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s' Brief Items From Town and County J. B. Black, Jr., recently returned indisposed from a duck hunt in Colleton county, and is now quite sick v - <%' xv! j at ms nome in uns city. The Baptist Y. W. A. will meet [ next Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Miss Elizaf beth Free. A full attendance is re! quested. j The freinds of Mrs. B. D. Carter | will learn with much^regret of her illness. She was carried Monday morning to a Charleston infirmary for an operation. I The friends of Mrs. K. m. nitt win \ he interested to know that she successfully underwent an operation at an infirmary in Charleston last Thursday, and that she is now rapidly recuperating. The Herald is requested to an5j.:\ * nounce that the local chapter of the Winthrop Daughters will meet Tues-, ||:V day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with " Mrs. M. E. Ayer. All members are urged to be present. San<3y Nevils, well known Bamberg man, and Mts. IJattie Glover, were Ifer'. united in wedlock at the home of the jp4 bride in this city last Thursday night. Bp Th^ceremony was performed by probete Judge J. J. Brabham, Jr. IN The friends of Percy Brabham, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. g:-': Brabham, will be glad to learn that I* ihe bas returned aome irum -<m ui-| angeburg hospital, where he was recently operated <?n for appendicitis, and that he is rapidly recovering. . An interesting announcement to friends in Bamberg of the groom and 'his family is that of the marriage in Columbia last Thursday of J. P. Ott. I ? tw TMVO T P mt I !%} T., SUU Ui l/i. auu iuio. w. - . , former prominent Bamberg people, and Miss Zane Grey Wright, of that Edward Walker, Lakeland, Fla., in renewing his subscription, writes:" > "You will, find enclosed P. O. money order for $2.00 for subscription to The Herald for the following year. It seems so much Jike a letter from home that I find I can't miss a single copy. May prosperity be yours during the new year." Many thanks, kind friend. Saturday evening Probate Judge J. J. Brabham, Jr., performed thej i marriage ceremony in his office inj the court fcoustehere of Isaac Barfieldi and Miss Ethel Hodges, both of Emhree, in this cpunty, where these young people have resided for some time. After the ceremony the happy young couple left for a short honeymoon trip to Savannah after which they will be at home in Embree. An excellent highway is now available to automobile tourists between Bamberg and Augusta, and a local citizen who motored to Columbia last week from here reports that some I splendid work has been done recent-1 ly on the road which is now greatly improved and the road to the capital city is said to be in reasonably good condition again after a period of al-j most disgraceful condition on some portions. The friends in Bamberg of Willie Cauthen are glad to see him among ns again where he is visiting relatives, bringing with him his bride of sev* eral weeks. Mr. Cauthen has for some time been a non-commissioned officer of the United States army; he iff stationed in Boston, and married a Mica Hinnvfir. of Pennsylvania. ?He >-was reared in Bamberg, Dut this is his first visit to his. old home town f in a few years. M. A. Moye, a citizen of Bamberg in the good old days of many years ago, has recently been very ill at his .home in Fairfax, but i? now improv*?cr trt the*. d^iifirht of his numerous friends here where he is still popular. Mr. Moye, familiarly known as p; "Buzz," is the father of J. C. and F. M. Moye of this city, both of whom wor6 called to his bedside during his illness, but have now returned, as % their father is better. Of interest to Bamberg people was the marriage in Charleston last Wed&/:. nesday of Miss Marie Catherine * ?-? nn~.tr frt i>r William ArilUU1 tiicvt f vv/ ?