The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 12, 1915, Page 8, Image 8

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(Shr lismbrrp iarralfi Thursday, August 12, 1915. j* SHORT LOCALS. " t Brief Items of Interest Throughout n the Town and County. o g Rev. W. M. Jones, pastor of the s Williston Baptist church, preached t in the Bamberg Baptist church Sun- j: day morning and evening. o Mr. Belton Hair was carried Fri- a day night to Charleston for an opera- f tion for appendicitis. The operation v was performed successfully, and his g friends will be pleased to know that he is rapidly recovering. . Mr. J. M. Kinard has opened a gro- ^ eery store in the building former- ^ ly occupied by Brickie's garage, on E Main street. Mr. Kinard has been A in the grocery business in Bamberg for some years, but recently sold his P store to Mr. E. L. Price, Jr. Rev. W. R. McMillan assisted the pastor of the White Pond Baptist ? church, in Aiken county, in a protracted meeting last week. The meeting is described as being one of the be?t the church has ever had. There ^ were eleven additions to the church. The sales of the Bamberg county t dispensaries for July amounted to $6,302.46, as'follows: Bamberg,$2,431.18; Denmark, $1,406.26; Olar, p $1,186.11; Ehrhardt. $1,278.91. The operating expenses amounted to g $432.24 for all the dispensaries of a the county. g Messrs. Frankie Fail and Gilmore Lancaster, of Govan, boys' corn club t prize winners in Bamberg county, <j left Monday morning for Clemson \ College, where they will take a month's course in agriculture. Near- i ly every county in the State is represented at Clemson thi6 month. s Fine rains fell throughout the p county last week. Reports are to the v effect that the crops have been greatly benefited by the rains, especially J cotton. It appears that most corn planted was past the stage when rain s would be of benefit, and the corn ^ >.v' / . crop will without doubt be short. Yesterday Mr. C. R. Brabham l06t several fine hogs by death. He had I the hogs turned into a watermelon field, and a few hours later he was 0 notified that several were dead. It is * supposed that they ate the watermel- s ons, and died from a lack of "wal- ^ low" place. Three brood sows and I one porker were found dead in the S field, and Mr. Brabham stated that ^ , _A1 tnere may oe omere. ? t; !i* Kilgus-Smith. * J Mr. Rex. E. Smith, of Columbia, and Miss Louisa Kilgus, of Bamberg, s< were married at the residence of the F bride-groom's parents, 1818 1-2 Main F street, Sunday afternoon. The cere- r mony was performed by the Rev. R. E. Turnipseed, pastor of Main street u Methodist church.?The State. Miss Kilgus is the daughter of Mr. b and Mrs. J. F. Kilgus, of this city. Mr. Smith was recently connected with the Thielen Theatre, of Bamberg. Both young people have a host of friends in the city, who ex- S( tend their congratulations and best a wishes. ^ - d Knights of Pythias Meet at Olar. p a The convention of the third dis- d trict, Knights of Pythias, was held tl yesterday, Wednesday, at Olar. The fi convention was quite a success, be- b ing well attended. There are twen- a ty-four lodges in this district, and g , nearly all of them were represented tl at the convention. The delegates o were royally entertained by the members of the lodge at Olar, and the town generally. | The business session of the con?] vention was held at 11:30 in the morning. *After the meeting, the t| delegates and visitors were assigned to various homes for entertainment. B A public meeting was to have been j held Wednesday night. At this meeting it was expected that Grand Chan- g] cellor Gyles, of Aiken; Grand Vice Chancellor Alva Lumpkin, of Columbia; Grand Prelate W. E. Derrick, and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Brown would be present and g make short addresses. Dr. Watson ^ B. Duncan, of Orangeburg, and Mr. c, H. W. Purvis, of the S. A. L. rail- tl way, were also expected visitors. w j ? ? - mim ??? ?? ^ Sunday-School Convention. Editor Bamberg Herald:?Please t< announce that all delegates and visit- b ors to the Barnwell and Bamberg jx Porivontinn Ho holH V'VA* * VUllvllf MV with the Colston Branch Baptist d church, September 1st, 2nd and 3rd. q coming by rail, will be met at Olar. t< S. C., on September 1st. Both pas- g senger trains from Columbia and Sa- a vannah?7:30 and 9:30 a. m.?will h be met. o All delegates and visitors coming ij by rail will please notirv either of g the following committee at their earliest convenience: Joe B. Beard, Wilson Beard, J. B. All, Thos. Clayton. Postoffice address. Bamberg. S. ti C., R. F. D. No. 2. THOS. CLAYTON. 