The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 08, 1904, Image 1
THE BAMBERG HERALD. 1
Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1904 One Dollar a Year f|M
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN*SOUTH CAROLINA.
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State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
Mr. W. J. Fleming, a young man from
Charleston, was drowned in the surf at
Sullivan's Island last Thursday afternoon.
He was about 22 years old.
Capt. Edgar A. Sirmyer, who has been
sw-immonriant nf Pariptfl at ClpmSOn Col- I
lege, has rejoined his regiment at Fort
Riley, Kansas. It is likely that Maj. Ezra
B. Fuller will succeed him as commandant.
Charlie Bundrick, a white farmer living
near Little Mountain in Newberry county,
committed suicide last Sunday by taking
enough laudanum to kill three men. No
cause i9 assigned for the act, except that
he has been despondent and weak-minded
for some months.
From Mr. Ray.
To the voters of Bamberg county:?I
wish to express my thanks and gratitude
for the handsome vote you gave me in the
recent primary, thereby putting me in the
" second race for Sheriff. I earnestly solicit
your support in greater measure
next Tuesday. I ask your suffrage on
my merit, feeling that I am fully competent
to discharge the duties of the office
in a satisfactory manner. You will find
me ready when duty calls, at any hour,
day or night, aud should you elect me I
shall take pleasure in meeting and greeting
you at the office, ready and willing to
j give you any information and serve you
in any way I can. I shall always look
* after your interest and confidently expect
- *- *? ? ? ?^ mo
. your ueany suppun. x/uu,w luijci
next Tuesday. Yours truly,
S. G. Ray.
John G. Mobley for Railroad Commissioner.
The railroad commission has become
an office of great importance. Recognizor
ing this, we nominate John Glover Slobley,
of Fairfield county, for railroad commissioner.
He is a lawyer by education,
and has been admitted tp the bar of our
State. For a number of years he has been
engaged in farming and dairy husbandry,
and has done mnch to improve the breeds
. iag of horses and dairy cattle, He is a
practical farmer, thoroughly in sympathy
with the agricultural interests, manufacturing
and the development of our resources
along the lines of industry. He
Ifts been conspicuous for his public spirit
and untiring energy. Although a mere
, boy in '76, he rendered most efficient services
to the' Democratic party when radical
misrule was overthrown and white supremacy
established. He has always tak
en an active part in politics, and has ever
regarded the interest of a friend as his
own: He is a member of the military of
the State, and has been connected with
the service for many years. He is a director
of the State Agricultural and Mechanical
society, and has held that position
for fourteen years. He is also president
of the South Carolina Live Stock and
Dairyman's Association. In the legislature,
his ability and knowledge of the
law and his fairness were well displayed;
always courteous, but determined in his
support of the right.
In recognition of his worth, the legisi
? lature made him a director of the State
nlmAct nnanimAnclp TTp
pCUltClililQl \ CUUIVOK uu?uiu4wuw?j **w
was a candidate in the last election for
railroad commissioner, and received a
most handsome vote, being third in the
V race of ten candidates. At its next ses sf
sion the legislature re-elected him a director
of the State penitentiary for the
second time by an almost unanimous vote.
Captain Mobley possesses the golden art
of making friends. Courteous in manner,
and firm in his character, he would make
a popular, as well as a most capable official.
He would study the problem of
transportation, and do justice without
fear or favor. The splendid vote he received
in the last election for railroad
commissioner warrants his friends in
again placing his name in nomination
and respectfully submitting his qualifications
and his pre-eminent fitness for
the office to the people of the State.
G. W. RAGSDALE, State Senator.
W. J. JOHNSTON, Representative.
T. W. TRAYLOR, Representative.
C. 8. FORD, Representative.
J. E. McDONALD, Attorney at Law,
Winnsboro, S. C.
J AS. Q. DAYIS, Cashier Winnsboro
Bank.
J. E. WILLIAMS, Foreman News and
Herald, Winnsboro, S. C.
H. A. GAILLARD, President Mt. Zion
Society
* SAMUEL C. CATHCART, Farmer.
J. D. McCARLEY. Merchant. '
JOSIAQ J. OBEAR, Druggist.
ROBERT W. MATTHEWS, Machinist.
