Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v- . - ^ ; v*' fn.r:< " : - ' K Sv-V ? ?' -. : ; fe#- ; / r. Sllj? Hamburg fSirralii ? ESTABLISHED IN APRIL, 1891 _ A. W. KXIGHT. Editor. RATED?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, 50c. for each subsequent insertion Liberal contracts made for three, six, or twelve months. WaDt Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices Sc. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. "Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on subjects ?f general interest will be gladly welcomed, rnose 01 a personal naiuic will not be published unless paid for. ? THURSDAY, MARCH 19,1908. g N> . ^ """"???????????_____ The differences between the members of the dispensary commission do not make pleasant reading. It looks like no man can touch the dispensary without getting some tar on him. , The Abbeville cotton warehouse has been a paying investment to the stockholders. A similar enterprise in Bamberg would pay investors as &v; well as benefit every merchant in the town. Besides it would enable I .-v;'. the farmers of the county to hold fc-" their cotton. As to Federal Judges. Congressman Patterson, of South : Carolina, made an admirable speech in the House at Washington the other ?}> : day on the question of the Federal \ judiciary. He has introduced a bill ?T., providing that no Judge of any Court ?' ' of the United States, except the Sut preme Court, shall issue any writ of 7 injunction or prohibition in any case involving the validity of any State legislation, or the act of any State ofp .. ficer proceeding under the legislative & ' / authority of his State. In the course .of his remarks Mr. Patterson spoke of the almost unlimited power of the Federal Executive over the Federal judiciary. One-third of the member0 ship of the United States Supreme ?J; Court has been appointed by the present Chief Executive; 12 of the 29 United States Circuit Judges, or 41.7 per cent, and 42 of the 80 District ??' y' Judges, or 52.5 per cent, have been --* ^ j i- r? u tj. f'f appointed oy air. ivuoseveit. it i? ^ assumed that many of these Judges gf?; ':{ have been appointed not because they were particularly learned in the law and particularly zealous of the law, Bp but because they Svere in hearty sympathy with the so-called' 'policies" of fe the present Executive. At the rate in which he has filled the Federal judiciary with appointees who were supposed to be in entire sympathy witn his views it is not unreasonable to suppose that by his own acts, and the acts of his successor in the PresV idential office named and branded by ?0. him, an overwhelming majority of Roosevelt Judges would occupy the fc. Federal bench in the course of the next four years. We sympathize enK tirely with the view of Mr. Patterson Eg? that in such case it would be necessary for the people of the country to obtain relief by such legislation as j&/ would result in the complete reor| , ganization of the Federal judiciary, by the abolition of the inferior Fed$-' * eral Courts, and by providing some ' better and safer way of constructing ' the judiciary establishment of the ; ' ?' country.?News and Courier. ? - Fight in Darkened Room. j|v > Shawnee, Okla., / March 11.?As p- c a result of a pistol battle in a darkt ened room at the home of Thomas Nichols, three men were shot, two of whom are expected to die, and further bloodshed was prevented by the heroism of Miss Bessie Nichols, 16 fl years old, whp threw herself between rtftrnkotonfo liVVU ux iiuc V/ViuuaKuiwi ? t Charles Nichols and Joe McClutcha were placed under arrest. f * The wounded: Mace McClutcha, believed to be dying; Thomas Nichols, can not live; William McClutcha, not J serious. At a country dance near Kiowa last night an altercation occurred between members of the McClutcha and Nichols families, who attended. There was a pistol encounter, but it was quickly stopped before any one was badly hurt. After the dance Charles Nichols went home accompanied by a friend. Some time after retiring, Nichols and his friends were aroused & f by some one entering the room. They seized their guns and opened fire, the shots being returned. Thomas Nichols, father of the young host, rushed into the room, armed, and the shooting became general. Regardless of the bullets, Miss Bessie, Charles Nichols's 16-year-old sister, follewed her father, sprang between two of the men, and knocked up one revolver, saving her brother's life. Card of Thanks. iJ? ./ . To the many friends who showed *i? f.A ?