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? (Eh? iamhrrg Ifmtlh Thursday, July 15, 1909 SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items ol' Interest Throughout the Town and County. See the ad. of Glenn Springs Ho tel in this issue. As long as they last, will sell 10inch disc records for 25 cents, at G. A Ducker's. Mr. C. Counts wants to buy a gentle buggy horse. See the ad. in another column. See the half page ad. of J. W. McCue in this issue. He wants to supply your groceries. Mr. C. C. Rowell has been elected night policeman by city council. He will make a good one. Several local items were omitted " 1?nonor nn arrnnnf of irOHl lctbl VVCCn. O paywi vw the absence of the editor. Dr. 0. D, Faust has moved his children here, and they are now living in one of the houses belonging to the Fitting School. Mr. C. J. S. Brooker has our thanks for some very fine Irish potatoes. They were decidedly the finest we have seen this season. The extension of the experimental farm work to Bamberg county will prove a great thing for our farmers and will no doubt result in their becoming more progressive and prosperous. PThe capture of Ulysses May was the result of untiring effort on the part of Sheriff Hunter. He finally received information that May was up in Sheriff Buford's country, so he asked the Newberry sheriff to apprehend him. Mr. John McCue has bought the grocery store of Mrs. M. A. Heidtman, and will conduct it in future. He solicits the patronage of all his friends and the public and promises fresh goods and good service. The auction sale of lots at Denmark last Wednesday was very successful, and the property brought good prices. The lots belonged to Hon. S. G. Mayneia, ana were soiu by the American Realty and Auction Company. ? The Bamberg Guards left here Tuesday morning for the encampment in Aiken. The company was in command of Capt. W. R. Wright. A full quota of men was carried, and we expect our military boys to make a good record while away. In another column will be found an account of the marriage of Miss Daisy Hartzog to Mr. Marvin Arant, which occurred last week. It will be read with interest here, where the bride has visited relatives, the family of Mr. V. J. Hartzog. Remember that The Herald's great popularity contest closes next Saturday afternoon, July 17th, at four o'clock sharp. Votes received after that hour cannot be counted, so be in time, as we will close our doors promptly at four o'clock and begin the count of the votes. Mr. W. A. Hay, Jr., our Govan correspondent, writes and thanks us for the use of our columns and pays The Herald a compliment. Among other things he says: "Allow me to thank you for having the privilege of your ! paper for expression and to commend you for the merit of your publication." The Orangeburg Military band will ( give a concert in the Carlisle Fitting . School auditorium one night of week ; after next. The exact date will be announced later. This is one of the finest concert bands in the South, and not only all the people of the city, ; but our country friends as well, should attend the concert. Dr. Clifton's Appointment. Dr. Jesse Alex. Clifton, eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, of Orangeburg, S. C., will be in Denmark on the 26th, 27th and 28th of July, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday? headquarters at Dr. Matthews's drug ! store; and in Bamberg on the 29th, 30th and 31st of July, Thursday, Friday and Saturday?headquarters at Garland House; thoroughly equipped to do operations on eye, ear, nose and throat. Eye glasses fitted. All examinations free. ' Remember the dates and come early. Three days only at each place. ?.?? Young Man Arrested. 'r Bamberg is getting to be an unhealthy town for dead-beats. Some weeks ago a man named Coggins, a roof painter from Charleston, was in Bamberg and spent several weeks, painting roofs. While here he gave a check to Mr. L. C. Price which was no good, and Mr. Price had him arrested. The old man had his two sons with him and they paid the money and the prosecution was stopped and the father released. Some days later the elder of the young men was arrested on a warrant from Manning and placed in jail, it being charged that he jumped his board bill there. He was carried back to Manning, but what disposition was made of the case is not known here. A young man named Cannon has been here about a month, selling enlarged pictures, we believe, and this week he was arrested and placed in jail on the charge of attempting to swindle the Garland house out of his board bill. He has been boarding there for some time, and we understand he now owes $15.00 or more. His relatives in Sumter have been communicated with, and it is possible, his father may pay the money and secure his release. Base Ball. Bamberg is developing something of a champion base ball team this year. During the season our boys have played something like eighteen games and lost none. Last Friday they played Summerville here, a good exhibition being had. The score was three to two for Bamberg. Monday and Tuesday they played a team from Sumter, and are to play again this (Wednesday) afternoon. Bamberg has won both games. ? y' ' -.