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?br Sambrrg Thursday, April 7, 1910 SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. If it is for the ladies, you will find it at Hooton's. Mr. C. J. S. Brooker has our thanks for a bunch of fine asparagus. If you don't like Bamberg, move. There is no room here for "knockers" anyway. The district conference of the Epworth League meets at Denmark April 22nd to 24th. W ? ? X Try our special column for small ads. Costs only one cent a word for each insertion, cash with order. We notice that several from Bamberg have entered the Augusta Chronicle's subscription contest. Messrs. C. J. S. Brooker, Henry F. Bamberg, C. R. Brabham, and others are shipping asparagus this year. If you are hunting for a pair of nede slippers, C. R. Brabham's Sons' store is the place. Just received a nice line yesterday. - W. A. Reckling, Columbia's fine photographer, will be here April 14th, 15th, and 16th. Have some nne pnotograpns maae wane ne is here. The sale of real estate advertised by the Master was not held last Monday, as the Conrad Ehrhardt Co., who holds a mortgage on the land, obtained an Injunction against the sale. Have you seen that line of flaxons ' * at E. A. Hooton's? ffj. Our young friend, Mr. Chas. D. Felder, who has been at Sanderson, Fla., for some time, writes us to change his paper to Woodbine, Ga., as he has been promoted to the agency at that place. No doubt the county candidates will begin to make themselves known about time for the memorial at Rivers' Bridge. They generally embrace this opportunity to shake ??: -.v hands with the dear people. Another shipment of skirts and waists just in at Hooton's. \ Mr. J. F. Kilgus, our baker, says ^ V'' that in a few days he will make up some bread from cotton seed meal flour, as this experiment is now being exploited. He wants to make a' the bread just to see what it is really like. Onr lHTtri vrnine friend Mr. G. C. Chandler, who now lives in Florence, sent us a subscription for another \ party a few days ago. In his letter he says: "He sees my copy some times and says it's the best paper he !>V . # reads." - Be sure and see our line of laces and nets before you buy. E. A. HOOTON. By the way, don't you think that last week's issue of The Herald was v * pretty newsy paper? When you think of getting out such a paper and doing a lot of job work besides, with a small force, you can imagine how busy the editor was, as he is anything from "devil" to editor. . * We will receive another shipment of spring and summer silks the last of this week. E. A. HOOTON. fife*." When a business man sees a young clerk spending more money than he makes?that is, living in a style which he knows the salary of the young man does not warrant, what I do you suppose is the inevitable conclusion of the business man as to where the young fellow is getting the money? We have received an invitation to Zgl witness the presentation of the silver service to the battleship South Carolina, which will take place in the city of Charleston on Tuesday, April 12th, at twelve o'clock, noon. Also a card to the reception at the Charleston Hotel the same evening, to be tendered to the officers of the battleship. The Herald is always glad to publish news letters from every section of the county, and we are pleased to note the increasing disposition of our friends from different sections of the county to write us the news from their sections. Let those who are now writing, keep it up, and let others join the ranks of our correspon aenis. iveey )uui tummuun; uviv>^ the public. It pays. Business does not warrant putting on our delivery wagon yet, but if you want ice, just 'phone us your orders and we will deliver it promptly. Will put on delivery wagon just as soon as business warrants it, and will make two deliveries each day, morning and afternoon. Will appreciate your patronage and give you prompt service. As I keep ice on hand the year round, am always in position to serve you, and want your trade. L. C. PRICE. Shelving is being placed in the store recently vacated by the Peoples Drug Company, and it will be occupied by Spann and Simmons as j soon as the repairs are completed. \ ( See the new ad. of Neely & Wilcox. cotton factors, of Augusta, Ga., i in this issue. These gentlemen will ) make advances to merchants and , formorc Thpv want tn bandlp vour , business. Call to see them or write them. ( The death of Mr. J. B. Gillam ere- 2 ates a vacancy in the office of coroner in this county. We do not know ' what the law provides in such cases, j but we presume the governor will appoint a man to fill the office until the time for the next election comes ] around. Mr. Gillam had three years ( more to serve. The friends of Miss Mayme Gee 1 Jennings will be interested in the ' announcement of her engagement 1 and approaching marriage to Mr. ' Charles Hopkins, of Rowesville, S. 1 C. The affair to be conducted quietly at her home, April 20th, 1910, Rev. Geo. Hopkins, brother of the ( groom officiating. 