Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FRAUD ORDER ISSUED. Against Mrs. Lizzie Smith by Postoffice Department. A special Washington dispatch to the News and Courier says a fraud order has been issued by the postoffice department against Mrs. Lizzie Smith, of Ulmers. South Carolina, charged with conducting a scheme through the mails to obtain property by means of false and fraudulent pretences. Advertisements were published by Mrs. Smith in leading magazines under the "For Exchange" column exploiting a proposition to exchange dry goods and useful articles, for premium tobacco tags, coupons, signatures, soap wrappers ana cancenea postage stamps, as might be expected from an advertisement of this nature, it produced many replies, and Mrs. Smith, it is said, received great quantities of the numerous articles advertised for. One party who forwarded Mrs. Smith 7,000 cancelled stamps became suspicious when no reply was received, and made a complaint to the postal officials, who made an investigation of her business. A postoffice official wrote Mrs. Smith regarding the batch of cancelled stamps which had been forwarded to her by the complainant and he got an answer to the efTect that the sender of stamps had been written to several times to send postage for their return. At the same time she stated the stamps were not the kind desired and that the stamps had been returned to the complainant at her (v. - own expense. This the complainant denied at the time, but later stated that about one-half of the stamps had been returned, most of the stamps being held by Mrs. Smith. Of the numerous eomplaints that have been received against Mrs. Smith by the postoffice officials practically all are to the effect that nothing had been received in turn, and that no replies were made to communications addressed to her, after the articles were sent. When the postoffice inspector called at Mrs. v Smith's place of business he learned that the business was conducted by Frank B. Smith, the husband of Mrs. Smith. When asked why the business was conducted under his wife's name, Smith would give no reply \ other than that he was her husband. K . ? I CARNIVAL OWNER WAYLAID. Highwayman Crushes Showman's Skull and Robs Him. ? %'< I Charlotte, N. C., Oct 10.?C. R. Shafer, owner of the Barkoot carniPval outfit, which is exhibiting in Washington, N. C., was waylaid on $:V-the main street of that city at an early hour this morning, robbed of $100 and probably fatally injured by a blow from an old gun barrel in the hands of the highwayman. His asPfer sailant crept up from the rear and |g^v dealt him a powerful blow with the implement, felling him to the ground and crushing his skull. He was found in an unconscious condition later and removed to a hospital, where surgeons are endeavoring to save his life, though holding out no hope. He was known to have carried about $100 in cash and some valuables and his pockets had been rifled. The police have no clue to the highwayman. Hazed Freshman Causes Arrests. Washington, Oct. 8.?William Cowieson, of Pittsburg, a freshman at Washington and Jefferson refused I. to wear the regular class cap. He was subjected to the "third degree," being held under the college pump where he was soused with water unI",. til half drowned. Cowieson swore out warrants for the arrest of five students for assault and battery. Four of these students had a hearing, three paying fines and one being discharged. A rule in the Washington and Jefferson code, which had been in force for several years, requires all freshmen to wear small black caps topped with a green button. Every freshman but Cowieson donned this headgear. Cowieson openly defied members of the sophomore class. Seventy-five sophomores held a meetingg and appointed a delegation of seven to take fvnm >??o fftr +V|Q r?nr. vumcovu li vm A wai ava vmv rection treatment. Cowieson admit|H ted the delegation to his room, but when they attempted to take him he displayed a revolver and drove the disturbers out. The students at a mass meeting determined on more drastic means to subdue the young student. They awaited his exit from chapel, but he remained in the room until other students had left. He then