THOMAS H. KETCHIN, Mayor of
Winnsboro, and member of the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
JNO. C. BUCHANAN, M. D.
J. W. BEAUCHAMP, Granite Cutter.
W. M. DAMPIER, Mill Operator.
Unanimously Endorsed by the Fairfield County
* Democratic Convention. May 2, 1904.
Whereas, the Hon. John G. Mobley has
r?r?vailed uDon bv his numerous
friends throughout the State to enter the
t race for .railroad commissioner; and
whereas, he enjoys the entire confidence
and esteem of all the people of this county,
who take pleasure in bearing testimony
to his worth as a man and as a citizen ;
and whereas, it is believed that if elected
to the office he will stand for the rights
of the people and for a firm administration
of the law; therefore be it resolved:
That this convention does hereby en:
dorse the candidacy of the Hon. John G.
Mobley, and recommend him to the most
favorable consideration of the voters of
the State.
he sold a pile of chamberlain's cough
remedy.
I have sold Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for more than twenty years and it has
given entire satisfaction. I have sold a
. pile of it and can recommend it highly.?
Joseph McElhiney, Linton, Iowa. You
will find this remedy a good friend when
troubled with a cough or cold. It always
affords relief and is pleasant to take. Sold
by Bamberg Phar; H. C. Rice, Denmark.
F. S. SNIDER KI^TD\ |
Fell From a Train Near Fi^ftteville, N. C., Last
Saturday Night !
Last Saturday morning Frank S. Snider,
a young white man of this place, left
Bamberg with the military company to go ^
to Manassas for the encampment trip. He
was not a regular enlisted man in the
company, but he was carried along as one
of the cooks. *? <
Nothing was heard in Bamberg about <
his death until Monday night, when the ?
editor of this newspaper was called up by i
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ine State in v_oiumoia anu aaitcu. iw m- formation
in regard to F. S. Snider and 1
his death, saying that a press dispatch 1
had been received by that newspaper that s
an unidentified man had been killed near i
Fayetteville, N. C., and the body was i
supposed to be that of Snider As we *
had heard absolutely nothing of his death, '
of course we could not give any information.
j
There was an item in Monday's daily
papers telling of the killing of an unknown
man near Fayetteville, but no one here
had any idea it was Snider.
Tuesday a telegram was received here
saying that the body had been positively
identified as that of F. S. Snider and asking
for instructions ss to shipping the !
body. A reply was sent asking that the
body be shipped here, which was done, it
arriving yesterday morning on the nine 1
o'clock-train. The remains were carried
to the home of his parents on Carlisle
street, where Rev. M. W. Hook conduct- ;
ed the funeral. The interment then took
place at the new cemetery.
Full particulars in regard to his death
cannot De obtained here, but it is suppos- I
ed that he fell from a baggage car while
the train was moving. One man who (
was in the car reports that he saw a man .
lose his hold on the door and fall out near
Fayetteville. Snider was in the baggage J
squad. The company was in camp in ]
Virginia when the news came through a ,
telegram to Col. Herbert from General ,
Passenger Agent Craig. He was missing
from camp, but it was supposed that he
had gotten left at Richmond, and others
said Siat they positively saw him at Rocky
Mount, beyond the point where the body <
was found. There was nothing on the
body to identify it, a id all these things '
account for the delay in getting his body
home. The best identification was the 1
laundry mark "F. S." on the back of the collar
he wore.
It is not known here who took charge .
of the remains and sent them home, but J
it is supposed this was done by the rail- <
road authorities. The body was nicely i
prepared for burial, and evidently had ;
been enbalmed, for it was in a fine state
of preservation and the features entirely
life like. Every one who saw the body at 1
once identified it as Snider. There was a ]
bad bruise on the side of his face and the
left hand was wrapped up, it evidently
having been hurt. The body was not ex- 1
amined, but all supposed that his neck
had been broken by the fall. The train ]
had not run over him. He was about
thirty years old, and leaves a mother and
father and three sisters. !
The Cotton Market. 1
Cotton is coming to Bamberg these days J
with a rush, as our buyers are paying the <
very highest prices. The receipts last ,
week were more than two hundred bales,
and the price last Wednesday was eleven
cents. The market is going down, how- (
ever. This week the receipts were 750
bales, and the price at the time of going 1
to press is 10 7-16 cents the pound.
