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pamfcerg peralb Thursday, Sept. 20, 1917. SHORT LOCALS. I Brief Items of Interest Throughout' the Town and County. A recruiting officer for the navy was in the city yesterday in the interest of securing men for the naval service. Mr. J. S. Faust, of Denmark, a member of the eenior class of Clemson college, has been elected assistant satire editor of the Clemson "annual." Mrs. C. E. Simmons has rented her cottage on New Bridge street to Mr. | H. F. Bamberg, who will ocupy it in the near future. Mrs. Simmons will reside with her children. *? ? t*t r otAi-oc hoe hoon an-, iVJLI , V V . JU. utwavo auo i^vvu . pointed county farm demonstration ^ . agent for Edgefield county. He expects to leave for Edgefield to take up his duties about the 15th of October. Saturday the senior law class of the University of South Carolina elected Mr. J. C. Kearse, of this county, president. Mr. Kearse spent the summer months in Bamberg reading law in the offices of Carter & Carter. According to the climatological bulletin for July, just issued, July was a pretty wet month. A total of 9.06 inches of rain fell during the month, which was an' excess of 3.42 inches above normal. The heaviest rain of the month fell on Independence day, when there was a precipitation of 2.05 inches. Governor Manning on last Thursday named the appointees for scholarships to the school of pharmacy and the school of medicine, South. Carolina Medical college, Charleston. The following are the appointees from this district: School of medicine, E. H. Prescott, Edgefield county; school, of pharmacy, H. R. Cain, Denmark. | Dr. Augustus S. Weekley left Saturday for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., to enter training at the training camp. Dr. Weekley volunteered for service ip the medical corps several weeks ago. He successfully passed all examinations and received a commission as first lieutennant. He left for Fort Oglethorpe Saturday upon' orders from the war department. New Advertisements. John Black?Cotton. Bank of Olar?Statement. Peoples Bank?Statement. - Enterprise Bank?Statement. Bank of Denmark?Statement. J. J. Brabham, Jr.?Citation. Estate of Aaron Aver?Citation. Klauber's?Coats! Coats! Coats! Ehrhardt Banking Co.?Statement. T 13 ?r>r>\i-n nn Yrmr Rank J . U. JD1 1VU1V/ i/w " ?? vu . Peoples Bank?Be a Man of Money. Bamberg Bargain House?Special Sale. Enterprise Bank?Don't Carny a Safe. Mies Willie Snyder?For Sale or Rent. Reid's Jewelry Store?Get the Habit. Liggett & Myers Co.?Piedmont Cigarettes. R. W. D. Rowell?Teacher's Examination. Mitchell Motor Sales Co.?See the 31 Features. ' Bamberg Auto Co.?The Maxwell -C ; i j Earns a Profit. Wm. Wrigley, Jr., Co.?The Goody That is Beneficial. E. A. Hooton?Everything for the Girls and Ladies. Bamberg Banking Co.?Women ? Are Business-like. Bamberg Banking Co.?Estate of Ezra Brown, Deceased. ~ ?V , r? I_T~ U. it. tsraDiiam s ouua?nan, Schaffner & Marx Clothes. Farmers and Merchants Bank? When the Slick Stranger Comes. Committee of the Fiirst Baptist Church of Union?Resolutions of Appreciation of Rev. G. P. White. How to Address Soldiers. Postmaster Knight is in receipt of advices as to how the mail for the soldiers should be addressed. The company and regiment must be stated. As an illustration, here is a correct address for Camp Sevier: Private John Smith, Company K, First S. C. Regiment, Camp Sevier, S. C. Each parcel or letter should bear the address of the sender. Insured, C. O. D. and registered letters or parcels which are not properly addressed v and do not bear a return address of sender will not be accepted for mailing. Pliny says that Hyrcania and India produce the tiger, and Strabo says the largest tigers are found on the "banks of the Ganges. \ ACCEPTS BAPTIST PASTORATE. Rev. (?. P. White, of Union, Comes to Bamberg Soon. Rev. George P. White, of Union, has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Baniberf Baptist church, and expects to come to this city within the next few weeks to take up his work here. A call was extended to Mr. White some weeks ago. He came to Bamberg recently and conferred with the members of the church, and last week he signified his acceptance. Mr. White has been for the past four years pastor of the First Baptist church of Union. He resigned the pastorate of the Union church last Sunday, and expects to come to