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Wht Bamberg ^eralb Thursday, Feb. 27, 1919. | SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. # The many friends of Col. J. R. Owens were delighted to see him out on the streets again Monday. Col. Owens has been quite, ill for several weeks, and is still quite weak, but has sufficiently recovered to be out i again. A large number- of the patrons of Colston colored schools gathered at the school building Friday to celebrate Washington's birthday. A splendid programme was carried out, after which fruits and candies were served. I During the last few days the names of Privates Claude Smoak and Leighton Rentz and Lieut. Edwin C. i Bruce have appeared on the casualty list from France. It is understood, however, that these injuries were received several weeks ago, and in each case full recovery has been ; V . made. All of the members of the Woman's Missionary society of the Methodist church are invited to be present at a meeting of the society at the home of Mrs. W. P. Jones on Friday afternoon next at four o'clock. This is to be a meeting of importance, j and every member is urged to attend.?Rec. Sec. I t - I Capt. Charles Fishburne, U. S. A. medical corps, spent a few days in the city this week with friends and relatives. Capt. Fishburne returned a few weeks ago from England, whore he spent several*months in , the medical service. <He has now reV ceived his honorable discharge. Capt. Fishbr me formerly resided in J . Bamberg county. Leaving here he attended the medical college and was graduated in medicine. He entered . the medical corps of the army after war was declared and served in that < ? capacity until a few weeks ago. ? Miscellaneous Shower. ^ , A beautiful and elaborate recep tion was enjoyed on Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs. E. H. Henderson A L ~ ' J TiVonVo Fnlfc a entenamtsu tui ^ ~?, _ most popular and charming brideelect. Mrs. W. P. Jones and Mrs. J. A. Williams received at the door, ushering the guests into the receptidh hall, where the receiving line, ? . which was composed of Mrs. E. H. Henderson, Miss Franke Folk^ Mrs. H. N. Folk and Mrs. B. Tillman Felder, stood. The reception was given * in the form of a miscellaneous show'*' er, and the many beautiful gifts were J displayed in the parlor most attractively, Mrs. B. W. Simmons presiding hi . in this room. From here the guests were invited into the dining room by Mrs. Clarence Black and Mrs. George "Smith, where they were served a salad course with coffee and whipped x cream by Miss Kate Felder and Mrs. Joe Spann. The color scheme of ,v * pink and white was carried out in v the table decorations from which delicious fruit cake and pink and white mints were served. A kewpie, with ? bridal veil which ended with a large oJIttot- Vin-reochno wa? in the center OH ? UVl^V^MW) ?? ? ? ? of table; pink silk shades were used i , . on the silver candle sticks, while airy streamers of green and white tulle, festooned from the chandeliers and ending in huge bows, gave just a touch of green, making an artistic whole. The other rooms were bright with yellow jonquils, while pink roses and pink shaded candles with pots of maiden hair ferns were attractively arranged in the reception hall. Mesdames H. N. Folk and E5 J. J. Heard rendered several lovely vocal selections during the afternoon. Week of Prayer Services. F - . The Woman's Missionary society ' of the Baptist church will observe a - ? three days session of prayer beginning next Thursday afternoon, March 4th. at four o'clock. All the ladies of the other denominations are cordially invited to attend these meetings. The members ^tre urged to lay aside other duties and try and make V,mootin(rc haftor anH fill 1 or than ILICOU lil^O WWVi Muvb the sacrificial week in January. Following are the leaders and subjects: Tuesday?Mrs. F. O. Brabham, leader; subject: "Mission activities." Wednesday?Mrs. W. H. Chandler, leader; subject: "Baptist war work and our women." Thursday?Mrs. A. B. Utsey, leader: subject: "Baptist missions in Cuba." < ie> ? Government Soda Arriving. County Nitrate Distributor J. J. Heard has been notified of shipments made to