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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Mrs. J. K. Still, of Blackville, is visiting her son, Mr. R. B. Still. ?Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rentz, Jr., ' are spending a few days in Columbia. ' ?Capt. G. W. Morris, of Olar, was j in the city Tuesday.?Barnwell Peo- ; ' Pie. , ?Messrs. J. D. Copeland, Jr., and ' A. W. Knight spent Friday in Colum- J i)ia. 5 * ?Dr. D. Dowling spent a few days 5 last week in Rock Hill on a business ( trip. ( w ?Miss Julienne Easterling spent the week-end at home from Blackville. , . ?Mrs. F. B. McCrackin is spend- < ing some time with relatives at Mil- . leh, Ga. ] \ ?Miss Genevieve Kirsch is spend- ( ing some time in Charleston with relatives. } if:- ' ?Mrs. Harvey, of Williston, is 1 . visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. E. i ; Newsom. 1 "J*-' , v ?Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Love joy, of ' Florence, spent several days in the oity last week. j ] Mm \f A Ramhprf anH Mrs Hattie Stubbs are spending some time in Jacksonville, Fla. ?Miss Alice Smoak, of Columbia, * r is spending some time *in the city with her mother, Mrs.vE. A. Smoak. - ?Mr. W. D. -Rho^d left Tuesday fpr New York, where'he goes to buy spring and summer dry goods. ?Senator J. B. Black and RepreJ . s . sentative B. D. Carter spent the week' end at home from the general as/ : sembly. ?Mis$es Addys Hays and Ruth Byrcl have returned from an extensive visit to points in Florida and Georgia. \ ?Miss Betty Steedly has returned to the city from Orangeburg county, where she has been visiting .for sevN; - v. era! weeks. \ ^Mr. J. O. Sanders, of Olar, was % in the city on. business Monday.? s. - t ; Barnwell Sentinel. * . / ?Mrs. Frank H. Huggins and lifcf tie son spent the week-end with Rev. -and Mrs. J. D. Huggins at Denmark. ?Barnwell Sentinel. v Sr. James Bolen left Sunday for ^ XT /vwri. n n Mo TIT V? orn Vl Q will folra Q W ll*?ll , ua.) nugic 11 ^ nut vuuv u> - business course at the Southern School of Telegraphy. > . ^ ?Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Smoak, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fairey, of Branchville, attended the Grimes-Griffith marriage Sunday afternoon. ?Among those who attended the \ Laymen's Missionary convention in Columbia were Dr. G. F. Hair, D. J. / Delk, W. E. Free, J. E. Newsom. . ?Mr. Roy Cooner spent the weekend at home from the University of South Carolina. He was accompanied by his friend, Mr. Cosby. ' ?Last week Revs. W. A. Massabeau, of Orangeburg; C. B. Burns, of North; and J. J. Stevenson, of Rowesyille, were visitors to Carlisle school. : ^ ' BIG ORDERS FOR ALCOHOL. I I Distillers Securities Company to Ship 10.000,000 Gallons. V ' - x ] Distillers Securities corporation in the past week has bboked additional v x ordei's for 10,000,000 gkllons of alcohol for export at a price of 52 ' cents a gallon net to the company. 'The demand for alcohol continues pressing and work is being rushed on , additions to existing facilities of the distillers' plants. ... ( The price of 52 cents a gallon at >> j which the recent orders have been placed compares with a price of about 30.cents, at^which alcphol was selling when the war started. This represents an increase in price of 73 per cent. c Earnings of Distillers Securities corporation are running at over . , $300,000 a month, or one per cent, a month on the $30,843,481 stock. The company's fiscal period closes June 30, and earnings in the #coming > months will reflect the full benefit ~ * * * I kftotMr AIaaVI A1 Ar/1 Arc? T?0 m. I UJL but? uuav j aiwuv/i uiugi J. ings of between 12 per cent, and 15 ' per cent, for the 1916 fiscal period * ^ seem assured. Aside from'the war order profits, * the domestic business of the com- ^ ^ pany has been satisfactory of late. W Prices have advanced and trade conditions have improved. Revenues j from the beverage end of the business are expected to be better this current fiscal period than for many ' years. According to interests, close to the . company, it is likely that stockholders in the early part of next year will receive a participation in the prosperity which* the company has been enjoying. The'stock will be placed ' 1 -on a dividend basis, and among cer- ! + oir? HiyaotArc Q flVP TIPT fPTlt fir R1Y taiu VAM W^V/* kJ Wf *A ? V ?"W* w-w? per cent, rate is expected.?Wall Street Journal. Baseball is said to have originated k in New York. CLASS ANNIVERSARY. lousiness Men's Bible Class