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Uft? ffiiamfarrg tfirralil Thursday, Jail. 7, 1915. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Don't forget to write it 191.">. A new year's dance was given Thursday evening in the town hall. Mr. \V. M. Brabham and family have moved from the city to Mr. Brabham's farm near the city. I The Carlisle school reopened after ? tfie holidays on Tuesday, the students and professors returning Monday to resume their duties. The annual new year's ball of the Ehrhardt Social club was given on Dec. 29th. The ball was attended by a number from Bamberg. Mr. W. P. Sandifer and family moved yesterday from the o'-d Carlisle dormitorv to the residence for merly occupied by Dr. Kirkland. Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker entertained Friday afternoon with an auction party. Refreshments were served and a delightful afternoon spent. The graded school teachers have returned to the city after spending the holidays at their respective ' homes, and have resumed their duties, school having reopened on Monday. si Mrs. J. D. Copeland, Jr., entertained on last Thursday afternoon. fey There were six tables of bridge and prizes werfe awarded those making the highest scores. Delightful refreshments were served. The Herald stated last week that the Carlisle boys and girls left "Saturday and Sunday" for their homes to spend the holidays. Of course, this was an error, as Carlisle students do not travel on Sunday. They left on Saturday. A very prominent witness in the Morris case now being tried, was Dr. Elenora Saunders, who was a physician in the State Hospital for the Insane at the time Mrs. Morris was committed. She testified in behalf of the railroad company. It will be recalled that Dr. Saunders was the object of vile attacks from certain officers, who it is alleged sought to defame her reputation. An investigation was ordered, and she made herself famous by her masterly defense, utterly routing her enemies. ? Postoffice Box Rents. There 6eems to be some who have not understood why the box rents at the postoffice have been raised. As has been stated before, the box rents on all boxes was advanced the first of the year. This Is because of the fact that the postoffice has advanced one grade, the advance being based on the business of the office. As the business increases, the grade is advanced, and along with this advance, the box rents are increased. The postmaster desires it stated that he has nothing whatever to do with this matter. He secures no part of the oil af f crr?in cr tn !UUA ICUl II1VI1C.* , ait Vil liiij VU the postoffice department. It seems ' /. that the rent really should have been advanced some time ago, but the postmaster did not make the increase in rates until ordered to do so by the Ip. , department. New Advertisemfnts. Mrs. P. W. Sandifer?For Rent. J. B. Brickie?One After Another. v Enterprise Bank?Join the Procession. H. G. Hastings & Co.?Free Flower N Seed. German Kali Works?More Potash Coming. Delk's Market?Merry Widow Flour, 95c. Farmers & Merchants Bank?The Prudent Man. p " Bamberg Banking Co.?Make "Safety" the Watchword. ELECTION AT OLAR. K. of P. Choose Officers for the Year j? 1015. Olar, Jan. 2.?Olar lodge. No. 125, K. of P. elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Rob Kirkland, C. C.; Frank Starr, V. C.; Charley Chitty, prelate; W. B. Cave. M. of A.; W. T. Cave, K. of R. and S.; W. T. Cave, M. of F.; Arthur Morris, M. of W.; O. B. Lain, I. G.; M. C. Chitty, O. G.; L. A. Hartzog, M, of E.; C. F. Rizer, D. G. C. _ Apollo Music Club. On Wednesday afternoon the Apol lo' Music club met with Miss Alma Black. In the absence of the president, Mrs. E. H. Henderson, Miss Franke Folk presided. After a short business meeting a McDowell programme followed: Piano solo, "From An Indian Lodge," (McDowell), by Mrs. LaVerne Thomas: sketch of McDowell's life, by Miss Kate Rentz; vocal solo, by Mrs. H. N. Folk, ana Current Events, by Miss Irma Black. Miss Black served a delicious sweet course, after which the meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs. Robert Ayer January 13. tfr' SPECIAL TERM OF COURT. Morris Against S. A. L. Only Ca? Tried so Far. Monday morning a special term < civil court convened in Bamber, with Judge T. J. Mauldin presiding After the court had organized, sui able resolutions on the death of M C. B. Free, clerk of court, were adop ed