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? ? The Bamberg Herald. Tharslay, April 26, 1900. Personal Mention. : v ?Mr. J. E. Steadman, of Denmark, was here Monday. , ?Supervisor J. B. Kearse spent Mon- j day in town. ?Dr. S. P. Rentz, of Hartzog, was in < town Monday. I ?Mr. Robert Kirlcland, of Ulmer, was in town yesterday. < ?Mr. Geo. B. Kearse, of Folk's Store, i was in town Monday. ?Mr. C. F. Rentz, of Ehrhardt, spent 7 last Saturday in the city. ] ?Rev. T. C. O'Dell has recovered from | a severe attack of grippe. s ?Rev. T. C. O'Dell is attending the : l district conference at Branchville. ?Mr. Charles Ehrliardt, of Ehrhardt, ' has been attending court this week. * ?President W. G. Smith, of Orangeburg, spent last Thursday in the city. ^ ?Mr. George A. Schiffley, of Orangeburg, spent several days* in town last week. " | ?Mr. Thomas *J. Walker, of Aiken f county, was in attendance on court last v week. ?Dr. A. P. Montague, president of ^ Furrnan University, spent last Saturday j in Bamberg. ?Maj. M. P. Howell, of the Walter- j boro bar, spent several days in town last t: . - week attending court. t ?Rev. W. E. Johnson went up to Blackville Tuesday to attend the regular ^ monthly conference of the preachers of ^ Barnwell Association. v % ?Capt. W. E. Sease, who has been sick I for the past two weeks, is again at his post in the Auditor's office. His friends j, are glad to see him out again. p ?Dr. A. J. Harter, of Ulraer, has moved s into town for the practice of his profes- g sion, and is occupying the Fishburne e * house near the Carlisle Fitting School. ?Miss Bessie Bruce, of Williston, who I a has been teaching in Orangeburg county, p near Elloree, stopped over a few davs b this week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. t! and Mrs. A.^EL Bruce, on her way home, n Keep cool. Vernon will have a car t load of ice in to-morrow. . 1 r E. T. LaFitte, Esq., of Denmark, an- a nounees himself as a candidate for 'the g v legislature in this issue. a Considerable damage has been done to 1 a number of the bridges injhe county by j s * the recent heavy rains. j % "You will find good meals, fi&sh meats, ^ fish, puddings, sausages, and ice for retail at the Parlor Cafe & Market Co. t.' Don't forget the meeting of the Bam-1 y berg Democratic club at the court house n ? next Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. 11 A game of balb ball M as played Mon-1 ^ day afternoon between the Fitting School j* and town boys, and m*e understand the ^ score was a tie. * 11 The machinery formerly used in the! knitting mill at this place, has been sold I to the Orangeburg knitting mill, and was shipped" last week. " f ' |m You might as well m ink behind black*] B glasses at a pretty girl as to try to do bus- q in ess without advertising?no one will know m'hat yoi^are up to. L On account of moving my family to Charleston about the 3tli of ne.tt month, & * I will sell all of my furniture or part of same cheap for cash. S. S. Karksh. ^ There will be preaching in the Metho- t]dist church,next Sunday as usual. Either - some minister from the district confer- S( ence or Rev. T. C. O'Dell will preach. t< Cotton Seed Meal.?I have cotton E seed meal for sale in any quantity, at a invest nrices. for spot cash. . j s * * ' G. Frank Bamberg. No doubt a large crowd frpm Bamberg c will attend the memorial meeting at Riv- v ers' Bridge to-day. Gol. Robert ^Lldricli v * and Mrs. Virginia D. Young will make speeches. The new railroad law went into effect n last week, and there is now no second- 5 class fare.-. Separate first-class coaches are provided for both white and colored v passengers. * c Although Bamberg is one of the small- e est counties in the State, there are more d candidates announced in The Bamberg r Herald than in any paper that we have seen so far. Mr. J. E. Main, desires ns to thank his c friends over the county, and especially ti those in Bamberg, for their contributions to him since his loss by fire. He is very grateful for their kindness. By mistake, the name of Ethel Kearse, of the 6th grade, was omitted from the honor roll of -the Bamberg Graded School published last week, and we take pl?as- t a Bre nuking the correction. All thp Democratic clubs in the county wijU meet next Saturday and re-organize. t They will also elect delegates to the coun- t! ty convention to be held at the court I house in this city Monday, May 7th. Paragon, Jr.?That handsome Spanish t x, Jack of Mr. J. D. Quattlebaum can be seen at Major Hays's stables at any time. v For father information call on or write to Geo: L. Quattlebaum at the Parlor t Cafe and Market Co. * * ' a There was no work done by the Knights of Pythias at their meeting last Monday evening, on aceoant of the regalia 'being * in bad gh&pe. Messrs. C. W. Garris and I L. Selke will come up for the rank of page at the next meeting. ^ Brooker's line of fishing tackle is imply . superb. Call and look. We were shown a curiosity a few davs arm in thp fihftnp. of two separate and dis- c -6W-' tr~ , , tinct plants coming from one gram of lorn. The grain was pulled up with the " blades, and one can clearly see the two separate sprouts. IV greW in Mr. J. A. J. Rice's held. j To Rent.?One five-room-cottage near .business part of town. Apply at this office. * Gapt. W. E. Sease has an important ( motice to teachers in another column, and we hopcvevcry one will give faithful attention to his request. The- matter .of t ^adopting school books is a grave one, and the State board naturally want to put the 1 s people to as little expense as possible. 