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If-- ' The Bamberg Herald. THURsi?AiT October 23,T??2.? Personal Mention. ?Miss Annie Bruce spent Sunday in Branchville. ?Mr. Jno. W. Smith, of Uinier, was in town la9t Friday. ?Mr. H. N. Folk, of Folk's Store, was in town Tuesday. ?Mr. W. I. Carter, of Ehruardt, was in in to see us Tuesday. ?Messrs Thus. Clayton and J. B. All were in town Tuesday. ' ?Mr. T. H. Jackson, of Orangeburg, was in the city last week. ?Mrs. Hayne F. Rice has returned from a visit to relatives in Greenville. ?Mr. W. H. Yarn, of the Colston section, was in town last Friday. ?Mrs. J. J. Shealey, of Leesville, is visiting her son, Mr. 1). \\\ Shealey. ?? " -? v* ? i_ ?Misses Maine ana Minnie i amcs. visited friends at Cordova iast week. ?Messrs. J. C. McKeuzie and G. W. Hughes, of Ehrhardt, were in town Tuesday. ?Miss Allie Jennings left Monday for a visit to friends and relatives in Orangeburg. ?Rev. Mr. Bostick, of Hampton county, is^on a visit to the family of his son, A. M'elver Bostick, Esq. ?Mr. end Mrs. Willie Stokes and children, of Walterboro, visited Mrs. M. A. Adams this week. ?Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Raney, of Denmark, have been spending some time with Mrs. Raney's mother, Mrs. Eaves. ( ?Miss Sallie Kenyon went to Bamberg i Tuesday evening for a few days' visit to her sister, Mrs. A. Rice.?Dorchester Eagle. ?Messrs. C. R. Brabham and Henry F. 1 Bamberg are in Baltimore with Mrs. 1 Mabel Bamberg, who is under treatment at the Johns Hopkins hospital. Her con- 1 dition is said to be satisfactarj*. j Mr. H. A. Ray has accepted a position J in the store of A. Rice. J Mr. W. W. Lightsey is working at Olar for Mr. C. F. Rizer for the present. Wr would be glad to hear from some 1 of our correspondents a little oftener. Those who were up early enough say there was frost last Thursday morning. The State Baptist Convention will meet "5 in Greenville the first week in December, c Farmers in this county are in better n financial condition than for several years. 1 r The cool weather has crowded the " stores here with shoppers the past few ^ ; days. s; J. A. Spann will have a special sale on jy Monday and Tuesday, November 3rd n and 4th. S Supervisor Bruce has an important u notice in this issue to those who furnish g paupers. o No man should hold an office and re* * * - 44 - - J V* a rv a the most successful in years. Pay your State and county taxes while . the books are open. The penalty attaches U after the first of January, and there may be no extension of the time for paying. 0j Messrs. Thos. and J. B. Black are having nice cement pavements put down in st; front of their block of stores. We com- p. mend their good example to other mer- c] chants. . m Local agents for Standard Patterns and Designer. Call and get a pattern sheet in free. Rhoad & Bamberg. vt Mr. D. R. Matbeny has sold his fine place near Blackville and will move to a new home near Bamberg, w hich will add ai a mighty good man to its citizenship.? re Barnwell People. d( Mrs. W. T. Riley, of Allendale, has friends all over the county who will be pained to receive the sad intelligence that she is considered critically ill.? gj S; Barnwell Sentinel. tli The chain gang is now in camp near Midway, and is at work on the new Mid- w way road. Soon the people in that section ft can avoid the heavy sand beds they have w to contend with at present. T The clerk of court informs us that he ?' has marked "satisfied" more mortgages jL this fall than during the entire existence of Bamberg county. This is good evi- ** * dence that our people are in good shape. * B. F. Johnson has resigned as president of the B. F. Johnson Publishing Co. at ^ Richmond, Va.. This is the company which is supplying the readers and histories for the public schools of this State. Ex-Judge J. H. Hudson, of Bennetts- E ville, at. the meeting of the Pee Dee Bap- a tist Associciation last week, made a speech strongly opposing foreign mis- p sions. He said he was an enthusiast on h home missions, and believed the church could verv well devote all its attention to E home territory. As usual, the Judge is right. S Considerable real estate is changing hands around Bamberg now. Mr. D. R. -4 Matbeny, of Blackville, has bought a por- b lion of the old Hartzog place from Col. t t Cr.nntc. Mr f? R Frw lias nurehased t 1.(1. VVMMVO* * v/ ? ? j- _ a part of the same place; Mr. R. S. Simmons has sold his place to Mr. E. C. Hays; fl and Mr. L. B. Sandifer has sold his place to Mr. .T. W. Stokes. e1 Last week Aaron Walker, a negro who 1 had already served a term on the chain gang for stealing, was arrested charged * with stealing some ladies' hats, school books, and medicines from the buggy of A. C. Reynolds on the streets at night a few weeks ago. The proof was plain, so j he plead guilty and Magistrate Ray sentenced him to serve thirty days on the chain gang or payafineof twentv dollars. He took the days. From the clippings from the Columbia 1 papers, published in this issue, it will be seen that Governor McSweenev has pardoned Dan. T. Gunnels, who while acting As town marshal at Govan, killed Willie 1 / Grimes by beating him to death with his ^ club. Several efforts have been made heretofore to get him pardoned, but the governor had declined each time to grant the pardon. It is stated that Gunnels gets his liberty this time because he is dying of consumption. The oil mill ginnery still gins considerable cotton. We have the right prices on hosiery, gloves, and underwear. See them. Huoad & Bamhkko. .Tones Bros. have some fancy driving horses in their stables now, and they are for sale. W. B. Gruber, Esq., of Wulterboro, will be a candidate for Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, to succeed Judge Henry Mclver. Oman lodge A. F. M. held an interesting communication last Friday evening, ! at "which the Entered Apprentice degree was conferred. The Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina is in session at Columbia this week. Rev. Kenneth McCaskill, of the Bamberg Presbyterian church, is in attendance. A light kept burning at night in your back yard is said to be a good thing to keep off thieves. But if you are going to use such a scheme, don't use one of the Bamberg street lamps, for it will never do you any good. This State now has three regiments of militia, thus creating a brigade and the rank of brigadier general. Col. Wilie Jones has been appointed to the command and the rank by Governor MeSweeney and the Adjutant General. Gus Moody, a white man, was before the Mavor Monday for fighting Ids wife ceive tne salary auacueu uuicss uc forms its duties. See our lines of dress goods and shoes, tc They are strong. Rhoad & Bamberg. c< Mr. W. S. Miley will very probably ^ enter a horse at the races in Columbia C( during the State Fair. P' Miss Nan Earle, a sister of Mrs. H. F. J ? Rice, was married in Greenville last q week to Mr. James Birnie. ,, dj If you owe us anything, now is the time oi to pay. We don't care to send the paper te and wait always for the money. . n, Fox hunting is the sport most enjoyed h< by our sportsmen recently. Some hue pi races have been had hear town. pi The circuses are exhibiting in various ----- * - , th Sooth Carolina towns, uui iney ikiyc ? given Bamberg the go-by so far. * Supervisor Bruce will use the wood cut off the right of way on the new Midway road for the cojnrt house and jail. Hunt up your registration certificate and be^irepared to vote at the general or election to be held Tuesday, November U 4th. " 19 "We regret that some of our subscribers . . have failed to receive their paper recently. n* /It was not the fault of this office, we are n sure. - ci; Clemson College defeated the Georgia C(J School of Technology in a foot ball game ft played in Atlanta last Saturday, the score ? being 44 to 5. There was no preaching at the Metho- ^ dist church last Sunday, on account of the absence of Rev. M. W. Hook at the th Union camp meeting. The Bamberg Guards are to be in- ^ spected at an early date by the Adjutant General, and they are drilling every week in anticipation of the occasion. ^ Bamberg county polled nearly twelve hundred votes in the primary election. ia There should be equally as a large white th vote in the general election. Y? The racing at the State Fair promises L< "to be exceptionally fine this year. In fact, the whole occasion is expected to be ctober29th and 30th special trains into id out of Columbia, in addition to their n gular trains. Call upon any agent for n itailed information. ? r Branchville News. F Branchvili.e, October 21?Rev. Mr. * nison closed a protracted meeting at ie Christian church Tuesday evening. The latest sport of our village just now ' ith the old as well as the young men is x hunting. On Monday night there as an unusually large crowd out. ' wenty-two were on horses and thirteen j. n foot, with a pack of hounds containig twenty-three in number. After two g ours and" forty minutes hard chase they lught a nine and a half pounds fox. mother chase was then commenced, hich lasted four hours, but were not lccessful in catching fox No. two, as ? ie dogs gave out. Mr. and Mrs. T.- M. Patrick spent Tues- y ay in Bamberg. We are glad to note that Mrs. F. A. iruce, Sr., who has been quite sick, is ^ ble to be up again. t Mrs. Nettie Ligou, who has been visitlg in Sumter and Spartanburg, returned ' onie last week. ? We are sorry to learn that Miss Annie ' terry is still confined to her bed. Miss Annie Bruce, of Bamberg, spent unday in town with relatives. Mrs. G. W. Baxter and little son, lubrey, of Denmark, visited relatives ere Tuesday. Mr. N. J. Hammond spent Sunday in own. Mrs. M. L. Rhoad attended Union camp- , meeting last week. M rs. R. Pearlstine is spending a few r lays in St. Matthews,' the guest of her , laughter, Mrs. S. Pearlstine. M rs. H. Slauchburg and children, of , Camden, are on a visit to relatives here. Mr. J. P. Henderson spent Sunday in Charleston. An oyster supper will be given here in ' he city hall Friday evening for the beueit of the graded school. We are sorry to note that Rev. J. D. Prierson has been quite sick for the past few days. He was unable to till his appointments on Sunday. "Is she a particular friend of his?" ''Well, if she's a friend of his she's cer;aiulv uot particular."