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lEIejjamtogljeraift Thursday, February 10,1921 SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The F. M. Bamberg chapter of the U. D. C. will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, February loth, at the home of Mrs. E. H. Henderson, at four o'clock in the afternoon. In the last issue of The Herald it was stated that Attorney J. F. Carter had been elected counsel for the second circluit of the North Carolina Bar association. This, of course, was an error. It should have been the South Carolina Bar association. Treasurer G. A. Jennings was out of his office Monday for the first time in a long time. His absence was occasioned by illness, but his friends will be glad to know that he is back on the job again. He suffered an attack of vertigo Sunday, falling in his room. J. J. Smoak is erecting on his lot on Railroad avenue a very attractive building, which will be occupied by J. T. Burch and Eddie Jackson, who will conduct a garage. The building, will have a brick foundation, with a j brick front and corrugated walls in j the rear. Married, Saturday, Probate Judge J. J. Brabham, Jr., officiating, Henry B. Richardson, of Bamberg, and Miss Fairey Steedly, of Briar Creek. The contracting parties are members of well known Bamberg county families, and they are receiving the congratulations of their numerous friends. v Bamberg was visited Monday and Tuesday by summer storms. The j first one Monday night was accompanied by a vivid display of electricity and loud thunder peals, with some wind. The week has been hot and sultry, and more resembled May weather than February. The first two weeks of February are usually the roughest winter weeks of the cold season./ MEETING A FAILURE. - Farmers Not Sufficiently Interested to Meet and Elect Officers. Last Monday was the time appointed for the farmers of the Bamberg branch of the cotton association to meet and elect officers. Eleven o'clock came and passed and no crowd yet. By the faithful few on hand waiting until about noon, a small crowd was assembled, but lacked so much of being a representative audience that no attempt was made to proceed with the easiness in hand. It was decided to postpone the election until March 1 at 11 o'clock, at which time it is hoped that there will be more interest taken. In this connection, Farm Demonstrator J. D. Brandon issues the following statement: ''The county cotton association failed to get a q,uorum at the meeting on February 7, and will call a meeting at 11 a. m., March 1. If you see an article in your newspaper or receive a letter, or hear some one talking on the cotton association, be sure to get all there is to it, for this is a worthy cause. At this meeting in March, officers will be elected ana a rdund-up will be made of the acreage reduction pledges. There should be a programme of work mapped out for the ensuing year. Let every one take it upon himself as a committee of one to do something to advance the means and purposes of this organization." Music Club Notes. On Thursday, the 27th of January, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the Music club held its regu-ar meeting with Mrs. Ben Black. A most enjoyable occasion this was to those who were brave enough to venture out. A regular programme was dispensed with and the practice of "Pinafore" was in order for the afternoon. After business and plans for giving the opera were discussed, Mrs. Black served a delicious salad course with coffee. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Clarence Black February 10.? Contributed. mm *m* ? A Record for Travel. Former Magistrate J. H. Kinard, of Ehrhardt, claims that he has the rec ord for letter travel. Last week the judge says he received a letter postmarked at Lodge, S. C., in September of 1919. The letter was eighteen months in making the trip from Lodge to Ehrhardt, a distance of four miles. The letter contained a note put in his hands for collection, and another peculiar thing is, the judge says, that the sender, though frequently seen by him since the letter was postmarked, has never once made inquiry about the collection. In the meantime the party who gave th6 note has long since left Ehrhardt. BIG GAME FOR BAMBERG. Boston Rod So* and Rochester Grays Here On April 5th. With old Jupiter Pluvius and the other weather gods giving their consent, baseball lovers of Bamberg and the surrounding counties will be served a rare treat at Rhoad park in this city on Tuesday, April 5th. Never before in the history of Bamberg, and only on very few occasions in any other city in South Carolina I south of Columbia, have two big j league ball teams locked horns for j the fray. But the splendid base ball I which the Bamberg club furnished I " .1 H AAA J 4. 