The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 07, 1917, Page 6, Image 6
Ufa pamberg Jleralb
Thursday, June 7, 1917.
SHOUT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
The Junior Missionary society will
meet at the Methodist church Friday
afternoon at "> o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rentz announce
the engagement of their daughter.
Kate, to Mr. J. J. Heard, the wedding
to take place 011 June 57th.
At the regular meeting of the
Bamberg lodge. No. 3S. Knights of
Pythias. Monday night, it was decided
to invest a small sum in Libetry
bonds.
The Young Ladies Missionary society
of the Methodist church will
meet on Wednesday. June 13. at 4
o'clock, p. m.. with Miss Corinne Fow-'
i
ler. All members are requested to
be present.
Night Policeman Bart Jordan Tuesday
night handed in his resignation
to city council. He has accepted a
position with the commissioners of
public works. The vacancy on the
police force has not yet been filled.
Cotton was quoted Tuesday morning
at 22 cents per pound in Augusta
?the highest price since civil war
?It ic ciirnrkine however. tO I
pi ICC?. 1 I lO C V4 4 ?V- > 0 y - _ r
notice what little interest is taken in
the price of cotton now. It is rarely
mentioned.
There will be a special called conference
of the membership of the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
immediately after Sunday-school. As
there will be business of importance
to come before the conference, a full
attendance is desired.
Col. X. F. Thompson, of Birmingham,
Ala., made a talk at the court
house Mondayv afternoon on cooperation
between business men and the
farmers. Col. Thompson is also the'
traveling representative of the Pro-j
gressive Farmer, of Raleigh. X. .C.
Mrs. J. W. Barr and .Mrs. Hattie
Stubbs will be hostesses to the U. D.
C. chapter at the home of Mrs. M. A.!
Bamberg on the afternoon of Tuesday,
June 12th. at 4:30. This will
be the last meeting before the sum-i
mer vacation of two months, and all
mpmhprs are reauested to be present.
J
x Hail storms visited different parts ;
of the county the past week. Some I
of the -hail stones were reported to;
have been as large as small eggs, and j
a great deal of damage has been done
to crops generally. Sunday afternoon j
there was hail above and below Bam-!
berg, but none fell in the town.
On Monday last the infant child ofl
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Weir, former!
resident of Edgefield who now live j
at ' Elko, Barnwell county, was
brought here for burial by the side
of other children of theirs at Willow
Brook. Rev. Mr. Gunter conducted
the funeral.?Edgefield Chronicle.
The Herald Book Store window is
graced with a very fine sheaf of wheat
from a field of Mr. J. H. Pearson near j
the city. Mr. Pearson says he has;
six and one-half acres like it. from!
which he expects a yield of twenty j
"bushels or more per acre. The wheat j
has especially fine heads, and is the
best we have seen this season.
Mr. A. B. Utsey handed us yester-j
day five Irish potatoes, the combined !
weight of which is four pounds and j
five ounces. The largest one of the
tubers weighs fifteen ounces. This
is no " 'tater tale." We have them
to prove it. Look at them in the
Book Store window; if you have any
that you think will beat these, bring
'em in.
From reports gathered from different
points in Bamberg county it is
quite certain that there is a large
acreage planted in velvet beans this
year in corn. In fact, one gentleman
told us that he has seen but few
fields of corn in which velvet beans
have not been planted. This crop
will mean thousands of dollars to
Bamberg county this year. It will be
largely additional wealth, for this is
the first year beans have been planted
on a large scale.
Mr. O'Byrnes at St. Johns.
Mrs. J. M. Kinsey is just in recept
of a letter from her brother. Mr
Jesse O'Byrnes. mailed at St. Johns.
New Foundland, reading in part as
follows:
"We are here to oil and take water.
Wo frpt nut ri2-ht awav: s:aess we will
hit the war zone pretty soon. We
passed by where the Titanic was supposed
to have gone down: there are
certainly some icebergs, some were
over a hundred feet high. Guess we
will get to where we are going next
week some time."
Mr. O'Byrnes is in the navy, and
wrote a few days ago that his ship
would soon sail for European waters,
the precise destination being unknown.
Senator B. R. Tillman, who underwent
an operation in an Atlanta hospital
last week, is recuperating nicely.
