The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 25, 1910, Image 1
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Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1910. One Dollar a Year
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
^ Ehrhardt, August 22.?Messrs. H.
W r"hi?ltx* W T K"ina.rd J AT TCirk
? land, J. C. Hiers, Jr., F. H. Copeland,
J. J. Copeland and Mesdames F. H.
Copeland and Maude Farrell went on
a pleasure trip to Baltimore Md., last
week. They will take in Washington,
D. C., also.
The Misses Sanders, of Young's
Island, who have been spending some
0 time with friends in this section,
kwent home Friday. Miss Ritter accompanied
them to their home and
will spend some time with them.
Messrs. Frank Chassereau and
Willie H. Ritter went to the Isle of
i Palms Sunday to join their wives
I there in pleasures and sight->seeing.
f Saturday the freight train was extra
late. Did not arrive here until
L about 12 o'clock Saturday night. The
A cause was the the engine left the
rail and got on the ground on account
of poor track. The wreck
train from Charleston was sent for
, before they could get away from
RuflBn.
=. Messrs. H. C. Copeland and Co.
> moved into the D. C. Copeland building
last week, and they will now occupy
both stores, using one for hardware,
furniture and groceries, the
other for dry goods, shoes, clothing,
etc. They expect a big business this
v fall.
One of the convicts made his escape
from the chain gang authorities.
Can't say whether they recaptured
him or not, as the knowledge of it
is only rumor this morning.
JEE.
: Olar News.
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Olar,
August 21.?Olar is again
V coming to life. All the young folks
are returning home after spending
pleasant vacations.
Mr. C. F. Rizer and family are
* at home from Olenn Springs.
Miss Bertha All, after spending
some time with relatives in Springfield,
came home last week.
> Mrs. W. E. Sadler and daughter,
Miss Kate, left Thursday for Savannah,-where
they are to make their
home.
k Mr. G. W. Adams was in town
Sunday.
Miss Inez Starr returned last week
from a visit to relatives and friends
> in Bamberg and Denmark.
Misses Goolsby and Martha Ray,
of Denmark, are visiting Miss Inez
Starr.
Mrs. G. W. Adams, after a few
weeks' stay at home, returned to her
home in Savannah.
Miss Bert Coleman, of Chester,
is visiting her brother, Dr. J. F.
Coleman.
Miss Pauline Bennett is visiting
friends at Norway this week.
Miss Ruth Brabham left Sunday
for an extended visit to Savannah,
Pensacola, Fla., and other points.
Miss Emma Bessinger went to
Estill last week, where she has accepted
a position as stenographer
with the Estill Trading Company.
B. M.
Ehrhardt News.
Ehrhardt, August 21.?Protracted
meetings and fodder pulling in this
community seem to be most popular
of all attractions. We would not
mind either so much, were the days
more pleasant.
The Misses Folk, who have been
* visiting relatives in this community,
have returned to their home at Williston.
We are glad to state that Mrs. C.
R. Clayton, who has been ill for some
months, is improving.
It is reported that Mrs. L. A.
Bikle, an old resident who now
. * resides in Augusta, Ga., will soon
move back among us.
The chain gang is camped near
> town now, giving us a good road, too;
but none too soon. Push the good
work on, for we've long needed it.
He Drinks Carbolic Acid.
f
Laurens, August 22.?Jim Davis,
colored, who has been in jail since
April, charged with complicity in the
murder of three members of his race,
Saturday niaht. March 28, attempted
suicide early Monday by swallowing
an ounce and a half of carbolic acid.
He is still alive and may linger for
it a day or two.
A fellow prisoner had the bottle of
acid in his cell, treating himself under
direction of a doctor. Davis managed
to get possession of it and drank
all that was in the bottle.
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NEWSPAPER AT ALLENDALE. j
The Herald, to be Edited by F. Earle
Brabham. ^
Allendale, August 20.?The Allendale
Herald, the new paper about to S
be established in this town, begins
publication in a few days. Mr. F.
