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MEETS SAD DEATH YOUNG MAN DROWNS IN THREE INCHES OF WATER. Was Riding in a Buggy, Seized With Epilepsy and Fell Into a Pool of i Water. The people of North and vicinity Teere terribly shocked on last Wed nesday when the sad intelligence reached them that Mr. Emmett Wolfe, son of "Mr. Fred A. Wolfe, had been found dead in the public road just above North in a very ?shallow puddle of water, which was not more than three or four inches -xleep. The body was found by an ?old colored -woman eanrly in the morning while on her way to her field not far from the scene of the iorrible accident. She at once gave the alarm, which attracted. Mr. J. S. Craft, and at first the body was not recognized hy Mr. Crafty as it was lying upon the face, but Mr. Craft summoned assistance, and, upon examination, it was soon recognized as the body of Mr. Wolfe, as he was very well known by the parties present. The discovery of who it was shocked Mr. Craft and those with him, and they at once notified the young man's people. Mr. Wolfe had gone down to North about four o'clock Wednesday morn ing to take an old gentleman to meet the train and was on his way back home and had only gotten a short distance out of town when he was seized by an attack of epilepsy, sup posedly, and fell from his buggy just as he was crossing the puddle of water in the road. The horse with the buggy went home, and was found, after the body of young Wolfe had been discovered. Mr. Wolfe was 26 years old, and the second son cf Mr. Fred A. Wolfe, and had been employed as baggage master on the S. A. L. rallroaa for several years, but had given up his position on account of his health, and was staying at home with his father. Young Wolfe stood very high with his superior officers in the railroad service. His body was buried Thursday morning at Branch church, a large concourse of rela tives and friends being present. HOW IT WORKS. Closing of Dispensary at Bamberg Cope, Aug. 8.?Special: It looked so good to go out to our little town, **Cope," Saturday afternoon and not see a single white man or negro that appeared to be the least bit under the influence of whiskey. I live right on the road about five miles from Bamberg. Cope is about the same distance ?nd I do not remember a Saturday afternoon or night, in the three years that I have lived here.on this road that I have not seen buggy after buggy load of negroes and some few whites coming from Bamberg under its influence?some drunk and row dy, shooting and cutting up in gen eral. The road forks about a hun dred yards from our house, one go ing to Bamberg, the other to Cope. Usually to sit on the porch Saturday afternoon and watch them go by about two out of every three take the road that leads to Bamberg, al though most of them trade at Cope, except for whiskey. They try to make Bamberg before the Dispen sary closes, and then back by Cope with what is left. I have not asked a merchant, but from what I saw I am satisfied that they did a much better cash business Saturday than in the past. If you care for the comparison I will try to get the fig ores and give them to you. Yours truly. G. B. KITTRELL. PROHIBITION MEETING. Messrs. Summers and Matheny Make Springfield, Aug. 7.?Special: The prohibition forces have had every thing going their way this week here. Friday morning Mr. A. W. Summers, a prominent attorney or the Orangeburg bar addressed an audience in the audittorium of the school building on the question of prohibition. The address of Mr. Summers was logical and to the point. He is very much in earnest, and impresses his hearers with a full conviction of his sincerity. Mr. Summers has many friends in this section, and was well received. Fri day night, at the Methodist, church, Mr. J. P. Matheny, also a prominent lawyer from Orangeburg, spoke to a large audience. Mr. Matheny has h&l considerable experience in the West, and speaks largely from his observations in the prohibition States in which he has lived. He took one of Senator Tlllmans' old time hand primaries, and if there is any truth in the expressions made, then Springfield will take the camel trail, and wander in dry pastures for many days to come. To Kill Out Mosquitoes. A new method to be empolyed in the crusade lagainst tlve mosquito which insect, accredited with being the means, of spreading yellow fever, has been fought unremittingly by New Orleans for the past several years, is being actively urged by Councilman Frawley of that city. He said that what is commonly known as the hair worm has a fami ly feud with the mosquito. We should confront the mosquito with this worm. We should convey the latter in large quantities to the swamps, morasses, gutters and cis terns and leave them in soak to wait for their hereditary