The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 26, 1920, Page 5, Image 5
PERSONAL MENTION. j
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.
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?Dr. George F. Hair spent a short
while in Blackville Friday.
?Mrs. Geo. P. White is visiting
relatives in Union this week.
?R. A. Goolsby, of Denmark, was
a visitor to Bamberg last Friday.
?Otis Brabham, of Allendale, was j
in the city yesterday for a short j
while. X
?Representative Miley and Senator
Black spent the week-end at home
from Columbia.
?Missvj Thelma Faust, of Macon,
Ga., is visiting friends at her old
home in Bamberg.
?Miss May Screven, of Jacksonville,
Fla., spent a short while in
Bamberg recently.
?Mrs. H. M. Graham, of Greenwood,
spent several days in the city
last week with relatives and friends.
"?Miss Bertie Cleckley, of Aiken,
spent the past week-end on a visit
to friends and relatives in Bamberg.
?Mrs. M. A. Squier, of Savannah,
Gft., is visiting her parents in Bamberg,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Copeland,
Sr.
?Edwin C. Bruce, Jr., county farm
demonstration agent for Hampton
county, spent the past week-end at
his home here.
?Miss Eunice Hunter came home
last week from Winthrop college,
Rock Hill, to recuperate from a recent
attack of influenza.
?Mrs. J. J. Cudd and little daughter,
of Spartanburg, are visiting the
former's parents, Dr. and Mrs. George
F. Hair, in this city.
?Kinard Herndon, a student of
Bailey Military institute, Greenwood,
i* at home. the school beiner closed
on account of influenza.
?The many friends here of Mrs.
J. B. Black, Jr., will be delighted to
know that she has returned home restored
to health after an operation
in Charleston.
?O. D. Faust, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
who has recently been ill with influenza
in a Charleston hospital, has
sufficiently recovered to be at his old
home in Bamberg for a short while.
?C. W. Rentz, Jr., accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hitt and children
and Charles Strom, motored to
McCormick county Saturday afternoon.
On account of the condition of
the roads in Edgefield county, how- ,
ever, it was necessary for Mr. Rentz
to leave his car, and the party returned
on the train.
?W. D. Rhoad, Sr., and his
son, F.. M. Rhoad, left Monday
afternoon for Baltimore, where they
will stop over a few days before proceeding
to New York City, at which
place Mr. Rhoad, the senior, will purchase
goods in the market, while
Marion Rhoad will enter a business
college where he expects to remain as
a student for several months.
COLSTON CLIPPINGS.
Items of Local and Personal Mention
of Neighborhood.
Colston, Feb. 24.?Miss Belle Nickles
spent Saturday in Orangeburg.
JSISS luaggm -CiCtsier, ui Dauiueig,
spent a few days this week with Miss
Aileen Beard.
Mrs Henry Zorn, of Denmark, visited
her sister, Mrs. J. F. Clayton, a
few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Best and son,
Wilmot, dined with Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Kirkland Sunday.
Miss Cora McMillan and Miss Natalie
Kearse spent Sunday night with
Mrs. Julius McMillan.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jennings, Jr.,
and children were visitors in Black ille
Sunday.
Misses Thyra Cloodwin, Octavie McMillan
and Easter Padgett were the
Sunday guests of Miss Aileen Beard.
Mr/ and Mrs. J. A. J. Rice and Miss
Bdna Rice, of Bamberg, were the
* guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clayton
Sunday.
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Pastors' Conference.
Jtichord I. Manning, chairman of
the state advisory committee of the
Interchurch World Movement in this
State, has sent a circular letter
to the pastors of all evangelical protestant
churches in the state calling
for a conference of pastors to be held
on March 3 to 5.
"The immediate cause of the call,"
reads the letter in part, "is the feeling
of an imperative duty to bring
every church, through its pastor, the
knowledge of the religious needs of
the world as revealed by the completion
of the first stage of the world, ]
national, state and county surveys in- i
itiated by the Interchurch World
Movement. * * * The South Carolina
county survey has unfolded crying
needs which will be presented. We
who have so well learned the lesson <
f effective cooperation, in the recent
world war, may with wisdom apply
that lesson in our battle to establish :
the kingdom of Jesus Christ on .
earth."
