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Hamburg iirralh Thursday, Dec. 7, 19X6. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Mr. J. A. Mitchell has been appointed as agent for the receivers in the referee case of Mr. J. A. Spann. Mrs. T. Black will be hostess next Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock to the U. D. C. regular meeting. A large attendance is desired. Mr. J. A. Mitchell has recently sold his farm near Bamberg. He and family contemplate moving back to the city in the near future. ? ? * 1 Mr. James F. Byrnes leaves wua^ for Washington for the session of congress opening Monday. He will make the trip in his automobile.? Aiken Journal and Review. On December first the F. W. Free company discontinued business, the business and stock having been taken | over by the M. E. Ayer company, which is now continuing the business. Mr. C.( F. Rizer, of Olar, was a heavy loser in the fire which burned over $200,000 worth of cotton in Columbia last Saturday night. The loss, however, is fully covered by in-j surance, it is stated. j Last Sunday the Denmark congregation put on the every-member can-j vass. A committee called on every member within three hours and secured a weekly contribution for the benevolent collections.?Southern Christian Advocate. ' No services were held at the Methodist church last Sunday, the pastor, Dr. Watson, being in Florence in attendance upon the South Carolina conference. At the morning service the students of Carlisle school worshipped at the Baptist church. The Woman's Missionary society of the Baptist church will hold its regular meeting at the church Wednesday, December 13th, at four p. m. This is a very important meeting. All members are urged to be present. Visitors are cordially welcomed. Last week's issue of The Bamberg Herald carried a larger amount of display and legal advertising than any issue ever previously printed in Bamberg other than special editions. Last week's Herald contained sixteen pages, and every line of reading matter contained in it was composed on our linotype machine. Information was received in the city yesterday that Capt. A. P. West, father of "Mrs. E. O. Watson, was sinking very rapidly at his home at Leesville. Dr. and Mrs. Watson left yesterday morning for his bedside. On account of the absence of the Methodist pastor, there was no prayer meeting at Trinity church Wednesday night. BAIL FOR MR. HIERS. Chief Justice Grants Bail in the Sum of $5,000. Admission to bail in the sum of $5,000 was granted by Eugene B. Gary, chief justice, to George J. Hiers, who shot and killed C. E. Kinsey in Ehrhardt October 27. S. G. Mayfield and W. D. Bennett appeared for the petitioner Hiers, R. L. Gunter, solicitor, for the State. The proceeding was an application for a writ of habeas corpus/ The hearing was held by the chief justice at chambers. Counsel for the petitioner alleged that Hiers was accosted in the street, as he was passing Kinsev's store, by Kinsey; that Kinsey had threatened to kill Hiers and members of his family because he accused them of agency in procuring his conviction on a charge of liquor selling; that both men were armed and that in a fight which arose out of a conversation, Hiers in self-defense slew Kinsey. The State alleges that Hiers murdered Kinsey?The Columbia State. ! Bond was arranged Tuesday, and Mr. Hiers was released from custody Tuesday night. The following gentlemen are Mr. Hier*^ bondsmen: A. Rice, John F. Folk, J. M. Grimes, C. VHf Oont? on/^ P P Rruna f T ? XkUU , UUU XJ, V. i-? i UV^? Delegates to Commercial Congress. Governor Manning has appointed the following gentlemen as delegates to the Southern Commercial congress, to he held in Norfolk, Va., commencing December 11, from Bamberg county: H. B. Grimes, Lees; Melvin Zorn, Denmark; Frank V. James, Denmark; H. W. Chitty, Olar; Dr. L. A. Hartzog, Olar; H. Karesh, Ehrhardt; Sam Copeland, Ehrhardt; Dr. Joe Roberts, Ehrhardt; Dr. J. L. Copeland, Ehrhardt; Capt. J. M. Dannellv, Ehrhardt; C. J. S. Brooker, Bamberg; G. O. Simmons, Bamberg; W. G. Hoffman, Bamberg; W. M. Brabham, Bamberg; Jno. H. Cope, Bamberg; W. D. Rhoad, Bamberg; Col. j W. A. Klauber, Bamberg. WILDOX WALKER KILLED. W. L. McPhail (liarged Witli, the Homicide.?Denies Guilt. Wildon W. Walker, a well known citizen of Midway, was shot and almost instantly killed Saturday night on the street at Midway. A jury of inquest returned a verdict that he died from a wound inflicted by W. L. McPhail. The tragedy occurred Saturday night about 11 o'clock. The inquest was held Sunday morning by Coroner Zeigler. Mr. McPhail came to Bamberg Sunday and surrendered himself to the authorities, and he is now in the county jail. Elliott Glover, who was with Mr. McPhail at the time of the homicide, is charged with being an accessory to the crime, and he was placed under arrest Sunday by Sheriff Ray, and is also in jail. The autopsy was performed by the county physician, Dr. Robert Black, who testified as follows as to the wound: "This is to certify that I held an autopsy upon the body of Mr. Wildon Walker, and found a pistol bullet wound behind the left ear, going backward and downward. I cut the ball out in the medium line at base of skull." Only one witness testified at the coroner's inquest, Mrs. Jessie Walker, wife of the deceased. Her version of the unfortunate affair was as follows, according to the testimony: "Last night Wildon told me that he had promised to meet McPhail in Bamberg. He was to go up on the train and McPhail was to bring him home. I persuaded him not to go. He went to Ben Lawson's store. I heard McPhail's car when it came from Bamberg. I heard loud talking. I opened.the door and heard McPhail threaten to kill Wildon. Wildon hallowed for Will to bring him his shot gun, that he was about to be murdered by McPhail. I told Will not to go, to stay in the house, and I would go and bring his daddy home. I ran up there calling Wildon. When I got there, McPhail had a long pistol in Wildon's face. Wildon had his hand on McPhail's coat begging him not to shoot. I went up and laid my hand on McPhail's shoulder, with my other hand hand I took the pistol out of Wildon's face/ and said, 'Why, Cousin Willie, would you shoot Wildon?' He said, 'Yes, you both.' Then I begged him to tell me what the trouble was about. Wildon said that McPhail had made a negro boy call him a , and he 'wants me to take it or he would kill me.' About that time the negro jumped out of the car, called Wildon the same thing again, stuck his black fist in Wildon's face and said, 'Take that or die.' Wildon turned his face towards me, took my hands in his and said, 'Baby, go home, I believe McPhail is going to kill me.' I put my arms around him and told him, no, that I would not leave him; if he killed one, he could kill both of us. The negro jumped in Wildon's face again. Wildon pulled his pistol and fired over his head. Just as Wildon turned his head to shoot the negro, McPhail shot him. McPhail shot at me. I jumped behind a negro man. McPhail shot towards my house. WThen the smoke cleared away, I went to Ben Lawson's house, told him that McPhail had killed Wildon. I came straight out of Lawson's house,-and saw Willie McPhail bending over Wildon's body. I don't know either of the negroes that were present." The following gentlemen comprised the coroner's jury: D. J. Delk, J. C. Moye, D. W. Phillips, P. Medlin, Dave Robinson, and J. Y. Hicks. The verdict of the jury was as follows: "That H. W. Walker came to his death by a pistol shot wound in the hands of W. L. McPhail." Mr. McPhail was seen at the county jail Monday morning by a representative of The Bamberg Herald, and was asked if he had any statement to make about the affair. He replied that he had none, other than he was innocent. .The remains of Mr. Walker were interred at Midway Monday afternoon, Rev. W. R. McMillan conducting the funeral services. Mr. Walker was a member of the Bamberg lodge. Knights of Pythias, and ? he was buried with the honors of that order. Mr. Walker and family resided in Bamberg until a few months ago, when they moved to the old home place at Midway. He is survived by his widow and four small children, his mother, and several brothers and sisters. Christmas Number Next Week. Next week The Herald will issue its annual Christmas edition. The issue will contain some twenty or more pages, will be filled with interesting and