The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 07, 1910, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
A. W. KNIGHT, Editor.
Published every Thursday in The
Herald building, on Main street, in
the live and growing City of Bamberg,
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linotype machine, cylinder
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electric power, with other material
and machinery in keeping, the whole
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Thursday, April 7, 1910
Thic ia anason that you feel
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glad that you are living and that
you live in Bamberg.
, What's in a name? A contemporary
publishes news letters from
"Horse Gall," "Scuffletown," and
"Tillman."
The railroad proposition is taking
definite shape, and we may expect
results with the business men of
Bamberg, Orangeburg, and other
places backing the scheme.
There are never any poker stories
In the Sunday News now, since Col.
v Billy Ball left that paper. We always
thought he was the poker editor.
...
Talk up your town at home and
abroad, and it will have a good effect.
Strangers will not think much of a
town unless those who live here have
something good to say about it.
You don't have to watch to see
Bamberg grow. Any casual observer
can see that Bamberg is growing
right along. The best of it is that
the growth is substantial, there is
nothing of the mushroom about it.
There are men in Bamberg who
never do anything for the benefit of
the town or which will assist in its
progress and prosperity, and yet they
expect the town to keep on growing.
It Is every man's duty to help the
town he is living in or move.
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Bamberg is certainly ahead of
most towns in the State when it
comes to a hotel. Few places have
anything like so nice a hotel as Bamv
berg. This is only one of the many
evidences of the enterprise and
growth of this good old town.
?
WHI not some progressive citizen
start the movement to organize a
chamber of commerce? We need
such an organization and need it badly.
There is now nonorganized bodyj
' to take up any work for the good of
our city, and we are suffering from
anch a condition. Let's organize,
and that at once.
It is really getting so that the con./
viction of a white man in South
Carolina is so common now that it
occasions but little comment?Bamberg
Herald.
What does it mean?that the
white men are getting worse or that
Jurors are getting better??Newberry
Observer.
Jurrors getting better.
The News and Courier supposes
that the eight car loads of cattle
shipped from Bamberg county recently
were raised in Bamberg county.
We regret this was not the case,
although we can safely say that the
raising of cattle in this county is on
the increase. However, the cattle
shipped from this place recently
(and something like 700 or 800 head
have been shipped) were bought by
our farmers in Tennessee last fall
and shipped here to be fattened,
their idea being to obtain the compost
for their farms. The cattle were
fattened on meal and hulls purchased
lrorn the local oil mill, and they all
brought something like six cents or
more a pound when sold. In this
connection it may be noted that the
fattening of cattle each winter by
the farmers around Bamberg is getting
to be quite an industry, so we
were correct in saying that Bamberg
is getting to be quite a market for
fceef cattle.
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We have not heard from a single
newspaper which received pay for the
cotton chopper advertisement. Sure- M
ly the brethren must have business
judgment enough not to insert an ad.
without some assurance of getting
pay. u
ir
It might as well be understood .
right now in reference to this railroad
question, that railroads are not j
built to unbottie towns, itauroaas
are built to make money primarily,
and to develop undeveloped sections
incidentally. If the people of Ehr- y)
hardt and Bamberg want better railroad
facilities they will either have ^
to build a railroad with their own
a<
money or make such a showing in H
the way of business, rights of way w
obtained, money raised, etc., that ej
the officials will conclude it is good
business to build the extension. It
takes more than talk and petitions
to induce railroad building. But we j
believe that if the people of the
towns interested are willing to make ^
m
the necessary showing, the road can
be built, but they need not expect -r
that it will be built without it costing
them some money. If they are
prepared to make an outlay, results j
may be obtained, but otherwise all h
this railroad talk will amount to
nothing. We can speak for some
of the business men of Bamberg at
least, for we know they will put up q
their money. Let us all get together
on this proposition, for the good of
this whole section. We will all be ^
benefitted, so let's work together. fr
Arrests in Bucket Shop Cases. ?
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Washington, April 4.?Twenty- 01
three arrests of persons indicted in p(
connection with the operations of *
bucket shops in the district of Co- 131
lumbia last Saturday have been made cc
through the instrumentality of the In
department of justice. Assurances
have been given that two other defendants
will be surrendered in this *
jurisdiction to-morrow. Four persons
yet remain to be apprehended,
their names, according to the de- p
partment of justice, being Wm. H.
