The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 16, 1917, Page 6, Image 6
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Thursday, August 16, 1917.1
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County,
The home of Mr. Ed Berry at |
Branchville was totally destroyed by j
fire Monday night. Xone of the;
household goods were saved.
Mr. S. A. Hand exhibited on the
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streets last weeu an cuoeria peacii j
which weighed 14 ounces. The
peach was picked from a tree belongto
Mr. O. A. Simmons, and was an
exceptionally fine one.
Fire did a small amount of damage
Saturday to the residence of Mr. R.
L. Risher on New Bridge street.
The fire supposedly caught from the
flue. A bucket brigade soon extinguished
the blaze. A portion of the
roof was burned.
It was announced from Washington
Tuesday that a commission
had been issued to G. D. Ryan,
of Bamberg, as first * lieutenant
in the engineering section of the
officers' reserve corps. Lieut.
Ryan enlisted in the officers' (
reserve several weeks ago. He was
first sent to Fort Ogelthrope and
later to Fort Meyer, Va.
Air. Edwin C. Bruce has received
a commision as second lieutenant in
the infantry section. Mr. Bruce <
graduated from Clem son College this j
summer, and immediately joined the ,
officers' reserve corps at Fort Oglethorpe.
Mr. Bruce is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Bruce, of this city,
and his many friends are congratulating
him upon his appointment.
Mr. Claude Smoak has enlisted in
the Columbia hospital corps. He (
went to Columbia several days ago to ,
stand the examination, which he successfully
passed. Mr. Smoak was in
> the city the past week-end, returning
to Columbia Monday. His company
is expected to go into training at
once, and will probably be sent to
France for hospital duty as soon as
sufficiently trained.
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Meeting of Red Cross Chapter.
A public meeting of the Red Cross
chapter was held at the Red Cross
headquarters in the town hall last
Thursday afternoon. Dr. E. O. Watson
presided. The object for which
the meeting was called was mainly to
have the ladies inspect the roomy
headquarters secured for the chapter,
and all seemed to feel fortunate in securing
such dsirable quarters. Dr.
Watson read several letters requesting
garments, and also noted some
cnanges maue iu uie scwmg iemulations.
Reports were received from different
committees. The supply committee
reported the 25 comfort bags completed
and ready to be filled with the <
necessary articles. It was urged that i
the chapter send someone to Den- ]
mark and Kearse to form auxiliaries
as those places are anxious, to get to
work. Mrs. A. W. Knight, Miss Mary
Livingston and Mrs. Newton Smoak
were appointed for this purpose. The
finance committee reported that funds
in the treasury were small, but that
it was sure of getting money with
which to purchase needy things.
' Mrs. Owens was appointed to see
after the room and to keep it open
by appointing two ladies each day to
serve in that capacity. The room will j
be open Tuesdays and Thursdays of
each week from 9 to 12 in the morning
and from 4 to 0 in the afternoon.
It has been arranged for certain ladies
to cut the material. There are
a number of hospital shirts to be cut
now, and any lady who is a member
and can sew is urged as a duty
to call at headquarters and secure a
garment to make. It is also hoped
there will be a better attendance upon
these public meetings in the future,
because by attending, one can keep
in touch with every phase of the
worn.
It is earnestly hoped that we will
get a large and enthusiastic knitting
circle. There is much to do. Let's
put our hearts into the work, for our
little bit will help just so much, in
winning this great struggle.?Contributed.
Jordan-Smoak. ^
Last Wednesday afternoon at G
o'clock Miss Georgia Emma Jordan
was married at the home of her
uncle, Mr. J. W. Hill, to Mr. J. L.
Smoak, of Denmark. The marriage
was a very quiet one, only relatives!
and a few intimate friends being j
present. Rev. J. D. Huggins, of
Denmark, performed the ceremony.
Miss Jordan is the daughter of
Mrs. R. A. Jordan, of Bamberg, and j
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is popular among a large circle of:
friends throughout the county. She!
has successfully taught in several of!
the schools of the county. Mr. j
Sraoak is an R. F. D. carrier of Denmark.
