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DIES FROM FALL &ANTEE TRESTLE BRIDGE WORK ER MEETS AWFUL DEATH. Loosening of Rope Precipitated Hiiu Forty Feet From Derrick Boom to Steel Trestle Work. The News and Courier says G. L. Johnson, of Richmond, Va., a trestle worker, in the employ of the Ameri can Bridge Building Company, of New York, died Friday afternoon at about 2 o'clock on the threshold of the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary, as the result of injuries received by ? falling from a forty-foot derrick mast at the steel trestle now in -?ourse of construction by the At lantic Coast Line Railway over the .Santee. river, near St. Stephen's. The accident occurred at about 10 o'clock Friday morning, and although medical attention was given the un fortunate man immediately, several ?hours passed before he eould be put on the Florence train of the Atlan tic Coast Line and carried to Char -leston. Johnson was conscious until death ..relieved him of his sufferings from half a dozen fractures of bones and other horrible Injuries in various parts of the body. The trestle work er was about 30 years of age, and leaves behind him a widow and two children, living in Richmond, Va. Foreman C. W. Fields, Assistant Foreman J. K. Keeter, and J. C. Grinnalds, a time keeper, all in the employ of the American Bridge Building Company, were witnesses of the terrible fall of Johnson. Ac cording to accounts given by them, Johnson had climbed to the top of one of the derrick masts, situated near the northern end of the trestle now in construction, in order to re adjust some guy ropes. While lying nat on the boom of the derrick, the rope holding the pole in position loosened itself, causing one end to drop. Johnson shot down the boom with lightning rapidity, unable to hold himself, and was preclptated a dis tance of about forty feet upon the -steel frame work of the half finish ed trestle below. The unfortunate man fell face downward, an upright bolt piercing his right eye and enter ing the skull, while the face was mashed almost beyond recognition. The left wrist was broken, the right arm sufficient a compound fracture between the wrist and elbow, while the right leg was fractured in the' thigh. Several terrible gashes were also found In the lower part of the body, which, in themselves, it is stated, would have been sufficient to have ultimately caused death. Johnson suffered intense agony on his way from the Santee river to Charleston, and piteously begged those standing around him for relief. The Florence train was late in ar riving in Charleston. An ambulance took the injured man from the depot to the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary but Johnson died just as he was carried into the doors of the hospital. A local physician was in attendance upon the man after his arrival In Charleston. The coroner gave permission to have the body transferred to the un dertaking rooms of J. Henry Stuhr, on Wentworth street, where an in quest was held. The three witnesses, who made the trip to the city with their wounded fellow worker, testifi ed as to the manner in which he came to his death. Johnson had been working at the Sanltee trestle ijo>r several monchs and stayed in St. Stephen's. ? PRETTY HOME WEDDING. Miss Mamie Johnson, of Union, and Mr. W. F. Robinson Married. The Union Progress of last Friday published the following notice of a nappy event. The marriage ceremony of Mr. W. F. Robinson, of Orangeburg, and Miss Mamie E. Johnson, of this city, was so.emnized at the home of Hon. W. W. Johnson, brother of the bride, Wednesday morning. Promptly at 11 o'clock Mr. Robi son and his bride entered the parlor from jthe wind'ing stair case and walked to an arch made of ivy and golden rod where Father Fleming of Spartanburg made them man and wife, using Catholic ceremony. In the bay window of this room were bf.nked stately palms and ferns which made quite a pretty picture. Immediately after the ceremony had been performed and congratula tions extended the guests were ush ered into the dining room where de licious refreshments were served. Mrs. Robinson is well known in this city and is the daughter of the late Col. David Johnson, while Mr. Robinson is well and popularly known in Orangeburg. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were the recipients of many and useful wed ding gifts, which were on display in the sitting room. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson left on the midday train just a little later for their new home at Orangeburg, car rying with them the best wishes of their many friends in Union. News From Cope. Cope. S. C. Oct. 4.?Special: Mr. Sam Inius, of Charleston, was in town last Friday morning. Miss Alice Baskerville. one of the new teachers for the school, of which Messrs. R. A. Waller, J. C. Kayden and M. Cray are trustees, arrived Friday. She will be assistant to Mr. Haiti wanger, also a new teacher. Mr. M. Eugene Zeigler. of Ornuge lr.irt,', was in town Friday. Cotton is coining in freely, and brings 12.6") cents. Some believe in packing light bales, for a few days ago two men ran their hanisj into a bale, from opposite sides, and shook hands in the bale, and there was one lighter still. XXX. I MISSION WORKERS MEETING. Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Meets Here. An important woman's missionary meeting assembled at the Baptist church In this city yesterday and will continue through today. The meeting is one of the various mis ' slonary institutes being held through : out the State and embraces all the j missionary societies of the Central I District association of which the Or angeburg association is a part. Miss Edith Crane, secretary of the woman's societies of the entire South, and Mrs. A. L. Cruichfield, State secretary, are in charge of fhe meeting. Both of these ladles are entertaining speakers and will have many valuable suggestions to give relative to missionary work and the young people's societies. Instruc tion will be given in organizing and conducting missionary study classes, as well as misionary societies. There j will also be an outline work for mis i pion study classes on "The Uplift of China," "The Challenge of the , City" and "Uganda's White Man of j Work." The executive board requested that one delegate be sent from every society who will on her return put ; Into practice what she gained by attending the institute. Entertain ment will be provided for the dele gates. Visitors are also invited to at tend. The first session was held last night from 8 to 10 o'clock. Today there will be three sessions. Lunch eon will be served by the ladies of ,the Orangeburg church. WILL SPREAD OUT. Fifteen Hundred New Spindles Ad ded to Equipment. The Orangeburg Manufacturing Company of this city is in a highly prosperous condition, which is noth ing more than we expected, as it is managed by Col. W. G. Smith, as president, who is an experienced mill man as well as a level headed busi I ness man in general. The company I has recently added fifteen hundred new spindles to its equipment in the mill here, which makes in all fifteen I thousand spindles now in operation in its plant in this city. Before this increase of spindles, It was necessary to stop the loom very frequently as the supply of filling was not sufficient to Keep them In constant operation. This, of course, prevented the running of the mill to ts full capacity, as to a part of its machinery, and was a source of loss to the company. Tfie looms will now turn out their rated output of 62 yards of cloth each per day. As stated above, this mill is in I a highly prosperous condition, which is a result of Its output always find ing a ready market from its superior quality. We congratulate Col Smith on the success he is meeting with in the management of the factory and wish him still greater success in the future than he has ever achieved in the past. Col. Smith knows the mill business from top to bottom and that spells success. ARRESTED HERE. On Charge of Stealing an Automobile at Bamberg. Greer Provart, Joe Rush, George Wilson, Frank Brabham, Jerry Jeffcoat and Tebe Creech, the last named a deaf mute, were arrested in this city about five o'clock Sun day afternoon by the police on a tel ephone message from Bamberg charg ing them with stealing an automo bile from Mr. J. X. Dicksoa of that city. The men were in custody In a little while after Chief Fischer re ceived the telephone message. A search was made Sor the alleged stolen automobile, and the machine was found near the Edisto river, where it broke down and had been abandoned on Saturday night by the men in custody. The machine was brought up to the city and its ap pearance shows that it had been driv en for all it was worth. All the men under arrest are mill