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' PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City ant * at Other Points. ?Miss Alice Sease spent Monda: in Denmark. ?Miss Alice Smoak is spending some time in Newberry. ?Messrs. Rubin and Peskin visitet in Charleston this week. ?Mr. Frank Adams spent severa days in the Smoak section last week ?Miss Rosa and Dot Adams visit ed friends in the Midway section las week. ?Messrs. W. P. Sandifer and As* Baxter, of Denmark, are at Glenr Springs. ?Mr. D. M. Eaves is spending hii vacation in the mountains of Nortl Carolina. r ?Messrs. Bissell Beach and Till man Felder spent Sunday at the Isl< of Palms. ?Mr. A. M. Brabham is at hom( from an extended stay at Henderson ville, N. C. ?Mrs. Mattie Jackson, of War WICK, ua., IS byeuuius svmc uuic witi Mr. J. A. J. Rice. ?J. F. Carter, Esq., returned Mon day from an outing in the mountain! of North Carolina. ?Miss Maude Bruckhalter, of Au gusta, Ga., is visiting Miss Mar: Livingston in the city. ?Miss Edna Rice, who has beei | spending some time in Warwick, Ga. " returned home last week. ?Miss Eula Harrison left Mondaj for Royston, Ga., where she will take a position as sales lady. ?Messrs. Pinckney Bellinger ant Carl Kirsch spent several days ir Jacksonville, Fla., this week. ?Mr. S. N. Hart, business manegei of the Estill Progress, was in the cit-y last Thursday and called to set 11* ?Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Jones, ol Augusta, were in the city this week on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. G. L > Kinard. ?Mr. D. F. Hooton, cashier ol Bamberg Banking Company, left lasl Wednesday for a stay at Glenr Springs. ?Mrs. Esther Sease, of the Ehr ^ hardt section, is in the city on ? visit to her daughter, Mrs. G. L Kinard. ?Misses Mary and Willie Best, ol f Kline, spent Monday and Tuesday here on a visit to Miss Roberta Adams. ?Mr and Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg and family returned Monday nighl fftm on PTtenripd st&v at Glenr Springs. ?J. F. Carter, Esq., who has beer spending some time in the mountains of North Carolina, returned home Monday. ^ ?Misses Frankie Folk and Annie Lou Byrd left Tuesday for Allendale and Hampton, where they will spenc some time. ?Mrs. M. A. Adams is at home again from a visit to the family ol her son, Mr. C. D. C. Adams, ir Walterboro. ?Mr. R. J. Jackson and little i daughter, Lucile, of Oakfield, Ga., are visiting her mother, Mrs. Julia Tant in Denmark. ?Miss Estelle Smoak, who has been on a visit to relatives an<? friends in the Kearse section, returned home Monday. ?Mr. A. C. Hobson, district manager of the local telephone exchange with hearquarters at Columbia, was * in the city last Thursday. ?Miss Annve Move, who has beei spending some time in the city witl . relatives and friends, returned tc her home in Fairfax last Thursday. ?Prof, and Mrs. W. M. Oxner have gone to Ridgeway, their future home Prof. Oxner has been elected principa of the graded school there.?Leesville News. ?Miss Marion Fairey spent sev eral days last week visiting relatives and friends in Bamberg.?Branchville correspondence in Times anc Democrat. > ?Mrs. L. E. Livingston and daughter, Miss Mary, who have been on z visit to Mr. M. C. Livingston, ir ? upper Marlboro, Md., for some time returned home last Thursday. ?Mr. J. F. Coggins, who has beer local manager of the telephone exchange here for the past few months * has resigned his position and return ed to his home in Spartanburg. ?Mr. and Mrs. Otis Simmons, o: Bamberg, spent several days this week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs A. H. Whetstone.?Branchville cor respondence in Times and Democrat ^ ?Misses Louise Folk, Blanche Haii * and Lalla Byrd, after taking in th< Baldoc and Crocketville picnic ant spending some time in Allendale Pj Hampton and Brunson, returnet F home last week. ?Mr. W. A. Klauber is at home from a business trip North. * ?Mr. W. D. Rhoad has gone to New York on a business trip. r ?Mrs. Bessie Holley, of Aiken, is visiting her brother, Mr. G. A. Rice. I ?Mr. Jno. H. Cope spent a few days last and this week in SpartanI burg with his family. ?Mr. F. W. Free returned home j yesterday from a trip to the mountains. He went in his automobile, j ?Mrs. H. J. Brabham, Jr., and | t children returned last Friday from a stay in the mountains of North Carolina. i 1 ?Messrs. Garris and Byrnes, candidates for congress, attended the campaign meeting at Ehrhardt yes5 terdav. 