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v / . V .'5 ilP ! Sk" * m Wqt Hamltmj ifynaib ; One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPT! 21,1916. Established 1891 ???? COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS t SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around th< County and Elsewhere. Colston Clipppings. Colston, Sept. 18.?The farmer! f V are busily engaged in picking cottoi at present, and if this pretty weathei continues much longer, it will no v be long before they will be througl gathering it. Mr. Elvin Kearse and Miss Agnei Kearse, of the Kearse section, visite( relatives in this section Saturda: night and Sunday. v Miss Claire Kearse is to leave th( 19th of this month to resume hei school duties at Winthrop college. ^ ^ last week)?A good many or in young folks of our section will b greatly missed during the next schoo \ year, as they have gone to attem other schools. Among them are: Mi Marion McMillan, who is attendini ' . s % the Columbia Business college Misses Dora and Mamie McMillai and Mr. Copeland Zeigler, who ar< attending the Bamberg graded school and Misses Pretto and Annie Flor eiy:e Fender, who are students in th< Ehrhardt school. > Mrs. Gertrude Cutts, of Savannah 1 s" was called to the bedside of her sic! f brother, Mr. Ramsey Rice, who i staying with his sister, Mrs. J. A McMillan, of this section. The man; ' < friends he has won while in this sec tion hope for him a speedy recovery. Mrs. Thos. Clayton returned to he home last Monday, after a few weeks visit to her son, Mr. C. W. Clayton It of Columbia. F Mr. aid Mrs. B. T. Felder, of Bam p . berg, visited friends in this sectioi last Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Beard, o Savannah, are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. George Beard or mi % 1 section. t \ Mr. Albert McMillan and Mis & \ Ethel McMillan visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMillan, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clayton spen Saturday and Sunday in Fairfax. Mr. Reuben Kearse spent Saturda; and Sunday in Columbia. Miss Ethel Logan, of Edgefield has been elected to fill the assist ant's place in the Colston grade< j school during the next^term. Messrs. Talbert and Clyde Padget visited their uncle, Mr. Jim Harri son, of Colleton, last week. Little Miss Ailien Beard visite< her uncle, Mr. Jasper Zeigler, las week. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, Sept. 16.?With Septem ber came the revival of the variou! f. club meetings. The Children of th< Confederacy set the ball to rolling being entertained by Miss Heler and Walter Lightsey on the firsi "*'?J ir, tVin mnntll ^ iYlULLUit^ aiICi UUU11 Iii mu The U. D. C. chapter next rallied tc the colors and held a most enthusi astic meeting at the home of Mrs Isaac Knopf, Miss Edna Kearse assisting. The programme was decidedly interesting. Mrs. W. M. Lightsey contributed a paper on "The KuKlux Klan;" Mrs. E. A. McDowell j read "The Confederate Flag," anc Mrs. J. E. Harter gave "The Stai Spangled Banner;" Miss Alma Knighl furnished the music. Delegates wen r elected to the State and general conventions. After a business sessior of some length delicious ice crean and cake were served. The Civic and Homemakers league was entertained by Mrs. M ' B. Loadholt. It was doubly enjoyec as Mesdames W. M. Lightsey, J. E Harter, H. M. Harveley and G. D v Mr. Clyde Padgett was the gues of Mr. Wilson Beard Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jennings, Jr. I and Miss Cora McMillan were visitor: at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F Kearse Sunday. i Messrs. Williams Copeland an< nir?v Roberts. of Ehrhardt, were visi tors in Colston Sunday. Miss Kathleen Kirkland, of Cope was the guest of Misses Natalie an< v Alberta Kearse Saturday night an< Sunday k Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Folk visitei f Mr. R. F. Kirkland Sunday. There will be preaching at Colstoi k Branch church Sunday morning a 10 