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80MB FAMOUS FIGHTS. Two Notable Duels Recoiled?The Inventor at the "Bowfte-Kmlfe.** ?? Eren men of pence admire men of distinguished courage who have engaged in personal combats. Achilles and Hector and David and Goliath will excite interest and admiration as long as there are children in the world. Then Hercules, the first knight errant, who went forth as a champion of the people. Horatius and Lancelot' will be remembered for ?wr. tiven ir tney were ail myth* they are still admirable. The fact is after two thousand years myths and realities are about the same. But there were two notable duels in this country which were real bloody fights, although a thousand years from this date they may be ranked with ancient fables. Men had been fighting kid glore duels with seconds and surgeons from Colonial days, but it took cool, deliberate Southern men to enter Into a eombat that would equal any feats of chivalry. At Natchex, Mississippi, tilart was a fight which showed the gpsatsst courage, skill sad enduraasei OoL Jim Bowie and Major Morris Wright wore the actors. They fought with modern weapons in Angnst, Hit. The afhtr started as a duel between Dr. Maddoa and fiamuel Wells, both prominent Men, in which two shots were fired with no damage. Then the adherents of the principals got mixed up in a general row, in which Bowie was wounded. But he singled out the man who had shot htm. a Major Wright, and, though he had no gun himself, went at the latter with a short knife that he had made with his own hands from a blacksmith's file. The Major emptied his revolver and then gvabbed a sword and they went at it They cut * find slehhed each other unmercifully, and both Bowie and Wright Were bleeding terribly from their wounds before Bofte could do fatal work with kit short kails. Finally he phnner It op to the hflt in Wright's heart Wright leu dead. The battle had lasted for aon than aa hoar, tad ted been (ought outdoors and la a teed by the side of the field. The eBcecy ef this short halts was y . so weU kaowa la this light that It was pit oa the market and called the "Bowie knife/* after Its inventor. Bowls was afterwards killed in the SHMaere in the Alamo, ia Texas. One of the greatest fights in hiotory was that between John Pleesaats sad GoL Ritchie, of Richmond, Ve., la that city la lt4t Ritchie was tte editor of a asnspapsi that ted mb some unuaa tuagi aootu rieasfnft;' 4 politteiaa, which osly blood twM irlpo ait An ordinary doel Um would mot safitoe. They decided to go tho fltld of battle armed la vary way possRlr, and their weapons tadaded toor pistols each, while PHawata took a sword ease sad Ritchie had a short knife in hie pocket. They hegaa firing at 100 paeea aad jffttid their pistols as they g!' draw aear each other, Ritchie was attack several tiaies with Pleasaats' ballets, bat kept oa trial, aad the f%mm drew sIon to each ether, Ptaally thalr pistols were eaiptled aad It baua a matter of pemoaal combat. Tlessista drew Ms sword cane, aad tlMp went at tt They foagkt eovered with blood, atrial terrible woeads to each other. Ritchie had a horrible jf" CMh aeross bis faoa from Pleasaats' sward eaae, aad the ballets la bis body weakeasd him terribly; bat be foaght on aad finally maaaged to threat Ms kalfs lata a vital spot ta nismiif anatomy. The latter fell dead. Tte duel bad lasted nearly two boars, and Ritchie barely surTtfod bis wounds.?Capt. Charles Petty* to Spartanburg Journal. BBdVlip AlyOnCU IB VSS|mMVf? ikcu, March IS.?Dispensary No. t In Ibis dty has been dosed by the county dispensary board, pending an totodfgaflon of a reported shortage. The amount of the alleged shortage Is not known, bat, as the dispensary dose a nnll business, it can not be a very large amount. The board is now investigating the matter, and until the investigation is completed, the dispensary will remain dosed. Until the Investigation is completed, the board declines to discern the matter, exoeot that matter will be straightened out shortly. An Unsafe BML "How did the new parrot turn out?" "Oh. he's a fine talker, but I'm awful afraid I can't keep him." Why not?" - . "He used to lire In a medical college and the students taught him a whole iot of professional terms. I was so mortified the other night. That rich Miss Morris was calling on ns, and somebody asked her to sing. You know what a voice she has. Well, she sang a long French ballad for us, and the instant she finished the last verse that dreadful bird screeched 'Chloroform her.' "?Cleveland Plain Dealer. w : . r.'ttak?