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? jtemfterg 3|eralb Thursday, October 13, 1921. SHORT XiOCALS. Hfc1 Brief Items of Interest Throughout The Town and County. A. McB. Speaks is having extensive repairs made to his home here. The house is being entirely remodeled and made into a modern residence. W. E. Stokes has accepted a position at the University of Florida, and has gone to assume his duties there. Mrs. Stokes and children will leave for Gainesville, Fla., their new home, in the near future. Carlisle school defeated the Barnwell high school at Barnwell Tuesday afternoon in a game of foot ball hv thp srnre of 38 to 0. Carlisle sent W ' "" over her second eleven on this occasion, and the seconds showed up to fine advantage. ? Seventy-seven scholarships at Clemson college remain unfilled for the year 1921-1922, according to a statement given out a few days ago by the state department of education. These vacancies include: Aiken, 2; Bamberg, 2; Barnwell, 2; Colleton, 1; Hampton, 1; and Orangep^. i burg 4. W. H. Varn writes The Herald as follows: "You will please change my address from Leesville to Carolina avenue, Columbia, S. C. Being a Bamberg county boy, I always look for The Herald, just as a latter from home. Please make this change at once, in order that I may not miss a copy. I have recently moved to fc&LrV Columbia." Prof. Verd Patterson, state supervisor of agricultural instructions for South Carolina, has completed and announced the appointment of agricultural teachers working under the Rr. Smith-Hughes act for the scholastic session of 1921-22. Included in the .{t . i list of appointments are: F. C. Chitty, Fairfax; J. W. Chitty, Olar, and C. W. Riser, Blackville. " The cold wave struck Bamberg a few days ago. Saturday morning early risers reported a small frost that could be seen before the sun was up, and on Sunday morning inert: was quite a frost, although it was, I ? not heavy enough to kill vegetation except in,very low places. This is said to be the earliest frost has visited this section in many years, since the 70l's, some say. Capt. John C. Lanham i sbusy each week-end with band practice at Carv lisle school. The band was fortunate |p v v - in having a large number of musipv I cians to return this season, but the breaking in of several new members has necessitated much practuce to get this famous aggregation going spt . properly. Howevr, Capt. Lanham reports .good progress in practice, and a crack organization is soon expected to entertain ,the students and friends of the school, as usual. The wet summer has been followed by a veTy dry fall. There has been very little rainfall in this county for several weeks, and the farmers are getting a little uneasy about |8 their grain crops. It is now time to sow down oats, rye, wheat, etc., and % '. * the dry condition of the ground is not at all favorable to planting at this time. Gardeners complain that fall vegetables are not doing well on account of lack of rain, and it has been almost impossible to get seeds of turnips and other fall truck to ifi s germinate. fv COUNTRY HOME BURNED. Residence of F. E. Steedly Completely Destroyed Tuesday. Tuesday, shortly after noon, the residence of F. E. Steedly and Miss Betty Steedly, in the Hunter's Chapr\ el section, was destroyed by fire. The fire is said to have started in the roof, and the house was a complete loss. Mr. Steedly, with the assistance of some neighbors who gathered, succeeded in saving some of the household goods, although considerable loss was sustained. It is stated that the house, which was a large and comfortable structure, was partly insured. Revival at Denmark. r~~ A protracted meeting will begin at the Baptist church in Denmark next Sunday morning, Oct. 16. Rev. O. B. Falls, D. D., of Marion, S. C., is expected on Monday to do the preaching. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these services, and get all the good out of them that they can. The hour for the evening service will be 7:30. O. J. FRIER, Pastor. A Correction. V The Herald calls attention to an error that appears in the advertisement of Wilkes & Price, on page 4 of this issue of the paper. The price of "choice steak" should be 22 l-2c, instead of 25c, and "stew" should be 12 l-2c to 15c, instead of 15c. J 4^.: ' .. . ' . -- . . ... : x . . fSt- - .... ; A REGULAR CURIOSITY SHOP. Slate, Mica, Shells and Parts of Wood Found in Artesian Well. The new artesian well being sunk here for the commissioners of public works by the Argo Well Drilling Co., has proved to be a veritable curiosity shop. The well has now attained a depth of about 435 feet, and is being carried on until a plentiful supply of water is reached. There is now a fairly good flow of water from the well, but it is believed that a better flow will be had at a greater I uuptu. Mr. Argo, who is personally superintending the sinking of the well, says that he has bored hundreds of wells, great and small, throughout the country, but that he has never encountered elements similar to those found in this well in any of his previous experiences. To date, the well has penetrated stratas of rock, slate, shell formation, quicksand, and is now going through a strata of pure dustless white gravel sand. Mr. Argo also bored the artesian well at the cotton mill, and he says that the earth formation in the town well is far different than fhot npnfltrfltfirt at the mill. The objects of perhaps the greatest interest yet brought forth from the well are pieces of "wood brought up from a depth of 426 feet. When it is remembered that this is something like three hundred feet below the level of the sea, the importance of such objects from a geological point of view may be imagined. The geological value of the finds is further enhanced by the fact that these specimens of prehistoric wood were located beneath stratas of ordinary rock, such as is found throughout this section, slate, sand and shell formation. T-ne nrst straia 01 rouh was cuwuutered at a depth of 105 feet beneath the earth's surface. Below this strata, after passing through a strata of sand, a formation of perfectly gritless slate was penetrated. This strata was about sixty feet thick. Beneath this was a strata of quicksand, and then came about 100 feefof shell rock. No perfect specimens of this rock were brought up, as. it was pounded into dust by the drills. However, numerous small pieces of shells of various character were found, and one almost perfect specimen in the form of a tooth was recovered, perhaps that of a me dievai snarK. Another interesting exhibit might be made from pieces of rock containing, apparently, mica. No strata of this rock was passed through, but pieces were found in the sand bed now being bored through, in which also the specimens of wood were found. While, to the layman these objects of great depth may possess nothing out of the ordinary, to the geologist they possess great value, and enter into all sorts of theories of prehistoric days. Most folks have accepted the common theory that all of this section was once beneath the Atlantic or some other ocean. If they have not accepted this theory, the new artes Ian well may prove it to be correct. The fact has been clearly established by mineral deposits found in this vicinity and elsewhere. The strata now being bored through is perhaps the old ocean bed. The pieces of wood probably settled to the bottom of the ocean when this territory was" covered by the briny deep, and have lain there peaceably ever since through the hundreds or thousands or millions of years, according to the capacity of one's imagination. The ecclesiastics tell us that the earth has been here for a matter of six thousand and some odd years. Some scientists hold to the theory that the earth has been going on its way some millions of years. Whichever theory is correct, it is generally accepted that an upheaval of vast proportions visited us in times past, beyond the knowledge of the white man, and the red man failed to keep a history, so we have no means of knowing when this earthly turmoil took place. Most Biblical students credit the upheaval to the flood or to prehistoric earthquakes. Any way you look at it, since there is no history of a vast upheaval here since Columbus discovered America seven hundred years ago, the bits of wood must certainly be beyond seven hundred years of age. Whatever caused it, it seems beyond question that something placed more than 400 feet of earthly formations on that portion of the ocean's bed on which now rests the good and peaceable town of Bamberg. The recollections of our older citizens of fishing for mud cats (or was it perch?) on Main street are now replaced by visions thousands of years ago of our prehistoric ancestors harpooning whales or fighting sharks with rock tipped spears. Objects of ancient formation