The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 05, 1908, Image 3
~W? "' " ;v . .
gr/ * . .
Personal Mention. '
?Mr. Otis Brabham, of Allendale,
was in the city Monday.
?Mr. L. J. Hartzog, of Govan, was
in the city Tuesday.
?Rev. R. A. Yongue, of Barnwell,
wds in the city Tuesday.
?Mrs. T. G. Herbert and children
are visiting relative in Sumter.
?Mrs. and Mrs. R. M. Hays, of
Greenwood, are visiting relatives in
the city.
v ?Messrs jGovan Wessinger and R.
B. Still, of Blackville, .were in the
city Sunday.
?Postmaster J. P. Murphy is atHending
the United States District
Court in Florence this week.
?Misses Juanita and Nellie Kinsey
. N ' are visiting the family of their father, I
Dr. C. E. Kinsey, at Williams.
?Mr. J. H. Kinard, of the Ehr-|
hardt section, was in the city Tuesday
and renewed for The Herald.
v ?Dr. S. D. M. Guess and Mr. J. |
* A. Wiggins, of Denmark, were in
the city this week, attending court.
s ?Mr. and Mrs. J. Norman Walker
arid little daughter, of Allendale, j
spent Sunday in the city with relatives.
\
+ ?Mr. R. M. Bruce, of The Herald
force, is sick this week, and has gone
. ? ' ? ^ t- ?
to rsrancnvme to oe wiui his
and mother.
?Miss Bertlia Gray, of Charleston,
v - ; who has been visiting the family of
Mr. S. W, Johnson, returned home
- T last Saturday.
?Hon. C. W. Garrig, Mr. Joe Cor
bett, Capt. J. A. Walker, and Mr;
J. I>. Milhouse, of Denmark, were in
the city Monday.
?Mis. W.^G. Smith, of Orangeburg.
was in the city last Thursday
' ; and Friday, on a visit to Mrs. G.
v Frank Bamberg. ..
?Mr. S. J.'Hunt, assistant dispen/
sary inspector, is in the city this
!week examining into, the condition of
|; the dispensaries in this county.
^ ?Rev. and Mrs. G. P. Watson, of
Charleston, were in the city a few
, days this week. They were here on
account of the death and burial of
Mrs. W. E. Spann.
\
S ?Senator J. B. Black and Representatives
C. W. Garris and B. W.
Miley left Monday for Columbia to
"v'" ' attend the session of the geperal assembly,
which will elect a successor
to Senator Latimer.
- ?Mr.
A. K. Sanders, of Sumter,
member of the board of directors of
~ TTTOO ITt flifl |
... U16 OC?ltC pClUkUlU<UJT| Ttoo m buv
f -city Monday. He was here to inspect
the county chain gang and see
$< ? how the convicts hired from the
\ State are being treated. , .
?Mr. <2. A. Lucas, of Augusta, is
? ;. spending the week in the city.' Mr.
Lucas has been with Thomas &
Barton for a-number of years, but
has now gone into business for himself.
He sells the Briggs piano and
several high grade organs.
v - Home rUssions.
On Thursday afternoon, the first
day of April, 1901, about one dozen
ladies assembled in the Methodist
church to heaV Mrs, W. L. Wait on
- the home mission subject. Several
attempts had been made to organize
a home mission-society at this place,
, but each failed, until this earnest, enthusiastic
worker for Christ came
among us and told how our efforts
were needed in this cause. Her talk
waBUlUSb.uu iuui^ oiiuappcoiuiK, auu
- its result was the formation of a
sodeW with seven members: Mrs.E.
0. Kirsch, president; Mrs. E. J.
Hook, vice president; Mrs. G. F. Bamberg,
recording secretary; Mrs. J. M.
Jennings, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Lena Hook, treasurer. The
other two charter members were Mrs.
- * H. J. Brabham and Mrs. B. D. Bronson.
We had only six meetings during
the first fiscal year, and collected
$4.70, but our president had her heart
,> thoroughly in this work and the other
> officers were encouraged by her example
and prayer fully we moved on,
gaining in membership and con*
tributions each year.
InOctober, 1904, the annual State
. conference met with us, and we were
fortunate in having with us that consecrated
home mission worker, Mrs.
Mac Donnell, who keeps thoroughly
in touch with the work. Her talks
were inspiring, and caused many
serious and thoughtful heart searching
as to whether we were doincr bur
whole duty or not. We reeeivecTseveral
new members during this meeting,
and we all took up our work with
renewed energy, Mid now at the expiration
of not quite seven years we
have collected and paid out for local
and connectional work, $1,533.10, bew
sides visiting strangers, furnishing
nourishment for and taking care of
?v-v the sick-, and in various ways help-,
i, ing the unfortunate. Now, while we
have done well we could nave done
better. We must wake up to our
" privileges, our blessings. The door
stands wide open, shall we not enter
in? Let us work and pray for members
as never before, and when we
get consecrated women to work for
missions, we will gain the means to
carry on the work.
