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Utyr iamkrg iieral& J Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1907 One Dollar a Year |f| IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Newspaper changes have been ^ coming thick and fast in South Carolina during the last few weeks. Sumter's new court house is receiving the finishing touches, and work has begun on a new court house for Lee county. . An the counties of Orangeburg and Chester the cotton associations held meetings last Saturday and decided to hold their cotton for fifteen cents. The two Fallaw brothers were tried ~ in Aiken last week for the murder of George Mabus last June. All were young white men. The jury found them not guilty. Senator B. R. Tillman is to deliver his lecture on the race question in the city of Orangeburg the latter part of November. The proceeds are to be used for a hospital, which the good women of that city are en deavoring to establish. | m i Hay a Qirl Work Through College? "Undoubtedly it is possible for a girl to work her way through college," writes Margaret E. Sangster in the October Woman's Home Companion, "if she have exceptional brain power, exceptional pluck and exceptional health. To accomplish this difficult task without pecuniary aid - from relatives or friends is a very formidable undertaking, and it is hardly wise to attempt it unless one is sure of having the requisite physical capital and of being able to stand the strain of a long, hard and wearisome pull. Girls have done this, K girls are doing it now, and girls will continue to do it, but the race is encumbered by heavy weights, and the ' rowing is upstream. "In college there are many openings for earning money, and it may be remarked that nobody loses caste or is treated with condescension because she is frankly poor. A girl with a knack for sewing may use her needle and receive pay from students who do not wish to sew or mend. She may make shirt waists, trim hats, mend stockings, sew on buttons, repair skirts and do a number of useful things that will help her along. "In a Western college I met several young women who had paid their way by sweeping, dusting, washing windows and cleaning paint, by taking hold, in short, of anything that offered, whether it was hard or easy. ~ " ? n _ _ In this particular college expenses were less than in more luxurious institutions inthe East,- and I almost thought that the students had a more insatiatelove of learning and an intenser personal ambition than I had i- seen elsewhere." -New County Survey. Walterboro, October 4?Messrs. Bellinger and Nichalson, who are engaged in surveying the line of the proposed Branchville county, have ? gotten as far as Williams on their survey. Mr. Nicholson spent Sunday in s town and stated they were progressing very nicely with their work and hoped tobe through in about three weeks' time. The line, he said, at St. George was not quite seven miles from the court house. The advocates of the new county, however, are endeavoring to have their petition amended in this respect. It is not known yet what the result will be. The progress of this survey will be watched with interest. County Board fleeting. The county board of commissioners held a regular quarterly meeting here last Monday, Supervisor Kearse ;> and Commissioners Bellinger and Folk being present. 1 A petition for a new road from H. N. Carter's to Ehrhardt was granted, provided the right of way be obtained free of cost to the county and the road be cut out ready for the chain gang. Action was deferred for the presr ent on a petition for a new road from Ritter's to Ehrhardt. Mrs. J. J. Goodwin, Elsie Green and Lettice Myers were placed on the pauper list. Fifteen applications were presented to the board to be placed on the pauper list. Some were refused and others were left over for further investigation. A. L. Milhous made claim for damages of $25.00 because of his mule and wagon falling into a bridge at Hightower's mill. Commissioner Folk was appointed to investigate the claim. ? Presbyterian Church. Minister, Rev. Dr. J. Wm. Flinn, of Columbia. Preaching services in the Presbyterian church on the third Sunday of every month at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. The public cordially invited. Breezy Point, Breezy Point. Don't forget the play entitled lj- "Breezy Point" by thirteen pretty girls of Bamberg at the opera house Friday night at 8 o'clock sharp. Admission, 