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0>br Bambrrg ijrralb Thursday, Nov. 30,1911. j: .SHORT LOCALS. i % ? , 1 Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and county. 1 "Smile?he is coming again." i 1 We understand that the receipts ^ of cotton here this season are al- c / ready more than twelve thousand bales. \ To-day is Thanksgiving, and most of the stores in town will close. The S postoffice and banks will also be closed. f Mr. E. C. Bruce, of this city, will MnlrA V. rv MAA frtr PoilTltV ccruiiui; UJUAC uic- iavc iui wuuV Supervisor next summer. We have t this authoritatively. S v * "Smile?he is coming again." ' "* Our merchants are opening up ? Christmas goods. Watch the cok- f onms of The Herald to find out ? where to do your Christmas shop- J ping. * The beautiful play, "Beverly of Graustark," is to be presented at a the Blafckville opera house to-morrow (Friday) evening, December 1st. ^ See the ad. in this issue. ^ yj,' "Smile?he is coming again." ? Capt. T. H. Dick died at the home a of his son, Dr. George W. Dick, in SumteY last week.- Capt. Dick was r< well-known and hadxmany friends in fi Bamberg, who will regret to learn of n his death. c< ^ Next Monday is the first Monday >. ~ ifr the montn ana saiesaay. mere are several sales to be made by the t3 Master, and the advertisements will n be found in the advertising columns 0 of this newspaper. V V\ "Smile?he is coming again." "'It is strongly suspected that the fire at the oil millxMonday night was tl ti^e work of an incendiary, as there q are suspicious circumstances con- r< nected with it and there was no reason why the fire should have started where it did. The Herald has received an invitation to attend the unveiling of the & jfc memorial to the women of the Con- n fedecacy, which will take place in G Columbia December 14th. The ora- P tor of the day will be Joseph W. ai * Barnwell, of Charleston. oi "Smile?he is coming again." A large force of linemen is in town at present rebuilding and rei:k pairing the telephone lines of the n - Bell Telephone Company.; The work- bi % men will no doubt be here until s< Christmas, as it is proposed to put a] f the lines of the local' exchange in ]a first-class condition. hi The laurel stove demonstration this week at Hunter's hhrware store has been well attended by the ladies and others, and many have enjoyed the hot lunches served. The demon- ^ stration was quite a success, and Mr. V Hunter is to be congratulated on his A o efcten>rtee in securing it. 1i Rev. W. H. Hodges preached a_ v< very Strong sermon at the Methodist' n ; church last Sunday morning from the text, "Whatsoever, a man soweth, .? . that shall he also reap." He left w Monday afternoon for conference at pi Bennettsviiie, and his fio?pciftl and 01 other reports will be good. Wait"for O'Riley. ^'Smile?rhe is coming again." tl J . Those who have subscribed to the n ;v - v- Confederate monument fund and wish f< to pay.their*subscription, can send the money to the editor of The Her- ai aid or leave it qt the office* You u can save the ladle? considerable p< trouble and expense by sending in Sl your subscription. Ji Rev. W. H. Hodges will be away ? next Sunday attending conference at " f . Bennettsviiie, and in consequence . there will be no preaching at the p< Methodist church in the morning. At night there will be exercises by the J* Mite Box Brigade, followed by stere\ opticon views. The public is cordi- J1 ally invited. * fc w Fire broke out in the seed house j? / : at the oil mill Monday night about ten o'clock, it starting in the dust , box at the South end of the seed house, next to the mill. However, ti the flames were put out with but b little damage, although a large crowd P ' ^ - went down to the mill. The mill was n shut down only a short tiiqe because tl of the fire. ti i'Smile?he is coming again." 