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I Pie K p| fH Hi j|S? loads. * ^ have i Hi throuj when I have? wife a S?l We a and se * i r PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and , i at Other Points. ?Mrs. C. F. Rizer, of Olar, wis v in the city Monday. i ? ?Mr. J. R. Owens, of Denmark, 1 spent last Saturday in the city. 1 -?Mrs. H. F. Bamberg spent last Wednesday and Thursday in Charles- , ton. ?Mr. H. N. Folk, of the Folk's , Store section, was in the city Monday. ?mr t 1? Pifihnn nf the Ehr hardt section, was in to see us Tuesday. ?Mr. J. J. Zeigler, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. S. E. Neely, of the Buford's , Bridge section, was in the city last j Saturday. ?Misses Jennie Graham and Wilhelmina and Louise Folk are at home j from Columbia College. ?Mr. George Counts, of East Point, Fla., is spending the holidays in the city with relatives. ?Messrs. G. Frank Bamberg and Henry F. Bamberg left last Saturday night for a trip to St. Louis, r ?Misses Belle Cooner and Ethel and Urma Black are at home from Greenville Female College for the > holidays. V , ? <Y ?Miss JNeme Murpny, wno is teaching in the Marion graded school, arrived Saturday night to spend the holidays at home. ?Maj. Havelock Eaves returned last week from an extended trip through the North and West. He talks most interestingly of his trip. ,% ?Rev. G. P. Watson and family are spending several days in the city with relatives. Mr. Watson has heen pastor at Spring street, Charleston, for the past four years, and goes to Gaffney for next year. ?Mr. W. Max Walker, book-keeper at the cotton mill, arrived home last Saturday from Atlanta, where ^ he has been for several weeks in the /j hospital. He is all right again, and " his many friends are sincerely glad of his restored health. Trips After Booze. Elko, S. C., December 20.?There is quite a lively trade going on between Barnwell county thirsty folks and the dispensary at Salleys. To avoid Sheriff Creech a number of parties get off at Ashleigh, a small flag station between Blackville and ^ Barnwell. They bring the liquor in Udgd dllU oac^ucio vu lwt a^i voo country. Saturday night Cliff Williams and Gus Hallenquest get into an altercation on one of the liquor trips, when .. Williams drew a gun and shot Hallenquest twice, both bullets taking effect in his breast. He is is not fatally wounded. All the parties are colored. It is reported here that Sheriff Creech will have to return the whiskey that he has been seizing heretofore. -4 nty Mu : is true that we ar< We sell more liv( to keep a large stoc *h Bamberg, Barm Deoole drive twent A M i big lot to select fi i Christmas present m furnish them all, ie us when you con TO 1 r i\/ V ? "CORPSE" SAT UP. Rut Later Relapsed and the Fnnen Proceeded. At Terre Haute, Ind., as an ui dertaker started to prepare the bod of Edward Murphy for burial, tfc supposed dead man arose in bed an yawned. "I feel better after that Ion sleep," he said. Murphy had been in a state c coma for ten hours. He had bee an invalid for a long time. Bi the undertaker was soon recalle* for Murphy really died later, aft? joking aoout nis "nrst aeatn ro iu frightened embalmer. Killed in Wreck. Mr. Harry L. Stribling, a son c Col. J. C. Stribling, of Pendleton, we i passenger on Southern railway trai No. 11, which was wrecked nez Goldsboro, N. C., Wednesday mon ing, and received injuries from whic he died early this morning. He was buried under the debris < the wreck, and was not found unt late yesterday afternoon. He was i once removed to the hospital i Greensboro, where it was found th< his skull had been fractured and th? he had been injured internally. A operation was performed, and ever; thing possible was done for him, bi to no avail. Mr. Stribling was traveling for tl Atlanta Woodenware company, an was out on the road on one of h regular trips. He was 33 years oli He is survived by a widow, who we a Miss Osborne, of Atlanta, and t three small children. His home we in Decatur, Ga., a suburb of Atlanti Mr. J. C. Stribling, Jr., of this cit; a brother, went to Greensboro to-da to arrange for bringing the bod