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p \ ?mm I ^ ^ JBB E ;H E -X ^ -3^M U | & --M . r&M Ex .;: 3?0 fl 1m ^ ''iSlaM Pi- -^SH p ?li? iamherg ijmli I ^|[? $2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921. Established in 1891. i Bamberg's First A Rm Was a "X. ,' \ I Bamberg county's first annual fair j IweeK Has come ana gone, ami m it? wake it has left an unprecedented era of pride and confidence; pride in the T V 4 splendid achievements of the past and present, and confidence in a glorious future progressiveness. For in the past there have been those who constantly mentioned a county fair for Bamberg, its possibilities and I * Wmaw fffA mViah 1 A V% Q TTO ' I UtJUfcJil Lb, Ail a.UCK WO SliUUlU UUIW one; some knew we could have one; 'but nobody was big enough to take the lead and start the ball to rolling. It required stout heart and noble effort, but this year the Utopian dream was put into stauncTi reality; ideas wtnAworf iwfn ft/?f?nmTYlishm6iits and air HBpf castles came down to earth. And WF though with but a few weeks to spare rt in which to perfect plans and ar) rangements Bamberg county's ^farrnj ers exchange week has been a notable I success from every angle and easily - eclipsed anything ever before attempted in this county; it bids fair to quickly blossom into one of the J * state's greatest annual county fairs. t For we came; we saw; we conquered; all skeptics must be convinced, and join with an abiding faith in the old slogan, "We can." The result besDeaks Drosress and development, and K reflects unstinted praise, just pride, and magnificent credit upon those public spirited citizens who put aornee tbck mnvpmpnt. Every city of I - ficial labored zealously for the success of the movement, and the origiE'nators deserve the congratulations | and commendation of every one en* Joying any degree of civic pride in our county and community. Those who threw cold water on the undertaking and those individuals, organ\ izations or institutions who did not I put forth their efforts in this week E for the betterment and uplifting of f this community must now realize I mat tney ianea to avau iiiemocnca m a fine opportunity, and join hands : ' next time, because while slow in starting, a continuation is now practically assured, thinking not of that ? slowness in the past, but working in sj the future with Longfellow's senti?. ments, "Let the dead past bury its dead." Bamberg county has splendid schools, magnificent farms and other fine assets. And witJh our own ingenuity and resourcefulness, and the inspiration and confidence now ours, ?"i? J {other county iairs win ue umut? iu i| look to their laurels. It does not require a statesman's foresight to con^ ceive of regular nice exhibit buildings if such be necessary, and the exhibits themselves can be easily furnished. We have worth while indusf trial enterprises, great commercial interests, progressive banks and the richest farm lands in this section of the country capable of producing bountiful and varied crops. We have a dandy race track, a band, two grid?? " x' oottopoI or>hnn1a hnt/h whitfi Hj^B, UVUB auu o?iw<wi W and black, with creditable foot ball By teams. There are moving pictures and parades of any and all kinds Hp" can be staged. Every description of ? instruction, interest, information, L amusement and benefit can be and Ht will be furnished right here on the nHr spot, something for everybody, re-! A gardless of age, size, race, color, na-| H tionalitv, peculiar tastes, or previous IP condition of servitude. What was IT' . accomplished this year was all Duna* led up and done in a hurry, and this ^ too makes the grand success attainPlf . ed all the more remarkable. So sucI f cessful and so creditable were the ef| forts of those concerned that a brief | concise review of events and doings IK of the fair week will not be amiss. This will be short. In the large Farmers tobacco ware I bouse building some of the finest] 8wine ever exhibited in this state, or p in any other state for that matter, L were to be seen. The poultry exhiI Vbition was good and beautiful; there I were also pigeons and rabbits. Next B year cages and other provisions will K be made for this part of the show. ^ TT7 woraliftiieo Tcno litPPallv II iiU 1/OUUUIT TIU1 vuvugv TT MW w?