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- IIJlplJ- * ' ? Hamburg lieralb > == - Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1910. One Dollar a Year 1 coram news una km inhjbbna haitkhhw fn tutora sections. ? &1 ?wi Item Q?th?w J All temi th Ehrbmrtt Btfhlmfr Bhrhardt, March 11.?We had a] aorta of weather last week, from con ptoitfng to freesiaff. Fertiliser still eomtag la la larg taantitiee. Farmers are setting ens Ions about their supply, as they ar final in uw notion u> pint cori Mr. Jones Use, of Fairfax, pass* through town last week on his way t Mr. Las Copland's. The grippe ha had Mr. OopeUnd confined* to his bo tor several days. Mr. Copeland is 01 the mend, we are glad to say, an will soon be oet again. f Our dtisens had a call meetin Mat week and considered a letter o -request from Augusta's business men They want the A. C. L. Railroad pec pie to extend the Green Pond an< Xhrhardt - brahch on to Denmark where ttfsy can get our cotton an< goods coming their way also, so the: can get a chance at our cotton, be Mdqp giving us bettor freight rate L v and the like. Our dtisens will unit with them to a man in this request. The basaar which was operated b; the ladies of town in interest of the Methodist church here last week, wa a success so far as we can hear Think they got a nice sum of mono; for the. work in hand. 8ome of thei goods caught on fire from a Japaneo lantern, hut was put out in shor order when found out No damag done to the house, and only a smal amount of goods burnt The ladles are practicing tor Baste aerricss, and expect to give us torn good for the occasion. Our freight train ran as an extn Sunday in order to get the cars o fertiliser away from Qreenpond. Th< aftdetraeks there were blocked. , - - . _______ Mr. A. P. Henderson went to Wal tarboro Snnday to visit relatives. It to told on a young automobile driver thai ha waa returuing to towi after taking a trip. Says his machine tootl down a mile away from towi qtnt waa running ao fast until h gpachsd town before the momentun tar machine gave out Thinks o nee for speed. , fcafl* ****** wmt ta?t wmI Opd tried their lock on , Sic, hut w^s too cold! did not ge jpi| fish; hod tan shooting aqolrrel Md the like. ^Onr font oftce will be n dand: m. ||flft completed. Coll boxes will b Ml in and money order window, al Modern coneenlences. fit east of town! This morning on mm*t aee any one across the stree Mfa#o>nt of the smoke from th< in, together with the fog. JEE. Fairfax, March SO.?Miaa 8adi< Hon ao spending some time wit] Mis. Mily Myrick. Mia Sadie Meriwether la visitinj Shi Annye Moye. 73 . __ A CItIc League la about to b farmed here, which will be a grea Wp to our town. ' 'Rally Day was obaerred at tb< Baptist church on Sabbath. Th< children recited well, an able addreo ?aa delivered, and beautiful song .mo rendered by the choir and chil s Several new antomobSlea In town alio more pianos aince our last writ lag, the handsomest one being a Ce eilian and piano combined, and owne< by Mr. H. M. Harreley. We are cer tainly. as a oommunlty, roused up 01 the subject of music in the home, an< Miaa Move's faithful instruction o our youth in the school has mucl to do ^wtth inspiring a lore for th< divine art i * * * The teachers and pupils continue to practice for various entertain nients which are to take place soon . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Llfhtsey visiter relatives in Branson this week. Mrs. Martin Ltghtsey, with he Meter. visited her tome folks at Bhr J DEATH OF MRS. HERBERT. Relict of the Rev. T. G. Herbert Dies ? at LeesviUe. Leesville. March 21.?Mrs. Hate tie Smith Herbert, widow of the Rev. T. 0. Herbert, for forty years a member of the Methodist Conference of South Carolina, died suddenly this 1 morning at 1.30, at her home in 2 Leesville. She was ill only about two hours. 