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Hamburg Strralh ? Thursday, Oct. 12,1911. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. We understand that Mr. E. P. Allen will move into the house opposite the cotton mill, now occupied by Mr. # Geo. H. Smoak and family, and that Mr .Smoak will move back to his house near Mr. H. J. Brabham's. A letter from Mr. M. Herbert Varn tells us to send his paper to Atio ha^ir at the dental X<XJJL UX, ao IB uwv? W? -? college for another term. He says the subscription price of The Herald should have been raised long ago. The long distance telephone booth, at the Peoples Drug Co. has been connected up and is now in service. It is a great convenience, as it is entirely automatic. You drop your money in the slot and talk wherever you want to, without the trouble of i going down to the central office. Mr. F. M. Simmons sold his house and lot in town last week to Mr. S. W. Sandifer. The house is now occupied by Mr. L. M. Ayer and family. We understand that Mr. Sandifer will move to to^n, and that his mother, who owns the place next to the one sold, will also return to town and occupy her house. Mrs. Sandifer's house is now occupied by Mr. W. G. Hutto and family. We are very much gratified at the number of new subscriptions received recently, which shows that the people generally want the news and therefore pay $1.50 for The Herald. I Our subscription list, always in a healthy condition, is in better condition than ever, with no "dead heads , on it. Ask most anybody in Bamberg county and they will tell you The f , Herald goes into their home. Among the weddings of next week will be that of Miss Lily N. Eisenmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van A. Eisenmann, to Mr. George Hammond Bamberg, of Bamberg, S. C., which will take place in St Luke's church. It is pleasing to Miss Eisenmann's friends here to know that she will not leave Charleston to make her home," Mr. Bamberg having a business position here. They will reside . at No. 94 Church street.?Charles. ton Evening Post. The Insurance and. Real Estate Journal, published by the Southern Life & Trust Co., at Greensboro, N. C., in its last issue had an interesting write-up of Mr. H. M. Graham, along with his picture. Mr. Graham represents that company in this I section, and the article calls mm tne ninety-day wonder, for he sends in $100,000 worth of business during . the year and does it in ninety days. It says the people just wait on Mr. Graham for life insurance, and that he is one of the greatest hustlers of the company. The ad. of this company will be found in The Herald. The Herald has received from Mr. H. W. Herndon a cash subscription of $2.00 to the Confederate monument fund. Joe Maree and Frank Kearse, two negroes, were arrested by Chief Hand Sunday for fighting and disorderly conduct. They were tried by Mayor !smoaK Tuesday ana iouna guuty. Kearse wa9 fined $5.00 and Maree $3.00. Both paid up. It is very important" that all the Home Mission members attend the meeting next Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, as the delegate from this (the Bamberg auxiliary) and the district secretary will be present with a full report from the State meeting which convened at Greenwood this week. Visitors are cordially invited. Robbery Tuesday Night. Wednesday morning between 4 and 5 o'clock Mr. J. A. Byrd's store was entered, also Heywood Johnson's (colored.) It is thought that there were two robbers, and that the same two that entered Mr. Byrd's store entered Heywood Johnson's also. The robbers helped themselves to something to eat first ,and, from the condition of the store Wednesday morning, it looks as though these robbers were very choice in their wearing apparel, for they had made a thorough inspection of the shoes, having them piled all over the counter, also having picked out two suits of clothes. However they did not get off with anything but a few canned goods, which they ate in the store. The nightwatchman heard a noise, and, thinking it further down the street, passed Bvrd's store on the run. ^t is supposed that they became frightened when he passed. On the way back Chief Moody went behind the stores and found Byrd's store open but the rogues were gone. Heywood Johnson's store was entered through the front door, the lock being prized off. They tore up a slot machine hunting for money but were disappointed. They also went into the cash drawer, only getting two or three dollars. They got a watch and several other small articles from a premium board. Some canned goods were also taken. *This is all that has been missed so far. No doubt other things will be found missing later. There is no clue so far to the robbers, but the police are at work on the case. The robbers also entered the store of John Minnegan, colored, next door to Johnson's, and broke into a cash register and got about thirty dollars. Drink at the Bamberg Pharmacy fount next Tuesday and help swell the monument fund. * -A . . . ' V. --..