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We require the name and ad- " dress of the writer in every case. S] Vri nrtivifk which is defamatorv or offensively personal can find place in , our columns at any price, and we are JI not responsible for the opinions ex pressed in any communication. _ ? n Thursday, Sept. 8, 1910. k = r< We newspaper fellows who predieted a second race for governor between Featherstone and McLeod were way off. Evidently the newspapers have not kept in touch with public ^ sentiment. O. .7 The season for business is here and it is time for the Bamberg business league to get busy. There is much Jwork to be done for the growth of C. Bamberg, and it must be done if the town is to prosper. D. ??? Congressman Patterson has made a S. faithful, earnest, and energetic representative, and he has always endeav- H. ored to protect the interests of Bamberg county. His re-election means P. something to our people, and we believe they will give him a large ma- R. jority next Tuesday, J. Congressman Patterson does not belong to any one county in the sec, . ond district. He is the representative of the -whole people and he represents the interests of his entire dis,. trict without regard to county lines. ^ , The welfare of rthe whole people comes first with him. One good term ^ deserves another, so let's send him ' back for two years more. S"j If anything was needed to show the confidence and esteem the people ^ r.. I of his heme town have in C. W. Garris, the vote at his home town should H convince. He polled practically a unanimous vote, the total being 158 * for Garris, 13 for Patterson, and 10 ? for Byrnes. This vote repudiates the 10 scurrilous circular against him and js. proves conclusively that his home Ql ' people honor and respect him. ^ ^ ? oc G. McDuffie Hampton goes into S< the second race for railroad com mis- Q; sioner with Cansler. Mr. Hampton is a son of Gen. Wade Hampton, and is a civil engineer of ability. He is ^ well fitted for the position, and he will no doubt be the next railroad S&? ' > \ir commissioner. If you wish to honor that grand old hero, Wade Hampton, vote for his son. Then, too, you will be voting for decidedly :* [' the best man in the race. " The high license advocates cite the vote for governor as indicating j that the people of South Carolina are be< not in favor of State-wide prohibi- ha fep> . : tion. Why don't they take the vote tin for lieutenant governor? There the pr race was between a promuiuumsi COi and a local optionist. and the prohibi- tie tionist won out by a tremendous ma- be: jority. To go by this record, which a is the only one that can be safely ap- an pealed to, the people favor State- de: wide prohibition by a large majority. Cn It seems that South Carolina will ha re-elect all her present congressmen, tei which is well. These representatives ne have earned influence in Washington thi through years of service, and just at pr, this time they are in position to rep- an resent the people to so much better pe m, advantage than new men that it is ba wisdom to retain them for another an term at least. It is likely that the next congress will be Democratic, and an old representative will be in position to do much more than a new Es man. tei 01: Congressman Patterson has made ^ a faithful, efficient and honest representative. He stands well with the . pl< leaders of his party in congress, and is admired by his colleagues for his P11 many fine qualities of head and j. heart. He has been able to do much . . .. rn for his district, even though handicapped by a large Republican majority. His votes have always been in accord with the Democratic platform, and even those who want another ril man elected can say nothing but of good of his record as man and citizen ti< and congressman. By reason of his lif service in congress he is better equip- o'< ped to render efficient service, and we Sc trust he will be triumphantly re-elect- T1 ed next Tuesday. We want the he man in congress who can do most ki for his district, and it is certainly true that Mr. Patterson is that man. ag FRATHfiRSTONfi AT HOME, l! Laurens, S. C., September 1st, 1910. It having come to our notice that rumors to the conrary are current, we the undersigned citizens and busiess men of the City of Laurens, desire to bear testimony ) the moral character, business ability and integrity of C. L Featherstone. Having known him in business and socially for over j J--- 4-/% i~i o tt +Vlof Tin TO Q TY1QH Af oo _ i WCIity-llVC ^CcUS, WC ucg tU oay mat Xi\> 1U tv uiuiu VI VU | I acity, of correct habits, of a high sense of honor, whose rord is as good as a