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0OKB mnXSlING HAPPENINGS
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Ehrhardt Etching*.
Ehrhardt, March 28.?Sunday was
a fine day. and the young folks made
use of the day going to church, ati
tending Easter service at Mt. Plea*
ant church, which was good, and enJoyed
by all that attended the aer ice.
..mmmmw nrnce mx aornarai uuuifli
ehireh was all that could be exMtad.
The children sang well, and
the daooratkm of the church was
tatty tea by the ladles. The ladies
have recently carpeted the church
and made other improvements on
the interior, making it conform to
their Ideas. The choir rostrum is
Bh*W- *hat they have wanted for some
I time, this they have done and Sunday
night they used It tor the first
" On good Fridays afternoon several
of our young folks went to the Clear
Fends to take an outing. They did
not wait to see the moonlight on the
lake. .The ripple was there, however,
and the occasional plaintive
note of the frogs was wafted to the
shore by the bresse that lasted nearly
an day.
The talk now is railroad from here
to Denmark. Well, we all have to
| - have something to talk about. But
I cant get it fixed in my mind where
< the benefit will come to us just yet
from the building of this road. I
* will admit that we have poor service
here now. hut It could be worse.
Getting in and out eeems to be the
MMt mtv Rnt IaaIt tk? foHHUo,
Ef that Ip bailed to this place tor dietributlon;
nothing less than two
hndied ears, perhaps more. Then
option will hare to go away from
base to pay all this and far?*1*!* implements,
together with other supplies
that a farmer needs. 801 think
the mifiihsnts would mias some sales
It the road was carried on farther.
town. Two organ grinders with
monkeys went all over town, amusing
the children with their didoes, aid
were rewarded tor their trouble with
and pennies.
. Thp Mtmis yarrell, who have been
attending trhool at Columbia Female
College, are spending their Banter
holidays with their sister, Mrs. J. L.
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H. M. Graham, Bsq.. pamsd
through town en route to Waltsrhoro,
where he had a case before the
lodge. Glad to see yon. Berry, and
dika Come again.
Look out, aU you iihsrmin using
dynamite to kUl gk 1 understand
.that there has been some one looking
' ground tor such violators of tbe law.
f eedsisisuil, too, that no leas than
J900 wiD sntMy them if they catch
or can get eogvtetlag evidence against
rpoo. Takes tote of tab to be worth
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??M> W IWUOl Utlil 1U uw
SSCttoa. SOUM ptrtiu the diSSSSS
and thai roaik, other* It did not
hurt md.
For more than a week the morn
tag* kin boon to smoky until one
j saa seemly ses tvmtydvt feet
away. Suppose the damp stmoeph*ci
has something to do with tts
staying as dose to tka ground..
n 1th warm enough to rain, and a
' warm rate would help our gardens
* ; gai roads. Oar old farmers aay look
Sfat tor hilling frost nest month. If
? is so, we will all get an even
Mart with oar beans, etc.
^ Mr. Jack Smith and family went
mt to spend Master, with his fatter.
t \MSL Ml Frank Cbamertan took
them oat in his ante. Went for
them Sunday afternoon.
k Auto
riding is getting to he very
popular, only when the ante gets
mulish sad wont so. Then its a
goot subject to learn yon to curse.
If yon doubt this statement, try ose.
The Bhrhardt grocery opened up
their soda fountain from winter
Usarters last week. Quite a number
of ladies risited same as soon as
> they found it opened up. Coca Cola
Is In good demand. JEB.
Haws you seen that line of em;
broidery flouncing at E. A. Hooton's.
shipment of roile skirts
.at E. A. Hooton's.
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NEWS FROM GOVAX. j
Items of Interest from a Flourishing
Community. '
Go van, March 26.?The excellent
weather offers good inducement to i
work on the farm, and the farming
class are making good the opportunity
by planting corn and preparing
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iasa ior cotton.
The oat crop is suffering for rain,
and if it does not come very soon, \
the crop will be shorter than was '
expected.
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Farmers are using a great deal of 1
fertiliser, the quantity being a pre- 1
cedent orer any year in the past
It is hoped that they will not plant (
an orer crop of cotton, but more ]
breadstuff* instead. Those who hare 1
to buy bacon this year no doubt will {
hare very little clear money to spend j
in the fall, unless they hare a great
deal already accumulated.