Mr. and Airs. Smoak are
now receiving the congratulations of
their many friends.
Read The Herald, $1.50 a year.
MANY A HE REEXAMINED.
Seventy-three Who Had Been Dis-j
charged Ordered t<> Reapi>ear.
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Tuesday morning the Local Board
met to reexamine seventy-three regis-1
trains who had previously been discharged.
These were among those
examined 011 August 4. G and 7. They
had been discharged because of defective
teeth or being underweight.
The Local Board later received a
ruling that persons disqualified for
these causes should be accepted under
certain conditions. The weight
regulations have been changed, low-j
ering the minimum weight, and the
new instructions provide that persons
with defective teeth are to be accepted
if dental work can restore the
teeth. In consequence of these new!
instructions, seventy-three, dischargl
ed for these reasons, were ordered to
appear for another examination Tuesday.
Last Saturday several of thosej
who had previously been accepted j
for service were discharged upon reexamination.
The board has been working every
day on the draft matter and it will
be some time yet before the work is
completed. All those who have passed
the physical examination out of the
525 ordered to appear will be heard
as to claims for exemption before another
batch of registrants will be ordered
for examination. The work of
passing upon the various claims for
exemption will consume several days,
after which more notices will be mailed
out for others to appear before the
board to be examined to fill out the
required number from this county,
1S3.
Physically Qualified.
The following passed the physical
reexamination Tuesday and were accepted
as physically fit for military
service:
John G. Copeland.
L. S. Bellinger.
Walter B. Gillam.
D. A. Gardner.
R. B. O'Quinn.
Gantt Elliott.
Edward Washington.
Garry Kirkland.
Monnie Davis.
James Grant.
Hey ward Johnson.
Herman Daniels.
Edgar Williams.
Olin Parker.
Harvey Cooper.
Israel Kirkland.
James Wilson.
Jackson Green.
John Daniels, Jr.
Henry A. Padgett.
Robert Smith.
Isaac Williams, Jr.
Sam Sanders.
Edmund Kizer.
Pearly Bennett.
Physically Disqualified.
The following, reexamined Tuesday,
failed to meet the physical requirements
and were discharged as
physically unfit for service:
L. H. Lancaster.
J. J. Sanders.
L. B. Gibson.
John E. Rhoad.
James Collins.
James L. Hightower.
r? Tont
Herbert Green.
Ernest Wilson.
J. W. Folk.
Willie Frederick.
Levi Duncan.
Frank Draper.
Walter Grimes.
F. C. Chitty.
Fletcher Rice.
Spadie Sutton.
J. S. Tyler.
Robert Williams.
Luther Wright.
Failed to Appear.
The following registrants were
among the 525 ordered to appear before
the board for medical examina
tion. but failed to put in appearance.
Where known, the reason is given,
rulers satisfactory reason can be
shown, these men are automatically
drafted into the army without right
to claim exemption:
12 67 Tom Anderson, Govan, col
Motored from San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Byrd arrived in
the city last week l'roin San Francisco.
They traveled from the California
city by automobile, and they relate
I some thrilling experiences of their
long journey. Mr. and Mrs. Byrd
; traveled thirty-three days, and tral
versed about four thousand miles
to reach Mr. Byrd's old home. Mr.
Byrd does not intend to return to
California.
They left San Francisco the first
inart of .Tulv. securing before they left
a "trailer," containing sleeping and
| cooking accommodations. Only one
night was spent in a hotel during the
entire journey of over a month, and
that was in Augusta, on the last night
of their trip. Good weather was encountered
all along the trip, until
Atlanta was reached, when a rainy
spell had to be weathered.
Mr. Byrd left Bamberg several
years ago, spending some years in the
West. He then spent a while in
France, finally returning to San
Francisco, where he has been located
for two or three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd's touring outfit
was the object of much curiosity
! along the route. Whenever a stop
was made in any of the cities, large
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large crowds would congregate about
the automobile and trailer. These
trailers are not very common, and
many people when they viewed the
tourists' outfit saw a trailer for the
first time.
