The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 20, 1905, Image 5
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GEN. FRANCIS M. BAMBERG
\THE SUDDEN END OF AN HONORABLE
AND USEFUL CAREER.
HLs Death a Qreat Loss to the Town,
County, and State?A Gallant
Soldier and Patriot.
The mantle of death has fallen:
The benefactor of chnrch and State
Is lying low; the little city
Of ihis heart's devotion is sadly
Mourning its departed chieftain.
Years he hath wrought good and aided
In every enterprise and industry
Which tended to upbuild and give promotion
To town or church or commonwealth;
Content to let ambition seek reservedness,
Which adds new charm to nobleness,
Ha worked in silence and his love
|jffasjiotj>fpr^
, "General Bamberg is dead." These
words spoken with hated breath last
Tnursday afternoon told of the sadden
ending of a long and useful life. One
of the foremost citizens of Bamberg has
passed away?one who spent his money
'freely for the good of his town and community
and who never with-held charity
from the needy and deserving. He was
indeed a public benefactor, and many
bless his name for kind acts performed.
While all of us knew thAt he could not
reasonably last much longer, still the
news of his death was no less a shock and
grief.
General Bamberg had been in bad
. health for several years, being a great
< sufferer from rheumatism. He traveled
extensively to different health resorts,
physicians, and hospitals, but obtained
little relief. This month two years ago
he had a stroke of paralysis, and for a
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live, but he rallied, and while never able
to walk again, he traveled around in his
rolling chair or in his buggy and attended
.to his large business interests with a mind
-.v as clear as ever.
He was in his usual health up to about I
a week ago, when he had a bad turn, but
he had recovered sufficiently to be able to
ride out on Wednesday and was preparing
to take a buggy ride when the tatal
'stroke struck him. He was sitting in his |
. chair conversing quietly with members!
of his family when suddenly he fell back
and became unconscious. He was hurriedly
laid on the bed and physicians
summoned, but the last dread enemy?
deat i?had overtaken him, and the flick*
ering spark of life went out. He never
regained consciousness, and death came
about thirty minutes after the stroke came
on. . i
The funeral took place last Saturday
morning at eleven o'clock at the family
residence on Railroad Avenue, and the
services were attended by the largest
crowd which has ever been seen at a like
service in Bamberg. Old and young, rich
and poor, white and black assembled to
do honor to their departed friend. The
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seryices^wero wuuuwcu wj ?v ...
T. Duncan, pastor of the Methodist.
? church here, and the Rev. Jesse A. Clifton,
of Orangeburg, who has been a life
long friend of the deceased.
The house was filled to overflowing
with ladies and relatives of the deceased,
and the beautiful lawn in front of his
dwelling was^well filled with others. It
was an unusual sight?all masses, colors
and conditions of humanity assembled for
one purpose?to do honor to the man who
had been their friend. There were many
tear-dimmed eyes among them, and it was
no unusual thing to hear the expression
"He was my best friend." Many old war
comrades and other friends had come from
a distance to do him honor.
The funeral services were simple in the
extreme, which was in keeping with the
life and character of the deceased. No
attempt at ostentation was made. That
would have been entireiy out of place.
The simple burial service of the Methodist
church was used, augmented by a few
feeling words by Dr. Clifton.
After the services at the residence were
concluded the beautiful casket containing
the remains were taken by the pallbearers
to South End Cemetery, followed
by the large assemblage, and there the
body was committed <o the ground.
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," to a wait
the last resurrection.
tho floral offerings were the most nu
merous as well as the handsomest ever
seen here. Extra conveyances had to be
provided especially to take the flowers to
the cemetery, and when the interment
was completed Bamberg's much loved
friend rested beneath a veritable bed of
roses and lovely hot house plants, placed
there by the hands of loving friends.
The pallbearers were: Honorary, E R
Hays, L N Bellinger, H J Brabham, J P
Murphy, S W Johnson, Joseph Dickinson,
T J Counts, Jno R Bellinger, C B
Free, W A Riley, Jas F Izlar, Robt Aidrich
and W C Crum. Active: J D Cope
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Where the PI
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land, J H Cope, H C Folk, E C Hays, E
C Bruce, Thos Black, E L Price, C R
Rrohhom n F Ronton and G M Dickin*
son.
