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I Short Items From |b Town and County The next county campaign meeting will be held at Ehrhardt next Friday morning. Surveyors from the state highway department are surveying out the Augusta-Charleston highway through JSamberg. y -. Next Monday is the last day on which to sign up in the Tobacco Growers Cooperative association. The campaign will be closed with the signing of new members on July 31st. In addition to other losses, H. L. iRentz lost about $350 worth of tobacco hogshead material in the fire at the Denbow warehouse last Saturday, and Mr. Rentz did not have any insurance on this loss. Several fine working days were . - \ -given the farmers since last Friday. No rains had fallen here up to Tuesday night, and some fine work has been put in by the planters in cultivating cotton and curing tobacco. G. C. Beard, of Saltkehatchie, S. C., wants to know if any reader of The Herald can give him the words to "You Made -Me What I am Today; I Hope You Are Satisfied." If anyone can give him this information he will appreciate it. Repairs and improvements are be/ 3ng made at the Cotton Oil company to the ginnery in preparation for v ginning cotton this season. Open defiance is made to the boll weevil, and | Mr. Wyman says he expects to gin 11 V..1+ V.O ^onlinac nn'tTl mnHps. i*;UlLUJU UUt ilC u^vnuvo ty to say 'how much. Several complaints have been heard about stock running at large in/town. Some residents say that cows and calves continually infest their yards, doing mof or less damage. Few things are more disagreeable than having one's yards and flowers and hedges ruined by stock. During the absence-of Rev. S. O. Captey, pastor of Trinity Methodist ic nn nrparhine ser LliUl V/Iiy 1>UV4 V AM MM w W Tice at this church. Mr. Cintey and family are now enjoying a much needed vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. It is expected that the Methodist pastor will be at home to preach after next Sunday. A card from Dr. George F. Hair, ? . ; mailed in San Francisco, California, on July 14th, says: "We are here wearing overcoats and feel cool. Great trip. Leave for Los Angeles ' tomorrow; five days there; then ^start on our homeward journey and hope to see good old Bamberg by July 28 or 30. Regards to all." The Herald acknowledges receipt of the following invitation: "Mr. :and Mrs. James Arthur Wiggins request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Vera Myrtle, to Mr. John Kennedy McCown on Thursday evening, the tenth of August, at six o'clock; Methodist Episcopal church, Denmark, South | -Carolina." Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bennett, of f? Uhrhardt, were among the visitors in town Mondav. Mr. Bennett reported that there had not been too much rain in his section, and that crop conditions were very promising. In x 1 fact, he says that some cotton down there looks like it will produce a bale to the acre. The lower part of the county appears to have been especially favored this*year. J. Arthur Nimmons, former colored harber in Bamberg, now located in Washington, writes: "Enclosed please find check for $2.00 for The Herald. Would not know what to do InHp v . each week if I missed the paper. I .-always look forward to Friday or sSatnrdav niehts with pleasant anti vcipation of getting a letter from home. Best wishes to the entire personnel of the office." Arthur's address is 2302 17th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Rev. O. B. Falls leaves this week for Range, Texas, t^o conduct a revival meeting at a big country churoh. Ten years ago he conducted a meeting there. Since that time several gushing oil wells have been developed on the church property, the profits from which are given entirely to mission work. Since the wells were bored this church has sent more than $400,000 to the various mission boards of the Southern Baptist convention. An appreciated word from our good friend and former fellow-townsman, F. F. Carroll. Esq., of Summer vine: * i am sending yon cnecK 10 pay my yearly subscription to your valuable paper. I am too great an admirer of the high stand that The Herald has always taken in all governmental matters to let my subscription lapse. Besides I regard The Herald as one of the newsiest, if not in fact the newsiest, county paper in the state. ' Yours with best wishes." Judge Florence E. Allen, the first woman in Ohio to become Judge of a common pleas