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Short Items From ' Town and County The churches of the city have changed the hours of the evening services from eight to seven-thirty , o'clock. This hour applies to the mid-week prayer services as well as to the Sunday preaching services. Nice showers this week have put new heart into the winter gardeners, who have been waiting on rain for several weeks to get winter vege- j tables under way. The rains are also , very acceptable on the farm, as they enable the farmers to prepare their ( land for planting of grain crops. The Woman's Missionary society . of the Methodist church will be entertained at the home of Mrs. James ( Burch on Tuesday afternoon, Octo- i ber 17, at 3:30 o'clock. Assistant hostesses, Mrs. Claude Gilchrist, Mrs. Alfred Utsey, and Mrs. W. O. Guess. ( All members are urged to be present. < R w Rilev. of Barnwell, who died ' recently, was well known and related ' in Bamberg county.. Dr. Riley had 1 been auditor of Barnwell county for A many year9, and the news of his ' death came sls a shock to his many Bamberg county friends> W. H. Man- J ning, of Williston, has been appointed as his successor in office. 1 The Cotton Oil company has petitioned for a license to trade and traffic in seed cotton. Under the , law a special license has to be granted for this purpose, but this year ' there are sq? many small lots of less ^ than a bale of cotton that a service ( will be rendered to many farmers if they can have a method of disposing of small lots of cotton in the seed. The Orangeburg county authorities ( i, are building two miles of hard sur- ; faced road on the Columbia-Savannah j highway just this side of Orange- j burg city. The work is now pro- j gressing rapidly. This will be the j first concrete stretuu wi j. uauj this section of the state. It is also j understood that the steel bridge over . the North Edisto river at Orangeburg will be replaced by a concrete bridge. ( Dr. Melton Clark, of Columbia, ; preached at the local Presbyterian ] church last Sunday. At the morning i service the cadets and faculty of Car- 1 ' lisle school were given a special in- ] vitation to attend the Presbyterian ] church and the invitation was ac- s cepted. The cadets were given a ; warm welcome to Bamberg. Dr. Clark ] preached one of his characteristic i excellent sermons to a large congre- ' gation. j Major John Black and David Black, 3 both of Walterboro, and both broth- ( ers of Dr. J. B. Black, were recently ^ honored. The former has been ap- ?( pointed by Governor Harvey as acting sheriff of Colleton county, pend- ing the outcome of charges lot mal- 3 feasance against Sheriff Ackerman, 1 and the latter has been appointed ^ grand master at arms of the grand 1 lodge, Knights of Pythias, to succeed ] the late E. D. Lemacks. 1 Horace McCaskill, a well known ? negro man of Ehrhardt, died sudden- i ly on his farm near there' Monday 1 morning. It is said that McCaskill ( was having a dispute with a tenant { hie ninre and that the excitement 1 \ VU brought on an. attack of apoplexy, death resulting in a few minutes. Magistrate Yafley made an investiga- j tion of :he death, and no inquest was j held as there were several witnesses, ^ all of whom agreed that death came from natural causes. ? The trus'ees of the Cope high 1 . school have let the contract for the 1 new school buil<|fcig to Creary & Com- t pany, of Columbia, whose bid was * $20,750. The contractors started t work Wednesday morning of last ? week. Bonds for defraying the ex- t 79 n nf erecting this building were 1 voted only a few weeks ago. The ^ bond? were issued under date of Oc- 1 toot r 1, and the contract was award- * ed immediately after. The Herald 1 office supplied the lithographed * bo-.Ji t Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. ? A number of friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis- M. Ayer gave t them a surprise party at their home 1 on jdiliTJ. ana cnurcn streets Monaay evening in commemoration of their golden wedding anniversary. The party was a complete surprise to Mr. ( and Mrs. Aver. Early in the evening a number of their friends assembled at the home to express their felicitations uvon reaching the fiftieth mile- j scone in their married life. The evening v. as made jolly for both the visitors,'and the honorees. Many good wishes were expressed, with the hope . that they will enjoy many