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IEATTIE CONFESSES CRIME I REFUSED TO THE LAST TO MAKE \ STATEMENT TO THE PASTORS. x g j Composure Kept Through the Ordeal. I Quietly Marches to Death ^ Chair and Sits for Death. \ t Richmond, Va., Nov. 24.?Henry * Qv Roottio Tr? hofArc hie /iooth in I ' \ o i . j uvivi t uig uvubu the e'ectric chair at 7:23 a. m. to- J day, confessed to the murder of his t wife. The statement which was giv- s en out in the rotunda of a downtown J hotel follows: "I Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., desirous of standing right before c f God and man, do on this, the 23d day of November, 1911, confess my guilt of the crime against me. Much that s * . was published concerning the details c was not true, but the awful fact, t without the harrowing circum- t stances, remains. For Yhis action I c am truly sorry, and, believing that I I am at peace with God and am soon t - to pass into His presence, this state- s . ment is made." t , , Beattie's confession was followed c by this statement by the attending i | ministers: "This statement was j signed in the presence of the two a attending ministers, and is the only r statement that can and will be made i public by them. Mr. Beattie desired r to thank the many friends for kind t letters and expressions of interest and the public for whatever sympa- \ thy was felt or expressed." c * Throughout the forenoon the city t had rung with rumors that Beattie e had confessed. These were denied at t the penitentiary where, in connection t with the announcement of the death, t it was said the condemned man had c made no statement. The attending t v ministers would not discuss the case t ' in any way until they had visited i Beattie's parents in South Richmond, t and had secured their permission to t make the confession public. c The confession evidently was made d at the eleventh hour, when Beattie \ finally became convinced that all f hope of escaping the electric chair t had passed. ' Two days ago Rev. g Dr. Fix announced that Beattie had said that he would not confess. This was ascribed to the fact that Beattie desired to spare his father the blow* e of admitting guilt after his many c " protestations of innocence to the * aged parent. In Beattie's mind there * was a struggle between filial devo- 8 L tion and a desire not to go to his 1 I death with a lie on his lips. He was 2 ? J Ktt Viir. nnimfiiol oH_ t I UIgtJU IU CUI11CS9 uy Ills opit'ibuai aui yisers and at last broke down. t B , Electrocuted at 7*23. J B In a torrential downpour of rain ?] ? the 12 witnesses to the execution a I toiled up the hill from which the e f penitentiary looks down upon the f city. They were quickly marshalled and conducted, single file, through a gates of steel bars to the chamber r Where Beattie was to offer his atone- ? ment. There was no conversation. j Within the chamber all was in ^ readiness. The chair a solid struc- s ture of oak, would ordinarily have i, appeared like the chairs seen in scores of libraries throughout the land. In the somberly bare chamber, however, the chair was naught but t * sinister. Straps dangled from its b arms and back and shining steel t lamps appeared in the light of the g electrics like tenacles outstretched d to clasp a victim. d > Beattie Hears Final Summons. ^ The witnesses were seated, six abreast, in an angle of the room. They shuffled their feet uneasily and <? when one leaned forward to speak to K another his action was received with t ^ frowns. Major Wood, with two deputy wardens, addressed the witnesses, e going through some small formali- e ties demanded by the law. Then, with his two men trooping behind, |f he passed out into the building where * / Beattie awaited the summons in his b cell adjoining. g ' - In-the death chamber the voice of g fthe warden coula be plainly heard, p reading to the doomed man the final {! * summons. The warden's voice dron- B ed on, it seemed to tne witnesses, in- ~ terminably. In reality the compli- a ^ ance with the law occupied only a 0 *P brief moment. Then with Beattie between them the deputy wardens be- a gan their progress toward the chair e only a few feet away. c When the procession followed by ^ Superintendent Wood started a sig- ^ , nal was given which plunged the death chamber into blackness save sr for a single light immediately over the chair. This was hooded that it t outlined the chair in a circle of blaz- "V ing radiance so intense that the re- e mainder of the room seemed in utter i: darkness. The witnesses scarce t could see each other. The prisoner ^ I saw nothing but the chair. 