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/ CfjePamfcergHeralti( Thursday, July 31,1919. ' SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout ( the Town and County. ( The friends of Air. C. R. Brabham, j Sr., will learn with regret of his illness. He is suffering from sunstroke. A building boom lias struck Bam- , berg. x There are now in course of . c construction, or about to be con- j structed. several residences and busi- ( ness buildings. The steel bridge over the North t Edisto river, between Bamberg and Orangeburg has been closed by the ( Orangeburg authorities, who pro- ( thp hridae unsafe for travel < XXl/l444V\y V?W ? ?w until necessary repairs have been made. The W. G. Hoffman company has been commissioned by the secretary of State. The corporators are Messrs. W. G. Hoffman and C. H. Mitchu .V ell, and the purpose of the concern is to engage in the grocery business in the city of Bamberg. Mr. Mitchell has resigned his position as telegraph operator here to go into the new firm. ' The price of cotton dropped about two cents a pound within the past week, in spite of the fact that reports from all over the cotton belt are to the effect that the crop is far shorter than previous estimates, and is deteriorating every day. Cotton experts are advising the people to i continue to hold to the staple on z hand. 1 The rural ro.ute carriers from the i Bamberg postoffice had a hard time 1 last week making their rounds. In t many places bridges were washed r ' away and streams too high to ford, c and in others the roads were so badly washed as to be impassable. It * will cost the county thousands of dol- ^ lars to repair the damage to roads ( and bridges, caused by the recent 1 heavy rains. 1 T Mr. J. L. Wilkes narrowly escaped injury a few days ago while * crossing the Edisto river at Cannon's x bridge.* While his car was in the mid- ^ die of one of the approach bridges, 1 T the bridge gave way allowing the water to come into the car, killing * the engine. He hastily got out of 6 the car with his little girl, and got 1 over the bridge in safety, but was unable to get his car out until later. * Mr. C. R. Calhoun, who has been appointed and confirmed as postmaster at Greenwood, is well and favorably known in Bamberg, where he j was principal of our graded school a number of years ago. He has many friends here, who are glad of his promotion. He has been the assis- j tant postmaster at Greenwood for t some years, and won the position of c postmaster through a competitive ex- ] amination. r A Dillon dispatch to the News and I Courier states that Mr. A. B. Jor- c dan is being urged to make the race t for congress to succeed the late J. W. s Ragsdale, and that Mr. Jordan has r \ the matter under consideration. Mr. e Jordan is a former resident of Bam- c berg, being many years ago connect- y ed with The Herald. He is the son t of Mrs. A. D. Jordan, of Bamberg, I and has been editor of the Dillon r Herald for 20 years. t Supervisor McMillan requests The t Herald to say that the recent rains t have torn the roads up all over the v county, and that he will do all he can to repair the roads just as soon as s possible. He asks for the patience s of the people and also for their as- v sistance. Where it is possible for I1 * anyone to do some repair work, the ^ county will gladly pay for it, and will 11 appreciate the assistance thus render- t ed. The damage to roads is not just ' ip any one locality, it is all over the county and it will take some time to get over all the roads. 1 EDISTO RIVER OX RAMPAGE. , i Highest Waters in Memory of Oldest ^ Inhabitants Reoorted. r * *. s The greatest freshet the county r has ever known, with the possible I exception of the, August storms of 1893, has been experienced by the I residents in the lowlands on either c side of the South Edisto river during r the past few days. Scores of farmers * have lost hundreds of acres of crops f * in the river bottom lands. At some points on the river the a water extended for several miles cov- i ering thousands of acres of land. At f Embree conditions probably were ^ worse than at any other point 1 in the county. The lumber mill there was put entirely out of commission, and there was considerable danger to the residents of the lum- a ber camp for several days. The camp 1' was largely under water, and it was c necessary several times to get pro- r visions to the men of the camp to 1 prevent hunger. The water started f to recede Saturday afternoon. Bridg- J es over the Edisto were all more or i less damaged by the high water. I CARLISLE MADE FIXE RECORD. Represented at R. O. T. C. Camp by Twenty-three Boys. Carlisle school was represented at ramp Lee, Virginia, by twenty-three ! cadets. The R. O. T. C. infantry amp at Camp Lee is just coming to 1 i close this week, and the Carlisle 1 joys made a very enviable record, carrying off far more than its share )f the camp honors. Col. J. C. 1 Guilds, headmaster of Carlisle, spent 1 i few days at the camp recently upon nvitation of the commanding officer. :ol! R. L. Rowel 1. The Carlisle boys were distributed hrough the three companies. 