are always interesting, and it gives one a queer sensation to handle a piece of wood that has perhaps been in existence for several thousand years, M. A. BAMBERG HALL BURNS. Carlisle School Sustains Fire Loss Saturday Night. A spectacular fire, and a moit disastrous one, occurred late Saturday night, when the Mary Ann Bamberg hall at Carlisle school, was almost completely destroyed by flames. The fire occurred after the cadets rooming in the dormitory ,had retired, and reached such an advanced stage before discovery that some of the young men did not have time to save all of their personal effects from the fire, The fire was first seen about 11:30 Saturday night, on the roof of the large frame dormitory. The alarm was hastily given to the cadets in i I _ j the dormitory, ana tne uugie suuuued a general campus alarm, followed by the alarm at the power house. By the time the fire whistle was sounded the entire top of the hall was aflame, and it appeared that nothing could stay the flames. The fire department responded quickly, and although the flames were formidable, the department succeeded in checking the fire before the building was a complete wreck. The entire lower story is intact, but was damaged by water and smoke. The entire second story was burned away. A great deal of the furtiture in the building was burned. Some of it was saved. The fire brought out a large crowd of citizens, as it could be seen plain ly for mnes. r oriunaiexy, mere was scarcely any wind blowing at the j time and this doubtless saved the towrn from a serious conflagration, A great shower of sparks and burning bits of wood scattered dangei* for several blocks, and many householders were busy sprinkling their roofs tc prevent the sparks catching. The top of C. W. Rentz's barn caught at one time from a spark, but was quickly extinguished. It is understood that there was about $4,000 insurance carried on the dormitory which was a wooden structure throughtout, and this will probably cover the loss to the building. In order to accommodate the cadets in the hall, occupants of the other dormitories were "doubled" up and the work of the school will not be handicapped for the present. The Marv Ann Bamberg hall was an old building, but had been remod. eled and refurnished a few years ago. The material of which it is built is of superior quality, it is said, and it would be almost impossible to replace the building as it was, as such lumber is now exceedingly scarce. The plans of the school authorities in regard to repairing the building or removing it entirely have not been announced. The idea was discussed some months ago of moving this building to another part of the campus and erecting in its place a modern brick dormitory. This plan was interfered with on account of the general conditions financially, and it is not known what steps will now be taken. Death of P. H. Shuck. Percy H. Shuck, of 1108 Richland street, died at the Baptist hospital at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, following an illness of several weeks. Mr. Shuck was 52 years old and for some time had been engaged in the insurance business in Columbia, having many friends here who will mourn his death. He was unmarried and is survived only by his aunt, Miss Nettie Shuck, of Columbia, and his brother, L. G. Shuck, of Conyers,- Ga. Mr. Shuck was a native South Carolinian. Funeral services were held at the residence at 1108 Richland street, the hnriv beine: carried to Barnwell after the services* for interment there.? Columbia State. . Mr. Shuck had a number of relatives in this county, several of whom attended the interment in Barnwell. that has rested in its bed of sand through years filled with troublous and peaceful times; perhaps since the fiood covered the face of the earth and destroyed every living thing. The nature of the wood cannot be determined from its appearance, as it is completely rotten, being nothing more, when dried, than dust caked in the form the pieces had when deposited in the depths of the ocean. Being water-soaked, when first drawn up the wood was perfectly formed, and one piece has a knot on it. The pieces had the appearance of being portions of oak limbs. When the air dried the pieces, they began to crumble away. That the specimens of long ago have b^en imbedded in the bowels of the earth for a long period ot years is established by the fact that since the upheaval that buried