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{She Hatttbrrg jrrralb Thursday, July 16, 1914. SHORT LOCALS. N Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The banks of the city closed yesterday at 11 o'clock, on account of the campaign meeting. A colored girl was committed to the State Hospital for the Insane by Probate Judge Harmon last week. Although this is a dull season of the year and money is scarce, The Herald gets a few more new subscribers every week. t# ?/>? non-la Vioo nnt hppn nut on XX ? UUI uauiu uus? uvv wwvm J ? _ the club roll this year you cannot vote in the primary. You must enroll before the 28th of this month. When notice is taken of the new residences erected in Bamberg during the past year, one begins to realize hot the tfiwn is ^rowing rapidly. No doubt the heaviest rain of the season fell here last Thursday night, accompanied by some wind and a great deal of thunder and lightning. The first freight hauled over the Bamberg-Ehrhardt railroad was hauled a week or more ago. Messrs. S. M. Goodwin and H. C. Folk and J. B. Podgett shipped several cars of water melons over the road. *? . I The ginning plant located just above the city has been torn down and removed to the Cotton Oil Company's plant, where the ginnery will be operated by the Cotton Oil Company this coming season. There will ,not be an examination to fill the vacancy caused by ^ the death of Rural Carrier Bessinger, r as there are several names on the eliHot and it is exDected that one of these will be appointed as carrier. Mrs. Mary Harrison announces the engagement of her daughter, Mayme, to Mr. Charlie H. Mitchell,- of this city, the wedding to take place at the home of the bride, 1720 Assembly street, Columbia, S. C., on Wednesday, July 22. Upon request of the sheriff of Bamberg county Deputy Sheriff T. A. Salley arrested Mac Stokes in this ' ' city last Wednesday. It is understood that the charge is violating the liquor law. He gave bail in the sum of $200.?Orangeburg Times and pf' Democrat. County campaign meetings have been arranged*for Ehrhardt on the 22nd of July; and at Olar on the 29th of July. Other meetings will be announced later. At these meetings ' the voters will be given an opportunity to hear the claims of the respective candidates. Kindly notice the date on the label of your paper, and if your sub^ scription has expired, let us have a renewal promptly. The $1.50 doesn't mean much to you, but a number of renewals this month would be very acceptable. Quite a number renewed I [last week, and others should follow their good example. Plans have been submitted for the new colored Methodist church. The pastor, Rev. Williams, stated yesterday that the contract is expected to be let within a short time. The new building will be of brick, and will cost $6,000 to $7,000. The new church will be erected on the same site on which was located the building which was struck by lightning and burned to the ground some weeks ago. m Denmark News. Denmark, July 10.?At a call of the town council of Denmark there was a small gathering of citizens in Guess hall Thursday afternoon. The meting was for the purpose of laying before the citizens the franchise granted the Carolina Public Service /?nmnanv fnr lie'htine the town, and \ i to discuss the important matter of a new union railroad station. G. Move Dickinson, of Bamberg, has purchased the Denmark cotton oil mill and ginnery and is having the whole plant completely overhauled. He expects to have everything ready by the opening of the cotton season. The Carolina Public Service company has purchased the Denmark machine shops and will open it for operation in the near future. There will be a town election July 23 on the question of the franchise for town lighting, v According to the observation of some of the oldest citizen-farmers of this community the crops are the best at this season they have ever seen. Miss Vonnetta Millhouse, of Colum, is visiting Miss Martha Ray. ' Miss Gertrude Cox is visiting relatives in Rowesville. Misses Onie and Mary Brux, of Midville, Ga., and Miss Gladys Boozer, of Quitman, Ga., are visiting Dr. nnr? Airs. Boozer. J. Darby White, of Sumter, is here for a few days with his brother, J. B. White. Miss Isabel Strait, of Rock Hill, is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Algie Guess. A nice spotted pony for sale at Jones Bros*, stables I * x * Doctors Meet in Bamberg. The second district of the State Medical association met here' Tuesday in annual session. The meeting was called to order at 11:30 at the town hall by the president. Dr. Briggs, of Blackville, who delivered an address. Medical papers were read by Dr. Geo. F. Mclnnis, of Charleston, and by Dr. A. E. Baker, of Charleston. After the business session was over the party was taken to the Edisto river in automobiles, together with a number of citizens of the town as guests, and a sumptious dinner of fish, ham and chicken was served. The next meeting of this district is to be held next year at Barnwell. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: Dr. J. J. Cleckley, of Bamberg, president; Dr. Dreher, of St. Matthews, vice president, and Dr. Vance W. Brabham, of Orangeburg, secretary and treasurer. This district is composed of the counties of Bamberg, Orangeburg, Barnwell, Hampton and Calhoun. Death of Little Girl. Little Frederica, the daughter or Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Delk, died at their home in this city Sunday, after an illness of seven weeks. The remains were interred Monday at the old cemetery in this city, the funeral services being conducted by the Rev. W. H. Hodges. Frederica would have been four years old in September. She was "a very bright little girl, and was loved by all who knew her. The sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Delk in their bereavement. Death of Mr. W. L. Bessinger. Mr. William L. Bessinger, rural carrier on route No. 3, died at his home in this city on Saturday last, after an illness of about three weeks. Mr. Bessinger had received his appointment as carrier only about two months previous to VJ- J f T? 4 V* An lltrin cr lrt IS deaiU. ne w ao iucu imug >u the Briar Creek section, and after his appointment as carrier moved to the city to reside with his family. After carrying the mail for a month he was taken ill. He was about 24 years old, and is survived by his wife and one son, Wendell. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bessinger; four brothers, Messrs. W. H., J. A., Geo. W.? and D. Bessinger, and one sister, Mrs. A. J. Page, all of whom reside in this county. The remains were interred Sunday morning at the family burying ground, in the Briar Creek section, the funeral services being conducted by the Rev. Mr. Williams. Though Mr. Bessinger had been a resident of Bamberg for only a short time, he had made numerous friends and acquaintances, who were shocked to learn of his death. Annua] Reunion. The annual reunion of Company G, 1st S. C. V., will be held at Bethesda church on the last Thursday in July, 1914, July 30th. There will be distinguished speakers for the occasion. Everybody is cordially invited to attend and bring well filled basa'i PnrifoHarnta snMiers are n<x vwu4v?v.w?w ? expected to attend. Messrs. Folk and Pearson will furnish music. Messrs. J. F. Mitchell, Olar J. Zeigler, and J. R. Morris are appointed as the committee on grounds. J. B. HUNTER, J. C. COPELAND, W. T. BEARD, MISS G. E. JORDAN, Committee. Secretary. DIRECTORY OF TRINITY METHOODIST CHURCH. 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 prayermeetlng everj Wednesday evening at 5.00 o'clock Epworth League every Tuesaaj evening at 8.00 o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited tc attend these sendees. W. H. HODGES, Pastor, Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, S. C Congressional Campaign. A campaign for the candidates foi gress from the 2nd district ha: been arranged. There are eight counties in the district and one cam paign meeting will be held in eacl county. The candidates for congress are James F. Byrnes, of Aiken, in cumbent, and R. .\I. Mixon, of Willis ton. The following is the schedule as furnished us by Mr. B. E. Xichol son. county chairman for Edgefielc county: Beaufort. July 27th. Jasper. July 28th. Hampton, July 29th. Barnwell, July 30th. Bamberg, July 31st. Aiken, August 3rd. Edgefield. August 4th. Saluda, August 5th. A nice spotted pony for sale ai .Tones Bros', stables I New Advertisements. Peoples Drug Co.?Ex-Zema-Fo. ^ ; County Dispensary Board?Month- cr s ly Statement for June. 0I Enterprise Bank?Safety. dc Delk's Market?Our Rib Roasts ti( are Tempting. H. H. Hill?Melons. gl Ol The Gift Shop, Aiken, S. C.?Kodak Work. Bamberg Banking Co.?The Pile jj] of Money. w ' J. B. Brickie?You Can Blow Up. tb J. J. Zeigler?Candidate for Coun- at 1 ty Commissioner. tb G. H. Smoak? Candidate for Coun- vc ty Commissioner. G. H. Smoak?Candidate for Coun- g ty Commissioner. ' b< TV* tha ViHHIarc hf I 01 It now looks like a full delegation th of the boys will be with us to fiddle of this summer. We say boys and that is right, even our 70-year-old boys pt seem to be only about 16 on these oc- w > casions. ei The following have promised to be yc with us: W. D. Sease, A. M. Load- w . holt, A. M. Kinard, Jr., W. J. Kearse, m G. W. Jenny, Herbert Folk, C. R. Miller, Jr., J. H. Pearson, John Mitchel, ai Connor Smoak, J. B. Folk, G. M. bl Kearse, R. F. Kirkland, H. G. Mc- w Millan, Gerald Kearse, L. L. High- pJ tower, R. J. Hightower, Pollie San- sa ^difer, J. B. All, M. L. Zorn, F. W. H , McMillan, Grady McMillan, J. S. Bre- w land, L. A. Brabham, R. C. Bassett, la C. W. Bes6inger, A. W. Brabham, h< W. R. Hubbard, W. W. Hair, Geo. bi Uopeiana, vv. s. uamoerg, ana joiiu ai Dan Turner. ol Our people welcome you and we ty hope to make this a pleasant social occasion. For fear our rules are not y< generally understood, we will men- W tion some of the most important in ones: to 1. No violinist can be a member? A: only fiddlers. th 2. Good looking people are not ei- M igible. * ai 3. Politicians, membership fee, $5. cr 4. No drinking or profanity allow- gc ed. lo 5. Time limit for playing a piece ?not to be shorter than one min- ec ute, or longer than three minutes. fo Now, before we go further, we wish hi to remind you that the following ai members and a few others have been pi trying to excuse themselves under th rule two: Frank Kirkland, Gen. Scot vi Breland, Capt. Bill Bamberg, John Dan Turner, Fred McMillan, Arthur B! Brabham, and W. D. Sease. But, ti< brethren, for your comfort and 6atis- P< faction, we wish to inform you that oi you have been cheerfully and unani- ai mously elected. Your membership g< is not only endorsed by the fraternity, ia but by all our friends as well. Also ai I we find a few trying to excuse them- ir selves under rule one. But we will m not tell on them unless they do not it attend. o\ All funds accumulated under rule cc three may be given to charity, or h< given to console the ugliest fiddler. We are sure rule four will be observ- b< ed. s\ Our first meeting will be 4:30 in er i the afternoon at the court house, th This will be mostly to tune up and cc organize, etc. tb At 8:30, p. m., same day, we will have fiddling in earnest. Evening of the 23rd, at 8 o'clock, sharp, we ca will have our grand concert. We je are glad to state that we have re- sa ceiled letters from several parties ra telling us of auto parties being made up to attend. The social feature is ra the main object of the convention. in So we are glad -to know the people el are coming. The fiddling is for the p) ; fun of it. SECRETARY. SI . LIGHTNING KILLS NEGRO. Farm Hand Electrocuted Between TZ Plow Handles at Saluda. eI ' Saluda, July 12.?John Allen, a ti ' negro farm hand on the place of L. B. Blease, Jr., in the Big Creek see-: n< tion of this county, was killed by tc * lightning Thursday afternoon. At the time he was plowing. The mule was unhurt. It is said that the negro was badly mangled by the bolt, b, The occurrence happened during an t electric storm which was not accom- jn panied by rain. n] GUNBOAT STRIKES ROCK. 5 t t . *r American Vessel Reaches Samoa in Sinking Condition. b 3 ei Washington, July 14.?The Ameri- r< can gunboat Princeton to-day reached w 4 the naval station at Tutuile, Samoa, p [ in a sinking condition and was beach- q uv.r. nnmmanrtpr T .ipil f Ron) 1 1 cu- II cabled the navy department to-night tl that the vessel struck an unchartered t) rock in the passage way between ^ Tutuila and Annuu Island. The Princeton is station ship at y Samoa and carries a crew of 150 g officers and men, none of whom were tj hurt or injured by the accident. ^ Sixteen new railways are being t built in Switzerland, some of which will be completed this year. ts V i v * STATE CANDIDATES SPEAK. Continued from Page 1, Column 1.) iend not of the poor men, but of the iminal?three-fourths negro and le-fourth white?for he has par>ned black and white in that proporan, and yet he would have you be?ve he is not the friend of the ne o. But are poor men criminals, is it a crime to be a poor man? "No, thank God, there are thousids upon thousands of men, who, ke the lowly Nazarene, have not here to lay their heads, and yet leir characters are incomparablj iove that of this man who poses as leir friend in order to get theii >tes. ''It is a disgrace to be a criminal, it it is no disgrace to be poor, ome of the purest, noblest) and ;st men I have ever known have sen pour men, duu uu uue iu luj )inion does more to keep them pooi ian these biennial, hypocritical fice-seekers. "But what has Blease done for the jor man? Has he not ignored him hen he has had appointments oi ther profit or honor to make? Can >u point me to a single instance here he has recognized the poor an? "Did he do you honor when he >pointed that millionaire Italian ind-tiger