Celebrates First Anniversary. The Business Men's Bible class, of Trinity Methodist church, last Sunday and Monday celebrated the first anniversary of its organization. The exercises on Sunday were largely attended, splendid addresses were made, and much enthusiasm was iif evidence. This class was organized >ne year ago, enlisting a handful of men, who were interested in Sundayschool work, and especially in the study of the Bible by the men. The Mass grew steadily until in May the Bamberg class and the Drangeburg class entered into a friendly contest for the largest attendance during the month. During the month of the contest the class ?rew to large proportions, enrolling ibout 150 men, including scores who lad not attended any Sunday-school )r Bible study class for years. The class has branched out into in organization of material benefit to the community, occasional social meetings being held, at which matters pertaining to the welfare of the ;ity and community are discussed. riro nlucc pnrrips spvpral rnmmittpps cvhose duty it is to look after local natters. Sunday Morning. Sunday morning, the class met at :he class room in Trinity church. This meeting was attended by a large lumber of men, including the men's Bible class of the Baptist Sundayschool, who attended the Business Men's Bible class in a body. The Baptist class met in their class room previous to the meeting and held a short session, adjourning to the class oom^of the sister church at 10 )'clock. The meeting was opened with irayer by Rev. W. R. McMillan, pas:or of the Baptist church, after which ;he teacher, Prof. J. Cv. Guilds, made i short talk. The regular lesson exercises were dispensed with, and Prof. Guilds introduced to the class itev. W. C. Owen, Methodist Sundayschool field secretary, who made an nteresting and instructive half-hour ;alk to the two classes and visitors, ilev. Mr. Owen is not a stranger in 3amberg. Several years ago he was >ne of the professors in Carlisle school. Mr. Owen spoke of the work of the Business Men's class in very complinentary manner. He 6tated that his class had been cited as an ex imple on many occasions. The con,est held last year resulted in the vondefful growth of the Orangeburg jlass. The Orangeburg class, in ;urn, put new life into the Sumter jlass, and so on. Several of the best men's classes in the State owed their growth to the Bamberg class. The growth of men's Bible classes n all churches has been rapid and gratifying during the last year or :wo, said Mr. Owen. A few years igo, even in the remembrance of the rounger students of the Bible, very :ew men attended Sunday-school. It vas not the custom. Here in Bamjerg, one year ago, there was one men's class, that' of the Baptist jhurch, which had a comparatively small membership at that time. Since then, the Business Men's class has been organized, enrolling a large! membership, and The Baptist class had taken on new growth, both classes steadily progressing with the svhole country in Bible study. This is i great gratifying condition, and is; sound to influence the community for i setter things. It- is now inevitable! :hat both the Baptist and Methodist Jhurches in Bamberg will soon have :o add Sunday-school rooms to ac commodate the growing attendance. At the regular Sunday morning services of the Methodist church, Dr. 3. N. Snyder, president of Wofford iollege, made a splendid address. [)r. Snyder is an eloquent speaker, ind his address on this occasion was 7ull of instruction. In speaking of :he men's Bible classes, he said that :t is possible for a body of men to; iccomplish great things for the com-j nunity and city. He reminded his j learers that an elephant is the largest of animals, yet the brain of man uasters the great bulk of this animal; mother animal has a longer reach, vet with the aid of the mechanical ;rane, man over-reaches all. The tiorse is the swiftest animal, yet with the automobile, the horse is out-dis:anced. The brain of man supercedes ill else in the world. This brain put to the proper use will accompiisn tor the spiritual and moral welfare of toe community the same results as is Lccomplished in the material world. Dr. Snyder's talk was entertaining as well as instructive, and he delighted his hearers for a half hour with a splendid address. The First Year's Work. The following report of the first year's work of the class was read Sunday morning by Prof. Guilds at l-hp paonilor mnrninp cprvipp nf Trini ty church: "One year ago, February 7, 1 915, | at the invitation and under the