Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PERSONAL MENTION. / People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Hon. C. W. Garris, of Denmark, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stubbs spent several days in Augusta last week. {. ?Mr. H. N. Folk, of the Folk's Store section, was in the city Mon aay. ?Mr. J. E. Fender, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city last Friday. ?Miss Camille Price went to Denmark Tuesday to visit relatives and ; friends. ?Mr. C. A. Patrick, of the Hunter's Chapel section, was in the city W Monday. & ?Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barr are at ^ home again after an extended summer trip. j ?Mr. J. Dan Carter, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. W. S. Miley, of the Buford's Bridge section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Miss Annie Lou Byrd returned last week from a visit to friends in 'V y the up-country. i ?Rev. and Mrs. T. C. O'Dell, of p. Rock Hill, have been visting Mr. and ft, Mrs. C. R. Brabham. > ?Hon. S. G. Mayfield is at home A \ again after attending the cotton conS gress in Montgomery, Ala. ?Mr. G. W. Rentz and little daughter, of the Ehrhardt section, were in the city Tuesday. II* ?Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Pearlstin j have moved to Orangeburg, where, they will make their home. ?Miss Llewellyn Cleckley is at home again after an extended stay at Hot Springs, Ark., and Asheville,' f N. C. ?Mrs. Effie Wannamaker, of OrI i angeburg, visited her mother, Mrs. * M. A. Bamberg, for several days last ? week. ?Mr. Clyde Ariail is spending a few days at Ehrhardt with his sister, Mrs. W. H. Ritter.?Dorchester Eagle. ?Mr. M. H. Yarn left Bamberg I Monday for Atlanta, where he will P* again attend" the Southern Dental | f College. . ?Mrs. W. E. Free and little son, TXT it TV loft Afnnrlnv fr?r a visit tO K, - fT Ul.| AVIV ? _ her sister, Mrs. G. B. Hoover, in ., Hampton. ?Mr. Clarence Black left Monday for Columbia, where he will resume the study of law at the University of South Carolina, j ^ '?Miss Alice Smoak returned Tuesday from Columbia, where she has "been spending some time with relatives and friends. ?Mr. J. W. Stokes has accepted :: a position at G. Frank Bamberg's, f where he will be glad to sell you live stock and vehicles. ?Miss Mabel Simmons, of Branchville, spent Sunday and Monday in nn a visit to Misses Ottie ? and Marion Simmons. ?Mrs. S. P. McCrackin, of Newberry, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Ruth, visited her son, Dr. *F. B. McCrackin, last week. ?Mayor James A. "Wyman and Capt. W. *S. Bamberg, of Bamberg, were in Branchville on business Tuesr ' day.?Branchville Journal. ? ?Misses Blanche Hair and Ottie Simmons left Tuesday morning for Greenville, where they will attend Greenville Female College. ; ?Miss Alice P. Hackett, of Baltimore, arrived on Saturday last to assume charge of the millinery department of Mrs. A. McB. Speaks & Co. \ ?Miss Annie Halford, of Blackville, who has been visiting in the city, left Tuesday morning for Olar, * ? " '.i n rt n TV> I where she win teacu music iuc fuming year. v ?Mr. G. Frank Bamberg left last week for St. Louis to buy a car load \ of horses"and mules. He will return - to-day and the stock will arrive in a l) few days. i ?!r ' ?Col. W. G. Smith, of Orange[ burg, was in the city Monday attendL ing the annual meeting of stockholdI ers of the Bamberg Cotton Mills I Company. IL ?Mr. J. D. Copeland, Sr., who has PT been spending the summer at HenIg dersonville, N. C., returned homei p^ last Thursday night. His family will fc* be there for a while longer. ?Mr. Pinckney Bellinger left R Tuesday for Augusta to spend a few days with his mother. From there t| he will go to Columbia to again atE tend the University of South CaroIf lica. ? " ^ *? J Ej ?Messrs. Harry ju. uopeianu, ^GUI' nie Ehrhardt, Clemmons Carter, and Eddie Rentz, of the Ehrhardt section, were in the city Tuesday on their way to Newberry tc attend Newberry college. ?Mrs. J. D. Copeland and daughter, Miss Mozelle, Mrs. H. H. Copeland and little daughter, Mrs. J. D. r Copeland, Jr., and Mrs. W. P. Riley and son, returned Monday night after spending the summer in Hendersonville, N. C. SHOT FOUR, ASSAULTED WOMAN. Negro in North Carolina Town Accomplishes Diabolical Purpose. . Warrenton, N. C., Sept. 17.?Geo. Marshall, a negro said to have come here from North late this afternoon, criminally assaulted Mrs. J.