attempted to slip out a side door. He was caught and after a fierce struggle with 200 students was carried to the pump and held underneath the flowing spout. Still he was obdurate, but a threat to douse him again extracted a promise to obey rules. Attempt to Wreck Automobile. Lancaster, Oct. 4.?A dastardly attempt was made night before last to wreck Col. LeRoy Springs' touring car about five miles North of Lancaster, as a party of his friends, two of them being young ladies, were returning to town from a pleasure ride, the colonel himself not being in the party. After the car had passed up the road, going in the direction of All l.ii. + ^uariuiut;, suaie y<xi uc? iriuuvcu iuc planks from a small bridge and placed logs and brush in the road. Fortunately, the chaffeur, Mr. MCr Fadden on the return trip discovered the obstruction in time to stop the machine before it had proceeded far into the brush. It was indeed a narrow escape for the occupants of the car. Sheriff Hunter spent yesterday in the community where the affair occurred and secured it is said, evidence implicating some two or three white men. No warrants have been issued, but the case will no doubt be prosecuted. Don't you want to buy a nice buggy and set of harness? If so, see Frank Bamberg's large stock before you buy. !?; > . 1 I WHERE | A DOLLAR | DOES its DUTY I I/LAUBER'S p I K ORRECT \l * IIlothes 0\ ??. Don't delay buying that suit. No some extraordinary values thf 1 Lot Wool Thibet Black Suits, I * beautifully made and lined j* tfi with Satin Venetian, regu- ^ tlar $11.50 value. (f?0 f?A ? i7i . IX t I >? 1 Lot Venetian Pure Worsted, 2 worth $16.50 suit. A beau- ^ ? ? tifully tailored garment and ( 2 * especially suit- Ai o 1 ix ed for dress \ I { Jill 1 ? wear, special ( ? ? We carry an up-to-date Un l>? ings, Vesta, Hats, Shoes, 1 * ? Bath Robes, Night Gowns, S ? vite you to come in and exam A We offer you a line of Guaranteed I I * $1.25 for six pair and they are six months without gettin ? . ? SPECIAL BARGAINS w g SHOWN 1 9 EVERY DAY J| ? ?tt ? *? ? *t* ?t! *i" W "A? "A" *A" "A""A" "A? < FAITHFUL DOG?FAITH LESS FRIEND. Man Murders Friend.?Body Protected by Faithful Dog. Editor The Record: T 1 niflnn <~>f Rd rn wp! 1 I l eiiciuse a nttic j^iittc vi vu.u.. ... County history about 70 years old, which may be read with interest. This trial is now on record at Barnwell court house and there are men now living who have seen Halbert's and Pace's grave and the lightwood knot. Yours truly L. S. MELLICHAMP. Blackville, Oct. 4. Some time during the forties (I can not give the date) two young men left their homes in North Carolina and came southward on foot as far as the middle portion of Barnwell County, South Carolina, where each secured a situation on farms near together. One of them was Allen Pace the other was named Halbert, but the given name I have forgotten. The homes of the young men in North Carolina were near together, also the farms on which they were located in South Carolina. Naturally the young men spent all their idle hours in company with each other. Allen Pace was a spendthrift and spent his wages as fast as he earned them, while young Halbert was very careful and saving. After two years in Ramwpii Cnuntv thev started back to their homes in North Carolina, Pace having no money, while Halbert had the principal of what he had earned while on the farm. They went by way of Barnwell village, where Halbert bought two suits of clothes, one for himself, and one for his friend Pace. He also gave Pace some cash. When he had completed both outfits from his own hard earned cash, they started on their journey. More than two weeks passed and nothing more had been heard of Pace and Halbert till on a certain day and within a few miles of their starting point, some one in passing saw a lot of vultures on the small oaks some distance from the road, also heard the feeble barking of a little dog that < belonged to Halbert. There they found the body of Halbert. He had been murdered by the man Pace, whom he had cared for and so liberally provided for his journey. For more than two weeks the body of the dead man had been protected from the buzzards, who would have torn the body in pieces, although