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\ \ Personal Mention. 1 ?Mr. W. S. Miley was in town yesier- day. * ?Mr. D. H. Counts, of Laurens, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. W. H. Kearse, of Denmark, was in town yesterday. " ?Mr. H.J. Ritter, of the Kearse section, was in the city yesterday. * ?Mr. T. L. Pearlstine, of Allendale, ... spent Sunday in the city. * ?Mr. Henry Ckitty, of the Kearse section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. W. D. Bennett, of Colleton coun- s ty, was in the city yesterday. ] ?Mr. J. C. Breland, of the Kearse , section, was in the city Monday. 1 ?Post Offiec Inspector A. J. Knight , spent Sunday here with relatives. **? T T fntlii-on r\f tVio T*. h rtl fl T ft fc I "JJLi U JJ, VUliUlrtU, Vfc wuv v.? section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Maj. Havelock Eaves, of Columbia, spent Sunday and Monday in the city. ^ ?John R. Bellinger, Esq., spent Tues- 1 day in Barnwell on professional business, j ?Mrs. E. J. Boland, of Springfield, is on ] a visit to the family of Hon. H. C. Folk. ^ ?Mrs. Hamilton, of Charleston, is on a 3 % visit to her daughter, ^ Mrs. C. R. Brab- : ham, Jr. ' ] ?Mr. J. E. Chandler, principal of the Govan school, was in the city last , i Saturday. ?Messrs. B. B. and W. P. Bishop, of the , Ehrhardt section, were in the city last ^ Saturday. ' j ?Mr. John H.< Cope spent Sunday and Monday in Spartanburg on a visit to his 1 ; - wife and son, Glenn. J ?Mrs. Florence Zeigler, of the Cope 1 section, visited the family of her father, 1 - Mr. D. F. Hooton, the past week. 1 ?Mrs. H. G. Sheridan went to Bishop- * ville. last week to attend a missionary < meeting. She returned Monday morning, i ?E. T. LaFitte, Esq., spent Tuesday at Olar on professional business. He was 1 winding up the estate of the late S. L. < gpji'f' Morris. ?Miss Lena Hiers, Mrs. Cqunts's nrw ] milliner, arrived in town last Wednes- . day, and is boarding with Mr. Sam j ] ?jg* Harrison. , ?Miss Eva Peeples. of Estelle, and Miss Sudie Ruth, of Varnville, visited the-family of Mr. D. F. Hooton here the past week. ?Mrs. W. J. Faulkner, of Augusta, who spent the summer here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bellinger, returned to her home last Thursday. ?Mr, and Mrs. J. R. Owens, of Charleston, spent Sunday here. They came up to attend the funeral, of Mrs. Rice, v"- who was the mother of Mrs. Owens. V Coffins and caskets for sale by Simmons & Kinard, under Johnson's Hotel. Sweet potatoes at Moye's. Fruits of all kinds at Moye's. ! . Charleston'sGala Week. ; . Y . The fireworks display during the *celebration of the Charleston Greater Gala .Week, November 5 to 10, which is to be ip; done by Paine, of New York, will be the - -' - finest of its kind ever shown in the South. Y . v In*fact, it will equal the great display given in New York harbor on the occasion of the first election of William Mc/Kinley as president of the United States. * The harbor of Charleston offering practi* ~ cally the same conditions as does the ' .upper harbor of New York, gives a pyrotechnistlike Paine opportunities which he never fails to take advantage of. There are the wonderful effects which can be obtained with water fireworks, the floating beacons, diving devils, prismatic fountains, fiery geysers, flying fish and submarine torpedoes. Each has its peculiar charm and all ai? fascinating. The aerial wort ror sucn an occasion : - most be of the heaviest kind, not such as is sold in the stores fpr ordinary disbi plays, but the kind-which Pain manufack, tures for his big sho s, such as are given at Manhattan Beach, which has been made famous for the last thirty years as the home and producing house of Pain's great spectacles. The set pieces, which will be quite - numerous for such an occasion, for set 'v pieces are not as a rule used in aquatic dfeplays, have been selected with great care by the executive committee and will sure give satisfaction. A number of Pain's special representatives will be on ^ . hand to handle the great show and everything on the elaborate programme will be given. An old lady made a visit to the neighbor's up the road, where her prolonged V calls had made her something like a bore. Finally she said to one of the children, "Tommy, I am going home in a little while, and I want you to go a little piece of the way with me " Tommy immediately replied, "Can't do it cause we're going VP have dinner as soon as you leave.' MONEY TO LOAN j On farming-lands! Easy terms,reasonable interest rates and long * terms. Will take up mortgages or negotiate new loans/.