?Penu. Punch Bowl. The Cotton Market. Cotton is selling in Bamberg to-day at 7i cents the pound. Receipts of the week 350 bales. Some people expect the price .to go up as soon as there is a killing frost. and raising a general disturbance while drunk. He was sentenced to pay a tine of $25 or serve thirty days on the chain gaug. He took the days, and is nowserving his sentence. Rev. R. A. Sublctt, writing to the Baptist Courier says: "We have had a glor'ous meeting at Pelzer. Eighty-four hi^e joined both churches, seventy-four at the Second and ten at the First church. We were hindered very much in the meeting for want of room. Hundreds at times were turned away at the doors. IIow much I wished for my gospel tent, which will hold two thousand people, well seated. By the way, [ wish to say to the brethren that this tent was given to me for just such occasions by that big-hearted, whole souled Christian gentleman, S. G. Mayfield, of Denmark. May the Lord reward him for ;uch a generous gift to the work." New Advertisements. ?. C. Bruce, County Supervisor?Notice. 1 J. Williams Macy. J. Williams Macy, the favorite New ; fork humorist and basso, will give one ?f bis unique and enjoyable entertainneuts at Denmark next Tuesday evening, t he 28tb, under the auspices of the Dennark Lyceum. The entertainment con- j ists of humorous recitations, songs, and unny stories. Mr. Macy has been for eventeen years on the Philadelphia Y. ] I. C. A. star eourse, and has appeared in i rnny of the leading cities in the United t tates with great success. The entertainlent will take place in the Denmark ^ LiiiLUn or on/1 on ou/ini n cr ItlllCU dtliuui UUiiUiiic,, miu uu f fun and pleasure is promised. I ? m c Dyiuff With Consumption. u In July, 1000, Daniel T. Gunnels, the >wn marshal of Go van in Bamberg, 5 junty, was convicted of manslaughter in , is county as the result of a homicide mimitted by himself. The sentence im- a osed was five years in the State prison. 11 1 August of 1901, the governor received a earnest petition for the pardon of unnels, but refused to grant it. Yesteriy another petition reached the govern- ?. r, together with a letter from the peni- ^ mtiary physician who states that Gun- . els is quite ill with tuberculosis, which e some time ago developed and is apirently doomed. The physician and the ,v rison officials asked that a pardon be anted in the circumstances. In view of ,, lese statements the governor has granted ^ pardon to Gunnels, and he will be sent >me to spend his last days.?The State. j Pardon Granted to D T. Gunnels. The governor to-day acted favorably i the petition for the pardon of Dau h unnels, convicted of manslaughter in A >00 and sentenced to live years. Gunnels was town marshal when he p lied the man and last year ^n effort was tl ade to pardon him but without success. 7< r. S. E. Harmon, the penitentiary physian, has since testified that the man has ii nsumptiou aud is very sick.?Columbia y; ecord. b ? jj ANY CHURCH or parsonage or insti- a] tion supported by voluntary contribu>n will be given a liberal quantity of j] e Longman A Martinez paints whener they paint. M ote:?This has been our custom for jyj enty-seveu years; any building not tisfactorily paiuted, will be repainted at ir expense; about one gallon of our Lined Oil to lie added to every gallon of the lint to make ready for use; it's mixed R two minutes, and cost of the paint is erebv made less in price than any other, early product over one million gallons. >ngman & Martinez, a; Sole Agents Bamberg Pharmacy. h< Low Rates to State Fair, u Columbia, S. C., via Southern Railway. w >r the above occasion the Southern Railly will sell from all points in South Car- c] ina, including Asheville, Charlotte, ugusta and Savannah and intermediate ,r ations, tickets to the 34th annual State n? tir, Columbia, S. C., at rate of oiie first ass fare for the round trip, plus 50c (ad- n issiou fee.) Tickets to be sold October 20th to 31st, \\ elusive, with final limit to return No- si ;mber 2nd, 1902. The Southern Railway will operate on ? I8 ONE CAR HorsesS Just received. S nice ones in thii HDHBHHHHnBHn EHRHARDT ETCHINGS. News Items ami Personals from Our Neighboring Town. Eiikhakdt, October 20.?Messrs. B. F. Brown and E P. Chassereau visited friends in Augusta last week. A bay window has been added on to Pleasant Hill Methodist church, which adds very much to its comfort and appearance, and anticipates painting inside and out in the near future. I Rev. E. M. McKissick has in his possession one of the oldest disciplines of the Methodist church, hearing the date of publication 1804. If any person has an older date in this part of our State he would be glad to correspond with them about it. Dr. J. H. Roberts is spending a few days in Rock Hill this week. The relatives and friends of Mr. G. C. Fender gathered at his residence on last Wednesday to celebrate the 00th anniversary of his birth. It was au enjoyable event, there being about 125 persons present. A bountiful dinner was served, after which music was a prominent feature. Mr. Fender is one of the oldest men in his neighborhood. He