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Short Items From 4.9 Town and County Lieut. S. G. Mayfield, Jr., w'ho has been stationed with headquarters in New York, writes that he has been assigned to duty at the navy yard in Charleston. Circle No. 1 of the Baptist missionary . society will entertain circles Nos. 2 and 3 on the lawn of the Baptist church next Wednesday af< ternoou, at 4:30 o'clock. The Herald is requested to say that the vesper services will be held next Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock, instead of 7 o'clock, and that Rev. Peter Stokes, of Orangeburg, is expected to preach'. Splendid progress is being made in the erection of the new H. J.. Brabham 'hall on the Carlisle campus. Brick laying is now going on on the third story of the dormitory, and it is said that the building will be completed by September 1. E. W. Watson and L. P. McMillan are engaged in building a fine highway from the Columbia-Savannah highway leading to the town of Cope, in Orangeburg county, at a cost of $800. The road will provide a fine thoyughfare to and from Cope when completed. iSupervisor W. B. Smoak gave the chain gang, which is camped in the Little Swamp section, a holiday Tuesday, the same being fourth of July. The convicts were served iced * J A ""'"an o crnnd dinner. IGIHUlictUtJ CtiXU 51ICU a, , as well, in celebration of the glorious fourth. The many friends of Dr. Robert Black will be glad to know that he is improving from a very serious illness. Dr. Black was taken ill in Chicago while returning from a pleasure trip to San Francisco recently, and has been confined to his ^ home since. The county commissioners held the usual monthly meeting Monday. No special business came before the meeting. Two new paupers were added to the list, and three were taken off the payroll, two having died since the last meeting, and the other having removed out the county. I No work has been done on the bridge over the Edisto river on the Columbia-Savannah highway in several weeks on account of the high water. Some of the pilings have been driven down a considerable depth, which is about the extent of the work to date. As the river is now nearing normal again, it is likely that work will be resumed very soon. The fourth of July, Tuesday, was observed by the closing of the banks, postoffice and most of the places of business throughout the day. In the country ithere were numerous picnics and family reunions. J. C. Kearse ^ addressed the Bessinger reunion at Spring Branch, and Candidate E. F. Free was on for a talk at the Springtown picnic. Several other gatherings were held in the county by white and colored people. An attempt was made?and perhaps with success?Sunday night to enter the grocery store of C. B. Free on Main street by thieves or a thief. A pane in a back window was removed, and through the opening it' was attempted to open the back door, but without success. The opening through the broken window was large enough to admit a small person, but Mr. Free did not miss any articles from his store. The other day as C. W. Rentz, Sr., wac naccinsr thp hi? ditch On Elm " ^ ? ~ __0 street he heard a splash, and looking finto the ditch saw a big bull frog catch a sparrow, which was evidently drinking in the ditch. Mr. Rentz doubted the wisdom of publishing this, as "nobody will believe it," he said. However, Uhe writer can vouch for it as a fact, as he saw the bird in the frog's mouth, and when a chunk was thrown at the frog it made a dive into the water, carrying the sparrow with it. m ,^|| m Party Leaves for California. Tuesday evening a paiL> ui ocvciai Bamberg persons left for Atlanta, Ga., to join a touring party. A special train was made up in Atlanta to tour the western points of interest, and Dr. and Mrs. George F. Hair, of this city, will conduct the party. Those from Bamberg, in addition to Dr. and Mrs. Hair, are: Mrs. H. F. Spann, Miss Roberta Johnson, Miss Evelyn Spann, Mrs. W. E. Spann and Miss Blanche Spann. The party will return on the special train to Atlanta about the 28th of July. Dr. Hair and Mrs. Hair have made several tours of the west and a few years ago conducted a tour with such success that they were engaged some months ago to conduct a tour this summer. Of the 100,000 contracts which the United States government made dur- j ing the World war only 15,000 have j yet been audited. Many Diversions for