1 The regular quarterly meeting of , the board of county commissioners was held at the court house last Mon- . day, but only routine business was transacted, as Commissioner Bellinger was not present on account of < illness. There were a number of applications to be placed on the pauper , list before the board, but all were , postponed. , Mr. R. O. Rice, of this ctiy, and . Miss Carrie Moore, of Ehrhardt, were < married in Ehrhardt last Sunday af- 1 ternoon, Rev. J. Earle Freeman of- 1 ficiating. Mr. Rice is a son of Mr. 7 J. A. J. Rice, and a most estimable TT~ 1 young JLUctli. nc IB UUW uuwJV-accj/ti at the Bamberg Furniture & Hard- ] ware Co. Their many friends extend i congratulations. 1 New Advertisements. ] 1 Bank of Olar?Statment. W. A. Reckling?Reckling is Coming. < Neely & Wilcox?Cotton Factors. 1 L. N. Bellinger?For Rent. Ehrhardt Banking Co.?Statement j J. J. Cleckley?Citation for letters < pf administration on estate of Sarah t Robinson. Hoover's Drug Store?"You'll Not < "Split" Your Trade. 1 H. C. Rice, H. M. Graham, A. E. ( Martin, Board of Corporators?No- ^ tice of Opening Books of Subscrip- ' tion. ' H. Karesh?Our Aim is to Please. * County Board of Education? School Election Notice. G. J. Herndon?For Sale. J. H. Murphy?Grist Mill. Civic League. ? 1 At the meeting of the Civic 1 League, held last Thursday at tne ? home of Mrs. G. F., Hair, it t was decided to take up as our 1 next work a park or play ground for the children. We feel the need of some place for the little folks to play, and will be thankful for any suggestions from any one as to a suitable lot that can be used for the purpose. The league will undertake to put swings, benches, and sand piles, but we are asking for the use of the lot. There is also on foot, in connection with our spring cleaning, a "sun flower crusade." Every member of the three leagtfes is requested to plant sun flowers. Several prizes are offered to the junior leagues. These prizes are to be competed for, separately. One set for the white, and one set for the colored children. The seeds will be distributed from the school houses, where any informo + irm ?">on ho ha/1 in tO the contest. The object of planting sun flowers is that they are. conducive to health. They have been found to absorb malaria and typhoid germs to a large extent Then, too, they make a very pretty plant for massing, and are a good screen for ugly places. Plans have been made for the spring cleaning, and we have already had donated the use of two wagons with a man each. We need about four more. Won't some one help us? Lend us your wagon, if only for a day. Remember, town council has many places to use money, and we can not expect them to do it all. If we want this work done, we will all have to cooperate. M. C. McC. The Demon of the Air ?q the trorvn nf la erinne. that, breath ed in, brings suffering t o thousands. Its after effects are weakness, nervousness, lack of appetite, energy and ambition, with disoredered liver and ' kidneys. The greatest need then is i Electric Bitters, the splendid tonic, blood purifier and regulator of stomach, liver and kidneys. Thousands have proved that they wonderfully strengthen the nerves, build up the ; , system and restore health and good ( spirits after an attack of grip. If suffering, try them. Only 50c. Per; feet satisfaction guaranteed by Peo- ' pies Drug Co., Bamferg, S. C. i Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday norning at 11 o'clock and evening it 7:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. I). J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday mornng at 10 o'clock, C. W. Rentz, superintendent. B. Y. P. U. every Tuesday evening it 7:30 o'clock, David G. Felder, president. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Woman's M. U. meets Wednesday " - CI.. ~ inernooil alter trcicii ^uu Oiiuuajr. Conference each fourth Sunday ifter preaching service. Observance of the Lord's Supper ;he first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. Measles are still playing some lavoc with our congregations in Sunlay-school and general services. The pastor's theme, preceeding ;he communion service Sunday morning, was Christ's pertinent, impor:ant and searching question to Peter, by the sea of Gallilee, after his resurrection, and three times repeated: 'Lovest thou me?" He preached at the negro Baptist ihurch In the afternoon on the mission of a church of Christ. His ^heme at night was, Esau and his birthright. It was decided Sunday morning X) change the time of the proposed protracted meeting from last of this month to the week after the fifth Sunday in June. This was done in brder to secure the assistance of Etev. L. M. Roper, D. D., pastor of :he first Baptist church of Spartanburg." It will make the month of June the month of revival effort in bur town, as Bro. Herbert has arranged his meeting for the latter part of June. May it be indeed a rerival season, in the truest sense. The philathea and Baraca classes will be represented this week at the Philathea and Baraca Union, which neets at Newberry. The B. Y. P. U. will be represented at the State B. iT. P. U. Convention this week at Lancaster. Pastor Frier is on the program as one of the speakers. PHILATHEA NEWS. The Philathea class is growing and loing good as it grows. The Philithea collections are ahead of any in Sunday-school. Dr. Hair is our efficient teacher and stands with us [n all good work. With such an earnest teacher our class will continue to prosper. The Philathea class entertained luite a numbef of young people at the residence of Dr. Hair on Friday jvening. The committee on entertainment gave us a "Floral Love 3tory." Two subjects we all seemed interested in, from the way we went :o work guessing the answers, which ! ? /\# fl /\trrOi?o ivcro buc uoujcd v/i UVITW0. A PHILATHEA. An Approaching Marriage. I _ Mrs. J. M. Jennings, of this city, announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Mayme Gee, to Mr. Charles Hopkins, pf Rowesville, S. C., the ceremony :o take place April 20, 1910, at their Pome, near Elmore Heights. Cotton Mill to Shut Down. The cotton mill at this place will jhut down in about four or five weeks, and will remain closed for two months or possibly more. In ract, the length of the shut-down iepends entirely on the condition of the cloth and yarn market. To manufacture cotton goods means a heavy loss on jach bale, and the mill here has been losing money for some time because pf the great difference between the ' price of cotton and the manufactured goods. The president and board of directors have carried the oad for some months, hoping conditions would improve and the mill pould be kept running, but the situation seems to get worse instead of petter, and there was nothing to do but shut down. The mill may be closed until the new crop of cotton pomes in, but this is not at all certain, all depending on the condition pf the market. The mill has been running short time for several months, but from now until the shut lown it will run full time. What will become of the operatives is a problem which is worrying the mill management as well as the people of the town. Doubtless many of them will move away to pther mills in order to obtain work, but this will not be so easy, as it is likely that many of the mills in this section will close for the summer. The whole situation is that the cotton is in the hands of the speculators now, and they are attempting to dictate their own price for it, while the price of manufactured goods is much lower. This is a condition which no corporation, no matter how strong financially, could stand up under long. With the mills all shutting down and the new crop not far away, it is possible that the speculators will be forced to take a reasonable price for the staple, or the shutdown will cause the price of manufactured goods to go up. One or the other will have to happen, that's certain. \ * NEW FOULLY MURDERED DEAD BODY FOUND IN EDISTO RIVER LAST MONDAY. Negro Named Robert Woods Arrested and Later Makes Full Confession. Monday afternoon of this week while some negro boys and men were fishing at the