames. Next came the maddening rush of flames to the general store and dwel ling of P. W. Hutto, which was soon destroyed. Mrs. lone Hutto's millinery, across the street, was burned with con tents. The bank building was Ladly damaged. The barn and its contents of Mr. J. L. Glover were totally destroyed. The amount of damage can not be accurately ascertained as some ot the parties are out of town, but be low is a fair estimate: S. C. Huff, store $700; dwelling $1,000; stock of goods $700. In surance, $1,500. H. P. Fulmer, store $2,500; stock $10,000; insurance $6,000. D. Hyden, stock $1,500; insurance ?800. P. W. Hutto, store and dwelling $2,000; stock, $3,000; insurance, 13,000. Mrs. lone Hutto, stock $500; no insurance. Bonnett & Sandifer, stock $3,500; Insurance $2,000. Bank of Norway, damaged $600. B. B. Williams, building $3,000; Insurance $1,000. Total loss, $29,000; insurance, $14,300. Today there is nothing to mark the spot of the once business part of the town save a few chimneys and smoldering embers, but with all these calamities the people are determin ed. Orders have already gone out for brick to rebuild. UNCALLED FOR LETTERS. Those Remaining at the Postoffice in Orangeburg.' List of letters remaining unclaim ed in the Orangeburg Postoffice for the week ending July 15, 1909. Per sons calling for same will please say that they are "advertised." A. D. WEBSTER, P. \ . Preston Aiken. Arthur Dantzler. Hattie Dickerson. J. B. Ellis. Dora Franklin. Lula Griffin. G. W. Hudson. Limuel Jefferson. Prispteen Johnson. Mary Jones. Sylveston Lewis. Limer McMichael. George Martin. Abraham Novithen. Maj. L. W. Summers. Emma Strangs. John E. Swans. Stahl Tale. Solomon Thompson. Darbin Wilson. Daisy Wilson. Tile C. Wok. Troops Off to Afken. The Tillman Volunteers, as a part of the 3rd regiment, South Carolina militia, left here Tuesday morning for Aiken, about forty-eight strong, rank and file, and will go into camp. The following officers are in charge of the company: Captain. J. H. Claffy; first lieutenant, F. F. Pooser; second lieutenant, Clarence J. Inabi net; first sergeant. D. C. Hayden; quartermaster sergeants, John R. O'Cain, Willis S. Lee, Kelly O. Smoak. T. P. Morger and Washing ton M. Albergotti; corporals, J. L. Houck, John D. Vaughn, Edison A. Fairey, Martin F. Sauls and Boyce U. Ulmer; musiciau , Dibble Rick enbaker, and cook, P. F. Shuler. Painters' Union Delegates. The monthly meeting of the Coun ty Farmers' Union was held Tuesday and elected the following delegates and alternates to the State Conven tion, to convene in Columbia on the 2Sth instant: Delegates: J. If. Claffy. T. M. Dantzler. W. S. Barton. Jr.. W. M. Bryce and J. F. Jennings; alternates: T. R. Mc Cants. Fred Wannamaker. W. T. Hutto, T. G. Robinson. Edgar L. Culler aud W. W. Culler. Will Not Prosecute. Roscoe Mintz. who was brought to this city several days ago, charged with an attempt to rape, and lodged in jail, had a preliminary hearing before Judge Brunson on Tuesday morning. On account of lack of evidence the prosecutors withdrew their case. TO BE TRIED. Boyleston Case Before Jury in Barn well County. A case which is attracting a great deal of attention in this county, is the case of the State vs. Add Boyles i ton and Lloyd Boyleston, charged with assassinating Cleve Fanning, a prominent young white man of Wii liston, some time ago. All are white people. Young Fanning was in the town of Williston on a Saturday night and while returning to his home, was shot from ambush by unknown par ties. Immediately the Boylestons were missing from the community, and suspicion at once centered on them. The Governor sent Mr. Harry N. Kil man, Jr., a very efficient Pinkerton man, to investigate the case, and in formation is that the crime is fixed on the Boylostons. This is one of the most atrocious crimes that has been perpetrated for a long time. This case is set for trial in the Barnwell term of court now in pro gress. PROHIBITION MEETINGS To Be Held by Anti-Saloon League Over the County. The Executive Committee of the Anti-Saloon League for Orangeburg county has appointed the following meetings, to-wit: Elloree, Tuesday, July 27th. Branchville, Thursday, July 29th. Cope, Tuesday, August 3rd. Springfield, Thursday, August 5th. Norway, Tuesday, August 10th. Prominent speakers will address each of these meetings. Their names ^ill be (furnished flater. All are cordially invited to attend each meet ing. Do not fail to attend, as you will hear Interesting and instruc tive addresses upon one of the most absorbing