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21{je Itamhrrg fealfc Thursday, Feb. 2, 1911. ? SHORT LOCALS. ; X Brief Items of Interest Throughont the Town and County. C?> : ; Our live stock men have plenty of horses and mules on hand and trade in this line is dtisk. :v 1 ; ? The work of remodeling Mr. C. R. Brabham's residence is progressing, ajid the improvements will make it a handsome home of colonial style. Mr. O. E. Kearse has bought out the interest of Mr. W. L. Mitchum in the firm of Kearse & Mitchum at Ehrhardt, and will conduct the business himself. The banquet of Bamberg lodge, Knights of Pythias, on the evening of Monday, February 13th, will be a nice affair. Every member of the lodge should be present. Those farmers who fattened cattle this winter are selling out. Mr. W. I. Johns soild several cars last week, and G. Frank Bamberg will i ship several cars this week. Messrs. S. G. Mayfield and W. E. Free have formed a partnership for the practice of law, the firm being Mayfield & Free. They will have their office in the building used by Mr. Mayfield. . If your subscription expires, better renew promptly if you want The Herald to keep on ooming We are looking closely after all expirations this year, and we don't send the paper after the time has expired. I J. F. Carter, Esq., district deputy grand chancellor, went to Aiken Tuesday where he attended the annual banquet of Aiken lodge, Knights I"'. of Pythias, that evening. Mr. Carter responded to a toast at the banMrs. J. P. Matheny is quite sick in a hospital at Columbia. Mr. Matheny was called to her bedside on Wednesday afternoon. Her many y friends hope for her early restoration to complete health.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Hoover's drug store was moved Wg* ': .Monday to the store across the street from the old stand. Here they will Bgv have one of the handsomest drug jfef stores in the State. A beautiful new |p. soda fountain has been bought and Hp. will soon be installed. fos. Mrs. L. M. Bishop died at Ehrhardt ! Monday after a protracted illness. She was about fifty years old, and leaves a husband and three children. The burial took place Tuesday at Pleasant Hill church, Rev. A. B. Watson conducting the services. Traveling salesmen are visiting Bamberg in numbers these days, so our merchants must be buying some goods for the spring trade. Evidently they don't care to sell them, however, if we are to judge by the advertisements or rather the lack of them in this newspaper. Mioses The Herald. B. J. Kearse, one of our colored subscribers in the Buford's Bridge I section, writes us that he has been getting The Herald eighteen years, and during that time he has only missed one copy, that of last week. B. J. didn't renew as promptly as he ought, and that's why he missed last week's issue. But he couldn't do , without The Herald, so he sent in his simoleon and the newspaper will continue I its visits. U. D. C. Chapter Notes. The solicitor for funds to the U. D. C. monument will arrive in Bamberg next week, and will begin canvassing the town and county at once. The amount is going to be raised by those who are proud of the deeds of their loved ones who suffered so much for our fair Southland, by tnose wno are loyai to in? iosi cause. Can you afford to refuse your aid? The children of the graded school contributed $3.81 to the Arlington monument fund. This amount was collected by Prof. Allen and forwarded to the treasurer of this fund. Gone to Black Mountain. Mr. F. M. Simmons left Monday for Black Mountain. N. C.. where he Eg " . will live in the future. . His many friends in Bamberg regret to lose him as a citizen, but their best wishes attend him. Mr. Simmons was a prominent business man of the city, and was a member of the board of trustees of the Bamberg graded school and a member of the board of stewards of Trinity Methodist church. He is that type of citizenship which a town and community can ill afford to lose, and it is hoped by everybody here that his health will soon be fully restored. He will go to Baltimore for an operation next week, and Dr. J. J. Cleckley, of this city, his physician, will accompany him. Si ' jjRvt. \' Pythian Meeting. On Monday evening, February 13th, there will be a sort of reunion and banquet for the members of Bamberg lodge, Knights of Pythias. Every member, whether in good standing or not, is expected to be present, and invitations will be sent to all. The idea is to get these members again interested in the work of the order and to have a general good time at the banquet. The occasion bids fair to be a most pleasant one, and the committee in charge of the affair is composed of Chancellor Commander E. H. Henderson, Vice Chancellor L. B. Fowler, and Prelate J. F. Carter. New Advertisements. J. F. Jennings?Lumber for Sale. L. B. Fowler?Flies! Flies! W. E. Free?Notice. Ehrhardt Banking Company?We Invite Your Attention. Hoover's Drug Store?Your Attention, Please. Mayfield & Free?To the Public. Hern don's Grocery Store?The Great Cry To-day is M^rry Widow. W. D. Bennett?Wanted. H. W. Adams?For Sale. Mayfield & Free?Law Card. J. A. Harvey, Administrator?Notice Final Discharge. Moved to Bamberg. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Owens, who have been living at Denmark for several years, where they owned and operated the Denmark hotel, but who recently sold out to Mr. Henry Walker, moved to Bamberg last week, and are boarding at the Mayflower Inn. Their many friends are glad to have them as residents of Bamberg and hope they will remain here permanently. Carlisle Fitting School. Tuesday, January 31, closed the first session of the school year 19101911 at the Carlisle Fitting School. It has been a most successful session, and the authorities are much pleased with the new beginning. To date sixty-two students, representing twelve counties, have been enrolled. While the school hasn't that many in attendance at the present time, and has not had them at any one time, the dormitories are comfortably filled. From the standpoint of work the session has been most satisfactory, the work done being considerably above the average and doubtless tak ing place as among the best work in the history of the school. The students generally have taken hold of their work with determination and patience. A room in the main building has been equipped, at considerable expense, and is being used as a study hall. Here the students gather, under the supervision and direction of one of the teachers, in the afterhoon and evening and prepare their work for the following day. Those students who meet certain requirements in scholarship and deportment are excused from the study hall and observe the hours in their rooms. Tlie study hall is a new feature and it is calculated that much good will come as a result of it. . Plans for nex* year are already being made and the outlook# is bright. The faculty will be enlarged, the course of study will be revised and strengthened, and many things looking toward the general betterment of the school will be undertaken. As soon as ithe public becomes fully aware of the fact that the school stands for thorough, hon- ] est work and the highest ideals in character, the present - dormitories will not accomodate the students. GOVERNMENT WINS TEST CASE. , Jury Convicts Texas & Pacific Railroad on Five Counts. New Orleans, Jan. 30.?The government won a sweeping victory today in a novel test case of the interstate commerce act when a jury in the federal district court returned a verdict of guilty against the Texas & Pacific railroad on two indictments, embracing five counts. The charges against the railroad were that in the guise of storage charges freight rates in execess of those approved by the interstate, commerce commission were charged on grain shipments from Missouri and Arkansas points to New Orleans. The penalty which the court may impose ranges from $1,000 to $20,000 on each count. It is stated that the railroad will be called upon to pay back all such excess charges collected, amounting, according to the government agents, to thousands of dollars. Assistant District Attorney Waugespeck, who conducted the prosecution, expressed the belief that an investigation would disclose- the operation in other parts of the country of similar schemes on the part of the railroads to collect freight rates in excess of those laid down in the tariff schedule. Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and evening at 7:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. O. J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, J. A. Hunter, superintendent. B. Y. P. U. every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, J. A. Hunter, president. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Woman's M. U. meets Wednesday afternoon after each 2nd Sunday. Conference each fourth Sunday after preaching service. Observance of the Lord's Supper the first Sundav in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. The B. Y. P. U. had a good meeting and program Sunday afternoon. The theme was, "Has Christ Pressed You?" There was no preaching at the Baptist church morning, as Pastor Frier was in atendance upon the fifth Sunday meeting at Blackville, where he preached an illustrated sermon on the mission of a church of Christ, to a large and appreciative audience. He preached here to a very good congregation at night on, "The Reign of Ahab as it Appeared in the Sight of God." Mr. Rentz and Miss Pearle Counts sang a sacred duet and several sparkling songs formed a special phase of the evening service. Don't forget the prayer meeting Thursday evening. Greetings to the Veterans. The following paper was read by Mrs. W. P. Jones at the celebration of Lee's birthday by the U. D. C. chapter here, this being the greeting to the veterans by the chapter: How fitting it is, what a sacred privilege is given us to meet here this afternoon to honor and revere the momorv of ono of the bravest, most ill -strious men this country *has ever produced?Robert E. Lee. But to him and all the hosts of our soldier boys who have answered to the call of the Great Beyond and have fallen into that last long sleep which the roar of cannon and the echo of the battle song can no longer disturb, we can only write of their deeds of valor and erect monuments to perpetuate their memory. But to you?our loved veterans who are left to us from the fast thinning ranks?we want to do more. We want to tell you that we feel honored in having you who went forth at the sound of the hugle call and heat of the drum to fight for honor and country. Leaving wife, mother, children and loved ones