The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 30, 1911, Page 5, Image 5
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.
?J. F. Carter, Esq., spent Monday
I im. Barnwell.
?Mr. G. S. Shaw, of the Ehrhardt
section, was in the city Monday.
?Hon. C. W. Garris, of Denmark,
was in the city last Friday morning.
?Mr. M. A. Moye, of Fairfax, visited
relatives in the city this and
last week.
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* ?Mrs. J. C. Moye returned Saturday
night from a visit to relatives at
Walterboro.
?Messrs. S. W. and E. P. Copeland,
of Ehrhardt, were in the city
f last Friday.
?Mr. J. Gordon Brabham, of Olar,
was in the city Tuesday, on his way
to Charleston.
?Miss Pearle Black, from Win-|
throp college, spent a few days at
home last week,
y ?Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Owens returned
last Friday from a visit to
relatives in Charleston.
?Mrs. G. W. Miley and little
daughter, of Branchville, spent Tuesjpf
day in the city with relatives.
^ ?Miss Sudie Ritter, of the Kearse
section, spent several days in the city
last week, the guest of Miss Camille
Price.
?Mr. H. J. Brabham, president of
Bamberg Banking Company, has
been confined to his home this week
by illness.
?Mr. M."* W. Brabham left Saturday
night to attend the meeting of
the Sunday-school convention in
Spartanburg this week.
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?Miss Mozelle Copeland, accompanied
by Miss Edith Elliott, of Dillon,
who are attending Converse College,
spent a few days at home last
^ week.
?Mr. C. D. Felder, who has been
at Young's Island for some months,
has resigned his position, and is in
the city for a few days before taking
a position with the Seaboard
Air Line.
?Drs. J. L. Copeland and J. H.
Roberts and Mr. Chas. Ehrhardt, of
^ Ehrhardt, were in the city Tuesday
afternoon, returning from Denmark,
where they had been to attend a railroad
meeting.
Memorial Day.
The Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association
will observe Friday, April
28th, as memorial day. Col. James
Armstrong, of Charleston, will de\
liver the memorial address.
The following committees have
been appointed:
Qn grounds and order of the day
?J. D. Jenny, J. C. Kinard, H. W.
Chitty, J. A. Peters, W. D. Sease, W.
H. Ritter, Stacy Kearse.
On music?Rev. D. B. Groseclose,
J. C. Kinard, J. F. Kearse, Sr.
The public is cordially invited to
[attend and the ladies are earnestly
requested to bring flowers.
DR. N. F. KIRKLAND, SR.,
President.
J. W. JENNY,
Secretary.
? , SUBDUED GUNDA WITH MOUSE.
Keeper Has Narrow Escape from
Death by Enraged Elephant.
Paul Thuman, head keeper of animals
at the Bronx Zoo, had a narrow
escape from death when he en\
tered the pen of the elephant Gunda
SaT for the purpose of paring the corn
of that intractable beast.
This is an operation all elephants
have to undergo in the spring, but
Gunda objected to it. Before Thuman
had made any appreciable headway
the huge creature charged him
into a corner from which there was
no apparent possibility of escape.
Several attendants of the eleDhant
house seized heavy forks to goad the
beast, but Gunda was so far away
from the bar netting that they could
not reach him. Just as it seemed
certain that Thuman would be caught
up in the lashing trunk or trampled
under the ponderous feet, he drew
something from his coat pocket and
threw it at Gunda. The elephant
gave a trumpet of terror and, swinging
around, raced to the farthest corner
standing there a-trmble. Thuman
slipped past the big fellow, got
through the gate, slammed it, and
W **id:
"By hooky, that was a close call."
When asked what it was he had
thrown at the elephant with such
success, he replied:
"Nothing but a live mouse. I always
take one with me when I tackle
ithat fellow, but this time the scheme
came near not working. Mr. Mouse
had eaten a hole in the middle lining
of my coat and I came near not getting
my fingers on it in time. Some
of these days that same trouble may
cost me my life with Gunda."
Afterward Thuman said, making
his report to his superior: 'I might
jyy as well confess that my sole claim to
T being able to do more with Gunda
than any one else can do, is based
on the proposition that I always
carry a live mouse when I go into
his enclosure."?New York America*.
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HIS FRIENDS TO INVESTIGATE.
Blease Vetoes Act Creating Special
Investigating Committee.
"The new dispensary commission
will do the work that the legislative
investigation committee was to do
and will save the State that much
money."
Making this statement Gov. Blease
vetoed the measure passed by the last
general assembly providing for a
commission to investigate the acts
and affairs of the old State dispensary
commission, which act was requested
by the chief executive.
"I have turned over all papers in
my possession to the new commission,"
said the governor, "with the
instructions to investigate all of the
affairs of the old State dispensary
and those connected with the winding
up of it. I instructed the mem-|
bers to spare no one. I
Wants His Acts Investigated.
