The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, October 07, 1909, Page 4, Image 4
SOME BLUSTERING TALK
FROM REV. J. L. HARLEY ABOUT
THE EDITOR OP THIS PAPER
For Publishing an Extract From and
Commenting on One of His Alleg
ed Speeches.
Editor Times and Democrat:
In your paper of September 25th,
you have some editorials which you
must know are unture. In one place
you says: "Rev. J. L. Harley says
his father was a deacon and ran a
-still, and his uncle was a deacon
and ran a bar, and all the church
members carried their fruit and oth
er things to the still to be turned
into brandy." Now, Sir, I call upon
you to tell when you ever heard me,
or knew me to ever make any such
statement, anywhere or at any time
You have known me from my youth.
I am from your own county, Orange
burg, and you know it. You know
that my father was not even a mem
ber of the Baptist church, much less
a deacon. The people throughout
the entire county know that he was
a member of the Methodist church
to the day of his death.
They know too that he was never
the owner of a still in his life.
They all know, and you should know,
at least before you publish such
things, that J never had an uncle
who kept a bar. You have made a
great deal of a lot of stuff that has
been published, and you have re
published, about what is claimed to
have happened down /in Barnwell
county where I was born and grew
np. This, like the other of your
charges, is false, and you certainly
must have known it. The people of
Orangeburg county know that I was
born and raised in Orangeburg coun
ty, i
Now, Sir, all I ask of you and the
other few papers that are fighting
the prohibition movement in this
State, is to publish the truth. Your
attempt to stab the Superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League and there
by hurt the cause, is understood.
Your attempt to slander me and es
pecially the name of my deceased
lather will not be tolerated. I am
glad that there were two ministers
of the gospel and a large congre
gation of intelligent hearers present
when I spoke at Edgefield. They
.know that I have been slandered and
misrepresented in this matter.
They know that the whole fabri
cation was based upon a picture I
drew of conditions forty years ago,
when bars were all over the coun
try, and conditions as they now are.
When I had finished the picture and
shown the contrast, I said thank God,
those days are gons and gone for
ever. I said that back yonder in
those so-called good old days, the
officials in the churches had their
bars and stills and it was the custom
for even the children to drink egg
nog on Christmas morning. These
are historical facts and as sad as they
are, yet they are true.
In regard to the Liquor Dealers'
Association's buying the newspapers,
I would like to ask the Editor of
The Times and Democrat does he
deny it? Why does he want me to
specify? Have I ever charged his
paper with such a deal? Have 1
ever charged any paper in this State
with such a deal? I did not. I
did say that the liquor people were
buying the papers in some places.
I said they had bought whole col
umns in papers and had published
as news, articles against prohibition,
which were nothing more nor less
than paid advertisements. This I
assert to be true. I now reassert
it and can give the names and edi
tors of some who have refused the
proposition of the liquor people. I
have the form of contract to be
signed by the editor whose paper
is thus subsidized.
Yes, I said they had actually
bought preachers. Thank God, I
have not had to charge any minister
of South Carolina with selling out
to the liquor -trust. But I have
the names of some in other States
who have. If the editor of The
Times and Democrat desires to deny
these things and champion the cause
of this gang, against the cause of
prohibition, he is at liberty to do so.
I shall stand by my gun in defense
of my ancestors; in defense of the
church and the right, if I have to
wade through an army of devils neck
deep. There is no use in quibbling
in this matter. We are face to face
with some things that are startling,
but they are true. I have been put
in the position I occupy by the au
thorities of my church and by a com
mittee composed of men of the dif
ferent churches of this State. I am
here to do my duty and all I ask of
any man or newspaper is to publish
the truth. This I expect and this
I demand.
Jno. L. Harley,
State Supt. Anti-Saloon League.
Those Who Passed.
The following are the names of
those who passed at the teachers'
examination held here October 1st:
Misses Beulah V. Dukes, Marie
Dukes. Ermine Brunsen. Claudine
Wannamaker, Mary Alice Stokes,
Rose Witherspoon, Annie M. Wolfe,
Susie Albergotti, Sallie Wannamaker.
