?+' " - : . ' \ :r <51j? Samhrrg Thursday, May 23, 1907 Short Locals. The closing exercises of the graded school take place to-night and tomorrow night. Vacatiop time is almost here and the boys and girls are delighted that this is to be the last week of school. Business is dull these days. Money and news scarce, and the country newspaper man is not having an easy time. The opening of the Edisto river would reclaim a lot of land in this county which cannot now be cultivated because of overflows. It is stated that the city of Greenirillia orifl ifc mihurhs nnw has'a DODU % iiiV MilV4 * WV/ UWV. *.v JT - -K lation of 30,000, of which 20,000 are whites and 10,000 negroes. For Sale.?Two buggies and two sets of harness, cheap for cash or on easy terms. E. T. LaFitte, Bamberg, S. C. There hate been no developments in the Vara murder case. Addison Johnson is still in jail and Frank Nimmons is in the asylum at Colum. bia. Mr. S. W. Johnson is putting material on the ground to rebuild his sample rooms, which were burned some time ago. They will be of brick. Long black silk'gloves at Hooton's. We cannot urge too strongly the importance of keeping your premises clean at this season of the year. Sickness is likely .to result* from unsani ?; tary premises. The fine weather of the past week has enabled the farmers to make good headway with their crops. Corn and cotton is growing nicely, still it is very backward. The third quarterly conference of the Bamberg Methodist church will be held next Monday morning. Presiding Elder Kilgo will likely preach in the Methodist church Sunday R| ; night. Midshipman D. Graham Copeland has been transferred to the Cleve land, and is now on his way abroad. |-> He will first touch at Bordau, France, S where a great naval exposition is IS being held. h.' Mr. Eugene M. Cope, of Cope, a v brother of Mr. John H. Cope, of this city, who has been very ill for a week gvv.; or two, is in a critical condition at this writing. It is feared that he cannot recover. The board of visitors of the Citadel held a\ meeting Tuesday to consider r^; . the petition of several cadets for re> instatement. The board sustained the faculty as was right and proper, v . and the cadets will not return. .Tnst. rwpivpd a line of tourist ruch J..V. ingat Hooton's. " Last week the comptroller general distributed the last of the dispensary money to the schools, this being the &: / amount left over when the State disv. pensary went out of business. Bamberg county received $718.87, and Barnwell $1,468.55. Mr. H. J. Brabham has worked earnestly on the Confederate monument project, but it seems that our | people do not care to honor the Cony federate soldier by erecting a monul ment to his memory. Mr. Brabham - N has secured subscriptions amounting to $1,200, and a creditable monument ( cannot be erected for less than $2,000. Don't fail to get you a suit of that i 45 inch lawn Hooton is selling at 18 1 'cents. We have received an invitation to < the marriage of Mr. A. Shep Pearls- 1 tine and Miss Phoebe Wolff, a daughter of Mrs. Johanna Wolff. The I v; , ceremony will take place on Sunday afternoon, June 9th, at five o'clock, at Willoughby Mansion, 667 Wil- loughbyAvenue, Brooklyn, New York 1 Mr. Pearlstine is well known and has many friends in this section, having formerly been in business at Branch- s p; . ville. The closing: exercises of the Den mark graded school will be held on the nights of Thursday and Friday, May 30th and 31st, at 8.30 o'clock. ;0?