inspiration of our pastor, Dr. E. O. Watson, 18 men gathered in this church to consider plans for the organization of a men's Bible class. On the following Sunday, the Business .Men's Bible class was formally organized with 28 charter members and the following officers: President. C. R. Brabham. Jr.: vice president. Dr. J. J. Cleckley; secretary, Malcolm Graham; treasurer, R. S. Simmons; teacher, J. C. Guilds. "The aim of the class, as set forth I at the time of organization, is threefold: Bible study, real Christian brotherhood, and active Christian service. Our activities for the year may 'fairly and accurately be placed under these three heads."First, Bible study. This part of the work has been carried on at the regular weekly meetings on Sunday mornings. We have followed the International Sunday-school lessons and have passed through a wonderfully interesting period of Old Testament history. While we are conscious that possibly more and better work could have been done in this department, still we are grateful for all that has been accomplished. Som# of our members have spoken of the new interest in and new grip upon the Bible which these studies have given them. We know that the word of God has lost none of its power and we are encouraged by the thought that the results of this work are not always visible, and can be measured by no process of mathematics. "In our efforts to promote our second purpose, "that of creating a real Christian brotherhood, we have called our members together at three distinctly social and good-fellowship meetings?in April, July, and September of last year. These meetings took the form of smoker or banquet, and while we were seated around the board, with all good cheer and companionship, such topics as these were discussed: Good-fellowship, class activities, go-to-church campaign, our civic, social, and moral duty to Bamberg, and the importance of Bible study. These meetings, tog^her with our regular Sunday morning sessiqns, have unquestionably brought our men closer together than they have ever been heretofore. We pray that this may mean much to our men individually and to our church as a Whole. "In facing the third aim of our class, enlisting in active Christian service, we realized first of all that we must reach the men and secure their presence at our class sessions in order to be of greatest service to them. The membership was divided un into two companies designated as the reds and blues, captained by Messrs. A. M. Brabham and J. A. Wyman. As a result of this contest our membership grew to about sixty. Then for the month of May we challenged the men's class of St. Pauls* Orangeburg, to a membership and attendance contest. St. Pauls, having about three times the resources, won, but during that Contest our attendance ran up Xo 120? probably the largest number of men ever gathered together in Bamberg for a religious service. It may be of interest to add that Orangeburg, with an average attendance, up to the time of our challenge, of 15 or 20, defeated Sumter in a similar contest during the month of June, running their attendance up to something like 250. "Under this head, too, must be included the work of our charity department. We realize that this work has not been as thoroughly or systematically done as possible, still we have never refused to extend a hplnin? hand in answer to any worthy call. About $75,00 has been collected and distributed by this department during the months since we organized. 'This is a brief report of the first year of -the Business Men's Bible class. May the record of each succeeding year be better." Sunday Afternoon. Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock there was a Sunday-school mass meeting held at Trinity church. This meeting was attended, by invitation, by the Sunday-school of the Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Owen addressed the school at this meeting in his entertaining and pleasing manner. Mr. Owen is a delightful speaker and has a message for his hearers wherever he speaks. He was glad to be in Bamberg on the occasion of this class anniversary. As field secretary in this State, Mr. Owen is in close touch with the Sunday-school work. His address Sunday afternoon was heard by a large number of visitors, as well as the Sunday-schools, and was enjoyed by everyone. Sunday Evening;. Sunday evening, at a union service of the Methodist and Baptist churches, Rev. A. J. Cauthen and Dr. Snyder made addresses. Rev. Mr. Cauthen is presiding elder of the Orangeburg