Quinnie Shuler, .Marie L. Adden,
Margaret Oliver, Ada Lee Parier,
Juanita Pickling, Ada Stroman, Viola
Shuler. L. Julia Shuler. Belle Wolfe,
Emily Culler, Mrs. J. W. Livingston,
and Mrs. Paul Livingston, Mr Claud
Fa irey.
Convict Escapes.
King Argoe, a negro convict from
Springfield, made his escape from
Chain Gang No. ?. on last Monday
night while at work near Jamison".
Argoe is said to 1"' a shrewd fellow,
and Ir some way he managed to slip
his handcuffs and elude the guards.
In this way he made his escape. Su
pervisor Felder offers thirty dollars
reward fur his capture.
THE COTTON MARKET.
Quotations From the Important Cot
ton Markets.
New Orleans, tone quiet; middling
13 1-16; net receipts 9*982; gross
receipts 9,382; sales 750; stock 72,
097; continent 7,838; coastwise 185.
Mobile, tone steady; middling 13;
nfet receipts 2,770; |gross receipts
3,770; sales 1,800; stock 22,358;
Gt. Britain 4,146.
Savannah, tone steady; middling
12 7-8; net receipts 18,977; gros3
receipts 18,977; sales 6,422; stock
126,215; coastwise 2,253.
Charleston, tone steady; middling
12 3-4; net receipts 4,24 8: gross re
ceipts 4,248; stock 41,450.
Wilmington, tone quiet; middling
.12 7-8; net receipts 7,707; gross re
ceipts 7,707; stock 37,365.
Norfolk, tone quiet; middling
43 1-2; net receipts 7,711; gross re
ceipts 7,771; sales 530; stock 20,
620; coastwise 4,217.
New York, tone quiet; middling
13.40; gross receipts 6,610; sales
589; stock 53,014; Gt. Britain 5,
358.
Houston, tone steady; middling
13; net receipts 17,569; gross re
ceipts 17,569; shipments 16,235;
sales 2,361; stock 64,364.
Augusta, tone steady; middling
13; net receipts 6,736; gross re
ceipts 7,561; shipments 2,888; sales
2,685; stock 46,228.
Memphis, tone steady; middling
13 1-4; net receipts 4,378; gross re
ceipts 5,717; shipments 2,181; sales
1,350;; stock 41,583.
New York Futures.
January.13.03 13.15
[March.13.00 13.21
May.13.14 13.24
October. 13.04
November. ' 12.95
December.13.07 13.18
Orangebirrg Market.
Tone?Barely steady.
Spot cotton quoted at 12 1-2 cents
on the Orangeburg market.
Receipts at Orangeburg.
Tuesday.130 bales
Wednesday. ..100 bales
BRANCHVILLE NEWS.
Little Items Picked Up by Our
Hustling Correspondent.
Branchville, Oct. 6.?Special: Dr.
Julian A. Parker retnrned yesterday
from Charleston, where he went to
carry one of his patients that it
was necessary to take to the in
firmary for treatment.
Mr. T. B. Fairey spent last Mon
day in Orangeburg, where he went
to attend a meeting of the county
board of commissioners for this coun
ty.
Mrs. J. D. S. Fairey spent Monday
in Orangeburg, where she went to
visit her son, Marion, and to do a
little shopping.
Mr. J. S. Britton had business
in Orangeburg last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fizer returned
home a few days ago after having
spent the summer with relatives and
friends in Radford, Va., and Balti
more.
John J. Jones, Esq., spent Monday
in Orangeburg ou professional busi
ness.
Mr. W. P. Appleby returned from
Orangeburg on Monday afternoon,
where he had gone to Berve as a
juror in the court of General Ses
sions.
Mrs. J. J. Ferrell and daughter, of
Ehrhardt, are spending a few days
in town as the guest of Mrs. Far
rell's sister, Mrs. W. P. Appleby.
Mrs. Frank Copeland, of Ehrhardt,
is visiting Mrs. W. P. Appleby on
Edwards street.
Dr. J. L. Copeland and brother
spent last Sunday in town as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Apple
by.
I Mr. J. P. Montain, who travels oat
of Indianapolis as a representative
for E. C. Lilley & Co., spent last
Sunday in town at Merchants' Ho
tel.
Miss Virginia Duff and Miss Low
ery, of Virginia, are spending a few
days in town as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Sabin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Herndon, of
Flabell, Ga., are spending some time
with Mr. Herndon's relatives a few
miles from town.