them rock and slate have formed in the new earth that now lies between the deposits and the surface and by the further fact that there is a strata of shell rock of considerable thickness. Long periods are required for such formations to be perfected. * / 1 CARLISLE WINS OPENER. i Orangeburg High Goes Down Before Local Eleven Friday. Carlisle school opened the foot ba'l season Friday afternoon with a game with Orangeburg high which resuit.ed in a score of 48 to 0 ;n favor of Carlisle. This was quite ? surprise because of the fact that Orangeburg I has a very fast team. The weights of the^teams were very nearly equal, ; Carlisle being a few pounds heavier i than Orangeburg. The stars were White, Johnson. 1 Smith, Large and Cantey, for Car lisle. The whole team played excelt lent ball the whole way through, and the line did some work that Orange burg won't be likely to make fun of. i Before the game was over Coach ' Gault had run the second line in who seemed to do the work about as well i as the first. The first touchdown was ; made in the first minute of the game when Smith recovered an Orangeburg I fumble and ran 40 yards. > Carlisle Orangeburg Gordon C Polin i Durham LG Jackson , Massabeau R G Crum Holly LT Shackston 1 Summersett RT........ Wisenhunt s Cantey LE...'. Sykes Ward RE Bowen | Smith QB Jeffords 1 Thompson RH.... Wannamaker ; White Lh Albright Large Fb Keit Score: Touchdowns, Smith (2), * White (2); Large (1 ;, Thompson (1). Referee, Parlor, of Wofford; [ umpire, Whitaker, of Wofford; headlinesman, Bamberg, of Sewanee. r TO DISCUSS MARKETING. > . Ehrhardt Farmers and Business Men , To Hold Meeting Oct. 19. i 1 , The Herald is requested to anP nounce that on October 19th there will be a meeting in Ehrhardt of all , farmers and other business men for the purpose of discussing the organ^ ization of a marketing association at t that place. The problem of marketing, it is pointed out, is the one now of utmost importance to the planters, and, nat"rniu tn nil others. The Dresence of (I - - . I the boll weevil and the consequent devastation of the cotton crop, ren, dering, for the present at least, cotton planting as a money crop an impossibility, makes it of absolute j importance that steps be taken to . take care of other crops which the planters can grow. It is a well established fact that this section is adapted to the growing of almost any "i-nn fhof mti hp erown anywhere, . Vp VUMV ?- -W u - _ - . . but when the crop is made, it is wellnigh impossible to dispose of ii at a profit. It has been found in other sections that this condition can be remedied to a great extent by the farmers selling their products through a marketing association, whose Dusmess it is to keep abreast with the markets, the demand, the supply, and the prices that ought to be realized. While the entire programme for the meeting has not yet been worked out, it is said that there will be several prominent speakers on hand to explain the marketing matter, including some marketing experts from Clemson college. No farmer should fail to attend this meeting, and every one who has an interest in this question should be present on this occasion. Junior Missionary Meeting. A regular meeting of the Junior * * * - X 1 3 Missionary society 01 uie iuet-uumsi. church was held Monday afternoon, Oct. 10. There were about twenty members present. During the business meeting it was decided to send a box of supplies to me of our missionaries in a foreign field. Our missionaries write us that they can attract children to service by giving them a bright picture or a card therefore we have decided to send \ box consisting of old magazines, old postcards with plain paper pasted over the written side, paper dolls w hich have not been cut out, story books, and any kind of toys. If there are any who were not present at ;h4s meeting and who wish to contribute to the box, they are asked to send their gifts to Mrs. N. P. Smoa* bv Friday, October 14. A Hallowe'en party is being planned for the society and all those who would like to join the society are asked to come to our next meeting and help us enjoy a good lime. After enjoying a most d dightful programme there was no further business and the society adjourned. a < p> o* The Bridge Club. ^ Mrs. Francis M. Bamberg was hos-j tess to the Bridge club on Thursday afternoon. There was a full attendance and the afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. At