district, and is not a stranger in the city. Both speakers were listened to with rapt attention by a large congregation. Banquet Monday Evening. That a new note has been sounded in Bible class study, and in Sundayschools generally, was the theme dis I cussed at the banquet Monday evening, bringing to a close the anniversary exercises of the Business .Men's Bible class. A fine spirit of cooperation permeated the atmosphere of the banquet board, and everybody ieft feeling that the evening was one ot benefit, instruction and entertainment. Dr. E. O. Watson presided at the banquet in his' usual most happy iiicniiicr. i iiei e were seaieu ui uic beautiful dining room of Guilds hall about 150 men, including the Business Men's class, the young gentlemen students of Carlisle school, a large number of the members of the men's Bible class of the Baptist i church, and many other invited guests. A most delighful dinner was served, consisting of chicken salads, rice, gravy, tomatoes, dressing, sandwiches,. coffee, etc., followed by ambrosia and cake. After the dishes had been cleared away, and the cigars passed around, Dr. Watson introduced as the first speaker of the evening Dr. Henry X. Snyder. Dr. Snyder made one of the most forceful talks ever heard in the city. He is an inimitable speaker, drawing from the most ordinary events great lessons, and forceful conclusions from well told stories. "Men for men" was the theme of Dr. Snyder's address. He stressed the fallacy of the belief among some that the world owes them a living. The world owes us nothing; we are debtors and not creditors. The most independent of men cannot prosper without the cooperation of their fellow men. He interspersed his interesting talk with striking examples^ and urged upon hia hearera to reach down into the mire, if necessary, to help the fallen brother to arise. He also reminded his auditors that the successful man is often very lonely, because there are none to praise. Being successful, it is popularly believed that he needs no encouragement. This is a mistake. When a man does a fine thing, however prosperous and successful he is, slap him on the shoulder and make him feel that his deed is worthy of praise. Dr. Snyder has a fine sense of humor, and his massage of the evening was frequently intertwined with good natured bantering and repartee. Rev. W. C. Owen, field Sundayschool secretary, was next introduced. Mr. Owen told of the Bible class federation and of the great meeting held in Spartanburg last year, when nearly 2.000 Sundayschool workers were assembled together. Believed and hoped that the; meeting this year would be of even j larger proportions than last year^ j i and urged Bamberg to send up a! ! large and representative delegation, i I Rev. A. J. Cauthen, presiding el-j der of the Orangeburg district, was1 next introduced. He was most happy to be present at,this climax to the' Bible class anniversary. He recount-; ed the wonderful advance of Bible | study, and urged upon the class its, j cooperation with him to make Orangeburg the banner district in i ! the State this year. The district now i | has 84 Bible study classes; he wishes ; this number increased within thei year to 100, and he would like to see each class 100 per cent, perfect.; Last year Spartanburg district led' the State. Bamberg has always re- j sponded when appealed to, and he' hoped that she would respond in this matter and retain enthusiasm through the year. Rev. W. R. McMillan, pastor of the Baptist church, 'responded to the1 toast "Interdenominational coopera-l tion," making a splendid address, urging more cooperative work ! among the churches, but asshrdluuu * mi_ T i I among tne cnurcnes. ine guai cau- i not bereached by magnifying the I differences of the churches^ but as I all Christian churches are working toward the same end, they should fight under one flag the battle against evil. There should be a spirit of j unity, a broad liberality among j Christians. It is a poor Christian who, visiting a sister church, sees nothing save the denominational differences. To work together, there is no need for the abrogation of denominational beliefs, but rather there should be open frankness. Let every man stand firmly to his own belief and accord to others the same privilege, but let all Christians, regardless of church affiliations, combinet o carry forward the work destined for the church as a whole. Prof. J. C. Guilds, teacher of the Business Men's class? made a strong and pithy talk on the work and progress of the