1 Sl*XI>AY-SCHO(>L COXYEXTIOX. Ivcellent Programme Ai-ranged for .Meeting at Colston Church. The Barnwell and Bamberg Bapist Sunday-school convention will ueet with the Colston Sunday-school n Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, lepteniber 1. 2 and 3, 1915. All chools are entitled to five delegates, 'very school is expected to take part n the exercises of the last session f the convention. Each school is sked to send a contribution to payor minutes and expenses of the conention. The folowing is the proramme: Wednesday, September I. 10:30 a. m.?Devotional exercises iy A. I. McLemore. Organization, iddress erf welcome, B. F. Halford. Response, J. D. Huggins. Colportage. idjourn. Dinner on the grounds. 2:30 p. m.?Service of song and irayer. Dr. Robert Black. 2:45?The opportunity of the Sunay-school teacher, (a) To answer , direct call for service, H. J. Hair, V. R. McMillan, (b) To prepare limself for service, Dr. J. R. McCoraack, D. W. Heckle, (c) The scope f service. God and man. Dr. J. B. Hack, W. L. Hays. Verbal reports rom delegates and practical suggesions. Adjourn. Thursday, September 2. 10:00 a. m.?Service'of song and rayer, Geo. Smoak. 10:15?The church's care of its iunday-school, making it profitable nd pleasant. Dr. Robt. Black, J. R. illillli, uw. nujjMuo> 11:00 a. m.?How may the convenion contribute most to effective Sunay-school work, J. D. Huggins, T. J. Vatts. Dinner on the grounds. 2:30 p. m.?Devotional exercises, 'hos. Clayton. * 2:45?Team work in the Sundaychool teachers, superintendent and astor. R. B. Fickling, R. E. Woodward, J. R. Cullum, P. A. Bolen. 3:30?A model Sunday-school, T. . Watts. 4:30?Missions in the Sundaychool, W. H. Hutto, D. W. Heckle, liscellaneous business and adjourn. Friday, September 3. 10:00 a. m.?Devotional exercises, ). O. Hunter. 10:15?The Sunday-school work f sufficient importance to require he output of our best energies, piritual, intellectual and physical, V. R. McMillan. A. E. McDowell, J. ). Huggins. The qualifications of a unday-school teacher, P. A. Bolen, V. G. Britton. 12:30 p. m.?Adjourn. Dinner on he grounds. 1:30?Devotional exercises, R. R. ohnston. 1:45?Exercises by Sundav?hools. essavs. recitations and music. 'reSentation of banners by president. Reports from committees. Parting emarks by president. Adjourn. The Evangel Song Book will be sed. Delegates are asked to bring their ooks. Death of Bright Boy. Little John Frank, nine-year-old an of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hiers, died t their home Saturday morning. The ttle fellow had been ill for nine ays with meningitis. Everything ossible was done for him without vail. The remains were buried Sunay morning at Springtown church, Se Rev. Mr. Hopkins conducting the aneral services. The boy was a very right lad, and had many friends mong both the little folks and the rown-ups. Mr. and Mrs. Hiers have ie sympathy of numerous friends all ver the county. Collecting Paraphernalia. Capt. W. R. Wright, of Augusta, jent a few days in the city last week, apt. Wright was formerly captain of L ttt V i nV) TI'OO :it? ?>aiijuerg uuaiud, nniv,? noo vuoanded some time ago. He came to lamberg for the purpose of collectig some of the uniforms and parahernalia of the company, which is till out. Growing ."Popped" Popcorn? Planter Tom Crider, who lives near :amberg, brought to town the other ay an ear of popcorn. Nothing peuliar about that. But on the ear here was a grain of popcorn that as already "popped." Something little unusual about that. Farmer rider has been telling the people in )wn about how hot the weather has eeh "out his way," and he brought 1 the popped popcorn, but he delined to say that {he hot weather id it. Seriously, however, it is uite a curiosity, for no one about 5wn seems to have ever known a rain of corn to "pop" without the ici OT some ore or ouier liiicusc eat. Mr. D. F. Hooton has the ear f corn, and the incredulous are at berty to look at it. Several other rains on the same ear are partially popped" open. Just for wholesome goodness" sake y Stone's "Golden Sunbeam" Cake -beats those mother used to make. Oc at G. A. Ducker & Bro.'s?adv. J Company "G" Reunion. Company "G" 1st S. C. Regiment | Infantry, I". C. \\. held its annual 1 meeting at Bethesda Baptist church ' near Ehrhardt. Thursday July 2ftth. ! This was their fifteenth anniversary I gathering and there were fully j twelve hundred or more persons I gathered at the old meeting place I to greet them. It is their custom j to have a meeting strictly in acI cordance with the old routine of the ! days of camp life, so the company ! is called to order, the orderly ser| geant in charge, roll is called and j the business of the company attended to. and an address made by some one invited. Then the members indulge in incidents of the "sixties." The address this year was made by Rev. F. O. S. Curtis, chaplaingeneral of the South Carolina Divission U. C. V., and was very much enjoyed. He took as his theme "The Success of Our Country and the Causes Leading Up to It." The sumptuous spread was in keeping with the splendid hospitality of the Bethesda neighborhood and vicinity. The history of this company is interesting. The company composed a part of Hagood's old regiment, went into the service at the very commencement of the war, serving in the army of Northern Virginia, and did splendid service. It numbered 130 members, only two married men among them. They were all young fellows, manly and true. Twenty-six of their number were killed in battle, and only 14 are now living, eight on ly being present at this meeting. An interesting incident was the calling of the original company roll from memory, by one of the members and this was done without hesitation. The Bethesda church, some years ago offered its building and grounds to the company as a permanent meeting place, and a more convenient and more beautiful place could not have been selected. Capt. Jake Hunter was in command and made a most excellent presiding officer, courteous, kind and efficient. Miss G. E. Jordan is secretary. 1 The services were opened with Scripture reading and prayer by Chaplain J. R. Smith, and the well selected choir gave beautiful' music and singing. The fifteenth reunion of Compapy "G" was called to order by Capt. J. B. Hunter,- and tha choir sang "The King's Business." Song, "Keep the Heart Singing all the While." Song, "Holy! Holy! Holy!" Scripture reading by Rev. J. R. Smith, followed by prayer, by Rev. Smith. Welcome address by Mr. G. W. Folk; response -V- T>^11 Yirr Dy ur. J. D. DlttCn.. 'ivun Can wj ? cveran M. O. Kinard. Sixteen of the company are living with only eight of them present. Reading of minutes by secretary; motion to adopt by Veteran J. C. Copeland; seconded by Vetera* M. 0. Kinard. Song, "Be a Hero." Col. F. O. S. Curtis, of Colleton, was introduced as the speaker of the occasion. Col. Curtis held the attention of the audience spell bound. "Education and Progress" could be called his subject. He threw beautiful flowers at the blue back speller and Smith's English grammar of the 50's and wreaths and bouquets at present methods with compulsory means for education for today. Tender were the expressions he made of the beautiful Southland, naming some of its leaders of most trying times in history of the United States, viz., Washington, Davis, Lee, Lincoln and our present Wilson. It is good to know the South grew these noted men. His compliments were profuse to the daughters with their various ways of keeping up the Confederacy. He laid special stress on utilization and specialization in life. His address as a whole was a forceful theme of the time and was thoroughly enjoyed. Song, "Oh, That Will Be Glory for Me." Address by Chairman Hunter, with a rising vote by audience in appreciation of Col. Curtis's address. Resolutions of respect were offered and read by Rev. J. R. Smith on death of Comrade W. T. Beard, who was color bearer. Resolutions adopted and placed in minute book. Song, "Open Thy Windows." during which a collection was taken to defray expenses of speaker, $3.00, and finishing paying for pump, $5.75, to Mr. B. F. Hill, was taken with a surplus of 71 cents, to be placed in bank. Election of Rev. J. R. Smith, as chaplain. Short address by Col. Curtis on text books issued as a result of Confederate reunions. Original roll call of Company "G" by "Uncle Jim" Zeigler, showing a wonderful memory. Announcement by chairman of the next meeting, the last Thursday in July of 1916, at Bethesda Baptist church. Song, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds." The soldiers had their usual handshake, which was demonstrated with much emotion. A bountiful dinner was served on the ground and it was served to as estimated, about one thousand Death of Mr. J. K. Steadnian. A great crowd of people gathered at the cemetery about noon Sunday, at Denmark, to the burial of Mr. J. E. Steadman. one 01 me oiaesi men in uns community. Jonathan Elbert Steadman was born in I^exington county. June 26. 