The friends of Mrs. P. P. Bethea
are grieved to learn of her illness
and hope that she will speadily re
cover.
The State Fair.
The State fair is approaching and
preparations are being made for a
bigger fair than ever. The opening
day is November 1 and the fair will'
last for six days. On November 6 ?
President Taft will visit Columbia|
and will address those who are there
then. The address will be one of,
the features of the fair and otheri
attractions are: The Clemson-Caro-1
lina football game, a number of
meetings of importance, and better,
entertainments than the authorities'
have been able to secure in any pre-,
vious year.
Saw Auto Fire Engine.
Chief T. O. S. Dibble, of the Or
angeburg department, returned to the'
city Tuesday morning from Augusta, I
Ga., where lie witnessed the official,
tests of the auto fire apparatus re-,
cently installed there. He is enthu-j
siastic as to what he had seen dur-i
ing the interesting tests, and came
back a sworn adherent of the new
system of battling Harnes. Chief
Dibble stated that he and the other
firemen at the test had been treated!
most courteously by the officials of
the Augusta fire department during
their visit. j
Death of Miss Maggie May.
Miss Maggie May, of this city,
died at her home on Tuesday night,
at 9 o'clock. She was about thirty
seven years of age. Her funeral
s< rvices were conducted by Rev.
I.. I'. McGce on Wednesday after
noon at four o'clock and was laid
to rest in Sunnyside Cemetery. One
brother and one sister, besides a
host of friends, mourn her death.
BOWMAN NEWS.
Indian Field Camp meeting One of
the Best Yet Held. ?
Bowman, Oct. 6.?Special: Indian
Field Campmeetlng near St. George,
which was held last week, was well
represented by Bowman folks, some
of whom were tenters on this famous
old ground. Nearly the entire pop
ulation below Bowman were also
?tenders jor (visitor's, many looking
forward to it with keen interest from
year to year. The social feature is
the drawing card nowadays. The
behavior was unusually good, com
pared with that of last year, and
those in authority are to be con
gratulated on handling such a large
crowd with so little friction. Very
little sign of liquor drinking was
seen at any time. Social chat and
promenading was pleasantly engaged
in during the interum of religious
services.
Presiding Elder Smith had his
hands full, there being 22 of the
clergy present at one time, or anoth
er during the meeting. Some did
not preach at all, while others did
double duty. Rev. Samuel Banner
was present and with Rev. Mr. Tay
lor, as assistant, led in the song
service. Mr. Danner preached sev
eral times also, to the delight of his
many friends in this section. Rev.
G. W. Davis filled the pulpit, preach
ing at 11 a. m. Sunday. This is
usually the "big gun" sermon at
Campmeeting. Mr. Davis' gun was
well loaded and his aim well taken,
and the mark well- spattered with
shot. His sermon was a good, "all
round" one, his subject being the
"Christian Race."
Bowman and vicinity was visited
yesterday evening by a thunder storm
of unusual severity for this season
of the year. It reminded one of an
evening in July or August. Carrier
No. 2 reported hail on his route,
with the thunder storm of such sever
ity that he was forced to stop for
an hour. Carrier No. 3, O. P. Evans,
tested a motor cycle on his route
yesterday, and notwithstanding an
intermission by rain, he came in
ahead of all the carriers, bringing
in eight money orders, "to boot."
Mr. J. Peter Cook, accompanied by
his son-in-law, Mr. C. E. Ayers, re
turned last week from a visit to
Florida prospecting for the purchase
of a place out there. They did not
seem to be "much struck" with what
they saw, and will wisely remain in
old Orangeburg county a while long
er.
A quantity of fine hay ha3 been
harvested in this section during the
past several weeks. The weather has
been unusually favorable for this
kind of work for some time, and
rush work has been the order of
the day in this line of produce.
Dundee.
CLOSING THE DISPENSARY.
Letter From Mr. W. B. West, the
Dispensary Auditor.
