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H W Sixteen Pages QJ||? jjS&1ttb{ir0 Pageslto^ ?; Established 1891 BAMBEEG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,1911.* One Dollar and a Half a Year4 |ll f COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS to SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. s News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Oct. 16.?Mrs. Jennie \ McMillan died Sunday about noon, after a short illness. She will be buried to-morrow at the McMillan family grave yard. Mr. R. C. Kirkland died Sunday afternoon at about 5 o'clock, at his .. son, J. M. Kirkland's, residence. Will be buried to-morrow afternoon tu. uie i a. in 11 > ueauvuai j about 81 years old, and was sickonly a short while. Booze played a prominent part in \ raising the brute enough in some of I the country folks to the fighting pitch. Coca Cola bottles commenced to fly around in Mir. Ben Shaw's store. Mr. Shaw says that he went out of the back door and gave them the building, so they would have plenty of room. Knife wounds were seen on Mr. Lee Brown when he was taken s away from his opponents, one in the head and one in the left shoulder. Both were struck from behind, and the bone stopped the knife in each instance. Mt. Brown's wounds are not considered dangerous but painful. "John, what's the slowest piece of work you know of?" "The building of the railroad from Bamberg to Ehrhardt." "Oh, pshaw! you're no guesser. The Ehrhardt 'phone sys^ tern beats that two in the game." Think they will have to put up new posts before the first message can be sent over the line. Cotton still coming in, but not as much as at first. Farmers say they can't get it gathered from the fields, XE!"E! Fairfax Fancies. i Fairfax, Oct 16.?Miss Edna Platts, an accomplished young lady, is living here with her aunt, Mrs. ^ Julia Harter, and is assistant bookkeeper for F. M. Young Co. The young infant of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Loadholt was buried at Bethlehem grave yard Sunday morning. * Mrs. Julia Harter, with Sadie and Wm. and Miss Platts, enjoyed a trip to Hickory Grove last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Talley had a ' I II VI. .....tin pleasant visit to ^oiumuia, iwcuuj. The young folks, with Mrs. Audrey Sanders as chaperone, enjoyed a fox hunt last week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blankenship entertained a number of young folks last week. It was the birthday of % their son, Henry. Cream and cake was served, and the children enjoyed the games, etc., immensely. Ruth Wilson also gave a party to her school mates. Refreshments were served, games played, then the young folks gathered around the piano and sung sweet glee club songs. Oiik -irnnnp- fnlks art* cmite musical. jk VI** jv?o Ruth is very popular with her set, and of course they enjoyed her hospitality. Mr. Thos. Hickson, of Kline, and Mrs. Robt. Mixon, of Barnwell, are guests at the Barber home, f Mrs. James Preacher and children have gone to Estill to visit relatives, tives. Miss Annye Moye left for Bamberg Monday to spend some time with } relatives and friends. She is always so active in all that pertains to the / welfare of our town, that she is much missed. Mr. Thos. Lawton, of Savannah, was the guest yesterday of G. D. San- 1 ders. ' Mr. Clarence Compton, an aged citizen of near Fairfax, had been ill recently and went to the hospital in Columbia for an operation. He died, t' and his body was brought here today and he was buried at Hickory Grove cemetery. He leaves a wife and several children, besides many ' 1 4-a tr>nurn VllG 1 Aftfi ^ OUier rei a li v w mvuxu awm. % i' Ehrhardt Social Affairs. Ehrhardt, Oct. 15.?From a financial and social standpoint, the oyster supper given by the ladies of the First Baptist church last Tuesday evening, was a decided success. Quite a large sum of money was realized and a pleasant evening given in return. One of the most enjoyable meetings of the Matron's Whist Club was on Wednesday afternoon. The delightful home of Mrs. Jack Smith r?:. j was thrown open to the members. Several hours were quickly spent at & whist. The prize, a handsome tapes/ try hand bag, was won by Mrs. J. L. * . jpS * . * v ^ '~ - ? * FAMILY SLAIN IN BED. Bodies of Husband, Wife and Children Discovered. Ellsworth, Kas., Oct. 16.?Slain as they slept Sunday night, the bodies of Will Showman, a chauffeur, his wife and three small children, were' discovered to-night in the Showman j home by a neighbor. The victims are William Showman,' 33 years old; his wife, Lester Show-J man, 25 years old; Fern Showman, 4 years old, and Senton, 1 year old. The Showmans lived in a small cottage, three or four hundred yards from any other place. The