The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 08, 1910, Page 3, Image 3
WHO COMMANDS PIE COUNTER?
Appointments From Washington
Puzzle Hard to Solve.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.?The
clandestine hand of fate seems to be
*> rummaging mysteriously around
1^ amongst the bowels of the South
Carolina Republican situation, or else
President Taft, just five days before
congress convenes, would not be mak|
\ ' ing these several curious recess postt
office appointments in Abbeville,
Laurens and Union.
On Wednesday, quietly and mysteriously,
Frederic Minshall was appointed
to succeed Thomas Tolbert as
postmaster at Abbeville; Charles L.
Hicks to succeed George McCravy at
Laurens, and L. G. Young to succeed
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'-V.v" J. u. wumtr m uuiuu. xucoc a>& uw
r^'* "nominations," but appointments. Of
r course they must be nominated for a
^regular appointment in the regular
way and the senate will have to confirm,
but congress is not now in sesj?;
sion and they do not have to wait
the three remaining days and the
week or two necessary for confirma&
tion.
Most vigorous efforts have been
made by the celebrated Harris-Hemphill
league of Charleston and RichImond
to.oust McCravy at Laurens
and Hunter at Union, ,and in this
worthy effort they have had the cooperation
of many of the ctizens of
these towns. Mr. Capers, the official
but every once in a while wholly defunctionized
referee in matters of
federal pie, recommended the aforesaid
incumbents, which aforesaid
have, now at last and on the eve of
a congressional session, been sadly
separated from their jobs.
Now is a matter of semi-history,
semi because the records thereof
have not heretofore been spread be
I fore the public gaze, tnat tne narrisHemphill
league, the major in this
case perhaps not wholly concurring,
have been backers of what has been
termed the Tolbert 66 varieties,
n^eaning that State convention consisting
of the Hon. Joe Tolbert and
66 negroes whose fare was paid to
Columbia last September in the name
of the G. O. P.
/ \ It is known, too, that our old
friend, Gen. Issimo Hitchcock, had
some leanings toward that galaxy as
representing the true genius of the
p| Republican party in South Carolina
. rather than the other convention,
which assembled in Columbia on October
31, under the guardianship and
delectability of the Hon. Capers, all
white?not wool, you understand?
and a yard wide. The president at
the instigation of somebody, of
.. course?but who?has turned out
of Capers's men, at Union and
|p;Vr Laurens. But at Abbeville turned
%W out Tom Tolbert, about the only regr;,
'maining Tolbert left on the pay-roll.
S/; . Joe and Bob and "Red" Tolbert
fe fought, bled and died to get their
lp: cousin this job.
|fe Furthermore, there is Laurie
Young at Union. He was a member
of the Capers' convention. Again I
|> 'am forced to ask tlfe question pro?.
pounded last year just before the
fe major left the State: Who is the Re
I I publican referee in South Carolina?
y- ?Zach McGhee in Columbia State. \
Saved From Awful Death.
How an appalling calamity in his
family was prevented is told by A. D.
McDonald, of Fayetteville, N. C., R.
F. D. No. S. "My sister had consumption/'
he writes, "she was very
thin and pale, had no appetite and
seemed to grow weaker every day, as
all remedies failed, till Dr. King's
New Discovery was tried, and so completely
cured her, that she has not
v been troubled with a cough since,
pr; Its the best medicine I ever saw or
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all bronchial troubles, it has no equal,
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Gives Son Third Degree.
: ' Paducah, Ky., Dec. 3.?Hearing
' that his son was suspected of house
breaking, Walter Holland, who upx
held the law when night riding was
in flower in this section, gave the
young man the "third degree," compelled
him to give up the booty and
turned him over to the authorities on
two charges yesterday.
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wunin iweniy-iour uoura anci ucing
in jail young Holland attacked the
jailer in an effort to escape but failed.
Included in the case is Mart Neal, a
young merchant, to whom Holland is!
said to have sold eggs he stole from
I
a warehouse. Holland is also charg<
ed with robbing a house and obtaining
a gold watch and some cash.
Cheap Even at That Price.
Shreveport, La., Dec. 1.?A. F.
Murff, judge of the district court,
held that the kiss of a young widow
was worth $500. The decision was
rendered in the case of Mrs. Grace
Hunter against J. K. Norman, former
postmaster at Oil City, this parish.
It was at the postoffice that the alleged
offense was committed. Mrs.
Hunter alleged that Norman kissed
I her while she was in the office. She
' sued for $2,000. Judge Murff admonished
Norman that he looked old
enough to know better.
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"DEAD*' COMES TO LIFE.
Little Girl Being Prepared for Burial,
Cries "Mamma!"
