The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 11, 1920, Page 8, Image 8

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Wt)t pam&ergHeralb Thursday, March 11,1920. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. W. 0. Guess and family have been confined to their home for several days with influenza. The Apollo Music club will meet with Mrs. J. J. Heard on Friday afternoon at four o'clock at her home on Bridge street. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. YV. Herndon will learn with much regret of their serious illness with influenza at their home in the Hunter's Chapel section. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brickie and their little son Ernest, who have been suffering with influenza, are im proving, their many friends win De glad to know. The Baptist Woman's Missionary society will meet next Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock at the church, with Mrs. W. H. Chandler as leader. A full attendance is requested. A large force of workmen is engaged in the construction of the big annex to the Bamberg Cotton Mills in this city. The new structure will be completed during the summer, it is expected. Mr. J. J. O'Neal is now recovering from an attack of influenza and a slight attack of pneumonia, his friends will be glad to learn. His children now have the influenza, but are not seriously ill. The Francis Marion Bamberg chapter U. D. C. will meet Tuesday afernoon, March 16, at four o'clock, with Mrs. W. D. Rhoad. Every member is asked to remember that this is the time for the payment of yearly dues. The Cope graded school, which has been closed since Feb. 23 on account jjvv of influenza, opened again Monday morning. Thirty-four scholars reported for duty. Several in the community have the influenza, but the general condition is greatly improv ed. "V . The man}* frieDds in the city of Mrs. Julia Brabham, a former resident of Bamberg, but who for some years has been making her home with her daughter Mrs. J. E. Felder at Cope, will b? pleased to learn that she has greatiy improved from a re; . cent severe illness. Man Miller, a negro, was shot and killed in Blackville one day last week by Glenn T. Boylston, a well known merchant of that town. It is said the negro had a pitchfork in his hand at the time. Mr. Boylston is a young ' man of splendid reputation, and the dead man is said to have had an unsavory record. Harley & Blatt appeared heforb Judge Townsend in Columbia Wednesday a"nd presented in application for bail for John and Earl Brant, of Ulmers, who were arrested in connection with tre killing of the Cone hoys near that place 3n February 22nd. Bail was granted in the sum of ?4,000 bond each.?Barnwell People. About the coldest weather in years for March was experienced in Bamberg Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Monday morning the thermometer in some places registered 22 degrees, which is almost as cold as it has been at any time during the winter. A number of water pipes in the city were frozen, thus providing jobs for the plumbers. ! > ? v i Gets Special Mention. aj ? W. S. Silverstein, a student at Car1 lisle school, was a contestant in a recent contest of Judge magazine. The contest was to give the best description in ten words of a picture. Mr. Silverstein's answer was, "What do you mean by kissing my wife? Answer immediately," and the judge of the contest gave the following comment on his answer: "But somehow I always get the lni.rrh ^ <- + V. i n ore? T oon 'f nnitn I ^ act u w, u cl u tuiu^o x vau c 4U1 explain. Now, whether it is subtle, or what, I don't know, but although I can't give him the prize, I think W. S. Silverstein, of Carlisle, or Bamberg, S. C., or both, was funnier than even he knew when he wrote (the above answer.)" LEON BISHOP DEAD. Well Known Young Man of Ehrhardt Dies of Influenza. Been Bishop, a prominent young man of Ehrhardt, died last Thursday following an attack of influenza and pneumonia. The young man contracted the disease a week or so before his deafh, and a few days later pneumonia developed. The remains were buried Friday in the presence of a large congregation cf sorrowing relatives and fr'ends. Mr. Bishop was the son of Joe. E. ? Bisheis one cf the most substantial citizens of the community. He was abet twenty years of age and a most excellent young man who had the respect cf the entire community. COUNTY SUPPLY RILL. Nine Mills Tav for Ordinary Purposes. Two