Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KU KLUX REMINISCENCE. How Gen R. R. Hemphill Helped to Frighten a Negro. Gen R. R. Hemphill writes as follows in his paper the Abbeville Medium: The nearest I ever came to being a Ku Klux was in a little adventure in another county a short while after I got home from Appomattox. A number of old soldiers went to the wedding of one of their comrades and the night before stopped at neighboring nouses. Two old soldiers making their way home to Mississippi had stopped in that community for a few days and pulled fodder for a farmer whose negroes had left him and who had extended hospitality to these Mississippi men. There was talk among the people of how one of these negroes who quit their old master had treated one of the older pullers with insolence. - - .. t, uur weacung pany uwiucu mat xvi would be the proper thing to teach the insolent negro a lesson. So when it was good dark and the night had advanced some hours we went to see the negro. We found him and a number of others fitting around a fire in front of his cabin. We strung out along the yard fence and the bridegroom, who was our leader, called the negro by name and he came to the fence to see what was wanted. The leader ^old him why we called on him and reached out with one hand to collar him and in the other , he had a long knife as if to stab him. The negro bolted and went with "accelerated velocity" through a sorghum patch planted in drills at the end of the cabin. As he struck the sorghum one of the crowd drew a Colt's six shooter that he carried in the war and fired once at the flying figure, aiming near enough for him to hear the bullet. A tornado would have made no greater noise striking the sorghum patch than the negro did and the report of the pistol seemed to me the loudest and most vicious I ever heard. In a moment'all was quiet and we stepped back in the dark and left the scene. The marriage came off in due time next day and the couple lived in perfect happiness for many years. While 1 we waited for the ceremony a five gallon demijohn of "cherry bounce" was found under the piano and sampled. After this when the pretty girl took her seat at the piano in her homespun dress, and played "Just Before the Battle, Mother," and "Bingen on the Rhine," our cup oi happiness was full. Played Ghastly Joke. Baltimore, Oct. 30.?Grafton Dulaney, a well known young club and society man, confessed to the chief of detectives last night that he recently removed the funeral crepe from the door of the late John Dennison and tied it to the door of the residence * * *T"1" ?I MTS. INeisuu renu, a bu^icvj ivnuv. and widow of a millionaire, and later telephoned to the Perin household asking if Miss Perin was dead, as he K 'had seen crepe on the door. At the time Miss Perin and her t- mother were at the Hotel Devon, New t York city. The act caused indignaf . tion in the Dennison household and ; a shock to the Perins and their p; ' friends. Dulaney's explanation was that he had been out with the boys until 4 a. m., and thought it would jK; . be a joke to transfer the badge of mourning from one house to the other. Dulaney is not under arrest. Interpreting the Scriptures. t There was a native of Arkansas who was a firm believer in baptism j as an essential to salvation. He was a large and husky man and a militant Christian. ' One day a neighbor met him and P. noticed that there were two or three scratches on his face and inquired what was the trouble. ? "Well, it's this away. You an K- . know Zeke Mounts, who lives down in the holler. When Zeke gits a fool idee in his head it's the hardest kind of a job to argy him out of the notion. The scripters teach jist as plain as day that a man has to be immersed before he can be saved, but Zeke wanted to argy with me that sprinklin' was just as good. I had to knodk out three of his front teeth, split his nose, black both eyes an' mighty nigh bust his jaw before 1 couid make it clear to him that there wan't nuthin' in his position. Some men hain't got no reason about 'em when it comes to interpretin' the 'jV ' scriptures." Eczema Cured for 50c. A salve that allays the burning and , itching of Eczema and other skin diseases is not necessarily a cure. Tetterine cures by killing the germs . that cause decay, thus insuring permanent relief. Tetterine is a prompt and permanent cure for Tetter, , Ground Itch, Eczema, Erysipelas, Chafes, Chaps, etc. Endorsed^ by physicians and druggists. For sale 'at drug stores or sent by mail, postpaid from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah Ga. Bathe with Tetterine Soap, 25c. Cake. Gov. Ansel Invited. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 27.?Gov. Ansel of South Carolina has been asked by Harvie Jordan of Atlanta, Ga., to attend the cotton conference which will be held in Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 10, 11, 12, 1908, or if he can not be present to name delegates from South Carolina. Indications now point to a large attendance from the cotton belt and it is believed South Carolina will be well represented. Mr. Jordan has also written the commissioner of agriculture of South Carolina in addition to the cotton oil men, fertilizer manufacturers and other interests allied with cotton. Among the live topics which will be discussed will be night riding and the numerous burning of gins reported of late throughout the South. Advices from Memphis say that the plans of the organization of the conference forces have all been made. President Roosevelt has set apart Thursday, the 26th instant, as Thanksgiving Day. Mad Steer Runs Amuck. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 29.?A mad steer ran amuck to-day in the business section of Atlanta, and before the steer was caught, at the risk of life and limb, two persons were injured and others fled to places of safety, some being forced to climb telephone poles. In one of his furious rushes at pedestrians the right horn of the steer was torn from his head. TO OUR CI <t We are now busy gettin again. Our efforts are b in trying to reorganize ai people at the different wo be in shape to offer you i peeially in goods saved ft J. A. n The Hardware Man fCoolOcfc R reminds us that 8 distant and of th 1 fortable wraps. | needs of our trad I have in stock ar I Ladies' and I I from which you I than to select y< The widest ran; I shades in the cou I We are also und I ters for high class Be I Millinery and | Let us serve you. Mrs. A. McB. 9 Bamberg 1 | WIN T with, its chilly bla T for the home tha T one of our splendi J HEATERS.STO 5 of which we have 2 have a wide range 7 for you to select 7 hooves you, now 7 cold, to get busj 7 needs in thia dire 7 good assortment o J Rugs, Carpets X and ask but the o] 2 to you that we a 2 % over city prices. 2 ters for all kinds o 7 FURNITURE ai 2 At our store the p 2 that low prices a 2 the sacrifice of qu 2 your patronage. 1 Bamberg Furnitur 2 BAMBERG , * -T- -T- -T- -t- -T- -T- ^ ^ ^ ^ I Millinery, Silks, ] Dress Novelties, ( We are very i we have pleased y< presented to the ] latest styles of tb Our aim Is still and the latest to assured our prices rirs. K. I. S BAMBERG The Amateur Physician. "Let me kiss those tears away!" he begged tenderly. She fell in his arms, and he was busy for the next few minutes, and yet the tears flowed on. "Can nothing stop them?" he asked breathlessly sad. "No," she murmmured; "it is hay fever, you know. But go on with the | treatment." JSTOMERS g in shape to serve yon >eing expended at present rid get ready to serve the ire rooms. Soon we will unheard of bargains, es -? 'om the pre.. UNTER Bamberg, South Carolina )ber Days winter is not far e necessity of cornAnticipating the e, we bought and 1 excellent line of hisses' Cloaks can do no better )ur winter wraps, ge of styles and nty to select from, isputed headquar3 I Dress Goods / Speaks & Co. South Carolina TER| ists, has no terrors ?J t is fitted up with ? iVES or RANGES | a select stock. .We ? i of sizes and styles ? t from and it be- ? that it is growing ? r and supply your ? iction. We have a ? and Tapestries f jportunity to prove ]? in save you money j? We are headquar- j? id HARDWARE f urchaser is assured re not obtained at 2? ality and we solicit ?? e & Hardware Co. ? Laces, Trimmings, I Cloaks, Skirts, Etc. I nuch gratified that ? ou and that we have ^ public the best and S? ??> | I to get in the best > be had. Also be \S? ( are the lowest. ? >huck & Co. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA jlv LAWYERS IN FIGHT. Ex-Gov. John Gary Evans and S. G. Finley Come to Blows. Spartanburg, Oct. 30.?Ex-Gov. John Gary Ew.ns and his former lawpartner, S. G. limey, engaged in a personal enco nti-r here to-day in the law office of Mcnolls & Nicholls. Several blows were exchanged, but they were separated before either was injured. Messrs. Evans and Finley were associated in the practice of law at the Spartanburg bar for several I years. A few months ago they dissolved the partnership and there was a disagreement as to a settlement. It was finally agred to leave the matter to several members of the local bar and several references were held. To-day the reference was resumed in the office of Nicholls & Nicholls and Mr. Finley took offense at a statement made by Mr. Evans and they came to blows. A Wonderful Loop. Mr. J. Norment Powell, general counsel