The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 06, 1911, Page 8, Image 8
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Thursdav, April 6, 1911.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
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A commission was issued March
15th to Mr. G. B. Clayton, of Ehrhardt,
as a notary public, but it has
been "held up" by Gov. Blease.
The millinery stores are things of
beauty to-day, and the dainty lingerie
and headgear displayed is attracting
crowds of ladies from in and out of
town.
Prof. Loring will deliver a lecturerecital
at the Cope school house, Cope,
S. C., Wednesday evening, 8:30,
April 12, 1911. The public is cor-,
> dially invited.
We are advised that the cotton
mill rnn rm short time for a
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while. Commencing this week the
run will only be 40 hours each week,
which will make the mill shut down
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on Thursday.
Last Thursday was one of the
windiest days we have witnessed in
years. The dust raised made the
sky look as if the whole country
was on fire, and the sun was obp
i scured by it.
The board of county commissionJ
ers held a regular quarterly meeting
p here Monday. One pauper was added
to the pauper list of the county and
a number of claims were approved.
>This was all the business transacted.
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here last Monday. Master H. C.
Folk sold the house and lot in town,
known as the J. J. Hughes place, in
the case of Delk against Hughes. It
was bought by Mr. D. J. Delk for
, $950.00.
(Miss Maude Turner and Mr. Andrew
Baxter, of Denmark, were happily
married in this city Sunday afternoon.
Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple left for a
wedding trip.?Orangeburg Times
and Democrat.
Mr. C. A. Milhous, a Confederate
veteran, was in to see us Monday and
renewed for his paper for two years
ahead. Mr. Milhous has been a subscriber
to The Herald from its first
? issue, 20 years ago, and he is always
prompt in renewing.
/ We have received a card from
?tev. A. B. Watson, pastor of the
Ehrhardt Methodist church, which
says: "Please announce that Bishop
Morrison will dedicate Wesley Chapel
on Sunday, April 23rd. You are
cordially invited to come."
H Presiding Elder Chas. B. Smith
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preacnea at irimiy incmuuiat wmw
j|fy' l&st Sunday. The second quarterly
conference was held at the office of
Bamberg Banking Company Monday
morning, but nothing beyond the
- regular routine business was trau3fe
acted,
r The masquerade party, giyen under
the auspices of the civic league,
* at the graded school auditorium last
Friday evening, was largely attended
and thoroughly enjoyed. About
$45.00 was realized, which will go
1 f to the fund for fencing in the school
grounds. Several prizes were award
ed for costumes.
Mr. C. R. Brabham, Jr., who has
been occupying the residence of Mr.
Jno. H. Cope, on Railroad Avenue,
has bought the residence of J. Aidrich
Wyman, Esq., which has recently
been occupied by Mr. and Mrs. F.
M. Stubbs. Mr. Brabham will move
into the Wyman residence at once,
and Mr. Stubbs has rented the residence
of Mr. Cope and will occupy it.
Several of our friends who have
subscribed to the Confederate monument
fund through other parties
have called at The Herald office and
paid in their subscriptions. We will
v receive and turn over to the treasurer
of the chapter all funds for this
|p: 1 purpose, and will be glad to receive
new subscriptions and cash from
those who have already subscribed.
O'Riley is busy.
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New Telephone Line, X
An important farmers' telephone
line will soon be connected with the
telephone exchange of the Southern
Bell Telephone Company in Bamberg.
The line will be constructed
by Mr. H. R. Duensing, of Midway,
and he has signed contract to connect
with the Bell Company. The line
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will extend three miles from Bamberg,
and will terminate at Midway,
and when completed will furnish service
to the following parties: H. R.
Duensing, A. J. Hunter, A. Bessinger,
J. A. Richardson, W. L. McPhail, J.
r\ A. Bessinger, and N. Z. Felder. The
installation of farmers' lines con|vc
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# necting with the local exchange is
going steadily forward, and wre are
glad to note this spirit of enterprise
on the part of our farmers.
