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tE^eiPamkrg^eralb Thursday, October 11, 1917, SHOUT LOCALS. Uriel' Items of Interest Throughout the Town ami CountyNumbers of Bamberg people attended the Indian Fields camp meet? ? /-> j ing near St. George sunuay. The regular meeting of the Young People's Missionary society will be held at the Methodist church Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mr. R. M. McCartlia, who was formerly with The Cotton Oil Company here, has moved to Denmark and assumed full control of the Denmark Oil & Fertilizer conipnay. Up to September 25. there had been ginned in Bamberg county 10.593 bales of cotton. This compares with 11,321 bales to the same date last ' year. I | Monday morning Mr. \Y. E. Spann I sold 26 bales of cotton. The check ] he received in payment amounted to J $3,475. Mr. Spann said that the j bale^ were exceptionally light ones (which accounts for the "smallness" of the check.) Mr. D. O. Steedly was displaying two very fine ears of corn in town x a-.- .vnio-'norl rp^TIPpfiyp yesterua*. --c ly one and one-half and one and three-fourths pounds, and measured 10 and 11 inches in length. And he says he has plenty more like it. Mr. C. L. Andrews has moved to Bamberg from Columbia and will soon open up a life insurance office here. He is at present located at the Johns Hotel, but as soon as a desirable house can be rented he expects to move his family here also. Mr. J. B. Copeland. of Ravenel. was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Copeland was formerly a resident of Ehrhardt. For the three years he has been residing at Ravenel. Charleston county. He dropped in the office while in town to join The Herald family, to which he is welcomed. The Herald is requested to make public the following announcement: "Mrs. J. W. Price will be hostess to the U. D. C. chapter 011 next Tuesday afternoon, the 16th. at 4 o'clock. Please be prompt, as we have much business on hand and hope for a large attendance." Two recruiting officers have been in the city lately enlisting men for the army. Last week Recruiting Officer Gunn was here and he enlisted five negroes for the Stevedore Regiment, while this week Recruiting Officer Canady has enlisted two negroes. ! He left yesterday afternon for Beau- i fort. Rev. B. J. Kearse. a colored reader : of Olar. is an enthusiastic believer in j The Bamberg Herald. He writes: 1 "Surely everybody can afford to read ' The Herald these days for only $1.50 i - ?i ? f..n ! for 12 niontns. 11 is uie uui> iuu t value we have in the South; so let's everybody in Bamberg county be a bolster for our, county paper. I expect to be it' nobody else." While most of the farmers of the county report good cotton crops, some i of them were peculiarly unfortunate. I In some sections cotton is particularly poor, while in others it is better than last year. Taking an average, however, it appears that the county J will produce as much cotton as it j did last year. On this date last! year cotton was worth 17 cents a pound. Pamberg has been designated a central accounting postoffice. and this means that the accounts of the fol-1 lowing postoffices are to be rendered i through the postmaster at Bamberg: "Denmark. Ehrhardt. Olar. Govan, Lees. Midway, Embree. and Schofield. All stamps and other supplies for the -above named ofiices will be furnished through the Bamberg office hereafter, and reports and remittances ,will be macle to this o*hce. Mr. A. M. Denbow. vice president of the Peoples Bank of Bamberg, was | called to Columbia last week by Mr. Joseph W. Norwood, one of the most prominent bankers of the State and president of the Union National Bank of Columbia. The cashier of the Union National Bank had resigned and they were behind and in need of expert assistance, so Mr. Denbow's services were in demand. With his valuable experience he soon had the Columbia institution's business worked up to date, and he returned to the city Tuesday night. Ambulance Company Number 26. Mr. R\ T. Fairey, who taught for thp fpw vpars in Carlisle School here, was in Bamberg on Monday of this week. At the close of the session at Carlisle Mr. Fairey | volunteered for the ambulance corps I of the army and was placed in ambulance company number 26 and sent to Allentown, Pennsylvania, for training, where he has been ever since. He has been granted a six months' furlough from the army and will be in this section during most of that time. Mr. Fairey stated that the N boys of ambulance company number 26, of which he is a member and which is composed entirely of South Carolinians, are now reasonably certain of not being sent to France before next spring, and in that event he will probably go across with them. Three other Bamberg county boys are members of this company, two Morris brothers and Mr. James R. Chitty, of Glar. Midway Po^toftice. Rev. L. K. Stoudemire has resigned the (.Tee of r ostmaster at Midway. Mr. S*endemire has been in ill health for so'> -> Mr.