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Sambrrg l|rralb Thursday, Dec. 7, 1911. j SHORT LOCALS. 1 Brief Items of Interest Throughout , the Town and County. The board of county commissioners . were in session here Monday. Watch the columns of The Herald and find out where to do your Christ- . mas shopping. If you owe us anything, remember | that we need the money and expect prompt settlement. ? nnltinn TJomhortr tfu V/UllUll 15 5C1IU15 1U JLrOUAMV15 W day at 8% cents the pound. The receipts continue light. { Thanksgiving day was quietly 1 observed in Bamberg. The postof- ] flee, banks, and most of the busi- i ness houses were closed. < Monday was the first Monday and 1 salesday, and there was a good crowd 1 from the country in town, shopping 1 and attending to other business. There was a good crowd present at ' the public sales. y The graded school gave holiday . from Wednesday of last week until Monday of this week, on account of * Thanksgiving. Exercises were sus- ^ pended Wednesday afternoon and resumed Monday morning. The social meeting of the Mite ^ Box Brigade will be held Friday af- \ ternoon of this week at 4 o'clock at \ the residence of Mrs. E. C. Bruce. ( The children will please bring their ( A/O i Vk /N /\riAT> /N/1 f LUite UUACB tu uc The expenses of tfiis newspaper * are greater than ever before, and ( yet our income has not kept pace I with the increase in expenses. If the people of Bamberg want a good '< newspaper, they must support it. 1 Mr. E, 0. Still, of Denmark, has accepted a position here with Banks & Wimberly Co., and has entered upon his duties. We are glad to welcome him here and hope his stay will be pleasant and profitable.?St. Matthews Advance. Look at the date on the label of ' your paper and renew if your subscription has expired. We need the ? money d,ue us. If you don't want the paper, let us know and we will discontinue. We can't afford to send ( The Herald on credit. * Smile?get the habit. A gentleman writes us: "A ( friend sends me The* Herald, which I so much appreciate, as I consider it one of the best weeklies of our State t and fully worth >he present price. Success to your noble undertaking < . for the uplift of dear old Bamberg county." < The Herald Book Store has re- 1 ceived a beautiful line of Christmas goods. Toilet cases, manicure sets, brush and comb sets, traveling sets, i?n tablets, hand bags. brass goods. ( children's books, gift books, seals, stamps, bells, fancy boxes, and many novelties shown for the first time here. Our streets present a lively appearance these days, as there are a number of people doing their Christmas shopping. However, the holiday trade will not be as large as usual no doubt, because of the depression caused by the low pric? of cotton, as well as it being impossible to get it gathered. 4r The voting contest for the Upton piano, commenced during the sum\ mer by Hoover's drug store and continued by the Bamberg Pharmacy after the sale of this business to Mr. Owens, came to a close last Friday evening, and was won by Mrs. B. W. Simmons, of this city. The race was exciting at the finish. The new presiding elder of the ? Orangeburg district, Rev. M. L. Banks, is a fine appointment for this district and the people should congratulate themselves that he has 1 x been sent to this work. Mr. Banks is , a young man, energetic and progress- | ive, and has filled some of the best appointments in the conference. The water works cost the town j something more than $12,000, in- eluding the equipment of the fire de- , partment, and it was worth every cent it cost by stopping Sunday's , fire. There is little doubt but that property worth $25,000 or more j would have been burned Sunday had it not been for the water works and fire department. j Mr. Mi. W. Howard, of Spartan- j burg,, president of the State Epworth j League, will visit Bamberg next i OI J TT~ o^rjy.