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?&e$5amberg3|eralb Thursday, Dec. 11,1919. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. > , * Mr. H. J. Bellinger furnishes The Herald with the following ginning figures for Bamberg county prior to December 1: 1919, 23,137; 1918, 29,839. Mrs. J. F. Herringten and Messrs. Henry, Claudis and G. W. Herrington, of Sardis, Ga., spent a few days in the city last week with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Godbee. The Baptist Woman's Missionary society will meet next Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the church. All members are urged to be present, as there will be business of importance, including election of officers. The Bamberg Wholesale Grocery, which has been temporarily quartered in the Denbow cotton and tobacco warehouse, has now been moved into its own new building on the corner of Elm and Calhoun streets, where it will be permanently located. The December meeting of the U. D. C. chapter will be held on the 16th ' instant at 4:00 p. m., at the home of Mrs. J. J. Smoak. Paper, "The Burning of Charleston," will be read by Mrs. J. F. Carter; selected reading by Mrs. B. W. Simmons; current events by Miss L. S. Cleckley. All members are urged to attend. The friends in Bamberg of Messrs. E. H. and W. C. Duncan will regret very much to learn of the death of their father at his home in Laurens last week. Mr. Duncan had been ill for quite a while, and his death was not unexpected. Both of his sons from here attended the funeral and burial in Laurens, tneir iormer nome. There are fifteen prisoner^ in the Bamberg county jail, two white men, 12 negro men and one negro woman. Eight of them are federal prisoners from other counties in the State ana who have already been tried and are serving short sentences in this jail, the sentences having been passed by the United States courts. The other seven are awaiting trial on various / charges. DEATH OF MRS. COPE. Beloved Woman Died Here Sunday at ^ a Ripe Old Age. I Mrs. Margaret L. Cope, who had been desperately ill for some time, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. J. Cleckley, on Second street in Bamberg |Junday evening. Mrs. Cope, who was an elderly lady, having reached her 73ih year, was the widow of the late Mr. J. Martin Cope, of Orangeburg county. She was also the step-mother of Mr. John H. Cope, of this city. Mrs. Cope was quite well known' in Bamberg where she had a number of s;n here fuends who deeply deplore her death. Her life had been one of usefulness not only to her own immedite family, but to her friends, her community and her church. She was a devout Christian woman, and had * been a life-long member of the Methodist church. The remains were laid to rest at 3:00 o'clock Monday afternoon at the old Union church cemetery, near Cope, in Orangeburg count?. The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. J. Cleckley, of Bamberg; one son, Mr. S. B. Cope, of Cope; by her sister, Mrs. G. Marion Barton, of Co lumbia, and the following brothers: v Messrs. William B. Salley, G. Lawrence Salley, and Alex S. Salley. ' ? New Concern Opens. A new mercantile establishment began business in Bamberg on December first. It is composed of four excellent business men, thus giving evidence of their f?ith in the future progress and prosperity of Bamberg's business. The name of the concern is the Kearse-Padgett company; it is incorporated, having a capital of $6,000, and deals in general merchandise. It occupies the store on Main street made vacant by the removal of the F. K. Graham Furniture Co. The firm is composed of Messrs. J. M. Grimes, H. L. Kearse, R. L. Kearse, OUU U. V. x auQ^vvi Mr. Hollifield Resigns. The many friends in Bamberg of Mr. S. C. Hollifield will regret to learn that he has resigned as local agent of the Southern Railway company, the resignation to become ef fective as quickly as he can be replaced. Mr. Hollifield is originally from North Carolina; he came to Bamberg several years ago as agent for the railroad and has at all times been courteous and rendered efficient service to the public. His place will indeed be difficult to fill. Since lie came to Brmberg, Mr. Hollifield was married in York county, and bo'li he an.I his wife have made numerous friends here who trust that they will continue to reside among us. TO EXPEND LARGE SUM. Outlay of $350,000 to be Made Here by the Seaboard Mills, Inc. Under the leadership of Mr. John H. Cope, one of Bamberg's biggest business men and most