Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?Ijf Hamburg fjrralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch tor first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by - law. Local notices 8 cents the line for first insertion, 5 cents a line for subsequent insertions. Wants and other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, ( and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thank9, and all notices oi a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first Insertion. Thursday,October29,1908 s-:.. ? We notice that the Orangeburg, Times and Democrat says it was offered some of the Standard Oil Co. . * ">V % money. We hope Editor Sims will tell who offered it to him, the amount offered, and the conditions accom? - p&nying the offer. iS? m If the primary system is to be saved in South Carolina the present rules must be enforced and possibly others added Conditions get worse all the time?there are more comt.' plaints as to irregularities, etc., and the primaries must be fairly and lionestly conducted if the system is to continue. In last week's Newberry Observer . a paragraph in reference to the nam* 'ber of killings in that county was ' credited to this newspaper. We don't Itnow what paper the paragraph was clipped from but this newspaper did ib; not publish any such article. In feet, Bamberg has no reason to comment on the number of killings in Newberry. We had best sweep before ? - our own door before we try to regulate other counties. Mr. Taft, in his speeches in North Carolina, promised "influence" to the Southern people in return for their votes, which reminds us of the scriptural story of the temptation of P Christ by the Devil. It is but another voice saying "All of this power 7 will I give thee, and the glory of 7. them," and we trust the Southern ;> people will give answer, saying "Get hr thee behind me, Satan." and on Nor vember 3rd prove that they mean it. Senator Tillman should make public the names of the newspapers in South Carolina who received money from the Standard Oil Company. \ 7 This newspaper, although a political * ? friend of and supporter of Senator McLaurin, did not receive any money, nor was it offered any. We would ?7 like to know who did get it and how It much. Any newspaper editor wno ' accepted money from such a source' ought to be expelled from the Press x . Association, if he is a member. By all means tell us who is guilty. m There is an interesting political situation in Lexington county. The nominee of the primary for county & ' superintendent of education died and the county Democratic executive comPmittee did not order a primary to nominate another candidate hut se,; lected as the nominee of the party ' the candidate who was next highest to the successful man in the regular primary. This action of the commit? tee caused a great deal of dissatisfac; > tion in the county, and State Chair! man Jones refused to put his name '' on the election tickets, claiming that there was no nominee of I he Democratic party. There will he several candidates for the position in the general election. We might add that Chairman Jones was exactly right in his ruling. ? * "Booze" Handlers Fined. Sp * ; Aiken, Oct. 27.?Yesterday in the police court a half pint of cheap booze, worth a quarter, caused a fine of $25 each to be placed on four young negroes. A white man went to a negro namea .Lucius jonnson, and Lucius went to Harry McClain, and Harry went to Mack Green, and ^ ' Mack went respectively to a negro named Grant, who furnished the goods, which again went round the circuitous route and reached the purchaser, and by that time Constable Samuels grabbed the white man, who said he got the stuff from Johnson, and Johnson said he got it from McClain, and McClain alleges that he got it from Green, and Green vowed that he got it from Grant, so the mayor put thirty days or $20 on each of them for violating the dispensary law. The Cotton Market. Cotton is worth about 8.90 in Bamberg to-day (Wednesday.) The receipts for the part week were five hundred bales or more. We understand that a numbev of farmers in this county are holding their cotton, believing that the price will go up after the election. We hope so. ?Mr. J. H. Kearse, of the Buford's Bridge section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Miss Ella Gates returned