o'clock. ? / Miss Evelyn Kirkland was the. at 7 tractive guest of Misses Nelle an< J Mary Clayton Sunday. The many friends of Mr. J. B 1 All regret to learn of his illnes I \ and hope for him an early recovery. I v Colston, Sept. 12.? (Written fo w ivir. xvicw oLtseuiy muiuicu au'V gusta Saturday on business. ^ The Woman's Missionary union, of ' this place, was represented at the an? nual meeting of the Barnwell-Bam* berg association, which met at Bama berg last week. e Mr. Ruby Steedly is at home from the U. S. navy, where he served a - short while. e Mrs. Biddie Simmons is at home after an extended visit to her daughl? ter, Mrs. Huckleby, of Lowdnesville, It S. C. ' REMITLO. s Schofield Sketches. y Schofield, Sept. 18.?Mr. G. W. Sowers, of Embree, spent Sunday here r with his family/ Mr. Sowers is employed by the Edisto Lumber Co. Mr. R. W. Beard and family, of Hendersonville, N. C., visited rela. tives here last week. a Mrs. G. C. Sanders has returned home after spendingJ several days f with relatives near Barnwell. () Mrs. Garris, of Colleton county, is s spending several days here with her daughter, Mrs. F. B. Drawdy. s Mr. F. G. P. Weigand and family ! motored to Bamberg Sunday afternoon t Mr. R. W. Schofield, of Philadelphia, spent a few days here last y week. Messrs. Lawrence French and Lewis Clust motored over to Eutaw_ ville last Tuesday, i Mr. and Mrs. Claude Peeples spent Sunday with their parents at Olar. t Mr. and Mrs. George Hanberry, of . Denmark, visited relatives here last week. 1 Mr. J. L. Owen spent a few days t over in Georgia last week, where he went to attend the funeral of his grandmother. DRAEBLR. Olar News. s Olar, Sept. 19.?Miss Mildred 5 Kearse, who has been visiting in , Olar, returned to her home at Varn1 ville last week. t . Dr. L. A. Hartzog has returned . from the hospital, and is doing fine. > Among the visitors in Olar last - week was Miss Hilda Kearse. Misses Zelma and Belle Breeland - visited their sister, Mrs. L. Brabham, - last week. Miss Pearle Barker had a party - last Friday evening in honor of the [ ones who will leave for college this I week. Every one enjoyed it. Miss Emmie Lynes, who has been t visiting relatives for some time, has i returned to her home at Olar. Miss Salome Brabham returned to i her home in the country, after a two i weeks' stay with her sister, Mrs. Frank Starr. The young people from around . Olar who will attend Carlisle anl other year are: Misses Cleo Kearse, . Bessie Kirkland and Alma Lain; and . Messrs. Clyde Kearse, Fletcher Kirk I fS - <' . - . * : , . <. / r Sanders gave the members a joy ride. ^ Discussions were lively and many plans were made for the coming ; months. The following officers were < elected for the year: Mrs. W. M. Lightsey, president; Mrs. J. E. Johnston, vice president; Miss Virginia 5 DuRant, secretary, and Mrs. J. F. 1 Lightsey, treasurer. A reception was tendered the teachers on Friday, September 8, by Mesdames J. E. Johnston, J. F. 5 Lightsey and Laurens Youmans at the home of the former. Golden r ? rod peeped from every niche and made a most fetching decoration. The color scheme was also carried out in the refreshments, ice crfeam being * yellow and white, with elegant pound cake. Mrs. W. W. Anderson, Mrs. 7 J. E. Harter and Miss Virginia DuRant presided at the punch bowl. Mrs.,E. A. McDowell gave an enr joyable party to her son, Edwin, last Friday evening, who was on the eve of leaving for college. It was also complimentary to tho teachers. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Moorer, of St. , George, were in town on Tuesday, Mr. Moorer making the trip specially to ^ vote. Misses Lylite Wilson, Alma and Lucy Googe will leave for Winthrop college this week, j Mrs. Ficklin, of Newberry, has , charge of the Rentz hotel at present. I \ Hunter's Chapel Happenings. [I Hunter's Chapel, Sept. 19.?The a young folks who intend going off to * school have gone to assume their studies. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Byrd, of Branch* ville, attended church at Zion Sunday. Mr. Scott Padgett and son, Mons roe, of Smoak's, were in this neighborhood recently/ Mr. Eddie Byrd, wife and children, r Viotra fiQQn trtoifinor t*o1q. \J L r 1U1 iua} iiavu uvvn vxgi^u^ A V*V% e tives in Branchville and this vicinity. O t-? ; n x Ji.. J X ^ A.* IN THE PALMETTO STATE 1 SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. J State News Boiled Down for Quick p Reading.?Paragraphs About V Men and Happenings. P L r Women will be admitted this year to law courses at the University of South Carolina. g Miss Sallie McCormack, of Dillon, c aged 25, committed suicide Monday $ by drinking poison. c Two negroes were killed and two a were seriously wounded in a free-for- f all fight in Edgefield county last Sat- t urday afternoon. Oscar Allen, a white man of Clifton, is under arrest in Spartanburg, charged with attemping criminal assault upon a young white woman. . Christian Endeavor workers of \ Sumter are planning to entertain the f Statq convention of Endeavorers, which meets in Sumter in November. Governor Manning left Columbia Thursday night for Washington. He spent some time in Atlantic City before returning to Columbia Tuesday. Edward C. Stackhouse was acquitted of the charge of adultery in the Columbia police court Friday. Stackhouse is a State constable appointed by Governor Manning. Miss Rebecca Craig, of Chester, fi5s gone to Cardinas, Cuba, to assist her sister, Miss Emelyn Craig, who has built up a large school there under the auspices of the Southern Presbyterian churclj. F. M. Osteen, superintendent of the c Poe Manufacturing company, of J Greenville, was killed and his wife seriously hurt when their automobile pitched over an embankment near there early Monday. 4 t A. J. Hudson and others, while working a public road near Antioch. t Chester county, excavated the bones of a horse which is believed to have been buried many years ago. The shoes which were found on the hoofs are of an old and rude workmanship. It is believed that the owner of the horse was an Indian or a member of the Ku-Klux Klan. Sheriff Thomas, of Cherokee county, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff H. t H. Lockhart, John Paris and Will < Hardin captured an illicit distillery in , Cherokee county Monday near the s ork county line. Two men, Ben t Ayets and Alf Stewart, who were said j to be operating the plant, were cap- tured and taken to Gaffney. The of- , ficers destroyed about 400 gallons of j beer. A. A. Gates, proprietor of the Ho- \ tel Alexander in Greenville, was shot \ through the right shoulder Tuesday ( morning by Charles Ward, who had \ been employed in a Greenville neer- ( beer distributing station. Ward was \ a roomer in the hotel and insisted on t carrying his dog to his room. Gates ? protested and the shooting followed, i The wounded man will probably re- j cover. . ( The Herald's Congratulations. J The Bamberg Herald Wednesday sent the following telegram to , Governor Manning: Bamberg, S. ^ Jept. 13, 1915. Richard I. Manning, ^ j Governor, i ^ Columbia, S. C. j 1 We * wish to congratulate the * State of South Carolina and you, 1 as our leader, upon the achieve- 1 ment of the greatest victory for 1 law and order and progress t since '76. * THE BAMBERG HERALD. ^ land and Faber Kearse. t Little Misses Vera and Geneva i Lynes spent the week-end at Syca- c more, S. C. c Miss Bessie Williams returned to a her home at Wagener, S. C., last i; Thursday after spending a week in t Olar. F Mr. and Mrs. Saul and their two n children, of Brunson, were in town c Saturday last. t Prof. R. Fair Goodwin returned to n Olar last Thursday, where he will C teach another session. h The new brick school building, v which was begun about a month ago, u is going up rapidly. It was prophe- a sied in the school prophecy about C three years ago that it would be n built in 1920, but we are going to E have it before then. But it certainly wont be too soon, for Olar is in need of a new school building.. Miss Rebecca