hands in Bamberg, except one, who is connected with the garage in Bam berg from which the automobile was taken. The men claim that they did not Intend to steal the automobile, but had taken it to make a trip to this city and was on their return to Bamberg when the machine re fused to run for the want of gaso line and had to be abandoned for the time. They Stole Hides. Chas. O'Brine and Clint Glover, two clever colored thieves, have been systematically stealing cow hides from Marion Jackson, a highly respected colored citizen of this city. These thieves were tried before His Honor, the mayor, on yesterday morning and found guilty. Glover was sentenced to $100 fine and O'Brine $20. These light fingered ras cals would go to where Jackson stor ed the hides that he would buy from time to time and later bring them back and sell them to Jackson, who is a dealer in hides. Jackson caught onto the trick and put the police on the thieves with the result. Notice of Meeting. An important meeting and drill of Town Squad of Co. L is ordered for Thursday night at eight o'clock, also one for the country squad for same purpose next Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock. Come withoiu uniforms. By order of J. 11. CLAFFY. Captain. To Have Meeting. Paul McMichael Chapter will meet at Mrs. II. C. Wannamaker's Wednssday afternoon, Oct. 6, at 4:30 o'clock. Come prepared to pay dues. Election of officers will be held. MRS. JOE. A. BERRY, Secretary. LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE FORMED AT BRANGHVILLE WITH A BRIGHT OUTLOOK. Many Citizens Enrolled as Members ! of the Club?Other Local News of the Town. Branchville, Oct. 2.?Special: A few days ago Mayor J. B. Williams j called a meeting of the citizens of ? the town to meet at the town hall on last night for the purpose of or ganizing a Law and Order League. A number of the citizens met prompt ly at 8 o'clock and Mayor Williams j immediately called the meeting to j order. A motion was then made to have Mr. Williams appointed tempo rary chairman of the meeting and Mrs. Abe Pearlstine temporary sec retary. These motions were unani mously carried. Every member that was present very willingly enrolled his name as a member of the Law and Order League of Branchville, S. C. The next on the program was the election of officers for the league. Mr. J. B. Williams was elected presi dent and Mr. W. D. B. Reeves was elected vice president of the league. Mr. A. B. Utsey was elected secretary and O. W. MIley was elected treasur er. John J. Jones, Esq., was elect ed to represent the league as solici tor. An executive committee was then appointed, consisting of Messrs. C. C. Pattersons, J. W. Black, F. A. Bruce, J. E. Byrd and P. P. Bethea. A committee was then appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws tor the league. This committee consists of Messrs. J. B. Williams, R, P. Bethea and John J. Jones. After this a motion was then made ! to adjourn and the meeting was ad journ to meet again on next Friday night, the 8th of October. Personals. Mr. Calvin Smith, of the Little Swamp section, had business in town Saturday. Mr. H. V. Hughes, of Cattle Creek, was a visitor to town Saturday. Mrs. Estelle Smoak Herndon, of Eutawville, S. C, spent a few days in town this past week on business. Mrs. Herndon was Joined here Sat urday by her husband and from hOM they will go to Smoaks, where they will visit Mrs. Herndon's parents. , Mr. Lucius Campbell, of Smoaks, came over Saturday to bring his daughter to take the train fo*- Or angeburg. Mr. E. H. Rawl has just returned from Leesville, where be went to visit his wife, who i3 spendiug a few da\? there as the guest of Mr. Rawis parents. 'Mr. W. M. Kin8ey, of Islandton. S. C, passed through town Saturday '<in Ms tetnrn from Orangeb?rg, where he had carried a large drov'e of cattle for market. Mr. Kinaey is a big stock raiser of Islandton and no doubt finds his business remuner ative. Dr. L. J. Mann, of Laurens, S. C, is visiting friends and acquaintances in town. Dr. Mann was once located here as a practicing physician and was quite successful in his profes sion and while here made a host of friends who are always glad to see him. Prof. A. C. Hiers, of- Smoaks, had business in town Saturday. Quite a number of people left Sat urday and Sunday for Indian Field Campmeeting. Rev. Willie Goodwin, of Ridge ville, S. C. who has been visiting