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THE BAMBERG HERALD. % Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1905 One Dollar a Year 1 ? I I* ~ "" ~ ~ ~ " * CRUSHED TO DEATH. Hagood Armstrong Uses His Life by Being Caught Between Care. Mr. Hagood Armstrong, of this city, a brakem&n in the employ of the S. A. L., met with an accident Monday night, about ten miles this side of Lake City, which later caused his death. There were no eye witnesses to the accident, and although the young man lived > some time after it occurred, no one seemed to know much about it. The accepted theory is that Mr. Armstrong was in the act of coupling up the air and was leaning over the bumpers when a number of other cars were pushed against those he was in the act of connecting up, causing them to come together and squeezing him "J J 1 ?> MM DCIW66D U16 "UOBU UU1UUB ut tue v<uo between which he was working. After t the accident he walked several car lengths to the cab and when told by the conductor to do some other work informed him that he was hart t^nd could. do nothing more. He then fell, and was taken aboard the train and harried to Lake City, bat died a few moments after reaching that place. A small bine spot on the chest and one on the back were the only marks visible, ? the injuries being internal. The body was brought here Tuesday night ancl taken to Mr. Henderson's undertaking establishment, where it was . kept until yesterday morning, when it was caried to the home of his mother on Fifth street, from which the funeral was held, the interment being in Old Town cemetery. The pallbearers were Louis Goldstein, William Seibert, Walter Courter, Frank Latham, Emil Rutishauser and ; Louis Ferreira. Ir ! Mr. Armstrong, who was in the 32nd |f . year of his age, was a native of Bamberg, 8. C., but had spent some three years here. His mother, with her other children, moved to Fern&ndina about a month ago that she might be with her son. He bad made but one trip on the road, having only a few days before entered the employ of the company. He was an exceptionally bright and energetic young man and a favorite with all who knew him. The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of this community in this their hour of sorrow.?The Fernandina, Fla., | * News. ACCEPTS THE CALL Rev. J. B. Holly Comes To Second Baptist Church Next Wednesday?Reception Thursday Night Rev. J. B. Holly, of Bamberg, S. C., b& accepted the call to the second Baptist church of Jhis city, and will assume the duties of the pastorate, beginning with the prayer service next Wednesday evening. Mr. Holly conducted the regular weekly prayer service last night. The meeting * . was attended by the majority of the members of the church, all of whom were desirous of becoming acquainted with their future pastor, who succeeds Rev. Osa P. Gilbert, resigned. At the conclusion of the meeting the deacons of the church held a ..... meeting ana compietea an arrangemeuis by which Mr. Holly is to become pastor of the church. Thursday night the congregation will formally welcome the new pastor with a rtbeption. The ladies of the chnrch will have charge of the affair and they ^ will make the occasion an enjoyable one. A banquet will be one of the features of the evening's entertainment.? \ , Augusta Chronicle, Thursday, September 21st. * LIKE FINDING MONEY. Finding health is like findingmoney? so think those who are sick. When you have a cough, cold, sore throat, or chest irritation, act promptly like W. C. Barber, of Sandy Level, Va. He says: "I had a terrible chest trouble, caused by smoke and coal dust on my lungs; but, after finding no relief in other remedies, I was cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. Greatest sale of any cough or lung medicine in the world. At all druggists in Bamberg; Felder & Matthews, Denmark. 