10th, 11th, and 12th. comprising the junior ' livision, of the third and fourth R. 3. T. C. districts, composed of the States of Pennsylvania, District of Columbia. Maryland. Virginia. North 1 tnd South Carolina. Georgia andj Florida. The idea was to change jfficers of each company each week, md during the first six weeks of lamp, of the six captains of company 1 II, in which most of the Carlisle >oys were placed. Carlisle secured he captaincy four weeks. Nine pre>aratorv schools were represented in his company. During the last or seventh week )f the camp, the officers were given daces based on their previous six veeks' record. Carlisle had in the nth company five officers out of 23. he officer? being first and second ieutenants and three sergeants. This ' s a fine record for the local school, md Col. Guilds was congratulated >y the camp officers on the fine sliowna: made by his school. Porter acade ny and Wofford Fitting school were lie only other South Carolina prep atory schools represented at the :amp. The following Carlisle boys are at he camp: Victor Burns. Beaufort; Villiam Hogan, Congaree; Marvin Causey, Furman; Dudley Sanders, Jagood; Gordon . Lang, Garnett;' A'endell Davis, Centenary; Lawrence 3eebles, Camden; Peurifov Hill, 1 Jound; Rhett Turnipseed. Greenvood; B. J. Bouknight, Batesburg; . Theo Lide, Pinewood; Wylie Mayes, Cllenton; Joseph Mason, Furman; ' vemeys Goethe. Varnville; Raymond Jill, Round; McCall Hyman, Flor- 1 m^e; Ernest Home, Batesburg; Carl Velch, McColl; Harry Snyder, Bates- ] )urg; Lockwood Strohecker, Moncks Corner; Hubert McLin, Baldock; tobert Gohagan, Furman. FORCED TO LEAVE HOME. ] iigh Waters of Edisto Invade Home 1 of Mr. J. D. Utsey. ] 1 Mr. J. D. Utsey, who resides near 1 didway, and a short distance from he Edisto river, was forced to va- 1 :ate his home and come to Bamberg ast week, on account of the of the ( ising water during the freshet. Mr. Jtsey's home is located in the valley >f the river, but a considerable dis- ] ance from the normal bed of the 1 tream. When the Edisto began to j ise last week, the water came near- ( ;r and nearer to Mr. Utsey's resi lence, until it finally reached the ard and began climbing into the \ touse. Mr. Utsey's son, Mr. A. B. ] Jtsey, of Bamberg, went down* to the iver and waded through the water o the house and assisted in rescuing he family, who arfe now staying in \ he city until normal conditions pre- 1 ail again on the Edisto. ( It was necessary for the mules to s wim out in order to get them to I afety, while a platform was imprO- < ised for the farmyard chickens. Mr. ( tsey is a heavy sufferer from damage iy the flood, which many say is the ( tighest on record or in memory of i he oldest inhabitants. ( SERVED YEAR IX FRAXCE. ! 1 ted Cross Xurse, After Active Ser- j vice, is Bamberg Visitor. ( Miss Lee Yarn, of Savannah, Ga., s visiting relatives *in Bamberg this 1 reek. Miss Yarn has pnly recently t eturned from France, where she < erved twelve months as a Red Cross t mrsp in thp hasp hnsnitnlc nf tbp 1 ^.mefican Expeditionary Force. i Miss Varn is a daughter of the late )r. H. M. Varn, and a granddaughter < >f Mr. L. M. Ayer, of Bamberg. She ] eturned from France about two 1 reeks ago, and is taking a rest be- ] ore resuming her duties as nurse. Miss Varn tells many interesting md thrilling experiences of her stay n the hospitals in the rear of the ront battle lines in France. She ] vill return to Savannah to resume 1 ler duties soon. A Word for the Hun. Beyond totally disarming Germany md keeping her that way, making ler restitute, repair, rehabilitate, and ough until she is hanging over the opes; to say nothing of cramping ier in a disciplinary straight-jacket or two generations, we believe the Ulies should be x conciliatory and ;enerous with Germany.?Houston 3ost. I COUNTY GETS TRUCKS. V U. S. Government Sends Two 3-ton Aviation Trucks to Bamberg. On Saturday the county commissioners received from the United States