^Thursday night will be devoted to ' r music, and drills by the lower grades. On Friday night there will be an address by Hon. A. F. Lever, congressman from the third district, and a play by the members of the 10th grade. To all of these exercises ' the public is cordially invited. Come and see my line of laces. I have them to match at correct prices. J? A HYvytvim XJ. XXW A. Congressman Lever at the last session of congress secured an appropriation of $5,000 for the purpose of making a survey of the Edisto river from Orangeburg to the ocean, looking toward securing a depth of three feet and making the river navigable for river craft. The work will soon be taken up, and Bamberg ought to show some interest in the undertaking. Good results might come to us as a result of making the river navigable. D. J. Delk is making a number of improvements at his shops. He has installed a gasoline engine, an iron 1 11 " ? ' ? J ~ ? o rvi r\ a ISine, 3. 03I1U 5UW, *** vuaw city, to be held May 25th to 27th. The program is as follows: Saturday evening, May 25th, 8:30. Celebration of Literary Societies. De- < bate, affirmative: R. H. Ott, C. E. 1 Yongue. Negative: R. G. Addison, < Joseph Murray. Declaimers: Sheri- i dah^ Society, Pritchard Shuler, Janie i Belle Sanders, Mildred Kearse; Kilgo Society, Ernest Hiers, John Bell, s Richard Spell. % * > Sunday morning, May 26th, 11:00. c Annual sermon, Rev. Pierce F. Kilgo, I Columbia. s Monday morning, May 27th, 11:00. r Annual literary address before the t societies, Prof. Arthur B. Cooke, Ph. D., Spartanburg. c Monday evening, May 27th, 8:30. Exercises of the graduating class. t Class roll: Katie Carter, Beulah i Vista Dukes, Marion Simms Fender, | Joseph Thomas Griffith, Elizabeth J Hand, John William Huffman, Lucile J Lightsey, Ida Elizabeth Muller, * Adrienne Padgett, Elise Shuck r Rentz, Elizabeth Rhode, Florine J Rhode, Annie. Laurie Rice, Essie J Idella Smith, William Eugene Stokes. ' Class officers: J. W. Huffman, * president; Katie Carter, vice-presi- J dent; Beulah Dukes, secretary and * treasurer; Elise Rentz, historian; { Adrienne Padgett, prophet; Eugene 1 Qtnlrot! nAof k/WKVW) j/WC* ^ Dispensary Profits. ^ Following is a statement of profits of the county dispensaries since they have been in operation under the : new law. The profits for March are I for the eight days the dispensaries | were open. MARCH APRIL TOTAL , Bamberg $251.14 $731.94 $983.08 Denmark 148.60 455.42 604.02 Olar 133.27 326.56 459.83 Ehrhardt 142.24 331.25 473.49 J Total net profits, $2,520.42 . School fund, $ 504.08 County fund, 1,008.16 ! Towns, pro rata 1,008.16 ( $2,520.42 We have received an invitation to ! attend the thirteenth annual com- ; mencement exercises of the Orange- ! burg Collegiate Institute, to be heJd ; Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, May i 26th, 27th, and 28th, at the Academy ; of Music, Orangeburg. Bamberg Needs More stores for rent. A cotton warehouse. A business league. More houses to rent. More town pride. Some "knockers" to move. Some new citizens. Better support for local institutions More money invested at home by our business men. More patronage for ^ home merchants. More men who will take an interest in town affairs. More hustling and less kicking. Better railroad facilities. An up-town express and telegraph office, with delivery of express packages. * i 1 i A law requiring dogs to oe Kept off the street, and its strict enforcement. Better streets and sidewalks, but these are coming, we are glad to say. Bamberg Graded School. The commencement exercises of the Bamberg graded school will be held this Thursday and this Friday evening at the auditorium of the school building, May 23rd and 24th. Exercises begin each night at 8.30. Doors opened at 7.45. Prof. W. H. Hand, of S. C. University, will deliver an address on Friday night. The exercises of both evenings will be both pleasing and instructive. The public is cordially invited. After exercises, ice cream will be served for benefit of our piano fund. H. G. Sheridan, May 20,1907. Principal. Resolutions of Buford Lodge. At a regular communication of Buford Lodge, No. 29, A. F. M., held at Jennys May 4-5, 1907, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, it has been the will of the allwise providence in the beginning of the present Masonic year to sever the brittle thread of life and thereby moving from our midst our esteemed