8he was 79 years old at her birthday last month. Her maide en name was Brice, a very prominent > name in Columbia in the sixties. Her e husband preceded her to the spirit a land about twelve years. Mrs. Herbert was a remarkable woman, being the mother of three ministers in the 3 Methodist Church. The -Rev. W. I. a Herbert, of Charleston, presiding v elder of that district; the Rev. T. G. 3 Herbert, of Bamberg, and the Rev. a C. C. Herbert, of Clio. These names 3 stand high in Methodist circles. She was the mother also of Mrs. L. B. Haynes, and of Miss Mary Brice E Herbert, of Leesville, active and f prominent in religious circles, u She will be buried to-morrow at 11 - o'clock, when her body will rest by 3 the side of her sainted husband in :? Leesville Cemetery. a j ^ r Church Dediatkio. h? ^ Orangeburg, S. C., March 22, 1910. b Dear Editor: The dedication of our new house of worship at George's Creek Baptist Church, Goran, 8. C., r will take place the first Sunday in e April. Service will begin at 11 o'clock a. m. We are expecting Dr. W. T. f Derienx, corresponding secretary r 8tate mission board, to be with ns b and preach the sermon, and the pubt lie is cordially invited. b PAUL A. BOLEN, Pastor. 1 ? Tillman in Atlanta. r Atlanta, Ga., March 21.?Senator e Tillman is at the Robertson sanitarium in this dty, where he came for treatment in the hope of regaining i his shattered strength. At the sanif tarinm the doctors refused to allow j Senator Tillman to be interviewed. Dr. Blackburn, the attending physician, stated that Senator Tillman . passed a quiet night, sleeping well, something that is absolutely necessary, and as the result every one is B encouraged to-day. Dr. Blackburn ! announced that there was no immeB diate danger. He however, will not j allow any one to see the senator for B ten days. 1 hardt recently. Several of her sis term visited her here last week. grand daughter ot Margaret 1 Fripp, colored, m burned to death 5 last week. t b The Baptists gave a "house warming" to their new pastor, as he and family have just started house keepr tng. D 1 The Boston Ladies' Quartette performed at the school house Friday, evening. It was the crowning treat t of the lyceum course. The house 9 was crowded and the hearty applause t showed -a just appreciation of the 9 exquisite music and fine recitations. The four girls' voices blended beautifully, and whether singing from the opera or in "Dixie," was just line! Miss Mabel Bradford's personality 0 and singing (leading soprano) were 1 both attractive, while demonstrating too that she is a line pianist. Miss Gross in her rendition of the "Last 1 intn P(4a '* K,A,i<rkt Anwn tka kmioa A warm welcome awaits these girls 8 whenever they may return to this t corner of our sunny South. "The music in our hearts we bore, Long after it was heard no more." q Quite a number of visitors from a a distance heard these ladies sing, i Among them were Misses Ada Sandi ers and Madge Mays, of Ulmer, who . were escorted here by Mr. Grover Sanders in his new white automobile. Rev. D. B. Groseclose preached a _ fine sermon Sunday night to a large . audience. Two new members were 1 received (Mr. and Mrs. Compton) . into the Lutheran church. j There was quite a ripple of excitef ment Sunday afternoon when Mr. 2 Wm. A. Hoover and Miss Kate 9 Kinard, of the Ulmer section, drove in here and were anxiously inquiring for a minister. They were invited q into Mr. P. M. Young's parlor, and . there the nuptial knot was tied by Rev. D. B. Groseclose. I We sympathize much with Mrs. Julia Harter. whose sister, Mrs. Prank Jenny, died last night Funr eral to be preached this afternoon ? (Monday) at Bethel church. " . * * 4 - .'w W- ' V IN THE PALMETTO STATE I SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick j Reading?Paragraphs About d Men and Happenings. 