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t lamhrrg fpralb Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 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. The State Baptist Convention will meet in Union next year. State constables, under the direction of Chief Cureton, are making vigorous war on the blind tigers in Charleston. The injunction proceedings against illicit whiskey sellers have been stopped and arrests are now beine made. Wister Reed, a white man, of Cross Hill, Laurens county, had two mules killed last Friday by falling into a well. He was doing some hauling and drove over a deep well covered with rotten plank. The planks broke and the mules fell to the bottom, killing them both. | Col. S. T. Poinier, postmaster at Spartanburg, has not been reappointed because charges have been filed against him, but it is said he will no doubt be reappointed in a short time. Laban Morgan, a negro politician of that county, is said to be leading the fight against Poinier. There is somewhat of a row going on in the Farmers' Union of this State. A meeting of the union was called by the State secretary of the executive Committee, and the State president has called off the meeting. The secretary and State agent say the meeting will be held as advertised, and charge President Goodwin with trying to run the whole thing. There has been a shake-up in ~ " " 1 Ll? Southern Kaiiway circles recently. Officials of the Asheville division were requested to resign, and it is said there were serious charges against them. R. E. Simpson, superintendent of the Spartanburg division, will take charge of the Asheville division, and Henry A. Williams will take charge of the Spartanburg division, it being consolidated with Columbia. Country Correspondence. Every one is busy, preparing for Santa Clans. Mr. and Mrs. Willmontt Sandifer have moved from our midst to Olar. We are sorry to lose them. Preparations are being made for an entertainment by the Springtown Sunday school and someother friends, ' to be given next Sunday morning in the Springtown church. It will consist of special music, dialogues, essays and recitations of a religious character. Let all go who can to en .L.'IJmam fl* rvC W TTTA**lr courage Lllty Cllliurcil 111 tlicii VTV/l A? Miss Rebekah Mitchell, of Clear Pond, and Mr. John Henry Pearson, of Sassafras Grove, are to be married Wednesday, the 18th instant, at the home of the bride's mother. v We wish each and every reader of The Herald a merry Christmas and happy New Year, and, Mr. Editor, we wish you the genial host of old Santa Claus. A Sudden Death. Mr. D. F. Hutto, who has been living at Lees for the past few years, died at his home early last Friday morning. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was in Bamberg Thursday,, well and hearty and as jovial as ever. He returned home and was taken sick that night. A physician was summoned, who relieved him, but later in the night or about three o'clock Friday morning he had another attack. Another physician was hastily called, and * 1 ?1*?WV/I of T1A fimn again ne was micvcu, aijuamu U111W was it thought he was dangerously ill. The physician left, and a little after daylight Mr. Hutto got worse and died before a physician could reach him. The burial took place Saturday afternoon at the Denmark cemetery, services being conducted by Rev. J. B. Traywick, his pastor. The pall bearers were: F. V. James, J. Z. Brooker, W. L. Riley, E. D. Neeley, W. H. Faust, and Asa Baxter. Mr. Hutto was a good man and citizen, and an energetic farmer. He was 47 years old. He married a Miss Grimes, and his wife and seven children survive him. He had a number of relatives in this county, and was well known and popular. His sudden death was a great shock to his many friends in this city. He was a member <vf the Methodist church at Denmark. He carried life insurance of $2,000 in old line companies, some of which he had taken out in the last year or so. Plans Accepted. Mr. LaFaye, of the firm of Shand It & LaFaye, of Columbia, architects for the new graded school building here, was in the city Monday night with plans, which were accepted bj the trustees. Bids for the construction of the building will be advertised for at once and work wiil be commenced as soon as possible. There will be some improvements in the new building, but the old plan wil] t be largely followed in order that the present foundations may be used, The building is to be heated by