25 cents. n TRUANT WIFE IS ARRESTED. Telegrapher, Her Husband, Says She Ran Away With a Conductor. Columbia, Oct. 4.?Mrs. C. W. Miller, a young woman about 20 years old and a bride of three months, was arrested at the Jerome Hotel this morning by the police on the complaint of her husband, an Atlantic Coast Line telegraph operator at TTH r lurence. When asked over the 'phone whether he wanted the police to detain the Pullman conductor she is accused of running away with the husband said that he did not; that he only wanted his wife detained. The only registration of a railroad man at the hotel last night was "G. W. Jackson and wife, Wilmington, A. C. L." All efforts to locate Mr. Jackson failed. Mrs. Miller told the police that she would not go back home. Mr. Miller is here endeavoring to get her to go back with him. Chief Cathcart dismissed the case on the arrival of the husband, saying he had no more to do with it. Servant Girls Play Hobo. New York, Oct. 4.?To escape the drudgery of washing dishes and scrubbing floors two servant girls, Stella Bona, aged seventeen, and Rose Miller, aged eighteen, lived two months like tramps in the vicinity of Flushing, Long Island, stealing milk, 1 ^3 maof fwm uicau auu liigai xivm clothes from wash lines and cooking utensils wherever they chanced on them. These foraging., expeditions were conducted by night, and by day the girls slept in thickets and watched the boats go up Long Island sound. Detectives took the girls by surprise as they were squatting over a gypsy fire before a rude tent. One of the girls bit and scratched vigorously, but the other got away for a time. When arraigned before a magistrate Rose Miller, who is a tall handsome girl, explained that utter weariness of house work had driven them to tramp life. ? Big Ginnery Burned. Anderson, October 4. - Tie ginnery plant of the Peoples oil mill was - ' i mi c i j burned early to-nignt. ine lire suu ir ed in one of the gins while it was running. The flames spread rapidly and the entire plant was soon destroyed. A number of bales of cotton on the yard were scorched but not badly damaged. The oil mill plant was not damaged. This was the largest ginnery east of the Mississippi river, having sixteen 80-saw gins. The plant was insured for $9,500, but the loss will exceed this amount. Mrs. Blair's Claim Held Up. Columbia, October 1.?The general offices of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, which has refused to pay to Mrs. Ethel W. Blair | as her husband's administratrix| the $666 due on a policy for $1,000 held by her husband at the time she is alleged to have killed him, say in a letter to State Agent McElree that this is the first time the company has ever been asked to pay a widow charged with the murder of her husband. "The company has no desire whatever to get out of paying the claim," said Mr. McElree, "but the law says that rwov nnf T^rwfif vl 1 <2 AWT) UTll&W VI1C majr 1IVU yi vii V wj ...w . .... ful act?and until Mrs. Blair is acquitted the company can not pay her the money. The amount due will be paid over as soon as the case against her is disposed of. The widow gets ; one-third of the estate, where no will is left?the children getting the remaining two-thirds. When Mrs. Blair is acquitted the company will promptly and cheerfully pay her as administratrix. If she is convicted ! I suppose the money will be turned [over to some person authorized to receive it for the children/' City Council Meeting. A regular monthly meeting of city council was held Tuesday evening, with Mayor Hair and Aldermen Wyman, Cooner, Brabham, Copeland, Free and Rhoad present. The regular monthly report of the treasurer was presented and approved and a number of bills ordered r?oir? I yutu. A committee from the Knights of Pythias appeared before council and asked that a suitable regalia room be built in the lodge room. Same was granted, provided the lodge would pay for building the room, the amount to be deducted from the rent. Mr. H. A. Ray asked council to appropriate the sum of $200 towards the erection of a Confederate monument, a request for same having been numerously signed by citizens. Council deferred action on frhis request until the next meeting. The members are in favor of the appro pnation, ana tne reason lor aeiay is that the city treasury is in rather a depleted condition. F. W. Free was appointed a member of the street committee. The tax levy for the coming year was fixed at eight mills, this being an increase of two mills. The levy heretofore has been six milfl. Look at the date on the label of your paper. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered Ail Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, October 7.?Ehrhardt graded school opened up with brighter prospects for the year than it has for many years before. Frof. T. U. Jones and his assistant, Miss Epps, are competent to give proper instruction on a^ branch needed to enter any of our colleges. Their grade is above most of the graded schools in the State, and it would be to the advantage of all in reach to examine into our school before going elsewhere. The training will be moral as well as mental. Our Supervisor should look up the condition of our roads. They are washed up in places and need attention, some places not safe to pass over, loaded. Overseers should be ordered at once to attend to them, and the necessary material procured. There is travel outside of public highways leading to Bamberg. Last week was spent to an advantage with hay and cotton gathering. Dr. 0. D. Faust was in town last week on professional business. Some talk about railroad down Knf if io mifrKhr uroot onH PQT*P UC1 C, UUk lb lO UllgliUJ IT VUlk U11V1 vvtA V less, as the old darkey says. About two thousand bales of cotton have been weighed up and sold at this place. Notwithstanding the rains Ehrhardt has a reputation for a cotton market it seems. It's not only a cotton market but the place to buy your goods. It's merchants are up-to-date and always on the lookout for the wants and conveniences of customers. Jee. Prof. Hand at Allendale. Allendale, October 4.? Prof. W. H. Hand, of the South Carolina University, addressed a large crowd last night at the town hall. He talked principally on the subject of high schools. Allendale's graded school district in connection with Bull Pond District, No. 1, is making an effort to have the high school department ^dded to the graded school under the provisions of the act of the last legislature, relative to high schools. The election has been ordered, and the necessary funds profrkf of lfiQcf O CrtlirfiP V-IU^U) XVI UV 1VUUV 14 V?? V J V.M* WW ?*. ww? All that is needed is the requisite number of votes, which will be easy to obtain, it is believed. The Allendale Civic League proposes to have an old time tournament on the 25th of October. Such a thing will be quite a novelty to the young men of this community. The entry fee will be $5, and it is hoped that a large number of gentlemen from the adjoining counties will participate. Some years ago these tournaments were a very frequent and popular pastime. Recent heavy rains have damaged cotton very much, and many farmers report that the yield will be far short of what they expected thirty days ago. In Memoriani. RICE.?In loving remembrance of Jane C. Rice, who departed this life in Bamberg, S. C., October 13th, 1906. One year ago our dear mother was called to her Heavenly home above, where the sun never sets; the joyful morn' has dawned on our dear mother, chanting with exultation in ? 1- ?tt:_ i tne giOriOUS Lempie wmcn ma ruyai hand prepared for the peaceful. Sleep on, dear mother, until resurrection morn', when with extended arms we will meet you on that beautiful shore, where eternity will be blissfully spent. We are kneeling at the threshold, weary, faint and sore; waiting for the dawning of the opening of the door; waiting till the Master shall bid us rise and come to the glory of his presence, to the gladness of his home. Your Loving Children. Quarterly Conference. The fourth quarterly conference of Trinity Methodist church was held here, in the ladies' parlor of the church, last Sunday morning. The various affairs of the church were carefully inquired into, and all the reports were satisfactory, although the charge is somewhat behind with collections. The same trustees were re-elected, and the same board of stewards with one exception; J. W. Stokes was elected steward in place r?f J A Snann. who has resigned. W. D. Rhoad was re-elected district steward. Presiding Elder J. W. Kilgo presided at the conference and preached at the morning service. He went to Denmark Sunday afternoon. In another column will be found the notice of opening books of subscription to the capital stock of the Farmers Warehouse Company. The commission to organize has been received, and while the notice gives the office