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K 9 W. t r I THE BAMBERG HERALD. f ? Established 1891 ~ BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1905 One Dollar a Year^^^ ???? % i Boston and the Negro. i\ A Southerner writing from Boston to C the Charlotte Observer tells of the im- | > mense audiences which greeted Booker j*T. Washington at the Old South Church, \ and adds: ! \ MI have seen Boston people look openly , disgruntled and edge as far away as possible from negroes who were seated by .them in the street cars. The man in ; charge of the bo*x office of one of the large s theatres here told me last week that he \ I had been obliged to exchange some seats [ because the purchasers were unwilling to ( sit by a negro. I asked if they were South- ern people, and he did not think they I were. * , ! I[. "The proprietor 01 a wen-Known ics[ taurant told me a few days ago that he [ had just charged a negro $1.40 for dinner which would hare cost any one else 35 cents. "The same day the following incident was told me: A negro entered a barber shop near here and asked a barber for a shave. The barber at first refused, but the law is on the negro's side. He told the negro that he would have to wait, and after about an hour's time he re-appeared -. with a razor which he had fixed for the purpose. "He bad taken an old one and had hammered on it with something heavy until it was dented and the edge broken in several places. He said to the negro: 'The law compels me to give you a shave, but by Qeorge, this is what I am going to dp it with.' The negro gave due look at the razor and fied. "Collectively, the people here seem to be anxious for the intellectual and moral improvement of the negro. But when it comes to individuals it seems to me that there is just as much prejudice as in the South." Two Christmas Tragedies. Chebaw, Dec. 28.?Cheraw had two fatal accidents as its quota of Christmas casualties. Saturday night a number of persons were in the store of Montgomery & Croxton. A party was standing in the rear of the store discussing the dangers of pistol carrying. Mr. L. B. Croxton in a spirit of levity, it is said, to scare the crowd, pointed his pistol behind him and a noorivi man named Ben Perrv. Ii UAWU ?Jk MVQAV . ? m I who was^sitting on a sack back of the -group and who had not been noticed, . began to complain. On examination it Was found that he was shot through the .pfcmAch. Jfvery attention was given to hiin, bdt Jjfce died on Sunday morning. : Two young white boys, Walter White and Thomas Pegues, were out hunting About three miles west of Cheraw. Young Pegues* gun went off while in his hand and the load entered the body of Walter White, instantly killing him. The boys were good friends and near relatives. The accident is deplored. Won a General Store at Poker. An Ashland, Wis., dispatch says that Ole Olson, a "lumber jack," walked into town carrying 1,750 pairs of gloves and mittens, 1,175 pairs of socks and 83 pounds of tobacco. He offered the goods for sale at about one-fourth of their value, and was arrested on suspicion. v Olson said he bad been in the woods many months.* The lumber jacks receive - " 1~ :-.M no mpney wnue m me wuuus, um nwc B expected to wait until they return to ' & town for their pay. At the company store K in the woods the men could get such artiW cles as they desired andhadthemcharged K against theirjjime:?AtaS^dingly^thelHSh K us^a'efciiandise instead of checks. In game, where socks were the stakes, B he won 1,175 pairs on three aces. The K other man held a trio of kings. He was E allowed to go free and cash in. B Garris May Get Good Job. |t Columbia, Dec. 80.?It is possible that I C. W. Garris, the chairman of the railroad K commission, who goes out of office in a T day or so, may take a position in the E traffic department of one of the railroads. P It is known that a certain railroad officiE al, who is aware of the amount of infor mation possessed by Mr. Garris on tbe | matter of freight and the problem of movI ing it at a minimum cost, has offered the E position to him, but he has not decided r yet whether he will accept it or not, as t there are other business openings in view. I The Lord Wasn't Pushing Him. r In a certain town of Connecticut a m deacon of the church charged with solicit^ ing subscriptions for a charity recently experienced considerable difficulty in getting