1 E At the recent primary election in n Dillon county, Editor A. B. Jordan, who is a Bamberg boy, was nominated for the office of master with- *' nilt nnrvnatt'nn VW? V|T|fWlf*VIWU. F Notwithstanding an Investigation jhas been made of tbe burning of tbe fl negro college at Abbeville one nigbt laat week, and rewards have been 1; offered, tbe burning is still a mys- c" tery. No arrests have been made so ^ far. ? A meeting of the State Democratic t] executive committee has been called a by Chairman Wilie Jones, to meet c Wednesday evening, April 6th, in tbe p office of tbe Secretary of State in Co- f< lumbia. This will be tbe starting of v tbe political machinery for tbe cam- g paign this summer. k c It is proposed to have a corn expo- t! sition in Columbia this fall. Mncb interest is being taken in the nroiect -? ? m by the Corn Breeders Association. t] The last legislature gave $1,000 to be Q used in prizes provided the sum of $4,000 additional was offered and d this has about been secured. The battleship South Carolina will * be at Charleston during the week of fl April 11th, and on Tuesday, April 12th, the exercises of the presents- * tion of the silver service presented G by this State will take place. There * will be a big time generally, and peo- E pie from all over South Carolina will attend the ceremonies and view the * finest vessel of our navy. 0 b The first election, or primary for u county offices in the new county of Dillon was held Tuesday and the only p election it appears is the coroner and g he is a blind man. His name is g Baker Gasque. There will be second races in race for sheriff, clerk of l; court, treasurer, supervisor, auditor t and probate judge. The master, % superintendent of education, and c commissioners were elected without n opposition. About 1,800 votes were t cast c ^ 9 Country Correspondence. We wish all a happy Easter. Mrs. Eddie McMillan and sister, g Miss Sadie, of Ehrhsrdt spent San- 1 day night and Monday with their r sister, Mrs. J. W. Hill. ii 1 Mrs. Nannie Hntto, of Blackville, is with her father, Mr. J. B. Gillam, j, for several days. Miss Dean Gillam has been enter- J taining fever Tor several days. 1 Quite an excitement, in oar neigh- ' borhood Friday, Saturday and Son- 1 day, was due to the insanity of two 8 negroes. The boy Professor Irons, 6 the other Carrie Irons. The boy has *been lodged in jail, but we do not * know if the woman is still in oar ? midst 1 The county chain gang is situated U on the Colston-Bamberg road right near Hampton school. We know (?) b the authorities will now satisfy a long a felt want by working the Ehrhardt- 4 Bamberg road!!! f< Mrs. O. P. Jordan visited her aunt, f< Mrs. Sallie Patrick Sandifer, near p Spring Branch Sunday. Miss Lillian Sandifer returned home Sunday, after a month's visit to her sister, who is teaching near r< Bishopvtlle. d o Miss Gertrude Oxner, of Clear b Pond school, spent the week-end t holidays at Mr. J. W. Hill's. C r The Sassafras school, taught by cl Miss Mary Livingston, closed Friday, ? a Miss Alma Sandifer, who is teach- ? ing near Blackville, spent the week- ^ end holidays with her mother, Mrs. n Julia Crouch Sandifer. gi g The Pine Grove school, being l taught by Miss Helen Strattoa, of Au- N gusta, will close Wednesday. f< Miss Georgia Emma Jordan, of b, Hampton school, spent the week-end ei holidays with her cousin, Mrs. N. J. tl Padgett, at Spring Branch. ti d The trustees at Hampton have pre- 2 sen ted their school with a handsome ai International Webster's dictionary. 1) Thank you, Messrs. Trustees. tl NEW CHl'RCH DEDICATED. ' IctbH Park Houw of Worship Coni secrated to its High Purpose. Denmark. March 21.?Bethel Park tethodist church of Denmark was ' edicated yesterday morning, just fter the minister of the occasion, >r. John C. Kllgo. had concluded his aaamAH A# ?? ? ? ?v?