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?hr Bamberg Sjeralh ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor. ^ Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, Babcock cylinder press, folder, one jobber, a fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by electric power, with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year, $1.00, or 10 cents a month for less than one year. All subscriptions payable atrictly in advance. Advertisements-?$1.00 per inch ir?oortinn suhsenuent inser 1U1 UXOV luuui * tions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under ^special "head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, j|: . and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resold lutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular adJ.. , vertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first insertion. Communications?We are always ?lad to publish news letters or those pertaining to matters of public inter. -est. We require the name and adrfrpss of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are mot responsible for the opinions exf - pressed in any communication. Thursday, August 3,1911. The time will come in South Caro-* Ilina, unless there is an awakening, when public affairs will be controlled absolutely by the railroads and like corporations. It is not far distant, . . . in our opinion. Some of the newspapers are making something of a martyr of Mr. L. M. Green because he has been detached from the pay roll of thei News and Courier. However, he'll find that their sympathy will not do him near so much good as the salary he has been receiving. (( The business league has done much for Bamberg during the one year of its existence. Every business man in the city should support the league with his money and his personal efforts in order that the usefulness of the organization to our busir ness interests may be increased. crr?r?^ TL'orlc is heinsr ??/1 iayui? iuigm.j' . -? ? jfev done in Bamberg this week in the |p? matter of claying the principal y?sheets of the city. A number of citi?* zens are furnishing their wagons and If'-' drivers for a couple of days and the I^V city is having the clay dug and the la,-wagons loaded. In this way the costj IP does not come heavy on any one, and ||>>' yet at the same time the town and its ||p citizens are being greatly benefitted. |i?': ^ It is the nicest display of what a fef mbody of public-sprited citizens work& ing together can accomplish that we have seen in some time, and we are J nva TT- o lr i n cr n n alonar (KlftQ U111 Cll ^ TT UrUiiAQ VA f v% A ? ? ^_? the line of pulling together. This spirit will make Bamberg the best town anywhere. Everybody came into the plan with enthusiaspa, and the work of the committee was made a pleasure by the hearty response of all our citizens. The co-operation shown by our citizens, as well as their public spirit, in the matter o? claying the streets, is the best indication we have seen in some time for the growth of Bamberg. Not a man refused his aid and co-operation, but all willingly and gladly contributed teams and drivers for this purpose, and those who could not furnish teams were only too glad to ocntribute money in aid of the undertaking. This is the sort of spirit we need to make Bamberg grow. This movement shows what can be done by co-operation. While the work would be expensive if undertaken by the city alone, still, under the plan * * " ?3 " riTia will foal iDemg carneu uui, uw uuc ..m the small amount contributed. Let us pursue this same idea in all pub?> >, lie matters. The get-together and pull-together-spirit is what we need, % and we are gratified that our citizens i are pursuing the policy. ; . Work Going Forward. Work on the railroad from Bamberg to Ehrhardt is getting on fine. There is a large force of hands at work, and the grading is finished about seven miles below town. The fiorht r?f TT9v is out out for a s:ood ?:,: "Ouv v ? _ distance ahead, and most of the worst grading has been finished. If the present rate keeps up, the grading force will he in Ehrhardt in a few gr; - "weeks. There is also a large force engaged in cutting cross ties, and in / fact the work is being pushed all K ' along the line. Estimates have al? ready been made by contractors on the trestle work, and these contracts ? V -will be let at an early date. The company in charge of the construction wants to finish the road as soon |-v # as possible, and they are taking ad? \ wantage of the recent dry weather to work out the worst places on the line. ?k- .. . IN 0 WEDDING AT DENMARK. Mr. A. M. Brabham and Miss Edith Rice