The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 01, 1902, Image 3
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The Bamberg Herald.
Thursday, May 1,1902.
C. J. S. Brooker's Hardware Siore.
Personal Mention.
?Dr. J. R. McCormack, of Govan, was
in the city Monday.
?Mr. C. M. Bishop, of Fairfax, was in
the city last Thursday, attending court.
?Mrs. M. L. Lawson and little son left
last Friday for a visit to relatives in
Georgia.
?Mr. W. H. Yarn spent Monday night
in the city, on his way to Charleston to
take in the Exposition.
?Mr. Vance W. Brabham is at home
from Baltimore, where he has been at*
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tending a meaicai cuuegc.
?Maj. and Mrs. Havelock Eaves, who
have been spending some time in the city,
returned to Columbia yesterday.
?Maj. E. R. Hays, Messrs. W. E. Spann,
W. M. Brabham, and J. A. Spann left
Monday for their Florida fishing trip.
?Mr. J. W. Thurmond, of Edgefield,
candidate for congress from this district,
spent several days in the city last week.
P ?Mr. and Mrs. Ed. McDermand and
daughter, Flossie, arrived in the city last
Monday, and are stopping at Johnson's
Hotel.
?Eon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken,
spent last Thursday and Friday nights in
town, on his way to and return from the
memorial exercises at Rivers' Bridge.
?Dr. J. P. Ott, of Columbia, spent
several days in the city this week, shaking J
hands with his many friends. Doctor
Ott has been in charge of the Keely Insti-;
tute in Columbia for the past two years, |
with great success, and has now * been
transferred to Jacksonville, Fla.
?Col. Geo. W. Croft, of Aiken, a pro-1
minent candidate for congress from this I
district, was in the city until Saturday of
last week. He attended the memorial I
exercises at Rivers triage r i iua y auu |
met many of the good people of that section.
Col. Croft made, many friends on
his trip here, and he will no doubt get
considerable votes in the town and county
Eight-day clocks at T. C. Rouis's at $2.34
Early red hull shinney peas for sale.
Apply to J. T. O'Neal.
" The county chain gang will move down
into the lower part of the county soon.
Next Monday is the first Monday in the
month and salesday, but there "are no
^ sales by any of the officials.
Ice for sale at Kirsch's ice house. Sunday
hours from 8 to 10 o'clock. Free delivery
to all parts of city after May 1st.
Mr. McDermand, proprietor of the Boston
Photo. Co., comes well recommended
as a first-class artist, and guarantees good
work
A good crowd of Bamberg people visit
ed the Charleston .&xposiiiuu iucsvw,
this being the day of very cheap railroad
f rates.
. Among those who visited the Exposition
Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. A. McIver
Bostick, Mrs. M. A. Adams, and 31r.
k and Mrs. Hayne F. Rice.
The Messrs. Black are having the bricks
from their burned stores cleaned, preparatory
to rebuilding. A number of hands
are engaged in the work.
Those of our subscribers entitled to the
* free packages of flower seed will please
call promptly. They are going rapidly,
and we don't want any to be disappointed.
A. W. Hawks, the famous lecturer and
impersonator, will give an entertainment
.' tX the Fitting School chapel next Monday
evening, the 5th. Tickets for sale by W.
g|Pg D. Rhoad.
Dr. and 3Irs.G. F. Hair have issued invi
t&tions to a reception celebrating the
tenth anniversary of their marriage.
They will be "at home" to their friends
ir next Monday evening, 3Iay 5th.
y. The editor has received an invitation
- from the citizens of Winston-Salem, N.
C., to be present at the celebration of the
hundredth anniversary of Salem Female
Academy, to be held May 22d to 29th.
-" The Comptroller General has apportioned
the first instalment of dispensary proyf-'f
fits to the school fund of the State. Bamberg's
share is $150.69. A few counties
get nothing, while the highest amount for
?,' any county is aDout: $ j ,ouo.
How about that 6 o'clock closing? In
many towns it goes into effect on May 1st,
and some of Bamberg's clerks begin to
look as if an hour or two breathing spell
each day would do them good. Some one
take around the petition and put the ball
into motion.
The Knights of Pythias meeting last
s: Monday evening was" slimly attended, in
^ consequence of which no "degree work
was done. At the next meeting the rank
of Page is to be conferred on two candidates.
There should be a good attendjp^
ance of the members.
A large majority of the members of the
' sophomore class have left Clemson Col-!
t~ lege,on account of the action of the faculty J
in suspending a member of the class for
what they considered a trivial offense. I
Theother classes of the college have enr
- ~ dorsed the action of the sophomores.
Are the sidewalks and streets of Bambefg
for the use of our citizens or to be
used as grazinggrounds for cattle? There
k is an ordiance against grazing stock on
f the streets and sidewalks, and we think it
high time it was being enforced. The
violations of it are getting numerous and
flagrant.
