Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MUST SEKYE SENTENCE. Supreme Court Decided Georgetown I Murder Case. For the murder of Ruth Crisp Bigham, W. B. Avant and Dr. G. C. Big- 1< ham, the husband of the woman, must o serve a sentence of three and one-half t years in the State penitentiary, the 5 Supreme Court rendering a de- i: cision in which the sentence im- c posed upon the two men by the G Georgetown court is affirmed. The c opinion ie by Associate Justice Gary, s Dlnrham n'Qa ahnt Hnwn ft] XVUtii vi lay uiguoui n?? u??v? --.. ? on the beach near the summer home o of Avant at Murrel's Inlet near n Georgetown last summer. Her hus- fl band, Dr. Bigham, and his friend, W. d B. Avant, admitted killing her but I gave as an excuse that they thought g that she was a "ghost." The two a men were tried at the October term b of court in Georgetown last year and ^ were convicted of manslaughter and g were sentenced to three years and six a months in the penitentiary. Imme- t< diately after conviction attorneys for i] ' Avant and Bigham asked for a new r trial which was refused. The attor- t neys thereupon gave notice of appeal n I to the supreme court. Avant was a later brought to the penitentiary n where he remained for several a months, finally being released on a n bond of $3,000, after habeas corpus c proceedings had been instituted caus- tl \ ing an order to be issued by the v supreme court. n 1 Since the trial and conviction noth- h ing has been heard as to the where- c abouts of Dr. Bigham. h The attorneys for Avant and Big- tl ham failed to file a written notice of t] appeal with the supreme court with- 1< In 10 days after the conviction. Both defendants gave bail pending the appeal to the supreme court. All exceptions are overruled by the E supreme court. tl ? Moving Pictures in the Church. n - "Jane Adams says that on a Sunday night in Chicago one sixth of the entire population is packed into four ' * v hundred and sixty-six places of en\, tertainment," says Woman's Home Companion for May. "Churches? ^ No?moving-picture shows! The * churches on Sunday night in Chica< go, and we fear, in many other places, are not conspicuously crowdW. The problem is this: If the u Chicago churches had presented an tl up-to-date moving picture show, in- ti stead of a sermon, would the crowd t have followed the films? Inasmuch e< as the church admission is free and n the theatre admission is from five to twenty-five cents, it is a fair assump- a tion that the churches would have t] been filled. Now, if the object of the s< Sunday-night service is primariiy to tl reach the crowd on the street, and if, ^ > as has been shown, the moving pic- c ture is a much more vivid and attrac- 0 > tive way of reaching that crowd than fi is a sermon, why, in all seriousness, e don't churches give us the thrilling ti stories of the Old Testament, ity beau/ tiful tales of the New Testament and Its modern illustrations of Christian -, J heroism in this and other lands, in si p "v> . A the up-to-date form?in moving pic- ti tares? They may answer that they ei cannot get hold of the films and the t< machine, but this answer is not a A good answer. Excellent sacred pic- c< tu res are shown in the present pro- Is fesslonal entertainments, and many si illustrations of modern heroism, self- V sacrifice and virtue are in every pro- b gram. Moreover, a demand for films T i. for church use would enlarge the 0 supply. Moving-picture machines n: are not expensive and can be easily S operated. You can do it in your ci church. Why don't you?" aUgly Charge Against Him. Pinewood, April 28.?Ethern Gra- b bam, a young boy about 18 years old, tl was arrested a few days ago on a r< warrant sworn out by a woman for c< assaulting a young girl, age 13. The a ' girl is from North Carolina, and has a been under the care of the woman a for about two years. She is an or- ii phan girl and is said to be of unsound mind. The preliminary was heard before Magistrate Stack and the case sent uup to the circuit court. e - It Is said that the young man expects to prove an alibi. a ? a Fake Advertisers. n It is sadly true that the worst fakes t and patent medicine humbugs are to. N be found in the advertising columns v of the church papers. I picked up a o ? paper that is published by one of the v largest church organizations in this s: country in behalf of the missionary work of the church, and the editor a said the paper is getting on a better 1< financial basis because of the in- b crease in the advertising. I looked t] at the advertising columns, and fully h 90 per cent, of tne aas m tnai mis- a sionary paper were pure fakes. The c editors of the religious papers, gen- e erally lacking in worldly wisdom are ii more easily imposed upon than any e other class of papers, and all the p fakes know that they are "easy." b And they know, too, that it is useless n to try to get into the pages of The ? Progressive Parmer and Gazette.? b . Progressive Farmer. c - .