-ftfiLi i --- New Advert isements. A. Schilletter, Proprietor?Glenn Springs Hotel. C. Counts?Wanted. J. W. McCue?And This is to Remind You. Ulysses May ( aptured. Sheriff M. M. Buford. of Newberry, was in the city Tuesday. He came down to turn over to Sheriff Hunter the negro, Ulysses May. whom he reeentlv caDtured in Edgefield county. Sheriff Buford has the finest record for capturing escaped criminals of any sheriff in the State, and when May went up in his neighborhood, why he got him, that's all. It will be remembered that May killed a negro on Mr. Mayfield's plantation, and escaped from jail nearly two years ago. He is now in jail, and will be tried for murder at the fall term of court. Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and evening at 7:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. O. J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, C. W. Rentz, superintendent. B. Y. P. U. every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, David G. Felder, president. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Woman's M. U. meets Wednesday afternoon after each 2nd Sunday. Conference each fourth Sunday after preaching service. Observance of the Lord's Supper the first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NU THJiJiS. The pastor preached on the moral phase of the coming election on the liquor question Sunday morning. After stating squarely the real issue as dispensary vs. Statewide prohibition, he gave the redeeming features of the dispensary as a means of regulating the traffic, and then the bad side of it. Among those things he said was that the dispensary as well as the open saloon increased the evils of drunkenness as was shown by the increasing amount of liquor sold through them. That the dispensary is the most unjust monopoly on earth. If it is right for Bamberg county to sell it, it is right for its private citizens to do so; and for the county to deny them the privilege by law, and by the same law monopolize it all, is high handed injustice. If it is wrong for private citizens to engage in it, it is wrong or the county; and to make a monopoly of a moral evil is high-handed sin against God and its citizenry. The aim of the liquor business is not only to satisfy depraved appetites, but to increase the demand. It is, therefore, a sin satisfier and a sin breeder. Christ came to save people from their sins, and to cfestroy the works of the devil; therefore, Christianity is directly opposed to the liquor traffic in every form for beverage purposes. The church member who votes for his county to go into the liquor business for the revenue there is in it is in the same boat, morally, as the man who runs the dispensary, or the saloon man who goes into the business for himself; since he is responsible for the business and the misix J j cniei it uoes, auu 111s rnuuves aic the same. The Christian must put right always before everything else. Politicians may argue prohibition does not prohibit, but the Christian man must settle the1 question before us now, by this question: Is the dispensary morally wrong? This decided he must oppose it or be untrue to Christ and his cause. Prohibition will not entirely prohibit any more than the ten commandments to stop sin. It outlaws it and restrains it. We can't legislate old topers into sober men, but we can materially stop the making of new topers and thus improve the coming generation. The pastor will aid Rev. W. R. Smith at Hunter's Chapel this week in a protracted meeting. Will fill the pulpit here next Sunday, however. Path-Finding Cars. The Columbia Record lias commenced a campaign for good roads throughout the State, and with this idea in view has sent out this week path-finding automobiles to arouse interest in a capital-to-county seat route. The cars left Columbia Monday morning in charge of Mr. Geo. L. Baker, president of the Record Publishing Company; Mr. McDavid