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/ - Brief Items From Town and County 9 Mrs. J. A. Wyman is recovering from a recent painful sprain of an ankle. She has been confined to her home for some days past. H. J. Ritter, of Olar. who has been confined to the Baptist hospital, Columbia, for some time past, has been dismissed and has returned to his home. The friends of J. Frank Brabham " will be pained to know of his continued serious illness in the Baker * aro Vi o TTUQ I sanitarium, t/Udi icaiun, ?uvi& uu recently carried for treatment. H. D. Free served last week on the United States grand jury at the sitting of court at Florence, and E. A. Hooton spent the week in attendance upon the same court as petit juror. The Woman's Missionary society of the Methodist church will hold its regular monthly meeting at the church on Tuesday, March 21 at 4 o'clock p. m. Mrs. Cope will be in dharge. R. J. Wade, of Aiken county, was elected last week as the member of the new railroad commission from the second congressional district, which includes Bamberg county. Mr. Wade a* member of the house of representatives. An appreciative colored subscriber to The Herald renews ihis subscription with this comment: "I did not have the money at first, but the Lord will provide. I sold enough potatoes to get the money to send for your paper. When I feel lonesome I get The Herald." ?V-:- H. N. Folk had the misfortune to t > receive a "kick" from his automobile Tuesday morning while cranking the machine. He suffered a fractured -X-. -V- rvo in f,i i ic arm, wiimu, muugu rcij ^aiutui, is not serious. The injury is necessitating carrying the injured member in a sling. There will be a regular meeting of the U. D. C. chapter at the home of Mrs. F. M. Bamberg, Jr., on Saturday at 4 p. m. Every member is urged to be present as matters of importance in reference to the play "The Miracle of Love," will be disV*'"' * cussed. All who have been asked to take part in the play are requested to meet at Carlisle auditorium on Saturday at 7:30 p. m. to meet the coach. A New Mail Box to be Installed. .rosimaster ivmgut atates tuau acting on his recommendation the postoffice department has ordered to be sent to Bamberg another mail collection box to be installed, in the neighborhood of the B. E. & W. railroad station. As soon as the box is received it will be erected, and mail will be collected therefrom daily at 8 and 6 o'clock. Since the system of mail boxes was installed in the town, there has been a marked development of that section of the city. The wholesale grocery, the two tobacco warehouses, a cotton warehouse, the Coca-Cola Bot* tling company and other entreprises "have sprung up in the neighborhood of the B. E. & W. depot, and a mail box at that point will be a great convenience to the people. At present collection boxes are located at the cotton mill corner, the court (house square, corner Main street and Railroad avenue, Carlisle school, and near the Methodist church. A Thriving Poultry Farm. The Bamberg Poultry Farm is one of Bamberg's newest industries. It is owned by B. F. Folk, Jr., and Tom Chagaris. A tract of several acres of land has been equipped near town with modern ideas for poultry breed- [ ing, and an initial flock of some fifty single comb white leghorns have been installed on the farm. Tuesday a shipment of 300 baby chicks was expected from a noted Florida fancier for the farm, and another shipment of 700 chicks will arrive later. Only the single comb white leghorns are being permitted on the farm at present, but later on, as the business progresses, other breeds will be raised as well. Raising of breeded poultry (has proven a profitable busi ness in many sections, and the gentlemen interested in the Bamberg Poultry Farm will doubtless meet with good success. t Bishop-Carter. Saturday night about eleven o'clock Judge of Probate J. J. Brabham, Jr.. was awakened from his slumbers for the purpose of issuing a license to and performing a marriage ceremony for Isaac Hasting Carter and Miss Kathleen Bishop. The obliging official gladly donned his clothes and made them man and wife. The bride is the daughter of Oharlie Bishop, and the groom is a well known young man <*f the Ehrhardt section. 