The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 25, 1910, Page 6, Image 6
BAGGAGEMAN CUT.
Southern Railway Employe Probably \Y
Seriously Injured.
Cnartanhnrcr AnciKst 1Q .T R.
Mintee. baggage master at the South- E.
ern station was cut and seriously sh
wounded by Davis Prothro, of Aiken, ai
at the station this morning. sv
Prothro was an excursionist who tr
had been a member of the party that L.
made the trip to Xiagra Falls. He sa
returned to this city last night, and in
attempted to check his baggage to th
Blackwe81, S. C., when he had a pi
ticket bought from one of the Con- ar
federate veterans, that entitled him
to go to Erma, S. C. The baggage Tl
master would not check his baggage d?
to an intermediate station on this ct
ticket, and the row ensued. ar
M in tee was taken into the private ac
sanitarium of Dr. F. L. Potts who to
dressed the wounds. He is cut about w
the stomach and the blade of the th
knife missed the heart but an inch Tl
or two. The physicians are making la
a hard fight to save the life of the th
wounded man. is
Mintee came to Spartanburg sev- be
eral months ago and has been em- ha
ployed at the station for some time, m
He is a man about 45 years old ge
and is a powerful man physically, in
Prothro is a well known and fe
prominent man of Aiken. He is fo
from one of the be^jt known families
in that section and is quite vo
wealthy. Friends of both the injur- fo
ed man and Prothro regret the un- pr
fortunate affair very much. th
ne
EACH ONE COUNTED COST 15c. ch
sh
Expenses of Recent Census Will M;
Amount of About $14,000,000. th
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Washington, August 19.?The census
of 1910 is going to cost about 15
cents per capita?that is, the total
expense of the 13th census will cost Bo
between 14,000,000 and 15,000,000.
As there are about 90,000,000
people in the country, this will mean
about 15 cents per head. cu!
This is about $3,000,000 more than ers
congress has appropriated for the yi
service?$12,000,000. The remaind- m2
er of the cost of taking the census bo
will be paid for by a "deficiency" ap- De
propriation. On July 1 the balance wi
of the appropriation on hand was an
$5,111,617.18. There is considerably int
less now. All but about 5,000 th<
enumerators have been paid off, and ing
most of this has been done since
July 1. They being paid as fast as pi*
the vouchers can be put through, in
Nearly $4,000,000 has been paid out du
to enumerators. na
The pay roll at the census office in de1
Washington is nearly $200,000 a sta
month, or pretty close to $2,500,000 toi
per year. Some time ago there was res
considerable dissatisfaction among ag<
some of the clerks because Director inj
Durand placed them on a "piece in
work" basis with some new machines, ter
The machine is a very complicated lar
one in its workings, though it is easy
to manipulate. The clerks complained
that their unfamiliarity with it made
*
it impossible for them to make a liv- Te
ing wage. Now, however, since they
have become accustomed to the machines,
and are better able to operate
them, they make in some instances __
1 on
almost tu'i'pp as much as they would
^ v be
making at this time bad they con"
/ an
tinued on the flat salary basis. Some Qr
of the women who work the machines ^
earn as high as $6 a day.
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PERENNIAL COTTON. lo(
let
Government Expert Brings Seed from T
j.
Hawaii. pl?
Atlanta, Ga., August 17.?The cot- ha
ton in Hawaii can never rival that of pr,
the South, according to Dr. E. V. fr(
AVilcox, director of the government's
Honolulu experiment station, ha
who is here on a trip of study of f0]
Southern cotton culture. Mr. Wil- jn,
cox says that although the islands wj
produce a fine grade of sea island, th
bringing from 30 to 35 cents per w?
pound, there are only 20,000 acres th
suitable for cotton culture. Only 1,- sp
000 are now under cultivation. ap
Dr. Wilcox brought with him some m,
r ''
seed of Caravonica cotton to see
whether it can be grown in this soil. be
He says that this cotton is perennial, f0
requiring only one planting and bear- 0E
ing each year from the same stalk.