As Dispensary Auditor, it becomes
my duty under an Act of the General
Assembly of 1909, "To provide for
the closing of the several county
dispensaries in this State and for
the sale of all stocks of liquors, bev
erages, fixtures and other property
belonging to the several dispensaries"
to make investigations as to the
conduct of these dispensaries and to
approve all claims against the dis
pensaries before same are paid. It
is my earnest desire to have these
dispensaries closed in strict compli
ance with the law, and in order to
do so, I hereby request that all per
sons having claims against the county
dispensary boards shall report same
to me before the 15th day of No
vember, 1909. I also desire that any
and all persons who know of any
irregularities pr mjrong doings in
the management of any dispensary
to report same to mc in order that
a thorough investigation of all such
matters may he made prior to No
vember 15th, at which time the bus
iness must be closed. I am send
ing this request to all of the coun
ties wh,1ch ha\'e jreOently voted
against the sale of whiskey, that I
may have the assistance of all per
sons who may be in position to aid
in such matters.
Yours respectfully,
W. B. West,
Dispensary Auditor.
Labor Day.
The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society of St. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church, South, of Orange
burg. S. C. at its meeting last
Friday afternoon, decided to observe
Thursday. October 1-1, 1909, as
Labor Day in their society. That
means that the members will give
the day's work for the benefit of
the cause of missions. The mem
bers may do any work most con
venient to them, as sewing, making
pickles, preserves, etc., the proceeds
of the work to be placed in the
treasury toward raising the $175
pledged by our auxiliary (outside
of the regular dues, etc.) for the
support of our own missionaries.
Should anything serious prevent any
of the members from observing the
day appointed, another day conve
nient to them may be substituted
during the month. Reports of th>'
day's labor to be made at next meet
ing, first Friday in November, at
the parsonage. Should it be im
possible to raise money by working
ffir it, self-denial or something of
that sort may be resorted to.
It is hoped that all members will
enter into this movement heartily,
and that a neat sum will be realized I
by the society in this way.
State Fair November 1 to (>.
Six days of fun and enlightenment
is what the State fair promises visi
tors this year. The fair starts on
November 1 and will continue until
the night of November ?'?. Two big
football games including the Clem
son-Carolina game will be played.
Other attractive features will be in
the list this year.
PROFIT IN PECAN TREES
AN ORANGEBURG MAN'S SUCCESS
IN NUT GROWING.
A Visit to Capt. M. O. Dantzler's
"Hardwood Farm," Pecanway
Place, Near This City.
The beautiful city of Orangeburg
nestles on the banks of the North
Edisto River, and hard by the north
ern limits of the city, is to be seen
one of the pretties hard-wood farms
in the Southern States. "Pecanway
Place" is its name and it is the
home of Capt. M. 0. Dantzler and
his excellent wife and children?an
ideal home, a happy family . On it
are growing one thousand budded
pecan trees that will return to their
owner, wit hincreasing certainty,
cents and dollars. There is no dead
wood on this place. Everything
seems to be growing, from the 13,000
little peacan trees in the nursery, to
the fields of corn, asparagus, pota-(
toes, etc., all looking up; nothing
here looking down. No cotton,
though. You might think that un-l
orthodox in the heart of such a j
great qotton .country, with cotton j
to right and cotton to the left, plen
ty of it everywhere; but the growing
of the fleecy staple is eschewed on
"Pecanway Place."
Just 96 acres, that' all. Go with
me, if you please, to this farm in
the fall of 1900 when the present
owner bought it for $2,500. The
wiseacres pronounced him foolish;
this was extravagance gone mad; it
wouldn't grow cow peas. In fact
there was nothing growing on it then
but nut grass, dewberry vines and
larkepurs. A few old dilapidated
outbuildings; a swamp in the centre
of it with a fish hole or two where
the boys from town caught hungry
pike, told the tale of negro renters
for thirty years. The redeeming fea
tures were from 20 to 30 acres of
southern pines in the background and
five neglected live oaks in the one
time front yard. Nine short years
remind you of the past condtions ex
cept the field of pine and the live
oaks, whilch a tree surgeon's hands
have changed to their wanted condi
ton of stateliness and grace.
There are now about 1,000 budded
pecan trees growing on 40 acres of
this place; a quarter dozen 8-years
old and the balance from 7 down to
2 years old. Five hundred are now
bearing commercially, though not a
yearly fortune as you will later on
perceive. The yield is estimated at
from 500 to 1,000 pounds this year,
But what pecans! Four varieties,
the most delicious of which is a
small nut with shell so thin and so
well filled that three pounds of them
will give you two pounds of meat.
