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i NEGRO WAS KILLED. Young White Man Shot Negro Near Neeses. Orangeburg, Feb. 8.?A negro named James Kennerly was shot and killed at the Argoe place, near Neeses, in Orangeburg county, on Saturday night. It is stated that the negro became involved in a row with four white men and cut one of them in the back, the knife going through the coat of the young man. It is also reported that the negro made other advances toward the young man. A brother forbidding the negro to do sp, shot the negro in protecting his brother. The negro died almost instantly. The wThite men are named Williams a^d Hughes and are prominent in their communi* ty. The coroner's inquest was held by Magistrate. George S. Bonnet and the # jury returned a verdict cfx "justifiable homicide." A motion for bail fs.- the young men implicated in the killing ill be made to-morrow before the? supreme court by Simon B. Rich of I * the local bar. The case may be tried ' at the special term of the criminal court that convenes in this city on February 19. ^ Accidentally Killed. ?? Beaufort, Feb. 8.?Capt. B. B. Chadwick accidentally shot himself yesterday morning while sitting in the office of the Beaufort & Savannah Steamboat line. The entire load of shot entered his body just below the heart, ranging upward, causing death instantly. There was no one in the office at the time of the accident, and it is not known just how it occurred. Coroner Sams was at I once notified and an inquest held, the f-.V; jury rendering a verdict that the deceased came to his death by misfor> y v tune or accident from discharge of gnn. Capt. Chadwick was about 55 years old. He had many friends here, where he had lived for the Idst 30 years, : . . and his sudden death to-day has caused much sorrow throughout the <f\M,W:tfcwn. He leaves a wife and four 0s ; children. ,? Transmitter Convicts Murderer. _____ ' 'V''* ' vAtlanta, Feb. 5.?By the use of the - transmitter installed in the Baptist Tabernacle/ one of three alleged v \ * North Carolina murderers was maae to tell the story of the crime, when v he thought that not a human being except themselves heard the stategments that were made, yfcv The transmitter was borrowed from the church by the Western Electric Company and sent to Gastonia, N. C., where the three negroes?Will, John ?>* *\ and Hack Ross?were confined. It was placed in the ceiling of the ceil, and so arranged on Christmas day decorations as to allay the sus. "Y picion of the prisoners. The three Y\ negroes, believing they were alone, and that no one cou}d hear them, +? nnnVt it+Vioi* onH their rnfi' UU&CU tU ca^u vvuvi J U?AU VMV* ? ? versations convinced the officers of thje law that John Ross was guilty, and Will and Hack innocent. ' The ruse was suggested by Detective Burns, the noted sleuth who pros ' . ecu ted the McNamaras, and carried v out by Gastonia officials, s. ' The officers of the Baptist Tabernacle consented to loan their transmitter for the purpose. This transmitted is used in connection with the . * . Baptist Tabernacle infirmary and other institutions connected with the - v church. When the transmitter had been carried from Atlanta to Gastonia and placed in the cell where the three negroes were confined, a telephone wire was hung so as to connect the transmitter with a receiver in a room in the city hall, across the street from fioT7o onnip'hta Vixc ynsuu. r vi iuiw u?j g ?uU > there was a man at the telephone, f and not for gne moment was a single /wdrd spoken by the negroes lost. It is, stated that a record of the transmitter and telephone showed that Will and Hack, Ross spent considerable time in praying to the Lord to make John confess, if he was guilty, r;jy* 'v . - > | so as to save them from an unjust i fate, and John is said to have at last admitted his guilt, j John Ross has since been tried and sentenced to death, and the other two negroes have been given their liberty, r White Woman Shoots Negress. Mrs. A. B. Ehney shot Ella Graham on Line street in Charleston Friday morning. The two women were in close conversation when Mrs. Ehney pulled her weapon and fired, the bullet entering the stomach of the Graham woman. Mrs. Ehney was arrested and the wounded woman sent to the Roper hospital, whe**e her condition was reported Saturday afternoon to be serious, but not necessarily fatal. The cause of the shooting was hard to get at. Mrs. Ehney is a respectable woman, her husband having ldng been employed with the Consolidated Railway company. Mrs. Ehney said that the negress had insulted her, after having annoyed her for some time, and she shot in selff