^00 " Oliliua^. X1C win uuiivci an auui uog at Trinity Methodist church Sunday i morning, his subject being one which will be of especial interest to the 1 young people. Mr. Howard is a ] most interesting speaker, and the ] public is cordially invited to hear < him. -w Coming Marriage. The Herald has received the following invitation: "Mr .and Mrs. Calvin William Garris request the ' A honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Floride, to Mr. Floyd Clemson Chitty, on the evening of Thursday, the 21st of December, 1911, at 8 o'clock, Bethel Park Methodist church, Denmark, S. C." This 1 announcement will be of especial interest to the many Bamberg friends of Miss Garris and her parents, where they made their home for a pumber of years. Mr. Chitty is from Olar, ; and is now principal of the school at Lees. The very many friends of the young couple extend congratulations in advance. Mr. W. L. Mitchum Dead. Mr. W. L. Mitchum died at a hos- ' pital in Columbia Tuesday of this ' TL-aab f/-\11 r?Tj'i n <r on nnorotinn fr?r on. 1 TT^^U J 1V11V T? iU^ UU V/J^/Vl uvxvu XVI uy I pendicitis. Mr. Mitchum was about fifty years old, and was a merchant of the town of Ehrhardt. It will be remembered that his wife died sud- ! denly several months ago, leaving a young infant. The burial took place at Ehrhardt yesterday. Mr. Mitchum was a good citizen and will be i missed.. He was a friend of the editor of this newspaper, and we sustain a personal loss in his death. 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. Hunter, superintendent. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. Woman's Missionary Society meets Wednesday afternoons after the second 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. The stove pipe was fixed last week ind the church was nicely warmed :or the large congregation at the nomine: service, there being no ser rice in the morning at the Methodist ihurch. The pastor preached in the norning from the theme of Moses ind the burning bush. His theme at light was, "The Risks of Faith." The pastor announced that our lenevolent offering for next Sunday vould be for the aged ministers. Let jach one bear some pant in this contribution to this worthy cause. Let iur motto be in making this offerng, at least one cent for each year ye are old. Our Baptist Srtate conevention neets this week in Greenwood. It vas Pastor Frier's intention to attend if not hindered by Mrs. Frier's llness. She was quite sick Saturlay nigh/t and Sunday. If he gets )ff, there will be no prayer meeting rhursday evening. If he does not jet back by next Sunday, Rev. W. j. Britton, of Barnwell, will fill the DUipit sunquy muruiug. The Sunbeam Band meets Friday ifternoon, and the B. Y. P. U. meets Friday night at 7:30 o'clock. New Advertisements. Peoples Bank?A Scrap. Jones Bros.?Sunday's Fire. Carolina Floral Store?Flowers. Rubin & Pesken?Have You Thought of It? W. A. Klauber?Xmas Goods at The Store of Quality." H. C. Folk, Master?Sale of real jstate in case of Florrie McMillan ;t al against Clarence E. Hughes et il. Farmers & x Merchants Bank?De:isive Influence. The Millinery Store?If You Want :o See Some New Goods. Pastime Theatre?Coming on Frilay. W. H. Mitchum applies for letters 5f administration on estate of W. L. Mitchum. U. D. C. Meeting. The Francis Marion Bamberg Chapter U. D. C. will hold its Dejember meeting next Tuesday afterloon at 3.30 with Mrs. E. R. Hays, t is hoped there will be a large atendance of the members to hear the lelegate's interesting report of the mnual meeting held in Greenwood ecently. Tfie cnapter is mviiea to seiiu a lelegation of its members to Colum>ia to be present at the unveiling of he State's memorial to the Women >f the Confederacy, which exercises rill take place probably the 18th of December. Two tickets which will jntitle two members to seats on the ipeaker's stand have been received vith the invitation, and will be turned over by the Chapter president to tny members who shall go. All Chapter members who have not >aid in their contributions to the nonument fund, and who anticipate ;ontributing, will please carry same ;o the December meeting, if it is convenient. Almost a Serious Fire. The alarm of fire was sounded last Sunday afternoon about two o'clock when flames were seen issuing from i stable or out house belonging to Mr. H. C. Folk, and situated next to the city guard house, in rear of the town hall building. Sevei^l stables were also connected with this building, it being a long wooden structure. Soon the warehouse of C. R. Brabham's Sons caught and was badly damaged before the flames were extinguished. The stables oi Jones Bros, also caught on fire several times, but the good work of the fire department/saved their building and also kept t*he fire from spreading. The buildings belonging to Mr. Folk were destroyed. Some seed an$ lint cotton stored in his house