Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*L - * SJitr lambrrg ifrralh ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. 4a. A. W. KXIGHT, Editor. ? Published every Thursday in The TjomM hniidine-. 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 pressj 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 $150; Bix months, 75 cents; three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$ 1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Loc^l reading notices 10 cents i a line eactf insertion. Wants and >. other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Write for rates. J,;.-- ' Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political char*$ . acter ard charged for as regular ad>v yertising. Contracts for advertising ' not subject to cancellation after first jPfe: insertion. . Communications?We are always glad to publish newrs letters or those BjC pertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and adis. v- dress of the writer in every case. Igl' No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are ?k/; not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. IH. Thursday, Sept. 21,1911. Circuit Judge Geo. E. Prince, of < Anderson, is a candidate for associ^,V ate justice of the State supreme court. We hope to be able to assist ||?| in his defeat, but we have no idea Sip-;' - -he stands any chance of election anyB|p\ way. The business men of Bamberg |?*, should certainly advertise the fact that Bamberg is paying more for cot I ton than other towns. The receipts here are large each day, but they can be made larger if every man was a walking, talking advertisement for Bamberg. A fair field and no favor is all ' that we ask for Jones and Blease.in their race /for; governor. Let there be an honestly conducted primary, and we will accept the result, cheerfully, no matter which way it goes. But let us be sure that there is an honestly conducted contest. Mayor Smoak says he is determined to break up the sale of liquor in HomhoTc on/I xxm Vnrnr that hp> will fdo his whole duty. He has bac^jone to enforce -the law without fear or favoY, no matter who it affects, and if he doesn't succeed in making Bamberg really a dry town it will be the first thing he ever failed at. Last week's issue of the Progressive Farmer was a good roads special, and it was certainly a fine issue. There is no more important subject to the farmer than good roads, and we trust every subscriber to the paper in Bamberg county will carefully read the many good articles on Jl -1 ~ -3 ? nwnonmro + ia Q n Q _ Isanu-Cia^ lOetus ciiiu. */?-. for future reference. If they come to Bamberg to-day and visit the good roads train they will learn much more about road building. We must have good roads. They are a necessity to the development of our county. Frankly, we regret the resignation of Chief Justice Jones, but only for the reason that* the State will miss his sewrices in this most important position. Certainly he has shown that he is patriot who loves his Stats and is willing to make sacrifices for her. In his candidacy for governor, he will have the warm support of the best citizens of' South Carolina, and while this newspaper is pledged to another man should he make the race, it will give us pleasare to support Mr. Jones should our sandidate not run. Some time ago p The Herald suggested R. I. Manning fr V\ for governor, as we thought him the If; logical candidate, but we have no ^ idea he will run since the political gj??:.: situation has changed. In any event this newspaper can be put jlown as |pr 'opposing the present chief executive. fe'ir Preferred Jail to Home. Wt Chicago, Sept. 14.?Harry Burg, a II0 piano manufacturer, told Municipal Judge Newcomer to-day that last It night was the first quiet sleep he W0<-'x fcad- had in thirteen years that he 'y 'y had been married. He was i# jail. "We had been having a spat," he* !told the court. "My wife said she would call the police,' anything ?o please,' I told her, 'I'd call them my? self.' When Burg reached the station there were half a dozen relatives waiting to bail him out, but the hus: band refused. "It was the first time I ever got the best of rily wife," he said. "I'd rather go to jail than listen to a woman, wouldn't you?" t Judge Neweomet- did not answer and Burg added, "Oh, well, you don't know my wife." BILL MINER IS CAPTURED. Supposed Abductor of Miss Brice Caught Near Hannah, N. D. Hannah, N. D., Sept. 16.?After having eluded the vigilance of the Canadian police and a posse of 200 infuriated citizens, who have been hunting him since last Tuesday, "Bill Miner," the alleged abductor of Eleanor Grace Brice, the Snow Flake, Man, school teacher, was captured while hiding in a straw stack, near here, to-day. While Miner was eating breakfast at a farm house nearby one of the boys, recognizing him, rode to a telephone and notified the officers here, who went out in an automobile and brought the man in. After his arrest Miner admitted that his real name is Edward Davis and that he is wanted in California, having escaped from the penitentiary after serving eighteen months of a thirty-three-year sentence for highway robbery. When arrested he said he preferred being taken to Hannah rather than to Snow Flake, Man. He ~ Kaon in 5nnw TTIalrp <tuilinicu liaviug iu uuv < * recently but denied he had anything to do with the abduction of Miss #Brice. A