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WbejSambergjleraR* Thursday, October 7,1920. SBORT LOCALS. Brief I tans of Interest Throughout the Town and County. 1 C. J. S. Brooker is erecting a wooden building in the rear of the Mayflower Inn, in which will be located three stores. Married, Sept. 23, Leon Utsey, of Bamberg, and Miss Mamie Risher, of Grover. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Utsey are now residing in Bamberg. The Baptist Woman's Missionary society will meet next Wednesday aft ernoon at the church at 4:3U o ciock.i All members are urged to attend, and visitors are cordially invited. The many friends of Miss Bettie Steedly, who was recently operated on at Steedly's hospital, Spartanburg, will be delighted to know that she is rapidly regaining her usual strength. The Excelsior academy (colored) opened its 1920-21 session Monday morning. The school has just completed the erection of a very attractive school building on west Church ? I street. Tuesday morning the mortgage on| the parsonage property of the Baptist church was paid in full and marked satisfied in the clerk of court's office. The church is now completely out of debt. Miss Julien Easterling has been named by Mrs. Robert A. Cooper to receive contributions to the Democratic campaign fund on behalf of the I ladies. She will welcome any con-r tributions to this cause. Speaking of nerve, The Herald telephone rang the other day. "Is - off - ? ft yy* oonnlinn I tnat tn? jail: lliquucu a Uiaovunut ^ voice. We admitted that we sometimes thought so, but we didn't have bars on the windows. "Wrong number." Much cotton is open in the fields of Bamberg county. Practically the entire crop, with the exception of that already picked, is now open. The farmers are very uneasy lest bad weather set in and injure a large part of the crop. The F. M. Bamberg chapter of the U. D. C. will hold its next meeting at the Carlisle school auditorium on Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. A < full attendance of all members is earnestly urged, as there is important business to be transacted. ' : Rev. George P. White, pastor of the Bamberg Baptist church, was recently extended a call to the pastorate of the Williston church. The < Baptist congregation and'numerous friends in all denominations in Bamberg were delighted Sunday morning, when Mr. White announced that he-had definitely declined the call. i fe James P. Browning, convicted some i time ago of the killing of Laurie B. j Fairey, has been granted a new trial ' in Orangeburg county, on the ground that the trial judge, Hon. H. F. Rice, was related in the sixth degree to the mother of the deceased. It is stated that Judge Rice was not aware of the* relationship at the time of the trial. According to a statement issued from the Democratic campaign headquarters in Columbia this week, Bamberg county has contributed to date $144.00 to the national campaign j fund. Other nearby counties are a credited as follows: Aiken, $327; s Allendale, $300; Barnwell, $332; \ Colleton, $5; Hampton, $182.75; Or- c . angeburg, $422.25. j A meeting of the Bamberg branch f of the American Cotton association r was held at the court house Tuesday 1 for the purpose of discussing the pres" * . ent cotton situation. The meeting i "was attended by a number of far- 1 mers from various sections of the county, all of whom are thoroughly ( aroused over the critical conditions 1 new existing. B. F. McLeod was the 1 principal speaker. ? tm* ? 1 Sure Cure for Weevil? The story was told in Bamberg J- <-V> <-i f o f r>m ar ir? fVlic? nnllTl. i?> HCCft lual, a lai ui^i iu i>uio v>vuu ty has found a sure remedy against the cotton boll weevil. The story goes thai this farmer, whose name was not mentioned, made up a simple ' solution last year and put it on his Irish potatoes to keep down the potato bugs. In this the solution was successful, and the potatoes were not molested. As an experiment he tried the same solution on a portion of a cotton field this season. It is said that the weevils did not bother this cotton at all, and to prove it the farmer exhibited some fine blooms and forms, neither of which can be found anywhere around Bamberg at this time. The solution was made from common herbs which grow plentifully in the woods, it is said. A friend of The Herald has promised to investigate the story and tell us about it. REALTY TRANSFERS. " Considerable Real Estate Changed < Ownership During Past Month. I ^ I The following real estate transfers have been recorded in the office of t the clerk of court: 1 M. H. Copeland to M. S. Copeland, ' lot on Midway street, Bamberg, for i $1,000. < Elijah Nelson to J. F. Carter, 1 2S2.95 acres adjoining Mrs. E. M. i Rice and G. Frank Bamberg, for [ $4,000. 