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f ^ - - - ; ; u > - - . . ? . ,. . . X- ' ' ' . . N ' " - t S , ? ^ , , ?lie lamkrg feral!) One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 25,1912. Established 1891. ??: ? COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around th< County and Elsewhere. Denmark Doings. Denmark, July 23.?Misses Wy man and Hart, of ifistiii, made a snor visit to Mrs. J. W. Wyman last week Miss Ida Robinson, of Brunson, i: making an extended visit to Mrs. W S. Cooper. Miss Gladys Milbous, of Columbia made a short -visit to relatives heri i > last week. (The Misses Bryner and Miss Brun son, of Brunson, are the guests o Mrs. Brunson. Mr. Herman Brunson, of Columbia was a visitor in town last week. Mrs. H. W. Goolsby, of Fort Motte spent a short while last week wit! t Mrs. G. W. Goolsby. 1 Miss Kathleen C&liff, of Barnwell r is the guest or miss ma uann. Miss Elizabeth Brux has returne< home, after a pleasant visit to reia tives in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Rice have beei detained from their mountain tri] on account of the illness of the lat ter's mother. / Country Correspondence. Protracted services are being hel< at Spring Branch church this week The old soldiers' reunion, whicl . y will be held at Bethesda on Thursday promises to be one of pleasure to th< surviving veterans. * We are glad to report no sicknes in our community. We deean it not amiss to speak o the excellent music at the Bamberj Baptist church on Sunday. Mr. C W. Rentz and his daughter, Mis: Elise, 2>r. O. D. Faust, and Mr. Clar ence Black furnished the instrument ? al parts and a large number of voicei all blending together furnished depth stirring services. Rev. W. R. Mc ' Millan is ever at his best, but m< . - . tlainks he, too, was better than best l-. A Boston Witness. I ? ' "Now sir," asked the lawyer, "ca: you give me the true facts in thii v ; ? case?" The witness hesitated. 44Well, sir, can't you answer?" "I was just wondering," said tin witness , "whether or not a true fac argues the existence of an untru fact; and, to carry the idea a little further, what might be the precisi 'shade of difference between a trui fact and untrue falsehood; or, 01 the other hand, if there is any rea distinction between an untrue fac and a true falseho9d. Sometimes," apprehend analogy is less convincinj than dissimilitude. The introduction of a startling contrast may enabi the mind to grasp the salient point or? "Yon can take the witness," gasp ed the lawyer, waving his hand feebl: at the attorney for the other side.? Chicago Tribune. What Does It Matter? It matters little where I was born, Or if my parents were rich or poor Whether they shrank at the coli world's scorn, Or walked in t^e pride of wealtl , secure. But whether I live an honest man, And hold my integrity firm in m; clutch, I tell you, brother, as plain as I can It matters much. It matters little how long I stay * In a world of sorrow, sin and care Whether in youth I am called awaj v Or live till my bones and pate ar ? bare. But whether I do the best I can To soften the weight of adversity* touch On the fading cheek of my fello\ ' man, x It matters much. It matters little where be my grave Or on the land or in the sea, By purling brook or 'neath storm; * wave, It matters little or naught to me But whether the Angel Death come down And marks my brow with his lov ing touch As one that shall wear the victor': crown, It . It matters much. * The State meeting of the Farmers Union is being held in Columbia thi week, the session commencing yes terday. The marketing of crops i the most important subject to be dis cussed at this meeting. Hon. Jnc L. McLaurin will delived an addres > on cotton warehouses and banking. \ \ ' CUT OUT IX COXFEREXCE. i Tillman Forced to Abandon Fight foi 5 Xavy Yard Money. Washington, D. C., July 22.?To? day the conferees on the naval appropriation bill dropped from the measure the amendment inserted in the Senate, at Hie instance of Senato: Tillman, setting aside $300,000 foi ~ the improvement of the facilities foi the accommodation of torpedo crafi [ at the Charleston navy yard. 5 Senators Perkins, of California and Lodge, of Massachusetts, refusec to stand with Senator Tillman, theii ' fellow conferee, in making an issu< " of this provision. The South Carolina senator ii " much disappointed and says he does not see how anything can be done t< save the item. ' The disputed appropriations foi Portsmouth and Philadelphia will al ' so be dropped, along with the Char 1 leston item, the senate yielding t< the house. 9 Taylor-Ehrhardt. I - The m^sty dews of summer fell, On nature's verdant face, a The season for the marriage bell, p Is drawing fast apace. r Yon crescent moon last week di< shine, On cupid's mystic darts, The silken cords were made to twine j Around two faithful hearts. July 17th ushered in one of th< i happiest?events which the town o , Newberry ever witnessed, when Mrs e Alma Taylor gave in holy matrimon: her amiable daughter, Alma, to Mr !