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lambent Iferai?) Thursday, June 12, 1913 SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughoui the Town and County. The rains of Saturday and Sunday were of great benefit to crops in this section. City council held a regular meeting Thursday evening of last week, but only routine business was transacted. It will be worth coming many miles y,oar cmne of the old-time players at the fiddlers' convention to be held here early in July, v The county chain gang is new in camp near Mr. J. W. Stewart's, on the Charleston & Augusta road, and work on. this important highway is being done. C. O. D. shipments, not to exceed $100, can be sent by parcel post after July 1st, but such packages can only be mailed to money order offices. These packages will be insured not to exceed $50.00. The attention of patrons of the post office is respectfully called to the waste basket in the lobby, and they are kindly asked to put all trash and waste paper in same and not throw it around on the floor. N Contestants, remember that The Herald's piano contest closes on Saturday, June 21st, and if you want to get the piano, you must get busy. Others are at work, and it will take / work to win. The contest positively closes on above date A number of old time fiddlers from this and Barnwell counties have sig. * nified their intention of being present at the fiddlers' convention to be held here early in July, and a great time is promised. It will be a great occasion for Bamberg. It was a source of pleasure for us to publish so many interesting news letters last week. We hope our friends will keep up that sort of thing. Let the public know what is going on in your community, and .thus bring your section before the public. Miss Eileen Lanier, who is pleas antly remembered here, and whose plans for a brilliant church wedding on the 11th of June was called off by the sudden death of her brother, was quietly married in her l^ome on the morning of the 8th, to Dr. Cleveland Thompson, a rising young physician of Millen, Ga. The teachers' scholarships in the University of South Carolina, worth $100 in money and exemption from fees, offer a fine chance for the young men of this county. See the advertisement on another page of this paper. Teaching is one of the best careers open to the strong young men of the State, as high schools are multiplying upon every hand, calling for trained men at fair salaries, and with prospects of large usefulness. YEGG MAX ESCAPES FROM COURT Walks Quietly Away While Trial is in Progress. Birmingham, Ala., June 9.?Walter Foster, alias Claude Foster, wanted in Columbus, Miss., for safe-blow* -? ? r il + ing, quieuy wameu lruiii luc umteu States Court room during Ms preliminary hearing this afternoon and has not been seen since. He had been in jail here several weeks and was resisting extradition. While Judge Watts was writing at his desk the prisoner stepped to the lavatory and disappeared though the room was full of people and several detectives were in the corridors waiting to testify against him. In a Japanese Sleeping Car. If you have ever tried one ride in the upper berth of a Japanese sleeping-car, you won't want to try it again. When one boards the trains, five lowers and eight uppers are still vacant, and so remain all night. One endeavors, after a glance at No. 9, to get the porter to make up one of the vacant lowers, but he is proof against pleading and pelf. It is difficult to get your clothes off when there is only 12 inches of space between you and the top of the car, and you happen to have fairly long legs. Passengers are informal in a Japanese sleeping car. Most of the natives remove none of their clothes except their coats, but taking off their shoes, coil up on the seat, which, fortunately runs lengthwise of the car. Then at 5 o'clock in the morning a young Japanese who is trying to improve his English wakes up the American woman who has the upper berth opposite his own and begins to tell her in careful but loud speech of her own kind some of the sights she ought to see in Tokio, which cr? rmtrae'es her sense of modesty that she snores to choke him off. Fortunately the car is provided with little dressing rooms, else no man of fair proportions who has been roasting in an upper berth could get his clothes on. % Mrs. Bamberg Entertains. Complimenting an attractive visitor, Mrs. J. D. O'Hern, of Lakeland Fla., Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg enter~ j tained a number of friends Thursday j afternoon at her Colonial home. The J entire lower floor was thrown intc I one, and nasturitiums and potted ! plants were tastefully used in the - spacious hall and handsome library ; to lend attractiveness to the scene, In the blue parlor were pale blue hydrangeas and pink oleanders to make the more lovely the already beautiful room. Mrs. Bamberg was gowned in a most becoming robe of white swiss, embroidered in pale blue, and Mrs. O'Hern wore a handsome gown of yellow charmeuse with drapery of gold dew drop chiffon, with tiny hand painted pink roses and gold fringe. Rook was the game selected for the amusement of the guests for the afternoon and there were three tables. 