Lillis, Edward S. Beggs and Robert *
A. Guy at New York and Jos. Gas- ai
kins at Baltimore. The officials say
they have no doubt these persons
will be arrested within a short time. ^
Pour arrests in Baltimore were re- 1
ported to the department of justice
T?Q
this afternoon. They were Edward
Altemus, whose bail was fixed at $5,- ^
000 and Samuel Raymond, Oscar J. \ '
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Rappel and Robert Hall whose bail '
was fixed at $2,500 each. Altemus,
Raymond and Rappel are said to be 1
associated with the Standard Stock ^
and Grain Dealers of Jersey City.
According to official statements it
is not contemplated raiding the vast
number of offices, said to aggregate ^
more than 250 throughout the country,
maintained by the three concerns
whose principal members 'have been 1
indicted nor to subpoena the persons a
immediately conducting them. 1
Held Cotton 38 Years, b
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Jackson, Ga., April 4.?So far as 01
known the oldest bale of cotton in as
the world was sold here this week, al
being bought by Etheridge, Smith & Sfi
Co., from T. H. Greer. The bale of t0
cotton was ginned on December 19,
1872, by water power and was packed
on an old hand lever press in use
at that time. During that season of L1
1872 cotton had been selling for 16 C(
cents per pound, but as this bale co
was late in being prepared for mar- m
ket, that price could not be obtained b
when it was taken to Griffin. So the gr
cotton was carried back home, its
owner declaring that he would never *8
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sell for less than 16 cents. He was 1C
38 years in having his promise ful- gr
filled.
Only once since 1872 has cotton st
been above 16 cents and that was c0
during the Sully boom, when it went pc
half a cent above that figure. Mr.
Greer did not sell at that time thinking
the market would reach 20 cents. a
In this he was mistaken, however, n
and he has held the cotton for 16 p
in
cents ever since. Local cotton buy- 4"
ers have had their eyes on this cotton th
for some time. A fancy price was nc
offered for it during the St. Louis ci
exposition, it being desired for expo- ca
sition purposes, but Mr. Greer would pi
not sell. aa
This week he drove to town and at
was offered 16 cents per pound for ai
the bale, which weighed when it was
first ginned 505 pounds. After 38
years it now weighs 488 pounds.
Only once has it been repacked, and
that was in 1904, when the cotton aci
was found to be perfectly sound. The In
bale has been placed on exhibition in
the window of Ethridge, Smith & te
Co., and is being viewed by hundreds st
of persons.
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Tree Fell on Him. of
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A most distressing accident happened
Saturday on the Nicholson at
farm, about two miles from States- m
ville, N. C., where Messrs. Adderholdt M
and Dishman were cutting trees. A G
young man, Lawrence May, was se
caught beneath a falling tree and ui
badly crushed about the head, chest ai
and shoulders. No hopes are enter- st
tained (or his recovery. tc
YOUNG MAN DROWNED.
[r. James Glover Meets With Sad *
Fate in Utah.
Col. Mortimer Glover received a
degram Saturday bringing the sad t
itelligence from Ogden, Utah, that <
is son, James, who held a position i
itn a construction company of that i
ty, had been accidentally drowned i
hile at work on Saturday morning <
ti a bridge. ]
The young man, who is about 23 1
sars of age, has been West for some !
ears seeking his fortune, and was
oing well when overtaken by the i
;cident which cost him his life. 1
:ad he lived he would have done j
ell in the line of work he had chos- ]
n as he was a brieht industrious (
3ung man.
The announcement of Mr. Glover'3
agic death was a great shoch to
11 the citizens of this place, where
e was born and raised to young
lanhood. Col and Mrs. Glover have
le sympathy and condolence of all
l their sudden and sad bereavement,
he remains of the lamented young
ian will be brought to this city and
iterred beside the loved one3 who
ave proceeded him to the better
tnd.?Orangeburg Times and Demo at.
rangeburg Helps in Railroad Plans.
The extension of the Green Pond
ranch of the Atlantic Coast Line
om Ehrhardt to Bamberg, Denmark
r Barnwell is being discussed in a
umber of the towns of that section
' the State and it is expected that a
stition will be presented asking for
Le new road. The chambers of comerce
of Columbia and Augusta will
>-operate with the towns in securtg
the extension.