11 J. A. Nimmons, Bamberg's colored barber, attended the conference of the M. E. church in- Sumter last week and was elected as a delegate to the r general conference. He naturally o appreciates the honor, as there were h nineteen candidates for the four a places, among them being some of ^ the wealthiest and most prominent ?{ negroes in the State. N We understand that the case of e Mr. James McGowan against the b Southern Railway Co. has been compromised. This case was tried here y last spring and a verdict rendered for n Mr. McGowan for $5,000. The rail- d / . road appealed to the State Supreme T court, and the case was to have been r< heard next month. However, the n company offered a compromise, which ti has been accepted. We understand that there is a L likelihood of the railroad which is h now being built from this place to- P ward Ehrhardt being carried on to. si Lodge. L,t is thought that this will li be best for all parties concerned, as s that will give connection with two , 4 roads: the road to Walterboro and t< the road to Hampton. It will also give the people of the Smoalts section connection with Bamberg, apd will no doubt do much to develop that section of country. C The November term of the State Supreme Court convened Tuesday of V this week, and more than one hundred appealed cases are to be heard, The second circuit, which embraces Bamberg county, is to be called De- j cember 20th, with five days in December and two in January. There are two appeals to be heard from this county, that of Mrs. A. McB. Speaks and Mr. James McGowan vs. the 0 Southern Railway Company, but we understand that the McGowan case has been compromised. "Smile?he is coming again." E I . . Baptist Church News and Notices. DIRECTORY. Preaching service every Sunday " norning at 11 o'clock and at night, >y the pastor, Rev. O. J. Frier. Sunday-school every Sunday morn- j ng at 10 o'clock, J. A. Hunter, super- s ntendent. J 13. Y. P. U. every Sunday after- r loon at 3:30 o'clock. g Prayer meeting every Thursday ^ light. j Woman's Missionary Society meets j Vednesday afternoons after the sec- . >nd Sunday in each month. ^ Sunbeam Band meets every two . veeks on Friday afternoons. Monthly conference each fourth 5unday. * Observance of Lord's Supper the irst Sunday in each quarter. ; NEWS AND NOTICES. c The Sunday-school was small in at- y endance but large in contribution to e tate missions last Sunday. a The pastor preached to a very goou v ized congregation Sunday morning i rom, "The First and Great.K,ey Text g f the Bible." At night his theme t ras, "A Picture of Ezra, the Great t teligious Reformer." v t Itis hoped the stove pipe will be I xed by next Sunday, so the church uditorium will be more comfortable, i, In conference Sunday, the church ii nprovement committee reported the g 5t adjoining Bro. R. C. Jones's place \ Did and balance of the debt on seats t nd carpets paid in full. a The committee to whom was refer- t ed the pastor's resignation reported r nding a small opposition but recom- t ien<led chat the church do not ac- e ept the resignation on said grounds. S he report was adopted. I The B. Y. P. U. changed their \ me of meeting last Sunday after- v oon to Friday evening at 7:30 'clock until further notice. The ? lembers will take notice, i nereiore c le next meeting will be Friday even- 1 ig. . I The Sunbeam missionary picnic at v le church last Friday evening was v uite a success in attendance and a ssults. / t ? 