his brother, John Goodwin, of Smoaks, passed through town Fri day en route to Indian Field Camp meeting near St. George. Mr D. E. Smoak, of Smoaks, had business in town on Thursday. Messrs. John and Bennie Goodwin, of the Little Swamp section, had business in town on last Thursday. Rev. E. A. Wilkes, of Barnwell, passed through town on Thursday en route to ludian Field Campnieet ing. Mr. Lonnie Hires, who has been holding a position as express agent, at Laurens, S. C, passed through town Friday en route to his home at Smoaks, S. C. Mr. Hiers was tak en very ill some time ago at Laurens and never did wholly recover, so his mother, Mrs. Sallie C. Hiers, de cided that it would he well for her to take her son home, where she could give him proper attention. Mrs. Hiers thinks that Lonnie has typhoid fever but she is not certain of that fact. Dr. Glenn Hires, of Smoaks, pass ed through town Friday en route to Charleston, where he goes to ac cept a position as druggist for the I. R. Wilson Drug Company. Mr. J. B. Britten, of Cottage Hill, Fla., is visiting relatives in town. Mg, Britten has spent time here be-1 fore and his friends are glad to see him again. A Minstrel That Pleases. The fun-making, rollicking, en joyable performance, Cob urn's Great er Minstrels, always returns with bet ter singers, cleaner fun, newer at tractions and more novel features i than all the others combined. AI hustling, reliable manager, energet-j ie, enthusiastic performers?the lat est in r .ig and story?there is nev-j er a dull moment n "Cobes" big show. There are larger companies! and moil' pretentious advertisers, but; there is no better attraction in .Minstrelsy. It's the newest, swellest, j most reliable and never disappoints, j Don't forget the date. Wednesday, Oct. at the Academy of Music. i Death Lamented Here. Th?- Orangeburg correspond en I of of The News and Courier says the news of the death of Ex-Governor McSweeney was received here with deep sorrow by a large number of persona] friends, who admired him for his pluck and the high attain ments he reached unto against ad verse environments of his youth. THE COTTON MARKET. Ginners' Report und Government Condition Estimate Issued. Monday at twelve o'clock the government made public a report showing the condition of the crop in the cotton belt to be 58.5 per cent. The ginners report issued Monday shows 2,562,888 bales of cotton of this year's crop having been ginned. Orangeburg Spots. Orangeburg spots Monday were quoted at 12.65 to 12.85. Receipts at Orungeburg. Saturday.375 bales Monday.35 bales New York Futures. January.13.36 13.32-33 March.13.46 13.41-42 ..*ay.13.51 13.44-45 ^October.13:35 13.24-26 December.13.40 13.35 A TRUE HEARTED YANKEE. Who Paid Generous Tribute to Pres ident Davis. To the Editor of The News and Courier: May I ask the privilege of your columns to /express, perhaps more directly and effectively than I might otherwise do, first to you and through you to many newspapers and individuals through the South, our Northern appreciation of your re sponse to a tribute to Jefferson Davis which the New Haven Register pub lished on September 12, 1909. l have reason to know that the article was more than an expression of per sonal impulse or opinion. And as it reflected with some accuracy the spirit of justice which has entered into the Northern heart to the dis placement of rancor, so does the South's warm and noble response to it evoke the sincerest gratitude of every true Northerner. Not for the newspaper, which I represent nor for myself, but for our readers, do I say most heartily, we thank you, brothers true. In many ways we are a wasteful nation. Still we waste our resources of land and forest and mineral. But were we not, once on a time, still more wasteful of our brotherhood. And Is it not better than any other sign of the conservation of resources and strength that brother is finding brother again, that the dream of "no North, no South, but one Union," which we have held these many years, is becoming a realty. It was, perhaps, a severe test to fling In the face of that North, which had hated Jefferson Davis as un reasonably as it had long, so hearty a tribute of praise. But I am proud for the North that it has stood that test (though believe me, it was never Intended as such by me; as well as it has done. Everett G. Hill. Editor I he New Haven Register. New Haven, Conn., September 