Mr. C. S. McCall, Jr., representing ,
Sprunt & Co., of Wilmington, N. C., has j
returned to this market as cotton buyer. .
Our farmers can obtain as high prices
here for their cotton as on any market, and ]
our receipts should go away ahead of last (
year.
FROM 148 TO 92 POUNDS.
One of the most remarkable cases of a
cold, deep-seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E.
Fenner, Marion, Ind., who was cured by
use of One Minute Cough Cure. She says: ,
"The coughing and straining so weakened ]
me I ran down in weight from 148 to 92
pounds. I tried a number of remedies to <
no avail until I used One Minute Cough <
Cure. Four bottles of this remedy cured
me 01 tne cougn, strenginenea my. lungs .
and restored me to my normal weight, i
health and strength.". Sold by H. F. i
Hoover. <
From Senator Mayfleld. i
Words fail to express my gratitude to .
the good people of Bamberg county for
the very large vote-given me in the recent
primary. I carried my home county by a '
large majority, and received a greater
proportion of my home vote than either
of my opponents did of theirs. I am 1
deeply grateful for this expression of con'
fidence from my home people, and I shall
try in every way to represent them worthily.
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The second primary takes place next j
Tuesday, and I ask each man in Bamberg
county who takes pride in seeing our
county brought to the front to turn out ?
and cast a solid vote for Bamberg's candidate.
The matter is not one of person- j
al feeling, and I lay aside my personality J
in asking that this county furnish the
congressman.
My chances for success next Tuesday *
are bright, and with the support and earn- {
est efforts of my friends I trust to be victorious.
Again thanking you for the
handsome vote and confidence shown, I
assure you that I shall never forget it
while I live, and I ask your most earnest 1
efforts in my behalf next Tuesday.
Your obedient servant,
S. G. Mayfield. \
WHAT'S IN A NAME? 1
Everything is in the name when it c
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C. De- i
Witt & Co., of Chicago, discovered some 1
yea:rs ago how to make salve from witch ?
hazel that is a specific for piles. For blind i
bleeding, itching and protruding piles, f
eczema, cuts, bums, bruises and skin t
diseases, DeWitt's salve has no equal. 3
Thi3 has given rise to numerous worth- t
less counterfeits. Ask for DeWitt's, the 1
genuine. Sold by H. F. Hoover. c
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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News Items Gathered All Around a
the County and Elsewhere. e
Colston Echoes. ^
It seems to me that we are having all 1
)f the rain at present. Most of the farm- s
jrs down this side are very blue over the i
sudden drop in cotton and so much incle- s
nent weather, and the present out-look, 1
iccording to the government report, is
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rery gloomy ior tne price 10 oe any ucuw >
for some time, but we have one great con- (.
>olation down here. We, or the most of <
us, will have plenty of home-made hog
ind hominy for our own use and some for i
sale, and with a few old hens and chick- 1
sns we can go on for a while longer. J
Mr. J. P. Matheny, of your town, was i
in our midst last week, pleading for more 1
eotes this time than he received before. <
Mr. Joe Beard has gone to Virginia 1
with the Bamberg Guards to take part in 1
the battle of Manassas. J
Mr. W. H. Yarn and mother were at 1
Bamberg on last Thursday. i
Mr. W. G. Kirkland^f your town, was '
among his home folks on Sunday last.
Mrs. D. B. Black and children, of Wal- i
terboro, are spending time with her par- ]
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Ayer, of 1
Clear Pond. ]
Miss Rosalie Yarn, of WeimePs, is visiting
relatives at Colston and Clear Pond.
Mr. J. B. Yarn, formerly of Colston, but
now of the town of Bamberg, spent last
Sunday at home, or 8*least part of it.
Mr. J. M. S'eedly, our efficient mail
carrier, and Miss Delia Folk, of Clear
Pond, were joined in the holy bonds of
matrimony on Sunday afternoon at the
borne of Rev. S. P. Chisolm, who performed
the ceremony. We extend to them our
hearty congratulations.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, September 5.?Harry M.
Graham, of Greenwood, was in town one
Jay last week. He is as jovial as ever.
The Knights had a memorial service in
their hall last Thursday night. The hall
was tastefully decorated in an appropriate
manner for the occasion. Rev. E. M.
