The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 12, 1920, Page 8, Image 8

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Wbt mberg Heralb Thursday, Feb. 12, 1920 = ! SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. One of Jones brothers' fine horses i fell into a ditch near town Monday, but was rescued without being injured. Dr. J. B. Black, who has been quite | ill for several days, has sufficiently recovered to be able to return to his legislative duties in Columbia. A large party of Bamberg citizens went to Columbia Monday to attend the conference to discuss the high cost Mavnr .t j. Smoak headed OI UVIUj,. .uuj v. -- the delegation. President Wilson has nominated Cecil S. Rice for reappointment as postmaster at Denmark. Mr. Rice has served as postmaster at Denmark for several years. Mr. Perry Brown, of Ehrhardt, and Miss Bertha Lyon, of Ulmer, tfere quietly married one day last week. They will make their future home at Ehrhardt.?Allendale Citizen. The lot heretofore occupied by J. H. Dixon's saw mill is being cleared preparatory to the erection of the warehouse of the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse company, and building operations will be started in the next t week or two. ? * ^ /^i ^ ^ ^ The jfriends of Mr. j. u. ^upeland, Sr., were glad to see him out on the streets Saturday. Mr. Copeland has been too ill to be at his place of business for several months, and this was the first time he has been on Main street for some weeks. Master Ralph Folk was operated on last week at the Orangeburg hospital for tonsil trouble, and his acquaintances will be glad to know that he is now rapidly recuperating. His mother, Mrs. J. C. Folk, who was also (recently operated on at the same hospital, is fast recovering. A splendid revival meeting was j held at Carlisle school last week. As J a result of the meeting quite a number of cadets have been converted, and much good has been accomplished, it is felt. The services were conducted, after the first few meetings, by the Rev. J. T. Fowler, of Allendale. Mr. E. J. Hancock, who is employed as peanut demonstrator in lower Carolina, will deliver an address at Olar next Friday morning at 11:00 o'clock, and at Ehrhardt at 3:00 in j the afternoon the same day, on peanut | culture. All the farmers are urged to be present at one of these addresses. The friends in Bamberg of Mr. O. D. Faust, Jr., will be delighted to learn that he is rapidly recovering j from a severe attack of influenza in I Charleston. While Mr. Faust was in I attendance upon his father, Dr. Faust, who died in Charleston last week, he was stricken with the "flu,"' and there w^as some' uneasiness among his friends for several days. Jones Bros., of this city, suffered an unusual accident to one of their - r' sorrel horses Monday morning, the outcome of which was that the animal had to be shot. The horse was hitched to a sulky and was being driven by Mr. W. P. Jones, when in front of the Southern depot an automobile came up and the horse shied and jumped. In doing so its left front leg was in some manner crushed and broken at the knee. While out riding in his "trimmed down*' Ford Sunday afternoon, B. H. Troup, a local plumber, had the misfortune to have his car turned over near town on the Orangeburg road. There were two other occupants of the car, and all three were more cr less bruised and skinned up, but were fortunate in having no bones broken in the wreck. The Ford is little the worse for its experience. Spurgeon Green was the cause of Quite a little excitement at the Peoples Bank Monday. Green,-who is a * r.egro, came to the bank to get some money on a note, but th* bank officials had previously found our tha* the note the negro had .vas a forgery, and when he arrived at the hank Monday President A. M. Denbow grabbed him. The negro made a valiant effort to get away, but with the assistance of a pistol pointed at him by Cashier C. W. Rentz, Jr., the man was subdued and escorted to jail. Found With Broken Neck. Hezekiah Salley, a negro, was found in a cotton field near Denmark last week with his neck broken. It appeared from circumstances surround'ng the incident that the team which the negro was driving while running a cotton stalk cutter had become unmanageable, that the driving lines had become tangled around his neck, and that he was killed in this manner. When found, the lines were wound round the man's. Deck. The coroner held an inquest over the body, and the finding was in accordance with the above. BIG BOM) ISSUE PROPOSED. Petitions Circulated Calling For Election on $130,000 Bonds. Petitions were prepared last week by B. D. Carter, Esq., city attorney, calling for an election on the question of issuing bonds to the amount of $150,000 for city improvements. The petitions are now being circulated, and are being signed by the property owners, the signatures of twothirds of whom will be required to order the election. Four petitions were prepared. One of these calls for an election for the purpose of voting on a bond issue