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W ?ltr Samtorg i ^???????????????i??? ??? ????? ????i ^ Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1908 One Dollar a Year 'fl > IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OP VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. t Charleston will" have a gala week aome time during November. Arrangements are now being made for the affair. The Augusta-Aiken boulevard seems to be a certainty. The county commissioners of Aiken county will aid the project. The town of Winnsboro suffered a heavy loss by fire in the business portion of the town one night last week. The blaze originated in a net gro restaurant. Columbia is making efforts to secure the Lutheran Seminary, which is now located at Mt. Pleasant. It is proposed to move the Seminary to a more convenient location. 1 Some portions of Berkeley county wants ,to be annexed to Charleston, and a petition asking for an election on the question of annexation has been filed with Governor Ansel. Policeman S. M. McLure, who shot i and killed a little white girl on the streets of Charleston several months rrr/\rvlr O AH 111 ttgU, was U1CU laoi ncca auu a^4un ted. The policeman was shooting at a man whom he was attempting to arrest when the little girl was killed, .v G. M. Stalvey the white man wha was convicted in Aiken last week of bigamy, was sentenced to imprisonment of five years in the State penitentiary, or imprisonment in the connty jail for six months and a fine c of five hundred dollars. His attorneys have appealed to the State Su; preme Court. Governor Ansel has offered a re* ward of $100 for the apprehension of Dr. H. J. Weeks, who is wanted in Spartanburg on the charge of bigamy. It will be recalled that Dr. Weeks, whose home was in Wagener, Aiken county, left there with the avowed purpose of going West, but f ? instead went to Spartanburg, where - he was married to a young iaay, miss Sarah Smith, and a warrant was taken out for him charging bigamy, ; as he has a wife and family in Aiken oouhty. He is described as sii feet high, 35 years old, weighs 140 to 150; pounds. OUTLAWS CAUSING TERROR. Buckingham County, Virginia, Calls ' on Governor for Help. c??&? ; Y ^ s Richmond, Oct. 7.?Reports from Arvenia indicate that the situation in Buckingham county?the scene of recent outlaw depredations, is again grave. Last night Edmund W. Hubbard, j commonwealth's attorney for Buckingham county, telegraphed Gov. Swanson for assistance, requesting j that detectives be hurried to the ^ . scene at once. in the absence of further advices,, it is believed here that the Zimmerman-Thomas bands, which were sup.. posed to have been driven beyond the borders of the county last week, have again made their appearance, throwing the people into a state of panic. 'ProciH^nt RpflrhM \fwhPITV. ?. >w?w.v m - | 4 Newberry, Oct. 7.?President-elect) ? Harms reached Newberry to-day and, will enter upon his new duties at once, succeeding Dr. James A. B. Scherer as president of Newberry college. Dr. Harms was met at the train by; f the faculty and entire student body J and was enthusiastically greeted with college songs and yells. Dr. Harms has had splendid suc: . cess as pastor at Harrisburg, Pa., and enters upon his new duties here with \ a courageous spirit and the hearty i support of all the friends of the inf, stitution. Election in Georgia. Atlanta, Oct. 7.?Returns at this hour indicate that Joseph M. Brown j has carried the State for governor by a plurality of between 60,000 and 80,000. Mr. Brown's only opponent was Yancey Carter, who ran on the Inde^ pendence party ticket. Brown ran as a Democrat. The most important question voted on outside of the governorship was that of the voting qualifications in the State. Returns indicate that the amendment to the constitution passed by the legislature has been ap4 proved. This amendment makes a property owning qualifications for all voters. I Foster Again Convicted. f Spartanburg, Oct. 2.?Will Foster, colored, who was convicted of murder - at the January term of Court and * sentenced to be hanged, but who was granted a new trial, has again been convicted by a Spartanburg jury. The case occupied all Wednesday, the jury returning a sealed verdict Thursday morning after being