- ' ' - ,V zM Barnwell Baptist Association. Dear Brethren: Dr. Derieux, corresponding secretary of State mission board, has just mailed me a notice stating that our Association up to first day of October has only sent up $331.69, leaving a balance (if we give what we are asked for) of $868.31. The State board has appropriated the sum of $575.00 for work in our Association, so that we are actually owing to the board $243.31. We loo* 11 ACQ AC T.of net 5CIVC Iftot jr vai mw not move backward, but make an heroic effort and meet this deficiency. Take up collections and forward at once. Fraternally, W. G. BRITTON, Clerk. Want Red Shirt History We have received the following letter which explains itself. These ladies are very anxious to obtain the red shirt history of Bamberg county, and we trust that some person who is familiar with this interesting part of our history will prepare the data and send it to Mrs. Richardson: Columbia, October 7, 1911. The ladies of "Wade ' Hampton Chapter" U. D. C. desire from your county, all the data and information concerning the red shirt history of your county. By giving this immediate attention, it will be appreciated. Send all information to Mrs. H. W. Richardson, Chairman, 1006 Barnwell Street, Columbia, S. C. ? Very Old Woman. Tuesday we talked with a negro woman who is said to be 102 years old. She was "Maum Ebbie" Jennings, and belonged to the Jennings family during slavery. The old woman is as bright as can be, and seems to be good for several more years of life. "Maum Ebbie" says that she was born near Cannon's bridge, in Orangeburg county, and lived in that section all of her life except ten years. Just before the war she was sold to a slave speculator who carried her to Arkansas, but she came back the third year of freedom, as Mrs. Cleckley sent her money to come home on. We asked the old woman something about her great great grand children, as her second son is now over seventy years old, and she told us that she had lots of descendants, some that she didn't even know. She has had v two husbands, both of whom are dead. The old woman is above the ordinary intelligence, and talks well and interestingly, showing that she is one of the oldtime "befah de wah" darkies who were raised by good white people. ANOTHER LYNCHING FEARED. Pennsylvania Mob Hot on Trail of Coatesville Girl's Assailant. Coatesville, Pa., Oct. 9.?Another lynching is threatened in this county, oo'+Vio raonlif nf o hrntol attaint marip CbSJ tuv i VOU4W v4 ? fcsA WVWA mtvvwvm auwww to-night upon Annie McElhaney, a student at the Coatesville High School, by an unknown negro. The populace has not been wrought to such a fever of excitement since the lynching of Zack Walker here, on Sunday, August 13. . This evening Miss McElhaney, the daughter of William McElhaney, a prosperous farmer, was on her way home from school, when she was attacked by a negro on the road leading from Cain to Mortonville. The girl fought her assailant until half of her clothing was torn from her body and just as she was being overpowered, Frank Winn, a farmer, came upon the scene. The negro frighten " * At t_ _ H TTTi ea oy me appruacn 01 wmii s wagvu, hurled his victim to the ground and, leaping the fence, darted' across Winn's meadows. Winn gave the alarm and in less than half an hour there was a score of farmers, all armed with shotguns, in hot pursuit. Late to-night the posse is scouring the country in the vicinity of where the attack occurred and there are open threats that if the negro is caught he will be shot down. Miss McElhaney's condition is serious. Besides suffering from the nervous shock incident to the attack, the girl was terribly bruised by the rough handling of the negro. When the negro caught the girl she struck him with her books, which she carried in a strap. This seemed to enrage him and he attacked her with the ferocity of a lion. Miss McElhaney defended herself as best she could, but was no match for her brutal assailant. m m m Exciting Town Election. There was an exciting town election in Blackville Monday of this week, which resulted in the election of Mr. A. B. Hair as mayor, with Messrs. Eugene Weissinger, G. A. Still, and others as aldermen. The