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Personal Mention.
?Rev. P. E. Monroe, of Ehrhardt, was
in the city Friday.
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?Mr. J. R. Owens, of Denmark,
was in the city last Saturday.
?Mrs. A. McB. Speaks returned-last
Friday from a business trip to
Atlanta.
?Mr. T. S. Rice, of Richlarid
county, spent several days in the city
this week. ,
?Mrs. Frank Utsey, of Grover,
Dorchester county, is visiting Mrs. H.
G. Sheridan.
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HTCno Mnmia Homcnri VlQ.Cl 51/*- I
iuioo iiiauii^ ixujl x luvi* &'mv ww
cepted a position at Roylston, Ga.,
where she will be this season.
?Miss Sadie Johnson has gone to
Spray, N. C., where she has accepted
a position as milliner for the season.
' ?Mr. J. Izlar Sims, of The Orangeburg
Times and Democrat, visited
the family of Prof. H. G. Sheridan
Sunday. , #
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?Miss Lizzie Sheridan, of Orange- ,
burg, spent Sunday in the city on a ,
visit to the family of her brother,
Mr. H. G. Sheridan. ?
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?uaaei ^iyae lungue rciumcu
Monday to resume his studies at the
Carlisle Fitting School, after visiting
several days at home in Barnwell.
?Rev. T. G. Herbert returned
home last Saturday, bringing with (
him Mrs. Herbert and the children,
who have been /visiting relatives in
Sumter.
_ ( \ ?Mr. E. D. Suioak, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in this
and Colleton counties for some weeks,
left last week for his home in Spartanburg
county. After a week's stay ,
; at home he will leave for a visit of
about two months to his daughter in
Tennessee, and from there will go to
visit his two sons in Roanoke, Va. j
Surprise Marriage. <
Mr. J. Harry Murphy and Miss Blanche
Garland surprised their many friends by ;
x getting married last Sunday afternoon. '
The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. .
B. Traywick at his residence in Denmark.
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These young people had been keeping
company for some time, but the news of
their union was certainly a great sur'
v prise, as none of their friends knew that .
they contemplated such a step. How- :
ever, without notifying aiiybody, they ;
drove to Denmark and were quietly ,
married.- i
Mr. Murphy is the second son of Post- ;
master J. P. Murphy, and has been as- <
sistant postmaster hereforseveralyears. i
The bride is the only daughter of Mr. G.
W. Garland, and has for a year or two !
been the efficient day operator at the ;
telephone exchange. She is possessed of ,
AW/) A ATTTAA4- /)IO_
UlVdt giautuuo uiaiuicio aiiu aovv^v uw i
position, and she numbers her friends <
among old and young. Everybody who 1
uses a telephone is under many obliga- i
tions to her for kindnesses rendered. ]
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Always sweet tempered and obliging, J
we have heard it said many a time by
our business and professional men that
. she was the finest operator they had
ever known.
The young couple are residing for the i
present at the home of the father of the ^
groom. The Herald in common with their j
very many friends, extends congratula- j
tions, and wishes for them a long life of J
happiness and prosperity. But we who 1
have to use the 'phone so often can hard- }
ly forgive Harry for robbing^us of such 1
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St. John's News.
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St. John's, March 23.?Some of our i
farmers have been planting corn this 1
week, quite an early start. j
Mr. J. C. Folk went to Olar Thursday '
on business. ,
Miss Clara Copeland has been visiting
Mrs. J. J. Copeland for the past week.
A pindar shelling was given at Mr.
Jesse Copeland's, also one at Mr. H. C.
Bishop's last Saturday night, which <
were enjoyed. (
The committee of the River's bridge '
memorial met last Saturday, the 14th, !
and appointed the 1st of May for mem- .
orial day.