of $75,000 for a sewerage system foi Bamberg; the second is for a bond issue of $25,000 for the extension of the present water-works system; the third is for a bond issue of $10,000 ^ A1 ^ nf fho ior me reya.ii auu cuiaigcm^in ul electric light and power plant, and the fourth calls for a bond issue of $40,000 for street and sidewalk improvements. It. is felt by the members of the city council that now is the propitious time for inauguration of a campaign for these improvements. With the completion of the malaria control work in the early summer, the health of Bamberg will be further protected by the installation of a sewerage system, a need which has detracted seriously from the health conditions of the city. The extension of the waterworks system of the city will be necessary with the installation of sewerage, and the increased demands on the power plant with this improvement will make it necessary to enlarge the plant and it will be necessary to provide funds for some very necessary repairs. Whether the sewerage bond issue is carried or not, some arrangement will have to be made to repair the power plant, it is stated. The $40,000 for street and sidewalk improvement is necessary if the streets are to receive the improvement that is very necessary to the growth of the town. Bamberg's civic pride has been aroused for some time, and the paving of Main street was only a beginning. This work has been paid for, or funds have been provided for this purpose. The malarial control work has likewise been paid for, or funds have been provided for this purpose. There is a demand now in other parts of the town for paved sidewalks, the property owners being willing to pay half of the cost, and the provision for $40,000 bonds for street and sidewalk improvement will take care of such demands as these. "MACK" IS BACK IN TOWN. Popular Former Barber Tires of Atlanta White Lights. Chickens are not the only animals that will come home "to roost." There's barbers, for instance, and B. C. McDuffie, in particular. "Mack," ts he is popularly known to his numerous friends here, left Bamberg a couple of years or so ago, and since then he has been most of the time in Atlanta. But high city life has very little attraction for Mack, and he has an unusually broad smile on his face since he closed a deal whereby he acquired a half interest in both of the white barber shops here. He wound up his affairs in Atlanta last week, and Monday morning had his coat off antj was on the job at the shop formerly operated by Arthur Nimmons. Mr. J. G. Dukes is the other half of this new partnership. Mr. Dukes will manage the upper Main street shop, the sign over the door of wrhich still reads "Mack's Barber Shop," a relic of by-gone days when Mack was here. Mr. McDuffie is a hale-fellow-wellmet with everybody, and his many friends are glad that he has decided to make Bamberg his permanent home. Mr. Dukes has been connected with the barber shop here often and on for several years and he enjoys the friendship and confidence of a large circle of acquaintances. These excellent barbers contemplate, they state, installing newT and thoroughly modern equipment in the near future. USES ADD. FOR CIRCULAR. Local Insurance Advertisement Impresses Head Office. Mr. J. D. Copeland, Jr., one of Bamberg's live insurance agents, has received a letter from the head office of the New England Life Insurance company in this state, in which his work during the month of January is highly praised, special mention being made of his record for the last two weeks of the past month. Mr. Copeland succeeded in winning first' place among the agents of the company in South Carolina during this period. Mr. Copeland had forwarded the office a copy of The Herald containing his advertisement of last week. The office was so impressed with the force of the advertisement that mimeographic copies of it were made for d'stribution among the agents throughout the state. PROGRAMME. Of Union Meetings of the Barnwell Baptist Association. The following is the programme of the union meetings of the Barnwell Baptist association, which will convene on February 28 and 29 at the following churches: No. 1, at St. John's; No. 2, at Elko; No. 3, at Cypress Chapel. The unions will convene at 10:30 a. m. "How shall we best harvest the results of the 75-million campaign?" 1. Geo. P. White, N. H. Fender, J. F. Carter. 2. F. W. Carnett, C. J. Fick ling, T. J. Grubbs. 3. M. W. KanKm, W. A. Dicks, J. O. Sanders. "How can we best restore the Bible to its rightful place in the life and work of our churches?" 1. D. O. Hunter, O. J. Frier, G. J. Herndon. 2. J. W. Kennedy, R. E. Woodward, H. J.grouch. 3. J. R. Cullom, A. M. Sanders, Rev. E. H. Clark. "Do Baptist churches need a restatement of their attitude toward popular amusements?" 1. Dr. Robert Black, J. H. A. Carter, G. B. Kinard. 2. L. H. Miller, R. B. Fickling, R. R. Johnston., 3. W. M. Jones, J. M. Grubbs, J. B. Armstrong. "What should be the proper conscience for Baptist churches as to church attendance, and as to the observance of the Sabbath day?" 1. C. W. Jones, C. W. Rentz, Jr., Geo. F. Hair, D. H. Owings. 