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Visitors in the Town
And the Community
?iMrs. Aaron Rice spent Tuesday
in Augusta.
?H. J. Brabham, of Columbia, was
in the city? yesterday.
?Miss Ray Bozard is visiting relatives
in Orangeburg this week.
?Dr. W. C. Kirkland, of Latta,
was in the city last week visiting relatives.
?Miss Thelma Bruce is at home
from her school duties at North for (
the holidays.
?Mrs. Moselle Squier, of Philadelphia,
Pa., is visiting relatives and
friends in thi city.
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?Weller Rothrock, of Aiken,
spent the past week-end in the city
with Col. W. C. Duncan.
Ban Paorenn r\ f Allfrtietn 5?
LtlX -L ^OiA OVUj V/J- mwvwj v?
former resident of Bamberg, spent
several days here this week.
?W. J. Heflin, of Concord, N. C.,
spent a feW days in the city this week,
leaving yesterday for Birmingham.
?Mr. and Mrs. R. E. North, of
Columbia, spent the week-end in the
city with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. -Mitchell.
?The graded school teachers residing
out of town have gone to their
respective homes for the holiday vacation.
?'Mrs. Roy Smith and little son,
Roy, Jr., left Teusday for Edgefield
county to spend the holidays with
relatives.
?Mrs. J. J. Jones and little daughter,
Elizabeth, left Tuesday for St.
Augustine, Fla., to spent the Christmas
holidays.
?Mrs. W. J. Heflin, of Concord,
N. C., is spending the Christmas holidays
in the city with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. J. Felder.
?Mrs. I. B. Felder and little son, ;
Isaac, lert lYLonaay ior ueorgetown to
spend the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Felder's home folks.
?>Mrs. George F. Hair left Sunday
for Spartanburg to spend the Christmas
holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
J. J. Cudd. Dr. Hair will leave the
later part of this week for Spartanburg.
?It. M. Brice, one of the barbers
at Hooka's Barbershop, went to the
Orangeburg hospital last week for an
operation for appendicitis. His
friends will be glad to know that his
condition is quite satisfactory.
EARLY VERSUS LATE
PLANTING OF COTTON. ,
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1
Clemson college, Dec. 20.?"We
continue to advise planting cotton ,
without delay in the spring, using
early varieties, and pushing the crop
to early maturity," says Prof. A. F.
Oonradi, Entomologist, in answering
a number of farmers who, having
observed that in some instances the
weevil damage was worse in earlyplanted
cotton this year than on late
planted cotton, have asked us in regard
to the advisability of planting
Tutor hereafter rather than earl v.
: The fact that infestation in some
instances was heavier on an earlyplanted
field may ibe : accounted for
in two ways, as follows, Prof. Conradi
continues:
1. The weevil rarely occurs uniformly
over a given section, farm or
field. The farmers will invariably find
that some spots are more heavily infested
than others, and this accounts
for early coton in some cases having
been more heavily infested than
late cotton.
2. In some sections, especially
in the Piedmont section, cotton planting
was greatly delayed on many
fields, because of adverse weather
conditions, but due to the mild winter
and the very early spring, the ,
weevil began to come out of winterq,uarters
very early. The result was
that a large number of the overwintered
weevils died before cotton
Degan to square, a cuumuuu just
like this may not occur again for
many years and, even if it did, there
is no evidence that it would be worth
anything.
Comparatively few of the weevils
that enter winter-quarters in the fall
succeed in passing the "winter and
puncture the squares the next spring.
Therefore cotton production amounts
to a race between the cotton crop
and the time when weevils become
abundant; or, in other words, it
amounts to an effort to get bolls
formed and hardened before the weevils
become very abundant. Any op- <
eration that delays planting and
maturing is dangerous, because the
sqnares and young bolls will be lost
later in the season by the increasing
number of weevils.
In short, there is no evidence at
hand that anything is gained by late ;
planting, but abundant evidence is .
at hand that there may be much to ;
lose. We therefore advise planting
without delay when conditions haven
become favorable, and we advise doing
everything possible and practicable
to keep the plants fruiting and
to hasten maturity.