five vie-J tims were found in one rom. The father, mother and baby were in one bed and the two other children in a! second bed. Real Mountain Dew Seized. Anderson, Oct. 16.?About ten gal. i Ions of whiskey, of the real "mountain dew" variety, along with a pair of good mules and a covered wagon, were seized in a patch of woods near this city last night by Sheriff King, Deputy Sheriff Martin and Constables X J T~\ TV, ? A &LUar(. ctliU unvis. jl lie suciiu uau received information of the whiskey load and was in wait for it. The transporter jumped and ran when he saw the officers. His name is known, however, and an arrest will likely be made later. The team is now in the custody of the sheriff, and one person has come up to claim it. The sheriff refused to turn the team over to this man. It is said that the blockader had disposed of about 50 gallons of whiskey before the capture. A Thousand Witnesses Summoned. Biloxi, Miss., Oct. 15.?More than a thousand witnesses have been summoned to appear before the federal court for the southern district of Mississippi, which will be convened at Biloxi to-morrow to testify in 20 suits brought by the government alleging timber depredations. Damages aggregating three and a' half million dollars are asked. CHARGED WITH WIFE MURDER. Abbeville County Sheriff, on Trail of Asbury Jones. Anderson, Oct. 16.?Officers of the county are searching for a negro named Asbury Jones, alias Asbury Marinev. who is wanted by Sheriff Lyon, of Abbeville county, charged with the murder of his wife, which occurred last night. Mariney, it is stated, used a razor, cutting her throat from ear to ear. death result ing instantly. The negro was in Anderson this morning, but left before the officers were notified that he was the man wanted. A clew as to his whereabouts has been discovered and is being followed up. MARINE PRIVATE A SUICIDE. Edward Montgomery Kills Himself at Port Royal. Beaufort, Oct. 16.?A private marine, by the name of Edward Montgomery, committed suicide at the naval station last night, about 10 o'clock. It seems that he had been dissipating for the past few weeks and was despondent, and this probably caused his act. Montgomery shot himself with a Springfield service rifle, holding it in his right hand and pulling the trigger with his left hand. The right side of his head was completely blown away. His home is in Indiana and he had been in the service for over four Vftijrc rp-^nlistinc nnlv about four months ago. Montgomery's father has ordered his body shipped home. Copeland. The consolation, a lovely fern dish, was cut by Mrs. Addie Hartz. During the afternoon delightful refreshments were served. Dr. Derieux, of Greenville, the guest of the Rev. E. A. McDowell, gave the community quite a treat in his lecture at the Baptist church. Last Thursday morning, the stu-' dents of the Ehrhardt high school received quite a beneficial lecture from Congressman Byrnes, who was in town on an official visit to the K. of P. lodge, to which he also delivered an interesting address. Mrs. W. M. Walker has returned from a short visit to Mrs. C. D. C. Adams, of Walterboro. Miss Kathleen Kearse, of Olar, spent several days of last week with her sister, Mrs. Max Walker. The Weeks Company entertained Tuesday evening. Although the numbers were light, still they were amusing. Being the first of the series of the lyceum numbers, it was a welcomed diversion. ' IN THE PALHETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Work will soon commence on the > ? new poetoffiee at Union, to cost $5Or . 000. : Ttr?UA<. OnW irran aVtAf oniT TY1 Q11V V V ?U COl bUUU nag duui auu mu< wounded by Jim Howard,, both colored, at a hot supper three miles from Aiken on Saturday night. A negro named Still was shot and killed by another named Daniel four miles from Johnston on Monday, the top of his head being shot off with a gun. In a gambling game at Troy, Greenwood county, on Sunday, Alex Williams shot and mortally wounded Same Moore. The shooter fled, and the sheriff offers a reward of $25 for him. The Lutheran synod of South Carolina will meet at Pine Grove church, Lone Stair, Calhoun county, on Tuesday, November 7th. President J. H. Harms, of Newberry college, is down for a speech on Christian Education. The body of an unknown white ? ? 