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< PERSONAL MENTION. >* People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Mr. J. H. Walker, of Denmark, x was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. G. A. Lucas, of Aiken, spent a few days in the city this week. ?Messrs. H. H. and G. V. Kearse, of Olar, were in the city Monday. ?Mr; A. J. Riley is in New York, where he has gone for treatment. ?Mr. W. D. Bennett, of the Lodge section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. T. D. Antley, of the Cope section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. W. R. Fishburne, of Columbia, spent several days in the city this week. ?Miss Mildred Kearse, of thet , ? Kearse section, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. P. Jones. ?Mrs. J. D. Copeland, Jr., has gone to Mississippi for an extended > * visit to relatives. ?Mrs. W. E. Free and little son, William, and Miss Lucile Hunter are visiting relatives in Hampton. ?Miss Janie Sue Sanders, of Florence, who has been visiting relatives here, returned home last week. ?Mrs. D. N. Bourne, of Sampit, *- S. C., has been in the city,for several days, the guest of Miss Llewellyn Cleckley. ?Rev. R. D. Daffin, who has been In Brazil for several years as a missionary, spent a few days last week with J. A. Wyman. ?Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Raney, of Beaufort, fiave been visiting relatives in the city. Their many friends are glad to see them again. ?Mr. Chas. D. Felder left Tuesfnr Asheville. N. C. He has been in bad health for some time, and his many friends hope that he will speedily recover. i ?Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Johns and little daughter, of Baldoc, spent Sun> " , day in the city with relatives. Mrs. Johns went on to Simpsonville Monday morning to visit relatives. Hon. John Gary Evans. At a meeting of the State Demo- ' v cratic Executive Committee in Co| lumbia last Thursday evening, Hon. John Gary Evans was agreed upon ? as the proper person to elect as chairman of the State Democratic Eexecntive Committee to succeed General Wilie Jones, who has held the poll sition for many years. The Greenville m Piedmont thinks this announcement ? is of the greatest political interest, V and says: 9 * John Gary Evans was, like Judge I Ira B. Jones, one of Ben Tillman's first lieutenants, in the revolution of the nineties. He was possibly closer to the Edgefield man than any other in the reform movement. He became Tillman's heir, succeeding to > rrr.,.?rnnrchin when Tillman be ? -LilC gU(CiUUli}ul|/ ' uvu ? came senator. He has always been 4 loyal to the senator as has all of his family connections. The indications now are that the fight against Blease will be led by the Reformers, that faction which Governor Blease claimed to himself have been affiliated but with which I he never became so intimate or at k least not one of its trusted leaders. p| "The fact that the Reformers are , going to lead the fight against him is interesting because it was from their faction that he has always drawn his principal support and to which he had always made most of his appeals. That they have turned against him is made evident by the . developments of the last two years. * ' Among the former Tillman lieuten- 1 J a: ?1. ? + ants wno are now uxreutiug mc uaitle against Mr. Blease might be mentioned first J. William Thurmond, of Edgefield, who is personally manag[ ing Judge Jones's campaign; John Gary Evans, Comptroller General | "Dolph" Jones, Judge J. E. Brezeale, S. N. Pearman and J. Belton Watson, of Anderson county, and others *too numerous to mention. In Abbeville county practically every one of .the % Tillman lieutenants are pushing the campaign of Judge Jones. Then it must be remembered that Judge Jones himself was elected speaker of the house of representatives by the Tillman crowd int the nineties. These facts would not be f mentioned naa not some 01 me supporters of the present governor been making an effort to have it appear that he was Tillman's choice. The election of John Gary Evans as chairman of the party is all of the proof that is needed that the Tillmanites themselves are the ones that are making the biggest effort to defeat Mr. Blease/ Porch shades at G. O. Simmons. The very thing for hot weather. Highest prices paid for beef cattle. H. G. DELK, Bamberg, S. C. Full line hammocks at G. O. Simmons. Get our prices if you want to be comfortable this summer. We recover umbrellas and parasols of all shades and sizes. F. G.' MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. Full line hammocks at G. O. Sim* mons. Get our prices if you want to be comfortable this summer. PARACHUTE FAILED TO WORK Young Balloonist Killed in l>rop o Hundred Feet. Xahant, Mass., May 19.?Jame Barr, Jr., 20 years old, a Lynn nov ice, was killed to-day in attempting a parachute drop from a balloon at ; height of 100 feet. He was unabl to make the parachute open, althougl he clawed frantically at the tangle* cloth and strings during his rapi< descent. Two thousand persons witnesse< the accident, among them two sister of the young