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oJlj? Bamberg ^eralb Thursday, Nov. 23, 1916. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. We are indebted to Mr. A. D. Williams, who farms near the city, for a box of fine fall tomatoes. The value of the taxable property in Bamberg county is $3,223,210. The valuation last year was $3,207,470. A large number of Bamberg people attended the Orangeburg county fair and the Georgia-Carolina fair last week. Regular monthly services were conducted at the Presbyterian church last Sunday Dy tne pastor, new jonas Barclay, of Blackville. A work crew of the Southern railway is stationed here grading and laying track for the connection with the B., E. & W. railroad. Mr. O. P. Folk, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Folk, who is serving Uncle Sam in the navy, is now stationed at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on the "Illinois." Complete election returns from the second congressional district show the following vote for congressman: James F. Byrnes, Democrat, 7,681; Isaac Myers, Repubican, 120. Thanksgiving services will be held at the Baptist church November 30th.! Several citizens will make short adJ?~ /\r\ T V> A nil h_ messes uu una ^asiuu. i i^uu lie is cordially invited to attend. Mr. J. J. Brabham, Jr., was checked into the office of probate judge this week. Mr. Brabham was appointed by the governor to fill out the unexpired term of the late Judge G. P. Harmon. Dr. G. W. Garland received a message Tuesday morning that his brother, Mr. H. L. Garland, of Hartsville, was seriously ill, and was not expected to live. Dr. Garland left Tuesday afternoon for his brother's bedside. Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. H. J. Brabham entertained in honor of fier guest, Mrs. Bond, of Baltimore. Several tables of bridge were played, and some of the ladies compared new stiches in fancy work. Courses of delightful refreshments were served. Only one jury case was disposed of in the common pleas court other than the cases reported in last week's Herald. This was the case of D. Dowling versus the S. A. L. railway, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff for $284.31. No court is being held this week, the business being concluded last week. In one of the cleanest foot ball games of the season, Bamberg high school tied Denmark high school last week at Denmark, the score being 0 to 0. For Bamberg, Free, McCuej and Armstrong were the stars. For Denmark, Folk, Jesse Johns, and the Sojourners played star ball. The ball was in Bamberg's territory the greater part of the time. Cotton Ginnings. The following is the cotton ginning report for Bamberg and surrounding counties up to November 1: Bamberg?1916, 18,496; 1915, 12,828. Barnwell?1916, 36,078; 1915, 28,871. Colleton?1916, 10,731; 1915, 9,426 Hampton?1916, 14,209; 1915, 9,561. Orangeburg?1916, 45,207; 1915, 46,813. September Dry Month. The month of September was a very dry month, the actual precipitation in this county being 1.04 inches, ? ~ 1-* -v /-?1 i 1 Kill. acvui uiug iu me v-i iaiabulletin recently issued. This precipitation was 2.61 inches less than normal. Even this unusually light rainfall came in nothing more than showers, the heaviest precipitation in any one day being .54 inch on the 3rd of the month. Freezing Weather Arrives. Thermometers in Bamberg Thursday morning registered below freezing point for the first time this season. The cold began to arrive Wednesday, when the temperature took a sudden tumble. Thursday morning early risers reported that the mercury registered 24 degrees, and the first killing frost of the fall covered the ground. The first real cold of the winter brought forth all manner of overcoats, most of them being distressingly wrinkled from long stays in bureau drawers and trunks, but the wearers did not seem to mind that, as long as it made them comfortable. The shortage of coal has affected Bamberg people considerably, many families having long since scraped their bins for the dust remaining over from last winter. Several carloads of coal which were ordered weeks and even months ago have failed to show up yet. CHANGE IN B., E. & W. Owners Take Over Operation of Hailroad on Dec. 1. Beginning on December first, the owners of the B., E. & W. railroad will take over the management and operation of the line between Bamberg and Ehrhardt. The reason for this change has not been made public. Since the road was opened, it has been operated by the Atlantic Coast Line railway. It is understood that rolling stock has been purchased by the B., E. & W. owners, and that everything will be in readiness for assuming entire charge of the road's management and operation on December 1st. The local postoffice has been noti fied that route agent handling mails on the Coast Line from Green Pond to Bamberg will stop over at Ehrhardt, but it is presumed that the mail service on the line from Ehrhardt to Bamberg will be continued in locked pouches. The schedule to be put into operation has not yet been announced, but it is understood that the local train will connect at Ehrhardt with the Coast Line train, and it is likely that more trips will be made between Ehrhardt and Bamberg than at present. General Manager C. J. Fields, of the B., E. & W. will continue in his present position, with his office in Bamberg. It is stated that Mr. J. J. Fickling will be the engineer on the line. Twenty Cent Cotton. Cotton has at last reached twenty cents the pound. Last Friday a I quantity of the fleecy staple was sold on the local market for even twenty cents, and some of the higher grades of the staple brought a little more. Although this is the record price since cotton has assumed the position of a world staple, there is no great disposition to sell. Most farmers believe that it will go yet higher, and they want all they can get for their remaining crop. The farmers generally report that picking is about over with, and the gins are closing down, except for one or two days in the week. The local ginneries are now running only a small part of .the time. It is apparent, however, that more cotton has been harvested in this county this year than last. And the price is just about double. Pipes Being Laid. The laying of the pipes for the-extension of the city waterworks system was started several days ago. Already a considerable length of piping has been laid on Railroad avenue and Carlisle street. The work will be pushed to a rapid completion, j and water may be expected for use all over the