the conclusion of the game a delicious salad course and coffee was served. The club will meet next Friday with Mrs. K. C. Riley.?Contributed. DENMARK PEANUT PLANT. Opened for Operation Saturday and < Gives Employment to 40. The big peanut shelling plant of Pond Brothers Peanut company at ] Denmark commenced to operate Fri- < day and the management states that < they have planned to operate their i plant at least eight months contin- < uously this year, and perhaps a long- j er period, if the condition of the crop ] will warrant it. The building is four j stories in height, and has the latest t type of machinery. The plant is de- 3 signed to have a capacity of handling 1 60 tons of peanuts per day and suf- ? ficient storage space has been provided to double this capacity if the t crop is big enough to warrant. The plant will employ from 40 to 60 operatives and considering that the cotton situation has caused con siderable gloom in lower soutn uarolina, the peanut plant will take care of the biggest crop in peanuts yet, with a local market at the farmer's doors. The owners of . this industry have several large plants in Suffolk, Va., and in Pennsylvania, but made a very careful survey of this state and G-eor- \ gia, regarding the crop conditions, ] and in relation to the industry found ] after careful study that Denmark was ] the logical peanut center and located ; the plant there. In addition to handling all the peanuts in this territory, the plant will handle peanuts shipped in from North Carolina and South ^ Carolina points. The plant is equipped with electric drive throughout, having a total of 100 horsepower, and a novel feature . X fXT. Xl 1 is an arrangement witn tne jciux&tu Public Service company, the local ^ power concern in Denmark, to furnish the entire power for the operation of the plant for the peanut hulls, as the hulls will be used for fuel in operating the power company's steam plant. < GIXNINGS DROPPED TO THIRD. * ' < Less Than 2,000 Bales Ginned This ^ Season Compared With 7,000. ' < * The report of the census bureau ( of the department of commerce, an- j nounced the ginners' report for Sept. j 25 this week. The report shows a distressing condition in Bamberg county and throughout the entire ^ southern section of the state. In. this county up to September 25 there ' had been ginned 1,958 bales of cot- ] fnn o.nmnarp.d With. 6.993 to the same date last year. Some other counties show even a worse condition. The figures for the state show: 1921, f 215,266, and 1920, 171,451. The in- ] crease is accounted for by the fact " that practically the entire crop has been ginned in many sections, and ] ginnings all over the state are far more advanced than last year. Ginnings for this section are: 'J 19219 1920 _ Aiken 7,296 11,595 Allendale 2,945 5,636 1 Bamberg .... ^lr;958 6,993 ^ Barnwell 4,726 9,369 Calhoun 2,243 7,975 ? Colleton 559 1,582 I SOS 2.522 V/U^ob^i www _ , . Hampton 1,469 2,905 j Orangeburg 8,269 21,225 I KEARSE IS HONORED. f Chosen to Address Meeting at Clem- r son on Behalf of Legislators. I t Representative J. Carl Kearse re- p turned Thursday night from Clem- g son college, where he attended a 1 conference of legislators with the Clemson authorities last week. Each s county delegation in the state was re- p quested to send one of their number I to this conference, in lieu of a visit by the general assembly, and Mr. f Kearse was selected to go from Bam- p berg county. ( The legislators present were asked by the Clemson authorities to dele- c gate one of their number to address 1 the student body of Clemson at Cha- * pel exercises Wednesday morning, and Tuesday night this honor was p conferred on Bamberg's junior rep- p rpspntative. Mr. Kearse's address i was commented on most favorably, j and he has received many congratulations on the speech.. s t Backward. ^ 1 I Associate Justice Day, of the Unit- _ ed States supreme court, is long on law, but somewhat short in stature, I" 1 and the zeal with which he has pur- t sued the legal meaning to its lair in t dusty books and tomes has dried his j ( kindly face a bit. He has a son, Rufus Day, who is twice as big as he is c physically. The associate justice took j a the son up to the supreme court and ^ introduced him to the other mem- j bers of the tribunal. Chief Justice White was about the last, man they ran into. The chief justice with ani J exceedingly kindly twinkle