Horton, news editor of the Record, and Mr. W. R. Fishburne, who is an old Bamberg boy. The route was first through Lexington to Aiken and Augusta, then to Blackville, Barnwell, Hampton, Allendale, Brunson, and Fairfax. We received a telegram from Mr. Horton this (Wednesday) afternoon, as follows: "Herald, Bamberg, S. C. "Columbia Record path-finders will arrive late this afternoon via Hampton and Ulmers. Spend night in Bamberg." As we expect to go to press this afternoon our paper will be printed before the arrival of the cars, but we hone the stav of these 2entlemen in Bamberg will be pleasant, and we believe we can show them that Bamberg county has as good roads as any county in the State. We are almost sure that any route to Columbia will have to include Bamberg, and we also believe that the visit of these cars will result in renewed interest as to good roads on the part of our people. In fact, Bamberg was the pioneer in the good roads movement in this State, through the able efforts of Senator Mayfleld. Ten years ago, when we first came to Bamberg county, he was not only talking but working for better highways, and as a result, while other counties were talking good roads, we were going ahead with the limited means at hand, and as a result any traveler can tell by the roads when he reaches the border of Bamberg county. The idea of the Record is a most commendable one, and we have no doubt but that it will produce great results. Pleasant Reception. .Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker entertained most charmingly last Wednesday afternoon. at her elegant home, the Mayflower Inn. in honor of her - Tv cousin. .\irs. toyce u. diuu^i, ui Richmond. Va. The large rooms and hall were beautifully decorated with palms and ferns. The entertainment provided for the guests consisted ot a poetry contest, in which .Mrs. W. P. Jones won first prize, with Mrs. M. E. Ayer winner of the second prize. , The first prize was presented by Mrs. Jones to Mrs. Brooker, the guest of honor. Misses Mary Livingston and Flossie Murdaugh presided at the punch bowl, and after the poetry contest was concluded, refreshments were served in the large hall, Misses Evelyn Free and Genie Cope being the charming waitresses. Those in! vited were: Mesdames G. Frank Bamberg, W. P. Riley, H. H. Copeland, R. M. Hays, J. A. Wyman, J. A. Williams, J. C. Moye, H. W. Johnson, J. J. Cleckley, L. C. Price, G. M. Dickinson, C. R. Brabham, Jr., M. W. Brabham, H. F. Bamberg, J. W. Lovejoy, G. F. Hair, J. D. O'Hern, J. N. Walker, W. Max Walker, Janie C. Lewis, W. A. Klauber, D. G. 1 elder, J. E. Felder, I. B. Felder, W. E. Free, M. E. Ayer, R. L. Risher, J. H. Murphy, L. E. Livingston, M. J. Black, Robert Black, A. Rice, W. D. Rhoad, J. R. Bellinger, Stella Bronson, H. F. Hoover, and E. E. Ritter, of Bamberg; Mrs. J. R. Owens, Denmark; Mrs. Sidney Hair, J. R. Roundtree, and Miss Marion Roundtere, of Williston; Misses Mamye G. Jennings, Addys Hays, Willie Merriwether, Eula Rowell, Myra Hooton, Mary Livingston, Genie Cope, Flossie Murdaugh, Evelyn Free, and Ida Livingston. Annual Barbecue at Baldoc. We have been asked by the Baldoc Farmers' Club, J. L. Ellis, president, and J. H. Hewlett, secretary, to announce through the columns of The Herald that the Baldoc annual barbecue, basket picnic and dance will take place at Baldoc on Wednesday, August 4th. The public is cordially invited to attend, and they write that the editor and his friends are expected. Dispensary Figures. In view of the approaching election, the report of last year's business for this county may be of interest. The general expense for the year amounted to $9,549.67, divided as follows: County dispensary and board $1,106.40; rents exclusive of dispensaries, $120.00; paid book Keepers, $i,i*u.uu; miscellaneous expenses, $1,219.89; attorney, $100.00; sundries and supplies not included in above, $5,863.38. The total expenses of the various county dispensaries, which included salaries, rents, ice bills, wrapping paper, etc., amounted to $4,586.39. The net profits for the year amounted to $22,783.78, which were divided as follows: Bamberg, $4,111.33; Denmark, $2,391.76; Olar, $1,148.77; Ehrhardt, $1,461.79; Bamberg county, $9,113.39; schools, $4,556.74. The total paid for merchandise during the year was $48,812.06. This amount is the total paid for whiskey and supplies, and is what went out of the county. It will be noted that on total purchases of $48,812.06 the dispensary made a profit of $22,783.78 after paying all expenses. It has been stated that about $80,000 goes out of Bamberg county every year for whiskey. This is a mistake. Nearly fifty thousand dollars goes out of the county each year for liquor, but the sum spent for drink is about $80,000. In this amount is the profit made on liquor, and the difference between $50,000 and $80,000 is what is left in the county for division among the towns, county, and schools, as well as for salaries of dispensers, county board, etc. Carlisle Fitting School. The local board of trustees of the Carlisle Fitting School held a meeting here last Friday night, at which Dr. H. N. Snyder, president of Wofford College, and Rev. Chas. B. Smith, presiding elder of the Orangeburg district, were present. The affairs of the school were thoroughly discussed, and it can be safely stated that the school will open this fall, and upon such a basis as will insure success. The authorities and the church at large seem to have taken up the matter in earnest, and if good results do not follow we shall be much disappointed. Rev. T. G. Herbert was put in charge for the present, and will conduct all the correspondence until the new- Headmaster arrives and assumes charge of affairs. Several gentlemen are now- in correspondence with the board, and selection or' a full faculty will be announced very soon. Interesting Document. A few days ago Col. T. J. Counts showed us a most interesting relic you might call it. It was a page from an old ledger, showing some account sales of cotton bought by the firm of Counts & Wilson, who were in business at that time at Buford's Bridge. The date of the entries was the fall of 1869, and the price paid for the cotton ranged from 29 to 32 cents a pound. However, a majority of the bales brought over 30 cents the pound. It is to be hoped that cotton will bring these prices in this year of grace 1909. This piece of paper has an interesting history. It was found on the streets of Bamberg during the same year the entries were made by Mr. T. A. Green, who lived here then, but who is now living in Spartanburg. He had the paper framed and has kept it ever since, until a short time ago, when Mr. D. H. Counts, of Laurens, son of Col. T. J. Counts, was in Spartanburg and Mr. Green gave the paper to him as it was an interesting relic. ?Miss Hattie Gates, who has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs. G. W. Eaves, left Thursday afternoon for Elloree, where she is making her future home with her cousin, Mrs. T. J. Wactor. An Honored Visitor. Mrs. A. McB. Speaks, formerly a; resident of Varnville, but now of: Bamberg, has been visiting relatives ! ' and friends at her old home town for ! the past week, and honored Hampton ! with her pres'-n^e last Monday, the' guest of Mrs Gooding. Mrs. j Speaks has i. i greatly missed in this entire community since she moved to Ban.berg a few years ago. i for in the church and every good; work she was one to take hold and keep things moving. Her visit to us was quite a treat and those who had n/NAi'r?rr Via?? fol f fliot LUC picasuic Ul seeing uei mil niui they, by her happy disposition and kind words, were made better. We ; are selfish enough to wish we could have her in our own town.?Hampi ton Guardian. Prosperity as Indicated by the Piano Business. If there is any industry which can be considered as a financial barometer it ought to be the piano busi ness. The purchase of a piano means the ultimate investment of considerably more money than is required for the average household article, and naturally that business is best when money is easy. It is interesting, therefore, to note a statement which comes from one of the leading musical houses in the South. A representative of The Herald called upon Mr. J. V. Wallace, manager of the Cable Piano Company, at Charleston, S. C., and in the course of conversation, asked him for facts concerning present conditions and future prospects. Mr. Wallace spoke as follows: "Our present business is really remarkable considering the fact that the past year has been one of general dullness throughout the country. A report comes from our factories at Chicago and St. Charles, Illinois, that the product for the present is oversold, notwithstanding the fate that they have erected a large addition to the St. Charles factory, which makes an increase of 3,500 pianos annually to the Cable Company's output. Our people are so closely in touch with every phase of the situation that I know that they would not consider this added investment unless they saw sure prosperity ahead." "We are having especially large demands for Conover and