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r. ' <?: . T" - . - - t , - _ . ' : * \ (Hhe Hamburg 2fpralb Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909. One Dollar a Year . COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the < ? County and Elsewhere. ] Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, September 6.?Cotton < m fnni nn fo v?W1 Ar?C AO Y1 1 la uciug yiv&cu as last as taiiu^io v/uu i get hands to do the work. If the s weather remains fair and dry there r will be but little cotton left in the fields by the end of this month. The Farmer's Union is busy in this section. Some talk that they have bought Capt. Dannelly's store "> and lot, and next year they intend to open up a store to supply their farms. More than two hundred bales of cotton changed hands here last week from 12 cents to 12.30 per pound. It seems as if our town is the best market around here anywhere, at least cotton comes from other towns | \ here. Our cotton platform was not large enough to hold the cotton on Satur day. About thirty-eight bales had to be placed on the ground and in a car box. Drv and dusty is the complaint of t all travelers now. Booze is being indulged in freely by all the lovers of it. Makes them feel rich. Work on the school house is going on at a rapid rate, and it will not be long before it will be ready for work. The Misses Evans, of Branchville, spent several days visiting Miss Elizabeth Roberts last week. Mr. Henry Ehrhardt has bought the gin, saw mill and grist mill outfit of Carter Bros., formerly owned by Mr. Isaac Carter. He is working > the gins now. The Conrad Ehrhardt Co. ginned two hundred bales of cotton last week. JEE. * Olar News. Olar, September 7.?Mr. George Adams, of Savannah, was in our j town Sunday. t Misses Ida Bessinger and Pauline * Bennett and Mr. A. D. Williams at- ? tended the Sunday-school conven- * tion Wednesday and Thursday at 0 v. Healing Springs. jj * Misses Emma Bessinger and Belle s Cooke visited friends at Bamberg ^ Wednesday and Thursday. a s Mr. E. D. Bessinger spent Sunday d ? at Bamberg with friends. c Miss Ettie Kearse, of Kearse, is s ; spending some time with Miss Kate e f Sadler. t 1 Messrs. Chester Johnson and Willie 1 Lain, of Augusta, spent a short while ? in town Sunday. J! ? Miss Kathleen Kirkland entertain- r ed a number of her friends at her j home on Ditch Avenue Thursday evening. All those present enjoyed the occasion very much. Mr. P. H. Starr is now occupying his new residence on Long Street. d . A large crowd of the Olar people ? will take advantage of excursion a ? rates to Savannah and Jacksonville a on Wednesday. s Mr. Joe Kinsey is visiting near * Ehrhardt. t y Mrs. Mary Ayer is spending some ~ time with friends. Miss Annie Laurie Kirkland is 1; spending some time with Miss Lees I Black at Milletville. 1; * t Country Correspondence. 3 Mrs. Hattie Smoak visited Mrs. Emma Zeigler Monday. Mrs. Zeig- . ler is on the sick list. 5 j. Miss Lillian Sandifer, of Bamberg, g visited her brother, Mr. Simmie San- ? difer, near Springtown, a few daysr ago. f Mr. Vealus Beard, who is attending Osborne's Business College, of * Augusta, visited his mother, Mrs. * William Hughes, on Sunday, return- = ing to Augusta Monday. Mr and Mrs. J. W. Hill and little ^ Herman visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. j Gillam a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. ^ Gillam have been quite sick, but we ^ are glad to know they are able to be out again. Miss Dean Gillam is still j on the sick list. c Mr. Jeff Smoak, of Denmark, visited his father and mother, Mr. and c r Mrs. J. T. Smoak a few days ago. Mr. David B. Hill, after spending j his vacation at home, has returned 1 * to Clemson College. Mrs. Rebecca Jordan visited her ^ j cousin, Mrs. F. E. Dozier, near Den- c mark a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smoak spent several days last week at and near Denmark visiting their son, Mr. Jeff Smoak, and their daughter, Mrs. Clifton Sanclifer. Mr. Smoak told < your correspondent to-day that there < is a great deal of fever near Den- i mark, and one case is typhoid fever. ' Rev. O. J. Frier and Rev. S. P. \ Hair were among the guests who ] visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Gillam last Sunday. ( "We