town was much worked up over the whiskey question, as it is said there has been much whiskey sold there illegally. The prohibitionists got together and put out a ticket headed with Mr. Chas. Wilson for mayor, with some of the gentlemen named above as aldermen. Later another ticket was gotten out, which was also headed by Mr. Wilson. Then the prohibitionists demanded that he repudiate the use of his name in connection with the last ticket, and a misunderstanding arose which resulted in the prohibitionists taking Mr. Wilson's name on tneir ucKet ana suosuiuuug ivir. A. B. Hair. Interest was at fever heat, and one or more personal difficulties were narrowly averted. However, the election passed off without trouble, and the prohibition ticket won. ' The ladies of the town held prayer meetings on election day, praying for the success of the "dry" ticket. This was said to be a crcuial test for Blackville in the matter of enforcing of the law against the illegal sale of whiskey, and the mayor and council elected are determined to enforce the law. Other towns in this section could profit by Blackville's example. .... 'W.- .v *: ' ... Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and at night, by the pastor, Rev. O. J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, J. A. Hunter, superintendent. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. Woman's Missionary Society meets Wednesday afternoons after the second Sunday in each month. Sunbeam Band meets every two weeks on Friday afternoons. Monthly conference each fourth Sunday. Observance of Lord's Supper the first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. The Sunbeam Band had their annual meeting last Friday afternoon; a nice program was rendered by the children and an interesting report of the year's work and plans for the future was read. It was a little discouraging that so "few mothers were there to hear it. Both services were well attended last Sunday. Pastor Frier preached at both hours as usual. We appreciated a visit from the Carlisle Fitting School Sunday morning. We appreciated also a nice talk from Bro. O. F. Hunter, of Washington city, at the close of the Sunday-school. He told us something of one of the greatest Sunday-schools in the country and its work, that of the Calvary Baptist Sunday-school of Washington city. This is the school that Pastor Frier visited during his summer vacation. Our work for the associational year has been wound up, so far as contributions are concerned, to the various benevolent objects. Did each one of us do our part as we will wish we had when we stand before Him in final review, who will reckon with us as to our faithfulness in His service? Two more weeks will wind up the A??1 nf f Vi q nroaont I 111 I'll paswjlttl y cai ui pastor. Have we grown in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord? If not, who is to blame? Let these things remind us of the final reckoning time, concerning which our Lord has said, "Be ye ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. The subscription price of The Bamberg Herald is now $1.50 a year; 75 cents for six months; or fifty cents for thr^e months. This rate applies to all subscriptions which have expired as well as new' subscriptions. All subscriptions must be paid in advance, as we cannot afford to send the paper on credit. Please hftar this Jn mind, and in remit ting send $1.50 instead of one dollar. We cannot pay expenses at the one dollar rate, and a raise fn price was necessary. Ptomaine Poisoning. Miss Naomi Sandifer went to St. Charles, Lee county, last week to take charge of a school, and a few nights before schol was to open she was given a reception, at which fourteen persons were poisoned from eating ice oream. It was ptomaine poisoning, and while all were seriously ill for some days, they have about recovered. Miss Sandifer did not eat any of the cream, but the community was so torn up that she could not open her school, and she returned home. She may go back later. Fire at Oil Mill. * Last Thursday morning about four o'clock fire broke out in the linter room at the oil mill, and for a while the flames looked serious, but the fine sprinkler system soon had the fire under control, coupled with the water works of the plant. Some damage was done by th^ fire and water, but it is covered by insurance. The wisdom of equipping the plant for fighting fire was well manifested on this occasion, for with the magnificent equipment the mill has it is almost impossible for the plant to burn. While some cotton was burned in the fire most of the damage was done by