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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?J. F. Carter, Esq., spent Monday I im. Barnwell. ?Mr. G. S. Shaw, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city Monday. ?Hon. C. W. Garris, of Denmark, was in the city last Friday morning. ?Mr. M. A. Moye, of Fairfax, visited relatives in the city this and last week. \ * ?Mrs. J. C. Moye returned Saturday night from a visit to relatives at Walterboro. ?Messrs. S. W. and E. P. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, were in the city f last Friday. ?Mr. J. Gordon Brabham, of Olar, was in the city Tuesday, on his way to Charleston. ?Miss Pearle Black, from Win-| throp college, spent a few days at home last week, y ?Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Owens returned last Friday from a visit to relatives in Charleston. ?Mrs. G. W. Miley and little daughter, of Branchville, spent Tuesjpf day in the city with relatives. ^ ?Miss Sudie Ritter, of the Kearse section, spent several days in the city last week, the guest of Miss Camille Price. ?Mr. H. J. Brabham, president of Bamberg Banking Company, has been confined to his home this week by illness. ?Mr. M."* W. Brabham left Saturday night to attend the meeting of the Sunday-school convention in Spartanburg this week. ? ?Miss Mozelle Copeland, accompanied by Miss Edith Elliott, of Dillon, who are attending Converse College, spent a few days at home last ^ week. ?Mr. C. D. Felder, who has been at Young's Island for some months, has resigned his position, and is in the city for a few days before taking a position with the Seaboard Air Line. ?Drs. J. L. Copeland and J. H. Roberts and Mr. Chas. Ehrhardt, of ^ Ehrhardt, were in the city Tuesday afternoon, returning from Denmark, where they had been to attend a railroad meeting. Memorial Day. The Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association will observe Friday, April 28th, as memorial day. Col. James Armstrong, of Charleston, will de\ liver the memorial address. The following committees have been appointed: Qn 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. On music?Rev. D. B. Groseclose, J. C. Kinard, J. F. Kearse, Sr. The public is cordially invited to [attend and the ladies are earnestly requested to bring flowers. DR. N. F. KIRKLAND, SR., President. J. W. JENNY, Secretary. ? , SUBDUED GUNDA WITH MOUSE. Keeper Has Narrow Escape from Death by Enraged Elephant. Paul Thuman, head keeper of animals at the Bronx Zoo, had a narrow escape from death when he en\ tered the pen of the elephant Gunda SaT for the purpose of paring the corn of that intractable beast. This is an operation all elephants have to undergo in the spring, but Gunda objected to it. Before Thuman had made any appreciable headway the huge creature charged him into a corner from which there was no apparent possibility of escape. Several attendants of the eleDhant house seized heavy forks to goad the beast, but Gunda was so far away from the bar netting that they could not reach him. Just as it seemed certain that Thuman would be caught up in the lashing trunk or trampled under the ponderous feet, he drew something from his coat pocket and threw it at Gunda. The elephant gave a trumpet of terror and, swinging around, raced to the farthest corner standing there a-trmble. Thuman slipped past the big fellow, got through the gate, slammed it, and W **id: "By hooky, that was a close call." When asked what it was he had thrown at the elephant with such success, he replied: "Nothing but a live mouse. I always take one with me when I tackle ithat fellow, but this time the scheme came near not working. Mr. Mouse had eaten a hole in the middle lining of my coat and I came near not getting my fingers on it in time. Some of these days that same trouble may cost me my life with Gunda." Afterward Thuman said, making his report to his superior: 'I might jyy as well confess that my sole claim to T being able to do more with Gunda than any one else can do, is based on the proposition that I always carry a live mouse when I go into his enclosure."