8 Dead. [ There was no delay in preparing for the end. Beattie took his place, \ * the prison surgeon and the electrici> ans adjusted the straps, a half dozen ' clamps were quickly thrown into e place and snapped. The cap resem- j! bling a leather football "head harness, r was adjusted and the men stepped back. 1 The warden raised his hand. In- J stantly Beattie's body stiffened with * cn/?v? vinionpp that thp ctrans creak Ied with the strain, the clamps rattled as though they were castanets in the s hands of death and then that which 2 once had been Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., relaxed. ? It was just 7:23 a. m. when the shock was applied. One minute later r Beattie was dead. The surgeons had * gone forward and with a stethoscape : had listened for another faint beat- I ? ing of the heart that less than 60 y seconds before had lived. He step- . ped back. "He is dead." 1 The witnesses filed out. One or r two were ghastly pale as they step- s ped into the early morning light. * Carriages were waiting for the wit- 5 nesses, and they were driven rapidly jt . away. The identity of but few was known. g Made Ready for Burial. s && After the legal formalities had 1 been complied with and the witnesses r had gone, the body of Beattie was removed from the chair and taken \ to the mortuary room adjoining, t Here it was laid to await the coming r j,* of the coroner who arrived shortly t ; 'i * bl' ifterward. Rev. Dr. Fix remained is the sole watcher. All the preparations had been nade for the removal of the body. The elder Beattie sent last night to he undertaker the brown suit his ion had worn in court when the ury declared his guilt. In this the )ody was clad for burial. There is some doubt as to just vhere Beattie will be buried. It vas thought by the Beattie family hat way had been made clear to ener the body in the family plot in daury cemetery, South Richmond. The family, it is said, had planned o place the husband as near as pos>ible to the body of his murdered vife. But no permit for the burial las yet been issued by the trustees >f the cemetery. The Rule Suspended. This may or may not be an overight but none of the officials of the emetery association would discuss it o-day The city ordinances forbid he interment of the bodies of exe:uted criminals in city cemeteries, n anticipation of the enforcement of his rule Councilman L. C. Patteron, of South Richmond, a friend of he Beattie family, put through the ity council a special permit suspend ? ai. . _ e ng tHe ordinance m tne case ui roung Beattie. That the cemetery issociation does not recognize the ight of council to take this action s presaged by the fact that so far to steps have been taken to prepare he grave. Young Beattie's death chamber vas below ground. It has no win- , lows. Because of its isolation and he death cells adjoining, the :hamber is silent as an abandoned omb. Into one corner of the cham>er a black cable drooped. It was he heavy main wire leading from the lynamos of the city lighting plant a lalf mile away. The prison authoriies do not depend on their own dylamos for the fatal shock. Over his cable poured 2,200 volts of elecricity. It was as silent as it was leadly. There was no purring of lynamos to indicate its fatal power. Vheh the executioner turned on th$ ull voltage and the body responded o the fearful shock the witnesses ;asped. There was no warning. Current for One Minute. For a full minute the current racd through the body cells of the conlemned youth. For