Two of the varieties a-e very much
larger equally as well filled, with
shell not quite so thin. He has
but two trees of the other vari
ety, which is unknown to him, but
both trees are loaded with big nuts,
now nearly matured, and he is ex
pecting great things from them.
Mr. Dantzler thinks, however, that
a timid spirit ought to stay clear
of pecan culture, as the following
story will indicate. In the late win
ter of 1900, 500 guaranteed budded
pecan trees were purchased from one
nursery and 8 from another after
investigation it was learned that the
500 trees were not budded, but seed
lings cut off at the water 6prout
tto decdive the uniiitia|ed; hence
these were rsmorsely dug up and
thrown away. This meant a suit
against this nursery for recovery of
the purchase money, and also meant
a year's time lost in getting a bear
ing orchard. This all happened when
the successful budding of the pe
can was almost unknown and a rare
accomplishment. If the owner of
"Pecanway Place" had then known
as much about budding this finest
of all nut trees as he does now, and
could have gotten but wood from
fine varieties, the 500 little seed
lings would have been budded, there
by saving him $S00. or $900 for re
placing them with budded trees. It
may be said that the suit instituted
was won and Mr. Dantzler undaunted
took up the work again and now j
has, as indicated above, 1,000 trees
growing where the name pests wer-;
planted before.
In 1908 it was discovered that the
entire orchard was affected with .a
fungus disease?Fusicladium effu
sum. This was a blow so hard that
it would have staggered the timid
man. It was seen, day by day, that
this fungus or scab, was blackening
and shrivelling the new foliage and
the thousands of young nuts and
there was realized at harvest time
scarcely two bushels of matured nuts.
A bushel of these was sold in Gr
an go burg for $ir>.
The diseased condition of this
orchard was promptly reported to j
the United States department of field
investigation and in turn by that de
partment to Mr. M. B. Waite. patholo
gist, in charge of fruit diseases.
This noted scientist took the matter
up and had it well in hand by the;
early spring of 1909 and carried out;
the most elaborate experiment spray-j
ing for this orchard that the gov-i
eminent has ever undertaken, for
the control of pecan diseases. The
owner of "Pecanway Place" entere,',
into this plan with earnestness and
has sprayed his orchard eight times
during the past spring and summer
and feels much encouraged with
results. Bordeaux mixture with al
little arsenate of lead added as an
insecticide, was largely used.
The moral ought to be clear.
"Don't plant pecan groves expect
ing to get large returns unless you i
pin pose taking special care of ilv m,"
says Mr. Dantzler. The owner of
this on-hard is fitted up with graft
ing tools and knives and has made
such a success of budding his (;:.?? j
varieties to small s.Mings trees
that it influenced him to start :!'.??
nursery above referred to. He will
bud the nursery trees next summer.'
He advises any farmer who has
, small Beedllng trees to bud them
1 from a known variety, as it is ad
mitted to be a very rare instance
where a pecan tree will bear true to
the nut planted.
Just a word about the financial
part cf this venture. If the "Pe
canway Place" pecan will bring 3 0
< ents to 35 cents per pound, as they
did last season, although under I or
mal size, it is reasonable to predict
that when this orchard is in full
bearing tilth, the proceeds will be
? enough to at least defray the yearly
living expenses of an ordinary Or
angeburg family, and if not, surely
$64 net profit per acre from 15 acres
of asparagus grown on the little
i farm ought to keep the wolfe from
I the door, especially when enough
corn, oats and hay is also made to
keep in good condition seven head
of mules and horses and a goodly
number of hogs.
As an after thought, but quite
important, Mr. Dantzler also used his
spraying outfit to good advantage
on his apple trees( using a self-boiled
lime mixture); and on the 100 bunch
grape vines here growing to perfec
tion.
Mr. Dantzler is a most intelligent
and estimable gentelman, and not
withstanding the drawbacks encoun
tered, he is enthusiastic about his
venture and if it can be made a
success, he is the man to do it.
Therefore if any of the readers of
The Times and Democrat contem
plate going into pecan raising as a
business, I confidently refer them to
Captain Dantzler, who will impart
the information he has and gladly
put them in the right path leading
to succes.
