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. SLAYS HIS WIFE ANI) PRIEST. Lire Stock Dealer Says He Suspected > Relations Were Wrong. St Paul, Minn., May 30.?P. J. Gibbons, a live stock commission man h of South St. Paul, shot and killed his wife at their home in that suburb ^ Sunday. A few minutes later Gibbons rang the doorbell at the residence of G Father E. J. Walsh, the young pastor c of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic h church, and as the door was opened ^ Gibbons fired two shots into the y priest's head, killing him almost in- F fe.. stantly. Gibbons was arrested and brought ^ to the Ramsey county jail in St. Paul, h ' as there had been talk of lynching v about South St. Paul, where the priest t was popular. h f\ / At the jail Qjbbons was nervous but * talked freely. A "It is a peculiar world, looking at it b from any angle," he said. "I've t f[ viewed it several ways and don't know much about it yet. I had a wife s gv - once who did not care for me, but I ^ liked the companionship of others. t "When Father walsh came to South St. Paul I was jubilant. He ap- a I?-'" appeared such a nice fellow, and . I L*:v v . went to him and volunteered what r a support was in my - power to give A him. He thanked me and we became a friends. Then followed' a game of <?'. treachery and deceit?a game that I was not in on, yet deeply interested b in. . b "I had invited Father Walsh to a my home and introduced him to my wife. Whene ?-r he called a box of o cigars were at his disposal. _ Mind * u-pm not the brand I G 7 smoked, but much better. n "I first grew suspicious about a h year ago. My wife received a new c; f|p- silk dress by express. The package b p&V":, came, to my office; I don't remember i$| from where. When I asked her who tJ gave it to her she told me the ladies f< ?* a cburch society, because of the v |V r active interest she had taken lit their *fl wofk, but the explanation did not tl satisfy me. tl f ^ ' ? "The calls of Father Walsh were r< V . becoming too frequent to please me. r< fci'* He appeared at my home afternoons t< gp-fc when I was at my office and spent tf Bpjv-y-/ several hours in the company of Mrs. Gibbons. Sometimes my children P were present' but more often not. I S * said nothing to my wife, never men- c< H;vy.' . tioning that I thought anything of si jjpvP> the freqlient visits. I had planned tl [vmy little game, which worked so sue- t< tessfully." P Gibbons has lived in South St Paul G for 25 years. For a long time he - - - v; fj??. was chief of police. About ten years u ago he went into the commission n business, in which he is said to have " vv' C; \ been more than usually successful, ei About 20 years ago he married Nellie McGowan and seven children had w v. been born to them. fc Of the scores of South St. Paul G ||people who discussed the tragedy, not S one could be found who breathed a |$:V , word against Mrs. Gibbons' character o "She was a model wife and a mother, U " a good and devoted woman," was the ti % '{}: : substance of what every one who ||r.' ever knew her had to say. h A Marvelous Miscoveries fi mark the wonderful progress of the t< gtffe L : age- Air flights on heavy machines, a telegrams without wires, terrible war . Inventions to kill men, and that wonf -der of wonders?Dr. King's New Dis-* covery?to save life when threatened 1? by coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, p iv croup bronchitis, hemorrhages, hay fever and whooping cough or lung ? trouble. For all bronchial affections P it has no equal. It relieves instantly. C fits the surest cure. James m. oxacn., 1? ?f Asheville, N. C.. R. R. No. 4, writes it cur.ed him of an obstinate cough after all other remedies failed. 50c and $1.00. A trial bottle free. Guar- T anteed by Peoples Drug Co., Bam- r, berg, S. C. ^ Lynched Because He Struck Marshal. ^ New Madrid, Mo., May 21.?A mob avenged the insult of a negro strik- s ing a white man yesterday when they stormed the jail, took the negro to the g banks of the Mississippi river and 1ynched c "An unknown" was the label pinned across the breast of the dangling t form when found. The negro was charged with strik- s ing Town Marshal L. A. Richard, after he and other negroes had been - ' ordered off a street corner. No ar-j - rests have been made, the coroner's o Jury returning a verdict of death by /: unknown hands. ^ a< ^ d A Woman's Great Idea. ^ is how to make herself attractive. w But, without health, it