* ? Anderson Salley, also of Charleston. |/ ' ? Miss Arndt is pleasantly remembered here as the attractive daughter of Paul Arndt, who lived in Bamberg for a number of years. She has been a trained nurse in Charleston for ?some time, and the.groom is a drug ?gist there where ttiey wm maice tneir home. Thurston Roundtree, who when a boy lived in Denmark and had friends there and -here, died at his home in Atlanta Tuesday of last week after a lengthy illness. The funeral was held there. Mr. Roundtree held an important position with the waterworks de partment of Atlanta, ana it was m SSSo I connection with his duties that he -V " suffered the illness which resulted in ftp- his death. He was a brother of Mrs. , J. J. Brabham, Jr., of this city, and also left a wife and three small children. The deceased was about 32 years old. r ' f... i . ' " * I DEATH OP MRS. CHISOLM. Widow of Late Rev. S. P. Chisolm Passes Away in Colston Section. Mrs. S. P. Chisolm, the widow of the Rev. S. P. Chisolm, fljtesed to her eternal reward Tuesday, ^e 24th of January, at six o'clock in the after noon. Mrs. Chisolm was a daughter of Joe Lowery, of Bamberg county. She first married Willie E. Beard, who was a resident of Colston Branch community, and she made that community her permanent home during the remainder of her life. Mr. Beard departed this life in 1901 and after a few years Mrs. Beard married the late Rev. S. P. Chisolm. After the death of Mr. Chisolm his widow remained at her old home with her children. For several months Mrs. Chisolm had been going back in health. She was bothered with a complication of diseases of which it seemed that her nhvsician could render her but little assistance. As her health became poorer and poorer, Mrs. B. W. Beard and other friends untiringly stood by her bedside. Just a few. days before her death she seemed to have made a change for the better, but then the relapse set in which resulted in her death. Mrs. Chisolm leaves three sons and nnp nHnntftrt H?iierhter viz: H. W. Beard, of Bambeng; J. C. and B. W. Beard, of Colston community, and j Mrs. Emery Williams, of Norway; and a host of friends to mourn her death. She will be .missed in the home, at the bedside of the sick and in the community. She was a faithful member of the Colston Brancli Baptist church and was untiring in all its interests. We humbly bow our heads in submission to Him that gave us life and realize that God doeth all things well. Taking Him at His word we are assured that some day in the future all believers in Christ will be called to "pass over this Jordan" into the celestial Canaan. Let us live so that when some angel of Joshua calls us we may be ready and may carry over the Jordan of deatb a pure heart and a ricfh inneritance. By her pastor, WALTER BLACK. Denmark, S. C. Latest Cotton Ginning Figures Announced According to the preliminary an nouncement 01 couun gmuiugs pixui to January 16th, made public January 23d, there had been ginned in Bamberg county three bales of cotton during the period from January 1 to January 16. When it is recalled that in the "good old days" of good cotton crops many of the gins were running at least half time at this period of the season, folks can't help but feel a. little sad over the mortal casket of our ex-king, cotton. There is such a little difference in the ginning figures now announced than the previous ones, that it is scarcely worth while printing them; however, here they are for Bamberg and neighboring counties: 1922 ,1921 Aiken 13,936 42,979 Allendale _ 4,548 13,388 Bamberg 4,006 20,662 Barnwell 7,905 28,276 Calhoun 5,375 38,726 Colleton 2,043 6,698 Dorchester 1,688 9,581 Hampton 3,041 7,024 Orangeburg .. ..18,513 92,940 The totals for the state are: 1922, 775,393; 1921, 1,506,358. Abraham Mays Again Reprieved. . . > Governor Cooper Tuesday granted a reprieve to Abraham Mays, or Abraham Williams, until April 7th, at the request of the pardon board. Williams, who is also known as Mays, is under death sentence, having been convicted of attempted criminal assault upon a young white girl of near Branchville. He was originally sentenced to die last October 28th, but the sentence has twice been reprieved prior to Tuesday. Tuesday was tne tmra reprieve for Williams. There is considerable doubt as the njarits of the death sentence, it is claimed, and the pardon board wishes to make a full investigation of the case. Williams's second reprieve will expire Friday, but the third reprieve goes to April 7th. Rev. Griggs to Preach. T-> - ITT T n.mirrrrr, rsne + n-n rtf + V. XteV. W. i-i. VJillo&o, paoiui ui iuu | North Baptist church, will be in Bam* berg and preach at the Baptist ! church Thursday night. Mr. Griggs comes here at the invitation