was born and raised in Colleton county; having married in 1870 he moved to Barnwell county (now Bamberg); raised a large and respected family. He served from the beginning to the end in the civil war, and has always been a successful farmer. J. Pink Matheuey, Esq., of Bamberg, was in town last Tuesday. Mr. G. B. Hiers, of Orangeburg, passed through town last Friday with a drove of cattle for the Orangeburg market. Mr. F. M. Simmons and family are , visiting near Aiken this week. Taxader'mist J. F. Chassereau brought Reynolds a large fox and coon this week, which are on exhibition at the drugstore, j Vincent Dunbar, of Allendale, was in ! ;own Sunday. The eclipse of the moon Thursday > light was looked after with much interest, j The oyster supper last Friday night ( vas a success. Music was furnished by ( Shrhardt string band. Caterer J. C. 1 Westerlund prepared the stews and fries o order. About $50.00 was taken in. , Mr. F. B. Moore was in town Sunday, t dsiting his parents. t Prof. McTeer, principal of the Ealey nstitute, colored, reports over 50 scholars s >n the roll and scholars progressing licely. t Ehrhardt colored school will hold a hot v upper and entertainment at the Ealey nstitute Thursday evening, October 30. c til the colored population expected to ^ tteud; proceeds for the erection of a iew school building. Dr. J. R. Laugford went to Columbia his week. Rev. J. H. Wilson helped to eat opos- ^ am at the home ot Mr. ana Mrs. j. u. * Juattlebaum lust Friday. 11 Mr. Joe and sister, Miss Maud Cope- a ind, were in town Suuday. v Mrs. G. L. Bishop is very ill at this rriting, but we trust a change for the 11 etter will soon be reported. b Misses Maybelle and Ula Utsey, from t( Proves, 8. C , are the guests of Miss Ruth ^ 'opeland in Robertsville. * Rev. J. H. Wilson and A. C. Reynolds b ift for Charleston Tuesday. ? Mrs. W. M. Moore is visiting her arents at Heudersonville. a Capt. J. M. Dannelly bas just had his ouse finished painting inside and out by p .rtist E. W. Burnett. " Copelaud & Dannelly are makiug " reparations to build an addition to leir large store. The addition will be p 0 feet long. " Early Saturday morning a dog belong- P ig to Mr. T. 0. Powell went mad in the ard of Mr. F. T. Moore and tore up a ig chicken that was near him, and a . ttle later was knocked in the head with 1S a axe at the hauds of Mr. Phil Padgett. al Miss Bessie Chitty, of Olar, is visiting liss Kathleen Chisolm. Miss Janie Felder, of Bamberg, and [iss Rena Ritter, of Ritters, were in town R [onday. Ge Col. ? c Denmark Doings. c] Denmark, October20?Mr.Charles W. 8( ice, who is in business at Fairfax, 8. C., 5; visiting his father, Mr, Wiu. F. Rice. T Harry Felder, Esq., is iudisposed. Mr. Laugdon C. Rice, the genial man- ^ >er of Rice's Hotel, is having fever. *We " ope to see him up again soon. a' Prof. J. Arthur Wiggins has been quite v nwell, but is now up and at it. e< Little Miss Vera Wiggins is not at all ell. ? Rev.T. U. Cox preached at theMethodist 11 lurch yesterday. There has been some talk about an oil till. We do not know whether it will taterialize. Dr. O. D. Faust and family have re- H i r ir /"i ^ irneu iroin juacuu, vxn. Mr. S. A. Hand is now in North Caro- tj na. Sam is a hustler when it comes to a jlling Bibles. ? Mr. C. E. Tyler has.our congratulations. ^ little Miss Sallie Tyler is a fine girl. "The employment of child labor in so (j lany of the cotton mills of the South has t( aturally excited the protests of humani- p irians all over the world. Lady Florence >ixie has sent a passionate appeal to a 'resident Roosevelt to stop the outrage. SJ t is a deplorable waste of life to make ^ mall children work long hours in dusty ntton mills, but the lot of these children j, > scarcely worse than it was, in many j ases, in their rude, dirf-floor cabins back p I the mountains, where the only stimu- p int of mind and body is 'moonshine' ^ rhiskey and the only sensation is the illing of a revenue officer. The cotton p lill has brought the poor child of the ? outh into the light: It is the road out ^ f perdition, but the air should be made o ery hot to every mill-owner who persists ^ II sacrificing these young lives to his c ;reed" e The above is taken from "Success", one a f the foremost magazines of the United t itates. Strong arguments can be made ,, in both sides of this question. It is a ubject which will not down at any man's ^ lidding and is sure to be to the front at ^ he next session of the Legislature. When ill has been said, suppose you put it this j, vay: How would I like for my child of ( ' or 10 years to be at work iu a dusty otton mill V Give us a child labor law; t is coming, sure. W. H. W. j Fairfax Dots, t Fairfax, October 20.?Miss Josie Hix- ! ;on has returned home, after a visit of ; several weeks here. Mrs. Preacher and her sjster, Miss 4 Rivers, of Varnville, are visiting Airs. AI. . <V. Wilson. j There was quite a crowd went to St. . Nicholas Lutheran church Sunday. 