The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 23, 1911, Page 5, Image 5
J PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.
?J. W. Crum, Esq., of Denmark,
was in the city yesterday.
?Messrs. J. Buist Brickie and
Frank Folk spent Sunday in Branchville.
?Mr. S. E. Neeley, of the Buford's
bridge section, was in the city
Tuesday.
?Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Zeigler, of
the Ehrhardt section, were in the
eity Sunday.
r ?Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hooton, of
Denmark, spent Sunday in the city
"with relatives.
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?Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Owens nave
gone to Birmingham, Ala., on a vis^
it to relatives.
?Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Bryan, of
Allendale, are visiting the family of
Mr. A. S. Easterlin.
?Mrs. J. W. Price and children
spent last Saturday and Sunday in
Blackville with relatvies.
^ ?Miss Annie Halford, of Blackville,
spent last Friday night in the
city with Mrs. J. W. Price.
?Mr. W. I. Johns, of Baldoc, was
(here Monday looking after his extensive
farming interests.
?Miss Sadie Meriwether, of Allendale,
is spending several weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. A. McB. Speaks.
?Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Knight and
[ children, of Sumter, spent Sunday in
I the city with the family of his brothI
er, A. W. Knight.
B . ?Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Jones returnfc
ed last Wednesday night from their
bridal trip, and are now occupying
B their residence on Railroad Avenue.
I ?Mr. and Mrs. Henry McClintock,
of New Jersey, and Mr. and Mrs. Will
v Garland, of Brooklyn, N. Y. are
K visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Garland
I in the city.
K ?Mr. E. L. Price, Jr., has acV
cepted a position with the People's
Drug Company, and his grocery
business is now in charge of his
B father, Mr. E. L. Price.
B ?Miss Mamie Hartzog, who has
I been teaching near Laurinburg, N.C.,
came home Sunday for a visit of a
few days. She will return this morn
ing, having accepted another school
B near Laurel Hill, N. C.
?Capt. J. W. Jenny, and Messrs.
B - J. D. and G. W. Jenny, of Jennys,
' were in the city Tuesday, for the first
I time in many months, and their many
i' friends here were mighty glad to
!| see them. They called at The HerV
aid office, and were much interested
I in the linotype and other machines.
F ?Mr. J. B. Finster, traveling imI
migration agent for the land and industrial
department of the Southern
B . ? Railway, was in the city last SaturI*.
day morning and called to -see us.
Mr. Finster stated that he was down
In this section for the purpose of inquiring
about the value of farming
lands, their adaptability for truck,
etc., with the view of bringing in
'< - - ? - TTT. i- ? -n ivA
I new peopie. we gave mm an me information
at our disposal, and trust
that he will go into the matter thori
oughly and induce some good thrifty
truckers to locate in this county.
I The lands in this section are well
i
j adapted to truck and can be bought
I at most reasonable prices.
i Gets No Commission.
I Lexington, March 20.?The failure
of Gov. Blease to issue a commission
for notary public to S. A. Mathias, a
leading merchant of Irmo, allegedly
because that gentleman happened not
to be a supporter of the governor in
his campaign last summer, has caused
general surprise and indignation, not
only among the friends of Mr. Mathias
but among the governor's
v. warmest friends also. Mr. Mathias
has always been a law-abiding citizen,
and a gentleman of the highest
moral character. He is a brother of
Dr. R. E. Mathias of Irmo, one of the
best known physicians in the county.
I Mr. Mathias states that he sent the
money for his commission about a
month ago and that he has neither
received the money or the commission.
It is known that some of Mr.
Blease's friends have gone to him in
behalf of Mr. Mathias, but up to the
present the governor has turned a
deaf ear to their pleadings.
Mr. Mathias would like very much
to have his money back, he says, but
how to get ,at the matter he is at a
loss to know.
Gov. Blease was in Newberry yesterday
and no statement could be obtained
with reference to the above
dispatch.
Parents Dead, Son Under Arrest.
IAnsonia Conn., March 19.?Thos.
Fitzgibbons, Sr., and his wife, Xora,
were found dead in their home late
to-day with their skulls crushed in
and the house on fire. Their son.
Thomas J., is under arrest charged
with the murder, though according
to the story told by him to the police,
his father killed his mother and he
in turn killed his father. The son
has two slight scalp wounds which
he said he received in the struggle
with his father, but the medical examiner
thinks the wounds were selfinflicted.
