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(The Hambmj Iftrraii Thursday, March 18, 191<f SHORT LOCAL>>. Brief Items of Interest Throughoi rhe Town and County. Much garden work lias been dor around the city. Most of those ha' ing garden spots have planted. Superintendent Jennings, of tl: city street department, is having tl ditches in the city cleaned out an : ? ? ~ oonHitinn put III I U gUUU VWlU*v*v?. Considerable freight is being liai died over the K.. E. & \V. railroai Two trips a day are now being madi and freight shipments are received t any points. The sales of the Bamberg count dispensaries for the month of Fel ruary amounted to $8,370.4 4. Th sales of all dispensaries in the Stat were $233,864.87. Yesterday and Tuesday were col< days. They gave the first touc Af real March winds, and th temperature fell Tuesday night a most to the freezing point. The Herald today carries stat< ments of all the banks in the count; There are eight institutions in th county, and the statements sho' them to be in a good condition. Revv Walter I. Herbert, who ha been conducting revival services a the Carlisle school, preached Sunda morning at the Methodist churcl Sunday evening, Rev. \V. C. Owec conducted services. ?>' i* The many friends of Miss Mami Hartzog, who is undergoing trea ment at an infirmarv in Charlestoi 1 V will be pleased to know that she i recuperating, and that she is expec ed to return home this week. * The many friends in Bamber county of Mr. A. Sidney Hartzog wi be interested to know that he was o Tuesday elected mayor of Greenwoo< Mr. Hartzog is a son of Mrs. M. I Hartzog. of Denmark, and resided i this county for many years. The Herald would greatly appri ciate it if the subscribers would pa something on their subscripnoi where the time has expired. Tim< have considerably improved now an i most of the subscribers could affor to pay a dollar and a half withoi much trouble. Mr. J. A. Riley, of Denmark, hj gone to Chester to assume the dutit of county demonstration agent f( that county. Mr. Riley is a gradual of the University of Wisconsin an Clcmson college. He succeeds M R. L. Cunningham, who resigne some time ago. , Rev. C. C. Brown, D. D., preache at the Baptist church last Sunda morning and evening. Dr. Brow was for many years pastor of th First Baptist church at Sumter. H has for some years been at the hea of the aged ministers' relief boari and some time ago gave up his pa toral work to give his entire time t the work of the board. ? State Convention. The thirty-eighth annual convei tion of the South Carolina Sunda; school association will be held in tb city of Newberry, April 20-22. Th convention bids fair to be one of tb most unique and helpful conventior ever held in the State. The then: of the convention is "Religious Edi cation." The convention will t characterized by the gathering t< gether of the best educational an religious talent of the State. Neu berry is preparing to entertain i her usual hospitable manner fov hundred delegates. A number of s< cial functions are being planned i connection with the convention. Box Party at Hampton School. As the inclement weather of Marc 5th prevented a fair attendance tl box party at Hampton school hou; will be given again on the evening < Friday, March 26th. The public i invited.?adv. Death of Mrs. J. ('. Bishop. ' After an illness of two weeks. .Mr J. C. Bisliop died on Saturday las at the age of 62 years. The remair were interred Sunday at the M Pleasant cemetery. She is survive by her devoted husband, three daugl ters, four sons, two sisters and thn brothers, who have the sympathy < a large circle of sincere friends. .Mrs. Bishop was a member of tl Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church, an lived a devoted Christian life. SI was prominent in all church worl and