bond, and whose ideals represent le highest and best type of citizenship. He is progressive, ublic-spirited and loyal to all that he believes to be true, [e has worked his way up in spite of the handicap of lodest pecuniary endowments by the practice of perseerance, industry and self-education in the school of exerience. The breath of scandal can annoy but not bemirch a record such as his. To counteract the gross injustice that some would do im, we feel called upon to bear witness to facts whereof re know. We, his neighbors, know nothing and are satised there is nothing against his habits, character or stand1g that would make him an unworthy occupant of the ^sponsible position to which he aspires. We are satisfied, ' *n ' 1 1 1? :i1 ?1 ? Vu'wihaK in cuirtVi q lai 11 eiecteci, ne win aiways uuuuuui miuoui m ouvu a ay as to reflect credit upon himself, his family, his county id the entire State. . A. WATTS, President of People's R. A. COOPER, Solicitor Eighth CirLoan and Exchange Bank. cuit. B. SIMMONS, Pres. of Bank of W. L. GRAY, of Laurens Hardware Laurens. Co. B. DIAL, Pres. of Enterprise Bank JOHN W. FERGUSON, Attorney. J. PLUSS, Pres. of Palmetto Bank. JOHN F. BOLT, Clerk of Court. W. TUNE, See. and Treas. of Lau- L. P. McGHFE, Pastor of First Methrens Trust Co. odist church. (I have known him A. DAVIS, President of Davis-Ro- for some ten years. Have known per Co. him sonally for nearly a year.) M. WILKES, of S. M. & E. H. W. E. Ir.AYER, Pastor of First BapWilkes Co. tist church. (I have known him K. AIKEN, of the Laurens Drug personally for nearly three years.) Co. C. F. RANKIN, Pastor of First PresA. SIMPSON, of Todd,. Simpson & byterian church. (I have known Co. Mr. Featherstone for two and E. BABB, of Simpson, Cooper & one-half years and heartily enBabb. dorse the paper al>ove.) C. OWINGS, of Owings & Bobo. FROM BOARD OF STEWARDS. Whereas certain defamatory reports are being circuted in Columbia, Spartanburg and elsewhere throughit the State derogatory to the moral and Christian charter nf TTnn. C. C. Featherstone: Therefore, be it resolved, That we, the Board of i fcewards of the First M. E. Church, South, of Laurens, , C., of which Mr. Featherstone is a member, do hereby f ,ke pleasure in asserting: j That we have been intimately associated with the * on. C. C. Featherstone as a member of our Board for rer twenty years, and that his character has been that * : an upright Christian gentleman and a consistent and * yal member of our Church. That he has been for fifteen years Superintendent of * ir Sunday-school and twice in the last ten years a dele- v ite to the General Conference of the M. E.. Church, t rath, as the representative of his church from South i arolina. c That we brand as maliciously false any and all reports ^ rculated inconsistent with the above resolution. s HN F. BOLT, O. B. SIMMONS. c Chairman of the Board. G. G. BALLE, JR. r . L. GRAY. AUG. HUFF. i F. TOLBERT. R. E. BABB. t TERRY. S. G. McDANIEL. o J. PLUSS. J. L. HOPKINS. a i * Will Build Cotton Mill. [Advertisement.] t GOD GIVE US MEN. t Prosperity, Sept. 3.?Prosperity has ?? p &n in need of a cotton mill and it A Defence of Purity and Manliness, t s been talked quietly for some an<j a Denunciation of the r ae but now it is an assured fact. Campaign LUr. 8 osperity is an ideal location for a a tton mill, having a thickly set- In these days Qf besmIrched d a nctriiilatiriTi nnn nne nf the , ,,, x f i'v/1""u">" "V tlcs 11 1S maeea a nign privilege 10 5t farminS sections m the State. Hye iQ g ^ Qf (ree speech and a , 10,000 spindle mi wi e u t ^ree press -phe privilege belongs to ' d Dr. J. S. Wheeler is to e Preal" eVery man who longs for clean poli- 8 nt. He has the confidence of the acg and r[ghteou3 government> and is c tire community and is a young man as much the heritage Qf the humWe t sound business judgment. He will writer ^ any man. 1 ve associated with him in this en- gome things there are wh,ch we 1 prise many of the leading busi- may a),ow tQ pa38 unnoticed| while v ss men of this section, among there are others whjch a decent ^ c em being: Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, p]e cannot aflord t0 tolerate per. esident of the Bank of Prosperity, ha jn the Qf gouth CaroUna c d W. W. Wheeler, president of the polit|cs n0 more slanderous and in. r ?P National bank' The tw0 decent bit of trickery has ever been t nks are united on the proposition hoisted upon h6r peop,e than that f d w pus it to a nis . which has recently come to light in 1 Young Man Hanged by Plank. the campaign for Congress in the sec- t ? , ^ ^ ? ond Congressional District. It is but 1 Columbus, Ga., Sept. 4.?Oscar E. , . , . .. ? , . fair example of the means some men a ison. a young white man, was lit- ... . . , , . . T ? , ? ^ will resort to when pushed to the 1 rally hanged by a plank over the ,. , . . , . ,. , , f _ dire extreme for lack of blackened 1 tattahoochie river near here today. , ,. ... . , ... ? , , , , reputation or dishonest record with s i was at work on a dam which is , , , , .. , , T . . which to fight. 