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(?h? iBambcrg irraU Thursday, June 18,1914. SHORT tOCALS. ? Brief Items of Interest Throughoi the Town and County. There are a number of visitors i the city to attend the Black-Burc . wedding. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sandifer an Miss Willie Snider moved into th J Johnson Hotel yesterday, and the will conduct it in future. The faculty of the Bamberg grade school for next year is now complete and we* hope to print the names c all the teachers in next week's issu( Mr. J. L. Hanberry, of route three is a new addition to The Heral family of readers. Mr. Hanberry say he has plenty of cotton blooms on hi ; place. ' Mrs. Julia R. Sandifer announce the marriage of her daughter, Mis Alma Margaret, to Rev. Drayto ; Homer Owings, pastor of Campobell Baptist church, to take place in Jul] Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Garland, wh have been conducting the Johnso Hotel for some years, gave it u the first of this week and moved t their new home on Railroad Avenue The annual school picnic at Si John's Baptist church will be hel on Thursday, June 25th. Tfiis is a, ways a largely attended affair, an there will no doubt be a good crow present this year. Mr Frampton Wichman, who ha been at Ehrhardt for some time, be ing connected with the Ehrhard Hardware Company, has returne with his family to Walterboro, wher they will live in future. Mr. Fred M. Smoak, a son of Mi Geo. H. Smoak, of this city, wa married in Waynesboro, Ga., recentl to Miss Lydia Chambers. They ar at home at the residence of th groom's father in this city. Mr. R. Pinckney Bellinger, wh graduated last week at the Univers ty of South Carolina, has been ac mitted to the bar as a practicin attorney. Mr. Bellinger will likel locate in Bamberg for the practice c his profession. During the past week there hav been good rains all over the count: accompanied several times by heav thunder and lightning. While ger eral rains have not prevailed all ove the State, local showers have visite nearly all parts. The Secretary of State last Frida issued a commission to the Denmar Light and Power Company, of Cc lumbia, with a capital of $10,00( the petitioners being C. S. Campbel T. M. Phifer and Prank <j. romp kins. The company will generat and sell electricity, and it is undei stood will light the town of Der mark. s A company has-been organized a Denmark for the purpose of erectin a power plant to furnish the town c Denmark with electric lights an electric power. The company is cap: talized at $10,000, and is compose mostly of Columbia capital. It is es pected that work will soon be begu on the plant and that within a shoi time the town will have the lights an power. New Advertisements. ? Bamberg Banking Co.?Start Savings Account. J. B. Brickie?Don't Keep Tinkei ing With Your Wheel. Enterprise Bank?Burying You ir .in vuvy. Peoples Bank?Wants Your Bus ness. f B. W. Simmons?Vegetables. Hooton's Ladies' Store and Mill nerv Parlor?Girls and Ladies. W. T. Cave?Candidate for Supe: visor. Farmers and Merchants Bank?T Start Your Boy in Business. Improvements Going: Forward. City council has contracted for lot of sidewalk paving, and that bod will have the thanks of many cit zens who have heretofore had t wade through mud and slush. Con mencing at the old post office buil< ing on the East side of Main stre< the cement sidewalk will be extern ed down to the cotton mill corne and on the West side of the san street cement sidewalk will be lai from Hays's corner to the cotton mi corner, thus giving concrete sid walks on both sides of Main stre? from the passenger station to tl cotton mill corner. This is goir some for a town the size of Bar berg. But council is not yet throng with the work of improving the sid walks, for a contract has also bee let for a concrete sidewalk from Ma street to the Carlisle School on El street. The walk will also be wide: ed. Work has.already begun on tl Main street walks, and all the woi will be pushed as rapidly as possibl / / / ^ Death of Mr. G. E. Hutto. = Mr. G. E. Hutto, a prominent planter of this community, died at his = residence a few miles below town Monday afternoon of this week, after an illness of about three weeks. His ^ illness was of a serious nature, and it had been feared for some days that he could not recover. The burial took place Tuesday afternoon h at the Lutheran church situated in the same community, the services being largely attended by the friends d and relatives of himself and family. f Revs. W. H. Hodges and W. R. Mc* Millan conducted the religious services, while the Masons and Knights d of Pythias also conducted the ser-? Vices of these orders, Mr. Hutto be^ ing a member of both orders. The pall bearers were selected from the 5, Majsonic lodge. d Mr. Hutto was born April 20th, s 1853, and was sixty-one years old at s the time of his death. He was born in the same section where he lived !S and died. He is survived by a wife ;s and two sons, and several grandn children. Mr. Hutto was not only a 0 large planter, but he with his sons T% conducted a saw and planing mill and ginnery.'' Mr. Hutto took great interest in political and other affairs p pertaining to his county and State, and was always prominent in gatherings which