The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 25, 1911, Page 8, Image 8
?he lamberg iferalh
Thursday, May 25, 1911.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
The commencement exercises of
the Carlisle Fitting School will take
place next Saturday, Sunday, and
1 ' Monday.
Considerable new advertising came
in at the last moment last week, and
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as a result a lot of news mauer nau
to be left out.
The speed of automobiles on Main
street is said to be pretty fast.
Somebody will be run over and hurt
possibly, then it will be too late to
call down speeders.
Not only is all'mail matter being
counted at the post office here during
this month, but the rural route carriers
also have to count every piece
of mail they handle.
New residences are constantly going
up in Bamberg. The town keeps
growing right along. With the completion
of the railroad, additional
flrrnwt.h is no doubt assured.
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No, the handsome invitations sent
out by the Carlisle Fitting School
for its eighteenth annual commencement
are not engraved. They were
printed at The Herald office.
Mr. Walter S. Eaves died last week
at the home of his sister, Mrs. F. E.
Copeland, in the Ehrhardt section.
He was about fifty years old, and had
been in bad health for some time.
The young ladies of the graded
school faculty have returned to their
homes, school having closed for the
summer. Most of them will be with
us again next fall, however. All but
two will teach here again next year.
Miss Pearle Black, who has been
teaching in the Florence graded
school the past year, has been reelected.
Miss Black is one of the
first grade teachers. She is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Black, of
this city.
A meeting of Bamberg lodge,
Knights of Pythias, was not held
Monday evening. The lodge assembled,
but on learning of the
death of Mr. J. J. Simmons, one of
its charter members, the lodge adjourned
in respect to his memory.
Mr. W. S. Barrs, of the Farrell's
Store section, died on the 29th of
April. He was fifty years old, and
leaves a wife and eight children. He
(was buried at Tabernacle church by
the Woodmen, of the World, of which
order he was a member, and Rev. J.
G. Kinsey conducted the religious
services.
Sir. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker,
Misses ^Annie Lou and Ruth Byrd,
and Franke Folk, and Mr. Tillman
zeigler will go on an extended Western
trip next month. The trip will
include Yellowstone Park, Pike's
Peak, the Garden of the Gods, and
many other points of interest as well
as several cities, San Francisco being
among them.
We would like to see the fire company
get out and practice some these
afternoons. There should be a rivalry
between the two hose teams, and
it would be a fine idea to get up
some races between the boys in the
afternoons. Nothing wrill do more
to develop a first-class department
than a healthy rivalry between the
teams. By all means let us have the
races.
President C. W. Re'ntz and Secreft:
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tary Olar Ayer were out this week
E calling on tne Dusmess nieu iux uciy
% ' in the matter of buying instruments.
SC- They met with a encouraging success,
and the instruments will be ordered
this week. The young men
have gone into the organization of
a band in earnest, and with such a
manager as Mr. Rentz, we know the
band will be a success.
ift-: Bamberg possesses school advant/
ages not enjoyed by many towns its
size, and the Carlisle Fitting School
and the Bamberg graded school offer
inducements to persons looking
for a good town in which to educate
their children. Our graded school
ranks as one of the very best schools
in the State, in fact there are only
a few in the same class with it, according
to the report of the high
school inspector, and the Carlisle
Fitting School hds been put in Class
"A" with the preparatory schools of
the South by the board of education
of the Southern Methodist church.
Barnwell county's sons are figuring
very prominently at the reunion
in Little Rock this year. In addition
to the veterans who will participate
in the ceremonies, of the younger
generation among those who are
to take a prominent part are Col.
Clarence J. Owens, of Williston, Dr.
H. S. Hartzog and Col. R. M. Mixson,
of Williston. Col. Owens as commander-in-chief
of the Sons of Vet'
erans presided at the opening convention
of the Sons. Dr. Hartzog,
who now lives in Arkansas, delivered
an address of welcome on the part
of the State of Arkansas, and Col.
