The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 13, 1911, Page 5, Image 5
PERSONAL
MENTION.
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People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.
?Rev. T. G. Herbert, of Columbia,
spent yesterday in the city.
?Mr. J. W. Stokes, who has been
sick for a week or more, is out again.
?Miss Mortima Ray, of Black ille,
visited friends here this week.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clayton, of
Pnlctnn enr> Trnra ?r? thp Plt-V
Tuesday.
i. ?Misses Julia and Sophia Copeland,
of Ehrhardt, were in the city
Tuesday.
?Mr. W. R. Fishburne, of Columbia,
spent several days in the city
this week.
?Miss Mell Kearse, of the Kearse
section, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
W. P. Jones.
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?Mr. J. J. Simmons, Jr., of Orangeburg,
spent Sunday in the city
I with relatives.
?H. E. Gyles, Esq., of Aiken, was
in the city last Thursday on profes?
sional business.
I ?Mr. and Mrs. Bellinger C. Folk,
of the Ehrhardt section, spent last
Saturday in the city.
?Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Herndon and
Mrs. Brant, of the Ehrhardt section,
were in the city Tuesday.
?Chas, Carroll Simms and G. M.
Greene, Esqs., of Barnwell, spent
* last Thursday in the city.
S; ?Mr. N. R. Hays, of Apalachicola,
Fla., spent a few days in the city
this week on a visit to relatives.
?Mr. -Hammond Bamberg, of
j| , Charleston, was in the city yesterday
to attend the Hooton-Camp wedding.
?Mrs. L. M. Glenn, of Greenville,
is in the city on a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Risher and other rela
tives.
?Mrs. A. R. Neal, and little son,
Austin, of Roanoke, Va., who have
been visiting her mother, Mrs. E. H.
Dowling, returned home last Saturday.
?Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt
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and little son, Lyles, of Ehrhardt,
are on a visit to her mother, Mrs. H.
F. Cline.?Newberry Herald and
News.
?Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Frier's
mother, and two friends, Mrs. Lemon
and Mrs. Peoples, from Allendale,
have been visiting Mrs. Frier at the
Baptist parsonage.
?Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rice, of
Aiken were in the city last Thursday.
They were on their way home,
having been on a visit to their brother,
Mr. M. N. Rice, of the Buford's
Bridge section.
?Dr. an? Mrs. C. E. Kinsey, of
f Williams, spent Sunday and ^onday
^ in the city. The doctor has been in
right bad health since he was wounded
some months ago by a negro, but
| he is getting all right again, end his
Bamberg friends were glad to know
Viio imnrnvomant *Th P doctor
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was shot by a mean negro, who is
now serving a sentence of ten years
on the Colleton county chain gang.
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{ Wants Minnie Stevens Killed.
"I have a notorious negro wench I
want you to kill for me," says a letter
which was received by Chief Cathcart
of the Columbia police force yesterday.
The letter is dated "Black
I ville, S. C., April 7," and is signed
I '"Robert L. Anderson."
I "Her name," the letter continues,
I C "is Minnie Stevens. She is supposed
F to live at Midway with her mother,
but she stays at Bamberg most of
the time in a house next to the jail.
I have got to have her killed in the
next two weeks, and if you can do it
for me, let me know by return mail
and what price."
The letter, one of the most freakish
communications Chief Cathcart
has ever received, is addressed to
I "Chief of Detectives." It was written
I with a pencil and the handwriting is
ft perfectly legible. It is believed that
K the writer, who probably uses an as?
sumed name, is simply pulling off a
purposeless hoax.?Columbia State.
^ Finds Big Oyster Shell.
Barnwell, April 8.?An oyster shell
eight inches long was brought to
Barnwell this week by C. J. Hay,
clerk of the town, and given to Maj.
John W. Holmes, editor of the Barnwell
People. It was taken from Shell
Bluff on the old Cater plantation, on
the lower Three Runs, this county,
|l now owned by Wyatt Ussery. The
bluff, which rises some 20 feet above
B the stream, is said to contain a great
quantity of these fossils. The shell
B in question, though several times as
B large as the present day oyster, is
said to be a dwarf in comparison to
others taken from the bluff. One in
B the possession of R. P. Gantt of BoilB
ing Spring, is as large as a small
B bread tray, according to reports.
