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GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. Verdict of Jury in Killing of A. G. Kirkendall by Elmore Wright. Spartanburg, November 19.?Guilty of manslaughter was the verdict of the jury in the case of Elmore Wright charged with murder for the killing of A. G. Kirkendall at Moore's on the 16th of October. This case took up part of Wednesday and all of to-day in the court of general sessions. C. P. Sims, counsel for the defendant, spoke for nearly two hours and Solicitor Sease, in reply, spoke for over an hour. The jury went to the room at 5:30 o'clock and reached a verdict at about 10:30 to-night. Judge Klugh, the presiding judge, was summoned from the Argyle, the court officials were got together, the prisoner brought into the court room and the - verdict published about 11:30 to-night. C. P. Sims gave notice of a motion for a new trial. The case against Elmore Wright for the killing of A. G. Kirkendall was tried in the special term of court last week, Judge O. L. Schumpert of Newberry presiding. The jury fail"* ?K/\;*irr Ait^ Atror 1 n 0(1 to agree, aitei ucmg vui v<v> ^v hours, and Judge Schumpert ordered a mistrial. According to the evidence brought out the killing of Kirkendall was one of the most tragic that has ever happened in the county. It appears that Wright and Kirkendall were running a distillery and selling illicit whiskey. The business began to be talked about so much that Wright feared tjie officers would catch them and he would be punished, so he turned State's evidence and had the business reported to the officers. This made Kirkendall mad and it is said that he threatened Wright's life and even went so far as to fire upon him from the roadside some days before the killing took place. ? Unusual Fiud in Branchville. tv' .. Branchville, November 19.?While digging a well on the place of Mrs. M. E. Murray in Branchville a few days ago, some rare geological specimens were discovered. The well had h' < been dug about 15 or 20 feet when jK", a substance was found that was in striking contrast to the remaining soil. On examining it there was ^ found to be a bed of phosphate rock, intermixed with shark's teeth, fossils and bones of prehistoric animals. A great deal of interest was taken in the unexpected find. The bed was ? found to be about ten feet. The de posit is a valuable fertilizing mag; ;: terial. There have been no more excavations made to find out whether sT;: there are any more beds in this viv cinity or not, but it is supposed that fil there are more, judging from the richness and the great .depth of this t one. j| " ' - ~ , The Successful Man. The successful man is the man v ho has made a happy home for his wife and children. No matter what he t not done in the way of achieving wealth and honor, if he has done g that he is a success. If he hasn't ri; done that, and it is his own fault, ? though he be the highest in the land, he is a most pitiable failure. How |f.v many men in mad pursuit of gold, which characterizes the age, realize that there is no fortune which can V be left to their families as great as the memory of a happy home. ? ?j ! Burning Steamer Beached. Norfolk, Va., November 19.?Refusing all assistance despite a raging Pfire in her forward hold, the steamer Chattahoochee of the Ocean Steamship company plying between Savan_;r nah and Boston, made this port shortly after noon and Capt. Rowlett immediately beached his charge on the Lambert Point flats, just below the city. He reports that the fire nff thp Pnrnlina coast nao uicwivi vu vu. ouv and, it proving stubborn, he immediately made for this port. Wrecking tugs met the steamer ^ but aid was refused. The crew this afternoon flooded 1-i H the forward compartment with water and it is believed the fire is now under control. The extent of the dam-iage is not known. Th uhattahooche left Savannah on Monday with a cargo of 4,000 bales of cotton. m Thompson Asks for New Trial. Spartanburg, November 19.? On the grounds that the foreman of the jury that convicted Col. Aaron Thompson, a wealthy citizen of this county, on the charge of selling liquor, spent the night in a private room with a prosecuting witness after the jury had been drawn and a number of witnesses examined, Wilson & Osborn and William McGowan, attorneys for the defendant, will ask for a new trial. Col. Thompson is a wealthy bachelor and lives in a fine home at Inman, where he is famous for entertaining his friends. Sometime ago he was