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, lambern if?ralb j . : "M Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910. One Dollar a Year ^ * COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the pAnntr onH PlcPtchPPP. * Ehrhardt Etchings. Go van Letter. Govan, Sept. 19.?The lovely autumn days reminds us to meditate on Keats's Doem on "autumn." One ^ of his admirers said he didn't know there was such beavfty and magnificence displayed in autumn until reading Keats's poems. Such exquisite ideas adorn these master minds and lift them into the ideal sphere of life. We can be somewhat elevated by breathing in imitation their emotions. But they fail to express their depth of emotion or profoundness in their feeble lines, and then when their lines are handed to us, how still more feeble is our effort to understand. Rev. Alston Wilkes held regular preaching service at Salem Sunday in the morning. His text was in substance: "Repent and be converted." He said that "local optionists" would go to hell. Guess he gives this appellation to those who V are neither converted or are neither vile sinners?just luke warm?who do not obey the injunction. If this is not the correct interpretation we need some light, for we cannot understand the phrase used in a like discourse. The text was ably handled. Plenty of hogs around, and a plenteous harvest of corn, etc., suggestive of good times the coming fall. It is reported that Mr. Jeff Whitt tie, of Blackville, expects to gather from two hundred and fifty acres of cotton five hundred bales, and he believes the seed will settle his guano bill. It is an inspiration to farmers to go and inspect his farm. The great quantity of fertilizer has kept the weed so vigorous and growing so long that the top fruit will 1 hardly mature before frost catches it. * We are sorry to record the illness of Miss Carrie Free, of the Springtown section, also the recent indisposition of Mrs. Sallie Hay. Seems that old Barnwell county wants the dispensary back. This proves a great responsibility upon the ministers of the gospel over in that county. Some who vote for the sale of liquor (who do not use to ex* cess either) say that the preachers have not anything to do with this matter. I wis they would prove to me from what source we American f people get our moral inspiration. But the ministers are only, the inf trnmflrits TL-hr> oynnnn<1 fr.hf* moral x truths. Then we readily see the point of origin. "Speak now or henceforth forever hold your peace," you dispensary advocates. ? News of Olar. ? Olar, Sept. 16.?The Olar graded and high schools opened on last f: . Monday morning, September 12, under most favorable circumstances, for a successful session. Sharply at 9 } o'clock a goodly number of the patrons were present to see the children take up their duties. The enrollment numbers about the same as last year. After scripture reading and prayer J)y J. L. Proveaux, some timeJ-: ly remarks were made by Drs. L. A. Hartzog and McCormack to the children, Prof. J. O. Allen, the principal, outlined his work. The corps ' of teachers consists of J. O. Allen, Miss Lydia Jenkins, Mrs. Doris Goolsby, Moud D. Owens, Kitty Hooton. a - -- ? ? .?* ? L' AH oi tnese teacners are new, wnu the exception of Misses Hooton and , x Owens, who have taught here before. Miss Anna E. McCormick, who has 1 been visiting relatives and friends at Gnyton and Metter, Ga., returned home last Wednesday. The following students will leave for college next Tuesday: Miss Floyd C. Chitty, Charlie Chitty and ? \ Athan Morris, University of South Carolina; Cecil B. Ray, Medical College of South Carolina. Prof. Wm. Hart and daughter, Miss Lillian, are visiting relatives in town. ~j?' _ Shot to Death From Ambush. Huntsville, Tenn., Sept. 19.?Ed. Sherrod and T. J. Hewitt were shot to death from ambush at Cooks Camp, 20 miles north of Huntsville, Sunday. Pending investigation, Jno, Bunch and his son, Joe Lowe, Nelson " Lowe, Jack Lowe and Jack Bradley are in jail. The killing is supposed to be a sequel to the killing of Riley Lowe by Hewitt three months ago. i i BLACKVILLE BUDGET. An Interesting News Letter From a Flourishing Town. Blackville, Sept 20.?The Blackville high school opened last Monday with an enrollment of 192- pupils. Mr. N. H. Fender Is principal of the high school, and Miss Mabel E. Waters is assistant in the high school, having the seventh grade also. Mrs. C. R. Kelley, Miss Julia Kirkland, Mrs. Verona Daniel, and Miss Kathleen Minus are the graded school teachers. Prof. G. W. Coggins is the superintendent He was with us last year and proved himself very worthy of the position. Miss Waters and Miss Kirkland were with us last year, and Mrs. Kelley has been teaching in Blackville for years. A.?