a devoted wife and mother. "Blundering Billy." Blundering Billy at the grade school auditorium Friday evening ;i 8:30 o'clock. All friends of th school are urged to attend. Admis sion 50 cents and 25 cents. All schoc children admitted at 25 cents. Pre ceeds to go towards buying book for the school library. A large audi ence will be appreciated.?adv. ^ j Another Burglary. ? | Early Tuesday morning tlie sto , of John Minnigan. colored, on Ra ? road avenue was entered by tv ! burglars. The store was thorough ransacked, but nothing was font jrt missing. Aiinnigan's wife was goii by the store at an early hour to tl telephone office when she saw tl ie! burglars in the store. She gave tl L-_ alarm, and several colored men n I to the store as the men were leavin | They were chased, and one of the 10 j was caught. He gave his name ; lt I Oiivor James, and he was lodged ;ail. The- other escaped. The neg in prison asserts that his home is l- Florence, and said that he was hu :1. gry and entered the store to g e. something to eat. One of the pan o in the front door was broken out ai nailed up with boards. The bur tnro off snnip nf the boards ar y W.V ... entered the store through the ope: ,e ing e To Wed This Evening. j Miss Julia Goolsby, daughter < Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Goolsby, of De: e mark, and Mr. Winchester Grahar j_ son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grahar of this city, will be married th evening at the Methodist church : Denmark. No invitation cards ha^ been issued, but all the many frien< ie of the popular young couple hai w been invited to attend the wedding. Junior League Meeting. IS lt On last Friday evening, instead < y carrying out the regular plan of ha ing a devotional meeting in the Ji lS nior league, a song service was ca ried out and enjoyed very much 1 ,e everyone there. Prof. Duncan, assisted by Mi: ! Franke Folk, lead. After many o hvmnc liaH hppn SUI1?:. tl |g anu lien UTitMtw 4.MVt 1. monthly business meeting took plac After the chairmen of the differei committees had given in their r ? ports the meeting adjourned. n Death of Mrs. 11. M. Zeiffler. 3. 2. .Mrs. R. .M. Zeigler, who was to n merlv Miss Mamie Mather, died i her home in Charleston last Thur day, at the age of 38 years. T1 funeral services were held in Charle ' ton on Friday at 5 p. m., and the r IS mains were brought to Bamberg Sa 'd urday and interred here. , > Mrs. Zeigler resided in B^mbei about eight years ago. She mov< to Branchville, where the family r sided some time, and then remov< ts to Charleston, where she has residt ^ since. She is survived by her hu >r band and four children, Norma, Ro e Gertrude and William. Mrs. Zeigl ^ was the daughter of William Mathe r- and was born in Charleston. The following from out of tov .attended the burial here: Messrs . d B. Zeigler, of Birmingham, Ala y Wessel, Axson and Harry Shiverma n and J. M. Mitchell, of Charlestoi i? Mr. a.nd Mrs. W. E. Zeigler, Mr. ar te Mrs. C. T. Reeves. Miss Louise A d of Charleston; Mrs. G. M. Buckle i, of Boston, Mass., and other friem s-1 and relatives. Jim Gohagan Killed. Jim Gohagan, a young man resi ing in the lower part of the count i- died in an infirmary in Charlest( y- on Monday, as the result of woum ie inflicted several days previously 1 is Charlie Ayer. of the Rivers Bridj ie section of the county. The body w; is brought back to the home of tl ie young man Tuesday and an inque l- held by Coroner Zeigler. >e It is stated that the young ra< 3- were attending an entertainment d the home of young Ayer, near Ri v- ter's store. Gohagan, it seems, hi n gone from the house for some re ir son, and, upon returning, encounte 3- ed Ayer out in the yard or near tl house A difficulty ensued, and r 1 suited in Ayer shooting Gohagan. I was hurried to a