1 Twenty-six drummers registered at the ( Kearse house last week. Cotton is coming in rapidly, and is -- ?Vaiukv oml Wurtor /\v fair uosuy ?i?iu u? iuuH6 i*??? .v?.. prices. Mr. Dick All was in town last week. He lives about ten miles away. An Editor's Appeal. Lives of poor men oft remind us, Honest toil don't stand a chance, More we work we leave behind us Bigger patches on our pants. On our pants, once new and glossy, Now are patches of various hue, All because subscribers linger And won't pay up what is due. Then let oil be up and doing, Send in your mite, both great and small, Or when the snows of winter strike us, We will have no pants at all. !LOAD THR Mules BI , All dif .ome extra Positiv 5 load. ... est nut News from Woftord College. The Wofford College Journal for October is out, and may be without hesitancy classed with the best of college magazines in this State. The binding of purple and old gold makes a splendid show, and the contents are in no way inferior to the outward appearances. The staff is to be congratulated on the way they have begun their work. j The gymnasium tcatfi has elected Mr. \V. C. Cleveland, captain. The team will be reduced in numbers this year, but ' man}' improvements will be made in the exhibition The Glee Club has decided to give a "1?" ?!?? /if .1 rill rill <r f his I'irtJ 111 tUV piaw \M n ----year. A play is being selected, and will be settled on in a few days. The gridiron is not altogether deserted these days. Class teams have been organized ami games will be played. The Sophomores have played one game. Their opponents were selected from the rest of the college. Both the Sophs and the scrubs played a good game. The scrubs had five of last year's 'varsity team, but the Sophs held the score down to a tie of five to five. The members of the Calhoun literary society have elected Messrs. L. Q. Crum, W. K. Greene and S. M. Dawkins to represent them in the oratorical contest. The Prestons have elected as their representatives Messrs. D. E. Carmack, E. K. Hardin, and C. L. Smith. Mr. 1). H. Marchant has resigned his position as Anniversarian in favor of Mr. T. C. Moss, alternate. Mr. J. C. Redmon was elected alternate for Mr. Moss. Mr. T. F. Watkins, of last year's Senior class, is at the University of Virginia Gtudying law. He is playing right half back on the University's foot ball team. The Wofford College Lyceum will not fall below its high standard this season. Some of the very best lecturers on the platform to-day have been secured. Mr. Hamilton W. Mabie comes on November ' >. There will be in all about eight lee- & ;ures. The students get these tickets for * me dollar and a quarter. This shows >ne of the many opportunities that a Wofford boy has. * Although Dr. Carlisle is no longer 1 resident of Wofford, he continues to J nake some of his well known chapel * alks. a Very near all of the boys remained iwake last Thursday night to watch the * sclipse of the moon. Many had the pleas- ^ ire of seeing the moon through a telescope. c vhile in eclipse. * Mr. B. H. Browne, class '02, was on the * :ampus a few days last wreek, the guest of ^ he Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. News from Allendale. Allendale, Oct. 17.?Yesterday at the r iome of the bride near this place Mr. [j lenry L. Hall and Miss Ellen Clay were g larried. The wedding was attended by t number of people from Allendale and p icinity. s Mr W M* Bivst.ick and familv hnvr loved to Spartanburg where they expect c o make their home. Allendale is sorry t< 0 lose those who have become identified (j >ith their people. The family of Mr. J. ij i. Boylston are now residents of our ? awn?they will occupy the Wright place g n Railroad avenue. s; Misses Zaidee Simms and Ida Verdier \> re visiting Miss Agnes Tobin. Ono of Allendale's enterprisiug young a, len, Mr. John E. All, is about ta embark a the truck farming business. He will tl acate near Jacksonville. n The Allendale graded school is in a f< ourishiug condition. The school build- n] ig has been recently renovated and is |c etter equipped now than at any former tl me. The corps of four teachers are g, illy competent to fill their positions. (j Business coutinues to be good. Cotton (j 1 still coming in. The provision crop is p( bout harvested. jr To Oppose Col. Croft. ti Aiken, Oct. 18.?W. S. Dixson, of ^ aruwell, was nominated for congress y the Republicans here to-daj'. E. S. p ickerson of Aiken was re-elected district bairman and G. G. Butler, of Barnwell, . jcretary. The district executive comkittee was elected as follows: Sherman aylor, Aiken; \V. S. Dixson, Barnwell; >. G. Gettes, Bamberg; G. A. Rcid, Beau- c, >rt; P. Simkins, Edgefield; Willis Alston, ^ [ampton; and J. M. Jones, Saluda. The q drainistration of President Roosevelt as endorsed and resolutions were adopt- ' d hoping that the coal strike would be >on settled to the satisfaction s,nd iu the iterest of the consumers and commend- ig the president for his laudable efforts ) this end. cj *1( Barnwell Newsi. al Barnwell, October 18.?On Mondav ni fternoou Capt.. J. W. Woodward's black m lare ran away near the court house, browing him out of his buggy and dam- ?] ging it to some extent. Fortunately the <>' aptain received, no personal injury le eyond a severe shaking up. ni Miss Carauua Moore was married on >ctober 15, at the