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' ' ,r'V ' WM, " " ;V-> : W . 7 .."V/ Vr\; ' ' . _ .. _ . . .. Hamburg f?ralh | Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 15,1911. One Dollar a Year jjl COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, June 10.?Mrs. Lula < Davis and children are guests this week of Mrs. G. W. Barber. Miss Lucy Davis, of Buford. N. 0., is a guest of Mrs. J. D. Timmons. Tuesday, the 6th, was observed here by the members of the Fairfax Chapter of the U. D. C. as memorial day to the Confederates of the lost cause. An interesting program was prepared by Mrs. L. .W. Younmans, the president, and was beautifully carried out by the ladies on the different committees. MrB. Otis Lynes beautifully recited the Ode of Welcome. which was comDosed by Mrs. Eliza Ulmer, a talented lady of our town; Rev. J. D. Timmons and Rev. W. B. Aull led in prayer and introduced Col. U. R. Brooks, of Columbia, who made a very fine address. The school children occupied the front benches (it was at Bethlehem Baptist church,) and the veterans occupied several benches back of them. The address teemed with interesting incidents pertaining to the record of Barnwell soldiers, and was all good history for our young folks. The veterans hung on his words and I. lAmrvATi AT* VUU1U IldVt! ilBLCliCU ll/ugci. JL/mutl was served under the line of trees near the artesian well, and was a bountiful and delicious repast, most temptingly served to the veterans and others by the ladies of the U. D. C. The little girls decorated the soldiers' graves with beautiful garlands and bouquets of flowers. Wednesday, the 7th, occurred the double marriage of Misses Chivalette and Carrie O'Neal, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. O'Neal, to respectively Messrs Henry R. Jamison and Julius McQueen Jutland, it was a nome wedding, and took place at high noon. Rev. Paul Bolen, of Orangeburg, officiated. Miss Annye Moye played the wedding march, and at half past one a most delicious repast was served. After receiving conf grafttlation8,ithe brides, grooms, and minister took the afternoon train. Mro. Jamison's new home is near Orangeburg. Mrs. Rutland will live at Neeses. Both ladies are accomplished and very highly thought of here, and will be much missed in V , church and community, and they were the light of their parents' home. . Mrs. Carrie Jordan and Miss Claudia O'Neal, relatives of the brides, are still here. Mrs. Mary Reed was this week t.i stricken with paralysis, and lies now in an unconscious state. Her son's wife had just returned from Florida, and she and Mr. John Knight, a - * * XI 1 iOVea oromer, art; uer uevutcu jv-i. \ nurses. Mrs. Julia Harter and children are spending some time in the Hickory Grove section with Mrs. Rosa Platts. Mrs. Fred Lightsey and children are spending some time in Charleston. Mr. Geo. Sanders and others visited the Clemson Exhibit at Allendale this week. Death of B. T. Rice. v. L Barnwell June 11.?B. T. Rice, aged 56 years, one of the oldest and most highly respected members of the Barnwell bar, died at his home yesterday morning at ,9:30 o'clock, of heart failure, after an illness of only a few minutes. Yesterday morning he complained of a pain in the region of his heart. Household remedies were given him and- a doctor summoned, he continued to grow worse on'1 wofjiAii Vitc i?cf iHst. after the doctor reached the house. Mr. Rice was horn in what is now Bamberg county, at that time a part of the old Barnwell district. He was a son of the late Major D. H. Rice. At an early age he began the practice of law in Texas, later returning and ' settled in Barnwell, where his knowledge of the law attracted a large and paying practice. He was elected probate judge for Barnwell county, and discharged the duties of that office with great credit to himself. About 25 years ago he married Miss Elizabeth Walker, a daughter of the late Col. N. G. W. Walker. Their union was a most perfect one. HUa V>/\ilTr Tiroes loifl t r\ rDC + fVllC of. X jut; UUUJ n?43 lum vw . v?v vu>u ?iternoon in the cemetery of the Baptist church, of which he had long been a consistent member, Rev. Jno. K. Goode conducting the funeral services. His wife, one daughter, Miss Cary Rice, three