Bamberg during the coming month. In view of Mr. White's acceptance of the call to Bamberg, the following summary of Mr. White's work as pastor of the Union church the past year from the Union Progress will be of interest locally: j As showing that the First Baptist church of this city is endeavoring, and to a great degree succeeding, in helping to fulfill its mission, Rev. Mr. White quoted some figures relating to the church's affairs. For the conducting of the church's affairs and given to local benvolent causes the total was the fine sum of $4,490.77, of this $855 went for Foreign Missions, for Home Missions $348, State Missions $268.11, Orphanage $349.37, for Ministerial Education $135. . There were quite a number of other small miscellaneous amounts, while the total for pastor's salary and actual operating church expenses was $2,606. During the four years of Rev. Mr. White's pastorate seventy-eight members have been received by letter, forty-one by baptism, and one restored, making a total of 120, while i Mr. White married twenty couples. | In the Sunday-school department, ! the following figures for the year ending with the month of August are given, the average attendance for 1913 was 163: for 1914 it was 175; for 1915,192; for 1916,210; and for 1917 it is 212. The pastor presented some interesting comparisons for the regular work which goes on year after year, excluding special contributions for special objects. Some of those falling under this class being: State Missions, Home Missions, Foreign Missions, Orphanage, Aged Ministers Relief, Ministerial Education in 1913 was $1,288.50; for the ( same causes in 1914, $1,775.40; in 1915, $1,630.62; 1916, $2,571.78; j 1917, $1,994.44. In 1916 there was a special gift of $400 to pay the outgoing expenses of their missionary, Miss Lora Clement, and $250 to the evangelists that j was included in the Home Mission fund, which causes did not request contributions this year. 1915 was the year following the outbreak of the war, which naturally had a tendency to curtail donations to some extent. One foreign missionary and two ministers have been given very material financial assistance in securing their training and this has been done largely by the men's Baraca class. At the conclusion of the services Rev. J. W. Speake, pastor of Grace Methodist church, made a very happy little speech in which he said it was an inspiration for him to have been thoro nnd tr? have heard the report made. He had traveled all over South Carolina, and had heard rej ports of many churches, but that he had heard none better than this of the First Baptist church, and that it would be a real joy for him if all I churches, including his own, could get a vision of leadership and get his people to follow him, as was evident had been done in the First Baptist church of which Rev. Geo. P. White is the capable and beloved | pastor. Denmark Sends Many to College. / Denmark will be represented in the various colleges by 23 young men and young women. Reynold Wiggins and his sisters, Vera and Martha, have gone to Trinity college, Durham, X. C., Misses Stella Lancaster, Annie Mae Griffith, Virginia Hut-J to, Elizabeth Hutto, Agnes Goza. Kathleen and Genie Fogle to Winthrop, Christabel Mayfield and Pauline Ray to Greenville Woman's college, Frances Guess and Clara Wyman to Converse, Maud Creech, Hazel LeCroy and Barnwell Huggins to Limestone, Frank Creech has returned to Furman university, Bernard Faust and David Sojourner to Clemson, Jasper Sojourner to the University of South Carolina. Earle Cain will begin nis second session in the Medical College of ithe State of South Carolina at the opening of this session. Samuel Ray will begin his senior year in the College of Charleston September 29. May Pave Main Street. Mr. W. J. Nichols, concrete contractor, has submitted to the city council a proposition to pave Main street with concrete. In accordance with this a preliminary survey has been made of the street from the passenger station to the cotton mill, tho arpfl nrnnosed to bp Daved. and a bid has been submitted by Mr. Nichols. It is understood that other bids are being asked for. City council is now endeavoring to . figure out ways and means to do this much needed work. It is stated that the paving will cost in the neighborhood of $12,000 to $15,000. Council, has yet, of course, to devise a j method of getting the