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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Clear Pond Clippings.
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v Clear Pond, Dec. 5.?The folks
around here are about through grinding
cane.
Quite a large crowd attended the
box party at Clear Pond school house
last Friday night.
Mrs. Avis Steedly and Miss Wilhelmina
Folk left Saturday for an
extended visit to relatives and friends
at Hilda, Denmark, and Blackville.
Miss Mamie Morris, who attends
school in Augusta, spent Thanksgiving
at her home in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hughes, of
Crystal Spring, Fla., visited friends
and relatives here last week.
Miss Vera McMillan, of Ehrhardt,
spent the week-end at home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. McMillan.
Quite a number of the Hilda folks
attended the box party at Clear Pond.
Among them were: Messrs. Daniel
Hartzog, Earlelle Black, Dan Dyches,
Ottie Nix, Daniel Ray, John Rice Collins,
and Misses Eletha and Ethel
Collins.
Mr. D. Rice Steedlv, of Hunter's
Chapel section, was over about Clear
Pond Saturday afternoon.
\ Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Folk and little
son, H. M., visited at the home of
\ the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
\ G. W. Folk, last week.
') Messrs. Fulton Drawdy and Herbert
Herndon, of Farrells, and Mr.
Rembert Garrick, of Norway, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Folk last week.
i Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Folk and sister,
Miss Dprris Folk, dined at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. N. E. Hutto,
last Sunday. '
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was the guest of Mr. G. WT. Folk Friday
and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. McMillan visited
relatives at Ehrhardt Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Folk and
grandchildren, Reba and Judson
. Steedly, visited Crystal Spring Sunday
afternoon.
Buford Bridge Budget.
Buford Bridge, Dec. 5.?Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Copeland and Mrs. E. C.
Sease, of Ehrhardt, cami througv
this community on Thanksgiving day
and, being joined by Mrs. Henry
Kirkland, all spent Thursday and
Friday in Augusta.
Mr. Clyde Kearse, of Carlisle
school, spent Thanksgiving day at
home.
Thanksgiving day was spent very
pleasantly here. Some had dinings
while others dined.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kearse spent
Sundav afternoon at Kearse's with
Mr. G. E. Kearse and family.
Mr. Henry Kearse, of Bamberg,
spenc Sunday at home.
Miss Lena Kearse, of Olar, spent
Sunday at home. BOAGUS.
Spring Branch Sayings.
,, Spring Branch, Dec. 4.?Thanksgiving
day has passed and the "big
dinners" have been disposed of. We
think the inclement weather "put an
end" to the picnics scheduleld for
the day, tut still everybody seemed
to enjoy it.
The following friends and relatives
assembled at the home of Mr. E. M.
Zeigler for Thanksgiving: Little
Misses Lottie Crider, Edith and
Hu^hie Hutto, Master Donnie Crider,
Mr." W. C. Zeigler and family, and
Mrs. C. H. Garris and son. We feel
sure that this jolly crowd spent a
very pleasant day.
Mr. Grover Crider and Miss Minnie
Crider visited their sisters, Mrs. Jack
Hightower, of Hilda, and Mrs. Tommie
Sandifer, of Denmark, last weekend.
Mrs. Emma Goodwin and son,
Charlie, spent Sunday at Mr. T. J.
Crider's.
Little Misses Inez and Mildred
Zeigler visited little Misses Edith and
Hughie Hutto Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Crider spent
yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Connor
Smoak.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Folk and Miss
Dorris Folk, of the Clear Pond section,
were the guests of Mrs. N. E.
Hutto Sunday.
Miss Dottie Goodwin visited Miss
Mary Clayton, of Colston, from Wednesday
afternoon until yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Zeigler and
family spent Saturday night and Sunday
at Mr. J. H. Pearson's.
Miss Nelle Clayton spent several
days last week with her parents, Mr.
: and Mrs. Thos. Clayton, of the Col|
ston section.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Herndon motored
to the latter's home yesterday,
and after attending Sunday-school at
Colston in the afternoon returned,
bringing Miss Nelle Clayton with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Zeigler and little
sons, Beatv and Durant, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Lige Goodwin Sunday.
Mrs. Wesley Sanders spent Thursday
With Mrs. J. P. O'Quinn.
Mrs. H. C. Herndon and little son,
Willard, and Miss Lottie Crider are
visiting their sister, Mrs. E. L. Murray,
of Charleston.