McKissick made a short talk to the audience
and the young ladies and gentlemen
assisted in the services by singing the
songs selected for the evening. The hall
was crowded and all were well pleased
with the evening. They were disappointed
however, by Mr. Harry Graham's nonappearance.
He had consented to make
the address for the Knights.
C. Ehrhardt & Sons started their gins
last Saturday morning and were busy
aearly the whole day putting cotton in
rv>arlr
suapc iui tuv uiaiavb.
About one hundred and twenty-five
bales of new cotton has been marketed <
here in the last three weeks. The staple !
3f the cotton is as a general thing of poor
quality; it is too green to make a good ]
staple.. i
The Ehrhardt graded school was to
commence this morning. i
Several of our town's-folks attended
the meeting at St Johr.s' church Sunday. <
Sunday morning Mr. J. D. Padgett ]
alarmed the town shooting at a dog he
thought was mad. Shot twice but hit
one. How is that for a crack shot? Mr. j
J. H. Fender came up Sunday afternoon ]
to doctor the same dog. Seems to become
disease in the head and not hydrophobia.
Had a fine rain Snnday night; some
wind.
Mr. Joe W. Weimer will return to Feriiandina,
Fla., his home, to-day.
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Colston Dots. j
Colston, Sept. 6.?We are having |
plenty of rain these days.
Miss Estella Adams, of Bamberg, is ,
spending a few days with Miss Lucia ]
Clayton. M
Mr. J. M. Steedly, of Bamberg, and Miss J
Davies Folk, of Clear Pond, were happily ]
united in marriage last Sunday afternoon ]
it the home of Rev. S. P. Chisolm. We
;xtend them our good wishes, ,
Mr. B. D. Bishop and sister, Miss Leti- j
da, spent Sunday at Mr. Thos. Clayton's. t
Mr. Joe Beard left last Saturday for }
Manassas, Va., with the Bamberg Guards, j
Mr. G. P. Harmon, of Bamberg, was in (
;his section last Monday. ;
We are sorry to note that Mr. G. W. (
3eard is very ill. We hope he will soon
be up again. 1
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A Card. (
To the voters of Bamberg county:? I s
;ake this method to thank my many J
'riends throughout the county for the
rery liberal vote I got in the recent pri- 1
nary election. I assure you I appreciate J
t. Also to warn you not to notice the
lamaging reports that are being circu- *
ated against me for the purpose of de- 1
'eating me in the next primaiy. They .
ire absolutely false, and I can prove any i
md all of them to be false, and if I don't
jrove them to any fair-minded man to be ?
intrue I will auree to quit the office even
ifter being re-elected. Respectfully,
, * J. B. Hunter.
n praise of chamberlain's cftlic, chol- o
era and diarrhoea remedy. s
"Allow me to give a few words in r
jraise of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
md Diarrhoea Remedy," says, John Ham- p
ett, of Eagle Pass, Texas. "I suffered s
me week with bowel trouble and took
" -1*_f .4. ^44*^^ 1.
ill Kinds 01 medicine wimuut geiwug ic- r
ief, when my friend, Mr. C. Johnson, a
i merchant here, advised me to take this c
emedy. After taking one dose I felt g
greatly relieved and when I had taken the
hird dose was entirely cured. I thank a
rou from the bottom of my heart for put- i
ing this great remedy in the hands of 1<
nankind." For sale by Bamberg Pharmajy;
H. C. Rice, Denmark. 6
SOCIAL DOINGS IN DENMARK.
rhe Danish Club Entertained by Mr. Neely?
Personals and Dance.
Denmark, Sept. 3.?Mr. Edward Neely
sntertained the Danish club in a novel
md most delightful manner Thursday
ivening. In the early evening wagons
vere sent through the town gathering the
lappy couples, and it was three well-filled
md merry wagonsful that were driven
nto the open country, through woods
ind fields, to the beautiful home of Mr.
tfeeley.
The grove and yard were lighted with
Chinese lanterns, and their kaleidoscopic
:olors added a peculiar charm to the othjrwise
pale moonlight.