meant the progress and prosperity of the community. He served the county in various capaci^ ties where he could be of benefit, but he never cared to run for political d oUViftnirVi Vio vi* ci c q man nf UlilCC, ailllUUgll UV UU u ^ strong character and always took part in political campaigns. He was a s strong friend to those whom he liked, and his very large number of warm friends in this city and community d deplore his death. For years he had e been a strong personal friend of the editor of this newspaper, and we r. feel a deep sense of personal loss in ? his death. The Station Situation. e e It appears that the movement for a new passenger station or improving the present one is at a stand. still at present. Supt. Arthur, of the Southern Railway, was in the city last Thursday with the blue prints g showing the improvements at the y * present station. The plans were satisfactory to some of the citizens, while others did not like them. Some e felt that we should have a new star' tion entirely and that it should be y moved from the present site. l~ The plans of the railroad, which ir suited some, included remodeling the d present building, building a baggage room about where the tool house is y nowr located, placing the white waitk ing room at the East end of the >- building and the colored waiting room' at the West end, putting a concrete pavement in front of the building next the tracks and a chert pave Kohinri thft station. covered ap *" proaches at the back so that passengers in carriages could enter the depot and depart without getting it wet in case of rain, the track in front g of station to be placed farther away >f from station and out farther in the d street, butterfly sheds in front and at i- ends of building, which would close d the street at West end of station. Some objected strongly to closing this n street, also to placing the track far t ther out in the street. The railroad d also had plans for a septic tank and sanitary toilets in all waiting rooms. The changes outlined on the plans were a great improvement over what we have at present, but Mr. Arthur a stated he could not consider any proposition which would mean mov - ing the present station, as it would mean abandoning the property, which [r he felt the company should not be called on to do. As the present plans for improvement call for moving the tracks farther out in the street and the closing of the street mentioned above, *r to which so many were opposed, it seemed impossible to get together, r- and the conference broke up without any decision being reached. As 0 the railroad commission will have to Al- ? 1 ~ ~ nf ft f t Ar? i Y">"? _ approve me piaus> iui aiauuu improvements before anything can be done, those who were not pleased with the plans presented will no a doubt take the matter up with the ly commission and see if the railroad i- cannot be forced to give Bamberg -0 passenger station improvements without closing one street and en3 croaching on another still more with their tracks. As there is a congested condir' tion at the passenger and freight ie stations, it makes the problem a l(* hard one to deal with, and what is ^ best to do with justice to the citizens e" as well as the railrod is a hard et proposition to meet, but if, as argued le by some, the improvements planned lg are only a makeshift and temporary, n~ it would seem to be good business judgment on the part of the railroad ' to erect a new station at some less e" congested point, putting up a build'tl intr that \v 1 11 serve the town for m twenty-five or more years, m m n- The head of a beautiful bride was ae knocked off. with a.brick.at Broadway -k and Thirty-fourth street, New York, e. But the bride was a wax figure. \ \ ERA OF MUCH PROGRESS.: V CHARLESTON POST REVIEWS r GROWTH OF BAMBERG. s b New Railroad, Postoffice, Bank, p Stores, Homes, and 11 Dormitory. Bamberg, June 12.?The people of * Bamberg county are soon to witness an event which means more for the upbuilding of that community than any one thin-g that has transpired in that section of the country in a generations?the opening totraffi-cof the Bamberg, Walterboro and Ehrhardt Railroad. * linn s\f no i 1 mo H travorcinc thft A JLIliO VJL iaui vuu va t* < v?w rich section of the county between the county seat and Colleton county, tapping the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's line extending from Ehrhardt to Green Pond, where connection with the main line of the A. C. L. from Charleston to Savannah is effected, was a dream for years of the citizens of Bamberg. That dream is now a reality, or will- be so within the course of two' months, for the line of railroad -will be opened to traffic in the next two months. I The Bamberg, Walterboro and Ehr- 7; hardt Railroad has been completed from Ehrhardt to a point within city j limits of Bamberg. Last Saturday a ' deal was closed for a 1 1-2 acre tract v of land near the centre of the town which will be used as a terminal site. ^ Within the next few days the road 2 will be laid up to this depot site, and then the long-dreamed-of steel highway connecting the towns of Bamberg and Ehrhardt will have been finished in its entirety. The next few weeks will be devoted to putting the ^ finishing touches on the road, levelling up the rails and making firm the ^ roadbed. c The distance between the two towns, by the newly built railroad, is something like 14 miles. At BamF berg connection will be made with the Branchville-Augusta line of the Southern Railroad, thus allowing the interchange of freight between the two roads. The entering into the town of a new railroad will make ^ Bamberg a competitive rate point, t and in this particular alone the busi- ^ ness interests of the town will be ? 