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v.* 4 \ V , altr lamltmj ralii Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. S., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1909. One Dollar a Year * u ; V-J ? ; " . % COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, S. C., May 24.?Have a cool spell on us now, which makes our cotton in bad shape tor growing. Crops are well worked up and in good shape for warm nights. ? Our high school is about coming to a close. While the work is as good as we could expect from what our teachers had in hand, still we want better service and more room for such service. So we are trying to open the eyes of our good people that we need a modern school building with all the modern conveniences so we can get our share of > the benefits to be derived from such a move. A good school will help our entire community; what helps them helps the State, so let us go together and have it. Next month comes our town election. No candidates have been named vet., hut there is no doubt that there will be good men at the t helm when needed. Ehrhardt ball team will go to Wal* . terboro on Thursday next to play hall with the Walterboro nine. 1 ; The young ladies are hard at work taking subscriptions for The Bam'* 7 . berg Herald. Go ahead, young ladies, you are all popular, but there v< is no doubt but some of you are bet" ^ ter workers than others. Rev. Herbert, of Bamberg, preach\ ed a very interesting sermon Sunday night at the Ehrhardt Lutheran church to an attentive audience and will give an educational talk in bet half of the school to-day. Others will have something to say also. Messrs. H. C. and J. F. Folk, spent last night with their father, Mr. H. N. Folk, of Colleton county. It seems as if screen doors are in good demand. JEE. * NEGRO ATTEMPTS MURDER. Shoots and Seriously Wounds Sheriff Who Went to Arrest Him. Lexington, May 19.?Sheriff P. H. Corley is lying at his home suffering from a desperate gunshot wound, while a posse of several hundred der termined men is scouring the country hunting for his assailant, Ed \ Bynum, a negro whom the sheriff attempted to arrest at a nearly hour * ' this morning. Bynum was a cropper on the plantation of Mr. C. W. Caughman, about a mile and a half from town. Yesterday the negro gave up the crop, it is said, and Mr. Caughman ordered hands to go to his field this morning and take t charge of the crop. Bynum interfered and ran the hands out of the field with his gun. Mr. Caughman had a warrant issued for his arrest, A -* ? ? i 1 i.U/s " ana me same was yiaueu m iuc hands of Sheriff Corley for execution. When he went to the house of Bynum to serve the warrant, the negro shot the sheriff through a win* dow, with about No. 4 shot. Sheriff Coriey returned the fire with his rifle, but his aim went wild. The entire load took effect in the right side of Sheriff Corley's face and breast. His right hand is completely riddled ' with shot. When the sheriff saw that the negro was going to shoot he threw his hand to his face and this, in all probability, is what saved his life. Bynum escaped at once. The news spread rapidly and in less than an hour hundreds were on the scene. The sheriff's bloodhounds i and the bloodhounds from the chaingang were carried to the house, but they failed to carry the trail successfully. At 1 o'clock the dogs from * the penitentiary were brought over in an automobile in charge of Capt. Roberts. All kinds of reports have come to town since the shooting. The negro has been tracked to Barrs, a little station about four miles above Lexington, it is said, and it is reported that he secured a mule from his * brother and made his escape. He is * a desperate character and has been in trouble before. He is described as ^ being a bright mulatto about six feet tall. snerin uoriey is resting as wen as could be expected and the outcome * of his injuries cannot be determined at this time. Sheirff Corley is one of the most t * popular officers the county has ever known. He has proved a terror to the lawbreakers. Many have been the anxious inquiries about his coh - 4 dition to-day. Senator Smith Leaves for Home. Washington, May 20.?Senator Smith, after making a little 10-minute speech in the tariff debate as a > ' sortr of introduction in the senate today, left this afternoon for Gaffney, where he will deliver the annual address at Limestone college. He will go from Gaffney to Congaree to de? liver an address Saturday. His remarks in the senate?the first time he has taken part