suspected of having sold liquor and special constables made out a case against him. He was given a preliminary hearing before a magistrate and bound over to the court of general sessions. The trial of the case occupied two days and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. His attorneys gave notice of an appeal and sentence was suspended. The attorneys for the defendant claim that the foreman of the jury spent the night with one of the prosecuting witnesses, after the jury had been drawn and a number of witnessess examined. This they claim is sufficient grounds for a new trial. Laundry Machine Explodes. Rock Hill, November 18.?The mangle in the Rock Hill steam laundry exploded at 12 o'clock to-day and wrecked the rest of the machinery, blew a hole eight feet square inside of the brick building, forced out all the doors and shattered the glass in the windows. No one was in the building except Mr. Farthing, the manager. He was badly stunned, but not otherwise hurt. Damage to machinery about $1,500; to building, not estimated. ir Iw'Tnter! iwith its chilly blasts, has no terrors jt for the home that is fitted up with J one of our splendid i HEATERS,STOVESorRANGES J of which we have a select stock. We j) have a wide" range of sizes and styles Z, for you to select from and it be- t hooves you, now that it is growing ? cold, to get busy and supply your ? needs in this direction. We have a ? good assortment of ? Rugs, Carpets and Tapestries r 2 and ask but the opportunity to prove & 2 to you that we can save you money J? 2 over city prices. We are headquar- J. 2 ters for all kinds of . J? 3 FURNITURE and HARDWARE t 2 At our store the purchaser is assured J? 2 that low prices are not obtained at 2 the sacrifice of quality and we solicit j. 2 your patronage. -i. | Bamberg Furniture & Hardware Co. I 2 BAMBERG SOUTH CAROLINA J, W w W w " W w. W w w W w V w w w w w w w w W | V ' I The Millinery House News 1 S? We want you to keep as busy as we have been, so we will offer goods still lower, such as W ? Ladies' Coats, Kid Gloves, Corsets, Under- ? ? ^aniivr fvnnHc Dress Novelties. Etc. ? IW Cat 9 * v?w??w? v - ? ? ? - - - , JJ.1. We offer a beautiful prize for you to work for yourself * We sell you a piece of stamped work and floss to J work it with, and party doing best work of this gets 89 the prize. This prize is furnished by the Corticelli . km Silk Co. Call and see it. A competent lady of the city will be judge of the work. Work of this kind 2K makes a nice Xmas present, and is easy. Sk Line of Stylish Millinery just in, all going cheap ac firs. K. I. Shuck & Co. I BAMBERG SOUTH CAROLINA X fn^4 T u tteau niii aui I The Man Who Does Not Bead an Advertise* I R ment is the Man Who is Afraid to Know | 8 To know that the Piano that stands in your R E home will be admired by every musician that tries I I it, is gratifying to you as the owner. 1 I To know that your piano came from the leading I E and most reliable music house in Augusta is also I B gratifying, and is a guarantee that your invest- g H ment is as safeas if you had bought a Government B | bond. Here we offer Pianos of the widest variety - B B of makes, at prices and terms within the reach of B 8 everyone. There is but B One House in Augusta! | that could possibly give you the opportunity of R H choosing from the following magnificent collection | I of Pianos, viz: EVERETT, WEBER, MEHLIN, I I SOHMER, McPHAIL, STULTZ & BAUER, | I BUSH AND LANE, POOLE, HARVARD, STER- I | LING, LAFFARGUE, MANSFIELD, DAYTON, | 1 STODART, SINGER, and other well known makes. B I Write us for special catalog and terms. | B It is a dull home that does not contain within B 'J nnmieamanf onr? H 11 Lb^ii rCdUUi^UO IV/l CliilUOV^illviAb Uiivt v*4w* ?*? ? ??w? THOMAS & BARTON CO. Also Acknowledged Leaders in Furniture, Carpets, Etc. I Broadway, Augusta, Qa. J I Ask For a Coupon Trading Card I Given absolutely free only at Hoover's Drug Store. When your card is punched showing cash purchases amounting to 83.00, return it to us and you will receive a 81,000.00 accident policy free. I THIS OVER CAREFULLY ? I Would your family be benefitted by receiving 81,000.00 In the event of your sudden death, and have you provided for this emergency? NOW IS THE TIME. The goods you purchase here cost no more than elsewhere. We have Just opened up I our new line of holiday goods, and a large line of Jewelry of high class. Hoover's Drug Store I TELEPHONE 44 BAMBERG, S. C. x CLAIMS HE IS BOXI) SERVANT. Young Husband Sues Out Habeas