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W$t pambers^eralb: Thursday, August oO, 1917.; SHOUT LOCALS. | Brief Items of Interest Throughout! the Town and County. The executive committee of the Red Cross chapter will meet Thursday morning at 11:00 at the city hall. The Domestic Science club will meet Friday afternoon at 5:00 at Mrs. John Cooner's. The subject for the meeting will be beverages. A branch of the Red Cross chapter has been organized at Kearse with 36 members. A branch has also been established at Denmark with an encouraging membership. The fall session of the court of general sessions win convene in tsam-| berg Monday morning, with Judge Thomas S. Sease presiding. There are a number of important cases docketed for trial at this term. The Barnwell Banking company, of Barnwell, was organized last week. Mr. A. M. Denbow, vice-president of the Peoples bank, of Bamberg, is vice president of the new institution. ^ Mr. Denbow is also a member of the board of directors. All delagates to the annual meet ing of the Woman's Missionary societies of the Barnwell association, f which is to be held in Olar on Septem' ber 4th and 5th, will, please send their names and the date of their / arrival to Mrs. Paul Cook, chairman of hospitality committee. Olar, S. C Next Monday, September 3rd, be ing labor day and a national holiday, the postoffice " ' observe Sunday hours and the rural carriers will not deliver mail on their routes that day. t However, patrons of rural routes can get their mail at the postoffice by calling at the rural route window at 9:30 a. m. Four minute speeches are being made at the Thielen theatre each night under the auspices of the council of defense. Messrs. R. P. Bellinger, B. D. Carter, J. J. Heard, J. F. Carter, H. M. Graham, F. K. Graham, and E. O. Watson have spoken so far. Others will speak each night on various phases of the war. Mr. W. E. Carter died at his home near Smoaks Saturday night following an illness of only a week. The funeral and interment wejre held at Adnah church, of which the deceased was a member, Sunday afternoon. Mr. Carter was a man past middle age, and was a substantial citizen, being engaged in farming. He leaves a wife, four sons and three daughters. ?Walterboro Press and Standard. New Advertisements. Lyde R. Rhame?Sofosco. ( C. F. Rizer?Automobiles. Enterprise Bank?Steps to Wealth. C. F. Rizer?Wagons and Buggies. Estate Mrs. B. U. Smith?Notice of Sale. Farmers & Merchants Bank?My Money. Peoples Bank?The Man With Money. , Bamberg Banking Co.?Careful Attention. Bamberg Auto Co.?How Much is Two Dollars? Bamberg Banking Co.?Perhaps He May Abscond. Chero-Cola Bottling Co.?Refreshing Without Bad After Effect. To Call More Next Week. The Local Board announced yesterday that notices will be mailed out next week to a number of registrants to appear before the board. It has not been decided how many will be summoned or what day they are to appear, but a good many on the list above 825 may expect to receive a notice any day to appear before the board. Out of the 825 men who have been summoned before the board up to the present time, 184 have been selected for military service. As a number of extra men must provided, others wilL be called to make up the quota. ltnittinff Classes. On Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the homes of Mesdames V. J. Hartzog, Jno. Cooner, J. D. Felder, and Peter Sandifer classes will be held for those who wish instruction in knitting. Each person is asked to bring their needles and yarn. If the yarn can-1 not he obtained a ball of twine can j be used. All those living within the vicinity j of these homes are urged to attend j the classes, as it is important to get j busy with this work. We want every lady to ha^e a part in this work for the Red