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Short Items From Town and County S. C. Hollifield and family have moved into the recently completed cottage of iMrs. C. J. S. Brooker on New Bridge street. Quite a few Bamberg people are attending the Orangeburg county fair this week. The fair opened Monday and goes through Friday. Mrs. Lonnie Morris, -who recently underwent an operation in Columbia, i snow rapidly recovering, her many friends will be glad to know. County Statistician H. J. Bellinger gives The Herald the following preliminary ginning figures to Xovem-J - - . , 1 ftOI Q 711 ber 10, 1922, 5,34U oaies, uii * bales. j The many friends of J. B. Elir-j hardt. cashier of the Ehrhardt Bank-! ing company, will regret to learn of his illness. Mr. Ehrhardt has been confined to his home for the past week or two. | The regular business meeting of the Baptist Woman's Missionary society will be held next Wednesday at the church at four o'clock in the afternoon. A full attendance is earnestly requested. Clerk of Court A. L. Kirkland is confined to his -home by illness. He was unable to attend to his duties in the court room several days, but his friends will be glad to know that he is now recovering. Armistice day was celebrated as a holiday in many parts of the state Saturday. The celebration in Bamberg consisted of a false fire alarm about noon, which caused some few hundred people to chase about town trailing the fire truck. The many friends of W. E. Free were glad to see him out again Mon-I day after several days severe umess. Mr. Free suffered from severe eruptions on the face, which were accompanied by a temperature below normal, but he is about straight again, j The first frost of the season was in evidence to early risers last Friday morning. The night was clear and cool, and the frost appeared in all low places. The frost would probably have been a heavier one, but for the dryness of the atmosphere and a slight wind that blew during the night. A dispatch from Columbia states that J. Felder Hunter, now of Orangeburg, but formerly of this place, has announced his candidacy for the office of superintendent of the state penitentiary, opposing Capt. A. K. Sanders. There are some half dozen other opponents of Capt. Sanders announced. "Sugar boilings" are now the order of the day. Practically every cane mill in the county is running full blast, and delicious new cane syrup is now] being put on the market. Without a i doubt Bamberg county syrup must be the finest in the world, and the farmers we have talked with say their crop of cane this year is fine. Several foot ball fans attended the annual game between Furman University and South Carolina University of Columbia Saturday. The Baptists suffered a stinging defeat to the tune of 27 to 7. Those who attended the game from Bamberg included James T. Burch. J. B. Black, Jr., C. W. Rentz, Jr., I^aVerne Thomas, John Matthews, George S. Smith, H. N. Folk, and X. P. Smoak, Jr. "TVio PiorJ Pi of Ha m pi in " a juvenile operatic production was presented by local talent at the Carlisle school auditorium Monday evening to a large audience. The production was given under the auspices of the Apolio Music club, and was thoroughly enjoyed by fhose present. The various characters were well portrayed, and revealed careful work on the l)art of all those included in the cast. November 22, school day at the county r-ir, has been declared a holiday by the county board of education. in order that all the school children of the county might, together with the teachers, attend the . fair on that date. As will be seen by reference to the programme, Wednesday will be a big day for the s< he ol children at the fair. A fine programme has been arranged for the day. and the fair authorities strongly urge that every school in the county participate in the school day exercises. Th ? Bamberg friends of \V. D. Hand will be interested to know that he has been selected from applicants of seven states as general manager of) the Albuquerque, New Mexico, plantj of the Mountain States Telephone company. For some years he has been stationed with the company at El Paso, Texas, but he 13 now in charge of the Albuquerque plant. This is a city of 22.000 inhabitants, and is a most important telephone center. In a recent letter to relatives here he says he is enjoying fine health, and C.Irs. Hand writes that both of them read every word each week in The Bamberg Herald. I I Mayfield Recovers For Damaged Seed Court adjourned Tuesday morning after being in session a little more than one week. Court was convened the previous Teusday morning, with Special Judge X. G. Evans, of Edgefield, presiding. Last week was taken up with the trial of jury civil cases, i The court recessed Friday night, hav-| ing completed all of the jury matters for this session, and on .Monda> and Tuesday morning, Judge Evans heard equity matters. Xo jury cases were tried th io week. One of the most interesting cases of the court last week