money, but it > is not believed that this will be difficult. ! i CAITSK OF DKATH UNCERTAIN. Negro Died; Wound on Head.?Did the Mow Kill Him? On September 1 8th Ben Rhoad, a negro, died under peculiar circumstances. He had been involved in a difficulty, and had been struck a blowby George Kearse, a white man, when he says the negro cursed him. The blow does not seem to have been a serious one, and the doctor did not testify that it killed the negro. The negro seems to have been taken sick immediately afterward, and died. As to whether the blow caused death, the jury was uncertain; so no one has been accused of the homicide. It is said the negro was under the influence of w-hiskey at the time. The negro was driving an automobile and had run into a ditch. Mr. Kearse ' - *1 it-- i ?V, was trying to pun lilt; uai uui ?ncu it is said he struck the negro. The inquest was held on Monday by Coroner Zeigler. Dr. Robt. Black testified that he performed the autopsy and found a bruise over the left eye and that there were indications of a hemorrhage from the nose. J. R. Strickland testified that when the car was ditched, a white man came along in a car and tried to get [ it out; that he could not do so, and the white men all went to a farm house to get dinner before proceeding, and that Ben Rhoad stayed behind. When they returned from dinner, they Mound Mr. George Kearse had come up while they were away, [ and had secured a team and was trying to get the automobile out of the ditch. Mr. Kearse told him Ben Rhoad had cursed him and he had struck him. Witness saw Rhoad squatting in the ditch. The negro got up and went to a tree and laid down. When the car was out of the ditch and ready to start, the witness took him by the hand to help him in the car, when the negro told him to i. -V ? 4- + Vt n t "llQ Vl o rl wail a muuieui, ma. i, vv vomit." Witness waited on him a few moments, and then helped him in the car. Rhoad told him he had been hit, but he was not hurt. much. The negro told him he did not want to go home "until he got better," and got out at the edge of the swamp, telling him to tell Cleveland Cradle to come and take him home. Cleveland Cradle swore that Mr. Strickland told him that Ben Rhoad wanted him to come down to the swamp and get him. Witness went, and found Rhoad lying down. That he went and got Wolliam Rhoad and together they went up to Ben, who told them "that the police had hit him." William Rhoad carried him home. William Rhoad told of carrying the deceased home from the swamp. Said he did not speak after leaving the swamp. J. H. Smith said he carried Ben Rhoad to Olar that morning; that Rhoad put a "quart bottle" in the car before they started. Rhoad did not return with him, but he saw him in another car when he was returning. He heard the negro say his wife was afraid of drunken peo pie, and not to carry him home then, because he did not want his wife to "see him drunk. Died From Accident in Gin. Jervie Antley, who was brought here Friday night from Branchville. where he was injured in an accident at a cotton gin, died as a result of | his wounds yesterday morning. His body was shipped to his late home, nearl Bamberg yesterday afternoon. J. Henry Stuhr prepared the body. Mr. Antley, who was 22 years old; and is survived by his parents and sisters and brothers, had his right arm crushed and was internally injured while at work in a cotton gin at Brancvhville. He was brought to Charleston Friday night and was taken to the Baker sanitorium, where it was found necessary to amputate his arm. His internal injuries, how-1 ever, caused his death yesterday morning at 3:30 o'clock.?Charleston American. Additional License bees. Bamberg county will receive from the "additional license fees" fund $368.06. The total amount for the State is $69,249.36, which is divided between the State and the counties for ordinary purposes. The total collected by the insurance commission from.all sources is $182,426.83, for the eight months ending Aug. 31. The amount received by neighboring counties is as follows: Barnwell $ 384.S9 Colleton 427.38 Hamntnn ____ 280.12 Orangeburg 1,099.07 Red Cross Wool. A part of the wool supply for the Red Cross chapter has arrived. Mrs. J. R. Owens has it in charge and ladies wishing to knit can get the wool from her at the Red Cross work room or by phoning the Mayflower Inn. BOYS GIVEN ROUSING SEND-OFF. Bamberg's