court, expects to be elected to the supreme court of that state. t * ' < / Women Enroll on Democratic Books Tuesday was the final day for enrolling on the Democratic club rolls to vote in the primaries. The marked feature of the last few days of enrollment was the registration of hundreds of women to vote this year for the first time in a Democratic primary. The Herald has not secured information concerning the number of women enrolling, but we are informed that there are nearly as many women on the club rolls in Bamberg qc mpn and that the same condition exists at the Denmark club. The enrolling of the women presents a new proposition to the executive committee, whose duty it is to make all necessary arrangements for holding the elections. Under the Australian ballot system, a voting booth must be provided Tor every club voting 50 or more, and one booth must be supplied for each 100 voters enrolled. This means that nearly every club in the county will vote the Australian ballot this year Ballots must be numbered and perforated and are quite expensive, and the booths two years ago cost $6 each. All this on top of the fact that the receipts from candidates this year are quite meager, and it is entirely up to the countycommittee to payall expenses. The state does not assist the county committee in this respect, although the state candidates are voted for at the same time. The country districts have not enrolled the women, however, in the same proportion as the town clubs, but the number of votes cast this year will be far in excess of any former year. Shortage of Coal is Being Fell in Bamberg When the coal strike started out few persons thought it would ever affect a little town like Bamberg. In fact the strike appeared to be something vague and a long way off. It was hnt the affent is beine felt in town. The power plant is running out of coal, and has already put into effect measures of economy to prevent an entire shut-down. Starting' a day or two ago, the power plant is being closed at midnight, and started up again in the morning about 8 o'clock. This will affect quite a saving in the coal bill, and at the same time afford current facilities for the industries of the town, and light as long as most people really need it anyway. L. P. Tobin, superintendent of the power plant, says that he has ample contracts for supplying the power house with all necessary coal, and that coal shipments are being made as usual, byt the cars are being confiscated by the railroads, with the consequence that the supply here is almost exhausted. About a two weeks supply is on hand now, and Mr. Tobin does not know when he will get any more, as it all depends on the good will, of the railroads, who seem to have the necessary power and authority to take anything they can get their hands on in the coal line. , Shower for Miss Folk. On Thursday afternoon Miss Virginia Folk, a charming bride-elect, was honoree at a miscellaneous shower given by the Apollo Music club, at the home of Mrs. F. M. Moye. This attractive home was very pretty in artistic decorations of midsummer flowers which blended into | a color scheme of yellow and white. Receiving at the door with the hostess were Miss Folk and Mrs. C. E. Black. The punch bowl was presided over by Misses Lalla Byrd and Vista Brabham, who presented each guest with minature parasols as favors. In a series of musical contests, Mrs. W. E. Stokes won the first prize, a dainty box of powder, which she presented to the bride-elect. Each guest was then asked to write a toast to the bride-elect. These were read by Miss Vista Brabham and were found to be very witty and original. Tl.11. 4-V. ^ AL15S r uik was tutu aaivcu uy tuc hostess to draw water for the thirsty crowd. While Lohengrin's bridal chorus was being sung in an adjoining room, the bride-elect was led to the gift room, presided over by Mesdames E. H. Henderson, H. N. Folk and L. C. Smoak, where huge buckets of lovely and useful gifts were drawn from an improvised well. The guests were then invited into | the dining room where delightful re; freshments were served by Mesdames ; B. D. Carter, C. F. Gilchrist and B. : T. Felder. i _ . ????