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^l|p Samhrrg feralb Thursday, Nov. 30, 1916. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The Baptist Sunbeams will meet at the church next Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock to practice for the Christmas exercises. Every member is urged to be present. The extension of the waterworks system of the city is expected to be completed within about three weeks' time. The worK nas Deeu impuiauly held up on account of lack of material. Miss Alma Black entertained the Apollo Music club last Wednesday afternoon. An interesting program was carried out, and delightful re# freshments were served the guests during the afternoon. Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. W. A. Klauber entertained in honor of Mrs. W. J. Bond, of Baltimore, who is visiting Mrs. H. J. Brabham. Several tables of bridge were played, after which delightful refreshments were served. V.x A fine crop of pecans was made in this county this year. The pecans grown in this section are said to be the finest in the world, and a ready market can be fou, . .'or the better grades, even when there is little demand for nuts grown elsewhere. Thanksgiving day will be observed as a holiday by most of the places of . business in Bamberg.' The postoffice will keep the usual holiday hours, *" ' * 1 T .%i the banks will De ciosea tnrauguuui. the day, and a large number of the % * merchants have agreed to close their stores. A large number of legal sales are advertised for next Monday, the regular salesday in December. There are five master's sales and two tax execution sales scheduled to take place at the court house doors. The sales are expected to attract q^iite a crowd to the city next Monday. Thanksgiving Service. The Thanksgiving service will be f held at the Baptist church Thursday evening at 7:15. There will be good music and helpful addresses by the following gentlemen on this topic: ' "Our Debt of Gratitude to God:" 1. For His blessings on our agriculture and commerce?Mr. J. J. Heard. 2. For His blessings on our, schools and colleges?Prof. R, T. Fairey. 3. For His blessings on our State and nation?Hon. B. D. Carter. We have, this year, received unprecedented blessings, therefore, our * _ debt of gratitude is unbounded. So let all the people come and worship God! Come early so as to get a seat and so as not to disturb the exercises. W. R. McMILLAN, Pastor. New Advertisements. Box 482?Wanted. Bank of Olar?Statement. Peoples Bank?Statement. Klauber's?Clearance Sale. P. M. Kearse, et al.?Notice. Standard Oil Co.?An Army. W. T. Merritt?Piano Tuning. Bamberg Banking Co.?How. Estate G. P. Harmon?Notice. Bank of Denmark?Statement. J. B. Brickie?Figure on Riding. Thielen Theatre?"House Peters." Mrs. J. A. Hunter, Admx.?Notice. Bamberg Banking Co.?Statement. Ehrhardt Banking Co'.?Statement. J. E. Spann?Jeffery Automobiles. LaVerne Thomas & Co.?Your Corset. Estate C. E. Kinsey?Notice of Sale. Estate C. -W. Bessinger?Notice of Sale. Jfenny & inomas rsrus.?aucuuu Sale. Moseley's?Getting That Holiday Gift. Mutual Garage?What a Difference. Enterprise Bank?Handful of Money. Bamberg Banking Co.?No Individual. Black's Drug Store?For Men and Women. Mrs. R. A. Owens?Card of Thanks. Folk & Smoak?Which Do You Prefer? R. C. Stokes?Staple and Fancy Groceries. Farmers & Merchants Bank? Statement. E. A. Hooton?Amazing Announcement. Herald Book Store?The Present That Pleases. Farmers & Merchants Bank?Every Life Has Its December. Read The Herald, $1.50 per year. NEW Bm E. & W. TRAIN ARRIVES. Change in Bamberg to Elirhardt Road Will Be Made Dec. 1. Messrs. E. C. Hays. J. A. Williams and J. J. Fickling returned from Atlanta the latter part of last week. They went to Atlanta for the purpose of purchasing a locomotive, passenger cars, and freight cars for tj TT W rnilrnnd The lease IUC i-?., i-?. w ? ? . . --v, of the A. C. L. expires December the first, and on this date the owners of the road will take over the operation and management Qf the line from Bamberg to Ehrhardt. Saturday a portion of the rolling stock of the road arrived over the Southern railway. The engine, express car and passenger coach attracted much attention all day Sunday, when they stood on the Southern side track near the passenger station. Girls' Club