was badly damaged. In the warehirmcA nf tho Rrnhhrms was stored a Lot of oats, fertilizer, plows, etc. The losses of all concerned are no doubt covered by insurance or at least will not be .heavy, but at one time it Looked as if the fire would be a serious one, as the buildings and those near were all wood, some of them very old, and as everything was dr> they would have burned rapidly The fire department used something Like thirty or forty thousand gallons of water, as the flames wert hard to extinguish. Upstairs in the stables of Jones Bros, was a lot of fodder, and this caught on fire from the sparks from the roof, but a stream of water was turned on and later the entire lol of fodder was thrown out on th* ground. The fire department as wel as the people generally worked hard and it is due to their good work thai so little damage was done. Thes< wooden buildings are veritable fin traps, and soner or later they are go ing to cause a disastrous fire. SMILE. The thing that goes the farthest to ward making life worth while, That costs the least and does th? most, is iust a pleasant smile. It's worth a million dollars and i doesn't cost a cent, So when you get the habit, see O'Rilej at his tent. O'Riley's photograph tent is a the old stand, "down by the depot.' He is the only photographer that returns again and again. There is z reason. Rev. O. J. Frier. Pastor 0. J. Frier has offered his resignation and will soon retire from the pastorate of the Bamberg church. This will leave another of the important pulpits vacant. We do not know the plans of Brother Frier, but we sincerely trust that he will be kept in South Carolina. During his three years at Bamberg he has done a fine work, not only in his church and community, but also in his Association and in evangelistic services throughout the State. Fifty have been added to the membership of his rhureh. and its benevolent contribu tions have gone from $400 to $600 per year. A new parsonage has been built and the church newly furnished. Brother Frier has endeared himself to our brotherhood and the pastors have sought his help in many meetins. We will rejoice to hear that one of our strong churches has laid hold on him for continued service in South Carolina.?Baptist ' Courier. BUSINESS LOCALS. Highest price paid for cotton seed. W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. See me now about your cotton ' seed. Will buy or exchange for meal. W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. Jones Bros, have just received a car load of first-class horses and mules, which were selected in the West by their Mr. W. P. Jones. They are good ones and are going at low prices. See them quick if you want to buy or trade. Jones Bros, received this week their third car load of stock for this season. Both horses and mules in this load, all good ones. They will go on a basis of low priced cotton. i See them quick. """ 3 - t" ? ?? ?* OAA If you neea a nurse ur m me, w the load Jones Bros, received this 1 week, this being their third car load for this season. They are good ones. Some extra nice horses in this load, as well as high-class mules. They can suit you and will treat you right. Monday's Sales. Master H. C. Folk sold several pieces of real estate at public auction last Monday, as follows: In the case of Roach vs. Bond, 180 acres, for $2,700 to B. C. Bellinger, attorney. In the case of Neal vs. Fogle, 40 acres, for $255 to George Neal. In the case of Simmons vs. Whet'stone, five aores, for $1,500 to W. E. Free, attorney. In the same ^se . Lots Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 10 in Brabham Court to C. B. Free for $585.. Also Lots Nos. 15, 16, 34, and 35 in Brabham Court to C. B. Free for $325. At the conclusion of the sales by i the Master, J. C. Copeland, as attorney for the heirs of C. Boozer Copeland and Theacia Copeland, sold 164 acres of land for $1,955. It was bought by B. H. Carter. Monument Fund. There are just one hundred subscribers to the Confederate monu, ment fund in the town and county > who have not paid in their subscrip[ tions. These range from 50 cents to $25.00. The Chapter president urges that these be sent in at once, either to her or the editor of this ; paper.' The ! Chapter obligations are due now, and the ladies will be saved | much trouble if contributors will re' spond at once. The Chapter hopes to have all subscriptions