believe it was last year some i time when one Senator B. R. Till- ] man, accused of dishonesty in the 1 Oregon land deals, was most heartily ( endorsed by our South Carolina leg- j islature. A fine bunch of resolu- ( j tions, bubbling effervescing with j great confidence and trust in the j worthy senator's integrity were pass- 1 ed unanimously and a copy of them, ; neatly done up in pink ribbon, for- , warded to the injured "statesman" ] (he calls himself a statesman now.) But what has come to pass? The ] ^ ink on the paper is scarcely dry when j that ingrate turns on the worthy < solons and "cusses 'em" with old time vigor. It is to laugh!?Laurens ' Advertiser. j MOONLIGHT PICNIC. 'Old Timer" Writes Up Pleasant Occasion at Kearse. Kearse, September 6.?Three ;heers for the "Jolly Eight" for they lo nothing by halves. For several lays there was a mysterious movement, a few whispered meetings, :hen active work began. Seats for ;wo, arranged a safe distance from ?ach other, booths erected and tables conveniently placed, invitations lent out for a moonlight picnic on ruesday evening, to be held in the beautiful grove surrounding the lome of Mr. G. E. Kearse. Misses Sthel, Aline and Mildred Kearse, Uresida, Pearl, and Vena Breland, Svelyn Brabham, and Edna Chitty vere the ones who hit upon the hapjy thought of giving to young and )ld a most pleasant evening. Soon after the full moon was ibove the tree tops buggies, carnages, wagons, and motor cars bejan to arrive, bringing light-hearted ads and lasses, young men and voung ladies, and a few old folks to :ake care of the children, and to lelp eat the dainties so lavishly provided by the "Jolly Eight." A band >f music, composed of two old veterins, ground out of violin and banjo :he breakdowns and love songs of ong ago. Boys began to take to the various groups glasses of fruit punch, hat did not punch out the brains of he partakers, ices and ice cream, all n such abundance as to make one hink there was a factory near, and :hen the games for only a short vhile. Soon each lassie had her laddie leated in the grove, the lights of the anterns and the pale light of the noon made a pretty picture as the icore or more girls and young ladies ;hatted with their beaux and the :hildren romped over the grounds, yhile an old man wreathed in smiles md happy thoughts, viewed the ;cene in silent admiration, thinking low blest it is to be young, and as he merry peals of laughter floated tver the calm evening air from some ight-hearted boy or girl he would eel like clapping his hands for joy o see so many filled with life, hap>y and free. Three cheers for the oung ladies who did so much for he joy and happiness of so many in hat one short evening. Twelve 'clock came all too soon, then all be;an to leave for their homes, and >ne felt like he was left in some ban[uet hall deserted, but with pleas.nt thoughts of the evening spent in uch a merry throng. Not one hitch o mar the mirth. All left with light , ,nd happy thoughts to enliven the [reams each had of the sweetheart iow far away, and the two old muicians left as happy as it was for aortal man to be, being so proud of heir achievements along the musical ine, when to their mortification and ;rief they learned three or four ( lays after, they were taken for blind )alvin, a colored man who sings and lays at public gatherings. So mote , t he. OLD TIMER. ( Sunday-school Convention. The Bamberg and Barnwell Sunlay-school convention met at Healing Iprings on Wednesday, September 1, ,nd continued in session until Friday fternoon. There were twenty-eight chools represented by delegates, 'he meeting was the best in the his;ory of the convention. Speeches vere good, to the point, and well irepared. The success of the meeting was argely due to the presence of E. S. leaves, of Fort Mill, _C. E. Cross and, field secretary or sunaay-scnooi ioard, of Nashville, Tenn., and J. D. Joore, field secretary of own State >oard. One of the most important feaures of the convention was an object esson Miss Clara L. Johnston taught i class of young men, last Sunday's esson, and kept the entire convenion intensely interested for thirtyive minutes. Miss Bessie Willis, ilthough absent, sent in a well pre>ared and interesting paper on, "Organized Classes for Young