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9$e Jfomtierg ^eraft _____ Thursday, Sept. 15,1921. / ? SHORT LOCALS. jas^c. Brief Items of Interest Throughout The Town and County. ' ??? The first ginners' report was issued Thursday. Preliminary figures show that Bamberg county ginned 36 bales of cotton to the first of September, compared with 64 bales to the same date last year. This letter may not be up to the standard for spelling and punctua 4.2 tion, but it rings of a very nne seuument; it is' from a subscriber in a neighboring county: "dear sir this far my percription." The prerequisite was included with Ohe letter and thankfully received. J. C. Kearse, A. M. Brabham, Col. W. C. Duncan and Capt. Lewis B. Stabler attended the meeting of Wofford alumni in Orangeburg last Friday night. Mr. Kearse was elected executive committeeman from Bamberg county. A Wofford association was formed at the meeting. Misses Annie Louise Thomas and Mabel Elizabeth Gillam, both of Denmark, have received scholarships from Bamberg county to Winthrop rp Thp scholarship examination !was held at the court house during the early part of July, and the award was announced last Friday. The Methodist Woman's Missionary society will be entertained at the home of Mrs. E. O. Kirsch on Tuesday afternoon, 4:30 o'clock. She will be assisted' in entertaining by Miss Cleckley and Mrs. Klauber. This is the first meeting for some weeks and is important, so the hostess desires a full attendance. Fred Sanders, of this city, has ref * ceived an appointment to a scholarship to the Citadel from Bamberg county. The examination was held in Jul v. hut the result was announced only a few days ago, after Mr. Sand-! ers had enrolled at Clemson college., |T':> < He will leave for the Citadel at the! opening of the institution. "Bill' Whitesides has arranged to . enter Bailey Military institute,; - Greenwood, the coming session.. Bill made quite a reputation for himself in baseball athletics during the past summer, developing into one of the best amateur pitchers in the state. It is understood that young Whitesides wilt be prominently connected j !with Bailey's nine during the next! base ball season. The Southern Railway has discontinued the ticket office at Midway,! which is now a flag station. The post- j ? office at Midway was discontinued j -several years ago, the patrons now being served by the R. P. D. service. The disintegration of Midway has progressed steadily for some., years, j The older inhabitants of this section | relate that many years ago Midway was the principal railroad point in this section, freight being hauled from there to Ehrhardt, Walterboro: and other points. There were then aj number of prosperous stores in Mid- i way, and during the stage coach days there was a well known hotel located j in Midway, at which many prominent; men stopped enroute to Augusta. | There are now only two or three j small stores in the town, and only a & . few inhabitants. I i - ? | KEARSE || Kearse, Sept. 12.?G. E. Ritter at-1 tended the Mason's picnic and barbecue at Fairfax on the 9th and reports a good time. Miss Hilda Kearse left on the 9th for Bath, where she will teach the coming session. Miss Ettie Kearse has returned to her (home ?fter a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in Bamberg. Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Brabham, of L- -<. -/. * Olar, visited at the home of H. B. iBreland on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Folk have a HT* : little stranger in their home?it's a bouncing baby boy. We are glad to report that B. V. Kearse is improving after a recent illness. Miss Agnes Kearse is visiting friends in the Colston section. Rev. C. E. Peeler filled his regular appointment at Kearse church Sunday afternoon. His congregation is glad to have 'him back after a vaca tion at Glenn Springs and other places. Mrs. A. W. Brabham ic in Augusta, having bee^ called there on account of the serious illness of her father. School will soon open in our community and'our little boys will reluctantly lay aside their fishing canes and gather up books and pencils for another year's work. Sad to relate, Mr. Editor, but we "believe that our "little men" are better fishermen than our older ones. It is reported that L. W. Ritter and J. S. Breland tried the finny tribe at Broxton Bridge last