the ' dog had suffered hunger and thirst until he could scarcely stand, but he 1 never left his dead master. The mother of Halbert came over ] from North Carolina on horseback and carried the little dog home. Pace 1 was followed te North Carolina and there found by sheriff and deputy 1 sitting under a peach tree in his ' father's garden with Halbert's boots ] on. They brought him back to Barnwell, where he was tried for murder and hung; and the lightwood knot ! with which he killed Halbert was ' placed at the head of his grave. Life Crashed Out. ( Greenville, Oct. 9.?Meredith Gossett, aged 40, was instantly killed, 1 near his home in the neighborhood < of Marietta, this morning by being 1 crushed beneath a log weighing ] 3,000 pounds. 1 on/1 AAmnonmna uroro ca1 UVOOCCl auu WUi^fau?vU0 tt v* v tt , ing the log in half on a hill side, < Gossett being on the downside. As t the saw penetrated deeper, the log became weaker and finally broke. The chock which was holding the log to J its position on the hill flew out, strik- 1 ing Gossett in the breast and knock- 1 ing him down. Immediately the log 1 began to roll down the hill and before 1 Gossett could move, had crushed him j to death. He was a prominent farm- 1 er in that section and unmarried, but leaves many relatives. 1 _ 1 State of Georgia Broke. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 9.?The State of j Georgia will face a deficit of $728,- < 566.50 on January 1, 1910, accord- 1 ing to report on the condition of the \ State treasury which has just been < made to Gov. Brown. In making public the report the governor advocated a constitutional 1 amendment that would permit the s issuance of $600,000 bonds to place < the State on its financial feet. ] KLA pecials "1 f cloth Suits tv is the time. We quote Lt you should not miss. choice ? \ Lot extra fine Venetian Worsted, regular $20 value, 1 Lot Suits, h landsomely trimmed with somelytaik 'qtipv puffs and nockets. We I regular $ guarantee every suit to give values, a sp tbsolute satis- offering at 'action. We (f | f A A hem this week 1 Lot New * Long Coal i brown m Lot Heavy Wool Suits in made witl Iray Scotch Mixture, regu- lapels and ar $10.00 value. r* A length, woi Ne offer them at JK [ special eac C i of Men's Furnish- Ies, Socks, Collars, blrts, Etc., and inline the line. The bigg Hose. They cost you only guaranteed to last you Bamberg. g a hole in them. an(j up# CL.AUE WINTHROP TO GET $5,000. Handsome Gift from Pea body Fund < for Model School. J Rock Hill, Oct. 9.?A telegram was received here this morning from ? Dr. D. B. Johnson, president of Win- * throp college, who attended a meet- ( ing on Friday in New York city of the t Peabody board, stating that the 1 board had made a special do- j nation of $5,000 to Winthrop f college, to go into the $100,- i 000 fund being raised for the * creation of a model school. Dr. Johnson now has in hand .$90,000, and he must raise the other $10,000 by January 1, next, in order to make , effective the gift of $25,000 from J. ? Pierpont Morgan and a gift of $15,- \ 000 from Andrew Carnegie. It will j ha ramamhered that the State Of | South Carolina appropriated only * $20,000 toward the erection of a j model school, conditioned upon Dr. Johnson erecting a building to cost $45,000. That Dr. Johnson will raise the , remaining $10,000 there is no doubt. If he finds that he is having any * trouble doing so, it is a sure thing n that the men of Rock Hill will stand behind the college and raise that , $10,000 right here in Rock Hill. *2 Whiskey Versus Religion. j! This is neither a religious tract c nor a Sunday school story, but a tale 1 of today, illustrating these two things: I What liquor will do. s What religion will do. \ Edwin F. Field, eldest son of the 1 late Cyrus W. Field, layer of the At- t lantic cable, was the confidant of <5 his father and destined for his busi- 6 ness successor. He had his town s house on Fifth avenue, steam yacht, a stables, etc., and was a member of the most exclusive set. Then drink got a grip on him. Slowly, but surely, he lost his 11 property and sank into the under- I world. 