The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 25, 1907, Image 4
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Thursday, April 25, 1907
We trust city council will prohibit
fc . the roaming- at large of dogs upon
the streets. They are a great nuiip:
sance and the wonder is that our
people have stood it so long. Dogs
gk: are not allowed to almost take
|v" the streets in other towns, and it
II should not be permitted here.
? ' Several of our citizens have mentionp
f ed the matter, and we trust that
U - council will give us relief at once.
It has been suggested that now
fz:. while the county is in such excellent
f.V financial pnrtditinn. our countv of
!' ficials should commence the work of
placing steel bridges across the
streams of this county. This would
| be wise and economical. The present
fr wooden bridges are constantly in
need of repair and the steel bridges
S would last for a generation and would
' be much cheaper in the end. Let us
? have the steel bridges by all means,
at important public crossings of
!*' Lemon and Little Saltkehatchie
swamps at least. The causeways at
U some of these crossings should also
r be straightened.
The town election is near at hand,
but no one seems to be taking any
special interest in it, and it is likely
that the ticket nominated in last
5. week's Herald will be elected within
out opposition. The salary of mayor
g* is not large enough to induce a conf
test for the place, and aldermen of
course are not paid anything. Asa
|* natural consequence our citizens are
P not anxious to enter a scramble for
municipal honors. The ticket nomi7
nated contains three members of the
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I" present tvuiiuu, aim muui
\ has been made under the administration
of the past two ?ears.
The Beaufort Gazette has taken up
; the matter of the establishment by
| the State of a reformatory for youth*ful
criminals, and in the course of
his remarks Editor Christensen
scores the legislature heavily for
striking the appropriation for a reformatory
out of the supply bill.
Such an institution is badly needed,
and it would seem that there is no
use to give the many reasons therefor
or argue the matter to a sensible
man. ' A great wrong is done youthful
violators by associating them
I*; with hardened criminals. Let us
Mr. hope the next legislature will make
|| the necessary appropriation for this
|| purpose instead of wasting money
l , on expositions, immigration bureaus,
K-. -etc. *
Bamberg needs more dwelling
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!v t houses and more stores, reopie wno
want to come here to live cannot
!?' procure houses in which to live or
|j|-' places in which to do business The
|g,:: growth of the town is being retarded
. because those who have real estate
V will not build on it or sell at a
reasonable price. The town will go
backward if this state of affairs
||. continues. This is a penny wise and
pound foolish policy. One would
,: think a gold mine was located on
gome of the building lots( in BamP,-:
berg from the prices asked. Those
t' . who want to build homes cannot pro|
. cure desirable building lots because
If" the price is prohibitive. If you
won't build, sell to some one who
will.
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In discussing the new county
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SCJiemes uie vrangeuuig rauiut
says: The promoters of this scheme
- cite the prosperous condition of
Bamberg to show the benefit from
smaller counties. We all grant that
Bamberg is a hustling and prosperous
little county, but being small
did not cause it, it was due to the
spirit and energy of her people."
Our contemporary is right. The
prosperity of Bamberg did not result
from it being a small county
but in spite of it, and if fine business
judgment and economical methods
? had not been applied to our county
affairs, we would have been hopelessly
in debt today. As it is, we are
out of debt and have enough money
on hand to run this year without
levying one cent of taxes. We have
reason to be proud of our record
because the county is such a small
one.
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Attorney General Lyon says that
Wolfe, the defaulting dispenser in
Columbia, must be prosecuted. This
is only right, and we do not see how
he could do otherwise without violating
his oath of office. Stripes must
be put on some of these white men
who are "short" every now and then
if you want to stop thievery among
them.
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The State medical association neiu
its annual meeting in Bennettsville
last week, and in the course of an
address one Dr. Jervey made the
very remarkable statement that the
physicians defeated W. F. Stevenson
for attorney general and R. I. Manning
for governor. Some of we
ignorant fellows assigned other
reasons for the defeat of the gentlemen
named, but now we find out
that we didn't know anything about
it at all.