1 Fishing tackle, all kinds, styles and prices, at Brooker's. Come see it. We notice that Comptroller General Partem has about $100,000 in hand for distribution among the public schools, , which will be apportioned as soon as all ; reports from the various superintendents < of education are in. We hope that Bam- ? berg county will receive some of this fund. 1 Fresh supply of candies, cigarettes, che roots, chewing tobacco, etc., at J. A. Vernon's. Fresh meats at all times. ( The Bamberg Hf.kai.d is issued a lit- ' tie earlier this week in order to allow all 1 its force an opportunity of attending the Rivers' Bridge Memorial exercises. We shall be glad to see there all subscribers who are owing us anything and to take new names for our list. The finest assortment of fishing tackle ever brought to Bamberg, at Brooker's. There have been so many depredations "" * * ? ? f> commuted upon tne propervy ui wc vai lisle Pitting School that the authorities of the school are compelled to use stringent measures in order to put a stop to such acts of violence. Hereafter at all public entertainments persons loitering about the windows of the building will be arrested an# dealt with according to law. Come to the Parlor Cafe & Market Co. for fine fresh strawberries, and new spring cabbages. The Bamberg branch of the American Bible Society held its regular annual meeting last Sunday night in the Methodist church. Rev. W. E. Johnson preacli -ed the annual sermon, after which a collection was taken for the cause. The following officers were elected: Dr. J. B. Black, president; W. D. Rhoad, secretary ; C. R. Brabham, treasurer. .These . officials with C. W. Rentz and Havelock * Eaves constitute the executive committee. ' The treasurer reported the financial af-; fairs of the society in good shape and the j work prospering. I I There was a lots of rain fell all over the country last week. Bamberg will be largely represented at the Memorial to-day. The bridges over the Edisto have been badly damaged by the freshet. Large quantities of Japanese are im [Illlil ULUii; iu uic l untu kjvutcii. Senator Tillman voted against the seating of Quay, and McLauriu voted for him. Col. J. F. Folk announces himself as a candidate for the legislature in this issue, j See his card. I have just received some first-class ^andy of all kinds. Call and see for yourself. G. A. Dueker. A week or two of pretty weather now svill bring up the young cotton?and poung grass too. Mr. Joseph H. Lancaster, of the Olar section, announces himself in this issue is a candidate for sheriff. Capt. W. E. Sease announces himself his week as a candidate for re-election ;o the office of county auditor. The Edisto river is very high, and we mderstand there is so much water in the swamps that crossing is impracticable The present one will be an expensive erm of court for this county. It is the ongest session held since the county was ormed. , Matthew S. Quay, of Pennsylvania, vas refused a seat in the U. S Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 83 to 32 Mark lanna voted against him. "Competition is the iife of trade," but f your competitor advertises and you lon't, you will soon discover that compeition is the death of your trade. Mrs. C. R. Calhoun left Monday for St. ilatthews to be present at the inarriage-of ler sister. Miss Lula Wolfe, who will be mited in the bonds of wedlock to-day to Ir. W. P. Smith, of Florida. Ti?p ?rrf?at cost nrice sale of S. S. Karesli ? ~ 0 A 5 neariug its end. Many people are >roud of the bargains they have bought ince the sale begun, but there many bar;ains to be secured yet if you will call arly. We have heard that the census enumertors for Bamberg county have been apKiinted, but we cannot lind anybody who :nows anything about it. It is probable hat the appointees' names have not been lade public yet. The skating rink has again opened for he season, skating being indulged in on "uesday and Friday evenings. In June , masquerade and tournament will be iven, at which a gold medal will be warded the lady wearing the most atractive costume, and a like medal to the uccessful gentleman in the tournament. If you want fish without heads, go to r. A. Ducker's. The bridges on the Orangeburg side of he swamps on the new bridge road need rork badly. Some of them are almost ^passable, and if they are not soon put a repair Orangeburg county will have to ay for somebody's horse. The Supervior of that county had better repair them t once and thus save money for the tax avers. Church >iew8. The Orangeburg District Conference rill convene in the Methodist churc'a at Iranchville to-day (Wednesday). Rev. C. O'Dell is in attendance, and will ndeavor to have his pulpit filled next unday by some preacher from the consrence. Protracted services will commence in tie Methodist church next Monday, coninuing all the week. There is to be two erviccs a day, at 4 and 8 p. m. The pasar will be assisted by Rev. Wm. Aiken [elly,. of Sumter, one of the brightest nd most godly young ministers of the outh Carolina conference.' Everyone is ordially invited to attend all the serices. v Church Notice. On Saturday, May 5th, an "all-day" meeting will be held at Mizp&h Methoist church, near Buford's Bridge. There rill be addresses by prominent visiting lergymen on interesting subjects. Exrciscs will begfh at 10.30 a. m. After liner on the grounds, exercises will be esumed. The. public is cordially invited o attend and all the members of the hurch are urged to be present. Services Ue next day at 11 a. m. J f hx G. Beck with, Pastor. Barnwell, S. C., April 19,1900. Cuion Meetings. The Unions of the Barnwell Associaions will convene on Saturday, April 28, t 11 a. m. 1. The first division will meet with he church at Barnwell. Revs. C. E. huts and Arthur Buist will attend. 