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PEOPLE NOT SURPRISED. E Comment on the Bigham Case from ft Laurens County. t Laurens, Nov. 12.?Little surprise is expressed here that Dr. G. C. Big- E ham is not to be found. When the f] news was received in Laurens the t< general comment was: "Well, that s< is just about what might be expected, g when the bond was so light; I think b I'd have done the same thing." r< Underlying this sentiment is the is fact that in Laurens and Laurens H county Dr. Bigham and his friend, P Avant, are believed to be guilty of h foul murder. There is absolutely no o sympathy for them up here; the Is t people believe them guilty of murder or not guilty. Hence when both 1* 1I-. ~e .v^ 4.. A .v.^ Ql I lie vcruitl UL ti?c JUIJ* aiiu LUC ocuv- ? ence were known, and when the bond tl was reduced from $2,500 to $1,500, tl severe criticism was heard on all A' sides. In the Mountville community, where Dr. Bigham resided for a while, people are almost unanimous $ In their dislike for the man, formed ai before, long before, the tragedy. S , One young man, who knew Dr. ^ Bigham very well, while in the city shortly after the trial, being asked o] what he thought of the man, said: a] "He was a rough, mean fellow; full of braggadocio, always talking about w what he would and could do; he told y< me about buying a special pistol to kill another fellow with. I had very little regard for him." m From the newspaper accounts of tne trial ana tne testimony uruugut out, surprise was caused here on account of the sentence imposed by ^ Judge Watts. Because the defend' ants did not go on the stand to tell the world just how this awful mistake had occurred, as mistake they . claim it to be, the people here regard J.1 it as a fear of being cross-examined . and decidedly against the defendants. B! Dr. Bigham is a low, heavy-set man, possibly five feet, nine inches JJ, in height, dark red hair, parted in J* the middle, medium low forehead, ' ruddy complexion; eyes of light S! brown, reddened as if by dissipation and granulated eye lids. He is ?.( rather boyish in appearance, clean ^ f shaven, and when his face is in repose he appears rather a mild man nered man. in appearance ne is ~ rather younger than his age, 28 years. Before Dr. Bigham's trial, M. L. Crisp, his brother-in-law, who lives at Whitmires, was one of the bondsmen. At that time there was no l * feeling on the part of the Crisp fami- k: ly except that the shooting was a P y terrible mistake; later, upon investi- P gation, the Crisps withdrew their op- bi position to the prosecution. The fact w that Mr. Crisp was on Dr. Bigham's in bond was stressed by the defendant's m i attorney. However, after the trial, si Mrs. M. M. Bigham, mother of the e* defendant, signed his bond. di m bi SUIT ON COTTON CONTRACT. H Sprnnt & Son Enter Suit Against Chesterfield Firm. bj Charleston, Nov. 13.?A case grow- re ing out of an alleged contract to de- T1 liver cotton, the contract, so the ne plaintiffs claim, having been made re last May, the allegation being that it in A was not completely carried out, has in been filed in the United States Cir- th cuit Court by the cotton firm of Alex- bl ander Sprunt & Son against Hurst- ar Ct.Qo+ft. PAmnanr r?f P!hf?st.erfleld. nc The price to be paid for the cotton, so fla > the plaintiffs allege, was 10 fents for tu middling, and that at the expiration he of the contract the price was 14% ni cents per pound, and that the differ- ca ence in the price totalled $8,146.86 fla on the 300 bales called for in the fa i contract, less the amount delivered, | for which amount the suit is brought, fo The outcome of the case will be ca watched with much interest by farm- Hi * ers generally. It is known that some cu farmers lost by making contracts before the season opened, as the price of cotton took a phenomenal rise f j from the start, and the high price was pa j not forseen. The complaint of Sprunt & Son is in part as follows: "That on the 17th day of May, B] 1909, the defendant executed its contract in writing with the plaintiff, > whereby it sold and undertook and ' j agreed to deliver to the plaintiff between the 15th day of September, , ' 1909, and the 31st of October, 1909, f<? 