The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 23, 1909, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
A. W. KNIGHT. Editor.
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Thursday, Dec. 23, 1909.
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Augusta continues to license barrooms
in the same old way, although
they don't call them saloons any
more. They are "near-beer" dealers
now, and the city license on such
places for next year will be $300.
Prohibition is said to be a farce in
Georgia, and we are prepared to believe
it.
In the Farmers Union Sun a few
days ago we noticed a statement
which surprised us, and we imagine
it must be humilating to most people
to know that the farmers of the
United States raise less per acre than
any civilized country in the world
except Russia. We are prone to
' < boast of how much produce is grown
in this country per acre, but
the fact that we are so far behind in
+?iie should make us feel
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small.
Agitation to create another new
office in this State has been commenced.
It is proposed now to create
the office of State highway engineer.
With all due respect to the
agitators, the office is not needed.
What we need is more money to
build roads with and ordinary intelligence
applied to the methods of
road building. It is unfortunately
true that much money is now being
wasted on the highways in South
Carolina, but this is largely the result
of politics.
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Haying run for office several times
fn South Carolina as a Democrat and
been defeated, W. Boyd Evans, now
of Columbia, is seeking office from
the Republicans. He is a candidate
for district attorney. This is not the
first instance in South Carolina where
white men have sought office from
the Republican party after having
been turned down by their own people
when they sought office at the
hands of Democrats. The question
is, if the people of South Carolina
did not think enough of Mr. Evans
to elect him railroad commissioner,
would they elect him district attorney
if the matter was put to a vote of
the people whom Mr. Evans would
serve in that capacity? Certainly
the white voters of the State should
have some choice in the matter, and
we hardly think they would choose
Mr. Evans.
The management of The Herald is
very anxious to make this paper a
semi-weekly. We have had this project
in mind ever since we installed a
linotype nearly two years ago, but
up to this time we have kept the
machine so busy on brief and other
work that a semi-weekly paper was
not practicable. Then, too, the merchants
of Bamberg have not given us
the advertising patronage to warrant
our printing twice-a-week. The situation
is that Bamberg can have any
sort of paper the business men ar
willing to support. Our equipment is
sufficient for a daily paper even, but
we are not willing to go into a los
ing proposition, a semi-weeKiy paper
would be a fine advertisment for
the town, and we are sure it would
he a good investment for every business
man in Bamberg to help us tc
issue twice-a-week. In order to pui
the matter squarely up to the busi
ness interests of the. town, we wil
change to a semi-weekly if we an
pledged additional advertising o
$500 a year. Now, if you want i
semi-weekly paper, get busy. W<
will make the change the first o
next month if the support is forth
coming. If not, we will continue t<
print the best weekly in this sectioi
and give you more for your mone;
than you can obtain elsewhere.
i.
. The increase in the number oi
banking institutions in the lower part
= of the State for the past few years
has been remarkable. Most of the
= smaller towns in this section now
have two banks.
a The expenditures of the city and
- county should be published. The tax
= payers ought to know how their
~ money is being spent, as well as havy
ing some knowledge of what is their
1 own business. As it is now, none of
s the people who foot the bills know
anything about what financial shape
the city or county is in.
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5 It is high time the affairs of the
dispensary in this county are being
_ wound up and the profits on hand
- turned over to the county, towns and
1 schools. The delay is caused by the
| State authorities holding up some
I accounts because of dealings of whis.
key firms in the past with the old
? State dispensary. The county board
is anxious to wind up the business
. but they cannot do so until the State
- auditor allows this to be done. In
- the meantime the money is lying idle
? in the banks and doing nobody any
good.
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' The Herald wishes its many , readers
a merry Christmas. We feel
pretty good ourselves, and we hope
everybody feels the same way. The
t past year has been pleasant in many
5 ways, and we have been kindly dealt
with by our friends and customers,
r Our business for this year is the
largest in the history of the paper,
and we feel very grateful for the
many kind favors extended to us.
Our paper will be issued as usual
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; misses an issue. No matter what
the conditions we give our, subscribers
the news.
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! and we want as many of our sub
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' Renew your subscription to The
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TOY STOVE CAUSES TRAGEDY.
Child is Burned to Death and Her
Mother Fatally Injured.
East St. Louis, 111., December 19.?
A toy stove, which her father gave
her to-day instead of waiting until
Christmas, resulted in the death of
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ably fatal burning of the girl's mother
and the injury of her father.
The child tried to build a fire in
the stove by pouring in kerosene, as
she had often seen her mother do in
a real stove. The child's clothes were
enveloped in flames as soon as aj
match was applied to the oily stove,
and she died within two hours. The
mother, in trying to extinguish the
blaze, was' burned so severely that
physicians despaired of her recovery.
