The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 27, 1911, Page 5, Image 5
PERSONAL MENTION.
i People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.
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?Mr. F. M. Moye, of Columbia,
spent Sunday in the city.
?Mr. Rhett Ott, of St. Matthews,
spent Sunday in the'city.
i$. ?Mr. Charles Felder, of Augusta,
spent Sunday in the city.
?James E. Davis, Esq., of Barnwell,
spent last Friday in the city.
?Mr. C. R. Clayton, of the Ehrhardt
section, was in the city Tuesday.
?Mr. J. W. Pearlstin, of Olar,
spent Sunday in the city with his
I* parents.
?Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Tatum, of
the Cope section, were in the city last
Saturday.
?R. C. Hardwick, Esq., of Denmark,
spent last Friday in the city
U f on professional business.
?Mr. Laurie Clayton and Miss
Sadie Bikle, of the Ehrhardt section,
were in the city Monday.
?Miss Beatrice Bruce, of Townville,
S. C., is in the city on a visit
Jv to the family of Mr. E. C. Bruce.
?Mr. B. W. Simmons returned
yesterday morning from Pensacola,
tflo wh oro Vi a Vi a rl Koon + r\ hriinr V> ia
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^ grandmother here.
?Misses Mildred and Ettie Kearse
of Bamberg have returned home from
H a visit to Mrs. J. M. Oliver.?OrJ-J
angeburg Times and Democrat.
?Mr. O. E. Still, of Denamrk,
apent Sunday in the city, the guest
of Capt. I. N. and Mr. W. M. Eubanks.?Aiken
Journal and Review.
?Mr. L. M. Glenn, who is now on
the staff of the Greenville News,
spent last Saturday in the city. He
and Mrs. Glenn returned home Sunday.
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?Mr. J. E. Whitesides, former superintendent
of the cotton mill here,
but who is now living at Clinton,
spent a few days ii the city this
week.
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iui. jj. vv . ^luiiiiuuo xcii laoi oatT
urday night for Pensacola, Fla.,
where he goes to bring back his
I grandmother, who has been there on
L an extended visit to relatives.
I How College Training Helps the
I Farmer.
P In estimating the value of the eduF
cation to be obtained at an agricultural
college, or putting it in another
way, in deciding whether the scientific
facts relating to agricultural
practice, which are taught at the colleges
or by books, are of value to
the man working the land, whose
opinions should be regarded as of
most value? Those who have learn%
^ ed these scientific truths, or those
who have not? Is the unfavorable
/ opinion of those who have not had an
agricultural education of more value
than favorable opinion of those who
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have actually been to an agricultural
college, or acquired a knowledege of
the sciences of agriculture in some
other way? We have never heard a
' man who had obtained an agricultural
education discredit its value,
and this single fact is worth more
than all the sneers of ten thousands
so-called practical men who know
nothing of that which they hold in
cbntempt.
The following extracts from Hopikins,
"Story of the Soil," are put in
the mouth of a practical farm boy
who had attended an agricultural
college.
"I did not go to college to learn
practical farming, if we mean by that
the common practice of agriculture.
t airp?dv knew what we call Drac
tical farming; that is, how to do the
ordinary farm work, including such
operations as plowing, planting, cultivating
and harvesting; but it seems
to me that this sort of practical farming
has resulted in practical ruin for
fmost of our lands. The fact is, there
is a side to agriculture that I knew
almost nothing about as a so-called
practical farmer, and I am coming
I to believe that what we commonly
call practical farming, is often the
most impractical farming.
"As I said, I did not go to the
Sf agricultural college to learn the practice
or the art of farming; I went to
' learn the science of agriculture; but,
as a matter of fact, I found that the
college professor knew about as
much of practical agriculture as I
did, and a great deal of science that
I did not know."
Learning the facts and principles
underlying agricultural operations
never took anything away from the
4 most practical men, but has always
helped them, as all who have had the
experience will testify.?Progressive
Farmer.
Lumber Plant Burns.