Mrs. U. G. Milhous assisted in receiving
md entertaining the guests, and, though
veil entertained, there was an occasional
jjlance towards a bright fire glowing in
mother part of the yard betraying among
;hem unmistakable signs of expectation*
Curiosity was soon gratified, for the guests
being invited to cross the yard, found a
auge kettle of boiled peanuts?boiled peaauts
such as only low-country people
know the taste of. After lingering long
in merry chatter over the dainty trays in
which the peanuts were served, the guests
were forced by the approach of the witching
hours to bid the host good night. But
pleasure's silken net was not snapped
' - ? ? rrrif li
until tut iun?, biuw XIUC Jiuuiowaiu, nmu
its laughter aud song, was at an end.
Those present were: Miss Mary Perry
with Mr. Alfred Stcadman; Miss Ethel
Rice with Mr. Wade Faust; Miss Kate
LaFitte with Mr. Will Rice; Miss Nettie
May Rice with Mr. Tom Reed; Miss Dora
Turner with Dr. H. R. Tison; Miss Hat*
Hie Lee Guess with Mr. Hubert Matthews;
Miss Lillian Goolsby with Mr. Jud Mat;hews;
Miss Bessie Reed with Mr. Harry
Felder; Miss Maude Metz with Mr. Charlie
Rice; Miss Edna Steadman with Mr.
WagnerGyles; Miss Dorris Goolsby with
Mr. Rupert Felder;Miss Christine Riley
with Mr. Attacus Neeley; Miss Myrtle
McNeeley With Mr. Algernon Guess; Miss
Nellie Rice with Mr. Herman Walker;
Miss Livy Ray with Mr. Ruby Gillam;
Miss HattieNewsom with Mr. JohnBooz?r;
Miss Mattie Newsom with Mr. RanJal
Gillam; Miss Sarah Odom with Mr.
R'alker Sojourner; Miss Emma Belle
Metz with Mr. Ralph Goolsby; Miss Edith
Rice with Mr. Kennerlv Mayfield; Miss
Mice Sojourner with Mr. Chester Matihews;
Miss Maggie Steadman with Mr.
Ed. Neely; Miss Johnella Inabinett with
Mr. Charles Spann; Miss Coline Inabilett
with Mr. Cecil Crum; Miss Sarah
Riley with Mr. Cannady; Miss Carrie
Riley with Mr. A. J. Crews; Miss Sallie
Williams with Mr. Fred Turner; Miss
Mozel.leKearse with Mr. Wesley Crum;
Mr. and Mrs. George Turner, Mr. and
Mrs. ,T. D. Milhous, Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Wyman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sturgeon,
Mr. a ad Mrs.Brux.
Miss Edith Rice was at home to a number
of her friends of the younger set
Wednesday evening.
An enjoyable dance was given Tues3ay
evening in the town hall by the gen;lemen
of the town in honor of the visiting
young ladies.
Mr. Fred Turner left Thursday for
New York, v/here he goes to accept a portion
with a telephone company.
Miss Sallie Inabinett is spending the
month in New York.
Mr. Harry Felder left Monday for a few
week 3' trip to Washington and Philadelphia.
Miss Mary 6. Inabinett is in St. Louis.
Miss Mary Perry, who has been the
guest of Miss Dora Turner, returned to
her home in Columbia Friday.
Mhises Mattie and Hattie Newsom, of
Williston,are guests of Mrs. Matthews.
A Friend in Behalf of Mr. Bay.
Editor The Bamberg HeraldI was
extremely gratified at the hearty support
given S. G. Ray for Sheriff in the recent
primary. He is worthy of the office, and
the people of Bamberg county will make
no mistake to elect him. He is a man,
every inch of him, and will fearlessly do
his duty, no matter what the emergency,
pet lie will exercise judgment and not be
unnecessarily harsh. No better man can
he found for the place, and I hope to see
him elected.
Shannon Ray comes of good stock, is
entirely competent, and his administration
will reflect credit upon himself and
the county. He is energetic and faithful,
ind even the smallest details will be carefully
looked after. There will be no
jriminals eticaping from him, for he will
>e at his post of duty when a crime is
committed.
There are many reasons for his election,
3Ut I will not discuss them at this late
lay. But I do want to say that the pressnt
incumbent has held the office ever
lince the county was created (eight years)
tnd if you elect him this time it means
hat he will hold one omce twelve years,
vhich is, in my opinion, entirely too long
md is not Democratic doctrine or cusom.