*ioT-iT? tinHnoccoc dnrinrr fVio ill_ UO OV 1UCU1J lUIiUllVWWU u MA Allg ViiV AAA < ness and death of my dear wife, I desire to return my most grateful thanks. It is impossible to see and express my gratitude to each one personally, so I take this method of i assuring every one that they will always be remembered. W. E. Spann. Bamberg, March 16,1908. The best thing to give your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart, to a child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men charity. OFFICIALS WARNED. Letter to Spartanburg's Mayor and Police Captain. Spartanburg, March 13.?It developed here today that the mayor, John F. Floyd, and Police Captain Robert Hall have received letters from members of the "red gang" informing them that they had been singled out for assassination, and their days were numbered as three. The time has passed, however, for their destruction and both officials are still alive and well. A few days ago several boys who admitted being members of the "red gang" were arrested on the charge of robbing a local hardware store and three of them were sent on from the mayor's court to the county jail. The 1 same gang is no doubt responsible for < the letters and if they are rounded ( up they will be in deep trouble. As a direct result of the disclosure ' that a gang of boys in the city had organized themselves into such a desperate clan the passage of a curfew ( ordinance at the next meeting of the ] city council is almost certain. < Abbeville's Cotton Warehouse. : The Bamberg Herald may tell peo- J pie that there is little or no risk in 1 * 1 ... Dunamg a warenouse mat may answer the public demand. We are . judging from the success of our warehouse. Some five or six years ago the people of Abbeville built one. and since then its stock has been sold at an average of fifty per cent premium. ?Abbeville Press and Banner. Denmark's New Church. Editor The Bamberg Herald: I wish through your excellent paper to state some things of importance in regard to the church we are building here in Denmark for the Methodist congregation. We have had a number of delays in the work, and now we cannot say definitely when it will be ready for use, but the contractor assures us the work will be completed before the first of June. The art glass and pews are to be delivered before that time. But the matter of money is Low pressing us. The subscription obligation was so made as to give until 1909 to pay the last of the three installments, but this was not intended to apply to those who can possibly pay the whole subscription, but to those who could not pay all they wished to put into the church. Quite a number of large and small subscriptions have been paid in full, and this is written to urge all who can to come forward and pay to W. D. Riley, our treasurer, all or as oc ruscciWo Al?rt T wnolfl sav we M iJUWV.11 Uvj ^/VW0Ak/?Vt *MWV " ~ \ want more subscriptions than we have, at ^ least $1000 more. This amount can be raised with little effort if all will do their * duty. The fine school and church build^ * ings have already enhanced real estate in 4 Denmark 25 per cent. Taking this low 4 view of this work, every one owning ^ property here should come up liberally in this work, but we prefer to have it view- * ed from the high standpoint of love for * Christ and His church. This is the King's 4 business. I wish further to request all who have ] subscribed art windows to pay at the earliest opportunity. I am delighted to see the fine spirit of harmony which prevails in this community, While some would have preferred other plans, all our members desire, above everything, peace and unity. \ I I wish further to say that one of the _ first things adopted by the committee was " that no money should be raised by any < questionable means. This policy has been i adhered to and will be to the end. The * ladies have held a bazaar, and some < pretty and harmless entertainments have * been held to aid in furnishing the church, j but no grab bags nor other dissipating < means whatever have been used. I am < yeiy grateful to the people for help and < sympathy in this work, and above all for i the guiding hand of God, and when this beautiful temple shall be completed may it stand a monument of faith and prayer to the glory of the King. J. B. Traywick, For Committee. Denmark, S. C. March 16, 1908. , Operatives' Pay Reduced. Boston, Mass., March 12.?A general reduction in the wages of cotton mill operatives of the North will be made the _ latter part of the month and during April, | according to mill men. Today notices were posted in all the cotton mills of Lowell, on receipt of