^ I filled witli exhibits and displays of [ various kinds. The marketing planj was featured first, fresh quotations! being obtained and furnished daily, I and many producers profitably disposed of quantities of country pro-1 duce. Every exhibit of the various private concerns and business can not be mentioned. Carlisle School had a ireditable booth. The fancy work dis ay was lovely. The negro exhibits - ** 1* Xi ^HHHSWiowed up unusually wen, iancy* HNHn[^VBork, canned goods, embroidery and j MaffiHSpverytliing. Voorhees school did well.! very thing on the farm, from the home and in business was there. The Innual Fair Complete Success METHODIST W. M. S. Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year. Mrs. \V. O. Guess President. ____ The regular monthly meeting for December of the Woman's Missionary ! society of Trinity Methodist church ! was moved up slightly and was held at the church Tuesday afternoon. I The subject under discussion at this meeting was the Jap-Korean question T,ho mpfttin? was unusually VAX""*. w w w ^ well attended, the ladies' parlor of the church being filled with members, j A rising unanimous vote of thanks' and commendation was extended to| the retiring president, Mrs. W. J. Snyder, for her splendid executive ability displayed in handling the affanrs of the society since she assumed the leadership some months ago. The removal from the city of I Mts. Snyder necessitated her resig1 nation. Accordingly, the election of officers was entered into, and the following named ladies were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Otis Guess;- vice president, Mrs. J. W. Stokes; treasurer, Miss Llewellyn Cleckley; recording secretary, Mrs. Clarence R. Brabham, Jr.; corresponding secretary. Mrs. E. O. Kirsoh; superintendent social service, Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg; superintendent publicity, Miss Bessie Lee Black; agent of Voice, Mrs. Reba Murphy; parsonage aid treasurer, Mrs. D. J. Delk; superintendent of juniors, Mrs. L. C. Smoak. It was decided to make the January meeting a pledge meeting to be held in the churph and to be conducted by Mrs. E. O. Kirsch; the hostesses selected for this meeting are Mesdames C. R. Brabham, Jr., J. . Moye and J. J. Gleckley. The following; named respective members were elected and agreed to conduct the other ten monthly meetings during 1922 in the order mentioned, no meeting being scheduled for the month of August, 1922: Mrs. G. C. Padgett, Mrs. J. W. Stokes, Mrs. H. N. Folk, Miss Gene Price, Mrs. Rob 4 tn-I'L- -* r T T en A. JJC1K, *vir&. J. J. u un^, iuio. C. P. Gilchrist, Mrs. F. M. Moye, Mrs. L. C. Smoak and Mrs. J. T. Burch. art and antique booths were notably worth while and highly entertaining. The various clubs were nicely represented. At night the Midway furnished much fun and amusement for those who ventured out. The occasion was ushered in early Tuesday morning with a very timely and appropriate speech by Mayor LaVerne Thomas. Then the sumptuous 1 barbecue was enjoyed by thousands. On Wednesday the handsome parade of floats was witnessed by more people than ever before gathered together on Main street. The excel x*? ? j i ~. lent norse races were me ieaumg things Thursday. Wednesday afternoon there was a fine basket ball game between the girls of Bamberg and Orangeburg high schools. Free; moving pictured were shown for the j visitors daily at the La Victoire Theatre. Attempts were made to arrange i a foot ball game between Carlisle and some other contestant, but the plans could not be perfected, and the C'rt r\o r*o rin ttTOo <iloA AqIId/1 I vai iioic UICCO pui UUV ?T t*0 VMA-AWV& off. More time will be afforded to arrange these matters in advance I next year. And it is hoped that all! schools will join more heartily in the < week and that the Carlisle band I might render some selections. Fine speeches on farm topics and boll weevil conditions were delivered to large and appreciative audiences on Wednesday and Thursday by two respective representative speakers from Clemson college, Dr. W. W. Long, and N. E. Winters. The big street dance scheduled for Thursday night probably would have been a huge success, but was abandoned out of respect for the memory of one of Bamberg's oldest residents who passed away that day. Friday was entirely given over to the colored people who took advantage of the opportunity to reflect credit upon tfieir race and conducted their affairs well. They pulled off a good parade, staged some good horse races and in the afternoon had a foot ball game at Rhoad park between Voorhees and Walker Baptist institute, an Augusta negro college. Negro boys of the Jenkins orphanage band of Charleston furnished the mu? - - ? 