The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 05, 1920, Page 8, Image 8
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/ Thursday, February 5, 1920 :
SHORT LOCALS. j
Brief Items of Interest Throughout !
the Town and County.
The friends of Mrs. S. C. Hollifield
will regret to learn of her illness at
her home on Midway street.
Mr. L. B. Fowler is hauling building
material to his lot recently purchased
on Church street preparatory
to erecting a nice residence. The
residence is to be built at once.
Mr. J. Gary Black was called to
Beaufort last Wednesday on account
of the sudden death of his father,
Auditor James B. Black, who died
on Tuesday and was buried Wednesday.
There will be a meeting of the
Apollo Music club Friday afternoon
at four o'clock at the home of Mrs.
H. N. Folk. Those who find it impossible
to attend will please notify
the hostess.
It is said that there are several
cases of influenza in the county.
These cases have been reported from
the Olar and Denmark communities,
and so far as known none of them
have proven serious. .
The regular monthly meeting of
the Baptist Woman's Missionary society
will be held''at the church next
Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock.
A full attendance is urged, and visitors
are cordially invited.
The regular monthly meeting of
the F. M. Bamberg chapter, U. D. C.,
will be held on February 10, with
Mrs. Aaron Rice as hostess. Paper,
Mrs. T. J. Carter; selected reading,
Mrs. J. J. Jones; current events, Mrs.
Frank Jennings.
D. J. B. Black has been quite ill
at his home here. He was unable to
return to h's legislative duties in Columbia
last week, but he is improving
very rapidly now. He is suffering
from a severe attack of the la grippe,
and his friends hope he will be out
again very soon.
On last Friday evening a series of
revival meetings were begun at Carlisle
schopl under the auspices of the
Y. M. C. A. 1 vo Rev. H. Grady
Hardin, of Charleston, was to have
conducted the meeting, but was unable
to come here at that time on
account of illness, and the Rev. S. O.
Cantey has been conducting the services.
Much interest has been taken
1 in the meeting, and it is felt. that
. great benefit will result.
The airplane here has been doing
a rushing business during the last few ,
- . days. Sunday afternoon some ten or
twelve Bamberg people availed themselves
of the unusual opportunity of
visiting the clouds. Most of them j
say it is great sport. One day last;
week the aviator pulled off some
"stunts" up in the air, with Master
John Folk as a passenger. These
; stunts included the "loop the loop."
_JJThe airplane has now gone to Barnwell.
Col. John F. Folk accompanied
the aviator to Barnwell, making
the flight in 19 minutes. The colonel
says the trip was fine.
Mr. LaVerne Thomas is having ma
terial placed on his lot at the corner
of Main and Elm streets for the purpose
of erecting a gasoline filling station.
The station is to be fitted in
the most modern manner, and will be
quite an addition to tlye business of
the city. Mr. H. E. Godbee will be ,
the manager of the new concern,
which will supply gasoline, oil, free
air and water, etc. Driveways wili
be built for entrance from both
streets.
Mr. H. C. Folk has been conducting
an interesting experiment with a
boll weevil, which he captured in his
home in the city. The weevil was i
placed in a bottle without food or
drink on Tuesday, January 19, more
than two weeks ago. In order to test
the weevil's resistance to cold, Mr.
Folk put the bottle out in the cold
during the coldest night of the period.
The insect survived the cold, but was
apparently dead Tuesday morning of
this week.
The officers have been unable to locate
the man who has been impersonating
Mr. G. Frank Bamberg in sevt
eral of the large cities recently. Although
the forger cashed drafts in
Mr. Bamberg's name in five or six
dinereni cities ana euort nas uceu
made to trace him, he has apparently
covered his tracks well. Those interested
in the matter are now working
on a clue, however, which they
think might lead them to the impersonate!*.
The Bamberg Lumber company, the
city's latest industry, opened for business
last week, with Mr. S. A. Gardner
as manager. Until the company's
lumber yard is constructed, the Denbow
tobacco warehouse is being used.