Scout Camp Party "Men may come and men may go," but the memory of the boy scout camp near White Hall will remain long with the boys and men who took the eventful trip. The going and coming are the most vivid parts of the outing. Scoutmaster Whitaker secured the big Packard truck from the county as a means of transportation, and the peerless "Dock" Priester was persuaded to pilot the expedition. The party left Bamberg at seven o'clock on the morning of June 26th and proceeded toward Branch^ille. Progress was halted nine miles out of town when the truck magnetto burned out. This was replaced after considerable delay and once more a start was made. The sandbeds of Bamberg and Colleton counties and the awful bridges of the latter county made progress necessarily slow. A few miles out of Walterboro the gas gave out and another delay was experienced. This occurred a second time before the camp site was finally reached at nine o'clock. The whoop that went up frnm the scouts testified their hap piness at finally reaching Combahee. The return trip was worse than the outgoing trip. A flood "somewhere in Colleton county" had washed out a causeway through a little swamp and the heavy army truck promptly went down to the axle. It was prized out of this bog only to break through the improvised bridge a few moments later. Mr. Utsey is the man who is responsible for finally extricating the truck from this predicament. And then when Bamberg county had almost been reached a sandhill stopped permanently all further prbgress. The scouts settled down Ihere to await the trucks and cars from town to take them home. The last of them reached town at 2 o'clock a. m.?eighteen hours alter leaving camp. "Awful!" you will say. Not at all, for boy scouts don't mind such hardships?that's why they are boy scouts. When the time comes to take another trip\svery scout will be ready and "rearing" to go. The original plan was to have the camp at Pon Pon, but it was decided at the last moment to go to Combahee and Mr. Utsey and Mr. Watson were sent ahead to make the neeessary arrangements. Combahee is a ten thousand acre plantation owned by Du Pont, the powder king. It is located on the Combahee river five miles below White Hall, S. C., where "the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four ihours." A cottage was - 1 * - fVi ic? secured ior me uuys tu oiwp m. was at the plantation settlement?a beautiful oak grove on a high bluff overlooking the river and the old abandoned rice fields. The cottage was screened, and therefore, the campers worried little about the most blood-thirsty mosquitoes on the face of the globe. The settlement is supplied with artesian water, so this solved another problem. The oM rice fields and the beautiful river furnished wonderful fishing grounds. The only thing lacking to make the camp site complete for a bunch of boys is a place to swim. The mud flats and bars, the swift river, and the "marsh hogs," as the negroes call the aligators, make Combahee unsafe for bathing. Mr. Rhoad and Col. Duncan were the star fishermen. The former used his rod and reel to good advantage while the perch and bream were in constant danger of being jerked a mile high by the colloners long pole and short line.- The boats of the Combahee company were turned over to the scouts and these gave the boys a chance to enjoy the boating and fishing. Mr. Brabham, Mr. Whitaken, Mr/Utsey, Mr. Rhoad, and Maj. Watson did the cooking with the assistance of a patrol of scouts each day and these can testify to the fact that outdoor life makes it practically impossible to fill up a bunch of healthy boys?and men. NEGRO FOUND DEAD. I Kit Corley Discovered in Woods?Xo Inquest Held. Fairfax, June 28.?Kit Corley. an aged negro, was found dead in the woods near here Tuesday afternoon. Corley had left 'his home Monday morning and did not return that night. Tuesday search was made for him and he was found dead sitting upright against a tree. No inquest was held, there being no evidence of foul play and no question that his ! death was from natural causes. Cor- | ley owned a good farm and home j and was highly respected by the j white people. * | Registration Board Not at Fault, j ! Thp Herald is requested by the i board of trustees of Bamberg school j district to state that the board of j registration was in no way to blame ; for calling off the election, which ! was to have