50c and $1.00; guaranteed. Trial bottle free. Mr. Speegle Returns. Greenville, Sept. 20.?Ex-Supervisor Speegle, who has been at Hendersonville since early last spring arrived, in Greenvilln today, in charge of relatives, coming direct from Hendersonville. Mr. Speegle shows marked evidence of the terrible strain under which he has been for eleht months and physically he is very weak and scarcely able to walk. When the train reached here today the ex-supervisor was assisted by two people, one on each side, and thns supported he slowly walked to a carriage in waiting. The return of Speegle at this time is altoi gether voluntary. He has already given bond for $1,500, and is virtually a free , man until the meeting of the court of general sessions here next January. The charge against him was embezzlement of county funds. ATTACKED BY A MOB and beaten, in a labor riot, until covered with sores, a Chicago street car conductor applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and was soon sound and well. "I use it in my family," writes G. J. Welch, of Tekonsha, Mich., "and find it perfect." Simply great for cuts and burns. Only 25c at all druggists in Bamberg; Felder& Matthews, Denmark. * IN THE PALMETTO STATE. I INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading 1 Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. . Adjutant and Inspector General Frost j is making efforts to secure a government } rifle range in this State, to be located pos- ^ sibly at Aiken. j Last week it was announced that the j Newberry cotton mills had lost heavily { by cotton speculations, tne amounc oeing j about $170,000. 4 It has been stated in the newspapers ] that whiskey was being shipped by Co- 1 lumbia dispensers to dry counties, and as this is against the law,Chief Hammett has ( instructed the constables to seize all such 1 shipments. < Alleged blind tigers who hold revenue 1 licenses must display them in a conspicu- 1 ous place. Chief Hammett has instructed J the constables to report to him all those ' who have whiskey licenses and do not < expose them prominently, as the United 1 States law reauires. > Dispenser Matthews in Charleston is short again. This time the amount is $800, and his dispensary has been closed. His bondsmen will make the shortage good. Matthews is the same man who paid np a shortage of $1,800 a few months ago to Inspector Clarence L. Brown, of Barnwell, and the money mysteriously disappeared. ^ A white man was held up by a negro in -< Edgefield last Tuesday night. The negro presented his pistol and snapped it, but it ? missed fire, and he at once took to bis heels. The white man fired at him as he ran off, but without effect. Robbery was evidently the motive, as the man is a merchant and some time carries his cash home with him. No trace of the negro can be found. Last Friday's daily papers contained \ the news of the financial embarrassment ( of the Union and Buffalo cotton mills, ( which was caused by speculating in cot- ? ton futures. T. C. Duncan was deposed as t president and treasurer, and E. W.Robert- c son, of Columbia, was elected treasurer. y Emslie Nicholson, of Union, was elected president. It is not known wnat tne na- a bilities of the company amount to. Henry McCall, a well-to-do white farm- 1 er, was shot and seriously injured last y week, near his home at Tatum, Marlboro county. The shootiffg was done by a negro boy, a son of one of the tenants on | his place. Mr. McCall sent for a mule which was at the tenants' house, but the boy took the animal away from Mr. McCall's little son, who went for the mule. Then McCall went and got the animal himself, and on the way home he looked t back and saw the negro slipping up behind him, armed with a gun. The negro fired at once, the load taking effect in McCall'8 face. He ran after the negro, but failed to catch him, and he has not c been located yet. SHE SUES THIRTY TWO. j Mrs. Nannie Fuller Asks for $10,000 Damages ( From Citizens of Town of Greers., \ Greenville, Sept. 19.?Mrs. Nannie Fuller, formerly living at Greers, but making her home here, has entered suit . against 82 well known citizens of Greers for damages to the extent of $10,000. The -J r - - . l _ , 8 SI citizens are saea ior mis amuum, uoi- ^ lectively and not individually. Tic papers in the suit have been filed by the attor- ^ neys of Mrs. Fuller, Messrs. Blythe and Blythe. 