the townsmen to contribute. To one of his neighbors the deacon K- said: P "Oh, come, Richard, do give something." . "Sorry, deacon,'? answered Richard, "but I don't see how I can." l. "Whv not? Isn't the cause a good one?" J? . "Oh,'yes, the cause is good enough; but ^ I owe too much money." "But, Richard, you owe God a larger I debt than any one else." "That's true," drawled Richard, "but God ain't pushin' me." The Spartanburg Journal says that the Richland Distilling company of Columbia, which makes only corn whiskey, paid to the United States goverment the past year $800,000 in whiskey taxes. This at ?0 cents a gallon indicates a production of about 900,000 gallons?nearly all of which was sold to the state dispensary. IN THE PALMETTO STATE.j INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. The Greenwood Index has been sold by H. L. Watson, editor and manager, to Joel Bailey and J. Rutledge McGhee. Tho transfer is to take place immediately. The publishing committee of the Southern Christian Advocate met in Spartanburg last Thursday and elected Rev. G. H. Waddell as editor and Rev. W. A. Rogers assistant. Mr. Waddellis now both publisher and editor of the Advocate. Waverly Crouch, the little son of James E. Crouch of Easley, was playing with his father's-shotgun last Tuesday afternoon when it was discharged, the load entering the right eye of his eight-yearold sister and killing her instantly. The boy is thirteen years old. Col. C. S. McCall, State Senator from Marlboro county, died at his home in Bennettsville last Saturday. He was 60 years old and unmarried. The funeral took place Monday. He was a prominent citizen of that county and one of the wealthiest men in the State. His estate is said to be worth a half million dollars or more. Had a Narrow Escape. Barnwell, December 30.?Mrs. John K. Snelling and her three youngest sons left here at 11 o'clock a. m. yesterday to visit Mrs. Snelling's father and mother, about ten miles west of this city. They had not gone more than three miles when the horse became frightened at a batch of paper some one had left by the roadside. The horse dashed away, and ran over some small trees, tore loose from the buggy and jerked Mrs. Snelling upon her hands and head, bruising her considerably aid breakfrtnrfh fincrerrm t.hp riorht hfUld. MMvui. ""fe? o She suffered considerable pain, and bnt for the goodness of Boston Lee and other kind-hearted negroes, Mrs.Snelling and her little boys would have been in an awful predicament. On being notified of the predicament Mr. Leroy Molair, who wa* in the neighborhood, at once sent his carriage and had them conveyed back home. Strange to say, none of the little boys were hurt in the least. New One On Him. The principal of the school was talking with him about his boy, says the Chicago Tribune. "By the way, Mr. Wipedunks," he said, "I have made a discovery about Jerry. He's ambidextrous." ,'T don't see how that can be," replied Mr. W*pedunks, with rising indignation. rHe hain't never been exposed to it. Besides he was vaccinated last year, we bathe him regular every week, and his mother always makes him wear a little bag of assafiddity tied around his neck. Some of the other boys has been lyin' on him." . A Hint to Mean Husbands. ' Laurexs, December 31.?A story is told in Laurens of how a good old South Carolina doctor aided an unfortunate wife in _;jj: 1 -i* ? 1 3 nuuxLig ueiseu ui a uxuci auu wuuuiCBs husband". The old doctor, out of the abundance of charity which possessed his soul, had been faithfully attending the unfortunate woman through a protracted illness and was greatly impressed by the sweetness and gentleness of her nature, in contrast to TKFBfutaiity^nd contemptibleness of that of the husband. The ~ man. would not work and provide for the household, but went so far as to abuse the long-suffering woman when she would not do so. The poor creature confided her troubles to the good doctor, who said that he could not put the man in the ^penitentiary, where he belonged, but that he would do the best he could. J3o he proceeded to secure the co-operation of one of his brethren oflhe profession and instituting a de lunatieo inquirendo, adjudged the man insane, and sent him to the Insane Asylum SPEEDY RELIEF. A salve that heals without a scar is DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. No remedy effects such speedy relief. It