Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Visitors in the Town 4 , And the Community - \ ?Mrs. R. L. Risher, of Columbia, is spending some time in the city. ?Mrs. G. A. Ducker spent the past week with relatives in Columbia. ?Miss Marguerite Wertz, of Newberry, is visiting Mrs. E. W. Watson. ?J. S. Breland,' of Olar, was among the visitors in town Monday. ?Miss Neeley, of Olar, is visiting Miss Elizabetn Kirklail on Carlisle street. * ?Mrs. U. G. Hayes, of Brook, Fla., is spending some time in the city with relatives. ?Miss Grace Hill has graduated in nursing from one of the Columbia r hospitals. ?Miss Mary Ellen Eaves is spending some time' in the city with rela^ tives and friends. ?Mrs. J. A. Richardson, of Auburndale, Fla., spent several days in "the city recently. ?Mrs. L. H. Hahn has returned to Augusta after spending a few weeks in the city. * ?Mrs. W. F. Helms and little daughter, of Atlanta, are visiting Mrs. L. P. McMillan. ?H. M. Graham and Harold Simmnns. of Greenwood, spent a few days in the city last week. _ ^ ?Mrs. J. D. Milhous, of Columbia, .visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ' S. G. Ray last week. - ?Misses Byrl Price and Lois Thomas, of Denmark, are visiting 1 Miss Katherine Free. ?Miss Eunice Hunter left Tuesday for Georgetown to spend a while with Miss Clyde Doar. t ?A. W. Knight is attending the state Press association meeting in Myrtle Beach this week. ' ?Miss Bessie Daniels, of Colum bia, was a recent visitor to Mrs. C. R. Brabham, Sr., in the city. ?Mrs. J. H. Lane and Joseph Lane, of Reidsville, N. C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lane. ?Miss Dorothy Hoover and Master Sam Hoover, of Hampton, are visiting relatives in the city. ?N. R. Hays, of Appalat ilcola, Fla., i& spending some time in the city with his brother, E. C. Hays. 1 ?Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, and children, of Kline, spent Sunday in the city with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Carter. ?Mrs. B. F. Hill and Miss Virginia Hill are spending a few days in Au<( ' gusta with relatives of the former. ?Mrs. Louis Poliakoff, of Balti - * ?o 4- fVio more, was a recent visnui a.?, borne of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Shapiro. ?Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mitchell, of i Westminister, spent last Thursday in j the city with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones. ?Miss Harrie del Free is in Columbia, after attending a wedding in Florence, visiting Miss Adelle Brabham. ?G. A. Brickie and family, of f 1berton, Ga., are in the city on a-visit to Mr. Brickie's mother, Mrs. M. R. Brickie. ?Misses Naomi and Nettie Sandifer left Tuesday for Rock Hill to attend the state summer school for ^ teachers. ?1_? j.? ittw?; Mrs. VV. 15. Tarh-lIlglUii ICIU xn, day morning for her home in Laurinburg, N. C., after a visit of several weeks here. ?Mr. and Mrs. Ola J. Zeigler, of ' Campobello, S. C., are spending some time in the eounty with relatives : and friends. ?Mrs. H. N. Folk and children have, returned to the city after spend) * ing several weeks with relatives in Orangeburg. N ?Misses Lina Zeigler, of Denmark, alid Virginia Zeigler, of Allendale, x have been visiting relatives and ^ friends in the city. ?Misspa T^lla Bvrd and Martha Rav have returned to the. city after spending some time with friends in Clio and Charlotte. ?G. Williams Miley and daughter, Miss Gladys Miley, of Branchville, spent the week-end in the city at the home of B. W. Miley. * ?Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bruce left yesterday morning for Myrtle Beach ,= to attend the convention of the South Carolina Press association. ?Misses Pearl Brabham and n Ocie Mae and Margaret Jennihgs are among those attending the summer I school for teachers in Orangeburg. ?Julian Atterway Cave, of Olar, was among the recent graduates of , the University of South Carolina, with the degree of bachelor of arts. ?I. B. Felder motored last week to Asheville, X. C., to spend the summer weeks. Mrs. Felder and young t. Isaac are visiting relatives in George^ town. ?Mr. and Mrs. I. X. Dunn left Tuesday for Richmond, Va. From I thence they will visit Xiagara Falls. N. Y., and other points of interest in the north. ?Mrs. J. A. Martin and her daughter and son, Miss Lillian Martin and J. R. Martin, of Allendale, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones Thursday. ?Miss Lois Goodwin, of Little Swamp, and Miss Janie Bellinger, of Bamberg, left Monday for Winthrop college to attend the summer school for teachers. ?Miss Emma Jane Yarn, county home demonstration agent, has just returned from Winthrop college. >v ucic cut; ituuucii siu.cc suuu cuuioc has been held. ?Mrs. Hooton Felder and children returned to Mullins Monday after a visit to relatives here. They were accompanied home by Misses Inez Kirkland and Gene Gilchrist, Mrs. Julia Brabham and Miss\Hattie Sue \ Brabham. ?'Randolph Smoak, J. J. Brabham, Jr., R. C. Stokes, W. M. Sandifer, B. W. Beard and G. C. Padgett, of Bamberg, and C. H. Brabham, of Olar, have gone to Richmond, Va., taking advantage of the cheap rates to the U. C. V. reunion. They will also visit points of interest in the north before returning. Ehrliardt Items. Ehrhardt, June 17.?Mrs. J. L. Copeland is visiting friends at Fort Motte. , Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Ritchie, of Albermarle, N. C., are visiting relatives here. Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Dannelly and Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Dannelly and children spent last week-end with relatives sat Woodford. Boh Bennett and Miss Louise Bennett, of Holly Hill, spent last week end at the home or w. d. .Bennett. ' Clyde Herndon is attending a summer school at the University of Tennessee. Mrs. B. M. Roberts, accompanied by little daughter, Josephine, attended commehcement exercises at^the Citadel. Her son, Dick, was a member of the graduating class. Mrs. J. J. Carter and Misses Blanch Brabham and Bays Dannelly are attending the state short course of 'home demonstration clubs at WinI throp college. The military forces of Denmark are to be reduced from 11,500 to 6,700 men. 103 YEARS OLD, STILL ACTIVE* Laiiwns County Netrro Attributes Long Life to Regular Diet. Fountain Inn.?One hundred and three years ago Jack Abercombe came into the world as a slave on a farm about three miles from here and this morning, when this correspondent made a trip to see him, he was hoeing cotton with as much enthusiasm ?s one might expect to find in one less than half as old, writes a staff correspondent of the Greenville is remarkably bright. 'Never yet has he worn eye glasses and he can recognize friend or foe at a distance of several hundred yards. "I have never used whiskey or to* .. X1-- -1J TOv,rtT, D3.CC0," me OXU xitJgxu ic^ncu YTucii asked to what he attributed his long life. Always he has had a good appetite and until the last few years he has taken his-turn at the plow or the wood pile along with younger but no more buxom members of his race. During the last few years, however, he has done only "part time" work, going to the field regularly but quitting before the sun sinks behind the western sky. "I gets winded worse than I used to," the old negro said as he laid down his hoe'and mopped the perspiration'from his brow. "And, white folks, you will have to excuse me if 1 sits down for I can't stand up like I once did. My legs get tottery and I have to sit down on the terrace to get my breath." " " * * * 'it. - 1 ~ 3 Sitting on tne terrace, wun * uruau expanse of unchopped cotton before him, while behind him lay several long rows that he' ha^L chopped despite the early hour, ftie old negro told of events in this section of the state for the past cenfury. He saw the soldiers go forth to the Mexican war; heard of the tumult and the shouting when the- Palmetto lads went over the top at Mexico City; of the stormy days preceding the Civil war and of the four years of carnage and slaughter and last but not least of the conclusion which meant that the negro was to be set free. "The reason I know that I am 103 years old is that in IS65 my master, Lewis Abercrombie, said to me, 'Well, Jack, you are forty-six years old now and you will have to shift for yourself. I have kept you and looked af ter you as Ions: as T could but now you will have to look out for yourself. You know how to farm and you j are forty-six years old so you ought j to get by.' " [ .So saving the master turned and walked away, leaving the black not j News. For more than a century he has j lived in Laurens and Greenville couni ties and while the short kinky hair that adorns his head has generally , turned to a cottonish white, his step ; only free hut bewildered and unable to collect his thoughts. All his. life he had put his feet under a table in the master's back yard and while he had helped make the con* and the bread, there was always plenty for both white and black. It was with a strange feeling, then, that the old negro started out to make his way in the world. He had nothing but the shabby clothing on his back. His first job was cradling wheat and his long black arms swung a cradle from early movning until late at night for fo :r pounds of bacon a day. "T t xira c Vi 9 rrl arnrlr Vint T n-a c ltCPfl ^ " UU Vfc ?? VI Xk V U V A H IAV M Wk* to that and then I had to do something," he said. Years passed by and the old negro was three times married. His first two wives have crossed the river that separates this world from the unknown while the third lives with him near Huff's bridge, on Reedy river in the southwestern part of Greenville. The majority of the twenty-four children have also answered the final summons, leaving the old man almost alone as he waits. "I am not afraid to die," he said with a feeble smile, "and I knows I can't be here much longer. I have worked hardball my life and I want to work on until the end. I have tried to make friends with everybody and while the good Lord has let me stay longer than many others, I want to pay. Him for His trouble. Yes, 1 want to pay Him for His trouble." Was Sold for $1,200. Touching indeed was the old negro's recital of his sale when 18 years of age, which was his first separation from his mother. His owner at that time died and the estate