Honor roll of Pine Grove school:
Fourth grade, Hughie Hutto; 8th
grade, Minnie Crider, LrOttie uriaer
and Monroe Crider.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Dec. 5.?We had quite
a wet, sloppy day for Thanksgiving,
as it rained all day until about four
o'clock when the sun came out. Those
who, had expected to enjoy the holiday'
shooting birds got a good disappointment.
Everything passed off
quietly, most all of the stores were
closed, postoffice was open most of
the time, the banks were at rest, and
services were held at the Lutheran
church in the afternoon by the pastor,
Rev. E. F. K. Roof.
Last Wednesday night Mr. E. P.
Copeland obeyed a psychic impulse
and went down to his store about one
o'clock. When he opened the door
he was surprised to find it possessed
by a burglar. The thief ran out a
side window, where he made the en
trance, and as he had one of the
lights burning Mr. Copeland saw him
, before he could make his get-away.
Some time during the evening before
"the store closed, he slipped the key
out of the bolt that bars the window
and had no trouble in getting in. He
seemed not to want more than
enough to enjoy, but just one day
(Thanksgiving). He had fixed up
and had on the counter near the window
about 8 packs of cigarettes, one
dozen cigars, one pound of candy,
one pound of cheese, four pounds of
sausage. But the poor fellow had to
leave it and not offer any thanks for
his bountiful (lost) Thanksgiving
dinner. Mr. Copeland will not tell
the man's name, but says he is a
white married man - and resides in
town.
Messrs. John Hartz and A. B. Coggins
made a business trip to Macon,
Ga., last week on a machinery inspection
for the Ehrhardt Barrel and
Keg Heading Co.
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last Thursday for Florence, to attend
conference and visit friends.
Last week one day a young man
walked into town and got Postmaster
J. B. Ehrhardt to stamp a place in
his book with the postoffice sjeal. He
gave his name as Garrett, of New
York. He is on a walking tour from
New York to Macon, Ga., for a New
York athletic club, on a $10,000
wager. He has 28 days more to get
to Macon, so he said. His contract
is to leave New York with one dollar
and walk to Macon in 14 months
and have $10.00 when he gets there;
must not ride, beg or steal.
'Mr. Charles Hartz and little granddaughter,
Gladys, spent last week
in the "city by the sea" with relatives.
Mr. Caleb Carter, of Lodge, R. F.
D., was bitten by a mad dog last
week. Mr. Carter left at once for
Columbia, where he is taking the
pasteur treatment.
The B., E. & W.'s new train arrived
last Friday morning on her
first trip and has been making good
ever since. The schedule is about
the same as when the A. C. L. was
operating it.
Miss Genie Ramsey entertained a
number of her young friends last Friday
evening at her beautiful home on
Madison street. Progressive rook,
and a few selections, both vocal and
instrumental, rendered by Misses
Moore and Ramsey, gave all a good
time, and the evening was pleasantly
spent. Toothsome chocolate candy
was served.
Mrs. Carey Smith is now wearing
the "blue ribbon" in this section for
having the heaviest bale of cotton
this season. The bale weighs 789
Dounds. and sold for 20 cents per
pound, which is $157.80 for the cotton.
The seed sold for $30.00, making
a total of $187.80 for one bale
of cotton. This surpasses all records
in the county so far. Ye "whale balers"
out at Bamberg will have to enlarge
your press boxes if you come
this much better. JEF.
Kearse Klippings.
Kearse, Dec. 5.?Mr. A. W. Brabham
entertained the families of Mr.
H. W. Ritter, Mr. J. C. Breeland, and
Mr. L. W. Ritter with a sumptuous
dinner on Thanksgiving day.
Messrs. Rentz and Carlos Barker,
of Allendale, visited Mr. Jno. F. Breeland
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Kearse and
Miss Ettie Kearse spent Thanksgiving
with Mr. Wyman Kearse, near
Green Pond.
Miss Cressie Breeland entertain
ea a rew irienas inursaay complimentary
to Miss Zelda Halford, of
Blackville.
Miss Agnes Kearse returned Saturday
after a lengthy visit in the upper
part of the State.
Miss Elma Chitty has been verysick
for the past few days.
Misses Zelma and Bell Breeland, of
the Buford Bridge section, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kearse.
The regular meeting of the Home
Demonstration club will be held at
Kearse church Friday evening, December
8th. All members please be
present at three-thirty o'clock.
Schofieid Sketches.
Schofield, Dec. 5.?Mrs. J. I. Johnston
left today for Gilman, S. C.,
where she goes to join Mr. Johnston,
who has accepted a position with the
Savannah River Lumber company.
