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u tEljePamtiers^eralb Thursday, July 10, 1919. j SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Rev. Geo. P. White is assisting in a revival meeting at the Baptist church in Blackville. Rev. E. C. Watson pastor, this week. Mr. F. W. Free had the misfortune to lose his tobacco barn by nre Tuesday night. The barn had just been completed and was worth several hundred dollars. The barn was full of tobacco, in the process of curing, the value of which was considerable. The Woman's Missionary siciety of the Baptist church will meet next Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock at the church, with Mrs. Geo. P. White as leader. All the ladies of the society are urged to be present, and all other ladies are cordially invited. "inc havp visited various UUUU 1U1UO MM. V parts of the county within the past few days. Although it has been but a few days since the county was visited by floods, the hot sun has dried out the ground very fast, and the showers this week were very helpful. Here is what we call a model letter ?brief, to the point, and with enclosure: "Bamberg, S. C., July 7, *19. The Bamberg Herald, Bamberg, S. C. Dear sirs: Enclosed please find $2.00. Let The Herald come another year. Yours very truly, R. L. Kearse." Satisfactory progress is being made in the construction of the road from New bridge to Buford's bridge. The road -gangs have been grading be. tween Bamberg and the Edisto river, { and this grading has been about completed. Grading is now going on between Bamberg and the Salkehatchie river at a rapid rate. The application of the sand-clay hard surface will soon be started. Captain J. B. Hunter celebrated" his seventy-eighth birthday last Sunday. A .number of his children and grandchildren were present during the day. The captain has been in bad health for some months, but his friends will s be glad to know that he is very much improved. While he, is still unable to leave the house, he is able to be up, and he hopes to be able to attend the reunion of company G. * ? ' ?1? Attend Centenary Celebration. The Rev. R, H. Jones, pastor of \ Trinity Methodist church, and Col. J. C. Guilds, teacher of the Men's Bible class of the Trinity Sunday school, represented the local Methodists at the big centenary celebration at Columbus, Ohio, now going on. The church presented Mr. Jones with transportation, while the class complimented Col. Guilds in the same manner. ^ The gathering at Columbus is celebrating t*e success which was reached in the gre-t drive for the $35,000,000 centenary fund, which was recently put on and put across. Mr. Jones returned home Friday after spending several days at the celebration. Col. Guilds left Thursday evening for Columbus, and will probably return the latter part of the week. Watson-Barr. /' The following announcement was received in Bamberg last week: "Reverend and Mrs. Emory Olin Watson announce the marriage of their daughter, Mattie Lena, to Mr. Decania Dowling Barr on Tuesday the first day of July, nineteen hundred and nineteen, Manoken,' Virginia. At home, Leesville, S. C.*' Miss Watson is pleasantly known to a large host of friends in Bamberg, haying resided here for several years while her father Dr. Watson was pastor of Trinity Methodist church. She is a most charming young woman of culture, refinement and accomplishment. MOTOR VEHICLE FEES. Bamberg Has Received a Total of $4,821.08 for Two Quarters. The State Highway department has sent the State treasurer $38,230.15 for distribution among the counties of this State, this sum representing the total of the counties' 80 per cent, of the motor vehicle license fees collected by the department from April 1 to June 30, 1919. At the end of the first quarter of this year a total of $240,525.40 in license fees was distributed over the State. The amo.unt received from this source by the counties in this section of the State follows: 2nd Quartei Aiken $1,120.0( Allendale 493.3( Bamberg : .... 