five seconds it ras kept at is maximum power, and hen was diminished slowly during ibout twelve seconds. When the teedle on the indicator pointed to !,000 volts it remained stationary here three seconds and then slowly hrough another 12 seconds moved .round again to maximum where it emained vibratory for three seconds. ?hen back to the maximum twice .gain it took its course until at the xpiration of a full minute, the curent was shut off. Beattie's death was instantaneous, ccording to the prison surgeon. The itmost care had been taken in the 'setting" of the electrodes and in ireparing the straps and elamps to withstand any strain. There was no lip. The murderer's exit was as painess as modern science could provide. Newspapers Disregard Law. One feature of the Beattie execuion that aroused a great deal of inerest and speculation was the attiude assumed toward it by the Vir;inia newspapers, which are forbidien by a State statute to print the letails of an electrocution. As a part of the law which substiuted the electric chair for the hangaan's noose, the Virginia legislature rrote this paragraph into the statute: No newspaper or person shall print r publish the details of the execuion of criminals under this act. )nlv the fact that the criminal was xecuted shall be printed or publishd." The legislature, however, failed to rovide a penalty for a violation of he section. Hitherto the law has ieen complied with out of respect to Itate authority, but the Beattie case o enthralled the State during the ast several months that there were ndications to-day that many newsapers would feel compelled to dis- ' egard the statute on this occasion, nd give as many details as could be btained. The Richmond afternoon papers ppeared on the street soon after the xecution with full details, and it beame evident that the statute was to ie entirely disregarded or at least adly stretched throughout the State. Declines to Confess. Beattie pased a fairly peaceful tight although his sleep was broken. Vhen he arose this morning he dressd with his usual care and ate sparugly. He did not appear either nerous or apprehensive, although he sras incessantly under the eyes of his ;uards, who had doubled their vigi" ?o/\ + Vl Q + iXLLCe 111 I>11C uaai uiviuvuuj ou i,uuv he law might not be cheated. "I Am Ready, Gentlemen." During the reading of the death warrant, the doomed man maintaind his composure. He stood without , tremor. As the superintendent inished he swayed, but so impercepibly that he might have been shiftng his weight from one foot to the ither. When the deputy wardens ell in on each side of him, he bowed lis head a moment. "I am ready, gentlemen," he said, imply, and the death march was be;un. Just before Superintendent Wood md his men appeared Rev. Dr. Fix melt in prayer with the condemned nan. He prayed for divine forgiveLess for him. Beattie appeared afected, but when the rrr.yer was finshed he was as emphatic in his reusal to confess as at any time since lis arrest. To all repeated requests or a confession, he made the same notion of his head, a slow negative ;hake which showed how firmly his nind was made up to maintain his iilence. There existed a deep affection )etweon the elder Beattie and his vayward son. The father to-day is l broken man as the result of his on's crime, although he clung to the ast to the belief that his son was inlocent. No member of the Beattie family vas present at the execution nor at he penitentiary when the. death narch was begun. Preparations for he reception of Douglas Beattie, i brother of the doomed man, had been i made in the superintendent's office, but Douglas did not appear. The failure of any member of the family to be present was welcomed by the prison authorities, for they ( feared their charge might break down at the last moment. Nearly Breaks Down. For a few brief moments yester- v day, Beattie broke down and it was feared his remarkable nerve and stoicism were about to desert him. This was when he took leave of his father and brother, Douglas. When the parting came, the