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j (The lamhmj One Dollar and a Half a Year. THE BAMBERG HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 2,1912. Established 1891. T mm | ? - COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. k * News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, April 29.?Picnics are being talked off and arrangements being made to pull them off. Mt. ? ^ -3 1- ~ .Pleasant's annual sunaaj-scuuu^ ?mv.? , nic is in progress now. A committee of young ladies are out now getting money for lemonade, etc., for the 16th day of May. The public are generally invited without their bottles of whiskey, but with their baskets of dinner, and help the children to enjoy the day in a becoming manner for Sunday-school picnics. Candidates are the polite men of the day. They are going about shaking the hands of the "Dear People." Must be a poor set this year, as there is no setting up to smokes or soda water when they pass through. Had a colored woman fight in the negro quarters last week. The council had to sit on their case and our mayor fined one $5 for getting * whipped, and the other one $10 for being the cock of the walk. Certoiniv hit nnp nr the other. As usu al its hard to tell who is at fault, as both claim they were imposed upon and was only defending their rights. The young folks had their dance * in Copeland's hall Friday night. The participants say that all went well except the music, which was bum. Farmers are busy getting their '> crops planted. Don't see them in town unless on urgent business. The county chain gang is at work on some of our streets, opening up new ones and the like. Soda fountains are being put in in time for the public nickels and the refreshing effects. Very good to refresh one's tired feelings on a very hot day. Base ball is very little spoken of around here. Must be dead or fatally sick. Maybe waiting on "Good Old Summer Time." JEE. Denmark Doings. Denmark, May 1.?Quite a pretty - wedding was solemnized in the Methodist church, the contracting parties being Mr. Fred Turner and Miss Martha D. Riley. The church was simply but beautifully decorated in ferns and roses. Four lovely little girls, Misses I ^ Julia Margaret Riley, Helen" Turner, Elizabeth McCrae, and Dorothy Riley, bearing ribbon, entered the church to the strain of Mendellsohn's wedding march, played by Mrs. W. L. Riley, followed by the bridesmaids, Misses Genevieve Wroton, Hattie Lee Guess, Doris Goolsby, Gertrude Riley, Emma Moss, and Carrie McNab. Then came the bride in a going-away gown of tan broadcloth and hat to match, with Miss Christine Riley, the maid of honor, becomingly gowned in Alice blue. They were met at the altar by the groom with His best man, .ur. Aigie uu?ss, where they were united in the bonds of matrimony by Rev. T. E. Morris. The bridesmaids wore handsome dresses of silk poplin, blue and tan, , with hats to match. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom boarded the Southern train amid a shower of rice and good wishes, for their future home in Key West. Mr. Turner is to be congratulated upon winning such a charming bride. On Monday evening at the suburv ban home of Mr. W. L. Riley the bridal party was elegantly entertained. Upon entering they were met by Mrs. Riley and conducted to the punch > bowl, which was presided over by Miss Margaret Stokes, of Orange- \ burg, and then introduced to the j prospective bride and groom. The amusement of the evening was a contest, the answers being the j name of trees. The winning point was reached by Mr. James Guess and Miss Genevieve Wroton, who were t presented with a five-pound box of P Huyler's, which was in turn presentr ed to the bride. Those enjoying Mrs. Riley's hos-i pitality were Misses Genevieve Wro- j ton, of Hamlet, X. C.. Hattie Lee i Guess, Doris Goolsby, Gertrude Ri- j ley, Marguerite Stokes, Christine j Riley, Emma Moss, of Norway, and j k > Carrie Mc-Xab, of Barnwell: Messrs \ Algie Guess. Alvin Riley. Ralph Goolsby, St. Clair Guess, Cecil Crum, James Guess, and Albert Steadman. Miss Marion Riley, who attends Winthrop college, is at home for theJ Turner-Riley wedding. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Lipscomb, of Columbia, were the guests of Mrs. T. B. Wilkinson last week. POLICEMAN KILLS NEGRO. | Dock Lerk Shot by Officer Haselden at Florence. ! Florence, April 29.?A negro by the name of Dock Lerk, believed to ( belong in Columbia, was shot and instantly killed by Poilceman J. L. Haselden this afternoon. Lerk is one of the construction force working on the Seaboard extension out of Hartsville, and he came down to Florence to "liquor up" evidently, and he is said to be very ugly when drinking. He is a big negro over six feet in height and over 200 pounds in weight. ! The story as accepted by the coroner's jury is that he was with disorderly negro women and got into a quarrel and knocked one of them , down. The police were called and Haselden responded. The negro went , some distance with him when one of the women following advised him not to go, as he had done nothing. Lerk then turned on the policeman and choked him and wrestled writh him and finally in a breakaway drew a knife, which was found beside him. Haselden then shot and killed him. The .coroner's jury found that the homicide was justifiable. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, April 29.?Miss Maude Barbee is enjoying herself very much visiting in Columbia, and at the home of her sister, Mrs. Silas Gladden, near there. She has been the recipient of much social attention. Mr. and Mrs. Beard, of Beaufort, were with Mrs. Otis Compton this week. Mrs. Bolen is visiting at her old home in Branchville. Many of our folks attended the large gathering at the memorial ceremonies at Rivers' Bridge. Several couples drove to Brunson Tuesday afternoon to see the match game of ball. Audrey Sanders was struck accidentally in the head, and has been laid up for several days. Mrs. Lizzie Kearse, of Olar, Mrs. Carrie Miller, of Appleton. Ed. Platts and wife, of Hickory Grove, were recent visitors of Mrs. Julia Harter. Mrs. Pedarra, of Syria, gave a missionary talk at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Dr. Harms, of Newberry college, preached an interesting sermon at the Lutheran church Sunday night. Mrs. A. Knopf has returned after a six months' visit to her daughter in Atlanta. Mrs. W. H. Holman, of Atlanta, is visiting Mrs. Grace Knopf. Miss Edna Platts and brother, of Jenny, were recent guests of Mrs. W. E. Harter. Mrs. Joe Tuten went to Varnville this week to visit her sister, Mrs. Mack Mixon. Rev. W. B. Aull and Le Roy Young attended the Lutheran conference at Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lightsey and children went to Charleston Friday, where the latter expects to spend some time. Dr. and Mrs. Brooker are visiting their daughter Mrs. Simpson. Mrs. Hattie Joyner has been here for some time with her sister, Mrs. Rubye Williams. AN AUTO INVENTION. Bowman Man Makes Instantaneous Lighter for Machine. Bowman, April 29.?Mr. J. Clifton Evans, an expert autoist, who runs a machine and auto repair shop here, has invented an improved lighting attachment whereby an auto can be instantly lighted while running, eliminating any stops whatever for the purpose. Mr. Evans secured a second-hand Buick car about a year ago and he keeps adding improvements from time to time, keeping it up to the standard of the new machines now being sold. His ingenuity along this line is quite remarkable, considering the short time in which he has been at this line of work. BAIL FOB ZEIGLER REFUSED. Slayer of Aiken Officer Loses in Proceedings Before Supreme Court. Columbia, April 29.?Chief Justice' Gary this afternoon refused bail to James G. Zeigler, of Aiken, on habeas corpus proceedings brought by attorneys for Zeigler, viz. J. D. Salley, J. W. Thurmond and J. F. Williams. Solicitors R. L. Gunter and George Bell Timmerman and o? T* n rVnft Qnnpni'f>f] fr?r thP or lid IU? i . VJ. V/i vit "h'h'N-? v* v*?State. Zeigler is the man who shot and killed Officer Patterson, of the Aiken police force about a year ago and since that time has been confined in jail pending trial of his case. IN HE PALMETTO STATE 1 SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick 4 Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. 