The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 02, 1909, Page 2, Image 2
SLAIN BY DAUGHTER'S LOVER.
Georgia Fanner Killed While Pur- S
suing Eloping Couple.
Camilla, Ga., November 27.?Pursuing
his eloping daughter, who had d
ran away from home with Columbus 1<
Huey, T. J. Sellers, one of the weal- 1
thiest farmers of Mitchell county, S
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ten miles southwest of here this af- S
ternoon, when he caught the fleeing ^
couple. Leaving his body in the
road. Huey and Miss Sellers, it is ti
alleged, went on, driving rapidly in n
a buggy, intending to complete the C
elopement with a wedding. The a
sheriff of the county was informed s<
by telephone of the tragedy, and is t
out on the trail of the fleeing man si
and girl. It is stated that Huey 1<
fired the shot that killed Sellers af- n
. ter an altercation following the ap- n
pearance of the father of the girl, A
ana in a ngm ior ner possession. .?
No word has been heard from the C
sheriff since he left, but the general
direction in which Huey was trav- d
eling was known, and it is believed o
he will be captured soon. Details of p
the tragedy are lacking, since the n
place of the killing is at a distance ji
from telephones. p
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1 Sellers' Slayer Arrested.
Camilla, Ga., November 27.?Co- ii
lumbus Huey, who this afternoon b
killed T. J. Sellers in this county, T
while eloping with Sellers' daughter, s<
was captured tonight with the girl, fi
several miles from the shooting. He tl
Is in jail here. cl
The girl, who was Miss Zula Sel- c<
lers, declares that they have been h
married and that she will not at- g
tend her father's funeral. She stated cl
tonight, and the same story is told r:
by Huey, that her father threatened tl
to kill her unless she should go back fi
home with him when he caught the J
eioping couple, and that he put his
hand to his pocket as if to draw a
weapon. She says Huey then fired,
killing her father.
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Placing Money in This State.
Columbia, November 27.-?It will be g
anown m tne rortncommg report 01 w
Insurance Commissioner McMaster to cs
the Legislature that the life, fire and n
miscellaneous insurance companies n
doing business in the State for the P
semi-annual period ending June 30, r<
have made investments in South e:
Carolina to the extent of $896,360.34.
The investments have been made
in real estate mortgages and bonds.
It will also be shown that $50,085.50
has been paid as additional license c'
fees.
Returns of the life insurance companies
show that the thirty-nine com- ?
panies have made investments in a;
bonds and real estate mortgages in b
the State to the amount of $754,310.- .
34. The gross premium receipts of ):J
the companies was $2,349,010.66. .
Dividends returned totaled $209,- V:
536.03. The net premium receipts t
fV r amounted to $1,621,125.25. Addi- ?]
tional license fees paid, $30,051.94. "
.The total amount of investments a
in .bonds and real estate mortgages
in the State by the fire insurance
companies doing business in South A
Carolina was $101,050. Premium P
receipts shown to be $912,429.08. f<
Additional license fee, $17,340.04. r<
'Amount of firo inspection tax paid Vc
was $1,833.91.
According to the report, the acci- Cl
-" ^ dent, casualty, surety and miscel
lttllWUS wuipauics anvc mauc iuvcoiments
in South Carolina to the extent
of $41,000. Total premium receipts
? of these companies, $140,652.03.
Additional license fee paid. $2,693.- s1
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No Charter for CKincbfleld Road, g,
Columbia, Nov. 27.?The Carolina, V
Clinch field and Ohio Railwav a
.will not be chartered under the do- si
mestication act of 1909. After sev- h
eral hours debate the judiciary of this ii
State, which includes the Supreme
Court justices and the circuit judges, tl
tonight declared the act unconstitu- o
tional by refusing the writ of man- S
damus. d
Thus is ended the legal battle that ti
first saw the light during the past is
summer when Attorney General Ly- d
r? on gave his opinion that the act was tl
^ / violation of the constitution.