> Herbert Wilson Ehrharat, or Enr hardt. This indeed was a glorioui f occasion as. well as a social event I Hymen, with his silken chain, hai L again made two souls with but 5 s single thought, two hearts to beat a, - one. The solmen rites were performed b: s the Rev. J. E. Carlisle, pastor of Cen - tral Methodist church, at the homi - of the bride's mother. e Promptly at 8:30 o'clock Lohen grin's wedding march was heard by Miss Lucy Hill, of Newberry, an( slowly descending the stairway carm the bridal party as follows: Rev Carlisle leading followed by t?e love ly bridesmaids. Next came the groon accompanied by his test man, Mr J. B. Ehrhardt, followed by two flow er bearers who scattered rose petali 1 in the pathway of the bride. Last g but not least, came the bride and he maid of honor, Miss Louise Taylor. B B The bridesmaids were: Misse g Rena Reeder and Sara White, whil< a Mrs. W. H. Casson acted as dame o j honor. Miss Reeder wore a dress o t marquisette o*er pink while Mis j White was dressed in pink satin ? The maid of honor wore a dress o 5 blue crepe de thine while the brid< was beautifully gowned in whit marquisette with macrame lace trim mings. The house had been handsome!' P decorated for the occasion. The par lor was decorated with smilax an< yellow roses. The drawing roon contained an immense display of val uble presents which proved the pop ularity of the young couple. After the ceremony the guest ; were invited to the spacious dininj 3 room where refreshments were serv ed. h Miss Taylor was one of Newberry' most popular young ladies and w feel sure that it will feel a l'oss at he y departure. Mr. Ehrhardt is an ener getic young business man of Ehr l, hardt. The out-of-town guests were: Mrs Chas. Ehrhardt, Miss Edrie Ehrhardt Messrs J. B. Ehrhardt and Henr; > r Copeland, of Ehrhardt; Misses Lucil 2 Epting and Helen Heightman am Mr. M. J. Epting, of Savannah; Mrs W. H. Casson, Mr. and Mrs. Newn b ham and children, Mr. and Mrs R. C. Williams, and Miss Ma; v Plumer, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs W. E. Plitt, of Baltimore; Miss Ber tha Wadsley, of Spartanburg, am Miss Sara White, of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Ehrhardt have acte< the part of wisdom by laying asid< the robes of celibacy and joining th< hymenial hosts who have entered tlii s elysian fields or conjugal diiss. vv< welcome the young couple to ou mids-t and to the young benedict an< his lovely bride we extend our hearti est congratulations, and may thei: barge, which is now launched upoi the ocean of wedded life, glide 01 like a clear limpid stream to a havei i' of peace ad happiness, without ; s reef to ripple its surface, nor a break - er- to mar ts peaceful voyage. Ma: s there be just enough thorns along th< - pathway of life to remind them o i. flowers blooming a^ong its way. s H. E. C. Ehrhardt, July 20, 1912. IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. The army worm is said to be doing a lot of damage to cotton in Anderson C' county, and the farmers there have * a x z appealed ior neip m aesiruymg me ' pest. Geo. R. .Rembert, the Columbia r lawyer, denies that he received $500 for securing the pardon of Glenn, who killed Rhoden at Batesburg. He ' admits that the amount was $300. j The board of trustees of Chicora college, a Presbyterian college for r girls, has decided not to move the college from Greenville. The board held a meeting, at which several j Greenville business men addressed them. Last week the governor issued a long article replying to the charges made by Thos. B. Felder and the detectives at the hearing before the dispensary committee in Augusta. He published several affidavits fjom former members of the old dispensary 1 board of directors and others con nected with the dispensary. In his statement issued last week ' the governor says that the disagreement between himself and Mayor b Grace arose over the fact that Grace f wanted to control the appointment of i. dispensary constables in Charleston. Y Grace says it is "absolute, unqualified . lie, and Blerase knows it is a lie." - Blease and Grace were former politis cal friends, but now Grace is fighting . the governor. MAKES SERIOUS CHARGE. 