B The shells are bleached very white by
B extreme age.
B Earl Sloan, State geologist, who
B has visited the bluff in this county,
B knows of two other similar deposits,
B one in the eastern part of the State
B and the other in Georgia. They
B mark where the sea used to touch
B the land, being on the same east and
B west line.
THROUGH COLLEGE BY SHAVE.
Student in Texas University Paid His
Way with a Barber Shop.
The University of Texas Bulletin
issued by the extension department of
the State university at Austin, contains
some unusually interesting
stories of college life. Besides the usual
statistics regarding the summer
school and traveling libraries, now
furnished on request to smaller
schools, the Bulletin tells of innovaj
tions at the State school and recounts
the story of the "Barber of
Breckenridge Hall," as follows:
Several years ago a former president
of the University of Texas went
into a barber shop in North Texas to
be shaved. Falling into conversation
with the barber, the university president
discovered that the young man
expected to go to college and at that
time had his plans made to enter an
j institution in Virginia the following
autumn, where an opportunity had
been given him to earn his way,
whereupon he was invited to come to
the University of Texas in the fall
and to bring with him his razors
and barber's chair.
A room in Breckinridge Hall was
to be assigned for his shop. The
young man accepted the offer, came
to the university, set up his shop, and
while doing a thriving busiDess in
the afternoons and at night, also carried
on his university studies.
Four years went by and the young
man took his degree with credit; at
the same time he paid his own way
through college and contributed besides
to the education of a fatherless
sister.
He afterward attended a medical
college, graduated with distinction,
and is now a successful practitioner.
More than 100 young men have paid
their -fray through the university by
acting as waiters in the same hall in
in which this young man ran a barber
shop.
Let no boy or girl, however poor,,
despair of securing a university education.
If no way seems open, let
him write to the president of the
university, and some way will no
doubt be found.?San Antonio Light
and Gazette.
Menefee Verdict Cut.
Barnwell, April 8.?The court of
common pleas for Barnwell county
adjuorned this afternoon after a session
of two weeks. Since Thursday
the court has been hearing cases in
equity.
After hearing arguments for a new
trial in the case of A. G. Menefee vs.
Southern Railway company, Judge
Prince this morning reduced the verdict
from $50,000 to $30,000. The
attorneys for the defendant company
immediately gave notice that the case
would be appealed to the supreme
court.
Mr. Menefee was crippled in a collision
at Dent, a station near Colum**
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a light engine, of which Mr. Menefee
was the engineer, collided. The verdict
before the cut was one of the
largest ever given in South Carolina.
Why H? Kissed Her.
Daniel J. Shern, who practices law
when he isn't guiding the house of
representatives, was reminded of a
story when he read the verdict in the
breach of promise case against young
Walling in New York.
"I was counsel for the girl in a
case once," said the lawyer, "and I
thc^ight we had a good case. One
of the strongest points was the ardent
wooing of the defendant. We
stipulated at least 1,244 kisses he
had planted upon the fair one's ruby
lips. Imagine our surprise when
the defendant admitted it.
" 'That's true,' said he, testifying.
'I had to do it,' he explained.
" 'Had to do it?' I roared, hoping
to embarrass him.
" 'Yes, he answered. 'I either
had to keep kissing her constantly
or permit her to sing, and?well, I
preferred the kissing.' "?Philadelphia
Times.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
O'Riley is delighted with this town.
Although O'Riley has been in Bamberg
only ten days, his business has
reached out over the county, his patrons
coming from Olar,- Branchville,
Govan, Denmark, and Cope. He is
pleasing others; it is now up to you.
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.
Legal blanks and blank books for
sale by The Herald Book Store, Bamberg,
S. C.
screen wire aoors ana wiiiuuws ui
all sizes and quality at Hunter's hardware
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.
O'Riley is delighted with this town.
"THE PALACE OF FORTUNE."
Famous War-Time Gambling House,
Where Prominent Men Gathered.
One of the neutral grounds, where
men of both parties met in peace just
before the stormy days of the civil
war, was the superbly furnished
gambling house of Pendleton, on
Pennsylvania avenue, known to its
frequenters as "The Hall of the
Bleeding Heart," though he preferred
th9 appellation "The Palace of Fortune."