In Hawaii, he says, these cotton f0
plants are pruned to prevent them fr
from attaining a height of 10 to 12 co
feet. ch
GIRL SAVES MAX.
if
Twelve Year Old Child Shows Good ^
Xerve.
ai
Culver, Ind., August IS.?By sav- t0
ing the life of F. Thompson, of At- p(
lanta, Ga., while both were swimming ra
in Lake Maxinkusbee to-day, Isabel \
Fuller, aged 12, daughter of E. R. jn
Fuller, of Richmond, Va., became the w
heroine of the cottagers of the sum- a
mer resort. in
Thompson is an expert swimmer, sj
1? ? 1? Trifh wamns
L'UL lie v? ao scj&vu i> ivm ??
The little girl, also an adept, was! m
near him. When she saw he was! ^
sinking she quickly swam to him and! ?
supported him until relief came. j ^
HOMICIDE IX EDGEFIELD.
arrant Charges J. L. Crafton wit
Killing P. O. Thurmond.
Edgefield, August 19.?To-day I
. Thurmond, of Merriweather Towi
tip, this county, came to Edgefiel
id, upon information and belie
vore out a warrant before Magi;
ate X. L. Brunson, charging Josep
. Crafton, also a resident of th
me township, with murder, the kil
g of P. 0. Thurmond, a brother (
e defendant. The warrant ws
aced in the hands of Sheriff Ouzi
id will be executed to-morrow.
According to the statement of M:
iiurmond, on last Saturday, aboi
irk his brother was returning froi
lurch in a buggy and behind him 1
lother buggy, was the wife of th
:cused with her daughter; that Cra
n appeared from a thicket nearb
ith a gun and, placing himself i
e public road and in front of Ml
tiurmond's buggy, fired upon th
tter, three buckshot entering hi
igh and leg. After the shooting, ;
said, that Crafton went to a niegt
>r's house and informed him that h
id killed Thurmond. Mr. Thui
ond was immediately carried to Ai
ista for medical treatment and die
a hospital in that city, from the el
cts of the wounds the Monday nigh
llowing the shooting.
A fa mil v trouble is said to be ir
Ived in the deplorable tragedy an
r that' reason and on account of th
ominence of the parties involve
e affair has been kept out of th
wspapers. Crafton, it is saic
lims that he was fully justified i
ooting Thurmond. It appears tha
rs. Crafton and her daughter wer
e only eye-witnesses to the homi
le.
IXDIAX COTTOX A FAILURE.
?th Staple and Yield Hate Provei
Disappointing.
A Washington dispatch says diffi
Ity is experienced by cotton grow
; iD India with both staple an<
dd. Many experiments have beei
ide with the object of improving
th, reports Consul E. Haldermai
nnison, of Bombay, but thus far
tTi indifferent success. Egyptiai
d other exotic varieties have beei
;roduced from time to time, bu
? results have not been encourag
t
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Under garden culture the finer sta
is have responded well, but triec
the fields, they have failed to pro
ce the results they show in thei
tive soils. Future efforts will b<
yoted to the improvement of th<
pie and yield of the native cot
1. A tree cotton from which grea
;ults were predicted a few years
d, has proven disappointing accord
; to the consul. It did very wel
garden trials, but when the at
npt was made to grow it upon j
ge scale, failure followed.
A CHANCE FOR THE GIRLS.
xan Offers Heart and Hand
World Tour for Bridal Trip.
Oh, you girls, just listen. Here i
e lone bachelor, and a cowmai
that, who resides in San Antonio
d who issues the defi to Dan Cupi<
any pretty maid to tie a bell 01
n. He has wealth, according t<
> statement made to Postmaste
svens and is a brunette, fairly goo<
)king and is 35 years old. In hi
ter to Dan Cupid, alias Postmaste
J. Stevens, the giddy man of th<
lins says:
"Old Dan Cupid?Mr. Stevens:
ve been reading ?f late of the man;
ettv girls in the North and in fac
>m all portions of the United States
10 were in search of a cowboy hus
nd and one that they could lov
r the balance of their days. Dur
? the past fifteen years I have gon
th many girls and in each instanc
ey all told the same story, and tha
is, that they had no bad faults am
at they were perfect in every re
ect. This same old repeated tal
most made a woman-hater out o
e, but things have changed sine
o* timo onH T am cnmmpnrine t
aw WiJLUV/ UUU A M4M w
ilieve that I will let the wome
Iks have another trial to tie a he]
i me.
