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One Pollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1912. Established 1891.
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* COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
^ News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
7 Ehrhardt News.
Ehrhardt, July 1.?The union
meeting, embracing Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday of last week, held at
"Rpthpsda Rantist church was a great
leave.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hart,
a bouncing boy baby, tipping the
scales at ten pounds avoirdupois.
MfS Mr. Robert McDowell has returnr
J ed to work as boys' secretary of the
Y. M. C. A. of Pensacola, Fla.
i Mrs. J. L. Copeland and her sisters,
the Misses Farrell, are spending a
while on Sullivan's Island.
Cashier Henderson's residence on
North Main street goes steadily on
in construction, and when complete
will be an ornament to the town. Its
peculiar bungalow style will make it
unique among the residences of Ehrhardt.
Mr. Frank E. Robinson has moved,
with his family, into their nice new
cottage on South Main street, and
the residence formerly occupied by
them is now being occupied by Mr.
Joe Hiers and family.
Rev. Mr. Whitaker requests us to
. say that he will fill his regular appointment
at Pleasant Hill on the
first Sunday in July.
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Fairfax Fancies.
Fairafx, June 29.?Rev. W. H.
Simpson, after visiting his parents
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at Ware Shoals, JLaurens county, na?
f returned home.
Mrs. Hattie Joyner and children
are spending some time with Mrs.
Rubye Williams.
Prof. Coker, our new principal, has
moved into town.
Of the three match games of base
ball played recently* between Fairfax
and Columbia, Fairfax beat twice.
Quite a crowd was present to watch
f / and cheer.
P\ Mr. G. S. O'Neal has returned from
v / a pleasant visit to his sons.in Florida.
/ Prof. Monroe, who has been detained
here for several weeks by illness,
left to-day to visit his parents
at Salisbury, N. C.
Miss Crumpler (who expects to return
in the fall) left for her home
to-day in North Carolina.
Mrs. M. P. C. Youmans has gone to
* Abingdon, Va., to visit her mother.
There was a fish fry or moonlight
picnic at Youmans's mill Tuesday
r evening. The chaperones and the
vounger set enjoyed it very much. |
Miss F. K. Marsh, after a pleasant
stay here of several weeks, has returned
to McCormick.
Fv Mesdames Lizzie Young and Martha
Craddock visited Mrs. L. C.
^ Weekly at Saltkehatchie this week.
Mrs. Cone Mixon and Mrs. Geo.
Brant, of Ulmer, visited the former's.
J sister, Mrs. Geo. Young, this week.
ft Mrs. Benj. Brunson has returned
from a pleasant visit to relatives at
McNeils.
Miss Alma Fennell, a class mate
of Miss Alma Knight's at Winthrop,
is visiting the latter and enjoying
the parties, etc., given in her honor.
On the evening of the 27th, at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Deer, Miss Lee Deer was
happily married to Mr. Lee Roy
( Brant, by Rev. W. H. Simpson. Little
Sadie Priester and Gladys Deer
were flower girls. Sadie Harter, a
k bright and winsome girl of Fairfax,
_m n rph Thp
pict > CU tliC n cuuiu^ v~>. I
table groaned under the weight of
the substantials and dainties of every j
1 description. Many beautiful and
useful presents were given them. Mr. j
i Brant is a popular clerk in W. E. J
Harter's store, so Fairfax is now their
home. We wish for this happy j
success. Abundant dinners, good
* speeches, and good cheer on every
side made it a joy to be there. Among
J the laymen, prominent citizens of
* the county, who took part in the dis*
cussions were Dr. J. B. Black, J. H.
Fender, J. A. Hunter, J. G. Herndon,
J. C. McMillan, D. O. Hunter,
Olair+rm Phnrlip ftpntz. and
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others. Revs. W. R. McMillan and
E. A. McDowell were the only preachers
there. These two gentlemen are
old friends, having been college
mates and at one time prior to the
? present neighboring pastors, and they
seem to enjoy working together. Mr.
McMillan preached a fine sermon on
Sunday to a fine congregation, and
there was a goodly sum contributed
for State missions.
