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r.. . : _ f: . . ' altp Harnhmt ffmtlii I > =============================^^ | Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1907 One Dollar a Year ? ? i IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. James Robb, a young white man, was drowned in a pond in Spartan% . burg county last Sunday afternoon while in swimming. Clarence Cannon, a young white man of Greenville, was drowned in the Reedy river near Fountain Inn last Monday while on a fishing trip. Greenwood's city council refused to grant a perpetual franchise to tne * parties who want to build a trolley line through several counties in the State. t< The stockholders of the Greenville base ball association, at a meeting / - held last Saturday, decided to disband their base ball team. Over 40 per cent of the capital stock was still .> on hand. * Rev. Jno. 0. Gough, pastor of the Johnston Baptist church, died in Augustalast Saturday after an operation for appendicitis. He was formerly pastor of the church in Manning, and had been in Johnston only about ^ three months. 0, B. Martin, State superintendent of education, has attacked Gov. Ansel in the public prints because the > governor appointed Jno. C. Sheppard, of Edgefield, as a member of the State board of education without , consulting Mr. Martin. He goes for the governor in sarcastic terms, and says he regards the appointment as Dolitical rather than educational. 0. B. Martin has apologized to Governor Ansel for the language used J in his comments on the governor's 'V appointment of John C. Sheppard as a member of the State board of education. Because of Martin's letter, Mr. Sheppard has asked the governor to revoke the appointment, which it is to be hoped he will not do. v* The Edgefield bar passed resolutions > asking the governor not to accept % Mr. Sheppard's resignation. Queer Statements. The official organ of the Woodmen of the World gives a list of actual statements made by applicants for membership to the sovereign physician and this is a land of free schools. We quote a few: Mother died in infancy. An uncle died of cancer on his mother's side. : ' Father went to bed feeling well : J ^ L ana Uie IieAb inui um^ vvuac up ucau. I - v Grandfather died suddenly at age ? of 103. Up to this time he bid fair to reach a ripe old age, Applicant does not know anything about maternal posterity excepf that they died at an advanced age. Applicant does not know cause of mother's death, but states that she fully recovered from her last illness. Applicant has never been fatally H' sick. Father died suddenly; nothing serious. Applicant's brother, who was an infant, died when he was a mere child. Grandfather died from a gunshot wound, caused by an arrow, shot by an Indian. Applicant's fraternal parents died ?r , when he was a child. Mother's last illness was caused from chronic rheumatism, but was cured before death. Raced Stork in Auto. ? Washington, D C?With the stork beckoning to him imperiously, and ? urging him at eveiy turn in the road to greater and greater speed, Ralph A. Sturgis, of No. 62 William street made his auto, in which were his wife and his mother, touch only the high places in a rush from Jamaica to his home in this city. When arraigned for speeding yesterday in the court of special sessions at Jamaica, Sturgis asked for a private word with the court, but Justice Wilkins waived him im* patiently aside. So rather than explain about the stork to the gaping throng, Sturgis pleaded guilty and smillingly paid the $20 fine inflicted. "The visit of the bird was worth more than that to me," he said, as he went awav. "He Used to be My Papa." An instance of the complications that follow the numerous divorces obtained by rich residents of Newport, was related by Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal church in his sermon to the First Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon. * Dr. Tompkins vouched for the truth of the story and said the incident occurred at Newport last summer. I Two boys were at play, when one pointed to a man passing in an automobile. ' That's my new papa,'' exclaimed one of the boys; "I think I'm * going to like him." "He ain't so i much," remarked the other child. "How do you know?" indignantly * demanded the first boy. "I guess I ought to," was the reply, "He used to be my papa." ? CLEHSON COMMANDANT CHOSEN. Capt. J. C. Minus to Succeed Captain Clay at Clemson. Washington, Aug. 3.?Assurance was given to-day at the war department that by the detailing of Capt. Josiah C. Minus, 16th infantry, as professor of military science and tactics at Clerreon College, which has just