The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, December 07, 1909, Page 4, Image 4

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?000 ROADS' LUNCHEON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WII.'; GIVE W * AT- HOME"- TO * & The Gentlemen Who Will Come to This City Wednesday to Talk Ovco the Automobile Ronte. A large and enthusiastic meeting of. the Orangeou.-g Chamber of Com merce was held on Friday evening at the City Hall to make anangemen's tor the entertainment ot the gentle " men who will be here Wednesday afternoon to discuss the automobile I route between Charleston and Co-1 lumbia. President R. H. 'Pennings presided and Mr. H. C. Wannamaker acted as secretary. Hon. Samuel Dibble was requested ...to state the object of the meeting here Wednesday, he being familiar i with the details, having been one of the prime movers in having it held iere. After a hearing from Dr. Dib ble it was decided that the Chamber of Commerce give a luncheon on Wednesday evening for the entertain ment of the gentlemen who may at ; tend the meeting. In his talk Dr. Dibble outlined t the ideal route, and we believe it will be the one that will be adopted. A full description of this route was given a short time ago by Dr. Dib ble In a letter to Hon. James Cos grove, of Charleston, which letter was published last week in The Times and Democrat. This route ' takes in neary all the smaller towns between this city and Charles ton and to our mind is the. best one yet named. In anticipation of the action of the Chamber of Commerce in giving '. a luncheon to the delegates. Presi dent Jiennings had requested Col. W. G. Smith, Capt. B. H. Moss and Mr. P. M. Smoak to call on the busi ness men and solicit funds, for the luncheon. This committee reported that they had been met on all sides j with smiles and that the money was most cheerfully given by all upon i whom they called. The amount col lected was $186. It was determined that the enter tainment should . be in the form of ? a luncheon at the Elks Hail on Wednesday evening. It is expected that about two hundred will attend, and provision will be made for that number. It will be an informal af . fair, with no set toasts, but there will be several talks on good roads, the best automobile route, and other Topics of that kind. The following ?committees have been appointed to look after details: Entertainment?W. G. Smith, W. *, H. Dukes, W. IF. Falirey, A. L. . Dukes, H. C. Wannamaker, P. M. Smoak, W. M. Richardson. Invitation?Robert Lide, R. F. Bryant, A. H. Moss, W. L. Moseley, BT N. Scoville, J. W. Culler, M. E. Zeigler. Reception?R. H. Jennings, B. H. Moss, J. W. H. Dukes, T. M. Raysor, J. E. Glover, A. Lathrop, J. L. Sims, Fred Wannamaker, R. L. Berry, A. D. Webster, W. C. Wolfe, John Cart, W. L. Glaze, I. W. Bow man, W. G. Smith, M. O. Dantzler, F. J. D. Felder, Dr. J. G. Wanna maker, Sol. John, U. G. Bryant, W. C. Crum. ?Invitations have been sent to the Charleston and Columbia automobile duos .to send delegates; also to all the towns interested to be represent ed, and it is hoped that quite a -crowd will be in attendance. The Charleston and Columbia contingents are expected to reach Orangeburg about four o'clock Wednesday after noon. They will be met by escort parties in automobiles and escorted into the city. Supervisor Felder, who was present at the meeting, said he is ready and willing to put in good shape any road decided upon at the meeting next week. This statement was received with applause. Tho -chamber then went into the consid eration of other business. Better Mail Service. , The t>eo|)le , living between this city and Denmark who get their mail through Cordova or Cope post offices, will receive their daily mail on time and not a day late, as the new Atlantic Coast Line schedule made it. The new arrangements which went into effect on Saturday, is for two locked pouches to be made up at Orangeburg each morning and dispatched by express on the local passenger leaving here via the At lantic Coast Line each morning at S:30. This arrangement was ac complished through the earnest ef forts of the Orangeburg postmaster, A. D. Webster. Cameron Epworth League. The business meeting of the Cam eron Epworth League was held af the Methodist church on Sunday