This concern fills a long felt need in
Bamberg. It is understood that it is
the purpose of the company to carry
a large and assorted stock of lumber,
and that large and small orders will
be filled. The company will also
operate a lumber plant in Orangeburg.
TAKES BUSINESS FLIGHT.
First Commercial Use Made of Airplane
by Engineer Here.
The first, use made in Bamberg of
an airplane for commercial purposes
was resorted to last Saturday, when
Mr. E. L. Filby, State sanitary engineer,
took a flight over Bamberg for
the purpose of making some sketches
of engineering work in connection
with the malaria control campaign.
The use of the airplane in engineering
work has been made in other
cities with quite a good deal of success,
and while he had the opportunity,
Mr. Filby accepted the kind offer
of the aviator here to take him for a
flight in order to make some
sketches last Saturday. Those who
have been associated in the malaria
control work know the difficulties en
countered in making surveys for the
work. It is necessary to penetrate
swamps that are almost impenetrable
in order to map out routes for
ditches. In an airplane, Mr. Filby
says it is very easy to accomplish
this same end, and it is done in a
very much more comfortable and
satisfactory manner, to say onthing
of the time saved. He is very enthusiastic
over his first business airplane
flight.
The malaria control work is progressing
very satisfactory, except
that more hands are needed. Three
dollars per day is being paid for laborers,
and there is room for many
more workmen.
Mr. Filby has associated with him
in the supervision of this work Mr.
C. E. Buck, engineer for the Rockefeller
foundation. Both of these
young men came to Bamberg a week
or ten days ago. Captain Fisher,
ho has a general supervision over
the work here and in several other
cities, spends a portion of his time
here only.
The big drain into Lemon swamp
has been completed Tor a distance of
about one mile. There is yet some
work to be done on the Lemon swamp
end of the drain, and this will be
taken up later. The work is now being
carried on near the cemetery.
The building of tnis drain is an
engineering feat of considerable importance,
and in some places the digging
of the drain has been done under
a good deal of difficulty, but perfect^
drainage has already been provided
for a large area.
LT. COL LANG ASSIGNED HERE.
Officer of High Rank to Be Commandant
at Carlisle School.
Official orders have been received
from the adjutant general's office detailing
Lieutenant Colonel Frank R.
Lang as professor of military science
and tactics at Carlisle school. ;The
school authorities feel that Carlisle
is fortunate in having a man of Colonel
Lang's rank and experience detailed
here. He comes with a splendid
record in the army, and a personal
endorsement of those with whom
he has been associated.
Colonel Lang was born in Maine in
1874. He served in the SpanishAmerican
war in an outfit from his
native state, and later was commissioned
in the regular army. He was
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first commissioned in the infantry
branch of the service where he served
until 1909, when he was promoted
and assigned to the judge adjutant
general department. A short while
after this he was retired on account
Of wounds received in battle, and
when this country entered into the
world war he was recalled to active
service. Since the establishment of
the R. 0. T. C. he has been assistant
district inspector of the fifth R.
O. T. C. district, with headquarters
at Nashville, Tenn. His work at district
headquarters makes him thoroughly
familiar with all phases of R.
O. T. C, work, and will prove to be
very valuable experience to him in his
work here.
In a personal letter to Colonel
Guilds, Colonel Lang sa*d that they
were closing up affairs at the district
headquarters, and the work
would probably be through by Feb.
1. He and his family, Mrs. Lang
and daughter, will move to Bamberg
in the near future.
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Anxious to Pay Debt.
If Diogenes should be be in this
country today looking for an honest
man, he would certainly stop at the
house of a certain negro in Norfolk,
Va., according to Mr. H. W. Beard,
who has just received a letter from
the man above referred to. In tlie
letter the colored man states that
he feels quite sure he owes Mr. Beard
some money; that he has written to
him twice before, but failed to get
any reply. He stated that he was
very anxious to pay the money; and
only waited to hear from Mr. Beard
as to the proper amount. The exercise
of such perseverance on the
part of a man these days in order
to pay a debt is so unusual that Mr.