hospital in Charle ton, where he died on Monday. Ayer was arrested several days ai 'b and detained in jail, pending the ou ie come of the wound inflicted on G 5e hagan. He was at first charged wi assault and battery with intent is kill, but trial was postponed on a count of the desperate condition Gohagan. Money in I Jam berg County. s. t, That there is considerable mon< is in Bamberg county is shown by tl t. statements of the eight banking i ?Cl stltimons UI Hit? tuuiii* ju nucu a- this issue or' The Herald. Statemen ?e are published at the call of the Sta )f bank examiner. They show mo than half a millon dollars 011 depos ie in the county. d All the banks combined show i ie dividual deposits amounting to $481 74 4.23. The combined savings d posits of all the banks amounts $ 17.SS7.43. making a total of $G4." 631.06 on deposit in the county. Of the above amount $278.422.f (* is on deposit in the three banks Bamberg, divided as follows: Opt deposits $227,510.15, savings d >1 posits $50,912.74. s Glendale Spring Water delivere i- by J. A. Murdaugh for 50c for ! gallon bottle.?adv. t g- LaVerne Thomas & Co.?Be Sur id to Attend. n- Farmers & Merchants BankStatement. Bamberg Banking Co.?Did Yo Ever Take Note? af Farmers & Merchants Bank?Th n- Prudent Man Banks His Money. n. Common Pleas Court. is jn The court of common pleas \voun< /e up its business for tlie spring terr and adjourned Saturday. . Very fet jury cases were tried at this term o civil court. The case of Mrs. Leda K. Mayfiel against the British-American Mort gage company, which was being trie when ihe last issue of The Heral v" went to press, resulted in a verdic u" in favor of the plaintiff for $3,857. r" The case of the Cotton Oil compan )J against the S. A. L. railway was call ed for trial, but after the jury wa ss empanelled, Judge Mauldin allow lc* ed one of the parties to the suit t ie withdraw the case, and it will com e* up for trial another time. Qt In the suit of .Mrs. Lalla Ritter an e~ W. H. Ritter against the A. C. I railway and the Pullman compan for the recovery of damages for th loss of jewelry while a passenger o r_ a Pullman car. the jury awarde at damages in the sum of $400. s- " ie Missionary Notes. s- ??? The two missionary societies of th 0.Methodist church here, as well a throughout Southern Methodi6n have united. This one organizatio rf bears the name of "The Woman' ;d Missionary society. The foriegn and home societie 3d have done a great and lasting wor in days gone by. It behooves u snow, Methodist women, to increas '' our faith and our works. This is n er time for falling back but a tim ' which demands our best effort, an love, and influence. Upon the following women the r? A. i sponsibility of this great wor " weighs most heavily: President. Mrs. E. 0. Kirsch; firs ^ vice president, Mrs. B. W. Simmons jj1 second vice president, .Mrs. Clarenc / Brabham; recording secretary, Mis Bessie Lee Black; correspbnding sec retary, Mrs. John Jones; treasurei Miss Llewellyn Cleckley; assistan treasurer. Mrs. John Barr; superir tendent of social service, Mrs. C d- Frank Bamberg, y, But won't you, fellow-member! )n come to feel your responsibility an ds privilege most keenly? Won't vo oy stand back of your officers with ge word of cheer, kindly advice an as with a willing heart?desirous of be ie ing used in your master's missionar st cause? There is need for each on of us to be everlastingly at worl jii Not a moment should be lost. Won at you say, "Here is one person you ca it- count on"? id A good way to begin to do you a- part is by coming to our third meel x- ing which shall be held in the Methc ie dist church on Tuesday afternooi e- the twenty-third, at four o'clock, ie At the January meeting a sugges is- tion was made to have a "Miscellar eous Shower" for the parsonage go This