night. After a short session the election of officers was entered into, wit hthe following results: President, L. W. Pooser; 1st vice president, B. F. Keller; '2nd vice president, Mrs. Frank Barton; 3rd vice president, Mrs. S. J. Summers; 4th vice president. Miss Josie Oliver; secretary, John W. Crook; treasurer, Manly R. Evans. The League meets every Sunday evening. A cordial invitation is ex tended..to all the young folks. Sank Gently to Sleep. Mies-Jane Siflcy died at her home in this city on Saturday in the seven-! fy-second year of her age. She wasl a consecrated Christian, and was for many years a member of the Method ist church. Her funeral services were held at St. Paul's church at I four o'clock Sunday afternoon and j her remains were laid to rest in Sunnyside Cemetery, near those of her sainted brother, the Rev. John L. ?lAey, who had preceded her to the better land, where they both await the coming of the loved ones left behind. SEARCH FOR STOLEN SYRUP. -?- I Leads to the Discovery of a Still in Edisto Swamp. A special dispatch from North to The State says on Sunday night week ago, some one entered the syrup mill of Julian Livingston, who Tesides acout four miles from the town of North, and took 20 gallons of syrup, using a muie and wagon to convey the contents'of the barrel away. Mr. Livingston having an idea who the guilty parties were se cured a search warrant from Magis trate J. B. Sheppard at Livingston with the hope of recovering his goods. Magistrate Sheppard secur ed the services of T. .W...^atts and Constable^ -S. J. Reed to serve the .'warrant. .".These officers.'armed/with the search warrant, were soon upon track-of the .thieves and tracked the mule and wagon in the., direction of the North Edisto river swamp. Upon entering the Bwamp, the of ficers discovered what seemed to be an old-fashioned moonshine still, and upon Investigation the barrel .of syrup taken from Mr. Livingston's premises, with a good portion of the contents removed, was found. Three full barrels of sour mash ready to be manufactured into blind tiger liquor also were found. This the officers poured upon the ground) and re turned a portion of the syrup, which was left in the barrel, to Mr. Liv ingston. The officers again took up the trail of the mule and wagon and tracked same to a house near the river swamp, where one of the in mates told the story of the theft. No arrests have been made, owing to the absence of Magistrate -Baggott from town. Upon the return of the magistrate warrants will be issued for several parties. ' WANTS HIGHER RATE. Branchville and Bowman-Road Pe tition Commission. The Branchville and Bowman Rail road, which runs from Bowman' to Branchville, a distance x>f . about eleven miles, has petitioned the rail road commission for an increase in freight rates. The line is the only narrow-gage road in the State. Mit tle and Shuler being the lessees of the line. An increase Is asked for cotton seed in carload lots and on: cotton. The present rate on cotton seed is 60 cents per ton,-carload, and on cotton 7 cents per 100 pounds for 10 miles and under and 10 cents for 15 miles and over 10. They are asking the commission to-allw them to charge 10 cents per 100 pounds on cotton for any distance on their road and $1 per ton for cotton seed per car load lot and $1.25 per ton less than carload lot, which includes transfer charges at Branchville. It is asked by the road that they be permitted tc F. charge 60 cents per ton for cotton seed hulls in bulk as transfer charg es at Branchville. The Branchville and Bowman road, being a narrow-gauge and shipments passing between points on that line and points on other loads of the State, necessarily have to be transferred at Branchville. This, of course, makes the handling of freight more expensive. At the present rate the lessees find it hard to keep the road in proper fix and pay run ning expenses. Want the Forfeit Back. It will be remembered that back in 1906 Mr. L. J. Timmons, of New York, put up a forfeit of $500 to guarantee that the South Carolina Public Service Corporation would build a trolley line from Ferguson through this city to North. On the other band, tbe Business Men's League put up a like sum guar anteeing to help the said corpora tion- in getting a. charter in this