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o Wqt pamfoerg iieralb Thursday, July 12,1917. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The Woman's Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. O. Watson. All members are requested to attend. The Domestic Science club will meet Friday afternoon at 5:30 at the home of Mrs. B. D. Carter, Mrs. J. F. Carter and Mrs. B. D. Carter, hostesses. There are two vacant scholarships iioprA frorn Bambera lu _ county. The scholarship examination will be held at the court house on July 13th. The Carolina Bank of Barnwell has been commissioned by the secretary of State with a capital stock of $25,000. Mr. A. M. Denbow, vice president of the Peoples Bank, of Bamberg, and Mr. Joseph Norwood, of Columbia, are the petitioners. Fire Monuay night did a small amount of damage to the store of Mr. Edgar Dickinson on Railroad avenue. The cause of the fire seems to be uncertain, but occurring during the electric storm may have been set by lightning. The Herald is requested to publish the following: "Notice is hereby given to all members, subscribers to general fund, and all who desire to help Red Cross work, to meet for permanent organization at the court house on Thursday, July 12th, rT,t- - -Af AiifVisxritv at 0 p. m. I lie ptuuwu ui auniv. ?!,, has been received." While a comparatively dry month, May was nearer normal in regard to rainfall than any month during the year in this county, according to the bulletin just issued. The total precipitation during the month was 3.01 inches, which was one-tenth of an inch below normal. There were seven days during the month on which there was a rainfall of onetenth of an inch. \ * Mr. G. Moye Dickinson is the champion tomato grower so far. He exhibited to The Herald Monday a tomato weighing 22 1-2 ounces?decidedly the the largest we have heard of. He had plenty of others nearly as large. He counseled us not to print this, but we think the county, if not Mr. Dickinson, should have public credit for producing such excellent tomatoes. ^ Yotme Ladies' Missionary Society. The Young Ladies' Missionary society of the Methodist church was entertained by Miss Catherine Klein on Thursday afternoon, July 5, at 5 o'clock. A larg? number of young ladies attended ana several joined. A very interesting programme was k carried out, "Social Service in Mexico" being the topic. Several Bible readings were given by the members. These pieces were helpful as well as interesting. After the business meeting a delightful ice course was served. Tent Meetings Well Attended. In spite of the rainy weather the past week, many attended the meetings at the big tent. Half of the week was given over to the discussion of the change of the Sabbath from the seventh day of the week to the first. Mr. Haynes made it clear from the Scriptures'that there is no authority given to any person or collection of persons in or out of the church to alter the law of the Sabbath. Hence the conclusion v^as drawn that the Christian Sabbath, the Sabbath of the new covenant, is the same as the Sabbath of the old testament. It was clearly shown that the foundation of Sunday sacredness rests upon the authority of the Roman church, and not in any sense upon the statements of God, Christ, angles, apostles, or inspired men. It is understood, however, that the new testament, in several places, mentions the first day of the week. The sacredness of this day must be found in these texts or it would seem that there is absolutely no Bible proof for the Sunday Sabbath, and it therefore becomes an invention ef the apostate church. Mr. Haynes will consider every text in" the new testament on Sunday night, which might be used to establish first day sacredness. The subjects of the week will be: Sunday, July 15, "Eight Reasons for Keeping Sunday:" Monday, "Christ, our Great High Priest:" Tuesday, "The World at the Judgment Bar of God:" Wednesday, "The Two Laws;" Thursday, "The Law and the Gospel:" Friday, "Why Was Christ Crucified?" Sunday, "The Seal of God."?Adv. The LaFayette aviation corps will shortly be transferred from the French to th? American army in Europe, arrangements to this effct having just been completed. I Charter for Red Cross Chapter. The people of Bamberg county will be giad to know that the charter for j the Bamberg Red Cross chapter has been secured and very soon the chapter will be in good working order. The enrollment now numbers j around fifty members and the officers believe this is a very good beginning. I There is no reason why Bamberg | chapter should not do effective work. The importance of the work done by this organization is well shown by the fact that President Wilson has publicly advised that this be the recognized means of rendering medical assistance to our soldier boys in France and sailor lads in British j waters. The president attaches so much importance to the Red Cross work that he has requested Mr. Henry P. Davison. one of the most noted bankers of the country, and a partner in the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., to assume a very active post in the organization; and Mr. Davison has accepted and is now devoting practically all his time to this worthy cause. A meeting of those interested in the local chapter will be held at the