Renew your subscription today. 3
Santa Claus Letters.
Dear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring me a humpty
dumpty set, and if you can't get this
bring me something that would
please a little boy seven years old
Your little friend.
JOSEPH FREE.
Denmark, S. C., Dec. 15, 1922.
Dear Santa:
As the times are so hard and I ,
won't ask for so much. Santa I want
a pistol and a ball, some fire works :
some fruit, and a gun. My name is ,
James. Your little boy,
JAMES SANDIFER.
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Olar, S. C. R 1. 1
Dear Santa:
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old and I want you to brinr- me something
that you think best, but don't ,
forget to bring me a bank for I'm go- i
ing to be a banker some day and I (
want to start saving my pennies now. .
Bring me lots of fruit and candy.
Your wee little boy, ,
RICHARD KEARSE.
P. S. Pleast bring Rosa, our cook (
girl, something cause she's so good
to us. 5
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 18, 1922.
Dear Santa Claus:
il am a little boy seven years old.
I'm so anxious for you to come I can
hardy wait, please bring me a ball, a
horn, a coon jigger and lots of fruit
I
and fire works, and please don't forget
to bring my little sisters some
fruit and candy. Your friend,
EDWARD SELLERS.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 17, 1922.
Dear Santa Clau9:
I want a .bicycle, a tennis racket, a
pair of gloves, a doll with sleepy eyes .
and curly hair, a doll trunk, a lots of
fruit and fire works. From one of
rrr\n-r littlo frfonflc
1?UV
CORRIE LEE ENGLAND.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 19, 1922.
Dear Santa:
I will write and tell you what I
want for Xmas. I want a bicycle, pair
roller skates, a doll with curly hair
and sleepy eyes, basket ball, fire
works and fruits. I am not asking
you for much as times are hard.
From your little girl,
MARY BELL ENGLAND.
P. S. I hope you a merry Xma9.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 18, 1922.
Dear Santa:
I am one of the best looking boys ,
In Ehrhardt and-1 want you to bring
me a little money so I can buy the
girls some candy, and don't forget
the little girls of Ehrhardt, so please
bring them a box of candy and a pair
of silk hose. Your little boy,
JOHNNIE BIVINS.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 16, 1922.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am writing to tell you what I
want for Xmas, I want a pretty "Doll
Baby" with curly hair, and a bag of
marbles, fruit and candy, and don't
forget my little teacher "Miss
Puckett" and bring her something
ni/>o Vrmi? lifflo frior?r1
VIOLA PRI ESTER.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 18, 1922.
Dear Uncle Santa:
I am a little boy just eighteen
years old and I want you to bring me
a toy pistol, baby rattler and a bottle
with a nipple on it, I won't ask
for very much this year as I know
times are hard with you. From your
little boy. FRANK OHASSEREAU.
Clear Pond, S. C., Dec. 18, 1922. ,
Dear Old Santa:
I am my mother's baby girl, and I
want you to bring me a large doll ,
baby and things to amuse it with, a
poodle dog with ear bobs and a black
cat with green eyes, as I expect to be
an old maid. Your little girl.
ADRINE MORRIS.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 18, 1922.
Dear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring me a cute little
boy doll with cross eyes like a
cupie and curly hair and a go-cart to
ride him in, a baby rattler, teething
ring, fruit and some fire crackers. I
am your little friend,
VANGIE BEARD.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 18, 1922.
Dear Santa:
Pleast bring me for Xmas a large
doll baby that was teaching the C. P. '
school as I like her company very
much. Thanking you for this. Yours
truly, EUGENE CARTER. '
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 19, 1922. ]
Dear Old Santa: 1
I am a good little boy and I want
you to bring me a "choo choo" train,
a little truck, ball, horn and some 1
fruits. Don't forget my little sister. ]
r will be at grandmother's so please ;
ion't forget to come up there.
