The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 11, 1911, Page 8, Image 8
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Thursday, May 11,1911.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
The contest folks are waking up,
and as a result a number of renewals
have been received this week.
The Southern Baptist Convention
meets in Jacksonville, Fla., next
week. Several from Bamberg will
no doubt attend.
The Herald acknowledges the receipt
of a contribution of $5.00 to
the Confederate monument fund from
Mr. J. W. Stewart.
Isaiah Brabham, a negro, was tried
before Mayor Smoak Monday for being
drunk and disorderly. He was
fined $15.00, which was paid.
H. G. Askins, Esq., of Lake City,
will move to Bamberg next week, he
t having
formed a partnership for the
practice of law with H. M. Graham,
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Esq.
The counting of the incoming and
outgoing mail with the arrival of
?very train delays the putting up of
the mail, but it will only last this
month.
The Herald acknowledges a contribution
of $1.00 for the Confederate
monument fund from Mr. J. M.
Felder, and 10 cents each from Annie
ifc' May and Gladys Varn.
Headmaster J. C. Guilds went to
Harleyville last week to attend the
session of the Epworth league of
the Orangeburg district conference,
he being district secretary.
friend wants to know if Chief
Hand has not entered the corn contest
on the sly. He also thinks he
must be trying the Williamson plan
from the looks of the patch.
Congressman Jas. F. Byrnes, of
this district, made his initial speech
in the house of representatives last
week while the tariff matter was un
der discussion. The press says his
speech was well received.
|;b; Mr. H. W. Herndon tells us that he
used the very large lemon which
was grown by him and which he
? showed us a short time ago, and it
, was flavored just as other lemons and
made nice lemonade and pies.
See the ad. of Dr. J. H. E. Milhous,
of Blackville, in this issue. He can
sell you a reliable engine, from 2 to
50 horsepower, run by kerosene oil.
This is a fine engine, catalogue of
which can be had at this office.
There was exhibited on the streets
;v0: Tuesday mohiing an enormous >roc
fish. It weighed twenty-five pounds,
and was caught on a set line. It was
jjpf caught by one of the mill operatives,
and was cut up and sold out by the
PQund,
There was a game of base bail
played here Monday aftefnodh between
the Carlisle Pitting School
team of this city and the Orangehnr?
ftollfteiate Institute. The In
P( stitute boys won by a score of five
to six.
H. M. Graham, Esq., appeared before
the State Supreme Court in Columbia
last week where he argued
the case of G* Frank Bamberg, appellant,
against C. Harrison et al, respondents.
This is a case over the
ownership of a horse.
Mr. J. F. Kilgus suffered a nasty
fall recently while walking over
some sleepers in the new house being
erected by Mr. J. H. Hutto, which
resulted in his being severely bruised
on the face, one eye being painfully
hurt. However, it is about all
right again.
James E. Davis, Esq., of Barnwell,
was in the city Monday night.
He was on his way home from Columbia
where he had been to argue
the matter of a pardon for Chester
Kennedy before the governor. Mr.
Davis says the fight was a hard one,
but he is inclined to think the pardon
will not be granted. He was
ocainct Hip Pirantinsr of the Dardon.
The news of the killing of Mrs.
Bessinger and Walter Sandifer in Columbia
last Saturday was the subject
of much interest in Bamberg, as
both were from this community.
Walter Sandifer was the young man
sent to the penitentiary some years
ago for the burning' of the store of
Dr. J. B. Black, and was recently ?
pardoned. Mrs. Bessinger and her
husband had been living in Columbia
for several years.
On the night of March 11th, Mr.
H. W. McMillan, who is from this
community, shot a negro at Aiken.
The negro was at the home of Mr.
St'
McMillan when he came in at night,
and upon being called on to halt, he
ran. The negro died a few days
ago and the jury at the coroner's inquest
returned a verdict that the
killing was justifiable. Mr. McMillan
was released on a bond of $2000.
From the actions of the negro he was
there to steal and tracks showed that
he had been in the yard and the door
of Mr. McMillan's room was found
open. Mr. McMillan formerly worked
in the depot at Bamberg.
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It looks like we are to get electric
lights in the depot here at last.
Mr. F. F. Carroll and family have
moved back to town and are occupying
the old G. P. Bamberg residence.
While the cotton mill is shut down,
articles for publication should reach
lie nnt later than Tnesdav niarht. We
cannot publish articles sent us
Wednesday morning.
A number of people from all sections
of the county were in the city
yesterday to attend the exercises of
the laying of the corner stone of the
Confederate monument. Space will
not permit the mention of names,
they are too many.