messenger was sent for Miss Brice, who is expected to identify the prisoner. ' Miss Brice Identifies Assailant. Langdon, N. D., Sept. 16.?Ed Davis, confessed assailant and abductor of Miss Eleanor Gladys Brice, the Manitoly, school teacher, was tonight positively identified by the girl as the man who appeared at her school house in Pembania Valley last kMonday morning and held' her captive for more than 30 hours in the timber nearby, with no shelter and with a storm in progress a portion of the time. Davis was lodged in ? jail to-day. Mob violence, which was at first feared, is not now looked for. Engine Demolishes Street Car. Columbia, Sept. 15.?Three white persons and six negroes were badly bruised up, one of them possibly seriously, late this afternoon, when a Southern Railway yard engine backed into a trolley car and almost completely demolished it, at the crossing ,on Taylor street. The car was crossing the track and the wooden gates across the railway track had been let down. Backing into the gales, the engine tore them down and struck the trolley almost squarely in the centre before the engineer could reverse' his locomotive. Those injured are, according to an authentic statement: Motorman Alvin I. Attawav, four* or five wounds 'on face, and badly bruised generally, but not seriously hurt; J. A. Nuhn, white, bruised generally, and has a badly sprained ankle, not seriously injured; Mrs. W. L. Mefford, white, badly bruised about the thigh and legs, but not seriously hurt; Mary Boler, negro, bruised and injured internally, possibly very seriously; Isabella Bradley and two children, negroes, badly bruised; Ishmael Good, negro, badly bruised, and the Rev. Charles Jaggers, badly bruised. The accident took place on the Waverly car line, just at the crossing of tHe soutnern Railway snop yaras. Medical aid was immedately secured for those injured. The street car service has been somewhat deranged on account of the block of the tracks. HUNTING FOR A FIEND. i Kidnapped and Held a Young Lady a Prisoner. A hunt for a fiend has been under way for the last forty-eight hours between Snow Flake, Manitoba, and the United States boundary following the kidnapping of a pretty young school teacher, Eleanor Gladys Brice, by a man alleged to be Henry Bill Wilson, alias Bill Miner, of Hanna, North Dakota. All during Wednesday night a posse of 300 armed men pursued the fugitive through the" bushes and many shots were exchanged when he was surrounded in dense woods. Bloodhounds picked up the trail five. miles from the school house where the man captured the girl Monday afternoon and held her capi.'? ~ii ?: uve an uigiiL. She returned home in a dazed condition Tuesday night. The population is in an infuriated state and the score of constables directing the pursuit, it is feared, -will be unable to protect the man if he is captured. Admit Causing Girl's Death. Kissimmee, Fla., Sept. 14.?"Sister" Elizabeth Sears and "Brother" Edbert Gillette, members of the Shaker colony, under accusation of Killing Oisitir ottuit? JuaiUiiaut, agcu 22, who died August 2nd. Both are out on bail. The hearing will be held Monday. It is charged that they administered chloroform to end the, frightful suffering of the girl from consumption which was slowly killing ^ier. "It was at the dead girl's prayer that the chloroform was administered. Before God, I think I did right," declared Gillette. "My conscience is at ease." Both are charged with murder. - * . . C J.j. _ v'*" "? - * ^'.\~y NOTICE OF SALE. State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg?In the Probate Court. W. G. "Hutto, administrator of the estate of L. B. Lee, deceased, plaintiff, against Annie Lancaster, Mary Hutto, R. F. Lee, R? E. Lee, Irene Rush, Mildred Lee, Henry Lee and Mrs. M. C. Bellinger, defendants. Pursuant to an order of this Court, in the above stated action, bearing date the 31st day of August, 1911, I will sell at public auction to the righest bidder, for cash, on the first Monday in October, 1911, (being the 2nd day of the month,) within the legal hours of sale, before the court house door in Bamberg, S .C., the following described tract of land, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in the County of Bamberg and State of South Carolina, containing one hundred and seventeen (117) acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by lands of R. F. Lee, on the East by lands formerly of Wade H. Faust, now of Williams, on r,he South by lands of Scott Kennedy, and on the West by lands of Mrs. S. H. Counts. G. P. HARMON, Judge of Probate, Bamberg County. GRAHAM & ASKINS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Exhausting ^ight coughs. One of the most disagreeable features of a severe cold is the constant coughing at night. It lowers the vitality and makes inroads on your health. Colds are easy to catch, but just as easy to cure 11 you taKe ?yal's Cough Cure. Checks any cold in the head or chest-cough. 25 cts. per bottle. Other good remedies for colds here too. HOOVER'S DRUG STORE The Nyal Store. Bamberg, S. C. . BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of the Bank of Denmark, located at Denmark, S. C., at the close of business September 1, 1911. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $93,169.94 Overdrafts 836.19 Due from banks ;and bankers 43,963.40 Currency 2,719.00 Gold .. 