Mixson was one of the typical orators
to address the assemblage.?
Barnwell Sentinel.'
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There will be no preaching service
at the Baptist chuch on Sunday
on account of the closing exercises
of the Carlisle Fitting School.
The annual meeting of the board
of control of the Carlisle Fitting
School will be held here next Monday
morning at 11 o'clock.
H. M. Graham and H. G. Askins
have formed a copartnership for the
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practice ui ia?, uuutc ux ?iulh ...u
be found in another column. They
have also made arrangements for one
of the firm to be in Branchville on
Wednesday of each week.
Death of Mr. J. J. Simmons.
A community can ill afford to lose
such a citizen as Bamberg has been
called upon this week to give up in
the death of Mr. John J. Simmons.
Suffering from a stroke of paralysis
about ten days ago, Mr. Simmons
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feared for the past week. The news
of his illness and death, which occurred
Monday evening at about
8:15 at his home, was received
with much sorrow and sympathy by
his great number of friends of Bamberg
and the entire portion of lower
Carolina. Mr. Simmons was a genial,
polished and popular citizen,
combining with these admirable
qualities that greater asset of being
a Christian gentleman. For over
thirty-eight years Mr. Simmons was
a member of the Baptist church, and
during the major portion of these
he was a deacon. His fellow deacons
were the active pall bearers at
the funeral Tuesday afternoon. These
were Thos. Black, V. J. Hartzog, Jno.
Cooner, Dr. J. B. Black, Dr. Geo. F.
Hair, and J. T. O'Neal.
The pastor of his church, Rev. O.
J. Frier, was absent, not having returned
from the Southern Baptist
Convention at Jacksonville. wev.
W. H. Hodges, of Trinity Methodist
church conducted the services in the
presence of a great host of friends
and relatives.
Aside from the regular serivces,
a high tribute was paid Mr. Simmons
by Mr. Hodges, who spoke of the
great worth of such a man to any
community and' the great comfort
that it was to the bereaved to have
such a memory left them as that
which Mr. Simmons has left behind.
^lr. C. W. Rentz and Miss Kate
Rentz beautifully rendered two sacred
duets during .the services.
The members of the local chapter
of the Knights of Pythias conducted
the closing part of the services.
The interment was in South
luna cemetery.
-Mr. Simmons leaves his wife and
the following sons and daughters:
Mrs. Whetstone, of Branchville; Mrs.
G. Otis Simmons, of Bamberg; Mr.
Jno. J. Simmons, Jr., of Orangeburg;
Misses Ottie and Marion Simmons
and Ralph Simmons, of this place.
He also leaves the following brothers
and sisters: Messrs. Ed. and
Rowland Simmons, of Branchville;
Mrs. Ed. Berry, of Branchville; and
Mrs. W. C. Fugate, of Alachua, Fla.
Aside from these Mr. Simmons leaves
a great number of relatives who live
in different sections of the lower j
part of South Carolina. Mr. Sim-j
mons was about sixty years old* at j
the time of his death.
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No Two Sessions.
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Superintendent E. P. Allen, of the
graded school, informs us that there
will be no change in the sessions for
next year. This means that the idea
of having two sessions a day has
been abandoned, and the present
plan of one session a day will be followed.
The exercises of school will
begin at 8:50 each morning, and the
children will be dismissed at two
o'clock in the afternoon. The two
sessions a day plan did not meet with
favor among a number of the patrons
and it .was thought best not to
attempt it at present.
Fitting School Commencement.
The commencement at the Carlisle
Fitting School will begin Saturday
night and continue through Monday
night.
This commencement promises to
be one of the best the school has
ever had in regard to both students'
contribution ^nd the visiting speakers
Saturday night will be "Student
Night." The program will consist
of a short play by the girls, a country
court scene by the boys, music,
and, as a special feature, choruses
by the school choral group. This
promises to be an evening of splendid
entertainment for those who attend.