The husband was burned about;
the hands and face in rescuing his
wife. Firemen extinguished the
flames in the house.
Negro Kills Himself.
Abbeville, Ala., Dec. 20.?The
most thrilling man-hunt which ever
occurred in Henry county terminated
yesterday afternoon when Boy
O'Haro, the young negro desperado,
killed himself when surrounded by
a posse. Since Tuesday last when
the negro shot two officers the chase
has continued.
Bloodhounds pursued him so closely
that he shot one of the dogs.
One mile south of here, at the entrance
to the Choctawatohie swamp,
a cordon of 100 men surrounded
him. Wounded, barefooted and
tired, he saw that escape was impossible.
Rather than fall into the
hands of his pursuers he placed the
barrel of a shotgun to his breast and
pulled the trigger with his toe.
His body was tied to a buggy and
. dragged to Abbeville and placed in
. the court house, where it lay for several
hours.
; Eight Boys Dismissed.
; Durham, N. C., Dec. 20.?Eight
young men were expelled from Trinity
college to-day. Trinity has been
free from hazing many years, but
lnct nipht spvpn hovs east lots with a
I freshman to see which was to plunge
into a cold water tank. The freshman
lost and was caught in the act
* of paying the penalty by the faculty,
t The young men pleaded not guilty
- to hazing, but Pesident Kilgo del
clared them guilty of gambling and
the freshman was charged with "ini
decent exposure." All were dis
f missed.
t President Kilgo, of Trinity, takes
a issue with Dr. Eliot, of Harvard, as
' to "college self-government," de*
daring that the average college could
- not be governed without the strictest
) service of the faculty and that 25 per
cent, of the students of the country
are unfit to be in the colleges, larger'
ly on account of the immoral indulgences
of parents.
PARR'S LIFE IX DANGER.
Sugar Fraud Informer Threatened
With Death by Poison.
New York, Dec. 20.?Threats of
death by poison and violence against
Richard Parr, the special treasury
agent who unearthed the sugar
frauds on the Williamsburg docks of
the American Sugar Refining Company,
are contained in a letter given
out by him to-night, and received,
he says, on December ii. The letter
follows:
"The editor of the Sun died suddenly.
Some prominent men in the
customs died suddenly. You have
been taken suddenly ill. Beware of
poison.
(Signed.) "Sugar."
Mr. Parr was, in fact, taken suddenly
ill during the recent trial of
six former employees of the company,
a day or two before the letter
was written. His illness was supposed
to be an affection of the
nerves.
Other letters received by him, he
said to-night, contained threats of
death and injury by violence. He
had been told that he would be pushed
off a subway platform in front of
a moving train and that he would be
shot.
Ernest Gebracht, formerly superintendent
of the American Sugar Refining
Company's plant in Williamsburg,
where the men convicted last
week were discovered at their work
of underweighing sugar shipments
to defraud the customs, when arraigned
in court to-day pleaded not
guilty to an indictment charging him
with conspiracy in connection with
these frauds. He was given the
usual two weeks' time to withdraw
his plea of demur and continued at
liberty .under bail.
Asylum Conditions Bad.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 20.?Charging
that the newspaper agencies at
Columbia have minimized the deplorable
conditions existing at the
State Hospital for the Insane at Columbia,
Senator Neils Christensen,
Jr., chairman of the joint committee
of the legislature on the investigation,
declared to-day that when the
facts become known, there will be a
strong popular demand for a correction
of these conditions.
Senator Christensen said that it
will require $600,000 to make the
necessary improvements for the accommodation
and proper care of the
afflicted people. The death rate is
high, recovery rate abnormally low
owing to shockingly bad unsanitary
conditions, poor equipment, lack of
proper treatment, and generally lax
methods in all departments of the
institution.
It is painful to make these criticisms,
said Senator Christensen, because
there are a number of faithful
workers at the institution who have
been struggling hard with conditions
that only their superiors can remedy
and they are as anxious as anyone
to see them remedied. This report
will make all these details clear and
afford some sensational reading when
the report is made public.
"master's sale~
State of South Carolina?County
or tsamDerg.
Mrs. M. E. Abies, plaintiff,
against
D. K. Ray and J.- F. Jones, defendants.
By virtue of a decree of the court
of common pleas for Bamberg county,
in the above stated case, dated
November 8th, 1909, I, H. C. Folk,
Master for Bamberg county, will sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the court house door of Bamberg
county, between the legal hours of
sale, on Monday, January 3rd, 1910,
the same being legal salesday in said
month, the following real estate, towit:
All that piece parcel or tract of
land, situate lying and being in
Bamberg county, State aforesaid,
containing two hundred and eighteen
(218) acres, more or less,
bounded on the North by lands of
M. M. Roach and others, South by
lands of the estate of D. H. Rice, on
the East by lands of Mrs. C. C. Starr,
and on the West by lands of F. M.