Earle Barbham, of Manning, S. C.,
is editor and manager. He is a young
man with several years exeprience in ^
the work, and success is predicted for
this worthy enterprise. ,
The progress Allendale is enjoying, '
and the encouragement this new enterprise
is meeting with are good in- 1
dications for the success predicted. t
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Blackville Budget. ;
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Blackville, August 24.?Messrs. P. t
G. and G. W. Boylston attended the
reunion of the "old vets" in ^
Spartanburg.
Miss Dora Gyles, formerly of this
place, but now of Aiken, has been
> visiting relatives here.
Mrs. William Sydney Shelton, who
has been visiting relatives here loft ?
last week for Bainbridge, Ga., where
1 she will visit relatives for a while
before returning to her home in Wauchula,
Florida.
Mr. L. F. Hair has returned from
a visit to Spartanburg. j
Miss Daisy Hair has returned from j
a pleasant visit to Denmark.
Mrs. C. L. McMurphy, of Augusta, ,
was the guest of Mrs. T. R. Chisolm '{
recently. ^
Clyde Boylston, Jack Strobel, Em- :
met Gribben, Harry and Albert j
Blume left last week for Rocky Ford, .
Colorado. (
Mrs. Eva Lamar, of Augusta, Ga., 4
' visited Mrs. Ben Boylston one day '
last week.
Mrs. T. W. Thompson and little j
son, of Atlanta, Ga., were the guests
of Mrs. T. R. Chisolm recently.
Miss Kellah Walker, of Beach
Island, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.
M. Halford. 1
Miss Corinne Mixon left Wedne's- <
day afternoon for Washington, D. C., i
and other points of interest. i
Mr. W. A. Baisden, who has been ]
with his family for the last six weeks, I
has returned to Bartow, Fla., where (
he will resume his business. <
Mr. J. C. Matthews and his sister, <
Miss Lucille, visited Orangeburg last 1
week. t
Miss Emmie Plunkett, of Augusta, 1
is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. J. Mar- ?
tin. 1
Mr. J. D. Whittle and little daugh- i
ter, Lena, have gone to Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Whittle has purchased a home ?
there, and intends to make Atlanta (
his future home. <
Mr. Emmet Matthews left last 1
week for Richmond, Va., and will en- 1
ter Richmond College when school J
heeins. 1
Mrs. S. E. Ray has returned from a 1
visit to Augusta.
Mr. Reeve Sams, of Beaufort, was 1
the guest of Mr. L. R. Free last week. 1
Mr. W. B. Johnston has returned '*
from N. C. He came in his touring <
car, and made a 200 mile run one *
day. Mr. Johnston and wife have <
now gone to Rocky Ford, Colo, and *
will prbably remain until October.
Mr. G. L. Weissinger left Wednes- *
day to spend a week in Henderson- (
ville, N. C. 1
Mr. Chester Matthews, who has *
been right sick, is convalescing.
Misses Alma Free and Leonard
Kelly have returned from a pleasant
trip to Beaufort.
Miss Bessie Murphy, of Neeses, is *
visiing relatives here. r
Mrs. Mary Phillips and Miss Lu- 1
cille Odom, of Springfield, were the i
guests of Mrs. J. M. Halford last Fri- c
day. ?
Mrs. P. C. Mellichamp, and her
sister, Miss Annie Laurie Groves and
Mrs. D. L. Lynch are visiting New
York and other points.
Maj. Laurie T. Izlar and his wife, *
formerly of this place, but now of *
Ocala, Fla., are spending a while with
their daughter, Mrs. C. S. Buist.
Miss Julien Easterling, of Bamberg,
was the guest of Miss Mortima Ray c
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. W. A. Baisden and daughters,
Ansapc Miriam and Loratta, left last
week for Savannah, Ga., where they
will visit relatives for a while, and s
then go on to Jacksonville, Sanford,
Bartow and Wauchula, Fla., visiting i
relatives and friends, for about six
weeks.
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Thurmond's Slayer Surrenders. ?
Edgefield, August 20.?Joseph L. s
Crafton, who shot P. 0. Thurmond
in the public road in the lower part
of the county last Saturday, death resulting
after an operation at the Augusta
hospital on Monday, came up c
to-day ?nd surrendered to the sheriff.
He has engaged counsel and will
apply for bail. ?