1 s Man Says He Paid Lawyer Five Hundred Dollars for Pardon. Y At the campaign meeting in Colum bia on Friday Geo. R. Rembert, of i the Columbia bar, who had been floor leader of the Blease forces in the - house of representatives during the , past two sessions of the general asi sembly, advanced to the front of the e stage, from his seat at the rear, on . hearing his name mentioned by Judge - Jones, and asked that the statement 1 about him be repeated. Judge Jones . read: "He (Blease) pardoned Glenn, who s killed Rhoden in Batesburg. Glenn , says he paid Mr. Rembert $500. Remr bert is Blease's floor leader "in the house. Did that $500 pay Mr. Rems bert to explain how Glenn was in8 nocent, or did it pay for Mr. Remf bert's influence on Gov. Blease to f liberate a criminal?" s "Any one who says Glenn gave me l. $500," said Mr. Rembert, "is a liar." f "I have not said so," rejoined e Judge Jones. "Glenn said so, and s upon demand I will produce prooi - that he said it." Mr. Rembert said no more, but rey tired to his seat. Why did he not de mand the proof? i ?? Sent Mileage Book, Left Passenger. A Southern Railway official tells a - rather peculiar story about a mileage book and a careless office boy who s works for a New York capitalist. I The other day the Southern Rail way box at the postoffice contained a letter bearing this inscription? s "Mileage, New York to Columbia and e one Pullman?12:08." r That's all. The Southern Railway folks got - busy. The postal authorities were notified and the New York office notii. fied to trace the mileage book and :, Pullman reservation inclosed. The y mileage book was in the name of e Geo. Hugins and after keeping wires d hot for several hours it was learned ;. that Mr. Hugins, a New York capi talist, had instructed his office boy to buy the mileage book and ticket to y Columbia. He made a note of it on the envelope containing the check - and the thoughtful boy put a couple i of stamps on the envelope and sent mileage-book and Pullman reserva i tion South. The postoffice people e here sent it to the Southern Railway e officials. e The remarks of Mr. Hugins are not 3 recorded, there being no dictagraph r in the office.?Columbia State. i ; ? Killed by Lightning. r Anderson, July 21.?John M. Ash1 ley, a well to do farmer and distant i cousin of Josh Ashley, was killed by i lightning last night, 15 miles from i Anderson. He was riding his mule - through a swamp in search of his ir son, who had been out in the storm. 3 The bolt hit Mr. Ashley on the top f of his head and killed him and the mule instantly. The body of Mr. Ashley was found later by his son. Mr. Ashley was about 50 years of age. I KING ANSWERS BLEASE. Greenville Man Denies Statements Made from State House Steps. Please allow me space in your paper to reply to the false statements made by Cole L. Blease in his speech at Columbia last night concerning Mr. Watson and myself. The simple facts will be sufficient for my friends and the public generally to understand the situation. Olin M. Watson and I went to Columbia to ask for a respite of 60 da^s for a negro, Stake Morris, condemned to be electrocuted July 26, so that a largely signed petition for commutation to life imprisonment could be presented later. We went to the mansion Sunday afternoon after dinner after making an engagement by telephone with him and told Blease our mission. We were in the bed room and the door shut. He said they had the sleuths and dictagraphs after him and he would not do anything. We showed him the petition signed i by many citizens and the majority of Greenville county officers. He refused to look at it. I called his attention ? to the fact that if anything were done it must be at once. I was so surprised at his decision that I said, "After all I have done for you if you won't grant this little request I am done with you." xBlease said angrily, "Get out of my > mansion." I replied as I pulled on i my hat, "Damn you and your manf sion, too." , V This was in ordinary conversation I and was heard by no one except those In the room. Mrs. Blease met Mr. . Watson and nie as we went down ; stairs to the front door and talked to us and told us good-bye in a friendly manner. She did not know what had happened. , , Mr. Watson was so surprised that he said to me that Blease certainly . could not have understood us or must ! be drunk or crazy, and after,we got to the street, he went back against t my advice. He did not stay long as K Blease ordered him out in the same . manner. i I have been a supporter of Blease i for several years and a personal i friend. I remember one incident sev; eral years ago at Union, where he ; got so drunk he could not get on the train. I bought a ticket, put him in i a seat and told the conductor in which pocket he would find his tick. et. It looks like if I had been drunk ! Sunday and he the friend he claimed . to be, he would have taken care of me in his house as I have done for him, but the difference was that I i was not drunk Sunday, but absolutely sober. i He claims he sticks to his friends. ' Watson and I are both poor working [ men and we were interested in Stake [ Morris because we were sorry for ! him. Perhaps if there had been a few hundred dollars in it we might have been received more cordially. Blease said from the State house steps last night that if Watson and I were gentlemen "God pity the ho' boes." If he felt this way about me why ^^ "V ^/\11/\nrirtor lnttor lofif ! U1U UW wn LC IUC lununiuft ivuvi ???"