home this week after a visit to relatives in Elloree. FOUND.?There came to my house last week a black and white pointer bitch. Owner can get same by notifying J. D. FENDER, Bamberg. HANGED AT WINXSBORO. Stark Means Pays Death Penalty for Murder of a Negro Girl. Winnsboro, Oct 23.?Stark Means, colored, paid the death penalty here to-day for the murder of Annie Belle Russell, a girl of his own race. The execution took place inside the jail at 11:07 o'clock, death being proI nounced in eleven minutes. He pravj ed before going on the trap door, and i told the crowd around him that he was not afraid to die, that he had made his peace with God, and he went to his death without displaying any fear. Means shot a colored girl named Annie Belle Russell in March 1907, and also seriously wounded two negro boys, who were accompanying her home at night from a choir practice held in a house in the eastern part of the town, laying in wait for them. He shot the boys with a shotgun, and when the girl ran, pursued her and shot her with a pistol, giving her a fatal wound in tn^ auaomeu. He fled the country, and several months afterwards was captured by a negro detective in Asheville, North Carolina. He was convicted of murder at the June term of court, and his attorney, W. W. Dickson, who was appointed by the Court, appealed to the Supreme Court on the ground ! that the indictment was changed and J a witness allowed to testify before the grand jury without being sworn on the changed indictment. The exception was overruled and Means was at the last Court resentenced by Judge Hydrick to be hanged October 23. A petition was circulated asking the governor to commute the sentence, whi6h was signed by a number of people, but the petition was refused and Sheriff Hood carried out the order of the court There was a large crowd around the jail, but little excitement, except the negroes who seemed to be somewhat wrought up. i PROHIBITION WINS IN UNION. Decisive Majority Against Establishment of Dispensary. Union, Oct. 27.?Prohibition wins again in Union county. In the elecvwith three small LIUII 11C1U lU-uu; , boxes still to be heard from, the Vote was strongly in favor of prohibition. Out of a total vote so far reported of 1,494 there is a majority of 282 against sale. The remaining boxes, which will not be heard from before to-morrow, will not materially change the result, though it will probably reduce the majority. The vote to-day exceeded by several hundred that polled in the dispensary election held on December 27, 1907, but will fall fully a thousand short of the number of registered electors. In Union alone 400 who were registered failed to vote. In the December election for sale carried by 11 majority, but that election was set aside on account of irregularities. The prohibition advocates, aided by the Rev. Thos. Leitch, who has labored diligently in that behalf, have waged a hot contest and are jubilant over their victory. There seems to have been no organized effort on the part of the pro-dispensary people, though some work was done. The election passed off very quietly, no disorder having been reported. Homicide in Greenville. Greenvillle, Oct. 27.?Eugene Foster, a 16-year-old colored boy, was committed to jail here to-night for murdering his father, Miles Foster, a respected negro farmer of Gantt Township. According to the evidence adduced at the inquest the old man had told the boy to haul some wood; the boy refused and rushing into the house secured a double-barrell shotgun loaded with No. 8 shot. The negro, taking note of the boy's movements, caught hold of an axe lying on the ground nearby and prepared to defend himself against the boy's onslaught. Foster's daughter got between her brother and father and was endeavoring to hold the old man when the boy fired the gun, the shot scattering over the body of his father, but the greater part of the charge entered the old man's left wrist, severing the arteries and causing him to bleed to death in about four or five hours. Rain is falling in Bamberg to-day for the first time in many weeks. We have had less rain this fall than in years, and as a consequence most of the cotton sold on this market has been very good. The Uses of a Hot Iron. To remove shiny spots from black woolen garments place the garment, whether coat, trousers or dress, on an ironing board. Wring a cloth from water, spread carefully over the garment, then pass a hot flatiron back and forth just above the wet cloth as closely as you can without touching it. The nap will rise and the shine disappear. If you suspect that there are moths in your carpets, try to locate their v.,*/tinor Wrinp a onarse cloth XllVXAU^ t/iWW. ? ? - ?O ? out of clean water and spread it smooth on the spot in the carpet where you think the moths are. Iron the wet cloth with a hot iron. The steam will kill the moths and eggs. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, " and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so j much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. TRAGEDY IN MISSISSIPPI. Cowboy and Policeman Shoot Each Other to Death. New Orleans, La., Oct. 25.?News was received here to-day of a double tragedy during the night at Gulfport, Miss., in which a cowboy belonging! to a Wild West Show and a Gulfport | policeman lost their lives. While the show was packing up preparing to leave for New Orleans, Lon Seely, the cowboy, is alleged to have ridden into a crowd of negroes, beating them over the heads with the butt of his revolver. Policeman Lee Varnadoe started in pursuit of Seely and the two men were lost to view in a cloud of dust. Latef their bodies were found near the railroad, each body bearing a single bullet wound and each man's revolver containing one empty shell. Seely was the son of a ranch owner living near El Paso, Texas. SENSATION IN SUMMERVTLLE. ? - - - - ? ?-*- ?? Mr. Taylor Attacks i?ir. oenon wnn a Horsewhip. A dispatch from Summerville tells of a sensational occurrence in which Mr. W. H. DeHon was attacked by Mr. A. W. Taylor with a horsewhip on last Saturday about midday. Mr. Taylor was accompanied by two of his sons, Robert and Clark, both of whom were armed with double-barrelled shotguns and both of whom, it is alleged, stood by and are said to have warned bystanders not to interfere while their father attempted to horsewhip Mr. DeHon. Statements made by some of the participants in the affair and by lookers-on differ materially as to the result of the attempt, Mr. Taylor claiming, it is said, to have used his whip; while it is claimed on the other hand that the attempt was practically unsuccessful. Be that as it may, there seems to be no doubt that early in the assault Mr. DeHon seized the whip, and i crinched with his assailant, retaining his hold on the whip until Mr. Taylor and himself were separated by a * ? ? ?'? .1 I gentleman, wno eany, arrived on me scene. The affair is said to be the outcome of a recent trial, in which Mr. D Hon was charged with libel and which was non-suited in the Court at the county seat of Dorchester on Friday last, Judge Robert Aldrich presiding. Groom Shot to Death. New Orleans, La., Oct. 23.?On her bridal tour which had begun scarcely an hour before, and seated in a railroad coach almost between her husband and a former suitor for her hand, Mrs. Fred Van Ingen last night saw the flash of the suitor's revolver, felt the sudden grip of her husband's hand, as the bullet killed him, and then turned and fought for her life. When the girl appeared about to become the victim of the second bullet from the revolver, her uncle, a man with gray hair, but strong and cool under the excitement, rushed up and thrust his thumb beneath the hammer of the revolver, jamming the mechanism and rendered the weapon harmless. This was the story which the other passengers on the Texas & Pacific "Cannon Ball" told when they reached this city to-day, but the principal actors in the tragedy, most of whom are connected with Louisiana's leading families, have so far refused to discuss the matter. The former suitor is F. S. Beauve, of Plaquemine, La., at which place he was taken from the train and placed under arrest last night. The unfortunate husband was Prof. Fred Van Ingen, a prominent teacher of Alexandria, La., and a relative of former Governor Blanchard. The bride is the daughter of James M. Rhorer, one of the leading officials of Iberville parish, residing at Baton Rouge. Beauve is 24 years old and Van Ingen was 23. The wedding took place yesterday at Alexandria. Beauve was in town, having arrived there, it is reported, on the same day as Miss Rhorer. When the bridal couple left for New Orleans he boarded the train also, and after a time sat