ALGENON P. GUESS.
Prominent Denmark Citizen Succumbs
to Pneumonia Attack.
Last Saturday morning at 1:30
o'clock Algenon P. Guess, a prominent
Denmark citizen, died at his
home following an illness of a week
of influenza and pneumonia. Mr.
Guess was stricken with influenza
upon his return from a business trip
to Columbia a week previous to his
death. Pneumonia set in a few days
later and all efforts to stay the hand
of death were futile. The remains
were interred Sunday at the Denmark
cemetery, the funeral being in
charge of the Orangeburg commandery
of the Knights Templar, of
which he was a prominent member.
The funeral was largely attended by
relatives and friends, including a
number from Bamberg.
Mr. Guess is survived by his wid
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Rock Hill, before her marriage, and
two small children, Algenon, Jr., and
Frank. His mother, Mrs. J. G. H.
Guess, also survives him. His father
died about a year ago. He was 32
years of age, and was prominently
identified with the affairs of his community.
He was elected mayor of
Denmark some time ago, and was
serving in this position when he died.
Editor The Herald:?It is not my
intention to write a eulogy on the
life and character of my departed
friend just because I am filled with
inexpressable sadness as I strike the
keys of my typewriter;'but, rather,
to bring to the notice of his many
friends the varied characteristics that
made the young man so justly, verypopular.
About twenty-two or three years
ago, I came to this little town to take
charge of the public schools. The
place is not very far from my old
home in Orangeburg county, but far
enough to make the village an entirely
strange field to me. The people
were in many respects different from
these of my home community and
public sentiment moulded along quite
different lines. I was told that the
school boys had tossed the former
school teacher out of the window
and the reputation of the childhood
of the community was decidedly below
par. I distinctly remember the
full face of a tiny little boy with most
wonderful dancing eyes that apparently
took in the whole world at one
glance. I was enxious to learn the
name of the little boy and find out
all about his parents. The school was
rapidly oiganized and the pupils
properly assigned to their classes.
As a matter of curiostiy I set about
to find out something more of my
interesting, attractive lad, after the
school machinery was in full swing.
I found him in the primary department,
a pupil of one of the greatest
teachers South Carolina has ever
known, Mrs. Julia Day, who has long
since died. At a glance, I fixed my
eyes upon the little boy and made
my way to him just as he was passing
out of the door of the school
room. I asked the little fellow
what was his name. His re
sponse was quick and I ever afterwards
remembered the name of Algenon
Guess.
Content to know the name of this
fascinating, mischievous boy, I turned
my attention to the thousands of
demands of a poorly organized community
because public sentiment was
not yet born here to wield its pow3rful
influence. Public sentiment had
to be made outright. The embryo of
it was tucked away during those days
and Denmark to me was truly named
? Behind the Times ? because
the people were not properly interested
in children and beautiful ideals.
My, how the times have changed!
The wonder and thrills of modern life
greet us on every side.
About two months after school had
opened Algenon Guess and another
lad were sent into my room; the
former, charged with the crime of
deliberately tripping the latter while
the line of march was in motion during
the midday recess. Algenon
stood before me for the first time a
subject for chastisement and by his
side the victim with the blood streaming
down his sun-tanned, left leg. I
shall never forget the picture. I
questioned Algenon but he made no
reply but every moment his face and
eyes grew more interesting and the
wonderful little fellow maintained
silence until I reached back for the
real maker of men, the favorite rod.
Algenon looked up into my face and
said, "Mr. Wiggins, I deserve a whipping,
but I did not intend to hurt the
boy." About that time the victim
began to rub his eyes with his knuckles
at such a rate until I thought
physical damage may be done to them
to an alarming degree. Between sobs
the injured kid began to beg for
Algenon, because he was his friend.
The pleas were pitiable. That afternoon
I learned something about the
character of my deceased friend and
pupil.