New York, Dec. 3.?Just as the
undertaker put out his hands to lift
the body of three-year-old Lillian
Viand to-day to prepare her for burial,
the child sat bolt upright in her
winding sheet, opened her eyes and
cried "Mamma! I want my mamma!
j'in cold."
The undertaker fell back in a
chair nearly fainting, but regaining
presence of mind snatched up blankets,
wrapped the child in them and
rushed down-stairs with her to her
parents.
The little girl had been ill five
days with convulsions. This after-,
noon, stiffened, her eyes glazed and
none of the familiar tests showing
any signs of life, the undertaker's
assistant was just tying white crepe
on the front door when the father
bolte^ out for the doctor.
Complainant Goes to Jail.
Athens, Ga., Nov.*30.?"Blind justice"
earned her reputation here today
when the complainant and not
the defendant in a case in the city
court was sent to jail. Bud Hunter,
a white man, was on trial on the
charge of gambling, the prosecutor
being L. 0. Whitehead. Besides finding
the defendant not guilty, the jury
also reported that "the prosecution
was malicious and that the prosecutor
shall pay the costs."
Whitehead could not furnish the
money and was remanded to jail. A
motion for a new trial was'made by
counsel for Whitehead, but^ as the
latter was not on trial, the court
took the motion under consideration.
Romance-Cut Short.
Union, Dec. 1.?A romance was
cut short here to-day by the Interference,
of the officers of the law, preventing
the marriage of Will Griffin
and Miss Viola Ogle.
Griffin is about 18 years of age. ,
Miss Ogle is said to be under 1$.
Griffin is an employe of the Union
Buffalo mills Here, ana tne young
lady who wished to be his bride is
employed at the Jonesville mills at
Jonesville in this county.
Griffin went to Jonesville for the
! young lady, and they returned to
UnioiL through the country, and when
they arrived they found that the
father of Miss Ogle had telephoned
to the officers to prevent the intended
marriage.
This is only another case where
modern inventions and conveniences
interfere with affairs-of the heart.
Young Griffin is under arrest on
the charge of abduction. He has employed
counsel and will fight the case
which is brought by the father of- the
young lady.
Anderson to Get Baptist College.
Laurens, Dec. 1.?The South Carolina
Baptist convention took two momentous
steps to-day. The first was
the adoption of the report of the
committee appointed to confer with
the Anderson delegation in regard
| to the location of a college in Ander
son, which committee reported in
favor of accepting the proposition. A
committee of five was appointed to
appoint the trustees who are to put
in action the wishes of the convention.
This means that the building
of the college' will be commenced at
an early date.
The second great step taken by
the convention was the adoption of
the report on the Greenville Female
College on which report it was recommended
that bonds to the amount
of $75,000 be sold to improve the
building and work for the college.
The convention was in unison in both
points, there being absolutely no opposition
to either preposition.
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Fire at St. George.
St. George, Dec. 1.?A destructive
fire dfccurred in St. George early this
afternoon, when the building occupied
by Mrs. A. M. Patrick and the
residence of J. W. Heaton were totally
destroyed. The flames originated
in the Patrick building. It was
two stories in height, the ground
floor being used for mercantile purposes,
while the second is a residence.
The origin of the conflagration
is not definitely known. Tne
fire was first discovered in the front
portion of the building.
The burned buildings were in the
business section and had it not been
for the quick response of the volunteer
fire department there is strong
probability that aditional property
would have been destroyed. A strong
wind was blowing, which gave a
squally appearance to the situation
for a short while, but the good work
prevented further damage.
Both buildings were of wood, and
the damage is estimated to approximate
$5,000, partly covered by insurance.
The building which was occupied
by Mrs. Patrick was the property
of Senator Muckenfuss, and was
a local landmark, being one of the
oldest business establishments in St.
George. The Heaton residence was
nearly new.
THREE KILLED ON CM C. AND O.
Two Engines and Five Coal Cars go
i
Down Embankment.
Spartanburg, Dec. 3.?Dispatches
from Johnson City, Tenn., state that
a Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio train
of empty coal cars, with two locomotives,
struck a rock on the track j
at 3:45 o'clock this morning, near
Clinchport, Va., and the engines and
five cars went down an embankment.
Three men were , killed and three
badly injured. The dead are: T. W.
Smith, engineer; R. K. Showalter,
fireman; Carl Vaughn, fireman. The
injured: J. S. Walker, engineer;
Mack Vance, brakeman; ? Mead,
extra man.
Details are meagre and it is impossible
to get a detailed account of
the wreck. The presumption is that
a foe obscured the obstruction. Gen
eral Manager Caples and Superintendent
Phetteplace left at an early
hour for the scene of the disaster.
Police Row in Florence.