Mr. Ed. McDerraand, manager of the
Boston Photo. Co., has arrived in the city
and opened up a gallery over the Bamberg
Drug Co. They are just from Branchville,
where they spent sometime and did
' - - a large business. Mr. McDermand is a
first-class artist, and makes all styles of
photographs and photo buttons.
The chain gang has been doing some
fine work on the Bamberg and Ehrhardt
road, and is now at work on the road
from Mr. J. M. Felder's to the Hartzog
road. This was formerly a private road,
but last Monday the right of way was
donated to make it a puonc mguway.
This will be a great improvement, as
much distance is saved.
New photograph gallery in Bamberg,
Iiust opened over the Bamberg Drug Co.,
Dy the Boston Photo Co. We have known
tne proprietor, Mf. MoPermand, for several
weeks, and our business transactions
with him have been exceedingly pleasant.
' He is just from Branchville, where he did
a fine business staying there a couple of
months or more." He may locate here
' permanently.
' The State pension rolls show an increase
of twelve hundred pensioners over
last year, the figures for the entire State
being 7,683 against 6,503 last year. Bamf
berg county has 55 this vear, and the
i number last year was 51. It thought that
[ v the amount of the pension that will go to
L the largest class of pensioners, C, 2 and 4,
F will be about $20. Class A will get $96,
[ class B $72, class C, 1 and 3, $48.
While on the train returning from
Charleston last Wednesday night Mr. J.
W. Free had a narrow escape from being
seriously hurt. At a. point a few miles
below town some person threw a f*oek or
brick, breaking the window near where
Mr. Free was sitting and covering him
ohottorwi class. That the missile
TT1VU ^uuwvv* vm
struck the glass a glancing blow is to bt
attributed the fact that Mr. Free was nol
hurt.
Closing Exercises Fitting School.
The annual closing exercises of th(
Carlisle Fitting School will embrace tin
22acU24th June. Sunday, June 22nd, al
11 o'clock a. m., sermon by Rev. John Ct
Beckwith, of Barnwell; Monday, Jun(
23rd, at 8.30 p. m., literary address bv I)r
C. C. Brown, of Sumter ; Tuesday, "Jum
24th, at 8.30 p. m., exercises by the Kilg<
and Sheridan literary societies and b<
the members of the Post-Senior class. *
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& Parishioner?The people are complain
ing that you are too liberal.
Unorthodox Pastor?Oh, that's a mis
take, my dear sir, a great mistake. I ar
just as stingy as the rest of you.?Nei
^?rk Weekly"
Court Proceedings.
When this paper went to press last week
the case of Sanford against the Southern
Railway Co. was being tried. The jury
found a verdict in favor of the railroad
after short deliberation.
The next case tried was that of E. T.
J Morris vs. G. B. Ayer, a suit for balance
I due claimed on a store account. ai orris
claimed $92 due him, and Ayer contended
that there was only $19 due. The jury
found a verdict for the plaintiff for $42.24.
The much talked of Kitchen Cabinet
case came up Thursday morning. There
were several cases, but as they were all
similiar, only one case was tried, that of
T. A. Green vs. W.M. Cauthen et al. The
trial consumed all da)', and the jury found
a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount
claimed. The plaintiff was represented
by A. Mclver Bostick, Jno. R. Bellinger,
and Geo. W. Croft, while the defense was
represented by Izlar Bros, and T. M.
Raysor.
In order to allow members of the bar
and the jurors to attend memorial exeri
cises at Rivers' Bridge on Friday, Judge
Klugh held Court until twelve o'clock
Thursday night. It was after nine o'clock
when the jury retired on the Kitchen
Cabinet case, and the case of C. Ehrhardt
| & Sons vs. Isaac W. Carter as adminisI
troinr was then taken up. This was a
suit oil a note alleged to have been given
by W. H. Carter, now deceased, to the
plaintiffs, and the administrator declined
to pay the amount claimed on the ground
that the signature to the instrument was
J not that of W. H. Carter. The case had
been tried once before and a verdict rend|
ered for the plaintiff, but a new trial was
granted on the ground of after-discovered
I evidence. The jury remained out until
about two o'clock Friday morning, when
the Judge ordered a mistrial.
The cases set for Friday were postponed
until the next term of court, and Judge
Klugh left for his home in Abbeville on
the 8.30 train Friday morning.
Honor Roll for April.
We issued subscription receipts for The
Bamberg Herald to the following persons
during the month of April:
F. B. Moore, G. W. Miley,
J. A. Spann, W. R. Bessinger,
D. C. Copeland, W. R. Hiers,
J. L. Herudon, Jno. W. Crum,
M. D. Reid, D. A. Sandifer,
Hon. W. J. Talbert, Miss C. Bamberg,
u t? Tiiimnn n T, Coneland.
ilUii. JL>. It. t 111UIUU, , ?. x _f
J. M. Jennings, L. A. Brabham,
Mrs. H. Alexander, C. M. Bishop,
W. P. Wilkinson, J. W. Jenny,
G. W. Hunter, J. D. Jenny,
J. C. Smith, M. A. Move,
C. C. Paul, W. B. McMillan.
H. G. Sheridan, J. P. McElroy.
Dr. II. M. Brabham.
