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I Brief Items From Town and County The local chapter of the Winthrop Daughters will meet next Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. F. Carter. Little Lauretta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Zeigler, had the misfortune to have her arm broken ? while playing Tuesday afternoon. fThe friends of C. P. Hooton and Ruby Gillam, two prominent Denmark citizens, will learn with much regret of their continued serious illness. The president of the Winthrop Daughters chapter requests The Herald to say that all alumni and students of Winthrop are cordially invited to become members of the chapter. Material is on the ground at Edisto river for starting the construction of the 600-foot concrete bridge over the river on the Orangeburg road. It * * Ml 1 I is expected that the wont win oe well under way very soon. An appreciated word from an EJhrhardt friend: "Please find enclosed * v my check for one year's subscription to your paper. Renew Mrs. E. M. Kinard one year. We can't get along without our county paper. With success to you, etc." March winds descended on Bamberg in full force and effect last week. March has not been Characteristic ?? ? ? ? ? Mono! omnnnt rvf uus ytsar ui iuc uoum w. wind, however, and farmers are fearv ? ful that some of these winds will ar^. rive a. little belated in April. The site <of Che old H. J. Brabham dormitory at Carlisle is being cleared away preparatory to building the new modern brick dormitory this summer. Architects are at work on the plans and it is likely that work will be started very soon on the new halL 'Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mizzell have moved to Orangeburg, Mr. Mizzell having been transferred by the Souther ' eastern Express company to that St;- Place, where he has charge of the ?: express office. Mr. Barr, of Lexing|H ton, is in charge of the local express; office.; .Last week's Allendale Citizen says of the meeting of Circle No. 1 of the iBaptist Woman's Missionary society: jAnd PIqaVIOV nf iUOOUaUiCk) 1' 11^1 ChUU Vivvutv; j vfc Denmark, were present and each made an interesting talk, which add? ed much to the already splendid I programme." I The women of the Baptist church flf' are re(luested Mrs. R. C. Jones, president of the missionary society, to be present at the church next I - Thursday afternoon at four o'clock to help clean up the church premises. Those unable to come in person are asked to send some one in their places. (McMillan and Watson, contractors |y-*' of the swamp section of the Orange/burg road on the Bamberg side of j the Edisto river, have completed the i * J-4.J 1- _ * fVn I - lUUUUitLiUU WUI fv Vi &JJUUI uail v/i wc. roadway. The built up portion is yet to be surfaced with sand-clay. The r causeway is being built about thirty feet in width, and will be a magnificent highway. Many friends in Bamberg will be ?y. ; Interested in this item from the gfe - Greenwich (Conn.) Press of recent date: "Colonel and Mrs. James Wll! pon Riley are being congratulated ...r- . on the birth of a son, James Wilson Riley, 4th, at their home, Belle Haven, Greepwich, on January 9th. & Colonel and Mrs. Riley already have two daughters, Eugenie, aged five, and Betty, aged three." Carlisle school set ihe pace for the town a few days ago by whitewashing the trees on the campus. The Car lisle campus is the cleanest, neatest looking place in town, and many home owners have caught the spirit by joining in the campaign. It would make the town look wonderfully better if all property owners would whitewash their trees and fences and . the trees on the streets in front of their property. The work on the reconstruction of \ the Mary Ann Bamberg hall on the Carlisle school campus has been about completed, and a number of the cadets have moved into the dorR mitory in order to relieve the congestion in the other buildings, it beinc necessarv after the destruction o . of the H. J. Rrabham hall to double double up in order to accommodate the boys for a few weeks until permanent arrangements could be made. The attendance committee of the men's Bible class of the Baptist church requests the announcement made that an attendance campaign has been inaugurated by the class, v and that an attendance of fifty is being striven for next Sunday. Every man in the town and