?New York America*. J I HIS FRIENDS TO INVESTIGATE. Blease Vetoes Act Creating Special Investigating Committee. "The new dispensary commission will do the work that the legislative investigation committee was to do and will save the State that much money." Making this statement Gov. Blease vetoed the measure passed by the last general assembly providing for a commission to investigate the acts and affairs of the old State dispensary commission, which act was requested by the chief executive. "I have turned over all papers in my possession to the new commission," said the governor, "with the instructions to investigate all of the affairs of the old State dispensary and those connected with the winding up of it. I instructed the mem-| bers to spare no one. I Wants His Acts Investigated. "While the members of the new commission are all friends of mine and personal supporters, I have asked that they make a rigid investigation of all of my acts as State senator, private citizen and governor of the State. I want everything to come out. "The new commission will subpoena T. B. Felder, of Atlanta, and require him to tell everything that he knows about my record as a mem ber of the State senate, as governor and private citizen." This is the way Gov. Blease commented upon the work of the new commission. The members of the new dispen[ sary commission which met Monday in the office of Gov. Blease are: John V. Wallace, Charleston; Thomas F. Brantley, Orangeburg; Fred H. Dominick, Newberry; B. F. Kelly, Bishopville, and James Stackhouse, Marion. These are the members that Gov. Blease has ordered to make an investigation of the affairs of the old State dispensary and pass sentence upon the old members of the commission. The Organization. Just when and where the work will commence has not been announced. The new commission held its first meeting Monday, when an organization was perfected by the election of James Stackhouse as chairman. B. F. Kelly, of Bishopville, was elected secretary. The commission received all of the papers held by the old commission which was dismissed by the governor several days ago and will take charge of the final winding up of the affairs of the old State dispensary. Will Turn Over Papers. Gov. Blease said that he would turn all of his papers over to the commission to be used in the investigation. Several days ago the governor said that he had a "mountain of testimony" that he would produce at the proper time. He said that all of his evidence would be used by the new commission in its work. The members of the old dispensary commission who are to be investigated by the new commission are: Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman, Columbia; John McSween, Timmonsville; A. N. Wood, Gaffney; J. Steele Brice, Yorkville, and Avery Patton, Greenville. These members served the State of South Carolina for four years and saved from the wreck approximately $500,000, which has been turned over to the State treasurer. They invited investigation. Shortly after taking the oath of office Gov. Blease sent a message to the general assembly intimating "crookedness" on the part of the members of the dispensary commission. He "requested that a commission be named to make a thorough investigation of all the acts and affairs of the commission. Upon the request of the governor the general assembly passed an investigation act. There were to be three members from the senate and three from the house. Before the senate adjourned President Smith named Senators Carlisle, of Spartanburg; Clifton, of Sumter; and Sullivan, of Anderson; as the committee from the senate. Mendel L. Smith, speaker of the house, refused to name his committee until the act had been approved. Gov. Blease, upon hearing of the names of the senate members refused for the time to sign the act. He gave as his reason, "Oh, that mine adversary would write a book," stating that all of the senate members of the committee had written books about him. He then asked if any one thought that he would let men like the senate's committee make an investigation of the dispensary commission and himself. Several days ago Gov. Blease said that he was making a little investigation himself and that when he got through an investigating committee would not be needed. Following this he announced the alleged Felder series of letters, all of which have been printed. T. B. Felder, of Atlanta, on being notified of the action of the governor, wired that he deemed it inappropriate to make any statement at this time. The commission was in session several hours during the day. A con I WORLD'S BIGGEST LOCOMOTIVE. Santa Fe Has Just Completed it in the Topeka Shops. Topeka, Kan., March 23.?The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway company is just completing in its Topeka shops the largest railway locomotive in the world. It is an articulated compound engine and it is for use in hauling freight trains over the Arizona grades. This locomotive is 121 feet long. It will be operated tender foremost, as the great length of the boiler obstructs the view of the engineer. Oil will be used for fuel as no man could shovel coal into it fast enough to keep up the 225 pounds of steam pressure required. The boiler is of the sectional nonexplosive type. The locomotive has duplicate compound air pumps, power reversing apparatus and two electric headlights, one in front and one