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' ' ' * ' . I ~ ' (Tltp Samberg iirralb _______ . ' Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1906 One Dollar a Year | ? - IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. A stock company in Marlboro county have bought a horse for breeding at the price of $4,000. The demand for dwelling houses in Bamberg continues, and our money^???^ed men are making no attempt to "supply the depiand. Build houses for rent, so people can come here to live, and the town will grow. There was a collision between two street cars in Columbia last Saturday night. The motorman's leg was broken and several young ladies, students of the Methodist College, were hurt but not seriously. The grand jury of Spartanburg, in their presentment on Friday, urged the prosecution of Revs. Nash, Johnson and Sopher, Adventist preachers, and their followers for working on Sunday. The Adventists keep Saturday for Sabbath. Rev. J. Steck, D. D., a Lutheran minister, dropped dead on the streets of West Union, near Walhalla, one day last week. He was originally from Pennsylvania, but came South many years ago. He was 82 years old, and leaves a wife and several */. children. Rev. A. N. Brunson, pastor of the - Methodist church in Manning, was presented with a check for $200 in addition to his salary. He has served the church the limit of four years, and his congregation wished to .show their appreciation of his faithful service. . ?= The Heyward county fight over in Aiken is getting warm and interesting. Some people in Augusta want to carve a new county out of Aiken, and the citizens of the city of Aiken are vigorously opposing it.. The election is to be held next Tuesday. y North Augusta is to be the county seat. Mr. T. B. Woods, a well known H citizen of Chester, committed suicide at his home in that city last week by shooting himself with a shotgun. He . left a note saying: "I can't help it; no one is to blame but me." He was fifty-six years old, and leaves a v wife and several children. Ill health . - ..nn/u) kim falra V>ie lifo ' CttUOCU 1UU Mi koav. uu iuv. The German immigrant ship, the Wittekind, sailed from Charleston last Saturday, returning to Bremen. She had on board twenty-five passengers, nearly 11,000 bales of cotton, 1i and a quantity of flour, coffee, rice, grits, etc. Most of the passengers were returning immigrants. Another ship is to sail from Bremen for Charleston on the 29th of December. p? MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a decree of Hon. Geo. W. Gage in the case of Elliott V. Steedly vs. Elliott F. Steedly et al., I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, : ' before the Court House, at Bamberg, between the usual hours of sale, on Monday, the third day of December next, all v that piece, parcel*or tract of land situate, ^ lying and being in Bamberg, county, in this State, containing two hundred and nineteen acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by land of W. B. 8mith, East by lands of Adam Besinger and Mary England, South by lands of Mary England, apd West by lands of John M. Park er. If bid is not complied with - -within one hour land will be resold at purchaser's risk. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. C. FOLK, Master Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., November 13,1906. TAX NOTICE. The ^nnt.T treasurer's office will be I Midway, No. 2,2 mills. Oak Grove, No. 20,2 mills. Olar, No. 8, 4 mills. All male persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederate soldiers or sailors, who are exempt at fifty years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax, fifty cents. Parties returning property in more than one school district will not forget to ask for receipts for each district. I will receive the road commutation tax ($2.00) from October 15th, 1906, until March 1st, 1907. JNO. F. FOLK, Treasurer Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., October 2,1906. INTERESTING SUIT AT FLORENCE. Charleston Firm Sues Florence Newspaper Owner?Latter Secures Verdict Florence, November 27.?One of the most interesting cases that is to come up before the court of common pleas, was heard yesterday and today. It was the case of Walker, Evans & Cogswell, of Charleston, as plaintiffs, against Hartwell M. Ayer, owner of the Florence Daily Times, as the defendant. This suit was for payment of money due to plaintiffs for two Empire typesetting machines. The defendant claimed that machines were inadequate and unfit , for the uses for which they were sold and that he had offered to lose noTrmontc VlO VlQfJ mflHp tf> CP t.VlPr WHV ^/UJ lllV/ii