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-? IP ^ filambrrg ?nvaib ? ^ Thursday, January 6, 19X6. ? SHORT LOCALS. 1 Brief Items of Interest Throughout ] the Town and County. 1 ( Mr. F. C. Aver has accepted a posi- c tion as salesman for Mr. A. Rice. \ Mr. H. W. Johnson has accepted a position as bookkeeper for the Enterprise Bank. f The college boys and girls have returned to the various colleges and universities, after spending the Christmas holidays at their homes in the city and county. The regular monthly meeting of city council was held Tuesday night. Other than the usual routine of busi ness, nothing of importance came before the meeting for action. Mr. W. M. Brabham and family, who for the past year have been residing at their country home near the city, moved this week to their ^residence on Midway avenue. The F. M. Bamberg chapter, U. D. C., will meet on Tuesday afternoon next with Mrs. J. J. Jones at 3:30 v' o'clock. All of the members are urgently requested to be present. The students of the graded school and of Carlisle are at work again af. ter the holiday season. The graded l school reopened on Tuesday morn? > . ing, and Carlisle opened yesterday. c Head Master Guilds states that i quite a number of new students have c been added to Carlisle school since \ p the Christmas holidays. The num- a her of students now approximates 3 g/J * 100 in the boarding department. i: According to the ginners report to December 13, there had been ginned t gill In Bamberg county 15,286 bales of 0 cotton, against 25,940 to the same P I date last year. T^he total for the en- t I. w tire State was 1,09^,495, against 1,- c 328,482 to.the same date last year. o Mr. B, F. Free and family have k moved into their cottage on Bridge * street, purchased by Mr. Free a few 8 /.. months ago from Mrs. C. E. Simmons. I Mr. and' Mrs. C. H. Mitchell, who s have been occupying the residence, n have moved into their cottage across " 41,o ofrtoai 7 WW VVtWVk , ^ew year's day was observed in t: ife: ' Bamberg by the banks ond postoffice, a / which kept Sunday hours. The be- t I ginning of the new year was herald- s ed at midnight with the ringing of s' / - ? hells and the discharge of fire-crack- t ers, and, apparently, firearms by the e . more zealous, p -^Tiere will be a meeting of Camp ? Jenkins, No. 627, U. C. V., on December 19th, at the court house. The p camp will reorganize at this meeting, n and every veteran is urged to be preocnt. As this is Lee's birthday, J the usual dinner to the veterans will he served by the XL D. C. chapter. Jealousy Caused Homicide. ivf' ??G According to the testimony of An- d nie Thomas, Violet Pinaker, who is G * in jail charged with the killing of ii Si Pinaker, her husband, slayed her n h: better half in a fit of jealousy^ while y she was attempting to shoot Annie t Warren, her rival for the affection of t< Si Pinaker. Pinaker was shot on g December 24th, and was carried tolv the Voorhees school hospital, at Den- n ifiu mark, for treatment. He died there a .v Tuesday night of last week. An in- s % qpest was held Wednesday over Pin- E aker's body. Only one witness was c sworn, Annie Thomas, and she testi- t; fled as follows: v "About 1 or 2 o'clock Friday ni?ht, December 24th, 1915, Violet r Pinaker called and told me she had shot Si, but didn't intend to shoot 0 him; that she^vas shooting at Annie t . Warren. The shooting occurred t y about one-fourth mile from Si's c house. We went and got Si. I exy I X"r amined Si's gun and found blood was t on it. He was shot in the calf of the t leg; got a doctor about 12 o'clock * Saturday. Violet and Annie had had s cnrnfi words four months aso. Violet r \ said she was jealous of Annie. We found him about 400 yards from An- 3 ? nie Warren's house." 1 The killing occurred in the Hun- 1 ter's Chapel section of the county. 1 She was arrested and placed in jail to await trial. * Goes to Walterboro. 1 The friends of Mr. C. Henderson * Fraser, of Ehrhardt,'will be pleased 1 to learn that he expects to return to ( Walterboro this week. Mr. Fraser ] comes to take charge of the postoffice as assistant postmaster, taking k the place of Mr. St. Clair Glover, who ' has tendered his resignation. Mr. ] Fraser has been at Ehrhardt a year and a half, during which time he has held the position as assistant to the postmaster. Prior to his going to * < "CVit?V?Vie* q cimilnr nnRitinn UUillOfiUt 11^ UV/iU M ?JAi44**W* V.