General Bamberg was sixty-seven years
old. He was born in the lower part of
this county (then Barnwell). His parents
were of German descent, his ancestors
having come to this country during the
Revolutionary war. His parents were not
rich in this world's goods, and he was
left an orphan at an early age. He then
came to this town to make his home with
his elder brother, W. S. Bamberg, after
whom the town was named. The county
takes its name from General Bamberg, a
large picture of himself hanging in the
court room in the court house here today.
General Bamberg was not a highly educated
man. He only attended the country
schools of this community, and when
quite a young man the war broke out. He
enlisted at once, and was made first lieutenant
of Hart's Battery. He served from
the beginning until the close of the war,
making a brave and faithful soldier.
Returning home at the close of the war
he soon entered the live stock business.
His sole capital when he came out of the
army was two mules which had been used
to draw his*guns and were turned over
to him as his property. He traded these
mules for cotton and then went to buying
co on. Soon he accumulated a little
money and went to buying live stock at
government sales. His sound business.
judgment and strict business integrity >
soon made him known far and near, and
it is due to him more than any other man
that Bamberg is today one of the largest
horse and mule markets in the State.
(Many years ago he retired from the busij
ness and devoted his whole time and at1
tention to his large farming interests and
his investments in various business enterprises.
He loaned considerable money
on mortgages of real estate, and no doubt
held more mortgages than any other man
in the State. But with all this money out,
he never pushed a debtor. He foreclosed
very few mortgages, and often stated to
the writer that he had rather lose money
than oppress any one.
His career was a remarkable one. Coming
out of the war with no capital and a
limited education, yet he amassed a fortune.
His estate must be worth a half
million dollars or more, besides he has
given to his children considerable money
and property in the last few years, or as
they became of age or married.
The fact that he had so many friends
and no enemies was also remarkable.
With so many business transaction with
all conditions of people, no man with
whom he dealt had any but the warmest
feelings of friendship and gratitude for
him. Generally a man who lends money
is unpopular, but not so with General
Bamberg. He was known and loved all
over this and adjoining counties.
. General Bamberg never held public of.
fice of any kind. He had often been solicited
and in fact offered various public
positions, but he always declined. He
could have had any office in the gift of
his people if he would have consented.
He served as general af the State militia
just after 1876, the appointment being
made by Governor Wade Hampton.
General Bamberg loved his town and
its people. He wanted to seethe commu
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nity ana ail us citizens pioopci, ?uu
was always ready with his money and
wise counsel when any enterprise was
talked of. He was the largest stockholder
in the cotton mill, bank, and oil mill, and
all enterprises likely to benefit the town
or its people always had his hearty support
and encouragement.
General Bamberg was a charitable and
liberal man. He never refused aid to any
needy person or institution, and often
unsolicited he went to parties who had
suffered misfortune and aided them to
begin the struggle anew. He was a member
of the Methodist church, and was a
liberal supporter of all its institutions. He
gave liberally when the Carlisle Fitting
School was established here, afterwards
donating a library, gymnasium, etc. A
few years ago he gave $5,000 to the school
as an endowment fund, and no doubt he
has left the school still further amounts
by will. He loved his church, and was
the largest contributor here for the support
of the ministry and other assessments.
His contribution to the new church
building how being erected was $1,500,
and it was his earnest desire to live to sec
it completed.
Shortly after the war he married Miss
Mary Ann Jennings, and his wife with
eight children survive him. The children
are: Messrs. G. Frank and Henry F.
Bamberg, of this place; Mrs. R. M. Hays,
of Greenwood; Mrs. E. J. Wannamaker,
of Columbia; Mrs. J. Norman Walker, of
Appleton; Mrs. Jones A. Williams, of
this place; and two unmarried daughters,
Misses Hattie and Llewlie.
Never did a man have a more devoted
wife and children. For years he,had been
in bad health, and his wife was the most
faithful and tender of nurses. The watch
tul care ana auenuua wutv.u woo gi?*.u
him by loved ones no doubt did much to
prolong his life.
Truly a good man has gone from among
us, and his place cannot be filled. As
soldier, patriot and citizen he lived up to
the highest ideals. Modest and unassuming,
charitable, gentle and kind, he has
left a monument in the hearts of his
people more enduring than brass or
marble, for generations will live to bless
his name. To his children and relatives
he has left more than wealtl^. He has
bequeathed to them a good name which
is better than great riches. A life full of
achievement and deeds of charity and
benevolence; an unsullied record, and
success wrought out under the most adverse
conditions. Peace to his ashes.