1 during- tne season or eviaeuuv made some folks somewhere sit up and take notice. For on the date above Mentioned the two best ball clubs that ever cavorted on a Bamberg lot will be arrayed against each other here in mortal combat, expressing it in terms of diamond slang. The two teams who will play an exhibition game here are the Boston Red Sox, of the American league, and several times world's champions, and the Rochester Grays, of the speedy International league, a class AA organization which ranks right up with the majors. This will really be the crowning athletic or sporting event I for Bamberg. It will be a big thing for the town in more ways than one I and should result in some excellent advertising. If you wish to put a town on the may you've got to get out and hustle and place it somehow in the eyes of the world at. large. Just such an exhibition as this is one way of doing it. Walter E. Hapgood, one of the big men of baseball, former business manager of the Boston Braves, then champions of the world, and now a half owner of the Rochester club along -with George Stallings, the great field manager of Rochester, is arranging exhibition games throughout the country. Air. Hapgood was in Bamberg Friday of last week for this purpose, and after conferring with several sports and wide awake * ~ d T> ^ "U ~ young: ousiness men ui joamueis, signed the contract providing for the first string players, that is, the regulars, of the Rochester and Boston Americans to play here. These big league teams carry an almost unlimited number of players and this will mean that probably fifty baseball men from all parts of the country, and some of the game's brightest stars, including several of the sporting writers from the big metropolitan dailies, will make their appearance here. The Boston club will put in several week's training at Hot Springs, Ark., just before coming here. And one feature of the exhibition will be the fact that on Sunday, April 3rd, this team will leave Hot Springs, to play in Little Rock against the team of that city in the Southern association, and will then immediately jump all the way from Little Rock to Bamberg without a stop. That seems to be putting us on the map; doubtless none of these players has ever been in Bamberg, and the chances are they will board their pullman in Little Rock singing the old song so familiar to our army heroes, "Where do we go from here, boys, where do we go from here?" There are numbers of people in this section who have never had the pleasure of seeing a major league team in action, and in taking advantage of this opportunity they will be fortunate in seeing some stars on 4-T^/^ Dnct /~vn tflo m TV V) i pV| b P1* T1 2T dOD Stamngs, wim ivulucoivi, ^? Duffy, with Boston, will accompany their teams. The Rochester club will be built around young aggressive players mostly, but will also have s'ome former American and National leaguers. Included in this list will be the captain and first baseman, Fred Merkle, who enjoys the distinction of being nationally famous as ! the "Ivory Head" of baseball. Merkle has become quite a baseball celebrity since 1909 when he had that horrible nightmare and failed to touch second base as a runner for the New PROPERTY TRANSFERS. Decided Improvement in Real Estate Market Iluring Month. That "hard times" are not hindering the selling of real estate is shown by the list of transfers recorded in the office of A. L. Kirkland, clerk of court, during the month of January. While there are not so many no so large transfers as during the preceding two years, there was nevertheless considerable activity in the real estate market, and there were cnmo tron^tinric n f lurtra ^ im cm ciort c UVUJkV tl UUVtiVUU I. JjVy The following is a list of the recorded deeds during the month: J. J. Smoak to B. D. Carter, 100 acres 1 1-2 miles north of Bamberg, for $3,200. Juiius George and Jennie Carter to H. H. Kearse, 