29, 1909. ? CAUSE OF HOG CHOLERA. Injudicious Feeding One Great Cause of the Disease. Coburn's Swine in America says /."armers associate the (thought of new corn with "hog cholera," and the belief is common in some locali ties that the use of new corn will cause the disease. This may In directly be somewhat true, as the sudden change to new corn is nol unlikely to produce a feverish con dition which would encourage the thriving of any latent disease germs. It is undeniable that swine appear to be more generally afflicted with the disease about the time rfew corn is made use of, but an examination might show that such a condition is rather to be expected. When the new corn is given they greatly relish the soft, succuTent, fresh food, and. if permitted to do so, will eat enough to change their probable con stipation to acute diarrhoea, and put them in a condition which invites other ailments. Much of ithe so-called cholera which comes in autumn is but the diseased condition brought about by a sudden change from a limited dry diet to a plcnthora of the appe tizing new corn. The temptation to rush hogs off to market before cold weather approaches should not en courage the farmer to make too sudden a change in his methods of feeding. When the earliest corn is in full roasting ear stage it may be given, stalk and all, in moderate quantity, without any change at first in the usual feeding. As the corn hardens it may be given more liber I ally, but by a gradual increase. By the time the corn is fully matured I the hogs will have become well ac customed to it. Hogs that have had access to plenty of green pasture are less IIa j ie to b<- disturbed by green or new corn than those previously kept, in dry lots. Where they have been pastured on rape or green, succulent food of that character, the risk is greatly diminished. Punpkins are excellent feed for hogs about to be put on green corn. They supply Mtfivculence, and their seed$ serve well as :i vermifuge. Orungeburg County's Share. Insurance Commissioner McMas ter has just completed his report to Treasurer Jennings as to the amount of tax collected from insurance com panies licenced to do business in this State. Under the recent, law. the Stat(! collects this tax an.! di vides the money with the counties from which it is collected: one half going to the county in which the tax on the premiums is collected and the other half going to th-- State. Ol the total amount collected, which is $50.000. Orangeburg county will ! get SSL'."..('.7. , t . Ice Creain Festival. The ladies of the Four iioi.-> lion will give an lee cream festi val for the benefll of their school fund on n->xt Saturday at Four Holes church. All an- invited to attend and help make the occasion a great success, as the festival is given for a good cause. MILLS MAY SHUT DOWN SERIOUS PROBLEM CONFRONTS THE COTTON MILLS. It Is Claimed That They Cannot Afford to Manufacture Thirteen Cent Cotton. A dispatch from Charlotte says a critical situation and one of rare occurrence confronts Southern cot ton mills because of the high price of raw cotton and unless there is a decided drop in the price of the sta ple in less than two weeks, accord ing to Ex-President S. C. Tanner, of the American Cotton Manufactur ing Association, Southern mills will be forced to shut down. "it is a very easy question to answer," said Mr. Tanner, "as to what the mills, both cloth and yarn, will do in the event of thirteen cent cotton continuing as at present. "It will mean that there will be no money in textile products and the mills, after using up what small stocks of cotton they have on hand, will have to shut down?that is if cloth and yarn, especially the former do not take a decided jump upwards, a bigger jump than cotton manufac turers would expect under the cir cumstances." It was further declared that tho mills are buying practically no raw cotton at prevailing ligures?13 cent.s ?nor will they lay in stocks at that figure, for tho quotations on cotton goods and cotton yarns are far too low to leave any profit to the manufacturer today, in other words the mill that man.es yarn or cloth out of thirteen cent cotton and sells its product at prevailing prices will lose its profit and a great deal more?in fact the proposition is impracticable and will not be expe rimented in by any of the manufac turers. Many of the mills have some lit tle cotton on hand