4 Edisto Water is | Highest in Years The waters of the Edisto river are . higher, it is said, than at any time since 1919, as the result of the rei cent rains. The river has been at j the flood stage for some days past, iand Saturday began to endager the bridges at the different crossings. : By Sunday afternoon many of the smaller bridges at Cannon's Bridge and New Bridge were "floating," and crossing was made only with difficulty and danger, and by Monday morning the river had risen several inches r>?oiitnmnhiloc oniilrl not UlUiUt auu uuwvijuvv**vk/ cross the river at all. Several persons desiring to go ' to Orangeburg county points Monday returned to the city, preferring to forego the trip rather fchan brave the dangers of the river. Several automobiles were waterbound in the river approach waters Sunday, necessitating the kind assistance of some of the residents of the valley with mules, and H. L. Kearse, one of the city's young councilmen, returning from Orangeburg Sunday night could not force his Ford to take one of the small bridges under any conditions, as the bridge wa? floating some ten inches above its; foundation. As a consequence Mr. Kearse had to wade out and walk home. His car was brought in Monday morning none the worse for its night of adventure in-the swamp. A party consisting of a man and two women enroute to Savannah spent the night in their Cadallac car in the river swamp, being unable to pass Mr. Kearse's car. Mr. Kearse's automobile was drawn out Monday morning, and the party proceeded on their trip to Savannah after spending a most uncomfortable night in the .EidlSlU swamp. Thousands of acres of fine farm lands in the river valley are under water. Much of this acreage is planted in small grain, a good deal of which will probably be drowned by the time the water recedes. The present flood is the worst since the disastrous one of 1919, when the crops of the river valley were practically wiped out by high water. The present one, however, will not result in such great disaster, ? name* in tibp summer as> luai uwuu when the lands were all planted in growing crops. So far none of the main bridges have been seriously damaged, it is thought. Contract Awarded For Five Houses The Bamberg branch of the Santee Mills, Inc., has awarded a contract to L. B. Fowler, local contractor, for the erection of five cottages on the property recently purchased by the mill from the estate of Mrs. F. I. Matheny, adjacent to the cotton mill. Mr. Fowler is to start work at once on the construction, and the houses will be completed in the next few weeks. In keeping with the policy of the mill, the houses will be modern in every respect. Each is to have four rooms and bath. All new homes in the mill village are equipped with running water and bath rooms, and it is understood that the mill is considering the matter of installing bath rooms in all homes which the mill owns. . Several acres of land are included in the tract purchased of the Matheny estate, and a new street has been opened leading from Main street. Putting in Mill. Denmark, March 11.?Work has been commenced on the Denmark Milling company's building here. This building will be 80 feet long, 50 feet wide and three stories high. The company intends to operate a first class flour mill and will also manufacture horse, hog and cattle feed, with a capacity of 50 barrels of a J O f Aft/1 /loilv TMi a\r nour cixiu ou iuus vi iccu uun.i. will also install machinery for cleaning and preparing of rice. The machinery is in transit and they hope to have it ready within 60 days. The mill will be modern in every respect and will be electrically driven throughout. H unter-McDonald. Coming as quite a surprise to many friends in Bamberg was the news of the marriage last Sunday of Miss Lucile Hunter, of this city, to Ralph McDonald, of McCormick county. Miss Hunter ihas been teaching school in McCormick county for several weeks. She is a most attractive young woman who graduated recently from Coker College, Hartsville. She is widely related throughout this county and her friends are very numerous indeed. The groom is a young farmer of McCormick county. % % Grain Crop One Of