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Styr Hmnbrrg ijrralb Thursday, August 3,1911. SHORT LOCALS. , Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The hot dry weather continues. Attention is directed to the ad. of Carlisle Fitting School in this issue. A good number of Bamberg people attended the Crocketville picnic yesterday. The residence of Capt. J. D. Fel der is being repainted and otnerwise ^ improved. If you want to 6ell your farm, timber property, or other real estate, write the Ligon Land Co., Sumter, S. C. Mr. I. B. Felder has gone back to housekeeping in his home on New Bridge street, vacated by Mr. J. W. McCue's family. A postal card from C. J. S. Brooker, dated at Seattle, Washington, - July 24th, says that he is still having a great time. The dry weather of the past two weeks has damaged the crops in this section. The drought has caused the cotton to throw off a lot of its fruit. iThe first boll or open cotton ror this season was brought to our office last Saturday by Mr. W. E. Metz, of the Cope section of Orangeburg U ' county. The Denmark baseball team defeated the Columbia Mechanics two games in Denmark Monday and Tuesday. The scores were 5 to 1 and 8 to 7. Head Master J. C. Guilds is busy these days canvassing and making addresses in the interest of the Carr lisle Fitting School. A fine opening this fall is expected. The handsome residence of Mr. J. H. Hutto on New Bridge street has tieen mmnieted and his family mov ied into it last week. We are glad to , welcome them as residents. This newspaper does not ask for patronage on the ground of friendship or because we need it. We ask for it because our newspaper deserves It and our work for the town and community merit it. Mr. J. E. McMillan, of the Ehrhardt section of this county, has been appointed as delegate by the governor to the International Dry Farming Congress which meets at Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 16-20. Our merchants are taking notice of the fine prospects for a good cotton crop this year, and evidently expect to do a rushing business the cpming season, as numbers of them Ere leaving ior me ivuruiera uiain.et? g v to purchase large fall stocks. Wk . The concert given by the band k.;1 - last Friday evening was heartily enjoyed by those present, and a fine program was rendered. It is to be regretted, however, that such a small crowd was present. This does not IBk . show much interest in the band. The residence of Capt. J. D. Felj|..' . on New Bridge street, is being enlarged and improved. We understand that Mr. Felder, who is now [living at Young's Island, will soon reutrn to the city, with his family, and will keep hooks for Mr. A. Rice. A card from Mr. C. J. S. Brooker says that their party has just returned from a trolly ride through San Francisco, in a private car, a courtesy of Mr. Patrick Qalhoun, president of the company, to the people of his native State, Mr. Calhoun being from Charleston. We have heard the remark several times that the Press and Standard force were fined,, say ten or fifteen dollars worth for fighting and thirty-five or forty dollars for writing about it. That is one way to account for the amount of these fines. ?Walterboro Press and Standard. Miss Llewellyn Cleckley, ' treasurer of the Confederate monument 8pS fund, will be away for a month or m ~ six weeks, and during her absence I W. Brabham, at Bamberg Banking Company, will have her books and will be glad to receive contributions to the monument fund or to collect from those who have subscribed. A .The committee having in charge the work of claying the streets of tfie city by the co-operative plan, consisting of Dr. Geo. F. Hair, J. D. Copeland, Jr., and J. J. Smoak, have gone promptly to work, and as a re ? li A /v# TTtn #VA?ft V* rtTTA V\AAn buib a uuluud ui nagvxuo uatc - furnished by public-spirited gentlemen, and the work of claying the heaviest streets in the city is going forward rapidly. ^ v . Big Line of Vehicles. > C. F. ftizer, of Olar, has just received one hundred buggies and one hundred wagons. He paid spot cash for them, and will give his customers the benefit of the great saving. He has any style buggy you want, top or open, automobile back, half automobile back, or two in one, also rubber tires and ball bearings. He has a lot of mighty handsome vehicles, and wants you to see them before you buy. ' \ _ x ? '?