city and rights of way through the. coun try. The money was put in tbe People's Bank, where it has since-re mained. Friday evening Mr. L. M. Pinckney, of Charleston, appeared be fore the Chamber of Commerce, which is a successor to the Business Men's League, and asked that the money put up by Mr. Timmons be rebated to that gentleman. After some discussion the matter was re ferred to the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce for ac tion. May Be Built Yet. Mr. L. M. Pinckney, of Charleston, who was a majority stockholder in the Public Service Corporation of South Carolina, which figured right extensively in this section some years ago as the promoter of a trol ley line from Charleston to the up country, says the project is not dead, and that he yet hopes to see its plans taken up and carried out. Mr. Pinckney made this statement be fore the Chamber of Commerce on Friday evening. We hope the road will be built. Farmers' Institute. Professor Barrow, of Clemson Col lege, will hold a Farmers' Institute in the Courthouse 'of Oranjjjburg county on Monduy and Tuesday, De- j cember 13 and 14, respectively. These Farmers' Institutes are real instructive and entertaining, and no farmer who possibly can should miss thesc meetings. Don't forget the dates. W. S. liarton, Pres. Plenty of Money. The bank otatements of the va rious banks of the county of Or angeburg show that there is over $2,000,000 in the banks of this county. This statement is gratify ing to the citizens of this city and county and is a result of a prosper ous year. There is on deposit at the banks in the city of Orangeburg $1,445,303.12, and the banks are in a flourishing condition. MEMORIAL SERVICES. Of Orangebnrg Lodge, No. 897, B. P. O. E., Sunday Afternoon. In common with other lodges of the order, all over the United States, Orangeburg Lodge, No. 897, B. P. O. E., held its annual memorial services last Sunday afternoon Jn the presence of a large audience at the Elks' Hall In the Barton build ing. The exercises began at four o'clock and ended about six. They were very impressive and interest ing, and were thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowd that attended. The following program was carried out. Funeral Processional.Chopin Lodge and Orchestra. Opening Ode.... ."Auld Lang Syne" Lodge. Reading of the Service.Ritual Exalted Ruler and Lodge. Adagio Pathetic.Beethoven Orangeburg Orchestra. Lift Thine Eyes.Mendelssohn Medelssohn Choral Club. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth from Mesiah...Handel Orangeburg Orchestra. Grasses and Roses.Bartlott Mrs. W. R. Lowmnn. (Violin Obligato, Mr. Henry Kohn) Prayer from Strandella.Floton Orangeburg Orchestra. Eye Hath Not Seen_Alfred Gaul Mrs. W. G. Smith. Twilight.Abt Mendelssohn Choral Ciub. Address and Eulogy . . Brother Robert Lide Lord, Vouchsafe Thy Loving Kind ness .Rossini Orangeburg Orchestra. Closing Ode. Nearer My God to Thee Lodge and Choir. .; ., Benediction. THEY DID THEIR DUTY. Three Uncles Gave Their Lives for the Cause. It will be interesting, in ennnect tion with the election of Mrs. August Kohn of Columbia to the position of president of the South Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, to call attention to the war services of her immediate family. Mrs. Kohn's selection is perhaps based largely on her excellent work for the State division, but in' ad dition her people saw active service. She was Miss Irene Goldsmith of Charleston before her marriage and besides the services of her father and grandfather, three of her un cles were killed in the Confederate service?two Goldsmiths and one Hilreim, her mother's brother. Three of the Goldsmith brothers enlisted for service, two died in serv ice and the third brother iB the father of the newly-elected president of the State division. On Mrs. Kohn's mother's side a brother died from wounds. Uncles by marriage, cousins and collateral, kin were num erous in the service of the Confed eracy. Mrs. Kohn married the son of Mr. Theodore Kohn of Orangeburg. When the first troops went to Char leston Mr. Theodore Kohn went as a member of the Edisto Rifles. He served through out the war with this command and went with it to Ha good's brigade to Virginia. Mr. Kohn was wounded at Drury's Bluff. Middlepen