1 550.6$ Barnwell -49l2.7" Colleton 352.31 Hampton 383.3' \ Orangeburg 1,309.01 ONE WOMAN KILLS ANOTHER. One Tries to Take Other To Task for Calling Son a Bad Name. According to the testimony of witnesses at the inquest over the dead i body of Ella Washington, colored, it j is not a paying investment to call ! people names. Ella was shot and i I killed by Susie Nelson, another ne; gress, on July 4th, at Susie's house [ up Denmark way. She was shot sev: eral times with a pistol, and also bore evidence of having been struck with | some blunt instrument several times. ; It appears that the Washington ' woman called on the Nelson woman ! to take her to task for calling her j son a rather vile name, so she claim! ed, and further added that she was ' going to put Susie out of the way for : doing it. But Ella was the one who j was put out of the way. While it ! Kr/Micbf nnt at thp innuest. ] was II U I U1UU(3"V vu>. V.V - | it is said that the Washington woman j had the pistol, but that in the scuffle j the other woman took it away and | shot her with it. The following is the testimony: Lottie Mitchell: "I was in the room and heard Ella come and call Susie and told her that she had come to put an end to her this a. m. for calling her boy a , and Susie said to go out of the yard, she did not want to have any row with her this a. m., and Ella said to her, no, she was not going anywhere, she wanted to get rid of her for caNing ! her child a , and Susie came out j of the window. I never came to the door until I heard the pistol fire. When I got to the door Ella was falling. This is all I saw. I did not see the pistol in either one's hands. Don't know how many snots were fired. They tusselled to about where Ella fell. Susie had the iron. The row took place at Susie's steps.'' James Mitchell: "I saw the racket. I did not hear any words; did not see the pistol fire. Was here in about five minutes after she was dead. When I got here don't know how far apart they were when the womgfn shot her. The woman that did the shooting was here and stated that this dead woman had come to raise a row and she shot her. I heard three shots." Dr. Robert Black: Performed the autopsy and found wound on left cheek, three on right breast, one on right breast caused by some blunt instrument; 32-pistol bullet wound in the medium line of chest, which was sufficient to cause death. COUNTY^ AGENT'S NOTES. ? Marketing Expert and Veterinarian to Visit Bamberg Soon. The agent in marketing, U. S. department of agriculture, will soon visit the county agent in Bamberg, in the interest of helping the farmers find markets for their wheat and other grains or any other farm products. Let me know if you want to see him. On or about the 15th of July, the State veterinarian's office in Columbia will send a veterinarian to assist me in inoculating against cholera about 200 hogs around Ehrhardt. Cholera is not reported in this county, but it is in Colleton and Orangeburg counties. Now is the time (until the middle of July) to mound up the earth around your peach trees for borers. However, before pulling up the earth around the trees, a trunk wash should be applied to the trunk and main branches. This trunk wash is made of 20 lbs. quicklime, 3 .lbs. whale oil soap, 4 lbs. sulphur and 25 gallons of water. This makes enough | to wash 325 trees eight years old. Directions for making wash: Dissolve the soap in three gallons of hot water. Make a thin paste of the sulphur and add to the soap solution. While the lime is being slaked in a half barrel, the mixture is poured over it and the whole gradually diluted to 25 gallons. Apply at once with brush. GEO. R. BRIGGS, County Agent. < > ? The Bamberg Sick. Col. J. R. Owens, who has been in bad health for some months, is very ill at the Mayflower Inn, his friends will be pained to learn. Mr. H. C. Folk, who is ill in the Columbia hospital, is improving, his many friends will be glad to know. The friends of Senator J. B. Black will regret to learn of his illness at his home here. James, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bruce, who has been ill for two weeks, is somewhat improved. Miss Julia Price, who has been quite ill, is very much improved. Mrs. Rice Steedly, wuo has been very ill at the home of her father, Mr. R. F. McMillan, is improving. r 1st Quarter Total ; $6,566.00 $7,686.06 ) 1,132.40 1,625.70 5 4,270.40 4,821.08 r 5,503.60 5,996.37 ) 2,985.40 3,337.79 7 3,534.80 3,918.17 ) 13,240.80 14,549.83 BUILD ROAD THROUGH CITY. Citizens Decide That it is Up to the Town to Build Highway. v The fact that the Columbia-Savannah highway goes right through the heart of Bamberg has been a matter of deep concern to the people of the city for some time. The people of Bamberg are, of course, delighted because the road comes this way, and yet it has been