sons, B. T. Jr., Nat and John Rice, and several brothers and sisters survive him. p PARDONED BY GOVERNOR. J. B. Jeter of Lexington, Confesses to Robbing Mother and Sister. j Lexington, June 11.?J. B. Jeter,! who is said to have been the first man to have received executive clemency I from Gov. Blease, was yesterday placed behind the bars of the Lexington jail by Sheriff P. H. Corley, with the charge of larceny resting against j him, it being alleged that he stole a! lot of jewelry from his sister, Mrs. Eva Hodge, and some articles from his aged mother, both of whom are residents of Swansea, this county. He was later released, his sister and mother agreeing not to push the case, provided Jeter would sign an agreement never to appear again at his mother's home. The agreement was drawn up by the clerk of court, Frank W. Shealy. In the paper Jeter admits his guilt and agrees that he shall keep his pledge, and should he fail so to do, that he will be tried for larceny. Soon after Jeter's release from the penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence for having killed a man on the streets of Union several years ago, having served eight years of fVia fi'ino n f hie Wl IUC OGlllCUVst/ OL V VUV biuiv w*. ..? I pardon, he went to Swansea and remained there for some time, living with his mother and sister, both of j whom are widows. The dates upon which the several articles were stolen is not known, hut all various intervals, it is said, valuables would disappear. His relatives became suspicious of Jeter and the matter was, placed in the hands of Sheriff Corley. ] The sheriff traced Jeter from Swansea to Columbia, and after a tedious search man? of the missing treasures j were found. Jeter's arrest followed, and a full and complete confession! was made to the officials. Jeter appears to be about 30 or 35 years of age, and is a man of fine physique, his confinement of eight years in the penitentiary evidently having agreed with him. Attacked and Robbed. \ . Newberry, June 11.?A young man named Skinner, whose home is in Bishopville while traveling through thecountry selling fruit trees, was attacked yesterday at 5 o'clock a mile and a half from Goldville by an unknown white man supposed to be a j tramp,' and was badly cut in many places and is in a serious condition. The object was robbery, the stranger taking $50 from the yonng man's pocket. He was caught this morning not far from Goldville, having evidently lost his way in trying to escape A telegram was sent to Mr. Skinner's father, who came here today and will take his son home as soon as he is able to travel. The guilty party, whose name and residence are not known, was taken to Laurens and committed to jail today New Postoffice at Barnwell. Barnwell, June 10.?Owing to the untiring efforts of Harry D. Calhoun and Postmaster S. B. Moseley, the people of Barnwell will no longer be forced to go to the old frame building on Main street for their mail. Several weeks ago these gentlemen put in a hid to furnish a building to house the postoffice in Barnwell, and their bid has been approved. These gentlemen have been on a trade with Frank Q. O'Neil, of Charleston, to have him erect a building on his lot on Main street adjoining the Home bank block in case they secured the contract. Mr. O'Neil was in town this week and closed a deal with a local contractor to erect a handsome modern building, work to commence immediately. The furnishings of the new postoffice will be of the latest design, and will include both combination and key lock boxes. This is another instance of Barnwell's proi gressiveness. ? Dispensary Commission Baled. The Carolina Glass company, through their attorney, Wm. H. Lyles, yesterday secured a rule before the supreme court requiring the new dispensary commission to show cause on Friday, June 16, why they should not be compelled to pay the company about $21,000 now in their hands. This money is a part of the fund withheld from the company by the old commission for alleged overcharges for bottles sold to the dispensary. An effort has been made to recover the amount, but the present commission refuses to reopen the matter on the grounds that their predecessors refused to consider such a petition and it has been finally disposed of from the