57 acres in Fish Pond township, for $1,000. Mrs. Xora B. Crum to Hammond M. Crum, 202 acres in Bamberg township, for $1.00 and love and affection. H. C. Rice to Oscar Staley, certain lot of estate lands of Erving Staley, for $233.25. L. A. Hartzog to Paris D. Draper, certain lot one-half mile from Govan, for $810.00. Denmark Planing Mill Co. to Bank of Denmark, lot Xo. 5, Block Xo. 32 in Denmark, for $1,200. H. L. Brown, to Mrs. Mamie S. Morris, lot in Ehrhardt, for $2,000. Mrs. Leda K. Mayfield to O. B. Lain, 102.37 acres adjoining Mrs. Emory Hooton, for $6,000. A. M. Brabham to E. H. Henderson, lot on Southern Railway, Bamberg, for $1,000. Herman Brown to Mrs. Zelma Brown, 500 acres and 380 acres on Charleston and Augusta road for $5. Susie I. Reeves to George B. Steedly, 35 acres adjoining G. B. McMillan, for $1,100. Miss Florence M. Roach to Mrs. Xetti? O. Steedly, lot in Bamberg, for $2 00 L lie JDUOIVU LVUUl .? w ? ed as a contender for the American league flag this year. Among their number are such men as Joe Bush, whose blinding speed in the box won him the nick name of "Bullet," Wally Schang and Jack "Stuffy" Mclnness, formerly with Connie Mack's wonderful Athletics, Harry Hooper and Everett Scott, each one mentioned - * * ^ ~ ^ ^ An A + nr having D66n at one inut; ui auum^x prominent members of world's championship teams. Scott is today recognized as the best short stop in the game and holds the world's record of having played in more games consecutively than any other ball player who ever'lived. This year Scott will enter upon his sixth season without failing to take part in every, single game of his club, close to 700 in number. Such a record of physical condition and faithfulness heretofore has been unknown. This streak of blue greased lightning alone will be worth the price of admission. There will also be other stars with Boston too numerous to mention, and of course the two managers, George ;i1- D Anlinotor flnH Hnah everyDoay must pun lugeiiiei anu. make it a red lefter day for Bamberg. Remember the time, April.5th, 4 p. m.; the place, Rhoad park; the teams, Rochester Internationals and Boston Americans. Miss Florence M. Roach to R. F. McMillan, lot and dwelling on Carlisle street, Bamberg, for $2,000. Middleton Warren to Mrs. B. D. Carter, lot in Bamberg, for $150. George Crawford to Geo. S. Smith and E. H. Henderson, 1781 acres on Buford's Bridge road, for $5,199.95. W. D. Mayfield to Mrs. Leda K. field, 21 acres near Denmark, for $5 and other considerations. Mrs. Leda K. Mayfield to W. D. Mayfield, 21 acres near Denmark, for $5 and other considerations. Lilla Mitchell to Jack Walker, 24 acres adjoining Joe and Bert Dannelly, for $550. R. C. Hardwick to South Bound Land and Improvement Co., lot in Denmark, for $300 and other considerations. Mrs. Annie Lou Henderson, Mrs Ruth B. Smith and Miss Lalla Byrd to J. J. Smoak, 330 acres on the South Edisto river, for $10,000. Y. S. Brown to H. H. Kearse, lot in Olar, for $750. J. D. Copeland, Jr., to Mrs. Ida M. Hutto, two lots in Denmark, for $455. W. D. Coleman to Ellen Rivers, lot in Bamberg, for $150. t W. J. Gooding to Mary Elberta Rice and others, several lots in Denmark, for $5 and other considerations. J. F. Jennings to Jennings & Zeigler, a partnership consisting of J. F. Jennings and L. M. Zeigler, two acres on edge of Bamberg, together with saw mill and other machinery and improvements thereon, for $16,686.36. ? i oi. _ rr? jrernaps siie >?as <i it> vulfw. Jimmy was an old third base in an exciting ball game. His mother sent a chum for him, also he yelled at Jimmy: "Jimmy, your mother wants you. She sez you ought to be home long ago." "Aw, let her come and try it," replied Jimmy.?New York Sun. York Giants on the play which decided against his team in favor of the Chicago Cubs the pennant of the National league, and incidentally lost New York the honor and cash of the world's championship. As an added attraction local fans needn't be at all surprised to see at least one face very, very familiar to them in a Rochester uniform that day. The Rochester players will do their spring training stunts at Darlington in this state, but the nearest places to Bamberg at which any exhibition games will be played are Augusta and Columbia. That makes us feel our importance a little more still. The occasion will in all probability be enlivened with music rendered by the Carlisle military band, which has surely made rapid strides during the past year and will surprise and gratify you with its fine work in which everybody should take pride. So, . i_ x 11 J. il I COTTON GINNING FIGURES. All Lower Counties Show Marked I>e crease in Production. The following ginning figures an taken from the report of the censu; bureau for the period prior to Jan uary 16: 1921 1920 Aiken 42,979 40,186*Allendale'.. ..13,388 19,601 Bamberg 20,662 24,420 Barnwell 28,276 30,218 Calhoun 38,726 33,018 Colleton 6,698 12,512 Hampton 7,024 10,672 Dorchester .... 