of the deacons, and the entire congregation and the public generally are most cordially invited to be present. The services commence at 7:30 p. m. In view of the Thursday evening services, the regular mid-week prayer services on Wednesday evening have been called off. First National Bank Increases Its Capital At the annual meeting of the stockholders and directors of the First National Bank, of Bamberg, held recently in the banking rooms! of the institution, the affairs of the bank were shown to be in a most satisfactory condition. The First National is the county's youngest financial institution, and a right husky youngster it is. Since the last annual meeting of the stockholders, the bank has taken over the banking house and business of the Peoples Bank of Bamberg. The most important business to be transacted at the annual meeting was increasing the capital stock of the bank from $30,000 to $45,000. Tuesday the bank certified to the national banking system a paid in capital of $45,000, and a surplus fund of $6,550, a total of $51,550 capital and surplus. The stockholders elected the same board of directors for the ensuing year, as follows: Dr. J. B. Black,, Aaron Rice, W. C. Duncan, Dr. Robert Black, C. J. S. Brooker, W. E. Free, Dr. George F. Hair, B. C. Crum, w r? rrtlPTnan Dr. F. B. McCrack in, G. A. Ducker, W. A. Klauber, C. W. Rentz, Sr. At the meeting of the directors, the following officers were elected: W. A. Klauber, president; Dr. Robert Black, vice president; W. D. Coleman, active vice president; C. E. Black, cashier; Mrs. E. C. Morris, assistant cashier. An annual dividend of eight per cent, was declared, and a nice sum was carried to the profits and surplus account. The bank is showing a most rapid and satisfactory growth, and is in every way in a most flourishing condition. WEEVILS LIVE IN,ICE! Yes, But it Doesn't Mean Anything in Their Control. Clemson College, Jan. 23.?Is it true that the boll weevil has been placed between two blocks of ice j and was alive after all the ice 'had melted? This is a question asked frequently of Prof. A. F. Conradi, entomologist, and authority on boll weevil matters Prof. Conradi's answer to a recent inquirer should be of interest and information to all, as it throws real light on the matter. The Answer. That is very likely true. Another fad is to bore a hole in a block of ice in whicih a boll weevil is then hermetically sealed for twenty-four hours. Why should the experimentor be surprised that the beetle is still alive? Melting ice has a temperature of approximately 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and a boll weevil sealed within or between ice experiences no radiation or evaporation and is therefore not in the least affected by weather changes. Partridges, rabbits, and other ovnall cramo fr ACIH ATI tl V RAfik Shelter ouiaxi garnv *.* v^vwv.,, under the snow in cold winter weather. Ice floes and srfow drifts are not infrequently resorted to by man in the North for temporary shelter in cold stormy weather. We have successfully kept weevils and other insects in brine chambers and ice boxes under dry atmospheric conditions, but we have never succeeded in keeping them for prolonged periods in ice boxes unprotected against moisture. The weevil, like people, responds much more easily to radical changes in cold weather than to uniform conditions that obtain in an ice box. No Practical Bearing on Weevil Control. Putting the weevil in a block of ice is more than twenty years old. It was done in Texas when the weevil first arrived, and as the weevil migrated eastward, this practice continued to be one of the fads in newly infested territory year after year. The test has no practical value whatever, as there is no semblance to the natural changeable conditions fhat nbtain in the open. Free Veterinary Services. For the benefit of those who do not fully understand, I will say that as assistant state veterinarian for Bamberg and Barnwell counties, my services are free for the control of infectious and contagious diseases of live stock. My work is under the direction of Clemson college and I am stationed at Blackville, S. C. Telephone for me at Epp's Pharmacy. E. W. McCRONE, D. V. M. Fmnl over's Fear. Clerk?"My salary is not what it should be." Employer?"But are you sure you could live on what it should be?"