more hap- _ py years. Mr. Ayer and Miss Carrie Hughes ] were united in marriage at the home of the bride in the Clear Pond section on October 9th, 1872, by the Rev. Thomas Raysor. Both the bride a^d groom are enjoying fine _ I health. They have scores of friends throughout chis section who join in expressing their congratulations. Sudden Death of Oscar A. Simmom Oscar Allen Simmons, one of the best known and most prominent citizens of this city, died in Augusta, Ga., last Thursday night, following an illness of only a few hours. News of the serious illness of Mr. Simmons was received here early Thursday afternoon, and Mrs. Simmons, in company wi:h other relatives, left at once for lis bedside at the University hospital, death resulting a few hours later in the early evening. Doctors pronounced his malady apoplexy. Thursday morning Mr. Simmons joined a party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spann and Mrs. C. P. Hooton on a shopping trip to Augusta. Mr. Simmons drove the car to Aiken, where he turned the wheel over to Mr. Spann. When within a few miles of Augusta, Mr. Simmons complained of indigestion, and the party stopped at the home o* a colored man where a simple medicine was given him; he appeared to improve, and the party vent on to Augusta. Mr. Spann stopped at a garage to have a tire repaired, and Mr. Simmons was the first to get out of the car, but was unable to stand, although he told his friends he was quite well. It was thought best to take him at once to the hospital for treatment, and on reaching the hospital Mr. Simmons had lapsed into unconsciousness, from which he never rerived. Examining physicians proaounced him a very ill man, and relatives were wired for. The body was brought to Bamberg from Augusta at nine o'clock Friday morning. The funeral services were conducted at the late residence of Mr. Simmons by Rev. S. O. Cantey, oastor of the Methodist church, and nterment occurred at Restland cemetery. The grave was banked with a arge number of beautiful floral tributes, attesting the universal esteem in which he was held by relatives IUU Ll 1CUUO -> Oscar Allen Simmons was 52 years Df age, the ?son of the late Mr. and Mrs. .Allen Simmons. He was born near Bamberg ind lived here all of his life with :he exception of a short residence in Florida. Several years ago he was narried to Miss Blanch Spann, who survives him. Some years ago Mr. ind Mrs. Simmons adopted Miss Marie Dantzler as their daughter, svho also survives her foster father. The following brothers and sisters survive Mr. Simmons: B. W. Simmons, of Greenwood; T. J. Simmons, )f Islandton; Mrs. S. A. Hand, of Bamberg, and Mrs. C. F. Ellzey, of Savannah. The deceased was a member of the Masonic and Knights of Pythias fraternities. He had been connected vith a number of business houses in Bamberg, and was a good business nan. He was a high-toned gentlenan, and will be sorely missed by a vide circle of friends and acquaintmces. He was possessed with a most genial and jovial disposition which nade him the friend of everyone who same in contact With him. His sudlen dearth came as a great shock to lis many Bamberg acquaintances. Mrs. Thos. Ducker at Home. Thomas Ducker went to Asheville, sT. C., Sunday, and surprised his Yiends by bringing his wife home vith him. Mrs. Ducker has been in Asheville for almost three years, on iccount of,her delicate health. She las made a wonderful fight to regain ler health, and recently her doctor .old her that she had improved so 'apidly during the summer months hat she could come home this fall, ^.s this was not known to many of heir friends, the return of Mrs. Ducker after such a long absence vas a most delightful surprise. Mrs. Ducker is necessarily having to live i quite restricted life for a while, >ut she is, of course, delighted to be imong home folks on any kind of erms; while Mr. Ducker, a most "aithful and devoted husband, beicuse of her return is probably the lappiest man in Bamberg. Mrs. Duck jr's hundreds of friends win De giaa ;o know that she is at home and that ler condition is quite satisfactory. Springfield Loses. Carlisle completely outclassed Springfield high here Friday and. pame through with a 55 to 0 vic:ory over the visitors. The game was played in a steady drizzle. Both ;eams fumbled frequently. Springield did not make a first down except when Carlisle was penalized. Springfield played a hard game