Bounce Miller, the negro who cut
Preston Williams in the head with
an axe, was tried before Mayor
Smoak last week on the charge of
selling whiskey. He was found guilty
and fined $100 or thirty days. The
case was appealed to the circuit
court, and Miller was released on
bond, Mr. D. Dowling being his
bondsman. The case against him
for hitting Williams will be tried in
the circuit court also.
Col. John F. Folk received a letter
this week notifying him that at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Hacker Manfacturing Co., held
May 5th, he was elected a member
of the board of directors. This company
now owns the large lumber
plant at Ehrhardt, and has bought a
lot of timber in this county, and has
built a railroad to haul the timber to
the plant, as well as making many
other improvements. The company
has invested a lot of money in this
county.
President Buell and Directors
Jenkins, Robb, Whittaker, and
Creighton, of the Hacker Manufacturing
Co., spent a short while
in the city yesterday afternoon, ^ey
were on their way back to Charleston
after a visit to their extensive
plant at Ehrhardt. While the stay
of these gentlemen in Bamberg was
very limited, a number of our business
men took occasion to meet them
and show them what courtesies they
could. These gentlemen have investaA
lofcr/alv in Ranihpr? onilfltv. thllfi
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showing their faith in the development
of this section, and it is with
pleasure that they are welcomed by
our business men.
New Advertisements.
Dr. J. H. E. Milhous?Important
Notice.
Herndon's Grocery Store?Really
Good Tea.
Hoover's Drug Store?Divine, Delectable
Drink!
Liipfert Scales Co.?Red Meat Tobacco.
W. A. Klauber?$350.00 Piano
free.
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Minsiiri ouuw.
The Orangeburg military band
came over to Bamberg last Friday
night and presented their minstrel
show at the Fitting School auditorium.
There was a large crowd present,
and the U. D. Chapter, under
whose auspices the entertainment
was given, realized a nice sum for
i4"> fund
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The show, taken as a whole, was
good. The music of the orchestra
was fine, and the performance went
off with a snap and vim which showed
the excellent training of the young
men performers. The local hits of the
end men were much enjoyed. Altogether
the performance was a most
creditable one, hut it is no reflection
on the others to say that Mr. George
A. Schiffley, Jr., was easily the star
of the show. He got off his songs
and jokes in a perfectly easy and
natural manner, and the audience
thoroughly enjoyed his fun-making.
During the afternoon the band gave
a free concert on Main street, which
was attended by a large crowd.
Coming to Bamberg.
At a special meeting of the business
league held Tuesday evening,
Col. Jno. F. Folk presented a letter
he had received from Congressman
J. F. Byrnes, notifying him that Col.
Sparkman, chairman of the congressional
committee on rivers and harbors
would visit South Carolina next
month, and stating that it was the
intention of Congressmen Byrnes and
Lever to have Col. Sparkman visit
Orangeburg and Bamberg in order to
look into the Edisto river project.
The letter was gladly received by the
league, and a resolution was adopted
HonVinor Mr Rvmps for his interest
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in the matter, and Col.. Folk and the
president of the league were requested
to write him that we would be
glad to have' the party here and
would take steps to show the gentlemen
some attention. No doubt
it will be arranged to take '-he
party down the river in motor
boats and give them a fish fry
at some point on the Edisto. Our
citizens have not lost interest in the
matter of opening the Edisto to navigation,
for they realize that it means
a great deal to this community.
Teachers Elected.
The board of trustees of the Bamberg
graded school have re-elected
teachers for the coming year. All of
district will be called soon to elect
with the exception of Misses Mildred
Beaty and Lola Wannamaker, both
of whom declined. Miss May Zeigler,
of Cope, who taught in the school a
few years ago, has been elected to
teach the grade formerly taught by
Miss Beaty, but a successor to Miss
Wannamaker has not been selected
yet. An additional teacher is to be
added to the faculty, but no election
for the place has been held yet.
The teaching force for next year,
as elected so far, is: E. P. Allen,
superintendent; Miss Hattie Newsom,
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daugh, Misses Stella Hair, Louise
Martin, Mary Lay, Ollie Lee Dobson,
Mabel Webber, and May Zeigler.
A mass meeting of citizens of the
district will be called soon ot elect
one trustee and fix the tax levy for
school purposes next year.
To Induce Settlers.