was that of J. K. Mayfield against the N. L. Wil left Seed company, of Augusta. This J case resulted from the alleged sale of l damaged seed to Mr. Mayfield, who asked for $5,000 damages. The courti held, however, that the seed company was liable only for the amount paid for the seed purchased,, the amount whereof was $67.50, and the jury awarded this amount. it was alleged that Mr. Mayfield purchased $67.50 worth of Excel watermelon seed from the seed company, and that on account of the seed being damaged or other than claimed for them, Mr. Mayfield's watermelon crop was a failure. Other cases disposed of by jury' were as follows: | D. Landreth Seed company versus the (Mayfield company; verdict for plaintiff for $213.45. Beck & Gregg Hardware company versus Mavfield company; verdict for plaintiff for $558.23. G. Frank Bamberg versus Dyer & company; verdict for plaintiff for $406.89. Bank of Charleston, N. B. A., versus J. D. Dannelly, et al.; verdict for plaintiff against J. D. Dannely for $6,391.15. Thomas Black company versus director general of railroads; verdict for defendant. Bank of Charleston, X. B. A., versus Raleigh Kinard and M. A. Kinard; verdict for plaintiff for $3,480.36. Stovall-Daniel company versus J. F. Lancaster; verdict for plaintiff for $472.14. Wulbern Fertilizer company versus J. E. and J. G. Steadman; verdict for plaintiff for $153.56. Merchants National Bank of Richmond versus Ed. Bellinger and W. G. Simms, verdict for plaintiff for $3,297.41. C. Wulbern & Company versus E. P. Copeland; verdict for plaintiff for $518.00. Voegle & Dunn company versus A. W. Hunter; verdict for piamtirt tor $153.30. Child Loses Life in Fire Yerterday Morning Early Wednesday morning, fire completely destroyed a tenant house on the plantation of Mrs. W. P. Hern! don, a few miles west of Bamberg. The house was occupied by Mary Owens, a colored woman, who cooks for the family of Mr. Jolly, a short distance away. She'had left the house in the early morning for her duties, and when she was some distance away, she looked back and discovered the house o fire. She had left her little child in the house alone, and when 9he returned,! t-he fire had completely enveloped thej house, and the child could not be rescued. Nothing but the bones werej left when the embers died down, j Magistrate Dickinson was notified, but no inquest was held, as the circumstances of the child's death appeared to be plain. The Bamberg fire alarm was sounded, but no a.&! sistance could be rendered. Bm E. & W. Gives Reduced liates. The B.. E. & \V. railroad announces in an advertisement in this issue of The Herald reduced rates next week account the Bamberg county fair. In addition to the reduced passenger j rates, the road has agreed to transport all exhibits for the fair free of charg^. provided same are accompanied by owners. Three passenger trains a day will be operated between Ehrhardt and Bamberg, this affording all residents along the line of the road a splendid train service to Bamberg. Jh'hi'iiardt ream looses. " Walterboro, Nov. 11.?Walterboro easily defeated Ehrhardt Friday by a score of 25 to 0. The visitors at no time threatened to score and only gained by the aerial route. The Walterboro line played well and opened up 'great holes for Ackerman and Herndon, who gained consistently., The stars for Ehrhardt were Brab ham and Copeland and for Walterboro, Ackerman and Herndon, Strickland and Padgett. Padgett played the second half with a broken shoulder. Renew your subscription today. Death Has Claimed Coroner Zeigler Coroner James H. Zeigler, fondly known to hundreds of friends as "Uncle Jim." is no more. Uncle Jim passed to eternal rest early Friday mornin?. He had been in ill health for several years, but his last illness began in February. With the exception of a few occasions, Mr. Zeigler has been unable to leave his home since. The remains were interred Friday - - ? ? ? ~ ^ 1 I A i l? rt J aU t > ^ h /-v aiiernuun at Deuiesuci aiuiui m mc presence of a concourse of friend9 and relatives. The funeral services were conducted by ihe pastor of the deceased. Rev. S. 0. Cant.ey, assisted by the Bamberg Baptist pastor, Rev. 0. B. Falls. Mr. Zeigler is survived by his widow; one sister, fMrs. Ellen Mitchell, of Bamberg; one brother, J. W. Zeigler, of Hunter's Chapel, and three children: Mrs. N. J. Hayes, of Brooker, Fla., and Edward Zeigler and William C. Zeigler, of Bamberg. In the death of Coroner Zeigler, Camp Jenkins, No. 627, U. C. V., loses another member. Mr. Zeigler served three years in the army of the Confederacy. He was severely wounded in the shoulder during the American civil strife. He never ceased to take an interest in the affairs of the veterans' organization, and as long as his bodily strength permitted he attended all meetings and keenly enjoyed them. Although the war ended more than a half century ago, his memory was ever fresh, and many veterans' meetings were characterized by Mr. Zeigler calling the roll of his company