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(Ebp Sambcrg Imub Thursday, October 8, 1914. SHORT LOCAL^ I Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Thomas are receiving the congratulations of their friends over the arrival of a fine boy at their home. While at football practice one day last week, young McGee Bamberg had one of his ankles wrenched. While the injury was painful, it is not serious. Mr. and -Mrs. Clarence Free and family have moved into their new cottage, and Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hitt have moved into the cottage vacated i ^1 Uy J.V11. r i cc. The sales of the Bamberg county dispensary for the month of Septem ber amounted to $9,533.15. The sales for the entire State amounted to $302,014.52. A bale of cotton will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at Denmark on Oct. 10, by the Ocilla Baptist church. Bids are now being received by the pastor, Rev. B. D. Bolen. The Francis M. Bamberg chapter, U. D. C., will meet next Thursday afternoon, - the 13th, at four o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Miles J. Black. A fuir attendance is requested. Up to Monday afternoon the Farmers Gin company had ginned something over 1,800 bales of cotton. ; which is a good deal in excess of the amount ginned on the same date last year. The new cottages being erected by Mr. Thomas Black near the Carlisle school will soon be completed. These new cottages will be quite an addition to that section, being modern \ . houses. Representatives B. W. Miley and J. A. Hunter and Senator J. B. Black 3eft Tuesday for Columbia for attendance upon the special session of the legislature, called by the governor to consider the cotton situation. For the past two weeks the weather has been most unfavorable for harvesting cotton. The bulk of the crop is still in the fields and pickers seem to be scarce. Higher prices than usual are being generally paid cotton pickers. The last report of Mr. J. D. Copeland, Jr., Bamberg county representative of the census bureau, shows the total amount of cotton ginned in this county to be 9,566 bales. On the same date last year 7,509 bales had been ginned. On October first, Miss Beaulah Grimes and Miss Johnson, operators of the Southern Bell Telephone company resigned their places here, and the local exchange was turned over to Miss May Hair, of Williston, and Miss Ottie Harrison, oi this city. * Last Friday the regular fall teach J Ik/. ers examination was ueiu at me \ court house by the superintendent of education. The largest number in the history of the county stood the examination, there being 22 whites, all female, and 12 colored teachers. The local lodge, Knights of Pythias, held- a special convention Monday night, last Monday having been designated as rally day in Pythian circles all over the State. A large . attendance was present at the meeting, and the local lodge received quite a rejuvenation. One candidate was administered the rank of page. "Peace Sunday" w-as observed by the churches here last Sunday morning. Large congregations heard special -discourses at both the Baptist and Methodist churches. At the Baptist church. Rev. W. R. McMillan had as his subject "The Man Behind the Gun." Rev. W. H. Hodges, at the Methodist church, preached on "The Triumphs of Peace." The Southern railway construction squad is now engaged in installing 6ewerage connections at the passenger station. Tfce foundation has been laid for the concrete paving alongside the tracks, and part of the concrete work has been completed. The squad is now awaiting the placing of the iron supports for the train shed in front of the station before placing the concrete. Rev. B. D. Bolen has been awarded the