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Gtyr Hamburg l^pralb Thursday, Jan. 7, 1909 SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. There was a good crowd in town Monday, it being salesday. Several new pupils were enrolled in the graded school this week. A number of business changes took place in Bamberg the first of the year. Mr. N. Z. Felder announces that he is a candidate for cotton weigher at 3amberg. The Fitting School commenced exercises Tuesday, after the Christmas holidays. The graded school commenced exercises Monday morning, after the Christmas holidays. The Civic League has placed a f stand with reading mauer m mc waiting room at the depot. I am still paying the highest prices for hides of all kinds. H. W. BEARD, Bamberg, S. C. Auditor Rowell is now out on his rounds, taking tax returns. See him at his appointments and make your returns. The W. C. T. U. has placed a rack containing reading matter in the barber shop and also in the waiting rpom at the depot. City council has accepted plans for the new city hall building, and it is likely that work on the building will ? begin at an early date. New Year's day was not observed in Bamberg. All places of business were open as usual, and only the banks, postoffice, and dispensary were closed. Mr. Wiggins, who has been night engineer at the electric light plant for the past month, has given up the position and gone back to Alabama. Mr. Sandy Nevils is now the night engineer. Look at the date on your label. If your subscription has expired, better SI?: renew promptly. We don't want to j?i> lose any subscribers, but we cannoi| send the paper on time. Our rule is I cash in advance. I have opened up my meat market in rear of the 5 and 10 cents store, where I will be glad to serve my customers. Roast, 10c the pound; choice steak, 12 the pound; pork, |g 12 %c the pound. H. W. BEARD, Bamberg, S. C. j ? Little Edward Wannamaker, a son of Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Wannamaker, of Orangeburg, and a grandson of Mrs. F. M. Bamberg, of this city, was accidentally shot with a parlor rifle during the holidays by a playmate. The bullet lodged in his leg, inflicting 0-' a flesh wound, and he is recovering H rapidly. The play, "The Union Depot," || given at the Fitting School auditorium last Friday evening by local talent trained by Miss Critchfleld, was enjoyed by a large audience. Those I who took part did themselves credit, and the Civic League realized about '* * ' ' ' " anfartoinmont 1 / Winy aouar? iiuiii ?.lic cubvt mmuwv.. ?. clear of all expenses, v . , Under the orders of the postoffice department, Postmaster J. P. Murphy P has placed placards in the postoffice " here calling attention to the law forbidding spitting on the floor. He has also placed a large waste basket in , the lobby, and requests that persons throw waste paper in the basket in' stead of on the floor. * A petition for a pardon for Bragg Jones, who is serving a sentence of ten years in the penitentiary for man? slaughter for the killing of Elijah Norman, was circulated here last \ week. Jones has only a short time I more to serve, and the petition ,was numerously signed. The solicitor endorsed the application for pardon. Bring me your pork and beef. I will buy it. H. W. BEARD, Bamberg, S. C. Our county legislative delegation: Dr. J. B. Black, senator, and Reprefx, sentatives C. W. Garris and W. L. Riley, held a meeting here last Monday, looking into various matters so that they may be prepared for intelliy gent action when the legislature meets, t is likely that the county tax levy will remain the same as last year. Mr. Otis Simmons has withdrawn from the Bamberg Furniture and % \ -Hardware Company, he having sold his stock in the company to Mr. John Cooner. who now owns all the stock |f.j ' of the company. Mr. Simmons will go into the mercantile business, but whether here or elsewhere he has not decided yet. His many friends hope he will not leave Bamberg. The patronage received by The Herald Book Store since we opened shows that there was need and demand for such a store in Bamberg and it has been conclusively proven that people will patronize a special store of ?his kind. Our business has been very satisfactory, and we will enlarge the business during this year, so that our people can get at home anything they may want in stationery, blank books, reading matter, etc. A special meeting of city council was held last Friday afternoon to consider the application of a carnival company, who wanted to come tc DnmKoror fnv c. wppt a nronosition JLJOJLU UVi 5 Jlv* v* ?? ? x having been made to the Knights ol Pythias to receive a percentage or the business done. Council refused the application for a license, so w( will have no carnival. Our city fathers did exactly right, and we heartilj endorse their action. Carnivals an demoralizing things, and we wani none of them in Bamberg. Mr. J. A. Murdaugh is now book keeper for the Bamberg Furniturt and Hardware Company, and he wii very likely become a stockholder ii the company. Mr. Murdaugh has been book-keeper at the oil mill, ant he will make a valuable addition t< the Furniture and Hardware Com pany. Mr. Cooner has been connect ed with the store for several years and with such good business men ant genial gentlemen still in charge o affairs, we feel sure the business wil continue to grow and prosper. f.'. / See the new ad. of E. Bart Price in this issue. ' Peruvian Guano Corporation?We Are Offering. See the new ad. of the Peruvian j Guano Corporation in this issue. Rev. T. G. Herbert and family will come home from Florida this week, and he will preach as usual at the Methodist church next Sunday. The boys and girls have gone back to college and the town is qu'.et again. Few towns of its size send as many boys and girls to the various colleges as doe3 Bamberg. We wish that all of our correspondents would make a resolution to write us a news letter every week of this new year. We want your help to make a good newspaper. The price of cotton remains about the same, and the receipts have been very light here the past week. The price to-day (Wednesday) is 8% cents the pound. Rev. J. H. Graves, pastor at Clem f -n'n o rv fi?>r SUI1 V^Uiit7^C) pi cav/Uvvi i? t? v w* mons at the Methodist church in this city last Sunday morning and evening. His many friends in the city were glad to have him here again. In another column Governor Ansel offers a reward , of $100 for Ulysses Mays. It will be remembered that Mays was put in jail in the spring of last year for the murder of another negro, but he escaped soon afterwards. Recently a posse attempted to capture him in Aiken county but failed. See the big new ad. of D. A. Kinard & Co. in this, issue. He will move his grocery store .for the present into the small brick" building in rear of H. C. Folk, but he will be prepared to serve you as well as formerly. He will have a 'phone, so send him your orders. Prompt delivery as usual. In a few weeks he will move into one of the large brick store rooms now being erected by Col. Jno. F. Folk on Main street, where he will carry a much larger line. He will have handsome fixtures, and it is his intention to fit up one of the handsomest grocery stores in the State. The Bamberg Herald' force is too busy just now to think about.printing a semi-weekly paper. We are keeping our linotype busy on book and job work, and we have no time tn pvpti think about a semi-weekly at present. As soon as we can get over our present rush, we will take upj the matter of a semi-weekly with our merchants and see if we can get enough advertising to warrant our printing twice a week. In the meantime we can do your job work all right, so send it along. Our loyal force will work all night if necessary to accomodate a customer. I Card of Thanks. J As it is impossible to see each one of our friends personally and thank them, we must take this method to publicly thank those who rendered so many kindnesses and attention during the illness and death in our family. We are grateful for the words of sympathy and tokens of esteem and to the young men in the house who were so kind and7 sent beautiful flowers we wish to extend our appreciation and gratitude. Mrs. S. W. Johnson and Family. Monday's Sales. ? ? - ? * i i Master H. C. Folk soia tne icnlowing real estate at auction here last Monday. In the case of J. D. Copeland, as manager, etc., against John W. Green, one lot of 2% acres, in the suburbs of town. Sold to Black & Rhoad for $185.00. In the case of G. W. Goolsby et al, against Annie Lou Guess et al, one tract of ninety-four acres. Sold to W. M. McCue for $1,450. In the same case, tract of fortythree acres, sold to S. D. Guess for $600. In the same case, tract of sixty-one acres, sold to G. W. Goolsby for $1,055. The sale in the case of D. H. Counts & Co. against Alex Dickinson was postponed to salesday in February. Meeting of County Board. The board of county commissioners held a regular quarterly meeting at their office in the court house last Monday, Supervisor J. B. Kearse and Commissioners H. J. Bellinger and G. W. Folk being present. The newly elected commissioner, D. W. Phillips, was also present, but he was not sworn in as ne naa not receivcu his commission. However, he advised with the board in the various matters attended to. The petition of Rebecca Smoak to be placed on the pauper list was granted. The bill of W. E. Free for conveying a lunatic to the asylum in Columbia was referred to the county attorney. The position of county attorney was vacant on account of the death of Jno. R. Bellinger, Esq., and J. F. Carter, Esq., was elected attorney for the next two years. Dr. V. W. Brabham was elected county physician, succeeding Dr. H. F. Hoover. Miss Evelyn Free was elected clerk of the board, she succeeding Mr. H. D. Free, who has been elected mag' istrate. ^ The legislative delegation confer' red with the board as to the tax levy m ? a. ?woHora A 1 I or 116X1 JCttI dUU UlU^l iuuv?v*w, * financial statement, showing the reL ceipts and expenditures for the coun1 ty for the past year, is now being * prepared, which we will publish as " soon as it can be obtained. The board took up in earnest the * matter of having the roads workec t this year by those who do not pay the commutation road tax, and it is the - intention of the board to appoint i overseers for every road in the 1 county. They expect to see to it thai i some work is done on the roads this 3 year other than that by the chair 1 gang. Overseers will be appointee ) who will see that all who are liable - for road duty work the six days re - quired by law, so those who have , been dodging road duty might as wel 1 make up their minds to work sh f days this year or pay the road tax 1 This is a good move on the part o the board. A GOOD MAX GONE. Mr. S. W. Johnson Passed Away Last Thursday Evening. After an illness of some weeks, Mr. S. W. Johnson died at his home in this city last Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock. He had always been very active, and when he was forced to take his bed several weeks ago it was known at once that his condition was serious, and the attending physicians could give little hope of his ultimate recovery. He was affected with heart trouble, and suffered much during his illness, all of which he bore with Christian fortitude. He realized his condition, and said that while he wanted to live, he was prepared for the change if God saw best. The burial tok place at Restland cemetery Friday afternoon at four o'clock, the services being attended by a large number of friends and relatives. The floral tributes were numerous and handsome. The services were conducted by Rev. T. E. Morris, pastor of the Denmark Methodist church. The pall bearers were: Active: L. C. Price, J. F. Carter, Esq., E. C. Bruce, J. M. Grimes, C. W. Rentz, and J. W. Barr. Honorary: H. J. Bamberg, Sr., J. A. Byrd, J. B. Black, Jno. H. Cope, C. R. Brabham, Sr., and W. A. Rilqy. Mr. Johnson was sixty-seven years old, and was born near the Savannah river, in Barnwell county. He had been a resident of this town for a long time, and had been proprietor of Johnson's Hotel for twenty-eight years, during all of which time he had never failed to serve a meal, although fires came all around the building. He was especially proud of the fact that he had never closed even temporarily from accident or any other cause. He was genial in his disposition, and' he made many friends among the traveling men who always stopped with him. Mr. Johnson was married twice. His first wife was a daughter of the late Henry Hartzog and a sister of Mrs. J. D. Copeland. His first wife died a number of years ago, and of this marriage the children are: H. W. and W. F. Johnson, Miss Sadie Johnson, and Mrs. G. Moye Dickinson, all of this city. His second wife was Mrs. Rosa Danna, of Charleston, who survives him. There were no children by this marriage. Mr. Johnson was a Confederate veteran, and made a gallant soiaier. He served throughout the entire war, surrendering at Appomattox. He enlisted in October, 1861, in the First Regiment, South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Johnson Hagood, of Barnwell. He Jenkins. Longstreet's Army Corps, was in the brigade of Maj. Micah Army of Northern Virginia. He took part in most of the bloody battles of the war. and was wounded in several engagements. Mr. Johnson was admired and respected by all who knew him for his many fine qualities. He lived the golden rule as near as any man we ever knew, and if he had any enemies nobody knew them. He was mayor of the town for one term a few years ago, but even then his health was not good and he retired after serving out his term of two years. He was a member of Trinity Methodist church in this city, and had been for years. The town and community is better for his having lived here, and we are poorer because of his death. The world would be a good place in which to live if all men lived the life a rv TrwVinann ffo was a member U1 o* f f U VUUMV/U. f*??w of the Masonic fraternity, but had not affiliated for some years because of his health. "A good name is better than great riches," and this he has left abundantly as a rich heritage to his children and other relatives. The Civic Association. What were the impressions of strangers passing through or stopping for awhile in Bamberg during the year 1908? Were they pleasant ones?of clean, well-kept streets and public places, beautiful shade trees, green flourishing lawns, beautifully laid out cemeteries and parks; or were they compelled to remember far less pleasing sights? At any rate, let us each and all make up our minds to make Bamberg during the year of 1909, a place so attractive that visitors will gc away so charmed that they will come again and again, and by their praise* will induce others to come, see and be conquered. How can this be done? Firstly by tearing down and removing fron the city objects and buildings whict are eye-sores to every passer-by a* well as to the inhabitants. Such-ai the bill-boards and advertisements ?v.o Hlnr r\n thp Innrlscat)? VVU1V/U CLL ^ U KTM.SAM. VU ?4*W ... ^ and above all the removal of the ne gro restaurants and shops with theii vile odors to the side streets. Secondly, by the clearing up ant ? beautifying of public places, namely the court house and its square, th< three cemeteries of the town, th< grounds around the Fitting Schoo \ and its boarding halls, also th< graded school grounds, as well as im proving our own homes and grounds Lastly, the creating of public park; and play grounds for the children ! the furnishing of a rest-room at th< court hduse for ladies who shop her< . from the country, the establishmen * -xi r of a public library, ana many oiue new enterprises which Bamberj ! should and must have. All we need is to awaken from ou r state of lethargy and all to pull to \ gether. ^ Water Works. I Plans and specifications for the wa i ter works system have been receive* J from Mr. W. W. Lyon, the engineer t by the board of public works, an* 3 these plans have been approved b; t the South-Eastern Tariff Association 3 Bids for the construction of the sys i tern are now being asked for by th 1 board, and it is hoped to start th i work at an early date. The plan - call for two fire pumps, with larg 3 mains on Bamberg street, and al 1 necessary hydrants, etc. z The board has also bought 1,00 . feet of first-class fire hose, five hun f dred feet of which has already bee; shipped. Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and evening at 7 o'clock by the pastor. Rev. 0. J. Frier. Sunday-sc! o V. every Sunday morning at 10 o':o.;. C. W. Rentz. superintendent B. Y. P. I'. every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'c:o;.., David G. Felder, president. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Woman's M. U. meets Wednesday afternoon after each 2nd Sunday. Conference each fourth Sunday after the preaching service. Observance of the Lord's Supper the first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. Last Sunday the pastor preached morning and evening to very good congregations. The pastor's morning theme was: "The Scriptual Meaning and Purpose of the Lord's Supper and Its Elements." Mr. Rentz and Mrs. Frier rendered some special music ai tne mgni acivitc. Our Sunday-school recently did some good work for the orphans and aged ministers. Our Sunday-school and church received a new member last Sunday to begin the New Year with. Brother Smoak deserves the credit. Well done, Brother Smoak. Mrs. R. W. Mathemy united with the church also ?by letter. One of the lady members remarked that the communion service Sunday was one of the most impressive the church had had for some time. "Some fitting new year thoughts and resolutions" will be the theme of the prayer meeting service next Thursday evening. Let us all make a new start in the way of prayer meeting attendance for the new year. The . pastor anounced Sunday morning that from henceforth he would use the American revised version of the Bible in his pulpit work, and commended its use by the membership. We were all glad to see the faces of our school boys and girls in our congregation again during the holidays. ir you Know 01 a sudngci i CV/CUuj moved into town, invite him to church and let your pastor know about him. If you know of a member that is sick, or if you are yourself, and desire a visit from your pastor, let him know. That is the only way he can find out. ASSOCIATIONAL NEWS. The executive committee of the Barnwell Baptist Association met in Blackville last week. Appropriations were recommended for colportage work in the Association, and for mission work at the folowing places: Old Columbia, Biennaker's Bridge, and Midway. Dr. D. Pitts, Dr. W. M. Jones, and Rev. J. K. Goode were appointed to arrange programmes for union meetings. Rev. 0. J. Frier and R. R. Johnston were elected members of the board to fill vacancies. Report of our colporter, Rev. W. G. Britton, showed that he had sold $149.60 worth of religious books since the meeting of the Association, * " * ?J? ???{/? i\f fVio Rihlp ana mat nmtay wpico ui are included in this amount. Farm Telephones. In a previous issue we called the ; attention of the farmers of our county to the importance of having telephones extended into their homes and communities. The closer town and country are connected, the closer neighbor and neighbor are connected, the closer will become a bond of union that cannot but make all of us better citizens, in broadening our ! minds, thoughts and actions. There is no medium through 1 which this result can be more thor' oughly and quickly attained than ' that of ready communication through a telephone, and if the cost is as slight as we are given to understand , it is, every farmer with pretentions to a leaning towards progress, is ; standing in his own light unless he ' gets into quick communication with : Mr. F. F. Shores, of this city, the ' manager of the Southern Bell Tele; phone and Telegraph system here. tsanK oimuig. The annual meeting of stock holdI ers of the Peoples Bank was held at the office of the bank Tuesday after[ noon. W. A. Klauber presided over J the meeting. The affairs of the bank } were found to be in a satisfactory J condition, the annual dividend of I eight per cent, having been declared and paid during December. The stockholders elected the following [ directors: H. C. Folk, N. P. Smoak, t J. J. Simmons, C. B. Free, W. P. 5 Riley, Jno. F. Folk and Jones A. j Williams. The meeting of stock holders then adjourned and the fol' lowing officers were elected: 1 H. C. Folk, president; Jones A. r Williams, vice-president; W. P. Riley cashier; N. P. Smoak, assistant cashj ier. j Rural Telephones. I This question of rural telephonic | communication has assumed large J proportions. The time has come foi ? e rooit7d the* ereat benefits laixiicio w tvuiuv 0 that would result to them by the es' tablishment of rural telephone linef 5 that would put each in direct com munication not only with his neigh9 bora, but with the nearest towns anc J villages in his section. Rural tele * phonic communication and the honej r combing of the rural districts witl ? trolley lines, will do a great deal to wards relieving the isolation tha r now exists in an agricultural life anc " a great deal towards making the livei of the farmers more pleasant anc satisfactory. In addition to this, b: keeping in close touch with the out - side world, the agricultural classei I will be able to enjoy many of th< ', benefits of city life, and at the sam< I time preserve to themselves the man y ifold advantages of country life. l. The matter of rural telephones ii i~ being widely exploited, and its ad e vantages are no longer experimental e actual practice has proved that a tria s in rural communities soon renderi e it a necessity. We are glad to not* 1 that a movement is on foot to estab lish more rural telephone systems ii 0 this section. It is a most admirabl* - movement and can hardly fail to sue a ceed if begun and operated alon* proper lines. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Jan. 4.?Christmas holidays have been enjoyed and the young folks are all leaving for their schools to take up their work again. I hope they have all taken on new energy, and will go to work with a vim and make the most of their golden opportunities, so when they get older they will not regret them and wish that they had not wasted%their golden opportunities. Our homes and communities have been enlivened by their presence and we are sorry to see them go, but tor their future we submit to their absence from our homes for their benefit. The dance in Dannelly's hall was J 1 -11 1 lxin/4 rtf enjoyea uy <tn iuycib ui mav am? v?. sport. The band of music was late reaching the hall, but they gave them music until four o'clock in the morning before they said they had enough of the sport. * The birds and squirrels are taking a rest now, and will not have to watch out for the young Nimrods, but can enjoy their meals undisturbed. One of our young men in town, who has recently learned to dance, makes rather an objectionable roommate so they say, for the last thing at night before going to bed he goes through his lesson with a broomstick as a partner and early in the morning the same thing over, when they want to take their last snooze. Notwithstanding the low price of cotton, quite a number presents were cotton, quite a number of presents were given at the various Xmas trees, and all were made to feel happy. Stock-taking among our merchants is about over, and the proprietors have about found out what they did for themselves during 1908. T~ "O DJoV>/\n nrAOOnfoH TY1P iVir. (MJBB r. UlBUvp yivavuwu with some very large turnips of the purple top globe variety last week? seven and eight pounds. Mr. G. B. Kinard, who has been with Bennett & Fox at Lodge, will move to Ehrhardt and try his luck on the farm for 1909. Some of the farmers are trying to splice out with cross ties. They occasionally bring in a load to sell to buyers in town. JEE. Kearse Items. Kearse, Jan. 6.?fsothing but memories?pleasant memories?of the holidays remain. Almost every home in our little neighborhood was the scene of happy meetings between loved ones long absent from home, or the return of school boys and girls. Manv visitors helped to make merry the yuletide. Mrs. Manning Johnson and little son visited the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Brabham, during Christmas week. . Mr. and Mrs. Rembert Dixon and little daughter, Ada, visited the home of Mrs. Dixon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kearse, Sr., returning to their home in Bishopville last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Roberts, of Tatum, spent the holidays with relatives and friends. Mrs. W. P. Jones, of Bamberg, i with her little daughter, Mildred, was the guest of her parents, Mr. and > Mrs. J. J. Kearse, last week. i Messrs. C. W. Turner, of Columbia, and R. M. Williams, of Jacksonville, Fla., spent several days last week at the home of Mr. J. J. Kearse. Misses Annie Halford and Beulah Grimes were guests of Miss Cressida Breland during the holidays. Miss Gertrude Johnson, of Elleni ton, spent the holidays with relatives ; in this community. Misses Lucille Lightsey and Alice ! Smoak were the guests of Miss Vena Breland last week. Mass Meeting. > To the Citizens of Bamberg County: By order of B. Harris, president South Carolina Farmers' Union, I . call a mass meeting to be held at ? Bamberg on Monday, January 11th, 1909. Every business and professional interest should be represented at this meeting. Speakers have been invited to address this meeting, so let everybody attend. W. R. PARKS, Member Ex. Com. 2nd Con. Dist. 1 ??* a n Tan 9. 1909. JTctriiO y iilC j Ut v? f V mm f mm w ? ? * NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims of anj I kind against the estate of S. W, . Johnson, deceased, are hereby notiT fled to present same, properly iteml ized and verified, to the undersigned _ and those owing said estate will t make immediate payment to j H. W. JOHNSON. 3 Bamberg, S. C., Jan. 5, 1909. 1 Jas. M. Brailsford. J. P. Matheny [ BRAILSFORD & MATHENY, 3 Attorneys-at-Law, I No. 20 Church St., Orangeburg, S. C 7 Will practice in all the courts oi South Carolina. 3 Owners and managers of th? - Edisto Real Estate & Mortgage Co ! 1 D&'a RHAIRi JI Dental Surgeon - - Bamberg, S. C. < ^ O 4 a 0 In office every day In the week. Gradu- 4 0 ate ol Baltimore College of Dental Sur- ! < gery, class 1892. Member 8. C. Dental 4 I 0 Association. Office In old bank building J J ? I PROCLAMATION. State of South Carolina?Executive Chamber. Whereas information has been received at this department that an atrocious murder v\as committed in 1 the county of Eamberg on or abont the twenty-seventh day of April, I 1908, upon the body of Shelly Paul by Ulysses Mays, and that the said Ulysses Mays has fled from justice,. Now, therefore, I, M. F. Ansel, governor of the State of South Carolina, in order that justice may be done and the majesty of the law vindicated, do hereby offer a reward of one hundred dollars for the apprehension, delivery and conviction of . the said Ulysses Mays, of ginger cake color, weighs about 160 pounds, heavy set, several scars on top of head, scar in forehead reaching nearly to eye, age thirty years. To the Sheriff of Bamberg County, at Bamberg, S. C. In testimony whereof, I have here- m unto set my hand and caused the j great seal of the State to be affixed, at Columbia, this fifth day of Janunrv a n. 1909. and in the 133rd year of the Independence of the United States of America. M. P. ANSEL. . By the Governor: R. M. McCown, Secretary of State \ y NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In re J. A. Spann, bankrupt. You will please take notice that on # the 28th day of December, 1908, J. A. Spann was adjudged by an order of the Honorable Wm. H. Brawley, Judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of the State of South Carolina, to be a bankrupt* . and the matter was referred to me x, to take such steps as may be pro- vided by law; you and each of you are therefore notified that a meeting will be held in the court house at Bamberg, S. C., at 10 a. m., on Tuesday, January 12, 1909, for the purpose of electing a trustee and taking such further steps as may be necessary in said matter and you will govern yourself accordingly. ' T. J. COUNTS, > Referee in Bankruptcy. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 29, 1908. j. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In re S. G. Ray, bankrupt, v You will please take notice that on the 28th day of December, 1908, S. G. Ray was adjudged by* dn order of the Honorable Wm. H. / * Brawley, Judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of the State of South Carolina, to be a bankrupt, and the matter was referred to me V' j * - ?? n\or Ko nm. ^0 SUCH Btcpo ao luaj * i/v y w , . vided by law; you and each of yon r are therefore notified that a meeting will be held in the court house at Bamberg, S. C., at 10 a. m., on Tuesday, January 12, 1909, for the purpose of electing a trustee and taking such further steps as may be necessary in said matter- and you will govern yourself accordingly, /' T. J. COUNTS, . . Referee in Bankruptcy. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 29, 1908. ' SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 Advertisements Under this Head 25c -v . For 25 Words or Less. For Cotton Weigher.?I take this method of notifying my friends that" I am a candidate for the position, of cotton weigher at Bamberg, and any service rendered my candidacy will be appreciated. N. Z. FELDER. For Sale.?Three brood sows, Essex and Berkshire. Will farrow J about January and February. Also . f one three-fourths Jersey cow,. with * four-months' old calf. Apply to W. S. BAMBERG & SON; Bamberg, SC. For Sale.?Eighty-six acres good land in Fishpond Township, on hill near Clear Pond. Tenant house and lot on place. For full particulars as to price and terms, write R. E. JONES, Walterboro, S. C. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina? County of Bamberg?By Geo. rv Harmon, Esq., Judge of Probate. Whereas, Mrs. Minnie Morris hath made suit to me to grant her letters of administration on the estate of and effects of J. U. Morris. Th se are therefore to cite and admonish all* and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. U. Morris, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of > ; Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on Saturday, January 9th, next, after ; publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in , the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. l Given under my hand this 2Sth ; day of December, A. D., 1908. BBB GEO. P. HARMON, Judge of Probate. j A C. <& K. HAT I For 3.00 and $3.50 and a ! Florsheim Shoe For $<4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 |C. 8. BRABHAM'S SONS BAMBERO, S. C. /