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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Dr. J. J. Cleckley spent last Friday in Columbia. ?Mr. A. D. Williams, of the Olar section, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Fowler spent Sunday in Rowesville with friends. ?Mrs. J. W. Barr left last Friday for Greenwood for a visit to friends, j ?Mr. J. F. Kearse, Jr., of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city ^ Monday. ?Mr. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker spent last Friday and Saturday in Charleston. ?Mrs. Havelock Eaves, of Orangeburg, spent several days in the city last week with relatives. ?Mrs. J. D. O'Hearn, of Lakeland, Fla., is spending some time in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jennings. ?Miss Carrie Lee Bradley spent from Friday to Sunday with her parents in Orangeburg. Mr. Bradley and family have recently moved from Baldoc to Orangeburg. ?Mrs. A. A. Zeigler, who has uecn ill uau iiectiuu iui sumc umc, was operated on in Columbia last Friday. Her many friends will be glad to know that she is getting along nicely. ?Mr. and Mrs. M. Blount, who have been residents of Bamberg for several years past, left last week for Fernandina, Fla., where they will live in future. They have many friends here who regret their departure, but who wish them happiness and prosperity in their new home. ?Superintendent E. P. Allen, Mrs. J. A. Murdaugh, Misses Hattie Newsom, Stella Hair, Mary Lay, Ollie Lee Dobson, Louise Martin, Mabel Webber, May Zeigler, and Gertrude Dibble, all teachers in the graded school of this city, attended the meeting of the State Teachers' Association in Charleston last Fri? day and Saturday. ?Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Brabham and children, of Raleigh, N. C., arrived in the city last Friday for a ^ "\lf r?n Drr?KV?Q y*-* QT1/1 V 1511 IW 1 ciau V CO. 1U19. JJiauuaui uuu the children will be here for some weeks, but Mr. Brabham returned to Raleigh Monday afternoon. Mr. Brabham's very many friends were delighted to see him again and to know that he is getting along nicely in his work. ROBBERIES AT LAMAR. Hardware and Grocery Stores Entered Sunday Night. * _____ Lamar, April 29.?Unknown parties broke into the Lamar Market company and the Colclough Hardware company stores Sunday night, robbing the market of a lot of canned goods and breaking up a gum ^ vending machine, also robbed the cash drawer of its contents. The principal loss discovered at the hardware store so far seems to be revolvers and knives. It is thought that the robbery was committed by negroes of this place, and a sharp watch will be kept on all in tne nopes or getting some clew to the deed. RUNAWAY SCARE IN ALLENDALE Six-Year-Old Lad Saves Himself by Rare Presence of Mind. Allendale, April 29.?What might have proved a very serious accident occurred in Allendale yesterday morning when the 6-year-old son of Mr. T. O. Sanders was left waiting in a buggy outside the postoffice by the negro driver. The horse becoming frightened dashed off with the little boy, the sole occupant of the buggy. Many tried to stop the ani- I mal, but without avail. It ran for about seven blocks, turnig four cor- I ners. The little fellow managed to ' keep in the buggy before the last * corner was turned, seeming to real- j ize that being saved depended on his own efforts, and with rare presence in nna en vnnno' V>o nlimhort VI U11UU 1U uut OV J VUUJ5, uv V?*UAI/VV? I over the back of the buggy and - jumped to the ground. His escape without injury seemed almost miraculous. It was an anxious time for those who witnessed the runaway. Bright Boy. A young New Haven man, returning home from a health trip to Colorado, told his father about buying a [ silver mine for $3,000. "I knew they'd rope you in!" exclaimed the old man. "So you were ass enough to buy a humbug mine." "Yes, but I didn't lose anything. I formed a company, and sold half the stock to a Connecticut man for $7,000." "Y?you did." gasped the old man as he turned white. "I'll bet I'm the one who bought it." "I know you are," coolly observed the young man as he crossed his legs and tried to appear very much at home. Wait for O'Riley. WHEN BAD MEN RULED WEST. Thrilling and Daring Deeds of Vigilantes who Cleared up Outlaws. There is this story about Joseph A. Slade, a bad man of the early sixties, in Virginia City, Nev., to