of C. B. Free as the place of opening books, still at the meeting to be held in the court house at eleven o'clock, the books will be opened and all who desire to may take stock. FAITHFUL FIREMAN DIES. He Was Only an Asheville Dog, but he Was Loved. Lying in state at the fire department headquarters, in a little white casket is the mangled body of Jack, the faithful little mascot of the fire boys, and late yesterday afternoon and last night hundreds of people stopped in to see him and get the facts of his tragic death. For more than nine years past Jack has been a rvMirilianrixrl oraor urmind t.hp firp | A T AiV^VVI x-?iIWamvwv* w* ?..v ... w | department and never a call came but Jack was the first to respond, dashing out of the building and waiting, quivering with the eagerness, the slower start of the horses. When [the wagon started he would run ahead barking lustily, keeping just out of the horses' way and seeming to enjoy the wild dash even more than did the fire horses. Yesterday as the hook and ladder was making a run down South Main street Jack was as usual ahead almost under the noses of the horses and by some mischance got too close. One of the horses' feet struck him, stunning ? 1 ' i-? - _li il. mm ana leaving mm rigm in me way of the wheel of the big truck. No stop could be made then, but as soon as the fire was reached help was sent back to him, but Jack did not need it. The wheel had passed over his head, killing him almost instantly. His body was taken back to the city hall and a $13 coffin secured for him. Permission has been gotten from the authorities to bury him just in front of the fire department, between the two big doors, and at 3 o'clock this afternoon Jack will be laid away with all the honors the faithful little fireman deserves. All of the firemen will be on hand and it is safe to say that never was there more genuine regret and sorrow of the death of a dog than is felt by the boys of the department over his untimely end.? Asheville Citizen. Railroad fleeting. A mass meeting of those interested in the railroad*project was held in the opera house last Thursday evening. Mayor Geo. F. Hair presided and A. W. Knight acted as secretary. * i t *- ? i-U? Addresses*in idvor u? me piujcec were made by several gentlemen. Hon. C. W. Garris, of Denmark, was present and made a strong, practical speech, telling his hearers how to go about the building of this competing line. He suggested that the road run from Ehrhardt via Bamberg to Denmark, and said an alliance with the Seaboard Air Line would be best for the towns affected, as nothing could be hoped for from the Southern and Atlantic Coast Line. Mr. C. Ehrhardt and Dr. J. L. Copeland were present as representatives from Ehrhardt. They stated that their citizens wanted the road to go to Denmark, and 'would subscribe liberally to the capital stock if Denmark was made the terminus, but they would not subscribe if the, road stopped at Bamberg. . A motion was made and carried that it was the sense of the meeting that the charter be amended and that Denmark be made the terminus of the road. The present charter only provides for the building ^f a line from Bamberg to or near Ehrhardt. I A motion was made and carried that subscribers to the capital stock hold a meeting in the opera house! Tuesday, the 17th instant, to organize, elect directors, etc. The committee appointed to solicit subscriptions to the capital stock made a report. Walterboro was not represented at the meeting. Mr. Way, of the firm of Richards & Way, civil engineers of Atlanta, was present and gave some figures and estimates as to the cost of the road, grading, rails, equipment, etc. Mr. Way had been over a good portion of the route. | MISS HAHPTON TO WED. Daughter of Famous General and Statesman Soon to be a Bride. Richmond, Va., Sept. 30.?Miss Daisy Hampton, daughter of the late Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Caroline, who has been spending the summer at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Thos. L. Preston, near the University of Virginia,|at Charlottesville, left last night for New York, where it is understood she will procure her trousseau. Miss Hampton announced privately before leaving Virginia that she is to become the bride in November of Judge Randolph Tucker, of Bedford City, who met the South Carolina girl at the University in his student days, from which time until now the attachment has persisted. ^ The