1 After a number of games had been played the cards were cut, and Mrs. H. J. Brabham, Jr., having been the ' most lucky, was presented with an exquisite Point de Venise lace collar. For Mrs. O'Hern, the honor guest, there was a handsome pair of embroidered guest towels as a memento of a happy occasion where a number of matrons had gathered to meet again a former popular Bamberg girl. Delicious punch and an elaborate salad course was served and the gathering was a most happy one in every respect. Among the ladies present were the following: Mesdames. J. D. O'Hern, H. H. Copeland, H. J. Brabham, Jr., G. F. Hair, W. P. Jones, Janie C. Lewis, Jones A. Williams, James A. Wyman, J. W. Barr, Elise B. WTalker, and Miss Llewellyn Cleckley. New Advertisements. The Mayfield Co.?For Sale. Bamberg Banking Company? Statement. Bamberg Pharmacy?The Plain Truth. % University of South Carolina? Scholarship Examination. Peoples Bank?Statement. Bank of Olar?Statement. County Board of Education?Notice of Election. A Delightful Picnic. A number of young folks enjoyed a picnic at New Bridge last Wednesday from ten to four o'clock. Many games of Rook were played and much fun was had. Those present were: Misses Pearl, Alma, and Nell Black, Thelma Lewis, Lucije Howell, Louibelle Brown, Julia Zeigler, Josephine Adams, Annie Laurie Rice, Elise Rentz, Thelma Bailey, Mary Livingston, Genevieve Kirsch, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Felder; Messrs. LeRoy Price, Will Brabham, Tillman Felder, Laurie Smoak, Samuel Rowell, Jim McGowan, E. B. McLaurin, Belton Hair, Marion Smoak, Ira Cope, Charlie Aver, Charlie Rentz and Willie Dickinson. Rook Party. Miss Minnie Lee Aver entertained a number of young folks on last Thursday evening. Many games were played and much fun was had. Those present were: Misses Minnie Lee Aver, Bessie Lee Black, Pearl Black, Alma Black, Salome Brabham, Kate Rentz, and Thelma Bailey. Coming Marriage. Mrs. R. M. Kearse announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Miss Kathleen, to Mr. Gerald Joseph Wescoat, of Ehrhardt, the wedding to take place at the home of the bride, in the Buford's Bridge section, on Tuesday afternoon,- July 8th. Mrs. W. Max Walker, of Ehrhardt, sister of the bride-to-be, will be dame of honor, while little Misses Louise Kearse and Carolyn Brabham will be flower girls. Miss Kearse is well-known and has many friends and relatives in this city and community, who wish V? vMimk V* o rvnirjAPd JLi^ri uuutu iiap^iu^oo. Revival Services. Revival services will begin at the Baptist church Sunday, June 15th, conducted by Rev. A. L. Vaughn. Will be glad to have everybody attend these services. I am gaining strength and hope to be with you Sunday. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. W. R. McMILLAN. DIRECTORY OP TRINITY METHOODIST CHURCH. Preaching every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Preaching every Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Sunday-school every Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mid-week prayermeeting every Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, Epworth League every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these services. W, H. HODGES, Pastor, Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, S. C. Woman's Missionary Institute. - j The Western Division of the Wo, man's Missionary Institute met with - ! the Bamberg Baptist church June 3d ! and 4th with about thirty-five dele; j gates in attendance. This meeting >j was one of the most helpful and in1 j spiring ever held in Bamberg and : j we regret sincerely that more of the j ladies of the town did not avail them , selves of the opportunity to attend and hear the splendid speakers. Mrs. Hatcher, of Johnston, S. C., is ! the president of the Woman's Miss. ionary Union and her lecture on "The , Rearing of the Child," taken from the Scriptural text, "Take this child and most instructive talks given. f thee thy wage," was one of the best and most instructive talks given. How we wish every mother in Bamberg could have heard it! Mrs. Clinkscales, of Anderson, S. C., was another intelligent speaker on this occasion and charmed her listeners as she gave her experiences in the work of organizing the young people into the service for their master. She emphasized the importance of organization in every line of church work, basing her theory on the fact that Christ first organized and then fed his people. Mrs. Fizer, of Columbia, S. C., gave