The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 22, 1911, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891.
A. W. KNIGHT. Editor]
Published every Thursday in The
Herald building, on Main street, in
the live and growing City of Bam5>erg,
being issued from a printing
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|f| Thursday, June 22,1911.
> If you owned Bamberg, what would
|| you do to improve it? We would be
??;;? glad to have our readers write us
jpf; letters answering this question. Give
<v; ns your ideas as to what can be done
a -tn make Bamberg a better town in
jpS>? every way.
The industrial edition of fifty-two
p-'C- pages issued this week by the New!>erry
Observer, gave a lot of interesting
facts about that thriving city,
g0-y-y The business men of the town patronized
the edition liberally in the matjp|^/*er
of advertising.
jjjp'V/ We are glad that the State board
Sp?' of education is going slow in the mat?ter
of adopting school books. This
||^ is a very important matter, and the
board cannot be too careful. There
has always been more or less dissatIsfaction
with the adoption of school
||fc* books, and if the board can reduce
this to a minimum they will have
done well.
- " TV.~ "invnr r\f Qnil rtnhll T2" met U
J. HC ma; ui i a
6v:"" man on the streets of that city a few
^ C days ago and denounced him as a liar
|? l>ecause of some report the man was
to have circulated about his
ionor during a recent municipal
. campaign in which the mayor was
defeated for re-election. The wisfev
dom of the voters in retiring him
g^-lgu heen fully vindicated.
!The newspaper business has its up
''wand downs, but we feel gratified recently
over the loyalty of our subscribers.
Several of them in renewing
their subscriptions have renewed
for two and three years. This without
any solicitation on the part of
anybody. When the paper was out
they sent in cheeks for two and three
dollars without any comment. We
believe The Herald has the most
Joyal lot of subscribers of any newspaper
in the State.
Our good friend, Wallace, of the
|g|b Newberry Observer, has fallen unfel^
der the displeasure of the governor,
and he has ordered the Observer dispel
continued. The governor states that
Ip: be subscribed to the paper when he
H'' went to Columbia, as it was a home
paper, 44but in view of your recent
k f.' dirty little flings you will please discontinue
at once my subscription."
The Observer states that of course
<>" "the subscription will be discontinued,
as the paper is not forced on anyK-:.
body and does not trim its sails to
>. catch favor, still it tries to be fair
y;. and just to all persons, and has been
|Jv particularly fair to Governor Blease.
Of course the governor need not read
newspapers which disagree with him,
but he would be better off from read^
. ang after a man like W. H. Wallace.
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SSfei.' i" 1UC U1HUSVU>..0 ? ?
merce has taken up the matter of
getting the Bamberg-Ehrhardt rail;
; road extended from Bamberg on to
Johnson's siding, a few miles above
this city, in order to give that city
a daily passenger service from the
low country^ It has been the pur>
' pose to extend this road on to Denmark,
but with Orangeburg pulling
; for it to be built to the siding above
p\ mentioned, our Ehrhardt and Denmark
friends will have to get busy
p|V 5f they want the line to go to Delist
mark. At least that is the way it
looks to us. We are not in the confidence
of the company building the
road, and the people of Bamberg are
xiot so much concerned as to whether
the road goes to Denmark or Johnr
-son's siding. However, it is certain
?>' that the road will not stop at Bam...
l>erg, and it would seem reasonable
that it will go where the greatest inducements
are offered.
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WATERWAYS TO BE INSPECTED.
Rivers and Harbors Committee Will
Make Tour.
Washington, June 18.?During the
recess of congress, and for that matter
during the long days when the
senate alone will be discussing the
Canadian reciprocity pact, while the
house will be taking it easy, Chairman
Sparkman and members of the
rivers and harbors committee plan to
visit a number of the more important
waterway projects which have strong
local backing. These personal inspections
will be made for the purpose
of familiarizing the members
and particularly the new men of the
committee with the needs of communities,
cities and States in the development
of the inland waters of
the country.
i The first of the piannea mspecuuu
trips on the part of rivers and harbors
committee was taken a few days
ago under the personal direction of
Representative J. Hampton Moore, of
Philadelphia, president of the At;
lantic Deeper Waterways association,
the members of the committee constituting
the party being Chairman
Stephen M. Sparkman, of Florida.
Jospeh E. Ransdell of Louisiana,
president of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress; William E. Humphrey
of Washington, Charles G. Edwards
of Georgia, J. EJdwin Ellerbe of
South Carolina, Michael Donehoe of
Pennsylvania, John H. Small of
North Carolina, Daniel A. Driscoll of
New York, Thomas J. Scully of New
Jersey, George W. Taylor of Alabama,
and Andrew J." Barchfield of
Pennsylvania.
South Carolina Waterways.
Chairman Sparkman, speaking of
the contemplated visits to other sec
LlUilS UL L/ltr wunii *, saiu mat cut,
committee had been invited to inspect
the Ohio rivers from Oil City to
Pittsburg, the invitation coming from
Col. John L. Vance, president of the
Ohio Valley Improvement association.
This trip will probably be
made, but just when is largely dependent
on what the house will do
after the passage of the wool schedule.