Women," vhich was well read by J. D. Moore. The officers of the convention vere: S. P. Hair, president; I. H. iutto and J. A. Jenkins, vice-presilents; W. G. Britton, secretary; and N. S. Mims, treasurer. The two banners were won by lunter's Chapel and Bamberg schools. Much credit is due to Healing Springs for the manner in which they mtertained the convention, certainy nothing was lacking. The choir endered delightful music. The next convention goes to Long 3ranch, Wednesday before the first Sunday in September 1910. W. G. B. How She Was Related. "You say madam," said the bespectacled lawyer to the woman in :he witness chair, "that the defending is a sort of a relation of yours; 'will you please explain what you nean by that; just how you are rented to the defendant?" The witness beamed upon the :ourt and replied: "Well, it's just like this. His irst wife's cousin and my second lusband's first wife's aunt married brothers named Jones, and they were cousins to my mother's aunt. Then, again, his grandfather on his mother's side and my grandfather on my mother's side were second cousins, and his stepmother married my husband's stepfather after his father and my mother died, and his brother Joe and my husband's brother Harry married twin sisters. "I ain't never figgered out just howr closely related we are, but I've always looked on 'im as a sort of :ousin." "Quite so," answered the lawyer. 'Your explanations are perfectly satisfactory." IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. The Winthrop college opening has been postponed from the 15th to the 29th of September because the new dining hall has not been completed. Dr. W. H. Brown was tried in the circuit court at Orangeburg this week on the charge of violating the dispensary law. He plead guilty, * J ? 1 A A ?u; V, ^ ana was mueu. wuiuu uc paiu. The people of Spartanburg are planning for a free barbecue, fireworks, etc., etc., when the first train over the C., C. & 0. arrives in that city, which will be some time in October. The county board of canvassers declare the election for a new county out of portions of Clarendon and Williamsburg to be null and void on account of certain irregularities. The new county was to be named Rutledge. The Masonic Temple Company of Greenville is preparing to erect a handsome office building' in Greenville. The structure will cost $100, 000, and will be six stories high. The building will have all modern conveniences. Governor Ansel has ordered a special term of the court of common pleas to be held at Barnwell, commencing October, 4th and continuing two weeks. Hon. W. B. Gruber, * w ? i" iJ- ? I OI waiierDOro, will presiue as oyeumi judge. Only civil cases will be tried. There is an epidemic of burglaries in Spartanburg now as there was in Greenville a few weeks ago. One night recently three houses on one street were entered. A few nights later the residence of Mr. Hutto was entered and $200 worth or things stolen. Wednesday night a burglar tried to enter the residence of Rev. J. W. Speake while he was at prayermeeting, but a nurse in the house fired a pistol and scared him away. An attempt was made some nights ' ago to enter Congressman Joe Johnson's residence. The State board of canvassers held a meeting in Columbia last Friday 1 to consider the protests from Florence and Aiken counties as to the recent dispensary election. The ; board was in session all day, and the < Florence case was argued at length ' by attorneys representing both the : dispensary people and the pro- j hibitionists. The majority for the dispensary in Florence was only 48 votes. The protest was dismissed by the board by a 3 majority of one. In the Aiken 1 case the board decided to remand the 1 case back to the coulity board to take ( testimony, and a hearing for this week has been appointed, but the i county board seems to be in something of a muddle over it. In the meantime the dispensaries in Aiken i county are closed. ] ? 