very disappointing because the improved road ceases at the entrance into the city limits on both sides of town. In order to see what could be done about this matter, a meeting of the citizens was called for several days ago, at 'which time, not having any estimate at hand to work on another meeting was scheduled for Monday evening, at which time a contractor, Mr. J. R. Beazley, who is constructing the highway for the county and the State highway commission, appeared before the citizens and submitted a price for building the road through town. Mr. Beazley stated that his concern would carry the highway through the city for $4,000, the city to furnish the necessary clay. A committee from the citizens' meeting has already arranged to secure the clay free of charge, and so reported Monday. After a free discussion of the ent|re matter, it was unanimously decided that the road must be carried through Bamberg; that it would never do for the highway to.stop at the entrance to the town. Consequently, a committee was named to raise the funds. It appears to be impossible at the present time to raise funds for this purpose by taxation, and there would be too much delay in voting bonds for the purpose; therefore, the easiest route to attain the desired end was decided on. The committee will canvass the citizens of the town and secure subscriptions to build the highway. Previous to Monday's meeting approximately $1,500 had been pledged for this purpose, and no difficulty is anticipated in the raising of this fund. FISHING FOR TARPON. Bamberg Gentlemen Had Fine Luck on the Gulf of Mexico. Two Bamberg gentlemen were in a party of- fishermen who returned this week from Doca Grande, Fla., where they went for a few days of fishing on the Gulf of Mexico. Those in the party were: Messrs. J. A. Wyman and W. D. Rhoad, of Bamberg, and A. F. McKissick and Capt. Ellison McKissick, of Greenwiod. The story told by the local members of the party is sufficient to turn the followers of Izaak Walton green with envy. They report having caught 37 tarpon weighing an average of 100 pounds each. Some fine bass were also caught, one of which tipped the scales at 26 pounds. The tarpon, or silver king, is one of the gamest of fish, and tarpon fishing is considered one of the greatest of sports by anglers. ^The party was equipped with a special outfit of tackle, and although this was the first experience with tarpon the local gentlemen have enjoyed, they met with great--success. They brought back a fine specimen, and Mr./Wyman is having it mounted. BIDS FOR STREET PAVING. Time Extended to Thursday for Receiving Bids. A meeting of the Bamberg city council was held Monday afternoon for the purpose of receiving bids for paving Main street with concrete. Several sealed bids were received, but after a careful consideration of the matter, it was decided to extend the time for the reception of bids to Thursday, ab which time it is likely that the contract for the work will be awarded. Several contracting firms had representatives at the meeting, each of whom stated that if ,hi3 firm were given the contract for the work, .operations would be started at once, *V>r>4- llin ha PAinnlaf. clUU. mat me nui iv ii vutu wv wiufio ed by October 1, or sooner. Wilson-Parkington. Mrs. S. R. Wilson, of this city, and Mr. W. B. Parkington, of Rock Hill, were united in marriage Wednesday morning at nine o'clock at the home of Mrs. Wilson's daughter, Mrs. Henry Zeigler, on Main street, the Rev. Geo. P. White, pastor of the Baptist church, performing the ceremony. Only a few relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony. After receiving the congratulations of their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Parkington left for their future home in Rock Hill, accompanied by the best wishes of many acquaintances. Ms. Parkington, who is a daughter of Mrs. M. L. Johns, of Bamberg, is popular among a very large circle of friends throughout this section. The bridegroom is a prominent business man of Rock Hill. APPLY FOR MORE FEDERAL AID. County Commissioners Want to Build Charleston-Augusta-Road. / At the monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners Monday, the board decided to make application for federaLaid in constructing the Augusta-Charleston Ir.ghvay through this county. This road would extend from the Barnwell line, near Blackville, to the Orangeburg line, at the Edisto