The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, September 27, 1910, Page 4, Image 4

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SOUTH EB1STO RIVER !*'? a ^SHOULD BE IMPROVED TO GUIG : NABD'S LANDING. j>- ? Xapt. Adams WU1 Secure the Facts j Before He Acts Upon the Bequest ? to Recommend It. The Charleston Evening Post says 'the project of developing the Edisto .xiver for navigation oetween Char leston and Orangeburg is taking on a more extended range, and it is now proposed to have the south fork ef the river improved, by the Feder -al government* that the river com, aierce may be carried on as far as - Ga?gnard's Landing, a meeting hav ir j .been called?to <be held at Spring field for a conference on the subject. At this meeting at Springfield, it :4s planned to have Capt. E. M. Ad *ams, corpB of engineers, TJ. S. A., In charge of the river and harbor work in South Carolina, attend with "?Congressmen Lever and Byrnes. The . idea of the promoters of the scheme ?is while the improvements are being ? made to the river, the work might i*e extended farther up the river and : mb.de to serve a larger section at -comparatively small additional cost! The. South fork of the Edisto Riv ?er reaches up into a large agricul tural section, and the movement of the products of the soil would of itself furnish a goodly proportion 'of the freight to be handled. The more ?extended the river improvements, the larger will be the river business " to be handled. Preliminary, of course, to any re commendation of the United States ?engineer officer for the proposed im provements, it will be necessary for the people of the section to show that the business justifies the perfor mance of the project and this is the special erideaVor which now en gages the commercial element of the section, and on its showing depends -whether the government official will recommend the project and the gov ernment will make the appropria tion for the work. The following is a copy of a letter which is now being circulated among the twons which will he benefitted *y this project, and speaks for itself: Springfield, S. C, Sept. 22, 1910. My dear Sir: At the request of .Congressman Lever, J am writing :you to ask if you' will cooperate ?with us in furnishing Capt Adams ?of the Federal government, statis tics that will prove the * importance cf the government opening up the -South Edisto river as far as Guig nard's Landing. It }is important ?that you have a committee to get ??p the shipping importance of your town. Gross amounts shipped out at it, and amounts shipped into it. The . meeting will he held at Springfield at a date to be named later. ' Congressman Lever and Brynes will meet Capt. Adams here andlaf ?er holding a reception the party will proceed down the river as far es Bamberg, where we will be met 3?y another party. If you are inter ested, I know that you are,,write me and I will give you detailed infor mation. Respectfully, JAMES h: FANNING. If it would pay to clean out the North Edisto River, we cannot see why it would not pay to* clean out -the South Edisto River also. Both streams run through fine agricul tural sections and the people in both would be greatly benefited by having these rivers made navigable. We hope the efforts being made by the Springfield people to this end will meet with success|. There is no reason why should not. Branchville Locals. "Wallace Bethea, left last Monday lor Spartanburg, where he will at tend Wofford College. Miss Marion Heap left last week for Rock Hill, where she will re snme her studies at Winthrop Col lege. ?Mr; Lee Bruce, who held a position in Virginia last year, has accepted ? a position Jin a drug store In Char leston, on account of it being nearer borne. Mrs. E. H. Rawl, of Leesville, was the guest several days last week of heir son, Mr. E. H. Rawl. Dr. Arthur Plotkin, who holds a responsible position with the South ern Mercantile Company, of George town, is at home for a few days rest Dr. Plotkin has been away for near ly a year. IMrs. J. C. Street visited relatives ? and friends at her old home near .