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, Slbr Stunbrrg Ifrralh Thursday, July 23, 1914. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Do not delay, but enroll today for the Democratic primaries. Mr. W. r. Bennett did not file his pledge for magistrate at Ehrhardt. t?ov w R. McMillan is conducting a revival meeting at St. John Baptist church, in the country. The congressional candidates, R. M. Mixon and James F. Byrnes, will speak in Bamberg tomorrow, Friday. Services were conducted Sunday at the Methodist church by Rev. Mr. Guess, of Ehrhardt, Dr. Hodges being absent. Mr. M. Brown has opened a dry goods store in the building formerly occupied by Tie Bamberg Herald, on Main street. The continuous rainfall is reported as doing much injury to the crops, especially cotton. There has been an excess of rain for two or three weeks. Several carloads of watermelon^ are being shipped from Bamberg this week by melon growers of this community. The melons are fine specimens. Mr. J. J. Smoak is one of the shippers. Mr. J. B. Brickie has begun the erection of an automobile garage and / repair shop next to the building he now occupies, on Main street. The building will be of brick, and will be completed in a few weeks. Clarence McMillan, a progressive colored farmer residing near Bamberg, presented The Herald with a couple of fine watermelons one day last week. Clarence is a good farm' 'er and has a fine crop this year. The new sidewalks completed and being built are a great adition to the city. Those who lilPf to walk for pleasure find the new walk leading to the Carlisle School a splendid place to 6troll in the afternoons and even, ings. ( f Miss Hiveiyn rrte cuicMamcu , Saturday evening in honor of her guests, Misses Leonard, Littlejohn and Best. Monday evening these young ladies were honored guests at an entertainment given by Miss Helen Easterling. Yesterday the county campaign party spoke at Ehrhardt. Next Wednesday the campaigners will visit Olar, and present their claims to office to the voters of that section. It is expected that there will be a large crowd present. The Denmark Oil & Fertilizer company, of Denmark, has been commissioned by the secretary of State, the capital stock being $30,000. The books of subscription to the company will be opened on Friday of this week. M. J. and G. Move Dickinson, of Bamberg, are the petitioners. Clerk of Court C. B. Free has received a large reproduction of a photograph of the legislative body of 1868. The same picture has been sent to all clerks of court in the State. On the picture is shown 50 negroes ~?J ^ 1 Afrif lo Arc Thic ic ttUU iO WUIIC auk; ?w the body that made laws for the State of South Carolina in Radical times. Senator Tillman wishes the picture preserved for future generations to see what the white people had to contend with under negro and carpetbagger rule in this State. The encampment of the Southern national guard is now being held in Augusta. The South Carolina soldiers are not participating. The governor of South Carolina declined to give the requested permission for certain of the troops of other States to pass through this State enroute to the encampment; consequently most of the companies were "routed so as to steer clear of South Carolina. However, a company of United States infantry did pass through the State, no permission being asked by the war department of the United States. Some question seems to have arisen in different parts of the county relative to the residence of aspirants for cotton weigher in the township in which he offers for election. Chairman Folk has replied to those asking him for information that there is nothing in the law to require that a cotton weigher be a resident of 4he town or township in which he is the cotton weigher. The old law required that cotton weighers should be appointed on the recommendation of 1 farmers residing within five miles of the market he is to serve. The new law simply places the candidates in the primary. In fact, it seems that there is nothing in the law to even require that a cotton weigher be a resident or voter of the State. Would I*rove Prophecy. Little Brother?Bet he'd kiss you if I weren't here! Siefpr?Yrm insolent bov! Go awav this very minute.?Penn State Froth. A nice spotted pony for sale at Jones Bros*, stables A nice spotted pony for