11 ? All oil if TTTOO S!*J lUT tllb WCCii, All ill Ally xc nao a ;great, banner, gala week, one long to be remembered in Bamberg county, and from which we will go on and on to a greater Bamberg county fa'r each year to come. Organize; do it now. BLACKVILLE BUREAU Blackville, Dec. 6.?S. J. Eaves, formerly a resident of Barnwell county, but who moved to Augusta a orkrtH manv vparc a en rlipri at his *r ^ _0w, home in Augusta today after a two weeks illness of pneumonia. He was about 65 years old and a consistent member of the Baptist church. He is survived by his widow, who was 'Miss Sallie Still, of Barnwell county, and a number of deserving sons and daughters. U. M. Eaves is his only surviving brother. Funeral and interment will take place in Augusta tomorrow. Clarence Fickling has returned from a business trip to Richmond. Mr. Harrison, from Yarnville, was in Blackville today on professional business. Mrs. Emma Halford, of Sumter, and little gran-d daughter, Miss Betty Halford, of Colulnbia, are visiting relatives in Blackville and Barnwell. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Oakman, of Augusta, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Free lat week-end. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Youngblood and family visited relatives at Kline last week. The coingregation of the Methodist church are delighted to have their [ same pastor, Rev. T. L. Glennan, returned to-them for another year. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Cullum are rei ceiving congratulations on the birth of a lovely little daughter on Decern| ber 6, wiho will be called Allie Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fanning are rejoicing over the possession of a fine son, who has been in authority in that home for three weeks. Lartigue Sweat, of Boston, Ga., is I the guest of his mother, Mrs. Agnes Sweat. H. M. Tant, and his bride, who was Miss Ruby Darnell, of Norway, visited friends in Blackville last week. Friends of Master George Sanders ; will regret to learn that he is ill with scarlet fever, and hope for his speedy recovery. Friends of Miss Bertha Delk will be glad to hear that she is improving after a very serious illness. Wade Johnson, of Charleston, visited relatives here recently. Madison Neeley, of Olar, was in town this afternoon. Miss Eleanor Izlar has returned from a visit to Miss Minnie Hilton, I of Augusta. Davis-Lee U. D. C. chapter was ~ " ' * ? w TLT 1 delightfully entertained i y :viro. n?w D. Still Tuesday afternoon. Mris. Charley Martin was the charming hostess to the Wednesday Afternoon Book club last week. This week's cold snap has added "dead pig" to the bill of fare in many homes here, and the odOr of "chitlings" permeates the ' .r. SNYDER GOES TO McCODL. Associate Headmaster of Carlisle Resumes Pastoral Work. The many friends of Rev. W. J. Snvder and his attractive and much beloved family will be interested to know that he is to resume pastoral work in the South Carolina conference. At the recent session of the conference in St. George, Rev. Mr. Snyder was assigned to the pastorate of the Methodist church in McColl. He is now arranging to move to McColl in the next week or two to assume his new duties. A little more than a year ago Mr. Snyder was assigned to the position ! of associate headmaster of Carlisle j school by the Upper South Carolina conference, of which he was a member. At that time he was connected with the business management of Lander college. His last pastoral work was done at Batesburg where [ he was and is held in the greatest affection. Mr. Snyder and his family have made hundreds of staunch friends during their stay in Bamberg. He is recognized as being one of the ablest preachers in .the conference. The need for pastors in the Methodist conference is very acute, and it was considered that the pastoral services of this able minister of Grod could not well be dispensed with longer. He is an efficient and indefatigable worker in any undertaking, and the McColl church is indeed very fortu nn+n i-r* V. n TT? T>T Vi-Jm OCCi Cm Q that iiaiC 1X1 lia VIJUI5 Uiiu UOWIQiiVU wvr V^vvv field