Happily Married. Married on Tuesday evening, August 1st, in the Baptist church at Denmark, Miss Edith Clarice Rice to Mr. Angus McKay Brabham, Rev. B. F. Allen officiating. And in the simple story told thereby, many a friend and relative will remember one of the most happy of such occasions. In the evening hour, when the west is broken into bars, of orange, gold and gray, gone is the sun and yet the stars not come, nor night infolds the day, the friends and relatives throng the church to witness the beautiful event. The sweet voiced tones of the violin as they speak out boldly, accompanied by the more gentle notes of the organ, anounced the arrival of the briday party; first came the ushers, Messrs. Cecil Rice and M. W. Brabham entering together and Dr. V. W. Brabham and Mr. Walter Rice entering on the other side. Just preceding these, the little ribbon girls, Cecile and Cornelia Huggins and Vista and Evelyn Brabham lead the way. Miss Jenkins with Mr. J. F. Carter; Miss Emma Owens with Mr. E. H. Henderson; Miss Ina Califf with Mr. Norman Kirsch; Miss Lynn Goolsby with Mr. F. M. Moye; these make up the party; following them, the groom with his brother, Mr. C. R. Brabham, Jr., enters, while down the other aisle, the bride approaches with her brother, Mr. Charles W. Rice. As the bride nears the sacred altar, the notes of the violin become softer and sweeter and gently recede into quietude as the minister begins to ispeak. And there the bride and groom pledge their troth, entering the life that leads melodious days, making their lives a prayer. Everything is beautiful in the simplicity of the occasion; there in the front we see the mound of Sprengeri and asparagus ferns, and other decorations in keeping. An<f* adorning the scene is the bridal party, the attendants with their simple costumes, the young ladies with white lingerie dresses and the gentlemen in regulation evening dresses; the bride with a beautiful wedding gown of white satin with trimmings of baby Irish and pearls entrain. "And as the bright sun glorifies the sky So is her face illumined with her avo " Perhaps the poet had ih mind such a bride when he penned these words: "Eyes that could see her on this wedding day Might find it hard to turn another way; She had a pensive beauty; yet no^ sad Rather like minor cadences that glad The hearts of little birds amid spring boughs." The maids carried bouqeuts of asters with ferns, while the bride carried a shower bouquet of roses and ferns. I Quietly the violin and organ re| sumed the chord, and the party pass! ed from the sanctuary. Peacefully [ the quiet stars came out, one after one, the holy twilight fell upon the scene, and the summer day was done. The wedding party with relatives were driven to the home of the bride's parents where they were given an informal reception. The gifts received were there viewed and it was I a collection of beautiful presents | which they were privileged to see. The gifts of silver were especially many and handsome; other beautiful gifts consisted of cut glass and china. After the bridal couple had board ed the west hound train for Augusta, the bridal* party returned to the Rice home and spent an evening of pleasant pastime, Mr. Arthur Pregnal and others furnishing music. The music there was a continuation of the same that Mr. Pregnal and Miss Edna Steadman had so beautifully rendered at the church for the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Brabham have gone to the mountains of Virginia, where they will spend their honeymoon. They will return to Bamberg the latter part of August and,will make their home with Mrs. Janie C. Lewis on Midway avenue, near the Carlisle Fitting School. The bride as Miss Rice was an unusually popular young lady in her home town and at Limestone college and wherever else she was known; and this is in no sense a use of the stereotyped expression of poularity; with her disposition of unaffectedness, and her personal charm, she was most happy in winning friends. Sho is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Rice, of Denmark. She will be heartily welcomed to Bamberg, where she already has many friends. Mr. Brabham, the groom, is one of the most popular young men of the erftire community; having lived here all of his life; he is well known and has the confidence of every one. He is a member of the firm of C. R. Brabham's Sons. He is well known over the State; a graduate of Wofford College and a young man of sterling character. Screen wire doors and windows of all sizes and quality at Hunter's hard> ware store. NEGRO DROWNED. Body Found in McCall's Mill Pond at Bennettsvi lie. Bennettsville, July 