Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* pE !Sall In Bi |g. PERSONAL MENTION. - People Visiting in This City and at Otoe* Points. ?Mr. W. H. Kinard, of Ehrhardt, was in the city Monday. , _ ? ? ? i ?Mr. j. <j. Jti. liuess, or uenmarK, was in the city Tuesday. ?Messrs. Geo. J. Hiers and J. Laz. Copeland, of the Ehrhardt section, - ' were in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Wilson, Jr., of Allendale, visited Mrs. Wilson's ' ~ parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Erahham, here this week. ?Mr. Edw. R. Fishburne, who was raised in Bamberg, but who has been living in Augusta for several years, spent several days in the city last. week. ?C. W. Garris, Esq., of Denmark, ^ was a welcome visitor to Walterboro Wednesday night of last week. Mr. Garris is one of Bamberg's representatives in the legislature.?Walterborcr Press and Standard. SCHOOL TEACHER A SUICIDE. Young Man Kills Himself at the Columbia Hotel in Columbia. Columbia, Jan. 18.?Mr. John Hawkins, of Newberry county, who has been teaching school in Beaufort county, at Ridgeland, committed suicide yesterday at the Columbia Hotel, where he had been stopping. There is no doubt about Mr. Hawkins having shot himself, as everything indicated that the deed was premeditated. He left a memoran-J dum requesting that certain telegrams be sent. Mr. Hawkins came here to attend themeeting of the State Teachers' Association, and has been at the Columbia Hotel since. The hotel management fearing that Hawkins had been drinking, gave instructions to the help not to buy nor to take liquor to Hawkins's room. The trustees of the school at Ridgeland feared that Mr. Hawkins had been foully dealt with and asked for reports of him. j Hawkins was told of these requests; for information concerning him and requested to return to his school work. He left no messages nor reasons for killing himself, and his school work at Ridgeland had apparently been satisfactory. Hawkins has large family connections, both in Newberry and Lexington counties. Married Here Sunday. Mr. James C. Brinkley, of Georgetown, and Miss Anna Belle Coney, of St. George, were married at the Methodist parsonage in this city last Sunday evening by Rev. T. G. Herbert. Mr. Brinkley has been living at St. George for some time, getting out timber for th% Atlantic Coast Lumber Co. He met his bride-to-be in Atlanta and they came on to Denmark, but not finding a minister there they came to Bamberg. They spent Sunday night and Monday here, going to St. George Monday night. \ HH Our Mr. J. W. Sto load of horses ani are right from the to see stock that i. rrmnnr f^ict nf rmir ^V/lll^ VI WMI selling them, will IN TH1 Come and see and before. We may assured that we a on hand, and the ies, we are leading as this part of the St Therefore our pri< our guarantee is the very best good satisfy every custc F B i TEXAS COURT SUSTAINED. Supreme Court Decides Against Waters-Pierce Oil Company. Washington, Jan. 18.?The supreme court of the United States today affirmed the decree of the State courts of Texas, imposing a fine of $1,625,000 on the Waters-Pierce Oil Company of St. Louis and ousting it from the State on the charge of violating the Texas anti-trust law. The court also sustained the action of the Texas State courts in the appointment of Robert J. Eckhardt as receiver and thus again decided against the company, which sought to have sustained the action of the federal court in appointing C. B. Dorchester at the instance of the company. The decisions in the cases were unanimous. One of the receivership cases came to the court on a writ of error from the supreme judicial district court of Texas and the other from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in both of which courts the decisions were favorable to the State. Robert J. Eckhardt was appointed receiver by the Travis county State court on the theory that such appointment was necessary to preserve the property of the company until the penalty imposed could be collected. Justice Day, in the decision, said that the fine imposed was not excessive, saying that the business done in Texas bv the comDanv was verv ex tensive and highly profitable, ' the! property amounting to more than j $40,000,000, and its dividends as high as 700 per cent, per annum. "Assuming," he said, "that the defendant was guilty of a violation of the laws over a period of years and in transacting business upon so large a scale we are not prepared to say that there was want of due process of law in the penalties imposed." The action was begun in the State courts under the State anti-trust laws. The bills charged that the company had violated the State's laws every day through a conspiracy with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey to control the oil business in Texas, but the company denied the charge and in addition contended that even if it had violated the law it was not amenable, because the business transacted was of an interstate character and therefore only subject to control by the