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g$e ffiamfterg gerajji Thursday, July 28,1921. . SHOUT IjOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Rev. S. 0. Cantey left Monday morning for Fort Motte, where he is conducting a revival meeting this week at the Methodist church. A Bamberg gentleman who recently went by automobile from Bamberg to Sparta Ga., says that the worst road to that point was between Bamberg and Denmark. E. F. Free, his mother, Mrs. Dixie Free, and little son, Ernest, suffered an attack of ptomaine poisoning last Saturday. For a while they were quite ill, but have now recovered. Rev. George P. White spent last week at Reedy Branch Baptist church, where he .conducted a revival meeting. He reports a splendid meeting with about 18 additions to the church. L. S. Bellinger, who is in a governr ment health camp at Waynesville, X. C., writes home that he is improving and that he may return to Bamberg at an early date. Mr. Bellinger, while serving with the A. E. F. in France, was gassed, from which he has never fully recovered. J. J. Brabham, Jr., spent last week, along with a party of Olar gentlemen, j in Georgia, returning Sunday. Mr. Brabham said that the cotton crop from Augusta to Macon was very poor, while the crop from Macon to south Georgia was about in the same condition as it is in this county. W. P. Jones, who for the past several weeks has been under medical - . . - ~? ?. ^ treatment m cainmore, reiurueu home Friday. Dr. L. A. Hartzog, of Olar, and R. C. Jones, of Bamberg, . of Bamberg, accompanied him home. The friends of Mr. Jones will be pained to know that his condition has not improved. t . For a few days last week the roads to Orangeburg from Bamberg were impassible. However, the roads by New Bridge and Cannon's Bridge are now in better condition, though still in bad shaps. The bad portions of both roads are in Orangeburg county. The New Bridge road is now being * built which is the reason for its im> passable condition. Vnrrr "R -ri rl crn ctroot Ramhoro' IS WilUftV OVi WW) W* OV ? ? famous for its number of children. There are so many, in fact, that the city council has erected signs on the street warning automobilists to "Drive Slow?Danger?Children." .There are within the space of about \ two blocks exactly 57 white children - on New Bridge street. > A telegram received in the city Wednesday last from Thomas Ducker announced that Mrs. Ducker had been operated on in New York that day, and that she stood the operation well> While lated letters indicated that Mrs. Ducker was not doing so well, word came Monday that she was showing improvement, and her friends have great hopes that she will recover her health entirely. \ An ordinance was recently enacted by the city council prohibiting in dividual begging in Bamberg. The purpose of the ordinance is to dispense with promiscuous begging on v the streets by professionals. The ordinance provides for a board of eharities, to be composed of the chairman of the Red Cross, with the chairman of other local charitable organizations, and this boardxhas the authority to draw upon a fund of not exceeding $50, created by the council, for fhe alleviation of any worthy charitable cases. Death of Mrs. Jordan. Mrs. Rebecca M. Jordan died at her home at Denmark Wednesday afternoon of last week at five o'clock. Mrs. Jordan had been a sufferer for several years. Her last illness lasted 1 several weeh.5. one was ictcun,> ried to a hospital for treatment, but | nothing could be done to restore her ^ to health, j Mrs. Jordan formerly resided near Bamberg, but for some time past had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Smoak, at Denmark. She was 69 years of age, and was a member of the Bamberg Baptist church. She is survived by two children, D. Bart Jordan, of Ehrhardt, for many years connected with the Bamberg public utilities , and Mrs. J. L. Smoak, of Denmark. One sister also survives her, Mrs. Lucie Jordan, of Johnston. The remains were brought to Bamberg and interment occurred at Southend cemetery Thursday afternoon at five o'clock. Rev. O. J. Frier, of Denmark, conducted--the funeral services. Changed for the Worse. "Ethel, can't you tell us the shape of the world?" asked teacher dear, encouragingly. "Yessum; it's in a pretty bad shape just now," replied