Picnic Next Thursday.
Next Thursday, May Sth, (Ascension
Day) the annual picnic will take place at
Howell's old mill. We return many
thanks for an invitation to be present.
Speeches will be delivered by Hons. S. G.
Mayfield, C. W. Garris, and I). C. Heyward.
The editor has also been invited
to speak, but public addresses are not in
our line. There will no doubt be a large
crowd present, and the occasion we are
sure will be a very pleasant oue, for the
good people of that section know how to
provide for visitors, and no more hospitable
or warm-hearted folks are to be
found anywhere.
Destructive Fires.
Last Sunday about one o'clock in the
afternoon the residence of Mr. J. T.
O'Neal, at West End Mineral Springs,
about two niiles from town, was totally
destroyed by tire. The tire caught on the
roof from the kitchen stove, and there
was no one at home to put out the flames,
Mr. O'Neal being sick in bed at the time.
Practically nothing in the way of furniture
was saved. There was $1,OUO insurance
on the building, but nothing on
the furniture. The house was a large twostory
structure, and Mr. O'Neal's loss is
quite heavy.
Tuesday morning about seven o'clock
the residence in town belonging to Mr.
J. W. Hill and occupied by J. H. Kirkland,
Esq., was burned. Mrs. Kirkland
is away on a visit to her father's family at
Johnston, but Mr. Kirkland had some
friends from the country to spend the
night with him. As they arose early and
it being a little chilly, a little tire was
built in the fire place,"and it is supposed
that in some way the building must have
caught from this, for before they had
gotten three hundred yards from the
house, the dames burst out. Even then
they were too late to save any of the furniture.
Mr. Hill was in the saw mill business
at the time he built the house, and
he carefully selected all the timber, it
being built of good heart lumber. It
burned rapidly and was soon in ashes.
Mr. Hill carried insurance of $730 on the
house, while Mr. Kirkland had insurance
amounting to $325 on his furniture. He
lost his law library and other valuable
books, as well as many other articles
which cannot be replaced. Both gentlemen
are heavy losers.
Snuday School Picnic.
The Methodist Sunday-school decided
Sunday afternoon to have a picnic on
next Friday. It will be held at New
Bridge, on the Edisto river, about three
miles from Bamberg. It was decided not
to restrict the pleasure of the ocaasion to
the members of this school alone, but eorinvit.fi
t.he Sunday-schools of the
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other denominations in town also. This
announcement may be considered a sufticent
invitation should it not have been
learned of beforehand.
It is desired that all those intending to
go shall assemble at the Methodist church
and also that all baskets be sent there too.
Each family of course is expected to bring
the usual "well-filled" basket. These
should be tagged and dishes marked.
Parents should accompany their children
if possible or see that they are carefully
looked after by friends. The committee
on transportation will endeavor to see to
it that the picnickers receive conveyance
as far as this may be possible. The first
wagons will be expected to leave the
church grounds at S a. m.
The following committees for the picnic
occasion have been appointed by Prqf.
; H. G. Sheridan, superintendent of the
. Sunday-school:
Transportation: A. Kirsch, C. R. Brabham,
H. 0. Folk, and G. Frank Bamberg
Refreshments: W. 1). Rhoad, Jacol
Felder, Mrs. A. Kirsch, Mrs. II. G. Sheri
dan and Mrs. W. I). Rhoad.
Entertainment: 0. E. Boyd, Mrs. M
\ W. Hook, Miss Leila Black and Mis:
I Florence Ilooton.
"What ails the child? What is it now?'
The Father Frog doth cry.
? ?'Tis his forelegs he is cutting," th
) Mother doth reply.
7 "We have decided that we can't mak
much headway in this town," writes
rural editor. "It is simply impossible t
i- print a newspaper at one dollar a yea
and give a gold watch, a bicycle, a sew
>- ing-machine and a paid-up life insuranc
n policy free to the man who takes it. W
,v can't even afford a city lot as a premiui
to exacting subscribers!"
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BAMBERtt'S DEMOCRACY.
Reorganization of the Various Democratic
Clubs Throughout
the County?Officers
Elected, Etc.
