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BggpE ^w,wyT gwgj'' "' ? % %[\t iambrrg Ijeralii % Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1910. One Dollar a Year v COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS * SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Sept. 12.?What came * near being a serious accident happened at Mt. Pleasant church, near town last Sunday morning. Mr. S. W. Copeland in his auto returning to town, passed the church, and a mule belonging to Mr. G. H. Kearse, had broken loose and strayed out in the road. As Mr. Copeland got near him, the mule dashed off and Mr. Copeland immediately stopped his car and succeeded in catching the mule ana micning it. lu me lufaimuic a horse belonging to Mr. Horace Kearse, that hadd been hitched near where Mr. Copeland stopped h s car, broke loose and ran away across the church yard, demolishing several buggies. Several parties who saw the accident know that it was caused by Mr. Copeland trying to avoid running off Mr. Kearse's mule. Mr. k * Copeland regrets the acident very much, but, as it was unavoidable, no blame has been atached to him 4 whatever. Heavy rains fell in this section last Sunday. i Some young men took an auto trip Sunday afternoon to Branchville. To see some young ladies was their business. k Cotton has commenced to come in ^ right lively last week. At least a P? car load came in Saturday. More would have been brought in if the weather had been favorable. ^ Mr. G. Calvin Fender died last week, after a long illness. His children extend thanks to his neighbors and kind friends for the kind * attentions given their father while confined to his bed. Their help is oertainly appreciated by them. i JEE. In Sweet Memory of My Little Darling. V ? The summer roses were slowly fading away, when death, the white winged angel of eternal life, entered our home and plucked from our prized nursery a fair flower. Thus the happy chain is broken?the five little hearts so beautifully linked together in brotherly and sisterly affecj tion have, for a season, been severed in twain and our hearts are sad, oh, so sad. We had looked forward to a the rearing, training and companionship of these bright little ones and b longed to see them develop into manhood and womanhood, doing ser* vice in God's vineyard and living a life of good influence to all around, but right here we can see where man appoints and God disappoints. O, 1 Heavenly Father, we truly feel thankful for thy great and grand promises ?what sweet comfort and consolation they give in time of sorrow like this. Thou hast promised salvation to all who want it and now that . Heaven is so near and dear and sweet to us how much easier it will be to climb the hills and cross the gullies, being drawn by that precious little figure ever standing at the beautiful gate ready to welcome loved ones. , N Yes, from that little white casket to* day I can see those dear little arms extended out to daddie, mama, bub' bers, sisters, aunts, uncles and . friends whom she loved so dearly, and from those sweet little lips I can f hear these words whispered, "Live as Jesus would have you live and we shall dwell together again." ^ 2 Death never claimed a lovelier spirit than that of Lillie Sue Brab^ ham, seven-year-old daughter of Dr. y and Mrs. H. M. Brabham, of Olar, S. C. God gave her to us for only a f few short years but how much we enjoyed having her?what pleasure she afforded, and, although upon earth / such a short while her mission was fulfilled, and Jesus, the Good Shepherd, thinking of the temptations He met and the hardships He endured, saw that her pure soul was too frail y^antifiii to be subjected to the auu vvmmv**? ? - buffetings of a cold-hearted sinful world, so He came and took our little < % lamb in His strong arms and landed her safely in the green pastures of Heaven. I had often read to her and * talked with her of the love of Jesus for little children; she would listen ' attentively, asking many questions, y and now my darling child is enjoying the realization. O, Lillie Sue, it is hard to give you * > up and to live without you, I hardly know how to begin, but my heart should rejoice to know that you are . one of God's favorites, you are numbered among His specially honored ) * i DEATH OF 1). I. R. FELDER. | Prominent Citizen of Denmark Suc? tuinbs to Fever. Blackville, Sept. 11.?On yesterday ? morning, at 5:30 Mr. D. I. R. Felder S departed this life at his home, near near Denmark, S. C., after a fewdays' illness of fever. His remains, followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends, were interred in the family lot in Denmark cemetery, . at 10 o'clock, on Thursday morning, n the funeral services being conducted fi by the Rev. B. F. Allen, pastor of the Denmark Baptist church. Mr. Felder was in his 58th year, 0 B and was reared and lived near Denmark, on the "old home" place