University of South Carolina Libraries
?h? lamhrrg tlrralfi i ^ Thursday, Feb. 16,1911. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The bank statements show that the people of Bamberg county have considerable money on hand. Seven banks for a small county is going *3 sumt;, iw. Banks in this section will soon be as common as mercantile establishments if the present rate of increase keeps up. We see that Smoaks is to have two banking institutions. A meeting for the organization of corn clubs has been called for next Tuesday at the court house. Let there be a good attendance. Bamberg ought to carry off some of the prizes offered for fine yields of corn. Rev. Geo. A. Martin will preach at Hunter's Chapel Baptist church next Sunday, the 19th instant, at 3:30 ~ ~ _ v o'clock in tne arternoon. me yuulic is cordially invited, and the members are especially requested to be present. ?V, Mr. Joseph McCormack has sold - his residence on New Bridge street to Mr. J. J. Simmons, who will occupy it at once. Mr. McCormack and 1 family will move into the lower floor of the house opposite the passenger depot, the old Mayflower Inn. Mr. John Bomar, who is soliciting contributions to the Confederate monument fund, under the auspices | of the Daughters of the Confederacy, reports very fine progress. The list 8^ of subscribers to the fund will be published next week. See that your BxiV- namo is on it. , The cross examination of Oscar [ Faust last Thursday at his trial for selling whiskey, by B. W. Miley, Esq., who represented the city, was indeed interesting. Faust did not want to answer many questions put to him, ; but the shrewd questioning of Mr. Miley brought forth answers which did much towards convicting him. Mr. John Bomar, representing the Southern Marble and Granite Co., of Spartanburg, is in the city soliciting contributions for the Confederate monument to be elected here by the * Daughters of the Confederacy. He V is calling on all our people, and a I contribution is expected from every > one, be it large or small. J Knights of Pythias Banquet. After the meeting of Bamberg lodge, Knights of Pythias, last Monday evening, a most enjoyable banquet was ejijoyed by the members at the Mayflower Inn. 'A most tempting menu had been prepared, and the evening was a most pleasant one to all preseint. Several visiting brethren were present from Branchville, Cope, and other points. After the supper had been enjoyed, Chancellor Commander E. H. mkn a/>+?>/? a a tftflflf mSO Ixxeiiuciovu, ~ "U ? ter, presented several speakers who made short speeches on the subjcts assigned: A. W. Knight, "Damon 'and Pythias;" J. F. Carter, 'The Goat;" Jno. F. Folk, "The Spread of the Order;" B. D. Carter, "The Eternal Question;" J. A. Wyman, "Fraternity;" B. W. Miley, "The Good of the Order." The affair was a most pleasant one in every respect, and there were 50 or more present.. No doubt the gathering will result in renewed interest in the lodge. Fanst Found Guilty. . Oscar Faust, the negro arrested last week for selling whiskey, was tried last Thursday. His attorney, Mr. A. H. Ninestein, of Blackville, iiomonHofl o inrv whirh fminri him fg*' guilty. The trial was held in the - V city hall and attracted a large crowd, V . the proceedings lasting, all day. Frigfe day he was tried on a second charge, and this trial also lasted all day. , The jury found him guilty on this charge also, and then he plead guilty fe-;. to the other nine charges. He was fined $100 or 30 days on the chain gang in each case. His attorney has appealed, and at present Faust is Bp?* out on bond. f: There were three cases against his IE- < wife also for selling whiskey, but one charge was dropped. Monday pr of this week she came up and plead guilty on two charges and the mayor fined her $100 in each case, which p-v was paid. Negro Shot by White Man. * Anderson, Feb. 13.?Enoch Mattison, a young negro who was shot by Fred Poore, a white man, yester, day afternoon, near Belton, died to I day 01 tne wounas. Coroner Beasley has gone to the scene to investigate and had not returned at a late hour to-night. One report of the shooting is that Poore was gambling with several negroes in the woods and that the shooting occurred in a row over the game. Another report is that Poore came upon the negroes in the woods gambling became engaged in a row with them and that the shooting followed. Poore has not been arrested. New Advertisements. P. A. Hodges?Real Estate. Lost Notice. ? Found Notice. C. A. Taylor?Lost. j' Farmers & Merchants Bank? Statement. r Herndon's Grocery Store?Velva j Breakfast Syrup. E. L. Price, Jr., & Co.?-Norma ^ Martinez. 1 \ New Telephone Directory. ? The new directory for the South-1 ? ern Bell Telephone Company has been delivered to the subscribers in Bamberg by Manager J. P. Bolt. The new directory is very attractive and * contains all the changes and corrections in listings that have been made since the last directory was printed. 