entertaining Christmas reading, plenty of Christmas pictures, and the entire paper will be enclosed in a very handsome colored holiday cover. This will be an excellent opportunity for the merchants to tell the public of their offerings for the holiday trade. The Herald will be glad to quote advertising rates to any persons interested. CLUB EXHIBIT HELI). Girls' and Women's Clubs Had Splendid Display Saturday. Last Saturday at the court house an exhibition was given of the work of the Girls' Canning and Bread clubs and the Women's Domestic Science clubs of this county. The exhibit was one of the best things seen in Bamberg county in some time, and all those who failed to go to see it missed something. The exhibit was composed of canned fruits, jellies, pickles, preserves, vegetables, etc.*, and there were martv articles of canned goods on exhibit that many persons scarcely knew were products of the A/vuMf ir C? nnni o 1 4 Y\ toroct tl'CJ C tali PT1 tUUIlLJ iu i.vi vuv (tmu in the tomato growing branch of the club work. One young lady of the county the past year canned more than 2,000 pounds of tomatoes from one-tenth of an acre. Many others did almost as well. The exhibit was in charge of Mrs. B. W. Faust, the county club agent. Mr. J. J. Heard, the county demonstration agent, assisted in supervising the display, and the judging was under the direction of Miss Nellie Ray, the Barnwell county agent. The expenses of the exhibit were met with contributions from the Bamberg Banking Co., the Bank of Denmark, and the Citizens Exchange Bank, of Denmark. List of prize winners in Canning and Bread club exhibition: Best display tomatoes in tin? Donie Lee McLendon. Best display tomatoes in glass? Polly Carter. Best display fruit canned in tin? Eva Zorn. TJoof HionlQv* fruit panned in erlass? UUOl/ V?*v ? 0 Anna Goolsby. Best display preserves and jellies ?Winnie Kearse. Second best display preserves? Mary Neeley. Display tomato products, catsup; etc.?Winnie Kearse. Display Chili sauce?Dorothy Riley. Display grape juice?Winnie Kearse. Best tomato pickle?Alice Griffith, Best cucumber pickle?Eddra Fender. Best history of work?Winnie Kearse. Second best history booklet? Donie Lee McLendon. Best history in record book?Josephine Kinard. Second best history?Thelma Rentz. Best business showing?Georgia LeCroy. Best domestic science booklet? Ruth Creech. Best book of recipes?Coreen Sandifer. Milk biscuit?Virlee Hightower. Egg roll?Donie Lee McLendon. Layer cake?Gladys Walsh. Ribbons were given for displays from women's clubs as follows: Best collection beans?Mrs. S. R, Love. Best collection berries?Mrs. Winchester Graham. i-i uiT ;I r ancy yacKs vegetauieo?.uisa uulie Cooper. Best quart canned peaches?Mrs, J. B. Kearse. Best quart fig preserves?Mrs. S. R. Love. 1 Best peach pickle?Miss Julia Cooper. Best sour pickle?Mrs. Fender. Best fruit jelly?Mrs. S. R. Love. Best canned pimentos?Miss Julia Cooper. An Error Corrected. In the statement of the Bamberg Banking Co., published in the last issue of The Herald, the name of Mr. W. M. Brabham was erroneously printed as one of the directors attesting the statement. The name should have been Mr. H. J. Brabham. Thanksgiving Service. The Thanksgiving service at the "Rantict r>hnrr>h last Thursdav evening was largely attended. A most interesting programme was carried out, consisting of addresses and special music. The topic was "Our Debt of Gratitude to God." Addresses on three phases of this topic were made as follows: "For His Blessings on Our Agriculture and Commerce," by Mr. J. J. Heard; "For His Blessings on Our Schools and Colleges," by Prof. R. T. Fairey; "For His Blessings on Our State and Nation," by Hon. B. D. Carter. The unprecedented blessings of the year past were recounted by the speakers, and by the interest of the large audience it was manifest that the thanks expressed by the speakers were shared in by the listeners. U. I). C. Bazaar. The U. D. C. ladies will have a bazaar at the court house on the 7th and 8th of December. Baby show at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, the 8th. Madam Dumond and Madam Flournelle will tell your fortune from 8 to 11 p. m. each day. Lunch, consisting of oysters and other