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The Bamberg Herald. ESTABLISHED MAY 1st, 1891. a7 Jf7KXIG HtTEditor. Rates?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for ' first insertion; 50c. for each subsequent 1 insertion. Liberal' contracts made for 1 three, six, or twelve months. Want No- 1 tices one cent a word each insertion! Local Notices Sc. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must : be paid for as regular advertising. ' Communications?News letters or on 1 subjects of general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature . will not be published unless paid for. Thursday, January 3, 190!. The wisdom of Senator Maylield's dispensary bill is shown by the fact that where Bamberg county only received about $1,500 for her schools under the old law, she now gets nearly $7,000 under his bill passed by the last legislature. This enables Bamberg to pay all county expenses without going in debt or raising the tax levy. Mr. Mayfield deserves the credit for this great improvement? one which all taxpayers will greatly appreciate. AYe need more houses in Bamberg for rent. Dwelling houses rent higher here than iu any town we know of, and there is always a scarcity of vacant dwellings. 3, Some enterprising man could help the town and make a irood interest on the in vestment h}' erecting several goo<l cottages for rent. Hoitfes are always in demand, especially those that are finished well and are comfortable. Who will make M a movement along this line? . r' Let the people of Bamberg make the year 1901 a memorable one in the history of tire town and county. Let all differences and bickerings be laid aside and all work for the advancement of the town - and county along all the lines of activity which tend to the betterment of our people morally and financially. Bamberg needs more enterprises, and our people should all work together to secure them. /, ? One of the first things that should engage the attention of our citizens is a new building for the graded school. The present structure is really a disgrace to the town and is entirely inadequate to the needs of the school. ? Items from Izlar. . * (Mr. Maner Sandifer is spending a few days with his many friends here. Mr. Bazzlc, of Norway, is spending a few days with the Misses Steverson. : rV Messrs. W. B. and J. H. BischofT are spending the holidays with relatives and friends. Messrs. J. H. Carrigg, Edd Bonnett, and H. B. Hughes went up to Binaker's to a party at Mr. W. O. Staley's on Monday night last, and they claim to have * had a nice time. Madam rumor has it that Mr. N. B. Adams, of Binaker's, is soon to claim one of our fair maids as his bride.. He is .spending a week with his grandfather; and dancing is the order of the night this week here. Cgg. the Best Prescription for Malaria Chills and fever is a bottle of Grove's r?K;il Tt ie cimnlr irAlt l a^vcic^o vuiix i uuiv* av jo ohul/ij jivw and quinine in a tasteless form. ?io cure, np pay, Price 50c. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, December 31.?Last Wed' nesday evening at the regular meeting of Ehrhardt lodge, Knights of Pythias, the degree of Esquire was conferred on J. D. , Padgett, after which the election of officers took place as follows: J. D. Quattlebaum, Chancellor Commander; W. P. Pate, Vice Chancellor; I. W. Carter, Prelate; L. A. Bikle, K. of R. and S.; Jacob Ehrhardt, Master Finance; G. W. Hiers, Master of Work; B. F. Brown, Master at Arms; Andrew Cone, Inner Guard; I. D. Copeland, Outer Guard; J. D. Jenny, Master of Exchequer. D. M. Smith has purchased of C. Ehrhardt a building lot situated next to the dispensary, and contemplates building a store in the near future. Mrs. B. F. Brown is visiting relatives at Branchville this.week. fC ? Misses Rosa Bishop and Daisy Carter entertained a "pound party" at the home of Isaac W. Carter last Wednesday evening. ' The house was filled with young folks, and after the evening's program of games and music, they retired to the dining,room where a sumptuous supper was served. I. D. Copeland's handsome new residence on Main street is about completed, and with a few more strokes of the painter's brush E. W. Burnett will have it beautified. Mr. Copeland will move into his new quarters next week. Sam W. Copeland's new five room cottage on Jackson street, the carpenters and painters say, is finished, and Sam, like his cousin Isaac, will move in and commence housekeeping with the commencement of the Twentieth Century. Drs. Roberts and Copeland, the attending physicians of William Brown, report that he is doing nicely and is in a fair way to recover. About three months ago William Brown caught his leg in a cotton press on the farm of W. I Carter tearing away the flesh from just below the hip to the ankle in a space about three inches wide, making a very serious and painful wound. An impromptu social was given by Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Copeland last Friday (^ ening at the home of Dr. J. L. Copeland. A large crowd was present and music was the order of the evening, furnished by Miss Bessie Jenny, Dr. J. H. Roberts, and Mr. William Sease. Raymond Ehrhardt and A. C. Reynolds walked the cake walk. J. I). Quattlebaum left Saturday night for Fort Scott, Kansas, to buy another car load of mules, and [they are selling them. The Misses Jenny, of Jennys, are visiting Miss Maud Chisholm. Mrs. Smilev and children, of Colleton county, nre visiting the family of Capt. J. M. Dannelly. At the Ehrhardt colored school there will be an Xmas tree entertainment on New Year'sday.and everybody is cordially invited to attend. It is for the benefit of the colored sc1hm>1. Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Copeland have been visiting friends at Orangeburg and Harleyville. Prof. T. D. Jones and wife, of Columbia, visited relatives here last week. A, C. R. If troubled with a weak digestion, belching, sour stomach, or if you feel dull! after eating, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 25 cents, Sam- j pies free at Bamberg Pharmacy. 