Farmers' Union. . On Saturday afternoon, Dec. 11th, 1909, at 3 p. m. sharp, there will be a regular meeting of the Middle pen Union, No. 483. This meeting will be an interesting one. Regular election of j officers .for the ensuing year. A score or more of candidates to be initiated, and a host of other business, very important business indeed, will be attended to at this meeting. Remember the date, and don't forget the hour. Stragglers will not be able to get in unless they have the pass word. If you are not present and things do not go oft;.as .you. would like-them, don't blame anyone but yourself. It is the earnest desire of your president that every member be present at this meeting and in his seat at 3 p. m. W. S. Barton, Jr., Pres. E. F. Hunkerpiller, Sec and Tre?s. Wills Musical Comedy Co. The Nashville Banner has the fol lowing to say about the Wills Come dy Company that will appear at the Academy of Music Thursday, Fri day nnd Saturday of this week: "Another week of fun is promised at the Casino Theatre, for the Wills Musical Company will present 'The Two Old Cronies' next week with the full cast and all the special scenery that go to make the produc tion the success that made the repu tation of Mr. Wills a few seasons ago. "This week the Wills Company has completely captured Nashville amuse ment-lovers with their clever produc tion. It must be said that Nash ville has known but few more in teresting and wholly enjoyable weeks than this out-. The company came fully up to the standard and gave one of the most enjoyable week's Entertainment ever held in Nash ville." Double Midi Service. The people living on the Pregnall Branch of thf Atlantic Coast Line now have excellent mail facilities and we congratulate them on secur ing it. Postmaster Webster stales that a double daily mail service will be placed on the Cre.ston-Pre?nall run and served by a mail clerk on both trips, thereby giving this sec tion better mail service. With these new arrangements it is hoped that these sections will have such mail facilities as they should have. All the mail from these points will be sent from Orangeburg early each] morning. SNEAK THIEF CAUGHT THE POLICE HAVE RUN DOWN A NEGRO WOMAN ROBBER. She Hid the Articles She Stole Under the Steps of City Residences to Hide Them. It seems that in arresting Beatrice Moore for entering and robbing the home of Mr. J. W. Sandle on Broughton street, the police have run down a notorious sneak thief, one who did her work so cleverly that for some time she escaped de tection. Beatrice claims, to,bail from Charleston. When first arrested she told a cock and bull story about being connected with a band of ne gro men, who stole the goods that, were found in her possession. Some credence was at first placed in this statement, but when it be came apparent that 6he hoped by making this charge and assisting, as she offered to do, the ofllcers in apprehending the robber band, to obtain immunity, the batteries were turned upon her with the result that there were found by her oonfession under the steps of different resi dences in the city, where...she had hid them, numerous pieces of jew lery and different articles of cloth ing, which she had stolen from peo ple in this city. ? Among other things there was found a very pretty watch with distinguishing marks upon it, and also the pictures of a boy and girl pasted in the back case. This she i,ai?) she had lobtained jin Tampa or Jacksonville, Fla., from her male partners In crime. But to her un doing, Chief Fischer happened to be exhigiting the watch to a few small boys, when one of them, young Mooreman, exclaimed, "Why, that is my picture, and the other is my lit tle cousin." And upon investiga tion the watch was found to- be the property of Mrs. Mooreman, residing on Sellers avenue. There was also a stick pin belonging to Mrs. Moore man, recovered. While the woman is a stranger here, there is little doubt that all the articles found in her possession were stolen In this city, and efforts are being made to have them identi fied. Already three or four cases for burglary'and larceny have'*been' made out against her by her own confession. The prisoner is appar ently twenty-five years old, dark ginger cake color, medium size, and wears "bushy" hair, the natural hair