AAVWVk *?v?vw7 with the machines, at his own cost, in settlement, but the plaintiffs refused to accept payment in this j manner. The defendant, Ayer, put in a claim for damages. Messrs. Willc'ox & Willcox represented the plaintiff and Messrs. Galletly, Shipp & Ragsdale represented the defendant. The case was given to the jury at noon and they returned a verdict for $500 damages in favor of the defendant. Notice was at once entered asking for a new trial. Pleasant Party. Friday evening, ' 'between the < dark and the daylight," in the pretty reception room at Mrs. Garland's, Miss Barnett and Miss Connor stood < amidst chrysanthemums and pot ; plants awaiting the merry groups of grave Alices, laughing Allegras and < Ediths with golden hair. Their Sun- ; dav school classes were coming for a real "Children's Hour." i A peanut tied to a heart was given >, each guest. They were then asked into a room where they found five tables. On each table was a large white bowl containing raw peanuts i and four hat pins. Miss Barnett explained that altho the hatpins must be held in a seemingly discouraging way, there was a great chance of * scoring high; for the colored peanuts had a double value. Miss Gill tapped the bell, and the "get busy" begun. When the scores were counted, it was found that Misses Mozelle Copeland, Pearle Rice, Katherine Ducker and Mortima Ray had tied. Katherine Ducker luckily received a dainty handkerchief. Misses Ottie Simmons, Blanche Garland and Eva McCue contested hotly for the booby. Ottie Simmons "bore" away the bag'of peanuts. After refreshments, Miss Hepburn and Miss Connor led the merry maidens thro many most tantalizing imitation contests. All too soon the fun ended. Those who enjoyed the peanut spearing were: Mozelle Copeland, Nadine Ott, Kate Hayden, Florence Dickinson. Louise Felder, Ethel and open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1906, until the 15th day of March, 1907, inclusive. From the 1st day of January, 1907, until the 21st day of January, 1907, a penalty of 1 per cent, -will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the first day of February, 1907, until the 28th day of February, 1907, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1907, until the 15th day of March, 1907, a penalty of 5 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. The following is the levy: For State purposes, 5 mills. ; For county purposes, 4 mills. Constitutional school tax, 3 mills. , ; '..i Total; 12 mills. SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. It - Bamberg, No. 14.5 mills. Binnaker's No. 12, 3 mills. Clear Pond, No. 19, 2 mills. Colston, No. 18,2 mills. Q Cuffie Creek, No. 17,2 mills. Denmark, No. 21, 3 mills. "Rhrhardt. No 22. 2 mills. Govan, No. 11,3 mills. Hunter's Chapel, No. 16,1 mill. Hopewell, No. 1, 3 mills. Hampton, No. 3,2 mills. Heyward, No. 24, 2 mills. T.e<?R. No. 23. 4 mills. Urma Black, Pearle Rice, Eva McCue, Jennie Connor, Blanche Garland, Wilhelmina Folk, Jennie Graham*, Flossie Murdaugh, Ruth Riley, Bessie Armstrong, Belle Cooner, Estelle Smoak, Ottie Simmons, Katherine Ducker, Mortima Ray. Marriages. Mr. Otis Ritter and Miss Hattie Smoak were quietly married at the j Methodist parsonage Wednesday morning of last week, Rev. Peter Stokes officiating. Soon after they left for their home in the Kearse section. Mr. Ritter is the eldest son of Mr. H. J. Ritter, and is well known and popular among a large circle of friends. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mrs. E. A. Smoak, and is a most attractive young lady, who has made many friends since she has been a resident of this city. The ' many friends of the young couple extend congratulations and good wishes. Mr. Joseph J. Brabham, Jr., and Miss Gladys Rountree were married at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Peter Stokes last Sunday afternoon. The happy couple left for their home at Olar soon after the ceremony. Mr. Brabham is well-known and has friends and relatives here, he having been a resident of this town for nearly two years. He is now with the Farmer's Mercantile Co., at Olar. The bride is a sister of Mrs. E. T. LaFitte, and has been popular in Bamberg society since making this city her home. A large circle of friends extend congratulations. Death of a Furman Student. Death has claimed another member of the senior class of Furman IT TT StaoHlv nf UlliVCl ITXi XX* XX* uvwvuy ^ \/a Bamberg county. He was taken sick several weeks ago and returned to his home for recuperation, expecting to resume his studies after the holidays. He was taken suddenly ill Thursday and died the day following. Mr. Steedly was a conscientious