CLAUDE HOLLIFIED, JR. i
A recent amendment to the jury \
act of Alberta, Canada, allows wo- "
men to sit in a case where a woman
is concerned. i
GRUESOME WORK OP MANIC.
North Carolina Husband Murder's
Wife and Mutilates Body.
The details of a murder near Ashville,
N. C., so horrible that it is
without a parallel in the criminal
history of the state, are told by the
Spartanburg Herald.
Reports that Richard Garrett, alleged
murderer of his wife and two
children, had made his escape from
the Polk county jail at Columbus last
night were 'branded as false by Chief <
of police Newman of Saluda county
today. Chief Newman said Garrett i
was still in jail and that county of
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by beating up the jailor was stated.
Story of G:-ime.
(Special to the Herald.)
Saluda, Dec. 6.?Richard Garrett,
who on Friday night shot and kill- :
3d his wife and a four year old
child, is being held in the county jail
at Columbus, the coroner's jury having
returned a verdict that the two
came to their death at his hands.
Living as he did in the fastness 1
of the mountains back of here, the
officers have encountered great difficulty
in gathering all the facts of
the killing. The only witness to the :
double murder were four small children
of the family. According to
statements made the officers by the
oldest child, a girl of about nine or
ten years old, the father and mother
were sitting before the fire Friday
light. The father became nervous
and began pacing back and
forth. Later he began arguing with
the mother, and finally standing before
her hit her in the mouth with
his fist, knocking her on the floor,
where she lay begging him to De
quiet and listen to something sne
had to say to him. His frenzy seemed
to get beyond his control and he
ran to the shed and grabbed an axe.
Rushing into the room where she
lay he swung the axe, the blade digging
deep into her face, splitting it
practically in two. The crazed man
flung the axe under the bed and
rushed into the hall for his single
barrel shot sun. This he loaded and
emptied into the body of his dead
wife six times. The children ran
screaming from the house ,-but left
behind the four-year-old daughter
who was lying in ibed. The father
then turned the gun on the child,
the load entering her mouth and
coming out the back part of the head,
which was torn off by the discharge.
He then points the gun at the other
children and snapped it but he had no
more shells.
Built Giant Fire.
Leaving the four children in the
yard the maniac returned to the
room where the bodies of his wife
and child lay. He built up a giant
fire in the room, and with the frenzy
of a cowd animal tore at the
body of hig wife. He tore off every
shred of clothing tfrom the bloody
mass of flesh. After the fire had
reached the height he wanted Garrotf
Arntrtr&A thp TPmains of his wife
to the hearth, where he attempted to
cremate it, but for some reason he
did not accomplish this purpose, but
dragged the body away from the
flames after having badly burned it.
When the officers arrived on the
scene, Garrett was on the roof of
the house, holding a child in each
arm, and from his motions it was
evident that his intention was to
hurl the children below at the approach
of the officers, but one of
them engaged him in a conversation,
and asked him to come to the
door for a few minutes, and talk with
them. This seemed to soothe him, and
Garrett crawled into the house, dragging
the children with him. He was
some time in coming to the door and
officers stood ready with their guns in
their hands. Garrett started to the
door with a shot gun, but realized
that it had.no shell, so hid it behind
the dresser, where it was found later.
He knew all the officers and talked
with them, stating that his wife was
in the house and would be out in a
few minutes.
Sisrht officers Encountered.
When the officers entered the house
they met with a sight that nearly
caused them to retreat hardy as they
are, and used to the sight of crime.
The naked body of the woman lay in
the center of the floor, but difficult to
identify it as the body of a human, as
it was only a mass of flesh and blood.
The face was almost entirely cut
away. The small child lay in the
bed sweltering in its blood, and with 1
its face (blown off. Garrett had evidently
at some time during the night ;
had an idea to clean up the room, as
ae had gathered the brains and scraps
of flesh from the floor and placed
them in a bucket.
The crime was discovered Saturday
morning by a brother of Gar- I
rett's, who came to the bouse and !
asked if there was anything that Mrs.