being augmented by numerous "rats," which give her an unnatural appearance. She is very sullen, and gives the Impression that she has "been there before." She offered to put up $100 for here release, though no money was foun on her person. She may be operating, as she first said, with a band of male thieves, whose head quarters are in Charleston. She fur ther stated that she had pledged in Charleston several watches entrust ed to her, and that one of the men ? a tall, black man?Keitt by nam? ?accompanied her to this city. She will be held for further examina tion, and until thorough investiga tion can be made hfere and else where, after which she will be turned over to a magistrate under warrants which will be sworn out. Beatrice is an accomplished liar, as well as an accomplished thief, and there is little if any dependence to be put in what she says. It would be well, however, to. investigate her tale about that band of robbers. Such bands have existed not a thou sand 'miles from Orangeburg. Be atrice would enter homes and rob them while the inmates of the home were present. In one instance at least this was the ca^e, and the peo ple of the house did not know they had been robbed until they wore told about it. The chances are that Beairice will be sent up for a term of years for her many thefts. The police will get returns from other cities about this clever thief.' There are yet in possession of Chief Fischer a number of pieces of ladies' lingerie, some of them very pretty and costly. Autumn. We dreamed, perchance, when the year was young, We played in the golden light, As we watched the sunset shadows flung. On the starry dome of night. We knew no voice of the fiery clond Or wail of the wind as it moaned aloud Far over the stricken woods. The year is dying, the leaves arc laid In gold-red drifts at our feet; Of fading fancy our dreams were sweet. So let winter threaten and life be drear. In our hearts there whispers a mes sage clear? The hope of the coining spring. ?Donald Corrie in Westminster Ga zette. The Fakir Au<". This . supposed to be .': scien tifir and practical ag<\ and as such to be far above charlatanry and Im posture. Yet it is doubtful if fakirs, mediums and other such characters ever flourished more than they now do. Perhaps or\n of the most conspicuous of th'ese is the possibly self-deluded W. T. St--ad, oi London, who profuses to have com munication with a spirit whom b" calls "Julia." This fair spirit has been telling Stead about interviews she says she has had with Glad stone, but the language ascribed to Gladstone is very like Stead's own. And anyway Gladstone seems to have degenerated in the other world which is not much of an encouragement for people who want to go there. < NEWS FROM BOWMAN. The Auto Good Road Movement Being Discussed Freely. Bowman, Dec. 3:?Special. Well, the auto highway is almost all the talk in this section now, and roads are being patched up as fast as prac ticable along the main line in this county. If all of the township commissioners along the proposed route would take the interest that Hon. Samuel Dibble is displaying in the work it would soon terminate in complete success. Good roads aud good schools go band in band for the successful building up of any town, and it is gratifying to state that there seems to be a waking up along this line. The times demand it; the sooner the better. Cotton Shipments. The sale of cotton "is going at quite a slow pace now, and the same is getting to be the case with cotton seed, too. Upwards of 60 carloads of the latter have been shipped from Bowman to date more than double any previous year's shipment in the history of Bowman. The only drawback to an oil mill being operated here successfully is the handling of the oil. If the B & B. was a standard gage road an oil mill would pay handsomely, as the territory is sufficient to supply one nicely. Short Local Items. The Ion? dry spell Is causing stock to suffer no little for water in some localities. Large ponds have dried completely up and wells are being deepened in order to get water suitable for washing purposes. There is plenty of rain in sight, though it seems to be uncommonly slow about starring. Manager J. Lawrence Shuler of the B. & B. R. R. returned from St. Louis yesterday, whore