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Cfje i&mtierg Heralb | Thursday, Nov. 29,1917. j SHOUT LOCALS. I Brief Items of Interest Throughout j the Town ami County. .Mr. Garris Zeigler had his arm broken Sunday while cranking a Ford. It was a very painful injury, the large bone being broken and the small one being knocked out of place. The graded school basket ball team leaves Friday for Orangeburg to play the high school team there. Saturday night the team will play the Uammincoi' hiorp ^lion! in Charles wm.vw. ton. Congressman James F. Byrnes will speak at Blackville and Denmark on Saturday, December 1st, in the interest of the wheat planting movement. The public generally is cordially invited to be present. The dark gray khaki uniforms for the students of the Carlisle schoolarrived this week and they present a very neat appearance and give the boys a soldiery military bearing. The squad at drill will now probably be a sight worth reviewing. Saturday was the coldest day of the winter season up to that time, and the big change to the cold weather must have kept many people away from town, as neither the stores nor the streets presented as busy an appearance as usual for the last few Saturdays here. Mr. A. J. Eaves, of New York city, writes: "Please change my address to 4 63 West street, room 965, NewYork. I have accepted a position with the above company (Western Electric company) as telegraph development engineer with headquarters in New York city." It will probably be interesting to his friends here and elsewhere in the State to know that Lieut. G. D. Ryan sailed about two weeks ago from an Atlantic port for France to expeyi- . ence actual service there in the . American army. He has probably landed safely by this time. Up to November I * there had been ; ginned in Bamberg county 22,870 bales of cotton, against 19.484 to the < same date last year. As will be noted this is an increase of more than 3,- 1 uuu Daies over lasi seasuu iu tut? < same date?and the price is about double what it was last fall. Mr. Edwin I. Stearns, a representative of the anti-saloon league of America, spoke in the court house here to a good audience Tuesday ' night, using as his subject, "The Armageddon of Booze." His arguments in favor of prohibition were clear and forceful and he is a splendid entertainer. Coach Major, in charge of the Car- ( lisle football squad. 1T> strong, left } this afternoon by. way of Denmark and the Atlantic Coast Line for Dar- . lington, which place they will reach j / early tonight. To-morrow they will line up against the strong Darling- ] ton high school team, one of the best j in the Pee Dee. for the last game of . the season. I News has been received in the city < that Mr. John Simmons, eldest son ( of Mrs. C. E. Simmons, who is i in the employ of the United States ( government, is now doing construe- i tion work in France. A letter to t friends here states that he expects j to return to the United States in time 1 to spend the Christmas holidays with < his mother in this city. s Mr. Raymond M. Matheny, former- < ly a citizen of Bamberg, and a son of < the late D. R. Matheny of this place. < was awarded his commission as a i second lieutenant in tlie army at the ' completion of his course at the officers' training camp at Fort Ogle- i thrope last week. He was placed in < the infantry department, and was as- \ signed to duty at Camp dackson near j Columbia. 1 Some progress is being made in this < county and section in the movement 1 to induce the farmers to plant more { wheat next year. Monday morning 1 Mr. H. G. Bovleston, of Blackville, 1 county demonstration agent for Barnwell county, came down to assist 1 Countv Farm Demonstration Agent 1 J. J. Heard in the matter here. As 1 Mrs. Heard is ill, Mr. Heard could 1 not to out very much, but still, some 1 good results hav? been accomplished. ! in ? i NOTICE. 1 onlH mv intornut in .? i-O. ? u OViU UiJ lutvi VWW AAA ?'* ?? w Barter Shop. In disposing of my interests here and leaving the city, ( I wi-h to express my heartfelt and sincere than! s to the people of Bam- i berg and surrounding country for the ratronage given me since coining to this city. It is necessary for me to leave on account of the health of my farents, who need my presence. It v is with regret that conditions are such that I must leave Bamberg, for I love the town and the people, and I shall always remember the many, good friends I have made while being a res'dent of Bamberg-. -?adv. B. C. McDUFFIE. Shooting Affray at Olar. A shooting affray took place last 1 week on the plantation of Mr. \V. I. Rice, near Olar. Two negroes. Will i Patterson and