1 Coming Marriage. n r 13 Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Chitty anounce the coming marriage of their a iece, Rosa Edna Chitty, to James S arner Bagnal, the wedding to take s lace on Thursday, December 21st, p t their home in the Kearse section n f this county. t ? o The Cotton Market. - F ? iV Not much cotton has come to a larket this week on account of the a ad weather. Good cotton would m ill for nine cents the pound to-day, I [though it was as high as 914 the o itter part of last week. The market o as gone off since that time. ? Costly Term of Court. c a When The Herald went to press a Wednesday of last week the case of a 7. J. Kemp against the Seaboard e ir Line Railway Company was be- b ig tried. This case resulted in a I erdict for the defendant... ... .. ... S Joseph Maree against the Western t nion Telegraph Company was with- c rawn from the jury, and an order a as issued that the defendant should t iy the costs by February 1st next, v r a pop-suit would be granted. a Carrie E. Kirkland against Salt- a eatchle Lumber Company, a suit t >r damages, resulted in a verdict for I le defendant This case consumed fa tore than two days, and was a hard f night .case. t The jury was dismissed Saturday ad the balance of the day was taken t p in granting orders, hearing ap- v eals from magistrates, etc. Court s djourned Saturday afternoon, and b adge Shipp left Sunday morning for b arnwell, where he is holding court n lis wepk. - A This was no doubt the most ex- y ensive term of court ever held in ti le county, it costing over $1,500. c owever, the Tuten case from Hamp- b >n cost more than $600. It seems S lat there were very few cases tried v >r court to have continued two full v eeks. b * * O'Riley Returns. 0 O'Riley, the photographer, will re- f irn to Bamberg and be ready for ^ usiness Wednesday, December 6th. j, hotographs are ideal .Christmas re- ' lembrances, and it will be necessary lat intending patrons call for sit- h ng at an early date. Bring the babies i the morning while awake and t niling. t Songs and Stories of the Red man." ^ Extra lyceum attraction December " The local lyceum management as been fortunate in securing Mr. J! nd Mrs. Gale to present their jj onderfully unique entertainment, h Songs and Stories of the Red Man." ? fo entertainment of - this kind has ver been here and it promises to e of peculiar interest. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Gale have spent 20 ? ears on the work of studying the ? fe, customs, songs, etc., of the Inian and bring it to us first hand. a hey are musicians of ability and ^ ecorded the songs just as the red a lan sang them, many of them being j iken by the phonograph. s Both Mr. and Mrs. Gale appear as t adians?in beautiful costumes? a epresenting several tribes. In resenting their entertainment the tage is set with special scenery ahd v tterally covered with curios and mu- ^ ical instruments. t The profit will go towards helping 3 pay for the new seats. g New" Advertisements. c Bamberg Furniture and Hardware * o.?Only Twenty-two More Days. The Victor Oil Co.?Salesmen c Wanted. t Paul Arndt?The Christmas Goods t ire In. ? G. O. Simmons?That Present for ? [mas. c s W. A. Klauber?Shoe Bargains at j. [lauber's. Blackville Opera House?Beverly f Graustark. r The Millinery Store?More New c arrivals This Week. ... e C. R. Brabham's Son?Hamilton c Irown and Florsheim Shoes at Cost; t 1| WILL BE ON "HAND. 1 ? Jena tor B. R. Tillman Beady for His Duties at Washington. In a letter to the News and Courer from Columbia Col. August Kohn says when Senator Tillman returns o Washington it is his purpose to emain there. He has been quite ictive for some time on his farm at Trenton and this out of door work las no doubt been of great benefit to lim, and he feels able and strong snough to undertake the work at iVashington when the session opens n a few weeks. Senator Tillman is not saying anyhing about his' re-election, because le takes that for granted, and if lothing occurs between now and the lext primary his name will, of :ourse, be before the voters and he las no doubt that the people will reject him. It is a long time since March, 1895, J vhen Senator Tillman took his seat n the United States senate. Of the froup that went into the senate at hat time but very few remain, and he associates of Senator Tillman at hat time who remain are: Senators Sacon, Martin and Nelson. The senate, as every one knows, b a