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W\)t Bamberg ^eralb! Thursday, Dec. 23,1920. SHOKT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout ? the Town and County. Tuesday was the first, day of winter. The Bamberg Masonic lodge will hold its regular annual election cf officers Friday night. The friends of little Miss Barbara Kinsey will be glad to know that she is recovering from a recent operation. A number of the friends of C. J. S. Brooker were invited dinner at the Mayflower Inn Sunday in cele4 bration of Mr. Brooker's sixtieth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiliams have removed to Denmark, S. C. Mr. Wil liams has been located at the Southern freight depot here for several years and has made many friends in Aiken.?Aiken Journal and Review, death in Ehrhardt Friday night. The woman, who leaves two children, one a baby of two weeks, fell into-the fire and was burned to death before help could reach her. As the circumstances in the case were clear, no j inquest was held by the coroner. Repair work has been going on at the power house for the last week ( or two, and it is stated that when ( these repairs are completed much better electric service may be expect- , ed. New flues have been put in ^he , boilers and a new smokestack is to be erected over the boiler room. , Carlisle school recessed Friday for < the Christmas holidays and the boys ? left for their respective homes Fri- i day and Saturday. The students will j return to resume their studies on j Monday, January 3. The officers and j teachers of the school have gone to their homes for; the holiday vacation. The old Simon Brown (colored) house on the edge of town was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon. Only a small part of the contents of the house was saved. The house was occupied by a son of Simon Brown. A heavy gale was blowing at the time and practically nothing could be done to check the flames. Mr. and Mrs. Purdy Ayer and two interesting children have decided to make their home in Walterboro, and are^y. present residing with Mr. Ay- 1 er'^jSfeents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Ay- * er. fl^bting Mr. Ayer formerly ran a i garageat Olar and has taken charge $ of the garage of Rizer and Ayer.? i Walterboro Press and Standard. < A recent letter from D. Graham c Copeland, who is located in Cuba, * says that the price of Cuban sugar * has declined from 28 cents on July c 1 to 3 3-4 cents at the time the let- * ter was written. A legal moritorium a has been declared by the Cuban con- c gress, and the b^nks are paying out ^ 10 cents an the dollar on deposits. 1 S Mrs. Morgan Hy. Smoak, grandmother of J. J. and L. C. Smoak, of . Bamberg, died at the home of her ' daughter, Mrs. James Ayer, about 14 miles from Orangeburg Thursday. * The funeral services were conducted ^ at three o'clock Friday afternoon at ? IV the late residence and interment took ^ place in the city of Orangeburg later in the afternoon. r; A beautiful cantata was rendered B by the choir of the Baptist church last ^ Sunday evening during the regular hour of worship, at which time the Methodist congregation joined with the Baptists in this worship of the . Christmas season. The cantata took the place ef the evening preaching service, and was heard by a large j and appreciative audience. Y A negro woman was burned to a In the last issue of The Herald it v was stated that B. Newsom had closed c his sales stables at Denmark. Our p attention is called to the fact that this p was an errroneous statement. Mr. p Newsom has not only not closed his business, but has just received an- 0 other carload of stock. The Herald jj regrets the error and gladly makes f this correction. v John Wesley Fender and Miss Ma- t ry Elizabeth Folk, both of the Ehr- d hardt section, were united in mar- C riage on Wednesday, December 15, r at the Baptist parsonage, Bamberg, s Rev. Geo. P. White performing the t ceremony. They left for Charleston to spend a few days. Both these young people have a large circle of friends who are now extending their hearty congratulations. . t The manager of public utilities, La- c Verne Thomas, announces that begin- i ning on January l, the rate for elec- i trie current and water will be re- ( duced to the rates prevailing before i the recent increase. Electric cur- i rent will be charged for at the rate < of 20 cents per kilowatt hour instead < of 30 