been done, all trouble at that place over the "Clay" report is at an end, and that everything henceforth will be carried on there, so far as the government is concerned, as if Capt. Clay had made no report. As already stated, Capt. Clay, then detailed at Clemson, became angry just before the last commencement at the action of some of the students, and wanted the diplomas of the graduating class withheld. This the i faculty refused to do. He then made a detailed report to the war department recommending that all guns and other equipment, the property of the government, be called in and that no military instructor be sent there in his place after his detachment. That was just after commencement. Nothing further was done in the matter until President Mell, G. Duncan Bellinger, Allan Johnsdn and W. D. Evans, of the board of trustees, came to Washington a few days ago, and took up the matter with the war department. They were as ' /.../MOTT+Um/* Ka morlo sureu LIliAL CVCIJ tiling wwuiuuv iuuuv all right, and the detailing of Capt. Minus seems the last chapter concerning the much talked of Clay re port. Capt. Minus is a Citadel graduate and also a graduate of the West Point Military Academy. He was born in Texas, and was appointed from South Carolina as second lieutenant in the 20th infantry, in February, 1899. He has seen seven years' service in the Philipines. All Quiet at Denmark. Denmark, Aug. 2?The pursuers of Pink Franklin have returned to their homes in Orangeburg county, apparently satisfied to see affairs shift into the hands of the law. Three negroes on this side of the Edisto river, in Bamberg county, were severely whipped by the posse evidently for the purpose of forcing them to tell all they knew about the fugitive who had received at their hands aid and food. Nelson Rice, at whose house Franklin stopped Monday, was severely thrashed and thrown into the Edisto river. The mob asked him to which church he belonged, and it ne could swim, ne answered that he was a Methodist and could not swim. So they picked him up and threw him into the river that he might learn to swim and, too, that he might experience the transition from a Methodist to a Baptist. Nelson is said to be a local preacher and takes his treatment rather grave ly, dceidedly less philosophically than Henry Orr, a famous root doctor among his race. Orr fixed up a preparation for Franklin to put on his feet to mystify the blood hounds. He tells of the whipping he got in a joyous mood and delights to joke his fellow sufferer, Parson Nelson. One negro, who lives on the plantation of Mr. S. G. Mayfield, says he k has enough of it and is recuperating under his own treatment, trusting more to reputable liniments now in use than to the herbs of Dr. Orr. All excitement on this side of the river has waned, but in Orangeburg there is still to be found the spirit of unrest. Killing Near Prosperity. Prosperity', August 4.?The everready pistol got in its work near Prosperity late Saturday evening. Fed Boyd and Will Johnson, tenants of Mr. George Hunter of the St. Luke's community, had differences during the year. Will tanked up on "blind-tiger" and got obstreperous and left town to escape the guardhouse. It developed at the inquest held today by Magistrate B. B. Hair that Fed and Will met on the way home, and Will's wife "cussed" Fed's wife, and that brought the men into it. Will was walking and dared Fed 1 to get out of the wagon. Fed got out and Will opened on him with his : rapid-fire Maxim, firing six -times and hitting him once. That was fatal, entering just over the heart. Boyd sank to the ground and died at once. He was brought back to town and the jury of inquest found "that Fed \ Boyd came to his death from a gun- ! shot wound at the hands of Will : Johnson." Johnson is still at large. ; He told Mr. Hunter he would give i himself up and wanted him to go on his bond. < Boy Accidentally Killed. Spartanburg, August 3.?Claude Ogle, aged 16 years, white, was acci- < dentally shot and killed this after- J noon at his home, at Clifton, by Wiley Johnson, who was tampering with a pistol. The ball entered Ogle's right side and passed through < his body. Johnson and Ogle were '< close friends and the lad who killed 1 his companion is prostrate with grief. ] The Colorado physician who took a i dose of a new medicine he had in- 1 vented forgot that physicians never i must take their own medicine. This s forgetfulness cost him his life. i COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, August 5.?Miss Gertrude Rodgers, of Ravenel, returned to her home last week. Miss L. Towles, of Young's Island, is spending some time with Mrs. Moore