The charter was refused by Secre- b
tary of State McCown, and this ac- a
rf tion is now upheld by the court sit- K
ting en banc. The opinion declar- a
ing the act unconstitutional is by ii
Justice Eugene J. Gary, and is con- ii
curred in by Justices D. E. Hydrick, E
y- who writes a separate opinion, and P
C.' A. Woods, and Circuit Judges t<
Ernest Gary, J. C. Klugh, Geo. W. n
nttertk f! 'n rinnty.lpr .Tnn S. Wilson, tl
J. W. Devore, and R. C. Watts.
The dissenting opinion py Chief o
Justice Ira B. Jones is concurred in o
by Circuit Judges George E. Prince, P1
R. W. Memminger, who writes sepa- c<
rate opinion, Robert Aldrich and S. V
W. G. Shipp. n
GOVERNMENT FORCE GROWING. $
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170,065 Persons Now in the Employ n
of Unde Sam.
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Washington. Nov. 28.?The per- d
sonnel of Uncle Sam's establishment S
is increasing by leaps and bounds, a
the grand total of all Federal employees
at present being approximately
870.065, as against 306,141 in
1907, an increase in the two years of
about 64,000 persons, or about 20 ?
per cent.
These and other interesting facts
are brought out in the official register,
or Government's "blue book," f
for 1909, which shortly will be is- h
sued. ^
i\ne new puDiicauon win snow ^
that there were 28,947 persons in t;
the Federal employ in Washington b
on July 1 last, the annual pay roll t:
for'them being $31,541,225. an av- a
erage of nearly $1,100 each. This a
total will be temporarily swollen next
year by the addition of about 3,000 tl
persons to the clerical force of the o
census bureau, adding nearly $5.- n
000,000 in salaries during the year t:
or more of their employment. n
The treasury department with 6.- t
996 persons takes the lead of all the c
Government departments in Wash- fi
ingto^ in the number of employees, s
while the executive office ends the g
list with only forty-three employees, t
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A JUVENILE COURT.
>en. H. B. Carlisle, of Spartanburg,
Will Introduce Such a Bill.
Senator H. B. Carlisle will introuce
a bill at the next session of the
sgislature providing for the estabisnient
of a juvenile court for
outh Carolina. He has been intersted
in a juvenile court for this
tate through the ladies of Central
Iethodist church.
For some time the ladies of Cenral
church have been discussing the
eeds of a juvenile court for South
hrolina. Recently a committee was
ppointed to take steps neessary to
ecure the introduction of a bill in
he legislature for the creation of
uch a court in this State. The folding
were appointed on the comlittee:
Mrs. J. T. Johnson, chairlan;
Mrs. J. Wright Nash, Mrs. D.
.. DuPre, Mrs. W. E. Burnett and
liss Annie Mutch, the deaconess or
entral church.
This morning the committee of laies
met with Senator Carlisle at his
ffice and interested him in the proosed
reform. Mr. Carlisle was very
iuch impressed with the idea for a
lvenile court for this State and
romised to introduce a bill at the
ext session of the legislature for the
reation of the court.
Juvenile courts have been created
1 many States and much good has
een accomplished through them,
he purpose of such a court is to
sparate children who commit wrong
rom adult criminals and thus deter
lem from a criminal career. A
bild upon being tried in the juvenile
aurt and found guilty is sent to the
ouse of correction, and dealt with
ently and correctly. Officers take
barge of him and train him along
ight lines. Every safeguard is
irown around a child to keep him
rom a criminal life.?Spartanburg
onrnal.
Cairo Sheriff Turned Out.
Gov. Chas. S. Deneen has declared
le office of sheriff of Alexander coun7
vacant because Sheriff Frank E.
?avis allowed William James, a nero
murderer, and Henry Salzner,
hit? uxorcide, to be taken from his
ire and lynched at Cairo, 111., by a
10b on November 11. The goveror
acted in observance of a law that
rovides that whenever a sheriff surinders
a prisoner to a mob his office
spires immediately.
Dying Man Slays His Slayer.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 26.?After
utting to death Burt Wood, a
bowman attending a carnival here,
ad fatally cutting John S. Smith, a
ampanion, Jesse Altman was shot
nd killed here this morning by
mith just before the latter died.