We publish below the reports received |
of the reorganization of Bamberg's coun- r
ty's Democratic clubs. There was no a
excitement or great enthusiasm a" any of ;
the meetings, and generally the attend- 3
ance was small. The county convention a
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metis next :uuuuu> iu me wuiv nuu.n; ?.
here. I
BAMBERG CLUB. ' C
The Bamberg club in the court house 1
Saturday afternoon at five o'clock, and ^
was called to order bjT Hon. II. 0. Folk, s
the president. He declined re-election, s
and Dr. J. B. Black and Hon. C. W. Garris 3
were nominated. Dr. Black declined, a
and Mr. Garris was unanimously elected. c
Dr. J. B. Black was elected vice-president; *
C. B. Free re-elected secretary and treas- ,
urer; Capt. W. S. Bamberg couuty ex- (
ecutive committeeman. The presideut r
appointed the following committees: c
Registration: Jno. F. Folk, H. S. Dow- e
ling, J. W. Free. Executive: H. C. Folk, s
W. S. Bamberg, J. B. Black. Delegates s
to county convention were elected as fol- ^
lows: C. W. Garris, Jno. F. Folk, H. S. fc
Dowling, H. C. Folk, J. B. Black, T. C. 11
Tant, W. S. Bamberg, L. N. Bellinger, J. 0
I). Felder, B. W. Miiey, C. B. Free, H. W. 11
Adams, J. \V. Stewart, R. E. Steedly, J. J
W. Free, W.M. McCue, G. P. Harmon,
C. E. Sandifer, A. W. Knight, J. J. Eng- ?
land, Jno. R. Bellinger. The club roll
contains 514 names. MIDWAY
CLUB. t
Pursuant to the call of County Chair- v
man II. C. Folk, the Midway Democratic c
club met last Saturday afternoon. The d
following officers Mere elected for the a
next two years: B. F. Folk, president; J. h
Crum Smoak, vice-president; J. L. HolT- c
man, secretary; P. C. Baxley, treasurer; v
1). T. Smoak,*J. H. Hutto, P. C. Baxley, p
executive committee; G. E. Hutto,coun- f;
ty executive committeeman. The'fol- lj
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lowing were eiecieu ueieguica iu mc uuuu- v;
t\- convention: G. E. Hutto, M. Smoak, %\
J. CrumSmoak. Registration committee: a
J. B. Smith, M. Smoak, Chas. Cleaver, c
Club roll contains seventy names. d
GO VAX CLUB. tl
r
The Go van club elected officers as fol- r
lows: H. M. Kennedy, president; J. H. 15
Odom, vice-presideut; J. B. McCormack, s!
secretary and treasurer; L. L. Lancaster, r
county executive committeeman; J. H. j3
Odom, W. H. Collins, J. R. McCormack, D
delegates to county convention. Sixty- ?
eight names on club roll.
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DENMARK CLUB. t]
Denmark Democratic club reorganized
by electing E. B. Guess, president; J. S. n
J. Faust, secretary. Following delegates is
to county convention were elected: S. G. tl
Maylield, E. B. Guess, E. D. Raney, G. fi
W. Goolsbv, J. J. Fogle, S. G. Ray, C. S.
Folk, Joe B. Gillam, E. T. LaFitte. Al- o
ternates: C. C. Ellzey, A. D. Pearson, y
W. H.Kearse. Executive committee: S. ti
G. Mayfield, C. S. Folk, E. D. Raney. si
Committee on registration: U. G. Milhous, b
G. J. Fogle, S. G. Ray. t]
KEARSE CLUB. P
Kearse Democratic club reorganized today
by electing the following officers : ^
J. F. Ke:irse, Sr., president; J. W.
Kinard, vice-president; J. J. Kearse, sec- ?
rotary and treasurer; committee on registration.
Dr. H. W. Brabham, L. W. Ritter,
G. F. Hiers; delegates to county conven- Si
tion, J. A. Peters, F. J. Ritter, J. F.
! Kearse, Sr.; member of executive committee,
J. A. Peters. Membership of
club 72. a
colston club. a
The Colston Democratic club met on S(
last Saturday, the 20th of April, and re- ?
organized and elected the following nam- ?,
ed officers to serve for the next two years: *
G. H. Kearse, president; J. C. McMillan, ?
dr., vice-president; P. M. Yaru, secretary; .
executive committeeman, T. D. Beard; 11
executive committee, C. C. Fender, J. A. p
Jennings, G. W. Kearse;delegates to coun- ^
ty convention, G. H. Kearse and C. Rentz; j'
alternates, J. C. Bishop and P. M. Yarn.
We have 45 members on the roll.
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Hartzog Happenings. ^
Hartzog, April 28.?Hartzog base ball
team has reorganized, and will go to
Bamberg the third of May to play their
first game of the season with the Carlisle
Fitting School boys, and are willing to e
take the wiping up that they (C. F. S.) *
spoke of last week. Remember that we 8
will be at the scrubbing. 1
Messrs. Ben Black, Fred and Hammond 1
Steedly and Tom, Richard and Wyatt ^
Rhode, and Misses BettieSteedlv, Maggie
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unci Murine macK, kjme auu iua uuuuc attended
the Rivers' Bridge Memorial and *
all report a very nice time. n
Mr. N. B. Rhoad and family and several s
others from our community visited the *
Exposition last week. This makes Mr. *
P. Kistler Rhoad's second trip and he
speaks in favor of another. t
Mr. F. F. Bellinger and family, of
Branchville, visited Mrs. M. A. Black on D
last Sunday. t
Miss Maggie Black is visiting her sister, I
Mrs. Yarn, near Weimers' this week. h
Several of our men attended court at I
Bamberg last week. E
Mr. G. T. Rhode, who has been quite *
sick for several weeks of pneumonia, was 1
able to attend Sunday-school Sunday,
much to the delight of his many friends.
