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PERSONAL MENTION. r People Visiting in This City and r at Other Points. I) ?Mr. J. O. Harteog, of the Govan section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Henry Zeigler, of Bamberg, visited friends here last week.?AllenSir dale Herald. ?Messrs. H. Spann Dowling and W. C. Patrick, of Anderson, spent Sunday in he city. iSt' _ ?Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hooton ana Mr. Henry Felder, of Denmark, spent Sunday with relatives in the city. S/ ?Mr. Carl Kearse, book-keeper || for the Farmers Mercantile Co. at SS- Ehrhardt, was in the city last Thurs ?. day. ?Mr. Hammond Bamberg, of Charleston, spent Sunday with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. S. BamIfv berg. ar--'- ^ ' ?Mrs. Frank Bamberg, of Baml,' berg, is visiting relatives and friends in the city.?Orangeburg Evening Hi News. ?Misses Addys Hays and Bernie Counts, of Bamberg, were the guests of Miss Gladys All last week.?Allendale Herald. ' ?The family of Rev. W. H. Hodges returned last week from an extended stay in the mountains of North Carolina. ?Mrs. LeRoy Wilson, Jr., of Allendale, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brabham, tne past weea. ?Miss Pearl Black left last Friday for Florence, where she will again teach in the graded schools the coming year. ?Miss Aline Kearse, of Olar, who has been visiting Miss Annie Jones, ; returned to her home on Friday.? Newberry Observer. ?Mr. Otis Brabham, of Allendale, and Mr. Vernon Brabham, of Cope, > spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brabham. ?Miss Lucile Lightsey has resigned her position with Raysor and Summers and accepted one in Charleston.?Orangeburg Evening News. ?Miss Ruth Riley has returned to Bamberg, after a pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs. Havelock Eaves, in * this city.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. ?Mr. F. M. Simmons, of Black Mountain, N. C., who has been visiting relatives here, left Monday for Charleston, where he will have an operation performed. ?Mr. D. R. Matheny and others from this community, went down to ^ the coast experiment station Tues' day to get information on tile drainage and other matters. ?Mr. J. A. Zeigler, of The Herald force, spent last Saturday in I Charleston. He went to Dr. Parker for an operation on his throat. He T is getting along all right. ?Miss Mattie Riggin, of Baltimore, Md., has accepted a position with The Millinery Store as milliner. She arrived last week, and now has charge of this department, y ?Miss Elise Rentz, who graduated in music at Brenau college this summer, has been elected as an instructor in the musical department / there, and will leave in a few days to assume her duties. ?Court Stenographer E. A. Brown and Mr. V. S. Owens, former private secretary to Congressman J. O. Pat* ?11: onmn n/V. Iterson ana now umug mc same sition for Congressman J. F. Byrnes, of Barnwell, were in the city last Thursday. ?Mr. H. Z. McMillan, of the Ehrhardt section, was in to see us last Thursday and told us how much he appreciated The Herald and that he would not do without it. He said we could always count on him as a subscriber. ?Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Owens re-1 turned last Saturday from an extended trip. They visited relatives al Birmingham, Ala., Johnston, Aiken and Batesburg, and Mr. Owens alsc attended the reunion of Confederate ?f-i ? veterans in Columbia. They enjoyed | - their trip very much, and Mrs Owens's health is very much improver ed. ?Rev. L. E. Wiggins, who has been spending the summer here, bewi ing in charge of the Ehrhardt cir '? cuit. left Tuesday morning. He wenl f| to Greenville to visit his mother, and from there he returns to VanderbiH f" university at Nashville, where he f graduates in the theological course next June. He will then take ur : -a regular work in the South Carolina I . conference. ^ ?Mr. E. V. Camp, the new super C. & intendent of the electric light plan! and water works, arrived,in the citj f Monday morning and stayed unti Tuesday night, getting thing: straight on account of starting the lv new engine. He went on to CharlesJ&g ton frofn here to visit his wife, whc St is in the hospital there, hut will come F- back here the 15 th, when he wil I % take entire charge of the plant. Mr j L W. F. Johnson, who has had charge .