at the rear. The locomotive weighs 750,000 pounds and rests on 10 pairs of driving wheels, two leaders under the pilot and two trailers under the cab, making 24 wheels under the locomotive itself and 12 under the tender. The articulated type of locomotive is in reality two separate sets of engines with their wheels connected by one long rigid boiler of tremendous steam capacity. The rear engine is rigidly attached to this boiler, while the forward engine supports it by a massive slide, so as to let the locomotive go around curves. Blease Refused Pardon. l . Gov. Blease has refused to consider a petition for the pardon of W. B. Avant, the man who, with Dr. G. C. Bigham, on September 15, 1909, killed Dr. Bigham's young wife on Murrell's Inlet, 25 miles from Georgetown, and who, with Dr. Bigham, after being sentenced to serve i ' * - ? - ; ? a. i : _ . T, ^ I mree years ana six rnuuuis in mc State prison, escaped. The two men left the country before the appeal had been concluded in the supreme court and have never been under arrest, except for the short time Avant was in the penitenI tiary for safe-keeping. Avant was released on habeas corpus proceed! ings. Gov. Blease told the lad^ who came to ask for Avant's release that he would not consider the petition unless the man were to give up and be placed under arrest. The young wife of Dr. Bigham was killed just at dusk, and the men claimed that they .called to her and "the object" would not answer, so Avant fired and Mrs.. Bigham fell over and died in a few minutes. The case attracted much attention in Georgetown and throughout the State. Mangled by Engine. i i Darlington, March 28.?While; playing ball this afternoon in a va-j cant lot next to the Atlantic Coast! Line Railroad, Sam McCutcheon, i who lives in the Darlington Manufac- j turing company district, suffered the j loss of an arm and other injury from a passing train. The ground on which the boys were playing ball slopes gradually toward the railroad, and Sam was in the act of chasing a ball down the grade when suddenly he stumbled and fell over the embankment to the railroad, while the train was passing. His left arm was badly crushed and one leg bruised considerably. Til ?. ?.;n V.~ tnlrnr. nff X LLC <11114 Will uavc IU UC uincu uu, but the attending physician says that the leg is probably not injured seriously. So far as learned the youth suffered no internal injury and is expected to recover. Won't Appoint Moore. Gov. Blease said Monday that he would never appoint Ernest Moore as special judge to any court in the State. He said that he would see all special courts abolished before he would commission Mr. Moore. He made these statements in reply to a question as to whether he would commission a special judge for the Union county court scheduled to open Monday. "They can not threaten me," he said referring to the letter of Mr. Moore to R. E. Wylie, in which it was requested that Mr. Wylie secure a commission for Mr. Moore. He said that the supreme court had tried to tell him what to do and that the supreme court had nothing to do with j him. ference was held with Attorney General Lyon and Dr. Murray, the retiring chairman. Arrangements were made whereby the records held by the old commission will be turned over to the new body to-day. Gov. Blease said Monday that it was very probable that the new commission would hold an open court, summon witnesses and examine into the details of the work of the retiring commission. "I want the commission," he said, ''to examine thoroughly into my record as a State senator. I never received any money from the Lanahan company while a member of the senate." SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. Wanted.?To buy twenty-five twohorse loads of stable manure. D. R. MATHENY, Bamberg, S. C. For Sale.?Several shares of Young Men's Building & Loan stock. For further information, call at The Herald office. For Sale.?My fruit and grocery business in the Town of Bamberg. Good stand and fresh, clean stock. Bargain to a quick buyer. S. YEITRAKIS, Bamberg, S. C. Fop Rent.?Nice office rooms in The Herald building. Have electric lights and water. The most desirable offices in the city. Will rent singly or in suites. A. W. KNIGHT. Wanted?50 young women (white) in the spinning and weaving department of Charleston Bagging Manufacturing Company. Steady employment and good pay. Apply No. 29 John street, Charleston, S. C. For Sale.?One two-horse power Fairbanks-Morse special electric gasoline engine. Also one Model T. Ford automobile, just overhauled and in good repair, with new top and wind shield. Will sell either for cash or on easy terms. D. J. DELK, Bamberg, S. C. For Sale.?Lots at Denmark, suitable for residences, stores, factories or cheap tenements. Easy terms given. Denmark needs houses to rent. They will pay large revenue on cost. Inquiries addressed to me at Savannah will receive prompt attention. C. H. DORSETT. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. What is Your Balance Carried Forward Into 1911 Any Money Invested? Any Money in the Bank? NO TO THESE QUESTIONS means a year without progress. The man who says "What little I could save wouldn't amount to anything" doesn't know the value of the WORKING DOLLAR Don't be ashamed to save small sums and send them to our Savings Department. We're pleased to have you deposit any sum of Savings, and will allow you four per cent, interest. comDOunded ouarterlv. Ehrhardt Banking Company EHBHARDT, S. C. FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law Office in Hoffman Building. GENERAL PRACTICE. G. MOYE DICKINSON | INSURANCE AGENT , WILL WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. NOTICE OF OPENING BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Whereas, the undersigned having duly filed in the office of the Secretary of State a written declaration and petition under and pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, entitled "An Act to provide for the formation of railroad, steamboat, street railway and canal companies, and to define the powers and provide a mode for amending the charters thereof," approved February 28th, 1899, (appearing as Article IV, Chapter XLVIII, Code of 1902), and amendments thereto, which declaration and petition sets forth, among other things, the names and residences of the petitioners, the name of the proposed corporation, the place at which it proposes to have its principal place of business, the general nature of the business which it proposes to do, route, termini, motive power, etc., the amount of capital stock and how and when payable, and the number of shares into which the same is to be divided, which declaration and petition has been recorded as required by law, and R. M. McCown, Secretary of State, having duly constituted and commissioned the undersigned petitioners a board of corporators authorizing and empowering them to open books of subscription to the capital stock of the Ehrhardt and Denmark Railroad Company, a corporation to be organized and created under and pursuant to and with the rights, powers and privileges set forth in said Code, and under the name and for the purpose set forth in said declaration and petition and it being required that thirty days previous notice thereof be given in some newspaper published in each county through which thp nrnnnsed road is to pass. NOTICE is hereby given that books of subscription to the capital stock of said proposed corporation will be opened on Monday, April 24th, 1911, at the office of S. G. Ray in the town of Denmark and at the office of Jacob Ehrhardt in the town of Ehrhardt, and will remain open until the capital stock of said Railroad Company is fullv subscribed. C. W. GARRIS, J. B. GUESS, S. G. RAY, CHAS. EHRHARDT, J. L. COPELAND, J.-H. ROBERTS, Board of Corporators. Denmark, S. C., March 22nd, 1911. f QUALITY | TheQualityisR tlong after the price is f ano sold stands contini <| b'uyer; it suggests satis a? verse; when a recomme ?| or given, it is to praise ?f who sold it. T M AA AM#] I uuai u111a.11 aiiu < 4 fine as human minds car ?? man hands can make 4 possible to produce. | Stultz and Be ?{ known in this country ?f. highest standard of ex< 4 And Four Ot 2 all fresh and sweet, di: 7 to you, on a money-sav 4 AND YOU WILL 4 THE QUALITY I 4 AFTER PRICE IS 1 1G A. LI 4 AIKEN, .... SO Something v For the N< % . Can always be you purchase ceries of us. everything g<x and you can c Kainflr fvacli ac H WVUIg M A Wll WW I smail quantities I and see what I you will be agr< prised. Goods c the city free F.E.PRIC E. BART PRICI foWN AN AUl 4 4 I have for sale, at pi 4 tonish you, two second-] 4 mobiles which are just i tthey came from the fa "S" two-passenger Fo: 4 passenger Buick tourin 4 let me show you what 1 |j. B. BR ??. The Repair Man Y J Tmi 1 WJJIiKfli 'i.'* _ 3 Never Leak?Never Need Repairs?I some?Inexpensive?Suitable for all kind representatives almost everywhere but locality, write us direct for samples, price CORTRIGHT METAL ROC 50 North 23rd Street MBBBWWMW Fountain Pens from 25c to $8.00 at Tb .' ; " - - >;'i . J. ... %' . ' -v. > ->:?i V ^ ??' *v" - v pianos! emembered [ orgotten, each pi- |? lously before the & faction or the ?e- i? sndation is asked, m or blame the one & tljfi Gray Pianos i conceive and hn- K j it, sweetest tone li? \?if|l _ 1 for years as the ? --v;| cellence. ? her Makes | fjj rect from factory X, V'tllf ing plan? t REMEMBER b W iONG, LONG P FORGOTTEN. 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