river near Branchville. As soon as the supervisor files application with State highway department, a preliminary survey will be made, and the application will be passed on by the highway department. If favorable action is taken by the State highway department, a survey of the road will be made and filed with the good roads authorities at W"rk eli in cr+nrt n uruiu^kviM Xo doubt is expressed as to securing federal aid. Bamberg county's part will be in securing funds for paying for its one-ha1* cost of the road. This will be up to the legislative delegation. The county commissioners and supervisor are very anxious to use every available / dollar of federal road money alloted to the county. If this road is constructed, it will give the county, in addition to the several roads built by the chain gang within the past few years, two government highways through the county. One road is being built now, and it is hoped to have everything in working shape to start the construction of the Charleston-Augusta road as soon after the completion of the Columbia-Savannah road as possible. KNIGHTS ENJOY OUTING. Pythians and Their Wives and Sweethearts Enjoy Fish Fry. One of the most enjoyable local affairs in some time was the~fish fry given by the Bamberg lodge, Knights of Pythias, to the members of the order and to their wives and sweethearts. Every member was allowed the privilege of ' inviting one lady guest, and most of the "boys" availed themselves of the opportunity of escorting their favorites of the opposite sex. The fry was given at "Kittrell's Inn," at Cannon's bridge on the Edisto and was attended by about 150 Knights and their wives or lady acquaintances. Fish stew, fried fish and fried chicken were served, and a most delightful evening was enjoyed. After the supper, an entertaining and very appropriate short address was made by Dr. Bailey, of Orangeburg, a past grand chancellor and at present chancellor commander of the Orangeburg lodge. He was introduced by the Rev. Geo. P. White. ERECT MODERN STABLES. Material Being Placed for Jones Bros.' $10,000 Building. Material is being placed on the ground by Jones Bros., who operate a large sales and feed stable and vehicle establishment, for the erection of a modern stable building on Railroad avenue, on the site of the wooden structure burned several months ago. Work will be commenced as soon as the material is collected. The building to be erected will be one of the most modern of its kind in this section of the State. It will measure 60 by 135 feet, and will have a housing capacity for about 250 animals. The building will be fireproof and modern in all respects. This stable will give the Jones Bros, concern a floor space twice as large as all of their old stable buildings combined. As soon as the main building is completed, a large storage room for feedstuffs will be erected in the rear I ~ e firanrnnf mntprifll The cost of Ui Wl. 111M VW. .v... the main building will be approximately $10,000. Prof. F. C. Chitty Appointed. Prof F. G. Chitty, of Olar, has been appointed alumni chairman for Bamberg county by the Alumni association of the University of South Carolina, which has undertaken to raise $35,000, payable in three annual installments, with which to employ an alumni executive secretary at the university. Bamberg county's allotment for the three years is $261. As there | are approximately twenty-five Carolina alumni in Bamberg county i: is ' a. ?3 A ^ ll/\f m Anf trill ho anticipaieu mat me ajiuimcuv >u.i raised with ease. i?> ^ Discharged Prom the Army. The following Bamberg county men have been discharged from the army recently: Benjamin Folk, Ehrhardt. Duncan Bryant, Ehrhardt. Joe Daniels, Govan. Samuel Gantt, Lyndhurst. Jesse H. Shaw, Ehrhardt. James Hartzog, Bamberg. John G. Blume. Bamberg. John Smoak, Bamberg. Isaac Kemp, Olar. Herman Zorn, Goran. NO WEEVILS FOUND. Expert Visits Bamberg in Search cm 1 Pest, But Finds None. This week the county farm demonstration agent, Mr. George R. Griggs, 1 in company with Mr. J. A. Barley, of 1 the State Crop Pest commission, made 1 a tour of various part^ of the county i in search of evidence of the cot ten boll weevil, and Mr. Griggs stated 1 yesterday morning that none of the 1 weevils had been found. ] Mr. Briggs invited Mr. Burley to 1 make this inspection because of the s report published by the weather bu- ] rpflii at Cnlnmhia that wppviIs had i been