Ehrhardt is practically isolated
om the market. To reach the town
om Columbia requires about 15
Durs at the present time and with
ie extension to either of the above i
aces the time would be cut down to 1
iree hours. Ehrhardt is located in f
te lower part of Bamberg county c
id is surrounded by a rich agricul- i
iral section. (
The following special has been re- 1
dved by The State from Orange- i
lrg: 1
"A movement is on foot to build a 1
lilroad in a northerly direction out c
om F.hrhardt to open a section of
amberg and Colleton counties that t
ive for a long time been bottled up. (
ugusta is trying to get the line
lilt from Ehrhardt to Blackville, i
bile Bamberg wants the road run to (
tat city. t
"President Robert H. Jennings of t
te local chamber of commerce has
icome interested in the matter and
ilieves that Orangeburg should help a
imberg to get the road and then to a
lild the track on from Bamberg to I
point between Cope and Denmark c
i the Atlantic Coast Line railway.
"This road would be of great
mefit to Ehrhardt, Bamberg and
rangeburg and would give continu- t
is route from this city to Savannah, t
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad e
ready runs from its Charleston and &
ivannah line up from Green Pond j
Ehrhardt. t
'The distance from. Ehrhardt to ^
imberg Is about 12 miles, and from i
imberg on to the Atlantic Coast t
ne railroad at a point just below 8
>pe is only four miles. With the 3
instruction of an additional 16 t
ilea of track Ehrhardt and Bam- c
srg, as well as this city, will be j
eatly benefitted. The country r
rough which this additional track a
contemplated to be laid is very
vel and will require very little c
ading in its construction. The 1
ilkehatchie swamp is the only t
ream of any consequence to be en- p
untered and it is very small at the t
>int to be crossed by this proposed ^
le. 3
"President Jennings has appointed t
committee to go to Bamberg on (
jxt Tuesday to confer with Bamberg 3
sople and other parties interested a
the construction of this line. At T
is meeting very likely whether or t
>t the road will be built will be de- r
rtert nnnn. From all nresent indi
.tions the new railroad will in all i
obability be built as the enthusi- ^
im for ita building is not only high s
this point, but alBO in Bamberg x
id Colleton counties." c
Inter-State Laws Condemned.
Atlanta, Ga., April 4.?Resolutions i
ivocating nal.onal prohibition, call- t
g upon churches to aid in the fight b
r prohibition and condemning In- i
r-State commerce laws as they now i
and, allowing the shipment of c
juors from a wet to a dry State, y
ere adopted at the closing session y
1 A On1a/\n T oni/i Y
UC OUUIUC1U AUU*umuuu j~rwu?>uvs j
Dnvention here to-day.
A separate resolution also was j
lopted, urging Southern Congressien
and Senators to support the 1
[iller-Curtis bill, now pending in i
cngress which provides for the 1
gregation of liquor in its treatment 1
ader Inter-State commerce laws,
id permits any State to seize liquors t
lipped within its territory contrary (
? its laws. I
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CYCLONE DOES DAMAGE.
kore Injured and Houses Wrecked
at Youngs town, Ohio.
Youngstown, Ohio, April 4.?In
:hree minutes' time a cyclone wind
wmo ??/< nront In mi/lot nf a
^aiuu auu n vuw iu vuv miuuv v*. m
rain storm, late to-day, and left in
ts wake to the southeast of the city
i score of injured people, thousands
)f frightened ones, ten demolished
bouses, and a hundred partially
wrecked. The loss is upwards of
*100,000.
The storm did the heaviest damage
n Landsville, where it razed five
bouses and wrecked three others.
U Hazelton, it wrecked the power
plant of the Republic Iron and Steel
Company's works, crushed in the
jtore and saloon fronts on both
sides of Centre street, unroofed and
iemolished the gable of the Methoiist
church, blew in windows of the
public schools and continuing over
i hill uprooted trees and pulled down
poles and wires.