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A few days ago there came a pack- i
age to this place by express addressed
to a strange person?James Paris? <
shipped from New York city. The 1
package contained two diamond
rings, and were billed cash on de- .
livery $420.00, the express charges
being paid. The consignee called (
for it, and requested the express ,
agent to allow him to examine the
contents. In examining the same '
he stole the diamond rings and re- placed
instead two very cheap rings
that imitated the others. The agent 1
did not make the discovery until the
party had made his escape. It was
a sharp trick. It is said that he as- 1
sumed the name, James Carroll, at
another station. There accompanied
him another named Napier. He was
arrested at Fairfax yesterday, and <
brought to Olar, from which place he
was transported orer to Bamberg to
jail. The latter named was identified
by the express agent here as being
an accomplice to the theft The
other fellow was not caught There
were packages of diamond rings
shipped to the same address to two
or three other stations on this road,
at the same time. Don't think the
thieres were successful in securing
any of the other jewelry. The one
under arrest is quite an intelligent '
man, of neat appearance, and claims 1
to be well fixed financially. He said
that he could furnish a cash bond, 1
but the magistrate at Olar would not
accept a cash bond. No doubt he is
one of the guilty parties, and the
employees of the company ought to '
be commended for their dilligent
work in catching him. What a pity
they could not catch the other fellow.
Rer. B. A. Wilkes will lecture at
the chapel on next Friday, the 1st of
April. His theme will be The Stump
Buccer, ana now to cure urn." it
it hoped that he wilL hare a good
audtenee. He Is a humorous speaker,
and doubtless those who attend
will be well entertained.
The W. O. W. Camp Is progressing
nicely, and they Intend giving another
barbecue this coming summer.
The last one was well attended, bat
owing to the Inclement weather the
participants did not spend a pleasant
day, although the "cue" was a
success otherwise.
t the regular assembly Wednesday
night Sorereign Hay, of our
camp, gave a short talk, from which
I append an extract: "Since I became
a Woodman I hare felt more
the spirit of harmony and fellowship
with my associates. We are reminded
as members of a fraternal
order our obligation to each other,
and it to through social Intercourse
that we cultivate the fraternal spirit
rw u>? hic 01 i oroer unuersianatng
of the meaning of social intercourse,
let use the Indian race as an
example. When this country was
first peopled by the European settlers
they found the Indian race scattered
all over our country, living in
tribes, leading a kind of nomad life,
uncivilized and barbarous, without
the uplifting power of either the
gospel or civil government. One
tribe was a terror to another, and
especially to the settlers, for they
considered their coming an encroachment
of their dominion. The infliction
of a penalty for a violation of a
moral duty, or law is compatible,
and necessary to good goverment.
There not being social intercourse
between the tribes there was no so
ci&l uplifting. The Indians were rebellions
to enlightment Had they
social intercourse and thereby exchanged
ideas, and sentiments, perhaps
the seed of enlightenment wonld
hare germinated, without intercourse
t with the settlers.
"One writer says that, "It is neo
IN TIE PAUETIO STATE
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Stetc News Roiled Down for Quick !
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Men "d Happening.. |
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rne summer school for teachers (
(rill be held at Wofford college j
again this year, commencing June j
21st and ending July 19th. j
A new bank has been organised In ]
Orangeburg, known as the Farmers
Union Bank and Trust Company. It ]
has not commenced business yet 1
The people of St Matthews are en- 4
ieavoring to form a company and 1
build a cotton mill. It is proposed to
build a factory to cost $100,000, and 4
outside capital will be asked to inrest
In the enterprise. (
The Supreme Court of South Caro- <
Una handed down a decision unfar- i
orable to T. T. Cromer, of Green- ;
wood county, who argued his own *
case before that tribunal, using the <
bible as a base of argument i
The negro State fair is to be held 1
In Columbia this tall, and the buildings
and grounds of the white fair 1
society will be used. The dates for
the colored fair are November 7-12. 1
Richard Carroll remains as presi- 1
dent
Tbft rnnprsl aSIMM A( >?** Q?n?k_
eastern Life Insurance Co. are to be
moved from Spartanburg to Greenville.
It is stated that Greenville
capitalists have acquired a controlling
interest in the company, hence
the move.
Orangeburg is to continue the paving
of her main business street with
vitrified brick. This work costs
money, but it is permanent and is
therefore economical in the end. It
would be good business policy to
pave the main business street of
Bamberg.
B. P. King, Jr., who is charged
with fradulent practices with W. J.
