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I: - ' '1 1' ' U ' mm 1PSP W Sp^Sg|P : -V: ' ' '' ~.-v, " . , . ' &???? ?If? Hamburg grotto | Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY I7. 1907 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. In his annual report, Comptroller General Jones says the newspapers have aided materially in the collection of the income tax. Rev. Richard Carroll will move his industrial school from Columbia to Irmo in Lexington county. About 600 acres of land have been bought near Irmo. The fees received by the secretary of State during the year just closed nmmmtpd to $21 000.00 airamst $16. OOO.OO for 1905, which is a most remarkable gain. Former Judge 0. W. Buchanan, who is suing for something in the way of salary which he claims the State owes him, has carried the case to the United States Supreme Court. Columbus McColl, white, aged 38 years, was found dead on the streets i of Spartanburg last Saturday night about twelve o'clock. He had been stabbed. It is not known who did the killing. Edward J. O'Neill, a young white man, has been arrested in Charleston, charged with robbing the reside nee ot Anslev D. Cohen. The \ young man was formerly employed i at the house. The town of Clio, in Marlboro county, was visited by a destructive fire last Wednesday night. A livery stable, a hardware store, and other <. r - buildings were burned. The property loss is about $6,000. Several fine horses were burned. . Robert D. McEachern, a young , white man, was found dead on the streets of Marion last Friday night The corner's jury found that he % : y. came to his death by taking cocaine. He had been drinking, and possibly ? * took too much of the drug. Jeff Knight, the young white man - ; of Laurens county who is charged with shooting a negro boy a few months ago, has returned to stand his trial;/ It will be remembered that Knight skipped out after he was wmcn naa Deen taKen irom a package in his care. He was carried to Columbia and bound over to appear in the United States court. Governor Heyward has appointed a commission in the matter of the new county with North Augusta as the county seat. The Aiken people are opposing the matter, and no doubt it will go to the courts. An election was recently held on this , V new county question, and *the pro%. ; position was defeated. Rev. R. T. Nash, an Adventist preacher, was tried in the cercuit court at Spartanburg last week for violating the Sabbath by working on that day. He was found guilty and fined one dollar. The preacher conducted his own case and addressed the jury. He will likely appeal, as he claims the law is unconstitutional. ^ He observes Monday as a day of . rest. In the matter of enforcing the compulsory vaccination law, a precedent was established in the city of Greenville last week. Two residents of that city resisted the health officer, stoutly refusing to be vaccinated. They were arrested and arraigned before a magistrate, who final them $100 each or 30 days on the chaingang. Finding what an unfortunate plight they were in, the men allowed themselves to be vaccinated. Whereupon, the magistrate suspended the sentence. He Was Going Prepared. "I have just spent my last cent for a coffin, ten loaves of bread and a railroad ticket home," said the fellow with the serious face. "Bought a coffin and ten loaves of bread?" 'Tes." "What did you do that for?" "Well I want to go prepared?if the railroads don't kill you outright these days, they will starve you to death on the road.?Charlotte Observer. * .. "S '. LITTLE GILES NORRIS DIES. Greenwood Youth Who Was Shot While Hunting. Greenwood, Jan. 11.?Little Giles Norris, the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Norris, who was shot with a parlor rifle in the hands of Will Bodie, age 11, one week ago today, died last night about 8 o'clock at the residence of his parents in this city. There has been no hope of his recovery since the terrible accident and it has been remarkable how long he has lived after receiving the fatal shot. The boys were out in the woods with a parlor rifle and while out young Norris was shot. According to one account the shooting was mintentional, while young Bodie says it was not. Young Norris was buried here this afternoon. His classmates were given holiday to-day and they carried flowers to his home as a tribute of their affection and esteem. Bodie was released to-day from the county jail, where he has been imprisoned since the shooting. Bail was secured from Judge Purdy at Laurens in the sum of $500. -A W- /"?_f V charged with the shooting. He will he tried this week. : T* The State Senate passed Senator ' v Blease's resolution endorsing the discharge of negro soldiers by President Roosevelt, but the house killed I - v it* the vote standing 79 against to J 40 for the resolution. Messrs. Garris and Miley, of this county, voted against the resolution. Dr. C. H. Judson, for 54 years professor of mathematics at Furman * University, died at his home in > x Greenville last Saturday. He was one of the most prominent educators in the State, and had given largely v , to the university. He was born in V-' Monroe, Conn., in 1820. * " }, < A mail carrier in Fairfield county named J. W. Boulware has been arrested for robbing the mail. A watch chain was found in his pocket -?