-vV;-ii;',.. MYSTERY SHROUDS MURDER. tilling of Woman Proves Puzzle to Charleston Police. Charleston, April 29.?The Chareston detectives are at work to-day n a mysterious murder, as a result of he death this morning of Margaret Iusgrove, who died at the -Riverside afirmary from wounds which she reeived while in company with C. P. irimshaw, a switchman and extra onductor of the Southern railway, hortly before midnight, on a stretch f land in the extreme western portion f the city, known as West Point aill. Grimshaw was also shot in the eshy portion of the back. The police epartment is attempting to unfathom he mystery. Grimshaw is under uard at the Roper hospital, held as material witness. The inquest will e held to-morrow. The killing of the woman was the eneral topic of conversation to-day nd various speculative stories were old. Grimshaw alleged upon reachag the hospital, to which place he an upon being shot and asked for reatment, that he and the young woaan had been attacked by a negro, nd it is understood that in the wolan's ante-mortem statement it is lso charged that a negro or a dark aan had attacked her. From the ourse of the bullets, it appears that he couple were facing each other rhen the shooting took place, and the ian who fired the shots could not ave been very far removed from the ouple. Five shots are reported to ave been fired, two of which entered he lower part of the man's back and he others the woman's body just be)w the heart. Declines to be President. Due West, April 27.?Dr. T. G. mlin titoc olontoH nTPaidpnt rtf TTUV TTUO VAVVVVU w* be Woman's College of Due West by be board of trustees at their last leeting some time ago, has declined d accept the position. It is with luch regret that the friends of the ollege here learn this fact as Dr. toyce is held in high esteem by those rho are in charge of the college and y those who know him. Immediate7 steps will be taken to secure some ther good man to take up this work^. Shoots Up Town. Winnsboro, April 28.?Since Satrday night past Sheriff Hood and be local police force have been busy Ting to locate the whereabouts of om Dinkins, the negro who attempt1 to "shoot up" the town Saturday ight. Five shots were fired from a 38ilibre pistol, three of them striking be front of J. O. Boag's store on the 3Uthern end of Main street It is ae general supposition that Dinkins as shooting at another negro, Dick hambers, who was standing in front f Boag's store when the shots were red. After emptying his artillery, inkins beat it down the railroad *ack and has not been seen since.. loss On Cotton Ten Per Cent Memphis, Tenn|, April 29.?In a atement issued to-day by the Naonal Ginners' association, it is * .l-A it- _ stimatea mat me aereo-gc piou^cu > cotton in the Southern States on pril 26 had been increased by .7 per mt., as compared with the same date ist year. In the Eastern States a nail increase is reported, while the alley States show a light decrease ecause of the spread of boll wevil. exas shows a slight increase and klahoma about' 10 per cent., not as luch as indicated in March in either tate. This is explained, by the scarity of food stuffs, measuring the creage in corn, oats and alfalfa. Reports to the association show lat 64 per cent, of the crop has een planted. The greater part of ae plants, which were up before the scent cold weather, were killed exept in central and southern Texas, nd it is estimated that 14,000,000 cres should be replanted. With verage weather a loss of 10 per cent, l yield is predicted. Crack Safe and Get Away. Winnsboro, April 27.?Safe crackrs visited Winnsboro last night, arcing a window of the ticket office t the Southern passenger station nd successfully working the combiation of the safe in the office, where hey secured about $225 in cash, fothing save the money