-w ? at Walterboro for nine and a half years. Mr. Fraser will arrive in town during the week and will begin work the first of January.?Walterboro Press and Standard. Read the Herald, $1.50 per year, i ?;\ - < !??&." c * TO ENFORCE THE LAW. Mass Meeting oi Citizens Pledge tne Officers Their Cooperation. i Pursuant to a call issued last week j 3y a number of citizens of the city, aj iiass meeting was held at ' he courr < louse Monday night, :'or tiie purpose )f devising ways and means for se ? * ..4: 1,-.... in V)i>m uring an em orcein em ui j-iw w uam)erg county, with special reference ,o the new prohibition law. The i neeting was attended by about fifty nen, and there seemed to be a spirit : )f determination that the lawless should not ply their trade in this iity or community. Strong resolo;ions were passed, and a vigilance jommittee was named to cooperate vith the officers in enforcing the law. ralks by a number of leading citizens net with enthusiastic approval, and ; ;he promoters of the movement feel i ;hat good will be accomplished as a; esult of the meeting Monday night. Provision was made for a regular nonthly meeting. The sheriff was commended for the efforts he has already made toward enforcing the new prohibition law, j < tnd assurance was given him that ' he citizens assembled backed him in! < jvery move he made for upholding i aw in Bamberg county. A motion i vas passed calling on the federal au- ] horities to furnish the committee! vith a list of those holding revenue! . icenses in this county. j The meeting was held at 7:30 < >'clock. Dr. E, 0. Watson, who was j < nstrumental in calling the meeting,; i ipened the meeting with prayer, and j 1 vith the election of Mr. H. C. Folk i ,s permanent chairman and Mr. A. ( J. Brabham as secretary, the organ- i zation was completed. Mr. Folk thanked the citizens for \ heir honor in making him chairman \ f the meeting, and stressed the im- j ortance of the action about to be ( aken. He stated that the time had j ( ome for all good citizens, whether \ r not they had voted to outlaw whis- [ :ey in South Carolina, to stand for! t he enforcement of the law for the ( ood of the community. ? Dr. Watson, being called upon to tate the object of the call for a mass t leeting of the citizens, stated that a t steering committee" of several citi- 1 ens, had outlined a set of resolu- s ions, which he read to the meeting i nd offered for approval, requesting ? hat each resolution be taken up t eparately and acted upon. Dr. Wat- j i on stressed the point that now, when | c he law was new and the lawless c lement had not yet made up their je lans, is the time to further a move- j t lent for the proper enforcement of he law. He urged that the meeting l ut itself on record a& meaning busi- j 2 ess. to let it be known in no uncer-1 0 1 a ain terms that the better citizens of he town and community will not olerate the presence of blind tigers a their midst. Dr. Watson then ormally offered the resolutions. Discussing the resolutions, Prof. J. 5. Guilds urged upon the citizens efinite, determined action. Prof, luilds spoke in behalf of the school a this matter, stating that the city ow has in its midst one hundred oung men and women from all over he State; that he wanted to be able o tell the parents of these boys and iris that Bamberg is a clean place, rhere unnecessary temptations are ot thrown in the way of their sons nd daughters. He statecj that the chool forms an important adjunct of lamberg a^id that the ends and sucess of the school can better be .atained if the city can gurantee that ice of all sorts will not be tolerated. t Sheriff Ray stated that he stood ^ eady to enforce tne promoition law f the citizens will lend him their co- , C peration and backing, and promised hat if this cooperation is given that j here will not be a biind tiger in the ounty. j Other citizens discussing the reso- , ions, and favoring determined ac- j ion, were Dr. J. B. Black, Mr. C. W. j tentz and Mr. H. M. Graham. Each ection of the resolutions was unaniuously passed. 