One word more. This farm of
aoout 100 acres, bought in 1900 for
$2,500, could no doubt be sold to
day, even if denuded of everything
of value put upon it by Mr. Dantzler,
save, perhaps, the fertilization, for
from $15,000 to $20,000, while the
home and farm as they stand today
represent to their owner avalue of
perhaps $40,000.
I am greatly indebted to Mr. Dantz
ler for the information which assist
ed me so greatly in the preparation
of this article and for the work done
by him directly in its construction,
and for many other courteses ex
and for many other courtesies ex
The News and Courier.
L. H. Wannamaker,
Orangeburg, S. C.
Norway Happenings.
Norway, Oct. 5.?Special: Cotton
w^Ill soon be gathered in this section
if the weather continues on as at
present, for we have been having
good weather here for the past few
days, and trust it will continue so
for a few days longer.
The town of- Norway is beginning
to look like itself once more, since
the big burn they had some time
ago. Mr. H. P. Fulmer's new store
has just been finished and has open
ed agatfn. Mr. P. W. Hutto and Mr.
B. B. Williams will soon have their
stores completed and will open up
a big line of goods.
Mr. W. T. Glover and family, of
Norway, have moved down to Estill.
Miss Norris Gray is visiting her
relatives and friends at Norway for
a few days.
Mr. J. J. Sandiper spent the day at
Norway Sunday.
Mr. Emory and Roy Williams spent
the day Sunday at Colston.
Mr. Rad. Able, of Norway, left
a few days ago to go to Orangeburg
O. C. I. school.
Mr. Brag Williams, of this section,
has gone to the Columbia College.
Mr. Ben Moss, of near Norway, is
at the Columbia hospital for treat
ment now. He has been there some
time, and we hope to .see him back
to Norway in a few days well
again.
Items From Vance.
Vance, Oct. 4.?Special: Miss
Ever Lou Shuler, of Elloree; Mr.
Herman Bull, of Vance, and Mr.
Little Rhames, -of Holly Hill, all
left last week for Edgelield, S. C,
where they will attend the S. C. C. 1.
Mrs. Geo. Mull, of Vance, is vis
iting her sisters, Mrs. T. A. Amaker.
of St. Matthews, S. C.
The Providence Graded School
opened today with Prof. McCown as
principal and Miss Lola Evans as as
sistant.
Prof. Bebber, principal of North
Providence High School, was recent
ly married to Miss Vent, of Phila
delphia, Pa.
The crops are very promising in
this part of the county.
A Reader. \
Married at SuiiMlierton.
Summerton, October I.?Special:
On Thursday evening, September
1909, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
LeGrande, Miss Lachicha Hutto. of
Orangeburg, became the wife of Mr. I
C. F. Miller, of Maryland. Rev. E.I
S. Jones officiating. Miss Hutto is|
a young lady who is genteraliy loved i
by ail. She attracts by her personal
magnatism, swee! disposition and I
Christian character. Mr. Miller is'
connected with the firm of Miller,
Brothers, of Maryland, and is a j
young man of sterling qualities. Mr.
and Mrs. Miller will be in Summer
ton some time, after which they
will make their home in Maryland.:
L. E. W.
$30 Reward.
A reward of thirty dollars is of
fered tor the capture of an escaped
com iet known as Joseph Argo. Said
convict is dark in color, about live
f? et, eight inches 1n height and .
weighs about one hundred and sixty,
pounds. lie has peculiar way of
blinking his eyes, blinking them fast,
and regular and showing Iii?; \viiiI? j
of them while so doing. He alsoi
shows his front teeth all of the lime.
Also lias a peculiar quiver in his
voice when talking.
This reward will bo pah] ... any-,
>ne delivering the said convict to
he manager of chain gang No. 2.
F. J. D. Felder,
Supervisor.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Orangeburg Post
office Uncalled for.
List of letters remaining in the
Orangeburg P. O. for week ending
October 7, 1909. Persons calling
for same will please say that they
are. "advertised."
A. D. WEBSTER, P. M.
Josephine Anderson.
Olive Adams.
Mrs. Martha Argo.
Arlio Boyd.
Brutus Daniely.
Mrs. Charity Days.