whose 'fame various authors have contributed, including Mark Twain: "He and one Bob Scott, a somewhat noted man of the time, had become interested in a set-to at poker; game followed game, and drink followed drink. Both were exhilarated by liquor; each 'raised' the other till Siade's money was exhausted. Slade pointed at tne piles or coin neapea j upon the table, exclaiming, 'Bob, 1 that money belongs to me.' ] " 'It does if the cards say so,' said < Bob, 'not otherwise.' \ " 'Perhaps,' rejoined Slade, 'my : cards are not better than yours; but,' < drawing his revolver and pointing it 1 at Scott, 'mv hand is.' 1 "Scott glanced at him with amaze- ] ment, and for a moment both parties were silent. At length Slade reached 1 forward to pull down the pile of 1 double eagles and transfer them to < his pocket, when, quick as lightning, j Scott pushed aside the pistol with i one hand and dealt his antagonist * a stunning blow between the eyes ] with the other. Slade fell, and Scott 1 fell on top of him, and gave him a severe drubbing, only permitting 1 him to rise on his promising to behave himself. The game was re- ] sumed and no reference made to the fight, until Slade, thoroughly sober- i ed, quietly remarked, 'Well Bob, if you'd pounded me about two minutes ; longer, I'd have got sober sooner.' " : This story is told by Nathaniel ' Pitt Langford in illustration of 1 Slade's characteristic civility to the i man who once downed him so thor- < oughly. He never seemed to forget. 1 Mi* t anffnrH priine' to the frontier ..XI. O o in June, 18 62, with Captain James 1 L. Fisk's Northern Overland Expedition, had personal experiences with < Slade and other outlaws of the times, i Henry Plummer, Charley Harper, ] "Cherokee Bob," Boone Helm, Geo. 1 Ives, "Dutch" John, David Opdyke < ?these and other men with ready j guns and contemptuous of laws have 1 their places in Mr. Langford's pages. And along with the tale of how out- . lawry flourished for a time is pub- ; lished the account of how finally the ] Vigilantes, a self-constituted author- 1 ity, ended the reign of terror. In no j other recent volumes has the large- ; caliber gun spoken so constantly and to such deadly effect; in no other current chronicle is the noosed rope 1 so eloquent. ] Outlawry had gone far and mur- ] derously before the events took place i which led to the formation of the < first Vigilance committee. "The packer of a train belonging 1 to Neil McClinchev, a well-known mercantile operator of the upper Co- < lumbia, in October, 1862, when four i days out from Florence, on his re- ] turn to Walla Walla, was stopped by i a masked party, of which Harper ; was supposed to be the leader, and 1 for want of sufficient force robbed of i j fourteen pounds of gold. As he gave i the treasure into the hands of the assailants the villain who took it : said in a consoling tone: 'That's < sensible. If every man was as reasonable as you things would go along : smoother.' < "Shortly after this robbery Jo- : sep and John Berry were returning to the river with their train. They had gone but 40 miles from Florence when they were confronted by three men in masks, who, with leveled pistols, commanded them to throw up their hands. Seeing that resistance was useless, they obeyed and were relieved of $1,100. The packers recognized the voices of David English and William Peoples, and the third one was afterward ascertained to be ! Nelson Scott. The victims returned with all possible expedition to Lewiston, Idaho, where the report of their loss excited the most intense indignation." An organized pursuit of the robbers began at once. i "From the fact that they passed south of Lewiston it was believed that they had gone down the Columbia. Distributing themselves among 1 the different roads and trails in that ( direction, the pursuers made diligent search for them in every nook and corner which would afford them a hiding place. Their diligence was successful. The robbers had separated, but were arrested in detail ?Peoples at Walla Walla, Scott on Dry Creek, near there, and English at Walla, 40 miles distant on the Columbia. "The only surprise they manifested upon being arrested was at the temerity of their captors. In a community which had so long held them in fear and legal interference with their business was deemed by them an outrage. They did not pause to inquire whether their reign was near its termination, nor