1 A motion was passed, offered by ^ Jr. A. W. Knight, that the secretary . nru-nrd n rnnv nf thp. resolutions to ~ *'*' ~ J nternal Revenue Collector D. C. leyward. requesting that he furnish t list of the persons in this county iolding federal liquor licenses, and . hat this list be turned over to the rigilance committee. The steering committee, Dr. Watson spokesman, offered the following lames for members of the vigilance jommittee, the list being unanimousy approved as offered: Messrs. rhomas Black, W. D. Rhoad, W. E. , Spann, J. J. Smoak, C. R. Brabham, Fr., J. C. Guilds, C. W. Rentz, D. J. Delk, H. M. Graham, H. C. Folk, D. W. Phillips, G. O. Simmons. The following executive committee cvas named to prepare a monthly programme and make such arrangements as necessary for monthly meetings of n-io Mitiyonc- "Rove W "R \To\fillan \ and E. O. Watson and Prof. J. C. iJuilds. The following are the resolutions as offered and approved: Whereas, by a popular vote the State of South Carolina has made the \ i importation and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal, except insofar under the Webb-Kenyon law the act permits the importation of one gallon per month for personal use, and Whereas, the economic and moral benefits of this prohibitory law are iependent upon its rigid enforcement, and Whereas, a failure to enforce the law must result, not only in a loss of the economic and moral benefits to be expected therefrom, but also in bringing the law into disrepute and and creating a general disrespect for law, and Whereas, we believe the beneficial results of the law may be best secured by immediate action before "blind tigers" and other forms of illegal traffic have gained foothold, Therefore, be it resolved by the Citizens of Bamberg, in mass meeting assembled this third day of January, 1916: 1. That we express our confidence in the sheriff of Bamberg county, the mayor and council of Bamberg, the magistrate, the chief and other. policemen of Bamberg, and executive officers, all and singular; and, we believe that it is within their power, by the faithful discharge of their duties, to make the present prohibitory laws effective in securing a really dry town and county. 2. That we approve the aggressive iction of our sheriff, S. G. Ray, already taken; and approve unabated! iggressive action on the part of all officials charged with the enforcement of the law in finding out and! y I wringing to justice each and every violator of the law whether of high j )r low station, and of great or small! magnitude. 3. That we call upon judges, mag-' strates, juries, and all whose duty it j s throughout our county to sit in j judgment upon such, unflinchingly tor j lischarge their duties in the trial of. iases of violation of the law when | Drought before them, and urge the mposition of the extreme penalties of ;he law in fines, imprisonment, and jonfiscation, both of the contraband md of the vehicles of transportation. 4. That we recognize, that while j he enforcement of the law through j he detection and punishment of vio-j ators, rests primarily with the con-j itituted authorities, these officers nust have not only the moral but the ictive support, as well, of an law ibiding citizens; and we therefore )ledge ourselves heartily to support >ur officials in the discharge of fheir luties, and we assure them of active jffort on our part in detecting violaions of the law. 5. That in furthering the enforcenent of the prohibitory laws existing ind such further enactments as the eneral assembly may enact for, greater efficiency, we form a league of not ess than twelve men of our commulity who shall act as a "vigilance jomfhittee" for the public good in beralf of law and order, not only in re^ ation to illegal traffic in alcoholic iquors but all forms of lawlessness, hat our town and community may be nade truly law abiding and safe for >ur sons and daughters, and those vho seek the superior educational ad vantages Qf our town, said committee ;o aid the officers in detecting violaions of law and to see that such are iuly prosecuted. 6. That we assure mayors, councilmen, and citizens of the several ;owns of our county, and the citizens )f Bamberg county generally, of our learty, support in all efforts made by ;hem to enforce law and bring to. our county as a whole the great blessings hat must accrue through the enforcement of a prohibitory law; and wre call upon them for hearty support in ill our efforts in this behalf. . 