point of jurisdiction of the commission.?Columbia State. IN THE PALMETTO STATE | SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Jno. Johnson, colored, was run over and killed by the Augusta-Aiken trolley near Aiken on Saturday night, "while in a drunken sleep." The city council of Columbia have refused an offer of $70,000 for 'the city hall and opera house property, made to them by the McCreery-Pressley company of that city. The graduating class of Clemson numbered 87, as follows: Four in metallurgy; 13 in the textile depart- < ment; eight in the civil engineering; 18 in mechanical and electrical engineering and 44 in agriculture. The governor has granted a parole to E. A. Jackson of Sumter, who was convicted in Sumter county in 1909 and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary on the charge of obtain ing money under false pretenses. Benj. F. Fuller, an employe of the Woodside mills, Greenville, was run over and killed on Friday night by a train on the Southern. The account said he was "strongly addicted to drink and probably wandered on the railway track." .T(Yhn Maddov an emnlove of the Vaucluse mill in Aiken county, met a horrible death in the mill last week. It seems that Mr. Maddox was cleaning some machinery in the mill with a lap stick, when in some manner the stick caught in the machinery, and in turning around struck him at the waist, completely penetrating his body. He died the following day. The coroner's jury decided that death was purely accidental and that no blame could be attached to the mill management. Mr. Maddox was 60 years of age, married and had one child. Country Correspondence. The farmers seem to be in much better spirits since the rains, and the crops, too, are smiling. . ? Mrs. W. A. Jordan, of Johnston, ' has returned to her home, after spending two weeks most pleasantly among relatives and friends. Miss Grace Hill, after spending a few weeks with her grandmother in Bamberg, is at home. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smoak visited their daughter, Mrs. Clifton Sandifer, of Denmark, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Nettie Lee Sandifer is at home from Limestone College, for summer vacation. The Sassafras school closed May 26th. Miss Delia Snellgrove, the teacher, was very much liked by trustees and patrons, sne reiurnea to her home in Gilbert, carrying a deserved amount of good wishes. Miss Minnie Fender, of Colston, is visiting Miss Lillian Sandifer. The Hampton school closed its doors on Friday, May 26th. The teacher, Miss Georgie Emma Jordan, just remained at home. The Binnaker's school gave its annual closing picnic on Saturday, June 10th. Mrs. W. F. Hughes is visiting relatives at Ulmer. Mr. David B. Jordan is now in Charleston. Mr. J. W. Hill is in Columbia, on the State board of equalization. Mrs. O. P. Jordan is visiting relatives in Augusta and Johnston, incidentally attending the graduating exercises of the Richland County Academy in Augusta. Quite a misunderstanding as to the date and day of the visit of the Winthrop-Clemson agricultural train in Bamberg was evidenced by folks goT)inn fnn tflA nsnpr U1I lTXUUUCbJ ? M U\/AA VW^ vuv stated, on Tnesday, June 12th. Murdered by Burglars. Charlotte, N. C., June 8.?With a stocking tied around her neck, another crammed into her mouth, and her hands tied behind her, the body of Mrs. Ida Hill was found at the home of har mother, Mrs. J. H. Ragsdale, at Jamestown, N. C., today. The murder is supposed to have been committed by burglars. Mrs. Hill is the widow of Dr. Joe Hill, who was a prominent physician of Lexington, N. C. He died aboutfour months ago. Mrs. Hill was on her way from Philadelphia, where she was treated in a sanitarium toilowing a nervous breakdown after her husband's death. She was ac companied from Philadelphia by her sister, Miss Jennie Ragsdale, who is a member of the faculty of Bryn \ Mawr college. Miss Ragsdale was in the house when the murder was committed. , :: : I v ' \ - \ / r \ *. EVANS CASE NOL PROSSED. State Unable to Proceed Because of Charles' Death. Newberry, June 12.?A nol pros was this morning entered in the case against H. H. Evans, charged with accepting a rebate. The State moved for a continuance. Eugene S. Blease, Esq., representing