the precocious child, who had heard her daddy say a few things at home.?Florida Union. ; < % V (( | ' BASE BIG GAME TODAY. j Columbia Plays Bamberg at Rhoad Park?Entertainment Arranged. The biggest base ball game of the season, excepting; the big league: game here in April, will be played! this afternoon at four o'clock at j Rhoad park, when the Columbia S. j A. L. team will lock horns with the, famous Bamberg aggregation. ? The Columbians wfll arrive in the| city this morning. They will be en-j tertained at the noon hour with one! of Bamberg's fish fries, which will: take place at the Edisto river. A; Bamberg fish fry is something to < travel miles to enjoy. The team has! evidently heard about these appetite! tempters, and is. looking forward to i this occasion with a keen relish. Dixon Foster, president of the Co-! lumbia club, Monday wired to J. C.; Kearse, president of the local club, that Steamboat Johnson and Jack Hoey, two of the best umpire^ in the; south, were available as umpires for the game today. Mr. Kearse immediately signed up the two. Mr. Kearse announced yesterday, that Russell, who pitched for the J Boston Rex STox, national league, has1 been secured to pitch for Bamberg tohay. This addition to the local' tn mabo tVio crarriP morP I {.CClli-l lO UU UUU LV U1UUV I.UV than interesting. Russell is a pro-| fessional big league pitcher, and with j his work heye, Bamberg is certain to give the Columbians a lively game, j A big crowd is expected in town! for the game this afternoon. The' game has been extensively advertis-j ed throughout this. section of the state. Denmark and Williston Tie. Denmark, July 26.?Coten pitched a good game here today against Wil-j liston but a crop of errors in the ninth gave Williston four runs which tied; the score and the tie was not broken j ! at the end of the thirteenth inning; | when the game was called on account j j of darkness.. A catch by Murr and; ! the airtight playing of the outfield j featured for the locals while the en-j tire team played good ball for the; I visitors. Score: Williston ...6 7 1 Denmark 5 9 4 j Batteries?Smvthe and Dodge; | Coten and Able. ? IP Friday's Games. Bamberg 4, Williston 1. Denmark S, Springfield 3. , Ehrhardt and Barnwell, rain. # Tuesday's Games. Barnwell 2, Bamberg 4. Denmark 5, Williston 5, 13 inns. Springfield 3, Ehrhardt 1. Standing of Clubs. W L P.C. Springfield 4 1 .800 Barnwell 3 " 1 .750 Bamberg 4 2 .665 TT ': n ; ?. ^ " 1 Q 9 9" ?v nuatuu x <j ,~~,j ' Ehrhardt 1 3 .225 I Denmark 1 3 .225 MEDICOS MEET IX BARXWELL. Interesting Meeting of Eighth District Medical Society. The Eighth District Medical society held its meeting Wednesday in Barn-! well, as the guests of the Barnwell | physicians. The following was the; programme: Meeting called to order by the pres-j ident; invocation by the Rev. F. L. i Glennan; ^ddress of welcome by Dr. | E T. Patterson: resnonse by Dr. L.; A. Hartzog, of Olar; minutes of last j meeting by the secretary. Dr. G. W. I.! Loadholt, of Fairfax; election of offi-j cers: address by the president: "Glau-' coma Diagnosis and Treatment." Dr. C. L. Kibler, of Columbia; "Tetanus and Its Treatment," Dr. Julius H. Taylor, of Columbia; "Bronchoscopy and Some Practical Considerations," Dr. E. W. Carpenter, of Greenville. Dr. J. S. Palmer, of Allendale, is president of this division of the society, and Dr. G. W. I. Loadholt, of Fairfax, is secretary. Junior Club Meeting. The Happy-Go-Lucky club held its meeting Wednesday, July 20th, at the home of Misses Willie Mae Allen and! Esther Dagnall. The members'played rook for some time. Grape juice was then served, j followed by delightful ice cream and j cake, mints being served all the while.; Piano selections by Miss Nell Bam-; berg were very much enjoyed by the merry group. They joined in singing j popular songs. The cards were then cut. Miss Nell: Bamberg was presented with a lovely j prize for highest. Souvenirs were giv- i en to all. The meeting was enjoyed by all members. An "Adamless Eden" in the form I of a small park, where girls may rest and meditate undisturbed by young men, is being planted in London. ^ BALL J BAMBERG WINS TWO. Defeated Barnwell Tuesday; Williston Friday. Bamberg defeated Barnwell, on the iatter's diamond, Tuesday afternoon by the score of 4 to 2. It was a good game of