9,581 15,170 Orangeburg ..$2,940 86,000 The totals for South Carolina an as follows: 1921, 1,506,436; 1920 1,419,524. It will be noted that the total ginnings for the state are in excess ol the crop of last season to the same date. While the ginnings are belov last year's figures in the lower counties of the state, including Bamberg there was an increased production ir the upper counties. All of the coasl counties show a marked decrease: while the production increases as one advances toward the upper sections Bamberg seems to have been about the border county in this vsection, as Orangeburg, Calhoun, Aiken, Lexington and other counties to the nortb made more cotton than the previous year. This is probably due to the presence of the boll weevil in the lower counties in far more abundance than elsewhere in the state during the past year. ? tm* ?m MARRIES UNDER AGE. Father of Girl Says His Daughter is But Twelve Years Old. A few days ago Probate Judge J. J. Brabham, Jr., officiated at a marriage of a young man and a young i _ rr? _ _ ttti _ __ _ woman in nis omce. wnen ins young couple came in his office, the probate judge was not satisfied concerning the girl's age, and requested that the consent of a parent be secured. The mother of the young woman was nearby, and' after talking w'th her the young man returned stating that she did not wish to appear at the -ceremony, but would send a written consent. Not wishing to perform an irregular ceremony, Mr. Brabham went personally to the mother and talked with her and secured her written statement that the girl was 15 years old and that her consent was given to the ceremony. He then performed the ceremony. Some time later the same day the young woman's father came to the office and stated that the girl was but twelve years old in January, and it developed that he was strenuously opposed to the marriage, and would probably seek to have it annulled. Both parties to the marriage reside near Bamberg. Industrial School Gifts. Editor The Bamberg Herald:? Please allow me space in your paper to say a few words about the Macedonia Industrial school, Blackville, S. C. Though money has been so hard to get, there were some who said that they would do something for the advancement of the school, and I want to name a few of them: Jasper Wilder, $1; Janie Kirkland, $1; Hamilton Kirkland, $1; Rebecca Kirkland, 50c; Pink McMillan, one bushel corn; D. L. McMillan, one and a half bushels corn; H. B. Beard, one bushel corn; Edgar Beard, one bushel c.orn; S. S. Singleton, one 1 1?1 ? . nno DUSfltJI CUIIi, ui a i> j.ui u., wiiv bushel corn; Henry Miley, one bushel corn; J. R. Bryant, one bushel corn; Ella Sue Carter, one bushel potatoes; Step Beard, one gallon syrup; W. H. Kearse, one gallon syrup. E. W. WRIGHT. Honor Roll Midway School. The following is the honor roll of the Midway school: Eighth grade?Johnnie Hughes. Seventh grade?Wagner Dennis, Chason Hayes, George Sandifer. Sixth grade?Georgia Owens. Fifth grade?Annie Donald. Fourth grade?Tracey Hayes, Annie Smith, Edna Owens. Third grade?Odis Smith. Second grade?Gedel Donald, Mamie Ruth Hicks, Justa May Parker, Susie -Owens. Primer?Willie May King, J. B. Sandifer. u~ ? rrj?rr JtionoraDie mention?uunuc nms. Baptist W. 31. S. The regular monthly meetings of the Baptist Woman's Missionary society will be held next Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock, as follows: Circle No. 1 will meet with 'Mrs. Paul Whittaker; circle No. 2 will meet with Mrs. R. C. Jones, and cir] cle No. 3 will meet with Mrs. J. F. Carter. The business meeting of the society will be held at the church on the following Wednesday at the same hour. CARLISLE SCHOOL NOTES. - Items of Personal Mention Clipped Prom the Last Carlisle