65.00 Silver and other minor coin 1,003.76 Checks and cash items.. .34 Exchanges for the clearing house 98.39 TOTAL $141,856.02 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 10,000.00 Surplus fund 1,400.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 7,038.39 Individual deposits subject to check 101,011.45 Savings deposits 22,406.18 TOTAL $141,856.02 State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came J. Arthur Wiggins, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworp, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. .T ARTHUR WIGGINS.' Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of September, 1911. L. E. SPANN, Notary Public, S. C. , Correct-Attest: JAS. B. GUESS, S. D. M. GUESS, J. ARTHUR WIGGINS, ' Directors. i BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of the Peoples Bank, located at Bamberg, S. C., at the close of business September 1, 1911. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $142,468.30 Overdrafts 3,495.86 Furniture and fixtures.. 2,459.36 Banking house 3,329.40 Due from banks and bankers , 19,959.86 Currency 577.00 Gold 65.00 Silver and other minor coin .215.52 Checks and cash items.. 1,956.43 Expenses, including taxes and interest paid.... 5,731.19 TOTAL $180,257.92 LIABILITIES. - " " AAA AA Capital stock paid in.. zo,uuu.uu Surplus fund 4,000.00 Undivided profits 10,080.17 Individual deposits subject to check 29,530.58 Savings deposits .... 30,493.14 Time certificates of deposit 436.50 Cashier's checks, 717.53 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed 80,000.00 TOTAL $180,257.92 State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came W. P. Riley, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. P. RILE?, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of September, 1911. C. B. FREE, Clerk of Court, S. C. Correct-Attest: C. B. FREE. JOHN F. FOLK, N. P. SMOAK, Directors. I We believe yo Showing the m Cotton Dress ( dress accessor! From past de< our excellent Corsets, and t We believe a place for you; as each departi Your ITT Hooti Corsets _ I MILLINEI 4JLAAAAAAAAAJLA | Display of I I n_xx i* | raumis s | Wednesday & Thursday J! 1 October 4th 5th j; t jj T 4 The best ever > 4 shown for the j 4 money in this jj J section.'.'.'.'.'.' f. J I 1 t 4 Our usual *? 4 lines are also T 4 complete at * | | | Millinery Store | J FORMERLY J T K. L SHUCK & CO. T t. tour first displ TAILORED A1 I WEAR HAT! jlll Which we ar jl This season 3 31 the other line; m nishings and fi 1 complete tha u will find, after inspectii lost complete line of Silk loods, Trimmings, Lining es to be seen outside of t \ dings we believe you ai lines of Underwear, H< be like. \ . visit will convince you I ind your daughter to do ; nent is under experienced s for business and promp on s Ladies! :Y and DRESS MAKING I 1 Millinery iWe anounce ou Wednesday ; /\ 1 o A | uctopcrq H to which the ladies ? We will have on < ? to-date Pattern H Millinery of a ? were persor ? in New Y J59 ill* iaeipma tim Mrs. A. McB. Bamberg, - - - TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1911 until the 15th day of March, 1912, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1912, until the 81st flay of January, 1912, a penalty of one per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1912, until the 28th day of February, 1912, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st j day of March, 1912, until the 15th day of March, 1912, a penalty of 7 per cent, will.be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 5% mills For County purposes 5^ mills Constitutional school tax....3 mills Total .... 14 y4 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Colston, No. 18 2 mills Cuffie Creek, No. 17 2 mills Denmark, No. 21 6% mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills I iismvj; lially invited to x lay of $ ? READY-TO-1 v 5 AND surrsl e now showing. * ] rou will find all gj 5 of Ladies' fur- @ ixings here more @ n ever before. a rig, that we are ifj :s, Woolen and A ;s and all other @ > he large cities. .. g e posted as to X 1 osiery, Gloves, r,| that this is the. ? your shopping, g * I management. A itness a 1 \rOjTfl Ribbons - 9 . JIUl V For Any 9 . v 191 _ ^ PARLORS t_Z_J | , ~? i == 4 tfir ?, - . <??i Openingi r fall opening on ? and Thursday I th and 5th 1 are cordially invited, f lisplay the most up- ? Hats and Stylish x II kinds, which 1. tally selected ? ork, Phila- f and Bal- X tore. ? South Carolina ? ^??? Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hntto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 2 mills Heyward, No. 24 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 1 mill Lees, No. 23 4 mills Midway, No.' 2 - 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mills ni?i? Mft fi A milk ' \SkCkkf k 1 V. U . .. -X Uiliio St. Johns, No. 10..... 2 mills Salem, No. 9 3 mills j Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills ' [ All ? persons between the ages of I twentj-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sail- / *ors, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of 1 ? ? v_r 1?4 At? rt# Tan age uu gi utiuie uc 101, \*.aj ? uary, 1911, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor, are requested to do so on or before the 1st of January, 1912. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1911, until the 1st day of March, 1912. JOHN F. FOLK, ' Treasurer Bamberg County. '