2. The second division will meet with he Blackville church. Revs. T. H. Edrards and W. E. Johnson will attend. 3. The third division will meet with he Edisto church. Rev. W. D. Rice wil ,ttend. 4. The fourth division will meet with he Philadelphia church.* Revs. W. G. Jritton and T. P. Lide will attend. 5. The fifth divison will meet with the Jhent's Branch church. Revs. G. N.'As:ew and W. D. McMillan will attend. The following topics are suggested for liscussion : \ 1. Ministerial education. 2. Church discipline. 3. Distinctive Baptist doctrines. Wherever convenient, I would be glad 'or the brethren to have dinner on the 'rounds, so as to allow time for the discission of the subjects. T. P. Lide, Committee. The executive committee of the associ;ion will meet at Blackville on Thursday norning at 11 o'clock, succeeding the ifth Sunday. T. P. Lide, Chairman. A Sad Death. Mrs. Julia Hooton, wife of Mr. D. F. Booton, died at their residence in this cty last Friday morning about 4 o'clock, iged about forty-two years. She had been in bad health for some time, her last illiiprs hpinornf about three or four weeks' juration. She leaves a husband and three children, the youngest of whom is about fourteen years old. The burial took place at the cemetery last Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. R. B. Tarrant conducting the services. Messrs. W. A. Riley, John H. Cope, W. M. Brabham, John R. Bellinger, G. A. Jennings, and H. C. Folk acted as pallbearers. Mrs. Hooton was a daughter of Major W. S. Bamberg, the founder of this town, and has many relatives here. She had been a consistent member of the Methodist church for many years. She was a good wife and mother, and the many friends of the family extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved husband and children. Match Game of Base Ball. There will be a match game of base ball between the Fitting School and the Orangeburg College next Saturday afternoon. In order to help defray some extra expense in the way of equipment for the ball team, the young ladies of the school will serve ice cream at the chapel on Saturday evening, beginning a eight o'clock and closing at 10:30. New Advertisements. w J. B. Kearse, county supervisor?Notice to road overseers. E. T. LaFitte?Candidate's card. John F. Folk?The Eastern Question. W. E. Sease?Important to Teachers. J. H. Lancaster?Candidate's card. John H. Cope et al?Opening of Books of Subscription. John F. Folk?Candidate's Card. W. E. Sease?Candidate's card. Court of Common Pleas. Since our last issue the following cases have been disposed of: The case of Corbett Brothers vs. Denmark Manufacturing Company was referred to the Master to hear and determine all the issues raised by the pleadings. In the action brought by C. H. Hutto against Simon Brown as to the ownership of land held by defendant, the latter interposed an oral demurrer, which was sustained by the judge, and the com1 plaint dismissed. On Friday the case of Carrie Hutto against the F. C. & P. R. R., for damages because of the killing of her son by a train of the defendant's, was nonsuited. The appointment of C. B. Free* as receiver of the estate of the late Allen F. Free was confirmed and continued, and he was ordered to sell certain tracts of land for the benefit of the estate, which he also was instructed how to divide. The case of Pelzer, Rogers &*Co., vs. U. G. Milhous was, by agreement of counsel, continued, as was also the case of Bamberg vs. Bamberg. The report of the master in the case of G. W. Hightower vs. Johnson K. Hightower, et al, was confirmed. Saturday the case of Walker vs. The South Carolina & Georgia Railway Company was taken up and continued over Monday. The case went to the jury that afternoon, and they gave damages in the sum of $10,000. The amount asked was $20,000. The case will no doubt go to the Supreme Court. Monday afternoon the case of W. R. Copeland vs. J. E. Steadman, agent, and W. H. Kennedy, was taken up. This was an action for $5,000 damages for selling morphine to the wife of the plaintiff. It was finished at noon Tuesday, the jury finding a verdict for the defendants. The court was occupied Tuesday afternoon in'hearing equity cases. ' 1 Akn Wednesday morning, ine cases uu me docket not being ready for trial, the jury was dischaged, and the court heard motions for new trials, etc. Court will no doubt adjourn sine die to-day (Thursday.) The Oil" Hill. <t In another column will be found a notice, showing that a commission has been issued for the oil mill, and that books of subscription will be opened at W. M. Brabham's store. This is published in accordance with law. The