On Sunday morning Rev. Robert
S. Truesdale will preach the annual
sermon at Trinity Methodist church.
Mr. Truesdale is pastor of the
largest Methodist congregation in
South Carolina (Central Church,
Spartanburg,) and considered one
of the strongest preachers of the
State. He will also speak Sunday
night. *
On Monday night the annual literary
address will be delivered by Dr.
Howard Lee Jones, of the Citadel
Square Baptist church, Charleston.
Bamberg should consider herself
fortunate that such a speaker as Dr.
Jones is to be here.
All are invited to attend each of
the exercises.
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GRADED SCHOOL CLOSING.
Closing Exercises Held Last Friday
Evening?Address by Supt. Evans.
The closing exercises of the Bamberg
graded school, which were held
in the school auditorium last Friday
evening, were attended by a large
crowd of the patrons and friends of
the school, there being a crowded
house as usual. The people of Bamberg
are proud of their graded school
and they have a right to be, for it
ranks as one of the very best schools
in the State, being one of the few
high schools which has a credit of
fourteen standard units and has
won State high school diplomas
every year since they have been offered
by the State board. Superintendent
Allen and his corps of teach
ers have labored earnestly and well.
The exercises of the evening were
in charge of the graduating class, of
which the four members were all
girls, as few boys remain in school
long enough to graduate. For the
past two years the closing exercises
have been confined to the pupils of
the high school department and, with
the exception of choruses and other
music, to the graduating class, which
has made them more enjoyable because
of their simplicity and not being
of the length to tire those who
attend.
The following program was carried
out:
Prayer by the Rev. W. H. Hodges;
Salutatory, Miss Eulalie Coleman;
class history, Miss .Jerolyn Bruce;
Chorus, Swing Song, by the girls of
the high school; and Chorus, Fishing,
by the girls of the high school;
Class Prophecy by Miss Evelyn Free;
vocal solo by Miss Kate Rentz; de
livery of diplomas oy tne superintendent;
Valedictory by Miss Helen
Easterling; the address before the
graduating class by Superintendent
Lawton B. Evans of the Augusta
city schools, and an instrumental
solo by Miss Jerolyn Bruce. Every
part of the program was carried out
well, which reflected 'credit on both
participants and the school. The
members of the graduating class did
well their parts.
As is her custom each year, Mrs.
J. A. Murdaugh offered a medal to
the pupil in her grade, the seventh,
making the best average, which was
awarded to Homer. Godbee. Miss
Franke Folk, the music teacher, also
gave a prize for the most improvement
in music, which was won by
Mary Lee Grimes. These prizes
were presented by Rev. W. H.
Hodges.
The address of Mr. Evans was
much enjoyed by all who had the
pleasure of hearing him. He is recognized
as one of the best educators
of the South and a forceful speaker.
His address was a practical one, dealing
with the public school system
and some of its deficiencies.
The faculty for another year has
been completed but two places not
yet definitely filled. Superintendent.
Allen's assistants for next year, with
the exception of the teachers of the
fourth and second grades, are as follows:
Miss Hattie Newson, first assistant;
Miss Mary Lay, Miss Louise
Martin, all of whom are teachers in
the high school; the grammar school
teachers with their grades are as follows:
Mrs. J. A. Murdaugh, seventh;
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iHiss siena nair, sixtu, .uiss .?auci
Webber, fifth; Miss Ollie Lee Dobson,
third; Miss May Zeigler, first; Miss
Franke Folk, music department.
Miss Zeigler will take Miss Mildred
Beaty's place, she having resigned.
Miss Zeigler was formerly
a teacher here.
Miss Lola Wannamaker of Orangeburg
declined election.
Another teacher has been added
to the faculty for another year. This
will give the school 12 teachers, including
the music teacher.
Band Organized.
The young men of the city met
last week and organized a band. Mr.
