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Thursday, March 15, 1917.
SHOUT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Mr. G. \V. Folk, of Clear Pond,
was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Folk
was one of the more fortunate ones
whose winter oats were not killed by
the cold wave.
The Orangeburg district conference
of the Methodist church is be
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conference will continue through today
(Thursday).
Dr. Lewis Fowler, of Atlanta, Ga.,
will preach at the Baptist church on
Sunday, April 15th. Dr. Fowler is
a preacher of wide reputation. The
public is cordially invited to be present.
Do you subscribe for any magazines?
If you do, when you renew,
hand your subscription to The Herald
Book Store. We will send it in for
you and save you all trouble and expense.
The Woman's Missionary society,
of the Methodist church, will meet
on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The executive committee will be asked
to remain a few minutes after the
meeting.
During the month of January there
was a total precipitation in this county
of 4.94 inches, which was 1.84
more than normal. The greatest
precipitation in one day was 1.74
inches on the 25th. Rain fell on
twelve days during the month.
E. H. Henderson, Esq., stated yesterday
that he would not be a candidate
for alderman or town treasurer
in the approaching town election. He
has held this position for six years,
and wishes to leave the office of
treasurer open, so that some one else
may take up that duty.
Mr. H. C. Copeland, of the Ehrhardt
section, was in The Herald office
Monday. Mr. Copeland said that
the high price of food does not worry
him much, as he raises nearly
everything at home. He plants a
good acreage every year in peanuts,
which he finds to be a profitable crop.
Mr. A. McB. Speaks, of this city,
was one of the losers in the fire
which destroyed the business section
of the town of Varnville Saturday
iiignt. 31 r. t>peaKs iosi one wooueu
building, valued at $1,500, with several
hundred dollars insurance. Mr.
- Speaks says he expects to erect a
brick building on the same lot at
once.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Newsom expect
to move to Williston in the near future.
Mr. Newsom recently resigned
his position as cashier of the Enterprise
Bank, on account of his health.
Mr. and Mrs. Newsom have been residents
of Bamberg for some time, and
during their residence here have
made many friends in the city,, who
learn with regret of their intended
removal.
Rev. W. R. McMillan and family
will leave on the 29th inst. for their
future home at Westminster, where
Mr. McMillan has accepted the pastorate
of the Baptist church. The
Baptist pastor will preach his farewell
sermon in Bamberg on the 25th
inst., which will also complete his
fifth year as-pastor of the Bamberg
church. No call has yet been extended
to a successor to Mr. McMillan.
Sheriff S. G. Rav received instrucll
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to Denmark Friday to render any assistance
necessary for the protection
of the negro, Palmer, from mob violence,
while Sheriff Dukes was passing
through with his prisoner. The
sheriff found that no violence was being
attempted at this point, however,
and no assistance was necessary, as
Sheriff Dukes decided to proceed on
the Coast Line as far as Robbins.
i May Retain P. O. Boxes.
Postmaster Knight states that a
number of persons have asked him
about retaining their postoffice boxes
and also receiving mail by the village
delivery service, which is to be
inaugurated April first. Mr. Knight
requests us to state that it will not
be necessary for any patron of the
postoffice to give up their postoffice
boxes in order to secure mail by the
earner, rtie ooxes may oe retained.
Tn this case, the carrier would collect
the mail from the postoffice
boxes of such of his patrons as had
boxes and deliver to the residences
or places of business. By this
method, parties desiring to do so
could get their mail from the postoffice
whenever desired, as well as
having their mail delivered by carrier.
This would enable parties holding
boxes to get their mails at night
as usual. However, this is entirely
optional with the patrons. Many
persons, though, like to get their
mail at night, as well as during the
day, and such persons can still avail
themselves of this convenience by retaining
their boxes at the postoffice.
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Prof. Guilds's Birthday Party.