L. D. Easterling.
Lila Evans.
Mrs. Olive Felder.
Jno. Ford.
Harry Hall.
Lottie Heimlech.
Scipio Jackson.
Mamie Jones.
Jake Johnson.
Abraham Martin.
Jake McMichael.
A. F. Middleton.
Evan Murphy.
Annie Newman.
Sallie Sightt.
Francis Simmons.
B. F. Smoak.
Bell Tucker.
TWICE-TOLD TESTIMONY.
Orangeburg People Are Doing All
i
They Can for Fellow Sufferers.
Orangeburg testimony has been
published to prove the merit of
Doan's Kidney Pills to others in tr
angeburg who suffer from bad backs
and kidney ills. Let any sufferers
doubt that the cures made by Doan's
Kidney Pills are thorough and last
ing, we produce confirmed proof?
statements from Orangeburg people
saying that the cures they told of
years ago were permanent. Here s
an Orangeburg case:
J. H. Pearson, carpenter, 62 Sellers
street, Orangeburg, S. C, says: "1
used Doan's Kidney Pills several
years ago with such good results
that I publicly recommend them.
At this, time I am pleased to say that
I still hold the same high opinion
of them as I believe they are the
best kidney remedy to be had."
For sab by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buf
falo, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the names?Doan's?
and take no other.
Refuses to Endorse Claim.
The county board of commission
ers met at the Supervisor's office
on Monday. That whole day and
part of the next was taken up in
passing on claims, important among
which was that of Dr. Sturkie, who
was elected attorney of the board of
commissioners, but whom Super
visor Felder refused to recognize as
his attorney, he having retained
Messrs. Ilrantley & Zeigler ir. that
capacity. The board approved DT.
Sturkie's claim for services at at
torney as heretofore, but the supar
visor again refused to sign the claim.
Dr. Sturkey will in all probability
take legal steps to recover, but what
action he will pursue is not known
at this time.
Young Man Missing.
David Dantzler, the nineteen-year
old son of Mr. Geo. Dantzler, of the
Elloree section, is said to be miss
ing. The young man was in this
city on Saturday night, but left early
Sunday morning. The young man
left his home on Saturday while his
father was in Columbia, and said
he w-as going to Indian Field Camp
meeting. It seems,' however, he did
not go there, but came to this city.
Mr. Dantzler is anxious to hear of
his son and will" be glad to get in
formation about him. The young
man may be visiting friends some
where in the country, and will turn
up home shortly.
Crushed by Timber.
.Mr. .1. Fant Broadway, who lived
at Pinewood on the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway just across Santoe
River, was killed on Tuesday by a
large piece of timber falling on him
from a skid at the planing mill
there, of which he is a part owner.
.Mr. Broadway was a member of the
firm of Broadway Brothers, who op
erate a big saw mill and planing
mill there. He died in a few min
utes after the timber struck him.
.Mr. Broadway was about thirty-six
years of age and single. He was
popular, progressive and public spir
ited, and will he very much missed
in his community.
Livingston Personals.
Mr. .Marien Pou left last Satur
day for Gainesville, Fla., where he
has accepted a position :s clerk for
a dry goods firm.
Mi-. Guy Wooley will leave the
imli for the Medical College of Au
gusta. Ga.
Mr. .1. D. Hutto will soon have
his new store completed, and he ex
perts to open up a fine line of goods
before the holidays.
Tin- crops in this section are short,
but the high price that cottcn is
bringing is very encouraging.
Pythians Take Notice.
At a meeting of the Knights of
Pythias last .Monday evening it was
decided to give a smoker and a sort
of "get-to-gether blow-out" at the'
next regular meeting. .Monday eve
ning. October IS. at their hall. All
ye Knights be on hand with whetted
tooth and a keen appetite for some
line Havanas that will be on tap. j
A Baptist preacher at East Lake,
Via., named .1. M. MeCord, was hird
|y aide to attend to his dnt'os. A
friend put him on Johnson's Tonic,
and ill three weeks he wro'e he was
well and heavier than he had b*?en
in 1.". years;
The half-well kind can put on
flesh only by driving out malaria.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PICKED CP ALL OVER TOWN BY
OUR REPORTERS.
What is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
This whole section has been visited
by a refreshing rain.
