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Site Hamburg l??rali Thursday, Jan. 18,1912. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughoi the Town and County. See the change in auditors appoint ments in this issue. The recent ba weather made it impossible for hii to meet the appointments as made. The recent cold weather has prat tically paralyzed business. Ther was nothing doing at all last Satui day, although there was a good crow in town Monday. ^ ?ill krt AAn/liirttarl mnrr B6rV'lCB8 Will uc LuuuuLitu, uiviu ing and evening, at the Bamber Presbyterian church on next Sundaj January 22nd, by Rev. S. H. Hay, o Lyndhursh, S. C., to which the put lie are invited. The number of marriage license issued by the judge of probate, froc the first of July, when the marriag license law went into effect, until th present time, is as follows: Whites 22; colored, 54. In the election for an associate jus tice of the State Supreme Court, hel< by the legislature last Thursday Senator Black and Representative Hunter voted for Gage, while Rep A J IT reseniauve ivuey vutcu iui riooci There must have been lots of mov ing the first of the year, judging b; the number of requests we have re ceived from subscribers to chang< the address of their paper. The; should always attend to this prompt ly when there is a change of addres: so that they may not miss a single is sue of the paper. The board of stewards of the Meth odist church met at the parsonag* Thursday evening of last week an< made assessments for the support o the pastor and other expenses for thii year. Mr. J. A. Byrd was electee chairman of the board, he succeeding Mr. H. J. Brabham, who had beei the chairman for many years prior t< his death. In the election of a judge of th< second circuit, to succeed the lab Robert Aldrich, held by the legis lature last Friday, B. W. Miley, Esq. of this city, was nominated by Rep resentative J. A. Hunter. Senato Black and Representatives Hunte: and Riley voted for Mr. Miley unti he was dropped and then they vote< for Mr. Rice, who was elected. In renewing his subscription fo: 1912, our good friend, E. F. McMil lan, who is now living at Hahira, Ga. says: "Enclosed find check for $1.5< for which you will please extend m: subscription to The Herald* We can not do without it if it goes to $2.00 as it gives us the homo news. It ha* been raining here about six weeks and there is hundreds of bales of cot ton in the fields which will never b< picked." The Southern Railway should b< forced to run its train something lik< on time. It often happens that th< night train is so late people canno get their mail, as it is not opened u] until the next morning. The rail road is well paid for this mail con tract, and it should be required t< deliver the mail with some degree o promptness. Frequently the trail does not arrive until after nin< o'clock at night, yet it is schedulet to arrive at eight o'clock. For the first time in many years Bamberg was visited by a heavy sno? last Saturday. It commenced snow ing before daylight and continue< until about four o'clock that after noon, covering the ground to a deptl of about four inches. It turned ver; cold Saturday night and Sunday, an< the snow did not begin to melt t< any extent until Monday. Busines Iras practically suspended Saturday but the streets were made lively b; the crowds of old and young win were snowballing. z Train's Narrow Escape. Bamberg, Jan. 15.?The afternooi train on the Southern Railway go ing from Augusta to Branchville nar rowlv escaped a serious accident oi Sunday. Between the stations o Blackville' and Denmark, in thi county, one of the driving wheels o the engine fell off while the trai; was running at average speed. Foi tunately it was thrown clear of th track, and the prompt action of th engineer in putting on the brake brought the train to a stop with th engine still on the tracks. The dri\ ing rod was badly twisted and othe parts of the engine damaged. Th conductor walked several miles to telephone,, and after several houi a train was sent from Branchvilh The injured engine and its train wa pushed back to the siding at Leei and the passengers transferred. Tb train reached here about seven houi late. Look at the date on the label < your paper and renew if your su' scription has expired. We need tl money due us. If you don't wai the paper, let us know