Ehrhardt, Olar, Govan, Denmark !hid Bamberg. Mr. Heard asks that all parties who ordered soda for use on small grain during Feb. and March be in readiness to haul same immediately upon notice from him. He will notify you by mail.?Adv. WILL BUILD WAREHOUSE. Plans Being Made for Proper Storage of Tobacco. Saturday a number of the tobacco growers of Bamberg and community held an informal gathering, at which plans were discussed for the immediate erection of a tobacco warehouse at Bamberg. It is stated that approximately three hundred acres of tobacco will be planted in the immediate neighborhood of Bamberg this season, and the proper storage and sale of this large amount of the weed will demand facilities which the planters do not now have. In order to relieve this situation and to further stimulate the planting of tobacco, some of the growers started the movement to secure warehousing facilities here. It is generally agreed among the promoters of the warehouse that every tobacco planter in the county is to be invited to become a stockholder, thus making the warehouse company a mutual affair. The present outlook is that if a warehouse can be located here the acreage in tobacco this season will warrant the tobacco brokers and manufacturers in sending buyers to Bamberg this season. This item alone will save the farmers a large amount in freight charges, as the present system is to ship the tobacco to some market elsewhere in the State. ! ! ? BAMBERG BOY MAKES GOOD. \ T. J. Rentz, Jr., is District Manager of Large Concern. Mr. T. J. .Rentz, Jr., who is remembered by many old acquaintances as a former resident of this courn ty, was in the city for a few days last week, coming here to attend the funeral and interment of his sister, Miss Vonetta Rentz. Mr. Renz, since leaving Bamberg some years ago, has achieved quite a bit of success, and is now district manager of the Dalton Adding Machine company, with headquarters at Lexington, Ky. Mr. Rentz, though a poor boy, had t-he makings of a good business man. He joined the army some years ago, and served three years. He then went to Columbia, where he stayed a short while^ then going to Atlanta, where he became connected with the Dalton company. His business acumen was recognized by his company, and his promotion has been very rapid. Aftar a few years service with the company he was transferred to Lexington as^ district manager. His younger brother, Mr. Benjamin Rentz, has been given good business training under him, and he is now connected with the same company. Recently he was given a training by his brother in the repair of adding machines, and now has a responsible position with the Dalton people. He also came to attend the funeral. These boys are a credit to the county, and it was with much pleasure that many of their old frfiends greeted them on their visit, which was the first they have made here in T T Port? T T* 1X1 CXLiy y Cdi O. 1U1 ? Jl U xvvuvu^ V A ) has been married for seven years, and he is the father of two very interesting children. The career of he and his young brother will he watched with much interest by their many Bamberg friends and relatives. BANQUET AT CARLISLE. School Celebrates. Annual Washington's Birthday Affair. A banquet was held at Guild's I Hall, Carlisle school, Friday evening, the occasion being the annual celebration of Washington's birthday. In addition to the student body and faculty, quite a number of invited guests were present and participated in a most enjoyable affair. After an elegant supper had been served several after-dinner speeches were made. J. C. Guilds was toastmaster and the following toasts were responded to: "Iron Heel of Militarism," Emmet Emanuel; "Fairest of the Fair," Travis Stephens; "The Bravest of the Brave," Miss Phillips; "The Cherry Tree Choppers," Miss Cleckley; "The Faculty," Ashby McGraw; "Friendship," Hhomas Minus; "Brickbats and Bouquets," B. R. Turnipseed. Many Visitors for Wedding. The following visitors are in the city to attend the wedding of Miss Franke Folk to Mr. F. M. Moye this (Wednesday) evening: Miss Adelle Brabham, Mrs. Otis BTabham, Mrs. Leroy Wilson and little daughter, of