student, a young man of fine Christian character, and was popular with his fellow-students. He was president of the Y. M. C. A., and one of the editors of the Furman Echo. Only last week we announced the death of Mr. Hamlin LeMaster, who was also a member of the senior class. The death of these excellent young men has brought deep sorrow to the hearts of the student body, as well as to their teachers.?Baptist Courier COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN TARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the Coantj and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, November 26.?A few bales of cotton changed hands here last week. Grade of most of it was poor, however. Yesterday morning we had a heavy frost. Fire felt good to sit by. W. A. Martin, a colored man was shot by Mr. Philip Padgett last week. Mr. Padgett was acting constable for ? - - - *? il l Judge J. (J. Uopelana ana naa gone once before for Martin, and he eluded arrest, but on this occasion he was hemmed in so he could not escape, drew his knife and advanced on Mr. Padgett, so Mr. Padgett used his pistol on him with fatal results. Martin had told a party when he escaped the first time, that if Mr. Padgett came back and tried to arrest him, - using an oath, that he would cut Padgett's heart out of him. Martin was a desperate character, and used his knife freely. During the earlier part of the year he cut a darkey by the name of Wright at a prayer meeting he was holding at one of the darkey houses on Mr. W. I. Carter's plantation. Rev. P. E. Monroe will hold service in the Ehrhardt Lutheran church on Thanksgiving day, in the morning part of the day at elevep o'clock. Thejbird hunters say that it is real dangerous to shoot birds now; there are so many hiding out in the bushes that there is danger of killing them. One party said that the woods was so full of them that the rabbits could not get room. The cotton tails had to go into people's yards and gardens to elude them. I did not know what caused it but saw a big buck rabbit in my yard one day last week. Capt, J. C. Westerlund is able to be on the streets again. Glad to see the Captain out again; but he is not as lively as he was. He is weak yet. Inspector Knight spent two days with us inspecting the R. F. D. routes from this office. He also went over an addition requested for Route No. 1. Glad we met him. Mrs. Sallie Hiers, of. the Dunbarton section, is visiting at Mr. J. F. Copeland's. . A crowd left town, this morning to partake in a deer hunt on Ashepoo River. The train came up for jurors, witnesses, etc.. for court, which convenes in Walterboro this morning. Jee. Ehrhardt Nftws. Miss Sallie^ Hiers, of Dunbarton, is spending time with Miss Minnie Copeland. Mr. G. A. Dannelly, of Olar, was in town last Saturday and Sunday, visiting his parents. ! Mrs. E. R. Steedly and little son i have returned to their home in Bamberg after a short stay with relatives here. Mr. Chas. Hartz is in Fernandina, Fla., visiting relatives. He expects to be away several weeks. Mr. T. D. Jones and family and Mr. C. A. Thomas spent last Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. P. W. Thomas, near Sjnoaks. The many friends of Capt. J. C. Westerlund are glad to see him on 1 o orroin iif+pr a nrnlnnced WIC U^IMU ?M,w* ?? ?0 illness, resulting from a stroke of paralysis. i We are sorry tc hear of the death of one of our former schoolmates, Mr. Henry Steedly, of Hartzog. He was buried last Saturday at Hunter's Chapel, after a short illness of only four days. Mrs. T. L. Belvin returned home last Thursday from Cheraw, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Lee. Mr. I. W. Carter went to Bamberg last Friday. Bessie Dannelly. Ehrhardt Graded School, Nov. 26. Denmark Doings. Denmark, S. C., November 27.? Rev. J. B. Traywick delivered effective sermons Sunday morning and night to his congregation, these being his last sermons before conference. It is hoped that he will be returned to us for another year. Bro. Traywick is a hard worker, and is much beloved by his congregation. R. C. Hardwick, Esq., went up to Barnwell last week on professional business.. Quite a lot of oats are being planted in this section, and if the seasons are favorable there will be a large crop to gather. Our little city is very quiet tnese days on account of the short crops. However, the ring of the hammer and saw is still heard. Mr. J. A. Price is erecting quite a neat cottage at West End. R. C/ Hardwick, Esq., visited Augusta, Waynesboro, and Millen, Ga., several days since on business. We are having a show here this week. Commenced on Monday night, the 26th. They will be