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Wf)e pamliergl^eralb Thursday, Sept. 23,1920 '* SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items. of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The many friends in the county of Dr. N. F. Kirkland will learn with much regret that his condition is unimproved. The doctor is very ill, and little hope is entertained for his recovery. In a recent issue of The Herald it was stated that B. F. Hill had moved into the residence on New Bridge street purchased from H. A. Wright. Mr. Hill purchased this property from Mrs. Alice C. Wright, of Augusta. Major R. Boyd Cole, former editor of the Barnwell Sentinel, who served in the expeditionary forces during the world war, has been appointed major in the regular army, his Bamberg acquaintances will be interested to know. Mrs. Cole, who is a grand daughter of William Gilmore Simms, is now residing at the old Simms I homestead near Midway. The postmaster requests The Herald to call the attention of the patrons of the postoffice to the fact that C. O. D. packages are accumulating at the office because of the failure of patrons to take them out promptly. Parties receiving C? 0. D., or other packages, are earnestly asked, to call for , them promptly, as there is very little storage room, and the keeping of packages after notice causes no end of inconvenience. \ Until the result of the examination for clerks in the Bamberg postoffice is made known and award of positions is made, there will be a shortage of help in the office, vand partons are asked by the postmaster to bear with the force. ' There is more work to do than people to do it, and this necessarily is causing a good deal of inv convenience to the patrons, which will be remedied when a full clerical force is installed under the civil service examination. The revival meeting at the Baptist AkVka 4-/% r? ftlaoa rt*ifV* fVia Mmn. V/ii ui vu v^aiiic iu a nuoc v? u,li l nt- .uuu day evening service. ^ It is felt that the meeting was productive of much good in the church and community. The preacher, Dr. R. G. Lee, of Edgefield, preached with great earnestness and power. Sunday afternoon he addressed an audience of more than 200 men, his talk being characterized as a powerful argument for clean ahd strong manhood. Nearly every man present pledged himself to a higher conception of true manhood. ^ KIDNAPING CASE ENDED / Plea of Technical Violation of LawEntered and Fines Imposed. ; W. D.Mayfield, J. K. Breedin and H. B. Sandifer, three Bamberg countymen charged with kidnaping two negroes from Anson county, N. C., went to the North Carolina county Saturday and pleaded guilty to a technical violation of the laws of the Tarheel state and were given sentences by the presiding judge, according to reports brought back. Mr. tMayffeld was sentenced to pay a fine of $500, Mr. Breeden $150 and Mr. Sandifer was turned loose without , a fine. The three men went to Wadesboro, N. C., where their pleas of guilty were heard, on their own volition, as they could not have been carried across the state line until requisition papers were issued by Governor Bickett and honored by Governor Cooper. These pleas of guilty to technical violating the law end the case that has been bitterly fought for the past month or more by both North Carolina authorities and attorneys for the defendr\ n + c A rv or\T\aol + n f Vl Cl CM! rvr*OTY1 Pftllrt CLLL CO. -T3LH tv vuuv/ X^X^xaxu of South Carolina is pending, but the presumption is that this will be dropped now. * At Wadesboro Mr. Mayfield assumed responsibility for the whole proceeding, and was fined accordingly. The prosecuting attorney fought the case bitterly Saturday and attempted to have Mr. Mayfield sentence^ to a prison or chaingang term. The pr- dding judge, however, did not agre^ with the prosecutors and placed only fines on the two men. Says Youmans is Insane. Richard Youmans, who shot John Dunbar, Irs brother-in-law, on the streets of* Allendale some time ago, has been adjudged insane by the authnritips of the statp hosnital Court is now in session in Allendale and Youmans will be brought here when the time arrives for his trial. Youmans was committed to the state hospital about a month ago for observation and it is the opinion of the hospital that he is insane.?Allendale Citizen. Just received, ' . ^ment of American Wire Fence. See me at once if you need fencing. G. O. SIMMONS. Read The Herald, $2 per year. / ( i / TKV TO SOLVE DIFFICULTY. 