Cross. .MRS. W. D. RHOAD. Chairman Supply Committee. .MRS. J. H. MURPHY, Secretary Supply Committee. t liAMIiFIUi cornty's mm;. List From Which First Quota Will lie Selected. Following is a list of sixteen names of accepted men from which will be selected the nine to go from this county 011 September 5th. These men were selected in accordance witl orders from the war department Xone of the sixteen claim exemption The sixteen names are certified tc the District Board at Columbia, anc * ~ j flinrAfrAm flic nub uuai u ?in bcicvi iii&iviivui nil. nine men to represent Bamberg county at the cantonment in Columbia on September 5 th. I E. Henry Henderson; Esq., bekrs the distinction of being the first man selected by the Local Board of Bamberg county. The following is the list of sixteen from which the nine will be selected by the District Board: E. Henry Henderson, Bamberg. Ernest Faircloth, Embree. Robert B. O'Quinn, Bamberg. Wilbur P. Williams, Govan. Barney Bessinger, Olar. Lucius S. Bellinger, Bamberg. John L. Bessinger, Bamberg. William R. iUcKenna, Denmark. Jesse C. Rentz, Ehrhardt. B. T. Carter, Ehrhardt. J. G. Copeland, Ehrhardt. H. M. Ray, Govan. Bobbie Bennet, Ehrhardt. B. F. Padgett, Govan. J. J. Stroud, Bamberg. J. R. Peters, Ehrhardt. >1*. Hooton Visits Alabama. D. F. Hooton, a banker from Bamberg, S. C., is in the city today, the guest of his cousin, F. O. Hooton. head of the markets bureau of the onnimiceinriDr nf a PriCl! ltlirft's office. .Mr. Hooton came over here to make an investigation of the damage that the boll weevil has done this section. He did not come with the party of South Carolinians that have been booked as coming to this city, but came on his own account, to make a quiet investigation pf conditions. He says that the crop of cotton and corn in his section is fine and the boll weevil has not yet reached his county, but, like a wise man who foresees evil, he wanted to come out here and see with his own eyes the best way to combat the pest when they do make their appearance in his part of the South. Hon. J. A. Wade, commissioner of agriculture, took him in hand and they, went out to Chisolm to inspect the cotton patch of A L. Kimbrough, who cultivated it along scientific lines.?Montgomery (Ala.) Times, August 16. The Red Cross Chapter. The Bamberg county chapter of the Red Cross is going right ahead in its Tt-rtT-lr r?f nr?rj?ni7.in? t.hfi HPODlft of the community in this worthy enterprise, and the officers say that they wish everyone in the county to become a member. Now that our nation's armies are being trained, and will probably be on the firing line before long, it is especially important that the noble work of the Red Cross be pushed forward. A work-room has been secured in Bamberg, in the town hall, and it is open for workers on every Tuesday and Thursday from nine to noon and from four to six in the afternoon. New branches have been organized in Denmark, with about 45 members, at Kearse, with 36 members, and at Ehrhardt, with about 45 members. Real interest is sh,own in the work, and it is hoped soon that all of the branches will be in full operation. Twentyfive comfort bags have been completed by the chapter, with the exception of the buttons, which will have to be ordered, as the demand for these seems to exceed the supply. It is confidently believed that the Bamberg county chapter, with its branches, will soon be doing a great work in furnishing stipplies. State Aid for Schools. A bulletin just issued by the State board of education contains much interesting information relative to State aid for the schools of the State. The following information relative to the schools of Bamberg county will be ol interest to the patrons of the schools: Number districts in county July 1, 1916 2c Term extension: Number