sale at Jones Bros', stables The Passenger Station Matter. A delegation of citizens went to Columbia Monday to present a petition to the railroad commission, praying that the Southern railway be required to erect a new passenger station in Bamberg, instead of repairing the present one and enlarging it, as has been proposed by the railroad company. The petition asked that the new station be located further east than the present one. It is stated that about 98 per cent of the business people of the city signed the petition for a new station. After conferring with the delegation, the request of the delegation was declined. The plans of the railroad content piaie exieiiuiiig tut? IUI uci westward, which would necessitate the closing of the street west of the station. This was most strenuously objected to by a large number of the citizens, and the petition was circulated in an effort to get the railroad commission to take a hand in the matter and provide an entirely new station, located at a point where the streets would not be interfered with. It is stated that many of those who originally favored the proposition of the railroad to remodel the present station, after being acquainted with the plans and blue prints 9f the proposed improvements, now oppose the proposition. Harrison-Mitchell. Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of Mr. D. H. Goble, in Columbia, Mr. Charles H. Mitchell, of Bamberg, was married to Miss Mayme Harrison. The wedding was a quiet one, only a few intimate friends and relatives being present. There were no attendants. Several of Mr. Mitchell's friends from Bamberg witnessed the marriage. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. ani Mrs. Mitchell left for a wedding trip to Washington, New York and other points North. Miss Harrison is a most charming and accomplished young lady of Columbia, where she is popular among a large circle of friends. Mr. Mitchell is ticket agent for the Southern railway in Bamberg, and a young gentleman of unusual popularity. His friends are numbered by the score. Upon their return from their honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell will reside in Bamberg. Counts-Lynch. An event last week of much interest to friends throughout the State was the marriage of Miss Hibernia Counts, of B?mberg, to Mr. John Madison Lynch, of Rutherfordton, N. C. This marriage is the culmination of an acquaintance extending' over several years, Miss Counts having spent many summers in the mountain resorts in that section. Miss Counts is a young lady of many lovely traits, which have endeared her to a large circle in this, her home town, where she is a social favorite. Miss Counts is a daughter of Mrs. M. L. Counts of this city. Mr. Lynch is a young man of exceptionally fine character and ability. Both the young people are representatives of old anfd prominent families. They have the warmest congratutions and best wishes of a host of friends for their future happiness. Baptist Church. Preaching at the Baptist church Sunday morning July 26. Subject: "A Spoiled Baby." Preaching also at at evening. Subject: "Curious Carving." Baptizing at the evening service. W. R. McMILLAN. New Advertisements. Bamberg County Dispensary Board ?Purchases. B. W. Simmons & Co.?We Beg to Announce. Edisto Iron Works Co.?Opening Machine Shop at Denmark, S. C. Farmers & Merchants Bank?Let Us Help You. ' W. H. Priester?Notice of Final Settlement. Bamberg County Dispensary Board ?Quarterly Statement. J. B. Brickie?Anybody Can Take an Auto Apart. Bamberg Banking Co.?Wise Business Men. Enterr ise Bank?Our Efficient Service. Delk's Market?Corn Fed Cattle. Denmark Oil & Fertilizer Co.? Opening of Books of Subscription. Mack's Drug Store?Lost. DIRECTORY OF TRINITY METHOODIST CHURCH. Preaching every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Preaching every Sunday evening at S.00 o'clock. Sunday-school every Sunday afternoon at 5.00 o'clock. Mid-week prayermeeting every Wednesday evening at " m o'clock. Epworth League eve Tuesday evening at 8.00 o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited tc attend these services. W. H. HODGES, Pastor, Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, S. C. HOME COMING WEEK. Bamberg CSemson Men Invited to "Come Back" for a Week. CIem6on College, July 22.?Approximately one thousand