Mills Koad Tax. Below is published the county supply bill for Bamberg county. The appropriations call for a levy of nine mills for county ordinary purposes, and a tax of two mills for roads. Among the items appropriated is $800 each for the county farm demonstrator and the home demonstration agent, these amounts to supplement the salarg paid by the government the salary paid by the governsalaries of the county officials, and appropriations are made for the installation of waterworks and sewer age in the court house and jail. An increase of ten cents a day is allowed the jailer for dieting prisoners, and the salary of all magistrates is increased ten per cent. The bill also provides that the money derived from the commutation road tax, which has been increased to $5.00, is to be used on the roads in the communities in which it is paid. Following is the bill: To provide for the levy of taxes for Bamberg county for county and school purposes for the year 1920, and for the expenditure thereof. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That a tax of nine O) mills is hereby levied upon all the taxable property of the county of Bamberg for ordinary county purposes for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1920, for the amounts iMinnnnno Koroin ototoil PO?npf?r. dliU pui puoco ugi V1U o CCA, V.VU, A vwrvwv ively, that is to say: Sec. 2. That the amounts herein set out under the various items named below shall be the amount to be expended for the purposes therein named, and any unexpended balance at th? end of the.fiscal year of any item shall revert to the general funds ot the said county. Section 3. Chain gang, roads and bridges $16,000.00 Clerk of Court 300.00 Sheriff 1,300.00 Treasurer 520.00 Auditor 520.00 Supt. of Education 150.00 County attorney 75.00 County Physician 250.00 Coroner 150.00 Janitor of court house 300.00 Jailer 250.00 Supervisor 1,500.00 Two county commissioners at $200 each 400.00 Constables 836.00 Magistrates 1,083.50 Board of education 60.00 Board of equalization 200.uO Court, jurors and witnesses 3,500.0 Court, jurors and witnesses 3,500.00 Poor 1,300.00 Post mortems, inquests and lunacy 600.00 Public buildings, including water, fuel, lights and insurance 900.00 Printing, postage, stationery and books 1,000.00 Miscellaneous contingent fund, to make up for any deficiency in the appropriation for all other items herein 2,000.00 Jail expenses, including dieting of prisoners .... 800.00 Miscellaneous, including Girls' Tomato Club and Home Demonstration work 800.00 Registration of vital statistics for *1919 260.00 Premiums on officers' bonds 300.00 Expenses and per diem of sheriff for work in criminal cases outside of the county at $2.00 per day, if so much be necessary.. 150.00 Conveying prisoners to jail and chain gang .... 150.00 Incidentals 300.00 Balance of reindexing records and judgments in clerk of court's office .. 1,000.00 f urniture ior Dar 01 court house 500.00 Furniture for office of bate judge 75.00 Furniture ofr office of cferk of court 200.00 Expensesfor annexation of of portion of Colleton county to Bamberg county 100.00 For waterworks and sewerage in court house and jail 1,250.00 Paving and sidewalks 4 63.0o Grand total $40,342.53 What money derived from the commutation tax shall be expended on the repair of the roads in the county, and for no other purpose, having due regard for the law now in force requiring the said money to be used on the roads of the community in which it was paid. Sec. 4. That in addition to the levy of nine (S) mills, above provided for ordinary county expenses, there shall be levied and collected within the county an additional two (2) mills for the purpose ot building j BANK TO NATIONALIZE. Apply For Commission For the First National Bank of Bamberg. Application has been made for a commission for the "First National Bank of Bamberg" by the directors of the Enterprise Bank of this city. This institution has been in operation for six years under a state charter. At a recent meeting of the directors it was decided to convert the institution into a national bank, and the process of making the change is now under way. It is contemplated that the bank will increase its capital stock, proD- J ably within the year, from $30,000 to $50,000, but no immediate action will be taken in this direction. This will be the the first bank in the county to become a national institution. The bank was recently reorganized with the election of Col. W. A. Klauber as president, succeeding H. M. Graham, Esq., who is now living in Greenwood. Several new directors were recently added to the board, which is now composed of the following gentlemen: W. A. Klauber, Dr. Robert Black, W. D. Coleman, G. A. Ducker, A. Rice, C. J. S. Brooker, Dr. George F. Hair, B. C. Crum, and J. D. Copeland, Jr. HAS NARROW ESCAPE. D. A. Patterson Barely Escapes Physical Injury. D. A. Patterson, a well known saw mill m o r< li^rincr a few milrc nf Rum. uJin man u> i.v/ ?? VA. ^<*?