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MANY M A. R'S HLKt SHHfFERENCE MET ON TUESDAY WIGHT IN COURTHOUSE. %5os& Interesting Opening Services, '.VTHTere Held arid ailReception Given , at Elk's Hall. The 14th annual convention of the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution.was convened sii'this city at the 'Court House on Taesday evening at iiine o'clock. The laO was very beautifully and taste fully decorated with Dl A. R. and United State flags; bunting and color achemes of D. A. R. colors and red, -white:and blue; ? <" '? Promptly at nine o'clock the pret ty insignia of the D. A. R., which ^suspended just to''the''rear'of tbe State Regent's chair, was -illumined ^Bzbd state'officers'and exetate regents were escorted to' their seats bnKthe xostrum by the pages, Misses Alice Moses,. Kittie 'Salley-, Annie Izlar and Sadie Bates. The meetings was-called tolorder and a .musical--selection was rendered by the Choral- Club..^ The IK A. R. ritual ^was then-read which was very pretty and impressive.. V Col. Asbury^Coward delivered ad dress of ? welcome on behalf of the ??dtr of Orangeburg and his speech ?was a gem.^ The speaker was well received and loudly applauded. ;. Mrs. B. B. Owen, regent of Moul '-trie Chapter of this city, made an address of welcome in behalf of the Orangeburg D. A. R*s. Her address ?was delivered with perfect ease anu showed deep thought. The response 'was made by Miss Btaxtha Brunson, or Florence. She contrasted Orangeburg's welcome to that of Mrs. Rebecca Motte 'to the British, the warmest possible. She said no better tribute could be paid Orangeburg than ithat her hospitality &as never been surpassed in this State. Mrs. August Kohn, of Columbia, president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, who was to have addressed the conference, was ab sent as she is at Little Rock, Ark., attending the General Convention of the U. D. C. Her letter of regerts was read. Violin solo by Mr. Theo Wolfe. An excellent address was delivered fcy Mrs. J. M. Vlsanski, of Charles ton, president of the Federation of "Woman's Clubs. She-brought greet ings from 5300 club women in South Carolina. Greeting from our sister state, ptonth Carolina, was delivered by Mrs. John Van Landlngham, of Char lotte, who is prominent in D. A. R. circles. ?? Mrs: A. I. Robertson, of Columbia, theh presented a - beautiful hand painted insignia of the D. A. R. to -the State Conference. . After musical selection by Choral Club, the Conference adjourned to the Elk's Hall, where a reception was tendered the D. A. R. conference. ?Cakes and punch were served during the evening. The local Elks spared no expense to make the occasion a memorable one. ; ?j .Wednesday morning ait 10 a. m. tbe officers, delegates and alternates ?met for registration, and received badges from tbe credential commit tee, of which Mrs. W. K. Sease of thia city is chairman. ^ At 3 0.45 a. m. the conference wa3 ealTed to order by the State Regent ?and the conference led In Prayer by Hev. H. W. Bays. The report of the credential cam mittee was made and showed all ?State officers present, except treasur er and genealogist. All four of the ox-t?tate regents were present and 26 chanters represented, 34 delegates and 24 chapter regents present; a total of 69 being present, including State officers. There are 30 Chapters Ja t>is state with a membership of 1.025. The roll was cal'ed and the min otes of the last annual conference at Creenwocd were read by tbe sec retary, g, The reports of the following State ?officers wan next in or.ler: Corres ponding secretary, Miss Edith De Iiorme; treasurer. Mrs. H. L. McColl, absent, report read by secretary; reg istrar, Mrs. W. B. Burney; historian, Marion Salley; genealogist, Mrs.M. A. Shannon, absent. The Conference voted to go into anemcrial session and the report of the memorial committee was receiv ed. Among the D. A. R's. dying dur ing the past year were Mrs. J. E. Bull find Miss Bessie Salley, of this city. Reports from a number of the chapter regents were read at this session.. After the annual report of the f3tate regent a vocal solo was render ed by Miss Simsie McMIchael. The conference adjourned at two o'clock fcr the Armory where a lun cheon was tendered by the Dixie Club. !At 3:30 p. m. committees of 1909 10 met for conference and comple tion of report. At four p. m. the ?.announcement of committees on State