Messrs. Bernard and George Kearse ?
and family, of Bayard, Florida, have re- 1
turned to their home in our neighbor- <
hood. We are glad to have them back
with us again. j
We are sorry to say our school will be
out the 27th of this month, but we are#
expecting to have an entertainment at j
the close. Our teacher, Miss Bailey, <
will uc iiiUKWU vcrjf rnucxi vy ueir uieuiy ]
' friends. Bradley Hiers. (
St. John's graded school. 1
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t Negro Killed Near Denmark. :
Orangeburg, March 23.?News has
i reached this city of a killing which oc- j
curred near Denmark on Saturday night. ]
Govan Salley, a negro, was the victim, (
and he was killed by another negro whose
name cannot be learned. It seems that
the negro who did the shooting, upon
reaching his home on Saturday night,
found his wife and Salley together, and '
without any preliminaries he fired. There ^
were four bullet holes in the body. ]
Salley was 28 or 30 years old, and was a
son of C. D. Salley, a well-known and j
respectable colored minister, who lives i
near this place. The dead man was
married ana, with his wife, lived on the <
place of Sheriff John H. Dukes, just j
outside of Orangeburg. At intervals,
it seems, he would leave home ostensibly
in search of work. His reputation was
not very good and he had been repeated- ]
y warned that his mode of living would
eventually be the means of his undoing, i
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BIG FIRE IN BISHOPVILLE.
Two Stores Burned Resulting In Loss
of Thirty Thousand Dollars.
Bishopville, March 20.?Thursday
night about 2 o'clock fire was
discovered in the rear of the stores
of the Bishopville Dry Goods company,
which was soon in full force.
The volunteer fire department responded
to the fire alarm and it was
not long before they had the flames
under control, although the wind was
very high. The fire was kept confined
to these two buildings, which
prevented the loss of a whole block.
TVip <sfnr?k nf o-nnris of this com Dan V
was completely destroyed by fire and
water. These buildings were adjoining
the stores of Mr. J. B. Kelley
and Mrs. L. C. Dj^on, which were also
brick.
For a while it looked as if the fire
department would not be able to control
the flames.
The loss sustained by the dry goods,
company is estimated at about $20,-'
000 with $18,000 insurance, while the
damage to the stores, which are owned
by Mr. George M. Stuckey, is estimated
at about $5,000 with $4,000.
Mr. Kelley, Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Moore
and Mr. A. B. DuRant also sustained
considerable loss in that their stocks
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the stores out into the street.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but from all appearances it first :
caught near the door on the side of
the building near the rear.
Beaten Again.
A despairing debt collector decided
the other day to corner his quarry at
the bar of a city hotel in the presence
of a number of his friends, thinking
that by this ruse he would so embarrass
his man that he would either get
his money right away or a promise of
early payment. Advancing gently,
he tapped the debtor on the shoulder,
and said:
"Pardon me, Mr. . When are
you gofing to pay that small amount
you owe my firm?"
The debtor spun around on his heel.
and glared.
i "I'm no prophet!" he roared.
And the debt collector vanished. '
Queer Accident at Laurens.
Laurens, March 22.?Mr. Allen !
Barksdale, a young son of Mr. Downs j
Barksdale, of this city, met with a
very peculiar accident here last night
as the result of which he is to-day
suffering from concussion and is in
a precarious condition. Among oth- (
ers Mr. Barksdale happened to be at
the drug store when a negro woman
was brought in from the street to
have dressed an extremely ugly gaping
wound, which had been inflicted
with a knife across her jaw. The (
sight of the wound and blood caused ,
young Barksdale to faint. He was
standing near the steps leading to the
basement, and when he collapsed he '
fell backward down these steps. He ,
received prompt medical aid, but at !
noon to-day he was still in a stupor.
Trousseau Gowns.