1 This case is an outgrowth of the kill* ing of Policeman Foster in August 1904. It will be remembered that Watt Noble, 1 a white man, and two negroes were tried here in a recent term of the court of general sessions for the murder of Policeman Foster and were acquitted. This man, < Watt Noble, is a brother of Mrs. Fuller, r After the killing of Policeman Foster, j Mayor Gilreath, of Greer, and a number of prominent citizens of the town, all * aroused at the murder of the policeman, a determined to rid the town of the nest of f blind tigers and other human vermin. Several persons were run out of town. Among those who were forced to leave t were J. B. Fuller and his wife, Mrs. Nan- e nie Fuller. s Mrs. Fuller alleges in the complaint that about fifty men came to her home * while she was alone and ordered her to 1 leave. That she was in a delicate condi- 1 tion at the time and that she suffered ser- ^ ious consequence as a result of the fright . given her by this visit and that therefore she asks that she be awarded $10,000 as <3 damages. She cannot give the names of q all of the men who were in the party, but ? names thirty-two men, all well known citizens of Greers. Among them are 8 **-- ?? Ifneorc Tlnrrrocc onrl 8 iuajrui vjriii^oiu, iuvw*w. ?V, others. / g *? f Medical Association Meeting. Q The Bamberg county medical associa- c tion will meet in this city next Wednes- u day evening, October 4th, this being the regular quarterly meeting. At this meet- r ing an address will be delivered by Dr. e Manning Simmons, of Charleston, and a banquet will be served after the meeting. The county medical association is growing in numbers and influence, and much interest is being taken in the approaching ( meeting. It is proposed to make it a 1 most delightful affair. t ^ ^ There is no better stimulant and nerve tonic than SHAW'S PURE MALT. It will give you strength and energy. For 1 sale at the dispensary. t YOUNG GIRL KILLED HER INFANT. targaret Bowen, of Abbeville. Charged With Infanticide. Anderson, S. C., Sept. 19.?Buried beleath brick-bats and refuse in the rear of in outhouse, in which it was born, with i cord knotted tightly around its neck ind bleeding from gashes on the head and imKo nnlinomon onmmfinpli hv Rlisnicions iUi puiiWftAAVu ' ? J neighbors found this morning a male infant, born at three o'clock Monday mornng to Margaret Bowen. The woman confessed that she gave birth to the child done, in the outhouse and buried it to lide her shame. The coroner's jury last light laid the crime to her and a warrant will be served as soon as she can be noved. She may die. The infant was living when found, but lied in three hours. The girl is a member of an old and respected Abbeville rounty family, but went to the bad and svas proscribed by kin folks. In recent nonths she had lived alone in Anderson. Friday she returned from an excursion rip to Atlanta and begged the residents it the Conneross Tarn Mill to take her in mtil she could secure rooms elsewhere. She clears them of complicity in the in'anticide. She alleges that s|ie thought he infant dead when buried, but, when questioned about the cord which was he cause of-its death, was at loss for a eply. Her defense may be insanity. Acquitted of Murder. Laurens, Sept. 21.?-After an all-day rial the jury returned a verdict of "not juilty" in case of Powell H. Baldwin,Billy foung Baldwin, brothers, and the negro, Tohn Wesley Henderson, charged with tilling Abe McDaniel, the old negro farm* ;r, last April. Creditable. This story says the Philadelphia Ledger, is told by a resident of Maryland, who ranches for its genuineness: During the last session of Congress ,wo young ladies endeavored to gain ac:ess to the Senate gallery. The gouty >ld doorkeeper told them that every leat was filled and the only chance was o see some senator they knew and get a jard which would admit them to the prirate gallery. "But we don't know a single senator," mswered one of the young ladies. "Then that is to your credit, young adies. Walk right in. It is not often ve see such ladies around the Capitol." If you want a higher grade buggy ban you can find elsewhere, call atu. -rank Bamberg's. i \ Not Injured by Losses. Newberry, Sept. 21.?Rpmors here concerning the financial standing of dewberry cotton mill make it appear that he mill has lost considerable money, >ossibly as much as the surplus, which vas $177,000, but it can be stated with ibolute certainty "that it has not lost enough to affect either its efficiency or its eredit. The plant ia worth ovef $800,000, hough it is capitalized at only $400,000. X is in splendid shape, financially and UherwiBe, has first class and up-to-date nachinery, is running on full time with nil force and is making money. The itock has been selling at 125 for some ime and has only been slightly affected )y the rumors of loss. No authoritive statement eau be had is yet except the absolute assurance that he mill has not been crippled at all by my losses it may have sustained and that here has been no moraPwrong in its nanagement. v HEARD MASONIC SECRETS. fen Young Men of Spencer Arrested for Trespassing. Charlotte, Sept. 19?A special to the Observer from Spencer says: Ten young uen of this place were taken into custody londay afternoon by Esquire W. D. 