Mrs. J. M. Jennings,
Recording Secretary.
Bamberg, March 2,1908.
New Advertisements.
Thomas & Barton Co.?Where do
you buy your furniture?
David E. Pif er?For Sale.
County Dispensary Board?Notice
to Liquor Dealers.
Bamberg Banking Company?We.
A FORGOTTEN HERO.
Story of a Confederate Soldier Who
Won the Gratitude of His
Yankee Foes.
Richard Kirjdand, of South Carolina,
could trace his lineage to colonial
days. He was quite a young
man when the South seceded and he
became a soldier under the stars and
bars. At the battle of Fredericksburg
(it was in December) he proved
himself a hero. Through the long
i winter night he heard the moans and
cries of the union wounded. Gen.
Kershaw (the Confederate general)
was approached and saluted by this
young sergeant, who said: "I cannot
stand it; all night long the Yankee
wounded have been crying for water.
With your permission I will succor
" TVtn n-nnovol ovnloina^ 'fVlSJ'f
til till. 111C judicial ^Ayiuiuvu Kl.ux
no truce existed between the contending
forces. Sergt. Kirkland requested
the privilege of displaying a
white handkerchief, but the general
would not permit it. Finally this
brave American said: "With your
permission I#will cross the field" unarmed
and without the display of
white, climb over the parapet and
give these wounded Yankees water/'
The general could not resist that
brave, magnanimous spirit and said:
"Sergeant, the enemy is behind yonder
redoubts with guns ready to have
you forfeit your life, but if you will,
go and may God protect you." With
a bound he was off. The union troops
were amazed at his intrepidity and
when they noticed him raise the
wounded and nourish them they
broke ihto cheers, and after several
hours of service he returned unharm
ed to his station to later on lose his
earth-life at Cfiickamauga by a bullet,
saying to a companion: "Tell father
I die doing my duty." His dust reposes
in a little country grave yard
in South Carolina, a weather-beaten
board at the head of his grave giving
his name. Sergt. Richard Kirkland
is not seen as a "reb," but a hero.
Possibly some who read this may
have lain that bleak December day
| upon the battlefield and been succor!
ed by him, and this incident, along
with the Imowledge of his soldier's
| death, his almost unmarked grave,
may induce them to start a movement
for a monument to him, either
where buried or in the capital of our
country, and, with, suitable inscription
thereon relative to his unselfishness
of service, have his heroism inSDire
all readers.?Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
Gave Birth to Five Children.
Steubensville, Ohio, Feb. 28. ?
Five perfectly formed children were
born here today to Mr. and Mrs.
George Campbell. .Three of the babies
died within an hour after their birth.
One boy and one girl will live, it is
said! Three of the children were
boys. Mrs. Campbell weighs less than
100 pounds. The combined weight
of the infants was 23 pounds. Physicians
declare the case to be one of the
most remarkable known to the profession.
Campbell, who is a mill worker, has
four brothers. To the family of two
i tiring kova viofln knm nnri
VI U1COC l? W JLXXO A1?IV MUVU WVA VM?V?
each of the other brothers is father
of triplets.
Campbell's first wife died after becoming
the mother of triplets.
, Local Option in Kentucky. .
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 27.?The
Waggoner bill, which is a local option
law, applying uniformly to all counties
in the State, passed the house today
by a vote of 75 to 14.
The bill has been the bone of contention
in the general assembly ever
since the se^feion began, both Democrats
and Republicans charging each
other with using it as a club in the
senatorial contest. The bill came up
i by a majority of the Republicans ad!
mitting on the. floor that they were
finally ready to vote for it, and joined
with the temperance Democrats to
bring it out of tne committee on public
morals.
The Republicans lost out oi! their
final play to have fne contest cases
called out in the same resolution
ordering the bill up. The measure
now goes to the senate, where the
sentiment toward it is believed to be
more evenly divided than in the lower
house.
Texas Hits Oil Combine.
Austin, Tex., February 27.?The
supreme court of Texas today susit..
?? J jl - j" .Li- _ 1
Tamea cne judgment 01 uie lower
trial courts wherein they rendered a
judgment for $1,600,000 damages and
ouster from the state against the
Waters-Pierce Oil company for violating
the Texas anti-trust laws.
The case will be appealed at once to
.the United States supreme court.
