The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, August 21, 1909, Page 4, Image 4
LEAGUE FORMED
AT SPRINGFIELD TO ENFORCE
THE LIQUOR LAW
AbcT Otherwise Assist the Authori
. ties to Look Out for the Best In
, terest of That Hustling Town..
Springfield, Aug. 17.?Special:
Although the vote has been extreme
ly small here today, yet-the prohi
bitionists have won a signal victory.
Springfield has always been a whis
key stronghold, and the forces sup
nprtlng the dispensary feit strongly
entrenched, being fully satisfied that
?as heretofore this place would sup
port anything that would ,.m.ake
* drunk come quick. *
There are nearly 350 votes'Tegis-*
"tered here, out of that numbss Pfliy
146 voted, as fallows Liquor__20;
- Against liquor, 126. Just what
Drought about this change is a mat
ter that would require more ef.your
-space., than you might care to de
v'?'te to -this matter. The election
.-f has been'.remarkably quiet except for
a-few liqhor men., who have persis
tently objected to everything that
{. .- has been done. One party claiming
that he will protest this box on the
grounds that a few parties were al
lowed to vote without producing a
tax receipt, while the other side
claims that if-the-managers did, in
a few instances, not strictly comply
with the**law, that this particular
man making the complaint voted
without showing a tax receipt, but
in its stead producing a paid check
that had been sent to the treasurer.
Personally I know nothing of these
contentions, further than tha't the
people of this town are determined
to hereafter drink cold water. The
ladies and little children have freely'
i participated in the election to the
extent of marching, singing and dis
pensing iced lemonade all day.
On yesterday evening a number of
citizens of the town and surround
ing community met in the Odom hall
and organized a strong Law and
Order League, for the purpose of
making changes in many things that
have hereto/fore fteen suffered by
our citizens. Chief among those
matters that will be looked after
will .be. the illicit sale of whiskey
and 'trafficking in seed cotton. There
are other matters of a general ja?ture
that shall 'be attended to. The or
ganization was perfected by elect
ing the following officers:
Dr. H. A. Odom, president; W. R.
Bennett, first vice president; J. C.
Hair, second vice president; H. R.
Jumper, secretary; J. B. Smith,
treasurer. Executive committee,
Dr. J. A. Jones, W. J. Jumper, B.
R. Williams, J. McB Bean and James
H. Fanning. Committee on by-laws,
rules and regulations: Rev. M. M.
Gens?n, L. A. Phillips and James H.
Fanning. A membership fee will be
charged and montly dues assessed.
It is exptced that this League will
have a membership of three hundred,
with a fund of not less than five hun
dred dollars ready to prosecute the
violaters of our laws by early fall.
The intense interest manifested in
the organization of the League is a
-very good Index to show that in
times past everything has not been
running just right In this section.
In this movement for the bettering
of the conditions now prevaling, Rev.
14. H. Benson and Rev. G. W. Dukes,
pastors of the Baptist and Method
ist! churches, respectively, have had
thfi..ea.rnest co-operation of our best
citizens, irrespective of creed or
nationality. Believelng that:
"Once to every man and nation
comes the moment to decide,
In the strife for truth and falsehood,
for the good c. evil side;
Some great cause, God's new mes
siah, offering each the bloom
or blight, '-. .
Parts the goats upon the left hand,
and the sheep upon the right,
And that choice goes on forever,
'twixt that darkness and that
light."
For
"They enslave their children's chil
dren who make compromise
with sin."
The Municipal Election.
The'etection for Mayor and Alder
men of this city will take place on
Tuesday, September 14. All who
are qualified to do so should reg
ister and get ready to take part in
this important matter. It is not
known at this time who will be the
candidates, but it is doubtful if any
one will oppose Mayor Dukes, who
has filled the office to the satisfac
tion of many of the people of the
city, and will be warmly supported
for re-election. Most of the old
Aldermanlc Board will be candi
dates for re-election, and the chances
are that they will be re-elected. ,
Guessed Exactly Right.