C. W. Rentz is president of the organization,
.ur. Olar Ayer secretary,
and Mr. U. G. Hutto librarian. The
young men have gone into this thing
with the determination to make it
a success and we believe they will.
They have a mighty fine man as
president, and he will certainly do
everything possible to make the band
an institution of which Bamberg may
be proud, but he must have the backing
of the members in order to devolnn
p firm musical oreanization.
There are at present twenty-two
young men who have joined, and it
is hoped that the band will consist
of this number of musical instruments.
The instruments will be ordered
at once, when practicing will
begin. The business men of the city
should assist the boys liberally in a
financial way, for a fine band is a
valuable asset to a town.
. New Advertisements.
f Hoover's Drug Store?The Fountain
of Health.
|/c. R. Brabham's Sons?Cut Your
Tailor's Bill in Half.
I^Herndon's Grocery Store?Special
Offer.
[/Graham & Askins?Notice of Partnership.
Denmark School Closes.
The closing exercises of the Denmark
High School will take place on
Monday night, May 29th. The graduates
are Misses Blonde Barton,
Gladys Milhous, and Ruth Seymour,
.Mr. Walter B. Gillam and Mr. Bovce
M. Steadman. The following will be
the program:
Song, "America."
Invocation, Rev. F. M. Hauser.
(lass Exercises.
Boyce M. Steadman, President.
"Happiness and Liberty," (Ingersoll)
Miss Blonde Barton.
"Woman's Part in World's Work,"
.Miss Ruth Seymour.
Piano Solo, Miss Gladys Milhous.
"The Law of Service." (Abott)
Boyce M. Steadman.
Class Prophecy, Miss Gladys Milhous.
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Violin Solo. Mr. A. H. Pregnall.
Address, Hon. S. G. Mayfield.
Valedictory, Walter B. Gillam. .
Violin Solo, Mr. Pregnall.
Presentation of W. C. T. U. Medals.
ninl Amac on/1 Por_
x i cocuiaiiuii ui JL'ipiuujao auu witificates.
The school has enjoyed a most
prosperous and successful year. A
$200 bonus has been earned from the
the State board of education for the
quantity and quality of work done,
and also State High School diplomas
for its graduates.
Monument Contributions.
Following is a list of the graded
school children who contributed to
the Confederate monument fund,
with the amount each contributed:
FIRST GRADE:
John Henry Adams $ .05
Cornelius Van Orsdale 25
Fred Sanders .15
Florence Griffith 10
Fred Brickie 10
Harold Brickie .. 10
Ralph Richardson 10
Heinrich Arndt 05
Allan Hand 15
Beulah Lee Jennings 25
Mildred Rice .05
SECOND GRADE:
Helen Free $ .05
Adelle Brabham 05
Maggie Creech 05
Natalie Hooton 25
Vivian Free 10
Sallie Tyler 10
Bernice Simmons 05
Fritz Kilgus 05
Willie Sanders 15
Cassie Belle Sandifer 05
Maggie Zeigler 10
THIRD GRADE:
Egmond Arndt $ .05
Annie Lee Creech iu
Eugenia Beard 10
Mary Ann Bronson .25
Thelma Ducker ' 10
Elizabeth Inabinet 10
George Hoover 25
Wesley Stokes .. 20
Jefferson Riley .) .25
Lloyd Griffith 10
FOURTH GRADE:
Mary Williams $3.00
Mildred Jones 2.50
Gene Price 50
Rebecca Dickinson 50
Evelyn Brabham 50
Julia Utsey .10
FIFTH GRADE:
McGee Bamberg $5.00
Marian Harmon 25
Kennedy Hodges 25
Vista Brabham 50
Lucile Utsey 10
Gussie Hutto 15
Estelle Creech 10
Virgie Folk 25
Margaret Easterling ... 25
Lucile Hunter 25
SEVENTH GRADE:
Francis Bamberg $5.00
Belton Hair 1.00
Emile Price 1.00
Mrs. J. A. Murdaugh 1.00
Claude Smoak .. : 25
Louisa Kilgus 25
Marie Ducker 25
Reba Free 25
Arrie Free 25
Homer Godbee 25
Maitland Jennings 25
Thelma Lewis 25
Herbert Causey 50
William Hutto |.25
EIGHTH GRADE:
Grimes Hutto $ .25
Willis Herndon 30
Rex Stokes 15
Edwin Bruce 05
Annie Lee Ducker 25
P.rmniA HiintAr 25
NINTH GRADE:
J. B. Rice r. $ .25
The Simms Literary Society contributed
$5.00. The following is a
list of the names of the members:
Will Brabham, Joel Hand, Paul Matheny,
Ralph Simmons, Marion
Smoak, Francis Rice, Lillie May
Brickie, Gladys Free, Josephine
Free, Carey Graham, Lerline Herndon,
Ochie Mae Jennings, Julia Mabel
Rowell, Inez Sandifer, Nelson
Wright, Reuby Beard.