? i month: Columbia, S. C., June 26, 1912. "Dear sir: I forwarded you by ex. press, prepaid, on yesterday a supply of my books in regard to pardons, paroles, etc. "Please distribute them to the best advantage possible; and, should there ; be any expense connected with the i distribution thereof, please send me bill, and I will reimburse you for the outlay. ! "With kindest personal regards ! and best wishes, i "Very respectfully, (Signed) "COLE L. BLEASE."' ' "Mr. James N. King, 1 Greenville, S. C." 1 I have no favors to ask of Blease, but have supported him without reward or hope of reward because I believed that he was sincere and true. I know now that he is neither, and a liar besides. / When he gets ready to have me turned out of the Red Men. I will be glad to have him come up and try it. I am also a Woodman and a Mason, and think that my record will compare with his any day he wants to make the test. I hope I won't have to make any further statement to the papers. If Blease will stick to the truth one time I won't have to. J. N. KING. Greenville, July 20. Col. W. G. Stubbs,- a member of the governor's staff, is out in a card admitting that he received $100 for procuring the parole of Eugene Hogan, Jr.," but he says the governor didn't receive any part of it. CANDIDATES AX EHRHAR PRESENT THEIR VIEWS TO 1 "DEAR PEOPLE." Large and Attentive Crowd Hear Speakers?Sentiment in Favoi 1 Judge Ira B. Jones. The first campaign meeting Bamberg county was held at 1 hardt Wednesday of last week, meeting was held in the large over the Ehrhardt .Hardware C pany. There were about 250 peri present. Mr. D. P. Smith, presi< of the Ehrhardt Democratic c presided over the meeting, which onp.ned with nraver bv Prof. J Guilds, Headmaster of the Car Fitting School. In opening the meeting, Chair: Smith made a few appropriate marks, and announced that all ca dates would he allowed five mini except those for the house, who i given fifteen minuts, and ttfe Sec rial candidates twenty minutes, also stated that the voters would to know if the House and Senat< candidates endorsed the present S administration. The township candidates s] first. Mr. W. D. Sease, for ton weigher at Ehrhardt, who is opposed, in a few well-chosen w thanked the voters for their c< dence. J. C. Copeland, who is asking re-election as magistrate for that trict thanked the voters for their port and told of his record and ai for re-election. Had done his i and was ready when called on, da night. 4Mr. Kinard was trying to his smoke-house from him or at 1 a part of it. J. H. Kinard, for'the same o: said he had announced his candii with the understanding that Copeland would not run this 3 Mr. Copeland was fortunate in ing a smoke-house; he didn't ] one. Would do his whole duty would appreciate support. Mr. Copeland then stated tha did not promise not to run this 3 .G. W. Folk, who is asking foi election as county commissic thanked the voters for splendid given him two years 'ago. The c was'an important one. Had care] studied affairs and done what thought best for the county. Fav good roads, but couldn't have t without money and co-operatioi the people, who should co-ope and not* criticise. Nearly 500 n of road in county, and all coul be worked at once. His past ex] ence would enable him to do b< work in the future. W. Preston Sandifer would do duty and work for interest of entire county. Hoped he would ' on the 27th day of August the come sound that he had been ele< and not the awful one that he 1 return home, the county didn't ] him in its business. W. Barney Smoak would serv hpst of his ability, reaardless of sequences. Would do his duty a saw it. Would appreciate their port, but if they saw fit to vote some one else, he was still t friend. , J. J. Zeigler could not mak speech, but would appreciate the fice and do his entire duty if elec This closed the addresses of < dates for county commissioner, the candidates for coroner then dressed the audience. G. P. Harmon, who wants to re-elected Probate Judge, grew quent in complimenting the pei on their magnificent agricultural tion, beautiful bomes, vine-clad azzas, with handsome ferns and st ly palms. Appreciated highly overwhelming majority always g: him. Felt sorry for his friend, W er, who entered politics two years with great aspirations, but he left at the post. Did not believe friends would allow him to be bu politically this year. H. W. Walker, for Probate Ju< was thankful to say he had been feated by the votes of Bamberg cc ty Democrats. Was a true Demo< and would always abide result Democratic primary. Asked v had Harmon done in the eight y< he had been in office. Spoke of gr jury presentment as to probate's fice, and said Harmon had not b an officer andjiad not done his d' would resign if grand jury said office was not conducted accorc to law. J. H. A. Carter, for county tr< urer, was at home and all pres knew him. If he had made good