- " " *-Vv* - iiAfeli ^ EHRHARDT NEWS ITEMS. Fertiliser Business Heavy ?. Frost Kills Fruit Blossoms. Ehrhardt, March 17.?The fertiliser business here so far this season is the heaviest in the history of the town, and the end is not yet in sight. UUk 4~._a.tii aj - - - mgucr lerutizaiiua, oeuer preparation of the soil and better culture of the different crops has been determined by most of the farmers of this section. All farm work is well advanced, and corn planting has begun in some instances. \ Dwelling houses are in demand and several buildings are rushing to completion. The Conrad Ehrhardt Company recently finished an attractive dwelling on Main street, which is occupied by the Rev. Mr. Freeman, of the Baptist church. Mr. Henry Ehrhardt will soon finish a splendid two-story dwelling on Railroad avenue, which will be occupied by Mr. John M. Kirk land, manager of the Farmers' Mercantile Company. The city fathers have given oat a contract for a two-story brick store on Main street, 100x25 feet Cement sidewalks are being put down with a rush on Main street which will add materially to the looks of the town and the comfort of pedestrians as well. The Lutherans have awarded a contract for repainting the Lutheran church, on Franklin street The Baptists are building a much needed house of worship on Madison street The ladies of the Methodist church are preparing a bazaar, the net proceeds to be used in improving the church and parsonage. Capt J. M. Donnelly, the veteran horse dealer, has sold a large number of horses and mules to the farmers of this community. The merchants are doing the heaviest credit business so far this season, sines the founding of the town. The cash trade is almost double that of any previous year. A heavy frost this morning has probably killed all that portion of the fruit enifi alreadv in bad m bloom, such m the peach, pear and plum. Tender vegetables that were up are also killed. * Prohibition does not prohibit here. There are no blind tigers, not c*e, bat the express companies, if the thing keeps up, will grow fat and saucy on the revenue from the daily shipments of whiskey to this point. Prefers Waiting for Court. St Matthews, March If.?John Murray, now notoriously know* as "Dr. Murray, of. Washington," the negro who married Callius Robinson of this place, and who at present Is confined in the county Jail, waiting to face the various charges brought against him, was given the opportunity to-day to have a preliminary investigation, which he quietly derted. Murray says that he prefers remain In 1a.il nndfafnrtwwl nnHl court, being unable to fire bond in a satisfactory figure. That means thet be will remain in Jail for more than two months, the nest ensuing term of the conrt of sessions being the third Monday in May. When prsMsfl by friends of the piusecsiilk to glee bis motives for his pecnllar conduct, he quietly stated that he was soon coming back to take his bride to his Northern home. Efforts to cause any revelations on his part have been shrewdly ignored. Be is far beyond the ordinary negro in intelligence and is cautious in his remarks. On account of the good name and general reputation which the Robinsons bear in this community and the very clever conduct on the part of Murray in disorganising their otherwise peaceful home, quite a lot of interest is being taken in the case by the dtlsens generally. 80 far Murray has not retained oounseL Milam Qtmi Eight Yean. Laurens, March 18.?Before final adjournment late this afternoon, of this term of the criminal court, Judge Dantsler, after having overruled motions for new trials, passed sentence on the several convicted defendants. Among these were Parrott Milam, convicted of shooting W. M. Irby, eight years; Ferrel Milam, brother of Parrott, convicted of adultery, six months or $160. The John Irby Puller parricide case was continued. May Dying of Consumption. There was a pathetic meeting Saturday, in the tuberculosis hospital at the penitentiary, between C. S. ? -lA? A? ? mji uiv uciBuiuus chj imwurer 01 Rock Hill, and bis wife, who had come down from Rock Hill to see bim in response to a letter be bad written ber that he bad just suffered another severe hemorrhage. It is thought May can live but a few months. He was recently transferred here from the jail at Yorkville by Governor Ansel on account of suffering from tuberculosis. ? Columbia Evening Rseord. RICH MAN IN PEN. ; W. H. Brigman, of Marion County, Begins His Term. The penitentiary authorities had a new experience to-day in receiving a wealthy farmer from Marion county for beating a poor old helpless white woman who had been cooking for him for the heinous crime of disobeying his orders in leaving his house