and much beloved brother, P. M. W. E. Sease, who served this lodge as W. M. for fifteen years; therefore we have lost one of our brightest and oldest members of this lodge. Brother Sease died not in the springtime of life but after the snows ^pf many winters had fallen, leaving the remembrance of a well spent life. Our brother was summoned to that undiscovered country from whose bounds no traveller returns. In this we see that death has entered our ranks, thereby breaking the chain by which we are united brother to brother as Masons. Bro. Sease was always practicing the principal tenets Of our oader, friendship, morality, and brotherly love. As a husband and father, forbearing, kind and affectionate; therefore be it resolved : 1st. That the secretary inscribe a page of our minute book to his memory. 2nd. That our hall be draped in mourning for thirty days. 3rd. In token of respect'for our ieparted brother, we offer to the widow and family our heartfelt sympathy. 4th. That the above preamble and resolutions be published in the Barnwell and Bamberg county papers, and a copy be sent to the widow of >ur lamented brother. PRIEST BARS THE PEEKABOO. Women Wearing Openwork Waists Denied Communion. Washington, May 20.?The Cath>lic priest at Selina, is at war with ;he women of his congregation be:ause he has barred them from wearng short sleeves and "peekaboo" vaists at church. 1 The women are indignant at his ;evere words against the summer vaists but the priest sticks to his leclaration that no woman who ap)ears in a "peekaboo" or with short ileeves will be admitted into comnunion in the church, and he mainline hp will rarrv out the order >UIUU VttMV 4?V tf y ? ;ven though all the women in his :ongregation are excommunicated. The women are protesting, but ;hey will obey the imperative order. It seems that the negro, Ulysses tfay, who recently escaped from jail, las not left the county, but is still in ;he community near where he comnitted the crime of murder. News vas received here Sunday night of lis presence in the neighborhood, and ;he sheriff sent to recapture him, but ill efforts so far have been unsuccessful. The sheriff says May is being larbored by a white man, and he escapes to the swamps when an attempt s made to arrest him. 3f all the fruits there are in the land, That grow on bush or tree, i would give up the choicest ones For Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. H. F. Hoover. SPECIALJOTICES. Advertisements Under this Head 25c For 25 Words or Less. FOR SALE.?Two buggies and two sets of harness, cheap for cash or on sasy terms. E. t. LaFITTE, Bamberg, S. C. BEFORE buying or selling a farm or any property, write THE CAROLINA REALTY & TRUST COMPANY, Bishopville, S. C. If J. F. CARTER ] [ Attorney-at-Law JJ ] BAMBERG, S. C. < , I Special Attention Qlven to Settlement < > I of Estates and Investigation of Titles 4 | [ Offices over Bamberg Banking Co.'J | % o o Lo%)e "Behind The Counter. Q O [Original.] The poet says. "All times are thine. O Death!" This Is equally true of lovemaking. If a man is bent on telling a girl he loves her, there is no earthly power to stop him. The field of battle is not too noisy, nor is the churchyard too quiet, un lana ana on sea, at noon, at twilight, in the ballroom and in the death chamber lovers have wooed and will continue to woo so long as the human race is on the earth. Johnny Bounce was a clerk in a department store In a large city. He sold goods from the men's underwear counter, which adjoined the department of ladies' hosiery. Johnny's place was on the right of the underwear, and on the left of the ladles' hosiery stood Lucv Crowfutt, a dainty blond, who from the moment she had taken her place there and had brought her robin's egg eyes to bear upon him had melted a way with them straight into the underwear clerk's heart They had found opportunity to speak scattered sentences or fragments of sentences on bright days when the store