CftePamftergj|eralb Thursday, May 19,1921. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The Colston rural graded school closed a few days ago. after a successful session. .Miss Belle Nichols was principal, and Miss Marie Steedly assistant teacher. G. Frank Bamberg, John H. Cope, B. D. Carter and R. M. Hitt were named as delegates from Bamberg to attend the good roads conference which was held in Columbia yesterday. It is said that more rain has fallen in Bamberg during the past week than during the previous six months combined. Torrent after torrent has descended, and the farmers are blue and more rain appeahs imminent. At the regular convention of Bamberg lodge of Knights of Pythias Monday evening a class of nine young men received the rank of knight. The lodge has a class of six to receive the first rank at an early meeting. The graduating exercises of Win. throp college will be held on May 29 tr> 31. The following young ladies from Bamberg are included among the 189 graduates, all with the degree of B. A.: Florence Lerlene Herndon, Eunice Elizabeth Hunter, and Ethel Strom. The worst storm in months passed over Bamberg Wednesday noon of last week. Wind blew fiercely for a half hour or so, interfering with the electric lighting system of the town, but doing no damage so far as learned. The storm was accompanied by a light fall of rain. Wednesday night the robbery of the First National. Bank in this city /, . was attempted, it is said. Parties were seen at the back door evidently their intention being to gain admit-! tance to the bank. Parties inside the bank at the time gave the alarm. The attempt to rob was frustrated, but i ' the parties made heir get-away with-J . i? ? Vv/-\/ >e\ty\ir*cr L-nnffn out UltJil JUC1H1L> ucwuuua auvMUl The recent death in St. George of I Carl Felder was sad news to many | friends in Bamberg. Mr. Felder was a student last year at Carlisle school, where he was catcher for the Carlisle base ball team. He was a most lik-| able young fellow and was an all I round athlete. He was ill only a few j days. Cadets Ayers, Bozard, Arant | and Fairey, of the school, attended j the funeral and burial, and perhaps j others from the school. The crop prospects throughout "Bamberg county are anything but'encouraging. Cotton is described as "being the poorest for the season in years, despite the efforts of the farmers to get an eajdy crop to beat the boll- weevil. Very little has been chopped yet, and the plants appear to at a positive standstill. Warm days and warm nights are required to :i?ake cotton grow, say tne planters, and therf have been very few of either this spring so far. The county tax books closed last 'Saturday might. Mail remittances -were received until Monday morning. From the first of May seven per cent, penalty was added by the treasurer. Many taxpayers waited until the last day to pay their respects to Mr. Jennings. His office was crowded throughout the day, and Monday morning Mr. Jenings had several thousand dollars to deposit in the banks to the county's credit. Unpaid taxes now go into the hands of the sheriff for executions. Agents of the cotton corporation have been in Bamberg during the npct fpiv riavs hnvintgr cotton to be ex ported to Germany, it is said. Quite a large quantity of the staple was purchased for this purpose at prevailing prices, and the farmers generally feel very much encouraged hecause the crop is being exported to foreign markets, the belief being that this will take care of a large percentage of the visible supply of cotton now in the possession of the farmers < and warehouses of the south. Class Social Last Week. An enjoyable occasion was the social given last week by Paul Whitaker's Sunday school class at the home of Dr. J. B. Black. The occasion was informal, and the young people had a most enjoyable time enjoying games and music throughout the evening. Refreshments of ice cream and cake v,*ere served by a committee of the boys of the class. The class decided unanimously to have another such occasion in the near future. Those present were: Misses Myrtle Black. Harriet Wiggins, Eileen Hunter, Gertrude Smoak. Mildred Rice. Louise Wiggins, Miriam Utsey, Inez Kirk land, Ray Bozard. Helen Price. Willie Mae Allen. Olivia Steedly: and Charlie Move. Will Kirkland, Wallace King, Pelzer Utsey, Everett Utsey, Louie Klauber. Randolph Smoak, Shannon Ray, Henry Bamberg, J. A. Cantev, Joseph Cantey, Walter Rowell, B. F. Folk, Jr. PEOPLE WANT DAY CURRENT. % Mooting Unanimous in Opinion That Town Must Have Facility. It is gratifying to the people who love Bamberg and want to see the old town go forward that when a situation which threatens to lay down a barrier to progress arises the citizens quickly come to the rescue, such was the character of the citizens' meeting held last Thursday morning in regard to the day electric i current situation. The commissioners had informed some of the consumers of day current that the plant is beins: operated unprofitable in the day time, and that some arrangement