and ordered inscribed on tl court records, together with a pas dedicated to the memory of .Mr. Fre and court adjourned as a mark of r< spect to the deceased officer. Upon reconvening, the first cat called was that of Sallie F. Morri against the S. A. L. railroad compan Damages in the sum of $75,000 ai asked from the railroad for injuri* alleged to have been sustained in collision at Gaston in 1913. Mr Morris was on her way to the insar asylum at the time, and it is allege that because of the injuries sustaine and tne shock resulting uum n wreck, her mind was seriously in paired. This is one of the large: cases ever tried in this county, an up to yesterday afternoon, the ca~< was still going on. NEW COUNTY OFFICERS. New County Administration Goes Ii to Office This Week. Th:s week Mr. L. P. McMillan an the new board of county commissioi ers will go into office. The comrai sions were expected yesterday, an Supervisor Bruce, the retiring office was arranging iu turn iuc tuum government over to the new admini tration. A meeting of the new boai is expected to be held next Monda at which time the elections will 1 held, and organization will be pe fected. The new members of tl house of representatives will go ii to office upon the meeting of tl assembly next week. INSTITUTE FOR S. S. WORKER Barnwell Baptist Church January 1 14 and 15, 1915. 1 ' PROGRAMME. 1 Wednesday, January 13?7:30 m., praise service. 7:45 p. m.f a dress, "The Magnitude of the Sundi School Enterprise," Rev. Thos. 1 Watts, State Sunday-school secretar 8:15 p. m., address, "How to Reali: the Enrollment possibilities of tl Sunday-school," Judge J. J. Gentr Supt. Baptist hospital. Questionair . Thursday, January 14?9:45 a. n ; praise service, led by Rev. W. ! t Jones, D. D. 10:00 a. m., addres ( "A Pastor's Thoughts About the Sui . day-school," Rev. J. D. Huggins ai . W. R. McMillan. Open parliamec 10:30 a. m., address, "The Spiritu Goal Before the Sunday-scho *r. 1 " T.. J T T 11-1 > x t'avuer, <j uuge o. u. ucuu;. . a. m., "A Round Table," conducts , by T. J. Watts and Judge J. J. Ge: i try. Brief conference. Adjoui . for dinner. 3:30 p. m., d t votional service, led by Rev. F. 1 . Funderburk. 3:45 p. m., addres , "The Teacher Who Teaches," T. i Watts. 4:15 p. m., address, " . Superintendent's View," C. C. Ellze 4:30 p. m., address, "The Counti i Sunday-school," J. J. Gentry. 7:J > p. m., devotional service, led by Re George Hopkins. 7:45 p. m.. a dress, "The Adult Class Movement i Southern Baptists," Judge J. J. Ge try. 8:15 p. m., address, "Anothi Phase of Religious Education," T. Watts. Brief conference. Friday, January 15?9:45 a. n devotional service, led by Rev. J. ] ' Cullom. 10:00 a. m., address, "T1 Relation of the Sunday-school to D nominational Enterprise," J. J. G^ try. 10:45 a. m., address, "Oi Teacher Training System," T. I Watts. .Miscellaneous. i:uu u. u (I devotional service, led by Rev. D. \ Heckle. 3:15, address, "Spizzerin turn," by T. J. Watts. Adjournmen Bamberg Convicts Remembered. / . During the past week the gove . nor of South Carolina has exten ed clemency to 132 convicts. Amor this number the following were fro [ Bamberg county: John Evans, convicted in Marc 1912, of murder and given a li sentence. The sentence was reduc* to five years. Honsea Odom, convicted in Marc 1910, of manslaughter and given sentence of eight years. Grant< parole. Russ Dukes, convicted in Nover ber, 1909, of murder and given life sentence. Granted a parol Dukes sentence was reduced March. 1913, to ten years: reduct r euruaij, if it, iu umo j n>. Bill Rice, convicted in April, 1S9 of murder and sentenced to lif Granted a parole. Rice's sentem was reduced in February, 1914, 23 years. . \V. B. McMillan, convicted at tl last term of court of breach of tru . and sentenced to ser\e six month Granted a parole. Coming soon at Thielen Theatr 1 "Tess of the Storm Country" featu ing Mary Pickford. HON. J. A. Hl/XTKR DEAD. ie l>ie<l at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Saturday. )f The many friends in Bamberg g, county of Hon. J. Acquilla Hunter g. were saddened Saturday morning by t- the news of his death in Baltimore, r. Mr. Hunter was stricken with a set rious illness some weeks ago, and ie gradually grew worse until on last ;e Wednesday his family and physicians e, decided to send him to the Johns e- Hopkins hospital, in Baltimore, for treatment in the hopes of a recovery. ;e