ADDITIONAL:
Annie Russell Wright $ .25
Miss Stella Hair 50
John Carrere Heidtman 25
George Moye Dickinson, Jr 25
Robt. Black Jr 25
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BOLD ATTEMPT AT HOLD-UP.
Two Negroes in Lancaster Tried to
Rob Stranger.
Lancaster, May 22.?A bold attempt
was made at a late hour Saturday
night to hold up a white man,
whose name has not been learned, as
he was walking along in East End,
the would-be highway robbers being
two negro men. When the white man
reached a point near a lane leading
into the yard of R. J. Mcllwain, the
negroes suddenly sprang out from
behind some bushes and vines into
the sidewalk in front of him, and one
of them, with an oath, demanded
that he throw up his hands, whereupon
he cried loudly for help. The
alarm was heard by W. C. Thomson,
among others, who lives nearby, and
he promptly went to the man's res
cue. Evidently frightened by the
cries and the approach of Mr. Thomson,
the negroes ran off. There appears
to be no clue to their identity.
Death of Mrs. Hartzog.
The home of Mr. J. A. Hartzog
and the whole community were made
sad when, on April 26th, the death
angel visited and took away from
them his loving companion, Mrs.
Alma S. Hartzog. She was 29 years
old; she has left husband, four little
children, two sisters and one brother.
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She has been for years a member
of the Double Ponds Baptist church,
in the lower part of Barnwell county.
She was a devoted wife and loving
mother; but while we mourn
our loss we know God hath said we
all must go. HER PASTOR.
Begin Work on New Road.
Wnri- was commenced vesterday
afternoon in Bamberg on the railroad
from that city to Ehrhardt.
This is not only of importance to
the people of Bamberg, but will also
be of more than passing interest to
this city. This road is being constructed
by the Ajax Company, of
whichrMr. W. C. Wolfe, of this city,
is one of the incorporators. The entire
length of the road is only about
14 miles, but it 'will open up a section
of country which has been neglected
for years, and which has had
but poor railroad facilities. When
this road has been completed, there
is a belief that it will be continued
on to Denmark or some other point
on the A. C. L. railroad, and if this
is done, then this city will be given
a new line of road into Charleston,
Beaufort, and on to Savannah. The
distance from Bamberg to the A. C.
L. road is not more than three miles.
It is understood from a reliable
source that the work of grading the
new road will be finished up within
on Tho snrvpvinfir has all been
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completed, and the rights of way
have been secured, and the actual
work on the road is under way. A
large force of hands will commence
work on Monday. This is a road
which Orangeburg has desired to see
put through for a number of years.
The work on the Orangeburg Railroad
Company's line to North is being
carried on to completion also.
Much of the grading has been completed,
and it was announced this
morning that the road would be
ready for operation by the first of
January, 1912. With this road completed,
and the new railroad from
Bamberg to Ehrhardt linked up by
a connection to the A. C. L., this
section of the State will be amply
supplied with railroads, and the good
results will be sure to follow.?Orangeburg
Evening News.