-^? New York city has a woman pastor. Miss Helen Ulrich recently ac| cepted a call to the Church of the i; Divinity. She is the first woman to | become a regular pastor of a metroj politan church. Colored Baptists Dedicate Church Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday were big days with the congregation of Thankful Baptist church (colored) of this city. The occasion was the dedication of the church after extensive repairs and additions have been completed. The laying of the cornerstone of the improved ' church was delayed until the work was completed, and on Sunday after- 1 noon t'he colored Knights of Pythias celebrated this ceremony with fit Lilig CAC1 tlOCB. The congregation of Thankful church has worked hard for the improvements to the church and de- ^ serve great credit in putting over these extensive improvements in such a time as the present. The church is now well equipped for its work, and is enlarged sufficiently to carry on its work in a much better manner than heretofore. The dedication sermon was preached Sunday night by Rev. O. B. Falls, of the white Baptist church, his message being one of great force, and the congregation evidenced considerable appreciation of the sermon. Wednesday night the sermon was 1 preached by Rev. A. M. Wright; Thursday night Rev. R. A. Cottingham, of Mh. Carmel Methodist church, preached, and Friday night Rev. S. J. Rice preached. All 'of these sermons were good and greatly 1 appreciated by the colored folks, hundreds of whom attended every service. The pastor, Rev. O. J. McPherson, preached Sunday morning. 1 The pastor and congregation of the church took advantage of the occasion of the dedication to raise some much needed funds to complete paying for the improvements, and quite a nice sum was collected for this purpose. The white people of the town joined with the congregation of the church and helped to raise the debt. 1 The service Sunday lasted all day, dinner being served on the ground. The service Sunday night was at tended by quite a number of the white people of the town who have been very much interested in the work of this church. Missionary Meeting. % On Wednesday the regular business meeting of the Baptist W. M. S. was held at the church. Reports were given from the leaders of every department of the work, and they were splendid in every instance. Mrs. S. G. Mayfield, the "Associate nnal Sunt." was with us on this occasion, and favored us with an earnest talk about the work. She spoke of the number of fine leaders j in ouy "Bamberg W. M. S." and asked that we share our talent with the rural districts who are not so fortu- < nate. This being the day for anpual election of officers, the result was as follows: President, Mrs. R. C. Jones; vice president, Mrs. John Cooner; treasurer, Mrs. Frank Jennings; recording secretary, Mrs. C. W. Rentz, Jr.; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. F. Lane; pianist, Mrs. Paul Whitaker. , Our W. M. S. numbers eighty members, and we are very proud of the " 1- 1 excellent wotk mat uaa uccu accomplished/?Cor. Secty. Papers Tell of Burning. Tuesday the papers in the case of the state of South Carolina against the dead body of James Ferguson, a white man employed at the logging camp of the Edisto River Lumber company in the Hunter's Chaped vicinity, were recorded in the clerk of court's office. It will be recalled that Mr. Ferguson met death when the camp shack in the woods was burned on the 25th day of June. According to the testimony of the inquest. which was held by Magistrate A. .G. W. Hill, of Fish Pond, the fire was seen in the shack by J. A. Crosby, some distance away, who heard pistol shots. He went to the fire with others and securing an axe knocked the door down, but the fire was so hot t'hey could not go in the house nor do anything about putting it out. They went back afterward and found the remains of Mr. Ferguson, who was evidently asleep at the time and could not get out when he awoke. Sheppard-Tovrner Act in Operation. The first of the series of five annual appropriations of $2,400,000 * - ? * eacn ior carrying uiu iuc oucpijaiuTowner Maternity act has been made available this month. All but six states have already accepted the law and made themselves eligible for government aid under its terms. The six are Washington and Maine, which have not acted; New York, which is doing child welfare work independently; Louisiana, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, which did not choose to accept its benefits. Renew your subscription today. ' r . ... . . Tobacco Market Opens About Aug. I J. F. Lane and E. L. Price, Sr., left Tuesday for Florence, where they go ^ into a few days of "schooling" in the a