His death was announced in a teles. gram from Dr. J. J. Cleckley, who y. accompanied Mr. Hunter, on Satur e day morning, only a short time after ?s his arrival at the hospital, a The remains were brought to Bam? kA^rf Onn/lov oftornnnn frnm Rn 1t i o. UC1J kJU""".' B.iv.uvv.. ...... , ie more, and were interred here Monid day at noon. Rev. W. R. McMillan, id pastor of the Baptist church, conductle ed the funeral services at the resia dence of Mrs. M. L. Johns. The rest mains were buried with Masonicid honors, Mr. Hunter being a promise nent member of that order. The pall bearers were: Dr. C. F. Black. Messrs C. R. Gillam, T. J. Cook, LaVerne Thomas, J. A. Wyman and C. W. Rentz. a" Hon. J. A. Hunter was one of Bamberg's foremost citizens, a leading member of the Baptist chuVch, a 1 member of the State legislature, and 1_ prominent hardware dealer in this s~ city. He was educated at Fufman lC* university, graduating with the class r> of 1900. He taught school successtv fully for several sessions, and then s" entered the hardware business in ^ Bamberg, doing a large and success' ful business. He was twice elected )e to the lower house of representatives r~ from this county, being a member at ielthe time of his death, his term ex a" piring with the convening of the next ie legislature. During the last session; he was a member and secretary of g the State asylum investigation committee, making himself prominent 2 near and far by his valiant defense ' of Dr. Elenora Saunders while on this committee. ' Last Summer Mr. Hunter made a race in the primary for lieutenant governor and received a p" very flattering vote. He was promid~ nent in church affairs, and served for several years as superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mr. Hunter y' was in the prime of life, being only ze 43 years of age at the time of his ie death. About eight months ago, Mr. -' Hunter was happily married to Miss e* Gladys Johns, daughter of Mr. W. I. l" Johns, of Baldock, who survives him. Mr. Hunter was the son of Ex-Sheriff J. B. Hunter, who, with several Q" brothers and sisters; also survive ld him. Mr. Hunter was a man of I* strong character and convictions, and had hundreds of friends all over the ?J State, to whom his death came as a 15 shock. id Officials Regret Death. n State officials Monday expressed ^ deep regret to know of the death Saturday of J. A. Hunter at Baltimore, whoro bo lmH heen taken from his A home at Bamberg for treatment. Mr. v Hunter's illness was only of a few ry days' duration. jq Mr. Hunter was a hardware merchant of Bamberg and had served his j county in the house of representaof tives. He was a candidate in the 1914 primaries for lieutenant goverer nor. His candidacy for the position j of superintendent of the State penitentiary was announced several j weeks ago. Prior to the begining of his political acti\fities, Mr. Hunter ie was superintendent of schools at vag_ rious places.?Columbia Record. a~ Rev. Mr. Smith Called to Ehrhardt. ir _____ J- Tlie Ehrhardt Baptist church has extended a call to the Rev. J. V- R. Smith to the pastorate of k" that church, to succeed Rev. E. A. McDowell, who goes to Fairfax. Rev. Mr. Smith and family have moved to Ehrhardt, and he entered into the pastorate of the church the first of r~ the year. Mr. Smith has been pastor d" of the Cordova Baptist church for lg the past fourteen years, and is a m minister of ability, and the people of Ehrhardt are to be congratulated up' on securing his services. Rev. and fp ~ Mrs. McDowell have removed to Fairi(* fax, carrying with them the best wishes of a large host of friends, h, a Easteriing-GaJTney. *1 The marriage of Miss Helen Easterling to Mr. R. Leon Gaffnev was a- solemnized at the home of the bride's a parents on Railroad avenue, Jan. 2. ? The bride, who is a daughter of in XT** in/1 Afro A Q ctorlinp* k a id recent graduate of Limestone college. She is a young woman of rare S, charm, and has numbers of friends e. throughout the State. Mr. Gaffney, ce whose home town is Gaffney, S. C.. t1' is a member of a prominent family of that city and is a graduate of ie Furman university. He is now in st business in Shreveport, La., where s. for the present they will make their home. e, Mary Pickford in "Tess of the r- Storm Country" at Thielen Theatre soon. j HOLMAX WON'T QUIT BOARD. Tells (ioveinor His Removal Wa: Without CausO. Orangeburg, Jan. 4.?The contro versv