wedding will take place at the home ot Miss mmpton in Columbia, S. C. Her fiancee belongs to one of the most prominent and historic families of Virginia. The spinners have made contracts on a basis of fifteen cents cotton for the goods they are marketing, so the farmers as well as the balance of us are paying for fifteen cents cotton every time they buy a yard of cotton cloth or a spool of thread. Then, farmers, hold your cotton for fifteen cents. R. R. COMPANY ORGANIZED BAHBERQ, EHRHARDT AND WALTERBORO RAILROAD. Enthusiastic Meeting Held?Board of Directors Elected?Stockholders Mean Business. The organization meeting of subscribers to the capital stock of the Bamberg, Ehrhardt & Walterboro Railroad company, held in the opera house Tuesday was the most enthusiastic meeting yet held in regard to this enterprise. There was a full attendance of subscribers- to the capital stock, and a number of interested spectators were present. On motion of H. J. Brabham, C. W. Garris was called to the chair, and J. A. Wyman, Esq., was elected secretary. The object of the meeting was discussed by several gentlemen, and by request Mr. Garris addressed the meeting. After considerable discussion as to the proper course to pursue in the organization of the company and other matters, a motion was made and carried that the organization be proceeded with under the present charter, but that a new charter covering the proposed extension from Bamberg to Denmark be at once applied for. Dr. J. L. Copeland and Mr. H. A. Hughes were present, representing the town of Ehrhardt. Dr. Copeland addressed the meeting briefly, stating that he had secured a number of subscriptions to the capital stock in his town, it being understood by the subscribers that the - -l 1-1 -L- T\ 1. 3 roaa wouia go to ueiinmrn, <mu mat he could secure additional subscriptions. After the books of subscription had been opened and the stock of the Ehrhardt subscribers formally enrolled, an election for nine directors was gone into, resulting in the election of the following: H. J. Brabham, G. Frank Bamberg, A. Rice, Jno. F. Folk, J. A. Wyman, Bamberg; C. W. Garris, Denmark; Dr. I J. L. Copeland, H. A. Hughes and | J. M. Dannelly, Ehrhardt. The meeting of stockholders then adjourned. The directors immediately held a short session and organized by the election of a temporary chairman and secretary. H. J. Brabham was made chairman and J. A. Wyman secretary. Another meeting of the directors has been called to meet in Bamberg next Tuesday, the 15th, at which time a permanent organiza-i tion will be affected and other mat-, ters of importance transacted. The j meeting will be held in the office of Bamberg Banking Company at twelve | V VlWAk* | Cotton Association Meeting. A regular monthly meeting of the cotton association was held in the court house last Monday morning at eleven o'clock, second vice-president Jno. F. Folk presiding. The most important matter discussed at this meeting was that of a cotton warehouse. H. M. Graham, Esq., who had been employed to solicit subscriptions to the capital stock of the warehouse company, reported that he had secured a good portion of the stock, but that some persons who were inclined to take stock wanted to know who would be the officers, etc., so he suggested that a meeting be held and the company organized. / On motion J. F. Carter, Esq., was appointed a committee of one to secure the commission for the company from the Secretary of State. It was decided to call a meeting of subscribers to the capital stock at the court house next Monday morning at eleven o'clock for the purpose of organizing, electing directors, etc. Books of subscription will be open at the same time and place. A mPAtincr of the cotton associa " tion will also be held at the same hour, and every member of the association is expected to be present. If you can't take stock in the warehouse company, at least come and show those who do want to put ' money into it that you are interested and want to see the warehouse built. Let there be a full attendance next Monday morning at eleven o'clock. Cow Jumped out of Window. Easley, Oct. 3.?A very unusual incident happened in the shipment of a cow to this place yesterday. Mr. William Clardy in moving from Pacolet to this place, had his cow shipped in a box car. When the way bill and car arrived here the farmer had written on it "cow jumped out of the window in Spartanburg and was killed." It could hardly be believed that the cow had really made her escape through the little end window which is near the top of the car and very small, yuite a gooa deal of interest was created here in it and several went over to investigate it and found part of the hide left on the window in going through. 