The Newberry Observer acknowl
edges that it is not a good election
prophet. It predicted that seven out
of twenty-one counties would go dry,
and twice that many went that way.
The Observer ought to have connect
ed with The Times and Democrat
grapevine wireless telegraph and it
would have made a better guess.
We predicted that fifteen counties
would go dry and fifteen went dry.
No guess could be any better than
that.
Pine Hill Defeats Bolen.
Pine Hill vs. Bolen. In a slow
game of ball Thursday afternoon.
Bolen was defeated by Pine Hill on
the former's diamond by a score
of 5 to S.
The score by innings was:
Bolen .100 3 00 021?5
Pine Hill .101 103 110?8
Batteries?Pine Hill, Bonnett and
Boylston; Bolen, Garrick and Lee.
Umpire, Bonnett.
R. J. K.
SUCCUMBS TO TUBERCULOSIS.
Calhoun County Desperado Died at
Penitentiary.
Isaac Robinson, a Calhoun county
negro and an alleged desperado, died
at the penitentiary a few days ago
under peculiar circumstances. The
Columbia Record says Robinson was
not a convict, but was carried to
Columbia last April and lodged in
the Richland jail under an arrange
ment existing between Calhoun and
Richland, Calhoun being a new coun
ty and having no jail yet.
Robinson was - seriously wounded
when carried to Columbia and was
transferred to the penitentiary in
order that he might be better cared
-for. Drs. S. B. Fishburne and C.
W. Barron, who attended him, pro
. nounced his death due to general
tuberculosis, and that this was in
? no_way traceable to his wounds. Had
it not been for the tuberculosis, they
\say, the negro rwould fiave laved
perhaps twenty years or more.
*'' He was wounded four times, but
the serious shot was in the left side,
a buckshot from the gun of Depu
ty Sheriff Hiingerpiller, as the negro
was running from him, puncturing
the small intestfne' within about
twelve inches - of- the lower intes
tine. A curious effect of this was
that when the negro arrived at Co
lumbia four days after he had been
wounded, the puncture in the intes
tine had adh,efed to. the skin about
the wound at the' point of entrance
of the buckshot forming a natural
annus.
* This discovery was made when the
wound was opened. The doctors
decided that to operate then would
almosf certain prove fatal, and as
'there^'was do symptoms of peritonitis
they healed up the wound at this
point, and the functions continued
^?^be" performed here by nature in
a normal way, up to the time of his
death, through four months.
Another peculiarity of Robinson's
experience on that day he was shot
was that a. silver dollar and a twen
ty-five cent piece in all probability
saved fbis being instantly killed.
These dejected the course of a mag
azine revolver shot which Sheriff
Dantzler fired into him at close range
and it required both pieces of money
to-stop the bullet, which penetrated
the dollar, which was on the outside,
and dented the quarter.
POURED OUT IN STREET.
Blind Tiger Whiskey Captured at
Springfield.
Springfield, Aug. 18.?Special: It
has not been very generally known
that one of the Ringland Brothers
intended to make a sojourn in or
about the town of Springfield, but
same appears to have been the case,
as a package of Haynor's old rye
whiskey made its appearance in the
express office here a day or two ago
addressed to "J. G. Ringling." A
careful inquiry developed the fact
that no such party had been seen or
heard of since the appearance of the
famous show people in Columbia sev
eral years ago.
Consequently Mayor Jones called
a council of war this morning, which
declared said package to be contra
band and subject to seizure and con
fiscation. Hastily gathering the
elect, carefully guarded by the high
sheriff of this burg, the mighty cal
vacade descended en masse upon the
express office, and laying violent
hands upon the spirituous product of
the Haynor house, the aforesaid
package was carried out, in and up
on the open streets or highway of
the town as aforesaid, and then and
there the Btreets of the said town of
Springfield were immerced w.'th the
fiery fluit, the vessels being broken
and the contents thereof spic upon
and trodden under foot, amid the
lamentations and protests of many
of the inhabitants of the said town.