son laid his head on his father's breast and sobbed convulsively. One arm was flung across his father's shoulders, the other hand gripped that of his brother. But he recovered quickly. The fortitude of the elder Beattie had more to do with the recovery than the soothing words of the Rev. Benjamin Dennis, who has labored with the doomed prisoner. With Spartan self-control, the father tried to keep his son's emotions in check, although the tears raced down his nhoabe anrt Mc Una twitohed natheti cally. No words were spoken, but the young wife-murderer must have felt the stern repression of his father, for | his sobs were strangled and straightened. "Good-bye." "Good-bye," he said, and turned away. Neither father nor brother trusted to make reply, but made their way from the penitentiary. When they entered it again, it was claim the body of their kinsman. Hazel, the 18-year-old sister of the : prisoner, and his two aunts, drove ? to the prison in a closed carriage in 1 the middle of the afternoon. They I were in the death chamber a trifle J more than an hour. When they emerged, Hazel was on the verge of collapse while all three were muclj agitated and weeping. \ Their entrance and departure were 4 observed by a morbid crowd of several hundred persons, gathered to e witness .the rumored visit of Beulah e Binford to the prison. The report proved to be untrue, the girl whose \ subtle power over young Beattie is i said to have driven him to the kill- p ing of his wife, having been discov ered in New York. e Expiates for Terrible Crime. 1 The crime for which Henry Clay jj Beattie, Jr., was executed to-day was , one of the most sensational in the criminal history of "Virginia. Interest in the murder was country-wide ow- ? ing to its unusual features and the swift movement of justice. On the night of July 18 last, Beattie drove his automobile into Richmond, carry- g ing with him the body of his wife which had a gaping shotgun wound in the head. He declared that a tall bearded man had accosted him on t the Midlothian turnpike, five miles g from Richmond, and when he re- t quested the man to make room for him in the road, the stranger with- e out warning had fired the shot which t killed Mrs. Beattie. He added that E he had grappled with the man, but was overpowered and that the mur- e derer had fled, leaving the gun be- d hind. This story of the crime was a maintained by Beattie to the end. g For a brief time Beattie's story was given some decree of credenoe, c but within a day or two suspicion be- r gan to point to him and he was kept a under the closest surveillance. Blood- ^ hounds, taken to the scene of the crime, -refused to leave the place, c circling around the bloodspot on the a road. 0 Gun Leads to Conviction. Beattie, it eventually transpired, c had'thrown the shotgun into the ton- b neau of his automobile after the s shooting, but in passing over some railroad tracks not far from the c scene it had been jolted out and was b picked up later by a negress. This a ?1-?-V. T? 1.4.:- ~ 11 A gun, W LilUil Dt;dlUC aucgcu nau uc- VI longed to the mysterious highway- v man, proved the means of sending, the yo^ng man to the electric chair, e At the coroner's inquest the weap- s on was identified by Paul Beattie, a second cousin of young Henry, as the e weapon he had purchased for Henry s with money furnished by the latter. Beattie was arrested immediately af- 1< ter the inquest. This was \ra July t 21, and on August 19, one month and * a day from the time of the murder, h the trial was begun before Walter A. Watson in the picturesque little Ches- o terfield county courthouse, 16 miles h from here. A The jury was made up almost entirely of farmers, and on this fact Beattie based his claim th^t he had been convicted, not for the murder of P his wife but because of his relations v with Beulah Binford, a notorious young woman. He insisted to the last that a jury composed of city men would have freed him. Beattie was S defended by H. H. Smith, Jr., and J Hill Carter. The prosecution was F conducted by L. O. Wendenberg