L ahf Sambrrg Sjfralis 1 J One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916. Established 1891. ,1 ?l COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS / = * - . | ; r..' 'v SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS 1; IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. ? News Items Gathered All Around the ||| : VUUltiji auu ?? A1VJ. V? ' ' Ehrhardt Etchings. v * ' ' f | Ehrhardt, Jan. 4.?The annual f Christmas ball, given last Wednesc day evening by the Ehrhardt Social club. in Copeland's hall, was a grand V.success. The ball room was a scene of beauty when all the dancers were full swing. The music (Bearden's orchestra of Augusta), was superb I fox* the occasion and all those who F participated in the dances regretted F very much when the band struck up .igHome, 'Sweet Home," even if it \ ^iras. after the clock had begun to ' is? that the hours were wee-wee. si^Tbe fair damsels were all clad In 3^, ^ V-V* .'V? r *" * MJ/ their special ball attire and never 1 sSEr' XLL did they look any prettier than on ^: this occasion. AH left for their % homes wishing that the time be very short before another such social dei / ' &- light would come again. ,V . Vf Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. L. P. McMillan, Bamberg; Mr. < and Mrs. H. C. Glover, Walterboro; Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Kearse, Kearse's; * v , % : yMr. and Mrs. J. F. Chassereau, Ehrhafdt; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Farrell, Ehrhardt; Mt. and Mrs. J. M. Smith, r < Ehrhardt?; Mrs. J. L. Copeland, El\rfchardt; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Kearse, ,v, J ^ w-ieeao Afnsftlifi CoDeland, j ;. '^'JSlll UIUUti tw?, ?o?vo _ . . . K- HarriedeUe Fre6, Lallh Byrd, Bam! bwj|; -Marie Gibson,,. McColl; Kate Fe&Ser, Bamberg; Elise Griner, Brunl. sod; Anna Fickens, Newberry; , Maude Farrell, New York; Ettie KTearse, Kearse's; Messrs. MeSweeny, -"Hampton; Squier, University of South V"Vdarohna; Lightsey, Hampton; Dick j , Addison, Branson, Vernon Padgett, i Walterboro; Monie Preacher, Branson; T. J. McDaniels, WiHterboro; Lucian Patterson, Walterboro; Dr. Dan Halfprd, Fairfax; 0. W. Ram'sey^ Ehrhardt; W. H. Ritter, ^ Kearse's; C. C. Moore, Ehrhardt; ^^Carl Kearse, Kearse's; Jim Mc kowan, Bamberg; G. B. Kearse, Kearse's; John Clayton, Walterboro; ^^KNBigh Kifiard, Ehrhardt; and Mr. Carl Kearse passed through M town Friday evening on his way back to Tatum, S. C. Mr, Kearse is a V Wofford graduate, and was elected P principal of the Tatnm high school | ' for the session of 1915 and 1916. I Mr. Laurie Kinaxd, after spending I a;^w of the holidays with his par* : * j /t-i KC inct nn?Qo_ JP' 9KStT8(Qniea W LViUiiiuia, laoi j. u^sr r day. He is "bookkeeper lor the whole[ L sale grocers^lirm of Thomas & Howf| ar* Co. a I x > , * : Mr. Allie Kinard, alter spending * a lew* of the holidays with his parreturned to Columbia last Thursday. 1 ^ Y ;; Mr. fiber Herndon is guile ill at f ..y this .writing with pneumonia. i':: Miss Pearl Copeland, alter spendfeV-' xng the\holidays with her parents, - returned to Columbia last Tuesday. v She is stenographer for the National - " Biscuit" Co., of that city. Miss Ruth Schuler returned SunV day, after spending the holidays with | V her parents at Elloree. Miss Lillian Sandifer returned to 1ft ^ ? ttamqerg -rnaay aner spcuumg lug ^ holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ^p'?joedson. Is "^: X -JMiss Thelma Goodson returned to ' ' * 4.?T * r J: tjSpibrs Sunday, after spending the { vji^ttdays; with Mr. and Mrs. J. ,W. Goodson. "Now is the time for all good me^ / r to come to the aid ot the law," if we p' are to' have prohibition, and unless this is done all efforts made last year -* are in vain. * { Someone is going to be kept very U'S;. fcasy if the whiskey traffic is coinJ ' pl^iely shut out. The express office r Will be to watch. Look out for the r SJlHs- Vim*?, uauu Udg, U UUIV aim JLUXOObranded package. If all this is stopt . ped, our .branches, bays and swamps * will be in danger, as most anyone can distill good booze with an old wash pot and some iron piping. * The old year is gone and now let each and every one resolve for this p c - Ti \ new year that no whiskey or any of " - its products shall in any shape or j^rm be tolerated. When anyone is r aaen drunk or known to be drinking r ' ^ ^ A 4-vw rrrvt V? * m or>rl