2. F. T. Merritt, J. H. Collins, S. A. Hair, D. W. Heckle. 3. J. W. Folk, J. W. Walker, A. T. Beard.' "The A-l Sunday school." Speakers to be selected by the moderator. Preachers: 1. C. W. Jones or Geo. P. White. 2. F. W. Carnett or L. H. Miller. 3. J. R. Cullom or W. M. Jones. ^ ! > ? GOES TO OCONEE COUNTY. George R. Briggs Goes Back Into Farm Demonstration Work. George R. Briggs, who for several weeks past has been engaged in a peanut campaign with J. A. Wyman, president of the Cotton Oil company, has resigned his position with Mr. Wyman to accept the position of county farm demonstration agent in Oconee county. Mr. Briggs has not been advised as to what date to report for duty, but he and Mrs. Briggs are leaving here next Monday for Mr. Briggs's former home in Greenwood for a short visit before assuming his new duties. It will be a matter of sincere regret to their many friends that Mr. and Mrs. Briggs will leave Bamberg. < > ? Home Service News. Allen R. Fogle, discharged soldier, while employed in the service of the United States, made an allotment in favor of his mother, Mrs. Hon Tnnoc Ramhpr? S. C.. of. S15 per month, which allotment ceased June 30, 1918, although deductions were still made from the soldier's pay up to the date of his discharge, September 25, 1919. Some time ago I commenced working on this case, assisting the soldier in applying for a refund of the checkage from his pay. I have just received the gratifying news that Mr. Fogle got his check for $222.50 for arrears of pay. At present Mr. Fogle is employed at the King mill, Augusta, Ga., and seems to be doing well. He is also attending night sfchool, opened up by the Knights of Columbus, and is taking a commercial course in which he is very much interested. JULIEN C. EASTERLING, Sec. H. S. S. of A. R. C. I)r. Carter Leaves Bamberg. The many friends throughout Bamberg county of Dr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Carter will learn with much regret of their removal from this city. Dr. Carter will go to Chicago in the near future to take a special course in the study of nose and throat trou bles at the Chicago Polyclinic, and during his absence in Chicago, Mrs. Carter and children will stay with Mrs. Carter's father, Dr. Stokes, at Columbia college. Dr. and Mrs. Carter came to Bamberg about a year ago. The doctor enjoyed an extensive practice of medicine in this section, and impressed every one as being a most genial gentleman and an able practitioner. The very best wishes of a large host of friends go with them. Dr. Carter has not yet decided where he will locate on completion of his course in Chicago. Goodwin-Gillam. Married on Sunday afternoon, February S, at the home of the bride's mother near Denmark, Miss Dottie D. Goodwin and Mr. William J. Gillam, whose home is also near Denmark, the Rev. O. J. Frier, of Denmark officiating. Quite a crowd of friends and relatives witnessed the ceremony and wished the happy couple much joy and success in life. BURIED AT SPRINGTOWN. I>r. O. I). Faust Laid to Rest Last Thursday. The remains of Dr. 0. D. Faust, who died in Charleston on Wednesday morning of last week, were brought to Bamberg Thursday morning on the 11:16 train, and interment took place at Springtown Baptist church, a few miles from Bamberg, Thursday afternoon. A large number of friends of Dr. Faust attended the funeral and burial at Springtown. Brief funeral services were conducted at the grave by Rev. Geo. P. White, pastor of the Bamberg Baptist church. Dr. Faust was stricken with a fatal illness about two weeks before his death, and was carried to a hospital in Charleston for treatment, and everything possibles was done for him without avail. While the news of his death brought no surprise to those who were acquainted with his condition, it caused a general sadness in the city, where he was a familiar figure for so many years. Being of an unusually jolly nature, Dr. Faust numbered his friends by the hundreds all over the county. He always had a cheerful word for his acquaintances wherever he met them. Dr. Faust was 67 years of age, and had lived practically all of his life in Bamberg county. He practiced dentistry here for about thirty years. In addition to this Dr. Faust operated a farm near town, in which he took great pride. This farm was provided with all manner of fruit trees, and Dr. Faust was a horticulturist of considerable magnitude. His fruit trees and pecans were the finest, perhaps, in this section. He was twice maried, first to Miss Hagood, and later to Miss Rice, both of whom died many years ago. He is survived by five children: 0. D. Faust, Jr., of Jacksonville; Mrs. W. A. Storn, of Blackville; and Misses Thelma, Frances and Dixie Faust, of Macon, Ga. He was a member of the Baptist church, and was born in this county. GOES TO THIRD CLASS. Olar Postoffice Advanced from Fourth Class January 1. Congressman James F. Byrnes has received notification from J. C. Koons, first