1 The commencement exercises of ] the Medical college at Charleston \ will be unusually late this year, not i being held until June 13. i The Marie Cotton Mills at McColl < were narrowly averted being de- 1 stroyed Saturday by the prompt ac- 1 tion of the fire department. 1 Friday, May 3, Winthrop college ' will celebrate her 25th anniversary ^ of the founding of that institution. 1 Arrangements have been made to ' entertain all the visitors. * Victor Howard has been arrested ; and lodged in jail in Greenville i charged with having aided a criminal to escape from the chain gang ' of that county. The warrant was sworn out by Supervisor Goodwin. i Luther Burts, colored, was fined , $60 or 90 days by Magistrate Strad- , ley, of Greenville, Monday, for raising a disturbance on a passengertrain of the Greenville and Columbia road last Sunday afternoon. Burts threatened to shopt conductor Meredith when he went to get his ticket. Denmark Doings. Denmark, April 22.?On last Fri- ( day evening Miss Katherine Wilkin- , son entertained very pleasantly at her home on Railroad Avenue. The spacious halls and parlors were decorated in yellow daisies and pot plants, while the dining room was A r\r*r\vr% + r\ A ir? rOCQO O Tl H V CI v taoiii y UCtUiaiou 1U ivow uu%4 ferns. The guests were received at the door of the reception hall by Miss Minnie Blount and ushered into the parlor where they were received by Miss Wilkinson, each one being presented with the flower of the evening, a yellow daisy. Many delightful and interesting games were played, the chief feature of the evening being the old-time "Virginia Reel" which everyone joined^ into with the greatest pleasure. i Just before leaving the guests wer served to a delicious ice course with sweets, by Misses Ella Moseley Wilkinson and Clara Wyman. Those present were: Mr. Ira Garris and Miss Louise Zeigler; Mr. Boyce Steadman and Miss Josephine Faust; Mr. Herman Brunson and Miss Julia Goolsby; Mr. Thomas'Wilkinson and Miss Duma Ray; Mr. Tom McRrae and Miss Minnie Blount; Mr. Malcolm McCrae and Miss Hattie Sue Fogle; Mr. Walter Gillam and Miss Virginia Faust; and Mr. John Tyler. On last Friday afternoon Miss Hat- I tie Lee Guess gave an "April Shower" at her lovely suburban home, "The Pines," for Miss Martha Riley. The home was beautiful in its decoration of Marechal Neil roses and ferns. The guests were received at the door by Miss Guess and presented to the bride-to-be, who looked charming in a gown of old rose satin and a picture hat. They were then servad with delicious fruit punch by Miss Ruth Guess, from behind a bower of roses. In the library, the p&rlor and hall were many small tables at which the guests were seated and a lively contest was entered into, after which a delicious salad course was served by little Misses Frances Guess and Vera Wiggins. The presents, which consisted chiefly of exquisite hand- work, were then displayed. Those present were: Mesdames r>. K. Richardson, J. G. Boozer, A. M. Brabham, Robert Willis, Ernest Spann, Hattie McMillan, James Cleckley, George Turner, Will Ray, Ollie Hoyt; Misses Edna Steadman, Ina Califf, Sue Barton, Emma Owens, Lola Fo'1'. Pauline Turner, Carrie Riley, Cnristine Riley, Emma Moss, Carrie McNab, Ruth Stokes, Livy Ray, Alma Folk. Misses Emma Moss, of Norway, and Carrie McNab, of Barnwell, visited Mrs. George Riley last week. Miss Genevieve Wroton, of Hamlet, X. C., is the guest of her sister here, Mrs. R. M. Willis. Mr. Stanwix Mayfield has returned from Washington, D. C., where he has been in training for the U. S. Naval Academy. Kis friends are very i coo Viinv &iau iv/ ov-v mi*i. ^. Mr. J. E!. White has moved into his beautiful new residence on "Quality Heights," and we are very i glad to number them among our acquaintances. 