in the tariff debate ?were directed against a proposition > to protect the chestnut bark industry in western North Carolina. He stated that he did not see how anybody who was in favor of preserving the forests in the Appalachians could be in favor of protection on lumber and on this chestnut bark, both of which industries cause the trees to be cut down. +* V CHASE PROVES UNAVAILING. Negro Who Shot Sheriff Corley Stili l at Larse. I < Lexington, May 20.?Ed Bynum,! the negro who shot Sheriff P. H. Cor- j ley yesterday morning, is still at J large. All day yesterday and all last night armed men were on the hunt, but without success. All trace of the negro seems to have been lost about ' three miles from town and all efforts 1 to find a new track proved futile. Another crowd started out early this , morning to renew the chase, but if j the negro has been caught the news ' of his capture has not reached here. ' The direction in which he was going indicates that he was making his 1 way toward Congaree creek. It is said that at one time Bynum worked on a turpentine farm in the lower part of the county and it is the supposition that he is now hiding in his old haunts. Messages have been sent to all of the towns along the railroads to be on the lookout, and unless ne maae good his escape last night, it is thought that the fugitive will be heard from within the next day or two. Rains have fallen all over the county during last night and to-day, which will make it possible to trail the man down with dogs, once he is routed again. Bynum is a bright mulatto, almost white, with thin black mustach; straight, dark hair; about five feet and eight inches tall; weight 150 to 160 pounds; wears about a number seven shoe; freckled face; legs bowed and walks pigeon toed. He is said to be a desperate character and is thought to have a pistol, and it is not likely that he will submit to arrest without a fight. . / . All during to-day crowds have come to town from different sections of the county, all anxious to help bring the sheriff's would-be slayer to justice. ' Sheriff Corley is resting quietly at his home and is doing as well as could be expected, considering the seriousness of his wounds. More than 100 shot entered . his right hand, and the wound is causing a great deal of pain. The wound in the neck is considered the most dangerous, several shot having entered near the large artery. The wound in the breast is not considered danger- i ous. The outcome of the injuries, however, cannot be determined at : this time, but the attending physi Ciail, Ur. Wlllgeuu, uucs uui a.yyi hend any danger unless blood pois- ; on should set in. Paying the Preacher. A preacher in a country commu- 3 nity was due his year's salary and 1 there was no money to be had. The 1 deacons conferred and after a little 1 debate decided that it would be a ] good idea for each member of the church to give one gallon of wine to 1 the preacher, it being a community in which grapes were grown plentifully, and consequently all had plenty of wine. The pastor accepted the proposition for the wine as his sal- < arv, and the following meeting day ' was appointed as the time for each 1 member to bring in a gallon of wine -- - 1 ~1 4-V#.* *TTno , ana empiy same iu a uauci iuai, wao to be prepared for the occasion. On the morning of the meeting day, Deacon , who had been look- i ing in the grate thoughtfully, said to his wife: "Mary, one gallon of good spring water wouldn't hurt in a fiftygallon keg of wine, would it?" "No, Silas," replied his wife. The horse was hitched to the buggy, the jug placed under the seat and the drive to church was taken. Each one coming brought his jug and went to the barrel in the corner and poured the contents of it therein. The pastor preached a good sermon on the joys of giving. After the ser- < mon was over, the spigot of the wine barrel was turned to have a taste of the wine, and, lo and behold! nothing came out but clear water. Each fellow had expected the other to do the square thing. Card of Thanks. A personal letter to each one who has sent us messages of sympathy in our sad bereavement would not be possible, so we take this means of reaching them and expressing our appreciation of same. We ask those kind friends, who so tenderly ministered to our dear sister, Mrs. Lalla O'Neal, in her suffering when she was so shockingly and fatally hurt on Memorial day, also through her lingering sickness, to accept our heartfelt and undying gratitude. May God's rich blessings i*rv/\n Tf All i CDC