in- * structions from the head offices here; informing the 20,000 operatives that wages s will be reduced on an average 10 per cent. 8 beginning Monday, March 30th. t With the exception of the Stark mills j Of Manchester, N. H., which announced ? Tuesday that a reduction of about 8 per c cent, will be made in the wages of their t 1,500 employes, the Lowell mills are the 8 first in the cotton industry in New Eng- J land to give positive notice of a cut. It is * understood that practically all the cotton c mills in northern New England will post c notices during the next few days, announcing a reduction. In Southern New s England there is some uncertainty as to * the time a cut will be made. In Fall River F mills a six month's sliding scale agree- e ment exists between the manufacturers' 8 association and the textile council. The * agreement is based upon the average marcrin between the cost of cotton in the New York market and the selling price of standard 28-inch 64 by 64 print cloths'. Their last agreement became effective Nov. 25, 1907. Since that time the mar- < gin has steadily fallen off, indicating that < the 25,000 operatives in the association < mills in Fall River will receive less wages < in the spring. < It is not known here what action the < Rhode Island and New Beford mill own- < ers will take. Otis N. Pierce,, president < of the New Bedford Manufacturers' as- < sociation, and Mr. Gammell, a prominent < Rhode Island mill man, expressed the j opinion that a wage cut seems inevitable. < Manufacturers give as reasons for the < change in wages the depression in the cloth market, high cost of cotton and , lower prices for goods. The cotton mills in New England number 340 and employ about i65,ooopersons. I g-Ii il; -ImI; ;I; il? ill ft % il? |l NOTICE If ft 4i 4 ? J. W. Mason, representing 3: I J. W. Smoak, of Orange- 5? ? burg, is now putting a sani? tary plumbing system in h the residence of Mr. John 1; H. Cope. Any one else de- ili ? siring any such work can iff J find him there and get esti- J? 9 mates or information re- ?|? 1 If garding same 3? 1 61 Is ?f? ?f 1 ?f '9t?9tit'- Jti HORSES CLIPPED Have your horse clipped and made comfortable for the spring and summer. I use the Priest clipping machine and do first-class work. If I clip your horse and the job don't suit you, don't pay. I guarantee satisfaction or money refunded. You svill find me at Jones Bros, stable. HAMPTON WRIGHT. Bamberg, S. C., March 17,1908. i 1 f DID YOU 5 ik'NOWl ? M?. 1 ^ \J T T ? IThat I have just added F r to my large stock of v J General Merchandise L one of theswellestand ^ 1 most complete lines of 9 IGBOCERIES J] sp ever .brought to this TT y city. We have most wf anything you may ? want in this line, and ? the prices will suit you. ^ 1 McGowan's Cheap r1 9 Cash Store IS X W X Bamberg, - - South Carolina J A TrHEC Cleaned, Polished, Oiled n A1 vOC J from $1.00 to $1.50 each Clocks Cleaned, Polished and Oiled from 50c to $1.25 each. Jewelry repaired. Satisfaction guaranteed rl. E. Dickinson, Bamberg, S.C. |"j F. CARTER | Attorney-at-Law J! \ BAMBERG, S. C. J[ Special Attention Given to Settlement ] * * of Estates and Investlfiration of Titles i > ^ M M > TITLES > LOANS | EXAMINED NEGOTIATED S = J. ALDRICH WYMAN I ATTORNEY-AT-LAW | Civil and , Office upstairs, over I 2 Criminal Practice Bamberg Banking Co. I NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE, c State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Notice is hereby given that the underigned, Mary A. Bamberg, executrix, ind G. Frank Bamberg, executor, of J he last will and testament of F. M. 1 Bamberg, deceased, will, on the 20th [ay of March, 1908, render 6 final ac- 1 ount of their acts and doings as execuor and executrix of the estate of the aid F. M. Bamberg, which final return c rill be made to the Judge of Probate v br Bamberg County, ana the said Judge if Probate will be asked for final disharge in the said matter. . J All persons having claims against the J aid estate are hereby given notice that * hey must present the same, properly ? >roven and authenticated, to the said 1 ixecutor and executrix on or before the aid 20th day of March, 1908, or be orever barred. 1 MARY A. BAMBERG, Executrix. * G. FRANK BAMBERG, Executor. Bamberg, S. C., February 19th, 1908. _ |(L MOYE DICKINSON^ I insurance; agent j; 1 WILL WRITE ANYTHING i > ] k Ciro Tnrrmdn. Accident. Lia- * ] I bility, Casualty, in the i i strongest and most re- ] ! liable companies. 