*.Y.Y.Y J. ALDRICH WYMAN ATTORNEY.AT.LAW Examination of Titles a Specialty Office upstairs next to Bamberg Banking Co i|w P RILEY I; o FIRE, LIFE I o ACCIDENT X h tlNSUPANCEl' ' < BAMBERG, - - S. C. ^ J MONEY 12 LOAN 1 Oa farming lands. Long time. e k No commission charged. Bor- s rower pays actual cost of per- t fecting loan. For further in- h formation address John B. Palmer & Son, p Box 282. Columbia, S. C. a ~~ d Dr. 0. D. Faust I dentist 1 BAMBERG, S. C. t OFFICE IN FOLK BUILDING tl > 'i.% . .'i ' kkk k-k'kifkick'kAifk'kick'kkkii^kkAy^ * J i Some Theories i I And a Bear Trap jf fc * K * X By C. B. LEWIS * X * X * ? Copyright, 1G06, by M. M. Cunningham J WW ????????????***** Uncle Peter Scott, farmer on the outskirts of the village of Hillside, had lost his good wife, and bis daughter Jennie kept house for him. He had got to be fifty years old and finicky, while she had got to be twenty* and was called one of the nicest girls in Adams county. Tom Barlow, the youngest of ibe village merchants, agreed with all others. He had driven out to see Jennie on half 1 dozen occasions on Sunday afternoons, and it was whispered around iiat a marriage would come of it. The father had scratched his head and said nothing, but in his own mind he had regarded it as a good match. All was going well when an interruption suddenly occurred. Mr. Barlow lealt in hoes, rakes and shovels as well is in dry goods and groceries. Uncle Peter bought a hoe of him and started Into the cornfield one morning to make the dirt fly. The hoe pleased him, the lir was balmy and the corn was knee nigh and still growing. He was humming to himself and wondering how long before he would lose Jennie when ne pulled over a sod with his hoe and aught sight of a big fat mole underneath. The life or death of that mole had little to do with the future prosperity >f Adams county, but Uncle Peter lumped in with intent to slaughter. He made three or four blows with the hoe md finally one tremendous blow. The mole was immolated, but at the same :ime the handle of the hoe was broken md the old man fell forward and nlowed his nose into the ground. He ?ot up mad. He was mad at the mole, :he hoe and himself, and he jumped up md dewm and used cuss words. One does not remain mad at himself ? -a a- -I retry long. ?ie nnas some one eise to )Iame for the wliole thing. In this ?ase Uncle Peter put the calamity on he shoulders of Mr. Barlow. He had ;old him a hoe handle that was weak n the back?sold it with intent to de'raud and deceive. Uncle Peter had >old short tons of hay more than once. >ut when any one cheated him he looked upon it as a wrong to all humanity, le was near the roadside fence when le massacred the mole, and he had' iust got the dirt out of his mouth after he fall when a man he knew came Iriving along in his buggy. He naturally asked what was the natter, and the old man cut loose. He railed the merchant a cheat, fraud and jwindler and vowed by the whiskers )f his ancestors that/he would never, lever buy aught more of him. He vanted his words repeated, and they vere.. When the father went up to the louse after another hoe and the daugh:er asked what was the matter be had nore to say about the merchant and (omething particular to say to her. He nade more fuss about that broken hoe landle than the county commissioners lad in building a bridge over Goose .'reek, and he ended off with: "Now, you gal, Hsten to me. If that swindler ever sets foot on my land ig1n I'll c-r-u-s-h him as I would a-a-a nouse!" Jennie argued and protested and ried to soothe, but the father was oblurate. He told her of the message le had ,sent to town, and she wrote a ew lines of excuse to Mr. Barlow and lent them by a passing boy. That afternoon several persons had several heories to advance to themselves. Uncle Peter held to his anger. His heory was that Mr. Barlow would Lrive out in the evening and try to get peech with Jennie and seek to excuse lis disgraceful conduct in selling for 5 cents a hoe not worth a dime. Jennie's theory was tnat the merhant would drive, out with half a dozm hoes in his buggy and tell her faher to take them all, but/she'feared he result The old man was mad all hrough, and it always took him at east a week to get over one of his fits. )ld Mrs. Dayis, who lived just across he road, beard something about the ?roken hoe, and her theory was that here would be a row of some sort and hat she would be there to hear and o see. The merchant didn't have any paricular theory. He simply made up his Qind to drive out to Uncle Peter's and ell him to come in and help himself o