paid in be | fore January. Smile?get the habit. Lucinda B. Helm's Birhdty. J From the great vision of this darI ing, strong soul has grown the mag\ nificent work which is now called | the Home Department of the Woman's Missionary Council. One hundred and two thousand women and children are enlisted in the effort for human betterment in our own ' country. More than half of all the parsonages that belong to the church have 1 been helped by the women. Boxes 1 of supplies have been sent into preachers' homes and mission sta( tions. Schools for mountaineers, immigrants dependent and delinquent as ' well as preventive and rescue homes \ have been organized (twelve in num! ber.) The chain of thirty-two city mis' sions organized, in which are found ; twenty Wesley houses, three large ' institutional churches, a door of hope, and gospel settlements, have : challenged the admiration of State | charity organizations and large phi! lanthropic bodies. The work and office of deaconess has been created 1 in the church, and to-day seventy; five deaconesses, and twenty-five ' missionaries are in active service. [ Large immigrant works at Galves^ ton, Biloxi, Gulfport, and New Orleans, now exist. December 23, is Miss Lucinda 1 Helm's birthday. The month also closes the quarter of a century of ac* tive service of the Woman's Home > Mission Society. Can there be a more fitting time i than to give a thank offering to make possible the Lucinda B. Helm Hall ' at London, Ky., as a monument to 5 the life and labor of Miss Helm and 1 as a monument for the large life 5 which has come to the women ^ through social service, and- as 'a * monument to the church rallying to I an opportunity to do great things ^ for Him who gave His life for us. Capt. 1). H. Rice Dead. * Capt. D. H. Rice, of this county, died suddenly Tuesday morning at a sanitarium in North Carolina, "Where he had been carried for treat ment. His health gave way a few months ago, and recently he was car? ried there for treatment. His death was unexpected, as he seemed to be t getting on nicely. The end came without warning. The burial took r place yesterday at Springtown church. Capt. Rice was a good * man and a good citizen, and will be misst ed in the community and county. He ' was about fifty-five years old, and - had never married. I mm Smile?get the habit. Marriage in Denmark. Denmark, Dec. 2.?At Bethel Park Methodist church a beautiful wedding was solemnized Wednesday evening in the presence of a large audience. The couple were Miss Hattie Rameille, the accomplished daughter of Mr. W. H. Wroton, of Denmark, and Dr. M. Robert Willis, formerly of Williston, but now of Denmark. The ceremony was preceded by an elaborate programme, consisting of i instrumental and vocal music, ren-! dered by talented friends. Mis$ Lulie Moody, of Barnwell, sang sweetly a solo, "All for You." Schubert's "Serenade" was excellently sung by Miss Lillian Goolsby, of Denmark. Mrs. W. L. Riley rendered the instrumental selections, which' were highly appreciated by the audience. To the notes of Tannhauser's "Wedding March" the bridal party entered, preceded by the following ushers: Messrs. H. Ruby Gillam, of| Denmark, with Harry Thomson, of! Williston; Gordon Spigener, of Wil-j liston, with J. G. Boozer, of Denmark. filing: down left and right aisles, respectively, crossing just in front of the chancel and taking positions on the extreme ends of the arc of formation. Then came five couples of attendants in the following order: Miss Martha Riley, of Denmark, with Dr. O. S. Munnerlyn, of Sumter; Miss Emma Owens, of Denmark, with Mr. H. W. Matthews, of Atlanta; Miss Nettie Miller, of Big Run, Pa., with Mr. C. Arthur Epps, of Timmonsville; Miss Doris Goolsby, of Denmark, with Mr. J. Wesley Crum, of Denmark, and Miss Alston Wroton, of Charleston, with Mr. Walter B. Gillam, of Denmark. The costumes of the bridesmaids were white marquisette over the colors, blue and pink messaline satin, carrying pink carnations. Then came the dame of honor, Mrs. J. C. Wroton, of Tucson, Arizona, elegantly clad in blue chiffon cloth, trimmed in pearls, princess lace and chiffon roses, carrying an armful of Killarney roses, and her counterpart in charming grace and beauty, the maid of honor, Miss Genivieve Wroton, a sister of the bride, closely followed, exquisitely gowned in a rose pink crepe meteor, trimmed in white silk