good things, will be served noon and night.?adv. FUNDS FOR CARLISLE. Will Receive $15,000 From Educational Fund. It will be. most welcome news to the friends of the Carlisle school to know that this splendid institution is to receive $15,000 of the $300,000 fund which the Methodist conference pledged itself to raise for its educacational institutions. Final plans for the carrying forward of this campaign were adopted last week at the conference in Florence. Something like $60,000.00 has already been subscribed and a State-wide campaign will be put on in April to secure mo reiiiauiuer. According to the recommendation of the boards of education of the two South Carolina conferences, Wofford college and fitting schools were to receive $140,000. Last month the board of control of Carlisle * school met to discuss the needs of the school and to determine what amount would be necessary to meet these needs. Headmaster J. C. Guilds and Mr. W. D. Rhoad were delegated tb appear before the trustees of Wofford at their meeting during the sessions of the conference and ask for $15,000 to cover the indebtedness and immediate needs of the school. The Wofford board has been manifesting much interest in the work and progress of Carlisle school and these gentlemen report that they immediately and unanimously voted to give Carlisle this amount as her share. The acquisition of this amount will mean the beginning of a new day for Carlisle. With ail her debts naid and relieved of the burden of interest, she will ha^e more money each year to put into improvements, 1 enlarged teaching force, etc. Carlisle will soon be taking her place among the really great schools of the South, as she has her place today among the great schools of the State. y B., E. & W. Changes Hands. s On Friday, December first,"- the management of the Bamberg, Ehr, hardt and Walterboro railroad passed . into the hands of the owners of the road, who are now operating all i trains. Since the road has been put into operation,- it has been under the . management of the Atlantic Coast Line under lease. The new train, re* . cently purchased by the road owners, was put into service Friday, making t the first trip Friday morning. Mr. J. J. Fickling is the engineer on the L road. For the present the same schedule - maintained^by the Coast Line is effective under the new management, although a little later it is probable, it is stated, that the schedule may be changed to a more convenient one. No mails are being handled for the present over the line, but it is prob> able that mail service will be resumed in the near future. A. Bennett's Will Probated. It is understood that there is likely to be some interesting developments in connection with the will of the late Abe Bennett, tfho died a few days ago at his home near Lodge in the upper part of the county. Mr. Bennett was a prosperous farmer of that section of the county, and had amassed considerable property. He died leaving a will which is the cause of considerable dissatisfaction on the part of the heirs by his first marriage. Mr. Bennett was twice married. By his first marriage he.had five children surviving, as fojlows:. W. D. Bennett, of Ehrhardt; B. R. Bennett and A. B. Bennett, of Holly . Hill; Mrs. W. H. Saunders, of Walterboro, and Mrs. Belle Bennett, of Smoaks. He is also survived by his . wife and four small children, and under the terpis of his will he left practically his entire DroDertv to the sec ond wife and her children. By the terms of his will he left all his personal property to his wife, Mrs. Emma E. Bennett, and her four children and the following plantations: The Carter place, 250 acres; the White place, 250 acres; the home place, 800 acres; the Connelly place, 450 acres. The Muse place in Bamberg county he left to his sons, B. R. and A. B. Bennett, of Holly Hill, upon condition that they each pay to the wife and her children $3,000' within 12 months, the Kinsey place, 500 acres, to Mrs. Hattie Saunders upon payment to the estate as above, $2,000, said place to go to her children, with the proviso that the timber be not cut and removed; the Redish place to Mrs. Belle Bennett, 300 aproc nnrm navmpnt nf 351.200 with interest from January 