been held on June 27th, j on the question of issuing school i bonds. j Vote Unanimous to Hold County Fair At a meeting of a number of citizens of Bamberg last Thursday afternoon, it was the unanimous vote of all present that a county fair should be held this fall, and the chairman, LaVerne Thomas, was authorized to appoint a committee of five tb have /\ P i-v rrAr? 1 o rro n orAm art f s ^IlctigC Ul I.UC jcuciai aiiaut,^uigiuo of the festival. This committee expects to start out very soon in an effort to secure the cooperation of various sections and interests of the i county; to appoint sub-committees i to look after various phases of the fair, and to call another meeting of i the citizens as soon as something definite can be worked out. The Bamberg county fair, by unanimous approval of the meeting, is to be featured by being entirely free to all visitors. It was generally agreed that the success of the Farmers Exchange Week last December was due in no small measure to the fact that ; no admission was charged, and that ; it did not cost anybody anyyiing to visit the exchange grounds. It was also agreed that it would be the better part of wisdom, during the present times, not to attempt the organization of a stock company, but to confine the income of the fair to the sale of privileges and booth room. The meeting was called to order by , Mr. Thomas, who so successfully piloted the committees last year. He stated the object of the meeting, and : R. M. Hitt was asked to act as secretary. Opinions Vere freely ex- , pressed; nobody expressed any opposition to the idea of holding some kind of an event, and a motion offered that a free county fair be held was carried without a dissenting vote. It was the idea of everyone who > made an expression that while the fair should be held along the same lines as last year, an effort should , be made to enlarge the scope of the "In"" *V./\ linnet nf nrnofraea Tf cV CIll dl U 11? llic HIl^O \JL pi Vftiuuu, xw was realized by all that there were some defects in the arrangements of last year, wihich were not the fault of anyone, resulting solely because of the haste in which the affair was arranged. It was also realized that there were a few discordant features which will need some careful planning to prevent a repetition of. By beginning early it is thought that a harmonious and enjoyable . county fair can be arranged. The meeting was characterized by considerable enthusiasm and those interested in a county fair feel that a good beginning has been made. EXROLL FOR THE PRIMARY. Citizens of South Carolina should enroll in their township club in order to participate in the ' primary election next August. The books for enrollment are now open and will remain so until the last Tuesday in July. According to the rules of the < Democratic party of South Caro- < lina, the -qualifications for membership in any club of the party in the state and for voting at a primary election are as follows: "The applicant for membership/ ; or voter, shall be 21 years of age, ; or Shall become so before the succeeding general election and be a white Democrat. He shall be a < citizen of the United States and of this state. No person shall be- < long to any club or vote in any primary unless he'has resided in the state two years and in the county six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club ] district 60 days prior to the first primary following his offer to en- i roll: Provided, That public school 1 teachers and ministers of the gospel in charge of a regular organized church shall be exempt from the provisions of this section as to : nfMamo /-kfhorTvieo nimlifiprt " 11 COiVlC/iXV/^?j 11 v/vuv* ?? | SHOT WITH AIR RIFLE. 1 ] Ten-Year-Old Boy Painfully But Not Not Seriously Hurt. 1 Darlington, July 2.?Ben, the tenyear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brunson, was shot in the forehead by his four-year-old brother, with : an air rifle yesterday, while the boys < were in a vacant lot near the house < playing. The boy wTas taken to Mc- < Leod's Infirmary, and he is now' resting well. While he was painfully hurt, it is not considered serious. Rev. Peter Stokes, presiding elder, , will hold the third quarterly conference of Trinity Methodist church, following the vesper services Sunday afternoon. Major A. D. Budd, selected as one of a number of American officers to attend the French war school, from