out all night. The verdict was not opened until this morning, as there was no Court yes? terday. Sentence was suspended pending a motion for a new trial. Foster was convicted of murdering John Young, a white man, who operated a wagon train between SparX tanburg and Inman. The old man was held up one day last November, about four miles from the city, the negro beating him about the head and stabbing him. Foster was arrested on suspicion and a chain of circumstantial evidence was woven if about him. In these hard times you want to make your dollar go as far as possible. Go to Frank Bamberg for horses and mules, buggies, wagons, etc., and save money. ? & * .?rViV . A CHESTER KENNEDY SHOT. Victim in Critical Condition From His Wounds. Barnwell, Oct. 4.?News reached here to-day to the effect that a shooting scrape occurred at Dunbarton early this morning. The principals were both young men and belong to prominent families in that section. As near as can be learned, the facts are as follows: There was some misunderstanding between the two men, Marvin Holland and Chester Kennedy. This morning just before the arrival of the Atlantic Coast Line train Kennedy went over to the depot. In a few minutes Holland arrived, it is reported, with a shotgun and pistol. Seeing Kennedy, he told him that he was going to kill him and opened fire on him, shooting him five times, at least four of the balls taking effect. About this time the train arrived and Kennedy's friends started to take him out of the depot and put him on the train. Holland then threatened the lives of all who tried to put his victim on the train. After about 20 minutes, however, Kennedy was ? taken on the tram ana carnea 10 Augusta. He is in a critical condition and is not expected to live. The State's correspondent has not been able to learn whether Holland has been arrested or not. NEGRO CAPTURED. Assailant of Young Lady Carried to Penitentiary. Greenville, Oct. 6.?Arthur Johnson, the negro, who has been hunted in the vicinity of Greer for the past two days, was captured by the chief of police of Greer at the Apalachia Mills, near that town to-day. It will be remembered that the citizens of Greer were highly incensed over some highly improper advances which the negro made to one of the young lady school teachers of Greer, who gave the alarm, whereupon the negro fled and remained in hiding until this morning. There have been rumors of a lynching on foot ever since the occurrence, and this morning the mayor of Greer telephoned over to Sheriff Gilreath that the negro had been apprehended and was being brought to Greenville by private conveyance. Sheriff Gilreath immediately called upon Mr. C. M. Wing*, who owns the largest and fastest auto in this section, for his car. Mr. Wing cheerfully ordered his auto,out, and in three minutes the sheriff, together with Deputies Noe and Kitchens, was speeding upon his way to meet the parties from Greer, who were bringing the negro to this citv. The sheriff's party met the Greer party about nine miles from the city, having made an exciting run. He was brought to the city and is now lodged in the county jail. The News and Courier representative saw the negro, who denied having any evil intentions, saying that he merely put his hands upon the back of the lady's chair. He seems to be terribly frightened, and said that he had "been in the bushes" ever since the affair happened. He was taken to Columbia this morning for safe-keeping. All is quiet at Greer to-night. Negro Gets Eleven Years. Marion, Oct. 7.?William Alford, the negro on trial for the killing of R. R. Brunson, in last February, was convicted of manslaughter. An account of the killing appeared in The State at the time an I it will be remembered that Mr. Brunson attempted to arrest Alford and was killed in the attemDt. There was much excitement at the time and ai lynching was feared. So great was! the feeling that the governor ordered Alford kept in the penitentiary for safe keeping. At the June term of court Judge Shipp appointed Messrs. Henry Buck, E. T. Hughes and A. F. Woods to defend Alford and Solicitor Wells was assisted by P. B. Sellers, Esq. His attorneys moved in June for a continuance, which, upon prop-1 er showing, was granted. The case was called for trial