1 ?Mr. Charlie J. Stover, who has been visiting Mr. G. A. Rice for some " time, returned to his home at Ker shaw last Friday. r* J ?.urs. w. r. jones ynu mutr - daughter, Mildred, returned last Fri" day from a stay at Glenn Springs and Hendersonville, N. C. ?Mrs. C. R. Brabham, Sr., and lit1 tie daughters, Evelyn and Vista, returned last Friday from a stay at . Saluda and Hendersonville, N. C. 5 ?Messrs. L. X. Bellinger and J. F. Jones attended the reunion of Con. federate veterans in Spartanburg last j week and report a mighty fine time. ?Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Delk went to i Spartanburg last week to visit the family of Mr. T. A. Green. From there they went to Reidville to visit ^ their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Danner. ? ?Mr. Henry F. Bamberg returned Tuesday night from a stay at Hendersonville, N. C., where Mrs. Bamberg and little Henry are spending 1 the summer. ?Mr. Tillman Felder, who has been at Ehrhardt for some months, has returned to the city and accepted a position with the Simmons Hardware Company. ^ ?Mr. H. Spann Dowling, of Ander: son, spent a few days in the city this week. Spann is an old Bamberg boy, and his many friends were glad to I see hini again. t ?Miss Pearl Black and Capt. J. t K. Risher attended the reunion of Confederate veterans in Spartanburg last week. Miss Black was the spont sor from the camp at this place. ?Mr. W. Max Walker has gone to Ehrhardt, where he has accepted the . position of book-keeper for the Con| rad Ehrhardt Company. Mrs. Walker is still in Bamberg for the pres1 ent. ?Rev. D. B. Grosclose, of Ehr> hardt, spent Wednesday night in : town, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. 1 Nichols. Miss Chloe, his daughter, is also here mingling with friends.? l Leesville News. 5 ? ; Lieutenant Governor McLeod Endorsed by Home People. On Wednesday afternoon, July 13, i an enthusiastic meeting of the citiJ zens of Bishopville and surrounding I country was held at Woodward grove for the purpose of advancing the candidacy of the Hon. Thos. G. Mc? Leod for the office of governor. The r people of Lee county want to show ' the Democratic voters of this State 1 what they think of this home candidate. The following resolution was adopted and a committee of five ap1 pointed to place the same before the J Democratic voters of the State at the expense of the meeting: We, the citizens of Bishopville and surrounding territory, the home of 5 the Honorable Thos. G. McLeod, can. didate for governor, do hereby in meeting assembled, voluntarily and ' without his knowledge or solicitation, heartily recommend him to the Democratic voters of South Carolina, as " in every way competent and capable , to fill the responsible duties of gov5 ernor. His ability is unquestioned and unquestionable; his character is irreproachable; his simple word is t as binding as his bond; always true ^ I to principle, honor ana integrity; his i whole life is an unanswerable argu } ment to the faintest whisper against his uprightness of character, his sobriety and his untarnished repu} tation. Shortly after leaving college, he j lost his father, and taking cnarge of his father's estate, farm and meri cantile business, he managed it with great business judgment and succeeded in paying off a large indebtedness, " at the same time he was a father to s his brothers and sister, educating . them and to-day they look up to, love i and respect him as a father. He has good judgment and excellent executive ability, his election can be no mistake and we bespeak for him the support of the Democracy of South L Carolina. i As a reDresentative for two years, as a senator for four years, he always stood for those things which were for the best interests of the 1 people, and as lieutenant governor for four years, he was absolutely fair and impartial in his rulings and pre' sided with dignity and ability and we - firmly believe .that his record there made entitles him to tnat promotion which is always accorded an honest f and faithful public servant. Every weed that you allow to ripen seed this year means hundreds next year. Now