'ethel, on the charge of trespassing in ind upon a hall in which the Masonic raternity was holding a meeting. The cieeting was disturbed and broken up by he youngsters, who are suspected of tkft lfno/VMO WlV?l 1 fi'iOAAM^1 aYCOUliuo iuowuo nuu?|iu owtvt ession. The boys climbed a ladder to a prret and crept to a ventilator in the oom, from which the proceedings of the odge coold be heard. The boys were leld under the charge of simple trespass, iut, if the more serious charge of eavesIropping is pushed, the result will be tuite different, it being a crime to interere with a Masonic meeting. Theyoungters range from 14 to 20 years of age and re of some of the best knowD families in Ipencer. The members of the Masonic raternity here are considerably stirred up >ver the possibility of some of their serets being stolen and the meeting broken ip. The case being an unusual one, its esults will be watched with'great interst. The Cotton Market. Cotton is selling in Bamberg today Wednesday) at 10| cents the pound. The eceipt3 of the week were twelve hundred >ales. The market seems to have an upward tendency. G. Frank Bamberg handles the best >uggies and wagons, yet the prices ire reasonable. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN YARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the Conntj and Elsewhere. Delayed Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, September 18.?Mr. Jacob Ehrhardt went to Newberry, S. C., last week. He was gone two days. He went to enroll his daughter Edith into the school of that place. Mr. Conrad Ehrhardt fell last Sunday morning and broke one of his ribs. He is in pain, but not enough to keep his bed. Mrs. Conrad Ehrhardt and Bennie went to Bamberg on Sunday afternoon on a visit to Mrs." Jno. F. Folk. Lodge has tne largest increase of population for one day of any town of its size in the State. Five youngsters made their appearance on last Sunday. Up to last Saturday noon about 1500 bales of new cotton was shipped from here. Several of our best farmers say that from 200'to 400 pounds of seed cotton will finish their crop for 1905. Pleasant Hill church will soon be painted. A few more touches will be needed before completion. Mr. Jennings has moved his well boring outfit here and has made a start on C. Ehrhardt & Sons' artesian well. Messrs. Charlie Kinsey and Jno. Frank Chassereaa intend to open up a green grocery at an early date. Mr. J. B. Copcland, who has been ill for some time, is able to be out on the streets again. Mr. Frank Copeland and wife went to see his father last Sunday. Jee. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehbhardt, September 25.?Mr. Jennings has gone to work in earnest. Quit off Saturday afternoon with about 150 feet of casing in the ground. Our gins can have some rest now. The bulk of cotton has been ginned and sold from this section. The farmers are looking out for their porkers. Quite a number of them have been turned on their Jap pindars, and later into other fields to gather all the waste grain before penning them. Several parties were feeling extra good last week from the effects of booze. Schools are opening everywhere but here. What's wrong? Several of our townsmen have been drawn for gentlemen of the jury. flftma nno in tnwn nloriui "R Millpr'a UUUiV VUV AAA WW ?f AA ^*WVVVfc AW? W sign on a car box last night. Mr. F. T. Moore,, bookkeeper for C. Ehrhardt & Sons' is still very sick. It is thought he has Bright's kidney disease. The old man is in pain, and suffers very much. Mr. I. D. Copeland was in town last Fridav looking as well as ever, giving his old friends a hand shake and a smile. jee. Denjnark Graded School. Dexmabk, Sept. 21.?Quite a number of patrons assembled in the school auditorium Monday morning, thereby showifcg their interest in the schobl and encouraging the teachers and pupils in the beginning of their