capital stock of $15,000 has already been raised, and it is possible that the company will be capitalized at $17,000 or $18,000 in order to erest a larger plant than was at first contemplated. The board of corporators held a meeting Tuesday afternoon, and a representative of the D. A. Tompkins Co. conferred with them in reference to machinery. The matter of equipment was thoroughly gone over, and in order that all the information possible might be obtained, W. M. Brabham and J. L. Eddleman were appointed to visit a few oil mills and inspect their workings, with a view of obtaining all the data available. Several sites have been inspected, but no definite location has yet been fixed for the plant. The details are being arranged as rapidly as possible, and work will be commenced on the buildings at an early date, in order that the mill may be ready to run by fall. Ten Thonsaud Dollars Damages. This was what a jury, in Judge Gage's court, on Monday awarded to Thomas J. Walker, administrator of the estate of Wiley S. Walker, formerly a section foreman in the employ of the S. C. & Ga. R. R.; who was killed near Springtown crossing on the night of September 6th, 1898, by a collision between a lever car which he was taking to Denmark and an engine running backwards toward Bamberg. The trial began on Saturday and sev eral witnesses were examined Dotu oy the defense and the plaintiff. All were subjected to rigid cross-examination by opposing counsel. The lawyers on both sides made earnest and vigorous appeals to the jury on behalf of their client, and .his Honor Judge Gage charged the jury in a most impartial manner. After being out one hour the jury returned with a verdict awarding the plaintiff $10,000 damages. Money For The Schools. There is now in the State treasury something like $100,000 which the comptroller general is very desirous of distributing at the earliest possible moment among the several counties. This sum is to the credit of the school fund?profits from the dispensary business. Mr. Derham has been pegging away with notices to the superintendents of education, but has been uD^ble to get the ptfbper reports as to deficiencies from all of them. There are some 15 who have not yet sent in their reports. Until the last one is in the apportionment cannot be made. The delay does not rest with the comptroller.?-The State. Another Fire. Several buildings at Boiling Springs Camp Ground were burned last week, being the third accident of the kind in recent years that fire has destroyed many of the buildings at this camp ground. It is supposed that the fire originated from sparks from the engine of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, which 11 wa/v/1o n oq r_ is very nearinegruuuus. i uc n i.vi.* by were set on fire and the flames spread to the camp ground.?Times and Democrat. Married at Rowesrille. Mr. Daniel S. Rhoad, a well-known young business man of Branchville, was recently married to Miss Viola Fairey, the daughter of M r. W. C. Fairey, a leading citizen of Rowesville. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's parents bv the Rev. J. C. Chanddler, of Rowesvifle, assisted by the Rev. W. A. Wright, of Branchville. There were several attendants and a bountiful supper was served during the eveningTimes and Democrat. A Furniture Factory. Branchville is to have a furniture factory. The company is organized and 50 per cent, of the capital stock subscribed; the remainder will be taken in a few days. The officers are local business men : Prt?ident, P. C. Dukes; vice-president, J. T. Pearlstine; treasurer, J. A. Berry; directors, J. Karish, J. R. Hamilton, J. W, Berry, J. M. 'fucker, C. C. Patterson and A. S. Dukes. t. s MMiiMMHiiMlliiMMiaAMBMtMlHn sunn IBM People and Places Within 20 ' Miles of Bamberg. FARMERS AND THEIR FARMS. What a Staff Correspondent of The Herald Saw and Heard Along: the County's Highways and Byways. Denmark, S. C., April 24,1900. I was pleased to see that the editor cf The Bamberg Herald, in the last issue of this paper, commends in such strong language that paragraph of the grand jury presentment to his Honor Judge Geo. W. Gage, which condemns the wholesale and unlawful destruction of the splendid fish foods in our many streams by seines, wire traps, nets, dynamite, etc. I have always been a blind and devoted follower of that grand and good old philosopher, quaint Izaak Walton, and as such, believe there is no abetter, no more exhilerating sport than fishing. By that I don't mean the commercial trapping and capture of the finny inhabitants of purling brooks, dark and pooly creeks, sluggish moving rivers, pellucid ponds, sedgy banked lagoous and bayous, deep blue lakes, and the depths of the boundless ocean. There's too much work about that. I don't see any sport in dragging a stream with a net, in fencing it across with a -trap, or in convulsing and shocking the water with dynamite explosives. That's not fishing as my good old mentor taught it. I like to fish with rod and line and temptingly baited hook. I like to match my cunning against that of the finny prey, and if I fail to attract them to my hook and sue cessfully land him, I don't complain, for it is the pleasurable uncertainty of fishing that attracts me, not the prey. Of course I like to come home with a good string, but I don't complain if I do