Officers m:is made and chapter regent's rejorts were "eceived. At six o'clock p. m. an elaborate itea was tendered the conference by Eutaw Chapter, D. A. R.. at the palatial residence of Mrs. John Cart. The Way to Sell Goods. If a business man has good bar igains tr> offer the public he must let the public know that fact or the Tgoods will remain cn his shelves un-1 til Dormsday. Many are the ways he man use to sell people but he most successful, as the experience of every wise business man shows, 's persistent, generous and attractive advertising in the pages of ihe local press. That enters into nearly every home to be read by every member la the home. FARMERS UNION MEETINGS. Mr. J. B. O'Neal Holloway to Speak at Each Gathering. At the meeting of the Orangeburg County Farmers -Union'helft-on last ^Tuefe'd'ay, Nov. lSih',' the 'following appointment's were made'j-for this ^county"fbr~n-2efings "to 'be'Tield at .which Mr: "tf.. Bl. O'Neal- Holloway, State Organizer for the -Farmers Un ,-lon will^be."'present and "make ad "dresses in-the interest of-the order: Hickcry^Grove, Monday; Nov. 21. Ebenezer, Tuesday,. Nov. 22. Branchville, Wednesday, Nov. 23 Canaan and Cope,. Thursday, Nov. 24. ' S ? :? ? :. > ' Norway, Friday, Nov. 25. ?North, Saturday, Nov* 26 It will be left to the resident of each-locality to' say. at-what hour and ?what-place these meetings v/ill he held. They are to be open to the public and farmers especially *>re ln vited to attend and inakeithem suc cessful, i> .? If .-a comparatively small number of the farmers of Orangeburg Ootin iy find'ft It their mutual 'advanc ige to join the Union and are being ben efited thereby, it follows that oihers would be, if, .they could be persuad ed to' become members of that organ ization.- i r. $ K-will be the aim of Mr. Holloway to convince them of this, an I being a gifted speaker, we have no d3u'>t but, that he-will be the means of increas ing the membrships of th ortf>?" in this County very materially. BOUGHT THE HOUNDS. The County Now Owns Dogs to Run Down Criminals. Orangeburg County has provided herself with trained dogs with which to hunit down criminals. Supervisor F. J. D. Felder and Township Com missioner Wiiliam >M. Funchess, have returned fro:^i Atlanta, where they went to purchase bloodhounds for the use of the officials of this coun ty, the county board of commission ers ;having sometime ago authorized the purchase of the dogs. The action of the board of com missioners was based upon a recom mendation by the grand jury of this county. Messrs. Felder and Kunchess brought back three bloodhounds, two being males and one female. They also purchased two bloodhound pups. The older dogs were tried out before the purchase was made and *' y worked well. However, they were bought on trial and if they do not prove satis factory they will be returned to the seller. The dogs are temporarily in the charge of Chas. B. Williamson, rhe foreman of the county farm just a mile south of the city. They will be held in readiness to go on the trail of any criminal.who may need ?running down. NORWAY NEWS. Farmers Still Picking Cotton but Arc Marketing it Slowly. Norway, Special?We are ha.mg real warm weather at present, whb!. is very acceptable to cotton p'.cku's. There is a call for hands everywhere. Some folks are through with their cotton and are now picking con.' and peas, while others have lots of cot ton to pick yet. Cotton is being mar keted very slowly here now and all the gins in the country have not been busy for some time. Dr. C. T. Dowllng has purchase.! himself a new E. M. F. Autoru ?bt\\ Dr. Dowllng says "there Is none ot*i er as good." Mr. Ernest Reed, son of James A. Keed, deceased, was buried the othe^ day at Bethel Church. Mr. Reed was well known here, having lived only a few miles from this place all his boyhood days. He had been work ing on the Seaboard Railroad for some time and was sick only a shor. while before he died in Savannah. Mr. Lawrence E. Riley of Orange burg was in town last week. "The Girl in the Taxi." ' With a record of thirty weeks In two cities, Chicago and Boston, "The Girl in the Taxi," that most remark able of all laughing entertainments, comes to the Academy of Music for one night's engagement on Dec. 5th. It can safely be said that "The Girl In the Taxi" stands at 'the top of all plays of its kind whose chief purpose Is to amuse the theatregcing