community who does not attend any other class is cordially. invited to be present next Sunday. A special programme ' has been arranged, including some special musie. The committee for this week is composed of M. J. Black, J. -H. Hutto and J. J. Heard. ? ' Local Band Meets With Much Praise Everybody in Bamberg has known all along that Major John C. Lanham's aggregation known as the Carlisle Band and Glee Club is one of the finest organizations extant. That people elsewhere have found it out as well is attested by the fine reception the organization has met with while out on its annual tour recently. The band has returned to town after visiting a number of points in the state, inpluding Columbia, where the last concert of the season was given at Columbia college to a fine and highly appreciative audience. John Lanham is a musical genius, and the members of his concert company have caught the spirit from him in such manner that the whole organization is meeting with great praise everywhere. Incidentally the band fii?n;t>V,4n(r Parliclp Qfimp of Id iUlUiOUlU^ VM&4&W4V ?(?VM w V. the finest sort of advertising. The glee club and band visited Timmonsville Tuesday night of last week. The Timmonsville correspondent of the News and Courier has this to say of the entertainment: "Tuesday night the Carlisle school boys, by invitation of the high school, gave an amateur minstrel performance in the school auditorium which was well attended." The Columbia State of Sunday had the following to say of the entertainment at Columbia college Saturday night: "The Carlisle Glee club and band from the Carlisle school at Bamberg rendered a very enjoyable programme in the auditorium of Columbia college last evening, the. entertainment being attended by a responsive audience. "There were, all told, 17 in the party and vocal and instrumental selections were rendered. The numbers by the male quartet, which consisted of Major Laniham, Mr. McLean, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Osborne, were ['much enjoyed and warmly applauded. "one of the feature offerings of the , programme was the number by the 'Dope Bottle band,' the instruments j used- being soft drink bottles filled to different Jieigihts with water. The notes given out sounded much like those of a steam piano and the number was received with cordial approval. Other humorist features were interspersed throughout the programme, and altogether the club and band provided a pleasant evening for Che audience." Crushed to Death Between Flat Cars A negro workman 'by the name of Goorge Hayes was instantly killed late Tuesday afternoon on the lumber railroad of the Edisto River Lumber company near the company's plant at Embree. Bamberg authorities were notified of the occurrence yesterday morning for the purpose of holding an inquest. r ; Hayes was an employee of the lumber company, and was engaged in coupling or uncoupling lumber flat cars on the company road when he was caught between two of the cars and crushed to death. The oompany physician, Dr. J. S. Wimberly, of Branchville, who was at Embree at the time, was hastily summoned, but he found that the man had met wiith instant death when caught between the cars. It is not known in exactly what manner Hayes allowed himself to be caught between the cars. A Busy Little City. For the past several days the poultry farm of Tom Chagaris and B. F. 1 .b'oiK, jr., in me 101 iu tut; icai ujl Mr. Chagaris's home in this city, has been one of the show places of the town. The special attraction just ! now is the presence there of nearly 1,000 baby chicks, recently imported by the gentlemen, who style their business the Bamberg Poultry Farm. Monday morning they received the last shipment of white leghorn baby chicks, seven hundred of them, less a few that died on the way from Grand Rapids, Mich., from which place they came. The poultry farm * * - t - -S j had already received tnree nunarea chicks, and of this number only ten have been lost so far, and they are now nearly two weeks old. If you have never seen a thousand lttle chicks in one place at one time, it will be interesting to pay a visit to the farm. The chickg will be kept here for a few weeks and then car, ried out to the bigger quarters in the country. Still active at-~tlife age of eighty years, Mrs. J. M. Patterson is employed on the reportoria! staff of