/? * * ? ii J * ii_ diaiue iu junn v. wuiiuuu. To the Editor of the Bamberg Herald:?We the undersigned, representing the King's Mountain Chapter, D. A. R., Yorkville, S. C., wish to call again your attention and that of your readers to a work in which we beg for your cordial help and co-operation. Last winter, 1906 this chapter inaugurated a movement which had for its object the honoring thfe memory of John C. Calhoun by placing his statue among his confreres in the Statuary Hall of the Capitol at Washington. No South Carolinian ever views those stately statues erected by practically all of the states of the Union in memory of her foremost sons Tin'fVirmf ttrrm^orincr wVlV mir blare TT1UUVUV TT ViAUV&?*?2) ?? f "v*w"r has been so long unoccupied. Last year we wrote to every woman's organization and to all of the newspapers of the State, asking them to use their influence to have the legislature appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars) for the purpose of placing a statue of John C. Calhoun in the Statuary Hall of the Capitol at Washington. There is no dissenting voice in regarding Calhoun as South Carolina's most fitting representative. He was for forty years the most conspicuous and influential figure in national politics, he was Representative, Senator, Secretary of War, Secretary nf StAfp nnrl Vir?A-PrpsiHf?nt. Last year the bill was unanimously passed in the Senate, but was not acted upon in the House. This winter the petitions will be renewed, the bill will be again introduced, and we believe that the legislature of South Carolina will be proud to place itself on record as the one to ,thus fitly honor our- greatest statesman. Through the colums of your paper we wish to appeal to every South Carolinian, man and woman, to give their support and influence to the effort we are making to have our dear old state honor herself in according this recognition to her illustrious son. In the nation's Hall of Fame shall South Carolina alone be unrepresented? "Count not the cost of honor to the dead The tribute that a mighty nation pays Means more than gratitude for glories fled For every noble man that she hath bred Immortalized by art's immortal praise Lives in bronze and marble that we raise, To lead our sons as he our fathers led. These monuments of manhood, brave and high "??? tlian fnrto Ar Kottlcchirvfl tn tppn Xjyj UiUl O buau KUDO VJ. VH?blvvui^9 ?V MVV^r Our dear-bought liberty. They fortify The heart of youth with value wise and deep: They build eternal bulwarks, and command Eternal strength to guard our native land." We should be glad to have the citizens of the state express themselves upon this subject. Thanking you for the courtesy and encouragement shown us^ , Very respectfully yours, . Miss Maggie A. Grist, Mrs. Walter B. Moore, Regent. Mrs. Sam'l M. McNeel, Miss Lesslie D. Witherspoon, Mrs. Geo. H. O'Leary, Miss Fanny Wardlaw, i Mrs. R. Moultrie Bratton, State Regent. Yorkville, S. C.,. January 7,1907. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the Coanty and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, January 14.?Mr. L. A. Bikle will move his family to Augusta, Ga., soon. By moving them there he will be able to be with them more than he can be by letting them stay here. His work as mail agent on the train between Augusta and i-k i ?Mi- i_: tsrancnvine aon \ give iiiui iuucu uu time. Mr. Bikle has been trying for a long time to get placed on this run from Ehrhardt to Greenpond, but he has given up all hopes of getting the run. We wish he could get the run. We miss him. Mrs. Gibson was buried last week. She was the oldest person in this section. Her exact age I do not know, but have heard that she was in her ninety-seventh year. She was the mother of Mrs. C. F. Rentz and Messrs. Henry and Pink Gibson wha, are living in this section. She was an affectionate mother and a good neighbor and will be missed by the neighborhood. News came to town Sunday morning that Gabe Willis had been shot and killed Saturday night on Mr. G. H. Kearse's plantation in the Colston section. One of the darkies gave a hot supper and Willis was a guest, and it is said the negro giving the supper did the shooting. I think there should be a law passed forbidding these entertainments among the darkies, for it seems at every one of them there is a shooting or cutting scrape. No doubt this morning two contracted farms are vacant and unless other hands can be procured will be vacant during the year. Hands are scarce in this section. The freight train missed two days last week on account of engine giving out. Defective flues was the cause. We still have warm weather for time of the year. Capt. J. C. McMillan is very sick. Has been confined to his bed for a week. Ehrhardt town council has concluded to bridge the branch near Mr. Chas. Hartz's residence. It was almost impossible to pass over with a vehicle of any kind, it had gotten so bad. Mr. A. W. Brabham is the first man to receive a car of fertilizer at this place this year. He broke the ice, but others don't follow suit. The News of Allendale Allendale, Jan. 11.?The weather in this vicinity for the past week has been balmy and spring-like. Planters are taking advantage of this unseasonable condition and are getting an early start. Life and activity are seen on every hand. A brave start for a prosperous year is being made. Labor is apparently plentiful, farms and manufacturing ' ? 