Exhibit. There will be an exhibit of girls' club* work at Bamberg on Saturday moming, December 2nd. Mrs. Faust would like to have exhibits from the women's clubs also. Everything will be taken care of and returned. Frizes for canning displays and domestic science will be given. The exhibition will be held* at the court house. Death of Mr. H. L. Garland. Mr. H. L. Garland, brother of Dr. G. W. Garland, of this city, died at his home in Hartsville, last Wednesday. Mr. Garland was stricken with a fatal illness last week. Dr. Garland was called to his brother's bedside Monday of last week, and Mr. Garland's death followed soon after his arrival. The remains were interred at Wesley Chapel, near Hartsvillel, Thursday. The deceased was 68 years of age. Dr. Garland returned to the city last Monday. No Bolters in Bamberg. Bamberg county Democracy is loyal to the party. The canvass of the election results recently made by the State 'board of canvassers revealed the fact that Bamberg county is one of a few in the State where not a single vote was cast for Cole L. Blease for governor. Tickets with Blease's name printed thereon as a candidate for governor instead of (Governor Manning, the Democratic nominee, were widely distributed over the State. It is not known whether there were any in this coun A _ _ il x ? ty or not, Out it is ceriain mai n any there were, they were not used. Blease received no votes in this county. The canvass showed that Blease received in the State, 1,089 votes, and Manning received 60,405 votes. The former governor has many admirers in this county, but they stand square with the party in upholding the nominees of the party as chosen in the primaries. Standing of Contestants. The following is the standing of the contestants in the Doll-Train contest of the Herald Book Store, only those having 100 or more votes being listed here: TRAIN. J. D. O'Hern 4,080 Robt. Black, Jr 3,045 George Ducker 2,385 Chas. Henry Hutto 2,285 Clarence Brabham 2,125 Oliver Fowler 1,280Jasper Brabham 1,150 Faber Folk 305 Edward Rice 245 DO?iL. Maytrude Brabham 2,735 Ruth Folk 2,710 Willie Mae Allen 2,460 Harriet Wiggins 1,890 Mildred Guilds 1,825 T-? 1 91 A DtJSSit; rvit'iiaiusuu Marv Ducker ....1,175 Medrue Free .... 1,065 Ruth Watson .... 1 1,060 Pearl Phillips 990 Marie Simmons 360 Elsie Rice 250 Doris Simmons 120 Are They Snakes or Worms? Mr. J. A. J. Rice exhibited quite a curiosity a few days ago in Bamberg. He had two snakes, or worms, as you choose to call them, enclosed in a glass jar. He told a rather remarkable story in connection with the reptiles, or varmints, or whatever they are. Some time ago, Mr. Rice possessed a very fine bird dog. The canine became ill, and failed to re ay\JiiU iu aur ucaimcut 4v. dog gradually grew worse, until it died. Thinking to find what the matter was, Mr. Rice had the body dissected. Just under the skin over the dog's heart -was found a sack or pocket, and in this sack the two worms were found. One of the "serpents" was 27 inches in length and the other was even longer. They were about the size of a lead pencil, and looked strikingly like snakes. One of them was brown, and the other had a suggestion of streaks upon it. They were not found in the cavity of the dog's body, but were imbeded in the flesh over the heart. The mystery is what are they, and how did they get into the dog's flesh? Instead of speaking his own mind many a man echoes his wife's. COTTOX OF MANY SHADES. j Mr. A. YV. Brabham is the Wizard of the Cotton Plant. * Mr. A. W. Brabham, of Olar, is a very busy man these days answeringg inquiries about his colored cotton. Much has been said of Mr. Brab-| ham's development of colored cotton, and his experiments along this line have attracted attention all over the world. Mr. Brabham is being con-J stantly besieged by newspapers and magazines for interviews and arHis work has recently attracted the attention of the Federated Press, of Chicago, which is now preparing a series of illustrated stories about Mr. Brabham's achievements. The leading editorial in the December "Realty," a magazine of large circulation printed in New England, was written by Mr. Brabham in response to a direct request of the editor, Mr. de Krafft. "I have ten shades of cotton ranging from a dark cream up to