found in this county, and that ' the pest was spreading rapidly here. 1 Mr. Briggs had no knowledge of the 1 presence of the weevil here, and com- : municated with the bureau in an ef- i fort to locate it. and acting on the information thus secured, he and Mr. i Burley visited the scene of the alleged weevils near Embree. Nothing but some pine bark weevils were found, and this was evidently the cause of the incorrect report. Mr. Briggs had a denial of the incorrect report published in the Columbia State several' days ago. While Bamberg county is alive to the seriousness of the boll weevil pest, the county does not relish the unfavorable publicity accorded it by the Columbia weather bureau, and there is a disposition on the part of the people to question the authority of the weather bureau in taking over the responsibility of locating boll weevils. The farm demonstration service has this matter in hand, and will surely let the people know of it when the cotton boll weevils put in their appearance. Untrue reports are doing the county an injustice and some harm. * AIRPLANE PASSES HERE. Lt. H. A. Boggs on Way to Charleston. Was Here in January. Sunday afternoon Bamberg was visited?or rather passed?by an airplane, this being the second sight of a heavier than air machine for Bamberg folks. The plane came from Augusta and passed directly over the city on the way to Charleston. The machine was piloted by Lieut. Harry A. Boggs, who is remembered here because of a visit to Bamberg last January, when in three planes a num ber of aviators came to Bamberg and spent a night and a part of a day , here while mapping out air routes for proposed mail delivery by airplane. The machine Sunday, however, did not stop in Bamberg, in fact it did not even "hesitate," though the buzz of the engine was heard all over frtTtrri and o nnmhor r?f nonnlp rOfflP" nized the sound peculiar to airplane engines and succeeded in getting a good view of the machine as it passed over. Lieut. Boggs is connected with the Charleston Aero association, which was recently organized, and is the first concern of the kind ever incorporated. Lieut. Boggs has been in Augusta /or some days, and as he stated there he is not flying around in an airplane for his health. This was further evidenced by the fact that he did a landoffice business in carrying passengers for air joy rides in Augusta at $10 per head. Lieut. Boggs is a daring flyer, and during his brief stay in Bamberg last January he entertained the town people with some exhibitions of his skill and daring by performing stunts over the city. The machine passed over this city about 2:15 and reached Charleston at 3 o'clock, according to the News and Courier. It may be safely stated that this is "going some." No 1-Cent Letter Postage Here. Postmaster Knight states that since the first of July a number of persons have dropped letters in the mail box at the postoffice for city delivery with one-cent stamps attached to them. He wishes to call attention to tne tact that there is no one-cent letter postage rate for the Bamberg postoffice. The impression appears to prevail among some that when war-time postal rajes were discontinued on July 1, letters could be mailed for town delivery at the old rate of one cent each, but this is not the case. Bamberg has not had one-cent letter postage since the inauguration of mail delivery by carrier, at which time the rate was advanced to two cents. However, when war-time pastal rates were made effective, the rate of two cents for city delivery letters was not increased. The two-cent rate for R. F. D. letters from the Bamberg office also was not changed. The rate on all other letters was increased to three cents. When war-time postal rates were discontinued the identical rates prevailing before became effective, which is two cents for all letters mailed at the Bamberg postoffice, no matter to what points they are to be delivered. All postal cards are mailed for one cent. f LETTER FROM OVERSEAS. EMvate George C. Beard Writes From Marseille, France. Editor The Herald:?As I begin. ;o think it impossible for me to go lome, I will drop a few lines to those tvho haven't forgot that I used to live in the United States. Xow, before I came to this place ;hey call marseille six weeks ago, I vas just having the best days of my life (that is, I mean in France) and aow, since I've been here it seems is though it has just