government two heavy threeton aviation trucks, which were recently apportioned this county, for lire on government highways. These trucks, the heaviest ever used in this county, came loaded on flat cars, and required a great deal of ingenuity to unload, there being no derrick facilities here. The trucks are mammoth affairs, with steel bodies, weighing many tons. They were built for the gov- j eminent for use in whipping the Ger- | mans. All of the counties in the State where government highways have been constructed, or are under course of construction, were alloted some of these government trucks for use in maintaining the roads. Bamberg county has about thirteen miles of highway under construction, on which the federal government is paying one-half the cost. It is likely that the county may receive some more of the trucks at a later date, when other allotments are made, inasmuch as the county has already applied for federal aid in the construction of some twenty miles more of roads. The allotment of the government motor trucks is in keeping with the good roads programme of the United States government. The trucks will be used to fine advantage by the county commissioners in mainintaining the federal roads, and will save eht county a great deal of expense, as it will not now be necessary for the county to buy trucks for this purpose. BAMBERG RANKS HIGH. Seventh County in State in Literacy Percentage Among Whites. Bamberg county ranks high among the counties of South Carolina in the percentage of literacy among both the white and colored population. Bamberg ties Beaufort county for the seventh place in South Carolina, for literacy among the whites, while it occupies the seventh place in literacy among the colored population. In total percentage of illiteracy among both races the county stands loth with a percentage of 23.6 of the population who cannot read or write. In this county, according to the statistics of the 1910 census, just made public, there are 3,054 persons over ten years of age who canaot read or write. Four and two-tenths per cent, of the white population of the county is illiterate, while 33 per cent, of the colored population is illiterate. Illiteracy figures and percentages of counties in this section follow: Total P.C. P.C. Tot'l Illit.White. Negro. ^.iken 7,296 10.8 35.8 24.1 Bamberg .... 3,054 4.2 33.0 23.6 Barnwell .. 7,432 5.6 40.8 30.4 Bolleton .. ..10,055 9.8 58.2 40.1 Bampton .. 5,549 8.3 45.5 31.9 Orangeburg 8,782 3.8 32.7 22.4 <? m t mr*'-/-, mi i i.i n/M tvC ivCimimiiu injEi nuai?. Roads Badly Washed up and Bridges in Bad Condition. Supervisor McMillan started his ?angs out Monday morning repairing :he roads and bridges which were iamaged by the rains and swollen streams. Mr. McMillan stated that :he roads are badly washed up all Dver the county, and repairs are necessary to almost every bridge. While none of;the important bridges have been carried away by the *iver streams, ajl of them are more )r less in almost impassable condi:ion. /londay Mr. McMillan had just started out to investigate the damage :hat had been done, the high water preventing ascertaining the injury iarlier. No passing has been done across :he Edisto river for some days, as :he bridges were under water. All )f the main bridges held throughout ;he freshet, but many of the approach ^ridges were either washed away or "endered impassable. The work of repairing will be push3d as rapidly as possible, and by the last of the week it is likely that all :he bridges will be patched sufficient !y to allow passage. ^ i>i m Discharged From Army. The following Bamberg county men have been recently discharged from the army: Henry Ayer, Ehrhardt. David Draper, Olar. George Bamberg. Ehrhardt. Dave Greenland, Olar. John Harrison Ealev, Ehrhardt. James Dowling, Bamberg. Charlie Coleman. Govan. Mose Murray, Denmark. John Williams. Ehrhardt. Bud Henry. Denmark. Odell Brady, Olar. Joseph Mitchell, Bamberg. Box paper at less than wholesale prices at Herald Book Store. COTTON SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. Rains Play Havoc With Fleecy Staple Tn This County. The incessant rains for the past two weeks have wrought havoc to the cotton crop in this county, according to farmers and business men with whom we have talked. For some ten days rain fell in torrents almost daily, and sometimes practically all day and night. The number of inches of rainfall is not known here, but it must have been something fearful. Hundreds of acres of cotton have been under water for days, the result of which