yesterday mottling and went to the jury at 12 o'clock to-day. The evidence brought out showed that Mr. Brunson, a constable, attempted to arrest Alford on Sunday without a warrant and for a misdemeanor and became) engaged in a struggle with Alford in which he was killed. Judge Dantzler made a very able and exhaustive charge to the jury, and they were out about 30 minutes when they brought in a verdict of manslaughter. Judge Da.ntzler sentenced Alford to 11 years in the penitentiary. Letter to A. E. H. Simmons, Bamberg, S. C. Dear Sir: Not one man in ten knows whether he's wasting money or not, when he paints. It depends on the paint. With one paint, your job will take iu gallons ana cost $t>u ior paim anu labor; with another 12 and cost $60; with another 14 and cost 70; with another 16 and cost 80; with another 18 and cost 90; j with another 20 and cost 100; with another 22 and cost 110. Here's an example. Professor Irvine, of the Academy, Mercersburg, Pa, painted the floors of his dormitories every year, one year with one paint, next year with the paint of the other dealer there?to divide the business between them?till Devoe came to town. The job took 90 gallons; takes 60 Devoe. The difference. 30 gallons, $150. He didn't know he was losing $150 a year till he got Devoe. Another example. When Geo W Brown. Union, S C, painted B F Arthur's house first time it took 30 gallons "cheap" paint; repainted Devoe; 14 gallons. Yours truly 25 F W DEVOE & CO. P. S. J. A. Hunter sells our paint. * COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News- I terns Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Oct. 12.?Rev. Ridenhour, of Knoxville, Tenn., stopped over with Rev. P. E. Monroe on his way from Synod in Savannah, Ga., and preached for him at Mt. Pleasant church. He preached a good sermon, and his hearers were held spell-bound during the entire sermon. Mr. Joe I. Copeland has given the Vi T r? V?/M1CO On/T (JUiiiiaci IUI yaiuuug uio uuuov, uuu the work will soon commence. Spring hats are not in demand among the ladies now, but it seems as if the crowns of the hats we have seen have sprung up higher than usual, and the ladies, seeing others with the fall styles on, say: "Aren't those hats ugly?" But they say they must have one. Mrs. R. L. Farrell and her daughter, Maud, of Florida, are spending some time with her son and daughter, Dr. Jesse Farrell and Mrs. J. L. Copeland. Bank notes and other obligations are making the farmers bring in i some of their cotton to meet them. Others seem to be careless about them. It seems as if their promises to their merchants are not as binding as those given to bankers. Mrs. Henry Ehrhardt and Mrs. John Henry Adams Hartz have gone to Georgia, to visit relatives. They will be gone for more than a month. Mr. Chas. Ehrhardt came very near losing his dwelling by fire last week. One of his boarders lit his pipe, cigar or cigarette?can't say which? and threw the burning match in the fire place. The screen was covered with cloth, and soon caught on fire, and from screen to the wood box, but the party happened to return to the house and saw the smoke and put out the fire before it did much damage. A Dicture or two and the paint on the mantel were ruined. No insurance on same, and it would have been a heavy loss to him. The Conrad Ehrhardt Co. have one hundred bushels of as choice seed oats as we have seen this season. They were raised by a Mr. Felder near Fort Motte, S. C. Messrs. Carter Bros. & Co. will have to put in a new boiler before they can do any more work. They had a patch put on recently, but there were so many weak places in the boiler shell that it was not safe to bother with it further. Mr. J. H. Carter went to Lombard Co., of Augusta, Ga., to procure a new-one. Miss Rena Clements, of Liberty Hill, S. C., took charge of the Folk's school to-day. JEE. Denmark Doings. Denmark, Oct. 7.?Dear Mr. Editor: We are having a fine meeting in our Methodist church in Denmark, i The pastor, Rev. J. B. Traywick,! opened the meeting sunaay mgni with a large congregation. Since Monday morning Rev. J. H. Danner, of Bamberg, has been doing the preaching. He preaches with great zeal and unction and yet presents the truth in clearness and simplicity. His preaching is greatly appreciated. The