years' work. After prayer offered by Rev. Mr. Snider, Capt. J. B. Guess was called on to make a few remarks. The Captain is a most successful Sunday school superintendent and as usual spoke sympathetically to the teachers and pupils. Ex-Senator Mayfield then addressed the audience on "Concentration of Purpose." His remarks were very timely and full of good advice to boys and girls. He used a number of appropriate illustrations to show that it is not necessarily the brightest student who is successful in life but that one who has an aim and is diligent and persistent in the pursuit of it. The building has been recently fitted up with new single desks and after the audience was dismissed by Rev. E. H. Beckham those present were given an opportunity of visiting the rooms. The teachers then proceeded to the enrollment of pupils and organization of classes. About 130 were enrolled. Those of the former teachers who have returned are: Superintendent E. H. Hall; Miss Janie Carrol, first and second grades; Miss Lillian Gamftrell, third grade; Miss Elizabeth Barnett, fourth grade; Miss Leila Hepburn, mathematics and history in the high school. Miss Mary Fike, of Spartanburg, will take charge of the fifth and sixth grades and Miss Alma Walker, of Yorkville, of the English and Latin in the high school. Mrs. Webb, the teacher of mnsic, is at present ill in Spartanburg, her former home, bat hopes to be at her work by the 1st of October. Grand Jury Presents Dargan. Columbia, 8. C., Sept. 26.?A special from Darlington to the State says: The Darlington grand jury made the following presentment: "We, the grand jnry, present Pegram Dargan for aiding and abetting Robert Keith Dargan in taking his own life, by procuring and giving to his brother,Robt. Keith Dargan, carbolic acid and other drags, with which he took his life on the 11th day of July, 1905, in Darlington, S. C. We offer as witnesses, J. N. Clanton, G. B. Edwards, J. S. Floyd, and J. K. Doyle." R. K. Dargan was president of the Independent Cotton Oil Company, and of the Darlington Trast Co., institutions which have recently failed. Dargan committed suicide in July by taking poison. Killed by Fall From Wagon. Waterloo, Sept. 25?Mr. Van B. Roberson met a tragic death this morning at his home one mile from here. Mr. Roberson was standing in the back of his wagon loading some cotton and as the team started off he lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground. Upon examination it was found that his neck was broken. Mr. Roberson was about sixty years old and one of the most popular planters in Laurens county. Imtm a. davnt.pd wifp nnrl throo I children to mourn his untimely death, j CHILD STARVED IN SUMTER. Mother Too Proud to Beg and Sees Her Little Child Perish. Saturday afternoon, while on a hunt, Mr. Hampton Richardson passed the small home of Mrs. Fred Behre on the Mayesville road, and his attention was attracted by the hysterical crying of a woman and several children. He immediately approached the little hovel to see if he could render any assistance, and , was appalled to see a group of scarcely clad people assembled around the central , figure, a little boy of 4 years of age, so thin that his emaciated face?a veritable living skeleton?raving in paroxysms of pain and horrible convulsions. The child had had nothing to eat for three days, and having secured a bottle of pickles he ate ravenously and acute indigestion resulted, from which he died in horrible agony last night. The family was found to be in most destitute circumstances, without food and without clothes. The father has been away for more than a year, and since his departure no assistance has been received from him. Why a family, consisting of the mother I and four children, three of whom were entirely Able to pick cotton or engage in some employment, should get into such desperate straits, especially in such a charitable place as Sumter, or how a woman with the instincts of a mother could see her child perish and other children in dire distress, because she was too proutf to seek assistance, surpasses human comprehension. If it had not been for Mr. Richardson there is no telling what would have become of the wretched family. He reported the condition of affairs j existing at the home of Mrs. Behre immediaetly upon his return to Sumter, and Mr. Julian Wilder and