suggestion was heartily receit it- ed and plans laid therefor. We ar o- glad to report that we had a ver th good "shower." About one hundre to and fifty or one hundred and sever ,c- ty-five dollars worth of househol of articles has been put into our preacl er's home. If we have the correct figure: twenty-four dollars has been contril uted bv and through our society fo 0V , the "Belgian relief fund." fl6 Bear in mind, please, that the ne> meeting will take place on next Tue; ^ day. Our subject will be "The Adc ' lescent Girl in the Home." A fu attendance of members is urged. re BESSIE LEE BLACK. >!t Rec. Sec. n- Will Hold Chautauqua. A chautauqua will be held in Ban e* berg on April 10, 20 and 21, the al t0 tractions having been engaged by ' "j number of business men of the cit from a well known lyceum bureai It is planned to make the occasio in a big booster week for the city, an Jn efforts will be made to secure in ad e" dition to the regular attarctions se\ eral prominent speakers to make ac !(j dresses. Full details of the chau 5- tauqua week will be made known a f. soon as all the plans are completed. New Advertisements. re! \V. I). Bessinger?Lost, il- i I Delk's .Market?Specials. 10 jv Bank of Olar?Statement. ltj J Peoples Bank?Statement. ig 1 Enterprise Bank?Statement. ie | Bank of Denmark?Statement. le i .). B. Brickie?Come Right In. , . iMlierprise nauii? i i-iiiihuiiuii. in ? I Bamberg Banking Co. ? Statemeni m Khrhanit Banking Co.?Statemeni as II. C. Folk. Master?.Master's Sale 111 Planters Cotton Oil Co.?Notice o m Sale. 111 Citizens Exchange Bank?Statt nnient. et es Peoples Bank?You Can Neve 1(j Foretell. ?Mrs. A. P IN :j Sprii ! WEDNESDA1 Marc Miss Barl you t Sand, Put f : tleshi d d I IN ALL 1 s I ' o e >lr. and Mrs. Williams Entertain. ^ One of the most delightful affairs1 of the year was enjoyed by a large - number of guests on Tuesday even-! e ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. n Jones A. Williams, who entertained ^ most charmingly. The drawing room, dinning room and magnificent reception hall were thrown into one, where those present passed most g pi6S63Illiy H lew liuuio ai auvuvu bridge. The color scheme of green i and pink were most pleasingly carn' ried out with pink carnations, azalias s and ferns. The prizes, silk hosiery, were s awarded to Mrs. W. C. Whitesides k and Mr.. A. W. Knight. s Not less striking than the decorations was the beautiful gown worn 0 by the hostess. In harmony with the pink color scheme Mrs. Williams d wore a beautiful lace embroidered in . blue roses over pink taffeta with trimmings of crystal. Mrs. O'Hern assist-. k ed the hostess in receiving and was gowned in black silk net over messaline with jet trimmings. A most . delightful salad and sweet course e were served. s The invited quests were: Mr. and . Mrs. W. A. Klauber, Mr. and Mrs. J. ^ A. Wyman, Mr..and Mrs. W. C. lt Whitesides, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brabt_ ham, Mrs. Elise B. Walker, Mr. and . Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg, Mr. and Mrs. E. Henderson, Dr. and Mrs. 5 F. B. McCrackin, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. (j Bamberg, Miss Estelle Rutledge, u Mr. A. M. Denbow, Miss Franke Folk, a Mr. F. M. Move, Mrs. Allie O'Hern, d Mr. A. W. Knight. The out of town >_ guests were: Mrs. E. J. Wannamaker y and Miss Elizabeth Sawyer, of e Orangeburg, and Mr. Mack Clower c and Mr. Archie Brown, of Lakeland. . t Florida. Wouldn't Scare Him. r "Why didn't you toot your horn If you saw the man in the road ahead?" "I figured," replied the chaufeur, "that it would be more merciful if he never knew what struck him."? Judge. Vain Search. e "Boots by Smith, costumes by -v | Robinson, wigs by Jones, scenery by d Dingbat" mumbled the man in the l" end seat. ' ^ "What are you driving at?" l" "I'm trying to dig up who wrote the play."