We hope that he will soon be able to attend
regularly. . .
The measles is about over in our midst, j
and our school has started in full to work
under it's successful teacher, Mr. P. K. i
Rhoad.
Mrs. Carter, of the Oak Grove section,
is visiting her daughters, Mesdames J. G. .
Rhoad and J. H. Fender.
Mr. J. Wyatt Rhode taught school f
several days* last week in Mr. P. K. t
Rhoad's stead, who visited the Exposition.
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It is rumored that there will be some j
prominent men to speak at Howell's Mill
picnic on Ascension Day, May the eighth, j
This has been the place of an annual t
picnic on this day for several years. We
are glad to see that it is grow ing to success,
and hope to have a large crowd this year. <
The pindar-shellings are over now,
1 much to the delight of some and regret of {
nt.liprs. .
The farmers are about through planting J
cotton, and are plow ing corn. Several of 7
: them have some very tine fields of coru, j
which makes them smile. They seem to j
; see that the prospects are very good for a ,
' fine crop this year. ]
A good rain would be very much welcomed
by all now; everything needs it.
:
Tliia signature) is on every box of the genuine
> Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
the remedy that cnrcs u cold in one day
Midway Musings,
Midway, April 8.?Miss May Brothers,
of Bcevesville, is spending time with her
? I sister, Mrs. JelT B. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hutto took in the
memorial, and report a pleasant time.
e ()n their return home thev spent the night
with Mrs. Hutto'ssister,Mrs. Kobt. Jones,
e of Lodge.
a The county chain gang has done some
<> excellent work at Cow Branch and Tan
r Trough pond. Many thanks to Capt.
Kirkiaiul and his corps of assistants,
e Crops are looking very promising,
e especially the oats crop. Gen. Green has
11 begun to make his appearance, and we all
know what that means.
MEMORIAL DAY.
As lusual a Large Crowd and interesting
Exercises at Rivers'
Bridge.
Last Friday was the day set apart by
he Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association
or memorial exercises in honor of the
gallant dead who made such a brave tight
igaiust Sherman's troops at the bridge tovard
the close of the war. The day was
i beautiful one, and therr was a great
fathering of "fair women and brave men,"
dthough it is our opinion that the crowd
>resent was not so large as last year.
3eople were there, however, from the
:ounties of Bamberg, Barnwell, Hampon
and Colleton. The best of order profiled,
and we were exceedingly glad to
ee that the very disagreeable practice of
booting down in tne swamp nun uecu
ilmost entirely stopped, liy the vigilant
ind persistent efforts of the gentlemen in
:harge of its suppression. There was
inly pistol shot heard during the day, and
his offender was promptly caught and
lealt with. Those ill charge of these
neetings are determined to enforce good
rder, and they are doing it. Before the
:xercises commenced a short business
ession of the Association was held, and
ome necessary business transacted. The
[uestion of having a band of music presnt
011 these occasions was discussed and
net with much favor. If the funds
if the Association warrant it, a band of
nusic will be present at memorial next
ear. The speakers of the day, Hons. D.
i. Henderson and D. C. Heyward, were
lected honorary members of the Associaiou,
as is the custom.
Shortly after the gathering was called
o order by the president of the Associaion,
Capt. J. C. McMillan, and prayer
ras offered by Rev. S. P. Chisolm, the
haplain. Capt. McMillan then introuced
Hon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken,
s the first speaker. He is a fine orator and
is remarks were well received. After the
onclusion of his speech, Hon. D. C. Heyrard,
of Colleton, was introduced by the
resident. Capt. Heyward is well and
avorably kuow in that section, and was
istened to with the closest attention,
lenerally the last speaker does not hold
tie crowcl, but there were more people
round the stand at the close than at the
ommencement of his speech. Both adresses
were good, and along the line of
tie usual memorial speeches. Although
!?nt Hevward is not so trained and fin
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shed an orator as Mr. Henderson, the I
ubject matter of his remarks was supeior.
What he lacked in delivery he made
p in composition. Heretofore it has
een our custom to publish these addresss
in full, but we do not do so this year
or the lack of space. Then, too, so many
f our readers were present and heard
iiem.
We believe this is the most successful
lemorial association in theState.Ithas exited
for many years, and even in the cities
liere are 110 larger crowds present or
ner speakers on memorial occasion.
After the exercises came dinner, which
f course was a bouutiful one. Although
re have been among people in many secions
of the State, we have never seen
rpassed the hospitality, kindness, and
ountiful providing of the good people of
his section of Bamberg county. We are
roud of them, proud that they belong to
his coi.nty, and prouder still of the fact
hat they are all numbered among our
fiends. As is the case on campaign
ears, there was a good number of candiates
present, and they were busily digged
in shaking hands with the voters and
aying nice things to the ladies.