Mascot, Fla., April 25.?The big
plant of the Edge-Dowling Lumber
company was burned to the ground
here to-day, entailing a total loss of
$200,000. The saw mill, box factory,
machinery, planing mill, dry house,
a quantity of stored lumber, railroad
cars and 36 negro shanties were de
stroyed as the fire was fanned before
a strong wind. The many employes
could do nothing to check the flames
and the plant was a total loss.
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FALL OF THE ALIMO.
An Heroic Event in the History of
the Republic of Texas.
The truth of General Sherman's
assertion that "war is hell" was
never more forcibly set forth than
in the Texas revolution. The month
of March, 1836, was the "bloody
month" of the short but sanguinary
struggle.
President Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna had, in May, 1835, practically
completed the destruction of the Re
publican party in Mexico by his final
victory on the 11th day of that
month, over Governor Garcia, near
Zacatecas. Texas was the only one
of the Mexican states (or provinces)
which disputed his authority, and
his full energy and military powers
were now being directed to her subjugation.
His scheme was to send
two columns into Texas. General
Urres was ordered to Matamoras with
with one division to operate along
the coast and to proceed to Goliad
and Victoria. The president-general
himself commanded the main division
and proceeded to San Antonio
As it was there that the Mexican
forces, under Gen. Martin Perfecto
de Cos (Santa Anna's brother-in-law)
had received a signal and disgraceful
defeat at the hands of a greatly
inferior number of Texans only a few
weeks previously, the self-styled
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to make it the initial point of his invasion.
While General Urres was
making his bloody march along the
Texas coast toward Goliad to attack
Fannin, the president himself was
moving on San Antonio, the two invading
columns advancing eastward
in parallel lines some 75 or more
miles apart.
Travis at San Antonio.
When the Texans captured San
Antonio from Gen. Cos, in December, j
! 1835, Col. F. W. Johnson was left in
i command of the town. When he, in
January, 1836, entered upon *the
scheme of capturing Matamoras, he
left Col. J. C. Neill in command of
the garrison. On January 16, Gen.
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Houston, commanaer-in-cniei or me
Texas forces, arrived at Goliad. The
following day he dispatched Col.
James Bowie, with 30 men, to San
Antonio with a leter to Col. Neill, instructing
him to demolish the fortifications
and bring away the cannon,
as it would be impossible to hold the
town with the small force he had.
Neill replied to this order that, for
want of teams, he could not remove
his artillery, of which there were
more than 20 pieces, and, therefore,
he did not destroy the fortifications.
Only 80 troops were now left at San
Antonio. Gov. Smith sent Col. Wm.
B. Travis there to take command,
Col. Neill retiring to his home. Col.
Travis called for 500 more troops
and for money and supplies for them.
The commander-in-chief could not
comply with these requests; consequently
Col. Travis was very poorly
equipped for holding San Antonio
against the large invading force of
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San Antonio Invested.
On February 22, the advance
guard of Santa Anna's army reached
Alazan creek, just west of San An|
tonio, when Col. Travis, with only
160 effective men, retired to the fortress
of the Alamo, on the east side
of San Antonio river. Three heavy
guns were planted upon the walls of
the Alamo chapel and an eightpounder
at the southwest angle of
the main square.
About 2 o'clock of February 23,
Santa Anna sent a summons to the
Texans to surrender. It was answered
by a cannon shot.
: The Red Flag Raised.
The Mexicans then hoisted a bloodred
flag, indicating that no quarter
would be shown the Texans, and began
the attack. The bombardment of
the fort (the Alamo chapel) now
began, but did no damage.
Upon the following day, February
24, Col. Travis sent couriers to various
points for reinforcements, saying
in his dispatches: "I shall never
surrender or retreat." The next day,
February 25, the Mexicans, after
several unsuccessful efforts, succeeded
in erecting a battery 300
yards south of the Alamo, and another
1,000 yards to the southeast, j
Late that night, however, some of the
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Texans stole out 01 me iort ana
burned the wooden buildings, behind
which these batteries had been placed.