a dark brown, and blue-black," says Mr. Brabham, "all from seed selection and crossing and recrossing. One yellow-brown shade, however, is from Siam, Asia, and with this exception all the other shades have sprung from white plants, selected with an object to get variation." Mr. Brabham's definite object now is to produce a blrfck cotton. This he believes will be accomplished in due time. It was reported in New York the other day that Mr. Brabham had at last produced a black fibre, and it created quite a flurry in the Dig city. The New York Herald wired to the Bamberg Herald to know if the report was correct. Without a doubt Mr. Brabham has shown to the world that it is possible to produce colored cottons; he has produced them himself. This promises within a few years the possibility of revolutionizing the cotton industry, and opens avenues in cotton production hitherto unexplored. Mr. Brabham is now, by his experiments and achievements, rendering a service to the world which should entitle him to a fitting recognition. Organize Degree Team. A third rank degree team has recently been organized in the Bamberg lodge, Knights of Pythias. This team, which is composed of about nineteen members, is now holding biweekly rehearsals in preparation for conferring the third rank in amplified form. There are only a few of these third rank teams in the State, and wherever they have been organized, have served to put new life into the lodge. The amplified third rank will soon be conferred on two candidates, and the biggest attendance in the history of the lodge is expected when this rank is conferred by the team. Dr. E. O. Watson is king of the team. Left for the Conference. Rev. E. O. Watson, D. D., pastor, of Trinity church, left Tuesday morning for Florence, to attend the sessions of the South Carolina conference. Dr. Watson is the conference secretary, and, as such, is a very busy man during the conference. Dr. Watson preached his last sermon before leaving for the conference on Sunday. He has spent two years in Bamberg as pastor of the local Methodist church, and "the people of the city generally, without regard to denominational affiliation, join the Metho-J dist congregation in wishing for hisj return to this charge. Election Results Declared. The State board of canvassers met in Columbia and declared the results of the general election recently ? ? ?? j ^ field. i ne IOUUWiiig wei e uccai cu elected officers of Bamberg county: Supervisor, L. P. McMillan; superintendent of education, R. W. D. Rowell; sheriff, S. G. Ray; clerk of court, A. L. Kirkland; probate judge, J. J. Brabham, Jr.; coroner, J. H. Zeigler; county commissioners, W. D. Bessinger and O. L. Copeland. Santa Claus Letters. As usual The Herald will be glad to print letters from the children to good old Santa Claus. The Herald would like to have letters not later than December 10th for our annual Christmas edition, which will be issued on December 14th. Let all the little folks write Santa a letter and tell him their wants for Christmas. The Herald will try to deliver the messages through its columns, and we feel sure that our old friend will do his best to grant the wishes of the HHIQ AT1AC! UilVO. ? Mules and Horses. I have just received a carload of mules and a carload of horses, and will receive by the time this is printed two more carloads of mules.- Be sure to see me before you buy. I have some extra nice animals in the lot, and can suit you,, at reasonable prices. C. F. RIZER.?adv. DEATH OF MR. H. X. FOLK. One of the County's Oldest Citizens Passes Away. Mr. H. X. Folk, Sr., one of berg county's oldest and most highly esteemed citizens, passed away at his home at Folk's Store, near Ehrhardt, Tuesday morning. Mr. Folk j was stricken with a fatal illness five weeks ago,, and although he was a very old man, he possessed a strong constitution and he put up a strong fight against the grim reaper. This was Mr. Folk's first and only serious illness, although he had attained the ripe old age of 81 years. Up to a few weeks ago, he w&s wonderfully agile, and could frequently be seen riding horseback. The remains were interred at Wes1 /-II 1 _1 U J ley bUtipei CHUI CII >? cuiicouaji mvming at eleven o'clock, in the presence of a large congregation of friends and relatives. The Rev. Mr. Felder, his pastor, conducted the funeral services. The deceased is survived by the following children: Mrs. E. J. Tuten, of Crocketville; Mrs. W. H. Varn, of Ehrhardt; Col. John F. Folk, of Bamberg, and Mr. H. C. Folk, of Bamberg. He had no living brothers or sisters. Mr; Folk was twice married. His second wife's death preceded his by several years. Mr. Folk was a veteran of the civil war. The deceased was a man of high honor, and was widely known. He was a member of the Wesley, Chapel Methodist church. The news of his death was received with sincere sorrow by hs many friends and acquaintances all over the county. 