progressive citizens, the cotton mill here will in the immediate future make an enorous expenditure of money for a Bamberg county enterprise. The outlay will approximate $350,000, and will be entirely for improvements to the machinery, equipment, the erection of a new building and the purchase of new machinery. The local mill is now owned by the Seaboard Mills company, a large eastern corporation, and under the management of Mr. Cope has for the past few years been successful in making a profit on its output of manufactured goods and has paid the first dividends in its history. The order has already been given for a large amount of new macninerv and equipment and this will be installed at a very early date, as well as extensive repairs to be made to the small portion of the machinery to be retained. The mill has also purchased the vacant lot on Main street next to its main building in front of G. Frank Bamberg's stables, and will as soon as possible begin its new building on this lot. This building will be large, its dimensions being 57 by 264 feet. It will be constructed of brick, will be two stories high and up-to-date in every particular. MASONS ELECT OFFICERS. Oman Lodge Holds Annual Meeting Last Friday Night. The annual meeting or urnan loage No. 38, A. F. M., was held at the Masonic temple here Friday night and the following officers were elected to serve the lodge for the next ensuing year: 1 H. L. Hinnant, worshipful master. Wilmot Jennings, senior warden. D. A. Reid, junior warden. Albert McMillan, treasurer. Robert Black, secretary. A. M. Denbow, senior deacon. 11. B. Fowler, junior deacon. D. W. Phillips, tiler. Thomas Black, P. G. Carnes, stewards. Ornan lodge has just closed a good year's work. The attendance at every meeting during the year has been good and much interest in everything tending toward the upbuilding of the order has been manifested upon the part of its members. All of the above named officers elected are bright Masons and are much interested in keeping up the good reputation of their lodge. Several members will attend the J annual meeting of the grand lodge i m unarieston tnis ween. BAPTISTS EXCEED QUOTA. Thirty-SL\ Thousand Dollars Over Allotment in Barnwell Ass'n. The reports Caching the Rev. C. W. Jones, director of the Baptist $75,000,000 campaign in the Barnwell association, comprising the Baptist churches of Bamberg and Barnwell counties, show that up to Monday of this week $236,794.50 had been subscribed in the association. The apportionment of the Barnwell association was $200,835.00, thus showing an oversubscription of approximately $36,000. Two churches had not made any report up to the time the table below was compiled, and their subscriptions are yet to be added to the total. Only a few of the churches 'had made their final reports, and there will very likely be several thousand dollars yet to be added to the final report. The following figures were furnished The Herald by the Rev. Mr. Jones, and include only the amounts reported to him up to Monday: Apportioned Subscribed Allen's Chapel ....$ 2,835 $ 1,300.00 Ashleigh 675 Bamberg 24,236 30,925.75 Barnwell 17,265 17,265.00 Bethany 2,898 3,406.50 Bechesda 1,645 2,078.00 Bethel 2,037 3,495.00 Blackville 34,749 41,287.00 Colston 2,334 1,715.^0 Cypress Chapel .. 4,449 5,426.o0 Denmark 14,954 15,584.75 Double Pond .. .. 5,389 5,492.00 Edisto 908 932.50 Ehrhardt 2,319 4,036.00 Elko 3,259 3,394.90 Friendship 4,167 4,734.10 George's Creek .. 3,332 3,642.50 Ghent's Branch .. 3,368 4,060.00 Great Salkehatc'e 3,118 3,680.00 Healing Spring .. 4,747 5,436.00 Hilda 1,269 1,547.50 Hunter's Chapel.. 3,259 4,335.00 Joyce Branch .. .. 3,024 4,206.00 Kline 2,522 3,023.00 Long Branch .. .. 3,272 1,334.~0 Mt. Arnon 5,452 8,000.00 Mt. Calvary .. .. 2,240 3,251.50 Mt. Olivet 1,177 1,177.00 Olar 3,415 6,040.00 Pleasant Hill .... 3,180 3,295.00 Reedy Branch .. .. 3,272 l,0.->6.00 Rosemary 3,0S0 3,701.00 Spring Branch .. 