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Established 1891 BAMBEfeQ, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1907 One Dollar a Year, ll
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. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
"SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS (
IN YARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around t
the County and Elsewhere. j
Ehrhardt Etchings. j
Ehrhardt, January 21.?Mr and t
Mrs Lane, of Fairfax, visited her j
c. - ! . > *< Ifv Porrv PaHofPtt. I r
1?urcii o e
A cold wave after the warm rain i
Sunday morning rejoiced the people t
who have been waiting for some time \
~to kill the remainder of their porkers ^
.and hang up what they had in salt t
for more than a month. ?
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\ Some few corn buyers are on the t
hunt for it already, but they say t
they haven't the cash to buy with g
f~.' - and credit will not be as cheap this ]
M Tear as it was last year.
Farmers are all trying to prepare
to make a cheap crop this year.
The Bell Telephone company are a *
long time starting to run their line
from Bamberg to Ehrhardt. What's 1
1 wrong? There is money in it for s
them. People are constantly want- j
mg to talk to people in Bamberg-. ?
N Col C Ehrhardt went to Bamberg >
on business last week. i
Mr J D Padgett went to Walter- I
.boro Friday to receive ties and take c
a bird hunt with some of his friends. \
Mr JnoJ Copeland was in town i
hunting parts for his pump. Says be *
neglected his pump during the cold
v weather and the barrel of his pump
was bursted by the ice. Says he
7-> " wants water and must have it.
; , The drummers are plentiful. They
nil have the best bargains and all the
goods are advancing every day, but (
not much goods are being bought by *
our merchants as yet. 1
Some of our young men went fish-!1
; ; > ing last week one or two nights, but ^
j -don't think they caught more than ;
they Jeould eat, if that many, for *
they were very hungry next morning c
(when breakfast'was announced. }
A drummer said the other day that 1
itA mm* frk r?ncc Hia n#?T?ner sauce at
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: the hotel table and it was so hot that
if his hand was burning yet. Hot c
stuff. *
About seven cars of cotton seed f
^were 'shipped from this place last *
-* ' / week to be exchanged for meal. .
V Most of it went to the Walterboro 1
<Jotton Oil Co.
v'y ' Lumber is in good demand, but *
ears are somewhat scarce to load it ?
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Mr J D Dannelly returned from his
trip to Florida on Saturday. He ?
&. Trill go back this week, however, to ?
do?e his trade. He has secured
about 17,000 acres of pine land, and *
i ^ will go there to work it, both in tur- ^
pentine and lumber. His uncle, Tom
:V\. Dannelly, will go with him when
-everything is arranged to help him ^
| v - work the plant. ,
Mr. Jesse J. Farrell says he will
soon commence his dwelling. Look- ii
atthe Plan now, and as soon as h
he decides will go to work having t
the lumber placed for the carpenters ii
c * -tq go to work. i]
Some more eleven cents cotton in I
the hands of a few farmers, at least S
-they want that price for it, and that p
& price will bring it on the market. p
Messrs Frank and Jacob Hiers and o
-John Hartz went to Augusta Sunday, t
Returned Monday morning as the a
^chickens got up. So sleepy. Jee. u
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Free Lecture. ^
Mrs. Helen M. Bullock, national g
organizer of the Woman's Christian f
Temperance Union, will deliver an
address this (Thursday) evening at v
*7:30 o'clock in the Methodist church. ^
.AD are invited, both old and young, o
jnen* and women. It is not known ?
what her subject will be, but it is *
presumed she will speak upon some ^
phase of the temperance question, b
Mrs. Bullock is a cultured, traveled t
woman, and has given much time t
.? , :and thought to the work in which n
?he is engaged, and her address will t:
no doubt be highly entertaining and tl
instructive. We feel sure that those b
; . who go will be pleased. .
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Death in Branchville. v
News has been received from b
Branchville of the death of Mrs. ^
Susan Dukes, of that place. Mrs. ?