embroidered' banding, crepe roses and marabou, carrying an armful of Killarney roses. , Next entered the two little flower girls, Misses Loula Bess Wroton and Helen Milhous, dressed in embroidered lace over white satin, scattering over the white pathway variegated flowers. Little Joseph Matthews, the ringhearer, in a black velvet suit, carrying his precious freightage in a large Killarney rose, and delivering the goods with applied' grace when the occasion demanded it, attracted the attention of the audience. The bride, a young woman of rare beauty, the possessor of natural gifts and cultured charms, entered from the left vestibule of the church on the arm of her eldest brother, Mr. J. C. Wroton, of Tucson, Arizona, and simultaneously the groom entered from the rear alcove of the church, in company with his best man, Mr. J. B.. Guess, Jr., of Denmark. The bride was clad in a heavy white satin, trimmed in baby Irish lace and princess lace banding and pearls, wearing a veil of tulle, with a wreath of lillies of the valley, carrying a shower bouquet of maiden hair fern and valley lillies, and wearing a brooch of pearls and diamonds, the gift of the groom. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. D. D. Dantzler, of Orangeburg, an uncle of the bride. The exit was made in the reverse order, each couple making a complete egress before the next began to march. Dr. Willis and his bride left on the Augusta bound train for an ex tended stay witn relatives m anotner part of the State, and upon their return will be at home to their friends. At the station a large number of young people awaited the departure of the couple with a good supply of rice in readiness to shower their farewell, but the party eluded the crowd and boarded the train one mile east of the station. Simel?get the habit. Ends His Life with Bullet. Mr. Paul Livingston, a prominent resident of the Woodford section of Orangeburg county, committed suisuicide some time Sunday or early Monday morning by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. The inquest over the remains was held by Magistrate Baggott, of North, and so far as known, there is no reason for the deed. Mr. Livingston was about 63 years of age and leaves a wife and family. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at Pen Branch church. According to the evidence educed at the inquest, Mr. Livingston was last seen at his home Sunday morning about ten o'clock. It was supposed that he had gone off to visit some of his neighbors or relatives and no suspicion was aroused until lito in the ovoninir when hp failed to return home. A search was started Sunday night but it was not until early Monday morning that he was found. When discovered, the bo&y was some distance from the house on a small island in a branch. The body wras lying beside a log with a bullet hole in the head, and a .revolver tightly gripped in on? hand. The deceased had a twin brother, Mr. Austin Livingston, who committed suicide about nine years ago in the same neighborohood.?Orangeburg Evening News. Card of Thanks. We cannot see every one personally, so must adopt this method of extending our hearty thanks to the fire department and the public generally who rendered such valuable assistance in saving our property from destruction by fire last Sunday afternoon. Had it not been for their good and faithful work, our stables would have burned, and we are exceedingly grateful to all. Yours truly, JONES BROS. Smile?get the habit. . / [?? I BAKING M a Jw Used and praise M -> competent and Jv try cooks th< ij| The only Baking m from Royal Gi gL Tartar?made TERROR TO HORSE THIEVES. A Deputy Who Has Brought Many Rustless to Justice. Foe to the horse rustler, keen and fearless almost to the point of being foolhardy, Deputy Sheriff Harry Wrighit, of Los Angeles countyrand a native of St. Louis, stands out as one of the unique figures in the border life of the southwest. His gift of identifying stolen horses from description borders almost on the uncanny. He has recognized horses three years after they have been reported to him as stolen, never having seen the animals previously. "It's just born in me, I guess," is the way he describes It. In three years he has brought to justice more than 50 horse and cattle rustlers in the southwest and has recovered, nearly 700 head of stolen stocK. liunpiay nas naa a piaue iu his activities, and