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I ? ; i 4 \ ? N ?lie Hamburg 2f?ntlb 1 ' I ; One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4,1917.. Established 1891 . . - COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS' SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Colston Clippings. Colston, Jan. 1.?Christmas has passed and with it has gone the old year. Visitors are returning to their work. Now is the beginning of the new year, and this is the time to make new and better resolutions for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. George All, of Co lumbia, spent the holidays with their perents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. All. Messrs. Perry and Charlie Fields returned to their respective homes in Florida and Georgia last week after a visit of several days to their sister, Mrs. L. W. Clayton, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, but we are glad to say that she is now improving. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clayton and little daughter, of Columbia, spent the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton. Misses Sadie Boyd and Ethel Logan, teachers of the Colston graded school, spent the holidays at their respective homes, and will return the first to resume their school duties. Mrs. Anna Kirkland and little a# TTlmor arp snftTldinfiT ' _ UaUg.lXl.C7Xy VI vtuivy ? ? ? ? : % several days at "the home of Mr. R. ; \ P. Kirkland. Misses Mamie and Dora McMillan, i and Mr. Copeland Zeigler, of the Bamberg graded school, spent the Christmas holidays at their respective homes. Mr. John G. Clayton, of Walterfcoro, spent Christmas with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, of Norway, are spending several days with their parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J. B. All. Misses Pretto and Annie Florence Fender, students of the Ehrhardt graded school, spent the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fender. Mrs. Virginia Hfgginbotham and ^ baby, of Florida, spent the holidays with her father, Mr. J. A. Jennings, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Herndon, of the Spring BrancJ section, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton.* Mr. Albert McMilian and sister, ; Miss Ethel, spent Christmas day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mc Millan. Miss Nelle Clayton, of the Spring *- t-Vl hnli^QVC Drmicu btjtiiuu, opcuv tuu uviiuw/ w with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Beard and family spent Wednesday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kearse. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Padgett spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and p Mrs. Calvin Padgett. Miss Evelyn Kirkland spent Christmas day with Miss Mamie McMillan. Messrs. Sandy Witt and John JorX dan, of Greenwood, spent last weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton. Miss Nettie Clayton is spending some time with relatives in and around Denmark. Mrs. Laurie Copeland and little daughter visited her sister, Mrs. J. C. Beard, last week. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Jan. 2.?Yesterday, Monday, was the first day of the new year, first day of the month, and the first day of the week. Truly, it must have been the first. Last week was a busy one with the merchants and banks, not many sales, but winding up the old year's business, taking stock, and counting up their profits and losses. They are highly pleased with the business transacted during the old year. The F. & M. bank paid *- ? *A- j'v*" ^tTTiA ATi*3 nf 9 H to US SlUt'KIIUlUCI & a U1MUCUU VSJ. M V per cent. A meeting was called last week and the same officers were reelected for this year. The Ehrhardt (Banking company did equally as well and will pay its stockholders as usual, a 10 per cent, dividend; balance will be added to the surplus fund. Previous years the bulletin boards, telephone poles, etc., were tacked full of notices, announcing the closing of mortgages, liens, etc., so that a settlement could be had between the contracting parties; but this last fall they have had no such news to tell. This shows that our people will pay up their accounts when they have anything to pay with. The growth of the town last year surpassed all years heretofore?four fine brick stores have been added to " % '2L r the business section and a number of nice. homes in the residential parts, with several lots being cleared and broken for the workmen as soon as they can assemble after the holidays. Mr. Knopff, the "brick" contractor, has under head-way a brick building which will be used for a garage as soon as completed, and it is understood that several merchants are planning for brick stores, to be built the first of the year. The farmers are moving tenants and deciding where to plant cotton that the boll weevil may