the defendant, demanded a trial and presented the orde^ of Judge Watts, passed at the March term, which reads in part: "It appearing that the defendant at the June and November, 1910, terms of the court demanded a trial, it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the case be continued until the next regular term of this court, and it is further ordered that the State be precluded at any future term of the court from making a motion for a continuance, and in the event that such motion is made that a nolle prosequi be entered upon the indictment and the defendant discharged." Judge Gary said that the order not having been appealed from, he considered it binding, though he said he doubted if the power of the circuit judge could go so far had an appeal been taken. When the case was called Solicitor Cooper stated that tffe attorney general was in charge of the case and read a letter from the attorney general saying that "the State v. as unable to proceed to this case at the last term on account of the death of G. H. Charles, who was a material witness for the prosecution and that the State has not been able uj far to supply the evidence of . which It was deprived by reason of the death of Mr. Oiarles. In addition to the above, I do not think it wise to undertake the trial of this case at this time, but that it would be "for the best interest of the State and for the vindication of the law to have it further continued." He said he recognized the right of the defendant to a speedy trial and regretted that the State was not in position to dispose of the case and asked the solicitor if the presiding judge should not concur in the views expressed and should order the case to trial that a nolle prosequi be entered upon the demand of the defendant for trial and the presentation to the court of Judge -Watts' order. < Judge Gary ruled as stated and Evans was discharged. Solicitor Cooper, when asked what would be the disposition of the State as to handing out another bill of indictment against H. H. Evans, said that was a matter entirely in the hands of the attorney general. DEPUTY LOCKED UP In Same Cell With Prisoner He Was After. Savannah, Ga., June 12.?Locked in the police station with the prisoner that he had come to take back 1 - n 1. IL1 in cnarge or violating tne prumuition law, De#uty Sheriff J. S. Sykes, of Sumter county, S. C., is charged with being drunk &nd disorderly in the sergeant's office at police headquarters. The man wanted by the South Carolina authorities was arrested by the Savannah police and Deputy Sykes came here for him Thursday. Sykes said he would call for his man Thursday night and that in the meantime he would look the town over. The prisoner remained in the police station and along with the deputy was forgotten until this morning, when Sykes turned up at headquar ters and told a story of having been robbed of his watch, pistol, cash an& two fountain pens. Sykea declared he had been robbed by a man who said he was a detective. Because of his condition the South Carolina officer was placed in the same cell with the man he came here to take back for trial. The deputy's pistol and watch wer4 recovered from a man who says Sykes gave them to him to keep. He is also a prisoner. The sheriif of Sumter county has been notified and the three men will be held pending arrival. Working Fast. Mr. W. C. Wolfe, of this city, who is a member of the Ajax Construction Company, which has the contract for grading and building the Bamberg Ehrhardt railroad, said this morning that two miles of the road had already been graded, and that one of the worst swamps to be crossed had been passed. The grad- . ing and laying of the cross ties is to be completed within 60 or 90 days. Mr. Wolfe said this morning that the construction company did not expect to call on the railroad company for any pay until the road had been graded the entire length, although their contract calls for pay as each ? * ' a ? v.. T71? mile is nnisnea.?ujaugeuuis a?cuNews. r_,, iii; PISH BUTTON, SET SlIN MRS. LEITER ERECTS REVOLVING COTTAGE FOR GUESTS. Unique Luxury Built by Chicago Millionaire's Widow for Pleasure of ouiuuicr uucsis. Standing out prominently on a slight elevation of land, close by the water and commanding