of endeavor. The many friends of Mr. Snyder, his most estimable wife and attractive children keenly regret their removal from Bamberg, and wish them every happiness and success in their new home. Lives of great men oft remind us that their lot was not sublime. / ft STATE NEWS The annual conference of the Cumberland A. M. E. church was held in Aiken last week. S. J. Link, merchant of Abbeville, shot 'himself in the head in his store Thursday. No motive for the deed is known. He was 55 years of age and highly respected. The annual conference of governors convened in Charleston Monday morning. Thirty-two state executives have signified their intention of attending the conference. Col. Holmes B. Springs, of Greenville, whose name has been frequently mentioned as a candidate for governor, has stated positively that he will not be in the race next summer. The officers of Camden and Lan-j caster Friday made a raid and cap* ' iHl J turea a complete nquor uuun, auu fifty gallons of mash buried under-1 ground. A quantity of meal, sugar) and molasses was confiscated. Millions of pounds of tobacco have been signed in the Pee Dee for marketing through the cooperative mar-i keting association. It said that the association now controls a big portion) of the tobacco production of the state.) The South Carolina Methodist conference adjourned in St George Sun-! day. It will meet next year in Mar-J ion. One of the notable results of the conference was the decision to in-j sure the lives of all preachers of the conference for $2,000 each. The following were named as delegates from the Soyth Carolina Methodist conference to the general conference in Hot Springs: Dr. D. M. McLeod, Dr. J. W. Daniel, Rev. C. E. Edwards, Rev. Peter Stokes, Leland Moore, B. Hart Moss, J. W. Ivey, and Charlton Durant. The joint legislative committee has announced that its main proposal when the general assembly convenes will be to recommend a reduction in taxes in this state of at least onethird. It is expected that an eightmill levy will be recommended. A saving of some $2,(M)0,000 will result to the people from the proposed reduction. Monday Morning Matinee. The mayor had his hands full again Monday morning, and this surplus cash of various and sundry offenders and breakers of the city ordinances ?1? or f a fliD certainly musi i>r icucatuu^ u tuv I city treasurer in these times when some people can't even pay their light bills and city taxes. Each defendant paid the fine fixed. There were six cases in all, mostly of a i minor nature, and the proceeds netted the city a total of $35. The first case was against \V. H. Smead, charged with be'ng drunk and disorderly. He was fined $c or sentenced to 30 days. Joe Kelly, a Denmark negro, was tried for being drunk and disorderly, and paid a ! fine of $5 rather than hit the road ! for SO days. W. D. Blume, charged ! with being drunk and disorderly, was 1 fined $10 or a sentence of 30 days; ' Lessie Peeples, a negress, was fined $5 or a sentence of 30 days for dist orderly conduct. Hager Rivers, another daughter of Ham, was convict! ed of disorderly conduct, and paid $5 in preference to doing 30 days. Rosa Smith, another negro woman of well known character about town, forfeited her bond of $5 in the case against her for alleged disorderly conduct J ? I llAIIAA ana operating a uwui ucn; uuuo^, St. George Casualties. B. Hart Moss, a prominent Orange, burg lawyer, and for years one of the) leading members of the bar of that city, sustained a severe injury while attending the recent South Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal church held at St. George. In almost total darkness Mr. Moss unfortunately walked into an open dHch in St. George and suffered a double fracture of his thigh. He has a number of friends in Bamberg who re ^ - > - o v;_ _ ^ grei to itja.ru ujl xiia mibiuuuuo auu trust that he will soon be entirely recovered. The Rev. J. K. Inabinett, of Garnett, also attending the conference on the same night in his capacity as a minister, suffering a similar acci dent to that of Mr. Moss and at identically the same spot. Mr. Inabinett was rendered unconscious, but fortunately no bones were broken and he was quickly revived and all right again except for a few minor bruises. Somewhere on the route back from St. George one or two cars coming in this direction went into a ditch, one of them being that of C. R. Brabham, Jr., of Bamberg. The accident was not costly and nobody was hurt. To Let Contract 1 Bridge and Ca\ WANT TO SUSPEND TRAINS. HM U Morning Passengers Nos. 9 and 10, Ri>nnr>hvillA tn Ancnst-a. Of -considerable interest to Bamberg is the announcement of the South Carolina railroad commission that an application ihas been filed with the commission by t!he Southern Railway company begging the privilege of suspending the operation of trains Nos. 9 and 10, between Branchville and Augusta. 