Ray, now Mrs. S. H. Counts, and
others. Sold at risk of former purchaser.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
w r. fht/k
Master for Bamberg County.
MASTER'S /SALE.
State of South Carolina?County
of Bamberg.
The Bank of Branchville, plaintiff,
against
R. C. Woods, defendant.
By virtue of a decree of the court
of common pleas for Bamberg county,
in the above stated case, dated
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Such as Books, Calendars, Wri
plentiful at the New Store,
Post Cards, Sheet M
selections, meets evei
NEW THINGS I
Magazines, daily and Sunda;
We want you to see us befor
WHY PA!
THE FELDER-Ml
^ Next door to Post Office :
MONTHLY
OF THE DISPENSARIES IN BAMB1
N0VEM1
Stock on hand
Dispensary No. 1st of month Receip
Bamberg 1 $2 082 88 $2 060'
Denmark 2 994 32 968
Olar 3 650 78 563
Ehrhardt 4 976 71 969
Total $4 704 69 $4 562
State of South Carolina, )
County of Bamberg. J
Personally appeared before me E.
BROOKER. members of the Bamberg C
duly and severally sworn, deposes and
ment is true and correct.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
E. L. I
November 10th, 1909, I, H. C. Folk,
Master for Bamberg county, will sell
[ to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the court house door of Bamberg
county, between the legal hours of
. sale, on Monday, January 3rd, 1910,
the same being legal salesday in said
month, the following real estate, to
wit:
All that certain tract of land situate
in Bamberg county, said State,
containing seventeen and one-half
(17 V2) acres and having such shape
' as a plat thereof made by Preston
Ott, surveyor, dated December 15th,
1905, doth represent, and bounded
by lands of Wash Williams, Mrs.
; Ella Mays, George Stephens, and the
; public road.
ALSO
All that certain other tract of land
situate in said county and State, containing
fifty-one (51) acres, and having
such shape as a plat thereof
made by Preston Ott, suveyor,
dated December 11th, 1005, doth
represent, and bounded by lands of
Mrs. William Mays, C. F. Smoak,
George Stephens, Wash Williams and
the Edisto river.
ALSO
That certain other tract of land,
situate in said county and State, containing
fifty-eight (58) acres, more
or less, and having such shape as a
plat thereof made by Preston Ott,
surveyor, dated December 21st, 1905,
doth represent, and bounded by lands
ui. itno. mi a. ouiuaa, ncuucu iiiuuigomery,
George Stephens, R. C.
Wood, Wash Williams and George
Stephens. Sold at risk of former puree
aser.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. C. FOLK,
Master for Bamberg County.
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST. _
To those who suffer wilt eye B
trouble, I am at your service from H
December 17th, to 24th, one sveek jj
only. I profess to master al. un- |8
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to diagnose the most difficult cases N
and advise what is best to be done, y
Many of you have maladies of the II
eye and are not aware of it Sixty per H
cent, of headaches and nervousness E
are caused by eye strains. You may |j
be able to see well and still have a g
diseased eye. Barents, how about B
that child of yours that has crossed B
eyes? I guarantee to straighten n
them. Many of your children are H
being punished and thought hard of H
at school, called a dull fellow. Cor- I
rect the eye defect and he will stand E
head of his class. I guarantee all of I
my work on my ability to do it. I fit H
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ence is a long string of satisfied pa- I
tients in Key West, and my prescrip- I
tion file is at your command, any I
time you feel so disposed. I hold a B
diploma from a reputable college; B
have passed Florida State Board and B
I am a member of the Florida State
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of and I will do the rest. Now read- H
ers, a penny and a few words on a R
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ering quality and class of work done, fl
I will be in Bamberg on above dates. I
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M. R. CAMPBELL, |
GRADUATE OPTICIAN, ^
Bamberg, S. C. =
Full line of toys at The Herald *
Book Store, which we are selling at <
and below cost. Come and get them
while thev are going, as they will not *
last long at these reduced prices. <
We also have Christmas presents for
everybody. Come in and look, it i
costs you nothing. 4
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STATEMENT (
ERG COUNTY FOR THE MONTH OF (
3ER, 1909. (
ts Expenditures Breakage Liabilities
78 $85 00 $22 10 R. R. Claim
60 86 70 4 70 $21.02 '
15 63 20 1 75 Robbed 11-11 ,
71 55 75 7 00 $85 88
24 $290 65 $35 55 (
C. HAYS, H. C. COPELAND and J. Z.
Jounty Dispensary Board, who being each 1
says that the foregoing monthly state- ,
this 15th day of December, A. D. 1909. 1
'RICE, [L. S.] Notary Public for S. C. I
I> j^?MS ? W ^one ^ore Satisfactory
/ vu^j B more complete, nor more
Ivs&jppmwe have the finest
' ' i turnouts in town
venience of our patrons they
OURS ARE THE BEST *
in tlie city and that, too at
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PHONE NO. 68 : : i < BAMBBRQ, S. C. ^
Hoover's Drug Store! ^
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fountain, which we have recently installed. We
have also overhauled our entire store and have ,
made it inviting to the most fastidious.