cooperative marketing of tobacco. Mr. Lane is warehouse manager for j the Bamberg market, which will em- ( brace all of the counties in the southern section of the state, with one or f two exceptions, and Mr. Price is the x efficient bookkeeper of the local*1 ? warehouse. t When the Tobacco Growers Cooper- T _ ^ ? _ x x. i .1 x. i_ r _ auve association contracted witn ivir. ^ Price, the association secured one of the best bookkeepers in South Caro- i iina, a man who is in every way quali- : fied to fill the position. The local market is indeed fortunate in secur- t ing Mr. Price's services. ? The exact date of opening could ? not be given by Mr. Lane before he i left. This matter was to be determ- ( ined at Florence at the meeting of i warehousemen, who were to go over f the situation in detail and fix the t opening dates, but Mr. Lane said that it would be from the first to the third of August. I Two association men, Mr. Bates i and Mr. Adams, both from Brook- I field, Va., arrived in the city Mon- 1 day to assist in the local market. Mr. i Bates is well known in-Bamberg. He 3 was here last year as a buyer for the c Imperial Tobacco company. He is an i experienced tobacco man, and compe- f tent in every respect. The grader t for the local market is expected in a I few days. The grader will be entirely c A /< ^ V* l r-m < n ^ tV\ SN r\ A 1 1 A T? A f C Ui Sin LCICSICU, a.S LIIIS IS lUC yuilt) U1 j s the association in handling tobacco, t Under the selling system of the as- i sociation, all tobacco is properly < graded when it reaches the warehouse floor. It is also automatically ^ insured when it is placed in the warehouse. After grading a warehouse receipt, which is negotiable at any bank, is issued, and the tobacco is sold direct to the manufacturers. No i tobacco will be auctioned from the ] floor as heretofore has been the case. < While the association is not a hold- i ing proposition, arrangements have < been made to redry, store and hold r tobacco when the prices are below ( cost of production. In this event the j government has made a loan to the i association of $30,000,000 for advances on stored tobacco, which in- j sures to the members a reasonable j advance on their product in any \ event. j It is not announced whether there ] nrill Viq on indoncmHpnt wnrphniiftp. in i Bamberg or not. The Denbow ware-: i house ,had been leased to Ernest j Lewis, local tobacco man, for this i season, and Mr. Lewis had arranged to operate this house independently, ] and to sell tobacco at auction. As is , known, this warehouse was razed to j the ground last Saturday, and wheth- < er this will end auction sales here is not known at this writing. i Claims that Fatal Shot ] Was Fired Accidentally MondayjMagistrate J. B. Gillam, of Denmark, held an inquest over the dead body of Percy Adams, a negro, ( who was shot and killed Sunday by 1 tranK jonnson, anotner negro, me ' jury decided that the killing was I "felonious and against the peace and 3 dignity of the state," and charged 1 Johnson with the homicide. John- 1 son was already in custody, being ( charged with stealing chickens, for 3 which offence he was sent to. the ( chain gang Tuesday. Thus, pending ] his trial for the major offence, he is < helping to build roads for a lesser ] one?or greater one, as you view it. 1 A digest of the testimony of the 1 inquest seems to place the facts about 1 as follows, so far as known: John- t son and Adams were playing on the 1 front porch, both having pistols in their hands. Johnson ran into the house and going into a room wun a < window opening on the porch, raised < the window. In doing so the pistol ' hit against the window and was dis- 1 charged. The bullet struck Adams in the stomach, producing a wound 1 from which he died. Johnson was permitted to make a statement before the coroner's jury, and in this statement he claimed that 1 the killing was accidental, and that he and Adams were- good friends. However, the jury decided to hold 'him and charged Johnson with feloniously killing his friend. The killing occurred on the plantation of J. A. Hartzog, some distance above Denmark. f 31.614,269 On Our Farms. The farm population of the United < States on January 1, 1920, was 31,- j 614,269, or 29.9 per cent, of the total population of the country, according to the returns of the last census bureau. Of this number 31,350,640 were enumerated in rural territory and 255,629 on farms within cities and other incorporated communities 'having 2,500 or more inhabitants. 