of his father, Mr. Ira C. Felder, except for " IB a few years when he resided in Denmark and Spartanburg. He returned v' from Spartanburg last fall. ? Surviving him are his widow, who was Miss Elizabeth Sandifer, of ^ Springtown section of Bamberg county. and four sons, James I., of Sum ter; W. H., of Blackville; R. L., of Spartanburg; David D., of Denmark, and one daughter, Julia Ainslie, 11 years old. Mr. Felder was a true and sincere ^ Christian, and had been a faithful ^ and consistent member of the Baptist ^ church for about twenty years. He was a man of sterling honesty, upright character, and his good influec ence and friendly greeting will be w sorely missed in the community. .. , hi WAS ANXIOUS TO WEI). tc D Man Nearly a Hundred Walks Twenty Cc Miles for His License. C2 ' CC Baltimore, September 12.?Wil- ^ liam Boyd, aged 96, went to Towson, g. a suburb, yesterday to secure a liI cense for his marriage to-night to Miss Eliza Ann Daniel, aged 59, but in the rush was given a gunners' license in mistake. He did not discover the error until after reaching D his home at Stevenson, 10 miles from ?* Towson. As there were no more ca trains to Towson, he had to walk there to secure the proper document ar and walked back home. Mr. Boyd n] was none the worse for the long er tramp and was joined in wedlock tonight, to Miss Daniel. < in Found Dynamite. Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 11.?Supt. Anson of Glendale park, where Col. a .Roosevelt spoke yesterday, to-day m turned over to the police a suit case containing a quantity of dynamite which had been round near the speaker's stand to-day. It was re- ai ported that the suit case also con- B tained dynamite and ritro glycerine, but this was denied by Chief of Police Carter. ^ The suit case was removed from the park to the police station after being wrapped in blankets in charge of officers in an automobile. Chief . bi Carter declares the c^e was not ^ found until after the caretakers had ^ cleaned up around the speaker's stand. ' be Boy Robs Boy. st Chicago, Sept. 12.?Charles Gallagher, fourteen years of age, who is said to be a reader of dime novels, was arrested yesterday charged with F robbing two boys of a revolver and a rifle and with shooting two other g( boys with a double barrel shotgun. Peter Socks, ten years of age, and ^ Dnirmnn^ flanAll' tu-olro VParfi nf fl^p. ivaj 1UVUU l^vpvil , VVWA* V J WW. ^ w. ~ ^ were the victims of the robbery, and Martin Josephson, twelve years of ^ age, and Clarence Anderson, twelve ^ years of age, were wounded with buck-shot when they got in the way ** of Gallagher's bad aim when he fired ^ at the two former boys. _ at ones. Our separation is only for cc awhile. 111 Let us remember ''Those whom b( God loveth He chasteneth" and look tl] at the example of Job and say as he s|id, "The Lord gave and the Lord 01 hath taken away; blessed be the Sl I r\< name of the Lord." *" "I mourn that she sleeps in the dark cold ground, Shut out from the beauties so lav- tfc ished around, B! Where wild flowers bloom and sweet hi willows wave, F In silence and sadness o'er my dar- si ling's grave." . C< Sleep on, dear child, in your Sav- tl iour's arms, w Free from all sorrow and pain, By the help of a blessed Redeemer, a( We shall live together again. Look down, little one, on mama now, ai With those beautiful, soft blue eyes, ss To cheer me on my lonesome way, fa Till I join the in the skies. d< HER DEVOTED MOTHER. C? Olar, S. C., Sept. 3, 1910. b: s N THE PALMETTO STATE OME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. tatc News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. The town of Rock Hill is to pur base the local water and electri< lanit from the private corporatior ow owning them at a price to be xed by arbitration. One of the many singular features f results of the primary occurred iE amberg county. Among the candiates for the legislature were a Mr [iley and a Mr. Riley. The unofficil count elected Mr. Miley by three Dtes, but the official count sc hanged the total that Mr. Riley was eclared elected by three votes.? dgefield Advertiser. TWO KILLED IN AUTO. [achine Runs Into Electric Light Pole. Xahant, Mass., Sept. 11.?Albert . Hanna, aged 38, of Lowell and rs. Fannie Reed, wife of Charles I. eed, a manufacturer of Xahant, ere killed and Herman Stegeman : Jamaica Plains was slightly injur1 when an automobile in which they ere riding crashed into an electric ght pole on the Xahant road early i-day. Charles I. Reed and his son, an. aged 14, who were also in the Lr, escaped injury. The bursting of ie tires of both rear wheels, which tused Hanna, the chauffeur, to lose rntrol of the machine, while it was aveling at high speed, was responble for the accident. Smith's Victory Cost Thousands. , Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 10.?For the emocratic nomination for governor ' Georgia, Hoke Smith, successful indidate in the recent primary elecon, paid $17,896.10, according to i itemized expense account filed by m to-day with the comptroller genal of the State. Of this amount iends contributed to his campaign inH 47 OQ7 4 7 the remainder com g out of Mr. Smith's pocket. Gov. Jos. M. Brown spent $3,950.