Garrett wished in Tyron, as he was
going to that place to shop. Garrett
replied. "No" but the oldest child be?an
crying and wished that its mother
would come back to her. The brother 1
walked to the window and looked in,
seeing the body lying on the floor. He
retreated without letting Garrett
know that he had been seen. Just
two days before the killing Garrett!
had had a fight with a brother and
beat the brother almost unconscious,
and had blackened his face beyond
recognition. i
Garrett had been in the insane
asylum at Morganton for sometime, i
but about six weeks ago was released!;
on an application from his family and
wife. He appears to be the same now,
with the exception of the contention :j
that his wife is still alive and will
come to him.
The officers report that they had
difficulty in escaping with their 1
prisoner, as a great many threats
were made on his life, and they believe
that if the neighbors had had
time to gather, there would have
been a fight to get Garrett to jail.
However, everything seems quiet <
uow, and they anticipate no trouble '
from that source. 1
What a Small Parmer Proved.
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Two weeks ago there appeared in 1
The State an exceedingly interesting
and informing letter from David R.
Coker of Hartsville, descriptive of his 1
method in the use of a calcium arsenate
and molasses mixture for poisoning
the boll weevil?from which method
Mr. Coker had obtained satisfactory
results.
Due to the present prospect that it 1
will be impossible to" obtain sufficient 1
nnionr tn anniv t.hft nalcium arsenate 1
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in dust form to more than a fifth of
the acreage of the 1923 crop, and to
the fact that application of the poison
in liquid form is a great economy in
the use of ,calcium arsenate, it is
especially interesting to have from
a small farmer who tried the molasses
mixture a statement of his experience.
Such a statement is contained
in a letter from Mr. K. G.
Yonce of Ridge Spring and his experiences
are here outlined for the
benefit of the readers of The State |
who are interested in cotton growing.
Mr. Yonce describes himself as "a 1
small farmer" and one who does not
believe what he hears and only about
half of what he sees. In 1921, when
farmers were grasping at almost any
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
For the convenience of those living
in different sections of the coun
ty, the auditor or his deputy will Ibe
at the following places on the days
and dates named for the purpose of
taking returns of personal property.
Real estate remains the same for
1923, unless parties have bought or
sold land since the first of January,
1922.
Ehrhardt.?Tuesday, January 9th.
St. Johns.?Wednesday, January
10, from 11 to 1 o'clock.
Kearse.?Wednesday, January 10,
from 2 to 4 o'clock.
Olar.?Thursday, January 11.
Govan.?Friday, January 12.
Denmark.?Tuesday and Wednesday,
January 16 and 17.
Lees?Thursday, January 18.
Farrell's?Friday, January 19,
from 10 to 12 o'clock.
Camp Branch.?Friday, January
19, from 1 to 3 o'clock.
Snow storms cancel any date which
will be provided later.
Each taxpayer will please come
prepared to give township and school
district his property is located in.
All returns sent in by mail should
be written with ink and signed before
a notary public.
All male persons between the ages
/-.f 9i on/1 crt oto airhiopt tn a nnll tax
of $1.00."
All able-bodied male persons between
the ages of 21 and 55 are liable
to the commutation road tax of $2.00,
except those living in incorporated
towns.
The time for making returns is
from January the first until the 20th
of February. After the 20th of February
a penalty of 50 per cent, will be
added to all returns not made.
In order to facilitate matters it
would be a good plan for each taxpayer
to make a list of personal property
and bring this when he comes
to make his return.
W. D. ROWELL,
Auditor Bamberg County.
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remedy proposed for the weevil, he
"sat still, watching the others and let i
the weevil eat up" his cotton. In 1922 i
Mr. Yonce "got busy and by some
means fell in love with the molasses
method." When his cotton had five ;
or six leaves the farmer found four
or five weevils on some talks. He
sprayed with the calcium arsenate ;
and molasses mixture before any
forms appeared. Mr. Yonce sprayed <
four times before July 1. He had no i
punctured iorms to pick up. un Juiy
1 the most careful search did not re- 1
veal a weevil in his fields. At that i
time his supply of poison was exhausted
and he couldn't get any more, i
''but," he says "the weevil did me ]
very little damage."