assistant postmaster general, of the advancemenCof the Olar postoffice from fourth class to third class. The promotion of the office was effective January 1. The Olar postoffice has shown rapid growth during the past few years. ^ hi ^ Brown Goes to Pen. Marion Brown, who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Archie Mingo, a negro, in this county a year or two ago, but who appealed his case to the supreme court, was brought to Bamberg last week and lodged in jail to await being carried to the penitentiary to serve the sentence of the court, seven years. The supreme court handed down a decision a few days ago affirming the sentence of the lower court in this case. Brown was convicted a short time before the killing of the negro of assault and battery and was sentenced to a prison sentence or the payment of a fine of $100. The fine was paid. After his trial on the murder charge he was released on bail pending the outcome of his appeal. Recently he was convicted by the Ehrhardt mayor of violation of the prohibition law and was serving a sentence of one . month on the chain gang when the supreme court decided his appeal. He is a white man. < ioi ^ Col. W. G. Smith Dead. Colonel W. G. Smith, former superintendent of the Bamberg Cotton Mills in this city, died at his home in Orangeburg Monday, following a brief illness of pneumonia. The funeral services were conducted Tuesday in Orangeburg, interment tak ins: place at Sunnyside cemetery. Tne funeral was conducted by the Rev. T. C. O'Dell, of Epworth orphanage. Messrs. H. C. Folk and G. Frank Bamberg, of this city, were among the honorary pallbearers. Colonel Smith is survived by his widow, who was Miss Lucia C. \Veathersbee before her marriage, and four children: Henry G. Smith, of LaGrange, Ga.; Whiteford Smith, of Lancaster; Mrs. W. J. Ligon, of Anderson, and Mrs. R. B. Geiger, of St. Matthews. Colonel Smith had numerous friends and acquaintances in Bamberg, to whom the news of his death came as a great shock. He resided in tlvs city some twelve years ago. For the past several years he has been state warehouse commissioner. .1 White Spanish Peanuts for seed, also North Carolina, King early t^sr boll cotton seed, early Dent seed corn, any quantity. S. W. Copeland, Ehrhardt, S. C. 2-2 6n Pay your subscription today. "FLU" AGAIN PREVALENT. Schools and Theatres Closed.?Carlisle Quarantined. Last week several cases of influenza were reported in various sections of the city of Bamberg, and while there is yet very little prevalence of the epidemic, the city board of health as a precautionary metsure, decided Saturday to close the public schools for a few days, and it was likewise decided to close the motion picture theatres. As a result of this order the graded school is closed until further 01ders. It is not believed that it will be necessary to keep the schools closed very long, and it is felt that this action at the present time may contribute materially to controlling the influenza before it reaches an epidemic stage. Carlisle school has been quarantined. There are no cases of the disease reported in the school, and the school authorities feel that the cadets will be safer in the barracks than at their homes, as no visitors are allowed on the school grounds and none of the cadets are permitted to leave the campus except under guard. The total number of cases in the city among both white and colored are so few that there is not the slightest cause for any alarm at this time, although the people are cautioned to use all possible preventive measures to insure themselves against infection. There are some scattering cases of the. d;sease throughout the county. Moi^e cashes have been reported in the Embree section so far than any j other section of the county. < There has been one death at Embree. So ?? ? ? nA AAninno mooo Viovo Hovplnnpd l&l 11 V/ OC1 1UUO vuovu uu> V v?v> wr ??. in or around Bamberg, and the disease this year is much lighter than last winter. ' It was decided not to interfere with church services at this time. POPULATION GUESS. Subscriptions to The Herald for the Winning Guesses. Have you sent in your guess on the population of Bamberg yet? j Costs you nothing to guess, and you may win a six months, one year or two year subscription to The Herald. All you have to do :s i to fill out the coupon below and 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 correct will be given a two years subscription to The Herald. This is worth $4.00. The next nearest will get a one year's subscription, which is worth $2.00. The third nearest correct will receive six month's subscription, which is ' worth $1.00. Wortl^ a stamp, j isn't? 