7. That, believing a monthly meetng of citizens for the free public discussion of vital questions of the pub~ T?-;n vQPnif in inpnlmlahle 1C gUUU will iccuit in IUVW.V ?.? ?ood, we call such a meeting to be neld regularly iji the court house at 3amberg on the second Tuesday night Df each month, and wTe invite to this meeting any and *all citizens of Bamaerg county; and we hereby consti:ute an executive committee of three to prepare programmes for such meetings and to see that matters vital to the welfare of the town and tounty are properly presented for discussion^ and action; and we jhereby nominate E. 0. Watson, W. R. McMillan, and J. C; Guilds as such executive committee of the will of the iitizens in meeting assembled to serve for the ensuing six months. 8. That we respectfully petition the authorities of the national government to issue no further liquor licenses in Bamberg county, and request them to furnish said executive committee with the names of all parties to whom such licenses have been or may be issued. F>rawcly-Ciaskin. Last Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Miss Ada Drawdy, of Hunter's Chapel, and Mr. Fred Gaskih, of Bamberg, were married at the residence of Mrs. B. F. Folk. Judge of Probate Harmon performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Gaskin are residing at Mrs. Folk's boarding house. i Residence Ruined. Last Saturday morning at an earl hour the residence of Mrs. Julia Mil ler on Main street was complete! destroyed by fire. The cause of th fire is not known. The confiagratio: entailed considerable loss, practicall everything in the residence being de stroyed. It is understood that $1, 300 insurance was carried, $1,000 o: the house and $300 on the furniture The residence of Mrs. Tant, adjoin ing Mrs. Miller's property, was pre vented from burning by the har< work of volunteers who prevented th house from catching. Water connec ti'on ivoe hi' cfrQ+r-liino' line 11U11 ** UO OV^V U1 V-U UJ OV,X UVKJ from the nearest water plug, but o: account of low water pressure, ver little aid could be secured from tni source. Saturday morning, before th crowd that had congregated about th burning house of Mrs. Miller hai dispersed, alarm of fire was sounder from the other side of town. Th barn of Mr. A. McB. Speaks hai caught fire in some way, and wa completely destroyed, together wit] a quantity of feedstuff. Three cow were in the barn, but were safely got ten out of the stables. The bari was insured. Prohibition in Effect. On January first the State-wid' prohibition law went into effect However, the prohibition law reall; became effective in this county sev eral days prior to this date, as all th< whiskey on hand in the various dis pensaries was sold out before Christ mas. The State-wide measure wa submitted to the people on Septem ber 1 4th, last, when the State vote< by a large majority to outlaw whis key in this State. Bamberg count: cast a large majority in favor o State-wide prohibition. South Caro line was one of seven States tha went into the dry column 011 the firs day of the new year. / Williams-Caldwell. On Sunday evening, Dec. 26. a 7:30 o'clock, .Miss Ethel Williams of Williams, and Mr. Fletcher Mimi Caldwell, of Lodge, were married a the home of Rev. J. D. Bell, Ruffin Rev. Bell officiating. Miss Williams is the daughter o Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Williams, and on* of Williams' most lovable ladies Mr. Caldwell is the son of Mr. an< Mrs. T. H. Caldwell, of Lodge, an< a prosperous young farmer. The: will reside near Ruffin, and theii many friends wish for them a happy long and prosperous life.?Walter boro Press and Standard. New Advertisements. Van Orsdell?Watch Out. City Pressing Club?Notice. Parlor Market?Our Specialty. Bamberg Banking Co.?Notice. Peoples Bank?When Time Brings G. O. Simmons?Hunters and Sail ors. A. J. Hydrick, Jr.?Bankrupt No tice. J. B. Brickie?We Can Put Ou: Finger. , Farmers & Merchants Bank?It L All Right. Enterprise Bank?The Boy With \ Bank Account. R. L. Zeigler?Announcement fo Clerk of Court. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.? Prince Albert Tobacco. Mack's Drug Store?Drink Si: Glasses of Water Daily. Notice to Christian 'Laymen. ? The Laymen's Missionary Move ment is engaging in a national mis sionary campaign, holding great con ventions in seventy-five America: cities. The convention for this terri tory will be held in Columbia, Febru ary 6th to 9th. A strong team o speakers of national reputation wil have charge of the convention. Thi will afford a great opportunity for al r*v> rMe+ia r? wnrters T.ars'ft dfdesa VXXl lUtAMXA w ^ ?W tions are expected from all counties We wish Bamberg to rank with th largest delegations and we reques pastors of all denominations in Bam berg county to send us at once th names and addresses of teachers an presidents of adult Bible classes, ol ficers of the Sunday-school and youn peoples societies. Please bring th matter of the convention before you churches and secure as many dele gates as possible to attend. Ther are no limits as to numbers. A meel ing to secure a large delegation fror Bamberg county will be held here a - -pi..* j _ Bamberg in the court nouse, rriua. night, January 7th, at which we wi] be glad to have all church worker interested in the movement. Th court house will be made comfortabl for all who care to come. Send name and addresses above called for to Di G. F. Hair, chairman, who will a once forward special literature t eaen address. GEORGE F. HAIR, chairman, J. C. GUILDS, vice chairman, W. D. RHOAD, secretary. - **. . ' ' &?& AiS- -C- ' *;&v,y mir*." . r* Xegro Killed at Hot Supper. William .Middleton, negro, was shot j and instantly killed at the house of Jim Patterson, near the city, Satury ! day night, during the progress I of a "little part." The slayn ! . er of .Middleton is unknown. v 1 * j Xot a witness could be found i who knew, anything of the man ' ' who fired the' fatal shot. Midi dleton was just inside the door of > ! " j Patterson's house, and the man who i did the shooting was standing, ap ^1 parently, just on the outside. The : gun was placed very close to the '! door and fired. The entire load, to! gether with the splinters caused by e; the load of shot passing through the n wooden door, entered the negro's eye, ' making a fearful wound, and causing S ; k immediate death. An inquest was held Sunday morning by Coroner p i Zeigler, but the identity of the slayer remains unknown. ^ Two witnesses were sworn. Jim ? | Patterson, the host of the evening, e testified as follows: "Had a party ^ at my hduse last night. I was standgj ing at the kitchen table. I heard the k | report of a shot gun. People came s! buzzing out. I asked the trouble; _! they said Wm. Middleton was killed; a Said didn't know who did it." Ed Warren, a guest at the party, said: "Was standing inside the house by front window. Heard report of a gun. Didn't know who got e killed. No row in the house before " the killing." Death of Rev. J. C. Crouch. Kev. j. (j. crouch, a former resi" I dent of Bamberg county, died at his home in Charleston on Saturday, at si the age of 70 years and two months. " j The remains were brought to Bam31 berg and interred at Springtown " i church on Monday last. Mr. Crouch ^ died very suddenly of heart failure. jHe resided in this county about thirty years ago, removing from here to * Ocala, Fla., Beaufort and other points * in this State. He is survived by his widow, one sister, and the following children: Mrs. R. S. Simmons, of Bamberg; Mr. J. R. Crouch, of Fort t Motte, Mrs. C. H. Truesdale, of Ker, shaw; Mrs. L. H. Cauthen, of McBee; s Mrs. H. L. McMillan, of Jefferson; t Mr. George E. Crouch, of Leland, , Miss. I Mr. Crouch was a Baptist minister, f and was in active ministry until a 3 year ago. He enlisted in the Confederate army at the age of 16 and 1 served throughout the four years of 1 struggle. He is well remenlbered by Y the older residents of the county. r Covers Wide Territory. f Washington, Dec. 31.?State-wide prohibition of the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors will become effective in seven States at midnight, putting out of business more than 3,000 saloons, a large number of breweries, wholesale liquor houses and .distilleries. The States which are to enter the . dry column are: South Carolina, - Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Arkansas. In Colorado district attorneys, at a recent meeting agreed that technically the constitutional prohibition amendment and the enforcing statute do not