HOW'S THIS?
We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by Jits firm.
Walding, xinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Sick of the Farce.
.Charleston. Feb. 28.? In the court
of general sessions to-day Judge HydricK
disposed of the blind tiger cases by
requesting Solicitor Jervey to bring no
more of the cases up for trial at this
session of the court, saying that he was
"sick of the farce."
Tt is riot, likplv tVist tVio mnttor will ho
allowed to drop in this way, but probably
a change of venue will be later asked for
and a more determined and systematic
effort made to put the blind tigers out
of business or at least check the trade.
It is also probable that additional injunctions
will be issued and steps taken
to make the restraining orders effective.
'
V \ ' - > '
r.
GARY AND WALKER LEAD.
GENERAL ASSEHBLY NOW BALLOTING
FOR SENATOR.
Only 'Five Hen in the Race, and Looks
Now Like Frank Gary Will
be Elected.
The general assembly met Tuesday
night to elect a United States Senator to
succeed A. C. Latimer, and an insurance
commissioner, this office being established
at the recent session.
There were five nominees for Senator:
Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, ex-speaker
of the house; Maj. J. L. Coker, of Harts
ville; Col. Wilie Jones, of Columbia; W.
L. Mauldin, of Greenville; and h. G.
Walker, of Georgetown.
One ballot was taken Tuesday night,
and Walker and Gary were the leading
candidates, with Gary leading. Hon. J.
H. Hudson, of Bennettsville, and Dr. Jas.
H. Carlisle, of Spartanburg, received a fe\V
votes. Gary is a member of the house and
Walker and Mauldin are State Senators.
Messrs. Garris and Miley voted for Gary,
and Senator Black xvoted for Mauldin.
Gary was the highest man, Walker second,
and Mauldin third. Another ballot was
held at noon to-day (Wednesday) but we
had not heard the result up to the time
we went to press. It looks like Gary will
be elected, however. No election has yet
been held for insurance commissioner.
rniiDT PDOCFFniAifiS.
Interesting Cas?s to be Tried, but
few Disposed of as Yet.
The M^rch te^m of the court of
general sessions convened here last Monday
morning, Judge Geo. E. Prince, of
Anderson, presiding. Solicitor Jas. E
Davif, of Barnwell, and Stenographer Jas.
F. Byrnes, of Aiken, were present. The
presiding judge made a long and able
charge to the*grand jury.
True J>ills were found by the grand jury
in the following cases:
State vs. Jacob C. Copeland and Lorenzo
Copeland?assault and battery with intent
to kill and carrying concealed weapons.
State vs. Joe J. England and Peter Hammond?murder*
?
State vs. Preston Brown?assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons.
State vs. Robert Connelly?murder.
State vs. Clarence h. Smith?breach of
trust with fraudulent intent.
State vs. Annie C. Gleaton?obtaining
goods by false pretenses and obtaining
signatures by false pretenses.
Monday afternoon the grand jury finished
their labors and made the following
final presentment:
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT.
We, the grand jury for Bamberg county,
beg leave to make the following presentment:
All indictments handed us by the
Solicitor have been passed upon and returned
to the court.
The jail has been visited, and we find
it neatly kept^nd the prisoners well cared
for. | *
We recommend that the next general
assembly provide for a county examiner,
whose duty it shall bevto travel from
county to county and carefully examine
the books and accounts of the various
county ^ficers and report to the foreman
of the grand jury of the various counties.
We further recommend that the county
supervisor purchase two additional
mules, or as many as may be necessary,
for the use of the chain gang.
We thank the court and officials for
courtesies shown us.
Respectfully submitted,
C. F. Rizer, Foreman.
The case tried first was that of J. G.
Gutekunst, Jno. Tobin, Marion Wilson,
and Perry Hicks, charged with trafficing
in seed cotton. The case as to Tobin and
Hicks, was nol prossed "by the Solicitor.
Gutekpnst is a white <nan and 'the others
are negroes. This case was tried at the
last term of court and. resulted in a mistrial.
The jury went in the room Tuesday
about noon and remained out until eleven
o'clock that night without agreeing on a
verdict, at whick time the judge ordered
a mistrial. This makes the second mistrial
in this case, and it is likely that a
change of venue will now be asked for.