which they stor ed when cotton was bringing ten and eleven cents, but these stocks are short and will shortly be ex hausted. President Parker of the Ameri can Cotton Manufacturers' Associa tion has called a meeting of the board of governors for Friday, Oct 8, i? Charlotte to consider the qeustion of curtailment of production in or der to make the present stock of the mills go as far as possible and to operate on high priced cotton at as little loss as possible. ? What Greenville Says. A dispatch from Greenville says much interest is felt in this section of the State over the meeting on October 8, In Charlotte, N. C, of the board of governors of the Ameri can Cotton Manufacturers' Associa tion, for the purpose of discussing the question of curtailment by the mills in view of the present situa-i tlon of the yarn market. The cotton mills throughout the country, it is said, are in a peculiar condition. The price of cotton is high, and going higher, while that of yarn and other cotton goods is con stantly growing lower. Under these circumstances the mills cannot af ford to go on turning out the goods much longer. Unless there is some improvement In the market for yarn, the manufacturers say many of the mills will have to shut down. The present situation of affairs is very critical, and it is said the worst in years. Cotton is selling at thirteen cents, while the yarn is so low that there is no profit for the manufacturer. Indeed, the situation will soon reach a climax, it is thought, and cotton manufacturers claim that within two weeks some thing must be done. The mills cannot afford to buy the cotton at the present price, and 'most of them are now running on what they bought in when the price was about ten and eleven cents. This supply is rapidly being consumed, and unless there is a very decided change in the yarn market by the time the present supply of raw ma terial ie used up, the mills will be placed n somewhat a novel posi tion. A drop in the price of cotton was looked for by the cotton manufactur ers, it is stated, but this expected drop did not come, and instead, the disproportion between the buying price of the finished product is so great that the mills are obliged to take some steps. The meeting in Charlotte on the 8th of this month will consider his matter very care fully, and the result and decisions made will be anxiously looked for by all interested in the mills. YOUNG MEN WANTED. The United States Government Gives Railroad Mail Clerks $KOO a Year to Start, and Increases to $1,200. Uncle Sam will hold an examina tion for Postal Clerks and Letter Carriers in Orangeburg in Novem ber; for other positions on different dates. It is estimated that 50,000 appointments will In- made this year. Tho Government wants people over Ms years to take the examination; j will pay them well and give them an 'annual vacation with full pay. Tin? Government Positions Hureau of Rochester, X. Y., with its thorough knowledge of all the requirements can in anyone in a few weeks to pass. \ Covern ment Position means em ployment for life. I'n pare now for the examination. An; reader of The Times and Deoerai can get full in-1 formation by writing the Govern-! mem Po: ilions Hun n :, 7<V|, llamlin Building. Kochester. N". Y. Dryan's Silver Wedding. Many proniine.nl Democrats in the Hasi have rec/'ived Imitations to attend the silver wedding anniver sary of Mr. and Mrs. William Jen nings Rryan at Lincoln, on Friday. Upon the invitations were engraved the words "No presents." * FACULTY CONCERT By the O. C. I. at the Academy of Music Thursday Evening. On Thursday evening or this week the faculty of the Conservatory of Music of the O. C. I. will be heard at the Academy of Music in a pro gram well calculated to please all who eujoy music and elocution. President Peterson ha3 been pe culiarly fortunate this season in the! choice of his conservatory faculty. The director of music, Mr. Loring, is a man known throughout musical America. He gained considerable notice several years ago when ex President Roosevelt appointed him to visit the various tribes of Indians on their reservations in the West, for the purpose of recording and preserving, for the government, their native songs and folk-lore. Mr. Lor ing is conceded to know the Indian as do few other men living.. He has studied under the most famous teachers of America, and the great est planest. Ignace