attendance is good and the singing most excellent?not the choir only, but the whole congregation sings. Great good we trust will grow out of this meeting with our Methodist brethren. This meeting will be followed by a series of services- at our Baptist church, which will be conducted by the pastor. It is not known whether he will have any ministerial help, so we will in all have evangelistic service for quite a while. * I Rev. Mr. McLees preached in the Presbyterian church last Sunday. There is some talk of his coming to live in our town and serve the four churches at Denmarl;, Bamberg, Blackville, and Barnwell. Our school is moving off fine under Prof. Walker. Another teacher was necessary, so Miss Wolling, of Fort Motte. has been nut in the faculty. making nine in all. The health of our town is good; never better; and business improving; but some blind-staggers among horses. Mr. W. D. Rice has lost one and so has Mr. D. B. Reed. All people should at once look after thej health condition of their stock. Pure water, sound food, and a little saltpetre will be worth not a pound but a whole horse worth of cure. We are sorry to lose Mr. L. D. Odom and family, but they have not gone far. He has bought the Bamberg place, three miles on the way to Bamberg. OBSERVER. The little town of Bamberg was hit | hard by another Are on Tuesday] morning, but-before the embers were; hardly cold, arrangements were being { made to rebuild the burned district.) During the past few years that town I has suffered much from fire, but thej people there are game, and always' rebuild better buildings than those destroyed.?Aiken Journal and Review. When you want school books for the children, you can get them at The Herald Book Store. DESERTS HIS FAMILY. I>r. 1). J. Weeks, of Wagener, Has Committed Bigamy. A great deal of indignation has been caused among the people of Wagener by the alleged desertion of his family of wife and five children by Dr. D. J. Weeks and his marriage in Spartanburg to Miss Sarah Smith, a resident of Wagener. It seems that Weeks' wife is a sister of Dr. J. R. A. Whitlock, who removed from Graniteville to the west ?it is said to Utah?some months ago. Dr. ^Veeks stated about two months ago that he intended to remove with his family to Utah. He had been in correspondence with Dr. Whitlock in reference to that action and had completed all the details, apparently, to carry out his announcement. Subsequently he said he en nut there and make his ar rangements and return for his family in ten days. He did leave and now news from Wagener indicates that he not only left but deserted his wife and five little children, and married another woman, Miss Sarah Smith, a young milliner of Spartanburg, who .ad been in charge of the millinery department of J. W. Lybrand's store at Wagener, and to whom he had been very attentive. Some parties went to Spartanburg to investigate the rumors connecting his name with Miss Smith. It is alleged that it was shown there that he had married Miss Smith in the Baptist church of that place, under the assumed name of W. A. Hambelton, and that the couple had immediately left for Kansas City. It is stated that every effort will be made to capture him. Dr. Weeks stood well In his community. He was a poor young man when he began the study of medicine. By applying himself he soon built up a fairly good practice. He had an office in Wagener and visited his patients in automobile. He was a member of the Aiken county medical association and was prominent among his brother physicians. Death of L. B. Rush. TT.Hitnr The Ramhere Herald: ? Louis Barnwell Rush is dead. Another Confederate veteran has crossed over the river, and is resting under the shade of the trees. He was the last of three brothers who fought through the war between the States. S. H. Rush died on the battle fields of Virginia in 1865; Charles C. Rush died in Blackville two years ago, and Louis Barnwell Rush died in Claxton, Georgia, Saturday night, October 10th, 1908, where he had been living with his son, Mr. D. Felder Rush, for the last two years. He was buried at Salem church last Sunday evening just as the sun went down. Large numbers of his friends and relatives, from Blackville, Denmark, and Bamberg, and all the neighborhood