very "close corporation," and it : s perhaps the one organization where eniority counts most. Once in a ' vhile a shining light breaks in and emporarily disconcerts the cusoms ind precedence of generations, but his is most unusual. Senator Till- ( an ranks seventh in seniority? hat is in length of service. The Unijt- : id States senators ahead of him are: : lenators Cullom, Lodge, Gallinger, i *erkins, Clark, of Wyoming, and ' Varren, and then comes the group of irhich Senator Tillman is one. .Of course, as every one knows, ( tenator Cullom is a very old man, eing 82 years of age. Senator Oal- : inger was born in 1837, Senator ' ?erkins in 1839 and Senator Warren 1 O A A r> *% /) /\? AAnnf/vftfl uuiu in xoti, aiiu ui cue scuaiuio ( pho remain in the 1895 group; Sentor Bacon was born in 1839, Senaor Nelson in 1843, while Senator 'illman was born in 1847,-which aakes him really one of the younger ae'mbers of the Senate. It is because of this long service side fro,m the recognized ability of enator Tillman, that makes him of o much value at this time and the ossibilities of his service of ever so auch more value. The changing of hree senators, that is the election f three Democrats instead of three tepublicans, who are now senators ill change the majority of the sente from Republican to Democratic, nd in that ^vent Senator Tillman rould by right of being the ranking iemocratic member have the choice f the chairmanship of one of several f the most important committees of he Senate. He is the ranking Democrat on thev. ommittees of appropriation, naval ffairs, Inter-State commerce, mines, nd mining, and Indian relations, ; nd is now chairman of "Five Civilizd Tribes of. Indians," which gives im a clerk and messenger. If the )emocrat8 should gain control of the Senate, which, is altogether likely,' his would .make Senator Tillman hairman of perhaps the most impartnt committee In the senate, that is he committee of appropriations rhich handles the billion dollars that re annually expended by the Feder.1 Government. As a matter of fact, he Democrats want Senator Tillman or this position and now. defer to ( im in many matters that come be- . ore the committee, of which he is he ranking/minority member. Just a little incident to show how hings go. For many years a bill ras pending either in the house op enate providing for a fish hatchery ^ a South Carolina, but it never passed oth branches in any one year and 'J ever got into the appropriation bill. Lt a meeting of the committee last ear while the matter of appropria[ng funds for fisheries was under dis- J usfion, although there was no bill efore either the house or senate, J ienatpr Tillman suggested that he ranted a fishery for this State and ranted $25,000. The other memers of the committee concurred and rithout any legislative act the $25,- < 00 was simply incorporated in the eneral appropriation bill, and this 5 the way tilings are often done and rhy a chairmanship is of so much ; mportance. 3Long service, too, t lakes such things easy to do. Of course, 'Senator Tillman with ( lis quickness has not needed the j ighteen years that he has been in . he senate to find out how to "work t he machine" or to catch on to all i he legislative "kinks," but he has . sed this time in addition to becom- \ ag familiar with the legislative ma- | hinery making friends, and the peo- . le in Washington, regardless of po- ' Itieal affliations, all testify to the ( igh regard in which Senator Tillman 3 held by the officials, as well as by he officers of the army and navy, nd with his rank, efficiency and acuaintance, if the Democrats should ;ain control of the senate the peo le of this State can hardly estimate >f how much value he would be. Of course, Senator Tillman is not s vigorous nor as strong as he has ieen, but he is able to be up and bout; to make speeches, though Dr. labcock advises him not to do it; to ay what he wants; to dictate