cents, and water will be charg- i ed for at the rate of 40 cents per 1 1,000 gallons instead of 60 cents. The < minimum for current is reduced from < $3.25 to $2.20, and water from $2.75 : to $1.85. McPHAIL CASK DECIDED. Supremo Court Allirms Judgment of! the? Circuit Court. Monday the case of the state, respondent, versus W. L. McPhail, appellant, was decided in the South Carolina supreme court, the action of the circuit court being affirmed, which means that .McPhail must serve the sentence imposed upon him. .McPhail was tried at the September, 1919, term of court in Bamberg county, on the charge of murdering H. Whilden Walker some months before in the town of Midway. He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to serve four years. Subsequently the case was appeal ed to tne supreme court by Mcrnau, the case being heard some weeks ago. The decision was handed down Monday affirming the lower court. BUGGY WAS OVKKTURXED. L. W. Fender Sustained Injury When Negro Ban Auto Into Team. L. W. Fender related to The Herald the other day a recent accident that happened to him. While driving in a buggy between Bamberg and Ehrhardt, he was met by a negro in an automobile. Mr. Fender had given, he says, all of the road except the outer rut. The negro whizzed by him, without even turning his car, striking the "buggy, turning it over, throwing Mr. Fender out and injuring him more or less. The negro did not stop, and he would probably never have known who he was but for the fact that Mr. Fender's two sons were following him in anDther vehicle some distance behind. They saw the occurrence, and one of them got out and tried to wave the negro aown. x\ot stopping, tne young man risked his own life by jumping nn the running board of the automobile and forcibly stopped the car bimseif, putting the switch key in his jwn pocket. On the promise of the negr,o to make good all damage, he was allowed to go his way. Subsequently, however, the negro disappeared without making good his promise, but Mr. Fender is determined that he will not be permitted :o get away with it so easy. To Observe Week of Prayer. The Woman's Missionary society will come together the first week in Fanuary for the observance of specal prayer and study of foreign misdons. The society has been divided nto circles and the members of'the lifferent circles will meet with the lircle they have been assigned to. Circle No. 1, with Mrs. Paul Wnita- 1 :er as leader includes all the young- . >f Southern railway, and circle No. ! Mrs. R. C. Jones leader, includes ill the ladies on the southern side i >f Railroad aVenue, and circle No. 1 !, Mrs. J. F. Carter leader, includes ] he ladies on the northern side of Southern railway. The leaders for circle No. 1 dur- ] ng th^ week of prayer are (the 1 omes have not been assigned yet): i londay, Mrs. J. J. Heard; Tuesday, Irs. W. E. Stokes; Wednesday, Miss i ulien Easterling; Thursday, Miss t lamie Hartzog; Friday, Mrs. J. ( 'rank Folk. Circle No. 2: Monday, Mrs. Har- ? y Murphy, at the home of Mrs. Miles I slack; Tuesday, Mrs. R. M. Hitt, at tie home of Mrs. J. C. Lewis, Wed- 1 esday, Mrs. A. W. Knight, at the i kurch; Thursday, Mrs. C. P. Hooton, s t the home of Mrs. Aaron Rice; Fri- ? ay, Miss Hattie Newsom, at the home ^ f Mrs. R. M. Hitt.- t Circle No. 3: Monday, Mrs. B. S. olms, at the home of Mrs. Geo. P. Fhite: Tuesday, Mrs. Geo. P. White, t the home of Mrs. J. F. Carter; Wednesday, Mrs. M. E. Aver, at the ] hurch; Thursday, Mrs. W. H. Chand- t >r, at the home of Mrs. F. W. Free; ] 'riday, Mrs. F. O. Brabham, at the t ome of (to be supplied). , These meetings will begin at four t 'clock each afternoon, and it is < oped that the members of the dif- \ erent circles will be prompt and ( nil attend. All the circles will come < ogether at the church on Wednes- j [ay afternoon for the ingathering, j )ur new president has devised this ( dan, and let us help to male 2 it a 11 uccess from the beginning.?Con- : nuuicu. White Offering at Baptist Church. A white offering will be made by he congregation of the xBaptist diurch Thursday evening, Dec. 23, it the church, at 7:30 o'clock, to \ vhich the public is invited to be pres- j ?nt and to make contributions of! my articles suitable for the occas- j on. All offerings should be wrapped in white and sent or carried to the church by Thursday evening. Friday these articles will be taken in charge by the white offering committee and