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(Hir Saamherg ifpraifc Thursday, Nov. 11, 1915. SHORT LOCALS. ' *v. ^ Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The Francis Marion Bamberg chapter, U. D. C., will meet next ruesday afternoon at 4 o'clock with 'Mrs A. Rice. The Orangeburg High school football team defeated the Denmark tearii Thursday afternoon last, at Denmark by a score of twenty to nothing. The yoifng Ladies' Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet in the ladies', parlor on Thurs* - day afternoon at four o'clock. Visitors will be welcomed. i Mrs. E. H. Dowling has received a message to the effect that Mr. Austin R. Neal, of Roanoke, Va., is verj ill. His many friends in Bamberg wish for him an early recovery. The friends of Mr. H. M. Herndor will learn with regret that he is suffering from a large carbuncle on the y face. Two operations have beer ' ? 1- - 11 TT/mitt {11 necessary, aiia ut> is ?mx vtsxj ' Sheriff Ray was called to Olar yesterday on account of a - shooting scrape there, said to have been among negroes. None of the details of th? affair were ki^own at noon yesterday The dwelling and contents of Mr Burton Ashe, near Cope, were destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. { The residence was only recently completed, and the loss falls heavily or Mr. As^e. The Woman's Missionary society ol the Baptist church will meet at the church next Wednesday afternoon al four o clock, with Mrs. S. H. Counts as leader. A full attendance is urged, as a new president will be elected The papers receiving prizes fron the Civic league were handed to Th* Herald for publication this week, but on account of a rush of local matter it is not possible to print them today. The papers will appear in The Hegald next week. The amateur play, "Cousin Isabelle," was presented at the graded f Bchool auditorium on Friday night bj local talent. The play was q,uite a success, and was well attended. The play was given under the auspices oi the Daughters of the Confederacy. The total rainfall buring October in Bamberg county was 1.63 inches, which is 2.03 inches below noripal, according to the Climatological Bulletin, There was six days during Iv which there was rainfall, the greatly - ^ est precipitation in any one day being 1.06 inches. A joint session of the Branchville, Bowman and Smoaks lodges, Knights of Pythias, was held at Branchville H Thursday night. The meeting was attended by Grand Chancellor H. E. ( Gyles, of Aiken, and Grand Prelate g Y W. E. Derrick, of Orangeburg. After *he m^eting a banquet was tendered those present; The Winthrop College News says Mr that the announcement- of the apt: proaching wedding of Mr. Berte D. Carter and Miss Elizabeth Roberts "will be read with pleasurable interest by a host of friends in this city, where the bride-to-be has spent much of her time with Mrs. J. B. Sykes and Mrs. ^J. A. Barber. She is a charming young woman with a winning personality and her many friends in this city wish for her a long and happy life." Sewerage and Water Matter. The matter of securing signatures to petitions calling for an election oe I the question of voting bonds for a system of sewerage and waterworks for Bamberg has been revived. Prof, J. C. Guilds has volunteered his efforts to getting signers to the petitions, and is meeting with considerable success. The matter was agitated in Bamberg some months ago, but for some reason, the matter was not pushed at that time. The petition* call for an election to be held, at which it is proposed to vote bonds in a sufficient amount to install a modern system of sewerage in the city and also a system of waterworks Pto cover the city. It is now hoped to push the matter and secure the election at an early date. There appears to be little doubt that these improvements will come. Notice to Pastors and Treasurers. Air pastors and church treasurers in the Barnwell association are invited and ur^ed to attend a meeting ol pastors and church treasurers at Williston. November 17. 7:20 n. m. Mr. Orlando Sheppard, of Edgefield, will deliver an address at the Baptist church to the church treasurers on their duties and best methods of performing them. He is one of the best treasurers in the State and his address will, doubtless, be worth coming miles to hear. All who expect to attend should notify Dr. W. M. Jones, willusion, so ne can meet you ana provide homes. w. r. McMillan. IP"* ' ' I # w w"''' y KILLING AT EHRHARDT. \V. Hastings Barnes Slain by Frank \ Morris Friday. Early Friday afternoon W. Hastt ings Barnes was shot and killed by Frank Morris, both prominent white citizens of "Ehrhardt. Morris gave ; himself up to Marshal Priester, of - Ehrhardt, who brought him to Bam. berg and lodged him in jail to await