The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 03, 1910, Page 3, Image 3
SUICIDE AT COLUMBIA.
foaag Mm Kills Himself la House
of IB-Repute.
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Columbia, Feb. 23.?Leaving a
Bote saying: "1 love a Spanish girl.
She doesn't love me. I would rather
be dead than alive," J. W. Padgett,
Jr., this afternoon committed suicide
t& a house Of ill-fame in Columbia.
Padgett entered a room of this
house this morning about 11 o'clock,
and when a woman entered the room,
In the afternoon, he was strangling
and gasping for breath.
Physicians were summoned, hut it
was too late to tare the life that was
almost gone. Using opium and morphine,
and a half-pint of one star
whiskey, the dose taken was enough
to kill, and in spite of the efforts of
two physicians Padgett died about
ISO o'clock.
"The Spanish girl" referred to in
the note left, is an Inmate of the
house. Padgett was 25 years of age,
and Uses at Lykesland. nine miles
from Columbia.
f V ' One KM of Manners.
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"If I had my way there should be
but one kind of manners, and that
w.??t Mja T uinauw Tta ae
Water In tba Woman's Homo Companion
tor Nardu "I would hare
path dfld drilled to be as scrapulonely
polite to the members ot bis
Ibmtty as to the guests within his
. lasher's gates, as ocmrteoos to the
fmployee In the kitchen or chamber
is to his mother's callers. If from
birth he knew no alteraatire of behavior,
he would practise none.
"II we are honest, we must admit
that with many educated and refined
lemons there is, all unknown to
themselves, a difference in the courtesy
displayed to home people and
tMt directed toward strangers. The
main who does not consider it worth
while to rise when his wife Or mother
oomes Into the room will spring
to his feet when the gnest of wife
or mother enters. The lad who nods
to his sister, whom he meets alone
on the street will take off his hat
when that sister is ?by
her pretty chum.
' , "As for knocking st the door of the
room of any member of the family?
Who thinks of doing it? Bet let us
reehll at the same time that we do
net rash Into our guest's rooms without
a preliminary knock and a gentle,
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Wily, I beUere that this disregard
ef psrtwwl privacy la oar families
to' cm of the worst of oar set of
lihttaal had maws "
Wife Wouldn't Pray.
y ;
; Topeka, Xa., Peb. 14.?Besaass
his wife would not pray, A. P.
\ Barker, 71 years old, was granted a
ViyOim bj iM ouiriet orart mm
filar day. Mrs. Barker Is $1 years
Barker teetfoed that for 45 years
he had prayed aad read the hlhle after
sapper, bat his wife would not
how her head.
: "She told me she was a Christian
when ^e were married," said Barker,
*bat the Sunday after she would not
go to church, nor did she go on the
gaadaye following. After supper she
would not kneel when I prayed. When
1 asked her to kneel she said, 'It
harts my knees.'"
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X dispatch from Muskogee, Okla.,
to* week said:
"ltMiiM four of its members
were nagioee, a Jury was dismissed
by Judge John H. Pltchford in the
district court at Wagoner yesterday.
"In eacustng the colored men from
duty. Judge Pltchford said the laws
of Oklahoma provided that negroes
should ride separate in trains and
street ears, attend separate schools
and eat at separate tables, and he did
not propose to insult white men by
making the latter serve on a Jury
with negroes. ?
"Afro-Americans form one-half of
the population of Wagoner county.
Heretofore men of their race have
sat on Juries with white men without
euestlon."
Judge Pltchford is a native of
Oconee county, having been born
and reared in Walhalla. He is now a
circuit Judge in the State of Oklahoma
and his relatives and friends
here will be pleased to hear of his
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UIMIHVUWB Witt Ulftl B9 II
spoken of as a prominent candidate
for United States Senator from his
adopted State.?Farm and Factory.
Bow Good News Spreads.
"I am 70 years old and travel most
of the time," writes B. F. Tolson, of
Elisabethtown, Ky. "Everywhere 1
So I recommend Electric Bitters, because
I owe my excellent health and
vitality to them. They effect a cure
every time." They never fail to tone
the stomach, regulate the kidneys
and bowels, stimulate the liver, invigorate
the nerves and purify the
blood. They work wonders for
weak, run-down men and women, restoring
strength, vigor and health
that's a daily Joy. Try them. Only
10c. ftattsfacttnn Is positively guaranteed
bv Peonies Drue Comnenv.
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GIRL 8 TEARS OLD ASSAULTEJ
Negro Man, Aged 88, Arrested U
Heinous Crime at Dallas.
Dallas, Texas, February 23.?Alle
Brooks, a negro. 58 years old, wt
arrested late to-day charged with a
saultlng Mary M. Buvens, a whii
girl, 3 years of age. The child wi
found in a barn in a critical cond
tion. The negro was arrested in tt
basement of another house, whei
he was locked in. The negro wi
safely lodged in the county jail t<
night.