public. If you would cry, stay away, but If you would experience the hear tiest laugh of your life, don't fail to see this piece which has created a sensation on both sides of the Atlan tic. Makes Favorable Report. The smoker tendered Capt. Adams and Congresmen Lever and Hyrnes by the business men of Bamberg Mon day evening was attended by several gentlemen of this city. Several talk3 were made and everything passed off most pleasantly. Car*t Adams will examine the South Edisto ,J!ivc" to ascertain if thaC stream can be made navigable. He said at the smoker that he was pleasel to state that he had reported favorably on Xorth Elisto project, and we feel sure that after investigation he will do the jsamc as to the South Edislo River. The Olicinl Count. The Commissioners of Election have canvassed the vote cast In the jlate election in this county aud de clared the same. There were l.GSO i votes cast for congressman, of which j Lever received l.GOS and Richardson G7 votes. The vole for State rflicers was as follows: Blease 1539, Thomp son 4, Smith 1555, McCown 1353, Lyon 1 543. Jen ri ' 1548, Swearlngen 1478, Moore 1549, Hampton 1547. E.icn ot uic lour members received 1CG3 voles and R. iE. Copes 1412. CLEMSON GETS BIG MONEY. The Fertilizer Tag Tax Rons Up Into a Big Sum. During the past year there were 843,334 tons of fertilizer and 140, '705 tons'of cotton seed me?i used by the farmers Of the State, according'to a report submitted Saturday by Clem son College to -the department of ag J rlculture. This is a total tonnage of 1976,039 tons, which is valued at approximately ?20,0O0;O0O,- taking the average price per ton for last year as. a basis. Clemson College derives a tax of 25 cents on every ton of fertilizer sold In the State and will ? receive approximately $250,000 this year. It is expected that there will be a meas ure Introduced In the general assem bly asking that the number of schol arships be increased for the institu tion. The State farmers' uniou plac ed itself on record as favoring the increase of scholarships.' Inasmuch as the farmers pay this entire tax, it does seem ? to uj Ld&t their sons should get more benefit from Clemson College than they do. The agricultural scholarships estab lished by the Herbert bill should be doubled in number, nad:if i.eo *sary to enable bright po-r boys wo :;??' t?> Clemson, the money value of these scholarships should be inci'-asea. LIST OF LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangeburg Tost Oflhv. The following is the list of letters remaining in the Orangeburg To^i Office for the week ending Nov. lbth. Persons calling for same will please say that they are advertised: Cauiel Baislck. Mrs. Mamie Byrd. Waymon Bowden. A. D. Carter. E. D. Connor. Julia Davis. Sidney Eastern. Jlmmie Felder. Lillie Govan. ?Frances Jones. Mrs. Isreal Jones. Alma Lou's. Lemuael Louis. * Freddie McDaniel. Myers Mo ten. W. G. Scott. Philip Shuler. . Mrs. Anna Shewer. Daisy S. Penn. fPercy Still. < Asbury Summers. Maggie Thomas. ? W. M. Wane. Dr. . G. Wooley. Henry Zeklin. STOMACH FEEDS FINE. Two Mi-o-na Tablets Drive A.vay Dis tress from Stomach. 'Get a 60 cent box of MI-O-NA tablets at J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., today and learn for yourself how easy it is to put your out o'f ordsr stomach In perfect condition. Mi-o-na stomach tablets give In stant relief?and do more. They build up the stomach so quick ly that In a few days belching, sour ness, heartburn, heaviness, billions ness, headache and dizziness will dis appear. Mi-o-na stomach tablets are guar anteed by J. G. Wannamaker to cure Indigestion and all stomach Ills, or money back. "I have had trouble with my stom ach for two years. I tried every thing I heard of. Mi-o-na stomach tablets! did me more 'than $25.00 worth of good. They are the best in the world.''