.Monday was a day of surprise for
Professor Guilds. At two o'clock lie
received word that there were some
men waiting in the lobby of Guilds
hall to see him. Arming himself
with the usual line that he hands out
to bill collectors, he advanced to
meet the supposed enemy. As he
stepped into the hall who should
greet him but the local members of
the board of control. It was a complete
surprise. It was .Mr. Guilds's
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After a few minutes of deliberation,
Professor Duncan announced
that there was something of interest
in the dining room. All repaired to
a table prepared for the occasion.
The table itself was a thing of beau,ty.
It was refreshingly decorated
with newly cut flowers from Prof.
Duncan's choice beds. Then the dinner!
It was served in eight courses
and each course was just a little better
than the one that preceded it.
The courses were as follows: Grape
fruit; tomato bouillon with brown
bread and crackers; chicken, ham,
rice, peas, potatoes, macaroni; fruit
salad; ice cream and cake; coffee;
mints.
After the dinner Dr. E. O. Watson
took charge of the ceremonies and
tried in vain to induce Prof. Guilds
to tell which of his birthdays was being
celebrated. It was finally concluded
that it was either his fortyI
first or eighty-first. This satisfied
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evervDoay except jrroi. ounus, out as
he wouldn't tell which it was, it had
to go.
The surprise was the result of a
conception of Mrs. Beach, and to say
that it was merely a success would
be expressing in terms far too mild
the joyous occasion. Mrs. Beach's
efforts always bring forth happy results.
The following men were present:
Dr. E. 0. Watson, H. C. Folk, J. H.
Cope, A. W. Knight, W. D. Rhoad,
Dr. L. A. Hartzog, H. J. Brabham, H.
F. Bamberg, J. A. Kleij, W. C. Duncan,
R. T. Fairey, Paul Whitaker, W.
W. Daniel, and, of course, J. C.
Guilds.
Civic League Meeting.
The Civic league met with Mrs. C.
J. S. Brooker, Friday. March 9th, the
director, Mrs. W. P.' Jones, in the
chair. She made a stirring appeal
to the ladies to have a part in helping
to make our town a town which
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we will not be afraid to have our
children grow up.
We cannot feel safe along that line
until the amusements are clean and
wholesome and the town from an
aesthetic view, all that we can make
it.
To accomplish that it takes planning
and work and everybody ready
and willing to do his or her part.
The town is full of half grown
boys and girls?the men and women
of the morrow?and it behooves us
to see that the influences brought to
bear upon them are all that they
should be.
The different committees are all
very much alive and at work.
Now is the time for spring cleanings?the
first flies and mosquitoes
have made their appearance.
The following clean-up decalogue,
gotten out by the bdard of trade of
Hoboken in connection with last
year's campaign, is very appropriate
and well worth remembering at all
times:
1st. Remember thy garbage can
to keep it covered.
2nd. Thou shalt cut the weeds in
thy vacant lot lest it will become a
hiding place for old tin cans.
3rd. Thou shalt bear witness
against thy neighbor's rubbish heap.
4th. Thou shalt clean out the
habitation of thy horse..
5th. Thou shalt prevent the
breeding of the fly that thy children
unto the third and fourth generations
need not swat him.
6th. Remember thy back yard
and alley to keep them clean. Six
days shalt thou labor?if yet the
task is not accomplished thou couldst
do worse and continue on the seventh.
7th. Thou shalt covet the air and
sunshine.
8th. Look not upon the milk
when itN comes from an unclean dairy.
9th. Remember thy clean-up day
and keep it holy.
10th. If thou dost hearken unto
these things, to do them thou shalt
live long in the land and the cleanup
spirit shall last three hundred
and sixty-five days in the year.
After the business for the afternoon
was disposed of, the hostess
served refreshments.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Frank Bamberg on Tuesday,
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Mr. Brabham Writes About Bice.