between the governor and Hen ry S. Holman over the attempted re moval of the latter from the Orange burg dispensary board is being fol lowed here with considerable inter est. Claiming that the governor ha; attempted to remove him from otfic< without the slightest cause and it violation of law, Mr. Holman, reply ing to the official proclamation of re moval has written the governor tha he "will continue to discharge th< duties of said office." .Mr. Holmai declares lie intends to hold to tin office and that he has retained coun sel who advise him the governor ha: no legal authority to remove him. ft seems that the governor's at tempt to remove Mr. Holman was th< result of a complaint filed with th< governor by Ex-Mayor \V. M. Sain dispenser at Dispensary No. 2 in thi: city. Mr. Sain, according to th< records of the board, was defeatei for reelection by James L. Weeks whereupon he (Sain) made a pro test, alleging in an affidavit that hi had been duly elected, but that thi board's chairman, Henry S. Holman destroyed the ballots and "falsely de clared that there had been no elec tion." This is denied in the returi made by the entire board to thi governor's order to show cause wh; they should not be removed. Thi board further declares that in elect ing the two dispensers for this cit; they "acted freely and without fric tion" and that the balloting wa done in a regular and legal manner. jur. j. m. unver nas ueen appumi ed by the governor to succeed Mr Holman, and it is understood tha Dr. Oliver has also employed counsel so it seems that there is in prospec a right lively fight over this job. Thi other two members of the board ar Edgar L. Culler and A. S. Dukes. Mr Holman has not been a supporter o the governor. Camp Jenkins Elects Officers. At a meeting of Camp Jenkins, No 627, U. C. V., the following officer were elected for the ensuing year: Captain commander?J. K. Rishei Adjutant?J. R. Owens. First commander?J. B. Kearse. Second commander?G. W. Gar land. Chaplin?A. G. Wilson. MR. FREE RESIGNS CLERK COUR' Mr. J. D. Copeland, Jr., Appoints His Successor. Mr. W. E. Free, who was appoint ed by the governor to succeed hi father, who died Christmas eve, a i clerk of court for Bamberg countj forwarded his resignation to the gov ernor one day last week. Mr.J. E I Copeland, Jr., has been named by th I governor as successor to Mr. Fret Mr. Copeland's many friends are con gratulating him upon his appoint ment. The unexpired term of Mi I C. B. Free is about two years. Mi Copeland took charge of the offic | Monday afternoon. Mr.# Copeland was not an appli | cant for the position, and his appoint I r ent came as a pleasant surprise t his many friends. Mr. Copeland i a man of ability, and the county i assured of a competent officer by hi j appointment. Mr. Free is a lawye | of a large practice, and his growin; j law business prevented him fror j giving the necessary time to the of flee. Public Sales. Monday was salesday, and the mas ter made one 6ale. Two sales wer advertised, but one, that of the En terprise Bank against D. M. Eaves was withdrawn. In the case of Aye against Hughes, the master sold on tract of land containing 46 acres t d v T-fncVioc tho niirchasp nric being $788. Sheriff Ray sold tw lots in Bamberg under tax execu tionfi. Plum Pudding. Mix one cup of flour with three quarters of a pound of soft bread crumbs, half a cup of sugar, on pound of shredded suet, two cups o seeded raisins, two cups of current; one cup candied orange peel or ci tron, one small teaspoonful each o cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt and, last, five beaten eggs and small cup. of brandy. Put in a but tered mold and steam eight hours When it is sent to the table put i on a round platter, and put six o more lumps of sugar around it, am a little paper cone in the top, botl concealed by holly. Then turn bran dy over the whole light. The suga and the contents of the cone wil I keep the pudding alight. Serve i fnnmv sauce with this. Her Father?Young man, I mus ask your object in coming here s often. Young Man?I love your daughtei sir. She is adorable, a queen. Her Father?Then, I take it, yon object is to become her subject. Ver well, she's yours. A\I) WHKKK IS TIPPERARY. -? British War Son?; Sunp With Considerable Swing. "It's a long way to Tipperarv." . You have seen the expression many . a time since the European war be. gan, but perhaps you do not know . just