is the accepted time to get rid of weeds, briers and bushes; r and every day's neglect means more 2 seeds to ripen, and more work for 1 you next year. Get out the mowing , machine, the scythe, and the mattock 1 and get busy.?The Progressive Farmer. L. A. GREEN SECURES CITATION. Greenville Man Sues Dan Sully. Wants Patent Back. Washington, Auguust 19.?Daniel J. Sully, the New York "cotton king," John Hays Hammond, of New York and Washington, and his son, Harris Hammond, are cited by Justice Gould of the supreme court in the District of Columbia to show cause next Friday why they should not return to L. A. Green, of Greenville, S. C., certain letters of patent issued to him for a cotton grading device. Greene had assigned his patent to John J. Welch, of New York, as a trustee pending the formation of the cotton grading company in consideration he alleges of the payment to him of $50,000 in cash on the organization of the company and a block of stock worth $50,000. He declares Sully and Hammond had the trustee transfer patents to the company and they issued him $50,000 in stock but declined cash payment. In the suit Green says he called his patent to the attention of Sully who then interested Hammond and the company was formed. He charges that Sully refused the cash payment to him and then the defendants organized, he alleged, and the company to which was assigned the patent rights in the consideration of $1 royalty on each grader sold. He declares the entire stock of the new company was issued to Hammond and Sully for the sole purpose of defrauding him. He tenders the return of the stock in the grader company and asks the court to compel the financiers to reassign to him his patent rights. Quits Pulpit for Stage. Chicago, August 20.?Dudley C. Fosher, for the last three years pastor of the Ryder Memorial Universalist church, has resided and has accepted a position with, a musical comedy company. i He gave his reason for quitting the pulpit that his salary of $1,200 per year was too low. When Mr. Fosher appears to-morrow on the stage at Racine, Wis., he will act in the role of a college professor and will, sing to the dancing accompaniment of rows of chorus girls. It was his vocal ability that secured for him the favorable attention of the comedy company. Exactly. The joke of the campaign is in a declaration of the Manning Times to the effect that the Bamberg Herald thinks that people who disagree with it are prejudiced. The Bamberg Herald is recognized throughout the State as having an editorial page that ranks with the strongest. Ordinarily there are not a great many words on the editorial page of The Herald; but what The Herald says, generally shows signs of mature consideration. But along with it all, we would say that if the editor of The Bamberg Herald has emphasized one quality above another, it relates to his saying and doing what he thinks himself, and leaving the other fellow to do likewise. If the end of the present 'campaign shall leave Mr. Knight in the company of a ridiculously small | minority, there is nobody in Bamberg county who will lose less sleep over the matter than Mr. Knight himself. ?Yorkville Enquirer. ATTENTION VOTERS. j As I am a candidate for Representative, I deem it my duty to demonstrate to you my ability to represent [you in the legislative halls of South [Carolina, should you see lit to elect j me to this high and honored position. During the early part of my life, for many years, I was a farmer, tilling the soil alongside the most | honored class of men under the whole canopy of heaven. Then in I order to become a more useful man and citizen to my fellow men, I sought an education, graduating from college, taking the bachelor's degree jat Furman University in 1900. From there I was elected president of one j of the largest and best colleges in the State of Georgia, having under I my care and administration a large corps of teachers together with from five to six hundred students annually, for eight scholastic years, meeting with great success. I then gave up teaching on my own accord, returning to my native county and there entering into the hardware business. Since, fellow citizens, for three years my ability as a business man, my life as a tried and true enterprising citizen of Bamberg county has been ever before