Second Contingent Left For Columbia Saturday. Bamberg's second contingent for the national selective draft army left Bamberg Saturday morning on the 8:43 train, in a special coach, for Camp Jackson, Columbia, where they go into training. There were eighteen young men in the party, comprising all the white men who have been selected up to this time except those who have already proceeded to Camp Jackson. This makes 27 selected men who have gone from this county, all white men. The following are the selected men who left for Damp jacKson oaiuiuaj. R. B. O'Quinn, Herman Zorn, Barney Bessinger, Stacey Kearse, Jesse C. Rentz, J. H. Johns, B. T. Carter, L. McD. Reid, W. B. Gillam, E. W. Walker, John L. Bessinger, B. F. Padgett, Latta Gantt, Leland F. Sandifer, J. H. Morris, R. K. Kearse, D. E. Folk, J. J. Stroud. Friday night the men were given a supper at the Johns hotel. About forty men were present at the supper, including the selected men. After supper the second contingent was escorted to the court house, where ^patriotic addresses were maae oj Hon. J. Wesley Crum, Jr., and Prof. J. C. Guilds. Dr. E. O. Watson, chairman of the council of defense, also made a talk to the boys. The court house was filled with friends and relatives of the young men who came to bid them good-bye and Godspeed. Saturday morning a large number of people were present at the station to see the boys off and to give them a farewell handshake. As they entered their special car, three rousing cheers went up for "the boys of Bamberg's second contingent." Boys Arrive at Camp Jackson. Camp Jackson, S. C., September 24.?No doubt the good people of Bamberg county are looking to hear from the second increment of boys at Camp Jackson. We arrived 0. K. at the camp about 2:30, then we were assigned to the 318th field artillery. Then we were divided and assigned to different batteries. Stacy Kearse, Barney Bessinger and myself are together. I think we all will like it fine once we forget about home. We wish to express our sincere , thanks to Mrs. Johns and all the rest that gave the banquet, for us on Friday night. EUGENE W. WALKER, 318th Field Artillery, Supply Co., Camp Jackson, S. C. EHRHARDT IMPORTANT TOWN. AtrKo+ tho Vpus ami Courier Savs of ] ?? lmv i.a?v v? ? v Hustling Bamberg Town. The following appeared in the Sunday News and Courier under an Ehrhardt date line: "It may not be amiss to scribble a few lines from this 'hustling,' 'bustling,' progressive little town, one of the best and fastest growing small towns in lower South Carolina. Twenty years ago this beautiful little place was a wilderness, removed from all railroad communication save by going to Bamberg, then about sixteen miles away. ^Today a town of aboi^t 1,000 people and growing faster than any other of its size, with waterworks and electric lights, two | strong banks and something like 20 retail stores, doing a large and flourishing business, and several more handsome brick structures now in the course of building. A good town, a goo? ..people, a great farming country and bound to come to the front. Watch Ehrhardt grow! "The Hon. W. D. Bennett entertained Col. James G. Padgett, of Walterboro, last Monday night. Senator Padgett came over from Walterboro to deliver an address before the Red Cross society in the Lutheran church at this place. The distinguished and silver tongued senator from Colleton was introduced by Mr. Bennett in a few well chosen and happy remarks to a large audience. Col. Padgett immediately launched into the subject of the war, its causes and effects on this country and held his audience spell bound with his fiery bursts of eloquence and logic for more than an hour. His closing 'peal' was one of the loftiest and most inspiring heard at this place in a long time. He literally carried his auditors up with him into ethereal heights. His ^ ? T")? J Tr | adopted son, jjuneaa raugcu, ??.,j was with him. They returned to Walterboro Tuesday morning. He( has aroused much enthusiasm by his brilliant address for the Red Cross here." Bamberg Cotton Market. Quotation for Wednesday, September 26, 1917, 2:00 p. m.: Middling 20% to 20% CITY WATER IS PURE. State Board of Health Says it is of Excellent Quality. Under date of September 22, E. P. i Verner, acting chemist and bacteriologist for the State Board of Health writes as follows relative to sample of Bamberg city water submitted for