But Mr. Yonce wanted to find out ]
some things for himself. And he did. 1
Wanting to see if the weevils would i
eat the molasses and if it would kill '
them, he followed fifteen minutes behind
the sprayer, caught some weevils ;
and took them to the house. In three
hours all were dead. Again he went
out, caught weevils ahead of the
sprayer, put them on stalks that had :
been sprayed, placed them on the
poison and watched them eat; then
he took them to the house. Within 1
three hours they were dead. But this
Ridge Spring farmer 'has a head as
well as hands, and he wanted knowledge,
so for the third time he exnorimpntoH
TTp pA.nsrht thrpp WPAvflfl
on cotton that had not been sprayed
and took them to a stalk having poison
on it. He let one eat. for one
minute, another for a half minute
and the third for 15 seconds. They
all died and "there wasn't more than
30 minutes difference in the time of
their death."
CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
The State of South Carolina, County'
of Bamberg.
By J. J. Brabham, Jr., Judge of
probate:
! Whereas, Mrs. Blanche Spann
pimmons made suit to me to grant
her Letters of Administration of the
[Estate and effects of O. A. Simmons.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the Kindred
and Creditors of the said O. A. Simmons
deceased, that they be and appear
before me in the Court of Probate,
to be held at Bamberg, S. C.,
on the 5th day of January next, after
publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 20th
day of December Anno Domini 1922.
J. J. BRABHAM, JR.
Judge of Probate. |
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The albove is scientific information
obtained -by "a small farmer" with
brains in his head.
How did 1\4r. Yonce mix and apply
the poison? "One and one-half
pounds of calcium arsenate, five gallons
of water, one gallon of black molasses."
He set the machine to put
about four drops to the stalk when
the cotton was small; increasing the
quantity when the cotton increased in
size and foliage.
Mr. Yonce .has heard it reported
that the weevil will not eat the sweetened
mixture when there are white
blooms on the cotton. This thory was
supported by his experience; he could
not get them to eat the poison when
they were in a white bloom. "But,"
be says, "the white blooms don't opeif
<
till eight or nine o'clock in the morning;
they turn pink and begin to close
before night." He could find few
weevils in these iblooms late in the
afternoon and then it is that they
will eat the poison?until the white
blooms open the next morning.
Each rural township in South Carolina
would he better off if there were
*
in it one "small farmer" of Mr.
Yonce's intelligent inquiring mind.?
The State.
.
NOTICE.
Notice is given that the officers at
the court house will be closed for the
Christmas holidays on the following
days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
December 25, 26, and 27, inclusive.
All parties having business
at the court house will take note and
govern themselves accordingly.
COURT HOUSE OFFICIALS.
CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
'
The State of South Carolina, County
of Bamberg.
By J. J. Brabham, Jr., Judge of
Probate"
Whereas, (Mrs. Alma B. Barr made '<
suit to me to grant her Letters of Ad- /
ministration of the Estate and effects
of John W. Barr.
These are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the Kindred
and Creditors of the said John
W. Barr deceased, that they be and ?
appear before me in the Court of Probate,
to be held at Bamberg, S. C.,
on the 4 th day of January next
after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, to Show cause, if
otitt nxr h sto w.hv tlhfi ?aid ad minis
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tration should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 19th day
of December Anno Domini 1922; .
J. J. BRABHAM, JR., '
Judge of Probate.
To Cure a Cold la Oae Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablet*) it
stops the Cocih and Headache and works off the
Cold. E. W. GROVE'S aigaatare on each box. Me.
TINGS (
SEASON I
season prompts us ||9
ti our appreciation ^
Business relations S|
ar and to wish each
ly Health and Pros- w
oming year 1923.
ly yours,
LEY'S I
EBURG, S. C. I I
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