Jan Paderwiski has promised to teach Mr. Loring at Warsaw, Poland, as soon as plans can be matured. Miss Marie Seabrooks comes to the 0. C. I. very highly recommended as a teacher of voice and of violin. She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. She has made a selection of Bongs for this concert that will prove of interest. The new teacher of expression is Miss Willa Middleton, of North Car olina. Miss Middleton will give sev eral readings in her clever style cf interpretation, ranging from the more serious to a dialect selection. An unusually interesting program has been arranged and the theatre will doubtless be filled. WINS MEDAL FOR SHOOTING. Orangeburg Youth Excells in a Mass achusetts Contest. The Orangeburg correspondent of The State says Mr. Frank M. Gun by, an Orangeburg county boy (born in Charleston but reared on his grandfather's plantation in Caw Caw township in this county), last week won a gold medal in the State shoot at the rifle range in Wakefleld, near Boston, Mass. Only 12 men in tho State of Massachusetts get this med al annually. In the contest at 1,000 yards Mr. Gunby led his team, the first corps of cadets. Incidentally the cadets are rather a notable com pany, always acting as the governor's special guard and housed in an ar mory that cost $1,500,000 to build and equip. This is the second medal that young Frank Gunby has won, he having qualified as an expert in the shooting last year. Mr. Gunby is a Clemson graduate and is well up in mechanical engineering. The firm for which he works in Boston puts up power plants and factories all over the United States, work that exacts the brains and energy of a score of assistants and in which the engineer with the most originality and foresight has the best chance to forge ahead. ? North Twinklings. Mrs. J. C. Price spent Friday and Saturday in Columbia. Prof. J. T. Watson, of Pages Mill, spent a few days of last week in town visiting friends. Mr. A. L. Garrick and family have retnrned from Sumter, where they spent the summer. Rev. Mr. Whorton, superintendent of the Epworth Orphanage of Colum bia, filled the Methodist pulpit Sun day morning. All the teachers were ready and in their pliices Monday morning at the opening of school. The out look for a prosperous session is bright, indeed. Miss Eula Lawton, of Garnet, while on her way to college, spent last Monday night with her uncle, Mr. A. C. Grier. Mr. T. E. Ruffin, of Bishopville, has been in town visiting friends. Air. Ruffin left Monday morning for a college in New York City, where he will complete his study of phar macy. Friday night about 12 o'clock Dr. Knott's residence, two and a half miles from town, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Ray Fitts, in passing, saw the flames as they were bursting through the roof and alarmed the family. .Most of the bedding was saved. A defective stove flue is thought, to be the origin. We have not learned of the insurance. "B." Death of an Infant. Thomas Elliot, the infant son and only child of Mr. and Mrs. T. El liott Briggman, died Saturday night am! was laid to rest Sunday after noon in Sunnyside Cemetery. The funeral services were held at thej home on Fen wick street, and were, conducted by the Rev. L. P. McGee.! of the Methodist church. The sorely' bereaved parents have the heartfelt; sympathies of the whole communl LI. I Visitor Fiom North. Mr. .1. A. Livingston, of North, brought quite a party up from North! in his Buick on Monday morning.) There wore in the party, besides! Mr. and Mrs. Livingston, Mrs. VV.I A. Dil Mose. Mrs. N. D, Felder, Mr*. Annie O'Riloy and Master Han-, dolph Livingston, bright little son of j Mr. and Mrs. .J. A. Livingston. It did not take them very long to make, the trip, which all agree was a most j delightful one. Commissioners in Session. Yesterday morning in the offices of j Brantley and Heigler the township commissioners met for their third quarterly meeting. The whole day) uns spent in the passing of claims.) The claim of Dr. Sturkio for $100,' for attorney's fees for the third quarter was approved by the board,' hut Supervisor Felder refused to ap prove and sign the same. , LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and) Towns. The Common Pleas Court met here yesterday with Judge Gary pre siding. Rain is badly needed all over the county. The dust is getting almost unbearable. Miss Pelica Chisolm