Great Value During the past three or four years the grain crop industry of Bamberg county and other southern Carolina counties has developed into a great asset to the state. This is probably due. in a very large measure to the arrival of the boll weevil in the cotton fields. Large acreages in grain have been planted throughout the state, but the increase has probably been greater in the boll weevil districts than elsewhere in the state. A report just issued by B. B. Hare, agricultural statistician of the bureau of markets and crop estimates, shows that last year 403,000 acres of hay, which includes oats, wheat, rye and barley, were harvested in South Carolina, the total value of which was $7,264,800, and the total production in tons was 363,240. Figures for this county and other nearby counties follow: A rrpfl^e. when the work is completed, 'nne water was cut off such a short time, only those who saw the water run-1 ning from the ihydrants knew the tank was empty. Phillips- Dempsey. Miss Lillie May Phillips and Herbert Dempsey surprised their friends Saturday afternoon by driving over to Denmark and getting married. The ceremony was performed at the Denmark Methodist parsonage by Rev. W. E. Wiggins. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Phillips, of this city, while the groom is a young farmer of the Fork section of Orangeburg county. Both young people have a legion of friends throughout this section who wish for them much happi ness. Funeral of Geo. J. Hiers. Ehrhardt, -March 14.?The remains of George J. Hiers, who died on Friday, March 3, were laid to rest on Saturday, March 4, in the old Carter's Ford cemetery by the side of ihis wife, the Rev. Mr. Kizer, of the Baptist church, officiating. Mr. Hiers had been in bad health for months and the end was not unexpected. The deceased was born Oct. 25, 1862, just a little way from the place of his death, ana spent all of his life in this community. In early life he became a member of Carter's Ford Baptist church in Colleton coun- I ty, later becoming a charter member of Bethany Baptist church, which was built about a mile from his old home. On July 17, 1883, Mr. Hiers was married to Amanda Elizabeth Miley and to this union seven children were born, five of whom survive; his wife and two children, Isaac and Julia, (having preceded him to the grave some years ago. The surviving children are two sons, John J., and Haskell J., and three daughters, Mrs. W. E. Copeland. Mrs. W. C. Hughes and Mrs. C. L. Clayton, all of this place, and by two grandchildren. Two brothers, J. C. Hiers, Sr., and W. R. Hiers, also survive. Mr. Hiers was a devout Baptist, a kind neighbor, a sincere friend and a devoted husband j and father. He will be greatly missed by many relatives and friends.? Contributed. Aiken 11,000 Allendale 4,500 Bamberg 10,000 Barnwell 12,000 Calhoun 7,200 Colleton 9,800 Dorchester 4,900 Hampton 5,600 Orangeburg 21,000 Production, Tons. Aiken 9,900 ' Allendale 4,050 Bamberg 9,000 Barnwell 10,800 Calhoun 6,480 Colleton 8,820 Dorchester 4,410 Hampton 5,040 Orangeburg 18,900 Value. Aiken $198,000 Allendale 81,000 Bamberg 180,000 Barnwell 216,000 Calhoun 129,600 Colleton 176,000 Dorchester 88,200 Hampton 100,800 Orangeburg 378,000 Cleans the Water Tank. Monday morning all the water in the big 75,090 gallon water tank was emptied and the tank was given a good spring cleaning. Every once in a whilp it becomes necessary to empty the tank and scrub it out. The fire plugs on Main street were opened and for half an hour or so the street ' was the scene of much water, which looked mighty good, in view of the fact that the town has not had any surplus water it could spare before the new well was opened up. While they were at it, some few little repairs that were needed on the tank were fixed up, and the water tank is now in ship-shape, or will be ernoon at 3:30 o'clock funeral serv ices for James C. Hewitt, who diei yesterday at his home here, were hel< in the Baptist church hy the pastor the Rev. J. A. Gaines, the intermen following at Byrd cemetery. Mt Hewitt was 36 years of age and hai been an invalid for many wear; months. He was a faithful membe of the Baptist ohurch and enjoyed th esteem and