court house Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at which time a permanent organization will be effected. Rains Do Much Damage. Old Sol has almost declared a moratoriam on his stock in trade? sunshine?and J. Pluvius has opened wide the floodgates. The rains have fallen in torrents for the past ten days or two weeks, and it seems that every section of the county has been reached by an excessive rainfall. Much damge to crops is being reported from various sections of the county. The most damage, apparently is from the land washing. Mr. J. P. O'Quinn stated a few days ago that his crops were almost washed away. The rains have been in the form of thunder storms, and few days have passed during the past ten days without a storm. These storms have been accompanied by vivid and almost terrifying displays of lightning, and many objects have been struck in the county, but no serious* damage has been reported, other than the burning of the steeple of the Baptist church last week. Approaching Weddings. The following invitation was re Utuveu iil Dauiuci t, lino n wn . "Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Moore request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Lillian, to Mr. James Benjamin Black, Jr., on Thursday, the twelth of July, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, at high noon. St. Paul Episcopal church, Charleston, South Carolina." Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smoak have issued the following invitation: "Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smoak request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their sister, Josephine Maye Adams, to Mr. Thomas L. Clary on Wednesday evening, the eighteenth of July, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, at six o'clock, at their home. Bamberg, South Carolina." Reunion of Co. "G." The annual reunion of Company "G." will take place on the 26th day of July at the same old place (Bethesda church.) The community is cordially invited to attend with all Confederate Veterans. Let us make this a big day as the old boys will soon be gone and this may be our last. Everybody bring well filled baskets to feed a large crowd. Will have Hon. James F. Byrnes as speaker and others. G. W. Folk will lead committee on music. Committee on table and grounds: H. J. Zeigler and John Mitchell. J. C. COPELAND, J. B. HUNTER, Executive Committee. MISS G. E. JORDAN, Secretary and Treasurer. Presbyterian Church Services. Presbyterian church services will be held at the following hours on the days designated: First Sunday morning, 11 o'clock. Third Sunday night, 8:30 o'clock. Theme of sermon Sunday night, July 15th: "How to Find Peace." AH are cordially invited to unite in our worshio. Safety First. A boy was visiting another boy, and as they were going to bed the little host knelt to say his prayers. "I never say my prayers when I am away from home." said the visitor. '"That's all right," said the older boy. "You better say them here: thisj is a folding bed."?American Boy. Carl A. Bicknell, a well known young business man of Charlotte, | was killed in automobile faccident [ near Rutherford, N.- C., Thursday. I TO SOON DRAW ARMY. County Conscription Board Prepares Lists and Xumbel's Registrants. In another part of The Herald today will be found a complete list of all persons in Bamberg, county registered for the selective draft, with their numbers, as prepared by the local conscription board. This board, acting under instructions from tb1 war department, has gone over the lists of persons registered and ^t[ tached to each name a number. These numbered lists have been forwarded to the proper authorities. The drawing of the names of those who will be first cadled to arms against tiermany, wnicn is expecieu to" take place within the next few days, will be done in Washington by the war department. The drafting will be entirely by number, and those drawing the numbers, it is stated, will not know the names at all, so there is 110 opportunity for any partiality or unfairness. A device similar to jury wheels used in some sections will be employed, it is stated and when a number is drawn, the person in the 30,000 districts in the United States bearing that numbei will be called into the service. It has not yet been ascertained what number will be required from Bamberg county. When the numbers are drawn for this county's quota, they will bef telegraphed to the conscription board, who will post them, ana give copies iu cue uewsyapcia. The list of numbered registrants published in The Herald today should be carefully preserved, and when the numbers drawn are made public', it can readily be ascertained who will go to the army from Bamberg county. While it is not authoratively stated, it is probable that a number in excess of the county's quota will be drawn, as quite a number will necessarily be exempted by the local board as having dependent families, holding positions necessary to the conduct of the war, physically incapacitated, etc. It is stated that there will be no class exemptions, all persons, after being drawn, having the opportunely, if they so desire, to claim exemption. The local board will hear their claims and pass upon them. They also will have the right of appeal to a district board, which