not, and I have never, never lied about the \ size of fish that I hooked but failed to; land., Being this sort of a fisherman I have always condemned the trap, the seine, the net, and the dynamite stick. I have fished several times in my erratic "swing," and I have been alike saddened and angered at the number of traps and other unlawful appliances that I have come across in my travels. I hope the magistrates and constables will, as you put it in your editorial, "rout 'em out," anil the sooner the better, for if prompt action is not taken we'll soon have no fish. This is not a pessimistic prediction, cither, for the same unlawful and wholesale destruction in other waters than ours, in all parts of the world, has surely resulted in the almost complete annihilation of their inhabitants. If we don't stop these unlawful practices now, our fish (and this is as certain as I am writing these lines) will go the way of the bison, which were once so plentiful on our plains and prairies that human computation could not fix their number. I have always taken a great interest in the Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association, and hope this year to attend its meeting, and listen to the oration of my eloquent legal friend, Col. Robert ALlrich, and also hear the equally interesting and instructive paper that will be read by that intellecual reformer Mrs. Virginia D. Young. I read with great interest, therefore, Mr. Brabliam's sketchy reminiscences of the exhumation and proper burial of the bullet-shattered bodies of the gallant gray-coated heroes, who gave up their lives at the bridge in defense of their country's honor. In the brief sketch that I made of the Association in my first letter to The Bambeko Herald, I had but scanty data to go upon, and it is therefore, not"improbable, that there were many inaccuracies in it. The true story of the gallant check made to Sherman's Seventeenth Army Corps, by the little handful of Confederates entreuched at Rivers' Bridge should certainly be written out and preserved to be handed down as a precious heritage to our children and children's children. Those who have knowledge of the fight from an actual experience in its crash and din, and those non-combatants wild witnessed the struggle, or took part in the sadr aftermath of gathering up and caring for the wounded and burying the mangled dead, are fast getting into that "sere and yellow" condition of life, which weakens all the faculties, even that of memory. The history can only be correctly told* by the actual witnesses of the battle or by those who took part in it. The Association should gather together this data?every scrap of it, no matter how fragmentory?and when the material is all in hand it will be an easy task for the historians to collate, arrange and write it out?a sequent and complete story of the whole affair. A year or more ago I suggested this very same thing, in a broader sense, to the camps of Confederate Veterans in Bamberg eounty. Each camp should have its historian whose duty it should be to gather together the bits of history that were made by the goldiers of the Confederacy from Bamberg county during the nation's four years' struggle for independence. I have often wondered in passing the dismantled earthworks- and fortifications that dot the county what story each could tell if the insensate earth could speak. There are those living who can tell all about them, I have no doubt, by whom they were thrown up, whether Federal or Confederate, and for what particular purpose. Aside from the battle at Rivers' Bridge there were no considerable engagements in Bamberg county. At least, 1 so understand. Yet history was made here, ami there is hardly a spot in the county that could not tell an interesting story of some phase of that great conflict between the States. Sherman's army swept through the county a perfect besom of destruction, burning and destroying*with ruthless ferocity. Some places were spared?notably the old Graham mansion here, now the splendid residence of Capt. James B. Guess?yet I have never been able to learn exactly why it was spared. A friend tells me that there was a slight skirmish between ? - - ' ^ - i -x. ; .i. the Federals and uonieueraies at mnnaker's Bridge, and that there is a solitary grave there in which moulder the bones of a brave Confederate soldier. I have looked for the grave, but have never been able to find it. There may be other graves. I know there are plenty of incidents. My friend Col. L. L. Rice has often regaled me with interesting reminiscences of the passage of Sherman's men through our county. There are others who can tell equally interesting stories of those four bloody years of war. I These stories should all be gathered to- J gether, these spots that have a particular significance?more especially the earthworks and entrenchments?should be properly identified and their purpose and use described. When this material is all gathered together let it be put into some imperishable form, that it may remain as Bamberg county's contribution to the history of the most gallant struggle this old world of ours has ever seen. I have been so busy the past two weeks at the court house, that my "swing" has been necessarily cheeked. I shall get out - ? ? nmrrAU' however and hone. l)C agiftlil IWlllVllVlf, "VMV.V., ... r-T -fore the madding, political merry-goround begins to have swept completely around the circle. George Wolsey Symonds. The Sumter Baptist church has declared that no man can be a member of that body and indulge in gambling in cotton futures. Every church in the country i ought to take the same action. The Branchville folks are making great preparations to entertain the Methodist , District Conference, which convenes there to-day. A large number of visitors, in . addition to the delegates, always attend [ these meetings, but the hospitality of the town will prove equal to the occason. Prohibition Conference Called. A call will be issued in a few days for a State prohibition conference, which is to be held in the city of Columbia on Wednesday, the 2ikl of May. for the purpose of considering the propriety of suggesting candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to represent the prohibitionists of South Carolina in the Democratic primary, and also to announce t~he principles and purposes tof the prohibitionists in seeking to obtain control through the Democratic organization of the executive and legislative departill *nts of the State goveiment. for the en actment and enforcement or measures which are in best accord with the highest interests of the people and which will take the State out of the liquor business. In order to obtain a full and free expression of the prohibitionists in regard to these matters, a call will be issued for them to assemble in their respective counties at the court house on Saturday, May 12th, to elect three representatives, with alternates, to attend the State conference on the 23d of May, with or without instructions. and to choose a county chairman for the ensuing campaign.?The State. Diplomats Shun Chicago. Washington, April 23.?Notwithstanding the effort which has been made by Chicago to attract the ambassadors and ministers accredited to the United States to the Dewey celebration to beheld within its limits on May 1, few, if any, will attend. The general refusal to accept Chicago's invitation is due primarily to the fact that the diplomatic corps regards the ceremony as purely an American affair to celebrate an American event. It would be in bad taste, diplomats here say, for them to go in their official capacity to Chicago, as such action would certainly give offense to Spain and would probably prevent their reception by the Madrid government in case their governments would object to their acceptance of Chicago's invitation because of their desire to do nothing which may disturb the friendly relations existing between them and Spain. Mayor Carter Harrison will therefore receive many expressions of regret from members of the diplomatic corps at their inability to attend the celebration. No 1 arrangements have been made for their transportation to Chicago and they have J not been advised that any provision has been made to entertain them there. Poisoned Her Children. Goldsroro, N. C., April 23.?A shocking affair took place here yesterday which { came near ending the lives of two children and a married lady. Mrs. Joseph < Roberts concealed in her house, behind i locked doors, administered large doses of ' laudanum to each of her two children, J aged 0 and 4 years, and then taking a J 38 calibre pistol placing it over her left breast, tired, the she?.barely missing her ( heart. Physicians were called in and succeeded in resuscitating the children. Slight hopes are entertained for the recovery of , Mrs. Roberts. Domestic trouble is supposed to have been the cause of her action. Captain Carter's Doom. Washington, April 24.?The supreme court to-day issued its mandate in the case of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter. The writ is directed to the circuit court for the southern New York district, and unless Capt. Carter's counsel should f.nd some other means to delay the result will be his early departure for the prison at Leavenworth, Kas. Assistant .Judge Advocate Clous left for New York with the mandate as soon as it was issued. Lord Roberts has started on the march to Pretoria, but he has to tight his way, and his progress is slow. W. J. Bryan is out in an interview saying that he has not abandoned free silver but that it will not be the leading issue of the national campaign. He says "trusts and imperialism will be pau.mount." We think he made 110 mistake by putting free silver in as a side issue. The Southern Railway Company is busv with improvements about the depot at 6ranchville. A new wooden platform is nearly completed and an extra water tank will be at once erected. It is rumored that the next addition is to be a new freight ware house with ample sheds to store freight. It is said that the cotton acreage in Texas will not be as great this year as last because'the farmers had planted wheat before cotton took a rise, and that in some parts of that State wheat fields are as common a sight as in Iowa and Missouri, which is a good showing for Texas. Let our farmers do likewise, and next winter cotton will bring ten cents. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food and aids Nature In strengthening and reconstructing the exhausted digestive organs. It is the latest discovered digestant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It instantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache,Gastralgia,Cramps,and all other results of imperfect digestion. Prepared by E. C DeWitt A Co., Chicago. Sold at Bamberg Pharmacy FOR SALE. _ Thirty-five thousand feet of first-cla9s merchantable lumber, size 34x10-16 to 2S feet long. On cars at Bamberg. Write quick, Hughes Bros., Bamberg, S. CFine Candies! ^ I have just received a complete assortment of Candy, from the finest to the cheapest. Any taste can be suited here. New lot in this week. A I have fifty four different kinds of Candy. V 10 to 50 cts a Pound! aL . Delicious Chocolates, Candied Figs, Peach Stones, Walnut Tn> Chocolates, and Cream Chocolates, etc. Guaranteed fresh and, pure. . . Fine Tobacco . . Full assortment of tobaccos of P. II. Hanc-s and R. J. Reynolds' brands. Will buy back the tags, paying 35 cents per 100. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Smoking Tobacco. THE NEW GROCERY STORE, Jesse McCormack, Prop'r. t '' * - V*.\ \A/ ATnUtri r? Yes, I have them, VV A I Onto r HIIJ to suit any taste, and as to the prices vfhy just call and see. They come in ltig, little, thick, thin, gold, gold tilled, silver and nickel. Inspect and lie convinced. D. HOWLING, Main St., Bumherg, S. U. Note.?There are a number of makes of cases, but when you get tlie Boss, made bv the Keystone Case Co., it is sure to be 0. K. Opening of Books of Subscription. J , t State of South Carolina, ) County of Bambero. j* Pursuant to a commission issued to the undersigned as corporators by M. R. Cooper, Secretary of State, on the 19tli * day of April, 1900: rtytice is hereby given that books of subscription to the capital stock of The Cotton Oil Co., will be opened at W. M. Brabham's store, in the city of Bamberg, State and county aforesaid, on April 26th, at 12 o'clock m. The said proposed corporation will have a capital stock of $15,000, divided into 600 shares of the par value of $25 each, with its principal place of business at Bamberg, S. C., and will be empowered to engage in the business of manufacture of cotton seed oil and meal and the manipulation of fertilizers of all kinds,, to manufacture same, to buv cotton, to gin cotton, etc. John fi. Cope, Havelock Eaves, ' G. Frank Bambero, W. M. Brabham, John F. Folk, Corporators. Bamberg, S. C., April 24,1900. Notice to Road Overseers. Office County Supervisor Bamberg Co.,) Bambero, S. C., Apr. 23,1900. ) All road overseers of Bamberg county arc hereby requested to forward to the undersigned by May 1st, next, a complete report of all persons who have paid the road tax in lieu, of work. J. B. KEARSE, County Supervisor. ^ IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS. I Office Sup t. of Education Bamberg Co.") Bamberg, S. C., Apr. 24,1900. \ . In compliance with instructions from 1 Stale Superintendent John J. McMahan, ? I^nsk every teacher in Bamberg county, white or black, to make out anil send me [ a list, showing the number of books of ^ each kind, name and author, owned by ^ the children in their school. This data will be of value to the State board in considering the question of adopting new books for the schools. Please give the . matter early attention that I may lie able I to make a full and accurate report of the same. W. E. SEASE, Co. Supt. of Education. ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! \ Headquarters ) Dkm. Ex. Committee. Bamberg Co. f Bamberg, S. C., April 7,1900. In obedience to the constitution of the Democratic party of South Carolina, club chairmen throughout Bamberg county will call their clubs together on Saturday, April 2Sth, 1900, for* the purpose of reorganizing and electing delegates to the county convention to be holaen at the court house on Monday, May 7th, 1900. Clubs will be entitled to representation c in the county convention on a basis of 1 one delegate for every twenty-five mem bers or majority fraction thereof. ? Each club will be expected to elect a 1 president, one or more vice-presidents, a 1 secretary, a treasurer, and a member of c the county executive committee, and to apppoint a committee on registration, on executive committee, and .such other committees as to it may seem expedient. A full attendance of delegates from every club in the county is earnestlv requested. H. C. FOLK, County Chairman, LADY CANDIDATES I ? SURE TO BE ELECTED V o . Others have been who give us a call when in want of Hats, Sailors, ' Silks, Laces, < Embroideries, j Notions, etc. i ALL TO SELL CHEAP. Ito 11. SHUCK & CO. Summer is Coming! ?AND? BROOKER Has a Seasonable Stock of ^HARDWARE* In his Store. The approach of Summer suggests Ice Cream and Ice Water. He has anticipated your wants and can furnish you with Ice Cream Churns . .Water Coolers.. Ilia all-time beautiful line of Lamps and Lamp Goods has been added to, and he has them at all prices and for all purposes. Stoves and Ranges By the carload?all sizes and prices. A good stove, with furniture complete for $8.50. His stock of Crockery and Glassware was never so full, with prices to suit purchasers. In laying out work on the plantation for the season you will need to add to your stock of Plus. Hoes, Sweeps, It. He has the largest and most complete stock to be found in the low country outside of Charles ton. He will be glad to show you his stock and you are cordially invited to call in and look around. a J. S. BROOKER. _ > . 