-? -* ' ' I-'' ? : - - New Advertisements. / W. H. Yarn?Monuments. V Andrew J. Hydrick, Jr., Referee in Bankruptcy?Bankrupt Notice of Still Bros. /"J? C. Guilds, Head Master?Carlisle Fitting School. / Atlantic Coast Line?Cheap Excursion Rates. Hoover's Drug Store?Nectar for the Gods. Business League Meeting. A most interesting meeting of the Bamberg business men's league was held in the city hall last Friday afternoon. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: J. F. Carter, president; J. A. Hunter, vice president; B. D. Carter, secretary and A mi Til?-1r nr n DhnnH treasurer; iuu?. x>ia^n.t <t. v. ?uVm, J. D. Copeland, Jr., and W.,A. Klauber were elected as members of the executive committee. Reports were heard from a number of committees, and several movements of importance were started, among them being the matter of better mail and express seryice, the claying of the streets under the cooperative plan, and the adoption of a resolution looking to the introduction in the legislature of a bill for a constitutional amendment allowing the 'town to vote additional bonds for the establishing of a sewerage system. The committees having these matters in charge will atteid to all the details, and results will follow in a short time it is believed. The members of the league were heartily I in favor of sewerage, and our representatives will have the proper bill presented to the legislature at its session in January. This matter will be handled by-the committee on legislation of the league, of which Mr. tr ft fnlt io Ahairmnn ll? r via im * - * ? -? Xegro Wrote Obscene Letter. According to a report received in this city last night from Bamberg, the citizens of that town were very much enraged by the action of a negro in the vicinity of that place, -and there was some apprehension of danger to the negro. He was? taken in custody and placed in the county jail, and a call was made to this city for a United States Deputy Marshal. The matter was brought to the attention of the United States commissioner at this point this morning, and the necessary papers were taken out to give the negro a hearing before this official. The negro will probably be brought to Orangeburg sometime during the day. A 'phone message about 9:30 o'clock last night to the chief of police informed him that a negro had been arrested in Bamberg on the charge of attempted assault upon a prominent white woman of that county. The arrest was brought about through a letter of ah obscene nature purported to have been written by the negro to a prominent white woman. The letter was placed in the hands of the authorities at once and the negro was placed behind the bars. Some anxiety was felt by the authorities for the safety of the negro, and it was reported that the community was greatly enraged. The negro was arrested on a charge of attempted assault, but it was afterwards decided that the matter should be turned over to the United States authorities, and this morning warrants were issued charging the negro with the use of the mail for obscene purposes. He will probably be given a preliminary within a few days.?Orangeburg Evening News. Reunion of Company G. The annual reunion of Company G was held at Bethesda church Thursday of last week, and as usual was attended by a large crowd. True there are only a few of the gallant old company left, but their friends and relatives gathered to spend the day with the old soldiers. Addresses were made by J. F. Carter, Esq., of this'city; Head Master J. C. Guilds, of the Carlisle Fitting School, and R?v. E. A. McDowell, of Ehrhardt. Everything passed off pleasantly, and the old soldiers have cause for congratulation. McKay Brabham to Wed. Invitations have been received here to the marriage of Angus McKay Brabham, of Bamberg, to Miss Edith Clarice Rice, of Denmark, S. C. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday evening, August 1, at 7 o'clock in the Baptist church at Denmark. Mr. Brabham is a former Wofford boy and has many friends here. He is connected with the firm of C. R. " - ? i - /* -r? v uraDnam, 01 camuerg. iuc uiauiagc is of State wide interest.?Spartanburg Journal. The house of Oscar Faust, a negro, situated in the South-western part of town, was destroyed by' fire early Monday morning of this week. He lost most of his household goods, and his insurance amounted to about $1,000. Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and at night, by the pastor, Rev. O. J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, J. A. Hunter, superintendent. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday after- j noon at 3:30 o'clock. Prayer meeting every Thursday I night. Woman's Missionary Society meets Wednesday afternoons after the sec-; ond Sunday in each month. Sunbeam Band meets every two weeks on Friday afternoons. Monthly conference each fourth | Sunday. Observance of Lord's Supper the first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. There was no preaching at our church Sunday, as the pastor was in attendance on the fifth Sunday meeting at Hunter's Chapel. There were four received for baptism as the result of the few days' evangelistic services preceeding the union meeting, in which Pastor Frier aided Rev. E. A. McDowell, the pastor of that church. The union meeting at Hunter's chapel was well attended, and the hospitality all that could be expected. Hunter's Chapel neighborhood is composed of some of our best people, and it is a pleasure to visit among them. The introductory sermon was preached by Rev. O. J. Frier. The program was a missionary program, and was thoroughly discussed. Rev. B. F. Allen, of Denmark, preached the missionary sermon Sunday morning. It was a carefully thought out discourse and well rendered. It made a fine impression on the large congregation. The prayer meeting talk by the pastor Thursday evening will be the second on the Apostle's purposes in writing the first epistle of John. Pastor Frier will leave Saturday for Plum Branch, not far from Edgefield, to assist the pastor, Rev. J. E. Freeman, in a meeting of days, beI ginning on Sunday. Rev. W. G. BritI tnn nf Rflrnwell. will SUDDlv the DUl pit here next Sunday morning. Pas-j tor Frier will be back in time, to fill the pulpit here the second Sunday. Announcement will then be made in regard to his regular vacation. Contributions to Monument. jv Following are some additional contributions to the Confederate monument fund, made since the last list ,was published. The contribution of Mr. W. H. Morris, of Davisboro, Ga., was made some months ago but published under wrong initials, hence it is republished. Mr. Morris is an old Confederate soldier, a member of Co. G, 6nd (returns to the county each year to attend-tne reunion of his.old company and to visit relatives: H. J. Zorn $ 5.00 Mrs. Tindal 50 L. A. Brabham 5.00 L. W. Pearlstine, Florida. 50 W. H. Morris 5.00 Mrs. J. W. Barnes, Orangeburg 1.00 Mrs. Stella Bronson 1.00 W. P. Blume * 5.00 Oxford Buggy Co., Oxford, N. C 10.od Jerome Carter, Florence, Ala. J.00 IJM nrl>Aa Tftmno T?lo Q ftrt iJau 1 iiuguto, xoiuya, i u.uv M. 0. Kinard 4.00 D. P. Rentz, Sanford, Fla 5.00 Cash 50 Capt. J. J. Copeland 3.00 J. A. Peters 2.00 H. W. Herndon 2.00 J. R. Morris 1.00 J. J. Brabham, (Olar) 1.00 Capt. J. R. Hamilton, BranchVille 5.00 Negro Arrested. Friday o^ last week a negro named Tony Lawton was arrested and lodged in jail on the charge of attempted assault, his crime being that of writ mg ail msuiuug <tuu uus^cuc lcbbci to a widow lady of the Clear Pond section. It was decided, however, to change the charge to that of using the mails to transmit obscene matter, and accordingly Deputy Marshal Kennerly, of Orangeburg, came over Saturday morning and took the negro to that city and lodged him in jail pending a preliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner Brantley. Last week the lady found a letter in her rural mail box with the name of Lawton signed to it, the letter being most insulting in terms. The negro denies the charge, and says that he cannot write his name, hut it is said that he has signed papers over his crop and stock at stores here in town. There is some doubt as to his guilt, and had there not been he would have been summarily dealt with. Had the citizens of that community been satisfied that Lawton was the guilty party he would not have been arrested. The negro has borne a good reputation heretofore. The preliminary hearing win oe neia in Orangeburg in a few days. Telephone Meeting. < All parties who are interested in the establishment of rural telephone lines running out of Ehrhardt in different directions"', will please attend a meeting at Ehrhardt, S. C., Tuesday, August 8th, at 8 o'clock. G. J. HERNDON. SLOW ABOUT LIGHTS. Southern Railway Not in a Hurry to Light Passenger Station. The Southern Railway Company is indeed making slow progress in the matter of furnishing electric lights for the passenger station here, and in this respect is holding