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t%g Itofeerg Her alb Thursday, Nov. 10,1921. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout The Town and County* _____ ilrW;P. K. Graham opened a five and ten cent store on Main street, Bamv. * berg, Saturday last. Armistice Day, Friday, will be observed in Bamberg by the closing of the banks, the postoffice and possibly some of the stores. The rural carriers will also have the day off. B. J. Hammett, Sr., almost a life long citizen of Blackville, died at his borne there last week. Mr. Hammett bad friends in Bamberg who deeply regret his untimely end, caused by a BU'U&t) 111 avyv/FivAj. The F. M. Bamberg chapter of the U. D. C. will hold fts next meeting on November 15th at the home of Mrs. J. J. Smoak, at four o'clock in the afternoon. The members are urged to be present. Rev. W. G. Elwell, a former resident of Bamberg, spoke at the Methodist church at the mid-week prayer services Wednesday evening. Mr. Elwell is a son of Dr. Elwell, who preached at Trinity church many years ago. Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, president of Furman university, Greenville, made -* ? ^ J mi'H.woolr nravpr ttil auuicss CL I, tuc UX1U- n vvu .. Ig'-; meeting at th? Baptist church Wednesday evening. The subject of Dr. McGlothlin's address was "Christian Education." The many friends of little Margaret Stokes, the bright and attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Eugene |\ Stokes, are delighted to know that ill? she has rapidly improved from a rejfe;' ceQt serious illness, and will soon be gg\ all right again. Many people hereabouts are nurs ing severe colds nowadays and the f-y/' dreadful old days of Spanish influpfy ejiza are recalled to our minds when numbers of such cases as those now ^; < going the rounds would be termed ?"v. mild attacks of fiu. Dr. Robert Black has disposed of > his jewelry store recently purchased - " "'-fc' fron1 the bankrupt estate of'D. A. Reid, to S. S. Carroll, of Timmonsgfeville. Mr. Carroll expects to take p;v. charge of the store some time duripv ing the present month. The old days of the monkey and grinding organ were recalled Monday afternoon when a very animated little monk along with a music box placed on .an automobile gleefully amused the kiddies and a few grown ups tpo up and down Main street. Little Lucile, the bright daughter !of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Copeland, is suffering swith a severe illness at their home here, but her numerous friends will be glad to know that the attack is not a very severe one and ^ Lucile will probably be out again -soon. * The firm of Folk and McMillan, Composed of J. Frank Folk and L. P. ? McMillan, operating the "cash and carry" grocery store here, has dissolved partnership, Mr. McMillan disposing of his interest to Mr. Folk on November 1st, who is now the indi|p vidual owner and proprietor of the ifc - (business. gVThe hunting^ season for game is llli. rapidly coming on now and the sea soil for shooting doves has been on for some time. Many Bamberg citi?j| zens enjoy 'this fine sport and a number of dove shoots have been freely p participated in near the city during the past few weeks, although the best time for shooting these delicious birds in this section is usually about lip;. January or February. A big acreage in sugar "ane appears to have been planted in Bamberg county this year, and a fine crop of cane has been and is being har-restpd and made into svrUD. which means that the long sweetening is unusually plen'tiful now and the price for syrup very reasonable. Numerous cane boilings, especially at night, are being enjoyed by the young loks, and accordingly the "dirty juice" im bibed pretty freely. There are a number of large pecan groves in Bamberg county, this dell* - lightful nut generally thriving in this section, and considerable shipments of pecans to markets are annually made from here which usually ' brings in a goodly amount of money. But this year seems to be a bad one for pecans as well as most other crops and the growers report the yield short and the income from the same consequently decreased. The oriental extravaganza, KatchaKoo, was rendered on Friday and Saturday nights of last week by home talent, mostly from Orangeburg, at the Academy of Music there. However, an important role in the performance was played by Miss Vista Brabham, of Bamberg, and Miss Brabham has been freely and highly commended for her good work. She had been connected with the play on a former