class. He made a strong plea for enthusiasm and unaimity of purpose. He strikingly illustrated this point by referring to a piece of iron rod, which, lying idle in the blacksmith shop, is of no earthly use; but this rod may be made over on the anvil, bent into a link, other links added, and the whole chain, a part of which the once straight piece of iron now is, becomes a power for strength, and may anchor a great ship. Mr. A. B. Utsey, superintendent of the Methodist Sunday-school^ made the closing address of the evening. c . . ? - WAR PRICKS AIDING DRUGS. Trade Paper Says American Products Are Taking New Markets. A review of the drug market as printed in Weekly Drug Markets, out today, shows some of the jumps in the prices of .drugs due to the war. Carbolic acid, which before the war was selling at 7 or 8 cents, and was being marketed at a loss by German and English makers in their price cutting war to obtain American trade, reached 50 cents last January, and at the end of last month reached $1.75. The paper says: The enormous demand for this product, both in its uncombined state and as a basic material synthetic compound used in medicine and various technical industries as well as in the fabrication of explosives, created a shortage which in many places was acutely felt. These conditions prompted a number of American manufacturers to enter the field. That they have successfully solved most of the problems incident to this industry is now believed, and from now on one may look for lower prices on this article. Sulphate jumped from 26 cents in 100 ounce tins to $2.76; opium has become almost unobtainable; codliver oil, Norwegian, rose to $82 a barrel; Newfoundland codliver oil rose to $55 and $60. Other drugs advanced in price as much. The article says: The unprecedented opportunity to introduce American made goods into new markets has been in large degree met and greater successes in this direction are highly probable. That the drug trade has reason to look forward to a participation in the financial rewards of a more general prosperity seems to be the message this year 1915 has passed along to its successor.?New York Sun. Senate Confirms Appointment. Columbia, Feb. 2.?The senate in executive session tonight confirmed the appointment of Dr. C. Fred Williams as superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane. The senate also confirmed the appointments made by Governor Manning on the board of regents of the State Hos? -'i- 1 c Tnn.Ti/t. Cf otQ hnOT/l pilcll 1UI' IUC llisauc , I.UC uiaic uuuiu of charities .and corrections, and various other appointments made by the governor during the past year. Siberia now has a 500-mile railway system. Italy is exporting coal from Japan. Mr. Utsey gave some interesting figures on Sunday-school work in Bamberg, referring to both Sundayschools, showing that within the past few years there has been wonderful progress. Mr. Utsey said that the attendance upon Sunday-school is increasing so rapidly that there is not now room to accommodate the classes properly. ' A few years ago, the children were either sent to Sundayschool or brought by the mothers. Now the fathers may be seen bringing their children. The banquet was brought to a close with prayer by Rev. Mr. ,Cauthen. The whole evening was delightfully spent. One thing, which was passingly referred to by some speaker during, the evening, stood out body of men assembled on this ocprominently in this meeting: The casion, composed of members of all denominations in this city, could accomplish practically without effort, by uniting, anything they sought to accomplish for Bamberg. ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The Auditor or his deputy will be at the following places on the days and date below for the purpose of receiving returns of personal property and notice of real estate bought or sold since last return. The Auditor will appreciate it very much if every taxpayer will make a list of his personal property and the price at which he wishes to list it with the Auditor. This will save time for all concerned and avoid the forgetting of any item of personal property: Farrell's?January 6, from 10 to 1 o'clock. Midway?January 7, from 9 to 10:30 o'clock. Ehrhardt?January 13. St. John's?January 14, from 9 to 11 o'clock. Kearse?January 14, from 12 to 2 o'clock. Govan?January 20. Olar?January 21. Denmark?January 27. Lee's?January 28, from 10 to 1 o'clock. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 60 (except Confederate soldiers) are liable to $1 poll tax. All able-bodied male persons between the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to $2 road tax. Dogs 50 cents. Automobiles will be returned separately from other articles. Household goods will be returned separately from other goods. Taxpayers are urged to find out the name and number of the school district in which they reside, and be prepared to give this information to the Auditor when they make their returns. pioiico pet vnnr aae in vour mind. M iVUWV y ? w I will be at the court house on all days not mentioned above until the 20th of February. After the 20th of February a penalty of 50 per cent, will be added to all personal property not returned, so make yours before the 20th. R. W. D. ROWELL, County Auditor. ' v ' . " - - .. CANDIDATES' CARDS | The rates for cards inserted under this head are as follows: For magistrate, coroner, cotton weigher and : : A O A A . f -II i cuuuy I'uiiiuiissiuiier, $o.uu; ior an other county offices, $5.00; for congress and all State offices, $10.00. Checks must accompany card. Please do not ask that we insert your card unless you send check or cash along with same. All cards will be published until the primaries. ~~ CLERK OF COURT. ~~ I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Clerk of Court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. R. L. ZEIGLER. ' ' I hereby announce myself a candidate for clerk of court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. .'.-J W. MAX WALKER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for clerk of court of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, and pledge myself to abide by therules of the party. H. D. FREE. I hereby announce myself a can- | didate for Clerk of Court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. D. COPELAXD, JR. * || I hereby announce myself a candidate for Clerk of Court of Bam-*berg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. A. L. KIRKLAND. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Clerk of Court or Bamberg county in the Democratic . <,$. primary, subject to the rules of the IS nartv nloH cin cr mtr cnrmnrt tn tVio i"*' V I "V ? ?w v**w nominees thereof. J. Z. BROOKER. . A;||| PROBATE JUDGE. , I hereby announce myself a candi- v date for the office of Probate Judge of Bamberg county, and pledge my- / self to abide by the rules of the Democratic primary. * R. S. SIMMONS. I hereby announce myself a candi- 1 date for the office of Judge of Probate of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules ' . rM of the party. FRANCIS F. CARROLL. ' f I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge .'/% of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, and pledge myself to v" support the nominees thereof. R. P. BELLINGER. I hereby announce myself a candi- *' date for the office of Probate Judge of Bamberg couhty in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. ALBERT M. DENBOW. AUDITOR AND SCPT. EDUCATION. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Auditor and Superintendent of Education of. Bamberg'county, subject to the rules/ ^ of the Democratic party. / E. L. PRICE. ?f?! I "WHO PAYST | i Monday, Feb. 14 i ? X"HOUSES OF GLASS" f | Sixth in a Series of Twelve Separate Dramas on the Recurrent Theme WHO PAYS? 4? THE THEME X* '. | ^ Wherein is recounted of how j idle gossip begat scandal, JT . i ''? ^ scandal doubt, doubt jeal- J ^ ousy, jealousy tragedy. Also of a woman who loved, but not enough ; of a man who ^ believed, but not enough, ^ and of another who reaped Y wliat he had not sowed. f ___===___= ^ V Matinee (Who Pays?) 5 and ^ ^ 10 Cents. ^ Night, 6 Reels?10c and 15c. ^ 4 Thielen Theatre 4 J fyfyfyfyAaaaT | * DON'T *BE KiSLED - j Bamberg Citizens Should Read ant Heed This Advice. *r Kidney trouble is dangerous ant often fatal. Don't experiment with something new and untried. Used a tested kidney remedy. Begin with Doan's Kidney Pills. Used in kidney troubles 50 years. Recommended here and everywhere. A Bamberg citizen's statement forms convincing proof. It's local testimony?it can be investigated. Mrs. A. D. Jordan, Bridge St., Bamberg, says: "I had pains in my back and dizzy spells at times. In the morning when I got up I was sore and stiff. 1 was bothered by excess uric acid in my system and rheumatic pains. 1 used Doan's Kidney rills with good results, and don't hesitate to recommend them." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidne.* Pills?the same that Mrs. Jordan had. Foster-Milburn Co^ ? ? ? TT Props., uunaio, in. i.