Dukes was the widow of Mr. A. F. o
H. Dukes, who died some years ago.
Mrs. Dukes was something over 50 r
years of age and her death was |
rather sudden, being due to heart jj
trouble. f,
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RAILROAD WRECK.
Collision Nea Denmark Between Passenger
and Freight Trains.
Last Saturday morning there was
i railroad wreck about two miles
Tom Denmark on the Atlantic Coast
Line, between the fast passenger
;rain going to Augusta and a freight
leaded towards Florence. Both engines
were badly wrecked, and both
;rains damaged. The track was torn
*i~> oil twine Af fVio Pnacf T.inp
OI1U Oil tl UliiU VA WIV WMVW
lad to come from Barnwell byBlackrille
to Denmark over the Southern
;rack. No one was killed, and only
iome few minor injures were susained
by the passengers. It is said
he wreck was caused by the pasenger
train not taking the siding at
Denmark for the freight to pass.
Bamberg Graded School.
The second term of the graded
school begins with an enrollment of
173 pupils.
The work of the institution has
)een satisfactory, the conduct of the
student body has been commendable.
Examinations closing the work of the
irst term have been completed. Reports
will be in the hands of parents
vithin the next few days. If reports
ire not satisfactory to parents, let
>arents examine into the cause.
Parents and others interested in
school work are invited to visit the
nstitution; their coming will be an
nspiration to their own children and
x) our teachers.
Shall we not expect you?
H. G. Sheridan,
Principal.
Bamberg, S. C., January 22, 1907.
Does Not Recommend Pardon.
Columbia, January 22.?Judge
jary has returned to the governor
;he papers in the petition for the
>ardon of R. A. Adams without his
ecommendation. The judge reviews
rery briefly the history of the case,
vhich was tried before him in Colle?n
in 1903. Adams was convicted
md Judge Gary refused the motion
hen made for a new trial. He then
mposed the death sentence. The
ase since that time, says Judge
Jary, is familiar history. He con:ludes:
"I knew of no reason at that
ime why he should not pay the peniltyof
his act, and f9r that reason
mposed the sentence of the law upon
tim. Further than this I have nothng
to say."
uviivxwi i/?f iO) nuv |/i
he case, has already filed with the
governor his views strongly protestng
against any interference with
he death sentence for Adams. The
ase will come before the pardon
>oard at the next session, Adams
laving been respited by Governor
leyward in order for his appeal to
>e heard.
BLACKS GIVE TROUBLE.
in Uprising of Negroes at Beaufort
Feared?Militia Ordered Out.
Beaufort, January 20.? Murmurngs
of negroes today caused apprelension
of an uprising and the auhorities
at once sought to secure
nilitary protection for the city. The
itendant telegraphed Colonel R W
'atterson, in command at Fort
icreven, Georgia, asking for a comiany
of regular troops to be dis>atched
here for the preservation of
rder. In response at 8:35 o'clock
onight forty-five men fully armed
nd equipped for service, arrived
mder command of Captain Joseph
Vheeler. The detachment came on
he tug Gibbons, and immediately
uards were established and patrols
ormed.
The discontent among the negroes,
rhich it is feared might be fanned
ito fury, was caused by the killing
f William Bennett, colored, by a
uard at 1 o'clock this morning'.
Tie negro was discovered hanging
round the ruins of the People's
ank, one of the buildings destroyed
y the disastrous fire yesterday. To
he challenge of the guard on duty
here no satisfactory response was
lade, it seems, and the guard fired.
The arrival of the United States
roops relieved the apprehension of
he citizens. The negroes, impressed
y the presence of the regulars, have
eased their hostile demonstrations
nd the military apparently have the
ituation well in hand. Their arrival
/as welcomed by the citizens, who
ad been standing guard over valubles
saved from the flames, and
/ho were not prepared to resist as
hey might any outbreak on the part
f the negroes.
Governor Ansel, at the intendant's
equest, ordered out the naval reerves
to protect life and property.
it last reports the blacks are quietig
down and fprther trouble is not 1
eared.
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WM. J. HARLEY KILLED.