in the opening minutes but the superior weight and speed of the locals soon wore thorn out. Folk made two long runs r. r touchdowns and Smith plunged 50 yards off tackle to the goal line. Fasterling and Fairey were the line stars for the winners. Foy, Gleaton and Johnson played well for the losers. Carlisle plays Columbia high in Columbia the 13th. ??? Renew your subscription today. Negro Boy Drowns i In Edisto River , Jake Daniels, a young negro work. man at Edisto river, was drowned in the river Monday afternoon under . rather peculiar circumstances. Every t effort was made to rescue the boy, but to no effect. It was some time . afterward before the body could be secured, and he had been dead for some time. Daniels had been working for the construction company building the . concrete bridge on the ColumbiaSavannah highway. It is said that ' some hooks fell into the river Monday, and Daniels, either on instructions or voluntarily, dived into the river to get the instruments. He was said to be a good swimmer and it was not thought there was any danger attached to the attempt, but it was seen that he was in trouble. A long iron rod was handed to^him, but for some reason he did not grasp it. In fact it appeared that he made no attempt to help himself. A boat was put out, but the boy had sunk to the bottom, and it was with considerable difficulty that his body was rescued. Daniels was the son of Mose Daniels, and was a good boy and a good workman.. He lived on the plantation of G. Moye Dickinson, but was filling in some of his time with the construction company. He was about 20 years old. Colston Clippings. Colston, October 4.?Mrs. Ogreta Beard is spending a few days in Cope with Mrs. Henry McMillan. Charlie Pender is in Sumter on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Alma Jackson. Henry McMillan and son, Bob, of Cope, spent Sunday with Mrs. McMillan's sister, Mrs. J. B. Varn. Miss Bessie Sanders, of Walterboro, spent the week-end with her < brother, Guy Sanders, of Colston. j Miss Sudie McMillan and Rev. Ballentine spent part of Monday with Mrs. T. D. Beard. J .Vernon McMillan and Wyatt j Priester, of Ehrhardt, were on Cols- j ton Sunday. "Frank Kearse and son, Dawson, dined with Alex Jennings Sunday. J. F. Clayton and family spent the first with J. D. Kirkland's family. . Mrs. George McMillan and children spent Sunday with Mrs. R. D. Wright. Miss Jule Beard and brothers, Barron and Sease, were visitors of Misses Margaret and Julian Wright on Sunday. Miss Eleanor Pate spent Monday afternoon in Bamberg. J. F. Kirkland and J. C- Beard will leave on Tuesday to visit Mr. Kirkland's daughter, Mrs. J. M. Kearse. While in the Iqw country they will go on a fish, too. On their return Mrs. Kearse and baby are expected to be with them to yisit her old home. T. D. Beard and B. D. Bishop were in Bamberg Monday afternoon. Little Ernest Clayton, whose arm was dislocated last week, is doing < nicely. * < Book Club. The members of the Book Club held a very delightful meeting at the home of Mrs. R. M. Hitt on Friday afternoon, October 6th. j Plans for the public library, which \yere' discussed at the last meeting, were given further consideration. A library association will be formed in connection with the club, the con * * % _ _ *_ I tributioii of a well selected oook serving as a membership fee. It was decided to combine this library with the one at Carlisle, giving the students access to same. After several other matters were disposed of the following programme was enjoyed: Roll Call?Name of a modern writer. Subject for afternoon?Women in literature. Sketch of life of Louise M. Alcott by Mrs. Frank Bamberg. Story of Little Women,>by Mrs. J. D. Copeland. which was exceptionally fine. Vocal solo, by Miss Vista Brabham. Life of Kate Douglas Wiggins, by Mrs. Simms. Story of Pat3y, by Mrs. Smoak. Musical selection, by Mrs. B. D. Carter. At the conclusion of this programme, Mrs. Hitt served a delicious salad course^with ice tea. Mrs. Francis Bamberg will be hostess at the next meeting.?Cor. secretary. Ginners' Report Issued. H. J. Bellinger, local statistician for the bureau of crop estimates, announces that up to September 25th, 1922, there had been ginned in Bamberg county 3',431 bales of cotton. This compares with 1,958 to the same . date last year. While the ginning show9 a considerable increase over last year, it is likely that the ginning is being done somewhat earlier. The report was issued on October 5th. I Counties Receive Gas Tax Money Sam T. Carter, state treasurer, Monday mailed out checks to the different counties for their portion of ( the gasoline tax collected during the months of June, July and August. 