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V Er? ' * Hamburg Ijrralh Thursday, July 27, 1916. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The Bamberg-Denmark base ball game scheduled for Tuesday afternoon had to be called off on account of rain. Mr. Thomas Ducker, who was recently operated on in Charleston, and who returned home last week, is rapidly recuperating, his friends will he glad to know. / Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price are preparing to rebuild. Their home was destroyed by fire a few months ago. The new residence will be practically a duplicate of the burned building. Mr. D. A. Reid, of Humbolt county,f California, has opened a jewelry and repair store in the Murphy building on Main street. Announcement was made in the last issue of The Herald. . . The other day a freight train of fifty-odd cars passed Bamberg. Forty-seven of the cars were loaded with watermelons. They came from Blackville, Williston and other points up the road. Have you a thousand dollars lying idle? If so, you would be conferring -a benefit on the town by investing 11 in a nice little cottage to rent. Bamberg needs the house, and you should need the investment. One of the negro convicts working on the county gang, now work, ing the streets of Bamberg, escaped Monday, and was recaptured Tuesday. The negro had but four more r: A days to serve on the gang, it is stated. The following is the official weath(er forecast for this week: "Partly overcast -weather, with frequent J'fv: showers and normal temperatures, I will prevail in the South Atlantic and Gulf States during the coming %' J v week." There was-some anxiety felt for the safety of the Bamberg folks who are now in the fountains of North Carolina. It has been ascertained, 4 - however, that they are all sVfe and y n6t in any danger of encountering the floods. P$V-. - < H;_.t There is deposited in the six - hanks publishing their statements in The Bamberg Herald the sum of $510,825.67, a little more than a half million dollars of actual cash. There are eight banks in the county. The date of the statement is June 30th. | ! Miss Lola Sweatmaii, of tlie Cope N section, died at her home on July 15th, at the age of 24 years. The piV . , temains were interred the following day at Canaan church, of which she ? was a consistent member, in the presence of a large concourse of friends and relatives. f/ ? We have a large number of sub ; / scriptions expiring July first. If your subscription label is dated "1 July 16," it means that your subscription was due on the first of July pr': V . this year. You know what the war has done for the paper market, and you know how paper has advanced. f'. We need your dollar and a half. How about it? t * # V One section of the county chain gang is now engaged in working the streets of the city, in accordance with " the exchange arrangement between the city and the county. The small> er gang is at work on Main street. The street is being graded and clay ed. The gang is now located near the graded school, working toward the business section of the city. W: " ' * I New Advertisements. _ R. S. Simmons?Notice. Miss Alma Black?Lost. G. B. Clayton?For Sale. D. A. Reid?If Your Watch. Thielen Theatre?"Dr. Neighbor." Moseley's?Early Buying for Fall. The Mutual Garage?Fifty Years v Mo. H. C. Folk, County Chairman? Notice. Enterprise . Bank?Handful' of Money. Committee of the Railways?Railroad Wages. L. B. Fowler?Trade at Home Adi , ?V vertisement. Thielen Theatre?Trade at Home Advertisement. Standard ' Oil Co.?"I Bought Kitchen Comfort." j Bamberg Banking Co.?A Combination That Wins. ^ 1 ? rw. r*/\ DorVionc -Da ill uerg oauMug ?iciuftvo He May Be on a Vacation. Farmers & Merchants Bank?The Careful Mam and His Wife. An inventor in Russia has developed a method for making felt boots and knit goods from dog hair. Brigadier General Horatio G. Gibson, of the United States army, is the oldest living graduate of West Point Military college. 