1 Sanford Christman to R. E. Winstead, 24 acres near corporate limits s of Bamberg for a valuable considera- c tion. t Sanford Christman to R. E. Win- 1 stead, lot on "Old Half Moon road," i Bamberg, for $600. L. M. Kinsey to R. H. Jolly, 130 i acres in Fish Pond township, for 1 $6,000. B. F. and J. M. Thomas to J. F. i Jennings, two acres in Bamberg.on 1 B. E. and W. R. R., for $1,300. t W. C. Ehrhardt to Annie D. Ehrhardt, 295i acres adjoining H. W. C. t Ehrhardt, for love and affection. ^ Mrs. S. A. Rowell to W. D. Rowell, lot on Carlisle street, Bamberg, for 1 valuable consideration. 1 Mrs. S. L. Steadman, et al., to Denmark Development Company, lot s in Denmark for $500. t Paul Sojourner to Southbound Land j ,nd Improvement Co., lot in Denmark, $175. 1 Caesar Guess to Denmark Planing * Mill Co., lot in Denmark, for $2,000. W. E. Spann to M. Jolly, lot on Lib- 1 erty street, Bamberg, for $1,500. A. M. Brabham to Farmers Tobac- * co Warehouse Co., lot on Broad street, * Bamberg, for $150. ^ J. A. Wyman to the Cotton Oil Co., lot on Midway street, Bamberg, for I 51,000. J Eli C. Riley to Henry C. Rice, 100? jacres adjoining John Staley, for ^ 51,400. . . c D. A. Reid and Cora E. Reid to Mrs. Annie Zeigler Hiers, house and _ lot on Elm street, Bamberg, for 54,500. J. B. Ehrhardt to G. G. Hiers, lot ^ in Ehrhardt, for 51,250. N. B. Adams to W. D. Coleman and W. A. Klauber, 312 acres adjoining * A. R. Dempsey, for 54,000. , B. P. Hartzog to J. H. Ayer, house t and lot in Govan, for $4,500. n C. R. Brabham, Sr., to Lula Gen- u erette, one-half acre in Bamberg, for j( $200. c Harry L. Kearse to Faber W. f( Kearse, 50 acres adjoining Mrs. O. E. a Kearse, for $4,250. r WE'LL MAKE IT FIVE DOLLARS. 4 v a Send Us a Li^e News Item and Receive Prize of $5.00. 1 r: j '21 The Herald fell into the error last . cveek- of believing that a dollar is 11 ivorth something. We offered a dol- j?' ar for the best news item sent in , for publication in this week's issue. iVe had an idea that several persons r< vould write a hundred or two hun- . Ired words for a dollar. We will _ hi ;ake our medicine, and just to show , ... le *ou that we are good sports we will . nake it five, and extend the offer to ' lext week. w There are lots of news items ai hroughout the country that would ^ nake good reading matter. We want ^ hem. ., tl For example, there may be a cotton )icker you know of who has picked m unusually large amount of fleecy itaple in a single day. That would )e a good item. Perhaps there is an >ld freak of a tree in your back *ard. Folks like to know about 'reaks. It may be a prize winner. L rhen it may be an ordinary item of bi lews, an}* kind of happening. Send m t in. Let's have several good news ai tems in this class next week. The ai herald is here to serve. b; Five dollars is good pay for a p; couple of hundred words. You may nake it more if you think the item is si vorth it, or you may make it less, si We will forw*ard a check for $5.00 in w payment of the best news story received. ei ^ ? > ? f] Dollar Democracy Campaign. r< n "This campaign that we, as women, s; are putting on is primarily to solicit n contributions from the Democratic ^ women of our state, but we do not hesitate to approach and appeal to men who seem derelict in their duty ^ of contributing to this national need. ^ "That many women were opposed f to the franchise should not deter c them now in doing all within their power for the cause of Democracy. The time for discussing equal suffrage is past; we must realize that it is a fact. We must forget past g differences and look to the future in the light of our new responsibilities." JULIEN EASTERLING, ? County Chairman. >m i m i m What is home without an Edison? * Under our easy payment plan, you c can own a machine and never know 8 the