1, 1900, to date at 8 per cent. All other property to his widow and her children.? Walterboro Press and Standard. Baptist Church. Prayer meeting at the Baptist church Thursday, 7:15 p. m.; subject of sermon Sunday morning: "The Off and On Brother;" subject Sunday evening, 7:15: "Dark Depths." w. r. McMillan. CHRISTMAS PARCELS. All Parcels Should be Mailed Early. Some Suggestions. The season for mailing Christmas packages?gifts and remembrances to friends, relatives and sweethearts ?is here again. This season of the year always provides Uncle Sam's employees with a great deal of extra work, and if the public would cooperate with the postoffice force, it would greatly lessen their burden, and, at the same time, expedite the handling of this great volume of mail. T U ? n r\r* 4- rv* nr-tnr i*onnoofe 11 O f A cf Q tfl X lie yvsiuiaoici 1C4 U&OI.L3 us I.U uvuvv that no extra help is allowed the Bamberg postoffice to handle the Christmas mail, and the patrons of the office are asked to mail their packages early in order that all packages may be promptly dispatched and properly taken care of. Those desiring to forward insured packages may, upon request, be provided with a sufficient number of insured tags, which may be filled out and attached before the package is brought to the postoffice to be mailed. This would not only save a lot of time, but would greatly facilitate the mailing of the package. It should be borne in mind that the postoffice force positively cannot take the time to fill out these tags. To do so would mean a congestion of business during the busy hours, and cause other patrons to have to wait. If the patrons will exercise forethought and bring or send their packages to tfte postomce arter 11 o'clock in the morning, it would rarely be necessary for them to have to wait long. There is always a rush at the postoffice handling general delivery mail and selling stamps, etc., from the time the morning mail is put up until the 11 o'clock mail is out of the way. By calling after that time, patrons may be waited on promptly. It is a well known fact that patrons of a postoffice do not like to wait to get their wants attended to. If they would observe these suggestions, they would get waited on more promptly, and at the same time, they would not be causing other people to have to wait. In wrapping and mailing Christmas packages, the following rules should be followed. Prepay postage fully on all parcels. Address parcels fully and plainly. Place name and address of sender 1 r\T> oil uii an uiatiyi Pack articles carefully and wrap them securely, but do not seal them, as sealed1 packages are subject to postage at the letter rate. Mail parcels early. They may be marked "Do not open until Christmas." Insure valuable packages. Glass ware, crockery ware, etc., must be properly packed to prevent breaking. Written inscriptions, such as "Merry Christmas," "Happy New Year," "With Best Wishes," etc., are permissible on parcel post packages. When pasting labels on packages, be sure to see that same are not I placed over cord with which parcel is tied, as this makes it a sealed package, and is chargeable at letter rate. Time to Plant Wheat. We are told that now is a fine time to plant wheat. Interviews with , farmers all over the county have rej vealed a surprisingly large number i of planters who have no wheat plantI -J ?~ ???** W71 fV? o ttArr 0V1 nrf I till tins veai. >v iin a t ci j suvi v ! crop this year, and millions of bush! els being exported to foreign counj tries, the price of flour is now highj er than ever before?certainly in | many years?and there is no likei lihood of the price being lower for i another year at least. Wheat will ; probably never be a money crop in | Bamberg county, but it is certainly j advisable for every farmer to plant I enough to provide his own table with | wholesome bread?better than can be | bought from the West. It should | not be necessary next year for a doli lar to be sent out of Bamberg county for flour. Book Store Contest. *" '' - ' At- - -A 3 C .following is me siauumg ui mc contestants in the Doll-Train contest of The Herald Book Store, only those having 100 or more votes being listed here: TRAIN. J. D. O'Hern 