Miss Grace Wheat, a teacher, was
trying to close the windows in a
school house, when the wind blew
n the panes of all the windows, and
aer pupils fled panic-stricken, to the
aalls, where a janitor controlled
ihern. The home of Mrs. Elizabeth
2ox, in Landsville, was blown off its
'oundation, and fell upon the home
)f George Hambury. Mrs. Hambury
literally threw her 6-year-old girl
:rom a window and jumped herself,
aut neither was seriously hurt. The'
louse was demolished. Similar experiences
were had in dozens of
aomes. The injured include S. T.
jlover, a carpenter, who was pinned
n the debris of a fallen building,
ind George B. Gallott, whose leg
vas almost severed with flying slate.
Sallott probably will die. The others
vill recover.
Would Beat Wet Candidates.
Atlanta, April 3.?"As a soldier
s compelled to swear allegiance to
lis oniintrv hpfnre hp is allowed to
ight her battles, so should a candiLate
be made to swear allegiance to
i position of authority," declared
3ov. Charles N. Haskell, of Oklaloma,
in an address before the conrention
of the Southern Anti-Saloon
eague here this afternoon. Gov.
Saskell was urging the election of
>nly anti-liquor candidates to offices.
Discussing the right of government
;o prohibit the sale of intoxicants,
Jov. Haskell said:
"Anti-prohibitionists argue that
>rohibition hinders the private rights
>f citizens. This is undoubtedly
rue, but the government has a right
o do this.
"The selling of poisons is prohibitsd
by law. A man who buys carbolic
icid is buying it with his own money
md if he wishes to drink it it is
rnrely a personal matter, but the law
Lenies him the right."
Want Better Trains.
Washington, April 4.?Represenative
Patterson has been busying
limself to-day, trying to get a better
express service for the asparagus
ihippers of Williston and Elko in
3arnwell county. Last night he got
elegrams from A. M. Kennedy, at
Villiston, and B. Stringfellow, at
Clko, asking him to make complaint
o the interstate commerce commisIati
tViof fliq nnpthhnimil limitAfl No.
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0 on the Southern has ceased to
ake up at Blackville the express
ars loaded with asparagus for the
forth. This means a delay in shipDent
and a consequent loss to the
isparagus growers.
Mr. Patterson called on the officials
of the Southern railway and
aid the matter before them. They
old him that the shipments of aslaragus
at Blackville, Elko, Willison
and other points in that section
?ere too heavy to be handled by No.
! 0, but that they had arranged to
landle them on local train No. 20 to
,'olumbia and thence North by No.
16. This train arrives in New York
it 7 a. m., whereas train No, 30 arives
there the night before. This
he officials of the road claim is a
easonable service.
Mr. Patterson then called on the
nterstate commerce commissioners
rho promised to take up the matter
it once, and if the service is found
mreasonable to insist on a better
>ne.
Not So Darned Famished.
A man was telling about an excitng
experience in Russia. His sleigh
vas pursued over the frozen wastes
>y a pack of at least a dozen famished
solves. He arose and shot the forenost
one, and the others stopped to
levour it. But they soon caught up
vith him, and he shot another, which
vas in turn devoured. This was related
until the last famished wolf
va8 almost upon him with yearning
aws, when?
"Say, partner," broke in one of the
isteners, "acording to your reckon
ng that last famished wolfe must
lave had the other 'leven inside of
lim."
"Well, come to think It over," said
he story teller, /'maybe he wasn't so
lamed famished after all."?Breryjody's.
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2 This week we move
2 handsome new stoi
2 higher up the street, i
2 Simmons's Furniture
2 we are ready to serve
2 than ever before. W<
2 shape for business. *.
2 Everything in the D
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2 Don't forget to call on us at
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Excursion Rates via Soi
Account presentation of silver ser
ship "South Carolina," the Souther]
very low excursion rates to Charle
points in South Carolina and from
ets will be sold April 11th and 12
destination up to and including but
night of April 16th, 1910.
Account South Atlantic States M
Southern Railway also announces
rates to Spartanburg, S.C., tickets
12th, 13th, 14th, and for trains sche
tanburg before noon April 15th. T
to leave Spartanburg returning up t
not later than midnight of April 1
ther information, tickets, etc., app
way ticket agents or address,
J. L. MEEK,
Asst. Gen. Pass, Agt.,
Atlanta, Ga.
BANK STATEMENT.