in the safe ras molested. They did not break pen the cash drawers of the safe 'hich were locked and contained a mall sum of money. Agent Skinner is positive that the afe was securely locked when he eft the office at 11 o'clock last night, ut when Operator Hutson entered he office at 5 o'clock this morning e saw that the safe was unlocked nd upon examination $225 was disovered missing. One hundred and ighty-flve dollars of this money was a an envelope with the express messnger's receipt book, having been deosited with the ticket agent to have een shipped (to headquarters this aorning. This book, together with a crow ar and long iron bolt, are the only lues yet found. STAYED IN JAIL ELEVEN YEARS. Man Even Refuses to Take Poor ! I>ebtor's Oath to Get Out. Dover, N. H., April 28.?Rather ( than pay a judgment rendered against ' him for $1,500 Alfred W. Jones has 1 remained in the Strafford county jail ' for eleven years. He is there to-day with eleven years growth of beard 1 hanging from his chin. He declares he will die there. This man has refused to take the 3 poor debtor's oath, even if he was ' allowed to do so, because he says tuat would De tantamount to an acknowledgement of his debt. Suit was brought against him for 1 the alleged abuse of Arthur A. Cripps' wife, whom he raised. Damages were awarded to young Cripps amounting to $1,500. Jones refused to pay the amount and it is said he made over his property to his wife before the suit', thus barring him' from the right to take the oath that would free him. Now the sum charged against him has swelled to about $3,000 because the State has a suit for board at $2.50 a week since his incarceration. Jones is known as "the lion of the Teneriffe." He is 61 years old and a giant in stature. Josh Ashley Not Guilty. Greenville, April 28.?In the United States court this afternoon Joshua W. Ashley was acquitted on the charge of peonage. The jury returned the verdict after 30 minutes' deliberation. This is the second trial of the case, the first resulting in a mistrial one year ago. When the verdict was announced, and as the jury was dismissed and were filing out of the box, each man was greeted by Mr. Ashley with a 1 V ~ +/> an /-.Vi UcmiUSiiCt&C, lie CAUiaiJLUiii.6 iu bnvu juror, "I hope brother to meet you on the other side of Jordan." A large number of Mr. Ashley's Anderson and Honea Path friends were here this afternoon and expressed themselves as confident that the legislator would be acquitted long before the case was given to the jury, and when the verdict of not guilty was read, they gathered around the old man and he was swamped with congratulations. To those who had followed the case, the verdict came as somewhat of a surprise, for it was understood the government was preparing a great coup of some sort. This, however, appeared to be an idle rumor, and, ? aside from a rather severe arraignment at the hands of District At- ( torney Cochran, Ashley got off rather * light at the hands of the other gov- i ernment attorneys. , 1 ' l Messrs. McCullough and Boggs 1 made eloquent pleas for the old man, ? and several members of the jury were 1 visibly affected. Speaking a Good Word. t f "The late Joel Chandler Harris," ( said an Atlanta clergyman, "used to laugh at the way everybody seemed g tn want a free advertisement of some , sort from the editor. It was the same, he would say, with the physician? everytyody wants free advice on the health* question from him. "I onc| heard him tell about an editor who served 10 days in jail for licking the mayor. The warden treated him very kindly, and at the 10 days' end, escorted him to the door and, shaking him by the hand, said: " 'Well, good-by and good luck, Ed. Don't forget to give the jail a puff.' " Catarrh Cannot be Cured with local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh iro not a nnaolc medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physi- 1 cians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous sur- ? faces. The perfect combination of < the two ingredients is what produces ( such wonderful results in curing ca- , larrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. ' Sold by druggists, price 75c.. ] Take Hall's Family Pills for con- . stipation. Barbers Mustn't Eat Onions. An ordinance has been passed by 1 the city council of Waterloo, Nebras- 1 ka, and signed by the mayor and be- < comes effective