EVANS CASE POSTPONED.
Death of G. H. Charles Assigned as
Reason.
Columbia, March 20.?At Newberry
this morning the case of the State
against H. H. Evans, formerly chairman
of the board of directors of the
State dispensary, for accepting rebates
from liquor houses, was called
for trial and continued on motion of
the State, the reason given being the
recent death of a material witness,
George H. Charles, once chief clerk to
the board of directors. Charles died
a few weeks ago in San Antonio.
Eugene S. Blease, attorney for Evans
and a brother to Gov. Blease, severely
criticised the prosecution for
its delay in giving his client an opportunity
of vindication.
Solicitor Cooper stated that Attorney
General Lyon, who was in
charge of the case, had asked him to
say that the State would have been!
ready for trial except for the recent I
sudden death of G. H. Charles, form-!
er clerk of the dispensary board, who
was a material witness.
Mr. Evans was in court demanding
trial and his attorney, Eugene
Blease, vigorously protested against,
the continuance, saying the defendants
had demanded a trial at the
court at which the true bill was found
and again at the succeeding court;
and the defendant demanded his constitutional
right to a speedy trial, j
absolving the solicitor from any re-j
sponsibility. He said it appeared to
him that somebody, either Attorney
General Lyon or somebody else, was |
trying to hold this indictment over
Mr. Evans as a lash.
Judge Watts said that under the
neculiar circumstances, Mr. Charles
having died suddenly, it might be
that the State might have to look
around to see if it could supply any
testimony it expected to get from |
him. He said he realized that when
a man was under a charge and
anxious for a full investigation of it,!
it was very galling to have the charge
hanging over him, but there were
sometimes cases where a continuance
was necessary to the administration
of justice. He said if the defense
desired it he would include in
his order that the State be required
to go to trial at the next term or to
nol pros the case.
!
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
Dealt in Stolen Stamps.
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Wichita, Kan., March 19.?L. F.
Naftzger, formerly president of the
Fourth National bank of Wichita,
was found guilty by a jury in the
federal court to-day of buying and
aniline? ctnlon nnctfl fro Qt"3 mT1R The
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offense is punishable by a maximum
sentence of five years in prison and
a fine of $1,000.
Naftzger purchased the stamps
from Frank S. Burt, formerly chief
of police here. The stamps were
stolen from Kansas postoffices and
sold to Burt by John Kahlhan, who
is under sentence for robbing the
Milan, Kan., postoffice, and has been
convicted of buying and selling stolen
stamps. The former banker's defense
was that he did not know the
stamps were stolen. It is understood
there will be no appeal if only a
fine is imposed.
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
IF ILL EAT SAND. "
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Advice of Man Who Had Cancer of
Stomach.
Trenton, N. J., March 16.?"You're
a husky looking guy," said a friend
the other day to C. H. Coates, a
Trenton salesman, who tips the scales
at 195 pounds.
"Well, I was not always so,"' was
Coa.tes' response. "Three years ago
I gave up a good job at Spokane,
Wash., and came east to die. The
doctors said I had cancer of the
stomach and specialists in San Francisco,
Chicago, Pittsburg, and New
York, told me it was an incurable
case. But I happened to meet 'Doc.'
Geigen. He told me to try sand.
Sounds funny, doesn't it? Well, may
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uc it uuca, u u u it wuincu nvuucio
for me. It's just a case of assimilating
your food. When you were a
child you could do it easily. Now
you need a little assistance. Try the
sand cure."
Mr. Coates has taken from one-half
to one teaspoonful of sand every day
since his first test of the cure and
attributes to that fact alone his present
excellent condition. He places
one-half a teaspoonful Qf it in his
mouth and washes it down with a
mouthful of water. He insists that
sand has effected equally remarkable
cures of bilious and dyspeptic people
of his acquaintance.
If Lawyer Felder keeps his promise
to "write a book," it will have a
j J? C/mi4-Vi Pr? t?a1 ino
W lue Cll UUlCttiUU ill ouuiu vuiuiiUtt,
we feel sure, and he won't have to
give it away, either.
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O'Rilev will arrive next Monday.
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
SLAIN BY WOMAN SCORNED.
C. G. Kornegay, Railroad Clerk, Shot
Five Times.