We have a well selected line of Valentines.
Sole agents for the famous Huyler's Candies.
Our Patent Medicines, Drug and Sundry lines are 'ji
complete. *
PRESCRIPTION WORK A SPECIALTY.
HOOVER'S DRUG STORE
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I We appreciate the Confidence reposed in this bank by I
I our customers during the past year. We desire to show I
I our appreciation by giving to yon tfte Dest service pos- m .
sible at all times. We wish you a prosperous 1910 and fl
hope to merit a continuance of your patronage. We
shall be pleased to serve you. I
I EHRHARDT BANKING COMPANY. I |
I TOTAL RESOURCES OVER $120,000.00 I
Holiday Furniture!} i
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WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT IN FURNITURE AND |
HOUSEFURNIShlNGS. ANOTHER CAR LOAD JUST *
RECEIVED, DIRECT FROM THE FACTORIES. LET I
US SHOW YOU THE NEW THINGS WE HAVE. FUR- I
NITURE IS THE SEN IDLE GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS. j
PRICES REDUCED FOR THE HOLIDAYS I
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We have cut the price on every article in our store, and I
these reductions hold good until Saturday night, De- I
cember 25th. You can buy any piece of furniture or any
other article on our floors at bargain figures. All Art 9
Squares at wholesale cost. Only a few on hand, so come I
quick. Buy your Christmas presents at these cut prices- I
A FEW SUGGESTIONS: I f
Art Squares and Rugs, I
Mattings Rockers, Bed Room Suites, I
Linoleums, Baby Carriages, Sideboards,
Pictures, Chamber Sets, Bed Lounges, I
Dining Tables, Chiffoniers, Leather Rockers, I
Fancy Tables, Easels, Wardrobes, R
Don't fail to see that Range I sell at $25.00, before you I
buy. Remember, we carry the best line of furniture in I
this section, being the only exclusive furniture store in I
the county. n
Q. 0. SIMMONS
THE FURNITURE STORE . I y
Opposite Hoover's Drug Store. BAMBERG, 8. C. g
t Seasonable Delicacies! | ),
2 I HAVE JUST RECEIVED AN IMMENSE STOCK OF ?
Y FRESH GROCERIES, AND I WANT TO SERVE YOU. f
LOOK OVER THE LIST AND PRICES, AND GIVE US *|i
i YOUR ORDER. WE GUARANTEE TO PLEASE YOU. t
5 Fresh Fruit Cake Material Just In. J j,
Seeded Raisins, 1 pound packages, two for .25c A
3. Currants, per package, only 10c f
"J Citron, per pound, only 20c y
if, Dates, per pound, only J5c Mm
3, Brown and Pulverized Sugar for Cakes. t
Heinz's Loose Pickle, new and fresh, very fine, each lc y
Y Reboiled Georgia Cane Syrup, per gallon, only 50c J
Y Blue Label Sweet Sugar Corn, per can, only 15c
Stalk Sweet Sugar Corn, per can 10c 1
J Curtis Brand Garden Peas, per can 15c y
Curtis Brand String Beans, per can 15c y - *
^ ThP finest that are put in cans.
J Gold Band Hams, per pound 18He X
Toxaway Coffee, 1 lb. cans 35c., or 3 lb. cans for 95c
J*, All we ask is that you give it a trial. ?)
Z* TRY SNOWFLAKE FLOUR, and if it does not prove satisfactory, Z
Z* we refund your money. 90c only for 24 pounds.
Karo Corn Syrup, per half gallon, only 80c M*
T" Jumbo Brand Tomatoes, 3 lb. cans only 10c
J Riverside Tomatoes, 3 lb. cans, only 9c 9
Did yon ever stop to think that I am head- M* I
"5 quarters for Heinz's Goods? Full line Pickles,
J1 Preserves, etc., of these fine goods.
(A, Diplomat Lemon Cling Peaches, 3 lb. cans, only 20c A)
Z Evaporated Peaches, new and fresh, 2 lb. for 25c t
Big line FINE CANDIES, also FRUITS of every descrip- J*
w tion. Everything that is seasonable can be found here, ' i /
all fresh. Let us fill your next order. Prompt delivery.
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