turned around. [ am here, where I am telling hundreds of boys good-bye every day, and T don't mean that I am saying goodbye to them and that I will meet them on the street next day. I mean that I stand and watch them pull out of tl\e harbor bound for New York. I've been so close to the ships that just ai couple of steps more and I would have been ready to sail, but I happened to stop and think for a moment and realize that I am still with my dear old uncle yet, and, of course, that means to remain in France until he says return. At first when I saw the boys on their way home I felt like, well, I know hardly how it -does make a fellow feel. Just ask some of the boys who have been over here; they can explain it easier than I can, because they are home now, but be sure that you ask some one who has been over here. The reason I say that is because I expect it is hard to tell a soldier who has been across from one who has not. I walked past a sentry on his post a few nights ago'and, as usual, he halted me, but just to have a talk more than anything else. The first thing he asked me was, "when are you going home?" and he commenced talking about warfare and so on. He said that war is hell, but peace is worse, and after I have thought it over, I agree with him myself. I am working harder-at the present time than ever before. I am working 12 hours per day, and at night at that. It seems to me since I have been 'on this job that everybody tries to get sick or something of the kind makes ? <~cw35S3 Bill" cans and every man that gets sickor something of the kind makes that much more work for me.-(I am a medic.) So, you know.what I am doing. The next war that comes along I think I shall prefer some other branch of service besides the M. C., tl^at Is if I ever get out of this one. ' Well, at any rate, I would like to be home for a change to see what it's like once more. The way things look now I really believe I will be there some old day, but I don't know when. y Guess I had better ring off for a while and see if I can see any mademoiselle pass the streets that I don't know. Ou, la, la! Thanking you very much for your time in reading this, sincere-' ly, PRVT. GEO. C. BEARD, Embarkation Camp, A. P. O. 752.. Marseille, France. Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. < "special notices. For Sal??A few cotton sheets. H. C. FQLK CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn Place your orders now for Roof * Paint. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C. 7-24-n For Sale.?Seven head fat steers to quick buyer. G. B. CLAYTON, Ehrhardt, S. fc. tfn. * For Sale?Lookout Mountain seed Irish potatoes at H. C. FOLK CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn Lost?Black and tan hound with strap and collar. Reward if returned to W. S. MILEY, Bamberg, S. C. ltp Wanted.?We will buy cotton seed for a short time. See us in regard to , * price and delivery. THE COTTON OIL COMPANY. tfn -Notice.?Notice is hereby* given that savings pass book No. 505 of R. C. JONES, administrator, on Bamberg Banking Co., has been lost. Finder will please return to the bank ^ or to R. C. JONES. 7-17-n ? \ * Coal.?We have bought a good grade of domestic coal to supply the people of Bamberg. This coal will arrive in about two weeks. Place your order so that you will be assured of a supply of fuel this winter. THE COTTON OIL COMPANY. tf. Money to Lend?I am prepared to negotiate long time loans on improved farming lands in Bamberg county at low rates of interest. Large applications preferred. No applications wanted for less than ?2,000. R. M. JEFFERIES, attorney at law, Walter- v~ boro, S. C. 7-17-p. For Sale.?Two 7 0-horsepower boilers, good for 110 pounds pressure by insurance inspector's record. Used this season. In good condition. Installing larger boilers, and will sell these two 70-horsepower boilers with -a. -i. 1- x- ^ /iitlnlr SliiCK Hi lOW priL'C LU iliUVC 4U1V/U, THE COTTON OIL COMPANY. tfn * For Sale.?Kickerlighter farm, 230 acres, and Smoak farm, 335 acres, located three miles below Midway on Charleston and Augusta highway, six miles from Bamberg. Four tenant houses on the two places, large barns, good stables and other * outbuildings. Eight horse farm; make splendid crops. In high state of cultivation. Well drained. Too mu^h business to look after, so have decided to sell these farms. J. A. WY- + MAN, Bamberg, S. C. tf.% * <rv ^ * * <8 \ ~~ 'j