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TEE BAMBEBG HEMLE Thursday, May 24,1906 Short Locals. Lots of commercial travelers are coming to town these days. A top buggy, good condition, for sale. Cash or credit. li. M. Graham. Keep out the flies by using wire screens for your doors and windows. L. B. Fowler sells them. The social meeting of the Epworth League was held at Prof. H. G. Sheridan's on Tuesday evening. The editor returns many thanks to Mr. N. Burton Felder for a couple of bottles of delicious cane syrup. Mr. G. L. Toole, of Aiken, announces himself in this issue as a candidate for congress'from the second district. If you are interested in your town and county, attend the railroad meeting in the court house here the first Monday in June. The Bamberg graded school will close " - - Tl.JJ for me summer vacation on rnusy ui next week. There will be no closing exercises. The summer school for the teachers of Bamberg, Barnwell, and Aiken counties is to commence at Barnwell July 23rd, continuing three weeks. Prof. W. D. Roberts, of the Fitting School, addressed the county Sundayschool convention of Dorchester, which met at St. George last Saturday and Sunday. The Bamberg Banking Company has decided to erect a two story building for the bank, and the plans are now being prepared. There will be offices on the second floor. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Dr. Robert Black, of this city, to Miss Mattie Newsom, of Williston. The ceremony will take place next Wednesday evening. May 30th. Like a good daughter, Bamberg county takes position with her Barnwell mother in opposing higher assessments of property more crievous burdens of taxa tion.?BarnwelT People. The Electric Supply Co. have their sales room lighted each night with electric lights, and the people of the town are cordially invited to come in and see the lights and different styles of fixtures. Swimming pool will be opened from the 25th of May. Fifteen cents per bath or two for twenty-five cents, bathers to furnish own towels, etc. Brabham's Swimming Pool. The present board of trustees of the graded school will not elect teachers for next year, but will leave that to the new board which is to be elected at the mass meeting to be held the first Monday in ps* June. An examination of applicants for teacher's certificates was held at the court house here last Friday by the county 1 board of education. There were four applicants?two white and two colored, all females. Call for 48 and order your fresh vegetables every morning from Felder's. We have the prettiest lines of organdies in white and colors, also silk mulls, in town. When you want your commencement dress give us a call. Prices to suit any one. Abmstbong-Johnson-Brabham Co. The setting of poles for the electric light plant has commenced, and work on the building will commence in a fey days. ? ' _/ 4l I The contract is tor completion 01 me plant by August first, and it is thought .the lighls will be turned on by that date. See L B. Fowler and get his prices on wire doors and windows. : - Mr. S. A. Blackmon, of Orangeburg, was here for a day or so last week with his cement block machine, making blocks for G. Frank Bamberg's sale stable. It is likely, however, that Mr. Bamberg will use brick for his building instead of cement blocks. Felder's candy stock?see it?it's complete. Mr. H. J. Brabham is energetically pushing the work of securing subscripttions to the Confederate monument. Money subscribed now can be made payable this fall if desired by the subscriber, so don't let a lack of money keep you from putting your name on the list. /The Electric Supply Co. now have their little engine and dynamo in their supply room, next to The Herald office, ?, and their place is beautifully lighted with electric lights. Ail sorts of fixtures are f- - displayed, and persons desiring lights can see exactly the light effect of any fixture. I Go to Felder's for Lowney's candies. A party consisting of Messrs. H. H. * Copeland, C. R. Brahham, Jr., Jas. A. Wyman, Dr. V. W. Brabham, A. M. Brabham, H. F. Bamberg, G. E. Bamberg, H. J. Brabham, Jr., W. M. Walker, and M. W. Brabham, enjoyed a very delightful fish fry down at the river on Monday -evening. Go to Felder's for pickles. Recently Mr. E. L. Parker, of the Atlanta Constitution, came to Bamberg to write up the town for his newspaper. His article appeared in last Sunday's Constitution, and is not likely to do the town much good. It is inaccurate and incomplete, and to be entirely frank about the matter, we had much rather the article had not appeared. A complete line of groceries at Felder's. The Heraid is in receipt of a catalogue of the University of South uaronna ior the current scholastic year. It is very handsomely illustrated and contains a wealth of information concerning the institution. The total enrollment for the year in all the