Altman and Smith met Woods in
le down town district shortly after
o'clock and in an altercation fol>wing
the former slashed Woods'
iroat, leaving him dead in the
treet. Smith and Altman made
ieir escape to a suburb, where they
lso quarreled and Altman drew a
izor across Smith's throat. As he
ill, Smith snatched a revolver from
.ltman's pocket and fired, the shot
roving fatal. The two bodies were
Hind lying in the yard of a private
gsidence and all three bodies were
iter placed in the morgue.
Altman was known as a desperate
haracter and had twice been arrestd
for murder, his former victime
aving been negroes.
Hydrophobia Kills Many.
Washington, Nov. 24.?The detraction
of all animals afflicted with
ibies and the proper muzzling of all
ogs in areas infected with the disase
are strongly advocated by John
7. Keer, assistant surgeon general,'
nd Arthur M. Stimson, passed asistant
surgeon general of the public
ealth and marine hospital service
1 a report made public today.
The report is based upon more
lan 3,285 replies to inquiries sent
ut by Surgeon General Wyman to
tate knowledge of the disease to
etermine its geographical distribuon.
From information gathered it
i shown that rabies has been epiemic
in the United States for more
lan 100 years.
There were 111 deaths of human
eings from hydrophobia reported
mong thirty States during 1908.
Labies was reported in the lower
nimals from at least 534 localities
1 thirty-nine States and Territories,
lcluding the District of olumbia.
Ividence was secured of nearly 1,500
ersons, who on account of exposure
) rabid, or presumably rabid, anilals
were obliged to take the Pasteur
reatment.
The most striking feature brought
ut is the very general distribution
f the disease throughout the Eastern
ortion of the country and its almost
omplete absence from the extreme
Western part especially the Rocky
lountain and Pacific coast hegions.
The animals reported as having
een affected with the rabies were
ogst> cats, wolves, horses, cattle,
heep, hogs, squirrels and, last but 4
ot least, "skunks." It was among
skunks" that the disease was reorted
in Arizona and the single
eath among human beings in that
tate followed the bite of one of those
nimals.
BETTER TEACHERS WANTED.
tate Superintendent of Education
Proposes Radical Changes.
Columbia Nov. 23.?Superintendnt
Swearingen's report to the comig
Legislature proposes doing away
rith the present system of teachers'
xaminations conducted by tbe couny
boards. He would create a State
oard of examiners to make the cerification
uniform. He alleges that
third of the high school teachers
re not legally qualified.
Mr. Swearingen's plan would
hrow out of employment nearly half
f the teachers in the State. The
ew certificates are to be good in all
he counties, and only diplomas from
ormal schools would be good, and
he certificates would be graded acording
to the applicant's ability and
tness to teach a primary, grammar
chool, or high school, and would be
ood two, five or ten years, according
a ability, fitness and experience.
TRIPLE KANSAS MURDER.
Bodies of German Farmer, Wife and
Child Found in the Road.
Frontenac, Kan., Nov. 27.?Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Bork, Germans, and
their infant son, were killed near
here last night. This morning their
horse and buggy was found standing
in the road by miners. In the bottom
of the buggy was the body of the
child, and the body of Bork was
found in tho middle of the road
some distance away. He had been
shot in the head and body. A trail
of dust led to a cornfield where the
body of the woman lay. She had
been attacked and shot through the
heart. Along the trail was found
the slippers she wore, and ribbons
from her hair and her cloak. After
an all-day search the murderer was
not found. Tonight bands of armed
men are searching for him, declaring
they will lynch him if he is caught.
Bigham Will Not Be Pastor.
In a telegram received late Sunday
by Presiding Elder B. F. Fraser,
of the Augusta district, from Bishop
Hendrix of the North Georgia conference,
it was announced that the latter
had aDDointed the Rev. Joel T.