According to the statement of tt
authorities, the assault occurred 1
the second story of the barn in tt
rear of the Buvens home, at tt
corner of Pearl street and Ross av<
nue, the centre of one of the moi
fashionable residential districts 1
this city. Brooks was employed i
the Buvens home, and the officei
say he lured the baby girl into tt
barn and carried her into the loft.
County Attorney Lewelling ai
nounced this afternoon that he woul
lay the matter before the grand Jui
now in session to-morrow morning.
Drainage Survey May be Ordered
Washington, Feb. 23.?The $30
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wv tvr uxoiuafic ?u;?cjb wuiCU u
house cot oat of the agricultural a]
propriation bill was put back in tt
bill to-day by the senate agricultnri
committee.
Senator Smith, who is much inte
eeted in drainage and has a propos
tion to appoint a drainage commi
sion, as a member of the committe
particularly urged this, and it wi
mainly at his suggestion that it wi
put back. The South Carolina 8em
tor also urged the increase of the a]
propriation for the destruction of tt
boll weevil and this was increas
from 1215,000 to 255,000.
South Carolina is particularly ii
terested in the drainage measur
In the house committee Represent!
tire Lever was one of its chief adv<
cates. * But it went out in the hous
If it is finally made into a law
number of surveys of waste lands 1
lower South Carolina will be mad
ACCUSED OF SELLING LIQUOR
Warrants for the Arrest of Twenty
eight Fenans Issued at Sumter.
Sumter, February 26.?As a r
suit of the efforts of five detectivi
employed six weeks ago by Chalrmi
Ligon, of the police committee <
the city council, to collect eviden<
against the alleged violators of tl
prohibition law, fifty-seven warran
were sworn out to-day by Chief <
Police Bradford against twent;
eight persons, fifteen being whit
Of theee ill were arrested except 01
white man and fonr negroes, i
fast as they were arrested the me
were taken before Recorder Hnia
and required to give bond in the sui
of $200 In each ease, or go to jal
All gave bond except three whli
men and five negroes. Some of tl
whites had to make bonds for $1,00*
The white men arrested were Dari
Strother. Leo Miller, Prod Brad we]
Prank O'Donnell, Isham Lenoir, 1
O. Bostlck, W. B. Costin, Charb
Thames, Pressley Butler, R. I
Jones, Jr., R. M. Jones, Sr., Lample
Hodge, Rembert Britton, Jam<
Chandler. Negroes* John Petersoi
J. T. Edwards, Jake Robinson, He
bert Wilder, S. . Pinckney, Charb
Lawrence, John Rees, Glenn, Chart:
Richardson, John Windham.
The trials are to begin Mondi
morning and will be in progress f<
several days in Recorder Hurst
Court L. D. Jennings will represei
the city in the prosecution of tl
The majority of people heartll
endorse the movement against tl
alleged tigers, and the only regn
expressed is that all who have bee
selling liquor were not caught in tl
dragnet.
During the progress of the arrest
and the hearing in the Recorder
Court, there was considerable ?
dtement on streets, but no disorde
BLACK HAND THREATENS JUDG
Life of Mem Who Semfcmced Connie
fetters to Prison in Danger.
New York, Feb. 24.?Since Unite
States Judge Ray, of the norther
district of New York, last week sen
enced to long terms in the Feden
penitentiary at Atlanta, Lupo, "tl
Wolf," and seven other notoriot
counterfeiters and all around ba
men, he has received a threatenis
letter from the "Black Hand."
Besides threatening Judge Ray, tl
uriter of the letter used savage lai
guage agtnst Abel I. Smith, the a
distant United States district atto
ney, who successfully prosecuted tl
Lupo-Morello gang, and Capt. We
J. Flynn, of the local secret servio
who worked up the case against tl
Italian criminals.
United States District Attorn<
WIM wkA k.. uan ?kA lotto. ? <
ff WV) W UV IUM OOVU WUV l^WWCl 9 DOJ
that it had been mailed in this cit
It was written in Italian. Literal!
translated, it read as follows:
"If the counterfeiters are not 11 be
ated yon will die like a dog. ^
hare killed better men than yon <
Smith or Plynn.**
X THREE INDICTED FOR MURDER.
\
>r Savannah Grand Jorj Reports on
Slaying of Trio of Women.
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^ Savannah. Ga., Feb. 23.?David L.
B. Taylor, alias C. J. Hunter, W. H.
e Walls, both white men, and John
^ Coker. colored, were indicted by the
1 Chatham county grand Jury this afie
i ternoon for the murder of Mrs. Magre;
Sis Hunter, wife of the first named,
ls one of the three women who met a
> terrible death in the Perry street
"house of murders," in this city early
ie in December last year.
n The indictment came as a surprise,
|e which is not mitigated by the fact
te that the indictment is a blanket one,
and does not mention Mrs. Eliza
Grlbble and Mrs. Carrie Ohlander.
in mother and daughter, two other viclt
tims of the triple murder.