has not yet been appointed. / District K. of P. Meeting. The district convention of the third district. Knights of Pythias, will be held at Fairfax on Tuesday, July 17. A very interesting, entertaining and instructive programme has been prepared. The grand lodge officers have been invited and are expected to be present. A basket picnic will be one of the entertaining features,/ and a free base ball game will be an attraction in the afternoon. The delegates from Bamberg lodge, No. 38, are: .Messrs. U. G. Hutto, R. M. Hitt, A. M. Denbow and LaVerne Thomas, with Messrs. H. L. Hinnant, A. B. Utsey, B. C. McDuffie and W. A. Dickinfeon as alternates. New Advertisements. i Bamberg Banking Co.?Hold Fast. Brabham Commission Co.?For Sale. J. Henry Harms?Newberry College. Enterprise Bank?Two Men and a Book. < Peoples Bank?The Man With Money. ' Bamberg Banking Co.?$7,200,000,000. Standard Oil Co.?When Dollie Grows Up. Farmers '& Merchants Bank?The Careful Man. Red Cross Benefit B. B. Game. A base ball game between the fats and leans has been staged for Friday afternoon at Rhoad park for the benefit of the Red Cross fund. The game will start at six o'clock, and there is no telling when it will end. Admission will be 10c and 25c, and Mayor C. W. Rentz will do the um piring. Just to give an idea of the magnitude of the game, the line-up is herewith given: Fats?E. C. Bruce, B. W. Miley, A. M. Brabham, Glenn Cope, B. C. McDuffie, Paul Whitaker, Roy Free, W. A. Klauber, Boots McMillan, J. M. Love. L. G. Poliakoff, Pete Watson, Will Brabham, Pat Armstrong. Now some of these are not so fat as they might be. but they feel big enough to make up the difference. Leans?M. G. Cooner, S, T. Rowell, Leighton Rentz, Sox Spann, Roy j Cooner. N. Z. Felder, Jr., M. Smoak, ' Henry Stokes, La Verne Thomas, S. A. I Merchant, I. B. Felder. C. R. Brabham. Jr.. J. H. Armstrong, Marion Rhoad. Certainly no fault could be found with the avoidupois of these! Ice cream will be sold on the grounds. If any others are needed, the selective draft may be employed tc get them. The game will be pulled off at all hazards.?adv. Conscription Information. i The following press letter issued < by Capt. Grayson V. Heidt, recruiting officer, will be of interest to the people of Bamberg county as bearing on conscription: i To the people of Southeatern Geor- i i gia and South Carolina, this informa- < , tion is furnished so that you may < t know the conditions as they exist i t with refernce to the formation of the big War Army. The population 1 i of the Savannah District is 1,732,000 I . people?the population of the United < States is about 100,000,000?or ' ; S. C. and Southeast Georgia is about i 1-60 the population of the U. S., i and since the army to be organized i will be about 1,750,000?the Savan- i nah district must furnish 1-60 of < that number, or 29,160 men must i i go from Southeastern Georgia and ' South Carolina in about the pro- i portion of 4,160 from the former 1 State and 25,000 from the latter ] State. i J The total registration in this dis- 1 trict was about 160,000, which leaves r 30,000 men who have no claim for i i exemption out of which 21,500 will be selected, or two out of every three i men with no reasonable claim for ex- < emption will go out the first call. 1 To the men of this district 1 I desire to say that you have 1 now the opportunity to volun- < teer for the Regular Army. The f branch of the service where you ] are under the best trained officers, i where you get the best food, best i | training and best care. Don't make 1 I a mistake. Get into the Regulars < ! NOW, there is a great difference, i ! you will know it later. Be wise, i i vonnor man intn the Reeulars. f | You may volunteer until the actual i j draft is made. We must win this 1 : war, and you must help. Let your ! Red Blood guide you in this crisis. | The following percentages are 1 given for your information and' to ; show the chances a man has of serv- t ing his country in the selective Nat- t ! ional Army. ? j Outside the National Guard, which t is believed, will regain about 7,000 j < | men, there will be needed about 21,j 500 men to fill the Regular Army j and National Army. _ 1 Total registered in district s about 150,000 t : Probably exempt account be- ] ing married about 60 per 1 cent 90,000 s 60,000 < Of this number the probable per- 1 ! centages are believed correct: j 10 per cent, dependent family 6,000 1 j 25 per cent, farmers 15,000 f j 15 per cent, munition workers 1 j and physically deficient .... 