upuu JUU. Dear friends, we thank you. M. A. MOYE, D. MOYE O'NEAL. Bamberg, S. C. Iron Molder Kills His Wife. Norfolk, Va., May 21.?Eugene Peebles, an iron molder, apparently insane, to-day killed his young wife before the terrified gaze of their little child by striking the woman over the hoar? with nn a*p as she sat in her sister's boarding bouse on Main street writing a letter to her mother telling of her hard lot in life and of her husband's unjustified jealousy. When struck with the weapon the woman's head was split open, killing her almost instantly. Peebles was arrested, confessed his crime and expresed a desire to die. Peebles came here a week ago from Savannah, Ga. His wife who was Miss Narcissa Brizzel, of Augusta, 27 years old, came here previously with her 2 children. The couple had been married six years. Peeples had been unable to obtain work in Norfolk and became despondent. The inquest will be held Monday and Peeples probably will be examined as to his sanity. FIRST COUNT ( Standing of Contestants Popularity The highest number of publication will be 50,000 ea< Those contestants who turn i: given credit for same and pu nrmn'nns tn tViP last WPPk of t Miss Estelle Lancaster, Gova: Miss Pearle Delk, Bamberg,. Miss Evelyn Brabham, Olar, Miss Mary Matheny, Bamber Miss Louise Felder, Bamberg Miss Camille Price, Bamberg Miss Bessie Armstrong, Bam Miss Katie Carter, Ehrhardt Miss Lucile Lightsey, Bambe Miss Bettie Steedley, Bambe Miss Zelma Herndon, Ehrhar Miss Mary Wright, Denmark Miss Georgie Emma Jordan,! Miss Nell Clayton, Colston,.. Miss Reba Williams, Olar,... Miss Ida Lou Hiers, Ehrhard Miss Alice Smoak, Bamberg, Miss Estelle Smoak, Bamber NEWS OF THE CONTEST. j The Piano to be Exhibited?A Great Success. The Herald's Great Popularity Contest is just a little over one week i old and a number of young ladies have entered since the last issue of the paper. Our Contest Manager says that in all his experience in the newspaper business he has never conducted a contest where the people of a community were more loyal to the girls and it has been demonstrated so far that the friends of the contestants are working as well as the contestants themselves. There is just as much satisfaction in winning out in a contest of this kind as the intrinsic value of the prizes themselves will afford and it seems as if the friends of each contestant are determined that their favorite shall carry off the biggest prize in the bunch. The piano will be on exhibition in a couple of weeks at The Herald office and when the girls see what a beauty it is they will leave no one in the county unsolicited. In a contest of this kind it is the ones who stick until the last who win the prizes, not the kind who get discouraged. No matter how small your vote may be at the beginning of the contest, the last week may bring you far in advance of the leaders. There's no telling what might turn up. So, don't be a quitter. On the contrary fight all the harder for the leader's place. Determination and persistence will accomplish anything in this world. Don't let an opportunity pass to secure a subscription. Make those who have promised you live up to their promise. There is plenty of field to work in. Get each one of your friends to secure you at least one subscription apiece. They will do it. Fight and fight hard up to the last minute and the last hour of the contest and you'll be rewarded. On a Western newspaper last year, a little girl entered a contest of this kind working faithfully up to the last day. When the votes were published just before the close of the contest she was 100,000 votes behind the leader. Her friends rallied to ner rescue, iney gui, uui uu wc streets of the town in their shirt sleeves and canvassed for her." The result was that at the close of the contest she stood about 150,000 votes ahead of the leaders. Be plucky. The world admires a plucky, gritty man or woman. That's all, except, KEEP BUSY. Xegroes Killed by Lightning. Johnston, May 20.?Alex and Jack Browne, two negro boys, were instantly killed by lightning this morning about 9:30 o'clock on the plantation of Mr. Wm. Toney, near Johnston. There were five in the oneroom dwelling, and all received a shock. A falling brick from the chimney where the twu boys were sitting on either side struck a younger brother in the eye and inflicted a bad wound. One end of the house was entirely shattered. Cyclone Strikes Edgefield. Edgefield, May 20.?A cyclone swept over a portion of the town at 5 o'clock this morning. It seems