in his absence. The name of the convict is W. H. Brigman. who is said to have been in numerous cutting and shooting scrapes, bat who had always managed to buy off his prosecutors. He 1 had apparently succeeded in hushi ing this old woman willi money, but Solicitor Wells unexpectedly handed out an indictment and he was convicted. Brigman decided to plead guilty, evidently expecting this would result in only a light fine against him. but he was disappointed, for Judge Ernest Gary, who was presiding, gave him 18 months without the privilege of paying a fine. When asked what he had to say why sentence should not be imposed. Brigman said that the reason he flogged the woman was that she left the house when he went away against his orders, and that when he returned it had been burned. When he came and found the old woman had i disobeyed him. other witnesses testi & *? a.*? ?? ? ?A. uv? bc wcui uui iu uie yini sua cui . a stout peach switch and beat her soundly.?Columbia Evening Record. t ? A Financial Psnfe. Here is an incident that a Channte man tells as having occurred in a certain Kansas town. He was in the ticket office and watched the proceedings. says the Kansas City Times. A man came np to the window and asked for a ticket to Kansas City, inquiring the price. "Two-twenty-five," said the agent. The man dug down into a well worn pocketbook and fished out a bill. It was a bank note for $2. It was also all the money he had. "How soon does this train go?" be inquired. "In fifteen minutes," replied the agent. The man hurried away. Soon he was back with three silver dollars, with which he bought a ticket "Pardon my curiosity," said the ticket seller, "but how did you get that money? It isn't a loan for I see you have disposed of the $2 bill." "That's all right" said the man. "No I didn't borrow, I went to a pawn shop and soaked the bill for I1.50C Then as I started back here I met an alt acquaintance to whom I sold the pawn ticket for $1.60. 1 then had $8., and he has the pawn ticket (or which the $8 bill stands as security." RAID ON BLIND TIGERS. Thirty-two fl?perts Arrested at Lancaster Ifyii Convictions. Lancaster, March 18.?Qnite a sensation was caused here to-day, when it was known that 82 alleged Mind tigers had been ran In. This work was done at the instigation of the mayor and the energetic city attorney, who had quietly employed the services of the Highpoint Detective Agency, J. W. Ashburn, chief. They have done their work well, extremely well and to them great credit is due. The mayor's court was filled to overflowing to-day, and four cases were tried; Ben Thorn well, fined $100 or thirty days, took the days; 8am Pharr, guilty on two counts, $200 or sixty days, took the days; Non Perry $100 or thirty days, took the days; Henry C. Whaley, white, $100 or thirty days, took the days. More convictions will doubtless follow next week, as this splendid detective agency has worked up cases against about every tiaer in town. It is said that this raid will result in breaking up illicit whiskey selling in this town, which has been carried on extensively since the dispensary was voted out. Mtinny Collier Exonerated. Orangeburg, March 19.?The shooting near Felderville last Sunday afternoon, which resulted in the wounding of Manny Collier, familiarly known as "Top" Collier, and the killing of a negro named Brown Oliver, is still the topic of conversation in the section where the affair occurred. and many ugly rumors are afloat The jury holding the inquest, which was presided over by Magistrate Thomas M. Pelder, completely exonerated Manny Collier of blame for killing Oliver, as it was shown that the negro deliberately shot Mr. Collier for no apparent reason. That illict whiskey selling was at the bottom of the tragedy is freely stated. Rumors are afloat to the effect that the negro Oliver was armed and ready to kill some one. and Collier was the first one to come across his path. It has been stated here that detectives were at work on the case for the purpose of ascertaining the inwardness of the affair, and some Interesting developments are loked for. .1 1 ' - re *> or,:.- I " -xiAt -- -- .