<St George last week. Dr. J. D. S. Falrey has returned from Spartanburg, where he went with his son, Marlon, who entered Wofford College. Bowman School Opening. The Bowman High School will op en on Monday, October 3rd. Prof. -C. J. Rast, the principal, urges that all scholars be on hand promptly, ..so that the session may be begun in the right way. Country pupils will he received and no fees at all will be required. Board can be had in the town very reasonable. The trus tees- this year have succeeded in getting a very efficient corps of 'teachers and expect the next session -to be "the best the school has ever lad. Orangeburg Association. The Orangeburg Baptist Associa tion will meet with the Ebenezer Church, at Cardova, on Wednesday. -October 12th, before the third Sun day, at 10 o'clock a. m. The asso ciation lasted only two days last year and likely it will be the same this .year, therefore, all parties intrested, ?delegates especially, will please be ? promptly on hand at the opening of the session the first day. By order ?of W. H. Simpson, Moderator. L. K. Sturkie, Clerk FOR BETTER MAIL DELIVERY. Patrons Should Provide Receptacles for Receiving Mail. By direction of fthe Post Office De partment. Jthe attention of patrons of this office is invited to the advan tages of providing facilities for the receipt of their mail by erecting con veniently accessible boxes or cutting suitable slots in their doors. Such action would enable the postmaster to give a prompter and better deliv ery service with the means at his dis posal, since the carriers can cover much more territory in less time if not compelled to wait for an an swer to their ring. Private receptacles for mail are al so a great convenience to the house holder, obviating the necessity of re sponding to the carrier's call at in convenient moments and permitting the safe delivery of mail in. the ab sence of members of the household. They also prevent the occassional necessity of a carrier's proceeding on his- route without delivering mail .because of failure to answer his ring within a reasonable time, and enable him to make deliveries to patrons living on or near the end of the route at an earlier hour. It has been shown by actual ex perience that the benefits derived by patrons of city delivery from the use of such receptacles far outweigh the small expense involved. As fhe post offifce is interested in furnish ing the best possible service at the least expense, - your compliance wlih the foregoing suggestions wi'l be much appreciated. ELLOREE SCHOOLS. Enrollment This Session Will Reach Two Hundred Mark. The Elloree High and Graded Schools opened on Monday^ Sept. 19, under favorable circumstances. There was a large enrollment for the first day and from all indications the to tal enrollment will reach two hun dred and twenty-five. There are six out-of-town students that have en tered the High School and as many more to enter this week. An addl ton has bee nadded to the present commodius building, and an extra teacher to the teaching force. The opening exercises were presided over T>y Dr. A. C. Baxter. Addresses were made by Prof. Hungerpiller, Dr. P. L. Felder, Rev. Strickland and Prim Webber. The faculty this year is as follows: Principal, Geo. Harris Web ber; High School, Prof. E. S. Reed; Grammar Dept., Miss Eunice Wes slnger; Intermediate Dept., Miss Pearle Johnson; Primary Dept., Mrs. Lillian W. Webber and Miss Ida Par ier. On Friday evening, September 30, at eight o'clock p. m., Prof. W. K, Tata will lecture. WOFFORD COLLEGE OPENS. Orangeburg Leads all Counties Ex cept Spartanburg in Boys. Wofford College opened up Wed nesday with an attendance of about 240 boys. This does not include the Fitting school which enrolled nearly 200.. As usual Orangeburg county is fully represented. Spartanburg, of course, leads all the counties of the State in the number of boys at tending, but this was to be expected. Orangefourg comes second, having 21 boys at Wofford, not including those at the Fitting School. Orangeburg's representation at the college is as follows: Seniors, W. V. Dibble, J. M. Russel and W. 0. Tat um; Juniors, P. L. Felder, G. M. Crum, C. H. Witt, A. W. Ayers; Soph mores, W. J. IMoss, G. H. Hodges, H. R. Sims, H. S. Sims; Freshmen, S. D. Moss, H. L. Josey, W. H. Smith, J. I. Robinson, Wi C. Bethay, A. Shumaker, W. W. Whetsell, H. D. Shuler, M. L. Fairey and R. G. Stuck ey. As usual it is expected that the Orangeburg boys will take a prom inent part in the college life. Residence Burned. The residence of Paul W. Cant well, situated on the corner of Mid tleton and Calhoun streetB, was al most totally destroyed by fire at about three o'clock Saturday morn ing. The whole roof of the dwelling was burned and great damage done to the interior. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss sustained by Mr. Cantwell will amount to probably over $2,000, partly covered by insurance. This is the third time Mr. Cantwell has had his residence burned In the past five years. The work of the firemen was very com mendable, as one of the fire compan is is out of commission ) at present, owing to a wheel of the truck .being sent to the shops for repairs. Odd Fellows 'Coming. A district convention of the Odd Fellows lodges of this State will be held in this city during the month of November, on invitation of Edisto lodge, No. 33, of this city. The local lodge will make preparations for the convention and every effort will be made to have a very enjoyable ses sion. Many prominent members of the order will be present and deliver addresses. About eleven countieB will be represented at the conven tion and over 30 delegates will at tend. Tho sessions will be held at the local lodge room In the Louis building. Railroad Witt Be Extended. Since the project of opening the river has met with such encourage ment, Hon. Samuel Dibble, owner of the Branchville and Bowman rail road, has announced that just ' as soon as the river is ready for naviga tion, he will have his railroad extend ed to the banks of the Edisto river, which will give almost direct water transportation to Branchville and Bowman. This will mean much for these two towns. CONTINUES TO GROW ORANGEBURG ENJOYING GRAD . UAL HEALTHY GROTK. Ring of the Hammer and Hum of the Saw Is Heard on all Sides.?Not a So Called "Boom" Town. Orangeburg, which is no so call ed tioom town, continues gradual healthy growth, and as a result, new buildings and dwellings are being erected in all sections of the city. The ring of the hammer and the hum- of the saw is constantly going on here and the passing visitor can not but gaze upon the magnificent progress of a great town. The old McMaster 'building on east Russell street has been purchased by J. A. Berry, who in turn has had the old landmark torn down and is erecting a modern store and office building. This building will be a big improvement to this part of the business section. Sifly and Frith have purchased the old rest house on Russell street, the former property of the city, and will in the near future tear down the unsightly 'building thereupon and erect a large brick building/ a part of which they will use for their large buggy, wagon, harness, etc., busi ness. L. E. Riley Is erecting a modern brick stable building on Amelia St. This building will be occupied by Langston Bros. J. W. Smoak has about completed a large two story brick addition to his store on Russell St. Mr. Smoak now has more store room than any other hardware store in this State. W. L. Moseley has occupied an ad dition to his large store on Russell street. The Wilson property on Russell St., is being renervated and a pretty front placed. The store occupied' by M. T. Sifly and Pauling's china hall on east Russell street have been ov erhauled and present a very attract ive appearance. Ballard & Blythwood are erecting a brick building on Amelia street for their undertaking business. The old wooden building formerly oc cupied by Cade on Russell street has been torn down and a brick building will be erected thereon. Big improvements have been made by the Southern cotton oil Co., upon their plant in this city, which is now one of the largest in the State. The Home and Orangeburg ferti lizer mixing plant companies' build ings are now tieing hurriedly con-? structed and will soon be in full op eration. These two new enterprises are great additions to the many in dustries of this city. Adden Bros, are doubling the capacity of thier wholesale grovery huilding on east Russell street by a brick addition. This will be a large building when completed. The work of paving Church St. between Russell and St. John Sts. with vetrifled bflUcJc is completed. Orangeburg has more paved street than any city in this State according to size. Edward Cannon is erecting a pa latial residence on South Broughton street. J. M. Albergotti has just completed his pretty home on Amel ia street and is now residing there. John McNamara's home on S. Broug ?ton street Is now under construction and will be one of the prettiest on this excellent residence street. Dav id Livingston has completed his home on S. IBroughton street. Other resi dences are under construction and many are to be built in the near fu ture. ? ? ? Good Roads League. Mr. W. W. Watson, secretary of the Orangeburg County branch of the Good ' Roads and Drainage League of South Carolina, has re ceived the