3 amply repaid for whatever sacrifices . may have been rn^de in promoting the new road. The new line opens j up a virgin section of country and a new field for the merchants and other business men of Bamberg. The railroad is being built by the 0 Ajax Construction Company, compos- c ed of Jones A. Williams and E. C. a a c c> / ** j c r i c DR. W. T. DEK1ELA t Who will preach the sermon on the occasion of the dedication of the Ehrhardt Baptist Church June 21st, 1914. ? l Hayes, of Bamberg, and W. C. Wolfe, I of Orangeburg. To the worthy cause s the citizens of Bamberg contributed a between $18,000 and $20,000, prac- ( tically all of which has been paid in. J The Bamberg and Ehrhardt Railroad J Company is officered by the following 3 prominent business men of Bamberg: I J. Aldrich Wyman, president; Thom- I as Black, vice president, and W. D. Rhoad, secretary and treasurer. While the railroad was constructed s by private parties, it is generally be- \ lieved that it will be operated by the s Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which, c oo ctotftH hofnrp already has a line s CI O UbUVVU WkW. vy v extending from Green Pond to Ehr- c hardt. The two roads being connected at Ehrhardt, gives the Atlantic t Coast Line its first and only direct i and continuous line through Bamberg county. It is also generally be- ] lieved that the Bamberg, Walterboro j Ehrhardt Railroad will not terminate j permanently at Bamberg, but will t be extended on across the county \ and connected with the Atlantic Coast t Line's road between Orangeburg and t Denmark. The road would have to l be extended but three or four miles ( to make this connection. \ A Splendid Postoffice. ? It is generally conceded that Bam- ' > ] berg has the most up-to-date post- 1 , office quarters of any South Caro- * lina town of less than 5,000 popula- ( tion, and few cities of the 10,000 ( population class can boast of any- 1 , thing that is better. Not only has 1 , there been a great improvement re- 1 cently in the postoffice quarters of J the town, but the general service has 1 been increased in efficiency to the 1 point where there is not a more ably conducted institution of the kind in > any city of the.. State. Credit for i - these improvements, both in the post- ; . office quarters and the service, is i due in large measure to the untiring 1 fforts of A. W. Knight, owner and ditor of The Bamberg Herald, who ,-as appointed postmaster several Qonths ago. The postoffice is enconced in a handsome two-story rick building, erected for the puriose by Mr. Knight, and adjoins and Hatches hie building in which The Samberg Herald is quartered. The postoffice building is complete o the minutest detail. The structure rev. e. a. Mcdowell 'astor of Ehrhardt Baptist Church. s 85 feet long by 23 feet wide and f pressed brick construction, with arge plate glass front. The lobby of he building has an elegant tile floor, irhile portion of the building taken ;p by the offices has a cement floor, 'he fixtures in the building are of ;olden oak throughout, and ?are so xranged that the maximum amount ?f room is provided in both the lobby nd the office quarters. There are eparate windows for the money orler, general delivery, stamp, regisry and parcel post, and rural cariers' departments. The interior is [ivided into the postmaster's private ffice, the rural mail carriers' de artmentjand the general work room, rhere the mails are "worked." The lostoffice is provided with 240 boxes, ?f three sizes, and every single one if them is rented. The overhead eiling of the building is of pressed teel. Before the general delivery window there is a handsome "lineip" rail. Around the base of the fixures there extends a 9-inch marble >aseboard, which adds very materially to the artistic appearance of the nterior. The building is lighted by ilectricity throughout, a system of arge tungsten lamps furnishing an .bundance of light in both the lobby .nd the offices. Other little features rhich go to marke the postoffice one if the most up-to-date for any town if the size of Bamberg in the State, .re electric push buttons provided ,t each of the windows which patrons an press and sound a buzzer for atracting the attention of the postal lerk; two elegant 5-foot oak lobby [esks; a separate window for the ural carriers' department, where parons from the rural districts may call or their mail when in town; brass :ick-plates on the bases of all doors eading into the postoffice; elegant oilet fixtures for the postoffice emiloyees; a splendid system of lightng and ventilation, and a specially instructed vault, of the pattern to )e seen in banks,^ where stamps, noney and other valuables are preerved. Postmaster Knight is ably assisted n his duties by Assistant Postmaster i. L. Hinnant, who, by the way, deigned the fixtures for the