300 bales of middling cotton, el ;v. to 'weigh five hundred pounds each, p 4 5 per cent, more or less,' for which w plaintiffs were to pay the defendant ni-ino rtf tern fOnta Tlf>r TimiTlfl for ^ 'middling and % cent difference for grades above. American classifica- 111 } tion.' "That the defendant has failed and (refused to comply with its contract and has delivered thereon only the Ca amount of five thousand, Three hun- m ^ dred and sixty-eight pounds of mid- ir ^ dling cotton leaving a balance of one m hundred and four thousand, six hun- se dred and thirty two pounds undelivered, and plaintiff having contracted th Pf and sold the said cotton to their customers were compelled, in order R; to replace the cotton so withheld by tt the defendant to go upon the open 01 market and after having first de- ot manded that defendant deliver the | cotton, and buy said cotton at the ) price it was bringing at the close of r said contract, which price was fourt teen and one fourth (14%) cents ^ per pound at Cheraw, S. C., where a1 I the same was to be delivered; causJing to the plaintiffs by their breach of contract a loss of six thousand, ly $ one hundred and forty-six and 86- ai 100 ($6,146.86) dollars, which sum . 1 has been fully demanded of the de- *r fendant, and it has refused to pay d the same. T( "Wherefore plaintiffs they demand a1 f judgment against the defendant for %\ $6,146.86." u ? tl A Scalded Boy's Shrieks , K] horrified his grandmother, Mrs. Ma- ir ria Taylor, of Nebo, Ky., who writes tl that, -when all thought he would die. c< ./ Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured g; f . him. Infallible for burns, scalds, si cuts, corns, wounds, bruises; cures ir fever-sores, boils, skin eruptions, chilblains, chapped hands. Soon routs piles, 25c at Peoples Drug Co., Bam- ai berg, S. C. w 1ERKELEY FARMER A SUICIDE [r. Lee Rast, of Near Holly Hill Shoots Himself with Shotgun. Holly Hill, November 10.?Mr. Le< last, a farmer living three milei rom here, committed suicide yes srday afternoon by shooting him slf through the heart with a shot un. No reason for the deed has een learned, except that he had jus ^turned from Charleston, where ii ; said he was to have been married [e returned without his bride, anc ossibly this disappointment causec im to kill himself. He was a wid wer, about 40 years of age, anc ;aves six small children. His mother, who lived with him ;ft him in his room apparentlj Sleep a lew minui.es Deiore nearxxit ie noise of the gun. On entering le rom, she found him dead on the oor with the gun by his side. "Misunderstood. When Mark Twain was a young ad struggling newspaper writer ir an Francisco, and had only toe lany idle hours to while away, a idy of his acquaintance saw hin: ae day with a cigar box under hie rm looking in a shop window. "Mr. Clemens," she said. "I alays see you with a cigar box undei Dur arm. I am afraid you are smokig too much." "It isn't that," said Mark, "I'm loving again." CONFESSES VARIOUS CRIMES. egro Boy Admits Having Commit ted Murder and 22 Robberies. Atlanta Knv IS. Coollv confess lg to one murder and twenty- twc ibberies, all committed in Atlanta nee October 1, Frank Brooks, ? neteen-year-old negro, was captured ere to-day. Brooks admits killing teve Morris, a negro servant at the ome of Miss Nettie Sergeant, prinpal of the Girls' High School, or ovember 3, after Morris had disivered him in the act of bulgarizing le servant's house, in the rear ol ie Sergeant home. Brooks also gave le police a list of the places he had >bbed, his attentions having beer >r the most part confined to ser ints' quarters. Killed by Brother-in-law. Abilene, Texas, Nov. 14.?S. Hacksy, aged 72 years, was shot and llled here this evening by Rubej ayton, his brother-in-law, aged 62 ayton had boarded with Hacklej at they did not get along so verj ell. To-day Payton had been drinkig heavily and after supper the len began quarreling in the tting room and advanced toward ich other. Mrs. Hackley and hei lughter tried to separate the meu it Hackley pushed his wife aside id Payton fired at him with a 32 ilibre pistol, shooting three times, ackley died without speaking. Haofnaca Connnt ha Pnra/I JL^V?4AUVaa VU?IJUW WV/ VMM w r local application, as they cannot ach the diseased portion of the ear. lere is only one way to cure deaf>ss, and that is by constitutional medies. Deafness is caused by an flamed condition of the mucous ling of the eustachian tube. When is tube is inflamed you have a Turning sound or imperfect hearing, id when it is entirely closed, deaf!ss is the result, and unless the inimmation can be taken out and this be restored to its normal condition, taring will be destroyed forever; ne cases out of ten are caused by tarrh, which is nothing but an inimed condition of the mucous surces. We will give one hundred dollars r any case of deafness (caused by tarrh) that cannot be cured by ill's Catarrh Cure. Send for cirlars free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Hall's family pills for constition. A FOOL AND HIS MONEY. rooklyn