1 "Jollv Eieht" Entertains. i Kearse, Sept. 6.?Last Tuesday j afternoon, August 31, the grove of , Mr. G. E. Kearse was the scene of ] much merriment for the "Jolly . Eight" were there busily engaged in ? making punch and cream, hanging ] lanterns, arranging seats and tables, and planning for the pleasure of . their guests that evening. We say , the "Jolly Eight," though the "Jolly ( Two Dozen" would sound more like it to a stranger passing by, as all the girls who happened to be away at the , time this club was organized, consider themselves one of us, when there is any fun to be had, or when there is any work to be done. The boys, too, are always willing to lend a helping hand. They were there also and gave much good advice as to the placing of benches where they thought the shadows were likely to fall thickest, (?) as well as helping in numerous other ways. By sundown everything was pronounced "ready," and a happy set of young people left for their homes with nothing to do but "look pretty" and meet again at nine o'clock. At the stated hour our guests began to arrive and soon the grove was filled with a good natured crowd of young people and old people, little npnnlp anri biff neonle. all eniovine: themselves in their own way. We feel greatly indebted to Messrs. L. A. Brabham and J. S. Breland, who with their violin and banjo and old time songs kept the crowd amused the entire evening. We have also to thank the good ladies, Mesdames J. S. Breland, G. E. Kearse, J. Lyons, H. Chitty, and others. And the six little girls who so kindly took all responsibility in serving the cream, and Miss Agnes Kearse who so gracefully presided at the punch bowl. We thank you, and say to our guests we were glad to have you one and all and only hope you enjoyed it - ~ ~ i-U ^ TTi; 4. 99 a? xuuuxx tis uxu ixxe juigxit. The Helpful Bellboy. For four consecutive nights the hotel man had watched his .fair, timid guest fill her pitcher at the water cooler. "Madam," he said on the fifth night, "if you would ring, this would be done for you." "But where is my bell?" asked the lady. "The bell is beside your bed," replied the proprietor. "That the bell!" she exclaimed. "Why, the boy told me that was the fire alarm, and that I wasn't to touch it on any account."?Success Magazine. KILLED STEP DAUGHTER. Alabama Man Commits Double Crime?Lodged in Jail. Troy, Ala., Sept. 3.?Chased across two counties by two sheriffs, several deputies and a large posse of citizens, with the certainty of being lynched if captured by the latter, William Stinton, who this morning shot and killed his step-daughter, Miss Gertrude Vann, and seriously wounded his divorced wife near Grady, Montgomery county, was captured one mile South of Troy this afternoon and placed in jail. Upon advices that a mob of considerable numbers was nearing Troy at 8 o'clock tonight Sheriff Carroll called on the governor for military protection and the Troy Rifles were* immediately assembled in their armory, with orders to assist the sheriff in protecting the prisoner. Sheriff Tatom, of Crenshaw county, advised Sheriff Carroll by wire that it was very probable that the body of men marching to Troy is the posse which chased Stevenson and he is of the opinion that the men will be satisfied when they learn that Stevenson is safely in jail. Stevenson admitted the shooting and said it was the result of family troubles. He told the sheriff that he knew he would be lynched if taken back and tried near the scene of his double crime. This morning Stevenson stole a shot gun and went to Mrs. Stevenson's home, where he sought reconciliation. Being denied an interview by his divorced wife, he opened fire, the first shot taking effect in Mrs. Stevenson's right side and completely severing her arms. The second load of shot struck Miss Vann in the abdomen, producing almost instant death. About thirty members of the posse from Montgomery and Crenshaw counties, heavily armed, arrived here at 11 o'clock tonight. They appeared to be satisfied when informed that Stevenson was safely behind the bars. It is not now thought that there will be any attempt at lynching. Xegro Placed in Jail. Bennettsville, Sept. 3.?Bob Ellerbe, a negro man about fifty years Old, was loagea in jau nere tuiiigiii, on the charge of insulting a white woman. Two of the leading citizens of Tatum community, one of them being the landlord on whose place the alleged offense occurred, gave the facts over the telephone about as follows: A white woman and several of her small children we.re picking cotton near the house they live in, having moved there a few days ago. Ellerbe