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. Census Guess. Name P. O My guess on population of Bamberg is FOR MALARIA CONTROL. Work Progress Satisfactorily Last Week Near Town. Work on the malaria control campaign progressed very satisfactorily last week, stated E. L. Filby, state! sanitary engineer, Monday. During the week the pond on Sheriff S. G. Ray's plantation on the edge of town was drained. This drainage did not require a great amount of ditch* 1 1 A1 nTTofom /\f ^ l f-oVi _ 1H^9 U U L LLltJ o j oLUUL v/1 m w*^ > es were cleaned out and deepened. It was necessary to construct one; ditch for a short distance of consid- j erable depth. The standing water j in this pond is now being drained. into the main ditch, about a half mile distant, the big ditch being tapped at the intersection of the Ehr-; hardt public road. This week work was resumed be-, tween the pond on Dr. Watsons 1 place and the city limits, and there j are already some existing ditches, j These will be cleaned out and such I new ones as necessary constructed. ^ IQI Wh'te Spanish Peanuts for seed, j also North Carolina, King early big j boll cotton seed, early Dent seed corn,! any quantity. S. W. Copeland, Ehr-1 hardt, S. C. 2-2 6ni ? > ?? _ J Ready Reckoners on sale at the Herald Book Store. / TO IMPROVE THE STREETS. City Council Purclises Equipment and a Pail- of Mules. Realizing that the streets of the city of Bamberg need attention and need it right away, the Bamberg city council has decided to buy some road building equipment and a pair of mules as a starter in this direction. These mules, with those which the city already owns, will be used to pull a big plow which has been secured from Contractor J. R. Beazley, this plow being a portion of his road building equipment recently used in this county. Most of the streets of the town have been clayed time and again in the years past, but the clay has been gradually worked under the sand. The idea is to thorougly plow the streets up, harrow and drag them. It has been demonstrated by work recently done on Bridge street that this is an effective method of making good reads. It is expected that this new start in strjeet repairing will be pushed rapidly, and that, within a Tew weeks our streets will be in much better condition. ^ ! > ? Bamberg's Population. The population of the city of Bamberg in 1900 was 1,533. In 1910 the population was 1,937. What will the census of 1920 show? Send in your guess to The Herald on the coupon elsewhere in this paper. The correct or nearest correct guess will entitle 1 the guesser to two years' subscription r to The Herald; the next one to one year's subscription, and the next to six months' subscription. Costs nothing to guess. No Boll Weevil Funds. The house of representatives Mon- j day sat down on the proposition to ' appropriate^ 15 0,0 00 to fight the boll weevil in this state. The measure had previously been passed by the senate. The reason assigned, largely, was that it would be money wasted. White Spanish Peanuts for seed, also North Carolina, King early big boll cotton seed, early Dent seed corn, any quantity. S. W. Copeland, Ehrhardt, S. C. 2-2i5n SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale?House and lot on Carlisle street. H. G. DELK, Bamberg, S. C. ? tfn For Sale?House and lot on Railroad avenue. B. W. SIMMONS, Bamberg, S. C. Itp For Sale-?Barred Rock cockerel of Thompson strain. Extra large. R. M. BRUCE, Bamberg, S. C. For Sale?Thirty tons cottonseed meal; also few tons of land plaster. H. -L. HINNANT, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Salo?Four x 18 sawed cypress shingles. For prices apply to G. W. KEARSE, R. F. D. 2, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Nancy Hall seed sweet potatoes. CLARENCE McMILLAN, on C. J. S. Brooker's place, Bamberg, S. C. ltn Lost?A gold mounted Edison fountain pen, last Thursday. Re-4 ward for return to W. H. CHAND-* LER, Bamberg, S. G. ltn For Sale?One Jersey and Holstein heifer, about 15 months old, rrom a very nne miiKer. w. u. KHOAD, Bamberg, ?. C. 2-12p We will pay a straignt salary, $35 per week and expenses to man or woman with rig to introduce Poultry Mixture. EUREKA MFG. CO., East St. Louis, 111. Itp Lost?Savings pass book No. 622, issued by the Bamberg Banking Co. to Miss Mary Ellen Eaves. Finder will please return to owner or leave at the above named bank. 2-26n We are Now Prepared to furnish tobacco planters with flues for tobacco barns. You may leave your \ order with C. R. BRABHAM, SR., or Ernest Lewis, at Bamberg. 2-19p 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 ___mm__??????_?-?M Lost?Brown speckled hound named Bowman. One ear partly torn off4V carires tail curled. Last sen Jan. 11. Liberal reward for return or for information. C. L. BESSINGER, Bam- * beg, S. C. 2-13* Power Peanut Shelter?Thoroughly tested and proven satisfactory. For all kinds of peanuts, large and * small. For sale by S. W. SANDIFER. Also have machine for shell ing ror tne pudiic. ny 90-Day Velvet Beans.?That solved the boll weevil problem and made South Alabama ricb. $4.00 per bushel put up in two bushel sacks f. o. fc. Elba. Instructions how to cultivate in each sack. M. J. LEE, Elba, Alabama. , 2-12p Wanted?Men or women to take orders among friends and neighbors for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, full lines for men, women and 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