9 Miss Folk, and Maj. Gault Wed Yesterday Miss Virginia Folk and Major Margin G. Gault were united in marriage it 10 o'lock Wednesday morning at rrinity Methodist parsonage, the ^ev. S. 0. Cantey performing the jeremony. The marriage was a very quirt afair, no invitations being issued. Imnediately after the ceremony, Major md Mrs. Gault left by automobile for he mountains of North Carolina, vhere they will remain for several veeks. The bride was married in a navy )lue coat suit, with accessories to natch. Mrs. Gault is the youngest daugh :er of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Folk. She is a graduate of Lander college md- a most accomplished young wonan, who is popular in social and :lub circles in this city. Major Gault s a graduate of Erskine college, and or some years past has been a mem)er of the faculty of Carlisle school. While some farmers report the Presence of a good many boll weevils n their cotton, a majority of the )lanters with whom The Herald m^n las talked say that the weevils are lothing like so numerous as last rear. Most cotton, it is said, is fruitid well with bolls, many of which are full grown, and weevils are 'hard to ind in most places. The outcome of :he cotton' crop will probably de)end on the conditions that prevail i luring the month of August, though >ome farmers believe that-another .wo weeks without serious weevil infestation will mean an average good jotton crop. Magazine 'Pistol Causes r\ .1 Tin n. 7 _ 7 Lfeatn w nen uiscnargea Baynard Baxter, a prominent ( ^oung farmer and garage owner of l^odge, accidentally shot himself Friiay night when a magazine pistol yhich he was handling was discharged, sending a bullet into his body, rhe wound proved fatal, Mr. Baxter lying late Friday night at a hospital in Walterboro, where he had been :aken in an effort to save his life. .Mr. Baxter had repaired an automobile for Leroy Smith, who travels :or Howard Thomas company in this territory, and had taken a magazine pistol out of the car and was experimenting with it when the weapon vas accidentally discharged, the bulet striking young Baxter in the stomich and passing "Almost entirely through his body. Only a year ago he married Miss Pearl Bennett, daughter of the late A.. Bennett, of Lodge, and had many 'riends in Bamberg county who are shocked at his tragic ending. The funeral was held at Blackrille Saturday afternoon, where his relatives live. His wife and a three months old infant^ survive him, to-< jet'her with many other relatives. Wanted: At Washington Today. Leadership is our greatest present need, and it is there that the party system has played us false. To ? 1 - A4-Uaha o a o o nampuiaie mauiiiiid y mu:^ ai uovy %+ great demand for expert mechanicians, and these have evolved in rich profusion. But in a crisis like the present mechanicians will not serve pur purpose. The real need is a man, who by the example of his own1 courage, vigor, certainty and steadfastness will draw out the highest qualities of the people; whc?se resolute sense of duty will brush opportunity aside; whose sympathy and :ruthfulness will stir the heart and 1 - 1 J ^ ^ Artrkflrti AA Af tViD Q01Q IclSL lliC lUUSi.lcuv,c yji. kuv :ion. Leadership of this sort we have lacked.?From Oliver's "Ordeal by Battle." Leadership of this sort we lack to- J lay. The party in power has failed as yet to raise up such a leadership. On that account and to that extent it is guilty of betraying the people who put it in power by an overwhelming majortiy two years ago. The spirit of the people is sound and true. It "can do much but it cannot do everything." One of the things it cannot do is to take the place of a man?the man that is wanted at Washington today.?Boston Transcript, July 14, 1922. And this from Henry Cabot's own home! Activities of Women. Miss Frances E. Crowell, director of the nursing service of the Rockefeller Commission in France, was recently decorated by President Millerand of that country. Mrs. Amy Burt, of Berkley, Cal., commands Turkish "West Point" the great barracks of Rouici. a suburb of the Turkish city. Instead of training Turk officers, Mrs. Butt's duties are the more useful ones of superintending a great orphanage, which has been organized in extensive buildings. Bcyce M. Steadman \ Weds Miss i Newberry, July 22.?A beautiful t but simple marriage was solemnized yesterday afternoon at the home of Prof. James C. Kinard on the New- ( berry college campus, when Miss An nie Hammett Kinard, daughter of Airs. Rena Campson Kinard, of this city, became the bride of Boyce Merritt Steadman, of Denmark. 