around Salem, went out to see the last of Louis Rush. He leaves a devoted wife, three sons, John W. Rush, of this county, Rr.wmnn Rnflh nf Mnnteomerv. Ala bama, and D. Felder Rush, of Claxton, Georgia, and four sisters, Mrs. E. A. Matheny, of Shreveport, La., Mrs. E. R. Brock, and Mrs. Pinckney Brown, of Aiken, and Mrs. Lizzie Bailey, of Savannah, Ga. Mr. Rush was sixty-eight years old. His father, John William Rush, was buried at Springtown church in 1886, at 94 years of age. A FRIEND. Bamberg, S. C., October 12, 1908. Barnwell Baptist Association. The Barnwell Baptist Association will meet with the Springtown church on Thursday, 22nd October, at 12 m. Springtown is five miles from Govan and seven from Bamberg. All parties coming on the Seaboard to Govan will be met by notifying D. H. Rice, Govan, S. C. Parties coming on the Southern to Bamberg will be met by notifying S. W. Sandifer, Bamberg, S. C. There will be dinner on the grounds Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We hope the churches will be well represented and that many of our traveling brethren will be able to reach the Barnwell Association this year. The following named brethren are chairmen of standing committees and are expected to prepare reports. WHiipatinn .T K. Ooode. On State Missions?R. W. Sanders. On Foreign Missions?W. M. Jones D. D. On Woman's Work?J. B. Armstrong. On Orphanage?A. P. Manville. Qn Temperance?M. M. Benson. On Sunday-school?W. G. Britton. On Bible and Colportage?S. P. Hair. On Beneficiaries?J. D. Pitts, D. D. On Union Meeting?W. M. Jones, D. D. On Aged Ministers' Relief Board? W. D. McMillan. On Periodicals and Literature?D. L. Roton. On Religious State of the Churches ?D. O. Hunter. W. G. BRITON, Clerk. Contract Awarded. Spartanburg, Oct. 9.?The Asheville Construction company of Ashville, N. C., was awarded the contract for the construction of the Spartanburg end of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio ranroaa dv macArthur Bros., the general contractors here to-day. This section is three and a quarter miles in length and includes all the work within the city limits. Work is to be begun at once. With the exception of six miles in the centre of the line all the road has been let to sub-contractors. To-morrow was set as the time for actual construction to begin, but it is said here to-night that dirt will hardly be broken until next Wednesday. ^ - ' ; . *\. V' MOB ATTEMPTS LYNCHING ATTEMPTED RAVISHING CAUSES SERIOUS TROUBLE. Mob Attacks Jail, bat is Repulsed by Sheriff's Posse and Military Companies. John Irby, a negro who attempted to ravish Miss Llllie Dempsey, of Spartanburg, while on her way from the Saxon Mill village in that city, narrowly escaped being lynched at the hands of a mob numbering about 1,000 men last Saturday. Had it not been for the brave stand taken by Sheriff Nicholls, who was slightly wounded by shots from the mob, and the timely arrival of several companies of State troops, there is slight doubt that Irby, as well as several other negro criminals who were incarcerated in the Spartanburg jail Kann otninc 11T1 VYUU1U UUVU 0V? uuq v?|/. The news of the attempted crime, which occurred in the early morning, spread rapidly, and soon the operatives of the Saxon Mill had tracked down the criminal who had not succeeded in getting very far away from the scene of his crime. As soon as possible he was taken before the young lady, who identified him. He was then taken to the woods where he was about to be lynched when mounted police arrived on the scene and wrested him from the mob. Sheriff Nicholls immediately swore in a number of deputies and ordered out the militia to guard the jail after the prisoner had been locked up. The mob continued to swell in numbers until by noon the crowd which surged around the court house and jail was variously estimated at from four to five hundred, and was later augmented by five hundred more from Greenville. An attempt was made to enter the jail by steR ladders, but was frustrated and the Sheriff with his posse and the militiamen stood their ground so well that by midnight the spirit of the mob was waning and the crisis was believed to be past. Several shots were fired from the jail which were returned by the mob and as a result Sheriff Nicholls