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Hamburg ibmilh Thursday, Dec. 21, 1916. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Regular monthly services were conducted at the Presbyterian church last Sunday bv the pastor, teev. Jonas Barclay, of Blackville. "King Winner." a very interest-J ins: Christmas exercise, will be presented at the .Methodist church Sunday evening next at 7 o'clock, by the primary children. York Brabham, convicted of larceny in tliis county during the January, 1916 term of court and sentenced to serve IS months, has been paroled by the governor during good behavior. The coldest weather of the season reached Bamberg .Monday night. Tuesday morning ice was plentifully in evidence, and the ground was frozen in places throughout Tuesday. The Carlisle Laconian is being put on the press this week. This is the Laconian's second year. The first issue of this school year will be a very attractive one, and will contain a good deal of literary, local and other matter. Mr. B. T. Thompson and Miss Effie Felder of Cattle Creek were mar? " - *- A "*? * ** rn rv tt< j nea at tne nome ui i. kj. at Branchville last Thursday evening. The Rev. A. J. /Allen performed the ceremony. Only a few friends and relatives attended th& marriage. The friends of Capt. J. M. Smith will be delighted to know that his | condition is daily improving, and they hope to see him out again soon. Captain Smith is conductor on the Coast Line, and as soon as he is sufficiently recovered, he and family will probably move to Ehrhardt. Mrs. B. F. Storne, of Blackville, has been appointed superintendent of woman's work in the Barnwell association, vice Mrs. W. D. Rice, who has accepted a positon as teach er in urangeourg. Mrs. storne win be giad to visit any societies needing her services?Barnwell People. The Holiday Season. The Christmas holidays have begun. The graded school dismissed the pupils yesterday (Wednesday) for the holiday vacation, and the Carlisle students and teachers will leave today for their respective homes to enjoy the glad yuletide! season. The boys and girls attend- j ing college are arriving daily to: spend the season at their homes. Baptist Church Services. Prayer meeting at the Baptist church Thursday evening at 7.15; subject: "Envying the Unenviable."! Scripture, the 73d Psalm, v Preaching Sunday morning; subject: "Sauce for a Christmas Dinner." Preaching Sunday evening 7:15; subject: "It Takes All Kinds of People to Make a World, or Every Fellow Has His Place." W. R. MCMILLAN. Coming, Billie Burke, in a serial. % New Advertisements. H. D. Hiers?For Sale. Miss Willie Snyder?For Rent. Standard Oil Co.?Rayo Lamps. Jones Bros.?Horses and Mules. Mutual Garage?Meeting Friends. Bamberg Banking Co.?"Safety First." J. B. Brickie?No Getting Out and Under. Enterprise Bank?Burying Your Money. Peoples Bank?Come in and Get a Bank Book. * Farmers & Merchants Bank?The Careful Man. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.? Prince Albert. Bamberg Fruit Co.?Fruits and Candies for Xmas. Standard Oil Co.?The Minute You Strike a Match. Bamberg Banking Co.?What a Trust Company Cannot Do. Money No Object. The judge was passing sentence on a very defiant-looking culprit. "This is a sad case," his honor said. "You, who remained honest until you were forty, have tarnished your name and dishonored your family all for the sake of three miserable dollars." "Please be fair," said the prisoner. "Was it my fault there were so few?" ?Los Angeles Times. We are wishing you a Merry Christmas in ample time for it to get back to us in shape of a turkey or a goose. Serial coming, with Billie Burke n t I ANOTHER HOMICIDE. Hey ward Wesley Slain by Henry Wilson, lioth Negroes. Hey ward Wesley, a negro, was shot and almost instantly killed last Saturday night by Henry Wilson, also a negro, on .Mr. G. Frank Bamberg's place, a few miles from Bamberg. Xo apparent reason for the killing developed at the coroner's inquest. Wilson was arrested early Sunday morning, and he is now in the county jail awaiting trial. The inquest was held by Coroner Zeigler, and the following is the testimony taken by the coroner: Dr. Robert Black, sworn, said: "This is to certify that I examined the body of Hey ward Wesley and found gun shot wound two inches below inner end of right collar bone, same going to the left, backward and downward, going through lower part of left lung." Daniel Grant, duly sworn, said. ".Me and *Heyward Wesley drove up in wagon and after we drove up Henry Wilson walked up with gun in hand. Heyward said 'Leave the gate open.' He (word omitted here) 'No, you aint going to get to drive in.' 'Why, you aint going to let me?'j 'Why I am going to kill you.' Then he commenced to punch with gun. He begged him to stop. He would not stop. Said he was going to shoot him, and afterwards he loaded up the | gun, then hunched him again. Hei throwed up his hands to catch gun. Then Henry Wilson shot him. Then I came and told Rivers Kirkland and his wife about it." Rivers Kirkland, duly sworn, said: "When I came in from town, Henry Wilson asked me if I brought the things he asked me to bring, and I told him yes. In that time he walked out of house. I was talking with my wife. In that time I heard the gun shoot. I never paid any attention to that. Daniel Grant came into the house. Said to,me, 'Rivers, Henry Wilson shot Heyward; I said 'No.' In that time I went out to where he was. My wife asked if he was dead, and I told her, yes he was dead." Brancliville K. of P. Election. Branchville lodge, K. of P., in regular session Thursday night,' December 7th, elected the following officers to serve for 1917: Dr. B. X. Minus, C. C. C. C. Patterson, V. C. A. L. Edwins, prelate. J. B. Brooks, M. of W. G. W. Reeves, M. at A. D. L. Rhoad, M. of E. R. H. Evans, K. R. and S. and M. of F. J. E. Byrd, inner guard. Doll-Train Contest. The following was the standing of contestants in the doll-train contest of the Book Store Tuesday night, only those having 1,000 or more votes being listed here. The contestants must have all their votes in the box before 6 o'clock next Saturday night, as the contest closes at that hour. TRAIN. J. D. O'Hern 6,370 Robert Black 5,985 George Ducker 3,755 Clarence Brabham 3,535 Chas. Henry Hutto 2,950 Perry Klauber , 1,610 Oliver Fowler 1,430 Jasper Brabham 1,155 DOLL. Ruth Folk 5,510 Willie Mae Allen 4,775 Maytrude Brabham 3,130 Harriet Wiggins 2,645 Mary Ducker 2,425 Mildred Guilds 2,245 DntVi Wotenn 1 JLVU11A IT UtOVll .... .... .... * j - - w Bessie Richardson 1,215 Pearl Phillips 1,160 Medrue Free 1,120 Letters to Santa Claus. Branchviile, S. C., Dec. 16, 1916. Dear old Santa Claus: I am a little girl and I want you to please bring me a doll baby and a little wagon and some fruit and candy. Your little girl. URMA ELEISE HUTTO. Branchviile, S. C., Dec. 16, 1916. My Dear Santa Claus: I am the Baby boy nine years old. I want you if you please to bring me airfile, fire works some fruit and candy. Yoiir little friend. JUNIOR MANN BOLTIN. Bamberg, S. C., December 19, 1916. Dear Santa claus. I want you to bring me a doll ba-, Dy ana a aon Dea, ana a aon siove and pots. And some fire cracks. I think I will not ask much for Xmas. Your little friend LILLIE MAE PHILLIPS. I Bamberg, S. C., December 20, 1916. Dear Santaclaus: I want you to bring me a larg doll baby, and I want you to bring me a stove and sone pout, and a doll chair and a lot of fire workes. and sone fruit, Your Little Frin PEARL PHILLIPS. Had Successful Hunt. Dr. James G. Beaty, of Winnsboro. passed through Bamberg Friday afternoon on his way home from a visit of several days to his friends at Kearse's. It was needless to ask the Doctor what amusement he had had; i J one glance at his auto standing near was all one needed to know that the hounds had "led him a chase." The ' rear seat of his car contained a wire cage in which stood'five magnificent dogs. Conspicuous oil the right runj ning board was a beautiful deer, just " as it had been killed in the woods, o ,1 1-1 o n <ri , > or arnnnH tA AAlll IllofD tllP picture were several fox hides andj a large buck head with eight-prong' i horns. Dr. Beaty accompanied his . friend, .Mr. G. B. Kearse, on a campj ing trip for a couple of days over on j the Oswald place on the Savannah I river in Barnwell county, where they : had much sport.?Contributed. Cotton Ginnings. The following is the official report of the cotton ginnings in Bamberg and surrounding counties up to December 1: Bamberg?191 6, 20,596; 1915, 14,267. Barnwell?1916,' 40,285; 1915, 33,688. Colleton?1916, 12,019; 1915, 12,503. Hampton?1916, 15,913; 1915, 11,336. Orangeburg?1916, 53,336; 1915, 55,473. Vital Statistics for County. The report of the vital statistics; bureau to the State board of Health j shows the following for Bamberg and ; adjacent counties during the past year: Bamberg?Deaths, 183; births;: 505. Barnwell?Deaths, 213; births 569. Colleton?Deaths, 339; births, 644. Hampton?Deaths, 221; births, 507. Orangeburg?Deaths, 750; births, 1,745. South Carolina?Deaths, 18,669; "births, 38,901. Knights of Pythias Elect Officers. 'At the regular convention of the Bamberg lodge, No. 38, Knights of Pythias, held in the castle hall Monday night, the following officers were 'elected to serve the ensuing year: Chancellor Commander?LaVerne Thomas. Vice Chancellor?P. B. Murphy. Prelate?Henry L. Ivearse. Keeper Records and Seal and Master of Finance?ft. M. Hitt. Master-at-Arms?M. G. Cooner. Maotor nf Wnrt?W A Dickin son. Master of Exchequer?L. C. Smoak. Inner Guard?J. H. Armstrong. Outer Guard?W. L. Lovinggood. Trustee?A. M. Denbow. District Deputy?Dr. J. B. Black. These newly elected officers will be installed at the next convention, to be held the first Monday night in January. During the meeting last Monday night the third rank team conferred the rank of knighthood upon two esquires in amplified form. This was the first time this rank has been conferred by the third rank team. The team is composed of sixteen members, and the work of the team has met with higfc praise by the local knights. W. M. S. Meeting. The Woman's Missionary society, of the Baptist church, held its December meeting last Wednesday afternoon. The subject of the meeting, "China," was quite interesting. Mrs. C. W. Rentz, the leader made an interesting talk. She gave some short sketches of the trials of Missionary Shuck, and in that way illustrated the growth of missionary zeal and accomplishment, but also stressed the point that now, at this time of religious interest, Christian people should show more interest and "send forth the laborers unto the white harvest, China." Our new president, Miss Annie Hartzog, was in the chair and at the very beginning of the new associational year she has done much work. The year book has to be yet gotten out, and plans were made for the week of prayer, the first week in January. The president laid great stress upon this week, that is observed all over the South, and asked the members to be prayerful and more consecrated to our work. A home department was organized for the elderly ladies who are seldom able to attend tne meetings. .Mrs. <J. r. Hooton was made leader of this department, and a new constitution was adopted. Mrs. F. W. Free was elected corresponding secretary, as , we were much in need of this officer. . Our new officers are enthused in the , right way and we are expecting to attain more this new year in spirit , and progress than ever before.? Contributed. GOOD ROADS MEETING. Big Mass Meeting Called for Monday, January 8. Monday afternoon a number of; gentlemen interested in the move-! ment to secure better roads for Bam-; berg county met at the court house,! and arranged for the calling of a big { mass meeting of citizens to be held | at the court house in Bamb^yg 011 j Monday, January 8th. Committees 011 publicity and organization were 1 named. The meeting Monday afternoon 1 1 .1 ~ * A U ~ 1 1 ~ C ^ ^ f ' WHS llfcMU HI IXX t; UHll U1 H IXUIIIUCI UI j gentlemen published in the last issue of The Herald. The day was a very inclement one, and the crowd attending the meeting was small, but the lack in numbers was made up in enthusiasm by those present. Rev. \Y. S. Stokes, of Denmark, was made chairman of the meeting, and Mr. H. D. Free, secretary. Mr. C. W. Rentz stated the object for which the meeting was called. He stated that while the supervisor is # doing all that he can, the present system of road-building is wholly inadequate to give the county the roads that are needed, and that some steps must be taken to procure a system of highways. Mr. Rentz did not go into the discussion of ways and means to attain this end, as it was the concensus of opinion of thofee present that the meeting was too small for this purpose, but that it would be better for this meeting to arrange for a big rally. On motion of Mr. J. A. Wyman two committees were named, one to give publicity to the proposed meeting, and the other to formulate'a plan of procedure to present to the meeting, on the second Monday in January, at 11 o'clock in the morning. The following gentlemen were named on the committees: Publicity?C. W. Rentz, R. M. Hitt, S. W. Copeland, C. F. Rizer, Dr. S. P. Rentz, Rev. W. S. Stokes and H. VV. Chitty. \ Organization?W. L. Riley, S. G. Mayfield, J. A. Wyman, G. M. Dickinson, W. D. Rhoad and H. B. Grimes. The mass meeting will be held on the xlay previous to the convening of the session of the general assembly, and it is likely that some recommendations will be made at this meeting for the Bamberg delegation to act upon. Every person in Bamberg county interested in'securing better roads is not only invited, but earnestly urged to be present at this meeting and give the citizens the benefit of such suggestions as he may have, or if he has no suggestions at all, to how his interest in the njatter of getting better roads for this county. T'U ^ tvtAVMkAMn C V? rt Jrtlnoro f qti/1 1 lie 1UC111UC10 Ul lUC UClCfeUUUU auu the supervisor and county commissioners are extended an especial in- . vitation to meet with the citizens on this occasion. The Bamberg delegates stated their interest last summer in the securing of better roads, and it is hoped that they may be ' able to assist the citizens in formulating some plan for the carrying ' out of a programme looking to good roads becoming a reality and not a theory for Bamberg county. Union Meetings. ??? i The Union meetings of the Barn- < well association will meet with the following churches December 30-31: ( No. 1, Edisto; No. 2, George's Creek; No. 3, telackville; No. 4, Seigling. TOPICS. ( 1.?"The far reach of fellowship ( between churches and pastors." . Romans 15: 25-33. 2.?"Are there any good reasons ^ why the pastor's salary should be in- ^ creased and paid monthly?" SPEAKERS. ( No. 1.? 1. J. R. Smith, Walter ] Black, J. M. Craven. 2. D. O. Hun- j ter, J. C. .McMillan, G. W. Folk, f 3. W. E. Free, J. R. Smith, D. O. ; Hunter. Missionary ?ermon, J. R. T Smith. ( No. 2.?1. D. W. Heckle, J. D. \ Huggins, J. R. McCormack, M. D. 2. J. O. Sanders, W. H. Hutto, J. M. Grubbs. 3. J. D. Huggins, D. W. Heckle, W. T. Cave. Missionary sermon, D. W. Heckle. 2 No. 3.?1. W. M. Jones, E. C. Wat- s son. 2. R. B. Fickling, R. E. Wood- ^ ward, W. W. Jotfns. 3. S. A. Hair, 1 W. M. Jones, E. C. Watson. Mission- a ary sermon, W. M. Jones. No. 4.?1. J. R. Cullom, W. L. Hayes, D. A. Tedder, J. W. Walker. T 9 W T .Tnhns O W Rarker. J. L. Bradley. 3. J. R. Cullom, \V. L. i Hayes. Missionary sermon, W. L. Hayes. c c To Book Store Contestants. c The Herald Book Store contest will close Saturday night at 6 o'clock, s All contestants are reminded to have d in their votes previous to 6 o'clock. ^ as the box will be closed at that time, and the votes counted. The award of the train and the doll will r be made immediately after the votes c are counted. r Serial coming, with Billie Burke. To Make Malaria Survey. The State Board of Health, in quarterly session Thursday, heard the report of the investigator who examined into the malaria fever situation in Broxton township, in Colleton county, where there were 17 deaths in a population of 1,000. The hoard will send a commission to make a malaria survey of that township and recommend necessary legislation to the General Assembly which will prevent another such epidemic. They will probably recommend that all labor imported into that district be "u'^'ected to examination for malaria, and if tound to be infected that every such person begiven five grains of quinine a day to stamp out the germs. ..if *ii The following from the Sunday News and Courier will be of interest to the many friends in this county of the contracting parties: "Hampton, Dec. 16.?A wedding of unusual interest and beauty was solemnized here on Thursday, December 14, at high noon in Harmony Presbyterian church, when Miss Clara Eloise Gooding became the bride of Mr. Thomas Sanders McMillan, of Charleston, the ceremony being performed by the bride's pastor, Dr. N. Keff Smith. "The church was beautifully decorated with pot- plants, evergreens and yellow carnations. Ivy festooned the walls and chancel, where a border of yellow carnations was artistically arranged, carrying out the color scheme of yellow and green.. Yellow ribbons, untied by the ushers on the entrance of the bridal party, separated the chancel from the church. "Preceding the ceremony, Miss Elizabeth Gooding, sister of the bride, played "Hearts and Flowers." At the appointed hour Miss Elizabeth Gooding began playing Lohen grin's bridal march and the bridal party entered. First came the ushers, Messrs. Clinton Platts and L. H. Legge, followed by the pastor, Dr. Smith, and the bride's mother, Mrs. Gooding. Next came Miss Mary Webb Gooding, bridesmaid, a sister of the bride, with Mr. James B. Heyward, groomsman; Miss Willie Lou McMillan, bridesmaid, with Mr. George Trescott, groomsman; the maid of honor, Miss Alison Gooding, a sister of the bride, with Mrs. James Holland, matron of honor, both down the left aisle, while the groom with his best man and twin brother, Mr. John McMillan, proceeded down the right aisle, where they wei^ met at the altar by the bride, on the arm of her father. The ring ceremony was performed. "The bride carried a beautiful bouquet of bride roses, orchids and lilies of the valley; the bridesmaids and matron of honor bouquets of large yellow chrysanthemums. The bridegroom and his attendants wore white roses in their bottonholes. "After the ceremony the out-oftown guests were served a midday luncheon by the bride's mother. Imr mediately thereafter the bride and groom boarded a train for Northern points. Among the places they will insit will hp Richmond Washineton. a.nd Nev^York. They will make their home in Charleston. "Mrs. McMillan is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gooding, of this place, while Mr. McMillan is a prominent young attorney Df Charleston. "Among the out-of-town visitors were: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. White, Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cook, Charleston;- Mrs. Laurey, Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. Cave and laughter, Charleston; Mr. L. H. Legge, Charleston; Mr. Clinton Platts, Charleston; Mr. James B. hieyward and Mr. George Trescott, Charleston; Mr. H. B. Grimshaw, Atanta; Mrs. James Holland, Savanlah; Mr. and Mrs. James McMillan, ather and mother of the bridegroom; j Ur. and Mrs. Deer, Mr. and Mrs. Ben-1 lett, Miss Willie Lou McMillan, all >f Ulmers; Miss Nina Riley, of Bam)erg> The Surprise. "The trouble with scientific manig^ment. as the employers underhand it," said Samuel Gompers at a abor banquet in New York, "is that t's all to the employer's advantage md all to the disadvantage of the employe. "The employe is like the lady vhose husband said: " 'Learn to cook, darling, and I'll ,rive you a surprise.' "She took a six-months cooking ourse and then brought home her liploma proudly. She could now ook like an angel. " 'Bring on my surprise,' she said. " 'This is it,' said her husband, miling, and he rang for the cook and lischarged her then and there."? Vashington Star. On some lines the Prussian State ailways are using storage battery ars at less expense than steam loconotives or gasoline electric cars. Coming, Billie Burke, in a serial. CHRISTMAS PARCELS. All Parcels Should be Mailed Early. Some Suggestions. The season for mailing Christmas packages?gifts and remembrances to friends, relatives and sweethearts ?is here again. This season of the year always provides Uncle Sam's employees with a great deal of extra work, and if the public would coop-. erate with the postoffice force, it would greatly lessen their burden, j and, a4: the same time, expedite tne handling of this great volume of mail. The postmaster requests us to state that no c :tra help is allowed the Bamberg. : ostoffice to handle the Christmas mail, and the patrons of the office are asked to mail their packages early in order that all packi>*/'^ ages may be promptly dispatched and properly taken care of^,-Those desiring to forward.-insured packages may, upon request, be provided with a sufficient number of insured tags, which jpay be filled out and at- s tached before the package is brought to the postoffice to be mailed. This would not only save a lot of time, but would greatly facilitate the mailing of the package. It should be borne in mind that the postoffice force positively cannot take the time to till out these tags.. . To do so would mean a congestion of business during the busy hours, and cause other patrons to have t6 wait. If the patrons will exercise forethought and bring or send their packages to the postoffice after 11 o'clock in the morning, it would rarely be necessary for them to have to wait long. There is always a rush at the postoffice handling general delivery mail and selling stamps, etc., from the time the morning mail is put up until the 11 o'clock mail is out of the way. By calling after that time, patrons may be waited on promptly. It is a well known fact that patrons of a postoffice do not like to wait get their wants attended to. If th^jv would observe these suggestions, they i would get waited on more promptly, | and at the same time, they wofaid ! \ ?<- ' not be causing other people to have j to wait. In wrapping and mailing m Christmas packages, the following ;\ j rules should be followed, j Prepay postage fully on all parcels. * J J .....la fnlln atij4 nlainl* AUUr^8!5 pai UCIO IU1IJ auu ymw?y | Place name and address of. sender i on all matter. ' 1 ! Pack articles carefully and wrap them securely, but do not seal them, ! as sealed packages are subject to postage at the letter rate. Mail parcels early. They may be marked "Do not open until Christ- f J mas." | Insure valuable packages. | Glass ware, crockery ware, etc., must be properly packed to prevent breaking. Written inscriptions, such as "MerI ry Christmas," "Happy New Year," '"With Best Wishes^' etc., are#permissible on parcel post packages. ! When pasting labels on packages, be sure to see that same are not . placed over cord with which parcel is tied, as this makes it a sealed package, and is chargeable at letter rate. ' zr~v Big Christmas Feature. j A Big Christmas feature will be "v* shown at Thielen Theatre, featuring , the famous J. Warren Kerrigan in i a play entitled "The Gay Lord warj ing," a charming story of two broth-'' j ers' love for a beautiful young I girl .... the willingness of sacrifice j on the part of one?and the insatiable greed of the other. Monday, December. 25th.?adv. Forks in Left Hand. v i i We dined with an Englishman at ; the Vanderbilt the other night. The ! 0 conversation ran to American and j English contrasts. Finally it came to how we eat. The fork in the left hand idea was the stumbling block. In London you know, they call us Americans "food jugglers," because we cut our food and then take the fork from the left hand and place ic in the right. They use it entirely in the left, and we have always con- j sidered their a more sensible idea. I coneihla in fant that the four I other Americans at the table hare formed "an association for the increase of the number of Americans who eat with the fork in the left * vhand."?New York Globe. v SPECIAL NOTICES. ^ Advertisements Under This Head 28c. For 25 Words or Less. Make your folks happy Xmas by ordering at once a Reo car. tf. For Sale?Fine Jersey cow. Will be fresh in spring. H. U. HIERS, Denmark, S. C. ~ It. -' j For Rent?Four rooms to small family. Apply to MISS WILLIE SNYDER, Bamberg, S. C. It. Why Let Your storage batteries run down? We have installed up-to- ^ date machinery and guarantee al! work. Electric troubles a specialty. J MUTUAL GARAGE, Denmark, S. C. M