and family. Mrs. Jno. F. Folk and two daughters are visiting her parents. Every one in town that could get a team went to Carter's Ford church Sunday. Two sermons again today. Dr. J. H. Roberts is in town shak ing hands with his old friends. He is a little thin but in good shape for work. Mr. L. A. Brabham is pushing Mr.' Joe S. Dannelly's dwelling. Will soon have it ready for him to occupy. Mr. J.. J. Farrell will soon commence his dwelling. Think he has given the contract to Mr. L. A. Brabham. We had nice showers last week and a big fall in temperature. Mrs. Jerry Chassereau is spending some time with her parents. Mr. M. 0. Kinard went to and took in the Jamestown Exposition and came back home in less than a week's time. This is a fast age but a faster man. Mr. Kinard must have taken a flying bird's eye view. Dr. J. L. Copeland is talking about taking a trip and taking in the Exposition on his trip. Jee. Base Ball in Savannah. Ulmer, August 5.?The Breon base ball club of this place invaded Savannah last Saturday, and played a double header with the best amateur team of that city. We lost the first game by a score of 3 to 2, but won the second, the score standing four to nothing. Features of the games were the pitching of Rentz in the first game, he striking out eighteen men and giving up but one hit, only losing the game in the ninth inning by a base on balls and the only two errors of. the game. The bat ting and pitching of Youmans, the batting of Kinsey, and the fast work of O'Byrnesin the field were features of the second game. The line-up was as follows: Rentz p., McMillan c., Youmans s. s. and p., Shucker 1st b., Simmons 2nd b., Hand 3rd b., Kinsey 1. f., O'Byrnes c. f., Comnton r. f. . The first game was played in record time, one hour and five minutes. Against the Dispensary. Editor The Bamberg Herald:?I enclose clipping from Spartanburg Heralfl which I think would be well for you to publish, as the election to decide whether we shall have the dispensary or not is close on hand. We should do all we can and pray that this terrible blight may be removed from our fair land. Recently I heard one say that it was no use to vote for prohibition unless the neighboring Hi A J Til 1 I oiates were ury. iney can nu lunger plead this excuse. Even Kentucky, famous for its whiskey, is almost dry. 1 The good people of Georgia were praying when the news came that prohibition had won. "The prayers of the righteous man availeth much/' Let us do our whole duty, then trust God for the balance. Remember, "They that be with us are more than they that be against us." Pro Bono Publico. Olar, S. C., Aug. 5, 1907. Decides Against Coast Line. Columbia, Aug. 1.?In an important decision filed today Judge Gary of the circuit court decides in the case of W. C. Geraty, of Charleston, against the Atlantic Coast Line Road, that the Coast Line cannot carry the case into the federal courts on the ground that it is a foreign corporation. The decision says that the < road is estopped from contending that it is a foreign corporation because under the constitution all railroads must be domesticated and if it < is not domesticated it is operated un- < Inwfnllv. 'v*" ? ^-v " \ Goes to Supreme Court. Columbia, Aug. 1.?The State board of canvassers today unani- 1 mously decided the appeal in the j Kershaw dispensary election case in 1 favor of the dispensary, finding that the election was illegal on account of ; irregularities. ] This reverses the finding of the ] :ounty board, which found that pro- 1 hibition carried by 84 votes, and it ] keeps the dispensaries open. 1 The prohibitionists will take the 1 i^ase to the supreme court on certio- i rari. Postoff ice' Robbed. \ < Lamar, August 3.?The postoffice 1 it this place was entered last night { md robbed of a registered letter con- i Gaining $13.15 and about $5 postal j noney. . The depot was also broken 1 nto and robbed of about $1.75 in 1 noney and one or more cases of whis- 1 cey. Several cases of dry goods c vere broken open and it cannot be '] jtated just how much was taken from s die depot. HI11 .11 .-.,1.-. ||| DISPENSARY WANTED. i Georgia People Talk About Effect of the Prohibition Law. The action of the legislature of Georgia, establishing prohibition in that State on January 1. 