> in an unsuccessful effort to secure renomination. Of this amount embers of -his family contributed 500, the remainder being paid by m personally. The office of governor pays $5,000 id the term is two years. Governor rown's term expires June 11, 1911. GOLD STOLEN IN TRANSIT. cad Substituted for Precious Metal Aboard Humbolt. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 11.?Gold lllion valued at $57,500, a part of a >nsignment of $170,000 from the rashington-Alaska bank of Fairmks to the Dexter Horton National ink of Seattle, on the steamship umboldt, was to-day stolen in trant. Lead was substituted in the rong box. Discovery of the theft was an -x-1 1 J Duncea to-aay. ine sioien guiu eighed 250 pounds. When it left airbanks on a Youkon river steam for Dawson and White Horse, the >ld was contained in three wooden >xes and was in the care of the laska Pacific Express Company. rhen the boxes were opened by the anadian customs officers at Dawson ie gold bars were found to be, as ated, in the express company's paws. The boxes were opened again at ie United States assay office in Se;tle Friday noon and the theft diapered. One contained pigs of lead stead of gold. The seals of the >xes were intact when they reached ie assay office and it was evident iat the robbery had been committed 1 board ship. The gold was inired gainst loss by the express commy. Killed Man Who Dogged Him. Philadelphia, Sept. 11?Claiming iat his victim was a member of the lack Hand who had been following :m for two years, seeking revenge, rancisco Scagtio, aged 21, today lot and fatally wounded Guisseppe sraclo. The shooting occurred in ie heart of the Italian section and as witnessed by many persons. Seraclo died shortly aner Deing Jmitted to a hospital. Scagtio told the police that Ceraclo id he had been members of the ime secret society in Italy. He iled to obey a command of the or*r and came to this country to estpe punishment. He was followed j Ceraclo. JI INCREASE I) FREIGHT RATES. !! : Railroad Man Says Eastern Roads ? Should Have Done So in 1908. Xew York, Sept. 12.?John B. Thayer, third vice-president of the > Pennsylvania railroad, to-day told the interstate commerce commission, which is inquiring into the question of increased freight tariffs by the . Eastern roads, that the rates between ; the East and West have been for { years too low, and that the tariffs > should have been raised in 1908. The adjustment, however, was delayed uniil the business depression had passed, the witness aid: "The matter of advancing rates came to a head with the recent wage demands," said Mr. Thayer. "It is not an extraordinary and unprecedented ' advance in rates, but is in line with our established practice for two years." Mr. Thayer said that passenger rates are not compensatory for the service rendered, but that the public, through its legislators, will not stand ; for an advance in through passenger fares. He said that rates on through traffic have been too low in ; comparison with local rates. [ Considering the matter of freight tariffs, Mr. Thayer said: "A car of first-class freight from New York to Boston, 1,100 miles to Chicago, . would, at high speed, bring just $75. A car of steel from Pittsburg to New : York, less than half the distance, loaded and unloaded for us, brings twice the revenue. I "While the estimated increase of this advance on lines east of Pittsburg is $3,000,000, which is a large sum, it must be remembered, as far I its ilit; i vnma is wmci ucu that we deal with very large figures and after all, that the amount only represents 2 3-10 per cent of our gross earnings from freight traffic and 1 6-10 per cent, of our total gross earnings from all sources." Autoists Held up and Robbed. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 12.? Three belated automobilists hurrying into Poughkeepsie at a forty-mile-anhour pace in a big touring car were halted on a lonely spot on the new State road near Reinbeck this morn ing Dy two men swinging lituieius. As their machine stopped the lanterns went out and two masked men hopped lightly to the high step of the car. There was one of them on each side of the automobile and each carried a glistening revolver. "Get out here while we search you," said one of the men as he swung open the door of the car. The automobilists stepped down while the barrels of the two revolvers covered their every movement. "Up with yours?and no fooling" [ was the next command. Then while one of the highwaymen stood on the seat of the car the other went through a score or so of pockets, missing nothing in his deliberate i search. He