University of South Carolina Libraries
dty? lambrrg iirralb Thursday, August 17, 1916. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The county campaign meeting was held at Farrell's Tuesday. A good crowd was present. Mrs. V. J. Hartzog, who has been quite ill, is much improved, her many friends will be glad to know. The friends of Mr. Thomas Ducker are glad to see him out again. He was recently operated on at a hospital in Charleston. f The friends of Mr. Sam Harrison will regret to learn that he is still , confined to his home by illness. They liope for him an early recovery. The Bamberg team played a team picked from the B.-B. league at Blackville Tuesday afternoon, Bamberg winning by a score of 4 to 3. A G. A. band, of the Baptist church, was organized Monday afternoon, with eleven members. Officers were elected for the coming year. Plans are being made for the erection of several residences in the city in the near future. Among those ?T^T>arin^ to build are Mr. B. D. Car ~X o -- ? ter, Prof. J. A. Klein and Mr. LaVerne Thomas. The first bale of new cotton sold in Charleston this year was received from Mr. H. C. Folk, of Bamberg, consigned to F. W. Wagener & Co. It was classed as middling and weighed 545 pounds. The Rizer Cotton company, of Olar, has been commissioned with a capital stock of $25,000. The petitioners are C. F. Rizer and Mrs. C. B. Rizer. The concern will do a general cotton buying business. Farmers report that cotton is shedding badly. The hot sunny days, following the recent rains, are not favorable to cotton, it is stated, and it is possible that the crop has been damaged more than at first thought. Tuesday Mr. H. J. Brabham bought a bale of cotton from Joe Holmes and paid 14 cents for it. This was / the highest price paid in, Bamberg since the war started. The bale weighed 620 pounds and' brought gpp- $86.80. Three more campaign meetings are scheduled in this county, as follows: Olar, Thursday, August 17th; Den J mark, Tuesday, August 22nd; Bam / berg, Thursday, August 24th. The public is invited to attend all of these |q ^ meetings. The issue of The Helard of August "4 31st will be issued one day earlier than usual, in order to give our readers the primary election news. The paper will be printed Tuesday night, instead of Wednesday night, and will be distributed Wednesday morning. Bamberg capitalists are again reminded of the crying need of cottages. There are a number of famiy'-" lies who would like to move to Bamberg, but who cannot secure houses to live in. The town cannot grow unless 6ome one with money is willing to invest it in houses. Mr. C. J. Field, general -manager of the B., E. & W. railroad, stated Monday that material is being placed on the ground for enlarging the cotton platform at the freight station. Mr. Field said that everything would .- be done for the accommodation of the cotton business on the B., E. & W. this year. ? ' Rev. Jacob Cowan, of Charleston, conducted services at the Baptist church last Sunday morning and *1.-: . evening. Rev. Cowan is a converted Hebrew, having joined the First Baptist church, Charleston, a year ago. He was being educated at Harvard for law at~the time of his conversion. He is a very interesting speaker. ? The postmaster requests us to state that hereafter positively no mail will be handed out of lock boxes. Patrons are reminded that it will be necessary for persons desiring mail to either know their combination or be in possession of a key. As there are three keys to each box, and anyone can be taught the combination, there should be no reason why ? ?A??? - *"v 4-V? Att'n TY>Oll pairuus CctllllUL, get men uwu man, ? Correspondents Wanted. gaSp During the past week, The Herald has enlisted a number of correspondents for various sections of the county. But we want still others. We must have a representative in every .section. No matter where you live, if your section is not represented by a correspondent to The Herald, let us know, and we will supply you paper and stamps. We are going to make The Bamberg Herald the most distinctly county newspaper in South Carolina, and wo want your help to make it so. We want to get correspondents who will send us every item of news in the county. We will supply all regular correspondents with a complimentary copy of The Herald, as well as furnish stationery. M _ ... BODY FOUND IN WOODS. Little Negro Child Wandered Away From Home. Last Thursday morning a little negro child, of near Ehrhardt, wander- ] ed away from its home. Immediately after the child was missed a search ] was instituted, but no trace of the i child, who was but two years of age, i could be found until Saturday morn- 1 ing, when the dead body was found ! in a swamp nearby. Coroner Zeig ler was called upon to hold an inquest over the body Saturday afternoon, and it was declared at the inquest that the child had probably been the victim of mosquitoes, cou- i pled with hunger and fright. Since the heavy rains of the past few weeks, the swamps, ponds, and < low places have been infested by great swarms of mosquitoes, and as < the body was literally covered with mosquito bites, this was given as the ! probable cause of death. The body was considerably decomposed when ] found. The friends and relatives of j the little child had been diligent in j their search for traces of the child. < The family lived near Dannelly's 1 mill, a few miles north of Ehrhardt. The Colston Meeting. A crow4 estimated at about 200 to j 250 heard the county candidates at ] Colston church last Friday. A boun- 3 tiful picnic dinner was served on < the grounds, and lemonade and cold ( drinks were sold by the ladies. Nothing new was developed at the meeting. As was the case at Ehrhardt, there was no enthusiasm in evidence. All the candidates were given a very respectful hearing,, and only two or three of the candidates were fortunate in eliciting any applause at all, and their applause was scanty, to say the least of it. No new issues were developed in the meetfng?in fact the campaign so far has been , entirely devoid of issues but seems j to be one entirely of men. j The meeting was presided over by r Mr. Jef Kearse who had a wagon 1 drawn up in the sliade, and the can- | didates spoke from the wagon. t In his speech, Mr. Carter referred ( to the new federal good roads law, j and said that something must be done . to enable the State to secure its por- { tion of the federal aid, amounting . next year to about $71,000. The t State must appropriate a like sum. ( In order to secure this money, he said, some kind of a State commission must be created to handle the funds. He had not studied the law carefully, and was not prepared to<| State just what is necessary at thisk time. Magistrate O. L. Lain, offering for , reelection as magistrate at Olar, was the only magisterial candidate to . speak. He promised the people that 1 ^he would continue to do his duty if ( reelected. Miss Roseborough Killed. The friends in Bamberg of Miss Kate Roseborough will learn with deep regret and sorrow of her tragic death in Atlanta. Miss Roseborough taught in the Bamberg graded school three years ago. While in this city, she made numerous friends, who were shocked to learn of her un- 1 timely death. She was a young woman nf finp character and her work as teacher here was greatly appreciated by the patrons of the school. The following dispatch in the Sunday News and Courier tells of the tragic occurrence: 4 "Chester, August 12.?Miss Kate Roseborough, one of Chester'is brightest and most popular young women, was run over by an automobile in Atlanta last night, sustaining injuries rfrom which she died about three hours later. Miss Roseborough was in Atlanta assisting her brother, Mr. W. M. Roseborough, in his office while his stenographer was away and left here only a few days ago. For the past several months she had been teaching in the mountains near Edgemont, N. C., and had expected to resume this work shortly. Miss Roseborough was a consecrated Christian young woman of sweet ana winning -disposition, and friends here were shocked and grieved by her tragic death. Interment will be at Evergreen cemetery here tomorrow after funeral services at St. Mark's Episcopal church at 11 a. m." ^ New Freight Agent for Bamberg. A special to the News and Courier from Sharon, S. C., says: "S. C. Hollifield, who, for several years past, has been railway, telegraph and express agent at Sharon, expects to leave this week for Bamberg, to become agent for the Southern Railway in that city. During the four years or more that he has been agent here, Mr. Hollifield has performed the duties of his office with accuracy, courtesy and dispatch and has impressed