"With this object in view, I wi!
r the next month receive proposal
om young ladies that are seeking
wpuncher of Texas, and will es
:ange photographs with them. M
otive in seeking a life partner i
is manner is entirely sincere an
the girls will just give me a chanc
make a pick of my choice. T
e successful winner of my heai
id hand, I will take on a bridi
ur which will embrace a greate
irtion of the world. I have a nic
nch one hundred miles west of Sa
ntonio and have enough money t
sure me from any knd of har
ork for many years to come. I ai
man 35 years old, fairly good locfl
g, a brunette, weight 170 pound
x foot tall and of a pleasant di:
isition. My name is Joseph Har(
an, and my addres for the ne:
* ? x""'1 Vk/\ inn A f An
liny Ucivs Will uk? iu vo-i v-'*.
Lipid, J. J. Stevens, postmaster, Sa
ntonio, Texas."
BUILDING IX BARNWELL.
h New Business Section Going I
Some Beautiful Residences.
5. Barnwell, August 19.?It would
l- hard to find a more handsome bio
d of buildings within a day's travel
f, Barnwell than the one comprising t
5- new homes of the Home Bank
h Barnwell, Mr. J. A. Porter a:
ie Messrs. Moseley & Falkenstei
1- which are now fast nearing compl
)f tion. With the fronts built of bi
is pressed brick and granite with lar
ts plate glass show windows the effe
is most pleasing. The fixtures in t
r. banking rooms are of mahogany, a;
it can hardly be surpassed by tho
ii banks in towns many times the si
n of Barnwell.
ie Among other improvements
f- business houses the new glass fro
iy of Lemon Brothers' dry goods sto
n and the three new brick stores bu
r. by John Eve are noted,
ie Barnwell is also taking her rigl
is ful place among other progressi
it towns when it comes to beautif
i V. DAwVtnnfl Hfre T? T. Doff/;
1*" IlUiiiCd. I na^o iuio? u* xj. x uuiv
e son has the most beautiful home
r- town, since it has been remodelle
i- In looking at the colonnade of lar
d Corinthian columns surrounding wi<
C- porches, all painted a pure white, 0]
it is carried back to the golden days
the old South, so famous for tl
l- beauty of its homes. The residenc
d of B. T. Rice, Esq. and the Hon.
e O. Patterson are no mean seconc
d while that of C. A. Best, Esq., w
e take its place with any for both co
I, venience and appearance. Oth
n residences are "blossoming like tl
.t rose" under the skilful hands
e architect and painter.
EVAXS GIVES BOND.
According to Magistrate Roberts J
Has Given Surety for Check.
i
In regard to the case pendii
against B. B. Evans for issuing an a
leged fraudulent check as part of tl
bond which he was required to gh
j after being arrested on the charge <
1 not paying his bill at Wright's hot*
>. Magistrate T. J. Roberts, of Waverl
j before whom the warrant was Swoi
out on August 8 by James H. Fowle
j Jr., said last night that Evans he
! given him bond for the amount nam*
t in the check.
Magistrate Roberts said that Eva]
had offered yesterday to have tl
_ check which he gave to Mr. Fowl
j certified. Magistrate Roberts ah
. stated that he had been told by an o
r ficial of the Bank of Columbia th;
3 Evans now had funds on deposit suf
3 cient to cover the check. The amoui
. named in the check is $19.75.
t Magistrate Roberts has not yet a
3 rested Evans on the warrant issue
. on August 8 by Mr. Fowles.?Tl
1 State, August 20.
" EVICTED FROM HOME SHE SOLI
i
Miss Richardson, Worth $30,000,00
Refused to Give Up House.
1- * -i 1 ft Tic
j\ew lOTK, August Xi7. JHOO xsy.
larippa Richardson, said to be worl
more than $30,000,#00, was evict*
to-day from the home in which si
s had lived since her birth, 50 yea
1 ago, because she would not surrend*
'' possession to the man to whom si
* had sold it. Accordingly, the marsh
1 finally had to chop his way throug
3 the front door.
Miss Richardson is one of tl
* wealthiest women in the world. Wh*
5 her father, Joseph Richardson, di*
r in 1897 he inherited the bulk of h
e fortune and has since lived frugal
with a maiden cousin. Although si
1 sold her home she would never alio
^ the buver on the premises and he h?
i to make his plans for rebuilding
* from outside observations.