Again have the courts been appealed
to in order to defeat the will of
the people. The dispensaries were
voted out of Laurens county, but
Judge Hydrick and the State Supreme
Court have said the election
is null and void because registration
certificates and poll tax receipts
were not required by the managers
at some polling precincts. We believe
in carrying out the law, but
the will of the people should not be
thwarted by technicalities.
The fight is on, the issue is joined
as to whether the dispensary system
is to continue in Bamberg county or
not. Petitions asking for an election
are now being circulated and it is
reasonably certain that the required
number of signatures will be obtained,
notwithstanding the short time
in which to work. The election will
no doubt be ordered in a short time,
and should it be ordered we shall
discuss the question in these columns.
The Herald has never straddled
any issue yet, be it of county,
state, or nation. It is not our purpose
to discuss the question now?
there is no use to do so unless the
election is ordered?but we simply
want to say that this newspaper will
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favor the voting out oi tne dispensary;
we have always opposed the
sale of liquor, whether by the State
or the individual, and we shall continue
to do so. In case a majority
does not agree with us and the dispensary
is kept in Bamberg county,
we will accept the result in the best
of humor and give the same support
to the dispensary law that we have
always given. We have always stood
for an enforcement of the dispensary
law and have lent our efforts to that
end, and in case our people decide to
keep the institution here, we shall
continue our efforts to make it a
success. Will the dispensary advocates
say as much? Suppose the dispensaries
are voted out*, will the dispensary
people aid in the enforcement
of the law and lend their
support and influence to keep down
the illegal sale of whiskey?
A CORRECTION. '
There are several schemes on foot
to dismember Orangeburg county.
Branchville, St. Matthews, and
Snrincrfield are ambitious to become
county seat towns, and in discussing
the matter the Orangeburg News
says:
"Small counties have small taxes,
is one of the reasons given for a
division. That is not the case, for it
is known that while Bamberg is a
small county and is said to be out of
debt, the taxpayers are burdened
with a heavy levy. Orangeburg
should be kept together, and it will
be the best interest of every section
to do so."
We have absolutely nothing to do
with the new county troubles of
Orangeburg, but we must protest
against the statement that Bamberg's
"taxpayers are burdened with
a heavy levy," for it is not true.
Our levy for county purposes is
only three mills, and there is no
reason for it being this high, for we
are creating a surplus we will have
no use for. Our tax levy has never
been burdensome, and today we are
out of debt and have enough money
on hand to run a year without levying
one cent of taxes. Bamberg's
tax levy has always been lower than
many of the old counties in the
State, and we feel that we have a
right to be proud of our financial
record. But as a rule smaller counties
do not mean lower taxes, and
this is a foolish argument for new
county advocates. , True Bamberg
has a lower tax levy than Barnwell,
the mother county, but we attribute
this to the fine business methods of
our officials. Because Bamberg is a
successful small county, it does not
neccessarily follow that others will
be.
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Notice of Municipal Election
Notice of Municipal Election, by the
Qualified, Registered Electors of the
Town of Bamberg, for Hayor, Six
Alderman, and One Commissioner
of Public Works, for the said Town.
As provided by law, and in accordance
with the statutes of the State of South
r!ornlir?a in such case made and Drovid
ed, and pursuant to a resolution adopted
by the Town Council of Bamberg, in
Town Council assembled, an election is
ordered to be held at or near the Town
Hall, in the Town of Bamberg, in the
County of Bamberg, South Carolina, on
the seventh day of May, A. D. 1907, for
the purpose of electing a Mayor, Six
Aldermen, and One Commissioner of
Public Works, for the Town of Bamberg.
At such election the polls shall be
opened at eight o'clock in the fore-noon,
and shall be closed at four o'clock in the
afternoon of said day.
The following named citizens have
been appointed managers of the said
election: J. D. Copeland, Jr., F. W.
Free, and G. O. Simmons.
The said managers shall conduct the
said election according to law, declare
the result of the same, and make a
statement and return duly certified to
the Town Council of Bamberg forthwith.