1 For ten years the name of Edwin E F. Field was not mentioned in his old circles save as it was mentioned ^ to point a moral or to unadorn a * tale. 0 Apparently Field was forever lost 1; In the depths of the slums. c Then one night about a year ago, c in a kind of a drunken stupor, what was left of him slouched into the 1 historic mission made famous by Jer- * ry McAuley. t Either coincidently or providen- r tially a famous and wealthy architect * who was interested in the mission work happened in. He recognized in Field his old childhood friend and playmate. The architect took hold of the bat- h ^ J 1 _ tereu, uchullcu wicwu, mc icuiuaui, a ot a man,4 and helped him to his n feet. e The outcome of it all was this: ^ Clothed and in his right mind, Field t< stayed in the mission several weeks. He came to realize that religion was b the only thing that could give him h hope. ti For more than a year he has lived n soberly and righteously. ei He would not go back to his old n life were that possible. "Many a j iay," he says, "I have stood in a y window on Broadway and signaled to p my yacht to take me up the Hudson S) to my old home. But I have no re- b ?rets. I have found what wealth ;ould not give me?peace of mind ? ind freedom from appetite." b Religion did that. t( And so this man who bears an iiondred nam? is day clerk in a ^ Chatham square lodging house. He ^ refuses to take a dollar that he does 01 lot earn and regards his present job is a stepping stone to something better?the best proof that his manaood has been restored. Evidently there is one force stronger than th? invisible spirt of B vine?Christianity. a< It may be true, as alleged, that ^ :he religion of many persons is noth- T ng but a doctrine or a sentiment n ir a form of worship, but with the h ,'ellow in the depths it appears as ss :he only lever that can pry him out B if his muck. s; ^ si G. Frank Bamberg can suit any- s( body in a buggy. He has the biggest h stock in this section, and anybody fi ian be suited from his large assort- c< ment. Prices always right. se - - . ' .'N. t v.' JJB1 Suit, Cloak and Skirt S Broad- 1 Lot Broadclotl i, made Coats, handsome $10.00.ly trimmed witl >uyour\h ill Silk Embroidery YV#t/V $8.50 value, eacl iand- 1 Lot Navy and )red> Black Skirts, pan 15.00 /h* n r'A ama trimmed witl poial \ I / Si I silk band, specia each Beautiful line style Voille Skirts at t tsina $5.00, $6.00 and j upto ; ?| l large [ extra Ah f*/\ We carry a large li th $10, \ / SI I Muslin, Underw h x V ren's Coats, Sw< >ee Us Before Buying and SAVE MONEY. . ;est and best line of children's < Suits at $1.25 and up. Overcoat iER'S f * * f 1?f?it??f 1?f?*f ?t if* ?f if 1 it'if' i A >4 "i "A""A 4? "A" "A* "A" "A* DISPENSER ARRESTED. Charged With Robbing Holly Hill Dispensary. Columbia, October 9.?The dlspen;er at Holly Hill, Berkeley County, itands charged along with several )ther persons, of breaking into the lisDensary at that place and taking ;herefrom 600.35 worth of whistey and other liquors. This is the >utcome of the work of Detective 3. R. Thompson, who was sent down >y Dispensary Auditor West as soon is he found out that the dispensary lad been entered. The bonds of the dispenser and the >nly other white man charged with mtering the dispensary were ar anged yesterday in the sum of $1,>00. The preliminary will be held rhursday before Magistrate Gordon Wiggins. The following are the men under irrest, charged with breaking into he dispensary and the robbery of the iquor: J. H. Martin, dispeser. Steve Boykin, white. Fred Edwards, James Jamison, C. 3. Sweat, colored. The evidence in the case worked up >y the detective will be brought out rhursday. This is the second robbery in 3erkeley County since the dispen;arie8 closed just before the election, rhe Holly Hill robbery occurred on ho r,ior>i+ nf Contomhor 7 nnH thp UV/ Ul^UV V4 V.MN. :hecking up was made by Dispensary Auditor West on the 9th. The other robbery was at St. Stevens's, and from this dispensary tock to the amount of about $500 vas taken. The total losses in Berkey County have been $1,171 from he dispensaries. Nothing could be lone in the St. Stephen's case, as the letective employed could not gather ufficient evidence to make out a case gainst anyone there. Dispensary Stock. As a result of the losses in Berkey County the dispensaries there are jractically closed ,<lown. Both the lolly Hill and the St. Stephen's dis lensaries are closed. The dispensary at New Brookland, .cross the river from Columbia in /exington County, will not be remened following: the destructive fire ast week. At Gilbert's, in the same ounty, ,the dispensary has been losed. Next week the Barnwell, Scotia, mray and Brunson dispensaries in lampton County will be closed. All he goods remaining in the dispensaies will be moved to the county seat, lampton, to be sold out there. Finds Daughter by Dream. Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 9.?Finding er daughter, who had been lost since n infant 18 years ago, through the ledium of a dream was the experince of Mrs. B. L. Ellis, of this city, rho left to-day for Jonesboro, Tenn., :> visit her long lost child. According to Mrs. Ellis, her husand died in Jonesboro shortly after er child was born and the baby was iirned over to a neighbor until the lother could come to Pensacola and stablish herself in business. Three lonths later Mrs. Ellis went back to onesboro for the baby, only to nna tiat her neighbors had moved to arts unknown. For five years she marched continuously for the child, ut finally gave up in despair. About a week ago Mrs. Ellis had a ream in which she saw her daughter ack in Jonesboro. She telegraphed > friends in that city and received a sply that her daughter, who had reently married, had returned with er husband to that city and did not | yen know that her mother was alive. Goes to West Virginia. Bennettsville, Oct. 9.?Mr. George .. Bullock, who has been the manger at this point for some time of le Southern Bell Telephone and elegraph company, left this afteroon for Charleston, W. Va., where e goes to accept a position with the ime company. Since coming to ennettsville Mr. Bullock placed the astern in this district on a very itisfactory basis and has shown himjlf a fine young business man. He as served his company most faithllly and has won for himself and his ] jmpany many friends, who regret to je him leave Bennettsvilie. ER'S nppjolc 10 DAY , DRESS GOO i /t>/? rA Just to get them to , \|l SI I some of the most ser 1 ed. Don't put off bu [ All 50c. Silks, to close OQ out, per yard only... OJ71 1 n fill 60c? and 75c. Dress Goods, suitable for yf g Coat Suits, per yard flO.OO Cotton G neof Furs, Good quality Check ear, Child- Homespun, per yard... %J{ waters, etc. 7$c. Ginghams in Check ? and Stripes, per yard.. We also carry a line of . Bed Spreads, Doylies, :lothes in the lowest prices. s at $1.25 Just received another ships are slightly dai 'The Store of Quality BAMBERO, S. ( H. M. GRAHAM Attorney-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. Practices in all Courts of this State. Offices in The Herald Bnilding. W. E. FREE Attorney-at-Law All business entrusted to me will receive prompt attention. Investigation of land titles a specialty Office for present at court house. FRANCIS F. CARROLL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW ! Offices Over Bamberg Banking Co. GENERAL PRACTICE. J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson Wyman & Henderson Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated . f' J'' F.' CAR TEE'' 'I o Attorney-at-Law o - BAMBERG, S. C. ][ Special attention given to set- J[ o tlement of estates and invest!- < > 0 gation of land titles. o 1 LOANS NEGOTIATED. J! \ * Office over Bamberg Banking Co. <' J/J*Vrninn*mnvTOOrtW $ :ur. juuxxi i/jiViuiiovM INSURANCE AGENT I WILL WRITE ANYTHING Z Fire, Tornado, Accident, Lia- J Y bility, Casualty, in the i 4 strongest and most re- 4 liable companies. J 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. J <> DE. GEO. F. HAIR I < > Dental Surgeon...Bamberg, S. C. a < In office every day in the week. 4 Graduate of Baltimore College J[ of Dental Surgery, class 1892. Z u Member S. C. Dental Associa- 4 < tion. Office in old bank build- j u,>% : ;; W. P. EILET \\ j; Pire, Life ;> j o Accident ;; I N s u E A N c E :: < > BAMBERG, 8. 