The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 26, 1908, Image 4
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f|; Thursday, Nov. 26, 1908
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The actual losses by fire in Bam*
yberg during the ten years the writer
has lived h?re will Amount to more
jf&.. 'tuan $100,000. This amount
.. would hays put in a system of water
lift Vorii twice or three times.
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v: * It the present laws will not allow
the town to issue enough bonds to
fer Pot in a complete system of water
Works, let us do as other towns do,
a Set the legislature to authorize an
amendment to the constitution and
I - .l issue bonds sufficient for the purpose.
What makes Bamberg a good
m.. town? We asked this question of
.. Bamberg residents last week, and so
. far only a few replies have come in.
gpv lliis question is asked of old and
';C ' young, male and female, and we want
you to answer it. Give us your reas^
ons why you consider Bamberg a
V good town.
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? Mr. J. T. Bigham has sold the
* r%s>' Chester Lantern to Messrs W. F.
f Caldwell and J. F. Latimer, the
^. ' transfer to take place December 1st.
,'We regret to lose Mr. Bigham from
^ \ the newspaper gang. He issued a
j|| mighty good newspaper, and always
| ?.j stood for the best things in civic and
$' . political affairs. The new owners of
is the Lantern are young men of ability
54' and energy, and will no doubt keep
&f. the paper up to the high standard
' ' sustained by Mr. Bigham.
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The political situation in Atlanta
does not improve. Jas. G. Woodward
withdrew from the race for
? winmr a ftpr his scandalous conduct
Ijg& and the nomination of R. F. Madp;-'
dox against him by a mass meeting,
but a mass meeting of Woodward's
friends was held and he was induced
to re-enter the race. Now the isS
sue Is squarely joined, and it remains
to be seen whether the voters
Of the city will endorse indecency or
whether they will demand at least
a partial observance of morality on
^ the part of their officials. If AtlanPta
elects Woodward mayor it will be
V ' the worst blow the city has ever sustained.
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Some newspaper men in South
^' Carolina ought to read the postal
. laws governing admission of newspa&
pers as second^lass matter. During
the past few weeks we have received
various exchanges which had in them
jiSv* supplements of all sizes, none of
them conforming to the size of the
-paper, and yet the postal regulations
m are as plain as can be on this point.
It would be a good idea for the State
Press Association to discuss this matter
at its next meeting and enlighten
ertma of thp hrpthrpn. psnpoiallv in
view of the fact that there is a hig
postal deficit, and it is likely that the
next session of congress will take
some action in reference to second
fx>;
class mail matter.
In discussing the political situation
in Atlanta in regard to the mayor's
race, the Atlanta Journal puts
in plain language tne position all
candidates for public office should
occupy before the people. It says:
4" "It is impossible to disassociate a
man's private life from his public
character when he becomes a representative
of the people." Exactly
so, and yet you hear a lot of howling
from politicians in every campaign
about newspapers going into a man's
private character. They say it is
wrong and should not be done, and
yet everybody knows that a man's
actions in private life are an index
of what they will be in public life.
If a man is dishonest in his private
business transactions, is it not
perfectly reasonable to believe that
he will be dishonest in a public position?
Certainly no man's public
character is better than his private
" life, so away with the foolish idea
of not going into a man's private
life when he becomes a candidate for
public office.
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ANOTHER COSTLY BLAZE
PLANT OF COTTON OIL COMPANY
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Lost About $75,000?Charleston and
Orangeburg Send Help?Special
Train Free.
Again has Bamberg suffered a
heavy loss by fire. Last Thursday
morning about eleven o'clock fire
broke out at the oil mill, and as soon
as the alarm was given a number of
people hurried to the scene, but the
fir burned so rapidly it was little they
could do in the way of saving the
property.
The fire broke out in the ginnery,
while the gins were running, and
immediately the flames got beyond
control. Mr. L. B. Fowler had been
running the gins this season, but he
I was not running tne ginnery iasi
week. He was running the mill at
night for Mr. Richardson, who was
serving on the jury at court. The 1
mill was equipped with water works,
but no headway could be made
against the flames. Soon the fire
spread to the large seed house and
the oil mill plant proper, then to the 1
hull house, supply house, office, etc. !
Every building on the ground was J
burned except the cotton house of the 1
gifinery, which was situated on the
East si(fe Of the ginnery, and as the 1
wind came from ibis direction, j
house did not burn. '
All the office f'd'rniture, safe, etc.,
wftB ?a?ecl; -but practically nothing
was saved from the other buildings.