Nichols in a building and loan company,
appeared before United States
Commissioner Sloan in Columbia last
Saturday and gave bond in the sum
of 95,000. King left 8unday for his
home in Greenwood.
cessary that man carry with him in
his advancement the recognition, ,
comprehension, association and help
of those about him.' Now, brother
Woodmen, the thing that we want to
do is to plant the seed of brotherly
love within our hearts so that they
will germinate, and thereby profit us
morally and make us instruments to
better influence.
"I believe it was our Savior who
said: 'No man liveth to himself.'
Without intermingling and interchanging
our ideas and sentiments
our minds become dwarfed. If a
man accomplishes anything good, or
knows anything good and he does
not tell It to someone It will not do
him any good.
"The paramount object of the fraternal
societies Is association, and by
association we become harmonious
to each other. There seems to be a
power coexistent with ns that creates
within ns a fascination for association.
Man obeys the dlrlne decree,
and he Is the instrument by which
God carries out His infinite designs.
"The majority of the representatives
In the national legislature are
members of fraternal societies. Any
agency that betters the moral condition
of a people stimulates to better
legislation 1. e. where the people rule,
as In this country. The church and
the fraternal societies are the two
great agencies to this end. In these
institutions we apprehend a similarity.
The former tends to moral and
spiritual reformation, and the latter
Is characterised a fraternal beneficiary
institution.
"When one of our members is
afflicted with disease, the case Is reported
to the camp, thereupon a committee
is sent to make Inquiry as
to the needs of the afflicted, and if
service is needed, willing hands tender
him and lend comfort to the
bereft.
"Then If the Inevitable comes,
brother Woodmen gather to the home
of the lamented brother and seek to
give comfort to the anguished ones
so grieved by the hand of death.
And as true brothers they convey
his mortal remains to his final resting
place. Later with appropriate
ceremonies they erect an imposing
shaft to his grave to keep fresh his
memory, this their final tribute to
Dim wno no more can meet witn
brothers in earthly communion, but
trust that his kindly bidding is, 'Well
done thy good and faithful servant,
enter in my name/ "
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GAVE GLASS FOR DIAMONDS.
rrick Worked on Express Agents in
This State.
Diamond rings valued at more than
(1,000 have been stolen from the express
offices in several sections of the
3tate within the past week by a
:lever trick of substituting paste
atones. It is believed to be the work
if two men giving their names as J.
H. Parris and James Carrill, who are
believed to be J. W. Napier, of Langley,
in this State and W. P. Duke, of
Sew York city.
The superintendent of the Southern
Express company has issued a circuar
letter to all the agents in the State
calling their attendion to the thefts
and asking that all suspicious characters
be watched closely and officers
called If necessary.
The express agent at Westville,
reading the State of Saturday which
tontained an account of the operations |
of Duke and Napier, remembered j
that a man giving his name as James
Parris had called at his office last
ruesday to Inspect a package which'
contained two diamond rings valued
st $425 and $225 respectively. The
agent found that the ring valued at
$425 had been taken from the box
and a bogus ring substituted. He
notified the officials of the express
company at once and a search was
commenced for the two men.
Last Tuesday two men, supposed
to be Napier and Duke, called on the
Westville agent and asked if there
was a teuer ior james rami, we
wis given a letter from Daniel Low
Jb Co., a well known New England
jewelry firm. Parris then asked if
there was a package of diamonds
valued at $725 which had been sent
bg express subject to cash on delivery,
and with the right to inspect
them before acceptance.
Parris was asked by the agent as
tp his identification. He immediately
produced a number of letters
addressed to "James Parris" and
also the letter fiom the jewelry firm
In which it was stated that the two
diamond rings had been shipped C.
O. D. Parris stated to the agent that
he wished to eramine the rings before
approval as they were for a man at
Leslie, a town about 40 miles away.
He complained that the rings
should have been sent to Rock HilL
It was explained that he would have
to bring the purchaser from Leslie
to Westville before the money would
be paid. This satisfied the agent, who
thought him a traveling saleman.
Parris was permitted to open the
box. He carefully examined both
rings. In fitting the $425 ring on
his finger he managed to tear the
price tag off. This fell to the floor
and was picked up by Parris and
placed in the ring bos, he explaining
that it would be well to leave it
there. magnifying glass was then
produced and a close scrutiny was
made of the ring. Parris had the
bogus ring palmed while inspecting
the ring and it was then that the
substitution was executed. Before
the eyes of the agent Parris closed
the box and handed him the two
rings. Parris stated that the rings
were satisfactory and that he would
bring the purchaser to Westrille
the next day and pay for the diamonds.
He left the office and the
theft was not discovered until the
agent read in The State of a similar
swindle.