Kingsbury pianos and for our inner player pianos, although, of course, the other instruments of our line are doing very well, indeed." Interviews with business men in other lines bring expressions similar to those of Mr. Wallace, and it is particularly gratifying to note the increasing sales of higher priced articles. Bamberg's Ball Players. The junior ball team here challenged the Bamberg juniors for a series of games Monday and Tuesday. Imagine their surprise on Monday morning when the Bamberg first nine arrived and whose line-up showed crack players from Orangeburg, Branchville and Denmark. The juniors being unable to cope with this team, the first nine accepted the challenge and hurriedly collected a few players about town, but the game went to the visitors by a score of 13 to 6. On Tuesday afternoon the St. George team, strengthened by Tighe, O'Neil and Hutchinson, of Summerville, and Fairey, of Orangeburg, again tried the Bamberg boys, but the game was won by the visitors by a score of 6 to 1. This game was fast and well -played.?St. George Eagle. Home Mission Meeting. The July meeting of the Woman's Home Mission Society will be held Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock in the ladies' parlor of the Methodist church. This month's number of z-\e?9 9 io rvrlnoinollr VUi 10 pi UV* VVVVi to annual reports along with the appropriate subject, "Thy Kingdom Come." The Texas conference has arranged a home department in connection with their auxiliaries for the benefit of the many mothers who for varied reasons are unable to share in the activities of the societies. This is an excellent plan, and we wish our own auxiliary might adopt it, thus materially broadening our influence. Under the head of miscellaneous matter, we gather this thought: Should the employees of railroads carry out the instructions of their superior officers in the same manner that we respond to the calls of our superior officers, (for instance to lend our presence for one short hour to a religious society meeting) would our lives be safe on trains? Answer this simple question with your presence Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock and encourage the president. Robbery Case. There have been no new developments in the robbery since our report of last week, that is no additional arrests have been made. However, Andrew Bennett went to the jail and succeeded in getting the prisoner now confined there to give him a confession in regard to other robberies committed by the same gang. The prisoner admitted that the same crowd robbed Mr. Buist Brickie's bicycle store a few weeks ago and said the goods stolen from Mr. Brickie had been sold in Savan nah. Therefore Andrew made a trip to Savannah and recovered two bicycles, several pairs of tires, and a Winchester rifle, all of which were identified by Mr. Brickie as having been stolen from his store, and they have been turned over to him. Interesting Relics. This week Mr. M. B. Kennedy, of Ridgeland, sent us two interesting relics. They were minnie balls which were found in a tree which was being sawed into lumber at a mill near his home. These balls zio ' doubt lodged in the tree during the fight at Honey Hill during the war between the States. One of the bullets was sawed in half, having come : in contact with the saw. The balls 1 are of lead and weigh about an ounce 1 each, being much heavier than the bullets used now. < Y.rL.'. ::I-*. A HOME WEDDING. Miss Daisy Hartzog and Mr. Marvin . Arant Happily Married. A very pretty but simple home wedding took place at the residence ! ] of the bride's parents, Mr. and .Mrs. j J. A. Hartzog, on Ellis avenue. on|( Wednesday night, when .Miss Daisy:, Hartzog became the happy bride ofj( Mr. Marvin A. Arant. The ceremony was performed by j Rev. L. P. McGee. The groom was , accompanied by his brother, Mr. j Robert K. Arant, as best man. The ( groom is a native of this county and is a progressive young business man. For several vears he has been engag ed in business in this city. Miss j Hartzog has for several sessions been j a very successful teacher in the j graded school and is quite an accomplished young lady. Immediately after the ceremony, which was witnessed by the immediate families, the happy young couple took the Southern train for Asheville, N. C., where they will spend their honeymoon. They will then return to this city, where they will make their future home.