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r. *- V' ' 'v t* L f ' , ' r.;;. * ./ ;>; J . . RECONCILED AND SEPARATED. . Latest Chapter in the Sad History of the Wooten Family. 2. W. Wooten, who was Thursday cleared by a Lexington county grand jury of the charge of assault upon his deformed stepchild, was in the city yesterday. Wooten and his wife toon an apparently affectionate farewell down at the union station, the W&:- former boarding the Augusta train and his wife taking the train for Sumter. While the two were engaged in taking the aforesaid farewell, the wife, with a generous shedding of tears, informed Wooten that she had been "put up to" having the case brought against him in the court. And through it all the wife said she would come to him if he would only ?j' :" send her the money to pay the railroad fare. Wooten went away avowing that lie was going to bring suit for false | arrest against the persons who had brought the case against him. The ) j. - whole affair was an ugly one and it was not generally believed that Wooten was guilty of the offense with 1&S&: which he was charged, \a crime of i which any white man should be ingj capable. When the case was called in Lexington county before Magistrate % Bachman the latter sent it up, after the preliminary hearing, to the higher court and the grand jury found no bill against Wooten. In the case ; there were two witnesses who, when examined, failed to corroborate the testimony of Mrs. Wooten. The man was charged with assault upon his deformed stepchild, who is an imbecile. The stepfather, the mother and the girl were seen in Cof lnmbia during the fair of 1907. The ? girl was exhibited in one of the tent Shows and the then starving condition of these people created quite a tleal of talk at the time. The show did not pay well and it was found necessary to give money toward the support of the three unfortunates. . Some chorus girls1 were the first to & discern their abject poverty.?ColumgpV bia State. I Story of Master and Slave. Dayton, Ohio, November 6.?A story of the old slavery days, love of the white Southerner for the negro servant was brought to light yester ] day when Mrs. T. E. Brinley of LoulsTille came to this city to exhume the } "body of Richard Wallace, an aged negro, who died at the soldiers' home 'i a few weeks ago, for the purpose of shipping it to Louisville, where it will be interred beside that of her ; lather, the late William K. Thomas. Before the war broke out the negro was a slave on the plantation of Mr Thomas, but he joined the Union army and was captured and made a prisoner of war and confined in a Southern prison, over which Mr. Thomas had command. Mr. Thomas - effected his release as soon as he K. learned of his imprisonment, and for many years until Mr. Thomas died Wallace was his body servant, and the two were devoted friends. Here Are Facts. We clip the following from the 1 Bamberg Herald of last week. "We notice that the Orangeburg Times and Democrat says is was offered some of the Standard Oil Company money. We hope Editor < Sims will tell who offered it to !him, the amount offered, ana tne iV conditions accompanying the ofter." iy'. It will be remembered that Mr. \ McLaurin launched his "Commercial Democracy" scheme in a speech at Charlotte during the summer of 1902. The Sunday following are deliyfery of that speech, a friend of Senator McLaurin's visited us in the interest of the Senator. He said the * Senator could hot understand why we were then opposing nim when we had supported him so warmly when he was elected to the Senate i % few years before. We. replied that we were a Democrat. The gentleman answered that so was Senator McLaurin. We then said that he was not our kind of a Democrat. f. He then' remarked that he thought we misunderstood the Senator's poBition, and said that Senator McLaurin had requested him to come and see us. That the Senator wanted us to publish all his speeches and - letters and draw on him at the rate lv of $25 per column. We answered :=:": that we intended to publish all of the Senator's speeches and letters that would be of interest to the public, but |y. we most respectfully declined receiv* ? Oanotnr TVToT ,Q 11T1 n ing any pay 11 UULi O^ilU WVi '?? - - - ? t-t i n j ?? for so doing. When we had the above Conversation with Senator McLaurln'8 friend the speech the Senator had made in Charlotte was then in k.; type in our office and was published the next week in The Times and Democrat and the "ready prints" we get out. Had we accepted Senator J McLaurin's offer, we could have drawn on him for $100 for publishing that article, but we could not see how we could accept the Senator's money for publishing news matter and feel free to oppose him. So we declined his kind offer. During that year we published a ~jr V great deal of the Senator's sppeches, and had we accepted pay for them on the terms proposed by the Senator through his friend, we would have made a very handsome thing ??