Allendale; Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Moye and Mr. and Mrs. George Sanders, of Fairfax; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Moorer, of Walterboro; Mr. O. D. Faust, Jr., of Jacksonville; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Johnson, of Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Moye, Jr., of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Plyler, of Greensboro, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, of Charlotte; Miss Maud Grimes, of Lexington, N. C. * JONES BROS.' STABLES BURNED, j Fire Tuesday Night Involved Loss of, Thousands of Dollars. ! One of the most disastrous fires in j i several years occurred Tuesday night when the sales stables of Jones j Brothers burned to the ground, en-: tailing a loss of thousands of dol- j lars. No estimate has been made j of the amount of loss involved,' but it was apparently very large. Included in the loss were eight fine horses and mules, three of the horses being fancy trotters worth j considerable money. Thb fire was first seen in the front of the large frame stable building J by Mr. J. C. Moye, who happened to be standing near, about 8:30, o'clock. There was no one at the i stables at the time, and Mr. Moye ! hurried to the fire and succeeded in *' ^ j- 1 __ k getting most 01 me amuiais out ui , the burning building, turning them! into the lot at the rear of the stables, i When first seen, the flames had com- j pletely enveloped the front of the building. The second story of the building being filled with feedstuffs.-j it burned like tinder. Fortunately a rain was falling and j the other nearby buildings were soaking wet, and this is perhaps the! only reason the office building, in i which was stored a large quantity of cotton, harness, buggies, etc., was I not burned as well as the residences on the eastern side, in which direc-; tion a strong gale was blowing when j the fire first began, but which sub-j sided to a large extent a little later. Three carloads of hay had just been stored in the burned building, all of'which was, of course, completelj\ destroyed. Large quantities of other feeds, corn, oats, etc., were j also burned, as were also all of the, wagons and other vehicles in the! building, nothing being xsaved. Mr. R. C. Jones stated that the loss was partially covered by insur-i ance. He also stated that it was not: possible at this time to state the " 1 s 1 J iV,, I amount 01 iubs mvuiveu umn uit effects could be checked up. but that the total insurance would perhap* j not cover more than half of the damage. Partial insurance was also car-j ried on the livestock. It is thought that seven of the burned animals were horses, some of which were very fine animals. ! The office building, while not burtied down, was badly damaged by | fire and the contents damaged by water. The building was on fire several times, and the entire western *V"v ' \ ~,' ? V ' ' - Iv - V& ' J " ' ' ; fc;" i ' ' i/I7' * PRAISE FROM CAPT. RICHEY. i i Corp. Gerard Xinimons One of Best Men in Company. ; Capt. W. R. Richry, Jr., command-1 ing company L. 371st infantry, has i written Isabella Nimmons, of this city, mother of Corporal Gerard Xi n- j mons, who died en route from j France, the following letter of ap-j preciation of her son, whom he de- j scribes as one of the best men in his j company, always faithful to duty: "Your son, Corporal Gerard Nimcotton, as money crops. He had figures for the last fifteen years showing that tobacco has averaged a higher price during these years than cotton, and he also read figures to show that even in those years when tobacco was down to practically the | same price per pound as cotton, to- j baco yielded decidedly the best profit. Twenty-five cent tobacco, said Mr. McFaddin, will yield as good profits as 30-cent cotton. He re-i minded the farmers that they will j have to seek other crops than cot- j ton, as the boll weevil has already! made its appearance here, and is likely to destroy the cotton crop. | Those who put their entire depen-! dence on cotton will be great suffer- I ers when the weevil comes in force,! which will not be in the far distant j future. Mr. Summers talked on live stock i and told the farmers the advantages of increasing the production in this section of the country. ? ' ? Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. COTTON REDUCTION DAY. Feb. 28th Nametf by Governor to Sign Reduction Pledge. Friday, February 28th, has been designated by Governor Cooper in a proclamation as cotton reduction day, and on this day the cotton farmers are asked to sign the reduction pledge and send it to the county /-.nmnn'ttone TVio ffirmerc arp askpfl I.Will HI ItLWC. A 11V- 4.4AAAAAVAKS V. V. .^w.-wto reduce cotton acreage 33 1-3 per cent. The farmers in other counties have started movements to have the cotton acreage reduced as the only hope for a fair price next season, and it is hoped that Bamberg will join heartily in the movement. Pledges may be forwarded to this office or given to any member of the county committee. The following committees have been appointed !:or this and neighboring counties: Bamberg?G. Frank Bamberg, chairman; H. C. Folk, J. A. Wyman, W. D. Rowell, R. M. Hitt, R. M. Bruce. S. G. Mayfield, J. B. Guess. Colleton?Paul Sanders, chairman; J. T. Moore, A. H. Wickman, .H. S. Strickland, W. W. Smoak. Allendale?W. I. Johns, chairman; J. H. Hewlett, W. T, Riley, Jr. Hampton?William Gifford, chairman; P. H. Gooding, J. W. Rouse. Orangeburg?B. B. Williams, S. B. Cope, J. D. Whisenhunt, D. D. Davis, F. C. Bryant, P. W. Riley, R. E. Wannamaker, A. C. Watson. Rev. J. L. McLees, P. C. Berry, Fred Wannamaker, J. R. Connors. L. A. Carson, .T T\ ^Shuler. D. H. Rush. L. W. Rick enbacker, J. L. Shuler, E. L. Culler, T. R. Smith. W. S. S. Sales to Feb. 15. Following are the sales of W. S. S. from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, for Bamberg and neighboring counties: Per Rank Cap. Amt. Bamberg 5 .20 $ 3,915 Barnwell 21 .03 1,085 Colleton 25 .02 475 Aiken 31 .01 695 Orangeburg.... 35 .01 1,010 Hampton 42 .002 45 State .-. .07 v 114,886 side was practically burned away. For some reason very little water pressure could be secured at first, but one of 'the commissioners of public works stated that it was no fault of the water plant, as the tank had been fiTled Tuesday morning, and the pumps were.started as soon as possible after the fire was reported. *S|p" ^cr ; .^5^?: * MRS. \Y. S. BAMBERG DEAR. Beloved Woman Passed Away at Her Home Saturday Night. The many friends of Capt. and Mrs. William S. Bamberg were greatly shocked and grieved when it was learned that Mrs. Bamberg died at her home abtmt four miles from Bamberg. Mrs. Bamberg had been in bad health for a long period, and she passed away Saturday night about 1 o'clock. The funeral occurred Monday morning, the Rev. P. D. Risinger, pastor of the Ehrhardt Lutheran church, conducting the services. Interment occurred in Restland cemetery, in this city. Mrs. Bamberg was 63 years of age. She was before her marriage to Gapt. Bamberg Miss Isabelle Mahoney, of Charleston. She was tlie mother of four/ children, two of whom survive her: Col. Greyton E. Bamberg, of Bamberg, and Mr. Hammond Bamberg, of Charleston. Her husband, Capt. Bamberg, survives her, as do also one brother and two sisters. The deceased was a member of St. John's Lutheran church, of Charleston. She was a woman of strong Christian character and was loved and honored by a large circle of friends, whose sympathy is extended to the bereaved husband ana sons and other relatives. ^ ia> 9*- ? The epidemic of Spanish influenza appears to have about run its course in Bamberg. / BAMBERG RICHEST COUNTY. Leads All Rural Counties of South1 i Carolina. The federal reserve bank of Richmond, Va., has recently issued figures showing the allotments of the fifth liberty loan, to take place in April. These allotments were based on banking resources on December! 