Pendleton belonged to one
of the first families or Virginia, ana
his wife was the daughter of Robert
Mills, the architect of the treasury.
His roomB were hung with meritorious
pictures, and the art of wood
carving was carried to great perfection
in the side-boards, secretaries,
and tables which served the various
purposes of the establishment The
dining and supper tables were loaded
with plate of the pure metal. The
cooking would not have shamed the
genius of Soyer, and it is universally
admitted that the wines were such
as could have been selected only by
a connoisseur. This incomparable
provider had invested $10,000 in his
cellar and his closet.
The people who nightly assembled
to see and take part in the entertainments
of the house consisted of candidates
for the presidency, senators
and representatives, members of the
cabinet, and the master workmen of
the third house, the lobby. Pendleton's,
in its palmiest days, might
have been called the vestibule of the
lobby. Its most distinguished professors
might be found there: They
lent money to their clients when the
"animal scratched too roughly," that
[ is to say, when the play ran against
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LJ-ltJUl, <tiiU luc V upvalue uiunv, uu
they sometimes did. Pendleton himself
was an operator in the lobby.
His professional position gave him
great facilities. He assisted in the
passing of many useful bills of private
nature, involving considerable
sums of money. A broker in parliamentary
notes is an inevitable retainer
"bf broker voters.
In the outer parlors as midnight
approached might have been seen
leading members of congress quietly
discussing the day's proceedings, the
prospects of parties, and the character
of public men. A few officers of
the army added to the number and
varietv of the groups which occupied
this apartment. Here all were drinking,
smoking and talking zeneraliy
ina bright vein. Servants were gliding
about with cigars, toddies, cocktails
and "whisky straights" on little
silver trays. Among them were two
old Virginia negroes, very obliging,
who picked up many quarters and
halves, and not a few "white fish"
representing $1 each.
But the third room was the haunt
of the tiger! The company around the
faro tables would be playing mostly
with counters of red, circular pieces
of ivory, called fish or chips, each
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were nearly "broke," would be using
the white ones of one-fifth the value.
The players were silent as the grave,
because some of them were "in great
luck," and large piles of red chips
were standing upon different cards
to abide the event of the deal, which
indicated they had been won from the
bank; but, alas! the close of the deal
was unfavorable, and before the little
silver box from which the cards
were drawn yielded the last of the
pack the most of the red piles had
been drawn to the red side. But
some of them had doubled^ and the
owners drew them down as capital
for the chances of the next deal. If
one had great good fortune and some
prudence while possessor of the red
piles before named he would leave
the. house with a few hundred or
thousand of dollars, but the chances
were that between midnight and
dawn the gamesters would all retire
minus the money they had brought
into the place and all they had been
able to borrow from friends.
There were, however, exceptions.
The largest amount ever won from
Lilt; pfopneiui at x cuuicluu o rr t*D
$1,200 for a stake of $100. When
Humphry Marshall was appointed
minister to China by President
Pierce, in 1852, he lost his "outfit" .
and six months' pay, and was forced
to accept a loan from Pendleton to
enable him to reach the scene of his
diplomatic labors. When Pendleton
died Mr. Buchanan attended his funeral,
and several leading Democratic
congressmen were among his pallbearers.
His effects, including the
furniture of his gambling house,
were sold at auction, attracting
crowds of the most fashionable people
in Washington.?Kan. City Star.
Averts Awful Tragedy.
Timely advice given Mrs. C. Willoughby,
of Marengo, Wis., (R. No.
1) prevented a dreadful tragedy and
saved two lives. Doctors had said
her frightful cough was a "consump+
i nr> " r>r>n crVi a n r? r?nnlH rl r> n nth iri cr 1
tiV/11 WU^JJ. "-AXU VVV4*VA UVVUAUQ 1/ W
help her. After many remedies failed,
her aunt urged her to take Dr.
King's New Discovery. "I have
been using it for some time," she
wrote, "and the awful cough has almost
gone. It also saved my little
boy when taken with a severe bronchial
trouble." This matchless med- i
icine has no equal for throat and
lung trouble. Price 50c. and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C.