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Ehrhardt, S. C., Feb. 10, 1911.
Mr. M. O'Riley?Dear Sir: Photographs
received to-day. If you
still have the negative, make another
half dozen of the group.
Respectfully,
MRS. J. M. DANNELLY.
New Advertisements.
Jones Bros.?Let Us Serve You.
Peoples Bank?"Money in the
Bank."
Mrs. K. I. Shuck & Co.?Easter
Hats.
Hoover's Drug Store?Here's to
Your Health.
C. R. Brabham's Sons?Spring and
Summer Clothing.
"B"?For Sale.
J. Felder Hunter, Executor?Notice
to Creditors.
A .T Pripctpr A riministrat.rix No
tice Final Discharge.
I R. O. Rice?New Pressing Club.
W. P. Herndon?Making Ready
for Easter.
Andrew J. Hydrick, Jr., Referee
in Bankruptcy?Bankruptcy Notice
in the matter of J. B. Gillam, Jr.,
Bankrupt.
J. T. O'Neal, Real Estate Agent?
Fine Bargain.
A New Enterprise.
The Barnwell Lumber Company is
the name under which a number of
Lynchburg, Va., capitalists will establish
in the immediate future a
great saw mill between town and the
Saltkehatchie river. Thg plant is to
cost $50,000 or more, and will be
operated with white labor, trained
lumber men from Michigan will be
employed. The company owns large
timber rights in and adjoining the
swamps of the Saltkehatchie and its
tributaries.?Barnwell People.
Pi/>nir? nt. Onb Orovf*.
On Friday, April 14th, which is
Good Friday, there will be a school
pionic at Oak Grove school house,
this school being taught by Mr. J. H.
A. Carter. An address on education
will be delivered by Mr. J. B. O'Neall
Holloway, State lecturer of the Farmers'
Union. A pleasant day is promised
all who attend, and the public
is cordially invited to be present.
Engagement Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. D. Felder, of
this city, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Pearle, to Rev. S.
W. Danner. The marriage will take
place June 8, at high noon. Rev. J.
H. Danner, a brother of the groom,
will officiate.?Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
Stores to Close Early.
We, the undersigned merchants,
do hereby agree to close our places
of business, beginning April 17th, at
6 o'clock p. m., until business requires
opening:
J. D. Copeland, Manager.
F. W. Free Co.
Spann & Simmons.
Mrs. K. I. Shuck & Co.
C. R. Brabham's Sons.
Hunter's Hardware Store.
E. A. Hooton.
J. A. Byrd.
A. Rice.
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Klauber's.
J. W. Pearlstin Co.
Rubin & Peskin.
Bamberg Furniture & Hardware
Co.
H. J. Brabham, Jr.
H. C. Folk.
J. B. Black (general store.)
W. D. Rhoad.
A. McB. Speaks.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Mr. J. T. O'Neal, real estate agent,
is offering a bargain in Main street
property. See the ad. in another
column, and communicate with him
if you want a bargain.
Mr. G. A. Lucas, the piano man of
Aiken, is in town for the balance of
the week, and can be found, at Mrs.
J. W. Jennings's. If you want a
fine new piano or tuning done, see
him.
Legal blanks and blank books for
sale by The Herald Book Store, Bamberg,
S. C.
Screen wire doors and windows of
all sizes and quality at Hunter's hard
ware store.
See C. C. Rowell about your tin
roof at once. He will repaint it and
stop the leaks. He also contracts for
house painting of all kinds and guarantees
satisfaction.
Old newspapers, suitable for wrapping
purposes, for sale at The Herald
offiec.
Willing to Tell.
The check which the comely young
German woman handed in the window
of a Walnut street savings
fund bank the other day was made
payable to Gretchen H. Schmidt,
and she had indorsed it simply
Gretchen Schmidt. The man at the
receiving teller's window called her
back to rectify the mistake just as
she was turning away.
"Ynn don't deDOsit this quite this
way," he explained. "See you have
forgotten the H."