analysis: "Mr. A. L. Edwins, Electrict Light and Water Plant, Bamberg, S. C. "Dear Sir:?We enclose report on the sample of water received from you on the 17th instant. "The examinations show no indications of contamination, and indicate that the water is of excellent quality for either domestic or industrial purposes. tain the supply at all times at the "Care should be exercised, to maincondition shown at the time of this examination. Very truly yours, "TT X> \7TT"T? VT7!T? "Acting Chemist and Bacteriologist." The.following is the analysis: Results in parts per million. Color n.ho Chlorine o.uO Free ammonia 0.01 Albuminoid ammonia....0.01 Nitrogen in nitrates.. 0.00 Nitrogen in nitrites.... 0.00 Total solids 69.00 Bacterial analysis: Bacterial indications of contaminations?negative. Analyses indicate water free from contamination and of good quality. Respectfully submitted, ?. P, VERNER, Acting Chemist and Bacteriologist. Death of Mrs. M. E. Hartzog. Mrs. Mary E. Hartzog, one of the oldest and most beloved residents of Bamberg/county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. C. Rice, at Denmark on Monday. The funeral services were held from the Denmark Baptist church Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev. J. D. Huggins, pastor of the Denmark Baptist church, and Rev. J. M. Rodgers, pastor of the Methodist church of Denmark. The remains were brought Dor?ViAi?r ond intaprod ot I LU uauiuci5 auu lut^ngu jlvv/u^uuu | cemetery. The funeral and burial were attended by a large number of friends and relatives of Mrs. Hartzog, who was one of the best known women in this part of the State. The following were the pallbearers: Messrs. W. L. Riley, J. Wesley Crum, Jr., J. J. Owens, J. B. Calhoun, W. H. Faust, and Dr. J. G. Boozer. /Mrs. Hartzog had been in ill health for a long time, and her death was not unexpected. She was at the point of death a few weeks ago, but had recovered to some extent. Mrs. Hartzog was the widow of the late Mr. Samuel J. Hartzog, to whom; she was married in 1855. Mr. Hart-| zog died many years ago. Eight chil-j dren were born to them, of whom five survive: Mrs. L. C. Rice, of Denmark;.Mrs. William Gilmore Simms, of Barnwell; Dr. Henry S. Hartzog, former president of Clemson college, now a resident of St. Louis; A. Sid ney Hartzog, mayor of Greenwood; and Dr. Octavius B. Hartzog, of Greenville. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Calhoun, of Barnwell. Mrs. Hartzog lacked just four days of being 84 years of age. She was born in Barnwell county, the daughter of the late G. and Eliza Owens. She moved to Bamberg before the war, and it was while the family was residing here in the residence now occupied by Mr. G. A. Rice that Sherman and his men passed through Bamberg. While in this town; Gen. Sherman made his headquarters at Mrs. Hartzog's house. About fifteen years ago Mrs. Hartzog disposed of her home in this city and has resided for several years with her daughter at Denmark. Mrs. Hartzog was a woman of strong mind and character, and she was exceedingly well versed on matters of public interest. She had been a consistent member of the Baptist church since 1859. There was perhaps no person in Bamberg county better or more favorably known than this good woman, and the news of her deatn carries with it genuine sadness to her numerous acquaintances. Although she was advanced in years, her mind remained clear, and it was a pleasure to converse with her on any matter. No one has anything but good to speak of her. Her children have lost a devoted and loving mother, and the community has lost one of its best citizens, for her influence was felt far and wide. While her health has not permitted her to visit Bamberg for several years, she retained the friendship until her I Hooth nf manv acauaintances in this UVUbll Vi. ?v ? 