May Rice, were! engaged in the difficulty. It is said 1 the two negroes got into a row, and ( Rice, seeing that Patterson was arm- 1 ed with a revolver, went off to a ' house and procured a carbine rifle. ' He then returned and told Patterson 1 he was ready for him at which time ? Patterson made an attempt to draw 1 his revolver and was Immediately ' shot throught the left shoulder by Rice, the ball penetrating the negro's ^ body. The wound while serious, will 1 not cause death unless some unfore- 1 seen complications set in, and Rice is in jail here charged with assault * and battery with intent to Kin. \\ nen ' an officer was sent to arrest him he ^ was found still armed with the car- 1 bine rifle. ^ Sailor Tom Felder. } < Nearly all the Bamberg boys who ] have enlisted in the navy and some of those in the army have paid brief 1 visits home since entering the service i of their country. But the jMrt^nas i one young man at least who has not i been here since his enlistment many a months ago. This is Tom Felder. j Tom is serving Uncle Sam ably, and < hasn't had rime to get back. He is t passing through some exciting and ] valuable experiences. He has been 1 across the pond and has already i traversed the war zone several times, ] having seen considerable service with i the American naval fleet on the other < side and visited both France a-lid r Spain. While he has not had an op- i portunity to get home, his relatives ^ and friends here have heard from i him frequently, and Tom is sound i and well. 1 Sent 70 Christmas Packages. The Bamberg chapter, A. E. C., * sent 70 Christmas packages Monday to division headquarters. The packages to be sent to the Bamberg county boys will be forwarded some time before the sixteenth. A number of packages are now ready and others are coming in every day. Those wh6 have not contributed to this are asked to do so at an early date. Every one who has sewjfag or .knitting is asked to complete the work ^ and send in as soon as possible. B. M. I. Wins FYom Carlisle. * I In a long drawn out game with 1 much .wrangling Bailey Mititary in- s stitute won over the Carlisle school i t here in football Friday by the score ^ af 20 to 0. The game was marred P by considerable unnecessarily rough 1 slaving, being probably one of the roughest games played in South r Carolina either between colleges or otherwise in several years. The roughness was mostly due to a lack * V Df experience, however, and not generally to dirty playing. No serous injuries were suffered. ^ Carlisle started out strong and c lad the advantage of their opponents 1 m the first period but the yisitors a probably outweighed them 20 pounds r :o the man, and this with a wider e jxperiencfc was more than the locals v iould overcome and Bailey outplayed :hem for the last three periods. e Carlisle put up a scrappy game all * :he way, and showed that she has c :he grit and staying qualities even * in the face of defeat. Many for- 8 vard passes were executed by both ^ sides, usually with successful re- * suits. The Bailey eleven was fre- * j,uently penalized for off side play r md roughing it up, and twice was r jailed back and penalized after cross- * ng Carlisle's goal line for apparent 8 :ouchdowns. Wright, playing right half back t 'or Bailey, furnished the sensation * if the game, intercepting forward t passes, making beautiful tackles, go- t ing for many long gains and scoring 1 lis team's first two touchdowns, one 1 m a 55 yard run after receiving a 8 forward pass from King, a former Carlisle student, playing centre for Bailey. Wood, at full back for the visitors, played a good game, as did I p Phillip Cox, a Denmark boy, who j d played left end. Stone, Bailey's quar- ^ ter, handled his team well and went f through the line for ten yards and j( the final touchdown near the close ^ of the game. Two of the three goals t after touchdown were kicked sue- f cessfully. For Carlisle the best work was done by Gibson at full back, < e while Sanders on end and Manuel in j the line both starred, and Turnipseed "s played well at quarterback. The offi- , I *' cials were: Referee. Carter (Caroli-ij na); umpire, Crum (Wofford; head-ig linesman, Ligon (Clemson.) Time of j a periods 15, 12, 15, 12. j The next game to be played by j. Carlisle, which will conclude her \ 8 schedule for this season, will be! ^ against the Darlington high school at ^ Darlington on Thanksgiving day. c Candv will be sold at the court ' ? e house on Saturday, December 1st, by! c the Domestic Science club. Proceeds to go to the Bamberg Red Cross chapter.?adv. I Pit. WATSON TO LEAVE. Hitch Regret Over Transfer of Methodist Pastor to ("amp