Edisto river, near new bridge, they found the body of a man lying in the water, a pole being placed on the body to hold it in the water. They at once came to town and reported the find, and the body was identified as that of Gilbert Brown, a negro of this place. The man had been shot in the left side of the head and chest with small shot, at close range, and also struck in the head with some weapon. The body was at once brought to town, and Magistrate H. D. Free summoned a jury to hold an inquest. It was known by several people that Brown and a young negro named Robert Woods, alias "Primpy" Woods, had gone together to the river fishing last Friday afternoon, J and Woods was at once arrested, he I having been about town all the time since Friday and making no effort to get away. The inquest was in session until late Monday evening, and a number of witnesses were examined, all the testimony going to show that Brown was last seen in company with Wood at the river on Friday. Dr. E. Kirkland made a post mortem examination. It also developed that Woods had gone to Mr. Wilson, who lives this side of the river, Friday afternoon and borrowed his gun. He returned it broken later in the afternoon, the stock being broken off. Mr. Wilson then made him go and get the stock, and Woods paid him $2.00 for breaking the gun and " - i. J lb cents ior tne two bucus . uscu. Every circumstance and all the evidence pointed to Woods as the murdeier, but he denied killing Brown. He told a number of different stories, but finally on Tuesday, when the jury again assembled, he made a full confession of the murder to Magistrate Free. Later he told the Jury the same story. The story of Woods is that he and Brown went fishing together, and while at the river Brown brought up an old quarrel they had some two years ago, and drew his pistol on him. That Woods then went to Mr. Wilson and borrowed the gun j and hid it near the place they were fishing., Soon Brown brought up the matter again and again drew his pistol. Woods says he then got the gun and shot Brown once, who went to jerking and throwing his arms around from the effects of the shot and threw his pistol in the river. That he then shot the second time and Brown fell on the river bank, when he went up to him and struck j him on the head with the gun, breaking the stock and knocking him into the river. This is the tale of Woods, but it is j KollovnH It {a +Vi a t*An Aral onln- I ion that Woods murdered Brown for what money he had and possibly a pistol and watch. Woods is a worthless sort of negro, and has served time on the chain gang. He is about seventeen years old, while Brown was thirty-five. Woods was recently severely cut with a razor by a woman, and he seems to be a general all round rascal. Brown married the sister of Woods, but they have been parted for some time, and she is now living with another man. Woods was never known to have any money, yet he had money to pay for the gun. No money, watch or pistol was found on Brown's body, and Woods denies all knowledge of any money or watch. It is likely that if the watch and pistol can be located, Woods will make a further confession. However, he seems to be a likely candidate for the gallows. dlersrv Tlrstei Local ODtion. D# a Albany, March 30.?Delegations of ministers and representatives of reform associations to-day urged the senate committee on taxation and the assembly excise committee to pass the local option bill for cities which Senator Brackett and Assemblyman Gray introduced about six weeks ago. The measure provides for an extension to cities of the local option provisions of the excise law which now affect the towns. The bill was opposed vigorously by the State Brewers' association. Dr. R. S. MacArthur, of Calvary church of New York, declared in a speech favoring the local option bill that there must be a higher standard in politics. The action of the senate in sustaining the charge against Sen ator Allds, Dr. MacArthur said, was an indication that the standard of politics was rising to a higher level. The Rev. J. Holthusen, of Brooklyn, urged that there was no need of so many saloons as there are at present. William Forster, representing the brewers, said there was a strong opposition in the cities to the bill. He argued that local option encouraged rice.?New York Times. City Council Meeting. A regular monthly meeting of city j ;ouncil