branches is 303. Now since the college has been expanded into the university and the scope of work broadened the attendance should be double that in the next year or two. Mrs. Josephine Beach, it is understood will remain at the Fitting School during the next scholastic year. Mrs. Beach is very popular as a matron with the students, and the school is fortunate in having her services for another year. It is also understood that Miss Elizabeth Yarn, who has served as matron at the young ladies' dormitory will not accept the position for another year. Her successor has not been elected yet. The farmers are busy this week cutting oats. This will continue through this .V-? week and next, me crop ims yvai 10 considered about an average one by the farmers of this section. One farmer who has had considerable experience in such things, claims that as a general thing, the oat crop is a prophecy of the cotton crop; so according to that theory the crop of cotton this year should be about like last season's, which was taken as an average year. The students of the Carlisle Fitting School enjoyed a picnic last Monday afternoon at new bridge. Col. Jno. F. Folk has bought a motor boat for use in the Edisto River for fish! ing trips and pleasure excursions. The pupils of the ninth grade of the graded school will give a reception at the school building next Thursday evening, May 31st. Mr. O. D. Faust, Jr., has bought the stock of groceries formerly owned by Mr. A. C. Griffin, and is conducting the business at the same stand. No prospects of a freight warehouse yet. Frankly it begins to look like the building will never be erected. Our citizens should take some steps in the matter. Our people generally are taking some interest in the school meeting, and it seems that a representative board will be *- - ??4 Tk V elected at the mass meeungme ursi iuujLiday in June. The mass meeting in the court house on the first Monday in June to elect trustees for the graded school is an important meeting, and every patron of the school should attend. A number of people in town are having their residences and places of business wired for electric lights. The prospects arc that the plant will start off with a nice patronage for private lights. The walls of the addition to the cotton mill are going up rapidly, a large force of hands is at work digging out the reservoir, and work on the engine and dynamo room will soon be commenced. We would be glad if qu Advertisers would change their ads. often. We do not care to be printing the same ads. week after week, and it costs nothing to change them?in fact we are only t,oo giad to do it. A small organ is to be placed in the Sunday-school room at the Methodist church for use at prayer meeting, Sundayschool, Epworth League meetings, etc. The pipe organ will then be used only for preaching services. Work is going forward on G. Frank Bamberg's large stables. It is to be of brick, two stories, witb iuu leet ironiage on Main street and 100 feet in length. It will be the largest building for the live stock and vehicle business in this section. The special train bearing a private party of Southern Railway officials, passed through here last Thursday afternoon. The party contained General Manager Herbert Spencer, Supt. Heether, of the Charleston Division, and several others. We have the prettiest lines of organdies in white and colors, also silk mulls, in town. When you want your commencement dress give us a a call. Prices to suit any one. ARMSTRONG-JOHNSON-BrABHAM Co. Among the attractive guests in the city are Miss Llewlie Bamberg, of Bamberg, sponsor for the South Carolina division, u. C. V., and her maid of honor, Miss Bess Henry, one of Greepville's most charming young women.?Columbia State Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Essie Free, daughter of Mr. C. B. Free, to Mr. Emory A. Hooton, the ceremony to take place at the Baptist church in this city on Thursday evening, June 7th, at seven o'clock. Mr. L. S. Mattison was elected this week as grand prelate of the Knights of Pythias, this being the first step toward grand chancellor. Mr. Mattison is well known and has many friends in Bamberg, who rejoice at his recognition by i the order. A little daughter of Mr. Allen Free, of this county, was carried to Charleston last week and operated on. She had suf- : fered for several years, ana a nairpm was removed from the bladder. She is now doing well, and the physicians say this is ' one of the strangest cases on record. ] Mr. J. M. Jennings has secured a flow at the well he was boring for the cotton mill, to supply water for their large reservoir, for use in connection with their new steam plant. He is now at work restor- 1 ing the flow in G. Frank Bamberg's well, i He will bore a new well at the Fitting ' School in a short time. . You can sing "shoo fly, don't bother ; me," if you will use the wire doors and window screens I am selling. Call at Brickie's bicycle shop and see them. L. B. Fowler. < We have received an invitation to at- 1 tend the commencement exercises of , Winthrop college, to be held June third, fourth and fifth. The baccalaureate sermon is to be preached by Rev. Geo. B. Eager, D. D., of the Southern Baptist ! Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky., and the address to the graduating class 1 will be delivered by Rev. David M. Ram- 1 sey, D. D., pastor of Citadel Square Baptist church in Charleston. The Carnegie ,#1 -- 1 /\r? \f An^QTf j 11orsry is iu uc ucuicaicu vu inuuu**jy June 4th. The graduating class is unusu- * ally large. Get Felder's prices before buying your [ groceries. j While in Atlanta last week Mayor G. Move Dickinson, in company with Mr. J. B. McCrary, engineer for Bamberg's ( electric light plant, called on a represen- t tative of the Southeastern Tariff Associa- < tion in regard to establishing a water- { works system here for the protection of Main street and adjacent property. The matter has been taken up in earnest, and . it is likely that a system covering this | territory will be put in before very long. The plan proposed will reduce insurance rates considerably as well as give protec- j tion from fire, while the cost will oe very . little. It is hoped to install the system J during the summer- * Miss Anna M. Barnes Here. j Miss Anna M. Barnes, editor 01 tne Little Worker, a paper representing the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church, was here Sunday. In the afternoon, Miss Barnes spoke to the children of the Sunday-school at the regular Sunday-school hour. She told the children of some of the customs of the American Indian, and of the Mexicans. In the j evening she spoke to the ladies of the Home Missionary Society, in whose interest she was chiefly here. Miss Barnes is an interesting talker, and created much interest in the work of missions. ? ( New Advertisements. F. W. WRIGHT. Attention is directed to the ad. of F. W. . Wright, of Augusta, in this issue. With the great amount of building going on in Bamberg just now, there ought to be considerable work here in his line. Get his prices on cornices, skylights, roofing, gut tering, etc. . G. L. Toole?Candidate's Card. Electric Supply Company?House Wiring. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under this Head 25c For 25 Words or Less. ORRIS, the perfumed root used in making all the face, tooth and perfumed powders, $2,000,000 worth imported annually; sells at 40c per pound; wonderfully productive; hardy, interesting flowering plant for field or garden, producing $1,000 an acre each year. $10 will start you. U. S. Government advises its culture. Full instructions, free how to grow it. "ORRIS FARM," 913 W. Main St.. Richmond, Va. WANTED.?First-class shoe repairing of all kinds. Shop next door to M. C. Sandifer's. HEYWOOPyOHNSON. WANTED AT ONCE?Your order for dry wood. J. H. MURPHY. ^ ? 4 J S~V J _ Candidates caras. FOR CONGRESS I respectfully announce my candidacy for re-election to Congress from the Second Congressional District of South Carolina. In doing so I ask that my constituents examine into my record of only a few months as their Representative. I have been and am now embarrassed by reason of the contest for my seat which seriously affects my influence and my efforts in behalf of my people. With my experience, I am satisfied that I can and will represent you more advantageously in the future than I have done in the past. I make this announcement subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, pledging myself to abide by the results, and to support the nominees thereof. J. 0. PATTERSON. Fellow citizensSince this is the year to elect a Congressman to represent the people, I hereby announce my candidacy for Congress from this the Second Congressional District of South Carolina; and most respectfully urge the voters to examine my record as a public servant, for not only a few months, but for my entire service of six years as a member of the House of Representatives of South Carolina. Truly unfortunate that the Federal laws encourage contests in the South; that so many of our representatives are molested, certainly a provision for an allowance of about two thousand dollars nAnfootont onrl also to t.hfi one IV tuv WUiWkJV0Ub) HUM MCWW ? w _ whose place is contested for, should be modified or repealed, and forever put an end to the practice. By reason of a laudable ambition?that of my promotion? coupled with a God given desire to serve the Second District as I have my home county (promising to contend as earnestly and as vigorously as in the past for such measures as would be conducive to the best interest of our great country), I seek the suffrage of my fellow-countrymen. I pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Democratic Party, and to obey the new election laws (see Acts of General Assembly 1905 on the subject) governing primary elections. G. L. TOOLE, Aiken, 8. C. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. The friends of Hon. C. W. Garris present his name to the voters of Bamberg County as a candidate for the House of Representatives,pledging him to abide the result of the Democratic primary and to support the nominees of the party. MANY FRIENDS. Thanking the voters for their support lu U1U X auuuuuv;c mj ^auuiuovj xvx re-election as a member of the House of Representatives from Bamberg county, subject to the will of the people as expressed at the Democratic primary. E. T. LaFITTE. FOR TREASURER With gratitude to my friends for their liberal support in the past, I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of County Treasurer of Bamberg county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. JNO. F. FOLK. FOR SUPERVISOR I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for County Supervisor of Bamberg county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. J. B. KEARSE. ' FOR AUDITOR I respectfully announce myself a candilate for Auditor and Superintendent of Education for Bamberg county and pledge myself to abide by the result of ;he Democratic party. H. A. RAY. I hereby announce myself a candidate "or re-election to the office of Auditor *nd Superintendent of Education of Bamberg county, pledging myself to tbide by the result of the Democratic J 4 primary auu iu buppuit iuc uummcco ui ;he party. R. W. D. ROWELL. We place before the voters of Bamberg jounty the name of Rev. S. P. Chisolm is a candidate for County Auditor and Superintendent of Education, subject to ;he result of the Democratic primary. MANY FRIENDS. Colston, S. C., March 9th, 1906. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I take this method of announcing myself as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner for Bamberg county, sub* ect to the result of the Democratic prinary. J. B. ALL. Dr. 0. D. Faust dentist BAMBERG, S. C. OFFICE IN FOLK BUILDING s A. RLACKMON Contractor & Builder ORANGEBURG, S. C. CONCRETE STONE WORE A SPECIALTY Agent for P. B. Miles Cement Block Machine MONEY TO LOAN "We are prepared to negotiate loans on mproved farms at a low rate of interest, n sums from $500.00 to $10,000.00, for ;hree, five and ten year9. ,T. O. PATTERSON. JR., J. W. PATTERSON, Barnwell, S. C, COWBOYS SAVE BURNING SHIP Sailors Owe Their Lives to Hero* ' ism of Nine Texas Landlubbers. VESSEL WAS FULL OF POWDER Catching Fire Off Chilean Coast, Only the Cool Recklessness of "Wild Westerners" Picked Up at Montevideo Kept Steamer From Going Skyward. Six hundred tons of gunpowder and dynamite In the hold and a fierce and almost uncontrollable fire raging in the engine room was the situation that confronted the officers, men and passengers of the steamship Pennsylvania when she was off the Chilean coast a few weeks ago. That those on board lived to reach San Francisco and tell of the frightful experience was due partly to good fortune, but more to the heroic efforts that they made to save the apparently doomed steamer. At Montevideo the steamer took as passengers nine Texan cowboys, who had been touring the Argentine Republic with a wild west show. To these men, reckless of life and limb, the vessel and her crew owe their salvation, for without their assistance, it is declared, all on board would have gone to a horrible death. When the fire broke out the hatches were open, that air might circulate through the coal and gunpowder. It was a clear day, and the men were seated about the hatchways smoking and talking. Without warning a sheet of flame, volcanic in its fury, burst from the funnel, sending great pieces of burning coal and wood high in the air. The men about the hatchways fled for their lives, leaving the hatches uncovered. Into them fell the blazing coals, and soon the wooden flooring separating the lower and upper holds was ablaze. Buckets and fire hose wfere brought out, and the battle commenced. For THEY WENT DOWN INTO THE SHOES. hours the crew fought the flames, being driven back time after time by the black smoke. Meanwhile volunteers were called for to descend into the hold and extinguish the blaze there. The plainsmen responded. Pulling their broad brimmed hats over their eyes, tying their handkerchiefs over their mouths and carrying the hose, they went down into the smoke. Abaft the hatch, directly over the 1,800 cases of dynamite, the flooring was burning rapidly. Some of the cowboys returned to the deck and secured axes. At the imminent risk of being blown up at any second they tore up the burning planks and tossed them through the hatchways. They remained in the bold until the Are there was extinguished; then they assisted the crew In tha pniHn? room. The blaze broke oat shortly after noon. It was nearly 8 o'clock at night when