' 'Trousseau gowns are lovelier than j
Bver," says the fashion editor of the \
Woman's Home Companion, "but as :
they have increased in beauty, they
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Have lessened in numoer. very iew
brides of to-day, no matter how ]
fashionable they may be, order a
trousseau consisting of a great num- 1
ber of costumes. The reason for this i
is that fashions change so that it is
necessary every little while to have i
i new-style gown if one is to keep
pace with the capricious modes. ]
"The bridal princess gown is a i
style which will be- in fashion for a 1
iong time to come. One can wear it 1
is long as the material lasts by mere- i
y changing the sleeves to meet the ;
requirements of the prevailing fash- <
on." 1 i
Homicide Cases at Barnwell.
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Barnwell, March 21.?At the opening
of court this morning a seal- ;
*d verdict in the case of the State
igainst.W. M. Childs, charged yith ;
nurder, was read, it being not guilty.
rhe jury in the case of the State (
igainst Fred Braxton, Bob Creech, Holmes
Moody and Jim Moody was ]
still under lock and key and had been i
for twenty hours when a mistrial was ]
ordered.
The motion for a new trial made by 1
jr. M. Greeme, Esq., in the case of J.
B. Ross upon the grounds of after j
iiscovered evidence was argued and (
refused and Ross was sentenced to 1
five years in the State penitentiary ;
it hard labor. The motion for new <
trial in the case of State against John ]
3ook, Julia Cook and Breeland Cook j
vas refused and Jno. Cook was sen- j
tenced to two years in the peniteni- j
iry at such labor as he is able to per- <
form.
Julia Cook, his wife, to two years i
in the penitentiary at hard labor. 1
Breeland Cook, his son, on the county ]
ihain gang hard labor for two years. <
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Used to Roughing It.
A father and mother, with six J
children, spent their Easter holidays 1
at the seaside. Immediately on ar- i
rival they set about looking for cheap i
iodgings. J
At length they came to a notice of 1
a "furnished room to let" and made ]
inquiries. <
"Oh, yes," said the landlady in an- t
swer to the father's question; "it's ]
lere the room is to let, but there's i
mly one bed in it." 1
"Oh, that's all right," replied the 1
father; "we're used to roughing it. 1
fhe wife and bairns will sleep on the s
loor."?TheTatler. ]
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NEGRO OR INDIAN BLOOD?
TEACHER OF LESTER SCHOOL REFUSES
TO TEACH GIRL.
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Question of Color Before State Board
of Education?Supt. flartin
Threatens to Resign.
There was a warm discussion at the
meeting of the State board of education
yesterday morning in the case of
Floyd Swett against the Lester school
district of Marlboro county, and incidentally
there were some interesting
facts on the status of the Croatans,
one of the race having demanded admission
in the public schools of that
prmntv
The case came up on an appeal from
a decision of the Marlboro county
board and the Pee Dee Advocate gives
the following account of the case in
that county:
"Floyd Swett removed the first of
the year to Capt. P. L. Breeden's
place, in Adamsville, and soon afterward
started his only child, a 10-yearold
girl, to the Lester school, which
is taught by Miss Courtney Atkinson
of Sumter and Miss Vaughan Gritton
of Laurens. The teachers board at
the home of Thos. A. Huckabee,
chairman of the board of trustees.
On the evening of the day the Swett
girl entered school Miss Gritton reported
the fact to Mr. Huckabee and
said she would refuse to teach her on
account of her color.
"The next morning Mr. Huckabee
noll/v^ e maotini* Af +V?o VkrtQT/1 trilfi.
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tees to consider the matter. They
met at the school house, heard the
teacher's statement, looked at the
child and decided to dismiss her. The
other trustees are T. K. Adams and
W. A. Breeden.
"Mr. Swett went to see the trustees
about it, but failing to get his
daughter reinstated in the school,
employed Livingston & MueJJer to represent
him and appealed" to the
county, board of education.
"Judge Hudson and Capt. Breeden
testified that the Swett family had
always enjoyed the political and civil
rights of white citizens, before and
since the war, and that they were
faithful soldiers, Jifdge Hudson, T.