1,567 1,500.00 Springtown 2,41 3 2,465.00 St. John's 4,493 3,090.00 Sycamore 1,285 2,130.00 Williston 17,205 28,000.00 Seven Pines 862 Seigling 862 862.00 Total $200,835 $236,794.50 LOCAL FUEL SITUATION. Strike and Fuel Restrictions Felt by Ramberg Citizens. The fuel situation throughout the country occasioned by the general strike and action of the coal miners and followed by the orders of the United States fuel administration reached an acute stage during the past week, and the entire Southeast has been paricularly affected. The whole affair seems to be in a muddle anH manv npnnle have been a little I confused as to know exactly and definitely what to do. Rulings were promulgated for this district by the regional director j^om Atlanta, and business locally as well as elsewhere has been involved. Governor Cooper issued a proclamation in keeping with the desires of the fuel administration, and the local authorities in each community were asked to take matters in hand and see that the requirements of the administration were complied with. The first orders issued were intended to cake effect at noon Monday, December 1, but Bamberg people and business houses paid little heed to the occasion that day, as there was no one locally to handle the situa tion and nothing to be guided by except the newspaper accounts, so that business was continued in the usual manner. With a few necessary exceptions the orders provided that there was to be no light or heat used in the business places before nine in the morning and tour in the afternoon. On the heatless Mondays during the war business houses were forced to close regardless of whether they used heat or lights, and consequently many people viewed the present condition in the same light. Tuesday morning Governor Cooper's proclamation came out and city council not ified the merchants, etc., of Bamberg to close their doors at five o'clock. This was accordingly done. A day or two later the Atlanta federal authorities reported through the newspapers that the original orders had been modified to the extent of allowing a man to open and close when he pleased provided he burnt no light or heat generated or supplied by coal, .wood or gas before the hour of nine in the morning and after four in the after- 1 noon. In other words if one wishes to stay in the dark and freeze to death, that's now his own business and granted him along with the right nor Vlie nnrn rlohte anH namp his tu J/Of J UIO UTTU UVVbU MUU own children. This is about how the matter stands in Bamberg, and many people are as usual dissatisfied and the war seems hardly over yet. The Herald, being a newspaper office, is exempted from the orders of the fuel administration about closing, although the exemption does us very little good, inasmuch as the day current is turned off at the cotton mill * at four, and is not turned on in the morning util nine, which allows us exactly six hours working time dur! ing the day, taking one hour for dinner, during which time the current is also turned off. The cotton mill authorities acted under the advice of the attorney of the company in this State in keeping the hours prescrib| ed. HINXANT VERDICT REVERSED. Case Tried by Bamberg County Jury Decided by Supreme Court. T*he case of Herbert Y. Hinnant against the Southern Railway company, which was tried in Bamberg several years ago, was recently decided by the supreme court of South Carolina. The opinion was unfavorable to the plaintiff and reversed the judgment of the circuit court here. Mr. Hinnant is a young man of Fairfield county and a brother of Mr. H. L. Hinnant, of this city. He was badly injured while riding'in Fair-* field county on an engine of the company and sued the railroad company for damages. A Bamberg county jury awarded him a verdict of $3,000 and the defendant appealed. Mr. Hinnant has been in Bamberg several times and has made many friends here who will doubtless learn with regret that he has lost his case. Stable Building Completed. Jones Brothers, whose stable in Bamberg was burnt down last winter, have just completed the erection of a very large modern, brick stable building on their property located on Railroad avenue, and it is a nice addition to appearances in that neighborhood. They have the entire floor made of concrete and are cementing the sidewalk to a width of nine feet. The cement work has been finished in front of the building, and as soon as the balance of the material arrives they will extend the cement sidewalk along the entire front of their whole business property. The newr stable building is erected in such manner that it is to all practical purposes fireproof. ^ is> ^ A few tons of seed peanuts on hand. Get yours now. The Cotton Oil company.?adv. NEGRO BRUTALLY MURDERED. James Westberry Shot and Cut, and HLs Wife is Charged With Crime. What appears to be a brutal murder occurred Saturday night on the plantation of Mr. J. W. Hill in the Clear Pond section of the county. A negro man by the name of James Westberry was shot in the back while sitting by the fire in his own home. The load from a shot gun