which he was graduated recently, wears fourteen decorations of the World War. 1 Robert L. Z Dies in Denmark Robert Lee Zeigler, one of Bamberg county's prominent citizens, died at his late home in Denmark last Saturday morning. Mr. Zeigler had been in ill health for some time past, but the news of his death came as a shock to 'his many friends throughout this section. The funeral and interment were held at Denmark Sunday afternoon; burial took place, in the Denmark cemetery and was in charge of the Orangeburg lodge of Knights Templar. His pastor, Rev. W. E. Wiggins, of Denmark, was the officiating minister. ? Mr. Zeigler was 55 years of age. He was born in Orangeburg county and had lived for some years at Allendale, and then moving to Denmark where he had resided for some 12 or 15 years prior to his death. n/i/Mino + irm wac that nf a hrnkpr JL A i ^ UVV^UJJUtiWii V VI. and traveling salesman, and as such had become intimately acquainted with hundreds of friends in many sections, all of whom held him in the highest esteem for his honorable and straight-forward dealings with them. . He is survived by his widow, who ras Miss Lina Belle Spann, of Leesville, before her marriage. Nine children blessed Mr. and Mrs. Zeigler, as follows: Mrs. Louise Goudelock, of Union; Robert L. Zeigler, Jr., Francis Marion Zeigler, Edward Zeigler, Govan Zeigler, Lina Zeigler, John Byrd Zeigler, Mary Hayes Zeigler, and Annie Margaret Zeigler. Two brothers also survive: P. J. Zeigler, of Allendale, and L. C. Zeig-' ler, of Bamberg. Robert L. Zeigler, Jr., the eldest son, is a studeht of Clemson college, and is a member of the famous Clemson foot ball team, as well as being connected with other athletics of Clemson. Mr. Zeigler was a member of the Denmark Methodist church, and was quite prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of the Knights Templar and S'hriners. H. N. Folk Becomes {Bamberg Postmaster Tnltr firot P o m _ vu uaiuiua; uuij m^v berg's new postmaster was inducted into the office, A. \W. Knight, postmaster for the past nine years, retiring. The transfer was tnade on the previous day, Mr. Folk formally taking charge on the first of the month. Mr. Folk recently received his commission from the gpvernment, having been appointed to succeed Mr. Knight by President Harding some weeks ago. The appointment was confirmed by the senate several weeks ago. The examination for filling the position of postmaster at Bamberg was held during the summer of last year, Mr. Folk being one of two eligibles reported by the civil service commission. Mr. Folk has been for several pears past connected with the firm of H. C. Folk company, general merchandise, of which he was secretary and treasurer. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. &. Folk, of this city, and has lived here all of his life. The Bamberg postoffice is in the second class, and there has been no change of employees incumbent upon the change of postmaster. From Moore Haven, Fla. D. M. Bedenbaugh, for some months past connected with the Moore Haven & Clewiston Railroad at Moore Haven, Fla., in renewing his subscription to The Herald, writes: "Herewith check for $2.00 covering my subscription for one year to pour paper. "I am sending you under separate cover a copy of our two newspapers which will give you an idea of how the Everglades has developed in the past year or two. "If you are ever down in this section be sure to call on me and see tfhat we are doing. "There is not much cry of hard times here, the crops are all very eood and more coming on and it looks like a very busy time ahead of us. Our little road runs through one of the richest sections of the Everglades. "We handled this season from Jan. 1st to May 30th, 1,234 cars of perishable freight, so you see we were pretty busy on our little 15 miles of road. "With kindest regards to all the old friends around Bamberg and trusting that T may get up in that section and shake hands with all of you again some time." >m i?I m Often the careworn man looks so because he isn't properly fed. If a bass drum doesn't make good nusic it drowns out a lot of bad. State Candidates Cc Speak Here Today The biennial "circus," as it has T been termed by the more facetious, canc will be held in Bamberg today. The on ^ occasion is the visit of the candidates *3, for state offices to this county, and date the speaking will be pulled off on the