home. It is not known yet wheth< the interment will take place at Pei dleton or in Atlanta. Mr. Stribling was a popular ar promising young man, and his mar friends at Pendleton and throughoi the country will be shocked to leai of his death. Mr. D. P. McBrayer, who was hu in the wreck near Goldsboro on We< nesday,. telephoned to his people t< day that he was getting along a right and would probably come hon tomorrow. He was not badly hur ?Anderson Mail. Disoensarv Constables Busv. Charleston, Dec. 19.?The Sta constables under Chief Bateman sul stantially added to their seizures < the week in the confiscation yeste day of 1,000 bottles of beer and i gallons of whiskey. The constabh found and confiscated 300 half pii flasks of whiskey near the seven-mi post yesterday afternoon. Chi' Bateman looks forward to a bui week with the approach of Christm; and the importation of increase quantities of contraband. The co: stables will make an effort to score record during this week. Fun, fun, yes lots of fun at tl big Christmas masquerade Wedne day, December 29th. i y les v 3 selling them migl 3 stock and vehicles ?lr /\n Vianrl in nrrlf*! ??V Vll AlMSA%t MMM wa wwa veil, Colleton, Oran y to thirty miles to *om, and where pri : of a new buggy, s< If you want gc le to town. Yoi VNK BAMBERG, S MADE PREACHER PREACI . Good Story Told About a Greene Citizen. They tell a good story about "W Bowers, whom Deputy Marshal " Adams took to the Federal peni Lg tiary in Atlanta yesterday, follov j his conviction for retailing lie without having paid the special Bowers is a well-known chara g of Greenville and has for some t * been under the eyes of the reve officers. Judge Brawley would t haps have reduced his sentence a for the fact that he at one i ' fired on a revenue officer. The story is told that not long I Bowers attended church and sa one corner, where he could take little nip at intervals during the vice, so that when the service )f concluded Bowers was feeling LS right. The congregation parti n dispersed, but Bowers waited i Lr the church was almost deserted, preacher being among those rem h ing. Up to the preacher wal Bowers and inquired: "Rever ,f did you ever preach that sermon II fore?" "Oh," yes, once or twi replied the preacher nonchalai n "Well, you nave got to preacl ^ again and preach it right now," Bowers, drawing a pistol, and n preacher ascended the platform yr_ preached the sermon with Boi the only listener. When Bow. ^s was taken be ie Judge Brawley for sentence he * asked by the Judge if the story jg true, but he hung his head and 3 not reply.?News and Courier. 1 Prizes Awarded to Schools. >y lg Columbia, Dec. 18.?The ex ^ tive committee of the School provement Association of South C ty lina met to-day and awarded pi ly to 35 schools of the State sho\ ;r the greatest improvement during past yedr. The prizes given amo ed to $2,000, being five of $100 l(j 30 of $50. The meeting was hel iy the office of State Snperintenden Education Swearingen. n The first prizes of $100 each * to the following schools: L Mountain, Newberry county; 5 over, Richland county; Willing 0_ Abbeville county; Lamar, Darlini U county, and West Union in Oc< je county. The second prizes of $50 < were awarded to the follow schools: Clyde, Darlington cou Bishop's Branch, Anderson cou Greeleyville, Williamsburg cou te Johnson, Georgetown county, 1 b- ble Springs, Greenville county; H in ory urove, AiKen county; ivt r- Greenville county; Fairview, Lex 25 ton county; Hilda, Barnwell cou es Rough Branch, Williamsburg o at ty; Horry Lot School, Edgefi le Hickory Hill, Orangeburg; L ef graded school, Williamsburg, R sy Springs, Newberry; Flor, Ho is Bethel, Fairfield; Cameron, ?d houn; Locust High School, Gr n- ville; Earle, Williamsburg; Qui a Greenwood; Friendship, Laur Cedar Swamp, Williamsburg; lar, Orangeburg; Shady Grove, I ae field; Union, Lancaster; Temper (S- Oak Grove, Barnwell; Golden Spi Cherokee, and Betheden, Newb< Hors )n Hi lty fast, but we are < i than any dealer in thi * to supply our custo geburg, Hampton and buy stock they come v ces and terms are al ut of harness, lap robe. >od farm and timber n