A number of bales of cotton around I
the ginnery were burned, as well as
about seventy-five bales of linters (
which were stacked on the ground
in rear of the seed houM, next to the 1
office. The lintfers belonged to the
oil mill, but the cotton around the ;
gin house belonged to other parties
who had it ginned there.
The loss is complete, as none of the ]
machinery will be fit for use again.
The oil plant withoutthe ginnery cost 1
$33,500, and a number of additions
an improvements have been made
since the plant was built. The complete
plant cost over $40,000, and the (
total loss is easy $75,000. There ,
was insurance of $32,000 on the
plant, ginnery, and products, divided
as follows: On the oil mill, $17,600;
on ginnery, $5,000 on products, $iu,000.
The loss to the company will
be about $30,000. The seed house
was full of seed, and outside there
was about an equal quantity piled
on the ground, as there was no room
in the seed house. Never have we
seen so many seed at an oil mill
plant.
The' tanks containing oil did not
burn, and it is not likely that the oil
on hand is damaged. In the meal
room there were about 20,000 sacks
of meal, in fact piratically the entire
crush of the mill this season. A
large portion of the seed will be saved
practically without damage, as
the fire did not burn more than about
ten inches on the top of the pile. But
a large part of the meal will be a total
loss.
As soon as possible Charleston and
Columbia were asked for help, and
about ten o'clock Thursday night an
engine, hose wagon, etc., in charge
of a squad of men, arrived from
Charleston on a special train. Orangeburg
was also called on for hose
and they kindly sent 650 feet, some
gentlemen from here going over for
it Thursday night in automobiles. As
soon as this hose arrived, a line of
nrtftftT) mill
nose w<is suuug LiyjLLi CUV VVVVVM - - - |
reservoir, a half mile away, the engine
being placed on the Fitting
School campus, this being halfway
ground, and the firemen went to
work to put out the piles of seed and
meal which were still burning.
They worked all Thursday night,
playing only one stream of course,
and until late Friday afternoon. The
seed pile was put out without much
trouble, but the meal was a hard
proposition. Friday evening the en- j
gine was brought back down town
and the hard worked firemen got
some rest. Saturday morning the
engine and other apparatus was reloaded
on the special train and went
back to Charleston. Fire Chief Dibble,
of Orangeburg, also came over
Thursday night and spent Friday at
the fire, doing everything possible to
help.
i The work of sacking the meal is ?
now going on, and it is thought the
salvage will be about $5,000. Adjusters
have not arrived yet, but it
is certain that the loss will far exceed
the insurance. The meal on
hand will be sold, and as many of
the seed as possible will be crushed
at the Denmark plant of the company.
^?1 TtrViilo trvirp tn I
JJUrXiig lUC 111C, nmiv u . .~o -save
some bales of cotton from being
burned, a negro man named Henderson
had his leg broken below the
| knee by a bale of cotton falling on it.
[ He was given medical attention at
once and the limb reset. He is get- :
[ ting along nicely. Mr. G. Moye Dickinson
was also overcome by heat,
and his condition was serious for a
while, but he is all right again.
The Gotton Oil Company was organized
some years ago, and had <
plants at Bamberg and Denmark, the
Bamberg plant being much larger
than that at Denmark. The capital
stock of the company is $75,000, and (
the plant at Bamberg was a fine one. j
The building was two stories, of
brick, with large seed house, hull
house, etc. It cannot be said yet
whether the riant will be rebuilt, but i
it is hoped that it will be. It would (
be a great blow to the interests of the
town and country should the plant
not be rebuilt, and we believe the
stockholders will realize the necessity
of rebuilding. We must not get
discouraged, but go ahead and tri- :
umph over misfortune.
Bamberg is under great obliga- i
tions to Charleston for her help, and <
also to Orangeburg for the loan of :
hose and the presence of Chief Dibble.
We are also under great obligations
to the management of the :
Southern Railway, as there will be no
charge for the special train from 1
Charleston. The officials of the com- 1
pany have written a letter to Agent
Eaves to this effect, and their kind- !
ness is greatly appreciated by all, all 1
the more so as it was unexpected. i
AFTERMATH OF GREGORY CASE.
Roanoke Dentist May be Invited to
Leave Town.
Roanoke, Va., November 21.?Ever
since the verdict of "not guilty", was
rendered Tuesday in the case, charging
Dr. W. S. Gregory, a wealthy
Roanoke dentist, with an attempt at
criminal assault on a chloroformed
patient in his office, there have been
open and caustic adverse expressions
on the result of the trial on all sides.