- MALA/%1 ?1 M??M m AnlVio UU1 BC11UU1 Will 1U11 U1UC 111UUI.UO. On account of not getting any revenue from the sales of whiskey, the school funds were a little short, but the trustees met and decided to charge an entrance fee of one dollar for each pupil now, and also when they enter after Xmas, in order to lengthen the school term. Prof. Coggins made a "new departure" here in the sanitary line. He requested that each pupil bring an individual water cup. Mr. Fullerton Buist offered prizes to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth grades?one dollar to the first, two to the second, etc., to the pupil making the highest average in each grade, but said after they passed the fifth grade they ought to take interest enough in themselve%to study without prizes. Everybody seemed filled with the spirit of co-operation, and we predict a very successful session. Sunday afternoon at' 4 o'clock at the residence of the bride's mother, Mr. Willie Sanders and Miss Annie Gribben were joined in holy matrimony. The ceremony was performed by the Episcopalian minister, Rev. Evison. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left for Columbia and other points, amid showers * of good wishes, "rice and old slippers." The many friends of Mr. Cleveland Risher were surprised to learn of his marriage last week to Miss Margaret * ? XI a- r? 1-K Uiarsson, or Auania. iur. was formerly of this place, but has been holding a position in Atlanta for some time, but we hadn't an idea he was so "wedded" to the place until he telegrphed his mother last week of his marriage. Miss Jennie Connor, of Branchville, is the guest of Miss Sarah Hammet, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sanders and family, from Columbia, who came down to attend the Sanders-Gribben marriage, have returned home. Miss Lula Backley and her two nephews, Carl and Raymond Ketchurns, of Savannah, who have been the guests of Mrs. E. G. Sanders for several weeks, have returned home. Miss Carrie Allan, of Savannah, is the guest of Mrs. H. Fullerton Buist. Misses Lucile Molony and Caroline O'Gorman, two charming little girls from here, have gone to Aiken to atx-?J Of A r* nr^l o * a P.Anront ItfliU 5UUUU1 at Ol. wuv vuv? Edmund Walsh, Mike Groves, Kelley and Wvatt Browning, have gone to Belmont, N. C., to attend St. Mary's College. Carlisle Altman and Lewis Free left last week for Clemson College. Mr. Willie Briggs, of Athens, Ga., visited his brother and sister, Dr. H. K. Briggs and Mrs. J. B. Hammet here last week. Our town was saddened Saturday by the death of little Marjorie Brown, the eighteen-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brown. The little one had been delicate all of her life, and everything was done for her that love and money could do, but God saw fit to take her. The funeral services were conducted from the house Sunday morning. The Rabbi, from Augusta, conducted the services, and made a beautiful and comforting talk to the bereaved family. Immediately after the funeral services, the body was taken to Augusta, on the 11:30 train, for interment Will Build Monument. Washington, Sept. 19.?In conformity with the recommendation just before his death of Judge Oakes, federal commissioner for marking graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors wTho died in Northern prisons : during the War Between the Seci tions, the war department has award. ed a contract for the construction of . a monument costing $20,000 in the l Confederate cemetery at Fort Look' out, Md., where lie buried the bodies i of 3,386 Confederates. Lack of idenr tification prevented the erection of in?dividual headstones. IN THE PALMETTO STATE St SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State New9 Boiled Down for Quick su Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. dr Assistant Adjutant and Inspector er General W. T. Brock has tendered . tr his resignation to Governor Ansel, ^ to be effective November 1st. . st In the race for house of represents- jj, tives in Barnwell county in the second UI primary, R. P. Searson, Jr., of Allen- ^ dale, defeated Dr. A. B. Patterson, of m Barnwell. For auditor, R. W. Riley defeated J. C. Moody. 0f The law requiring fire escapes to ar be placed on ail hotels over two le stories in height will go into effect H' on October 1. The effective date at can not be extended by the insurance la department. The penalty is $10 per in day. he A movement has been on foot among some of the officers of the Na- A* tional Guard of this State to have the next adjutant and inspector general sh appoint W. T. Brock his assistant, but Col. Moore, the adjutant general- da elect, states that he will not' reap point Mr. Brock. >*c Sumter wants to issue bonds to permanently pave the main street of ^ that city, and it is likely that vetrifi- pr ed brick will be used in case the bond aE cv election for this purpose carries. ? Sumter is a good town, but it is br somewhat behind other towns of its sh size in the matter of municipal improvements. Forty inebriates have been cured m. by the city council of Columbia, as the result of the cure room estab- ^ lished in the city hall. When an co habitual drunk appears before the ^ recorder he is sent to the medical department of the city for treatment. ,g No "go backs" have been reported to Mayor Gibbes. The idea of the city ^ curing inebriates was conceived by Mayor Gibbes. Columbia is possibly the only city in the United States having a feature of this nature as a p( part of the city government. Negro Shot to Death. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 14.? nc Isaac Glover, a negro, was shot to co death by a posse of citizens four miles south of Springville at 6 o'clock this evening. The negro shot pu two members of the posse before he co was fired upon. Glover killed Capt. John Terry, m) one of the most popular citizens of ca St. Clair county, last Sunday afternoon without provocation. Capt. Terry met him in the road and the <jii negro evidently thought he wanted la. to arrest him and fired point blank, as killing Terry instantly. 0D Posses were immediately organized re and had been searching for the negro ca ever since. About 50 armed men with dogs C(0 came across the negro's trail this afternoon shortly after 5 o!clock. Soon afterward the dogs came upon the negro in a clump of bushes. The th negro kicked the dogs away and l J armed with a pistol and shotgun began to fire on the posse. Practically ca 50 guns returned the fire and the Fi negro was filled with bullets. ' Practically every store in Spring- ^ ville was closed this evening in order co ? ? i ? ?-x 21 that owners ana employes migm. jum in the chase. ca ... Ei Youths Mangled by Train. th Albany, Ga., Sept. 17.?The two h young sons of LaFayette Yarborough cl( of Edison, near this place, were th tossed from a high trestle near here j to-day by a passenger train of the CQ Georgia, Florida & Alabama railroad. One of the boys was ground almost to a pulp before his body was hurled CQ from the trestle, and his /brother, er though still alive, is so frightfully in- gh jured that his recovery is hopeless. A third boy leaped to safety ... i'? NEGRO LODGED IN JAIL. * K He is Alleged to Have Assaulted ca Young White Girl. er tr Marion, Sept. 20.?Willie Brown, a tij negro about 20 years old, was lodged eE in jail here last night, having been gI brought from Fork, in Dillon county. Brown is alleged to have attempted th criminal assault upon a young white be girl in Williamsburg county last c0 August. Other reports have it that be he slapped the girl because she would cc not get out of his path as she was te coming from school. be The father of the girl and the th sheriff of Williamsburg are expected |j3 here to-night to identify the criminal. T A fho-f q nocrrn Vi a a ill 10 aisu 1UU1U1CU luan wv uv^i v uuu confessed, though this could not be m confirmed. There is no excitement. R GIRL FIRED SHOT. artling Developments in Buff Ca in Lexington. Lexington, Sept. 19.?There w irprise in the Lexington court roo -day when Miss Melissa Buff to< e witness stand and admitted th ie fired the shot at the three He ix men for which offense her fat , M. B. Buff, and Artie Buff were < ial, the charge being assault ai ittery with intent to kill. Miss Bi ated that she tried to shoot Jol endrix because he had wronged h ider promise of marriage. T1 ,se will not go to the jury before t or row. The first case to be called was th M. B. Buff and Artie Buff, fath id son. dpfendflnts. who. it is ? ged, made assault upon John ^ endrix, Sr., John W. Hendrix, J: id James Hendrix on the 25th st March while the three were pas g along the road in front of tl >use of the accused. 'The three m< rore that the elder Buff and his s< ed two shots at them. The defendants claim that tl ots were not fired by either em, but that Miss Mallissa Buff, tughter of M. B. Buff and a sist Artie Buff, fired the shots. Tl ?ung woman went on the stand ai imitted that she did the shootinj at John Hendrix, Jr., had, und omise of marriage, wronged h td that she wanted to get reveng le said that neither her father n other knew that she was going oot, and that Artie Buff took tl m away from her after she hj ed the second shot. H/fion DnfP 1 Q tr^Q-ro nlH QT *UIOO U U JUL iO JUOli XU j vui u V1U) ade a star witness. All of the parties are promine rmers of the Hebron section of tl unty, and a large crowd has be< attendance upon the trial to-da M. B. Buff, one of the defendanl a Confederate soldier. The pro utor, Jno. W. Hendrix, Sr., is rmer county commissioner. COURT WILL DECIDE. >rmation of Eleventh Kentucky Di trict Before Tribunal. Washington, Sept. 18.?With tl itordous Caleb Powers running fi ngress in the eleventh congre >nal istrict of Kentucky and tl rmatlon of that district made an i e before the United States supren urt to determine a State's power ;errymander," its territory in th ountanious region Is to be a polU 1 centre this fall. Unless the supreme court thro\ e case out on a question of juri ction of some subordinate point w the decision is looked forward sure to have a widespread bearii i the proposed reappointment presentatives next year. The polil 1 complexion of two or more di icts is said to depend