*-> berg on the Ehrhardt road, narrowly escaped serious injury a week or two ago, when a falling tree grazed his clothing and so severely injured ! a fine mule that the animal had to be killed by Mr. Patterson. Mr. Patterson was looking after the hauling of some logs from the woods at he time. He was standing with his team of mules near a tree some workmen were cutting down. The tree fell in the opposite direction intended, and when Mr. Patterson saw the tree would strike the team he tried to get he mules out of the way, but could not do so, and he jumped away barely in time to save himself. As it was the tree tore his clothes and gave him a few scratches. Both mules were injured by the falling tree, one of them being in such condition it was killed. The other is recovering. Mr. Patterson had just bought the team of mules a few days previously. CAMP ELECTS OFFICERS. Confederates Elected as Delegates to Veterans' Reunion. A meeting of the members of Camp Jenkins, No. 627, U. C .V., was held on March 1, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Commander?Calvin Rentz. Adjutant?G. W. Garland. First vice president?D. O. Hunter. Second vice president?A. J. Hunter. Sponsor?Miss Addys Hays. J. D. Felder was appointed as a delegate to the state reunion and Calvin Rentz was named as a delegate to the national reunion. M. A. Moye is alternate to the national reunion. The same pension commissioners were recommended for reappoint- i ment. , < ON THEIR HONEYMOON. < Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grimes Visit Co- < lumbia for Few Days. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grimes, of Lees, Bamberg county, were visitors to Co- 3 lumbia yesterday and were registered i at the Marmac. They are on their ] honeymoon and expect to remain in j Columbia a few days. i Mrs. Grimes was Miss Virginia ; Ayer, of Blackville. She and Mr. Grimes were married by the Rev. Mr. 1 Miller, at Blackville a few days ago. 3 Both the young people have a number i of acquaintances in Columbia who 1 have been pleased to see them. Mr. : Grimes is a progressive automobile i dealer of Lees.?The State. and constructing public highways in conjunction with any federal aid that might be obtained: Provided. 1 That the county authorities may pay any indebtedness now existing, in- , curred in the building and construe- ( tion of public highways. Sec. 5. That hereafter the sheriff or jailer shall be allowed forty cents per day for dieting each prisoner, instead cf thirty cents a3 allowed ; heretofore, which is to be out of item 9 of this appropriation. ] Sec. 6. That the county supervis- , or shall act as clerk to the eounfy board of commissioners, but in the ; event of the said board desiring a j clerk, then the supervisor shall pay , for the said services out of the amount allowed him as salary in item O u* Sec. 7. That the salaries of the magistrates and constables of the county are hereby increased ten per : cent, over the appropriation of Jul3. MOTHER ANI) SON DEAD. Mrs. Mary Bickle and Charlie Bickle Victims of Influenza. A telephone message to The Herald Tuesday morning announced the death of Mrs. Mary P. Bickle, of Ehrhardt, her death following in twenty-two hours that of her son, Charlie Bickle, who died early Monday morning. The death of mother and son both from influenza caused great sorrow in the little city. Charlie Bickle was asistant cashier in the Ehrhardt Banking company, and one of the most popular young men of the community. He was about 25 years of age, and a young man who commanded the respect of the entire community. About two weeks previous to his death he contracted influenza, and pneumonia developed several days before his death. For days he and his mother lay critically ill. Mrs. Bickle, while she did not have pneumonia, developed other complications with the influenza, which caused her death. Mrs. Bickle was about fifty years of age, and a woman of