Shreveport, La., March 18.?C. G.
Kornegay, railroad rate clerk employed
by the Vicksburg, Shreveport
& Pacific railway, was shot five times
and died almost instantly here to-day.
A Mro T-Io\7m'0 arVin CPVK chA fnrmerlV
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lived at Greenville, Miss., surrendered
to the authorities.
The woman called at the railroad
office and asked to see Kornegay. He
went from his desk to a window at
the counter when the woman opened
fire. After the man fell, Mrs. Haynie
turned the revolver on herself,
but the cartridge failed to explode.
The woman said she killed Kornegay,
because after leaving her husband
and two children and coming
with him to this place, she learned
Kornegay had a wife and six children
at Goldsboro, N. C.
Of Respected Family.
Goldsboro, *N. C., March 18.?C.
G. Kornegay came of one of the best
and nlripst families in this section
and formerly held a position of trust
in the business world which he lost
through alleged indiscretion. He
was 35 years old and leaves a wife
and five children who hold the esteem
of the community. Since he left
Goldsboro to start life anew elsewhere
Kornegay has sent monthly
remittances to his family.
Women Route Revenue Officers.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 16.?A
special from Bristol says:
"One officer fatally wounded, another
with a finger shot off, and a
third frightened from the scene, is a
result of a battle between three
women on one side and a trio of
revenue officers on the other at Long
Fork near the Pike and Letcher
county border in Kentucky Wednesday
afternooon.
"Deputy Marshal J. Martin Potter
and Possemen Charles Smith and
Garfield Small of Pikeville, entered
the Long Fork section to arrest
Charles Tackitt, aged 22, charged
with moonshining. Tackitt, though
armed, surrendered without resist
ence but his mother, Martha Tackitt,
60 years old, was angered at the
presence of the officers and together
with her daughters, Nannie Tackitt,
aged 16 and Bettie Tackitt, aged
.18, concluded they would give the
officers battle. The aged mother,
with a pistol, and the eldest daughter
with a 16-gauge shotgun, opened
fire upon the men. After several
shots had been fired, Smith fell mortally
wounded, being shot through
three times, while Small had lost a
finger and had the crown of his hat
pierced with bullets. ' Smith, who
was fatally wounded, is a member of
one of the best families in the county.
The boy was then taken in
charge by his mother, not an officer
heine- left on the scene.
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
Gov. Blease and Attorney Felder
have locked horns in earnest it
seems, and we look for an interesting
and possibly edifying contest.
The Herald plays no favorite, but,
as was said on a memorable occasion,
"Let 'er roll!"
NOTICE OF OPENING BOOKS OF
SUBSCRIPTION.
Whereas, the undersigned having
duly filed in the office of the Secretary
of State a written declaration
and petition under and pursuant to
an Act of the General Assembly of
the State of South Carolina, entitled
"An Act to provide for the formation
of railroad, steamboat, street
railway and canal companies, and to
define the powers and provide a mode
for amending the charters thereof,"
approved February 28th, 1899, (appearing
as Article IV, Chapter
XLVIII, Code of 1902), and amendments
thereto, which declaration and
petition sets forth, among other
things, the names and residences
of the petitioners, the name of the
Dronosed comoration. the place at
which it proposes to have its principal
place of business, the general nature
of the business which it proposes
to do, route, termini, motive
power, etc., the amount of capital
stock and how and when payable,
and the number of shares into which
the same is to be divided, which
declaration and petition has been recorded
as required by law, and R. M.
McCown, Secretary of State, having
duly constituted and commissioned
the undersigned petitioners a board
of corporators authorizing and empowering
them to open books of subscription
to the capital stock of the
Ehrhardt and Denmark Railroad
Company, a corporation to be organized
and created under and pursuant
to and with the rights, powers and
privileges set forth in said Code, and
under the name and for th^ purpose
set forth in said declaration and petition
and it being required that
thirty days previous notice thereof
be given in some newspaper published
in each county through which
the proposed road is to pass,
NOTICE is hereby given that books
of subscription to the capital stock
of said proposed corporation will be
opened on Monday, April 24th, 1911,
at the office of S. G. Ray in the town
of Denmark, and will remain open
until the capital stock of said Railroad
Company is fully subscribed.