Moiton-Patrick Wedding.
Mr. William Ciifton Patrick and
bride have arrived ir. the city and
are keeping house on Sunr.yside avenue
Piedmont Park. The following
is from the Birmingham Ledger of
Tuesday:
J "The wedding of Miss Mary Mol'
ton and Mr. William Clifton Patrick,
of Charlotte. X. C.. was a beautiful
event of the day. taking place at the
, home of the bride's parents. Mr. audi
.Mrs. William Forrest Morton, a: East
I .a k e.
"The ceremony was performed uy
j Dr. J. M. Shelburne. president of I
Howard college, at 2:30 o'clock in
| the presence of a large number of
friends of the family.
"The wedding march was played!
by .Mrs. Amelia Molton Embry, piano:
Mrs. Thomas Morris, harp, and Mr.
Fred Hard, violin, and at the ap
pointed hour the little flower gins.
Libbie Morrow and Mary Frances
Shelburne. formed an aisle from the
stairway to the altar in the bay window
in the living room.
''There was a background of white
with standards holding baskets of
white and pink swee'peas. Many
lighted candies were also used with
good effect.
"Miss Annie Molton was her sister's
maid of honor and only attendant.
She was dressed in white
organdie with blue sash and her large
leghorn hat was trimmed in pink
roses.
"The bride and bridegroom entered
together, the bride looking very
handsome in her traveling costume of
blue cloth with gray hat. gloves and
shoes. Her flowers were a combination
of white roses and sweetpeas.
"After the ceremony a strawberry
fr^nnp was served, the table in the
i?Mrrv
dining room being especially artistic
with its decoration of bride roses and
sweetpeas in a crystal centerpiece and
a pendant cupid showering sweetpeas
from the chandelier.
"Mr. and Mrs. Patrick left immediately
for their home in Charlotte,
X. C., where they will be followed by
the best wishes of a host of friends.
"Among the out-of-town guests for
the wedding were: Mrs. Sanders, of
Roanoke: Mrs. \Y. F. Hurt, of Louisville:
Mrs. Whitfield and Miss Miriam
Whitfield, of Brunswick. Ga."?Char-!
lotte Observer.
The many handsome presents bespoke
the popularity of the bride and!
bridegroom.
Registration Day in Bamberg.
Stepping forward as if in one solid
rank for the defense of the State and
natiop, Bamberg's young men of 21 j
to 31 Tuesday presented themselves!
for enrollment on the "lists of honor."!
Nowhere'Tso far as learned, was there!
any opposition in Bamberg county to
enrolling for service in the nation's;
war for humanity. In general it was!
not a day of festivity. The stern ne- j
cessity of bringing every power to |
bear in the struggle against Germany j
has left most people but little time1
for anything but work. But every-)
where there was the spirit of readi-l
ness to serve. White and black, rich!
and poor, they flocked to tne registration
places, and it is believed that)
there is hut a small proportion now]
unregistered.
Rev. C. W. Jones Accepts Pastorate.
Pastor J. D. Huggins. of Denmark,
writes: "Rev. C. W. Jones, late of
Walterboro. has been called to
Glients* Branch, Reedy Branch, Mt.
Olivet and Spring Town churches recently
in field of Rev. Geo. H'opkins.
^Brother Hopkins goes to Gray Court,
Laurens county, to take a field of
three churches. Brother Jones will
be on his field by June 1st. occupying]
the Ghents' Branch parsonage, Den-|
mark, S. C. Long Branch, another
of the churches formerly served by
Brother Hopkins, will be served by
Rev. \V. L. Hays, of Barnwell."?
Baptist Courier.
Duncan-Eaves Invitations.
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Tire following invitation has been
received in Bamberg by friends of
the contracting parties: "Mr. and
.Mrs. Thomas Carey Duncan request
the honor of your presence ai ute
marriage of their daughter, Louisa
Merriman. to Mr. Donald Matheson
Eaves on Thursday, the fourteenth of
June. Grace Methodist church. Union.
South Carolina."
Preparing Corn Products.
The Sun, of Xew York, last Wednesday
printed on its editorial page
an article about corn and tne ways
of preparing meal and other corn
products for the table, written by
A. W. Brabham, of Oiar. The information
is presented in a manner that
will excite a keen interest in parts of
the country where the delights or
corn pone, egg bread and a score of
other scod dishes are unknown. The
article is written in a charming style
and should be of real service in this
time when the food question calls
urgently for a sensible answer.?The
kHUlV.