former students and graduates of Ciemson College have already replied to their invitations, signifying their intention of being present for "Home Coming Week." the big reunion occasion that will take place at Ciemson College from noon of August 27th, to noon of August 31st. It is planned to make this one of the greatest affairs of the kind ever held by any Southern college. The acceptances already received make it certain that the capacity of Clemson's large barracks will be taxed to accommodate those who come. President W. M. Riggs is doing everything possible to have invitations reach every one of the six thousand men who have attended Glemson. Many invitations, however, have been returned unclaimed and it is desired that any former Clemson men who have not yet received invitations \ write to the president. It ie the college's purpose to make "Home Coming Week" a memorable event in the lives of all who attend and it is desired that all old Clemsonites receive notice of the occasion. The attendance will bave_to be limited to former students only, because of limited facilities. It will be impossible to take care of even the wives of those who are "coming back." The accommodations will be sufficient for only tne aiumni ana exstudents themselves, so large will the number of these be. A most enjoyable program is being arranged for the five days of "Home Coming Week." The details of this will be announced later. Especially attractive features will be prepared for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 28th, 29th, and 30th, respectively. The following list contains the names of all former Clemson men from Bamberg county: Bamberg, H. F.; Bamberg, W. P.; Baxter, S. E.; Chassereau, E. P.; Chassereau, A.; Clayton, W. S.; Cook, P.; Cook, W. B.; Copeland, F. H.; Crum, H. M. (1); Crum, H. M? (2); Ehrhardt, J.; Hartzog, R. B.; Hartzog, A. S.; Hill, B. F.; Hightower, G. E.; Hightower, H. C.; Hill, J. M.; Hutto, F. B.; Johnson, W. F., (1): Johnson, W. F., (2); Kearse, H. H.; Kearse, B. V.; Mayfield, W. D.; McMillan, G. F? Jr.; Mette, L. I.; Morris, C.; Patrick, T*r H.; Price, E. L.; Rhodes, J. W.; *>..iysor, W. M.; Rice, G. P.; Ritter, J. O.; Ritter, W. i-T - nirinp T H Cfoo/lnmn T A Sontag, C. G.; Stokes, H. H.; Steadman, J. E.; Turner, F. J.; Turner, G. C.; Westerlund, C. D.; Zeigler, H. Graduates?Bamberg, G. E.; Crum, H. C.; Dowling, D.; Folk, D. P.; Folk, C. S., Jr.; Gillam, C. R.; Hill, D. B.; Rice, C. W\; Riley, J. A.; Sandifer, M. L.; Stokes, W. E.;. Turner, T. H.; Walker, T. J. The Fiddlers' Convention. The Bamberg county Fiddler's Convention convened in this city yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at the court house, at 5 o'clock. There were a large number of fiddlers present and a most enjoyable session was held. The opening selection was played by the Colston band, of which Mr. J. B. All is president. Last night the grand concert was held. There were quite a number of visitors present, all of whom enjoyed the music of the fiddlers, for which i Bamberg county is famous. To-day the fiddlers will be given a fish fry at Edisto river. The Candidates at Ehrhardt. Yesterday, Wednesday, the county candidates addressed the voters at Ehrhardt. The meeting was a quiet and orderly one, the second of the campaign. Nothing new developed at the meeting. Interest in the campaign meetings seems to center around the candidates for supervisor and the house of representatives. It was expected that there would be a j flurry among some of the candidates, but no excitement develofSed and ev, everything passed off quietly. Annual Reunion. The annual reunion of Company G, 1st S. C. V., will 1^ 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 baskets. All Confederate soldiers are . 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. COPELAXD, W. T. BEARD, MISS G. E. JORDAN, Committee. Secretary. Some benighted editor wishes to know how to pronounce the name of ? Mexico's president, Carbajal. That's easy. You never pronounce Mexican names as they are spelled. This is Carbayal, with accent on the sylable. f 1 ' , . NEW BOARD OF HEALTH. 