8 o The number of names appearing in the new directory would indicate t that there are constant additions to * the number of subscribers to this ex- E change and that the telephone de- a velopment is continuous. c Carlisle Fitting School. v r The local board of control of the ^ Carlisle Fitting School held a meeting Monday afternoon, at which * Headmaster Guilds made a report of 1 the affairs of the institution for the s past session. The report was es- s pecially favorable, all things considered, and a number of plans for the improvement of the school were dis- * cussed. c The most important matter con- * sidered was the building of a new s dormitory, as it was the opinion of all that a large brick dormitory was ' a prime necessity. It must be built ^ if the school is to continue to grow and prosper, and in the near future the matter of raising funds for the 11 erection of the dormitory will take definite shape. The school is a fine c asset to Bamberg in a business way, s< and looking at it from the mere standpoint of dollars and cents, the busi- 1 ness men and citizens of Bamberg b could make no better investment than subscribing \liberally for the erec- e tion of a dormitory which would ac- E commodate 150 boarders. We can get them if we have the facilities, but we can't get them without. The proposition resolves itself into this: We must build the dormitory, that's p all. p t: Entertainment a Success. p The entertairpnent at the Fitting h School last Monday evening was very t successful, both socially and flnanci- fc ally. The program was well receiv- lj ed and enjoyed by the large crowd e present, and the cream, cake and c candy were all sold, resulting in a net proceeds of 31.00. s The laides in charge are very grate- fi ful to all those who so willingly and c cheerfully contributed, both to the o program and to the refreshments. f< Following is the program as ren- a dered. ? Piano duet?Misses Folk and Byrd. s i Recitation?Miss Edith Rice. t< Piano solo?MJss Leonard Folk. "V Vocal solo?Miss Eugenia aeara. o Reading?Miss Ettie May Perkins, d Vocal solo?Miss Kate Rentz. g Recitation?Miss Homer Godbee. Violin solo?Miss Mildred Knight, t Reading?Mr. J. C/ Guilds. . Vocal solo?Miss Franke Folk. f Piano duet?Misses Folk and Byrd. a ? t: Home Mission Meeting. ^ The February meeting of the Wo- u man's Home Mision society will be i held next Tuesday afternoon at four i; o'clock in the ladies' parlor of the Methodist church. Bear in mind that p this is the time for the election of i] officers, and let as many as can be p present. t A home mission study circle has y been organized in the Bamberg aux- o iliary and the first text book being a used is "Under Our Flag," by Alice c M. Guernsey. Others will be studied p as soon a& this is completed. Some- c tV> in cr lilra o rirczon lariioa havp PY- o V AJk liiQ 1IUV M UVUVAi. AAV* f W wm (] presed their desire to take up this course, and it is hoped that many j, others of the organization will take \ advantage of the means of securing i much helpful and inspiring informa- s tion that cannot be had elsewhere. t ^ T 5 Corn Clubs. Everybody interested in organiz- e ing a corn club or clubs are requested to meet at the court house next Tuesday, February 21st. Mr. L. L. Baker, district agent, has promised to be present, and Hon. O. B. Martin and Mr. Ira W. Williams have been invited to be present and make addresses. R. W. D. ROWELL. m c Hunting Accident. 1 1 Last Friday afternoon McGhee, 1 the little son of Mr. and Mrs. G. 1 Frank Bamberg, happened to a pain- ? ful accident while out hunting. He i and some other boys were out hunt- 1 ing rabbits near his father's home 1 when he rested the gun on his right : foot, and linthnne-htedlv milled the i trigger, shooting off two of his toes. < He is getting along nicely, and it is < not thought that he will be lame as '< a result of the accident. ] Baptist Church Xews and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday norning at 11 o'clock and at night, >y the pastor, Rev. 0. J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday mornng at 10 o'clock, J. A. Hunter, superntendent. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday aftertoon at 3:30 o'clock. Prayer meeting every Thursday light. Woman's Missionary Society meets Vednesdav afternoons after the sec>nd Sunday in each month. Sunbeam Band meets every two veeks on Friday afternoons. Monthly conference each fourth Sunday. Observance of Lord's Supper the irst Sunday in each quart r. NEWS AND NOTICES. The services were fairly well atended Sunday considering the weather. The pastor's theme at the morning ervice was, three vital and important needs in mission work?informaion, prayer and consecration. At he evening service, a true consciousless of sin; the needs of it, how it is ttended, and what is involved in it. The B. Y. P. U. was well attended. Ipecial topic, repentance. Talks irere made on it by Dr. Hair and the >astor. At the business meeting, '. A. Hunter was elected general eader or superintendent. The folowing chairmen of standing comnittees were appointed: Memberhip committee, Dr. G. F. Hair; misionary committee, Mrs. Alice Zeig3r; social committee, Miss Sallie The finance committee of the 'ree. hurch called for a conference with he membership at the close of the ervice next Sunday morning. The woman's missionary society rill meet in regular session Wednesay afternoon. Let this be our missionary motto or this year, and especially for the ext two months: Fverv member contributing every ent he or she ought every week to end the gospel everywhere. This is scriptural. See 1 Cor. 16: -12. And express our duty in a usiness way. Prayer meeting topic for Thursday vening is: Sacred mountains of lible story, and- what made them so. Caused Liricoln's Nomination. Chicago, Feb. 13.?Hitherto unpublished incidents concerning the olitics which gave Abraham Lincoln he Republican nomination for the residency the first time were told ere to-day in an address before the [amilton club by Addison G. Procor, of St. Joseph, Mich., who beieves himself the only surviving ember of the famous "splitrail" onvention. Mr. Proctor gave to one man, Casius M. Clay of Kentucky, the credit or forcing the nomination of Linoln out of a chaotic, disorganized pposition to the regular candidate or the nomination, William H. Sewrd, of New York. "When the convention opened,' aid Mr.-Proctor, "Mr. Seward's inerests were in the hands of Thurlow Veed and were well organized. The pposition of Horace Greely was the ominant figure, but was without oranization or community of desire. "We were discussing the matter in he old Briggs house in Chicago ^hen Mr. Clay and his mountain men rom western Virginia, Tennessee nd'Kentucky arrived. " 'We are on he eve of a great civil war,' began Ir. Clay, but we of Kansas were sed to strong words and smiled. 'he mountaineer looked at us sterny and continued: " 'We know what your platform dans are and I am here to say that f a candidate is nominated on that datform the South will make an atempt to dissolve the Union. " 'It makes a great difference to ou whom you nominate,' thundered n the tall Kentuckian, 'and it makes , much more vital difference to us. )ur homes and all we possess are in >eril. We demand of you a candilate who will inspire our courage .nd confidence. " 'We call upon you to nominate Abraham Lincoln, who knows us and vho knows our aspirations. Give us Lincoln and we will unite the trength of our union sentiment with he Union army and bring success to 'our legions.' " That speech, said Mr. Porter, caus:d Lincoln's nomination. Orr Found Guilty. William Orr, a negro, who runs a >eef market and restaurant, was ound guilty yesterday of selling iquor and fined $100 or thirty days m the chain gang. We understand :here are three more cases aginst lim for selling whiskey. The trial tvas begun Monday afternoon, Orr )eing represented by A. H. Ninestein and H. M. Graham. The city was represented by B. W. Miley. The ;rial was held in the city hall and asted all Tuesday afternoon and yesterday morning, the jury returning a verdict about 1 o'clock yesteriay. Orr's attorneys gave notice of appeal. The trial of another case against him will be held to-morrow. j ) LETTER DELAYED 46 YEARS. Written to Girl by Confederate Sol: dier Who was Killed. St. Albans, Vt., Feb. 11.?A letter which went astray on a Virginia battlefield more than 4 6 years agb has j just been sent to the person for whom it was intended, j Major Seymour H. Wood, of this city, who served in the First Vermont cavalry in the civil war, has mailed to Mrs. Mildred Mitchell, of Norfolk, Va., a letter taken by Henry C. Pomeroy of St. Albans, a soldier in the First Vermont regiment, from the knapsack of a dead Confederate sol dier when the Vermonters made a charge on the Confederate works at Fisher's Hill on September 22, 1864. The writer was P. V. Harris, of company A, Twelfth Virginia volunteer infantry, Terry's Brigade, Gordon's Division, Breckinridge's Corps. As the letter is dated September 22, 1864, it is evident that it was written on the day on which the soldier was killed on the field of battle. It is addressed to Miss Millie Sneed, Lynchburg, Va., now Mrs. Mitchell, and to it is affixed a Confederate stamp. Mrs. Mitchell, who is a widow, is now in charge of the linen room of the Norfolk Protestant hospital. Pomeroy lost the letter shortly after the war, but a few years ago he found it in his father's family Bible. Five years ago