Jackson. News .Monday morning which carried with it much regret to practically every one in Bamberg was that :he South Carolina .Methodist conerence at its annual session in BisliDpville had transferred the Rev. E. D. Watson, D. I)., from here to the juperintendency of army religious ^vork at Camp Jackson near Columbia. Dr. Watson has been pastor of Trinity church here for the last three rears, and not only the .Methodists, but the town generally, had hoped that he could return for another rear, the maximum allowed under :he rules of the conference for a minister to remain at one church. He ikes to get out in public life and to mingle with the people, and during bis pastorate here he made hundreds pf friends among all classes and delominations, and has endeared himself to the hearts of Bamberg people. Dr. Watson is recognized as a broad minded public spirited citizen ft-ho works untiringly for God. He s a preacher of the type which adds more assets to a community than ilong religious lines, and while keeping the advancement of the cause of Grod and Christianity above every:hing else, he, nevertheless, also uses bis splendid talent in every under:aking which makes for the betterment of his fellowman and the uplifting of the community from a busness and social standpoint,' as well is from a spiritual view. His sernons are eloquent, logical and convincing, and doubtless Dr. Watson bVill not cease to be a Bamberg favorte wherever lie may be. His ability is a preacher is known throughout :he State and as a man he is easy to nake a companion of, and is admired. respected and held in the highest esteem by all our citizens. Dr. Watson is justly and properly ;onsidered one of the foremost minsters of South Carolina, and Bam)erg is reluctant to give up such a nan. He and his estimable family ire citizens which any town, no mater how large or prosperous, can ill ifford to lose. However, he goes to i fertile field, one in which there is i glorious opportunity to perform a loble and patriotic service for his jod, for his nation, and for those jallant boys who have offered their ives upon the altar of our country, t is only with this feeling on the >art of the people that he can be urrendered cheerfully. With his na ure and tendencies we believe this vork will be both agreeable and ileasant for Dr. Watson, and the own of Bamberg will wish him godpeed in his new work and predict nagnificent achievements for him. n years to come wherever he may go lis career will be followed with inerest and affection tfv Bamberg peo>le. Dr. Watson will be succeeded at Trinity by the Rev. R. H. Jones, who oraes from Bennettsville, where he s highly regarded and looked up to is a man and a preacher. Mr. Jones anks high in the Methodist confernce, and Bamberg will welcome him vith open arms. The mill chapel here was also giv:n a preacher for next year, whose ime will be divided between that j :hurch and the one at Embree. Ser-j 'ices will in all probability be held it each of these churches every other Junday, "Being conducted by the new >astor, the Rev. E. K. Garrison. This s a good move, and one which should esult in much good here. Mr. Garison is a recent graduate of Wof-[ ord and a young man of recognized ibility as a preacher and as a worker. The Rev. J. M. Rogers, pastor of! he Denmark Methodist church,! he Rev. Achille Sassard. pastor of he Methodist church at Olar, and he Rev. C. S. Felder, pastor of the Chrhardt Methodist church, were reurned to their respective fields for mother year. Appointed County Chairman. Prof. J. C. Guilds has been ap ointed by R. G. Rhett, Esq., State irector for South Carolina National Var Savings committee, as chairman or Bamberg county. Prof. Guilds eft yesterday morning for Columiia to attend a meeting of the couny chairmen of the State at the Jeferson hotel. At this meeting full nformation and instruction was givn to the county chairmen. Under a recent act of congress the ecretary of the treasury was author- i zed to issue war savings certificates | n small denominations to an aggregate of two billion dollars and to accomplish this purpose a War Savngs committee has been created by lim. Each State is put in charge of l State director, Mr. Rhett being the lirector for this State. The State lirector appoints a chairman for each :ounty, under whose direction the i :ounties will be organized as direct>d by from Washington through the State director. Watermans Ideal Fountain Pens at lerald Book Store. Motor Fire Truck Arrives. At last the motor truck to be used ] in lighting fires has arrived in Bamberg and presents a very attractive appearance as it runs through the streets. The order