what it means. Where is Tip. perary, anyway? A recent issue oi 5 the Literary Digest gave interesting a facts about the song, informing us j! that the place is in Ireland A few _ quotations from the publication nam. ed will be interesting: t "Everybody knows that when, the a British soldier sings of Tipperary j the last place he thinks of is sonit 3 place so named in- Ireland. He is . thinking of home. What is there ic 5 Tipperarv that .gets the song swing? Is it not the reflection of national _ character? Is it not just the gaiety 3 which takes the fighting as the day's a work? and which looks beyond th< day's work to the reward? A writei s in the New York Sun says: 'It has a all the requisites of an immortal wai j song?a free and swinging tilt, ? touch of humor, of sentiment and ? . dash of rough and ready patriotism, a There is something peculiarly approe priate about the tune. The FrencI have had it translated and are sing _ ing it as tney go to dame, ouuii-l . Highlanders, who probably nevei j heard of Ireland's Tipperary, an 0 playing it on their bagpipes. Cana y dian reservists, lonesome for th( e western forests, are humming it. Ami native Bengalese are crooning the lit y tie song through their very white teeth as they shiver through the chils ly nights and wipe their bayonets dry. The words to the song the allies . are singing are as follows: t It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary. Up to mighty London came an Irish t man one day, e As the streets are paved with golf e sure ev'ryone was gay; , Singing songs of Piccadilly, Stranc f and Leicester Square, Till Paddy got excited, then h< shouted to them there:? , Chorus. I. _ . _ It's a long way to npperary, It's a long way to go; / It's a long way to Pipperary, To the sweetest girl I know! Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell, Leicester Square, It's a long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there! r Paddy wrote a letter to his IrisI Molly 0', d Saying, "Should you not receive it write and let me know! "If I make mistakes in spellin' s Molly dear," said he, s "Remember it's the pen that's bad r, don't lay the blame on me." ?. Molly wrote a neat reply to Irisl e Paddy 0', >. Saying, "Mike Maioney wants t< marry me, and so Leave the Strand and Piccadilly, oi you'll be to blame, \ For love has fairly drove me silly? e hoping you're the same!" i- Written and composed by Jacl Judge and Harry Williams. o " s At the Close of the Century. s s This nation increases in populatioi r 20 per cent, every ten years, says th< g Ohio State Journal. That will give ui n a population of 500,000,000 at thi "'"m r*r fho f>ontnrv. There is man1 _ V.1VOC \JM. tuv . a baby now born that will see tha day. What a great privilege it wil be. We would like to be there, bu no use talking about that. We woul< like to see what becomes of politics e and if there are any parties then. I - will be interesting to know wha i, form religion will take and what de r nominations will drop out. Wha e will become of the theatres and pic o ture shows, and will we have an: e vaudeville and ragtime music then' 0 Wonder what a man must have t< be a rich man then, or will there b< no wealth? Will everybody have ai automobile then, or will nobody bav< any? Will people smoke cigars an( cigarettes then, or will the habit s< " increase that the women will smoke' e What will it be, universal prohibitioi f or universal license, or universal to }> tal abstinence? Will a man hold i " local office because he is a Republicai f or Democrat? Will we still be givinj tips to porters and waiters? Wil a the people be writing anonymous let * ters to the editor, giving him fits, o: > will they all be dead? Where, ( 1 where, will the tango be then? Wil r any notes become due then, or wil A debt decay? Will the trolley strap: h serve as many hangers as they d< - now? Will the motorcycle stay tha r long? Will everybody be kind, agree t -fcoirvfui try nnp another whei (XUIC auu I IClJ/H.l vvr a they get to he a half a billion? These are the questions many o t the infants of today will answer. W< wish we were one of them, but no o we let that pass. The residents of a German towi are building a life size statue of on* r of their citizens who won fame as ai y explorer, mounted on a camel, entire I ly of brick. REMARKABLE WELL. ? Bored at Varnville for Uses of a Cypress Company. The News and Courier says: A remarkable well has just been completed at Varnville for the Salkehatchie Cypress company by the ^ ' | Hughes Specialty Well Drilling com paiiy, of this city. The well is one : of the biggest of its kind in that ' section of the State and yields an immense volume of water through natural pressure. Mr. William E. Hughes, president J of the concern that constructed this ' well, said that it is 917 feet deep and j ! 