and important topics of the day. Every qualified voter should vote at the ensuing election to be held August 17th, next, and it is I highly important that he should in I form himself fully so as to vote in I tell igently as to whether the Dis pensary shall be retained. PUT THEM TO WORK. The Vagrancy Law Should Be En forced Here. There weretno cases to be tried by the mayor on Tuesday morning and yesterday morning it was the same way. According to all reports v4e think there are a great many ne groes and white men, too, that are now loafing on the streets that could be used to good advantage on the farms. If these "gentlemen of leis ure" do not like farm life, why put them fo work on the streets in this city, we are sure they need help, and maybe city life would be more agree able. At any rate, the presence of loafers on the streets do not help the community, in any way, as far as we can see, and it would be to the best interest of all concerned to put them to work. If all these loafers were brought up, there would cer tainly be something at the mayor's court for the next few days. Dots From Jamison. Mr. J. Harvey Yenning, of Char leston, left a few afternoons ago for his home, after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Horger. Mrs. P. W. King and Miss Minnie Smith, of Cameron, were in the city a few days age. Mrs. Hassie Schippman and Miss Emily Riley have left the city, after a delightful stay with Mrs. L. A. Carnes. Mrs. J. W. Horger will leave in the morning for Cameron where she will spend a few days with her moth er, Mrs. C. E. Smith. Miss Ruby Joyner, who has been sick for several weeks, has improved very much in the last few days. Her recovery is hoped for by her many friends. Hon. Thos. P. Horger was in tbe city a few days ago. The store of Mr. A. F. Horger. which will be occupied by the post office, will soon he completed. Mr. Lucius Sauls and Mr. Lesley Antley are away for the week. Mr. S. J. Jackson, a prominent farmer, was In the city a few days ago. and said that the crops are im proving slowly. Miss L. G. Beckwith will leave in a few days for Cameron, where she will visit her relatives and friends. Miss Linnie Goldson. of Colum bia, returned to her home, after an extended visit with her grandmother, Mrs. E. B. A. Inabinet. Miss Eveline Sineath, of Fehlers, spent several days last week with her friend. Miss Mattie Lee Sauls. Miss Gena Sauls, of Orangeburg, spent Sunday with her father, Mr. F. S. Sauls. Mr. F. M. Smith will be In Cam eron the last of the week. Mr. M. G. Kemmerlin spent Sun day with Mr. J. W. Horger. XXX'. Prohibition Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Executive Com mittee and of the Township Com mittee of the An<i-Saloon League for Orangeburg county will be held at the Methodist Sunday School room. Orangeburg. S. C. at 11:30 o'clock. Friday morning. July 23rd. Impor tant business matters will then he attended to. Please take notice and attend. The Court House is now undergoing repairs, hence this meet ing could not be held there. Time to Economize. Mr. Rocks (to chauffeur who has lost control of machine): "Can you stop her?" Chauffeur: "No." Mr. Rocks: ,rWell, then, run her into something cheap." HIGH SCHOOL AID LEGISLATURE .. APPROPRIATED $60,000 THIS YEAR FOR THEM. State Aids Only Those Schools Which Pay Principal at Least $600 per Year, Last year ninety-six high schools received a share of the $50,000 ap propriated for high school purposes by the general assembly. Each of these muBt file ?with the secretary of the hierh school board an application for a, during the school year 1909 1910, if the trustees desire a contin uance of the high school. No com munity should neglect this applica tion, and the blank can be secured from either the county superinten dent of education or from State super intendent of education. This appli cation Is made the basis of all aid distributed by the State high school board, and should clearly set forth the details of the high school for the coming session. High schools with one teacher in the high school department and two in the common school department must pay the principal a salary of at least $600 in order to receive the maximum of $300 allowed by the board to schools in rural districts and in towns with fewer than four hundred inhabitants. Regulation 17 adopted by the State board of edu cation at its meeting on May 23 will govern all other salaries recognized by the board for the school year 1909-1 910. In order to receive an apportionment of $500, a high school with