1 - - m iirrr n man, witn tne name 01 w. iu. Ho&ey" on a paper in his pocket, was found by the track of the C. & W. C. railroad at Salak, near Greenwood, on Friday. He Jiad been dead a week or more, and was probably killed by a train. Courts Without Lawyers. The expense of appeal to European industrial courts is very slight. Parties must usually, if physically able, appear in person, and as a rule they argue their own cases. Lawayers, indeed, are entirely excluded from practicing in the industrial courts of Germany, and rarely appear, except as the representatives of large employers or companies in France. In no case is a party obliged to hire a lawyer. Court fees, too, are reduced to a minimum. None whatever are required in Basel, Switzerland, and In France none are paid if the amount in dispute is less than 20 francs, or about $4. No fees are demanded in Germany if the parties reach a volnnforv ojrpoomA'nt. and iudcrments in UUVM*^ WQ ? vv w? -j ?. ? ^ dispute which do not exceed in value 100 marks, or less than $25, cost only from one to three marks, or 25 to 75 cents. In all cases the fees are graded according to the amount in dispute. As a result of this cheapness and rapidity of action no complaint is too petty to D? Drougat oeiure ttu iuuuotrial court. . Disputes have been settled in Germany which Involved as little as 20 pfennigs, or about 5 cents. Only about 7.5 per cent., indeed, of all the complaints brought in the German Empire In 1908 were for more than 100 marks, ot under $25. In France, two years earlier, less than 2.5 per cent, of all the cases were far over 300 francs, or less than ,$60. It is safe to say that wherever these courts have been established the great majority of suits have been for less than $10. To some Americans such cases may seem | trivial. But many a European work-1 man has doubtless ben prevented, by having at hand the means of obtaining his rights cheaply and quickly, from being embittered by a sense of powerlessness against injustice.? American Review of Reviews. Close Call for Boy. Greenville, Oct. 14.?That it does not pay to lose your head was proven yesterday when Franklin Yeager, a young boy 13 years of age, saved his life by presence of mind and grit. Yeager, while riding up Main street on a bicycle, was struck by an autotruck. He and his bicycle were dragged in front of the truck for 50 yards. By presence of mind and grit he hung on to the front of the truck with one hand and thus kept himself from being drawn under the car and crushed to death. Tfie macnine was stopped as qmuH. as possible and when the boy was picked up it was found that he had suffered only a bruise on his side where the truck had struck him and that he was as cool and not in the least frightened. The negro who was driving the machine, says he became frightened when he saw that he was going to run over the boy and lost his head. He said he forgot about the use of the emergency brake. The negro was fined in the police Court this morning for reckless driving and driving on the left side of the street. ?Mr. H. M. Bishop, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city yesterday. ' ONE DEAD, ANOTHER DYING. Tragedy at Dance May Revive Louisiana Feud. Amite City, La., Oct. 16.?Tangihahoa Parish, has been stirred up by the knife duel, at -Roberts Station Saturday night, between Alfred Rob erison ana uscar joiner, wmcn resulted in the death of Robertson and the probable fatal injury of Joiner, because it promises to revive the bloody feud which resulted in the asassination, three years ago, of the Breeland family. On information furnished by Robertson, Joiner was recently tried on a perjury charge based on testimony which he gave in the Breeland case. A mistrial resulted. As a result of the bad blood between the two, the tragedy of Saturday night has long been expected. Joiner and Robert-, son met at a dance and after words passed between them went out of the house to fight it out Half an hour later Joiner crawled back and l exclaimed: "When I die, you will know Alf Robertson killed me." Tha dannora wont nnt and frmnd Robertson's body with the jugular vein severed. Joiner was taken to Hammond for treatment. He is not expected to live. Flowing Wells in Hampton County. Through the courtesy of our young friend, G. H. Jennings, we are able to publish a list of the flowing wells in Hampton county, with the depth ? -i 11? - * ?-i- m A? ana capacity ui eacn. iwemysu ut these wells were bored by Mr. Jennings or his father, the late J. M. Jennings, the pioneer well borer of this section. The following is a list of the wells owned by towns, villages and private parties. These wells have a pressure of from 18 to 63 pounds, variation due to elevation of locality. Total of gallons per minute 3,435; per hour 206,100; per day of twenty-four hours 4,946,460. These figures go to show that Hampton county is second to none in high pressure wells and pure drinking water. The following list will Show that our farmers as well as our towns are taking advantage of this natural resource. Some of these wells are operating dining room fans and sewipg machines. Feet Flows deep. gals. Varnville 832 100 Luray 845 85 Estill 880 ' 125 Scotia 964 210 . Hampton 820 75 Hampton, No. 2 832 150 Branson .... .... 