There have been many stories that I
leading business men would wait on !
Gregory and tell him he must get o\:t !
of town. Other rumors are that a
mass meeting will be called at which I
citizens will express their indigna- j
tion and call on the dentist to leave
Roanoke.
A party of negroes last night wait- /
ed on Lee Martin, the colored assist- i
ant to Gregory and chief witness for I
the defense at the recent trial, and j
warned mm to leave me cuy. ne
made his departure early to-day.
That Gregory is considered an undesirable
citizen appears to be the view
of a large per centftge of the people,
if open street talk counts for anything.
It is said Martin had since the
trial been shoved off the sidewalks
Dn a number of occasions by negroes. !
in the meantime Gregory continues j
to pursue the even tenor of his way.
Gregory's alleged victim and her 1
Friends have received a number of j
monyraous communications of a vul- !
nature through the mails.
Candy Pulling. . ; |
A Vet1 y pleasant CAtidy pulling was j
givefl by Messrs. J. L. Quattlebaum
ind P. B. Murphy at the residence of
Capt. W. S. Bamberg, near town, j
Monday evening. The party from I
town was composed of: !
Misses Myra Hooton, Willie Merri- (
wether, Ida Blocker, Lucille Folk,
Frankie Folk, Annie Lou Byrd, Ber- !
nie Counts, Kate Felder, Ottawa Easterlin,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hooton,
Messrs. J. L. Quattlebaum, J. C.
Guilds, and P. B. Murphy.
Bamberg, the City Beautiful.
This an age of wonders! Every
day we see things come to pass which
once seemed impossibilities. And
this thought has given the ladies of
the Civic League hope?a hope that
in the near future Bamberg may be
transformed into a city beautiful.
Let us glance a little into the fu- |
o?h coo tho first most imDor- !
IU1C UUU WW vuw ^ _ _
tant steps to be taken in this movement,
also what we have already done.
We have already begun a crusade
against tin cans, paper, and other debris.
Ever^i member of the Association
has promised to keep a covered
barrel for the reception of everything
of the kind, and the merchants
have been requested to do the same.
A movement is on foot ^hich we
hope will be the means of providing
for a well-kept court house and an
attractive square, both on the front
and back of the building.
.Our depot agent has had the wait- j
ing room put in better order, i
and we hope soon to put in a stand
to be kept filled with the latest mag- ,
azines and papers. Other conveniences
will be provided for later on.
The mayor has been unlisted in the
fight against bill-boards and posters,
he having promised to try and have
a law passed against their being posted
within the city limits.
At the next meeting, to be held in
the Fitting School Chapel on Thursday
afternoon at four o'clock, on
Thanksgiving Day, most important
plans are to be discussed. We will
be glad to welcome every lady in
Bamberg to this meeting.
To the Public.
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AD request ui jji umci u. nuntu,
president of S. C. Farmers Union, I
call meeting for your place to be held
.luesday, December 1st, at which
time we will have an address by
Brother Harris. Everybody invited,
especially farmers and sympathizers.
This is an important matter to the
farmers, and we hope for a well attended
meeting. Organizers expected
to follow. j
W. R. PARKS,
Member Ex. Com., 2nd Cong. Dist.
Parksville, S. C., Nov. 21, 1908.
AN ACCIDENTAL KILLING. j
James Burgess Shot by Aurice Aulman
Near Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, November 21.?James
Burgess, 12 years of age, a son of a
widow, was shot at Appalachie mills
late this afternoon by Aurice Aulman,
a young man 17 years of age, and
was instantly killed The account of
the affair reaching here is that the
shooting was probably accidential.
Aulman was returning from a hunting
trip and passing the home of the
Burgess family in. a playful way
nointed his eun at James Burgess.
As he did so the gun was discharged
and the top of the child's head was
blown off. Aurice Aulman is in jail.
Hurt in Sawmill Accident.
Gaffney, November 22.?Richard
Russell, a white man, who runs a
sawmill near King's Creek, met with
what was probably a fatal accident
yesterday afternoon. In some way
his arm was caught in the belt of the
driving wheel, throwing his head
against the pin which holds the
wheel on the shaft, which penetrated
his brain. At 8 o'clock last night he
was still unconscious, and his physicians
says there is very little hope
of his recovery. Russell formerly
lived in Yorkville, where he is well
known.
Three Shot in Court House.
Quincy, Fla., November 21.?Thos.