Mr. Cecil Schwerin visited all of the grocery merchants in behalf of the destitute people and succeeded in collecting a wagon load of provisions for them. Today the dry goods . and clothing merchants will be called ; upon to contribute their portion. This is the most horrible case of desti- j tution or willful neglect?term it as you ( will?that Sumter has ever seen, and may ^ like circumstances never bring about a , similar occurrence.?Sumter Daily Item. Personal Mention. I ?Mr. W. F. Smoak, of Stokes, was in 1 the city Monday. - ?Mr. J. M. Carter, of Smoaks, was in j the city Tuesday. ?Col. G. W. Smith, of Orangeburg, 1 spent Sunday here. I ?Rev. J. u. ttony ana ramny leit in is morning for Angnsta. ?It C. Hardwick, Esq., of Denmark, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. Willie Ritter, of the Kearse section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. J. N. 4in8ey, of the 8moaks section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. J. F. Bishop, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. J. E. Zeigler, of the Ehrhardtsection, was in the city yesterday. ?Mr. D. P. Smith, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city yesterday. ?Mr. G. C. Fender, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Miss Pet Stephens, of Colleton county, is visiting friends in the city. ?Rev. S. P. Chisolm, of the Colston section, was in the city last Thursday. ?Mr. A. Sydney Hartzog, of Greenwood, spent Monday night in the city. ?Alderman John Cooner, who has been sick for several days, is out again. ?Mr. R. M. Hays, of Greenwood, spent Sunday in the city with his parents. ?President F. N. K. Bailey, of the S.C. C. I. at Edgefield, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. L. A. Brabham, of the Buford's Bridge section, was in the city last Thursday. ?Messrs. Clarence and Charlie Black left today to enter the S. C. C. I. at Edgefield. ?Mr. Raymond Matheny spent a few days here this week on a visit to his parents. , ?Mr. Leighton Hartzog, ofGovan,was in the city Monday. He will enter the < medical college in Charleston next week, i ?Mr. H. D. Steedly, of Sanford, Fla., i is on a visit to relatives in this county. < He will retnrn to Sanford the latter part < of this week. < ?Mr. John R. Owens, of Charleston, is ] - #_f -a- J 1. 1 on a visit 10 inenas sou relatives uuc. Mr. Owens has many friends in Bamberg, who are glad to see nim. ?Mrs. A. W. Knight and children will return today from a visit to relatives in Snmter and Manning. Her mother, Mrs. S. J. Legg, will return with her. -r-Messrs. J. S. Breland and L. W. Hitter, of the Kearse section, were in the city last 8aturday. They were here to sign the bond of Mr. Jno. B. Bitter. Mr. Bitter Granted Bond. A hearing was had before Associate ] Justice Eugene B. Gary at Abbeville last Thursday in the matter of bail for Mr. John B. Ritter, who killed Mr. Sim Rush, his brother-in-law, a few weeks ago. Bond , was granted in the sum of $5,000, and last ' Saturday the bond was signed up and Mr. i Ritter released from jail. The bondsmen 1 are J. S. Breland, C. F. Rizer, and L. W. j Ritter. As soon as the bond was given i Mr. Ritter was released and returned to ^ his home. It is not known whether the j case will be tried at court next week or not. Q. Frank Bamberg handles the best baggies and wagons, yet the prices 1 are reasonable. 1 MURDERER TO BE HUNG COMMANDER JOHNSON CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF REV. MR. GRAINGER. The Woman, Charlotte Simmons, Also Convict* ed With a Recommendation to Mercy?New Trial Granted Her By Judge Gary. Conway, Sept 20.?1The trill of Com- 1 mander Johnson and Charlotte Simmons here today resulted in the conviction of Johnson and also of the Simmons woman with recommendation to mercy in her case. Judge Gary is the presiding judge in the case and he has sentenced Johnson to be hanged on the second Friday in November. A new trial was granted the Simmons woman and she was granted bail in the sum of $500. The crime for which Johnson is to pay the life penalty was a most atrocious one. The Rev. Mr. Grainger, a highly respected Baptist minister,was shot down in cold blood while plowing in his field. There ^ was at the time no clue to the murderer, but before the end of the day suspicion " began to point to Commander Johnson : t and the woman, Charlotte