people of this section with his business capacity. He expects to go to Bamberg as soon as he can be relieved of his duties here, but his successor", has not yet been named." FIRST BALE SOLD. Brought 13 5-8 Cents on the Local Market, Netting * $81.20. The first bale of 1916 cotton to be picked in Bamberg county was sold Monday. The bale was raised on the plantation of Mr. J. M. Grimes, near the city, by Jesse Gray, a colored tenant. The cotton was picked out last week and brought to Bamberg Saturday. It was ginned Monday morning by the Cotton Oil Co., weighed 596 pounds, and brought $81.20?13 5-8 cents per pound. The bale was bought by Rentz & Felder. The first bale from the Cope section was ginned Friday in Bamberg for C. Jones, a colored man. This bale was shipped to Charleston. Several bales were ginned last week by Mr. John H. Cope's ginnery at Cope, one of which was sold in Orangeburg last week for 17 1-2 cents, it is stated. Many farmers report that they have cotton open, and the prospect is that before many days cotton selling will be the order of the day. The 3rop is considerably earlier this year than usual. The Colston Branch Road. In the Colston Branch road Bamberg has a fine highway. The recent rains have considerably damaged the road, especially through Lemon Swamp, but the road as a whole is Dne of the best we have seen. Within the past year or so the road has t>eeh widened, graded and clayed, md it is now comparatively smooth ind hard. The road, extends from :he city limits of Bamberg to Colston church, a distance of about fight miles, and it affords the people }f that community a fine means of ;ravel, both for pleasure and busiiess. It is found that heavy loads :an easily be hauled over the road vith less damage to the teams than light loads before. The chain gang is now at work repairing the road. The rains treated the road especially 3ad in Lemon Swamp, but it is stated that the chain gang is now putting :his into fine condition. The road Irag is being used over the entire length of the road and getting it into i splendid condition. Recently the fiiain gang^, working for the city, has a,lse worked Main street, into which the Colston road leads, as far as the cotton mill. Death of Dr. J. P. Herndon. Walterboro, August 12.?Dr. J. P. Herndon, one of the leading citizens of Colleton county, and a man well known and respected throughout the section, died at his home in Walterboro today, after a long illness, and the funeral will take place this afternoon at Live Oak cemetery, to be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. C. B. Smith, with the Masons, of which order Dr. Herndon was a member, 1 attending in a body. Dr. Herndon was born and raised in Colleton county, in which he lived for the greater part of his life, he having resided for a few years at Bamberg. At the time of his death he had retired from the active practice of his profession and together with his son was interested in the mercantile business here. Dr. Herndon was prominently connected and has many relatives throughout the county. He is survived by four sons, all of whom live at Walterboro. In the death of Dr. Herndon the county sustains a heavy loss and he will long be r^ membered here for his sterling character and gentlemanly Christian life. He was a prominent member of the Methodist church here. Dr. Herndon was for many years in business in Bamberg with his brother, Mr. W. P. Herndon, and he had many friends in the city who learned of his death with genuine regret. Tomato Club and Farm Meeting. A meeting of the .tomato club girls will be held today (Thursday) at the court house, and at the same time there will be a farmers' meeting at the same place. Mrs. B. W. Faust, tomato club worker, will conduct a tomato club demonstration, at which there will be cooking and canning exhibitions. Mr. W. R. Elliott, district demon stration agent, of Winnsboro, will be present and make a talk on cover crops. Mr. L. S. Wolfe, Orangeburg demonstrator, will address the farmers on the importance of hog raising, and there will probably be other speakers. The meeting here will be opened promptly at ten o'clock, a. m., and in the afternoon the speakers and demonstrators will go to Denmark, where a similar meeting will be held at the school house at 2:30 p. m. The ladies are cordially invited to be present