1908, has resulted in a movement to place a dispensary at North Augusta, in Aiken county, just a few miles from Augusta. At present there are dispensaries in Aiken, although an effort has been made to have them voted out and a petition is now in circulation by the prohibitionists who claim that the rolls are badly in need ' of revision. The Augusta Herald, in speaking of the idea, says: i "It was rumored last night at police headquarters that arrangements 1 had been made to open up a dispensary in North Augusta at an early 1 date. 1 "Authentic information could not be secured, but Mr. L. J. Williams, < a citizen of the village, and the ex- ? chairman of the old State dispensary board, stated that he was of the < opinion that the rumor was without 1 foundation. The subject is discussed at nearly every corner, and from ' what information could be secured < yesterday, it appears that the in- 1 stallation of a dispensary will cause 1 the most serious discord and an tag- i onism the town has ever experienced. 1 Those who are acquainted with the i trials of the new county and the in- 1 corporation state that these two old ? fights would pale into significance 1 when compared with the present 1 question. i "While it is not at all impossible for an institution of this kind to be 1 inaugurated, it seems to be"clearly ] evident that the majority of citizens < are decidedly opposed to the' dispen- 1 sary. Mr. C. L. Jones, who express- 1 ed his aversion to the movement, < stated that he for his personal grati- < fication had thoroughly looked into * the subject and had found that the i people at large would have absolute- < lv nothing to do with the establishing l or non-establishing of the dispen- ? sary. He said that under the bill 1 passed at the last session of the State 1 legislature, the advisability of plac- J ing dispensaries was left entirely in the hands of the county board of 1 control. From his statement it ap- i pears obvious that if the board can 1 be prevailed upon to open an insti- * tution of this kind, it will be done." 1 " 1 Our New York Letter. ; Your correspondent has been ask- * ed to write articles on what New } York thinks of John D. Rockefeller's i arrest and Mark Twain's return from < Europe. Always obliging, here it 1 is nothing. i The writer mingles with as many people and asks as many questions? 1 hears as much going on, keeps abreast 1 of everything as any individual in < this great city, and to be candid, < neither of the two subjects have been < mentioned, discussed or heard of * excepting of course the articles in 1 the papers that the fellows fill with < and get two dollars a column for 1 writing. Away from New York < people naturally imagine uie came city is all agog over such matters as < the two mentioned and others?but 1 not so, far from it. There is less gos- 1 sip?less discussion on such things? 1 less interest than anywhere else on i the face of the globe. Of course the < "penny-a-liners" fill in much stuff? < people read it here, they think no 1 more of it; elsewhere they read, remember, inwardly digest, discuss etc. Why? Simply for lack of time here. Elsewhere because time hangs heavily on the hands of many?still < others have an idea 'tis a way to keep ] abreast of the times. Some think J because in the papers every one is J discussing and they must too. There is no hero worship here?a \ man is valued at his worth, be it 1 small or large?the multimillionaire 1 cuts no more figure going in and out, ( moving hither and thither, than the ( mechanic or merchant?in politics it is the same, only the dollars drawn \ from some entitle them to little rec- J ognition, but this is usually in pri- * vate and not publicly. Grover Cleveland visited the city ( last year. Several hotels were visit- ( ed, all "full up," and the ex-presi- c dent had to cross to Brooklyn for a lodgment for the night. There is neither aristocracy nor peasantry I here. "A man's a man for a that." ] Elsewhere he or she rolling in t wealth or rejoicing in honors ft eyed t as he moves along, envied, extolled; t the crowds here prevent this in New c York, and the wealthy will confide to t pou that their wealth affords them j little pleasure. They have it in their c power to buy anything they want, ] but they want but little?the poorer a person wants and needs, but has not c the wherewithal to purchase with? \ the rich the cask but don't as a rule a leed anything. It is a truth New c Fork is different in all these respects e from any other spot on earth. Fame t md renown do not count here as one I would think. Mark Twain is lionized t it dinners but not elsewhere?the f wash woman for her nickle gets as t ?ood seat on the cars as he does?and e ;he crowds jostle the two and step on v ;heir toes just as they do other mor- o :als. Things and people apparently creating a stir, furore here (in the capers) of New York, are not doing i< 50 in the public mind. I H. W. Finlayson. v - - t--'-."t -*'v m5v*viV-';:" THE FARMERS MEET AGAIN. A GOOG CROWD AT COURT HOUSE HERE LAST MONDAY. Organization Further