Hots from Clear Pondi.
Our Democratic club met Saturday
fternoon, April 26th, at 3 o'clock p. 111.
nd reorganized. The delegates to represnt
our club in the county convention
'hick is to be held in Bamberg Monday,
lay 5th, are Messrs. G. W. Folk and II.
V. Walker.
Mr 7 , m a ver and familv attended the
Charleston Exposition last "week, returnig
home Thursday.
Friday last was memorial day at Rivers'
ridge. It was well represented by the
Mks cf this section. The}' report a loveptimc
and good speaking.
We are having some favorable weather
t present on our little growing crops,
ill that we need is a little rain to bring
he co;ton up. Scribbler.
Important Conference.
An educational and missionary conferuce
will be held at Georges Creek church,
Friday, May 2nd. There will be two
essioas of the meeting, with, lunch on
he grounds. The exercises will begin at
0 o'clock. The following program has
>een arranged:
M. L. Lawson?Home Missions; W. I).
IcMillan?State Missions; C. E. Burts?
foreign Missions; W. M. Jones?Systematic
Beneficence; A.Buist?The Suiidayw
n Rrittmi?The Rible in the
uuuuia, M . ?
lonie ; S. G. Maytield?Christian Educaion.
The above speakers have promised
o be'Jpresent, and others are expected.
It is expected that the brethren from
teigkboring churches be present, viz:
)lar, Springtown, Friendship, Double
'onds, Ghent's Branch, Great Saltkelatchie,
etc. Let us try to make this a
ileasaut and profitable meeting. This
neeting is arranged by order of the excutive
committee of Barnwell Associaion.
J. A. Jenkins, Secretary.
Ehrliardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, April 29.?The Ehrliardt
>opulation is invited to attend a fish fry at
lowell's old mill tomorrow.
Mr. F. O. Folk, of Folk's Store, has
ieen quite sick for the past week, but is
eported some better at this writing.
Mr. G. W. Hughes is convalescent,
vhile his wife is still verv sick.
Mr. W. I. Carter, Mr. Jf. M. Bishop and
amily, and Mr. G. L. Kirkland are among
Loss on the sick list.
Rev. E. M. McKissick has had seven of
lis family sick lately, but are doiug better
10w.
The memorial services at Rivers' Bridge
ast Friday was both orderly and well atenced.
Mr. Henry Rush has returned to town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cliassereau spent
Sundav with their daughter at Sycamore.
Mr. X C. Kinard has lost another valuable
bird dog, supposed to have been
poisoned.
A fish fry was given at Folk's mill on
Monday by Mr. G. B. Kearse in honor of
;he departure of Miss Daisy Duncan, who
las closed her school for the season ana
will return to her home in Charleston tonorrow.
Mr. G. B. Kearsc will soon move to
Eh.-hardt. He will occupy the home of
Mr A. C. Reynolds in Robertsville.
JSIiss Hattie Rishcr and little nephew, B.
F. Moore, of Walterboro, are visiting Mr.
Willie Moore. Ge Col.
Lightning's Work in Denmark.
Denmark, April 25.?Lightning struck
the house belonging to Dr. H. J. Faust
this afternoon, completely demolishing
every room in the house, while the whole
family, consisting of the doctor, his wife,
a sister-in-law from Virginia and six children,
all being in different rooms which
were wrecked, miracuouslv escaped harm.
The walls of the house were stripped of
its pictures, while bureaus and other
furniture in the different rooms were
torn literally to pieces. The baby, who
was sleeping in a crib which was damaged
aud the floor under it splintered, escaped
without a scratch.
Dr. Faust tells your reporter that he
felt like his whole head was knocked off,
all of them getting a momentary shock.
DIAMOND BACK TERRAPIN.
Formerly Despised, They Are Wow
Considered a Delicacy.
Half a century or so ago diamond
back terrapin were fed to slaves and
bogs. Today they are the rarest delicacy
known to the epicurian world,
says the Philadelphia North American.
Then they sold for $1 a barrel, and
laborers, when hiring out, specified
that they must not be compelled to eat
terrapin more than twice a week. Today
a barrel is cheap at $800, and millionaires
travel hundreds of miles for
a chance to feast on this most delicious
of all meats.
Of course this means genuine dia
mond backs. There are many imitations.
Every first class restaurant in the
country features "terrapin a la Maryland"
on its menu, but in not one case
out of a hundred is the real terrapin
served. The diner regales himself on
what he believes to be Maryland's
choicest dish. Instead he is merely (
eating fresh water turtles, "sliders" or
"North Carolina goldens."
The reason is simple. Restaurateurs '
don't serve real diamond backs because
they can't get them. The world's
total terrapin population does not exceed
25,000 of legal size, and these are
confined to the shores of the Chesapeake
bay, the only place that produces
them.
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York enjoy a monopoly. These three
cities get practically the entire output,
but few ever find their way across the
Blue Ridge. The epicure unfortunate
enough to be born in Chicago or St.