always by memory, tie was a vanam souiier, and was highly respected by his fellow veterans. Mr. Zeigler was born near the place now owned by J. A. J. Rice, a few miles from Bamberg, and has lived here all of the 77 years of his life. He rounded out the 77th year of his age on October 29th. The deceased was twice married; first to Miss Laura Thomas, of Colleton county, who died nearly forty years ago. A few years later he was married to Miss Elizabeth Carter, of Ehrhardt, who survives him. All of his surviving children were born of his first marriage; several children by hi9 second marriage are all dead. Nineteen years ago he was elected coroner of Bamberg county, and he held tihis office continuously until his death. For many years he was chairman of the local pension board. Uncle Jim was a devoted member of the Trinity Methodist church-. He was a conscientious Christian gentleman, and a big hearted, loyal citizen. He was held in the highest esteem by everybody, and was known to the older people thoughout this section. The following gentlemen were requested to act as pallbearers: Acfivft* IJ P PaIIt A T XZ W l1vc* 11. v^. jl uirw, -rx. jlj? ixu jviuhu, ?? . E. Free, D. W. Phillips, J. D. Utsey.. D. J. Delk, John Cooner, C. W. Rentz, Sr., F. 0. Brabham, X. Z. Felder, X. P. Smoak, J. \M. Grimes. Honorary: Dr. G. W. Garland, Calvin Rentz, John McCormack, John McMillan, P. M. Yarn, J. D. Felder, Dr. J. B. Black1. X. B. Rhoad, H. Z. McMillan, D. O. Hunter, J. C. Copeland. J. L. Copeland. delegation Recommends Appointment W. C. Zeigler The Bamberg county delegation to the general assembly have forwarded to Governor Harvey a recommendation that William C. Zeigler, son of the deceased Coroner J. H. Zeigler, be appointed coroner of Bamberg county to succeed his lamented father, who died last Friday morning. The delegation thought it a fitting tribute to the venerable "Uncle Jim" that his son be appointed as his successor. So far as known here yester day there are no ther applicants for the office at this time. Death of Mrs. James. Mrs. Carl James died at her home in this city Sunday afternoon, following a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. James was stricken several months ago and was rendered an invalid. She wa9 i treated at a hospital, but no permanent relief could be gained. Sunday . she was again stricken, and died shortly afterward. The remains were interred at Southend cemetery Monday afternoon. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. 0. B. Falls. The deceased was 37 years of age. She is survived by her husband, who is an employee of the Santee 'Mills, and by one small child. During the . 1 ' XT r? X i ? X recent revival at tne .oapiisi unurtn, Mrs. James joined the church and was baptized the following Wednesday, it being necessary to assist her to and from the church. She was a good woman and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. School Bonds Sold For Good Premium Bids for the sale of $35,000 school bonds for Bamberg school district No. 14, were opened last week. The highest bona fide bid submitted was accepted; the bonds going to the Hanchot Bond company, of Chicago^ the successful bidder offering par for the bonds, plus a premium of $1,155). together with all accrued interest. The bidder also agreed to pay all costs attached to the bond issue, such as j *? t- J - i. - e A t priming ine uonas, payment uj. "attorney's fees, etc. The bonds are issued at six per cent, interest, payable semi-annually, and the bond issue is so arranged that after one year two bonds are retired annually. Some seven or eight bids were submitted, and a couple of bids were received too late for consideration. One of these offered slightly better than the accepted bid, but could not have been considered anyway, because of the failure of the bidder to accompany the bid with a certified check to guarantee good fait'h. The bonds will be dated December 1, 1922, and will be delivered as soon thereafter as they can be printed. Thursday bids for awarding the pnnrrort fnr the erprtirm nf the hisrh school building were opened. All bids were rejected, however, as the lowest bid submitted, on the plans already secured by the trustees, was for $42,000. The next lowest bid was only a few dollars more than this amount. In view of the fact that the total bond issue does not exceed $35,000, plus the premium on the bonds, none of the bids could be considered. The bond issue must cover the cost of the building and the furnishing of the same. In order to complete the building within the specified limit, the trustees have found it necessary to alter the present plans of the building, probably reducing it in size, and making other necessary eliminations. It was hoped to erect a building of three stories, with twelve class rooms and auditorium. It is likely that the number of class rooms will be reduced. Present plans call for { the entire lower floor to be thrown I infft on onHitopi'nm WltV) 9 SM tin pr j xutv; an