draws out inflammation, soothes, cools and. heals. cuts, burns and bruises. A sure cure for piles and skin diseases. DeWitt's is the only genuine witch hazel salve. Beware of counterfeits, they are dangerous. Sold by H. F. Hoover. Yet To Come. Blanche, Wilbur, and Thomas were in the garden playing and making a great deal of noise, but small Jack sat in a corner very quietly, which for Jack was an unusual proceeding. After watching them for some time the mother's curiosity prompted her to ask,? "What are you playing?" "We are playing house," answered Wilbur. "Blanche and I are the mother and father, and Thomas is the child." "And what does Jack do?" "Sh,sh! he isn't born yet."?M. I. Copinger. "Now, me good man," said the pompous stranger,"who had signed "Viscount Hardcastle, London," on the register, "what are vour terms here?" "Cash in advance," replied the shrewd hotel clerk, promptly. Job was a patient man?but the telephone girl never told him that the line was busy. Messrs. H. W. Chitty, L. A. and A. W. Brabham, of the Buford's Bridge section, was in the city to-day. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN YARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, January 2.?The first day of 1905 can be booked down with us as an exceptional fine day, ideal weather. Rev. P. E. Monroe preached a very fine sermon to a large and attentive audience at Ehrhardt Lutheran church. After the ser mon, communion was given to tne congregation. The Methodist church at this place was filled Sunday night with an attentive audience to hear Rev. T. L. Belvin, who has been assigned to this charge for this year. Rev. E. M. McKissick left for his charge at Gibson. N. C., last week. The last week in last year was mostly a loafing week with the coons, and as is usually the case they always at their meetings use their razors and pistols forother than shaving and target practice. One darkey buried and another cut up and will be sometime before he can work. The slump in cotton has caused several of them to work for wages in place of running a farm, as they intended to do. It might be a good turn for us that cotton has gone so low. Last fall when cotton was selling for fancy prices no other business couid thrive, as the hands would do nothing else but pick cotton. Mr. Ben Loadholt has opened up a stock of goods in Mr. J. C. Kinard's store. Mr. J. A. Chassereau has closed his store. There is an artist set up in town. He gets some work to do every day. The material train had an accident last week at Cald wells. The train broke loose and when the engine stopped at the tank to take water the grade was enough down to make the part broken loose run into part attached to . engine, breaking up a flat car and injuring a box for the hands to stay in. No one hurt. The council will have two parties up today for breaking the rules last week. Jee. News from Allendale. Allendale, December 29.?Allendale Lodge, K. of P., has elected the following officers for 1905: J. H. Hewlett,"C. C.; L. W. Gage, V. C.; W. A. All, prelate; J. C. Spann, K. K. and 8.; A. W. Owens, M. at A.; D. H. Ellis, M. of F.; J. L. Oswald, M. of E.; J. W. Bishop, M. of W.; W. L. Mauer, I. G.; A. A. Patterson, O. G. J. B. Guess, D. D. G. C., assisted by several members of Allendale Lodge, instituted a lodge at Hampton last night, and a fine banquet was given. Christmas passed off quietly here, a few tOoin Hmntfl nr?d several fisticuffs among the negroes constituted all the rowdyism. The merchants generally did a fine business. The low price of cotton is making the'farmers wear long faces. A good many of them have the mofet of their crop on hand, which makes it quite a serious matter with them. There is a building boom in Allendale now. J. H. Warren has nearly completed his cottages and E. H. .Oswald is building a dwelling. ,The Baptists are building a brick church and quite a number of small dwellings are going up in different parts of tfe town. Despite the low price of cotton seed oil the oil mill here is running day and night, and still has a large stock of seed on hand. Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Tyson, of Denmark, spent the holidays with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. Buford Atkinson, of Spartanburg, are spending the holidays with Dr. Searson's family. Several of the young men left early this morning for Lawtonville, to attend the marriage of Dr. D. E. Wyman to Miss Alene Lawton. Mrs. A. P. Oliver, of Columbia, is visiting ber mother, Mrs. H. C. Raysor. Miss Gertrude Mixson is spending the winter with friends in Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Eunice Williams is visiting relatives in Florida. Mr. L. A. Searson spent Christmas day in Allendale with his parents. Miss Alene All, of Converse College, is at home for the holidays. Messrs. D. M. Fraser, Clarence Chavans, Henry Bryan and Harry All, of Clemson 11 1-a ^onr /Iottc UOiiege, are at iiuuc iw #itn uo;a, Carlisle Fitting School. The Carlisle Fitting School began e x ercises Wednesday morning under very bright prospects. Practically all old students are back, and several new ones have come in. Altogether the outlook for the rest of the term is very bright. The students seemed to enjoy the holidays, and were unusually prompt in returning. Nearly all went home for Christmas, some few visited, and one or two boarding students spent Christmas here. Headmaster Sheridan remained at his home until the holidays were nearly over, then took a flying trip to Orangeburg, Cameron and Holly Hill, spending the time among old friends. Prof, and Mrs. Owen spent Christmas with relatives in Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Bloomhill, the old family estate in Sumter county. Prof. Hardin was at home for Christmas. His father is much improved. Miss Kernaghan spent the holidays with relatives at Columbia. . ' : . ... . .. Lie Never Passed His Lips. A Scotchman and an American were one day conversing in a rail way carriage, and in the course of the conversation the subject turned upon the relative truthfulness of the two nations. "Do you know, i sir," said the American, "that a lie has < never passed my lips?" < "What's that?" said the astonished i Scotchman, his face expressing the great- i est surprise and bewilderment, which 1 gave place to a look of relief and under- i standing as he added, "Oh! I understand . now, sir, you speak through your nose." ( A Positive Engagement. Mrs. Cummings was busy at her desk when iNed, an "oia-ume" aaraey wuo uau been a servant in her family since "befor de wah" days, approached her, and with many apologies for the interruption asked: "Miss Sally, can I git off two weeks from today? I has to go to town, ma'am?" "Two weeks from today. Why, I think so, Ned. What are you woing to do in town?" inquired Miss C. kindly. "I want-to go to a fun'al, Miss Sally, a frien' of mine gwine to be buried den," said Ned. "You do not mean two weeks, then, Ned," returned Mrs. C. "Yase, 'm, hain't dat de twenty-fust." "Yes, two weeks from to-day will be the twenty-first, but you must be mistaken ; they could not keep the body so long except in a vault." Mrs. C. was now thoroughly puzzled by the old darkey's request and wondered what it could all mean. She knew none of Ned's "set" could afford to pay for a vault, and how could they be making arrangements for a funeral two weeks hence, with the prospective corps still alive ? The thought made her shudder. 4< \A/ a11 ' rn /Iftt ^ n /"J a TT " CQlH ft cii) uij uav uw u?j j owiu "But how can you be so sure? Suppose your friend is not dead by that time ?" "Oh, yase, 'm, he sholy will be dead by de twenty-fust; dat'st de day he's gwine to be bhried, 'nless he git out befo'." "Ned, what do you mean ? When did he die?" asked Mrs. C. "Oh, he hain't daid yet, Miss Sally, but he sholly will die, 'case he's gwine to be hung dat da, and dey'll be. a fun'al all right" " " ' ' A Recompense. Young Edward, aged six, was quite tired of staying in the house. His mother was ill and had tried to keep him in the room with her because her room was warmer then his playroom, but his toys were all in the playroom and he became restless to go to them. "Good-by, mamma," he said, "I will come back in a thousand years." "I 'will be dead and buried by that time, son." The little fellow stopped a moment with his hand upon the door, and thinking of the Creed he replied, "Never mind, mamma, you will rose again." NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the health of the people of this county is in imminent danger and must be taken care of. It has been decided that every precaution be taken to preventprolonged cases of pneumonia, grippe, etc.. The best thing to do is to give a good cough mixture as soon as the cough starts. Get MURRAY'S