875 75 . Furman 965 125 August Belmont 980 200 R. P. Huntington 980 100 J. K. Maner 968 100 A. M. Martin 845 90 W. W. Smith 1000 100 G. M. Riley 1000 100 J. L. Morrison 914 90 S.M.Clark 880 90 Jessie Chisolm 1023 200 Ben Peeples 900 90 E. B. Lawton 865 75 J. W. Peeples 890 150 P. H. Allen 900 80 Robt. Winthrop 880 250 Perry Lightsey 780 80 Billy Lightsey 780 80 J. A. Lightsey 785 90 C. R. Peeples 900 85 A. W. Lawton 900 140 H. H. Peeples 900 200 T> O T r> + QfiS 10ft xj. o. uan i>uu .... .... .... v - ? ? . HATFIELD BROTHERS KILLED. Feudists Meet End in Fight with Italian Peddler. Columbus, Ohio, October 17.? Special dispatches received here say that Troy and Elias Hatfield, two rtf TTatfield familv of feudists. living near Fayetteville, W. Va., were killed to-day, and another man, Geiromie, an Italian, is believed to have been killed, as the result of a shooting. The Hatfields are alleged to have begun the fight by charging the Italian with peddling whiskey in the territory that they thought belonged to them. Geromie denied the allegations of the brothers by firing four] shots and wounding both. The Hat-! fields replied to the fire and a run~ j nmg ngm ensueu. Passersby found the two brothers j lying in the road. Elias was dead, i but Troy was still alive and managed to say before he died: "You don't need to hunt for the man who did this; he is dead, too." A search is being made for the body of Geromie, which has not yet been found. Come to the unveiling exercises of the Confederate monument next Thursday. i UNVEILING OF MONUMENT. INTERESTING EVENT TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY. Senator E. D. Smith Will Deliver Address?Daughters will Entertain Old Veterans. The beautiful Confederate monument, erected through the efTorts of the Daughters of the Confederacy, will be unveiled next Thursday, October 26th. A most interesting program has been arranged, and the day will be full of interest to all who atTVia #oa+ 4-Vi o E Qcnolnr Til VT iciiu* x uu iav/w uuu v uviM*wi Smith will be the principal speaker will no doubt draw a large crowd, but our own C. W. Garris will deliver the introductory address, and all who have ever heard him will want to hear him again. The Daughters could not have selected two more attractive speakers. The old veterans of the county will be the guests of the Daughters at dinner, which will be served upstairs in the court house,' and a large crowd is expected, not only from Bamberg but adjoining counties as well. Everybody is invited to Bamberg for the exercises, and all will be made to feel at home. We publish the program and other information below. Program of Exercises. Following is the program of exercises for the unveiling of the Confederate monument in this city on Thursday, the 26th instant: Music. Prayer. ' I Announcements by Prof. J. Caldwell Guilds. Introductory Speaker?Hon. C. W Garris. Music. Oration?Senator E. D. Smith. Veil falls from monument while band plays Dixie, Bamberg Guards fire salute and veterans give "Rebel yell." Presentation of monument to the city by Chapter member. Reception of monument by mayor. Music. Dinner in court house auditorium. 'Invitation to Confederate Veterans. The Confederate veterans of Bamberg county are invited by the Francis Marion Bamberg Chapter, No. 1,263, U. D. C., to be their guests at dinner on the 26th inetant after the unveiling exercises of the Confederate monument, and soft drinks will be given the veterans by the Bamberg Pharmacy and the Peoples Drug Co. on the same day. The Chapter desires the honor of the presence of all who are able to come. Notice to the Public. Residents of the county wishing to contribute any dish to the dinner ^ o i.vA mat me .uaugiimrs ui tut; wmcuciacy will give on the 26th instant, the proceeds of which will go to the Confederate monument fund, will either notify Mrs. J. B. Hunter or Mrs. W. P. Jones of the committee by dropping them a card or just bring or send the contribution to the court house on the morning of the day of the unveiling of the monument The committee will be glad to receive anything that you may see fit to give. Confederate Monument Fund. H. W. Herndon $2.50 H. F. Rice, Aiken 5.00 W. S. Eaves , : 1.00 Cash 25 O. F. Hunter, Washington, D. C. 1.00 I. N. Dunn 1.00 J. Buist Brickie : 75 Joe J. Brabham 5.00 W. W. Steedley 50 Michel Bronson 2.00 A. P. Beard 50 Herbert G. Delk 2.00 t George A. Ducker 1.50 G. A. Jennings 1.00 H. W. Beard 2.50 W, D. Rhoad 10.00 Henry F. Bamberg, Jr 1.00 Tillman Zeigler 2.00 Warrant Sworn Out. Laurens, Oct. 14.?Charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, John G. Wham, of Clinton, was this afternoon allowed bond