and L. M. Gregory. Jurors Quick to Decide. The trial moved swiftly, though c mUnAOBAo an/1 />n Qon. 3 iiJ <UL1 V WUUCOOCO tlAAVU} uuu vu. k/v|/ tember 8, after 58 minutes of consid- ' eration and prayer, the jury in chorus instead of through its foreman, declared Beattie to be guilty of the c murder of his wife. Motion for a new trial was denied and November 24 set as the day for the execution. On November 13, the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals refused to I grant an appeal on a writ of error, and two days later Gov. Mann, who = had been appealed to for commuta- ? tion or reprieve, issued a statement declaring that the interests of the people of Virginia demanded that # Beattie should die in the electric chair. i Farmers* Union Meeting. ^ Fihrhnrrit s. P.. November 20. t 1911. . g Editor The Bamberg Herald?Dear Sir:?Please state that the next C meeting of the Bamberg County Farmers' Union will be held in Bamberg on Friday, December 1st, at 11 i o'clock. All local unions are request- ^ ed to send delegates. Yours truly, 4 J. E. MCMILLAN, ^ Secretary. ^ -? ^ For Sale.?Ten shares of Young Men's Building and Loan stock. Apply to R. M. BRUCE, Herald Office. More New This We Hats, Feathei Nets, Laces, Cj Jabots, Trimm Bargains in all These U a. I He ITlllIllit (Formerly K. I. Si BAMBERG, FARMS F( BAMBERG COUNTY. an No. 1. 675 acres; 250 cleared, Fa pith tenant houses, barn and stables, miles east of Midway. cl( No. 2. 250 acres; 60 acres clear- r0< d, with barn and stables; 1*6 miles no Lorth of Midway. C. No. 3. 650 acres; about 450 acres pell timbered with cypress and other tardwoods. A fine pole and tie ba reposition. ?f No. 4. 500 acres; 300 acres clear- * d, stumps removed, balance in long cle eaf pine and hardwood; 7-room no [welling, good tenant houses, barn nd stables; A miles west of Ehr- cl lardt. st< No. 5. 312 acres; 150 acres clear- *nJ d, balance in pine and hardwoods; en -room 2-story dwelling, 4-room ten- ou ,nt house; 1 mile north of Midway. Pu No. 6. 278 acres; 80 acres clearid, balance in pine and hardwood; <d? i-room 2-story dwelling, barn and be tables; 1% miles north of Bamberg, wi No. 7. ' 400 acres; 225 acres leared, balance jn margins and tim- clc ers; 5 tenant houses, barn and fahiPR* fi miles south-east of Bam- mi lerg. No. 8. 136 acres; 75 acres clear- tir id, balance in pine and hardwood hu imbers; 4-room tenant house; 2 pr< ailes south of Bamberg. S. No. 9. 668 acres; 350 acres clearid, balance well timbered; 6-room cl [welling, 4-room tenant house, barn ov ,nd stables; well drained; 10 miles eai outh of Bamberg. No. 10. 388 acres; 200 acres dv leared, balance finely timbered; 7- mi oom dwelling; 5 tenant houses, barn H< ,nd stables; 8 miles south of Bam^ erg. No. 11. 206 acres; 125 acres clf leared, balance in long leaf pine TOi ,nd hardwood timbers; 2 miles east -nn ?f Govan, S. C. v0 No. 12. 230 acres; 150 acres leared, balance in margins and tim- jn( iers; 4 tenant houses, barn and tables; 1 mile south of Bamberg. No. 13. 258 acres; 80 acres leared, balance in margins and tim- we ers; 4-room dwelling, barn, stables ro< ,nd other outbuildings; 40 acres un- an ler wire fence; 4 miles east of Mid- X /ay. T No. 16. 62 acres 30 acres cleard; 4-room tenant house, barn and tables; 2^ miles south of Bamberg. No. 17. 50 acres; 40 acre clear- sti d; good tenant house, barn and ha tables; 3 miles south of Bamberg. 1 i 353 acres, 200 open; balance in all ong leaf pine and hardwoods; 4 good enant houses, 4 rooms each; lies Da within 2 miles of Bamberg & Ehr- in* ardt Railroad. 903 acres, 350 open, in good state sta f cultivation, balance in pine and ou iard woods; only % mile north of lidway, S. C. sts DORCHESTER COUNTY. 0n No. 15. 165 acres, a good timber sei iroposition; 7 miles south of Ridge- ho ille, S. C.' ORANGEBURG COUNTY. Rc No. 19. 913 acres, 600 acres ^a leared, balance in timbers; 4-room str [welling; 7 tenant houses; large, ?arn and stables and other outbuild-! i0j ngs; 5 miles east of Cope, S. C. BARNWELL COUNTY. lai No. 20. 