difference. W. H. CHANDLER. * REPORT DISAPPOINTING. x Census Figures Give Bamberg 2,210 Population, 273 Gain. The census report on the popula:ion of Bamberg county, made known ast week through a special report to The Herald, has proven quite a disippointment to citizens who have expressed an opinion about it. The -eport credits the city of Bamberg vith 2,210 inhabitants, a net gain of 273 over the population of 1910, or L4.1 per cent, gain in ten years. Most Bamberg people expected to >ee a gain of at least 30 to 40 per ;ent., which would have given the own from 2,600 to 2,800. Some beieved that the population would each 3,000 or 3,500. The population of Bamberg county s placed at 19,630, a gain cf nearly ,100 over the 1910 figures. T?Vi o r/lf rDcriQtprPfl t'hft Crftfl.tfiSt ! XU111 11U1 Ul/ A VQAMVV* w o - ? ncrease of any town in the county. The 1910 population of 315 increased o 495 in 1920, or 57.5 per cent. Ehrhardt and Olar are racing for he third place in the county, Olar vinning by five persons. Denmark made a gain of 179 or .6.6 per cent, with a population of .,254. Below is given the complete cenus report on Bamberg county, by ownships and towns: linor civil division Bamberg county Bamberg township, including Bamber Denmark towns Buford Bridge township, including ( and Olar towns ?ish Pond township -lidway township 'hree Mile township, including Ehi town ncorporated place Bamberg town.... )enmark town Ihrhardt town rovan towm )lar town RAISE MORE CATTLE. Campaign For Better Live Stock and More Fencing. At this time of the^year we realze the immense amount of forage hat is going to waste and the small tumber of live stock that we have to tilize this waste. It causes us to Dok around for some method toj heck it. I am putting on a campaign or better live stock, more fencing nd better pasture as a solution. Aleady some farmers have expressed hemselves as going to put a fence 11 the way around their farms and ; is good sound business judgment, : you have live stock enough to warant it. The boll weevil will naturlly convert us into live stock raising 1 this county and the sooner we preare for it the better off we will be. have some good offers to make to irmers who are interested in good erd boars, also I am working on the 1 eduction in prices of fencing durlg the campaign. Let's make Bamerg county famous by taking the lad in the better live stock and fencig campaign. When we think of reenville we think of cotton mills; e think of Anderson's broad fields nd fertile lands; we think of Beauiit as a fine trucking section; so, it's put this campaign across and link of Bamberg county as the lead: in fenced farms and line live stock. -John D. Brandon, county agent. m i?i ? Folk-Zeigler, Orangeburg, S. C., October 4.?W. j ester Zeigler and Miss Lucille Folk oth of Orangeburg, were quietly < Larried Sunday morning, October 3, t 10 o'clock, at the Baptist parson- < ge, the ceremony being performed y the Rev. George E. Davis, their astor. The bride was dressed in a coat lit of midnight blue and wore a mall hat of black and blue velvet ith accessories to match. The bridegroom was born and reard in Orangeburg and has a host of "iends and relatives here. The bride BSided in Bamberg until about three lonths ago, when with her parents he moved to Orangeburg. She has umerous friends in Bamberg, among rhom she enjoyed a wide popularity. Mr. and Mrs. Zeigler left immed4. ^ 1 fl ^ ? a T ? ~ _"U .4. iLtsiy a-iter me ceremony ror a snort oneymoon trip, and after the 8th nstant will be at home to their riends at 10 East Glover street, this ity. The World's Series. Telegraphic reports on the world's eries received in Bamberg Wedneslav afternoon gave the information hat Brooklyn had won the second ;ame, played yesterday. The score ras Brooklyn 3, Cleveland 0. As Cleveland won the first game Tueslay, the two teams now stand neck ind neck. A full report of the games s received in Bamberg daily. WANTING NEW COUNTY. Estill Selected as County Seat?Good Roads Wanted. Furman, Oct. 2.?The largest mass meeting ever held in Furman convened yesterday afternoon at the graded school building for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for the formation of a new county with county seat at Estill. Mayor M. T. Laffitte, of Estill, was elected