strong character. She was held in great love by a large circle of friends and relatives. The remains of the young man were laid to rest at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church cemetery, near Ehrhardt, Monday afternoon, while the body of his mother was buried at the same place Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. P. D. Risinger, pastor of Mt. Pleasant church, conducted the funeral services of both. Mrs. Bickle was the widow of the late L. A. Bickle, who died some ten or twelve years ago. She is survived by four children, Will and Lewis Bickle, Miss Bessie Bickle, a student at Summerland college, and one married daughter. Clemson College Notes. Clerason College, March 6.?Base ball practice is now in full swing at Clemson. There are about fifty boys out for positions on the varsity team. Those from Bamberg county are J. D. Cooke, of Olar, J. M. Kirkland, Jr., of Ehrhardt, and F. M. Zeigler, of Denmark. The Clemson base ball schedule has been announced and is a very heavy one of twenty-six games, fourteen of which will be played on the home diamond. There is one senior at Clemson from Bamberg county this vear, J. E. Neeley, of Olar. The senior class, numbering 143, is the largest in the history of the college. The last game of class foot ball was played last Saturday between the seniors and the freshmen, the seniors winning 14 to 0. F. M. Zeigler, of Denmark, played a very good game for the freshmen. The sophomores won the class championship, and the seniors and freshmen tied for the second place. The many friends of H. M. Saunders, of Walterboro, will he glad to know that he has entirely recovered from the mumps. The college authorities are making preparations to publish a new alumnae register. All Olem'son graduates are urged to send the register ] their addresses. Card from Rev. O. J. Frier. Editor The Bamberg Herald: ? Pardon another article on the recent death of A. P. Guess, as the recent one by my friend, J. Arthur Wiggins, made no mention of his Christian life or that he had a Christian burial. A. P. Guess was an active member Df the first Baptist church of Denmark. He was seldom missed from the morning services of his church. He was an active member of the fi nance committee of his church, and chairman of the committee on church property. His fine business judgment and progressive spirit will be missed in these as well as in the church in general. He was church organizer during ( the recent 75 million campaign, and much of the success that attended this effort in our church was due to bis splendid leadership and interest. His going is a distinct loss to his church and pastor. His funeral was conducted by the writer, aided by the pastor' of the Methodist church here, in the presence of a very large crowd of sympathizing and mourning friends. The Knights Templar lodge, of which he 1 1 1^,1 4.U * tt'as a memuer, couuiuueu mc scivr :es. His pastor, 0. J. FRIER. Denmark, S. C. Tuesday afternoon a young man living near Midway backed his automobile against one of the electric light posts on Main street, knocking off the large frosted globe and break ins: the 4 00-watt light. He left im-J mediately without stopping to ascertain the damage, hut a bystander took down his automobile number, and the owner of the car was located. A $50 bond was extracted from him. ?a sag? Lara? shipment of all kind3 of ofTire and school supplies received at the Herald Tlook Store this week. Extra large line blank books. LIMITS BAMBERG BONDS. Legis'aturo .Puts Quietus on Bam- J < berg's Proposed $150,000 Issue. ! Bamberg enjoys the rather unusual distinction of being the only i town in South Carolina which cannot c vote all the bonds it desires for pub- i lie improvements, and the only town i which will have to go before the leg- t islature for-permission to vote 011 the ? issue of bonds in any material sum. | ( Under the law as it has heretofore j t ueeu 011 me siaiuies, an towns ex-| i cept those specifically exempted, were limited to a small amount of bonds i for town improvements. At the re- < cent session of the general assembly i s a bill was introduced by Mr. Moore, ( the purpose of which was to remove t this restriction. Stripped of its legal i verbiage and red tape, the bill simp- ^ ly means that the towns of the state < can vote all the bonds they desire. < When the bill reached the house, Mr. Miley offered an amendment ex-j < empting. Bamberg county from the! ] provisions of the bill, which meant i that the towns in this county would \ be under the law as it already stood i before' the passage of the Moore bill. 1 While it appeared that the house 1 was preponderantly in favor of the ' Moore bill, no objection was offered i to the amendment to exempt Bam-i i berg county, and so it passed. 