trial. The details of the affair are not known, but it appears that tire IH11 in f ic n rpsillt nf allPS'Prl ins.llts L ? - ? on the part of Barnes to the wife of Morris, Morris claiming that he killed Barnes in defence of his wife, j The following is the testimony taken at the inquest, which was held by Coroner Zeigler on Saturday. J. M. Kirkland, sworn says: "I heard a gun shot while I was standL ing in the back of the store. I paid no attention until I heard screaming, and I walked to the front of the store. ' I met Frank Morris; I asked Frank what was the matter. He said T 1 shot Barnes,' and asked me to get " the marshal, as he wanted to give ' himself up, which I did." L J. W. Priester, marshal of Ehrhardt, sworn, says: "I heard the 6hooting and looked around to see ; where it was. I saw a man stagger; ing from the front of the postoffice, > comikg from the front of the door. I . saw a man fall, and that time I heard , screaming, and found It was Barnes. . I asked several which way the shooting came from, but.no one could tell . me. Some said the shooting came L from towards the mercantile store. At that time I saw Mr. Kirkland, and ^ asked him about it, and he said that > he did not see Frank Morris at all. T then ^nt. to his house before I saw , him. ^ called him to the street and took him off from the house. He said he was ready to go and give up in protection to his wife. He said 'I did it h,nd under the same way would * do it again.' " ' Dr. Robert Black, sworn, said: ' "He examined the body of Hastings j Barnes, who came/to his death by ' gun shot wounds. I found wound one-half inch to left of left eye, and wound one and one-half inches above * right eye." . The coroner's jury after listening L to the testimony adduced at the in; quest, rendered the following ver* diet: "W. Hastings Barnes came to his ' death by gun shot wounds in the , hands of Frank Morris." Dispensary Sales. ' The following are the sales of the dispensaries in Bamberg county for the month of October: Bamberg, $4,289.19; Denmark, $2,480.76; Olar, $2,459.31; Ehrhardt $2,648.31 ?total sales, $11,877.57. The monthly statement shows that ' | there was a stock on hand, in all the I dispensaries,?on the last day of Oc tober of $10,709.55. There seems to bo no doubt about the Bamberg dispensaries being able to dispose of the stock, as the sales last month were 1 above $11,000, whereas there is now on hand only a little more than $10,000 worth of goods, and there are 1 still two months in which to close out the stock. It is also quite apparent that those who are in a ^ habit of stocking up their "Christmas supply" from the '^dispensary will have to apply else: where for their "cheer." Another Wreck at Cope. Thursday afternoon a long freight that passed thought Cope shortly after 6 o'clock, headed for Augusta, . was badly wrecked' just the other side of the main trestle across South Edisto river. The wreck was somewhat similar to the one that happen ed at Cope a short time ago, . in^ asmuch as it occurred to the middle of the train, only the damage was greater, as some eight or nine cars I left the track and were piled on top of one another. Two large steel gon' dolas full of coal and a steel tank ' car were among those wrecked. . ^The impact was so great that coal . was thrown some forty feet or more L from where the gondola came to its k sudden stop. The track, which was on an em> j bankment some eight or ten feet k high, was completely cleared away for quite a long distance. The pas k senger trains due at Cope at 11:13 p. m., and 5:10 a. m. were detoured over the Southern from Denmark to Pregnalls, and thence over the Coast Line to Orangeburg and vice versa. ; The 6:25 a. m. passenger was held . at Cope next morning for nearly an hour, when passage was resumed. . It was understood that the same engineer and crew were along that encountered the wreck two weeks ago. No lives were lost and no one was hurt. The real cause was not ascertained. It required considerable time to repair the damage. CARLOAD MULES AND HORSES., I will have a carload of fresh stock, fmm the w?st. on Mondav. November 15th. Call and ^e them before you buy. Prices reasonable and fterms easy. C. F. RIZER, Olar, S. C.?adv. v . ? ORANGEBURG HIGH LOSES. I Carlisle School Eleven Wins Contest, 6 to 0. Orangeburg, Nov. 9.?The Orangeburg High school played the strong Carlisle school, of Bamberg, here at noon today. The score was 6 to 0 in favor of the visitors. The weather was entirely too hot for good football. The game was the fifth that the Orangeburg boys have played this season, winning all except today's game. The Carlisle eleven averaged 157 pounds. This game does not count in the contest for the State High school championship in this section, ,as Carlisle is a