?Louisville Courier-Jour- { 5*! nal. 1 t Local penitentiary developments have given "the land of the free" a j new significance.?Columbia Stale. J" CITATION NOTICE" c 11 The State of South Carolina? . County of Bamberg?By Geo. P. Harmon, Esq.. Judge of Probate. e Whereas. J. Wesley Crum, Jr., hath I made siiit to me to grant him letters ( of administration of the estate of and effects of Douglass Richardson, dei ceased. F | These are therefore to cite and ad- r ajmonish all and singular the kindred ? j and creditors of the said Douglass " y! Richardson, deceased, that they be . - --J >>.n !. > flm fniirt of ! I; J ana apptrai ucivmc *?? x n i Probate, to be held at Ramberg, on ' . j Saturday, April loth, next, after pub- J | ligation thereof, at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they f - have, why the said administration j [_ should not be granted. t Given under my hand and seal this ( l" 17th day of March. A. D., 1915. s GEO. P. HARMON, Judge of Probate. < /IcB. Speaks & Co. iVITE YOU TO THEIR I tig Opening V TUI TDCn A V CDIHAV t, 11 iviwiyn 1 j i i\iiyn jl , mi :h 17th 18th and 19th HI cer is prepared to show 1 :he newest things in | :ty, Flame, and Batp Gray Shades ["HE NEWEST SHAPES I 1 II The Bamberg, Ehrhardt | and Walterboro Railroad is placing cars along the f line for farmers to have [;:f their fertilizers shipped. This is a great convenience to the farmers. ? I ail ' S|1 BE SURE TO ATTEND THE . Spring Millinery Opening [# AT iA A , / a " 1 Laverne Thomas & Co. If v M & & ? Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, March 17th, 18th and 19th * T -?T/Mnrrtno la nnmhpr of small Dearl settings. SlMliUlAlj JNUTllrJhO. 7 ir-T".'m"o - " * Initials W. S.? engraved on back. * Reward if returned to this office. Advertise men ts Under This Head 25c. ?? For 25 Words or Less. See a Saw?If you see a saw dull, - let me have it and- you will see a For Sale?One .Maxwell touring saw sharp. Bring me your orders :ar at a bargain. Apply to W. .Max f?r sash, doors, blinds, mouldings, talker Ehrhardt, S. C. tf. etc.. at Brickie's Gara^. L. B. FOW : ^ LER. J- tf. Shoo Fly?Give me your order for Wanted?One Jersev cow fr^sh icreen doors and windows. L. B. . ... .. . i" ?. 'miivor r>A?;j Ramheri? c: c t tf milk. Must be a heavy milker QUEER, Bamberg, S. C. ^ tf. wjth a ]arge percentage of butter> fat / ...... ... (\c\c\ and j'oung. None but an A-l cow nnllSl inn* ??t i?i J TONFN wiU do- Address, W. D. BENNETT, omniencmg June 1st, 191o. JONEb i nA<ro q r ai i A ATS Rambpre S. C. 3-18 ^oage' 5' l-'or sale-Indian Runner Duck 11) / An * nr*ii? fx nr n Msrc n D, DGtW 6CI1 o End 9.30 0 ClOCK i?c' *?*??*: ?' in Bamberg. Change was made in ESSINGER and SON, Barobe g. S., severai, Sf0res jn Bamberg from 7 ' to 0:30. Liberal reward if returned For Kent?Store formerly occu- *? The Herald office. 3-18. ? iJS H Best Truck See.!: Grown especially t rolunf tenant. Apply to H. for see<1 An}. varietJ, the following: ' ' ' ' " 1 Cucumber 55c lb.; cantaloupe, Rocky For Sale?Fancy strain Ringlet ;l'ord grown 55; melon: Watson 40; barred Rock eggs at farmers' prices. ; an>' other melon 35; tomato $1.35; Mso King Big Boll Cotton seed. Ap-i?kra -oc. Corn, weev. -proof, big f I vipidpr dollar Deck, bushel three. )ly to J. T. O'NEAL.. n. i??? Cotton, upland long, selling 14c, Lost?Setter dog. white with black heaviest yielder, dollar fifty bushel, specks. Answers to name of "Lee." Profit fifty to five hundred dollars -las on a collar. Reward for return acre trucking. Send 4 cents stamps 0 W. D. BESSIXGER, Bamberg, S. for instructions. L. A. STONEY, Al1 It. lendale, S. C. 4-1. Lost?Sunday afternoon last, a Penalty will be added after April iresent broach with three opals and first on town taxes unpaid.?adv. I f+ '