4,175 Robt. Black 4,015 George Ducker 3,575 Chas. Henry Hutto 2,565 Clarence Brabham 2,165 Oliver Fowler 1,355 Jasper Brabham 1,150 Faber Folk 315 Edward Rice 245 Wilbur Free v- - 135 DOLL. Willie Mae Allen 3,675 Ruth Folk 2,785 Maytrude Brabham 2,750 Mary Ducker 2,415 Harriet Wiaains 1,940 Mildred Guilds 1,855 Bessie Richardson 1,215 Medrue Free 1,105 Ruth Watson 1,080 Pearl Phillips 1,01 5 Doris Simmons 415 Marie Simmons 360 Elsie Rice 250 LEGAL SALES MONDAY. Five Sales Were Made by the Master. One Case Settled. Five sales were made by the mas- v ter on Monday, one case being withdrawn from sale, having been settled privately. The following were the sales made: Farmers & Merchants Bank vs. Viola Drawdy, et al.; 100 acres sold to J. W. Smith for $3,300. Mrs. Jane M. Rizer vs. G. B. Kearse; 307 acres sold to Carter & Carter, attorneys, for $600. 1 Lizzie Inabinet vs. Moses Johnson, et al.; 61 1-2 acres sold to Enterprise Bank for $401. Dilsy R. Jones vs. George Eaves and Elizabeth Eaves; lot in Bamberg ^ sold to H. M. Graham, attorney, for $455. Mrs. L. M. Sledge vs. D. M. Eaves; 336 acres sold to Carter %od Carter, attorneys, for $2,110; lot in Bamberg sold to J. K. Mayfleld for $1,290. F. W. Free Co. vs. Richard Hays; case settled and sale withdrawn. One sheriff's tax sale was advertised, that of the property of Willie Linder. This matter was previously settled, and the sale was withdrawn. New Advertisements. ? t Folk & Smoak?Overland. Sloan & Sloan.?Farm Loans. Standard Oil Co.?Perfection. Paul Arndt?Big Jewelry Sale. Mutual Garage?You Can Tell. Enterprise Bank?Busy as Bees. Standard Oil Co.?Rayo Lamps. W. A. Klauber?The Greatest Sale. Thomas Motor Co.?Chevrolet $490. J. B. Brickie?Your Christmas ^ Trip. r -'i t / Rentz & Felder?Men's Furnish-/ ings. 4 LaVerne Thomas & Co.?Prices Down. J / P. B. Murphy?Lost, Strayed or Stolen. Bamberg Banking Co.?No .Individual. / t. Farmers & Merchants Ban;k?Try Giving. V Penny & Thomas Bros.?Carlisle Heights. Reid's Jewelry Store?Holiday Presents. E. A. Hooton?This is Your Opportunity. \ R. C. Stokes?Staple and Fancy Groceries. C. R. Brabham's Sons?Thomas's Hog Powder. i . Bamberg Banking Co.?The Connecting Link. CV Black's Drug Co.?Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy. | Peoples Bank?Five Cents Starts a Bank Account. | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.?Such Tobacco Enjoyment. | Herndon's Grocery?Trade at ! Home Advertisement. I ! R. & H. Drug Store?Have You Thought of Giving an Eastman? Dr. Watson Returned to Bamberg. ! " \ J The congregation of Trinity Meth- i odist church and the people of the city generally, are delighted that Dr. : E. O. Watson has been returned to the Bamberg and Bamberg mills pas' torate. This will be Dr. Watson's ; third year in Bamberg. All of the Methodist appointments are printed on another page of this issue. j SPECIAL NOTICES. . . j Advertisements Under This Head 25c. I For 25 Words or Less. I Make your folks happy Xmas by ordering at once a Reo car. tf. i For Sale?Good dry two-foot house oak wood. B. F. FREE, Bamberg, S. C. 12-14. Lost?Bamberg Banking Co. Sav- ^ . ings Bank Book No. 518. Return to : H. C. HERNDON, Bamberg, S. :C. 11-15. Boarders Taken, with or without-?rooms. Can accommodate six with rooms. First-class fare. MRS. PAUL ARNDT, City. 12-15. Lost, Strayed or Stolen?One setter bitch, white with lemon ear, i about five months old. Reward for ? return to P. B. MURPHY or H. L. * r HINNANT. It. '* Wanted?I would like to commucate with party having five to eight horse farm for rent within five miles of Bamberg. Write for particulars care BOX 482, Bamberg, S. C. It. Why' Let Your storage batteries run down? we nave msiauea up-iudate machinery and guarantee all work. Electric troubles a specialty. | MUTUAL GARAGE. Denmark, S. C. For Sale?84 1-2 acres of land 1 1-4 miles from Bamberg depot; in sight of graded school. $65 per acre. Will also sell mules, provisions, farming implements, etc. A. J. HUNTER, Bamberg, S. C. 12-15. Piano Tuning?Have your Piano ? tuned by an expert tuner. Work ' dene in town or country. Prices reaI sona'ole. Address for ten days: W. ; j T. MERRITT, Ehrbardt, or leave call I | at Herald Office. 12-7. > / A . . . ?'