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(fe-v fejr r (Ety lamterg lirralb One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C? THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916. Established 1891 COUNTRY NEWS LETTER: v SOME INTERESTING HAPPENING IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around ti County and Elsewhere. . Colston Clippings. k Colston, Sept. 5.?The weather * somewhat cooler than before. Th indicates that vacation is now con ing to an end, and the school chi dren will soon be at work again, few schools have already opened. Misses Hilda and Winnie Kears and Kathleen Oswald, of Olar, wei the guests of Misses Cora and Dor McMillan Saturday night and Sui v day. Messrs. Otto Rush and Sandy Wit of Greenwood, were visitors at th home of Mr. Thos. Clayton Saturda night and Sunday. Those who attended the convei tion at Barnwell last week were: M and Mrs. P. W. McMillan, Mrs. Ai ni? Beard, Mrs. S. P. Chisolm, M: Sammie Clayton, and Miss Mary Cla> ton. They certainly give the Bari well people a good name for the kin and hospitable way in which the entertained them during the thre days of the meeting in their towi On Friday they gave a barbecue fc the visitors, which the delegate praise to the highest. |r Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Grimes, c Bamberg, spent Sunday with Mr. an Mrs. J. C. McMillan. > \fi? an/1 Mpo Uauo1n/>t Plovfn iUA. OrUU JL1? TV4VVX1 tU and Mr. and Mrs. Hughie Clayto spenflsunday with their parents, Mi ^ and Mrs. J. F. Clayton. * We are glad to say that the sic ones this week are much better tha last week. Mrs. Ella Clayton is visiting he ). daughter, Mrs. Purdy Ayer, of Olai this week. Miss Flossie Lamb, of Edgefielc who had been elected as assistant c the Colston graded school for th next term, has resigned her positio on account of sickness. It is nc known who will take her place. ; Mrs. Thos. Clayton is visiting he son, Mr. C. W. Clayton, of Columbia this week. Mr. J. C. Beard has purchased fo , himself and family a touring car. / * f The many friends of Mr. B. W Bishop regret very much to learn c his illness. Mrs. Ogreta Beard is visiting rela tives in Barnwell this week. Mrs. M. S. Wooley, who has bee visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tho* Clayton, of this section, for som time, left last week to visit othe relatives in Barnwell. Branchville Breezes. y Branchville, Sept. 2.?On Frida * evening Mrs. P. C. Dukes gave beautiful reception in honor of he niece, Miss Marie Atkinson, of Vii ginia. The guests were met at th door by Mrs. P. M. Wimberly an presented to Miss Atkinson by Earr est Merchant. Progressive convei sation was enjoyed, after which se\ eral games were played. Piano an vocal solos were rendered during th evening by Miss Evelyn Bethea. , sweet course was served by little Ce cile Patrick. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smoak entei L tained on Tuesday evening in hono of Miss Leah Chappell. On Wednesday evening the boy visiting girls. Mrs. P. M. Wimberl chaperoned. gave a straw ride in honor of th Miss Evelyn Bethea is at home ai ter attending a large house party i Cameron. Miss Lula Johnston, of St. George is visiting Mrs. B. A. Minus. f W. O. Bethea, of Spartanburg, i visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I P. Bethea. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brice spen Thursday in Charleston. Miss Lucy Hamilton has returne to her home in Atlanta after a pleas k ant visit with relatives here. Oak Grove Greetings. Oak Grove, Sept. 4.?Everybody i busy gathering cotton now. Mrs. B. H. Carter is visiting he daughter, Mrs. Eddie Sease, of Bam well. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Zeigler and Mi and Mrs. D. E. Fender spent last Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Cope land. We are very sorry to know tha -* r T - ~ !n trr\Y*\r ill Wo hnn iviiss uai IC1 IS ? J 1". ?? v.* ..w*. she will be out again soon. Rev. E. F. K. Roof spent last Wed nesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cope land. / Miss Clara Copeland spent las O " ? - . * . J To Correspondents. The next issue of The Bamberg j IS Herald will be printed one day earlier than usual on account of the election. Kindly remember to get your letters in The Herald office not ie later than Tuesday noon. We should prefer for all letters to arrive on Monday. Tuesday night with her aunt, Mrs. is D. M. Smith. ] Is Mr. Willie Carter has gone back i- to Augusta, Ga., to his work. J 1- Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fender spent last j A Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Copeland. / 50 Miss Daisy Marsh, of Columbia, . "e is spending some time with Miss a Grace Hoffman. i- Mr. and Mrs. John Miley, of Lodge, spent last Sunday with Mr. I. W. J t, Rentz. e We are very sorry to know, that -y Mr. G. W. Clayton is confined to his . bed. ( i- Mrs. C. F. Rentz spent last Sun- ' r- day with Mrs. J. W. Copeland. ( i- Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Beard spent r' last Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. ^ G. W. Clayton, i- Mrs. J. L. Copeland and Miss d Lonie Copeland spent last Monday 1 y with Mrs. D. M. Smith. >e ?? * 1 Crystal Spring Comings. , a >r kg Crystal Spring, September 5.? The farmers are very busy gatherer ing their cotton and hay. I ^ We haven't had a nice rain in . quite a while. A little shower would ' make the gardens smile. J Mr. J. T. Smoak has returned from n i a pleasant visit to friends and rela- ' tives in Savannah. k Mr. J. B. Padgett returned home Monday from Williams, after a short . visit on account of his brother's ? death. T Mr. Clifton Sandifer and family, ? ' "? wawa f i-? oriiactc A_f AT T* ul i/cuuiaxrv, wcic mc gucoio vi .m. j C. K. Smoak and family Sunday. ( ^ Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Beard visited i relatives in the Oak Grove section n Sunday. - ] ^ Mr. and Mrs. Elige Goodwin, of Spring Branch, visited Mr. and Mrs. r Conner Smoak Sunday. j L Mrs. M. T. Lewis and children, of Orangeburg, motored to the home of { Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Smoak recently. { r We are glad to report that little 1 Ansle Hughes is improving. -j r' Mr. M. E. Woods, of Orangeburg, ^ was the guest of Mr. C. K. Smoak 1 Sunday. i- Misses Bertha and Adrine Goodwin visited friends and relatives in -j n vthe Brier Creek section Sunday. 5. Mr. C. K. Smoak and daughter, < e Virginia, visited relatives in Ehr- j t hardt Thursday. We are glad to see Miss Johnnie i Zeigler out again after quite a long , illness. The pupils are eager to know who ] y their teacher will be for the Coma ing session. Hope they will know r soon. | e Hunter's Chapel Happenings. 1 d ] L_ Hunter's Chapel, Sept. 5.?The Sunday-school convention which met ^ r. in Barnwell last week was attended d by Mr. J. L. Herndon, Mr. and Mrs. < e C. S. Herndon, Messrs. Roy Hunter, ^ Earle Summers, and N. H. Fender; Misses Estelle Carter and Eva Steed- \ iy. , Misses Edith Brown, of Greenville, T Meta Dowling, of Swansea, and Theo ] Tyler, of Norway, have returned to s their respective homes and somey body is sad. j Miss Estelle Carter, of Tarboro, e Jasper county, is visiting relatives in 1 ?_ this vicinity. n Little Misses Kathleen and Vir- t ginia Hightower, and Master Cecil < > Hightower, of Denmark, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Nettie Steedly. * s Mr. Duncan Gaskins has purchased > a new automobile, "and 1 tell you it's a fine one, too." 1 t Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fender and Mr. ? and Mrs. D. O. Hunter dined at the (j home of Mr. F. G. Summers last Sun- ] 5. day. Capt. D. Rice Steedly and Mr. Frank Herndon, of Bamberg, motor- ^ ed to Norway Sunday afternoon. Mr. G. W. Patrick is numbered s among the carpenters now on our ( new school building. * r Cotton picking is being rushed ] __ now and the push will soon be over. . Bill Carter, colored, who lives on J Mr. J. H. Fender's place, in two days J L_ last wreek, with the help of his wife and a small child, picked 1,059 pounds of cotton. ,t MR. RETNUH. ' 0 r Ott's Outings. c ? t [- * Ott's, Sept. 5.?Ott's was visited by a very much needed and refresh- f >t (Continued on page 4, column 3.) ANTI-BLEASE MEN, DO YOUR DUTY The Bamberg Herald has realized all along that nothin we could say editorially can or will change any votes i the primary elections as between the Blease and ant: Blease factions. As fho situation stands tnriav fJolo "Rlpas is already defeated. More than eight thousand majorit yoted against Blease out of a total of 135,000. This majoi ity was voted for Manning and Cooper. The greatest mi jority of Cooper votes were undoubtedly against Bleasi for Mr. Cooper's platform is almost identical with Mi Manning's. The principal plank in both Coopbr's an Manning's platforms is that of enforcing the law. The stand squarely together on this issue, as against the nor snforcement of law that has already characterized the ac ministration of Blease. x The problem that is now confronting the anti-Bleas faction is getting their full strength to the polls next Tue; day. If every anti-Blease vote is voted next Tuesday Richard I. Manning will be elected by a safe majority. The total enrollment of Democratic voters in Sout Carolina is more than 160,000. Of this number only aboi 135,000 voted. Therefore, about 25,000 men in this Stat failed to vote in the first primary, for one reason or ai Dther. A large number of this 25,000 were out of thei noting precincts on the election day. THEY MUST B! BROUGHT HOME. The State now faces the greatest crisis in many yeari rhe issue is clean-cut. It is whether the State shall b iominated by Blease or one opposed to the policies c Blease. There is no third candidate. It is Blease or Mai aing. Every voter in Bamberg county has influence with som< body. Let every anti-Blease man look around him an iscertain who voted in the first primary and who did no 3ee to it YOURSELF that every anti-Blease mairgoes t the polls next Tuesday. Let no voter escape your attei fcion. You people who own automobiles, you will be servin the best interests of your