city within a short time. flr\r\A rrync-c- 4o hainer marlo ir> cink , UUUU pi U51 &OO AO ugiUQ uiMVkv ing the artesian well at the power plant. Preparing for Boll Weevil. Dr. S. P. Rentz, of the Hunter's Chapel section, is a good farmer as well as a good doctor. He believes implicitly in the coming of the cotton boll weevil, and he is preparing to meet the enemy. The weevil, says the doctor, is very likely to be prevalent in this county next year. The doctor says he has already made preparations to diversify and rotate his crops, which is one of the best known means of keeping the weevil down and minimizing his devastation. Dr. Rentz also told us something new. When asked if he had any twenty cent cotton to sell, he replied , that he still had about half of his crop, which had not yet been ginned. Being a little curious to ascertain why he had waited so long to gin out his crop, he was asked the reason. The doctor replied that if seed cotton is stored for a couple of months or so, it will gain a considerable percentage in weight. This he accounted fnr hv the fibre continuing to grow after it is picked. Twelve or 15 bales, he said, would grow a couple of bales during the fall, if it is not ginned out early. News Notes From Carlisle. Carlisle School, Nov. 18.?The Sheridan Literary society entertained the Beach and the Kilgo societies last Saturday night at an open meeting The programme was unusually original and greatly enjoyed by all present. Wit and humor prevailed. The faculty and students were the butt of many jokes. At the conclusion of the meeting the girls entertained the boys at the Mary Ann Rflmhersr hall. Prof. Paul Whitaker addressed the Y. P. C. A. last Friday night on th? subject, "What God Has Given Us." Next Friday night the Rev. W. R. McMillan will speak on "The Two Ugliest Boys in Bamberg." The Baptist Sunbeams will have a bazaar at the court house Friday afternoon, December 1st. Home made candy will also be sold.?adv. Another Big Bale. Rev. L. W. Williams, pastor of the local colored Methodist church, last week sold a bale of cotton for $133.40. The Herald has printed the news of the sale of several valuable bales, but we believe this one brought more than any we have yet heard of. The bale weighed 667 pounds and brought 20 cents a pound, amounting to $133.40. The seed from the bale brought $34.05, making the total value of the lint cotton and the seed $167.45. Service at Colston and Spring Branch. There will be preaching at Colston Branch church on Saturday before the fourth Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock p. m. and on the following Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock. Also there will be preaching at Spring Branch church on the fourth Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend all these services. WALTER BLACK, Pastor. Week of Prayer and Self Denial. You are cordially invited to be present at the week of prayer and I self denial services of the Methodist Missionary society on Tuesday, the 28th. and Wednesday, the 29th, at 3.30 p. m., sharp. Tuesday's meeting will be held at the church with Mrs. E. 0. Watson hostess, and the Wednesday's meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. F. M. Bamberg, with Mrs. Bamberg hostess. We are to study Latin-American countries, and our gifts will go to these needy fields. Each day a self denial offering will be asked from every member present. We are praying that our gifts this year may be larger than ever before, and that the women of our great church will grow more intensely interested in missions. We want our church to be a growing missionary church. Each one of our members, and all women who should belong to the society, with us must "lift a little" if we are to experience such a blessed condition of affairs. Now, dear women, please do not stop at just reading this invitation, but do come to these services. Come praying and expecting great things, j and we will get what we look, work, and pray for.?Recording Secretary. Mrs. Mary Goodwin Dead. Walterboro, Nov. 21.?Mrs. Mary Goodwin, generally known throughout the upper part of the county as "Aunt Mary," died at her home in the Little Swamp community near the Bamberg ilne, in Colleton, on Friday night, in her seventy-fourth year. She had been since early youth a devoted and consecrated member of the Methodist church. She was known throughout the community as a Christian without guile, and was respected by all who knew her for piety and religious devotion. A large concourse of friends and relatives gathered at the Goodwin burying grounds on Sunday morning j 1 ii. _ * ? x x-ii x _ x ^ ~ to pay tneir last triuute iu tins cacellent woman. The Rev. A. S. Leslie, of the Methodist church, conducted the funeral services in a very touching and sincere manner, taking occasion to commend highly the influence of the departed in the betterment of the community. Mrs. Goodwin was the widow of the late Jojin Goodwin, who died in 1875, leaving her with the several children, all of whom she has reared into strong and useful people. The Rev. Willie S. Goodwin, a minister of the Upper South Carolina conference; Miss Hattie Goodwin, a teacher of great ability, ana the Hon. J. C. Goodwin, member of the house of representatives from this county, are the children who survive her. She has one living sister, Mrs. Julia Ann Crosby, of Ruflin. Yes, we have new goods for the Holidays. Cameos in Broaches, Rings, Lavalieres and Stick Pins. A good line of Bracelet Watches. Get our prices before buying elsewhere. No trouble to show goods. Reid's Jewelry Store, Bamberg.?adv. At Academy of Music, Orangeburg. Managers Seignious and Schiffley announce the recent booking of Bert Leigh and Hazele Burgess, who are presenting Jean Briquet and Paul Herve's latest musical comedy triumph, "The Girl Who Smiles," which had a splendid run for six months at The Longacre Theatre, New York city. This latest musical success abounds in clever dialogue and humorous situations, and the numbers are a charm to the ear. Several stand out distinctly as hits, but the one that will linger in one's memory longest is "Teach Me to Smile." There is a most capable cast of players and a chorus of delightful girls who are both winsome and musically talented, and the costuming and scenic environment is all that money can provide. Monday November 28, 1916. Seat sale begins Friday, November 24. Prices, $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c.?Adv. j "Carlisle T ? 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