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Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1906 One Dollar a Year |
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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.
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?= 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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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HOOD'S SLAYER A BOOK AGENT.
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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
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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.
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