and witness the demonstrations by Mrs. Faust, and the farmers and the public'generally are invited to be present and hear the addresses, as there will be something to interest every one present. t BARBECUE ANI) PICNIC. Dinner Will Be Served at Bamberg Campaign Meeting. The county campaign meeting will be held in Bamberg on Thursday, the 24th inst., completing the county canvass. We are requested to state that a barbecue and picnic dinner will be served on the court house grounds, free to the public. All of the ladies of Bamberg city are requested and urged to bring baskets i * _ J xi. ^ ?c ior tnis occasion, ana uie peopie ui this community ana surrounding country are cordially invited to come to Bamberg, hear the speeches and partake of the dinner free of all charges. The ladies are asked to send baskets to the court house. Committee will be there to receive them and fix table. No knives, forks or plates are expected to be sent in baskets. Send spoons and table cloth. Table committee?Mesdames J. R. Owens, J. M. Grimes, C. J. S. Brooker, G. W. Garland, M. A. Bamberg, J. W. Barr, L. E. Livingston, D. J. Delk, G. M. Dickinson, A. Rice, J. J. Jones, B. D. Carter. Barbecue committee?E. L. Price, J. F. Folk, S. G. Ray, W. M. Brabham. The following amounts have been subscribed toward the expenses of the barbecue and picnic dinner: C. J. S. Brooker $5, Mavfield & Free $5, H. D. Free $5, S. G. Ray $2, G. M. Dickinson $2, G. P. Harmon $2, N. P. Smoak $1, C. R. Brabham's Sons 50c, W. A. Dickinson 25c, L. Thomas 75c, Rentz & Felder $5, G. O. Simmons $1, A. Kirsch 50c, J. T. O'Neal 25c, E. L. Price $1, J. H. AIcGowan $1, J. H. Cope $5, W. A. Klauber $1, H. C. Folk $5, A. W. Knight $1, F. W. Free Co. $2, J. E. Newsom $1, G. A. Ducker & Bro. 50c, C. B. Free 50c, J. B. Black $3, M. J. T?1 1_ C -I T T T? 1 TT JDlctCK .5 1, j. j. J_>i aunaiii, ?j 1. <? ?, o. G. Hutto 50c, E. A. Hooton $1, H. Ji Stucky $1, T. Black $1, W. G. Hoffman $1, Jno. Cooner $1, G. A. Ducker $1, W. D. Coleman $1, J. A. Spann $1.50, J. F. Carter 50c, E. C. Bruce $1, A. Rice $5, W. D. Rhoad $1, B. C. McDuffie $1, B. \V. Simmons 10 loaves bread, L. P. McMillan $1, J. D. Copeland, Jr. $2, G. A. Jennings $5, 0. A. Simmons 7 loaves bread, F. M. Moye 50c, R. C. Jones $1, C. W. Rentz, Jr. 50c, J. G. Black 50c, H. J. Brabham $1, E. Dickinson $1," J. W. Barr $2, R. P. Bellinger $2, B. W. Miley $3, R. S. Simmons $1, Mack's Drug Store $1, J. A. McMillan, Jr. 50c, B. T. Felder 25c, J. J. Jones $1, E. C. Hays $2.50, H. G. Delk $1, J. F. Folk $3, B. D. Carter $2, Paul Arndt $1, D. W. Phillips 25c, R. W. D. Rowell $1, W. M. Brabham $3, C. H. Mitchell $1. Celebrate 50th Anniversary. Next Tuesday, August 22nd, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Felder will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home on Bridge street. Mr. and Mrs. Felder have many friends and acquaintances all over the county who wish them much happiness upon this occasion, and extend to them their wish that Mr. and Mrs. Felder may enjoy many'rpore anniversaries. A family reunion of the frkHrmrin cr and arand chil 1V/1XV/ fT AA10 o - ? dren is expected nex^Tuesday to celebrate the anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Watson and three children, of Whitmire; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob E. Felder and one child, of Cope; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Lever and one child, of Blythewood; Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus W. Watson and two children, of Whitmire; Mr. I. B. Fedler, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Ayer, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Felder and Miss Elizabeth Inabinet, of Bamberg; and Mr. J. C. Inabinet, of Norway. Midsummer Hop. The annual midsummer hop of the Young Men's Crescent club was given yesterday (Wednesday) at Edisto river. A large number of ladies and gentlemen from Bamberg, Barnwell and Orangeburg counties attended. The following invitation was issued: "The Young 'Men's Crescent club of Bamberg cordially invites you and vour friends to attend our annual midsummer hop Wednesday, August 16th, 1916,. Edisto river pavilion Dancing morning,, afternoon and night. Berbecue dinner on grounds. Chaperones: Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Denbow, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klauber, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brabham. Managers: L. P. Mcj Millan, G. D. Ryan. Music by Balk's orchestra, Augusta, Ga." To Our Ehrhardt Friends. _ I Mr. C. S. Henery, bookkeeper in the Farmers & Merchants Bank, j Ehrhardt, has consented to act as i our correspondent and representative. Mr. Henery will be glad to receive subscriptions from any of our Ehrhardt friends, receipt for same and forward to us. As many of our subscribers in the vicinity of Ehrhardt do not come to Bamberg often, we trust that they will find it convenient to drop in and make payment of their subscriptions when due to Mr. Henerv. Any items of news handed to Mr. Henerv will be appreciated by The Herald. M PRIMARY ELECTION. First Primary Will Be Held on Tuesday, August 29th. In another column in this issue of : The Herald will be found the notice | of primary election, together with the J list of managers and clerks for each j voting precinct. Instructions to the! managers will also be found in the notice. The election polls will be opened at eight o'clock and closed at four o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. H. C. Folk, the county chairman, requests that managers of elec-| A - ' 1 i. am ? +a1 A?*?nr\k L10I1 Will KlllUiy ttJiepnunc, icicgia^ii or send by messenger immediately after the votes are counted a full | statement of the results. The ex-, pense of this service will be paid for by the county chairman. The same managers of election will j serve for the second primary, and for j the third, if a third becomes necessary. The Vote Two Years Ago. In view of the interest in the gubernatorial race, The Herald gives below the vote in Bamberg county for Mr. Manning in the first and second primaries, the vote for Mr. Cooper in the first primary and the vote for Mr. Blease in the first primary in the race for the U. S. senate in 1914: 2 2 O 53 ? ? ? ? 3 ~ ? P c 3 5 2 s* r 3 ? 03 B5 ^ h* 00 W j-t tN3 r* " g, -a ^ ? y Bamberg 94 232 54 125 Ehrhardt 58 156 5 49 Govan 29 55 3 9 Denmark 61 136 34 63 Midway 3 10 0 22 Hightower's 32^ 32 1 11 Lees 20 17 0 3 Olar 75 122 23 54 Kearse 33 47 1 15 Colston 23 53 9 11 Clear Pond 2 18 0 2 Hunter's Chapel .. 8 52 15 2 Edisto 12 49 5 8 Total 450 979 150 374 Doing Great Work. Few realize the great work that is being done in Bamberg for the uplift of humanity, the building of character and the purifying of the moral life of the community by the Sunday-schools. Numbers of young folks are being trained for greater and more efficient service for the Master by the consecrated corps of officers and teachers who meet faithfully each Sunday for an hour with these young lives. Those present at Trinity Sunday-school last Sunday afternoon caught a glimpse of what might be accomplished should the church members and parents stand by this band of unselfish workers and not encourage the children and young folks in the most awful habit of indifference to spiritual life. The opening exercises, which were planned ^nd executed entirely oy tne young ladies of the school, were very interesting and instructive. It was noticed, too, that the choir was composed of young folks. The leader and organist were girls of the intermediate grades. This splendid choir is rendering valuable service. Realizing that these institutions have much to do in shaping the life of our community let us, as parents, encourage them with our presence at least. The Citadel Examination. Last Friday, August 11th, was the date advertised for holding the examination at the court house to fill a scholarship vacancy at the Citadel. Four young men were ready to stand the examination, but the examination was not held. It seems that the papers, which were forwarded to the superintendent of education by the Citadel authorities several davs Dre vious by registered letter, could not be located. The father of one of t)ae young men telephoned to the Citadel Friday night about the matter, and was informed that the papers were duly forwarded. The letter containing the papers, it is stated, was signed for at the local postoffice by an assistant to the county superintendent, who was absent from the office Friday. The examination was held all over the State on August 11th, the same questions being used in each county. Arrangements have been made to hold the examination next Friday morning. The