a Marshall, Mo., newspaper. She has been employed by the same newspaper for the past forty-five years. Bond of $3,000 Fixed for Hutto Curtis Hutto, night policeman of the town of Bamberg, who is charged with the shooting and killing of. N. Z Felder Jr. on Main street the night I of March 19, was released from the county jail Thursday night on order of Judge J. W. DeVore, of Edgefield. I The amount of bond fixed by Judge DeVore is $3,000. Attorney S. G. Mayfield, counsel for Mr. Hutto, appeared before Judge DeVore at Aiken, where court was being held, Thursday. After hearing argument the bond was granted.) Three members of the Bamberg city council signed the bond, the bondsmen being LaVerne Thomas, C. W. J Rentz, Jr., and H. L. Kearse. I Mr. Hutto, upon being released from jail, went to his former home for a few days visit, and upon return 1 to Bamberg resumed his duties as j policeman of the town. It will be recalled that Mr. Felder j was shot and killed in front of Hooks's barber shop on Main street in the early hours of Sunday morning, some seven or eight Shots being fired, the two men being clutched together in mortal combat at the time. Upon falling from the sidewalk to the street, Mr. Hutto got uip, and as Mr. Felder attempted to rise he fell mortally wounded, from which wounds he died a few hours later in Brandhville en route to a hospital in Charleston. It is said that a petition is being circulated asking city council to susnonri \Tr Wnttn from the nolice force until after his trial, which will probably not occur until next September. Up to Tuesday the petition had not been presented to the council. Serial Starts Todfy. The Herald calls attention to the serial started in today's Herald, "Mary Marie." This story by Eleanor H. Porter, author of "Polyanna," is one of the very best of recent years, and The Herald considers itself very fortunate in being able fcb give it to our readers. The hundreds of thousands of readers of "Polyanna" need no introduction to Eleanor H. Porter, but to others we might say that she is one of the foremost writers of fiction of the present day. Edition af ler edition ot ner ouutvs are requireu to meet the demand of the reading public, and this is the first time she has permitted one of her stories to be issued in this form. Don't fail to read the first installment today and keep up with the story. If you are| not a subscriber to The Herald, send in your subscription today and start with this issue. Our edition today is limited and we cannot guarantee to furnish copies except to a few first1 comers. Mrs. Simms Entertains Book Clnb. \ 1 .< Mrs. W. G. Simms, Jr., was hostess to the Friday Afternoon Book club on March 24 at her beautiful and historic 'home, "Woodlands." This is the old home of William Gilmore Simms, the poet, whose life and works were the subject of study during the afternoon. The living room was made most attractive with fruit blossoms and early spring flowers.. The members responded to the roll call with quotations from Simms's works. A most excellent programme was rendered as follows: "Sketch of William Gilmore Simms/" by Mrs. Francis Bamberg; u A' >ii Jr* f V n r? oocao onH nV?or A SIUUJ UL I.UC i tuittgjv/t uuu vuui acter sketches of Sontee, the Yemassee chief," 'by Mrs. W. G. Simms; reading, "The last Plead?Simms," by Mrs. W. A. Klau'ber. The programme closed with a reading, "The Swamp Fox," by Simms, given in a most delightful manner by Miss Virginia Reticker, of Illinois. Those present besides the members were Mrs. W. G. Simms, Sr., Mrs. Boyd Cole, Mrs. A. McB. Speaks, and Miss Reticker. Russian tea and sandwiches were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Cole. A Found Ad. Did the Work. Last week J. J. Fickling, of Bamberg, advertised a rim, tire and inner tube he picked up in the road in Barnwell county in The Herald. 