G. MOYE DICKINSON,
W. A. Riley, Mayor.
Clerk and Treasurer.
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION
Notice of an Election, by the Qualified,
Registered Electors of the Town of
Bamberg, upon the question of Issuing
Coupon Bonds of Said Town
for the purpose of Waterworks.
Whereas, a majority of the free*
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noiaers ox trie iuwn ux uamucig, uiu uu
the 4th day of April, A. D. 1907, file
with the Town Coundl of Bamberg a
petition praying: "That an election be
ordered by said Town Council at which
election shall be submitted to the qualified,
registered electors of said Town,
the auestion of issuing coupon bonds of
said Town, in an amount not to exceed
the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars, for
thepurpOse of purchasing and constructing
a system of waterworks for the said
Town, and the citizens thereof, as provided
by law, and in accordance with
the statute in such case made and provided."
Now, therefore, pursuant to a resolution
adopted by the Town Council assembled,
an election is ordered to be
held at or near the Town Hall, in the
Town of Bamberg, in the County of
Bamberg, South Carolina, on the
seventh day of May, A. D. 1907, at
which election shall be submitted to the
qualified, registered electors of said
Town, the question of issuing coupon
bonds of the Town of Bamberg, in the
sum of seven thousand dollars, for the
purpose of purchasing and constructing
asystem of waterworks for the saia
Town, and the citizens thereof, as provided
by law, and in accordance with
the statutes of the State of South
Carolina, in such case made and provided.
At such election the polls shall be
opened at eight o'clock in the fore-noon,
and shall be closed at four o'clock in the
afternoon of said day.
At such election those qualified, registered
electors who favor the issuing of
said bonds shall vote a ballot upon which
shall be written or printed the words
"for waterworks bonds," and those
qualified, registered electors who are
opposed to issuing said bonds shall vote
a ballot upon which shall be written or
printed the words "against waterworks
bonds."
The following named citizens have
been appointed managers of said elec
tion: Jit). Copeland, Jr., F. W. Free,
and G. 0. Simmons.
The said managers shall conduct the
said election according to law, declare
the result of the same, and make return
thereof duly certified to the Town
Council of Bamberg forthwith.
By order of the Town Council of the
Town of Bamberg, this 4th day of April,
A. D. 1907.
G. MOYE DICKINSON,
W. A. Riley, Mayor.
Cl?rk and Treasurer.
HONEY TO LOAN
We are prepared to negotiate loans on
improved farms at a low rate of interest,
in sums from $500.00 to $10,000.00,
for three, five and ten years.
J. O. PATTERSON, JR.,
J. W. PATTERSON,
Barnwell, S. C.
CITATION NOTICE.
The State of South Carolina?County
of Bamberg?By Geo. P. Harmon, Esq.,
Probate Judge.
Whereas, Dr. S. P. Rentz, made suit
to me, to grant him Letters of Administration
of the estate of and effects of
Dick Hammond:
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Dick Hammond, deceased,
that they be and appear before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Bamberg, on Saturday, 27th day of
April, next, after publication thereof,
at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 8th day of
April, A. D., 1907.
G. P. HARMON, Probate Judge.
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[Copyright, 1907. by E. C. Parcells.]
While I was in hospital at Madras a
Hindoo sailor who had a cot next tc
mine was visited by a sea captain with
whom he had served. I overheard
much of their conversation. The Hin
doo finally died.
The name of the captain was
i Draines. A few weeks later people
were calling him Dreams. He was n
good sailor, but poor in pocket. The
native had told him a secret beiore ne
died.
The father of the dying native had
been a sepoy in the great mutiny, and
when the rebellion had been stamped
out he had to go into hiding and live
his last days in the jungle. When il
became apparent that the English
would conquer, a move was made bj
all the wealthy Hindoos to save theii
fortunes. The father was attached tc
the force of the nabob of Mysore and
with certain others removed treasure
to the amount of a million dollars froir
that province to the coast and thence
by sailing craft to one of the Lacca
dives. There it was buried. The fa
ther could not tell the son what par
tlcular island it was, nor did he kno*
whether the treasure was recovered
after the war. He was wounded ii
battle soon after his return to the
coast, and when peace came he became
a fugitive to save himself. The treas
ure was taken ashore at night and de
posited in a cave.