and several of his posse were slightly wounded. > While being taken from the mob Irby was severely beaten, but will recover from his trouncing alright. Monday it was suggested that the negro be taken to Columbia and, placed in the penitentiary for safekeeping, but Sheriff Nicholls opposed this. Finally, however, it was decided to take the prisoner there, and the sheriff, with three companies of militia, took the prisoner to the penitentiary, where he is now lodged for safe-keeping. Everything is quiet in Spartanburg, according to latest reports, and the other negroes whose lives were thought to be endangered at first, it is now believed, will not be molested. Clarence Agnew, the negro who wrecked a passenger train on the Southern Railway's main line several weeks ago, and against whom public sentiment is strong, was one of the negroes whose lives it is thought would have been taken had the mob gained access to the jail. The young lady was badly bruised and choked, but physicians who examined her certified that she had not been ravished. She is recovering, although the negro left her on the ground senseless. NOTORIOUS NEGRO CAPTURED. J. H. Anderson, Charged with Atrocious Murder, Now in Laurens Jaii. Laurens, Oct. 4.?John Henry Anderson, a notorious Waterloo negro, for whom Governor Ansel offered a reward of $75 a week ago, Anderson being charged with the murder of another negro and an alleged assault on a young white man, was captured yesterday afternoon in Waterloo Township by Mr. Irvine P. Moore and two other citizens, who brought Anderson to Laurens last night and delivered him to Sheriff Duckett. As stated, Anderson has two crimes to answer for. Last March he is charged with shooting Mr. Irvine Benjamin and otherwise assaulting him. The other crime is apparently one of the most atrocious ever committed in the county, the alleged murder of his father-in-law, Josh n<>?+nr on o rraA natrrn wVinm A T1HPT vai , au agvu uvgiyt ?? son shot to death at the burial of one of Anderson's children in the grave yard at Cedar Grove Church. There is said to have been bad feeling between the two families for some time, and Anderson had threatened the old man's life more than once, it is said. At the conclusion of the burial Anderson is said to have walked up behind the old man and shot him in the back, inflicting a mortal wound. His captors had no trouble in taking him after a long trail which was kept up nearly all day yesterday. MAN AND HORSE SHOT. Two Weil-Known Citizens of Darlington County in a Difficulty. Darlington, Oct. 4.?A telephone message from near Dowlings Cross Roads, this county, last night about 10 o'clock, to Sheriff J. C. Blackwell, told of the shooting of Eugene Pipkin and John Pipkin's horse by John Welch. Deputy Sheriff W. H. Mozingo went out to the locality named, responding to the message, but at nightfall today had not returned. The details of the trouble are not obtainable this afternoon, but the call last night for assistance was urgent The parties are well known j white men, and such an occurrence as that reported is almost inexplainable to those who know them. [ * : ' = >1 ... 1- - . ' . ; WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE. % I 0 Jeanette Walker Drinks Carbolic - v' -,2?f Acid After Being Arrested. Spartanburg, Oct. 7.?Jeanette Walker, a young woman of the under world, committed suicide at the police station at 8:20 o'clock tonight by taking carbolic acid. No cause was assigned for the act. She was arrested at 7:45 o'clock this evening by Officer W. A. Crocker at the Exchange restaurant on Magnolia street on the charge of violating a city ordinance. Officer Crocker took the woman to the station and turned her over to Policeman John* ' son, who locked her in a cell. In about 30 minutes she called to Officer Johnson and asked him to tele???