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? lamberg 2|eralb j m Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1907 . One Dollar a Year -M IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick F;"-' Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. F. W. Scheper, Jr., has been recl K ommended by Capt. Jno. G. Capers as postmaster at Port Royal, vice Green, a negro, removed. Scheper is a white man. A cotton warehouse is under constrnotion in the town of Manning. and people are already storing their cotton there, although the building : is not completed. * * The State Supreme Court issued its decision last Saturday against the Isle of Palms. The court made permanent the injunction against the ?ale of whiskey at this resort. Mr. T. H. Coker, Jr., of Darlington, who until recently was one of the editors and proprietors of the Darlington Press, will assume charge 4 of the County Messenger at Hartsx ville. The mayor of Charleston says he is going to enforce the law against automobilists who persist in exceeding the speed limit. Several persons have been injured by automobiles in that city recently. ; Mayor Floyd, of Spartanburg, says ? that he intends to drive all the disreputable women out of that city. x He says that he owes it to the fathers and mothers of the city and to those who have sons at Wofford college to make Spartanburg a clean city. * The graded school building at Latta, Marion county, was destroyed "by fire last Thursday. The fire occurred at the noon hour when all of l the children were out of the buildI i ing. The loss is $4,000, with insur* OAA HPL~ korl ol I <HUX UJL ^,OW. J.lie WWII Iiau tuf ready floated bonds to erect a new p building. Our New York Letter. This week the topic of topics has I been the new Cunard liner "Lusitania" that reached port Friday, being the mammoth steamship's initial trip. The "Lusitania" is the biggest boat yet built, and has distanced all records for ocean passage. A few years ago people would have been incredulous of a prophecy that the Atlantic would be crossed in a fortnight trip. Up to Friday the best record was about six days. The new craft crossed in 5 days, 47 minutes, thus holding the banner as the swiftest ocean liner up to now. Persons yet living will live to see the trip gradually and speedily be re, duced until about a day and a night will be all required. The possibilities of the turbine have not yet been ' reached, and there is no estimating twnax, wm ut; uunt; acuuiatcij. On this famous trip of the "Lusitania," a city within itself, they ate on the trip: 40,000 eggs, 4,000 pounds (fresh fish, 2 tons of bacon and ham, 4,000 pounds of coffee, 1,150 pounds of tea, 500 pounds grapes, 100 pine apples, 15,000 oranges and bananas, 1,000 lemons, 25,000 pounds fresh fish, 40,000 loaves of bread and rolls, 5 tons of butter. A daily newspaper wds published, jetting the news by "wireless." uxT<my distinguished persons took jasr.*ge for New York from Europe on this first, trip. The incoming steamer was met down the bay by a-aft of every nature, and as she steamed into port whistles- were olown, every one in the harbor, and >ther evidences of distinguishing the emarkable arrival and numerous efforts to honor the occasion. As the writer has had occasionally x> note, it takes a big thing to interist and arouse this great city; the venderful "Lusitania" did it. An extended ^description of the >oat could not be undertaken in the pace allowed this correspondence, >ut in passing it may be mentioned hat either of the four smoke stacks s oc laro-p ns a railroad tunnel and i would accommodate a double train of a double track. New York's harbor is as interesting point as a "sight seer" need care : for. Here the shipping from the wide world enters and departs; boats of every kind, size and capacity, i manned by natives of all countries and flying the flags of all nations. v^Itishere the great tide of immigration flows in and much time can profitably be spent there. H. W. Finlayson. 