Simmons.1 It was alleged by the State that Johnson < | had had a falling out with Mr. Grainger . over some cross tie timber and that he had a grudge against him because Mr. Grainger had openly said that he would report Johnson and the Simmons woman for l $s living in open adultery. Unless there is a reversal by the supreme court Johnson will hang. It is understood that an appeal will be taken WHITE LYNCHERS ABBESTED. ' ' | Wit 14m Mam A?mikmA anil I In lall itiiiw nw wm ih <fwv f^cis for Lynching ? Negro. Hone a Path, Sept. 20.?John Marios % Ashley, Robert Moore and his three sons, John, Josh, and Will, Sam Bagby, and Hugh Bowen, charged with haying murdered Allen Pendleton Sunday night, were arrested this afternoon by Sheriff Lyon and lodged in the Abbeville county |f jail tonight. Solicitor Cooper arrived here last night and swore ont the warrants. The crime was committed in Ab- . . beville county and Sheriff Lyon came over today to make the arrests. He found (he leaders of the mob at their homes three miles below Honea Path and arrest- '0 ed them without any trouble. No news of any kind can be had from * (he Ashleys. They are silent, refusing to have anything to say about the plans of John Marlon, who is a cousin of Joshua ? W. Ashley, a member of the Legislature from Anderson county. At the inquest held before Magistrate . eg Martin on Monday witnesses testified that. (he men captured today took the negro into the woods for the purpose of killing him against the protest of the better citizens who begged that the law be respected. J. F. Monroe, a merchant of this awn, swore that he saw Robert Moore place the trace chain around Pendleton's - % leek. The fact also came out at the inquest that when the murdereife were wavering John Marion Ashley declared ihat Pendleton had to die that night. His ' aeck was broken by the chain ana he was riddled with bullets. Pendleton was butchered because he had killed Jim ' Moore, but the evidence showed that Pendleton acted in self defense.} There is mnch comment here over the burial of the victim. His body was placed on a board and dragged into the woods, where a ditch was dug. The body was ;hrown in,.no coffin being used, and was only partially covered with dirt. Magistrate Bowen has sent a official report to Governor Hey ward, saving that [he blank verdict was rendered by a jury * .. . in spite of the evidence which proved A [hat Ashley and the Moore's had commit" ;ed the mnrder. All of the Ashley family in this section were not implicated, John Marion, in fact, being the only member who participated in the affair. Melvin Ashley, a son sf Representative Ashley, tried to permade the mob not to kill the negro, ana he [estified that his relative, John Marion was in the party. The men are still in jail at Abbeville, snd their attorney says no application for bail will be made for a week or so at least. Equal Rights, A man from the north who recently visited Washington became possessed of the desire to visit Mount Vernon. Boarding the electric train that runs from the capital to the home of Washington, via Alexandria, the visitor had comfortably ensconced himself in one of the rear seats of a compartment, when the conductor tapped him on the shoulder, saying. "Excuse ]me, but this compartment is for colored men." This was the Northerner's first experience in a Jim Crow car. "Why," said be, surprised, "the seats forward are all occupied." "Can't help that,sir," was the reply,"yon mustn't sit here." The Northerner smiled. "See here coniuctor," said he. "I'm from the north and baven't the prejudice of you people in the south. I don't mind sitting here with i negro." "Maybe you don't,' 'replied the conduc;or, "but the nigger might object" Barnwell Baptist Association. The Barnwell Baptist Association will neet this year at Friendship church on rhursday, the 26th day of October, prox., nstead of the 19th, as published in the ninutes. This change in the time of meeting was nade by the executive committee at the request of a committee appointed by the Baptist State convention last December. Churches will take notice of this change n appointing their delegates. J. A. Jenkins, Secretary Executive Committee. ?? . If you want a higher grade bam than you can find elsewhere, call at <L Prank Bamberg's, * - . ' - ? * . .1 . '.i., . V- 'O^T-* -;.> i