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. A Piano That is Also a Music Teacher The day of the music teacher is not past, and there will always be a demand for the lady or gentleman who can sit beside you at the piano and teach you to finger the keys. However, an instrument has been ( introduced with which one can cultivate to a very large extent, a knowledge of the great composers, and with which any one can play immedi- < ately any composition. < For a long time, the Cable Piano ] Company, whose heauquarters for : South Carolina are in the Cable ] building for Charleston, with Mr. J. : V. Wallace as manager, have been \ manufacturing pianos which contain ( within their cases a remarkable and ] ingenious device which is called the inner-player. These pianos can be j played in the ordinary way whenever j anyone so desires, but by means of j pedals and three little levers it is < possible to obtain the same effects by the means of the inner-player me- 5 chanism as one obtains after long ] practice in manual playing. The of- ] fice of the inner-player is to relieve 3 one of the necessity for acquiring 1 skill in fingering the keys, the part < of piano playing which calls for the j patient practice of exercises. It therefore enables one to concentrate ] his whole attention upon the expres- \ ain-n TritVirmt heine' diverted bv l OiV/U) T? * buv V* w ?- 4 watching the keys and wondering just how to strike them. Several prominent musical colleges are using these instruments for their work in expression. Among these are the Northwestern School of Music, of Evanston, 111., the Columbia School of Music, Chicago, and the ] Chicago Conservatory, Chicago. The i instructors at these institutions find the inner player pianos very helpful in placing a student where he can obtain an immediate conception of artistic expression, and can then fol- ] low out the idea in his manual work. * The average person of course uses 1 one of these instruments simply for 3 the sake of the music, and there are < many who have never studied at all, who obtain effects equalled to those 1 nrnHiir?pH hv skilled nianists. * J S Still Acquitted. The criminal term of court convened in Barnwell last week, and the first case called for trial was the case of the State against J. S. Still, white, charged with shooting and killing one Davis at his (Still's) home some time ago. The testimony showed that Davis went to Still's house on a Saturday night in a drunken condition, called Still out, threatened his life and in the difficulty which ensued Davis lost his life. After the testimony closed and counsel for the defense had made an argument to the jury the solicitor announced that he would not ask for a verdict against this man, as he did not believe that the testimony would warrant it, whereupon the court ordered the foreman to sign a verdict of not guilty. Duties of President. Clemson College, July 13.?The following resolution, unanimously adopted by the board of trustees at : its recent meeting, has been given out for publication: "Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the chairman to take into consideration the revision of the by-laws, and, in consultation with the president of the college, report such changes as in their judgment are necessary to secure the following results: "1. Define the powers and duties of the president of the college so that he shall be the absolute head of the college, to be held responsible for its satisfactory workings and success. "2. To define the relation of the trustees of the college and their duties as inspectors and legislators, seeking to secure the best results at a minimum of expense; the idea being that the trustees shall direct and control the policy of the college under general rules and regulations, while the faculty shall carry them out under the orders or tne president of the college, who shall alone act as intermediary between the trustees and the various heads of departments, and shall be held responsible for results. "3. To secure the coordination and cooperation of the various departments of the college with a view to economy and efficiency and a clear definition of the duties of the various officers of the college." The chairman of the board, Col. Alan Johnstone, appointed as the committee B. R. Tillman, Hon. R. W. Simpson, Hon. W. W. Bradley. ] Flood Situation Improves. Kansas City, Mo., July 13.?That the floods in western Missouri and eastern Kansas have passed their worst stages was the assurance given by report from all affected points to- t night. . Both the Kansas and Mis- 1 souri rivers began falling at Kansas 1 City to-day and this is taken to in- t dicate that the backwaters will rap- "v