+ nf it from a financial point of view. We do not know where the Senator got the money from that he offered us, but we hardly thought it came out of his pocket, and since it has transpired that he was on intimate terms with the Standard Oil people we infer he got the money j from them. We decline to divulge | the name of the Senator's friend who came to see us, as we are satisfied I that he at that time had no idea that J the Senator was dickering with the great oil trust. He was a very warm friend of the Senator's then and came to see us in his interest as such. These are the cold facts and the Herald can draw its own conclusion.? Orangeburg Times and Democrat. The Herald Book Store has opened up a line of toys and holiday goods. Come in and see what we have. Also a nice lot of Bibles and books for children. I ^ r . DEMOCRATS GAIN. Nine Additional Members in Congress and Perhaps More. Chicago, November 5.?The Republican party will, acording to present returns from all congressional districts in the United States, control the next national house of representatives by a majority of 41. The figures so far received show the elec- , tion of 216 Republicans and 175 Democrats, a gain of the latter party of nine. The majorities in several districts are reported as extremely ? ciose, and it is possible that in a few instances the official count may change the figures given above. The following table shows the number of representatives elected from all .ue States: State Dem. Rep. Alabama 9 Arkansas 7 California 8 Colorado 3 Connecticut 5 ; Delaware 1 i Florida 3 Georgia 11 Idaho 1 Illinois 6 19 Indiana 11 2 Iowa 1 10 Kansas 8 Kentucky 8 3 Louisiana 7 Maine 4 Maryland 3 3 Massachusetts 3 11 Michigan 12 Minnesota 1 8 Mississippi 8 Missouri 10 6 Montana 1 Nebraska 5 1 Nevada 1 New Hampshire 2 New Jersey 3 7 New York 11 26 North Carolina 7 3 North Dakota 2 Ohio 9 12 Oklahoma 2 3 Oregon 2 Pennsylvania 5 .27 Rhode Island.. 2 South Carolina 7 South Dakota 2 Tennessee 8 2 Texas 16 Utah 1 Vermont 2 Virginia 9 1 \a; q o Vi i n erf r> n 3 West Virginia 5 Wisconsin 1 10 Wyoming 1 Totals 175 216 ? Too Dangerous. Old Aunt Hepsy Garside never had seen a moving picture show before. She gazed in speechless wonder at the magic contrivance by which' messenger boys were made to move with breackneck speed, barbers to shave their customers in less than a minute, and heavy policemen to dash along the street at a rate never attained by a living specimen, either on duty or off duty. It was all real to her. She could not doubt the evidence of her senses. All those things were taking place exactly as depicted. Presently an automdbile came in sight in the far background, moving directly toward the audience at the rate of at least a mile a minute. Just as a catastrophe seemed inevitable it swerved aside, passed on and disappeared. Aunt Hepsy could stand it no longer. Hastily grasping the hand of her little neice, she rose and started swiftly for th? door. "Come along, Minervy!" she said. "It ain't safe to stay here any longer! That thing didn't miss me more than , two feet!"?Youth's Companion. A Truthful ChUd. Ethel was going to take supper ( with a little friend. "Now, dear,' said her mother, 1 "when you arc leaving you must bid Marian's mamma good night, and tell 1 her you have had a very pleasant . time'" j When the little girl returned her ( mother asked if she had done as ( she told her. . "Not 'zactly, mamma," was the j reply. "Marian took the biggest piece of apple and spilled lemonade ; on my new dress, so I couldn't say . what you told me; ;but I told her mother good night, and said I guessed Marian had a very pleasant time." ?Judge. How's This * < l We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and holipvp him norfpotlv iifinnrnhlp in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all ' Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. 1 Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Wooten Released. Lexington, Nov. 5.?The grand jury to-day failed to find a true bill !n the case of Z. W. Wooten, the white [man who was charged with assault, his alleged victim being his little stepdaughter, an imbecile. This case has attracted no little attention. Wooten's wife was the main witness against him, both at the preliminary and before the grand jury. The story of Wooten's arrest and the circumstances connected with the case are familiar to the readers of The State. He was released from custody this afternoon. It is said that Mrs. Hutto of Pelion failed to corroborate the testimony of Mrs. Wooten. Nice line of picture books for chilr ' dren at The Herald Book Store. i ? SCARED OFF NIGHT