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WE 1 Buy yoi 1 sell thri 1 to ask i A 1*1 I like a s we are groceri* I our line black, s We Are G THE HOME 01 GOOD CLOTHE ??9@@?@?@?@?@@ ;vx = DADDY JOHN. By M. W. B. . To . the one who spent his childhood, youth and young manhood in Bamberg, the announcement of the aeatn or juaaay juuu vjexgci with a feeling of genuine interest even though it is a sad interest. As a child a number of negroes in and about* Bamberg formed a part of my world. I saw them frequently: talked with them often and always considered them necessary to the completion of a town as great and big as Bamberg seemed to me. Not all of them were old negroes but most of them were getting old even twenty and twenty-five years ago. Each of them I thought cf for some particular reason; usually it was because of some characteristic. Down at the end of Railroad avenue there stood for many years the little log house belonging to old Annette and her husband "Daddy Jack"; their step son was "Stiff Legged Jim," who by the way was the best friend many white boys ever had in that section of the town. Daddy Jack is remembered for the split bottom chairs he made and sold; the shavings in front of his house would be found there now if you dug deep enough, I am sure. ? Wash Sally is remembered for the cart and oxen he invariably drove into town from his home on the outskirts where the Bamberg Nursery afterwards served its fine purpose. Old Woodberry was the standard; for many a year of laziness, raggedness and uncleanliness. He slept under the old freight depot many a night and so far as I know was the only local tramp the town supported. "Guinea Charles" was known to many generations as the little old man with a little old sorrel mule. He furnished many a boy and girl with an opportunity to imitate the "pa-j trac" "pa-trac" of the guinea; thei tradition was that he had stolen a guinea when a boy. His name was Charles McMillian, but if you want to talk to any boy about him, they will not know who you mean unless you refer to him as "Guinea diaries." Wash Brabham was known for many a day as the umpire who never let the colored boys of Bamberg lose a game?if he was allowed to officiate. I felt a distinct loss as a lover of base ball when Wash was drowned. Prof. Eli Moye was a source of perpetual joy to every boy who had )?@@?@?@@???@?< ARE I r thrift stamDS ift stamps. The :or them. Mak< lacker by asking / I still trying to se 2S, etc., but we < R of pretty dress md brown slipp< oing After Th< * C. R. started to school and had learned a word which seemed big. Eli was a good subject to try it out on, and as a rule Eli had a word just a little bit bigger. He was also tne omcial prognosticator and though he never failed to miss the weather, he could always be counted on to give his opinion as readily as if he had never missed it at all. Eli used to describe some wonderful dreams to the boys of Railroad avenue, and he seemed to know his crowd pretty well for he could thrill them with marvelous scenes of the underworld where the devil had charge of things. Old Bill Moye was the symbol of drunkenness. To us as boys the familiar sight was to see him being dragged to the guard house. "Tobe" I remember as the man who worked about the house and caused me to get a whipping which I very much deserved. Of the old colored women there were old Henrietta Kearse, Old Ma'ma Daphne, Judy, Annette, and others, some of whom are still alive. But of the men I come back to the one who seems to have been most closely wrapped up with my own life. This was "Daddy John" Geiger. My earliest recollection of going to Sunday school and church in the old Methodist church, which stood where Mr. J. F. Carter's home now stands, was that of seeing Daddy John. My /lictin/itlv Vlftir flflddV UieillUI ? 1 CtailO uisnuvu; .. ? ? . John would invariably ring the belli longer than the sexton of the neighboring church. He boasted, though quietly, of the fact that he had never been "rung down." It became such a standing order that people frequently listened when the bells were ringing to see if by any chance old John had stopped before the other sexton. Four white boys made up the plan to ring the bell of the other church, one | after the other, thus seeking to out i ring him. The fact that John was : still ringing when the other had 'quit was the only satisfaction he I needed. But the authorities step-1 iped in and no such long competition 1 nloofl o tra i n | iv/v/a yuw mqwaaa. ( I remember ~one Wednesday night as I went to prayer meeting Daddy John was alone on the steps waiting jfor the congregation. As I walked j up I asked. "Are you alone Daddy John?" His reply came instantly, "Yessir, jist me and the Lord." I don't think Daddy John ever failed to attend any kind of service held in the Methodist church. Sundays or week days he never failed. NTHI BBBBBUnHBBl here. We have 5 way to make i e the merchant I him for them. OF CC i II other goods, s ire not chargini AVE Y< goods? Do no ers for they are e Cash Busine BRABI $@@?@?@?@????3 NEW DRAFT MEASURES. V Urged to Change Law Affecting Classification. Washington, March 17.?Army draft legislation, renewal of controversy over government reorganization and the administration bill for a war finance corporation will occupy most of this week at the capital. Bills affecting operation of the selective draft are pending before both senate and house with much pressure for immediate action because of their effect on the new draft. The senate bill changing the basis of quotas from State population to the number of men in class 1 is on the house calendar with its opponents insisting upon a substitute which would base quotas upon total registration and liability to service. It is understood President Wilson may call some of the house leaders into conference in an effort to adjust their differences. Xew Registration Bill. Senate military committee members plan to seek early consideration of the war department bill subjecting to registration youths reaching 21 years since June 5, 1917. The war finance corporation bill, upon which the house tomorrow resumes debates, is expected to pass within a few days and be sent to conference. The army legislation is scheduled to follow. Recently while in Bamberg during the Christmas season, I went to the church when the weather was unusually cold; no service had been planned and when I later saw Daddy John I asked him how it was that there was no fire in the furnace and no bells rung. He proudly explained that he was there ready but had orders not to as the furnace was out of commission. This was characteristic of the old man. He was not always as careful in his work as we might have desired; he was not as well trained as we could have wished. But come rain or shine, cold or hot, I never knew Daddy John to fail to do not simply "his bit" but always his best, interesting and helpful citizens but when the honor roll of those who Bamberg has had its share of shared in its building by their faithfulness in little things, such as the ringing of bells, making of fires and caring for lots in the cemeteries of the town, I know of none who will have a better or brighter record than old Daddy John. g^^^^SrSrSrS^^SrSrSrSr^ S WAI s them for sale. merchants sell th who does not i )URS E uch as dry good: y over 10 cents OU SEE t forget to ask to worth looking a iss And Will A lAM'S ! rBBHHHHBBHBBHHBB NOTICE | I will be at Rizer's ^ i r? /-i staDies, uiar, o. o., ua the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Dr. J. M. Lt\E I s^BSSSSBBBBSSSSSSL Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's. 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