he gave it to Major Wood to be placed in a collection of relics of the civil war which the local grand army post has in its hall. Recently Major Wood began a correspondence which resulted in the letter being sent to the woman to whom it was written. ^ i Taking Himself Too Seriously. Really, we are fearful that the Hon. Coleman Livingston Blease is beginning to have an exaggerated idea of his importance. Last week he sent a message to the general assembly asking that the law requiring that special judges should be recommended by the supreme court be repealed, as, in his opinion, it was unconstitutional, he contending that these appointments rested with him. The message was referred to the judiciary committee, and in a strong opinion the committee reported that the present law was all right. Then the governor sent in the following message, which was received as information: "The report of your house judiciary committee on my message No. 11 is not at all surprising, as you will note in said message I said T hope that the committee would not act upon the matter not according to their political views towards their cmer executive or tneir personal feelings towards the supreme court. "Since sending in my message many strong lawyers have congratulated me on my position and one who is considered the equal of any member of the bar in South Carolina, if not the superior, says I am correct; and, once again, I request of you to repeal that portiop of the act giving the power to the chief justice or associate justices to dictate to me who I shall appoint on the bench. "Now gentlemen, I am serious about this matter. I have asked you to avoid a conflict; it is up to you. I know my duty and when the time comes I am going to do it as I was elected to do; I have no relatives in your body, but hope I have some political friends." BLISS, UP TO DATE. Aged Husband Gave Young Wife Her Divorce. Not many women would have the courage to make a home happy for a husband and an ex-husband at the same time. But that is just what Mrs. W. A. Wilson, who was formerly Mrs. A. W. Luce, is trying to do now at her home in Wichita, Kan. According to Mrs. Luce's own account of the novel situation, when she was a very young girl she married A. W. Luce. Two years ago Mrs.. T lino m of TXT A TXT n rnn^nr uiti u . a. vvnauu, a juuug man about her own age. The two fell in love. When Luce found it out, and that he could not make his wife happy, he offered to let her get a divorce so that she could marry young Wilson. She finally agreed. Wilson had gone to, Los Angeles, Cal., and when the divorce was granted last June f T ~ X X. _ T A 1 J Airs. .uuce went 10 ixjs Angeies ana married Wilson. BUSINESS LOCALS. 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. Men and women, sell guaranteed hose. 70 per cent, profit. Make $10 daily. Full or part time. Beginners investigate. Wear Proof, 3038 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED.?A good porter at the Johnson Hotel. Apply to G. W. GARLAND. The time for making tax returns expires on the 20th instant. Make your returns in time and save having the penalty added. BAKING I Absolute MAKES HOME and wholesome made found at the Roy mi Oook Book-l Sand Mamm m 4 ROYAL BAKING POWC HENRY THE THIEF. The Black Heart of the Greely Arctic Expedition. One of the many tragedies of the Greely arctic expedition was the execution of Private Henry, who had been caught time after time stealing food from the scant store of the starving party. Henry alone was strong and active, thanks to the stolen food and to the fact that he did no labor he could possibly shirk. Lieutenant Greely had warned and warned Henry and had punished him, but to no avail, and finally, after a particularly desperate act of theft, the commander, in fear that Henry's ! course would cause a general raid on the store of food and thus bring [ about the destruction of the whole party, condemned Henry to death. The story of the execution, which makes a new page in history, is told in the American Magazine by Frank B. Copely, who got his data direct from the survivors of the expedition. a j 'He writes: "All his lethargy gone, Greely dismissed the man, seized pencil and paper and, with trembling, emaciated fingers, wrote: "Near Cape Sabine, June 6, 1884. * "Sergeants Brainard, Long and Frederick : "Notwithstanding promises given by Private C. B. Henry yesterday, he | has since, as acknowledged to me, tampered with seal thongs if not other food at the old camp. This pertinacity and audacity is the destruction of the party if not at once ended. Private Henry will be shot to-day, all care being taken to pre vent his injuring any one, as nis i | physical strength is greater than that j J of any two men. Decide the manner of his death by two ball and one blank cartridge. This order