defense. WITNESS DIES SUDDENLY. Suspicioned That He Was Quietly Put Out of the Way. Because Edward Throckmorton's body was taken from the hospital at Fort Worth, Texas, where he died, to an undertaking establishment and embalmed before the court's order directing that an autopsy be held was served efforts to ascertain by this means whether or not State's principal witness against J. B. Snead, accused of having murdered A. G. Sr was nnisoned came to naught. Throckmorton was found in his apartments at a hotel unconscious Sunday night. Physicians declared his death resulted from drinking liquor, and a grand jury investigation is anticipated to determine whether or not the liquor was drugged. Before he. died Throckmorton declared that he had been "doped." Camp Jenkins No. 627. Dear Comrades:?It was not my opportunity to be with you at your last meeting to organize and to elect officers for another year or to be present and take part in the anniversary of our great leader, Robert E. Lee, whose illustrious name will ever grow brighter and more extensively admired as the chroniclers of history shall only write as truth and justice shall dictate, and as our crosses of honor proclaims it, "Deo vindice"? Let God prove the justice of our cause. Not that we loved our country less but that each and every one that bore arms loved his own beloved State the more, and it was not presumable that we could turn' our sword and thrust the breast of our own dear Sovereign State and Southern land. Yea, sovereign, I repeat, for this we truthfully believe, that the constitution was a compact entered into between sovereign States, each having equal rights, be they large or small.' That the great State of Texas, with its vast territory, had no more rights than little Rhody, no lhrger than a county; for each State had for its representation in the upper house, two senators, no more or less, and in the lower house in proportion to its population. The ''great central government had no other power or authority than that which was delegated, granted or given to it from the' several States. But those fearful issues which had so long divided, distracted, yea, destroyed the peace of our people, and which our highest tribunals and greatest statesmen had in vain endeavored to compromise or settle, had failed. And now an appeal to arms, a bloody slaughter of shot and shell and where might, whether right or wrong, had to determine. Thanks to the Great Power above that ohanPB the destinies of DOWer and principalities as it does of individuals, these great issues and differences are at rest, and with a broader view of charity one for another let us consider had we been living over the line, may we not have thought it was right to fight for an indissoluble union, "one and undivided," where the flag might do jus- j tice to all; honored at home, respected abroad, o'er sea and land, and free as the waters that roll wherever the flag unfurls. But pardon this digression, what I wish to say: I am glad that the same officers are in charge and that Capt. Joe Risher still holds the fort, and' our hearts are with him, for we justly appreciate what he has done. I well remember a few years since, at a State reunion, that the captain, our worthy adjutant, Jas. F. Jones, and e/aif mow! nroQont ns r1plperat.es. The OVX1 y TT ViV \/WVMV V?W WQW,, roll was called and we discovered that our camp was not mentioned. With our approval, Capt. Risher promptly went forward and had our Camp reinstated. We pledged that our arrears would be paid, not in full but in proportion to our small number, then not more than 18 or 19 all told. Now, notwithstanding our ranks have been thinned, several having passed away, I am glad to say we have on our roll more than 40. But our camp has been greatly revived, and for this deeper interest we are greatly indebted to the excellent efforts of those most worjthy U. D. C's. of the Francis Marion Bamberg Chapter, who have so nobly come to our rescue. They have erected a beautiful sha.ft to commemorate the valorous deeds of those that did their duty as they saw it. For this we have no words to express our gratitude and appreciation. We fully realize that they have reflected great honor upon themselves in that they have built a monument to their credit, endurable as time. Let me say in conclusion, for this monument there are a few hundred dollars not yet paid in, most of which has been subscribed. Let those that are in arrears now come forward and do the best they can. Once more to the breach, dear comrades, and let us not be satisfied until it is all paid in full. L. N. BELLINGER. Bamberg, Feb. 8, 1912. pajidxa