1 WE ARE THE LEADERS. South Carolina Has a (iroat Record In Cotton Mill Building. No State in the Union will be able to keep up with South Carolina's record this year in the matter of building cot ton mills. Including the increases and charters granted this year, covering'of course actual subscriptions of stock and organiza tions the total is $7,795,000. To tins lor the year must be added the companies commissioned, but which have"not managed to tile their returns and get their charters in time for the annual report. This adds $1,495,(KM), which |makes the handsome total for the year of ltMKi, s'.i290,000. There have been 01 cotton mills actually chartered this year, while 14 have made increases and enlargements. With last year's charters this makes the magnificent showing of 14,4!>9,tHM) actually subscribed and invested in cotton mills in a period of two years. Then there are the mills commissioned this year, which have not sent in their returns yet, but will doubtless do so aggregating in capital $1,495,000 making a grand total of capital projected in new cotton mills in South Carolina in two years of $14,994,000. The figures speak volumes for the smallest of the Southern States.?The State. To I ore a Cold in One l>ay Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grore's signature is on each box, 25e. Big Fire in Marion. Marion. Dec. 26.?A tire occurred on Main street in the business part of the town not long after the middle of last night, and destroyed four stores with all their contents except in the case of Mr. W. S. Foxworth, who saved his books and papers. The origin of the fire is not known, but is attributed to the careless discharge of fireworks by late Christmas revelers. It was discovered between 2 and 3 o'clock in the building owned by Joseph Ilarrell. All of the structures were of wood and very combustible, and the flames made rapid and for a time irresistible headway. Our town is not provided with an engine or any organization for combatting fire; but thanks to the usual good fortune that seems to befriend the town in such an emergency, the wind was moderate and blew from a favorable quarter. The buildings that lay in the path of the conflagration were comparatively isolated, and there was enough space between Foxworth's and J. E. Middleton's stores to enable the citizens, by dint of strenuous and untiring exertions, to save the Middleton building and check the progress of the devouring element. The losses, so far as I have been able t-o oepppfnin thorn aro ns follows : Joseph Harrell, building valued at $700, insured for $500. Western Union Telegraph Co's. office, in the Harrell building, loss alx>ut $50. Miss Mabel Montgomery, photographer, outfit in Harrell building, value $400, insurance $250.. A. P. Hux, merchant, occupying part of the Harrell building, stock $1,800; insurance $1,200. Dr. E. A. Qasque, building occupied by J. N. Frierson, colored, furniture; value $300, insurance not known. Frierson's stock, about $100, cash $170, and personal effects were a total loss. Dr. E. A. Gasque, building occupied by C. L. Pace, merchant, value $700; insurance not stated. Mr. Pace's stock $1,500; insurance $800. W. S. Foxworth, store and warehouse, $1,500; insurance $800; stock $4,000; insurance $3,000. J. E. Middleton, store badly scorched and otherwise damaged. The plate glass windows in the Murchison block on the opposite side of the street were badly cracked. It is the purpose of the owners of the devastated lots to put up brick structures. Blown to Atoms. The old idea that the body sometimes needs a powerful, drastic, purgative pill has been exploded; for Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless, gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanses the system and absolutely cure constipation and sick headache. Only 25c. at Dr. J. B. Black and Thos. Black. Maj. Wim H. Mauldin Dead. Hampton, Dec. 26.?Major William II. Mauldin, the State senator frnm Hampton county, died today at 11:25 o'clock, after an illness extending over nearly a month. He died of a complication of typhoid fever and kidney trouble. The funeral services are to be held tomorrow afternoon at Hampton. Maior Mauldin was one of the most energetic business men in the State of South Carolina. He was the sole owner of the Hampton and Brancliville railroad and had large interests in the section of the State in which he resided. He was the father of the town of Hampton, having done the work necessary to the securing of the location of the court house at that point when the county of Hampton was formed. He was a gallant Confederate soldier, known among his comrades as the "fighting quartermaster" of the famous Hampton legion. He was a strong man, an earnest man, and a man generally beloved by those who knew him. During his illness many inquiries have poured into his home from people all over this and other States. It ttirdle* The ttlobe. Thp f?me of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, as the best in the world, extends round the earth. It's the one perfect healer of cuts, corns, burns, bruises, sores, scalds, boils, ulcers, felons, aches, pains and all skin eruptions. Only infallible pile cure. 25 cents a box at Dr. J. B. Black and Tlios. Black. Fire iu Orangeburg County. Orangeburg, December 28.?There was another lire on the line of the Seaboard Aine Line Railroad, in this county, last night, and this time the store of Mr. A. Z. Stroman, at Woodford, was burned. Mr. Stroman, in connection with his farming and other interests, runs a general store at Woodford. He carried a stock of about $1,500 and the loss was a total one. There was $600 insurance on the stock in the Delaware Insurance Company. The building was only partially coverd by insurance. Mr. Stroman b one of the meml>ers-elect from this county to the Legislature and is an* enterprising young business man. He spent last night in Orangeburg and received a telegram while here informing him of the lire. Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure; no pay. Price 25 cents. Cut this out and take it to the Bamberg Pharmacy and get a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, tli# best physic. They also cure disorders of the stomach, biliousness and headache. News from a Ceorgia Town. Mji.i.kx. (Ja., December'2(1.?Christmas proper i- over, but the festivities eontinue. Robinson's world famed cireus spread it's tents in our town 011 Christmas day and drew an immense crowd from all parts of this and adjacent counties. In the evening of the same day, Mrs. C. V. DeLoaeh (who formerly was Miss Leek Tyler, of Bamberg.) gave a delightful enterteinnient in honor of visiting young ladies. Delicious refreshments j were served and the occasion passed 011 | m-ord as most enjoyable. Mrs. Debouch ranks as ofte of our most intelligent and attractive women. The bazaar given in the high school building last week netted live hundred dollars which will be turned over to the public library fund. The success speaks well for the committee, whose labors were indefatigible. Miss Annye Move, of Bamberg, is visiting relatives in our town, and has won many friends and admirers?some of whom will be "wearing the willow" next I week when she takes her departure for Savannah. Our two hundred and fifty thousand) dollar factory will be in operation by January. Fifty operatives' homes are Hearing completion. The enterprise makes quite a suburban village of itself. Milieu has evcrv facilitv for becoming a place of importance. Seven flowing artesian wells'give us the best of water; three railroads run into the town making it a great traftic point; the dividing line between Screven and Burke counties lies almost diagonally through the western side, placing some families in one county, while their work is in another. I can even say more: A gentleman tells me he sleeps in one county and eats in another, though both rooms are under the same roof! The Ogeechee river babies it's course within a mile and a half of us, affording the finest fish for the market in spring time. It is a quiet, picturesque stream, running harmlessly to its "mother ocean," until the rainy season sets in, when the banks are unable to restrain the restless current and miles of land are overflown. This is characteristic of all grades of creation; when undisturbed, peace reigns?antagonize and the wrath that sleepeth awakens to assert itself. I There is a plant?I cannot recall the I vbotanical name?that grows in beauty and tenderness when admired at a distance, touch it and every leaf draws up with offended dignity! Sin implants a defiant, selfish spirit in nature?love? that attribute of Heaven?alone can dispel it. A happy and prosperous new year to The Herald ' M. O. Lanier. A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks. Prof. Roxa Tyler, of Chicago, vicepresident Illinois Woman's Alliance, in speaking of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says; "I suffered with a severe cold this winter which threatened to run into pneumonia. I tried different remedies, 1 but 1 seemed to grow worse and the medicine upset my stomach. A friend advised me to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and I found it was pleasant to take and it relieved me at once. I am now entirely recovered, saved a doctor's bill, time and suffering, ai.d 1 will never be without this splendid medicine again." , For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy., Sensitive Tonch. "Doctor," said the rheumatic patient, , "you seem to hunt for the sore spots." "I . know them the moment I put my lingers ; on them," replied the specialist, who was giving his joints and muscles a kneading. "I don't have to hunt for them. That is a part of my education." "Your lingers become sensitive, I suppose," groaned the patient, "like those of a postal clerk, who can tell whether a letter has money in it or not as soon as he takes it in his hand." "Well, hardly so highly trained as that," replied the specialist, with a light muscular contraction of his left eye-lid. "I can never tell, when I take hold of a patient, whether there is any money in him or not."?Chicago Tribune. A Deep Mystery. It is a mystery why women endure backache, headache, nervousness, sleeplessness. melancholy, fainting and dizzy spells when thousands have proved that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. "I suffered for years with kidney troubles." writes Mrs. Phebe Cherely, of Peterson, la., "and a lame back pained me so I could not dress myself, but Electric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 73 years old, I now am able to do all my housework." It overcomes constipation, improves appetite, gives perfect health. Only 50 cents at Dr. J. B. Black and Thos Black. An American "(Jueeii of Ireland." Writing of Mary Caton Patterson, in the January Ladies' Home Journal, William Perrine recalls that "the Americans read with wondering eyes the stories which came from Ireland of the regal magnificence with which one of their countrywomen was dazzling the British iimv sln? had become the wife of l'x the brother of the Duke of Wellington, :unl how the court of the newly wethletl pair at Dublin Castle rivaled the brilliancy of royalty itself. She was called 'The American Queen of the Irish court,' and in no capitof of Europe would her flatterers allow that there was a woman who surpassed her in the elegance of her bearing and in the accomplishments of a sovereign. Indeed, she was only one of a group of sisters whom Europeans hailed as 'The American Graces.' Their mother, a daughter of Charles Carroll, hail married Richard Caton, a poor English gentleman of handsome face and presence, who settled in Baltimore. Mary, the most famous of the three daughters, married Robert Patterson, a brother of Betsy Patterson, the first wife of Jerome Bonaparte. After the death of her husband. in lS-2'2, the Baltimore belle revisited Europe. Hardly less eminent than the Duke of Wellington before the Battle of ' 1 1-- tlin \far ? SlUTloo 11:111 inrii 111^ I'liHiui, n.v <}iiis of Wcllesley. In the spring of 1825 it was announced in Ireland, where Wcllesley was Lord Lieutenant, that he was outraged to her, and it was noted in the United States as a curious coincidence that while one American girl had married the brother of Napoleon, another, and she her sister-in-law, should marry the brother of Napoleon's conqueror." Brought Wood Fortune. A small item in his own paper lately brought ama/.inir good fortune to Editor Chris. Reittcr, of the Saginaw (Mich.) Post and Zeitung. He and his family had the grip in its worst form. Their 1 doctor did them no good. Then he read that Dr. King's New Discovery for eon. sumption, coughs and colds was a guaranteed cure for la grippe and all throat and lung troubles; tried it and says: "Three bottles cured the whole family. No other medicine on earth ' equals it." Only 50c. and $1.00 at I)r. J. B. Black and Tiios. Black. Trial bottles free. , This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo?Quiaiiie Tablets the remedy that cans m Mid ta mm day 1 A JUDGE'S TEST. He Wanted a Son-in-Law With a Hig Head. Judge Cooper, of Shelbyville. Tenn. was one of the most powerful personalities of the middle South. He "was a great figure during the Civil war, a fine speakei after the war, and has been a notable judge during the latter years of his life To know Judge Corper, of Tennesse, i? at once to know all that is best and most interesting of the life of the great iron tier State. His fund of anecdote is with out limit; his hospitality for half a century has been unbounded. He has oftei ' i . 1 1. ?!.., ?,1. 0CC11 urged 10 wrilt a mum ui.? wiiiuii deal with the reminiscences of the South ern judge, ami give to the world a bril liant historical picture of the intensely interesting legal and political life of tha I South wliicli lie has known in so main phases. Judge Cooper has a powerful figure a: well as mentality. Ilis head is of dinicn sions rare among men. It has the breadtl and length that folks want in their grea men. He is proud of his head, and i was well known throughout Tennessei that Judge Cooper required a siniila head oil the man who should win hi: daughter's hand. Miss Cooper was a belle and many mci paid court to her at the fine old home ii Shelbyville. Whenever a youugcavalie became frequent in his attentions tin Judge would mark that young man wliei he canu* in, then slip out into the hall take the man's hat from the rack and tr it on his head. The next morning In would say to his daughter: "You needn't be falling in love witl l??t vAiimr moil his; |mt doi'Sll' iinii' j uui.^ in in, ...... ? fit my head, and you can't have him.' He was fully determined that no small headed should win his daughter, for h didn't believe any good could come ou of a small head. A few years passed and none of th hats that hung so frequently in th Cooper hall would go on the head of th hospitable host. The joke on thes young men quietly spread over Tonnes see. It was openly said that no man wit! a small head need present himself as : suitor for Miss Cooper's hand. At last Shelbyville knew that one mai was getting<all Miss Cooper's smiles. Hi was a South Caroliniaian of gigantic pro portions. He called one night and the judg found them sitting on a moonlit piazza He went straight tothehallrackand trie on the man's hat. It fitted. He told the fact to his daughter th next morning. "I am already engage* to him," she answered with the independ cnee of the Southern girl. The man in the case is Dr. Thomas A Hoyt, pastor of the Chambers-Wyli Memorial church, of Philadelphia, an* one of the powerful personalities in tin Presbyterian church. Beat Out of an Increase -of llis Pen sion. . A Mexican war veteran and prominen editor writes: "Seeing the advertisemen of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and I)i arrlioea Itemed}*, I am reminded that as; soldier in Mexieo in '47 and '48,1 contrac ted Mexican diarrhoea and this re me* I has kept mc from getting an increase ii my pension for on every renewal a dos of it restores me." It is unequalled as quick cure for diarrhoea and is plcasan and safe to take. For sale by Dumber Pharmacy. Fonnd Head in Bed. Charleston, Dec. 26?J. L. Braswel of Everett, Fla., was found dead in hi Vi^.i ot <? iiAirtlino1 lumsi' lmr# this morn ing. Braswell has been in the city fo some days. He was found drunk in th streets and sent to the city hospital to b< treated for alcoholism. He left a lette to his wife, Mrs. N. E. Braswell, am another to the hospital authorities, giv ing his right name and asking them t send his body home. Braswell had beci a dealer in turpentine at' Tampa, Fk He.lay down across the bed with his kern leaning over a vessel, and fired a bulk into his braiu. Mother's Favorite. Chamberlain^ Cough Remedy is th mother's favorite. It is pleasant and saf for children to take and always cures. I is intended especially for coughs, colds croup and whooping eough, and it is th best medicine made for these diseases There is not the least danger in giving i to children for it contains no opium o other injurious drug and. may begiven a con fid ntly to a babe as to an adult. Fo sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. Christmas Marriages. ,Allendale, Dec. 2G.?Mr. B. H. Johu stone, superintendent of the Ncwberr schools, and Miss Mollie Farmer, wer married here last evening at the residenc of her brother, by the Rev. S. S. Prentis* Both have taught in the Allendale schoo and have many friends here. Mr. Edenfield, of Savannah, and Mis Carrie Brabham, of Allendale, were mar ried here last Sunday by the Rev. J. C Crcighton. The preparations for thi marriage were so quietly made that i was a surprise to many. How's This' We offer one hundred dollars rewan for any case of catarrh that cannot hi cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney A Co.,Props.,Toledo, 0 We, the undersigned, have known F .1. Cheney for the last lb years, and be lieve him to be perfectly honorable inal bitsiness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations madi by their firm. West <fc Tkuax, Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O. Waldixg, Rinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. " Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mu oous surfaces of the system. Price Toe per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Test imonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the l>est. Buford's Bridge Breezes. Miss Alice Williams, of Allendale, ii visiting relatives in this vicinity. Mr. J. Gordon Brabham, of Barnwell spent last Thursday at the home of hi: father, Mr. J. J. Brabham. Messrs. Richard and Wyatt Rhodt visited relatives at Hartzog this week. Mr. Roy Murdaugh, of Ridgcland, i: spending a few days at Mr. W. C. Best's Mr. Walton Warren and family, o Appleton, spent a few days this week a: Mr. R. M. Kearse's. Mr. W. S*Edwards and wife and little daughter, Clarie, of Branchville, and Mis: Marie Folk, of Hartzog, spent Friday am Saturday at Mr. O. G. Rhode's. Messrs. C. A. and P. Best, of Barnwell spent this week at Mr. W. C. Best's. There was a Christinas dinner and so ciable given at Mr. J< B. Kearse's lasi Tuesday, and was very much enjoyed b\ all who attended. A sociable was given at Mr. O. G Rhode's last Friday night, witn a large crowd of young folks. Rem. Dispensary Profits. Last year Bamberg county received about si.-ion from the dispensary for the school fund. Under Senator May field's 1 bill. pa>sed at the last session of the legis- < laturc. tin* profits from the dispensary j now go into the regular county fund. t The report for the past eleven months i show a profit of $0.42(5.70 for county ex- 1 ' penses. arising as follows: Bamberg, $3,47:1.10: Denmark. $1.:><>S.70; Ehrhardt, . 1 $S.">7.0S; Olar. $727.S2. National Union Organized. n < .lUlHUIirwiKUUp UI...MVIU./.V ..vt.lwv. . 1 a good percentage of the* forty chartered ( ' applicants to tin-National Union for the j ' establishment of :i local council met in > ' the town hall last Friday night, Decern- 1 her 2Sth, for the purpose of effecting I 1 organization. The election of officers re- ' ' suited as follows: - j President? Col. Jno. F. Folk. : 4 Vice President?Maj. Havclock Eaves. 1 Speaker?J. Feldcr Hunter. 1 Ex-President?Judge B. \\\ Milcy. 1 Chaplain?Jos. W. Stokes, t Usher?Capt. W. Russell Wright. 5 Secretary and Financial Secretary? r Chas. Benjamin Free. s Treasurer?Dr. F. F. Johnson. ' Seargcant at Arms?C. I. Barton. < t Door keeper?J. E. Felder. i Trustees?G. Move Dickinson, M. C. 1 r Saiulifer, G. II. Smoak. e Medical Examiner?Dr. J. B. Black, i The National Union is a secret bene- i I, ficial insurance society with a successful < r business career for twenty years, having j e paid out nearly fourteen millions of ( dollars in death claims. The degree work i? is said to be beautiful and impressive and ' t the fact of a man being a member of the j order is of itself regarded as a mark of j - distinction and intrinsic worth where the : e order is"well known, as it's membership ' t is selected only from the ranks of the j best people. The contract is short, being j e simply a promise to pay with no dcduc- 1 c tion whatever. Four death losses have ! e been recently paid in Greenville, Laurens, ] e "Woodruff, and Greenwood in from seven - to twelve days. \\ This council is to be congratulated a upon the selection of its officers. The high character and standing of the mem? bers is a subject of much favorable eome ment, and 110 doubt its growth will be - rapid and result in much good socially . and in a business way. Gilmore Simms c was the name selected for the local ( 1. council in honor of the famous author < :1 who, as all know, lived near Bamberg. The order will meet again in the town = 1 e hall Thursday night January 3d, at 7.30. < 1 The charter is still open, and General j - Agent Milton Reed reports ^uite a nura- 1 her of new applicants. A musical pro- . . gram will be one of the attractions of the j e evening. .1 ; ? 1 L> Rev. W. E. Johnson Accepts Cull Con- 1 ditionally. Sunday, Deceml)er 30th, being Rev. W. 1 " E. Johnson's last appointment with the < Bamberg Baptist church, a special con * ference was called, and he accepted call _ extended to him by the church condition-' a ally. The following article was ad- | - dressed to church and conference by him. Y It being a very bad day, the attendance 1 was small, and clerk was ordered to have C ' a article published: t To the Bamberg - Baptist Church? g I hereby express my sincere thanks for the hearty and unanimous call extended to me on the fourth Sunday in October last at the regular monthly conference. And after much thought and earnest ' prayer 1 have decided to accept the call < s to continue my services as heretofore and 1 . as at present with the distinct and exr pressed understanding that my services i with the church will cease as soon as the i e church has paid me up in full, e I accept the call in this way for the r following good and suflicient reasons: I 1. I doubt the wisdom of niv remaining on the present field, and prefer therc" fore to go. This I wanted to do, and 0 thought 1 ought to do, a year ago as you u well know, but I yielded to the judgement of others, who were then and are ' now prominent members of this church and who thought and said that our cause it here was gone if I left just at that time. I stayed and you know what it has cost me, but I have paid the price! I stayed because I had confidence in the judgement of those who pleaded with me to e stay aud save our cause and had confic dence in them. I stayed notwithstanding the fact that I had flattering offers and i ' pressing calls elsewhere. 