The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 09, 1905, Image 8
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THE BAMBERG HERALD
Thursday, Feb. 9.1905
Short Locals.
Nice cold weather we've had recently.
The city of Anderson now has electric
cars.
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JL lit? WUUU Hi.au uauu^
these days.
Some of the best bills introduced in the
legislature have been killed.
The cotton mill has recently received
several hands from the upper part of the
State.
Wasted.?One team of oxen suitable
for carting logs. P. O. Box 2 & 12,
Ulmers, S. C.
See the ad. of boarders wanted in another
column. This office will give full
information.
Next Tuesday is St. Valentine's Day,
and tender missives will be exchanged by
the boys and girls.
The legislature should pass the bill re(juiring
a license for the sale of coca cola
in South Carolina.
A new bank has been organized in
Sumter, with $60,0005 capital. C. G.
Rowland is to be president.
Nice weather we've had for the past
few days, which is very acceptable after
the sleet and freeze of Saturday and Sunday.
Remember the"01d Maid's Convention"
in the onera house Friday evening. This
will be the funniest thing you have seen
y. in many a day.
The exhibit of fine pictures at the
graded school buiWing this week will be
something every one will enjoy, so don't
fail to see them.
Sunday was a fearfully bad day, and as
a consequence no services were held at
the churches in this city. Most people
stayed in doors all day.
On account of the disagreeable weather
very few people came to town last Monday,
which was salesday, being the first
Monday in the month.
Mr. E. T. LaFitte has introduced a bill
to mark as satisfied all judgments against
the bondsmen of late treasurer A. F.
. Free of Barnwell county.
Dr. J. B. Black has introduced a bill in
the Senate to mark satisfied a judgment
!. against the bondsmen of late treasurer A.
F. Free, of Barnwell county.
When an item of news happens in your
. community let us have a note from "you
giving the facts. Don't wait for "the
.) -other fellow?send it yourself.
We are certainly having all sorts of
weather these days. If any one is out
looking for samples of all sorts of weather
he can be supplied in this section.
Remember the art exhibit at the graded
school building on Wednesday, Thursday.
Friday, and Saturday. The proceeds will
he used to beautify the school building.
The unpaid taxes for this county up to
Jannarv 1st amounted to $653,885. The
v one per cent, penalty added is $113.31.
Tbe number of polls unpaid were 1,695.
An' effort is being made by the legislature
to pass a ten hour labor law. Petib:
tions from cotton mill operatives have
IP"*-' been presented to that body asking for
I the passage df the bill.
The general assembly was not in ses?T;
. sion last Monday, having adjourned from
r Saturday to Tuesday to allow the members
to be at home on salesday. Will the
t legislators charge for the day?
The South Carolina Live Stock Associ\
' f ation is to meet in the Y. M. C. A. hall in
Columbia on Wednesday and Thursday,
the 15th and 16th instant. Important and
3$ interesting subjects are to be discussed.
By the recent act of the legislature
j|- Clemson college will hereafter receive
$75,000 a year from the privilege tax on
fertilizersand the remainder is to go to
vfT Winthrop. Ciemson has been getting it
Nk all heretofore.
J. M. Jennings, who has been at work
f|&: boring artesian wells in Hampton and
Beaufort counties for the past, few months,
moved his machinery back here this week.
He expects to bore several wells in town
t. for private parties at their residences.
PThe Herald office force has had a strenuous
time the past week. With a rush of
work, the sickness of some of the force,
and getting our engine up in this bad
weather, we've certainly had a hard week
of it. However, we hope to get straightened
out and be running smoothly again
in a few days,
firn-trm's "Minstrels will appear at Folk's
V? opera house Monday, February 13th, with
5 an entirely new, novel and up-to-date atjtV>.
traction. The wardrobe, state and scenic
effects are elaborate and expensive, and
the company comprises only the best and
fmost capable performers. A street parade
of more than usual attractiveness will be
given at 11.45 a. m.
President E. D. Smith, of the South
? . . Carolina Cotton Growers' Association,
has published a letter in the daily papers
calling on the farmers of every township
to meet and organize on Saturday, Feb%
ruary 11th, and elect delegates to a meeting
at the county seat on Saturday, the
18th instant. The farmers of Bamberg
county should take notice bf the call and
organize.