water. A number of belts were ruined, and in consequence the mill had to shut down until Monday morning of this week. However, the time was utilized in grinding cake into meal. The loss will not amount to more than $300 or $400, which as stated, is fully covered by insurance. Short Train Wanted. A tew weens ago wnen superintendent Wassum was here, we discussed with him the matter of having the short train, which has been running from Blackville to Augusta during the tourist season, extended on to Bamberg. It will be remembered that a petition to this end was circulated last winter, but nothing came of it, as the train was taken j off soon afterward. Mr. Wassum! assured us that he would look into the matter, and seemed to look with favor on the proposition to extend the train at least to Bamberg. This train will not be put on until about the first of the year, but we feel very hrmofni that it -will start, at Bam- i berg instead of Blackville when it is put on. ! The Cotton Market. ' The price of cotton has gone down during the past week, in fact it has! been going down ever since the sea-j son opened. The price today) (Wednesday) is 9 1-8 cents the pound, and the receipts for the week are much lighter than usual. Many farmers are holding for higher prices. V.' S# M \ ' - t.~ .. . : , r.:% r,,-.': New Advertisements. A Rice?Don't Miss This Chance. G. W. Greene, Jr.?Buy a Hudson. The Millinery Store?Leading Styles, Best Values. Bamberg Furniture & Hardware Co. ?Announcement! Listen! vTbe Pastime Theater?Wanted. Bamberg Grocery Co.?Wanted. E. A. Hooton?Our First Showing of Hats and Suits a Perfect Success.^ H. C. Folk, Master?-Notice to Creditors. R. Cosby Newton?Farm Wanted. . 'Rubin & Peskin?We Are Ready for You. W. A. Klauber?Special Inducements at Klauber's. Protracted Meeting. Last Sundav Rev. W. H. Hodges, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, announced that a protracted meeting would begin in that church next Sunday. Rev. J. H. Graves will assist the pastor in the preaching, and he will preach next Sunday morning. Presiding Elder Chas. B. Smith will be here for the fourth quarterly conference next Sunday, and will preach Sunday night. The quarterly conference will be held Monday morning. Preparatory to the meeting, services will be held at the church Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings of this week. At the service last Sunday , morning Mr. Hodges invited all Christians to come to the altar for a reconsecration of their lives to the Master, and a number responded, moTiir r\f fho -frriTlt QP?lts tilt? Altai auu uiauj wi vuv v?*v being crowded. In respon&e to another invitation, several knelt at their seats for prayer. A gracious revival is being hoped for and expected. Engagement Announced. At a delightful luncheon party given last week by Miss Lola Wannamaker complimentary to Miss Jeanie Barnwell Smith, the charming daughter of Col. W. G. Smith, formal announcement was made of the engagement of Miss Smith to Mr. William J. Ligon, of Anderson. The luncheon was lovely in every detail, and during its progress toasts were offered to Miss Smith and her coming marriage, to which Miss Smith responded most gracefully. The wedding, which will take place early in November, is being looked forward to as the coming event* of the fall in society circles. Mr. Ligon, having lived here before, was among Orangeburg's most popular society leaders.?Orangeburg Sun. Carter-Jenkins Wedding. Barnwell, S. C., Oct. 7.?An unusually attractive wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Jenkins, of Kline, on last Tues-j ' ? - ' 1 1- I day afternoon ai 6 ociuuk, wu^u their daughter, Miss Lydia Belle, was married to Jesse Francis Carter, IJsq., of Bamberg. The entire lower floor was very artistically decorated for the occasion, green and white being the predominating colors. A profusion of cut flowers and potted plants were arranged in the reception hall, parlors and dining room. An elegant course dinner was served at 1 o'clock. The ceremony was performed on a spacious wide veranda^ which had been transformed into a bower of loveliness, being screened in with canvas, which was ornamented with trailing vines. This little improvised chapel was softly lighted. An altar banked with flowers and foli! age blended with the dark green and I rugs used there. I Miss Katherine Mulkey, of Aui gusta, sang "0, Promise Me." Then to the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, rendered by Miss Mulkey, the little flower girl, Miss Eliza! beth Pate, and ring-bearer, Miss Marguerite Jenkins, entered. They were followed by the