Both parties are connected with
prominent families. * c
IN THE PALMETTO STAT]
iOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOU
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quic
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The Columbia hospital is to be er
arged and improved. The contrac
hoc lot Q R
.V/i auuiwvuu uu? wwu *v vj V?M
:hey will cost $45,000.
Clarence Gregory, a young whit
x>y, has been lodged in jail at Spai
anburg charged with arson. It i
iharged that he set fire to the bar
ind dwelling of Louis Dean, nea
Spartanburg. The boy is only sever
:een years old.
Rev. Coke D. Mann has withdraw
Tom the race for congress in th
;hird congressional district, thu
eaving a clear field for the re-ele<
:ion of Wyatt Aiken, Julius E. Boggi
mother opponent, having withdraw
some time ago.
Death in Branchville.
Branchville, August 19.?Yestei
lay afternoon at the home of he
laughter, Mrs. Minnie Watson, Mr;
Prances Byrd, wife of the late Wi
iam Byrd, died. Mrs. Byrd had bee
n failing health for several month!
Mrs. Byrd had reached the age c
38 years and is survived by two son:
Peter and Frank, and two daughter!
Mrs. Minnie Watson and Mrs. Netti
Frederick. All of her children resid
n Branchville except Mrs. Free
jrick, who lives in Georgia. Th
luneral services were conducted thi
ifternoon at Sardis church, wher
Mrs. Byrd had been a life-long men
per.
Pleaded Guilty to Charges,
A. B. Patterson, corporal, Con
pany E, third regiment, of the Sout
Carolina National Guard, has pleade
guilty to the charges of disrespect t
ind offering violence against his sx
perior officer, Lieut, Col. H. I
Springs, and of conduct to the preji
lice of good order and military dh
dpline of good order- )..tionsflfl-789
dpline. He was sentenced by Maj. I
Boyd Cole, the officer presiding ovc
;he summary court which sat i
Barnwell, to pay a fine of $100 or t
serve 30 days at hard labor. Coi
)oral Patterson paid the fine and wa
eleased from custody.
The report of the trial before th
summary court in Barnwell was r?
;eived yesterday at the adjutant get
iral's office. The incidents out c
ntta,<rao acaSnflt Pnrnnrj
rY 1111/11 IUU V/UUl 5V/U MQMAMVV VW* rv..
Patterson grew occurred on the trai
lear Jefferson City, Tenn., while th
:hird regiment was returning froi
;he encampment at Chickamauga.
According to the specifications sc
:orth in the report of the trial, Pai
;erson was drunk and disorderly an
ifter breaking glass in the train wir
lows, threatened to stab Lieut. Co
Springs with a bayonet The specif
nations also state that he disobeye
m order to stop drinking.
When arrested and taken befor
;he summary court which was oi
lered to try him, Patterson pleade
*uilty to all the charges brough
igainst him.
Woman Killed by Cow.
Roanoke, Va., August 18.?Whe
drs. Nathan Brown went to take sal
;o her cows on her farm near Wj
;heville, Va., to-day she was attacke
)y one of the animals. She suffere
i broken arm and has several rib
Iriven into her lungs. She died i
t few hours.
In Hiding for Safety.
Hot Springs, Ark., August 19.)scar
Chiltwood, who, with his brott
?r, engaged in a pistol duel wit
sheriff Houpt at the court house her
Vednesday, was captured to-night i
h* mountains near Hot Springs.
Because of an anticipated attemp
it mob violence the whereabouts c
he man were not made known.
Picking Up.
"How's your wife?" asked th
parrow.
"Oh, she's picking up," replied th<
>lue-jay.
Teacher?An Indian's wife is calle<
l squaw. Now, who can tell me wha
in Indian's baby is called?
Bright Pupil?I know, miss?
iquawker.
She Was Wrong.
Teacher?Johnnie, who compilei
tur first dictionary?
Johnnie?Daniel Webster!
Teacher?No, it wasn't Daniel; i
ras Noah.
Johnnie?Come off, teacher; Noal
ompiled the ark!
p THINKS HUSBAND A NEGRO.
Man Girl Married Told Her He Was
? an Indian.