was settled up, the old negro explained. To do this it became necassary to sell all the slaves and he brought $1,200 while his mother, when placed on the auction block, brought $1,500. Others in the party of slaves brought as high as $1,500 also. The old negro was not vain in his recital of events concerning the war, but he told of staying at home, planning the farm and harvesting the crop year after year. On one occasion he was to go to Virginia to carry his young master some edibles from the farm but was taken sick and another of the slaves won the trip. One of the young men from the family to which he belonged went forth to the war and never came back. Somewhere in the army, the old negro didn't know where but thought it was in Virginia, the lad was seized with measles. Soon the family heard that he had pneumonia and a few days later the tidings of his death - 3 - ^ AAlinfviTT V? /-vrr? Q W ci I I y U. 1111U LI1C SUM tUUUli / i-l W . Never again did the place , seem the same, the old negro said, and the sound of the young master's voice was never taken by any others who came along that way. Several times when the report got out that the Yankees were coming through, the old negro made efforts to conceal the horses and other animals belonging to the family. While he never got any nearer the firing.line than Laurens county, South Carolina, the war was a reality to him and each day he worked to help supply the soldiers with corn and other edibles. "Yes, sir, I have done lots of hard work in my time,'v he said in com mentmg on nis pari, in raising iuuu for the soldiers. "I ain't done nothing but farm and I have had a big time out in the open. I have been healthy all my life except a spell of the rheumatism now and then., And I believe it has been because I have left tobacco and whiskey alone, as well as the sweet 'nic nacs' that most folks eat. I Have eat three square mealg a. day and I have always been able to go to work when the bell rung." Continuing, the old negro said, "I have done a lot of work; both for your race and for me, but it doesn't seem long when I look back over it all now. What hurts n^e is that I can't get about like I used to. Why when I came to this field I had to go around the road because I couldn't get over that ditch yonder. And that kinder hurts an old man, you know." Abercrombie has never worn glasses nor has he ever suffered any form of eye trouble. He cannot read or write, however, so this may explain the good care that he has taken of his I optics. Sav He is 103. Little if any doubt that the old negro is 103 years of age is expressed by residents of this section. J. S. Babb, an official of the Peoples Bank, said he firmly believed the old negro was well over 100 years of a?e as his father said Jack was much older than he was. Others here who have passed the three score pathway of life said Abercrombie was a grown man as far back as they could remember. p. The man who has more than the other fellow should do more. ANNOUNCEMENTS o(^ = 26 1 CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself a candi- He ^ date for the Democratic nomination for Representative, in Congress from ??ne the 2nd Congressional District. JAMES F. BYRNES. \\ e a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I hereby announce myself a candi- Tnen date for reelection as a member of the House of Representatives from . Bamberg county. I pledge myself to Dr nominees of the Democratic party. J. CARL KEARSE. And ! AUDITOR AND SUPT. EDUCATION. ? ITS 5 I hereby announce myself as a can- c< didate for auditor and superintend- Ex ent of education of Bamberg county, for tl and pledge myself to abide by the Frida rules and support the nominees of Engli the Democratic party. Amer ERNEST F. FREE. geom Fo Thanking the voters of the county and j for their generous support in the past pre-n I and asking a continuance of same, I Comr I hereby anounce myself a candidate tion : I for reelection to the office of Auditor Ex and Superintendent of Education of catal< Bamberg county, subject to the rules dress and regulations of the Democratic HAR primary. W. D. ROWELL. ? Ne SUPERVISOR. Pens aid 1 I hereby announce myself a candi- date for relection to the office of Supervisor of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary. I pledge myself to abide by the rules of the party and support the nominees thereof. W. B. SMOAK. COUNTY COMMISSIONER Lower District. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Commissioner from the lower district in the Democratic primary. I pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic party. J. B. McCORMACK. f , I I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Commissioner for the lower district, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary and pledge myself to support the nominees thereof. GEORGE W. HUNTER. Upper District. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection as County Commissioner from the upper district. I pledge myself to abide by the rules and support the nominees of the Democratic primary. J. S. TANT. MAGISTRATE, FISH POND. 0 ?? 