two teachers must pay the as sistant $55 per month. In schools where one teacher divides time be tween the common and high school department, the board will make ap propriations according to the sala ries paid and the time given to high school teachers. Up to the present eighty-five high school applications have been re ceived. Forty-seven of these have been reporiecl favorably by the State school inspector. The other thirty eight need correction and amendment in order that the requirements of the law shall- be met. Twenty-four high schools that received aid last year have not sent in appalication for the coming session. ThiB de lay is dangerous for any defect or omission iu an application filed as late as August 15 can not be cor rected in time for the school to be recognized by the State high school board. An application filed later than September 1 can not be honored even though it is correct. Trustees for the coming session can now make legal contracts and it is earnestly requested that these gentlemen give prompt attention to interest of their high school. In communities where it is desired to establish high schools, the election should be held and the application filed by August 1. Any later date will not allow the high school in spectors time enough to examine into conditions and make hie report. The legislature at its iast sess;on appropriated $60,000 for high schools. This should add at least twenty-five high schools to the list, but any application m:vA be in the form required by the State high school board in orchv to receive rec ognition. Picnic at Pleasant Hill. On last Saturday, July 3rd Pleas ant Hill Baptist church was attended by quite a number of guests who were assembled together for the purpose of receiving the joy and benefit of the Sunday school picnic. In the morning able talks were made on Sunday school work by Mr. Owens, principal of Smythes Academy, and Rev. T. S. Wright, of Wagener. Then all were made welcome to the table by brother Martin, Supt. of the school who asked them all to unite and be as one family. Dinner was enjoyed by all, the table being filled to overflow ing. In the afternoon a talk was made by Rev. Benson, of Springfield and last but not least a lecture on prohibition by Rev. Wright which was hard to beat, and was said by many to be the best they had ever heard. Music was rendered by Mrs. Kate Fullmer, one of Pleasant Hill's old members, assisted by Miss Eliza Mor gan, of Neeses, who added much to tbe occasion. Ice water was plenti ful, so despite the warm weather and the "Great Fourth" being so near at hand, the day passed off quietly, peaceably and nicely and well enjoyed by all. 11. Limestone News. Raymond, S. C, July 14.?Crops are fairly good iu this section and some report that their corn is bet ter than it was last year. Too much rain has injured the cotton some, but it is rapidly recovering. A little hail fell recently, but did no dam age. Miss Hagan and Miss Nellie Cash are visiting the Misses McCormick. Miss Agnes Culler and Gracie Cul ler are attending the house party at Mrs. Irving Zimmerman's, Cameron. Mr. Heyward Hodges recently made an excellent talk to the people at Limestone church. Mr. Hodges is one of our most promising young men. and is going to study for tbe ministry. Mr. John Gibson and Mr. Ligon Reeves, of North, recently spent some time with Mr. Jim Sistrunk. Mr. L. B. Wolfe was elected a member of the board of trustees of the Limestone High School this week. Cantaloupes Being Shipped. There has already been shipped from this place four cars of canta loupes to the Northern markets. Duriag the next few days several more will be shipped. THE DEADLY MOSQUITO. Lookout for an Attack When You Hear B-z-z-z-br-br-z-z! Well may the thin-skinned race of man shudder and go wan as that shrill and triumphant war-cry strikes the enlightened ear. It means war, pestilence and famine; it heralds the onslaught of an inconceivable host, armed with poisoned arrows; it ia the rallying cry of a merciless and malignant horde, which slays and spares not?neither the nursing mother nor the babe in her arms. Insomnia, blood-poison, malaria, elephantiasis, yellow fever are its al'ies; swarming in their billions, itq warriors have stopped the progress of agriculture, depopulated whole great regions, ruined nations, over thrown the Roman Empire. In the United States alone, the death-roll of this insect army is greater than that of the Civil War. First and for centuries the mos quito was merely a nuisance. Far witted man sitting