1 fiL-Z'&s_ -'w '>-v-~ . - . Had a Flood Experience. The State relates the following experience of Mr. J. B. Halliburton, formerly district telephone manager of this territory, in making a trip from Charlotte to Columbia last week. The State says: "J. B. Halliburton, of Columbia, connected with the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph company, relates an interesting experience of a trip from Charlotte to Columbia, which necessitated much detouring nwinff tn the washed iid condition of the railroads. The party of which he was a member went from Charlotte to Camden via Hamlet, N. C.; from Camden via McBee and Hartsville to Sumter; from Sumter via Lanes to Charleston, and from Charleston to Savannah and then to Columbia. The distance traveled was more than six times what it is in ordinary times and the time consumed was three nights and two days." Committee Meets Monday. The county Democratic executive committee has been called by County Chairman H. C. Folk to meet at the court house next Monday at noon, for the purpose of inspecting the Democratic club rolls, act on any irregularities that may be found there- 1 in, and hear any complaints that may be made. The committee will also fix the dates and name the places for the county campaign meetings. A full attendance of the county executive committeemen is urgently re- ! quested by the county chairman. Bamberg Makes Contribution. The State newspaper Tuesday acknowledged receipt of a check for $7.00 from Dr. J. B. Black, contributed by citizens of Bamberg to the national Democratic campaign fund. The following were the contributors: Dr. J. B. Black $1, J. W. ! Barr $1, Capt. T. H. tVhite $1, G. P. Harmon $1, W. A. Klauber $1, H. C. : Folk $2. The State some time ago acknowledge a contribution of $2 from F. V. James, of Denmark. Murphy-Stoudemyer. Mrs. Goldie Murphy, of Midway, : and Rev. J. H. Stoudemyer, of Smoaks, were united in marriage in Bamberg at the Methodist parsonage : last Wednesday afternoon, Dr. E. C. Watson performing the ceremony. The bride and the bridegroom are well known in the county and have numerous friends who wish them much happiness. Rev. Mr. Stoudemyer is a Baptist preacher of Smoaks. They will make their future home at Midway. Southern Carolina League. The following was the standing in the Southern Carolina base ball league last week: 1 Clubs Plyd. W. L. P. C. < Brunson ..5 5 0 1.000 Ehrhardt 5 3 2 .600 1 Estill 5 2 3 .400 Hampton 5 0 5 .000 The above standing does not include the games played during the past week. The Crop Condition. T I The condition of the crops in Bamberg county is considered good.\ Although there has-been a great of excess of rain during the past month, the damage so far has not been great The past week was a fine one for the farmer, and the absence of rain enabled him to catch up pretty well with his work, although there is much work to be done before "laying by time." Corn is good, and if there is not too much rain for the next two or three weeks, there will be a fine crop of cotton made in this county. In fact some farmers predict the best crop the county has ever made, considering, of course, the acreage planted this year. With the practical assurance of a good price for cotton this fall, the farmers are only worrying over the prospect of too much rain. Hard rains have again visited the county. There was a steady downpour all day Tuesday. As cotton is now at a critical stage, serious damage is possible from too much rain. Watermelons Profitable. Local watermelon growers this year have found a splendid market for their product. Melons are planted largely around Bamberg, a great many farmers usually planting a more or less large acreage. Recently there have been a number,of cars of fine melons sold on the local market. Buyers from other places have bought in most of the melons on the tracks here. Average good melons are now bringing from $85 to $95 per carload on the cars in Bamberg. This price is much better than was received last year, and a nice profit is realized when melons can be sold at this price, the growers state. Extra fine melons are worth much more, some even bringing as much as $150 per carload on the sidetrack. Enrollment Books Close. The club rolls of the various Democratic clubs were closed Tuesday night, July 25th being the last day upon which the club rolls could be signed. The enrollment seems tc have been very satisfactory all over the county, judging from various reports. In Bamberg, while the exact number had not been counted, it is stated that there were about 420 to enroll their names, thi6 being a material increase over the enrollment of two years ago. The club rolls will now be brought to Bamberg and turned