was full of customers and to chat continuously on rainy days when the store was deserted, but in this chat there was no word of love. Love had been looked, but not spoken. Nevertheless, after several weeks of propinquity, the two young hearts had become welded. Then came a new man at the glove counter, directly opposite the men's underwear and ladies' hosiery. He was Byronic in his> appearance, especially his collar, which, if it was not cut in Byronic collar fashion, was equally ample. A mass of raven curls were tossed up on the top of his head, one of them falling down upon his forehead, nearly touching a hook nose. He had hardly taken his place before the floorwalker was obliged to admonish him to attend to his customers and keep his eyes off the little girl at the counter opposite. Johnny Bounce was panic stricken. No woman is Insensible to admiration, and the blue eyed beauty from the moment the clerk at the glove counter cast his flashing black eyes upon her threw up her hands?not in token of surrender, but to make sure her hair was properly adjusted. Johnny saw the admiring glance and its effect. He cursed himself for a fool that he had not secured the prize while there was no one.at the glove counter except two commonplace middle aged men and an old maid. Now It might be too late. Not a moment was to be lost The morning wf^s beautiful. The windows were full of spring goods. The wax ladies donned in the habiliments of the opening season seemed to smile more contentedly than usual But this has nothing to do with an artistic setting for this romance, for irSfhln fho stniw wan rmwderi and. the weather being mild, overheated. Johnny Bounce's cheek glowed not only with the temperature of the building, but with anxiety. He was keeping one eye on some union suits be was showing to a customer, the other on the flashing eyed man opposite. The customer, not finding what he wanted, moved on. A lady to whom Miss Crowfutt bad been showing stockings moved on at the same time. Johnny determined to seize the opportunity. "Miss Crowfutt" he began, "do you know that it seems a very short time since you came into the place beside me, but it isn't It's a month. Thafs long enough for me to find out a secret I've found out? Blankets, sir? Sixth floor. Take the elevator. I've found out that if I don't? Woodenware? Basement If I don't?I mean if you don't? Men's underwear? Bight here. What size, sir? Thirty-two waist Is too large for twenty-eight length. Undershirt thirty-four? Think you'll find thirty-six more satisfactory. No, the goods don't shrink, but thirty-six will be easier. Don't like the quality? They're all wool, sir. We haven't a better use in tne nonse. Sorry I can't suit you. You'll find bath robes in the back of the store, four aisles that way." As the man moved off a lady approached Miss Crowfutt's counter, and It was half an hour before the two were again free. Then Johnny sidled up to Lucy. This time he spoke from the heart "I'm nearly crazy." "What's the matter with you? You'll And lace curtains over on that side, madam." "That fellow opposite Is rubbering you." "Pshaw! Do you think I'd look at him? , What size, madam? Lisle thread? We have?very fine articles. You'll find the advertised goods over there, sir. That'll fit you. Openwork? We haven't any of these in openwork." The customer passed on and was succeeded by another. This time Mi si Crowfutt made a sale, but the lady turned away for a moment to speak to a friend. Johnny whispered: "Lucy, I love you awful. If you don't love me I'll go mad. Tell me, quick, before she turns. Will you?" "Will I what?" "Will yon be my girl and marry me so I can know you belong to me and to nobody else?" At that moment the lady turned. Lucy whispered the one word "Yes," then, tapping with her pencil on the counter, called: "Cash!" Poor children! They never dreamed that of the two final words spoken on that occasion, so important to both of them, the former would in time be relegated to the background, while the latter would thrust Itself forward, confronting them every day of their lives. They had struck the keynotes of love before and after marriage. HOPE HOPKIXS. ' t # ' ' - ' f | HOT WEATflER irCOMlNfi | 8! Why not be comfortable ? I have a a? a nice assortment of hot weather X ^ accessories, such as j> j- j> $ Sg Ice Cream Freezers, Water Coolers, Hammocks jg ? and anything you may need ink ? : ^ ? the line. Don't fail to get my A ? . v prices on Hardware and Stoves. A I C. J. S. BROOKER ? 