was held Tuesday evening, vith Mayor J. Aldrich Wyman and Lldermen M. W. Brabham, D. J. Delk, 4 r. D. Copeland, Jr., J. M. Grimes, E. Dickinson, and R. L. Risher present, t full council. The regular routine business was * ;ransacted, and a number of bill* jrdered paid. Council appropriated $500 to the joard of trustees of the Bamberg jraded school, this amount being 1 leeded to finish paying the deficit n the income this year. ^ The dumping ground for trash will >e moved farther away from town, >n land of Mr. John Felder, and ;here will be no cost hereafter. Heretofore council has paid $10 a 'ear for a dumping ground. The collection of street tax was ar- i -anged for,* and the collection of this White Enumerator for Whites. Last week we sent a copy of The Herald containing the reference to the negro census enumerator for the town of Denmark, to Supervisor George Waterhouse at Beaufort, and he at once wired us Thursday afternoon as follows: "Thanks for paper. Whites in Denmark town to be enumerated by white enumerator." This was the policy announced by the government, but our information came from a gentleman who had talked to the negro enumerator. We are glad that Mr. Waterhouse telegraphed us so promptly, as the people of Denmark were somewhat ex-| ercised over the matter. Immedi- j ately upon receipt of the telegram, we calif d a friend in Denmark over the 'phone and gave him the statement of Supervisor Waterhouse, as we knew the people of Denmark would gladly welcome the information. Tributes of Respect. Tributes of respect, auch as resolutions of lodges, societies, or other organizations on the death of a member are charged for at the rate of one cent a word. Count the words and send the money with your copy. These matters are not news, and there is no reason why a newspaper should be asked to publish them gratis. Religious , bodies have a great habit of passing resolutions on the death of every member and then expecting a newspaper to print them free, which is not at all businesslike. The editor can't make a living unless he gets pay for his space. Newspapers want news and are always glad to publish what is news. Rivers' Bridge Memorial. The Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association will observe Thursday, April 28th, as memorial day. The Rev. C. C. Brown, of Sumter, will deliver the memorial address. To these ser- ] vices the public is cordiaaly invited, and the ladies are especially requested to bring flowers. Committee on grounds and order of the day: J. D. Jenny, J. C. Kinard, H. W. Chitty, J. A. Peters, W. D. Sease, W. H. Ritter, Stacy Kearse. Friends are requested to bring baskets and lunch will be served on the grounds. DR. N. F. KIRKLAND, SR., J. W. JENNY, President. Secretary. Jenny, S. C., March 24th, 1910. Our Congressman All Right. In connection with the matter of the negro enumerator for Denmark, which item we published last week, we have received the following letter from Congressman J. O. Patterson, who is also a member of the census j committee of the house, which shows : that he is wide-awake to the inter- ( ests of his constituents and ever on j the alert where the second district , is concerned. In reply we wrote Mr. Patterson that the matter was happily settled, and there was no j danger of a negro enumerator being ] appointed to take the whites of Den- ( mark. Here is the letter: J ' *" > -? r-? r\ i..n i 1 ft 1 A ~~ wasmngion, u. v., Aym x, x*xv. "The Bamberg Herald, Bamberg, S. C. "My Dear Sir: I have just clipped from your current issue an article under the head of 'A Negro Appointed,' from which I note that a negro by the name of C. R. McMillan has been appointed as a census enumerator for a portion of Bamberg township, which includes the town of Denmark. "I must say that this is a great surprise to me for the reason that I discussed this matter with Mr. Durand the director of the census, before the Christmas holidays and was where the negro population predominated by a large majority and that enumerators would be appointed except in that portion of my district then assured by him that no negro A ? A 14 Ka in sucn territory negroes wouzu uc . appointed for the purpose of taking " the enumeration of negro families only and that in such districts white enumerators would be sent to take the enumeration of white families. "I will immediately take the mat- ^ ter up with