Thus begins the first chapter of
prohibition in the town of Spring
field.
Register for the Election.
The office for the registration of
voters in the municipal election will
be open from next Tuesday to with
in ten days of the election, which
takes place on Tuesday, September
14. So, if you want to take part
in this important election you must
register on or before September 4,
after which day the registration
office will be closed. Every citizen
should qualify himself to exercise
his right to help choose who shall
preside over the destinies of this
city for the next year.
The First New Bale.
A colored farmer by the name of
Murph from the Raymond section
brought in the first bale of this
year's cotton crop on Thursday. It
was sold to Mr. Virgil Dibble at 12
1-2 cents per pound. The cotton
was shipped by Messrs. G. W. and
J. C. Fairey, of this city, to the ex
porting firm of W. R. Crum & Co.,
of Savannah, Ga. Cotton will soon
be coming in freely now, when bus
iness will begin to pick up.
Good For the Elks.
At a large meeting of the Elks
last night they resolved to do away
with the club feature of the lodge,
and in future no lockers will be
allowed in their building. Wo con
gratulate the Elks on taking this
action. Only a few members had
lockers, and now these have been
voted out.
Cashier Wrote "Short."
Striken with paralysis, this week,
R. E. Stevenson, cashier of the Ro.-e
City bank at Little Rock. Ark., scrib
bled "short" on a piece of paper,
which was given to the bank onVials.
who later make an investigation and
found that Stevenson's shortage will
amount to $10,000.
MANN MAKES REPLY
STILL CLAIMS THAT MR. PAUL
LING EMPLOYED HIM
? As Set Forth In His First Article
in the Controversy, Which Was
Published Sometime Ago.
The following article from Mr.
Mann Is published as a matter of
justice to chat gentleman:
Editor Calhoun Advance:
I have already given the people
of the county true facts which form
the basis of this controversy, and
did not intend to write further; but
a few statements over the signa
ture of Mr. Paulling require that
I give the people the truth concern
ing these matters.
In the article signed by him, and
which, presumably, was composed by
him, "unaided," Mr. Paulling states
that the pleadings that I gave him
to have . the bill drawn from were
public property. As a matter of fact,
the original pleadings which were
the property of the county were in
the Clerk's office at the time the bill
was drawn, and the copy from which
Mr. Cothran made the bill was was
my individual office copy, in which
no one had any title save myeelf.
The people can judge for themselves
whether Mr. Paulling would have
taken the precaution to have gone
to the Clerk's office to get the orig
inal, n?d I not furnished him with
the copy.
Mr. Paulling also states that he
had conversation with me on the
morning after the claim had been
paid. This, like his denial of retain
ing me, is not true.
He would also have the people Re
lieve that I stated that I was to get
$150 for helping him. I think my
letter is perfectly clear to the av
erage mind, but probably the author
of that article failed to see my mean
ing. I told him that the whole
thing, meaning the court case and
all, would not cost the county over
this amount. I so told him at the
time the agreement was made.
Mr. Paulling states that there was
a telephone at my boarding house
and one in his and that I could
have talked with him. The tele
phone diectory verifies this stat
ement. Had I suspected that he
was gong to repudiate his agree
ment I certainly would not have tried
to settle the matter In that way.
A gentleman never suspects oie of
wrong doing in a pladn business
transaction, which both parties clear
ly understand; therefore, I did not
take the precaution that I would
now take, In view of recent reve
lations.
He has alBO stated that the ser
vices rendered by me were rendered
voluntarily. This statement Is so
absurd that it carries with it the
force of its own falsity.
I am la the practice of law for
a living, and not for the patriotic
purpose of furthering Mr. Paulling's
iaterests as he would have you be
leve. Further, I am not one of
the "volunteer" kind. If business
does not come to me I certainly do
not go out and hunt'for It. To ask
the people of Calhoun county to be
lieve that a reputable man, already
charged with work that occupies his
time all day and frequently a greater
part of the night, would give volun
tarily and free of charge, his time
and render valuable assistance to one
who was offering to pay others for
assistance, is presuming too much
upon the conscience of an Intellect
ual people.