18.18, and died at his residence in Denmark August 7, in the 78th year of his age. .Mr. Steadman moved to Denmark (Graham) in the fall of the year, 1866, and has served his community as a Christian citizen in everything that has been for the best. He joined the Confederate army in 1S62, Company A. Fourteenth South Carolina regiment, McGowan's brigade, -and served with courage and faithfulness to the end of the war. Mr. Steadman was three times married. His last wife, now left to mourn his departure, was Miss Sarah Merritt, of Williston. Along with the bereaved wife the following are the children: Mrs. H. B. Rice, Denmark; Mrs. J. S. Walker. Denmark; Mrs. A. H. Pregnall, Florence: Messrs. Jas. Gordon Steadman, John Elbert Steadman and Thos. Elmore Steadman, Denmark; George Alfred Steadman and Boyce Merritt Steadman, Midville, Ga. Mr. Steadman was an earnest Christian, a member of the Baptist church. He served his church for a number of years as Sunday-school superintendent and was a deacon 2tt the time of his death. He was buried by his pas tor, the Rev. J. D. Huggins, assisted by the Rev. H. Grady Hardin, pastor of the Methodist chifrch. Mosquitoes are Scarce. Residents of Bamberg will recall that last summer ther vfere some millions or billions, maybe, of mosquitoes in town. There was no section of the city that was not infested. It has been noticed that this summer there is a scarcity of mosquitoes in the city, and many have wondered why this is. The secret is probably in the fact that this summer the authorities have used large quantities of oil in the ditches. The drains have been covered with oil several times in some places, and the oil has been used freely over the city, and places where mosquitoes are liable to breed have been thoroughly disinfected. : The result is that the city has been peculiarly free from this pest this summer. While the cost of using oil in this manner has probably been rather high, the results obtained have fully justified the expenditure. Mos[ quitoes are blamed by medical ex| perts with much of the malaria that j people in the low section of the State j suffer from, and by preventing the breeding of mosquitoes, the health of . the town has probably been bettered. J It is understood that oil will be ap plied to the ditches and drains again J in the near future. I ? * " * HSU I itevivai .'leeunK ui ncosaui nw We will begin a revival meeting at Pleasant Hill church, Sunday, August 15th, at 4 o'clock, p. m., and continue through the following Sunday. There will be two services a day. at 10:30 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. B. J. GUESS, Pastor. Renders Favorable Opinion. Hon. B. W. Miley, city attorney, has rendered an opinion to the effect ! that waterworks and sewerage bond6 can be voted by the city of Bamberg. When the question of the installation of a waterworks and sewerage system was first agitated in Bamberg, | the question arose whether or not the'city could legally vote an amount of bonds that would be required for these improvements without a special act of the legislature granting this authority. There is a provision of the constitution which forbids the bonding of cities over a stipulated percentage of the taxable property, but the city attorney has ruled that this provision in the constitution will not forbid the city of Bamberg voting bonds for the purpose of water works and sewerage. As this opinion removes the legal obstacles in the way of the improvements, the matter will he pushed,. and it is expected that the election on the matter will t-e held at an early date. Card From Mr. Ryan. Editor Bamberg Herald:?Information has come to me that there are certain reports current to the effect that I have a contract with the city of Bamberg for all plumbing work. I wish to state that this report is untrue and without foundation. I do not do plumbing work at all, and have no connection with any plumbing work done in the city, ?adv. G_D. RYAN. folk. These reunions are really reunions. rrM?