steair instead of hot air. ' % A SMOOTH NEGRESS. Fleeces Northerners Out of Money foi a Rescue Home. Aiken, Dec. 12.?Flora Smith, a negress, is now reported to be in the North collecting money, to support a "rescue home for fallen colored girls," which is a mythological institution, so far as it is known ir Aiken. She is purporting to run this benevolent enterprise in Aiken, and is collecting money at gatherings ir the North for this purpose. The first information came to Aiker some time ago in a letter addressed * - J-Y. - to the postmaster nere, giving tnt information that F. Smith, purporting to come from Aiken, was in the North for the purpose above named, and asks for information in regard to the woman. The letter was written by Rev. E. Fiske, of Old Orchard, Me. The police here state that the woman is well known to them, anc is the possessor of a fine home here but that she is not here at this time which seems to bear out the storj from the Rev. Fiske. "Would you be so kind as to inforir me concerning a colored woman bj the name of Flora Smith, who is nov living here, but claims to come froir your place; also that she is maintain ing a rescue home for fallen colorec girls in Aiken and solicits funds ir aid of her work of the Christians who flock to this lovely summer resort to attend the several Christiar conventions held here annually. "Last summer she collected quit* a sum of money here, and asked foi ten cents from nearly every one sh* met, and later in the fall she pur chaseda cottage on the camp grounds paying $200 or more. "This year she has collected quit* a lot of colored people at her cottag* and manages to get a hearing fron the platform at nearly all of th* conventions in the interest of he] work." Diligent inquiry here fails to locat* ?L ftn 4-Vka nnn in any SUCH llisuiuuuu, ao Uic ?*x quired about. But one Flora SmitI is known here, she having been i resident. At one time she was grant a license to sell old clothes, and thi: license was later revoked. Recently she was lost sight of. Death of Harry Hunter. Harry R. Hunter, a son of Mr. ant Mrs. H. R. Hunter, died attheJhom< of his parents in Summerville las Friday, the 13th. The body wa brought here Saturday night, bein* accompanied by his mother and sister His father and brother were ii Florida and could not be reached b: wire in time to come to the burial The burial took place in the nev cemetery here Sunday morning, b: the side of his brother, Dr. Rober Hunter, who died a few years ago a the age of 22 years. Rev. A. J. Foste: conducted the funeral services The pall bearers were: J. J. Smoak E. F. Free, David Felder, R. M Bruce, W. E. Free, and Robert Delk Mr. Hunter was 26 years old, an< had been sick for about two year with tuberculosis of the throat. H was a consistent Christian, and ha< Hapti a member of the Baptist churc] for the past six years. He was nephew of Sheriff J. B. Hunter. Th family are grateful for the man; kindnesses shown by the people o Bamberg. Olar Graded School. Honor roll of the Olar high-grade school for the third month. Tenth grade?Evelyn Brabham Emma Bessinger, Effie Barker, Etti Kearse, Belle Cooke. Ninth grade?Charles Chitty. Seventh grade?Annie Laura Kirk land, Agnes Kearse, Ellis Barker. Fifth grade?Flossie Laine, Eai Kearse. Fourth grade?Pearl Barker, Edn Morris. Third grade?Earl Rizer, Core; Hiers, Wilton Smith. Corner Stone Laying. The corner stone of the new grade school building at Denmark is to b laid this (Wednesday) afternoon b; theMasoniclodgeofthisplace. Jno.F Bellinger, Esq,, past grand mastej will conduct the ceremonies. Go\ Ansel, who is a prominent Masor is to be present and deliver an ac 1 dress. A number of the brethre from Bamberg went up to attend th exercises. Death of W. I. Carter. Mr. W. I. Carter, a prominent an highly respected citizen of the Eh] i hardt section, died at his home Tuei - day of this week. He had been i bad health for some time, and had stroke of paralysis Monday morninj His wife died several years ago. Tfc I burial took place yesterday mornin at Pleasant Hill church, the service | being conducted by Rev. T. L. Be : vin. Mr. Carter was 63 years ok ; and leaves six children, a number c grand children and other relatives. | The Cotton Market. J Cotton is selling in Bamberg toda > (Wednesday) at llj cents the poune I Receipts of the week 200 bales. k J. A. Hunter, the hardware mai t is paying highest cash prices fc Peas at his store. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS L IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. J i News Items Gathered All Around the ^ County and Elsewhere. { Ehrhardt Etchings. 5 Ehrhardt, December 16.?Rainy 1 weather and muddy roads are com1 mon in this section. Christmas turkeys are in good de| mand now. Don't wait until the ' market is over to bring them in. k More than a hundred bales of cot' ton changed hands here last week. J The express company has com> menced to bring in a few Xmas jugs l r\f hnny.p Some fishermen brought in a fine ? string of trout fish Saturday. J Some tenants are changing homes 1 already for another year, but quite a > number of our farmers look for the - lien law to be done away with, and T exactly how to make bargains is a nut they can't crack, as the supply 1 business will be done on a tighter 1 basis another year. 1 TJie up-country farmers are hold1 ing their cotton for 15 cents, and : seem to be firm in their belief that they will get that amount for their 1 cotton. Contract farmers are the 5 only ones up there that have sold ' any cotton. 1 Mr. M. H. Smith died on Friday morning last, about 3 o'clock, and ; was buried at the Smith family grave r yard on Saturday morning a# 10 ; o'clock. Mr. Smith was in his 77th - voai- and has hppn a cood citizen. ? He was honored by all his neighbors, and to whom they went to settle some 2 of their neighborhood disputes. He 2 was a member of the Baptist church 1 in its true sense; always ready to do 2 the duties required of him cheerfully. r Was an honored father and husband, leaving a wife, sons, daughters and 2 grand-children to mourn his de" parture. As a farmer he was a suc1 cess, always having plenty around 1 him. A host of friends of the family 3 were present and saw his body placed f in his grave, and heard an appropriate funeral service delivered by his pastor for many years, Rev. E. W. Peeples, of Varnville. We will all miss 1 Uncle Martin Smith, as he was com3 monly known in this neighborhood, t The children are writing Santa s Claus letters, telling him what they I want him to bring them. When they . finish writing them the youngsters i always throw them in the fire as their f post office, thinking that old Santa . can read them in the smoke from the 7 chimney. f Judge J. C. Copeland and several t other of our citizens went to Bamt berg today to attend court held by r Judge W. R. Wright. Jee. Colston News. f Colston, Dec. 17.?We had some cool weather last week. 3 Messrs Jessie and Laurence Bishop s went to Bamberg last week. 6 Miss Laura Smith, who is teaching J the Colston school, was called away h last week on account of the sickness a of her grandfather, Mr. Martin e Smith. He was laid to rest last Saty urday morning in the family burying i ground. Mr. C. F. Padgctte and daughters and Mr. G. C. Padgette went to Bamberg last Friday, d Miss Adrine Padgette, who has been teaching the Cross Swamp , School, returned home last Tuesday, e Mr. W. H. Folk killed a hog last Wednesday that had twenty toes, five on each foot. Mrs. J. P. Bishop and little daughter, Ida, visited her mother, Mrs. J. *1 C. Bishop, last Thursday. Mr. Laurence Bishop and sister, a Miss Annie, visited friends and relatives in Colleton last Saturday and y Sunday. Mr. Calvin Rentz went to Bamberg last Monday. A. L. B. d Items from St. Johns. e Dr. W. N. H. Folk and Mr. M. 0y Kinard spent a few days in Savan* nah last week. *> Many of our friends from here atr tended the Masonic grand lodge in }> Charleston during the past week. I- A candy pulling was given at Mr. n AW. Kinard's last Tuesday evening, e which was enjoyed by many of our young folks and a few from Ehrhardt. Messrs. H. W. Carter and Ira Carter went to Brunson last Tuesday j on business. p Mr. G. F. Hiers was in Bamberg " on business last Thursday. A number of phones have recently o been put up in our neighborhood. " Bells ringing is all tnat you can near. '' Our teacher, Miss Bailey, will leave for her home above Columbia next ? Tuesday, where she will spend the I holidays. We are all looking forward to our i two weeks' holiday. A merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Bradley Hiers. St. John's graded school. iy A meeting of the National Demi. ocratic executive committee was held in Washington last Thursday, at which it was decided to hold the i, national convention in Denver, Col., >r next year. July 7th was the date , fixed. AN UNFOUNDED CHARGE. Charles Garner Completely Exonerated