districts participating ( Amount of State aid $ 520.0( Consolidated and graded schools: No. districts participating < Amount of State aid $ 900.0( High schools: No. districts participating Amount of State aid $2,005.01 Public school buildings: No. districts participating : Amount of State aid $ 550.01 Total amount of State aid paid county $3,975.0* The Story Tellers' Institute o Memphis, has a membership of 200 \ Bamberg Cotton Market. I Quotation for Wednesday, August 29th. 1:00 p. in.: .Middling 21.50 to 22 MB. 1). B. MATH EN" V DEAD. Passed Away Sunday Morning Following Long Illness. .Mr. D. R. Matheny, a prominent j citizen of Bamberg, died at his home ^ in this city Monday morning after an illness of many months. While Mr, Matheny had been a sufferer for months with other complications, his death was due directly to heart failure. Mrs. Matheny went into the room of her husband Sunday morning, after an absence of a short time, and found him dead in bed. The remains were interred at the old family burial ground near Blackville .Monday morning, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. J). Huggins, pastor of the Denmark Baptist church. A large congregation ofxfriends and relatives of the deceased was present at the funeral * to pay the last sad rites to the deceased. Daniel Rush Matheny was born in Barnwell county 63 years ago. He had lived in this section all of his life, moving to Bamberg about 15 years ago. He was an unostensible man, but one of the town's best and most substantial citizens. He was married to Miss Fcstina Hair, of Blackville, who survives him. The following children survive him: J. P. Matheny, of Ridgeville; Otis Matheny, of Durham, X. C.; Raymond Matheny, of Greenville; Paul Matheny and Miss Mary Matheny, of Bamberg. . Mr. Matheny is also survived by two brothers, Sim Matheny, of Charleston, and John Matheny, of Holly Hill, and one sister, Mrs. J. P. O'Xeal, of Illinois. Mr. Matheny was a member of the Bamberg Baptist church, and was prominently identified with the work of the church. NEGRO PREACHER LYNCHED. , Beaten and Shot to Death hy Crowd of lk>th Races. s York, Aug. 23.?The Rev. W. T. Sims, colored, pastor of St. John's f Baptist church, near Sharon, eight miles west of here, was taken from hfe bed at an early hour this mornin and beaten and shot to death. A mob of negroes and white men numbering approximately thirty, did the deed. . The negro preacher was spending the night at the home of Bob Burris, a member of his congregation, when he was pulled from his bed, his night clothes were taken off and he was dragged down the road a half mile, 1 his assailants beating and cutting him all the while. He died from a bullet wound in his hip. His bruises would have killed him. No motive for the crime can be dis90vered. Sims had trouble some time ago with some members of his church, ! but so far as the sheriff's investigation had extended he had done \white 1 people no harm. Fred Penninger, a ' welji known young white man of Sharon, and Frank Twitty, colored, are in 1 jail, charged with being parties to the crime. Witnesses at the inquest ' testified that, Dick Norman, a promi1 nenf whitp man livine near the scene 1 of the killing, was involved. He had ' not been arrested tonight. There is ' considerable indignation among both whites and negroes over the crime. It is said the negro had used strong language against the draft, and in opposition to the war, and this is given as a probable "reason for his 1 being summarily dealt with. . BAMBERG TO FURNISH XIXE. . Five Per Cent, of Quota Will Entci Service September o. The local board for Bamberg county has received orders to prepare five per cent, of Bamberg county's quota in the first draft to report for service in the national army on September 5th. It was