chairman of the meeting and A. L. Youmans secretary. The proprosed new county embraces Lawton and Goethe townships in Hampton county and portions of Jasper and Allendale counties. A sum of money sufficient to cover preliminary expenses was paid in and H. L. Solomons and M. H. O'Neal, of Estill, started the subscriptions with pledges of $10,000 each to bear the expense of forming the new county. Back of this movement is an intense desire to create better roads in this section of the state. The proposed new county will be one of the richest in the state. m ? Increase Since 1910. Inhabitants." P. C. In. Bamberg town 273 14.1 Denmark town 179 16.1 i Ehrhardt town 180 57.5 Govan town 11 10.1 Olar town 150 42.9 1920 1910 1900 19,630 18,541 17,296 g and or/41 n oi?rr o i\ A z 0)UtI I ,OD I O vto Govan .... :... 3,94a 3,507 3,176 1,970 1,659 1,616 1,595 2,155 2,554 hardt 3,581 3,356 3,005 1920 1910 1900 2,210' M37 1,533 1,254 1,075 724 495 315 215 124 111 113 500 350 196 LOWER MEAT COMING. J. Ogden Armour Says Reduction Will Be Here by Next Year. Here is an important statement on the decline of prices by J. Ogden Armour, made especially for the Chicago Evening American today: yg m The price cutting movement just started in the automobile, textile and metal industries, began in the meat industry as soon as the war was over. Livestock is at a lower level now than at any time within the past three years. That these low levels have not been reflected to a greater degree in the retail prices of meats is due to the tremendous decrease in the value of various of the by-products. Both hides and wool, which are big credits toward the cost of cattle and sheep, are selling at tremendous discounts over the prices of a year ago. Even so, meat at wnoiesaie is nearer pre-war levels than most other essentials. There are no immediate prospects for further reductions in the wholesale prices of meat, but the excellent corn crop now in the making gives promise of cheaper productions costs in the future and will , probably imake further price reductions next year. Getting back to normal is highly desirable, buf in the case of foods, . producers have alaready suffered heavy losses and if adequate production is to be maintained these losses must not be augmented. Julius Rosenwald, president of : Sears, Roebuck & Co., for the first time outlined some of the price re- . cessions made recently by his firm: < "Standard nercale which was 40 " cents a yard, we are now offering at 19 cents," said Mr. Rosenwald. "Silk < taffetas formerly $2.57 a yard, are * now $1.48;. sheeting,' formerly 27 j cents a yard, now 15 cents; muslin 35 cents, now 15 cents; flannel, 43 cents now 29 cents." Can You Boat This One? i A prominent farmer of this city f stated to us one day last week that < on the Sunday before while some of the negroes on his place were sitting * on their porch they noticed a bird fall ( dead in the corner of the yard and ; decided that they would cut it open and, if possible, ascertain the cause ! of its death. Upon opening the craw they discovered a live boll weevil, i which had punctured the craw of the ^ bird in several places, thereby caus- ; ing its death. Records for all makes of talking : machines always on hand. All the new records received regularly. W. H. CHANDLER.?adv. Just received, shipment of Ameri can Wire Fence. See me at once if you need fencing. G. 0. SIMMONS. ' Get your talking machine records from W. H. Chandler. Disc and cylinder records always in stock.?adv. ^ n> ^ . Birth announcements for sale at Herald Book Store.?adv. EHRHARDT NEWS. Interesting Items From Our Live Neighboring Town. Ehrhardt, Oct. 5.?October came in with a decided change in the weather and put Palm Beach suits, electric fans, etc., out of business. Black! smokes were seen ascending from the chimneys and the "old woman" had to dig down into the quilt box and get out heavy covering for the beds. The change coming so suddenly made it feel colder that it really was. The year 1920 (leap year) known as the time the fair sex has the opportunity of courting and "popping the question," will soon be over for this period. So far it has been fatal with the widowers in this section; about a half dozen of whom have fell victims to purchasing marriage licenses. Seems when