(,C of the plant for some time, will re h turn to Clemson the first of ner % week. REV. W. BRAND ASKS DAMAGES. ' Westminster Man Says Autos Caused Injury to Himself and Wife. Anderson, Sept. 6.?Rev. W. Brand, pastor of the Baptist church of Westminster, was in the city today to look up the names of certain automobile owners, who he says, were responsible for his horse being 1 frightened a few weeks ago, and for ' injury suffered by himself and wife and damage done to his buggy and harness. He said he intended to call ; on the automobile owners for a settlement, and intimated that a suit might follow. Rev. Mr. Brand says his horse was frightened, and both himself and wife injured on Dobbins' bridge sev; eral weeks ago. The machines, the i numbers of which were taken by , him, were those of Mr. G. H. Bailes and Mrs. A. N. Reynolds. Rev. Mr. Brand says that at the time he was en route to a church south of An] derson to conduct a revival meeting. On his trip here to-day, Rev. Mr. Brand is accompanied by Mrs. Brand. Personal Mention. ?Dr. J. S. Matthews, of Denmark, was in the city yesterday. ?Messrs. Ben Hill and George Mc> Millan left Tuesday for Clemson college. ?Mr. M. L. Warren, of the Ehr, hardt section, was in the city yesterday. ?Mr. J. H. Fender, of the HuntV,ot-x-il eoM-i/vn Trn<i in the citv CI 0 Ullapci OVVVtVUy II . [ yesterday. i ?Mrs. Flossie Smith, of the Olar section, spent yesterday in the city , with relatives. ?Miss Annie Hutto, of Jacksonville, Fla., is in the city on a visit to Mrs. Jones A. Williams. ?Mrs. J. J. Smoak spent several days in Orangeburg county this week on a visit to relatives. ?Dr. H. Manning Brabham and Mr. J. S. Breland, of the Kearse section, were in the city yesterday. ?Miss Nell Roper, of Atlanta, Ga., milliner for Mr. E. A. Hooton, has arrived and has taken charge. ' ?Mr. H. N. Folk, who has been spending a while in Blackville and Barnwell, returned home Tuesday afternoon. ? ?Mrs. C. A. Gillam, of Savannah, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. J. Brabham, Jr. She returned home yesterday. ?Miss Leona Padgett, of Walterboro, who has been visiting Miss Bessie Lee Black in this city, will return home to-day. ?Mr. G. A. Ducker returned last Saturday night from a visit to hiB old home in Greece. He brought his mother and a cousin wiith him. ?Mrs. M. A. Bamberg and Mrs. Elise B. Walker and little daughter returned Monday from an extended stay at Hot Springs, Ark., and Asheville, N. C. ?Mr. A. C. Hobson, district manager of Columbia, and Mr. R. N. Pfaff, of Blackville, local manager of th telephone exchange, 'were in the 1 city Tuesday. ?Mrs. D. F. Hooton and little daughters, who have been spending 1 cnmo time with relatives in Estill and Passaic, N. J., returned home Tuesday afternoon. ?Mr. D. L. Betts, who has been spending some days in Hampton county, canvassing for the Carlisle Fitting School, returned to the city ' Tuesday afternoon. ?Mr. Norman H. Fender, son of ! Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fender, of the ' Hunter's Chapel section, left yester day for Plum Brancn, s. u., wnere ' he will teach the coming year. ?Mr. W. C. Duncan, first assistant at the Carlisle Fitting School, and Mr. Horace B. Anderson, who has been added to the faculty, arrived in the city Tuesday, as school ^ will open next week. ' ?Hon. S. G. Mayfield has been in k Montgomery, Ala., for several days, | attending the cotton convention, to which he was appointed a delegate by the governor. He will be away until some time next week. , ?Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCue and little son, have moved to Orangeburg and will make this their home in k the future. Before her marriage J Mrs. McCue was Miss May Carere and . her friends are glad to welcome her > back to the city.?Orangeburg Even > ing News. ? GAVE DAUGHTER MORPHINE. Lancaster Man Makes Fatal Mistake in Medicine. : Lancaster, Sept. 7.?Thinking he * was giving his daughter, Mattie, four 3 grains of quinine last night, J. W. J Stogner, of the Tabernacle section of the county, made a mistake and gave } her four grains of morphine, death * resulting in a few hours. The young 1 lady was 19 years old and was the * idol of her family. * _ See me now about your cotton t seed. Will buy or exchange for meal. W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. CHESTNUT GETS FIFTEEN YEARS Slayer of W. R. Sabin Convicted of Manslaughter. Orangeburg, Sept. 9.-?Fifteen years in the State penitentiary or a like period on the public works of Orangeburg county was the sentence imposed to-day upon Robert Chestnut, following his conviction of man slaughter for the killing, on April 25, last, of William R. Sabin, a young lumber dealer of this city. The prisoner, whose slaying of a fellow being, twelve of his peers have pronounced unjustifiable, listened with downcast eyes as Judge James W. DeVore uttered the words which legally deprived him of next to his most cherished possession?-his liberty, which the law now claims as the penalty of his act in taking human life. Showing plainly the effects of his confinement in jail since the day of the tragedy and the ordeal undergone during his trial of the past three days, the prisoner stood in the dock and had nothing to say when asked by the court why sentence should not i__.? tt;? De passea uyou mm. ms uuuuaci, who had striven to satisfy the' jury of his innocence, pleaded eloquently and earnestly for leniency from the court in passing sentence. With voices at times affected by the emotion, which was evident, Messrs. Adam H. Moss, William C. Wolfe and Thomas M. Raysor drew attention to many of the phases of the case favorable to the defendant and laid much stress upon his good character as testified to by a number of witnesses, begging that the court would take these into consideration in fixing the punishment and make the sentence as light as possible. Counsel for the defence also took occasion to thank Judge DeVore for his uniform impartiality throughout the trial and the learned manner in which he expounded4the law from the bench, stating that he had been just to the State and fair tQ the de fendant. They asked for a sentence that would vindicate the law, calling attention to the fact that anything like a long term might mean a life sentence to the convicted man, who is now 38 years of age. Might Have Been Murder. After giving careful* attention to the remarks of counsel for the prisoner, Judge DeVore stated, addressing the defendant, that since the verdict was rendered he had been great ly concerned over the amount of punishment that should be meted out in this case. He told the prisoner that an intelligent jury, after considering the law and the evidence for about ten hours, had failed to recommend him to the mercy of the court, as they were told in the charge they might do. The court further declared that in its opinion the verdict was a just one; in fact, Judge DeVore stated that he felt satisfied that a verdict of murder, under the testimony, would have stood the test of the courts. Without attempting to lecture the prisoner or make his burden any heavier, Judge DeVore reviewed some of the testimony, particularly that of the defendant, which, the' court declared, in its opinion, was sufficient to convict of either murder or manslaughter, with the elimination of the evidence given by every other witness In the case. Pardon Possible. Continuing, Judge DeVore said the testimony of the defendant showed that he deliberately got iiis gun, went to his victim's place of business, his castle, and without sufficient provocation, so far as the testimony shows, took the life of William R. Sabin. Judge DeVore reiterated his opinion that taking out all of the testimony except that of the defendant, the jury was bound to convict of manslaughter or murder. In