'Monday morning he received a letter, together with a nice voluntary reward, from Dr. G. A. Milner, of Aiken. Attached to the letter was a clipping of the advertisement from The Herald. Although Dr. Milner Is not a subscriber to The Herald, some one put him in touch with the paper, which resulted in his finding the rim and tire. Mr. Fickling is very glad to Oliver the lost article to the rightful owner and Dr. Milner is delighted to have it returned to him, as the parts are of considerable value. The many friends af Oapt. Marvin G. Gault, of the Carlisle school faculty, will learn with mucb regret of Ihis illness of grippe. r - - f i ... .. t: Sells Asparagus at Very Nice Profit A day or two ago the Bamberg County Truck Groewrs association received returns on the sale of fourteen crates of asparagus for C. R. Brabham, Sr., the total being $125, or 75c bunch. This being the first sale made through the association it is a source of much gratification to the officers and members of the organization, who feel that a fine start has been made by the marketing concern. 'Mr. Brabham has about fifteen acres in asparagus, which is now about sixteen years old. The price received was very satisfactory, and is most encouraging to others who own "grass" plots. Grass is being sold in northern markets anywhere from five to ton dollars a crate of twelve bunches, according to the grade and pack of the asparagus. AMATEUR PLAY PRESENTED. "Microbe of Love" Produces Much Laughter Friday Night. A packed house saw the presentation Tuesday night of "The Microbe of Love," an amateur play presented under the auspices of the local chapter of the U. D. C. The play was very creditably presented and provided an evening of great mirth for those who attended. The play was scheduled to be presented again Wednesday night. There was nothing serious about the performance, and it was perhaps the best kind of entertainment for most people just now, as it served to take their minds away from troubles for a brief time anyway. There were forty-nine characters in the play, all of whom were personified by local talent excepting the leading lady; who was Miss Virginia Reticker, who directed the play for the local U. D. C. chapter. Other looHincr pharantprc TrPre: Mrs H. N. Folk, Mrs. L. P. Tobin, Miss Claire Connor, Mrs. C. F. Gilchrist, Miss Arrie Free, Mrs. Francis Bamberg, Miss Mary Frances Walker, Miss Nell McCants, Miss Esther Dagnall, Mrs. E. H. Henderson, Miss Margie Seawright, Miss Harriet Wiggins, Mrs. Laurie Smoak, Miss Ida Brabham, Miss Helen Free, Miss Evelyn Spann, Mrs. Roy Cooner, Miss Willie Mae Allen; Paul Wlhitaker, Capt. M. G. Gault, Capt. Paul Carroll, A. M. Brabham, J. Carl Kearse, Francis M. Bamberg, Col. W. C. Duncan, L. P. Tobin, Rex Stokes, LaVerne Thomas. Ten little folks were the "cupids:" Charles Lewis Spann, Louise Johns, Julia and Elizabeth Thomas, Clarisse Brabham, Mary Lucia Tobin, Margaret Byrd Smith, Caroline Hitt, Janie Beth Carter, Effie Brabham. The chorus was composed of ten pretty local girls: Misses Rowley Williams, Nelle Bamberg, Mildred Jones, Mary Cleckley, Jane Rice, Katherine Free, Helen Free, Maytrude Brabham, Sallie Hester Lane, Marie Simmons. Mrs. Folk Entertains Music Club. The Apollo Music club was enter tained Thursday afternoon by Mrs. J. Frank Folk at the home of Mrs. M. J. Black. The reception hall, living room and dining room were thrown en suite, and beautifully decorated with wistaria and pot plants. Mrs. Black served fruit punch in the reception hall during the afternoon. In the absence of the president, Mrs. L. C. Smoak presided. Mrs. C. [ F. Gilchrist gave an interesting report of the conference of the National Federation of Music clubs in Spartanburg, which she and Mrs. H. N. Folk attended as delegates from the local club. Mrs. Smoak announced March 31 as the date for the performance of "Cinderella" in Blackville by the club. Mrs. C. E. Black and Mrs. E. H. Henderson were elected delegates to represent the club at the state convention which meets in Columbia in April. The programme was as follows: Piano solo, "Gondolieri" (Nevin), Mrs. E. H. Henderson; paper, "How to improve our music clubs," Miss Margaret Jennings; vocal solo, "The swallows," Mrs. H. N. Folk. A pleas-1 ing feature of the afternoon was a reading given by Mrs. L. C. Smoak. At the conclusion of the programme a social hour was enjoyed, during which the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Black, served block cream and pound cake. Visitors of the afternoon were Misses. Connor, Galphin, McCants, Seawright and Cason, and Mrs. M. J. Black. Cope, March 27.?In the presence of a small company of relatives and friends, Daniel Smoak Baldwin and (Miss Oharrie Louise Gibson were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon at the Cope Methodist parsonage. The pastor, Rev. C. T. Easterling, Jr., performed