you. Now, with this record before you, should you cast your ballot for me on the day of the election, I shall prove my appreciation by my work and conduct, upholding the dignity of the honor conferred upon me; being ever at my post of duty; dealing with all measures from the broadest common sense standpoint; representing my county for its best interests from both civic and financial standpoints; advocating good roads, better educational advantages for the masses, reasonable taxation, home protection, and the enforcement of laws. Thanking you in advance for your support. Respectfully, J. AQUILLA HUNTER. Watch the date on label of your paper and renew promptly. "Pa, what is writer's cramp?" "It's being cramped for money, my son. All writers suffer from it." I d I James F. He is a Live-Wii As Solicitor he has pi Ho ft tn-dav the same c ten years ago. A vote for the District and gr aspires to better himse KILLED BIG RATTLESNAKE. Five Feet Four Inches Long, Sixteen Rattles?Killed Near Bowman. s I Bowman, August 20.?While Carrier No. 1 was serving his mail route yesterday afternoon he saw a large j rattlesnake crossing the road. He f hurriedly jumped from his buggy, se- * curing a stick about six feet long with * which he struck the rattler near the \ head, stunning the reptile the first a lick, so much so that only a faint 1 - * i i i i j c sound or tne rattles couia do neara. Several more licks were given with t good force and the reptile gave up e the ghost. It measured 5 feet and 4 J inches in length and 8 inches in circumference at the largest portion of j its body, and had 16 rattles and a but- t ton. 1 s LIGHTNING PLAYS PRANK. a Sets House of Charlotte Architect on T Fire by a Curious Twist. ( Charlotte, N. C., August 20.? ? Lightning palyed a curious trick at c the home of Architect 0. L. Wheeler t in this city yesterday afternoon dur- j ing a thunder storm. It struck the T house and was carried to a combination electric and gas chandelier by the c electric wires. The fixtures was snap- J ped off at the ceiling and the escap- ( ing gas was ignited. Things looked t squally for a time, but a neighbor t with a chemical fire extinguisher put out the blaze and another neighbor g turned off the escaping gas. I At another house in the same * neighborhood the incandescent lights were turned on by the lightning in some unaccountable manner. Abuse of Hospitality. i Charles M. Schwab, at his dinners * in his splendid white mansion in i Riverside Drive, tells a nuumber of 1 stories about thrift. J "Excellent as thrift is," Mr. j Schwab -^'11 sometimes say, "it may < be carried too far. i "Jones, for example, on a hot afternoon entered a Pittsburg saloon to get a glass of cold lager. Perceiving Smith at the bar he said gener- . ously: | " 'Hello, Smith! Will you have a { beer?' 1 "The thrifty Smith, as he pushed j away his empty glass, answered: " 'No, thanks, Jones; I don't care j for another beer; but you can pay for s this one I've just flinished if you like.' "?Detroit Free Press. KU-KLUX IX SPARTANBURG. ?? i Twenty-five Horsemen, Draped in * White, Gallop Through Streets. < ( The Spartanburg Herald, of August 18th, in speaking of the exhibitions * gotten up for the entertainment of the j Confederate veterans, whose reunion x was held in that city last week, says: i One of the surprise features of the ( reunion entertainment was a real Ku * Klux exhibition last night. The af- y fair was gotten up by Sam Jones. It created a great deal of amusement, and curiosity, and in some quarters a little fright. Some twentyfive horsemen draped in white, with i their horses covered head and ears 1 in sheeting, galloped through the j streets between 10 and 12 o'clock j last night, wherever they appeared t they excited a great deal of curiosity, j A more ghoulish clan could not have been conjured up by the magnician's wand. But some of the Ku Klux clan happened on an accident. As the , horsemen were sweeping down East j Main street, tne norses on wuu;ii ( Dick Hertzog and Allen Sondley rode, j fell. Then came V. B. Cheshire, of < Anderson, and his horse stumbled l over those already down. Horses r ' * a ? - ^ ^ rrl c\A mQOO / and riaers were <iu uuc iaugi&u ^ Mr. Hertzog is reported to have been painfully bruised, and one shoulder smartly hurt. Mr. Sondley was