to have originated within a mile of this place and came from a southwest direction, its width ranging from 50 to 200 yards. A number of tenant and outhouses are total wrecks. Several occupants of a negro residence were blown from their beds. The court house was partially unroofed, chimneys of the jail blown off and the livery stable of Mr. J. A. Wier partially demolished. Its path can be traced by the fallen trees, hundreds having been blown down. It spent itself about three miles from here and to that point carried destruction in its path. There were no lives lost, nor personal injuries suffered. The injury to property in town is estimated at 13,000. v. '' \ )F THE VOTES in The Herald's Great' ' Contest. votes allowed to appear for :h week to each contestant, n over this quantity will be blication made on the week he contest. n, 50,000 50,000 43,000 g, 42,000 , 37,000 31,000 berg, 21,500 , 13,000 rg,... 10,000 rg, 4,500 at, 4,51X1, , r. 3,500 Bamberg, 2,500 2,000 1,000 It, 1,000 1,000 g, : 1,000 Why The Bamberg Herald Selected the Kingsbury Piano from the Cable Piano Company of Charles ton, S. C., for its Prize Contest. There are several hundred makers of pianos in theUnited States. Theretore when The Herald decided to give a piano as a premium in its subscription contest, the publishers could have made a choice from any number of instruments. But they realized that they must have a piano that would give satisfaction and be consistent with the ideas of their readers. That is why they chose an instrument from the Cable Piano Company. If you could visit the great factories of The Cable Company, at Chicago and St. Charles, 111., and see how they make pianos there, you would understand why it is that these instruments have attained such a high reputation for merit. These factories are equipped with special facilities for accurate workmanship, and the men employed are skilled piano makers, particularly experienced in production of high grade in struments. This piano was chosen for the contest, therefore, because it is made according to correct, scientific and artistic principles. The Cable Company is acknowledged to be the greatest concern in the world engaged in the manufacture of pianos and reed organs, and because it has produced instruments that have satisfied the public, it has been able to obtain this enviable position. The officers of this company recognize that only by giving the most complete satisfaction to the public could the greatest success be gained, and you find in that principle the reason for the superiority of their pianos. You will see in these statements, also, the reason why the publishers of The Herald gave their preference to a piano bearing the name of The Cable Company. They knew that they could place it in the home of the successful contestant and that it would stand there as evidence that the publishers of the paper had in mind the best interests of their readers. The Kingsbury Piano, Style T is one of our latest and most popular designs of the famous Kingsbury pianos. From the time it was introduced it received the highest favor from both the trade and the general public. In constructive and musical merit, it has all of the characteristics that have given the Kingsbury pianos their remarkable prestige. Particular attention is called to the artistic case design and the veneering I which makes this instrument particularly adapted to please the taste of j discriminating people. Specifications. Three unisons and overstrung base. Seven and one-third octaves. Fine ivory keys. High grade hammers. Three pedals. Case with full extension music desk; rolling fall-board; continuous hinge on the top and fallboard. Furnished in rich mahogany, fancy walnut, or beautiful grained oak. The first regiment of State militia will have an encampment at Greenville, the date being July 25th to August 2nd. -L'-iv.. v.yfo, PERSON AL MENTION. j People Visiting in This City and | at Other Points. * ?Mrs. E. P. Allen has gor.e to Williamston. ?Mr. Taylor is visiting his friend, 5 Mr. C. E. Black. ?Hon. C. W. Garris, of Denmark, was in the city yesterday. ?Dr. J. H. Roberts, of Ehrhardt, was in the city yesterday. ?Dr. J. L. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, 1 was in the city Monday. ?Mrs. J. Norman Walker, of Ap- i pleton, is visiting relatives in the city. ?Mrs. E. H. Dowling, who has been sick for some weeks, is improving. I % ?Mrs. J. A. Williams is at home , again after spending some time in , Augusta. ?Mrs. Rosa Hooton and Miss Kate Sadler, of Olar, were in the city j last Friday. , ( ?Mrs. R. M. Hays will leave Fri- | day for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. ; Hays, in Greenwood. ?Mr. W. D. Rhoad attended the 1 grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, in Charleston this week. , ?Mr. H. Z. McMillan, of the i Colston section, was in tlie city last : Saturday selling cotton. < ?Mr. Glenn Cope, from the Citadel, has been at home for some days 1 on account of sickness. ?Miss Thelma Bailey, of Edgefield, is visiting her grand parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Black. ?Messrs. Thos. Black, Jr., and Mr. Charlie Black attended the S. C. I C. I. commencement in Edgefield this week. , .?Mr, M. A. Moye, of Fairfax, spent several days in the city this > week on a visit to relatives and frionHa ' ?Mrs. Julia Reynolds went to Charleston Monday evening for a. 1 visit of a week or more to frier ds in that city. ?Mrs. M. A. Adams is at home again after a visit to her son, Mr. C. D. C. Adams and his family, in Walterboro. ?Mr. W. C. Best, of the Buford's Bridge section, was in the city last Sunday and Monday on a visit to | friends and relatives. ?Messrs. C. R. Brabham, Jr., Henry F. Bamberg, H. J. Brabham, Jr., and M. W. Brabham spent a j few days near Charleston this week on a fishing trip. ?Mrs Austin R. Neal, of Roanoke, Va., who-has been in the city for the past few weeks because of the illness of Mrs. E. H. Dowling, will return home soon. ?Mr. J. Norman Walker is at home from Mexico, where he spent the past few months, and his friends are glad indeed to note the improvement in his health. ?Mr. Clarence E. Black, who has ' been studying law in Edgefield the J past year, is at home for the summer. , Mr. Black has also been teaching in the Edgefield graded school. ^ ?Dr. J. B. Black and Mr. L. B. i i Fowler left Monday for Charleston [to attend the session of the grand i lodge Knights of Pythias, they being j the delegates from the lodge here. ] ?Paymaster Eugene R. Walter, ; of the U. S. Navy, is at home on a furlough and is visiting his brothers 1 in Orangeburg. He is expected in < Bamberg soon to visit relatives here. < ?Mrs. W. L. Stokes and children, 1 of Branchville, have been visiting relatives in the city the past few j days. They will go from here to Marion, where they will make their ' home in. future. ?Mr. J. R. Owens, of Denmark, has been in Charleston for the past few weeks for medical treatment, but his many friends will be glad to know that he is improving and will come . home next week. ?Messrs. T. D. Jones, of Augusta, ] and W. D. Sease, of Ehrhardt, attend- , ed the session of the grand lodge, ] Knights of Pythias, in Charleston : this week, they being the delegates , from Ehrhardt lodge. . ?Messrs. W. M. Oxner and J. M. ] Kirkland, of Olar, were in tne cny < Monday afternoon on their way to i Charleston to attend the grand lodge, 1 Knights of Pythias, they being the delegates from Olar lodge. ?Messrs. H. N. Bellinger, Norman '< Kirsch, J. F. Kilus, and Dr. Geo. F. Hair went down to Charleston Tuesday night, and spent yesterday in 1 that city. They went to see the am- 1 plified Page rank conferred. ( COLOR IN THE LAW'S EYES. < A White Man and Negro Cannot Suffer Equal Humilation. New York, May 21.?A negro and a white man do not suffer equal humiliation in the eyes of the law for false arrest, according to the appel late division of the supreme court, j which today sustained the decree of i the court reducing the amount of damages awarded George Griffin, a Pullman porter from $25,000 to : $3,000. ; The negro was arrested on a charge of stealing a pocket book but the charge was not sustained and he was released. He brought suit against Daniel M. Brady, a New York manufacturer, who caused his arrest. In his order Justice Degro said: 'While in some senses the negro under the law is just as good a man as 1 the President of the United States, it would be bad argument to say he is just as good in some respects. Damage cases of this kind depend on the man's standing and circumstances, i and if he be colored, that fact should be considered." . \ ... .. J ^ IN THE PALMETTO STATE "M sOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. . -J state News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. r V" The freight depot of the Seaboard A.ir Line at Cheraw was destroyed by are last Friday morning about two a'clock. The origin of the fire is unknown, and but little freight was destroyed. The dispensary was voted out of Clarendon