DESPERADO HEETS DEATH ATTHE
HANDS OF C. C. PARLER.
Killing Was Justifiable, as Harley Was
Attempting to Enter Parler's
%Home to Kill Him.
St. George, Jan. 20.?The much
talked of William J. Harley, of Harleyville,
this county, was killed by
C. C. Parler last night at Harleyville.
Harley went to Parler's house
"? ? il A . i 1
ana was going into tne iront aoor
threatening to kill and drag Parler
out of the house. Parler saw and
heard him coming and asked Harley
several times not to come into the
house, but Harley walked up the
steps toward the front door with a
double-barrel shot gun in his hand,
and when he had reached the top of
the steps and was crossing the porch
in the direction of the front door
Parler saw that there was nothing
else to be done for his safety and for
the protection of his family and his
home. He fired at Harley, hitting
him in the right side, and Harley
turned slightly and fell down the
steps and died instantly.
This is the same W. J. Harley who
has been terrorizing this community,
$nd especially .the vicinity of Harleyville,
for the past several years.
He was tried about a year ago at the
sessions court of this county for
stabbing Richard Weeks, a young
white man, on the court house
'grounds here while court was in session.
He was arrested for this, but
escaped and tried in his absence and
found guilty and at the time- of his
death a sealed sentence awaited him
in the clerk of court's office here.
On the afternoon that Harley was,
killed it is said that he was walking
up and down the town of Harleyville,
cursing and shooting off firearms
along the streets, and the
whole community was in a state of
great fear and excitement.
Coroner Kizer was summoned last
night and held an inquest over the
body of Harley, the jury returning
a verdict that he came to his death
by a gun shot wound in the hands of
C. C. Parler.
It was only about an hour before
the Jkilling that Harley came up to a
peaceable negro in a store at Harleyville
and pulled his pistol and made
the negro stand still while he beat
him unmercifully over the head with
the handle of the pistol, and when
the negro begged for mercy Harley
shot at the negro and missed him
only a short distance, and almost hitting
the proprietor of the store and
his little nephew. ,
Harley was regarded as an allround
bad man, was single and about
36 years old.
The unanimous verdict of all who
have knowledge of this tragedy is
that Parler did the only thing that
he could have done to protect himself,
his family and his premises; in
fact, had Parler not acted when he
did and as he did Harley would have
killed him in his own hduse and in
the presence of his family.
Parler surrendered himself to
Sheriff Kizer and is now safe under
arrest. Parler has retained Messrs.
E. J. Denning and M. S. Connor to
defend him. ,
Legislative Doings.
The legislature will visit Clemson
college on Friday, January 26th.
A compulsory education bill was
introduced in the house last Friday
by Representative Kershaw, of
Florence.
An unfavorable report was made
on the bill to sell the State farms,
and it will likelv hp killed.
The house has passed a bill appro-,
priating $10,000 for a statue of John
C. Calhoun in the capitol at Washington.
Proposed New Church.
Spartanburg, Jan. 22.?It is announced
that the new Methodist
church would not be erected on east
Main street. This lot was recently
purchase^ for $8,000. The church
will be erected on the south side of
the city on south Church street.
There has been a great deal of interest
here among Methodists as to
the best solution of the problem confronting
the denomination. The
congregation has outgrown Central
Methodist church and it was proposed
by some that this building be
duplicated in the structure to be
erected on east Main street.
BEAUFORT RUINED BY FIRE.
Flames Consumed Nearly $700,000
on Business Blocks.
Beaufort, S. C., January 19.?
The most disastrous fire in the history
of this town occurred today, the
loss being estimated at from $500,.
000 to $700,000, with insurance about
one third that amount. The fire
started in the stables of F. W.
Scheper and was spread rapidly by
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tne nign wina. ine water suppiy
failed and the flames stopped only
when everything was burned in the
direction which the wind carried the
flames. The town hall and city market
were consumed. .Scheper's grocery,
the Peopled Bank, Christensen's
hardware store, and the Talbird
business block were burned.