R. Smith dead, his father, T. Y.
Smith,-wounded in three places, and
Dr. Robert Monroe seriously wounded
in the leg as the result of a sensational
shooiing affray in the court
house here to-day. Two Massey
brothers and A. D. Covington are
under arrest charged with the shooting.
All of the participants are among
the most prominent men of the county.
The trouble had been brewing for
some time and to-day friends brought
the participants together in hope of
settling the difference.
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i CLOTHING
?1 Grey Suits regular price $8.00 Am
n|9 now $6.50 $
=}|s i Brown Suits regular price $14.00 Am
now $11.00 p
gjj? ; Blue Serge Suits regular price $12.50 Am
sr now $10.00 p
H/ff Black Suits regular price $18.00 Am
W3 now $14.00 p
Sm (1..U. l._ -_i A 1 /? A A A .
I I I .DiauK. ouua regular price fio.uu aiii
now $13.00 p
! Black Suits regular price $12.50
| now $10.00
! Black Suits regular price $10.00
now $8.00
j Boys Suits regular price $5.00 during
i this sale $3.75 j Dre
! Boys Suits regular price $4.00 during ?
this sale..................................$3.00 Dre
j Boys Suits regular price $3.75 during 7
this sale $2.75 .Dre
Boys Suits regular price $3.00 during 5
this sale $2.00, dF
Boys Suits regular price $2.50 during 2
this sale $1.95 | Dre
Extra Pants sold at a sacrifice. j
RAIN COATS Drie
| Bain Coats, regular price $15.00,
1 now $12.50
. Rain Coats, regular price $12.50 Bla
now $10.00 t
j Rain Coats, regular price $10.00,
now $8.00
j OVER COATS Hai
; Overcoats, regular price $15.00, Ha1
I now 912.0U 1
Overcoats, regular price $12.50 dur- Ha1
ing this sale $10.00 n
Overcoats, regular price $10.00, dur- Ha1
ing this sale $8.00 a
Overcoats, regular price $8.00, dur- Hal
ing this sale $6.50 a
Overcoats, regular price $7.50 dur- Hal
ing this sale $5.50 r
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Toys
TOYS FOB THE CHILDREN:
Balking Mules,
Automobiles,
Engine and Cars with Circular track,
- Mechanical Butterflies,
Child's Harness with chimes,
Mechanical Chimes,
The Two Clowns, (mechanical)
Toy Stoves for the little girls,
Toy Furniture,
Doll Trunks.
Cut Glass
FOR THE OLDER FOLKS:
Punch Bowls,
Nappys, Bowls,
Comports, Puff Boxes,
Water Pitchers,
Sugars and Creams,
Vinegar and Oil Bottles,
and many other articles in cut glass.
Bibles
A Bible always make a nice present.
We have a full line, from the smallest
pocket Testament to the finest Teacher's
and Family Bible.
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rice $5.00, now $4.25 L A
erican Lrenueman &noe regular fij/wj
rice |4.50 now $3.50 j $11
erican Gentleman Shoe regular j
rice $4.00, now $3.00 I pHiV m\
erican Gentleman Shoe regular ssj
rice $3.50, now $2.75 rms
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ss Goods that formerly sold for i?i
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ss Goods that formerly sold for ssS
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ss Goods that formerly sold for 0(w
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ss Goods that formerly sold for L A sj v\
5c now 12He HHBL W
ss Goods that formerly sold for r ^ Wk
0c now 8c W
BLANKETS I I
nkets, wool or cotton, from $1.50. Am nya .:^r
o $4.50. H "W
HATS ; A*
ts that formerly sold for $3.50 UJ gg >$>>
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ts that formerly sold for $3.00 ^ A gjjjl '--r .vf
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ts that formerly sold for $2.50 ? w
low, $1.75 vm
ts that formerly sold for' $2.00 [Ml
low ...$1.50 m *-ab
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IN FANCY CHINA WE HAVE J?||
Salad Bowls, ft|||f
Chocolate Sets, M
Fancy Cake Plates, 1
Celery Dishes, I
Water Pitchers, * I
Bread and Butter Plates, I
Sugars and Creams. vlsfl
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Jewel Cases, I
Mirrors, Picture Frames, ^
Pictures, Military Sets, I
Whisk Broom Sets, ftl|^
Bon Bon Trays, Manicure Sets, ft 'A
Sterling Silver Novelties, ?_%M
Lap Tablets, Fine Box Papers.
SILVERWARE I
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Puff Boxes, Shaving Sets, I
Sugar and Cream Sets, p?|g?
Tea Sets, Butter Dishes, I
Bread Trays, Baby Cups. I
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