idly recede. Railway schedules were almost back to normal conditions. I - v.;---.U" - ' -'V: 4 ===== ??r ZIMMERMAN PARDONED. \ged Embezzler is Pardoned Upon the Hoard's Recommendation. { Columbia, S. C.. July 9.?On the recommendation oi the State pardon board. Governor Ansel to-day par- > _ Oonecl L). zmini em an, u.i tuu* ^ federate veteran, and a member of one o! the most prominent families in the State, who has served about half oi a sentence of three years, after pleading guilty to the charge of embezzlement of bonds from the office of the State treasurer while acting as clerk. # : V Mrs. Bray Dies from Injuries. Richmond. Va., July 10.?Although it was stated at the Hygra t hospital as late as 4 o'clock this aft- i srnoon that she was "doing as well J as could be expected," Mrs. Charles A D. Bray, of Florence, S. C., who jumped from a second story window of that institution yesterday after noon, died there shortly after eight ^ o'clock last night. The first information of the death of the woman came V from her husband who reached the :ity this morning and was then notiSed of her death by the officials, who attempted and did keep the matter secret from the afternoon papers. A nurse at the hospital reported that ? Mrs. Bray was doing well and had ?one home at the very time that her A body was being shipped to South Carolina. m '.' W The News in Florence. Florence, July 10.?News was received in the city this morning of the death of Mrs. Charles D. Bray at a hospital in Richmond, Va., last aight. Mrs. Bray had been in bad health for several months owing to a* J nervous break down, and it was thought that she would improve under treatment in the hospital in Richmond. Mrs. Bray was about 29 years of ige and is survived by her husband ind two small children, one an intent of about six months of age. She was one of the most popular of the ,.vV young married ladies of Florence, ~ M md her loss will be keenly felt. Mrs. ;J-&s Bray was born and raised at Prosperity, and came from one of the most prominent families in that section of the State. She was the daugh- - . ter of the late Mr. Luther Smith of .. Prosperity. Mrs. Bray had only been in the % hospital about a week, having been taken there on last Friday by Mr. Bray, who after spending a few days with her, returned home. He receiv3d a telegram yesterday afternoon ^ summoning mm iu cume at uuw, awing to a turn for the worse in the jondition of Mrs. Bray. He arrived :oo late, however, to see her alive. A.11 Florence grieves to-day at the ^ loss of one of her most beloved roung matrons. * rgjmk Desperate Negro Captured. Aiken, July 13.?Ulysses Mays, a legro, was arrested in Edgefield ' aounty yesterday by Sheriff Buford, and was carried yesterday evening to Bamberg county, where he is wanted an the charge of murder. Mays is also wanted in this county. He killed a man in Bamberg . some months ago, and for a long time remained in this county. He also stole a mule from a man in Barnwell county. After he had - :? stolen the animal he came to Aiken W& jounty and was placed under surveillance for this crime, when it inciientally became known that he was wanted for murder in Bamberg. Immediately on hearing thai". he was wanted for murder and for mule stealing a party of constables and leputies went after him. He was leard of near Eureka, in this county, and encountered in the road with ;wo other negroes, all of whom were ' . : armed. Constable Cato was the first >?'' ;o meet him, alone, and. Mays fired at aim with a rifle. Mr. Cato returned :he fire, but to no avail, none of the shots taking effect. His companions / were arrested, but Mays succeeded n making his escape and nothing , v'?V. was heard of him until yesterday, when he was arrested just over the ; ':M Edgefield line. He is said to be a iesperate negro, but he will likely .Ujg ae a good citizen by the time the \ \ ;hree counties get through with him. ( ====== " -A " ^ ~ Bfl i 5 S?^si|<lieS ? M S- ^S'i-'S.owi 2"?3(rpg J T U pfflg-ffg." 5sr,<o.<S m "v 19 g3|s-~g?5Slia 3 \Eh Cgo|as?i5;??lsI ? ?1s|3S?!|iI1^=5 ? P i^pl!^tepf|sa ag??*??!iaHt!^cS3 e25E?3!??ft5?5iPi SQg? 32"*?8.*5 & ?^ / |?s rMltUU <V ?P .S"*S*f5|*pS St ? aft'Is?!??! s * ? Bjtgi ?lf* S * p ilil^Jl? S || I , J *C* " ERNEST E. BITTER - ; * Attorney-at-Law M BAMBERG, S. C. . /' ; " <r&' Respectfully offers his services to he people of Bamberg county, and )y giving faithful attention to all ^ )usiness trusts to merit a portion of he legal work, and assures In advance his sincere appreciation. f Offices upstairs over Bamberg Banking Co.