Florence, Dec. 3.?There has been
something like a strike in the police
department of Florence. Several days
ago council suspended Herman Cain,
chief of police, and J. F. Turbeville
and James F. Epps, officers, for
clubbing a negro prisoner in the police
station. The friends of the suspended
officers, who had not heard
tbe charges, took it for granted that
the suspension was on account of
killing the negro who assaulted the
chief in the jail a few days ago, for
which he was tried and acquitted at
the recent special term of court. It
happens that the two officers were the
ones who came to his relief and who
were witnesses on the stand in his
defense. Considerable feeling was
aroused, and even in the police department,
the feeling manifested it
self, for Cain is a very unusually
popular man. Two officers, Bryant
and Boyle, turned in their accoutrements
when they learned of the suspension
of the chief and other of?fleers,
and Florence was left without
any policemen.
A carnival is in progress here now,
and it is charged that Cain was responsible
for a disturbance that was
caused there which is now before the
mayor for investigation. The acting
police are the ones making the
charge that Mr. Cain raised the disturbance.
Council held- a special meeting today
to consider the case, and the
chairman of the police committee
gives out the statement that the people
of Florence may be assured of
perfect police protection and a force
that can be counted on?
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HOME OF HOMELESS BURNED.
Convention Building at Connie Maxwell
Orphanage Burned.
Greenwood, Dec. 1.?The convention
building, a handsome two-story
building at the Connie Maxwell or?
i t a a
pnonage, was completely aestroyeu
by fire shortly after noon to-day.
Fortunately all the inmates were out
of the building being at school, but
every piece of their clothing was
burned un in the building. The
home was occupied by boys from the
ages of 8 to 12 years.
When discovered the fire was on
the roof of the building and had made
such headway that there was no hope
of saving it. ^Irs. C. C. McDaniel,
the matron, and her assistant, Miss
Sherwood, were the only occupants
of the building, and they were engaged
in cooking dinner for the boys
at the time the fire was discovered.
The building cost $4,000 when
erected eight years ago, and> would
cost $5,000 to replace. Two thousand
dollars insurance was carried.
An interesting coincidence is that
that building h?d its inception in a
motion made by Rev. W. B. Oliver,
then pastor at Florence, that the Baptist
State convention then in session
in- Greenville in 1902, raise the
money then and there for a new
building and that the building thus
secured should be burned down eight
years after while the convention was
in session. Still more peculiar it
burned down while Superintendent
Jamison was in the very act of making
his report to the convention.
Supplies of clothing for the boys
will be welcomed and are coming in
from town now.
The news of the burning of the
convention building having been
learned at Laurens where the Baptist
convention was in session a movement
was started at once to raise
funds necessary for its rebuilding.
In a very short while $4,000 had
been pledged, which, together with!
tho $9 Oftfl insurance, will be enoueh
to restore the building promptly.
Fight it Oat After Court,
Kosciusko, Miss., Dec. 2.?Differences
between A. J. Johnson, Jr., and
Gus Burns, farmers, failed of termination,
when a suit of law in which
the two were principals was decided
in a justice of the peace court at
Ethel, Miss., to-day. Instead, when
the men met after the trial a fight
which ended in the stabbing of Johnson
to death. Burns was arrested.
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TAX NOTICE.
The treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
15th day of October, 191u, until the
loth day of March, 1911, inclusive.
From the 1st day of January,
1911, until the 31st day of January, \
1911, a penalty of one per cent will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1911, until
the 28th day of February, 1911, a
penalty of 2 per cent will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1911, until the 15th
day of March, 1911, a penalty of-7
per cent, will be added to all unpaid
taxes.
THE LEVY.
x or State purposes 5 3-4 mills
For \County purposes 5 1-2 mills
Constitutional school tax....5 mills
Total
14 1-4 mills
SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES.
Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills
Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills
Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills
Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills 1
Colston, No. 18 2 mills
Cuffle Creek, No. 17 2 mills
Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills
Ehrhardt, No. 22 4 mills
uovan, i\o. n * mins
Hutto, No. 6 2 mills
Hampton, No. 3 2 mills
Hey ward, No. 24 2 mills
Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills
Hunter's Chapel, No. 1 3 mills
Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 1 mill .
Lees, No. 23 4 mills
Midway, No. 2 2 mills
Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mills
Olar, No. 8 4 mills
be. John's, No. 10 2 mills
Salem, No. 9 3 mills
Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills
All persons between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty years of age,
except Confederate soldiers and sailers,
who are exempt at 50 years of
age are liable to a poll tax of one
dollar.
Capitation dog tax 50 cents.
All persons who are twenty-one
years of age on or before the 1st day
of January, 1910, are liable to a
poll tax of one dollar, and all persons
who have not made returns
to the Auditor, are requested to do
so on or before the 1st of January,
1911, and thereby save the penalty
and costs.
I will receive the commutation
road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from
fhp 1 Stb riav n? October. 1910. until
the 1st day of March, 1911.
JOHN F. FOLK,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
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