affection of a large circl of friends. During the War Betweei the States he served with distinctioi as a gallant Confederate soldier. Mr. Hewitt was twice married. B; his first wife, who was Miss Salli< Pearce, he is survived by six children James Hewitt, of Darlington; Calvii Hewitt, of Bamberg; Mrs. Henry S Anderson, Mrs. Henry Lawhon, Mrs Spy Lawhon and 'Mrs. J. H. Young, al of this section. By his second mar riage his widow, Mrs. Leila Pric< Hewitt, two daughters and one so: survive. Meeting of Camp Jenkins Called. Dr. G. W. Garland, adjutant of thi local veterans' camp, requests an nouncement made that there will b' a called meeting of Camp Jenkins No 627, U. C. V., in Bamberg on Satur day, March 18th, at 10 o'clock, a. m Dr. Garland states that there is to b< business of special importance t< come before the meeting, and a ful attendance of all veterans is respect fully urged. Baptist Woman's Missionary Society The Woman's Missionary soc-iet; of the Baptist church will hold it regular business meeting at th< church on Wednesday, March 22nd This will include all the circles, an< every member is urged to be present this being one of the most importan meetings of the year.?Cor. Sec. Pythian District Convention. The third district convention of thi grand lodge Knights of Pythias wil be held with Cameron lodge, Friday March 17th, beginning at eleven a m. Bamberg county is in the thir< district, and the Pythian lodges ii the county are expected to send ful delegations to this convention. Thi - t -.ae ?ill grano ioage omeers win ue uu uauu and an interesting programme i; promised. Large Crowds at Revival Service Perhaps the largest audience tha has ever attended a day religious sei vice in Bamberg heard the Re\ Thomas G. Herbert last Sunday more ing at Trinity Methodist churcl where Mr. Herbert has been conduct ing a revival service during the pas week. Every available seat in th large auditorium and in the adjacen rooms was filled and chairs wer placed in the aisles and then a fe1 persons did not succeed in getting i the building. Mr. Herbert preached a sermon fil ed with inspiring words on the sut ject of mountain peaks of religiou life, taken from one of St. Paul' messages. He made a strong appec for a progressive Christian exper: ence, and for growth to greate heights of all Christian people ths they may attain the fullness of Go( The invitation for all professin Christians to signify a new start i their service of the Lord was me with a ready and strong response. Announcement was made that th meeting would continue at leas through Wednesday night. Visit Orangeburg Bible Class. Sunday afternoon a party of fil teen Bamberg gentlemen visited th Baraca class of the Orangeburg Bai tist Sunday school. A local quai tette, composed of C. W. Rentz, Sr J. J. Heard, C. W. Rentz, Jr., an LaVerne Thomas, sang before t)h class on the class's invitation, th trip to Orangeburg was made i three cars. One hundred and sever ty-four men were present at th class meeting Sunday afternoon, th result of an attendance campaig now going on. Rev. George E. Davis the Orangeburg Baptist pastor, wh is well known in Bamberg, is th teacher of this large class of mer which holds its meetings separat from the Sunday school. The local men experienced con siderable difficulty in getting t Orangeburg on account of the hig water. One car was stalled in th water five times on the trip, twic having to be pulled out by a teair and another car was stalled onc on account of the deep water'"kill ing" the engines. Besides bhe quai tette, there were in the party: Di Geo. F. Hair, Dt. Thomas Black, Di Robert Black, M. J. Black, M. 1 Johnson, C. Strom, R. M. Hitt, Thom as Ducker, J. B. Scarboro, C. E Black, S. S. Carroll. Death of James W. Hewitt. Timmonsville, March 8.?This aft Court Adjourned s At Noon Tuesdai it The court of general sessions \va - adjourned Tuesday at noon, havin r. completed the business of the sessio l- as far as possible. Several cases tha 1, were expected to come to trial wer t- continued on account of absence c ;t material witnesses and for othe e causes. Judge DeVore and Stents it rapher Allen left for their respectiv e homes in Edgefield and Aiken Tues x day afternoon. A large number c n cases was disposed of this week an last week, although the total time th 1- court was in session was less tha )- three days. In several cases ther ;S were consent verdicts, s The following cases were dispose ll Of Dy trial during mc scssiua, 1U a,?. i- dition to the cases mentioned in th ?r last issue of The Herald: it J. B. Colt Cr. versus J. A. Williams i. verdict for plaintiff for $242.95. g O. W. Hartness versus W. H. Ri n ter; verdict for plaintiff for $69.87. it Western Cartridge Co. versus S. V . Copeland; verdict for plaintiff fc e $175.50. 