A few days ago there appeared in
the Sup., of New York, an article on
rice as a food, by Mr. A. W. Brabham,
of Olar. It has so impressed
William L. Carrigaii, a capitalist of
Connecticut, that he proposes to get
out the article in phamplet form and I
send it broadcast over all the North- i
ern States, and writes that if the
Bamberg county economist has any
more such valuable suggestions to
send them on.
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Sinmis-Oliphant.
Barnwell, March 9.?Thursday
night the Church of the Holy Apostles,
in Barnweli, was the scene of a
pretty wedding when Miss May
Simms, daughter of Mrs. W. Gilmore
Simms, was united in marriage to
Mr. A. D. Oliphant, of Columbia.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. S. Carey Beckwith, of St.
Philip's church, Charleston, assisted
by the local rector, the Rev. A. E.
EVison. In spite of the inclement
weather a laree number of friends
of the young couple were present.
Just before the ceremony Schubert's
Serenade was sung by Mrs. S. B.
Moseley. The marches and other
music were furnished by Miss R. E.
Gill, Miss Thelma Bailey, Mrs. Norman
Anderson and Mr. Eugene Easterling,
who compose the Barnwell
high school orchestra.
The wedding was followed by a reception
at the home of the bride's
mother. The presents were numerous
and costly.
Young Ladies' Missionary Society.
On last Wednesday afternoon Miss
Rebecca Dickinson entertained the
Young Ladies' Missionary society. A
large number of young people attended.
After the business of the
meeting an interesting programme
was carried out. After the meeting
a social hour was enjoyed. Delightful
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Graded School Grounds.
When the Civic league presented
the graded school with a fence for
the grounds, several years ago, it
was with the hope and understanding
that this might encourage those
interested in the school to beautify
the grounds. It can be truly said
that no more forlorn desolate surroundings
could be found than
around our public school building.
These hopes have never materialized,
so once again the league is going
to see if there is any civic pride in
the hearts of the trustees, patrons
and teachers of this school, calling
on all to combine forces and make of
our school grounds a place of which
we shall be proud. To this end, the
committee asks that every patron
shall give of his time or resources for
one day's work around the school
building.
It has been planned to plant beautiful
trees in front with a winding
driveway and grass on each side ana
flower beds where convenient, making
a playground for the girls on vacant
lot recently acquired by the
school board. So let each man on
this day, send either mule and plow
with hand to break up the ground,
loads of compost, sacks of fertilizer,
hands to plant grass, or help of any
kind. Those having odds and ends
of lumber may donate these for
swings, seats, etc., while those who
wish to give the work of their hands
may come and convert this lumber
into apparatus for the playground.
Contributions of trees, grass, cannas,
salvia, coleus, etc., will be acceptable.
Whatever is done must be
done quickly as spring is here, so be
ready to help very soon.
The league proposes to contribute
sanitary drinking fountains for the
scnooi at an eariy aaie, as cue members
feel that the furnishing of pure
water to the childreii is of vital importance.?Contributed.
Ke-.seeding Winter-killed Oats.
The following from the Yorkville
Enquirer will be of interest to the
farmer readers of The Herald whose
winter oats were killed by the recent
cold wave:
The extreme cold weather in the
Southern States during the first two
weeks in February caused much winter-killing
of fall-sown oats. The
yield from fall-sown oats is so much
better than from spring-sown oats,
however, that it will not be profitable
to re-sow to spring oats unless much
more than half the fall-sown oats
were winter-killed, according to the
United States department of agriculture.
It is best to delay re-seeding
a few days until it can be determined
definitely whether or not there is a
sufficient stand to justify leaving the
crop to mature. Fields where it is
certain that this crop was destroyed
by cold may now be sown to spring
oais wun iair prospeeis ior prontauie
yields if the seeding is done in early
March. Only the most fertile land
should be sown to oats in the spring,
as this crop will not yield well from
spring seeding on poor land.
The best varieties to sow at this
time are Burt, Fulgum, Red Rustproof,
and Appier. The land should
not be plowed, but the surface should
be loosened by disking or thorough
harrowing and the seed drilled in.