HOREHOUND, MULLEIN AND TAR. Only 2oc. a bottle. At all druggists. Professional Cruelty "The trouble," said the dentist, as he {>robed away at the aching molar with a ong, slender instrument, "is evidently due to a dying nerve." "Well," groaned the victim, "it's up to you to treat the dying with a little more respect. Barnwell county has, perhaps, the oldest colored woman in the State. Her name is Lucy Buck Sanders, and she lives in Red Oak township. A reputable gentleman told us recently that he is prepared to prove that she is one hundred and eleven years old. Up to a year ago the old women could get about, but now she is in a helpless condition. A few years back she was known to split 150 rails in a day.?Barnwell Sentinel. In Clarke county, Ga., a negro indicted another for holding him in slavery. In the old days negroes were the hardest overseers. They would be apt to bear down on those kept in peonage. Wisdom's Whispers. It does not pay to carry spite to appoint which brings a feeling of contempt. There is no use being stubborn when your own interests are affected. Give other people the credit of being honest until you have evidence to the contrary. When you know a story will not bear repetition, put it away for safe keeping. Don't blame another for your own mistakes without considering the effect thereof. A convincing falsehood will sometimes come back with terrific force. Too much patting on the back has been known to produce unfortunate consequences. Pride is a good thing when there is not IUU U1UUU ui It. Ill-feeling can be engendered though an over-plus of confidence and friendliness. COUGS AND COLDS. Coughs, colds and pulmonary complaints that are curable quickly cured by One Minute Cough Cure. Clears the phlegm,draws out inflammation, heals and soothes affected parts, strengthens the lungs, wards off pneumonia. Harmless and pleasant to take, Soljl by Dr. H. F. Hoover. v % * '( -. >-; Si /? >r- ' ,.?xy 2 '.V -t " 1 ' -I ' \ f -C CAROLINA'S COTTON CROP. rwo Hundred Thousand Bales of the Staple Not I Yet Sold. c The new year has dawned with prosper- t ity and good feeling all over South p Carolina. The eotton situation is a seri- 8 dus one, but fortunately the terrible v dump came after the State had gotten i fully on its feet in a financial sense, and n the bulk of the cotton now being held is | in the hands of those best able to hold it A., representative of a large cotton buying e firm was here from New York about ten ? days ago, and he has persistently tried to * buy cotton, but in the ten days he has c not bought over two hundred bales. This i shows that there is no disposition to sell, } and that the holders do not have to sell. J The n ext question is: Is the cotton here? * It certainly is, and it is being held for < better prices, and those who hold it are j not going to sell at present prices, simply because they do not have to. ; A close observer from Orangeburg county, the banner cotton county of this : State, and the second largest cotton producing county in the country, according to the census, has about 20,000 bales on hand, in the possession of the original , producers. It is estimated that Orangeburg county raised this year 88,000 bales of cotton, and of this amount it is stated that 5,000 bales are now being held in ' Amelia township alone, and the remain- 1 ing fifteen or twenty townships of Or- ] angeburg county hold enough to make a total of 20,000 bales in the hands of the producers in that county. It is this way in Anderson, and in fact all over the State. A gentleman from < Anderson county said the other day that 1 the cotton mills are holding cotton for | the farmers, and that in addition the ware- j houses over the State are well filled with cotton. It is estimated that fully 200,000 bales of cotton are being held in South Caroli- | na, which, at ten cents a pound, are worth aoout $iu,wu,wu. it is iurcner statea that most of the cotton mills have bought pretty freely and have their supplies on < hand, with allowances for filling in orders ' from the home territory. Many of the ! cotton mills of the State bought cotton when it was very much higher than it is I to-day. - j Incidents of Montana Travel. j Congressman Dixon, of Montana, is telling of the experience of a young East- ] era woman with one of- his constituents. 