I ask the people to read carefully
my statement of the facts, then read
Mr. Paulling's reply, and note how
few facts as given by me are denied
by him, or have been controverted
by the letters introduced from his
in a single material instance?
Now finally, I reaffirm that Mr.
Paulling retained my services in
good faith and unmistakable terms,
and that those services were render
ed accordingly.
I would describe his conduct and
denial In plainer and more descrip
tive language, but I am Informed
that newspaper ethics Would not per
mit the printing of a truth so plainly
stated.
I have an abiding faith in the ulti
mate triumph of truth and justice,
and with these brief remarks, I leave
the matter of final judgment to the
integrity and manhood of the citi
zenship of Calhoun county.
Very truly,
M. M. MANN.
Miss Marie Arant at Home.
On Tuesday evening last. Miss
Marie Arant entertained a number
of friends in honor of her guest.
Miss Fanny Berry of Elloree. Games
of much interest were participated
in throughout the entire evening,
delightful refreshments beng served
at intervals. Tbjose who enjoyed
the pleasures of this occasion were:
Misses Fanny Berry, Emily Culler,
Lucile Howell, Mamie Harley. Nell
Shuler, Leila Bryant, Mae Felder,
Mary Culler; Messrs. Carl Dantzler,
Mclver Ray, John Harley, Jack Bry
ant, Wm. Smith.
Should be Wry Careful.
Through the mistake of a drug
clerk in the store of J. S. Halleng
er fc Co.. at Wellford. a dose of
laudanum was given to the ,1-ycar
old infant of Mr. and .Mrs. .1. .1.
Vernon causing the death of the
infant. It was thought that pare
goric was being administered. It
is said that the clerk who filled the
order for the drug is greatly dis
tressed over the unfortunate mis
take. All persons who handle and
sell poisons of any kind should be
very careful.
COTTON MARKET
The tone of the market yesterday
was easy, with the buyers offering
12 cents for good middling.
Now York Futures.
Open Close.
PI4jtmany6S ?lpeylF. .shrdlBhrdluu
October.12.17' 12.08
December.12.16 12.06-07
January.12.15 12.04-05
March.12.17 12.05-06
CANDIDATES CARDS.
For Mayor.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for Mayor of the City of Or
angeburg at the approaching elec
tion. If re-elected I will enforce all
laws to the best of my ability.
J. W. H. DUKES.
For Alderman.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for alderman for the City of
Orangeburg at the approaching mu
nicipal election and if re-elected I
will serve the city to the best of
my ability.
J. X. WEEKS.
For Alderman.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election as alderman of
the City of Orangeburg.
N. W. WERTZ.
For Alderman.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election as alderman of
the City of Orangeburg.
W. G. SMITH.
IMPROVED SERVICE.
Southern Railway Receives Words
of Praise From Traveler.
A correspondent of the Raleigh
News and Observer has the following
comment to make on "Improvement
on the Southern:"
For some time observant people
have noted that a great change for
the better has come over service as
well as the spirit of the Southern
railway management. This improve
ment patent to close obesrvers, and
to those having much traveling or
other business with the road, has
been kept up long enough to be
come recognized by the great public,
and it is a genuine pleasure to re
cord the fact that where formerly
this correspondent had to be con
stantly reporting wrecks, or hear
ing "kicks" from many quarters,
the wrecking department of this
news bureau has been discontinued
for lack of material and instead of
"kicks" men are more often heard
remarking on the excellent service
'?given, /the regular (schedules, and
the uniform courtesy of the railroad
employes, big and little. A well
known gentleman stated thi9 morn
ing that he had never seen such im
provement, and would not have been
aware of it, except that two weeks
ago he had occasion to travel about
two thousand miles over the South
ern system, South and West. He
said he had no trouble getting stop
overs, courteously allowed by the
conductors, and that everywhere,
he found the ticket agents, baggage
agents, etc., accommodating and
pleasant mannered, and that he
never, during the whole week of
travel, stopping at many places,
found a schedule ten minutes out
of order, or experienced any delay
in getting in and out. He related
that In the many changes of routes
he got disconnected with his trunk
and since returning home, had been
afraid almost to get the road to
trace It up, remembering that in
former similar troubles, he had met
with rebuffs and discouragements in
such connection.