1116 commission uas set ucucuiuci 14 as the date on which. a hearing will be held in regard to the matter, at which time representatives of the railroads and other interested parties will be heard in regard to the suspension of this train service. Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are the early morning trains operating through Bamberg on the Southern. The 6.25 train brings to Bamberg the biggest first-class mail of the entire day, including the daily newspapers from Charleston and Columbia. While it may be possible to route the Columbia papers so as to reach Bamberg at 9.01, if these trains are taken off, it will vean that the Charleston papers will not arrive in "Bamberg until 10:50 a. m. In fact, in the event of the suspension of these trains, Bamberg will be practically isolated so far as the daily newspapers are concerned until mid-forenoon, to say nothing of the fact that the town will be without first-class mail until 9 o'clock. It was only recently arranged, through the efforts of Postmaster Knight to have a first-class mail delivery in Bamberg on the 6:27 train. The patrons of the postoffice have been greatly pleased, at tihis early / mnrninc mm'1 whicfh brings the bulk of the morning mail to Bamberg, thus affording business houses the opportunity of gettinjg their mail when the various places of business are opened in tih^ morning. It is not imagined that the public will relish the fact that this marl, so recently added, is to be suspended if he railroad commission allows the taking off of these trains. The inconvenience to the traveling public will be equally as great. At present one may make an early trip to Augusta, Columbia, or Char leston, which will be impossible it this train service is suspended. These trains are also used more than any other in taking patients to the -city hospitals, as they permit those interested to make a trip and return the same day. SPECIAL CRIMINAL COURT. Convenes in Bamberg Next Monday to Last One Week. It has not been officially announced yet what judge will hold the special term of criminal court for Bamberg county for one week, which will convene here next Monday, the 12 th. There are a number of big murder trials to come up at this terpi. All those likely to be tried, however, have already been indicted by the grand jury, so that it will not be necessary for that body to be called together at this time and the members of the grand jury do not have to report for duty at this term of court. The 36 rkoti* inrnrs drawn for service ase as ywwv J V*A V*M __ follows: John H. Wilson. Fred Hutto. J. R. LeCroy. L. D. Kinsey. Victor Whetstone. Geo. W. Kearse. R. E. Jennings. H. R. Pearlstin. W. E. Hightower. B. M. Roberts. C. E. Priester. H. J. Carter. W. L. Linder. T. A. Hightower. U. M. Carroll. G. B. Kinard. C. M. Varn. John Padgett. Grady McMillan. J. O. Ritter. Herbert Herndon. Charlie Ayer. G. E. Smoak. F. M. Mcye. *"' T A .ferry li. yiwmiau.u. Dave L. Smoak. S. R. Oopeland. W. T. Sandifer. G. W. Bessinger. R. L. Lancaster. Charlie M. Carter, j Arthur T. FreemanEarl Freeman. L. L. Higbtower. W. H. Steedly. j Abraham Mayes, who was to have j been electrocuted in Columbia Friday for alleged assault upon a BranchI ville woman, has been given a reprieve until February 3, that the governor may investigate more fully his appeal for commutation of sentence. The judge and nine of the jurors have petitioned the governor to commute the sentence to 40 years imprison ment. The regular meeting of the Francis Marion Bamberg chapter of the U. D. C. will he held on Tuesday, December 13, at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker and Mrs. Sallie Owens. i - / V-'4J *c\ '5 ^ UfifeV- - 1 r .V---. y- - ,'e- -i . - *or Edisto River ? useway Dec. 14th |8 Notice !has been given by the state g| i highway department that on Decern- fl i ber 14 th bids will be opened for the S construction of a concrete reinforced. 