The Helpers Sunday school has
been moved to the rooms over The
Times and Democrat office.
Sims' Book Store has a large and
well selected stock cf Blank Books.
If you need any such, give this
stock a look over.
Every one who has ever under
taken to bull doze the Editor of The
Times and Democrat has given up
the job before he finished it.
Supervisor Felder has been allow
ed one hundred dollars to pay for
legal advice in his office. Messrs.
Brantley & Zieigler are his Jegal
advisers.
If your phone does not work sat
Matthews, a note. He will appre
Matthews, a not. He will appre
ciate it and see that you are given
good service.
Tho board of county commission
ers have resolved to let out contracts
for stationery and job printing used
by all the county officials to the
lowest bidder.
There will be a box party s at
Central School House Saturday night,
October 9th, 1909. The public is
cordially invited. Girls are reques
ted to bring boxes.
A petition was presented to the
City Council last night asking that
Middleton street be extended. Also
to straighten Broughton street near
the old grave yard.
Mr. W. S. Barton was In to see
us one day this week and we took
pleasure in showing him the work
ing of the modern machinery with
which The Times and Democrat is
gotten out.
Charleston hopes to have the pleas
ure of entertaining many thusa-tds
of the people of South Carolina dur
ing the festival week, and promises
to all of them a reception of the
utmost cordiality.,
January Baltzegar, the well
known colored painter of this city,
was given a verdict for five hundred
dollars against the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway for an Injury sustain
ed some how on that road.
There will be an Ice cream festi
val at Mr. R. E. Rickenbarker's
Grove Saturday afternoon, October
9th, beginning at 2 o'cloc, for the
benefit of the Four Holes school.
The public is cordially invited.
An ice cream festival will be held
at the home of Mr. Alex. Gibson,
on the Cannon's Bridge Road over
in the Fork, tomorrow afternoon and
evening, beginning at four o'clock.
The proceeds of the festival will go
to Wesley Grove Church. All are
invited to attend.
Mr. Dennis Gilmore, one of the
solid, substantial farmers of that
section of Berkeley county that wish
es to come to Orangeburg county,
was In the city on a visit to Mr. J.
L. Sims on Tuesday night. He is
enthusiastically in favor of annex
ation.
The Times and Democrat appre
ciates the promptness with which
many of its subscribers responded
to the statements sent out, and re
turns its sincere thanks to all who
have paid up. Some who received
statements have not yet responded,
but we feel assured that they will
do so.
The county commissioners endors
ed the action of the supervisor in
requiring all claims to be filed with
the supervisor ten days before the
board meets each quarter. This is
a good idea, and is done so as all
claims can be verified before the
day of the meeting at which they
are acted on.
There must bo something in the
water at St. .Matthews that make
people like to scrap. It is reported
that one day recently no less than
three fistcuffs took place between
prominent residents ,of that Wttle
city on the same day. Brethren, we
again beseacn you to live in peace
and harmony and stop your scrap
ping.
We publish on the last page a
tirade from Rev. J. L. Harley about
some squibs we published a short
time ago on a speech he is reported
to have made at Edgefleld. We will
reply in full to that tirade in our
next issue. In the meantime we
want to inform Mr. Harley that his
bluster can't scare us. We have
encountered paper tigers before.
The manager and guards of the
chain gang from which Argoe escaped
has been summoned to appear at
the next meeting of the commis
sioners to show cause why they
should not be made to pay the re
ward of $.n.O which has been of
fered for the capture of the escap
ed convict. Such accidents will hap
pen sometimes and the guard should
bo excused this time.
Rev. T. V. Cox, who went from
the Rowesville section in this coun
ty to Denmark several years ago,
is doing well in his adopted homo.
He carries on a large blacksmith
and wheelwright business, and i.-?
one of Denmark's prominent resi
dents. Mr. D. N. Cox. his brother,
is alo doing well In tin? mercantile
business. We note the success of
these two former Orangeburg boys
with pleasure.
Brokers Accused.
The affairs of the Boston broker
age firm of Scderquist, Barry & Co.,
wore transferred from the civil to
the criminal courts, wncn Arthur B.
Redcrquest and John E. Barry, mem
bers of the firm, were arrested on
a secret indictment, charging them
with the larceny of $120,000.