The young woman looked at her
check and blushed a rosy red.
"Ach, so I haf," she murmured,
and wrote hurriedly.
"Age 23."?Philadelphia Times.
Baptist Church News and Notices.
DIRECTORY.
Preaching service every Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock and at night,
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 Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
night.
Woman's Missionary Society meets
Wednesday afternoons after the second
Sunday in each month.
Sunbeam Band meets every two
weeks on Friday afternoons.
Monthly conference each fourth
Sunday.
Dhsprvanrf* of Lord's SuDDer the
first Sunday in each quart r.
NEWS AND NOTICES.
Very good attendance at Sundayschool
Sunday, and neaTly $11 raised
for missions.
Pastor Frier preached in the morning
from the theme, harmonious
agreement necessary to true fellowship
with God and each other; and at
night, sons of night versus sons of
ithie day. The song service at night
was especially good.
The State B. Y. P. U. convention
comes off this week in Union. Hope
our representatives can go.
The service next Sunday night will
be turned over to the Sunbeam Band,
who will carry out an interesting missionary
program. Everybody invited
to attend and enjoy the exercises,
and then show appreciation by helping
them to raise their apportionment
for foreign missions by a free
will offering to same. *
Let us all bear in mind that next
Sunday is mission day with the
church. Our home and foreign boards
are heavily in debt, and this is the
last month before the Southern Baptist
convention. Let us come to the
help of the Lord against the mighty.
The Lord's supper was celebrated
at the close of the morning service.
Memorial Day.
The Rivers' Bridge Memorial Association
will observe Friday, April
28th, as memorial day. Col. James
Armstrong, of Charleston, will deliver
the memorial address.
The following committees have
been appointed:
On 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. JJtUIMINY,
Secretary.
O'Riley is busy.
Boys' Corn Club.
The boys' corn club held a meeting
at the court house Saturday
morning, April 1st, at 10 o'clock.
The speakers selected for this
'meeting were Mir. B. D. Carter and
Mr. J. A. Wyman, two prominent
young laywers of Bamberg. Mr. Carter
has spent a good part of his life
on the farm, and is a graduate of
Clemson in the agricultural course,
therefore his speech was very interesting.
'He first compared a boy raised in
the country to one raised in the city,
calling attention to the fact that the
country boy has more energy and
strength than the town boy. Then
he told how useless it is to try to
farm with even an agricultural education,
unless one has the practical
experience?always the best teacher
in any occupation. On the other
hand, he said that a man who has
not had the advantage of a college
education may succeed if he will only
apply himself properly. Mr. Carter
spoke only 20 minutes, but the boys
agreed that their time could not have
been spent more pleasantly or profitably?not
even by working in their
corn.
Mr. Wyman, our next speaker,
spoke mainly about the benefits of an
education to a man following any
kind of business. Mr. Wyman very
aptly expressed how well it is to have
an education, yet how sad it is for a
well educated man to acquire bad
habits. He* showed that it is very
hard to "break off from" a habit once
formed. An education, he said,
makes a person broad minded; helps
one to get another's point of view and
to agree with him on the subject under
discussion. Too, he thinks a
man with an education is better fitted
to enjoy life upon this earth, the
Lord has given us. Again his
thoughts bore on bad habits, and how
an education helps a man to see the
fv?iiv and daneer of practicing them.
Mr. Wyman closed his address by
showing how much easier it is for an
educated man to prosper than for an
uneducated one. He spoke only 30
minutes, but I feel safe in saying
that the boys would willingly have
listened to so interesting a speaker
for three hours. %
After the speeches the club held a
short business meeting, then adjorunshort
business meeting, then adjourned,
having decided to hold the
next meeting July 1, at 11 o'clock.
H.
O'Riley is busy.
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Bamberg Graded School.
Honor roll of Bamberg graded
school for the month ending March
24th.
FIRST GRADE:
Irma Dixon, Theresa Fowler,
Yancey Graham, Beulah Jennings,
Annie May Lott, John Henry Adams,
Heinrich Arndt, Walter Hutto, Cornelius
Von Orsdale.