Mr. Sparkman will inspect some
of the rivers of South Carolina, accompanied
by Representative Ellerbe
of that State, and he will endeavor
to look over a part of the Mississippi
river above Kgnsas City, especially
that portion of the river which is included
in the Fourth Missouri congressional
district, represented by
Cha,rles F. Booher, a member of the
rivers and harbors committee.
Mr. Sparkman said he hoped that
a river and harbor bill would be
passed at the next session of congress
carrying between $30,000,000
and $35,000,000 and the precedence
of yearly waterway bills be made absolute.
Third Victim of Highwaymen.
Anacanda. Mont., June 19.?A
third victim has been added to the
list of those shot down by the two
desperadoes who fled into the hills
near the Montana-Idaho line Saturday
after wounding Conductor William
Kidd of Oregon Short Line,
and Deputy Sheriff Sam Melton. He
is Edgar Magill, a ranchman near
Hamer, Idaho. Conductor Kidd died
vactorHar at tho Rnr-atpllo hncnital
Last night it was reported that little
hope was entertained for the recovery
of Deputy Sheriff Melton, first
of the bandits' victims.
Magill was riding over his ranch
when one of the bandits suddenly
jumped from behind a clump of sage
brush and opened fire.
Magill fell from his horse unconscious.
The robbers seized the bridle
of Magill's horse, mounted and rode
off. They took Magill's gun and all
the ammunition they could find.
Earlier in the day the bandits appeared
at a grocery store in Hamer
and were recognized. They l^id in
Magill's field, and, thinking the latter
suspected them, shot him.
The Oregon Short Line railway has
offered a reward of $1,000 for the
capture of the men.
SPAKTAXBUKG LAWYERS FIGHT.
Difficulty at Bar Meeting Investigating
Charges Against Member.
Spartanburg, June 19.?At a meeting
of the Spartanburg Bar Association,
held this afternoon, the committee
appointed to investigate certain
charges brought against C. P. Sims,
an attorney, alleging misconduct toward
one of his clients, reported
back to the association. A coat of
whitewash, it is said, was applied to
the accused member. It is said that
such a report was brought in by the
committee after the husband of the
aforesaid client had stated that, he
would push the charges. ^
During the session, which was a
hot one, the accused lawyer and J.
Bowie Gwynn, another attorney, came
to blows. Sims struck at Gwynn
with a whip, which he had with him,
and a short "scrap" followed when
other attorneys parted the men.
Practically all the lawyers in town
were present and saw the "scrap."
Resolutions commending Gwynn's action
were passed.
FOUR CONVICTS KILLED.
Twenty-six Others Injured when
Bull Pen Collapses.
Waynesville, June 18.?Four convicts
were killed, twelve seriously injured
and fourteen convicts and
three guards slightly injured to-day.
in the collapse of a bull pen near
Waterville, N. C., in the heart of the
"Smokies." the only remaining
mountain pass to the east. The convicts
were all negroes and were employed
on the construction work of
the Transcontinental Railroad.
The men killed were: Albert
Wynn, Will Green, Henry Paul, and
Clarence Walker.:" All four men had
only a few months of their time to
serve, one or two being due to leave
the camp in August. .Major Wynn,
convicted at the same time as his
brother, who was killed, and Sylvester
Parham, serving a 30-vear sentence
for murder, are not expected to
live.
Capt. J. E. Hoskins, of Raleigh,
who was in charge of the prisoners,
went down with the pen and had to
be dug from the debris, suffering
several painful injuries. Guards J. E.
Nichols and Ed. McKerney had narrow
escapes from death, but were
only slightly injured.
The bull pen was built entirely of
heavy logs and the weight of roof
caused it to collapse. The structure
slid down the mountain side without
warning for sixty-five feet and not
one of the occupants escaped uninjured.
The Tennessee and North
Carolina Railroad, which is fighting
the Transcontinental for right of
way, sent a special train from Newport,
Tenn., to the scene with physicians
and nurses and coffins for the
dead. The injured were taken to
Newport for treatment, under guard, j
tho ripnri will be sent to Raleigh,!
where the State penitentiary is locat- i
ed. |
One Killed, Two Shot.
Lancaster, June 18. ? Joseph j
Snipes, a white farmer of this county
is dead, and Albert Cunningham
and Manly Cook, young white men,
are charged by Coroner King's jury
of inquest, which was held to-day,
with killing him, the homicide occurring
yesterday afternoon about 16
miles east of Lancaster. ^
According to the testimony taken
at the inquest, Snipes lived on Cunningham's
farm and was working a
crop on shares. The men had some
trouble Friday, when Cunningham
told Snipes not to work his mule any
more. Yesterday Cunningham went)
to Kershaw and on returning in the
afternoon, accompanied by his friend,
young Cook, was informed that
Snipes had been working the mule.
Cunningham and Cook then went to
Snipes' home on the place, finding
him out in the yard. After some
' a A1 ? ? A oVinf
woras, one or uic mcu, u 10 ocuu, ouwi j
at Snipes, who ran into the house,
followed by both men, where a number
of shots were fired. Snipes being
struck by four of the bullets in the
body, neck- and both arms.