man. SIX MILLION AWAITING HIM. Joliet Carpenter Falls Heir to Bi,< Estate in England. Joliet, 111., May 18.?"You are hei: to a six-million dollar estate in Eng land," were the magic words tha Frank Jackson, a Joliet carpenter received in a letter from his young est brother, John Jackson, of Sai Antonio, Texas. The letter stated that Mrs. Mar: Jackson, a childless aunt of Franl and John, had died in Pelkington Yorkshire. Under the old Englisl law of "estate entail" the Joliet mai Konnmoc unriisnuted heir to the en tire property. He is the eldest soi of a brother of his aunt's husband. The only bar to immediate pos session of the great estate is proo of his identity and Jackson says h< will have no trouble in establishin* that. KILLED TRYING TO ESCAPE. Soldier Prisoner Slain by Guard ai Fort McPherson. Atlanta, May 18.?Walter Frady a prisoner at ?Fort McPherson, wa: shot and instantly killed by a guarc this morning, while attempting t( escape from the reservation. Frer B. Jones, another prisoner, who was working with Frady on the dumi pile, succeeded in escaping. Frady's home is said to have beer near Arden, N. C., where he was ar rested about two weeks ago, chargec with deserting. He belonged tc Company B, 22nd infantry, whicii h now on the Mexican border. He was about 24 years old. Jones was a military convict, ac cording to the post officers, serving six months' sentence for desertioi from Fort Hamilton, N. Y. He was arrested three months ago at hii home, at Columbus, Ga. X ailiilVU XllUl^O JLVV Atlanta, Ga., May 18.?Claimini to be heir to a $300,000 fortune lefi him by his grandfather in Detroit, i man giving the name of Robert T Watson and his home as Detroit, to day was held to the criminal cour on charges of forgery, cheating anc swindling. According to the police Watson dropped into the city earl: this week and bought an automobile giving a check for $2,050, requesting the automobile dealer to hold it foi a day. Meanwhile Watson took tw< girls joy riding about the city, in spected several residences w*hich he is alleged to have thought of buying for one of his friends and wound uj in the restricted district, where he was arrested. "Watson" declared he was a graduate of Harvard, but de clined to tell the court the name o his family. $25.00 up suits made to order o ? ' ? ?? ? ^ ^ nn ft rv or*/ I1I16 WUUlfJUS, liictue Willi oua^ auv style to please you. F. G. MERTINS Augusta, Ga. Auto Plunges Into River. Chicago, May 20.?Five persons three men and two women, wen drowned early to-day when the auto mobile in which they were ridinj plunged in to the Calumet river a the Ninety-second street bridge. None of the names of the victim; so far has been learned. One of th< women jumped into the river as th< embankment was reached, accordini to a watchman. Her body was recov ered. The woman was apparentl: 24 years old, and the initials "A. M.' were on her bracelet. The automobile, which was goinj at about 30 miles an hour, turne( completely over as it went into th< river. The bridge had been swung to al low a boat to pass. The driver o the machine was unable to apply th< brakes in time to avert the plunge. Examination of the car definite!: established that it was owned b: Mrs. C. F. Spalding, 1300 Asto] street. It was driven by John Buch anan, a. chauffeur, temporarily em ployed by Mrs. Spalding. He tool the car without permission and invit ed two women and two men friends to ride with him. With this knoivledege, the polic< ceased working on the theory that th< car might have been owned by Con gressman Cannon's nephew. You should see those handsomt water coolers at G. O. Simmons. Ful line at reasonable prices. NOTICE?Summer clothing, blu< serge $12.50, all wool, mohair $12.5( up; wash suits $4.00; linen duster $1.25 up. All kind of summer was! pants $1.00 up. F. G. MERTINS the tailor and clothier, Augusta, Ga MILLION LOSS IN HOUSTON. f Part of the City's Business District Swept by Flames. s Houston, Texas, May 19.?Fin - broke out in the upper Main streel I business district shortly before 4 a. o'clock this morning and by 7 o'clock s had caused a loss approximating $1,l 000,000. It originated in the Stowi ers building, a large six-story build1 ing owned by H. Masternson, and occupied by the Stowers Furnace Comi pany and A. Lipper Millinery Coms pany. Firemen are of the opiniot that the cause was due to defective wiring, aided by overheated wires and that it started in the upper floor of the Lipper establishment. ^ For two hours the building was a raging furnace and the heat was sc intense that it was net possible for the firemen to get near. However t several streams were soon playing from every vantage point. Light and telephone wires began tc ^ crackle and fall, and with them theii pole supports, and the streets about . this building and that adjoining were f I C fftllAri OnH VIQIKTIHC lit: L v> U1 ft-b U1 lancu uuu wires. Wall after wall fell with a j roar that could be heard for man) blocks, while the flames made it as light as day. This, with the clanging of fire bells, as general alarm after genera' alarm was turned in, the rattle ol ? fire wagons, the