1 stayed bef cause 1 believed those who had pressed J* me to stay were friends of mine and 1 friends of our cause and were therefore r right in wanting me to stay, but alas! 9 alas! some of those who pleaded the r hardest for me to remain have forsaken , both me and our cause and did so when we most needed them to help take care of : the very cause they wanted me to defend, . while others, I am proud to say, have I been as true as steel and as loyal as : y Ruth. J e 2. However anxious I may be to go, 1 e my hands are tied so I can not go until I . the church pays me. i ' Inas much as I am forced to stay 1 here until the church pays me, I thought I it best to continue my work among yo'u ; s just that long and that long only. It is s for the church to determine how long < , that shall be. If the church fails to meet 1 its obligations and I am forced to stay, s then the responsibility will be on the < t church, where it belongs, and not on me. i And in that event I am not afraid but ; what the loyal, loving friends who have stood by me and taken care of me in the past will do so in the future, and t lie same ' God that has kept us all will keep us to I e the end. I hope this will be spread upon the church book and published in the papers, ? for I want it distinctly understood that I am not afraid nor ashamed for this church 1 and community and fhe world at large to f know where I stand in this matter. ,4 ' T>norvj?/.tfnlli* oml frotornnllr LIV^|'LAltUU> Ulivi iimviiiuxj, W. E. Johnson. ANOTHER : CARLOAD ! i We have just received another carload of stock. Thirty head in this load. i Fifteen Horses. ' Fifteen Mules. This is one of the nicest 5 loads we have handled i . recently. There are in ! f the lot some t . Fancy Driving Horses, l and if you want a stylish j animal, we can surely please you. They were j bought right, and it will [ 5 be to your interest tt> se? us before you buy a horse or mule. | I JONES BROS. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. This is to notify the public that we will >j forced to t;ike up nil stock depredating >11 our Nurseries and to charge to the idlest extent all the law allows. We a re orced to tin's action to protect the inter:st of the Nurseries, and hope that our icighbors will appreciate the situation mil keep their stock as the law requires. II. .1. & (). BKABIIAM, Proprietors Bamberg Nurseries. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Pursuant to a decretal order in the case >f Mary E. Smith and Margaret Smith, nfants, by A. W. Summers, their guarlian ad litem, vs. M. Ellen Smith et al, lie undersigned. Special Referee, will liold a reference in his office in Bamberg, >. P., on Monday, January 7th, .1901, at the hour of ten o'clock a. m. for the pur? i ? . i 1 _! r _ ? pose oi Hearing aim determining prooi ui ill claims against the estate of Mrs. Margaret A. Smith, deceased ; and notice is liereby given to ali creditors of said estate ind oil persons interested therein to appear at the time and place named for the purpose of presenting and contesting claims. B. W. MILEY, Special Heferee. Bamberg, S. CM Dec. 2P>, 1900. MASTER'S SALE. The State of South Carolina?County jf Bamherg?In Court of Common Pleas. By virtue of the decree of the Hon. It. 2. Watts, made in the case of Jacob Bent/ vs. S. H. Saunders et al, I will oiler for sale to the highest bidder in front of he Court House at Bamberg, S. C., be:\veen the usual hours of sale, on Monlay, the 7th day of January, liM)l, all that :raet, piece or parcel of land 111 Bamberg county, State of South Carolina, containing three hundred acres, more or less, r^nd bounded by lands of Charles Nimmons. estate of G. W. Sandifer, T.J. Crider and Lemon Swamp. Terms of sale: Onehalf cash, balance on a credit of one year from day of sale, secured by the bond ol the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises sold, with interest from day ol sale; with leave to the purchaser to anticipate the whole or any part of the credit portion ; purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. Should the bid not be complied with within one hour the property will be resold on same day ind on same terms at the risk of the first Durchaser.'and so from time to time until x purchaser is found who shall comply. T. J. COUNTS, Master for Bamberg County Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 15, 1900. ~ MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina?County ol Bamberg?In Court of Common Pleas. W. H. Yarn, administrator of estate ol M. O. Yarn, deceased, plaintiff, againsl Lillian Rosalie Yarn, et al, defendants. By virtue of the decretal order to me ilirected in the above entitled case, I will sell at public outcry to the highest biddei liefore the court house door in Bamberg county, State of South Carolina, on Mon day, the 7th day of January, A. D. 1901 the same being salesday, between the legal hours of sale, the following real es tate, described in the decree of foreclos ure rendered in said case at the Decern her term of the Court of Common Pleas, for said count}* and State for the yeai 1900, to-wit: All that tract of land anc premises situate, lying and being in county and State aforesaid, on the public road to Midway, near Pleasant Hill church, containing twenty-one and one-half acres, bounded north by lands of J. W. Hughes cast by lands of j. W. Hughes, south b} lands of J. W. Hughes and west by lands af Arthur Fender, Westley Fender and J. \V. Hughes. Terms cash and purchaser to pay foi papers and revenue stamps. T.J. COUNTS, Master Bam lie rg County. Bamberg, S. C., December 12, 1900. TAX RETURNS FOR 1901, OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,) Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 18, HK)0. j On January 2d, 1001, the Auditor ol Bamberg county will begin takhig ta> returns of personal property for the lis nal year commencing January 1st, 1901 The law requires all perwmsto return all personal property in tliip' possession or the first day of January, 1901, before tin expiration "of the time allowed by law which is February 20th, 1901, after wliicl: time the fifty per cent, penalty attaches to delinquents. All transfers of real estate sn\ce last returns must .be noted, as indicated on th< blank returns. All improvements by new buildings or otherwise must be given. For the convenience of taxpayers th< Auditor will make the following appoint mcnts to take returns: Baniber?r. January 