is imperative and absolutely necessary for any chance of life." A. W. GREELY." "In the official report of the Lady Franklin bay expedition it is simply announced that 'shots were heard about 2 o'clock, and later the order was read to the general party.' The manner in which the order was executed here appears for the first time. "Sergeants Brainard, Long and Frederick could not, as ordered, 'decide the manner of death by two ball and one blank cartridge.' Greely had failed to take into consideration that at this time the party had left only one serviceable rifle. "The three sergeants drew lots to see who would do the shooting. When they had done so they bound themselves with an oath that the identity of the man thus chosen never should be revealed. "Henry was at the tent on Ceme-, oil +V10 rifhor mpn 1 LCXJ x luge rv ilia an va when the time for putting him to death came. What was to take place, of course, was known only to the three sergeants and the commander. Two of the sergeants remained in the vicinity of the old hut, while the third went to bring Henry down. "The man who went for Henry told him that he was wanted at the old camp to help carry up some more of the supplies that had been left there. Suspecting nothing, Henry readily accompanied the sergeant to the place chosen for putting him to death. "Now, Greely had repeatedly cautioned the three sergeants to take no chances on Henry's getting away, for, although none at Cape Sabine knew the man's past history, enough of the . ; i i fALl POWDER I tly Pure I BAKING EASY 1 [glit Biscuit % elicious Cake I ainty Pastries [ne Puddings ^ laky Crusts | id the food is finer, | ore tasty, cleanly | than the ready- * : shop or grocery. too Raoalptafm. nd Addrmmm* < J :M: >ER Ca, NEW YORK. "-'Sv* HUSBAND SENTENCED BY WIFE. ,. i ^ Woman, Sitting as Judge, Gives Spouse a Year Term. Mrs. Nathan Kirk wood, of 392 \ Ripka street, Philadelphia, sentenced her husband to one year in 4 the House of Correction, according to a special dispatch 'from the Balti- , -^i more Sun. The woman appeared .. : ^ against her husband in the Manayunk Police Court. After hearing the testimony the \ ^ magistrate called Mrs. Kirkwood to the bench, and informed her that she would have to be the Judge as f l to the length of time her husband w -v~ '?>%% would remain in jail. "You go to the House of Correction for one year," Mrs. Kirkwood snapped at her husband without a . ?;! second's hesitation. Kirkwood pleaded with the magistrate, but the pleading brought forth 1 'SX the answer that the sentence was y just and would stand. According to Mrs. Kirkwood, her husband imbibed too freely and sold all^he shoes in the house in ordef to get money with which to pur- vSJ chase liquor. He came home early one morning and started to beat his wife and four children. Mrs. Kirk- Jf, wood says she has been forced to support the children and thought that a year in jail might make her husband a better provider. man's black soul had been revealed # to make his comrades feel that no crime could be put past him. "So Brainard, Long and Frederick, " cautioned by their commander and warned by their own knowledge of the man with whom they had to deal, had decided that Henry should be made to stoop to pick up something and that then he should be shot from behind. At least one of the sergeants had no more compunction about killing him than he would have had ^ .. v about killing a mad dog. A ttt /\ m />r> "Dili one 01 ine uiuci twu wcu weakened at the last moment To _ "J shoot a man in cold blood from behind, to send him into eternity .with no opportunity to compose his soul, was too terrible a thing for him to stand. It was a mistake that nearly proved disastrous. "Henry was told face to face that, he was to be put to death in accordance with the order of the commander, and he was advised to kneel and make his peace with his God. At the same time the executioner appeared with his rifle at a convenient 4 distance before the doomed man's eyes. "Henry stood agape. He muttered something about sqmething not being right. Near where the third sergeant stood an ax lay on the ground. Henry's gaze, searching the ground, encountered the ax. He . sprang for it. A warning cry was raised. The sergeant who stood near the ax jumped and got his foot on it almost as Henry was upon him. There was a cry of 'Quick!' Even then there was danger of the execu 1 x. 1.1. .ff-n uoner snooting nis iciiuw scream, if his aim was the least unsteady. "But despite all he had been through the aim of the executioner was true. The rifle cracked, and the bullet sped, penetrating the breast of the man for whom it was intended when it was molded. Henry whirled, crying: 'You have tricked me! You have tricked me!' Again the rifle cracked. The seccmd bullet went through Henry's head, and he fell