examination will not be held at the court house by the county superintendent of education, as usual, but will be held at the graded school by Prof. E. P. Allen. New Questions have been prepared. Prof. Allen requests that all applicants be on hand at the graded school promptly at nine o'clock Friday morning, August 18th. The Herald Book Store has the biggest stock of Waterman Ideal pens that has ever been shown in Bamberg. *' - ~ -._.v Cl v. : BAMBERG WINS PENNANT. By Defeating Barnwell, Local Boys Cinch Championship. s Standing of Clubs at End of Season. Won. Lost. P. C. Bamberg 13 4 .765 v Fairfax 12 5 .706 ^ Denmark 6 12 .333 Barnwell 4 14 .222 By defeating Barnwell last Friday, while Denmark was losing to Fair?r> v Do m Vvavo1 UTAn f V) a T1AT1 PQr?t JtI Id A, X-JCLL11 UU1 5 UU j^vwiiuut 1" lUC Bamberg-Barnwell county league. The game was the prettiest of the season and Bamberg had to fight hard to win. The features were the ?\ battery work of Rowell and Cooner, and the hitting of Brabham for Bam- ^ J berg, and the fielding of Brunson at third for Barnwell. ' Score by innings: ft Bamberg 000 000 010?1 .44 U Barnwell 000 000 000?0 4 1 \\ Batteries: Rowell and Cooner; Brown and Robinson. Lmpire, / Wooley. The home boys have played good * ball all the season and have demonstrated themselves as one of the best amateur teams in the State. Their record of winning the first pennant in the league by a percentage of .765 is one to be proud of and one for , which they deserve credit. The team was fortunate in having for its manager Mr. W. G. Hoffman. The individual averages of the team will be published as so9n as the scorer can complete same. The team /" will play several post-season games /' before quitting for the season. i ernncaies Are ueqmrea. The traveling public of Bamberg county is reminded that children are not being allowed to ride upon trains except when certificates are present ed showing that the child is free from A infantile paralysis and that it does At not come from an infected district. These certificates must be issued by AAk the family physician. This county is free of the plague, so far as is known. No cases have been reported, and several rumors to the effect that cases had developed in the county are said to be without foundation. * New Advertisements. Bamberg Auto Co.?Maxwell. Miss Carrie Bamberg?For Sale. Bamberg Banking Co.?Deposits. Enterprise Bank?All Kinds of Money. ; Mutual Garage?Foolish and Dangerous. Standard Oil Co.?The Best Way to Cook. Thielen Theatre?King Baggott 4 Thursday. J. S. Salley and E. H. Henderson? Summons. Thielen Theatre?Charlie Chaplin Wednesday. Bamberg Banking Co.?Perhaps He May Fail. Dr. Thomas Black, Jr.?Professional Notice. V H. C. FoiiC, County Chairman?No- /U tice of Election. Farmers & Merchants Bank?The Careful Man. ^ A. C. L. Railway?Seashore and Mountain Excursion. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.? Prince Albert Tobacco. More than 200,000 Belgian refu- \ gees are now being cared for in Britain, many of the skilled artisans having found readv welcomes and steady employment in the English industries, while others are following professions, though it is much more difficult for these to fit in. Read The Herald, $1.50 per year. CARD OF THANKS. I take this method of expressing t my thanks to the good people of Bamberg for so kindly assisting me during my husband's illness. Especially do I wish to thank Messrs. E. C. Bruce and D. J. Delk. MRS. W. K. BROWNING. SPECIAL NOTICES. ~ , * < Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. t For Sale?Dry pine stove wood, ^ $9 7n ner rnrd delivered MTSS Carrie" bamberg, Bamberg, s" C. It. For Sale?Six hundred acres of land situated four miles east of Bamberg. Answer BAMBERG HERALD, Bamberg, S. C. 8-31. i For Sale Cheap?Several pure bred Jersey heifers. Also a few developed milkers. C. W. RENTZ, Bamberg, S. C. tf. Professional Notice?On and after next Monday, August 21, I will be in my dental office in Bamberg. DR. ft THOMAS BLACK, JR. It. Watkins Medicine Co.?Good, reliable men wanted to fill vacant territory. No capital required. See W. H. CHANDLER, Bamberg, S. C. tf Why Let Your storage batteries run down? We have installed up-to- J date machinery and guarantee all * wnrir TTJipe.tric troubles a sDecialty. | MUTUAL GARAGE, Denmark, S. C. ^ $ t - ; .V ; ; . SB