S. Evans and Fioyd Swett, himself,
said that the Swetts were reputed to
have Indian blood in their veins, but
no rjegro blood?Swett traced his ancestry
back for several generations
and said he was descended from the
Swetts of the Revolution, mentioned
in Gregg's History of the^Old Cheraws.
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"He said that his child had gone to
the white school at Brownsville/without
objection, but admitted that the
teacher at Kollock resigned last year
because the trustees there refused to
expel his daughter. Hi? wife was
Nannie Brigman. v
"Mrs. Swett testified as to her ancestry,
and said that her grandmother
came from the old country. She said
they always atttended white schools
and churches. When asked to what
denomination she belonged, she said
she was a Baptist. Judge Townsend,
who represented the trustees, asked
her of what church she was a member
and she said St. John's near Gibson.
In answer to further questions,
she said he was not certain whether
St. John's was a Baptist or a Methodist
church. (As a matter of fact, it
is Methodist.)
"The trustees claimed that it would
have injured the school if the girl
had been allowed to attend, and that
they were doing what they thought
best for the school when they dismissed
her.
"The county board dismissed the
appeal and refused to interfere with
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tne action 01 tne trustees. wmienoi
passing upon the color or race of the
child, the board took the ground that
the law allows trustees a wide latitude
in the management of schools,
and that it is unwise and impracticable
to interfere with their actions
except in cases of grave violations
of the law."
When the case came up in the State
board there were several arguments
made on each side and the briefs filed
would probably have resulted in a
reversal of the decision of the county
board, but finally Superintendent
Martin made a personal statement
which caused a postponement of the
case. Superintendent Martin became
very much excited and threatened to
resign, whereupon the board agreed
upon a compromise position.?Columbia
State, March 22nd.
Dispensary Trouble in Williamsburg.
The county dispensaries arealready
getting into trouble. In Williamsburg
county there is a lively row on between
the clerk of the county board
and the board. It appears that the
cleric suspected that some whiskey
houses were paying commissions to
members of the board on liquors
bought, and he wrote the houses to
find out what commissions they
were paying. He was discharged
from his position, and his side of the
case is that he had reported the mat?
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cer 01 commissions to Auuitor rvtaa
prior to his discharge, and that his
dismissal was due to the fact that he
bad given out the information. The
board says he was discharged because
be was trying to get commissions
from liquor dealers on goods bought
by the board. So there you are. The
matter has been investigated, a hear-*
ingbeing held at Kingstree last week,
it which Auditor West and the solicitor
of that circuit were present. A
lot of testimony was taken and turnid
over to the governor, but the result
of the investigation had not been
made public at the time of this writing.
All the members of the county
board and the clerk testified at the
learing. There seems to be no question
as to the books of the clerk being
straight, but whether anybody was
paid commissions. . ..
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FASHIONS IN ADVANCE.
Some Wraps and Costumes That Will
Be Popular Soon.
Time was when the possession of a
fur garipent made ^for comfort was
sufficient without any trimming, it
was deemed like painting the lily and
adorning the rose t;o add anything,
even the fastening not being allowed
to show. But we have changed all
that, and now the question seems to
be how much can we get on the garment
as embellishment. There Is always
a contingent of sensible women..
but the other kind are in the majority.
A glance at the illustration will prove
this, as it would seem impossible to
add to this small coat
The name of this garment Is a sealskin
kimono coatee. The sleeves are
but to the elbow, and there are cuffs
of delft blue velvet with gold galloon*
cord and a gold button ou each. Above
this cuff is another of seal, with a band
of ermine without the black tail. The
front is so arranged that it can lap
over surplice fashion or be turned
back in two large revers, which hav6
ttheir widest part at the bottom. The
whole garment is lined with white
satin, and this has a flat line of rich
lace along the edge. Beneath the fur
is a vest of the blue velvet, with a cord
and button. In the ba?k it is a simple,
plain Eton. A handsome motif of lace
is laid along the back of the neck. It
goes without saying that the wearer of
such a coatee will experience such a
glow of satisfaction that she will not
feel the cold about her waist or neck,
or if she does it is easy to wear an
undervest of chamois, which is what
most women do.