first intended to call ' 30 per cent, of the quota into ser ' vice on this date, but on account ol ' the uncompleted condition of the can tonment at Columbia and congested transportation facilities, it was de, cided to call only five per cent, al this time. Forty per cent, of the county's rturvfo will ho railed into service or J September 19th; 40 per cent, will be called on October 3rd and the remain ing 15 per cent, will be called as soon thereafter as practicable. Only white men will be called ir > this five per cent., and those with military experience are to be giver preferment. The following are the numbers tc j be furnished by Bamberg and sur rounding counties: Bamberg 9 y Barnwell IS 1 Beaufort Colleton 12 Dorchester tl Hampton 9 f Orangeburg Xo. 1 14 Orangeburg Xo. 2 9 PHYSICALLY QUALIFI The Following Are Those of t sical Examinati The following men passed the physical examination 1 last week, out of the 300 ordered to appear before the , Local Board in the second call for registrants. Several registrants were transferred to other points for physical ! examination, and these are not listed here: 529 L. M. Hightower, Denmark 563 i . 530 Sumter Graham, Bamberg 211 . 531 Eugene Felder, Lees 1435 i ; 533 Solomon Black, Bamberg 14 6 i . 534 Queenie Williams, Denmark 843 J 535 Henry Smoak, Ehrhardt 1050 j 53 7 Willie Kinard, Olar 1379 j i 538 W. H. Kearse, Ehrhardt 100S . . 539 Allen Ginyard. Bamberg 229 I 541 Holman Kinard, Bamberg 299 j 542 Stanvic Young, Ehrhardt jl u / a i 543 James Kinsey, Branchville 1189 j . 514 Leslie Milledge, Denmark 750 : 546 Solomon Hixon, Blackville 1443 551 Q. M. Brabham, Olar 1547 . 553 Clarence E. Black, Bamberg 4 j 557 Joseph Johnson, Branchville 1180 j 558 Angus Generett, Bamberg 206 | i 561 Charley Breland, Bamberg 136 ; 562 Maurice Clayton, Ehrhardt 872 567 Edward Manigo, Bamberg 1519 i 568 J. F. <Hiers, Ehrhardt 896 569 J. R. Griffin, Branchville 1098 i571 L. S. Jones, Denmark 570 ' 572 W. E. Folk, Denmark 544 i 573 Lucius Moore, Ehrhardt 1021 575 Holland Brabham, Govan 1269 . 576 B. F. Padgett, Govan 1258 578 Vernon Grant, Midway ..1508 579 Alizie Martin, Branchville 1194 5S3 William Best, Olar 1619 585 Samuel Williams, Denmark 838 586 John Carter, Jr., Denmark 635 587 H. A. Cave, Lees 1416 588 B. N. Williams, Denmark 861 589 Theo. Crawford, Denmark 633 593 Henry Reed, Denmark : 802 i 595 Walter Hartzog, Denmark 691 i 598 Ben Harrison, Bamberg 237 599 Lewis Willis, Bamberg 422 603 Willie Myers, Bamberg 1766 j 607 Lemuel Grant, Bamberg 202 | 608 James Carn, Bamberg >. 164 ! 610 Richard Johnson, Bamberg 272 ! 611 Shedrick McCormack, Branchville 1198 613 J. M. Jenkins, Branchville 1174 - - ? * - act I 614 Jack Copeland, iunrnarat ^u-r , 615 C. E. Bikle, Ehrhardt 866 ! 7 # 618 Lemville Inabinett, Bamberg 262 j 620 James R. Chitty, Olar -...1561 622 Isaiah Hemon, Olar ; 1373 623 Gloster Rice, Lees 1465 624 Harry Ehrhardt, Ehrhardt 883 629 W. G. Kearse, Olar 1380 633 James Lawton, Bamberg 311 634 Jonas Williams, Embree 1227 639 George Glover, Ehrhardt 979 642 John Williams, Sr., Schofield 1740 ! 643 James Franklin, Olar 1367 j 645 Leon Holmes, Bamberg 240 I 646 Ben McMillan, Ehrhardt 1028 j 649 George N. Sandifer, Denmark 590 j 650 A. G. Hicks, Embree 1105 651 George Washington, Bamberg 444 652 Cleve Duncan, Denmark 63.6 653 John Grey, Blackville 1760 654 J. D. Kennedy, Denmark 735 655 Henry Coleman, Denmark - 634 ; 657 Peter Middleton, Bamberg 326 ! 660- James Walker, Bamberg 447 , Bamberg-Barnwell S. S. Convention. A Voice froi I ~ ' The following is the programme Orangeburg, Au of the Bamberg-Barnwell Sunday- aftern0011 Mr- L, school conyention, which will be held a 0 ^ dai I with St. John's Baptist church on f?r ' ' o * u - * n. tonished to receive September o, 6, and /: , ' sage telling him th WEDNESDAY. hunting could b0 f Convention will meet at 11 a. m. near the city on the -.