~ A ?nrimo valilA nf tVlA HP lilt? mat auu p?init casion is for the remaining Confederate fathers, and there are folk who are dear friends to each other that are separated from that occasion to the next and the reunion at Bethesda stands out as one of the great annual affairs of the county. GEORGIE EMMA JORDAN. Sec. and Treae. of Co. "G." ~ ~ - - - - _ - v._ THE OUTLOOK. By the Observer. Good roads is something we should all be interested in, and I guess we are. Everybody hopes to live to see the day when Bamberg county, the State and the nation will be traversed by a system of perfect roads. Very few of us, if any, will probably ever see that day, but it is probable that the most of the present generation will see a better system of roads than we have before we die. The advent of the automobile has caused a renewed interest to be taken in roads. The present condition of the average South Carolina road makes it look like a waste of money for a person to buy a nice touring car, for it literally shakes to pieces in about half the time it would last if there were good roads. I imagine .Mr. Ford will not find his automobile so popular when we get good roads. But Ford took into consideration a condition that exists, that is that the roads are bad, therefore his cars are constructed lightly and strongly, to withstand jolts and bump6. I do not know that that was the reason for the For.d, of course. Where there are good roads there are more pleasure cars, and the people of Bamberg some day will tire, as they grow in nrnoncritv and want rrmre luxury. of low-priced cars and want bigge/ and better ones. And the desire for good road6 wilLincrease accordingly. Speaking about good roads, I am sometimes forced to the conclusion that we in this State waste a lot of money on road building. I have no special reference to Bamberg, for our officers do quite as well as the average, if not better. The system seems all wrong. We spend a lot of money, but do not seem to get any permanent results. There are exceptions to this rule, to be sure, but generally where we see better roads, /the system is different. I am not offering our supervisor or anybody else any advice, for f am not competent to do so. I know nothing about scientific road construction, or any other kind, for that matter. Bu<t there are those who do know, and I think that the State or -the counties individually would do well to pay a road expert a good round sum to supervise the construction of our roads. There must surely be a scientific method of road construction, a way that roads could be built to stand permanently with a minimum of repair cost. And there must be some way .to get this scientific knowledge. Some States, and some sections of this State, have good sand-clay roads. Why not^find out how .they got them? I have in mind a piece of roadway constructed under the supervision of an expert) from the federal government. The road must have j been built some six or seven years ago. The cost, as I remember hearing it, was $400 a mile and convicts were used for labor. I am told that the road to Dehmark cost a good deal more than $400 per mile, yet this road does not seem to answer for a permanent highway. In the construction of the government road above referred to, I am told a chemist first analyzed the nature of the sand and clay along the right of way. After determining .the nature of the soil 'from which the road must be built, a formula 'was found for the correct amount of sand and clay to * " A1? J Kaaatvia firm D0 US6Q ior tne ructu lu uctumg mm and withstand hard usage, for this road is used more, perhaps, than any road in this county. The sand in the roadway was removed. A layer of sand was put down to a certain depth, then a layer of clay, another layer of sand and another layer of clay, and so on, until the road was of the proper depth. Plows' were then used to thoroughly mix the two soils. After thoroughly plowing, a ^ disc harrow was used to pulverize the clay. The result was that the . road was built of a composition of sand and clay mixed in scientific pro- 1 portions. The road was not opened j to the public until it was thoroughly . rolled with a road roller. It was dragged and rolled at intervals for ? several weeks. The road remained J perfectly hard and smooth, and I am . told that the road is still in fine condition, though it has not been prop- ( -> i erly kept in repair. Some day I think all our roads will 1 be constructed by road experts, men r who have studied