ball. The home team played hard, Radcliff allowing only four scratch hits and deserved to win his game. "Gyp" Rentz carried away the batting honors for the day, in that his two hits scored all four of Bamberg's runs. Warren, Radcliff and "Gypsy" each connected for two hits, which was the sum total for the home hopes. Pearson pitched a good game T"> ^ A rtloA + w r\ IOI" DHL11 V? Cli d U U. auu ovv. u i ^ u. V" V of liis team's hits. Scor?: Barnwell 2 4 2 Bamberg 4 6 2 Batteries: Pearson and Hale; Radand Cooner; umpire, Smith. Williston, who won the first half of the pennant race, journeyed to Bamberg last Friday for a- game of ball with the home team. However, thev went away lower in the percentage column, for the local team got away with the long end of a 4 to 1 score. Brown, pitching for Williston, was hit hard, no less than eleven hits were made by the Bamberg boys, and good fielding saved him from being touch-( ed up for even a larger number of hits. Radcliff pitched a good game, allowing only three hits. "Maggie". Bamberg was the hitting star of the game. The captain connected for three hits, one was such a hard hit ball that every one thought he had! lost it. Score: Williston 1 3 3 Bamberg 4 11 2 Batteries: Brown and Dodge; Radcliff and Cooner; umpire, Steadman. <r> ? t?ad nPVM \ DV U.i-'ifj r v 11 Heavy Hitting Tunis Back Springfield By Score of 8 to 3. Denmark, ^uly 23.?Denmark turned Springfield back here yester-j day by the score of 8 to 3. JThe slugging of the locals drove Pollock from the box in the seventh inning after a j double and three singles. Boland | went to the mound but failing, to j check the batting rally, Kombar Bo-j land was summoned and only with difficulty did he succeed. Ih the first inning Cox got a pass and Willis tripled. The outstanding feature of the game was the pitching of Coten, who let the visitors do^;n with five hits, and the catching of Scoville. Gibson played a good game on third and robbed the visitors of several hits. Springfield 3 5 2 Denmark 8 10' 3 Pollock, K. Boland, Boland and Fulmer; Coten and Scoville. We have on hand 1,000 tablets,! if? i - _ J i 4U sneets good paper, lur toe auicu, at Herald Book Store. MRS. D. N. RHOAD DEAD. Highly Esteemed Hunter's Chapel: Woman Expired Thursday. - Mrs. Sallie Rentz Rhoad, wife of | D. N. Rhoad, known to his many friends as "Little Dan," died at herj home in the Hunter's Chapel section of the county last Thursday, following a short illness. The remains were interred Friday at Zion Methodist \ church, the Rev. Hamlin Etheredge, j her pastor, conducting the funeral services. Mrs. Rhoad was about 45 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Rentz, of Three Mile. Mrs. Rhoad was a most estimable wife and mother and highly beloved by all who knew her. Besides her husband. Mrs. Rhoad is survived by several children and brothers and si sters, all of whom have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Mrs. Rhoad was a member of Zion church and possessed a strong Christian character. The Colston Clubs. Thje Colston Woman's and Girls' clubs met July 15 at the home of Mrs.- A. L. McMillan. After having lunch Miss Varn demonstrated her steam pressure canner by canning corn, tomatoes, beans, and corn preparations. After finishing the canning Miss Varn gave a talk about the community fair which we are planning to have this fall. A committee of three was selected to serve as solicitors in the following departments: Fancy work?Mrs. G. M. McMillan, Mrs. R. C. Zeigler. Miss Aileen iiearci:fanning ?Mrs. J. C. Beard. Mrs. j. A. Jennings, Mrs. P. D. Wright; Household ?Mrs. Leila Bessinger, Mrs. Isham Goodwin, Mrs. R. L. Kearse: Antique ?Mrs. J. C. McMillan, Mrs. j. X. McMillan, Miss Mary Addie McMillan. mrs. j. yerxox mcmillax, Secretary. PRICES DISAPPOINTING. Tobacco Sold for Far Less Than the Cost of Production. With the prospect last spring for a poor cotton crop, many Bamberg county farmers planted tobacco with the belief that it would mean some ready money during the summer. The acreage was materially increased by some farmers, and the total acreage in the county was probably increased. With the prices received during the past week, the hopes of profit from tobacco have flown. When the local market opened last Thursday less than fifteen thousand pounds were sold at prices ranging from 25c per 100 pounds to $15 for the very best .weed on the floors. The average was slightly above six cents. The average price paid on opening day last year was $21.61 per 100 pounds. The tobacco sales since the opening day have not improved, and there appears to be a general tendency to hold the weed off the market, if such a thing is possible. Mafiy farmers were heard Monday to say that they had it in mini tn nlatt- nn tVioir tr?har>r>r> and [ AU 4. 