1 She left the train at a way station in east era'Montana one afternoon and asked < the only man in sight how she could get to her destination, far out in the country. : "You'll have to wait for the stage in the morning," said the man. "You can't get any rig here." j "But where am I to stop ?" inquired the young lady. "There's nothing here but the station and I can't sleep on the floor." "Guess you'll have to bunk with the station agent." 'Sir!" she exclaimed, "I am a lady." "So's the station agent," said the man. WONDERFUL NERVE. Is displayed by many a man enduring pains of accidental cuts, wounds, bruises, burns, scalds, sore feet or stiff joints. But there's no need of it Bucklen's At nica Salve will kui ine pain ana cure we trouble. It is the best salve on earth for piles, too. 25c. at all drug stores at Bamberg, 8. C., and Felder & Matthews, Denmark, S. C. Man Returned to Life After Funeral Service. Jefferson, Okla., January 2.?Nathan F. Cbidister is announced by the attending physicians out of danger, although his funeral was preached two days ago, and his body was in the coffin ready for burial. Chidister was reported dead and all arrangements for the funeral and interment were completed. Just before starting for the cemetery, the undertaker removed the ' coffin lid that the friends might have a last look at the dead man. The underside of the lid was moist, and it was discovered that Chidister was breathing. Physicians were summoned, and he is getting well. Colgate Hoyt, one of the world's successful men, told someyoungmen recently how, when he was a boy working in a hardware store, he wanted to auit when he was put at washing windows and the young girls he called on saw him at his menial occupation. The boy complained to his father who advised him to do the washing and do it to the best of his ability. "If you do whatever is given ; you to do to the best of your ability," ' said the father, "your employers won't find it profitable to keep you long at win- \ dow washing." . i A woman is built very queerly to let 1 the fashions move her waist up and down J fVlO TT9T7 thpv Hn. ' ?fV?T VUV, * After a girl has proposed to a man and ] she has accepted him, she tries to make people believe she might break it off. The New York Press says: "One of 1 the witnesses who failed to answer the summons of the senate committee in the Smoot case begged to be excused owing i to his feeble health. It turns out that this invalid is the father of forty-five children by his nine wives, and the grandfather of 1 107. One of the two wives of another prophet in reply to the question, 'Has l your husband a third wife?1 says, T feel i quite sure that he hasn't.' Other instances ( suggest to people in search of light reading that they ought not to pass over the . reports of the Smoot investigation." j In Pennsylvania they had a singular t snow storm last week. It was about 60 J miles long and one mile wide. In that ( belt the snow was two or three inches < deep and outside there was none at all. i * C: <r- . "*33* * i ' v "A/, A - ' Reception to Sunday-School Class. On last Thursday evening Mrs. Otis ; Irabham entertained her Sunday-school iH lass at her home in this city. At about eight o clock the members at he class began to arrive, each accompanied by a young lady. When all were . athered in th.e parlor, which was beauti- v ully decorated to suit the occasion, they cere delighted, with music rendered by Irs. Weissingei.on the organ, accompa- .' ^ tied by Miss Annie Lou Byrd on the vio : in. Miss Pearl Delk then gate a recitaion. After this games were played. Then came the hest ofj*lL Kefreshaents were served, ^fte^Jthich games vereagain played. frrjMfasped rapdly by and everyon^UjSPg to forget be lateness of the hd(HHSBont twelve 'clock, after bidding ramr hostess good-'. light, the happy couples wended their ; > vay homeward. All present unite in savng that it was one of the most enjoyable jccasions of the season. * Among those present were: Hisses ledelle Brabham, Annie Lou Byrd, Larile Folk, Franke Folk, Esma Delk, Pearl Delk, Bailie Felder, Gwendolyn Risher, Xania Easterlin. Messrs. Leighton Hart20g, Howard Sheridan, Burton Felder, Willie Black, Frank Johnson, Vance - ^ Brabham, John Felder, Wallace Cauthen, Eugene Rowell, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Weissinger. Bu County Board Meeting. The county board of commissioners met here Tuesday, with County Supervisor Bruce and Commissioners Carter and Fogle present. The board decided to dispense with a county attorney, and to employ a lawyer as needed. . ' Dr. J. J. Cleckley was elected county physician for the ensuing term. The extension of the new road from Ehrhardtto Olar was granted, provided the community would open up the road, as the chain gang has so few hands. A resolution was passed putting a license of $10 a year on one-horse agents and $20 a year on two-horse agents. A number of claims were approved and the board adjourned, after a session of several hours. ^ The Cotton Market. , The receipts of cotton at Bamberg for ^ ,he past week were only fifty bales. The -^-^ .