lively for a fe^ days. Miss Julia Zorn has accepted a position as teacher and entered upon her duties at Oak Grove school on Monday, the 19th, near Olar. Col. Jno. R. Bellinger passed through town one day last week en route home from Barnwell, where he had been on professional business. Mrs. M. R. Hardwick and Miss Julia Zorn spent some time in Augusta several days since with friends and relatives. H. Death at Denmark. On last Sunday, the ISth, the community was saddened at the unexpected death of Mattie Estelle, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Creech. The cause of her death was malaria with other complications. Little Mattie will be greatly missed at school, where she was a fafthful and diligent student. Her chief desire seemed to be always to do her very best to please her teachers and her fellow students. Our hearty sympathies are extended to the family in their bereavement for their dear little girl. X. Allendale Notes. Allendale, Nov. 24.?Rev. W. C. Kirkland preached his farewell sermon in the Allendale Methodist I church on last Sunday morning. Mr. Kirkland has been here for four years and is very much beloved as a pastor and highly respected as a citizen. His 'friends are many and are numbered with all denominations. It is quite a source of regret that Allendale is to lose Mr. Kirkland and his charming family. Rev. Dr. Derieux of Greenville filled the Baptist pulpit on Sunday evening. Dr. Derieux's eloquent sermon was preached to a crowded house. Following the sermon were a few remarks from Mr. Keys of The Baptist Courier. The Allendale church was well represented at the association held in Varnville last week. Dr. Breeland is now occupying his handsome brick residence on upper Main street. The new home of Mr. R. L. Zeigler will be completed within a few days. Three new store buildings are in course of erection. Mr. W. R. Darlington, Jr., arrived a few days ago with his charming bride. Mrs. Darlington is from Greensboro, Ala. She is well known here and has a host of friends in South Carolina. Mrs. Querry, of New York city, is visiting Miss Elise Stoney. Mr. W. L. Maner has returned from Alabama, where he has been visiting his brother, Col. 0. C. Maner. Mr. L. Wilson, Jr., will take charge of the joint agency of the two railway companies at this point on December 1. Conditions are decidedly unfavorable in this vicinity from several standpoints. , The farmers have had unusually hard luck and the manufacturing industries have suffered from circumstances. However business is not entirely bad and the future is not so black as in some localities. Farmers are putting in plenty of oats. The cane mills are all in operation. Xmas Woman's Home Companion. Fiction appropriately flavored with the Christmas spirit, is the predomi nating feature of the Woman's Home Companion for December. Mary E. Wilkins contributes in "The Gift of Love" a typically Wilkins picture of New England as we have learned to see it through her delightfully entertaining stories. Temple Bailey also writes with a holiday flavor in "The Christmas Storm." Other fiction in this number is contributed by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, Jean Webster, Alice Brown, Julia Truitt Bishop and Grace S. Richmond An important feature of the magazine is a hitherto unpublished poem by the late Eugene Feld entitled "The Old Blue Bear and the Rabbit." Its writing is described by Frederick S. Field, a son of 'Gene Field, who was the "rabbit" of his distinguished father's poem. Among the special articles are "Christmas Thoughts" by Dr. Edward Everett Hale, "Woman's Share in the New Child Labor Program" by Samuel McCune Lindsay and "Easy-to-Make Christmas Presents" by Grace Margaret Gould. There are several clever poems by Wallace Irwin, Edmund Vance Cooke, Clinton Scollard, and Samuel 3 ? nu Til mi mill turn f ccti, diiu a uiu isuiuu pit*J in verse by Katharine Pyle, Howard Pyle's sister. The departments form an usually strong and attractive feature in this number. The Fee Siuiple. Patrick Murphy, while passing down Tremont Street, was hit or the head by a brick which fell from a building in process of construction. One of the first things he did after being taken home and put to bed was to send for a lawyer. A few days later he received word to call as his lawyer had settled the case. He called and received five crisp new $100 bills. "How much did you get?" he asKea. "Two thousand dollars," answered the lawyer. "Two thousand and you give me $500? Say, who got hit by that brick, you or me?" A druggist in Yorkville was tried last week on the charge of violating the dispensary law. He sold patenl medicines which are claimed to contain too large a proportion of alcohol. The jury failed to agree. * BOWMAN NEGRO KILLED BY TRAIN. Fell Under Engine and Was so Horribly Mangled That He Died. Bowman, November 27.?Philip Hood, a negro who lived near Bowman, was so horribly mangled by the engine of the Branchville and Bowman railroad yesterday that he died in about an hour's time after being injured. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon. Hood attempted to board a flat car, which was being pushed away from the station here by the engine. He missed his footing and fell directly in front of the engine. Both the engine and tender passed over him and had proceeded for some distance before the accident was discovered. One of his legs was i i j _?. j_i_ _ completely severed at tne uiign, uis arm was broken and he received other injuries about the head and body, resulting in his death. Magistrate Dukes, of Branchville, was communicated with and a jury of inquest was empanelled; the employees of the railroad being exonerated from any carelessness or negligence. This is the first death from accident since the road has been in existence. Poor Telephone Service. Editor The Bamberg Herald.? Dear Sir: I feel like giving you the right hand of fellowship on your editorial on the telephone system. I fully endorse it. As I stated in last week's issue, I am not opposed to improvements, and if there ever was anything needed to be improved upon it is our telephone system. You put it very mild indeed when you said you called it poor service. In fact it would be hard to describe it in its true light. My experience with it has been terrible, so to speak. I had a 'phone in my house for a year or more, and /Inmn/v fVl?f flmQ if T17QO ftjlt ftf nrffol* UUi lllg IfliOV VlilXV AV fTMW VMW V* nearly half the time, and a great portion of this time it could not be lised at all, yet the'bill came in regularly for full pay. Many a time would my wife and daughter be called to the 'phone, and often they would be up stairs and they would come down to answer the call to find that it was some one else wanted on the line. Again, many a time you would have to call central three or four times before you could get him, he neglecting his duties. There are several other things that I could mention, but space will not permit. Finally my 'phone was out of fix, could not use it at all for about a week. I informed the manager and kept prevailing on the central to have it fixed and they treated me with silent contempt, so I took the 'phone down from the wall, placed it on my shoulder, carried it to central office, and presented it to them, stating to them it had become a nuisance and no good to me. A 'phone is quite a convenient thing to have, provided you could get respectable service. I am opposed to monopolies because they will impose upon the people; saying, "Take what you can get and do the best you can with it or do without as you can't get it any ohter way," hence I say down with trusts, down with monopolies. J. W. Black. Income Tax. The following letter from Comp troller A. W. Jones is self explanatory. Those whose gross incomes are more than $2,500 will please call at this office and make return. R. W. D. ROWELL, . Auditor. Columbia, S.C., Nov. 3, 1906. All persons liable for the payment of the income tax as provided by Code of Laws S. C. Vol. I, Sections 325 to 331 inclusive, and who have refused or neglected to make returns ; for said tax must be made to comply with the law. You are hereby instructed to place i in the hands of each resident of the i county whom you deem liable for the income tax, a proper blank for such return. You will keep a list of those who in your opinion are liable for the income tax, and prepare a statement that such return has, or has not, been made. All returns made on or before : December 1st, 1906, will be accepted i without penalty. After Dec. 1st, ? *?-i?4-xv f?finca i you .are ihslx uclcu w oc?v>? failing or refusing to make the re turn in such amount as appears to i you from the best information obtainable, either by examination of the defaulting tax payer or any other ! evidence, that such tax payer is liable for, and you are to add fifty ' per centum as a penalty to the amount of the tax due. Enter the ! tax on your tax duplicates. The county treasurers will proceed to collect the same as provided by law for the collection of other taxes. Yours truly, . A. W. Jones, Comptroller General. i Rev. R. C. Durant, a young Meth; odist minister, died suddenly in Dar; lington last week of ptomaine poison ing. He joined the conference a year ago, and was originally from Lee