If a grain drill is not available the
seed may be sown broadcast and covered
by disking and harrowing. The
best rate of seeding is about 3 bushels
of good seed to the acre.
Come to "The Feast of the Little
Lanterns," at the Carlisle auditorium
Friday evening, March 16th. Admission
25c and 50c.?adv.
HOW MOB WAS ELUDED.
Experiences of Sheriff Dukes in Protecting
Macky Palmer.
The following account from the
Orangeburg Evening News, of how
shpriM Dukes, of Orangeburg, shield
ed the negro, Macky Palmer, from
mob vengeance, will doubtless be of
interest to readers of The Herald:
Sheriff R. Fulton Dukes, though
serving in the capacity of sheriff of
Orangeburg county for not quite two
months, is now receiving the congratulations
of his numerous friends
for the clever manner in which he
outwitted one of the largest mobs
that has ever been organized in this
State last Friday night, and taking
Macky Palmer, who shot and mortally
wounded a local police officer,
out of this city and through a round
about way to Charleston and there
locked his prisoner safely in the
Charleston county jail.
On account of the size of the mob,
which was reinforced with men from
other counties than Orangeburg, and
the systematic search which they
conducted not only along public
roads, but on trains, and their de
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lynch him on account of the crime
which he had committed, the successful
eluding of these men has been
the topic of much conversation during
the past two days.
Sheriff Dukes after an all night
ride on a freight train with his
nerves keyed up to the highest pitch
successfully got his man to Charleston
and this morning he related the
thrilling story of how he managed to
outwit the pursuers and get Macky
Palmer, half frozen and frightened
nearly to death, to a place of safety
where he would be beyond danger of
lynching by any mob.
"First of all," said Sheriff Dukes
to a representative of this paper, "I
wish to say that the report to the
effect that I had advance information
as to the whereabouts of Macky
Palmer and that he would surrender
at the proper time, is entirely without
foundation. I knew nothing of
where Palmer was hiding. If I had
known," Sheriff Dukes detfared, "I
would have made full arrangements
to get the negro away."
After setting this report ^traight
and stating that the arrival cf the
A. C. L. freight train at the coal
chute at the time that the negro surrendered
was a coincidence, Sheriff
Dukes told the story of how he spent
the remainder of the night in the cab
of the freight;* locked in a box car,
and hiding about the depot at Rob
bins.
The story of how the crowd quickly
gathered and each man heavily
armed patrolled the swamp in search
of the negro has already been told.
Sheriff Dukes states that he together
with ten other men were seated
on the A. C. L. embankment a
short distance from the river and
watching on the side of the railroad
to the south. A negro, it was reported,
was preparing to enter a boat
and go down the river. Upon thi&
information Sheriff Dukes went to
warn the negro that he would not be
permitted to go on the river. Sheriff
Dukes was accompanied by Mr.
Dibble Moss and Mr. Edward Antley.
As they neared the river bridge,
they were startled by a call from the
swamp, "I give up." Looking into
the swamp in the direction from
which the shout came, they saw the
object of their search standing in
water waist deep. He was cn the
side north of the A. C. L. track. Im- ;
mediately he was ordered to throw
up his hands and the two men with ;
Sheriff Dukes covered the negro with
their guns. The negro was ordered
to throw down his pistol. He delivered
the pistol holding it by the bar- ,
rel. He was nearly frozen and
among his first words were inquiries
as to the condition of Sergt. Franklin.
Luckily for the negro, the men
further up the track did not see the
negro surrender to Sheriff Dukes.
Sheriff Dukes with Mr. Antley took
the negro on'across the bridge towards
the coal chute. At a negro
house a piece of quilt was obtained
from a negro woman which was ,
wrapped about the shivering prisoner.
When the negro surrendered,
Sheriff Dukes made a confidant of
Mr. Dibble Moss who was told to go
to the city at once and have Sheriff
Dukes' automobile taken to the point
where the Cannon Bridge road
crosses the A. C. L.