San Francisco is almost the farthest
Western city in the United States;
and as Bamberg is almost on the
Eastern coast, it will thus be seen
that the journey carried Mr. and Mrs.
Byrd practically entirely across the
continent.
The trip was not without its perils.
In crossing the desert regions of the
West, the travelers frequently found
themselves in dire necessity of conServing
their water supply. They
adopted the plan of filling water1 bags
to carry them over the dry sections
until they could reach the next oasis.
Securing gasoline was another problem
encountered. Prices ranging
from 10 cents to 40 cents per gallon
for gasoline and a gasoline substitute
used in some section was paid.
ored.
7S6 John Rice, Blackville, colored.
1531 George Spells, Midway, colored.
1334 I. W. Dyches, Olar, white.
56 Carl C. Grayson, Bamberg,
white.
1688 Cordoza Kirkland, Olar, colored..
335 Clide Middleton, Bamberg,
colored.
1358 H. A. Breland, Olar, colored.
1355 Rufus Breland, Olar, colored.
A ? T T PoTYlhor?'
y? \y. x uuc.
Carson Y. Berry.
David Kearse.
Clarence M. Palmer.
S. A. Merchant.
Forner Brown.
Wilbur Orr.
Richard Kirkland.
Lennie Parker.
Jesso Kearse.
Richard Mays.
Frisco Johnson.
Ben Washington.
Oliver Washington.
Sam Beavers.
John L. Bruce.
James Duncan.
Johnnie Hughes.
Cliff Banks.
Joe Sanders.
Isaac E. Carter.
Theodore Bellinger.
Nally Wroton.
Willie Sam Walker.
Peter Hodges.
Richard Bush.
Johnnie Turner.
JL U <3 .). U. iviuiai uouu, uuui?v>ei
white (sick.)
1585 Bezell Morris, Olar, white.
30. J. G. Dukes, Greelyville, white
(sick.)
773 John Pendarvis, Denmark,
colored.
392 E. D. Smalls, Bamberg, colored.
889 D. E. Fender, Ehrhardt,
white (sick.)
1166 James Glover, Embree, colored.
642 Willie Dantzler, Denmark,
colored.
858 Luther Wright, Denmark,
colored.
1347 B. C. Phillipps, Olar, white.
357 Willie Payne, Bamberg, colored.
1173 Johnnie Haynes, Bamberg,
colored.
349 James Orr, Bamberg, colored.
501 Eugene McMillan, Bamberg,
colored.
506 Nathan Reid, Bamberg, colored.
1591. A. R. Morris, Olar, white.
1521 B. F. Maynard, Midway, colored.
1232 Wesley Walker, Branchville,
colored.
Transferred.
The following registered in Bamberg
county, were transferred to other
points for physical examination:
608 G. C. Wilkins, Spartanburg,
white.
911 Leon McKenzie, Ehrhardt,
white.
102 J. B. Reeves, Bamberg,
white.
Already in Service.
The following from this county, ordered
for examination in the first
draft, are already in the service, and
were excused from examination:
O O T Alar-tin Rani lior2r rnl
O O i nai KJ n *uui wi**;
ored (army.)
43 George H. Fender. Bamberg,
white (navy.)
!."? J. Gary Black, Bamberg, white
(navy.)
12S M. P. Watson. Bamberg,
white (navy.)
238 J. B. Black, Jr., Bamberg,
white (navy.)
1118 C. S. Rhoad, Branchville,
white (army.)
One hundreds pounds of beef shrink
to 67 pounds after ordinary roasting.
TELLS HEMAKKAiJLE STOIIV.
j Bamberg Visitor Says He Was a Turkish
Prisoner IS Years.
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Giving his name as Capt. H. .M. <
J Laurene, a man appeared in* Bam- ;
! berg last week telling the most remarkable
story perhaps ever heard
first-hand in this city. The man says
he was a prisoner of Turkey for over
1 S years, during which time he was
held in close confinement in a dungeon,
and allowed no intercourse with
outsiders. He was released from a
prison at the Turkish town of Ambole
in December, 1915, when that town
was captured by allied troops. It was
then, he said, that he learned for
the first time that there was a war in
progress.