Philadelphia, August 20.?Regret^
ting her action in eloping with a man
who is said to be a negro, Nellie Violet
Melhuish, or Mrs. John Mason, returned
to the home of her parents,
255 South Twelfth street, on Monday
l" and has been living there since.
Mason has been at the house sevd
eral times demanding his bride, but
the young woman has refused to see
q him. She says that she will not return
to him until he proves that he is
s not a negro.
n The girl says Mason has a power
,r which she could not resist, and that
he persuaded her to elope with him
from Atlantic City to New York on
June 30. She says that he told the
marriage license clerk that he was an
Indian and a graduate of the CarHoi
a Tn/Ho a OaV^aaI
' He had made her believe that he
^ was an Indian, but her parents were
told after she eloped that the man
was a negroi and was married.
"WILD MAN FROM BORNEO."
rT
Derizon Who Had Been Terrorizing
3 New York People is Caught.
1
n Poughkeepsie, August 20.?A
3. "wild man," who has been terrorizing
>f the residents of Wurtemberg and
3, other towns a few miles east of
3, Poughkeepsie, was captured in the
e cellar of Walter Pells' house this
e morning, after a desperate battle in
l- wnicn nair a aozen men iougnt me
e lunatic.
is The man, clad only in trousers and
e a ragged shirt, finally was tied hand
l- and foot and brought to the county
jail. He is being held until the authorities
can learn more about him.
Messages have been sent to several
Insane asylums.
? For a month the residents have
been living in terror because of the
presence of the man. Racing about
hatless and barefooted and chattering
incoherently he has frightened many
persons at night. He has lived by
raiding cellars and hen houses.
y~ Fleet of foot he has eluded parties
^ who have hunted him in the country.
Eearly this morning Pells heard a
noise in his cellar and discovered the
stranger throwing cans of fruit about
' the room. Pells locked the man up
and telephoned to Rhinebeck for dep
IS
uty sheriffs. When they arrived they
found the cellar afire. They rushed
in and put out the fire and tried
to rope the wild man. In the struggle
the officers were bitten by the maniac
I and were cut by falling upon the
broken fruit jars on the cellar bot_
torn.
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During the struggle the maniac
worked his way out of the cellar and
upon the lawn. There he continued tc
struggle over the wet grass until
d stunned by a blow on the head from
lm the butt of a rifle in Pells's hands.
I The prisoner was rushed to jail here
/ in an automobile and locked up in
d a padded cell. His hair is long and
his skin has been turned brown by
e the summer sun. The police are now
p_ trying to locate the wild man's hidd
ing place. He says his name is
Michael Sullivan and that he is 35
years old.
On Sullivan's suspenders was the
name "C. S. Birden," and his troun
sers were marked "J. Doe 5th," with
3.11 A <111U Ill ill AO lJL l>UiC lUiUUi\/i#v t* m
r_ State hospital in Conneticut, under
d the name. The hospital authorities
d stated over the telephone that they
)8 thought Sullivan was formerly an inn
mate of that institution. Sullivan
after he was locked up in jail, frankly
acknowledged he was crazy.
Sibley Retires from Race.
t
h Franklin, Pa., August 22.?Former
c Congressman Jos. E. Sibley, Republin
can nominee for congress from the
28th district, announced his withit
drawal from the contest to-night,
if Mr. Sibley defeated Congressman
N. P. Wheeler for the nomination and
filed expense account of $42,000 as
election expenses. An investigation
of Sibley's accounts was ordered by
e the courts. Mr. Sibley announced his
AUa
decision to retire rrom pontics as mc
e cause of his withdrawal.
^ Drank Laudanum.
t
Gaffney, August 22.?In that portion
of the city known as "Stumptown,"
Saturday night a white
man named Horn attempted to commit
suicide by drinking laudanum.
Horn took a generous dose of the
3 poison and stated that he wanted to
end it. But for the prompt work
of his friends and the immediate art
rival of a physician Horn would
doubtless have bidden this world
i good-bye.
No reason is known for the act.
MANY PERISH IN FLAME
DETAILS OF FIRES BRING O
GRUESOME NEWS.
Property Loss Stupendous and L
of Life Startling?Flames Still
Rage in Places.