contract for the erection of the new passenger station of the Bamberg, Ehrhardt and Walterboro railroad. Work has already been begun, and the building is to be completed within a short time. It is expected that within the next few weeks a regular schedule of trains will be put on between Bamberg and Ehrhardt. S. G. Mayfield, Esq.. is one of the petitioners for a charter for the Commonwealth company, a company organized to publish a newspaper, accredited to be in the interests of the governor of South Carolina, at Columbia. Other petitioners are Cole L. Blease, John L. McLaurin, T. F. " Brantly, E. H. Aull, W. A. Stuckev. O. L. Johnson, C. E. Tolly and Olin Sawyer. Byrd-Henderson Wedding. A beautiful wedding was that of .Miss Annie Lou Byrd and Mr. Edward Henry Henderson, which was solemnized at Trinity Methodist church of this city on the evening of Wednesday. October 7th. The church was artistically decorated. garlands of Southern smilax. interwoven with pink and lavender chrysanthemums, being effectively used: large vases of these being placed on pedestals around the chancel. waxen tapers in huge candelabras, giving a soft light over the scene. When the church was filled to its capacity with friends of the contracting parties, Mrs. H. X. Folk sang a solo: "All for You," after which Miss Lynne Riley, at the organ, rendered Mendellsohn's wedding march, while the attendants entered, changing to Lohengrin's wedding march as the bride approached the altar. The following were the attendants: Misses Franke Folk and Ruth Byrd. maids of honor; Misses*Bess McManus, Meta Henderson, Louise Zeigler, Lalla Byrd and Ottawa Easterling, bridesmaids; Messrs F. M. Moye, A. M. Denbow, B. D. Carter, P. J. Zeig ler and Henry Zeigler, groomsmen; Messrs A. M. Brabham, J. D. Copeland, Jr., W. A. Klauber and D. M. Eaves, ushers; Little Misses Adelle Brabham, Lena and Virginia Zeigler and Evelyn Spann, ribbon girls; Mary Aldrich Wvman and Margaret Dowling, flower girls; Master Govan Zeigler, ring bearer. Mr. Elmore Henderson acted as best man and Mr. R. L. Zeigler gave the bride away. The Rev. W. H. Hodges, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, performed the ceremony. The bride's stately beauty was emphasized by her wedding robe, a lovely creation of lustrous satin, adorned with pearl trimming and rose point lace, a souvenir of the bride's travels in Europe. Her veil, which fell far down on the train, was most becomingly caught and draped with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of brides' roses and lillies of the val ley. The maids of honor were attired in pink crepe meteor, worn en train, and carried pink Killarnev roses. The brides maids' costumes were of lavender crepe meteor, each carrying baskets of pink and lavender flowers, their veils arranged to fall to the waist. The ribbon and flower girls wore dainty costumes of pink and white. After the ceremony, the bridal party and guests were driven in automobiles to the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. J. A. Bvrd, where a lovely, though informal, reception was held, Mrs. R. L. Zeigler and Misses Kate Felder and Pearle Counts receiving. Miss Felder wore a costume of yellow satin draped with embroidered chiffon; Miss Counts a robe of crimson satin with lace over dress. From a leafy nook, adorned with blooming plants, Miss Louise Folk dispensed punch, Misses Thelma Lewis and Margaret Eastorling serving refreshments, in which the color scheme was carried out. The bride's table was beautiful? arranged with a basket of roses and ferns in the centre, festooned with pink and lavender tulle, which was suspended from the chandelier and confined to the table with clusters of roses. At 8:15 Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, the latter most becomingly dressed in a traveling suit of prune colored broad cloth with accessories to match, left for New York and other Northern points on a bridal trip, after which they will be at home to their friends in Bamberg. , The bride is a young lady of talent and culture, having a charming personality which has endeared her to a large circle of friends. Mr. Henderson, whose family is noted for exceptionally fine legal talent, is himself an attorney of much promise, with splendid mental endowrv??>r?+ or?rl romorbohlo fnr hie character and' ability. Both the young people have many friends who extend warmest congratulations and best wishes. The popularity of this young couple was attested by the many handsome and valuable presents which they received. New Store Building. Mr. G. H. Smoak is having materiai hauled for the purpose of erecting a brick store building on Railroad avenue. There will be three stores in the building, two facing on Railroad avenue and one facing the alley adjoining Mr. J. J. Smoak's stables. The two stores facing Railroad ave nue Win mw&iu t? 1W a oo iccl hi and the other one will measure 15 x 34 feet. Later on Mr. Smoak contemplates the erection of a number of other stores. > Going Some Tor Beer. Believing he had treed a beer, of shot and killed a boy who was gathering chesnuts Saturday.? Orangeburg Times and Democrat. I BAMBKRG FOR REDUCTION. County Cotton Congress Opposes j*? l*roposed Bond Issue. Pursuant to a call of Dr. Wade @ Stackhouse, president of the State ?& Cotton congress, the Bamberg Coun- 'gC ty Cotton congress met October 1 at 5c )1 a m. at the court house. The at- w tendance was exceedingly small, but ? those present were unanimously @ against the bond issue as is now be- @ ing discussed, but were wholly in fa- /K vor of legislative enactment for the 2C reduction of the cotton acreage for ^ the year 1915. The following resolution was of- @ fered by Mr. S. G. Mayfield and unanimously adopted: Resolved, that the Bamberg coun- ^ ty Cotton congress place itself on Sg record as being in favor of legislate ? enactment for the reduction in the @ acreage of cotton for the ensuing year." On motion of Mr. B. W. Miley. IS the following resolution was adopt- " "Resolved, that the Bamberg Coun- @ ty Cotton association in meeting as- A' sembled do hereby place itself on record as being opposed to the Stev- g? enson bond issue now being agi- ac tated through the press of the State." ? Grimes-Smith. Last Thursday evening Miss Beau- ? lah Grimes and Mr. William B. Smith @ were quietly married at the Metho- @ I o rta TV H HrtHcpe QQ Uldl ^/aiouuagV) *%v?. T* . aaVMOwV m| officiating. Only a few friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are at now residing at their home in this jS? Mrs. Smith has been chief opera- @ tor in the telephone exchange in A Bamberg for some time past. In this jgv capacity she has won many friends at by her courtesy and kindness in the conduct of the exchange. She is ? held in high esteem by a large circle ? of friends. Mr. Smith is a promi- @ nent farmer of this place and has 2K numerous friends. He is known to St everybody as a most genial gentle- 'jr man. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have the ? best wishes of their friends. ? Baltimore House Buys Bale. ? Maas & Kemper, importers of Bal- @ timore, have written to LaVerne Thomas & Co., to purchase for them St one 500-pound bale of middling cot- ^ ton, at ten cents a pound, drawing ? on them for the amount, $50.00. In ? accordance with this letter, Mr. A Thomas has purchased a bale of distress cotton. The concern expresses their sympathy with the buy-a-bale ^ movement, and are purchasing cot ton in appreciation of the business , received by them in the Southern States. S the Bitten by Mad Dog. Flo: ing Mr. Clifford Robinson was bitten H last Friday by a dog that was after- tjje ward declared to have had rabies. frie The dog inflicted a deep gash in the cen young man's leg. It was not thought y at the time that the dog was mad. but dau its subsequent actions aroused sus- and picion, and on Monday the canine an(j was killed. The head was sent to pr0, Columbia, where it was examined by nea; the authorities, who declared that baV( it had a case of hydrophobia. Mr. mu( Robinson's physician sent to Columbia and secured the Pasteur treatment, which Mr. Robinson is now taking. . T! reco Supper to Mr. Henderson. ^ Thursday evening Mr. E. H. Henderson, who was on Wednesday eve- tr*ec nine mar-riori tn Mis* Annie LOU Byrd. was tendered a stag supper by pal(* his friends at the river club house. ^ During the evening the guest of honor trie< was given a hosiery shower. Among the invited guests were Messrs. F. M. Move, T. J. Kelley, W. A. Klauber, the H. N. Bellinger, A. M. Brabham, J. D. Copeland, Jr., A. M. Denbow, F. or<* B. McCrackin, C. R. Brabham, Jr., G. a fir D. Ryan, Charles Ayer, Glenn Hutto, the H Clarence Black, Raymond Smoak, Dr. " Charles Black, Albert McMillan, H. ^s0 J. Brabham, Dr. H. J. Stuckey. John -(l ? F. Folk, P. B. Murphy, Henry Zeigler, B. D. Carter, Joe Spann, Leland curs Spann, L. P. McMillan, C. R. Gillam, days D. M. Eaves, C. L. Etheredge, Willie Dickinson, W. C. Whitesides, Dr. J. J. Cleckley, M. G. Cooner, J. J. Brab- j ham, Dr. H. F. Hoover, C. W. Rentz, q G. F. Bamberg, J. A. Wyman, H. F. ^ Bamberg, E. S. Henderson, H. N. p Folk, A. W. Knight, H. L. Hinnant. peo Cotton is Bought. ^ Cott Denmark, Oct. 3.?At 10 o'clock J this morning, D. G. Richardson ?re bought one bale of middling cotton, ^ Prir on the buy-a-bale plan for the Planters Cotton Oil company of Augusta, ? Ga., for which he paid 10 cents a ?av pound. It was bought of H. V. Tant. E .Mr. Richardson.'who owns one of the Mea Denmark ginneries, says that in pro- E portion to the amount of cotton be- of ( ing ginned very little is being sold. ^ Farmers are either carrying it back jv c home or putting it in the warehouse. p Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Free are the Our happy parents of a bouncing baby E boy. ner; fflgnffljplyAfflgngAYngnjpljpljpiffljP^ Highest Cash Prices | Paid For i | Ilotton Seed! MEAL AND HULLS I For Sale at Lowest f 4 Cash Prices | | FARMERS GIN CO. 11 Bamberg, South Carolina 1 - Hutto-Schwarting. "GRADED SCHOOL HOXOR ROLL. Margaret Jennings. Second year high school?Ludle unday afternoon at the home of For the Month Ending October 2, Hunter. * v * bride, near Bamberg, Miss Sarah 1814. Third year high school?Paulino "Jgp^ rine Hutto and Mr. John Schwart- . Cook. were quietly married, Rev. W. First grade?Wilbur Ackerman, Fourth year high school?Arrie r-v. " J -J iVI. no.fn?mlnir T>. 1 . /H - Free. Xiouges, Ul tllio pel iw xvuueri viaicuv,? uiftuuam, ceremony. Only a few intimate Jasper Hazel Ritter, Hortense Sandi- Tfc? following made an average of , nds and relatives witnessed the fer> Jurline Sandifer, Rena Varn, 90 Per cent, on every subject except smony. Elise Hodges, Willie Brabham, Hen- one: Irs. Schwarting is the adopted ry Beard, Harry Benton, Osborne Rena Herndon, Mildred Jones, ' ghter of the late Mr. G. E. Hutto, Dempsey, Reuben Ella Van Orsdale, Leone Bamberg, Wilbur Simmons, . < is a young lady of many charms Lillian Zeigler, Lillie May Varn, Ru- Francis Rice, Eunice Hunter, Homer > vf^j* graces. Mr. Schwarting is a fUs Herndon, Giffie Jones, Perry Godbee, Charlie Moye, Wesley Stokes, ninent young farmer residing Klauber, J. D. O'Hearn, Alvin Sandi- Nannie Smoak, W. C. Kirkland, Boyd i ; jV ~ - ? - - ? ' "? r the city. Both young people fer, Marion Safldifer, Robert Sim- Rogers and Gertrude Carter. e a host of friends who wish them mons, Bill Whitesides, Lemuel Wig- ~ :h happiness. gins, Frank Padgett, Ruth Cook, Lil- SPECIAL NOTICES. lian Delk, Mary Jones, Virginia Pad- 5 In .the Recorder's Court. gett( James Brabham. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. Second grade?Vangie Beard, John For 25 Words or Less, he following gases were tried in Henry chandler, Monroe Ackerman, ' ? >rder s court Monday night. Adelle Robinson, Ethel Robinson, For Rent?One six-room cottage on ' ike Guess, Glenn Jackson and Marj Simmons George Dickinson, Midway avenue. Apply to JOHN F. ? -- ' TTnT.K" Ramhoptr S P ff Fickling were caugm gamuimg, Richard Sutton. 0, - - ~ 1 and sentenced to pay a fine of Third grade?Mathew Sandifer, Lost?Pair eyeglasses in black 00 each or 20 days each. They C]yde Sandiferi Caldwell Jones, Ma- Reward if returned to J. J. the ner Graham, colonel Bessinger, Hen- JQNES> Bamberg, S. C. tf eon Hopkins and Jim Glover were ry Bamberg, Dot Van Orsdale, Grace Lost?One black, male hog, weight 1 for fighting on streets; found Hughes MozeIle Gillam, Nell Beard, about 175 pounds. Reward if found. ly and sentenced to pay a fine of Mavtrude Brabham, Katherine Free, ?ddress GLOVES BRABHAM, Olar. . ;> v 00 or 20 days each. They paid Wi,Iie Ma0 Allen> Eyelyn Spann> ^ fines. Mary Armstrong, Mozelle Sanders. For Sale New crop pure Georgia eorge Barrs, found guilty of dis- Foun? grade_Louie Kla?bar, aj. syrup in barrels, kegs and[cans :rly conduct and sentenced to pay ,ene HuU0 May Sanders, Jaunitajgjta, Si UlO lo ,e of $5.00 or 10 days. He paid Sandi(er, Corene Sandlter, Harlet ne" , Wiggins, Adlaide Chandler, Myrtle NOTICE enry Whitmore, charged with gjack , * < rderly conduct, fined $10.00 or S)xth gra<je?Louise Wiggins, 1 Kfl1 "W dual accounting as lays. He paid the fine. p]orine Mol.ris, Helen Free, Daisye1 ?2 C" IS r. i sadore Erown, round guilty of P deceased, with G. P. Harmon, judge Js&f inc on streets fned S". 00 or 10' Frank Folk. . of probate, on Saturday, November * Seventh Grade?Hazel Armstrong,; 7th, and will ask for letters dismissi. He took the days. Rebekah Graham. Lucile Folk. Nan- 0IT 0D said estate- A11 Persons, * /-.i j d * at * o having claims against estate will file -i$? New Advertisements. me Fa"st, Clyde Best, Meta Bessm- same before that date or be forever ger, Lee Dell Bessinger. jbarred. J. Jones Lost. First year high school?Evelyn: MRS. M. E. TANT. r lover Brabham?Lost. Brabham, Maybryce Cauthen,-Rebec- October 6 Administratrix. rs. M. E. Tant?Notice. ca Dickinson, Ruby McMillau, Gene ' copies Bank A Bank of The'Price. Jennie Simmons, Blanche Successful farming and marketing pie. jSpann, Mary Williams, Tom Felder, are the basis of all human progress. a Verne Thomas & Co.?10c for| HBBil M . B. Brickie?Patching Up a Capital and Surplus 8100,000.00 I ?r ak ; PUT YOUR SAVINGS y ' I ^ arniers Gin Co.?Highest Cash I ambers Banking Co.-Put Your in ? -00d ???? ba,,k t!lat JRSr I I lngs they may earn something for I ? ,? a, ^ you. Idle money is useless \ ^./ I elks Market-You 11 Find Our money Put yours to work by ^?^3 8 I it O. K. opening an account here. You'll I !nterprise Bank?A Eig Bundle find t-ne interest will increase "j- I : I Currency. y0ur savings suprisingiy. jBhn*, ounty Dispensary Board?Month- I ?'C^- 8 I Statement. I , Cr""" *~jsi I -"*' ? armers and Merchants Bank- I Bamberg Banking Co. I I Thick Walls. 4 per ct. pd. on Sav. ^Deposits fi I iooton's Ladies Store and Milli- I I v Parlor?Hooton's In The I 1