and we wi discontinue. We can't afford to set The Herald on credit. s. ^ New Advertisements. H. C. Folk, Master?Sale of real estate in case of J. W. Black et al.t _ plaintiffs, against Janie Tucker, etc., ~* et al., defendants. Rentz & Felder?A Dialogue Conlt tinued. The Millinery Store?Leap Year. A. B. Patterson?Lands for Sale. W. D. Coleman?Lost. H. G. Johson?Money Making Opportunities. J. A. Hunter?Farming Implements. e J. A. Wyman?Wanted, d Farmers Mercantile Co., Olar, S. C.?Our Appreciation. U. D. C. Notes, g r? January the 19th (next Friday) is * the anniversary of the birth of the/ K Confederate army's noble chieftain, Robert E. Lee. The Daughters all s over the Southland will celebrate the a day with song and verse and in en* tertaining the veterans and bestowing e crosses of honor upon those who fols. lowed where this gallant leader dared. r The Francis Marion Bamberg i Chapter, No. 71 S. C. Division, will do homage to this dead chieftain and a honor the county's veterans with a - short literary program and bestowal . of crosses of-honor on Friday at 11 o'clock in the parlors of the Garland y hotel. This meeting will serve also as the month's regular meeting, at ? which time Mrs. Garland will act as y hostess. Every member is urged to be present and be prompt, as the g program will begin at 11 o'clock promptly. Sandwiches and coffee will be served the veterans and the members present. c 1 To Give Him the Sack, f 3 Two noblemen in the reign of 1 Maximillian II.?1564-1566?one a r German, the other a Spaniard, who i had eaeh rendered a great service to 3 the emperor, asked the hand of his daughter in marriage. Maximillian 3 said that as he esteemed them both alike it was impossible to choose between them, and therefore their own prowess must decide it; but, being unwilling to risk the loss of either r by engaging them in deadly combat, r he ordered a large sack to be brought j and declared that he who should put j his rival into it should have his fair Helena. And this whimsical combat was actually performed in the presence of the imperial court and lasted an hour. The unhappy Spanish noJ bleman was first overcome and the German succeeded in enveloping him ^ in the sack, putting him upon his back and laying him at the emper ' or's feet. This comical combat is 3 said to be the origin of the phrase, ' "Give him the sack," so common in the literature of courting. 3 _ Appropriations for This Year. a Columbia, Jan. lo.?The estimated a appropriation for the State governa ment for 1912 is $2,554,514.62 as t compared with $1,938,267.27 in 1911 3 according to reports that have been . filed with Comptroller General Jones _ by the heads of the various depart3 ments of the government, including f the public institutions. The estimate 1 was prepared by the comptroller a general as required by law and has 1 been sent to the ways and means committee of the house. The income from the State tax will approximate '7 about $1,600,000 and this means that the estimates will be trimmed down I nearly $1,000,000 by the ways and means committee, before the bill is sent to the house and senate for consideration. The statements prepared j by the comptroller general shows the various amounts asked by each department. ? Pour Little Tots Left. Aiken, Jan. 15.?Thos. Duggan, 5 who came from Charleston to Aiken some weeks ago and opened a house for winter tourists, has apparently absconded, leaving behind him four Q little children, the age of the oldest _ child being eight years. His wife .. died in Charleston on the 24 th of [j December, and those who have been f associated with Mr. Duggan say that g grief probably affected his mind. ,f He left Aiken some time during aorlv nnrtinn nf last wpfik. leav Q 4J J/V* WVTM VA. * v .. -w ? J ? ._ ing no trace. When the cause was e discovered this morning the four chile dren were in the house without food s or fuel. The city authorities at once e took charge of the little orphans and r_ placed them under the care of the ,r sisters, at St. Angela's academy. e The police desire to find Mr. Duga gan. Let Us Smile. *' The thing that goes the farthest towards making life worth while, 3' That costs the least and does the e most, is just a pleasant smile. s The smile that bubbles from a heart that loves its fellow men Will drive away the cloud of gloom b- and coax the sun again. le