not find it. ? Don't think they will use mucn commercial fertilizer this year. We are enjoying two competitive railways now, and ought to get some good, cheap freight rates. The Christmas visitors have about all returned to their homes and are now resolving and commencing the new year "right." The school bell will call the young folks back to their studies next Menday. A young man drove into town last Saturday, visited the express office first thing and, after securely wrapping (as he thought) his "self starter" with the lap robe, left it in his buggy and proceeded to the stores to buy a bill of goods. This he did and when he went out to load them found that a visitor had called during his absence and carried away his "precious." However, after sniffling around some, he struck a trail and found the "4 quarts" hidden un der an old out house. This brought back all smiles, and he went on his journey rejoicing. Mr. T. W. Dannelly and family (the sole residents of Hughes), moved to town last week and will new enjoy the city's conveniences. The "show" arrived in town last Sunday on the B., E. & W.'s southbound train, and are now at their height, music, dancing, racing, candy wheels, etc., which are reaping the money that Santa Claus left frori Christmas. For several years the town officials imposed such a high license on such "stuff" that no one could pay it, but for some reason it must have been reduced and now we all are having such a grand time at the "show." Miss Grace Moore returnei Saturday from Hendersonville, where she had been visiting relatives during the holidays. Mrs. H. S. Kearse, nee, Miss Mary Mace, of Marion, is visiting relatives at her old home town, Marion, S. C. Mary has a little man, That she calls her beau; And every where that Mary goes, He is sure to go. He followed her one night to church, This he often did; And now he is walking with a crutch, And has a broken lid. What makes Mary treat him so? The boys cried; Because Mary has another beau, The girls replied. JEF. Oak Grove Greetings. Oak Grove, Jan. 1.?The old year has gone and the new one has come in. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hayden and son, and Mrs. J. J. Hayden, of Cope, spent last Sunday a week ago with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland. Miss Connie Carter, of Bamberg, and Messrs. Ben Carter and Orin Rentz spent part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. John Hiers. Mr. J. W. Copeland and two sons, and Miss Clara motored to Norway last Sunday, where Miss Clara will resume her work. A good, merry Christmas has passed, and it was very quiet. Mr. oia zeigier spent tn? nonaays with his sister, Mrs. L. W. Copeland. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Copeland and Miss Lonie Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Copeland, Mrs. L. W. Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Copeland, and Mr. D. P. Smith and family dined with Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Smith last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. ?Malo Hughes, of Lemon Spur, spent part of last week with his aunt, Mrs. A. K. Rentz. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Zeigier, of Bamberg, spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland. We are very sorry to hear of Mr. ' G. W. Clayton's illness. We truly hope he will be up again soon. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Long and sons, of Barnwell, spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. John Miley and family, of Lodge, spent Friday with Mr. 1. W. Rentz. Mr. Albert Smith, of Charleston, spent the holidays with his mother, i Mrs. C. C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Copeland and family, Mrs. D. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland and Mr. I. W. Rentz dined with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Copeland and family last Wednesday. Messrs. George McMillan and Tillman Carter motored to Smoak's last Tuesday and returning with them were Misses feffie, Mollie and Bessie Lirider, of Smoaks section. Mr. Harry Hiers, of Charleston, spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hiers. Mr. Willie Carter spent part of the holidays with his sister, Mrs. Eddie I Sojisp nf Barnwell. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rentz and Mr. Jesse Rentz spent last Friday with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs I. W. Rentz. Buford Bridge Budget. Buford Bridge, Jan. 2.?Well, Christmas has passed and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves to their fullest: Miss Ada Kearse, one of our community girls who is in training at Fayetteville, N. C., spent the holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kearse. Miss Ethel McMillan, of Fairfax, is ' - A * ? Ua?. a pleasant visitor at tiie uume ui nci aunt, Mrs. J. B. Kearse. Miss Alma Folk, of Denmark, spent several days past very pleasantly with Miss Sarah Neeley. Miss Ruth Shuler has returned to her school after spending the holidays in Hephzibah, Ga., and Aiken, S. C. Mr.* H. C. Kirkland and family visited relatives in Ehrhardt last week. < Among the school boys and girls who are at home for the holidays are: Miss Sarah Neeley, of Columbia college; Mr. Edward Neeley, of Clemson college; Mr. Clyde Kearse and sister, Miss Cleo, and Mr. Fletcher Kirkland and sister, Miss Elizabeth, of Carlisle school. Mr. Jack Kirkland, of Cope, was a visitor in the community for the holidays. \ Mrs. Julia A. Brabham and Miss Hattie Sue Brabham, of Bamberg, and Mr. Hooton Feeder and children, of Mullins, were pleasant visitors at the home of Mr. A. L. Kirkland and family during the holidays. Mr. Will Kirkland decided that he would spend his vacation in Allendale with Dr. N. F. Kirkland. He reports having a lovely time. Miss Inez Kirkland was a pleasant visitor at the home of Mr. H. M. 1 - - - - I Graham, or Bamoerg, aunng me holidays. BOAGUS. Schofield Sketches. Schofield, Jan. 2.?With the old year gone by and the new year here it is very likely that a great many of us will make some resolutions whereby we may live a better life and be of more service to our fellowman in 1917. \ I am not going to make you a promise, Which I should be likely to break; Nor attempt to reform this frail nature, Because of appearance sake; But as through the days as Ii)ress forward With the great and small of my clan, I shall strive to my utmost endeavor To do the best that I can. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Peeples spent the holidays with relatives at Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Beard spent several days with relatives at Columbia last week. Messrs. D. L. Shiplett and Lewis Chist are spending the holidays with their families in Virginia and Pennsylvania. respectively. Mr. F. B. Drawdy left Sunday for North Carolina. He will probably be away for several days. There were no accidents reported in or around town during the holidays. Mr. James L. Owen spent a few days with his parents at Fegstig last week. The Saltkeatchie Lumber Co. is expected to resume operations the early part of next week after being shut down for the holidays and for necessary repairs. DRAEBLR. Olar Outings. Olar, Dec. 30.?Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Hartzog entertained at dinner Friday. The following girls and boys are at home from their respective colleges: Misses Sallie Neeley, Columbia college; Maggie Millions, Lander; , Salome Brabham, Confederate col, lege; Alma Lain, Carlisle; Girlee ? . ? TOURIST HOTEL DESTROYED. ^ Hampton Terrace, North Augusta Hostelry, Was Heady for Season. Augusta, Dec. 31.?The Hampton Terrace, a half million dollar winter hotel, on Carolina Heights, in North Augusta, just across the Savannah river from Augusta and a mile distant from the city, was destroyed by fire at 3 a. m. today. The hotel was to have opened for; the winter season Thursday, and had been completely renovated and outfitted. One hundred persons of the hotel help were in the structure when the fire broke out. There were no casualties. The origin of the fire is believed to hnvft heen in crossed electric wires. The hotel and furnishings cost approximately $600,000. The insurance is $200,000. The directors of the owning company will meet at 11 a. m. Monday to determine the future of the property. The hotel was bought in October by a syndicate headed by James U. Jackson, of Augusta, from J. G. White & Co., of New York, at figures not given the public. ' Twenty thousand dollars had been expended on getting the hotel in readiness for the 1917 season. There were jio water facilities to assist the Augusta fire department in fighting the flames, which began in the west wing, fourth floor, the fire continuing through the main building and to the east wing without serious attempt to check it. FATHER KILLS SON. y Oscar Lanford, of Laurens County, Shot During Excitement of Father. Laurens, Jan. 2.?At 4 o'clock this morning at Lanford Station, twelve miles north of Laurens, Oscar L. Lanford was shot and killed while he and his father, John W. Lanford, and James L. Fleming, all prominent citizens of the town, were making effort to capture a supposed burglar. It is believed that Oscar Lanford was shot by his father. After falling to the ground mortally wounded, Oscar Lanford fired one-shot* which struck his father in the back part of the leg near the thigh and ranged upward, the bullet making its exit just below the waist line, inflicting a slight wound. The elder Lanford aparently must have been standing over his son when he received his wound. It is said that Oscar Lanford, who lived but an hour, exclaimed as he fell that his father had shot him. The ways of some women are past understanding, and some have no ways at all. Barker, Memminger; Henry O. Morris, Furman; Earl Rizer, Bailey Military Institute; Counthen Morris and Edward Neeley, Clemson college. Misses Powell of Columbia, are at the home of the Rev. Mr. Sassard. Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Wright arrived Sunday to spend Christmas with Mrs. Starr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd C. Chitty, of Groveland, Ga., motored to Olar and are spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Chitty. Dr. and Mrs. Williams, of Atlanta, are in Olar. Cecil Starr, of Columbia, is visit ing his cousin, Wilbur Starr, this week. Mrs. Wescoat entertained the young folk Friday evening. Branchville Breezes. Branchville, Dec. 30.?J. E. Mer chant, of Catawba, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Dukes. J. W. Westbury, of Charleston, is spending a few days with his brother, D. E. L. Westbury. Miss Minnie Jenkins, of Columbia, is the guest of Misses Louise and Tnez Rushton. Miss Lydia Reeves gave a party for a number of her friends at thev> home of Mrs. Julius Myers Wednesday evening. Wallace Bethea, of Spartanburg, is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Bethea, for a few days visit. Miss Lila Sue Wright, of Rock Hill, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Byrd, of Savannah, are guests of Mrs. Carrie Byrd. W. A. Evans, of Columbia, is the holiday guest of Misses Alice and Rebecca Evans. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Dreher, of Irmo, are spending this week with their daughter, Mrs. W. J. Stubbs. Miss Chessie Breedlove, of Rowesville, is visiting Miss Lula Hunt. Carlisle Rushton, of Cowpens, is spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. Rushton. COLUMBIA GETS LOAN BANK AMONG TWELVE CITIES SELECTED AS BANKING CENTRES. The Carolinas, Georgia and Florida the States to Be Served by Bank in Columbia. Washington, Dec. 27.?Twelve cities in which are to be located the federal farm loan banks were announced today by the farm loan boards, and it is expected that within sixty days the new system will be in operation, ready to make the loans for which applications already are pouring in from, every section of the country. / The banks will be set up in Springfield, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Colum bia, S. C.; New Orleans, La.; Houston, Texas; St. Louis, Mo.; Louisville, Ky.; St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Wichita, Kas.; Spokane, Wash., and Berkeley, Cal. Stock subscription books of the banks will be opened within the next . ten days, probably about January 2, to remain open for thirty days. It is expected, however, that the government will have to supply most of the $9,000,000 capital, under that section of the law which empowers the secretary of the treasury to make up the unsubscribed stock. lemporarjr Temporary directors, five to each bank, will be appointed, probably within the next three weeks, by the board. As soon as the banks have been organized and borrowers have subscribed to $200,000 of the stock of each bank, the temporary directors will surrender their authority to boards of nine directors eacn, six of whom will be chosen by the farmer borrowers and three by the farm loan board. The permanent directors will serve three -years and receive per diem compensation, as in the case of federal reserve bank directors. Each borrower must subscribe to stock in the bank from which he borrows to the extent of 5 per cent, of his loan, and the original subscribers, to the capital stock are required to surrender their holdings as they may be needed to meet this situation. In designating locations for the banks the board was guided chiefly by the needs of the rural sections. This has resulted in placing only two of the twelve banks in New England and Middle Atlantic States, the chief centres of population. Three go to the South, five to the farming States of the Middle West and West and two to the Pacific coast. The Twelve Districts. The twelve districts into which the country is divided were announced by the farm loan board today as follows: District No. 1.?Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. District No. 2.?Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. District No. 3.?North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. District No. 4.?Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. District No. 5.?Alabama, Missis- , sippi and Louisiana. District No. 6.?Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. District No. 7.?Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and .North Dakota. District No. 8.?Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. District No. 9.?Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. District No. 10.?Texas. District No. 11.?California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. District No. 12.?Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho. Not as Advertised. An English lord was visiting fiends in Scotland. One evening while attending a dinner in his honor he met the little daughter of his host, who, though too well bred to stare, eyed him covertly as the occasion presented itself, finally venturing a remark: "And you are really and truly an English lord?" / "Yes, he answered pleasantly, "really and truly." "I have often thought I would like to see an English lord," she went on, "and?and " "And now you are satisfied," he interrupted, laughing. "N-no," the little miss replied truthfully, "I'm not satisfied,' I'm a good deal disappointed."?London Standard. Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. -r WON T CONSIDER PEACE. Entente Allies Refuse to Consider Proposition of Tuetons. Paris, Dec. 30.?In reply to the ' t proffer of Germany and her allies for a peace conference, the entente alliee, in a collective note, declare that they "refuse to consider a proposal which is empty and insincere." The note was handed to the American ambassador, William Graves Sharp, today by Premier Briand, and was made public simultaneously in London and rans. The entente allied governments insist that no peace is possible so long as they have not secured reparation for violated rights and liberties and the free existence of small States and have not brought about a settlement for the future security of the world. The note declares that the proposal . of the central powers is not an offer of peace, but a "war manoeuver." It is declared to be founded on "calcu- v' J lated misinterpretation of tho*charjtcter of the struggle in the past, the , present and the future.''^ The note does not specifically outline the definite war aims of any of >? ; the entente governments, except Belgium. Before the war, it is pointed out, Belgium asked for nothing but to live in harmony with her neigh- . bors. Assailed in spite of the trea- . ... ties guaranteeing her inviolability, Belgium, the note says, has taken up ^3* arms to defend her independence and "her neutrality violated by Ger-; many." London Paper States Terms. London, Dec. 29.?The Spectator devotes the greater part of tomor- row's issue to answering President Wilson's question as to what are the ?' peace terms of the entente allies. Briefly summarized the principal demands as outlined by the Spectator follow: "The peace terms are to start from the status quo before the war, thus including the evacuation of the whole ; of Northern France, Belgium and , Luxemburg, and of all lands taken from Serbia, Roumaaiia, Russia and . \ Montenegro. . - . . . "Alsace-Lorraine is tor d? reszorea to France. The Danish portion of Schleswig-Holstein is to go to Den- mark and Posen, Polish Prussia and Austrian Poland are to be added to ^ the new sub-kingdom of Poland, which the Czar has pledged to create. / * J5 The Slavs of Bosnia, Herzegovina, ^ Dalmatia, Croatia, etc., are to be ereated into a new kingdom. . "Bohemia is to be an independent ; State. "The Roumanian section of Tran- ;'sylvania to be added to Roumania. "The whole Austrian Tyrol, pins . Trieste, Istria and the other portions of Austria which are Italian in blood . VfiS or feeling, to be added to Italy. "Turkey to yield Constantinople |9 and the straits to Russia. "The Armenians to be put under yjj Russian tutelage. "The Arabs to be freed, while Syria, be under external protection , v^J| guaranteeing tranquillity. */?M "The German colonies to remain in the hands of the entente. Moreover, a money indemnity for the ruin Germany has done in Belgium, France, Serbia, Montenegro, etc. ;>|| "As regarding shipping Germany maVfl rpnaration in kind for all ships of commerce destroyed, ton for ton, neutral shipping to be replaced only after all the demands of the allies have been satisfied. "The German navy to be handed over and distributed among entente' nations. "As a guarantee against future war the allies are to insist upon the democratization of the German government. "The Kiel canal to be neutralized under an international non-German commission, including the entente countries, the United States and other neutrals." Quit Colleges for Monition Shops. ?- $ To help toward meeting the ever increasing demand for munitions of war numerous groups of young students belonging to more than 200 Italian State universities have signified their willingness to quit the lecture halls for the workshops. In encouragement of this movement the Italian government has decided to grant exceptional concessions in the matter of studies, examinations and degrees, so that their patriotism may not prove a handicap to the volun- Ateers in their future professional, career.?London Chronicle. Every time a hobo comes to our back door for a handout we wonderc if he is a rich Mexican ranchero driven out by the bandits. * 'i --