? Exchange. California will make a campaign to secure repeal by congress of federal statutes taxing the estates of deceased persons. k c New Artesian Well Water is Tapped During the past few days the commissioners of public works have been engaged in tapping the new source of water supply from the artesian Ti*rvl 1 in cf OAmnln^A<1 rllVi r\ f a?* i c? v> J Uot V/UUipiCUCU. X liC v\ CX LCi 10 now piped "into the reservoirs, and the city is being plentifully supplied with a fine quality of household water. The flow of the well, as before stated, is approximately 200,000 gallons a day, an amount that is entirely ample for all purposes. In view of the previous strained supply, the new source is a most gratifying one to the commissioners and the people generally. The water comes from four hun dred and seventy-four feet beneath the surface. The bore penetrates several hundred feet of rock, and is, therefore, entirely free from any surface contaminations. The force of the flow carries the water directly into the reservoirs without the necessity of pumping utensils, and is, consequently, a -great money saver to the town. It is not contemplated that there will be any further shortage of water in Bamberg. PROGRAMME Of the B. Y. P. U. Rally in Bamberg Sunday, February 12th. Following is the programme of the B. Y. P. U. rally of the Barnwell Baptist association to be held at the Baptist church in Bamberg on Sunday, February 12th: 11 a. m.?Devotional exercises, Miss Eloise Cave. 11:15 a. m.?Welcome address, J. F. Carter. 11:25 a. m.?Response, L. E. Kir by. 11:35 a. m.?Roll call, reading of minutes, ,etc. Demonstration, Bamberg Union. Recess. 3 p. m.?Devotional exercises, D. T. Lattimer. 3:15 p. m.?A-l union?"How we did it"?Miss Juanita Matthews. 3:25 p. m.?'How to make our unions 100 per cent, in daily Bible reading, Miss Thelma Brooker, Miss Grace Mason. SneHfll \fiisir. Bambere Quartette. S:45 p. m.?How we won the state banner, Mrs. L. H. Miller. 3:55 p. m.?"Our aim," Rev. L. H. Miller, president state convention. Solo, Mrs. J. J. Heard. Business session, election of officers, etc. Adjourn. ? PARMER IN BAD WAY. Must Be Paid for Production if he is to Feed World, Says Lowden. If the farmer is to continue to feed mankind, he must he paid for his services and we must provide warehouses for the surplus in bountiful years, Frank O. Lowden, former governor of Illinois, told the Nebraska Dairymen"s association in convention in Omaha, Neb., last week. "The farmer believes in the value of what he produces and knows that it is indispensable to the world if ? ? >? ; a Civilization is to go uu, uc saiu. "When he sees that the total value of an unusually large crop is less in the markets of the world than the value of a small crop, he knows that something is wrong in our methods of distribution. He does not need to be familiar with higher mathematics to feel sure that twelve million bales of cotton ought to be worth more than six million bales; for each of the twelve million bales will be genuinely serviceable sooner or later in clothing the world. "He has seen much improved financial conditions come to one great section of the country because of an abnormally short crop of that staple. He can't persuade himself that the boll weevil is a beneficient agent of mankind, and yet he is compelled to admit that the cotton states are indebted to that little insect for their improved financial condition. "We know that no commodity will be long produced below the cost of production, and therefore it ought npvfir he necessary to market any farm commodity below such cost; for1 if that commodity can be stored and held the world will -have to pay the cost some day. "These problems have been met and solved in a large measure, in Holland and- Denmark and among the fruit growers of Californfa, by the organization of farmers, cooperative societies. These societies do not attempt to arbitrarily . fix prices. They do study the probable demand and attempt to adjust production to meet that demand." California's surplus lemons were dumped into ditches this year, while millions of dollars worth of lemon by-products were imported from Italy. ?? .