Laurene impressed his hearers with
the sincerity and truthfulness of his
story. Sunday night lie gave a lecture
at the Carlisle auditorium to a
packed house. For two hours he
held his audience spellbound. He is a
.Mason, and carries with him letters
from many men prominent in .Masonry.
He has a large collection of rare
and ancient coins. These he exhibited
on the streets last week. Laurene
claims to be in search of his wife
and daughter, who, he says, were
somewhere in this country up to a
short time ago.
He was born in Mississippi in 1870.
In 1S7S he was carried by his parents
to France. He was educated at
Christ's college, Cambridge, England,
and at Brien, France. He was commissioned
he stated, an officer in the
French army in 1S90, and took part
in suppressing the rebellion of the
Kurds in 1896, and was held a prisoner
for 18 years, two months and
tiiVoo hqvc hninc released bv Gen.
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Pierre Lemarie after the battle of
Ambole, on December 3, 1915. He
says he was sent by the French Government
to the United States to
search for his family.
The following story of his experiences
was related recently to a reporter
for the Aiken Standard, upon
Laurene's visit to Aiken:
His story begins more than 20 yearr
ago. It carries one to the land o
harems and oriental splendor, but foi
him to the land of misery and unspeakable
hprror; it breathes with the
fire of battle; and the Great World
War figures in the story.
After 18 years spent in a Turkish
prison, where he suffered torture,
never expecting again to see his native
land or to enjoy a day o freedom
Captain Laurene is now back in his
native land wandering aimlessly
about; but like Enoch Arden, this unfortunate
man is seeking his wife and
daughter, long separated from him.
His story is one of cruelty, of wandering,
of abandonment, want and
privation. His scars?and they are
from the top of his head to the soles
of his feet?bear out his story. In
a Turkish prison, where he was
abandoned, he was whipped and
punished in almost every conceivable
and inhuman manner.
Fate?the fortunes of war?opened
his prison doors to him after 18 years,
inst as fate and the misfortunes of
war shut him in that prison of living j
death.
His story is enough to cause the
blood of .any Christian to boil against ;
th barbarities of the Mohammedans
?the present allies of the Germans;
and he tells of cruelties which even
the Spanish Inquisition could hardly :
rival. :
A Southerner, a native of 'Mississippi,
Captain Laurene was of
French abstraction, He is now more
than two score years of age, but what j
h? has suffered shows in his face?
and he has suffered hell?making him i
appear much older than he really is
His wife was Miss Lauris La Raeu i
also a French Southerner, her mother j
a native of Columbus, Ga. The daughter,
lost with the mother, is known as .
Tommie, and would have been 19 <
years old on July 14, last.
Some 20 years ago Mr. Laurene 1
went to France, from where his grand- i
father came to- America as a mili- j
tary attache of the French lega- 1
tion at Washington. There he joined
the French army, which went over- ;
seas to fight the bloody Turk. In an i
engagement Mr. Laurene, together i
with many other gallant French fighters,
was taken prisoner. He was im- 1
prisoned and subjected to all manner <
of hardships and barbarous treatment, i
at Ambole. <
For IS years he remained in prison i
?peace having been made between !
the fighting forces, and the prisoners,
who were thought dead, having been :
forgotten?while the world rolled cn 1
unheeding, and while his wife and i
child, not knowing of his whereabouts 1
or his fate, became lost to his knowl- ]
edge. i
In December 1915, the French and
| English armies captured the village i
of Ambole after tierce engagement. i
After the Turks had flown, the prison <
doors were thrown open and Mr. I
(Laurene and his companions were res- <
cued. Mr. Laurene had been captured ]
by Murad Achmet Bey on August 4. <
1S96. He had been held a prisoner <
IS years, 2 months and 3 days. He I
was released by Gen. Pierre Lemarie \
Made Fine Crop of Beans.