- juaAi RECEIVERS NOT TO PROSECUTE. Stockholder* Host Bring Action Against Clark and Jones, if at All. Columbia. March 18.?The receivers for the Seminole Securities Company met here to-day with attorneys for the receivers and passed upon claims of the stockholders. This was the only matter placed upon the minutes. but it is stated that informal discussion of the matter of prosecution of Messrs. Jones and Clark was had. No action was takan In thU | matter, however, and it does not appear on the minutes. Although it has been stated that the receivers were going to prosecute, as already pointed out, this is not exactly the situation. It is understood that some stockholders may prosecute, but the receivers are not furnishing the money to do this. Of course the receivers will give all data in their possession. The receivers, as explained by one of them, do not wish to be understood to be in the attitude of opposing the prosecution, but at the same time they are not going to spend any of the funds in their possession for any further prosecutions. Reward Offered by Gov. Ansel. Gov. Ansel has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest of the person or persons who set lire to Harbison college, the negro school at Abbeville, which was destroyed by lire on Thursday morning when three of the students lost their lives and a number were injured by jumping from the upper stories. The citizens of Abbeville end the city council of that town hare offered a reward of $300, which makes the total reward offered $S00. ' Mr. DeBruhl, assistant attorney general, yesterday recalled that Harbison college had a similar experience about five years ago. There was at that time two factions among the negroes, one headed by a preacher named Amos and the other by Williams. It is believed that the former lire was incendiary and was caused by some overwrought partisan among the negroes. Mr. DeBruhl and Judge Fuller Lyon yesterday advanced the belief that the second fire is an outgrowth of the former bad fueling. . $1*500,090 BONDS RECORDED. Westmoreland IssQw Company Makes Large Deals. Beaufort, March 1$.?The Westmoreland Lumber Company, which operates a large plant at Cheehaw, on 8L Helena Sound, recently floated a million and a half dollars* worth of bonds through the First Trust and Savings Company, of Chicago, after absorbing the* Combahee Lumber Company, Charleston Lumber Company, Hawtree Lumber Company and the Atlantic Company. The mort WtviUil >MI? UOT4 W UVUI? 1 W" corded in the Court House here this week. It amounts to the shore named figure, and Includes thousands of acres of land In Beanfort, Hampton and Colleton counties and millions of feet of stompage on other lands. The Westmoreland Company is seeking a site in the neighborhood of Beaufort, or Port Royal, where they will hare both water and rail shipping facilities, and if a site can be secured at a reasonable figure it is a certainty that they will establish a large milling centre in this rldnity. BRUTE ATTACKS CHILD. The Fiend Was Panned by a Posse Bat He Got Away. An unknown negro man made a desperate attempt to criminally assault the 4-year-old daughter of W. C. Hearn, a prominent cltisen of Bellerille, Ga., Thursday afternoon. T&e negro was frustrated In hi* desperate attack by a man named Benton, who drove him away and rescued the fainting and dangerously injured child. A large posse of enraged citisens was Immediately formed, and it is thought that if the negro is caught he will be lynched. Bloodhounds traced the negro to a swamp near Pembroke. He later escaped from the swamp and made his way toward Daisy. There he was sighted and fired upon by a citizen. It is believed the man was wounded, but he managed to escape. Much Money from Corporation Tax. Washington. March 19.?Estimates made by treasury officials now are that the revenue this year from the corporation tax will far exceed the amount Secretary MacVeagh originally thought would be derived from that source, some of them putting it as high as $40,000,000. This estimate is based on the returns up to this time. They indicate a larger amount of net increase over the - ? . ? "I 000 exemption than was at first thought would be the case. Returns { hare been received from about 300,000 corporations and when the delinquents are all in it is believed the total number will approximate 325,#00. * , TRAIN KILLS NEGRO BOY. Southern Freight Runs Over Albert Edwards at Braachville. Branchville. March 18.?This afternoon at about 1 o'clock, as a South ern railway local freight was going out on its regular run to Augusta, it ran over and killed Albert Edwards, a negro. The accident occurred near Baxter's crossing about one mile from town. It seems that the boy was watching his father's cow on the grass and sat down on the railroad track, not thinking of the serious danger. Soon he went to sleep. The boy was about 10 years old. He was a son of William Edwards, who works for Harvey Baxter. A jury of inquest has been empaneled, and Magistrate A. S. Dukes will examine into the case. Manila nghter Verdict. ' Florence, March 17.?A verdict of , manslaughter was brought in to- , night