14. L V |/AV T? Uy WUVtA VV VMWVV v.? ? | not bother with further curing, as the j prices do not cover the cost of cutting j and curing. The highest price paid for the fineest tobacco yet put on sale was IS cents a pound for a small quantity. The bulk of the tobacco is bid in for -two to four cents a pound. A. M. Denbow, formerly president of the Peoples Bank of this city, who is now connected with ^he federal farm loan bank in Columbia, Thursday sent the following telegram urging the farmers not to "give tobacco away:" "R. M. Hitt, Bamberg, S. ?Do I not let farmers give tobacco away. Am in touch tomorrow with convention in Florence. Wired secretary suggesting Bright ' Williamson, as chairman, to proceed bo Winston-Salem, and by farmers pooling tobacco obtain financial assistance through Washovia Bank to advance besides furnishing funds to ship tobacco to re-drying establishment and cover charges. By pulling tosether assistance certain. DENBOW." The action of the Florence convention, referred to in Mr. Denbow's telegram, will be found in another column 6f The Herald today. The telegram was shown to as many fo bacco planters as possible during tfhe day, who took a keen interest in the suggestion.Tobacco prices have proven a keen disappointment not only to farmers i but to business generally. Since the opening days, very little tobacco has been put on the market. A Birthday Party. On July 24th A. Bessinger celebrated his 73rd birthday at the home of his son, J. A. Bessinger. It was thought all his children, grand children, and great grand children would be presentt. but on account of bad weathpr and hiah water just a few were present, but with a few friends and neighbors all had a nice time and all enjoyed themselves. The children played a few innocent games and at 12:30 o'clock the table was spread in the yard under the beautiful shade trees, with plenty of everything, nice and wholesome to eat and drink. When all were satisfied to his and her own judgment, they were taken to the parlor, which was beautifully decorated with flowers and ferns of all kinds, where music was furnished by Mrs. Carrie Smoak. Mr. Bessinger's children present ? TTr TT Dftcfinorar and f P ID l' 1V A were. ?> . 11. jjcociu^v.1 uuu ?... , ?. J. Paige and family, J. A. Bessinger and family, G. W. Bessinger and family. There were 16 grand children and 4 great grand children. The visitors were: Mrs. C. B. Steedlv and children, Miss Lenv Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Smoak, of Walterboro; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Richardson, of Bamberg; D. H. Mintoa and family, of Bamberg. Watermelon Anthracnose. "I have been carrying on a demonstration with J. K. Mayfield, Denmark, on the cohtrol of watermelon anthracnose and at present it promises to give good results. The control measure is simple, cheap and easy to T+ nf anflVitl? t?lP Sftftd . 11 L'UIIOIOLO ui ? . in a formalin solution of the same strength as recommended for treatment of seed potatoes but seed are allowed to soak for 30 minutes. I have some 50 acres under observation at present and all melons and vines are healthy."?J. D. Brandon in Clemson News Letter. ^ i?I ? Round and Round. "Paw.'