was seen loafing near them in the field and his conduct alarmed the woman. She and the children went to the house and Ellerbe followed them. He went into the house and insulted the woman. She got a gun, ordered him off and sent a child to a negro's cabin near for help. Ellerbe left and went to the gin house, where, among others was the woman's husband. Ellerbe sat about for awhile and then started in the direction of Benuettsville, but soon returned. In the meantime the news had reached the gin house and her husband hurried home to investigate and found the facts to be in keeping with the foregoing. Ellerbe had been taken in hand by the men who had gathered and an effort was made to reach the 3heriff by telephone, but the line was out of order. Ellerbe made no effort to escape and when put in an automobile was brought here by one man and without handcuffs or being tied. It is the opinion of the two gentlemen mentioned that the negro is crazy and if that had not been the general opinion he would doubtless not have been rushed to jail. It is rumored that Ellerbe had a similar experience this morning with a negro woman. He was in Bennettsville this morning and a gentleman who has known him for a number of years says he acted in an unusual manner and that he did not talk like himself at all. Bob Ellerbe came here about three years ago from Richmond county, North Carolina. There seems to be little excitement in the neighborhood though a great deal of interest has been shown, as it was first reported as an assault and no particulars were known. Weak Schools Receive Aid. According to a statement by State Superintendent of Education Swearingen 178 weak schools in the State have received aid from the State since the first of the year. The amounts given to each of the schools range from $10 to $100. The State legislature last year appropriated $20,000 for aid along this line and judging from the number of applications that the State superintendent is receiving the amount should be at least $50,000. A recommendation for an increased appropriation for wpflk schools was made at the con ference of the superintendents recently held in Spartanburg. Kills Mother and Himself. Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 2.?After killing his mother, probably a week ago. George F. Simmons, 21 years of age, shot himself dead tonight at the home of Violet Hartroft, to whom he had been paying attention. The body of the mother was found in the attic of her home this afternon by the father, George F. Simmons, Sr. The door of the room was fastened with large screws, and the crevices were sealed with parafine. The body is in a horribly decomposed condition, and it is impossible at this time to learn just how she was killed. It is believed she was strangled. THREE WHITE MEN TRIE1 SPECIAL TERM OF COURT I GEORGIA TRIES RAPISTS. One White Man Convicted and On Acquitted?No Danger of Lynching. Cartersville, Ga., Sept. 7.?At special term of the Bartow count superior court here Jack Worthin* ton, white, was today convicted c criminal assault with recommend* tion to mercy and was sentenced t 20 years in the penitentiary. Din Worthington, co-defendant, was a< quitted. The case of Will Goldei another white man, charged wit ooao nl+Inrr q vrrV*Ifn irnmQ KjI ;iuiiiaixj aocauuiug a n u^cv n v&uu is now on trial. Although there was considerabl ! excitement in the northern part < Bartow county following the commii sion of the assaults and threats c lynching were freely made, the e: citement was appeased when tt special term of court was ordered t try the cases. While the verdict i ; the Worthington case fails to me< the approval of many of the hui dreds of citizens from the norther section of the county, who are in a , tendance upon the court, it is n< apprehended that there will be an attempt to do any of the Worthinj tons any violence. The spectacle of . three white me facing trial at the same term ( court, charged with criminal assau ?a crime associated heretofore a most exclusively with a certain typ of the negro?is unparalleled in th history of American courts. The d< tails of the assaults upon the youn women, as recited by them, were r< voiting. It is certain that Judge Fite's oi dering of the special term of coui was all that prevented at least an a tempt to lynch the three men. Howard Stakely, a negro, is in ja and will probably be tried on tt charge of criminally assaulting a 1 year-old negro girl. A verdict in the Golden case is ej pected tomorrow morning. Hartsville Has Mammoth Store. J. L. Coker & Co., of Hartsvilli are putting up the largest depar x ~x ?