Read The Herald. $1.50 a year.
CHAIXGAXG AX I) JAIB INSPECTED j
Charitie> and Correction* lizard lle-j
port on County Institution*.
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in the Quarterly Bulletin tor)
. 'arch, just issued i>y the State Board
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oi Charities and Corrections, report ;
is made on the Bamberg county chain-j
gangs and the jail, together with ree-j
commendations for improvements, j
The report follows:
Bamberg County Chaingang*.
"i. .Mr. J. R. Xorris. Foreman.
Visited November 6. Iblth Camp
about a mile from Ehrhardt.
"Equipment.?For guards a tent j
with a fly. For convicts two tents j
norses anci wime i-om uxi an nwn
without flies. Xegro convicts sleep on
double bed. Blankets and mattresses
used for bedding. In good condition.
Cooking done in the open over a fire.
"Management.?The county employs
a physician on a salary to visit
the gang on call. Very sick convicts
are sent to jail. Records of convicts
kept by foreman meet requirements
except no ages are given. Laws requiring
reduction of sentence by onetenth
and separation of convicts by
[races obeyed.
"Convicts.?Number present day
of visit?white men, 1: negro men,
I 29: of whom 1 white man and 5 negroes
were "trusties." Convicts
must bathe when they start their
j sentences and once a week while on
the gang. (Four convicts bathe in
the same tub of water.) Bill of fare
for convicts day of visit?breakfast:
hominy, fried bacon, cornbread: dinner
rpeas, boiled bacon, cornbread:
supper: hominy, fried bacon, cornbread.
Fresh meat (or fish) once a
month. Wheat bread once a week.
Sewerage is dumped in a pit 50 yards
(about) from camp and covered with
earth daily. For punishment "trusties"
have chains put back on them
and chainmen are whipped. The latter
punishment is administered by
the foreman or guards in camp.
"2. Mr. S. R. Kennedy. Foreman.
Visited November 7, 1916. Camp
near Odom's bridge.
"Equipment.?Tent with fly for
guards. Tent with fly for convicts.
Latter sleep on beds of boards laid
over saw-horses. Bedding consists of
mattresses, cotton ticks, and blanki
ets. Fairly clean. Cooking done
over open fire out of doors.
"Management.?Physician emplov!
ed on a salary by the county to visit
I gang on call. Sick convicts usually
remain at camp. Records kept by
foreman do not show race and ages
of convicts committed. Law requiring
reduction of sentences for good
behavior obeyed. Law directing sepedaration
of races on chaingangs observed
when convicts are in camp but
disregarded when they are at work.
"Convicts.?Number present day
of visit?negro men, 19: of whom 6
were "trusties." Bathing requirej
quirements?on commitment and
| once a week while on the gang.
CThree convicts bathe in the same
tub of water.) Convicts' bill of fare
jday of visit?breakfast: hominy, fried
| bacon, syrup, gravy; dinner: peas.
nftfnWooH hnil&ri harnn: sunner:
I V.U1 Uk/1 v^au, Wi.v? ?, f V _ _
j hominy, fried bacon, syrup, gravy.
I No fresh meat. Wheat bread once a
j week. Sewerage from camp dumped
! in a pit and covered with earth daily.
I "Trusties" are shackled and chain
men are whipped. "Trusties" are
i whipped, too. sometimes.
Recommendations for Gangs.
"Provide weather-proof kitchens.
I preferably screened cars, and stoves
for the gangs. Require the county
physician to visit the gangs once a
week regularly as well as on call: to
vaccinate convicts against smallpox
as indicated, and to make a physical
examination of all convicts committed
unless previously examined while in
jail. Keep the race and ages of convicts
in the foreman's record.
"On gang 2. obey to the letter the
law requiring the separation of the
races. Do not permit more than one
convict to bathe in the same tub of
water. Give the convicts fresh meat
(or fish) twice a week and wheat
bread once a day. Use kerosene oil
and water in the sewerage vessels as
a fly repellant. Dig the pits for sewerage
at least 150 yards from the
sites of the camps. Do not whip convicts."