enemies. Helps Cope. Addresses. SAVED BUM SERIOUS INJURY. Money in Officer Byrd's Pocket Glanced BnUet. The Augusta Chronicle says: Special Officer A. R. Byrd, of Branch ville, was in Augusta Wednesday. He came over on the Charleston to Augusta excursion, and left for home that night. Mr. Byrd told of an ex citing encounter which he had last Saturday at Branchvllle with a des perate negro, in which the negro was killed by the officer. The re markable part about the entire affair is that some silver money in the officer's trousers' pocket saved him from serious and painful injury. Bennie Rowe was the negroe's name, and he arrived at Branchville Saturday afternoon from Orange burg. Byrd happened to be near the station and when Rowe began to raise a disturbance Byrd walked up to him and told him that he was under arrest. The negro quickly pulled a .44 calibre revolver from his pocket and fired at the officer. The bullet came in contact with some money and a pocket knife in Byrd's pocket and did not do any damage, except to tear a large hole in his trousers. The negro ran at once, but Byrd followed him. The officer shot the negro once, and he fell about two hundred yard9 away mortally wound ed. The money in Byrd's pocket amounting to about five dollars was lost during the chase for the ne gro. COTTON BUYERS WANTED. Merchants and Farmers Pulling Together. Springfield, Aug. 7.?Special: A very important meeting was held today by the farmers and merchants looking to the marketing of the present crop of cotton at this point. Mr. A. W. Corbett was elected pres ident, and Jas. H. Fanning secretary and treasurer. Messrs. W. S. Por ter, J. B. Stroman, Jno. McB. Bean, Mike Gleaton and L. B. Fulmer were made a committee to secure buyers for. the present crop, regulate the number of yards of bagging to be used on each bale of cotton, and to regulate as far as possible the tare between buyer and seller. The secretary was instructed to adver tise for buyers in The News and Courier, State, Augusta Chronicle and Savannah News. The meeting was attended by a large number of the best farmers and business men of this section, who intend making Springfield a market equal to any in the State, one where the seller will get all that his cotton is worth. FARMERS' UNION MEETING. Third Rally Meeting to be Held at Culler's Mill. The third of the series of rally meetings to be held by the Farmers* Union of this county will be held on next Thursday, August 12, at Culler's Mill, and all farmers and the public generally are cordially invited to be present. The following speak ers have been invited and are ex pected to be present and address the meeting: i Hon. E. D. Smith, U. S. Senator. Hon. A. J. A. Perritt, president of Farmers' Union of South Carolina. Hon. F. H. Westou, of Columbia, S. C. Hon. F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, S. C. All arrangements have been made by the local unions in the upper part of the county for entertaining a large crowd and they hope to make this the most successful of the series that have been held by the union this year. Protection Against Lightning. Prof. Henry, of the Washington weather bureau, in a bulletin just is sued, entitled "Cheap Protection from Lightning," declares that more attention should be given to the question than is now being devoted to it. He lays especial emphasis on this point. In view of the fact that 700 to 800 people are killed, twice as many injured and an immense amount of property destroyed by lightning every year. Prof. Henry shows how lightning rods that are "inexpensive yet ef fective" may be put up by anybody. He gives a list of necessary ma terials?enough galvanized iron tel egraph wire to serve for a rod. a pound of of galvanized iron staples to hold the wire in place, a few connecting tees, and a pound of alu minum paint. "While iron is not so good a con ductor as copper," says the profes sor, "it is less likely to cause dang erous side flashes and it also dis sipates the energy of the lightning flash more effectively than does the copper." ? ? Damon and Phythias. On Thursday and Friday nights of this week probably the best picture which has ever been presented at The Majestic will be put on. This film is entitled Damon and Phythias and is over two thousand feet in length, taking two reels to hold it. These two nights will be benefit performances for the Uniform Rank K.of P. of this city. The prices of admission is five and ten cents. Biggest Engine Is u Failure. A large locomotive built for the Canadian Pacific Railroad company at the company's shop at Montreal, Quebec, has proven a failure, be cause of its great weight it absolute ly refuses to haul. The engine was built at a cost of $25,000, and was intended to be the most powerful locomotve ever built ? LYCEUM COURSE