Graham, of Bamberg, visited Miss Norma Brabham t< last week. a WILL RESIGN, SAYS McLAURIX. Qj 'o Retire From Office of State Warehouse Commissioner. ^ Columbia, Sept. 16.?In a letter to . Arthur Banks, of St. Matthews, resident of the South Carolina X( Varehouse association, given to the S ress this afternoon, John L. Mc.aurin announced his intention of etiring from the office of warehouse ommissioner at an early date, and cr if tendering his resignation to the t ;overnor. The letter discusses the ommissioner's political affiliations ^ luring the recent campaign, the b harges brought against him by Sen,tor B. R. Tillman, and the past and uture of the warehouse system in his State. Orphans' Day, September 30th. sc M Attention once more is call- cr (d to the Orphanage Work Day th hat has been announced for Septem- sc )er 30 next. Appeals have gone out ^ rom the various institutions to Sunlay-school superintendents and all m >thers who are likely to be interested al n the project. Emphasis might be ^ >iven to the fact that Sunday-school tc md church people are not the only sc - - . * n )nes who could take part in sucn a " leserving work. The destitute and ^ lelpless orphan should appeal to ev- h: jry individual within our State. Con- w ;ributions may be sent to any insti- r( ;ution that one may prefer. It cer- iE ;ainly looks as if any person might T ifford to give one day out of the 1E rear as labor day for the orphan 1E children and contribute the results w )f the day, or the income of the day, ** ;o their care and training,. It is to 3e hoped that thousands and thou- v< jands of our people will cooperate in S( :he work day enort. ? i. 7 Bamberg Holds First Place. r( 8 Bamberg county has the distinc:ion of having given Governor Richird I. Manning the largest percentige of the total vote cast of any 4 ;ounty in South Carolina. The gov- g( srnor received a vote in this county g ? ' -1 * t j? i j a ' _ j : )r wmcn tne inenas ana nuuineis ? s< Df the governor are justly proud, g 3ut of a total vote of 1,408, includ- f ng the national guard vote, Gover- ^ iot Manning received 997. Edge- ^ ield county is the nearest competi;or for the honor of giving Manning ^ ;he largest percentage majority, Summer coming next. Both Bamberg ind Edgefield gave the governor a A dightly larger percentage than Sum- A ;er. The unofficial vote, which was ? irst published, gave Edgefield about B 1-5 of one per cent more votes for B Manning than did Bamberg. The of- B icial count reduced Edgefield's per- B rentage slightly, putting Bamberg in c :he lead. Bamberg's lead over Edge- q ield, in percentage of the total vote q ?ast, is exactly .192, or about two- ? :enths of one per cent. This gives ? Dur county the distinction of being ? :he banner Manning county in South ? Carolina. This result was brought B ibout by the hard and conscientious B tvork of the Manning and Cooper B eaders during the last three or four E lays of the campaign, swinging prac- F fically the entire Cooper vote and a F >mall percentage of the Blease vote q ' * ? * 1 -- ~~~ n>/NTT ! nto ine manning cuiumu. i uc guv- q srnor received a c.lear majority at q jvery box in this county at the sec- pj )nd primary. Only one box in the j :ounty failed to poll an anti-Blease j j. majority at the first primary, this j ^ 3ox being Midway. In the first pri- ^ nary Blease received 19 votes, to 14 ^ ?or Manning and 5 for Cooper, giving L 31ease a tie. At the second primary, l( ill of the Cooper votes went to Manling, and five who did not vote in ^ ;he first primary voted for Manning ^ n the second. Blease lost two, his ^ rote being reduced from 19 to 17, q( jiving Governor Manning a clear q. najority of nine votes at Midway, hus sweeping into the Manning colimn the last Blease box in Bamberg g, :ounty. Many people are deserving g{ >f praise for their good work, but gr lr. J. P. O'Quinn has merited spec- pT] al praise for his work at, the Midway ^ /- ?"