450 Broadway, New York. Cotton Fire in Swansea. Swansea, Sept. 28.?As the local freight train from Denmark to Columbia rolled in this evening it was discovered that a car of cotton was on fire. The proverbial bucket brigade was organized at once and the fire soon extinguished and while , about 25 bales of cotton were consid- j erably damaged the loss will not be ! TVip potton was loaded TWJ ftivwv. ? --- ? at North. The car, except the trucks, . WJ is useless. , I The pain in Ma's head has gone, She's as happy as can be, Jm Her health is right, her temper bright, f Since taking Hollister's Rocky Moun- < ? tain Tea at night. H. F. Hoover. ! LOOKING AFTER THE EDISTO. Mr. Patterson in Washington to Confer About River's Development. Washington, D. C., Sept 23.? Representative Patterson arrived in Washington to-day and was in conference with the river and harbor board of the war department with reference to the development of certain parts of the Edisto river lying in his district. At the last session of congress Mr. Patterson was instrumental in securing appropriations with which to clear out the Edisto and other rivers in his district, and it was upon these points that he ap peared before the war department to-day. Representative Lever is also expected here to-night and he, too, will look after portions of the Edisto lying in the seventh district. The Quack's Friend. Theophrastus Esculapius Stubbe, proprietor of the Universal LifeEverlasting Golden Bitters, was in his office and about him was gathered an eager group, listening to an account of the wonderful cures he had wrought with his medicine. By and by a man in sober garb?a thin, pale-faced man, sedate and melancholy?entered the office and inquired for the proprietor. "I have that honor," said Theor?V?rMSQ+iic ffonnloniiia Stnhhp. with yit&Muvuk; -w v??w dignity. "You are the proprietor of the Universal Life Everlasting Golden Bitters?" said the pale visitor. "I am. How can I help you?" "I have come to see if I couldn't get you to establish an agency for your bitters in our town. I want you to send a smart man?one who can sell a large quantity of your medicine. - Theophrastus rubbed his hands and smiled exultingly. "You see," pursued the sombre visitor, "my business is getting dull, and I thought with your help we might revive it." "Can't you take the agency yourself, my friend?" asked the great Stubbe. "No, no," said the melancholy man, with a shake of the head. "It would not do for me. People might think I was interested." "Ah! What's your business?" "I am an undertaker!"?Tit-Bits. A Dissipated Horse. Hariy Evans has a fine black horse, but it is addicted to bad habits. It is an almost inveterate tobacco chewer, and it is almost impossible to drive it past a hotel without treating it to a glass of whiskey or beer. The horse seems to prefer beer, takes it from the pail without spilling a drop and licks out the pail. Mr. Evans can't imagine where the horse learned its bad habits and says it is often very embarrassing, especially when he has ladies in his carriage. On his way to church this morning, accompanied by several ladies, the i A J r A. .r ? fiorse Stopped m iroia ux a iivlci ouu it took some time to convince him that he could not get a drink on Sunday.?Clayton, N. J., dispatch to Philadelphia Press. School Building Burned. Saluda, Sept. 29.?News has reached here of the destruction by fire of the Corinth school building near Corinth (Lutheran) church in this county. It was one of the best equipped country school buildings in the county. The origin of the fire is a mystery. Some are of the opinion that it was incendiary. It was burned about midnight. There has been no use made of the building since the close of the last school session. The next session was to have opened about the first of October. The loss is about $1,200, with no insurance. The building was equipped with maps, globes, blackboards and had a library. v The Divided Cow. "Coming home on the Minnetonka," said a St. Joseph girl, "we took up a collection for the widows and orphans of the sailors, and Mark Twain prefaced this collection with a talk on meanness. He urged us to be generous in our offerings?not to be lilro a oprfain mean old man from Hannibal. " 'The meanest man I ever knew/ he said 'lived in Hannibal. He sold his son-in-law the half of a very fine cow, and then refused to share the milk with the young fellow, on the ground that he only sold him the front half. The son-in-law was also compelled to provide all the cow's fodder and to carry water to her twice a day. Finally the cow butted the old man through a barbed wire fence, and he sued his son-in-law for $50 damages.' "?Washington Star. Johnston Oil Mill Sold. Johnston, Sept. 26.?The Johnston cotton oil mill was sold on Monday. The price paid was $29,500. A reorganization is to take place at an early date and when this is effected COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Sept. 30?Well, Mr. Editor, we have had so many heavy showers of rain last week, and Saturday night a cloud burst, this morning I find that it has done more than moved the trash. It has washed _ 11 ? 