become effective until mids To mi a rv 1 hut it was also de lllgau U UUUUi ^ f wviv .V cided that the expiration of all liquor i licenses at midnight tonight will render liquor sales on new year's day r unlawful. According to one authority between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 have been expended for sale in Colorado within the last week. K , pffg : A^vandw 1' / L A/ff! ej e r *J>HIS means that our institution *- A government control than evi e and better satisfaction for i i new banking system under the dire 11 Washington will be the best thing f lt try and for the BENEFIT OF THI ii s ? e * _ v CAPITAL AJNU suitriju x 4 Per Cent. Interest P Bamberg E - "* i'. ? .. - A POWKHFCL MOTOI'BOAT. Vessel Devised to Co 50 Miles an Hour and Carry Cuii and Torpedo. Chicago, Jan. ?James Pugh, ^ former commodore of the Chicago | Yacht club, who has been cooperating 1 with officials of the navy department i in connection with the plans for a I ! fleet of motor boats to act as subma- i I rine destroyers, today received plans J| ; for a new cruiser to be known as Dis- 1 turber VI. Commodore Pugh is the 1 owner of Disturber IV, said to be the J fastest motor boat in the world. The plans received today provide for a displacement boat seventy feet ! long with a freeboard of five feet, de- j signed to carry a three-inch disappearing gun and a torpedo tube and ****\ to develop a speed of fifty miles an * hour. The bo^t will use gasoline for ^ fuel, with the exhaust silenced, and will have a cruising radius of ten i j i lit. Liiuusa.nu nines wiui aceuiiimuuaLiutis for ten persons. Its cost is estimated at $50,000. Mr. I^bgh explained that the cruising radius of ten thousand miles contemplates the economical rather than the maximum speed. 'The hull is new in design, a development on the hydroplane lines," he said. "It will use the l,800-hor?,e i power engines that I had in Disturber IV. The gasoline capacity will be- j 18,000 gallons. I am building her JM because I want a craft that will take H me to Mackinac Island in six or seven: V hours and because in case of war the ' ^ United States navy will need boats of that type. The gun carriage and torpedo tube will conform to specifications of the navy department." If you want to keep "in the best of J health drink Glendale Spring Water. J Telephone Mack's Drug Store or jJ Herndon's Grocery Store.?adv. i MM SPECIAL NOTICES. jfl ; ' Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Sale?Cut stove wood alwajS^H^H on hand. Delivered on short notic^^^^^H B. F. FREE, City. i. Wanted?To discount $3,650 real estate mortgage. Address JIM Mc- A GOWAN, Bamberg, S. C. :rM Notice?Backbone, spare-ribs, livers and heads for sale this week. G. FRANK BAMBERG, Phone 47. ,x I For Sale?The* best horse in Bamberg county, five years old and perfectly gentle. H. M. GRAHAM, Bamberg, S. C. tf. For Rent?One store on Main street; 1 good farm near town; 1 dwelling almost new. H. M. GRAHAM, Bapiberg, S. C. tf. * J Wanted?Everybody to know the ,M City Pressing Club is in the. Folk ^ buhding, and will do first-class work. Ticket and monthly members solicit- . ; ed. ; It. For Sale or Rent??The E. Bart Price residence, containing five rooms, good water, barn and stables, large fertile garden, pecan tree, ten- Jj ant house. Apply fco J> W. PRICE at J. D. Copeland's Store. tf. For Rent?The Mrs. J. M. Jennings 7-room residence on New Bridge street. Fine location near depot, running water, barn and sta- M - ? 1 ? * ^ moo T AT TTTN. 1 0166. iu luiiu. u. in. WU4, NINGS, Blackville, S. C. , tf. [ For Rent?The best five-horse farm in lower Bamberg county, situate between Lodge and the thriving / JSf town of Ehrhardt on the railroad. Will also sell the right kind of a, 1 tenant plenty of farm machinery and ; provisions to run the place. The *34 right man can get a bargain just at this time. Also have for sale eleven* r (11) head of Jersey Red brood sows that now have pigs. W. D. BEX- 3 M NETT, Ehrhardt, S. C. tf. |5??Y < ifiofiflB VJ| is more closely under the direction of I er. It means more security for yon i? XX7o fhnrnna4ilT7 hplipvp that the ld? tf V IIUVAVHgMAJ WWMftW V V . iction of the federal reserve board at or the financial integrity of the coun2 WHOLE PEOPLE. A v m rs $100,000.00 H aid on Savings Deposits. . Unkin? G). I