auununum, it ivh w. wvw.v**>q | capacity of 1,200. The second and j third floors would contain class ! rooms, but only tjhe second floor would be completed at this time, as this will be sufficient for the present needs of the high school. The rej maining class rooms will be comJ pleted when needed, i The architect is now working over i the plans and making necessary rej visions. It is hoped by slightly changing the plans in certain particulars no great change will be necessary in the size of the building. As soon as the plans are revised, bids will again be opened. It is ex pected that the contract for the erection of the high school building will be awarded within the next week or two. Judge Evans Opened Court With Prayer For perhaps the first time in the history of Bamberg county, court was opened here last week with prayer. Attorney N. G. Evans, of Edgefield, who was commissioned by Governor Wilson G. Harvey to hold this term of court in Bamberg, announced Tuesday morning, when court opened, that the sessions of the court would be begun by the invocation of the blessings of the Heavenly Father, and in keeping with this announcement, Rev S. 0. Cantey was asked to be present at the opening of court. Judge Evans 'has been roundly commended by many people for this innovation, for an innovation it is in view of the fact that it is so rarely done. Judge Evans stated that practically U1J A yv rv + i r* ll a1 rl f O Y\\T every puuiiu mccnug ucm iui an; purpose is opened with prayer, but when it comes to the sessions of the courts, the most important of all bodies for the good of the commonwealth, it is customary to proceed without asking the aid and guidance of God. It was pointed out by the judge that of all meetings at which divine guidance is needed, the courts stand at the top. m > ? m Education Committees Announced. The committee on organization of the South Carolina Citizens Educational association, under the auspices of which plans are making for the stimulation of the public school system, has announced committees for every county in the state looking toward this end. The following committees have been named for Bamberg and Barn? well counties: Bamberg?W. A. Klauber. chairman; County Supt. W. D. Rowelk City Supt. E. P. Allen; Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg. .Barnwell?Harry D. Calhoun, chairman; County Supt. H. J. Crouch, City Supt. J. D. Robinson, Mrs. F. H. Hitt. I Carlisle Defeats the Porter Team News and Courier, Sunday. Using straight football almost entirely, the heavy eleven from the Carlisle School, of Bamberg, marched its way to a 31 to 0 victory over Porter's light, but game team, in the annual game of the two at Hampton Park yesterday morning. The Carlisle eleven, unusually heavy for a prep school team, pushed the Porter forwards to and from and pierced the cadet line virtually *i i. T ! J ? x J at Will. it must ue saiu lur me i Porterites, however, that they fought gamely 'to the end; but the terrific driving power of the big backs of the .Methodists and their very heavy line was more than the game little cadets could withstand. The Carlisle attack was not varied; it revealed nothing new. It merely resorted to old and established tactics to advance the ball, but this proved sufficient. The team, besides its ability to buck the line, showed that it knew how to furnish its backs with good interference, and as a result also gained consistently around the ends, several runs of the long and sensational variety being made by Large, captain of the team and a good broken-field runner. His running is reminiscent of a highstepping horse. He runs with his L-noiic? vorv h icrVi and IiVip narlpts frillnd T VI J M>UV4 VUV V%*?*WVNT ? ? ? j it hard to tackle him. Large runs hard, and though his movements are rather awkward, he is a consistent ground-gainer, and local followers of football on the lines yesterday praised him. Next -to Large in successfully advancing the ball, came Folk, who is big and who hits the line with much power. Folk very seldom failed to register a gain when called upon. He also proved to be a good defensive player. Thompson, the smallest of the backfield men, but not a midget by any means, is also a igood plunger and was very successful in yesterday's game. Fairey, center; Moorer, tackle, and Hogan, end, did the bulk of the work in the line, LMoorer, especially, playing a fine brand of football. Greene, captain and quarter back of the Porter eleven, who weighs only 123 pounds,andGonzales, guard* starred for the cadets. Greene gained more ground than any other Porter back, did all of his team's kickingand passing and contributed some fine defensive work. Gonzales back in the game after having been out of several recent contests on account of injuries, was a tower of strength in the line. He tackled hard and stopped many of the Methodists' plays. Tom Miller played w*ell at end and Bell cared for the center position nicely Rollins was very much in the game on/1 /-I i r1 OAWQ or/ir>/^ wftrl; ^ < > ? Colored Baptists of State in Session Here The colored Baptist state conven^ tion convened in Bamberg yesterday morning. The attendance of delegates upon the convention for the session is estimated at between five and seven hundred. The sessions of the convention are being held in Thankful Baptist church, Rev. O. J. McPher9on pastor. Sessions are being held from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., followed in the evening by a night session. The president of the convention, Dr. Earl, of Spartan- j burg, preached Tuesday night, this being the first sermon of the convention. Tbe executive board, composed of eighteen members, met Tuesday, presided over by Dr. Earl, president of the convention and chairman of the board. Plans were discussed and worked out for the holding of the convention this week. Good Results From Advertising. Rentz & Felder on /Monday held the second aluminum ware sale they have put on this fall. Both sale9 proved very successful, and in both instances this firm used Herald publicity entirely. The publicity of the sale consisted of an advertisement in The Herald and a few handbills from the advertisement. The store at the opening of the sale on both occasions appeared like the main entrance of Barnum & Bailey's circus. Great crowds awaited the openin? of the front door. Herald advertising pays. Ask the man who uses it. The Orangeburg Times and Democrat states that it is very likely that Rev. Geo. E. ?avis, pastor of the First Baptist church, will tender his resignation. This paper states that the Greenwood Baptist church has de cided to extend a call to Mr. Davis, j and that while Mr. Davis 'had no, statement to make for publication, it is believed that he will accept the call. Mr. Davis is well known in Bamberg and has many friends here who will be inerested in this announcement. Ehrhardt Leads County in Votes The honor of the biggest vote in the general election in Bamberg county goes to the good town of Ehrhardt. Ehrhardt led all the boxes of the county, not excepting Bamberg. The following is the vote for Congressman James F. Byrnes; the figures for the state and county officers were not available yesterday: Olar 63 Bamberg 122 Lees 18 Farrell's 37 Denmark 92 Camp Branch 26 Kearse 18 Colston 41 Ehrhardt 128 G-ovan 46 IMidway 6 i Total 597 Book Club. The members of the Book club were the recipients of Mrs. W. A. Klauber's hospitality on Monday afternoon last. In the cozy home tall vases of chrysanthemums were everywhere to be seen, displaying in their arrangement the artistic taste of the hostess. The all absorbing topic of our county fair consumed most of the business hour. The "Hawthorne programme" was unusually interesting, each member responding to the roll call with a quotation from the author. The following papers were read: "Hawthorne, the man," by Mrs. Hollifield. "Hawthorne, the writer of short stories.." by Mrs. F. M. IMoye. "Hawthorne, the novelist," by Mrs. R. M. Hitt. This concluded the programme. The hostess served a delicious salad course with punch. The next meeting of the club will be held with Mrs. C. E. Black.?Cor. Sec'y. NOTICE TO BANK CUSTOMERs7 _ On Thursday of the Orangeburg Fair Week, November 23rd, the undersigned banks of Bamberg will close at 11 a. m. and remain closed the balance of the day. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, BAMBERG BANKING CO. ll-23n SPECIAL NOTICES Wanted?The Herald will accept a few loads of stove wood on subscription. For Sale.?One 15-30 Tractor, almost new. JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. ; tfn. Wanted to Buy?Peas, Corn, Hay, Velvet Beans. J. A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C. tfn. For Rent?Apartments on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOUK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Rent-?One six-room house on New Bridge street. See F. W. 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Any persons found so hunting will be prosecuted to the full extent of the I law. 0. D. FAUST, Bamberg, S. I O ll-30n Trespass Notice?All person are hereby warned against hunting or trespassing in any manner whatsoever on the lands of the undersigned. .MRS. E. D. GOODWIN, Bamberg, S. C. 12-7n. Wanted?Hardwood logs. We pay highest cash prices for choice Ash, Poplar, Cypress, and White Oak logs of standard specification, delivered to Sumter by rail or truck. We buy logs twelve months in the year and give preference to loggers equipped to bring in a steady supply. What have you to offer? SUMTER HARDWOOD CO., Sumter, S. C. 12-28 Agent Wanted.?Industrious men and women wanted to retail the genTXT A rr>T^TXT,C! UDAnTTrTO tn Mtv Ulllt? vv a 1 o x ivv/jl/ u vjikj xu vi territories. Exceptional opportunity to tie up with oldest and largest company of is kind. Our hustlers average income is $1.10 an hour. Are you doing as well? If not, write today for free samples and particulars. THE J. R. 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