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?lj? Hamburg Ifmtlli Thursday, May 30, 1907 Short Locals. . Ulysses May, the negro who recent . ly escaped from jail, has not yet been captured. Mr. H. G. Delk has finished Mrs. , D. F. Hooton's residence and is ready for another job. Give him a trial. ; The Bamberg Banking Company's < furniture has arrived, and they will . move into their new building this 1 week. < The annual meeting of the State 1 teachers' association is to be held * 1 * A nLI.l. C<?._inran n/\mmaT1/t. 1 mis year at v^iiick oprmgo, wiuiu^uving June 24th. ( The Bell Telephone Company will soon rebuild the line from this place to Ehrhardt. Die work will com- ( ^ . mence in a week or so. ( A mass meeting of the citizens ( will be held in the court house next Monday to elect a trustee for the J graded school and fix the levy for ] next year. x j We trust that our people will take < steps to organize a high school de- ? partment in the Bamberg graded i P school, under the recent act of the sir * legislature. ( Mr. L. N. Bellinger has been em- J |f. ployed to survey the new county to ' be cut from Orangeburg and Lex- , ington, with St. Matthews as the gfe county seat. The many friends of Headmaster W. S. Hogan, of the Carlisle Fitting | School, regret to learn of the death of his father, which occurred near , Columbia last week. Prof. Hand did some straight talking in his address last Friday ?? night in reference to untrained teach: ers. Many schools suffer from just j this sort of teaching. Will the friend who loaned us a half gallon churn and received from glfo.'usa gallon churn, please notify us i5\v; that we may correct the mistake? H. G. Sheridan. Rev. Pierce F. Kilgo, who preach- ; ed the annual sermon at the Metho- , idist church Sunday morning, was ' forced to return to his home in Co; lumbia Sunday afternoon, as he was not well. Attention is directed to the scholar? ship offered in the College of Charles- . ton. The examination will be held at the court house here-Friday, July j 5th. Some young man ought to com- . jjf / pete for this scholarship. It is a matter of regret to his many < ; friends in Bamberg that Mr. W. D. < ' Roberts, first assistant in the Carlisle j Flttipg School, will not apply for re| > election. We understand that he will ? g take up graded school work. ] | No announcement has been made < I as to the holding of the dispensary i | election in this county. The check- < mg of the names on the petitions has i Kv' wot been finished yet. It might be a < in good idea to also revise the regis- 1 irarion dooks. ? The third quaterly conference of Trinity Methodist church was held in the ladies' parlor of the church Mon- j f day morning at nine o'clock, Presid- T ing Elder J. W. Kilgo presiding. The <c various interests of the church were j | inquired into, and the reports ren- j dered were very encouraging. c Mr. Eugene M. Cope, a brother of c Mr. Jno. H. Cope, of this city, died at r Cope, Orangeburg county last Thurs- ( day morning. The burial took place s at Old Oakland Methodist church s | Saturday morning. Mr. Cope was r about forty years old, and had been c sick for several weeks. He leaves a S I second wife and two children by his i . first marriage, also a large family i It - connection. t . There was an incendiary fire in c ! the Ledger building at Gaffney last E |v Saturday morning. Some damage r was done in the newspaper office, N | amounting to about $500. Two physicians had offices in the building, in s p one of which the fire started, and * ; their loss was heavy. ^ The postoffice J % was in the same building, and it was ' P&7 flooded with water. c We have received an invitation to 1 ; attend the commencement exercises S? of Winthrop college, Rock Hill, June i 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The sermon be ^^ C* A ?o? La vwtAn aLa/1 f g . IOre tne I . i*JL. V;. f\. id uj uc picatiicu H by Rev. Mark L. Carlisle, of Marion, p'- and the baccalaureate sermon by 1 Bp;; Rev. Donald Mackay, of New York. The address to the graduating class will be delivered by A. J. Montague, . of Richmond, Va. The graduating ] pg class numbers sixty-six. ( The closing exercises of the Denmark graded