county some months ago, but the stock on hand at that time bas only been disposed of recently. The stock was sold at a loss, and there is a debt on the dispensary of several hundred dollars. The government has selected a 3ite in Orangeburg for a postoffice building. The lot selected was that of Judge Jas. F. Izlar, fronting on the court house square. It has a frontage of 115 feet and a depth of 135 feet. The price paid was $10,The receivers of the Seminole Securities Company have announced that the stockholders will receive in a few days a dividend of twenty per cent, on their stock. John Y. Garlington has filed a claim against the company for $24,000, but the receivers say this claim is unjust and will not be paid. TWO MEN SHOT IN ROW. } Serious Encounter in the District of Vice. In the vice section of the city early . Sunday morning two penitentiary . guards and two men of bad reputation became involved in a serious . encounter. As a result Eber Ashford Lies in a dangerous condition in the Knowlton infirmary, W. E. Mellette, a penitentiary guard is wounded la the thigh and Lonnie Hall and John White are in arrest. The story given by the police is v ;>|i that Hall and Ashford, both of the tough element, had been annoying Mellette and White, who were on a Crolfc, it appears.. The actual encounter is alleged to have occurred an Gates street, midway of the block f /J between Lady and Gervais.. The police were informed that Lonnie Hall knocked Mellette down and appro- ^ priatedhis pistol. Thereupon he waa called by White. Hall knocked White down and some one began shooting. There were three shots, it : Is stated, and two of these struck Eber Ashford, who had not mixed up In the melee. The third struck Mellette. Ashford is dangerously hurt, one bullet having entered his left side 'Qj nnnra./l lnHffinor nMP '$3 liiU iaii^U upnttiu, *WV?04M0 p the heart. The other wound, In the ..v^a groin, is not of such a dangerous na- : M ture. Mellette was shot in the hip. There were powder burns on Lonnie v Hall's shirt, showing that he must have been close to the mouth of the weapon. Ashford's condition at midnight was reported to be a little more hopeful. The bullet has not been located, however. He is a brother of the 3 poung man who was a juror in the Sellers trial and was brought before Ja the bar of the court on the charge of contempt, it being alleged, that while irinking he had done some talking ibout the case. 7; Eber Ashford has never been in any real trouble before, but less than 30 days ago Detective Forde found -Xga bim loafing constantly around a no torious place on Gervais street and warned him that he would be arrestad for vagrancy. Ashford was in bad company. Lonnie Hall is a terror. A man '."-J| 3hort of normal stature by several inches, he' is yet one of the most /Sj powerful men in the city. He has been in numerous escapades and encounters. The police here arrested . i bim once on the charge of highway robbery committed in Georgia. At pne time Officer Forde attempted to arrest Hall and the latter drew a knife. The officer broke his night stick over Hall's head and a desperate encounter resulted. There were three policemen in the encounter befor Hall was jailed and at that he was chased across the river bridge and into Lexington county. -r7 Mellette lives in this city, 1114 Divine street. He was employed as a penitentiary guard about a week ago and Capt. D. J. Griffith considered him a good man. He was engaged at the State farm, in Lexington county. Mellette has a brother on the police force. John White had been a guard at ootrorol troo r*a PHai1 I LLC Oiaic laiui otitim ;vuia. x 4 4V4 to that time he had been a guard at the asylum and had been discharged by Dr. Thompson for tippling, taking part of the whiskey intended for the patients on the ward. He has a good record at the penitentiary and Capt. Griffith was grieved to hear of his trouble. "He was a fine guard; humane to prisoners and a man of rare judgment," said Capt. Griffith last night. Lonnie Hall tells a different story from that received from the police. He says that it was not until after White had shot Ashford that he knocked White down and took his pistol away from him. Both pistols are at the police station. Both are loaded all around. Therefore, unless a third pistol was used the discharged cartridges were removed and fresh ones placed in their stead. Both of the pistols at the station are Smith & Wesson .38 calibre, but one shoots a long and the other a short cartridge.?Columbia State. - ->