at Hearing. Charles Garner, of Saxon Mills, who was arrested Thursday on a warrant sworn out by George Burgess, his son-in-law, charging him with making a criminal assault on Nineva Burgess, the nine-year-old granddaughter of Mr. Garner, was given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Kirby Thursday afternoon, who dismissed the case. From the evidence, given at the investigation, the magistrate was perfectly satisfied that there was no foundation for the charge and he promptly discharged the defendant. The story related to Magistrate Kirby by Burgess of the alleged assault was most revolting, and the aiscnarge 01 uamer 13 a, suuiuc ui gratification to the good people of the county, for they are glad to know that such a crime was not committed and there was no foundation for the charge preferred against Mr. Garner, who is a man 60 years of age. His friends congratulated him upon his complete vindication. When Mr. Garner was arrested he denied the charge and at the investigation Thursday afternoon it was shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that there was no truth in the accusation. Mr. Garner says that the whole thing was trumped up by Buro-pqs who wanted to cet him out of his own house and run things to suit himself.?Spartanburg Journal. Hotel at Chick's Burned. Greenville, Dec. 14.?Telephone dispatches from Taylor's station say that the Chick Springs hotel caught fire about 10 o'clock this evening and was burned to the ground. At 1 o'clock this morning the ruins were still blazing, but the fire had spent its force. The origin of the fire is not known. There was no one in the building when the fire started, the hotel being closed. Chick Springs is a winter as well as a summer resort, but the hotel had not yet opened for the winter season. The old building, occupied by the j manager. Mr. J. A. Bull, which was in close proximity to the burned structure, was threatened, but did not catch fire. The cottages belonging to the hotel were also undamaged. The hotel was valued at $30,000 to $40,000, and with the addition of the value of the furniture would bring the total loss to about $50,000. There is some insurance, but the loss will not be covered. The stock was owned by J. A. Bull, the president of the company, and a number of Greenville citizens. This company bought the property about thrpp vpars affo and erected a new building, which was one of the handsomest hotels in this State. Jeff Knight Killed. Laurens, Dec. 16.?News was received here yesterday over the telephone wires of the killing in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday night of Jeff Knight, a young white man of this county. No details of the affair have been ascertained further than that Knight became involved in a difficulty with a negro and had his throat cut as a result, and that he was identified as probably belonging to this county by a tax receipt found on his person signed by the treasurer of Laurens county. Knigh: was the young white man who was charged with the killing of a negro boy in this county about a year ago. He was tried and acquitted of the crime, * * -?.i? i 4. :_4-? ? DUt suDsequenuy ne gut miu a iu*? with some white neighbors, one of whom was seriously shot. Shortly afterwards Knight left the State. He has a large family connection in the county. Attorney's Fee Allowed. Columbia, Dec. 14 ?In an opinion addressed to Auditor West, Attorney General Lyon decides that the Kershaw dispensary board acted legally and properly in allowing Bellinger and Welch a fee of $500 to contest the prohibition election in the courts, the courts having refused to dismiss the board as a party to the contest case. The board, the opinion says, acted legally in defending itself against estoppal of its functions by an election it believed to be illegal and which the Supreme Court afterwards decided was illegal. In addition to this the law firm got -Pwvm Mf?S5mvrlA the distiller. yuw X1V41A V..v Whites Guard Negro Property. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 13.?A special from Carrolton, Ala., says: Scores of white citizens stood guard all last night over the church and schools for negroes here and at the county jail. This action was due to reports that a mob of white men was coming here to take the negroes who incited trouble at Gordo and lynch them. It was also said that the negro churches and schools would be burned. Twenty-four negroes are in jail here to be given a preliminary hearing today, twelve being held for further investigation and twelve rei leased. Citizens declare there is no foundation for reports and declare that the rumors are due to exaggerated reports sent the newspapers. TO RUN FOR U. S. SENATE D. S. HENDERSON, OF AIKIsN, ANNOUNCES HlilSELF. Discusses Immigration, Currency,Tariff Reform, Etc?No Hud Slinging. Aiken, S. C., Dec. 14,1907. To the Democracy of South Carolina: I will stand as a candidate for the United States Senate in the primary next summer. I do not place my candidacv on the ground alone that I have been solicited to run, but squarely state that I would be proud to represent the peo pie of the "Palmetto State" in the greatest Council of the Nation. I am not ashamed of the canvass for that high office, which I made in 1902, and although the environments of that race prevented me from reaching higher than the third place, yet the friendships then formed, and the experience then realized, induce me to appear before you again and ask your suffrage. Whether I am worthy or not is for your determination. For over a quarter of a century I have been actively engaged in the counsels of the Democratic party, fighting for the rights of the people; and I invite scrutiny of my record. Immigration. I know of no burning "issue" that will have to be discussed or fought over by those who may enter the race. The present incumbent, Mr. Latimer, has ingeniously endeavored to raise an "issue" (for what purpose may be learned hereafter). He has put up the immigration question as a man of straw and vociferously and urgently he has torn him to pieces, hoping to find some one who will come out and oppose him on tha't issue. Surely it was not necesary to take a free trip at the expense of the people, and upon the appointment of Mr. Roosevelt, across the briny deep to ascertain the fact that the good people of South Carolina, "native and the manor born;" and also our good citizens of "Foreign Birth" are opposed to indiscriminate and pauper immigration. Why then howl about it? Better let more work be done in Congress to pass stricter laws to safeguard the exclusion of the "undesirable," such as are now a menace to the North and West. Give us such federal laws as will enable the South to properly advertise its resources, and bring to us home-seekers; with right principles, and capable to build up our waste places; and not interfere with our labor on the farms and in the mills, and keeD out the undesirable. That is what we want. The Bureau At Columbia. Why should an attack be made on the bureau of Columbia, and why should it be abolished, because the junior Senator and all of those who may oppose him are in favor of "desirable immigrants?" Even if the good men in charge of it desire to bring in pauper immigrants, they could not do so, because the Federal laws, as well as the Act creating the bureau restricts it. The effort to decry the bureau is simply an effort to create an issue; but such abortive efforts will not mislead the people. They will think, and they have a plenty of time to think by next August. That bureau was formed for more things than to look for "desirable immigration." The Act says: "That a State department of agriculture, commerce and immigration is hereby created, which shall be charged as far as possible with the execution of the work usually devolved upon a bureau of immigration, a bureau of agriculture and a bureau of publicity." Give it a trial, before tearing it down. The people of the South are calmly solving the race question; and they will solve the immigration question too, by their good common sense, if not stirred up by those who desire to create political capital. Why Attack Charleston? Because we are opposed, and opposed in the fullest extent to "undesirable immigration," why pour cold water on the development of any industry which would come to the port of the metropolis of our State? The country people will not be misled by that. Let her have, nay more, help her to get lines of steamers, not only from Triest, but from Bremen, from Liverpool, and elsewhere, especially when we are told the Southern and Coast Line are giving her rates, jthe same as Norfolk on exports. The more lines of steamers she has, and the quicker she gets them, the better will be the facilities to export to Europe the cotton and other products of the farmers and manufacturers of the State at large, and the better prices the producers and manufacturers will