school will be held on , the nights of Thursday and Friday, i Pi May 30th and 31st, at 8.30 o'clock. Thursday night will be devoted to music, and drills by the lower < grades. On Friday night there will ' be an address by Hon. A. F. Lever, ( congressman from the third district, \ and a play by the members of the ij'f - 10th grade. To all of these exercises the public is cordially invited. District Meeting W. F. M. S. The annual meeting of the Wo- man's Foreign Missionary Society : (M. E. C. S.) for Orangeburg district Pwill convene at Bamberg, on Friday . evening, May 31st, and continue ' through Sunday. June 2nd. All auxil iaries are expected to send delegates, and churches without societies will please send visitors. The presiding , elder and pastors of the district are cordially invited. Dr. Wolling and Miss Dell Wright and some of the conference officers have been invited, and we are looking forward to a large attendance and a good meeting. A. A. Albergotti, District Secretary. Ift'v. ' ft:: New Advertisements. H. J. Sheridan?To School Children. THEODORE KOHN. Be sure and read Kohn'sad. in this issue. He is offering some exceptional values in all lines. Death of W. S. Hogan, Sr. Mr. W. S. Hogan, an old and respected citizen and retired farmer of Congaree, died this morning at his home at that place at 2 o'clock of general debility, due to old age. He was eighty-one years of age and leaves a widow and seven children and a host of friends and relatives to mourn his death. His death was particulary sad as today was the forty-sixth anniversary of his wedding and if he had lived he would have celebrated the day. He was confined to his room for several days and only one day to his bed, death creeping upon him queitly. Besides his widow, the following children survive him: Messrs. S. S. Hogan, of Congaree; W. S. Hogan, of the Carlisle Fitting School at Bamberg; L. D. Hogan and A. H. B. Ho?an, of Congaree; Mesdames Tljos. P Smith, J. C. Turner, Thos H. Suydam, all of Congaree. The funeral serrices will be held tomorrow. The deceased is a native of Fairfield county, but has been a resident of Congaree for thirty years.?Columbia Record. Funeral Services of nr. M. E. Cope. Cope, May 24.?The funeral services of the late Mr. M. E. Cope, who died at his home here yesterday at 5 o'clock, were held at Oakland cemetery this morning at 10 o'clock. A very large number of friends and relatives attended, thus testifying to their sorrow in his death. The services were conducted by the Rev. L. E. Wiggins, pastor of the Edisto Circuit. The floral tributes were beautiful, and a considerable number of those attending the funeral followed t-U U1C LCIOiVtW tv UXV 5IUI V. The following gentlemen, all of whom had been close friends of the deceased, acted as pall-bearers: Messrs. E. R. Bolton, V. Brabham, W. H. Smith, J. D. Lafitte, J. D. Thomas and T. B. Smoak.?Orangeburg Evening News. Kohn's Big Sale. On Saturday, June 1st, an immense Mill-Factory Syndicate Salei will be' inaugurated at Theodore Kohn's, Orangeburg, S. C. Mr. Kohn bas bought an immense stock of white goods and dress goods direct from the mills at much below factory sost. These goods will be put on 3ale at extraordinary low prices, beginning next Saturday. It will pay anyone to attend this sale, as goods will be sold at low prices, which should be an extra inducement, because goods are advancing in price daily. As a further inducement Mr. Kohn offers to pay reburn railroad fare to all purchasing over $25.00. The like of this sale tias never been held in this part of South Carolina. Be ailao. Foolish spending is the father of ooverty. Do not be ashamed of hard vork. Work for the best salaries ind wages you can get, but work for lalf price rather than be idle. Be rour own master, and do not let so:iety or fashion swallow up your inlividuality?hat, coat and boots. Do lot eat un or wear out all you earn. Compel your selfish body, to spare i.l: ?? iomeimiig lux pxuxit s son.