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?bp lambprg Ifpralb E Thursday, Nov. 11, 1909. * SHORT LOCALS. J P Brief Items of Interest Throughout a r * ?? T?..-n oTid ennntr ^ (/lie AUU 11 a?>U VVIUIV^ ^ There is a good crowd here this if week, attending court. n Work has commenced on the re- E modeling of Dr. Cleckley's residence. ' A large crowd from Bamberg at- g tended the State fair in Columbia n last week. p Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCue have gone to house-keeping in Mr. I. B. Felder's house on New Bridge street. Another car load of horses and 4 mules received this week by G. [? Frank Bamberg. Prices and terms ? right. e A number of out-of-town visitors v, were in the city Monday evening to * attend the concert of the Chicago n Glee Club. t! A certain young gentleman, who has been a frequent visitor at the Dowling home lately, is looking just a little lonely. Don't forget that G. Frank Bam- v, berg has just shipped in another car t load of horses and mules and wants s tn sell them. h One of the best evidences of the e growth of Bamberg is the number of s< new residences now going up and to s; be erected soon. h Numbers of our subscribers have renewed their subscription recently. Others had best do so at once if they j? want The Herald to keep on coming. ? The hunting season in Bamberg n I county does not open until .the 15th sj . of this month. Better be careful how you shoot birds before this date. u G. Frank Bamberg received an- tl other car load of horses and mules n this week. He has a fine lot of si i ; stock, and can sure fix you right. b Mr. O. B. Kinard. of the Ehrhardt section, has begun the erection of a ai large residence on North Carlisle street, near the residence of Mrs. al Bronson. t* There will be marrying and giving ] ? in marriage in Bamberg county to- ; *! day (Wednesday.) Two weddings ^ are to take place in Denmark and one to Bamberg. . J The ladies of the Civic League ^ served oysters at the court house last S( Friday afternoon and evening, the purpose being to raise funds for the work of the league. 0, you cut glass! O, thou cut c price, at Simmons Hardware Co. ^ S'\ A number of new residences are to C1 be built in Bamberg right away. Let \ the good work go on. We are always ' 0 elad to see new houses go up, for it j t means an increased growth of our! t] city. lc Full line sausage mills, stuffers, and lard presses at Simmons Hard- ft jg|j? ware Co. w Presiding Elder C. B. Smith preach- 0 ed at Trinity Methodist church last 11 Sunday morning and at the factory 0 chapel in the evening. The fourth quarterly conference for the Bam- L berg churches was held Monday a morning. w Let us measure you for a famous a Racycle bicycle, the best on earth. SIMMONS HARDWARE CO. ^ A ride around town will show a a. wonderful improvement in the resi- c< dence section of the city in the last w few years. Numbers of new houses S1 have been erected and other improve- C( ments made. The town is growing t. right along. H Big line of hand-painted china ex- ti pected daily at Simmons Hardware si Company's. w We are requested by President J. L v v. W. Stewart to announce that the h Bamberg local Farmers' Union will meet at the court house in this city w Saturday afternoon, November 13th, 5T< a four o'clock. A full attendance of h; the members is requested. ?i Mule milliners, that's exactly what we are. Let us trim your mule up with a good set of plow gears. We have the best, and our prices are o always such that will cause you to si smile. SIMMONS HARDWARE CO. li Ensign D. Graham Copeland and his bride will arrive in the city this (Thursday) evening for a short visit " to the family of his father and other pi relatives. They will leave for New n York Saturday, as Ensign Copeland ^ has only a short leave, and must re- J* join his ship. We have just unloaded a car of fine mules and horses. Just the kind ir to suit everybody. Call and see. SMOAK-MILEY CO., u Branchville, S. C. Q. The voting contest at The Herald lj Book Store is getting interesting. A o handsome doll to some girl and a s tool chest to a boy is to be given away Christmas eve. Numbers of ballots have been cast, and next week we will begin to publish the standing of contestants. A vote with every cash ~ purchase of 5 cents. Come in and t vote. u r< In sentencing a negro to life im- 0 prisonment for murder, Judge Gage g remarked on the increase of crime among the negroes in this county. t] He said the causes were whiskey, g pistols and women in almost every a case. That while many white men went armed, most all of the negroes ^ carried pistols, which was a fearful a condition. r The Chicago Glee Club gave an en- o tertainment at the graded school a auditorium in this city Monday even- s ing of this week. There was