* ' y J&rj ' >> j' / CORNELIUS McMIOHAEL DEAD. Brother of Mrs. H. N. Folk Passed Away Sunday Night. Cornelius Barton McMichael, sor of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McMichael, died at the home of his parents at 123 Whitman street Sunday night about 12 o'clock. He had been in failing health for several years. Mr. McMichael was 38 years of age. He was employed in the Peoples bank several years ago. For some months he has been at^ the home of his parents, after spending a couple of years in Asheville, N. C., in an effort to regain his health. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in St. T-k i 1 Af_ J.1. t raui s Memomsi cuurun, oi wnicn he was a member. The pastor, Rev. Thomas G. Herbert, conducted the services. The remains were laid to rest in Sunnyside cemetery. Nine years ago the deceased was married to Miss Ethel Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith, of Bowman. His widow and the following children survive: Mary Ethel, C. B., Jr., and Luther. The follow ing brothers and sister survive: R. D. McMichael, J. B. McMichael, J. I. McMichael and Julian McMichael, of this city and Mrs. H. N. Folk, of Bamberg.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Lightsey-Ffee. An interesting marriage to Bamberg people was that of E. F. Free, of this city, and Miss Cornelia Lightsy, of Sycamore, which occurred in Fairfax at five o'clock last Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Mr. White, pastor of the Fairfax Baptist church. The groom is a well known business man, having made his home in this section practically all his life. The bride comes from the old and honored family of that name in Barnwell and Hampton counties, and is a young woman of estimable character and refinement whom Bamberg is glad to welcome into our midst. She .is a daughter of the late Mr. ana Mrs. Milledge Lightsey, prominent residents years ago in the Brunson neighborhood of Hampton county. The happy couple are both now at home to their friends in this city. Important Meeting of Truck Growers The board of directors of the truck association is calling a meeting for Feb. 7th, at 3 p. m., in the court house auditorium. Every member and all parties who wish to join should be present as it is desired to make up a co-operative order of seed and sign up all parties who wish to join. V9ry likely this will be the last chance to join this season. It is time that we ?,et the business in shape and prepaie for the marketing of the cmp. It is important that the seed be ordered co-operatively and to place the order early as there is a shortage in the seed supply and very soon prices will advance. J. D. BRANDON, County Agent. Notice to Cotton Growers. Due to the bad weather, our educational campaign for co-operative marketing of cotton had to be postponed until the middle of February. Six of the ten meetings couldn't be held on account of the severe weather and it was decided to postpone the campaign. J. D. BRANDON, County Agent.. ROBBERS TAKE GOODS. Enter Store at Cope?Election for Intendant. Cope, Jan. 30.?Thieves entered the store of Valentine & McMillan on Friday night and carried away q,uite a lot of canned goods, chewing tobacco, candy and a lot of shoes. Other things may have been stolen, but these were the most noticeable. A correct amount is not known, but the thieves got away with $75 to $100 worth or more. No arrests have been made. At an election for. intendant and wardens held last week the incumbents, W. F. Waite, intendant, and H. J. McMillan, clerk; G. C. Mackey, J. K. Myers and John D. Bonnett, wardens, were all reelected to succeed themselves for another year. This is the first time in the history of Cope that the whole council has been reelected without some changes. m Just So. Offended Lady?"That shopkeeper insulted me. He said he kept everything in his shop I could think of." Policeman?"Well, where is the insult, ma'am?" Offended Lady?"When I looked in his shop it was empty."