' The next case tried was that of Preston
Brown, a negro, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons. It will be remember?J
D.nmi mop sla+o/ifo/3 in Hip ar?f nf
CU liiKi uiunu ncu uvivvh.u u, _v?
stealing goods at the depot here some
months ago, and when called on to
halt he shot and seriously wounded Wesley
Banks who was watching to catch the
thief. For a long time Banks was in danger
of dying from his wound*, being shot
through the lung, and it was only in the
last few days that he has been able to be
out. He testified against Brown at the
trial, but is still very weak. The jury
found Brown guilty with a recommendation
to mercy, and the judge sentenced
him to serve three years on the chain
gang. Brown's attorney pleaded for a
verdict of guilty with a recommendation
to mercy and the Solicitor said he would
be satisfied with such a verdict.
Court was not in session Tuesday afternoon,
as there were no cases ready for
tria>, and Wednesday morning the case of
the State vs. Charlie Morris was taken up.
This is a murder case, Morris having shot
and killed his cousin. The killingoccurred
near Olar, at the home of the dead man,
Eiisha Morris. Both parties are white.
The case had not been concluded when
we went to press.
V-". ?*-. ,
<*,
" V >
V " "N
s
' ' ' ' $
I'A Woman's War. J
v *
**<WH
[Copyright, 1907, by M. M. Cunningham.]
Fifteen years ago there appeared in
Nevr York a woman about thirty years
old who gave the name of the baroness
Sjein and who claimed to be the widow
of a German baron who had been
deceased a couple of years. She spoke
German, English, French and Spanish.
She had three or forfr servants, lots of
baggage and seemingly no end of money.
On the contrary, she persistently
refused Invitations and explained to
all that she was on a mtesioh. Instead
of seeking society she sought
capitalists and speculators. During
the three months she remained in the
metropolis, with frequent visits 10
Washington, she had interviews with
half a dozen leading capitalists and
as many members of congress.
What is not generally known to this
day Is that the Baroness Stein was an
out and out adventuress from Brazil.
She had even , been the consort of
heads of South American states. While
in thj? position she had learned of a
new diamond field. The property was
owned by private individuals. She desired
to possess it. but so did the president
The result of individual greed
was a quarrel and a separation, and
* - ? a
the president Was pronamy rejoiceu
when she pocketed a certain sum of
money and sailed away for the United
States, leaving him to work his own
private schemes to enrich himself. He
thought he knew the baroness pretty
well, but the- results astonished him.
To capitalists, senators and others she
proposed a combine or trust to get
possession of those "mines. It could
not be done without aVevolution, and
she proposed one. She might have attempted
one alone had she had sufficient
funds. She would threw in her
all and go back and be the head and
front of the affair.
One day the Baroness Stein sailed
away, bag and baggage, and she did
not leave a debt unpaid. She landed
at a certain port in South America and
began her work. She had interviews
with adventurers. She had talks with
solid men. She sent for the owners of
the mines and told them of the plot of
the president and brought them into
the combine. She used money, and she
used her personal influence, and the
day came when she had the backing
to return to the president and say:
if you want to come i? with ns all
right; if you don't I will sweep you
out of power within three months."
The president laughed grimly. He
was solidly seated and had been for
eight years. He was at peace wit? the
neighboring states. His people were
never so contented. The idea that he
could be bounced out, and that by a
woman, was so absurd that he laughed
in her face. She reiterated, and he
sent her to prison to teach her his
power and dignity. In three days she
won over her jailers and disappeared.
Two weeks later the president made
his move against the owners of the
mines. They were not residents of his
state, and his plea Svas that they were
seditionists who were fomenting rebellion.
They were summarily arrested
and thrown into prison, and in due
time, had things gone the even tenor of
their way, evidence wouia nave ueen
manufactured to hang or outlaw them.
But something happened. At sunrise
one morning a revolution broke out In
a town distant firom the capital. The
president spoke of it sarcastically: Another
and another town followed, and
he finally gave the order for troops to
march against the rebels. The troops
refused to stir a foot On the contrary,
the general in command informed
the president that he was under arrest
and marched him away to prison.
A new dictator appeared. He was a
man chosen by the baroness. He had
alms and ambitions, and he had agreed
to become her tpol. The revolutionists
were armed and equipped from the
United States, and inside of ten days
the baroness was the power behind the
throne that was directing everything.
It was an almost bloodless revolution.
A woman had guided and effected it
She had even marched at the head of
the troops. The old president was
glad enough to be shipped out of the
cotmtry, and the new one, formally
h elected by the people after being placed
at the head of affairs, set out to obey
the mandates of the woman who had
put him there. v
x Then followed the greed of capitalists,
the lack of honesty of the politicians
and the ingratitude of man.
Tho <*onsnir?tors had the diamond
mines and a good thing all around, but
they were not satisfied with that
They demanded concession after concession
until the people of the state
began to wonder what would be left to
them. Their investments profited fEem
a thousand per cent but still they
must have more. The baroness and
the new president were almost ignored.'