He himself recognized this, I sup>ose,
for four years ago he said he would
lot run again.
Vote for Ray and you will not regret
t. He is the man for the place, and I
>elieve onr people realize this and that he
rill be elected by a large majority next
ruesday. Friend.
Letter to N. B. Felder, Bamberg, S. C.
Dear Sir: The way to buy paint is to
jo by tbe name. There is a name never
een on sham paint or weak paint or shortueasured
paint: Devoe.
There are a hundred different names in
>aint. Some are sham; some weak:
ome short-measure; and some all three.
If there is another such paint as Devoe
ead-and-ziuc, we don't know it. There
,re a few fsirlv good paints; a few; only
ine Devoe. A gallon Devoe is worth a
;allon-and-a-half of those few.
Mr. Aaron Higgins, of Plainfield, N J,
Iways used 15 gallons of mixed paint for
lis house. Last spring he bought 15 galons
of Devoe and had four gallons left.
Yours truly
0 F. W. Devoe & Co
THE CARLISLE FITTING SCHOOL
The Work it is Doing and the Many Advantages <
Offered Students.
Parents of Bamberg, have you a son or
daughter old enoueh for school? Do you !
wish that child educated? Is he worth *
educating? Do you want to see him enter 1
life prepared for the highest and best? If '
so, let us talk honestly and seriously to- <
gether for one moment. <
You wish for your child the very best i
intellectural development. But that is
not all. You wish your child to receive <
the very best moral and spiritual training
as well as the best intellectual training, i
Every true parent should desire this. Now
where can you send your child to receive <
this training? The Carlisle Fitting School
located in nnr midst, a. school nnHpr the
control of Wofford college and bearing 1
the name of that pare, noble, school teacher,
Dr. James H. Carlisle, can furnish this
sort of education for your boy or girl.
Every professor in this school is an active
christian, the moral influence is all that
consecrated, scholarly men and quiet, gentlemanly,
christian students can make it.
Do you know that this school prepares
for the sophomore class of Wofford College?
Do you know that you can keep
your child under your own influence,
have him near you, and at the same time
have him receive the best Freshman class
training? Do you know that the Postsenior
class of this school almost teaches
evervthing taught in the sophomore class
of Winthrop college? If not, examine the
catalogues of each institution as we have
done, and you will see that in English,
History, Mathematics, and Latin, the
same text books, (almost in every instance)
or their equivalent, used in the
Freshman and Sophomore classes of
Winthrop college are used in the Senior
and Post-senior classes of the Carlisle
Fitting School? We merely mention this
fact to show the work done by this institution
in our midst, and not because we
have one word to say against the great
work Winthrop College is doing. Before
sending your child away from home examine
into these facts.
All things being equal, every loyal citi
zen of our section of country should support
our own institution. A certificate
from our school enters a student into col- '
lege without examination. This school is
the pride of our town, and we must support
it loyally. Examine carefully every
claim of this school, write to Headmaster
Hugo G. Sheridan for further information,
and we feel sure that no one who decides
to support this school will ever regret
having done so. Note these advantages:
Admits young men and young ladies.
Best instruction at lowest possible cost.
Home life of boarding students?teachers
and matron live in the boys' and girls'
home. Headmaster lives on the campus.
Thorough work in the class room and
supervision by teachers during study
periods.
Music department in charge of a competent
teacher.
Literary societies in handsome halls for
boys and for girls.
An excellent library of 800 volumes
well selected.
A flowing well of pure artesian water
on the campus?no other water allowed
our students.
Excellent health?fine church facilities.
Bearding departments newly painted
and furnished.
Fine buildings and ample play ground.
Certificates of graduation given to all
students completing successfully the PostSenior
class.
Our certificates give entrance into the
Freschman Class or Sophomore Class of
our colleges without examination.
Our course of study provides for those
young people who cannot hope to get a
college diploma.
Our graduates find qo difficulty in obtaining
good positions as teachers. They
are always in demand.
School session begins September 21st,
1904.
Cards of Thanks.