over to the county executive committee, who will examine the rolls, and take off such names as are improperly enrolled. As the club lists are prepared from these books, only such persons as have correctly signed their full name, place of residence, occupation, etc., will be allowed to vote in the primaries. No Help Needed in Bamberg. The following telegrams are sell explanatory: "Columbia, S. C., July 22. W. A. Klauber, Bamberg, S. C.: Please advise by wire today whether or not there is any real suffering in your county as result recent floods. Do you need assistance? If so, advise particulars. RICHARD I. MANNING, governor." "Bamberg, S. C., July 22. Governor Richard I. Manning, Columbia, S. C.: Some damage to crops throughout county. No suffering. No assistance needed. W. A. KLAUBER." A Big Advertising Project. In The Herald this week will be found an advertisement of the Associated Railways, giving the arguments of the railroads in the matter of the demand for increased wages by the employees. This is a remark able advertisement from several standpoints. The first of these advertisements appeared two weeks ago. This was the first time in the history of the country that the railways bought space in the newspapers to present their side of a controversy. It may be stated that the advertising ig carried in practically every newspaper published in the United States. The same advertisement appearing today was published in 3,000 daily newspapers and 14,000 weekly newspapers, and for its appearance one time the cost was approximately $200,000. Camped on the Edisto. Denmark, July 24.?Camp Alocris Crum, on the Edisto river, near Holman's bridge, was the scene of unrivaled gaiety and marry-making from July 12 till July 21. Misses Lola and Alma Folk with Mrs. J. W. Crum were gracious hostesses at this camping party. Picnics, parties, automobile tours, boat rides, etc., were - ~ M % 1.1 IT features 01 tne merry-maniug. xuuug folk from different sections of the State and Georgia composed the party. They were: Misses Grace and Elizabeth Killingsworth, of Columbia; Sara Neeley, of Olar; Gertrude Manning, of Latta; Mrs. Powell and children, of Augusta, Ga.; Misseu Louise and Elizabeth Milligan and Lillian Brunson, of Augusta, Ga.; Mrs. Hattie McMillan, of Denmark; Messrs. Hammond Crum and Lucius Willis, of Denmark; Chris Folk, ol Statesboro, Ga.; Marion Killingsworth and J. M. Parker, of Columbia; Berley Bedenbaugh, of Prosperity; Hal Powell, of Augusta, Ga.; Paul, Levi, David and "Bill" Folk, ol Denmark. Mrs. Crum, Mrs. McMillan and Mrs. Powell proved capable and charming chaperones. Thursday evening, before camp broke on Friday morning, was made merry by a leap year party and s mock marriage, characterized bj great solemnity and seriousness. The bride was bewitching in mosquitc netting held in place with wild aster* and wire hair pins. Mr. Chris. Foil was the officiating, unlicensed minis ter. Friday morning breakfast houi was unusual in a subdued atmosphere of forced merriment. The hour o) parting was close at hand. Fare wells must be said. Pleasant asso ciations of ten days must be broken The campers each must leave foi home. The party departed witl expressions of sincere good wishe: and hopes of early meetings again It was indeed a delightful party. Win for Bamberg. The local team was tne victor r n day in a game with' Barnwell, th( score being 7 to 4. The. visitors se cured the lead at the first of the con test, but the Bamberg boys made si: runs in the sixth inning by daring base running and poor throwing b; the Barnwell team'. Barnwell 101 000 000?2 6 J Bamberg 000 016 00*?7 3 ! Creighton, Brown and Robinson Bamberg, Rowell and Cooner. Um pire, Bellinger. W. M. S. Entertained. In July of every summer the auxiliary to the Woman's Missionary so' ciety of the Methodist church is ens tertained at the home of one of its i members, and to this regular meet' ing is added a social feature that ; brings the workers closer together, t and proves a stimulus to the work , which might lag during the hot sum1 mer months. At the meeting last t Tuesday, afternoon Mrs. W. D. Rhoad was hostess to the society, and a most profitable time was spent ; with her. The faithful president, i Mrs. E. O. Kirsch, was in the chair i and opened with a reading from the l 11th chapter of Proverbs. After a UvrWtM J f AA I . me