United States authorities. The penalty was at the rate of $50 per day from that time on. FORMER SENATOR BUTLER ILL. Is Suffering with Pneumonia at His Home in Edgefield. Columbia, Jan. 17.?News was received here to-day of the serious illness of Former Senator M. C. Butler at his home in Edgefield. The report i is that he is suffering with pneu- 1 monia. He has a remarkable constitution, and this, his friends hope, ! will pull him through this attack. * . . A _ g/.Jmmmm kes is back from T d mules ever broug i famous blue grass s as "pretty as a pi 'se. Animals as gc not stay on hand 1 ISLOA be convinced thai have to go for ai lways have a good prices and terms ai i , Wage usual. Remembef ate, buy in big lots ;es are always che back of everythinf s in our line, and \ >mer. Come to see IV T L 1> IV AMBERQ, SOI INDICTED FOR FRAUD. Sweeping Action by Grand Jury in Land Case. Eagle Pass, Tex., Jan. 16.?One hundred and thirty-eight indictments were returned by the grand jury here to-day after two weeks' session, which grew out of a hearing of a subcommittee of the committee on Indian affairs of the United States senate last year, which was held at Shawnee, Ariz., and Washington. It is understood that many of those indicted hold high State positions in ntlaliArria anH crr?v<arnm<?nt nnciHnna in Mexico and are high in financial and political circles in the United States and Mexico. They are alleged to have secured Kickapoo Indian lands in Oklahoma by fraud. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. Watch Lost.?I have lost somewhere in Bamberg one watch with gold filled case; fifteen jewels movement, Elgin make; open face. Reward if returned to J. B. BRICKLE. For Sale.?Rights for this county for the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the Eureka Cotton Chopper, fully patented and thoroughly demonstrated. Capacity of machine six to eight acres daily. I will exhibit it at the court house of this county on Tuesday, the 26th instant. The farming public and investors in counties right are requested to be present at this demonstra tion. P. H. Loud, Agent Southern States Mfg. Co. for the State of South Carolina. For Sale Cheap.?One two-horse wagon in good repair, or will exchange for one-horse wagon. H. J. BRABHAM, JR. For Rent.?As a hotel or a boarding house, the old Mayflower Inn, now occupied by Mrs. J. W. Jennings. For terms apply to MRS. C. J. S. BROOKER, Bamberg, S. C. For Sale.?Six room house with outbuildings and large garden, on Railroad avenue. Lot one-half acre. Very attractive price. Splendid opportunity for investor. Communicate with. W. C. PATRICK, Herald Building, Bamberg, S. C. For Cotton Weigher.?I take this method of notifying my friends that I am a candidate for the position of cotton weigher at Bamberg, and any service rendered my candidacy will be appreciated. N. Z." FELDER. For Sale.?Three brood sows, Essex and Berkshire. Will farrow about January and February. Also one three-fourths Jersey cow, with four-months' old calf. Apply to W. ( S. BAMBERG & SON, Bamberg, S. C. 1 /.'VV-'fvi' i * uTSEs ennessee, where he bought ht to this part of the coun 5 region, of that State, and if cture," come to our stable, tod as these and at the pric ong, so we advise an early D ARE BF t you have never seen such lother car load in a few day assortment of both Horses re always right. & >ns, Harni that we are the largest for spot cash and get all aper than others, and reme r we sell. Our aim is to h ve make it a rule of our b us. B AMI UTH CAROLINA l (still in tli T We have moved our | IT small brick building 1 T ing our customers as u ~5 2 Pimfuttilnrr M 311/ ILfYWijuiiiig nww am and I am prepared to No old stock, everyth is small, but we have of every want in our fill your orders promp liver promptly, free o Some Mighty Nice Tl just received. In a f< cfnrp rm Msnri strppf. M W& V VAA A *?- v*> w v 5 We will appre<;iate yo T attention to all orders T 'phone. We are here 2 "IF WE PLEASE YOU, TELL ID. A. Kin; 2 BAMBERG, SOI gmm [0mm WS1 the finest 319 try. They, , 'Sty f you want rajg They are ralllS :es we are spll selection. 3i| EAUTIES1 fine stock | s, but rest |?f' I and Hules ||J J ess, Etc.g dealers in discounts. ot 1 ; ruber that ^ ? andle only ||5 . | usiness to , |w | BERG j ie Ring I grocery store for the "resent into the Clla n rear of H. C. Folk, where we are serv- l||9 sual with the best to be had in groceries. ?;|| d Fresh I serve my customers as well as ever. sggfl ing new and fresh. It is true our place 'Egg a lartre warehouse, and can take care ? .-iSa line. Our telephone is in, and we can F??fl >tly. Send them to us, and we will de- ?5 ;|ji f charge, anywhere within the city limits ? J hings to Eat h ew weeks we will move into a handsome Cv'|f| but in the meantime, don't forget us. tJ ur trade and give prompt and courteous t tttVi /-v-fV* nv? mTrnrt in mnoAn Ar AT7Qr fllO * 'H j wncuici givcu 111 ygioun v/x u?vj. vhv ju to serve you satisfactorily, and will do so. C > " OTHERS; IF NOT. TELL US.". J^igg ard & Co. | JTH CAROLINA tjjS i > , ?