a good t crowd present as these gentlemen s had visited Bamberg several years t ago and gave a fine program. The quartet pleased their audience Monday evening, although we are of the opinion that their program was not q as popular as the one given here on v the occasion of their former visit. t ^ The Cotton Market. e Cotton is selling in Bamberg to- I day at 14 cents the pound. The re- e ceipts have been heavy this season, t but they are getting a little light t now. Receipts for the past week, c about 500 bales; for the season, A about 9,000 bales. t 'k- -W- ^ -A-V -A* , Vi Goes to Orangeburg. Mr. N. C. Kline, who has been aanager of the Pondsea Farm for i Ir. C. W. Rentz for the past few ears, moved his family to Orange- j ?urg last week, where he will live in uture. Mr. Kline has accepted the osition of manager of a truck farm nd dairy for Mr. W. E. Atkinson, of )rangeburg, and they will go into the ! usiness on a large scale. Mr. Kline 5 an experienced truck and dairy aan, and while his many friends in tarnhpr? rperet his? denarture. they ash him success in his new home, lr. Herndon, of the Hunter's Chapel ection, has accepted the position of lanager of Pondsea Farm for Mr. lentz. Sydney Hartzog to Wed. j The engagement of Miss Mattie < Lbnev and Mr. A. Sydney Hartzog i i announced, the wedding to take < lace Wednesday, December the first. ' loth are very popular young people ? rith a host of friends here and else- 1 -here in the State and this announce- t lent will be of great interest to r hem.?Greenwood Index. ( Quarterly Conference. t The fourth quarterly conference of j he Bamberg Methodist churches, ? rhich was held Monday morning of c his week, made a good financial bowing. All claims will no doubt e paid in full, while the church has xpended nearly $2,000 on the par unage the past year. The home mis- i ion society has also raised several undred dollars, which went to help 3 support the pastor of the mill hapel and for other benevolent puroses. Rev. Jno. P. Simpson, who as been pastor of the mill chapel for sveral months, and Rev. J. H. Daner were recommended for admision to the conference. The conference passed a resolution rging the local board of control of 2 le Fitting School to appoint two lembers of the board, who with Pre- e ding Elder Smith, chairman of the a oard, should attend the meeting of ? le annual conference in Abbeville * nd request the board of education ) recommend to the conference an ppropriation for the school, and to ? ike such steps as would secure the t mtinuance of the school. The oard adopted the suggestion and lected Messrs. H. C. Folk and W. D. E .hoad, who with Mr. Smith, will ap- * ear before the board at conference ^ nd endeavor to secure the co-opera- c on of the church in continuing the ?hool as a Methodist institution. ^ S Marriage in Denmark. J The marriage of Miss Inez Zorn, of e enmark, South Carolina, to Mr. Na- j laniel LeMaster, of Augusta, will oc- j ir in Denmark Wednesday morning, j ovember the tenth, at half after ten j 'clock, at the home of the bride, j he Reverend Mr. Morris will unite 4 le two in the bonds of holy wed- ( >ck. d The wedding will be a very beauti- d ll one, though very quiet, miss z<orn j ill wear a handsome traveling suit j f wistaria, with gloves and hat to E latch, fashioned in the latest styles j f to-day. . After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. ?Master will leave for a trip North, nd will return to Augusta. They ill make their home at ten hundred nd twenty-one Ellis street. e _<?. a Two Car Loads at Olar. C Rizer is sure selling the horses . ud mules this season. High priced 1 itton makes the people generally F ant to buy new stock, and Rizer is lpplying the demand. He will re- a 5ive next Tuesday, November 16th, F vo car loads of fine horses and lules, direct from the West. These vo loads were selected especially to lit the people of this section, and ere bought by an experienced buyer. ! you want a first-class driving orse or a good work mule, Rizer . in supply your wants, and the price ill be most reasonable. The sooner ou buy the better selection he will ave, and it is to your interest to d ive him an early call. c a Barn and Stables Burned. t Last Sunday night about eleven 'clock the corn house, barn and a :ables of Mr. G. W. Hunter, who d ves in the Hunter's Chapel section j' E this county, was totally destroyed , y fire, with the contents. Mr. hunter lost 225 bushels of corn, 400 ? J- "U t uuuub ujl louuer, ins waguus, uar- , ess, plows and other farming implements. He had two head of stock in le stables?a horse and mule, and oth of these were badly burned in etting them out, and they may die. /hen the fire was discovered it was npossible to do anything more than et the stock out of the burning