This time, he said, he found every
one connected with the baggage de
partment over kind and helpful in
seeking the lost baggage, telegraph
ing to all junction points, and finally
ocating and delivering the trunk,
when he had considered it as good
as gone. This same man said he
formerly patronized another rail
road system whenever possible, he
cause of the lack of accommodation
and irregularity of schedules on the
Southern, but that now he could not
suggest any improvement in the pas
senger management of the Southern.
There is no doubt in the world
about the great improvement in the
conduct of the affairs of the South
ern In the past two years, and less
doubt about the improvement in the
feeling of the general public towards
this great corporation. And It is
with genuine pleasure that this word
of commendation can he honestly
and unsolicitedly given by this cor
respondent, who pays regular rail
road fare when he travels, and has
never yet fawned on a corporation
or anything else, that thrift or un
due favor might follow.
Sleep on the Veranda.
If vou cannot camp out in
hot "weather, SI.HHP ON
YOTJTi VERANDA. Fresh
air twenty-four hours a day
will preserve youth or renew
it. A Nantucket hammock
or a cot and a few yards of
ni03(]uito netting will make
you comfortable.
KJ-o-o-o-o-c
Philosophy of Sunburn.
Don't stay out in the broiling
sun in tbc effort to get yourself
burned. It may be tine to be
brown in the summer, but it's
very ugly to be YELLOW IN
THE AUTUMN, and that is
what you will be if you get
deeply sunburned now.
-O-O-OC
KIND UTILE WORDS
COURTESY IS THE CHEAPEST
THING IN THIS LIFE,
And it Should Be Practiced by All
of Us in Our Intercourse With
Each Other.
Little words in kindness spoken,
A motion or a tear,
May oft relieve a heart that's broken,
Or make a friend sincere.
Courtesy is the cheapest thing
there is in this world. Because it
is so cheap is perhaps the reason
that it is so infrequently used. It
costs absolutely nothing, therefore
one would think it would be by the
desk or at the hand of every man
and woman in the world.
Yet the fact remains that there
are very few really courteous men.
So few are there that when one
does meet such an one he is sur
prised and refers to him "as a
gentleman of the old school."
Because a person doe9 not hap
pen to fancy a man is no reason that
he should be discourteous with bim.
Outward adornments, facial expres
sion, peculiar mannerisms do not de
stroy manhood. "A man's a man for
all that."
Sometimes we say that a man's
real strength is shown in the manner
in which he expends his energy;
that his real benevolences are man
ifest in the way he dispenses his
charities. Yet if you would know
what a man really and truly is you
must study him as he deals courte
ously or discourteously with his
brother man.
The man who is discourteous to
the man under him and servilely
cringes before his superior with
obsequious courtesy may be a great
worker, a splendid result-getter, but
he is not a gentleman.
A true gentleman will, If com
pelled to dismiss a man from his
presence, do it with such grace and
courtesy that the sting of the dis
missal is largely removed and kindly
remembrances estab'ished in the
mind of the dismissed man. True
courtesy gives of its substance as
freely as the sweet-scented violet
gives of its odor, thinking not of
return, simply conscious of doing its
duty.
Courtesy opens many doors of op
portunity where rough and ragged
manners would stand knocking vain
ly demanding entrance. Courtesy is
oil upon the troubled sea of life and
saves many a good ship of manhood
from going to pieces on the harren i
shores of failure and bankruptcy. I
Courtesy has won more battleB in the
world than bullets. Courtesy uses
no cannon to force its measures,
yet courtesy wins a thousand times
where cannon and mortars w!j once.