in the sum of $1,000 tor his appearance at the next term of criminal court for this county. The warrant, which was issued by Magistrate Hudgens, of this city, alleges that Wham yesterday assaulted W. E. Nash on the streets of Clinton, using a buggy whip for the purpose. To-day Mt. Nash swore out a warrant | against Wham, and later application for bond was made and granted. Both men live at Clinton and are I prominently known. ANOTHER HUSBAND Turns Up in the Midst of a Blissful Honeymoon. Finding that his bride of only a i||j| few days was not a divorced woman and that she had deceived him into marrying her, young E. C. Howard, a prescription clerk in the local drug :|||| store at Hendersonville, N. C., was '4 placed in a very peculiar predicar ment when the first husband, W. V. ?i|g Henry, of Jacksonville, arrived i* (|?|| Hendersonville in search of his wan- / dering wife. | A bit of romance is attached to 'HiS the affair in spite of the evil wrought :; fl and the young man is not so much v. to blame as it looks. Several months ago, about the first of th? H summer season, Mrs. Annie L. Henry,, as she'called herself, went to Hen-. ^ dersonvifle for a visit. ^ Young Howard, who is said to be '^ai for ma well-to-do family in the eastr.^^Jx ern part of this State, met Mrs. Hen- C ry and a close friendship resulted* Later in the summer Mrs. Henry, admitting she was married at that 5| time, stated to young Howard that i she would return to Jacksonville and^yjlj seek a divorce from her husband. Last Tuesday Mrs. Henry returned K J ^ to the city and informed the youth-^; ful lover that all was well, that shaj|j8| * -had succeeded in getting a divorce, ^ ; j and that their future happiness. would he shadowed no longer. Yonngj^B ^ Howard proceeded to get out license papers and summoned a local magistrate, who, before several promfnent.^ : local witnesses, performed, the cerof j . All went well until last Sunday. -J, * morning, when W. V. Henry, the husband arrived in the city and reg-S! ^ istered at the same hotel in Ma wife and her new husband boarding. Mr. Henry at first wqdht.,'^^P not believe that his wife had marrl^^^H another, but when shown the ?papen^ -'::j he was convinced. Realizing that his wife had change / p ed her love for another, Henry cided that with the exchange of aIl||H|| the valuables each had given. the.<||fl other he would not push the..<:m&?*?:M ter, but would leave his wife in hands of one who, though at first/'.; || deceived, was now willing to take^^-'^ the consequences of the blunder ke^ff- >|g Mr. and Mrs. Howard left the last Monday for parts unknown Mr. Henry returned to Jacksonville^ Piano Contest. , Following is the standing of contestants in the contest for'the/^S piano now being given away by The ;{?^| Bamberg Herald and Hoovers drqg.t^M store. No names of contestants aft published, each contestant having number. Get in the game early andvtS.vy make the contest interesting: -I 1 .... 36,995 75 .. .. 35,220 2 .. ~ 36,525 79 ^ 63,020|# | 21 7 7. 226^376 90 .7 7 210^10 23 .. .. 6,140 112 2,335 35 .. .. 3,025 119 .. .. 2,00t^;f 41 .. .. 53,790 14 * . ..' 65,84^j|||4l 43 7 7 ,2,715 i*.3 7 7 42,'285t;f? 7. 49 .. .. 2,030 147 .. ... 42,000 JM 50 2,050 179.... ezfioamm 59 .. .. 12,240 197 .. .. 45,07?J8 ^ 66 .. .. 2,785 198 69,105; flp GIRL CHARGED WITH CRIME. Held for Alleged Attempt to WreclKri^^;- :'/ Passenger Train. -g Knoxville, Tenn., Oct 17.?Essie* ^ ^ Mathewson, an 18-year-old girl ing at Whaley's Bluff, Johnson cong^^^|| ty, was arrested to-day by officers in ' j? the employ of the Virginia and Southern Railway, on the charge oj attempting to wreck a passenger ^?8 The girl is charged 'with having put a log on the tracks at Whaley's-'^g ^ Bluff, which was struck by a passenger train, but fortunately hurled aside. She was bound over to court' on preliminary hearing. Over Thirty Passengers Hurt. : Macon, Ga., Oct. 16.?Thirty 0ddrV^JJ|| n?A?1? nrara nr locfl actranoW .'JiSSIB IT VI V JliVi V V* tVVW v* . -,s*'*Xr] shaken up to-night on Southern patt-- .^fl enger train No. 8, hound for Hait*;|yS[ kinsvill^, when, with a switch en- 'iJS| gine looming up ahead of him, the engineer threw on the. emergency. \3|f3 brakes. The train came to an abrupt stop and people pitched forward 3|1|| on to the seats all through the train...??|ii| Only two were seriously enough hurt 'gt&m to be taken from the train. J. W. Morlean, of Hazelhurst, and W. A. i 3||1 King, of Bullard, were removed to the Macon Hospital. They are pain-: fully bruised. The switch engine was on the main 31^ line on the time of the passenger train. It was uninjured. The passenger engine sustained a broken sill. -3^11 ?Mr. W. Max Walker, of Ehjy."3||j| hardt, was in the city yesterday af- 3