up its record of ignoring Bamberg and the patrons of the road along this division. The Southern road has for some time had the reputation of being the most unaccomodating and indifferent road in this section, but this is purely a business proposition, and the dilatory tactics of the road in regard to so small a matter are simply abominable. This matter has been pending with th*k railroad for over a year, as formal complaint of the poor lights in the depot was made by the people of Bamberg to the authorities ever since February, 1910. And yet nothing whatever has been done here towards wiring the building. In fact, as far aB is definitely known no action at all has been taken by the road with regard to installing the lights in the station here, although the superintendent of the road stated to the railroad commission in a letter dated June 8 th that the depot would be lighted with electricity, and that work would be commenced on the job within a very short time from that date. The road is certainly in no position that it cannot have this work done and there appears to be absolutely no excuse for the matter being delayed in this manner. The railroad commission seems to be doing its duty in the case, as is evident from the urgent letters written by that body to the authorities of +Vn-w mo A in KoViolf nf fho mnvomont Iriic ivau 1U MVUUfAi. VI. vuv UAV ? vm?vmv* Therefore the fault all lies with the railroad, and we venture to say that if Bamberg had another railroad to compete with the Southern this matter would have been attended to long ago, and we would not nqw be inconvenienced by the miserable oil lamps in the depot. But this is customary with the Southern Railway under such circumstances, and it appears that the people of Bamberg will .remain at the mercy of this road until another is operate4 here or some severe measures are taken against it. On July 24th Mr. B. D. Carter, secretary of the Bamberg business men's league, wrote the railroad commission to the effect that no action had been taken by the road to provide lights in the depot here, and also requested the commission to urge the road to install the lights, as it has promised to do. On the following day, July 25th, the commission wrote the superintendent of the road a stiff letter in quiring why the road has not complied with its prom ? t A 11 11-- 11-1-1- J 11. ? I8e to install tne ligiits, auu lunuer asking when the road expected to remedy the trouble complained of by the people of Bamberg. As yet no reply has been received from this letter, and the answer of the road and their action in the matter will be awaited with much interest. Mr* Carter's letter and that of the commission follow: "-1 1-j_ rt r\ x__i? or 1 m 1 uoiumpia,, o. v^., juiy asaa. . Mr. J. W. Wassum, supt. Southern Railway, Charleston, S. C. Dear Sir: Under date of July 24th, Mr. D. Carter, Secretary, Bamberg Business League, writes as follows: "Referring to your correspondence with Mr. A. W. Knight, Bamberg, relative to the above matter, we beg to inform you that no action has been taken to provide the town of Bamberg with better lights at the passenger depot. The depot is now lighted with very poor oil lamps and is often in total darkness. The railroad company could furnish up-todate electric lights at a very small cost, as the town of Bamberg has an efficient electric plant. Therefore, there is no excuse why the railroad officials should not comply with the demands of the public. We will apvmir fnrthor iircine* tViPm in give this matter attention without further delay." On June 8th, your file 209, you wrote the commission as follows: "Your letter June 6th, file 1531, regarding lighting passenger station at Bamberg. It has been decided to light this depot with electricity. Papers and recommendation have been submitted to the management and I am reasonably sure authority will be issued for work to commence in the very near future." The commission desires to know why you have not installed these lights as promised. It further requests that you inform it when you expect to remedy the troubles complained of by the people of Bamberg. This matter has now been under consirterntin'n qitipp "Fphrnarv 2R 1910. and was handled by Supt. Hungerford on March 4, 1910, and has been handled by you since May 2, 1911. It seems that very slow progress has been made in getting this small matter arranged and the commission desires that you give this personal attention and