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LEVER TO HANG FOR CRIME J TRY FINDS HIM GUILTY AND SENTENCE IS IMPOSED. I Large Crowd Present at Trial, But j Perfect Order Prevailed ?Will be Hanged February 25. Lexington, January 12.?"Coot" Lever, the negro who attempted a criminal assault upon the young wife of a prominent Dutch Fork farmer on Nevember 1, last, and who escaped being lynched through the efforts of Deputy Sheriff Miller, will pay the death penalty on Feb. 25. At the trial, which was held here to-day, there were four witnesses sworn for the prosecution?the victim and her husband, Constable L. L. Roof and R. W. M. Eleazor, who made the arrest, and to whom Lever first told of his guilt. The victim, who is a woman of in[ telligence and refinement, told of the attack in a plain, straigh-tforward manner. She was unable to say in nositive terms that Lever was the man who attacked her, but stated that she believed that he was the one. Her husband swore to the fact that I he had seen the negro pass along the road, where he was at work, a few minutes before the crime was attempted. Constable Roof told of the arrest, as did Mr. Eleazer. The judge ruled that the latter could not tell of the confession made by the negro, since Lever was told that he would be properly protected if he would confess his guilt. Denied His (iuilt. Lever was the only witness for the j defense. He denied that he was connected with the attempted crime in any manner, but was unable to explain why he was in the vicinity on the day in question. He told of his experience with the "conjure" doctor. whom he called "Lem Judge," a negro. He admitted telling the officers soon after he was arrested that he was guilty and that the doctor was the cause of it all, but he said the reason for his telling this was the fact that he was scared. He said that he was IS years of age and married. At the conclusion of the testimony Messrs. A. D. Martin and T. C. Sturkie, who had been appointed by; Judge Watts to defend the negro, briefly addressed the jury. Each of them pleaded for mercy for the negro, stressing the point that the woman was not able to swear positively that the defendant was the man who attacked her, and stating that there might be some doubt as to his guilt. Solicitor Timmerman in a brief but vigorous manner addressed the jury, urging the conviction of the negro upon the ground that his confession, which was made freely to the officers and others who had talked with him time after time, showed conclusively that there was.no room for doubt as to his guilt. t Jury Out an Horn*. Judge Watts' charge consumed but a short while. The jury retired and remained in the rom about one hour when they returned with a verdict of guilty. There was absolutely no demonstration, although there was a large crowrd of spectators in the court room. 1 In passing sentence upon Lever Jndee Watts took occasion to give him a good "lecture." When the judge had concluded, Lever said, "I ask for mercy." Judge Watts told him that it was not in his power to give him mercy, and ordered the sheriff to remand him to jail. # The verdict of the jury meets with j general satisfaction. Negress Attends Fashionable ball, j St. Louis, January 15.?An un-| identified negress made merry last j night as a guest of a society masked J ball at the Century Boat Club. Be- j fore she was discovered she had j danced with several unsuspecting I ? men. Club officials are looking for | the person responsible for her ap? pearance at the fashionable function. Handsomely dressed and wearing a head mask and long gloves, she appeared on the floor during the 'spook" dance when the lights were i low. When the time came to un- j ? mask she attempted to flee, but some ! person grabbed of? her head cover- j ing. Guests gasped, but nobody madej an effort to detain her. Charged With Firing; Town. . I i Charleston. Jan. 1 .".--Clarence j Palmer, a negro, was arrested to-! night, charged with arson in having set fire to a building at Red Top which spread and almost wiped out the Red Top settlement last December. A witness has been held by the detectives who will testify that Palmer started the fire, causing a loss of about $25,000. The detectives have been on the lookout for Palmer for some time and finally arrested him to-night. V c MAX DYNAMITES HIMSELF. Places Explosive in His Shirt Front and Lights Fnse. New London. Conn., January 16.? Placing three stick of dynamite in the front of his shirt. Win. A. Bennett lighted the fuse and was blown to death at his home here to-day. The windows in the room were blown out, but otherwise the house was not damaged. Bennett 011 returning from work Friday handed his wife a bouquet of flowers with the remark: "You will know what to do with them between now and Monday." Then he demanded money, and on being refused drew a revolver and fired at his wife, the bullet striking a corset steel and glancing off. He was arrested and released under $1,000 bond. To-day he kissed his father and mother, and, entering his wife's room, said: Don't you want to die with