upon the ou me of the case. The Alleged "Gerrymander." The Kentucky Republicans clai at, by various acts, the Democrat Sislature of that State has add< jpublican counties to the Repub! n stronghold, the Eleventh distri< us making the adjoining Third ai ghth Democratic. In 1908 the R iblicans elected their candidate f ngress in the Eleventh district 1 .,000 majority while the Democra rried the Third by 476 and tl ghth by 1,676. When the case was brought befo e courts of Kentucky the judg ild that the State courts were n othed with any power to questh e discretion expressed by the legi ture in redisricting the State f ngressional purposes. Did Not Settle Point. Doubt was expressed as to wheth ngress had any right under the fe al constitution to say how the Sta tould proceed in the formation stricts, but the court refrained fro issing directly upon the point. The case was brought to the s eme court on tne claim mat ej entucky statutes were invalid I .use in conflict wiith congression lactment providing that the di icts should be composed of "co ?uous and compact" territory. Su< lactments have been passed by co ess following each census in t! st 30 years. However, it is sa at no test of the force of the wor is been made before the supreE iurt. So far the legislatures ha ;en free to district the States a rding to their opinion and the d rmination of the Kentucky case w watched for with interest to see te power of the legislature is to mited. Guaranteed Black Cat Hosiery f en, ladies, and children, at W. : hoad'a. PRIMARY NOMINEES NAMED se| STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET TUESDAY. as m Governor, Adjutant General, Railroad Commissioner and Two Congressat men. Declared Elected. nh The State Democraic Executive )D - committee meeting Tuesday in the iff office of the secretary of State, declared the nominees of the party for er governor, adjutant general, railroad commissioner and congressmen from 0_ two districts. ine roiiowing omciai voie was reat ported for the second primary to the er committee and adopted. Lj_ For Governor. y C. L. Blease 56,250 * C. C. Featherstone 50,605 0j Adjutant General. [g_ W. W. Moore 71,331 ke J. M. Richardson 35,193 3n Railroad Commissioner. G. McD. Hampton 54,537 > James Cansler 51,233 Congress, Second District. J. F. Byrnes 6,248 a J. O. Patterson 6,190 er Congress, Sixth District J. E. Ellerbe 8,916 ld P. A. Hodges 6,503 The closest race was in the Second district, where Mr. Byrnes received a majority of 58 votes. PROTEST DROPPED, or _____ t0 Executive Committee Declares Mr. le ld Byrnes Elected. Following one of the closest races id in the history of Democratic party in this State, James F. Byrnes, of Aiat ken, was declared to be the nominee tie of the Democratic party for congress ?n from the Second district. Attorneys y. for J. O. Patterson appeared before 3, the State executive committee and ,s- stated that the protest filed by the a incumbent from that district had been withdrawn. The majority of Mr. Byrnes is 58. J. N. Patterson, of Allendale, appeared in behalf of J. 0. Patterson, s- Mr. Byrnes will be the youngest member of the congresional delegation from this State and will possibly ie be the youngest member in the naor tional house. He is at present so a- licltor for the Second circuit. ie In the protest of J. 0. Patterson s- irregularities were alleged to have ie occurred in Aiken and Hampton to counties. at Mob Tried to Lynch Negro. York, Pa., Sept. 17.?James Yelvs lets, a negro barber of Wrightsville, s- was attacked by a mob of several of hundred persons who made a to strenuous effort to lynch him yesterday afternoon of He had sent a Black Hand letter ti- to Miss Helen Detwiler, daughter of s- Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Detwiler, promit nent residents of the borough. The negro was slightly injured, but was finally lodged in the borough lockm up by Constables Wilson and Mcic Cauley, who had to fight their way to the prison. In his letter to Miss Detwiler, received yesterday, the negro, after 1(j stating that he was in love with her, e_ demanded that she place $25 at a or certain place on the Detwiler farm or by forfeit her life. ts Miss Detwiler and her parents n7/*ro erroativ nlflrmpd and decided ae ? that they would do as the latter re-| re quested. Going to the place desiges nat'ed in the letter, Mr. Detwiler and ot his daughter were depositing the )n money when they saw a negro standis. ing in a corn field watching their acor tions. Mr. Detwiler started after the colored man, hut he was too fleet of foot and escaped. Miss Detwiler er recognized the negro as Yellets, and (j. a warrant was sworn out for his arte rest. News of the negro's threats of spread like wildfire, and when the m constables took him into custody a crowd collected and there were cries u_ of "Lynch him!" "Kill him!" "Give tie him justice now!" Some threw ,e- stones at him, and several struck al their mark. [S_ The borough residents, it is feared, n_ may atempt