1 The homes of Dr. R. M. Willis and i W. H. Faust are nearing completion, and both will add very much to the i beauty of our little town. "G." 1 ACCUSED OF KILLING NEGRO. Elabe Crickendall Taken to Greenvilh Charged With Murder. Greenville, April 29,?From ou :he wilds of Greenville county': "Dark Corner," long the paradise o 'moonshiners" and the battlegroun< Detween revenue officers and thi nountain chieftains, Coroner Batso: -eturned at dusk, bringing with hin ;wo prisoners and news of a murde they are charged with having com mitted ten days ago, but which wa liscovered only last Saturday, whei the victim's body was pulled fron beneath a rock overhanging a moun tain stream. One of the prisoner is a young white man, commonl: known as Babe Crickendall, whil the other is a negro, Steve Jackson 60 years of age. Crickendall i charged with the killing of Ton Anderson, an old negro farn band, and Jackson is held as an ac locsnru tn tho rrmrrlpr Pnronpr Rat son conducted the inquest into th killing Sunday and the jury return 3d a verdict to the effect that the de ceased "on suspicion and belief am according to the evidence" came t his death from gunshot wounds a the hands of Babe Crickendall am that Steve Jackson was accessor} The coroner believes the motive wa revenge. Saturday morning, April 20, Tor Adams disappeared. The last seen o him that day was when he went t the store of Tom Bellew, a prominen citizen of Glassy Mountain townshir The negro went to the store on an er rand for Mrs. Amanda Crickendal mother of the man charged with th killing. Adams left the store and wa seen no more. Shortly thereafter, i is stated, the merchant and neighbor heard three shots in a valley near a hand, but paid no especial attentio to the matter. When the farm han did not show up after several day the merchant for whom the negr had been working for a dozen year or more conceived the idea tha Adams had met with foul play. Mi Bellew decided to make a thoroug search. Late Saturday 'afternoon th old negro's body was found in th stream, almost concealed from vie^ under a shelving rock, and in wate that covered nearly the whole of i The corpse was pulled out and exan ined, and in it was discovered thre wounds, inflicted with a shotgun. It is said that Crickendall accuse the old negro of betraying him tw years ago to the revenue officers, an that this brought about bitter feelin between them. Many Fakirs Working Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., April 26.?Atlant seems to be a Mecca for fakirs c all sorts, especially at times whe the city is crowded, as at preser during Grand Opera week. The latact is an enidemic of cour terfeit $20 and $10 dollar bills hav been turned loose in the community The police and government secrt authorities say a gang of expei "shovers of the queer" is at wor in Atlanta, and their spurious imitc tions have been pronounced unusi ally hard to detect. In the last few days upwards c $1,000 worth of counterfeit bil] have been caught, and there is n telling how much more has been pr in circulation which has not yet caus ed suspicion. Hits Husband With Axe. Ed Reynolds, a negro had a nai row escape from death last night a the hands of his wife, Mary Rej nolds. The woman struck her hus band three times in the head with a axe while he was asleep in his horn in the western section of the cit3 and remained in the house until thi morning apparently unconcerne over his condition. She was arresl ed by Deputy Sheriff Major and i now in jail. The man is said to b dangerously wounded, but is sti! conscious. He has declined thu far to make any statement. The wc man, the jailer says-, shows every in dication of insanity and is considers at dangerous character by the physi cians who* have examined her.Greenwood Daily Journal, April 2f Jack the Kipper. Atlanta, Ga., April 26.?Whethe Atlanta lias one "Jack the Ripper or many is a matter of speculation but at least one negro convicted o a characteristic "ripper" outrage i no longer loose in the community Charles Owens, convicted on a mur der charge involving one of the sc c-alled "ripper" cases, was yesterda sentenced to life imprisonment. Hi penalty would have b?en death, ha< it not been for a recommendation fo mercy by the jury. FLOYD ALLEN BEING TBI ? ??? EIGHT JURORS PICKED?WJ FINISH PANEL TO-DAY. t s Expected That Actual Proceedi f Will Then Begin?Reunion of * Family at Wytheville Jail. 2 i Wytheville, Va., April 30.?Pi i ress was made to-day towards se< r ing a jury to try Floyd Allen, ind - ed for five murders in the Car s county court house on March i last. The first day's session of cc a adjourned with 12 talesmen satis - tory as to cause obtained out a s nire of 40. Four more talesmen y needed to fill the box, and it is e pected they will be selected early i, morrow, when the defense will s ercise the four peremptory chal a ges allotted to it by Virginia law a the remaining 12 talesmen will - sworn as jurors. Floyd Allen - placed on trial specifically for e murder of Commonwealth's Attor - W. M. Foster. Many veniremen f formed fixed opinions as to the g d of the prisoner and were disqr o fied. t The court room was crow d throughout the day. Jasper Alle) r- brother of the prisoner, and tl s relatives were searched for wea; as they entered. Three armed de 11 tives were stationed on guard am f the spectators. o Judge A. A. Campbell, who t appointed to succeed the late Ju ' mormon jl. :\iassie, sat, uesiue ju Walter F. Staples, who was especi 1> detailed by Gov. Mann to try e Allen cases. s More than 200 witnesses will t called in the Allen case. Not a s of them set out on 'foot from t mountains and should reach here n morrow. It is a 40-mile walk f d their homes, but those who arr s to-night appeared none the worse o the trip. s The jail was the scene to-nigh Lt a reunion of the Allen family. } Floyd Allen broke down as she h her husband and two sons, Vi e and Claude, behind the bars. "V ? her came Mrs. Alberta Edward: ^ sister of Floyd Allen and mothe Sidna Edwards. Mrs. Victor Al t. wife of one of the accused r i- brought her three small child e Jack Allen, brother of Floyd father of Friel, Allen, was in d party. . . ^ For a few minutes the strong d fiance of the prisoners wavered S tears streamed the faces of all. women left the iail sobbing. So ] have the Aliens lived in their m< tain homes that, with one except the women members of the fa: a . before their trip here had never s >f . a railroad tram or automobile, n it SHOT TO DEATH IX BARN i- Florida Manslayer, Resisting An e Receives Dozen Bullets. 7. it White Springs, Fla., April 2 :t Charles H. Hunter at a late 1 k last night shot and killed R. i- Cates, and was later shot to d< i- in a barn where he had barrici himself. >f It is alleged that Hunter slii [s up an alley and killed Cates whiL o was busy in his store. During it excitement Hunter rushed to >- barn, where he barricaded hin and defied arrest. A posse, hez by City Marshal Scarborouh, manded him to surrender, but stead he opened fire on the men. city marshal ordered every one Lt shoot, which they did, Hunter b' struck by about a dozen bullets, 5" ing instantly killed, n M e How to Dispose of Big Iceber r, s Washington, April 26. ? W ^ shooting icebergs to pieces m _ furnish a good deal of amusen s for the men aboard the United St e vessels, such a proceeding woulc [] very expensive and utterly witl s results so far as removing tl dangers to navigation is conceri L_ according to naval officers here. (j idea is proposed in a resolution [_ troduced in Congress since the _ aster to the Titanic. ; It would be more practical considerably less expensive, one 1 ficer said to-day, to have the si locate dangerous bergs, attach ca 1 to them and tow them to the Sc Atlantic to melt. By firing upon ' iceberg, he added the ships c( only knock the top to pieces, th s by causing the berg to bob fan ' out of the water. Some of the bergs, it was explained, are sew hundred feet high and more tna quarter of a mile long with appr c _ . , 4 ^ . " mately seven-eignis 01 ineir we ^ under water, r Wait for O'Riley. GEORGIAN'S ADFUL DEEDS. Fatally Shoots Wife, Tries to Kill ^ Mother, Commits Suicide. Gainesville, Ga., April 28.?John nSs Pitts, a well known coal dealer of this city, shot and fatally wounded his wife while she lay in bed expecting the birth of a child, then og- turned the pistol on his mother, fir;ur ing several shots without effect, ict- After reloading his pistol, Pitts fired roll three bullets into his own body, caus14, ing death. The shooting took place >urt at their home on the outskirts of the fac- city. T-n o etotomflnt tn + Vin nnH/>o \fra y JL XX a OtUV^UiVUt bv bUV M**W? are Pitts said her husband 'had been ex- drinking last night. Mrs. J. E. Robto ertson, who was confined to bed with ex- a broken leg, fainted when her son len- committed suicide in her presence, and and is in a critical condition.' ? ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED. was *ke Local Sleuths Arrest Man Wanted in ney ka(j North Carolina. jt A telegram received by Chief of [ali_ Police Cantwell yesterday, identifying J. Singletary, colored, an escaped convict, who was arrested Saturday Q a night, reveals a clever piece of de' tective work on the part of Plain iree Plnthoo. Offiporc TTVienH and Ttfiirnhv. >ons M * * ?' tec_ of the local force, who made the arong rest of the ne^ro on a meagre description, received here several days Ti-oo a&? from the North Carolina authoriW db Arr~ ties. idge Some time last week Chief Cantally wel* received a circular letter from the Sheriff A- S. Richard, of Columbus county, North Carolina, informing be him that a negro named J. Singletary j had escaped from the stockade at the Mount Tabor about six weeks ago, t0_ and to keep a sharp lookout for the rom man" In accordance witb the usual ived method handling requests like this ? ?which is through the detective department?Officers Friend and Murt of decided that if the fugitive from Mrs the law was anywhere in this vicinsaw ity' he would most likely be found ctor uP-town- Saturday afternoon the Vith two special officers kept close tab on all incoming navy yard cars, and ' 0? shortly after sundown a tall negro lien stePPed off one of the suburban cars. He was arrested and sent to the police station, and Singletary had 'been working at the the Tuxbury Lumber Company, and had come to the city Saturday even^e_ ing to spend his week's earning when and arreste(*- He is now *n awaiting The the arrival of tbe ^?fth Carolina oflong ficer t0 take bim back-?Charleston News and Courier, April 30. Dun :ion' SEARCHING FOR MISSING GIRL. mily seen Daughter of C. S. Shirah Disappears from Home Near Columbia. Katie Shirah, 13 years of age, rest, daughter of S. S. Shirah, a farmer living about 24 miles below Columbia on the Garner's Ferry road, yesterg. day disappeared from her home and lour UP to a late hour last night had not B. been heard of either by her parents eath or the police. She was traced to the ided 10-mile rock on the ferry road, where it was found that she had talked to jped two men, Julius Campbell and a Mr. e he Dawson. She told these persons that the she was on her way to Columbia, the and on learning this Mr. Shirah came .*?if to the city to find her, but without ided success. When asked if he had rede. ceived any further information from jn. the two men, or had again communiThe ?ated with them after his unsuccessi to search, Mr. Shirah said that he gjjjg had not. be_ The father of the lost girl had been to Eastover, his postoffice address, and upon his return home gs- about 11 o'clock yesterday, morning found the child missing, and began the hunt. Katie Shirah is a girl^ with dark hair, dark ient eyes, is slender and of average ates heighth for a girl of her age. She I hp is said by her parent to be of not a 10Ut very strong mind. He made this lese statement when asked if he could Q ' give any reason for the child's acThe tion. He knew of no other reason . why she should want to run away. c*is" Mr. Shirah stopped at the Epworth orphanage last night, and through an W. B. Wharton, the superintendent, ?*~ asked over the phone that the matJps ter be given publicity.?The State, bies April 30. 'Uth an Touched a Match to Automobile. mid ere_ Atlanta. Ga., April 26.?J. F. Harder per will be examined by the ordinary jce_ of Fulton county to determine his oral sanity? as the resuJt of his applying a match to the starting apparatus oxi- of an autom?hile in East Point yesight terda*"- The engine failed to "crank" and Harper volunteered to get it started. Considerable damage, and his arrest was consequence.