is hard for her t< to be lovely in face, form or temper. ^ \A weak, sickly woman will be ner- n vous and irritable. Constipation and virtnpv nnisons show in pimples, blot ches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. But Electric Bitters al- t ways prove a godsend to women who s want health, beauty and friends. They regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, p purify the blood; give strong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath, smooth, fr velvety skin, lovely complexion, good a health. Try them. 50c at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. a We do not want the earth. A small b part of it will satisfy us. Try us for v a "square deal." C. H. MILHOUS, e Manager Denmark Realty Co. b r" NO REWARD ASKED. !o Action Taken to Arrest * Georgetown Murders. The sheriff of Georgetown County as not asked Governor Ansel to of- 1 er a reward for Dr. G. C. Bigham or c V. B. Avant. * The two men were convicted in * eorgetown County last year on the ^ harge of killing Ruth Crisp Big- * " ?'? - ? 1-V- n:_l A t am, ine wne 01 jut. rngna.ui, a.nu rere each sentenced to serve three ears and six months in the State 8 'enitentary. * Both men have left the State and, I t is doubtful if either will be appre- * ended. Sheriff Scurry of George- c own has offered a small reward for * he arrest of the two men. Nothing c as been heard at the State Peniten- 1 iary as to the whereabouts of either c ivant or Bigham, and it is believed y the officers that both have left 1 he State. * c "I have no right to remove the c heriff of a county," said Governor 1 Lnsel when asked concerning the ac- * ion that he would take in the case. 5 The sheriff is elected by the people 8 nd it is not an appointive office." * "I have not been asked to offer a A eward for the men," said Governor 4 msen when asked if he would offer t reward. "Two of the sureties 1 or Avant," said Governor Ansel, 1 have asked that I offer a reward, 2 ut I wrote saying that it was their usiness to produce the prisoners y t the appointed time." t Dr. Bigham was out under a bond f $1,500 and Avant for $3,000. * Immediately after the trial at Georgetown counsel for the two . len ^sked that they be admitted to 1? ail. Judge Watts who heard the a ase admitted Avant and Bigham to * ail in the sum of $1,000 each. Later Ayant came to the peniten- r iarv and gave himself up. Just be- c :>re he was mustered in as a con? ? ict a message was received from tie Georgetown authorities asking 8 tiat the prisoner be held until fur- a tier notice. No further wo-d was t( eceived from Georgetown and as a Bsult Avant was held at the peni- .i! mtiary for several months as a de- " mtion prisoner. His attorneys during the early art of the year appeared before the upreme Court and instituted habeas 8 Brpus proceedings. An order was ( igned admitting Avant to bail in ae sum of $3,000 pending an appeal a > the Supreme Court. He left the enitentiary and went back to 11 eorgetown. The question has been asked many h mes in the State since the an- y ouncement that both men ran away. ? Why were the two men allowed to J 3cape?" p Immediately after the trial and g hen Dr. Bigham was admitted to ll ail in the sum of $1,500 he left ^ eorgetown and went to Greenville, ince that time ho has not been seen. a lottop rpppivpH hv the* relatives f Bigham 6tates that he left the 0 nited States immediately after the 1( rial. g p A letter received by relatives of vant soon after the Supreme Court a ad given the decision which af- s TJ rmed the sentence of the George)wn Court, saying: "I am running a way." The letter was postmarked v .tlanta. E p It is generally believed that Avant }ft his home in Georgetown for the urpose of coming to the penitentiary s fter the final decision by the Su- reme Court, but after ariving in s< olumbia he decided to run away. It ) known that he telephoned to the A uthorities of the penitentiary from A tie village of Cayce, near Columbia. ^ he conversation was broken off ab- ^ r ptly and the next heard from vLvant he was "running away." Avant and Bigham were convicted A t' id each sentenced to three years u f nd six months. They were admitted to bond In the -? *1 CAA um ui A verbal notice of appeal was iven to the Supreme Court. ^ The decision of the Georgetown lourt was affirmed. ^ The remittitur was sent to Georgeown in due time. Yet both men escaped.?Columbia tate. ^ a Negro Shot by Constate. \ Fort Mill, May 26.?Will