get. Good Roads. There are other things we will talk about as the race grows, and we need not go into them fully now. For instance, we all want "good roads." Every person favors that, and any [continued on page 4] 1 EHRHARDT SCHOOL COLUMN. J This Column is Furnished by Pupis of Ehrhardt Graded School, Under the Supervision of T. D. Jones Ehrhardt, Dec. 17.?Mrs. J. E. Folk and little daughter, Lurlene, of Lodge, are visiting at the home of Mrs. F. T. Moore. Miss May Carter returned home from Bamberg last Monday, where she has been visiting relatives. Mr. J. J. Hiers went to Augusta last Sunday. Messrs. J. C. Kinard, H. A. Kearse, 0. E. Kearse, H.'L. Kinard, and T. D. Jones attended the Masonic grand - ? * * -m m lodge in Charleston last weeK. mr. Jones was accompanied by his wife and Earle. , Mr. E. W. Rentz and Misses Willie Rentz and Jonnelle Hoffman spent last Saturday night at the home of Mr. I. W. Rentz. ? Messrs. C. D.Loadholdt and Samuel Bailey, of Jenny's, were in town last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ehrhardt spent last Sunday in Augusta with their son, Mr. Julius Ehrhardt. Mr. Joe E. Bishop went to Bamberg last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Kinard spent last Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Henry Herndon. Mr. E. D. Dannelly went to Bam- ? berg last Thursday. t > ? Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kinard, of Smoaks, spent last' Saturday and * Sunday at the home of Mr. A. W. , Kinard. ' -fs Mr. Barnie Hiers and his sister, Miss Florrie Hiers, went to Ashton last Thursday. Mr. Jacob Carter returned home . - - i \ from Florida last week accompanied by his uncle, Mr. Curtis Carter. Mr. G. W. Rentz went to Lodge last Wednesday. Mrs. B. B. Goodwin, Miss Ella Goodwin and Mr. Melvin Carter spent last Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. I. W. Rentz. Mr. J. L. Kinard and son spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. Henry Planer. Mr. H. C. Bishop and daughter, Miss Anna Bishop, were in town last Thursday. Mr. E. W. Rentz visited at the home of Mr. I. W. Rentz last Sunday. Mr. Martin Smith died last Friday morning and was buried at the family burying ground Saturday morning . S at ten o'clock. -A Messrs. A. M. Kinard and Charlie Brandt were in town last Wednesday. Mrs. C. A. Cone died last Tuesday at her home near Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and little son, Lyles, spent a few days in Newberry last week. * Mr. M. A. Kinard visited at the home of Rev. P. E. Monroe last Saturday. Mr G. W. Rentz and son were in town last Friday. Jonnelle Hoffman. - weekly summary. j Below are found the names of the pupils in the advanced department of the school, and opposite each name is given the number of perfect lessons recited. If the pupil has been present every day, the number should be 14. Examine the list, and see what your children are doing at school: Annie Rentz 10 . - * -? 10 Jessie Kentz x* Talbert Warren absent John McMillan & Robbie Hughes . 7 Harry Hiers...! 13 Jonnelle Hoffman 14 Purdy McLeod 6 Laurie Kinard 6 Clarence Moore 10 , Leon Ramsey 8 George Bishop 3 Ryan Clayton 7 Clyde Bishop 3 I Clemmons Carter 10 Lionel Clayton -8 Harry Copeland ". 14 Leroy Westerlund 13 George McMillan : 8 Gilbert Hiers 11 , Maurice Clayton 8 John Copeland 13 ; The number of lessons recited this > week is 14 instead of 27 as usual. This is due to the fact that the teacher of this department was absent . two days last week. " ------- t? I Oil win notice uicit^iuiuiciic iivu- ^ [ man and Harry Copeland are on the . honor roll for this week. ; Mr. G. W. Rentz brought a load of i wood to the school house last week. - Who will be next? ! The Great South. i Opportunity iswritteneverywhere. ' It is painted by the sun on every landscape. What will this great ! South be? In ten years what will i Aiken Heights be? If you are paying rent, this is your opportunity to secure a lot upon which to begin a ? home. If you would share in Aiken prosperity, which matters not whether you be in New York, Georgia s or South Carolina or any State in the UniPn. If you want to invest your savings where they will make money, buy one or more lots in AikenHeights. : Less than three-fourths of a mile i North of Aiken, S. C. One of the greatest towns in the South. The I natural resources of Aiken and with her advancing march compels the r advancement of Aiken Heights. _ | Call on our agent, Mr. H. A. Kay. ; \ .....