hoes, 4 rakes and shovels without tint ? Nothing further of moment happened luring the day. It was after supper rhea Uncle Peter was milking the >rindle cow that he got another thery. It might have worked well had tot his daughter observed him half an lour later oiling up the springs of a ear trap that had hung in the barn for be last twenty years. Then she got a ,ew theory. Her father hoped and inended that some pne should walk into bat trap. It must be the man who old him the deceptive hoe that he was lying for. Old Mrs. Davis kept her ye on the Scott homestead between undown and dark, and, though no ragedy took place, she turned to her usband and said: "Andrew, something is goin' to hap en. I feel it in my bones. Pve got theory that there's goin' to be awful oin's across the road tonight" Father and daughter sat on the porch ill the clock struck 9, and then the girl rose and entered, the house to go to ed. That was his chance. He Jumpd down on the grass and ran for his ear trap and set it just inside the gate r.d ten minutes later was winding up be clock with an innocent expression 1 of countenance calculated to deceivt the cat. "Now, why did father linger be hind?" asked Jennie of herself as she went upstairs, and. poking her heac out of a front window, she saw hin engaged in some nefarious business or the path?something that she investi gated fifteen minutes later anc dragged to one side on the lawn. The merchant had been detained. H< had also forgotten that farmers re tired to their beds when the hens wenl to roost. It was 10 o'clock when he came driving out. Jennie beard bin coming and walked down the ro^d tc meet him. Knowing her father as she did, she knew that a present of c dozen new hoes that night would no1 suffice to soothe his injured feelings It would be best to notify Mr. Barlow of this fact and turn him back and say good night. At about the hour mentioned above Uncle Peter roused up out of a doze with a new theory. It was to the el feet that some lightning rad mei might come along in the v;' C anc -seek to arouse the house for mdgingf and step into that waiting bear trap He was about to get up when he re membered that a man of lightning bac cheated him out of $10 five years be fore, and he therefore decided not tc budge. He had just come to this de cision when old Mrs. Davis said: "Andrew, I'm goin' to get up and g< over to Scott's." "What fur?" he dreamily asked. "I've got a theory that Uncle Petei has hung himself in the wood shed." "Nonsense!" "Don't say 'nonsense' to me. #I nevei had a theory yet that didn't turn oui right I'm goin' right over there, anc if you hear me yell out you'll kno-? what has happened." She partly dressed and left the house Jennie and Mr. Barlow and the horse and buggy were not so far away tha she could not have made them out hac she been less occupied with her theory but as it was they escaped her notice The wood shed to every well regulatec house is in the rear. It was so in th< case of the Scott home. To reach i ^ T%ln V?o/^ fA loorra fha UiU. Jll a* JL/av w uau iv ivu t v ujv path, and she hadn't made above tei steps when there was a scream and i long drawn yell to freeze the blood o: all hearers. Uncle Peter heard it as h* was beginning to dream of broken ho* handles and fat moles, and he jumpec out of bed. Old Mr. Davis* heard it as he dozec and wondered about theories, and ou of bed he came with his hair trying t< stand on end. Jennie and Mr. Barlov heard it and started forward with ex clamations of alarm, and thus it hap pened that the four reached old Mrs Davis at about the same time. Sh< had been caught in the bear trap, o: course. In leaving the path she ha< stepped fairly into it, and as the jawi came together she felt, as she saic afterward, that the last day had com* and she was ready to sail away. There was an exciting time for th< next ten minutes. The poor old womai was frightened half to death, and i good deal bruised by the teeth of th* trap, and while she was being carriet across the road her husband was an nouncing his determination to have sat isfaction under the law. Uncle Pete realized that his theory had failed, an( Jennie and Mr. Barlow had been dis covered conspiring, as It were. I wasn't until the victim had been pu to bed, her hurts attended to by a doc tor and her husband calmed down b: a promise that the right thing shoulc be done that Uncle Peter turned on th< young folks *and demanded: "Well, what you got to say about al j this?" "Nothing, father*" answered Jennie. "Nothing, Mr. Scott," added the mer chant. "Wall, I dunno as I have, either," ob | served