me?" He then crossed to another room and set off the dynamite. Working for Charleston. Washington, Jan. 15.?Senator Tillman wants the War Department steamers for the Panama canal region to stop at Charleston on their'way to and from the canal. He contends that this would give the people of this country and of the canaf region their mail nearly two days in advance of present arrangements. As matters are now arranged the mail must all go to New York before being put on the steamer and must be sent back there for distribution on arriving from Panama. Senator Tillman took the matter up with the President to-day and asked that the steamers be directed to stop at Charleston going either way. The President said he would ascertain the facts and see the Senator aga-in. Secretary Dickinson of the War Department, had the same matter before him some time ago. He received reports from the steamship officers saying that they cannot stop at Charleston to and from the canal region without much loss of time, and this would necessitate either an extra steamship or heavy additional cost. \ After that report Mr. Dickinson took no further steps. Under directions from the President he will reopen the question. On his way back from Porto Rico a few days ago Mr. Dickinson stopped at Charleston himself, returning to Washington hy rail, because it would save him much time in getting to his duties in the War Department. I " , Declines to Parden Rabens. Columbia, January 15.?Governor Ansel to-day refused a pardon to Ru dolph Rabens, who was convicted in Oconee county in 1907 on-the charge of receiving stolen goods in connection with the Courtenay Manufacturing Company robbery at Newry, in which McCarthy and several other yeggmen were the principals. He was given three years. Rabens is at the Penitentiary. There were petitions filed with Governor Ansel from Charleston and Oconee counties. Rabens was ,once a resident jot Walhalla and a locomotive engineer, but left that place when a youth and went to Charleston, where he acquired a small fortune by the operation, it is alleged, of a "corner grocery store" and the Star "Theatre" of that city. It was charged that he acted as an agent or "fence" for the band of yeggs, which ran rife in the Piedmont section of the sState several years ago, and that he would dispense with the plunder, such as stamps, money of large denominatiAnc iowAlrV tivao, uuu . i Saloons Increase Under Prohibition. Nashville, Term., Jan. 16.?In many pulpits here this morning and to-night following an agreement among the ministers, law enforcement was discussed, special reference being made to the alleged non-enforcement of prohibition laws. Rev. Ira Landrith, former moderator of the Northern Presbyterian |ssembly, preaching at a union meeting in Northeast Nashville, charged that the number of saloons in Nashville hadincreased to 50 per cent, since the prohibition statute went into effect. July 1 last. He declared further that they had reached their flood tide and would be suppressed within the next sixty days. A Wild Blizzard Raging brings danger, suffering?often death ?to thousands, /who take colds, coughs and lagrippe?that terror of winter and spring. Its danger signals are " stuffed up." nostrils, lower part of nose sore, chills and fever, pain in back of head, and a throatgripping cough. When grip attacks, ~>? 11 pa /-inn't /idiqv d?> \UU \tllllf NUllI uivr, uuu t viv-iiaj getting Dr. King's Xew Discovery. "One bottle cured me." writes A. L. Dunn, of Pine Valley. .Miss., "after being laid up' three weeks with grip." For sore lungs, hemorrhages, coughs, colds, whooping cough, bronchitis, asthma, its supreme. 50c, $1. Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Store, Bamberg, S. C. OXK ALA KM CLOCK NOT ENOUGJ This .Man Kept Thirty in His Koon to Wake Him in the Mornings. New York, January 16.?For th< first time in thirty years Robert Will oughbv failed to wake up this morn ing when his thirty clocks simultan eousiy setting off a series of gongs gave their customary alarms at I o'clock. He had died some time dining the night of Bright's disease. Willoughby was 57 years old, ani had been employed as a motorman b: the 3d avenue elevated railway. H< was the most punctual employee ii the service. No matter what th< weather was Willoughby was nevei late. The secret of his punctuality cam< to light when his room was inspectec to-day. Ranged round his bed wer< tniriy ciocks oi amereut sizca am. makes. All struck the same hour a: the same time. Willoughby came from an ok Maryland family. More Cotton or More Hog*. Hoge sold in Chicago one day lasi week at $8.40 a hundred pounds, oi over 8 cents a pound "on the hoof.' This is said to be the highest price paid for hogs in the past 27 years the previous high record being $8.8C in July, 1882, when the cholera al most wiped out the hog family ir Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. The special high price is attribut ed to a shortage in the available sup ply of fat hogs. This scarcity is 1101 due to cholera or other diseases among the swine, but to