to take him from the ofc + Vi?ino 'him trt thp UCCia VVliCll IUCJ U1IU5 kv n_ county jail. hp ^ Bolt Strikes Clay Statue. .id ds Lexington, Ky., Sept. 19.?LightQe ning to-day struck the statue of Henve IT Clay in the Lexington cemetery, kC_ shattering an arm and leg of the e_ figure. The memorial was unveiled ill in July and took the place of a simi-| if lar monument, which was struck by be lightning in 1903. Part of the costi of $12,000 was defrayed by a legisla-j tive appropriation. The storm toor day was one of the heaviest ever D. known here and its total damage is estimated at $50,000. | BOAT PLEDGED FOR EDISTO. j Orangeburg Business Men Subscribe m Money for Purchase. ~m Orangeburg, Sept. 19.?At a special and most enthusiastic meeting of the Orangeburg chamber of commerce this morning the business men of this city pledged themselves to subscibe $10,000 for the purchase of a boat and building of a dock for the Edisto river. Orangeburg has put down in black and white that she will place her boat and dock upon the Edisto river once it is made navigable. Congressman Lever was the main speaker at the meeting. He stated the reason for the calling of this meeting to be that he secure some assurance from the business interests of Orangeburg to the effect that If the federal government made the Edisto river navigable by appropri ation for the work, that it will get business and be used. He stated that it was necessary for him to show that it would be a paying Investment ^ from a matter of business and that he have a guarantee from the ctizens of Orangeburg of the reestablishment of a boat line and he would be sure of an appropriation. He asked that this guarantee be given him in writ- "\V'S ing and that the boat to be placed cost not less than $7,000. Not Costjy. .. Mr. Lever stated that the trip made down the river with Captain Adams was a most enjoyable one and the observations showed that the only work to be done is a little snagging and dredging, the most part of which is to be done on the north fork. From an engineering standpoint making the Edisto river navigable is *&jjS feasible and can be accomplished in ? . . . ... .isesi a few years. THe trip down tne river to Jacksonboro was made in 20 hours, having traveled 144 miles. Mr. Lever ..je? said that the matter of developing > the Edisto river had passed the hot air stage and is in the business stage, The only tiling needed is federal aid and commercial aid. Captain Adams has pronounced the Edisto river as a good river and stated that a boat 2 1-2 feet draft, 60 feet in length could be operated on this river carrying 65 to 75 tons. Mr. Lever said that this project he considers to be the greatest he has ever undertaken in congress for this section; when the great benefits to be derived from the low freight rates and drainage advantages are con- v'^fJ3 sidered. The congressman praised W. L. Glover for his untiring efforts to secure data and to work for the navigation of this river. Raise the Money. Mr. Lever's speech was loudly applauded, and the chamber was quick - \ x nnoonivl 1)AK f\T\_ LU <tUU V/iaugCUUig 5.1 aop^u uvi vy - - - .--j portunity and a petition was drawn .. up for the business men to subscribe stock upon. A limit of $500 was made to each subscriber, as it is the *. -> purpose to have the stock subscribed to by all the business men of the city. Of the $10,000 to be subscribed by % Orangeburg, $4,700 was taken this morning and just as soon as the petition can be taken to the business men who were absent, the rest will be subscribed. M. O. Dantzler, B. H. Moss, W. W. Wannamaker and W. B. Martin were appointed as the committee to secure the additional subscriptions. This committee with W. L. Glover as f^jj chairman was instructed to go to Charleston as soon as the $10,000 was subscribed in this city and ascertain whether Charleston would subscribe $10,000 for her boat. Ends Life With Morphine. Cartersville, Ga., Sept. 19.?Dispatches received here to-day state that Dr. Lundy H. Harris, of Nashville, formerly assistant secretary of the board of education of the Metho- > >; dist Episcopal church, South, died at Pine Log, near Cartersville, of an . >|t. overdose of morphine, taken Sunday morning with suicidal intent. Dr. Harris was at Pine Log to recuperate from nervous prostration. Sunday morning Dr. Harris went for a walk and several hours later was found unconscious on the banks of a small stream. He left notes to his wife and to an undertaker. The body will be shipped to Nashville. Dr. Harris was the husband of Cora N. Haris, a well known writer. : ? Kills Woman and Himself. Abbeville, Ga., Sept. 19.?B. Ma nass to-day shot and killed Mrs. Cole Williams, wife of Former Mayor Williams, because he believed she had interfered to prevent the success of his suit for the hand of her sister, Mrs. Eugene Rohal, a widow. The latter saw the shooting. As Mrs. Williams collapsed he turned his revolver on the widow, wounding her in the hip, and then killed himself.