Mr. J. P. Finster, traveling immigration
agent of the land and industrial
department of the Southern
Railway, and Mr. Jno. F. Monroe, agricultural
agent of the same department
of the Southern, were in the
city last Thursday. While here they
consulted with Mr. J. T. O'Neal, real
estate agent, and other citizens, the
object of their visit being to arouse
our people to the importance of
bringing in new settlers who would
develop lands not now producing. '
It is the idea of Mr. Finster that
our people should get together and
form land and improvement company
which would buy one o; more
tracts of land and cut it up into small
bodies, erecting small cottages on
these small farms, and then sell this
land to new settlers on the installment
plan. The railroad company
would do its part in bringing in the
farmers if the local company would
furnish the land on the right terms.
This, it seems to us, would be an admirable
plan, and one which would
make dividends for the company as
well as developing this section.
These people would plant truck
largely, much of which could be
used by a cannery, and it is Mr. Finster's
idea to have established here
or at some point nearby a canning
factory which would use the truck
raised in this section.
Mr. Finster states that the people
of Williston have gone into this matter,
and are enthusiastic on ithe subject
of bringing in new and desirable
people. The prosperity of the
South depends on the small white
farmer, and if we can induce good
white people to come here and settle
on small farms, we will do much for
the upbuilding of the community.
Mr. Finster stated that if our people,
were interested that he and Mr. Monroe
would come back and attend a
public meeting of our citizens, at
which he could explain the whole
proposition in detail. It is to be
hoped that our business league will
take up this matter and see if such a
company cannot be organized. President
Carter was, unfortunately, out
of town the day Messrs. Finster and
Monroe were here. Let's get busy
and see if our business men will not
organize such a company. If the
stock is distributed .thoroughly among
our citizens, no one need take a large
amount of stock.
Record Keeping at the Postoffice.
Beginning with May 1 and ending
May 31, a most interesting experiment
is being made at the Bamberg
postoffice as the result of an order
from the postoffice department at
Washington. Every piece of mail
that passes through that offic^, either
out going or incoming, will be counted
and an accurate record will be
kept of the number of pieces going
in and out, the number possible for
a #lerk to handle an hour and the
average number handled during the
time.
Cornerstone Laid.
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ate monument was laid herd yesterday
with appropriate ceremonies,
the affair being in charge of the
Daughters of the Confederacy. The
program as published last week was
carried out with the exception of the
address of Prof. D. W. Daniel. He
started on the trip, but wired that
he was too unwell to continue. Hon.
S. G. Mayfield made a magnificent
speech, which was well received.
Senator J. B. Black acted as master
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of ceremonies, and the officers of the
F. M. Bamberg Chapter U. D. C. laid
the stone. The Denmark band was
present and furnished music during
the day. A large crowd was present
from all over the county. As we are
printing our paper Wednesday night,
a full account of the day must wait
over until next week, as we cannot
work our force all night.
Mohair suits! Try one and you
will wear no other in summer. Get
them at Rhoad's.
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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.
Monthlv conference each fourth
Sunday.
Observance of Lord's Supper the
first Sunday in each quart r.
NEWS AND NOTICES.
There were 107 in Sunday-school
Sunday morning, every teacher and
officer present except one, and a good
collection as usual.
Very good congregations attended
the other services of the church also.
Pastor Frier's theme at the morning
service was, "The Providence of
God as Seen in the Life of Joseph."
At the evenig service his theme was,
"Memory and Religion." Bro. Rentz
sang impressively, "Sometime We'll
Understand," at the morning service.
Pastor Frier attended the ministers'
meeting at Blackville, Monday.
We rejoice with Bro. Hill and
family that "Dottie" seems to be
steadily on the road to recovery now,
from her recent illness.
Country Correspondence.
What beautiful, balmy weather we
are having!
Quite a number of schools are closing
their year's work, and it leaves
the little boy and girl with nothing
to do but p. iy hide and seek with
the many things that only a bare
foot boy can find. The older girl and
boy finds refuge in the more practical
things of life, spicing their vacation
by all the picnics they .can
attend.
It was the writer's pleasure to at
tend a school picnic at Pine Grove
last Saturday. Not such a large
crowd but such large feasting as was
there. Lemonade was served all day,
and the dinner was equal to the appetites
of the most fastidious. Mr.
J. F. Carter made an address oh the
,vRural School," which was very
much appreciated and appropriate.
The teacher, Miss Annie Matthews,
of Saluda, returned to her home Monday.
"The Rural School" is quite an absorbing
thought among lots of folks
now. and the consolidation of schools
into one large one is being agitated
in lots of communities. Wherever
there is unity there is strength and '
the strong rural school is the foundation
of good citizenship.