^ i? n . meui siure uuuumg iu ouutu olina. The store will be 226 fe< front and will have a depth of 15 feet. Mr. B. R. Coker is expected to b in Columbia to-morrow and Tuesda for the purpose of awarding cor tracts for store fixtures for the equii ment of the building, for fire prote< tion, heating, electric work, etc., an will look into the matter of arranj ing an ice making plant and refrigei ator in the building. The store wii have its own cold storage plant. Hartsville is a town of only abou 3,000 inhabitants, but it affords a excellent example of what energ will accomplish. It is one of th most prosperous manufacturin towns in the South. Among its ir dustries are cotton mills, paper milh a silverware factory, a novelty raani facturing company where are mad appliances used in most of the col ton factories of this country; a fui niture factory, a cotton oil mill, gir nery, etc. Columbia firms will n doubt get some contracts for the fui nishing of the big new store.?Th State. Hold Cotton Says Smith. Laurens, Sept. 6.?United State Senator E. D. Smith delivered speech here today, the occasion bein the monthly meeting of the Laurer County Farmers' Union associatioi The meeting was held in the coui house and was attended by a larg number of farmers from every se< tion of the county. Senator Smith came down froi Saluda last night, accompanied I Mr. Galloway, his secretary. Hi speech aroused much interest, e: pecially that portion devoted to th cotton situation. He stated that th crop was the shortest in 15 yeai and the indications were that tb yield would be at least 3,500,00 short this year. With this situatio confronting the cotton raiser he fe that he should advise the holding ( every bale possible until a bett( price can be obtained, as is sure to t the case within a few months. He discussed at length different m tional issues, including the recei tariff legislation and his position c the various schedules of the bill. H sought to find out what would be t the best interest of the South wit reference to all proposed tari schedules and made it his business t stay on the ground until the sessio closed. The Clinchfield Charter. Columbia, Sept. 6.?It is not prol ab.le that the Carolina, Clinchfiel and Ohio charter matter will t taken to the courts, at least not fc the present. Although there hj been no official announcement to th: effect it is understood that the road attorneys will not press the obtaii ing of the charter under the recei act of the general assembly. Tb road is building now under a loc< charter. Recently Attorney General Lyo gave an opinion that the act of tb legislature is unconstitutional, an Secretary of State McCown held u the charter. It was expected that mandamus would be issued agaim the Secretary of State to grant th charter, and that in this way the a< would be tested in the Suprem Court, but from the present outloo this course is doubtful. It may b that the company will later decid nrpfls the obtainine of the charts i under the domestication act. | Mirji lULjuCiU ia jj.-i.riiv. Mrs.. C. B. Bigham Accidentally Slain Near Georgetown. Charleston, S. C., Sept. 5.?Mistaking her for a burglar, William ie Avant, a prominent planter of Georgetown county, last night shot and instantly killed Mrs. C. B. Bigham, who had accompanied her husband, a physician of Harpers, a small a town in the same county, on a pro;y fessional visit to Avant's homo, r_ "Sunny Side" plantation, on Mur' rell's inlet. Dr. Bigham and Mr, )r Avant were sitting on the front i- porch of Avant's home after supper ;o when they saw in the darkness a k figure pass the house and go towards a nearby creek. Not being answered c" when they hailed, they got a shot* J* gun and followed. They saw the " figure apparently crouch near the n creek bank, and hearing no reply when they called, Avant asked Dr, , Bigham what he should do. 1 "Shoot it," "said Bigham, and 3" Avant fired both barrels at close )f range. Running back to