'V- V " - >* v.: : v; - - - I O f^>"NT7'- I- ' -r- ?- ? Disgrace Your Horse! !-);\?^Mg5?. M3ft5SS??25. f . . ^ ^bzslf 11by compelling him to wear old 4 I /CK1 or Otlafwlated Harness wnen \ ?Vv }fj J /T (VwV good Harness is so cheap. We" ?til irl r~ jv* offer the finest line of Carriage, ?'I ILuJf>l5H } Buggy and Work Harness ever x^-MrMw 1 ' ^ \1 V seen in the city. It is made of . J I \w \ 1 ll T the liest on1' tan"*1' 1 "ither by- i'-Vlv*# 0?^* experienced workmen. The largest stock of Buggies and Wag- 3gi ms that ever came to this part of the itate. We can save anvone money if hey will get our prices before buying. AjTV iVe have just received our line of sum- X ner robes. They are beauties and the fjjlPrices are Right. xv^fu^i Have also a lot of mules and horses Ma/fAf7 ilways on hand. No trouble to show our goods. Call G. FRANK BAMBERG, BAMBERG, S. C. W.P.RILEY 1 Fire and MICIID JIIIPC 1 Accident INMJnAllbt J r-t A\ I\/I I?> n. I-E.i w. '-'--WB $15000 for Bamberg. | The Insurance Companies represented by G. Moyfc^ll ^ Dickinson have paid to the citizens of Bamberg* within M he past year ?15,000, and he solicits a continuance of yout f mtrouage for the companies who have so nobly stood to , if. 'ou. All losses have been adjusted and paid promptly. FIRE, LIFE, TORNADO, AND WIND-STORM INSURANCE. M If you want insurance in first-class companies* lim before insuring your property. Respectfully, J&j G. MOYE DICKINSON. | TOE BATTLE IS ON! COFFEE liMI'iiTFlilHiCT I IS IN THE FIGIIT. We Have the Bean Roasted? 8 Just here we wish to state for the lien- Mocha, Java and Rio. ifit of visiting friends and the general ^ p )ublic that .we are still in the fight against r RESH, rUEE, -A-PPETIZHfG, \ ; v :xorbitant prices, spurious goods and vorthlesS imitations. You are cordially Per pound, full weight, JQp, 20c, 85c. .rf&aH'! nvited come and examine our stock md compare prices and quanty. yve * sarry at all tinges a full line of the finest _ - : ' Cigars and Candies, SPARROWS || . Stationei?j, Extracts, and all other makes of Caady l > Soaps, Perfumes and* . . . received Tooth Brushes. just rece,ved- g A full line of . .. Every day we get in fresh goods. The/ Nri Hiies ail Dm tsszss. Always in stock. -y /-^ T^T~S T/"*^TTV 'M 3ur line of Paints, Oils and Varnishes is I Jm V^? I yj/ Hy.fc-r?, ^ complete. We carry the celebrated Lone- *" B nan & Martinez's paints, which we guar ^ i_ intee'to look prettier, stretch further and -Don't forget that the itand longer than any .paints on the ntyflm id am otaditc' ' ' ^KaBmarket. Our samples of wall paper are U1AI/W inUIN VrUXtaa v B ;he prettiest and as cheap as can be found la the place to get your engines and boflM r tuy where. er supplies. Pipe, pipe fittings, SPARKLING SODA WATER leys,'' couplings,' bStfng,' packing,' ofls, .v Out fount is ,now open anil a tlior- et'fol^the Erie eiuHne. uwT" *11 mghsodaclerk will furnish the most boj|e $ sLT&fo* : popular and latest ..rinks. placing their orders. >: ' ' Dr. Bronson who makes a specialty of We also have on hand- the >ptics, will examine your eyes free of second-hand, but first-class, enginwirf B ;harge. The celebrate 1 crystal lenses of |K)1'er outfits, ready for service r-Qse 90 . vellam & Moore used in correcting errors r^JLbthJt >f refraction. tlSZ'* h \ Jl ^ ' 4 " ? .ion.) idmont in nharye of od6 8 h. p. engine, $140. W6 tho . i"rC8t'jrl^l'^U" ? " nave IWO .T;-Baw K1U0 tut l"lTlT|Tj-DlM icenseci pharm One with new saws and new brush, $75; ^ Bamberg Pharmacy? oue with ?id saws sied, new brash, too. 5 ' We wish to impress oar patrons with < t^e importance of haying their worl^ DIXON IRON WORKS, Bamberg, S.C. A Woman Already we have sold more horses aad , mules this winter than ever before iaapy . Unty KnOWa one season. The reason is plain: The what offering from failing of the people know we only handle the beat womb, whites, painful or irregular class of stock. - ' menses, or any disease of the distinctly ' feminine organs is. A man may sympa- , thire or pity but he can not know the mmm__ aaSSSSS HOB ULU nose. Yet this suffering really is ' * needless. -j r, nrr??> just in, both horses and mules. We have MCtLKtt ^ earned the reputation of furnishing the __ _ ^ people fancy drivers. When yotrneed Wise oi Card? ; 9 will banish it This medicine IflNF^ RRflTHFR^ with humiliating physical exami- JUilLU Dfl V I IlliVlOf nations. The treatment may be - ^ ? : *flk*n At home. There is not con- The . Largest and Most -Complete tinual expense and trouble. The " . sufferer is cured and stays-cured. Establishment South. .s, Wine of Cardui is becoming the 0110 0 IT I fUTPD 0 ' JlflU usunasassg MS-HAM J SOI ? druggist. ?Manufacturers of?. & ?'v For advice in cases requiring y* tfl flifl*' special directions, address, the VOOfl DllflnO "Ladies Advisory Department," IIIIUI Ul Uflulla DIHlU5* '' The Chattanooga Medicine Co., * j ^ "^SPSBkbSBSM Chattanooga, Tenn. ? HuMiK) MRS. C. J. WEST, NaahvUl?, Tenxu, RliMlRr Mafarial writes This wonderful medicine ousht Di,1,,BS *b?j^v?y house wbswfcerearogfrto Sash Weights and Sash Cord. Office . #? ancb Ware Rooms King Si., op , " ? : ? posite Cannon St. c? too ask for Dr. M. A. Simmons Charleston, S. CJ liver medicine, see that you get it and not I , v. - r-i?-? * some worthless imitation. J. B. Black. | Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty ,