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? j GJh? IBambrrg l^pralb Thursday, April 15, 1909 SHOUT LOCALS. Brief items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Buy your stove and house wood from A. M. Brabham. Tne graded school gave holiday last Friday on account of Easter. The wails of the new city hall building are going up rapidly, and the work will be pushed to completion as soon as possible. The Woman's Home Mission Society will meet next Tuesday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock in the ladies' parlor of the Methodist church. See that display of fine box paper on the center table at The Herald Book Store. Some exceptional values at Sc., 10c., 15c., 20c., and 25c. Remember the memorial meeting at Rivers' bridge Thursday, the 29th. Hon. M. L. Smith, of Camden, will deliver the address. No doubt a good crowd from Bamberg will attend. Wnrlr ic r?rn?rrps?ine ranidlv at the oil mill. The ginnery is about completed, while work on the seed house and office is well under way. The work of placing the machinery In the ginnery will begin this week. Capt. J. K. Risher is still soliciting subscriptions to the monument to the women of the Confederacy. See him and give him your contribution or leave it at The Herald office. All amounts will be acknowledged in The Herald. * Andrew Baxter Herndon, who was born near Smoaks, died last week at the Cedar Springs Institute, the State institution for the deaf and blind, near Spartanburg. He was sixteen years old, and death was caused from pneumonia. Chief Hand with a fortfe of hands is cutting a new ditch in the Northeastern part of town, which will add materially to the drainage of that section. He has also been cleaning ? /I t f rtVi no T O UUl & JLilii-LLUC1 \JL IUC U1VV/UCO. x uv town will no doubt be well drained this summer. The Claflin Student Concert Company, which will appear at the colored M. E. church in this city next Monday evening, April 19th, is accompanied by a full orchestra, and a fine program may be expected. This company appeared at the Columbia opera house this week. .We would appreciate it very much if our friends would use our 'phone oftener in giving us news items. Often it happens that we miss an item of news which some one knew and did not tell us. It is impossible for us to be business manager, editor, printer, and various other things and yet known everywhere that goes on. The Herald has been asked by the ladies to register a complaint against i& ' barbed wire fencing being allowed ^ along the streets of the town. Often they get their best dresses torn on the barbs while walking on the sidewalks, and they hope the Civic League will take the matter up and obtain relief. The case of Mike Fullerton against ;;.v the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co., appealed from this county, has been decided by the State Supreme Court. The judgment of the circuit court was affirmed, which means that Fullerton loses the case. * S. G. Mayfield, ' Esq., represented the railroad, and B. W. Miley, Esq., represented Fullerton. Read what Dr. Talmage says about f-Jv . Ralph Bingham: After the death of their father some years ago, Misses Don Ella and - Maggie Rice moved to Sumter to live, but they concluded there was no place like Bamberg county and returned to Denmark. Now they have bought the handsome residence in c,; ; : Denmark of Mrs. E. R. LaFitte, and will occupy it. We understand the price paid was $5,000. . Stove and house wood for sale by i A. M. Brabham. - ? . S IIIVIUIUUIJV uavc iv>vvnvu here announcing the approaching marriage of Mr. L. L. Chartrand. He g?.. f - will be married to Mrs. Annie C. Tyler, at North, on Wednesday evening, May 5th. Mr. Chartrand is wellknown and has friends in Bamberg, who extend congratulations. Mr. Chartrand is now living at North, where he is proprietor of the North hotel. Yes, its worth a trip from Branchville, Denmark or Cope to hear Bing* , ham. For some time past the telephone service in Bamberg has been very poor, many of the 'phones being out of working order. The subscribers are complaining seriously, and steps are being taken to secure better service or 'phones will be taken out. The poor service is not the fault of y central, as the 'phones themselves are out of shape, and the operator cannot help this. Ralph Bingham ought to have the largest audience that has assembled in Bamberg this season. Easter services at the Methodistchurch were enjoyed by a good concree-ntiniv There was RDecial music rendered for the occasion, and Rev. . \ T. G. Herbert preached an approprity ate sermon. For the last few Sundays Mr. Herbert has been discussing the last days of Jesus?the last supper?the scene in the garden of Gethsemane?the trial and crucifixion, and last Sunday he concluded the series with a sermon on the resurrection. When everybody else is talking about Bingham, you'll be sorry if you didn't hear him. Tickets at Peoples drug store. Superintendent E. Paul Allen is arranging to publish in a few weeks! a catalogue of the Bamberg graded school, which will contain the course of study and announcements for the i coming year. The book will be a1 handsome one, in which it is hoped to have some fine cuts, showing views of the town, the school building, etc. The publication of the catalogue is made possible by the patronage of the business men of Bamberg in an advertising way. S? / * . r \ j "I'll give any man $5.00 who will go to hear Bingham and keep from lanohinp' " W