? <-,1 i /-vti /-I n v anH the* !'pw f\SA Ull CICVllUil UUJ UAAU VAAV^ I V ? U^J ? Y | irevious. We could not begin to aention all of the gentlemen who ontributed so liberally in good work oward the election of Governor Manting, and merely mention .Mr. ^ )'Quinn, because of the fact that his CQ ox, being previously pro-Blease, ge rent over into the anti-Blease colmn. The following is the percent- q, ge of the total vote cast received by I -- n 4- +Vi a An/inn rl r?r?i_ ruvfixiur .\imill 1115 ai uic octuuu j/unary in the three strongest antiMease counties: *r( Bamberg 70.809 CQ Edgefield 70.617 pe Sumter 70.392 ? The governor received a most flat- B1 ering vote in many other counties, bu nd great praise is due the anti- he 1 FFICIAL PRIMARY RESULT SWING'S MAJORITY IS 4,6 VOTES. ) Protest in Governor's Contest Several County Appeals Dismissed by State Executive Committee. Columbia, Sept. 19.?The Demoatic State executive committee met day and without hearing direct prosts declared the following nominati in the second primary of Septemt 12: For governor, Richard I. Manning; r railroad commissioner, James msler; for congressman from the *d district, Fred H. Dominick; for ilicitor of the 1st circuit, Ed. C. ann; for solicitor of the eighth ciriit, H. S. Blackwell; for solicitor of e ninth circuit, T. P. Stoney; for >licitor of the 13th circuit, J. R. artin. W. R. Richey, Jr., of Laurens, a ember of the sub-committee to exnine and tabulate the returns for le committee, was given permission > read a statement giving his reams for voting against the renomiition of Governor Manning. Mr. ichey said that he had evidence in is possession which proved that hiskey, intimidation, fraud and irigularities were used and appeared i the election of Governor Manning, he vote on the question of acceptig the report of the committee makig the nominations above mentioned as: For the resolution, 31; against le resolution, t>. The following were the official 3tes of all the candidates iir the icond primary: For governor, Richard I. Manning, 1,463, Cole L. Blease, 66,791; rail)ad commissioner, James Canslei, 3,050, Albert S. Fant, 54,267; for ingress, 3rd district, Fred H. Domiick, 13,195, Wyatt Aiken, 10,539; )r solicitor, 1st circuit, E. C. Mann, ,133 Andrew J. Hydrick, 4,077; for jlicitor, 8th 'circuit, H. S. Blackwell, ,668, George T. Magill, 5,497; for 3licitorv 9th circuit, Thomas P. toney, 3,671, F. M. Bryan, 2,290; )r solicitor, 13th circuit, J. Robert [artin, 8,031, David W. Smoak, 5,24. The following is the official vote >r governor: For Governor by Counties. Blease Manning bbeville 1,169 934 iken 2,250 1,934 nderson 4,813 2,977 amberg 411 997 arnwell 936 1,462 eaufort ?68 310 erkeley 484 625 alhoun 368 592 harleston 3,196 2,742 herokee 1,311 1,249 hester 862 1,230 hesterfield 1,663 1,733 larendon .. 1,045 938 olieton 1,177 i,4U2 arlington 1,357 1,739 illon 1,001 1,160 orchester 657 980 dgefield 452 1,086 airfield 598 712 lorence 1,930 2,344 eorgetown 679 709 reenville 4,448 5,018 reenwood 1,348 1,591 ampton 620 962 orry 1,789 1,702 isper 215 289 ershaw 1,186 1,290 ancaster t ~ 1,207 1,456 aurens 2,189 1,797 ee 966 612 exington 2,035 2,445; cCormick 398 723 arion .... 690 1,170 arlboro 985 1,399 ewberry 1,655 1,564 conee 1,839 1,564 rangeburg 1,641 2,803 ickens 2,209 1,478 ichland ---- 3,097 3,042 tluda 1,099 1,066 )artanburg 5,055 4,941 lmter 687 1,633 1 -an 1 " v & LI 1UII l 9<j \j i i u illiamsburg S93 1,333 Drk 2,246 1,852 Totals 66,791 71,463 .Manning's majority, 4,672. The committee met at noon in the jrary of the Capitol. A committee, nsisting of T. B. Butler, A. E. Padrtt and W. R. Richey, Jr., was ap inted by the State chairman, John iry Evans, to tabulate the returns id report to the committee. Protests over the action of county ecutive committees were heard om four counties. In each case the mmittee was sustained and the apal dismissed. ease workers all over the State, it Bamberg feels very proud to iad the list of anti-Blease counties. NOT TO PAY FOR SHORTAGE. State Relieved of Accountability for Missing Militia Arms. . i