1 Mr. Riley, of Denmark, who was not present when the Moore bill was amended in the house, the following day had the bill recalled and the amendment killed so far as the county outside of Bamberg is concerned. 5 An effort was made without \ 1 success to have Senator Black stop j . the amendment in the senate, but' I the bill was passed by the senate as amended in the house. iiius tue lu*vu ui uiiuj ucig ia aiuuc in the matter of voting bonds. It is limited to 15 per cent, of its taxa-j ble property, while the rest of the; state can vote all the bonds desired. This bill will, it is stated, effectively kill the proposed bond issue for Bamberg for sewerage, waterworks extension, street improvement, etc. It \ is understood that the promoters of! the bond issue in Bamberg had prac-' ically agreed to withdraw everything: in the proposed bond issue except the: bonds for sewerage, and the bonds' necessary for the extension of water-1 works and improvement of the power i house necessary if sewerage is car-' ried. The city officials state that; sewerage will cost about $75,000, and! that some $35,000 would also have to be voted for waterworks extension and power house enlargement to go along with sewerage. Under the law j as it now stands in regard to Bam-j berg nothing like that amount of bonds can be issued. It is, therefore, presumed that there will be no sewerage in Bamberg for the next twelve j months at least. It should be stated in this connection that the previous law limited the i" * 11 ?A - X _ I bond issues in tne towns 01 me staie | not exempted to eight per cent., and,: that Mr. Miley had a bill passed increasing the amount to 15 per cent, j In regard to the eight per cent, limi- tation, there has been considerable difference of opinion, but it appears'p there is no doubt Bamberg is now lim- j ited to 15 per cent. . j WAREHOUSE DIRECTORS. ( Elected at Stockholders' Meeting. Owns Valuable Property. j _____ c k A meeting of the stockholders of * the Denbow Tobacco Warehouse com- j pany was held Friday, at which di- 1 rectors were elected for the year as * follows: Dr. F. B. McCrackin, J. H. Hutto, F. W. Free, LaVerne Thomas, i B. D. Carter, and A. M. Denbow. A ^ meeting of the directors followed im- j mediately. ( The affairs of the company were reported to be in excellent condition, 2 and the outlook of the company most t promising. The warehouse for this *loncern was erected last year at a cost of less than $12,000, and it is esti- 1 mated that the building today alone'* is worth many thousands more than j ^ the cost price. Up to this time the i T warehouse has been used for cotton j I storage and other purposes, and a!" nice income has been realized from ' j this use of it. During this year the 1 ? warehouse will be used for the to- J1 bacco crop, and has already been ^ leased for a term of years to one of! f the leading tobacco warehouse con- j * cerns in the United States. In recognition of the services of i Mr. Denbow in promoting the enter- i I prise, a gift of $500 was made to -j aim at the meeting. .Air. ueiiuuw i * left Saturday for a trip to Richmond, J ' Ya., to confer with one of the large s i J tobacco men of the country in re-1 -j gard to the installation of a redrying;plant in Bamberg. If Le is sucess-j fill in interesting this gentleman in. f a plant here, and the prospects are i good for it, it will mean a large in-! ? duslry for Bamberg that v.'ill be ini - opera; Vjn ^lrciglio'it the year aau. , rrovic\> err loyment for a number of I I persons. j * ?V/. P. Khoad, Sr., has r'_Larneu: J to the r'ty f rom a visit to tho north-J ^ em markets. j ( % INFLUENZA AT EHRHARDT. "cxmmunity is Hard Hit by The Rptdemic.?Iiank Closed. The neighboring town of Ehrhardt s suffering from a very severe epllemic of influenza, according to re)orts reaching the city this week. ^ large number of the citizens of the own are now sick with the malady, inH a pTpat manv have recently re :overed from it. There have been hree deaths in the community within ;he past week. The Ehrhardt Banking company vas closed all of last week on account of all employees being ill at the ;ame time with the influenza. Moniay morning the bank was opened ;hrough the courtesy of the Farmers md Merchants Bank of Ehrhardt. vhich institution generously put one >f its men in the bank until some )f its own force recover. The schools of Ehrhardt are still ilosed, and there is no immediate prospect of opening them, as the endemic is said to be worse than at any :ime since the epidemic of 1918. The Dhysicans of Ehrhardt are being s^ merely taxed to give medical attention to all the sick, it is reported, rhe town is fortunate in having three splendid doctors, who are doing all :n their power to give proper ai:ention to the suffering. >m i ? ? Ready Reckoners cn sale at the Herald Book Store. The Herald Book Store can sell rou ledgers, cash books, etc., at prices cheaper than elsewhere. Our stock was bought 'more than a year ago. N MEMORY OF MRS, SUSIE H. COUNTS. A year has passed?a year fraught with sorrow, with weary hours of oneliness, and of longing for the ;ight of a dear face, and yearning for ;he sound of a loved voice. A year n which each day intensified our loss, ret impressed more deeply our love or a dear sister, an adored mother. A vision comes to our lonely hours if her gracious presence abounding in. ove and kindly counsel, speaking nmfnrt to the pfflieted. A vision of i face radiant with the light of minis y, sharing a cheerful, bouyant spirit" vith those burdened with a weight )f sadness. A memory of her gentle ympathy with the unfortunate, and )f her love for all that was good and >eautiful in life. Tenderly she gave lerself to the leading of young lives n His way. She counted not the lark and dreary days in her life, but ilways as a flower lifts its head to ;he sunshine, she knew only the )eauty and gladness of life in His vork. In the quiet watches of the night, n the beauty and bloom of the morang, at noonday, at evening's quiet tour, we miss thee, sadly miss thee, >ut memory brings healing on wings )f thought and "tho' thou art in that listant sphere still we thee ever lear." We know that thou art with -Tim in that blessed home where pain* md sorrow are unknown. SISTERS AND DAUGHTERS. March 6, 1920. ? SPECIAL-NOTICES. Lost?A cameo broach Friday af;ernoon. Reward if returned to MRS. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. O. Wanted?To buy nine shares of stock of Bamberg Banking Co. Aply at THE HERALD office. . 3-11 For Sale?Gasoline engine; aiso arge water tank. For bargain, ap)ly to W. P. JONES, Bamberg, S. tfn For Sale?Dry stove wood always >n hand. Order by a postal card. jELAND F. SANDIFER, Bamberg, 5. C. tfn For Sale?-One double barrel shot pin; also two small diamond rings. 3. C. McDUFFIE, lower barber shop, 3amberg, S. C. ltp For Sale?White Spanish seed pealuts at 14 cents per pound; N. 0, Gunners at 12 cents per pound. Seed leanuts are getting scarce; if yon vant any, better get them now. THB :OTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?670 acres of land; 121 teres under cultivation. Prices and erms reasonable. Apply to E. L. JOODWIN, Smoaks, S. C. 3-25? For Sa'e?In town of Bamberg, 50 government wagons, complete, >50 spools heavy barbed wire 3 J inch )etween barbs. All lovers of bargains and the best grades of material, vill call on W. E. & J. A. SPANN, 3amberg, S. C. tfn Peanuts Shelled?White Spanish >eanuts and North Carolina peanuts ihelled ready for planting for 25? :er bushel. I have a Tom Houston ^ )o\ver shelter and can accommodate rou any time on short notice. Satieraction guaranteed. W. E. COPS^AND, Ehrhardt, S. C. 3-18n Frost Proof Cabbage Plants?For mmediate shipment, extra fine stocky dants. Early Jersey, Charleston .Vakefield, Succession, .Flat Dutch. 3y express, 1,000, $2.00; 2,000, A >3.50; 5,000, $7.50. Prepaid mail, M 100, $1.00; 500, $1.50; 1,000, $2,50. fl lend for price list. Sweet Potato, Tonato and other plants. PARKER H "ARMS, Moultrie, Ga. 3^18* V For Sale at Denmark?A block of ^ iighteen lots. Across Fourth street > , rom the cotton seed mill and Tur- J ter's wagon factory and fronting on " >. A. 1j. itauway near 113 wareuuuso. Die land is dry and level, easily con- i lected by spur track with S. A. L., j Ulantic Coast Line and Southern. | t is admirably adapted for warelouses and stores or for residences. Every vehicle from south and we3t accpc this hlnr-k hpfore it Sets to the itores. A lar^e portion of the cotton :innin? if done across the street. 1. H. DORSETT, Savannah, Ga. tfn \ \ j - . ..vv .-rr-i