i are always welcome DAI Dnj OUTH CAROLINA l. REPORT ON COTTON CROP. Estimates Ginning to December 13 rade at 9'362?222 Bales. Lee Washington, Dec. 20.?The centgn zing sus bureai1 reports 9,362,222 bales luor of cotton ginned from the growth of tax. 1909 to December 13. This comcter pares with 11,900,565 bales for inue 1908' per- The proportion of the cotton-ginnbut ed to December 13, 1909, is 90.9 per :ime cent, of the crop on the same day of 1908. Round bales included this ago year are 139,967, compared with t in 215,059 bales for 1908; sea island his 85,184 bales for 1909, 80,316 in ser- 1908. The number of bales of cotwas ton ginned from the growth of 1909 all by States compared with the correially sponding date of 1908 follows: mtil State 1909 1908 the Alabama 986,099 1,263,953 ain- Arkansas 642,784 847,312 iked Florida 59,247 64,131 emrt Slo/wo-la 1 4 1 8Q 1 Rfi7 be- Louisiana .. .. 248,554 435,603 ce," Mississippi .. .. 959,016 1,441,947 ltly. North Carolina 582,144 615,736 i it Oklahoma .. .. 514,715 494,984 said So. Carolina ..1,066,058 1,134,183 the Tennessee .. .. 221,464 302,677 and Texas 2,163,423 3,368,183 vers All other States 53,909 63,943 The distribution of the sea island fore cotton by States is as follows: was Florida, 26,671; Georgia, 47,586; was South Carolina, 10,727. did The statistics in this report for 1909 are subject to slight corrections when checked against individual returns of the ginners being transmitecu ted by mail. The corrected total of Im- cotton ginned this season is 8,878,aro1 886. izes ring NEGRO'S LIFE THREATENED. the untand Friends of East St. Louis Man Slain ^ by Black Wanted to Kill Latter. t of St. Louis, December 20.?Because vent of threats to lynch a negro held for ittle murder, eight companies of militia last- were ready to start for Bellville, 111., ;ton, to-night and Sheriff Cassel was wait?ton ing at the St. Clair county jail with a Dnee heavily armed force of deputies. Rumors that an attack was to be 3ach made upon the Belleville jail, in ving which Will Clark, a negro suspected nty; of shooting two street car employnty; ees in East St. Louis Saturday night, nty; caused the preparations for an emer3ou gency. [ick- The sheriff asked Governor Deneen >eds, to order the troops in readiness :ing- when reports reached him that nty; friends of the East St, Louis men oun- were planning a descent upon Belleeld; ville, fifteen miles away. In East anes St. Louis there was little to-night to idge indicate that the warlike pprepararry; tions were needed. Friends and Cal- fellow-employees of E. W. Goudney, een- the motorman who was killed, and irry, M. P. O'Brien, the conductor, who ens; was seriously wounded, were outPop spoken in their condemnation of the ?air- negro, especially after it was reance ported that Clark had confessed. A ring, denial of the confession dispelled the 3rry. evidences of mob spirit. % 0 s ^ ind. continually getting ii Is section of the stal mers. Our trade e: Dorchester Countie vhere they know the ways right Make , as well as a nice lules, we've got 'em. whether you buy c MRP Lfl JL^ JLmd ATTEMPT AT ASSAULT ALLEGED. ? Young White Man Lodged in Laurens Jail Under Serious Charge. Laurens, December 20.?Roy Wood, a young white man connected with the best people in Sullivan's Township, was to-day lodged in jail on the charge of attempted assault ' upon the person of a young white girl, possibly 15 years of age. The alleged crime is said to have been committed last Thursday morning. According to statements of the officers it seems that the young woman had gone to the pasture not far from the house to take the cows for the day. Young Wood, who had been at the home of the girl a few minutes before, heard the instructions given by the mother about the cows and made his way by a roundabout path to the pasture. The young woman when attacked screamI ed and ran to the house, where an older sister was, the rest of the family having meanwhile gone to Honea Path. Some neighbors were notified and for awhile trouble seemed imminent. Constable Abercombie, armed with a warrant for the young man's arrest, apprehended him at his home Saturday afternoon. He was kept by the constable until this afternoon, when he was lodged in jail. It is stated that the attempt at assault was not successful, and that the young woman suffered no injujjuries other than fright. Young Wood is apparently 21 year old. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Sale.?One timber cart, cheap for cash. MALCOLM MOYE. i For Sale.?About 250 cypress posts, 7 and 8 feet long. 10c at oil mill track or 12 %c delivered any-, i where in town. MALCOLM MOYE. For Rent and Sale.?Four onehorse farms for rent near town. Will rent as a whole or in lots of twenty acres up. I also want to sell three good farm mules. W. A. RILEY. Highest Price Paid for remnants of seed cotton. G. MOYE DICKINSON. For Sale.?375 feet very best quality of one and one-quarter inch mauilla rope. MALCOLM MOYE. Wanted.?Position as overseer on ; farm; to cut meat in market, or clerk in store. J. C. FOLK, JR., Bamberg, S. C. ; NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. The undersigned administratrix of Hm Qotolo r\i T3 S TTarriann ilpppflsprl UUC ^Olrdr^V V i. *?' AAM* * " w???. -?- ? y , will apply for a final discharge as ad1 ministratrix of said estate, before the i Probate Judge, at his office at Bam berg, South Carolina, at 10 o'clock i a. m., on the 11th day of January, A. D. 1910. MRS. EVA HARRISON, > Administratrix of the Estate of B. S. Harrison. i ill 1 n new l :e and xtends ||j s, and Us J ;y will - your horse. fgS Call . 1 ' 1 Hp rg| TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. , : | There will be an examination of applicants for teachers' certificates held in the court house in Bamberg #3 on Friday, January 7th, 1910, at nine o'clock a. m. Applicants will be prompt and bring stationery. R. W. D. ROWELL, ~ ~ xi <J0. supt. or uaucauuu NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Whereas, it has gained circulation' that W. M. Smoak and I are co-partners in business, I take this opportunity to say that we are not partners in business in any capacity whatsoever. W. H. FELDER. Blackville, S. C., Dec. 10, 1909., ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The Auditor or his deputy will be at the following places on the days and dates named below for the purpose of taking tax returns of real and personal property: !. Farrell's Store, Tuesday, January 4, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Hunter's Chapel, Wednesday, January 5, 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Denmark, Monday and Tuesday, January 10th and 11th. Lees, Wednesday, January 12th. i Ehrhardt, Thursday and Friday, January 13th and 14th. Govan, Monday, January 17th. Olar, Tuesday and*- Wednesday, January 18th and 19th. , Colston, Monday, January 24th. St. John's, Tuesday, January 25th, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. *! Camp Hill, Wednesday, January 26th, 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Kearse's Store, Thursday, January 27th, 9 a. m. to 2.30 p. m. Each piece, parcel or tract of land must be returned separately. I will appreciate it if each tax payer will meet me and make his or her own return. On the days and dates not mentioned above, I will be at the court house, until the 20th day of February, for the purpose of receiving returns. 50 per cent, penalty will be . added to all personal property not . ; returned on or before the 20th day of February. I do not wish to add. this penalty, therefore, I ask all tax payers to meet me promptly and make their returns. R. W. D. ROWELL, Auditor Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 12, 1909. CITATION NOTICE. The State of -South Carolina? County of Bamberg?By Geo. P. Harmon, Esq., Judge of Probate. Whereas, Mrs. H. J. Priester hath made suit to me to grant her letters of administration or tne esiaie ui and effects of H. P. Priester: These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin- * dred and creditors of the said H. P. Priester, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Bamberg on Friday, Dec. 24, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of December, A. D., 1909. GEO. P. HARMON. | Judge of Probate.