-.-Art ermcr corvi Pf> led ii. T3ti411,*nc, Aollc i i a . v u, pi ft,' ci auu ????e -??7 ,ui. a *-?'" by W. H. Hutto; 11:15, roll call, en- went at once to tt i rollraent of delegates; 11:30, organ- and found the bod i izatlon; 12:00, address of welcome van Golson, in the by Rev. J. R. Smith, Elirhardt; re- dead for 36 hours sponse by Rev. J. D. Huggins, Den- the phone belonge mark; miscellaneous business; 1:00- person, supposedly 2:30, recess; dinner on grounds; message only told 2:30, song service and prayer, lead t^e negro was sick by A. I. McLemore; 2:45, topic 1: other clue to foul "Should We Have Sunday-schools at covered. A caref ' Other Places Than Churches?" by his body disclosed R. E. Woodward, Dr. J. R. McCor- aithough there we mick, Rev. J. D. Heckle; 3:30, topic The coroner's jur 2: "The Relation of the Pastor to inquest this mornii i the Sunday-school," by Dr. Robert the hearing Tuesdi _ Black, T. C. Clayton. Rev. E. C. Wat- ? f son, Rev. W. L. Hayes, Rev. J. R. MaT Enlist Smith; appointment of committees; . ~~T" .. \ Washington, Ar i adjournment. ^ , 1 Department ruled THURSDAY. on the regiStration t 9:30, prayer and song service led but not yet actual! by A. W. Manuel; 9:45, address bylfore the draft boar 3 Rev. George E. Davis; 10:30, topic| lliay enlist in any 1 i 3: "How to Create an Interest in j or naVy of the Un i the Sunday-school, and How to Main-j be bas been called - tain the Same," by the superinten-1 the boar(jt howeve ; dent of each school of the conven- j option but must a\ tion. by roll call; 12;00, topic | the draft, i "The Missionary Spirit in the Sun- ^ i dav-school." bv Col. R. 3M. Mixon. M. j committees; adjou i J. Free, Rev. Walter Black, Rev. J.! fkil D. Huestins: 1:00-2:30. recess; din- 9:30. song servi ) ner on the grounds: 2:30, prayer and by D. 0. Hunter; - sons; service, led by Laurie Ab- Dr. B. H. DeMent stance; 2; 4", tor-ic "?: "Flow Should "How Can We Ir the Officers and Teachers in the Sun- and Grown-up Pec day-school be Elected?" by J. O. Sunday-school?" Sanders. W. H. Collins, Rev. P. A. Crouch, R. R. .Toll: Bolen, Rev. J. R. Culluni: 3:30, top'> Black, J. \V. Fo C: "The Place of the Bible in the Sunday-school in Sunday-school," by S. G. Mayfield. take part, either ] Dr. J. B. Black, Dr. W. M. Jone^, or essay, selectioi Rev. Charlie Jones; 4:30, reports of each school. I ~ ? N . \ ffiOF SECOND CALL he 300 Who Passed the Phy1011 Last Week. 661 John Sanders, Schofield 1728 667 James Brabham, Ehrhardt ; 949 669 Robert Smalls, Bamberg 393 671 Adam Odom, Govan 1306 673 Charley Sease. Ehrhardt : 1048 67S John A. Steedly, Bamberg 1490 680 Joe Robinson, Olar 1767 6S1 Fred Campbell, Bamberg 158 ^ 683 F. C. Ayer, Bamberg 1 6S5 Latta Ghant, Lancaster^ S. C 52 ^ 686 L. F. Sandifer, Bamberg 105 691 George Darnell, Bamberg 36 693 D. D. Steedly, Midway 1491 694 Frank Gibson, Ehrhardt 985 695 Samuel Pew. Bamberg 352 698 Isaiah Young, Bamberg 456. 699 Richard Staley, Denmark 806 702 Alex Tyler, Bamberg .....:* 416 703 Willie Brown, Denmark 617 707 Joseph Mitchell, Bamberg 316 710 Malcolm Howard, Govan 1283 JJ 711 Sterling Dickerson, Ehrhardt.....^ 968 ^ 714 D. E. Folk, Denmark 546 719 C. L. T. Tyler, Bamberg 511 J 720 Quillie Grimes, Bamberg 20(5 724 John Weaver, Denmark 860 ^ 726 Ulyses Zeigler, Bamberg .V 460 727 Richard Walters, Bamberg 427 728 Richard Frazier, Denmark 666 * 729 George Hays, Bamberg 241 731 Kisler Richwine, Midway 1527 732 Asbury Lawton, Olar 1692 _ ' 733 B. E. Jordan, Denmark 572'J/ .738 James Harley, Bamberg 236 739 L. T. W. Williams, Govan 1745 74u UJ. u. steward, uovan 13V9 741 Pinkney Galashaw, Embree 1168 742 Filmon Green, Bamberg 214 745 Henry Zeigler, Denmark.... 864 ? 