1 llding across the river when a . . .. . . . . ? \ , ? ^ _. , . At the outset let it be borne in mind 1 ink struck against his neck and . T , . , ,, t . . . .. . tt* that I am but an humble citizen, who l aned him to some timbers. His , , . . ... _ . e , . . . . . , has never asked for public office, is ? ck was broken, and when the plank A , , , . , , ,, not asking now, nor have I any such s pped away he dropped into the . A ? , mi. v j . intentions. My remarks are intend- c i-er. The body was recovered. ... t , ed for the would-be-man, and all oth- 1 Struck by Lightning. ers of his class, who wrote the infa- s mous letter criticizing Messrs. Garris s Darlington, Sept. 2.?Wilie Sher- and Patterson, purporting to have 1 1. a white man living on the place come from the brain and hand of that 1 W. B. Brunson. in the Antioch sec- matchless young gentleman, Mr. j* )ii of this county, was killed by | Byrnes?an effort clearly by foul 1 thtning this afternoon about 4 | means to influence the votes of some I 2lock, and Dr. W. A. Carrigan, of j men for Mr. Patterson, and defeat 1 ciety Hill, was severely shocked. Garris as well as Byrnes. Garris, not I le men were working on a sick j being in the second race, the issue is i >rse at the time, which was also j now between Byrnes and Patterson. * lied by the bolt. j James Byrnes, the orphan boy, ? Mr. Sherrill was about 35 years of j born two weeks after his father's c ;e and leaves a family. I death, whose widowed mother i J i -.vs., (Tninks&Siiif Cases! i P v.; I 1 % V w 1 " i In a few days the young men and women ? j | will be leaving their homes for the colleges 1 * i and schools. Some of them will have to 11 & H | buy trunks and suit cases. Their first f ! | i thought is, where can I get them; the next, 1 J B i i l who has the best line; then of course, who \\ ? fJ m i i; ' i will sell the same goods for the least money. > i f ? t J We ask you to compare our line with the j J M ; others, if we can not sell you, but then we ?? * ir mm * can sell you if you wish something real * rS #111 r#l ISr < v *53 I nice for very little money. gj j|M I i ' C. R. Brabham's Sons 1 f \ BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA fj iff ? 5 lv7v:;^S?i r-1--I- I : I) ;I -I' -I> -I--I--I--I--Ij -I> -I>-I> -I- -I-il-;I> ?I-il.--I; ;I> -I : !> -I-;I> il- J? ;I? ?r- nvor Viim and nurtured him I Question has come to be not Byrnes KPTEfiTAT. WftTTfllESl ? a IVliVU V? VA AAAAM ~ j _ Qto young manhood, and who in or Patterson but whether the people! "** *'w""" |<$ oung manhood- gave care and protec- are going to give sanction to the die- Advertisements Under This Head 25c. ion to that widowed mother. This tatorship of the demagogues and por 2s Words or Less, s the self made young man, who tricksters, who have long since lost ame to his majority and passed on the last element of cleanliness and Right Policeman Wanted?Appli- f <* v ip through the years with pure and selfrespect which should character- cations for the position of night po msullied character. Now he is the lze every man wno poses as a scuwc- nceman 01 me lown 01 isamoerg wiu ame true ambitious gentleman who man. As a lover of clean politics be received by me until Tuesday, Sepomes to the people of the district and pure government it becomes ev- tember 20th. State what salary.' f$ eady to stand or fall on his record ery citizen to repudiate such conduct, wanted, age, and experience in thte n private and public life. This is Next to the man who, in his desre- work. M. W. BRABHAM, Clerk and he same man, in whom certain worn putable retreat sets about to invent Treasurer. V'\ >ut politicians sought to find a flaw such falsehood, is the narrow partind when all else had failed attacked zan who makes himself a party to it ?J e"~ dm because he was a young man, by being a medium of circulation. p j hus seeking to make age an issue in Such a one deserves the contempt of 1 am erg' ' ' . his campaign. But seeing the peo- every man of pure motives. I Lost?On Main street or Railroad A kAitTfAAn V* /-V mill OTI/i >le too common sense to be appealed God give us men?pure, cieau, a?cuuc, wcm^u wc wvwu mm <****? o on such gronuds, the only and final honest men to fill the high places of Mr. J. A. Williams's residence, one esort was to invent infamous tricks State. scarf pin with "J. J. J." engraved on i.