The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 15, 1909, Image 8
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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
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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.
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Young Man Arrested.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. <
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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- \
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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.
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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
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ZIMMERMAN PARDONED.
\ged Embezzler is Pardoned Upon
the Hoard's Recommendation.
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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. #
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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
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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. (
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BAMBERG, S. C. . /'
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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.