he had gone to purchase a carload of stock. He was accompanied by Cashier Mittle of the local bank here. Mr. Shuler says Mr. Mittle is a full blooded "horse trader" now, as he had him to pass the third degree in St. Louis before leaving. ?The large three-story brick build ing of Mr. J. J. Hutto, of Hutto & King, is being pushed to comple tion as fast aas practicable. This will be the largest and most hand some store in town when completed. The Lyceum attraction at the High School Auditorium next Tues day-evening promises-to .be very in? teresting and. there is anticipation of a large crowd being present on the occasion. The cold spell brings to mind that "hog killing" time is here, but our ?al factory nerves have n{pt as yet come in contact with the pleasant odor of "puddings and sausages" anywhere. Sugar cane is still being ground at some of the mills, but the crops <>f syruj.) rm this .section will be shorter than usual. "Dun^e." COTTON GINNED. National Ginners' Association Lssue Their Report. The National Ginners' Association, in its menthly report issued lat Fri day, estimates that 8,888,000 bales of cotton has been ginned up to De cember 1 of the present season as compared with 11.008,000 during the same period of last year. The re port by States follows: Alabama, 901,000; Arkansas, 614, 000; Florida, 55,000; Georgia, 1, 687,000; Louisiana, 241,000; Mis sissippi, 878,000; Missouri and Vir ginia, 50,000; North Carolina, 533, 000; Oklahoma, 509,000; South Car olina, 999,000; Tennessee, 203,000; Texas, 2,210,000. Total, 8,880, 000. * THRIFTY OFFICIALS. Magistrate and Deputy Sheriff Caught at a. Still. At Lincolton, N. C, dispatch says Timothy Lail, a magistrate, und Carl Swink, a deputy sheriff of Burke, the adjoining county, were caught red handed Friday by revenue officers while operating an illicit distillery in the South Mountain district, twen ty miles from Lincolnton. The still was in full blast when the officers descendeu ana a fifty-gallon still, nine fermenters, one thousand gal lons of beer and many gallons of corn whiskey were destroyed. The county officers were given a prelimi nary hearing and went to jail in default of bonds. Death of Mr. E. W. Wynne. We chronicle the death of Mr. Edward W. Wynne, of Charleston, with sadness. He was one of Char leston's progressive and enterpris ing business men. As tho head of th'i firm of C. Dart & Co., import ers of fruit, he was known all over this and adjoining States. When a boy Mr. Wynne entered the employ of the firm of C. Bart <fc Co., and by his integrity and ability he rose step by step until at his death he was at the hod of th<> firm, the largest importers of fruit in this section of the country. Several years r.zo Mr. Wynne married Miss Annie, daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. P. Doyle, of city. .Mr. Wynne was a boy hood friend of the editor of The Times and Democrat, and'the friend ship then formed has continued through our mature years. H ? was a true, good man. and will be miss ed by many who wen- th<- r?-:-i;?i* nts of his bounty. Fell to Their Death. Dr. Brnnckmann and Hugo Francke, two of the most daring members of the Aero club of Ber lin, were killed through a collapse of their balloon Kolmar. The bod ies were found near Flume, Austria Hungary. N ->rby was the balloon, rent In an envelope and telling the story of death. ? KEGREX TO LOSE PASTOK. People of St. Paul's Church Love Rev. L. P. McGee. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of St. Paul's church was held on Friday, evening,.. Presiding Elder C. B. Smith in the chair. All the re ports showed the c?nrregation in fine shape. When a little balance collected from some of the members who have not paid up in full yet, all the financial claims will have been paid in full. These claims amount to a large sum In the aggregate, but they will all be paid in full, and SL Paul's will have a clear record sheet at conference, which meets Wednes day at Abbeville. This is nothing new, however, for this congregation. The following board of stewards were elected to serve for the ensu ing year: J. L. Sims, A. C. Dibble, D. H. Merchant, W. L. Glaze, C. G. Dantzler, B. B. Owen, A. W. Sum mers, C. W. Prescott, J. C. Rans dale, I. W. Bowman, D. O. Her