SECOND GRADE:
Marie Phillips, Adelle Brabham,
Norma Brabham, Ida Brabham, Daisy
Free, Maggie Zeigler, Vivian Free,
Natalie Hooton, Bernice Simmons,
isannie sue smoaK, same lyier,
Helen Free, Wilkes Knight, Jim
Rhoad, George Price, #Louis Sutton,
Willie Sanders.
THIRD GRADE:
Hazel Armstrong, Dorothy Watson,
Marguerite Dixon, Rebekah Graham,
Hartwell Dixon, Bertie Watson.
FOURTH GRADE:
Margaret Jennings, Roy Free,
Tom Felder, Jennie Smoak, Rebecca
Dickinson, Benjamin Rentz, Gene
Price, Leighton Rentz.
FIFTH GRADE:
Estelle Creech, Lucile Hunter, Lucile
Utsey, Von Etta Rentz, Corinne
Fowler, Eunice Hunter, Margaret
Easterling, James Griffith, Virgie
Folk.
SIXTH GRADE:
Francis Rice, Pinckney Smoak,
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uarey ijranam, joaepume ncc,
Blanche Hughes, Nelson Wright,
Inez Sandifer.
SEVENTH GRADE:
Homer Godbee, Arrie Free, Reba
Free, Marie Ducker.
TENTH GRADE: ?
Raymond Smoak.
A Sad Accident.
A most distressing accident happened
in the Buford's Bridge section
of this county last Sunday morning,
when Mrs. Kearse, wife of Mr.
J. H. Kearse, lost her life from
burns. Mrs. Kearse was'bathing and
dressing the children near the fire,
preparatory to going away to spend
the day, while Mr. Kearse was down
at the lot hitching up the horse. In
some way her clothing caught fire,
and when her husband, hearing her
aproflms (reached her and Dut out
the flames, she was terribly burned.
She lingered until that afternoon,
when death relieved her sufferings.
The burial took place Monday.
Mrs. Kearse was a Miss Darlington
before her marriage, and leaves a
husband and two small children, and
other relatives.
U. D. C. Notes.
The F. M. Bamberg Chapter U. D.
C.will hold its April meeting on Tuesday
afternoon, the 11th, at 4 o'clock,
at the residence of Mrs. B. D. Bronson,
the hostesses being Mrs. Bronson
and Mrs. H. A. Wright. April
is the month set apart by the U. D.
C. in the entire Southland as Shiloh
month and at this month's meeting
every chapter will have a Shiloh program
and make a contribution to the
Shiloh monument fund?a fund
which the U. D. C. are raising in order
to erect a fitting monument on
the battle field at Shiloh, Tenn.,
where 10,000 Confederate soldiers
axe buried in trenches; 4,000 in one
shallow trench, where their bleaching
bones cry aloud against the injustice
and neglect of Southern manhood
and womanhood.
The program will consist of a paper
on the battle of Shiloh, with
questions on the battle, and promises
to be a most interesting afternoon.
Members who neglected paying
their dues ($1.00) at the Mych
meeting will either carry or send
dues at this meeting. Those members
who have not received their
certificates of membership may obtain
them at this meeting.
There will be discussion on the
plans for memorial day celebration,
May 10th, at which time the laying
of the corner stone for Bamberg
county's Confederate monument will
take place. Crosses of honor will be
bestowed on veterans who have applied
for them, and the graves of our
Confederate dead will be decorated
by the school children and the ladies
of the chapter.
We want every man and woman in
the county and neighboring counties,
who are interested in the monument,
to be present on this occasion.
Graded School Entertainment.
There will be an entertainment
given by the pupils of the Bamberg
graded school Friday evening, April
the 7th. Admission 10, 15, and 25
cents. Proceeds to be used for school
equipment and school improvement
in general, which things the school is
in need of. Let all friends of the
school come a d help the pupils with
their presence and the school with
their contribution. The program
promises to be good and entertaining. |
Exercises to be held at the graded
school auditorium.