2 to 12. St. John's, Monday, January 14. J. S. Breeland's Store, Tuesday, Janua ry 15. Olar, Wednesday, January 16. Govan, Thurs<lav, January 17. Milhous's Mill, Friday, January 18. Ehrhardt's" Monday and Tuesday, January, 21 and 22. Colston, Wednesday, January 28. Hunter's Chapel, Thursday, January 24 Farrell's Store, Friday, January 25. Midway, Saturday, January 26. Lees, Tuesday, January 29. Denmark, Wednesday and Thursday, January 80 and 31. And at the office in Bamberg until thi 20th day of February, 1901. All males between the ages of 21 and 30 years, except ex-Confederate soldiers ibove the age of 50 years, are liable to fl poll tax. As personal property is to [>e returned annually, no returns will be taken saying "same as last year," but nust be itemized and sworn to. Real estate being assessed only every four years, can be returned "same as last year," unless changes have l>een made ?iuoe last returns, such as buying, selling >r improvements. Such changes are to t>e reported to the Auditor. Come and make your returns in person. Don't send another. Find out in ivhat school district you live and make vour returns in that district. W. E. SEASE, Auditor Bamberg County. DID YOU KNOW that C. F. RIZER at Olar did as large a business as any merchant in Bamberg County? The reason of it is that he keeps everything in the line of .. EHML BUB.. tnd sells at close prices. His large store is 'nil of bran-new and seasonable goods, ind lie is prepared to supply your wants n any line. He carries Drj* floods, Clothing. Shoes, Dress Goods, Motions, Confectionery, Groceries, HardHare, Harness, Senilis: Machines, Crockery, Tinware, Drugs, etc. AIho a full line of CotliiiM and Caskets. He also handles % Horses, Mules, Buggies, Wagons, and anything in this line. Jt will pay you to see him liefore you buy. He buys in ear lots, and will quote close prices. Hint aol Brass Gaols. I make this a special department, vhich is in charge of Miss Bettie ilathews, a first class Milliner, who will ake pleasure in serving the ladies. I ippreciate the literal patronage I have eceived, and ask a continuance. 0. F. RIZER, OLAB, S. C. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg?In Court of Common Pleas. T. S. Weeks, plaintiff, against A. G. W. Ilill, defendant. By virtue of the decretal order to me directed, in the above entitled case, I will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder. before the court house door in Bamberg county. South Carolina, on Monday, the Tib day of January, A. i), 1901, the same l>eing salesdav, between the legal hours of sale, the following real estate, described in the decree of foreclosure, rendered in said case at the Decembei term of Court of Common Pleas for said county and State for the year 1900, to-wit: "All that tract of land situate, lying and being in Bamberg county, in the State aforesaid, containing two hundred acres, the same being the tract purchased by defendant from A. T. Ryan in 1893 or 1894, bounaed on the north by lands of Charles Proveaux, on the east by same, south by lands of II. F. Kinsey and tract known as Bull Bay, and on the west by lands of D B. Rhoad and lands of Duncan Gaskms." Terms cash, and purchaser to pay foi papers and revenue stamps. . T. J. COUNTS. Master Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. (-., December 12, 1900. Referee's Sale. State of South Carolina, Bamberg County?In Common Pleas, Mary E. Smith and Margaret Smith, infants, by A. W. Summers, their guardian ad litem, Plaintiffs, against M Ellen Smith, et al., Defendants, Bv virtue of a judgment of the said Circuit Court in the above case, I will sell at Bamlwirg Court House, S. C., ou 1 the first Monday in January, 1901, during the legal hours of sale, the following de scrilwd real estate: All that certain lot of land situate, ly | ing and being within the corporate limit) . of the town of Bamberg, in said countj . of Bamberg, in said State, containing about one acre, and bounded on th( . north by Church street; on the east bj * lands now or formerly of E. M. Cox . south by lands now or formerly of J. T > O'Neal and Relkcea Ulmer, and on th< . west by lands now or formerly of Rebecc? [ Ulmer. TERMS: Cash, and purchaser to paj ' for all papers and revenue stamps and al ; taxes falling due after date of sale, ant [ if the purchaser does not comply that tin said premises will be resold on the sanh or subsequent salesday on the same term: . and at the risk of the former purchaser B. W. MILEY, Special Referee December 4th, 1900. _MASTER!S SALE. The State of South Carolina?Count) of Bamberg?In Court of Common Pleaa Jos. K. Kinsall, plaintiff, against O. B , Lain, defendant. j Under and by virtue of an order o . His Honor R. C. Watts, dated the 12tl r day of December, 1900,1 will sell befor ' the Court House door in Bamberg, 8. C, on Monday, the seventh day of Januar ' A. D., 1901 (the same being salesday ii ^ said month) to the highest bidder, th< following described real estate: Om tract or parcel of land lying and situab in the bounty of Bamberg and State afore ' said, near the town of Olar, containinj ; twenty-two acres, more or less, the sami being the lands owned and held by Mr? | Jane Kinsall at the time of her death, an< bounded as follows: North by lands o ' William Fail, Sr., south by lands of Fre< Gunnels, and west by lands of Willian Fail. Terms cash. Purchaser to pay fo 5 papers and revenue stamps. T. f. CCfUNTS, Master Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., December 17,1900. . I STANDARD "MAINTAINED." r My business is now just about ; one year old. I promised yon at the beginning promt, liberal and reliable service. I have ( been faithful, and you have rewarded my efforts by giving me , your business.. I appreciate it, 1 friends, and wish to thank you right here for yonr patronage, t so liberally bestowed. J I am much better prepared to handle voor business than I was ; a year ago, having gathered about me the best wood and iron workers, painters and trimmers this country affords. Youdon't have to wait tilj they come, they are here, and to be found at my works every working day of the year. Don't hesitate to send me yonr carriage work. I can serve yon bettei and with more promptness than any similar establishment within fifty miles of Bamberg. I also repair, upholster and renew all kinds of furniture in the , latest style, shoe horses and guarantee satisfaction and pril ces along all liues. . Call en me at the same old place, opposite | Bamberg Cotton Mills, Bam! berg, S. C., and be treated right Yours to satisfy, | DANIEL J." PELK. ; Faslial-irl Tsirii. Suits to order, $13.50 up. Dint* tn Ardor 09 Afl un. rail Id III III del | yvivv upi Cleaning, Pressing, and ' Genera Repairing a Specialty. PERFECT FIT EDiRINTEED. J. J. BRABHAM, - - - Tailor BAMBERG. 