for this truck bad been placed many months ago, so long in fact, that many people had forgotten about it, and it has been bad-1 iv needed time ana again since uie order was sent out. It finally got here Friday, however, after being driven through the country from Charlotte. The machine is a splendid addition to the scant fire fighting apparatus which the town had before, and will enable the fire fighters to get the hose and reel to the scene of fires in short order -now. The truck is painted in bright red, the color which practically all city fire departments have adopted, and bears the large gold letters, "B. F. D.," meaning | Bamberg Fire Department. This is ! the step in the proper direction and I may mean a great thing for Bamberg | some day. Prof. Madden Resigns. | Prof. Z. L. Madden has resigned | his position on the faculty of Carlisle school to accept a very flattering offer as a secretary in the army Y. M. C. A. work. He left last week to enter upon his official duties at an army training camp in Alabama. This was Prof. Madden's first year at Carlisle, but had impressed those j who knew him here as being an effic ient man, and his place at Carlisle j has not yet been fifilled by the school I authorities. Meeting Domestic Science Club. I At a meeting of the Domestic Science rlnb held at the court house on last Friday morning plans for the exhibit on Saturday, Dec. 1, were [ made. The Domestic Science clubs j of the county will have their display : in the court house on that day ahd : ! all interested in home demonstration ! j work are invited to be present. All members of the club and others us-, ing government bulletins are asked j | to send exhibits to the court house on Friday, Nov. 30. The following , ! committees will have charge: Committee to solicit exhibits? 'Mrs. D. Dowling, chairman: Mrs. C. E. Black, Mrs. J. J. Jones. | Committee in charge of booths? Mrs. G. W. Cope, chairman; Mrs. J. | R. Owens, Mrs. B. D. Carter, Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker, Mrs. F. B. McCrackin, ( Miss Pearl Counts, j Committee to solicit and sell candy?Mrs. J. J. Smoak, chairman; I Mrs. Charles F. Black, Mrs. C. J. Field, Mrs. B. W. Simmons. A suggested list of exhibits is: 1. Each club having 50 to 100 containers?bottles, jelly glasses, pint and quart jars, (a) Canned ! fruits, (b) Canned vegetables, (c) j Jelly, (d) Preserves, (e) Catsup and1 chili sauce. 2. Miscellaneous products. (a) Cut flowers, (b) Pot plants. (c) Butter, (d) Eggs, (e) Syrup, (f) Country ham. 3. Fancy work, (a) Embroidery, (b) Crochet, (c) Tatting, (d). KnitI ting. 4. Relics and curios. 5. Home made conveniences. 6. Bread display, (a) One loaf bread made of Bamberg county flour, (b) Six rolls made of Bamberg county flour. Part wheat substitutes: (c) corn meal cakes or sticks, (d) peanut meal muffins, (e) Soy bean meal muffins. X?\v Advertisements. | Tom Ducker?Toys. F. K. Graham?For Furniture. | J. B. Brickie?The Worst Spill. Enterprise Bank?Steps to Wealth. Bamberg Banking Co.?Statement. Ehrhardt Banking Co.?Statement. Standard Oil Co.?Plenty of Light. I Peoples Bank?Join Our Xmas Club. Standard Oil Co.?After the Cold Walk. Bamberg Banking Co.?Stephen Girard. Thielen Theatre?"The Dollar , Mark." Rizer Auto Co.?Attention Auto Owners. Farmers & Merchants Bank? Statement. La Verne Thomas & Co.?Get Ready Now. Bamberg Banking Co.?Training and Experience. Farmers & Merchants Bank?If You Died Today. The Original Strollers quartet of! fered the first number of the Alka hest Lyceum system's fall and winter schedule of attractions for Bamberg in the Carlisle auditorium last Thurs: day night. Their performance pleased those present. Bamberg Cotton Market. Quotation for Wednesday, November 28, 3:20 p. m.: Middling 29% / TWO RESIDENCES DESTROYED. Messrs. E. ( . Rrucc and ?J. C. Folk I^ose Homes.?Others in Danger. .Many of Bamberg's handsome res- j < idences experienced a narrow escape i \ from destruction by fire last Thurs- ' day. What threatened to be one of j the worst conflagrations in the town's | history occurred that day when, withil an unusually strong wind blowing, j; two fires were burning at the same time in widely separated parts of theh city. It is a godsend for our people); that the fire did not break out in; 1 the dead of the night, for there is ] no telling what damage would haveji been done had such been the case. i1 The fire originated in a small outhouse on the property of Mr. E. C. j Bruce on Main street, close to his residence. That was about one o'clock in the day. It is not known how it got started, but when the little blaze was first noticed by Mr. J. i M. Grimes it could have in