week and came back awful hungry. fjr.' - ?? t MEETS TRAGIC DEATH. Little Louise Free Dies From Injuries in Fall From Auto. Louise Free, youngest daughter of Mrs. Lizzie M. Herndon, died Saturday night at 8:00 from injuries sustained Friday afternoon when she fell from a moving automobile. The news of the death of the little girl came as a great shock to her many relatives and friends, few of whom knew that she had met with an accident. Friday afternoon Louise was returning from the swimming place on the Edisto river with a party of friends. Her attention was attracted to some object by the roadside, and she was attempting to get out of the car when she suddenly lost her hold and fell to the ground. She was dazed by the fall, but apparently was not seriously hurt. She got back into the car, it is said, and came on home, walking from the car A ~ 1 ? ~ D QtTAnilA 10 tub 'auxue UU namuau a. y cuu&. Medical assistance was summoned, but it was not thought that her condition was in any way serious. Saturday afternoon members of the family noticed that her condition had suddenly taken a serious turn, and early in the evening she breathed her last. The funeral and interment were held Sunday afternoon at Southend cemetery in the Free family plot. iRev. George P. White, of the Baptist church, conducted the services, which was a most touching one. About twenty-five of the little playmates and class mates of the Sunday school and graded school attended the burial in a body, singing one of the familiar Sunday school songs of which she was fond, and tossing a flower on the grave in loving rememberance of their little friend who had been so suddenly called away. Little Louise was 11 years of age. and was in the sixth grade at the graded school the past session. She was expecting to enter the seventh grade Monday morning. Her father, the late C. B. Free, who was clerk of court in Bamberg from the formation of the county until his death, died several years ago. She ig survived by her mother and step-father, W. P. Herndon, and a large family of brothers and sisters. Several >.aif KnntViare oftpH as nallhearers. uail. KJl V/VUV* U X She was ail unusually bright and sweet little girl who had many friends . among the children and grown-ups. She is especially remembered by the talented way in which she could recite. Her recitations in the school and Sunday school have a member of the Baptist church, having surrendered her life to !her Lord often been remarked upon. She was several years ago.'A large number of floral offerings on the grave bore mute testimony to the love in which she was generally held. i>I ? Birthday Party. ~ x mi j un iasi 1 nursaay aneiuuuu at mc home of Mayor and Mrs. La Verne Thomas abotu fifty little children were delightfully gathered together for a delightful celebration of the seventh and eighth birthdays of little LaVerne and Elizabeth Thomas. Much fun was afforded the youngsters by several amusing contests and ring games. Afterwards the little tots were called upon the front porch where there were two prettily appointed tables each having as a centerpiece a large white cake bearing tiny pink candles. Pink ice cream and cake were served. The favors were paper baskets upon which were pasted miniature pictures of the little r>?^ liActoce T ittlo VTicc "El 17 iiUOl aiiU 11UO C^/OO. JUimv ? abeth Wemple, of Florence, as honor guest, received a dainty crepe de chine handkerchief as a souvenir of this happy occasion.?Contributed. McMahon-Smoak. Pacolet, Sept. 11.?An early aur tumn marriage which came as a distinct surprise to a wide circle of friends was that of Miss Agnes McMahon to John T. Smoak, which was solemnized Thursday evening in finartanhnfc hv the Rev. S. T. Hall man, pastor of the Lutheran church. Following the ceremony the couple left for Washington, Baltimore and New York. After a couple of weeks they will return here for a few days' visit to the bride's mother, Mrs. George T. Hendrix, before going to Hudson, N. C., where Mr. Smoak holds a responsible position with the Southern railway. Mrs. Smoak is a young woman of exceptional personal charm, being of the blonde type of beauty. She is also a musician of rare talent both in violin and piano. Mr. Smoak is originally from Bamberg, at one time holding a position here wit/h the railroad, bu? for past year has been living in Hudson, where