8. C. I - Money to Loan. APPLY TO Izlar Biros. ? Rice, \ Atioraejs aid faaasclers at Law, BAMBERG 0. H., S. C. Buggies 1 Wagons "We have received one carload of ANCHOR BUGGIES. One carload of ENGER BUGGIES. and one carload of the famous IIA YDOCK BUGGIES. We can surely suit you in a vehicle ol any description. Full line of HARNESS, LAP ROBES, TV I? T P>\ Fro Don't fail to see us before buying a J?uggy or Wagon. We can and will save you money. JONES BROS BAMBEBG, H. C. l i & ' . * , &'>v GREAT OFFER! For every person trading $5.00 in cash at the store of F. IL MeCrae, Denmark, S. C., will be giv011 one six months* subscription to The Bambkkg Herald. He has a magnificent stock of' ' General Merchandise, . . and is offering bargains in all lines. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. -iflk air Condensed Schedule In IMTect Jtaa 1% M0& 81 ~ ! ' iNo. VXo?lS 1 ; fhiily. Daily tim*. p^ . 62Dp 7 00a Ly... Charleston ... Ar U Ifli 8Up ., ?? 668p 7 4ia " .. Summerville..44 SSi Tttp ^ , f23p 856a " ...Branchville... " 9tta *0? 768p 928k " ...Orangeburg... ** 841a 88to [ 846pjlQ 15a " .... glngrfllo.... " T?> 4dp ' ill 83a Ar .. ~8umter .Lt 848a ...... j& ' |u?* " Camden Lt 980p!ll OOalAr?CoInmbilL?.. .Lt} 710al 400p 52up 700aL v. ..Charleston...Ar 11l?a| 8l&p 3 7 25p 913a " ... Branch ville... ** 860J SOOp , T40p 9 40a " ....Bamberg ...44 8?J 583p _8?P 9 Sua " Denmark " 81ad 519p T BB20p lOOTu " ....Blackyille 44 8851 80to V ? 922p 11 uua " Aiken 7tifla<86Sp r 51iMAj.AngQ8taumdJjT 44 8 20al 819p NOTK: In addition to the above aerrtoe trains Noa. 15 and Id run daily between Obarlaa qS ton and Asheville, carrying eleaaxtt Pnlhnan . i sleeping earn. No. IS leave Charleston 11:00 p. *Jr. > m.; arrive Columbia 6:55 a. m.; arrive Ash* "",-s ville9 aft a. m. Na 18 leave Asheville296p.au; /V} leave Colombia 146 a. nu; arrive Charleston " * r JMlim. Sleeping caw ready for occupancy ] at Charleston at 9119 p. nu Tkaa traiae ' ( make close connections at Colombia with 1 through trains between Florida points and , No.i5No. 8 urKMrtN VH.LlC lHo.lt Halt | Daily Daily Double Daily Service. ID***! Daily llOOp 7 QQalLv.. Charleston ..Ar1 8 lfi( fga ...a 166a 866a " ..Branchvflle 1. " 84Mr 4Ida ,*3 860a 9 20a 44 .Orangeburg... 44 5;ff -#86 ' 7 00a 11 06a ** ... Columbia... Lv tWr 186a ?? 950a 15Gp M ..Greenwood.. 44 124ftp 81flp r 1055a 245p Ar"....Abbeville... Lt 1160a 8Mp j| 1140a. 8a5p|Ir . ..Anderson. Lv 10 48a 446p r-' 20p 415pAr~~!Greenvl!ie.. Lv|l0~lW 5?P f Ex. fSun. |*kSun. only Sun. jfr^rSEpIpi | 1 Lr. Tenniile 6 40a 898p 8Mp % e .** 8andersTille 888a 400p IS . . J Ar. Augusta. ? t Lt. BaTsnnalu... 1220a 1220p .w....... \t \||2 u Allendale. ~ ...... 880a...... fSh vif " Barnwell.... 418a 408p ?S. 3 i. - BbvckviUe... 4 28a 421pl018a T4fc d ] Ar. Columbia.... fll0a[8(ftp 1141a i Daily Daily j Lr. Columbia 1125a 120a ? Ma / A? 1 ftTn BMWtAlte r "' BarnweH.."" ISpl iiSJufiiJ '?m * Allendale..... ...... lflp tlSp ..... ? Savannah..^. 81fipl t?.??? Atlanta and Biytai # v idH Lv. Charleston..' {7OQhj 58Dpj !*- ' !J L AtiiurtL' 11 IS i?p At. Chattanooga - 6 flat 9 Sal 14* Lt. Atlanta. ....tSAal 43fp At. Birmingham U 88a lOOOp J M Memphla, (viaBirmingham)... 806p 7uk ij Ar. Lexington. SOOp 64* - ttadnW 78* 7?a 'j " Chicago ......?./... 7IS lip | Ar. Louisville. .78*74* M Bt. Loois....'. 70<a <0* Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga).. TlOp 74* ' j To Aahnwilln^MrtanatfrLoptarqia. | uibbi tdgs. DaUj DaU? <&*{ Lr. Aogosta. TSjp Ifti ] M Bateabnrg 4?tpI?og J Lv. Charleston 100a 11 top J Lr. Colombia (tfnion Depot). U fla in J Ar. Spartanburg .., 81* IMft y*9 - Aaberflto 71* lgp ,41 " Knoxrillo. 4lS 78* 1 " QndnnnatL - T?* 7So. H Louisville (via JeDlco) IB* . j To Waaaiagtoa aad tko laii | Lt. AopoMk : . iflpl ilip " Batisborg 440pl*07a . j M Columbia (Union Depot) 86Bp 715a -J Ar.Charlotte............ Hip Mh < ^ 1 Ar. Danrille. ,..TT. iitim lip .'"I Ar. Richmond . "TT AOOaj jjfp Ar. Washington. 7 86a atop 1 M Baltimore Pa. R B............. 812all?8p 1 - Philadelphia. ....11* 11* >' ] ? yowYoaTT. "" TiflCTn* . - J Bleeping Car Line between Charleston and 'A Atlanta for au points Nactr ana Wee*. Solid Trains between nL iestoo anA A**- . ville. Pallniaa Parlor Oars and Drawing Beoaa ,'y, deeping cars between Charleston and tabs jjS&RM tills. /;;3CT Connections at Colombia with through feates * j for Washington and the Bast; also for Jacksonrllle and all Florida Points. PLANK 8. GANNON, J. 1LCULP, ; Charleston, 8. O. W-A.TUEK, &H.EABDWKBL Gen. Pass. Agt^ Asst. fled. Pass. Aft, Washington, 0. 0. _ Atlanta.Q^ dr. o. d. faust j Dentist. Office temporarily at Residence, Carlisle Street. MP HOWELL A M'lVER BOSTICK TJCtt'BZk ' mi, sb, iran I r Attorneys and Counselors, ^ BAMBERG C. H? S. C. General practice; special attention I?e- j ing given to corporation law and the examination of titles. LTC. IXGLJS, B. W. miley, Referee in Bankruptcy. Probate Judge. . TNG LIS ? MILFX Attorneys at Law, I BAMBERG, & C. ; Will practice in the Courts of the State. Prompt attention given to collection*. S. G. MAYFIEUV J ATTORNEY AT LAW, | . DENMARK, ? C. '?M DENTIST. - ; jB Will tec pleased to uerre the 'vaM people. Office op stairs in the j building next to ba*|. 1 ' %< fP'* ' ~.rv3B F. F. JOHNSON. j