*;. jjc tingy to your own appetite, but nerciful to other's necessities. Help thers, and ask no help for yourself. >ee that you are proud. Let your >ride be of the right kind. Be tco >roud to wear a coat you cannot buy; oo proud to be in company that you annot keep up with in expenses; too >roud to be stingy; in short, be a nan of integrity and individuality. A Montana man tried to cSmmit uicide by hanging, and because the ope broke he sued the rope dealer or damages. Which seems perfecty proper, for this practice of spurious goods is going too far when a nan cannot even commit suicide in tomfort.?Washington Post. SPEGIALNOTICES. Advertisements Under this Head 25c For 25 Words or Less. BEFORE buying or selling a farm or my property, write THE CAROLINA REALTY & TRUST COMPANY, Bishjpville, S. C. "TO SCHOOLCHILDREN. Call at my home for your Report and Promotion cards Monday, June 3rd. H. J. Sheridan, Principal. For Sale.?Two buggies and two * 1 -1 -C u sets 01 narness, cueap xux uun ux uu easy terms. E. T. LaFitte, Bamberg, S. C. ~ FOR SALE? Caughman Bros., of Columbia, have a complete Saw Mill outfit, which must be sold in the next thirty days. It consists of one 50-horse-power boiler, one 40-horse-power Liddell engine; one No. 2 Liddell saw mill; one 54-inch inserted tooth Simon saw; one 54-inch inserted tooth Henry Diston saw; one complete cut-off saw and frame; one two saw Deloach edger, one sawdust elevator pulleys, shafting, belting, tools and everything that is used around a saw mill. It is in good running oraer, ana can be seen running any day. We will sell the whole thing complete or any part separate. It is located on what is known as the Joe Lancaster place 2\ miles west of Govan. We are are going to sell dirt cheap and on easy terms, as it must go during the next thirty davs. Any one wishing to see it can call on or write me W. L. CAUGHMAN, Govan, S. C. 9 \ V LAUGHS EIGHT HOURS New Jersey Girl Almost Killed by t an Ancient Joke. SAVED BY FALLING ASLEEP. Keen Sense of Humor Proves Nearly Fatal to Miss Barbara Barr, Who Had Never Before Heard Jest Which Made Solomon Smile. Because a friend told her a joke that she thought the funniest she had ever Mlo. Borhnro Rarr momhor nf I UUAIU 4U too WUftM f v% the Baptist church choir, one of the prettiest of the social set of Florence, N. J., laughed for eight hours. All kinds of things were tried to end her cachinnatlons, but it took two doctors six hours to 8top them. This is the joke that set Miss Barr into laughter that turned into hysterics: "A man went to a dentist to have a tooth pulled. It was pulled, and it THE MAX WHO TOLD THE JOKE LOOKED HURT* hurt. 'Oh, doctor,' said the patient, *what a blessing it would be to be born without teeth!"' " 'But, my dear man,' said the dentist, 'we are, you know.'" It was at 2 p. m. that this jest was sprung. / Immediately Miss Barr began to gfggle, the giggle rapidly increasing Ih strength. After she had laughed five niiimt&s the man who told the joke looked hurt When she had laughed ten minutes he fled In anger. But it was no joke then to Miss Barr. Her laughter could be heard for a HLw*!r ah fHnris nf remedies were tried. . They threw water in her face, put keys down her back, endeavored to make her angry by insults bat still she laughed. Finally Dra. Thatcher and Boyd were summoned when signs of collapse began to be manifest. They could do little. At 9 o'clock Miss Barr was only semiconscious, but still laughing. At 9:30 o'clock she was supposed to be dying fron\ exhaustion. Until 10 o'clock she continue4 to laugh, and the physicians were desperate. Finally, still laughing, she sank Into a doze, and the spell of the joke gradually passed away. When she awoke she was In an extremely weakened condition. His Leg Afire. Martin Janowitz's rheumatic leg was a pillar of fire the other day, and for the time being his rheumatism was a forgotten thing. Janowitz is twentynine years old. The climate of New York city did not agree with him. Soon after arriving in this country rheumatism developed. Janowitz was aroused from his slumber by pain in his leg. He got a bottle of alcohol and sat down near the stove to give his leg a rub down. There he fell souhd asleep, with his leg held out in front of him like a poker. He sat bolt upright, WICn a yen, & lew miiiuiea miei. wucu i | the fumes of the alcohol had caught fire and communicated the blaze to his leg. Temporarily at least Janowttz was robbed