of the Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio, tells the Spartanburg Herald a story that would seem incredible ' to those not familiar with the great loop on that road. On his trip the first time over the road in a regular passenger train he sat on the 'rear platform.1 Suddenly his hat blew off. The conductor against his protest stopped the train and sent the flagman back for the hat. To the surprise of Mr. Powell the conductor pulled the cord and started the train. t ? "You surely are not going to leave your flagman," said Mr. Powell. "Oh! yes," replied the conductor "he will overtake us." The train was going at thirty miles an hour but in twenty minutes stopped and the flagman got aboard. He had walked down a steep path about six hundred feet and got aboard the train he had left nine miles back, and as the conductor promised had overtaken and waited fully ten minutes for it besides. People who have observed thi3 re markable loop can easily believe Mt. Powell's story. At the point where he lost his hat, one can toss a rock to the track below, yet it is nine miles around the loop. The Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio discounts the Western xr iA. i __j i\urLii ^ciiuuua uu luupa auu luaucia. ?Charlotte Chronicle. Poison Sent to Preacher. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oct. 28. ?Death by poison of two servants in the home of Rev. Carter Helm Jones, pastor of the Baptist^, church here, has started an investigation to determine whether poison was meant for the minister by persons in Lynchburg, Va., who objected to his marriage with a member of the Methodist church. Dr. Jones says he does not believe the poison was meant for him. Edward and Laura Davis, servants in the household of Dr. Jones, were found dead. Beside them were a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of blackberry brandy. The brandy had been brought by Dr. Jones' \ family from Virginia. ^ Dr. Jones was pastor of the Broadway Baptist church in Louisville for years. About a year ago he went to Lynchburg, Va., to take one of the largest churches there. He married a prominent Methodist woman and his marriage outside of his denomi-| nation caused bitter comment. Conductor Drowned. v A sad and fatal accident happened at the Congaree trestle of the Southern Railway Wednesday morning, by which Conductor Merden, in charge of a work train, lost his life. It seems that while the train was crossing the trestle Mr. Merden attempted to climb down the ladder on the side of one of th? cars, lost his balance and fell in the water below him. He came to the surface after a few moments and began swimming, but it was very evident that he had received an injury in falling, for he was unable to keep himself afloat. He struggled for a few minutes, trying to swim up stream, and then sank out of sight. The body has not been recovered. * m A Mw/^ofnrl five ncgi'ucs .in Edgefield, Nov. x.?On Sunday afternoon last there ocurred, some 10 or 12 mil?s west of Edgefield, what turns out to be a terrible murder of a negro man named Aleck Barnes. He was found on Tuesday by searching parties who suspected foul play. His body was hidden from view, being totally covered with limbs of trees and shrubbery. He was discovered by chance and upon examination was found to have one gunshot wound and his throat cut from ear to ear. The coroner's inquest was held by Magistrate P. W: Cheatham. The verdict was that the deceased came to his death at the hands of unknown parties. This afternoon Sheriff W. G. Outzs, after diligent search for the miscreants, brought to the jail here the following negroes, who will be held until further developments can be had in connection with this killing: Fr$nk Brunson, Jim Cane, Pierce Swearingen, Nancy Brunson, George Mayson. It is likely that -x'U ~ ~-rrri 11 Via lailoH 1T1 fflTI U111C1 UCglUCO VT Hi uv JU11V/U *?-? nection with this crime. Fire in Darlington. Darlington Oct. 28.?Fire at 5 o'clock this morning destroyed a large tobacco warehouse on east Broad street. This building had been used for storing cotton and there were 204 bales of cotton in it at the time of the fire, all of which was destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. The fire had made much headway before being discovered, and on account of the inflammable nature of the contents burned quite rapidly. The fire department was on the scene promptly, but on account of the rapidity with which the building burned, could only keep the flames from spreading. The loss is about $15,000, which is protected by insurance." SPECIAL I For Quid PAR BAMBERG COUNTY. Eighty-five acres, about sixty-five acres cleared; only about one mile