somewhat bruised up, and Mr. Creshire had a knee severely bruised. In speaking of the matter last night, Mr. Cheshire said he did not see how the accident did not turn out more seriously than it did. He said it was a wonder they came out of it without broken bones. The horses were < more or less hurt. 1 Vote For Byrnes?For re?A Hustler. He is a oven his ability. Succe [enial Byrnes we knew for him assures able, e ves encouragement to < slf in life. THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE. What the papers of the district are aying about the candidacy of James \ Byrnes for congress: The Congressional Outlook. The friends of Mr. James F. Byrnes feel greatly elated over the lattering reception with which he has >een received throughout this disrict in his race for congress. In the najority of the counties in which he las spoken he has been the favorite, md it seems now that he will be the lext congressman from the second listrict. Some of his friends even claim hat our Aiken county man may be sleeted on the first ballot, and while vo do not make any such claim, there s a possibility of this. While the ace undoubtedly is between Mr. Byrnes and Mr. Patterson, the only hing that Mr. Garris can hope to do s to get enough votes to make a lecond race. The outlook in both Edgefield and Saluda is a large vote for Byrnes. md with the magnicicent vote he will eceive in this county, will send him lown the country with a larg najority. In Mr. Patterson's towr ind county, Barnwell, he will reseive a large vote, and the same i? rue of Bamberg. There is every assurance that Hampton will give 8 iplendid majority for Byrnes, and h? vill get a winning vote in Beaufort Mr. Byrnes has conducted a clear sampaign, ana he has met with favoi vherever he has gone. Aiken coun;y should feel proud of their candilate, and he should receive one ol ;he largest votes in this county evei jiven a candidate. Since it has gotten in tho atmos)here that he is the winning man, il ;eems that there is nothing that car prevent his election.?Aiken Journal ind Review. Favorite in Hampton. (Estill Progress.) Among the notables at the Institue neeting last Tuesday, was our friend Solicitor James F. Byrnes who is toe veil known in this community to need ntroduction. Jim has the happj .'acuity of making friends, wherevei le goes, and hopes by the aid ol :hese, to win out in the coming primary election as the congressional jandidate from the second district foi vhich office he announced himself. Well Received in Beaufort. (County Democrat.) The first speaker of the day wat Tames F. Byrnes, candidate for congress, who spoke along the same lines is in former speeches and reiterated ;hat if honored by the votes of th? people that he would do something .'or the good of his otate and district His speech was well. received and t is safe to predict that he will gel iome votes in Beaufort county. _____ t Mr. Byrnes a Favorite. (Saluda Standard.) The candidates for congress wer< lext introduced. Senator Forrest read i letter from Congressman Patterson stating that he was too unwell to adIress the meeting, having just rejovered from an attack of illness. Mr. James F. Byrnes was next in;roduced. He discussed the tariff is* sue at length. He maintained that the Democratic doctrine is tariff for revenue only, and he would not join hands vith the Republicans in their robberj >f the American taxpayers. He advo;ates Federal aid in road building ilong the rural routes. Mr. Byrnes vas a favorite with the audience. Cries for "Byrnes." (Barnwell Sentinel.) Jas. F. Byrnes made a friend-winling talk that would be a credit to a much older and more experienced jolitician. He leaned his remarks mostly to the tariff talk of one op>onent and the "arduous duties" o) he other. He was frequently interrupted by appiause and cries foi ay i uico. Reward Offered for Firebug. Columbia, August 20.?Governoi s^nsel to-day offered a reward for the irrest and conviction of the persor >r persons who set fire to the barr md contents belonging to Robert I 3tucks, who lives near Pomaria. The Darn was burned Monday, August 15 The owner lost a mule and colt, and everything in the way of food and :ools kept in the barn. Four of hie nules were also hadly burned. He beieves the fire was set by someone Dearing grudge against him. He otters himself $100 reward for the ar est and conviction of the guilty perions and Governor Ansel offers an adlitional $75. No doubt the Bamberg colony al jlenn Springs this season was the argest of any county In the State. ifll: I * *5 Self Made Man .