alone and unprotected, tortured in mind as to their welfare, suffering hunger, cold and many privations, facing death at every hour and seeing loved comrades fall hourly at your side, still you did not swerve from your duty.' But, committing your lives and cause to the God of battles, you staked all but honor for the right. To the women of the South has been given the sacred duty of keeping alive the memories of the men who gave up their all to answer to the call of their country, to perpetuate their deeds of valor and to preserve historic spots for the benefit of coming generations. To them also it ia o ou'oot and prand nrivilpp'o to xo u W"VVV ****** o* vQv ? v stand face to face with those who are the connecting links between the glorious past and the present?you who survived those days of horror and nights of terror, and we feel that our most precious service should be given to the living. "Can storied urn or animated bust, Back to its mansions bring the fleeting breath?" So to you, our honored guests, we extend our heartiest welcome, sincere love and undying reverence. This, the first of our meetings in your honor, it is hoped will prove to he but the beginning of many happy reunions, and may we every one be spared to fill our places at our meeting this time next year! And when the last roll call shall come to each of you?Oh, Father, may it be long in coming!?and you look into the faces of your comrades who have gone on before, you may at last realize that right must and will prevail, and that now the warfare of life is over, the victory won, and the God of peace reigns over all. Stands at the Head The Bamberg Herald is the great medium of exchange for the people of Bamberg and adjoining counties. It is the fountain head to which all resort for news.. It is the chief instrument by which buyers and sellers, merchants and public, are brought into business relations with each other. It stands for knowledge, good morals, and progress, and is in the forefront of every movement to further the best interests of the community. By former citizens, who have made new homes in other places, it is welcomed as a regular news-letter that keeps them in sympathetic touch with the old home they still love and keeps green tender memories of the past. Is your advertisement in it? Claussen's Steam Bread fresh every day at Herndon's. FIRE TUESDAY MORNING. Colored Graded School Building Destroyed by Fire. Tuesday morning about eleven o'clock the colored graded school building i nthis city was totally destroyed by fire. The shingles on the mnf woro nnH rnttpn anH thp ninp trees near caused straw to lodge on the roof, which made it very easy to set the building on fire from sparks. The fire originated in this way, sparks from the stove falling on the roof. The building has caught on fire from this source several times recently. School was in session at the time, but the flames had gained such headway when discovered that the building could not be saved, and all efforts were devoted to removing the desks, the organ, and other school furniture. Most of the furnishings were saved, but some of the desks were fastened to the floor and could not be gotten out. There was insurance of $1,200 on the building, but this will not near cover the loss. The building was an nn(> hpinc thp first. Bantist church built in Bamberg. It was built in 1875 while Mr. J. S. Buist was pastor. The lumber in it was of the best, as many members of the church hauled their own timber to the mill and had it cut into lumber to build the church. It was used as a church for many years, until the Baptists built their present brick church on Railroad Avenue. When the Carlisle Fitting School was founded the building was used for a school, being known as the Bamberg Classical Institute. Later it was bought by the trustees of the public school, the former public school building and land being given to the Fitting School. It was used as a public school for the whites until the brick' building was erected on lower Main street, when it was turned over to the colored people for a graded school. The insurance will not near cover the loss, but the sub-trustees of the school hope to erect a larger and more commodious building during tne summer ana nave it reaay ior the opening of school this fall, and it is hoped some plan will be formulatd which will enable them to do so. At present school is being held in the old colored school building, the one used by the colored people before they moved to the building which was burned. The fire is a severe blow not only 4-/\ /v A/v1/\wAy1 T\AAT\l/v Kllf f A +ViQ IU IUC tuiv/i pwpic UUV tv VUV school district, as it will he remembered that the white graded school building was burned only a few years ago, entailing a heavy loss. PASSENGER WON'T LEAVE CAR. Nice Little Question for the S. P., L. A., & S. L. to Solve. Salt Lake City, Jan. 31.?Officials of -the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad are at a loss to krow how to dispose of J. E. Himes, a passenger on one of their Pullmans, who refuses to leave the car. Himes, who had paid for a berth in that particular car from Joplin, Mo., to San Francisco via Las Vegas ana los Angeles, rerusea to leave when he was told at Ogden that passengers would be transferred to the Southern Pacific on account of a washout