?Dennis "Stephen, Cou dersport, Pa., Feb. 1. Fifty cents for a large box of Mi o-na at J. G. Wannamaker .Mfg. Co. and druggusts everywhere. W. Hoyt's Locals. The Bale of watches and clocks !s still going on and there is still 200 to he sold. And must be positively gotten rid of by the l?t of January. Never in the history of this town have there been such bargains offered before. Come and see them and be convinced at No. 3 Broughton St. Now is the time to buy a watcn or a clock. Call and see them at No. 3 Broughton Street. (Repairing of watches' and clocks a specialty at greatly reduced prices by w. Hoyt at No. 3 Broughton St No trouble In showing goods and inform you of the true qualify at same time the wonderful reduced prices by W. Hoyt, No. 3 Broughton St. Stores Will Close. Thanksgiving Day will be a holi day in Orangeburg this year more generally than it has ever been. All the public offices, the banks and most of the sterre sssc^'t the drug stores will be closed. Practically no bus iness will be transacted here that day. This is as it should be. It will do us aU good !c quit work one day, and render thanks to the giver of all good for His manifold mercies and blessings. Eciipse of the Moon. There was a total eclipse of the moon last night, which was witness ed by millions of people in different parts of the United States. The moon rose in partial eclipse, which became total abnnt S?ven n'Hnr-l.- ntwl ramaltj ed total about one hour. An eclipse oT the moon is caused by ihe earti? passing between the sun and the moon and shutting off the sunlight which is reflected by the moon's sur face. Slightly Improved. It will be good news to tne many friends of Dr. T. A. Jeffords, who is in a hospital at Columbia, that he has slightly improved since the oper ation he underwent on last Friday. The hope Is Indulged that the Doc b r 1 111 .scon be out of danger and weli on the way to complete recovery. AN ORDINACE. To Amend Chapter V of the Revised Ordinances of the. City of Orange burg, Ratified the Sixth Day of July, A. D., 1001. Ite It ordained by the Mayor and ? Aldermen of the City of Orahge ?burg, In Council Assembled:' That Chapter V of the Revised Or dinace of the City of Orangeburg, relating to'"placing of Garbage and Other Matter on the Streets," i>e, and it he same is hereby amended as follows: Strike out Sections 67 and 68 of said Chapter of said Ordinances and insert in lieu thereof the following Sections: Section 67. That from and Imme diately after the passage of this Or dinance It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant or occupant of build ings", houses,' stores or \rarehouses, not situated on Russell street from Broughton street to Doyle'- street, having yards or enclosures, to keep within "their yards'or premises, a box or other receptacle, the Barue to' be not more than thirty inches in height, nor more than eighteen in ches in dianiater, In which shall be deposited all paper, d}irt, carrion, garbage and rubbish of every de scription; the boxes, barrels or oth er receptable, containing the paper, dirt, rubbish, garbaie," etc., must be placed by the owner, tenant or oc cupant ?f the premises at the edge of the sidewalk In front of his, h'er or their respective prrperties, so as not to obstruct the putter or drain on all streets North of R?sseli Street before the' hour of 7 o'clock, a. m., on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days, and on1 all stfeet3 South of Russell Street before the hours of i o'clock a. m., on Tuesdays,-Thurs days and Saturdays. PROVIDED, that such receptacle containing such paper,' dirt, rubbish, garbage, etc., may be placed as aforesaid, on the preceeding afternoon, not earlier than 5 o'clock. Seotlon 68. The owners, tenants and occupants of houses, tenements, stores and warehouses, fronting on \ Russell Street, between Broughton J Street andDoy le Street, are hereby required to place each day, Sunday's excepted, before the hour of eight o'clock a. m. at the ed:e of the side walk in front of his, her or their respective properties, so as not to obstruct the gutter or drain, such boxes, barrels or other receptacle as shall contain the paper, dirt, rubbish and garbage, which may accumulate in said houses, itenements, stores, or premises, for removal by the said City Carts. The receptacles pro vided for In this Section shall be of the same dimensions as those re quired by Section 67. Section 68-A. It shall be unlaw ful for any occupanii. of a building to sweep into or deposit in any street 1 of the City, any psiper, 'trash or rub bish of any kind, whatsoever, but the same shall be deposited in boxi-a, barrels or receptacles as heretofore provided, for removal by the Street Department. It shall be unlawful for any person to empty, place or deposit any slops or waste water, of any kind whatsoever, into any of ithe Street inlets or surface drainage of the said City. Section 68-B. It shall be unlaw ful for any person or persons other than ithe owner or the scavenger em ployed by the City, In any manner to Interfere with any of the said box es, barrels or receptacles, so put upon the sidewalk as above provided. Section 68-C. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to distri bute, spread or scatter hand bills, pesters, advertisements or any other paper or cards, scraps of paper or other rubbish, upon the sidewalks or streets of this city, or to scar.er or place in heaps on the sidewalks or in the streets, any trees, or cut 'lings from trees, shrubbery, weeds, leaves or trash, the City Carts will only remove such material as stated in Sections 67 and G8, and only that which is deposited in 'the proper re ccptatacles and placed upon the side walk upon the days, and before the hours, hereinbefore stated and pro vided. Section G8-D. Any person or per sons who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall upon conviction before the Mayor or acting Mayor of the said City, be fined not exceeding One Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned, with or witherhout labor, on the streets and ways of the said City, for a period of time not exceeding thirty (30) days for each and every offense. Section C8-E. That all Ordinances or parts or Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are herehy re noaled. Done and ratified in City Council, ait the City of Oran;eburg, South Carloina, t ;is eleventh day of Nov ember, A. D., 1010, J. W. H. DUKE3, Mayor of the City of Orangeburg. ATTEST: L. H. Wannamakcr, City Clerk and Treasurer. >:e\V stork COTTON REPORT. j January. March. May. Open. Close. .1-1.28 14.3G-37 .14.42 3 4.T.1-.-,:] .14.54 14.G4-6.) Dec-ember.1 4.3 p 14.41-43 Local spots?14 ccn!s. Receipts at Orangeburg. Tuesday. 28 Wednesday. S5 Fined for Cruelty. Sam Whaley, a negro, was tried before Magistrate E. C. Mann Monday at St. Matthews on a charge of creul ty to animals. A verdict of guilty was rendered, and the case being one of unusual aggravation, a fine of $100 or thirty days was imposed. Whaley promptly paid the fine. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. I'ICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN Bl OUR REPORTERS. What la Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. The weather got decidedly colder yesterday. AH the latest magazines and week lies on sale at Sims Book Store. The Socialist candidate for govern or, Thompson, poled four vote3 in this county in the recent election. iMiss Elize Izlar Is at home for a few days visiting her father. She is a'student at the College for Women in Columbia. Sims Book Store has reduced the prices on all popular copyright fic tion from 60 to 50 cents. See their advertisement of page two. Orangeburg is not particularly in terested in the Methodist Annual Conference) as Presiding Elder Smitn and Pastor Bays are certain to be returned. Col. Coward's speech of welcome on hehalf of the city to the ladies attending the Conference of D. A. R. at the courthouse Tuesday evening was a gem. A new and dangerous counterfeit of the $1 silver certificate has been discovered. As that Is abouit ttie size of the bills we handle'most we 3hall be on our.guard. Hhere has been two false alarms of fire sent In recently. The parties sending them in may look upon It as fun, hut If they get caught they will change their tune. 'Mr. James M. Moss, of Cameron, is one of the nine trustees elected to control the Evening News, Colum bia's new paper, which will be Issued about the first of January next. Mssrs. R. Fulton Dukes, Cecil Cul ler, Chas. W. Culler, Edgar Culler, Hampton Culler, Thos. Smith and M. E. Matthewg attended the automobile races at Savannah on last Saturday. Richardson, the colored preacher who ran against Lever as the Repub lican candidate for Congress, only polled 67 votes In this county. He has wisely concluded not to contest the election. The Little Cosy Theato will give a benefit Friday for the Young People Juvenile Society of the Methodis: Church. A portion of the /proceeds go to that society. Take the pictures in by all means on that day. Five Republican veters cast their votes at Holly Hill for Aaron P. Pre leau, who ran as the Republican can didate for congress In the first dis trict. Hnily Hilly used to be In the first district, but it now is in the seventh district. 