Mr. G. C. Sanders spent last Sun-4
day at Fairfax.
Mrs. R. M. Russel and children, of
Summerville, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. F. G. P. Weigand.
Mr. James L. Owen spent the
week-end at Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Peeples spent
Sunday last the guest or Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Morris, of Olar.
Mr. John G. Bessinger, of Olar,
has opened up a meat market here.
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Colston Clippings.
Colston, Dec. 5.?In spite of the
rain a goodly number attended the
Thanksgiving exercises at Colston
Branch church. The speakers were
"rained out," but the Sunday-school
programme was carried out very
nicely. A special feature of the day
was the good music. On account of
the rain dinner was not served on
the ground.
The Thanksgiving guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Clayton were: Mr.'
and Mrs. G. B. Clayton, Misses Wilema
Clayton and Kate Rentz, and
Mr. G. F. McMillan, Jr., of Ehrhardt;
Messrs. Sandy Witt and Oscar
Rhodes, of Greenwood; Mr. J. G.
Clayton, of Walterboro; Misses Nelle
Clayton and /Dottie Goodwin, of
Spring Branch.
Misses Dora and Mamie McMillan,
of Bamberg, spent the . week-end at
home. Miss Gussie Hutto, of Bamberg,
also spent the Thanksgiving
holidays at the home of Miss Mamie
"McMillan.
A large crowd of young folks enjoyed
the kind hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Kearse Thursday night,
and Saturday night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jennings, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herndon, of
Spring Branch, spent Sunday at Colston
with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Kearse spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James
Kearse, of the Buford Bridge section.
Mrs. M. S. Wooley, who has been
spending some time with her daughter,
left Monday for Barnwell. She
is suffering from an attack of appendicitis.
Miss Minnie Kirkland spent a very
pleasant day last Sunday with Miss
Mamie McMillan.
The friends of Mrs. A. L. McMillan
will be glad to know that she is
improving at the Baptist hospital in
Columbia.
Mr. Malone Varn, of Carlisle
school, spent the week-end with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M.
Varn.
Miss Laura McMillan is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Janie Brabham, of
Olar.
Mr. H. J. A. McMillan has purchased
a new car.
Oak Grove Greetings.
Oak Orove Dec 4.?We have been
having some beautiful weather for
the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Smith spent
last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Copeland.
Miss Pattie Miley spent part of last
week with Mrs. Rose Hoffman.
Miss Mamie Copeland spent last
Friday with Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Carter.
The good old sugar boiling season
is just about over for this year.
Mrs. Eddie Sease, of Barnwell, is
spending some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Carter.
Miss Grace Hoffman, of Lodge,
spent the week-end with her mother,
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SETS FIRE TO CLOTHING.
Man in Atlanta Dashes Into Crowded
Street Car.
Atlanta, Dec. 4.?An unidentified
man about twenty-five years old saturated
his clothing with oil and rushed
out of an alley into West Peachtree
street in the residence section
here today, lighting his clothing with
a match as he ran. A moment later
he dashed headlong into a street car.
He was burned to death before passengers
on the car could extinguish
the flames.
The man's face was burned beyond
recognition. He wore overalls and
had virtually nothing in his pockets
to identify him, a watch, 96 cents
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and a German newspaper being about
all that was found.
Dr. C. P. Holzendorf, a physician
who was the first to reach the man
after he was knocked down by the
street car, was painfully burned
about the face and hands.
Big Cotton Fire in Capital City.
Columbia, Dec. 2.?Fire of unknown
origin late tonight totally destroyed
the shejl, machinery and 2,500
bales of cotton of the Columbia
Compress and Warehouse company.
The total loss is estimated at $250,000,
fully covered by insurance. Only
this morning $35,000 insurance
was placed on the plant. Several
large industrial plants for a time
were endangered by the fire, which is
expected to burn for several days,
The whole of the Columbia fire deTTTQO
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Troops Held for Active Work.
Washington, Dec. 1.?Secretary
Baker, after his conference with the
president at the white house tonight,
was approached by a Southern senator
with a request for the recall of
one of the national guard regiments
from the Mexican border.
"If you will withhold that request
in abeyance for a few days," the secretary
replied, "I am of the opinion
that you will withdraw it."
Mr. Baker's response was taken to
indicate that the president and the
secretary consider there may soon be
active work for the army on the border.
Notes From Carlisle School.
The first big reception of the year
on last Wednesday evening was a
very beautiful affair. The lobby of
Guilds hall was very beautifully decorated
by many various kinds of
flowers and Dot plants especially ar
ranged for the occasion. Over a hundred
young men and ladies were
present. At a late hour an ice course
was served. A big time was in store
for all and those present enjoyed it
thoroughly.