yelling of commands a by the firemen, the incessant tooting J of automobile horns, produced a scene like unto Dante's "Inferno' and amid it all the people began tc swarm from every direction. The buildings adjoining soon became affected and as they did the furnace became greater. , It was a roaring, seething mass oi 3 flame and the heat reached an intenl sity indescribable. It was this in> tense heat that caused the flames tc 1 spread to the Temple building, across 3 Capitol avenue, and to the Latham ) building just east, and to the Mason building to the south, i Flames leaped up to the upper - floors of the ten-story Jones building, ! occupied by the Texas Company. Thai ) this building was not destroyed and 3 the. whole of the block endangered J was due to the fact that it is a fireproof structure. The Levy building, adjoining the I Jones building, was damaged, but not * to any great ptent, while the Mitch3 ell building on Capitol avenue, ad3 joining the Temple building, was damaged in front. The Capitol Hotel building also was slightly damaged, The heat was so intense at the sixr teen-story Carter building, a block l away, that the owners were afraid t this structure also was doomed. The Stowers building and the La. tham building are in total ruins, I While some of the walls of the Ma1 son building and the Temple building i are intact, the firemen do not bej lieve any portion of these two can be saved. r The following is a summary of the r losses in the fire: 5 Stowers building, $100,000; Stow. ers Furniture Company stock, estia mated, $80,000; A. Lipper, incorpor? ated, $25,000; Latham building, ' $30,000; Mason building, $100,000; 5 Thomas Goggan & Brother, $32,i 000; Temple building, ?85,000; 84 _ offices in the Temple and Masor f buildings, estimated loss $40,000. Bank Robbed in Tenhessee. f * Nashville, May 20.?After barri' cading all the approaches to the bank with barrels of salt and rolls ol barbed wire, and cutting telephone , wires, robbers this morning proceed3 ed to demolish the vault of the Firsl - National Bank of Camden, in Bentor I County. I t The first six charges of nitroglycerine explosions brought citizens from 3 their beds, but they were prompt.lj 3 ordered back. About $7,000 was sej cured, mostly covered by insurance r ajMfc d ^ Facing Trial for Murder. 7 Anderson, May 20.?Charged with the murder of a mountaineer named ; Welborn two years ago, Holcomb, the 1 former chief of police of Townville: 3 this county, and his thre > assistant will be tried in the court of genera] - sessions here to-morrow. Welborr f was arrested by these officers on the j charge of drunkenness and was loded in the guard house. That night the 7 guard house was destroyed by fire, 7 and Welborn's remains were found in r the ashes. A detective began mak ing investigations, and as a result ar rested the officers. The State will att tempt to prove that Welborn was - murdered and that the guard house nftnnnnl fVio QTT1 5 | WctS U U i lieu tu V/UUV.cai mo onuvuw. The trial will draw large crowds. 3 Another case of importance at this 3 term is that " J. C. Ellison, a weal thy farmer, who is to be tried for the murder of R. A. Hunt, a well known farmer. This trial has been j set for Tuesday of next wek. Splendid! Well worth the money! 3 Is the universal verdict of every ) house-keeper who buys Campbell's b Varnish Stain for staining and varni ishing Floors, Woodwork, Chairs, etc. ? Easily applied. Dries hard. Wears . well. G. O. Simmons sells it. KILLS ONE, WOUNDS ANOTHER. t Tragic Result of Attempt to Arrest Sumter Fugitive. i Sumter, May 17.?In an attempt to arrest Lewis Little last night, Sam Singleton was shot and instantly killed, and Lucius Jefferson was seriously wounded by Little, who was wanted by the sheriff on the charge of selling whiskey. The shooting occurred at Newr Sumter, about three miles from town. All of the parties concerned are negroes, i Little had succeeded in evading the i deputy sheriff and rural policemen , when they went after him and the colored detective was given the warrant and deputized to make the arl rest, although he was warned that > Rittlp wan said tr> hp dpqneratp. He failed to take proper precautions to , prevent Little from shooting when ; the arrest was attempted. Little escaped immediately after the shooting ) and has not been captured. CONVICTIONS AT BARNWELL. r Number of Defendants Found Guilty at Court. Barnwell, May 17.?Mace Jeffcoat, 1 a white man, was sentenced to-day to one year at hard labor in the peniJ tentiary or on the chan gang, having [ been found guilty of storing whiskey c for an illegal purpose. This was his ! second offense, and there was, there' fore, no alternative of a fine. He is J the first person in this county to be sentenced without the alternative of ' paying a fine. He served notice of J appeal to the supremo court, and pending the hearing bail was granted ! in the sum of $1,000, which was furnished. > Jeanette Williams, petit larceny, pleaded guilty, sentenced to 30 days at hard labor in the penitentiary or 1 on the chain gang or pay a fine of ! $75. 