- E. Choplin, the wife of a farmer, at Vicks boro, 14 miles from here, killed her father. J. W. Abbott, who attempted to rescue his daughter, and later shot the sheriff and two members of the posse, after the negro had escaped from the scene of the assault upon Mrs. Choplin. The negro barricaded himself in a house. When the sheriff came to arrest him the negro shot him and two other members of the posse. This morning, after the house had been watched all night, the negro's father, by a ruse, entered the house with other negroes and overpowered him, when the posse rushed in, bound him and brought him here to jail. ' The whole of two counties is aroused over the atrocious deed and it is reported that a mob will attempt to lynch the negro to-night. Court convenes here to-morrow and authorities are trying to induce the angry citizens to let the law take its course, promising that the negro will be tried to-morrow. Marshall's victim was 22 years old. She was on her way to a spring when accosted by the negro, who covered her with a gun until he had accompilshed his purpose. She Gets $10,000 Heart Balm. Salina, Kans., Sept. 13.?The jury in the case of Miss Alice Bowes, of Topeka, against N. W. Sly, a claim agent of the Union Pacific railroad, in which she asked $50,000 damages for breach of promise, rendered a verdict last night, assessing the damages at $10,000. The case was one of the most bitterly fought ever tried in Salina county. This was the third trial. J The first trial ended when Miss | Bowes fainted on the stand. 'The ' second trial resulted in a hung jury. The case was filed in 1909. Sly has been a railroad man for years, and is well known along the . Union Pacific railroad from Kansas I City to Sharon Springs. Miss Bowes j was ah employe in hotels in Kani sas. Sly denied he ever proposed to Miss Bowes. He said that he 1 might have been nice to her. Experience had taught him, he said, that ; the best way to get good service in the hotels and eating houses he was ' obliged to patronize was to jolly the employes, which he made a practice of doing. BUSINESS LOCALS. New Victor Records every month. G. A. DUCKER. Jones Bros, have in a car load of horses, extra fancy drivers, this being the first oar of the season for the county. Let them show you some nice steppers, which they will be glad to do if you will only call at their stables. See me now about your cotton i TTTJH 1 ? n^nVinnrrn frii. rnOol seed. Will UU) Ui CAtuaugc iaivi**? W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. See that car load of fine driving horses just received at the sale stables of Jones Bros. They are sure good ones, fully up to the high standard of live stock handled by this progressive firm. Legal blanks of all kind at The Herald Book Store. Plenty of fine mules on hand at Jones Bros, and they received last , week a car load of fancy driving horses. You can surely be suited | in this load. They will go rapidly, j so call and see them right away. Personal Mention. ?Mr. H. A. Ray, of Blackville, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. W. F. Johnson left Sunday to re-enter Clemson college. ?Miss Mary Ellen Eaves left last week for Bishopville, where she will teach the coming year. ?Misses Evelyn Free, Helen Easterlin, and Kathleen Kirkland left to-day for Limestone college. ?Mr. E. V. Camp, the new superintendent of the electric light and water plant, arrived Sunday and has assumed charge. ?Dr. E. Kirkland, who has been sick for some weeks, is able to be out again. He left yesterday morning for a trip, to recuperate. ?Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Owens, of Birmingham, Ala., arrived in the city last Saturday, and are spending several days here with relatives. Mr. Owens is a son of Mr. J. R. Owens. It is likely that they will locate in Bamberg, and we will glady welcome them as residents. In commenting on the fact that the Hon. W. Jasper Talbert would be a candidate for the seat now held by Senator Tillman in the United States Senate, The Bamberg Herald said it "thought that Uncle Jas. had joined the down and outs." That is exactly what he will join next summer when Ben Tillman gets through with him.