took out a bandana . handkerchief and carefully tied up his booty, $175 cash, three watches , worth $400, and some negotiable pa. pers, the value of which is not ; stated. As the highwaymen stepped back to allow his victims to return to the car, one of the trio, J. W. Towsley, of New York city, stooped quickly, , picked up a huge rock and sprang i upon the masked man. The second highwayman, afraid to fire at Towsley for fear of injuring his companion, rushed to the rescue, shooting into thp nir as he came. He 1 i?n ivv *"wv vmv w.. ?? pulled Towsley away, hurling him i sprawling toward the car, which the other automobilists were just entering. Then he grabbed his companion and the two disappeared in the darkness at the side of the road. The automobilists made record time to Reinbeck and from there telephoned to the authorities in Poughkeepsie and neighboring towns. Deputy sheriffs were immediaately sent out after the highwaymen. Neary a score of automobile holdups have occurred in this neighbor hood during the last.few weeks. Xew Advertisements. R. W. D. Rowell, County Superintendent of Education?Teachers' Examination. National Telegraph Institute?A Good Position. F. W. Free and C. B. Free. Board of Corporators?Notice of Opening Books of Subscription. E. L. Price, Jr. & Co.?New Grocery Store. .Miss Carrie Bamberg?Lost. H. Karesh?We Have Just Moved. J. B. Hunter?Sheriff's Sale. A. S. Easterling?Horse for Sale. Those wishing cotton baskets and scales can find same at J. A. Hunter's hardware store. :V >, . ' _ THE SOUTH IN THE SADDI l o | PRODUCT OF COTTON LAST YEA GREATEST IN HISTORY. With Relatively Small Yield, Mor tary Result is $95,100,000 Greate Than in Previous Year. New Orleans, Sept. 6.?That t value of the cotton which the Sou marketed in the commercial seas recently closed far surpassed that any previous year in the history the country, in spite of a short crc was the principal feature of the a nual report put out to-day by C< Henry C. Hester, for many years s? retary and statistician of the N< Orleans cotton exchange. The money value of the commeri al crop in the season 1909-'10 placed at $778,894,000, showi: that while the quantity of cott< marketed was 3,216,000 bales le than the previous season, it broug $95,100,000 more. This does not i elude the value of cotton seed whic if added, would show the actu wealth producing capacity of t Southern cotton lands for the coi mercial year just closed to have be* $902,894,000, a gain over 1908-'< of $127,100,000. South Holds Lead. According to complete repor from both Northern and Souths milline centres, the South for t] third consecutive season manufac ured more cotton than the Nor and increased the lead which it he last season. To-day's Hester report forms detailed supplement to the report < the crop which was put out at tl close of business, August 31. Th report placed the crop for 1909-': at 10,609,66-8 bales, a decrease u der that of 1908-'09 of 3,215,78 and under that of 1907-'08 of 96i 298. These, Col. Hester says, cons' tute the face of the figures, but, co sidering the falling off in weig which averaged 6 68-100 pounds p bale there is the equivalent of 13i nnn hales, or a crop equal to 1( 472,000 bales of last year's weight Grade of Crop Good. According to the report the gra< of the crop was good, averagi: practically "strict middling," a ba shade under last year. The avera price of middling cotton for the ye is placed at 14.37 cents per poun and the commercial value of tl bales at 73.41, against 49.46 la year, and 58.10 the year before. The report places the actu growth at 10,389,000 bales, and sa that as the result of the high pric the interior has been practical swept clean, farmers having little no old cotton left over and Southe mill stocks having been material decreased. The report of the crop in t; States is given as follows in thou ands of bales: Report by States. Alabama, 1,078 vs. 1,428 last yea Arkansas, 718 vs. 1,052 last yea Florida, 66 vs. 75 last year; Georgi 1,972 vs. 2,118 last year; Louisian 282 vs. 485 last year; Oklahoma, 5< vs. 704 last year; Mississippi, 1,1: vs. 1,673 last year; North Carolin 676 vs. 747 last year; South Carolin 1,184 vs. 1,298 last year; Tenness o+rt c vc 49^ fast vear: Tex? 2,676, vs. 3,819 iast year. Tot crop, 10,610 vs. 13,825 last year. Regarding the cotton consumpti< by Southern mills, the report says Consumption in South. The spindles in the South numb 11,582,359, including old, idle ai not complete. Three years ago co sumption in the cotton States w ahead of the rest of the United Stat 220,000 bales; last year the exce was narrowed to 60,000 and this ye it has again increased to 170,00 This refers to American cotton. T1 North used of foreign cotton th year the equivalent in this yeai America a weights of 135,000 bah while the South used the equivale of 15,000, but even with these adde the South is ahead in both Americj and foreign cotton to the extent 60,000 bales. In the South mai mills were experimenting for tl first time with small amounts of Ea Indian cotton and while the aggr gate was not large, all of 74 instit tions used various descriptions ' foreign against only 12 last year." Used Foreign Cotton. The consumption of American cc ton by Northern mills, Col. Hest puts at 2,174,000, against 2,500,0( last year. He says the aggrega consumption, North and South, w; 4,515,000 bales while they used 15C 000 bales of foreign cotton, makii a total consumption of all kinds 4 665,000 bales, against 5,210,000 la E! EXGIXEER KILLED IX WRECK. ! 