RIDER. Men Guarding Saw Mill Make Things Warm for Warning Poster. Nashville, Tennessee, November 7. ?Late last night, while Manager Brown, of the J. & C. Brown Saw Mill Company at Linton was in the plant, together with several detectives, a guard detected a man in the act of setting fire to the mill. The alarm was given but the intruder jumped from a high bank into the river and escaped amid a fusillade of shots. For several weeks the Brown Company has received threats and warnings. Shortly after the shooting of last night an inspection of the place was made and the following notice signed, "Night Rider," was found posted on the mill: "Brown: You'd better shut down your mill, or you'll have to shut down." ' Several men have recently been dismissed by the Browns. Id. j. delk j CARRIAGE WORKS | anvtbinqonwbeels I Delivery wagons, one and two I horse farm wagons, ice wag- I ons, log carts, sewing machine , I wagons, or any kind of special work built to order on short I notice. First-class repair and I paint shop, does pipe work and I carries piping and fixtures, brass fittings, engine supplies, I injectors, steam gauges, en- I gine oils, large stock of bug- I gies, harness, lap robes and I whips for sale cheap. All work I will be appreciated and satis- 1 faction guaranteed I D. J. DELK I BAMBERG 5. C. I J. H. DIXON Machinist and Engineer General Repair Shop. We repair all kinds of machinery and carry a full line of Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Injectors, Lubricators, Oilers, etc. Bring your engine and have the cylinder bored. Make It run like new and give you more power. Bring your cotton gins and press parts and have them repaired before the busy season. A stitch In time saves nine. We repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we run a hospital for sick and disordered machinery. Bring It In and have It cured. Gas engines and automobile engine cylinders bored, and new pistons and rings made that won't leak. Gives you more power and better efficiency. We repair and charge storage batteries. Call when In trouble and see what we can do. SBOP AT COTTON MILL TAT TVYvnnrc. The County Treasurer's office will &e open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1908, until the 15th day of March, 1909. From the 1st day of January, 1909, lentil the 31st day of January, 1909, a, penalty of 1 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st lay of February, 1909, until the 28th iay of February, 1909, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1909, until the 15th day of March, 1909, a penalty of 7 per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes. Following is the levy: For State purposes, 5% mills. For county purposes, 3 mills. Constitutional school tax, 3 mills. Total, 11% mills. Special school levies: Bamberg, No. 14, 7 mills. Binnaker's, No. 12, 4 mills. Clear Pond, No. 19, 2 mills. Colston, No. 18, 2 mills. Cuffie Creek, No. 21, 6 mills. Denmark, No. 21, 6 mills. Ehrhardt, No. 22, 2 mills. Govan, No. 11; 4 mills. Hunter's Chapel, No. 16, 1 mill. Hopewell, No. 1, 3 mills. ? ? * f A A A Jdeywara, i\o. zs, z mm?. Hampton, No. 3, 2 mills. Lees, No. 23, 4 mills. Midway, No. 2, 2 mills. Oak Grove, No. 20, 2 mills. Olar, No. 8, 4 mills. All male persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are extempt at fifty years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax, 50 cents. All male persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st of January, 1908, and have not made returns to the Auditor, will do so on or before the 1st of January, 1909. I will receive the road commutation taxft($2.00) from October 15th, 1908, until March 1st, 1909. JOHN F. FOLK, TrMaiirpr "Rflmhersr Countv. Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 15, 1908. f W P RILEY I 1 FIRE, LIFE 2 ACCIDENT 2 I INSURANCE| J BAMBERO, ... - S. C. t TILLMAN WRITING A BOOK. Dr. John Porter Hollis Engaged in Research for Senator. Washington, Nov. 4.?John Porter Hollis, a Wofford graduate, who is well known in Spartanburg, is in Washington for a few days, engaged in research work for Senator Tillman, in connection with his forthcoming hook dealing with the race question. Dr. Hollis is well fitted for this work, having taken a special course in history and political economy at John Hopkins University. His thesis for degree of Ph. D. was on the subject of "Reconstruction in South Carolina," and was printed by the university as a substantial contribution to the knowledge of that subject. Youth Shoots His Father. Charlotte, N. C., November 6.? Fearful lest his father strike his mother whom he was pursuing with an axe which he held upraised, Ernest T. Hayes, 20 years old, shot and mortally wounded H. T. Hayes at Belmont, a suburb of this city, tonight. The youth at once surrendered to the police. The father