in a seat where he was facing Mr. and Mrs. Van Ingen, with the bride between him and her husband. Other passengers say Beauve talked with the bridal couple just before the shooting and that his manner appeared cordial. It was at first reported that he congratulated them, but this was later denied. The young woman's hand was in her hus- ' band's when Beauve suddenly drew his revolver and fired. After being disarmed the young man quietly submitted-'to arrest. Negro Killed on Railroad. Laurens, Oct. 26.?Jim Wharton, a negro farmer who lives in the Barksdale neighborhood, was run over and instantly killed about 8 o'clock this morning by the mixed train coming over the Charleston & Western Carolina road from Greenville, the accident occurring at Barksdale station, seven miles from Laurens. Wharton was coming to Laurens and tried to swing the caboose | of the swiftly moving train. He fell and was crushed to death under the wheels of an extra box car attached to the rear of the caboose. Both legs were cut and his head was cut in two by the car wheels. It is reported that the box car which ran over the unfortunate negro was wrecked in its passage over the body. Tight Waddish. Louise?What were the favors of Mrs. Howard's dinner? Julia?Motor cars. Louise?What horsepower? Julia?Only thirty. Louise?Isn't she the stingly old gargoyle.'?Bohemian. JOHN F. FOLK I ....AGENT FOR.... Ford Automobiles The Car That Goes I Big I ^ || _. I A FEW BA I j II CLOTHIN( [fiM Grey Suits regular p now j Brown Suits regular p: now Ml Blue Serge Suits regular ] y? | now BjS I Black Suits regular pi flSg J now rajn | Black Suits regular i j now S? Black Suits regular pi I I now i Black Suits regular pi npw : Boys Suits regular price J this sale Boys Suits regular price J this sale Boys Suits regular price J this sale Boys Suits regular price J this Bale Boys Suits regular price | this sale i Extra Pants sold at a sa< | RAIN COA" Rain Coats, regular pr ! now | Rain Coats, regular pi now i Rain Coats, regular pr now I OVER COA1 I Overcoats, regular pri i now 3j| | Overcoats, regular price . ing this sale 1 Overcoats, regular price \ ing this sale I Overcoats, regular price ing this sale Overcoats, regular price | ing this sale L K. Bi I Bamberg, SPECIAL NOTICES.' Advertisements Under this Head 25c For 25 Words or Less. Lost.?Somewhere near the Methodist church, a gold bracelet. Plain on one side and carved on one side. Reward if returned to The Herald office. Legal Holiday.?Tuesday, November 3rd, being a legal holiday, the 1 s* rnmriijnv mill Tip I iiiiiriictrui Dei 11 iving wiupauj it **a w closed. The public will please take notice. A. F. HENDERSON, Cashier. Lost?A Phi Kappa Alpha frater-! nity pin, with initials "J. C. G." on back. Finder will please leave it at The Herald office and same will be rewarded. j Found?A gold stick pin. Owner) can have same by calling at this of-; flee, identifying property, and paying for this advertisement. Wanted.?Two hundred pieces of long leaf pine to be hewn 35 feet long. Write us for prices. BRANCHVILLE POLE, TIE & TIMBER CO., Branchville, S. C. Petrolina.?The great hair food. Only safe hair preparation on the market. For sale by NIMMONS & STEWART, at barber shop, Bamberg, S. C. ""For Sale.?1,500 bushels genuine home raised Appier Seed Oats. Raised by Mr. George Salley, and extra heavy. Seventy-five cents per bushel f. 0. b. Cope, or 78 cents delivered at Bamberg in fifty bushels lots. GREEN-BRABHAM CO., Cope, S. C. For Sale Cheap?Several very desirable farms in Colleton county. For further information call on R. H. WICHMAN, Walterboro, S. C. For Sale.?One thousand acres good farming lands, situated near town of Bamberg. Has six good tenant houses and one gin house. Long and short leaf timber on place estimated at $2,000. Also 26 acres (eleven acres in pecan trees seven years old), with two tenant houses and one nice five-room cottage, deep well, barn and stables and other outbuildings, situated in town of Bamberg. For price and terms apply to T. S. Rice, Lykesland, S. C. RENTS! We are prepared to collect your rents and- look after the care and repair of your property whether in city or country. Our rates are reasonable, and you have no idea what a convenience it is. Besides, did you know that you save money, even after paying our commissions, because tenants will pay us quicker and ask for extension less freely than if you collect in person. Apply to WOLFE, BERRY & RITTER, Attorneys, Bamberg Banking Co's. Building, Bamberg, S. C. Fire RGAiNS QUO FED BE 3 SHOES rice $8.00 American Lady Shoes, $6.50 $3.50, now rice *$14.0(h American Gentleman ! $11.00 price $5.00, now price $12.50 American Gentleman ! $10.00 price $4.50 now rice $18.00 American Gentleman ! $14.00 price $4.00, now >rice $16.00 American Gentleman ! $13.00 price $3.50, now iC0 Boys, Misses and C STmSo 8hoes ??la ? mo AA n __ ;5.oo'during "ress UOO -?.