entered just below the right shoulder blade, and would probably have caused death. However, the perpetrator of the deed evidently didn't care to take any chances on the outcome of the victim's wounds, so the man, already mortally wounded, was then chopped three fearful gashes in the head with the blade of an axe. It is said that -his wife, Hattie Westberry, had quarreled over the way he had treated her two children by a former husband. She has been arrested ana is in jau nere cuargeu with the crime. There were no eyewitnesses present at the time of the killing, the two little children in question, about eight or 10 years old, being in an adjoining room. The woman denies having anything to do with the homicide, and first stated that two white men killed her husband, and it is said also she told her children to swear that two unknown white men had killed their step-father. However, upon careful examination, the smaller child finally said that her mother killed James Westberry, and Hattie Westberry later admitted that she didn't know who killed the man. DEATH OF MRS. GOODSOX. Beloved Christian Woman of Ehrhardt Passed Away in Charleston. The mhny friends and relatives of Mrs. Mary Virginia Goodson, of Ehrhardt, were shocked and grieved to learn of her death, which occurred in Baker's sanitorium, Charleston, last Friday morning. Mrs. Goodson had been unwell for some time, and had been operated on. The operation was pronounced a success, but complications set in which caused her death. The remains were interred on Sunday at Pleasant Hill Methodist church near Ehrhardt, the Rev. D. H. Owings, pastor of the Ehrhardt Baptist church, conducting the funeral services, assisted by the. Rev. P. D. Risinger and the Rev. C. S. Felder, the other pastors of Ehrhardt. The floral tributes at the grave were especially beautiful and numerous, attesting the general love and affection in which she was held by her neighbors and friends. Mrs. Goodson was 4 6 years of age, and had been for many years a consistent member of the Ehrhardt Bap:ist church, of which also her husband and step-son are members. Before her marriage, Mrs. Goodson was a Miss Bishop, daughter of the late Martha C. and Lawton Bishop, and she had always lived in the Ehrhardt section. She had an unusually strong Christian character, and was generally loved bv all her acquaintances. - She is survived by her husband, Mr. J. W. Goodson, and one step-son, Mr. W. Ralph Goodson. Two brothers also survive her, Mr. Carey M. Bishop, of Aiken, and John M. Bishop, of Walterboro. ^ iti ? * REIXDEXIXG RECORDS. Work Provided For By Legislature Started at the Court House. Work has been begun in the court house here on the contract let by Bamberg county to Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., of Charleston, for the reindexing of all judgments, real estate mortgages and deeds in the clerk of court's office. This will require a great amount of work and the job is being done at a cost of $2,000 to the county. % When completed it will be a valuable asset to the records of the county; the indices will all be typewritten, and will be mpch neater and more accurate. Cott's system of indexing will be used and this will be a splendid improvement over the present crude methods and will place Bamberg county mortgage and title records in line with those of our adjoining counties, while our judgment indices will be more up-to-date than those of any other county in this section of the State. Miss Pauline Johnson, of Cumberland, Md., is here doing the book work locally for the contractors, assisted by three Bamberg young ladies, Misses Kate Felder, Eula Rowell, and Ottawa Easterling, all of whom are working on the books steadily each day. It will probably require about six months to complete the job, which conveys some idea of the amount of work to be done. The fire which did so much damage to the business section of the town a few days ago may have proven a great help, as a mass meeting was held Saturday night and the council was instructed to make a canvass of the free holders in order to sign a petition to call a special election to vote on installing a water system and waterworks in the town. BAMBERG BOY MAKES GOOD. Mr. if. A. Ray, Jr., Refuses $K0,000 For Fomula for Soft Drink. The many friends in Bamberg of .Mr. H. Alfred Ray, Jr., will be pleased to learn of his probable good fortune with a new soft drink which he is putting on the market as a beverage for the public. Mr. Ray, who is now a chemist in Florence, was born and