* asked little Clarence Callipers. who has an inquiring mind, "what do congressmen go to Washington for?" "To make speeches for the Congressional Record, my son," replied his sage sire. "What is the Congressional Rec/-\Po 0 99 UiU, X u ?? "A publication which exists for the sole purpose of printing congressmen's speeches." THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE. I i Domestic Difficulties Terminate in Free for ^.11 Fight. In the mayor's court Monday morning the eternal triangle was given an airing, and wound up with the result that the city treasury is richer to the I Avtnnt rvf ? O ^ in fin ac ar* A OOinViJ CAtCUl. VI uu 111 11UCO) VI t JH V V^4 Ul ' M lent. Willie Gardner and his spouse, Carrie, were the principals in the case, .Mamie Washington was the third party, while Lena Larry and Mose Daniels got into it as interested witnesses. Mamie, according to Carrie, was interfering with the latter's home affairs, and encountering Mamie on the street proceeded to get some slight measure of revenge. The two rolled about on the ground for some time, while Willie looked on. Willie testified that it was none of his affair and he decided to let the women fight it out.' He was in a buggy, and the women finally got under the vehicle in their tussle. FinI ally Carrie threw Mamie in a ditch and said she was through with the fight. Mamie secured a "bottle and made after her when Lena, Carrie's daughter, intervened, deciding she would not permit the hitting of her mother. She received a blow from the bottle, which drew the first and only blood. Then Willie caught Lena and told her to let them fight. Lena says Willie choked her, but Willie said he was only trying to keep he? out of the fight. Mose appears not to have had anything to do with the fight. Mayor Thomas gave the three women in the case a ten dollar fine, and fined Willie $5. HOME FROM CHILI. J. B. Faust Has Been In Xitrate Plant For Past Two Years. J. B. Faust, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. J. Faust, of Denmark, is at home for a while. Mr. Faust for the past two and a half years has been a chemist at a big British nitrate plant in Chili, South America. Mr. Faust is a graduate of Clemson college, class of 1918. After his graduation he immediately went with the Dupont powder works. He was registered for army service with the Bamberg county local board, but the ammunition works declined to release him. Upon the signing of the armistice, Mr. Faust immediately en tered the service of the nitrate company in Chili as 'chemist, and his present visit is his first since he embarked for South America. The nitrate plant is now closed. As Mr. Faust's contract called for three years' service, which will end the last of this year, his company-has paid his salary in advance and given him leave, with the privilege of recalling him if necessary for another year's service jn Chili. tv- *i * t ?- v rt i? ueain 01 ?iacou ru^ic. Cope, July 21.?Jacob. N. Fogle, a prominent farmer, who lived about two miles to the north of Cope, passed away at Dr. Mobley's' hospital in Orangeburg, this morning at a few minutes before 5 o'clock, following an operation for appendicitis, that was performed Tuesday morning. Mr. Fogle was 67 years of age, and owned quite a large tract, or tracts of land, and also a large water ipill. He was a man of considerable influence in his neighborhood and num bered his friends by the Score. i following sons and daughters: C. In the year 1872 the deceased was married to Miss Joanna A. Binnicker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Binnicker, of the St. George section of this county. His widow and the following sons and daughters survive: C. W. Fogle, of Denmark; C. L., 0. V., D. B., Joseph E., Frank R., and B. C. Fogle, of Cope; G. E. Fogle, of Orangeburg; Mrs. W. R. Tuten, of Fairfax, and Miss Nettie May Fogle, of Charlotte, N. C. A sister, Mrs. J. W. Irick, of Cope, also survives. With the exception of Mrs. J. W. Irick, of Cope, Mr. Fogle was the last of a family of three brothers and ten sisters. Mr. Fogle was a member of Ebenezer Baptist church, near Cordova, sinrp hnvhnod. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Ebenezer Baptist church at 3 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. M. 0. Owen, officiating. Rain Water Ran in Branchville Bank. W. Claude Martin, mayor of Branchville. was in the city Friday on business. Mr. Martin stated that water ran from the street into the Peoples bank in Branchville Thursday afternoon from the effects of so much , rain at that time. Xo damage accrued, he said, as the floor is impervious to water, but much comment was heard on the terrific rain. On Friday when Mr. Martin left for this . city there was an immense body of water in the center of the town in 1 which boys and girls were bathing, he stated. There had been so much rain that the water did not have time to run off befpre banking up in a number of places, said