carry out your plans as stated in yours of June 8th. Yours very truly, T. B. LUMPKIN, Secretary. EXCITEMENT IN BAMAKO. Negro Arrested Charged with Writing Obscene Letter. Orangeburg, July 29.?Excitement was created in Bamberg yesterday when it was reported that a negro of that place had written an obscene letter to a young woman. The negro was quickly arrested upon a warrant charging him with attempted assault. The letter was purported to have been written by the negro, whom the Bamberg authorities have apprehended. The negro will have a hearing before United States Commissioner A. Brantley, of this city, for using the United States mail for obscene purposes next week. Farmers' Union Meeting. Editor The Bamberg Herald:? Will you kindly convey a little message to the members of the Farmers' Union of Bamberg county, through your most excellent paper, from a visitor to the State Union convention which met in Columbia last week. When we left home we felt like we were going to attend the funeral of the Farmers' Union, but when we got to Columbia we found it a very lively corpse indeed. We met intelligent men from every county in the State, progressive thinkers, men who have the good of the order at heart and are working for its success. One peculiarity about the assembly was the number of bald heads in the hall. By actual count there were twenty-two out of a total of a hundred and twenty-five, and it wasn't a very close count, either. I know it was not less, but very 'likely more than that numher. , The membership of the order has increased thirty-three per cent, in this State in the last year. Instead of being in debt, as it was a year or two ago, there is a cash balance of over seven hundred dollars in the treasury, and that after having an organizer in the field all the year, and three parts of the time. After what I saw and heard at the convention, let me make this prediction: That in less than five years from to-day the farmers of this country will be selling their cotton from their own warehouses to the spinners of this and other countries, and, they will ask you what you will take for your cotton instead of dictating the price to you. Farmers of Bamberg county, yea of the wbele State/ come up to the help of your brethren, to the help of your hr At hern aerainst the devils of Wall street, who have b^en robbing you of your rights even since you were born. Cotton has gone off fifteen dollars a bale in the last three weeks. If you are going to make ten bales of cotton you have already1 lost one hundred and fifty dollars. If you are going to make one hundred bales you have lost fifteen hundred dollars. Now, then, let's figure just a little. If we make a million bales of cotton in South Carolina, and the makers of every bale would turn in the pittance of two dollars per bale to the Farmers' Union, as members or otherwise, with this fund at hand we could protect ourselves. What is two dollars a bale when we have already lost fifteen. With this fund we could keep enough cotton off the market and carry the price up more than it has gone off. Some sap head may say what is two million dollars to fight the cotton market with? Well, that will he little South Carolina's share. The other cotton States are at work and will do their part. Mississippi has had an agent in Europe all summer making arrangements to' sell their cotton direct to the mills, and when all the States catch up with Mississippi the cotton mills will ask you what you will take for your cotton instead of dictating a price that would bankrupt any business on earth. Farmers of Bamberg county, won't you come out and help us? We need your help and you need our help. We have helped you in the past and can help you in the future. You never would have gotten the price for cotton that you got last year and the year before had it not been for the cotton the Farmers' Union kept off the market. Perhaps you didn't know that they kept three million bales off the market until the price was assured. Some men say the Grange and the Alliance failed and the Farmers' Union willfail also. Not so, my friend. The Grange and the Alliance both did a wonderful work, but they got mixed up in politics and that was their ruin. We will profit by experience and keep politics out of the Union, and as long as we have such men as E. W. Dabbs, B. F. Kener, j. w minerReed, J. B. O'Neal Holloway, and numbers of other that I could mention at the head of the Farmers' Union, we