of Rowesville is visiting at the home of Mrs. J*. E. Glover ou Doyle street. Two new beaf markets are to be opened up here. We do hope they wlll handle some good tender beef. Mrs. Annie O'Riley. of North, with her Infant son, is paying Mrs. Jas. L. Sims on Amelia street a visit. The ladies of Elloree Baptist church will have an oyster supper at the town hall October 8, for the benefit of the church. We do hope that Chairman of Streets Sain will have the unsightly posts moved from the middle of the sidewalk on Amelia street. The ladles of Jamison Baptist church will give an Orange Tres Friday. October 9th. Refreshments, will be served. The public is cor dially invited to attend. 'the .Methodist church and Graded School building at Denmark would be a cerdlt to a city ten times as large as Denmark. They are very handsome buildings. Any family can afford to pay five cents a week for a paper like Tho Times and Democrat delivered at their homes every other day. We want several hundred more subscrib ers in this city. Mr. Tom Shuler is critically ill at his home in Mosley street with typhoid fever. Mr. Shuler is a prominent Woodman of the World and also a member of the National Guard. The continuous dry weather is causing cotton to mature and open very rapidly, and It is estimated that two-fifths, if not one-half, of the crop has been gathered in this neighborhood. While in Denmark the other day we dined at the Denmark hotel, which is now under the management of Mr. J.R. Owens. The hotel is well con'1 "~ted and has a handsome young lad,, r day clerk. There will be an ice cream festi val at the residence of Mr. Alex. Gibson on Friday afternoon. Octo ber 8th, beginning at 5 o'clock. The proceeds will go for the benefit of Wesley Grove church. The pub lic is invited. We hope every one of the bright young ladies who stood the examina tion for teachers' certificates on Fri day will pass al right and secure good schools. As soon as the re sult is known we will publish the names of those who pass. As sopn as arrangements can be perfected, The Times and Democrat will be delivered in the city by car rier at five cents per week. In the meantime a canvass of the city will be made for new subscribers, when we hope to secure a hundred or more in addition to what we now have. It is not known when work will be begun on the government build ing here, but the terms on which the lot was purchased has been complied with, and the building now on it will have to be torn down and removed shortly so as the govern ment can be given complete posses sion of the premises. Tax Notice. Office of the Treasurer, Orangeburg County. The Tax Duplicate will be open for receiving taxes from the 16th day of October. 1909, to the 31st day of December, 1909. to-wit: State taxes.5 *4 mills Ordinary county.2mills County road tax. % mills Constitutional school .... 3 mills Total.11 mills The following specials: Bonded Special. Dept. School district No. 11 ... 2 m . . m School district No. 12... 2 m .... School district No. 13 . . .2 m .... School district No. 1 S . . . 4 m .... School district No. 20... 4 m .... School district No. 21 ... 2 m .... School district No. 22... 2 m - School district No. 23... 2 m - School district No. 20....r. m 2 in School district No. 2T...lm .... School district No. 2.S...3m .... School district No. 33. ..3 m .... School district No. 34...3m 3m School district No. 36. . .4 m 2 m School district No. 3 7 ... 2 m .... School district No. 38...2m .... School district No. 40. . .2 m .... School district No. 41... 4 m .... School district No. 4 2... 2 m .... School district No. 43 . . . 3 m .... School district No. 4 4 ... 3 in .... School district No. 4C...3m .... School district No. 47. . . 1 m .... School district No. 48...4m .... School district No. 55.. .3 m .... School district No. 64. . .3 m .... School district No. 0f)...2m 2m School district No. OS. . .4 m .... School district No. 70. . .4 m 2 m School district No. 71...3m .... School district No. 72... 4 m .... School district. No. 74. . .4 m .... School district No. 7f>... 2 m .... School district No. 7S...3m. School district No. S3...3m .... School district No. .SO. . . 2 ni .... Commutation tax or {1.50 will be collected from Intb of October. 1 909, to 1st March, 1910. A. D. FAIR. Treasurer O. C. Pointed Paragraphs. The first thing for a man to do to gain a woman's trust is not to merit it.