distributed among the poor of the community. A similar offering was successfully carried out last Christmas. f KNIGHTS ELECT OFFICERS. Local Lodge in Fine Condition. Many New Members, At the regular convention Monday night of Bamberg lodge No. ::S, Knights of Pythias, officers for the I ensuing year were elected as follows: Chancellor commander?C. W. Rentz, Jr. Vice chancellor?R. M. Hitt. Prelate?H. L. Kearse. Master of work?H. E. God bee. Keeper of records and seal and master of finance?B. F. Folk, Jr. Master of exchequer?H. N. Folk. Master at arms?Paul Whiraiter. Inner guard?M. P. Watson. Outer guard?W. F. Kilgus. Trustee?H. C. Folk. Deputy grand chancellor?Dr. J. B. Black. The Bamberg lodge is in a very flourishing condition. The lodge recently entered the "contest for the prize offered by the grand chancellor for new members, and a large number of applications have recenrly been favorably passed on, and the members believe that the lodge stands a good chance of winning the prize. Fancies From Fairfax. Fairfax, Dec. 20.?Visitors would never realize by a stop over here that Fairfax citizens are suffering from the reconstruction period. Even today at this writing you can look out and see stores and dwellings under the process of construction. The new library committee served a wonderful supper on Tuesday night | of last week. The association is now operating in its new and spacious quarters, formerly Dr. Young's residence. Dr. W. S. Currell, ^resident of rhe university of South Carolina, with Miss Mattie E. Thomas, S. C. community organizer, wras a visitor for a few hours with Supt. Chitty last Saturday. On being shown over Fairfax and acquainted with some of the citizens' plans for the year 1921, they expressed themselves, as being delighted with such progressive ideas. For the past few days the various railroad* systems entering here have been engaged in bringing back to our little town boys and girls away on educational missions. The parents are to be congratulated on the manifest interest in behalf of education. Keep it' up. The following young men and women who are enrolled in the various state institutions are home for the holidays: Nell Craddock, Helen Lightsey, Hazel Youmans, Blondelle Googe, Johnnie Googe, Zoe Thomas, William Harter, John Miles Loadholt, Malcolm O'Neal, and Albert Youmans. On Friday evening of last week the two school societies presented a very interesting and entertaining programme. The Fairfax school will close down 1 Tuesday, Dec. 21, for the holidays. I Part of the faculty will remain in ' Fairfax, others going to their homea ' n South Carolina and Georgia. < Mrs. Walker Smith, .the aeeom)lished and well liked' milliner of ;he R. R- Speaks store, left for her i Georgia home Monday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lightsey spent 3 Sunday with' friends and relatives in 1 Shrhardt.. * For several weeks the Blount cafe las been minus the smiling counten- < mce of J. R. I'm sure I voice the < sentiments of all his friends when I say it's great to hear the familiar roice say, "What can I do for you ;oday." * Pastors' Conference Meets. The pastors of the churches of the , Barnwell Baptist association held , heir regular monthly meeting in the , Denmark church last week. With , ;hree exceptions all of the ministers ; vere present. Dinner was served at .he Denmark hotel. The morning jooc?ir>n u-ac P'ivp/i DVPT tO reDOTtS ' JVUOiwa ?? ' V/?? - - - J. ! :rom the various pastors. Collections Dn the $75,000,000 fund from all the churches were gratifying. An alarming feature is the number of pastoriess churches in the association: The difficult feature in this problem is the smallness of salary offered by many of these churches. The pastors present decided to tender their good offices to these churches in their efforts to secure pastors. ?Mrs. John Bandy, of Bath, is spending the holidays in the city with Prof, and Mrs. J. A. Klein. The Bamberg police were notified Tuesday night of the robbery of the express office at Barnwell earlier ;n the evening. A description of the men was given, and it was stated that there were four robbers trav-j eling in a big Essex car, and that they were coming in the direction of Bamberg. Nothing was seen here of ;he robbers, ho^wever. No detail's of the robbery were given in the telephone message. , DIRECTORS-OFFICERS ELECTED, Annual Meeting of Bamberg Banking Co. Stockholders