the ceremony. Their many | friends wish them a long and happy I life. Negro Spirited Away By SheriffS. G. Ray Considerable excitement resulted in Denmark Friday afternoon from the alleged insult of a young white girl by a negro, John Carter, and as a measure of precaution Sheriff Kay Friday night spirited the negro from the county to a point not made known by the sheriff. Sheriff Ray was called to Denmark Friday night and immediately brought the negro to Bamberg and thence carried him to another jail, as there were said to have been threats of summary vengeance. The sheriff received word in the early evening of the alleged attempt and hastily went to Denmark, where he found conditions that he considered warranted taking this action. ? - ?T- in T"W* n m o r* lr I lit! IIIq III yUilCCUiau in uvuiuat n had sent for sheriff, be'.ieving that an attempt might be made to take the negro from the town guard kouse. According to statements from Denmark, the young lady was passing the barber shop of Carter, and the negro invited her to stop in and let him trim her haid, a circumstance that nothing would be thought of, as Carter served white trade only and frequently bobbed the hair of girls in the shop. It was while she was in the barber's chair that the alleged insult" was offered. The girl immediately escaped and told of the affair, and it is said that the negro, realizing the seriousness of his offense, hurried to the guard house and asked to be locked up. When the affair became generally Known, excitement prevailed among some, and the policeman thought best to have the negro removed for safety. Excitement died down on the removal of the negro and no attempt was made to interfere with the officers in the discharge of their duty. Carter has been in Denmark for a a good while and those who know him are very much surprised at his conduct. He was looked upon as I peaceable man, and it is said that he had the confidence of many of thej white people of the town. He is about 30 or 35 years of age; and served with the American expeditionary forces in France during the world war. It is thought probable that his conduct was due to whiskey, as it is stated that he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol when taken into custody. No trouble is , anticipated by the officers, and no statement is made as to whether Carter will be . brought back to Bamberg or not. -Welcomes Pastor to Bamberg Sunday Arrangements have been made for a union service of the churches of the city next Sunday evening to welcome the new Baptist pastor, the Rev. O. B. Falls, who comes to Bamberg from the First Baptist church of Marion. The service will be held at the Baptist church Sunday evening beginning at 8 o'clock, and the public of Bamberg and community is most cordially invited to be present and greet the new minister, who will begin his pastorate here with the services Ti/wf QnnHav \t> Falls will Dreach UVAb k/UUVkM^ . ? at the regular morning service at 11 o'clock on Sunday. Sunday evening Dr. Robert Black will be master of ceremonies. After prayer by Rev. R. S. Woodson, of the Presbyterian church, Rev. S. O. Can- < tey will welcome Mr. Falls on behalf i pf the churches of the city. Mayor LaVerne Thomas will extend a welcome on behalf of the city of Bamberg, while Rev. O. J. Frier, of Denmark. will extend greetings on be half of the Barnwell Baptist association, and Dr. J. B. Black will give the welcome on behalf of the Baptist congregation. The response to the various addresses of welcome will be made by Mr. Falls. A special musical programme !has , been arranged for the evening, including some quartette numbers by the Rentz quartette. Mr. Falls and family are expected to arrive in the city Thursday from Marion. Pending arrival of the fami ly furniture and household goods, they will be entertained at the home / of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Black. Mrs. Sparks Entertains Club. Mrs. Douglas Sparks entertained the Bridge club on Thursday at the j home of Mrs. J. D. Copeland. Only two guests wete present, Mrs. Frank r7: ? ~ J PnlA DP Aiiiuxuci iu.au ituu .?no. *->vj u. ^w.w. lightful refreshments were served at six o'clock by the hostess, who was assisted by Mrs. Copeland. 