they will reside in the future. After August 1st I will sell only for cash. I will have no books and At n r\ will not cnarge anyimng. <j. kj. i SIMMONS.?adv. | SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY. No Public Exercises Held; Chapel j Used for Class Rooms. The Bamberg graded and high school opened Monday morning. Contrary to the usual practice, no public opening exercises were held this year. This was due to the fact 'that during the past summer it was found nec essary, to accommodate tne ever increasing enrollment of the school, to cut up the auditorium into additional class rooms. >. The enrollment on Monday was large, and some of the classes are seriously over-crowded. It is quite apparent that better school facilities must be furnished, or Bamberg children are going to suffer in consequence. All of the teachers were present Monday morning. The following form the faculty of the graded school this session: First grade?Miss Eunice Galphin. Second grade?Miss Claire Connor. Third grade?Miss Nell McCants. Second and third grades?Miss Marion Cason. Fourth grade?Miss Margie Seawright. Fifth grade?Miss Lillian Martin. Sixth grade?Mrs. Mamie Murdaugh. Seventh grade?Miss Ethel Sandifer. High school: Latin and first English?Miss Frances Creighton. \fotKomotiVa anH spienpp \TlSS Hattie Newsom. History and science?N. P. Smoak, Jr. English and French?Leon M. Connor. Mathematics?E. P. Allen, superintendent. i Mr. Smoak, Mr. Connor and Miss Cason are new members of the faculty this session. All of the other teachers have taught in the graded school before. YOUXG LAD PARALYZED. Xephew of A. L. Kirkland in Hopeless Condition From Dive. Friday a. u Kirmand received a i telegram from his brother, Dr. N. F. Kirkland, of Savannah, stating that the latter's son, Robert Alfred Kirkland, was lying in an apparently hopeless condition, paralyzed from the neck down, from diving in shallow water while swimming. The following from the Savannah Press tells of the terrible accident to young Kirkland: "That Robert A. Kirkland, the 18year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. N. F. Kirkland will never recover from injuries sustained when he dived into shallow'' water at the Daffin Park swimming lake Wednesday evening, was the announcement made this morning by Dr. Lawton Kirkland, brother of the injured boy, after viewing the X-ray pictures yesterday afternoon at the Park Extension Sanitarium. "The X-ray picture shows that the cervical vetebra is completely crushed. This is the sixth joint of the backbone. It is perhaps the most vital part of the nervous system, and any injury means that recovery is impossible, "There will be no operation performed immediately as medical advice is that it would only hasten the end, which according to attending physicians is not far off at the best. Dr. Kirkland says 'he may live several months yet, but that his condition will be the same as the late Jack Apple, who was fatally injured in the same manner young Kirkland was. "VAnmr T." i -i-L-l o t> ^ xro c tho mrtnrA of health. He was identified by his many friends as an all-round athlete, and his injury brings grief to this family and many friends." DENMARK BUREAU J. E. Steadman, Manager. Death of Mrs. Hartzog. Denmark, Sept. 13.?Mrs. J. A. Hartzog died at hef home tour miles south of here last Sunday morning. She leaves surviving her, her husband, J. A. Hartzog, and several children. Interment took place Sunday afternoon at . 5 o'clock at Double Pond ohurch. Graded School Opens Today. The Denmark graded school will begin the next session Thursday morning, September loth. It is thought that the enrollment this year will be larger than ever. L^ave For College. Philip Cox, Robert Lee Zeigler, Francis Zeigler, Harold Sojourner, and David Hutto will leave within the next few days for Clemson college. Pei*sonal Mention. Rev. and Mrs. 0. J. Frier, who have been spending their vacation in Florida, have returned. J. W. Northrup is visiting relatives and friends in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Driggs, of Jacksonville, Fla., are visiting relatives here. GOOD ELECTRIC SERVICE. Marked Improvements Since the In- i stallation of New Machinery. ____________ It is a well known trait of human nature to kick when things are wrong and to say nothing when things ro on smoothly. This has been especially true of the electric service in the city of Bamberg. During the months when the service was bad, complaints were fast ana furious. .