king on his staff, before hom you as citizen soldiers must iss in review and whom you must lute? Why did he appoint him? e knew he was a blind-tiger king ho utterly defied and openly vioted the laws of the land, but, oh! ; was a poor dago and had nothing it millions upon millions of money id warehouse upon warehouse full ! blind tiger liquor! This is the pe of poor man that the governor mors. Has he done anything for )u? But, coming nearer home, ho are his lieutenants and leaders Bamberg county? I do not want i be personal, but who are they? re they poor men? You know iem and can answer as well as I. y friends, this poor man business id negro business is but the hypoitical slogan of the political dema >gue. Don't be fooled by them any nger. "And now after having been electI to serve you as county chairman r 20 years, during which time 1 ive tried to serve you faithfully, id for the best interests of my peoe and my county, let me give you lis as possibly my last and best adce: "On-the day of election, curse lease for the harm his administraon has done your State and your iople, vote for Jennings, Pollock, Smith for United States senator, id for State and county officers from ivernor down, for men who repudte such a rotten administration id where possible, for men whose res and characters your son and ine can afford to emulate with credto himself and whose purity of life ir wives and our daughters can immend. >set among the candidates who have "* I understand that there are >en dubbed camp-followers, coat-tail ringers and supporters of the govnor. It would be interesting *c lis audience for them to explain and mrtnne the action of their leader ii ley can." Railroad Commissioner. G. W. Fairy, of Calhoun county, a mdidate for railroad commissioner, d off With argument for better .nitary conditions in depots and lilway trains. C. D. Fortner, also candidate foi .ilroad commissioner, raised a squall i the audience by predicting the ecton of Blease, and by flaying the rimary rules, but the audience re>onded to the chairman's request ir order. F. W. Shealey said he was in the ice on his own merits and was giv1 applause at the close of his speech J. H. Wharton talked rate reducon. W. I. Witherspoon promised to dc athing which would bring discredit > the State. J. A. Hunter Given Ovation. An ovation was given J. A. Hunter indidate for lieutenant governor, h( sing in his home town, and con ;nted himself with a brief statemeni which he asked for courteous treat lent of his opponents. E. Frank Kelly followed Mr. Hun >r, and was given a respectful hear ig. Andrew J. Bethea drew applaus* y his charges against W. M. Ham r of lacking courage to vote on th< jsolution when the question o: hether Dr. S. C. Mitchell, formerly resident of the University of Soutl arolina, should be retained at tha istitution, and also by the statemen lat he was the man who had taker le ham out of Hamer and put th< nnt in Hunter. Mr. Hamer replied vigorously t< [r. Bethea's charges and said Mr ethea was mistaken and if he con nued following up this he woult take it stronger. Moore and Willis Have Tilt. W. W. Moore, candidate for adju int and inspector general, to sue * ' s. . HELEN LEARNED TO SWIM. . When the Empress of Ireland Wet Down She Escaped Easily. If Helen O'Hare had not learne to swim almost as soon as ehe lean ed to talk and walk she would nc be counted among the thousand vi( ' tims of the St. Lawrence River dis aster. When the Empress of Ireland san ' strong men were quickly drownec ' but the little girl easily kept hersel ' afloat until the rescuers arrived ui on the scene. ' The lesson is plain. Young and old (everybody) shoul know how to swim. You may never start on an ocea ' voyage 'and be wrecked, but som< time and somewhere, if you hav ! knowledge of a few simple stroke! you will be able to save your ow life or the life of a comrade. Lack of natatorial ability is largel responsible for the distressing lh * of drowning accidents in . stream,' | lakes and ocean waves reported i the press each vacation season. Learn to swim, parents, and teac [ the children, the girls as well as th boys. i ceed himself, and M. C. Willis, hi i opponent, were the most antagonist! ! of the entire group in yesterday' : meeting. Gen. Moore reeented wha ; he termed reflections on him persoi ally, which had been made at pn ; vious meetings by Capt. Willis, an offered an affidavit from J. P. Ma' thews, cashier of the Palmetto Na : tional bank, of Columbia, in refi ' tation of the charges. The breac 1 was soon healed, however, and th ! meeting proceeded smoothly. Next came the candidates for comi AmaIIam \fneerc