a view of nearly every point of interests along the coast of Massachusetts Bay, is the new revolving sun house of Mrs. Levi Z. Letter, of Chicago, the latest innovation among the marvels of the north shore. '? . In a month's tour of the numerous magnificent summer estates of America it would be difficult for one to find anything among the thousands of luxuries of wealth which would quite eclipse this new and novel miniature toy which has been built at an enormous expense for the use of Mrs. Leiter and her guests during their stay in Beverly. Her Own {invention. It is said to be the invention of Mrs. Leiter, who, after the completion of her $500,000 palace in this city, was desirous of securing some noved addition which would maxe her summer estate one justly worthy of - her pride. She has without a doubt, accomplished this end, with the aid of expert workmen, in the construction of the revolving sun house. Its operation is very simple, requiring merely the touching of a button or the moving of a lever. These , buttons and levers are partly concealed on the side of the building. When in operation not the slightest tremor or instability are noticeable. Merry-Go-Round and Turntable. Briefly, it is a combination merry-go-round and sun parlor, accommodating six persons - comfortably. It revolves as noiselessly and gently as it would if commanded by a company of fairies. By simply touching a button it. will be possible for the occupant to shut off the cool ocean breezes and bask in the warm sunlight. With the exception of the roof and lower part of the exterior, whLh are of rustic wood, its construction is entirely of .polished, .glass. It revolves on the most delicate kind of bearings, which are incased in an airtight inclosure to prevent the dnst from reaching them. These are set in a deep hole which has a concrete foundation. The floor is of heavy steel. It will move in either direction. This novel house stands on a terrace overlooking the sea on three sides, and is at the end of several small sunken gardens, within 50 feet of the palace. j Heavy polished glass is set on three sides of the house, while on the fourth there is the entrance. There are curtains of the finest material as a protection against the glaring rays of the sun on the hottest days. The steel floor is covered with an artistic display of imported rugs, while the furnishings consist of several comfortable lounging chairs and dainty little tables. Mrs. Leiter sent special plans to the contractors for the construction of this novel house. In order to accomplish her wishes it was necessary to adopt the turntable idea used in many garages. Unless one is acqauinted with the house and its queer movements, it would be impossible to detect any strangeness about it or to distinguish it from any ordinary summer house. Many wonderful things have been accomplished about the Leiter esA /"tklAAtfA WTArrMJ ? fl 1?af UtlO B111CO WO VUKagv nuuiuu u&ow purchased the property. Her orders to the contractors that her $500,000 palace should be constructed In six months was carried out. The land on* which the mansion is built was purchased at the enormous cost of $150,000 for three acres. After the construction of the house followed the stables, garages, and other buildings in quick succession. In fact the building of the entire estate appears to be the work of some magic power.?New York World. Not to Indict Felder. Newberry, June 11.?It is learned here to-day that there will be no indictment handed out by the solicitor against Thos. B. Felder in the court .of general sessions which opens here to-morrow. The dispensary windingup commission, on whose resolution , the warrant was sworn out by their secretary, B. Frank Kelly, have decided to await the result of the Geor * ?JnnlolAn nf fVl O ran 11 gia gUVtJJUUl D UCV/1D1UU Ul k,ub Ib\|uw> tlon for Felder before asking the grand jury for an indictment against him. The argument in the requisition wll be held in Atlanta June 20. i CONTROL OP CLINCHFIELD. g|| Seaboard and Chesapeake & Ohio In* > volved in Deal. Spartanburg, June 12.?The per- : sistent rumor of the laat few month#ri that the Chesapeake & Ohio railway was to lease or acquire the Carolina;. Clinchfield & Ohio railway was pra^;gjj tically confirmed, with the amendment that the Seaboard Air Line la v w also interested in the deal, upon the ' arrival in Spartanburg over the Clinchfield Sunday night of a party including Edwin Hawley, Frank Vanderlip and Geo. W. Stephen*, president; Decatur Axtell vice president; Frank Trumbull, chairman of /V AMll 1 WliA^AtlA llf bUU UVfAl u9 OlMI UI41VI UUVVW&? V4. WP Chesapeake & Ohio, and S. D. Wmb? . field, formerly one of the receiver^ b^s|r the Seaboard Air Line. They WW. accompanied by M. J. Caples, viee.