following from E. H. Sal ley, Sec, North: "Our Township branch met on the 20th and elected officers as follows: Dr. J. H. Price, President; Dr. T. A. Jones, Vice President; E. H. Salley, Secretary; W. C. Culler, Treasurer; and J. A. Livingston, advisory member. The League was well represented and a lot of interest manifested. We now have an enrollment of 79. Delega tion has been elected to meet the Orangeburg Lodge." Branchvillo School. Branchville, Sept. 26th.?Special: The Branchville Graded and High School opened this morning. A good corps of teachers has been employed and the school has a very bright out look for the coming session. The following are the teachers for this session: Prof. T. M. Dukes, Superin tendent; Miss Evelyn Albright, high school teacher; Miss Leah Towsend, seventh grade; Miss Lila Grler, fifth and sixth grades; Miss Ida Seimers, third and fourth grades; Miss Rosa Witherspoon, primary department. iMlss Irene Bethea will have charge of the music department. NEW YORK COTTON REPORT. Open. Close. January.13.27 13.32 March.13.34 13.41 September.13.37 13.38 October.13.27 13.33 December.13.26 13.34 Local spots: 13 1-8 cents. Receipts at Orangeburg. Saturday.345 Monday.31 Better School Houses. Superintendent of Education L. W. Livingston Saturday received no tice that State aid has been granted the East Orange School to the amount of $350. This was the second State aid money for Orange burg schools received last week, Two Mile Swamp school having received $300 on last Tuesday. Both of these schools will have modern school buildings costing about $1,200 each. TOBACCO HIGHER. Sizes of Packages Smaller But Sell for Same Price. Packages of all American-made cTgarettes ?nd tobaccos are being re duced in size by the manufacturers to make up for the Increased rev enue taxes imposed by the tariff. Packages of several well known .brands which used to contain twen ty cigaretts and sold for five cents now contain only fifteen and sell for the 6ame price. The first of the smaller size packages have appeared in Washington and the internal rev enue bureau has unofficial informa tion that the tobacco trust intends cutting the sizes of all its package goods in every city in the country. Packages of cgarettes which form erly contained ten, it is said, will hereafter contain eight. Pocket pouches of tobacco, which have been made in the favorite size of one and two-thirds ounces and sold for five cents, will be reduced to one and a quarter ounces. This is due to the fact that under the old law, cigarettes which weigh no more than ten pounds per thous and were taxed at the rate of 63 cents a thousand. This classification covered all kinds of common cigar ettes. The new tax is $1.25 a trous and. Smoking tobacco also was af fected. Statement of the condition of THE EDISTO SAVINGS BANK, ? located at Orangeburg, S. C, at the close of business Sept. 12, 1910: Resources. Loans and discounts.... $413,858.80 Overdrafts. 7,853.63 Bonds and stock? owned by the bank. 25,498.93 Other real estate owned. 7,068.22 Furniture and fixtures.. 4,335.74 Due from banks and bankers. 17,863.13 Currency. .. . .? 7,761.00 Gold. 147.o0 Silver and other minor coin... 2,610.11 Checks and cash items. . 900.45 Total.$487,897.51 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in...$100,000.00 Surplus fund.. .. .. .. 30,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid. .. 10,168.08 Due to banks and bank ers. . ... .. ... .. .. 4,664.51 DIvindends unpaid. 8.00 Individual deposits sub ject to check.101,838.54 Savings deposits.. .. ..181,863.38 Certified checks. 217.00 Cashier's checks. 2,138.0*0 Bills payable, including certificates, for money ?borrowed. 57,000.00 Total.$487,897.51 State of South Carolina, County of Orangeburg. Before me came W. L. Glover, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the foregoing statement is a true con dition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. L. ' Glover. ?Sworn to and subscribed before ?me this 26th day of Sept., 191C. (L. S.) Robert Lide, Correct-Attest: Notary Public. Sol Kohn, i J. W. Smoak, W. R. Lowraan. Directors. Visiting Her Old Home. Mrs. Charles Chapin, of Rochester, N. Y., formerly Mrs. M. S. Pember ton, of Cameron, with her daughter, Miss Mary Pemberton, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Dr. Summers, at Cam eron. Mrs. Chapin will remain there three of four weeks, Miss Pemberton expecting to go to Columbia on next Thursday to attend the Columbia College. They