think that perhaps the people had decided as between longer submission to their villainies and condign punishment for their actual crimes. If they had their efforts to escape would have been immediate. As it was, they rested easy and reflected savagely pa^ upon the revenge in store for their raptors after their friends had ef- tuc fected their rescue." of Taken to Walla Walla and then, wh by a judge's order, to Florence, the sui prisoners presently found themselves his in the hands of a popular committee, ph: A.s night fell they were in a strongly not guarded building on the Clearwater. brc "The next morning at an early He tiour the people gathered around the wh prison. The guards were gone and all the door ajar. Unable to restrain ( :heir curiosity and fearful that the hin 'obbers had been rescued, they push- kni 3d the door wide open. There, hang- it 1 ing by the neck, stark and cold, they on* oeheld the bodies of the three despe- wai radoes. Justice had been anticipat- to ?d, and the first Vigilance Commit- flee tee of the northern mines had com- sta tnenced its work. No one knew or the :ared who had done it, but all felt em that it was right, and the community I breathed freer than at any former the period of its history. "Intelligence of the execution, car svith the usual exaggeration, spread 18' tar and wide through the mining len samps. It was received with approv- tur il by the sober citizens, but filled the trh robber horde with consternation. on( Charley Harper, while on the way ed from Florence to Lewiston to gather in full particulars, met a mountaineer, soi " 'Stranger,' he inquired, 'what's rep the news?' coi " 'I 'spose you've heard about the of hanging of them fellers?' hii " 'Heard some. What's the par- he ticulars?' pei " 'Well, Bill Peoples, Dave English difl and Nels Scott have gone in. They thi strung 'em up like dried salmon, tio Happy Harry got out of the way in ch? time; but if they get Club-Foot his George his life won't be worth a '01 sent. They're after a lot more of to them up in Florence.' ths " 'Do you know who they are after?' asked Harper. 'W " 'Yes. Charley Harper's the big sh( sheif they're achin' for the most, but the story now is that he's already hanged. A feller went into'town day All before yesterday and said he saw him trij 3trung up out here on Camas prairie. Te: Did you hear anything of it back on the road'? mi Wise to the import of the moment, blc Harper fled the immediate scene. But he did not change his manner of kil life, and his time of reckoning was to come. Such, however, was the be- 'Li ginning of the end for the outlaws thi and gun men. A year or so later, the when the Vigilantes were strong, by well organized and well advanced in in their cleansing work?Henry Plummer and other trouble makers duly fro banged?there was an impressive in 3cene at Virginia City. It had been as determined to round up finally all dig known members of the robber band ha: that had followed Plummer. of "On the 13th of January, three abi days after Plummer was executed, an order was quietly made for the Vigi- Pli lantes to assemble at night in suffici- pai ent force to surround the city. Not to a man was to be permitted to leave Fi] the city after the line of guards was ari established. Bill Hunter, one of the go six marked for capture, suspecting be: the plot, effected his escape by crawl- lar ing beyond the pickets in a drain ing J:i-U rru" oftor an Ill 1 11C wao uiivn^iv/u uiwi uu nightfall by more than 500 armed in men, so quietly that none within, ex- set cept the Vigilantes, knew it until the wa next morning. "All that long winter night, while am that cordon of iron men was quietly bis stretching along the heights over- ni2 looking the city, the executive com- Th mittee sat in council, deliberating wc upon the evidence of guilt against cei the men enmeshed in their toils. At inj the same time another small band wi' was assembled around a faro table na in the chamber of a gambling saloon, bei Jack Gallagher suddenly broke the Pli silence of the game with the remark: of " 'While we are here betting those tol Vigilantes are passing sentence of death upon us.' mj "Wonderful prescience! He little ev< know or realized the truth which see this observs.tion had for him and his nnmMdac in ininnitv | fln l/uuii xju iuivjuivj i wm "Morning broke, cold and cloudy, by discovering to the eyes of the citi- cui zens the pickets of the Vigilantes. The city was like an entrenched mi camp. Hundreds of men, with guns pei at the shoulder, were marching see through the snow on all the sur- an< rounding hillsides, with military reg- vie ularity and precision. The prepara- wii tion could not have been more th< perfect if made to oppose an invad- ed; ing army. There was no misunderstanding this array. People talked fig with bated breath to each other of Ma the certain doom which awaited the ley villains who had so long preyed upon ap] their substance and spread terror Ba through the country." 