Ross, a c 0-year-old mulatto, was shot s irough the right lung and desper- I tely wounded on the outskirts of harlotte at 10 o'clock this morning J 'hile trying to evade arrest for at- J jmpted criminal assault uu a, juuu& t 'hite woman at her home five miles I orth of Fort Mill late yesterday af- I srnoon. The shooting was done by one of 3 svo constables who fired at Ross 3 imultaneously.. The negro is not exected to live. ( The young woman on whom he at- ? smpted to commit the assault was lone at her home. Ross slipped in I t the back door but was seen by the oung woman, who ran from the I ouse screaming for help. The cries rere heard by her father, who hast- ? ned to the house. The negro ran I iut was traced to Charlotte. 1 i / NO PARDON FOR BIGAMIST. Jovernor Refuses Clemency in Case of W. E. Hendrix. Columbia, May 27.?William E. dendrix, who is serving a sentence >f five years in the State Peniteniary on the charge of bigamy,, has >een refused a pardon by Governor ^.nsel. Hendrix was convicted in lichmond County, at the September erm of Court in 1907. In the petition to Gov. Ansel it is itated that the health of Hendrix las been impaired by his long im)risonment, and that the pardon has )cen recommended by ten members >f the jury, which decided the case, solicitor Timmerman, who prose:uted the case, in writing to Gover-j lor Ansel with reference to the parion of Hendrix, says: "With reference to the petition of hendrix, I will say that I cannot rec>mmend it for the reason that in >rder to carry out his desire to mar y a second time he wrote a letter o himself, had it mailed on the train ?ome where and signed his little itep-daughter's name to it, in which t was stated that his former wife vas dead and had been buried in he city of Richmond. I believe that he name of the cemetery was even nentioned. In other words, he comnitted forgery as a means to biglW.,f 9 9 tmy. There were several petitions filed vith Governor Ansel. These peitinnR bore numerous sienatures. Patriotism Killed Him. Pittsburg, May 29.?The patriot5m of John Gierlowski, a middleged Polander, has cost his life, yhile trying to hoist the stars and tripes for memorial day on the oof in Turner hall in Glendale, a opper wire on which the flag was trung came in contact with a live ght wire. The shock which traveld to Gierlowski knocked him down nd entangled in the flag, he rolled o the ground, 35 feet below. He ied in half an hour later either rom the electric shock or from the ijuries received in the fall. Pythians Elect Officers. Bennettsville, May 26.?Columbia ets the next meeting of the grand )dge Knights of Pythias. This was decided yesterday by unnimous vote. It is believed by some bat this is the beginning of what is levitable?that. Columbia must ventually become the permanent ome of the grand lodge. A few ears ago the grand lodge secured an ption on the Greenfield building in olumbia, but the time did not seem ropitious to some members of the rand lodge and the settling in Colmbia was deferred. And within [x months the property had nearly oubled its valuation. The officers for the ensuing year: Grand chancellor, J. Walter Doar, f Georgetown; grand vice chancel)r, Frank K. Meyers, of Charleston; rand prelate, Frank S. Evans, of rreenwood; grand keeper of records nd seal, C. D. Brown, of Abbeville; rand master of exchequer, Wilson G. tarvey, of Charleston; grand mastert-arms, C. W. Crosland, of Bennettsille; grand inner guard, J. L. Leeves, of North; grand outer guard, >r. J. M. Oliver, of*Orangeburg. The following district deputy rand chancellors were chosen: First, A. V. Williams, Charleston; i econdV W. C. Henry, Timmonsville; | tiird, J. F. Carter, Bamberg; fourth, j l. M. Deal, Columbia; fifth, Rev. H. l. Knox, Mayesville; sixth, W. M. >unlap, Rock Hill; seventh, J. W. helor, Walhalla; ninth, Jas. H. Iraig, Anderson; tenth, J. W. Leirand, Bennettsville; eleventh, Geo. u Schiffley, Orangeburg. All of hese are new except Mr. Deal, Mr. !raig and Mr. Martin. The following appointments were nnounced by the grand chancellor: Grand tribune for three years, Her ert S. Gyles, of Aiken. Member of board of publication of 'he South Carolina Pythian?M. RutBdge Rivers, leappcinted. Judiciary Committee?Huger &inkBr, of Charleston, K. P. Smith, of Lnderson, Thos. F. Brantley, of Orngeburg. Ways and Means Committee?Geo. V. Dick, of Sumter, H. L. Oliver, of Jeorgeto./n, J. M. Rushton, of Johnton, W. M. Carter, of Batesburg, S. J. Fishburne, of Columbia. State of the Order?Frank K. dyers, (ex-officio) of Charleston; H. J. Ayer, of Florence, E. K. Charles, >f Timmonsville, F. H. Stoll, of Cingstree, E. L. Tiencken, of Mt. feasant. Credentials?J. A. Banks, of St. datthews, J. H. Merritt, of Pelzer, W. if. McNabb, of Barnwell. Printing?.T. W. Doar. (ex-officio); 1. D. Brown, (ex-officio); R. L. Dar^an, of Abbeville. Libraries and Reading Rooms? Douglas Mclntyre, of Marion. Widows and Orphans' fund?J. L. dichie, of Darlington. There was no vacancy among the supreme representatives, these being d. L. Bonham,. B. A. Morgan and L. Smith. <* * , - , -i. .. _.