of his rheumatism, but the pain of the burns which came In Its place were quite as bad, and he was taken to Gouverneur hospital for relief. Snake In His Mail flox. A real live rattlesnake found in a rural mail box on a farm near Canton, Mo., has kept St. Louis postofflce inspectors busy for the better part of a year, all to the end that Inspector Patterson recently applied to Assistant United States District Attorney Horace Dyer for a "warrant"?any kind of a warrant or Information Dyer might see fit to issue. Mr. Dyer decided that as the cause of all the trouble had long since departed this life there was "nothing doing." The inspector reported to his chief, was assigned to another case and convenient- ! (lio ndnirn flip illtPTPStpd IJ lUi^V/l I UV 1IUU1V v. parties when questioned Bishop Says Married Men Are Worst. "Taking them all around, married men are mncb looser in their morals than single men." This affirmation by the bishop of London quite startled his hearers at a meeting of the Ciimcil For Promoting Public Morality. i I OUR Mill-Fact Of thousands of dollar cate from the big mills at from one-third to 01 The Big Sale Opens 9 0 THEODORE KOI wi i < i ii r? ? _ ri.i. _ m to anena inis oig oaie y jk is advertised, ana we wil & to get the best selection X Below We Quote a few ? Syndicate Specials ? 500 doz. Ocean Pearl But- C . 1 tons, worth 10c, at 91 1 SS 75 Spanish Back Combs, 11- 1 *?? worth 35c, at LLL j ? 100 doz. Pure Linen Hand- C . ' ? kerchiefs, value 10c, at 9v T ? $1.25 Children's Straw JJO. \ Sailors, sale price 30v J SK 100 boxes Baby Elite Shoe O . . * Dressing at Ov < 75 Silk Covered Um- j 1 ' ? brellas, worth $1.50 at $l?lL < ? 250 Muslin Gowns, worth AC. ! A $1.25, special sale price 7vL \ Sh 300 Children's Lace Hose, 11^1 white and black 11L Sg . 95 R. & G. Corsets, special Alp @ for the sale Udv ? 90 Ladies' Emb. Linen X Collars, all sizes, at ILL i75 Ladies' Silk Collar n Foundations at J L 1000 yds. Plaid Beige Suit- r _ ing, worth . 12|c at 200 yds. 25c Silk Persian | L? J Lawn at IOC ! 300 yds. 20 cent Silk Lawn \ \r \ white and black, at | IC ] 150 Ladies' White Linen AO _ s Parasols at "0v ( 50 Children's white and JO- ] colored parasols at 40v 200 Pearl Belt Buckles, 1/Jr * with 'slides at LLC < 75 Austrian Linen Collar AO. Covers, worth $2, at /Ov < 300 Kleinert Rubber Shields i - 1 special at only 1C 1 At 39 Cents a Yard < 450 yards exquisite Chiffon Jac- j quard, the handsomest Silk Fabric \ of the year; shown in handsome k shades of blue, cream, ivory and black, worth 75c, a special 1A. 1 Syndicate winner, per yard..eJ7v * Sale Opens Saturday, Jane 1st La iF^lfnhnl I BIG BARGAINS o |1|||||| w < Goods are < Imlillll A \ I Getting Higher \ \ W 8181 x Orangeb WANTED!! FIFTY COLORED LABORERS < AT ONCE J For Logging, Railroad ( and Sawmill Work. < STEADY WORK j GOOD WAGES ( Paid Every Night With J Checks which may be j turnea into office every j two weeks to be cashed. J Hovse Rent Free j Also can use white labor ( i | Call or Address a 6RE0N LUMBER GO. i ULMERS, S. C. I 1 Located on 5. A. L. Railroad. MM#* DR. G. F. HAIRII 0 Dental Surgeon - Bamberg, S. C. o ??? it In office every day in the week. < ^ Graduate of Baltimore College of ^ < Dental Surgery, class 1892. Mem- < < > ber S#C. Dental Association. Office < > ^ nfext to Bamberg Banking Co. + ? + + i ! G.' M 0 Y E DIC K1N SO N | |. INSURANCE o t FIRE, J[ X LIFE, o TORNADO, o 1 ACCIDENT, X LIABILITY, o CASUALTY. < X Office at the Cotton Oil Company J [ ! SEVENTH ORE ory Syndii s worth of up-to-date goods bought i and factories; shipped direct to th le-half less than the regular price. i 'clock a. m. Saturday Jui iN, Orangeburg, /ill mean the saving of many dollars bj 1 sell what we advertise at tne prices a< of big bargains. All goods are new, a of the Bargains to be ha Silks at Low Prices 5 pieces White Jap Habitua Silk, Pull 27 in. wide, good body and lovely finish, worth 50c, 7Qr sale price 30w I pieces White Jap Silk, full yard ivide, excellent for whole dresses j )r waists, worth today 65c, )Hr j sale price 4lC 5 pieces Striped Silks, all the rage x Por Jumper Suits, very handsome c Silks of the best quality, L\r g worth 85c, sale price Udv 200 yards