12 by 8. It has a 40-pound pressure ^ 5 per square inch at tbe surface and J gives forth a bowl stream about 90 foot ahnvo the enrfapp with an nvftr I " v"~ flow of twelve hundred gallons per minute. It is being used for the wa5 ter-works of the Cypress company's | mill and the village mill. Mr. Hughes, in speaking of the ' construction of the well, said that the possibilities for irrigation in that 1 1 section were very great. He said , that for a belt of ten miles in area the land could be drilled and an excellent head of water secured with a natural flow to irrigate the farming sections of that part of the State splendidly, at very small cost. ? "With proper irrigation," Mr. Hughes sail, "that part of the coun 4 try around Varnville could be made I an excellent farming district. The / land about that section gives a good } head of water and with the irri?a- # J tion system adopted would give far , better results than the present methods, waiting for rain to moisten J i the fields. The natural pressure is there and by boring a well and con- . -> necting it with a pipe system the various sections of a field could be wa^ tered at any time they needed it. Batj ter crops could be raised and earlier than is the case now, with the result I that the farmers of that section could get their crop North in time to catch s the early market, which means better prices; and better prices to the farmers mean better times for the merchants of that section, which means that Charleston would also receive her share. Irrigation is what that section of the State needs to get the full benefit of the splendid land, which offers this natural opportunity." CITY HAS SEEN MANY WARS. Rheims Taken by Germans Has Ijong 1 and Exciting History. ? Lovers of the beautiful in architeoure hope the Germans have left un harmed the great cathedral of Rheims - | mat is tne city s coiei oeauiuui tuiu ? one of the most predominent structures in French history.. 1 The cathedral is 700 years old, 1 and in it for centuries the' French Kings were crowned. It is richly orna- 2 5 mented inside and out, and is filled with ecclesiastical statues, protrait r and allegorical, and a number of paintings by old masters. Rheims takes it name from the Rhemi, whose capital it was, and who surrendered voluntarily to the 1 ru'.e of the Romans and enjoyed special favors under the conquerors. The Vandals took the town in 406, ./j and afterward Attila put it to the sword and burned it. ";V Clovis was baptized in Rheims in 496, and succeeding kings were consecrated there, as a sacred vial.of oil believed to have brought from Heaven by a love was kept in the abbey of St. Rhemi, and had been used in the baptism of Clovis. Three of the ancient Popes conferred with sovereigns at Rheims. By the treaty of Troyes, In 1420, Rheims was ceded to the English, but they were expelled in 1429,r when Joan of Arc and her army took it, enabling Charles VII to be consecrated in the Cathedral. The city was taken by the allies at the overthrow of Napoleon I, and it had to submit for a time to a Prussian governor general and to meet heavy requisitions during the war of 1870. The principal structures tuai un?w tourists are, besides the Cathedral, the Gate of Mars, erected in honor of Augustus Caesar, the archiepiscopal palace, built in 1500, where the kings lived when they were crowned at Rheims; the Church of St. Reml, dating from the eleventh century, 1 and the town hall, more than 200 years old. The city has a population of more than 100,000.?From the Boston Herald. A specially strengthened wheel carrying a four-inch pneumatic tire has been invented for aeroplanes, as |.many\ ordinary wheels are destroyed " on landing. i . . . . L r SPECIAL NOTICES. ? Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Rent?8-room house for rent. See or address .MRS. P. W. SANDI1 FER, Bamberg, S. C. 1-15 " For Sale?New crop pure Georgia cane syrup in barrels, kegs and cans. " Write for prices. W. H. DAVIS, Augusta, Ga., 1-10-15 l V