the fac that during the last eighteen months many fanners sacrificed both the young pigs and stock hogs to avoii feeding high-priced corn. But with hjogs now bringing i cents a pound gross in Chicago, th< Albany Herald suggests that those who are going to have to buy meal next year may as well begin righi now to prepare to pay high prices foi it. And the best way for the average farnior nrormro fr?r thp imnpnftin? advance in the,meat market is to gc to raising hogs. Every good farmer ought to rais( at least enough hogs to furnish bacor for the requirements of his own farm anyhow, and when hogs are selling a1 8 cents a pound gross it looks likt the time has come when he will b< forced to do it. There is much talk of the farmers increasing the cotton acreage this year, led thereto by the present higt price. It is morally certain that th< price of cotton will be lower nex' fall?how much lower depends 01 circumstances. But meat will prob ably be still higher than it is now, foi the meat trust controls the markei and fixes the price, and a trust cai always be depended on to hold u] the price. Why then, instead of try ing to raise more cotton, shouldn'i our farmers try to raise more hogs. Pigs may be grown readily fo: market almost as fast as cotton. I takes practically a year to grow i crop of cotton, and pigs may b< grown to weigh 200 pounds or mors in a year. Here is a way for South ern farmers to increase the income! from their farms without raisins more cotton, which can only depresi tha nrina HiV J/4 IV/V. The question is: Will they do it?? Augusta Herald. White Man Charged With Larceny Spartanburg, January 15.?Car Whalm, a young white man, wai committed to jail to-day by Magis trate Williams of Glendale on th< charge of housebreaking and larceny It is charged that on Friday nigh Whalm entered the store and dwell ing house of E. R. Henderson a Cedar Springs and stole a number o articles, among them a pistol, ; bracelet, a watch and chain and coa and vest. He was chased by Messrs. Hen derson, Lee and Howell and caught ii a woods, near Pacolet. They rushec on him, while he was lying beside i camp fire. Whalm was taken befor< rt-ietf r?o f A WTillion'iO rsf fllonHolp 11I1U11IO VI. VI *V1*V?MAW who on investigation committed hin to jail. i ~ Improved Saw Mills. VARIABLE FRICTION FEED. s^>i?SE" : Best material and workmanship, light ! running, requires little power; simple, ' easy to .andie. Are made in several . sizes and are good, substantial moneymaking machines down to the smallest | size. Write for catalog showing Engines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies.! . Lombard iron Works & Supply Co.,/ ! fj, AUCUSTA, CA. ! L ? mi \ /\UIOLICCTrD C Dll I e i.muni-oi tn o riuug W_<r^v THE DIAMOND BRAND. A /TJijA Ltdloi! Atk yonr Vrucelit for A\ t (( Chl^he?-t?r'8VlumondBnind/AN Pill# in Red aid Gold nietallic^^V -v ?Z/S+5|j boxes. sealed with Blue Ribbon. \/ i? 'M TaLo no other. Buy of your " I / 7?T Drueeist. AskforCIU.CIIK8.TEBS C IM DIAMOND BRAND PILES, for 85 I VV H yeaTSkr.ownasBest,Safest,AlwaysReliabl? i ^?/^SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE ! 1| J. H. DIXON I | Machinist and Engineer | General Repair Shop. m -1 We repair all kinds of ma- I chinery and carry a full line of H Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, In- D jectors, Lubricators, Oilers, etc. I 5 Bring your engine and have the cylinder bored. Make it run like new and give you more power. I Bring your cotton gins and press parts and have them re* paired before the busy season. 3 A stitch in time saves nine. We i repair saw mills, grist mills, B cane mills; in fact we run a hospital for sick and disorderr ed machinery. Bring it in and have it cured. Gas engines and 5 automobile engine cylinders , bored, and new pistons and A f tT?/\T> ' IAQIT ? 11 i LL?0 UiCLVl^ LLLCLL T> UU V l^aAt ? Gives you more power and better efficiency. We repair and charge storage batteries. Call when in trouble and see what we can do. SHOP AT COTTON MILL ' Remember the Place * to get polish for the brass | work on your car. Top dressing for your top. ! Compression grease in a density that will suit you. Automobile Oil t 3 that will please yon by elimi- " nating half the trouble you are now having. 1 Remember that the winning car in the New York. to-Paris race run 21,000 miles without carbonizing, ' on this oil. We have oil for i air cooled engines, too. I Say, have you heard about t our gasoline contract to automobiles? % We also rebuild any kind of automobile and sell new i tops. t The Delk Motor Co. ;il I : THE ONLY WAY 1 Many Bamberg Citizens Have Bis? covered it. I Just what to do when the kidneys are affected, is a question that concerns both young and old. Weak kidneys neglected in childhood lead r to life-long suffering. People of adl vanced years, with less vitality, suffer doubly. In youth or age, languor, backache, urinary irregular5 ity, dizziness and nervousness make - life a burden. t There is one remedy that acts directly on the kidneys and cures these troubles. Doan's Kidney Pills owe r their world-wide