his ability to "draw" quicker than the other fellow'permits this story to be written. Some of the most notorious rustlers of the southwest are now in prison as a result of Wright's activity. Bob Brown, alias "George Musgrave," train robber and horse thief; Bill Westphal, alias "Arizona Charley," trick rider and outlaw, and Clay McGonigle, cattle rustler and once champion steer roper, formed a notorious gang that was broken up by Wright with the aid of his gun and Harveyized steel nerve. Three years ago this gang raided Bixby's Palo Verde rancho and stole nineteen horses. Wright went on the trail of one member of the gang, Westphal, which led into the San Bernardino desert. He followed a zig-zag track over the torrid waste, often without food or water for nearly twenty-four hours at a stretch. - a 11 i - J -1.1 rue trail iea iuuj uie muumaiiu ui Inyo county, where Wright brought up three weeks later. Following the track of the outlaw's horse into the foothills, he lost it on the mesa, but finally picked it up again on an abandoned sheep trail leading up and along the steep, lonely mountain side. He proceeded cautiously, and as he neared the glow in the window of an old cabin on the steep hillside he dropped down on his hands and knees and wormed his way to the window. He arose without the crackling of a twig and saw Westphal, stretched out on the flootr, sleeping before a rapidly dying fire. The rotton old window sash was raised enough to permit his fingers to slip under it. Bracing himself, .....IF YOU > SEE SOME I ARRIVED! llonJ Porro in VJi iiaiiu uago 111 TUI Black and Colors; F Fine Handkerchief! Some Holiday Nov Ik Hi (Formerly K. I BAMBEI , ... . y2T!:: nniiincn vm FUnULK | ly Pur* Ml id by the most I careful pas* w p e world over ^ : Powder made zx aoe Cream of m 1 Wright gave the sash a mighty tag with his left hand, and, as it was jerked away, he shoved his gun-hand,, head and shoulders into the aperture just as the startled outlaw grabbed / for his gun, which was lying cocked * on the floor beside him. "Hands up, Bill!' I've got you!" was the sharp command that stayed Westphal's hand. Keeping his man covered, Wright climbed through the opening, and two minutes later bad the oulaw handcuffed and harmless. In the morning lie took the prisonerdown the mountain, and "next day landed him in the Los Angeles jail. Three days later Wright shoved his revolver under Brown's left arm at ? Fourth and Broadway, Los Angeles, and took him into custody. He was , taking no chances. McGonigle was catured later in San Diego. Wylie Hill, alias, "Wild *Horse Hill," formerly a fancy irlder with Buffalo Bill's show, and who had a reputation of being a gun fighter, 4a serving a 10-years' sentence as a re- 4 IX - jf TfT?1 TT^. 1 SUll OI wrigms WU1&. no &uun Wright was after him and bragged that he would never be arrested by the Los Angeles deputy. Wright found Hill in a Long Beach livery stable. Hill reached for his gun* * * . but Wright "beat him to it," and as a bullet whizzed past his ear, Hill surrendered. "But Robert Perry was the slickest I ever had to deal with," continued Wright with a smile. "Perry,lived at the Y. M. C. A., was a great worker in the church and sang in the choir. He also taught a Sunday-school class and apparently was some Christian. "His game was to go away from ? town, steal only fine driving horses, hide them for a time and then adver- -y tise them for sale to Ijjjyate parties. . "I finally got the goods on him and arrested him. He was kept in a cell by himself and eVery day for nearly a week I questioned him about the whereabouts of the animals he stole, but he would give me no in formation. Then I decided to try another scheme. # / "I figured he could not stick around churches so close and not get ' a little religion. I went to a rr her , V fijy* ' ^ friend of mine and got him mark y a number of verses in the Bible cal-^ culated to make a sinner sit up and take notice. I worked a bunch of these off on him for five days straight and they were landed like solar-plexus thumps on his conscience. Finally he came through and told me all about his, deals."?St. Louis PostDispatch. Smile?get the habit. Smile?get the habitt ' 1 ''' VANT TCL~. WW GOODS FH1S WEEK j -*1 CiiaJa 1 aa ?L av f rcl, dueue, Lcaiuci, other* Trimmings; ' 'I 5; Stamped Goods, J elties at .... \ 4 j iery Store . SHIJCE & CO.) T to, s. c. ^