The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 08, 1914, Page 8, Image 8
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Thursday, October 8, 1914.
SHORT LOCAL^
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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;
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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
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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
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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
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