-'j .f, * sjJc&r-xZ?=vl?"i -vff RAT POISON IN COFFEE. Fiend in the Form of a Cook Tries t Kill Washington Family. Washington, May 28.?Three won en are in a serious condition, one c them critically ill, as a result of drinl ing coffee in which rat poison ha been placed. Nannie Clarkson, a n< gro servant who had been dischargee is being held by the police pendin in vasti nation. Mrs. Florence J Barrow and her two daughters, Flo: cnce, aged 20, and Mary, aged 18, ai fhe victims. They live on Dupor circle, one of the fashionable centei of the capitol and when the forme servant appeared last evening and cr< ated a disturbance in demanding son: wages alleged to be due her she wj admitted to the kitchen while Mr Barrow went in search of her pock< book. The family coffee pot was in ii accustomed place and the police t< day found a box of rat poison empt; lying beneath a shelf in the pantry. Shortly after breakfast to-day tl mother and her two daughters b? came violently ilL A physician at ministered emetics after discoverin that the women had been poisoned. Posse Hunting White Man. Charlotte, N. C., May 26.?At noo to-day an unknownr white man a tempted to assault a 15-year-old gi at Bessemer City. He was frightene off before he accomplished his pu: oenonincr int'rt thp <wnndfi T1PP by. A posse of angry neighbors ws hastily formed and with bloodhounc from a convict camp is scouring tt woods. At a late hour to-night th posse had not been heard from. SUMMONS. State of South Carolina, County c Bamberg.?In the Probate Court. J. J. Cleckley against Louis Robii son, et al. To Louis Robinson, Sr., Lewi Robinson, Jr., Minnie Robinsoi Grant Robinson, Joseph Robinsoi David Robinson and Mattie Lo Robinson: You are hereby required to appea at the Court of Probate to be holde at the Court House for Bamber County, said State, on the 11th da of July, 1910, to show cause, if an you can, why the proceeds of the sal of the real estate of Sarah Robinsoi deceased, sold by me should not t paid over to J. J. Cleckley, Adminii trator of the said Sarah Robinsoi to be applied by him to the paymer of the debts of the said Sarah Robii son. " * ? J 1 1 J ...I IV] viiveii uuucr ixi,y uauu ttuu ecai lii. the 6th day of May, 1910. G. P. HARMON, (L. S.) Probate Judge of Bamberg Count] DISTRICT SUMMER SCHOOL. Office of County Superintendent c Education, Bamberg County, Ma \ 12th, 1910. The Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell Dii trict summer school for white teacl ers will be held at Aiken, S. C., b< ginning. June 13, 1910, at 12 m., an closing July 8, 1910. The Count Board of Education requests a teachers who expect to teach in th three counties to attend this schoo All teachers are also urged to entc at the openirig of the school, atten regularly, and stand the examinatior at the close oi the school. The r< newal of certificates is forbidden b law unless the holder of the certif cate attends a summer school fc teachers. All teachers who fail t attend the summer school will ha\ an opportunity to stand the fall e: aminatlon. But the board recon mends that the teachers attend th summer school because many schoo will open before the fall examinatioi and no teacher is allowed to begi teaching until her certificate is re* istered with the County Superintent ent of Education. The failure to a tend the summer school or to stan the examination will place the r< newal of the certificates in the hanc of the State Superintendent of Ed\ cation. The course of study will be*En* lish, Grammar, Pedagogy, Algebri Arithmetic, History, Civics, and Ph: siology?Civics and Physiology t alternate?two weeks each?and Pr mary Methods. In order to establis a r,+ n ?? ^ ? /] a m r) I m a? f a vm r\ ./ A V cl o iduuai u aiiu AH uiuci tu tu work of the school more beneficla the County Boards of the three coui ties jointly