.Mr. J. H. Tant. of Denmark, stated
Tuesday that he is an enthusiastic
believer in the velvet bean. He planted
beans last year for the first time,
md had such good success that he has
planted on a much larger scale this
year. Last year he planted five and
five-eighth acres of his corn in beans.
From this acreage he harvested 7a
bushels of corn and 12,3S0 pounds of
beans in the hull. He sold $66 worth
of beans at one dollar per hundred
pounds. On the remainder he has
been feeding 34 head of hogs and
three cows, and he has not yet ex
hausted liis supply or Deans. mis
year he has 17 acres planted in beans
and expects to make a fine crop. This
will give him all he can feed and a
large surplus to sell. He says that
corn is easier to cultivate where beans
are planted, and the beans, of course,
enrich the soil. It costs nothing to
raise the beans but the cost of he
seed an.d the work of planting. Many
other farmers have had equally as
good success.
The Keaxse Club.
The Kearse Home Demonstration
Club met with the president, Mrs.
H. M.. Brabham on Friday. Nearly
all the members were present, and
joined in a discussion of their can
ning experience, very rew ianures
being reported. The lesson for
the month "Preserves and Jellies"
was'studied; the club took up breadmaking
also. Mrs. Faust gave recipes
worked out by department
specialists using corn, soy and peanut
meal, potato bread with yeast,
and other substitutes for white flour.
The hostess served an ice course,
after which the meeting was adjourned
to be entertained next month
by Mrs. Sallie Brabhani.
The Red Cross Room. ^
Having secured a room in the town
hall, we want everybody, gentlemen
and ladies, to make the Red Cross
headquarters their rendezvous and
come in, all the folks in town and
country. It is our duty, so don't fail
to come. The hall will be open every
Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 12
a. m., and from 4 to 6 p. m. for work
and general discussions. Let's each
of us do our duty. We are ambitious
for all sorts of things for life as a
whole, which somehow never gets in
today. If w*e thought of each day by
itself as a life time comprehended between
sun and sun, we should be less
likely to fall into postponement of duty
which makes life a failure. Let
each of us do our duty to this Red
Cross work. Ladies and gentlemen,
there is work to do.
MRS. JAMES R. OWENS,
Chairman Red Cross Headquarters.
"Love is said to be blind."
"I don't know about that, but I do
know that most wives seem to think
that .married love ought to wear
blinkers."?Smart Set.
on December 8, 1915.
During the long period of incajcereration
he had no contact with the
outside world, only with his fellow
prisoners and with his hardened
guards.
Hearing that his wife and daughter
were in Africa, after he had gone to
Paris in search of them, Captain Laurene?for
he had been commissioned
an officer in tne engineering ueijaitment
of the French army on June 19,
1S96, when the French went forth to
put down the Kurds who rebelled
against French authority in 1S96?
went to Cape Town as soon as'possible,
aided by the Frencn government.
Arrived at that far off corner
of the world, his search was just beginning,
his loved ones were not to
be found there. They had come to
America. So Captain Laurene waited
upon the turn of fate's wheel, and
in time was sent to this country by
the French government. Over a year
after his release from prison he saw
the shores of his native land for the
first time in 19 years, landing at New
York April 15, last year. His wife
and daughter preceeded him to America
by two years, and he traced them
to Baltimore, and there?the trail
was broken, and he has not been able
to take it up again. His wife and
daughter disappeared as completely,
it seems, as though the earth had opsned
and swallowed them. They were
in Baltimore as short a time ago as
September, 1914.
Three months ago Captain Lau
rene was in Augusta. since mat
time he has been to France, returning
to America only recently. He has
been on some of the battlefields which
have figured conspicuously in the
newspapers for the past few months.
Some one asked him yesterday if
the stories printed in the newspapers
of the horror of this war were not
?xaggerated. and if as many men as
the newspapers report have been killed.
He replied that the newspapers
have not been able to tell one-tenth
Df what, he saw. People, he declared,
:annot realize the horrible nightmare
that has seized upon France and Belgium.