260 acres; 150 acres leared, balance in timbers; 3 ten- on nt houses, barn and stables; 3 miles . rom Dunbarton, S. C. 81 HAMPTON COUNTY. stI ?i PA No. 18. 75U acres; sou acicei leared; 9 good tenant houses, barn | tei J. T. O'l leal Estate Agent Ba: ? I have just received a shipm ft, cycles of the latest make wh: X easy terms. A small amoui j wheel and the balance in wee J" have a large supply of bicyi ft* repair you old wheel at a rea fti mobiles, Bicycles, Guns and S short notice. [j. B. BR |, The I&3]^ir ...... . ' .. ., ..... V .--' . ,;V_ Arrivals: d iek In f CJ rs, Mover I ips, Collars, I tings, Silks. f lutfudstA Arrivalc !5 Y fcV MIMV iUIK WV ?????8< 1\ a] iry Store' STICK & CO.) p S. C. )R SALE d stables; only 1 mile south of _ irfax. ' No. 21. 1,000 acres; 600 acres ^ Jared; 13 tenant houses with 4 R 3ms; drainage good; only % mile rth of town limits of Brunson, S. ^ cm No. 22. 110 acres; 60 acres clear- t( ; 2 tenant houses with 4 rooms, rn and stables; only % mile north ,, Brunson, S. C. t' No. 23. 363 acres; 175 acres .* lo fv iiaiioao* 9 1l m i 1 oa fCLicu, v t^uau t uvuiT^O) u 72 rnii^o * rtheast of Fairfax, S. C. ?, No. 24. 545 acres; 300 acres , sared, 10-room 2-story dwelling, 1 >re house, 4-room 2-story dwell- ^ ?; one large barn, 2 small ones; ~ gine and boiler; sawmill and gin rj tfit; well 600 feet deep; hydiraulic : mp; four miles from Scotia, S. C. ^ No. 25. 2,500 acres; 500 acres ? jared, balance in hardwood tim- *( rs; 2 settlements; well fenced with a re. No. 26. 500 acres; 150 acres p jared, balance well timbered; 10- ? Dm dwelling, barn and stables; % :le from Gillisonville, S. C. No. 27. 2,100 acres; cut oyer obered lands 25 years ago; no ildings; a fine stock raising 0 oposition; lying near Gillisonville, c. ' ? No. 28. . 156 acres; 100 acres >ared; C. & W. C. Railroad running er its southern portion; 2 miles f. st of Fairfax. f* No. 29. 70 acres, cleared; 6-room * celling, barn and stables; 2 % j* les north of Hampton Court J >use. {j GREENWOOD COUNTY. a No. 30. 1,403 acres; 700 acres f< >ared; balance well timbered; 8- c Dm 2-story dwelling; 18 tenant e uses, 4 and 5 rooms each; 1 store l use; 1 large and 8 small barns c th stable, stock, and implements ;luded if desired. & COLLETON COUNTY. u 1,260 acres, 400 open; balance 0 >11 timbered in long leaf pine; 4Dm dwelling; 5 good tenant houses, d barn and stables; near Smoaks li D ao A e Ci 1WUUUO. OWN PROPERTIES FOR SALE AND RENT. One 5-room residence on Orange eet, large rooms and reception n 11; barn and stables; lot contains 0 1-5 acres; good water, shade trees, under wire fence. * One 8-room, 2-story dwelling, lot, ^ rn, stables, and other outbuildings L ?s on Railroad Avenue. One 5-room dwelling, barn, J ibles, servant house and other tbuildings, on Second street. Z One 5-room dwelling and lot, barn, ibles and other buildings, on Secd street. One 6-room dwelling, large lot, rvant house, barn, stables and auto use, on Church street. One 5-room house and lot, on New >ad street One 7-room dwelling, large lot rn and stables, on New Road eet. One 4-room dwelling, new, large ;, all fenced, on Green street One 4-room tenant house and ge lot, on New Road street. One 2-room tenant house and lot, New Road street. Four large open lots on New Road eet. One large open lot, on New Bridge eet. Full descriptions with prices and | ms, on application. NEAL mberg, South Carolina idit You| ent.of brand new biich I will sell you on it when you get the t kly payments. I also T L rle supplies and will T W* son able price. Auto Pistols repaired on ?p * " * II IICKLEt " Bamberg, S. 0. X - NOTICE OF SALE. Stat? of South Carolina?County of amberg?In Court of Common leas. ' Carrie E. Simmons, plaintiff, gaints Sallie E. Whetstone, et al., efendants. By virtue of a decretal order of his onor, S. W. G. Shipp, Circuit Judge, will sell to the highest bidder for ish on Monday, the 4th day of Dejmber, next, at the court house in le Town of Bamberg, between the gal hours of sale, the following deiribed property: All that certain piece, parcel or it of land situate, lying