Mr. Leary has resigned hit position
with the Hacker Mfg. Co., as master
mechanic, and will move, with his
family, to Charleston. Their friends
in Ehrhardt regret much to see them
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Man Found in Swamp. |j
Govan, July 1.?It is reported that
an aged white man was found dead g<
in Big Saltkehatchie Swamp Sunday
morning by Mr. Geo. Platts who lives
close by. Mr. Platts was casually g,
strolling along, his dog following
him, and he observed his dog making
peculiar antics that attracted his
attention to the spot where the aged
man lay. Mr. Platts said that judging
from the condition of his body VI
that it had been there for several
weeks, it being so mortified that it
would not permit changing his clothes a
for burial. T
The dead man's pocketbook con- ta
tained currency to amount of $40.00
and a pass issued by a certain road w
to Jacksonville, Fla. I did not learn d;
his name from reporter. w
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Negro Killing at Church.
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Lexington, July 1.?At a negro ^
union meeting at Union Baptist j,
church, in the Hollow Creek section J
of this county yesterday afternoon,
Alex Bodie, a negro, was shot and
instantly killed by two other negroes, n<
Thomas Robinson and Johnson Robst
inson, the shooting taking place at
the well in the presence of a large ly
crowd. Immediately after the shoot- Cc
ing the two Robinsons made their
escape and have not been captured. 01
Several shots were fired, four of tl
which took effect. d'
The inquest was held by Magistrate ki
E. H. Addy, the verdict being that tt
Bodie came to his death by gunshot
wounds caused by the two Robin- S<
sons. bi
There were several hundred ne- p<
groes at the meeting and the shooting sc
is said to have been the outcome of cc
a cenera.1 row in which liauor play- si
ed its part.
The three participants in the row p(
were from Saluda county, it is said. fT
Sheriff Miller went to the scene and Sl
is on the lookout for the men, and sj
their capture is almost certain. a]
The Company She Kept. iD
A Boston couple, of middle age
and kind hearts, spent their vacation 111
near Augusta, Ga., and during their w
visit took a great fancy to an old col- c*
ored woman. When they left Au- 01
gusta they invited her to pay them a
visit, which she accepted with the S
understanding that they were to pay
her expenses. hi
Having arrived in Boston she was m
given a room in the house of the cc
white folks and was invited to have w
her meals at the same table with her ot
host and hostess. o^
"Mrs. Jones," said the hostess,
"you were a slave, weren't you?" w
Mrs. Jones replied that such had ty
been her condition of servitude. p>
"I suppose your master never in- te
vited you to eat at his table" hazard- hi
ed the Boston woman. pi
"No, honey, dat he didn't," replied f
Mrs. Jones. "My master was a gen- U]
tleman. He ain't never let no nig- r
gers set at the table 'longside of iD
him."?The Popular .Magazine. In
CONDITION OF COTTON 81.3.
South Carolina Crop Shows Improvement
of Four Points. a]
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New York, July 1.?Over 2,120
replies of special correspondents' of ^
the Journal of Commerce and Com- J
mercial Bulletin, bearing on average
date of June 24, make the condition ^
of cotton as 81.3 per cent, compared gc
with 76.9 per cent, last month, or a
rise of 4.4 points. This compares
with 85.9 per cent, a year ago at this j
time, and 80.2 per cent, as the ten- ^
year average. \
All States shared in the improvement,
except Missouri, which declin- ^
ed 0.1 point. Important changes occurred
in South Carolina, which ^
shows a rise of 4 points; Alabama, ^
3. i points; juouisiana, * puiuts, ica- ^
as, 4.7 points; Arkansas, 6.2 points, w
and Oklahoma, 6.6 points, while al
Georgia advanced only 0.9 points.
Less and Less.
"This is a great age we are living d,
in," said Brinkley. "We have smoke- e<
less gun powder, horseless wagons, si
wireless telegraph?" p:
"Yes," interrupted Cynicue, "and h
we have moneyless foreigners com- *}
ing here and contracting loveless ir
marriages with heartless heiresses." a:
?Judge.
couple a long and joyous journey
through life.