bride and groom. The impressive ceremony was pronounced by Rev. J. M. Philips, after which the procession marched into the reception hall, where congratulations were receivedDelicious fruit punch was served by Misses Maude Jenkins and Mez Creech. hrMo wnrp a handsome travel ! ing suit of brown. They left at 4 o'clock for Washington, Philadelphia and other Northern points. | Many costly and beautiful presents I evidenced the popularity of the couple. The out-of-town guests were Misses Doris Goolsby, of Denmark; Maude Owens, of Dunbarton; Katherine Mulkey, of Augusta, and Paulina Richardson of Barnwell; Messrs. Philip Murphy, -Burt Carter, and Henry Henderson, of Bamberg. Invitation to Confederate Veterans. | The~Confeder'ate veterans of Bamberg county are invited by the Fran! cis Marion Bamberg Chapter, No. ! 1,263, U. D. C., to be their guests at [ dinner on the 26th instant after the unveiling exercises of the Confederi ate monument, and soft drinks will be given the- veterans by the Bamberg Pharmacy and the Peoples Drug Co. on the same day. The Chapter desires the honor of the presence of all who are able to come. . Carlisle Fitting School. Among the students of the Carlisle Fitting School this year four- ' teen counties are represented* as follows: Bamberg, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Hampton, Jasper (our baby county,) Laurens, Orangeburg, and Williamsburg. It is expected that when all the students are in one or two other counties will be represented. There are several hopeful signs about this representation. In the first place the patronage of the school is reaching out and covering more largely all sections of the State. The student body this year represents communi ties stretching from the seaboard to the mountains. Another hopeful sign is that each year the school is drawing more and more largely from towns and cities. Parents living there are recognizing the high standard of work that the school stands for, and the many advantages of a good boarding school over the public schools. Parents must believe in the Carlisle Fitting School who send their boys away from home, where they have splendid public schools, and pay to keep them here. South Carolina will finally get to the position of other States where scores of high flpTmnlfl are liberally feittUV yiAVWVW _ supported. It ought to make the citizens of our towns feel proud to know that Bamberg is pioneer in this great movement. Great psychologist and educators have long advocated that when a boy reaches his teens he ought to be under men teachers. Since, under our present system at least, this training cannot be furnished by the public schools, there will always be a steadily increasing demand for high grade private schools. We want Bamberg and the Carlisle Fitting School to set the pace for the other towns and the other schools of the State, for they will eventually come. Mr. B. D. Carter, who welcomed the students in behalf of the city of Bamberg, said some things to them which every citizen ought to know and think about. He said that from the standpoint of keeping Bamberg before the eves of the people of the State, the Pitting School was her biggest asset. At lea?t a thousand students have gone out from this institution to all parts of the State, and to other States, and have been talking Bamberg ever since; hundreds nf oAtAlosroes are distributed every year; advertisements are run in a score of papers throughout the State; the school keeps one or two men on the road during the summer months talking about Bamberg and the school. From a financial standpoint the school means much, bringing in several thousands of dollars each year. The influence of the teachers and students for the general good of the community cannot be estimated. He pointed out that the Fitting School was a distinctive feature of Bamberg, and distinguished her from nearly all other towns of the State. We wish that Mr. Carter would write up his speech more fully and have it published for the benefit of those who were not there. BUSINESS LOCALS. New Victor records every month. / N A -rvTr/iTmr* Lr. A. U U ^XVHiPL. Highest price paid for cotwn seed. : W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. Phone A. P. Beard, No. 6, when ] you want your clothes cleaned and pressed. Before disposing of your cotton . seed, see me. Will buy or exchange. W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. The Kelly guaranteed axes and tools at Hunter's Hardware Store. Get your clothes cleaned and pressed at A. P. Beard's. 