2 Citizens Meet and Discuss M ater and Lighting Problem. In response to a call issued through The Herald Last week, some fifty citizens of Bamberg met at the LaVictoire theatre for the purpose of discussing the electric light, power and water situation that confronts the city at the present time. The meeting was called by the city council which desired to acquaint the citizens fully with the situation, and to seek their advice concerning the future optratioh of the municipal plant. The only definite thing done at the meeting was the appointment of a committee, consisting of C. R. Brabham, W. D. Rhoad and E. C. Hays, who were charged with the duty of conferring with the council in the matter of securing three commissioners of public works. There are at this time no commissioners of public works functioning in Bamberg, the entire commission having resigned some time ago. Mayor;/ Smoak stated briefly the purpose of the meeting, and called on LeVerne Thomas, who was designated by council, upon the resignation of the commissioners of public works, to manage the municipal plant, to inform the citizens present ! of the exact status of the plafct. Mr. Thomas stated that when the ! plant was turned over to the council it was in debt approximately $6,000; that at the present time the plant is costing about $1,900 a month to operate. For the past four or five months the receipts of the plant have ranged from about $1,000 to about $1,400, the lowest month being August, during which month the plant was necessarily shut down a good portion of the time for one cause or another. It requires, said Mr. Thomas, about two carloads of coal per month to 2? Ai* - ?1 M 4. A A f nAn 1 l c Operate LIIO p^aiil, aiiu mai ^ wcii 10 now costing about $700 per car, delivered at the plant. Salaries make up the remainder of the operating expense. Various propositions have been submitted or proposed to city council for the relief of the situation, but none of these had been approved so far, and, as a matter of fact, cannot be approved by the council, as under the law the municipal plant is under the management of a commission, and the main matter now before the council is the securing of a commission of public works. It was suggested that the meeting nominate members of the commission. Several names were placed in nomination, but all with one accord begged to be excused. Finally the three gentlemen mentioned were named as a committee to confer with the council and with citizens of the town and endeavor to induce three thorough business men of the town to undertake the duty of putting the plant on a business basis. It was stated at the meeting that the fifteen thousand dollar bond issue had been disposed of, and that this money is now available for the repair and extension of the municipal plant, but city council is unable to expend this money under the law, and nothing can be done toward the , rehabilitation of the power and water plant until the commissioners are inducted into office. Opinion at the meeting differed as the best thing to do in regard to the municipal plant. Some of those present thought the best thing to do would be to abandon the operation of the plant and enter a contract with another concern to furnish the town with current, while others thought the plant can be repaired and made to serve Bamberg for some years to come. From statements made at the meetngi it appears that the plant is in a very bad state of repair, and that there is no hope of satisfactory service until extensive repairs are made. mm Now You Tell One. "Yes, sir/' said the big Irishman, reminiscently, "I should say I was personally acquainted with General Pershing. I was lyin' back of the breastworks pumpin' lead into the Jerries one day when I heard the chuggin' of a big car. Then come a voice sayin' 'Hi, you, there, with the deadly aim, what's your name?' " 'Hogan, sir,' says I, recognizing Pershing. " 'What's your first name?' " 'Pat, sir.' " 'Well, Pat, you better go home; you're killin' too many men. t's slaughter.'