5t Malleable Steel Range Co. versi S. W. Copeland; verdict for plainti for $167.20. Enterprise Bank of Smoaks versi B. W. Smith; verdict for plaintiff fc f- $447.50. e Texas Co. versus H. J. & W. 1 )- Ritter; verdict for plaintiff fc > $103.64. King Hardware *Co. versus H. d & W. H. Ritter; verdict for plainti e for $125. e Geer Drug' Co. versus H. J. & W. F n Ritter; verdict for plaintiff ffc i- $105.23. e I Epstein & Bros. Co. versus J. I e Lancaster; verdict for plaintiff fc n $127.87. j. Southern Fertilizer & Chemical C< o versus A. G. W. Hill, J. D. Hiott an e J. W. Webster; verdict for plainti i, for $849.92. e Proctor and Gamble Co. versus I P. Copeland; verdict for plaintiff fo i- $112.72. o John B. Gleason Cotton Co. versu h B., E. & W. Railway Co.; verdict i e favor of defendant, e J. Frank Folk versus L. A. Griffith t, verdict for plaintiff for $110.69. >f Sumter Machinery Co. versus U. C 1- Hutto and O. L. Lain; verdict fo - plaintiff for matters contained in th complaint. Lombard Iron Works versus th \ same parties; verdict for plaintii _ for matters contained in the com I plaint. j Local Men Secure J. Big Road Contrac ^ It was stated in the last issue c ^ J The Herald that the firm of H. F , Hoppendietzel company, of Macoi ^ Ga., had secured the contract for th , building of twelve miles of road wa ^ in Colleton county. This, howevei .. was an error. The article in The Hei y r aid was clipped from the daily news e papers, and the correspondent was i e error. The above named firm.sut a mitted the lowest bid, but F. M. Bam a berg, of this city, and Marion Smoal of St. George, were awarded the con y tract for the work, their bid bein e slightly higher. Mr. Smoak is L former resident of Bamberg and i a known to most people here. ; The work is to start at once an ( Completed within 180 working days j The bid of Messrs. Bamberg an I Smoak was $32,551.72. The road i e question is a portion of the Waltei a boro-Jacksonboro highway and is link of the intercoastal highway. Th local gentlemen are receiving the con gratulations of their friends upon se curing the contract. e Going Up. e l# "Yes," said the old man to hi _ visitor. "I am proud of my girl and would like to see them comfort e ably married, and as I have made j p, I little money .they will pot go penni j less to their husbands. There is Mary twenty-five years old, and a reall; good girl. I shall give her one thous and dollars when she marries. The: . comes Bet, wiho won't see thirty-fiv again. I shall give her three thousand y dollars, and the man who takes Eliza s who is forty will have five thousam s dollars with her." The young man re . fleeted a moment and then asked i "You haven't one about fifty, hav you?"?Glasgow Herald. t m ? Smooth Scheme. Guy Oyster, Samuel Gompers's bril liant secretary, was talking to ; e Washington reporter about a strike 11 "The employers take the usua , | stand,'' ihe said: "And the usua j stand of the employer reminds me o 3! the farmer who never rose till ! i o'clock in the morning, always say 1 ing to his wife when the alarm clocl e struck 4, 'You get up and milk an< feed the stock and do the chores, m; s ! dear, while I lie here and think ou J the day's work." Nothing Doing in j County Politics ,s What's the matter with Bamberg g county politics? Is it possible that n the people have forgotten that this it is election year? Usually in election e years by this time there are a dozen if or two announcements for various ir offices. So far this year there are no announcements, and not even any e talk of announcements. In fact, it >- would require Sherlock Holmes with if his magnifying