occasion while a student of ^ Converse college. K'':/ K.... . HOXORED CITIZEN* DEAD. : Charles Ehrhardt Passed Away Sud denly at Ehrhardt Saturday. Charles Ehrhardt,, an old. honore( . and highly respected citizen of tin little town which bore his venerabb and revered father's name, passe( away suddenly at his home there Sat urdav night about eight o'clock. .Mr Ehrhardt had been in rather poo: health for quite a while, but his deatl . at this time was altogether unexpect n A (r.Qo'rli' rlmilnroH hv hie num I CU ailU M.J ~ erous friends throughout this sectioi and in Ehrhardt where he had re sided practically his entire life. H< had been in fine spirits Saturday, ap parently teeling possibly better thai usual, and had partaken of a heart: dinner, but was stricken early in th< ' evening and succumbed in a ver: short time. Charles Ehrhardt was the oldeS son of Conrad Ehrhardt, one of th< pioneers of the lower section of Bam berg county, then Barnwell. He wa: highly regarded in Dusmess aiiu su cially, bore a spotless character an( stainless reputation, and had lived ai exemplary Christian life during th< 68 years of his earthly existence, be ing a staunch member of the Luther an church, thus following religious!] in the footsteps of his lovable par ents. He had been signally success ful in life and in business, and wai constantly prominent in every phas< of the uplifting activities of Ehr hardt and that community which h< loved so well and which loved hin in turn. Mr. Ehrhardt had been marriec twice, first to a Miss McMillan, b] whom 'there survives five children Archie, Julius, and Herbert Ehrhardt and Mrs. Henry Kinard, all of Ehr hardt, and Miss Virgie, who is nov married and lives in Pennsylvania There are no children by the seconc wife, who is left to mourn his death and was also a Miss McMillan, of thij county. The deceased also leaves on< sister, Mrs. John F. Folk, of Bam berg, and a brother, Henry E. Ehr hardt, of Ehrhardt. The funeral an( interment took place at 3:00 o'clocl Monday afternoon at the new Ehr hardt cemetery in the presence of i large concourse of sorrowing friendi and relatives. Tne iunerai services weie cuu ducted by his pastor, Rev. P. D. Ris inger, assisted by Rev. D. B. Grose close, a former pastor. The churcl was filled with friends and relatives and the floral offerings were beanti ful. "Uncle Charlie," as he was af : fectionately called, was respected ant ' loved by all who knew him. He wa: gentle, kind, modest, a true friend and a Christian (gentleman. ^ tmi m Triumphs Over Denmark. i By a scant margin of one point, i i goal kicked after touchdown, th< . Bamberg high school foot ball tean i 'triumphed over Denmark high schoo . on the latter's gridiron last Friday the score being 7 to 6. The visitor; possibly sligbtiy outwengnea ine nurni boys but the difference was too smal . 'to be noticeable, and tlie Bamberi , boys outplayed their opponents anc deserved the victory. The Bamberf , touchdown was made by Georg* , Ducker playing half back; this wai scored in the second period of play and the goal was promptly kicked bj Red Price, thus winning the game Denmark negotiated its touchdown ii the second half but was denied a tie game by failing to kick the goal. Foi Denmark Matthews starred with som( pretty open field running, while the Bamberg back field, composed ol George Ducker at half, Caldwel Jones at quarter, and Red Price al full, made some long gains. Referee Spigener, Denmark high school, um pire, Smoak, Bamberg high school. Bridge Club. Mrs. F. B. McCrackin was hostess to the Bridge club on Friday, th< 28th. The meeting was thorough!) enjoyed by those who were present A delicious salad course and tea was served at six. The time has been changed tc 3:00 p. m. and the ladies are urgec by the president to be on time. Mrs. J. W. Price entertained de Ko-htfniu- hpr homo ?n Novembei 3rd, when she was ii';S'..js* to ;h< Bridge club. Three tables of play erb were present. After the gam: delicious refreshments weres erved Miss Mary Williams and Miss Jeai Price were the only guests present. The next meeting will be heid will Mrs. H. J. Stuckev on Nov 11th. Death of W. H. Still. W. H. Still, a well known citizer of the Denmark section, died Wed nesday afternoon of last week, afte: an illness of several years. Hi: death came as a great shock to hi: many friends and relatives. Th< funeral and interment took place a Denmark Thursday. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. Mr. Still is survived by his widow two sons and a little daughter, besides five sisters and one brother. is "A ; "-v"--. . } '. . - >< v-i. RURAL ROUTE XO. 3. - Portion of Road in Very Bad Condition, it is Re|>orted. 1 Attention is called to the fact that 2 portions of the road traversed by 5 rural route carrier No. 3, from the i Bamberg postoffice, is in very bad - condition. Under the rules of the . poStoffice department, the carrier is r not required to traverse roads which i are not in reasonably good repair, - and while the postmaster has taken - no action in regard to changing the i route or tms carrier, me matusr uaa - been suggested to the county road ? authorities in the hope that the road - may soon be put into good repair. i This route serves all of the people 7 living in the Midway section and way 3 points, making a circuitous *route 7 from Bamberg through Midway and Back to Bamberg by the old Chart leston and Augusta road. It is this s road which is giving the carrier - most trouble. 5 The matter of building a good - road on this old highway is being 1 agitated, and it is probable that some i action may seen be taken looking to ? this end. It is pointed out that - whereas formerly very few people - lived on this section of road, in re7 cent years the lands have been bought i - up and devloped highly, and this is - now one of the most prosperous and s thicklv settled communities in the 3 county. Large sums of money liave - been spent in developing the lands i along this road. i >m i i Wm Big Mayor's Court. I 7 The following cases were handled , by Mayor LaVerne Thomas in his , court in the cfty hall Monday morn .ing: Mayfield Bessinger, white, was 7 fined $5 or 15 days, for beating Xwo . negro women, Lillian and Frances I Brown, sisters, who were also fined . $5 or 15 days each for fighting. Sam 5 Isaac, negro, charged with drawing a a rm a nnrtvand fisrhtina1. had his - case continued until next Monday. - Frank Pew, negro, was fined $5 or 1 15 days for being drunk and disorderc ly. Isadore Williams, negro, was fin- j - ed $15 or 30 days for a drunk and i disorderly charge. Art Washington, s negro, was charged with cursing on the street, and received a fine of $5 - or a sentence of 15 days. Herman - Jones, negro, .paid for a drunk and - disorderly spree with a fine of $5 or l a sentence of 20 days. In nearly every , instance the fine was paid. While - court was going on four other negroes - were brought in for fighting in the I city limits Monday morning and their s cases will be tried next Monday. Ditch Will Save Washouts. Cope, Nov. 4.?J. Fisher Cleckley, who had the building of the national i highway from a point on the Orangei burg-Bamberg road in front of R E. i Cope's to the South Edisto river, 1 has finished this piece of work with , the exception of filling in at the con3 crete bridge where Saw branch crossi es the highway. This work will be 1 done in the next few days, it is stat1 ed, and will be ready for the folks 1 from Bamberg when they attend the j Orangeburg county fair next week. i In addition to having this excellent 3 piece of roadway built, the county is , digging a deep ditch on the north j side of the road to carry off the wa. ter which passes through Cope and i the lands of Glenn W. Cope and Jas. ? Simmons, thus saving the road from r .washouts at a point below W. O. Tai turn's and the swamp proper. ; The ditch where the hill breaks off P into the swamp is from 12 to 15 feet I deep, and while insuring a good t highway, will enhance the value of tioorhv hnrtfi m <p? ? Many Orangeburg; Visitors. A number of Orangeburg people came over to Bamberg last Friday to witness the Carlisle-Citadel foot ball game at Rhoad park, Pike Berry, an Orangeburg boy, being quarterback on the Citadel eleven. Like-wise, a large crowd of Bamberg people will attend the annual Citadel-Clemson game on'the Orangeburg fair grounds today. Ralph Zeigler, a Denmark boy, son of R. L. Zeigler, is playing a star game in the Clemson varsity back field and will be seen in action tomorrow at Orangeburg. His playing will be followed with interest by i Bamberg county admirers. ^ i>i ? Eighty-Sixth Birthday. 