North of Bamberg. Thirty-six acres, about twenty-five acres cleared; about one mile Northeast of Bamberg. Fifty acres, about forty acres cleared; about two and one-half miles South of Bamberg. Sixty-two acres, about thirty acres cleared; about two and one-half miles South of Bamberg. Thirty acres, about twenty acres cleared; two and one-half miles South of Bamberg. Four hundred and forty-two acres, about one hundred and fifty acres cleared; one mile North of Midway. One hundred and fifty acres, about seventy-five acres cleared; about one mile East of Midway. Nine hundred and ten acres, about three hundred acres cleared, and three hundred acres more of fine lands can be cleared; within one-half mile of Midway. Two hundred and sixty acres, about one hundred acres cleared; about two miles North-east of Bamberg. Six hundred and fifty acres, finely timbered with hard woods; about five miles east of Ehrhardt. Two hundred and fourteen acres, about one hundred cleared; about six miles East of Ehrhardt. ...CITY PRC BAMBERG. One six-room, two story dwelling, on New Bridge street, with servant's house, barn and stables and other outbuildings. One five-room dwelling, on Main street, South, with barn and stables. One seven-room dwelling, on New Road street, South, with barn and stables and other outbuildings and three acres lot. Five tenant houses, three with four rooms and - two with two rooms, on New Road street. Two open lots, containing two or more acres, on New Road street. One open lot, on Church street, West, ninety-eight feet front by fiftythree and one-fourth feet deep. J. T. O Real Estate Agent I WE HA I An up-to-date drug stoi I ment, of Drugs, Patent I Stationery, Cut Glass. ( It vrwuO) vigoi oy uuv* ?? ' and at right prices. Give Hoover's t TELEPHONE 44 ^i Orangeburg Bi Orangeburg, ? Grand Fall Opening September Courses in Book-keeping, P< Short Hand. Courses Cc five months? Write: <| COME! I CHARL Fall F< @ AND VI! In aw 1 WITH HER Li & SHIP "TEXAS" @ FLEET IN PORT ? DON'T FORGE1 1 November u Hj This is the Tim< ||j Visit the City IWEDNESD @ Military Parade; Trades Display; ? Parade and Hose X tomobile Floral I Game, Charlestoi * Aquatic Carnival jjgj Carnival. I LOW RAfES 0 ' : -v v * ^55 BARGAINS , <. Buyers IMS.... Five hundred acres, about three hundred cleared and in high state of cultivation, with good improvements; about one mile East of Kearse. One hundred acres, about seventy- ) Ave acres cleared, and in good state of cultivation; one mile South of Odom's Bridge. Five hundred acres, two hundred acres cleared, balance in timbers; % about three miles East of Midway. / One hundred and seventy-eight acres, about seventy-five acres cleared; about one mile North-east of ^ Bamberg. " yVL One thousand and forty-two acres, about four hundred acres cleared about five miles East of Midway and fleven mtlpa Sniith-wpst of Branch ville7 " "r; ; One hundred and eighty acres, one * hundred and thirty acres cleared; about two miles East of Denmark. ORANGEBURG COUNTY. Seventy-one acres in Willow townv ' '1 ship, sixty acres cleared; about fourmiles west of Cope. j Thirty-one and one-fourth acres, - ' about fifteen acres cleared; only one * and one-half miles North of Norway. Four hundred acres in Willow Township, two hundred and fifty acres cleared; only three miles South- v'' west of Norway. / Full description with prices and terms can be promptly had on application. A JPERTIES... 1 i K jSffi One open lot on New Bridge street, measuring one hundred and five feet front by three hundred feet deep. - /$ A block of lots on Railroad Avenue, West, containing ten acres, .with about five acres of pecan trees in7 " bearing. ^ DENMARK. One two-story dwelling, with ten ^ rooms, with an average of 16^x22 feet each, hot and cold water piped -'rr, to each room; mantels of latest designs; situated on Palmetto Avenue, ? South, the highest point in the town & of Denmark. If a thing of beauty means joy forever, v coupled with great conveniences means even more. Prices and terms on application. 'NEAL Bamberg, S. C. iVE IT!| re with a choice assort- I Medicines, Paints, Oils, V>mbs, Brushes, Rubber I i can serve you promptly us a share of your trade I )rug StoreKaf BAMBERG, S.C. J usiness College (outh Carolina ' 21st to October 1st. Thorough ^ i V4 snmanship, Typewriting and >mpleted in from three to . for catalogue to-day. | ^ r? THE 1 jprS ESTON I 11 :.'g ;Mivai ? 3IT THE '' X |1 yard! IRGE BATTLE- $ AND TOBPEDO j| |jj I THE DATES. Spfe 5th=2ist, 'oslpl 3 of the Tear to X by the Sea. X I A V "SHRIN- ? f FRS DAY" ? Fantastic and Fire Department Beel Contest; Au- ? 'arade; Foot Ball * 1 vs. Savannah; ? in Harbor; Street Sg ?n railroads! . i.