"While the members of the new
commission are all friends of mine
and personal supporters, I have asked
that they make a rigid investigation
of all of my acts as State senator,
private citizen and governor of
the State. I want everything to come
out.
"The new commission will subpoena
T. B. Felder, of Atlanta, and
require him to tell everything that
he knows about my record as a mem
ber of the State senate, as governor
and private citizen."
This is the way Gov. Blease commented
upon the work of the new
commission.
The members of the new dispen[
sary commission which met Monday
in the office of Gov. Blease are: John
V. Wallace, Charleston; Thomas F.
Brantley, Orangeburg; Fred H. Dominick,
Newberry; B. F. Kelly, Bishopville,
and James Stackhouse, Marion.
These are the members that Gov.
Blease has ordered to make an investigation
of the affairs of the old
State dispensary and pass sentence
upon the old members of the commission.
The Organization.
Just when and where the work will
commence has not been announced.
The new commission held its first
meeting Monday, when an organization
was perfected by the election
of James Stackhouse as chairman. B.
F. Kelly, of Bishopville, was elected
secretary. The commission received
all of the papers held by the old commission
which was dismissed by the
governor several days ago and will
take charge of the final winding up
of the affairs of the old State dispensary.
Will Turn Over Papers.
Gov. Blease said that he would
turn all of his papers over to the commission
to be used in the investigation.
Several days ago the governor
said that he had a "mountain of testimony"
that he would produce at the
proper time. He said that all of his
evidence would be used by the new
commission in its work.
The members of the old dispensary
commission who are to be investigated
by the new commission are: Dr.
W. J. Murray, chairman, Columbia;
John McSween, Timmonsville; A. N.
Wood, Gaffney; J. Steele Brice, Yorkville,
and Avery Patton, Greenville.
These members served the State of
South Carolina for four years and
saved from the wreck approximately
$500,000, which has been turned
over to the State treasurer. They invited
investigation.
Shortly after taking the oath of
office Gov. Blease sent a message to
the general assembly intimating
"crookedness" on the part of the
members of the dispensary commission.
He "requested that a commission
be named to make a thorough
investigation of all the acts and affairs
of the commission. Upon the
request of the governor the general
assembly passed an investigation act.
There were to be three members
from the senate and three from the
house. Before the senate adjourned
President Smith named Senators
Carlisle, of Spartanburg; Clifton, of
Sumter; and Sullivan, of Anderson;
as the committee from the senate.
Mendel L. Smith, speaker of the
house, refused to name his committee
until the act had been approved.
Gov. Blease, upon hearing of the
names of the senate members refused
for the time to sign the act.
He gave as his reason, "Oh, that mine
adversary would write a book," stating
that all of the senate members of
the committee had written books
about him. He then asked if any
one thought that he would let men
like the senate's committee make an
investigation of the dispensary commission
and himself.
Several days ago Gov. Blease said
that he was making a little investigation
himself and that when he got
through an investigating committee
would not be needed. Following this
he announced the alleged Felder series
of letters, all of which have been
printed.
T. B. Felder, of Atlanta, on being
notified of the action of the governor,
wired that he deemed it inappropriate
to make any statement at this time.
The commission was in session several
hours during the day. A con
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WORLD'S BIGGEST LOCOMOTIVE.
Santa Fe Has Just Completed it in
the Topeka Shops.
Topeka, Kan., March 23.?The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway
company is just completing in
its Topeka shops the largest railway
locomotive in the world. It is an
articulated compound engine and it
is for use in hauling freight trains
over the Arizona grades.
This locomotive is 121 feet long.
It will be operated tender foremost,
as the great length of the boiler obstructs
the view of the engineer. Oil
will be used for fuel as no man could
shovel coal into it fast enough to
keep up the 225 pounds of steam
pressure required.
The boiler is of the sectional nonexplosive
type. The locomotive has
duplicate compound air pumps, power
reversing apparatus and two electric
headlights, one in front and one
at the rear. The locomotive weighs
750,000 pounds and rests on 10 pairs
of driving wheels, two leaders under
the pilot and two trailers under
the cab, making 24 wheels under the
locomotive itself and 12 under the
tender.
The articulated type of locomotive
is in reality two separate sets of engines
with their wheels connected by
one long rigid boiler of tremendous
steam capacity. The rear engine is
rigidly attached to this boiler, while
the forward engine supports it by a
massive slide, so as to let the locomotive
go around curves.
Blease Refused Pardon.
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Gov. Blease has refused to consider
a petition for the pardon of W.
B. Avant, the man who, with Dr. G.
C. Bigham, on September 15, 1909,
killed Dr. Bigham's young wife on
Murrell's Inlet, 25 miles from
Georgetown, and who, with Dr. Bigham,
after being sentenced to serve
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mree years ana six rnuuuis in mc
State prison, escaped.