Bugle. e Misses Mamie and Bessie Meechum s were among the visitors on the cam pus this week. Fred Duffy, of Palmetto, Fla., has been visiting Insus Parrish. Dr. J. H. Hawkins, of Hartsville, S. C., was on the campus for a few days last week visiting Colonel Duncan. M. B. Ernest, of Charleston, S. C., visited his nephew, Ernest Way, this past week-end. Miss Dora Lipford spent last weekend in Columbia with her mother, g Lewis Solomons, one of our num, ber who is very ill with pneumonia, was visited by his mother and father, - Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Solomons, of Esf till, S. C. Miss Kearse has been as i sisted by Miss Mast and Miss Annie r Solomons, from Savannah, in caring - for him Dr. E. H. Wyman, of , Estill, was also on the campus to see l Lewis. Mrs. Solomons is still on the : campus. Sergt. Levi A. Trawick, U. S. army, 5 reported for duty with the Carlisle . R. O. T. C. unit January 26th. Scrgt. : Trawick is a Georgia man and served ? as first sergeant of company "E," 71st infantry, during the war. He is i a specialist on bayonet training and > will handle this instruction at Car! lisl?x in conjunction with Cadet 1st ( Lieut. Peter Stokes, Jr., who has been s in charge. tm*' mm NEW BOARD MEETS. Newly Installed County Commissioners Hold First Regular Session. The first regular monthly meeting of the new board of county commissioners was held Monday. The new board is composed of W. B. Smoak, supervisor, and J. S. Tant and J. W. Zeigler, county commissioners. The ; new board members have all received their commissions. Very little came, before the board j with the exception of the usual rou j tine business. The claims were pass| ed on and ordered paid. It is understood that steps are being shaped for awarding the contract for building the Bamberg stretch of the Charleston and Augusta road, which was surveyed by the state highway commission some months ago, although no definite action has been taken yet. Supervisor Smoak will probably hold a conference with the state highway commission in the next few days in regard to this matter. Baptist Church Notes. Much interest is being manifested in the Sunday evening series of sermons by the pastor on the second coming of Christ. The pastor announces for next Sunday evening a discussion of "Signs Preceding the Second Coming and the Purpose of His Coming." Meet with us Sunday evening at 7:30. The attendance thermometer at the Sunday school fell four degrees while the contribution thermometer rose a few degrees last Sunday. Blessed is that man who has added to his calendar a night for his church prayer meeting. Partners in business consult often together. If you do not consult often with your Lord, your partnership does not amount to much. Fifty-one new subscriptions to the Baptist Courier were sent off this I Ti'cnb- Tmonfr-CQVon ronPicalc runs TY JL wr ~WV T VU X V>UV ?? vwaw * v*-.*the list up to 78. Let's make it one hundred. Our church a live church, a warm church, a hopeful church, ought to be the desire of every church member for his church. The B. Y. P. U. meets every Sunday evening at 6:30. It is well attended and furnishes a fine opportunity for our young people to be trained for service. Job (6:6) intimates that there is no taste in the white of an egg; but the Psalmist (11*5:103) says: "How sweet are the words unto my taste!" Moral: Read your Bibles more. The pastor announces for his subject next Sunday at 11 a. m.: "When God Laughs at Man." All members are expected to be present. The public is cordially invited.?"C." Miss Ayer Graduates. The following item taken from a Lander college dispatch to the Sunday News and Courier, will be read with interest here: "The middle of the year ended last 'Saturday and the beginning of the new quarter was marked by the graduation of three young women, the Misses Minnie Lee Aver, of Bam. berg: Frances Massebeau, of Johnsonville, and Lizzie Kellett, of Fountain Inn, completed the required 1 course and were awarded their diplomas after a talk by Dr. Willson." / KXOWLEX?LAWSOX. Kentucky Girl Married at the Home of her Gousin, D. J. Delk. James Russell Lawson, of Columbia, and Miss Isabel Knowlen, of Winchester, Ky., were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Delk, in this city, at high noon, on Tuesday cf this week, February 8th. The sitting room was appropriately