had a most charming summer. After visiting Niagara, Dr. Chapin, Mrs. Chapin and Miss Pem berton went to Silver Bay, on Lake George, where Dr. Chapin was invit ed as a guest of Dr. Clayton White, to consult with fifty men of the great' laymen's meeting. Following a week at Silver Bay, they enjoyed three weeks at Sabbath Day Point, on Lake Gaorge, boating, canoeing, fishing, motoring, picnicing and climbing the mountains, the time passing delight fully. The ladies of the party then came South. Committees Named. The committees for the Chrysan themum Show, which will be given this fall by ladies of the Woman's Guild of the Episcopal Church, are as follows. Refreshments?Mesdames J. E. Glover, H. L. Geizer, M. G. Salley, F. F. Schiffley and Miss Sadie Schif fley. IFlowers?Mesdames E. R. Walter, N. H. Bull and W. F. Robinson. Fancy Work?Mesdames W. S. Holmes and T. O. S. Dibble. Ice Cream?Mesdames John Cart and John Pike. Biggest Yield Reported. Mr. M. C. Edwins, who lives a short distance below this city, makes the biggest yield of corn yet report ed in this county. The committee, who measured his corn according to the rules laid down by the Farmers' Union, reports that Mr. Edwins rais ed 163 bushels on one acre. The to tal cost of this acre was $52, or near ly 32 cents per bushel. Thi3 does not surprise us, as Mr. Edwins is a good farmer and knows how to make other crops. The man who beats him will get the prize. Carnival Next Friday. Come out next Friday afternoon and night to the big cornival on the square and see Tom Thumb, the Lady with no Back-bone, and Tall Betsy. You will get your money's worth of fun there. Don't forget the date, Friday afternoon and night, Sept. 30th. Come and .bring the children. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. Rain Is badly needed in some sec tions. Don't forget "the~"Carnival for the benefit of the Dixie Library on Fri day afternoon and night. Have you paid for your Times and Democrat this year. Now is the time to do so, if you have not. Kohn's Fall Opening, Thursday and Friday, September 29 and 30. Be sure to attend this semi-annual style event, it means a lot to stylish dressers. While working on the carbide tank of his automobile the other evening, Mr. Frank Seignous struck a match and the carbide caught fire, his facie being burned. ICotton seems to hold its own In price. It stays up about from 13 to 14 centB per pound. The re ceips at the ports are considerably behind last year. 'Saturday was pay day at the Or angeburg Manufacturing Company. The mill has been shut down for about four months, and this is the first pay day in that length of time. When one makes a mistake It is not wise to look back at it very long or it will breed discouragement. Mis takes are lessons, sometimes costly, it is true, to teach us to be more wise in the future. A meeting of te Confederate Vet erans is called for next Saturday, October 1, at. the Court House at| 11 o'clock to elect a member of the Pension Board in place of Comrade John S. Rowe, deceased. By order of the chairman. J. C. Pike, Secy. iSome people's idea of goodness amounts to nothing more than not being bad. Such goodness is, of course, better than no goodness at all ,but being negative it amounts to J tout little. The true goodness is pos itive and active, ever seeking to reach others and help them. The case of Henry O'Cain against Walter Bozard, charging the latter with having set fire to the straw on the land of the former's mother, on I March 22, 1910, was heard Friday ?before Judge C. P. Brunson. Mr. Bozard was acquitted by the jury. The case attracted much attention. Those who have kept house for the last twenty years or more have noticed, no doulbt, that since the Mc Kinley tariff went into effect in 1889 that the price of sugar has steadily ascended and has grown weaker and weaker, requiring now nearly three tim)es as much to sweeten a cup of coffee. If a man regardB his daily duties as so much drudgery to be unwilling ly and ill be performed his whole career spalls failure. But If he re gards duty as a privilege and takes it up with the determination to do it in the best possible manner he is on the upward path and on the high way to ultimate success. Laid to Rest. ' East Orange, August 30th?This community was very much shocked ?by the sudden death of Mr. John S. C. Hoffman on the 22nd inst. Early that morning he was attending to the duties on bis farm, when he was seen hurrying to his residence, and only lived a few minutes