court house lawn, beginning at 10 11001 o'clock a. m. Considerable interest has been tak- few en in the state campaign this year? ces? more than usual?and it is expected mor that there will be a large crowd of inS the "dear people" on hand to hear rem the candidates present their claims sary upon the voters of this county. enti There are five candidates for gov- Prin I ernor, and the campaign is develop- eu ing into a very interesting one among can( them. There has also been some the pep injected into the race for vari- T ous other offices. cam Special reporters are following J' the campaign party for the News Jl and Courier, the Augusta Chronicle J1 and the Columbia State. It is likely A that more women than is usual will A attend the campaign meeting this A year. There will be but one such A meeting in this county this year, 10 ( inasmuch as there is no election for T U. S. senator, ajid no contest for con- van gress from this district, Congressman tofo "Jimmy" Byrnes having a clear * field. ^ Fat; Miss Sue Smoak Becomes Bride of 1$,IV. Stewart f tion Cordova, July l.?xnursaay even- une ing June 29, at 7 o'clock, a most im- day , pressive and beautiful wedding was fror solemnized in Ebenezer * Baptist lege church, when Miss Sue Smoak, the witl charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. that G. H. Smoak, Sr., of Cordova, became vial the bride of Robert Wade Stewart, renc of Charleston, the Rev. M. O. Owens, ers of Cordova, officiating. flict The church was tastefully deco- Har rated with southern smilax, ferns mitl and shasta daisies. Before the cere- beir mony, Mrs. 0. R. Conklin, dame of The honor and sister of the bride, rendered in a most dharming manner, ^ "Believe Me," and "Until." crip To the strains of the bridal chorus is * from Lohengrin, rendered very effectively by Miss Hallie Hiers, of Smoaks, p*et at the piano, and Mr. Blanton, violin1st, of Orangeburg, the bridal party entered, the maids and groomsmen YJ first. The maids were dressed in "* organdie of rainbow colors with tiie .hats to match, and each carried a clut beautiful basket of ferns a*nd shasta bar) daisies tied with bows of tulle to me match their gowns of pink and laven- a der. They \9ere followed by the ? flower girls, little Misses Ella Julia Baldwin and Alice Mackelroy, sister = of the groom. Then came the ring F bearer. Master Le Grand Smoak, ?tre Po V) dressed in a "cupid" costume of pink satin. The bride entered on iher y father's arm, the groom with his Pric best man, Charles Younts, of Co- CO., lumbia. awaiting her at the altar. F She was dressed in a stylish suit of dre( new blue with grey accessories, and 'H. 1 carried a ^beautiful bouquet of bride y roses. ' tag* The impressive ring ceremony was App used during which Miss Hallie Hiers ber* and Mr. Blanton softly rendered "To f a Wild Rose." The party marched hon out to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march. ?? A host of friends and relatives wit- . F nessed the ceremony, many coming .1 from a distance, among them being Miss Marie Collum, of Augusta, Georgia; Miss Hallie J Hiers, Smoaks; Mrs. R. G. Blasky t0 and little daughter, of Georgetown; TO> Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. Conklin, of Char- ~ leston; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smoak meD and family, of Bamberg; Mrs. Hattie adji Coleman, Misses Gladys Stewart and an#d Alice Mackelroy, of Woodward; Mrs. m*D T. G. Smoak And little daughter, of F Richmond, Va.; Miss Lillie May Mar- Pian tin, of Blackville; Charles Younts, of Columbia; Harry Chapman, of Charleston, Mrs. J. C. Collum, of Augus- 7-2C ta, and Tom Gauldin, Richmond, Va. Tmmodiatpiv after the ceremony, + ? Mr. and Mrs. Stewart left by auto- tory mobile for Orangeburg, where they offel Ther boarded the train for points north. ^ ^ They will be away about ten days, -? after which they will be at home to W6S their friends in Orangeburg. The jive< groom is the popular salesman for rece Swift & Co., for the lower section of now South Carolina. "The Dixie Flyers." of s' at o 'A new organization, called "The' Dixie Flyers," had its first meeting June 29th, 1922, at the home of Miss Jane Elaine Rice. It was strictly a x ^ I stall business meeting. The following gu-* Prpsident. TV a t O ncic . . V?? Miss Xell Bamberg: vice president j hav( Miss Jane Rice; secretary. Miss Cath-, erine Free; treasurer, Miss Esther