While the marshal's men piled tl
e fraved, old-fashioned furniture on tl
sidewalk to-day, Miss Richardson fc
e lowed them about, protesting th
e their actions were outrageous ai
. that she would complain to Mayi
( Gaynor.
e AIKEN'S NEW POSTOFFICE.
f
e Excavating for the Foundation W:
0 Start Monday,
n
^ Mr. A. C. Wyckoff, who will be
charge of the construction force <
the government building will arri
s the first of next week, and active o
a erations will begin at once on t]
"" building.
y Messrs. H.- P. Dyches and B.
n Holley have the contract for t'.
excavation for the foundation ai
e they will begin work Monday mor
0 ing. These gentlemen also have t!
* contract to do the hauling for t
1 builder.
t u in in thp srovernme
.>1 1. O t AX. JL v ? ? w -
' agent is already here, and he w
n watch the various building oper
? tions.
In a week or so, as the material
11 here, work will begin and pushed
rapidly as possible.?Aiken Jourr
s' and Review.
5- ^
1- Now is the time to buy real esta'
ct It is going at a price that will n
n grow less. We have some attracti
n bargains. C. H. MILHOUS, Manag
Denmark Realty Co.
I - ...
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL CLOSED.
p. New Tourist Hotel May be Erected
on Site Just Changed Hands.
be Aiken, August 19.?One of the
ck largest real estate deals ever carried
?f through in Aiken county was conbe
summated yesterday, when Dr. Theodore
C. Stone, of this city, became
owner of the property of Mrs. Richin?
ardson. known as the Highland Park
'e~ hotel site. While the price paid has
^ not been divulged, it is said to have
been considerably more than $50,
!C* 000.
he There is talk of a new modern tourist
hotel being erected on the place,
'se but information concerning this has
ze not been confirmed. The tract includes
two fine winter residences,
t0 valued at $25,000 and 390 acres of
land, nearly all of which lie in the
re city limits. The old hotel site is one
block from Main street.
Highland Park hotel was burned
about 10 years ago. It was one of the
ve finest hotels in the South and cost
ul about a half million dollars to build.
iT~ Ever since it burned there has been
in talg of the erection of another on its
site. Aiken feels the need of an&e
other tourist hotel, and it is probable j
that this property was purchased for
Qe the purpose of erecting another.
Dr. and Mrs. Stone will occupy the
Richardson residence, on Hayne avees
nue, but the specific disposition of the
J- balance of this valuable property has
^s' not been intimated, though rumor
has it that another hotel is to be
n' built.
er ,
A Sly Suggestion,
of
They had reached the outer portion
of the front door, and were there
going through the process of partje
ing very lingeringly.
"When I say good-night to you
this evening," gurgled Mr. Youngslow,
"do you think it would be proper
for me to place one reverent kiss
L~ upon your fair hand?"
10 I
1 99 c?4orViorl cnfHv qc chp
%V CII J OiiC OlgUVUy ifVlblJ j M ?J U11V
pe
^ laid her head quietly on his shoulder.
"I should consider it decided5'
ly out of place."
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KILLED A BIG BEAR.
s,
Horry County Farmer Has Interesting
Experience.
is
ie It would be a wonder to some peoes
pie to learn that there are still wild
so bear in Horry county, at least in a
f- section thereof. The sportsman's paraat
dise, where not only are found the noli
ble stag and illusive partridge, but'
at the wild old Bruin himself, is this extreme
Eastern section of the State. A
r- correspondent, writing from Burcol,
*1 states that on Sunday, August 7, Mr.
ie W. L. Squires, of that section, whose
stock had been bothered by wild
animals, heard a hog squealing off in
the thick swamp, and as this was kept
up for some time he took his gun and
ran to the place. When he arrived he
found a big bear had caught one of
his hogs, and he had just torn the
!1- hog open. Mr. Squires fired one of
th the barrels of his gun and the bear
i(l ran. As he turned to run he gave him
ie the other barrel. As the second shot
did not' take him up and he ran off
3r into the undergrowth, Mr. Squires
Ar\rr ond Tvhon tVlP beRT
4N/ CctilCU Li 10 UU{3 uuu nuvM ~
al trailed out by the dog, the bear was
>h dead. He had gone about one hundred
yards with the two loads of shot
ie in him. With the help of his son Mr.
m Squires carried the bear out of the
swamp. He was of large size and
*s would have weighed at least 200
ly pounds. The hog that was killed was
ie two years old and well grown. The
w correspondent states that the bears
l{* have been unsusally bad in the swamp
^ this year. They have destroyed more
or less hogs every year it seems.?
ie Conway Field,
ie , .