Columbia, September 13.?The issue between the adjutant general's office of this State ana the war department concerning alleged shortages of federal property furnished for the use of the National Guard ot South Carolina, which has been a live and burning one for some years, expired quietly today with the receipt of a letter by Governor Manning from Gen. A. L. Mills, chief of division bureau of militia affairs,' stating that according to a provision of the appropriation bill for the fiscal year of 1917, the war department had been authorized to relieve any State, territory or the District of Coumbia from further responsibility for such shortgage. The section of the act quoted in the letter of Gen. Mills follows: "Provided that the secretary of war is hereby authorized to relieve any State, territory, or the District of Columbia from further accountability for all of the property of the United States issued for the use of the organized militia thereof, which | the records of the war department show have been lost or destroyed prior to December 31, 1911." Interment at Columbia. J Columbia, September 18.?Preceded by simple services of deep solemnity, the body of Mrs. Anne Josephine Howe, wife of the late George Howe, D. D., and sister of President Wilson, was laid to rest today at noon in the church yard of the First Presbyterian church of this city, beside the graves of her father, mother, husband and small daughter. The funeral was attended by President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson, Joseph R. Wilson, from Baltimore; an- ^ nthor hrnthor TnVin A Wilcnn nf Franklin, Kentucky; a cousin, Wilson Howe, and Dr. George Howe, a son, and Mrs. Annie Cothran, her only daughter. The arrival of the presidential party in Columbia, the president's old home, and the home of many of his family, and his attendance on the funeral at the old church with which he and his family have been in various ways-identified for many years, was unmarked by any ostentation, # and except for the curious, though quiet and orderly, crowds that gathered at the station, lined the streets and surrounded the church, the funeral might have been that' of a private citizen, attended by private citizens. m Bandits Make Haul. Laredo, Texas, Sept. 18.?Bandits held up a passenger train September 12, near Tamosopo, rifled the express car of $62,000 in gold, robbed the passengers and then pushed the train down the mountainside into a ^ deep canyon, according to apparently reliable advices reaching here today. The passengers were permitted to / detrain, thus preventing loss of life, the report said. Chickens Feed Themselves on Run. % t| An ingenious citizen of Illinois has - - ? - ? * ^ J ~ V\tr rv? s\P lliVtJIILtJLl <3. CUIILI 1 > a.iicc ?Jj mcaiio ui which his chickens feed themselves, thus saving him the trouble of early rising and feeding them himself. As the man remains in bed his chickens walk around the contrivance in the barnyard and inadverently step on the end of a projecting board. The weight of each chicken is sufficient to tilt the board, so that the . grain placed in the receptacle at the top of the apparatus the evening before is thrown to the ground. y When the first chicken walked on \ the projecting board and discovered that the faster it walked the faster the grain fe^ll in front of it, other chickens fell in line and it "wasn't long before the whole barnyard flock was marathoning around the contrivance, eating up the grain as it fell and working up appetites for the next meal at the same time.?Popular Science Monthly. A Compliment for the Minister. . ''3 Mr. Hall, the new clergyman, received a summons from an elderly woman to call upon her when convenient. "I do hope, sir, you will pardon me for asking you to call," she said, plaintively, gazing fixedly at the young man pleasantly. "And how long ago did your husband die, madam?" "Oh, sir, he isn't dead," was the reply; "he was took to the insane asylum."?Washington Star. Read The Herald, $1.50 per year.