2 [ TELEPHONE No. 10 B. Bamberg, S.C. J > ? ? Frank B. Gary was sworn in last Monday as Uuited States Senator. Senator Tillman escorted him when le took the oath of office. The Charmed Life. ! The lines of fateful war were set In battle's grim array, And ceaseless fell the shot and shell. Through all the ghastly day. On either side the army stretched Along the meadow green, And broad and white, from left to right, The roadway wound between. The air wa? blind with throbbing heat, And, as i..? sun rose higher, The summer blue of heaven shone 1/111 vug u A haze of tropic fire. The curving road was dashed with gore, And every up-turned clod Was stained with blood whose living flood. Soaked all the grassy sod. The shrieks and groans of dying men Rang through tne tumult's roar, Till one whose ear was forced to hear Their cries could bear no more. He rushed to where the General stood: 4'I crave your leave to bring, For men who die in agony, Water from yonder spring; "They moan and shriek with maddening thirst, They writhe in their despair, While I might take the draught to slake The torture that they bear." "Nay, Sergeant Kirkland, you will get A Bullet through your head; And, foolish lad, you will but add Another to the dead." "Not so! 1 pray you let me go, Without a word of chafe, For God, whose care is everywhere, I think will keep me safe. "Why will you ask me leave to go Where not a living man Sould meet the strife secure of life? But-r-He may keep who can!" He sprang with fiery haste away, But in a moment more rne stalwart form, all flushed and warm, Was back within the door. He flung a handerchief abroad; "Have I your leave to wave rhis signal white amid the fight As sign I come to save?" "No. no!" the General shook His head, Betwixt a sigh and groan; 'You choose to go, brave fellow! so The risk must De your own!" The thundering guns still rent the air, The battle raged as hot, knd all around the sodden ground Was ploughed with hissing shot. Yet straight between the belching lines, Leaping the roadside wall, [light through the clang the sergeant sprang Ana dared to face it all. [n either steadfast hand he held A brimming water can, iVhich through the crash of cannon flash He bore from man to man. 5Vith blessed draught the fainting soul , He roused to life again, / *jid parching lips were soothed with sips That dulled the stress of pain. 3e raised the dying to his knee From off the weltering sod, Vnd with a word none other heard Dismissed himself to God. I :t mattered not, as on he moved Where dead and wounded lay, .'f, tried and true, they wore the blue, Or, true and tried the gray! Vnd, as to many a gasping mouth He held the full canteen, lis hurrying form amid the storm Of raking shot were seen. V gradual lull hushed down the roar, A pause fell on the strife, , Vs though it were foul wrong to dare To touch so charmed a life; Vnd slow and slower boomed the guns Along each watching line, Vs to and fro they saw him go On errand so divine. , Vnd when the sultry hours were passed And 'mid the wounded none lad missed unquaffed the healing daught, And Kirkland's work was done. V shout that rent the very heavens From either army rang, Vs o'er the wall, alert and tall, The sergeant lightly sprang. Vnd not a man among the ranks, Who saw the odds he braved, n blue or gray, but seemed to say, "Thank God that he is saved!" [Margaret J. Preston. BANK STATEMENT / Statement of the condition of the Bank >f Denmark, located at Denmark, S. C., it the close of business March 9th, 1908: RESOURCES , !<oans and discounts $ 49,223.13 - - - * < ? r _ n Dae from banks ana oankers.. 03,001.20 Currency 3,000.00 Silver, nickels and pennies 502.03 Total 1116,526.36 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 10,000.00 Jndivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 4,168.21 ndividual deposits subject to check 4 102,358.15 Total ^116,526.36 State of South Carolina, 1 County of Bamberg. / Before me came J. Arthur Wiggins, ashier of the above named bank, who, >eing duly sworn, says that the aboveand oregoing statement is a true condition of aid bank, as shown by the books of said >ank. . J. ARTHUR WIGGINS, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3th day of March, 1908. JNO. D. MILHOUS, [L. S.] Correct attest: Notary Public. S. D. M. Guess, ") James B. Guess, ^Directors. J. Arthur Wiggins, J I'DR.'Q" RHAIRl ? Dental Surgeon - - - Bamberg, S. C. X l In office every day in the week. Gradu- X L ate of Baltimore College of Dental Sur- X I gery, class 1892. Member S. C. Dental X y Association. Office In old bank building X J. D. GREEN MOUSE PAINTER BAMBERG, S. C. Will work at reasonable prices and guarantee satisfaction. I WE HA I An up-to-date drug