Beard thinks it is ent'tled to mention
in The Herald, and we quite
agree with him. The colored man
formerly lived here.
NEGRO IS FLEECED.
Robbed of $285 By Negro Confidence
Man Saturday.
An old but sure method of robbing
the "uninitiated'' has been the
confidence game, and while most people
have become suspicious of those
P;cking up pocket books in their presence
or trying to sell gold bricks,
there are those who still fall for these
tricks of slick thieves. A Bamberg
negro was on last Saturday fleeced
out of $285 by the old gag of picking
up a pocketbook that ostensibly contained
a large sum of money.
This colored man, who is one of
the most substantial negro citizens
of this section, drove his team to the
rear of the H. C. Folk company to
hitch. He saw a strange negro hanging
around there, who entered into
conversation with him. In a few
minutes a second strange negro came
up, and when he was near them he
was seen^to pick up something from
the ground. This attracted the attention
of the local negro, and he
saw on examination that it was a
pocket book. When it was opened
he says he saw what appeared to be
a hundred dollar bill and several one
dollar bills. The man immediately
proposed to divide the money between
them, although the local man says
he told the other negro he did not
want any of the money. However he
seems to have been "persuaded" to
take it, and the man told him he
wanted to see a white man on Main
street first and would be back iif a
few minutes to divide. On returning
he said that instead of there being a
hundred dollar bill in the wallet there
was a thousand dollar bill, and that
the white man told him it was "army
money," and that it would not do to
try to change the bill here, and that
1ip wmild havp to en tn some nlace
else to change it. He told the Bamberg
negro he would have to put up
some money in order to get his share
of the big bill, whereupon the local
colored man went to the bank and
drew out every cent he had, $285,
and g^ve it to the man, who promised
to Nhe back in town and meet
him at the postoffice at seven o'clock
that evening. Of course they did not
return, and it is understood they
were seen to walk to Midway or Embree
and take the train.
It is stated that practically the
same fraud was worked on two other
Bamberg colored men lately, one losing
$250 and the other $400. Nothing
has been heard of either of the <
parties since they boarded the train.
INCOME TAX RETURNS.
Deputy Collectors Will Be Here On
February 5, 6, and 7.
Deputy Collectors Allison and ;
Jones, of the internal revenue department,
will be in Bamberg on
Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Feb. 5,
6, and 7, for the purpose of assisting
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the people of the community in mak- [
ing out their income tax returns. It
will be well for those who have tb
make- income tax returns this year '
to meet these gentlemen on the dates
mentioned. During the return pe- 1
riod of 1918 and 1919 there was a 1
great rush and some confusion in
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making income tax returns, and if
those who expect to secure help in
making out their returns will meet !
the deputy collectors this week it 1
will probably save them considerable
trouble. In order that all assistance
may be given with great expedition,
income taxpayers are requested
to have their figures itemized
completely. <
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Mock Court Convicts.
The regular programmes were done 1
away with Saturday night, Jan. 24
and the three literary societies of
Carlisle school jointly took part in
a mock trial. This was gotten up
by Captain Lanham and general in- 1
terest was taken in it by the faculty '<
and students. The trial was some- !
thing new and a good substitute for 1
the usual routine of society programmes.
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The case, which was presided over
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uy ->ictjui uu;uo?, wv??
of New York against James Young,
charged with the murder of a certain
Mr. Underwood. *
The trial resulted in a verdict of
guilty?although the sentence has
not yet been carried out.
Mr. J. G. Black's Father Dead.
Beaufort, Jan. 28.?James B.
Black, county auditor of Beaufort
county, died at 7 o'clock this morning
at his home here. He was 60
years of age and had been auditor
of this county for the past ten years.
Mr. Black had been a resident of
Beaufort county since 1885, coming
here from Colleton county.
He is survived by his wife and four
sons. A. G. Black, of Beaufort; J.
G. Black, of Bamberg; B. O. Black,
of Augusta, and Eugene Black, of
Beaufort; also one daughter, Edna
Mae. of Beaufort.
The funeral services were held at
St. Luke's church at Pritc-hardville
on Yvrednesday, and interment took
place in St. Luke's cemetery.