the mole killer, as he Jogged lnt< the house and left the others at th< gate to talk things over. One of tbe Family. j "Are you the editor that takes ir the society news?' Inquired the caller an undersized man, with a timid, ap pealing look on his face. "Yes, sir," replied the young man a1 the desk. "I can take in any kind ol news. What have you?" "Why, it's this way," said the caller lowering his voice: "My wife gaVe a swell party last night, and I'm willing to pay to have this report of the affaii put In your paper." "We don't charge anything for publishing society notes," observed the young man at the desk, taking the proffered manuscript and looking ii over. "That's all right" was the reply, "You dont understand. I wrote this up myself, and I put in a line or two that says, 'Mr. Halfstick assisted his distinguished wife in receiving the guests.' That's the way I want it to go in, and I don't care if it costs $5 a line. I want my friends to know, by George, that I still belong to the family!" Not Soon Enough. ' A man who is now one of the leading members of the Stock Exchange was rather wild in his youth, which is not an exclusive characteristic of this member of the Stock Exchange. But this man was a favorite with his mother and generally called on her to help him out of his scrapes, and she usually responded freely, even lavishly. On one occasion, however, when his demands had been especially frequent and extravagant it was with considerable trepidation that, on discovering himself "the morning after" in a distant city and picked as clean as a new fledged sparrow, he penned the following heart moving appeal, to be sent C. 0 D.: "Send $50 and save disgrace." His worst fears were realized when, an hour later, he received the reply from his mother, "Too late."?New York Tribune. KLAUBER L * 1 Is showing the Most Complete Line of Gents' [ and Ladies' Furnishings ever shown in Bam= here* countv and at the riu-ht nrices : : : I O O K ) I, : Below We Mention A Number of Specials r STAPLES . % j Brown and Blue Check Homespun, 5c yard [ 10c Outings 84c yard 25c Jeans ; 18c yard | 1 7c Sea Island .' oc yard * 8c Sea Island 6c yard ? 124c Bed Tick 10c yard 10^4 Bleach Sheeting 234c yard [ DRESS GOODS 52 inch Broadcloth at 79c, $1.00, $1.5(\ $2.00 yard > 52 inch Mohair in Gray, Black, Brown, Red and Navy 50c yard 42 inch Silkene Mohair, Gray, Blue and Black ; $1.00 yard ) Plaid Suitings 124c, 20c, 25c, 50c and $1.00 yard Ladies' Underwear Gowns $1.00 to $2.00 each Underskirts :$i.uv 10 $z.vu eacn Corsets Covers !25c to50c Silks Silks ' $ Black Guaranteed 36 inch Taffeta 75c yard Ladies Skirts and Suits Just in Come in and See Them Agent For Ladies Home Journal Patterns . Men's Wear The Greatest Line of "GRIFFON BRAND" Suits and Cravanettes ever shown. Prices $5.00 to $20.00. Iw. A. KLflUBER : Remember H. C. Folk r Wants Your Business and Is Pre1 pared t^ Serve you as few Others are. ~t He Has the Qoods You" Want and, t you can Save Money by Visiting His Store and Getting Prices Before you j Make Your Pall Purchases jt jt ' QUALITY COUNTS AS flUCH AS PRICE 1 At Folk's Both Quality and Prices are Right Here Are Some Things We Want You To See Magnificent display of Ladies' Dress Goods, Silks, Laces and Embroideries. Ladies', Children's, Men's and Boys' Hosiery and 1 Underwear in almost endless variety ' Men's and Boys' Clothing in Full Suits or Odd Pieces. o I Shoes for Everybody , Work Shoes, Dress Shoes, Heavy Shoes, Light Shoes, Boys' Shoes, Girls' t Shoes, Mens' Shoes and Ladies' Shoes, and all at prices not at all in keepr ing with the recent advance in price of all leather goods. Pl * Woman's Shoes Exclusive Agent // the prices of which [ for the Famous Ji never vary and are """ VT the same everywhere o?-? I Our Upstairs Department ? i Trunks, Satchels and Dressing Cases to please everybody. These together i with our magnificent display of Furniture, Mattings and Glass and Picture > Frames are up-stairs.t Ask to be shown through this department. You will be, surprised when you compare our prices with others. o GROCERIES Of almost every name and at Rock Bottom Prices DeSoto Flour and Swift & Co's. Famous Meats, Hams and Lard always ' on hand at closest market prices. i o Pittsburg Wire Fencing Carloads of Pittsburg Perfect Fencing in standard heights and styles constantly received. The best fence on the market and the prices are right. A Car Load of fine Red Rust Proof Seed Oats. Russell's Popular Farm Wagons?one and two horse?at prices as cheap as others sell ordinary wagons. o Come in and see us. We have what you want or can get it for you and save you money H. C. FOLK BAMBERG, .... SOUTH CAROLINA , I .