9,000 < c 30,000 I 1 More About the Market. ?' ( t ' I Secretary Whitaker of the Cham- j ber of Commerce, requests that the 1 following be published: g "For some time the Chamber of j Commerce has been trying to organ- j ize a marketing bureau, a bureau of ( the prices of commodities so that we may all get a uniform price. There ^ has been some complaint among the y I farmers of our county that they would ^ bring their produce to town and get ( far below the present value. There , are two reasons for; this: The far- 1 mer doesn't take into consideration s that the merchant in town hasn't ( room to house his commodities in , its rough stage. In order for the , merchant to be able to handle pro' x ^ ? firt 1 O K1A QUCe 11 must m~St ut; pui 111 a aaiauic j condition. Corn should be shelled, ] peas hulled, and hay bailed. Of course that will cost the farmer something, but the ease with which he can handle his produce and the advance in price will more than offset the trouble and cost of having the salable produce put into the proper condition. "The merchant cannot pay full value for corn on the cob or peas in the hull just as he cannot pay full value for loose cotton. A number of merchants have recently been in the office of the Chamber of Commerce and made the statement that they would like to handle the produce of the country around Bamberg if they had the room to store it., "Markets are being organized in Bamberg and now is the time to begin making our plans for the sale /Mir* full nrnHupp " \/i. V/Ul XU?A First Load of Watermelons. Mr. J. H. Hadwin, who farms a few miles from Bamberg, sold the first carload of watermelons of the season at this place last Friday. Mr. Hadwin sold the car on the siding to Mr. B. F. Free for $150, which is a pretty good price for melons. The car was loaded with exceptionally fine melons, averaging 28 pounds i each. .Mr. Free shipped the carload |? to the Bay Fruit company, of Charles- ^ i ton. < The watrmelon crop this year around Bamberg is reported to be i exceptionally good, and doubtless a I neat sum will be realized by the farm- 1 ers' from this crop. 1 LOWER COURT AFFIRMED. George J. Hiers Loses Case on Appeal to Supreme C<>urt. Local attorneys were advised Saturday of the decision of the Supreme :ourt of this State in the case of the State versus George J- Hiers, convicted of manslaughter at the last term Df court in Bamberg and sentenced to serve six years in the penitentiary. Mr. Hiers shot and killed Charley Kinsey last fall in the town of Ehrhardt, his defense being that of selfiefense. The case was tried at the winter term of court of general sessions, resulting in a verdict of manslaughter. after consuming three days in trial. Much interest was manifested in the case, on account Df the prominence of the parties, and the trial was marked especially by the presence throughout of a large number of ladies. Mr. Hiers is a well known and prominent citizen of the Ehrhardt section. Kinsey was killed according to the State's witnesses in tiis own store; according to wittesses for the defense on the sidewalk in front of his store. The decision of the supreme court in the case of Sandifer versus the A. C. L. railway was also handed down Priday, affirming the lower court of this county. Mr. Sandifer secured a verdict for damages in the circuit tourt. This case arose from Mr. Sandifer driving into a washed out ?lace at the crossing of the public oad and the railroad near Denmark, it being alleged that the railroad vas wilfull and wanton in leaving the crossing in such a condition that during a rain the dirt washed out of the *oad, leaving a cut, into which Mr. Sandifer alleged that he drove at light, thereby sustaining injuries to limself and team. From Pastor J. R. Smith. The Herald is requested to reprint ;he following letter from the Bap;ist Courier written by Rev. J. R. Smith, who recently resigned the pasorate of a group of Bamberg county ;hurches to go to Fort Mill: Some sage has declared, "He that iloweth not his own horn, the same shall not be blown." I don't think ;hat is true, however, in every case, j [ want to give another's horn a few ilasts now. I have blown my own >o much that it is about worn out and it might *be a good thing for the readers of the Courier if a few more 10ms would get out of "whack." First of all I must say that it was 10 easy thing for us to leave the jood people and the work on the Ehrlandt field. Some of the salt of the; sarth is to be found down there. We " . '1 1- _ J _ annot soon iorger me Kmuuess ut uc jeople during our sojourn with them. STot only the Baptist, but members )f the other denominations showed is no little kindness. I am sure that 3rother Owing and his "better half" vill likewise have and enjoy the unitinted kindness of those good people. Shrhardt is a good place to live and t was indeed hard for us to get the :onsent of our mind to leave there. We felt after much prayer that it vas our duty to come this way; so ve are now comfortably located in he Flint Hill pastorium as the suc;essor to Bro. S. P. Hair. Until the jarsonage was ready for occupancy ve were domiciled in the old and new school houses located between the jhurch and parsonage. We never had ind enjoyed a more hearty welcome inywhere than the one given us here. Bro. S. P. Hair came over to attend ;he Sunday-school Convention at * - * ? * a rlock Hill and wnne mere learnedvhat awaited us on our arrival here. 3o he came on to participate in and mjoy the occasion with us. There vere between seventy-five and one lundred people present to receive and velcom? us. The ladies had a table luite the length of the old school juilding heavily laden with the best )f viands. Brother Hair in his own inimitable vay acted as toastmaster. He first jailed on Capt. W. W. Boyce, of the R. P. church, who extended to u^a nost hearty welcome to the communty. Bro. J. G. Smith, the very efficient superintendent of the Flint win Qiinriav-srhool. also bade us wel :ome. The toastmaster then ex:ended a welcome to us in behalf of ;he church. The