leters; to attend committee meetings, ,nd to "kick" whenever it may be tecessary, and these things count for ouch in official life in Washington, rhere speech-making is more largely ntended for outside consumption han it is for results. It is just as well for the people of 5outh Carolina to understand what he conditions are with regard to lenator Tillmhn and his rank among he Democrats, the disadvantage of hanging horses and what his sphere >f usefulness may amount to if he ontinues in his Drc-ent health and he Democrats continue to hold on I o what they have, to say nothing of j gaining control of the Senate, and its greater possibilities. Committee work' \ ounts for more in the United States | enate than jn any legislative assem- , ily in America." I ( At the Methodist church Sunday i tight the Mite Box Brigade will have ' harge of the service. After the ex- | ireises by the children a stereopti- i ion lecture will be given, the subject ] teing "Pilgrim's Progress." ; ( .yf -v. .. i -.-tfJt . .*/ ?i. .'2a. . .SV GET VERDICTS. j Two Spires Boys Get Damages from Atlantic Coast Line. A verdict in favor of the plaintiffs has just been granted by a Barnwell jury in the case of J. A. Spires vs. the A. C. L. railroad and J. S. Spires vs. the A. C. L. railroad. It will be remembered that these two young men went on an excursion to Augusta some time back, and on the return trip they received injuries as the result of rowdyism on the train. J. A. Spires received a wound, having been shot, while J. S. Spires was severely cut with a knife. They entered suit for damages and the first was granted damages to the extent 5 of $1,000 while the second was given a verdict for $800. Wolfe & Berry, of this city, and R. C. Holman appeared for the plain- j tiffs, while Harley & Best were the ^ attorneys for the railroad.?Orange- c burg Evening News. j Roll of Company G. I ???- t Through the kindness of Mr. M. O. < Kinard, Orderly Sergeant of Com- c pany G, we are enabled to publish j the roll of the old company. Follow- ( ing are the surviving members at t this time: Sergeants M. O. Kinard, <j J. B. Hunter, C. L. Folk; Corporals j J. C. Copeland, C. R. Clayton; Pri- ? vates W. T. Beard, color bearer; ? Calvin Bessinger, John Bessingrer, . Daniel Carter, J. F. Kearse, M. A. } Kinard, W. H. Morris, W. A. Rentz, t NT. B. Rhoad, D. *0. Steedley, H. J. Zorn, J. J. Zeigler. _ * 1- XI _ M It. ^ * following IB me run ui me cum- j pany as it was originally mustered ^ [nto the service. It was known as Co. t G, 1st S. C. V. I.: B. J. Babers, J. M. Bassett, J. M. Bishop, W. T. Beard, C. Beard, W. C. Bessinger, Jno. Bessing- T gr, T. J. Breland, J. W. Bennett, W. C. Bennett, A. Bessinger, Jois Bessing- ^ gr, J. Blitchington, H. Breedlove, I. B. Barefoot,, Dr.. Colston, Sam Croft, j J. C. Copeland, J. J. Copeland (captain), C. R. Clayton, D. C. Carter, r David Cohen, B. Dyches, S. W. Eaves, F. Eaves, E. Eaves, Dick Ed- t monds, John Fender, Tom Fender, C. L. Folk, H. S. Furman, J. M. Grimes, Winchester Graham (captain), G. j M. Grimes (captain), G. B. Grimes, D. P. Golden, S. Gillam, Ben Hoyt, r. Hagood, W. Hagood, H. W. Har- t ter, T. K. Heminway, W. C. Hemingway, G. Hagood A. J. Hughes, J. a B. Hunter, Dave Jamison, J. S. Johns, M. Jeffcoat, H. Jennings, L. B. ? Kearse, A. Kearee, J. F. Kearse, E. E. Kinard, M. O. Kinard, M. A. Kin- j ird, Geo. Kinard, Charley Kinard, L. J. Kinard, James Kirkland, t rhomas Lee, Bunyan Lee, S. Lain, D. Loper, W. H. Morris, J. McFaddin, J. B. Mdrris, R. Morris, Allen Main, James Main, G. W. Muse, , Henry McMillan, John McMillan, Jesse McMillan, Frank McMillan, j Steve Miller, Daniel Odom, Ulmer Priester, L. Pelham, H. R. Pelham, k. Patterson^ Chas. Patrick, H. B. . Risher, J. M. Rhode, R. L. Rhode, N. B. Rhode, Sim, Rush, Charley Rush, j Lin Rush, J. D. Rentz, W. A. Rentz, I. D. Sease, L. J. Sweat (captain), J. ( M. Smith, J. Smith, Sr., J. Smith, Jr., R. J. Steedley (captain), D. Q. Steed- * ley, j. B. Steedley, -L. B. Steedley, J. W. Thompson, Joe Thompson, Frank Thompson, B. Whittemore, J. j J. Weissinger, H. J. Zorn, Sam Zorn, J. J. Zeigler. It will be seen that there were originally 109 members of the company, and that now, only 17 survive. "Smile?he is coming again." LITTLE M. J. BLACK. 