'Bamberg's Time. Nobody has a good time in Bamberg. That is tfyey do not have the correct time. In nearly every town in the State, of any size or importance at all, there is some sort of a rp.enilatinn standard time Diece. but for Bamberg, no, there is no standard time. It is difficult to find two persons with even approximately the same time. If you have the time and inclination to do so, of course, you are at liberty to "meet the train," and get the correct time from the conductor, that is if he is not too busy to tell you. Fortunately, the Southern has mighty accommodating conj ductors, and they are always glad to tell you what time it is. Why does not some one, who has influence with the railroad or the telegraph company, whichever it is that does it, try to have a standard clock installed in the depot? Y? W. A. Meeting. The Y. W. A. held its regular meeting on the afternoon of November 22, at the home of Miss Myrtis Atteberry, on Railroad avenue. The following officers were elected: Mies Eunice Hunter, president; Miss Mar* * - 9 - ?-A* >?* " T3 ?1 VvTT garet Jennings, secreuuj, i?noa uuuj McMillan, treasurer; Miss Myrtis Atteberry, pianist. After the meeting was over refreshments were served. U. D. C. Bazaar. The U. D. C. ladies will have a bazaar at the court hous? on the 7th and 8th of December. Baby show at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, the 8th. Madam Dumond and Madam Flournelle will tell your fortune from 8 to 11 p. m. each day. Lunch, consisting of oysters and other good things will be served noon and night.?adv. Fresh Air Friends. We are a great believer in pure fresh air, but we do not believe in carrying the fresh air business to the extreme. There are same people who arp ro daft on the subject that they are unwilling for others to be comfortable in their presence. They are ready at all times to pull down the windows, throw wide open every door in the house and if possible they would have the floor drop out and pull off the roof. They get it into their heads that they just simply can not breathe in a comfortable room. Some one told us of a case in point a few days since. A fresh air artist went to bed in a room and called upon the boy to pull up the sash. He declared that he simply could not breathe, he was smothering to death and could not stand it. He was informed that the sash could not be moved either up or down. "Then break out the glass." It was done and the fnan said: "Oh what a relief that fresh air is! It is so very refreshing. I can breathe now! "He went right off to sleep. Upon waking next morning he commented upon the great benefit he had received from the fresh air that the broken glass had admitted into his room only to find out that the glass broken was in a book case sitting near the window and that the windows were all closed and that not a particle of fresh air had been admitted into the room. His imagination minus the fresh air did the business for him admirably.?Greenwood Journal. Good resolutions are now marked down to make room for spring styles. Many New Telephones. Within the past few weeks the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-j graph company has installed a large! number of new telephone stations in Bamberg, showing a substantia growth. District Manager Carter, of Blackville, is much gratified at the growth of the telephone business in Bamberg, showing a substantial more stations will be installed in the near future. Good service is being given the patrons of the telephone service in Bamberg now, and the efficiency of the service is appreciated by the people of the city. The following are the new phones recently T\ T A /nm . T_T liibictneu. u. j. jL?eitv, icsiucucc, xx. W. Beard, store; J. W. Price, residence; P. B. Murphy, residence; S. G. Ray, office jail; Thos. Ducker, residence; H. G. Ray, market; H. Lawrence Hinnant, residence; Dr. J. M. Love, residence; C. H. Mitchell, Southern railway ticket office; Dr. A. S. Weekly, residence; Dr. A. S. Weekly, office; H. W. McMillan, residence; R. W. D. Rowell, residence; M^s. E. H. Dowling, residence; R. C. Stokes, store; Mrs. N. P. Smoak, residence. In Honor of Miss McLeod. Miss Annie McLeod, of Quitman, Ga., who will today (Thursday) become the bride of Dr. Charles F. Black, of this city, was the recipient of many social favors preceding her wedding. The following clippings from Quitman newspapers will be of interest to the friends or Miss McLeod in this city: Mrs. Julian Heeth was hostess at a delightful party Monday morning in honor of Miss Mattie Hunter and Miss Annie McLeod. It was a luncheon very originally arranged as a Dutch cafeteria, with signs, . "no smoking" and "rest room," hung on the walls and the little tables cosily I set for small parties were attended : by waitresses in white uniform and j Dutch caps. The dishes were ar! ranged on the buffet in cafeteria ! fashion and the guests helped themselves. The delicious menu included creame(k chicken, creamed potatoes, lunch-rolls and crackers, salad, coffee, cheese tidbits, orange flowers and pound cake. Miss Gertrude Harden was cashier and issued to each patron a check with the price of the i luncheon on it. j After luncheon Mrs. Heeth called i out the numbers on the checks and j the guests responded with a song, a humorous reading, a piano solo, each according to her special talent. Kitchen glass and plate towels were distributed among the guests and during the programme they embroidered these which were afterward pre sented to the honor guests. White and yellow chrysanthemums were used in decoration and (the rooms were very pretty and the I affair a most original and charming one. The tea given by Mrs. D. G. Malloy and Mrs. O. M. Wade Friday afternoon at the Malloy home was a lovely compliment to Miss Annie McLeod and a large number of guests | called during the afternoon. Receiv! ing with the hostesses were Miss McLeod, Miss Louise Folk, of Bamberg, S. C., and Miss Blanche Chapman. A number of charming matrons and girls assisted in dispensing the lovely hospitality of the occasion. In the dining room a hot course was served with salad and in the library adjoining, tea and coffee was dispensed from prettily appointed tables at which Mrs. Henderson Smith and Mrs. D. C. Malloy presided. Many lovely chrysanthemums decorated the rooms. Rose colored ones harmonized charmingly with the dull rose draperies in the parlor; in the hall tall floor vases held rose and white ones. The dining room was especially lovely; the table had a cluny lace cloth over yellow and a basket filled with yellow chrysanthemums was placed on a mirror plateau bordered with delicate fern and little cupids. Chrysanthemums were also used on buffet and mantel. In the library white flowers were everywhere. Miss Rose Lewis entertained Saturday morning at a lovely bridge luncheon in honor of Miss Annie McLeod a November bride-elect. ' The affair was one of the prettiest parties of the season. Lovely chrysanthemums were used in the rooms in decoration and every detail was charmingly arranged. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. John Duncan, Mrs. John F. McCall, Mrs. Irwin Davis, Miss Helen Cater and Miss Allie Thomas. The bridge prize went to Mrs. Denmark Groover for top score and Miss McLeod received a lovely guest prize. After | the game a delicious hot luncheon' was served in three courses and sev-i eral guests came in for luncheon.! among them Mrs. H. D. Knowles, Mrs. L. W. Branch, Misses Pearl and Gladys Smith and the Misses Whit-j tington, of Valdosta. It's a good thing to have a temper if yoil know how to handle it. "The South's All Right." "The Democratic victory has evoked the customary expressions of indignation of the South for the supposed crime of going Democratic from a few unreconciled citizens and from a ' grouchy newspaper organ here and there. "Isn't it getting about time for that sort of thing to stop? The South's all right. If she wants