REV. \V. R. MMILLAX.
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Former Bamberg Pastor Ified Monday
in Westminster.
A telegram was received in Bamberg
Monday by Mr. B. F. Free, informing
him of the death at Westminster
of the Rev. W. R. McMillan,
former pastor of the Bamberg Baptist
church. The remains were interred
at Westminster on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. McMillan had been in ill
health for several weeks. A short
time ago it was discovered that he
was suffering from a broken blood
vessel on the brain, and for about
two weeks before his death lie hovororl
hottt'Cion Ufa and Haath beinsr in
an unconscious condition for most
of this time.
The deceased was pastor of the
church here for several years, leaving
Bamberg a little more than two
years ago to assume the pastorate of
the Westminster church. A few weeks
ago when his condition became so
acute that it was impossible for him
to continue his duties as pastor of
the Westminster church, he was retired
by the church on pay, which
was to continue for at least six
months.
Mr. McMillan had scores of sincere
admirers in this city and county,
and the news of his death came
as a great shock to his acquaintances.
He is survived by his widow, and four
children, Drayton, Ruby, Frank and
Grace Baker, a little girl about tour
years old. The sympathy of rhe:r
many Bamberg friends are extended
them.
A Fine Report.
Following is the report of the F.
M. Bamberg chapter of the U. D. C.
to he state convention, the report
heine for the vear October, 1918, to
October, 1919:
"The F. M. B. chapter has seventyfcour
members, and has membership
blanks out for ten new members. A
per capita tax of $18.50 has been
paid, ?.lso $3.00 convention dues.
Sent $10.00 to Miss Armida Moses
for educational endowment fund,
$5.00 to Mrs. Wright for Armenian
fund, $5.00 to Mrs. O. D. Black for
district scholarship. We have adopted
four French orphans, amounting
to $146.00, also four chapter members
have each adopted an orphan.
Every member of the chapter has
done Red Cross work. We have realized
money from several interesting
entertainments. We offer two tuition
scholarships (to lineal descendents
of veterans) at Carlisle school every
year, amounting to $35.00 each.
Also offer medals for best essays on
Confederate subjects (selected by
historical (tynmiftee) to both the
graded and Carlisle schools.
"Our monthly meetings are very
interesting and helpful." We combine
the business and historical programmes.
May 10th we entertained
the veterans with a dinner, and
had appropriate exercises. We have
visited and sent trays to sick veterans,
and gave one a pounding.
"Mrs. J. C. Lewis, our president,
and Mrs. John Cope, went as our
delegates to the jUational convention
of the U. D. C., which convened in
Tampa, Fla., last November. They
returned full of interesting facts
about the work of this organization,
and the many efforts that are being
put forth by this body of women."
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To Discuss the H. C. L.
Mayor Smoak has appointed the
gentlemen named below to attend the
conference on the high cost of living
to be held in Columbia next Monday,
February 9. At this conference addresses
will be made by two representatives
of the department of justice,
District Attorneys Weston and Thurmond,
Governor Cooper and others,
following which there will be a general
discussion of the situation. In
iddition to those named below, Mayor
Smoak will be glad to appoint any
other citizens who care to go:
J. J. Smoak, (appointed by fair
price commissioner), A. M. Brabham,
F. B. McCrackin, LaVerne
Thomas, B. T. Felder, H. J. Stuckey,
E. L. Price, Jr., John H. Cope, C. W.
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Robert Black, E. A. Hooton, W. E.
Free, G. F. Hair, J. D. Copeland, Jr.,
B. D. Carter.
Homo Service.
Edward O'Brien, who was discharged
from the military service of l
the U. S. on June 20, 1918, has been
recently awarded compensation in the
amount of $25 per month from the
21st of June, 1918, on account of disability
resulting from injury incurred
in line of duty while employed in
active service.
The monthly payments pursuant to
this award shall continue during the
period of his partial disability.
The compensation payable under
this award is for Edward, and his
dependent mother and father, and
was paid him in a lump sum of
$458.33.