recognized preparatory school and cannot conform to high school regulations. The outstanding features were the punting of Thackston for seventy yards;\Smith's receiving of a forward pass and running fifty yards; Lowman's playing in the back field, and the playing of Watson and Van Orsdell in the line. Lenoir for the visitors played good ball. The line-up was as follows: Orangeburg. Carlisle Regains Centre Sauls Fairey .. .. .. R. G Bunch Van Orsdell .. R. T Rough Smith R. E. .. .. .. Skinner Watson L. G Emanuel Sheriff L. T Moore Kennerlv L. E Etheredge Scoville (C.) .. Q. B (C.) Lenoir Lowman R. H Woods Mirmow L. H Blakely Thackston .. .. F. B Sistrunk Referee: Woodward (Clemson.) Umpire:^. Fairey (Carolina.) Head linesman (Porter's.) No Carnival This Week. Last week it was advertised that the Nashville Amusement company, a carnival concern, would exhibit in Bamberg this week. But the show ! did not materialize. There is a State law, so it is said by those who ought to know, fixing a license fee of $100 per day'on all shows that exhibit under a tent or tents. It appears that there has not beeh any enforcement 1 of this law?or perhaps it has only recently gone into effect?but Sheriff Ray stated that it was his intention to collect the license should the carnival pitch its tents upon Bamberg county soil. Some of the carnival people came to town Sunday, but the shows failed to arrive, the intentions of the sheriff evidently reaching the ears of the owners before starting for this burg. It is understood that a carnival was prevented from exhibiting at Denmark a week or two ago on account of the prohibitive license. Honor Roll Hunter's Chapel. .The following is the honor rofl for Hunter's Chapel school: Ninth grade?Kate Steedly, Floyd Steedly, Horace Rentz. Eighth grade?Clyde Rentz. . Seventh grade?Katherine Rhoad. Sixth grade?Betty Steedly. Fifth grade?Annie * and Lena Rhoad, Olive Steedly. \ Fourth grade?Eunice McCormick, Elise Smoak, Harry Steedly. Second grade?Leila Rhoad, J. C. Smoak, Agnes Stokes. . >' Advanced first grade?Annie McCormack. First grade?Ned Rhoad. Baptist Church. , Prayer meeting at the Baptist church Thursday 7:30 p. m., Scripture: 63 Psalm. Preaching Sunday morning, subject: "Heaven a real, actual, literal place." Preaching Sunday evening at 7:15, subject: "Startling soliloquies, or two men caught talking to themselves." Everybody , invited. W. R. McMILLAN. Court Convenes. A itwo weeks' term of civil court convened in Bamberg Monday morning, with Judge J. W. DeVore, of Edgefield, presiding. The first case called was that of Nelson versus J. K. and L. K. Mayfield and J. D. Walsh. This case consumed all of Monday and Tuesday, and resulted in a verdict against Walsh for $3,442.42, and finding for the defendants, in regard to Messrs. Mayfield. This casefgrew out of Nelson shipping to the defendants a lot of cattle to be fed by them. A paper, claimed by Nelson to be a note, and by the defendants to be a receipt, was given for the cattle. Nelson is alleged to have discounted the paper, anjl after a portion of the cattle had been returned to Nelson, V- TrrJ + UVinl/l An onnnnnt ine UcHttUCt; was wnuiuciu vu at^uuut of the paper having been discounted. The suit was a consequence of this action.. Feeding the Fish. "Here!" cried the fish warden. "What are you doing? Don't you know you're not allowed to catch fish here?" The angler, who had sat three hours without a nibble, turned and surveyed tlje official sourly. "I'm not catchin' 'em," he retorted peev ishly; "I'm feeding 'em." Order Glendale Springs water from H. Wick Johnson, druggist, Bamberg, S. C.?adv. McKIK MERIWETHER. Interesting Sketch of the Death of the Hero of Hamburg Riot. Editor The herald:?The Columbia State, for a year past, has been publishing more or less about Thos. McKie Meriwether, the hero of the Hamburg riot, and of the act of the .general assembly, whereby the State o^ South Carolina appropriated a sum of money to erect a monument to his memory. This subject is to me of great in-' terest, since the dead hero was a brother to my first husband, and I have thought perhaps a short account of the riot, and the tragic death of the young man, may prove' of interest to your readers. The town of Hamburg was just across from Augusta on the South Carolina side of the Savannah river. It has been almost wiped out of existence, but there are people now living wrho remember when it was a thriving town of three or four thousand souls and one of the most important inland cotton markets in the country. In 1876, the time of which I write, there was only one business house, formerly occupied by Sibley & Usher, and one residence, the Usher homestead?left standing. ' Only a few white families lived therfc, and the negro population numbered