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PURE BLOOD-SOUND HEALTH.
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is so Effective.
Many prevalent disorders show an acid
condition of the blood. Hancock's Liquid
Sulphur being anti-acid, corrects such
ailments and is of special value in the cure
of acne, itch, herpes, ringworm, pimples,
prickly heat, catarrh, canker,and sores in
scalp, eyelids, nose, mouth and throat. So
effective a skin tonic is Hancock's Liq uid
Sulphur?nature's greatest germicide?
that, used in bathing, it gives vigor to action
of the skin and affords a sense of
healthfully toned exhilaration. Leading
druggists sell it. 8end for descriptive
booklet to Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
Personal Mention.
?Mr. H. C. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, was
in the city Monday.
?Mrs. Morrall, of Edgefield, is on a
visit to relatives here.
?Mr. Alf. G. Hays, of Greenwood, is
visiting his father's family here.
?Messrs. T. D. Beard and W. H. Varn,
of Colston, were in the city Monday.
?Mr. and Mrs. Geo. J. Hiers, of the
Ehrhardt section, were in the city Mondav.
?Misses Floy Ruth and Rosa T'homas,
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of Kidgeway, are visiting mrs. lacurj r.
Hoover.
?Mr. R. H. Walker, of Appleton, was
in the city last Saturday to attend General
Bamberg's funeral.
?Mrs. H. F. Rice, of Aiken, was in the
city last Saturday, on her way to Olar to
visit Mr. M. N. Rice.
?Mr. J. W. Jennings left Monday for
Columbia. He has accepted a position
with Grandy & Jordan.
?Mrs. H. F. Hoover and little son,
George, returned Monday from a visit to
relatives in Ridgeway.
?Rev. J. B. Holly left last veek for a
business trip to Jacksonville, Fla. He will
return home in the nest few days.
?Mr. Ernest Hoffman left Monday
morning for Anniston, Ala., to take a
position with a cotton mill there as ^machinist.
?Mrs. Otis Brabham and Mrs. Eugene
Weissinger have gone to Allendale, on
account of the serious illness of their
mother, Mrs. Wilson.
?Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hays, of Greenwood,
arrived last week on account of
General Bamberg's death. Mr. Hays returned
home Monday.
Widower Wanted.
Thos. Hunter, the president of the New
York Normal College was addressing a
band of young women.
"Young women," said Mr. Hunter,
"generally make excellent teachers. But
if you dislike the word, turn to anything
else but teaching. We cannot succeed
ever in what we hate. ?
"Bad teachers, when we find them, are
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persons WUU U19U&C lucu r?uin.. jiuv;
are like the girl in the country town who
said to one of her friends:
" 'Yes, I am going to take up teaching.'
"The friend looked amazed.
" 'You!' she exclaimed. 'You a school
teacher? Why, I'd rather marry a widower
with nine children.'
"'So would I,' said the other. 'But
where is the widower?"?New York Tribune.
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Ind., says; "Coughing and straining so
weakened me that I run down in weight
from 148 to 92 pounds. After trying a
number'of remedies to no avail, One Minute
Cough Cure entirely cured me." For
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A Sensible Marriage.
Mr. Henry Rage and Miss Annie Crouse
were married last Thursday. It was a
marriage restful and unique. There was
nothing of the same-old-thingness about
it. The bride was not dressed in a hand-1
some going-away gown and did not carry
a lovely boquet of maiden hair ferns. The
color scheme was not pink and white,
neither was Mendelssohn's rendered by
the accomplished Miss Anybody at all. It
was all primitive, simple sincerity. Good
old Father Wyatte performed the ceremony.
He had known them all their lives.
He just talked to them sensibly, soothingly,
as to a petted child. They had never
hoen married before and were bashful and I
timid. Henry, do you take Annie? Annie,
do you take Henry? to live together and
love one another so long as ye both shall
live, world without end, Amen. Two
sensible people were married at a sensible
age and everybody is glad.?Statesville
Landmark.
He Kept up in the Race*
James S. Barron, President Manchester
Cotton Mills, Hock Hill, S. C., writes:
"In 1883 I painted my residence with L.
& M. It looks better than a great many
houses painted three years ago. Don't pay
$1.50 a gallon for linseed oil, which you
do in ready-for-use paint. Buy oil fresh
from the barrel at 60 cents per gallon,
and mix it with Longman & Martinez L.