Cunningham and Cook were also
shot, the former in the arm and the
latter through the hand, although
Snipes, it is said, did not do any of
the shooting. It is thought that
Cunningham and Cook accidentally
shot each other.
Snipes was about 35 years old and
leaves a widow and several children, j
who were witnesses to the tragedy.
Upon the rendering of the jury's
verdict this afternoon, Coroner King
issued a warrant for the arrest of
Cunningham and Cook, and placed it
in the hands of Sheriff Hunter, who
will bring the parties to jail if, the
condition of their wounds will admit
of their removal.
HANGED ON WAV TO JAIL.
Mob ^Lynches Negro Charged with
Assaulting White Woman.
Meridian, Miss., June 17.?Wm.
Bradford, a negro, of Annapolitta,
was hanged by a mob near the lawn
of Sussky Mitchell, a farmer of this
section, to-night. Bradford was en
route to jail in the custody of a
sheriff when the lynching party made
its appearance, and after some argument
took the negro.
He was charged with attempted assault
on a white woman of this county.
TRIED TO KILL GUARD.
Unsuccessful Attempt of Convict with
Dynamite Near Yorkville.
Lancaster, June 15.?An unsuccessful
attempt was made yesterday
afternoon by a member of the chain
gang force, a negro named Stinson,
to kill Guard Williams, by exploding
some dynamite near the officer. Mr.
Williams was knocked down and rendered
unconscious for a short while.
On recovering consciousness he observed
that the convicts were running
away. Quickly regaining his feet
and seizing his gun, he ordered the
fleeing men to halt, which they did,
none escaping.
Stinson had -been entrusted with
dynamite to blow up stumps in the
road. The attempt was made at Caston
branch, west of town, where the
gang is now at work.
I ......We Will Sell At...... | {
| REDUCED PRICES !
I after July 1st our large stock of 1
I Men's Clothing, Shoes, and Hats f
iwear, so have aeciaea io sen uie oatance 01 our muck ?
at a reduced price so as to make room for the new ?4lfltI
goods that will arrive ahout September 1st':::::::: ?iiSf f
$15.00 Suits at $12.50 $12.50 Suits at $10.00. ?
$10.00 Suits at $8.50 $8.50 Suits at $7.50 x
$7.50 Suits at $5.50 8f
Boys Clothing reduced in about the same prcpor- x
tion. We have on hand a large stock of the Flor- ?
sheim Oxfords and Shoes. We have cut this line ?
out of our stock, so will give you some of the best' - jl?
values for the money that have been offered in < ?
the town. All $5.00 sellers reduced to $4.45. (
q We have them in patent leather, tan, gun metal, "
? and vici. C. & K. Hats reduced also; $4.00 grade ? ?J|
@ to $3.00, and $3.00 grade to $2.50.V.V.V.V.V.V.V f
C. R. BRABHAM'S SONS f
? "The Store With a Reputation" Bamberg, South Carohna i ?
} THE VALUE I
(Of Things You buy is INot in tne rrice <g
You Pay But in the Quality You Get. I il
We realize that you, to remain our customer, must jx ^
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? be a satisriea one?must oe suppucu wiui gwuo ui u ?
@ quality and at reasonable prices, and that our ser- @
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TO BID AGAIN. amendment is with regard to the'f Swearingen, no; Gov. Blease, aye.
exchange of old books-for new ones, Total, ayes 5, noes, 4. So the amendNew
Propositions Requested by State and it is figured that the saving to ment carried.
Board. the children of the schools will be Will Consult Agents.
Columbia, June 19.?The State five cents a book. At the meeting to be held in the
board of education, struck a snag here j Publishers Protest. governors omce to-morrow muiuiug,
to-day in the matter of contracts for. The board to-day found itself in the representatives of the publishing
the adoption of text books for the 1 the position that some of the houses, j houses who are here will be called
schools of the State, and all bids will from which it was desired, probably, i in for consultation. If these men
be disregarded and the entire mat- that books be had, did not wish to' are in position to bid for their firms
ter reopened. The exchange price sec- j place bids on these books under the under the revised contract, the board
tion of the contract halted the board j contract as framed by the board. The will be able to get to work immediand,
following a full discussion and ! exchange section of the contract was ately again; but if the houses must
then taking a vote to-night, the board ! regarded too strict and this was be communicated with first by the
decided to amend the contract and I pointed out at the meeting and much agents before they can submit the
ask the book men to put in new bids, discussion had. new bids, then an adjournment will
An amendment, offered by Prof. After the discussion thereon the be taken for a week or ten days until
O'Driscoll, of Charleston, was adopt-! O'Driscoll a-mendment was put, the this can be done. All book corned
by a vote of 5 to 4, and the effect vote by districts resulting: 1st dis- panies will have the privilege now of
of this amendment was to change trict, aye; 2nd, no; 3d, no; 4th, aye; submitting bids just as before under
the form of the contract. This 5th, aye; 6th, no; 7tlf, aye; Secretary the revised contract.
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