is. according to the cotf a? r\lont/%vf? f b a Arttf am if Tivo nf 1 tun f;iaiiici s, iuc tuuun is i/ianirally, if not quite, dead. The low lands suffered most from the rains. The rains were followed by days of hot sunshine, and this has caused a great deal of "shedding." One prominent planter estimates that the crop in the county this season will not go above 20,000 bales, as compared with 2,0,000 last season. Others estimate the crop even 'lower, some stating that there will not be more than one-third of an average crop harvested. The voluntary reduction in cotton acreage in the county is variously estimated. While the pledge cards secured from the farmers at the beginning of the season indicated that there had been a reduction of abou4, one-fourth, later estimates greatly reduce the acreage* cut. But the unfavorable cotton weather that has prevailed this season has served to reduce the acreage perhaps to as great if not greatdv extent than at first estimated. Acres upon acres have been abandoned because of grass and inability to cultivate. On top of this, the crop has been undoubtedly seriously damaged by the rainfall, which means that nothing like an average crop can possibly be hoped for. FARMERS SELLING TOBACCO. Prices Prove T>isapi)ointing to the Planters of the Weed. A great deal of tobacco has been shipped from Bamberg county within the past two weeks to the markets of the Piedmont section. The prices received have proved very disappointing to the farmers here, and it is not likely that very large dividends will be realized by the tobacco growers this season. It appears that the very good grades of tobacco are selling for a fancy price, while the lower grades are scarcely wanted by the buyers at any price. The prices received by local growers have ranged from four cents a pound to 50 cents. The average for the earlier pickings ranged from 11 cents to 20 cents. While these prices are much lower than those received last season, it is yet likely that where good crops were made a handsome profit will be realized, as the earlier pickings are usually low grades, or "sand lugs." Tobacco marketed hereafter will command much better prices and will doubtless carry the average price to a Considerably higher figure. A carload of the weed was shipped from here this week. No returns on this tobacco have been received yet, but better average prices are expected. It has been calculated, according to one local planter, that the cost of growing tobacco this year is about 12 cents a pound. If this estimate is correct, there is no cause for alarm on the part of the growers here; as, even at that pride, it is likely that more profit will be made on tobacco than on cotton. Sheriff Ray. Occasionally an officer's loyalty to his duty is so exemplary and commendable that it cannot escape the notice and approbation of the general public. In the recent trouble at Denmark in whioh his son fell an inno cent victim of the handy gun of a negro desperado,. Sheriff Ray, of Bamberg county, set an example that might well be followed by other officers of the country. His attitude and conduct in every way was commendable. And in speaking of the manly characteristics of men, we must hesitate long enough to chronicle a few words of the praise of young Mr. Ray, who was killed, that we have heard. We did npt know him personally, but certain of our friends were with him in the military service and they speak most highly of him.?Allendale Citizen. A Valuable Patent. An old colored minister announced that he had invented an automatic collection basket, which would be passed around by the deacons of his church. "It is so arranged, my brethren," said he, "dat if you drop in a quatah or a half dollah it falls noiselessly on a red plush cushion: if you drop a nickel it will ring a bell dat can be distinctuallv heard by de entiah congregation; but if you let fall a suspender button, my brethren, it will fiah off a pistol." TKESTLE CLOSED. Xo Trains Have Passed Over Tlie Kdisto Sin:e Monday Morning. On account of the unprecedented high water of the Edisto river, traffic over the Southern railway crossing at Einbree was closed Monday morning. Xo trains have crossed the Edisto at this point since. The river I had begun to recede, when the breaking of a large dam in Orangeburg county caused the river to rise again about a foot. This last flood of water made it impossible to keep the railway crossing in safe condition, and all attempts to cross the river were abandoned Monday until after the water sufficiently recedes to