Wallace, Idaho, August 22.?1
loss of life in the forest fires t!
swept over the Souer d'Alene reg
Saturday and Sunday is to-nii
placed at 80 persons.
Forestry officials received wi
that 34 fire fighters had been bun
tn dpnth rm Ric f.rpplr and 30 had r
death on Superior lake.
Six men were killed in the pla
creek fire, three miles from h*
three near Mullan and three at "ft
lace.
The whole country from here to
St. Joe river, 25 miles, has b<
burned over. The loss at Wall
still stands at $1,000,000. One h'
dred buildings were destroyed. 1
hospitals are full of wounded, a ni
ber of them blind.
Little Hope for Companions.
Spokane, Wash., August 22.?Nc
' of the loss of men at Bear creek ^
brought here to-day by W. D. ]
Clellan, a newspaper photograph*
He was one of the relief party t
made the trip to Big.creeK sum
to rescue survivors. The heat y
so intense the party was unable
1 approach the camp. .
1 According to the 17 survivors \
reached Avery, the fire came on th
1 while sleeping, and they were s
rounded by flames. The men s<
tered and ran for safety. Little h
is entertained by the 17 that tl
companions survived.
At least five farmers are dead
Newport, Wash.
Several persons were rendered t<
porarily insane. Mrs. Ernest R
1 hardt broke away from her rescu
! after they had borne her from
; burning home and madly rushed i
' the flames. Fires are still threat
ing Newport.
Ordered to Shoot.
Soldiers of twenty-fifth Uni
1 States infantry, colored, who
patrolling Wallace under the dii
- tion of Mayor Hansen, L.ive been
dered to shoot vandals whos.e dei
: dations are serious. Chicago, 2
1 waukee & Puget Sound refu
trains through the burned region
furnished with guards of negro i
I diers.
' Gould, 17 miles from Helena,
! entirely surrounded by fire. Wilbui
: just over the mountain from Goi
1 is also threatened.
A correspondent gave the foil
ing account of the journey of
: Northern Pacific special relief tra
t "All the way from Mullan to
' Regis the Northern Pacific
t through two walls of burning timb<
1 The relief train got as far as Bo
and was compelled to turn back
' burning bridges.
i "Getting back to Saltese, it 1
I found the bridges east had b
burned. It was possible to m
either way. The train was compel
to stay at Saltese and this saved
1 'town, which soon began to bu
There were 150 men on the tn
Bucket brigades were formed i
men set at work with shovels. r
train was just half an hour ahead
the fire and only six small housed
the west end of the town w
' burned."
At the Bullion mine eight n
were burned to death and two pr
ably fatally burned.
Fires .Rage in California.
Auburn, Cal., August 22.?For
fires are raging in the Forest I
divide country in Placer county. 1
buildings of the Hidden Treasure ?
Whiskey Hill mines have been
stroyed and great damage has b<
done to other places.
Brush Fire Breaks Ont.
Tacoma, Wash., August 22.brush
fire that broke out last nigh
ranging across the southwest limits
Tacoma at the rate of 70 miles :
hour before a stiff wind. Oakla
a community of workingmen's hoir
is threatened, as is also Regnets pa
q fachinnahlft residence district.
Suit for Damages.
Orangeburg, August 20.?A 1
suit to recover $25,000 damages ]
been instituted against the Bk
Lumber company, of Rowesvillc
this county, and the papers have be
filed with the sheriff for service. 1
papers were sued out by the admir
tratrix of William S. Beard, his mo
er. Beard was killed about one y<
ago by the derailment of a log car
which he was riding. The case v
probably bo tried at the Octcl
term of the court of common plei
CROP CONDITION SUMMARY.
Unfavorable Reports from Texas and
^ Georgia.