Thanksgiving day was a holiday.
All restrictions were waived and the
students were allowed to spend the
time as they pleased. Many of the
young men found the girls' hall a
very attractive resort on this day.
However, pleasure cannot last always
and Friday morning found the
students in class determined to do
better work than ever before.
Headmaster J. C. Guilds attended
the annual conference of the Methodist
church in Florence last week.
On Friday evening Prof. Daniel addressed
the Young People's Christian
association on "The Three Elements
That Combine to Make a Man."
Among the visitors of the past
week were; Misses Hattie and Reba
Jones, of Smoaks; Mrs. Laney, of
Cheraw; Mrs. Padgett, of Smoaks;
and Mr. Heywood Smith, of Smoaks.
WAR GOODS FOR PERSHIXG.
Machine Guns and Shells Shipped to
Mexico.
El Paso, Dec. 4.?Thirteen motor
trucks loaded with three-inch shells,
approximately 32,000 rounds, 150
miles of ground wire for field telephones,
machine guns and other military
supplies left for the American
army field headquarters in Mexico
late yesterday, army officers arriving
here from Columbus, N. M., the field
base, reported today.
There was an unusual activity in
both the ordnance and quartermaster's
departments at the Columbus
base, they said.
Mrs. Rnso Hoffman.
Mrs. Mamie McKenzie, of Walterboro,
spent Thanksgiving with her
mother, Mrs. C. F. Rentz.
Oh, yes, Thanksgiving day was a
bad day but the good Master gave us
a beautiful night for the play at the
Oak Grove school house. A good
many folks attended it.
Messrs. Willie and Ben Carter
motored to Barnwell last Friday.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOtfE OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.?Paragraphs Abont
Men and Happenings.
Archie Snipes, an Atlantic Coast
Line yard conductor in Florence, shot
and killed Henry Wilson, a negro,
last week after the negro had tried
a untor hie hnmo
W guvvi iliU
J. Todd, a young merchant of
Barksdale, Laurens county, was accidentally
shot by Allen Barksdale.
Thursday while the two were out
hunting. Mr. Todd's wounds are not
considered serious.
George Gambrell, an employe of
the Camperdown mills, of Greenville,
has brought suit against the company
for $15,000 for alleged injuries
received to his hand while in the employ
of the mill. Gambrell is a
minor.
The Sf&te board of review for the
tax commission has completed its
work and will report to the governor
within a few days. The board has
been in session in Columbia several
days. Twenty-five appeals were
heard.
Seven negroes of Chesterfield
county have been arrested charged
with larceny. ^It is alleged that for
several months past they have been
conducting a systematic campaign of
stealing cotton, cotton bagging, peas,
hay, chickens, etc.
The plant of the Piedmont, Greenville's
afternoon paper, was injured
by fire Friday morning. It's presses
and linotypes were injured to such
an extent that they are useless until
repairs can be made. The loss was
fully covered by insurance.
With its skull crushed and several
deep lacerations across the abdomen,
the body of a tiny white baby girl
was recovered last Tuesday afternoon
from the Appalachia mill pond,
near Greer. So far there is no clue
to the identity of the child's parents.
Governor Manning has offered
$100 reward for the capture and conviction
of Mike Melton, wanted in
Anderson county for the alleged murder
of a Mrs. Wooten, March 28,
1913. The governor has offered
$100 reward for the apprehension
and conviction of John Johnson,
wanted in Dillon county for the murder
of the Rev. Hugh Harrelson, November
21, 1916.
Doc Freely, a negro, was acquitted
in the court of general sessions in
Anderson this week of the killing of
T. M. Dodd, an aged Confederate soldier.
At his first trial several
months ago, Freely was convicted
and sentenced to be electrocuted. An
appeal to the supreme court stayed
the execution and the supreme court
later handed down a decision reversing
the judgment of the circuit court
and remanding the case for another
trial. The jury in the second trial
deliberated about five hours.
Bibles?Ideal Xmas Gifts.
The Herald Book Store has a nice
line of the famous Holman Bibles.
There is no better or more ideal
Xmas gift than a nice Bible. Patronize
your home merchant. Why give
your order for a Bible to an out-of
town house often at exorbitant prices,
when you can select what you want
right here in our store, at reasonable
prices?
"He."