\ooouy uas thought much about the service lately, which means that they have few kicks to make. As a matter of fact under the management of the commissioners, G. M. Dickinson, C. W. Rentz and E. C. Hays, and the superintendent, Leon P. Tobin, Bamberg is receiving the best service which this town has had in many years. An tlin no +T>/-\nolToarlv L*nnU' the rxo IUO panuuo an vuuj 7 electric plant has recently been improved and repaired throughout, ahd tfhe promised improvement in service has been materialized. It is a rare thing now for the current to be cut off, and when it is cut off, it is for only a few minutes to make some necessary changes. Both of the engines at the power house have been repaired by the Lombard Iron Works, of Augusta, who had an expert machinist here for several weeks. Other improvements have also been made, including the installation of an elec trie water pump, which is one of the prettiest pieces of machinery in operation in this town. THE "CLEAN UP SQUAD." Headquarters m Orangeburg for This County Sept. 19-22. " The clean up squad, sent out by government agencies, the Red Cross and the American Legion arrives in Orangeburg on September 19th and will pstahlish headouarters at the W. 0. W. Hall. The squad will remain there until September 22nd, during which time, the members will work with one end in view and that end is to get in touch with every exservice man, who has a claim against the government, and set in motion the machine/y <to get q.uick and satisfactory adjustment of that claim. The paramount ida of the clean up squad is to cut out red tape that has prevented hundreds of disabled veterans and ex-service men in general from receiving the compensation that the government is glad to give. In this work the Red Cross and the Legion have every assurance from the government of complete and whole hearted cooperation. Under the plan of campaign, the squad composed of experts who are thoroughly familiar with every detail of the workings of the war risk insurance act and the vocational rehabilitation act, will get in personal touch with every man who has a claim or who thinks he may have a claim, take up his case as an individual proposition, avoid lengthy and nerve wrecking correspondence?and gtJL IC3UUS. The squad furnishes the big opportunity for the veteran <to have straightened out all of his difficulties of compensation and vocational training and medical 'treatment right at home. It is, as well, the chance of many to find out if they have claims and if t'hey have, to get them filed properly, so that response will be satisfactory and immediate. 11/%? +n/Mi Vila v 5nH ov. J. U 1 CUUVU 11 VUUl^l UV/iUrJ , HUU VA | pense to a minimum, the squad will furnish each disabled veteran, who reports at squad headquarters, with transportation back home and meals and lodging until his business is completed. While the squad is in Orangeburg; it will take up in addition to the affairs of local veterans, the affairs of ex-service men in Bamberg, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties. CARLISLE OPENS WEDNESDAY. Arrangements Made To Begin the Next Session Next Week. Arrangements are being completed to begin the next session of Carlisle school on Wednesday, September 21. Final touches are now being put on the dormitories, for the reception of the young gentlemen. Students will begin to arrive in Bamberg next Monday. The greater i ?111 i? i u.. rn., j nuuiuer win ue uere uy i uesud) night, and the formal opening will take place Wednesday morning. Class work will begin Thursday. All trains Monday and Tuesday will be met by faculty members. A colored man was in town Saturday afternoon with a quartette of young alligators, which he was offering for sale. He stated that he hap pened upon a 'gator "nest" about a mile from New Bridge, on the Edisto river, a few days ago. It is not necessary to say that the mother alligator was absent. The man took advantage of her absence and made away with the little fellows, which are about seven or eight inches long. It is not known whether ihe found a purchaser. BLACKVILLE BUREAU j, Mrs. J. M. Halford, Manager. 