Advices received by the express
officials indicate that Duke and Napier
have been operating in several
sections of the State for some time.
Duke is about five feet eight inches in
height and weighs about 150 pounds
and is possibly 25 years of age. His
face is of a red color, he is clean
sharen and he wore a derby.
The fact that Parris used the mails
fradnlently will probably get Inspector
Gregory on his track.
Little Lftqeor Sold la Oraagetrarg.
Orangeburg, March 28.?James
Macon, a negro, was arrested Saturday
for selling whiskey. The police
report that there was some drunkenness
observed Saturday, and it is attributed
to that fact
As a matter of fact the enforcement
of the dispensary law is being
well pushed in this city and the low
rate of drunkenness is very encouraging.
The authorities at the head
of this city are determined to run
down all "tigers" and enforce the
law.
There have been very few "tigers"
caught since the abolition of the dispensary
and it is evident that if any
are here they are very few. There
has been no necessity of a war
against the lawbreakers here as the
strict enforcement keeps all "tigers"
under apprehension.
Light and dark barretts and braid
pins at Hooton'a.
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WHITE HAN ARRRESTED AND
LODGED IN JAIL HERE.
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Asked to Examine Rings Sent by ,
Express and Substituted I mi- sal
unions for tcesl Uems. 12'
of
Fairfax, March 25.?Two men giv- D?
ing their names as James Carill and
James Parris, who are thought to be
J. W. Napier, of Langley, and W. P. the
Duke, of New York city, seem to have plJ
worked a clever swindling game on era
the people of this town and other J
adjoining places. Recently there sec
came a package of diamond rings ton
by express to Gorans. They were 1*?
consigned to "James Parris" and toi
were valued at something over $400. ma
The package was marked collect. Ch
There was also a package of diamond
rings shipped to 8ycamore to "James ric
Parris." 8ti
Last Wednesday the two men wo
called on the express agent at Govans.
It is said that Duke claimed
to be "James Parris" and asked to in
see the Jewelry as it had been sent foi
with the privilege for the man to Eh
whom it was sent to examine, and pli
accept any part or all of it and pay tio
for what was accepted. The men wit
were permitted to examine the Jew- Co
elry for some time so it is said. The Eh
statement has been made that they it
said they would go to Olar to get Ch
some money and come hack on the coi
next train. They did not return, wt
The express agent became suspicions Ei
and examined the box of Jewelry to fit
see if he had been tricked. He found As
that several of the diamond rings
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had been substituted. The express ml
agent went to Ulmer and wired the lai
town marshal here to look oat for the br
men. As the message was being received
Duke walked into the station
and asked for a grip that had been thi
sent from Rock HM and which waa thi
addressed to "James Carrill." The tw
marshal arrived at the depot just aa 1st
Duke waa leaving. The marshal pr
found Napier sitting on a platform
near the station and arrested him. At
Duke escaped. lai
Napier was taken to Bamberg by Pc
an officer to-day where he was placed ki
In jail. Napier claimed to have con- tal
alderable money on deposit in a bank
of Wilmington, N. C. A message was Ct
sent to the Wilmington bank asking an
if a check signed by J. W. Napier CI
would be good for $1,000. The re- wl
ply was "yes." so
The two men it is stated attempted ai
the same operation at Ulmer several ch
days before, but the agent mistrusted
them and called in several friends D
while they were making an examine- T1
tion of the bos of diamonds. Earlier wi
in the week they visited Sycamore jei
and asked to aee the box of Jewelry, lit
but the agent refuted them admisrion co
to the office. in
Duke and Napier hare been in this
section of the State for some time, ro
Duke Is about fire feet eight inches pr
in height and weighs about 150 wl
pounds and Is possibly 25 years of nc
age. His face is of a red color, was to
clean shaven and wore a derby hat D<
It Is thought that the two men form- co
erly traveled with a carnival com- $2
psny over South Carolina and Geor- so
gia.' Letters found indicate this, pa
Several of the rings were recovered all
from Napier. alt
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Rain was expected at Easter tide, ^
bnt we were disappointed.
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Mrs. Kate Hntto, of Black vllle, is
at the bedside of her father, Mr. Joe
B. 0111am.
We are sorry to know of the extreme
illnees of Mr. Russell Sandifer, wc
or Sprlnc Mr.
Charles Mitchell, of Hartsrille, **
spent Sunday and Monday with his
mother at Clear Pond. tei
The sermon preached by Mr. Frier ^
Sunday morning to his appreciative
audience was most befitting and was
a flowery subject, from a flowery
text, being taken from St. Matthew,
sixth chapter and twenty-eighth
verse: "Consider the lilies of the oa
field, how they grow." He delivered
his subject in s beautiful manner.