uilding. There was no insurance n anything, and the loss falls heavir on Mr. Hunter, who is an industrius young farmer. He is a son of heriff J. B. Hunter Judge Criticises. In his remarks to the grand jury udge Gage called the attention of hat body to the condition of the Durt house in strong terms. As a esult the grand jury made a report n the matter. The judge and the rand jury seem to be stirring hings up generally, for all magisrates are summoned to meet the rand jury next Monday morning, g nd the judge also issued an order or the judge of probate to appear g efore him at the same time, his ction being taken on account of the eport of the grand jury that the ffice of the probate judge was closed nd they were not able to examine ame. Upon inquiry of the judge, he foreman stating that the same tate of affairs existed at the last erm of court. Sold Diseased Meat. Cordele, Ga., Nov. 8.?Lucius McJrary and William Cross, negroes, vere lodged in the county jail yes- i erday on the charge of selling the 1 lesh of a diseased animal to a butch- i r. A fine cow belonging to J. R. 1 Cellev died and these negroes were ] employed to carry the carcass off < o the bone yard. It is charged i hey dragged the cow into the 1 ountry, dressed and sold the meat. Ln investigation led to the arrest of i he negroes. ! New Advertisements. E. 0. Kirsch.?Great Slaughter Sale. County Dispensary Board.?Monthy Statement. J. C. Folk, Jr.?Wanted. Lost Notice. Mrs. E. P. Copeland?Millinery Marvels. J. W. Stewart?Trespass Notice. Mrs. Anna E. Hutto et al?Trespass Notice. S. Finn?Do You Want the Best? J. T. O'Neal, Real Estate Agent? A.n Opportunity. Marriage This Evening. Miss Willie Meriwether and Dr. F. B. McCrackin will be married this j (Wednesday) evening at 8.30 o'clock j it Trinity Methodist church in this . ;ity. Rev. M. M. Brabham officiating, rhis wedding will be one of the society events of the season. There vill be a number of attendants, and ;he ceremony will be a beautiful one. rhere are a number of visitors in the dty for the marriage. After the ceremony a reception will be held at he home of the bride's parents, Mr. md Mrs. A. McB. Speaks. As The ierald goes to press Wednesday ifternoon, an account of the wedding :annot. appear until our next issue. Linen Shower. Friday afternoon a most enjoyable inen shower was given Miss Willie deriwether at the home of Mrs. G. doye Dickinson by Mrs. J. W. Price. There were present a great many naid and matron friends of the lovey bride-to-be, and the afternoon was >ne to be remembered by all who were there. Mrs. Dickinsoti and Mrs. Price vere assisted in receiving and servng the punch by Mrs. Janie Lewis ind Mrs. W. A. Klauber. A novel and most attractive form >f entertainment was the reading of l set of twelve commands for the government of the bride and groom espectively. A salad and sweet course was servid, and this little feast gave the juests the opportunity of toasting he bride-to-be in many witty and tffective couplets. Altogether, the occasion was a ost enjoyable one, and the many >eautiful, dainty and lacy linen gifts vere worthy of the admiration aclorded them. Among those present were: Meslames D. F. Hooton, C. R. Brabham, >r., A. W. Knight, C. R. Brabham, 'r., M. W. Brabham, W. Max Walker, 3. A. Hooton. H. F. Hoover, J. Clarnce Moye, W. P. Jones, W. P. Riley, I. Henri Copeland, J. Harry Murphy, L W. Johnson, J. E. Felder, M. E. Lyer, G. Frank Bamberg, R. L. tisher, A. McB. Speaks, L. C. Price, tuth Bamberg, G. M. Dickinson, W. L Klauber, Jones A. Williams, Janie J. Lewis, H. J. Brabham, Jr., J. Al[rich Wyman; Misses Flossie Murlaugh, Leda Rice, Gandy, 31een Lanier, Sadie Meriwether, Lnnie Lou Byrd, Frankie Folk, Bertie Counts, Pearle Counts, Myra looton. Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday aorning at 11 o'clock and evening ,t 7:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. ). J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday mornng at 10 o'clock, C. W. Rentz, sulerintendent. B. Y. P. U. every Tuesday evening ,t 7:30 o'clock, David G. Felder, (resident. Prayer meeting every Thursday vening at 7:30 o'clock. Woman's M. U. meets Wednesday fternoon after each 2nd Sunday. Conference each fourth Sunday ,fter preaching service. Observance of the Lord's Supper he first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. We had a fine Sunday-school Sunlay morning. The attendance was ver one hundred and the collection .veraged nearly five cents per mem ler. A monthly teachers' conference .nd training class was started Sunlay afternoon in the parlor of the astorium. There was an encouragng attendance for the first meeting. Matters of general practical interest rith regard to teaching methods and eacher' problems were discussed, telpfully. The pastor gave a