at once, which among t other things, requires cleanliness in i barber shops and then provides: i "It shall be unlawful for any barir? fnwn tr? pnt. onions betweeni i 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. No barber, while i shaving a cuustomer, shall insert a ? thumb or finger in the said customer's < mouth; shall not discuss the gossip < of the town and shall not use tobacco < while working over a chair; shall not 1 insist upon a customer having his i neck shaved or his hair singed." A violation of any the provisions i shall subject the barber arrest and ] a fine of not less than $5 for each and i every offense. i MAY UNCOVER "SHORTS." Senator E. D. Smith's Resolution Passes Senate. Washington, April 29.?Senator Smith's resolution directing the attorney general to inquire into who sold the cotton contracts to Heane, Brown, Scales and others went :hrough the senate to-day. Efforts were made by Elkins, Al-? irich and others to postpone it, fear ng that time would be taken up for iiscussion, but when, after a speech ay Senator Smith, it was found that jnly a vote was wanted, it was allowed to come up and it was passed vithout opposition. Senator Smith made another cotton jpeech in the senate, arraigning the :otton bears as working great injury to the country, not only to the people )f the South, he said, but to those of the whole country. He said that al"eady Mr. Wickersham's movement igainst the alleged pool had brought the price down a cent a pound, which le declared meant a loss to the country of $40,000,000. "The bear evils," he said, "are dong as much damage as the boll weevils." Washington, A^ril 29.?"The investigation into the purchases of cotton vhich Attorney General Wickersham a concluding has cost the American people nearly $40,000,000." So asserted Senator Smith, of South Carolina, in the senate to-day . He was making a speech in the lope of persuading the senate to idopt the resolution directing the at :orney general to ascertain the names )f the persons who sold the cotton to :he New York pool. Mr. Smith said that whereas only MO,000,000 worth of manufactured joods had been exported last year, >600,000,000 worth of raw cotton had 3een sent abroad. This year the cot:on exportation, he declared, would )e about $800,000,000. "The attorney general is investigatng the sales of spot cotton. I want iim to investigate the sellers?to find )ut who were engaged in trying to ?ut down the price. I want him to nquire as to the gentlemen who got ;ogether and sold the cotton without t to sell. His investigation, so far t has gone, has depressed the price :o the extent of a cent a pound, a to:al cost to the peope at large of $40,>00,000. Let him extend the inquiry >o as to show the real facts." Speaking sarcastically, Mr. Smith said: "If the attorney general must conluct an investigation, let him investigate the chief of the weather bureau 'or bringing on the recent frost", and f that is not conclusive let him go ligher and investigate Jehovah himself for ruining the cotton crop of the jresent season." v He went on: "I.believe, and the South believes, 4-VIn Infanfnunnnn of fVi 1 a HmD ifl or the specific purpose of relieving :ertain bears on the cotton market." He declared machinations on the itock exchange were in the interest >f foreign buyers. He said, that on account of the icarcity of seed, it would be imposlible to plant more than 65 per cent. >f the average cotton crop for the iresent year. The resolution was adopted. It di ects the attorney general to inquire is to the names of the "party or paries or corporations that sold the cot;on alleged to have been bought by a )ool of purchasers, who are now un-j ler investigation by the department >f justice," also as to the prices J 'whether or not they owned the cot;on at the time of the sale thereof; md the price of spot cottqn in the South on the date of the contracts." Senator Clay introduced a bill pro * ' ? * - -i? i? ? llDlung tne transmission uy man, ;elephone or telegraph of all informa;ion concerning future sales of cotion. t Refused to Pick Up Money. The conversation of the five men seated about a restaurant table turnid to present day prosperity. Four >f them insisted thatv times are still aard, says the New York Sun. "Hard nothing," said the fifth. 