Louis must either come east or forego
the joys of terrapin.
To select a real diamond back amateurs
should be guided by these distinguishing
and characteristic markings:
It is of a greenish, dark olive color,
sometimes running to spotted gray,
yellow on the plate which surrounds
the shell and has concentric dark
stripes along the plate on both shells.
The sides of the head are a dirty white, .
sprinkled with small black spots. The
bottom shell is of whitish yellow.
The males are much larger than the
females and have the concentric streaks
much better defined. The female has
the more delicate flesh. The male can
be distinguished by his toe nails, which
are much longer than those of the female.
PICKINGS FROM FICTION.
If you would have a aoble son, be a
noble father.?"144 Xew Epigrams."
Keep me from caring more for books
than for folks, for art than for life.?
"The Ruling Passion."
In some matrimonial waters are the
kind of fish that swallow the bait, but
leave the hook untouched.?"By Bread
Alone."
Some Deople. like some shrubs, must
be crushed in order to obtain the real
value of their essence.?"By the Higher
Law."
There are things which could never
be imagined, but there is nothing
which may not happen. ? "China In
Convulsion."
independence is not synonymous
with liberty. They are often confounded,
but they are quite distinct?"The
Rights of Man."
Martyrdom, the apotheosis of resignation,
comes more naturally to women
than to men, more hardly to men
than to women.?"Count Hannibal."
True self control is to be got in the
midst of struggle. It is not mutilation
in the midst of natural desires, but the
subordination of each desire to the
good of the whole man.?"Culture and
Restraint."
The Poop Fellow.
The street Arab lives by his wits, if
he lives at all well. Two youngsters
who peddle cough drops on Chestnut
street have learred this thoroughly.
One of these boys is much larger than
the other, and a srowd was attracted
to the corner of Ninth and Chestnut
streets the other day to see the big
1-W-WTT nnmmoHnc flip little hov. At the
U\JJ I""""" o
proper time the big one disappeared,
leaving the little one surrounded by
sympathetic onlookers. Several persons,
pitying the "poor little fellow,"
gave him nickels and pennies.
The sequel showed that the "poor little
fellow" was iL league with hi3 supposed
tormentor. No sooner had the
crowd dispersed than the big boy came
along for his divvy. The scene was repeated
several times, always with the
same result?Philadelphia Times.
Obliterating Smallpox Fittings.
Scientific treatment and much skill are
required to remove smallpox pittings
successfully. This treatment is given
by a masseuse, but massage is not
used, as it would never remove the
pittings. The process requires a careful
removing, little by little, of old cuticle.
The new, which takes the place,
is smoother than its predecessor and
requires about ten days for treatment.
Thus, after a couple or more treatments
and in a comparatively short
time, the deepest scars are replaced by
a perfectly smooth skin.
Not to His Advantage.
"Huh!" grumbled Mr. Skinnay, who
was being uncomfortably crowded by
the jolly looking fat man. "These cars
should charge by weight."
"Think so?" replied the fat man.
"Why, they'd hardly think it worth
while to stop for you."?Catholic Standard
and Times.
But for money and the need or 11
there would not be half the friendship
that there is in the world. It is powerful
for good if divinely used.?George
MacDonald.
Investigation will reveal that every
successful man gets down to work
early.?Atchison Globe.
Lecture May 5th.
A. W. Hawks, better known as the
laughing philosopher, will lecture in
chapel of Carlisle Fitting school Monday
evening, May 5th. Everybody should hear
him. Maj. Hawks' record as a lecturer is
without a superior. His wit, eloquence
and logic amuses, instructs and entertains,
Tickets for sale by W. D. Rhoad.
General admission 35c.; reserved seats.
50c.; children, 25c.
Yon Know What Yon Are Taking
When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it is I
simply iron and quinine in a tasteless
form. No cure, no pay. Price 50c.
G. Frar
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General Agents for South Carolina.
TO THE P
AVe beg' to announce to the Mill and Gin
joining counties that we have opened tl:
Bamberg for the repair and sale of
ENGINES, BOILERS
and all kinds of agricultural Machinery,
guarantee every job we do, make our
nothing but
First-Glass MACHINERY
All we ask is an opportunity to prove win
people in advance for all favors they may
We are very respectful
F. M. POOSEI
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High-Class Vestibol* Trains, T1
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ad Savannab, or tib Kioa
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<f aportor Dining?Car Sorrlco on a
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count South Carolina lat?r?lt
Xxpoaltlon.
Wimtor Tourist TiclCots to all It
rodocod ratos.
For dotaltmd Information, Utfraturo,
apply to noaroMt ?ltkoi?agont, Of addrt
3, H. HARD WICK. V
- Omnorml Patsongfr Jtgont,
Washington, P. C.
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Charloiion, J. C.
-FEBRUARY 10, l?08.