several splendid talks and one could not but be impressed with her earnestness and enthusiasm for the great cause for which* she has given her life. Sainted Mrs. C. E. Watson, of Greenville, S. C., was present and was an inspiration to every one. The one great regret of the meeting was that Rev. and Mrs. McMillan could not be present. We hope Bamberg will have the great pleasure of having this Institute meet with them again. New Rural Routes. I For some time the postmaster at Bamberg has been endeavoring to have two additional free delivery routes established from this post office, and with the assistance of Mr. J. J. England for one and Capt. W. S. and Col. G. E. Bamberg for the other, it seems likely that they will be established. Petitions were circulated some time ago and forwarded to the department, and this week Inspector C. F. Bean has been here and made an inspection on both routes. It is confidently believed that he will report favorably on both routes and that the people to be served by the additional carriers will soon be receiving the benefits of free delivery. Route No. 3 goes out on the NewBridge road to the Charleston & Augusta road and then down by Midway and into the Briar Creek section, serving that teritory not now reached by Route No. 1 and the Branchville route. Route No. 4 goes out by Capt. Bamberg's and serves the territory not reached by Route No. 2 and the Denmark route, coming back to town , down the Charleston & Augusta road by Mr. J. W. Stewart's and there taking the short road to town. The routes as now proposed will give the patrons of the Bamberg office a service which is much needed, and as it seems that all the requirements of the post office department have been complied with, no doubt the two additional routes will be added, which will give us four routes out of Bamberg. If the two proposed routes are established, an examination will be held soon for carriers. We might say in this connection that the postmaster at Bamberg will have nothing to do with the appointment of carriers. These positions are obtained by competitive examination only, and the one who makes the highest marks on this examination will receive the appointment, provided the other requirements are met. Possibly the postmaster will hold the examination, but all the papers will be sent to Washington and the officials there will announce the winners. The position of rural carrier is now a good one, paying $1,100 a year, with two weeks' holiday during the summer on full pay, besides having all the legal holidays. Commencement at Cope. Cope, June 8.?The commencement exercises of the Cope Graded School were held Friday night in the school's spacious auditorium, which was filled to overflowing, many having to stand, while a few others never I gained admittance. The programme, which was a lengthy one, was faultlessly carried out, and many were heard to say it was the best commencement since the new school house was built. The children, both large and small, acted their parts well. The song, "I'm Going to Tell on You," sung by little Miss Margaret Cleckley and Master Clanton Smith, was decidedly the "hit" of the evening, and several encores brought the little folks back and they repeated the chorus to the delight of the I audience. ) PIAXO CONTEST CLOSES JUNE 21 A Few More Days in Whch to Wori for the Beautiful Piano. The Bamberg Herald's great pian voting contest is nearing its close an as the time for the final count an awarding of the prizes approache the interest in the outcome is un precedented, the whole communit being stirred from center to circum ference. The young ladies realize that i is now or never?that the time ha /-> ">r>-i?i fnv f hfl fi n n! flacVl rlnw' ililcxilj* LUillV^ IV! HIV/ 11UU1 V*w . the home stretch, and with the beau tiful Obermeyer & Sons' piano ani other valuable prizes before ther they are working as never before. I is no longer a catch-as-catch-can con test, but a rousing, systematic hand to-hand battle of ballots. The con testants realize that to the victor be longs the spoils, and that each youn; lady lined up for the final dash is ai opponent that will require some tal hustling to overcome. The young ladies are working cau tiouslv and playing the game with al the diplomacy of trained politicians Friends are being organized for th< grand finale, the next few workinj days of the contest will show as pret ty a race as the people of this towi have ever 6een. From hints droppe< along the wayside it is evident then will be some big surprises when th< final count is announced. No one bu the contestant themselves know ho\> many votes one may have unvoted There is always a possibility of "som< dark horse coming under the win ahead in the field" with a bunch o votes that have been held back. Con testants in the lead should not res on their oars at this stage of th< frame in the belief that they hav< the race cinched. A contestant fa in the rear may dump in a bunch o votes at the last sufficient to swee] aside all opposition. The piano, n< doubt, w ill be won and lost man: times in the next few days. Som< of those making a seemingly poo: showing now, undoubtedly, will a the last give the leaders a run fo: their money. These lagging ones art saying nothing but doing a lot o woodsawing. Nothing worth having was ever gained without some effort and a $400.00 piano is not to b< picked up any day. This is a prizt worthy of the most strenuous effort of any young lady and the contestan who is wise will expend every ounct of her energy in scoring the countr: side for votes from now until th< close of the contest. The one wh< wins the ph.no will be the one wh< marshal Is her forces the most effec tively and who hurls every ounce o her voting strength into the arena a the final count. YOUNG LADIES, REMEMBEP that when you go home on the even ing of June 21st, with a beautifu $400.00 Obermeyer & Sons pian< tucked und :r your arm all your hare " ""u -n'ill ho fnrpnttpn W \JL ft. dllU ll U1 l J nil! , uv. ? It is an opportunity that comes bu once in a i'fe time. Tell these friend: who have told you and promised yoi before the contest closes to help yoi that the t: me has now come for then to make good their promise, and tha they should rally to your support ii these closing days. The bonus in effect from now unti the final count on June 21st will b< as follows: For e^ery 7 new subscription: 8,000 bonus, a total of 12,200 votes For every 7 renewal subscription: 6,000 bonus, a total of 9,500 votes For eve::y 40 merchants'coupon: 1,000 bonus, a total of 2,000 votes. Extra Special. For every three five-year subscrip tlons 25,000 bonus, a total of 40,0U( votes. N For every two twenty-year subscrip tions 75,000 bonus, a total of 135, 000 vote;j. \ By studying out the above bonu: offers any contestant will be able ti win as each and all have this right The following merchants give < coupon R'ith every one dollar cast purchase to those who ask for them Get your tickets when you buy youi goods. No tickets given on accounts E. A. Hooton. Bainbsrg Pharmacy. Rentz & Felder. The Millinery Store. C. R. Brabham's Sons. A. McB. Speaks & Co. A. Rice, W. D. Rhoad. J. D. Copeland. J. A. Murdaugh. Peoples Drug Co. The following is the vote receivec by the various contestants at the thir( count and the total vote and standing of contestants to date: Miss Elma Chitty 65,900 80,90( Miss CJ.eo Kearse 59,600 70,60( Miss Hattie Bessinger 44,050 70,45( Miss Tte'lma Kearse 58,900 60,57; Miss Kl.ttie Dannelly 42,600 54,80( Miss Rosa Adams 49,925 51,75( Miss Fanny Free 3,050 22,05( Miss Nell Clayton 2,925 15,07; Miss Mattie Nimmons 1,-zuu 14,iui Miss G. E. Jordan 150 1,82? See those wire wall "baskets at Th< Herald Book Store. \ t / ? ? 1.1^ k A&soum s! 11 The only Baking P a Royal Grape Ci n 1 Makes delicious li of maximum qua cost Makes I pleasant an 1 1 e ASKED TO SHOW ASSETS I REFEREE ALLEGES CONCEALi MENT OF PROPERTY. \ e Claims President of Defunct Intera State Trust Company Has Hid t den Values. Aiken, June 10.?Papers demanding that B. Sherwood Dunn, presie dent of the bankrupt Interstate Trust ~ company, produce assets to the * amount of $110,000, which Capt. W. \V. Williams, referee in bankruptcy, alleges that Dunn has concealed, were ' served today on Dunn by order of ! Capt. Williams. r This action grows out of the involf untary bankruptcy proceedings in ^ connection with the Interstate Trust 3 company, which owned the Citizens' * Trust company of Augusta, because 3 of the failure of which institution r Dunn has been indicted in Georgia on * a charge of violating th^ banking r i ? ii x r*a?*^ laws oi mat oLcn.tr. 3 Capt. Williams alleges that some f time ago Dunn swore in the presence 3 of his attorney that the Interstate ' Trust company owned assets amount" ing to $350,000. Named in the sched" ule were several thousand dollars 5 worth of household goods, books, tapt estries, bric-a-brac, paintings, bank 3 fixtures, etc., most of which were said ' to be in the magnificent Aiken home 3 of the Dunns on Havne avenue. 5 Three or four months ago United D States Marshal Adams came to Aiken from Charleston and, acting upon in^ structions from the United States t court, took possession of the Dunn home. The Dunns have been per^ mitted to occupy theTiouse since then, however, until yesterday a sale was ^ held on the premises under direction 5 of the referee in bankruptcy. Goods * to the amount of from $300 to $400 ' were sold. It had been advertised * that the sale would continue from day 3 to day until all the goods in the house 1 were sold, but Capt. Williams has 1 called off the continuance of the sale, 1 stating this morning that it would be t postponed until other goods, named 1 as assets, were located. He claims that certain valuable goods have been 1 removed from the Dunn home, and 5 has taken action to compel Dunn to . produce them. Criminal action may follow\ 3 MRS. BARRE GUESS DEAD. 3 Estimable Lady Passes Away Suddenly at Denmark. Denmark, June 11.?The town was . grieved and shocked Tuesday mornj ing to hear that Mrs. James Barre Guess had died suddenly at her home _ while walking in the orchard with her little daughter. Mrs. Guess was a most lovable Christian woman, en3 dowed with all of the noble qualities 5 which go to make a true wife, mother and friend, and the news of her j death will carry sadness to the hearts 1 of hosts of friends all over this and adjoining counties. She leaves, ber sides her husband, the following children: Messrs. James Barre, Jr., W. Samuel, Mrs. H. W. Matthews, of Birmingham, Ala.; Misses Sarah Ellen, Ruth and Francis; one sister, Mrs. Dr. Strother, of Johnston, and one Dromer, j. wune miuuch, Batesburg. The funeral services were held at the home this evening, after which the remains were laid to rest in the village cemetery. Hugh Long Found Not Guilty Aiken S. C., June 6.?Hugh Long, member of the South Carolina Legislature from Aiken county, was late yesterday acquitted of the charge of having murdered Pickens N. Gunter, a banker at Wagner, S. C., last fall. The trial came to an unexpected close when the foreman of the jury, on announcement that the evidence was all in, informed Judge Gary that the jurors had made up their minds and did not care to hear arguments by attorneys. The court permitted thp inrv tn retire and in exactly one i and a half minutes they returned a verdict of not guilty. I < c Baking ; Powder * ely Pure owder made from earn of Tartar ? tome-baked foods lily at minimum home baking d profitable v & . ! ==================== ^ MAKE ATLANTA THEIR RENO. South Carolina's Mis mated Go to Georgia to Get Divorces. Atlanta, June 11.?That Atlanta has become the Reno of the South, and that harried wives and husbands from South Carolina and other adjoining States come here for the sole purpose of obtaining easy divorces, is charged in connection with the case of Mrs. Jennie Ritchie, of Greenville, S. C., who was granted a divorce from Wiliam C. Ritchie in the Fulton Superior Court yesterday. Mrs. Ritchie admitted that she had come to Atlanta for the purpose of getting a divorce, and that she had acted on the % ad vice of her father. Judge Ellis carefully explained that residence in Atlanta for the mere \ purpose of getting a divorce does not constitute residence within the true meaning of the law, but the jury, nevertheless, as juries have done in many similar cases, granted the di- . vorce. ' ^ . * ."S Barring the question or residence, Mrs. Ritchie has causes enough to want to be divorced, according to her story. She said her husband was cruel to her and threatened to cut her throat. .???? No Wonder He Was Angry. v The previously accepted lover was infuriated when one evening he called on "the only girl" and was informed by her that their engagement was at an end. "If you insist, Grace Cheever, on breaking our engagement, I will publish in the Oakdale Times the letters * you have written to me." "As you please," she replied indifferently, toying with her bracelet. % "There's nothing about those letters I need be ashamed of?except the address." special notices: * Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. ? For Sale.?Twenty-five share of oil mill stock. JONES A. WILLIAMS, Bamberg, S. C. Fruit Jars.?Full line fruit jars, in all sizes, at Hunter's Hardware Store. Tney must De suiu. vjct uui i/nwo first. Cattle Wanted.?I will pay 3 % cents the pound for all feeding cat- \ > tie delivered at my barn on the Matheny place. J. A. SPANN. For Sale.?Cowpeas, mainly of the Iron variety, at one eighty-five bushel here. Ninety per cent sound. Well sacked. Only a few left. THE MAYFIELD CO., Denmark, S. C. Kaiser & Walker > Plnmbing, Heating, Roofing V-"4-' Modern and Sanitary Plumbing. Private Water Systems installed. - --M . ;, - .3V! Bamberg Parties Inquire at The Herald Office. AIKEN, S. C. No. Six-Sixty-Six Thii is a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS 6. FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ' Scholarship Examination. / The University of South Carolina offers a Teacher's Scholarship to one young man from each county. The scholarship is worth $100 in money and exemption from all fees, amounting to $158. The examination will be held at the. county seat Friday, July 11, 1913. General entrance examinations will be held at the same time for all students. The University offers great. advantages. Varied courses of study in science, history, law and business. Write at once for an application blank to THE PRESIDENT, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. H