-1.1; - - .* wt#i . ^4fcarSlat2ti-?-K ;3,Y v * Valuable Real Estate FOR SALE 5 shares Building and Loan Stock. 25 shares Bamberg Cotton Mills Stock. 20 shares Bamberg Oil Mill Stock. One two story brick building in the heart of business centre. Pays 10 per cent, on investment. 200 acre farm on road to Govau, G miles from Bamberg. Best farm iu the County. See me quick if you wish to buy something worth twice the money. 100 acre farm near Howell's mill. Rents for ?125.00. Price ?1,000. 1000 acre farm near the town of Bamberg. Make no inquiries unless you are able to buy something of rare value. Timbered lands for sale c Edisto river at rock bottom prices. One lot, 2$ acres, with two tenant houses, barn, five stalls, shed, and a good five-room dwelling. Cheap at $1,800. Twenty-four acres in Bamberg, under high state of cultivation, with growing pecan orchard. Fine residence site. Price $1,575. An excellent dwelling, good location, at West Denmark. Write for particulars. One acre lot with 6 room cottage on Railroad Avenue. Delightful location. Price $1,600. If acre lot with cottage, situate on Midway street near Carlisle Fitting School. This is an excellent bargain. Price $2,250. ' 117 acre farm one mile from Bamberg. Well improved with barb wire fencing all around. The timber is worth the price. Price $4,000. 300 acre farm in Buford Bridge township, well improved with new dwelling, etc. Price $4,500.00. 400 acre farm, five miles from Bamberg. Rare bargain. $6,000 00. A new residence with six rooms and bath and two tenant houses, with lot of one acre, on Railroad avenue. This is something to be desired. An unimproved lot on Churcb street, 60x200, near colored graded school. Price $150. One lot with cottage, situated on east prong of Main street." Rents $4.00 monthly. Price $400. An unoccupied lot adjoining residence occupied by H. M. Graham. - .*.Ji An unoccupied lot, 42? feet, on Bamberg or Main street, adjoining lot of W. P. * ruiey. ouiwuic iui uusmcss uuuw ux warehouse. One acre with good residence, east prong of Bamberg street. The house is worth more than the price of the whole. That lot with cottage known as the x Graddick place, east prong of Main > street. If you wish a paying investment see me before it is sold. - ^ That business lot corner Bamberg and . v Elm streets adjoining G. Frank Bam- \ berg's stable lot. - The most valuable ~ r business property in Bamberg. vjjg Three unimproved lots on street in rear of colored graded school, at remarkably low figures^ |5 110 acre farm five miles south of Bamberg. Good place. Price and terins easy. 136-acre farm six miles from Bamberg. The timber worth price of place. An excellent farm between Bamberg and Denmark. Don't write or see me unless you have the money. A good cottage with large lot on Car- I lisle street. Price $1,300. Various building lots i j all sections of the town and other farm property for sale. , If you wish to buy anything, or if yon have any property for sale, let me sell it for you. * ' / Vacant lots for sale in desirable portion of this growing town. Come and see me if you are really interested. I am very busy but can talk to you on business, H. M. GRAHAM, * ' Real Estate Agent J). J. DELE 1 Has in stock a nice line of Open and Top Buggies, and Harness for sale cheap. He is agent for Bickford & Hoffman's Celebrated Grain Drill, the Woodruff Hay Press, and Deering Harvesting Machinery. Also Cbnducts a First-class /*, REPAIR SHOP and builds anything on wheels to order. Now is the time to have your buggy repaired and painted to look and last as good as new. Horseshoeing a Specialty RUNS A Grist Mill on Saturdays I have also added a FIRST-CLASS RICE MILL and will grind on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I have also just put in a .4 Hood Year Tire Setting Machine j* and can now put on rubber tires and repair Bicycle Buggies in Factory Style. IJ.MLl TRESPASS NOTICE. Our lands are posted. No trespassing of any kind allowed. Persons hunting * birds are forbidden from entering upon ' our lands, also agents of all kinds. G J Hiers, J C Hiers, W R Hiers, Jacob H Carter, S P Cbisolm, J H A Carter, / Jno R Carter, * J C McKenzie, I W Carter, M H Smith & Sons, G TV ClaytoD, TV I Carter, Estate W" H Carter, J Wms Carter, W \r dorter A r. c.artf>r C R McMillan, C F Rentz. 1 DR. G. F. HAIR. DENTAL SURGEON, Bamberg, S. C. In office every day in the week. Graduate of Baltimore College of Dental Sur-, gery, class 1892. Member of S. C. Dental" Association. Office next to bank. - 11