1 Empty arms my baby, i Empty and aching so * t Fop the little form that now is gone; c Oh! how could we let you go. e lust a tiny little flbwer c Sunshine and ail vill miss you too; \ ind the brightness and joy That you brought little boy' Have changed to another hue. 1 Empty and sorrowing hearts, i ifet we know you are safe above, i With the one who gave and who c will ever save, c Dur breaking hearts, with His love, t ?MOTHER. s ? - s "Smile?he is coming again." d j The Chri & Come and make your selec ? the line of 1 Ladies' and Gents' Solid ( 1 Cuff Pins, Brooches, Locket 1 Silver Novelties, Cut Glass 1 Largest and Most Con ? tever shown in this city. "RomnninfT "HopprnViPr 1st. C ?jj? i?V/giUlUU& A/WVVAUK/VA AM V V and the person holding tl with a beautiful MANDO | free. One of the most be ?[ lin Harpe can be seen in w I pal | Watchmaker and Je\ . ; . . . ,, . ; \ ^ _ : * * +mm rm BAKING I Absoluii The only Bakln from Royal Crap* NO ALUM, NO I Colored Fair a Success. The colored fair at the Voorhees ] ndustrial School, Denmark, S. C., vas practically a success. The prolucts excelled those of last year both n quantity and quality. Many of 4 ;he demonstrators of the 'farmers' j :o-operative demonstration wi/rk had 1 some ' very fine corn on - exhibition. < 5ovan D. Rice exhibited some ears j >f corn measuring 14 inches in < engtb. Romeo Black had some com j m exhibition from his demonstra- , ion. acre from which he gathered i !4 bushels of corn. Rev. O. J. Mcpherson exhibited some cotton stalks ind seed from his demonstration tcre from which he gathered 3,000 rounds of seed cotton, giving him wo bales of cotton weighing more han 500 pounds. The boys' corn club was also repesented at the fair. Samuel R. ] Fenkins had some corn on exhibition ] rom his acre which he gathered 51 j >ushels of corn. i PRIZE WINNERS. j Romeo Black, largest yield of com j >er acre. 1 Rev. O. J. McPherson, largest { ield of cotton per acre. ] Samuel R. Jenkins, corn club hoy, j aree&t yield of corn Der acre. ^ The finest poultry, Mrs. Jno. P. i ^owell. The finest pigs, Voorhees Indus- j rial School.' j The finest cane, S. P. Porter. i The finest fruit collection, Mrs. i Smma Carter. ? . . ] The finest quilt, Mrs. Easter Reed. The finest butter, Mrs. E. D. Jen:ins. . The finest potatoes, J. W. Thomp- j on. ( The best home cured ham, Mrs. ( fancy Dowling. The largest rutabagas, D. W. Wil- ] iams. < The largest Chinese radish, W. Villiams. j The finest bananas, Archie Colenan. ' ] The finest drawn work, Miss raunette Matthews. The finest pillow coyer, Lavina toney. j The finest wine, Mrs. Boston Rice. J The finest pickle, Mrs. Gutetunst. - 1 The finest rafia work, Mrs. W. P. \ rones. The next finest rafia work, Mrs. 2yrus Campfield. We want to thank those of our ] riends who contributed towards the luccess of the fair in the way of j )roducts and we thank our good < riends of Denmark for their liberal 3 Lid also our friends of Bamberg. 1 E. D. JENKINS, President. ( R. W. WROTON, Secretary. ? - 1 Twn ITillor) hv Antn. Charles Griffin, of Atlanta, and Urs. A. E. Nelson, of Birmingham, 1 vere killed in Atlanta on Friday ( light in an automobile accident when heir car, in attempting to get ? out 1 >f the way of a trolley car, swerved ( md ran into a telephone pole. Three 1 >ther members of the party escaped vithout injury. The accident occurred on the 'death curve" of Peachtree street. 1 The headlight of the trolley car, it i s said, blinded Charles Brady, the 1 legro chauffeur of the automobile, ! tausing .him to lose control of his ( :ar. When the machine struck a i elephone pole Gxiffin and Mrs. Nel- < on were pitched out on their heads, < uffering injuries from which they i lied a few minutes later. 