bert. B. H. Moss, I. S. Harley, F. D. Bates, M. K. Jeffords, W. C. Crum, C. P. Brunson, A. F. Fairey, R. F. Pike, John S. Bowman, W. Hampton Dukes. Under the four-year lmit of the pastorate. Rev. L. P. McGee will have to be sent to another charge by the Bishop. He has done four years of good, solid work, at St. Paul's and the congregation regret to see him leave, but being true, loyal Methodists, they meekly bow to the inevitable. The following pre amble and resolution, introduced by Judge C. G. Dantzier, and unani mously adopted by the quarterly con ference, voice the feeling of the whole congregation towards their retir ing pastor: "Whereas, our beloved pastor, the Rev. L. P. McGee, on account of the limitations of the pastorate, wiil soon be removed from among us, and, "Whereas, he has served this church and this community with abil ity and with zeal for the extension of the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour, and with fidelty to the best and highest interests of all the people; and by his ministrations and associations, has exemplified the character of a true man of God, of a consecrated Christian gentleman; therefore be 'It' "Resolved, by the fourth quarter ly Conference, 1909, of St. Paul's M. E. Church, South, Orangeburg, S. C.... That we . will part. with our beloved pastor and his family with sincere regret and that our prayers and best wishes will attend him and his loved ones. May he and his bo comforted and; sustained in every trial and blessed with the presence of a gracious God." SLEEP WALKER ARRESTED For Attacking His Sleeping Parents With Gun. What the police believe to be a sleep walker's well ngh fatal al tack on his parents has come to light with the arrest of Seventeen-year old Inman Knowlton. While Knowl ton's parents were sleeping, early one morning recenrly, three shots were fired into their room, one graz ing Mrs Knowlton's forehead and another- hitting Mr. Knowlton in tb'3 jaw. A small calibre revolver, said to be owned by the son, was found on the floor. Young Knowlton who was apparently asleep, disclaimed all knowledge of the shooting. 0 TRYING TO SAVE BROTHER And Both Are Drowned by the Ice Breaking Up, At Saranac Lake, N. Y., the bodies of Early Gonyea and his brother, Roy, of Keese, Mills, drowned while skating on ice four inches thick on Lake Saranac, were recovered after a twenty-four hours search. From the fact that only one skate was found on the body of the elder broth er, it is believed that he fell and broke through the ice. Evidently the younger brother went to his aid and both fought hard for life for the ice around the spot where they were found was broken in a circle twenty five feet across. 0 Murder Follows Call Down. Patrick H. Rafferty killed his wife In their Brooklyn, N. Y., home early one morning last week by tutting her throat with a razor. Frank Ohland, a brother-in-law, attempted to interfere, as did Mrs. Margaret Kelley, mother of Mrs. Rafferty. Oh land was severely cut and Mrs. Kel ley's skull was fractured by a blow from a broomstick. Rafferty had been staying out late at night, ac cording to relatives, and when he returned the fatal morning his wife remonstrated with him, driving him mad. ' COTTON MARKET. New York Futnres. Ope.i. Close. January.14.77 14.68-6!) March. 15.08 15.02-03 May.lf>.29 1;..23-25 July.15.23 K..17-1S December. 1 4.60 3 4.49-al Ornngeburg Market. Local spots?14 2-S cvnts perl pound. Receipts at Orangeburg. Saturday.150 bales Monday.40 balesi Sale of Personal Property. On Monday. Dec. 20th, 1909, at the residence of T. S. Lee, two miles southeast of Woodford, S. C, consisting of household and kitchen! furniture, good organ, food stuffs, j 2 horses, buggy a\id wsgon, farm implements?harrow, reaper, cane | mill, evaporator and portable furn ace, steel galvanized wind mill and tower, incubator and brooder, 10 horse steam engine and boiler, black smith forge and bellos, lot of 3-4 galvanized p.ping, etc. Terms, cash, local p-2-7-11-14-15? T. S. Lee. lucal mews items PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BST OUR REPORTERS. What is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and) Towns. Oh! who is coming? Can you. guess? ?Mr. H. L. J. Blume, of Neeses.. recently sold a carload of cotton seed for $907.20 to S. C. Cotton