1 The total accrual to the counties mailed out Monday was announced by Mr. Carter as $109,837.54. . 1 Of this figure Charleston leads 1 with $9,426.18; Spartanburg is sec- 1 ond with $8,008.58. Bamberg coun- '< f TT oroto <11 A A 1 7 O O n Dn wmnfAll rrAlft wj ?i,vx I.I a, auu uai u w en iguto J * $1,173.58. I: l Under the gasoline tax act 50 per < cent, of the tax collected goes to the counties and 50 per cent, to the general state fund. On July 10, Mr. Carter mailed checks to the counties totalling $108,448.56, and the amount forwarded Monday is the second distribution, bringing the total to date for the counties to $218,286." 1 10. < The state received $109,837.54 a long with the counties Monday. The distribution Monday was as follows ' for this section: Aiken $3,501.41 3 Allendale 838.80 Bamberg 1,041.79 Barnwell 1,173.58 Calhoun 948.82 Colleton 1,429.45 Dorchester 1,095.31 Hampton 1,108.25 'Orangeburg 3,420.36 TAX BOOK OPENING . 1 PUT OFF FOR MONTH. < * * Walter E. Duncan, the comptroller 1 general, with the approval of the gov- ? ernor, recently extended the time < for the opening of the tax books for the collection of state, county and 1 . , . ? , n no /- <! scnooi taxes lor IV 6 6 irurn Ubiuuci ' 15 to November 15. The extension was granted because of delays in getting out assessments corporations by the tax commission md because of the recent extension of the time for paying 1921 state, county and school taxes along with other ( reasons, Mr. Duncan said. The tax 3 commission has been busy with the ] new revenue laws and short delays 3 were occasioned from this heavy 1 work, it was announced. The audi- 1 tors were unable to get their books 1 ready by the 15th of this month and as a consequence the comptroller gen- 3 eral thought an extension wise. . BLACK BECOMES G. M. A. 1 1 Colleton County Man Succeeds Late : E. D. Lemacks. -1 11 I Walterboro, Oct. 8.?D. B. Black 1 has just received notice of his ap- ' pointment as grand master of the 1 Grand Lodg$ Knights Pythias of South Carolina. Mr. Black takes the ' place of E. D. Lemacks, deceased. This appointment came as a surprise ' to Mr. Black as he was not in any '< sense an applicant for this positionA < Mr. Black has been an active member 1 of Ashby Farrow lodge for many < years, having served it in almost < ?very official position, including chan- ? cellor commander. ; ^ iii m U. D. C. Chapter. j The Francis Marion Bamberg chap- ( ter of the U. D. C. was delightfully entertained by Mrs. Robert Black at her attractive home Tuesday, October 10.^ Assisting her in entertaining were Mesdames M. E. Ayer and W. ^ E. Free. The home was beautifully decorated with cut flowers and pot plants. . < The chapter was delighted to have < with them Mrs. W. R. Darlington, < of Allendale, first vice president of ] the Edisto district, who gave a very < interesting talk concerning the work < and duty of the chapter, also of the \ noble work that is being carried on j by the U. D. C. throughout the state. , During the business session ways ] and means were discussed by which \ help could be given to the veterans 1 in our midst. After all reports .from the commit" tees were read and disposed of, the \ following programme was enjoyed by j all: 1 Duet?Mesdames E. H. Henderson , and F. M. Moye. ( The Life of Arthur St. Clair (Hero ] of the Navy)?Mrs. G. M. Dickinson, j Piano solo?Mrs. Paul Whitaker. Poem on Gen. Joseph Wheeler? Mrs. R. C. Jones. During the social hour delicious 1 ice cream and cake were served.? i Coresponding secretary. A Couple of Weddings. j Probate Judge J. J. Brabham, Jr., j acted in the role of Dan Cupid for , two couples last week. The genial , official issued the licenses and "tied ( the knot" in both instances. i Wednesday Fairey Adams, of Nee- . ces, and Miss Fannie Metz, of Cope, were married by the probate judge in , his office at the court house. 