Bamberg County Jail.
"Visited November 6. 1916. Sheriff
S. G. Ray.
"Building and Equipment.?The
jail is two stories high built of brick. I
Has metal roof and wooden floors. I
On second floor there are Ave rooms I
for prisoners, one for white men. onei
for negro women, two for negro men, J
and one for insane persons. The ven-j
tilation and lighting of the rooms is!
exceptionally good. Electric light;
in hall > and kerosene lamp in room,
for white men. Heated by stove in j
j hall. Water from ~>k-foot pump in!
back yard. Covered agate-ware toilet j
bucket*- in each room occupied by j
prisoners. Two galvanized tubs. Onei
double iron bed in white male pris-i
oners' room, and three "double-deck"!
iron beds of poor type in each of three!
rooms for negro prisoners. Bedding I
consists of mattresses, quilts, and!
blankets for negroes and whites, withi
sheets, pillows and pillow cases add
Missionary Meeting. I?
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There will be a euarterly meeting;
of the first division of the Barnwell
association heid at the Bamberg Bay-!
tist church on next Saturday. June!
bth. beginning promptly at 1 1 o'clock. |
A full attendance front each churchi
in this division is desired. Let each J member
of our home society feel that j
it is her duty to attend and take part
in this meeting: in serving our Master
we should each realize that we
have some task to perform. Ladies
of other denominations are cordially
invited to attend these services. Lunch
will lie served at the church. The
following is the programme for the
day:
Sons: Devotional exercise, bv Mrs.
W. L. Hayes. Address of welcome.
Mrs. J. F. Carter. Response. .Mrs.
Claudia Kennedy. Reading minutes
of last meeting. Busness. Roll call,
with the verbal reports from each society.
"What are the characteristics
of an ideal foreign missionary?"
by Miss Louise Maths. Music, choir.
"(1) What can we do in our own lives
to strengthen the home base? (2) Is
there anything we can do in our own
church to further the same end? (3)
Is there anything we can do to extend
the cause?" By Miss Watson. Reading.
Miss Dot Xinestein. "Ideals of
Leadership." Mrs. A. W. Knight. "A
Sunbeam's Mission.*' Miss P. Turner.
Appointment of committees. Resolutions.
time and place of next meeting.
Adjournment?lunch. Devotional
exercise, Mrs. Cooner. "Our
Work Among the Foreigners." Mrs.
J. D. Huggins. Discussion, "How
May I Manifest Loyalty to My Country."
Mesdames Mayfield. Ayer and
Hayes. ' Music, choir. Tithing. Mrs.
Storn. Music, solo. "Gaining, the
Life of Power," Mrs. Counts. Y. W.
A. session. Miss Millions. Report of
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Shower for Miss Rentz.
Quite an enjoyable social affair
was the miscellaneous shower given
in honor of -Miss Kate Rentz, the
popular and attractive music teacher
of the Walterboro high school, by
.Mrs. David Black, on Tuesday afternoon,
announcing the engagement of
Miss Rentz to Mr. J. J. Heard, the
wedding to take place the latter part
of June.
The guests began to assemble at
4:30 o'clock, and were met at the
door by Mrs. Black and Miss Jones,
who presented them to Miss Rentz,
and Misses Black and Aver, of Bam- 1
berg, other guests of the occasion.
Delicious fruit punch was served
by Misses Marie Saunders and Edith ,
Black, after which the gam e of
hearts dice was enjoyed for an hour.
A sweet course, consisting of ice '
cream and cake, was served. x
The entrance of the "washer woman"
with a large basket of "clothes"
on her head was of interest to all,
when it was discovered that the basket
contained a number of gifts for
the bride-elect. The cutting of the
bride's cake was quite an interesting
part of the afternoon's entertainment.
Miss Maggie Marvin cut the ring, and
Miss Kathleen de Treville the "oid
maid's thimble."
Miss Rentz, by her charming personality
and beautiful traits of character,
has endeared herself to each
and all of the people of Walterboro.
who have had the pleasure of knowing
her. It is with a feeling of sincere
regret and best wishes that her
friends bid her good-bye.?Walterboro
Press and Standard.
ed for latter. Sheets and pillow
cases washed weekly and blankets
monthly. The fire hazard is serious,
the wooden floors, type of heating,
and kerosene lights all contributing
to the danger.