Mr. Martin.? ; Orangeburg Times and Democrat. ??r HOPE TO ORGANIZE TRUCKERS. Delegates From Various Sections to Meet at Blackville. W. W. Long, director of the extension service, and F. L. Harkey, agent in marketing, spent several day# recently in Bamberg, Barnwell, Allendale, Aiken, and Edgefield counties in holding a series of informal meetings looking toward the organization of the truckers of this section for co-operative maketing of their truck crops. Meetings attended by leading truck growers were held in Denmark, Blackville, Williston, Barnwell, Fairfax, Allendale, Aiken, and Trenton, and a study was mad? of conditions, needs, etc. Delegates were named at each of these meetings to attend a.regional meeting to be' held at Blackville on July 29 to consider and possibly perfect organization. % The plan to be proposed would bring the growers of cucumbers, cantaloupes, watermelons, and aspargus, into one marketing organization rather than have separate marketing agencies for each crop, for while the growing or sucn crops nas greatly increased in the last year or two, the business to be done in- any one crop would hardly justify an efficient organization and selling force for each. Then, too, the four principal crops, coming on somewhat in succession, can be handled easily by one selling agency with fairly good distribution of the marketing work. Such an organization as is proposed should accomplish the following: 1. Prevent dumping on glutted markets and arrange distribution to markets with,best demands. 2. Deliver growers from the hands of unscrupulous speculator buyers. 3. Improve grading, packing, loading, shipping, etc. 4. Purchase containers and other snnnlioe at Irtvcaat nripoc fr?r momViora **v,j V ?? vww 4 VSA; A V* AAAVAU VV* Ml 5. Secure united effort for adjustment of freight rates, commissions, etc. An illustration of what growers are up against in the way of freight and commission is found in the following account of sales of a car of truck shipped recently from Williston: 78 Bsk Cukes ....<?) $1.00 $ 78.00 210 Bsk Cukes ....@ .90 189.00 9 Bsk Squash ..(?) 2.00 18.00 137 Bsk Lopes .... 2.25 308.25 59 Bsk Lopes .... 1.75 103.25 1 i $396.50 Sorting Charges ....$ 3.48 Freight 408.23 Commission 55.72. Net proceeds $229.07 In other words, the cost of shipping and selling was 67 per cent, of the proceeds, leaving only 33 per cent, to cover all other costs and profits. r Buy tablets by the dozen, only 45c, at Herald Book Store. J CARD OF THANKS fl We take this means of thanking | the many who assisted us in the 1 many acts of kindness during the. . 1 sickness and death of our mother. * D. B. JORDAN, j MRS. J. L. SMOAK. SPECIAL NOTICES. MISCELLANEOUS. For Rent.?Apartments and stores on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn J , 1 For Sale?Three steel corn cribs. 250 bushels capacity. $130 each. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Best quality domestic Inmn a 1 iva rc nn TioriH TWIT* COTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Wood for stove and chimney, oak or pine. LELAND F. i SAXDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. ,tfn Liberty Bonds?If you are thinking of selling your Liberty Bonds see us at once, as we are in the market for $25,000 worth. We will pay you NewYork quotations. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Position Wanted?Young man, stenographer and book-keeper, several years experience, employed at present, but would like connecti n in A Bamberg. Best of references. XYZ, ^ care Bamberg Herald 8-4-n ? I LOST AND FOUND. i Lost?Savings pass book No. 933, issued by the Bamberg Banking Company, Bamberg. S. C., to Miss Helon G. Davis. If found, please return toBAMBERG BANKING COMPANY, Bamberg. S. C. 8-11-n FARM PRODUCTS. , N < Wanted?Abruzzl rye. Quote prices and furnish sample. State amount on hand and whether sacked in even sacks or not. GRAHAM SEED & i STOCK CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn. A HELP WANTED. M Wanted?Men or women to take ^ orders among friends and neighbors 1 for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, 1 full line for men, women and children. Eliminates darning. We pay on Virmr cnflrp time, or S36.00 a A week for full time. Experience un- I necessary. Write INTERNATIONAL M STOCKING MILLS, Norristown, Pa.