'Orangeburg has as courteous and accommodating a lot of mail carriers there are 'to be found In the St-at*. As a matter of fact, the same may be said of every official connected with the postoffice, from Postmaster Web ster down to ithe lowest. The Ladies Aid iSocIety of the Cam eron M. E. Church will serve a din ner and oysters on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a. m. until 8 p. m., for the benefit of the parsonage. Come and get a good Thanksgiving Dinner for 25 cent3. Also oyster3 In every styl?. lOrangeburg surrendered to the ladies attending the Conference of the Daughters of the American Revo lution without firing a gun. What is more, she heartily welcomes them to her hearts and homes and feels honored at having them as her guests for a short season. National Thanksgiving. At all times and under all condi tions we have much to be thankful for. but Thanksgiving Da;- this year will appeal with additional force to all gcod citizens and especially Dem ocrats for they all have much to be specially thankful for. Roosevelt's new nationalism the concentration of great wealth, which under the Con stitution is reserved to the people of the several states?is buried with its author under an avalanche of op posing vites. For such a signal fa vor, supreme thanks should be given. The standpatters have bsen det'ea:e.l and a people's Congress, pledged to tariff revision downward, has been given power to carry out the pledge; for this everyone, high or low, rich or poor, should give thanks. Hon est and patriotic Republicans have helped us Democrats to gain a great victory to the end that equal rights t:> all and special privileges to none may bo the law of the land, and for this both will join in giving thanks. Doings at Rausdulc's Removal Sale. The greatest sale ever held in Or angeburg. The crowd was more than we could serve. These who have not attended should come at once. We have put on more force so don't stay away. The sale is just getting In full blast. We have pleiv.y of bar gains left. The specials for this wecK will be as follows: Red belts 12c, corsets 10c. pins 1c a paper, hair pins lc a package, socks 4 an I Sc. ladies hose Sc, childrens hose Sc pearl buttons :!c, curtain poles S ?. boss supporters 12c, ladies black gloves 12c, ladies handkerchiefs 2c. toilet soap 2c cake, emroideri'S 4c. val lacs If and .'!c, men's rain coats ! $2.4S. ladies lonvr coals $."? D.S. larfVa black petticoats 68. So many good things we could mention, but cine and space is precious, so come and see. J. C. RansJale. Ayci'S and Williams Locals. A complete line of Field Seeds ? Cpts, Wheat. Rye, Vetch, Rape. Clov " -^nd Alfalfa at Ayers and Wil liams. ?uuO bushels of bright selected Seed Oats and the price Is the cheap est in years at Ayers and Williams. WANTED S OLD SHOES WE will pay 50 cents a pair next week for your Old Shoes, pro vided you will wear them into our store and purchase a pair of our shoes. Orangeburg and Rowesville, S. C -HEADQUARTERS FOR Buggies, Surries, Harness, Wagons, Lap Robes, | Wi ips. It will pay you to see me before buying. Elloree, S. C. sgivmg Coming in Every Day -AT - * OUR THANKSGIVING DELIVERIES will be as prompt as our groceries are good We can say nothing better than that. Most of the things you'll ncd can just as well be brought now, how ever. So why not order today. We have everything for the feast from soup to desert. Cram Berries, Mince Meat, Plum Pudding, Celery, Sara t< ga Chips Figs, Dates, Raisins, Currents, Citron, Fiuit Cake, Maple Syrup, Pickled Salmon, bhelled Almonds, AprJes, Oranges, ?ananas, Coroa Nuts, Grapes, Grape Fruit, and a full line of High Quality Goods for your THANKSGIVING DINNER. See our line before you buy and you will not be disappoint ed in a single item for that great feast on fnanksgiving Day. one 15 TT3 We have several good second hand Pianos ranging in price from $25.09 to $100.01), ;md twenty second hand )rgn?q r>n?rinr in price from $10.00 to $.40.00. ??ilher of wiiich Is worch'hree times wiiat -we ask for them. These instruments must be sold to make room for new stock. Como quick and get a Bargain. THE MARCH ANT MUSIC CO. ? SHARP If you would buy a piano that's en titled to that noble name, else you may B flat in making a wrong purchase. From these makes, Knabe Kranick & Bach or Haines Bros., you may safely select one that will be true in tone, sound as tomateiial and build?a de light to ear and eye alike. Pay for it almost as you like?of course a cer tain sum "down." IUSIC CO.