OLD PENNSYLVANIA TAVERN.
at
1(i On Early Stage Coach Route?Noted
or
For its Fine Meals.
The old Stone House at the junction
of the Franklin and Pittsburg
ill pike with the Erie and Pittsburg
pike is one of the noted historic spots
in Butler county. Half a century ago
in the great staSe coaches over these
3n noted highways put up at the Stone
vQ House for the night. Buckwheat
p_ cakes, honey, country ham, sausage,
Indian mush, doughnuts, roasted
potatoes and mince and custard pies
p formed the larger part of the menu
he at this noted hostelry.
1(j The building was erected in 1819
n_ and is still ucccupied. It stands at
kR the crossroads and is surrounded albe
most entirely by a dense forest. It
was the first house built possibly, on
a thousaid acre tract of land taken
nt
ill up by the McClure iamily and is still
>n_ in their name.
There are many wild ana weira
. stories connected with the famous
a3 house which the old people in the
j neighborhood tell, but they lack in
the element which makes them true
history. However, it is not too much
te. to say that previous to the civil war
.ot strangers were known to enter the
ve old Stone House who were never
er again seen. These were in the days
of counterfeiters, stage coach travel,
MADE HIS WIFE WORK.
Sold Baby's Go-Cart and Clothing to
Pay Bar Bill.
Cincinnati, August 20.?A pathetic
story was revealed by Mrs. Beta Rolling
in her suit for a writ of replevin
before Judge Myers here yesterday.
Her husband, who had not been supporting
her, compelling her to go to
work in a shoe factory, had sold the
entire household furniture of their
little flat, including baby's go-cart and
clothing, to a bartender named Errpmipr
fJflhnr frtr $ 9 r\ov o hor
i Y W VV yuj W MUi
bill.
Gabor refused to allow Mrs. Rolling
to enter the flat when she returned
from work, and the woman was practically
homeless. Judge Myers issued
the writ of repleivn free of cost and
saw to it personally that it was
served.
Most Remarkable Accident.
Saluda, August 19.?Amos Herlong,
a negro living with M. A. Cromley
in this territory, while returning
home from church a few days ago,
was thrown by the mule he was riding
and landed on his head. A small
artery was cut and he was otherwise
injured. He died yesterday from the
injury.
EHRHARDT BA1
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CAPITAL STC
We do a general banking bi
We are backed by a strong
every safety. We allow you 4
ings department. We extend
consistent with good banking,
als, firms, and corporations oi
pleased to meet or correspond i
ing changes or opening new acc<
J. L. COPELAXD, J. C. KI
President. Vic
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Buggies I
Full Stock
on hand a
See us befc
A few Fa
Horses on 1
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I Can You T<
I theVeterln
I If you could teleph
I this Farmer in case of sic
I live stock, you could pr<
I valuable animal. Every
I pared for such emergenc
I The telephone cosl
I put one on your Farm ?
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WANTED BABY BOY. .
And When Mother Refused Carbolic
Acid Was Thrown in Her Face. a
Standford, Ky., August 18.?Stopping
their automobile in front of the
home of T. P. Eads, a young farmer,
an unidentified man and woman today
demanded that Mrs. Eads give
them her baby boy. When Mrs. Eads
refused the woman threw a bottle of
carbolic acid on the young mother.
Then the two strangers drove away \
at top speed. No explanation for
; the act was obtainable from Mrs.
Eads.
How Langtry Missed It.
An English diplomat at a dinner
in Lenox said of Mrs. Langtry, relates
the Washington Star:
"When she was at the summit of
her beauty and fame?when crowds ?
followed her in Bond street and the
Row?she met at a semi-royal dinner
an African king.
"Mrs. Langtry, dazzling in her
beauty, sat beside the king. She was
in good spirits and she did her very
best to amuse and please him; and
she must have succeeded for at the
dinner's close he heaved a deep sigh
and said to her:
" 'Ah, madam, if heaven had only
made you black and fat yau would be
irresistable.' "
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our customers every courtesy
We receive accounts of individuq
favorable terms, and shall be
vith those who contemplate makDunts.
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