was taken to the Presbyterian hospital, where it is said he will die. The bullet entered the back of the head and lodged in the brain. The trouble grew out of the demand by Hayes for money which he had given his wife. When the demand was refused, the man seized and axe and pursued his wife. To the attending physicians the father stated that his boy was justifiable in shooting him and begged that he be not prosecuted. Senate Still Republican. Washington, November 4.?The present indications are the Republicans will have about two-thirds majority in the United States senate as a result of yesterday's elections, or practically the same as at present. Of the ninety-twQ members of that body, sixty-one hold over, leaving only twenty-one places to fill, of these eighteen Republicans and thirteen Democrats. ? Heyward Resigns. Columbia, November 4.?At a meeting of the directors of the Columbia Savings Bank and Trust Company today, ex-Gov. D C. Heyward tendered his resignation as president to take effect not later than January. Gov. Heyward stated that his action was taken because his physician had advised him to give up work of this character at this time on account of his health. After the meeting of the board, Governor Heyward said that in tendering his resignation he was taking a course that had for some time been considered necessary to complete the restoration of his health. His physician attributed his breakdown last summer to the unaccustomed confinement to office work the last six years, after a life spent on his plantation, and it is his intention now to devote himself as largely as possible, at least for the present, to his rice plantation in Colleton. Wants to be Speaker. New York, Nov. 4.?Hon. Charles N. Fowler, chairman of the committee on banking and currency of the house of representatives and repre senting trie nrtn district 01 iNew jersey, who has been elected for the eighth time, announces as a candidate for speaker of the house in the sixty-first congress upon the following platform. "The house of representatives shall elect a board of managers consisting of seven members, which shall be charged with that direction of legislation which is now assumed by the speaker of the house." Row at Newberry Carnival. Newberry, Nov. 7.?The Johnny J. Jones' carnival has been the attraction in Newberry all this week and has been attracting large crowds. Last night about 9 o'clock quite a sensation was caused on the carnival grounds by a difficulty between two young men, in which a pistol and a club were freely used At the time of the shooting the grounds were crowded and it is miraculous that greater damage was not done. The parties were two young white men, Tom Berley of this county and Mitchell Wright of the Mollohon mill, this city. Berley used a club freely over Wright's head, fracturing the skull in one or two places. Wright used his pistol, shooting three times, one ball taking effect in Berley's left arm. Mr. Boyd Jacobs, a young man of the city, who was on the grounds with some ladies, standing about 50 yards from where the parties were having the difficulty, was struck in the foot by a stray bullet and received a painful wound. The occurrence cause quite a commotion on the carnival grounds. Both parties were placed under arrest and given medical atention. What Are Your Boys and Girls Reading? / They are bound to read something. They will read trash unless you give them something better that is equally interesting. Try The Youth's Companion. There is plenty of adventure in the stories, and the heroes and heroines are of the real kind, finding in the line of duty opportunity r ? ??nn/1 iinoolfiolinoea TtfnrP JLUI CUUl flgC auu uuoviuauuvux. . , than 250 such stories will be published in the 52 issues of the new volume for 1909. There will be fully as many articles, sketches and reminiscences to impart useful information in the most agreeable way, familiarizing The Companion's readers with the best that is known and thought in the world. Full illustrated Announcement of The Companion for 1909 will be sent to any address free with sample copies of the paper. The new subscriber who at once sends $1.75 forl909 (adding 50 cents for extra postage if he lives in Canada) will receive free all the remaining issues of 1908, besides the gift of The Companion's Calendar for 1909, entitled "In Grandmother's Garden," lithographed in 13 colors. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, 144 Berkeley Street Boston, Mass. Readl The Han Who Does meet is the Man W To know that the ] home will be admired t it, is gratifying to you ; To know that your pi _ "1 A ! 1_ 1 ana most renaDie rausu gratifying, and is a g ment is as safe as if yoi bond. Here we offer F of makes, at prices and everyone. 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