1 J. J. England Elected Health Officer A Yigorus Campaign Now On. The Bamberg board of health has just been reorganized, with the fol lowing personnel: W. D. Rhoad chairman; I. N. Dunn. John Cooner F. W. Free, and Dr. H. J. Stuckey The board has mapped out an elabo rate campaign and has begun ^orl in earnest. The board realizes tha the health of a city is its one besi asset, and also that the health of th< city cannot be maintained unless ade quate provisions are made for en forcing proper sanitary conditions. The board has had printed a quan tity of "health suggestions" whicl are now being circulated throughou the city. Report blanks have alsc been printed, and regular inspection; of premises will be made. Mr. J. J. England has been elect ed health inspector, and has enterec upon his duties as health officer. Mr England is well known in the citj and is proving himself to be a mos competent officer. The board wishes to have the co operation of the citizens of the towi in their efforts to make the cit: strictly sanitary and improve th< health conditions. To this end, th< people are requested to do everythinj in their power to assist the board an< the health officer. The people an asked to clean up all premises, cu . all weeds and clean off all accumula , tions of litter and trash. The boar< especially urges that such articles x matermelon rinds and vegetable re fuse be placed in cans or barrels 01 . the curbing so that the refuse wagoni , can haul it out of the city. Thes< accumulations are especially un healthy and breed mosquitoes. At tention is called to proper draining , of back lots. If any water stand: after rains, the people are requeste< , to see that ditches are provided 6< that the water may be drained off th< premises. Disinfectant, either liquid or pow der, will be provided free, of charge Application may be made at the Peo pies Drug Co. for disinfectant when ever needed. Proper directions wil be cheerfully given for its use. The board also asks that each fami lv provide a garbage can or barre for trash. If thrown upon the curb ing the trash'or accumulation may b< blown on the streets, or spread dis ease. It is imperative to^the health of th( city that all of the citizens join ii this good work. If but half th< people clean their premises the othe half could hinder the entire worl by refusing to join in. If one fami ly should make their premises ^ibso lutely sanitary, the next-door neigh bor would make his work of litth avail if he should fail to clean hi< premises of disease breeding sources A live board of health is a mos valuable asset to a city. Bamberg': board has made a good beginning and with the assistance of all thi people, there is no reason in th< ; world why Bamberg's health stand . ard should not be kept abreast, o: . even above, that of other cities. : The following "health suggestions, now being sent out, should be care i fully read and followed: i First.?Screen all closets and al low no water or slops thrown arounc them. i | Second.?Have no sour slop bucket ; slop hole or standing water aroum the premises. Third.?Pile all empty tin can: and other trash out where the car can get it. Fourth.?Cut all high weeds an< grass around your place or vacan lots you may own. Fifth.?Try to keep all ditches o water ways clean by not throwing ' old cans or other trash in them. Sixth.?Use plenty of lime, creo : lin, or some other good disinfectant around your place often. Seventh.?Insist on your butcher baker, and grocer screening from fiie: as much as possible all food stuff ' bought of them. The house fly and mosquito are th< ' great germ carriers and therefore tin great spreaders of disease. Try t< keep them screened out and also fron raising about your place if'possible. The above suggestions, if carrie< out by you, might cost you some lit tie time and money but nothing t< , compare with the cost of one case o sickness or the sorrows and trouble: caused by death. Let's each one do our duty aloni , this line and we will have a cleane and better town to live in. BOARD OF HEALTH. Editor Knight of the Bamberf ;Herald, ought to be able to keep his (paper going nicely, for his salary a: ipostmaster has been increased fron i$l,600 to $1,700.?Newberry Observ er. As a matter of fact. Editor Knigh kept his paper going nicely before hi [was appointed postmaster and he i; [doing it^yet; but surely the Observe fIdoes not think $1,700 a year will d< > j he trick, or that Editor Knight woul< . think of using his salary as postmas i ter to help support a newspaper tha could not pay its own way.?York ville Enquirer. The List of Candidates. The time for filing pledges f( county offices closed last Thursda The following is the list of candidal , seeking offices in Bamberg county: House of Representatives?F. j Carroll, B. D. Carter, J. Wesley Crur Jr., B. W. Miley, S. P. Rentz, and Gordon Brabham. Supervisor?E. C. Bruce. W. ' c Cave, C. W. Fog'-e, L. P. McMilla t and W. B. Smcmk. t Treasurer?G. A. Jennings. 