They were made the victims oftsharp
practice, hi time they became only
puppets in the hands of the trust. The
trust could buy assistance and allegiance
outside of them, and It did so.
The day came when they practically
controlled -the state and deQed its peot?1a
Thon/rtimp another revolution.
and it was swept out of power and
made to disgorge, but it had made
millions. The baroness in one way
and other bad been plucked of her
all. She who had engineered the whole
thing had to leave the Country as a j
steerage passenger, while the "ring" j
sailed away with a full treasury. She
landed one day at Bahia, broken in
health and penniless,' and that night
in a cheap lodging house she committed
suicide. In overthrowing a republic
she had accomplished what a
hundred men might have failed to do,
and in trusting to the integrity of capitalists
and politicians she had worked
her own downfall. M. QUAD.
.
* < j /. .
. '
filYE ME THE ROAD I \
For I am on my ws^rto get I
. TiWWffirrii rr*K??*?r' Hay that has just arrived at I
Smoak's Stables and which is being sold cheaper than you ,-i
can buy it elsewhere f6r, and I am in a hurry, for it is I
foing fast. This is as nice a lot of hay as was ever ' I
rought to this market. Remember we have the best 1
equipped livery in this section of the State and the prices I
are reasonable. Teams can be h&d at any hour, day or night I
? 1 ? - n
i?i a Dnu/ a n r~ ^ .ff e'38
* *??m. m-x. m -f *??-"-P-1- ? i j I
have the Gladiator Stalk Cutter, Avery's "Reversible" x Disc
Harrow, Chattanooga! Chilled (double and single)
Plows, The Oaks Cotton aha Corn Planter^ Caldwell Im- ' /:].$!&
' proved Cotton Seed Dropper, Blount's TrudBlueCast Steel '-1119
Plow, Avery Dow Law Cotton-Planter, Hoosier Corn Drill,
Cole Guano Distributor, K. P. Guano Distributor, Lulu v
Seed Planter, The Little Joe Harrow, The Georgia and
Farquhar Plow Stocks, the best Heaters and Stoves, Fish ^
and Poultry Wire, Devoe and Hammar Paints, Harness j
Oil, Crockeryware and Shelf Goods, Pumps and Piping. ^
My prices are right. Come in and take a look. I
^ , J. A. HUNTER, ^ ;i
11 YOU ARE LOSING -MONEY jf|f
5k If You are Not Buying Your Goods of Us 5k 1
vzr * ' ' -y . .. 1ft.
A We have x>ne of the^best and most up-to-date lines of A '
@ Dry Goods. Notions, Shoes, Hats, c
@ Caps, doming, urucenes, etc.,
^ Ever brought to this town and at prices to suit you. V ? 2
@ Come See Us and be Convinced That What We Say is True
I J. W. PEARLSTINE CO. 9
IT'S TIME TO CROSS THE Si
BRIDGE TO PROSPERITY I ^
-' v~> ->?" ? ooo'iitt Thft Btiirtlnp of an account at ' MSHB-i*!
We Pay some good bank Is the first step; if kept up regularly, -21118;
""x "the trick Is done"?this will take you across. It is the
i n?f* one absolutely safe and convenient way to save money.
m pel f~\ Bring us even a small amount and we yill see that you ... H
jfXCllt* get] started right We^ will also take pleasure in assist
lng you to add to the sum. -' v - ^
SiS PEOPLES BANK
^L^^^^^LJLBAMBERO^^^^SOlJTriH^^Al^DlUINA^ H
I WHERE 9
DO YOU BUY H
YOUR FURNITURE? I f
This is a matter worth your consideration.
I You can spend a fortune *jid nave \vour flarr.&gw
house filled with shoddy, pretentious, irmar- Vj;
monious furniture?ana tnen your home will ?*?^35'
not be attractiye or comfortable AdMB
To avoid this, buy your furnishings from ?F-lP
the dealer who has had experience sufficient '?
to enable them to know tne kind of furni- -W . y|i|
ture that will cost you the least money to N
be substantial and attractive ........ . A
We know how, because we have had over
twenty-five years' experience A ,
|r. . Call And See For Yoursejf ;?|||
Thomas?BartonCof'
Leaders in Pianos, Organs, Furniture, Rugs ^
^ Carpets, Mattings, Baby Carnages,, etc. JR-vmS
a Broadway ----- Augusta, Georgia Xf|y
yy c ~ = ' 'US
Would much rather have ten medium size ac- I
counts than one as large as the ten combined
We invite your account, and offer every safe- \
ty for your money known to banking?and 8v >
prompt, courteous and careful attention. I'
BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY, Baakr&icJ