4 city. Her residence here is recalled, with much pleasure by all of the older citizens, who knew her as one of the best women in the county. Additional Names Certified. The District Exemption Board has certified the following additional men for service in the national army: Latta Gantt, Leland F. Sandifer, R. K. Kearse, , \ D. E. Folk, J. J. Stroud. V \ NEXT CALL OCTOBER 3. __ Forty-eight Colored Men to go From Bamberg County. The third increment of selective * draft men will go to Camp Jackson from Bamberg county during the period of October 3rd to 8th, acording to instructions received by the coun- j ty Local Board. This increment will be composed entirely of colored men. The exact date of the departure of the men has not yet been ascertained, but the men will be notified by letter by the board in time for them to mobilize in Bamberg on the night ^ before their departure. This contingent will consist of 48 jk men from this county, or 26 per cent. * ~ .1 of the county's quota. This call is ^ made in accordance with the following instructions from the provost marshal general to the adjutant general of South Carolina. "All deficiencies in the installment - - - - of the quota of any local Doard in the call for September 18 should be made up before October 3. On October 3 begin sending from all local boards white men to Camp Jackson as fast as they are certified from the f district to the local boards as selected for military service, until all white % . men included within the quota for such local boards have been sent. It r is thought that no special traffic arrangements are necessary and that these men can be sent on ordinary trains. "Entirely apart from this movement of white men send beginning Oc- / tober 3, 26 per cent, of the, quota of each local board made up exclusively of colored men. Schedules for this movement of colored men showing the specifics dates on which install- ^ ments from each of your local boards should move will be furnished you by the American Association of Rail- ^ roads. Except as local adjustments < made after consultation with the pas ; senger reyreseiiuuiveB aie ueuoosat j these schedules should control." Celebrated Birthday. ' ' " ' ' r.Vj'* Little Miss Lena Rhoad gave a birthday party to her many friend^ on the afternoon of Sept. 13th. The large number of presents that were . '{ received were a testimonial of hor N / popularity. The afternoon was pleas-. . antly passed in all kinds of games. Refreshments were served consisting of ice cream and cake, and the little ones had a very pleasant time. Misses Mildred Rice and Yancy Graham assisted in entertaining the little . ' folks. Those present were: Effie Brabham, Clarence Brabham, Jr., . Jane Rice, Elsie Rice, Edward Rice, Mittie Lee Chandler, Frances Allen, , Lemuel Wiggins, Grace Graham, Lillian. Zeigler, Urma Utsey, Frances M Utsey, Mary West Watson, La Verne Thomas, Jr.", Buddie Brabham, Easter Cook, Mildred Guilds, Dorothy ; j Johnson. From an area of 3",173,404 acres devoted to viniculture in Spain a * ' crop of 3,958,150 metric tons of ' ii > j_ t n i /? . o (JD1 grapes were gatnerea m i^id, o,ui,- mm 436 tons were devoted to wine making and 618,053,902 gallons of must A were produced, a marked increase compared witb the five preceding years. Read The Herald, $1.50 a year. ? RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION. V Whereas, our beloved pastor, ttev. Geo. P. White, has felt it his duty to resign the pastorate of our church i J to accept a call to the Bamberg Baptist church:? * m' And, Whereas, Bro. White has won for Himself a large place in the affections of our congregation during the four years of his pastorate; And Whereas, We feel that he has ^een a faithful minister of Jesus , Christ, crying aloud and sparing not; bringing a message of salvation to the hearers, devoting himself to the work of our Lord unselfishly and zealously; Be it Resolved: Thsrt we sever the pastoral relations with regret; That we commend our beloved brother to the brethren, of the Bamberg church; That we pray God's richest blessings upon him and his family in the new field to which they are mov ing. ^ / May the Great Head of the Church grant to him, and to us continued , m mercies. 1 Done by order of the church in **** conference this 23 rd day of September, 1917. * \ DAVIS JEFFRIES, E. L. CLARK, J. H. SPEARS, Committee. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. Notice?Choice lot of_ farm, land for sale. Call on J. t. u'mjuaxi. Real Estate Agent, Bamberg, S. C. ' For Rent or Sale?Seven-room cottage on upper Railroad avenue. Apply to MISS WILLIE SNYDER, Bamberg, S. C. It Wanted?A good school teacher for Ehrhardt colored school. Send recommendations with application to B. W. ABLE, Ehrhardt, S. C. 10-11 For Sale.?Five-room house and lot on Cannon Bridge street, Bam- . berg. Barn, stables and tenant house f on lot. Apply to E. BART PRICE, j Bamberg, S. C. 9-27 A V , -v< . . & 1 . ?. , :.'z ,5^