Denmark, S. C., April 3, 1911.
Mr. O'Riley?Dear Sir: I am returning
proof, which I think is splen
did. Please finish in the best grade.
Respectfully yours,
H. J. FAUST.
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Death of J. Norman Walker.
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Mr. J. Norman Walker died at the
home of his father at Appleton,
Barnwell county, Monday night of
this week. He had been ill with tuberculosis
for two years or more, and
was in the West for a while, but ur
til recently he has been in a sanita
rium at Asheville, N. C. A few
month ago he was down on a visit
to relatives, looking very much better,
and it was hoped then that he
would recover his health, but later,
after going back to Asheville, he suffered
a complete breakdown, and
about three weeks ago he was
brought home, as it was evident that
the end was near.
Mr. Walker was well-known and
had many friends in Bamberg, hav
ing married Miss Elise Bamberg, a
daughter of the late Gen. F. M.
Bamberg, and she with one little
daughter survive him. The body
was brought to Bamberg on yesterday
morning's train, and the
interment was at Southend cemetery.
A number of his Masonic
brethren from Allendale lodge escorted
the body here, and they were
met at the depot by the members of
Oman lodge of this place. Rev. W.
H. Hodges, pastor of Trinity Methodist
church, conducted the religious
services, and the body was interred
with Masonic honors.
The pall bearers were: Henry J.
Brabnam, Jr., jh.. w. Jonnson, J. M.
Grimes, G. O. Simmons, A. M. Brabham,
and Edgar L. Price. Mr.
Walker was about 32 years old. He
attended Clemson college, ai>d was
one of the famous athletes of that
institution. Of fine physique, it was
little thought that dread disease
would ever attack one of his build.
He was an exceedingly popular man
in the social, business and fraternal
world. He was a Mason, Knights of
Pythias, and Elk. He was a son of
Mr. R. H. Walker, of Appteton, and
leaves a father, mother, sister and
brother.
Rate Matter Settled.
Greenville, April 1.?According to
a statement made-to-night by Lewis
W. Parker, the fight between the cotton
manufacturers and the railroads
for a more convenient schedule of
rate on cotton piece goods between
interior points and Charleston has
been practically settled.
Mr. Parker's statement in effect is
that a settlement has been reached
between the mill men and the railroads
on two questions; one is the
through rate between South Carolina
mills and New York, and an agreement
on this makes 45 cents per 100
a maximum rate.
It is stipulated that when the rate
exceeds 45 cents it is to be reduced
to 45 cents. The other question is
that of the use of Charleston as a
port. In order to facilitate this use
it is agreed that on shipments of
goods on all through rates provision
for stopping in transit will be made
enabling goods to be stored in Charleston
and distributed from there
without extra charge.
This is a right similar to the goods
concentration privilege which has
now been extended to cotton as far
ast regards shipments to CharlestonIt*
is also stated that this settlement
will probably lead to the building
of a large warehouse for storing
and distributing cotton piece goods
in Charleston.
The agreement between the roads
and the mill men practically puts to
an end the matter before the railroad
commission.
Stranger Than Fiction.
Were the story of Samuel Burdette
woven into a novel, it would be pronounced
fiction of the most crude
type. It is the truth, nevertheless;
and there are many who rejoice that
vindication has come, even though
it be 30 years late, and that suspicion
has been lifted from a worthy man
that he may stand sportless before
his fellow-men in his declining days.
Thirty years ago Samuel Burdette,
a registery clerk in the postoffice at
Peoria, 111., put a package of registered
letters containing $3,500 into
a mail sack and billed it to its destination.