In the hurry and rush of life we
need to think more of the graces of
courtesy than we do. It would be a
good thing if in every public school,
academy and college of the land,
there might be established what
should be known as a chair of cour
tesy. In this chair the truest and
most noble-hearted should teach boys
and girls, young men and young wo
men, the value of true courtesy. The
courtesy that plants a s->ed of self
respect in the underling, and which
makes the superior feel that ne is
in the presence of a man.
Of a great man of the olden time
it is said "his presence made bad
men good and good men better."
Underlying this sweet influence of
the man's life was good, honest cour
tesy. A courtesy that rose superior
to all environments of hate, worry,
vulgarity and trouble, and poured
Itself in gentle libations into every
man's heart, purifying and making
it sweeter and cleaner because of
its influence.
Happy, indeed, is that man to
whom courtesy is a blessed birth
right. He shall find that his path
in life is smoothed before his feet
and that difficulties he has dreaded
melt at his approach.
Happy, indeed, is that man who
learns courtesy in the school of life, I
who turns from ungentlemanly man
ners and habits to way of concilia
tion and refinement. That man shall
find friends waiting to do his bid
ding and the wheels of purpose turn
ing at his command.
Unhappy, thrice unhappy, is the
man who goes through life without
the grace of courtesy, born or ac
quired, in his heart. His way shall
be the way of a saw through an
oak board. He will mar, jar and
cut, leaving behind in his trail only
the remembrance Jot a hard task
master who was determined to have
his way at all hazards.
Cultivate courtesy as one of the
fine arts of life. She will make thy
path rich and thy ways full of pleas
ures and peace, for courtesy maketh
friends for everybody who holdeth
her to his heart.
JOHN A. JAY NE.
Death of an Old Veteran.
Mr. Josiah Way, who lived a few
j miles over in the Fork from Orati??
burg, died suddenly some time Fri
day night. He retired in his usual
i health and was found dead in bed
early Friday. Mr. Way was some
thing over sixty years of ace. and
was a gallent defender of the "Lost.
Cause." He was a good citizen and
had many friends who will regret
to hear of his death.
Tried to Wreck Train.
Richard Phelps, aired 13 years, son
of a railroader, of Chicago, III., was
arrested this week at Covert. Mick.,
where his father has ? summer home,
charged with four attenpfs to wreck
trains on the Fruit Belt railway. It
is said the boy, who Is now in jail,
has confessed.
RALLY DAY PROGRAM.
Will Be Held in Orange bur g the
31st Day of August.
[ The following is the program for
Educational Rally Day, to be held at
Orangeburg on Tuesday, August 31,
beginning at 10:30 a. m.:
Address of Welcome, Hon. I. W.
Bowman.
Response in behalf of the trustees
of the county, Hon. B. Hart Moss.
"Duties of Trustees," W. L. Glaze,
Esq.
"Responsibilities of Teachers,"
Col. Jno. P. Caffellman, of Charles
ton.
"Co-orporation of Patrons and
Teachers," Rev. C. B. Smith.
Consolation, Rev. Jno. A. Brun
son.
"Rural High Schools," State Supt.
J. E. Swearingen.
Gov. M. F. Ansel will also address
the metting on any subject he may
see fit.
With the assistance of the above
noted speakers and the presence and
co-operation of the teachers, trus
tees, patrons and friends of edu
cation, we are striving to make this
a great day for the educational ad
vancement of the county. We rea
lize that much good school work
is being done, but we believe that
if the good people of our county were
fully aroused to their duties and
the great possibilities of their chil
dren that more honest, though if ul
work would be done in all of our
schools, especially ein our rural
schools where it is so much needed.