* -r: ss has not changed him. 2 as Court Stenographer nergetic representation every young man who ?-K? ' '"*|f FIFTEEN CENTS CAUSES ROW. Negro Inflicts Wound That May Prove Fatal in Quarrel Over Small Sum. As the result of a quarrel with 15 ""% cents in dispute, Piatt Thomas, a negro, shot and probably fatally v i wounded "Bub" Gaines, another ne gro, the shooting taking place last | night at the Arthur place, four miles from Columbia. The weapon used '.yM i was an automatic revolver, two shots taking effect, one in the stomach and ;' one in the arm. The wounded negro \,M > was brought to the Taylor Lane hosi pital last night. Thomas made his es! cape after shooting Gaines but it is * believed that his capture will be speedily effected. Sheri'ff W. H. Cole- ^ man went to the scene of the shooting 1 shortly after it occurred.?The State, i August 21. Took an Expensive Nap. L Beaufort, N. C., August 20.?Capt. | James M. Perkins, of Morehead, N. C., ' ^ . cashed a $800 check at Newbern, N. . v-iSS ! C., yesterday and returning home on the train fell asleep. Train officials S could not wake him when he reached ''|<||| ' his destination, and brought him to l Beaufort. The money was gone. Sheriff Dies of Wounds. f ' % I Hot Springs, Ark., August 20.? ' Sheriff Jake Houpt, who was mortally wounded Wednesday morning in a ' pistol fusillade with George and Oscar L' Chitwood, mountaineers, died toI night at 10:10 o'clock. George Chitwood, one of the mountaineer combatants, was killed by Houpt in the affray. Oscar Chitwood, a brouther, escaped wounded to the [ mountains after the tragedy, but sur) rendered last night and was removed I to the penitentiary at Little Rock. The more peas you grow the more f cows you can feed; and the more cows , ' [ you feed the more manure you will have, and the more manure you have \Vl the more feed you can grow, and the more cotton without a debt to the ^ fertilizer man. Peas and crimson clover, the summer and winter team 5 for the improvement of the Southern * J soils.?The Progressive Fanner. s PRIMARY ELECTION. For the purpose of holding the j Democratic primary election on Tues. day, August 30, and Tuesday, September 13, 1910, the following managers of election are hereby appointed: Bamberg?R. C. Jones, G. A. Rice, .$fl C. A. Dean. i Clear Pond?H. J. Zeigler, J. H. I Pearson, J. B. Padgett. M Colston?G. W. Kearse, G. Wilson ':h . Beard, C. M. Varn. j u":Denmark?J. D. Millhous, L. L. Cox, W. B. Kittrell. \ Edisto?C. L. Woodward, Henry , . Stokes, J. J. England. > Ehrhardt?J. Williams Carter, G. . W. Hughes, E. P. Copeland. 5 Fishpond?W. M. Steedley, F. E. r Steedley, G. W. Hunter. Govan?McP. Eubanks, W. L. Kenr nedy, W. A. Hay. 5 Hightower's Mill?C. J. Creech, Jonas Hutto, L. W. Abstance. Kearse?J. J. Kearse, G. E. Kearse, w w chittv. , Lees?H. B. Grimes, F. B. Sandifer, Eugene Gibson. Midway?B. F. Folk, D. L. Brickie, i J. B. Smith. I Olar?G. O. Barker, W. H. Varn, -V$ J W. S. Creech. Springtown?W. G. Kearse, F. M. I Ray, C. R. Carroll, Sr. -?j Managers will open the polls at 8 o'clock a. m. and close them at 4 o'clock p. m. All ballot boxes, election returns and other election papers must be delivered to the county chairman by, or before Thursday < r noon, at which time the county ex4 ecutive committee will meet to tabu' late the returns and declare the re1 suits of the primary. l Ballot boxes and tickets are ready for distribution and will be furnished [ to managers by R. W. D. Rowell, ' secretary, at his office in the court house. I As soon as the count is fluished, [ managers of election will make out , two reports of the results, one to be 5 deposited in the ballot box and the ' other sent immediately to the county i chairman by special messenger, or . telephone, or telegraph. Do not fail to send results immediately after votes are counted. Managers will be ' paid one dollar for each election. Campaign meetings will be held as follows: Denmark?Tuesday, August 23. Ehrhardt?Wednesday, August 24. Bamberg?Friday, August 26. > H. C. FOLK, County Chairman. . . t y ; ?* '