suq uoijduosqns jno^C ji j?i -}draojd iBA^euaa jno? eAnq sn s NO LONGER CHAIRMAN. Attorney General Lyon Head of Sinking Fund Commission. Columbia, Feb. 8.?For years the governor has been chairman of the sinking fund commission. It was thought that the governor was chairman by virtue of his office, but as long as can be remembered, the governor has been chairman of the commission, and has so acted. Recently the attorney general held' that the governor was not ex officio chairman of the commission, and that the board could elect its own chairman. At a meeting this afternoon, at which Gov. Blease was not present, Attorney General J. Fraser Lyon was elected permanent chairman of the sinking fund commission. Mr. Mauldin was not present at the meeting, as he is sick, but the understanding oil A+Vior mamhope nf flip hfiard 19 (/11 Ctrl' ail ULilV/1 LUViUUVlw V". were present. The board passed a number of resolutions, some of them relating to the sale of the old dispensary property. The building is now provided with sprinklers and is being used as a warehouse. Fruitless Search for Bandits. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 7.?An allday search of the heavily wooded territory bordering the Mississippi River, opposite Memphis, in an effort to locate the five men who held up and robbed Rock Island passenger train No. 43, near Hurlbert, Ark., this morning, was barren of results so far as can be ascertained to-night. A score or more railroad and private detectives and several posses under the direction of local officials threshed the woods and underbrush to-day, in the hope of finding the hiding place of the men, but up to a late hour to-night no arrests had been m o rl a UldbUV* With the expectation that the men might attempt to cross to Memphis to-night, a patrol of the local levee and along the river with gasoline launches is being maintained.. It was persistently reported to-day that a shipment of specie, destined for an Oklahoma City bank, was in the safe dynamited. This, however, is denied by the express company officials. The amount of loot secured, they .declare, is small. Postal officials assert that one pouch of mail is missing. Tried Hard for Liberty. Newberry, Feb. 8.?Gray Sanders and Coley Sheppard, negroes, aged about 18, were arrested by officers this morning in the suburbs of the city on the charge of breaking into stores in town and were brought to the guard house. Some of the stolen goods was found in their possession. As the officers were putting the prisoners in the guard house Sheppard made a break, dodged round a house and made Ms escape, umcers went in search of him, and he was found later in the day near Cline's shops by PolicenJan Tom Berley. The policeman ordered him to surrender, hut he broke and ran .instead, and the policeman blazed away with his revolver, and sent a ball through the negro's thigh from rear to front. He was brought to jail, where he confessed that he and his pal, Gary Sanders, broke into the stores of J. A. Senn and P. B. Hutchison on Saturday night and Mr. Senn's again last night. . Dr. W. E. Pelham, Jr., who dressed the negro's wound, does not regard it as serious, the bone appearing not to be injured. Stung. George Legare, representative from South Carolina, had occasion a few months ago to spend the night at the rude mountain cabin of a backwoods constituent. The head of the household proudly brought in a month-old girl baby to receive the congressman's blessings. Legare, thinking of the twenty or more miles that lay between them and civilization, remarked: "Must be hard to get a doctor up here to take care of a little baby when it comes." "Oh, Mrs. Smithson's all the doctor we ever have," the man said. "She lives right back of that next mountain yonder, less'n five miles away. Yes; she takes care of all the babies in this part of the country." "She. mu t make a good deal of money," commented Legare. "Hum. Well, I should say she does," the mountaineer replied. "She stung me for a dollar and a half."? Chattanooga Times. Preacher Had Bottle of Whiskey. Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 5.?Police surrounded the auditorium here during a prohibition address by John G. Wooley, former prohibition candidate for president, and Rev. R. L. Davis, secretary of the State AntiSaloon league, and arrested Mr. Davis on ad testificandum proceedings to make him testify as to where he bought whiskey exhibted by him as showing how flagrantly the law is violated in Charlotte. Names of clubs and drug stores are used. The affair has created quite a sensation throughout the community. \ t ' JT SEE IT! I It? ^1 i * We have had several | IS ' ? 