% 4/% 4VA A *?orrr1 n + puuuc up W tuu AI UVWAy l?un? ; she owed them $8.50. She handed ' . JSj the officer a $10 bill and he telephoned and guaranteed her bill at ' the hotel. Then she asked Mr. Johnson for her grip, saying that she wanted a gown to sleep in. The of- i fleer noting that she was dressed In 1 ^ a stylish suit, saw the necessity of a change of clothing in order that she might rest. So he handed her the grip after searching it to see that there was no weapon about it. He ' ^ took notice of a bottle in the grip, ; ? but the woman told him that it was \ glycerine. A little later she asked ' the officer to let her come down stain and wash her face; so the officer brought her down to the toilet room . i and turned her in. She swallowed about an ounce of carbolic acid from ;ija9 the bottle that the officer had snp- ' posed to contain either glycerine or water and in a few minutes she was INFANTICIDE "iN LEXINGTON. ; Body of Decomposed Infant Found 1?? Umii/.I, Vi iw That fnu'ii. Lexington, Oct. 7.?What seems to . have been a clear case of infanticide came to ligfct a day or two ago when /?gj| the body of an infant was found near a branch in the upper part of tpwn. The discovery was made by a negro woman who was attracted to the jj* scene by the terrible odor. The child . Sv&m was wrapped in cotton and had evi- . ^ dently been born a week, as the arms. ^?3 were almost ready to drop off at the shoulders from decomposition. Those who saw it say that.it was impossible : :$ to discern whether the child died vjrjft from natural causes or whether it :4 was killed by the heartless parent < and carried to the swamp, with the >>|Sj hope of covering up the crime. The supposition is that the party who placed it where it was found intended throwing it i-to the water, so that , the discovery would never be made, i It has caused a great deal of tajlr gp among the negroes, but they are very cautious how they speak. It is said yjjig that the child had Deen movea since - >. m yesterday, a3 it could not be found this afternoon. There has been no official action taken in the case, but it is one that should be .investigated, and it is very likely that Coroner Clark will look into the situation immediately. j Death of Mr. G. P. Rice. Mr. G. Powell Rice, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rice, died at the home of his parents in this city Tues- , day night of this week, about eleven o'clock, after a long illness. He was taken sick in Sumter during the sum- ifflS mer with typhoid fever, and was brought home several months ago. ,YJ He improved for a while, and was able to be up and around. He had accepted a position with the Bam Derg uouon Mills KjO. tu? uwa-ic*nrei, . JKjSRJ and was to go to work September 15th, but he had gotten worse and had to take to his bed again. A few :.$jS days ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and after this the end came rapidly. He had been unconscious for ypa a day or so before his death. The burial took place yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at five ;'r o'clock, interment being in Restland cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. T. G. Herbert, pastor of Trinity Methodist church in this city. gsS? The burial was attended by a large ^ number of friends and relatives of the family. - f-% The pall bearers were: Honorary?J. T. O'Neal, E. L. Price, Dr. V. W.* Brabham, and Dr. J. J. Cleckley. Active?Jno. H. Cope, E. C. Bruce, . G. E. Bamberg, H. N. Bellinger, H. A. Ray, and C. J. Stover Mr. Rice was twenty-six years old, and was a most exemplary young man. He was one of the finest boys ever reared in Bamberg. A few years ago he married a Miss Stover, of Kershaw, Lancaster county, and she with a little boy sixteen months eld, survive him. He also leaves & father and mother and two sisters, as well as a large number*of relatives : and friends, to whom sincere sympathy is extended in this hour of sor- j row. Why Butt In? k .y : Dr. John Lovejoy Elliott, head ' y* worker of Hudson Guild Settlement in New York, was lecturing some boys from the water front on the doings of Nero. He gave a vivid picture of the cruelty of the Emperor and thought that he must have fixed the idea of non-ethical deeds in the minds of his hearers. Then he beean Questions. "Boys," said the teacher, "what do : V;3j you think of Nero?" There wa3 no reply and the class moved around uneasily. "Well, O'Brien, what do you think of Nero? Would you sa> he was &' good man? Would you like to know him?" ' No answer, and O'Brien looked longingly at the door. "Well, wasn't Nero a bad man?" "He never done nothin' to me," " Jg was the unexpected response, reflecting the Tammany policy of not but- ? h ting in.