THE ATTRACTIONS THAT WILL BE OFFERED WILL BE The Best That Can Be Procured as Will Be Seen by the list Pub lished Below. We publish below a list of the at tractions that will be offered in the Lyceum Course this winter. Mr. 3. M. O'Dowd, manager of the Majes tic Company, is now ready to furnish the tickets, which will be sold at $4 for double or $2.50 for single season tickets. The attractions are all fine. See list published below: Floyd Featherstone. Mr. Featherstone, with his assis tant, presents a musical, novel and humorous entertainment which for originality, variety and real enjoy ment, has no equal. He gives a full evening's entertainment , and his programs from beginning to end are filled with surprises and the audi ence is kept anticipating something new, original and out of the ordi nary. Caveny & Company. J. Franklin Caveny, the famous cartoonist, clay modeler and imper sonater, Is too well known to need any introduction. Mr. Caveny has not been content with the fame al ready won but is adding to his rep utation by introducing to the lyce um public his great protean novelty of "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde." He impersonates five characters from the book, making the transitions so rapidly that the costumed chang es seem instantaneous. Another and extremely popular portion of the performance is the vocal perform ance of Marie M. Caveny. This young woman has an expressive so prano voice of great range and beau ty. Neil Litchfleld Trio. Laughter, as an emotion, is as hygenic as water and light. The mission of the Neil Litchfleld Trio is to make people healthful and happy by making them laugh. While pri marily a humorist, Mr. Litchfleld al so recites his selections running from the highly dramatic to the intensely humorous and pathetic. Mrs. Litchfleld, who has had years of experience on the platform as an entertainer and violinist, is a close second of her husband. Miss Ab bie Litchfleld ably presides at the piano, and gives a true-to-life per sonation of Amanda Green, In the closing comedy. The latter half of the entertainment Is the special fea ture, "Down at Brook Farm." This rural comedy Is clean and refined in character and, without doubt, Is the funniest comedy on the Lyceum platform today. Bruce Amsbary, Lecturer. "Here comes the bearer of a sto ry." Mr. Armsbary's work is a de light as is attested by years of grow ing popularity in the Lyceum world. Himself a poet and contributor to the leading magazines, and author of a successful book of French- Ca nadian verses, audiences may expect in his a novel, entertaining and in structive number in their course. The Floyds, Magicians. They have arranged a program for this season consisting of tricks and illusions that surpass anything here tofore achieved in the field of mod ern magic. The mind reading, or second-sight act, by Mohala, is a unique feature, being unlike any think of its class, an exhibition which not only affords amusement but at which scientific minds mar vel. It is a gift, and successful imi tation of her work is impossible. Mr. Floyd is constantly at work up on some new and wonderful mys tery, and so startling are some of the effects, and so nearly perfect his art that he has but to command the most unheard things to happen and they transpire. A Pleasant Occasion. Springfield, Aug. 7.?Special: A very pleasant informal party was given Miss Blanch Jumper last night at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith. Quite a number were prevented from attending on account of rain. Those enjoying a most enjoyable evening were: Mrs. Maude Prescott of Edgefield, Misses Blanch Jumper, BeuJah Jumpei?, Florrie Gleaton, Pearl Cannon, Gwendolin Able and Frances Smith. (Messrs Charlie Smith, James Jump er, Chester Able and Walter Phil ips, Mrs. J. B. Smith, Miss Gwendol en Able and little Miss Frances Smith made their invited guests as happy as it was possible for them to be. Many harmless games were J played, after which cake and cream was served. Cloud Burst at Aiken. Aiken and vicinity experienced one of the hardest rains early Thursday morning that has ever fal len there. It was a veritable down pour. In about four hours between 6 and 7 inches of water fell. The streets were flooded. The small drainage pipes were totally inade quate to handle the water, so fast did it come. Several of the stores on Main street have cellars full of water, and in one or two instances water ran in the front door. The only damage so far reported was a washout in the ralroad cut, just be low the bridge across Laurens street. The early train due at Aiken about 8 o'olock was delayed some two hours before it could pass this point. Just Watch the Farmers. If you don't believe that the farmer is the one who brings the flush times, just note how dull it is now, and then see how things will brighten up when cotton begins to , come in. COTTON REPORT. COTTON QUOTATIONS. The cotton market has dropped off in the past few days, and the price offered in Orangeburg yester day was about 1 jents. New York Futures. Open Close. January.11.20 11.85 March.11.11 H-85 October.11.19 11.81 December.11.22 11.86 Elloree Dots. Eiloree has been enlivened this week with base ball. St. Matthew's amateurs played a series of two games, winning the first by a score of 9 to 0. The second was a tie game, score 3 to 3. The game had to be called on account of darkness. Miss Louise Montgomery, of Klngstree, S. C, is viBlting hex brothers, Messrs. D. E. and C. M. Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. JoneB left on Tuesday to spend the rest of the season in Hendersonville, N. C, Miss Essie Avinger, of Vances, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. M. Mont gomery. The Charleston amateurs will play a series of three games of base ball here on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Clara Jones, of Orangeburg, is visiting Miss Eva Shumaker. The young people gave a picnic J on Tuesday last at Hayes' Landing. The party went In wagons and had a most delightful day in the woods. On Wednesday evening last Miss Jose Shuler gave a reception, in honor of her friend, Miss Daisy Polk, of Moreland, Ga. Miss Shu ler's entertainments are always look ed forward to with especial pleas ure, and this was no disappointment to the participants. There was a guessing contest. To each couple was given a card with twenty-four questions. After much fun and ri valry, it was found that Miss Car rie Shuler and Dr. Harris, having answered most questions, received first prize. Miss Zola Parier and Mr. E. L. Bull received second. The guests were then invited Into a spacious and beautifully decorated dining room, for refreshments. At the plate of each was a beautiful minature painting of various land scape scenes, painted by our chairm Ing hostess. These were kept as souvenirs. Afterwards we enjoyed music, games and "Tete-a-tete." Those present were: Misses Daisy Polk, Carrie Shuler, Lucille Bull, Dot Bull, Zola Parier, Suler Culler, Pearle Connor; Messrs. Evart Shu ler, Robt. Bull, Herman Bull, E. L. Bull, Herman Pearcy, John Shuler, B. S. Harvln. A COSTLY LESSON. One Instance Where Economy Failed to Pan Out. A man in another county who was too economical to take his home paper sent his little boy to borrow a copy taken by his neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over a $4 stand of bees and in ten minutes looked like a water summer squash. His cries reached hi9 father, who ran to his assistance and failing to notice a barbed wire fence ran into that breaking it down, cutting a handful of flesh from his anatomy and ruining a $5 pair of pants. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence and got into the corn field and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket, the wife ran out, upsetting a four-gallon churn full of rich cream into a basket of kittens, drowning the whole flock. In the hurry she dropped a $7 set of false teeth. The baby left alone crawled through the spilled milk into the parlor, ruining a brand new $20 carpet. During the excitement, the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man, the dog broke up eleven set ting hens, the calves got out and chewed the tails off of four fine shirts. All the above mishap came about simply because a man was too stingy to subscribe for his county paper. We hope such a thing will never happen to a family in this county, even if they should borrow The Times and Democrat. * Delightful Party. Miss Josie Shuler, of Elloree. S. C, entertained a number of young folks at her home August 4th, in honor of her visiting friend, Miss Daisy Polk, of Georgia. The evening was very pleasantly spent with games and a contest. The prize winner of the contest was Dr. Harvin and his partner, Miss Carrie Shuler, and the one winning the booby prize was Mr. Herman Bull and Miss Zoi.i Parier. After this the young folks were coupled off by tickets, with the names of our poets; and as'they assembled In the dining room, your name of the poet corresponded with the name at the table. A water color picture with your poets name on it was given as a souvenir of the pleasant occasion. To the enjoyment of the evening Miss Zola Parier ren dered some beautiful music, and Mis? Dot Bull recited one of he? splendid selections. Those present were: Misses Daisy Polk, Josie Shu ler, Pearle Connor, Unsuba Collier, Zola Parier, Lucile and Dot Bull. Carrie Shuler and Mrs. Willie Gram ling; Messrs. Willie Felder. H. Fel der, Hermann Bull, Willie Bardin, Herman Pearcy. Robbie Bull, E Bull, Rv art Shuler, Dr. Harvin, John Shuler, Jr. Picnic