>e end this has forced his retigna'icr. To date no successor has Lren appointed for him, and we understand that the government is c0? :in'' The abolishment alpvtc vor cf the Midway office. In the event s h action is taken by the post, hire department the mail for the "?!ro''s of ihe Midway office will be handed oy route number three from Bamberg. i ! XKDItOES DISPLAY LOYALTY. Enthusiastic Sendofi' Given to 4S Drafted Colored Men. i On last Friday morning Bamberg {county's first contingent of negro ; soldiers left here 4$ strong in a special car over the Southern railway for Camp Jackson near Columbia. [ There they will enter into several months of military training and prepI aration for the new national army. ! The interest which the colored peo! pie of Bamberg and the surrounding | sections took in these men and their i mission was manifested time and again, and hundreds of them gathered j at the train to see them off. But the climax of the negroes' en! thusiasm was reached on Thursday 1 night. Probably no more enthusias' tic celebration was ever held in Bamberg county than that which these people carried out in honor of the 4S drafted negro soldiers. Their display of patriotism ana loyalty 10 j the cause was really inspiring and 'they deserve much credit for the orderly and dignified manner in which lit was carried out. The drafted negroes were escorted ! from the court house to the colored Baptist church by a guard of honor. ! being led by the Bamberg colored brass band playing the appropriate tune of "The Battle Cry of Freedom." At the church the exercises were opened with brief remarks by Rev. H. H. Matthews, master of ceremonies. at the conclusion of which I the audience arose and sang the opening hymn, "My Country 'Tis of Thee." This was followed by Rev. \V. W. Chappelle reading the 46th Psalm from the Scriptures. Prayer was then offered gy Rev. L. \Y. Williams and a song, "Onward Christian Soldiers." was rendered. Five minute talks were then made by J. 1 Arthur Ximmons, Rev. E. W. Graham, j Rev. J. D. Sanders, Rev. E. Sims, and Rev. L. W. Williams. All of these j speakers talked in a patriotic vein, j expressing their opinions that America's cause was a righteous one and j declaring in each instance their rea- I sons for so believing. Hattie Stewart next rendered a recitation. "The Colored Soldier." "Glory Halleluyah" was sung, and then the principal speaker of the evening. Rev. W. G. White, was introduced and made his address. At the conclusion of this speech R. P. Bellinger. Esq., was called upon and responded with a fewremarks on behalf of the white people present. J. D. Jones, one of the drafted negroes, then made an extemporaneous speech from the standpoint of the drafted men. using the most perfect flow of English that it has ever been our privilege to hear j from a negro speaker. Here the au- j dience again stood and this time sang j the "Star Spangled Banner." after j which the programme was concluded I with the benediction. The assemblage was then adjourned to the church yard, where an elegant feast was served to the drafted negroes and their friends under brilliant electric lights which were in- I stalled especially for the occasion. The church was filled to its capacity, probably as many more people having to remain on the outside. Quite I a number of white people were pres- j ent and those who did not attend deprived themselves ot something really worthwhile. The church was taste- j fully decorated- w ith red, white and blue cdlors and American flags. Ehrhardt Warehouse Reorganized. The Ehrhardt warehouse which was sold here on salesday in this month, was purchased by a number of representative citizens of that community. The Ehrhardt Warehouse Company has accordingly been reorganized. and a commission has been issued to this enterprise bv the Secretary of State. The proposed capital stock of the new organization is $1,000. The petitioners for the corporation and principal stockholders are J. M. Kirkland. E. E. Hughes. G. B. Clayton and S. W. Copeland. Selling Live Stock. Local live SIOCK aeaiers are uuuig, a thriving business nowadays, and many mules are being sold to the farmers in this section. They all seem to have the cash to pay too. and in-the great majority of sales the animals are purchased straight out, no mortgages being given and no credit asked for. That is a little unusual and is a sure sign of prosperity for our farmers. Several car loads of stock have already been received here from the Western markets. Liquor Permits Issued. Since the 25th of last April 2,120 liquor licenses or permits to obtain a I quart of whiskey have been issued from the probate judge's office of Bamberg county. For the first