SHOT BY NEGRO INTRUDER.
Lewis Sowell Wounded in Pistol Battle
with Negro.
Rock Hill, April 9.?A highly exciting
event occurred here last night
at the home of W. N. Sowell on East
Moore street, wherein a negro burglar
and Lewis Sowell, of Catawba
Junction figured as the principals.
W. N. Sowell runs a bottling plant in
t Vi ?? raa t> hia rooMonca QTtH fnr
some time has suspected a negro
helper, Joe Sumter, of stealing from
his money drawer. To trap this negro
a conversation was had by the
Sowell brothers in the negro's presence
Saturday afternoon about there
being a lot of money in the drawer.
It was arranged that Lewis Sowell,
who was here for the day, should
help to watch Saturday night. About
12 o'clock the darkey appeared on
the pretnises, went to the bottling
works in the rear and opened the
dor with a skeleton key, Mr. Sowell
at once opened fire on the negro,
shooting three times and wounding
him in the shoulder. The negro returned
the fire, striking Mr. Sowell
in the thigh, making a had wound.
The negro then fled, secreting himself
in an outhouse nearby. Mr.
Sowell was carried to the Fennell infirmary,
where he was operated on
and is in no immediate danger. The
negro was captured at his home^ this
morning and is now in the guardhouse.
He had been working for
Mr. Sowell for the past five years.
He dropped his pistol when he fled.
The people are very much stirred up
over the shooting. ?
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
t 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.
Wanted.?To buy a good, gentle
automobile-proof horse. Must be a
good driver. Don't mind some age.
H. J. BRABHAM, JR.
' For Sale.?Several shares of stock
of The Cotton Oil Company. Will
sell at a bargain. For further information
apply 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.
For 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.
Fop Sale.?Two brick stores on
Main street in Town of Bamberg, also
two vacant lots. Terms: part
cash, balance terms to suit purchaser.
Apply "B," care Herald.
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.
Farm Wanted.?I desire a good
farm of large acreage with good improvements,
well located as to town
and railroad; must be good value for
price asked. Give full particulars in
first letter. MARLBORO FARMER, 1
Lock Box 121, Bennettsville, S. C.
Fop 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.
Lost.?On Saturday, April 8th, between
my residence and the town of
Bamberg, one double-case ladies'
gold watch, plain case, with monogram
"P. E. T." Had gold fob attached,
with blue enamel crosses.
Reward if returned to J. D. TURNER,
Denmark, S. C.
I^UXltlU JTJLNAJj UiaiyllArUir;.
On Saturday, April 29th, 1911, at
11 o'clock a. m., I will file with Geo.
P. Harmon, Judge of Probate for
Bamberg county, my final accounting
as administratrix of the estate of
H. F. Priester, deceased, and will
thereupon ask for a final discharge
as such administrator.
Bamberg, S. C., March 29th, 1911.
A. J. PRIESTER,
Administratrix.
NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE.
On Saturday, April 29th, 1911, at
11 o'clock a. m., I will file with Geo.
P. Harmon, Judge of Probate for
Bamberg county, my final accounting
as administrator of the estate of
Hayne Barnes, deceased, and will
thereupon ask for a final discharge
as such administrator.
C. R. BRABHAM, JR.,
Administrator.
Bamherc. S. f!.. March 29th, 1911.
CITATION NOTICE.
The State of South Carolina?
County of Bamberg?By Geo. P. Har- ,
mon, Esq., Judge of Probate.
Whereas Jas. Coates hath made
suit to me to grant him letters of administration
of the estate of arid effects
of M. B. Coates, deceased:
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said M.
B. Coates, deceased, that they be
and appear before me in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Bamberg,
S. C., on the 29th day of April, 1911,
at 11 o'clock, a. m., to show cause,
if any they have, why the said
administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this
11th day of April, 1911.
GEO. P. HARMON,
Judge of Probate.
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you purchase your Gro- ||J9
ceries of us. We carry Iffl!
everything good to eat, i||S
and you can count on it -jM
being fresh as we buy in
small quantities. Come in |H
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money in our bank and check it out when needed. Spend less
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I the small as with the large depositor. I