Perfected, Officers Elected, and Warehouse Movement Launched. There was a right good crowd of farmers at the cotton association meeting here last Monday, some of the largest and most prominent planters in the county being present. The meeting was held in the court house, and was called to order by the secretary, as the president was absent. J. F. Carter, Esq., was selected to preside over the meeting. The first business was the election of two vice presidents, and J. F. Carter and Jno. F. Folk were elected. An executive committee was next pWtpH eonsistinc of D. O. Hunter. J. F. Jones, J. A. Peters, Jr., C. S. Folk, and J. B. Kearse. The president and secretary were made ex officio members of the committee. There was a good deal of discussion among those present as to the Drganization, and the secretary stated that he had written the State secretary for full information, membership certificates, by-laws, etc., but nad no reply. Being without information along these lines, the members were pretty much in the dark as to the proper procedure, but it is loped to have all the necessary details arranged by the September meeting. The warehouse matter came up for discussion, and a number of those present took part in it. ah expressid themselves as heartily in favor of the project to erect a cotton warelouse at Bamberg, and the executive committee was instructed to proceed at once with a canvas for subscriptions to the capital stock. The resolution adopted provided that the capital stock be not less thai) $8,000 lor more than $20,000, and the shares ?10 each. This places the shares so that each man, no matter how few 9ales of cotton he raises, can take a few shares of stock. It was gratifying to know that our farmers as a rule appreciate the great leed of a warehouse for storing cotton, and it can easily be built. Subscription lists have already been given the executive committee, and an active canvas for stock will be begun it once. The next meeting of the mnA/ti'nh'nn io V\zs Vlialrl An fha fircf lOOWiaWlVXl lO tV/ liv^iu vii Vitv iiawv Monday in September, by which date it is thought the full amount of the capital stock will be subscribed and the company can be organized and ?et to work. Of course the warehouse company will be a separate organization from the cotton association. A regularly chartered stock company will be organized, and the stockholders will sleet directors, who in turn will elect i president, manager, etc. Good Dusiness men will be put at the head nf the company, and we know it will be a success. Every farmer in the county ought to take stock in a warenous^, even if he never stores a bale )f cotton in it. He will get a better , price for his cotton if a warehouse is Duilt here, and the enterprise will pay good dividends as well, We can make the warehouse project a success if we will all do our part, and it )ught to be an easy matter to raise :he necessary capital stock. Taken to Aiken Jail. Lexington, July 31.?The order )f Judge Dantzler in the case against Lee Fallaw, Clinton Fallaw, Clifton Fallaw and Isaac Taylor, charged with the murder of George W. Mams, was filed with the clerk here this ifternoon and at 3 p. m. Sheriff RaDorn, of Aiken county left here with :he four prisoners for the Aiken iounty jail, as required by the said )rder of Judge Dantzler. The prisoners were well dressed md quite pleasant, when leaving the ( jail, and shook hands with all around is they passed out. The next term of the criminal , ;ourt for Aiken county will convene >n September 23, when the cases will ;ome up before the grand jury. , And speaking of cows, says The Baltimore News, it is related that a 1 Baltimorean who was not used to 1 ;he ways of the country went into ; he suburbs to visit a friend who had aken up amateur farming with two i :ows, a bee and a hoe. At the table 1 hey had excellent milk for general ] mrposes and astonishingly good i :ream for the coffee and cereals, i [fie visitor expressed his admiration < ind then inquired: "Which of your 1 :ows gives cream?" "The sorrel," vas the prompt reply. "But we hav^ 1 l neighbor down the street whose i ow don't give anything but condens- t id milk." "Indeed?" "Absolutely 1 rue. It is an invention of his own. '< le gets the condensed milk by put- t ing six cows into a stall big enough i or only one." And the visitor re- i urned to Baltimore breathing rever- 1 ntly: "Marvelous! Marvelous! I ( rill never again question the wisdom f nature!" Paper dresses will soon be the fash- < m, according to the Cleveland S reader. The peek-a-boo shirt waist i rill require tissue paper, then. c -'-V KILLING AT ABBEVILLE. Cotton mil Boy Strikes Another