residence of her mother, vj ) Mr. J. G. Altman, of Charleston, the te lev. G. D. Moore officiating. The bride tl ! a young lady of amiable manners and al ttractive personality and the groom is ti lid to be a gentleman of substantial rorth. Mr. Julian J. Harrison, the Barnwell <>] iventor, who has associated Messrs. G. Jc t. and G. M. Easterling with t.im in the roprietorship of his "fountain comb" ai atent has just returned from l.he North ei ,'ith the Messrs. Easterling. He is said 3 have succeeded in organizing a com- m any to manufacture the coma, with a b; apital stock of one hundred thousand m ollars, and already has an order for b< 2,000 combs. He will return North shortly st o superintend the manufacture of the ombs. He has in process of bci tig patent- h d about half a dozen useful Inventions al ,nd a company is being formed to put hem on the market under the corporate C tame of the "Novelty Company." Farmers everywhere are curing large J [uautities of hay and the weather has teen good for that purpose. b Judge Buchanan has been ay pointed to lold a special term of the Common Pleas F )ourt in December. Low Excursion Rates to Colombia, Account of State Fair and Elk's Carlival. On account of the above occasions , he Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell ickets from all points in South Carolina ~ ,o Columbia and return at one first-class 'are for the round trip, plus fifty cents for idmission to the Fair. For military companies and brass bands j; li uniform, with twenty or more on 'one ' ;icket, the rate will be one cent per mile j3 u each direction, for each passenger. Tickets at these low rates will bo sold 3ctober 3Gth to 30th, inclusive, and for ( aioruiug trains of October 31st, and will t>e good returning up to and including November 2nd. This will be the largest and grandest affair ever held in Columbia. Wonderful attractions day and night. News from Kearse. We are having fine weal her at the pros- . eut time. ( Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Copeland, of Olar were in Ehrhardt Sunday. Pastor Peeples preached a very interesting sermon at St. John's Sunday. Mr. W. K. Mixson, of Sycamore, went to Bamberg last Thursday. i "Yes, sir, it's whiskey, but the doctor i prescribed it for me." "Who's your doctor ?" "I'm doctoring myself, sir." ] CARLOADS JGGIES to re lit styles and makes, ely the lightest and lightning buggy ever sold here. anHMnann |^RGM J2P FOR: INFORMATION jijhr- THE VRGMA-CARI Jg*. ^ CHARLESTON, S. NOTICE OF ELECTION. For State and County officers, and upon Proposed Amendmen ts to the State Conititution?State of South Carolina? bounty of Bamberg. Notice is hereby gi ren that the general dection for State and county officers will >e held at the voting precints prescribed >y law in said county, on Tuesday, November 4,1902, said day being Tuesday ollowing the first Monday in November, is prescribed by law. At the said election a separate box will, >c provided, at which qualified electors vill vote upon the adoption or rejection >f an amendment to the State Constituion as provided in the following Joint Resolution. L Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section II. of Article VII. of the Constitution of 1895, Relating to Counties and County Government. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Geneal Assembly of the State of South Caroina: That the following amendment to I -A.* TT k ..A? .1 . TVTT A Il /I 1*1 tecuon 11., Ariicie v .11., 01 tnc uonstituion, be agreed to: add to the end thereof lie following words; that this section hall not apply to the f allowing townships. a the following Counties: IJunkin and laklawn in the Coun;y of Greenville; the awnships of Cokesbury, Ninety-Six and !ooper in the county of Greenwood; Sulvan Township in the county of Laurens; fuiett and Pine Grove in the county of aluda. That the corporate existence of lid townships be, and the same is hcrey, destroyed and all officers under said nvnships are abolished and all corporate Events removed. Sec. 2. But the question of adopting lis amendment shall be submitted at the ext general election to the electors as illows: Those in favor of the amend- * tent shall deposit a ballot with the foliwing words plainly printed or written lereon: "Constitutional amendment of . ret ion Eleven of Article Seven of the oustitution, relating to Counties and ounty Government, Yes." Those op- j Dsed to said amendment shall cast abal- I ?t with the following words plainly ' rioted or written thereon: "Constituonal amendment of Section Eleven of rticle VII of the Constitution, relating counties and county government, No." Approved the 28th day of February, A. ., liHtt. , . * Sec. 7. There shall be separate and (Ms- ^ net ballots and boxes at this election t >r the following officers, to wit: 1. Gov- ? nor and Lieutenant Governor. 2. Other " Late officers. & State Senator. 4. Memirs of the House of Representatives. 