'Mrs. J. W. Price won the prize for top score, a lovely pair of silk hose. 1 Mrs. Cole was awarded the gnest prize, and Mrs. Copeland cutting con- < eolation. The next meeting was announced { for Friday, 31st, to be held with Mib. ( C. J. S. Brooker. i Many Automobiles Taken Off Roads A statement made recently by the state tax authorities indicate that since last year quite a number of automobiles in Bamberg county have been put under the shed, junked, sold out of the county, or otherwise disposed of; else the owners are not paying the state license tax. The number of Bamberg county cars licensed last year was 902. Against this number this year, only 581 cars have been given license tags to travel the roads. More than 20,000 cars less than last year's figures have been registered in soutn uaronna since Jan. 1, 1922. Following are figures for counties in this section of the state: 1922 1921 Aiken 1,548 2,015 Allendale 331 541 Bamberg 581 902 Barnwell 580 914 Calhoun .... 495 772 Colleton .... 527 802 Dorchester 533 677 Hampton 650 881 Orangeburg. 2,312 3,214 About the same ratio applies to trucks, as the following figures will show: 1922 1921 Aiken ....* 136 162 Allendale 16 23 Bamberg 32 06 Barnwell 39. 62. Calhoun 24 46 Colleton 29 52 Dorchester 22 38 Hampton 16 32 Orangeburg.. ? ....151 222 m ?i mm Making Good With Clemson's Team. Bamberg friends of Julian H. Keel, of Allendale, student of Clemson and a brother of L. D. Keel, of Bamberg, will be interested to know that he is making good on the Clemson base ball team. Clemson's aggregation went ovef to Atlanta the other day for a couple of games with Georgia Tech. _ In the first game Mr. Keel was put in as a pinch hitter and secured a hit, and in the second game he caught a beautiful game and smashed out a home run in the fifth inning, making one of the two runs secured by his team in this game. Rhoft Tnrninoood a ttraTI lrn/\iarn &VUWV ? n Vii &&>AAV 44 former Carlisle player, played first base in both games for Clemson, In the first of which he secured two, made one run and made two errors. He failed to secure a hit in the second game, but played errorless ball. i SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale?Screen windows and doors, any size. H. L. RENTZ, Bamberg, S. C. fcfn i For Rent?Ariartm en t? nn "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 | For Sale?Several hundred bushels corn. ' Would exchange same for , ? hogs. J. S. J. FAUST, Denmark, S. C. , tfn For Sale?Genuine Buff Orpington J eggs. $1.00 per setting of 15. LaVERNE. THOMAS, Bamberg, S. C. 4-6n For Sale?Three barrels cane ey- -'M rup, 55 gallons to barrel, at 50e per gallon. H. H. STOKES, Bamberg, i S. C. ltn x For Sale?Single comb white Leghorn eggs. $1.00 per setting of 15. BAiMBERG POULTRY FARM, Box I 242, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Wanted?Poplar, oak, ash and a walnut logs. Also interested in tracts 1 of hardwood timber. R. W. WALKER LUMBER CO., Salisbury, N. C. 4-1.3-n. II Wanted?Man with car to sell the |9 best Ford Oil Gauge made. 100.00 J per week and extra commissions. ACCESSORIES CO., 3969 Graham, Benton Harbor. Mich. ltn. Agents Wanted?Live agents wanted to handle city trade for the Genu- $5 ine J. R. Watkins Products. Write quick for free sample and particulars. THE J. R. WAKINS CO., Dept. 74, New York, N. Y. 3-3 Q-p Liberty Bonds?If yon are thinking I of selling your Liberty Bonds see ut at once, as we are in the market for \ $25,000 worth. We will pay you New | York quotations. FIRST NATIONAL * -M BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?10,000,000 Porto RlOO * sweet potato and Red Beautlr tomota plants $1.50 per 1,000. Cabbage and Onion plants $1.00 per 1,000, all f. o. b. Prompt shipment; Jfl large orders special price. DORRIS PLANT CO., Valdosta, Ga. 4-27-p Wanted?Men or women to take |k orders for genuine guaranteed hoe- j iery, for men, women and children. .9 Eliminates darning. $40.00 a week < OA an )inun ffti? enora 1U11 UJL1IC) fl.w uu UV?A &. w* v? time. Experience unnecefeary. IN- J TERNATIONAL STOCKING MIIiL, f Norristown, Pa. 3-3 Op J Men Wanted?To sell our goods in I country and city. Why work v for ] others wtoen you can have a business J of your own with a steady income. OT We sell goods on time and wait for j our money. Team or auto needed i for country work, no outfit needed In 9 city. Experience unnecessary, T/e j J train in salesmanship. McCONNON J ft COMPANY, Winona, Minn. Men- j ti'on this paper. llT * JlS