on the front-stoop of cliff-and-cave-dwelling, wattled hut and marble palace, of a summer evening, has cried "Ouch!" smote himself sorely and jibbered that im memorial bromidian: "Well, he won't bite anybody else, anyhow." Then the thin detectives of sci ence, spying through thick glasses, risking and losing their own lives in the dangerous work, verified, at last, long harbored suspicions and brought home to the mosquito the certain proof of his crimes. Through the -"inged snake of Herodotus, and in no other way, whatsoever, are ma laria, yellow fever and a number of other diseases communicated to man. The pest becomes a pestilence; the nuisance a flying scourge of the world.?From "Tiny Scourge of the World," in the Augu?t Technical World Magazine. NEW COTTON* PICKER. Asserted by Many That it Will Revo lutionize Cotton Gathering. Harry E. Fourcher's cotton picker has been given semi-public tests dur ing the past two or three days. An exhibition was given yesterday to a number of gentlemen. There is the general conviction that the picker is a success. The appliance, in its present form, works wonderfully well. It has won the attention of all Augustans. The general verdict is that Mr. Fourchor has won fame and his fortune. The inventor is reticent. Yet he is absolutely confident. He is as sure that he has "hit it" as he is confident that night will follow day. But he would prefer to await an illustration by a perfectly manufactured machine before going to the public. His ap paratus, at present, is of his own make, the model. In certain particu lars it is cumbersome. In others crude. But, however all that, it does the work. The 'test yesterday showed that. It took the cotton from the boll?thoroughly and cleanly?and dropped it. in a sack, working with marvelous rapidity. Mr. Fourcher says it picks the cotton three or fou ? times faster than it could be picked by hand. Others present, said ten to twenty times faster. It appeared to newspaper men that it was gotten out fifty times faster. DISPENSARY E1 lECTlOX. The Last Call Sent Out by Auditor West. By direction of Governor Ansel, Dispensary Auditor West is sending out the "last call for breakfast," as it were, regarding the great drought that is to fall over the State like a jsad. sad pall on the morning of Au ! gust 3, when every dispensary in I the State must close its doors tight to stay closed till the morning of the 18th, the day after the election j provider*, "or by the act of the last legislature. From the 18th to the 15th of No vember all counties in the State now wet will remain wet- including those, which go dry in next month's elec tion, the dispensaries of the coun ties voting dry remaining open to dispose of their stock. On the morn ing of the 15th of November those dispensaries voted out will close ami go out of business, while the othois will continue to do business. Short Mel Pf Sermons. No advantage is mailer than tha gained by taking advantage of .i friend. The man who ,i!wnvs docs what he wants is rarely wanted for what he does. The best evidence of loyalty to truth is liberality enough to give s? I * truth a chance. It's no use talking about the peace of Cod if your life is a provocation to your neighbors. The man who is only marking time is most ykely to be singing about marching to Zion. Some are interested deeply hi cross bearing, but only as long as some one else js doing it. There are too many trying to prove their love for the good news by tell ing all th,. bad news. Many a man wrecks his ship lie cause he spends all the time in the hold with his freight, k One trouble with the habitually crooked man is that he never knows which way he is turning. Card of Thanks. Please allow us through the col umns of your paper to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends, both white and colored, who aided us so faithful during the loss of our dwel ling by fire. We cannot express our feelings in words for the many acts of kindness shown us. We trust our Heavenly Father to reward you all. I JOHN F. TILL tmd Family, j COTTON REPORT. The Orangeburg cotton market yesterday (Wednesday) was offering twelve and a quarter cents per pound for good grades of the staple. New York Futures. Open Close. January.12.68 12.65-66 July. 12.55-57 August.12.57 12.56-58 October.12.66 12.62-64 December. 