1 "Uncle" Calvin Rentz, Bamberg's 1 fine young citizen, who is only a matter of 86 years old, celebrated his birthday Monday with his chil! dren at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 M. Grimes. His children are: Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Calvin Padgett and r Mrs. D. P. Smith, all of whom were 3 present. Mr. Rentz was feeling fine 3 on his 86th birthday, and, as usual, * was in high spirfts. joining in the t conversations in his usual jovial and animated manner. Everybody wishes for "Uncle" Calvin many more ^ - ? ? ? nappy uniuuoja. Renew your subscription today. / * ' . " Jl, LOWER GRADES SUSPENDED. Presence of Diphtheria Prompts School Authorities to Action. The trustees and authorities of the local public school have decided that i't would be wise to suspend classes for all the lower grades during the present week due to the threat of diphtheria which has developed on two of the pupils in the yougner classes. The disease is unusually contagious particularly araon gsmaller children, and it is best that every precaution be taken to prevent it from spreading and becoming epidemic. There is no serious apprehension, however, as to any further trouble, as the disease has been quickly detected and the fight against i't started in time. There has been nothing alarming in connection with the two cases reported and with the modern and improved treatment for diphtheria and the proper precautions taken it is generally possible to reduce the number of attacks to a minimum and also the serious re suits from those affected. All grades from 'the first through the fifth are remaining at home for the present week, and it is confidently expected that exercises in full for them will be resumed the coming Monday morning. It is also probable that Armistice day, Friday, November 11th, will be a holiday for the entire school. The five grades concerned include a corps of six teachers, Misses Galphin, Cason, McCants, Seawright, Connor and Martin. The school authorities request the cooperation of all parents, who are asked to keep their children at home a few days until the danger of contagion is passed. ' Uaafinir tlla IWkt Plllh. V 1. Ali^ VA U1V AirvvM VAM-v. The regular meeting of the Friday Afternoon Book club was held last Friday with Mrs. ,B. D. Carter. Each member responded to the roll call with a current event. The club discussed plans for the Farmers Exchange Week, and each member showed much interest towards making this a success. It was voted to have a float to represent the club at this time. After the business session a literary programme was enjoyed. Mrs. J. H. Murphy read an original paper on "The Early Settlers of South Carolina." The president then read a paper on "Colonial Lifefin South Car olina," written- by Mrs. J. D. Copeland. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. Mrs. W. A. Klauber will be hostess to the club on Nov. 18.?Contributed. Holiday Friday. The president having designated Friday, November 11, Armistice Day, as a legal holiday, the postmasters throughout the country have been notified that they may observe that day as a holiday. Therefore the Bamberg postoffice will be closed part of that day, and there will be no delivery by rural carriers. The general delivery, stamp, parcel post, and money order windows will be open from 9^30 a. m. until 11:00 a. m., and the stamp and parcel post windows will be open from 5:30 to 6:00 p. m. Rural route patrons can. get their mail at the postoffice by calling at the R. F. D. window from 9:00 to 10:00 a. m. There will be one delivery in town and the usual collections from the street mailing boxes. Returns From European Trip. Robert E. Lee, "who was in Bamberg several months a year or two ago engaged in reindexing the county records in the clerk of court's office, is in town for a few days looking up some records. Mr. Lee, since he left Bamberg, has spent several months at his old home in England, and has also visited in France. He recently returned to America. Mr. Lee says that there is no appearance of hard times in England. There appears to be plenty of money thorp and there is not the financial. depression that America is going through. The cost of living is jnuch higher there, he says, but it does not seem to be worrying the people. Want Bamberg-Hampton Road. Dr. T. H. Tuten, chairman of the Peeples township highway commission of Hampton county, appeared before the state highway commission Tuesday, and asked for federal aid on the road from Varnville through Hampton and to Brunson. He also asked the commission to select a road from Bamberg to Hampton and from Walterboro to Hamp ton. Engineer Moorefield will investigate this request and report back to the commission. The friends of Dr. J. B. Black, who is under treatment in a Charleston ' hospital, will be pained to learn that there is yet no substantial change in his condition. He was resting slightly better Tuesday afternoon. THE COLSTON FAIR. Excellent Programme Arranged for ? Friday, Nov. 11. The community fair will open the doors of the Colston school building 1 on Friday November 11. The departments are in charge of capable and accommodating superintendents 1 as follows: Field corps, J. G. Beard, : Joe Beard; livestock, J. E. Free, P. 1 L. McMillan; household, Mrs. Lila Bessinger, Mrs. R. L. Kearse; poul- < try, Mrs. F. M. Ray, Mrs. R. L. , Hughes; needle and fancy work, Mrs. 1 J. M. McMillan, Mrs. K. (J. Zeigler; floral, Mrs. R. D. Wright, Mrs. J. A. 1 Jennings; antique, Mrs: J. C. McMillan, Mrs. J. W. McMillan; canning, Mrs. Lizzie McMillan, Mrs. A. L. McMillan. The programme to be carried out is as follows: 11:30 a. m., band concert; 11:45, ' address by prominent educators; 1 * p. m., dinner; 2 p. m., observation of the building and renewing old acquaintances; 3 p. m., demonstrations of potatoes; 4 p. m., band concert; 4:15, awarding of ribbons. The- community fair is an unusual one. Colston and Duncanville have the reputation of being two of the best communities in the county. The officers are: R, L. Kearse, president; C. F. Padgett, vice president; .Miss Rebecca Lyles, secretary. The exhibits promised this year will be full and interesting. A large crowd is expected for the day. Much Local Interest. There was much Bamberg interest < manifested in the recent annual Carolina-Clemson foot ball game at the state fair in Columbia, especially from a university standpoint. Bunk McGee, from East Orange, N. J., who played a star tackle for Carolina, has visited in Bamberg where ne nas i numerous friends and is a nephew of i Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg, and his relatives here were instrumental in securing his attendance as a student at! the state university this session. In j addition to this one of Bamberg's most charming girls, Miss Maryj Frances Walker, a student of Columbia college, was honored by being selected and serving as a Carolina spon- j sor for 'the big athletic classic of the J state institutions. The Carolina team is always known as the Gamecocks and consequently a handsome cock is always presented to the team to spur them on to victory in this game of (f games for the state's college boys,! and the beautiful bird on this occa-j sion was supplied by Dr. H. J. Stuckey, of Bamberg, and was exhibited to the enormous crowd by his Carolina custodian whf> made him fly . between the Clemson goal posts before each half of the game. Road Repairing. The continuous dry weather for many weeks lately has furnished a fine opportunity for work on the va- . nous roaUS 111 tills sccnuu auu tuusequently some good time has been put in on them and most of the pub- . lie roads in the community are now in excellent condition and automobile and buggy travel made much easier . and more convenient than for some time. It has also helped in the work of grading the Orangeburg highway ' for the new road through the Edisto river swamp three miles north of Bamberg, and considerable progress has been made with this. Mules Come Cheap. Live stock taken in under mortgage and sold on the block in Bamberg go at ridiculously low prices auring mesc strenuous times, and on some days pretty fair mules are struck off to bidders at from ten to fifteen dollars a head. On one occasion a Bamberg citizen is known to have wagered a mule against a mule on a foot ball igame, and the party betting on the losing team laughed it off as a joke saying he would gladly deliver the mule because although he bet 'the wrong way he felt that he was the winner since he wouldn't have to 1 feed the animal any longer. Exchange of Pulpits. Next Sunday will be Baptist "fel- 1 lowship" day, when there will be a general exchange of pulpits through- out the state. Rev. Geo. P. White, the local Bap- ! tist pastor, will preach in Aiken on 5 that day, and Dr. P. J. McLean, the Aiken pastor, will preach here. Rev. 0. J. Frier, of Denmark, will preach in North Augusta, and the North Augusta pastor. Dr. J. H. Thayer, will occupy the Denmark pul- < pit. ] Several farm loan mortgages have gone through recently for this sec- ( tion and consequently a small amount 1 of money distributed in Bamberg county by the farm loan bank, but ! A - ? ? - Ai */%? iVvii e% {_ not enougn to De nuutcauic m uusr ness. i < i > ^ i Subscribe for The Herald, $2 year. 1 FORMER CITfZEN pEAD. J". Thomas Folk Fell From Wagon and Head Was Crushed. * A former Bamberg county citizen, J. Thomas Folk, and a man widely connected in this community, lost his life last week in a very peculiar and pathetic manner. Mr. Folk formerly lived in the Clear Pond section of this county, -but some years ago moved to Estill. His body was found along the road between Estill and Furman, his head badly crushed, and 1 at first it was rumored that probably J foul play had been done; but after a I careful investigation the conclusion 1 was reached that Mr. Folk fell from his wagon in which he was driving alone and the heavy wheel paised across his head and crushed it. It is said that previously the unfortunate man had suffered from heart irouoie ana tnis may nave causea cne i !all; his watch and money were f und * upon his person when discovered along the roadside by a negro. Mr. Folk was a middle aged man. He had many relatives in Bamberg county and was well and favorably known here. The body was brought by train to Denmark Friday morning where it was met and conveyed by hearse to the old family cemetery near Clear Pond and there laid to rest. He was a brother to the late i G. W. Folk, who died there less than a year ago. Mr. Folk was a consecrated Christian, a member of the Baptist denomination, and the services at the grave were conducted by the Rev. Geo. P. White, pastor of the Bamberg Baptist church. The deleased is survived by four chidren and his second wife, who was Miss Smoak, of this county, a sister to Supervisor W. B. Smoak. Armistice Day Service. All the churches of the city will unite at the Baptist church Friday night, at 7:30, in joint armistice day services. The public is most cordially invited to be present. A suitable programme will be arranged for the occasion, which will - : be largely in the nature of offering thanks for the success which accompanied the armies of America and her allies during the world war. ' V - - ' BANKS CLOSE FRIDAY. The undehsigned banks will be closed on Armistice Day, Friday, November 11th, the same being a legal holiday. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, BAMBERG (BANKING CO., PEOPLES BANK. SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale?Quilts. Apply to MRS. C. R. CLAYTON, Ehrhardt, S. C. ltp For Reht?Apartments on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tin ' [ For Sale?FuLghum seed oats. 75c per bushel. HAYS & ZEIGLER, Bamberg, S. C. ll-17p We Deliver Coal and Cottonseed hulls and meal. PhonS 53 THE COTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Lot ol second hand frames, doors, sash, and blinds. JNO. j F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tin 1 For Sale?Registered Holstein bull, Paul Pontiac de Kol Korndyke. C. J. S. BROOKER, Bamberg, S. C. 11-17n ?__?. For Sale?One hundred bushels or more of good solid prolific eared corn, kpply to D. F. LOADHOLT, Ehrhardt, S. C. Itp For Sale?One Overland Roadster. Just overhauled. In perfect condition. Cheap for cash. See DOCK PRIESTER, Bamberg, S. C. Itp * j Trespass Notice?'Notice is given that no hunting or trespassing is allowed, or cattle allowed to run on my lands. J. J. McMILLAN, Bamberg, S. C. 11-17 p i, Trespass Notice?All persons are hereby warned against hunting or trespassing in any -manner whatsoever on my lands. C. J. S. BROOKER, .' ^ Bamberg, S. C. ll-17n / Wanted?Man with car to sell low priced Graham Tires. $130.00 per week and commissions. GRAHAM TIRE CO., 3119 Boulevard, Benton Harbor, Mich. Itp Strayed or Stolen?White pointer . with black spots, black ears, bobbed tail, about 3 years old, collar No. 13. ** Reward for return to PETER SIMMONS, Bamberg, S .C. ltp Trespass Notice?Notice is hereby 1 given that hunting or trespassing of A any character is strictly forbidden cn M the lands of the undersigned. MRS. J. R. SANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. 17p jgfl| Liberty Bonds?If you are thinking U of selling your Liberty Bonds see us H at once, as we are in the market for 4MB 525,000 worth. We will pay you New Fork quotations. FIRST NATIONAL Mm BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Trespass notice?a n persops are grmont hereby warned against hunting, hauL HH ing straw, or trespassing in any man-^HRH ner whatsoever, on the lands of D. M. M ra Smith and lands of the estate of P. Smith, under penalty of the law^^^Hn 11-24 n. __ Wanted?Men or women to taa^^H^H orders among friends and neighboi^BMHHB for the genuine guaranteed hosier?|H|H full line for men, women and ch^HHHj iren. Eliminates darning. We pIHH 75c an hour spare time, or $36.00HHHgH week for full time. Experience necessary. Write INTERNATION/BHRHl STOCKING MILLS, NorristowMM^M