Miss Alice Singleterry. after a long
| stay with Mrs. Virginia Cone, has
gone to Holly Hill. ^
On the 27th Mr. Arthur Ginn was
married to Miss Violet Merwin, of
Palatka, Fla. They are visiting their tc
sister, Mrs. Lila Hammond. r:
The Lutherans gave a "weight so- d
cial" Friday afternoon at the resi- e
dence of Mrs. F. M. Young. n
N THE PALMETTO STAT
OME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOU
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
tate News Boiled Down for Quic
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
There are 22 candidates for supei
;sor in Orangeburg county, and th
st is not yet closed.
The town of Cheraw has impose
poll tax of two dollars on all dog:
he penalty for failure to pay th
lx, is death.
W. H. Verrell, a young white mai
as convicted in Greenwood on Tuei
iy of car-breaking and larceny an
as sentenced to 18 months on th
lan gang.
0. H. Weinges, a farmer of Ca
ounty, Bold 584 bales of cotton o
Wednesday, which brought him $29
29.28. The cotton was of variou
rades and brought 10*& cents.
A farmer in Greenville count:
amed Greer, was driving with h:
imily on Sunday when lightnin
ruck the horse and killed it instan
None of the occupants of tb
irriage was hurt.
T. R. Neal, administrator, he
rought suit in Charleston again:
le Southern for $50,000 for th
eath of McKewn Neal, who we
illed in Charleston county while i
le employ of the road last April.
At a meeting of the trustees of th
Duth Carolina university in Colun
ia on Tuesday, R. M. Kennedy, si
arintendent of the Camden cit
:hools, was elected librarian, to su<
>ed Miss Margaret Rion, who r<
gned.
T. C. Dunlap has received the aj
ointment of national bank examine
om the treasury department, t
icceed Giles L. Wilson, lately r<
gned. Mr. Dunlap has been assis
it hank examiner with Bank Exan
ier Rhame.
Philip J. Guinan, a young whit
an said to be from Massachusetti
as arrested in Columbia Sunda
larged with robbing the residence
C several citizens. Some of tb
oien articles were found in his po!
ission.
Asa and Oliver Pearson, negr
others, were drowned while swin
ing in Riley's mill pond, Clarendo
>unty, on Monday. One was seize
ith cramp and drowned, and tb
:her drowned from getting excite
rer the drowning of his brother.
Attorneys for James E. Seigler, tb
ell-to-do Aiken planter found gui
p of manslaughter for the killing c
oliceman Wade Patterson and sei
meed to seven years imprisonmen
ive decided to appeal to the si
erne court. Under the law the d<
indant may not be admitted to ba
util the supreme court's decision :
" ? ?mi x ..Mi.:i
maerea, wmcn win uui ue uuui mi
i the year. Since the homicide I1
as been in jail, bail having been r<
ised him.
Lightning Strikes House.
Branchville, July 1.?To-nigl
Dout 9:30 the house occupied by .
. Street and Earl Smoak on tl
Drth end of Main street was struc
Y lightning. A negro boy, about 1
sars old, who was in the kitchei
as killed instantly. Mrs. Smoa
as severely shocked, being uncoi
nous for over an hour, but will ri
)ver.
Mr. Street's right side was par;
zed for 30 minutes. Mr. Smoal
irs. Street and a baby were on]
ightly shocked. All of the ligh:
a that end of town were put out I
le shock. It appears that the ligh
ing either went in the house ov<
le electric wire or came down
aimney, striking the boy, who wi
;anding in front, and escaping t
ay of an electric light about a fo<
bove the negro.
Kinder Skittish.
a 2-nod old mammv of ante-bellu]
ays went into a shoe store and as!
3 for "a pair of every-day shoesnail
tens." The clerk selected
air of men's heavy plough shoes fc
er and she seated herself to ti
lem on. The clerk remained stan<
ig in front of her. She glanced u
ad asked:
"Honey, is you all gwinc to stai
ere while I tries 'em on?"
The clerk answered: "Why, n
untie; I"1 move on if you wish it.
She said: "Please do. 'cause I's
hite folks raised and I'se kind<
iittish."?Chicago Post.