1 Ben Holman, assault and battery 1 with intent to kill, was found guilty of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and sentenced to six months at hard labor in the peni' tentiary or on the chain gang or pay 1 a fine of $200. ^ Ashton Holland pleaded guilty to violating the dispensary law and was sentenced to three months at hard ! labor in the penitentiary or on the ' chain gang or pay a fine of $100. John Sanders pleaded guilty to simple assault and was sentenced to ! 30 days at hard labor in the peni tentiary or on the chain gang or a fine of $25. The court is at present engaged k in the trial of the case of Monroe L Beasley, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. Beasley was one of the principals in the affair at Williston a short time ago, when an old negro man was beaten unmer' cifully and a negro woman was shot in the arm. Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge. > In the District Court of the United States, for the District of S. C. In the matter of J. G. Brabham, bankrupt. To the Honorable H. A. M. Smith, - Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of ' South Carolina: J. G. Brabham, of Olar, in the r?fMintv of Rnrn-tt'rfill nnri Sfntp of i South Carolina in said District, reL spectfully represents that on the 2 2d day ofFebruary, 1911,last past hewas (July adjudged bankrupt under the acts of congress relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all his property and rights of property, and has fully complied with all the requirements of said acts and of the : orders of the court touching his C bankruptcy. ; Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by the court to have a full discharge from all debts provable - against his estate under said banki rupt acts, except such debts as are excepted by law from such discharge. Dated this 19th day of February, " A. D., 1912. i J. G. BRABHAM, r Bankrupt. Order of Notice Thereon. District of South Carolina: On this 7th day of May, A. D.t 1H12, on reading the foregoing petition, it is? Ordered by the court, that a hearl in be had upon the same on the 11th L day of June, A. D., 1912, before said court at Charleston, S. C., in said ' district, at 11 o'clock in the fore? ^ * V rt />/\ nrAAf Ka nil h i ULUUil, auu kliai UUlll/C luci OUI ue j^uu } lished in The Bamberg Herald a [ newspaper printed in said district, and that all known creditors and othL er persons in interest may appear at ! the said time and place and show . cause, if any they have, why the > prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. ' And it is further ordered by the l court, that the clerk shall send by . mail to all known creditors copies of . said petition and this order, addressed to them, at their places of residence as stated. J Witness the Honorable H. A. M. i Smith, judge of the said court, and the seal thereof at Charleston, S. C., in said district on the 7th of May, A. D. 1912. ! ' RICHARD W. HUTSON, Clerk, U. S. D. C. S. C. NOTICE. The tax executions for vState and L county taxes and commutation road tax have been placed in my hands I for collection by the county treasurer, and notice is hereby given to - . *1 } J x. I p all who nave not paia saia taxes tu 5 call at my office on or before the tenth day of June, 1912, and settle , same and thereby save extra costs, j ? mileage, etc. J. B. HUNTER, Sheriff Bamberg County, j CANDIDATES' CARDS. FOR SOLICITOR. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Solicitor of the Second Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primarv. EDGAR A. BROWN. Barnwell, S. C. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Solicitor of the second judicial circuit of South Carolina, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. On account of the fact of having to hold four terms of court during the months of June and July, it will be impossible for me to make a thorough canvass of the circuit, but I trust that doing my duty, will appeal to the voters as much as the popular mode of electioneering. R. L. GUNTER. FOR STATE SENATE. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the State Senate, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. J. B. BLACK. Conveying to the citizen taxpayers of Bamberg county my appreciation of the confidence shown in me by repeatedly electing me to the responsible position of County Treasurer, and believing that I can be of greater service to you, I am retiring from that position and hereby announce myself a candidate for State Senator from Bamberg county, to which position, if elected, I pledge you my best efforts in the protection of your interests and the upbuilding of our county and State, and I hereby pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and support the nominees thereof. JOHN F. FOLK. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. flr-a 1 + r\ vntarc f/~>r> t Vt o i t VJiUVV^lUl VV l/UV ? vtvi U 1V1 support two years ago, I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection as a member of the House of Representatives from Bamberg County, subject to result of the Democratic primary. ' J. AQUILLA HUNTER. I hereby announce my candidacy for the House of Representatives. I will abide the result of the Democratic primary and support the nominees thereof. J. WESLEY CRUM, JR. FOR CLERK OF COURT. ^ With thanks to the voters for their support in the past, I respectfully announce myself a candidate for reelection as Clerk of Court of Bamberg county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. C. B. FREE. FOR SHERfFFi Having been solicited by a number of friends, I have decided to offer for Sheriff of Bamberg county, and hereby announce myself as a candidate, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary ana support the nominees of the party. J. FELDER HUNTER. Grateful to my friends for their very liberal support some years ago, I announce my candidacy for the of nee 01 snerin 01 JtsamDerg county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. S. G. RAY. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, and pledge myself to support the nominees thereof. J. H. LANCASTER. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Treasurer of Bamberg county, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and support the nominees. I will appreciate the support of the voters and promise you my best service, if elected. GEO. A. JENNINGS. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Bamberg county subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, pledging myself to abide the result and support the nominees of the party. If elected I shall perform the duties of the office to the best of my ability. JACOB H. A. CARTER. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Supervisor of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, and pledge myself to support the nominees thereof. E. C. BRUCE. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of County Supervisor, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. If elected I promise to give n^y entire time and best talent to the work. Respectfully, G. BROOK KINARD. i hereby announce myself as a candidate for Supervisor of Bamberg County, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and support the nominees of the party, w. preston mcmillan. for judge op probate. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as Judge of Probate of Bamberg county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. a P HARMON. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Judge of Probate of Bamberg county; subject to the result of the Democratic primary. H. WHILDEN WALKER. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for County Commissioner of Bamberg county, and will abide the result of the'Democratic primary. W. PRESTON SANDIFER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. W. BARNEY SMOAK. I am a candidate for County Commisisoner of Bamberg county, subject to tne result or tne ucmocratic primary. J. J. ZEIGLER. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for County Commissioner of Bamberg county, and will abide the result of the Democratic primary. H. W. CHITTY. With thanks to the voters- for their support in the past, I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Commissioner for Bamberg county. I will abide the result of the primary. G. W. FOLK. FOR COTTON WEIGHER AT BAMBERG. I respectfully announce my candidacy for Cotton Weigher at Bamberg, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. G. L. KINARD. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for cotton weigher at Bamberg, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. G. A. RICE. FOR COTTON WEIGHER AT EHRHARDT. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. W. D. SEASE. FOR MAGISTRATE AT EHRHARDT I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Magistrate at Ehrhardt pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and support the nominees thereof. . J. C. COPELAND. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at Ehrhardt, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and support the nominees thereof. J. H. KINARD. ????i????????^ FOR MAGISTRATE AT OLAR. I am a candidate for re-election as magistrate at Olar, and will abide > v the result of the Democratic primary and support the nominees. O. J. C, LAIN. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for magistrate at Olar, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. JEFF GUNNELLS. ? H j Ladies and I Gentlemen gja \ '^4 I On behalf of John I and his wife (they I have gone to the I picnic this week) I we give yon a I special invitation i to call on us. Let gl a' I ns show you some I of our Summer I Bargains: Ladies' I I Pumps Jan, White . I I and Black, a few I 1 mnre White Button i Oxfords left; Silk I Hose, Linens, Mus- I lins, Lawns, Percales, Shirts, Collars, Ties, Interwoven Socks, Button and Lace OxI fords Black and Tan, Summer Underwear for Ladies and Gentlemen, Belts, Suspenders, I RENTZ&FELDER I BAMBERG, S. C. 3 NOTICE. The undersigned administratrix of the estate of H. F. Priester, deceased, will apply to G. P. Harmon, Judge of Probate for Bamberg county, for letters of dismissal as such administratrix on the 25th day of May, 1912. A. J. PRIESTER, Administratrix. April 27th, 1912.