0. o ; j| If yon need a safe that Is a safe see me before buying ' J. D. FELDER ' BAMBERG, 8. C. Agent Victor Safe & Lock Co. < Anything In Safes < Cincinnati, O. J M ? A T JYL A ?1 J&. JKi X. j Same men at a different place. When you 1 want the best meats ( obtainable call at our market opposite The 1 Herald Building, Main street. Our prices are right. We also buy * beef cattle, pork, hogs, * hides, chickens and eggs. BRONSON&GRANT BAMBERG, S. C. i r ' ' ' i* > , , A Watch Our i j ; Show Windows | For Bargains ? , ^ S SALE ON I 1 IDS AND SILKS !! 1!& moving, we quote below \ isational values ever offer- i lying, you'll need 'em later ? j ^ $1.25 qualitygoods, per O 36 inch Guaranteed J _ Black Silk, special 2 2 ^ C per yard only UOC ? * 1 oods Specials j | 12Jc. Ginghams, per 1 A. i | C yard only lvv 16c. White Waiating, | A i } ' j U per yard 1 vt ^ ^ Sheets, Pillow Cases, Towels, j 2 , Damasks, and will give you I, *? ' sent of those Silk Blankets. They * T naged but big values. 4 | ff LOOK FOR X THE / X BIG SHOW WINDOWS 3* .1 J i' V ' ' i " DS. 0. D. FAUST vf DENTIST ;\?< BAMBERG, S. C. ; H Office in Telephone Building. 1 ??J . DO IT NOW. v r Bamberg People Should .Not Wait * Until It Is Too Late. * : 2# The appalling death-rate from kidney disease is due in most cases to ? the fact that the little kidney troubles are usually neglected until they become serious. The slight symptoms give place to chronic disorders and the sufferer goes gradually into the grasp of diabetes, dropsy, ' Bright's Disease, gravel or some se- * rious form of kidney complaint. If you suffer from backache, head-% < aches, dizzy spells; if the kidney secretions are irregular of passage and unnatural in appearance, do not de lay. neip ine Kianeys at once. Doan's Kidney Pills are especially for kidney disorders?they cure where others fail. Over one hundred # thousand people have recommended them. Here's a case at home: J. H. Murphy, Main street, Barn* berg, S. C., says: "I have used sev- % eral boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at the Peoples Drug Co., and am well pleased with the benefit I have received. I have no hesitation in saying that this remedy is an excellent one for kidney trouble. I hope that other persons who suffer from any disorder of the kidneys will give this preparation a trial." For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. TAX NOTICE! The treasurer's office will be open ^ for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the ? 15th day of October, 1909, until the 15th day of March, 1910, inclusive. " From the first day of January, > 1910, until the 31st day of January, 1910, a penalty of 1 per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1910, until the 28th day of February, 1910, a '? penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st. day of March, 1910, until the 15th day of March, 1910, a penalty of 7 per cent, will be added to all unpaid ' taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 5% mills . rui cuuuujr purposes, ?J -ft ZULUS Constitutional school tax,..3 mills > : Total ,.11% mills * SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14, 7 mills Binnakers, No. 12, 3 mills Clear Pond, No. 19, 2 mills , Colston, No. 18, 2 mills Cuffle Creek, No. 17, 2 mills Denmark, No. .21 6 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22, 4 mills * Govan, No. 11, 4 mills Hampton, No. 3, 2 mills > Hey ward, No. 24, 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 1 mill Lees, No. 23, 4 mills ! { Midway, No. 2, 2 mills Gak Grove, No. 20, 2 mills Olar, No. 8 4 mills St. Johns, No. 10, 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Sonfederat soldiers and sailors, who ire exempt at fifty years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. , PflnitflHriTl Hr?<r tov KA nnnfu w*.r.??.w4vu **vq vua) trv vvuvoi All persons who were 21 years of ige on or before the 1st day of Janiry, 1909, are liable to a poll tax of - * Dne dollar, and all who have not nade returns to the Auditor are reluested to do so on or before 1st of January, 1910, and thereby save the penalty and costs. I will receive the commutation oad tax of two ($2.00) dollars from he 15th day of October, 1909, until ;he 1st day of March, 1910. ; JOHN F. FOLK. Treasurer Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 30, 1909. My, but it's dry and dusty here low.