deco* rated with ferns, with a great bank of green back of the improvised altar, where the happy couple was united in marriage. Mrs. Herbert Delk played the wedding march, to the strains of which the wedding party entered the room. \ Mrs. Robert Delk was the dame of honor, and D. J. Delk, a cousin of the bride, gave her away. The bride apepared most attractive in a traveling suit of blue, and carried a beautiful bouquet of roses and carnations, the gift of the groom. Rev. S. O. Cantey performed the cer emony according to tne impressive ritual of the Methodist and Episcopal churches. The bride held the prayer book used at the marriage of her grandmother. Only the members of the Delk fam- ; ily were present. The whole of the wedding party was served a delightful dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Delk about two o'clock, after which the bride and bridegroom were driven to Den- v mark where they caught the afternoon train for their future home at 3200 First avenue, Shandon, Columbia. /The bride is the daughter of Mr. -j and Mrs. J. F. Knowlen, former residents of Columbia, but now residing in Kentucky. She is a granddaughter of Mrs. L. H. Buist, formerly of Lees. She is a most attractive and lovable young woman. Mr. Lawson is connected with a well known printing establishment of Columbia, and is a young man of fine character. The United States acquired 46,000 square miles for 110,000,000 from Mexico in the Gadsden purchase. "Marvelous Miscellaneous Melodies," an interesting entertainment by home talent, will be given at Carlisle auditorium Friday evening, at 8:00. Proceeds will go to the Sunday school. Admission, children 25c (all school pupils), adults 35c.?adv. SPECIAL NOTICES. Fine Bnff Orpington Eggs $2. per setting of 15. MRS. W. E. STOKES, Bamberg, S. C. 3-3-n Wanted?A few milk customers. /Drop me a postal card. W. E. STOKES, Bamberg, S. . ltn t \ Wanted?To buy two bushels of good Nancy Hall potato slips. B. F. HILL, Bamberg, S. C. ltp For Sale?Woe d for stove and J chimney, oak or pine. LELAND F. J SANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. ^ tfn 1 For Sale Rhode Island Red eggs 8 for setting. $1.50 per setting of 15. 3 J. M. GRIMES, Bamberg, S. C. 3-3p 1 For Sale?One Rex visible type- I writer; practically new. Cost $69, I will sell for $50. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C. tfn 3 Lost?White pointer dog with liver j colored spots. Last seen Thursday night. Reward for return to JEROME GARRICK, Cope, S. C. 2-17p , For Rent?Warehouse on Southern side track, formerly used: by Gulf Refining Co. Will fix to suit renter. TOM DUCKER, Bamberg, S. C. 2-24n * For Sale?I have secured the agency for the Acme and Defiance ' Trucks. If you want a good truck, see me. B. F. FREE, Bamberg*, tfn j Wanted?Salesmen for line of ] guaranteed tires. Guaranteed salary with extra .commissions. COWAN J TIRE & RUBBER CO., Chicago, Illi- 1 nois, Box 784. 2-17n Lost?Savings pass book No. 538, issued by Bamberg Banking Co. to i S. B. Hughes. .Finder will please re- m turn to BAMBERG BANKING CO., ?? Bamberg, S. C. 2-10p || For Sale?Extra nice Barred Rock 3 cockerel. Was shipped fro^n Tennes- 8 see in fall of 1919. Will sell for $3 8 /? il 1 T> ?' '1iH or swap lor uiree common neus. xv. j M. BRUCE, Bamberg, S. C. . ^ For Sale?Two corn fed barrows, weight about 125 lbs each; 1 eightyear-old horse, fat and gentle; 1 bug- > gy and harness. All in good condition. 1 stall fed bull, about one year old, fat. Will make prices right. J. S. BRELAND, Olar, S. C. 2-17n } Frost Proof Cabbage Plants.? Grown by the state's most successful planters, leading varieties. Postpaid: 40c, 100; $1.35, 500; $2.25, 1,000. Express collect: 1,000, $1.7S; 5,000, $1.50; 10,000, $1.25. BURTON SALES CO., Burton, S. C. tfn . . For Sale?High .Grade Ammoniated Fertilizers for cotton, corn, tobacco, etc. Also Fish Scrap, Blood, % Tankaee. Foreign Kainit. etc. Write us for prices advising tonnage you want. DAWHCO FERTILIZER COMPANY, Box 608, Charleston, S. C. * 2-24n Wanted.?Men or women to take orders among friends and neighbors for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, full line for men, women and children. Eliminates darning. We pay 75 cents an hour spare time, or $36.00 a vweek for full time. Experience unnecessary. Write INTERNATIONAL STOCKING MILLS, t Norristown, Pa. S-3 A ' *