Lawyer Comments on His Own Candidacy. New York, Nov. 12.?Franklin lylor, a Brooklyn lawyer, who ran r municipal judge at the recent ection and lost, has filed his exmse account, which totaled $832.23 ith the county clerk. "All of which serves to demonrate." Mr. Tavlor reflectively com ents in his paper* "that a fool and s money are soon parted." The Kind of Critter He Was. It was at the Cliff Dwellers, Chiigo's literary club, and one of the embers had just made a terrible, remediable break about another? ade it in his presence and that of iveral other members. "What ought I do now?" asked ie break-maker, much embarrassed. "If I were you," suggested Fred ichardson, the artist, who had heard Le whole proceeding, "I should gc it and wiggle my ears and eat an,her thistle."?Success Magazine. Then She Hurried Back. Irving Berlin, the author of "M> life's Gone to the Country," said : a recent dinner in New York: "A true happening was the inspiition of this song. In July a Brookn woman set out for Ocean Grove ad on her arrival discovered thai er watch, a small affair, was misstg. She thought it had probablj ropped on the thick, soft dining >om rug, so she wired to the maid t home. " 'Let me know if you find anyling on rug in dining room.' 44 a e j 1 ^ A A iew uays lcuei sue gui nuui ie maid a letter saying: " 'Dear Madam: I was to let von qow if I found anything on the dinig room rug. This is what I found lis morning: Three champagne irks, eighteen cigar butts, five ciarette ends, four blue chips, thirtyx burnt matches, and one pink sat t slipper.' " Full line sausage mills, stuffers id lard presses at Simmons Hardare Co. BIGHAM CANNOT BE FOUN , Georgetown Sheriff Seeks for in Vain. 5 Georgetown, Nov. 10.?From 3 velopments within the past few - it seems likely that Dr. C. G. Bigl - who with W. B. Avant was convi - at the last term of court for i s slaughter for the killing of Mrs. t ham on Murrel's Inlet, will yet es t the penalty of three and a half y< . hard labor in the penitentiary, I posed by Judge Watts. The n< I of appeal made by the defend* - attorney, J. W. Ragsdale, not ha I been filed within the ten days lawed by law, Solicitor Wells w , Sheriff Scurry to apprehend the r vfrtPrl narties at. nnne. thev being ; on a $1,500 bond. On Satu: j Avant, learning of his being wa i by the sheriff, came to town fron home at Harpers and surrend himself. He is now in the coi jail. Sheriff Scurry wired Sh ; Burch, of Florence County, to ai i Dr. Bigham immediately, but 1 > information so far received it se l that he cannot be found. The i mise is that he has fled the State 5 There seems to have been som< consistencies in the bonds require Bigham and Avant. When the were first arrested on the warr issued by the coroner, the bonds ^ fixed at $500 each, being later : i ed, at the instance of the solic to $2,500, under which amount appeared for trial. After convic and sentence the men were tui loose under a bond of only $1, v. j1 *1, ? trctuii ycuums iuc icaun ui au ay to the supreme court. It is said as Dr. Bigham's family is well-t( the forfeiture of bond is of s - consequence. ) m 1 Kills Her Foe of 20 Years. i I "The most merciless enemy I r for 20 years," declares Mrs. Js ? Duncan, of Haynesville, Me., 4 - dyspepsia. I suffered intensely i i eating or drinking and could scai - sleep. After many remedies ; failed and several doctors gave I up. I tried Electric Bitters, w i cured me completely. Now I car I anything. I am 70 years old and i overjoyed to get my health strength back again." For indi tion, loss of appetite, kidney troi lame back, female complaints, its equaled. Only 50c at Peoples I Co., Bamberg, S. C. I The Wisdom of Silence. The late Judge Silas Bryan, r father of William J. Bryan, once r several hams stolen from his sm house. He missed them at once, said nothing about it to any one 4 few days later a neighbor cam* I him. "Say, Judge," he said, "I he 1 yew had some hams stole t'o ' night." ! "Yes," replied the Judge, very fidentially, "but don't tell any You and I are the only ones know it."