and unanimously passe the following resolution: "Resolved, that no certificate in tt counties of this district shall be r< newed save upon the presentation ( a certificate from the principal of tfc school that the holder of a certiflcal has completed successfully, inclu< ing the examinations and lecture three regular courses offered in tl school." In addition to the regular court as outlined above, there has been a ranged for the white school a serit of lectures to be given by some of tt leading educators ,and profession! men of the State. This series of lei tures alone will be invaluable t? tl teachers. There will be about twel^ lectures in the course, and speci! efforts have been made to make it tt most distinct feature of the schoc There will be a district school ft the negro teachers of Aiken-Bamberi Barnwell counties at Barnwell, S. C Tun a 1 9 o n /I ati ^ i n rr T11 UCgiliuiug u ujuc j. o, aiiu cuuiug ou 8th. The course of study will b< English Grammar, Pedagogy, Geo] raphy, History, Arithmetic, and Civk and Physiology?Civics and Phys ology to alternate?two weeks each The conditions for attendance ar renewal of certificates for the negi teachers will be the same as thoi given above for the white teachers. Teachers will note that the te: books to be used wil be the regular adopted text books of the State sai in the work in Pedagogy. The te: in that class will "Thorndyke Principles of Teaching." R. W. D. ROWELL, S. G. MAYFIELD, J. H. A. CARTER, County Board of Education, Bambei County. flCRi M W M A a. d ic< ?.- We will send aroiuid the ice waj i, house will be OPEN ALL THE 1 g will always find someone ready a i:: HAVf "e I also sell No. 1 Timothy Hay i ^ in need of anything in my line ct I SMOAK'S SALE AN IC J. J. SMOAK, Proprietor : J.W.I | Top Notch ? 1 Bottom Not I 1 SATISFACTION ;; |JNQ. W. > 1| "The Quality Store.'; 'P * |No lyiore b with that automobile, bicyi b (ft, have me to put it in first-cli u T" prepared to do your work a: cities, and my prices are abi >1* (ft, also have in stock a well se] | 5 AUTOMOBILE & B > which I will sell to you at c e J' what you need I will get it l, -ft, the next one. When in nee ip don't forget me. \11 work >t 1 ?J. B* B1 |s The Repair Man ' I Do You Like t $ d * IT: " x and Most Stylish d p Novelties, Silks, ? |? least money. C y $ J" ;; are better prepai o *' e f than ever. i- ?? i > ie tj f'' 11 MRS. K. I. S * ? BAMBEI 1- j !;;Ij;I; ;I? ;I? ft$:! i- S ^ee^* j 1 NEELY & f ? COTTON^ 1" @ 741 Reynolds Str r- ' ? Advances made to Me ,e @ Call on us, or write us I I X CO! ?: I The ginning season is now ab I have the engine and boiler and g c.s tion for next season's work so I "starting up" with the first ba [d Works take your plant in hand, p '0 and save you dollars and troubl 3e paying out the cash for the woi t about it, and, "ten to one," thej ly the work done before the rush, a >re do no harm to inquire about it xt The Denmark Machine Works, i'S # * * L?__ have just had erected an ice use next to my Sale and Livery ables and expect to handle ice Dm now on. I am in the bitsi- *4 ;ss to stay, not for a short time, id ask for- a share of your patnage, guaranteeing only the best . a and the politest of service. ;on once every day, and the ice TIME, Day and Night, and you nd anxious to serve you. v HAY! at the very closest prices. When ill on or 'phone me at n IJVERY STARI.E Telephone 68 I * 5SEEEE55SSE5S W ??1^???i??? HcCDE I IS l in Goods ; i ch in Prices |r, GUARANTEED iJ mccue;| p|| hone 32. Bamberg, S. C. g Trouble |jj cle, gun or pistol If you will 9^^$$ ass repair. I am just as well Ag A 9 anyone. outside the larger ? out twice as reasonable. I V* lected line of Ag A IICYCLE SUPPUES T losest prices. If I haven't "J* for you just as prompt as 4S d of anything in my line guaranteed. T RICKLEf ;f gigHDiligiiCgigiigingtpt ? the Prettiest | i Millinery, Dress j iS-lilf and at the very ; s i-gjgggl !all on us. We \ fred to please you ' {} j|9 < -m II HUCK S CO. I IG, s. C. |lj|J gH^a;a??i?a}iBaipiHg>S ;^? ely, Jr. S. H. Wilcox. B WILCOX 1 FACTORS ? eet, Augusta, Oa. 1 Y^ rchants and Farmers. 8 '" TON! rfSl . ' " oat over, and NOW is the time to ; inning machinery put in condl;hat there will be no delay in ile. Let the Denmark Machine - mtting it in proper shape for yon, Ia Wh. If von do not fool like r will manage it so yon can have I '-y. tnd pay for it next fall. It will I- V /;' anyway. 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