fully twelve hundred. The place had become an harbor for every negro cow and cotton thief, house burner, and other type of negro criminal, in the country. The municipal government was composed of negroes, and the marshal was a negro. The negroes were exceedingly insolent and it was dangerous for white men to go through the place unarmed. On July 4th, 1876, two young white men who were returning home from Augusta in a buggy were denied passage through the streets by a negro militia company who was parading, and had blocked the public highway. The young men in question, Messrs. Butler and Getzen, swore out a warrant next day against Doc Adams, the negro captain of the company, for obstructing the public highway. The trial was set for July 8th, but instead of Adams appearing in court, he was found with his company, one hundred strong, armed to the teeth, ensconced in the Sibley & Usher , building in a defiant attitude. Gen. M. C. Butler, who had come to Hamburg to conduct the ca^e foi his young kinsman, realizing that the time for action had come, sent a demand to Adams to give up their arms which was refused. The news spread like wild fire, and soon men were rushing to the scene, among them Col. A. P. Butler and the Sweet Water Sabre club he commanded, and to which McKie Meriwether belonged. This young man of twenty-four, handsome and debonair and brave, was one of five detailed to hold a position at the abutment of the railroad bridge, and when firing on the negroes in the building was ordered to begin in the afternoon, fired his rifle so long and persistently that it became so hot he could not hold it. Leaning over to place it against a pier, a bullet from the negro fort ploughed its way across the top of his curly head, stilled his heart, and quenched the brave spirit forever. Thus died the hero of the Hamburg riot, one of Edgefield's bravest and truest sons, the idol of a doting father, and the pride of his family. But the sacrifice was not in vain, for, as D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, forcibly expressed it: >"His spilled blood sounded the alarm which redeemed the State from corruption and misrule." ** A ^ -X-.? 4-Vi^ TT Vi Hn A III a, I L y I LU t lit? tausc u; n uivv supremacy in South Carolina." NETTIE OGILVIE SPEAKS. , Bamberg, S. C., November 8th, 1915. Where You Can Get Magazines Belieting that there should be some place in Bamberg where one could get magazines, the Herald / Book Store some months undertook to supply this demand. That the service is appreciated is shown by tht polae 1 n r? tho r? em p n H rrpfl.t 111W CCWCU OCLA UUU vuu ed. The Book Store announces the following magazines now regularly carried: Adventure, Ainslee's, American, Argosy, Blue Book, Everybody's, Film Fun, Green Book, Judge, Ladies World, Peoples, Red Book, Short Stories, Snappy Stories, Woman's Home Companion, Popular Mechanics, Ladies Home Journal, Green Book Album, Live Stories, Life, McClure's, Metropolitan, Motion Picture Magazine, Motion Picture Supplement, Munsey, New England Magazine, New Story, Parisienne, Popular, Romance, Smith's, Strand, Vanity Fair, Young's, Cosmopolitan, Hearst's, Puck, Vogue, Pictorial, Review, Baseball. Any one wishing any of these magazines regularly, may leave their order for same, and the magazines will be reserved. If there is any magazine not listed that any patrons may desire, it will give pleasI ure to secure it for them. Civic League Meeting. The Civic League meeting held in F the auditorium of the Carlisle school on Tuesday afternoon was one of great interest to those present. Never Derore 111 us nisiory nas tne league 7 been more alive; new members are h being added at every meeting and its ^ phases of activity are being broaden- e ed as never before. ^ A detailed account of business ^ transacted can not' be given in this ^ article. The committee consisting of 7 Mesdames Harry Murphy, E. O. v Kirsch and G. F. Bamberg, found it a difficult task indeed to award the n prizes for the best essays, as so many j papers showed careful thought and c real merit. However, it was finally decided that the paper of Miss Lucile q Hunter deserved first prize, and e Misses Ethel Strom and Eunice ? Hunter were awarded second prizes, p their papers being so nearly equal in p every respect it was impossible to t decide between the two. The committee did not know the names of ,the prize winners until after their decisions, as the papers were marked by numbers only. The papers of p Misses Margaret Easterling, Evelyn p Brabham, Rebecca Dickinson, Gussie t Hutto and Margaret Jennings also 1 deserve mention for their many ex- a cellent points; the many readers of p this paper have a treat in store for r them as the essays written by Misses Eunice Hunter, Margaret Easterling, a