and being ^ l the Town of Bamberg, County and tate aforesaid, containing and measring five acres, more or less, and Dunded as follows: North by lot of ick Rowe; East by New Bridge St,; ^ : outh by lot of R. L. Risher and F. 7. Free; and West by C. R. Brabam, Sr. ALSO Those certain lots of land situate, ring and being in the Town of Bamerg, County and State aforesaid, deiribed as follows: Lots 7, 8, 9, and * 0, in block 1, in Brabham Court; Iso, lots 15 and 16 in block 4, and , its 34 and 35 in block 1 of the said rabham Court. Purchaser to comply with bid withi nno hftiir offpr caIp nr the said coperty will be resold at the puraaser's risk, and so on from time to me until a purchaser is found who ill comply. Purchaser to pay for 1 r H. C. FOLK, r Master Bamberg County. [AYFIELD & FREE, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Bamberg, S. C., November 6, 1911. MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Court ^il f Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun- ijj 7 made in the case of F. M. Roach, dministratrix of the estate of S. C. :oach, vs. O. J. Bond et al., I will :-| ell at the Court House door, Bamerg, S. C., during the legal hours of M ale, on Monday, December 5, 1911, ) the highest bidder for cash: All that piece, parcel or lot of * ind, situate and being in the conn- ; ^ 7 of Bamberg, formerly Barnwell, /' i the State of South Carolim.; oun^ed on the North by lands of | lie estate of W. F. Roach; East by , inds formerly of Free; South by iinds of F. M. Roach, formerly M. | r. Roach; and West by run of Little altkeahatchie; the said tract orig- ; lally containing two hundred and Wrty-four (234) acres according to M aid plat but since reduced by sale a one hundred and eighty .(180) * H. C. FOLK, . Master for Bamberg County. ^ t. C. BELLINGER, Plaintiff's Attorney. . ? NOTICE OF SALE. State of South Carolina?County p f Bamberg. By virtue of a power of attorney to *4 le directed by the heirs-at-law of CL -M toozer Copeland and Theacia Copemd, I will offer for sale to the high- iM st bidder for cash at the Coujrt louse In the Town of Bamberg on. londay, the 4th day of December . ext, being salesday in December, all v tiat certain piece, parcel or tract of ind, situate in the County of Bam* : erg, State aforesaid, containing 164 ? v , cres, more or less, and bounded as .oVitj allows: North by lands of J. L. > l nnoianh and T.ittlft Saltkeahatchie: last by Mrs. Martin Smith; South by %3ifl saac W. Rentz; and West by J. Las opeland. A title to the said purchaser at said ;f ale will be executed and delivered nto the purchaser on the delivery $ f the purchase money. J. C. COPELAND, 1 Attorney in fact for the heirs-at- ? iw of C. Boozer Copeland and Theala Copeland. Bamberg, S. C., November 6, 19X1. ' / FARMERS' UNION MEETINGS. The local Bamberg Farmers' Union leets at the court house in Bamberg . n the first and third Friday morn- ' lgs in every month. Meeting at 1 o'clock. Applications for mem/-.T-oVii-n ropoivpH at evprv meeting. ViiOUiy *. WV* ? ??V ? . _ w __ <et all member be present. J. W. STEWART, \'rm . P. O'QUINN, ' President Secretary. ^?1 D. J. DELKI / CAMHAiE WOBIS ;?'3|f| When in need of anything in ' v j| my line, don't forget the place, No. 24 Main street Bamberg, S. 0M in front of the cotton mill. We ran a first-class repair ?^| and wheel wright shop, build one and two-horse wagons, sewing machine and delivery wagons, log carts, and any special wagon; paint buggies and automobiles in factory style. We are agent for the Deeding harvesting machinery, disc harrows, compost spreaders, gasoline engines, etc. Wo rsrrv a stock of the best grain drills on the market. Call and see us before you buy. Anything sent us will have the same attention as if yon were to bring it yourself. * v D. J. DELK BAMBERG S. C. y BRICKWORK I am an experienced brickmason ad do all kinds of brick and con* ete work, plastering, kalsomining, . % . :c. Satisfaction guaranteed. ' * * ;g!SS JOHN DAYS BAMBERG, S. C. An ad. in The Herald will bring re- ( ilts. Try one and see. i 4