Silk Chiffon, beautiful . ?oods in rich shades, soft and lus- * trous, sells everywhere at \ 50c, sale price ddv Oxfords at Low Prices [ Some weeks t^o we made a deal > with the largest manufacturers in America of Ladies'Shoes. We are to offer some excellent Oxfords at less than factory cost Children's Oxfords are to be sold on same plan. 50 pair Ladies' Oxfords, the best nade. Lot consists of Glazed Kid 3 Dxfords, with light flexible sole, ilso Patent Oxfords with large jyelets and ribbon ties, also Gun \f etal Oxfords with extension sole, soft and comfortable. These fine Dxfords all at sale price f 1 , ?er pair $LAL { 15 pairs Patent Leather Pumps, silk ribbon box bow, thor- 17 Highly up-to-date, only...$?#l? 25 pairs Paterit Leather and Kid z Dxfords, large eyelets, patent tip f md extension sole, sale HQ c Jrice $1.10 30 pairs Godman's Glazed Kid 3xfords with dull kid quarter, arge eyelets and wide laces. Sells at $2.25 per pair, OO Sale price per pair $i?0O $ 35 pr. Strap Sandals made of Patent Leather with rib- 1Q x>n box bow. Sale price $l#d7 sts Ten Days. Free Railread Fare.' sGigantic urg - - South C | HOT WEATH S Why not be com X a nice assortmei |j accessories, sucl I Ice Cream Freezers, W ? and' anything y 0 the line.' Don'l g prices on Hard> 1 C. J. S. E g THE HARDWARE HAN ; ?? - - - ? I Proonohnrn I ifo li iui 0011011111W kllU ll "a square deai OUR MAGNIF1 Insurance in Force December 31, ] Insurance in force December 31, ] NET GAIN MADE IN 1906 : Assets December 31, 1906 : Assets December 31, 1905 : GAIN IN ASSETS: Surplus as to Policy-Holders Dece Surplus as to Policy-Holders Dece ? GAIN IN SURPLUS AS TO POLIC' ? Total Receipts During 1906: X Total Disbursements During 1906 EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER DIS I FORREST 5? - General Agent - - - , , . ; \ ============= f\^\^^VWKrW^rW^rwWw sate Sale 11 tflv no let sat tho Ctnro nf V IAV MV MIV uvvi v VI n South Carolina * j you. We have what 9 Ivertised. Come early 2 , A. rtylish and up-to-date. W d at this Gigantic Sale $ 50 pr. Boudoir House Slippers, fl) nade of black and red kid, fin- pL shed with silk Pon Pon, |Q w vorth $1.50, sale price $1*10 O Fine Cotton Fabrics 1500 yds. fine sheer Lawn with X landsome flowered designs, O- 9 15c value, sale price 0C 9 2000 yds. Swiss Organdie, dain- A lest cloth, with magnificent floral X prays, regular 20c value, f(L Sf ynmcate price lvv 9 1,250 yds. French Organdi, thin 9 rauze, with beautiful floral de- A sign, exquisite quality, 25c \ jj X r ralue, syndicate price I3C X rrcft ..J- in _i. nni. ir..n J MB iuv yua. rrcxiuii ou& iauu aou German Chiffon, both with hand- 0 ^ wrae floral sprays, 40c fA- A ralue, syndicate price ["(J X ^ ^p. Napkin Bargains 1 By a lucky stroke the Syndicate A buyers closed a deal for 1000 do& X Napkins, at less than old prices. 0 Some of these bargains are for you '{ ' #&? >1.25 All .Linen Napkins at 92c X '}wM 1.50 Big Linen Napkins $1.12 x 1.75 Fine Linen Napkins 1.33 ? 2.50 Damask Napkins 1.72 A < Dress Goods Bargains ? 200 yds. Brilliantine, rich luster, 0 /i :ull 42 inches wide, rich shades of A ; flack, navy, garnet, brown, in A rreen, value 65c, sale price..4l v X "V 225 yds. All Wool Panama, silky J ind chiffon finish, all the rich new ? ;*'ls hades, including black; very popu- A ar for skirts and etons, iO- A special sale price 40&X '<Sla White Bed Spreads X manufacturer at sacrifice prices W enables us to offer these big values A->1.25 Marseilles Spreads at... 92c Z ... .*3 1.50 Heavy Spreads at 113c Jk 2.00 Extra FmeSpreads 3t..,138c V ^ 4.00 Satin Spreads at 278c O Special Barbaras Net la This A4 0 Cn|p|??H|i 4j vulu fTI?w&ri: jg :: cheap:: * Carolina Z fortable? I have Z tS. it of hot weather a '.'"1 1 flfi jA j| Sfc ou may need in 9 t fail to get my v vare and Stoves. iROOKER I - BAMBERG, S. C. X . TO EVERY MAN" * CENT RECORD | J No. Policies Amount 2 L906: 3,667 $5,948,178.00 * L905: 1,093 1,798,300.00 'ima <a tiQjmnn A (Over 230 per cent.) A > $ 220,878.90 A 134,309.30 X $ Wio S (Over 64 per cent.) V , mber 31, 1906: $ 175,895.86 9 mber 31, 1905: 128,375.30 A sr-HOLDERS: $ 47,520.56 A (Over 37 per cent.) ? $ 238,396.86 A 174,404.79 X bursements: $ 63,992.07 9 ' TAYLOR ||