Near Elloree. The Ladies' Woodmen Cirele, of Elloree, will give their first an nual picnic at Jerusalem Grove, near Elloree. on Thursday, August 19. Speakers of prominence will be pres ent to address the people. The pub lic are cordially invited to attend with well filled baskets. improve the school AND WIN A PRIZE FROM THE STATE ASSOCIATION, Which Will Give Two Thousand Dollars in Prizes to the Rural Schools Tlint Earn It. The follow ing communication from the South Carolina School Im provement Association gives the number, amount and conditions of awarding of the prizes: The South Carolina School Im provement Association offers thirty five prizes to the schools of the State for the most decided material improvement made during a given length of time. Five of the prizes are to be $100 each, and thirty are to be $50 each. Regulations con cerning the thirty-five prizes that are to be awarded by this associa tion are as follows: 1. Improvements must be made between November 1st, 1908, and December 10th, 1909. 21 Prizes will be awarded to school where the most decided ma terial improvements have been made during the time mentioned., 3. Under material improvements are included local taxation, consoli dation, new buildings, repairing and painting old ones, libraries, reading rooms or tables, interior decora tions, beautifying yards, and better general equipment. 4. No school can compete for any of these prizes unless it is a rural school. No town with more than 400 population shall be eligible to the contest. 5. All who wish to enter this con test must send names and descrip tions of schools before improvements are made to the president prior to October 1st. 6. All descriptions, photographs and other evidences showing im provements must be sent to the pres ident before December 15th, 1909. The chairman of the Board of Trus tees of any school that is competing for a prize must approve all descrip tions before and after improvements are made. 7. Blanks will be sent to schools competing for the above prizes with questions to be answered relating to the conditions under which the im provements have been made. 8. Prizes will be awarded in checks at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Association, Decem ber 31st, 1909. The prizes are to be used for further improvements in the schools receiving them. Address all communications to Miss Theodosla Dargan, President South Carolina School Improvement Association, Dalzell, Sumter county, S. C. The fact that Orangeburg county has already won some prizes from this association should be an incen tive to greater Improvements thu year than have ever been made in a year. There only remains a few months before the prizes will be awarded; but within those four or five months an immense amount of Improvements can be made in our rural schools. Let every school in Orangeburg and other counties, com pete for one of these prizes. Homo Coming at Bull Swamp. The home coming at Bull Swamp was quite a success. At an early hour the people gathered from all parts of the country, to spend the day at this old church. The young with faces bright and gay, The old with hearts all bent and gray, Mingled on this home coming day. First on the program was the children's hour, devoted to recita tions and songs, all acquitted them selves nicely. Next was a Sunday school talk by Mr. LeRoy Dukes. Subject, "How to conduct a Sunday School." He showed to the audi ence that he ?ould talk Sunday school as well as read law. All honor to LeRoy. The Rev. Ephrum Graves spoke of the religion of fifty years ago. The congregation sang an old song an he lined It out to them in the old fashion way, causing many to say "Give me the good old time religion, it's good enough for me." Then the Rev. Byron Reed talkeu on the religion of today. He said It is the same oh: story, only told in a different way. Last but not least: The Lay man's movement was ably discussed by Senator Lide in the true mis sionary spirit. After the benedic tion the people gathered under the shade of the oaks for dinner. There was a goodly number and plenty of dinner for all. All spent a pleasant day. Shak ing hands with old friends and mak ing new ones, all went home feeling it was good to be there. L. M. A. Bull Swamp. You Can Get It Free. The Progressive Farmer says it is a question whether the farmer will let nitrogen impoverish him or make it help enrich him. Can any one conceive of any good reason for buying at 20 cents per pound what he can get for nothing?can even get paid for taking? For ti e legumes not only supply nitrogen, they make the finest feed for all sorts of stock; and if one third t"he land planted in cotton were each year devoted to leguminous crops, in five years there would not only be more bales of cotton made at a much