Early in the morning of the 26th
(the fourth day of the siege) a skirmish
occurred with little result. The
weather was quite cold, a norther
having sprung up. The Mexicans, in
the meantime, kept up a constant
firing, but with little effect. The
ammunition of the Texans being very
short they seldom fired. The Mexicans
made an unsuccessful attempt
to cut off the water from the fort.
The Texans kept busy strengthening
their defences by banking earth
against the walls of the fort.
On February.23, Travis had written
to Col. Fannin, at Goliad, informing
him of his perilous position
and urging Fannin to march at once
to his relief. The letter reached
Goliad on the 25th. On the 28th,
NEGRO KILLED.
Shot to Death After Threatening
Farmer's Wife.
Statesboro, Ga., April 22.?An unknown
negro was shot and killed by
a posse in the northern part of Bullock
county yesterday, after he had
entered the hor ? f Mitchell Hendricks,
a farmer and with a shotgun
threatened to kill Hendrick's wife.
Mrs. Hendricks escaped through a
window shortly before her husband
returned to the house and the latter
seeing the negro come out with
a shotgun, slipped to the rear and
secured a gun. On seeing him the
negro rushed to an outhouse and
locking himself in, declared he would
kill anyone who approached. Neigh
bors who were called to the scene
hid behind trees and when the negro j
finally came out in answer to a sum.mons,
he was shot down. No arrests i
have been made.
Marriage Near Olar.
Olar, April 23.?Yesterday afternoon
at the residence of the bride's
father, Miss Pearl Breland and Mr.
Quintus L. Brabham were married,
Rev. D. B. Groseclose officiating.
The pretty, sw'eet bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Breland,
and the happy groom is the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Brabham.
Quite a crowd of relatives and
friends were present when the young
couple wrere turned over to Cupid
and the Fates. We all join,in hoping
them much happiness, hut married
life is made up of both bliss and
blister, but we hope there will never
be an imprecation visited upon this
young and happy couple.
By the way, there is much matrimonial
timber in this section; some
sweet young roses yet to be planted
in the erarden of some man's affec
tions,' and Mr. Groseclose is ever
ready to serve the young people always
provided, nevertheless, the fee
be forthcoming.
the sixth day of the siege, Travis dispatched
two other messengers to
Fannin, urging him to hurry to San
Antonio at once.
Fannin had, in the meantime, already
started from Goliad with 300
men and four pieces of arttillery, but
had proceeded only a few hundred
yards when one of his gun carriages
broke down. Futhermore, he was almost
out of provisions: It was also
known to Fannin and his men that a
large force of Mexicans, under Urrca,
was then marching in the direction
of Goliad. He called a council of
war, and it was decided to remain
at Goliad.
Capt. Smith Arrives.
On the eighth day of the siege,
March 1, 32 gallant citizen soldiers
from Gonzales were safely conducted
into the Alamo by Capt. John W.
Smith, augmenting the effective force
under Travis to 188 men. The bombardment
was kept up continuously
from day to day, the. Texans firing
but seldom.
On March 3, the enemy succeeded in
erecting a battery north of and within
musket shot of the fort. Travis
had now despaired of getting further
aid and announced to his men their
desperate and hopeless situation, telling
them that he intended to die
fighting. With one exception, every
man in the fort expressed the same
determination. .
On March 4, Santa Anna determined
on a final assault.
The Texans Overpowered.
Just after midnight, on Sunday
morning, March 6, 1836, Santa Anna
marched his army, 4,000 strong,
in desperate assault upon the little
band of 188 heroes in the fortress
of the Alamo. Each column was supplied
with axes, and crowbars and
scaling ladders. Their approach
was stealthily made, as each division
took the position assigned. At 4
o'clock the bugle sounded and the as
sault began. The Texans poured a
shower of grape, musket and rifle
bails upon their assailants. Twice
the advancing hordes were driven
back, but by mere force of numbers
finally effected an entrance. Col.