$3.75 Dress Goods that form >4.00 during $1.00 now Dress Goods that form >3.75 during 75C now $2;7 5 Dress Goods that form 13.00 during 50c now Dress Goods that form 12.50 during 25c now ------ $1?9B Dress Goods that form -rifice. 15c now Dress Goods that form 10c now 108 y,5^ blankei rice $12.50 Blankets, wool or cottoi $10.00 to $4.50. ice $10.00, UATC $8.00 11A1 o rs Hats that formerly so now ce $15.00, Hats that formerly so $12.50 now $12.50 dur- Hats that formerly so $10.00 now ' 1 ?10.00, dur- Hats that formerly so $8.00 now $8.00, dur- Hats that formerly so $6.50 now $7.50 dur- Hats that _ formerly so $5.50 now abham' - m m & SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. The State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg?Uourt 'of Common Pleas. Decania Dowling, plaintiff, against Toledo Computing Scale Company, defendant. To the defendant, Toledo Computing Scale Company. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which has been filed in the office of the clerk of court for Bamberg County, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the subscriber, at his office, Bamberg, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will fho Pniirt fnr the relief de aWkJ VV VUV vvv.. .v. manded in the Complaint. Attest: J. F. CARTER, C B. FREE, Plaintiff's Attorney. C. C. C. P. for Bamberg County. Dated October 16th, A. D. 1908. I A $3.00 or $3.50 C. & K. m m ?mm. ?. ? ^ Is the Most Up-to-date Hat Out C. R. BBABHAM'S SONS BAMBERQ, S. C. ' THE PUBLIC ] Is Cordially Invited to ; Attend my Up-to-date ! 5c, 10c and 25c OPENING | On Friday, Oct. 31, 1908 | H.W. BEARD Bamberg, S. C. i % 0 Sale ] LOVM 2 1 ??' O 1 h regular price ^ jjw $3.00 W Shoe regular gjg $4.25 gflS Shoe regular few $3.50 ^ g| Shoe regular $3.00 mm Shoe regular gas *2-7? |3 hildren's f ^ |0 ?t also. J S0 ds M erly sold for C D S)S 90c M erly sold for _ gfi 90c EH) erly sold for . mjd 45c M M erly sold for 1 gag 20c pHV |w| erly sold for _ ?S i2?c Aaa m erly sold for i, from $1.50 |f| ?' 1-4 mm Id for $3.50 SI $2.50 m Id for $3.00 m $2.25 8?J id for $2.50 &0 $1.75 m Id for $2.00 3?3 $1.50 0k* Id for $1.50 n* m $1^5 mm gffl Id for $1.25 * 01.00 mmX 8H .-.--I a rr ffl I n sbonsi South Carolina j| CANT BE SEPARATED . ? ' . *23 Some Bamberg People Have Learned How to Get Rid of Both. ,\|jj Backache and kidney ache are twin brothers. You can't separate them. And you can't get rid of the backache until you cure the kidney ache. \ ?.a If the kidneys are well and strong, the rest of the system is pretty sure to be in vigorous health. JJoan s is.ianey jrum mans nuuue, healthy kidneys. J. H. Pearson, 62 Sellers St., Orangeburg, S. C., ,says: "I used Doan's Kidney Pills several years ago with such good results that I publicly % recommended them. At this time I am pleased to say that I still hold the same opinion of them as I believe that they are the best kidney remedy to be had." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. : Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. William C. Wolfe Joseph A. Berry Ernest E. Ritter WOLFE, BERRY & RITTER - -V'-vAttorneys at Law A General Practice in all Courts Offices found in Bamberg Banking Co.'s Building. Bambeig, South Carolina ??????????????? \fnvEV TO TiEND. ' *' ' 'o. We are prepared to lend money upon good security upon reasonable terms to all persons applying for Bame. Call or write to ' WOLFE, BERRY & RITTER, Attorneys, , Bamberg Banking Co's. Building. Bamberg, S. C. i,i.nn.ilium I 'x'r'cart'er":: I X Attorney-at-Law < > J BAMBERG, S. C. J f t Special Attention Given to Settlement | * of Bstates end Investigation of Title* (> Offices over Bamberg Banking Co. < If yon need a safe that is a safe see me before baying J. D. FELDER Bamberg ..5. C. Agent Victor Safe & Lock Co. Anything in Safes Cincinnati, O. -T'