talk on the true <rork and aim of the Sunday-school eacher. The true work of the teachir, he defined as helping the young nina to know the Scriptures, not Imply to know something about hem. He stressed the following >oints under this head: (1) Memorizing the Scriptures; (2) Explainng the Scripture meaning; (3) draining in familiarity with the Bible as a book. Under the second lead, he defined the central aim of he teacher, as making the unsaved mpil wise unto salvation, and helpng the young Christian to grow in ;race, and the knowledge of our jord. The pastor preached to good congregations Sunday morning and evenng. His subject Sunday morning vas, The Printing Press as a Force in Christian and Denominational Life. A ivening, the Influence of Companionihips. The pastor announced that a itrong effort was being made this nonth to relieve our State board of nissions of a debt hanging over it >efore the convention, first of Decem>er; and urged every branch of our ;hurch work to lend a helping hand. He also announced that this month vas Baptist Courier month. Let us enew our subscription for our delominational paper, as an efficient )astor's assistant in our work. Primary in Colleton. Walterboro, Nov. 9.?In the primary election for member of the louse of representatives, held in this county to-day, 23 out of 30 boxes gives: D. H. Towles 341; H. L. smith 349; w. U. Brant 221. The Dther seven boxes cannot alter the result and Messrs. Towles and Smith svill run over. The election was held to fill the unexpired term of the late C. D. Sanders. ' j ' 1 A Good Many People | See Your Back; # W jfy?2s~ixiand you want your clothes to look as \ well from that point of view as from any other. If we put you into our : : : & Hart. Schaflher il EiUHr & yjate. fl clothes you can be comfortable about it; |j|| they're stylish clothes; they look right : ^JPflljP^ from all directions; they are right in ||j Copyright 1909 by Hart Scbaffher Ic Marx t? f All-wool fabrics and good tailoring are sure to keep shape- f||p ly and look dressy; and we guarantee a correct fit If we|||p have your clothes to look after, we can promise that youTK'fJ;; present a good appearance always. C. R. BRABHAM'S SONS II This Store is the Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes 1 ?Try a Five-Pound Can I Bamberg Banking: Company I ?T , r ? WM I Bubgra ? c I Wagners Farmed ?|| I For Twenty-Three Years | Friend Brand ;-fjM This bank has grown steadily and prosperous- If* L f" J.. iJM* ly in the confidence of the people, the untiring Hlgll uT3u6-Dl6Du6u l\03St6U v efforts of watchful eyes, safeguarding every bank transaction. :::::::::: POFFPF Its Resources are over $300,000.00 ? ^ " DIRECTORS I NONE BETTER J. D. Copeland, W. D. Rhoad, E.C.Hays, / H. J. Brabham, J. B. Black, H. F. Bamberg, * J. A. Byrd. Selected, Blended and Roasted OFFICERS with the utmost care, and put up ht_ H. J. Brabham, President, J. A. Byrd, Vice-President, beautiful Decorated Tin Cans, with 4 D. F. Hooton, Cashier, M. W. Brabham, Asst. Cashier. glip cawen ^ gt*<>pg handles, We want your account We want to sene yon. as weii as an o?am?itar|^|f We know we can nlej??e von article ,OP ^ home- *** Jour ^ we MOW we can please yon. tail Grocer for this Brand. | none in stock he can easily get a sup Millinery Marvels! j tJL?S!i*g Charleston. S. C. ??^ Sold in Bamberg by H. C. Folk V' en . . ,M . . . - ... and G. A. Ducker; in Denmark by ^ There is individuality about our styles that dlstin- B Gillam, Jr., and StUl Bros. guishes them from all others and makes them songht - v ^ ' after by ladies who are looking for the best. The mar- ^ ^v_ velous part lies in their rich style for such really low .V J- j cost. We want to be fair, we want our Millinery trade y'jcAtWl to increase, but above all we want you to be pleased with every purchase. Just received another line of the season's latest creations, all marked at our usual low, "w JKT^pE5fJ^ ; money saving prices. Our line of /?* j33?fL LADIES TAILORED SUITS has been replenished. Made by expert tailors, they are perfect garments in everything the word implies, yet the ' cost price is very low. Do not think of buying until you t p. have seen our stock. j X^AY ' |? MRS F P fOPFI AND >??< ? IfllliJ* Ll* 1 VUI MAMJlkllU MARBLE AND GRANITE. /r EHRHARDT, SOUTH CAROLINA. Ti " II Z . , J Shoe & Harness Eepairing f ?' Fop first-class Shoe and Warne? Southern States Supply Co. 3????2as j H. L. HARVEY, President. guaranteed. Shop on Main street. 1 ' |\| | | p f HEYWOOD JOHNSON '?fM Plumbing Supplies I V?J MM We are now ready and anxious to Ap All l^TXTnC supply your wants in the way of ' Al al a IV 11 li 1 JaJ mulee or fancy and fast drlying ' ^ f ^ (horses. SMOAK-MILEY COM ;.m 810 to 818 Qervais St. Columbia, South Carolina! Branchviiie, s. c. 4 '