It's full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent; l(j It's worth a million dollars, and it doesn't cost a cent 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 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. Snowed under and snowed out! Such were the services last Sunday. Only a small crowd attended Sundayschool, and the morning service last Sunday morning. Pastor Frier gave an informal talk on The Friends of Jesus and Friendship with Him. The week of prayer by the W. M. S. was quite a success, although the wpathpr interfered in breaking: ud the meeting at Mrs. R. C. Jones's on Saturday afternoon. They have their regular meeting Wednesday afternoon. Pastor Frier has been considering two calls to two splendid fields: Simpsonville, near Greenville, and Winnsboro, near Columbia. It was hard to decide between them, but he finally decided to accept the call to Winnsboro. As there were not enough at church last Sunday to have conference and wind up the work here, he will remain over till after next Sunday, which will be his last Sunday here as pastor, by general agreement with the church. He will be glad to greet as many of his many friends in Bamberg as possible at the services next Sunday. A Plea for the Twelve. n n a r, tt _ 1 (11 o <5,t90 xiuurs in iuc ;cai 12 For the Missionary Society. 8,7,36 balance on hancT. It is not much to ask?12 from 8,748?yet it is more than most of us give. Our Saviour gave his life for missions. Is it asking much that we should give twelve hours a year to prayer for and study of that for which the Son of God gave his life? This is not a plea for money, nor a plea for work. It is a plea at the first of the year , for twelve of the 8,748 hours of the year for the missionary society. We need givers and we need workers, but the most discouraging thing to missionary leaders is the poor attendance at the meetings. Whether you belong to the society or not, you are invited to attend'the meetings this year. Will you give twelve hours to missions this year? We lead such busy lives that unless we plan ahead many important things are crowded out. Most of us have a sort of general expectation of attending the meetings, but first one thing and then another comes up and the missionary meetings are crowded out. We would not definitely throw , them out and avow our purpose not , to attend, but gradually they are crowded out. Make twelve engagements for this new year.. Set aside one hour of each month now. Write down the date where you will see it and not forget it. Hold these engagements sacredly above petty interruptions and flimsy excuses. Plan definitely to attend the twelve meetings of the year. Plan now to attend the first of the twelve Home Mission meetings for 1912 next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the ladies' parlor of the Methodist church. Clinchfield Deal Crooked? New York, Jan. 15.?An accounting nf an investment, of S600.000 al leged to have been made by the late Marshall Field of Chicago in the Virginia Coal Purchase Company, a $6,000,000 concern organized to develop coal lands in the.Clinchfield district of Virginia, is sought in a suit filed here to-day by the executors and trustees of the dry goods merchant's estate against Thomas F. Ryan, Norman B. Ream, T. Jefferson Coolidge and the New York banking firm of Blair & Co., who, with Field, it is alleged, were members of the syndicate which raised the $6,000,000 capital. The complaint sets forth that Field completed payment of $600,000 as his proportion of the capital in 1906 and that in June of that year the defendants, without authority, formed a new syndicate, called the Cumberland Syndicate, with a capital of $15,000,000 and sold the assets of the Virginia Coal Purchase Company for $6,000,000. These assets the complaint alleges were not distributed nor was any payment made to the Field estate, although demand was duly made. [ \ . . ... :. . CUSTER'S LAST DAY. Story of the Massacre as Told by t! General's Orderly. "Yes; I owe my life to fhe fai that I happened to be the nearest o derly to Gen. Custer when he sigh ed the Indians which a few houi later massacred his entire detac] ment," said Col. T. W. Goldin, wt is in charge of the Boy Scouts i Kansas City. "I am now the oni man alive who was with him on tt ride preceding the massacre in tl: morning of the day it