>u\tui viiuvik \jk wurw uic ermon was the greatest feature of < be day, taken from First Timothy: 3 15, 16, 17. i At the conclusion of the sermon j ley. A. F. Allen, pastor of the < Denmark Baptist church, read the i rtt scrlptual lesson of the dedicatory 1 eremony. The building was formal- . r presented by Dr. 8. D. M. Guess, i halrman of the board of trustees, i lie church was received by Dr. i Lilgo. The amplified explanation of < tie meaning of the words of the pre- < rotation charge as recorded in the ] hurch discipline in regard to the eculiar setting aside of the house or the purpose of worshiping God, ; ras Indeed timely. The large con- i rogation dispersed with broader :nowledge of the sacredness of a j hurch and a keener conception of i lie duty of a devout member. Mrs. W. L. Riley, church organist, upported by excellent singers, made i tie music for the occasion of unusual i aerit and enjoyment The large, beautiful art glass win- i ows are of exquisite design, both as 9 shape and tint of color. The pews ? re made of oak, with polished wax i nish. i The cornerstone bears the names of ; he following trustees: S. D. M. ruess, J. B. Guess, S. D. Guess, C. S. 'oik, W. L. Riley, J. A. Wiggins, D. I. Reed. L. C. Rice and J. J. Fogle. The church lot was donated by >r. S. D. M. Guess and his liberal aid i therwise rendered made the possiility of a new church a speedy real- : The unexpected illness of the pas9r, Rev. T. E. Morris, was the only hadow of disappointment to the con- 1 legation to-day. The old town of Graham's is rapidr passing away. The former site of j he old Methodist church, with its preading oaks and lawn has been onverted into a cotton field. The ucleus of the new town now emraces some excellent dwellings, hurches and public buildings, subtantially built Cotton Crop Abovt Ten Million. Washington, March 21.?The cenui cotton report shows the crop of 909 to be 10,263,240 bales counting ound hales as half bales and Includig 1 Inters, compared with 13,432,31 for 1908. Cotton estimated by ginnery and ncluding the statistics. The bales by States, counting ound bales as half bales and Includig llnters Is as follows: Alabama, 1,071,985; Arkansas 15,670; Florida 627,111; Georgia, .897,761; Louisiana, 268,800; Misissippl, 1,106,170; North Carolina, 47,747; Oklahoma, 571,370; Southiarollna, 1,160,167; Tennessee, 248,78; Texas, 2,549,417; all other tates, 62,664. Round bales included for 1909 are 50,690; sea island bales 94,566; inter bales 314,597. The average gross weight of the ales for crop, counting round bales i s half bales and including linters, is 96.50 pounds compared with 505.8 !>r 1908. < TV? ntimK?* nf acwMiWt Vft 0MftMVt ?W ?WVI or the 1909 crop vu 26,000 cornered with 27,598 for 1908. Engineer KoC at Fault. Rock Hfll, March 21.?Tour corespondent was misinformed yesteray as to the verdict rendered by the oroner's jury in the case of the little oy, who was killed by passenger rain No. 282, from Columbia to harlotte. Saturday afternoon it was eported that the verdict rendered tiarged Engineer McAllister with arelessness, which was entirely inorrect. The verdict by the jury, hicta was composed of 14 men, as: "That the said Craig Satteriver came to his death by being truck by engine to train No. 28. oing north, on Saturday. March 19. 910, in charge of Engineer D. G. IcAllister, by accident." Your correspondent is also in>rmed that from the evidence I *. r. .. U 1 ivu^uv vui av uic 1U4UC01 mac 11 wu J ntirely carelessness on the part of ] le boy in running in front of the t *ain and that Engineer McAllister 1 id not see him until within about 1 0 feet of him, and that in making ] a effort to stop his engine, practicalr threw all of the passengers from t lelr seats. 1 ? TO EXTEND EHKHAKDT R. K. I CITIZENS OF OUR SISTER TOWN AROUSED OVER SCHEME. Augusta Chamber of Commerce later- j rated in Extrusion of Road from I Ehrhardt to Bamberg. _ < Ehrhardt. March 21.?A letter re- 1 ceived by all the representative citl- 4 tens of thia town gnd by all the rep- 1 resentative citixena of all the towns. ' Including Walterboro, along the Green Pond and Ehrhardt branch of 1 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. 