Cadet D. B. Jordan, of O. C. I.,
spent the Easter holidays with his
home folks. col
Sunday is regular preaching day
at Springtown. tQ
Mrs. Sallie Patrick Sandifer and nc
son, Wesley, spent Sunday at Mr. O. m,
P. Jordan's. coi
Mrs. J. W. Hill marketed forty-two lat
and a half doxen eggs last week, be- th<
sides painting quite a number in co
rainbow colors for the children. She lo'
is not using her incubators either. mi
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BUILD EHRHARDT BRANCH.
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Qoflt to Augusta Trade Prom Proposed
Extension.
Columbia. S. C., March 28.?Thero
a movement on foot in Columbia,
d to be backed with a capital of i
)0,000, to construct a branch line
railway from Ehrhardt to either
uuiotk or muswri.
rhe statement was made to-day
a well known business man that
i promoters ot the road would apfor
a charter within the next sewJ
days. 3
Bhrhardt is located in the lower
tion of Bamberg county and Is
iched by a branch line of the At*
itic Coast Line running from the ^
m of Green Pond, a point on the
in line of the Coast Line bets sen
arleston and Augusta.
rhe town is located in one of tha |
best agricultural sections of the
its and the building of the Una
old place Augusta and Columbia
rat 15 hours nearer the town.
kt the present time a person living
Columbia or Augusta must travel
' at least 15 hours before reaching
irnarot. tm same condition ay
et to the people of the lower tee- ; q
n of Bamberg county when they CJ
ih to trade in either Angnata or
lumbia. To go from Colombia to - JS
rhardt or any of the nearby plaow
la necessary to go by way of
arieston and Walterboro. This
isnmes an entire day, whereas
ten the new read is constructed 1
irhardt will only be three hows
xn Colombia and the same frost
ignsta.
The building of a new railroad
?m Ehrhardt to Denmark would bo
Inous to the business of the Air
itic Coast Line on its Greenpond "4
inch.
Clttsen* durtoss for the Wood, 4
Reports from that section indicate
at the dtiseas are very anxious
it the road be constructed as the
ens of that territory are the meet ||
dated of any in the State at the
stent time.
There is a movement on foot In
ignsta and Columbia to ask the Aortic
Coast Line to extend its Green
isd branch to Denmark. It is not
town what steps the Const Line wtt
ke in the matter.
While here several days age
isrles A. Bland, the trmflc manager
id acting secretary of the Augusta
iamber of Commerce, conferred
ith President Otis of the local sedation
relative to the extension,
id the co-operation of the local
amber was promised.
The distance fifom Ehrhardt to
enmark is about eighteen mfton
fee country is level and no grade j
>uld be over 4 per cent The pre
Btoru figure that It would east vary
tie to construct a road over tEfe
untry and It would bo a moat payg
inveetment
One of the men interested la the
ad said to-day In speaking of the ;J|
opositlon: "Tee, it is true that we
ill apply for a charter within the
at few days for a steam railroad
be operated between Khrhardt and
mmark or possibly Bamberg. Tim
mpany will bare a capital of about
00,000. That is a rich agricultural
ction and I tblnk the road will be a
ying investment as we would get
t of the business from the towas '**1
rag the route and then, too,
irhardt will be placed in does
sch with both Aogesta and Colnm* J
a."?Colombia special to Aagusts
ironicle.
solatftm Adopted by CMc Imps |
Whereas it has pleased oar Hetim* ' V
Father in His all-seeing love to
ke onto himself our friend and oo>
>rker Mrs. O. P. Harmon; whereas
>, the Civic League of Bamberg,
.ve loot in bar nn earnest worker; *
Resolved, That we hereby o>
ad oar sinoerest sympathy to her
Daily in this their time of sore betvement
Be it farther resolved. That a pace
oar minutes be dedicated to her
smory; that a copy of these reeoluins
be sent to her family, and to
r local papers for publication.
MRS. Q. F. BAMBERG,
MRS. G. M. DICKINSON,
MRS. J. W. McCUE,
Hooton has fiaxon of all kinds and
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A successful farmer says the way
make more cotton is to plant less.
? doubt increased acreace has
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ich to do with a small yield and a
asequent low price, (or the specuors
regulate the price largely by
9 acreage. When the acreage ot
tton is increased the price gets
wer, although the ultimate crop
ly be smaller.
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