1. away an me news uems. There was plenty wet cotton on the market Saturday. Messrs. F. H. Copeland and J. J. Farrell went over to Branchville to accompany their wives home. H. M. Graham, Esq., was in our town last week on professional business. He gave us a hand shake, a grin, and a pleasant exchange of passing e.vents of the day, and he was gone. Mr. L. A. Brabham will soon have Mr. J. J. Farrell's residence ready for the paint brush. Our graded school opens up to-day. Prof. T. D. Jones has an assistant teacher from Kingstree to assist him to teach young ideas how to ex pand. .There should.be good attendance this year. Mr. J. C. Kinard thinks of starting a banana farm. Has two bunches in his yard now of good size. Messrs. J. Wm. Kinard and J. C. Breland are busy placing their machinery down, and will soon be ready to grind corn, gin cotton, and saw lumber for their neighbors. Jee. Circumstances Alter Cases. Oscar Hammerstein said of a theatrical question recently in New York: "Some of our managers get heated over theatrical questions. We let personal things?rage, joy?influence us. This is wrong. To succeed in this business one must be as cool and calm and far seeing as the young lady of Oshkosh." Mr. Hammerstein laughed heartily. "This young lady," he resumed, "had thrust upon her one night the /Uoonrt.floaVilo/liihrft'f rofnoirior a v miner Kxioagfi. U U \sj VA M j VM*?^ | man, a poor young man, a hopeless young man, an eight-dollar-a-week clerk in a dry goods store. "The young man took his refusal hard. "-'You spurn me,' he cried bitterly; 'but you will live to rue this day. I will go out into the great marts. I will strftre, I will win. My name shall be known; my millions envied.' " 'Then come and tiy me again,' the young lady calmly interposed.? Washington Star* Charleston's Fall Festival. Charleston is now preparing to hold her annual Fall Festival, and has announced the dates November 18 to 23. The committee in charge is busy getting subscriptions from the merchants and business men, and the amusement features promised will be equal to any ever given. The matter of reduced rates on the railroads and excursions has already been taken up. Charleston is very interesting and pleasant during the month of November, and no doubt crowds will attend the festival from various narts of the State. the purchasers' and stockholders r *11 1 A _ Jl LI*. names win pe given to tne puDiic. Breezy Point; Breezy Point; Breezy Point; a play by thirteen pretty girls Bamberg, at opera house, October Llth. We'll all be there. Harried in Charleston. At the home of her mother, Mrs. Chevelette S. Rowe, 4 Ogier street. Miss Charlotte Percival Rowe, of this city, was married to Mr. H. Ful1'erton Buist, of Blackville, at 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Kershaw, D. D., rector of St% Michael's church, before a large number of friends and relatives of the couple. TViz-v Unnco IITOO ( Qofofllllv XliU IlUUOt V* UO liWtVA U1AJ UV.VV1MWVI for the occasion with flowers and greens, which contrasted very prettily with the lovely brown travelling costume of the bride. Miss Mamie Rowe, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and Mrs. Simms Rowe acted as best man for the groom. Many beautiful and valuable presents were received by the couple from all sections of the State, attesting the popularity and high esteem in which both are held. Besides the many friends of the bride from the city present there were a number of out-of-town guests, among whom were Mr. Wm. Gilmore Sims, of Barnwell; Mrs. Ella Sims Sellars, of Orangeburg; Mr. and Charles Carroll Sims, of Barnwell, and Mrs. Wm. C. Weekly, of SDartanburg.?News and Courier, Thursday, Sept. 26. G. R. Berry, ex-superintendent df public schools of Marion county, was sent to prison for six years for forging school claims. A copperhead snake crawled into a keg of beer in Kentucky and four men who drank the beer died. There are still several million men in this country who are risking their lives every day, but they are heroes and not afraid of copperheads. POLICEMAN KILLS NEGRO. C. J. Miller Shoots Elliott Jackson While flaking an Arrest. Rock Hill, Sept. 30.?Late Sunday afternoon Elliott Jackson, a negro man who works at the Aragon cotton mill, was shot and instantly killed by Police Officer C. J. Miller, who was attempting to arrest him. Maj. T. C. Beckham, magistrate and acting coroner, held an inquest and the verdict was as follows: "Elliott Jackson came to his death from gunshot wounds at the hands of C. J. Miller in the discharge of his duty." According to the negro witnesses, who lived near the spot where the killing occurred, in a settlement known as "Massey Hill," they were attracted to the men by Officer Miller calling to Sam Sawyer to "come quick." That the policeman had hold of the man and was telling him to not "put his hand in there," but that before Sam Sawyer could get ta the scuffling men the policeman shot once. Then a further tussle occurred apd he shot twice more, when i +V??? nflwn foil fn fVio orrrmnH Rv aj<<j xic uau a ucopuai>c 115m/ mvu m negro man?who was aided by three women?who had sent Miller word that he would kill him the next time he attempted to arrest him. Notwithstanding this Miller used nothing but his club. Attorneys for Policeman C. J. Miller, who shot and killed the negro Elliott Jackson, took him before Judge Wilson at Winnsboro to-day and obtained bail in the sum of $1,500. The bond was signed by Messrs. J. M. Cherry, J. F. Reid and J. B. Johnson. Prisoner Judges His Own Cases. Hamilton Murray, a wealthy farmer, was arrested yesterday for intoxication, and was taken before Judge Gass for trial to-day. The Judge recognized Murray as an old offender, and asked him what he thought ought to be done with a man who would get drunk so often. Murray replied that he hardly knew what he would do, and the court reDlied that believing him to be an honest man he would appoint him judge to try his own case. Murray made a short speech in which he said that some leniency should be shown on account of the influence of long habit and because his was never a case of wilful violation of the law. "Nevertheless," he concluded, "for rej ated failure to heed the warnings of this court I fine you the sum of $10." Taking out hi^r pocket book he handed the clerk $10 and walked out of the court room.?Munice, Ind., Dis. to N. Y. Sun. Dr. Henry S. Hartzog. The Western Recorder, of Louisville, Ky., has the following to say of Dr. Henry Hartzpg, who was born and reared in Bamberg: "Dr. Henry S. Hartzog has been elected Dresident of Ouachita college, of Arkansas. For two years Dr. Hartzog was under the instruction of the great John A. Broadus and Dr. Boyce. He was graduated from the South Carolina Military Acadfe my in 1886. He held many positions of honor in South Carolina. He was baptized by Dr. Chas. Stakely, in , Charleston, S. C. He is of broad culture, scholarly attainments, polished manners and of progressive spirit. We congratulate Arkansas Baptists on their good fortune in securing j him and predict a brilliant future for Ouachita college." Mr. Patterson in Washington. , Washington, Sept. 23.?Repre- 1 sentative J. 0. Patterson of the seccond South Carolina district is in ] Washington to-day looking after department matters. Mr. Patterson asked the board of engineers of the war department to postpone the * - ? _ ? Hearing on ine question 01 improve- ; ments in Edisto river till December, meantime Mr. Patterson has turned j his attention to rural free delivery I and other matters in which his constituents are interested. The Edisto hearing was postponed on account of ] the absence of Representative Lever, j Read the ads. in the Herald. It 1 will pay you. < * ,* " " - ,*v- * CHARLESTON PRESBYTERY SESSION BEING HELD IN BAMBERG THIS WEEK. Rev. G. A. Blackburn Preached the Opening Sermon?Address by Dr. Forsythe. The Charleston Presbytery opened Tuesday night, October 1st, at 8 p. m., in the Presbyterian church of Bamberg. On the afternoon and evening trains the following ministers and elders arrived, and were assigned to homes with the hospitable people of Bamberg: Rev. F. D. Jones, pastor of the Aiken church, and Dr. H. H. WiV V AVii VV ViiV * v v? w "~~r J that time another policeman came up and a crowd gathered. This other policeman removed from the waist band of the dead negro's trousers a 32-calibre pistol with two cartridges in it. The pistol was stuck into the waist band nearly in the middle and front of the body and two-thirds of the handle was sticking out and was seen by several witnesses, both white and colored. Officer Miller did not tell his story at all, acting under his attorney's orders. Tt is pvirlpnt: from the testimony of the eye witnesses that the negro was trying to reach his pistol as all testified that his hand was thrown across the front of his body like he was trying to get something. Miller called Sam Sawyer, the negro at whose steps the killing occurred, in order to get him to help him to arrest the man and had he gotten there in time the shooting would probably not have taken place. Miller is a splendid^ officer and has on more than one occasion shown a , reluctance to shoot. Only three weeks I ?