Mr. Waterhouse, the supervisor of census for my district, and also with Mr. Durand, director s of the census, and, if necessary, will 3 go to the president and do all in my ] power to have this appointment re- ( voked. Very truly yours, I "J. O. PATTERSON." Cotton Seed Meal Bread. t Bamberg is always in line on new * experiments. Seeing that bread was ? being made from cotton seed meal, * Mr. J. F. Kilgus, maae up several loaves of the cotton seed bread on 1 Tuesday of this week. He used the ] regular meal from the mill, which he thoroughly sifted. The bread 1 made from it is of course dark, but i it is palatable, and it is believed by 1 those who tried the new product that . bread can be successfully made < from cotton seed meal. ] ax win Degm ai once, xue yeniuvj )n unpaid property taxes was fixed it fifteen per cent A petition from colored citizens t isking that the sidewalk on West tailroad Avenue, toward the col>red Methodist church, be Improved, vas referred to the street commit-^ :ee. The Southern Railway was given jermission to erect a pumping station ind tank at this point, provided same, ^ vas erected in accordance with su?- ^ ?eetion of council, and that the present stock pen be moved to some mone convenient point The matter of blocking the street < crossings by freight trains, and also )f fast running through the city was liscussed by council, and the mayo# will at once take up these matters ^ diithnpitfoa - f HU "UV >7t The salary of the clerk and treag- ? ' irer was increased from $200 to $249 l year on account of the extra work )f the office caused by the levying of i business license, etc. SERVED HIM RIGHT. 4 Preacher Who Wanted a Divorce Has Been Dropped. ^ | The Central Pennsylvania confer- -2 jnce of the Methodist Episcopal ihurch in session at York, Pa., past- ^ / 3d a resolution last week depriving the Rev. W. W. Cadle of the right v| to preach in a Methodist pulpit He flr as adjudged guilty of certain charges preferred against him by hit wife when he sought divorce, in 3outh Dakota several years ago. ^ rhe Rev. Mr. Cadle was married to $? i daughter of ex-Congressman Hicks, )f Altoona, Pa. When he sought di- >-/' rorce in Dakota the court decided tie was the guilty party and not his wife and consequently granted her :he divorce. The conference accept- > :;|j| ?d the view of the court. : 4, Richard Carroll to Lecture, The white citzens of Bamberg are invited to Thankful Baptist cntirofi next Sunday, April 10th, at 3.30 /clock, to hear a lecture given hy , /, Rev. Richard Carroll, Subject: "D*- T relopment." A. W.. HILL. i M The Call of the Blood : ' r ' '.y tor purification, finds voice in pirn* plea, boils, sallow complexion, a jaunliced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin,?all signs of liver 4 trouble. But Dr. King's New Ufa Pills make rich red blood; give clear > p ikin, rosy cheeks, fine complexion, ]' lealth. Try them. 25c at Peoples > Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. ??SPECIAL NOTICES Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. 1 '? For Sale.?Two brood sows and pigs for sale. Pigs three months old. 3. J. HERNDON, Ehrhardt, S. C. \ ^ ' \ /N; For Rent.?Five room house with three acre lot, in town of Bamberg, for rent. Apply to L. N. BELLINGER, or C. B. FREE. Listen?Boys and girls can earn i beautiful camera and developing putflt for a few hours work. We > :rust you. Write to-day. POCAixrkAiTAQ KCVRI.TY m.. Rftmbflre 3. C. \ Grist Mill.?I have just installed. W i new grist mill, and am prepared to lerve the public satisfactorily. .Grind J ivery Saturday. Mill in rear of postofflce. J. H. MURPHY, Bam- V >erg, S. C. Found.?Taken up on my place teveral weeks ago a heifer about one rear old; mixed with Jersey; white * tiind feet; left horn a little low. Dwner can get same by proving property and paying cost Of keep, etc. i NELSON WILLIAMS.,. Wanted.?An agent to represent a. ^ :horoughly reliable legal reserve life ) nsurance company in Bamberg and surrounding country. Policy contacts are liberal and good winnen. \. good contract to the right man.- ? ^.pply Post Office Box 97, Orangeburg, S. C. .' Upholstering and Cabinet Shop.? > 3 iTr? nvanora/l frt H n oil IrlnHo nf WO aio ^i^poivu w \?v %?** WA ipholstering and cabinet work. Satisfaction guaranteed. In rear , of H. t | fohnson's harness shop, in rear, of lepot. T. J. GBNERBTT A JCO., Bamberg, S. C. ^ ' H- J