The Democrats took a long tirr
) do it, but they certainly did tt
ight thing after all. We peop
own this way think it is the stronj
st ticket which could have bee
ominated. Victory is in sight.
SHOULD HAVE MEDAL.
Young Lady Holds Rabid Dog Until
S Assistance Comes.
It is reported that the manufactur^
ing town of Newry, this county, had
a frightful mad dog experience one
day last week. As a result of the
dog's visit to the community three
parties, several dogs and some catr"
tie were bitten. This happened
e Wednesday afternoon.
Little Miss Eva Gregory, the 13d
year-old daughter of the book-keeper
s. for the Courtenay Manufacturing
e company, was attacked by the animal,
and it is feared that she will
1, not recover. The dog threw her to
5- the ground and her face, nose and
d lips were terribly lacerated by his
e teeth. Miss Sophia Thompson, the
17-year-old daughter of the Newry
1- farm overseer, who happened to be
n near, was brave enough to take hold
f. of the dog, pull him loose and hold
is him in her clutches until help could
be procured. She choked the rabid
P animal and held him by her hands
and knees. This little heroine was
g also badly bitten.
l Before attacking these young
e ladies the dog bit a colored woman.
All the parties have been taken to
Columbia for treatment and grave
IS
fears are entertained for Miss Gregory.
The animal's head was examiC
ined before the patients were sent
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to Columbia and the doctors pronounced
it one of the worst cases of
hydrophobia.
te Excitement ran high in Newry for
1- a while, we are told. Pistols, guns,
axes and all kinds of weapons were
;y brought into service and there was a
3~ regular stampede.
3" Three other mad dogs were killed
in the village Saturday aftirnoon.
> Miss Thompson, the noble little lady
sr who captured the dog and kept it
o from killing Miss Gregory, is entitled
?- to a Carnegie medal.?Tugaloo Trit
bune.
Killed by Lightning.
;e Mr. Marvin Livingston, brother of
3, T. D. A. and Olin K. Livingston, of
jr. this county, was struck by lightning
?s and instantly kliled at his home MonLe
day aft?rnoon about six o'clock. Mr.
y- Livingston was about 37 years of
age and is survived by his wife and
,0 several children.
j. Mr. Livingston, on account of a
n gathering cloud and thunder storm,
3 came in from his field about six
e o'clock in the evening and had just
d put up his horse in the stable. He
was closing the stable door when
lightning struck a lightning rod on
te
j the building. The bolt came down
^ the rod and jumped to the body of
the deceased, causing instant death.
Mr. Livingston resided about a
' mile from North in this county.?
a Orangeburg Evening News.
il Was Man Murdered?
in Barnwell, July 2.?"Murder or sui:e
cide?" That question has been puzie
zling a jury empannelled by Magis2
trate Wililams, of Ulmers, to hold
an inquest over the body of an aged
man, who was found dead Friday afternoon
at Breon's old mill. Two
prominent citizens of Bamberg county
were out coon hunting Friday and,
ie in passing near the mill, were at:k
tracted by buzzards circling over0
head. An investigation disclosed the
a' dead body of a man, lying partially
k in the mill creek. His throat was
a" cut from a point under his left ear
almost to his right ear. These gentlemen
reported their grewsome find
to Magistrate Williams at Ulmers,
who, with a number of other citizens
^y went out to view the remains. The
ts man was an elderly gentleman, and
,y in his pockets were found $42,- a
recommendation as to character from
?r a Portsmouth, Va., lawyer, a disa
charge from an old soldiers' home in
ls Virginia, a railroad ticket from
>y Portsmouth to a point in Florida,
dated June 22, and punched by a
conductor on June 27, and letters addressed
to Frederick Klickley, Portsm
mouth, Va.
A jury was empannelled to hold
_ an inquest, but after viewing the
a body iz was decided to adjourn and
)r make further investigations before
.y reaching a verdict.
}_ Public opinion is divided as to
jp whether a. foul murder has been perpetrated
or whether the dead man
committed suicide. The fact that
money was found on his person and
0 the lack of any motive other than
" robbery lends 'color to the suicide
5e theory.
ir The body has been prepared for
burial and unless inquiries in Ports
mouth locate his relatives or friends,
ie the remains will be buried at Ul-e
mers.
le
r. Lee G. Holleman was elected mayor
,n of Anderson on Wednesday by 644
votes against 548 for Robert Ligon.