Mr. Sol Kohn has gone to New York
city .where for the next few weeks he will
take advantage of the big display of goods
in his line now being shown there. He I
expects to purchase a full supply of fancy
feminine wearing apparel, at very low
rates. When he returns he will give the
shoppers in this section the opportunity
of taking advantage of his bargains.?
Orangeburg Evening News.
An innovation which has.become popular
is the continuous performance presented
by Gorton's Minstrels. There are
no long, tiresome waits and no inferior
acts put on merely to fill out the time.
Everything presented is clever and interesting,
and goes with a dash and vim
from start to finish. The company is
composed of the best performers, and the
performance is guaranteed to be free
from anything that could be considered
offensive. The Minstrels will be seen at
Folk's opera nouse, Monaay, reuiuaij
13th.
Mr. W. A. Gray, a well known and
prosperous young "farmer about two miles
below Cope, died of heart failure last
Wednesday night at 9 o'clock. When he
retired at 7:30 o'clock he was apparently
in perfect health but was a corpse in the
short space of one hour and a half. Mr.
? Gray was an industrious, honorable and
upright man and his death is a crushing
blow to the devoted wife who, with one
little child, survives him. The remains
were interred at Oakland cemetery Saturday
afternoon in the presence of many
relatives and friends.?Orangeburg Patriot.
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The Bamberg Nurseries is going out of
business, having sold the farm to Mr. J.
Stokes, and the stock of trees, roses, etc.,
on hand is being closed out at sacrifice
prices.
The Charleston bar held a meeting
Tuesday and selected R. W. Memminger
as Charleston's candidate for circuit
judge, in case the legislature passes the
ten circuit bill.
The United States Senate has passed
the Statehood bill, which admits Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one State,
and New Mexico as another. This adds
I two new stars to the flag.
Master H. C. Folk sold at public auction
last Monday the tract of land advertised
in the case of Lee against Lee. The tract
contained one hundred and forty acres,
and was bought by Mrs. Annie R. Lancaster,
the price paid being $550. <
In another column will be found the
notice of opening books of subscription
to the capital stock of the new building
and loan association. The books will be
open today at the office of Jno. R. Bellinger,
Esq., and remain open for three
hours.
The regular term of court was not
held in Columbia this week because of
the prevalence of small pox in that city.
Some prisoners in jail there have recently
been afflicted with the disease. Our
legislators had better be sure their vaccination
is all right.
Cow Lost.?On Mr. Willie Bishop's
plantation near Bamberg last Friday, a
white and red steer with no horns, weighing
about 350 pounds. Rope on one foot
and around his neck. Reward if delivered
to Wm. Orr, at Bamberg, opposite Dr.
Hoover's drug store.
The burglar proof safe of the Bamberg
Banking Company, which is operated by
a time lock, refused to work last Monday
morning, the machinery of the lock
1 ' -* Acs o niMiae.
fl&Ving biuppeu luumug. iio U wu?v
quence the bank was forced to go around
to the merchants and get cash to transact
the day's business. The lock opened
all right Tuesday morning, and no interruption
of the business occurred.
Mr. H. C. Bailey, who has been with
The Herald for the past year, left for
Johnson Monday morning, where he will
take charge of the Johnston News as
editor and publisher, having leased that
paper. His family will move up there in
a few weeks. Mr. Bailey is a newspaper
man of long experience, and will no
doubt give the people of that community
a good paper. We commend him to the
people of Johnston, knowing that they
will find in him a good citizen and an upright,
straight-forward business man. Our
best wishes go with him.
New Advertisements.
W. H. PATRICK.
Mr. Patrick wants to sell you gasolene
engines. Consult him if you need power
for any purpose.
SIMMONS HARDWARE CO.'
The season is approaching when you
will want to beautify your home. The
Simmons Hardware Company wants to
furnish your paints, varnishes, etc.
TEAMS WANTED.
See the ad. of W. F. Bowe in this issue.