in his j eye. looked up from the small spare c form of the father to that big form ' of the son. "Wall," said he with a ; Ti smile, "I see your son is a block off c the old ebip." | 1 BAMBERG CONDITION 17. i Cotton Shows Decline of 50 Per Cent. m Since August 25. m According to the report of B. B. || ftare, agricultural statistician in this m state for the bureau of markets and fl prop estimates, the condition of cot- ig| ;on on September 25 was 40 per cent. ' )f normal, in South Carolina, against 30 per cent, on August 25 and 62 HS per cent, on Juiy 25, the indicated production being 644,000 bales. The 18! ;otal production for the state last rear approximated 1,640,000 bales, Wm ;vhile in 1919, it was 1,422,000 bales V md 1,570,000 bales in 1918. |1 Condition by counties for this sec- J9 don of the state was as follows: J9 Aug. 25 Sept. 25 jffi Aiken ' ....38 28 |9 Allendale 30 18 [M Bamberg 34 17 A Barnwell 38 22 |Sj Calhoun 35 25 19 Colleton 23 13 j|B Dorchester 30 16 IB Hampton 25 15 H Jasper 15 15 jglj Orangeburg 35 25 District No. 8, comprising the conn- Saj :ies of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Coleton, Dorchester, Hampton and Jas- fljij per, shows a condition on September 25 of 19 per cent. COPE DWELLING BURNS. Home and Contents of Harry Stevenson Destroyed Friday Night. I Friday night at 12 o'clock the res dence of Harry Stevenson at Cope vas discovered on fire. So quick did :he flame do its work that the crowd tv-hich hastily gathered saw. it was iseless to attempt to extinguish it. 'he lack of wind is probably the cause )f no further damage by fire in the :own, as many buildings were near, I md the danger was heightened by ^ :he dry condition. Mr. Stevenson carried $1,150 insurance, it is said. He was away m !rom home at the time. | The dwelling was owned by Sam i Stevenson, of Orangeburg. The orir'n )f the fire is not known. The build-, lug ana contents were a complete loss. mm <?> m* If your label is marked "1 Oct. 21" it means your sub- \_ scription has expired. Pay 1 up today. THE HERALD. ? SPECIAL NOTICES. j For Rent?Apartments on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale.?Small Cary safe, about :hree by three feet. J. D. COPE- L LAND, Bamberg, S. C. Itn y We Deliver Coal and Cottonseed lulls and meal. Phone 53 THE COTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn T .i - i i ' im For Sale?Lot of second hand Tames, doors, sash, and blinds. JNO. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn ?2 .?! For Rent.?The Jordan place. Alio straw on same for sale. Apply to D. B. JORDAN, Denmark, S. C. tfn For Rent.?Two brick stores on Railroad avenue, and a dwelling on 3road street. B. F. FREE, Bamberg, ' 5. C. ll-3n ? For Sale?Good stove wood ready or use. Prices very reasonable. See ne at once. H. J. BELLINGER, 1 Jamberg, S. C. 10-20n We are forced to sell for cash only. > J 'hone us for our prices on meal, hulls tnd coal. Send cash with order. \ rHE COTTON OIL CO. 10-20n vngj Wanted?To buy chickens, eggs, ?eese, ducks, and all other eatibles >roduced on the farm. WILKES & Rsmher? S C. 11-Sn V"-*? J Cash for your old cars?Used parts I or all makes of cars at bargain " >rices. COLUMBIA VULC. & TRUCK :0., Columbia, S. C. 10-13-p. For Sale?Nitrate of soda, 16 per ^ ent. acid, cotton seed meal, kainit, mils, seed rye and oats. OTIS ML 1RABHAM, Allendale, S. C. 10-13p A Trespass Notice?All persons are KM lereby notified that hunting or tres- 9 >assing in any manner on my lands MM s strictly forbidden. J. W. STEW- MM ^.RT, Bamberg, S. C. 10-13n MM TTamn?hlpp? Pnr Sale A few fln3 aBB ipring boars and gilts, also sows bred o the famous Bully Boy No. 69185. rVrite me your wants; prices right; logs guaranteed. J. E. SPAXN,JHbPS Bamberg, S. C. 10-20-r^^^M Trespass Notice.?All persons ar^BHH lereby warned against fishing lunting on my place in Fish PoBKB^B ownship. under penalty of the l^BBBR >L. B. PATTERSON, Barnwell, flHBI i ^h^hbhh Liberty Bonds?If you are thifl|HHHB if selling your Liberty Bonds^^HHHfflB t once, as we are in the marj^HBHBH| 25.000 worth. We will pay fork quotations. FIRST NA'm[^BB9B|S BANK, Bamberg, S. C. Wanted?Men or women jBSHBHHHfl rders among friends and or the genuine guaranteed ull line for men, women [ren. Eliminates darning. r5c an hour spare time, or ?..ii ?.;mA TTvnoripnr^H9B^^BCB veeK iur iuii uliic. uAyv..? leeessarv. Write INTERNATIC^^^^^^H LOCKING MILLS, Xorrist^^^^H j&i