the p'roblem. Prob- ? ably they will be built under govern- g ment supervision. They will be built . with an idea of lasting. It has been demonstrated that the sand-clay road is the most practicable road for thej'J South. Our roads here at hofhe are'* pretty bad. but we are living in hopes'a j of a bond issue, when there will be jc money with which to build roads. * c ? Come and see our old friends of the "Master Key" in a three-reel Civil War drama, Friday night. Thielen 1 Theatre.?adv. ] i I*rohibitionist?i Organize. On .Monday a meeting of prohibitionists was held at the court house, attended by about forty citizens from Bamberg and several other points in the county. The meeting was called for the purpose of effecting a prohi- ' bition organization. Mr. Thomas v ' | Black called the meeting to order, after which prayer was offered by Rev. W. R. McMillan. The election of officers resulted in the selection of Mr. Thomas Black as president and Mr. W. E. Free as secretary and treasurer. The president stated that it was j planned to hold meetings in various sections of the county in the interest - j of the prohibition movement. On motion the president was authorized to appoint a committee of three, together with the president and secretary. tn arranee for the holding of these meetings, to provide speakers and to arrange suitable programmes. The president appointed on this committee Dr. Robert Black, Rev. E. 0. Watson, and S. G. Mayfleld, Esq. *? 4 Prohibition Meetings. To the citizens and voters of Bamberg county: The committee In charge of the matter of fixing dates for the several prohibition rallies in Bamberg county beg to announce meetings on the following dates and * , at the several places below mentioned: Farrelle, August 19, 1915. Denmark, August 25, 1915. Ehrhardt, August 26, 1915. 'Olar, August 31, 1915. \ Colston, September 8, 1915. Bamberg, September 9, 1915. We are requested to announce that - .. . . . .? * on tne date tor tne meeting at n;nrhardt, dinner will be served on the V, ^ grounds in picnic style, and every- 'Jj body is invited to come and bring o well filled baskets. . Speakers will be supplied for each of the above meetings. *' * \ W. E. FREE, Secretary. Bamberg, S. C., August 11, 1915. New Advertisements. i \' ? Town Council?An Ordinance. J Peoples Bank?On the Qook of Time. Thielen Theatre?"Shattered Mem- : ories." ' IMM G. D. Ryan, Agent?1916 Maxwell, $655. J. B. Brickie?Taking an Auto Apart G. Frank Bamberg, Dealer?Over- ^ land Cars. Farmers & Merchants Bank?The Prudent Man is Never Out of a Job. ' y ; The Light of Love. Somewhere in the distance, In the far and great beyond <, Ie a little beam of light to which ?j My soul doth now respond. As dim it seems, I know't must be Away, away, away ? ^ ' Out yonder in eternity? _ That faint and flickering ray. At times indeed 'tis very dim, And then again''tis bright; . >3??&| It is my life, it is my hope? That melancholy light. A ' Ipfpjj It sheds its little beam on me Which pieroes to my heart, ^ And it doth rest within my breast ^ It never shall rteDart. x '? ... ^ I sometimes fancy that perhaps * -,? The one is made of two, And that the reason why 'tis so Is to the distance due. (' In fact I am convinced of it. Away up in the ski^s I see, I feel, I know that they Must be my true-love's eyes. ?J. B. RICE. f Bamberg, S. C. Glendale springs water for -sale at Herndon's Grocery Store and Mack's Drug Store.?adv. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 ,Words or Less. = For Sale?See L. B. Fowler, agent, for sash, doors, blinds, moulding rough and dressed lumber, etc. Bamberg, S. C. . For Sale?75 bushels native rye ieed; also plenty of dry stove wood. 'rices reasonable. See L. F. SANDIr'ER, City. tf. For Sale?Pigeons. Colored Horn- 4 ;rs $1.50 pair; White Homers $2.00 1 )air. Squabs, 2 for 35c. J. J. CLECK- i ^EY. tf. ^ Lost?Gold medal, between Mr. J. V. Jennings's and Mr. R. S. Simnons's residences. Engraved on top iras "Reward," and on the bottom Jennie." Reward if returned to R. !. SIMMONS, Bamberg, S. C. "MONEY" J ; ."he mint makes it and under the erms of the CONTINENTAL MORTIAGE COMPANY, you can secure it f .t 6 per cent for any legal purpose n approved real estate. Terms easy, ell us your wants and we' will coiperate with you. K)8-9 Munsey Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Glendale springs water for sale at r HIerndon's Grocery Store and Mack's Drug Store.?adv. 4 |