The most vital question' of the
day is the proper training of our
children, not only in the schools,
but in the homes as well and upon
this trail ing rest the very founda
tion of our happiness and their pos
sibilities for true service in life. We
believe that S'Uch meetings as these
will arouse public sentiment in favor
of better qualified, better paid teach
ers and better equipped school build
ings, and thus secure for our chil
dren the thorough systematic train
ing that God intended that they
should receive at our hands. Let
us then quietly think of these duties
and co-operation in this great work,
i nthe very beginning of the school
year, as that even more good, honest
systematic work may be done in the
thorough training of our boys and
girls.
L. W. LIVINGSTON,
Co. Supt. Ed., O. C.
Pointed Paragraphs.
It's a hollow mockery?echo.
One-sided people seldom side with
one.
With some women the man who
never flatters soon falls fiat.
When people keep "knocking," it
is well not to admit them.
After all, the light Pole may not
be what you'd call polite.
When a fellow is a regular hay
seed, it seems bound to crop out.
A "tidy" ganerally belies its name
after a man has been up against it.
Blood will tell, and perhaps that
is why there are many bloody
tales.
Even the vegetarian may look at
the end-seat hog as if he would like
to eat him.
Selfishness is one thing no person
can he selfish enough to keep en
tirely to himself.
No actor is so breezy that he does
not appreciate having others give
him a puff.
The prisoners cannot act familiar,
for that would be making them
selves toe free.
Washington was the Father of His
Oountry, but Pennsylvania ds the
"Pa." of States.
Lady visitors at the Zoo should
be warned against feeding the ani
mals lady fingers.
The chances usually are against
the man who is never willing to take
any chances.
You may buy a man's silence, and
be sure when a womari keeps still
there i9 something to pay.
What a good many people prefer
to deny themselves is, the satisfac
tion that comes from self-denial.
Does the angler, in order to be
successful, have to hold his fish
ing pole at just the right angle?
How can a woman expect to wear
panned velvet unless her husband
has the tin?
Many an old soldier gets a back
pension when there isn't a thing
the matter with his back.
Some women are too particular
about their dress even to go to a
convention in conventional garb.
It is easy enough to see what some
)poople are labout when they do
things merely for a blind.
Though Cupid Is no cannibal,
You must admit it's true
He has a way of getting lovers
Often in a stew.
Pleasant Occasion.
A crowd of young folks was In
vited out to "Magnolia," the beau
tiful country home of Mr. and Mrs,.
Win. Brice, on Tuesday evening and
while there enjoyed some delicious
watermelons.
A contest was held to see which
young lady could cut the straight
est melon. Miss Carrie Axson and
Miss Julia Robinson tied, and they
had to cut over. Miss Robinson be
ing the winner, was presented with
a box of candy.
This melon contest was something
new ai; 1 was enjoyed by all. Those
present yere: Misses Julia Rob
inson, Yastine Coryelle, Kate Bell,
Marion Mack, Carrie Axson, Bessie
Living-ton. Lila Salley, Carrie Bu
ll?se. Lucile North, Amelia Edwins,
Lillie Axson, Meta Tolbert; Messrs.
LeRoy Du Dose, Ed Friday. Moss
Sn?th. John Pou. Joe i'ow. Barnie
Axson. Horace Leayth. Legare Da
vis, Tom Holland, Willie Hughes,
Herbert Fary, Bob Pool, Peter Ax
son, Bill Pool, Leon Gipson, Marion
Reed. Allen Axson, H. Reed, O'Neal
Araaker, Greer Edwind. Henry
Smith, Rey Kittrell.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP nMiL ABOUT BY OUB
REPORTERS.
What is Happening in the Country
a* WeU as in the Cities and
Towns.
Mrs. V. Smith i3 visiting friends
at Anderson, S. C.
Miss Susie Martin has gone to>
Hendersonvilie, N. C.
Col. and Mrs. D. O. Herbert have
gone on a visit to Saluda, N. C.
Have you registered for the city
election? If not, do fo at once.
Rev. J. L. McLees and his two
boys have gone on a trip to Mon
creet, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smoak are
visiting friends at Abbeville for a
short time.