oeeictciij' ieau cue imuuics i of the June meeting, which stood api proved. The first vice president had [ no report to make. The superintend ent of social service gave a report of l local work and money expenditures for same. Mrs. J. R. Owens asked questions concerning the work of the auxiliar. ies, which questions wrere answered by Mrs. M. A. Bamberg. Another paper, composed of questions and answers, was read by Mrs. Frank Bamberg and Mrs. Bowman Still. The j president, whose duty it is to give an annual talk on stewardship, made a most interesting plea for more tithers in the society, declaring tithing to be the only way to give to the Lord. The president read a poem of unusual tenderness, after which , she gave a report of the splendid district missionary meeting held recently in Branchville, which meeting she attended and brought home to her auxiliary much enthusiasm. After repeating the Lord's prayer in concert the meeting stood adi journed. A delightful social half hour' was spent while the hostess served a delicious ice course. Bamberg on Trunk Line. For the past week or mdre Bamberg has been on a trunk railway line. More passenger trains now pass through Bamberg in a day than usually pass in several. All railway service between Branchville and Columbia has been suspended on account of the floods, and trains are detoured from Charleston to Columbia via Blackville. Th#- passenger service includes all of the regular . Columbia trains and also the Carolina special, from Charleston to Cincinnati. These trains do not handle any local passenger business. The detouring of the Columbia-Branchville train service by way of Bamberg was necessitated on account of the dangerous condition of the tresj tie at Kingville the first of last week. Later in the week the trestle gave completely away, carrying with it a , number of loaded cars placed on the , trestle in an effort to weight it down to combat the force of the river, j It is announced that it may be several weeks before the normal train service can be resumed, inasmuch as the trestle will have to be rebuilt and many stretches of track repaired before .trains can be run over the division. The Atlantic Coast Line Florida . trains, which were operated over the s Southern from Charleston to Den^ mark for several days last week, are ( now detoured over the A. C. L. I tracks via Sumter and Denmark. Campaign Meeting Today. / ? The State campaign party will be in Bamberg today. As very little in terest has been manifested in the campaign thus far by Bamberg coun ty, it is not probable that there will be a very large crowd in attendance today.. All of the candidates for State offices are expected to be on I hand with the glad handshake and I plenty of literature. The party spoke in Charleston Tuesday, and at St. > George yesterday. The voters of the J county are invited to be on hand and l hear the claims of the various as7 pirants for State offices. ? ? n ,Li v i^Cgro in oat oiiiiaii? George McMillan, a negro, was arrested in Savannah last week, on a charge of theft preferred by the Bamberg authorities. McMillan, it is alleged, stole a cow from one of the P tenants on Mr. B. F. Free's plantation, near the city, last Friday. He at once took "leg bail," but was traced to Savannah, and arrested there at the request of Sheriff Ray. The sheriff went down to Savannah on Sunday and brought McMillan back to Bamberg. He is now in the county jail awaiting trial. Help Elect Wilson. The Bamberg Herald will be - * ~ onntrihnHnriQ frnm giau iu ic^ciyc w ? its readers and friends for the National Democratic campaign 41 fund. All contributions will be ? acknowledged through the col^ umns of The Herald, and the money will be forwarded to the prop*! er authorities. A strike of undertakers took place at Liverpool, England, recently. i' ' ? ' 1- -r !k iV.