after reach ing there without a struggle and ap parently no pain. The deceased was a successful farmer and his death will be a great lost to this commun ity. He was looked upon as one of our best citizens. No favor was too great if it lay In his power for him to grant. Nothing pleased him more than to be able to help those who were in sickness and distress, free hearted, fearless, honest sympathet ic, neighborly, these are the answers you will hear spoken by those who knew him well. He manifested a great interest in the Sunday school near his home, al ways ready and willing to do all he could for Its,, upbuilding and wel fare. The years come and go. Men grow up and become a part of the community and then pass away. This man like the rest of us had his day of usefulness. He has now passed from among us. Many of us will do well to imitate such a man in many ways. The services were conducted at his residence by the Rev. Blanton, which were brief, but very interesting. Mr. Hoffman was 52 years, 6 months and 7 days old. He was laid to rest in Sunnyside Cemetery, Orangeburg's beautiful little city of the dead?be neath a mound of floral offerings re ceived from his many friends and relatives. Several beautiful floral of ferings were received from his rel atives and friends of Charleston. He leaves a wife, a daughter and eight sons to mourn the loss of an affec tionate husband and a loving father. We can at least hope to greet him some day upon the other side of the beautiful river flowing by the throne of God. Gone, one of Nature's noblemen. * Delegates Appointed. Mayor Dukes, of Orangeburg, hav ing been requested by the Atlanta chamber of commerce to appoint two citizens to represent this city at the meeting of the Southern Conserva tion Congress which meets in the city of Atlanta, October 7 and 8, and has named the Hon. Samuel Dibble and Col. W. G. Smith, and the Atlanta chamber has been noti fied of the appointment of these gen tlemen. The Times and Democrat?The Paper that Believes the Advertiser Should Know what he Is Paying for. THE W. K. SEASE COMPANY. TELEPHONE: 376. OFFICE: Opposite Hotel Bonds, Stocks. Loans, Rents, Real estate. We Offer For Sale: 1. That magnificent planta tion near Norway known as the Wroton place, containing one hundred and ninety seven acres This place has to be sold at pri vate sale by October first. If we cannot sell it in the next ten days as a whole we will cut it into several small tracts, as we have offers for it in smaller tracts. If anyone wishes to buy as a whole this is the last call. 2. That plantation in the Forks of the Edisto containing five hundred acres. This is the biggest bargain we have. If you want to make money it is yours. 3. We have a choice planta tion in the Limestone neighbor hood, well improved, containing about 140 acres. Price reason able. This is a choice home. 4. That plantation in upper Limestone containing one hun dred and forty six acres. Price $1700. This will not keep long. 5. One of our clients has a mortgage upon real estate, drawing seven per centum in terest per annum, upon a large tract of land which he wishes to transfer and sell. Reason:? Needs the money for another purpose Who wants this inves ment? Particulars on applica tion. 6. Another client wants to borrow $1,200 on 95 acres of land situate in the Forks of the Edisto. 7. We have a choice loan offered us of two thousand dollars upon an improved property in the City of Orange burg, easily worth five or six thousand dollars. This is an opportunity for a safe investment. 8. Who wants to buy a large block of stock in one of the old established banks in Orangeburg County? It is for sale. The curious are requested not to apply for infor mation; only those meaning business. 9. We offer for sale a choice plantation in the Eastern portion of Orangeburg county, containing eight hundred ond fifty acres. Price and terms reasonable. 10. We have another choice plantation containing one hundred and sixty acres East of Orangeburg: listed with us. Whose fancy does this strike? 11. And we have still another large block of stock in an old established bank in Orangeburg County to sell. Only reason for selling owner needs the money to use in his business. Keep your eye on this space for there is money in it for you from now on. Why not let us collect your rents, care for your property and write your insurance? This will take a lot of trouble off your shoulders, and the cost will be yery small; 11 SB Dili ORANGEBURG, S. C.