/4rtnr\/\*?ofA t nnfti o Wyman, Elder, are with Mrs. F. M. Bamberg; Rev. J. A. Blackburn, pastor of the Arsenal Hill church, Columbia, is the guest of Mr. H. J. Brabham; Elder F. B. Baker is with Mr. D. J. Delk; Mr. Thos. Black is entertaining Rev. S. C. Caldwell; Rev. D. M. Mclver, pastor of the Westminister church, Charleston, is stopping with Dr. J, B. Black; Dr. Robert Adams is the guest of Mr. C. J. S. Brooker; Rev. J. A. Dren* TTT 1 J J .1 L nen, pastor 01 waiterDoro cnurcn, is the guest of Mr. A. W. Knight; Rev. F. D. Johnson, pastor of the Summerville church, is entertained by Mr. J. J. Smoak. Rev. Peter Stokes, pastor of the Methodist church of Bamberg, is entertaining his old friend and college mate, Rev. J. H. Wardlaw, of Greenwood; Dr. J. W. Flirm, pastor of Bamberg Presbyterian church, is the guest of H. M. Graham, Esq. Other ministers and elders are present at this meeting, whom we have been unable to locate; and still others are expected on the trains arriving this (Wednesday) morning. Presbytery was opened with a sermon by Rev. J. A. Blackburn, of Columbia. After this most delightful, eloquent and logical sermon, Charleston Presbytery was most heartily welcomed to our town by J. Aldrich Wyman, Uisq.. mayor pro tempore; addresses of welcome were made by Rev. J. A. Foster, pastor of the Bamberg Baptist church, and by Rev. Feter Stokes, pastor of the Bamberg Methodist church. These gentlemen in a few well chosen words made the visiting brethren feel that they had the cooperation and good wishes of the churches of Bamberg, and of all of the people of the town. These gentlemen were most happy in their expressions of whole hearted welcome. Charleston Presbytery organized by electing Rev. F. D. Johnston, pastor of Summerville church, Moderator, with Rev. S. C. Caldwell, clerk pro tern. It was the good fortune of those attending the opening exercises last evening to hear a short, earnest and strong appeal by Dr. Forsythe, of Korea, on behalf of the natives of that and adjacent lands: Dr. Forsythe is a medical missionary to Ko Uip Ttrrtr?lr o man nf rtiiAy UCVUleu IU 1110 nuin, u uiwu deep convictions, and one whom any audience would hear with pleasure. During the present meeting of Presbytery there will be services at 11 o'clock a. m. and 8 o'clock p. m., with business sessions both morning and afternoon. The public is invited to attend all services, both business and devotional, and especial emphasis was laid upon the invitation to attend the devotional services. Presbytery will be in session several days, And we hope that the members of that body will feel at home in our town, to which they are most heartily welcomed. Beheaded Turtle Bites Boy. Beaver Fall, Pa.?Jimmie Roberts, the 10-year-old son of William Roberts, a Big Beaver township ' --?J lnn/?Vi of f/vll/o nrlin iarmers, u&eu tu mu^n <?i, iuuw thought turtles could bite after being decapitated. He won't any more. The elder Roberts caught a twentypound turtle in the Little Beaver river and took it home. Jimmie teased the turtle by poking sticks at it, but getting too close it seized his leg, and all efforts to make it let go proved futile. Red pepper was thrown in its eyes, kerosene was i-l- 1 squirted into its mouui, aim imaiijr a red hot poker was thrust between its jaws, but still it held on, while Jimmie howled with pain and fright. Finally Mrs. Roberts grabbed the turtle's tail, and while she pulled until its neck was well stretched the farmer cut off its head with a carving knife. This detached the turtle's body from the boy, but the jaws retained their hold on his leg. The parents were afraid to attempt to cut the head loose, so Mr. Roberts, Jimmie and the turtle's head got into a buggy and hurried to the office of Dr. EL C. Kerwin of Homewood. The physician succeeded in cutting the turtle's head from the boy's leg. The father of a 12-year-old boy of Asheville is bringing suit against I. B. Hamby, a school teacher, for soundly thrashing the boy because he kissed a little girl in the school. He estimates the damage at $2,000. The only true constipation cure must begin its soothing, healing action when it enters the mouth. Hoflister's Rocky Mountain Tea restores the whole system to a healty, normal condition. 