on the San Pedro line. The Pullman was hauled to Salt Lake City and still Himes remained in the car. He takes his meals out, but he reads, smokes and sleeps as a guest of the Pullman Company, and says he is perfectly willing to pass the summer here if it takes that long to restore traffic to San Francisco via f!as Vegas and Los Angeles. BUSINESS LOCALS. We now have Velva Breakfast Syrup, the pure Sugar Cane Syrup, in quarts, half gallon and gallons. Herndon's Grocery Store. C. F. Rizer at Olar will have a car load of fine mules to arrive to-morrow (Friday) February 3. This load comes direct from ithe West, and is an exceptionally fine lot of animals. If you want a good mule, see Rizer. Fresh at Herndon's:?Shredded Wheat, Grape Nuts, Cream of Wheat, Hecker's Buckwheat, Puffed Rice, and Post Toasties. Try Tetley's Tea, its the best, at Herndon's. Go to Hunter's hardware store for stalk cutters, disc harrows, single and double plows, in fact everything in the hardware line at very low prices. C. F. Rizer wants to sell you some mules. He will have an extra fine lnari tn nrrivp at Olar to-morrow (Friday.) Better see them quick if you want to buy or trade, as they will go rapidly. Prices of mules are going higher, so buy before they go up. Men and Women, sell guaranteed hose. 70 per cent, profit. Make $10 d?ily. Full or part time. Beginners investigate. Wear Proof, 3038 Chesnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. and Mrs. W. H. Kinard have given up the boarding house opposite the depot and returned to their home at Ehrhardt. MAN OF MYSTERY. Jumps from Train With $22,000 in Bonds in His Possession. Shelby, N. C., Jan. 30.?With $22,000 worth of Rock Island Railroad bonds in his possession, an unidentified man who has at one time given his name as Taylor and at another as Cameron, jumped from a rapidly moving southbound train at King's Mountain Sunday night. Though painfully injured, he left the bonds with a gentleman at King's Mountain and changed his clothes, and then drove to Shelby, whence he went by railroad to Rutherfordton and entered a hospital. He was arrested on suspicion, but as there was I no evidence on which to hold him he will be released. / "If they attach these bonds, I'll be a pauper," said the man, who seemed to be either fleeing from detectives or laboring under an impaired mind caused by the injury he received while jumping from the train. After depositing the' bonds as mentioned, he borrowed a suit of clothes to put on in place of the muddy and bloody garments, and hired a negro driving a gray mule to bring him to Shelby, where he caught a train for Rutherfordton, presumably to seek hiding in the mountains. Sheriff is Notified. Sheriff W. D. Wilkins received a message yesterday to look out for a suspicious man. The train had left, but he found that a man answering the description had boarded the train for the mountains and officers at Rutherfordton were communicated with. He was located in the hospital there, exhausted and nervous. The officer placed him under arrest to await developments, thinking he had either stolen the valuable bonds or was a bond broker who went to the w?ll in a depressed market and left his town with the hope that he might save the $22,000. It is the opinion of Sheriff Wilkins that the man lost all he had in business and rather than leave these bonds to his creditors, trfcd to make his escape with them. A mystery surrounds the whole matter for the man's conduct has been peculiar. Fleeing from Officers. It is said that detectives were after him and were on the same train on which he was trying to make his escape. When the train was entering the yard at King's Mountain at a speed of about 20 miles an hour he leaped to the ground with his precious possession. He was hurled into the mud and painfully injured. He approached a gentleman at King's Mountain, told him that his nam a was Tavlor. that detectives were after him and that if caught, they would attach his bonds and he would be a pauper. The King's Mountain gentleman was asked to take care of the $22,000 worth of Rock Island bonds in $1,000 denominations each, and give him a suit of unsoiled clothes. This he did. Then Taylor came* through country to Shelby and caught a westbound train. When seen here he was extremely nervous and bore of suspicion. He managed to get to! Rutherfordton, where he left the train and went to the hospital for treatment. His suffering would not permit him to go farther. Employs Counsel. When the sheriff of Rutherford made the arrest, Taylor gave his name as Cameron. He employed counsel but it is said he has refused to divulge his ireal name or the true circumstances even to his attorney. He says ne nas a lawyer m Atmuw named Cameron. His counsel at Rutherfordton came to Shelby today to consult with the sheriff regarding his release, threatening habeas corpus proceedings. Taylor or Cameron is a middle aged man of rather neat appearance. He seems to be well educated and with fine business traits. His face, however, is bruised and worry is ?tamped on his countenance. Cannot be Held. Sheriff Winlkins consulted with the county attorney, who advised that he was not justified in holding him without evidence, so he will be released late to-night or to-morrow morning. The sheriff has received a telegram from Atlanta authorities saying that they do not want such a man, but the sheriff thinks his inability to give the proper name makes it difficult to identify him. It is believed that developments will turn up in a few days as to who the man is and why he should act so suspicious with his valuable bonds, which he abandoned in the hands of a man whom he did not know and then fled for safety towards the mountains. Some dispensary constables have been appointed by the governor to take the places of those dismissed by his proclamation. It is announced that Hon. C. C. Featherstone, who ran for governor last year, will move from Laurens to Greenwood, where he will continue the practice of law, having formed a partnership with S. H. McGhee. t ? SHOT AND KILLED. Will Nance is Dead and His Slayer Has Surrendered Himself. Conway, Jan. 30.?As a result of a fight between Will Nance and Dempsey Potter, two young white men of Little river, Saturday night at a party, the former lies dead, haying been shot and almost instanly killed by the latter. The scene of the killing is about 30 miles from Conway but it is learned here to-day that Potter has surrendered to a magistrate's constable at Little River and is being brought to the county jail for confinement. Mr. Nance was a fisherman at Little River, but lived near Lockwood Folly in Brunswick county, N. C. A Mr. Potter is a native of Newberne, N. C., but has been with the Hammer Lumber company at Little River for two years. Will and Lee Nance, twin brothers, were under the influence of whiskey Saturday afternoon at Little River and at the store of H. N. Gore & Co. became engaged in a row with a ne- \ gro boy. The boy was spirited away from them, and in this enraged state of mind, the young men went to the home of Mrs. Wm. Thomas, a widow lady living about two miles away, where a party was in progress. Mr. Potter with his wife who is a daughter of Mrs. Thomas, were at the party, and when the Messrs. Nance came in they were cursing and became very boisterous. Being in tne nouse ana in the presence of several ladies, Mr. Potter told them that if they couldn't refrain from such conduct they would have to leave the house. Will Nance became even more pronounced in his language and with an open knife started on Mr. Potter who fired twice with his pistol, both balls taking effect. Nance fell on the floor and expired within a few minutes. Coroner Burroughs notified Magistrate A. P. Thompson at Wampee to conduct the inquest. The dead man and his slayer are both married and stood well in the community in which they lived. 1 Shot Through Window. Gaffney, Jan. 31.?A young white man, Tom Bright, was shot and seriously wounded by a Mrs. Bowlin at her home in this city Sunday night. The weapon used was a Winchester rifle and the bullet was fired through the door. It took effect in ^ Bright's hip and the wound is extremely painful and may result fatally. From Bright's accsunt he was to meet another man at the home of Mrs. Bowlin. A short time after dark Sunday evening he went to the home of the woman and inquired if his friend was there. The woman replied that he was not and then asked who was there. He told her his name when she at once began to curse him and fired through the door. The woman's side -of the case has not been heard. As yet no legal action has been taken but the injured Vi n nrdl tolro otona man Diatco tuau uv n iii vonv dvv|>v ' at once to have her arrested and , punished. ' ' Served Him Rightly. A lively looking porter stood on the rear platform of a sleeping car in the Grand Central station, when a fussy and choleric old man clambered up the steps. He stopped at the ' ' M door, puffed for a moment, and then 2 turned to a man in uniform. "Porter," he said, "I am going to Chicago. I want to be well taken j care of. I pay for it. Dp you underj stand?" , Vjg "Yes, sir; but?" ' "Never mind any 'buts.' You listen to what I say. Keep the train , boys away from me. Dust me off whenever I want you to. Give mean extra blanket, and if there is jn anyone in the berth over me, slide him into another. I want ypu to?" "But, say, boss, I?" "Young man, when I'm giving instructions I prefer to do the talking myself. You do as I say. Here is a $2 bill. I want to get tne gooa or it. Not a word sir." The train was starting. The por- ter pocketed the bill with a grin, and swung himself to the ground. ^ "All right, boss!" he shouted.; "You can do th' talkin' if you want to. I'm powerful sorry you wouldn't 4 let me tell you?but I ain't goin' out I on that train."?Lippincott's. ? Will Attempt Flight Again. Key West, Fla., Jan. 31.?J. A. D. McCurdy intends to make another effort to conquer the Florida straits with his aeroplane by a flight from Key West to Habana, according to * a member of the crew of the torpedo boat which rescued him after he fell into the sea after his attempt to reach Habana yesterday. The aviator will not attempt a flight from Habana to Key West, however, it is said, giving his reason that Key West has no background to aid him in fixing a course, while the Cuban mountains j can be seen while miles at sea. The torpedo boat destroyers Terry, Roe and Drayton returned from H&bana this afternoon. A committee of Key West citizens has been appointed to raise funds to purchase a lov- *' ing cup to be presented to McCurdy. ; Jjjfc ' S ? /