allow the trestle to be repaired. Water was over the track in many places. At present the trains are backed from Blac-kville to Embree. which is just this side of the Edisto. Xo mails or passengers have been transferred across the river as yet. Up to Monday a large gang of workmen worked constantly to keep the crossing in a safe condition foi the trains to cross the river, but the terrific force of the onrushing waters after the breaking of the dam washed away all materials as fast as they ' could be placed in the river. Later:?The trestle was opened Wednesday morning. ATTENDS GREENWOOD REUNION Mr. M. O. Kinard, of Ehrhardt, Reports Fine Entertainment. -Mr. M. 0. Kinard, of Ehrhardt, atI tended the reunion of the Confederate veterans at Greenwood last week being, as he stated, the only veterar i from Bamberg county present at the | reunion. Mr. Kinard states that the | entertainment afforded by the people of Greenwood was all that could be hoped for, and he en|oyed the meeting of the old "vets" immensely. Mr. Kinard is one of the best citizens of the county, and he keenly enjoys meeting and conversing with his old comrades in arm?. He relates many interesting as well as pathetic incidents of the reunion, and is very enthusiastic about the growing and enterprising city of Greenwood. He says he was very sorry that Bamberg county was not represented at the reunion by a large number of veterans. Chews Up Dynamite. A hog will eat anything, even dynamite; but he won't eat dynamite but once. It's poor food for swine, anyway, avers J. H. Baxter, a farmei living near Pageland, S. C., who is minus one of his best hogs because the greedy thing gulped down a stick of dynamite without stopping to investigate it beforehand. Some men have been blasting out stumps on the farm, and one of the workmen carelessly left a stick of dynamite lying on the ground. The hog saw it and made a dive for it. As he swallowed it it exploded, and the .porker was minus a head in less time than it takes to tell. However the body was not injured and the Baxter family now has plenty of fresh meat for a while at least. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Trustees until 12:00 o'clock, noon, Thursday, August 14th, 1919, for performing all labor and furnishing all materials requisite and necessary for the erection and completion of a two-story brick PUBLIC onnnAT TJTTTT nrvn in ha oraatoH in OV^IIVWJU UU11J1/X11U) tv UV A** the town of Smoaks, S. C., in accordance with plans and specifications made and drawn for the same by Benson & Barbot, architects, No. 26 Broad street, Charleston, S. C. Each % bidder will be required to file with his bid a certified check for $150.00 made payable to John B. Smith, chairman, as a guarantee that he will execute the contract and furnish bond as called for if the work is awarded him. The successful bidder will be required to furnish an acceptable bond for twenty-five (25) per cent, of the amount of his contract price for the faithful performance of the contract. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the chairman, Mr. John B. Smith, Smoaks, S. C. Plans must be returned when bid is put in. The Board of Trustees reserve the right to accept any or reject any or all proposals presented. JOHN B. SMITH, Chairman Board of Trustees. Smoaks, S. C. 8-7 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS, AND FINAL DISCHARGE. All persons having claims against the estate of Miss Laura E. Bamberg, deceased, will present same properly itemized and verified to Miss Carrie E. Bamberg, or the undersigned, and all persons owing the said estate, will likewise make payment to Miss Car? AW +1^ A II?/^ ArAio-n I'ltJ ?/. JDclIIl UCI a Ul me unuci oisutu, on or before the 29th day of August, 1919, or be forever barred, and notice is also given that on the said 29th day of August, 1919, the undersigned will file his final accounting County, and ask for Letters Dismiswitli the Probate Judge for Bamberg sory as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Miss Laura E. Bamberg, deceased. . P. B. MURPHY. Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Miss Laura E. Bamberg, deceased. 