building ind superintended their installation. )ther employees of the postoffice are: 'ames H. Armstrong, clerk; H. W. ^.dams, rural carrier No. 1; J. A. ditchell, rural carrier No. 2; W. L. Bessinger, rural carrier No. 3, and 3. F. Free, rural carrier No. 4. Cause of Education. A striking example of the progresive spirit of the citizens of Bam>erg and their willingness to make acrifices for the advancement of the :ommunity, is presented in a handiome building which stands on the ;ampus of the Carlisle School, which vas itself built by the people of the own and presented to Wofford Colege. The building referred to is Guilds iall, the boys' dormitory. The buildng was completed and occupied in Fanuary. Feeling the need of addi ;ional and better quarters for the joys attending this school from a disance, the wants of the school were cut mentioned to the people of Bam)erg, and shortly thereafter a fund )f $10,000 had been raised by them 'or the building of this handsome structure. The dormitory is built of Drick, is three stories in height, ighted by electricity, heated by steam and equipped with hot and cold water throughout. It can accommodate seventy boys, and has resides, quarters for the matron and members of the faculty. The dining *oom can accommodate 150 people. It has been pronounced one of the most up-to-date boys' dormitories in :he State. Other Progressive Steps. While the building of the new railroad and the new dormitory and the acquiring of an up-to-date postoffice are the principal achievements of Bamberg's recent past, these are not the only evidences of prosperity and progress in this little city and county, the latter, by the way, being the smallest of the 45 in the State. A large amount of building is going on in the town just now and has been for the past several months. A number of new residences have been Dunt ana several are unaer construction now. In the business section of the town, especially, has progress along building lines been noted, several new structures' having gone up in the past few months. Just now the city is expending a considerable amount of money in a most worthy cause?the putting down of a large conduit across a wide section of the city which will serve as a drain for about half of the town. This tunnel is being constructed of brick and covered over with earth as it is finished. It is believed that the laying of this system of drainage means more for the health of the community than any step which has been taken along similar lines in a decade. The present year has seen the opening up of a third bank in Bamberg and another building and loan association. All three banks are in a flourishing condition, and during the pa6t season something like a million and a quarter dollars were on deposit ?a splendid showing for a town of Bamberg's population. Situated in the heart of one of the finest farming sections of the State, and the home of some of the largest planters in South Carolina, and for jcaio iuc iaigcoo live oiuen. mai net ui the State, besides being the abode of some of South Carolina's very best people, the secret of the little city's prosperity is not hard to discover.? Charleston Evening Post. Baptist Church News. Baptising at the Baptist church Sunday morning and sermon by the pastor on: The Baptist and his Bible. The public is cordially invited to be present, and every member of the church is urged to attend. w. r. McMillan. Dedication of the Ehrhardt Baptist Church. . The Ehrhardt Baptist church will be dedicated Sunday morning, June 21st. Dr. W. T. Derieux, of Greenville, S. C., will preach the dedication sermon. The dedication exercises over, dinner will be served on the grounds.. After dinner, Hon. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, S. C., will deliver an address on "One Hundred Years of Baptist History." The public invited. Home Mission Meeting. The home mission society will meet next Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock in the ladies' parlor of the Methodist church. The members are requested to be present to hear the report from the annual home mission district meeting, also the delegate will give a full report of the State annual meeting of the foreign department, held in Columbia a few days ago. "Organic Union" will be discussed, pro and con. Visitors cordially invited. Editor Knight of The Bamberg Herald ought to be able to keep his paper going nicely, for his salary as postmaster has been increased from $1,60 to $1,700.?Newberry Observer DIRECTORY OF TRINITY METHOAT\fom rrrrTmriTT vjuiox ^ntAvn. Preaching every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Preaching every Sunday evening at 8?00 o'clock. Sunday-school every Sunday afternoon at 5.00 o'clock. Mid-week prayermeeting every Wednesday evening at 5:00 o'clock. J Epworth League every Tuesday evening at 8.00 o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these services. W. H. HODGES, Pastor, Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, S. C. SPECIAL NOTICES" Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Sale.?Horse and buggv. H. N. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C.?tf. Corn for Sale? $ 1.00 per bushel. J. A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C.?5-16 Indian Runner Duck Eggs for sale. $1.00 the setting. J. A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C.?tf. For Sale.?Ford Automobile, good order; right price. H. W. JOHNSON, Bamberg, S. C. tf. Sheaf Oats for Sale?Well matur1 1 - - * J ?1 f Ar ea sneai ana r uignum seen u&uo w* sale. Apply to J. T. O'NEAL AND SON.-tf Automobiles Insured.?1912 mod^s 2% per cent; 1913 models 2 per cent. Old line company. H. M. GRAHAM, Agent, Bamberg, S. C. McCormick Mowing Machines and Repairs. Hay Rakes, Cultivators, Harrows, and Lawn Mowers. Paints, Oils, and Varnishes.?Adv.-tf. HUNTER'S HARDWARE STORE. (Continued from page 1, column 6) (Continued on page 4, column 1) CANDIDATES CARDS FOR CONGRESS. < I hereby announce my candidacy for renomination by the Democratic party for Representative in Congress from the Second District, pledging myself to comply with the rules of the party. JAMES F. BYRNES. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. I hereby announce my candidacy for the House of Representatives from Bamberg county, subject to the * rules and regulations of the Democratic party. B. D. CARTER."- i I am a candidate in the Democrat- ' I ic primary for the House of Represen- _ tatives from Bamberg county, and will abide the result. ( J J. WESLEY CRUM, JR. I hereby announce myself ' as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Bamberg County,: subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. J. GORDON BRABHAM.' I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the House ^ of Representatives from Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. , B. W. MILEY. I hereby announce myself a candi- / date for the House of Representatives from Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. ~ FRANCIS F. CARROLL. COUNTY SUPERVISOR. , I hereby announce myself a candidate for Supervisor of Bamberg County, in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. - W. T. CAVE. Thanking my friends for their sup- i r>/\w+ +V? rt r?r? T V* AT*/\KtT nnn AliTtAA JJUi L III tlic X uci izuj auuuuuwo myself a candidate for re-election to * the office of Supervisor of Bamberg M county, subject to the rules of and -yjk regulations of the Democratic party. E. C. BRUCE. t - y .y5 I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Super- f sor, subject to the rules and regulations governing the Democratic party. _ 5 If elected I promise to give the office my best and undivided attention and shall discharge the duties thereof to the beet of my ability. C. W. FOGLE. Denmark, S. C. At < the solicitation of many friends I have decided to make the race for County Supervisor, sub- . ject to the rules of the Democratic party. If elected I shall give the office my best and undivided attention, and shall endeavor to serve all the people alike. W. BARNEY SMOAK, < COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I am a candidate to succeed my- 3|g self as County Commissioner of Bam- - ^ berg County, in the Democratic primary, of course. H. W. CHITTY. I hereby announce myself a candi- ' 1 date for County Commissioner of , Bamberg county, pledging myself to 5 . i abide by the rules of the Democratic ' party, and to fill the office to the best of my ability if elected. W. D. BESSINGER. - . ' r/-COTTON WEIGHER AT OLAR. ' 4 | ???^ ' -V 'nt I hereby announce myself a can- ^ didate for re-election as cotton weigher at Olar, S. C., subject to the rules of the Democratic party. ? D. J. TEMPLETON. 1 ":;:f =============z=z=============== EHRHARDT COTTON WEIGHER. I S \J " ' -i \ v V I hereby announce myself a candidate for Cotton Weigher at Ehr- , hardt in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. JESSE C. RENTZ. y* I hereby announce myself a candidate in the Democratic primary for Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. D. CARTER, JR. I hereby announce myself a candidate in the Democratic primary for Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of the party. J. ?1. UAKTEJX. I hereby announce my candidacy for Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt, in 1 the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. B. W. HIERS. = MAGISTRATE AT EHRHARDT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. ISAAC W. CARTER. ; I hereby respectfully announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at 3a Ehrhardt, Three Mile Township, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. J. H. KINARD.. :& vI am a candidate for magistrate ' at Ehrhardt in the approaching Democratic primary and will abide the result thereof. That I can "hold down" the job none will deny. WM. D. BENNETT. = :?r;: COTTON WEIGHER AT BAMBERG. ===== , ^ I hereby announce myself a candi- . date for re-election as Cotton Weigher at Bamberg, in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. F. E. STEEDLY.. Believing I can be of benefit to the formers of 133 71") bare and vicinity, I announce myself a candidate for cotton weigher at Bamberg. If elected will use Fairbanks Standard Scales. I will abide by the rules of the Democratic party and support the nominees. N. Z. FELDER. MAGISTRATE AT OLAR. ????????? ? , J At the solicitation of voters of my district, I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election as Magistrate at Olar, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. 4 O. J. C. LAIN.