As the officers got to the coal chute
the aDnroachins: train was observed. <
Sheriff Dukes immediately decided to
flag this train. - He began flagging,
but the engineer refused to pay any
attention to him.' As the train came
along, Sheriff Dukes pointed to the
negro and the engineer at once slow-.
ed down.
The negro was hustled into the
cab. Sheriff Dukes and -Mr. Antley
climbed in with him and then began
a night of excitement long to be remembered.
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It so happened that the train was <
a local freight. The slowness of this <
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The "all winter reading club" will
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Constitution club can only be offered
until April 30th.
train added to the anxiety of the
officers.
The negro had $2.15 it his pocket
and "with this Sheriff Dukes had one
of the brakemen go out to a store at
Cordova and purchase a suit of overalls
and a shirt for the negro.
After some shifting and loss of
time, the train started out for Cope.
By this time the lights in the cab v
were all extinguished. At Cope, the
conductor informed Sheriff Dukes
that the mob had learned that he
was aboard the train and were in
pursuit. Sheriff Dukes states that
he heard someone call his name near
the depot, and he momentarily expected
to hear a crowd rush into the
cab.
After leaving Cope, it then being
about 8 o'clock, Sheriff Dukes had
the train stopped about two miles out
from the station. He then entered a
box car with Palmer and his special
officer and had the car sealed. Then
continued in this car until the}'
reached Denmark. At this station an
automobile was heard to run up
alongside the train. He heard someone
ask the conductor if Sheriff
Dukes was aboard the train. The
conductor said he had not seen him
since leaving Cope. In a few minutes
he heard someone entering the
car next to the one in which he was
hiding, and again he felt certain that
the mob had caught him.
A few minutes later, however, he
learned that the inquiries weic- from
a brother of Deputy Sheriff vxillam
and that he desired to assist the
Sheriff if possible. He managed to
have himself identified by the station
agent when the conductor consented
to open the car. An automobile
was ready for him, but Sheriff
Dukes determined to stick to the
freight.
At Robbins he left the box car and
waited about the station. Here he
gained information through the
agent that the mob was hot on his
trail and that searching parties were
going through trains. Sheriff Dukes
atempted to hire an automobile or
buggy at this point but was unable to
ao so. iie, tnererore, was iorcea 10
stay about this station until in the
early morning when he caught a C.
and W. C. train for Yemassee and
by this route and the A. C. L. he got
to Ashley Junction. At a small town
in Hampton county the sheriff communicated
with Governor Manning
and asked that he have Sheriff Martin
meet him at Ashley Junction.
This was done and the negro was ;
lodged in the Charleston county jail
at 11 o'clock Saturday morning.
Sheriff Dukes states that during
all this time he was without a single
cigar and his nerves were keyed up
to the highest pitch.
He did not have a pair of handcuffs
and the negro was taken all the
way without as much as a string tied
to hold him. ^
Sheriff Dukes said at one point he
had fear of the mob stopping his
train and just before reaching this
point ne undertook to put the negro
in the stove on the coach, but he was
unable to get the negro in the stove.
Sheriff Dukes states that Pajmer
had on only his underclothes, a pair
of pants and a shirt when arrested.
He said that the negro declared he
never crossed the A. C. L. track, but
ran direct to the log into which he
crawled and remained there all during
the day.
The negro had a wound in the
right side, ball entering from the
back and passing out at the front. <
This wound is supposed to have been
inflicted bv Officer Wolfe who fired
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at the fleeing negro.
Palmer also stated that he forced
the negro woman in whose room he :
was found to let him stay there, and
also said that he received advice as
lo how to act from Clint Kennedy, a (
negro barber, who has since been '
placed in jail.
When asked why he shot Sergt. i
Franklin, Palmer said he was drunk :
and scared and the officer was advancing
on him.