smaller cost per bale, but there would also be more and better live stock in the South, better crops of all kinds, fewer bills to pay for feed and "supplies," more money coming in z.nd less going out, rich farmers and a more prosperous country. | WAS INTERESTING EVENT. Holly Hill Township Sunday School Convention. Holly Hill, Aug. 7.?Special The largest picnic of the season in this section was held at Bethany Chris tian church yesterday, the occasion being the first convention of the Holly Hill Township Sunday school convention. Eleven Sunday schools of all denominations were represent ed and fully 1,000 people were pres ent. The convention was a decided suc cess. The song services which pre ceded both sessions were specially enjoyed. Devotional exercises were conducted by Dr. John A. Brunson, after which the following subjects were discussed: "Is There Something for Every One to Do in the Sunday School," Mr. Jno. L. Wiggins and M. H. Shin gler. "Is There Something for Us to Do Outside the Sunday School," the adult class, Rev. Julius F. Way. "The Vital Purpose of Sunday School Work," Prof. L. B. Haynes. Sunday School Attendance. 'The Red and Blue Contest,' " Dr. J. L. B. Gilmore. "Temperance In the Sunday School," Dr. John A. Brunson. This closed the morning session. During a two hours' recess large quantities of "chicken and rice" were "run down," and with the other good things with which the tables were laden the shaprly whet ted appetites of the large crowd were abundantly appeased. At the afternoon session after the business routine the program was continued. "The Duties and Benefits of Reg ular Collections in the Sunday School and How to Take Them," T. J. Hart and E. Murray. '"Music in the Sunday School," Mrs. R. B. Gross. "Why it is a Duty to Use My Per sonal Influence for the Advancement of Sunday School Work in My Own Community," Miss Pearle Gilmore "The Blackboard in the Sunday School," Prof. L. B. Haines. "Looking Backard?Reminiscenc es," Mr. W. M. Breeland. "Looking Forward?Some Ontici pations," Mr. Bland Connor. This closed the program. It was lterally a gathering of the clans and no real Sunday school worker could leave that convention and not feel great encouragement for the next year's work. EXCURSION TO CHARLESTON. The Southern Railway Has Put on a Very Cheap Rate. Mr. J. C. Lusk, division passenger agent in Charleston, announced a few days ago that the Southern Railway is arranging to operate a grand seashore excursion, from Gaff ney and Blacksburg via Torkville, Rockhill, Camden and Kingville to Charleston and the Isle of Palms, August 20. Tickets will be limited to three days, good to return on any regular train up to and includ ing Monday morning trains, August 23, 1909. This will probably be the last of the seashore excursions to Charleston this year, and it is thought by the railroad officials that it will, therefore, be the largest dur ing the 1909 season. Special adver tising matter is being prepared and extensive arrangements are being made to handle this excursion, and as the time limit on the tickets will allow passengers to remain in Char leston and at the Isle of Palms from Friday evening until Monday morn ing, no doubt hundreds will take ad vantage of the very low rates and liberal conditions offered. The special train will leave Gaff ney 7:30 a. m., Friday, August 20, stopping at all stations up to and including St. George, and is sched uled to reach Charleston at 5:45 p. m., so tha '11 who desire may con nect with the ferry boat leaving Charleston at 6:30 p. m., for Sul livan's '?land and the Isle of Palms. Schedule of special train and the low round-trip rates to Charleston for this excursion follow: Leave Gaffney 7:30 a. m., $3.25. Leave Blacksburg 8 a. m., $3.25. Leave Smyrna 8:25 a. m., $3.25. Leave Hickory Grove S: 38 a. m., $3. Leave Sharon 8:53 a. m., $3. Leave Yorkville 9:15 a. m., $2.75. Leave Tirzah 9:25 a. m.. $2.75. Leav- Rock Hill 10 a. nr., $2.75. Leave Catawba Junction 10:25 a. m.. $2.57. Leave Lancaster 11 a. m.. $2.75. Leave Heath Springs 11:25 a. m., $2.25. Leave Korshaw 11:35 a. m., $2.25. Leave Westvill 11:4S a. m., $2.25. Leave Camden 12:25 p. m., $2.25. Leave Hoykin 12:50 p. m.. $2.25. Leave Hagood's 1 p. m., $2.25. Leave Claremont 1:10 p. m., $2.25. Leave Kingville 2 p. m., $2.25. Leave Fort Motte 2:15 p. m . $2. Leave St. Matthews 2:30 p. m., $2. Leave Orangeburg 2:55 p. m., $1.75. Leave Rowesville 3:10 p. ro., $1.75. Leave Branchviile 3:25 p. m., $1.50. Leave Reevesville 3:40 p. m., $1.50. Leave St. George 5:50 p. m., $1.5 0. Arrive Charleston 5:43 p. m. Tickets will be sold for specal train going, and good to return on any regular train up to and includ ing Monday morning trains, August 23, 1909. Don't Forget to Register. The city registration office is open today at the city half from 9 to 2. Don't forget to register. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BT OUB REPORTERS. What is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and Towns. Miss Claudine Wannamaker is visiting friends in Charleston. Cotton will soon be coming in, and then business will begin to pick up. Mrs. Julian W. Culler and Mrs. Richard D. McMichael have gone on a trip to the mountains. Be sure and read the advertise ment of Mr. B. J. Mixson on page 2. He offers some rare bargains. The good old "summer time" has. just about arrived in these parts. Now is the time to flee to the moun tains. A writer on prohibition asks: "la the young man safe?" We answer no, unless the social clubs and blind tigers are closed up and kept closed. A prohibition meeting will be held today at Norway. Rev. Jno. A~ Brunson, D. D., of Elloree,' will ad dress the meeting in the cause of temperance. Miss Alma Bowman, of this city, who has been sick at Spartanburg for several weeks with typhoid fe ver, is much better and will soon be able to come home. When the seats of your wjcker chairs begin to sag, moisten them thoroughly on the under side, and! set upside down in the sunshine to dry, they will shrink into place. A simple method of removing stains from the most delicate colors,, is as follows: Before the goods are wet, moisten the spot with camphor and the stain will come out when washed. The whiskey election comes off next Tuesday. After it is over, we will know exactly where the people stand on the great prohibition ques tion that is now sweeping over the country. If you want to sell, buy, rent or exchange anything; if you want a position; if you have found or lose anything, just advertise in The Times and Democrat and watch re sults. It will cost you half a cent a word. Mary, the little daughter of Capt. and Mrs. B. H. Moss, who came home from the mountains some weeks ago sick with typhoid fever? Is much better, and it is hoped that she will soon be completely restored to health. Mr. F. J. Crider, of St. Matthews,, a Clemson graduate of the class of 1909, who for the past year has been in charge of the college horticul tural grounds, has left to take up work at the University of Minneso ta. The "Rest House" on Russell street is becoming very popular with folks from the country who come in from time to time. They are cor dially invited to use it freely. It was instituted for their special us* and benefit. Proi. Geo. Harris Webber, prin cipal of the North Providence High School, who is a special student in biology In the labratories of the University of Tennessee, has been of fered the instructorship of Biology in one of the large Tennessee high schools. A big prohibition rally will be held in this city on Thursday eve ning. Addresses will be delivered by Hon. C. C. Featherstone, of Lau rens, and Rev. John A. Brunson, D. D., of Elloree. All are invited to go out and hear these distinguished gentlemen. To drh e away ants, in one-fourth of a cupful of water, put one tea spoonful of sugar and tarter emetic,, and place in the haunts of the ants? and presto, not an ant, not even a dead one wil be left to tell the tale. The remedy is said to be equally effective for roaches. This is the season to advertise. Cotton will soon be coming in and the farmer will be interested in news from the merchants. Indications point to a live fall trade and the business man, who makes the most use of pointers' ink is the one who is going to get the bulk of the pat ronage. If you want to see how important the farmer is to this country, just watch how business will brighten up when he hauls his cotton to market. The farmer starts up the wheels of prosperity as well as feed the peo ple. We hope this year he will make a good crop and get good pric es for it. Many of the social clubs i/. Ala bama that have locker attachments have resolved to do away with the locker feature since the legislature of that State has passed a State wide prohibition bill. This is right, and we hope every legitimate social club in South Carolina will follow the ex ample of the Alabama clubs. The man that goes around preach ing prohibition who is a member of an organization, some of whose members maintain whiskey lockers, is somewhat inconsistent. He should preach prohibition io his fellow members first, last and all the time until they banished the whiskey lockers. Then preach to outsiders. The new grocery store of Messrs. Craig & Kennedy, next The Times and Democrat ofiice, is handsomely fitted up with all the latest improve ments to be found in a well appoint I ed grocery store. They have done a good business since opening last I Friday. They request all who use [groceries to call and inspect their ; store and give them a trial order for groceries. See their ad.,on page