A W TrtTI C LI U11C1 gcuciai, iutwiu. ... . and J. A. Summersett, both of whoi i received applause, with Jones ai pearing the favorite. A. G. Brice, candidate for attoi ney general, aired the record of Tho: H; Peeples and characterized his ir i cumbency as one of "masterly ina< tivity." Mr. Peeples replied an sought to defend his record. According to pre-arrangement, : then being 12:30, an adjournmer was taken for one hour for dinne: i and the meeting was resumed at th expiration of that time by the cand . dates for governor. Candidates for Governor. Hon. S. G. May field, in the absent of J. B. A. Mullally, read his pla form for him. M. L. Smith was the next speakt and was well received. Lowndes J. Browning next pr< ' sented his claims to the office and e: ' pressed confidence in his election. Compulsory Education, i John G. Clinkscales received a i ovation when he arose to address tb [ audience, the approval being expres; . ed by hearty applause and the honl > ing of many automobile horns. M i Clinkscales stated that he felt ver close to the Bamberg folk for th > reason that he had not only visite ? here previously, but had for yeai [ been assisting with the education c . Bamberg" boys. His strongest pie > was for a compulsory school atter [ dance law and advised a revision c ! the present tax laws as one means c raising necessary funds for tb equipment of schools sufficient t accommodate every boy and girl i South Carolina. [ Cheers greeted his statemtn to th effect that the last legislature had ai propriated $30,000 for the eradics tion of the cattle tick thus "puttin ( the tick above the child." Much merriment was evinced b Me henrprs at numerous witticism: His address wa6 well receive throughout. Cooper for Law Enforcement. . R. A. Cooper made, perhaps, tb . strongest, best balanced speech < the entire day and his declaratio . for the enforcement of laws wi greted with hearty applause. H > first appearance before a Bambei t audience won many expressions of complimentary nature. John T. Duncan, the humorist < the party, made his usual speec ' against what he termed "the system and produced many ripples of laugl ter by his witty sallies. W. C. Irby spoke next, taking Jn G. Richards to task for his late coi version to Bleaseism. Richard I. .Manning deplored tl factionalism which exists in the Stai and plead for a reunion of the fa tions. He als<-> stated his views c compulsory education, which is a vei * live issue in this campaign, favorir a local option law. Jno. G. Richards, after reciting h t public record, stated his opposition t compulsory education. He was gree ed with applause and scattered jeei 1 from the audience. -He declared f< > Blease for senator. Charles Carroll Simms expressc his pleasure at appearing before pei pie he felt were home folk an j claimed the support of the poor mai C. A. Smith made his usual conse vative speech, advocating bett< school attendance, and a State-wic - prohibition law, as a substitute f( - the present local option plan. > ' - . CARD OF THANKS. . j We wish to take this method of ex- ^ pressing our sincere thanks to all our friends and acquaintances who so kindly gave us assistance and atten. tion during the illness and after the death of Mr. W. L. Beesinger. i- WIFE AND RELATIVES. I ~ SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 Advertisements Under This Head 25c. j. For 25 Words or Less. 1, See H. H. Hill for prices on [f melons.?adv. )_ For Sale.?Horse and buggy. H. N. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C.?tf. ^ For Sale?Vetch Hay. J. A. WYQ I -\* k XT T>~ ? C* n 4-f _ D&LL1 UCI 5, O. V/. U? , Indian Runner Duck Eggs for sale. $1.00 the setting. J. A. WYMAN, m Bamberg, S. C.?tf. > ; 3 Notice.?There will be no more ' grinding at my mill after Saturday, n July 18th, 1914. J. T. GRIFFITH. y Fulghum Seed Oats?250 bushels \ well matured, for sale. Apply to J. }t T. O'NEAL & SON, Bamberg, S. C. tf 3> Cow for Sale.?One nice young Jersey cow for sale, giving three gallons of milk now. J. W. STOKES, Bam- ., h berg, S. C. e Automobiles Insured.?1912 models 2% per cent; 1913 models 2 per - cent Old line company. H. M. '8 GRAHAM, Agent, Bamberg, S. C. 1c Wanted?Twenty-five school teach- 4 * ers at once. For further infor kt mation aaaress tAKuuixa ican;rii ERS AGENCY, Kingstree, S. C. Shepherd Dog for Sale.?One f, d Shepherd dog for sale, one year old, t- untrained. 'Price $7.00. Apply to t. W. H. ZEIGLER, Cope, S. C.?7-22. For hu^i-class : Job Work come f to The Herald. J d '' 11 We execute the best class of | .work on short i e ' $ l notice. 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