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FIXE CROPS WILL BE MADE:
Prospects Point to Biggest Harvest
on Record in Baml>erg.
Reports received from various sections
of Bamberg county indicate that
perhaps the biggest crop on record *
will be harvested this fall. It appears
that all crops are fine, cotton, corn,
velvet beans, and other farm products.
Cotton prospects point to .a
better yield even than last year, and
the price is almost double. The stalks
are well fruited. In some sections
seme of the fruit is being thrown off.
but this is always the case at this
season of the year, and is no cause
ror aiarm. ine uous are now Degmning
to open; soon the gins will be ' . ^
started, and the staple will be thrown 4
upon the market at the highest price
within the past fifty years.
The corn crop is considered better
than last year, and there is more of
it. planted. {The planters prepared
themselves against a possible food
famine, and the result will be barns
bulging with corn this fall. A large
acreage of corn was planted in velvez
beans this year. While the county is
inexperienced in this farm product,
a fine crop is expected, which will
yield a large percentage of profit, as
f i
the expense of growing velvet beans J
is negligible. * '
Gardens this year were more profitable
than ever before in the history
of the county, if appearances are to
be believed. Not only were there
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j plenty of vegetables for home use,
j but thousands upon thousands of jars
' of eatibles were canned for use this
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j winter. It is conservatively estima|
ted that more vegetables and fruits
| have been canned and preserved this
j year than in any previous five years
i combined. There will be no famine
j ' ... hj
or starvation in Bamberg county this
year. ^
The grain crops were not as good
this year as hoped for; still, a good .
average crop was made. In other
sections of the country grain crops
are reported as being about normal, ^
or slightly under. Much grain was
killed in this section by the extreme f\
cold in February. A considerable V *
acreage survived the cold, however,, *' />
and turned out fine yields. Spring . 7
planted oats did not turn out rr/
well, according to reports. The
wheat crop was not injured by the V "
cctfd and a fairly good crop was harvested.
The very dry spring caused
considerable deterioration of all grain t
crops.
Hails did a considerable amount
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of damage in small areas in several - ^
sections of the county. While few ; |
farmers were affected, some of them
sistained serious loss.
All in all the farmers bid fair to J
enjoy the most prosperous fall in the
history of the county.
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Last Friday afternoon^from' 5 to 7
o'clock, Master James Bessinger en- ,S'Y
tertained about 16 of his little
friends. At 5 o'clock quite a number
of little boys and girls had gath- ; y
ered. They played many games; then ^
they were called to the piazza, where 4
there were tables, and a delightful
ice course was served. Later the
little tots left wishing Master Bessinger
many more happy birthdays.
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New Advertisements.
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Peoples Bank?Sickness.
Bamberg Auto Co.?Maxwell.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Thrift.
W. L. Warren?Notice to Creditors.
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Dr. G. F. Hair?Professional No'
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tice.
, .-it. :i
Enterprise Bank?Handful of
Money. ?
Standard Oil Co.?Come Out of the
IC itr>Vien '
Mack's Drug Store?Overjoyed
With its Effects.
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Bamberg Banking Co.?Perhaps
He May Be Weak.
Farmers & Merchants Bank?The
Careful Man Knows.
Xo Flowers in 'Em. ,
Mrs. Flatbush?She has no artistic
taste. . ,
Mrs. Bensonhurst?Why not?
Mrs. Flatbush?Just look at all of
those empty cans in her back yard. 9
Not a flower in one of 'em!?New V
York Herald.
New line of Waterman's Ideal
Fountain Pens just received at the
Herald Book Store.
nnti/ITAT WATTfiPQ
orjciv/inxj iwiJ.VUO.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.
For Sale?Dry stove wood; delivered
on short notice. B. F. FREE, Bam- J
berg, S. C. tf.
Professional Notice?Dr. George F.
Hair has returned to the city and is
again in his office on Railroad ave- . ,,
i nue.?It.
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 vou trade. BRABHAM COMMISSION
CO., Columbia, S. C. 8-23
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