5. ounty officers. On which shall be the ame or names of the person or persons ated for as such officers, respectively, ad the office for wli ch they arc voted. Before the hour fix id for opening the alls managers and c erks must take and ibscribe the constitutional oath. The aairman of the board of managers can ^minister the oath to the other managers ad to the clerk; a notary public must adliuister the oath to the chairman. The lanagers elect their chairman and clerk. Polls at each voting place must be pened at 7 o'clock a m. and closed at 4 clock p. m., except in the city of Char- j ston, where they shall be opened at 7 a. i. and closed at (5 p. m. The managers have the power to fill a icancy, and if none of the managers atnd the citizens can appoint from among ic qualified voters the managers, who, iter being sworn, can conduct the elecon. At the close of the election, the manners and clerk must proceed publicly to pen the ballot boxes and count the bal- ! >ts therein, and continue without admrnment until the same is completed, ad make a statement of the result for ich office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the chairlan of the board, or some one designated y* the board, must deliver to the comlissioners of election the poll list, the [>xes containing the ballots and written atements of the result of the election. The following managers of election ave been appointed to hold the election 1 t the various precints in the said county; 1 Bamberg?G. E. Bamberg, Wm. Sic- 1 ue, O. A. Simmons. Midway?Hugh Ilutto, F. F. Carroll, ] r., A. M. Dempsey. J Ehrhardt?G. J. Hiers, J. D. Quattle- i aurn, J. Laz. Copcland. Denmark?C. E. Tyler, G. J. Foglc, D. 1 '. Hutto. " ' Farrell's Store?L. E. Cooner, J. A. Mclormack, Sam Goodwin. 1 Govan?W. L. Kennedy, T. A. Hutto, 1 . A. Lain. Olar?G. J. Bessinger, W. B. Chitty, A. i. Kirklaud. Kearse's Mill?John Breland, J. J. [earse, A. W. Brabham. The managers at each precinct named bove are requested to delegate one of Iieir number to secure boxes and blanks ur the election. Tbeyoan be secured on iaturday, November 1st, 1002, at the court iousc. J. 1). Feeder, Jf.ff B. Smith, W. T. Cave, Commissioners for State and county election for Bamberg county. Bamberg, S. C., October 11, 1902. NOTICE. Merchants and others furnishing rations o paupers are hereby notified not to furlish over $2.50 per month to each pauper, or accounts over this amount will not be mid. By order of the Board of County .Commissioners. E. C. BRUCE, 1. W. Free, County. Supervisor. Clerk of Board. Bamberg, S. C., October 20,1902. You can kill Bermuda grass and the tuts of nut grass in a garden or lot by turning the land in? November and plowing two or three times in the winter, riie seeds of nut grass will not be killed, rhey will come up next spring.?Carolina Spartan. I Will IIMBMW8MBMBBBHHHBMHMBWBBMKMWHBB OINB CAR LOAD All bought 1 i sold at pric ONE AND TWO=HORSE >ut of busin look whethe Wagons pw'b 6 Mitchell <fc Lewis, White Hickory, sV | j I and other good makes VI I I III A A A DAI ill A /M l?Ai^ ai ^ ^ IA"V>AnuLIVU\ UntlYIIUAL uu _ MABOTACTOTE /||1|| RtUSTii ' AOORCSS * ^" =" DUNA CMEMEAL GO. 0W BARTH MOST GGGNOM G.U.S.A. 1 U k* : f ; v - gj' M OUR LINESf MILLINERY, SILK5, DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS, AND ! NOTIONS! ALL COMPLETE, CHEAP AND IM0=DATE. Mrs. K. I. Shuck & Go. BAMBERG, S. C. Caris Clolera-lnfantom, ^ >?! the Bowel^TroiiWw of f&t *t& \ Children of Any Age. \ t?kJ$ oifff & DISesUon? Regulates (4(jBUa(TCni1l NG.MWDERSjBBI the BoweJj, Strengthens Daly 25 cents at Druggists, ^teething easy? $&&&&.mall 25 cents to C. J. MOFFETT, M. D? 8T. LOUIS, MO. TuszKoiuc^la.,July 28,1878.?Do.c. j. Moffett?My Dear Sir: Justice to you demands that i should give yon ny erpertence with your excellent medicine, TEETHINA. Our little girl, just thirteen months old, has had mnch rouble toothing. Every romody was exhausted In the shape of prescriptions from family physicians. Her bowels ontlnued to pa*s oO puro blood and burning fever continued for days at a time. Her life was almost despaired of. Ier mother aetennlned to try TEETHINA, and In a day or two there was a great change?new life had returned? he bowels were regular, and thanks to TEETHINA, the little babe Is now doing well. Tours, etc., D. W. McIVER, Editor and Proprietor Tnskegee (Ala.) News. H1 JONES BROTH ERsfpjj O Wo received last Saturday the finest lot of I j R Horses and Mules brought to this market this season. There are several nice matched f teams in this load. If yon are in need of a pair of horses or mules you should see ours P? at once, as they are going fast. Ef SI JONES BROTHERS I? A SACRIFICE IN MILLINERY GOODS! The large stock of Hats, Silks, and Trimmings of the Ehrhardt Millinery Co., ately run by Miss May Ehrhardt, is now being sold out below cost, at Reynolds's Drug Store. Mrs. Reynolds has charge of this department, and you can get a hat trimmed to suit your notion while you wait. Pitta A ri Tftilat Qnan Another gross just arrived, scented with Carnation, rillw All lUllwl JUdJJ Violet, Oris. Jockey Club, Heliotrope and others it 25 cents per box. ^lindnPC ^ ncw *ot Tooth Brushes, Hair Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Shaving Jlllllll 1G3 Brushes, Combs, Trusses, Syringes, Bandages, etc. V ^,ne enve^?Pes> paper by the quire, box paper from 5c to JUUlUlltlJ 50c. All new and up-to-date; pens, pencils, ink and crayons. Four Ounces for 25c. Extract Lemon, Vanilla, and Paregoric. Reynolds's Bell Cologne is put up in 25 cents, 50 cents, and $1.00 sizes, i Reynolds's White Rose Liniment joints, and Rheumatism, and will not blister. "Gives relief in thirty minutes. ^ "i W A f P Jo nrnno rn/1 f rool? 1 rr oc CaIH Keynoias s ioa Liver un cmnisiun and is recommended by pby-1 sicinns for consumption, colds, weak lungs, and wasting diseases. ?5c. per pint. Reynolds's Swedish Hair Tonic Sold under a guarantee. 