glass to find any polid tics. e This is probably due to the fact that n there are few officers to be elected e this year. Of the court house officers, only the county treasurer, cound ty auditor and superintendent of edu1 cation and county supervisor are to e be elected this year. The others are four year officers and were elected two years ago. Outside of these officers, the members of the house of representatives will be elected, and the magistrates ^ will have to enter the ring. That is >r about all the politicians will have to run for this summer. One or two IS hints at running for one or two offi? ces have been heard, but nothing aennate enougn to max? mention or . IS the fact. It is probable that running >r this summer is not going to be so very popular, as the expenses of a Democratic election are consider>r able and the candidates have to pay the bill. It costs just as much to nominate a few officers as many, and the assessments are necessarily go-ingto be rather stiff. ; ir Mrs. Melberde Glover recently traveled by horseback from her home in \ Atol^a, Okla., to Clovis, Cal., a dis>r tance of 1,200 miles. > SPECIAL NOTICES. d i i : ff For Sale?Screen windows and . doors, any size. H. L. RENTZ, Bam_ berg, S. C. tin 3. ir For Rent?Apartments on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK; Bamberg, S. C. tfn 11 For Sale?Barred Rock eggs for setting. $1.00 for fifteen. MRS. S. \ . H. BLACK, Bamberg, S. C. 2-23p We Deliver Coal and Cottonseed 1. hulls and meal. Phone 53 THE r COTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn e For Sale?Several ihundred bushels corn. Would exchange same for e hogs. J. S. J. FAUST, Denmark, S. C. tfn L" For Sale?Genuine Buff Orpington eggs. $1.00 per setting of 15. LaVERNE THOMAS, Bamberg, S. C. 4-6n For Sale?S. C. White Leghorns A ready to lay. Eggs $1.00 per setting I of 15. DR. H. J. STUCREY, Bamberg, S. C. 3-16n * if : For Sale-?Mules, milk cows, peas, seed peanuts and wood. See me for I,' bargains. H. C. HERNDON, R. F. D. e 1, Bamberg, S. C. ?3-23-p y For Sale?Single comb white Leg- \ r? horn eggs. $1.00 per setting of 15. " - BAMBERG POULTRY FARM, Box 242, Bamberg, S. C. tfa ^ For Sale?White Leghorn eggs H from best laying strain. $1.00 for l- 16. Also pure bred cock for $2.50. : R. C. STOKES, Box 200, Bamberg, L; s_c. I^p/ 8 Wanted?Poplar, oak, ash and a walnut logs. Also interested in tracts s of hardwood timber. R. W. WALKER LUMBER CO., Salisbury, N. C. 4-13-n. d 3. Wanted?Strictly corn fed hogs. , / ; d Delivered Monday, from 130 pounds up. Also high bred pigs from 40 to n 75 pounds. J. P. DONAHOO, Bam- ! iberg, S. C. ltp a _ Pure. Porto Rico Potato Plants? ; 1,000, $1,50; 10,000 up, $1.25. Satl" isfaction guaranteed. April, May and !- June delivery. BROWNSVILLE PLANT FARM, Brownsville, S. C. ltp ) Agents Wanted?Live agents want- ' ij ed to handle city trade for the Genuine J. R. Watkins Products. Write . s quick for free sample and particulars. \ s THE J. R. WAKINS CO., Dept. 74, I New York, N. Y. ' 3-SO-p a Liberty Bonds?If you are thinking [- of selling your Liberty Bonds see us at once, as we are in the market for ft $25,000 worth. We will pay you New y York quotations. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn a e Wanted?Men or women to take orders for genuine guaranteed hoeiery, for men, women and children. // Eliminates darning. $40.00 a week i full time, *$1.00 an hour for spare time. Experience unnecessary. IN- t TERNATIONAL STOCKING MILL, ? Norristown, Pa. 3-3 Op e ? For Sale?Three million porto. rico potato plants, grown from treat- .J j ed potatoes, ready April fifteenth, dollar sixty-five lots five thousand shipping point. Guarantee safe ar rival. Million fine cabbage plants, j a immediate shipment ninety cents J thousand shipping point. G. J. DER- ' 7 I RICK, Lancaster, S. C. 3-16-p. 1 Men Wanted?To sell our goods f in country and city. Why work for a others when you can have a busfhess J of your own with a steady income. ~ We sell goods on time and wait for 4m i our money. Team or auto needed I for country work, no outfit needed in | city. Experience unnecessary, we * train in salesmanship. McCONNON COMPANY, Winona, Minn. Men- |i J'tion this paper. ltp &