3 Saturday night, Mr. Brabham was called on to officiate at the marriage of Miles J. Varn and Miss Sarah 1 Young, both of Bamberg. < jr i 7 ?' Has $150 Rooster; ChicJ^s $5 Each (By C. E. Black.) J. W. Freeman, foreman of the card'room at Santee mills, this city, is the possessor of some very fine j chickens. Last spring he began raising the white leghorn chickens and bought a fine rooster, paying the sum of $150.00 for him. The day 'old chicks cost him $5.00 apiece and he values the eggs from his chicken yard at $5.00 a piece, or $60.00 a dozen. When asked what he intended doing with the chickens raised, he stated that he had two farms In Georgia and would ship most of them there. He will use practically all of the eggs for setting. i Anyone who appreciates a good breed of chickens would enjoy a visit to Mr. Freeman's yard. Mr. Freeman is a married man but bas no children and raising fine chickens is somewhat of a hobby with him and if he makes no money out of them, he will feel repaid for the time and trouble by the pleasure derived from seeing and raising these fine fowls. Ladies Entertain the Men. \ thea class of the Baptist Sunday school entertained the men's class in a most unique On last Friday evening the Philamanner at the Sunday school rooms. The rooms of the primary de-f partment had been thrown together and beautifully decorated in green and yellow. The color scheme was carried out all through the rooms and the'spirit of Hallowe'en dominat?d the scene. The lights were shaded with yellow shades with black cats on them. On entering the door the guests were greeted by a ghost who pointed the way into the hall; there paper bags were tied on the right hands with the instructions that the bags must be worn out shaking hands with one another. After the bags were worn out the guests were 'invited into the dining room. The men's class room had been fixed up for the dining room, and it presented a beautiful scene. The long table with huge comports of oysterettes and dishes of linlrlao ond ?on^nri/?hoa TTOTO flWalfinP JlV/lViCO auu gauu TT AVUVW n V W ** the guests' as they entered.. Steeming hot oysters were served by a com- ] mittee of young girls. The place * cards were pumpkins* and. on the back of each one was a^conundrum; these were read and afforded much merriment. On leaving -the table there was an invitation to go into a dark room. A sheet was hung before the door and there shadow pictures were made by different ones passing the sheet. Dr. Hair and Dr. J. B. Black were the cause of much laughter in these scenes; A penny contestwas then given. Mis3 O'Cain won the prize for having the most correct mswers. The rooms were again darkened and many ghost stories were told. In. the midst of one of these stories a black face was seen in one of the windows?this caused a bit of excitement. The entire evening was one of enjoyment. The men all made very gallant bows to the ladies for affording them so much pleasure, md all went home wishing for another such, occasion. Much credit is due Mesdames Hair and Falls, and Miss Ruth Carroll for the success of the entertainment. ITom Kippur and Jewish New Year. Saturday, Sept. 23rd, was a very sacred day to all of Hebrew faith. It was the first day of the year 5683 according to their calendar and is known as Hashono or New Year. This 3acred day began at sundown Fri3ay afternoon, Sept. 22nd, and continued through Saturday. Wlhile it is ilways the same according to the Jewish calendar which is reckoned by the moon, it varies according to the English calendar, which is by :he sun. Last Monday, October 2nd, was 5fom Kippur with the Jews. This is > the Day of Atonement fully described in the Book of Exodus and is the tenth day of Tishri, the first month :>f the Jewish year. Both of these 1 lays were observed by the Jewish population of Williston by the closing of stores, fasting on the latter, ind gathering for worship. The 1922 cotton crop is almost a thing of the past. Only here and there can be seen cotton in the fields. While the gins are still running on part time, the indications are that the crop will be only slightly larger i than last year; due to the excessive rainfall during the summer months, ( svhich effectively prevented poisoning Df the boll weevil, although the weeiHi ie r?r*t with all the dam AX A kj 11VV VA age. It is generally conceded that very little cotton would have been ] produced even though there had been ' oo weevils this year. Oxford, England, has a school where women are instructed In the i duties of voting. N 1 ? W ' ' V r. Automobile License , Brings in Money / Fees amounting to $725,699.63 have been collected to date from the sale of motor vehicle