^v president and general manager, sad|*|?| T. H. Phetteplace, general *upeftpi^|||,: tendent of the Clinchfield. The par?y ; were met at the station by a commit-? Vi tee of citizens. One of thp entei taining committee mentioned to Hawley that it had been rumored :^|| that the Chesapeake & Ohio was ?^J|||I ing to tak$ over the Clinchfield. ? What Trip Means. "That's what we are down heria t for, that's what this trip meaps*^||g$ said Mr. Hawley. The acquisition 50f < the Clinchfield by the Chesapeake ^ Ohio will doubtless result in the coe^^p'f? struction in the near future of:'41?w|^! extension of the Clinchfield from northern terminus at Dante, Va., to>;.:^ a connection with the Chesapeake Ohio at Elkhorn City, Ky., frdm f-? which there .is a straight run to Ohio river at Kenova. * || The contract for the extens^n*^-^ which will be about 35 miles long^^'V was let two years ago, but hel abeyance until it could be learned^^ what was to become of the Clinqb^ j^ field. The leasing of the Ciinch8dS@^ by the Chesapeake ? Ohio and Seaboard will make it the shortei^Jp route between Chicago -and Flori4?^|?| The Seaboard connects with Clinchfield at Bostic. Fear wat e?*| || pressed here that the Seaboard mighty divert by way of Charlotte the fic' which otherwise would m through Spartanburg. Exp?rieuc^|i railroad men said, however, that conditions were such that this woul#^ be inadvisable. For one thing would be unduly expensive for ifKVjli Seaboard to place its line from tic to Charlotte in such shape a#J would be necessary to care for th*^J| Change Expected. ; ' l Since Geo. L. Carter, builder ?jp||| the Clinchfield road, was succeedijra:.|| in the presidency several months i by Mark W. Potter, it has been wo^Jjjm pected that a change in the oiRjni|| M ship or management of the road VWMig impending. This suspicion wf|^-|| strengthening by the recent Inspiii3?^ tion trips over the line by North^plS i capitalists. The fact, too, that thhSfj Chesapeake & Ohio directors not long ago to issue a vast amoiap^^P of bonds for tbe purpose, amons p*afg$ag er things of acquiring other V lent color to the report that the road? was Interested in the Clinchfield dBM phio, which would give the Ches^^^ -^ peake & Ohio an important The value of the Clinchfield to the Chesapeake & Ohio and f Seaboard Air Line is that it is 'by.48 far the shortest route between tho; " Ohio valley and the South Atlan4^J| ^ States. The road is only 243 milep ^ long, and the largest town north of y,y Spartanburg is Johnson City, Tenin?||'' % which has only about 10,000 people, t/.' but the Clinchfield has a strategic laife portance and taps the rich Vlrgiiiifc - ? coalfields. Negro Detective Shot. Ike Mitchell, a negro, was shot andiffiB killed on the eastbonnd train of Atlantic Coast Line that left Colum* ;J bia a little after 6 o'clock yesterday v; morning. The shooting took placa>^? between Congaree and Eastover star^^l tions, in the lower part of Richland ij^ county, by Willie Grantland. Both of the negroes were employed by a de^|||| tective agency of Columbia, and botb I lived here. fgSBA It is alleged that the killing w*^||| accidental. Grantland said last eveii-^3 ing that he was seated in the seat in front of Mitchell, and as he went.^||| to get up his pistol caught in ttojg|9 arm of the seat and the bullet caight Mitchell in the ribs. The ball was ;t|p| cut out below the shoulder blade. Coroner Walker immediately went > to Eastover and made an investiga^ tion. As the train crew are import-^'||| ant witnesses and can not be ob-: '^3 tained until this, afternoon at 5:30, the inquest will be postponed until that hour. It will be held at East over. Grantland has been lodged in v ^ the Richland county Jan to awaft the outcome.?Columbia State.