was worthy of the office all knew Gave his record as a school teacl Had served on the county board p| DILLON COUNTY SHOOTING. Jim Galloway Seriously Wounded by Neil McKinniss, Jr. Dillon, July 22.?Jim Galloway; a young farmer in the Mallory secHip tion, was shot and seriously wounded Saturday evening by Neil McKinniss, Jr., boss of the county chain gang. The force was working that day on the road for near Galloway's, and after the day's <2hr- work was over Galloway went to The the camp and words followed between hall Galloway and McKinniss as to some om- clay removed from the side of the sons road on Galloway's land for repairs, lent Galloway got out of his buggy in the ;lub, heat of the altercation and, it is said, was advanced on McKinniss, who drew . C. his Distol and fired, the ball striking lisle him in the upper part at the chest, passing through the apex of the right man lung and lodging under the skin in re- the back near the spinal column, ndi- from which place it was removed by ites, Dr. H. A. Edwards, vere The wounded man, at last aciato counts, was alive and hopes are enHe tertained for his recovery, like Mr. Galloway was mentioned in the jrial early part of the campaign as candi- / Itate date for the legislature, Imt withdrew. 3oke * cot_ BLEASE WILL PARDON. un" Murderer of Men Who Act like ords . King and Watson. onflSpeaking Friday night from the for steps of the State House in Columbia dig_ to a crowd of 1,500 people Gov. Blease said he would have a pardon sup3ked rea(*y *or any man w^? kNted J* N. duty King and O. M. Watson, of Greenor ville, if they came to any man's home in the same drunken condition and east used the same indecent language that thev were guilty of when they called at the executive mansion last Sunday ?ce? afternoon. dacy Mr. King,and Mr. Watson gave out ^r* a signed statement that they had eai7 been insulted by the chief executive hav~ last Sunday afternoon when they tiave went to see him about getting a rean<* prieve for Stake Morris, a Greenville negro, sentenced to the electric chair. * Gov. Blease defended his pardon 'ear. recor(j an(j declared that J. M. Gra- v r re~ ham, who has the hosiery mill conmer, ^ract> bad been "cleaning up" since vote -jjg g0? behind him. He told the >ffice crowd that he wanted all his friends fully in RiCbiand county to vote for Geo. : he R. Rembert, when he ran for the ore(* house of representatives this sumv * v m nem mer, because he was his friend. a of A iarge /part of the chief execu>rate tive's speech was devoted to J. N. ailes a contractor, and O. M. Wat* son, a metal worker, both citizens of peri- Greenville, who came to Columbia Jtter last Sunday to see the governor about granting a reprieve to Stake Morris, 1 his a Greenville negro, sentenced to the electric chair. Gov. Blease declared hear prjday night that Mr. King and Mr. wel- watason were drunk when they came ;*ec*' to his home and that one of them nust "dropped into the first chair he came seed tQ ? His excellency said that the two e Greenville men used indecent lancon" guage. He declaredefchat if Mr. King s he and Mr. Watsop came to any man's SUD- U in comn nr\r\ rllf l nn fhof fhnr * iiUU5C 211 iuc oaui^ wuuivivu vuui# wuv^ for were in when they came to the man*ieir sion and used the same language, If that man killed them then he would e a h^ve a pardon ready for him. 1 of" Gov. Blease said that Mr. King and >ted* Mr. Watson might be members of the can" Order of Red Men now, but after an(* three more meetings they would not ad~ be as he intended to have them turned out of their tribe. The governor 1 said that Mr. Wation and Mr. King el?" had been referred to as gentlemen in aple a newspaper and added, "If they are sc" gentlemen, then God pity the hopi" boes." ate the education for several years, and had iven done his -duty as he saw it. Would alk- still do his entire duty in school matago ters soon to be decided. People who was knew him kriew whether he was ca- - his pable of filling office of treasurer, ried Could not promise as much as some candidates, but would do his best and Age, would appreciate support on princide Pie. Had always stood for that and >un- would so long as he lived, crat Geo. A. Jennings was no speaker, of was more of a worker and doer. Askrhat for support as a business man and ? ? ? ? 2f rvllinor nf 3ars suve 1CWIU aa s>uv,u, and having business dealings with so of- many people all over the county. Beieen lieved he was fully competent to disuty. charge the duties of the office and his would perform them to the best of ling his ability, and would appreciate highly th? support of the voters. , . eas- J. Feldtr Hunter, for sheriff, did lent not feel like making a speech, even and If he could. All the people of that r it. section knew him. Was born not far tier, from there, and was glad to say there 1 of (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) I * * ** * . - - <' ' -