happened. "The Sioux Indians had been te rifying the settlers- and had kille a great many because the goveri ment had opened up some of the: reservations for settlement. Moi particularly they were angry becaus the government had granted the No: thern Pacific Railway a right of wa across some of their best huntin grounds. Finally, since their del redations increased instead of d< creased, the government decided t take measures to put them dowi Three expeditions were sent into tc field against Sitting Bull and Re Cloud. Gen. Custer was in comman of a regiment of cavalry in the divis ion under the command of Gei Terry. "The three divisions camped o the Powder river for three dayi making final plans for the campaigi The commanding officers met o board- the steamboat Far West o the morning of June 22, 1876, an decided to send Gen. Gibbon to th mouth of the Little Big Horn, ther to march up the river to where th Indians were encamped in the va ley. Gen. Custer was sent to strik the river above them, marchin down so that he would arrive on on side at the same time Gen. Gibbon force arrived on the other. Gen. Cu: ter was advised to take another reg ment of cavalry or artillery beside m V, 11 4- /] n n nf n A lilts uwu, uui ucunucu aiiu oiai ic with his own regiment. He wa told to time his march so that h would join Gibbon, June 26. "He disregarded the order, hov ever, and pressed on as rapidly a he could, arriving in the hills nea the river the night of the 24th. H sent a half-breed Crow Indian scoi named "Mitch" Bourier ahead t find out what he could about the p< S*ition and strength of the Siou: Bourfer came back next morning an told Gen. Custer that he had see a herd of several thousand ponies This meant that there were ths many Indians, far too large a fore for Custer's men to attack. Custe laughed at him, however. The gei ral told the scout that all he ha seen was a herd of antelope,'be that if Bourier was afraid he needn go any further. Bourier said b would go any place the soldiers wen but that they would all wake up i the next world the next morning i they attacked the Indians before Gil bon arrived. "Custer then made the two mil takes which resulted in the masss ere. Me rerusea to wait ior 1*1000 and without finding out anythin more about the enemy he divded hi regiment into four columns and set them along different routes towar the Indian village."?Kansas Cit Times. Scraps of News. The Transvaal uses $7,000,00 worth of high explosives a year. An apple eaten before breakfaf serves as a natural stimulant to th digestive organs. There are two women masters c the hounds in England and four w< men masters of Harriers. The project is again revived c connecting Paris with the Atlanti ocean by means of a ship canal t Rouen and making the French cap tal "The greatest port in Europe. China's new cotton mill is the onl one in the country. It was built b the Japanese. The machinery is oj erated by electricity. Havana tobacco always has th call, but the cultivated weed of Vei ezuela has a good flavor for smol ing. Venezuela is such a fine coui try for tobacco, the fragrant wee grows wild and makes pretty fa smoking. More than a third of the new go! now produced in this country go< into arts and manufactures. Te years ago the proportion put to th iisp was onlv about one-fifth of th total production, or $18,000,00 Last year the amount was $34,000 000 or nearly double that of ten yeai ago. This left $62,000,000 for coi] age and other purposes. In the Paddington Borough of Loi don, if you operate tenement < apartment houses, you must swet the floors of all rooms once a da; wash them once a week and open tt windows of all sleeping rooms for : least one hour each day or pay a fir of $25. It may not be possible i make the people moral by law, bi the borough council of Paddingtc believes much can be done to mal them healthy. Highest price paid for cotton see W. G. HTJTTO, at Copeland's stor i rct ; BAKING "0 Absolut T: The only Bakir ie from Royal Crap >e NO ALUM, NO r !d WOMEN OUST GAY INSTRUCTOR l- __ 'r Said He Dived Under Some of th< Pretty Ones. >6 r" Pittsburg, Jan. 9.?The announce '? .ment of the appointment of a nev g swimming instructor, posted in th< marble halls of the $1,000,000 club house of the Pittsburg Athletic Asso 0 ciation, brought balm to the societ: lm women among its members who ar< ie inclined to stoutness and who hav< ^ been wont to paddle in its magnifi ^ cent pool while Richard Cavill, ac 3" cording to their allegations, taugh 1' more comely matrons and the de butantes to pass from the poirpois* n to the mermaid class. 