__ The three mentioned in the indictrS
ment have been in prison almost
since the day following the discova_
ery of the crimes. It is recalled that
14 Mrs. Hunter, while in delirium, befA?
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>y iwiw uci uvaut u ft lUCftl BOipiUUp Uft?
dared that it was a white man who
had struck her the terrible blow that
, -broke her skull and caused her death.
Considerable rivalry between two
ie branches of public officers is alleged
to have sprung up in the case, the
l8 county Officers having obtained .a
confession of the murders from Bingham
Bryan, a negro. The grand
p. jury, however, eliminated Bryan
j. from the case despite his confes
*ion.
Be
The murders were particularly
^ atrocious, the three women, one of
M them seventy years old, being batl#
tered down with some blunt inatru^
ment with blows that served to
ie crush their skulls. Mrs. Hunter was
^ the only one alive when the dead
and dying were found in the house.
e 1b Memory of James Franklin Blount.
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^ On November 25th, 1886, like the
e unfading of some beautiful flower
a there came into existence a little life,
n one that was to shed in many loving
B hearts a lasting fragrance: that of
James Franklin Blount
The pride and idol of the family
circle, he passed his childhood days
F- in an atmosphere of love at Ulmers,
8. C., even at that time giving prome
ise of a bright and useful future.
ig As time winged its rapid flight and
a he grew to a sturdy lad he won for
jf himself by his frank and winning
? ways a host of friends,
ie In the school-room he was studious
ts and to each past time and pleasure
>f he gave a bouyant vitality.
y- Just as he reached the senith of a
e. glorious manhood with the success of
ie childhood's promise fulfilled within
La his grasp, when he stood on the. top
a of life's mountain and looked back
t, to a past well spent and forward to a
n future of a long and prosperous
1 career; illuminated with the day star
te of love, it was then that his bright
ie young life was ended.
On February 14, 1910, as the two
id monsters of steam and steel rushed
1, towards each other hugging dose In
E. their iron breast that dark mystery?
m death. Without a note of warning
f. the living freight was carried to their
ry doom. Unaware of their danger they
m laughed and chatted while with each
a, turn of wheels grew nearer their fate,
r- when with a crash the monsters met
ss It was soon found that many had
ie been killed and wounded, James seriously
so.
iy He was rushed to Macon, Ga., hos>r
pltal where every care and attention
's that loving hearts and willing hands
it could devise was done for his comic
fort He lingered in much suffering
forty-eight hours before death came,
ly While it is hard for us in our
ie earthly blindness to bow in submis?t
don to him who never makes a misn
take, while our hearts are torn and
ie bleeding with the separation, let us
not iorgei uiai its ior a anon ume
ts and not Ions hence will come a grand
'a reunion.
i- James waa a member of the Bpr.
worth League and learned telegraphy
when quite young.
K He is survived by his father, Mr.
Miles Blount, of Bamberg; fonr
^ brothers: Messrs. A. S. and Elmore
Blount, of Suffolk, Va., and W. J.
d and . J. Blount, of Ulmers, S. C.;
n two sisters: Mrs. W. C. Augustine,
t- of Fernandina, Fla., and Mrs. Willie
*1 Bair, of Elloree, S. C. He was inie
terred in the SL George, S. C., ceme18
tarv vhprA rMt hia mnthar and tan
d sisters.
* "Oh not in cruelty,
Not in wrath;
te The reaper came that day,
i- Twas an angel visited this green
- earth,
r- And took our darling away."
te ARQENIA BLOUNT,
a. !
e, 985,000 Fire at McCormick.
ie McCormick. Feb. 27.?Fire early
this morning destroyed seven busily
ness buildings here, the total loss held
ing $85,000. The buildings destroyy.
ed were the banking house of the
iy Farmer's Bank and the postoffice and
the store of J. 8. Deaaon, Harmon
r- A Co.. Fuller A Co., and N. O.
re Brown * son, and two owned by M.
>r L. B. Stnrfcey Company. The lost la
practically covered by Insurance. ~
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BOSTON BANK CLOSED.
City Bank of Commerce Looted of
$144,000?Bookkeeper Miming.
Boston, Mass.. Feb. 23.?Following
the discovery that the National
City Bank of Commerce had been
looted of $144,000, the doors of the
institution were closed to-day. probably
forever, by National Bank Examiner
Pepper, acting on behalf of
the Comptroller of the Currency.
Later a warrant was issued for
the arrest of George W. Coleman,
the young book-keeper of the bank.
who was last beard from in Kansas
City a few days ago. Coleman is
charged with embezzlement.