Travis fell early in the fight from a
rifle ball in his head. The heroic
little band died fighting to the last.
Davy Crockett and Col. James Bowie
were among the slain. The only survivors
of the terrible massacre were
a negro servant of Col. Travis, Mrs.
Dickinson and her child and two
Mexican women. The Mexican army
lost about 500 killed and a large
number wounded.
One hundred and eighty-four
bodies of the Texan defenders were
thrown in a pile and partially burned.
Nearly a year later, February
25, 1837, Col. John N. Seguin, then
in command of San Antonio, had the
bones of the Alamo victims honorably
interred.
Santa Anna, with 4,000 (possibly
more) soldiers, spent 11 days in
reducing the Alamo. With more
than 20 times as many Mexicans, it
required his strongest and most persistent
efforts to destroy them. History
does not record a greater example
of heroism and fortitude than
was shown by William Berret Travis
and his little band of martyrs.?
Dick Naylor, in Home and Farm.
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FORFEITED.
Federal Judge Orders Railroads to:
Give Up 200,000 Acres.
Portland, Oregon, April 24.?Federal
Judge Charles E. Wolverton today
decided that the Southern Pacific
and Oregon & California railroads
must forfeit to the United
States government about 200,000
acres of land which is valued at from
$40,000,000 to $75,000,000. The
tirill rwrkVio V*1 it "K a
uiou TT 111 piuuauij u\s apptuiwu.
In interpreting the act of congress
granting the land as an aid to railway
construction, the court held that
this land should be sold to bona
fide settlers in tracts not greater
than 160 acres to one indivdual and
at a price not exceeding $2.50 an
acre.
While deciding in favor of the government,
Judge Wolverton decided
against the 5,000 individual interveners
in the case. He held that
they had acquired no right whatever,
either by settling on the land or by
tendering the maximum sums specified
by the law. The effect of this
portion of the decision is that the
lands can not be procured by any
individual until the . president or
congress again opens them to entry.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.
Wanted.?To buy some country
baqpn, hams, and lard. Apply at
The Herald office for further information.
For Sale.?Several shares of Young
Men's Building & Loan stock. For
further information, call at The
Herald office.
Notice.?Parties leaving waiters
at Dr. Cleckley's will please 'phone
his home so they can be returned.
For Sale.?Several shares of stock ,
of The Cotton Oil Company. Will "
sell at a bargain. For further information
apply at The Herald office.
Wanted.?A young or middle aged
white lady to help cook and keep
house for family of three. No children.
Address "P," care The Bamberg
Herald. .
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.
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,
Lock Box 121, Bennettsville, 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.
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 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 TO CREDITORS.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Jerusha Schrage, deceased,
will present them, duly verified,
on or before Monday, May 15th,
1911, or be forever barred, and all
persons indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment.
A. R. BYRD,
Administrator.
Bamberg, S. C., April 14th, 1911.
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.
Ramhpr? S f! March 29th. 1911.
Fine Bargain
For a limited time I am offering
the brick store next to Bamberg
Banking Company on Main Street in
Town of Bamberg. The store measures
26 feet front by 75 feet deep,
together with nice dwelling and other
outbuildings and large lot measuring
about 110x300 feet deep, in
rear of store. One of the best stands
on Main street. Will go at a bargain
to a quick buyer. Can be
bought with or without stock of
goods.
J. T. O'NEAL,
Real Estate Agent.
Bamberg, S. C. '
NEW PRESSING CLUB
This is to notify my friends and
the pubilc generally that I have
opened a pressing club in the Spann
building on Main street, up-stairs.
We press and clean men's clothing,
ladies' coats and skirts, clean felt
and straw hats, and in short, do any
work in our line. We guarantee absolute
satisfaction. If your work
has not been done satisfactorily heretofore,
give us a trial. We will
please you. Will send for and deliver
all work, and shall use every
effort to give satisfactory service
along all lines.
R. O. RICE
Bamberg, S. C.
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