36 cents, tea or tablets. H. R Hoover. - * ,r PARDON ASKED. State Board of Pardons Will Act on Zissett Case. The State board of pardons met in Columbia yesterday. In the correspondence from that city to the Charleston News and Courier we find the following in reference to a celebrated case from this county: There are three important cases that will be considered by the board at this session. The most celebrated is that of Charles Zissett, convicted in Bamberg county in 1898 of murder and sentenced to be hanged, his sentence having been commuted by Governor Ellerbe to life imprisonment. Zissett killed a man named Stark Wilson. He was prosecuted by Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger, then solicitor, vand Judge R. C. Watts presided at the trial. Judge Watts, to whom the petition was referred, states that he thought the verdict just and now has no recommendation to make. Mr. Bellinger agrees with [the Judge as to facts and the weight of the evidence. "Were I now solicitor," he says, "I should beg to be excused from making a recommendation. Under present circumstances I join in the prayer of the petition." Among the papers on file in the case is a letter from the father of J the deceased, who says he is old and blind, and a Confederate Veteran; he begs that the slayer of his son be required to serve out his sentence. The father of Zissett was a native of Switzerland, who came to this countrv in 1849. and after being natural ized fought in the Confederate army; he, too, is old and blind, so the pe- >jl tition states. Bank for Fairfax. Fairfax, Sept. 26.?There is a movement on foot to establish a bank - 'M here with seeming certainty of sue- ^ cess. Mr. Jos. Norwood, treasurer /fjgi and financial manager of N. C. McDuffie & Co., of Columbia and president of the bank of Tryon, N. C., and who has considerable experience in the banking business, took the initiative step by offering to assist the business men here with his experi- v % ence in launching the enterprise and .-..>3 ' 1 oo rnn -i-l oy suDScnumg ui uic utpiuu. . ^ Although the movement only took definite shape yesterday about $10,000 of the capital has already been subscribed by persons in and nearby Fairfax. A charter will be applied for in a few days and the bank wfll probably be in operation in a few weeks. H Trouble Behind. "I heard a new stopr?at least it was new to me," said a Charlotte man who has just returned from an extended trip, yesterday. "Tell it to us," said the reporter. "Two Irishmen were being chased by a mad bull, when one climbed a tree and the other dropped in a hole in the ground. Seeing what had r happened the bull turned and waited. The man in the hole shot his head above the ground, but the vicious animal made him take it back. Pat did this time after time until John, the man up the tree, becoming vexed, said. Tat, you dom fool, quit bobbing up there and let the beast go on! If you keep this up we'll be here forever and a day.'.' "As Pat shot his head out again he said: "To h'll with your talk. Mind your own business, there's a bear in this hole."?Charlotte Observer. ^ t A prominent conductor told the writer a few days ago that' white people generally give much more trrmhl#* nn nassencrer trains than col ored people, and it is his opinion that the Texas law making it a misdemeanor to drink liquor on passenger trains is a good one. He believes, however, that it ought to go a step further and prohibit the boarding of a train by a man who is drunk. Ladies are at times greatly embarrassed on trains by men who are under the influence cf liquor.?Edgefield Advertiser. The Cotton Market. The price of cotton dropped off when the crop report came out yesterday morning. Tuesday lli cents was paid, but Ilk to 11 7-16 was the best prices obtained Wednesday. Re - * i? j?j ceipts of the weeK aooui six nunarea bales. , About 48 per cent of all the crimes committed is the work of habitual criminals. For $5 steam will do the work which would cost $800 if done by hand. Engineers say Victoria Falls could supply enough power for all the needs of Rhodesia and the Transvaal. The giants of Terra del Fuego, the Ona Indians, are very stunted in intellect. ^ Read the advertisements in The Herald and find out where to do your trading. Ten tne mercnam you saw his ad. in this paper. If taken patiently and persistently will relieve tne most obstinate cases of indigestion, constipation, bad blood, bad liver no matter how long standing. That's what Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents, tea or tablets. H. P. Hoover.