if W J61 iUlllc auiiiuui> auu n t necessary jail him until he will tell f and show from whom he seeured the I drink.. It is going to be a hard and I long fight, but we do sincerely hope I that prohibition will conquer. |L Mr. James W. Priester, the city's chief of Police for the past ten years I (or longer), handed in his resignaHfction last week. A petition was at circulated, (which received the ^^Bearty indorsement of all citizens), I Kking him to reconsider and remain at his post of duty. We do not know at present what will be his definite decision. -Mr. Priester is a daring officer; he has faced what looked to be sure death several times in the discharge of his duty and his place on the police force will be a j hard one to fill. The merchants have about finished taking stock, .all are well pleased with last year's business and now ! are ready to begin this new year's ! business, which they hope to be still better. The banking institutions had a I prosperous year, especially uie r armj ers & Merchants Bank, which declared a dividend of 14 1-2 per cent., of which 8 per cent^ was added to the surplus fund. This banking house has^Mr. S. W. Copeland for its president, Mr. W. Max Walker for cashier, and Mr. Chas. S. Henery for bookkeeper and assistant cashier. This bank is very young and with small capital. Don't know at this writing what the Ehrhardt Banking Co., declared for its dividend. The Ehrhardt Telephone Co. declared a dividend of 15 ?er cent., which was paid out to the stockholders. Mr. F. H. Copeland is manager, with Mr. A. L. Baxter as lineman and ' i operator in charge. The K. of P. lodge will hold their | annual installation of 'officers in I Copeland's hall January 10th (Monday evening.) With some degree work to confer, all officials and mem^ bers are requested to be on hand. School opened Monday with a good i enrollment; prospects are good for a fine scholastic year. i - - * -1 1- J- _ c Miss urace Moore, aaugnitjr ui Col. and Mrs. W. B. Moore, left for Bamberg Tuesday to resume her| studies at Carlisle School after spending the holidays at home. The farmers are getting busy planning their work, arranging for supplies etc., and figuring how and what they will substitute for fertilizer as the main fertilizer (kaijiit)- is not to j be had. Very near all our farming lands require this fertilizer (kainit) i to grow cotton and the farmers are at a loss to find something to take its place. We (everybody) down this way join in the chorus when "Good-bye booze- ffb^ ^ng. Colston Clippings. Colston, ' Jan. 4.?Everybody is quite lonely since the holidays have gone. All of the pupils at the C. H. S. have resumed their work. Miss Rosalie KirkleK returned to Colston skturday after a pleasant J visit to her mother during the holidays. Miss Nina Henry returned Saturday to resume her work at the C. H. S. Misses Mamie McMillan, of Bam"berg; Cleo Kearse, of Ehrhardt, and Bessie Kirkland were the guests of Miss Frozine McMillan last week. Miss Cleo Kearse returned home Thursday morning. s~ Last Tuesday evening Messrs. Elgin McMillan, Marion McMillan, Vernon McMillan, Clyde Padgett and MIssesL Frozine McMillan, Mamie McMillan, Cleo Kearse, Alberta Kearse, Went on a 30-mile straw ride. Miss Frozine McMillan was the guest of Misses Alberta and Natalie Kearse Thursday night and Wednesday. The young folks in our section had a party every night this past week; danced from suddown to 12 o'clock last Friday evening. Misses Evelyn, Minnie and Bessie Kirkland, Frozine and Mamie McMillan and Alberta Kearse; Messrs. Claude, Frank and Eldon Kirklana, Clyde Padgett, Elgin and Marion McMillan went out straw riding and reported a great time." . Miss Claire Kearse, of Winthrop ! college, spent the holidays with her j ; : parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kearse. j Miss Elvie Kearse, of Statesburg, i smeii t the holidays with her ! mother. Mrs. W. G. Kears-e. Oak Grove Dots. ' \ i j Oak Grove, Jan. 4.?A merry : Christmas is now ended. All enjoy-1 j ed the visits and good wishes that were extended. Mr. G. E. Copeland and family, of Chartotte, N. C., were the charming guests of his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Laz. Copeland. and near relatives. Miss Ethel Smith has returned, to her work after spending the holidays at home. Misses Ada Clayton and Grace Hoffman left Saturday to resume work again Monday. Miss Clayton is teaching in North Willow graded , school, near Neeses, and Miss Grace j at Ruffin. Miss Rilla Thompson, of Rowesville, S. C., is visiting Miss Clara X. ? vt -v'; , v.' - V , . IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading.?