Oil. Co. Mr. W. S. Cooper and family spent last Sunday in St. Matthews as the guests of Mr. G. C. Cooper and family. Miss Mazie Breeland, teacher in. the Sheridan Graded School, was. called to her home Friday by the illness of her mother. Presiding Elder Smith filled the pulpit of St. Paul's Methodist church on Sunday morning. He preached, a good sermon to a large congrega tion. Good rains are badly needed all. over the county. In many sec tions the wells are going dry and. much inconvenience is occasioned thereby. The alarm of fire Saturday night was caused by the bursting of a lump in a room over one of the stores on Russell street. No damage was done. Mr. Dennis Gilmore, of Holly Hill* was in the city yesterday. Mr. Gil more says everybody down his way is kicking about the schedule put on sometime ago on the Pregnall Branch. It seems we were mistaken in stat ing that there would be union serv ices in St. Paul's Methodist church Sunday evening, conducted by Rev. G. E. Davis, pastor of the Baptist church. The Graded School will close the Thursday before Christmas for the holidays and will resume on Monday after New Year. This is not of ficial, but it is about what will be official after the board of trustees meet. Dr. A. C. Doyle and Mr. Jas. P. Doyle; went to Charleston on yes terday morning to attend the fun eral of their brother-in-law, Mr. Edwin W. Wynne, who was- a promi nent business man of the city. The pulpit of the Luthern church in this city will be filled during the winter by Rev. L. C. Holland, of Charlotte, N. C. He is a good preach er and will find a warm welcome awaiting him when he arrives- in. this city. Miss Annie D. Britton died at Brancbvllle on last Friday at the home of her adopted daughter, Mrs. J. S. Britton. in the sixty-eighth, year of her age. She had not resid ed at Branchville a very greut while. The selection of Capt. M. O. Dantz ler as head of the Audubon Society is gratifying to his friends in this, section. We feel sure that the so ciety will have a prosperous future under his wise management. This society is doing a grand work in preserving the birds and should have the support of every good man in. the State. We have received a request from the Woman's Christian Temperance I'nion not to publish any whiskey advertisements in The Tl'mes and Democrat. We are happy to inform these good women that The Times and Democrat never has and never will accept advertisements ? from whiskey houses, although frequent ly asked to do so. The Messrs. Adden will have their store on Russell stpeet, recently occupied by Mr. Funderburk, com pletely renovated. A new front wilt be put in and other improvements made. The work wili be done un der the supervision of Contractor Lane. When completed this store will be occupied by Messrs. Riggs & Renekev, who are to open a gen tlemen's furnishing establishment in it about February 1st, next. Pointed Pumgruplw. Above the ground?coffee strain ers. In the house of the bran Is a brown study. Sometimes you can catch the most polite actors making up faceB. The man who continually runs in debt seldom has a walk-over. Drifting with the tide Is one way to i:o where you don't want to go. A woman's idea of a tasteful man is one who is able to increase the admiration she has for herself. The p olitical candidate doesn't al ways win just because the women vote iiira a success. Many a man is willing to lead a dog's life when a pretty girl says, "Love me, love my dog." It is not in the milky way that, th" man in the moon gets full out of the big dipper. At cards, it would be taking an unfair advantage to wield a club and say, "Hands up!" In the pursuit for filthy lucre, it is no easy matter to keep a clean record. A 'jald-headed man does not neccs sarily lose his head just because it is minus its locks. A woman's real age is pretty sure :o be as much as she tells you it isn't. The m:?n who marries a girl for her doll-like face, must not be dis appointed when he discovers the sawdust. As th" circus horse said, wh?n mounted by the expert rider, "That's a good one on me." It is rather difficult io make light of one's affliction, when it happens to be too much flesh. It is said that most suicides re gret it after swallowing the fatal dose?just as Borne men do after* getting married.