all probability been put out with two or three buckets of water. It seems 1 that there was no water at Mr. j Bruce's, however, or at least none, could be found at the time, and fann-j1 ed by the high wind the fire soon I spread to the residence which burn-! ed rapidly and was totally destroyed.; A considerable portion of the furni-i ture was saved, but much of it was j damaged and even broken up through excitement and hasty handling by the people. Mr. Bruce carried $1,500 insurance on the house and $1,000 on his furniture, but this was not near enough to cover the property burned and consequently he is a heavy loser. The wind swept the fire in a north-1 easterly direction, the home of Mr. J. M. Grimes, across the street, being directly in its path and once caught. With valiant work this house was saved. It is possible that the dry shingle roof of the home of Mr. J. C. Folk, more than a quarter of a mile distant, may have been ignited from a flying spark/ With the people working nearer the scene of the original fire this one was almost unnoticed until the entire house was in flames. That gave very little opportunity to save anything and the house and nearlv all the furniture1 1 I L-J 1 Stejahen Girard j \ tain and part owner Invested savings were ported the governmen dollar loan in the 1812 for poor boys is his i There is not much va of men's achievements. T earnestly and savestas mt investment generally is the p iorI Airor^tc ar&at ^ntPftvise U1 IV# WU WW p- ?'W Now is the time for future. Begin by depositing this week. Get the saving t Multiply your money 4 Per Cent. Interest Pai CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Bamberg B Training and Experieni in the Administrat; of an Estate. You en your plumbing is defeci you are ill?a lawyer w Acuities. You do it bee; -- ?- ? ^ nrvu^ /-./-.Atin Ipenence. ? Lit* agement of an Estate c naming us as your Exe our business, for which and equipped. Why : ment with us bout thi BAMBERG BAN! Bamber Hit on Head With Hammer. In a difficulty about six o'clock en Wednesday evening of last week at Midway, Lonnie Stokes, a negro, was langerously wounded by a blow * :he back of the head with a hammer. The blow was inflicted by another ne?ro named Smith. It is said that the w Stokes negro is half-witted amd brought about the affair, even though Smith was trying to avoid him. The wounded man is badly hurt, though the injury will probably not Npro*e fatal. Smith is in jail heVe pending the outcome of his victim's injuries before any definite charge can be made against him. w were completely destroyed. Mr. Folk was in Charleston at the time of the fire, as he is working in the nary yard down there. Mr. Folk was a * hevvy loser, as he had recently allowed his insurance policy to lapse, and he, therefore, had no insurance whatever. The home of Mr. W. C. Zeigler, on the opposite side of the street to that of Mr. Folk, caught severe! times and it was only by the hardest kind of work that it was .prevented from burning. Many other homes were endangered, and with the serious situation which confronted the people a good many of the stores were closed to allow everyone poreible to help fight the two fires, as the wind was still blowing furiously. Fortunately the waterworks and hose worked admirably and splendid work was accomplished, the fire being checked before any serious damage was done to Mr. Zeigler's home. BOjb from the Carlisle school rendered efficient service along with the citizens of the town especially in saving the Zeigler home. ?Tvinr?TAT \Tnrnmtio orijuiiiu iwiiufio.' ^ Advertisements Under This Head Sic. For 25 Words or Less. k ,r\ Notice?Choice lot of farm land for sale. Call on J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate Agent, Bamberg, S. C. Lost?Bamberg Banking Company savings pa?s book No. 553. Finder e will please return same to MRS. C. R. BRABHAM, SR., Bamberg, 8. C. . 12-6 * II L?. U MS a smay auy uc ran away to sea and ' , at nineteen was cap- '< ^ of a trading vessel '! ' / profitable and he sup* t with a five'miflion" ! war. - Girard college nonument I i v-. riation in these stories he poor boy who worb jch as possible for future ierson who commands men * s in after years; you to build for the i part of your salary with us labit ft will help you later. in our care. id on Savings Deposits. I $100,000.00 ankingCo. ce Are Priceless Assets ion and Settlement lploy a plumber when tive?a physician when lien you have legal dif mse of training and ex- fl ill settlement and man- | an be accomplished by I * cutor or Trustee. It is I we are specially fitted I not make an appoint- i s now? -I ?ING COMPANY I ?, S.O. I,'m