licenses, including figures through September 30, according to a tabulation announced by the ,state highway commission through L. H. Thomas, secretary. Of this total $580,559.70 has accrued to the counties under the 80 per cent, clause. The fees were derived from the registration of 84,857 automobiles, 7,258 trucks, 63 trail- - ers, 579 motorcycles, 462 dealers. During the month of September 890 "brand new" automobiles were registered, according to the figures -y innounced by Secretary Thomas. This number was registered, but the chances are that more were bought as a number of new purchasers are taking . advantage of the reduction in fees by . awaiting the ten days, which carries the registration into October. Fords predominate throughout the counties in new registration figures. * In fact, in 11 counties nothing but Fords were registered during September. But despite the hard times 12 new Cadillacs were registered Turing the month. Accruals to the counties from the 80 per cent, clause through September 30 are given as follows for this section: Aiken $13,728.09 Allendale : 2,945.51' Bamberg : 5,191.90 Barnwell 5,820.17 Calhoun...., 4,509.04 Colleton 4,645.20 Dorchester 4,811.02 'Hampton 4,644.40 Orangeburg 21,866.51 One of the best forms of life-saving is wife-saving by means of more kitchen and home conveniences. New York boasts of having more than 2,500 women engaged in lumber and furniture work. . ? ' 1 / ?? Renew your subscription today. ' ' 4 SHERIFF'S TAX SALE. In accordance with the execution to me directed by G. A. Jennings, treasurer of Bamberg county, I have levied upon And will sell for cash, on ' ..; -;3jp Saturday, October 23th, 1922,-at 2 o'clock, p. m., at the store of Mrs. H. Et. Pearlstin, in the town of Bhrhardt, ~l Bamberg county, South Carolina, the following described personal proper- * \ ty; said property to be sold for taxes due and owing the said state and ceunty: ~ v Stock of groceries and store fix- . tures belonging to Mrs. H. R. Pearlstin, Ehrhardt, S. C., and said goods to be sold as the property of the said Mrs. H. R. Pearlstin. L. G. YARLEY, Acting for Sheriff Bamberg County. M October 9th, 1922. . v SPECIAL NOTICES ' I' " '"'I' I " I . I rr ; j Wanted?The Herald will accept a few loadg of stove wood on subscrip- u:. tion. For Sale?Seasoned pine stove wood. H. J. BELLINGER, Bamberg, >-j S. C. 10-26p ; For Sale.?One 15-30 Tractor, al-. most new. JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn. For Sale?Chickens, lard and buti ter. MRS. J. R. SANDIFER, Bam- , berg, S. C. . ltp For Rent?Apartments on Main street. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn "3 * Lost?Large size Ps rker fountain pen. Reward for return to A. M.BRABHAM, Bamberg, S. C. ltp ' A For Sale?Peanut plows and peanut pickers. Apply to THE COTTON OIL CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn Lost, Strayed or Stolen?Big white setter dog, glass eyes. Reward for any information. C. J. S. BROOK- 7 ER. ' ltp ?Z Hemstitching and Picoting neatly done at reasonable prices. MRS. E. B. PRICE, 309 North street, Bamberg, S. C. ltp One High Grade Upright Piano in Bamberg can be had for balance due, ( at the rate of $2.50 per week. Ad-' dress, OWNER, P. O. Box 211, Savannah, Ga. 10-19n :? ? ^ Liberty Bonds?If you are thinking of selling your Liberty Bonds, see na at once, as we are in the market for $25,000 worth. , We will pay you New York quotation*. FIRST NATIONAL. 4 T> A XTV HomhoT? S. n tfn un.nxx, o? ^ For Sale?Some valuable tracts of land containing from 60 to.600 acres. Some with the stock, feedstuff, implements, and other personal property. Prices and terms on ap- i plication. J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate Agent, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Notice?Lost since last Thursday night, one dun colored cow with light spots on legs, medium size milk cow J with large bag. Has crooked horns. Any information that will lead to recovery of same will be paid for by the undersigned owner. J. M. DANNELLY, Ehrhardt, S. C. . ltn \ |jj Industrious Men and Women wanted to retail genuine Watkins Products [n city territories. Exceptional opportunity to tie up with the oldest and largest company of its kind. Our ...* hustlers average Income is $1.10 an hour. Are you doing as well? If not, write today for free samples and,particulars. The J. R. WATKINS CO., Dept. 81, New York, N. Y. l0-26p