WILSON AND MARSHALL. J
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STANDARD BEARERS OF UNITED
DEMOCRACY.
" " ' Ai
Afer Deadlock of Several Days, Wil- ^
son Nominated on 40th Ballot, H
Amid Much Enthusiasm. Ai
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After being in session for a week, at
with a deadlock for days over the d*
nomination of a candidate for presi- cl
dent, at about three o'clock Tuesday
afternoon the National Democratic sa
Convention, in session at Baltimore, in
nominated Governor Woodrow Wil- e^
son, of New Jersey, for president on cc
the 4 6th ballot. Day after day and
night after night the balloting had d<
gone on. At first Champ Clark led,
but Wilson kept up a steady gain. "
Underwood about held his strength, h<
while Harmon, Foss, Marshall and *e
others got some votes. At first the ^1<
New York delegation voted for Harmon,
which gave him a total of more ai
than a hundred votes, but later on s
this vote went to Clark. Bryan was "
a prominent figure in the convention,
and while he himself voted for Clark il3
under instructions he denounced the e(
support of the New York delegation
for any candidate. On the 45th ballot
the vote stood: Wilson 603;
Clark 306; Underwood 97; Harmon ta
25; Foss 27. Underwood then with- m
drew and Clark released his support- to
ers, and on the 46th ballot Wilson cc
was nominated, the vote being: Wil- e
son 990; Clark 84; Harmon 12. On Sl
motion of Senator Stone, of Missouri, w
the nomination of Wilson was made ta
unanimous. The convention then ad- ja
journed until Tuesday night at nine te
o'clock, when a candidate for vice
president was to be selected. Clark m
was nominated but withdrew, Gov- tc
ernor Burke, of North Dakota, was ja
nominated. Elmore W. Hurst, of II- ti
linois, was nominated, and then came m
the nomination of Gov. Marshall, of th
Indiana. After three ballots Marsh- d<
all was declared the nominee for. vice in
president, and the convention ad- th
journed, the selection of Marshall being
unanimous by the withdrawal of ai
Burke.- cc
Senator Tillman wired Governor ri
Wilson as follows: "I have prayed a
to see a real Democratic president ei
before I die. Next March my prayer r
will be answered. Congratulations
to you and our country."
Suggestions to Writers. gi
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Never use a dull, blunt pencil k:
which has not been sharpened in six w
months, nor dark paper nearly as m
black as the pencil mark. Ce
Do not crowd the lines. In form- s$
er days when paper was scarce, it m
was often necessary to get as much iE
on a sheet as possible. It is not the e
case now. m
Linotype men do not have time to tc
decipher badly written manuscript.
The editor has no time to re-write a]
such letters. They do not make for e
piety in the office. d<
If you cannot spell and write a a]
plain hand and punctuate your letter, a
1 it is very evident that you are not g
prepared to write for papers. Get an- a,
' other job. d,
If you have some important his- e<
' tory of your neighborhood, or special bi
news of general interest and are un- b,
skilled in writing and spelling, get Si
1 some member of the family to write
the facts for you*
The editor delights to receive communications
written with pen and ink' w
in a legible hand. That is always ac- p<
1 ceptable. tl
Little personal notices are not in- J:
teresting to the general public, tc
- Neighborhood sketches, well-prepar- E
ed, will be read by all. If they go d<
' far back, they enter into the history p:
of the county and are always acceptable.
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Never indulge in extravagant B
praise of special friends, nor show tc
your dislike for others. Deal fairly T
' with all. lc
Keep out all superflous objections, al
If they are written they will not be di
; printed. If you can't write news? ri
only news, don't write at all. lii
Advice to Housekeepers. fr
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Never burn your old shoes in the
furnace, says the Chicago Tribune. S
; They fill the air with an unpleasant U)
odor. Keep them to throw at the n)
neighbor's cats. w
Tf the alarm clock fails to awaken
I the hired girl at the proper time in tc
the morning get another girl. .
cLl
An earnest, conscientious wife is
always able to think of something ^
about the house that needs a job of ct
repairing. tj.