Mrs. W. N. Lietch and Miss Florrie
Heaaer are spending some time in
the country.
Mr. John Ensloe, superintendent
of the Orange Mill, is confined to his;
home by sickness.
Miss Justice Sanders has gone on.
a two weeks' trip to the mountains,
of North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. L. Culler, of the
Limestone section, have gone on a
trip to Washington, D. C.
The backbone of the hot wave has.
been broken, but we are afraid it
will not stay broken.
Dr. Lewis Wannamaker has re
turned home after a pleasant so
journ of two weeks at the North.
Mrs. Lizzie Melton, Misses Lucile
Melton, Myrtis Malpass and Minnie
Glass Whitaker are visiting at Spar
tanburg.
A large party from Cameron took
the train here for Charleston Fri
day. They took advantage of the
excursion.
Judge C. P. Brunson, Mr. D. N^
Smith and Miss Jennie Brunson
have gone for a ten days' trip to*
Glenn Springs.
The vote at Vances was in favor
of the dispensary and not against it
as reported. The vote was 23 for
and 15 against the dispensary.
Hon. I. W. Bowman went to Spar
tanburg on Wednesday to visit his
daughter, who has been In the hos
pital in that city for several weeks.
Mr. W. B. Thompson, the efficient
cashier of the Farmers' and Mer
chants' Bank, has gone on a visit
to his old home in North Carolina.
By an error, the City Clerk haa
no record of license No. 113, issued
April 24. Persons holding licenses
will please consult the numbers and
report No. 113.
Mr, Brunson Gates and Miss Sal
lie Taylor, both of Cameron, sur
prised their many friends by going:
to Elloree and getting married last
Friday afternoon.
Mayor Dukes announces himself
a candidate for re-election. He is no
stranger to the people of Orange
burg, and needs no introduction.
It is likely that he will succeed him
self. '
Col. W. G. Smith, who has served
the city most efficiently a9 an alder
man for the past two years, announc
es himself for re-election. He has
hosts of friends who will give their
support.
Mr. George V. Zeigler and Mr.
W. L. Moseley have gone to the
Northern markets to buy their fall
stock. They will lay in fine stocks
as they anticipate a large business
this fall.
Misses Ebbie and Nona McGowan.
of Cameron, accompanied by their
little brother, Master William, left
this morning to spend the rest of
the summer among the mountains of
North Carolina.
The first person to vote at Cope
after the polls were opened was the
negro preacher, L. L. Jackson, of
the Methodist church, and he set
the example for his race by voting:
the prohibition ticket.
Crowds still flock to hear Senato'
Tillman whenever he speaks. He
is just as popular with the masses
as he ever was. Why not invite him
to Orangeburg? He would draw one
of his old time crowds.
On the morning after the liquor
election last week The Times and
Democrat published the best report
of it of any country paper in South
Carolina. In fact, our report was
equal to the report of the daily pa
pers.
Alderman J. X. Weeks announces
himself as a candidate for re-elec
tion. Mr. Weeks during the pasc
two years has given the city good
and faithful service and will be
warmly supported by his friend." for
re-election.
Alderman N. W. Wertz is a can
didate for re-election. As chairman
of the committee on streets, Mr.
Wertz has served the city with fidel
ity and faithfulness, and will be
warmly supported for re-electio.i by
many.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hughes, of
Cope, returned on Monday afternoon
from Hot Springs, Ark., where they
have been fur throe weeks. Mr.
Hughes has been greatly benefited
and his many friends are congrat
ulating him on all sides.
The report is that some of the
folks at St. Matthews are greatly
disappointed at the outcome of the
whiskey election. They knew that
Orangeburg would be voted dry and
they wen.- in hopes that Calhoun
would vote wet. Then Orangeburg
folks would go to St. Matthews for
their booze and swell the profits
of the dispensary there to such pro
portions that the problem of build
ing the court house and jail would
no longer vex them.