Daves, the present presiding elder of
the Atlanta district, to assume charge
of St. John Methodist church in this
city, and the Rev. R. J. Bigham, the
recently appointed pastoi', whose
coming has been contested by the
local congregation, will become presiding
elder in Atlanta. The message
of Bishop Hendrix means the finale
of a great quarrel that was looming
up in the North Georgia conference,
for in its appeal to the bishop for the
release from Mr. Bigham's pastorate,
the stewards of St. John church
threatened to resign and their action
? J AWMA J V* ?? ^ V? /\ TV% A# 4" V A
was cuuuiscu uj tnc liicruLiucio ui iuc
church. The local congregation did
not consider that Mr. Bigham was a
fit man to be the pastor of St. John
church, but in criticism of the bishop's
appointment of Dr. Daves nothing
but words of commendation are
heard.?Augusta Herald.
T. C. Duncan Attacks Mayor.
Union, Nov. 26.?A personal encounter
between T. C. Duncan and
Mayor Wagnon in the latter's office
on Wednesday night has been the
talk of the town for the past two
days and this morning resulted in
the matter being brought into police
court when the case against Mayor
Wagnon was dismissed by Mayor Pro
Tern G. W. Going and the case
against Duncan continued until next
Friday.
It seems that the trouble arose
over the question of the installation
of a sewerage line from the Union
and Glenn Springs depot to Mr. Duncan's
place and started over a telephone
conversation.
It was about 8 o'clock when Mr.
Duncan entered the Union Grocery
Co., where there were quite a number
of persons gathered and proceeded
back to Mayor Wagnon's office.
The two engaged in a heated conversation
for a few moments when the
bystanders heard Duncan say some
tiling to the effect that unless tne
work was put in immediately he
would not pay his taxes. This sounded
so absurd to Mayor Wagnon that
he remarked:
"You talk like a fool."
Duncan then replied without mincing
words:
"You are a G- u- fool," and rising
proceeded to begin pounding at Mayor
Wagnon who was leaning hack in
his chair at the time. Mr. Wagnon
attempted to ward off the blows with
his hands and only one of the blows
out of six or eight hit his head.
Hearing the trouble several persons
rushed to the scene and Duncan
was pulled off by Alderman J. E. Kirby.
In the meantime Mayor Wagnon
did some very effective kicking
and with his pedal extremities
had given Duncan's stomach some
severe jabs, knocking out his watch
and breaking the chain.
After Alderman Kirby had gotten
hold of Duncan he seemed to think
that Wagnon would strike him, but
Wagnon replied that he would not
strike a man who could not defend
himsAlf Snme further remarks were
passed and the lie given, Duncan
adding some invective to his which
caused Wagnon to say that he would
not use such language even though
Duncan descended to it.
This is said to have brought Duncan
to his senses and he tendered the
most profuse apologies for hi9 conduct,
saying that he had never lost
such complete control of himself but
once before and that he would not
have had that occur for a thousand
dollars, and that if Mayor Wagnon
could find any satisfaction in striking
him he would stand up and receive
the blows.
The two men then made up and the
love fea8t was figuratively served..
This morning the case came up
before Mayor Pro Tern G. W. Going,
P. D. Barron representing Mayor
Wagnon, and at the hearing the case
was dismissed.
At the request of Judge D. A.
Townsend the case against Mr. Duncan
was continued until next Friday,
December 3rd,' as Mr. Duifcan's attorney,
Mr. B. F. Townsend, is out
of town.
CHILDREN GOT ON HER NERVES.
Woman Suicide Leaves Note Saying
Life Was Unbearable.
Parkersburg, W. Va., Nov 24.?"I
can't live with so many children. I
have tried it and am losing my
nerve. I am sorry that I am going
away from you, but I must go because
life here is unbearable."
This note was found to-day by
Charles Wilcoxen in the bed by the
body of his wife, with a bullet in
her brain and a revolver in her hand.
Mrs. Wilcoxen had been taken to
live at the home of his brother by
her husband. She had two children
and his brother has four. There was
nobody at home except three of the
children when Mrs. Wilcoxen shot
herself, and two of these were in
the room with her. Mrs. Wilcoxen
told her husband several days ago
that she could not stand the strain
of having so many children about
and asked him if he would not take
her and their own children away.