1 stmas Goods :tion early while the stock is - / iold Watches, Chains, Fobs, S s, Chains, Lavilliers, Rings, Bra , Sterling Silver Tableware, ai iplete Line of Jewelry, Silver* Prices reasonable and satisfa :oupons will be given free wit le lucky number on Decembc LIN HARPE, which will be autiful instruments known, indow from December 4th to 1 IL ARN veler KTT POWDER; e/y Pure * g Powder made sCreamofTartar IME PHQ8PHATE 7_j v BAPTISTS WILL REBUILDLr?i.i t??a.? a . n nWiri In ucuiuuisi rusuir awna a 7^^ tion List at Once. / H The Branchvilie Journal saysS^'^Hj 'The loss of their church ai|d parsonige is a serious blow to /the Baptists'of Branchvilie. The insurance |1,000 leaves them over $3,500 to the bad by the fire. T$e member- * ship here )e numerically, though not financially, strong. But they are one 3f the most aggressive and faithful A bodies of courageous Christian work- \ ?rs that can be found /in any community and they are ybt crushed by the disaster that has/befallen them < md they have already gone to work planning for a new and more modern church and parsonage. ~ "In their laudable efforts every true friend, no matter what creed be professes, will/extend a helping band. While the! fire was burning Monday afternoon Rev. S. D. Bailey,. $ pastor of the Methodist church here, V itod upon a chair among the crowd ind started a subscription list for a fund with which to build a new . ihiir/^h Rni1ov*hpn<fori *>i? Hot himself with a subscription o* $15 and declared he would give more if needed. In a short time over $100 was raised in cash and subscriptions. "The subscription list has been placed with Postmaster Byrd at the postofflce and all who wish can call upon him and add their names and :he amounts they will give to the list." ' . Applicants for R. F. D. Place. 1 Orangeburg, Nov. 26.?A compet- * itive examination was held in this jity yesterday to fill the vacancy t caused by the resignation of Mr. C. P. Smoak as rural carrier, on Route t Number 3 out of Branchville. EleV- : > m applicants took the examination. / f * SWEARS BY PROPHETS BEARD. \ Bible Means Nothing to Turkish Wit- , ^ ness in New York. The criminal courts building was Marched in vain for a copy of the Koran, a demand for which arose, when Mohamed Ali, a Turk, refused '> to be sworn on the Bible .to 'testify in a grand larceny case, says a New Fork dispatch. "To be sworn on^Hie BiWemeans ...v. nothing to me," declared the wit- V a ess, and court attendants searched v high and low for a copy of the volume sacred to the Turk. When the book of Mohammed could not be found, Ali was allowed to take oath r? j sifter the fashion of those of Ms 4 ! creed. Holding up the index finger Df his right hand, he said: "I swear by the great Allah and by the beard of his only prophet, ' Mohammed, to tell the truth, the > whole truth and nothing but the i \ truth. In failing, may I be swept. 3ff the face of the'c?&jQi." ~ \ ^ j Ali was then' permitted to give '-s testimony favorable to", the character>f Avavee Goorkian, the defendant ^ in the case. . t - ' / Hanged for Killing Negro. , V ^ Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 27.?For the irst time in this State that a white., / nan has paid the death penalty for < > lilling a negro, A. J. O'Beny, t ;ed 26, was hanged to-day at St. Mary's,4 Camden county. O'Berry had killed' ^ i negro woman-and her daughter, \ :he motive being robbery. He had ' \ confessed to the crime and the State m >ardon board had declined to act on 1 lis case. 11 i Are In I complete. Anything in 1 , carf Rns, Cuff Buttons, ? jj celets, Etc^ Also Sterfing S ad Clocks. /. I rare and Cat Glass g ction guaranteed. @ h every dollar purchase ? sr 23, will be presented 8? given away absolutely ? Entirely new. Mando- ? 9t.h f! [ D T 1 '