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. v- : A WHISKEY DRUMMER ARRESTED. Richmond Salesman Fined $150 by Chester Authorities. Chester, Sept. 15.?L. R. Smalls, traveling salesman for the Howard Distilling Company, of Richmond, Va., has made various and sundry trips to Chester for the purpose of taking orders for his house; but his visit Tuesday proved his undoing. He was nabbed by the police on the charge of soliciting orders for whis^" rt/vl1ir?ni' tt'ViiclrQir Oft if 1 a OOll. KCV , U1 dClUUg n iiioiwj , aiJ AU is v/uit ed in the ordinance of the city, and when he saw that Chief Sanders had all of the evidence required, made a clean breast of the matter. He was placed under $200 bond, but Tuesday evening, aft^r a consultation with Mayor Wise, the case was dismissed with payment of $150 fine on condition that Smalls never return to Chester, either in the capacity of liquor salesman or otherwise. The fine was promptly paid and Smalls went his way. BATTLES WITH BIG SHARK. Bather at Pablo Beach Attacked by Twelve-Foot Monster. Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 17.?H. C. tRood, a traveling salesman or Hartford, Conn., was attacked by a twelve-foot shark while bathing at Pablo Beach, a resort near here, and as a result had his left arm badly lacerated and will probbly lose the member. Rood, who is an expert swimmer ventured too far out into the surf, and when warnings were shouted at him turned just in time to see the approaching fish. Fortunately, the shark could not swim well in the shallow water and just managed to catch the swimmer's arm. Rood started for the shore frantically and managed to escape a second attack. He was placed in an automobile and rushed to St. Luke's Hospital, in tms city. SPECIAL NOTICES " Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. Lost.?Savings bank book of Bamberg Banking Company, No. 87. Finder will please return or mail to bank or H. Z. McMILLAN, Ehrhardt, S. C. Wanted.?A good cook and housekeeper, white or colored; liberal salary. Apply at once. W. W. CONE, Lodge, S. C, Wanted.?A position as clerk in store on Saturdays. Life experience. State proposition m nrst leuer or win call. Address "G.," care The Herald. For Sale.?Seed Rye for sale. Barnwell county raised. I guarantee this seed to be as represented. Apply to C. N. BURCKHALTER, Druggist, Barnwell, S. C. For Sale.?Five thousand feet ceiling, in lots from 1,000 up. Cost $24 per thousand; will sell for $22.00 per thousand. CLIFF JOHSON, Bamberg, S. C. ' For Rent.?Nice office rooms in The Herald building. Have electric lights and water. The most desirable offices in the city. Will rent singly * TTT T/\TTfl trnn or in suii.es. a. w. muum. Wanted?A young or middle aged white lady to help cook and keep house in the country; one very homely preferred. Only three in family. Address C. A. PATRICK, Branchville, S. C. If You Wish to Sell That farm, timber land, store or residence, write us at once and send full description as we have an- attractive proposition to offer you. LIGON JLAXD CO., Sumter, S. C. For Sale.?300 bushels native oats at $1.00 per bushel. 50 bushels r a 1 v. native seea rye at $6.d\j per uuau?. Send check with order. On 50 bushels lot of oats write for special prices. J. RITTER & SON, Olar. S. C. LANDS FOR SALE In the Heart of the Best Farming Section of South Georgia. Farms?Improved Or unimproved level pebbly farms, with sufficient buildings and cleared lands; in good communities near schools, churches and towns; on public roads, running water; on good terms. Any size farm you want at prices from $12.00 to $40.00 per acre. 1,600.Acres?900 acres cleared, 3 miles of road frontage, on two public roads. Price $15.00 per acre. 800 Acres?2 Vz miles of Thomasville, on two public roads, 400 acres cleared, a good 8-room dwelling. Price $28.00 per acre.