the house they secured a light and returned to ie the creek bank to find Mrs. Bigham 0 stretched there dead, the contents ? of both barrels having taken effect 3t in her back, even the gun wads having penetrated her flesh. .n Avant carried the news to George* town and accompanied the deputy 5t sheriff and coroner back to MurreU'g [J inlet. ,n TRAGEDY DEMANDS INQUIRY, It Many Believe Killing Was Due to Criminal Carelessness, te Georgetown, Sept. 6.?One of the 5- most shocking tragedies occurred la g this county late Saturday evening 5- that has ever been known to happen in this section of the State. About r- midday Sunday news reached here ft that Mrs. S. C. Bingham, of Flor* t- ence county, a bride of only a few months, had been instantly killed by il receiving the contents of a double* ie barreled shotgun between the shoul* r- der blades in the hands of W. B. Avant, Dr. S. C. Bingham, the hus* c- band of the deceased, having been ac* cessory to the fatal act. Immediately upon receiving the information Coroner J. C. Fletcher, in company with several gentlemen of the city, summoned a small boat and went to the scene of the tragedy r" at Murrell's Inlet, just across the * Waccamaw river. 0 At the inquest it appeared that Mrs. Bingham, just after dark, was e out strolling along a path leading y down to the water front. Mr. Avant l" and Dr. Bingham were sitting on the piazza at jvir. Avant a uume wuou l~ they saw an object slowly moving d along the path about 20 or 30 feet ?" from them. It seems that these j .Hg gentlemen took the object for a 11 ghost and became very much frightened, whereupon Mr. Avant went into his house and got a gun. He n and Dr. Bingham followed the object y for a few steps. Upon hailing no N e answer came, and at the suggestion 8 of Dr. Bingham, Mr. Avant emptied l" both barrels of his gun into the object. '>J l" After the shots were fired both the e men returned to the house for a lan- . ,i\? J" tern and then went back to the body ' to ascertain who or what it was. l" Upon examination it was discovered 0 that it was Mrs. Bingham, wife of Dr. S. C. Bingham. e Dr. and Mrs. Bingham are natives of Florence courfty and were spending their summer vacation on the Inlet with their friend, Mr. Avant. The body of the deceased was !S brought over to the city this morna ing and carried back to Florence by 8 this afternoon's train for interment. IS It is the consensus of opinion about , p the Inlet and also about the city ?} that the tragedy was one of gross p criminal carelessness and deserves more rigid inquiry. However, the verdict of the coroner's jury was . 31 that "the deceased came to her death ,y by mischance at the hands of W. B. f Avant and S. C. Bingham as acces5" sory thereto." e *s A Laurens Woman. L[r Laurens, Sept. 6.?Mrs. Bingham, 0 who was shot and killed in a mysJ* terious manner near Georgetown Sat* ^ urday night, was, before her marriage last year. Miss Ruth Crisp, the iT accomplished daughter of Mr. Mat,e thew Crisp, a prominent citizen of Cross Hill, this county. ilt ^ Law and Order League in Colleton. :o Walterboro, Sept. 6.?The Colle,h ton county law and order league was ff organized here today; officers were ;o elected and a constitution adopted, n The meeting was well attended and much interest was shown. The league will endeavor to secure the enforcement of all law, and especially just now the enforcement of the prohibition law. A constitu5" tion, almost a duplicate of the d Orangeburg county league was adop)e ted and the following officers elect* >r ed: M. P. Howell, Walterboro, president; J. J. Padgett, Williams, viceIs president; W. W. Smoak, Jr., secres tary; E. L. Fishburne, treasurer; Jas. 1_ E. Peurifoy, colicitor. it ^ ^ Girls Who Won't Talk. Reprimanded for whispering in . - n church, seven young women or tne ie South Norwalk (Conn.) Baptist d church have formed a "mum sop ciety," or silent seven." They meet, a sew, dance and play games, but every 3t time one speaks she is fined, the ie money going toward the support of a ;t little girl out in Turkey, ie he members are becoming very k proficient in the deaf and dumb code, ie Dr. Hugh B. Carpenter, who rebuked le the girls from the pulpit, says he will ir not hesitate to do the same again if such results may be obtained. '