31, 191*. and according to these fig-! ures Bamberg is the richest rural county in South Carolina. There are only five counties in the State which snow greater Dan King resources, according to population which form a true index to county prosperity, * than Bamberg, these counties being Charleston, Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry and Richland- All of these counties except Greenwood and Ntwberry are counties of large cities which draw banking business from a large area of surounding territory, and are, of course, not to be compared to a ru ral county like Bamberg. Both Greenwood and Newberry have, however, a large number of Cotton mils and other industries which Bamberg has not, and also contain a number of large towns and despite these sources of additional banking business over Bamberg, they show very slightly larger resources than this county does. Following are some figures taken from the pamphlet, showing the banking resources of Bamberg and the five counties which show larger resources: Popula- Banking tion. Resources. Bamberg 18,000 $ 2,422,000 Charleston 95,000 41,134,000 Hrppnvillp 70.000 12.871.000 Greenwood 40,000 5,526,000 Newberry -...30,000 4,376,000 Richland 65,000 25,586,000 MISS VOXETTA ItEXTZ. Former Bamberg Girl Died of Pneumonia in Tennessee. The many friends and relatives of Miss Vonetta Rentz were grieved to learn of her death last Thursday at Nashville, Tenn. Miss Rentz had suffered an attack of influenza some weeks ago, and this was followed by pneumonia a few weeks later. The body was brought to Bamberg for interment, which took place at Southend cemetery Sunday morning at ten o'clock, Rev. George P. White conducting the funeral services at the grave. Miss Rentz is survived by her father, Mr. T. J. Rentz, who now resides at Warrenville; two brothers, Messrs. T. J. Rentz, Jr., and Benjamin Rentz, of Lexington, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. M. Smoak, of Bamberg; Mxs. Faust, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Kathleen Dennis, of Midway. She was 22 years of age. She left Bamberg several years ago, going to Atlanta, where she had a position iX ^ A /wnknnffA OO AT?_ wmi me leicyiiuiic cA^uaugc &o uyerator. She was so apt and capable in her position, that she was soon given promotion, and was sent to Nashville, Tenn., where she was chief operator in the exchange at that place. Miss Rentz was a member of the Baptist church, and was dearly beloved by a large circle of friends. She was a woman of unusual business capability, and deserves great praise for the manner in which she succeeded in the business world. The position she held with the telephone company at 'he time of her death was one of quite a bit of responsibility, and was a recognition of her strong character and genuine worth. She is remembered lovingly by former acquaintances in Bamberg. COOPER IS COMING. Will Introduce Champ Clark at Olar March 10th. Governor Robert A. Cooper has accepted an invitation from the people of Ola/ to be present there on the occasion of the visit to that town i of Hon. Champ Clark. If official du| ties do not prevent, Mr. Cooper will introduce the speaker of the house. Governor Cooper will be introduced by Hon. C. W. Garris, a former representative of the general assembly. During their stay in Olar, the speaker and Mr. Cooper will be entertained by Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Hartzog at the beautiful home on Society Heights. Speaker Clark has visited South Carolina before, but this will be the first time he has made a trip to the State to deliver, a public lecture. ^ i>? ? TO THE AUTOMOBILE PUBLIC. | Just a word on speculation and what it means. When you have tire trouble?see the tire man. When you have mechanical trouble?see the mechanician. When you have battery trouble? ! see Faulkner Electric Service Co. | (Associate Willard Service Station) Recharging?Repairing?Rebuilding. A specialty?New Batteries to fit all makes of cars. Rental batteries to fit all makes of cars. Service on : all makes of batteries.?Adv. i I - MORE MONEY IN TOBACCO. Beats Cotton, at Less Price, Says Clemson Expert. 