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J. B. GUESS,
S. G. RAY,
CHAS. EHRHARDT,
J. L. COPELAND,
J. H. ROBERTS,
Board of Corporators.
Denmark, S. C., March 22nd, 1911.
LETTER IS A FORGERY.
Felder Denies He Tried to Frame Up
Big Corporation.
Gov. Blease handed to reporters
Saturday night a typewritten document
purporting to be a letter from
Col. T. B. Felder, of Anderson, Felder,
Rountree & Wilson, attorneys
of Atlanta, to Mr. H. H. Evans, of
Newberry, who was, when this letter
Is alleged to have been dispatched?
October 2, 1905?chairmaii of the
board of directors of the. South Carolina
State dispensary. The alleged
letter proposes the framing up of a
?500.000 oornoratlnn tn control the
major part of the liquor purchases
of the dispensary, with the lion's
share of the profits going to Felder
and Evans and with Mr. Evans' associates
"let in on the ground floor."
The house which was to supply the
liquor was Clarke Bros, of Peoria.
"Forgery," Says Felder.
Evans declares the letter genuine
and says he has others like it. Governor
Blease says he believes it to be
genuine. The governor threatens to
produce other communications of this
character. Col. Felder says the letter
is a forgery.
After the downfall of the dispensary,
Col. Felder's firm, because of its
intimate acquaintance with the dealings
between the dispensary and various
liquor houses, was engaged by
the dispensary winding-up commission
to recover from liquor houses
mony alleged to be due by them to
the State. The Atlanta firm was paid
on a percentage scale and it has been
extraordinarily successful in making
such recoveries.
The document handed out by Governor
Blease had attached to it a
statement by Representative A. W.
Todd, of Charleston, Secretary of
State, R. M. McCown, and Mr. L. M.
Overstreet, to the effect that it was
a true copy of the original. This
original the governor says he keeps
in a bank vault.
Text of Alleged Letter.
mi a i? ?11
ine document iuiiuws;
"Dear Hub: I have just returned
from P.eoria, 111. I have framed up
our company in such a way that we
will be able to make all the money
out of it by the time your term as
commissioner expires, as we will reasonably
need and you can then retire.
I want you to think seriously of the
plan, which I submit, and make an
appointment as soon as possible,
either here or elsewhere, and I tan
discuss with you more fully and satisfactorily
the details.
"The plan is sufficiently feasible to
justify our taking your associates in
on the ground floor. It is this: The
capital stock of our company at present
is $100,000, x>wned by you and I
It is all paid for and I have the actual
custody of the stock. Hull, the
general manger of Clarke Bros. & Co.,
wants an interest and we may need
him, but not at present. If we can
get for October, November and December
large orders for Carolina I
can issue $500,000 of preferred stock
of the company, sell it to parties
who have already agreed to purchase,
we can divide the proceeds
from the sale of the preferred and
then do one of two things, sell the
common and let some new company
run it, or run it ourselves; meantime
we will have in hand $250,000 each,
less such sums as we may have to
pay others to secure business.
Fortune in Sight.
"Now, Hub, I want you to give this
matter your serious consideration
and co-operation. If you will do it, I
will make you a fortune and that very
quickly. Write me when and where
you will meet me upon receipt of
this. We have very little time in
which to pull the scheme together.
Have been working on the plan several
months, and now have it perfected.
I have a brother-in-law in
Indiana, /a millionaire, who assisted
me in working out the plans and will
assist me in selling the preferred
stock, as soon as we can make a
good showing. He has, as all other
very rich men, accumulated his fortune
by the manipulation of stocks.
I There is enough in the plan to justi
fy us in paying more for business
than any one can afford, as you will
perceive. Then, too, as Clark Bros.
& Co. are the largest distillers in the
United States, no one can be criticized
for giving them large orders.
Whatever is done must be speedily,
done. Can you get your associates
to meet us here in Atlanta or in
Augusta right away? Now, Hub
don't dilly dally about this, for after
months of labor my plans are mature
and we can make a 'killing.' This letter
was signed "T. B." The letter
was dated, "Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 2,
1905."
O'Riley will arrive next Monday.
NOTICE.
I have formed a partnership for
the practice of law with Hon. S. G.
May field, and will therefore move
my office to the building formerly
occupied by the Bamberg Banking
Co., opposite Southern passenger
depot.
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