Corpus Against Father-in Law. Spartanburg. November ' 19.? . Claim.ng tfcm . e is being held in bondage, W. ... Tucker, a seventeenyear-oid wh.i oy, through his attorney, J. Jt. AtAinson, has brought habeas corpus proceedings before Judge Klugh asking that he be delivered from the control of Peter Lindsay, his father-in-law. The case is a most unusual one, the young man charging that he has been kept at work on Lindsay's farm, near Campobello, and hired out to work on the farms of other men in the community, and that he has never received any compensation for his services. The affidavit of young Tucker describes unheard of conditions in this county. He affirms that for the past nine months he has been living with Peter Lindsay, and while living with Lindsay he was persuaded to enter into a marriage contract with Lindsay's daughter, Miss May Lindmv hut sinrp his marriage he and his wife have not been allowed to occupy a separate room from other members of the family. He further states that he has been required to work on his father-in-law's farm without pay, and that Peter Lindsay has frequently hired him out to work on other farms in the surrounding country. The young man alleges that he has often attempted to leave his father-in-law, but was threatened with violence and prosecution, and that he has been dreadfully abused and mistreated. . ^ ? i Requirements. "What sort of a ticket do you think we had better nominate next time?" asked the campaigner, according to the Washington Star. "Well,'' answered the reformer, "you want to pick out some highclass man of superior intellect." "Yes." "One who possesses talents of the ? ?i H orr-rrxo anH fpll him must CLU1UCU t uvgivv huu it is his duty to sacrifice everything to serve his party." "But the salary might not be much of an object to such a man." "He mustn't ttiink of salary." "I see you don't want a candidate; you want a martyr." An Old Relic. Mr. W. M. Sanders, of Stateburg, has in his possession a portion of an old iron mortar that was made in 1717 and was picked up at an old camping place of Gen. Sumter, and many a cup of coffee was beaten in it, possibly for the famous general himself. He also has a number of Indian relics, notably a tomahawk and a couple of stones that were used for grinding grain. The weapon and one of the stones are of flint rock and the other stone of ordinary rock. ?Sumter Herald. Big Fertilizer Trust. It is reported that the biggest deal in the history of the fertilizer trade is being arranged, says a New York dispatch and it is expected an official announcement will be made shortly by the banking houses which are working out the details. The new company, which will De capitalized at $75,000,000, will take over the fertilizer business of the Armour and Swift packing companies. The Armour company has two large plants in Baltimore, while the Swift works are located in Wilmington, Del., and Atlanta, Ga. Details of the proposed merger are very meagre, but it is understood that some of tne larger interests have already signed up, and that others have promised to join the combination later. The new company, is is added, has entered into a contract with the Tennessee Copper company for the purchase of several hundred thousand tons of sulphuric acid, one of the properties which enter into the manufacture of fertilizer. It is understood that as soon as the promoters corral the larger independent fertilizer manufactures of the country, it will enter into negotations with the smaller concerns, either to buy them outright or induce them to join the new combination on mutually satisfactory terms. SNEEZED TO DEATH. Barkeeper Dies a Victim to Practical Jokers. New York, November 19.?Pow ' ? ''?" Hic_ aerea snun, kuuwu no tributed by practical jokers in the saloon of Andrew M. Taylor, in Patterson, N. J., yesterday, caused the proprietor to sneeze and cough so hard that he ruptured a blood vessel and died several hours later. Taylor's violent sneezing was*at Urst a source of much amusement to the jokers, all of whom were his friends, but in a few minutes he fell into a chair unconscious and was attacked by hemorrhage. Taylor was prominent in a political way. The jokers are well known men, but no criminal action is anticipated. Big Verdict for Inman & Co. Columbus, Ga., November 23.?Inman & Co., of Augusta, Ga., cotton factors, were to-day awarded in Muscogee superior court a verdict in the tcA KR7 71 against the Cen BU1U UL fU-i)Uu > ^ ? o tral of Georgia railway on the suit for alleged