?Success Magazine. Young Girls are Victims of headachy, as well as older woi but all get quick relief and pre cure from Dr. King's New Life I 1 the world's best remedy for sick nervous headches. They make ] blood, and strong nerves and b tin vniir hpnlth Trv thpm. 9.K ; Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. < Appealed to His Pride. It was the most obstinate mul the lot and refused to enter the of a train held up at a little way station. Threats, cajolery and bl were alike useless. The mule refi to budge, and the slant of his i told those of the passengers were familiar with mule ear that where he was he intendec stay. Then the aged African was trying to load him said in ho: ed tones: "Whuffo' yo' behave dis way t all dese strange people? Why, fool mule, doan' yo' know dat < people will jes' believe dat yo' n< done trabeled befo' in all yo' lil The long ears lost their aggres slant, and the beast went sedatel] the inclined plank with the air < man entering a drawing room for the first time and determined to betray the fact.?Exchange. Old State Dispensary Rented O Arrangements have been com] ed with the State sinking fund c mission for the renting of the State dispensary building in Col bia to the firm of A. M. Metz & for fruit produce business, tbe being $1,200 per year. This m< that for a time at least, there wil some return on the investment n by the State years ago when property was purchased to be i by the "great moral institution" ' wholesale supply house. Efforts have been made from 1 to time to sell the property at a j not less than $75,000 as fixed by general assembly, but no bids 1 been received. At the last ses of the general assembly it was ' ranged that if necessary fire spr lers should be installed so that insurance charges would be redu These sprinklers will now be stalled. Your foods are i j two classes: Fooc ; that please you by the taste, and foods th; i you depend on b< | cause of what the ' do for you. Quakj Oats has all the goc qualities of hot classes. i y' \ Him | Remember the Place de- i days j| to get polish for the brass iam, work on your car. nan- Top dress^ng *or your top. Bie- Compression grease in a dencape sity tIiat suit yon* jars' *? Automobile Oil viju5 i al*re<* that will please you by elimi" con" nating half the trouble you are now having, rday Remember that the winnted ning car in the New York1 his to-Paris race run 21,000 ered miles without carbonizing, unty on this oil. We have oil for eriff air cooled engines, too. rest gayf have you heard about rom oar gasoline contract to au!ems tomobiles? surin I d by men We also rebuild any kind ants of automobile and sell new vere tops. raisitor, Son The Delk Motor Co. rned 500, I peal that ???j-?? ma J.H.DIXON Machinist and Engineer had 5= ime8 General Repair Shop. 'was ifter We rePair a11 hinds of ma celv chinery and carry a full line of had PiP?? piPe Fittings, Valves, Inme jectors, Lubricators, Oilers, etc. Bring your engine and have the L eat cylinder bored. Make it run like t am new and give you more power. and Bring your cotton gins and igeg_ press parts and have them relble paired before the busy season. un<[ A stitch in time saves nine. We -)r ~ repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we run a hospital for sick and disordered machinery. Bring it in and have it cured. Gas engines and the automobile engine cylinders had S hored, and new pistons and oke- a rings made that won't leak, but 1 Gives you more power and bet. A | ter efficiency. We repair and e to 3 charge storage batteries. Call a when in trouble and see what ar'd I we can do. ther | SHOP AT COTTON MILL | con- M - NATURE TELLS YOU As Many a Bamberg Reader Knows nen, Too Well. ?mpt When the kidneys are sick, ills, Nature tells you all about it. and The urine is nature's calendar. Infrequent or too frequent action; uild Any urinary trouble tells of kid? at ney ills. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney ills. Bamberg people testify to this, e in J. C. Utsey, Main St., Bamberg, car S. C., says: side "I am very willing that my name ows should be used in recommendation ised of Doan's Kidney Pills. I suffered ears from kidney trouble for several who years. 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I ;M j*No* More* *Trouble|. ;1| with that automobile, bicycle, gun or pistol if you will pA, have me to put it in first-class repair. I am just as well Ap 2 prepared to do your work as anyone outside the larger ? A" cities, and my prices are about twice as reasonable. 1 "o? pA, also have in stock a well selected line of Ap | AUTOMOBILE & BICYCLE SUPPLIES J ; f| jF which I will sell to you at closest prices. If I haven't ^ w what you need I will get it for you just as prompt as w pA, the next one. When in need of anything in my line Ap J don't forget me. AU work guaranteed. . |J. B. BRICKLE* | 4, The Bepair Man Bamberg, S. C. 2? l nOONEB or later, Mr. Farmer, you'll j ? *- nBBi I III 4a1a-*v1%av\a tn TTAnv Knmft Whftn 1. (.-:a W MtEZ&W'JHi I u irauvA m jv?u ?v..v< _ liSflfelft] wM you get it, you'll wonder how you got J : iff Wu 1 I along without it, for nothing can do the 39T ^LiV=jj 1 ? telephone's work. 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