are safe. D. R. MATHENY. Bamberg, S. C., July 31, 1911. Mr. J. T. ,O'Neal exhibited on the streets a few days ago a cotton stalk which had 254 bolls and forms. This shows what the lands of Bamberg county will do. JAILED BY WHOLESALE. Sixty-seven Held Growing Out of Mansfield Riot. yf' __ Pittsburg, Pa., July 31.?Seventyeight persons, three of them women, charged with having participated in a riot at the Mansfield mine of the Pittsburg Coal company at Heidelburg last Monday, were given hearings late to-day. Seventy of the defendants are held for court, five were ' discharged. Three, under bonds of $5,200 each, failed to appear. Of the number tried to-day 67 were committed to jail in default of $2,500 bonds, and three women furnished $1,000 bond. yi\ SPECIAL NOTICES | Advertisements Under This Heed 85c* For 25 Words or Less. > >. fR Buy your fruit jars at Hunter's " Hardware Store. The only sanitary J iruu jars on tne mar&ei. If Yon Wish to Sell That farm, - . timber land, store or residence, /| write us at once and send full J description as we have an attractive proposition to oiler yon. LIGON LAND OPM Snmtcr, 8. C. Piping for Salew?Two thousand feet of % inch iron piping, also one Gould ram. Will sell cheap. 8. S. WILLIAMS, Govan, S. C. BANKRUPT NOTICE. In the District Court of the United States, for the district of South Carolina?in bankruptcy. In the matter of 0. E. Still & W. H. Still, copartees as Still Bros., and individually, bankrupts. To the creditors of 0. E. Still & ' W. H. Still, copartees as Still Bros., v\ ; ana individually, of Denmark, in the county of Bamberg and district aforesaid, bankrupts. Notice is hereby given, that oh the . 5th day of July, A. D., 1911, the -.fc Said copartnership was ,duly adjudi- | cated bankrupt, and that the first meeting of the creditors will be held at Denmark, S. C., on the 10th day >: of August, A. D., 1911, ^t eleven o'clock a. m., at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine - . the bankrupts, and transact such other business as may properly come | before said meeting. Notice is further given that at this meeting ap- * plication will be made for an order for sale of both real and personal property. ANDREW J. HYDRICK, JR>, < -O Referee in Bankruptcy. Dated July 25,1911. . tYFamou. UuB E9cm . X|m Bff Call and rramlne our C||K fine of the Famous ?r BP KUM tttflft , * iX, Tools and Cutlery to- M more rnan ux wwaatj > b Cb All our claims are JajRbacked with a "money, ^la| *\? tsl refunded if you're not HI :P satisfied" guarantee. . IgU 0^ J. A. HUISTER ? J. F. Carter B. D. Carter ^ CARTER & CARTER I m AECorneyBn?i?jj?w ,? Bamberg, S. C. \ $ ' Special attention given to set- . tlement of estates and invest!- - ^ ^ gation of land titles. NOTICE OP SALE. ~ || State of South Carolina?County of /rJB Bamberg?Court of Common Pleas/ % Mrs. Lizzie Hill, plaintiff, against 1 | Wilhelmina Wilkinson and Laura - ;-| Wilkinson, defendants. , T>.._0,.on+ an nrdftr of this COUrt -?#S X Uiouauv uu in the above entitled action, dated tho 6th day of July, 1911, I will sell |j at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on the first Monday in August, 1911 (being the 7th day of "& the month) before the court house /J door in Bamberg, 8. C., during the - 0 legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit: Ail and singular that certain tract, piece or parcel of real estate containing and measuring one acre, more or less, with four room cottage there- / upon, heretofore used by the plain- i||j tiffs and defendants-as a home, and bounded as follows: by lands of J. M. Grimes, Neal Rush and S. A. Kinard, situate, lying and being near the incorporate limits of the town of Bamberg, in said county and State. Purchaser to pay for papers. ' H. C. POLK, A Master Bamberg County. 1 GRAHAM & ASKINS, , f.? piaitififffl' Attorneys. July 6th, 1911. Piano Contest. Following is the standing of the contestants in the contest for the / r?j piano now being given away by The V# Bamberg Herald and Hoover's drug store. No names of contestants are '{0* published, each contestant having a number. Get in the game early and &?v make the contest interesting: 1 .. .. 36,995. 75 .. 35,220 2 .. 36,525 79 .. .. 63,090 jj$ o 6,625 89 ^ ^ 2,225 21 " " 81,270 90 .. .. 48,350 03 6,140 112 .. ? ~ 2,335 35 ? ~ 3,025 119 .. ^ 2.005 VJ 41 ? ~ 23,780 140 .. .. 65,840 42 " *" 2,035 141 .. - 2,040 P 43 ** 2,715 146 .. .. 42,285 j ? 49 !. .. 2,030 147 .. .. 42,000