Flying embers ignited residences
some distance away and several fine
homes were destroyed. Money is
intact in the banks. Christensen &
Sons, Thomas Talbird and James N
Crofut carried no insurance.
Fitting School Notes.
The following invitation was issued
last week:
"The faculty and students of the
Carlisle Fitting school request the
honor of your presence at a reception
to be given in the chapel, Saturday
evening, February the second,
nineteen hundred and seven, eight
thirty o'clock."
Reception committee?Misses Sudy
' i T-n n/r J L Tm:
rutter, riossie iviuruaugii, jcjiisc
Rentz, Marie Weekley, Messrs DeWitt
Guilds, Eugene Stokes.
Chaperones?Mesdames Josephine
Beach, W S Hogan, Jr, R L Risher,
Jas E Salley, W D Roberts.
Preparations are now being made
1 for this reception and it is hoped
that it will prove a very pleasant occasion,
and one which will be for a
season at least, remembered by those
who attend.
On last Saturday, the centenary of
Gen Lee's birth, after the regular
chapel exercises, we tried, to some
extent, to commemorate that event
and to pay our tribute to that peerless
commander and noble character.
1 Because of a lack of time we were
unable to have these exercises as
full and as fitting as we should.have
liked to have seen them. However,
each one seemed to have entered
into his or her part willingly and
cheerfully and all present enjoyed
what was said and done. Miss Ida
Muller read a brief biographical
sketch of Lee, bringing out his most
prominent achievements and characteristics.
DeWitt Guilds read an
appropriate selection from "The
Sentinel Songs." "The Sword of
Lee," was recited by Miss Katie
Garter, and John Huffman read an
article on the centenary of Lee.
After these had finished each of
the teachers, Profs. Hogan, Roberts
and Guilds, made a few appropriate
remarks about this great man and
his sublime character.
Miss Emma McNinch, a teacher in
the Fairfax graded school, delighted
several of her former pupils by
spending a couple of days with them
last week.
The photographer was on his annual
visit to the campus last week,
taking pictures of the classes, etc. All
wore the smile.
At a called meeting of the Kilgo
literary society, Meredith Wolling
resigned as a contestant for the Roberts
declamation medal and Rhett
Ott was elected in his stead.
Prof and Mrs Roberts spent two
days at Mrs Roberts' home. Mrs
Roberts will spend several days before
returning.
Solicitor Davis Against Adams.
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ouuci tux u cuiics -lj -L/av is iias ucclined
to recommend the pardon of
R A Adams, the Colleton murderer.
He says it was the most brutal murder
case in which he was ever engaged
and it is not a case deserving
of mercy.
In his report to the governor he
says: "As I view the case from this
standpoint the State made out a clear
case of malice prepense against R. A.
Adams, and it is useless for me to
pursue this matter further. I can
t-inf -ron/vnrmorirl fViic -novrlnn T rc.
IXV/b 1 ^/WlllIlAVllU tlilU UV1A* X A V/
gret it extremely, but stern justice
demands that the law be vindicated
in this case. Instead of Adams being
in a position to plead self defense he
actually, as I view the ease, hunted
down his victim and took his Jife,
when there was absolutely no necessity
for it. He has widowed the wife
of the deceased and orphaned their
children, and when it comes to a
question of pity, instead thereof it is
contemptible in one situated as I am
to allow my action to be controlled
by any such false sentiment."
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Readini
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
A company has purchased a wharf a)
Charleston harbor and itB exclusive busi
ness t will be that of coaling vessels
This will, it is expected, bring many bif
vessels into that port.
Tom Hamilton, Will Oliver and Jo(
Byrd, white men, were convicted in the
sessions court in Anderson on Friday ol
robbing stores at Iva, and were sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary.
J. H. Latimer, of Greenville, has beer
appointed chief dispensary constable, tc
succeed Mr. U. B. Hammett, of Barnwell
who will be deputy internal revenue col
lecttor, with headquarters at Sumter.