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Jim Scott, colored was run over and instantly killed by a freight engine in the Southern railway yards in Greenville Wednesday night. Rev. Walter E. Wilkins, a prominent Baptist minister died in Green ville, Friday morning, after an illness of several weeks. He was 43 years old. The Greenville Trust company has purchased the grounds and buildings in Greenville formerly occupied by Chicora college. The purchase price was $125,000. The Chester county board of county commissioners has given notice that they will discontinue their appropriation of fun^s for the support of special deputies for the sheriff's office. C. G. Galloway, an insurance writer of Easley, shot and instantly killed his wife with a shotgun Thursday. The shooting is said to have been accidental, Galloway claiming that he i ,did not know the gun wks loaded. Fire in Lake City at midnight Thursday destroyed property valued at about $60,000 with insurance of only about $2,000. This is the sec~ A r _ t n* J... I ona disastrous nre to visit i^aixe within the last two weeks, entailing a total property loss of about $100,000. S. F. Boyles is in jail in Greenville charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. It is charged that Boyles got Sheriff Rector, of Greenville, to sign a note of his for $80 on the promise that he would give the sheriff a mortgage on a horse and carriage. It is further charged that Boyles does not own a horse and carriage. Belle Copeland. Mr. Tillman Thompson, of Rowes"viHe;v iSkturneiT home Sunday afternoon after spending a few days with Mr. William Copeland. Mr. Ralph Lindar and sister, Miss Effie, are visiting at Mr. L. H. Carter's. Mrs. Joe Beard and children, of Colston section, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hayden, of Cope, spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. J. Laz. Copeland's. On Tuesday evening, Dec. :28th, Misses Mamie and Clara Belle Copeland gave a fruit \party in honor of | j near-by residing friends and visitors. The parlor was' beautifully decorated with pot plants and flowers. After several games ^df progressive rook, Miss Copeland and Mr. Ola Zeigler entered the parlor bearing a tray of lovely ferns, and among them a card for each young lady present. Each gentleman drew one, thus choosing l a partner to accompany him to the dining, room. Receiving in the dining room were Mr. and Mrs. J. Willie Copeland'and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Copeland. The guests entered as follows: Mr. Ola Zeigler with "Miss Clara Belle Copeland, Mr. Ham Carter with Miss Louise Copeland, Mr. Marion Smith with Miss Essie Carter, Mr. William Copeland with Miss Ada Clayton, Mr. John Copeland with Miss Grace Hoffman, Mr. Clemmons Carter with Miss /^?/it-v Aft? Qfopv T-Cpnrse ! XV U U V VJTUUIX V> 111. .>11. uiuvj . ?. with Miss Mamie Copeland, Mr. Talmage Clayton with Miss Sallie Carter, Mr. Albert Smith with Miss Joe Carter, Mr. Tillman Carter with Miss Ethel Smith. The dining table was tastefully decorated with many kinds of fruits, cake, and pickles. After much enjoyment in the dining room the guests returned to the parlor, and spent the rest of the evening enjoying many interesting games. St. John's News. St. John's, Jan. 4.?Mrs. Florrie Folk and little son. Rov, spent new year's day with Mrs. J. C. Folk. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Copeland spent Thursday with Mr. J. Frank Folk. Mr. J. C. Richardson, of Lodge, spent Saturday with Mr. Jacob Folk. Little Otto Copeland and Tommie Copeland spent Thursday with Ernest Folk. Misses Clara Mae, Edna and Leila Sease visited Miss Dora Lee Folk last Wednesday. Mr. Percy Hiers, of Charleston, spent the holidays at home with his ? A. ? parents. I Miss Edna Bishop visited Miss Do-1 ? ? SHOT}) BY NEGRO. Sam Wilson in Jail at Darlington After Firing Three Shots. Darlington, Jan. 3.?Curtis Byrd, a young white man employed at the lumber company's plant at Lumber, in the lower part of the county, was shot this morning at an early hour by a negro, Sam Wilson. Mr. Byrd was shot three times, the weapon used being a .4 4 calibre