I am very grateful to the voters of Bamberg
county for the magnificent vote given
me in the recent primary, thereby electing
me to the House of Representatives at the
head of the ticket. I shall always appreciate
this token of esteem, ancl shall endeavor
to uphold the honor and dignity
of my county in the legislative hails. I
thank you most sincerely and duly appreciate
the honor and trust reposed.
J. S. J. Faust.
I wish to express my thanks to the
voters of Ehrhardt and Kearse for my
re-election as magistrate. I am especially
proud of your confidence and esteem, and
no honor that is ever conferred upon me
will be more highly appreciated. You
have endorsed my administration, and I
shall endeavor to merit your well-done.
Again I thank you. Yours truly, *
J. C. Copelasd.
The people of my native county have
honored me by giving me the only office
I ever asked for. I am proud of your
confidence, and I shall endeavor to make
a good magistrate. My vote was a highly
flattering one, and I shall try to repay in
part the debt I owe my people by a faithful
discharge of the duties of the office. I
thank you for your votes and will give
you my best service. Sincerely,
W. R. Weight.
To my many friends who gave me such
hearty support at the recent primary, I 1
desire to express mv many thanks for the [
kind courtesies; ana to those who opposed '
me I entertain the" kindest feeling, believ- j
ing that in so doing they sought to serve
their country to its best interest. I accept !
the verdict and bow in humble submission
to the sovereign will of my people,
B. w. Miley.
Only a few words to thank the voters
for their support and confidence. The 1
fact that I had no opponent is sufficient ]
proof that I have conducted the office of
Clerk of Court in such manner as to win t
the approval of the people. I am there
ready as alwaysgo do anything I can to (
accommodate you, and my people will
always find a hearty welcome awaiting s
them at my office. C. B. Free.
Have your photographs made while W.
A. Reckling, Columbia's finest photogra- 1
pher, is in Bamberg. He will be here ]
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur- ,
day, September 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th.
He guarantees satisfaction and does first- class
work. I
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SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. 3
Centennial Celebration, January 10, 1905.?History
Before the War.
The centennial of the opening of the
South Carolina college will be celebrated 'i-ijjSjg
on the 10th of January, 1905. The cen- 3pfll
tennial of the chartering of the College
was celebrated December 19, 1901, In
Charleston, during the Exposition. The
chief object of this celebration, as empha3ized
at the time, was to lead up to a .'
worthy celebration of the true centennial y
of the life of the college in January, 1905,
when it is expected that hundreds of - pIBfa
alumni from all parts of the country will
be present in Columbia to signalize one
of the most notable events in the histoiy "^H
The establishment of a State College,
conceived by John Rutledge, was recom- '
mended to the legislature by Gov. John
Drayton, in November, 1801, and waa
H. W. DeSaussure^ afterwards Chaifce^
ldr, and until his death, in 1830, a bulwark- -jjafffl
of strength to the South Carolina college.
The Governor, in his message, referredV>;f^^^
the advantage of an institution supported
by public funds: "the means could not
wanting of inviting and providing
learned and respectable professors in the
various branches of science," and the^3$|g
need of a common center of education in -3
the State: "The friendships of young men
would thence be promoted ana strength\3|?^i^
ened throughout the State, and our poUtv^'^|n
ical union be much advanced therebv.n ^S[vS|
The "character" of the college, ratified
December 19, 1801, bears the
pie title, "An act to establish a college at, ;J|..jf|S
Columbia," and is signed, "John Watdj^-^M
f(resident of the Senate," "Theodore Gail-^Kj^S
ard, speaker of the House of Representa-lsghjM
tives." The object was thus set forth
the preamble: "Whereas, the proper edn>^
cation of youth contributes to the
perity of society, and ought always to bei|K|9[
an object of legislative attention; and:|nl?
whereas, the establishment of a college i
the central part of the State, where ml its~^^H
youth may be educated, will highly prcK<3?ySB
mote the instruction, the good order and ^K^M
the harmony of the whole community.^JRI^gH
The chief provisions of the act were "tne-^R^aB
following: "That his excellency the G^-^h
ernor, his honor the Lieutenant-GoveraordS ^H
the honorable the president of the SenateS^aMM
and the speaker of the House of Representatives,
the honorable the Associatetr4MSWi
Judges of the Court of Equity, shall bei-'W^jffl
ex-officio, together with Gen. Charles C.