30. ? News reached the city last night that Harry Morgan, a negro, had been drowned in McCall's mill pond, three miles from here. The body was rescued this morning at 9:30 o'clock. Magistrate J. P. Gibson, acting coroner, with Sheriff Patterson proceeded to the pond and waited until the body was found. A jury was organized, who, in company with Dr. J. F. Kinney, viewed and examined the body. Three witnesses were examined and the jury rendering the following verdict: "We find that Harry Morgan came to his death by accidentally drowning." The testimony delivered was that Morgan for several months had served as porter in Tiner's barber shop and yesterday afternoon Mr. Tiner and Morgan went to the pond, got in a boat and spent the afternoon in the water fishing. About 7 o'clock Morgan, who could not swim, fell out into the wrater, the boat capsizing. Mr. Tiner came near drowning while attempting to save Morgan. Morgan was a stranger, having come to the city from Canada. Mr. Tiner bore the expense of burying him. May Lynch Negro. \ " Brinkley, Airk., July 29.?Hundreds of citizens are scouring the country for a negro, Will Hunt, alias Six Shooter, who shot and killed J. J. Baker, a rotary engineer in the employ of the Robe-Blake Tobacco company at the plant at Dagmar, five miles from here, at 7 o'clock this evening. Feeling is so intense that it is feared a lynching will be inevitable in the event the negro is captured. The negro entered the grounds of the company without warning, and when Baker asked him to leave, it is said the black drew his revolver and emptied the contents into the body of the white man, death resulting instantly. Immediately after the news of the killing spread bloodhounds were sent for from Forrest City and Memphis, and posses were at once formed to hunt the negro down. POURED WHISKEY INTO SEWER. Big Quantity of Liquor and Beer Destroyed in Lexington. Lexington, July 29.?Ninety-two quarts of whiskey and five hundred bottles of beer Were made to flow through the sew^r pipes at the county jail yesterday afternoon under the supervision of Sheriff Patrick Henry Corley and Deputy Sheriff Sim J. Miller. It took about an hour to complete the job, eight or ten hands being busily employed "popping" corks. This was the big lot of whiskey seiz - * ' ? "* * i Jnnnt ed Dy tne snerm at j-iexmgtuu ucpui, several weeks ago, and which was never returned to the parties to whom it had been consigned.. There is another lot being held at the jail waiting for the required length of time to elapse. The Lexington officers have been vigilant in the discharge of their duty, and their efforts are being doubly rewarded. THINK LONG TRANCE BROKEN. Doctors Watch Girl who Awakens After 105-Day Sleep. Vandalia, 111., July 30.?After sleeping almost continuously lor one hundred and five days, Miss Hazel Schmidt, the 18-year-old girl whose strange case has puzzled physicians for weeks, was awake* for five hours to-day and ate three meals. She said she felt no ill effects from her slumber. Attending physicians say the girl's trance is broken and that she will soon be in a normal condition. , DEATH SENTENCE FOR BOY. Young Mexican Convicted Six Days After Slaying Girl. Pecos, Tex., July 29.?Lon Martinez, the Mexican youth, was convicted at 2 o'clock this afternoon by a jury on the charge of murdering Miss Emma Brown, at Saragosso, last Saturday. The death penalty was assessed. A crowd attended the trial and hundreds shook hands with Judge Isaacs for his prompt work. When Martinez attacked the girl, she fought desperately, tie stauDea her several times and fled. A posse was secured and captured him within a few hours. Feeling reached that pitch that the authorities asked for State rangers to prevent a lynching. Mexicans at El Paso, aroused by the threats of vengeance upon the young man, engaged an attorney to defend him. Counsel endeavored to show his client was but 16 years of age and hence not a subject for capital punishment under the laws of Texas. Evidence was introduced to show him to be over 18 years old. But six days elapsed between the commission of the crime and the conviction. 5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c. . i ? - , ' .1 . K '/ "V-L * ' '-jZ* '-jJ' ? - i _ ^y \y vy \jy ^3r ^9/^ For Home Fru ? Our lines of Staple v Groceries always inx sure success, because ? they are always pure, raJI||^r^ X fresh and reliable, so [mPMgoM gj that what you put up IfPlI ? will be found good >-|y ggjig @ and sweet when Wsj. ig| a opened for use later ? on in the winter. I Herndon's G ga Malcolm Moye, Mgr. 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