Discussion as to the possible ineligibility
of Congressman-elect Miss
Jeanette Rankin, of Montana, because
of the requirement of residence
in that State "in which 'he' shall be
elected," is only a post-campaign
pleasantry. Long and merry ago, the
awkward and unnecessary "he or
she" phrase was discarded in favor
of the inclusive "he." Virginia's
penal statutes, for example, prescribe
that if "any persons" do almost
any sort of thing, "he" shall be
punished in such and such a manner.
And no woman ever escaped punishment
because of that "he." So, a
sentence to congress of a woman by
any.State in which "he" was elected
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Dispatch.
Saluting the Anthem.
"I have solved the crowded car
problem!" exclaimed the jubilant
street railway man.
"How?"
"We'll put a phonograph in each
car and keep it playing 'The Star-;
Spangled Banner.' Then everybody'll j
have to stand up."?Jacksonville!
Times.
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DEAD BABY FOUND IN CREEK.
Body Covered in Lime and Wrapped
in Cloth.
Spartanburg, Dec. 1.?The body of
a baby was found today in Fair Forrest
creek, just outside the city, by
W. M. Williams, a white man, who
lives in the suburbs of the city. The
baby was wrapped in three black
cloths and the inside cloth was covered
with lime, which had caused the
body to be in such decomposed condition
it has been impossible to determine
whether the baby was white
or colored. Mr. Williams passed by
the place where he found the body
earlier in the day and he says it was
not there then, but when he passed
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black object in the water and upon.
investigation discovered the baby. A
coroner's inquest was called for this /;/:
afternoon, but no clues could be established
as to the author of the
deed. The baby was perfectly developed.
This is the second deed of this kind
that has occurred in this county, this
week, the other case being the find- r
ing of the body of a baby girl in the
Appalachia mill pond, near Greer.
Police are working upon both these
cases, but so far no arrests have been
made. .'
PRESERVING COTTON SEED.
Cleaning Machinery and Community
Culture of Single Type Advisable.
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* In order that the puyity of his
cotton seed may be preserved for
planting, the farmer patronizing the
ordinary custom gin should see to it
that all seed are carefully cleaned
from the machinery, transportation
channels and receptacles before operations
are begun on his seed cotton,
says at recent publication of the United
States department of agriculture,
Farmers' Bulletin 764, "Cotton Ginning
Information for Farmers." Under
ordinary practice a small amount
of seed from the bale last ginned is
left in the "seed roll," which fills a
portion of machinery, and this is
passed on with the seed of the next
bale, seed from the latter bale being
left in turn.
Often the ginner will be so busy
on an ordinary day that it will be
impossible for . him to spare the time
necessary to clean the gin properly.
It may be well, therefore, for the
farmer to save the cotton from which
he wishes to Reserve the seed until
near the close of the ginning season
when the pressure of business on the
gin is not so great. It must be kept
in mind by the farmer striving to
improve the type of his cotton
through seed selection that he can
not be assured of getting even relatively
pure seed from the gin without
the cooperation of the ginner.
Since there are so many opportunities
for seed passing through gins
in general use to become mixed with
seed of inferior quality, it is pointed
out that the most effective plan for
preserving the purity of seed is for
each community to determine by ex- *
periment the particular variety of
cotton which is best suited to its sec
tion and for the farmers to agree to
plant that variety only. x With the
present practices in ginning and the
custom of planting different varieties
indiscriminately in the same locality,
say the specialists, it is only a
question of time until all varieties no
matter how well selected, will descend
to one mongrel type.
Much the same mechanical conditions
which make the mixing of seed
from different bales a common, oe
currence in ginning bring about tne
"plating" of bales of fibre. The ginner,
in his anxiety to crowd the capacity
of his gin, frequently does not
allow a sufficient length of time for
each wagon load of seed cotton to be
ginned completely. His estimate may
be sufficiently correct, as far as the
actual amount of cotton concerned,
but there is a possibility that each
bale will get a few pounds of lint
from the preceding load, and in turn
will leave a like amount of cotton
for the next bale. Thus the bales
are not only plated, but as they often
are not of the same grade, the
better bale may be penalized down to
the value of the lower grade, as the
grade of a bale is usually determined
by the lower side.?Progressive Farmer.
A Reasonable Surmise.
"We have a congressman who inspires
respect everywhere he goes/'
"How does he contrive to do that?"
"As soon as it becomes known that
he has a private fortune of about
$15,000, people can't imagine any
other reason for his want!." " hold
down a job that pays only ,$7 jO a
year, so they concluded that he must
be a patriot."?Philadelphia Ledger.
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