month after the quart-a-month law went into effect practically no permits were issued; so that the 2,120 represent a period of really less than five months, or an average of considerably more than one hundred per week. And the number is continually increasing almost every week. Farm Traction Engine. Dr. F. F. Johnson has purchased a traction engine for use on his large plantation near town. This is something new to the farmers of this section, and it is believed will prove a great labor saving device as well as economical. The name of the machine is the International traction engine, and it will harrow, plow and. in fact, do almost any kind of farm work. Only one man is required to operate it. and it runs from two to three plows at a time, and will easily | plow six acres a day. It uses about J16 gallons of gasoline per day. mak: ing the cost of operation per acre I about 35 cents. The engine has ten i horse power in the field and ! twenty at the pulley. The cost of r the engine and the entire equipment j is approximately $1,250, and many 'experiments and demonstrations durj ing the past week indicate that it i should work admirably in this secjtion. Our farmers are eager for improvements. and doubtless i? a few years not a few of these traction engines will be seen on the farms of Bamberg county, if they prove to be successful. CHANGE AT COTTON MILL. Mr. J. N. Ihi^n I lesions and is Sue- : reeded bv His Brother. The Bamberg Cotton .Mills have been forced to make a change in the ; personnel of the superintendent's o ' fic-e. Mr. I. X. Dunn, who has been su- 1 perintendent of the mills here for the ; past several years, has resigned, the. resignation to take effect immediate-; jly. Mr. Dunn left today for Warren- i jville. where he becomes superintend-! lent of the Warrenville Mills. He be- I j gan the operation of that mill 11* ' i years ago, and they were so anxious j to get him back that he could not re- j 'fuse the flattering offers made to him. although regretting to leave Bamberg, i i While superintendent here, Mr. Dunn I was unusually successful in produc- i ing profitable results, and the direc-i tors reel tnat tney nave iusi a \ai! uable man. i The directors believe, however, that ; jthey have been fortunate in obtain- j , ing the services of an experienced j ;man to fill the position made vacant j : by Mr. Dunn's resignation. Mr. Dunn i is succeeded by his brother. Mr. W. | j L. Dunn,, formerly of Darlington, in this State, but more recently of Stone- j | wall, Miss. The new superintend-; i ent arrived in the city Tuesday morn- i j ing, and immediately accepted the! j position and entered upon its duties. j He came here directly from Stone- j wall Mills, in Mississippi, where he i had been for a short while, but has j had many years experience in mil! j work, having been superintendent of the Darlington Manufacturing com-; Ipany for the last ten years. He is a ; man of family, the members of which | will also move to Bamberg in the near future. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Lent?House and lot on ! Broad street. Apply to D. BESSIXiGER, Bamberg, S. C. 10-1$ Notice?Choice lot of farm land for sale. Call on J. T. O'NEAL. Real Estate Agent, Bamberg. S. C. Wanted?A job as farm overseer.. Good experience in farming. Can"' give sood references. G. L. GOODWIN, SMOAKS, S. C. 10-11. Wanted?A good school teacher for Ehrhardt colored school. Send recommendations with application to B. W. ABLE. Ehrhardt, S. C. 1 0-1! I ?m 1?WW i! SB I'll ^ 11 i ftfv' jteMW/TRmurT^fv i hrc i ?Qk Tsr^k'.,; i. iMntt ^^BY->^5^ plilSSBI in ? - - COATS A\I) SUITS. . Today's express brought us another nice selection of Suits and Coats of the better kind. Xavy, black, taupe and the scasou's lest shapes: braid and button trimmed; some with belts and :ome without. Price $12.50 to $32.50 SEPARATE SKIRTS. \ This has been one of the best separate Skirt seasons we have ever experienced. We have them in silk-wool, garbadine-wool. poplin, whip^cords, etc., attractively made up: guaranteed to give satisfactory wear. $2.75 to $8.50. $ PREPAREDNESS. Don't put it off: be prepared for the cold weather when it comes. Come in and buy your coat today. There's none better than the Stern garments. We have them made of velour. Birella cloth, broadcloth. and tlie best season's materials and styles. $10.00 to $25.00. La V era BAMBERG, S. C. / Beautiful 1918 Maxwell TkT /N ^ iNow Un Exhibition . Without altering the world champion motor, the famous perfected clutch and transmission or the mighty axles, the Maxwell builders have produced a new wonder car, far superior in construction and in appearance to anything yet turned out by the Maxwell factories?we have this new and beautiful car?come and see it. - ttiiNtiiiuiinn:iiiiiiiiiii?itiiiiiiiiiititiiitiiiuiiiiiiiiitiimtmiiiifniiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiintiiiiiMnMttiiHtiiiiiuMniiiiiitiiiiiiifitininimmimiiiimn>tititttniinmttitniiiiiiitiiiiitimi?intiiiiiiMinmni The car is larger and roomier, for one thing?the And the Maxwell before was the most economical wheel base has been increased six inches. 