Boy on His Head With Weight. Abbeville, August 4.?Clayton Smith, a boy of about fourteen years of age, an operative in the Abbeville Cotton Mills, killed another boy named Seymour, of about the same age, in the mill building late Friday evening. ' It is understood that the two boys had had some difficulty before and had been quarreling with each other for a day or more. They became engaged in a difficulty Friday evening, and in the difficulty Smith struck Seymour over the head with a heavy weight. Seymour was carried to the offices of the mill where he died a few minutes later. Smith was arrested immediately after the Idlling by Sheriff C. J. T on/4 io n/vrrr in onnfiriomonf in ujr V/ll, OI1U 10 uurt ill Wiiuuvuivtiv AM the county jail. To Vote in Chesterfield. Chesterfield, Aug. 3?r-The fight % against the dispensary is being waged with all possible spirit by the prohibitionists. They now have Mr. Maples, a noted temperence lecturer, making a canvass of the county. These lectures will culminate in a grand rally on next Monday at this -V|B place. There will only be a small vote cast in this election, as nearly % half the voters are disqualified by neglecting to register. Theprohibitionists have expressed every desire for a clean, straight election, showing \M the will of the voters of the county. :2 Killing a^ock Hill. Rock Hill, Aug. 3.?"Tit" Jones, a negro employed at the brick yard v y of Mr. W. N. Ashe, near Winthrop college, was shot and instantly killed this evening, about 7 o'clock, by ;;|g Frazier Anderson, a foreman at the M brick works. The negro, who had the reputation of being rather trifling m it is said, was drinking and was in a quarrelsome mood. A dispute arose during- the settlement and ended in the shooting, which was done with a shotgun. It is alleged that the negro was advancing upon Anderson with an open knife when the latter fired, the entire load entering the negro's breast. The shooting occurr- . ed at the brick yard and Anderson at once came down and gave himself up to the sheriff. An irtquest will be ^ held to-night or Sunday morning. I \ VVjH Justifiable Homicide. Rock Hill, Aug. 4.?The verdict of the coroner's jury over the body of "Tit" Jones is concluded. All the evidence was that while Mr. Frazier . 3 Anderson, foreman at Ashe's brick yard, was paying off hands Saturday afternoon considerable confusion arose and Anderson ordered a boy to clear the room and close the door , J and that he would call the hands singly for settlement. "Tit" Jones , , objected to this, cursed Anderson M and attempted to go in the door; failing to do that he started towards t & the other door with; open knife in right hand. Anderson appeared in k Jig the door and told the others to take Jones away. The negro continued to advance and when in^four or five feet was shot dead. The Dody ieu towards Anderson. The jury's verdict was in accordance with the above with the added statement that in its estimation the killing was justifiable. Anderson's attorneys will apply for bail at once, j Prohibition Predicted. New York?"Within five years? yes within two years?seven Southern states will have declared for prohibition and driven legalized whiskey traffic from their borders." This declaration was made today by Dr. Leon G. Broughton, of Atlanta, Ga.f one of the most eminent Baptist divines in the south, who is at present in this city, where he is addressing great audiences each afternoon and evening at a gospel camp Fifty-seventh street and Broad- / way. rig "Within the next two years, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi will follow Georgia's example and place drastic measures upon their statue -- m books." When asked the causes for the pro-; hibition-wave which is sweeping over the south, Dr. Broughton said emphatically: "The negro question undoubtedly is the most important element which has contributed to make Georgia a prohibiten state and which will cause the other southern states to follow in her footsteps. A vast majority }f the race fictions in the south may 3e attributed to the liquor traffic. With few exceptions the crimes which ead to lynchings are due directly or ndirectly to whiskey. The people of ;he south are coming to realize that ;he abolition of the whiskey traffic is m essential preliminary to the set;lement of the race question, and it s in a large measure due to this conriction that the growth of the prolibition sentiment may be attributed " ;u* An automobile driver in Columbus las been arrested for breaking a city >rdinance, says a newspaper report. Something always is broken when an Luto srets into a collision but more >ften it is the driver's anatomy.. '