-A: HAVOC WROUGHT BY FLOODS. Miss Helen McDowell, of Fairfax, Cs Tells Her Experiences in N. C. t ' The following letter from a Fairfax girl, Miss Helen McDowell, who Ai is a member of a camping party at on Linville Falls, N. C., gives some idea tw of the destruction wrought by the ot floods in the vicinity of Linville and fo Alta Pass on the C., C. and 0. rail- sti way: Mi "I suppose you have seen in the tr papers about the dreadful flood up in here. It has been raining almost continuously since we got here. Last of Wednesday night the wind and rain re came in torrents. I have never in mi my life heard the wind blow so. Oh, fir you can never know just how hard Hi it blew! Great oaks were taken up by tlie roots and blown down the mountains like feathers. All day th Thursday and that night the rain gr poured in torrents. It rained until ta the mountains were full of water, to when the sides would burst in great PC streams taking parts of the moun- te tains, houses and everything in their St wake. They call these bursts of wa- ni ter 'spouts.' e<3 There are four houses that I know m of that were washed away. All were occupied. Three children and one ea old lady were drowned. It is pitia- bi ble to see these poor people now ki homeless, all their crops destroyed tii and nowhere in the world to go. I Pe have seen them all. They are, poor sa mountaineers with big families; one P* man with six little children and a little naked baby one month old. Of course everyone is trying to help csthem. The railroads have been wash- tu ed away on all sides as far as we can th hear. Yesterday we went on a long tramp on Linville mountain to see the de- n struction wrought by the flood. First m we went to Bvnum's Bluff, where the Ci scenery is said to be the finest in the world. As you stand on the preci- ai1 pice four thousand feet above sea nc level you can look over miles and miles of country and view range after ri( range of mountains, then down in the *a beautiful valley the Linville river til winding its way around the moun- tu tains and the sun making rainbows ar in the clouds below us. We waited for the sun to set behind the great 01 Hawkbill. Oh, it is so wonderful and M beautiful! From here we went to UI another view where we could see in to Tennessee, Virginia and West Vir- of ginia. Here you can view hundreds m of mountains. The largest is Roan m mountain, which is 6,330 feet high. *e Others are Big Yellow mountain, Black mountain and Grandfather. We in went on to another view and from Wi this we could see the results of the cc flood. We counted nineteen places ni on Humpback#where water had burst &1 out of the sides and this was just one Wl side of the mountain. The water ai ran from this mountain down to the ^ valley and river below. The railroad and station were at the foot of the Ui mountain and everything was com- D< pletely destroyed. This is where the ds ? j j th people were arowueu. "Yesterday I walked fourteen miles and then was not so tired. While T1 we were viewing the ruins of the ^ flood a cloud came over us and we could not see five feet ahead. Tell the children I washed my hands in the clouds. ' "We want to go home just as soon m as possible, but the nearest station h< is 22 miles away. It is Bridgewater, but everybody sa^s it is washed away. We will have to ride 22 miles on horse back as the roads are filled m 0T with huge mounds of dirt washed ^ down from the mountains, and a vehicle cannot go over them at all. "I must stop now for we have only a little oil in our lamp and when it gives out, goodness knows when we _ can get any more!" ^ ve Home Demonstration Notes. The first public canning demon- __ M stration for club girls and women j was held at Kears'e church grounds ? July 6th. Mrs. Faust, assisted by Miss Ray, of Barnwell county, canned Qj beans and tomatoes in tin, and also B; demonstrated fancy packs of fruit ? ""J in fflocC iflrfi i . dXlU V 111 {5 J Mr? Xli On July 11th an institute was held ri for Mrs. Faust's classes in domestic H science, at the Denmark school building. After lectures by Mrs. Walker fo and Miss Bostick, State field work- G ers, Miss Bostick gave a demonstra tion of bread making. In her talk, _ she stressed the value of bread prop erly made at home, gave the nutri tive values of different kinds of ^ flour, and baked bread and fancy m rolls in the presence of a large and ? interested audience. Mrs. Walker m lectured canning while demonstra- A tions were given by Mrs. Faust and ni Miss Patrick, of Orangeburg. This ^ meeting was made possible by the splendid cooperation of the local civic r? league. They served a delicious lunch and in every way looked after ? the comfort of the visiting girls. The v; next institute will be held for the ? clubs in the Knrnarat secnon. ^ No, Percival, the scale of the voice ^ is not used for the weighing of m words. E HOSPITAL