f Dasnall. We adjourned to meet the hou: next time at the home of Miss Cath- fron erine Free.?Contributed. mt "* en 2 Hot water heating is the most ef- in 1 ficient in house warming. | ber^ rnnty Campaign Opens July 14 th . s he first Gampaign pf the county iidates will be held at Farrell's , Friday, July 14. Thursday, Jaly 'j is the last date on which candiis for county offices can file their urges as candidates, and 12 o'clock < i is the last hour on said day. * > s yet there are comparatively m candidates for the county offibut it is likely that there will be x e on Che hustings before the clos- \i date. Prospective candidate^ are inded that it is absolutely neces- 1 for these pledges to be filed to > tie the candidates to enter the j lary, and they are also remindthat the state law requires all . iidates to also file pledges with clerk of court. * ,, he following are the scheduled paign meetings in this county: t uly 14?Farrell's. aly 21?Camp Branch. * f uly 2S?Ehrhardt. ugust 4?Olar. J .ugust 11?Denmark. .ugust 18?>Bamberg. 1 l11 campaign meetings start at 1 3'clock a. m. M he assessments of candidates for ous county offices have been here- h re published in The Herald. WOMAN KILLS ANOTHER. " | il Stabbing on Farm Near Fair- 'jj fax Tuesday. 1 airfax, June 29.?In an alterca- 1 between Minnie Harvey and Pau- Ly Sanders, colored women, Tues- I afternoon on a farm two miles J ri Fairfax, the former, it is al- J id, stabbed the latter to death 1 1 a pocket knife. It is understood /ft , ; the quarrel was about, some tri- J matter. The coroner's jury J iered a verdict that Pauline Sandcame to her death by wounds in- a| ed by Minnie Harvey. Minnie J vey has been arrested and com- J ted to Barnwell county jail, there ? ig no jail in Allendale at present. 'S women were both widows- J r. n. iticnier, 01 sc. l?ouis, mo., a m ipled veteran of the World War, J liking from Maine to Oregon to J a $10,000 bet. He must com- ! e the journey Within a year. j MCE-TO^HRIXERS OF BAM- *1 BERG COUNTY. ^ i Ve will meet on July 11th at 00 a.m. at Glendale Springs for purpose of perfecting a Shriners > and election of officers. Big ft aecue will be served after the sting. TOM DUCKER, dv. - W. D. RHOAD. I SPECIAL NOTICES 4 'or Rent?Apartments on Main ' J >et. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, I a berg, S. C. tfn " Phite Spanish Peanuts for Sale.? j :e 5c per lb. THE COTTON OIL , Bamberg, S. C. tfn | - . 1 or Sale Cheap?Three to five hun- , i 1 bushels of ear corn. Apply to *-\ 3. GRIMES, Lees, S. C. 7-6p. vj or Sale or Rent?Six-room cot- j i and nice lot on Midway street. . | ly at once to H. C. FOLK, Bam- ^ S. C. ^ tfn t or Sale?Single comb white Lega eggs. J 1.00 per setting of 15. ' ,4? dBERG POULTRY FARM, Box ; , Bamberg, S. C. tfn .1 or Sale?Interlocking Tile for . j ding purposes, at less than half " v e. See E. C. HAYS or C. W. 1 <TZ, Bamberg, S. C.* tfn ' \'e Grind for Toll Velvet Beans Shucked Corn on Cob. Best way .; i sed to hogs and cows. THE COX- J J OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn ^ r " efiistitching and Picoting attach- / j .t works on any machine; easily isted. Price $2; full instructions I sample. MARSH BROS., Wilgton, Ohio. ?-27-p or Sale?Hisrh Grade Upright j to near Bamberg, can be had for i-\ balance due on it. Payments 0 per week. Address OWNER, ; Office BOx 211, Savannah, Ga. >-n. __ gents Wanted.?Sell the Original ^ ;kins Products. Good city terri- - still open. Get our wonderful p and free samples. 4 Write today. ? 'J. R. WATKINS CO., Dept. 78, - York, N. Y. 7-20-p 7e are Authorized Dealers for 4 (tinghouse Radio apparatus. De- . i ries will be made in the order lived, so let us have your order . FAULKNER ELEC. SERVICE , Bamberg, S. C. tfn berty Bonds?If you are thinking elling your Libertv Bonds, see us nee, as we are in the market for 000 worth. We will pay you New k quotations. FIRST NATIONAL ] CK" Bam here1. S. C. tfn ? ? A or Rent?Several rooms up- ;? I :s in Bamberg Herald building. able for offices or apartments. \ ( ;er in most rooms, two rooms ? connecting bath. See A. W. GHT or inquire at Herald office. W or Rent?July 1st one 5-room se on New Bridge street, with big -.$? * t yard, 3 automobile sheds, 1 11 house in yard for play house or ke house, barn and stables, gard- Jly md chicken yard, artesian water ffi Louse. See F. W. FREE, Bam- fl S. C., for prices, etc. 7-6-n ' l*