5^passenger car in the world. It is also a stronger and more rigid machine for Compensating underslung rear springs?the last the road. word in spring suspension?mark this wonderThe frame is now six inches, instead of three ful Maxwell of 1918. inches deep. They mean greater comfort?greater economy, bf And the body rests directly on this powerful lessening wear and tear on the car. frame, instead of on brackets extending from 1 the sides, as m the past. ~ y * Do you know what that means? M&XWeLl INOW Mas the Style Or It means this: The firmness with, which the wheels grip the road and the steadiness of the the Costliest Cars car ai mgn speeu give .you a sense 01 security such as you have been able to enjoy before only The new Maiwell is a car of great beauty. K?,rS 5 w 3 battery of shock ab- jt has a sloped windshield and rakish lines never sorbers. before produced in any car costing less This New Car is 50 Pounds Jtg goo<j looks now equal its proved mechanical Lighter efficiency. The new upholstery is richer and gives a new There's a marvel of engineering for you, friends! comfort. The car is made bigger and stronger?and yet Inside and out the new 1918 Maxwell is a perfected actually lighter. car. This means greater ease and comfort on the road. We're proud to sell it. More than that?it means greater economy. You'll be proud to own one. Touring Car $745; Roadster $745; Coupe $1095; Berline $1095; Sedan $1095 " * All prices f. o. b. Detroit J RAMRiTPr. AITTn rTllVyfPAMV -ii ui^iTAUJuiwj rikj x v/ nn x % ' \ BAMBERG, S. C. 1 ';V%?vJ| U2!I!i{l!I!!!!!!!iS eating." P The proof of a store is'in the M ?m\mBm TRYING. Try our store this whole I^MilAWIMala sea son through. You must really Wmm wm ^YEAR goods to learn their QUALITY. VjSM MM, 1 MM an(i t^e reasonableness of the price a you are cnargea. wt, Know mar we give you good merchandise at a low ffj price. Try our store and YOU wiU|?|| Oar Millinery Sales more than doubled so liar this season J||j THERE'S A REASON t| Come in and see Mrs. Shock and Miss Kearse - ? { WAHXKJTS GlAKAXTKEl) IU ST hagen. grey, black and the season's All pure Silk Hosiery, double jTd-OF COtiSK^S. ^est shades; 45c the yard. toes and heels, guaranteed to give . , , , . , ,, , satisfactory wear, white, black 36 inch absolutelv all wool, gar- * ^ ' \ mod^I to suit overv fiaure. . u j and colors, $1.25 and -$1.50 pair. _ A LU -U1L -ifiunr. net^ grev? green, brown, navy, and * "S t.tt w'll a.wavs find our i-toc:i xiorti- ?i no tEo f u I uiavu, v i.v v v&iv j v** v*. complete. Try the V. arncr's once LIXKXS. I and yen will always use it. 4S inch storm SerSe> dependa- A ble quality; navy and black only, Some beautiful Linens just re-. rviirmriMii a11 wool, $1.50 the yard. ceived. I .?1 \\ I'i.-Ut. 50 inch very fine all wool French uianaged to pick up a few For the Infants?We have the Serge; navy and black only, $1.85 handsome pieces of Linens. Come Reuben Shirts for the infants; all the yard. *n anc* we be ^lad to show sizes; cotton and cotton and wool. . . _ . _ ., , ? them to you. , ,, 36 inch French Serge, black and oac, oOc, 60c, and < oc each. Also 36 inch Tan Art Linen, nice . .. . , navj oiil}, $1.00 the yard, regular little vests that button in quality, $1.00 per yard. front, cotton and wool mixed. 50c. ' 72 inch Light Weight Linen For the Ladies. Children and awt hhmprv Sheeting, dependable quality, $1.50 Girls?Ladies', Misses' and Chil- ONIX HOSIERi. yard ^ dren's vests and pants to match. . 50c to $1.00 per earment. Also For Infants-Silk lisle, white 36 inch Dress Lrnen. white and ? union suits for Ladies. Misses and only. sizes 4 t0 7- 20c Pairl 2 Pairs c?PenhaSen- ,:>c the yardChildren, from 65c to $1.00. for 35c. 72 inch Linen Damask, very For the Ladies?Very nice silk For Boys and Girls?Fine rib- fine quaIlty> '2-"? the yardnr -- -l, x-.. ? ?. ? r ~ (1 and wool union suits. Better buy bed Lisle, white and black. SizeS I - < Ilicu uaifmus iu uiaivu, f i .u\j early. Sizes. 6 to 4 6. Price $2.00 g j.o to 10: price 30c the pair. * Per dozen. * , opr garment. ' "2 inch Linen Damask, $1.00 per garment. For the UidieB_SfXk Lisie< ^ ^ white and black; nicely finished. -1 ... COTTON & WOOL MATLKIALS. 0- , -ft . . 36 mch ver> fine Sheer H*ndooc and ooc tne pair. kerchief Linen, $1.00 and $1.25 36 inch Serge: price, 35c the Very fine Silk Lisle with Poin- the yard. yard. tex heel and seam in back. 75c These may be the last linens we ( 36 inch Garbadine. navy, copen- the pair. will have until after the war. ie Thomas & Company a ^ JL TRADE AT THE BEST STORE. . TELEPHONE 41-J i