Careful Congregations.
Lockport, N. Y., May 20.?Some
queer reasons are given by congregations
for refusing to "call" certain
ministers, according to the report of
the pastoral supply committee of the
State convention of Congregationalists,
now in session here.
One candidate was objected to by
a congregation because he crossed
his legs in the pulpit; another congregation
objected to the style in
which a minister combed his hair;
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another rejected a candidate because
"he walked up the center aisle as
though he were self-satisfied."
The committee says that it is ^owing
to the inadequacy of salaries that
it has been impossible to provide
pastors for more than 100 churches
in various parts of the State. The
average salary in the vacant pastorates
is $500 a year, and the high
cost of living makes it impossible
even for a bachelor preacher to live
within the income, according to the
committee.
Negro Seriously Wounded.
Lancaster, May 22.?Following a
J' f"Q^inor miiioc to-riav at
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noon on the plantation of Gilbert H.
Greene in the Waxhaws, this county,
Emmett Lima shot and seriously
wounded Joe Fawn. Lima tried to
make his escape but was captured at
4 o'clock by Sheriff Hunter and landed
in jail. Both are negroes.
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c.
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STRIKE IMPENDS.
Firemen Said to be Determined to |pB,.
Fight.?Confer in Washington. *
Greensboro, N. C., May 22.?What *^5
is alleged to be an impending strike
of firemen on all lines of the South- |gB
ern railways reached an acute stage
to-night when a delegation of the lo- |C-|8ji
cal division, Brotherhood of Locomo- -^3
tive Firemen, left for Washington, ij|
to confer with President Finley and
representatives from each of the 19
division lodges of the system in regard
to the wage scale. Members of C/ija
the local division to-night declared .
that unless a recent demand of the
brotherhood for a 10 per cent, wage i|jj|
increase and other consideration is
granted, a general strike will be
called. It is also stated that strike ,
ballots have been taken on all of the 0. Jffl
19 divisions of the road, and that fat ^ 11
evArv mha Avppnt. two the ballot has
resulted in favor of a strike in casethe
Sohthern officers refuse to ao-* yM
cede to a par> at least of the die- .?>: >'|f
mands. The increase demanded, it
is said, involved $500,000 increase .
; in the Southern payroll monthly. '
General Superintendent Huthchins; i" ;S|
of the Northern division of the
Southern refused to discuss the site- ? - / , 3
ation, though he admitted that de?
mands had been made by the fir#men.
He left for Washington to-."
Old Negro Preacher Lynched. ' '
Swainsboro, Ga.t May 21.?
Smith, an old negro preacher,
lynched late last night, after he had
shot his*wife and fatally wonndekl^*^
Deputy Marshal Neal Canady.
The deputy was summoned follow^ J;
ing the first shooting and the preach- .Jem
er opened fire and then fled, being
slightly wounded by Canady
the latter fell.
This isr the"* second lynching that
Swainsboro has had within ten days, / ; -pJ
the other being John McLeod, the
negro who shot and killed Deputy IjfjOT
Sheriff Benton Woods. '^9
Excitement is running high in this
(Emanuel) county, and 'many ne- fr '
groes are planning to leave the coun- ' aaB
ty. The negroes are divided intp aP&S
factions and late Saturday night one
faction dynamited the Odd Fellow* " *v>?a
hall of an opposing faction at.Adrf-J'
an, demolishing the building.
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Notice is hereby given that H. M. /Si
Graham and H. G. Askins have . rj|l
formed a co-partnership for the practice
of law, with offices at Bapiberg, ?2P
S. C., under the firm name of Graham
& Askins. We practice in the '?J9
United States Courts in any County
in the State. Offices open at all y
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ber's is now getting interesting. Buy
your goods from him and help some
friend win the piano. jl
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any jl
case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c. ifg
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