He wants to hire teams and drivers for
work in Charleston. Good wages will be
paid. See the ad. and write to him at
Augusta for particulars.
THEODORE KOHN.
There is always something new and interesting
in Kohn's advertisement, and
you can always get new and seasonable
foods at interesting prices at Kohn's
Imporium. Plenty of people are shopping
at his store very satisfactorily by
mail, and you can too. Just try him with
a mail order for some of the great values
advertised in this paper. The ad. this
week tells .you about a new lot of black
dress goods; be sure to read it and note
carefully the prices.
M. STEINBERG.
Sternberg wants to buy old iron, etc.
He will be at Smoak's blacksmith shop
until Saturday, so bring in your old stuff
and turn it into money.
Jno. R. Bellinger et al?Notice.
Attention, Farmers.
President E. D. Smith has issued a call
to the farmers of the State to meet in
their respective townships on Saturday,
February 11th, to elect delegates to the
county convention to be held at the court
house on Saturday, February 18th. You
are therefore, earnestly requested to meet
on Saturday and elect delegates. jLet
every township in the county be represented
at the county convention. This
is important to the farmers as well as
everybody else. The price of cotton is
down, and the acreage has been too large.
The object is to cut down the acreage,
and thereby raise the price. Give this
matter your attention, farmers, and let
Bamberg be in the front rank.
Thft Old Maid's Convention.
In the opera house Friday night the
"Old Maid's Convention," a side-splitting
comedy, will be presented by home talent.
The old maids of Bamberg and vicinity
have affected an organization and promise
an evening's amusement unsurpassed
by any male troupe, however famous they
may be. Professor Makerneux, the famous
French magician, with his wonderful
youth renewing machine, will be on hand
and perform some wonderful operations.
Prices 15,25 and 35 cents. Seats on sale
at Hoffman's.
At the Opera House.
Gorton's Minstrels will appear at Folk's
opera house Monday, February 13th. The
addition this season of many high class
specialties of a novel and interesting
character insures a performance satisfactory
and pleasing in all details. Among
the notable features is the stage setting
of the first part, representing a tropical
scene in Florida, with the magnificent
Ponce De Leon hotel in the back ground.
I "d;~u and olpcrsnt rnstnmes add still
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further to the beauty of this incomparable
stage picture. The entire company is
composed of capable performers, each one
selected with special reference to his
ability. The comedy, music, and various
specialties are said to be high class in
every respect. The press opinions in the
various cities where this organization has
recently appeared are of a very favorable
character, and there is every indication
that the performance is all that it is represented
to be.
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a hand to hand flgbt, and I have never
Celt the least bit of fear of them. There
is no animal that will face man; even
the grizzly will leave a part of the
country that he has habited in for a
long while when he finds out that a
man has come into it, and while I have
seen their tracks many times I have
never seen a single one of them. Moun
tain lions and cougars ana pantners
are quite plenty. The cougar is the largest
of any of them and the worst beast
that I have ever seen in that country.
The mountain lion is next in size and
is very ferocious. I had an opportunity
once of seeing a mountain lion kill a
deer, and it is the only time that I have
ever heard of any one having a like experience.
I was lying hid waiting for a
deer to come up a gorge close enough
for me to get a shot, and as I lay motionless
I could see it gradually working
closer and closer.
"When it got under a place where
there was an overhanging ledge I saw
a streak of dun colored lightning shoot
out, and the mountain lion made a
dear leap of at least twenty feet and
lit on the deer's back and bore him
down to the ground. The thing that
struck me as the tnost wonderful was
that the lion held on with his fore|
paws and teeth and literally ripped the
deer to pieces with the claws on his
hind feet I needed that deer for meat,
so I took a long shot at the lion, but I
must have missed him, for when the
gun cracked he disappeared.