* 600 Acres?7 miles of three towns, 250 acres round timber, 250 acres cleared, 2 settlements. Price $30.00 per acre. 300 Acres?One mile of station, four miles of town, on public road, 150 acres cleared, and 8-room dwell-( ing. Price $su.uu per acre. 200 Acres?Two miles of town, on public road, 6-room dwelling, 100 acres cleared. Price $25.00 per acre. 100 Acres?4 miles of town, on public road, a 7-room dwelling, 35 acres cleared._ Price $27.50 per acre. 75 Acres?Three miles or town, on public road, 5-room dwelling. Price $35.00 per acre. 50 Acres?Two miles of town, on public road, a new 5-room dwelling. Price $35.00 per acre. Write for my booklet of farm lands for sale. In this booklet you will find anything you want. Write, wire or call on - W. E. CRAIGMILES, Thomasville, Ga. Citizens Bank Building. 'Phones 28 and 391. / , ... . ' ; - .V ' . ' \ ^ - , V.> I WE'RE P. |f We have just added to what jfe ** stocks ever car: to be found in I Bed Room Suits, Bed | Springs, Chairs, Tab ^ and anything t also have one c Iff in this section, I Stoves, Ranges, Tool | Crockery, Sporting ( 11 We also have an immense i i* i ? e*? * i ?!? . Come in and sc and we are an l\? cannot be beat 3 If !C. o. A* ^ The Hardware and Furniture Ma 'V-???;? ???-* ? ? ? ?' ?? -?v? ?* A* "A? "4" "1" ?? *4* "4? "a" *4? *4? "4 P h ? /%?nri LUIS; jj c. h. i n atth] 0 1 I v.' Saturday, Septen lots, a E3' ? m JUST II || Boiled Ham sli I Herndon A Malcolm Moye, Mgr. ROAD NOTICE. All road overseers of Bamberg , county are hereby notified to warn j out the road hands at once and work , up the public roads. By order of ^ the board of county commissioners. f J. B. KEARSE, ' H. D. FREE, County Supervisor. ( Clerk of Board. < Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 12, 1911. Be sure to see that car load of fancy driving horses which Jones " Bros, have just received, this being the first car received by any * dealer in the county for the fall | season. j iADY FOR B received three solid car loads of Fi we had on hand already, makes one c ried by one firm in this section. We h a first-class Furniture Store, such as Steads, Dressers, Wash les, Sideboards, Mattinj o be found in an up-to-date Furnitun >f the largest and best assorted stocks such as s of all kinds, Fanning ioods, Bicycles, Bicycle ! stock od hand of American % ?e what we havev . It will cost you not xious to show our goods and quote ] si Mr n. # H&gigiaHlHPgHlHPffigg? 11?11 3BC at DENf [)ORSETT WI1 E DENMARK F % f / iber 23rd, 1911, t / p ind to collect for previously sold. Rpvpi 1/ J s # of the ftiost deli flavor and of th< are. always to be k A supply of our C Coffee, or Tea wi] fman/1 fn ov gwu 11 lVslAU iv V T i who prides hersc ' * M, A fresh supply of 1 _ fast Bacon, Large 1 iced to order. 'Phone u t's Grocei Telephone 24 TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. The next teachers' examination cvill be held Friday, Oct. 6, 1911, beginning at 9:30 a. m. The elimination will he b^sed on the 1911 text books recently adopt-d. The following subjects will be embraced: Algebra, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, History, Agriculture, Physiology, Civics, and Pedagogy. R. W. D. ROWELL, Supt. Education Bamberg County. Sept. 13, 1911. Cotton scales and hardware in general at Hunter's Harware Store. The Kelly guaranteed axes and ;oola at Hunter's hardware store. t USINESSl! irniture, ana ? ? >f the largest t } ave anything ? ^ ' 0 ?-t9B Stands, Chiffoniers, | g, Carpets, Shades, 11 .1 Vi ? Store. We i of Hardware A \m Utensils, Paint, Oil, g | j Supplies, Etc., Etc. I } I Wire Fence of all kinds. \ $ M hing to look, ? ? prices, which Z J (} I HONS! Bamberg, S. C. 3 il? il? il-' il? & & 1 ^rk|| a 'a O * Iin m a JL BE. I IOTEL r. - ( -,-v M o show and sell I those rages /ti/vilf* fo cfA on/1 A V11/U9 iaotv uiavi w . 3 highest grades a lad at Herndon's. $ | 'ocoa, Chocolate, ? :.f| II always stand a | ,|| ery housekeeper jg -M df on her table, if If Flams, Break- . I || Fat Maekerel, $ s your orders. x y Store I Bamberg, S. C. A no i r dhatcd I/I\. ?! U? UV/V/ULil\ DENTIST, DENMARK. / Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Class 1907. Member South Carolina Dental Association . Office Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange Bank Building. Hours f 9-12 and 2-5 every day. Before disposing of your cotton seed, see me. Will buy or exchange. , || W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. Buy your office supplies at Herald