11 11 i:.j ;j.i plants Demg an wen suppneu wiui hands. More buildings and better ones are in process of erection at present than in any previous time in the history of the town. The Presbyterian church is receiving a new coat of paint. , Mr. W. T. Riley will erect a new store building on Main street. Mrs. J. N. Walker and Miss Frances returned from Bamberg yesterday. There are rumors of a new drug store for Allendale in the near future. A hearty welcome awaits live, energetic business men. It is a known fact that the two railroads crossing at this point have made a positive promise to build a A r\-r\r\4- i-ri 10A7 A CrtJUlUAUic ucput ucic III ii/vi, 11 new depot is badly needed. Mr. D. Sams and family have recently moved to Allendale. Dr. N. F. Kirkland, Jr., is now a resident of Allendale. Miss Bertha Jamrick of Baltimore is the guest of Rev. T. C. O'Dell. Dr. W. H. Breeland entertained the Knights of Pythias last evening. Quite a number of Knights were present and several appropriate speeches were made. The feast spread in the beautiful and spacious dining hall was a climax to an evening very enjoyable. Tulifinna hall was ablaze with light on last Monday night, being the first meeting of the New Year and the anniversary of the club's existence. New officers were elected and plans* laid for the making of a successful year's work. TILLMAN LECTURES IN GEORGIA. Stirs Race Hatred but Offers No Remedial Suggestions. Senator Tillman of South Carolina lectured at the Tifton court room last night. It was his first appearance here, and his reputation secured him a large attendance. His argument was confined almost entirely to the negro question, and those who went to hear him with the hope of learning something new or of value on this vital issue were disappointed. Not an intelligent man in his audience was told a fact he did not already know, while the speaker for nearly two hours fanned the flames of race hatred, hinted at lynch law and openly advocated mob violence. Senator Tillman has a way, peculiarly his own, to give his audience the signal to applaud. He folds his arms, a la Bonaparte, and makes a grimace that is a cross between a grin and a sneer. However, he would occasionally, when interested in his subject, forget his signal, and his audience would applaud voluntarily. He admitted that the so-called dis franchisement laws of South Carolina and Mississippi were only temporary makeshifts, and said that as the negro became educated, the laws would be useless. He hoped that Georgia would discover a better way than South Carolina had, but doubted it. He considered the greatest danger confronting the white race to be that of amalgamation. In discussing this, his language was often coarse, approaching indecent, and many ladies present doubtjess wished they were at home. Mr. Tillman left his hearers much in the condition a doctor would his patient if he told him he was afflicted with a cancer, spent two hours telling him of the agonies he would endure, and informed him nothing could relieve him but death. As to the solution of the negro problem, he said that if he were given the entire law-making power, he did not know that he could suggest any solution but butchery. It is hoped that Mr. Tillman is at his worst on the lecture platform, for doubtless much cheap clap-trap was put to earn his salary. Without its sensationalism, his lecture would not draw a crowd, and it is the crowds that pay. But the profit is all on one side; Mr. Tillman left the court room richer by $200, while not one of his hearers, on departing, was a better man or better citizen. On the other hand, the effects of his words on the mind not well balanced could not have been otherwise than dangerous to law and order.?Tifton (Ga.) Gazette. Bringing Him Alive. A Kansas farmer hired a green Irishman. One of the first tasks assigned the new hired hand was to bring into the cow lot dead or alive a refractory bull that had broken into the cornfield. The Irishman was given a shot-gun and told to shoot the bull if the animal showed fight. Jauntily he went about his task. The farmer stood at a safe distance to watch developments. As soon as the bull saw the Irishman enter the cornfield he bolted at him, bellowing madly. The Irishman blazed away with