0 Last Saturday two meetings were held in this county in the interest of increasing the production of lire stock and tobacco in this section. Mr. C. A. McFaddin, of Clemson college, tobacco expert, and Mr. L. W. Summers, of Orangeburg, who rep- ^ rdsented Mr. A. D. Williams, live stock expert, were present at the ' mpptin?s and talked to the farmers along their respective lines. * The meeting at Denmark was held at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the A party came on to Bamberg and met here at 11:30. The weather being * bad, and the roads in a bad condi-' tion, the party could not get to Ehrhardt and Olar. Unfortunately but few of the farmers met at Bamberg, and those who failed to attend missed something that would have been of value to them. Mr. McFaddin comes from one of the big tobacco counties in the up- _ I per part of the State, and he does not talk theory, but gives actual facts which he is in a position to do, having lived among the tobacco ' planters. His talk partook largely * $ of a comparison between tobacco and mons, a member of this organization, boarded this ship for return home at Brest. France, Feb. 1, 1919, in comDarativelv good health. The second day at sea he was taken sick with pneumonia and was removed to hospital, where he received the best medical attention afforded in the army; nevertheless, on Feb. 7th he died. "His body, together with personal effects will be sent to you in due course of time by the government, i "I counted Corporal Nimmons one of the best men in my company. "He was always faithful to dutjy; % honest in his actions and courageous ' , in battle. I .hated to lose him and sympathize with you, whose loss is much greater. So far as I jean as- certain, his last statement was to the effect that he considered that he 8 had done his duty by his pod, his . < V country and his loved ones. At the\ . time of his death he carried $5,0(10 war risk insurance. You were named in the policy as a sole beneficiary % and under the terms of the policy you should receive monthly for a period of 20 years $28.75." f "special notices. m i Y , & Money to Lend?On first security Apply to "X. Y. Z.," care The Herald. .2'27P- % Seed Irish Potatoes?Cobbler and j Blics. 65c per peck. H. C. FOLK . j CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn * J For Sale?Pure White Leghorn eggs. $1.50 per setting of 13. H N. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. ' tfn $ For Sale?Barred Rock eggs. $1.25 per setting. MRS. THOMAS BLACK, Bamberg, S. C. It* r, " FoFr Sale?Imperial Barred Rock eggs. $1.00 per setting of 14. MISS ROBERTA JOHNSON, Bamberg, S. C. - tfn.Cane Millet Seed?Anyone desiring good sugar cane millet seed, apply to P. J. DAVIS, Bamberg, S. C. 3-6n. For Sale?My lot containing 1 1-S , acres with barn and stables on Rice vjf street in Bamberg. Apply at once to J. FELDER HUNTER, Orangeburg, ?? S. C. tfp. * . i Lost?On Feb. - 16, ladies gold double case watch, Elgin movements. "V Initials "B. J." on back. $5.00 reward for return to THE HERALD OFFICE. ltp. ?$g Registered Hoi stein Boll for Ser vice?Paul Pontiac De Kol Korndyke 9 th. $5.00 cash with cow. At > Vmy lot back of court house. C. J. S. BROOKER, Bamberg, S. C. 5-8n. " Trespass Notice?Notice is hereby given that hunting or trespassing is . ? forbidden on my place. I also forbid hogs or cows running on my land. MRS. REBECCA JORDAN. 2-27p. For Sale?The handiest little adding machine in. the country, it will add, subtract and multiply. Every Y business man and farmer .needs one. Only $12.50 delivered. J. M. SWINGLE, Orangeburg, S. C. 2-2 7p For Sale?500 bu. Toole's Wilt-, 1 Resistant cotton seed. $2.00 per bushel f. o. b. Bamberg or Denmark. Two bales per acre. See cotton oil Allen Simmons place near Bamberg. M. T. WILLIS, Denmark, S. C. tfn For Sale?37 acres three miles ? of Bamberg, known as the Tom Nimmons tract. Price, $1,400 for quick sale. Joins Chas. Nimmons's place on Lemon Swamp, part of old Bessinger tract. About' twenty-five acres under cultivation. J. K. MAYFIELD, Denmark, S. C. tfl. i ? For Sale?Limited quantity Wan'namaker's Pedigreed Cleveland Big Boll cotton seed, one year from originators. Seed saved and ginned carefniiv and absolutely Dure. Best cot ton on earth. In 20-bushel lots at $2.00 per bushel. See me at once,. as supply is limited. H. J. BRABHAM, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?One Klein touring car, practically new; run about three thousand miles; five good tires, one never used. Will sell cheap. Reason '* for selling, car is too heavy for my ' * * work?and upkeep too heavy for my purse. Address, S. P. RENTZ, M. i D., Branchville, S. C., R. F. D. 2. 4-17b V ? *7 ''A