damage to cotton burned in the Columbus yards of the defendant company. Suit was brought for $160,000. The case continued for a week and a brilliant array of counsel put up a hard legal battle. It was alleged in the complaint that the cotton was destroyed while in the hands of the carrier. YOUNG MEN! If you want to know why you should hecome telegraph operators and what school tc attend, write to SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY, Newnan, Ga., for free Catalogue "A." EVERY BOY should read it. Positions positively guaranteed. ' FINDING Interest money is like moi comes easier when once y takes OXE DOLLAR to i money works for you bot make a start to-day and s Cent on Savings Deposits. PEOPLES BANK, . . . V !jji Begin *5 to prove to yourself th< count. Let the new ye jg & your life. Make up your i each day, week or montl SB all apparent obstacles. 1 fiB income may be you canput away at least a small nelps." The dimes sav? 88 of tomorrow. Make a s 11 thing. Let us help you t Ehrhardt Banl a ) Ehrhardt 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 amd 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 it* | DON'T THRO { ? ? That broken gun o fj it's a bicycle that ti? order. Don't thrc 5 . me repair it so tha ? much service as tl 9 I am fully prepare D work promptly i w and solicit your p I J. B. B SI The Repair Man - &&&&&&&&&&&&& Saint Angel* Aiken, Sout Select Day and 1 For Young La< This well known institution affords excellent opportunities for a thorough, practical, and refined education. The courses are Primary, Grammar, Commercial, and Academic, with additional facilities for perfecThe Location is Ideal in 1 Academy Opens Sept 14, I9( REV. DIRECTRES * v . : - tps MONEY' , ley found?and no money ou have made a start. It nake the start, and your h night and day. Better iee how easy it is. 4 Per "r .... Bamberg, S. C. ??/ ' ght Now 11 i value of a savings ac- 1 I X ar be a turning point in SI nind to save some money ll i?and do it?in spite of j r Sio matter how small your S I -if you will?manage to I | 1 part of it. "Every little j * J} id to-day are the dollars * tart! That is the great J <ing Company S - - South Carolina i K 3ARGAIN5 c Ri ivers IMS.... Five hundred acres, about* three hundred cleared and in high state of > cultivation, with good improvements; v - , about one mile East of Kearse. ' One hundred acres, about seventy- < five 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, abo\it seventy-five acres cleared; about one mile North-east of Bamberg. One thousand and forty-two acres, j about four hundred acres cleared; about five miles East of Midway* and 1 ~ V* seven miles South-west of Branch- . ville. One hundred and eighty acres, one hundred and thirty acres cleared; about two miles East of Denmark.. , | ORANGEBURG COUNTY. Seventy-one acres in Willow town- ,;3 ship, sixty acres cleared; about four * 4 miles west of Cope. v ' % Thirty-one and one-fourth acres* about fifteen acres cleared; only one r,3,. and one-half miles North of Norway. , | Four hundred acres in Willow Township, two hundred and fifty acres cleared; only three miles South west of Norway. # $ Full description, with prices and *; terms can he promptly had on appBcation. ,. JPERTIES... One open lot on New Bridge street* measuring one hundred and five feet > front hy three hundred feet deep. ^ A block of lots on Railroad Ave- ^ nue, West, containing ten acres, with about five acres of pecan trees in PQ bearing. One two-story dwelling, with ten rvJ& rooms, with an average of 16%x22 feet each, hot and cold water piped to each room; mantels of latest de- '? signs; situated on Palmetto Avenue, South, the highest point in the town 'M of Denmark. If a thing of beauty 'r% means Joy forever, coupled with great conveniences means even more. ..jggjj Prices and terms on application, > - < 'NEAL Bamberg* S. C. W IT AWAYII 'i r pistol, or perhaps i} v is not in working i} ?w it away, but let ij _ t it will give you as ? i lough it were new1. 1 | d to execute repair i J md satisfactorily, 11 atronage. i J RICKLEjj ! - - Bamberg, S. C. t , ; ' . ; ja i's Academy jj :H Carolina Boarding School lies and Qirls X1? J- *r VoMllAirAi^. 11U11 111 ITlUSltf A OUIKMIfct .-i5twm [ and Domestic Science. -^fi The one aim in every course is to equip the student physically, mental -*1 ly, and morally for the performance of life's duties. Jeaaty aad Bealttfalaess . )8. For Information Apply ,t ' j ?S, P. 0. 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