1 A THE HARDWARE nAN ... BAMBERG, S. C. I I Greensboro Life Insurance Company;!! "A SQUARE DEAL TO EVERY MAN" ^ , OUR MAGNIFICENT RECORD | & No. Policies Amount A )fC Insurance in Force December 31, 1906: 3,667 $5,948,178.00 - v;! JSJ Insurance in force December 31, 1905: 1,0^3 1,798,300.00 Bjy \ %. j @ net gain made in 1906: 2,574 $4,J49^784)0?flfe? A (Over 230 per cent) A A Assets December 31,. 1906: $ 220,878.90 | a Assets December 31, 1905 : : 134,309,30 Sr gain in assets: .\ 4 .96&9j0 ? (Over 64 per cent.): V * Surplus as to Policy-Holders December 31, 1906: $ 175,895.86 ~TSurplus as to Policy-Holders December 31, 1905: 128,375.30 B - V ^ a gain in surplus as to policy-holders : $ 47,520.56 A gs ' (Over 37 per cent.) A yd? A Total Receipts During 1906: $ 238,396.86 X * Total Disbursements During 1906: 174,404.79 at y 2? excess of receipts over disbursements: $ 63,992.07 jf I FORREST TAYLOR | * General Agent - -- -- -- -- Sumter, 5, C. ? An Ideal Home for Sale B T?;RQA,N*,N| ?_ Farms and Town Properties }M Situated on the West end of Railroad - . V Avenue, and fronts Calhoun and Broad call, on or write , * Streets, contains 14 acres of land in town of Bamberg, with eight room v Tp A' \I D A I modern dwelling in good repair; good J 1 V/ i nC/VL* orchard and vineyard; about five acres USES Wfco Ms 48.447 Acresof UM t#?M gallons of good, pure water pfer minute; in Tracts of frail 50 to *jM water piped through dwelling; swimming pool and fish pond; one acre in 40,000 acres, some of flowers and shrubbery; good servant L! . 'A: house and all necessary outbuildings; wnicn are finely' also conservatory and two summer j houses with beautiful vines growing > umocreo....... Al^ ^ bateri cotton yeSrPertfe?-' mmmmmmmmmmmmm come and see me M 1 DR. (i. H. HAIR I J. T. O'NEAL I | Ml 3. C. | Rea| &t(|te ^ < In office every day in the week. < > _ ' J&IhI JI Graduate of Baltimore Collie of J [ FOR SALE. < > Dental Surgery, class 1892. Mem- o < > berS. C. Dental Association. Office < > Caughman Bros., of Columbia, have ?9 I > next to Bamberg Banking Co. ^ a complete Saw Mill outfit, which moat 38 J tf+ef++?+?++????#+????< t be sola in the next thirty days. It con-" ? : sists of one 50-horse-powerJboiler, one * MB |B m m Mi'M| A. 40-horse-power Liddell engine; one No. , V*5 III B B 11 I 2 Liddell saw mill; one 54-inch inserted : 'M IHI Ml Bl I L II V tooth Simon saw; one 54-inch inserted^ll I H IB I II | tooth Henry Diston saw; one complete %, mm IB |l I | 11 cut-off saw and frame; one two Y'xWj WW llll I IB W0 I Deloach edger, one sawdust elevate* pulleys, shafting,- belting, tools and ^ FIFTY COLORED LABORERS a . _ . _ _ . . can be seen running any day. We will A | /^IVTf sell the whole thing complete or anyT?... ra Jl ^w * -j part separate. It is located on what gJ&J is known as the Joe Lancaster place 2| For Logging Reread and bawmill Work. as it must go during the next thirty ^ ^ i days. Any one wishing to see it can CTP a nv WHD\C call on or write me ^ 1 CALF I W UKA w L CAUGHMAN, | GOOD WAGEA _____ Govan, s/c. ; ^ Paid Every Night With Checks which may be ;; (j. MOYE DICKINSON ? turned into office eveiy j; INSURANCE^, two weeks to be cashed. e and ?ut,Bur? stmu ana let form. 35 cents a box. Genuine made bJ 5A ;S A??STKAM AND Hollistsb Drug Compart. Madison, WiR _ ga30ling ENGIfiles. , tOLDEN NU6GET8 FOR SALLOW PEOPtS Try LOMBARD, 82???., /I? S ,v ;' "v.- ?