That was the story told to the son
and that was the son who told It to the
captain. The story was over twenty
years old then. You will ask why the
son hadn't made a try for the treas
ure. In the first place, for twenty
years after the war the English wen
very vigilant \ about such things, bu
claimed a big share of whatever the
natives found. Again, the son wai
poor in pocket and distrustful of hli
fellow men. If he had had the mone;
to fit out an expedition, he would hav<
had to take five or gix persons into hii
confidence, and the chance of his beinj
murdered and despoiled was good in
deed. Had he gone to the owner o
any craft and offered half he wouli
have been laughed at He had simpl;
come to the conclusion that the islan<
was one of the Laccadive group, ant
he could not say that the treasure hat
not been removed years before. H
simply hung on to his secret ant
waited, and be was waiting yet whei
he was stabbed in a street brawl.
Captain Draines at once determlnet
to try for the treasure. He had t
have money, and he had to have men
and in tills way it came to be knowi
that he was off after a million. N<
' one knew whither he was bound, bu
everywhere he showed up he was rldi
culed; and laughed at Before he lef
port Ae was spoken of as Captah
Dreams. He resigned from his ship
chartered a native craft and selected ;
crew to be depended on. He fitted tb
craft to fight as well as to sail, and h
got away from Madras in the nigh
and was out of sight of the coast nex
morning. He had his all in the entei
prise, and it was a case of make o
break with him.
me - run a own w uw giuuy na
made, bat that was only the beginning
Some of the islands are only sand bar
or rocky islets, while others are fon
or five miles in circumference am
heavily wooded.' They had to b
searched in rotation. The craft woult
be ancbpred in the channel be twee:
two islands while parties landed 01
either to search* for a cave. Tbi
searching took up lots of time. At th
end of three months only eight of th
islands bad been explored, and th
men were ready for mutiny. The pre
visions were gone, and a hundred dii
ferent disappointments had soured th
tempers of the men. They agreed t
search the ninth island, but would g
no farther. If nothing was fount
there, the captain must head for th
coast, even if he had to go in chains.
Fortune stands by some men ii
strange ways. Half the Island hat
been explored when there came a grea
gale, and a French ship that had beei
dismasted and abandoned at sea cam
/iHvfnc in. She furnished plenty of pre
visions, and It was seen that the sal
vage of her cargo would give ever;
man a good thing, treasure or no treat
' ure.
The next day after the wreck dro?<
ashore Captain Dreams set ont to gath
er some wild fruit In their search th<
men had discovered no animals of an:
sort The captain had not gone fort:
rods when a goat sprang out of thi
bushes and raced away. He turned a
a tangent to follow her and ten mln
utes later fonnd himself at the base o
a rocky cliff with a cave entrance fin
feet above the ground: It was the na
bob's treasure bouse, and the treasure
was there. He had a portion of it wltl
him when he returned to the men. Jus
what the treasure amounted to in do]
lars and,cents no one outside of th<
treasure party ever learned, but tb<
cargo taken from the wreck sold to
$40,000 at the Portuguese port of Goa.
Captain Dreams was ready to sai
away and only waiting for the tid<
when a native craft with a crew o
thirty fishermen and shell gatherers
appeared and undertook to despoil him
But for his muskets they would hav<
done so, and his craft would nevei
have been heard of more. In the figh
he inflicted a loss of five men kille(
and sailed triumphantly away. Th<
English gpvernment heard of his- fim
and tried to bring him to the mark, bu
the Portuguese governor refused to de
liver him np, and after a year he sail
ed for France and may be living ii
that country today. Ninety-nine of th<
hunts for buried treasure have turner
out costly disappointments, but this
was an exception. The treasure was
there, and it was secured.
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