8' The chairman of the house com 1# mittee, F. R. Babcock, wealthy lum n ber dealer and president of the Pitts n burg chamber of commerce, said Ca ^ vill, who was brought here from th< e Illinois Athletic Association of Chi e cago, was dismissed summarily las ie week "primarily because he lacke< refinement." James R. Taylor, man e ager and instructor of the Oaklan< g Aquatic Club, who taught women o the Sewickly Y. W. C. A. to swim s has been employed as his successor Cavill, it was charged, soon be 1_ came a favorite, and several womei 53 refused to wear the regulation bloom ^ er suits, but donned creations in sill LS and laces. The comeliest of these, i e is said, became particular objects o Cavill's attention while others, les: attractive, had to teach each other t< LS swim. These told the directors tha the instructor was diving under som< e of the women and shooting them ou lt of the water, and that they had rea 0 son to believe that male friends o }" the instructor were tipped off whei c* there would be particularly interest ^ ing gyrations, with the result tha n they posted themselves in places o 5' vantage where they could see withou L* being noticed. :e Cavill said nothing had been dom ir that was not in a spirit of fun, an< l~ characterized them who accused hin d as prudes. it t Fatal Plunge Into Icy Water. 4 e Trenton, N. Jan. 13.?Whei n darkness fell upon the scene, when ^ n /I mon A turee )uuug wuuieu auu mu wvu v? }" a "joy riding" automobile part; plunged to their death in the arti 3" ficial waterway connected with i l" power plant above this city early to n day, two of the victims were be g neath the ice that covers the water 1S These bodies were recovered dur lt ing the day: Donald Reed, son o . former State Supreme Court Justict y Alfred Reed, of Trenton; Margare Tindall, Trenton; Helen Mulvey Trenton. The bodies still in the water are q Chester A. Van Clees, an automobih salesman of this city; Annie Shohos ky, Trenton. Frederick M. Foster, the driver o Le , the machine, and a member of s well known family of this city, wh< had a narrow escape from death, ii at the home of his father in a se rious condition from exposure an< ? shock. IC All concerned in the accident wer between the ages of 17 and 24 years ,~ the Mulvey girl being the youngest It developed to-day that the au y tomobile belonged to Foster's fathe (y and was taken from a garage las ' night while Mr.,Foster was attendinj the automobile show in New yorK. 16 Young Foster and his companion 1_ met the girls, and after drivinj about Trenton, induced them to taki a ride into the country. Young Foster to-night said th ir party left Trenton last night an< went to a road house three mile north of Trenton. While there som Js of the party, he said, had somethin; ^ to drink, but he himself took noth Io ing. He was familiar with the road IP 1 f OlirtfA O f -f Vl ?16 bd.lU, auu ri.il^ r? mc vui > g uv. 0 point where the accident occurred As he reached the bend, he continu rs ed, the machine began to skid an< 1_ he put on the brake. The machin kept on, however, plunged over th 1_ bank, broke through the ice and wa )r submerged. Foster said he climbed out of th automobile and got on top of\th 16 surface. He waited three or fou it minutes, hoping to see the other q come to the surface, but they di< not. He got to the shore, he said and ran to the road house and tol >n what had happened. Both his hand "e are frosted. The automobile wa lifted out of the water late this af d ternoon. e. Helen Mulvey, one of the victims - ' wsn POWDER :e/y Pure ig Powder made ie Cream ofTartar LIME PHOSPHATE * had been a resident of Trenton for" the past year. The girl came here a Vott Uovon oftar hai> w 11 mil TT Aiur VU| u i vv* a;i vvuvi i Joseph P. Mulvey, took up his residence in this city. See me now about your cotton * 9 seed. Will buy or exchange for mea}. e w. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. Free. Windows of Heaven No. 10. Send 12 names and addipsses of ^ music leaders or teachers, written 2 plainly, and I will mail a copy of my 5 new song book to you. No. 10 is tho _ best book I have published. J. EL VAUGHAN, Athens, Ga. t Auditor's Appointments. On account of the rain and tb* e bridges being washed away I was unable to meet my appointments at j Ehrhardt, St. John's, Camphill, and Kearse la?t week. I or my deputy - will be at Ehrhardt on Tuesday and - Wednesday, ^February the 6th and . 7th; at St John's Thursday, February 8th from 8 a. m. to 12 m.; at 5 Camphill, Thursday, February 8th I - from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m.; at Kearse t Friday, February 9th from 8 a. nu I to 12 m. Please meet me promptly at above places. Respectfully, R. W. D. ROWELL, 1 County Auditor, f Bamberg, S. C., Jan. 17th, 1912. ' At Olar and Govan. ^ Having failed to meet my appoint- ' ments at Olar and Govan this week 1 on account of the snow and cold, I - or my deputy will be at Govan on t Monday, January 22nd; at Olar on t Tuesday, January 23rd and 24th, Please meet me promptly at the above f places. Respectfully, i s R. W. D. ROWELL, 3 County Auditor. a t Bamberg, S. C., Jan. 17th, 1912. 3 TAX NOTICE. * Town taxes for the year 1911 art - now due and payable to the Town f Treasurer at his office over the Bam1 berg Banking Co. TREASURER. i - LANDS FOR SALE. ' All lands of the late Angus Patf terson, situate in Fishpond Townt ship, Bamberg county, South Carolina, three and one-half miles South of Branchville and one and one-half 3 miles South of Eaisto Station, con1 taining 850 acres, more or les*. 1 bounded North by lands of J.' R. Hamilton, East by lands of J. R. Hamilton, C. F. Smoak, John Cooner, Mrs. L. E. Cooner, and G. W. Far' ell, South by Charleston and Aug ;*a Public Road, and West by 2 lands of C. F. Smoak, will be sold on salesday in February, 1912, for cash, e in two parcels, as per plat of same f in possession of Mr. N. P. Smoak at y Peoples Bank at Bamberg, 8. C. i _ Purchasers to pay for papers. ? '* A. B. PATTERSON. 1 . m NOTICE TO CREDITORS, v All persons having claims against . the estate of Mrs. Hennie I. Knight, . deceased, will file same, duly itemfi ized and sworn to, with the undersicnprt administrator, at Bamberg. 8. B C., on or before Monday, the the t 29th day. of January, 1912, and failing so to do will be barred. A. W. KNIGHT, Administrator. Bamberg, S. C., January 6th, 1912. I MASTER'S SALE. ' ^ State of South Carolina?County of . Bamberg?Court of Common Pleas. 1 J. W. Black et al, plaintiffs, against i Janie Tucker, etc., et al, defendants. 3 Pursuant to an order made in the B above entitled cause on December 8th, 1911, by his Honor Judge S. W. G.'Shipp; Circuit Judge, presiding in 1 the second circuit, I, <H. C. Folk, > Master in and for the county of Bam5 berg, will sell at public auction for cash, to the highest bidder, in front '' of the court house door at Bamberg, S. C., on February 5th, 1912, the - same being sales day, the tracts of r land hereinafter described, being the portion allotted to the estate of J. M. 1 Tucker in the above entitled action. I All of that certain piece, parcel or . tract of land situate, lying and being 1 s in the county and State aforesaid* containing one hundred and eight ? /1A81 anroa nnH lrnnwn M thp MfiT e home tract, and designated as Tract * A, and bounded on the North by the e Charleston and Augusta public road; . on the East by lands of Isaac Belcher 1 and Henry Felder; on the South and s West by lands of J. J. England, e ALSO g All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the said county and State, containing two 1, hundred and eight (208) acres, and e designated as Tract B, and bounded ? I on the North and West by lauds of W. L. McFail, N. P. Smoak and Southern Railway; on the East by I lands designated as Tract D, and bee longing to J. W. Black; and on the e soutn Dy lanas or w. Li. nicrau. The two tracts above described are s more fully designated and described on a plat made by order of court in e this action, that is filed in the clerk's e office in this county, reference to > which may be had if desired. f r If the successful bidder at the sale s of these lands fails to comply with d his bid, the property will be sold on I the same or some subsequent sales ' day, at the risk of the former purd chaser, and so on from time to time s until a purchaser be found who will s comply. Purchaser to pay for pa- ^ >. pers. ' i; H. C. POLK, Master for Bamberg County, j, Bamberg, S. C., January 12, 1912. A -