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate of Fish Pond Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, pledging my support to the nominees thereof. F. E. STEEDLY. At the earnest solicitation of nu- "" merous friends, I hereby withdraw from the race for County Commissioner for the Lower District, and hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Magistrate of Fish Pond Township, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. / R. H. JOLLY. 1 I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at Fish Pond, subiect to the rules of the Democratic party. I also wish to thank the voters for their support in the last primary election. J. M. CARTER. MAGISTRATE AT EHRHARDT. I hereby announce myself a candi- " date* for magistrate at Ehrhardt (Three-Mile Township), subject to Hi the rules and regulations of the Dem- j$ ocratic primary, pledging my support I | to the nominees thereof. 9 J J. H. KIXARD^ I I vnnn? ap cai p ap pprsavat, i i PROPERTY. * 1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I COUNTY OF BAMBERG. t Court of Common Pleas. B Richmoad Dry Goods Company, I Inc., in its own behalf, and in be- J half of all other creditors of H. ; Karesh, of Ehrhardt, South Caro- * lina, who may come in and con- V tribute to the expense of this cause, Plaintiff, ?vs.? H. Karesh, Defendant. Pursuant to an order of the Court in the above entitled case, the undersigned will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on the 30th day of June, 1922, between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock, a. m., at Ehrhardt, South Carolina, all of that certain stock of goods and merchandise and certain fixtures, located in the store building, at Ehrhardt, South Carolina, recently occupied by H. Karesh and 9 sold as the property of the said H. 2 Karesh. R. P. BELLINGER, | Receiver for H. Karesh. Bamberg, South Carolina, June 14, s 1922. 6-22 I NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. g Notice is hereby given to all per- 1 sons interested that the undersigned, a as administrator of the estate of 1 Miss Addys Hays, deceased, will on 9 the 7th day of July, 1922, file with j| the Judge of Probate for Bamberg J County, final report as such admin- g istrator, and at such time will ask j| for letters of discharge as such ad- 9 ministrator. ? X. R. HAYS, | Administrator of the Estate of Miss 9 | Addys Hays, deceased. ?3 May 12, 1922. 7-6n B j R. P. BELLINGER ATTORXEY-AT-LAW pi _ General Practice in All Courts I Office Work and Civil Business a ; Specialty g| Offices in rear over Hoffman's Store >s BAMBERG, S. C. ?^g I lOWX?In loving remembrance j X( )E E. BROWN, who died June ' 921. j > I son; i gone. God has called as Phe one we loved so well. yfrs where Jesus reigns supreme, the In our heavenly home to dwell. the i lCou re sad, and so lonely, too; ; trat Patiently we must wait our call; ! ]ett be united with him above, trat fn our heavenly home to dwell. Adi ave and patiently he bore it all, A.nd he was not afraid to die; y ivVio-n tlni A Toe? tor1 Viim ? ?? 11V11 LUg .UUOtVl VUIAV^U U'i J He answered without a sigh. ?OXE WHO LOVES HIM. 1922 A ALLEGE OF CHARLESTON. and animations at the county seat ber tie Bamberg county scholarship, p. i ty, July 7, at 9 a. m. Subjects: a S't ish grammar and composition, day ican history, algebra, and plane etry. 6_! ur-year courses lead to the A.B. B.S. degrees. Special two-year ? ledical course. A course in nerce and Business Administrais featured. penses moderate. For terms, Dgue, and illustrated folder, adRISON RANDOLPH, President w stock of Waterman Fountain q is expected in a few days. HerBook Store.?adv. _ UKLIN1N United Fillii We have chosen Ba: Filling Sti THE POLICY OF T. IS TO SELL GAS, 0! ACCESSORIES AT POSSIBLE COST 1 FOR CASH. Are you paying the ot This is what you you- pay, ; PAYCASH! ( CARS WASHE1 / crank case and refille: We have taken over thi Station, and will to serve ; Th? wsrWSBR RKHflH WAY - To for W&BP* b/lls * THEN: I YOU WILL ALWAYS E Your'check vent a repavnn Your credit standing liiglie It is more co is more dignifie We solicit y ^ raURCES OVER >TICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. " V Notice is hereby given to all pers interested that^he undersigned, administrator of the estate of Hibernia Hays, deceased, will on 7th day of July, 1922, file with Judge of Probate for Bamberg mty, final report as such adminis:or, and at such time will ask for ers of discharge as such adminis:or. E. C. HAYS, ninistrator of the Estate of Mrs* Hibernia J. Hays, deceased. T^.t-IO-IOOO <7 C-n lay XU, I -VXL NOTICE TO SHKINERS. i.11 Shriners in Bamberg county surrounding towns, come to Bamg Thursday, June 22, at 6 o'clock ' . n., for the purpose of organizing hrine Club. Nobles, take an hour off and come. THOS. DUCKER, 5 W. D. RHOAD. EtlLEY & COPELAND Successors to W. P. Riley. Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE, office in J. D. Copeland's Store BAMBERG, S. C. ' j G OF | ig Station h mberg to Open ition ' ' ' j BIS BUSINESS [L, TIRES AND THE LOWEST 'O CONSUMER , ; i her fellow's bill? are doing if t v-1 yours. . . ( ;iS| :ASH PAYS! 1 / . . D, DOPED, ? | DRAINED . I D e Thomas Service . 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