4 Auditor?R. W. D. Rowell. County Commissioner?W. D. Be singer, W. R. Bes6inger, H. W. Chi ty, A. G. W. Hill, J. C. McMillan, ] W, Phillips, E. M. Sandifer, G. 1 j Smoak, and J. J. Zeigler. t Magistrate at Bamberg?H. D. Fre j Magistrate at Denmark?J. , Brooker. Magistrate at. Fishpond?J. Herndon, and J. W. Zeigler. j Magistrate at Olar?J. W. Smit ir?rt n T P T oin auu v. o. v/. jjam, 'f Magistrate at Ehrhardt?I. W. Ca t ter and J. H. Kinard. Cotton Weigher at Bamberg?1 Z. Felder, T. J. Rentz, and F. ] x Steedley. . Cotton Weigher at Denmark? s E. Baxter, R. E. Hoffman, G. N. Sa a difer, and J. F. Staley. ^ Cotton Weigher at Olar?A. J. Fa j A. R. Morris, W. M. Sandifer, and ] a J. Templeton. t Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt?' W. Hiers, J. H. Carter, J. D. Carte j Jr., and Jesse C. Rentz. 5 Not Reliable. A horse had been stolen from field and the evidence all pointed a certain doubtful character of tl neighborhood as a culprit, says tl Chicago Tribune. At the trial the d fendant's counsel tried to confuse farmer whose testimony was partic j larly damaging. "You say," the lawyer asked, "th you can swear to having seen th man drive a horse past your farm < the day in question?" "I can," replied the witness, wea I iIy"What time was this?" j "I told you it was about the midd of the afternoon." "But I don't want any 'abouts' j 'middles.,' I want the exact time.' "Why," said the farmer, " I dor always carry a gold watch with n when I'm digging potatoes." "But you have a clock in the hous hayen't you?" I "W ''Well, what time was it by that' B "Why, just 19 minutes past 10.' "You were in the field all tl morning?" went on the lawyer, sm ing suggestively. "I was." "How far from the house is th S field?" "About half a mile." " "You swear, do you, that by tl , clock in your house it was exactly : minutes past 10?" ? "* do-" I "Lawyer (triumphantly)?I thii ^ that will do." Farmer?VI ought perhaps to s; that too much reliance should not 1 , placed upon that clock, as it got o of gear about six months ago and it been 19 minutes past 10 ever since Animals that Vanish. * A beaver was killed in Germai two years ago. It seems to ha' ' been the last beaver in Europe. * The dodo it not an imaginary bir as most people think. It was a huj 5 pigeon too bulky to fly and swarr 1 ed centuries ago in .Madagascar. B explorers and sailors ate it out * existence, and no living specimen h; 1 been seen since 16S1. The great auk may not really 1 r extinct. There are rumors that ' isn't, though there is no authentica nacc. of onp hoir?<r ctPPn fnr thp la fifty years. But they were commi ' on the wild and rocky islets c northern Scotland just over a centu ' ago. Any one who finds an egg a 5 count on selling it for $500. s Sealskin keeps getting dearer at dearer. The reason is that the fu " seal is being hunted out of existenc ' The Antarctic fur-seal vanished san 5 years ago. over 5,000,000 seals, it h " been estimated, having been slaugli ered in fifty years. Now the Arct 1 fur-seal is disappearing.?Stray St ries. 3 , f Pleasing the Bishop. s "The late Bishop Bowman said a Philadelphia minister, accor * ing to the Record, "once rebuked n r too soft and conciliatory leanings 1 telling a story about a little girl. "This little girl, it seems, had wri ten with great pains a composite ? on the cow. The composition ran ; 5 follows: 1 " 'The cow is a very useful anima "That evening the bishop dined t the little girl's house,and her mothe a since she was a very little girl indee s was proud of the composition, and r r quested its author to read it nloud. 