a young man meets the proposal he gives it the ha, ha, but the old widowers! When they are asked, "darling do you love me?" the heart is so soft they can only answer (half audibly) "yes, my love." Cheer up, girls, there are three or four around here yet, and, remember, 1924 is a long time off. Plenty of cotton coming to the gins and owing to the price we no^ tice that nearly every wagon is returning home, the bale on it. J. E. Folk suffered a painful accident the first of September, getting his left ankle broken. He is just able now to hobble to the postoffice and back. The sportsmen are out now hunting the fox. It is fine sport. The lady folks join in sometimes with their autos. Some of the farmers are guilty of watching their sugar cane patches pretty closely when they hear the hunters coming, because most hunters agree that the commandment "thou shalt not steal" applies in all cases except watermelons and sugar cane. WHEN WIVES WERE SOLD. New Bern, X. C., Man Sold His Wife in 1804. In rummaging through the records at the court house here and other public records in the eastern part of the state occasionally some remarkable documents are found, says a Beaufort, N. C., dispatch. Such an instance occurred a few days ago when B. M. Potter, a civil engineer of New Bern, was examining some records in the clerk's office here. He ran across a document which sets forth that in December, 1804, one Abner Willis sold his wife for the sum of $2, furthermore he states that he was "truly satisfied." The bill of sale which was probated by the clerk of court of common pleas and quarter sessions reads as follows: "This indenture, made this 14th day of December, eighteen hundred and four, between Abner Willis of the state of North Carolina and county of Cartaret, of the one parte, and William W. Oliver, of the other parte. "Witnesseth: That I, Abner Willis, have bargained and delivered unto Wm. W. Oliver .one certain white woman by the name of Mace, which is or was formerly, my wife, for the sum of two dollars, the receipt I here by acknowledge myself truly satisfied. In witness hereof I place my hand and seal the day and years first written. His ABNER (X) WILLIS. Mark ''Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Benj. Lecraft." Records for all makes of talking nachines always on hand. All the new records received regularly. W. H. CHANDLER.?adv. See the new model Edisotf Phonographs at W. H, Chandler's. Full jtock of machines on hand.?adv. GREAT DISCOVERY BY BIG SCIENTIST Zemerine is a secret preparation discovered by one of the world's greatest authorities on the treatment eczema and skin diseases. For rears no one but those of wealth 2ould afford this treatment. Today this prescription is offered at a price hat is within the reach of the poorest. Zemerine is used with almost certainty for the treatment of the most obstinate cases of eczema, itch or any irritating skin disease. Thousands of sufferers in dozens of states have used it successfully and are high in its praise. Simple and easy to apply, positively painless and relieves the itching upon the first application. Prescribed by all well informed physicians, sold and recommended by leading druggists. After using it if you are not satisfied your money will be refunded. If your druggist can't sup ply it send $1 to Zemerine Chemical Co., Orangeburg, S. C., for large bottle. WITHIX THE REACH OF ALL. Men paid $250 for the Zemerine treatment before it was-in drug stores in manufactured form. Helps eczema, rash and skin diseases. Sold at 50 cents and $1 by all leading druggists. 0 Complete stock of Victrolae, from $35.00 to $250.00, at G. A. Ducker's. ^ Cash or easy payments.?adv. 10-14 Just received, shipment of American Wire Fence. See me at once if you need fencing. G. O. SIMMONS. Get your talking machine records rom W. H. Chandler. Disc and cylinder records always in stock.?adv. r Come in and let ug demonstrate our Livingston player piano. W. H. Chandler.?adv. We have one Livingston Player Piano, in perfect condition, for sale at a bargain. W. H. Chandler.?adv. TO PATRONS OF ELECTRIC LIGHT AND WATER PLANT. ii n r\P fVirt Qamhai>or m'tV ! Al CL ULICCIIU5 U1 kite uauiukio viirj j council held October 1, 1920, the following resolution was duly adopt- J ed: J Whereas, the