fame to the fact t that they cure sick kidneys and cure 1 them permanently. Follow the example of this Bamherg citizen and * you will be convinced that this is J so. Mrs. J. Q. Adams, N. Main street, , Bamberg, S. C., says: "I can say that no remedy I have ever tried has ' given me as much relief as Doan's 5 Kidney Pills. I suffered from kidney trouble for three years. There was always a dull pain across the small of my back and at times I felt very dizzy. The kidney secretions were also irregular in passage and caused me added annoyance. Upon Y hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills, I went to the Peoples Drug Co. and 3 procured a supply. The contents of - three boxes have helped me wonder2 fully. I intend to continue the use of this remedy." . ' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 1 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., BufTalo. - New York, sole agents for the t United States. f Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. The McKay Sulky Stalk-Cutter We build the most satisfactory Cutter in America?Simple, Strong. Honest and Durable. Xo "rattletrap" trinkets to get out of order. A genuine pleasure to operate it. Competitive field ter'o invited. Our Cutter won the higher* award at X. C. and S. C. state fairs ->ver all ' Western cutters. Has movable boxes which can be replaced at nominal cost. A Southern product, built for the Southern farmer. Forty Cars Sold Last Season. Gr. M. DICKINSON, Agent, HAMBURG, S. C. " Shoe & Harness Repairing 1 For first-class Shoe and Harness repairing of all kinds, call on me. 1 f make new harness of all kinds, bridles, halters, etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. Shop on Main street. HEYWOOD JOHNSON ? RAMBERO. S. C. / ft |Tg is Let us have vour next order for groceries I $ f We know we can please you in both quality and price, for we keep right up with the best markets and when * * there is anything go<?d in eatables to be had, we get it." * ? jf Our stock is always new and fresh, for we are constant- ; ly getting in new goods. Xo stale groceries are sent * j v out of this store. 35 OUR TOOTHSOME DELICACIES :J will make you a regular patron of ours if you will try us t ? Si once. Let us have your next order. You will find us IK prompt and reliable, and if anything we send you does 3 X? not prove to be exactly right, let us know. We will be ^ S Si glad to adjust anything to your satisfaction. Won't you 9 m let us have a chance at serving you? ? f J. W. McCUE "THE QUALITY SHOP." ' . t f 'Phone Xo. 32. Bamberg, S. C. t f&t -I? -I; !? tl? il? ;'! it? il? il? ;'Ii il? iD Of ili il? "Safe a^h^Safelt^^l BANK OF DENMARK, : : Denmark, S. C. Jpjfl Did you ever stop to think that the substantial wealth of the - . : majority of the rich people of the world has come through strict I habits of SAVING? After they had worked hard for a DOLLAR fl they did not squauder it, nor let it lie idle. They KEPT THE lAjLLAn anu maue it \yuiuv lur uiciii. I Our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT offers YOU this opportunity. :'-m I BY SAVING and by keeping every dollar you save AT WORK 9 earning more dollars, YOU CAN SECURE WEALTH FOR YOURI WE PAY FOUR PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS DEI POSITS! Interest computed quarterly. October is the mouth to 1 begin. Safety, Service and Protection is the pride of our cuso == : | ' The Small Depositor is Welcome at This Ml |||p A hundred small accounts make a bank stronger than a dozen large ones. This is one of our reasons for urging the man of limited means to transact his business with us. Large accounts are welcome too, for it is our purpose : ; ?1 to serve all classes, whethe r the business be small or large. We Pay Four per cent. Interest on Savings Deposits |l PPA"DT "PC! "D A "MIT _ _ _ PomW ? H ' || rxiv/x 11>'*u jl;mi ix ----- dwvxuik/vAg) w> v? 11 ^ JT J. smoAK,I PHONE ISO. 68 > x : BAMBERO, S. '0?;^ '4^. Watch This Space 11 P. B. MURPHY, Manager [ j ^ ^ : : : Bamberg, | c- J) T: T\ URAL telephone commnnication ^vith the world is I i\. Provin? a boon to the farmer. It increases hi? // I touch with p.ospective weather conditions; it Affordi . ':-~M "1 C "vlP* him instantaneous communication with a physician or A?*f% t P^y . neighbors in case of sudden family illness or accident? . M Vi?? fan telephone to a doctor in less time than it takes to : bitch up; and he and his family can talk to neighbor* 1 ^SFS and to persons at a distance any minute in the day. * ' > Cost Very Little wlf'^ ] ^'e ^ave ^ormu^a^e(i a P^an by which rural tele* . J| M> Bf W0*- * / phones may be installed in country homes at asurpris- _'>.< | m W hffure. The plan is for haif a dozen or more. .>3 residents of one neighborhood to band together and T iiifi build the line to the town limits and connect with our \M Ji^l "Ik For f-ll details of this, consult the nearest Bell tele- j \ P*1CIK -"2-tiager, or write to us for descriptive booklet ' *' \Wafl Fanners'Line Department Southern Bell Telephone f & Telegraph Co. :|| 108 South Pryor St, Atlanta, Ga.