would have to be made if the service should be continued. Quite a number of citizens, including a half dozen or so ladies, were present at the theatre. La Verne Thomas was made chairman of the meeting and R. M. Hitt secretary. The matter of day current was widely discussed, and everyone seemed to be unanimously of the opinion that under no circumstances must the service be discontinued. Many operators of electrically driven machinery and appliances expressed themselves as being ruined if the day current were cut off, and one user stated that after working hand devices for thirty years before he would return to the practice again he would move elsewhere. However, the meeting wal in good spirit and everyone was anxious only that the interests of the town should be safeguarded, and the belief seemed to prevail that the town would undoubtedly suffer immeasurably unless the service is continued. Mr. Dickinson, of the commission, was present and stated that the commissioners had no desire to cripple! the town; that they were up against a situation and wanted to know how the people desired it handled. The I rpc.pintss the nasi month were some! c'"~ - ----- j $100 below the operating cost, and j the deficit had to be made good in j some manner. There was no desire | whatever to criticise the commission- j ers, as it is the general belief that' they, are endeavoring in every pos- j sible way to give the people of the; town the service that the city should I have. A vote of confidence was expressed in me commissioners. It was explained that appliances have been pr-?hased for the power j hou'fee equipment by which current I consumed in the day can and will be! ! measured, and likewise the amount i of current consumed in lighting the streets will be ascertained, and as soon as these appliances are installed the commissioners will be in position I to intelligently fix the charges, but | as it will be some time before this can be done, an arrangement was asked to meet the deficit now'appearing each month. A method of handling the matter was suggested by the meeting, and j appears to have met with the;approval of all parties concerned, which insures the continuation of day electric current. IS! ^ MASONIC BANQUET. Many Visitors Present at Special Communication. A special communication of Oman; lodge, No. 38, A. F. M., was held on j Thursday night, May 5. Tne occasion | of the special communication was an official visit of the district deputy grand master, A. A. Lemon, of Barnwell, and also an elaborate banquet that was tendered the large number of visiting Masons. Delegations were present from Barnwell, Blackville,. Branchville. Denmark and Olar lodges. and there were visitors from other lodges in the state for the ceremonies. -Six past masters and two! masters aided in the conferring of the master's degree on Fellowcraft E. 0. Shealv. The lodge was opened at 7:30 ar.^ Jhe first section of the; degree was conferred. At 9 o'clock i the wearers of the scyuare and com-1 pass marched to the dining hall of I Carlisle school, where a most tempt-| ing banquet was served by Mrs. Josephine Beach, the beloved matron of the school. When all had satisfied the demands of the inner man, short talks were made by District Deputy Lemon, Mayor Thomas and Rev. S. 0. Cantev. At ten o'clock the lodge was again assembled in \ the Masonic hall and the second section of the master's degree was conferred on the candidate. The local officers were assisted in the work by many of the visiting Masons and the work was carried out impressively. The local lodge is in a very pros-i perous condition. Much work has j been done in the immediate past and several candidates are being given j the various degrees at the stated asj well as special communications. The! secretary and treasurer report tkr.f j the lodsrc is in excellent shape finan-^ cially. The officers of the lodge are: V>~. T. Jennings. \V. AT.: Dr. Thomas! Black. S. MP: J. A. McMillan. J. MP: j Dr. S. P. Renfz, Treas.: Dr. Robert Black, sec.: P. O. Carnes. S. P.: P. F. TTill. J. D.: E. P. Price and MP M.I Prabham, stewards: D. MP Phillips, tiler. CARLISLE COMMENCEMENT. Finals Will Be&in Saturday, May 29, and End Monday, May 30. (By Waldo Lever.) A commencement of a school like this marks an era in the history of the school and in the lives of its students. It is well to celebrate it with some unusual ceremony. When we think of the students who have been?and those who will be?quickened into intellectual life, when we * , T _/ j -i _ " J. JZbi. _ -L. : 11 iiiiiiK or me aspirations wnicn win be awakened, we feel that it .is not a common occasion which we are preparing to observe. We know that no better programme could have been prepared than the one which has been perfected. It may be of interest to the friends of our school to know that (with the exception of one or two) the present faculty will return next year. The scribe knows it to be a fact that no company of men can be more congenial and sincere than the present Carlisle faculty. The