-v nd conjure up malicious falsehoods God give us men?truthful, fear-, it. Reward if returned to J. J. nd scatter them broadcast over the less men of honor to constitute the JONES. listrict at the very last moment. The citizenship of a free Republic. Lost.?Last Sunday afternoon beorged letter, purported to have been In the spirit of Sir William James, tweeQ my residence and the Metho_ rritten by Byrnes, is the blackest let us call for men to constitute the digt church or between my residence * alsehood perpetrated by the blackest State. aild new cemetery, one pair gold coundrel in the district to-day. He "Men as far above dull brutes en- spectacles in metal Finder . hjmQPif fla a Howard who dued, will return t0 D j DELK lasn't enough manhood to come out In forest brake or den? ) n the open and denounce men, but As beasts excell cold rocks and bram- Wanted.?An unlimited number of V ike a hidden and despised serpent! bles rude. No. 1 black cypress ties, also No. 1 vould defile purity with the venom | Men who their duties know, and pine (all heart) ties. Highest spot if his tongue. knowing dare maintain cash prices paid. See me before sellOne of the most beautiful things And crush the tyrant while he rend . ing yours. Standard size 7x9, 8 1-2 ?f the whole campaign has been the chain. fet long. H. It. DUENSING, Mid- vuanner in which Byrnes and Garris These constitute a state and sovereign way, S. C. lave gone from place to place to- law-^ For Rent.?Eight-room house in 5 aether, showing to the world that That states' collected will front of graded school building. Good k nen can be rivals without being ene- Sits empress over all?crowning water, good cook house one and a "9 nies that thev stood for something sod repressing ill." hal^ acres of land, good bam and 4 nies tnat tney stood ror sometning ramiinian ?? stables. Ready for occupancy Sepbourn Carolinian. tflmhor 1st Annlv tn R f! RRTTf!E I lobler and better tnan ponucai gune ?rr. Lnd trickery. Then at the last mo- ? : ~ ? . ?-? . _ ..... , . . , Searched Vainly for Stolen Child. Land for Sale, Exchange or Lease. t nent to think of some weak winded ?Beautiful home containing Tbout ellow preparing an infamous letter Princeton Ky August 31. Rob- one hundred and sixty acres, on ind signing the name of James F. bed of his wite by death and 0, his Southern road, mile from Bamberg, : Byrnes in an effort to dupe the public onIy chnd bjr kidnappers, Te!?ie Al- make ba,e of couon per a?re icua! . ' nto believing that brother had come jiSOn> a prosperous farmer, has re- experience. Will exchange for city 0 despise brother, and that these t,,rnPfi hnmp aft#?r a vain search property or lease to responsible party. v... Clemen had lowered their stand- Sroughout six Southern States. 131 Liber* Savan- ird of common decency! That such uule Gladys Allison was abducted I I 1 thing should occur is a disgrace in wYlile returning from the funeral of For RenL?The front suite of he midst of a decent people, and de- hp mother three weeks ago at ro?.m? In The Herald building. This ^ncnnhninonfnfhncLcwoincf mother three weeks ago stute has three connecting rooms, and >erves a rebellion in the souls against ghreveport, La., and since then her they are the handsomest offices in the ;uch, as well as the earnest condem- father has been unable to find a city. They have electric lights and ? mtion at their hands. It is to be single trace of the child?s where_ Apply quick to A. W. loped that such vileness had no ef- a bouts KMGHT, Bamberg, S. L. ? or-t whpn it name to casting the bal- is nnj. a rjCb man and does not LETTERS DISMISSORY. " tn?6ntlfGa?r!?\T!!e believe the Iittle child was taken in! I will file my final accounting as )ublic knows that Bjrnes hadn t the bope 0f securing a reward, and J administrator of estate of C. M. Gray emotest connection with it. The besides the kidnappers have givenj w*th G. P. Harmon. Judge of Probate * I of Bamberg county, on Monday, Sep ~ * ?mi 1- r ? _ >eople who know him best know mat him no chance to pay a ransom. tember 12th, mu, ana win as*. iur t is but another dirty political trick Shreveport authorities have letters dismissorv on said estate. All .0 defeat a clean pure man, and re- been unable to secure the slightest persons having claims against said < miphasize before the world that clew and the affair i3 as much a mys- ^p^vedlTr "forever be' cleanliness and purity have no place tery as on the day of the disappear- barred. W. E. BARNES, n the forums of this nation. The ance. Administrator. j