to go Democratic, why bless her, let her keep it up as long as she feels likt it. That's-her business, and the overwhelming majority of people around here and everywhere else in the * North are perfectly willing to let her attend to it. They have business enough of their own to keep them fairly occupied. "What is more, if the South keeps^l^l on furnishing a quality of public rnggf for committee chairmanshipsvhnd legislators superior to thos? of the Northern Democrats seem to be able to find, there's no sound objection to that either. The South has sense enough to keep her leading public men in office until they acquire prestige and experience. There are other parts of the country that might learn a useful lesson from it in that regard. "Economic conditions in the South are changing and those conditions are sure to result in a growing divis- 1 ion of political opinion. It's sugar that makes Louisiana look more kindly to the Republican doctrine of protection and not attacks on sectional grounds. And it's factories and a growing diversification of industry that will lay a foundation for a newer j?oint of view on the part of great numbers of Southerners. While this process goes inevitably forward, ? Northern and Eastern and Western citizens are going to keep on liking- < the South just as much' as ever. "And they do like her?well, you might say love her without making it / too strong. 'When we know each / other better, we will love each other j ' more* has certainly worked out in the;" relations of the Northern and South-* em sections of this country. Nobody is going to make a hit either in public or private by attacking the South these days. It happens to be a no torious fact that about one of the . best ways to make a hit in public is 1 to praise her or to strike up 'Dixie' or something that calls her to mind. "Southern newspapers needn't get unduly excited over the occasional outbursts of spleen in a newspaper here and there. Those things mean just as little as the occasional outbursts against the North down South. There are always some newspapers looking for a popular way to be unpleasant and failing to find it. But nobody pays a great deal of atten.- ^ Hnn tr? thpm lin h#?rA and va tmat ^ they pay as little attention to the type across the Mason and Dixon line."?Chicago Herald. Will Be Married Today. Dr. Charles F. Black, of this^city, \ will be married thftnwening to Miss Annie McLeod, at Quitman, 6a. Those from Bamberg who will witr ness the wedding are; Misses Ethel and Urma Black, Mr. Clarence Black, Mr. J. H. McGowan, Miss Louise Folk, and Miss Thelma Bailey. After the j wedding the bride and bride-groom will leave for a week's honeymoon in 4 Florida, after which they will reside in Bamberg. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words .or Less. ' - i ' / Make your folks happy Xmas by ordering at once a Reo car. tf.^ For Sale?Good dry two-foot house oak wood. B. F. FREE, Bamberg, S. C. i - 12-14. . Lost?Bamberg Banking Co. Savings Bank Book No. 518. Return to H. C. HERNDON, Bamberg, S. C. 11-15. Boarders Taken, with or without rooms. Can accommodate six with rooms. First-class fare. MRS. PAUL ARNDT, City. 12-15. Wanted?To rent five to eight horse farm within five miles of Bam berg. Write for particulars care BOX 482, Bamberg, S. C. It. Why Let Your storage batteries run down? We have installed up-todate machinery and guarantee all work. Electric troubles a specialty. I MUTUAL GARAGE. Denmark, S. C. 1 Fop Sale?84 1-2 acres of land 11-4 miles from Bamberg depot; in sight of graded school. $65 per acre. . Will also sell mules, provisions, farming implements, etc. A. J. HUNTER, Bamberg, S. C. 12-15. Piano Tuning?Have your Piano tuned by an expert tuner. Work done in town or country. Prices reasonable. Address for ten days: W. T. MERRITT, Ehrhardt, or leave call at Herald Office. -12-7. For Sale?On the first Monday in December 312 acres of land, known as the Benson tract, in Midway township, seven miles of court house. One-third cash, balance easy payments See W. L. McPHAIL or H. M. GRAHAM. 11-30. Tta dufnlns That Dees Hot Affect Tha itesd Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is betterthan ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and lock for the signature of E. V7. GROVE. 2ZC, r # v -