50 cents per pint. Nubian Tea, Black Draught, Granger's, and Simmons' Liver Regulators are selling at 20 cents per package. Drugs, Patent Medicines, and Chemicals, Diamond Dyes, Spectacles, and School Books. A. C. REYNOLDS, EHRHARDT, S. C. '/ J-v-.vr.- ' J, for Spot Cash and will be B :es that put competition I ess. Come in and take a 8 :r you want to buy or not. | ased to show my line. | ill Bamberg! JRTY FACTOHES <M C MANAGEMENT 3WEST PRICES j^j MASTER'S SALE. ' > The State of South Carolina?Bamberg County?In Common Pleas. Hermine Dickinson and Clinton Dickinson, by their guardian ad litem, G. Moye Dickinson, Plaintiffs, against D, H. Counts, Defendant. Partition. Pursuant to decree of his Honor Jndge . . : ^ James Aldrich made in above stated cause, 12th day of June, A. D., 1902,1 Will sell at public outcry in front of the Conrt House door in Bamberg, on Nov. 8,1902, to the highest bidder all that certain lot or parcel of land, with the bnildingB thereon, lying and situate in the corporate , limits of the town of Bamberg and bounded, North by lands of Margaret Lee; East by vacant lot formerly owned by J. T. O'Neal; South by lands of J. A. Vernon; ^ i West by public road or street known as j Cox Avenue. Terms of sale cash, parI chaser to pay for papers. [ H. C. POLK, Master Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., October 14,1902. SALE PERSONAL PROPERTY; Bv virtue of power vested in me by the Probate Court of Bamberg county as Administratrix of the estate of Geo. P. Bamberg, deceased, I will offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, at the shops in the town of Bamberg known as Bamberg Wagon Works, on Monday, November 3rd, 1902, all the personal property of said estate, consisting in part of five buggies, one wagon, one mowing machine,several sets harness, and possibly other articles. Sale will take place at 12 o'clock noon. Mrs. M. E. BAMBERG, Administratrix. Bamberg. S. C., October 14,1902. WARNING NOTICE. ~ All persons are hereby warned not to trespass upon lands of the undersigned for the purpose of hunting or for any other purpose whatsoever. Violators will be dealt with according to law, J. E. Bishop, J. 8. Bishop, J. P. Bishop, G. B. Clayton, C. R. Clayton, B. T. Zeigleb, J. C. Copeland. Ehrhardt, S. C., October 11, 1902. WARNING NOTICE. All person 8 are hereby forbidden to trespass upon lands of the undersigned for any purpose whatsoever. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. W. M. McCue, J. E. Brown, -: ^1 Mrs. G. W. Garland. Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 27,1902. Trams: ? 1 House and Lot on Railroad Avenue. 1 House and Lot on Cannon street. 1 House and Lot on Midway street, 1 Farm, 2 miles southwest of Bamberg, 250 acres. Special bargain. 1 Brick Store on Main street. 1 Two story Brick store on Main street. One six-room dwelling,with large passage and piazza, fire-place in every room, bam and stables, bored well 114 feet - K deep, and 19 acres of land, all in corporate limits; a special bargain at $1,150. - * ' Also several Farms, all at prices to suit the times. If you want a bargain come and see me. J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate Agent, - Bamberg, S. C. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1902, until the 31st day of December, 1902, inclusive. For the convenience of the taxpayers I will be at the following /v?? /loiro flfoo nomfl/l kdiaw [JittUCa UJl IUC SjLCkJf O auu UttlVO uuuivu mv*v t? . Denmark, Thursday and Friday, October 23d and 24th. Lees, Tuesday, October 28th. Govan, Thursday, October 30th. Olar, Thursday, November 6th. Ehrhardt, Monday and Tuesday, Novcmber, 10th and 11th. Hunter's Chapel, Wednesday, November 12th. Farrell's Store, Thursday, November 13th. Tne following is the tax levy: For State purposes, 5 mills; for county purposes, 4 mills; constitutional school, 3 mills, making a total of 12 mills. Special school levies: Bamberg, No. 14,14 mills. Hunter's Chapel, No. 50,1 mill. Denmark, No. 21, 3 mills. Binnaker's, No. 45, 3 mills. Barbary Branch, No. 48,24 mills, * ' V Govan, No. 36,3 mills. Cuffie Creek, No. 55, 2 mills. Clear Pond, No. 25, 2 mills. , Olar, No. 43, 2 mills. Lees, No. 47, 2 mills. Oak Grove, No. 30, 3 mills. Hopewell, No. 1, 3 mills. / Hampton, No. 3, 2 mills. Midway, No. 2, 2 mills. Ehrhardt, No. 24, 2 mills. Colston, No. 26,1 milll Denmark road district, 1 mill. 1 will receive the road commutation tax ($1.00) from October 15th, until February 1st, 1903. JNO. F. FOLK, Treasurer Bamberg County. S. G. MAYFIELD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, . DENMARK, 8 t