CV AT. Clean up around your premises and help to exterminate the house hies. Also buy wire screens for your doors and windows and keep the pests out of the house. The Carlisle Fitting School gave holiday from last Friday to Tuesday of this week, on acocunt of the regular Easter holidays. Many of the students went home on a visit. The pastor and officers of the colored M. E. church specially ask that the white ladies and gentlemen attend the concert next Monday evening, April 19th. Your comfort will be provided for. Do you need a good horse or mule? C. F. Rizer, at Olar, will receive an extra fine carload about Tuesday of next week. See him if you need an animal. Prices and terms right as usual, and a fine lot of stock to select from. Mr. Felder Hurt. Mr. J. D. Felder was painfully bruised last Thursday by being thrown from his buggy. He was coming home from his farm, when his horse shied and Mr. Felder hurriedly pulled the wrong rein, which caused the horse to turn sharply and upset the buggy, throwing Mr. Felder out in a ditch in which there was several feet of water. The horse got away and came on into town, and a buggy was sent for Mr. Felder. Although painfully hurt, he was walking in when the buggy met him. He was confined to his home for a few days, but is now about all right, again, which will be pleasant news to his many friends. Claflin Concert Company. The Claflin Student Concert Company, comprising some of the best negro talent in America, will appear q+ <-Viq nnlnroH \T Til r?hnrr>h in Ram berg, next Monday evening, April 19th. This is indeed a rare treat to lovers of classic music and negro melody. Special provisions have been made for the white people. Tickets can be had at Nimmons's barber shop. Monument Fund. The following amounts have been contributed by the citizens of Bamberg to the fund to erect a monument to the women of the Confederacy. Capt. J. K. Risher has done the soliciting for this worthy cause, the money has been turned over to the editor of The Bamberg Herald, and by us sent to the State newspaper in Columbia. The list is not closed yet, and if any one wants to contribute they can see Capt. Risher or leave the money at The Herald office: J. A. Williams $2.00 J. D. Felder 2.00 Cash 50 W. P. Riley 50 J. D. Copeland & Sons 1.75 J. T. O'Neal 50 C. R. Brabham, Jr 1.00 H. J. Brabham, Jr 50 John Cooner 50 F. W. Free 50 W. D. Rhoad 1.00 D. M. Eaves 1.00 Cash 50 G. Frank Bamberg 5.00 J. H. Cope 5.00 Senator J. B. Black :50 J. A. Wyman 3.00 G. Moye Dickinson 1.00 M. W. Brabham 50 H. F. Bamberg 2.00 E. H. Henderson 1.00 W. S. Hogan 1.00 J. E. Felder 50 Dr. Robert Black 50 W. D. Rowell 25 Cash 25 Sunday-School Convention. In just two weeks the County Sunriav-Snhool Convention meets in Bamberg, and the first convention for all denominations ever held here, at least in the last fifteen years, will take place and it promises to be a great success from every standpoint. A very strong and active pastor in the upper State writes as follows: "The International Sunday-School Association for South Carolina and in fact for the world, is the best and greatest organization for Sundayschool work in the world. I should earnestly advise you to join in its efforts and do your utmost to promote its success in your county. It enlists all denominations and leads in all aggressive work." Dr. Lewis M. Roper, pastor of the First Baptist church, of Spartanburg, is the writer of the above. This is the view that all denominational 1 J aU 4.1A + ieauer? die timing wi ims gicai vykji iv, and we are expecting to see great things at Bamberg's first convention. Remember the dates, April 27th and 28th. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday morning and the last will take place Wednesday. Mr. Whilden will be assisted by a large selected choir. Mr. Way, the general secretary, will be on hand with a store of knowledge to be dispensed out in broken doses to everybody. The doses will be stimulating, enervating and exhilarating. Your school perhaps needs new life. Come to the convention. Perhaps you have a thriving school already. In that case you realize the need for coming to the convention. So in either case, the convention will be helpful. Send the names of delegates to C. W. Rentz, Bamberg. M. W. BRABHAM. Knights of Pythias. A most interesting meeting of Bamberg lodge Knights of Pythias was held Monday evening in the court house, which is the temporary meeting place since the town hall was burned. The rank of Esquire was conferred on Messrs. H. N. Bellinger, E. H. Henderson, and Eugene Rowell, and it goes without saying that they will long remember the ceremonies. L. B. Fowler and Dr. J. B. Black were elected as representatives to to the grand lodge, which meets in Charleston next month, with J. F. Carter and H. C. Folk as alternates. The Herald Book Store has just received a large line of late books, all strong titles, regular $1.50 editions, at 50c. an$ 60c. J ' \ Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and evening at 7:30 o'clock ov the pastor, Rev. O. J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, C. W. Rentz, superintendent. 13. Y. P. U. every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, David G. Felder, president. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Woman's M. U. meets Wednesday aiternoon alter eacn zna ouuuay. Conference each fourth Sunday after preaching service. Observance of the Lord's Supper the first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. The pastor preached on the resurrection of Christ Sunday morning, showing it to be the crowning doctrine of the gospel. At night on Divine Testings, as illustrated by commanding Abraham to offer up Isaac, test to Moses as leader of Israel, and Christ's test of the Syro-Phoenician woman. The subject will be continued next Sunday night. Our choir, as usual, rendered some appropriate special music well. The great thought before us this month is home and foreign missions. Our boards are threatened with debt. Shall any of us think that it is none of my business? If you are a disciple of Christ it is just as much your business as any other. The command of the Lord is to us all to go and make disciples of the nations. That means if we do not go to help others go. One-fourth of our churches in South Carolina last year gave nothing to world-wide missions. Will there be any of our members this year that will fail to come to the help of the Lord? Dr. A. C. Dixon says that men are divided into two classes; those who withstand God, and those who stand with him. Which side are you on in this struggle? ' A brother told me a story the other day of an old brother who was boasting of'his long service in his church. He said: "I have been in tne narness ior so many years. a brother nearby remarked: "Yes, but you have never worn out any part of it except the back-straps." Now, the back-straps have their occasional practical use, but the traces are the most practically' useful. It is no credit to us to wear out the backstraps, pulling back against every advance movement of the kingdom; but it is to wear out the traces. Let us all pull hard and all together while the Holy Spirit is saying in the word and the world's providential indications "Go forward." Bro. Ernest Free was received into the church by letter Sunday morning, and Bro. Grigsby Chandler was dismissed by letter to unite with the Baptist church at Florence, where he is now located. Civic Association. Never in the history of time has these been such enthusiasm shown ILL Lilts city ucauuiui muiciuv/ui, ua now. From the largest cities to the tiniest hamlets and factory towns, this wave of progress and of aesthetic advancement keeps rolling on and on. And the women of Bamberg, who appreciate the value of health and of beauty in all its forms, have resolved not to let Bamberg lag behind. With a little work and very little expense on the part of every citizen, what a wonderful transformation might be wrought in our town! Spring is the time of promise, the time when we should put forth every effort towards making Bamberg a place of artistic homes, embowered in Vioontifni ornrdona and nrrrhards iU UVUU VAX UA QM* MWMM of surpassing luxuriance. The chrysanthemum has become one of the most extensively cultivated and petted of flowers, arid a garden of these gorgeous beauties is a sight worth going far to see. To foster this admirable flower spirit, the ladies of the Civic League propose holding a chrysanthemum show next fall. So every member is earnestly besought to cultivate at least a few of these beautiful flowers, either in pots or in their gardens and let each one endeavor to outvie her neighbor in the size and brilliance of her blooms. If this spirit of rivalry can be incited in the hearts of the ladies, a show second to none in the State will be the result. Another laudable undertaking which the League has on foot is the beautifying of the grounds around the three respective churches. An energetic and capable committee has been appointed to have this done and very soon tbiir plans will be perfected and work begun. Municipal Ticket. I Editor The Bamberg Herald: The following gentlemen are respectfully suggested for the voters to select a ticket of six aldermen to be voted for at the coming municipal election, and the writer, after conferring with numerous citizens, finds a very strong sentiment against paying any salary to any elective officer except clerk and treasurer and mayor. It will therefore be expected that the members of the board of public works and the street commissioner serve the city without remuneration, and I am sure that there is sufficient city pride represented in the gentlemen suggested below to carry out the wishes of many tax payers. ONE OF THEM. For Aldermen?Jas. M. Grimes, Jno. Cooner. M. W. Brabham, Edgar Dickinson, J. D. Copeland, Jr., Dan. J. Delk, J. F. Carter, G. O. Simmons. For Member Board Public Works ?A. W. Knight. Another Carload for Rizer. C. F. Rizer, at Olar, writes us that his buyer is in the market this week selecting a load of horses and mules. In this load they will have four very fancy driving horses and several extra nice mules. He expects to receive this load about the 20th instant, and it will pay all prospective buyers to see his horses and mules next week before buying. He has the quality, the price and terms to suit purchasers. / % ' ' - . V,. I RALPH BINGHAM FRIDAY. An Enjoyable Evening of Song, Story mrl \ftictrv Bamberg is looking forward with keen interest a i i delight to the coming o; this .i. entertainer, who will he here an engagement Friday, April 1.;.. After considerable effort and several disappointments the committee has secured this engagement with Mr. Bingham, and he comes to us from Atlanta. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage, in speaking of iun-makers, said: "Bless Bingham and all the Apostolic college of humorists. The man that makes me laugh is my benefactor. God bless all skillful punsters. Their's is a divine mission. They stir into the acid beverage of life the saccharine, and make the cup of earthly existence, which is sometimes stale, effervesce and bubble. They placate animosities. They foster longevity. They st:.: Tollies and absurdities which all the sermons of all the pulpits cannot reach." A Many Sided Entertainer. "While he is reciting his auditors feel that is his forte. He steps to the piano and that piano becomes a vehicle of humor as well as of harmony, and you think he misses his calling when he ties himself to anything short of music. Especially is that true when he takes up the violin, for then he makes you think of the old masters, as the music sobs and wails to the magic touch of his masterly bow. When his program calls for song you wish he would sing all the while. Perhaps, however, this artist is most artistic with the violin and the recitation, in both of which he is unexcelled."? Daily Reporter, Independence, Kan. "Ralph Bingham has been in Augusta so often that he owns the town. He has been for many years one of the most conspicuous figures on the American platform, and he has done more to elevate it than any man who has ever been South of Mason and Dixon's line. The people of Augusta have long since become cordially attached to him, and they esteem him as a friend and one of the leading figures of the American rostrum."? Walker's Magazine, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Bingham ought to have a packed house Friday night, and the advance sales indicate that he will. This will be the last attraction of the season, and its one you can't afford to miss. Tickets on sale at Peoples drug store. A Bold Thief. On the heels of the railroad wreck near Denmark follows the news of the robbery of Mr. N. G. Evans, of Edgefield, of $8,000 in currency, while on a Southern train near the Coast Line crossing in that town. This amount of money as well as other valuable securities was in a grip, as the story goes, and Mr. Evans had walked up toward the front of the coach as the train slowed up at the crossing, when a burly ne^ gro grabbed tne grip ana attempted to jump off the train. One of the train crew attempted to stop the negro and did hold him for a little while, but was forced to let go, and the negro jumped off the train and escaped in the darkness. The robbery occurred on the mixed train from Charleston to Augusta. Whether the thief knew of the valuable contents of the grip is not known, but he made a rich haul. Famous Fishing Grounds. Our good friend, D. W. Shealy, who was formerly a resident of Bamberg, but who is now living in Wewahitchka, Fla., sent us an interesting booklet a few days ago. It contained views of the famous fishing grounds of Chipola Lake, near his home, one of the famous fishing places in the country. This lake is visited during the fishing season by people from all over Georgia and Florida, and some of the stories of the amount of fish caught in a few hours are wonderful, and the really wonderful part is that they are true. The lake is a large body of water, being three miles wide in some places, and it is a beautiful place. Mr. Shealy invites us to come down and help him catch fish, and we wish very much that we could. Beautiful Silver Service. It was our pleasure and privilege a few days ago to see the bridal present brought home by Ensign D. Graham Copeland, U. S. N., to his brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Copeland. It will be remembered that Ensign Copeland has just returned from a trip around the world with the United States fleet, and at or near the time cf his brother's marriage he was in China, where he procured the service, seeing one of the pieces hammered out. The set is a handsome tea set of solid silver, made by hand by Chinese silversmiths. All the pieces show that it is hand work, as one can see the little roughness on the surface, where the marks of the hammering are to be noticed. It is in the dragon design, as are all Chinese-made articles, and there are dragons and dragon's heads galore on every piece, even the sugar tongs being made to represent the claws of the dragon. Aside from the beauty of the service it was interesting to us to note the difference in the style of manu facture of the old world and tne new. American-made silver ware is always very heavy?this was light, and was made of pure silver, without the polishing and showy effect of ware manufactured in this country. The case for the service was well made, dovetailed together, no screws or nails being used, but it was not varnished or plush lined. While the case is well made and polished as well as lined, it is not made in the showy American way, showing that the Chinaman, although a heathen, appreciates what [ constitutes real elegance. Bowling Homestead Burned. The old homestead of the late Dr. E. H. Dowling, situated a few miles from town, was totally destroyed by fire last Thursday night. It was the property of Dr. Dowling's widow, but she is now living in Bamberg. The house and contents were a total loss. There was insurance of $1,600 on the house and furniture. ================================ -Ji'! m3S^S333333^^333SS3S^333BS3BSm ^ ... OF THE LATEST IN. .. ^ ^ i Millinery, |i|l {Dress Novelties, || | Laces, Embroideries 1 I SPECIAL LOW CASH SALE S FOR BALANCE OF THIS MONTH H |gfi MRS. K. I. SHUCK & CO J ' MILLINERY HEADQUARTERS BAMBERG, S. 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