8 v&v* bridge over the Edisto river and for n the construction of the causeway ffl leading to the bridge through the 8 swamp, a distance of .858 mile. The .'--TjH estimated cost of these projects is j3| i over $50,000. ' SB ! The construction of the bridge 8 over the Edisto- river between Orange- '3H bung and Bamberg counties the cost 9 of which will be one-half divided between the two counties ang one-half 9 by the federal government, will be H one of the biggest pieces of engineer- >' , jffi ing ever done in this section of the 9| state. The bridge will measure 613 H feet in length. It is to built in five 9 spans, of reinforced concrete, one of Q the longest bridges in this section. ? The causeway contract is to be let |B at the same time. This will com- SI mence at the edge of the swamp join. B ing on to the Bamberg road. As H heretofore stated, the road will fal- jflj low the present right of way until the fl the canal is reached. It there leaves 8 the old right of way and goes straight H across the swamp to the bridge site. B When these projects are completed, ' . B there will be an unbroken highway B from Buford's Bridge to Orange- 9j burg, and as links are how being a built from Buford's Bridge to Syca- 8 more, and from Orangeburg to Cal- B houn county line, there will soon be B a completed highway from Sycamore B to the CaLhoun line. The building of the road through 9 the swamp and the construction of H the long causeway through the 9 swamp will take many months, and ?3 will give employment to a large |9 The bridge construction will re- " . quire 725 cubic yards of wet exca- mm vation, 140 cubic yards of dry exca- 18 ' vation. 787.2 cubic yards of cilaes "A" concrete, 105 cubic yards of ,-r IH class "B" concrete, 70.1 cubic yards H of" class "A" concrete (seals), 16$,- B 795 pounds of steel reinforcement, fl 1,226 square yards of bituminous The road work involves the nec- n essary clearing and grubbing of 8a right of way, 2 acres of clearing and B grubbing for surfacing pits, etc., 1,- B 997 cubic yards of common excava- J3 tion, and 4,530 lineal feet of mixing ||^B and dhaping and sand-clay work. - SX Lees-Williston Road Contract. B In this connection, it is interest^ B ing to note that on December 22 the H contract will be awarded for the con- flj - A* ? ? ni%A?lAofAn_ A 11 on of* Bl struccion ui vucn highway through Barnwell county, 9 beginning at the county line near 9 Lees an-d continuing to the county SB line just beyond Williston. 9 When this link is built, the Char- 9 leston and Augusta highway will be 9 completed practically from Augusta 9 to Bamberg, a distance of more than 9 60 miles, Aiken county having built 9 this mad several years ago from Williston to Aiken. Since then a v JH magnificent highway has been built H from Aiken to Augusta, though this 9B was not done under federal aid, nor 9 !has this road been accepted by the , . jsB state highway commission, bat so far JH as travelers are concerned there will 9 be a completed highway from Bam- 9 berg to Augusta. &| As Bamberg county contemplates SB ! the building of the Charleston-Au- 9 gusta highway from Bamberg to Edisto river next year, this road is be- * jM inig carried to Charleston rapidly, wj and will soon be a reality. The chain H gang is now completing the road S Denmark to Bamberg according to government specifications and with 9 federal aid, and Contractor Mayfield S m J- Via raod frATTJ !Has aireauy cumpicucu wo n/uu Denmark to Lees. / On Tuesday of last week the ladles |BH of the Baptist W. M. S. were favored" 9 with an address by Mrs. George R. SB Davis, of Orangeburg. The meeting H was called to order by the presi- H dent, Mrs. White, and a few business 0 matters were dispensed with prior to H the address. Wa Mrs. White then introduced the w r.^Qoi-or- cavins- fjbat in truth she iffl - ?o ? ? - needed no introduction, having been here on a former occasion. Mrs. SH | Davis spoke very earnestly of our J work at home and abroad, our needs, 9b etc. She also stressed the work of mt ! our younger women, and their use- H fulness, and spoke in the highest jSi terms of our own "Virginia Hill" who is soon to go to the "Foreign |H Fields." Mrs. Davis's taia was ai together instructive and uplifting, |BB| and inspires us to strive for greater 'SB I and nobler things.?Oor. Sec. H