IN HISTORY. ire of Afflicted Considered Public Duty Before Christian lCra. The first hospital established in nerica was opened in Philadelphia l February 7, 1750. For nearly # ro years Benjamin Franklin and her influential men were working r the establishment of such an inLtution. A charter was granted on ay 1, iyoi, ana in? nrsi Doara or ustees was elected the July follow- x g. The day of the opening a number patients were admitted who were gularly attended and given their edicine free. Jo6ua Crosby was the - v st president and Benjamin Frank1 the first clerk. ^ The second hospital established is in New York in 1771. From ese early beginnings there has now own up in the United States a verible forest of hospitals. Every city, wn and village has its duly ap>inted institutions of this characr, and the hospitals of the United ates are now acknowledged the ost handsomely and thoroughly uipped in the world, and^erve as odels for European architects. Hospitals were founded in very rly times. India, Persia and Araa had hospitals supported by their ngs and rulers before the Chris- t' * m era. As far back as the earliest sriod in Greek history the sick are id to have been treated in the Teme of Aesculapius at Epidaurus. In the early Jewish period a house r the reception of the sick was i lied Beth Holefh. Such an instition was Beth Saida, mentioned in e New Testament. J^^^k Military hospitals are of compara- VH| rely recent origin, born of the >eds of warfare and the advance of M edical science and hygiene. In the fl 'imean war of 1854 the French ^k one of the allied powers possessed tything approaching the equipment >w common to all arrqies. The English wounded were car3d off the field in rough-and-ready shion, sailors' hammocks being ul- m I mately utilized as a rude substite for the French stretcher and ubiilance. . Surgeons attended the wounded l the field, for whom there were .tie or no after accommodations, itil spurred by the publication of lorence Nightingale's description conditions, the English govern- / ent appointed Lord Merbert's comission, which resulted in more ef- , ctive hospital service. The hospital ship was established the early sixties, and shortly afterard the United States hospital , >rps was organized. The army irse corps, which is an auxiliary ^ anch of the medical department, as established in accordanfee with 1 army bill passed as recently as sbruary 2, 1901. Hospital Sunday is observed in the uited States on the, last Sunday in ecember, and in England the Sunly nearest June 15, on which days e collections in churches are de>ted to the support of hospitals, le custom has been generally \ lopted since 1873. We generally act coldly to one who its us into hot water. yj , You can't blame a girl for liking a an or a photograph that flatters jr. Many European peasants now in ie contending armies are getting ore meat in their ration than they rer got at home. ~ SPECIAL NOTICES. liraxttcAmamtc T'nHor Thlo WouH 1 f VI V*4 W VJUUVA AUAO UVUU ?i ! U? > I Fop 25 Words or Less. Lost?Blister pearl pin, set in sil r. Finder please return to MISS LMA BLACK, Bamberg, S. C. It. For Rent?Store on west side of / ain Street, 75 x 25 feet. Apply to T. O'NEAL, Bamberg, S. C. tf For Sale?A few extra nice regisred Berkshire pigs, four months d, at $12.50 each. H. H. STOKES, imberg, S. C. 8-5. Watkins Medicine Co.?Good, reible men wanted to fill vacant tertory. No capital required. See W. . CHANDLER, Bamberg, S. C. tf . Wanted?Two men to take orders >r large manufacturing concern, ood opportunity to make from $3 ? $5 per day. Apply to A. H. ^ RUCE, Branchville, S. C. Why Let Your storage batteries in down? We have installed up-to-* ite machinery and guarantee all ork. Electric troubles a specialty. UTUAL GARAGE, Denmark, S. C. " " ' J TTTTT .nllrinor ror a>aie?viciroia vm achine, practically new; cost $40. Iso 36 double records. Will sell achine and records for $35 cash. . L. BEARD, Schofield, S. C. 7-27. Wanted?Old rags. Save your v igs, we pay $1.75 per hundred Dunds and pay the freight to Savanah. Prompt settlement on receipt f rags. PALMER & NESS CO., Saannah, Ga. 8-10/ For Sale?I have one beautiful eifer for sale or exchange for beef ittle. Will be fresh to milk about t ugust 12th, next. She is from heavy tilking strain.* G. B. CLAYTON, hrhardt, S. C. 8-5. >4 4 ? .'-v / J '* "'/v- :