finally passing the sentence of fifteen years Judge DeVore did not leave the prisoner hopeless, for he stated that, after a portion of the sentence has been served, (how much he did not say, however,) he would, if still alive and circumstances prompted him, join in a petition for a pardon. How Jury Stood. That the length of the sentence surprised the prisoner, his counsel and many spectators was evident, although none was heard to say that the court had not in this case tempered justice with mercy. The verdict seems, to have given general satisfaction, the popular opinion being that the prisoner has fared exceedingly well. This would seem to he the case when it is considered that on the first ballot at least seven of the jurors voted for a verdict with recommendation to mercy, finally compromising on one of manslaughter. The jury retired at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and it was not until 12:30 o'clock this morning that an agreement was reached but the result of their deliberations was not announced until about 7 o'clock this morning, Judge DeVore having given instructions that the verdict, if reached after midnight, would not be received until manning. The impression that the verdict would not be announced until the regular hour for the convening of court kept away i 1WHIC q* ? 4 I i i? II lit II ? ? |a Go to t? II suit, or bu fa II 4i c/a iuwei PIilM H2 carry the E-^ Clothing. ?? S line of rea> j ^ in Bamber ;j ? from $18.( |i| O line that is & Few p t* & hardest lii 2 _ _ chant kno' ? 5ff of course *g S We do nol 1 think that fp txj W S3 the best v jg here. Sei M suit and if j| be glad to Oi ~~""" I WE ARE STRIV I BREAKER FOR CA | LINE OF HATS, SH | IN FACT MOST AN it! < * I H " * 1C. R. B f ? i ? D AtMAmkaV OllV* StftW jjj? IVCiUClllWVI w.w. ? g?DaHpgHft&$g?ga&< from the court house many who would have greatly swelled the small crowd that had assembled to learn the fate of the^man whose act produced one of the most sensational and interesting situations in the criminal annals "of Orangeburg county, and whose sole defense was that the man he slew had invaded his home, wronged his wife and destroyed his peace and happiness for all time. The Deceased and the Woman. These thines are charged by the defendant against his victim, who, now sleeping in his Tennessee grave, his lips forever silent, can make no answer in his own defence, except his last mesage to the world, given through his brother as he felt the death damp gathering on his brow, that he was innocent; that he knew nothing of the woman he was, accused of wronging and that he was ignorant of the whole affair. What of the woman who many blame for the sorrow that has come to two households? What would she have said had she been placed upon the witness stand? Such can only be guessed at and is is improbable that what is in her mind and heart concerning this deplorable affair will never be known to others. Legal blanks of all kind at The Herald Book Store. MASTER'S SALE. Pursuant to a decree of the court r\f ffftmmnTi nionfi haarine date the 16th day of March, 1911, in the case of The Peoples Building and Loan Association of Bamberg, South Carolina, plaintiff, against J. J. Brabham, defendant, I, H. C. Folk, Master for Bamberg County, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, on Monday, October 2nd, 1911 the same being legal sales day>. during the legal hours of sale on said day, before the court house door at Bamberg, S. C., the following described real estate, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land near the Southern limits of the town of Bamberg, County of Bamberg, State of South Carolina, containing one (1) acre, more or less, and bounded on the North by rtf UMlo Tirohham* nn the East by V/Jt JUlllA Ui UUUW4U) w*. ? _ land of H. W. Beard, formerly land of Shealy; on the South by land of Susan Daniels, formerly land of Geo. B. Daniels; and on the West by the Bamberg and Buford's Bridge public road. Said lands being a portion of the same formerly owned by Alexander Brabham and by him devised to Ella Brabham. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. C. FOLK, Master for Bamberg County. CARTER & CARTER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. September 7th, 1911. i ' " -.\X. BtPggHWPlD*P<P<PgHM H WOULD Y( RAT1EI some city and pay more foi ;y from your home merchant :e and keep your money at ] famous line of Hart Schaffn This line is without doubt th dy to wear clothing anywhere g, but anywhere. The price oJ X) to $27.50. We have anot i in a class to itself, price $5.5 eople know that boys' clotl le to buy on the market. Un ws his business he is stung. ' that some of the people are ; claim to be the best buyers, ; we have by some way man. alues and styles that we hav id your boy here and let hi both of you are not well plea give you your money back. ing to make this lSH sales, so have ] oes, underwear, e [ything that peop RABHAM ! is the Home of Good Clo >Ti sTi i?i>% ?% % >Ti?ti m >4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *i \\\\ Newberr LFUUJNJ A safe college. Regular C Electrical and Mechanical En modern equipment. Locality 1 Preparatory School connected 1 partment very reasonable. F address I President J. wjv NEWBE1 fPROMI l P I > j J We make a specialty of delivei t ? and if you are in a hurry for i ?? any quicker anywhere else th j! ? comes from us you can be sur< j jt We will not allow our goods tc z Z houses send us stale stuff we re T ? some of the finest j * ? *? j % BOILED HAM (CUT T< SC HAM, GOLD BAND H * EVERY DESCRIPTION t ? AND BUTER, ALL KIN J PRESERVES, JELLH ?; CHIPS, CRACKERS, C ? EVERY DESCRIPTION : : THING TO BE FOUND j J CERY STORE. J? fAnd there is no one any more IDknnA lie rnnw nWIpr flfld VTA \ X UVUt uo jutu. vtwv* T .. _ ml M < i* IW. D. BJ J J 'Phone No. 32. "The Store Wi i S! *ifiif'-it* 'fi'fiiftiftiftifiif'-'tti< "1' Si? A? "i" "1" ?1" "A? !A? "A" "A" "4"?/ It is said that a new paper will be established at Greenwood in a few weeks, to be edited by W. T. Crews, late of the Laurensville Herald. It will doubtless be called the "Carolina Appeal." The paper will be a Blease organ no doubt, and it is proposed to make it a stock company. We fancy that it will be published in the office of Rev. Mr. Creighton's paper, the "Christian Appeal." V;-- - . > ^; r : !? ii> a? a? & ti a a a a $ "DO? I < ? i 0 H = :: the same W at a much :: lome. We ^ er & Marx gS11 e strongest :? it~J. . BB ?? , * nuiuiiiy ^ ' this line is ?3 11 M iter strong n -^j 0 to $18.00. 2 !? -M ling is the ^ M less a mer- O ! ? Chat means aj also stung. ^ ? , but we do C? * * iged to get i?a i t -' ' M e ever seen = ? im select a *; sedwewill ft fig 4 * j w FALL A RECORD* \\ BOUGHT A LARGE fj >RESS GOODS, AND | . M LE WEAR OR EAT. | fll >C CAMC i 1 0 dl/llJ 1 I thes. Bamberg, S.C. i ? $]m r.; ;Ii !? !? ;Ii -r* il? C? i2? -I? il? M y College I :| DED' 1856.] Classical Courses, also courses in || gineering. An able Faculty and II , tamed for its health record. Fine || , with college. Expenses in any de- ; or catalogue or other information Henry Harms III JRY, S. C. JIJj 'TNESSlj ? ing goods ordered of us promptly, * J anything to eat yon can not get it % J ' '~'j an at our store. Then, too, if it ? that it is the freshed, to be had. ? 1 > become old, and if the wholesale Z ? turn it at once. We have on hand * J j } ORDER,) DOVE BRAND ? 1 , ::'M AM, CANNED GOODS OF t t r, THE FINEST CHEESE J f DS OF PICKLES, SALADS, t f IS, SYRUP, SARATOGA qj V*p| JANDIES AND FRUIT OF * ? -*M AND IN FACT EVERY- * ; IN A FIRST-CLASS GRO- ^ ^ ? '"B i Tsas anxious to serve you than we are. fill get it to you AT ONCE. ? ? i f :SSINGERi 1 Lth Fresh Goods." Bamberg, S. C. ? j fe;I3 :Iigi &gjgi;I?& 0?gigi j / || The value of the real estate in nn A/^ fflV. | JD?lXiiut?ig tuuutjf, ao icmiucu iui uu ation in 1910 was $1,405,908, and for 1911 the amount is $1,371,260, which is a. substantial decrease. In , 1910 the personal property returned for taxation was $588,710, and in 1911 it is $516,880. What is the . matter? Surely our people are not i poorer, and property has been increasing in value all the time. ,