746 D. K. Sandifer, Bamberg 1492 750 D. M. Coe, Jr., Denmark 533 752 Porter Smith, Midway K 1529 754 Mouzon Richard, Olar .% .1 1397 y, 756 Jimmie Brown, Bamberg.* 151 < 758 H. M. Dennis, Midway ..1487- / J 762 Lsnnie Bradley, Denmark 618 ; % 765 J. W. Green, Ehrhardt 986 766 David Faust, Midway .1505 768 R. W. Jones, Branchville 1110 769 Jackson Robinson, Denmark 777 770 R. A. Delk, Bamberg 772 James Jamison, Schofield 17C1 773 M. G. Dunn, Bamberg 1 32 774 Isaac Brown, Ehrhardt .- 954 * 779 E. H. Henderson, Bamberg 63 780 -John Harvey, Ehrhardt " 994 784 Flem Hvlard. Embree ..1170 ' * 792 Eddie Gilmore, Bamberg 224 , ^ '/ 793 Boyd Staley, Denmark...* .'. 818 795 Isaac Odom, Denmark .-. 762 796 Alonzo Abel, Ehrhardt... 931 799 Lige Williams, Bamberg 449' ^ 800 L. L. Cox, Denmark 1241 1 4 802 J. G. Grubbs, Bamberg : 48 ; ^: 805 Herbert Daniels, Bamberg 640 808 Alfred Walker, Blackville ..1481 812 J. J. Stroud, Bamberg : 1494 813 Luther'G. Young, Ehrhardt 1074 ^ 816 J. H. Stephens, Denmark 827 > > | 818 John Ryan,'Ehrhardt 1038 . . ^ 819 Peter Kinard, Olar 1386 820 G. W. Folk, Ehrhardt.^. 976 v, 821 R. K. Kearse, Ehrhardt 473 -> 823 Angus Bamberg, Olar..... 1614 825 L. M. Robinson, Denmark 586 .3". ** . . 'K ' i 11 the Dead. \ Wanted Information. ________ g. 24.?Yesterday "How deep's dat 'Lantic ocean?" Phillips, in search, inquired one negro of another as key, who had beenj they stood on a street corner this :or years, was as- morning. > . i n tolonhnno moc. ! ?< in ? c... ?: 1 . iAM a ttitj....v.- JDUUL live UIUCS, 11JU1C Ui 1COO. at the man he was what you ask dat for?" was the ound in the woods; answer of one who-was apparently ; Bull swamp road.\ informed on marine matters, id assistance and "Well, I wants to know dis: . If ? le place described, yOU js drowned in dat water dat's v of the man, Go- fiVe miles deep will you sink to de woods, apparently bottom three times and come up dat The voice over many times like you do in dis cound to' an uilknown try?" a woman, and her don't know nothin' 'bout dat," Mr. Phillips that repiied the scholar. "What makes in the woods. No yOU alius botherin' you' mind 'bout play has been dis- sucb strange things?" ul examination of w no distinct marks, New supply of Waterman's Foun>re slight wounds, tain Pens at Herald Book Store. ^ v* adjourned their ??_ _ . \ ig and will resume SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head ?5c. "tuT Called. For 25 Words or Les^. !7~9 9 ThA War For Sale?Dry stove wood; deliver>-~*^ ig. ine war on ghort nQtice B F free, Bam- M today that a man berg> c tf list for the draft. '?' * onnoo** Notice?Choice lot of farm land ly called to appear fQr sa,e Ca? on T 0>NEAL> d for examination. Reaj Estate Agent, Bamberg, S. C. jranch of the army ^ o *? ,?. For Sale.?I. H. C. 8 horse power ited Stat . gasoline engine, and No. 1 Kelly dul to appear before j pjex new, and in fine shape, r, he has no such i ready for work. Outfit for $200. vait the process of'-Easy terms. X. Z. FELDER, Bamj bberg, S. C. 2t ! ~*~ Business Men, Listen!?By placing rnment. \ those old so-called dead accounts in )AY. - | our hands for collection on commisce and prayer led si?n basis, you may realize money 10-00 address bv'that you haVe long ag0 ca]led deai * lu.uu, aaare..s d> bamberg rEAL ESTATE AND ;; 10:4o, topic 7: COLLECTION AGENCY, Bamberg, - t-? 4-.-. n O.Ort lfiUCe Hie rareuw v^. >ple to Attend the r~~ rr. ?? : r> f m t Automobiles.?We have just unby Prof. H. J. ioa(ief| three car loads of Buicks of nstone. Dr. Robert E-49, E-35, and E-34. We expect in Ik- 11*30 everv the next dav or two four more car the convention to 1?aAS C0"?.ils,ti"K of, f44' a"d E-3'o. Will be glad to have you jy song, recitation come and look them over as we know .1 to be made by we can suit you. C. F. RIZER, Olar, S. C. : - .j* ' . V ; . .