present student body is one of the best behaved group of boys that can be found anywhere. They have had several compliments for good deportment throughout the year from men of national repute. Commencement exercises will begin Saturday night, May 28, and will end Monday night, May 30. The speakers will need no formal introduction to their audiences because they are men of wide renown. Dr. E. 0. Watson, of Washington, D. C., will deliver the baccalaureate ser mon. He is well known in Bamberg and everyone will be glad of this privilege to have Dr. Watson in this city again. The literary address before the graduation class will be delivered by Dr. J. G. Clinckscales, of Woffrd college. The bare mention of this speaker's name inspires interest and delight. We count ourselves very fortunate to secure Dr. Clinkscales's services on our programme this year. The programme follows in chronological order: Saturday night, May 28, (Carlisle auditorium)?Declamation contest. Medal awarded. Sunday morning, May 29 (Trinity M. E. church)?Baccalaureate sermon, Dr. E. O. Watson. Sunday night, May 29 (Trinity M. E. church)?Address before Y. M. C. j A., Dr. E. 0. Watson. Monday morning, May 30 (Rhoad; park)?Annual prize drill. Monday night, May 30 (Carlisle auditorium)?Address before graduation class, Dr. J. G. Clinkscales. Diplomas awarded. THIRD DIVISION W. M. U. Quarterly Meeting Held at St. John's Saturday, May 14. N The quarterly meeting of the 3rd division W. M. U. of Barnwell association met Saturday, May 14th, with the W. M. S. at St. John's. The meetin-g was called to order at 11 o'clock by the president, Mrs. Minnie Cave; morning devotional by J. H. Herndon, from John 3, using as a theme, "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the Wilderness even so must the Son of man be lifted up.'1 Greetings were delivered by little Miss Edna Kinard; response by Mrs. Pate. Mrs. Pate made a talk on what we pwe to Gcd. Mrs. Cave then explained about our associational memorial pledge to Mrs. Sojourner, and j how to meet it. Mrs. Edd McMillan i made a talk on personal service, stressing our white cross* work. The report plan was explained by Mrs. Cave. At this time special prayer was offered for Miss Jessie Willis, our superintendent, who is ill. Committee on time and place of next meeting was appointed, consisting of Mrs. Brant, Mrs. Hiers and Mrs. Mears. Adjournment for dinner with prayer. Afternoon session. ? Devotional and exercise by \Sunbeams of St. John's. Reading by Miss Mildred i Cook, of Olar. Short talks on the duty of W. M. U. to the young people, by rMs. Arthur Brabham, Mrs. Cave and Henry Carter. Miscellaneous business and adjournment to meet Saturday, August 13, with Bethel church.?Mrs. J\ Wms. Carter, secretary. Many Weevils Found. I . Inasmuch as everybody is expecting the boll weevils to be here this! year in myriads, there is very lit-! tie news in the fact that they are al- j ready being found in large numbers. However, there may be some interest; in this item: Sheriff Ray was telling ' it Tuesday afternoon that a colored , farmer near Bamberg had told him j of finding forty of the hustling little I pests within an area ten feet square. | The sheriff wasn't doubting anybody's; word, but in order that he may be fully convinced of the story, he in-j vestigated for himself. He found ! i the weevils prevalent as indicated.; They were perched up on nearly all j of the cotton plants waiting for something to happen. RIFLE TEAM ACTIVITIES. Shoots Match With St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, La. The Carlisle school rifle team shot a challenge match recently with St. j Charles college, Grand Coteau, La., ! losing by 59 points. Twelve young men participated in the match. Captain Campbell made the highest score with 143 points out of a possible 150, and Sergeant Solomons made the next best score, with 142. Corp. E. W. Easterling shot ten consecutive bull's eyes with a perfect score. The total scores of Bamberg aggregated 1,645. r\ f no rv> rotnrn a/4 f/\ pif Tact X lltJ L^Cli.11 1 CL U1 HCU iu I lit Vitj week from Camp Jackson, where the team had a week's shooting with the troops of the fifth division. Fourteen men made the trip, accompanied by Major Lang and Captain Stabler. Range practice was held at 200, 300, 500, and 600'yards slow fire, and 200 300, and 500 yards rapid fire. Serg. eant Solomons made the highest score, 42 out of a possible 50; Corp. Hudson, Sergt. Lewis, Cadet Parris and Sergt. Eubanks each made a score of 40; Corp. Bookhart, Capt. Campbell, and Lieut.