reared in Bamberg where he lived until he was grown. He is now married and has a ramily. Mr. Ray has gotten up a formula for a drink which it is said upon reliable authority cannot be distinguished from co caaoa-cola by even most ardent admirers of that popular drink, although the test between the two has been made time and again. Unlike the imitators of cocoa-cola he is not using a similar name for his drink, but has called it "Freeze." A Wilmington, N. C., business man has n Ja U\ ^ w? n fl ri f w /\ P (OA AAA T* iiiauc iiiiii a 11 at uuci kjl ^oV)Wv iui the formula, which Mr. Ray has declined. He expects to organize a large corporation for the manufacture of ''Freeze" with places of business at Florence and Baltimore. It is said that the people of Florence have so much confidence and faith in the undertaking that practically everybody there will take some stock in the concern and one Florence man has already signified his intention of applying for $100,000 of the capital stock. The formula for cocoa-cola was devised about SO years ago by a druggist working on a small salary in one of Jacobs's pharmacies in Atlanta. He sold it to Asa G. Candler for $300. Some fe wyears later Mr. Candler made him a gift of $15,000 cash. The boyhood friends here of Alfred Ray are much interested in his venture and will take pride in any success which may come to him. MALARIA WORK CERTAINTY. Rockefeller Foundation Makes Appropriation for Bamberg Work. For some time it has been a little uncertain as to whether or not the city of Bamberg would receive a benefit from the ' Rockefeller foundation , fund in the malaria drive for the drainage of the city. However, a telegram was received here a few days ago stating definitely that Bamberg would be one of the fortunate places ' in the South to be tided in this work. This is, of course, good news, the only proviso being that to get the $8,000 from the Rockefeller foundation the city must have the $15,000 balance which the citizens have subscribed, in the bank to its credit by January 1, 1920. This is a work of such wonderful importance to our community that this opportunity will be quickly grasped, and so those who subscribed to this fund may expect the committee on collections to be after them within the next few days. Three other towns in the State are getting help along the same line as Bamberg these towns being Chester, Hartsville and Edgefield. It will be noted that Bamberg is the only town in the southern section of South Carolina undertaking this work. Active work was commenced on the job here Monday under Captain L. M. Fisher, a United States army of fleer. Captain Fisher states that the I bulk of the work should be completed I lby April of next year with good labor on the job, and that'there will be a few inspections, etc., to follow that. A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. The "Flying Parson" Passed Over Bamberg Sunday Afternoon. On the theory of rule of law that a man's property extends as far down as hades and as far up as the skies, Bambetg was visited Sunday afternoon by a person of national fame and notoriety. This was none other than Lieut. Belvin W. Maynard, of the United States army aviation corps and familiarly known as the "flying parson." Lieut. Maynard is a North Carolinian, and is termed the "flying parson" because he was a theological student of Wake Forest college, N. C., at the time he entered the army. He is one of America's foremost aviators, and just a few weeks ago won the famous flight from Mineola Field, L. I., to San Francisco. He was flying in this same winning machine with his observer, Sergt. Kline, on their way from Columbia to Savannah Sunday afternoon when t'rey passed directly over the business part of the city of Bamberg about 3:00 o'clock. Naturally, they did not use good discretion in failing to stop in Bamberg. Welcome New Pastor. A special welcome service will be held at Trinity Methodist church next Sunday morning, this being the first service at which the new pastor, the Rev. S. O. Cantev, of Mullins, will be in the city. The entire congregation of the church is especially urged to be present at this service, and the public generally is cordially invited to attend. COL. GUILDS CHAIRMAN. Accepts Job to liaise County's Sfiare of Memorial Fund. Col. J. C. Guilds has been appointed by Governor Cooper and accepted the position as chairman for Bam- v berg county of the memorial campaign fund to erect a monument in the form of a library in honor of the South Carolina