4? ?? IWW shipments of Sample | 1 H Box Paner but we I ill ? " ~r " ? ? pi I * * honestly believe this I ? 4 1 * j j r last shipment is the if ? r. best of them all 1 i Li \l In this lot is some of the It i> <e * * I finest paper ever offered to the $ I trade of Bamberg County. Wei m ; j I now have this paper on display I I 11 in our show window, and we f H Be want you to come in and look 1| ^| ^ If II it over. It is just as good as \l \\ the regular , stock except that j j II the boxes are a little soiled from! f l b * but 46 intents are j 1MJ as good as ever. ?11 ... There is only one cheap thing about:: #1 this paper and that is the price. We \\ will offer this paper, as long as it lasts J j $ ^ at just about half of the regular retail ? price, that is we will sell the one that:: |j retailed for 60c at 30c;the 50c kind at || I; fli 25c; and so on down to 5c the box. H I Itt ? I Anyone who has ever purchased any of f $ I this sample paper of us know how cheap ? ? JK it really is. If yon ever have any need $ ? for nice paper it will pay yon to lay in ? $ a suonlv now. Judging from the way 1 47 ? ? ' " w 54# i this sample paper has moved heretofore, ] | j and the way this new shipment is going, \ \ ? _ _ we would advise yon to come at once \ 1 J % I if yon want any of this lot We also || J af have some nice paper that we have had j j !?} I for some time which we will offer at ft * 10c the box, some of which sold as \\ j* ? i*. 5 mm high as 40c the box. We also have 1 | 1* anything else yoo mi?lil need io the sla-1 14 tionery line. ? I'm I I 1 Herald ? i 11 Book Store. | j its rtiiTiaTisTaiTriiTiiTiiTiiTssTi < i ' " "* ' i' .'; .;''' , 0 V/>A . ?jj FARMERS' UNION MEETINGS. The local Bamberg Farmers' Union M meets at the court house in Bamberg .:i\ on the first and third Friday mornings in every month. Meeting at < 11 o'clock. Applications for mem- ' -"-'yM bership received at every meeting. Let all members be present. J. W. STEWART, J. P. O'QUINN, President. Secretary. mm PORTABLE AND STATIONARY . Engines a Nm -RnTT.p.pa Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injeotors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, PulleyB, Belting, Gasoline Engines larqestock LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, ^Boiler Works, ,'f^ Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. f . i. WE HAVE NOW ON HAND * 8 a goodly variety of carriages in all /styles, and of the most perfect con. struction. They are splendid ,-W?: | hides, ready for the road and per- -^X feet,in every detail of their build. Two and four-wheel conveyances for \"i doctors, farmers and others. We 8 should apprciate your inspection of ^ these carriages, feeling sure that ^''vm the qualities and prices will tempt 'Urn Car load of Horses and Mnles ar? ; rived this week. Ten first-class Sad-', die and Buggy Horses. G. FRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. C. / ^ HUNT'S CURE Guaranteed Cure For All f fe s SKIN DISEASE | A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE GOl Sherman, Texas. . mn A1%T Tlfl TVTlTTn \ ' r rt jriitia uivdu w., Bamberg, S. C. '. - J ''.f ||| ASSESSMENT NOTICE. ~ ' The Auditor or his deputy will be at the following places on the das? '-&?* and 'dates named below for the pui^ . ' pose of receiving tax returns of per- ; , | sonal property: t Ehrhardt, Tuesday and Wednea- ^ day, February 6th and 7th. St. John's Thursday, February 6th, , from 8 a. m. to 12 m. / f Camphill, Thursday, February 8th, 1 from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Kearse's Store, Friday, February y *; 9th, from 8 a. m. to 12 m. All other days to February 20th at Bamberg. Fiftv Der cent, will be added afterv ^^l? 20th of February. ^ISGH R. W. D. ROWELLi^ Auditor- A Few Good Reasons Why You Should Deposit With The Ehrtvardt Banking Company , * 1st. Because we are absolutely safe. 2nd. Because we are conservative. ( ^ 3rd. Because we are constantly ;||f^ helping the farmer, and in helping the farmer we are building up the country in which we are located. 4th. Because a bank account with a strong bank stimulates credit, and ' .-^3 helps you to help yourself. 5th. Because we are strong in the desire to make our bank of practical value to every man, woman or child; that favors it with their account* We pay 4 per cent, interest on de- ^ posits in our savings department. Now that the cotton season is on, bring us your checks and drafts, and -i?J we will handle to your satisfaction. Ehrhardt Banking Company %|| Capital and surplus $24,550.00. EHRHARDT, S. C. | Fire, Life j | | Accident if t INSURANCE if^vJl BAMBERG, 8. C. > :