Board of Commis- 1 sioners of Public Works has resigned, and it becomes necessary for the Town Council to manage the opera- i 'tion of the water and lighting plant ! until a new Board of Commissioners I may be elected and qualified, < And, whereas, additional charges j for current and water service are re- I o.uired in order to make the said J plant self-supporting, because of the 1 present high cost of coal and other 1 necessary supplies; J Therefore, be it resolved: That the 1 charge for electric current is hereby fixed at 30 cents per killowatt hour, plus 25c per month as meter rent, with a minimum charge of $3.25 per month, and the charge for water is 'hereby fixed at 60 cents per thousand gallons, with a minimum charge of , $2.75 per month, customers to have { the usual 10 per cent, discount for payment before the 10th day of the month, and these charges to go into effect immediately. * No further business, the council adjourned. . , J. J. SMOAK, B. P. FOLK, Jr., Mayor. Clerk. 1. Bamberg, S. C., Oct. 1, 1920. It AN ORDINANCE Relating to the Assessment and CollaMinn A-# Tqvac IVWtVU VTA -JL. Be it ordained, by the Mayor and I Aldermen of the Town of Bamberg, S. C.: - : That a tax of 26 1-2 mills be collected on all property in the Town of Bamberg for the fiscal year 1920, payable at the same time County an^ State taxes are payable, as follows: For general expenses .... 17 mills For interest and sinking fund on bonded indebtedness 9 J mills Done in Town Council this 4th day of October, 1920. J. J. SMOAK, B. F. FOLK, JR., Mayor. Clerk. 10-21 i . SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale?Overland roadster cheap for cash. See FRITZ KILGUS, Bamberg, S. C. ltp ""For Sale?Dodge roadster in good condition, cheap. H. FLOYD STEEDLY, Bamberg, S. C. ltn For Sale?House and lot on Railroad avefiue, next to Mayflower Inn. MRS. L. E. LIVINGSTON, Bamberg, S. C. jfn For Sale?Dry stove wood always on hand. Order by a postal card. LELAND F. SANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. ; ' tfn For Sale?Paige speedster, in fine condition. Reason for selling, owner . prefers roadster. Apply to A. M. J DENBOW, Bamberg, S. C. tfn } Farms For Sale?Choice general farming and tobacco lands. Some in very high state of cultivation. Apply to J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate. tfn rirkW oH/?Tr Tvir? in harfoAr r uuim?wuiu obivu. .?* shop, o Owner may secure same by describing pin and paying for advertisement. Apply at Herald office. For Sale?Six room house, practically new, and lot in Denmark; conveniently located. Apply to G. LAURIE SAIJDIFER, Denmark, S. C. 10-7 1 For Sale?I have secured the agency for the Acme and Defiance \ Trucks. If you want a good truck, see me. B. F. FREE, Bamberg, tfn Salesman Wanted to solicit orders for lubricating oils, greases and paints. Salary or Commission. Ad-, dress LINCOLN OIL CO., Cleveland, O. ltp Wanted?You to know that l am still selling McConnons Stock-Dip and , Stock-Tonic, also Flavoring extracts and Medicines. E. F. FREE, Bamberg, S. C. tfn * For Sale?I have on hand several hundred feet of hardwood flooring and ceiling, also several sacks of plaster and cement, 4eft over from my building. Apply at once to A. M. DENBOW, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Notice.?I hereby give notice that I will not pay any orders drawn on me without my written consent, nor will I be responsible for any checks having my name unless given by myself, x^rkw a T?n s JONES. Bamberg, S. C. i^X/ f T iXLViy ^. Increase your auto lights 100 per cent, by using high candle power gas filled bulbs. More light?less current used. Drive around and let use fit up your car. FAULKNBR ELECTRIC SERVICE CO., Bamberg, S. C. 7-21 Contractors and Builders?Save 10 to 25 per cent, on Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Laths and Shingles. Buy in car lots. Send list for delivered prices. GREENWOOD SALES CO., Box 435, Greenwood, S. C. 3-10-21n Teachers.?Fifty to one hundred requests daily from all classes of southern schools. If you - want rural work, graded, high school, or principalship, salary $75 to $250,^^6* us today for special information. Offices: Columbia, S. C., and Richmond, Va., and Chattanooga, Tenn. SOUTHERN TEACHERS' AGENCY, Columbia, S. C. 10-14n ?