by the jury In the case of young R. L. Bazen, who killed L. E. Poston, at Blossom, in the lower section of this county on the night of January 28. A difficulty occurred between the two at a school entertainment and in the fight which followed Basen stab- ? bed Poston in the neck severing the carotid artery, causing death almost Instantly. Arguments for the defense and the State were made this afternoon. Both parties in the case are very young. Poston being 21 or 22 and isasei! only 18. Sentence has not yet been pasted. | ,MMMMII1 'j o Attorney-at-Law !! { t RA M ft i*i nGj 8* C. 4 i 0 Special attention glren to set- o J1 tlement of eatatea and Unread- J [ < gation of land tides. < > < Loans negotiated on farm lands < > J [ in Bamberg Connty. J [ < > Ofln owf Bamberg Banking CO. 0 \\DR. GEO. F. HAIB ;j !! Dental Snrgron-Bamberg, 8. C. ! [ 1 > In ofltoe erery day in the week. < I J * Qradnate of Baltimore College j [ ! I of Dental Surgery, class 1812. J; < > Member 8. C. Dental Asooola* * > j [ tion. Office in old bank build- j [ o ;; j; W. P. RILEY j; Fire, Life )| Accident . 0 < INSURANCE \\ "mm? |J. H.DIXON I 1 We repair all kinds of ma- I I chlnery and carry a full line of H I Pipe, Pipe Flttfaip, Valves, In- I 1f-^ AIU? -L Bring your engine mad hm the cylinder bored. Make itnrn like new end give yon more power. Bring yonr cotton gins end press ports end hare them repaired before the busy season. stitch in time saves nine. We repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we ran a hospital for sick and disorder* ed machinery. Bring it in and have it cored. Gas engines and automobile engine cylinders bored, and new pistons and rings made that wont leak. Gives yon more power and bet* ter efficiency. We repair and charge storage batteries. Can when In trouble and see what we can do. SHOP AT OOTTOH MILL JUST ISSUED. Eih CM, hr.f.TAi!i^f?MrlLl Cml ol EAntin* TU TmJMM 1?i? i 1? ? lllflSM UVTRNpN By MMR KayteLftMtairfSmCntarisi GhhkbI hfsnMtin Fk&dicsly MUti. 2700 Pace*. OOOOlDastntloas. 400,000 Werta and Pfaiucs. I GET THE BEST I in Scholarship, Conven-1 ience, Authority, Utility.! \ ' . ? j. " % - ,; I Ladies aid Gentlemea! | I ZSmSSmmSE^^SSSSSEESSS I I Oar pressing dab is now I I next door to Price's ire boose, I I on Broad street. We make a I 1 specialty of renovating carpets | and rug*?? fine finish given. I We dye garments any color do* I sired in a flirt-class manner. I We want more clnb members. | We also clean and renovate I Hats of all kinds, and we can I please the most fastidious per- I son. Ladies* skirts and coat I suits cleaned and pressed nice* I ly. We will appreciate yow I patronage, and guarantee satis- I faction. I 6. F. MAYNARDI J. Aldrich Wyman EL H. Henderm Wjrman a Henderson Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, 8. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated W. E. PBEX " | Attorney-at-Law All butnea entrusted to tee will reeeiye prompt attention. ; jg Investigation of land titles n tpet laity Offlce for present at court hoasa. FBAKOZS F. OABBOLL J Attorney-at-L&w '.ti Offices Over Bamberg Banking Oa? GENERAL PRACTICE. Shoe ft Harness Beptixitt / I hare mooed my shop to my note bnOdtag la rear of Johnson's HaStBl by the psssrngw depot, where I am read to serve yon with all blade et borates and upalilag, as weO as niter JS ^ work In the horn see Una. Gtea ate a trial. . HEYWOOD J0HN80H BAMBERG, A CL "I suffered for coany ycara . ^ from what some people call epilepsy. Dr. Miles' Restart* ~':Mtive Nervine cured me, and yotft can imagine how thankful I anL^S^l M. I. COFFMAN, Cold water, Mkk , "My daughter was cured with Dr. Miles' Restorathrt '?m Nervine, after haying bees > % afflicted with fits for five years.1* PETER McAULEY, Springfield, Mm J Tor a year my little boy bad If spasms every time he got a little | cold. Since taking Dr. Mile* Nervine he has never had one of these spasms." -*^?91 MRS. MYRTLE DAGUE, Rochester, Ind.i "My daughter couldn't talk or walk from St Vitus' dance Seven bottles of Dr. Mile* Nervine entirely cured her* MRS. NANNIE LAND, Ethel, Ind. "Until my son was 30 years old he had fits right along. V/e K 1 gave him seven bottles of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine Hi has not had a fit since he began on the fifth bottle" MRS. R. DUNTLEY, 1 Wautoma, Wis. pr.| MILE*'BKOICAk CO. ilkimi, IjAUTOHOBILEsI I Rcbiilt aid Repaiited I I AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES I I IN STOCK I I * H ( HTUKAGE ACCOMODATIONS for cars aft reaacnable " | nwmfk - 9m ?8 iMIiliM SECOND HAND CARS % for sole aft bar* i fate prices. : Call aad tee us | The Delk Mrtor C?. | M