Statement of the condition of the
Bank of Olar, located at Olar, S. C.,
at the close of business March 24th, ??r?ari
1910. Ehrhar*
RESOURCES. ne8S M
Loans and discounts $118,597.96
Overdrafts 12.79 Loans
Banking House .x 915.50 ?ankini
Furniture and fixtures.. . 1,105.54
Due from Banks and Du? * J
bankers 9,305.92 bank
Currency 500.00 Curren<
Silver and other minor / ~
coin 164.24 Sllver
coin
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Total $130,661.95
LIABILITIES. Total
Capital stock paid in... .? 20,000.00
Surplus fund 14,000.00 Undivided
profits, less sS?nl^
current expenses and
taxes paid 9,848.03 Unj"*,W
Individual Deposits sub- *"??J
Ject to check 61,813.92 r Frjt
Bills payable, including , .
certificates for money *?2?f .
borrowed ....! 25,000.00
Total ..$130,661.95
State of South Carolina?County of "State o
Bamberg. Baml
Before me came G. M. Neeley, Befoi
Cashier of the above named bank. Cashier
who, being duly s^orn, says that the who, b
above and foregoing statement is a above t
true condition of said bank, as true coi
shown by the books of said bank. by the 1
G. M. NEELEY, Cashier. * A
Sworn to and subscribed before Swon
me this 30th day of March, 1910. this 31
E. D. BESSINGER,
Notary Public, S. C.
Correct Attest Correct
C. F. RIZER, Director. j.
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ithera Railway V-$
trice to U. 8. Battle
a Railway announces
ston, S. C., from all i,
Augusta, Ga. Tick- ?
5th, limited to leave fl
t not later than midll
^
[usical Festival, the * ^
very low round trip
to be on sale April
tduled to arrive Spar- . .
ickets will be limited
to and including, but
0th, 1910. For furly
to Southern Rail
W. E. McGEE, | ,
Division Pass. Agt., I
Charleston, S. C.
BANK STATEMENT.
ment of the condition of the
it Banking Co., located at ^
it, S. C., at the close of busiarch
24, 1910.
RESOURCES.
and disconnt8 $34,745.58
5 house 2,250.00 - Vf; - %
ire and fixtures,. 1,396.47
'rom banks and
ers 74,531.71
jy 2,000.00
.. 57.50
and other ' minor 4i>;
560.47 'M
and cash items.... 16.05 I - ^
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LIABILITIES.
stock paid 20,600.00 >
fund 3,000.00
led profits lees curexpenses
and taxes ' ^ fr
Z1 2,884.71 v
aal deposits sub- ..
to check, 60,375.4* *
certificates of de- ; ' )
39,34748
4115,567.88
f South Carolina?County of
>erg. / V;
e me came A. P; Henderson, v.
or tne above namaa d&hx,
4ns duly eworn, says thai tfea ' V
tnd foregofag statement A*, a
idition of said-bank, at shown > ^
rooks of said bank. ;
. F. HENDERSON. Cashier. ...
i to and subscribed be tare me.
st day of .March. 1910?
J. M. KIRKLAND, " :f
Notary Public. S. C. <
Attest
L. COPELAND. M. D..
[ARLES EHRHARDT,
WMS. CARTER, . $
Directors.
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X>L ELECTION NOTICE.
v, ''.ft
e is hereby given that upon . .
itten petition of more than ~
rd of the resident electors,
Ike proportion of the resident
lers of Buford's Bridge
District No. 7, of Bamberg
S. C., of the age of 21 years, . ;
:tlon will be held at M. N.
"uefday, April 19th, 1910, for
rpoae of levying a special
tax of. 2 mills on all real and
1 property in Bnford's Bridge
No. 7. - Only such electors aa ;7
real or personal property for
l, are residents of Bnford's
School District No. 7, and ex- /
teir tax receipts and registrar t
rtificates, as required in genections,
shall be allowed to
ors favoring the levy of i 17
pecial tax will cast a ballot '
Ing the word "yes" printed or
thereon, and electors opposed
ievying of the 2 mills special
I cast a ballot containing the
10" printed or written thereon 4
polls will bp opened at 7 a. m.
se at 4 p. m.
. Kearse, A. L. Kirkland, and >
Kearse are appointed man- . r ?
o conduct said election.
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S. G. MAYPIELD,
J. H. A. GARTER, ? J
lunty Board of Education. ??rg,
S. C., April 6, 191t.
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