'ch And doomsday fell, sure enough qu for the bandits?Gallaher,, Boone Me Pi-onl- Poricli a n rl thp rp?.t fif? I 1 CI 111 1 1UUU X M1AWA1 W.. W .WWW who had only the past prestige of hii terror to pit against grim determin- he ation and plenty of rope. The robbers met their short shrift with va- th< riousmanifestations of cowardice and tio bravado. Helm's last moments were full of blasphemy and braggadocio, wa The fellow himself leaves a bad trail by through many of Mr. Langford's vei ;es. Concerning him we read: 'Boone Helm was a native of Kenky. His parents emigrated to on the newest settlements in .Missouri ile he was a boy. The rough purts of border-life were congenial tc tastes. He excelled in feats ol fsical strength, and delighted in ;hing more than a quarrel which >ught his prowess into full display. was an inordinate drinker, and en excited by liquor gave way tc the evil passions of his nature. Dne of the exploits recorded oi j was that of hurling a bowiefe into the ground and regaining with his horse at full speed. On i occasion* while the circuit court 3 in session, the sheriff attempted arrest him. He resisted the of>r, but, urging his horse up the irs into the courtroom, astonished ! judge by demanding with profane phasis what he wanted of him.'1 S'or was his the only notoriety in family. 'Three brothers of Boone Helm ne to the Pacific coast between 18 and 1858. They all died viot deaths. At the time of the ren of oBone Helm to Florence foi il for the murder of Dutch Fred i of these brothers, familiarly call'Old Tax' was engaged in minins the Boise diggings, 200 miles ith of Florence. He had a gooc lutatibn for honesty, liberality anc irage. He was, moreover, a mar eccentric character. It is told ol q that in one of the mining towns threatened to shoot on sight ? son with whom he had a persona ficultv. His enemy, hearing ol s, swore to reciprocate the inten n upon the first opportunity. A mce soon after offering to earn threat into execution, he said tc d Tex,' as he presented his pisto fire. 'Tex, I heard that you said it you'd shoot me on sight.' 'Looking around, Tex replied ell, didn't you say you woulc )ot me, too?' " 'Yes, I did.' " 'Well, why don't you do it then' I you've got to do is to pull tha' gger and that's the last of 'Olt x.'' "This stoical bravery won the ad ration of the man and defeated his ody purpose. " 'Tex,' said he, 'I don't want t< 1 you.' " 'That suits me,' replied Tex it's go and take a drink.' Ant is their enmity ended in making jm fast friends. Texas was killec being thrown from a fast horst Walla Walla in the year 1865." Henry Plumimer, bandit chie tm 1861 till the Vigilantes got hin 1863, is described by Mr. Langforc a man of gentlemanly bearing ant unified deportment. But he let nt ll-marks interfere with his cours< action. Among other storie; out him. is this: "On one occasion in July, 1863 immer invited Dr. Glick to accom ay him on a horseback excursioi his ranch on the Rattlesnake iding no one at the cabin on theii 'ival, Plummer asked the doctor t< with him down the creek and picl rries. They soon came upon < ge clump of birch bushes. Pull r them aside, Plummer discloset open space cut within the clump which were seated several men sing whom Glick drew back, bu s told by Plummer to come in. "He entered and found himsel Lid five or six men with masked o: ickened faces, of whom he recog :ed Moore and Billy * Terwilliger e latter was lying on a blanket >unded in the leg by a bullet re ved in some affray. After dress I the wound the doctor startec th Plummer on the return to Ban ck. While crossing the plateai tween Rattlesnake and Bannack immer suddenly wheeled in fron the doctor, and, cocking his pis , thrust it into his face, saying: " 'Now, you know all. These an r men. I'm their chief. If yoi sr breathe a word of what you'vi m, I'll murder you.' " What a commentary on the mei d the times, that before his deatl the rope Plummer was able to se re his election as sheriff. Mr. Langford's book, covering ich territory and many bad-mei rformances, wanders much fron >ne to scene, shooting to shooting d hanging to hanging. This re iw, necessarily scattering, is close( th the story from near the end o } volume, of a typical double trag "One of the most mcmorabl* hts in Nevada took place betweei irtin Barnhardt and Thomas Peas Feasiev was a man 01 sitikiiij pearance and fine ability. Botl rnhardt and Peasley claimed to b< ief?always a sufficient cause o arrel between men of their stamp :eting Peasley one day after th< ht, Barnhardt tauntingly aske( n if he was as good a man then ai was at Carson. " 'This,' replied Peasley, 'is neithe: 5 time nor place to test that ques n.' "Soon afterward, while Peasle: s seated in the office of the Orms house in Carson engaged in con rsation with some friends Barn hardt entered and, approaching him, asked: 'Are you heeled?' i " 'For heaven's sake,' rejoined i Peasley, 'are you always spoiling for a fight?' " 'Yes,' cried Barnhardt, and with: out further notice fired his revolver. l The ball passed through Peasley's i heart. Seeing that he had inflicted . a fatal wound, Barnhardt fled to the I washroom, closing the windowed > door after him. Peasley rose and staggered to the door. Thrusting his : pistol through the sash, he fired and killed Barnhardt instantly. Falling ; back in the arms of his friends, they i laid him upon a billiard table. ; " 'Is Barnhardt dead?' he whis1 pered, as life was ebbing. " 'He is,' was the answer given by s half a dozen sorrowing friends. 1 " 'It is well. Pull my boots off ! and send for Brother Andy, and with ' these words on his lips he expired." i ?Vigilante Days and Ways. BANK STATEMENTV Statement of the condition of the 1 Ehrhardt Banking Co., located at Ehrhardt, S. C., at the close of busi ness April 18th, 1912. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $51,975.47 ' Furniture and fixtures 1,151.78 - Banking house 2,250.00 ; Duo from banks and 5 bankers 44,057.89 Currency 2,175.00 1 Gold 222.50 1 Silver and other minor i coin 367.61 E Checks and cash items.... 126.49 TOTAL $102,326.74 1 LIABILITIES. I Capital stock paid in $20,000.00 f Surplus fund 6,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes 1 paid 3,696.79 f Individual deposits sub) ject to check 41,670.88 I Savings deposits 16,727.59 . Time certificates of de1 posit 14,231.48 TOTAL $102,326.74 [ State of South Carolina?County of jbamDerg. Before me came A. F. Henderson, Cashier of the above named hank, ? who, being duly sworn, says that the t above and foregoing statement is a , true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. A. F. HENDERSON. Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, 3 this 27th day of April, 1912. J. C. HIERS, JR., Notary Public, S. C. } Correct-Attest: JACOB EHRHARDT, FRANK H. COPELAND, j J. C. KINARD, Directors. 1 BANK STATEMENT. 3 Statement of the condition of The Farmers & Merchants Bank, located at Ehrhardt, S. C., at the close of " business April 18th, 1912. l RESOURCES. I Loans and discounts $29,753.15 , Overdrafts 123.48 Furniture and fixtures.... 2,210.06 5 Banking house 1,435.75 ? Due from banks and 3 bankers 8,146.18 Currency 1,988.00 Gold 25.00 ? Silver and other minor coin 742.07 ! Checks and cash items.... 614.47 TOTAL $45,038.16 r LIABILITIES. > Capital stock paid in $13,000.00 - A A A A i Surplus fund ouu.uu Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 1,651.53 i Individual deposits subject to check 14,234.34 Savings deposits 2,639.74 ' Time certificates of det posit . 2,964.70 Bills payable, including f certificates for money borrowed 10,000.00 r TOTAL $45,038.16 . State of South Carolina?County oi Bamberg. Before me came W. Max Walker, cashier of the above named bank, - who, being duly sworn, says thai 1 the above and foregoing statement . is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. 