white soldiers and sailors who served tljeir country in the world war. The monument will be a magnificetn affair on State property in Columbia, and it is a worthy ? undertaking. The legislature voted an appropriation of $100,000 for it provided the people of the State raised by popular subscription an additional $400,000, thus making the total cost a half million dollars. Bamberg county's allotment of the $400,000 to be raised is $4,500. Many of the counties of the State have already oversubscribed their quotas and it is hoped that Bamberg county will j come to the front and go over the top in the local drive to be made next month. MORE PAVING STARTED. * Sidewalks Being Built by Town and Citizens on R. R. Avenue. Following the paving of Main street and in line with its progressive policies Bamberg's city council has let the contract to pave the sidewalks on both sides of Railroad avenue from Main street east to the last crossing. Work has already been commenced on the job and it will be completed as soon as possible, probably by the first of February. Sand ^ has been hauled and piled along one side of the street. The total cost of this improvement will approximate $15,000. One-half of the amount will be paid by the town while the balance will be borne by J< the abutting property owners along the avenue. There will be a box party and oyster supper at the Duncanville school * building Friday night, December 19. The faculty and patrons of the school invite you to be present.?adv. "special notices. For Rent?About 150 acres arable land to approved tenant. Write me at Orangeburg. W. A. RILEY. 12-11 For Sale.?Young Guernsey'cow with calf three months old, fine milker, $125.00. M. T. WILLIS, Denmark, S. C. tfn Trespass Notice?All person are hereby notified that I prohibit stock from running at large upon my lands. L. W. FENDER. 12-18p ? ???? Wanted?A white farmer to take charge of two-horse farm on the Ray place. Apply to H. L. HINNANT, at Bamberg Banking Co. tfn . . Lost?Thousands of bushels of corn by not being able to kefep it from N the rats. tfn Found?A steel corn crib that Is rat and fire proof. See L. B. FOWLER, agent for Bamberg county, Bamberg, S. C. Sizes from 100 to 3,000 bushels. tfn To Beat the Boll Weevil plant Dukes' Improved Cleveland Big Boll cotton seed. I breed thes'e seed especially for planting purposes. Write i for leaflet. EUGENE S. DjtfKES, Rowesville, S. C. 2-25p Wanted?A two-horse share cropper to run diversified fanning and stock. Have recently bought some fine hogs and cows and want a man to handle this proposition. Liberal arrangement for a good man. Good land and house to live in, near town, y healthy location. JV. D. BENNETT, Ehrhardt, S. C. tfn Stolen?From near the store of H. C. Folk Co J on Thursday night, Nov. 20, Ranger bicycle, practically new, with basket on front, electric light and horn, painted brown and white. Paint rubbed off of frame between name plate and fork. Reward for return or for information leading to recovery. H. N. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Wanted?A man of reputation and energy between ages 25 and 45 for u a "O rs T\ s\ * r* n rr/\Yi ntr r\ f M L.LLC JJaiu uci 5 a&cut; ui iuo wvii*v politan Life Ins. Co. Position permanent to right man and offers a salary and commission contract. Good established business with the leading > life insurance company of the world. Apply J. R. ROSEBERRY, Supt., 401 L. & E. Bldg., Columbia, or C. L. ANDREW, Dep. Supt., Sumter, S. C. tfn. ? Notice?A fine timber farm and stock proposition, consisting of 1,156 acres. 150 acres in fine state of cultivation, will produce bale of cotton c per acre and corn 60 bushels to acre. Also a fine trucking proposition; Dwelling, tenant houses, one barn ^ and stables, gin house, store; R. R. station on place, about 10,000,000 ~ ? - i J j x.' v leei or pme ana iiarawooa urnueis, all at a low figure to a quick buyer. Price and terms on application. J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?395 acres extra fine lands for division. 230 acres open and under high state of cultivation, balance in good pine and hardwood timbers; one dwelling with seven rooms; seven tenant houses, barn and stables, all in good repair; plenty of labor on place; lands will produce two bales cotton per acre, with corn and all other crops in proportion. The stock of mules, corn, grain and all personal effects on the place will be included in sale of place. Prices and terms on application. J. T. , O'NEAL, Real Estate, Bamberg, S. C. , tfn *