When the sack was opened
the package was missing, and suspicion
fell upon Burdette. Owing to
the confidence reposed in him by his
superiors, Burdette was not prosecuted,
but was retained in his position
for two years longer, when he
entered the ministry and was sent to
Asia as a missionary. For several
years past he has been pastor of a
church in Springfield, Mass., loved
and honored, but occasionally reminded
of the missing registered
package. A few weeks ago a veteran
mail sack found its way into the
government repair shop in San Francisco,
and underneath the lining in
the bottom was found the package,
whprs it had been hidden from sight
for 30 years. Improbable as the
story is, its truth has been vouched
for by the postal authorities.?Nashville
Advocate.
Miss Beulah Grimes has acepted
a position as operator in the local
telephone office.
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KILLED ON WAY TO CHURCH.
Stranger Slain with Shotgun in
Greenville.
Greenville, Ap?ril 3.?A strange nOgro
man, supposed to be named
Frank' Gary, judging' from the name
on a tax receipt of Hart county,
Georgia, was shot and instantly killed
about 11 o'clock last night by a
negro supposed to be Gamp Smith.
The dead negro was en route to
church with a young negress. The i\
parties met on the sidewalk on Green
avenue, a double-barreled shotgun v ^
was brought into action and the
strange negro fell to the ground with
a hole torn in his breast. The ne- .
gress fled and has not yet been found.
Residents of that section claim they%
saw Smith flee down the roafd with a
shotgun after the shooting.
Officers are on the supposed murderer's
trails
This is the first killing (in Green- ,
ville in several weeks.
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Survey of the Edisto.
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The Charleston Evening Post says
"the survey of the Edisto rivSr witlfc
a view of shortening and improving plj
navigation between Charleston and
Orangeburg, will be begun, it was ^
stated Friday at the United States '
engineer's office, as soon as the intracoasta
survey is completed and ?|
then actively pressed to completion.1;
The work will be in charge of W. S. j|
Fitzsimmons. The coastal survey Is
nearing completion. This work was
considered of greater importance and j
the survey party was started on this M
project first. With the early oomple- $
i tion, the party will be then turned to
the Edisto river and it will not now
be long before the project in which j
Charleston and Orangeburg are much
interested, will be taken up by the , ^
engineer's department and the cost
of the work reported upon."
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Negro Immigrants Not Welcome.
Ottawa, Ont., April 3.?The mo^- 4
man* n# naorrnoo Intn ?M<APTI Pftnadft
U1GUI, U1 UCQtWD 1UVV nvuvviu
to take up free homesteads was
brought up in parliament to-day by
Mr. Theburn, an Ontario member.
He declared that hundreds of colored
settlers had emigrated from the
Upited States and at the rate the ,
movement was growing there soon
would be thousands of them planted
in the northwest He asserted that
they are not suited to Canadian conditions
and would not be desirable
settlers. The government, he de-.
clared, should do something to discourage
the movement.
Mr. Oliver, minister of the interior,
replied that the Canadian laws
do not prohibit the entry of negro
settlers and that the government
could only administer law. While
the situation was being carefully
watched the government had not yet
seen fit to take drastic action.
Officers Shot From Ambush.
Asheville, N. C., April 3.?With '
Nathan and Miller Gunter under arrest
on the charge of retailing whiskey
without a license, Deputy Sheriffs
Briggs and Ayres of Madison county
were cautiously proceeding toward
Marshall, the county seat, when, in a
dense patch of woodland, they were
fired upon by two brothers of the
prisoners and seriously wounded.
The prisoners escaped with their'
kinsmen. Deputy Ayers received a
load of buckshot in the shoulder and
fell from his horse. Deputy Briggs
was shot in the face with buckshot
and also feli. As the two officers lay
in the road, Riley and Elisha Gunter,,
brothers of the prisoners came
from their hiding places and liberated
the men under arrest. All four
made their escape. To-night they
are believed to be in the vicinity of
Newport, Tenn., and the sneriff of
Madison county, with a posse and
bloodhounds, is searching for them.
Ehrhardt, S. C., Feb. 9, 1911.
Mr. M. O'Riley?Dear Sir: Photographs
received. Am satisfied.
Enclose check for amount
Yours very truly,
J. H. ROBERTS, M. D.