sto: I ment, of Drugs, Patent Stationery, Cut Glass. ( I Goods, Cigars, Etc. W R and at right prices. Give I I Hoover's I I TELEPHONE 44 flrvoT "All wool and a yard J" and an acre wide, ant smile wide, are terms | HATS THI 3 Further announcemei "J Miss Ruby Geme: just returned and our 3 daily. Our styles the vative, and prices the i ur BANK STATEMENT Statement of the condition of the Bamberg Banking Co., located at Bamberg,. S. C., at the close of business March 9th, 1908: RESOURCES Loans and discounts $178,045.12 Overdrafts 178.51 . Bonds and stocks owned by ~ OAA AA the JBanK ^w.w Banking house 7,201.30 Furniture and fixtures 2,167 08 , Due from banks and bankers 32,306.95 Currency 4,075.001 Gold 405.00 Silver, nickels and pennies... 875.25 Checks and cash itenSs 578.06 Total $226,032.27 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 55,000.00 Surplus fund 35,000.00 Undivided profits less current expenses and taxes paid..... 13,435.24 Individual deposits subject to check 82,170.52 Savings deposits 18,985.65 Time certificates 11,183.35 Certified checks - 105.83 Cashier's checks 151.68 Bills payable v... 10,000.00 i Total $226,032.27 State of South Carolina,) County of Bamberg. f Before me came D. F. Hooton, cashier * -*-*? -1 ? nrViA Koirior 01 me HDUVC Iiauieu uam, If UVJ | duly sworn, says that the above ana foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. D. F. HOOTON, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of March, 1908. M. W. BRABHAM, Correct attest: Notary Public. Jno. H. Cope, ) J. B. Black. [-Directors. J. D- Copeland, ) BANK STATEMENT Statement of the condition of the Peoples Bank, located at Bamberg, S. C., at close of business, March 9th, 1908: resources Loans and discounts $101,213.50 Overdrafts 506-09 Banking house 3,311.50 Furniture and Fixtures 2,459.36 Due from banks and bankers 14,02110 Currency v... 2,097.00 Gold .!... 50.00 Silver, nickels and pennies... 742.00 Checks and cash items 312.27 Total ..$124,712.82 liabilities Capital stock paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus 1,000.00 Undivided profits less current expenses and taxes paid 3,369.95 Due to banks and bankers 237.09 Individual deposits subject to oo lie CK check oo,ixv.uu Savings deposits 11,781.63 Bills payable .'. 45,207.50 Total $124,712.82 State of South Carolina,} County of Bamberg, f Before me came w. P. Riley, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. P. RILEY. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of March, 1908. J. D. COPELAND, JR.. Correct attest: Notary Public. H. C. Folk, ) C. B. Free, [-Directors. Jones A. Williams, ) ' _ I White Brick SAVANNAH SAND-LIME BRICK CO. D.J. DELK AGENT, .... BAT1BERG, S. C. '. . irk W .**/ v , ' ~ "v.- / Vt -' ilp - iVE IT!! re with a choice assort- I Medicines, Paints, Oils, I >mbs, Brushes, Rubber I e can serve you promptly ! us a share of your trade I Drug StoreM BAMBERG, S. C. 1AAAAA* fcAAAllfil [ wide," but all straw 1 all style, to make you V i aptly describing our (Kites ia a nn ill a '*@0 to m\m ? at next week. at, our milliner, has Jr goods are coming in latest and most conser- w^fl K. I. Shuck & Co. I >erg, South Carolina* isKk : g At this season of the fE|^ year the farmers are F busy breaking up their 2Sja| A land, preparing for -8 "'d; R this year's crop, and. M 1 of coarse they want I the very best and latest 8 2V N improved tools with <1 which to do their work. 8 We have most III A kind of Farming Implement you may want 8. ;?Sj j and the price is the ^8 P only cheap thing about 8 * >? them. Remember you -. ;BJ|1 P will always find our -8- rj prices as low as they ? * can possibly be made. 8^ 2 , I Simmons Hardware Co. M I DO YOU & I EAT?) If so you should not fall |L to visit our store and In- if :.?s spect the nice line of . iapfreS eatables that we are now R': --'gj offering our customers. m* :-":A Below we price a few of Jr.- . ij the new things Just In: ^ Karo Corn Syrup, put up In half-gallon buckets. ...25c Cream of Wheat, put up In : v.; X two pound packages......20e ; mr~& *mi uecser s uat Meai, put up In two pound packages?loc W Grape Nuts, put up In one pound packages, tiy lt....20c .- ^ J Poetum Cereal,put up In one f fM and one-half pound pka..26c B&wg ^ Elijah's Manna, something ^9 new, per pkg 6c and 16c ' r IE. BART PRICE [ *} 'Phone 51 Bamberg, 5. C. r . ' ^ W. P. RILEVl ji FIRE, LIFE ACCIDENT INSURANCE;; M BAMBERG, .... S. C. ] I PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, Belting, Gasollno Engine* ?? LARGB5T0CK IJOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply AUGUSTA, GA. '