. " 'Very good, general,' says I. " 'And, by the way, Pat, don't call me general; call me John.' " "Ma, is Mr. Jones an awfully old man?" "No, dear, I don't believe so. What makes you ask?" "Well, I think he must be because I heard Pa say last night that Mr. Jones raised his ante." RETURNS TABULATED. A. G. \V. Hill Wins Magistrate Race at Fish 1*011(1. The county executive committee met last Thursday for the purpose of canvassing the election returns and declaring the results. There was only one county contest to be declared in the primary, that of magistrate at Fish Pond. A. G. W. Hill and J. M. Carter made the second race for this office, the result of which could not be ascertained until the vote at Little Swamp was known. This box had not been received when The Herald went to press last week. Mr. Hill won by a few votes. The vote in the county was light, only 903 votes being polled in the second primary. There was considerable local interest in the sena torial race between Senator Smith and George Warren. As in the first primary, Mr. Warren was given a very flattering vote in this county. Senator Smith won the nomination, however, by a majority of more than 20,000. Railroad Commissioner Shealey won out in the second race for renomination over D. L. Smith, of Walterboro, and Wilson G. Harvey in the race for lieutenant governor over Oscar K. Mauldin, as the returns received before last week's Herald went to press indicated, both winning by safe majorities. The vote in Bamberg county is given in tabulated form in another place of this issue. A Traveling Potato School, A traveling exhibit and school of information on harvesting, grading, curing and preparation for market of sweet potatoes has been arranged by the extension service of Clemson college to tour the sweet potato section during late September and early October. The railroads concerned are cooperating to transport this sweet potato car, which will stop at twenty-one points in the more important sweet potato growing counties for demonstration and instruction. The car will be in Bamberg on September 30. The car will carry a model storage house, types of crates and containers, harvesting machines, specimens of standard grades, disease charts, bulletins, posters and charts containing valuable information, etc.; and will be in charge of extension service specialists who will explain proper harvesting, handling, packing, grading and preparation for market. The schedule of this traveling potato school is given below for points in this section: Orangeburg, September 24. Fairfax, September 25. Walterboro, September 27. Bamberg, September 30. Williston, September 3\ Sweet Potato Special at Bamberg. Don't let this pass if you are interested in sweet potatoes at any ' stage of the game. ,We have arranged to have the South Carolina Sweet ? Potato special at Bamberg September 30th, 1920, from 9 a. m. to 11 a. m., open for inspection by the public. 1 This "Special" ' will show you the Stages of productioD, harvesting, T grading, storing and marketing; also will show the diflerent diseases and how to control them. We have a curing house, with 12,000 bushels capacity in crates, here at Bamberg, and it is absolutely necessary that we kn6w how to grade . and pack potatoes before this plant . can be a success. Improper grading , and packing will cause more kicks and knocks, and loss to the growers and the company, than any one other . thing. For this reason alone it will ; be worth your time to take a few . hours off and look this demonstration over.?John D. Brandon, county . agent. Bamberg's $100,000 Hotel. 1 Considerable interest was evoked Tuesday morning when citizens of the town going to "meet the train" . saw a large sign which had been placed on the passenger depot grounds ' proclaiming "abroad the fact "Watch . Bamberg Build a $100,000 Hotel." , The sign caused many expressions of sympathy with the movement, and passers-by on the trains looked at the sign wistfully, especially a good many traveling men who frequently find it impossible to secure hotel accommodations in Bamberg. Traveling salesmen, many of them, have been denied hotel facilities in this city so many times that they begin to wind up their i business late in the afternoon preparatory to going to Blackville, or somewhere else, to spend the night. All of which does Bamberg no good. <m i>i ? Complete stock of Victrolas, from $35.00 to $250.00, at G. A. Ducker's. Cash or easy payments.?adv. 10-14 Cole's Hot Blast Heaters make a big reduction in your coal bill?see their advertisement and guarantee.ad i CARLISLE OPENS. Session Began Yesterday With Large Enrolment. Carlisle school opened its 1920-21 sesion yesterday morning. The new students arrived Monday and Tuesday the old students came in. The* school opened with'prospects of the largest enrollment in its history, and new students are arriving daily. It is likely that the enrollment of last year, whch was a record breaker, will be bettered this year. Additional rooming accommodations have been secured for a number of students, and all of these places had been engaged , before school opened, with a waiting list of some thirty applicants to fill in any vacancies that may exist. Headmaster