5 "The little girl got her manuscri 1 but, instead of reading it as it stoo - she amended it on the bishop's beha t so that it ran: " 'The cow is the most useful ar mal there is except religion.' " MINE FIRES FOR COOKING. Dr Woman in Carbondale, Pa., Bakes >' Potatoes in Backyard Crevice. es That the mine fire which has raged j P. beneath the Belmont section of this 1 n. city for the last ten years has its adJ vantages Tor the residents, says Carbondale (Pa.) dispatch to the PhilaT. delphia North American, was discovn. ered by a motion picture photographer, taking pictures in the fire dstrict for reproduction on movie screens throughout the country. s" Many of the property owners have t_ closed their homes and removed to other sections of the city to wait for . the fire to burn itself out or to be extinguished, but a few of those who m ' remain are making the best of condi7 * tio.ns. I L The moving picture men found one woman who utilizes the mine fire in baking potatoes and other vegetables. She simply drops the "spuds" * into a crevice in her back yard, leaves / . them there about an hour, and takes ? ^ them out as thoroughly baked as if g' they had reposed in the oven of her kitchen range, g Explaining her discovery, the -i B_ housewife said she seldom keeps a J fire in her kitchen through the sum- 4^ -.1 mer. In an emereencv she can boil D' eggs and prepare simple dishes with the aid of the stovelike crevice. B. In, Canaan street the operators :r, found a man who supplies his nome with hot water in a similar manner. A When he installed his water-heating J system last winter this ingenious cit- I a izen went, thinly clad, into his gar- ?| to den and dug deeply into the warm 1 earth. Then he coiled 100 feet of ^ lead pipe into the hole and covered J e- it. # , m a Even in zero weather the family u" had a steady supply of warm water, and the scheme has worked so well at that the ingenious one is considering 11S a plan to elaborate the system and 5n heat the house with it next winter. Repeated efforts have been made r" to procure State aid in extinguishing the fire. State Senator Walter MoNichols got an appropriation through * le the legislature, but it was vetoed by Governor Tener. The Finn Coal Co., ov owner of he tract, went bankrupt fighting the bteze and millions of 1 * tons of anthracite have heen ronsnm De ed. _ ) - V .i ;e, Sixteen new railways are being < built in Switzerland, some of which will be completed this year. " SPECIAL NOTICES. :ie Advertisements Under This Head 26c. . For 26 Words or Less. See H. H. Hill for prices on i l{_ melons.?adv. i Ho For Sale.?Horse and buggy. H. N. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C.?tf. ae For Sale?Vetch Hay. J. A. WY- < L9 MAX, Bamberg, S. C.?tf. * Corn for Sale?$1.00 per bushel. J. A. WYMAX, Bamberg. S. C. tf. lk -Indian Runner Duck Eggs for-sale. $1.00 the setting. J. A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C.?tf. be ???????????? . Fulghum Seed Oats?250 bushels well matured, for said! Apply to J. 's T. O'NEAL & SOX, Bamberg, S. C. tf Automobiles Insured.?1912 mod- ' rels 2% per cent; 1913 models 2 per cent. Old line company. H. M. GRAHAM, Agent, Bamberg, S. C. ve 1 Shepherd Dog for Sale.?One Shepherd dog for sale, one year old, \ untrained. Price $7.00. Apply to ?e W. H. ZEIGLER, Cope, S. C.?7-22. n i]t Found.?A package of freshly laun- ' dered collars and several wash ties. Owner can have same by calling at as j Mack's Drug Store and. paying for / 4 this advertisement. QUARTERLY STATEMENT. of the profits of the Bamberg County ll~ Dispensary for the quarter ending st June 30, 1914: )n .Merchandise cred)ff its $40,360.00 ^ Merchandits debry its 31,555.83 in $8,804.17 1(j Gross Profits: Expense $1,576.52 r" Salaries 1,378.65 e. Supplies 1,021.12 ne Furniture & Fix- " at. tures 3S9.80 I Net Profits 4.438.08 it :ic # $8,804.17 o- July 13, amt paid G. A. Jennings. treas. for Co. fund $1,775.22 July 13, amt paid G. A. Jennings, treas. for school fund 887.64 ?" July 13, amt paid Mayor of d- Bamberg 775.60 ,v July 13, amt paid Mayor of Denmark 420.68 July 13, amt paid Mayor of Olar 70.83 . [f Julv 13, amt paid Mayor of l~ Ehrhardt 365.42 3n July 13, amt paid Mayor of as Govan 162.69 $4,438.08 State of South Carolina?County at of Bamberg. >r, Personally appeared before me J. 1 3 M. Grimes, J. B. Kearse and W. H. , Faust, numbers of the Bamberg e" County Dispensary Board, who being duly sworn, says the above is a true pt and correct account of the profits . of the Bamberg County Dispensary a' for the quarter ending June 30th, If 1914. Sworn to before me this 13th day . of July, 1914. ll" J. S. WALKER, r Notary Public for S. C. nHHnn