8-21 FACULTY IS ANNOUNCED. Teacher Corps for Baml>erg Graded School Completed. The faculty of the Bamberg graded school is announced by Prof. E. Paul Allen, superintendent, for the ensuing term as follows: Miss Leona Moore (Winthrop col- k lege), Rock Hill. Miss Ella May Atkinson (Columbia college), Latta. Miss Margaret Lipscomb (Winthrop college), Ninety Six. Miss Virginia McDaniel (Woman's College of Due West), Due West. j .Mrs. J. A. .Murdaugh (Lander college). Bamberg. Miss Felicia Spearman (Greenville Woman's college), Newberry. Mrs. A. W. Knight (Greenville Woman's college and Columbia uni; versity), Bamberg. ; Miss Helen Davis (Columbia university, College for Women and University of Virginia), Greenville. Miss Leila Wood (Converse) * Spar' tanburg. Miss Hattie Xewsom (Winthrop , college), Williston. Prof. E. Paul Allen (Erskine), Bamberg, superintendent. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Pursuant to an order in the case , of Mrs. Mary A. Kirkland, et al., plaintiffs, vs. R. L. Hughes, et al., defendants, in the court of common / pleas for Bamberg county, signed by his Honor. Judge Hajne F. Rice, dat. ed April 17th, 1919, notice is hereby given to all creditors of the estate of Mrs. Susan M. Brown, deceased, to file their claims with the under signed Judge of Probate and Acting . Master for Bamberg county, on or before the 19th day of August, 1919, ' and to appear before me to prove t the same, at my office. Bamberg. S. i C., on the 19th day of August. 1919, i l o clock a. m., and all persons failing to file their claims as aforesaid and prove the same as aforesaid will be forever barred. ? J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Judge of Probate and Acting Master for Bamberg Coun'tv. " " July 24th, 1919. 3t. I | I, XOTTCE TO CREDITORS. ; Pursuant to an order in the case ; of Ausie L. Aiken et al. vs. Celie r Kinsey McCormack, et al., in the , court of common pleas for Bamberg, signed by his Honor, Judge Hayne F. Rice, dated July 24th, 1919, notice N is hereby given to all creditors of the estate of Peter Kinsey, deceased, to file their claims with the undersigned, Judge of Probate for Bamberg county and Acting Master for said county, on or before the 23rd day of August, 1919, and to appear before me to prove ithe same, at my office, Bamberg, S. C., on the said date, August 23rd, 1919, 11 o'clock a. m., and all persons failing to file their claims as aforesaid and prove * the same as aforesaid will be forever barred. ]l J. J. BRABHAM, JR., ?Judge of Probate for Bamberg county and acting Master for said county. July 25th, 1919. 4t. NOTICE OF OPENING OF BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pursuant to authority of the Secretary of State of S. C., the under I signed commissioners will open books of subscription to tbe capital stock of W. G. Hoffman Co., at the store building of W. G. Hoffman, Bamberg, S. C., at 10 o'clock a. m., August the , first, 1919. 10 o'clock a. m. August the 1st, 1919. W. G. HOFFMAN, C. H. MITCHELL, Commissioners. 1 SPECIALNOTICES. For Sale?White leghorn roosters. H. N. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn ? For Sale?One 50-saw Cotton Gin, press, pulleys, belting and shafting. See JNO B. RUSH, Olar, S. C. ?8-7n For Sale.?Several second-hand cars. Will sell them cheaR. COPE1 LAND & RITTER, Chalmers agency, Ehrhardt, S. C. ltp For Sale?350 acres of land near incorporated limits of Bamberg; about 225 acres open; several tenant houses and other outbuildings; easy terms. Apply to J. T. O'NEAL, real estate agent, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Lost?Masonic emblem to be worn on a charm on last Monday evening, July 21, between Chero Cola plant * and J. D. Copeland's store. Return to The Herald office and receive reward. 8-7n For Sale.?Two 70-horsepower boilers, good for 110 pounds pressure by insurance inspector's record. Used this season. In good condition. In stalling larger boilers, and will sell these two 7O-horsepower boilers with stack at. low price to move quick. THE COTTON OIL COMPANY, tfn For Sale?150 acres excellent land for truck, cotton, tobacco, etc., in St. * Andrew's Parish, 4 1-4 miles from Charleston, on main highway, practically surburban property in line of development of this growing city, and within one-eighth mile of Seaboard and A. C. L. railroads. Would subdivide. Satiltactory terms. For further particulars address C. S. DWIGHT, JR., Box 608, Charleston, * S. C. 7-3In For Sale.?Kickerlighter farm, 230 acres, and Smoak farm, 335 t acres, located three miles below Midway on Charleston and Augusta highway, six miles from Bamberg. Four tenant houses on the two places, k large barns, good stables and other outbuildings. Eight horse farm; make ? splendid crops. In high state of cultivation. Well drained. Too muth business to look after, so have decided to sell these farms. J. A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C. . tf. * - ' _