"When I got to the deer I found that
one side or it was torn to pieces wnere
the mountain lion had held on and
scratched it with his hind claws. But I
got the deer. This mountain lion that I
brought with me isn't the first one I've
trapped, by any means. I've caught
many of them, but this one is the first
one that I've ever tried to capture
alive. The others I killed on the spot,
for all I wanted was their hide. I
knew this fellow was around my traps,
for now and then he'd steal something
out of them, so I made up my mind to
trap him. I drove a stake into the
ground and baited.it Around the stake
I set four double spring steel traps,
each one clogged with a chunk of wood
that would weigh 150 pounds, and one
morning I went there I found that I
had made a catch. The trap was gone,
and I followed the trail of the clog a
couple of hundred yards until I came
on to the lion sitting on his haunches
in the snow.
"The moment he saw me he screamed
and made a leap for me, but the trap
was fast on one paw, and the clog held
him. It took me four hours to get him
tied so I could get him back to my tent
I had lassos with me and got him
wrapped up so that he couldn't move a
muscle ,and then made a sledge from
the fork of a tree and dragged him
over the frozen snow, screaming, for
four miles. The first two days he lay
in my tent tied up, while I went forty
miles to Vermont, where there was a
blacksmith shop, and had a cage made.
I drew the iron cage back home the
"""m ? olod on/1 cmt thA lion
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In it after much work, then dragged
his paw out and loosed the trap, but his
foot had partly frozen when he was in
the trap, for the thermometer was 40
degrees below zero on Feb. 2, the day I
caught him, and part of the paw
sloughed away.
"When the ice broke up at Fort Benton
on May 1, I was ready to go with
"the moment he saw he he scbeahed."
it, and on May 3 I set off alone on my
8,000 mile drift The Missouri river
was full of drifting ice, and I went
downstream with it, seeing it melt and
melt as I got farther south and then
saw It finally disappear. There was
nothing of incident to the trip. It was
simply a lazy dropping downstream at
the rate of about forty miles a day,
for I only drifted In the daytime and
tied up to the bank at night All the
company I had was the lion, that snarled
at me all the time, and the wolf,
that was running about the boat I
saw no people who were inclined to
bother me at all* ana i wouldn't nave
minded it if I had, for I've lived all
my life where the only law was a six
shooter and the right on your side.
What I make by trapping I spend in
traveling around. I have been in Yokohama,
Hongkong and the Philippines. I
stopped at Honolulu for awhile on my
way back and then went up into the
mountains and started trapping again,
with a few books to keep me company
through the winter."
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WOMAN
FOR SALE BY
C. R. BRABHAM &
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G. Moye Dickinson,
INSURANCE.
FIRE,
LIFE.
TORNADO,
ACCIDENT,
LIABILITY,
CASUALTY.
Office at The Cotton Oil Co.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
For the purpose of taking returns of
personal property and notice of change in
real estate for the year 1905,1 will be at
the following places on the days and dates
given below:
St. John's, Wednesday, January 11th.
Camp Hill 8choolhouse, Thursday, January
12th.
' i Kearse's Store, Friday, January 13th.
Farrell's Store, Monday and Tuesday, j
January 16th and 17th.
All days and dates not named above I
will be at the court house.
The 20th day of February i9 the last day
on which returns can be made without the
penalty. After that date the law adds 50
per cent, on all personal property not returned.
I earnestly ask that the people
meet me and give in their property. It is
lots more trouble for me to aad the penalty
than to take the returns. Remember
the dates and days and meet me promptly
No person can make return for another
unless authorized to do so. Come prepared
to give the name and number of
your school district.
R. W. D. ROWELL,
Auditor Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. C., December 15,1904.
1 M. STEINBERG ii
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WANTS TO BUY
< Scrap Iron, Machinery, <
< Metals, and Dry Bones. < >
Will pay highest cash prices, n
< Bring your old iron in and get X
j[ the cash for it. Will be at jj
< Smoak's blacksmith shop in o
i Bamberg until Saturday. < \
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Cabbage Plants.
Fob Sale?I have had several years
experience in growing cabbage plants for
the trade and now have ready for shipment
the very best early and late varieties
of cabbage plants best known to experienced
truck farmers. These plants
are grown in the open air and will stand
severe cold without injury. Prices f. o.
b. packed in light baskets, so as to make
express charges lighter, $1.50 per 1,000;
in lots of over 5,000 at $1.25 per 1,000.