1 Blackville, Sept. 13.?Friends of N. Blatt, one of Blackville's pros- ' perous merchants, will regret to < learn of the death of his father, < caused by being run over by an au- ( tomobile in New York last Monday. < T?_i ? J ~ ^ ^ r n. ii? > t . i 11 r nenus ui .Mrs. aaine .\ioiony win regret to learn that she is very ill, '3 and hope for her rapid recovery. I Friends of Mrs. Leon Diamond, 1 Blackville, R. F. D. 3, will regret to 1 learn that she is in a hospital for 1 surgical treatment again, this being 1 the second time in a short while. 1 Mrs. Hefferman Buist entertained the Book club Wednesday afternoon. A number of visitors was present. The game of rook was played, Mrs. C. S. Buist making the highest score won the prize. Delightful refreshments were served. Wyatt Browning, Jr., has accepted a position with Edmond Felder, a broker of Columbia. Kelly Browning has returned from a business trip to New York. Miss Edna Belle Bovlston will return this week to Beaufort where she will teach science in the high school. After a visit to relatives in Charleston, Miss Rosa Hutto is stopping a few days with her sister, Mrs. J.?M. Halford, before resuming her duties in the Stokes high school next Monday. Misses Elizabeth Altman and Louise Mathis have gone to Lake View, ito teach in the school there. TTT a/NJ wft r\P PAIIIWKI'O 1Q the g;uest of her daughter, Mrs. William Duncan. Misses Sarah Fickling, Ruth Creech and Eugenia Still will return to G. W. C. this week. DeMont Boylston and Sem Rush will enter Furman university this week. David Fickling, Lonnie and Melbourne Creech leave Wednesday for r.raonvnio tn ontpr Fnrman nniversi ty. Miss Kate Smith has returned to j her home after a visit to her sister,J Mrs. John Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Keeler and little son, Joseph, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. Keeler^, for a few days, near Healing Springs R. C. Boylston, of Newberry, visited relatives here recently. Murray Turner has returned from a visit to friends in Greenville. Mrs. Mary Turner is spending a while with her daughter, Mrs. Padgett. in Bamberg, who is recuperating after a surgical operation. % Mrs. Norman Creech and little son, Norman, Jr., of Neeces, visited her parents* Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Halford lact CJlindflV Cecil Matthews has returned to his home at Birmingham, Ala., after several weeks stay with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Still and Mrs. Ben Boylston motored to Augusta on Monday. Miss Matilda Lange, R. N., of Margaret Wright > hospital, Augusta, is spending a while with the Misses Keeler in the Healing Springs section. Miss Christina Keeler is visiting friends-in Aiken. Buist Keel has returned from a visit to Charlotte, N. C. Miss Rosa Fishburne, of Tampa, Fla., is the guest of Mrs. C. E. Fishburne. Miss Julia Kirkland is visiting her sister, Mrs. Eugenia Fickling, for a few days, after teaching in the summer school at Tamassee. She will return to Beaufort the latter part of this week to resume her school duties there. Rutledge Fishburne left Sunday for Lebanon, Tenn., where he has been I chosen as science and military instructor in a military college. Mrs. R. A. Aver and son, Bobbie, attended the Cattle Creek camp meeting last week. Misses Kate, Mattie Ruth and Sallie May Martin, of Salley, visited relatives here last week. Miss Leila West, of Darlington, has returned home after a visit to her , sister, Mrs. O. D. Hammond. Mrs. Lou Inabinett, from Limestone, is visiting her brother, S. R. Boylston. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Molony, of , Greensboro, X. C., are visiting Mrs. Sallie Molony. Refiners of the United States re- , ported a production of 41,544 ounces 1 of platinum materials during 1920. ; Ti,,wi?.rr noot fio^i vpflr nation x>>ui tug iuc paoi, j ~ ? - ? al soldiers' homes for disabled sold- 1 lers admitted 4,630 former service < men. KEARSE?Died Saturday morning, September 10, at 3:15 o'clock, ( Hattie Kearse, wife of Henry Kearse, , sister of Jacob Hamilton. Mother of six children. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. A. Cottingham, D. D., at Hamilton Grove church Sunday, Sept. 11.?adv. % 1 T ' " COMMUNITY MEETING. [t Took the Form of a Picnic and Was i a Splendid Success. I The all day community meeting 1 held recently by Miss Emma J. Varn I and J. D. Brandon, home and farm ( 1 demonstration agents for Bamberg county, at Denmark, was quite a sue- | cess. B The meeting took the form of a pic- B nic, as it was held in the lovely oak B grove in front of the attractive Coop-f B er home in old Denmark. Seats and B tables were built out under the big ^ trees so that the assembled crowd could sit in comfort to see the demonstrations and hear the talks and lectures; and notwithstanding the fact that the thermometer hovered around a hundred all day, at least 200 men, women and children gathered for the meeting. The programme included the cook- 1 ing of a whole dinner in 45 minutes in a Steam nressure r?nnkpr hv Miaa Eloise Cave, agent in Barnwell coun- fl ty; a churning demonstration by Miss 11 Nan Forney, dairy specialist, a dem- ffl onstration in making grape jelly and grape juice by Miss Mabel Harper, H former county agent in Marion coun- fl ty; and a talk on marketing by Miss JH Bessie Harper, district agent on marketing, and one on soil building by A. H. .Ward, county agent of Darlington county. Inspiring talks were also made by Miss Varn and Mr. Brandon. Much interest was added to the meeting by the attractive club songs and yells given by the club boys and girls who were present. A delightful picnic dinner was served by the ladies present. A great deal of the' success of the meeting is due to the untiring efforts and work of Miss Lillie Cooper, who is president of the ^ Woman's Council of Bamberg county. Chiropractor Here Friday. Dr. C. H. Wadsworth, D. C., of Orangeburg, was in the city Friday arranging business matters in this city. Dr. Wadsworth is a regular chiropratic practitioner with offices in Orangeburg, and he has made arrangements to spend Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons in this city. Chiropractic treatment of bodi ly ills Has come into popularity during the past few years. Dr. Wadsworth has recently located in Orangeburg and is building up a large practice throughout this section. He has arranged for the publication of a J number of informative advertise- ' ments to appear in The Bamberg Herald, the first of which will be found in today's issue. CARD OF THANKS. I desire to take this method of expressing my sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who were so kind and helpful to us during the recent illness and death of my wife. I wish to assure all these friends that their kindness is fully aDpreciated. (Signed) J. M. McKENZIE. SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale?One good scale, one Re- { public truck, 1 ton. TOM DUCKER, \ Bamberg, S. C. 10-6-n For Rent?Apartments on Main 1 street. Apply to JOHN F.' FOLK, Bamberg, S. . .. tfn For Sale?Lot of second hand frames, doors, sash, and blinds. JNO. F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Best quality domestic lump coal, always on hand. THE COTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn ci o_i- n* J e ? _ a J * or Jaiu v> uuu tur aiuve auu chimney, oak or pine. LELAND F. SANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Cypress _ Shingles ? Sawed, any length, any width. Prompt delivery. J. M. CARTER, Smoaks, S. C., R. D. D. No. 2. 10-6 For Sale?Gasoline engine and grist, mill; practically new; will sell at a bargain. B. D. CARTER, Bam- , berg, S. C. tfn | For Sale?Fulghum seed oats in even weight sacks. 75c per bushel. f /-> K Pomharcr W W STYVPfRS. *. V. IS. 1SUUL* VV* Q . XAt AA, M Bamberg, S. C. tfn Cash for your old cars?Used parts for all makes of cars at bargain prices. COLUMBIA VULC. & TRUCK CO., Columbia, S. C. 10-13-p. | Hunting Notice.?All persons are hereby warned not to hunt on any of my lands in Bamberg county. H. C. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. 9-15n For Sale?Twenty-five feet of 4 inch double-ply leather belt. Has been used a short time. Will sell at half price of new belt. HERALD OFFICE. Wanted?Abruzzi rye. Quote prices and furnish sample. State amount on hand and whether sacked in even 3acks or not. GRAHAM SEED & STOCK CO., 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 525,000 worth. We will pay you New Tork quotations. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Rent?Building 30x80, con- ^ crete floor, electric lights, water, on Southern railroad track. Will make , a good wareroom, garage or store house. Formerly used by Bamberg Bottling Co. See T. DUCKEJt, Bamberg, S. C. 10-6-n 1 < ' / >1' >?' ' "