Pinckuey, .H. W. DeSaussure, Thomas
Taylor, the Rev. D. E. Dunlap, the Rer.^at^H
Mr. John Brown of Lancaster, WadejlwialB
Hampton, John Chestnut, James B. Rich-'i '<ga|
ardson, Dr. Isaac Alexander. Henry Dans?5M2iH
Ward, the Rev. Samuel W. Yongue, WU-JgfjgS
liam Falconer, and Bartlee Smyth." "The
trustees of the South Carolina CoUe^*ttj9||H|
and shall draw "out of the treasury
this State the sum of fifty thousand doL^B^W
lars, to be appropriated to the purpose of
erecting a building of brick or stone, andJ^xlgS
covered with tile or slate, suitable to theH
accommodation of the students of the saidk'^ .^H
College, and suitable for fully carryingon
the education of the said students, anafor
the erection of such other buildings as
may be necessary for the use of the said'^^H
college." The comptroller is authorized ?
"to pay over to said trustees the sum of
six thousand dollars, yearly and everv-^ar^^
year, to be appropriated to the purpose of ^
paving the salaries of the faculty of
said college, and for the further support^!
of the same." "That the said .trustees,
with the concurrence of the commidttonrlJmjiW
ers of Columbia, shall be empowered to/jfafjH
make choice of any square or squares,syet "iffBal
unsold, in the town of Columbia, for
purpose of erecting said-college, and the ;3jPfH
buildings attached thereto, having strict 3 1^9
reference to every advantage of conveni- ^l f^H
ence necessary for such institution."
With these small beginnings but exalted
aims the college was opened
uary 10,1805, with the President and one . ^
other professor (two more professors be?
ing secured during the session), and with
a few students, numbering in six months
twenty-nine. The first student enrolled 7m
was William Harper, afterwards the dis?^|9gfl
tinguished Chancellor, and the first grad-^^^pl
uated (in 1806) was Anderson CrenshaWrS|^^
of Newberry county, afterwards the dis-'^^a^
tinguished Chancellor of Alabama. Thejan^jra
President, from 1804 to his death, in 1820,
was Jonathan Maxcy, a native of Massa-' -^ vJaj
chusetts, who, at 24, was President of,.;*Js>|s?|
Brown University, and later succeeded
Jonathan Edwards as President of Unio$-j|?9||
college, filling each presidency with
liant success, and still ranked by each in- 3?||J
stitution as one of its greatest presidents, -rag
He was a Baptist preacher, and already
uat the North he was recrarded as unriv
aled iu the pulpit." His students, Petti- >JSJS
gru and O'Neal, in after years,pronouno- Bag
ed him the greatest of orators. Themonument
standing in the center of the college
campus was erected to his memory ;||H|
by the Clariosophic society.
Up to the war the histoiy of the college ;V;|S?g
and the history of the State were one;
during that brilliant half-century almost -wl
all the distinguished,men of the State and raylll
many of the leaders of the Southwest ? -sjg
were graduates of the South Carolina Col- ; ^ <-'j
lege, Congressmen, Senators, ^dges, ; '^^
Governors. When the war came, students ^ - M
and alumni rushed to the defense of their M -\o
State, and whether from South Carolina
or from other States, eighteen of her al- ^^'?5
ni rose to the rank of general. All know; Jjj
Hampton and Butler and Mart Gary and
John Bratton. T. M. Logan and A. C. j?S'|?
Haskell divided the honors of the class of I
1860, and in less than four years commanded
regiments or brigades. The academies
whicn then flourished in the State
were founded by alumni of the college,
md one of the youngest of these before ^
the war is to-day the revered nestor of ' rgjjtM
the profession, Dr. James H. Carlisle, of
The Candidates.
In the second congressional district the
race is between S. G. Mayfield and J. 0.
In the race for railroad commissioner
;he candidates are Jno. H. Earle and Jno. ll8^
In the sixth congressional district a fJjjP
second race is on between J. E. Ellerbe .
md J. W. Ragsdale. ^
In county politics the race for Sheriff is -4^8
jet ween J. B. Hunter and S. G. Ray. For
Probate Judge G. P. Harmon and J. P. T^|S
ttatheny are contesting, and J. D. Milions
and J. A. Walker are the candidates
for magistrate at Denmark. - ^