"Management.?A jailer is employed.
The quarters of the prisoners
and the equipment they use are
kept spotlessly clean/a condition foF
which the management is to be heartily
commended, especially since it is
handicapped by the lack or running
water and modern conveniences in the
jail. The records of prisoners committed
are not adequate, only their
names and date of commitment and
discharge are kept. A physician is
employed on a salary, but he is required
to visit the jail only on call.
'"Prisoners.?Average daily popula
tion, 4.4. Largest population ui reword.
5. Prisoners are separated by
race and sex. and juveniles are given
a room to themselves. Prisoners required
to bathe on entrance and
weekly thereafter. Xo employment
except cleaning jail. Jailer provides
some reading matter. Religious ser- j
vices held twice in las: four years.
Three meals, good in quality ancl sui- j
fic-ient in quantitv. served daily to all!
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prisoners.
"Improvements Noted.?Electric
lights put in jaiiers" quarters and in!
hall of prisoners' quarters. Tele-!
| phone installed for jailer.
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Recommendation*.
"Connect jail with city water main !
and put in sewerage connections, j
Build storeroom for food supplies
under stairway. Bring records of
prisoners up to requirements."
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Read The Herald. $1.50 a year, j
W A R THIS is what
W rt I\ we are IN for
If your house had been ransacked and burned, and
your relatives and friends had been outraged, as have the
Belgians and French, you would be bursting with rage and
ready to fight, and to fight to a finish.
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Bombs with long but perfect connections have been set
under the foundations of this government.
The fuse is burning towards our shores.
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Shall we wait till the terrible explosion takes place, or
shall we act now?
The war is with us. We may not see its flames today,
but our homes, our liberty, our freedom and our all, are at
stake.
THE VALUE OF LIBERTY BONDS TO ' .
PURCHASERS.
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Security v M
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If the bond were only fairly good, if even there were
some doubt about its ever being paid, and if the interest
rate were much lower, it would BE THE DUTY of every *
citizen to subscribe. .
But it is today THE BEST BOND IX THE WORLD.
The INTEREST rate i^ HIGH for such a bond and^it is
FREE FROM TAXES OF EVERY KIND.
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No such opportunity has ever been offered in any countrv
in the historv of the world to combine PATRIOTISM,
SAFETY AND* GOOD INCOME. . j
Benefits
The bonds will appreciate in value.
We would certainly look to see these bonds go to a premium
after the war, as tlie one bond that will be the most
desirable of all the world's issues.
And in the meantime, as commanding the highest credit *
and lowest terms for borrowing at the banks, they will be
in demand as collateral by borrowers, who will be willing
to pay a premium for them in exchange temporarily for
other collateral, in order to make loans at the banks at the
lowest rate.
In addition to this, the bonds are convertible into the
bonds to be authorized in the future, if the Government
then has to pay a higher rate than 3 1-2 per cent.
This will probably be necessary. The bonds bought
now, will thus, by exchange, become even more valuable.
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Bamberg Banking Co.
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Mr. Opportunity Knocks at
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Every Man*s Door ^
MOW often do we hear the expression, "If I had a little ready
** money I could make a fortune!" Why not have a little
ready cash when Mr. Opportunity knocks'at your door? Mr. Opportunity
is a gracious fellow, but he turns away from the man
who is not ready to welcome him. ^
Get ready for his visit by placing a
A certain sum in the bank. Then when A
V he comes you can take him to your Y
I bosom. See us about your banking. * CwESBi 9
4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $100,000:00
Bamberg Banking Co. ,
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I THE PEACEABLE SETTLEMENT OF
YOUR ESTATE WILL BEST BE ACCOMPLISHED
BY YOUR AP- . "
POINTMENT
of us as your Executor. It is in your power?NOW
?to do much to avoid litigation over the settlement
of your Estate, by having your Will made, drawn in
clear language and conforming to law and by our '
appointment as your Executor to enforce and carry
out impartially your wishes. Loosely drawn wills
I and careless administration oy mexperieiiueu mui
viduals often involve costly legal contests and the 2
frustration of your wishes. We shall be glad to S
consult with you without charge about your Will. 1
BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY I
Bamberg, S. C. I
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