KIRSCH'S \
Big Slaughter Sale
UUfN I11NULLI.
^ ' life;
Our great slaughter sale has been a wonderful suecess.
Scores of people from all sections of the county \
and from other counties have been here and taken advantage
of the magnificent values we are offering.
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uwing 10 wnai seems 10 ne a general uesire on me part,
of our many customers, we are going to extend this j
great reduction in prices until j
FRIHAY NIGHT I ?Ari?
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This will give everybody an opportunity to make their Christmas purchases at these
reduced prices, so we are going to do our part in helping yon to have a merry Christ* ;;.|||
mas. Remember we are not offering yon shop-worn goods at cot prices, but nerj|ff
stock, bought this season, and contracted for before dry goods and shoes advanced ifl| |?i|?
nrira Tfio rpdnrtinns arp crpnninp anil all wp ask is that von romp and SAP for VODT
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self. We stiO have a large stock of
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Qodnng, Dry Goods, Hats, Shoes, Etc.
and every article in the store has been reduced in price. And, mind you, the reduc- |p:;
tions are genuine. We don't cot the price on one thing and raise it on another, but we
cut the price on everything. Come and see if we don't back up every statement mde|f|g;
here. Be sure to visit us during this great bargain feast Come to the Bamberg .
Bargain House, where Kirsch "Sells it for Less." /. .*.
E. O. KIRSCH,
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Millinery Marvels! li
here, to-day, Miss. Nora Owens was **
iataiiy mjurea Dy miss oiena dviu. uLi^vg&v&m
and died within a few minutes. Both ?^?????^
were prominent at Alicia.
understanding^tha* Th^ ls fdiriduality about our style* tbat diattatween
the two young women for some guishes them from all others and makes them sought
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time. Miss Owens was cut in four after by ladies who are looking for the best. The,mardifferent
places, the fatal cut being velous part lies in their rich style for such really low
in the left breast, where an artery , . . . . .
leading to the heart was severed. 0 want to be fair, we want our J lillinery trade v
Miss Belk was arrested. to increase, but above all we want you to be pleased
i with every purchase. Just received another line of the
A \T AnnAnTIT\TlT\7 I season's latest creations, all marked at our usual low, ' ,Ui
AW UFi UK 1UW1111 money prices- ?*r line of
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A fine mercantile business,
in a hustling town, LADIES TAILORED SUITSpl|
for sale, at reasonable price I
and on easy terms. ADDIvI II b? been replenished. Made by eipert tailors, the7 ?e | . .
3 * r" y perfect garments in everything the word implies, yet the
quick to |j cost price is very low. Do not think of buying until yon jjj
have seen our stock.
I MRS. E. P. COPELAND
EHBHARDT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
TRESPASS NOTICE. ^ _ Jjf
All persons are forbidden to enter ..Ion
our lands for the purpose of hunt- AtiiitiiiititiiiiiiiiiiiSA
ing, fishing, hauling straw or wood,
or for any other purpose whatsoever, w _ ^ m ? r *'
Trespassers will be prosecuted. ^ A m ^ w ^ I JL
s.mAKssR'. JINo More 1 rouble*
M. B. KENNEDY. ? i
Govan, S. C., November 9, 1909. j ^ .jjj
? with that automobile, bicycle, gun or pistol it you will w?
TRESPASS NOTICE. have me to put it in first-class repair. I am just as well
All persons are warned not to hunt 2 PreP* ! J? do yonr work as anyone outside the larger ?
or fish on mv lands or trespass there- f cities, and my prices are about twice as reasonable. I !"
on in any manner. Those who do ?t> also haTe m stock a weU "elected line of A,
with according to law.
will he dealt i AUTOMOBILE & BICYCLE SUPPLIES T
^ ^x which I will sell to you at closest prices. It I,haven't x
Bamberg, S. C., November 9, 1909. (C, what you need I will get it for you just as prompt as
^ 'jh ik|| | a jA the next one. When in need of anything in my line Ai
CHICHESTER S PILLS f don't forget me. All work guaranteed. T
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