- Ingraham each made 39; Lieut. Summersett, 37; ? Corp. Easterling, Corp. Folk, and j Sergt. Hogan, each 36; Corp. Silcox, 35, and Cadet Baker 29. The scores necessary to qualify were: Expert rifleman, 42; sharpshooter, 40; marksman, 35. CARLISLE LOSES THREE. Locals Suffered Reverses Last Week Right Along. Last week was Carlisle's off week week in base ball circles. She played "three games and lost consistently throughout, bringing down her splendid record to such a close margin for the state championship that the game of the following Tuesday narrowed down to the "cham- . pionship bout"" for the locals. However, fortunately for the cadets, two of the games of last week were not included in the state contest. Thursday Carlisle played Orangeburg high school, and the visitors turned the tables. Previously Bamberg had won'the game from the Edisto boys, but the game Thursday went to Orangeburg 3 to 2. Friday the A. R. C. team from Augusta came down and played the ea-' dets, winning 10 to 0. This was a veritable walk away, and the game is one the locals are not very proud of. Saturday another game was played with the same' team, and a | little better showing was made, how! ever the visitors again won 6 to 2. I _ _ j m i m 9 ^ erg District Will Pay 18 Mills Again for the Xext Year. A meeting of the taxpayers of Bam- -5aB >erg school district, Xo. 14. was held n the city hall Monday afternoon at J our o'clock for the purpose of fix- i ng the tax levy for the next year " md the election of two trustees. \ A. W. Knight was made chairman 4 )f the meeting, after which it was ] stated that the unexpired term of iV. M. Brabham, deceased, must be illed by election. This trusteeship ia? been held bv election of the board A. M. Brabham until the annual ilection. Mr. Brabham was elected ^ o the unexpired term without oppo- fa ;ition. ^ The term of H. W. Adams expires J his year, and B. D. Carter and A. J ?tice were nominated for his succes- ' j 5or. Ballots were prepared, and the ^ election resulted:. Mr. Carter, 16 A >rotes, and Mr. Rice, 3, upon, which JS :he chairman declared Mr. Carter elected. wg The matter of fixing the tax levy j| cvas then brought before the meet- A ng. Chairman Hooton, of the board A Df trustees, stated that it had been ^ :he hope of the board that the tax 1 ievy might be reduced this year, but :hat correspondence with other like schools revealed the fact that no reiucti*ear, duly seconded and carried with- 1 mt a dissenting vote. There being no J ?urther business for the meeting to 1 ;ransact, it was adjourned. 1 Watch for the One-Cent Sale at J Hack's Drug Store May 26, 27, and dH SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 > FARM PRODUCTS. j| For Sale?Winter heading - col- wk ards: seed or plants. GUESS & 9} LTTSEY, Bamberg, S. C. ltn J For Sale?Make'best offer for 500 flgg imshels Fulghum seed oats, sacked SH n o bushel sacks. Will sell all or part. F. W. FREE, Bamberg, S. w M 5-19-n ] A lot fine green cabbage now ready. m Drders will have prompt attention, at M 2.00 per crate. Will ship any amount, H resh and fine. W. B. CREECH, Jg Mar, S. C. 6-30-n I For Sale^?Recleaned Cleveland H Big Boll Cotton Seed at 75c per bu- 19 jhel. Germination and purity not ^ guaranteed. J. A. WYMAN, Bam- - 9 >erg, S. C. tfn For Sale?-Sweet potatoes cured md crated by the Bamberg Potato during House, delivered to you at ^ 1.10 per bushel. H. L. RENTZ, 3amberg, S. C. tfn MISCELLANEOUS. V For Sale?Wocd for stove and ihimney, oak or pine. LELAND F. 5ANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Beautifully marked full flooded Collie puppies,'males $12.50, emales $8.50 each. W. B. SMITH, amberg, S. C. 5-19p Registered Bull For Service?Paul ^ontiac de Kol Korndyke, 9th. At I uy lot in rear of court house. C. J. i 5. BROOKER, Bamberg, S. C. 5-19n 1 Ice?Our wagons are delivering ice. J tVe want your business, promising ^ -ou polite service, full weights, and ^ easonable prices. THE COTTON OIL PO., phone 53. tfn j liberty Bonds?If you are thinkng of selling your Liberty Bonds see is at once, as we are in the market or $25,000 worth. We will pay you i sew York quotations. FIR&T NA- I PIOXAL BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn J Wanted?Man with team , or auto ^ o sell our products in this county. v -4 Ien and women for city saleswork t 4 lso wanted. State whether you pre- j er city or country work. Mention J his paper. McConnon & Company, M Vinona, Minnesota. 5-19-p A For Sale.?6 60 acres fine farming and, with all appurtenances, ginery, horses, mules, farming implelents, etc. Price reasonable, terms V asy. Sold in one tract, or may be j iivided into eight or ten tracts ad- jJ antageously. MIRIAM RICE,. Go- flj an, S. C. 5-26p -Jm Wanted?Men or women to take rders among friends and neighbors J or the genuine guaranteed hosiery, | nil'line for men, women and child- I en. Eliminates darning. We pay - r>c an hour spare time, or $36.00 a 1 reek for full time. Experience un- A ecessary. Write INTERNATIONAL m TOCKING MILLS, Norristown, Pa. 1 Wanted?Everybody to know that I am delivering daily to any home in 1 tamberg the Pure Glendale Mineral J Cater at 10c per gallon delivered^ resh daily. The doctors recommend B| t. Its analysis and results prove V s qualities. With the number of 9 ases of illness in Bamberg it should 9 ertainly be used in each and every H ome exclusively for drinking. Try ; a while and be convinced of its 99 alue. Truck runs daily. F. K. 99 RAHAM, Phone 118, Bamberg, S. C.,'^B H V