the shot gun and emptied the load in the beast's breast. On rushed the bull, madder than ever. The Irishman took to his heels with the bull after him. "What are you doing?" screamed the farmer at the fleeing Irishman. "I'm bringing him alive, sir," shouted the Irishman between breaths. Two Girls. Does it pay to have good sense? In an Atchison family there are two girls. One of the girls insists upon taking music lessons, which the family finds very hard to pay for. She devotes her entire time to her music and never lifts her hand to do a stitch of sewing. The family says, ' 'Jennie is so ambitious.'' The other daughter will not take music lessons or study art. She puts up preserves, does the housework and all her own sewing and is a fine cook. The family says: "Poor Lizzie. It is too bad she has not Jennie's ambition."? Atchison Globe. " ' *' ... v'^Vx'" ' SAD DEATHS LAST WEEK. MRS. V. W. BRABHAH AND MISS NETTIE FREE PASS AWAY. The Whole Community Mourns the Death of These Lovable Young Women. Truly "Death loves a shining mark," this being indisputably exemplified in the sad and sudden death of Mrs. Gwendolyn Risher Brabham, wife of Dr. Vance W. Brabham, and eldest daughter of Mr. Benjamin Risher. ' This sad event occurred last Thursday, the 10th, at about five o'clock in the afternoon?a peculiarly sad onrl fnimViinrr Hoo+Vi?qVio lpavino* fl little infant son only a few hours old. The interment took place at South End cemetery Friday at 4 p. m., the services being conducted by Rev. Peter Stokes. The floral offerings were numerous and handsome, some of them being the most exquisite pieces ever seen here. The pall bearers were as follows: Messrs. W. Paul Riley, H. Henri Copeland, J. C. Moye, F. M. Moye, Jacob Felder, Norman Kirsch, Max Walker, and Dr. J. J. Cleckley. Beautiful Gwendolyn is no more! Mere language is inadequate to express all the deep sorrow and grief that these words bring not only to those of her own family, who loved her so devotedly, but to her friends whom she might number by scores. To know Gwendolyn was but to love her?and sadly will she be missed, especially in her church, for she was ever an untiring and faithful worker, not only as a consistent member, but her labors extended into Sundayschool, the League, the missionary societies and the choir, as well as invaluable services at the factory aUamaI CVia moo tvf ftwa ClIOpci* unv nao |/ivoi\?vuv vta vuv "Golden Links," a missionary society for* children, and the little ones, in loving memory, placed a beautiful wreath of flowers on her grave. Not quite one year ago did this lovely young girl become the wife of Dr. Brabham, and all too soon has the Angel of Death borne this bride to her eternal, home. So youngonly nineteen?this happy pair were separated after but tasting life's joys. Not more pure and white and spotless are the fragrant hyacinths which cover her last tresting place than the redeemed soul of lovely Gwendolyn. We weep for this deai girl because we loved her, not because there is no hope, fo* as sure as there is a Heaven we know that hei dear departed spirit hovers near th? throne of her Saviour, whom she loved and served so faithfully, ? and that her sweet voice has joined the Angel choir where she will praise Him forevermore. ? ? TN , 1 1 Again, the Angel 01 Death nas swooped down and claimed for his own the tenderest flower. Fridaj morning between the hours of twc and three o'clock, at the home of hei mother, in this city, the pure, unspotted soul of Nettie, eldest daughter of Mrs. H. D. Free, was called home. Only on Wednesday morning was she taken ill and her physician summoned, Tyut so quickly did that dread disease, hemorrhagic fever, do its deadly work, that all that skilled physicians and loving friends could do was of no avail, and early Fridaj morning the pure soul took its flight At the tender age of seventeen this young girl, by her thrift and industry, was the right hand of hei mother, she being also a consistent and useful mqmber of the Baptisl church. The remains were interred al Springtown cemetery Saturdaj morning at 10 o'clock, the buYia services being conducted by Rev ' " 1 -L? ittl _ tl A. .J. roster, ner pastor, me paubearers were: Messrs. J. F. Carter J. H. Murphy, Laurie McMillan j David Felder, N. Burton Felder Grigsby Chandler. The floral offerings were man} and beautiful. Two especially lovelj pieces were those given by the younj men of Bamberg, and another ex quisite piece was from Nettie's gir friends. Her stricken parents have th< deepest sympathy of the entire towi and community, and altho thei: hearts are torn and bleeding witl this heavy and inexplicable affliction yet they* have the sweet knowledgt and assurance, that this pure, lovelj girl was ready for the change ant that she is safe and happy in Heavei with Jesus, whom she loved ant served during the short time she wai permitted to live upon earth." She was popular among old ant young. For the past year or mor< she had been clerk of the board o: county