1 rrom H. H. Stafford, president of the Augusta Chamber of Commerce, ask- 1 Ing co-operation in getting up a pe- ! tition for the extension of the road rrom Ehrhardt to Denmark, has 1 caused somewhat of a whirlwind of 1 enthusiasm here in advocacy of the 1 project Here is the letter: 1 Dear Sir: Has it ever occurred to 1 you what a benefit it would be to the * territory traversed by the Green \ Pond-Ehrhardt branch of the A. C. L. if this line extended to Denmark, or 1 some point on the Coast Line main ( track? ( This extension would also be of 1 great benefit to Augusta, as it now 1 takes about twenty-four hours to go from Augusta to Ehrhardt and re- 1 turn. With this extension persons from points on the Ehrhardt branch 1 could arrive in Augusta and attend to business and return home the 1 same day. If the subject interests ' you would you be disposed to join us in petitioning the A. C. L. Railroad ?. II ? - -? mi caicuu uue u bu^csieu: Tours truly, 1 H. H. STAFFORD, President On Saturday evening a meeting of tbe citizens of the town was held in ' Dannelly halt Mr. J. C. Kinard was made chairman and Mr. S. W. Cope- 1 land was made secretary. The fol- : lowing named gentlemen were appointed committees and instructed 1 to begin the discharge of their several duties at onoe: Committee to confer with the Augusta chamber of commerce: S. W. ' Copeland, A. F. Henderson, E. P. Copeland. Committee to confer with the railroad commissioners: The Rev. J. E. Freeman, Dr. J. H. Roberts, F. H. Copeland. Committee to confer with citizens of the towns between Ehrhardt and Walterboro: W. B. Moore, W. H. Ritter. J. C. Hiers, Jr. Committee to confer with the Traveler's Protective Association and the Mutual Commercial Travelers: n? t t oamlamil 9 9 v?. . u. wyvHHiUi r. cs. nvuiuavu. As stated shore there was much enthusiasm and feelings of good fel- , lowship evidenced at the meeting, and whatever the people here may be able to do in developing the object of the meeting will surely be done. Circumstances which have held this town in a unique and unenviable i position since the founding, will, it is hoped, be under control before a great while, and once removed, as they surely will be some day, will be i followed by an era of liberty and i prosperity that will be lasting in its benefits for all time to come. Here is the situation from which the people ask for relief that has < dominated the town since it first blossomed into life, and which so i toughens with age that one may hear < it gnaw at one's hopes while asleep, i If a person should have to go to Charleston or Augusta and return the i tame day he would first drive across the country in the early morning by private conveyance sixteen miles to Bamberg and take the 9 o'clock train on the Southern, arrive in Charleston about 12 o'clock, return to Bamberg at 9 o'clock that night, then drive sixteen miles across the country, arriving at Ehrhardt about 1 o'clock next morning. If a pers&n should have to go to Charleston by way of the Atlantic Coast Line and return the same day, the shortest way out of the dilemma would be to employ the agencies of either a balloon or an airship, which would be expensive, to say the least. The passenger train leaves this town somewhere about 1 o'clock p. en. each day. You get to Charleston iomewhere about 9 o'clock p. m., you ievote a few hours to business the lext day and leave the city for home it 3.10 p. m. You lay over in Wal. O A'AIajiI* n ? ..?*11 1 A - rCi wi u nuui o v y. in. uuui iv 1 >*clock the next morning, arriving at 1 Ehrhardt at 12 o'clock, noon?48 c lours out the trip. Where is this \ own at? This rule of travel applies \ it present to any point anywhere ( myone may want to make from this c >lace. i commercial traveler was heard i o say, bat a short time ago, that on- t ess the evil was remedied he would a MOTION FOR RECEIVERSHIP. Southern SUt<w Trust Company Required to Show Cause. Columbia. March 21.?The illfated Southern States Trust Company, of this city, must show cause on March 31, before Judge Prince, why reoeiT?rs should not be appointed to take in hand the affairs of this company. An order to this effect was obtained to-day by Attorney Ahra M. Lumpkin, 9i uoramDit, rrom judge Prinea, who Is now presiding over the spring term ot Court here. Only a few days ago this company, following an in* restigation by the insurance commit* . 