The institution is insolvent, the
capital stock of $100,000, and the
surplus having been wiped out by
the defalcation. Former Governor
John L. Bates, the receiver, will
liquidate the remaining assets. It is :
admitted by the officers of the bank
that the institution will never be
reopened. Its liabilities are $332,240,
of which $128,432 consisted of
individual deposits.
J I. Ml .Ml ?l
Attorney-at-Law
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< > Special attention given to set- < >
J [ tlement of estates and invest!- J [
< > gation of land titles. <
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j| DR. GEO. P. HAIR j;
(f Dental Surgeon...Bombcrg, 8* C* < |
< > In office every day in the week. <
< Graduate of Baltimore College <
J ; of Dental Surgery, class 1892. JJ
< Member S. C. Dental Assoda- < >
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J. H. DIXON
General Repair Shop*
We repair all kinds of machinery
and carry a fall line of
Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Injectors,
Lubricators, Oilers, etc.
Bring yonr engine and have the
cylinder bored. Ifake itran like
new and give yon more power.
Bring your cotton gins and
press parts and have them repaired
before the bnsy season.
stitch in time saves nine. We
repair saw mills, grist mills,
cane mills; in fact we ran a
hospital for sick and disordered
machinery. Bring it in and
htv n curva. u?i tPfinw ana
I antoiaobUe ?b|1m cylinders I
bored, and now pistons and I
rings made that wont leak. I
I Qirw yon more power and bet- I
tor efficiency. We repair and I
I charge storage batteries. I
when in troeble and see what I
we can do.
I MOP AT OOTTOIC MILL |
Reaeaber the Place
to get poMsh for the brass
work oa year car.
Top rti faring for joar top.
Compression grease la a density
that will salt yon.
Automobile Oil
that wffl please yon by ettmi*
?ring ?n the trouble you
are now having.
that the winning
car In the New Yorkto-Puris
race ran 91,000
miles wttbont carbonising,
on this ofl. We have oil for
air cooled engines, too.
Say, have yon beard about
our gasoline contract to automobiles?
We also rebuild any kind
of automobile and new
lops.
The Delk Motor Co.
Shoe ft Repairing
I have moved my shop to my new
building in rear of Johnson's Hotel,
by the passenger depot, where I am
read to serve you with all kinds of
harness and repairing, as well as new
work in the harness line. Give me a
trial. A
HEYW00D JOHNSON
BMina. & a
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I This bank wishes to all its patrons ant
I a new year as it is possible for any 01
1 are good. The 1010 outlook is brig!
fl with a cheerful and optimistic spirit 1
I chances to better himself, the coming
1 offer abundant opportunities. Here's
I one of our readers finds himself or 1
I ther along on the road to fortune and
I the end of 1010 than at the beginnii
I sure that our bank will be a help, ii
I everyone that uses it. And we asi
Bj with the assurance that it will be of gi
I as well as us. In the coming year, i
I years, this bank will be found to be
I interests of all its customers.
I Resources over $117,000.00. 4 per
I lowed on savings deposits.
I EHRHARDT BANKING
I Khrhardt,
jSomePeople SayWeVeFi
J about little things the purity and good
J for iastaace. Well, so we are aad so w
4 are for the Pore Food platform every t
beat to practice what we preach. Yos
1 oa anything job boy from as. We*n
J things we seD to yon as of the things l
2 selves. In oar anasaaDy extensive stod
j ies yoa can always rely apon finding exa
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T "THE QUALITY SHOE
m "Phone No. 82.
The Snail Depositor is Wekoni
A handred small acooants who n b
a dosen large ones. This is one o
arging the man of limited mesas to
ness with as.
Large accounts are welcome too, fc
to serve all classes, whether the bw
large.
We Pay Foar per cent. Interest on I
PEOPLES BANK - - - 0
100 Bushels Con
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You can build up your (arm
bushels of corn per acre, and
by systematic rotation, careful see
plowing with good implements, pr
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using
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Fertilize
liberally. Accept no substitute,
o! these fertilizers, write us and w<
to get them. Write for a free copy <
Year Book or Almanac. It will ti
a big yield of corn.
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Hants mad aa a aapr af yaw agsa . .ft
tamf Year Bant tow af tank rtariaaaaa. t. C.
Csissdia. Ga.
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liBiwBJ i jj want a telephone
D yon get it, you'I
l|g te^hoo^M>UtoA *
K indispensable for c
' summoning help In
supplies when It's
Mlfy TffW' town; for talking t<
HNhmflpor far communicating with pet
Pftv^r a telephone.
Wm\ Hie farmer wtfhou
1 \ is like a farm wit
I saving m?cfc
We have a plan for famishing voi
with fall local and long-distance telephoi
ao low it will surprise yon.
Write for free booklet describing plai
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d selection and good |
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ell you how to gcej|l
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