'Phone No. 6. Next Tuesday, October 17th, will be Chapter benefit day at the Bamberg Pharmacy fount. Let every* * , 1? j -x xi? DOay arinK on in at uay at ixio jrnaumacy and help the Chapter to make an additional sum for the monument. . B. F. Milligan, treasurer of the Langley Odd Fellows, who was brought back from Ohio on a requisition charging him with embezzling $2,000 of the lodge funds, has had his case nol prossed at Aiken by paying up the amount. i fMilliner) Come to see me for y thing new in readyMisses, and Childrei the latest dress and Miss Maud Kelly, competent trimmer, o: and will take great you our line. I also have a nice and Ladies' furnishir Be sure you see me Mrs. S. A NOTICE TO CREDITORS. \ By virtue of an order of the hon- \ arable Robt. Aldricb, Judge of the - . J Second Circuit, in the case of P. M. Roach, administratrix of the estate of S. C. Roach, against O. J. Bond, et al., all persons having claims against the estate of S. C. Roach, deceased, are required to prove the same before me on or before November 15, 1911. All claims not duly proven and filed with the Master on* or before that date, will be debarred, -iB and parties interested will govern f * themselves accordingly^ H. C. FOLK,*Master for Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., Oct 10, 1911. ^ TAX NOTICE. ^ ' ??? The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, * school and all other taxes from the 15 th day of October, 1911 until the 15th day of March, 1912, inclusive.:. From the first day of January, 1912, until the 31st day of January, 1912, a penalty of one per cent w& be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1912, until the* 9 Sth dav of Februarv. 1912 *? penalty of 2 per cent, will be added ' 5 to all unpaid taxes. From tbe ISfc > day of March, 1912, until the lofth day of March, 1912, a penalty otfr, % per cent, will be added to all unpSlft j taxes. * ')& * THE LEVY. $ . j For State purposes 5% mills For County purposes 5% mills Constitutional school tax....3 mills 1 -~A Vi. S Total 14 % mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. ' * | Bamberg, /No. 14 9 mills J Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills 1 Buford's Bridge, No. 7.... ....2 mills Clear Pond, No. 19..... 2 mills Colston, No. 18 ... ..2 miHfe "fc Cuffie Creek, No. 17 2 mil# Denmark, No. 21 .... Ehrhardt, No. 22 ..^..9 mills Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 2 mills Heyward, No. 24 2 mifis Hopewell, No. 1 ......3 mills . J Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 1 mill Lees, No. 23 -..-4 mills Midway, No. 2 :. 2 mifls | Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mills ^ Olar, No. 8 ......4 m&S % St. Johns, No. 10r? 2 Salem, No. 9 y. 3 mills , Three Mile, No. 4 2 mifis All persona between the ages Of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 5Q years of 4 age, are naoie 10 a pou uu ui. uuc dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. '<;> All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of Jan- ?: nary, 1911, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor, are requested to do so on or before tl? ; 1st of January, 1912. *1 will receive the commutation road tax of two (92.00) dollars frost A the 15th day of October, 1911, until \ % the 1st day of March, 1912. JOHN P. Treasurer Bamberg County, A Few Good Reasons Why Yon Shook) Dtp** WHk The Ehrfurdt Benkiqg Compiity 1st. Because we are absolutely sate, , 2nd. Because we are conservative. | 3rd. Because we are constantly .1 - - - * ? * IwJmIma Helping cue iarmer, am* m uni?M^ ?* the farmer we are building np the J country in which we are located. 4th. Becausea bank account with .'| a strong bank stimulates credit, and helps you to help yourself. 5th. Because we are strong in the y desire to make our bulk of practical value to every man, wonu^ or child ' ! that favors it with their account.. f j We pay 4 per cent, interest on de- || posits in our - savings department. g Xow that the cotton season is on, ' m bring us your checks and drafts, and ? - - ? we will handle to your sausutcuvu. *k Ehrhardt Banking Company 1 Capital and surplus $24,550.00. * |j| EHRHARDT, S. C. FRANCIS P. CARROLL i - V i a , JE? Attorney-at-Law Office in Hoffman Building. ! m GENERAL PRACTICE. ' % r. Aid rich Wyman E. H. Henderson m Wyman a Henderson / f Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG. S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated t Notice 1-1 our fall hats. Everyto-wear for Ladies, i. Also patterns of picture hats. an experienced auu ? ^ f Atlanta, is with me, ||' |B pleasure in showing line of dress goods II Jj|! s before you buy. u Smoakf I )UTH CAROLINA