12.68 12.65-67 TIMBER DEAL CLOSED. Northern Firm Buys Lumber on Large Truct Near Elloree. A big deal in which three thousand acres of heavily timbered lands on the Santee river changed hands was closed at Elloree Saturday between local representatives of a Northern real estate firm and R. E. Clark. The deed to be given by Mr. Clark will convey the sole timber right and use of the swamp for a term of years, and it is understood the pur chase price is $16,000. The timber embraces a quantity of gum, ash, hickory, cypress and other varieties for a distance of fourteen miles along the swamp, varying several miles in width, and it is estimated that thirty million feet, of merchan table timber can be cut therefrom. It is not known for what purpose, whether for a mill site or an invest ment, the deal is made. THE VALUE OF COTTON OIL Pays Expenses of the Farm and Is a Wonderful Product. The history of cotton seed otl is one of the wonders of the last genera tion. Fifty years ago cotton seed was a nuisance to the planters. At last the experiment was made to press the oil from the seeds, the thought being it would be good, perhaps, for live stock, but when it was don<\ an oil expert refined some of it and found it was equal to the very finest olive oil, and now the oil from the cotton seeds as a by-product of plant ing and harvesting the cotton, leav ing the staple as profits. This ought to open investigation in many ways, this ought to be an in centive to our agricultural schools to experiment on different plants. Every one knew all through the years that there .was plenty of oil and cotton, but for a full century the thought that it might be made of value never entered men's minds. We saw ? few months ago that paper was Veing made out of the cotton stalks, and that's something which the schools might all practice on to see if there is not some plant which grows in abundance and is not of much value that could be manufac tured into paper. The amount of timber used up for paper making every year amounts to a great forest. There ought to he a substitute, either hemp or flax or corn or cotton or something else, out of which paper could be cheaply made. The amount of paper used in an ordinary metropolitan daily paper is so great that a change of two cents a pound for it might make a differ ence between a profit and a loss in a year's business.? Salt Lake City Telegram. In Memory of Samuel It. Ilyrd. At the regular quarterly meeting of the County Hoard of Commission ers held July 5 and 6 A. D., 1909, Mr. Dibble, Commissioner for Bow man township, offered the following preamble and resolution: Whereas, Since our last meeting, the summons which sooner or later will come to each of us in turn has called our late colleague, Samuel R. Uyrd, township commissioner for Branchville township, from the midst of his family and friends, to the fu ture beyond the grave, and we trust to a happy immortality, we desire to record our appreciation of his many good qualities of mind and heart, therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of Samuel R. Byrd, our county has been deprived of a zealous and efficient public of ficial; and the section he represented on this Hoard of an active worker for good roads, and for the other material interests in his charge: and we. as a Hoard, have lost a genial and agreeable companion, whose wise discretion and experience was a valu able assistance in our consultations. Therefore, be it Resolved, That we tender to ins bereaved family our sincere condolence in their affliction under this dispensation of Divine Providence. That a page of our minute book be devoted to Iiis memory on which shall be inscribed this tribute of re spect. That a copy of ibis preamble and resolution shall be sent to his fami ly, and the same published in the county papers. And tlie same was unanimously adopted. M. B. ZEIOLER, Secretary. F. .1. I). FELDER, Supervisor. Pine Hill Wins Two (?'nines. In a same of base ball at Norway Friday afternoon. Pine Hill defeated Norway in a very interesting game of ball. The score was ."