It is said that T. B. Fraser, of Sumter
and Jno. S. Wilson, of Manning, novt
solicitor, are the most prominent candidates
mentioned for Judge Purdy's place
Mr. Fraser is a member of the house ol
representatives.
A Spartanburg man was arrested las)
Thursday on the charge of getting sev
eral mules under false pretenses?mort
gaging land he did not own. He sole
the mules and was preparing to skip
when arrested.
Representative H. E. Gyles, of Aiken
has introduced a bill in the legistatun
fixing the fare on railroads at two anc
one-half cents a mile. .The bill is beinp
strongly opposed by the railroads, but i
ought to pass.
There will be general regret over th<
State that Judge R. 0. Purdy is to retin
from the bench. He has made a most ex
celleht official, and to him is due in larg<
measure that abetter sentiment prevail
as to law and order. For our part, wi
had rather spare any of the other Judges
President McLeod of the senate an
nounced as members of the dispensary
investigation committee appointed unde
the Chistensen- resolution as Senator
Christensen and Graydon. The memoer
from the house are Rucker, Richards an<
Cary. The committee will organize an<
will UDder the law report to the legisla
tare within ten days. '
At a meeting of the State railroad com
missioner last week, E. P. Waring, Jr
of Charleston, was elected secretary,sue
ceeding D. P. Duncan, who has beei
secretary for a number of years.' Mi
Waring is to takfe charge March 1st. H
has been connected with the Charlestoi
freight bureau, and has had considerable
experience in freight and traffic matters
Ex- Senator J. T. Hay, of Camden, die
last Wednesday night. He was found ii
an unconscious condition in his offic
during the day and never rallied. H
would have been sixty years old nex
April. The burial took place at Camden
Senator Hay was a prominent lawyer o
his home bar, and was one of the lead
ing members of the State Senate. Hi
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ueciwieu ic cicvuuu i?c? jca*.
State Liquor Commissioner Tatumsayi
the board of dispensary directors ha
bought entirely too much liquor. Tb<
v warehouses of the dispensary are full an<
numbers of cars are on the side tracki
waiting to be unloaded. Senator Chris
tensen introduced a resolution calling fo:
an investigation, which has passed bott
the senate and house. The committei
is to report in a short time. It seem:
from this that the new board is pursuin(
the same tactics of former boards, that is
stocking up with iiquor whicfi is no
needed. The whole thing is rotten, an<
(he only coure to pursue is to kill it. W<
have had enough of attempts at "purifi
cation."
Wouldn't Vote for Tillman. .
Columbia, Jan. 22.?Both house
held busy sessions today at whicl
there was dispatched a quantity o:
business.. Senator B. R. Tillman wa
today elected United States Senato]
for a term of six years. The ballot
ing was done separately in eacl
house. When the balloting was com
menced in the House, Representa
tive* Mann, of Oconee (a minister o1
the gospel) took the floor and statec
that he could not vote for Senatoi
Tillman until the matter of his having
given Hubbell rebates was explained.
He thought that the in
formation should be furnished hiir
as to the amount of money that was
received in rebates before Senatoi
Tillman should be elected Senator
He also denounces the statement thai
Tillman had made, that the preachers
of the State were in collusion witt
the old barroom element, and saic
that Tillman knew it was false. The
remarks were warm and Representative
John G. Richards moved thai
they be expunged from the record of
the proceedings of the House. This
was ordered done and the balloting
proceeded. Representative Mann
did not vote in the balloting.
NOT GUILTY.
Sheriff M. fl. Limehouse Is Exonerated
> by Orangeburg Jury.
Orangeburg, Jan. 18.?After be\
ing out for an hour and a half the
jury charged with the case of the . H
State against M. M. Limehouse,
t former sheriff of Dorchester county,
who was charged with neglect of
duty in permitting a prisoner to be ,
' taken from him by a mob last summer,
the negro, Will Spain, having i
| been lynched, returned a verdict of '
j not guilty.
i The trial of the case was entered ; ;gj
upon this morning. Many Dorches- - V
{ ter people were in attendance upon
, the court. The testimony of the . J
t witnesses examined during the morn- ; ^
. ing for the state was largely along
the same line of .that brought out at ^||
, the inquest of the dead prisoner. ' ||
r The defence offered no testimony.