Seal is a fur so rieh that it should be
worn only with very fine gowns; otherwise
it will cheapen them. \
",l? ?1-3 miw KIha nAi*r?oloir>
JLUC UiU-ue w guucuu utuct i^vtwiuui
and faience blues are shown as among
the best new shades of blue, but we
also may see peacock and robin's egg
blue. Such bright shades look better
on millinery than as dress material.
Peacock breasts are seen on many of
the richest hats, while the pretty
"eyes" are used indiscriminately. Purple
in one or the other of its many
shades will be the favorite, the only
danger being in the fact that cheap
goods of all kinds will be offered, so
that the fancy for a really beautiful
color will become so common that the
lady who owns one gown or suit in
any of the shades will feel like despair.
That is very bad. The velutina in the
purple shades is particularly rich and
SEALSKIN KIMONO COATEE.
beautiful, especially the dark damson
and wine, while the delicate amethyst
as well as lilac and mauve is lovely
for evening. A little good lace, taste
in the making, and the lady has a grown
of beauty. Velutina is plain and ribbed
as well as figured in bright dots
and other designs in silver and gilt
The ribbed makes up oti elegant street
costume with the addition of a band
of fur around the sleeves and waist
and such other trimming as the wearer
likes best It is much liked for children's
wear, beiag so handsome and
durable at so little cost
With the advent of winter evening
dress becomes a question that must be
considered. Lace and embroidery over
silk are still the favorite, and indeed
nothing can look richer or more elegant
A ?Own on exhibition last week
was exceptionally beautiful. It was
ecru colored lace over a mauve silk'
slip. All along the front of the princess
shape was a design in daisies, the
ox eyed kind, and these were wrought
very high above the lace, each with a
dark center. The dress was cut me
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form, with the superimposed daisies all
along the front and out on the shoulders.
The sleeves were short puffs.
Another evening dress, this one for
a young girl, was of white dotted net
over a pink slip. This, too, was princess
shape, and the skirt was laid in
three sets of narrow tucks which did
not meet in front The front breadth
was entirely plain save for the flat
border of heavy cluny lace down the
seams. Between the tucks and at the
foot were two scalloped and bound
rufiles of the pink taffeta. The square
neck was outlined by four of the
ruffles of taffeta with lace between.
The sleeves were short and puffed. .1
have mentioned these two in detail
because they were really representative
gowns and can be copied in any material
The princess shape Is always .
in fashion for those whose figures are
so perfect that they dare indulge.
Hats grow more and more aggressive
and top heavy every day. Velvet laid
on the frame straight is one of the
newest styles. One of these had a high
crown covered smoothly and the brim
done in the same way. The color was
a dark purple, with an immense bunch
of short willow tips in bright green,
with e. white aigret set in their center.
The hat was to tip sharply to the
right side, and under the brim on the
left was an enormous bunch of velvet
violets with leaves. And all around
the edge of the brim was a fall of
open embroidery in white batiste.
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eg. nice line of Dress Novelties, Silks,
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i|, Bamberg, ' South Carolina*
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, We have one of the best and most up-to-date lines of v
Dry Goods; Notions, Shoes, Hats, ?.^f
I Caps, Clothing, Groceries, Etc., a
Ever brought to this town and at prices to suit you. A
Come See Us and be Convinced That What We Say is True
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^ because we carry more and better v a S
SP f Pianos; more and better Furniture,
? than any other house in the South; M
as and because we sell on smaller V-^if
S? profits and easier terms than any jR-tslH
? other house. ^ Are not these very
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a Broadway ----- Augusta, Georgia Spli
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Spending that dollar foolishly and put in the
bank where you can not only save it, but it will
earn you interest. If you will start the "saving
habit," you will be surprised how your bank
account will grow
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