? to 1 1 in favor of Pine Hill. Norway boy-; played good ball but was out classed by the Pine inn boys. Ratteries, Pine Hill, Bonnett and Royleston; Norway, Young and Able. Pine Hill also took a game from Cordova Saturday afternoon at Bolin Town. It was a very interest'ng game from the beginning. Cordova had the game wog up to the ninth inning when Bolin and Bonnett made safe hits. TBen Amaker com ing along with the stick and knocke! a four-bagger, winning tbe game. STARVING WOMAN HAS MONEY. Strenuously Resists Removal of Her Garments at Hospital. Nurses in the King's county hos pital, New York, have found thou sands of dollars in cash, bank books I and jewelry concealed in the gar ments of Elizabeth Donegan, a ser vant who was found starving to death on the streets of Brooklyn. A policeman was attracted by a thin, half-clad an:l shivering littto old woman in a sid? street late. :tt night and took her to the station. There an ambulance doctor said she was ill from starvation, and sent her to the- hospital. She protested, as much as her strength would permit against the taking of her clothes from her. In one garment the nurse found $85.60 in gold and silver money; ten large* unset diamonds, a gold watch and chain and other jewelry. To another garment was sewn $600 in bills and two bank books represent ing deposits of more than $6,000. The woman had worked as a fami ly servant until she became ill, and then, having no home and failing to provide herself with one, the police say she wandered the streets untii she became weak from lack of food. TRIPPLE KILLING BY XEGRO. North Carolina Black Slays \V?.Je, Brother-in-Law and Himself. A special to the Star of Wilming ton, N. C, from Burgaw, N. C, says that early Tuesday Walter Williams, colored, 35 years old, living near that place, shot and killed Henry Hayes, his brother-in-law, his wife, Mary Williams and then himself. Williams and his wife had not lived happily and three weeks ago agreed on a peaceful separation after dividing their personal effects,* the latter leaving for Georgetown. S. C. He returned Sunday, however, and attempted a reconciliation, and upon its failure Tuesday morning, tanked up on a so-called prohibition bever age and repaired to a brick yard! where his brother-in-law was at work and fired upon him, killing him in stantly. Then going to the home of his wife he shot her to death through the right breast. Reloading his gun he emptied the contents of both bar rels into himself, dying two hours later. Williams charged his brother-in law with undue interference in his domestic affairs. SHOOTING AFFRAY AT Sl'MTER. Eugene Peit Seriously Wounded by Jo0 I-. Wells. As the result of a quarrel a few nights ago which was renewed Tues day morning, Joe L. Wells, who runs a small store near the depot, shot and seriously wounded Eugene Petit at Sumter. It seems that Wells used some profane language in his store whicli could be heard by Mrs. Petit at her home across the street. She protested to Mr. Wells, but he would not quit, if is alleged, and when Mr. Petit returned from work she told him of it. He went to the store to see Wells and the quarrel ensued. Tuesday morning it was renewed and Wells shot Petit in the right breast just below the liver. The attending physicians are unable to state just how serious Mr. Petit's wound is as yet. and Wells is being held awaiting the results. TWO RACING AUTO WRECKED. .Mishap Mars Practice for Speed Contest at Rome. While practicing Monday afternoon in the automobile races to be run at Rome. (la., two Chattanooga en tries left the track and were wrecked. Driver McKenney and .Mechanical) Simpson, of a Mitchell car, having narrow escapes from death. The Mitchell car jumped the tra k on a curve and crashed throiisjh a fence, McKenney being thrown twen ty-five feet. Simpson was thrown out on his head on the track, but his injured are not seriour. A Max we. I car, driven by W. A. Witi, broke the front axle on a curve, the car dash ed up an embankment, crashed through a fence and made a fifteen foot leap into a swam p. Witt jump ed ami was unhurt. IMSPHNSARY SALES KALL OFF. Total tor June .Sl*!),:'St) Under Total for June in IOOO. The dispensary sales for the month of June, I mil*, show a falling off of $29,389.77, as compared with the same month in 1908, according to I he report, of Dispensary West given out a few days ago af Columbia. I Th?. sales for May of this year were $239.304.17; for June. 1909, $214. 616.:.:'.; for June. 1908. $24.026.12. The sales in Charleston for June were $45.644.54. Richland comes I next with $36,287.75, and Aiken j third with $14.1115.07. NOT TO COME IX FREE. Cotton Magging Sure to be Taken Off) I the Exempt l-ist. That cotton baling, which was j put on the free list by the Senate, is not to remain undutiable, is one of the first predictions made in re gard to the proposed action of the conference committee on the tariff bill in Washington. The House con ferees contend that a number ef American manufacturers o f cotton bagging would be compelled to shut down !f that article should remain on the free list, and it is said that the Senate conferees will not need much urging to agree to return bag ging to the dutiable list. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. What ia Happening in the Country as WeU as in the Cities and Towns. The Court House is now undergo ing repairs. It will be beriefiUeci greately by the improvement. Hon. Samuel DibbQte has been named as a delegate to the National Irrigation Convention wh ich con venes in Washington shortly. The Majestic put on a puzzle this week. The first to correctly solve it gets a cash prize of $3. Better go out and get in the game. Tbe daughter of Landy Curry, col ored, of this city, while picking ber ries last week killed a rattle snake. Derry pickers should take warning. As was published in The Times and Democrat Saturday morning tbe Tlllroan Volunteers left Tuesday for Aiken, where they will spend ten days. Two warrants were sworn out on last Monday for the arrest of two negroes charging them with violat ion of the dispensary act. The al leged violations taking place in the town of North. The following cards have been sent out: "Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Har ley at home, 142 E. Russell street, Orangebarg, S. C, Tuesday, July 20, 1909, 9 to 11 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Mike W. Harley. Mr. A. Davidson, representing tbe Augusta Herald was in this city Tues day and Wednesday. Mr. Davidsen is preparing an article on Orange burg which will appear in his paper some time next week. TAFT HAS A DOUBLE IN ?A. Rep. Rnfe Baker Resembles the President President Taft's double is a Geor gian and a member of the present JegjjJature, says a special from At lanta. So strikingly does Representative Rufe Baker of Lumpkin county resemble the President that be has been repeatedly taken by people In the street for the nation's chief, many of whom are inquiring what the President is doing in Atlanta. One day last week Colonel Baker was returning from the daily consult of the solons at the capitol when he was hailed by an old darkey, who was most profuse in his courtesies and eagerness to serve the member. "How is you, Marse President." the old negro began, bowing low to the ground. "When 'd you git ter Atb 'n? I'se powerful glad ter seo ye. snowed yer when yer wnz dowR ter 'Uustah las' Vinter. Lemme me ky'ah y'r urn1 rella fer you." The member could not decline ser vices that were so fulsomely offered, and he left the old darkey rejoicing with a new dollar and the feeling that, he had just waited on "de President er de United States." The incident greately amused Colonel Baker's friends, who are introducing him around to strangers generally now as President Taft. The Lumpkin representative has the President's figure and weight, minus about thirty pounds, his liber al mustaches and much of his genial good humor and faculty for winning friends. Summer Hair Dressing. The disagreeable and repulsive od ors that come from the hair in sum mer are caused by dandruff. Dandruff Is caused by microbes which are hard to kill, but which can be killed by Parisian Sage, the quick acting, money-back hair tonic. Dandruff can never be cured until the small, aggravating and indomi table dandruff germ is conquered aud destroyed. And millions of dandruff germs have been destroyed, thanks to the great scientist and dermatologist who gave to the world Parisian Sage, the only real dandruff cure and hair grower the world has ever known. If you have dandruff, Parisian Sage will cure you in two weeks, or your money back. But besides ridding the scalp of dandruff, Parisian Sage Is guaranteed to stop falling hair and itching of the scalp. It keeps the scalp cool and ctean in summer. It is a prime fav orite with women of refinement. It makes the hair soft, lustrous and beautiful En a week, and is not sticky or greasy. A large bottle for 50 cents at J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., who guar antees it. Sold by leading druggists everywhere. The girl with the Au burn hair is on every package. Summer. (New York Times.') The pesky fly is on the job And so is the moskeeter. The bumbler's on the thistle's- knob A swinging a la teter. The caterpillar hump* his bark With squirminess undaunted. And now and then the beetle's track Is where it isn't wanted. The wasp is gettin' down to biz? So likewise the hornet? They hang around the boarder's phiz Each anxious to adorn it. The ant is hustling here and there And in some other places: The spider dangles in the air Upon his shoulder braces. 3| 1 The moolly cow waits on the hill ! To chase each female comer, And onco a week the landlord'? bill Announces?it is summer! .