revolver. The bull-x J _ A ~ T"V, /-v lets were maut; iui 4? J< ' ; Vv. '-vr ASSEMBLY MEETS JAN. II BOTH HOUSES ORGANIZED AND READY FOR WORK. No Indication 011 Eve of Session of Any Matters of Unusual Interest. , Columbia, Jan. 1.?The second session of the 71st general assembly of South Carolina will convene in Columbia on Tuesday. January 11. at noon. Both houses are organized and the preliminaries should consume very little time. The house will be called to order by Speaker James A. Hoyt and the senate by Lieut-Gov. Andrew J. Bethea or, in his absence, by Senator Legrand Walker, of .Georgetown, the president pro tern. The lieutenant governor went to Europe with Henry Ford's pacification expedition, and he- may not get back until after the opening day of the session. The annual message of Governor Richard I. Manning will probably be read in both branches on the opening day. The referring of this message to the proper pommittees will likely be all that is accomplished at the initial meeting. New Members. There will be three new members sworn in by Speaker Hoyt in the house of representatives. J. Terry Wood, of Greenville, takes the place of A. M. Hawkins, who resigned to devote his time to teaching; R. B. Belser, of Sumter, will occupy the seat of George W. Dick, of Sumter, who resigned to become postmaster of his native city; R. H. Hicks, of Spartanburg, succeeds W. G. Querry on that delegation, Mr. Querry resigning to accept a position on the State tax commission. There will be only one new face in the senate, from Clarendon county, succeeding to the seat made vacant by the death of Louis Appelt, which occurred after the close of the session last year. The resignation of Representative Dick of Sumter, left vacant the chairmanship of the ways and means committee and Speaker Hoyt ajg>ointed Representative J. T. Liles, of Orangeburg, to the vacancy. Nothing Startling. There are no indications on the eve of the session of any matters of unusual interest to come up. There may be considerable discussion of proposed amendments apd changes in the tax commission act, but it is not believed that any considerable altera tions will De maae. it nas Deen intimated that a fight may be made'in the senate on the confirmation of the senate on the confirmation of the tax commissioners, for the act provided that they should be appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate. It has been rumored that because of opposition of certain ones to the actions of the commission in assessing the banks a fight might be made when they come up before the senate for confirmation. The names which will be sent in by Governor Manning as the members of the commission are: A. W. Jones, chairman; J. P. Derham and W. G. Querry. Another appointment which will be submitted to the senate for confirmation by the governor is that of Dr. C. Fred Williams as superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane. Warehouse Commissioner. The most interesting election to be held by the general assembly will be that of warehouse commissioner. John L. McLaurin is the present commissioner and he will be opposed for reelection by John J. McMahan, of Columbia, at present a member of the delegation from Richland county. This fight is beginning to attract attention and may take on considerable of a political significance before it is through. An effort to strengthen the local option compulsory school attendance law may be made in the legislature. Some of the advocates of compulsory education are not satisfied with the present act, but want to make it State-wide immediately. Others propose to make the change gradually. One of the recommendations which will be made by the governor in his annual message will be the passage of the Torrens system of land registration, and there are indications that Viie mot- dnnp TIip e'nvprnnr will llllO U1UJ K/C V*V**V. A a-w. Q VT . w- ? - point out that this step is necessary before a rural credits system can be enacted, and it is believed that he will make strong recommendations toward the passage of a system of rural credits. Warehouse System. The recommendations to strengthen and perfect the State warehouse system, education, rural credits, di' 'V ' * ' ] , - \ A AMERICANS LOST. ft. When British Passenger Steamer is , ^ Tedoed. London, Jan. 1.?The British liner -.:j Persia carrying approximately 200 passengers, and a crew of