JULIEN C. EASTERLING,
Sec. H. S. S.
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POPULATION GUESS.
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mail it or hand it to The Herald
on or before the fifteenth of February.
The guesses will be published
then, and as soon as the
census figures are announced, the
person guessing correct or nearest
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subscription to The Herald. This
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will get a one year's subscription,
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month's subscription, which is
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isn 'f-?
You'll get lots of fun out of it,
too. People always like to guess,
and especially when they may secure
valuable prizes for the guessing.
Mail The Herald your guess
right now, while you are thinking
about it.
The 1910 census gave Bamberg
1,937 population. , Most people
think the town has grown tremendously
since then. What do
you think about it? Fill out the
coupon now.
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Clemson College News.
Clemson College, Jan. 31.?The
death of James R. Carpenter has
caused a pall over the entire campus
which time alone can remove. Carpenter
was a member of the Freshman
class and a very promising student
in every respect. He was a boy
of strong personality?to know him
was to like him. He had proven himself
to be kindhearted, manful, and in
every was a "good fellow."' His body
was taken to Hartsville, S. C., where
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carpenter,
and a host of friends mourn
his death. An escort of cadets accompanied
the body to its home. A
memorial exercise was held in the
college chapel. This untimely death
will be deeply mourned and his loss
profoundly felt by all who knew him.
Clemson was well represented at
the Great Student Volunteer Conference
held in Des Moines, Iowa, during
the first1.week in January. Five
delegates represented Clemson in
what was without a doubt the great- i
est religious gathering ever brought
together since the beginning of time.
The fall term has been a marked!
success. The academic work has been 1
very satisfactory. Out of the eight
hundred and eight cadets, two hundred
and seventy-six, or about thirty
per cent, were placed on the honor
roll.
The Clemson post of the American
Legion at a recent meeting decided to
hold monthly meetings hereafter and
these will be held on the first Monday.i
Addresses will be made by prominent
visiting speakers. The authorities of
the college will entertain the post at
a banquet on February 7th. \
The college Glee Club minstrel entertained
the cadets and faculty with
numerous songs and jokes. The songs i
were the latest ones, and were put I
over in great style. Clemson has put
out one of the best Glee Clubs in the
State for many years and this year
will not be an exception.
Class foot ball is now in full swing.
At present the Freshman team is in
the lead but it is doubtful as to which
will win in the final. Emmanuel, an
old Carlisle star, proves to be one of
the main dependents of the Freshman
team. J. M. K.
Bulding Road Through Town.
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Mr. J. R. Beazley has been given
a contract by the city authorities for
the repairing of the connecting link
of the Columbia-Savannah highway
through the city. The city's finances
did not permit of having the road
built similar to that built by the I
county, and it was decided to have!
road thoroughly plowed and harrowed.
There is considerable clay already
in the street, and it is believed
if the road materials already in
the street are thoroughly mixed and
shaped up, a good roadway will result.
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Orangeburg Road Repaired.
At last the Orangeburg county authorities
have put the causeway and
bridges across the Edisto river on the
Bamberg-Orangeburg road in good
condition. The road has also been
scraped and in some places widened,
so that now after waiting patiently
a number of years for the Orangeburg
people to act, the public
Is afforded a splendid highway from
here to that city.
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CHANGE AT ENTERPRISE.
Colonel W. A. Klauber Elec ted President
of the Bank. w
Announcement is made in this issuerof
The Herald of the election of
Colonel W. A. Klauber as president
of the Enterprise Bank of this city.
Colonel Klauber has negotiated a
transaction whereby he secures possession
of the interest in the Enter- jy
prise of H. M. Graham, Esq., who I
has been president of the bank since j
its organization six years ago. 1
It is understood that plans will be
made in the near future for the en- fl
largemeni of the bank. It is expect- I
ed that within the next few weeke fl
the capital stock will be increased I
from $30,000 to $50,000. and that I
steps will be taken to convert the 9
institution into a national bank. J
The statement shows the institution
to be in a very satisfactory con- j
dition, and with the plans in view it j
is expected that this bank?the I
youngest financial institution in the
county?will become one of the lead- m
ing banks in this section. 9
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Many Barns Going Up.