county. t v HOOD'S SLAYER A BOOK AGENT. ?? Sheriff Hunter, of Lancaster, Finds One of the Men Involved in the Killing of a Negro Wounded Across the State Line. Lancaster, November 27.?Sheriff Hunter returned today from his chase after the two young white men charged with the killing yesterday of Ben Hood, colored, as published in today's News and Courier. The sheriff found one of the men, J. H. Lance, at the home of J. E. Austin, a tit i xt n a iarmer near yviuiiaw, \j., suucring from a gun shot wound in the arm, received in difficulty with Hood, which occurred at Hood's home, ten miles North of Lancaster. Lambert, Lance's companion, had y left Austin's before the arrival of the sheriff and is still at large. Owing to the serious nature of of Lance's wounds Sheriff Hunter could not bring him to Lancaster. Magistrate * Griffin held an inquest last night over Hood's body. The jury's ver- ''-M diet chargde both Lance and Lambert with the killing. The accused are book agents, rep- . vgi resenting a Charlotte concern. The ' trouble between Hood and the agents was about a claim the latter went to the former's house to collect. It is said that the difficulty began when /Jj one of the agents went to the mantle-v ||8 piece to take down a clock. Lance claims that Hood shot at him first, the load striking him in the left arm, and that he then fired on Hctod in self-defence. Hood's widow, however, it is reported, says her husband did not shoot at all. That Lance was shot by his companion, Lambert. Hood was shot throught the heart l. . ]|| and died instantly. Immediately ?t|j o-f+nT fVio cVirw-ifinrr T oripo T .Qm_ . UX l/VA V11V UilVV AAM1VV IMlVk WMM , bert hurriedly left, going over into North Carolina. Pitting School Notes. vj|jj| The Kilgo Society invited the Sheridan society and friends from town to attend their meeting upon * last Saturday night, and it proved to be a very enjoyable occasion. The - ;M meeting was held in the chapel and - "p a very good program given. Prod \*f| Roberts, president of the Kilgo Society, presided. After the regular literary program had been gone through with a recep* JB tion was held and every one present seemed to enjoy themselves. The following young men were on '|| duty: Essay?DeWitt Guilds, Ernest Hiers and Eugene Acherman. J2 Declamation?Clyde Yongue, Joseph Murray and John Bell. Debate, Query, "Resolved, That negro labor q should be displaced by immigrants." Affirmative?Richard Addison and x "fl Eugene Stokes. Negative?Alfred Ray and John Huffman. The students are now all looking 4| forward with much eagerness to Thanksgiving. Arrangements have been made to teach upon two Mondays and thereby give three days holiday?Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A large portion of the students will either go to their homes or spend the time with some friend. - 3 Things will doubtless be pretty dull on the campus. Tue first number of the Lyceum course, The Edwin R. Weeks Company, was largely attended and very much enjoyed. If we may take this ' one as a sample of the entertainments we are to have, we congratulate the committee upon their selection of the course. v Miss Sudie Ritter was on the sick list for a few days last week. Several of the students were visit- -kjj ed by relatives during the week. Ansel Hakes Appointments. npwjrwTT.T.rc, November 27.?Gov ernor-elect Martin F. Ansel announced today the appointment of Mr. A. J. Bethea, of Darlington, as the private secretary to the governor and Miss Alice Henderson, as the private stenographer to the governor. | Mr. Bethea was highly recommended to Mr. Ansel by many influential persons of the State, and especially by those of the Pee Dee section. Mr. Bethea was born and raised in Marion and moved to Darlington several years ago, where he became }he editor of the Darlington Press, a weekly newspaper of much moment ,' % in the Pee-Dee section. Mr. Anse! , made this appointment after much deliberate consideration and it will doubtless be satisfactory to the peo pie ui uie oiaic 111 Miss Henderson is at present the , stenographer of Governor Heyward, and she has been capable at all times, and the appointment is deserved. , She has many friends all over South Carolina, who will have cause to , congratulate her. Bail Granted. Mr. Philip Padgett, who killed a negro named Walter Martin near Ehrhardt last week, came to town last Friday and surrendered to the . sheriff. Jno. R. Bellinger, appeared before Judge Geo. W. Gage at Barnwell Wednesday of this week and made a motion for bail, which was , granted in the sum of $1,000. The i bond was at once executed and Mr. Padgett released from custody. m vCg v " "...