Lucile Hunter and Ethel Strom will a nnVilicViorl in novf 'c iccno v. ^uuuouvu IX* c week's issue. c Many thanks are due Miss Kibler, a the English teacher, for her interest 3 in this subject. , ( The very kind offer of Mr. E. A. e Hooton to award two prizes of $3.00 j and $2.00 through the league, to the two pupils in the 9th and 10th grades ^ writing the best papers on the sub- s ject: "Why we should spend our ^ money at home," was accepted with r thanks. This subject will be used by t pupils as soon as Miss Kibler sees fit to present it to them. New Advertisements. L. P. McMillan?Wanted. * S Rentz & Felder?Weekly. ^ E. A. Hooton?Ladies and Girls. Enterprise Bank?Check your savings. J. B. Brickie?No matter what the trouble. H. C. Folk?How About That Easter Suit? G. D. Ryan, Agent?One-Man Mohair Top. Farmers & Merchants Bank?Our . Bank Can Help. P.eoples Bank?A Bank Account is a Mark of Solidity. G. O. Simmons?Your Furniture Makes Your Home. ' \ Bamberg Banking Co.?Give the Burglars the Ha! Ha! G. Frank Bamberg?Another Carload Mules and Horses. " Special Notice. Every reader of this paper is cordially invited to be present at the court house on Friday afternoon, December 3rd, at the bazaar given for o the benefit of the Sunbeam Band of I the Baptist church. Come from near and come from far, p The Sunbeams help with their ba- ? zaar; , ? They'll welcome cordially each friend; i * i nr So come prepared to see and spend. > * MISS SALLIE FREE, Leader. j ^ ?adv. C GIVE THE BURGLA ftYTT. -npn-nlp pvtpnrt invitations to ' ^ They carry on their persons or it A CHECK BOOK is of no use check is AS GOOD AS CASH to th household wants. If you haven't a ban OPEN ONE CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 4 Per Cent. Interest Pait Bamberg B< - > u';-:-- .', . ... , APPROVED BY TEXTILE MEN. 4 avor Incorporation and Permanent Show Building. 4 Greenville, Nov. 5.?The Southern 'extile association, in convention ere, today approved the action of :s officers in incorporating the South _ - ? rn Textile Exhibit association, with he purpose oi providing a perma- ^ em building here for the holding of sxtile expositions every two years. 'he next exhibit will be held in Noember, 1917. The convention today decided to leet next year at Asheville, N. C., in une, at which time election of offi- > ers will take place. J W. M. Sherrard, of Williamston, S- J !., president of the convention; Fredrick H. Bishop, president of the \ loston Exhibits' association; C. N. 'oe, of Louisville, Ky., and George larrison addressed' the textile men oday. Death of .Mrs. X. B. Rhoad. i < ' Mrs. Salina Rhoad, wife of Mr. X. 5. Rhoad, died at her home in the ? iunter's Chapel section of the couny, on Monday night ht 7:30 o'clock, ^he remains were interred Tuesday .fternoon at Zion Methodist church, n the presence of a large number of elatives and friends. Mrs. Rhoad was about 72 years of ,ge, and was a woman of rare charm, md fine character. She is survived )y her husband, and the following hildren: Messrs. W. D.. Tom. Jul? md Kistler Rhoad; Mrs. S. P. Rentz, Jrs. G. W. Miley, and Mrs. J. H. A. barter. She is also survived by. sevtral brothers, one of whom is Mr. s a*. P. Smoak, of thik city. < . . . "Jj . Mrs. Rhoad was a consistent mem- I ier of. the Zion Methodist church, and > 1 he numbered her friends by the hunIreds all over the county. The beeaved family have the sympathy of he entire community. Doll Modelit Contest. The following was ?he standing in. \ he Doll-Modelit contest on November >th?only those-having 200 or more ^ rotes being given here: ~ * MODELIT Ralph Kirkland 4,065 Fritz Kilgus ,..3,670 Shannon Ray 2,625 Lonnie Price .. 1.2,015 Frank McMillan 11,175 Charlie,Moye r:.:...l,ll0 Lemuel Wiggins ~...1,085 Frank Cook 1 .".r.t.1^050^ Caldwell Jones - 825 Henry Simmons c: 200 T. DOLL ? Marie Simmons 4,325 Mary Aldrich Wyman 3,055 Dorothy Johnson .: 2,120 Daisye Free 1,970 Aline ftutto 1,590 Hariet Wiggins 1,130 Ruth Cook .....1,075 Mary Harvey Newsom 995 Lucile Copeland 989 Lucile Folk .x * 835 v Carrie Simmons 210 * 4 SPECIAL NOTICES. i ii ? advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words ror Less. " ' __ \ For Sale?Cut stove wood always n hand. Delivered on short notice. 1. F. FREE, City. tf. Wanted.?Highest market prices aid for corn and fodder delivered in 1 lamberg. Apply to L. P. McMILLAN 1 r H. D. FREE. Remember the prizes to be given o purchasers of Watkins Remedies, 'he remedies are good?so are the irizes.v See the Watkins salesman, V. H. CHANDLER, Bamberg, S. , ? tf. RTHE"HA,HA!" ,SH WITH US the THIEF AND HOLDUP MAS. l their homes large sums of money, to the professional thief. Still, a e tradesman or for the immediate k acconnt TODAY. ' ' ! '% $100,000.00' fl on Savings Deposits. anking Co. \ t