The two men left the country before
the appeal had been concluded
in the supreme court and have never
been under arrest, except for the
short time Avant was in the penitenI
tiary for safe-keeping. Avant was
released on habeas corpus proceed!
ings. Gov. Blease told the lad^ who
came to ask for Avant's release that
he would not consider the petition
unless the man were to give up and
be placed under arrest.
The young wife of Dr. Bigham was
killed just at dusk, and the men
claimed that they .called to her and
"the object" would not answer, so
Avant fired and Mrs.. Bigham fell
over and died in a few minutes. The
case attracted much attention in
Georgetown and throughout the
State.
Mangled by Engine.
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Darlington, March 28.?While;
playing ball this afternoon in a va-j
cant lot next to the Atlantic Coast!
Line Railroad, Sam McCutcheon, i
who lives in the Darlington Manufac- j
turing company district, suffered the j
loss of an arm and other injury from
a passing train.
The ground on which the boys
were playing ball slopes gradually
toward the railroad, and Sam was in
the act of chasing a ball down the
grade when suddenly he stumbled
and fell over the embankment to the
railroad, while the train was passing.
His left arm was badly crushed
and one leg bruised considerably.
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but the attending physician says
that the leg is probably not injured
seriously. So far as learned the
youth suffered no internal injury and
is expected to recover.
Won't Appoint Moore.
Gov. Blease said Monday that he
would never appoint Ernest Moore as
special judge to any court in the
State. He said that he would see all
special courts abolished before he
would commission Mr. Moore.
He made these statements in reply
to a question as to whether he would
commission a special judge for the
Union county court scheduled to open
Monday.
"They can not threaten me," he
said referring to the letter of Mr.
Moore to R. E. Wylie, in which it was
requested that Mr. Wylie secure a
commission for Mr. Moore. He said
that the supreme court had tried to
tell him what to do and that the
supreme court had nothing to do with
j him.
ference was held with Attorney General
Lyon and Dr. Murray, the retiring
chairman. Arrangements were
made whereby the records held by
the old commission will be turned
over to the new body to-day.
Gov. Blease said Monday that it
was very probable that the new commission
would hold an open court,
summon witnesses and examine into
the details of the work of the retiring
commission.
"I want the commission," he said,
''to examine thoroughly into my record
as a State senator. I never received
any money from the Lanahan
company while a member of the senate."
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.
Wanted.?To buy twenty-five twohorse
loads of stable manure. D. R.
MATHENY, Bamberg, S. C.
For Sale.?Several shares of Young
Men's Building & Loan stock. For
further information, call at The
Herald office.
For Sale.?My fruit and grocery
business in the Town of Bamberg.
Good stand and fresh, clean stock.
Bargain to a quick buyer. S. YEITRAKIS,
Bamberg, S. C.
Fop Rent.?Nice office rooms in
The Herald building. Have electric
lights and water. The most desirable
offices in the city. Will rent singly
or in suites. A. W. KNIGHT.
Wanted?50 young women (white)
in the spinning and weaving department
of Charleston Bagging Manufacturing
Company. Steady employment
and good pay. Apply No. 29
John street, Charleston, S. C.
For Sale.?One two-horse power
Fairbanks-Morse special electric
gasoline engine. Also one Model T.
Ford automobile, just overhauled and
in good repair, with new top and
wind shield. Will sell either for
cash or on easy terms. D. J. DELK,
Bamberg, S. C.
For Sale.?Lots at Denmark, suitable
for residences, stores, factories
or cheap tenements. Easy terms given.
Denmark needs houses to rent.
They will pay large revenue on cost.
Inquiries addressed to me at Savannah
will receive prompt attention.
C. H. DORSETT.
4 per cent. 4 per cent.
What is Your Balance
Carried Forward
Into 1911
Any Money Invested?
Any Money in the Bank?
NO TO THESE QUESTIONS
means a year without progress. The
man who says "What little I could
save wouldn't amount to anything"
doesn't know the value of the
WORKING DOLLAR
Don't be ashamed to save small sums
and send them to our Savings Department.
We're pleased to have
you deposit any sum of Savings, and
will allow you four per cent, interest.
comDOunded ouarterlv.
Ehrhardt Banking Company
EHBHARDT, S. C.
FRANCIS F. CARROLL
Attorney-at-Law
Office in Hoffman Building.
GENERAL PRACTICE.
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INSURANCE AGENT
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Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability,
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'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C.
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
proposed corporation, 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 the 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
thp nrnnnsed 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 at the office of Jacob
Ehrhardt in the town of Ehrhardt,
and will remain open until
the capital stock of said Railroad
Company is fullv subscribed.
C. W. GARRIS,
J. B. GUESS,
S. G. RAY,
CHAS. EHRHARDT,
J. L. COPELAND,
J.-H. ROBERTS,
Board of Corporators.
Denmark, S. C., March 22nd, 1911.
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