'It's because the people of New York lave no regard for money. They'll tick it around in the street rather ihan stoop to pick it up." His companions laughed. "I'm willing to prove it," rejoined ;he wine agent. "I'll bet $50 I can ay a dollar bill or $5 bill out there >n the sidewalk and nobody'll stoop ;o pick it up. But they'll kick it around as though it was a cigar stub and pass on." His companions were all interested low, and the bet was made. They vent to Fifth avenue and Twentyjixth street. The fifth man took a Jollar bill from his pocketbook, folded it before his companions so that inly the white inside of the green border was exposed, and laid it on the sidewalk. It lay there for five minutes, during which time about 200 persons passed over it, some of them kicking it, but never a one stopped to pick It ip. The bet was paid up. * *' ~ 'y.-I.*v . * , ? ' ' . ' .'C ' -J. .xl 1 No More y with that automobile, bicycle, (2, have me to put it in frrst-class i 2 prepared to do your work as ar B* cities, and my prices are about (2, also have in stock a well select* T AUTOMOBILE & BIC which I will sell to yon at close! w what you need I will get it for the next one. When in need o 7 don't forget me. Vll work gua |J. B. BR 2 The Repair Man You can make a water-tight box hardwood flooring, coat the insic KYANIZE FLOOR EE i r Fill it with water and let it stand i Twenty-four hours of 'water soakin : feaze the KYANIZE a bit When in an hour or two it will be as bi ever. KYANIZE is waterproo ^ made so on purpose. Comes in Clear and Seven Beautiful Oood for all lasMe Work as wtO as Fl J. A. HUNTER, Agent, o II Tlio Hiiiftv Man ie a I lirlrv mv a ui ii ij miui iv m uiivuj His good fortune, however, do< He works and saves; His lab only, bnt the fruits of some pi he lays by for the morrow. His savings are deposited whei tion from loss and where his de a fair rate of interest. DEPOSITORS WITH THIS BANK Interest is credited quarterly u] through the quarter. Four pe PEOPLES BANE - - C * ?????jzn if . . ? < Bargains in Real Farms in small and large and residences, mercai , mill sites, sale stables, i ' propositions, at low figi terns. Descriptive list tion. Call on or write, I j. err If Beal Estate Agent, - IU| 11 K DO BUSINESS WITH A 6R0K a*.. a# f Via AAndlHon nt thp TGhrh OkObCiliVUb Vi wuv W ?... Ehrhardt, S. C? at the close of busi- ness RESOURCES Loans and discounts t34,74&58 Canll Banking house 2,250.00 Furniture and fixtures . 1,396.47 8urP Due from banks and bankers 74,531.71 Undl Currency 2,000.00 nens< Gold 57.50 Silver and other minor coin 550.47 lnarv Checks and cash Items 16.65 Time Total -V $115,567.96 T( State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came A. F. Henderson, cashier of the ab< says that the above and foregoing statement Is a tri the books of said bank. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 31st dav o Correct-attest: J. M. I 9. L. COPELAND, M. D., CHAS. EHRHARI EHBHABDT BANK! EHRHARDT, Is Isolation a Bo The telephone makes , large family for business an aids in church work, and i neighbors to social gatherin the Bell System enables yoi most anywhere without lea\> Write to nearest Bell T address Farmers' line Depar SOOTOH BELL TEL AND TEL 108 SOUTI PKYOS STBEET. / ? gun or pistol if you will ^ repair. I am just as well ?p ijone outside the larger twice as reasonable. I .v V ' g|i YCLE SUPPLIES J Bamberg, S. C. 38 not come by chance. IS ore are not for to-day || . ut of each day's labor It e he is sure of protec- I I VSlj ;posit will earn'for him II ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE. pon balances remaining 11 _ r cent, is allowed. 11 - - Bamberg, S.O. jj [ Estate, etc. j | i tracts, town lots I v ;| itile businesses, j ; 1-f'rS and pole and tie | M ires and on easy f sent on applies- I SEAL I "1 - Bamberg, S. ^J| m AND MfK SANA. ardt Banking Co., located at ; ^ March 24, 1910. !pf| LIABILITIES ,.;y^ ?1 stock paid In ^OOoS ^ vlded profits less current ex- .. s and taxes paid 2^84.71 idual deposits subject to check 50,S7Mi i certificates of deposit 39,317.18 " v'-iO tal fllMWJt ^ >ve named bank, who, being duly won le condition of said bank, as shown If fclfcga-; A. F. HENDEBSON, Cashier* f March, 1910. # a gQ COMPANY. SOUTH CABOLDfA. | irdenloYou? in :n Remove It! \||j|j the community one I d social purposes. It I summons friends and I gs. Connection with I 1 to reach anybody al- I ing your home. I Al^nhnne Manager.or I r o r.zm I '4:^S txncat CO. OF VTRGEV1A # lTLANTA, GA.