It is not considered good form now
to keep the old family Bible, containing
the record of births, etc., lying 01
on the center table. tt
SOW BELIEVES THAW CRAZY.
irst Thought Him "Plain Murderer,"
Says Alienist.
White Plains, N. Y., July 1.?Dr.
ustin S. Flint, the alienist retained
r the State to oppose the release of ?
arry K. Thaw from the Matteawan
sylum, explained at the hearing here
Judge Keogh to-day how he had
first regarded Thaw as a "murder,"
but later arrived at the conusion
that he was insane.
"Did you see any evidence of in.nity
on Thaw's part when you first
terviewed him?" Dr. Flint was ask
i oy uiarence j. snearn, raaw s
>unsel.
"No, I thought he was a plain mur?rer,"
was the reply.
Dr. Flint said his first intimation
iat Thaw was irrational came when
i read Thaw's will and codicil. Afr
studying these papers carefully,
* went to former District Attorney
irome, told him that he was trying
i insane man and said that he himilf
would withdraw from the case
he desired. The witness declared
lat "Thaw's delusion must crop out
l time, although it might be conceal- ,
1 for years."
Mob in Florida Lynches Negro.
Tampa, July 2.?A lynching, speccular
in its nature, occurred about
idnight last night near Braden?wn,"
the county seat of Manatee
>unty. The man lynched was Will
nglish, a young negro who had inilted
the daughter of a respected
mte citizen ot tne town, ne was
.ken from the county jail after the
,ilor, W. S. Young, had made a dermined
resistance.
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The lynchers, numbering about 40
en, came from the various river
iwns. They went silently to the
.11. Young, not suspecting anyling,
answered their call, but slamed
the door when he saw what was
lere. The crowd shot through the
>or and forced it open, overpowerg
Young after he had shot into
ie mob without result.
The keys were taken from him
id the negro, was taken out and
inveyed about half a mile down the
ver bank, where he was hanged to ,
live oak tree close to historic Brad1
Castle. There have been no ar!StS.
Four Negroes Captured.
Orangeburg, July 1.?Four ne'oes,
who were implicated in the
urder of Dr. J. K. Love, the well
uown veterinary surgeon of Noray,
in this county, early Sunday
orning, have been captured and inircerated
in the local jail. Sheriff
illey went to Norway early Sunday
orning and was successful in roundie
ud two of the negroes, Marion
vans and Ed Butler. To-day two
lore negroes were arrested and sent?
) jail in Orangeburg.
A great deal -of sentiment was
roused over the brutal murder of
r. Love, but the Norway citizens
esired that no violence prevail, and
11 the prisoners were brought to Orngeburg
peacefully. All the neroes
implicated are notorious charters,
and all will be tried for murer.
One of the negroes was releas3
to-day on bond. The negroes will
e tried for murder at the Septemer
term of the court of general sesons
for Orangeburg county.
Joyous Delaware Wedding.
Hauled about the town in a hay
agon while hundreds of friends
elted and showered confetti upon
lem, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Clark,
r., who were married at high noon '
)-day in the Bridgeville Methodist
piscopal church, were carried to the
epot, only to meet the climax of
ranks.
Just as the train was coming in the
"owd sang, "Blest be the Tie That
inds," and bound the couple tightly
>gether with heavy timber chains,
hese were secured with a large pad>ck
and the key thrown away. Uni)le
to free themselves from the pre
icament, the newly-weds were cared
into the Pullman and wrere obged
to occupy one chair.
Hundreds of friends who had come
om all parts of Delaware, Mary,nd
and Pennsylvania to witness the
fair were in it to the last, and the
jrenade was one of the most strendus
imaginable, the bride being
sarly at the point of collapsing
hen carried on the train.
A dispatch received from Wilming?n
states that the tie was strong
id the honeymoon was delayed for
rer an hour in that city in order to
ave the "binds" broken by a melanic.?Seaford,
Del., dispatch to
ie New York World.
Read The Herald and keep posted
a political happenings. We give
te news without favor or bias.
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