State by cranking up next Tue: lay morning and staying at your voting precinct. Kee in close touch with the polls. When you observe that a mti-Blease voter has failed to show up, start your engin to going and GET THAT MAN. South Carolina need tiim. You doubtless know of a voter who is not now at honn Get his address and get in touch with him TODAY. Urg upon him the necessity of coming home to vote. Writ iiim a personal letter. Your letter may be the means c jetting a heretofore LUKEWARM voter to go to the poll ind do his full duty to himself and to his State. The Herald wishes to repeat that it has no candidate for county offices. Let the people of Bamberg county elec ivhom they will. We urge upon the people the election c but one man. and that man is Richard I. Manning1. ' o It has come to the attention of The Herald that man men voted against their best judgment in the governor' race in the first primary in order to help some of their pei sonal friends for other offices. The first primary is noi settled. Your vote will help to elect or defeat one or th jther of the two gubernatorial candidates. Blease stands defeated. All the voters of the State hav ;o do now is to KEEP him defeated. A full vote must b isjyI T.At nnt.l1^na, nrpvpnt vnn frrvm vntinor fl.nri vntirii V J v ? W V***Q w v ??M| RIGHT. If Cole Blease is elected governor, it will be due to bu )ne fact: The failure of the anti-Blease men to vote. Let your FIRST duty be to the State of South Carolina Shall the victory of two years ago, brought about only b; lard work, go by default to the man whom we know i !JOT the choice of the majority of voters in South Caro ina? WE HARDLY THINK SO. The Blease men are beat ind they know they are beat. Blease is yet to be elected md heaven and earth will be turned over in the effort to lefeat the wishes of the people in the primary next Tues lay. YOU WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO THIS TRAGEDY / .. '.yUk: MANNING WILL WIN. Tillman Urges 25,000 Who Didn't Vote to Cast Ballot Next Tuesday. f Columbia, Sept. 4.?"Woodrow ^ | Wilson will be reelected president of i the United States next November and I Richard I. Manning will be renomi81 nated governor next Tuesday," said jl' Senator B. R. Tillman this afternoon j as he was leaving for his home at I- Trenton, after spending the day in VyUlU III U lcl. The senator says he is enjoying y fine health and he appears to be in the best of spirits. He left Washington about two weeks ago and i since that time has been resting on his farm at Trenton. He says that he does not expect to return to the r national capital until next Decem* 'ber. d While speaking of the South Carolina race for the governorship, he y was extremely emphatic and the oldtime battle fire gleamed in his eye. He says that Blease will probably I" get a small percentage of the Cooper vote, the remainder going to Governor Manning. 10 "There is not a bit of use to get stampeded," said Senator Tillman. 5" "If the people do as I expect and j think they will Blease will never be elected." He felt sure the people when once aroused would go to the ballot box, and if they did he was satisfied Manning would be nominatit ed. He claims that there are fully 25,000 enrolled voters that did not go to . the polls last Tuesday but that if I f Atr Trrv f Vi A nrAA/1 A f f ll A Qf of A Q t tlicj IICL V ^ 111^ 5VJUU VI tnc Ulttiu Ut LF heart, they will vote against Blease n in the next primary. And he is firmly of the opinion that they will. "The good Lord has nothing against South Carolina," said the S. senator, "and he will not let a man like Blease again be governor of South Carolina. But the Lord helps )f those who help themselves, and it is up to the voters to get (jut and give I" an emphatic victory to Governor Manning and a like emphatic defeat to the personal ambitions of Cole L. 3- Blease." - While in the city today Senator ** Tillman called at the executive man? sion to see Governor Manning, but the governor was out and did not get >0 to see the senator. 1- COLUMBIAN KILLED. Meets Death When Car Falls Into g Mill Race. 3- Columbia, Sept. 2.?Edward F. Girardeau, a prominent cotton buyer P of Columbia, was killed, ?Roy E. Parji rish, checker at th? Columbia Compress and Warehouse company, of 16 this city, was badly "hurt and P. H. Jeffords, another Columbia cotton buyer, was slightly injured when a touring car turned turtle at a steel highway bridge crossing a mill pond race at the farm of Dr. E. C. L. 0 Adams, recent candidate for Lieutenant governor, about eight miles south of Columbia this evening at 8:15 o'clock. The car was driven by Mr. Jeffords and in the front seat is with him was Mr. Parrish, his brother-in-law, while in the rear seat was Mr. Girardeau. According to Ig Mr. Jeffords, the car was running at a lively clip. When an embankment approach was reached near the bridge the car skidded, crashed into the wood railing along the fill, struck the guards of the steel bridge, overturned and fell fifteen feet to the y rocky bottom of the race below. Mr. S Jeffords, who was thrown out