Only two arguments were made, ]4m
that for the state being made by i||
f Solicitor Hildebrand, and that for '
the defence by Mr. T. M. Raysor,
L who, under the rule, had the reply... *|B
Judge Gage made a very powerful v^ll
[ charge. He held that Sheriff Lime- p&S
j house allowed a mob of unknown
people to take the negro away he Z-M
was guilty. He also dealt vigorously J
1 with the evils of mob law and de1
clared that in no circumstances was '
5 lynching justifiable. . '4
t Sheriff Limehouse had under the
constitution been removed from o&?
e fice pending the outcome of
2 trial. Had he been convicted he ?
' could never again have held public |
B office in this state. The verdict hav?
ing been in his favor he will be rein,
stated in the office of sheriff. ^
Parler Granted Ball.
f Mr. C. C. Parler together with his
r attorney, Mr. E. J. Dennis, came-to
g Orangeburg this morning for the jpfl
j purpose of going before Judge ^
4 Dantzier to he crranted bail. Bail T^^B
was granted in the sum of $2,0Q0and '%
Messrs. Parler and Dennis returned
- to their homes this afternoon. Be.,
sides Mr. Dennis, the firm-qf Wolfe \v|/|
- & Connor, of St. George, have also ; I
3 been retained by Mr, Parler, v|
? W. J. Harley, a desperate char-:jj^B
e actor, who has been wanted by the
, authorities in Dorchester county for |? |
i some time past, was shot and almost
a instantly killed last Saturday night
e in Harleyville by C. C. Parler. .
e The killing occurred at the home
t of Mr. Parler, and from the wpoHir'gjS|M
' from that section was unavoidable.
f Harley had been causing no little
disturbance in the town of Harley- ^
e ville all the afternoon, and had beat- '.)i
en a negrcwunmercifully at the point ;y'
j of a pistoh and then fired at him and ;
e almost mtting several Dysisnaers.:tm
j Harley came dowil to the house of ' xf
9 Mr. C. C. Parler, cursing anddeclar- v^||
. ing that he was going to kill him.
r He entered the yard and started for '?. K
* the piazza, when Mr. Parler called ;'i||
B to him not to come in the house. .
8 Harley did not heed the warning,
? and within a few seconds, Mr. Par- : -^|g
j ler realized that Harley was intent.
j on coming in, and in order to protect *jjjl
B himself, his family and home, he fir- ;<?i
. ed at Harley, the load entering his pH
side. Harley reeled and fell down ,-'M
the steps dead.
, Mr. Parler then gave himself up ; : J|
3 and was lodged in jail. \
1 Harley was a bad character, h$ -|f|
^ having been a terror to^the people of * /Ji
3 that section. About a year or so ago ;\'m
r he stabbed a young white man but '; v]|
succeeded in escaping.* He was tried - S
1 in his absence, however, and the cleric
of the court of Dorchester county .7/Jj
has now a sealed verdict await-. *
^ ;?nr?nr?m<rphiiror Rvcnincr News.
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1 Monday January 21.
Shot at Editor.
Clinton, January 22.?Mr. W. J. ,yjf
Dendy, of the Cinton Gazette, o^e |
i of the leading local journals, has ex>
perienced a very close escape from
* death. The attempt on Mr. Dendy's /
. life occurred last evening about 7
t o'clock, while the editor was at his
5 residence. He was engaged iri reading
near a window when he was -Pm
. greatly startled to hear the report
1 of a gun and to find that a bullet &
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! had flattened itseii against uie wait,
. only a few inches below the window w
where he had been sitting. Mr.
\ Dendy says he thinks the murderous *tf
attack was due to editorials he has/ -1^
1 written recently in his publication,
: denouncing the secret meetings bein?
indulged in by the. negroes of
this community,.
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