?Exchange. ? /. F. Carter Honored ? At State Bar Meeting Hon. J. F. Carter, of the Bamberg bar, was prominent at the meeting * of the state bar association in Colum man of the committee on legal education rendering an interesting report to the lawyers of the state, in ' which the state university law department was "highly commended; and it was pointed out that' the course there has now been increased f to three years and the faculty from three to five members, thus placing 1 ^ MA aam/) f/\ ? /\ J w% f Ui'n 1 OUT law SUUUUl aeuuuu iu uuuc iu mis section of the country. Mr. Carter was otherwise signally honored by being selected as one of the three lawyers to represent this state at the t national conference on legal education to be held in Washington, D. C.; * February 23rd and 24th, next, and it is probable that he will attend. This auite a COmDli ment to Mr. Carter, the national conference being made up of the moat eminent lawyers throughout the entire United States. Hon. Elihu Root, reputed to be America's greatest lawyer, and one of the country's fore- 1 most men in public life, will be a leading official of the convention, which will be presided over by Chief Justice William Howard Thft, of the United States Supreme Court, and former president, while the entertainment features are in charge of United States Attorney General rvane-hertv Mr. Carter is to be con gratulated. M Mrs. Carrie E. Cope. j Cope, Jan. 24.?Mrs. Carrie E. Cope, relict of the late J. Franklin Cope, passed away yesterday about jr 12:45 o'clock at her home about three miles from Cope. Jj Mrs. Cope had been in failing \ health since last summer and con -- vi.jdB nned to her bed for several months / . and while it was known that she ? would never be well again, still ;the end was not considered so near, and her passing is quite a shock to the family and her many friends. She leaves four children, Walter D., and Frank Elmo, and Miss Julia and Mrs. J. B. ^she, all of near Cope, and two sisters. Mrs. Howell Easter lin, of Norway, and Mrs. Thomas Pou, * 1 of Lexington. Mrs. Cope was a member of the I church and during her later years \ was a member of Union Methodist , 1 church at this place. Interment was at old "Union cemetery. The first snow of the season was on the ground for several days last week. The accompanying sleet and ice made the streets very slippery, $j|j and there were not a few "Spills/* but there were no injuries so far as S known. gpgciAL iroTiags. ,8 For Bent?Apartments on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tin % ??????? We Deliver Coal and Cottonseed " hulls and meal.. Phone 53 THB COTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn Found?Fountain pen. Owner may get same by describing and paying- fbr this advertisement. HERALD OF FICE. ltn Wood For Sale?Oak and pine, for stove and fireplace at your house. W. stove and fireplace delivered at your house. W. F. KILGUS, Phone 14-J, 8 Bamberg, S. C. 2-16-p Notice?Hunting, fishing, cutting j wood, hauling straw or other tress- i passing on my Cedar Springs lands 1 strictly forbidden. W. A. RILEY, Orangeburg, S. C. 2-9-m For Sale?Salvage of Mary Ann to Bamberg Hall, partially damaged by fire, at Carlisle School. Apply at I once to. W. D. RHOAD, H. C. FOLK, o^ W. C. DUNCAN, Committee, Bani- j*jj Berg, S. C. tin. 1 Liberty Bonds?If you are thinking 1 of selling your Liberty Bonds see ne -J at once, as we are in the market for I $25,000 worth. We will pay you New | York quotations. FIRST NATIONAL 4^1 BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tta 1 Agents Wanted?Live agents Want- ;^j ed to handle city trade for the genu- | ine J. R. Watkins Products. Write quick for free sample and particulars. THE J. R. WATKINS CO., 'M Dept. 73. New York, N. Y. 2-23-p Wanted?Fat corn fed hogs, one ! .hundred and twenty-five to two hun- { dred and twenty-five pounds. Also j fat heifers, steers and young cows, six hundred^ and fifty pounds up. J. * J P. donahuu, Hotel Maynower inn, g <or Thos. Black Co., Bamberg, S. C. Itp | Wanted?Men or women to take 1 orders for genuine guaranteed bos- j iery, for men, women and children. Jm| Eliminates darning. $40.00 a week I full time, $1.00 an hour for spare - 1 time. Experience unnecessary. IN- J TERNATIONAL STOCKING MILL, 1 Norristown, Pa. 3-30p J Lost, Strayed or Stolen?One Jer- f 1 sey heifer; will bring calf in May; | one crooked horn. One Holstein * j J heifer, with white spots on feet. One Jersey Dun aDoui six montns oia. une ^ Holstein-Jersey bull about five mos. 1 old. One small heifer calf, black ? 1 with white spots. Reasonable re- 1 ward for information regarding l whereabouts. E. C. BRUCE, Bamberg, S. C. ltp 1