Held. * The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bamberg Banking company was held last Monday morning. President Cope reported the condition of the bank to be excellent. This month ends the first year of the bank since the capital stock was increased from $30,000 to $200,000. A satisfactory dividend was declared __ J - - - 1 1,,^ ana a nice sum carneu 10 surplus and undivided profits. The following directors were elected for the ensuing year: A. M. I Brabham, G. Move Dickinson, A. W. Knight, John H. Cope, H. F. Bamberg, D. F. Hooton, H. C. Folk, H. F. Spann, E. C. Hays, J. D. Copeland, H. J. Brabham, X. P. Smoak, G. Frank Bamberg, \V. D. Rhoad,. and S. B. Cope. A meeting of the directors of the bank was held immediately following the stockholders' meeting, at which the following officers were elected: President, John H. Cope; active vice president, D. F. Hooton; cashier, H. H. Stokes, assistant cashiers, H. L. Hinnant and Emile B. Price. Mr. Cope consented to remain as president only upon the earnest insistence of the directors. He had previously stated his desire to retire from active management connected with the bank, but the directors felt that just at this time his services could not be dispensed with. NEGRO KILLED AT EMBREE. Body Found on Railroad Track Completely Severed in Half. A gruesome sight met the eyes of the people passing the Embree passenger station Monday morning. The body of James Fields, a negro, had been severed in half, presumably by a passing Southern train. A portion of the body was lying by the side of the railroad track, while another part had been thrown a short distance from the track. Coroner Zeigler and the county physician, Dr. Robert Black, were notified by telephone, and they went down on the morning train to hold the inquest. There were no witnesses to the accident, but the following facts were established: Felds lived in Branchville and worked at the lumber mill at Embree. He came to Embree on the six o'clock train Monday morning to go to work, got off the train and started toward the logging crew a shirt distance away. He was not seen again until the arrival of a freight train an hour or so later. The crew of the freight saw the dismembered body by the track. No train had passed Embree after the passenger until the freight arrived, so it was concluded that Fields, after getting off the passenger had gone around in front 'of the engine , to cross the track on his way to the loffsrina: crew, and had probably fall sn on the track ahead of the passenger. It was rather dark and- no cne saw the killing of the negro. The tragedy has some elements of mystery about it, and it is not readily understood how he could have been run over by the passenger unless he stumbled and fell on the track and was unable to get up when the train started off. \ The jury found that he came to his leath by being run over by a Southsrn railway train. ^ < ? ? GRADED SCHOOL RATED HIGH. One of 18 Accredited Secondary Schools in the State. Eighteen South Carolina high schools are included in the list of accredited secondary schools in the south, as rated by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary schools, according to the announcemnt of Dean L. T. Baker, of the University of South Carolina, member of the rating commission from South Carolina. Four hundred and forty-four schools are included in the list for the entire south. ? ~ ' ^? ? ? The soutn uaruuiia d^icuncu schools are: Bamberg high school, Ashley Hall (Charleston), Charleston Boys' high school, Porter Military academy (Charleston), Chester high school, Columbia high school, Darlington high school, Florence high school, Greenwood high school, Laurens high school, Orangeburg high school, St. Matthews high school, Hastoc school (Spartanburg), Wofford fitting school (Spartanburg), Spartanburg high school, Supimerville high school, Sumter Boys' high school and Sumter Girls' high school. FORD CARS. We have in stock several Ford touring cars with and without starters, two coupes, one sedan and several trucks we can deliver on short notice. If you contemplate buying a car take it up with us quick. Rizer Auto Co., Olar, S. C. ?adv. . YEGGS BLOW BARNWELL SAFE. j Post office Loses $2,500 Worth of Stamps, and Also Money. Barnwell, Dec. 16.?Yeggmen vis: ited Barnwell at an early hour this morning, blew open the safe in the postoffice and made their escape with . about $2,500 worth of postage ! stamps, between $25 and $50 in mon ey and a watch belonging to Mrs. . Pearl Harvard, one of the assistants i in the office. So far as can be learni ed, there is no clue to their identity. The hour of the robbery is fixed at about 3 or 3:30 o'clock, R. C. Carroll, who lives in a small cottage in the rear of the postoffice building, having heard an explosion at that time, which, he says, he thought was a firecracker of the giant variety, the boys of the town having begun | some time ago to celebrate Christmas \ ? x i_ jz? ? ?