Memphis, Tenn., August 22.?Sumoss
mary of cotton crop condition published
by-the Commercial Appeal today
as follows:
Unfavorable reports come from
r^e Texas and Northern and Central
jjat Georgia. Elsewhere with local exion
ceptions the crop is now in the best
ght state of promise of the season. The
August fruitage has been heavy and
>r(j the plant is thrifty and growing. In
le(j Oaklahoma with an average of late
net frost the largest crop within a num
ber of years will be harvested.
cer No shedding is reported except in >
>re> the districts as above. The bolls on
raj_ the plant are still young and continued
favorable weather is needed for
the their proper development while the
5en general lateness of the plant in the
ace matter of growth makes a-late frost
un_ very desirable, with such a frost asPhe
su-red the general crop prospect will
im_ be favorable. |g
Telegraphic reports up to Sunday
night show that Texas had no general
rainfall during the week and
;ws that deterioration of the crop has
va8 been checked over a limited and <
\IC_ scattered territory comprised main>.r<
ly of the lower pan handle and northhat
ern an(* extreme western central
3ay Texas. The heavy movement in the
vas south and southwest is the result of $ A
to rapid and premature opening of bolls. < ^
The crop is now nearly matured. ' "'5^2
rho Boll weevils have destroyed consid:em
arable cotton in Louisiana and southlur.
ern Mississippi, but elsewhere have
?at- not been an important factor with
ope the crop.
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Flagman Saves Conductor.
at Wilmington, N. C., August 23.?
W. R. Johnson, a conductor on a
Coast Line passenger train, narrowly
' n" escaped drowning this morning while
^f1*8 in surf bathing at Wrightsville Beach.
Mr. Johnson was caught by the unnt0
dertow and carried some distance
en" from shore. His life was probably
saved by the timely assistance rendered
him by J. D. Austin, Jr., the flagted
man on Conductor's Johnson's train.
are Mr. Austin reached Mr. Johnson
ec~ Just as the last bit of his strength ;>kJj
or" was ebbing from his battle with the ,
^ tide. With Mr. Austin's asistance . '
u"~ he managed to make tne Deacn. com
gee men were exhausted after their Strug- - '( ]
are gle.
s Conductor Johnson was able t
come out on his run to Columbia on :
Atlantic Coast Line train No. 55. Mr.
*us' Austin, who has many friends here,
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11U' was heartily praised for his heroism,
ow- Assistant Postmaster Removed.
kin: Aiken, August 23.?D. Ramsey,
St. George, assistant postmaster at the
ran Aiken postofflce, has been removed
ors. from his position after an investigarax
tion by detectives of alleged irregu- ?>T
by larities in the office. Ernest Brown,
heretofore mailing clerk, has been
aras promoted to assistant postmaster. f||l
een Whether or not Mr. George's dismis- *
ove sal from the service is permanent or
led not cannot be ascertained, and the , / ;'
the postoffice officials decline to state. j ^
irn. The matter has grown out of com-* ; > v|j
tin. plaint made of letters having been ^
md opened at the Aiken office. Mr. George
rhe has been dismissed, the officials say, 1
i hcnmiHp hp declined to erive a state
on ment to the detectives when the inere
vestigation was made. Mr. 'George . - J.., .\Jj
states that he did not give the state- .
ien ment because he had been accused of S:*
ob- opening a letter or tampering with
the mails in some way, and the de- #
tectives refused to allow him to have 1 gj
his attorneys present, and acting on
est their advice declined to be closeted ? . rg
5111 with only the detectives to give out
7he a statement and undergo a catechism. ,;"
md The affair has created a sensation
de- here. Mr. George is one of the best
een known and most highly esteemed
young men of the city. He has been
connected with the postofflce several
years and was rapidly promoted. He
_A was a swift worker, and especially
t is pleased the patrons of the office.
' Lad of Six Fractures Skull.
nd,
Les Florence, August' 23.?James Sanrk'
ders, son of Robert Sanders, a lad of
6 years, fell from a wagon in the road
to Claussen this afternoon and was
instantly killed by a fracture of the
skull at the base of the brain. I
~ - _
aw Mr. and Mrs. sanaer9 were wxiu a
ias party going on a fishing excursion
ike and the boy was allowed to ride in
in the wagon, which, making a sudden
lurch threw him to the ground.
'he ?
^g. Hampton Bank Applies.
th- Washington, August 19.?The
3ar Hampton Loan and Exchange Bank,
on of Hampton, S. C., to-day made aprill
plication to the postmaster general to
t>er be designated as a depository for sav
s. ings funds under the new law.
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