the crew, utterly exhausted by its labors, had the blaze under control Some of the men had to be helped from the engine room to the deck by their comrades. The cowboys stood the work better than the sailors. Ban Cborch to Start Saloon. John Cline of 7311 Butler street, Pittsburg, applied for a license to sell liquor at that address last year, but the permit was refused because a church was located in the same square and its members objected. The other day Cline was back in court with another application, and there were no church people present to protest Judge McClung thought this strange and questioned Cline. He found that Cline had solved that problem by buying the church property and compelling the congregation to move. The court has his application under advisement ? * J * v. HAJI UVCtt M1U wicu AU A#vu< Professor Oedmann, a Swedish theologian, whose death Is announced from Stockholm, was an eccentric of a peculiar type. After an illness which compelled him once to keep to his bed for a time, he conceived a liking for lying abed and( did all his work and took his meals snugly ensconced In the blankets. The latter part of his life Indeed was spent entirely In bed. . , M ' '*g| WM. SCHWEIGERT, A. S. MORRIS, THOS. S. GRAY, PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT CASHIER iijj^Umoa ?Sacving,s Haitld|j^ AUGUSTA ...... a BORGIA r With Resources of Over Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and a Board of Directors Chosen from the Most Successful Business Men of the Community Invites You to Become a Depositor, Promising You Every Reasonable Courtesy. Four Per Cent Interest Paid on Sayings Accounts correspondence invited :::::: 1 ? 3 -I; -I--I- ! -I-il; ^i:- ?! a? :!? ?: $ LI ? I f ? --- I Summer Hosiery | j "For Everybody!H | ? srl 4? Our New shipment of Summer 45 j ! Styles in Hosiery have arrived. If f I ii you want the newest, prettiest and i i t ? best, vou will find them in our store I r - o Ladies' Stockings\\ || f,f At 25c a pair, prettiest shell At 50c a pair, exquisite Silk I :& lace and clock lace designs, brill- Gauze Lisle, daitny and fine as a f ' ' 'W'1 | iant .isle, pretty, sheer and well ? ?f ^ - j ill made. ; i /;M ?? . f , At 18c a pair, famous American mm ':'%$Sb6 At 35c a pair, three pair for make, light weight lisle, absolutely Z ! t ? $1.00, light weight, German Lisle, fast black and wears as well or bet- ? * \ | v* ? ? jet black, the sheer lisle is popular ter than any 25c Hose ever put on v ::: and serviceable. the market. * ZZ v # ; J * X ^ .* . H f! Children's 'Hose i||j ii s 2 j At 12 i-ac'a pair, narrow rib- At 15c a pair, all our lace pat- * I If bed Lisle Hose tbat are very elastic tern, both white and black, these J \ j and absolutely fast, thesS are pretty ^ v > . XT n .. , :-S rag !* , . ... ' j vi run from No. o to No. 9, pretty for ! * UfcgS ?? for dress and still very serviceable. 'r J i X.,; ' :: all occasions. ?? ,^| j* At 15c a pair, both white and .. ,A . . . ... . m #2 %* vi v ?w j * j it * _*v At 10c a pair, best white and 11 .r black ribbed, very fine delicate rib- ? '<5N $ : bed, very elastic and one of our black ribbed Hosein America. The t f i f most popular numbers. kind that wear. !l? |( Brand New Arrivals j}|?j fi A *' :j: No. 133. Patent Kid Pumps, No. 166. Gray Suede Kid Pump * -IS t * the kind of leather that looks fine rich in appearance, grand in wear- % ? V 3 j J and wears well, a lovely Slipper ing qualities, seamless, with welt J ? ? with wide silk box bow, welt sole, sole, wide silk box bow, the Queen's a Queen in style and appearance. Gray fit for a Queen. Queen quali- { iy^aaaj I! I. $3.00 ty custom made. ?3.00 f tjf | I Kohns Emporium fa Orangeburg:, - - South Carolina ji S-I: !? iDil?il? ;!: =!: il?;!: :!: il.;?I?il:-|| / ?\? Farm Implements || I Full assortment of all kinds of Plows, Cultivators, Dls- I I trihutnrs. Trace Chains. Backhands. Collars. Bridles. I Saddles, Harness, Whips! Etc., Etc. Stock of '"Xi ' ' r ?3# General Hardware 1 More Complete Than Ever, and Prices are Certainly Right. Save Money by Trading With C. J. S. BROOKER | THE HARD WARE MAN, BAMBERG, S C. fYour Eyesight is Preciousl i " ?? m fham la flvfhlita' wmnar with vnur Pvm E UCll^l OVV U UAVftV ^ w? ^<*WV Have glasses fitted at home by some one whose guarantee means something, jt jt jt jl jl Byes Tested Glasses Fitted I guarantee satisfaction. Have all the latest appliances for making tests. jt Jt jt jt DR. H. F. HOOVER 1 THE DRUGGIST, BAMBERG, S. C. r.^g =================================================== ; fs CLARKE & BUTT 1 Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants 843 Reynolds Street Augusta Georgia ( ' tr- ' Bagging, Ties, and Best Fertilizers ? . ' Liberal Advances. Charges Reasonable. Personal Attention to All Business Write Us Before Arranging for Advances. : :: :: 4; Reliable and Energetic Soliciting Agents Desired. " :/ .v .J /