- ~ A Vv Anf X Pn_ ! Willi lire V. UX MVS. AUUUi O \J x I liceman J. B. Ross discovered that j the back door of the postoffice was | open and an investigation disclosed; the robbery. Entrance into the building was effected by way of the front door and the manner in which the safe was j blown has every indication of the i work of experts. The crack around! the door was first thoroughly soaped,-the "soup" or nitroglycerin, being poured in at the top. The force of the explosion tore the heavy door entireiy loose from its hinges, a deep dent in the floor of th'e building, showing where it fell. It was damaged beyond repair. As soon as the robbery was discovered, Postmaster R. A. Deason, Sheriff Sanders and Chief of Police Hayes were notified, but the yeggs had already made good their escape In their hurry they discovered about 1 $50, which was found lying in front of the looted safe. A Ford sedan , was found stranded on one of the i roads leading out of Barnwell, but "whether it belonged to the robbers or ( was abandoned by a law abiding citizen is not known at this time. It is hoinor Violri hv the authorities. Sev J v ? v eral persons now recall having ro- ] ticed two strangers loafing about the town for the past day or two and an effort will no doubt be made to locate them. They were seen here last ? night. ] A quantity of dynamite was stolen i from a power plant near Columbia a short time ago, at which time a J warning was issued to the public to \ be on the lookout for safeblowers, 1 and since then two or three robberies have occurred at different points in' 1 the state. f ? ^ 1 BIG CONTRIBUTION. ] Treasurer Makes Statement of Money J Given. 1 Chicago, Dec. 18.?Dr. Morris W. J Ehnes, treasurer of the Council of j Boards of Benevolence of the Metho dist Episcopal church, announced to- J day that the total receipts for the year ending November 1, were $15,489,762, or about 72% of the amount j pledged. May was the smallest < month?$628,552 ' being received, J while $2,889,334 was paid during the month of September. The dis- ^ bursements to the several boards of c the church and other centenary interests were: r American Bible society, $150,000; general deaconess board, $45,000; board of education, $750,000; board of foreign mission, $6,612,123.05; : board of bome missions and church extension, $6,613,945.04; board of . Sunday schools, $300,000; board of temperance, prohibition and public ' morals, $150,000; Freedman's Aid society, $350,340.34; board of education (additional), $100,000; Freed- J man's Aid society (additional), J $237,623.62; Kansas Wesleyan university, $14,887.66; Troy Conference ^ academy, $7,526.25; Wyoming semi- nary, $3,574.17; Albion college, $6,- . 666, and Wesley foundation of Illi- j nois, $147,771.74. - ( Dr. Thorne said revised figures of the amount subscribed, payable in 1 five years, was $108,080,905. De- j ducting the estate notes valued at $1,311,170, as being at present uncol lectable, the balance subscribed for j the centenary fund is $106,169,635, ] payable in five years, which is $21,- < 353,927 annually . Dr. Ehnes in his report recommended a far-reaching campaign of . education through the religious and ' secular press, the institute and conference, the reading circle and study ; class, the use of pageants, lantern , slides, charts, maps and graphs, hu-|manized by the personal message of | . the missionary, the pastor and the laymen, and the centenary campaign must be spiritualized. He also' says: < "We can not go back to our form- i er standard of giving?that would be ; disastrous. We must advance our , standard of giving beyond the present plane, if we are to meet our obligations at home and abroad with an adequate Christian programme." i^i m* Renew your subscription today. i ( TOWN TAXES DUE. Town taxes for the fiscal year 1920 are now due, and if not paid hy Dec. 31st, 1920, penalty will be added. Executions