between 250 and 300 mey was sunk by an unidentified submarine at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon off the Island of c . % Crete, in the Eastern .Mediterranean. it Reports to the Peninsular and Orien- 1 tal Steam Navigation company said | that nearly all on board were los-t. j Robert McNeely, of Monroe, N. C., I American consul at Aden, Arabia, and j Robert Grant, of Boston, were on the 1 Four boats are known to have got away from the sinking vessel, each capable of carrying sixty persons, but, J it is not known if the boats were hill. '1 The rescued were picked up by a ^ff steamer bound for Alexandria, wrhere j they were expected to arrive t^day. . Peninsular and Oriental Line officials said they had received no details concerning the disaster, and did j not know whether the Persia receiv- ? 38 ed warning. They also were unable to give any information concerning ' '* | Americans on the ship. Consul Skinner Busy. Every effort is being made by Con- v -8 sul General Robert P. Skinner at Lon-^ don to get some information about yM Robert X. McNeely and Robert Grant. 1 . ThA British admiraltv informed Mr. - m i Skinner that "it had no information f with regard to the fact of individual Jpja i passengers. A cablegram lias been * , sent to Alexandria requesting any ' news available regarding the sur- LJ3| vivors. , The Persia sailed from London on j December 18, for Bombay, with sixtyone first class passengers and eighty- : .<8 -three cabin passengers, including eight children. Some of these, including Edward Rose, a Denver . school boy, were landed at Gibraltar, Marseilles and Malta. At .Marseilles 231 passengers, including eighty- . seven women and twenty-five chil- . ( dren, were taken aboard, btrt jfinfc officials say that after deducting those leaving the ship at various porte of call approximately 2.00 passengers were on the vessel. - Mr. McNeely sailed from New York for England on November 2-7voh the steamer Ryndam, being a fellow pas .! senger of Consul uenerai sKinner. j Mr. Skinner advised him to sail for. i ' the East by the Dutch Line, but the young man already had engaged pfcs- ? sage on the Persia.- He was appoint- ' ; ed consul to Aden in October. v-j >< Says No Warning Given. ^ London, Jan. 2.?The Peninsular ' ;||| and Oriental Steamship company re- ? d ceived the following telegram from Col. C. C. Bigham, who was among, tthe survivors of the Persia disaster: "A torpedo struck the ship on the ;; ^9 port bow at 1:05 o'clock in the after- - -18 ' if, ' ' noon, when about forty miles south,; of the east end of the island of Crete, '^> .< j No "warning was given, nor any at- . tempt to assist. Within five minufles the ship had sunk. "It was impossible to lower the starboard boats owing to the heavy . list. Five or six boats were lowered on the port side. I didn't see this ' J!? ' v J. 1 myself, as I was washed overboard ' j when the boat capsized. "The conduct of the passengers . \;?| j and crew was splendid. There was no struggling and no panic. Four 1; ^ boats, after thirty hours at sea, were picked up by a warship." . versified farming and economy wfll | be among the main points in the govj ernor's message. He will devote a . j /. good deal of his remarks to the pub- / ' ! lie appropriations. s >' It is believed that more stringent / % "* t V laws ror tne punisnmeni ui viuidiuio ^ ; j of the prohibition laws will be made ' at this session. Representative Lil6s " ^ J will introduce a measure doing away with the option of fines and requiring judges to give straight chain gang sentences to all persons convicted of \ v "jj violating the prohibition laws. It ' will be necessary for the general assembly to provide the governor with ; a fund for enforcing the law, for the appropriations heretofore made by the counties for this purpose came ! out of the dispensary profits and will : undoubtedly be discontinued. Rumors that the lawmakers will devote a big part of their time to i playing politics are discounted here i and little credence is given to such ; reports. The general assembly has J very little reason for playing politics?that is, any more politics than is always visible in all lawmaking bodies. It is believed that the spirit of harmony and a desire of constructive legislation for the good of the State, which was evident throughout , the last session, will again prevail. ' jl ' -* s / :C " ' i " S' e