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. F. Hoover. 1 FOUGHT WITH BLACKSMITH. White Han Claims Negro Hit Him With Hot Iron Orangeburg, October 8.?Yesterday afternoon there was a difficulty between J. S. Rollins, a white man || from the country, and Tom Deas, a colored blacksmith. The trouble occurred in Deas's shop on St. John street, and, it seems, grew out of the shoeinirof a horse. Rollins claims v that the negro hit him in the head with a red hot iron, while the negro, who admits hitting Rollins, says that the iron used was not hot, but that Rollins fell ^gainst an iron that was, and burned his face. Rollins has an ugly wound, which has the appearance <of having been inflicted with a hot iron. A special session of mayor's Jgl court was held immediately after the difficulty to try the case, but the mayor deeming the evidence insufficient, dismissed the case. The next step was the swearing out of a warrant for Deas by Rollins before Magis- y * trate Branson. Deas was arrested and, having waived a preliminary, rrrnn Inf/w k/ill A TTT01*_ was lai/ci iciccucu vjii u<ui. a ntu- rant was then issued for Rollins, charging him with perjury, in that he made false statements before the mayor. Rollins was also arrested. He waived a preliminary and was re- m leased on bail. Thus the matter will stand until the January term of September Honor Roll. The following persons paid their subscriptions to The Herald since our last report: ' -r H. B. Abel, ' J. M. Jennings, G. W. Abel, J. M. McMillan, A. 0. Abel, Chas. McGeiver, N. J. Padgett, Josie Copeland, L. A. Hartzog, C. R. Mears, J. M. McKenzie, Robert Harley, J. W. Goodson, J. R. Ldnder, A. W. Kinard, C. A. Patrick, v Jno. B. Smith, Geo. J. Hiers, W. L. Linder, W. R. Copeland, Mary Livingston, S. K. Carter, , 'II Marie Kearse, W. M. Oxner, W. F. Hiers, Henry Brown, S. P. Chisolm, J. F. Kearse, Sr., Richard Hays, J. T. Smoak,, J. D. Miley, Arthur Kearse, Jr. TTi-l Williomo n P SmifK UU* V? UilCUllO, JL/? X A. D. Williams, J. C. O'Neal, W. H. Kearse, H. S. Steadman, E. E. Hughes, H. M. Felder, Thos. Black, A. Dickinson, G. E. Kearse, J. F. Jones, Jno. R. Bellinger, J. A. Chassereau, J. R. Owens, S. E. Cooner, J. W. Stokes, W. J. Kearse, C. W. Garris, W. F. Stokes, W. R. Rhoad, E. D. Bessinger, W. A. Platts, J. E. McMillan, H. J. Brabham, L. W. Ritter, J. A. Willis, Boysie Kirkland, L. M. Hiers, J. A. Wyman, Lizzie Wilkinson, J. L. Herndon, (i. a. Kice, J. a. rucnarusun, R. F. Kirkland, H. W. Silcox, 0. G. Rhode, H. W. Dempsey, BAHBERQ POLICE CHIEF HERE. Comes for Poor Boy, Charged With the Larceny of a Pistol. Chief of Police S. A. Hand, of Bamberg, is a visitor in the city today, having come to take charge of - ; U. L. Singleterry, a young white boy, arrested here last night on a m warrant of Magistrate W. Russell Wright, of Bamberg, charged with the grand larceny of a pistol from j. Tom Martin. Young Singleterry, who said this morning that he is from Holly Hill, presented a pitable sight at the police station. The boy's story isahat he was carried off from Holly Hill by Martin, who is a horse dealer, and that Martin took him with the intention of trying to make something out of the lad. Singleterry said that Martin tried to make him steal grass in Bamberg, and as he refused to do this, he was discharged, without pay He took Martin's pistol to pay himself for service rendered. The boy see,med to-day to be week from fever and hunger. He has been in the city for some days, staying with a brother, and at the Roper hospital. ?Charleston Evening Post, Wednesday, October 2nd. ??? -? mmm New Advertisements. Thomas & Barton Co.?Style in Furniture. Bamberg Banking Co.?Do You Rpnuire? C. R. Brabham & Sons.?"The Old Reliable." Peoples Drug Co.?Drugs. Foster-Milburn Co.?Doan's Kidney Pills. ^ i* i m ir W. uarnsie r urse, manager? Wanted. Theodore Kohn?Fall Creations. Mrs. J. J. Elkins?Child Wanted. W. A. Klauber?Attention Farmers. W. F. Stokes et al?'Trespass Notice. Geo. F. Hair et al?Notice. E. 0. Kirsch?Great Bargains. Mrs. K. I. Shuck & Co.?Ladies, we are pleased to know we have pleased you. 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