will be issued cn all delinquents after March 15th, 1921. CITY COUNCIL. BANKS CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS. Notice is given that the undersigned banks of Bamberg will close for the holidays at the close of business Friday, Dec. 24, and will remain closed until Wednesday morning, December 29. PEOPLES BANK, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, BAMBERG BANKING CO. EXECUTORS' NOTICE OF, DIS CHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have filed with the probate court, Bamberg county, their final return as executors of the estate of J. B. Hunter, deceased, and will on the 15th day of .January, 1921, apply to said court for returns dismissory. B. D. CARTER, . G. W. HUNTED, Executors of the estate of J. B. Hunter, deceased. 1-13 SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Filed.) State of South Carolina, County of Bamberg, in the Court of Common Pleas. Thomas Black Co., plaintiff, against Frank Childs, J. Wesley Crhm, Jr., Bank of Branchville, J. S. Dannelly and E. D. Dannelly, defendants. To the above named absent Defendant, Frank Childs: You-are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which the original is on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for Bamberg county* South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the subscriber at his office in Bamberg, S. C., within twenty days after the service herein upon you, exclusive of the j _ j* T- - !? A - u ? ?-? a ~ i y uay 01 sucn service, ana 11 you iau ? to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff herein will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the said Complaint. R. P. BELLINGER, Plaintiff's Attorney. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 18, 1920. 1-6 BRINGS WONDERFUL SCIENTIFIC PRESCRIPTION TO SUFFERERS. Zemerine, the latest scientific prescription for the treatment of ecze- ma, itch, and similar skin diseases, is now sold in leading drug stores. Until recently it was the guarded formula of a great physician, and men have paid $250 and more for the treatment, but now it is within the reach of every sufferer. It's time to say good-bye to inflamed and burning skin! Farewell to irritating and unpleasant sores, splotches, and blots which mar your face and make you so uncomfortable. Zemerine can give you relief as it iias-others. Give it a trial under our guarantee, your money back if it fails to benefit you. Simple directions accompany each bottle. Sold in two sizes, 50 cents ind $1. Start today and learn what relief means. Sold by leading druggists. YOTICE TO WATER AND CURRENT CONSUMERS. Notice is herebv sriven that, beffin ling on January 1, 1921, the rate >n electric current and water will ie reduced to the rates prevailing jefore the last increase. The new rate on electric current vill be as follows: 20 cents per kii>watt hour; minimum $2.20. The new rate on water is as folows: 40 cents per 1,000 gallons; ninimum $1.85. La VERNE THOMAS, Manager Public Utilities. Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. SPECIAL NOTICES. Lost?Pink cameo brooch, on rhanksgiving day. Please return to KISS MILDRED RICE. Reward. In For Sale?Wocd for stove and :himney, oak or pine. LELAND F. 3ANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?A five passenger touring car, in fine shape; looks just like aew. P. O. BOX 314, Bamberg, tfn For Sale?New cane syrup put up n . c gallon tin cans, $1.25 per galon. I. H. STOKES, Bamberg, S. 1 12-23n For Sale?100 feet of 4-inch drain tile. Apply to H. L. HINNANT, at the Bamberg Banking Co., Bamberg 5. C. tfn Lost?One gray mare mule and me black horse mule. Reward for Information leading to recovery. G. PRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. 3. trn Trespass Notice?All kinds of hunting prohibited 'on my lands in Bamberg and Celleton counties. FOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. l-6n 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 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 Wanted?You to know that I am still selling McConnons Stock-Dip and 3tock-Tonic, also Flavoring extracts and Medicines. E. F. FREE, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Frost Proof Cabbage Plants.? Grown by the state's most successful planters, leading varieties. Postpaid: 40c, 100; $1.35, 500; $2.25,/ 1,000. Express collect: 1,000, $1.75; 5,000, $1.50; 10,000, $1.25. BURTON SALES CO., Burton, S. C. tfn