The evidence of any number of to- H
bacco barns going up on all the large 9
plantations of farmers throughout 9
the county, especially in the vicinity
of Bamberg, certainly indicates very 9
strongly that tobacco will be an Im- 9
portant money crop in this section for 9
the year 1920. Already this indus- \ ^9
try has brought many good citizens ^9
from the eastern part of the state into Kt
our midst, and with a good season
for it this year tobacco raising will
prove a vast benefit to our common- 9H
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Ginning Figures. M
Following are the official figures of |H
the census bureau of cotton ginned ^
prior to January 16, 1920: fl
1920 1919 I
Aiken ....40,186 50,045 1
Allendale 19,601
Bamberg 24,455 33,60#
Barnwell 30,218 65,375
Colleton 12,512 22,561 ;
Hampton 10,672 24,151 <
Orangeburg .. ..86,000 102,391
The totals for the state were: 191#,
1,440,956;,1920, 1,419,854. \ ' .
Dr. O. D. Faust Dead.
The Herald learns just as we go to * .<
press that Dr. O. D. Faust died in / I
Charleston Wednesday. Dr. Faust
was carried to the hospital about two
weeks ago for treatment, and his condition
has gradually grown worse.
The Bamberg Bottling company
started operation last week. This J
concern, which is owned b/ Messrs.
Tom Ducker and B. F. Free, has erect- 1
ed a nice and well equipped plant on I
Broad street in this city. New and fl
modern machinery throughout has H
been installed, and a number of very 1
popular drinks are being bottled, fn a
addition to a regular line of soda m
waters. jfl
SPECIAL NOTICES. |
For Sale?House and lot on Car- '
lisle street. 'H. G. DELK, Bamberg,
S. C. tfa
For Sale?Cheap for cash, one 410
Chevrolet touring car, in first-class
shape. MATHENY'S GARAGE. Itp
Shipment of Coal just received.
Price $8.50 per ton at yard. COTTON
OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. ltn
Lost.?G61d wrist watch, Elgin
movements. Reward for return to
J. A. WYMAN, Bamberg, S. C. ltn J
For Sale?Thirty tons cottonseed H
meal; also few tons of land plaster.
H. L. HINNANT, Bamberg, S. C. tfn |i
For Sale?Four x 18 sawed cypress I
shingles. For prices apply to G. W. J
KEARSE, R. F. D. 2, Bamberg, S. m
C. tfn . .m
For Sale?One Jersey and Hoi- 1
stein heifer, about 15 months old, M
from a very fine milker. W. D.
RHOAD, Bamberg, S. C. 2-12p
King Big Boll Cotton Seed?Rush j
in your order for seed at once, as last
carload will soon be/gone. J. T.
O'NEAL, Bamberg, SV C. ltn j
Lost?Savings pass book No. 805
issued by the Bamberg Banking company
to Henry Kearse. Finder will
please return to owner or leave at
THE BAMBERG BANKING CO. 2-12
Lost?Savings pass book No. 741, ^
issued by the Bamberg Banking company
to Mrs. D. A. Patterson. Finder
will please return to owner, or leave
at BAMBERG BANKING CO. 2-12p
Lost?Brown speckled hound named
Bowman. One ear partly torn off,
carires tail curled. Last sen Jan. 11.
Liberal reward for return or for information.
C. L. BESSINGER, Bambeg,
S. C. 2-13p
90-Day Velvet Beans.?That solved
the boll weevil problem and made
South Alabama rich. $4.00 per bushel
put up in two bushel sacks f. o. b.
Elba. Instructions how to cultivate
in each sack. M. J. LEE, Elba, Alabama.
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Wanted?Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors !
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery,
full lines for men, women vand children.
Eliminates darning. We pay
50c an hour for spare time or $24
for full time. Experience unnecessary.
Write. INTERNATIONAL
STOCKING MILL, Norristown, Pa. 26