1 lioner, was the subject of a special report by Insurance CommtatoniBr .} McMaster. It was along the lines of the facts pointed out by the commit* | lioner in regard to the company's af? J! fairs that the motion for receivers was made this afternoon. It was ^jgj stated in Mr. McMaster's report that J the company would probably ligvf* ^ date on April 1, sad that the present ' i concern would be taken over by tbn Barrett Invesment Company, of Ah | lanta. Mr. Charlton Barrett, president of the Southern States Treat Company, bas within the past year moved to Atlanta and organised the new company, which it is understood, has holdings now in the Southern 3tales Company. The effect of Insurance CommJslioner McMaster's report wis to stop 1 the company from doing Tmafnnas. ^ and it Is to show cause within thirty .J lays wHy this should not be made permanent The new order received to-day will bring up the question of received ihip. This is the second effort in the Richland Courts to have mdmi appointed for this company. When the matter came up before the presiding judge stated that inasmuch as people wanted to make contrasts . r| with their eyes open as to the proposition, unless some very good reason were shown, he would not stop the company from doing business. Up in Spartanburg also the Southern J States Trust Company was In the Courts. It was pointed out In the iasuraseo . commissioner's report that few loans were had, and that Mr. Barrett hlsa- self had borrowed about $4,000 from the company. Rev. T. O. Herbert received a telegram Sunday night notifying him of the sudden death of his mother at . Leesvllle. He left Monday morning | to attend the funeral services, and will be away most of the^week. Mrs. Herbert had been in feeble health for many months, and her death was expected at any time. have to discontinue his visits here. 5 Assuredly the evil militates igitast every interest of the town, especially in a commercial way, as representatives of large concerns in cities side the 8tate never come here. J From all the facts obtainable la the matter, in this day of progress and prosperity, it seems that the consensus of opinion point to the extension of the road here as the only sure relief from the present man- '-''i acled, landlocked and cramped sitae- -3 tion in which the people are placed. One thing is certain, there was never ^ a more deserving people than the citizens of Ehrhardt, and they are candid in their belief that the eif v sion of the road will give them the relief sought, regardless of any ism tion that may be made. In this eon- . -1 nection it is pleasing to note that . J worts nere mow for Itself, and It !i doubtful if any town of its age In this State has ever made such strides forward as Ehrhardt. Once there be an ^ outlet to the hemmed-in situation It , i Is but a question of time when the 4 town will stand on equal footing with ^ other towns in the State five times its age. Men with energy and brains ire here, together with the surrounding country, to back up the stab* nent The present status of things pre- |j sludes all idea of the town ever be- 1 joining a manufacturing centre, even J n the slightest sense. Oil mills, ice plants and all manufacturing enterprises are shut out because of the inprecedent freight facilities. Freight rom Bamberg, sixteen miles away, if >rought here by rail, would travel a lis tan ce of one hundred and seventyour miles to get here. The situation vould have been bad enough twenty- 4a Ive years ago. and surely has no ex- J :use for existence in this day of ad- J rancement and prosperity. Again. rill it be asking too much of the 2oast Line people to come to the aid >f Ehrhardt and their own aid as rell, by extending the road to Dennark, or any other desirable point n their discretion? These matters 3 ire the topic of the day here. \