commissioners and assistant - ' /Y? _ j 1 in the clerk oi court s omce, ana nej charming manners and willingness to accommodate, had made her < general favorite with all who hac business with these offices. Fev young ladies had as many warn friends among the older business men of the community as she, an( her death was a great shock to them She did her work thoroughly anc well, and she will be sadly missed b] those with whom she came in dailj contact. KILLING AT LAURENS. \'j Arthur V. Green Shot to Death by J. ... .jj R. Fant, Jr. Laurens, January 13.?Arthur V. |j Green was shot and killed last night %'& about 12 o'clock by Joseph R. Fant, Jr-, at Fant's boarding house, in this :^J| city. Both are young white men and employees of the Laurens Furni- v|| ture Company. Young Fant is a son of Capt. J. R? p-M Fant, chief constable of the Spartanburg division, and Green is from Toccoa, Ga. The testimony at the inquest indi- 4 cated that several of the young men pM had an oyster supper at the house of '^ig a neighbor, at which time Green and v$|i Fant had some words. When the party broke up, Green secured a pistol and followed Fant to his boarding house, where he was shot a |||| few minutes afterwards. The plea will be self defence. Confidence and Dollars. "Sambo have you got' confidence sM9 enough in me to lend me a dollar?" v asked one colored brother of another. vM "Plenty of confidence but no dol- '.Jg? lar," was the reply. There are thousands of Samfeo&,> XaM those who have "plenty of confidence but no dollar," and with every one v"$|! of them there is something radically wrong, for dollars are as sure to fol- v low the right kind of confidence as day is to come after night. Among the numberless good .. :\:M things said by St. Paul, nothing is S < more significant than thd declaration that' 'faith is the substance of things -M hoped for," the evidence, which is the substance of things hoped for|_ that; 'm ? is, something, practical ana usame from which things are evolved if '^8 proper conditions are complied with. Know for a certainty that nothing ;||p of value is evolved for one, or added to one, unless from the center of her . being, by her aspirations, her re-'v|JgM ; solves, her understanding of and - > ; covenant with her inmost self, her \ kingdom of heaven, she evolves and ,'y i draws it unto her. It is disastrous , to depend upon anyone or anything : ,outside oneself for happiness and | prosperity as it would be to depeod'^^^ . upon another to breathe for one? , LidaA. Churchill in the February I Delineator. ;|j South Carolina Negro Race Conference, Many of the most prominent color; ed citizens of [South Carolina have 4183 I decided to call a conference of the|^R '* leading negroes to meet in Columbia^ Wednesday, January 23rd, and to t M continue in session until the They hope to accomplish some good J for the race in this state by calling;^ || _ tVio loodara +ncro+Vnar fn POTlfftrfiTlfift r wiv- ivuuvAw ? - " t-nm > to discuss the most vital questiona c^ that concern the negro. No good ^|S can come to the negro that will ' [ directly or indirectly benefit the white man also. Restrained rev.tfm. J lations of the races in the South and [ the condition of labor give the , best reasons for such a meeting. .vV^ [ As we believe that there are many 1 colored people who read this journal, J|!? r we take this method of inviting ; them to the conference and we hope | y||| fhnt. mir white friends will take pains to invite thoughtful and con- .".JS > servative colored men to attend. ''ygWL All who expect to come must write I to J. L. Simons, 1407 Richland street, :^||g r Columbia, S. C., as he is chairman ' :*JB I of the entertainment committee. Re-'.'Si duced rates on all railroads in South ^ Carolina have been granted on the certificate plan. This will be ex, plained by the agents at the various >??1 railroad stations. J Besides prominent white and ^j|| r colored men in the state on the pro- ||f - gram, Dr. Booker T. Washington, I Dr. M. C. B. Mason and Bishop R. S. Williams will be present. Among ||j J the white speakers there wiu oe . r Governor-elect M. F. Ansel, Govern- 'TJ& . or D. C. Heyward, Drs. L. M. Rice, S C. C. Brown, Samuel Smith and Mr. [ J. J. Fretwell and others. "r Come, and come prepared to stay J I three days. We want all delegates -v| j to arrive in Columbia on the evening j of the 22nd, as the conference opens 3 promptly at 11:30 a. m., January | 23rd. at Wesley M. E. church, near ^ i the state capitol. 3 Richard Carroll. . ^ f Columbia, S. C. j; Major Howell Dead. s'Jj 3 Walterboro, January 14.?Major i M. P. Howell died this afternoon a 1 little after 5 o'clock at the age of 56 . J j years. About eight months ago he i had a stroke of apoplexy from which 3 he never recovered. Major Howell 1 had been prominent in his profession, . Hie law, and as a leader in politics i He was a senior member of the firm, - J r Howell & Gruber, and county chair- ;; ^ r man from 1876 to 1906, with an in- ^ termission of two years.