All these interevening years the
name and the character have appealed
to me. The name becoming more
and more dramatic as a power of
good and the character ripening to a
stage of magnificent attraction. The
death of Mr. Guess comes as a shock,
indeeed. Just a few days ago, lie
was walking our streets doing his
best as a good citizen and mayor of
our town. His public spirit was ever
ablaze. He was interested in those
public issues which surround and
i protect a community.
During this present year we have
j had quite a battle maintaining disi
cipline and standard at school. One
j afternoon, not many weeks ago, Mr.
Guess stopped at my banking office
and showed inclination to talk about
the days that are past, happy days
too, for in those days the foundation
of his life was made into a pattern,
the beauty and grandeur of it now
engulfed in glory. The boy is gone.
Milleniums may come and go, but
we shall never forget him. Time will
be made richer by the foot-prints
left on the highways of community
interest. With closed doors, the
busy hum of the busy day gone, we
chatted about some of the very incidents
I have herein noted. With
laughter he told me of many incidents
I had failed to recall for future narration.
Memory is a poor standby in
the study of a life like my friend's.
Vivacity covers the deed ofvmes. I
recall now the intense interest he
displayed for his boys. We talked
about the great democracy in public
schools and he expressed delight in
having a boy there, especially now,
when the world was undergoing
changes, the beginning of which was
world-wide war and the closing of it,
scattering disease and suffering.
Little did I think that influenza, a
topic of our conversation, would forever
shut him off from the visions
of a home with educated boys to greet
him and mother as they came into
and went out of the happy home. His
interest in the school was great.
Great because he loved his boys.
Great, because without it, their citizenship
would be less potent. So
I learned again, in addition to the
name anu the character, the real
burning meaning of a father's ambition
for his children. I trust both
of them will become the real ideals
of the departed father, a comfort and
joy for the bereaved mother.
A good name, a good character and
ambition for his children, these at- i
tributes point the way to the worth
of the man. His intentions must be
good, his heart must be filled with I
longings and tenderness not only for :
his own dear ones but most assuredly '
for others. Two or three winters j
past, I happened to meet him just ]
across the Southern railroad; he, going
down to his place of business and <
I, approaching my bank. From be- ,
hind the cars on the side-track a
voice called out "Mister?Mister."
We turned our faces in the direction
of the pathetic appeal and we were 4
soon in conversation with a young <
man, far away from his home and in ,
deep distress, cold and hungry. Al- ^
genon listened to the black faced urchin
for quite awhile and at last 4
placed into his hands a silver dollar, 4
saying, "My young fellow, go home <
; and make a man of yourself, you <
look too great to be a tramp." The
little, young hobo began to weep.
The word "home" brought to him
recollections of happiness, a mother,
a father, sisters and brothers. He
left us sobbing, "I am going home."/
Few men stop to give to a lonely',
companionless wanderer sympathy.
Algenon had a heart for others. With
such characteristics he was deservedly
popular. I close this attestation
of the worth of the young man with
the wish that the young men of today
may live with a distinctive purpose
in view; of enhancing the value of
their own lives and thereby making
others happier and more thoughtful
of the sweet invitations God is eternally
sending through thousands of
mediums to the millions of immortal
youths. J. ARTHUR WIGGINS.
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his old home in Bamberg Sunday.
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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. i, at
St. John's: No. 2, at Elko; No. 3, at
Cypress Chapel.
The unions'will convene at 10:30
a. m.
"Mow 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. Fick1.'ng,
T. J. Grubbs. 3. M. W. Rankm,
W. A. Dicks, J. 0. 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. Crouch. 3. J. R. Cullom, A. M.
Sanders, Rev. E. H. Clark.
"Do Baptist churches need a restatement
of their attitude toward
popular amusements'/" l. Dr. kodert
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. Mer-j
ritt, J. H. Collins, S. A. Hair, D. W.
Heckle. 3. J. W. Folk, J. W. Wal-!
ker, A. T. Beard.
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P. White. 2. F. W. Carnett or L. j
H. Miller. 3. J. R. Cullom or W. M.
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