1 The home was tastefully decorated for the ccasion, yellow being the predominating color note, a profusion of yellow daisies being ?jused, / while many candles shed a soft glow over the dainty decorations. In the ^ parlor where the ceremony was performed, an improvised altar was arranged, ferns and other pot plants q being massed between two windows. J On either side, on tall pedestals, were brass cathedral candelabra with white candies. A little to the front of the altar, setting apart the place for the bridal couple to stand, were ' tall white pedestals, ivy-twined, bearing white baskets filled with yellow daisies and asparagus fern and tied r with yellow tulle. On the mantle. V daisies and vines were reflected in f the long mirror. The beautuful marriage service of ? the Episcopal church, of which the bride is a member, was most impressively read by the Rev. Thomas M. 1 j Rideout, rector of St. Luke's church. To the soft strain of the bridal chorus from Lehengrin, the bridegroom, attended by his best man, Campbell ' Tyler, entered from the dining room and at the altar awaited his bride, who entered from the hall with her { brother, James C. Kinard, by whom she was given in marriage. Miss Kinard was attended only by her maid of honor, Miss Susie Davenport. The bride wore a becoming traveling suit and hat of dark blue and carried an i J arm bouquet or bride roses and ferns N j tied with gauze ribbon. Only members of the families of the contract- V ing parties and a few intimate friends were present to witness the ceremony. The same dainty flower decoration was used in the dining room. In . the center of tre table was a cut glass basket filled with daisies whose beauty was reflected in a mirror surrounded by daisies and ferns!"" Here delicious cream and cake were served. The bride was the recipient of ' ^ a number of beautiful gifts. Immediately after the ceremony VJ the happy pair slipped away, going by motor to the mountains,of western North Carolina. ? The out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Livingston and Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Kinard, of Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Steadman, Campbell Tyler and Carroll Mobley, ? of Denmark; Mrs. W. A. Koon and Miss Alice Mazyck, of Columbia, and Miss Susie Davenport, of Belfast. Senator Dial "Rolled" for $18. Washington, July 12.?A man giv- ?/ ing the name of D. J. Connolly, and his residence as Macon, Ga., was arrested -here tonight on the charge of y having obtained money from several United States senators, and one rep- * resentative under false pretences, and alsc* for passing worthless checks. The police stated that the prisoner a upon representation of being a con- f stitutent in need of money to return home had obtained nearly $150. The police claimed the man obtained $18 from Senator Dial, South Carolina: $20 from Senator Sheppard, Texas; $10 from Senator Fletcher, Florida; $97.60 from Rep resentative Park, Georgia; ana a smaller amount from Senator Harris, Georgia. Women fanmakers in Spain are paid at the rate of about 35 cents a day. 1 . SPECIAL NOTICES ? Corn For Sale.?Apply to J. W. STEWART,-R. F. D. 4, Bamberg, S. C. 7-27n 1 For Rent?Apartments on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Single comb white Leghorn roosters. BAMBERG POULTRY FARM, Bamberg. S. C. tfn For Sale or Rent?Six-room cot+ o era o r> ? ? n i na Int nn Afldwflv ctroot UUU UAW V/U TI ww* vv?* -Apply at once to H. C. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?Interlocking Tile for building* purposes, at less than half ( price. See E. C. HAYS or C. W. RENTZ, Bamberg, S. C. tfn > -j For Sale?Singer sewing machine; been in use only a few months. Price $25. See MRS. CHAS. SMITH, ? Church street, Bamberg, S. C. ltp '4m Liberty Bonds?If you are thinking of selling your Liberty Bonds, see us at once, as we are in the market for $25,000 worth. We will pay you New York quotations. FIRST NATIONAL fhi BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Rent?Several rooms up- y? stairs in Bamberg Herald building. Suitable for offices or apartments. Water in most rooms, two rooms have connecting bath. See A. W. KNIGHT or inquire at Herald office. i -St'lf... ..i-w L