& M. Paint. It makes paint cost about
$1.20 per gallon. Wears and covers like
gold. Every church given a liberal quantity
when bought of Bamberg Pharmacy.
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Pnre Drugs.
We find in the New Bedford Standard
the following:
"The Illinois Board of Pharmacy have
undertaken to test the druggists of Chicago
bv sending out decoy prescriptions.
Out of 130 prescriptions that were filled,
23 contained no trace of the drug
called for, while but 39 were pure,"?
which would seem to indicate that it is
necessary not only to have a skilful druggist,
but also that he be an honest man.
This brings to mind how, when some
years ago we were carrying prescriptions
for bronchial asthma (which we had con-'
tracted from our sixty-one days' addresses
to the Boston Public Schools) to our
well-known Boston druggist, Mr. Metcalf
he said to us one day, "Mr. Angell, I think
.hat the less you take of this stuff the better
oflf you will be." That was honesty.
-?Our Dumb Animals.
Feared the Worst
Friday Vizer, a familiar negro about
town in a certain part of Mississippi, had
been found dead, and he being a member
of no church or lodge?very unusual for
a negro?there was no one to pray for
his soul in the great beyond. A few old
intimates, however, carried the body to
the cemetery in a rude pine coffin, and
Bob McRaven, one of the number, an old
"befo'-de- wah darkv," was called upon
for a few remarks. iBob removed his. hat
__ a ^ .niromntTtr onH crH 1V t?">Ward
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the open grave, and in solemn, funeral
tones, said:
"Friday Vizer, you is gone. We hopes
you is gone whar we spects you ain't!"
Those of our farmers who are planting
irish potatoes for market had their crops
badly damaged by the cold this week. In
fact all garden truck was much iDjured,
and many will have to replant. Much
'cotton that was up was also killed.
TOBACCO SMOKE.
The ReMon That Some of It la Blue
and Some Gray.
Smoke consists of minute particles
of solid or liquid matter suspended in
the air, and its color depends partly
upon the chemical constitution of such
particles, but also largely upon their
size. Exact experiment has shown
that as the size of minute particles
suspended in air is gradually increased,
they give rise to colors varying from
sky blue down through the whole
range of the spectral scale. This is the
cause of sunset and sunrise colors in
the sky. Its effects can also be traced
In the case of the two kinds of tobacco ;
smoke, modified by the murky tints of
the carbonaceous products. The smoke
given off from the heated surface of
the burning tobacco in the bowl of the
pipe consists of matter all of which
has been highly heated and very fully
oxidised and decomposed It consists
mainly of exceedingly small, solid particles,
exhibiting by virtue of their
smallness a bluish color. On the other
hand, that smoke which has been
drawn through the tobacco into the
mouth of the smoker carriers with it a
relatively large quantity of water and
hydrocarbon, which are condensed upon
the solid particles above mentioned
The relatively large size of such particles
explains the well known grayish
color of the smoke which issues from
the mouth of the smoker.
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Now is the time to take a spring
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It makes pure blood and gets rid of
that tired feeling. At all druggists.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION. p<
Notice is hereby given that an election Ct
will be held in the town of Bamberg, S. in
C., on Tuesday the 2nd day of May,'to ro
select a mayor and six aldermen to serve an
said town for the ensuing two years. The in
polls will open at eight o'clock a. m. and oi
close at four o'clock p. m. Eugene Weissinger,
E. A. Hooton, and J. H. Murphy t
are hereby appointed as managers for I
said election. 8. W. JOHNSON, U
G. A. Jennings, Mayor.
Clerk. F<
Bamberg, 8. C., April 8tb, 1905.
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it prices. Our general Bj|jR
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Finest line in the city. I
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Has in stock a nice line of
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>rHl, the Woodruff Hay Press, and .V?
>eering Harvesting Machinery.
Also Conducts a First-class
REPAIR SHOP;!
and builds anything on wheels >8]
to order. Now is the time to have ' ' :<
your buggy repaired and painted
to look and last as good as new.
[orseshoeing a Specialty ||
BUNS A
rrist Mill on Saturdays /M
All orders sent to me wil be vV
handled the same as if you were
to bring it yourself. Give me a
call and inspect my stock.
Yours for satisfaction, .
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