of the car into the two feet of water, was * dazed by the rail, but was not badly jj hurt. He found Mr. Parrish partially under the car, pulled him out and 6 placed him on the bank. Going back, he walked around the car, which had fallen on its side, but could not lo6 cate Mr. Girardeau. Getting assistance in about fifteen minutes after p v the accident happened, the car was g partially turned over and the dead body of Mr. Girardeau was found beneath, almost completely covered by ? water. An autopsy was performed late tonight over the body and the physician was of the opinion that death was caused from strangulation ^ by drowning. According to the phyy sician the wounds sustained by Mr. Girardeau were not sufficient to have S caused his death. I" AiivvVI nmc?^ v/i[/iiau9 it u* iv For several years past the last Saturday in September has by many of our citizens been observed as OrI phans' Work Day. The idea is to get J men and women, boys and girls, to q devote the earnings or the income of the day to the support of some - orphanage. We understand that all institutions invite cooperation in this plan and that September 30th is the ! day agreed upon. / I *.\ ' * -.v.;> 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. William Newton, an orphan boy, aged 16, committed suicide in Greenville county last week in a fit of despondency. The National Guard encamped at Fort Bliss, Texas, voted for governor as follows: Blease, 330; Manning, 216; Cooper, 145. The wholesale dry goods house of W. F. Furtick & Co., in Columbia, was destroyed by fire Friday night, entailing a loss of $17,000, one half of which is covered by insurance. Marshall Huggins, a white boy aged 1 6, cut Roff Jacobs, a negro boy, to death in Marlboro county last week. Huggins said that the reason he cut Jacobs was because the negro had cursed him. Attorney General Thos. H. Peeples has been elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General. The tenth annual convention of the association was held in Chicago this week. A warehouse belonging to J. A. Watson, of Chesterfield county, and containing several bales of new crop cotton and a quantity of bagging was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The loss is estimated at $2,000. Lillie Spradley, a white girl nine years of age, was shot and instantly killed at Cassett, Kershaw county, last week by Lillie May Thompson, a young negress. The negress is believed to be of unsound mind. The State insurance department turned into the State treasury during the month of August, 1916, $33,660.01, making the to,tfal collections for the year $174,681.45. The total collections for 1915 were $179,988.20. Arthur C. Stevenson, Charleston manager of the National Cash Register company, committed suicide in Charleston Tuesday by shooting himself. He was 30 years of age and leaves a family. No cause is assigned for the suicide. . William Simpson, age 21, is lying at the point of death in an Anderson hospital as the result of an affray on the streets of Lowndesville Tuesday morning with George Mitchell. Simpson's father, Ross Simpson, was slightly wounded. Because the management would not grant them a ten per cent, increase in wages, the 500 employees of the Equinox mills of Anderson went on a strike last week. Operatives of the Gluck mills in Anderson have been on a strike for the same reason for several weeks. The "Bull Moose" party of South Carolina at a meeting of Progressive leaders in Columbia last week brought out a State ticket. John Cantey, of Camden, is their candidate for governor, T. W. Miller, a traveling man of Columbia, is nominated for lieutenant governor and W. C. Plant, of Columbia, route agent for the Southern railway, was nominated for State treasurer. No other State candidates were named. Newspapers. A newspaper is a family school in a family, worth ten dollars a year. Even the most barren paper brings something new. Children read the contents, gain intelligence of important affairs of the world, and acquire useful knowledge, of more importance to them in life thran a present of fifty acres of land. Parents are not aware of the vast importance of a newspaper in a family of children. We have made the remark before, and repeat it, that take two families of children equally smart, and both going to one school ?let one of them have free use of a newspaper, and it would excite astonishment to mark the difference between them. Fully one-half, and an important half of education, as it respects the business of the world, and the ability to raise and make one's self respectable in it, is derived from newspapers. What parent would not wish to see his children respectable? Would he be willing to have his neighbor's children more intelligent than his own? Yet how trifling is the sum a newspaper costs. It is even in these hard times absolutely con leiiipiaum in inn u u 111, anu nu tuau ever felt it, except in its beneficial consequences, who paid the subscription regularly once a year.?From the Greensboro Patriot, December, 1843. .. ' ' ? - ' ' - " . * , . ' & . ' > J . . .. ... ,y