Duncan is confidently expecting this session of Carlisle to be a successful one in every respect. All of the faculty members were in their respective places Wednesday. Tf nrill Vio <r/-\/-\ d nawe tn tVio frionHe JL C TV AAA U 5WUU Ug II O tV HIV A A of Carlisle to, know that Capt. John C. Lanham, the bandmaster, is again on the job, and that every member of the band organization returned to Carlisle with one exception. Lieutenant Shealey was unable to return on account of the death of his father. The band organization being practically intact means that Carlisle will have one of the best bands among the schools of South Carolina, if, indeed, not the best. The usual process of "breaking in" new band members will not be necessary this year, and the people of the town, as well as the school, may expect to hear much good music during the next nine months from this* musical organization, which is really nothing short of marvelous, as was evidenced during the past session. Capt. Lanham says that he has purchased a number of new instruments, and that the band will be enlarged. i The foot ball team arrived several days ago, and practice has now begun to fill in vacancies. Carlisle expects to put out a strong and winning team this session. Pulling Fodder Decreases Yield. A circular issued by the extension service several years ago on the bad practice of fodder pulling contains some very convincing facts and also proofs that should be considered again just at this time. Experiments on the farm of David R. Coker, at Hartsville, were the source of the facts and conclusions, some of which are here given. The results of experience for four i years on the Coker farm show con-! clusively that if fodder is pulled when the bottom leaves begin to turn there is a loss of at least 24 per cent, in yield of corn. If pulled when three-fourths of the leaves are dry, there is about 10 per cent, decrease! in yield. The 1913 experiments showed a decreased yield of 13.1 per cent, when pulled late. But the above represents only part of the total'loss since much of the loss comes through the effect on thq yield of the next year's crop. Seed corn taken from a fodder pulled field is much lower in vitality than seed corn taken from a field properly macured and developed; consequently yhen such seed are planted a decrease in crop yield necessarily results. And j not only will the yield be lowered but; the quality of\he corn also, for anything which tends to lower the yield will in most cases cause more inferior and waste corn. An experiment to determine just what loss there would be from planting "fodder pulled" corn as compared - ' "? 3 _ U ^ with properly maiurea seeu suuwcu that there was a decrease of 7.2 per cent, in yield; and as opposed to 2.5 per cent, in the other, which means a total loss of 16.7 per cent, from the use of "fodder pulled" seed. Add to this 16.7 per cent, loss the first effect of fodder pulling (24 per cent, decrease in the preceding year's crop) and you have a total loss of 40.7 per cent. Is it surprising that 1 the yield of corn in the south is so small? What is the answer? Stop pulling 1 fodder. Plant more hay and stop pulling fodder; but to those who still feel that they must pull fodder, let this be said: Leave at least two or three acres of your seed corn for the following year, so that you may keep up the quality of your seed and not suffer the second of the two losses set forth above. Second Primary in Allendale. Complete official returns given out by the executive committee on last Thursday morning show j. Jtu. isryan elected chief commissioner of Allen-, dale county, with E. F. Harter, of Sycamore, district commissioner for district No. 1, and N. D. Ellis, of Martin, as commissioner of district No. 2. These were the only offices contested in the second primary.? Allendale Citizen. m i>i m New Victor records every month at G. A. Dueker's.?adv. 10-14 ... - BLACK-WHITAKER WEDDING. ??? J Miss riTiia Black and Paul Whitaker ] United in Marriage Tuesday. ( As the twilight hour struck seven 1 o'clock on Tuesday evening, one of < the most beautiful home weddings ? that has ever been solemnized in our < our little city was that of Miss Urma < Black, youngest daughter of Senator ,] J. B. Black, to Paul Whitaker, both ; of this place, at the home of the 1 bride. ] As the guests entered the reception hall and all of the lower floor of this home, the eye feasted upon a scene of beauty. Candelabra containing many fresh candles burned. Southern smilax, pink asters and white carnations were profusely and artistically