writer then tried in his weak way to express in behalf of his family and self our gratitude to God and the people for their kindness and the whole-hearted welcome given us. I iiumbly trust that we may be able to prove ourselves worthy of such kindness and also measure up to the expectation of the people ki the service of God. The Flint Hill church has one of the best houses of worship to be j found anywhere in the State outside j of the towns and cities, and is like- j vise one of the best organized churches in the State. The entire church membership (with but few exceptions) is a vertitable bee-hive of | workers. Their financial system is j one of the best I have ever known. Brother Hair was the pastor of this " 'i ' Men Wanted for Officers. The following letter from Governor Manning to Chairman H. C. Folk, of the county conscription board, has been handed The Herald with a request to publish: "I am doing all I can to assist Lieut. Henry T. Pillans, Examining Officer, Charleston, to obtain a large number of applicants from the men of South Carolina to attend the second series of Officers' Training Camps, which will commence August 27th for a period of three months. I desire, therefore, to enlist your cooperation in whatever way you find most feasible. "Applications must be submitted on or before July 15th, those received after that date yvill be turned down. Application blanks may be obtained by dressing a postal card to Lieut. Pillans. Instructions in regards to filling out the application blanks accompany the blanks. "South Carolina is allowed to send 256 men to the camp. The number of applications thus far received is about 250, and of course you understand that all who apply are not necessarily fit or qualified to become officers. We ought to have at least 1,000 applicants. "The second series of camps furnish the last opportunity for civilians to become officers. After that officers for all succeeding increments will be appointed on promotion from the ranks. Those ordered to the camps will be given their transportation to and from the camp, their clothing, their subsistence and a salary of $100.00 per month. "The impression has gone abrbad that no man pnder 31 years of age need apply. Do what you can to correct this erroneous impression. The minimum age for applicants is 20 years and nine months; the maxi- , mum age, 44 years. The ideal age is from 25 to 35. "I am very anxious to have South * Carolina not only ful^y represented, but also well represented, at the sec- ' ond camp. You are in a position to' be of invaluable assistance in encouraging men to submit their applications. Do what you can, either by giving all the information you have . to the local press or by bringing the matter personally to the attention of - the men of your county. ' vj 'v "Time is an important factor as the applications properly filled out '* must be in Charleston by July 15th. ''Examinations of the applicants will be made between July 18th and . j August 7th. Notices to proceed to the camp will be mailed August 10th to 256 men; notices will also he mailed to 25 others to hold them-v selves in readiness to serve as alternates for those in the first group who .may be sent back for one reason or another." f Never Used. / '.j "He te certainly a fine looking fel- v.--.;; low," said Smith to Jones, looking at r Brown. "A fine head." "Yes," answered Too$s, ?he ought to have a fine head. It's brand new; he has never used it any."?Life. , ? ?^ and the Fort Mill church fhr seven years, and he certainly planned and wrought well. Before leaving-he had v< the joy of seeing both churches move up to and secure pastors for full / nme. (,r The Flint Hill church has jus$ completed one of the best pastoriums to be found in the State. This Brother Hair saw to before leaving here. It is indeed a joy to follow such a man in the pastorate. It is a greater joy to serve a church such as this one. The condition of things here v. ' not only speak well for Brother Hair ^ and his predecessors, but they speak better things till for the people; for, after all, if the pastor does not have the sympathy, prayers and cooperation of the church he can but fail in his efforts for development. If the people have a mind to work, then the pastor's task is comparatively an , easy one. The people have not ceased to show us much kindness since we came here. Our joy has not been unmixed with sorrow. On last Sunday, the 3rd inst, a large crowd met at the church to pay the last sad rite and tribute of respect to the memory ./ of little Erline, the infant and only child of Brother and Sister H. 0. Windell. Erline was much loved by all who knew her, and it was indeed hard to give her up. We most heart- > ilv commend the sorrowing ones to God and the word of his gTace. J. R. SMITH. | SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. =========== v For Sale?Dry stove wood; delivered on short notice. B. F. FREE, Bamberg, S. C. tf. For Rent.?Seven-room residence on Carlisle street, apply to J. T. O'NEAL, Bamberg, S. C. tf. For Sale.?Cotton seed meal, nitrate of soda, acid phosphate, and all other fertilizer materials, prompt or future shipment. Also buy and sell farm products. Get in touch with us before you trade. BRABHAM COMMISSION CO., Columbia, S. C. It . -am *