Special prices made on large orders. All
orders shipped c. o. d. when money is not
remitted with order. I am in a better
position this season to give satisfaction
than ever before, as I have my plant beds
at express and post office named below,
which enables me now to shipplants same
dav orders are received. Your orders
will have my personal attention. Awaiting
your valued order, I am yours truly,
B. J. DONALD80N, Meggett, S. C.
II TEAMS WANTED II
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JI For work in Charleston J J
twelve or fifteen double I
x teams and 'wagons with J [
x drivers. The outfit must ] [
J be in good condition. For J [
1 particulars address Wm. J [
J F. Bowe, 541 Broad Street, J J
^ Augusta, Qa. J[
CITATION NOTICE.
The State of South Carolina?County
of Bamberg?By G. P. Harmon, Esq,
Probate Judge.
Whereas, W. H. Wroton hath made
suit to me, to grant him letters of administration
of the estate of and effects of
Mrs. Bessie Wroton, deceased;
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors
of the said Mrs. Bessie Wroton, deceased,
that they be and appear before
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Bamberg, S. C., on Friday, February
24tb, next after publication thereof at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if
any they have, why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 31st day of
January, Anno Domini, 190-5.
G. P. HABMON,
Judge of Probate.
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3f?^ SWELL BOOT |
1AKER& Ml #I that individualises I J
fflk, m its wearer as I
being exclusive. I
XROLiNA. $3.50 J
| Hunting Season I J
JMJ is here, and you should have your gun put in first-ciass lj?
Ktfj condition. Bring it to me and be certain that is repaired w>
@>ij properly. I repair on short notice all kinds of m
IfiUNS, PISTOLS AND BICYCLES 1
Ma and guarantee all work to be as represented and the " m ' ?
(o>|j ' charges are reasonable. I also carry a full and complete mu
jjfl line of bicycle parts which I offer at reasonable prices. ?j ^
|J. BUIST BRICKLEI J
g)|^ Bamberg, :iV|
|| DID YOU EVER 1
i I Think for a Homent that if you Would get my k
o Advice on Engines that it Would Save You
Lots of inconvenience. Send for a Catalogue
o to-day. It's Free for the Asldhg.
i| W. H. Patrick, Mgr. I J
j[ BAMBERG, $. G. f
J. M. DANNELLY
SUCCESSOR TO J. M. DANNELLY A SOI* ; EHRHARDT,
S. C.
Having bought the business of J. M. Donnelly & Son, I am now
prepared to serve you with first-class Buggies, Wagons,
Harness, Lap Bobes, Whips, Furniture, Mowing
Machinery, and anything in my line
at the very lowest prices possible
WHITE STAR BUGGIES 1
I am still handling the celebrated White Star Buggies, one of '
the best Buggies made and price in reach of all Jtf von want
to always be satisfied with your purchase, buy a White Star
in any style that you like. A full stock always on hand.
Harness! Harness!! Harness!!!
I have Harness from $5 00 to $40.00 the set, and a buyer who 1 .
can't find what he wants here don't want to buy: at alL. :VV3[
McCormick Harvesting Machinery
If you are contemplating purchasing a Mo wer, Hake, Shredder,
nr "PTflrTrPflter and mruler. it will Dav vou to eet Drices here
before baying. I sell the McCormict, the one'that leads
them all in Harvesting Machinery. . jpvfjg
Gasoline Engines. Gasoline Engines|||
I sell the kind that do the work, no money wanted until the .. . .VjaSaHB
engine is set up and ronning to your satisfaction. This is not
a toy machine, but a real engine that will do more work than a - . sfflj
steam engine of the same horse power. Prices in reach of all
and terms to suit buyer.
J M Dannelly
ERRHARDT, - - - SOUTH CAROLINA <
jThe Time to Think!
S ABOUT We have the Paint that will wear, the ;
3 |\ jI color that will suit that house of
1 I flintlflSf yours. Our stock consists of Glass, I'|jj
9 O Varnish, Stains, Oil, and General
I Is at Hand Hardware. ******* | ^
SIMMONS HARDWARE CO,|J
1 BAMBERG. S. C. I