The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 12, 1917, Page 8, Image 8
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 <
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30,000 I
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More About the Market. ?' (
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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 "
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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
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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
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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
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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. ,
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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
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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.
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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
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