1 Fireman Fatally Scalded on Louis1 T> lI* ville and Xashville. Knoxville, Sept. 12.?A fatal acciie dent occurred to the Louisville and r Xashville passenger train No. 34 leaving here at 11 o'clock last night, in which Engineer J. D. Sudbury and ke Fireman John F. Branch, both of this th were instantly killed. The acon cident was at Pocono, about one and one-half miles north of Williams0f burg, Ky. )p The locomotive turned over to the right and Engineer Sudbury was 0I crushed to death and Fireman ;c_ Branch was scalded so severely that ?w his injuries proved fatal. The track was blocked about three hours. Superintendent R. L. Morrison, of is the Knoxville division, stated this Qg morning that the accident was due on to a broken lug on a tie rod, allowing the point of a switch to open sufficiently to admit the wheels of the n. tender to enter the switch. ;ll The locomotive kept the main aj track but the tender and the first he truck of the first car in the train ^ n_ took the sidetrack. This overturned an the engine. No other person on the train was injured. Shot on Own Plantation. ts Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 11.?Capt. rn John Terry, a well known planter of . V Springville, was shot through the heart and instantly killed while walk^ ing over his plantation this morning ia by Isaac Glover, a negro. Capt Terry came on the negro unexpectedly in a a cotton field and the negro shot 311 without warning with a shotgun. The 116 negro is being pursued by a large at posse. He was wanted for wounding a deputy sheriff in Talladega county n" last week. It is thought he mistook 9, Terry for an officer. ti- Man Mangled by Street Car. fL*?j ht Spartanburg. Sept. 10.?W. M. 3-5 er Gossett, of Glendale, was struck and . I - killed by an electric car in east Spart-% ),- anburg about midnight to-night'. The .. car run over the unfortunate man, ? mangling him fearfully. v The motorman of the car declares de that Gossett was lying on the track Qg and that he did not see the man in time to stop the car. It is believed that Gossett had been drinking. ^ d Gossett leaves a wife and several ! ' children, all of whom work in the ? Glendale mill. Make Futile Attempt. ys Joliet, 111., Sept. 11.?In a futile es attempt to escape, convicts to-day ly fired a prison warehouse filled with or excelsior and the building was dern stroyed. Warden Murphy says the ( :V. ly fire started simultaneously in two places. The total damage was about he $4,000. He puts the world's consumption of American cotton at 11,774,000 r> bales, a decrease under last year of r? 1,383,000 and under the year before ia' of 338,000 bales. ^a' In the South Col. Hester makes the consumption 218,570 under last 21 year, and 148,026 over the year be a' fore last. Twenty-six new mills are a? nnw hnilHinf in the Southern States >e' with a total of 360,382 spindles and LS' the spindles in the active mills have been increased by 454,686. This, he says, is not to the phenomenal show311 ing, recorded year by year before the : panic, but is still an indication of progress by the South in the direc- 1 0. er tion of manufacturing her own cotid ton. :-Bk"SS -1^35 n- Consumption Record. 85 Of the total of 838 mills, 775 es have been in operation, including 88 one exclusively on foreign cotton; ar 37 were idle and 26 in course of construction. The season's consumption was divided as follows: lis Alabama 240,309, decrease 11,562; 's Arkansas. 5,839, decrease 199; GeoriS' gia 507,827, decrease 45,292; Kennt tucky 22,486, decrease 3,804; Louisiana 10,966, decrease 6,248; Missis- ? sippi zy,z41, aecrease a,4ou; mibof souri, 12,668, decrease 2,158; North iy Carolina 682,348 decrease 76,947; < ?'% ie South Carolina 650,250, decrease st 50,102; Tennessee 70,176, increase e" 965; Texas 33,752, decrease 8,704; * u" Oklahoma 2,287, decrease 281; Virof ginia 73,124, decrease 4,788. Total 2,341,303, net decrease 218,705. In conclusion, Col. Hester points it- out that the oast season has been er only the fourth time In 24 years that )0 the annual returns of cotton consumte ed by Southern mills aggregated a deas crease. Otherwise, he says, year by year, there has been a marked adlg vance and for no year have the adt, ditions been so great as in tho?e imst mediately succeeding a decrease.