We are glad to be able to report
little Miss Grace Hill as doing fine,
after several weeks of extreme illness
of appendicitis. Her nurse,
Miss Annie Pundt, of Charleston,
and phyisicians, Drs. Robt. Black and
J. J. Cleckley,< have endeared themselves
very much to "Dottie," and we
hope ere long to see her up again.
Miss Alma Sandifer is at home;
her school closed last week at Salem.
Refused to Testify.
Jackson, Miss., May 8.?Because
he had been out of office for three
years and many of his vouchers
showing how expenditures had been
made were mislaid or lost, former
Gov. J. K. Vardaman, who to-day
appeared before J. C. Moore, examiner
of public accounts, in answer to
a subpoena served upon him last Friday,
declined to give any testimony
whatever, and the hearing was
brought to an abrupt close.
ThA snhnnena was issued for the
purpose of securing explanations
from Mr. Vardaman concerning certain
funds alleged to have been misappropriated
during the term of his
office. The hearing was very brief.
He declared that Mr. Moore had no
authority in law to conduct such an
investigation.
Preaching vs. Practicing.
Business men who declaim against
mail order houses ar6 not always
consistent. If a local merchant wants
local people to trade with him he
should not himself patronize the mail
order houses of the North. Yet this
is what many of them do when they
want something not in their own line
of business. Business men of all
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KlUUS, ailU. LUtJil iauumt-3, aguu w
catalog houses and then complain
that local trade is bad. Is it any wonder
when they set a bad example to
others whom they expect to do business
with them?
Chestnut Case Continued.
The trial of Robert Chestnut for
the killing of W. R. -Sabin in Orangeburg
a few weeks ago, which was
expected to come up this week, was
postponed on account of a technicality
in the drawing of the jury.
After arguments by the attorneys on
each side, Judge Prince granted a
continuance and dismissed the whole
panel of jurors and adjourned court
because of the technicality.
For Better Lights.
For some time past there has been
a movement to get ithe Southern
Railway to properly light the passenger
station at this point. Many
months ago diagrams were made by
the city electrician for the wiring of
the station and a price quoted for
the work, but nothing has been done.
Last week the writer took up the
matter with the railroad commission,
with the result that we have received
the following letters:
Columbia, S. C., April 27, 1911.
Mr. A. W. Knight, Chairman, Commission
of Public Works, Bamberg,
S. C.
Dear Sir:?The commission directs
me to acknowledge receipt of
yours of the 25th instant, relative to
lighting facilities furnished by Southern
Railway at their passenger station
in your city, and to hand you
herewith copy of letter addressed to
Southern Railway officials in regard
to this matter.
This commission has authority to
require railroads to furnish adequate
and reasonable accommodations and
protection to the traveling public at
all of their passenger stations in
South Carolina. You may rest assured
that the commission will give
your complaint the proper attention
and require the railroad to furnish
reasonable lighting facilities at
Bamberg, S. C.
Yours very truly,
T. B. LUMPKIN,
Secretary.
Pnlnmhia S n Anril 9.7 1911
Mr. W. N. Foreacre, Gen. Supt.,
Southern Railway Co., Charlotte,
N. C.
Dear Sir:?The commission directs
me to hand you herewith copy of a
letter from Mr. A. W. Knight, of
Bamherg, S. C., relative to the insufficient
lights furnished by your
company for the convenience and
protection ^ f the traveling public at
your passenger station at that place.
The commission will be pleased to
have you inform it at once what you
will do in the matter of remedying
the troubles complained of by Mr.
Knight.
This matter was handled with your
company about a year ago through
your superintendent, Mr. H. L. Hungerford,
last letter from Mr. Hungerford
dated March 24th, 1910,
which seems to be a little indefinite.
An early reply will oblige.
Yours very truly,
T. B. LUMPKIN,
Secretary.
Columbia, S. C., May 3rd, 1911.
Mr. A. W. Knight, Chairman.
Dear Sir:? The commission directs
me to inform you that under
date of May 2nd, Supt. Wassum, of
Southern Railway, writes as follows:
"I have,your letter of April 27th,
file 1531, with reference to installing
electric lights in depot at Bamberg,
S. C. We will immediately .investigate
this matter and if satisfactory
arrangements can be made with the
Electric Light Company I will recommend
that these lights be put in."
This for your information and.the
commission will be pleased to know
when Mr. Wassum investigates this
matter and what arrangements he
makes with the electric light people
of your jity.
You understand this commission
cannot designate what kind of lights
the railroad company shall furnish
at its stations, as the law only empowers
the commission to require
reasonable convenience and accommodations.
However, we hope that
your people and the railroad may
make a satisfactory arrangement in
regard to lighting your passenger
station with electricity.