1 ^ W. MAX WALKER, Cashier. ? Sworn to and subscribed before t me this 29th day of April, 1912. F. E. ROBINSON, Notary Public, S. C. Correct-Attest: 3 S. W. COPELAND, ! J. H. ROBERTS, M. D., 3 G. B. CLAYTON, Directors. ! NOTICE OF REFERENCE TO 1 PROVE CLAIMS. Notice is hereby given to all per" sons having claims against the estate of E. Morris, deceased, that a refert ence will be held at the office of ' the Probate Judge of Bamberg county, at Bamberg, S. C., on the 24th 1 day of May, 1912, eleven o'clock a. , m., for the proof of claims against . said estate; and all persons having j claims against said estate will appear at said time and place and prove the f same, and failing so to do will be - barred. n P PT A RATON. >-4 A , a Judge of Probate of Bamberg Co. April 27th, 1912. - XOTICE. ; The undersigned administratrix of l the estate of H. F. Priester, deceased, will apply to G. P. Harmon, 3 Judge of Probate for Bamberg counf ty, for letters of dismissal as such administratrix on the 25th day of a May, 1912. A. J. PRIESTER, * Administratrix. 5 April 27th, 1912. FOR SALE. r A paying small mercantile business on Main ? street. Will sell cheap for cash to quick buyer. Apply to "X," care of The Herald. BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of the Bamberg Banking Co., located at Bamberg, S. C., at the close of business April 18th, 1912. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $226,171.69 Overdrafts 910.31 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank 1,000.00 Furniture and fixtures.... 2,173.11 Banking house 5,861.07 Due from banks and bankers 19,596.52 Currency 5,057.00 Gold 287.50 Silver and other minor coin 804.89 Checks and cash items.... 606.34 TOTAL $262,468.43 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 55,000.00 Surplus fund 45,000.00 Undivided profits less current expenses and taxes paid 17,297.96 Due to banks and bankers 719.00 Dividends unpaid 108.00 Individual denosits sub ject to check 92,436.25 Savings deposits 40,836.34 Time certificates of deposit 10,389.12 Certified checks 130.22 Casher's checks 551.54 TOTAL $262,468.43 State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came D. F. Hooton, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. D. F. HOOTON, Cashier. Sworn to- and subscribed before me this 25th day of April, 1912. W. D. COLEMAN, Notary Public, S. C. Correct-Attest: H. J. Brabham, JR., W. D. RHOAD, . V* J. B. BLACK, Directors. BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of the Peoples Bank, located at Bamberg, S. C., at the close of business April 18th, 1912. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $130,340.80 Overdrafts .*... 2,172.60 Furniture and fixtures.... 2,459.36 . %[ Rankiner house 3.329.40 Due from banks and bankers 15,820.04 Currency 700.00 Gold 60.00 . Silver and other minor coin 355.70 Checks and cash items.... 811.70 TOTAL /. $156,049.60 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus fund 5,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 6,208.24 Due to banks and bankers 1,852.61 Individual deposits subject to check 50,680.89 Savings deposits 26,101.63 Time certificates of deposit 1,100.00 Cashier's checks , 106.23 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed 40,000.00 TOTAL $156,049.60 State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. ri Before me came W. P. Riley, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. P. RILEY, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of April, 1912. C. B. ?REE, Plorlr nf Pnnrt. S. C. Correct-Attest: 1 H. C. FOLK, C. B. FREE, N. P. SMOAK, Directors. BANK STATEMENT. ; Statement of the condition of the ; Bank of Olar, located at Olar, S. C., i at the close of business April 18th, 1912. RESOURCES. 1 Loans and discounts $145,008.68 Overdrafts ' *370.41 Furniture and fixtures.... 565.54 Banking house 915.50 Due from banks and bankers 4,436.83 Currency - 1,207.00 Gold 1,000.00 , Silver and other minor coin 586.85 Checks and cash items.... 832.90 TOTAL $153,923.71 i LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 20,000.00 Surplus fund 23,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 11,599.04 Individual deposits sub- ( ject to check 29,182.97 Savings deposits 15,141.70 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed 55,000.00 I TOTAL ?153,yza.Yl State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came G. M. Neeley. Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of s^id bank. G. M. NEELEY, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of April, 1912. A. H. NEELEY, Notary Public. Correct-Attest: C. F. RIZER, Director. The Ford is the simplest and most reliable ear on the market. Write the Ford Sales Co., Bamberg, S. C. for catalogue and prices. Stock of cars on hand. I