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times. You can bo
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Our Mr. P. Jones has
ket, where he bought
There are both
HORSES AND MULES
in this load and there a
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no matter what kind you1
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"With an old time machine
when you can write so easily
with the
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writers combined, and in addition
a number of useful
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LAND SURVEYOR
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ENGINEER,
BLACKVILLE, S. C.
)ffers his services to the
>cople of Bamberg County.' :;j|
Southern Railway Schedule.
Trains from Augusta, etc. for Branch- *3
ille, Charleston, etc., pass Bamberg, S.
No. 52 (daily) 8.31 a. m.;No. 54 (dally)
53 p. m. For Branchville, No. 40 (dally
ccept Sunday) 12.30 p. m.
Trains for Augusta, etc., from Charles>n,
Branchville, etc., pass Bamberg, No.
L (daily) 0.45 a. m.; No. 53 (daily) 7.40 p. '
l; No. 39 (except Sunday) 8.31 a. m.
Close connections at Branchville for
olumbia, etc., at Blackville for Savannah,
;c., and at Augusta for Macon, Atlanta
ad points West and Northwest.
Trains 52 and 53 carry through sleepers
2tween Charleston and Atlanta.
5, G. MAYFIELD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
DENMARK, 8. C.
MINES, BOILERS
GINS and PRESSES.
Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and * %
ertilizer Mill Outfits; also Gin Press,
ane, Mill and Shingle Outfits. Buildlg,
Bridge, Factory, Furnace and Railed
Castings; Railroad, Mill, Factory
ad Machinists' Supplies. Belting, Pack
lg, Injectors, Pipe Fittings, Saws, Files
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
'oundry, Machine, Boiler and Gin
Works. Reoairine Promptly Done.
iGahsard Air Line Railway.
"Capital City Route." J||
Shortest line between all principal cities
forth, East, South, and West. UnequalI
schedules to Pan American Exposition
t Buffalo. Schedules in effect May 26th, - ^
NORTHWARD.
Daily Daily
No. 66 No. 34 ,v
Savannah c t.. .11 45 p m 210 pm '
iV Fairfax 134am 358pm
,v Denmark 215 am 4S2pm
.v Columbia et... 4 40am 712 pm ?;
iV Camden.. /: =-... 5 37 a m -b-OO'pin *3
iV Cheraw /.712am 9 43 p m
ir Hamlet /...740am 1015 pm .
,v Calhoun Falls.. 100am 411pm
(V Abbeville 133am 438pm
?v Greenwood 2 01 a m 5 01 p m
iV Clinton 2 55am 5 47 pm
iV Carlisle 3 43am 6 83 p m
iV Chester . L 4 10 a m 7 03 p m
iv Catawba Jet 445am v ao p m
j Hamlet 7 jLO a m 10 10 p m
iv Hamlet 8 00 a m 10 85 p m
lr Raleigh 10 37 a m 1 24 a m
j: Petersburg 2 45pm 5 48am
j Richmond 3 28pm 629am
Lr Washington 7 05 p m 10 10 a m
lt Baltimore 1126 pm 1125 am
ir Philadelphia 2 56 am 136pm
Lr New York 6 30 a m 4 25 p m y
SOUTHWARD.
Daily Daily
No. 31 No. 27 '
.v Cheraw, e t 7 48 a m 1118 p m
iv Camden /9 25 am 12 53 am
v Columbia, ct... 9 40am 105am
,v Denmark 1109 am 2 27am
iv Fairfax '.1154am 3 05am
Lr Savannah 147 pm 452am
it Jacksonville 6 10 p m 9 15 a m
ir Tampa 6 15 am 5 40pm
<v Catawba; et 9 45am 105am
<v Chester 10 20 a m 1 42 a m
iV Carlisle 10 47 am 2 05am
iV Clinton. 1137 am 2 55am
? 10 99. T\ m 9 Aft ft TTI ?
i V UICV/U ?i \JKJ\X AW WW |/ w . M
iv Abbeville 12 48 pm 415am
iv Calhoun Falls.. 115 pm 448am
it Athens 2 40pm 6 28am
Lr Atlanta 455pm 9 00am
No. 66 connects at Washington with
lie Pennsylvania Railwav Buffalo Exress,
arriving Buffalo 7.35 a m. *
Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Ry. . ,c
rain No. 52, leaving Columbia, Union
itation, at 11.23 a. m. daily, connects at
Jlinton with S. A. L. Ry., No. 53, afford* ; ^
g shortest and quickest route by several
iours to Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville,
It. Louis, Chicago, and all points west.
Close connection at Petersburg, Richlond,
Washington, Portsmouth-Norfolk,
Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville, and
Ltlanta with diverging lines.
Magnificent vestibule trains carrying
h rough Pullman sleeping cars between
11 principal points.
For reduced rates, Pullman reservaions,
etc., apply to .-fSSB
Ym. Butlek Jr., D. P. A.,
Savannah, Ga.
r. M. Bark, R. ?. L. Bunch,
1st V. P. & G. M., T. P. A., * rjj
Portsmouth, Va.
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