Palmer also denied that he enter- J
ed the home of Mrs. Dibble on Thurs- J
day evening before the shooting.
About Box Rente.
.The postmaster asks us to state
that the time for paying box rent at
the postoffice will soon be here again,
and to remind the patrons of the office
that same should be paid on or
before the last day of March. Notices
of rent being due will be placed in
the boxes about the 21st of March, ^
and if the patrons of the postoffice
would adopt the plan of paying the
box rent immediately on receipt of
the notices, it would avoid all rush
and confusiot, and there would
never be the necessity of locking the
boxes for non-payment.
The postmaster wishes it distinctly
understood that the box rents do
not belong to him, but all go to the
postoffice department. His instructions
are under no circumstances to
allow boxes to remain open after the
last day of the quarter, unless paid
for by the patron, and he has no discretion
in the matter but to follow
instructions and close all boxes which
are not paid for. In case the boxes
are closed, such mail is then placed
in the general delivery. It is a great
deal of trouble to close the boxes,
and causes much delay in distributing
mails on the morning of the .x
first.
If an inspector were to drop in
on the morning of the first after the
close of the quarter, he would check
all boxes not closed, and report the
postoffice short to the amount of all
not paid for. Box holders may refer
to section 348, printed in brief on
the back of receipts, and note what
the regulation is in regard to box
rant a.
On the first of January, notwithstanding
the previous notice given to
all b6x holders, about ninety boxes
had to be closed for non-payment.
Most of these had just neglected to
attend to the matter. The postmaster
states that, for the convenience
of anyone desiring to pay rent when
the Windows are closed, if they will
knock on the window, some one of
the force will be glad to accommodate
the patrons b? responding and
receiving the payment, or, if more
convenient, they may put the money,
with the notice, in an envelope and
drop in the letter box, without postage,
or they may place same in their
postoffice box, and the matter will be
attended to promptly.
New Advertisements.
Klauber's?Specials.
D. A. Reid?A New Line.
Bank of Denmark?Statement.
J. W. Price?Strayed or Stolen.
Ehrhardt Banking Co.?Statement.
Peoples Bank?The / Man With
Money.
Enterprise Bank?The Helping
Hand.
Stabler Sisters?Free Matinee for
Women.
City of Bamberg?Notice of Town
Election.
J. B. Brickie?Reduce the Upkeep
Expense.
Mutual Garage?Something
Fierce. i
Farmers & Merchants Bank?
Statement.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Ready
Cash Talks.
Hooton's Ladies Store and Millinery
Parlor?Hooton's Opening.
Bamberg Banking Co.?The People
Who Select a Trust Company.
Ehrhardt Millinery and Novelty
Store?Grand Millinery Opening.
Farmers & Merchants Bank?The
Careful Man Starts a Bank Account.
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Town Election May 1st.
The city election will be held in
Bamberg on Tuesday, May first.
There will be elected the mayor, six
aldermen, and one member of the
commissioners of public works. The
books of registration will remain
open at the office of the supervisor of
registration, E. H. Henderson, up to
and including April 23rd. It will be
necessary for all voters to register
again for this election.
Baptist Church.
Subject of the morning sermon at'
the Baptist church will be: "Things
in General." Subject Sunday even- 1
ing will be: "Three Reels in a Moving
Picture." W. R. McMILLAN.
W. R. MCMILLAN.
Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. . '
SPECIAL NOTICES.
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Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.
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For Sale?Dry pine stove wood,
delivered anywhere in citv. Phone
L04. H. L. HINNANT, Bamberg, S.
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Strayed or Stolen?Black and v
white spotted Setter, about 8 months
old. Answers to the name of "Don."
Reward for return to J. W. PRICE,
Bamberg, S. C. It. .1
Why Let Your storage batteries
run down? We have installed up-todate
machinery and guarantee all
work. Electric troubles a specialty.
MUTUAL GARAGE, Denmark, S. C.
, 4*
: va1.
.