used. Mrs. F. W. Free, sister of the bride, and Mrs. M. E. Ayer, received the fnipctc at thn frnnt dnnr nr.d shnwefl them to the ceremony room where 1 Mrs. Robert Black, a sister-in-law of ( .the bride, and Mrs. Benjamin Black, v received. From the chandelier hung I a pot of pink asters and over eat the J west window, under an arch of green, < Rev. H. W. Whitaker, father of the " groom, and Rev. Geo. P. White, the bride's pastor, took their places. Just preceding the ceremony, with i Miss Mary Stan-sell, of Williston, a * college friend of Miss Black, at the piano, Mrs. * W. S. Whitaker, of Orangeburg, a relative of the groom, J sang most beautifully, "And let the | rest of the world go by." Mrs. f J., J. Heard, a lifelong chum of Miss ^ Black, sang sweetly "Until." As the strains of ^The Bridal Chorus" from I Lohengrin was beautifully played on * the violin by the bride's niece, Miss _ Thelma Bailey, of Greenwood, and by a brother, Clarence Black, on the J cello, accompanied by Miss Stansell g on the piano, the bridal party entered the parlor in the following order: j( The handsome little ribbon bearers, j Master Robert Ayer, Jr., of Black- I ville,. and Master Charles Fuller, Jr., of Greenwood, dressed in attractive p white suits, walked into the room , t .. .i it and took up the white ribhons wnicnrt formed an aisle for the wedding party. Two winsome flower girls, c lit{le Margaret Stokes and Elma Jj! Black, the bride's niece, came in bear- . ing beautiful baskets tied with tulle ! f, containing pink asters. A small nephew of the bride, Master Clarence ^ Black, Jr., in a striking white suit, bore the rose from which^the ring was taken. ' q Mr. Whitaker came to the wedding s altar on the arm of his best man, J. Carl Kearse. The bride enter- s ed the room with her sister, Miss S Ethel Black, who was her only maid. a Here she joined the groom at. the _ altar. During the ceremony ai part of "Evening Star," was softly played. ? The impressive and solemn words ^ were spoken by the groom's father I and, after prayer by Rev. Mr. White, " the final words were said which for- ^ ever united the happy young couple. "N The bride was most attractively ^ gowned on this her wedding night in ^ lustrous white satin with pearl trimmings en train. She wore a string, of ^ pearls. Her cap veil caught on each f, side with orange blossoms was a g thiifg of beauty. On her arm she ^ carried a beautiful bouquet of bride roses. h The maid of honor wore a pretty a gown of green satin with silver trim- ^ mings and carried a bouquet of Kil- ? larney roses. ? After the congratulations and good j wishes of the many relatives and close i: friends, the young couple and -.the h guests went into the back reception P hall where Miss Colette Padgett, of _ Walterboro, and Miss Minnie Ayer dispensed punch from a bower of ?] green. From here-, Mrs. Thomas - q piack, Jr., sister-in-law of the bride, "V and Miss Alma Black showed the ^ g guests into the dining room where _ Mrs. Charles Black, another sister-in- B law of Miss Black's, and Miss Hattie d Newsom cut the pink and white cream which was served with little b cakes iced in -v^hite with pink initials P by two young ladies, Misses Myrtle ,n Black and Harriet Wiggins. The sride's little niece, Medrue Free, pass- o ed pink and white mints. fi Upon leaving the dining room, the d guests went to the present room, i5 where they were. received by Mes- ^ dames Miles Black and Clarence g Black, other sisters-in-law of the 9 bride, and where they beheld many "" things of beauty and great value r which attested the love shown this t. new couple. c Mrs. Whitaker, as Mrs. Black, has u been highly thought of in this her c girlhood home. She is an accomplished musician, a graduate of Greenville j, Woman's college. Mr. Whitaker is ? an admirable young man who num- ^ bers his friends by many in this his a adopted home where he came after n his graduation as an instructor in P Carlisle school. Bamberg is glad these young peo- n pie will make their home here after fi they return from a wedding trip. , 7 The following out of town guests ? were present: Col. and Mrs. F, N. ia K. Bailey, Miss Thelma Bailey, and I Mrs. C. C. Fuller, Greenwood; Mr. V md Mrs. Wightman Whitaker, Wil- 9 iiston; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Whitaker, I Misses Lynn Riley, Helen and Irene m 3-reen, Mrs. D. C. Murph and Dr. A Walker, Orangeburg; Mr. and Mrs. 9 Blin Lane and Dargett Whitaker, 9 s'ewberry; Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Whitiker, Dorchester; Mrs. Gruber, Mrs. < Gohagan, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Padgett, J Mr. and .Mrs. Harvey Padgett and 9 Misses Colette and Dorothy Padgett, ' Walterboro; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ayer, 4 Blackville. i 1 O'Quinn-Antley. M Married, Sunday afternoon at the 1 Baptist parsonage, Bamberg, the Rev. / J Beo. P. White officiating, Miss Eula 1 B'Quinn and L. D. Antley. A num- m 3er of the friends and relatives of the M roung couple was present to witness the ceremony. J Miss O'Quinn is the daughter of 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. P. O'Quinn, of this ;ounty, and is quite a popular young i roman in her community. The bridegroom is a well known young busi- j les man of the Canaan section of Drangeburg county. SPECTAT. WnTTfiWa Wanted?To buy liberty bonds. i Vpply to A. W. KNIGHT, Bamberg, ] 3. C. s M Lost?Friday afternoon, ladies' vrist watch. Return to J. J. SMOAK, Bamberg, S. C. ltn ??????????????? To Rent?Six-horse farm, 5 miles rom Denmark. Aply to C. J. CREECH, Denmark, S. C. 9-23-p For Sale?White leghorn and S. C. 4 it. I. eggs, $1.50 per setting of 15 J iggs. F. K. GRAHAM, Bamberg, S. 1 i : ^ For Sale?Dry stove wood always >n hand. Order by a postal card. jELAND F. SANDIFER; Bamberg, i. C. tfn . A Stop Paying Rent.?Get my cataDgue and prices on ready cut houses, can save you money. W. E. STOKES, lamberg, S. C. * 9-30-n j Wanted?100 bushels gcod sweefX otatoes. Price must'be right and poatoes of a good variety. F. K. GRA- j I AM, Bamberg, S. Cj ' ltn | For Sale?-Paige speedster, in fine 1 ondition. Reason for selling, owner refers roadster. Apply to A. M. >ENBOW, Bamberg, S. C. tfu j .i? Farms For Sale?Choice general arming and tobacco lands. Some in ery high state of cultivation. Apply o J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate. tfn 'For Sale?I have secured the gency for the Acme and Defiance 'rucks. If you want a good^ruck, < | ee me. B. F. FREJEi Bamberg, tfn Wanted?You to knew that I am till selling McConnons Stb^k-Dip and ,r^ tock-Tonic, also Flavoring extracts ~ nd Medicines. E. F. FREE, Bam* '^H|j erg, S. C. tfn ?^?1| If in the Market for metal ga-^v^^^ ages, cotton warehouses, or any f fire-proof building, get my price efore buying. W. E. STOKES/ lamberg, S. C. 9-30-n Notice?All persons are hereby foridden to employ or harbor my son, Vesley G. Sandifer, 19 years old, rho left home August 23, 1920. W. \ SANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. 9-23p * Farmers, Attention"?Protect your orn, peanuts and grain from rats, re and lightning. See or write me or prices on metal corn cribs and , rain bins. W. E. STOKES, Bamerg, S. C. 9-30-n' " ^4 For Sale?I have on hand several undred feet of hardwood doorlng nd ceiling, also several sacks of 3? laster and cement, left over from ly building. Apply at once to A. M. >SNBOW, Bamberg, S. C. tfn' Contractors and Builders?Save 0 to 25 per -cent, on Flooring, Ceil ng, Siding, Laths and Shingles. Buy q dar lots. Send list for delivered rices. GREENWOOD SALES CO.,* lox 435, Greenwood, S. C. 3-10-2ln For Sale?One barrel Black Roofag Cement, $1.70 per gallon, and 1 arrel Red Paint, $2.25 per gallon. 'his is in depot at Bamberg now. ^ Vill give 10 per cent, off for cash. AWRENCE H. KINARD, Columbia, !. C. 9-2 3-p Denmark Planing Mill Company, ealers in lumber of all kinds, both Dugh and dressed, cement, lime, ash *and doors. Prompt deliveries J y truck to your job. DENMARK % LANING MILL COMPANY, Den- 1 lout C! p Q_5 fi _n LCLX li, KJ. v. v w M Wanted?Men or women to take rders among friends and neighbors . or the genuine guaranteed hosiery, nil line for men, women and chilren. Eliminates darning. We pay Oc an hour spare time or $24 a reek for full time. Experience unecessary. Write INTERNATIONAL TOCKING MILLS, Norristown, Pa. -29-p. Teachers.?Fifty to one hundred equests daily from all classes of sou- 1 hern schools. If you want rural | fork, graded, high school, or prin- " ipalship, salary $75 to $250, write ; is today for special information. Offles: Columbia, S. C., and Richmond, Ta.., and Chattanooga, Tenn. SOU"HLxcN TEACHERS' AGENCY, Coumbia, S. C. 10-14n For Sale.?111% acres land in nnor Pnn nil S n 4 S cres under cultivation with about aile and a half wire fence in good reair. Balance in cypress and pine imber. Would include farm impleaents, 2 good able 1,200 pound aules about nine years old, with suficient provisions to run the farm one ear. Also three large graded Poland Jhina brood sows, worth today $50 o $60 each. Will make terms, upon pplication, to the right party. W. I. GUESS, Round, S. C. 9-17-p ?.< . >