< price to-day is &* cents the pound. In Honor of Mrs. Eddkmin. One of the most brilliant social event* ' 3f the season was that enjoyed at the iiome of Mrs. W. Paul Riley Friday after- J loon from four to sis. Mrs. J. L. Eddie* nan, of Edgefield, was the gnest of honor, p The parlors and hall were indeed en- ';< ;rancing in their Xmas attire of holly, Xmas berries and graceful vines. Toe wffc light of exquisitely rosetinted candelabra gave a bewitching tonch ofbeanty to the scene. ' Immediately upon arrival, the guests %8B proceeded to fill in answer* to ooite a unique little story, the answers being the names of books. A goodly number cut for first prize, an exqusite cat-glass olive >" dish, which was won by Mrs. Eddteaan. vMrs. J. C. Moye and Miss Annie Black cot for the consolation, a dainty rose vase, Mrs Moye being the fortnnate winer. A delightful turkey and, salad coarse was served, followed delicious apricot cream and the daintiest of cake. The j "Cream de Mink" was indeed invigorating. The hours sped by as oh the "wings of the wind," and those present beihg . vj loath to disperse so genial a company . found themselves leaving at twilight. The invited guests were: Mrs. J. L. -1J Eddleman, A W Knight, Otis Brabteug - HiUgene YTC##iuga, U. i? mnnmNw, Fr^nk Bamberg, G M Dickinson, H J Brabham, Jr, G F Hair, H W Johnson, JE ;; p 0 Moye, M Move, E D Raney, L C Price. , W P Jones, N M Salley, H M Bay, E1 *3 Wannamaker, J A Williams, J C Lewis, , D F Hooton, S W Johnson, Havelock Eaves, W A Riley, J D Copeland H F Hoover, H G Sheridan, M JBlack, FW - $ Free, J B Holly, W T Donean, Jacob Folder, Misses Margaret Eaves, Addis Hays, Pearle Counts, Addie Lou Easterling, M Annie Black, Florence Hooton, Florrie ; ^ Black, Emma Raysor, Margaret Beapy, Hannah Gale, Saidee Johnson, Clio Cope, Clara Riley, Nina Riley, Llewlie Bamberg, Roberta Johnson. Little Misses Ruth Riley and Mozelle Copeland were the graceful little waitresses. Attention Physicians. The Bamberg County Medical Associa- $ tion will meet on Wednesday, the 11th of January. A full attendance is earnestly solicited. E, Kibklaot>, M. D., H. F. Hooves, M.D., President Secretary. An election was held Tuesday on the question of forming a new, county from portions of Abbeville, Edgefield and firMn and the neoDle in the terri- , tory involved have declared in favor of its 'JM establishment. The vote was a large majority for the new county advocates, ft ^ standing 551 for to 147 against the schema ' / The legislature will no doubt create the county at the coming session. McOar- ; mick is to be the county seat. Saw Husband Fall Dead. Yorkvtlle, Jan. 8.?While sitting on a mole at his residence two miles east of Yorkville this afternoon, Mr. Napoleon A. Simril had an attack of heart trouble and fell dead, Mrs. Simril witnessing the sad occurrence. Mr. Simril was one of ;he most successful and enterprising men if York county, and was highly esteemed tjy his many friends. He leaves a widow, me son and two daughters. One of the * atter is a student at Winthrop college. It isn't so much what a man thinks as . vhat he does tnat counts. "Just one kiss before I go," he pleaded. "And will you be satisfied with onCf ;he asked. "I should say not," he replied. "Then get busy," she said.?Chicago News. . It is said that Col. Jim Smith, Georgia's )ig farmer, will run for governor of that State at the next election. CoL T. L. - $ 3antt is his political manager. Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, has ) niH that the best introduction he ever lad was by the German mayor of a small own in bis State, who said: "Ladies and shentlemens, I baf been asked to Introjr, who to yon will make speech. ??h!af . low done so, and be will now do so." -V ^ I'jy . ; w A