Yours very truly,
T. B. LUMPKIN,
Secretary.
No Light Ahead for Mills.
Boston, May 7.?The existing curtailment
of about 25 per cent, in the
cotton goods industry will be increased
during the next few months according
to many mill officials in this
city.
The treasurer of a large cotton
manufacturing company is discussing
the textile situation said:
"I am not yet able to see any light
ahead for the cotton mills. At present
throughout the United States 25
per cent, is a conservative estimate
as to the average amount of curtailment
being enforced in the cotton
mills.
"Many mills wnicn to ouiwara appearances
have up to now been operating
on full time will partially
close down during the summer
months.
"In the case of my own mill, for
instance, I have been to outward appearances
operating full time but I
have 20 per cent of the looms stopped.
"In conjunction with many other
mills I am going to shut down my
mill for four weeks between now and
September 1. That means an actual
25 per cent curtailment during the
next four months. Many mills will
curtail even more than that."
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EXPRESSES PERSONAL VIEWS.
Gov. Blease Comments on Trial and
Conviction of Kennedy.
Columbia, May 8.?Following thehearing
in the Chester Kennedy case y9
Governor Blease said this afternoon:
"If I had been on the jury I should
never have stood for conviction of
Chester Kennedy upon the testimony Is
and the alleged confession of Quitman
Johnson. Also, I would not believe
the detectives upon oath. They
will swear either way they are paid to ..
swear. The detectives were employ- A
ed by Gov. Ansel for the State and. ^
they swore that way. Ho ./ever, my 3
acts as governor and what I would f1
do as an individual are entirely different
matters. I will inquire care- J
fully into the case and give it duedeliberation
and later I will announce 7.
my decision."
Appearing for the State in the
hearing were Ex-Solicitor Davis and "
Attorneys Willis & Ninestein; for the;
defense, Attorneys C. C. Sims, and.
Best & Harley.
Blcase Names Magistrate. -
Columbia, May 9.?Gov. Blease today
appointed B. L. McDowell, of the M
Greenwood law firm of GraydonJb . v,
McDowell, as magistrate for Green- . ^
wood, to succeed J. W. Canfleld, |?P|^
whose resignation was received to- %
day. Mr. Canfleld was recently ap-'
pointed by Mr. Blease as auditor forGreenwood
county to succeed the late <
James D. Watson.
Gov. Blease was asked Tuesday I
about the conflict that would result ;
between his appointee ahd Major * )
Kerr, who is still holding on as V ^
magistrate. He stated that he had ^
nothing to do wfth the magisterial
situation at Greenwood; that he v?as: ?
simply doing his duty, and appointed v
a successor to Canfleld, who has re- ^
signed. ^ 3
Kerr, it is understood here, is stitt >|
holding the magistrate's job, on the "1
ground that Gov. Blea^e's appointee, * |g
Canfleld, was named without the con? ?
sent of the Senate. It is, therefore,. |j
iv.i Trill aH11 ha
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carried on between the new Blease- 'S
appointee and Major Kerr.
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for men,'at W. D. Rlioad's. iSs
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Jumps from Train and Lands in Cinder
Pile.
Orangeburg, May 8.?C&pt. Jef- |
: fers, conductor on the Atlantic Coast J
Line railroad, suffered painful in jurie* '?
yesterday, in jumping from a freight
engine and landing upon a cinder 'J
| pile. Capt. Jeffers's face received
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numerous gpisue? auu uio .?
badly skinned. / He was hurried to
Orangeburg, where Drs. Shecut and |
Lowman, railroad physicians, Tender- f?
ed him medical treatment. The in- "?i
jured man is getting along well and' |j
his wounds are not serious. Capt.
Jeffers thought the train was run.
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ning into some cars on a siding.
Capt. Strauss, who was seriously J
injured at Creston yesterday, is resting
well to-day. The surgeons found
it necessary to amputate one leg while
it is hoped that the other foot, which
was badly mashed, will be saved from
amputation.
Screen wire doors and windows of
all sizes and quality at Hunter's hardware
store. j
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c. , ^
For 25 Words or Less.
I For Rent.?Nice office rooms in
The Herald building. Have electric f
lights and water. The most desirable / %
offices in the city. Will rent singly / M
or in suites. A. W. KNIGHT. '
Farm Wanted.?I desire a good
farm of large acreage with good improvements,
well located as to town W
and railroad; must be good value for J
price asked. Give full particulars in
first letter. MARLBORO FARMER. ?
Lock Box 121, Bennettsville, S. C.