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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1912. Established 1891. . . xj|
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COUNTRY NEWS LEITE
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENII
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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News Items Gathered All Around
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
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Ehrhardt, Aug. 19.?Everyb
talks about Blease and Jones tb
days. If there could be such a th
i fla a ftnnri man nut nn the ticket
[ governor of South Carolina, th
, * there would be a small chance
either one of the present Candida
being elected governor.
Rains seemed to be general 1
^ Friday. Was wet rain; I can voi
for that much, as I was in it fi
? start to finish.
Mr. Delma and his sister, Miss .
nie Maye Ritichie, of Richfield,
C., who have been spending sc
time with friends in Ehrhardt,
> turned to their home Friday.
> Mr. George A. Dannelly retur
with his bride from Florida 1
week.
The darkies had a big time at
Luke's church Sunday. One te
ran away on their return throi
town. No one hurt, only a buj
? somewhat demolished.
Ehrhardt Lutheran church has
paint brush applied to its side. ]
x not get it any too soon for its lo
and good.
The electric storm on Friday 1
ohnnt nut nnr 'nhnne line nnt of
mission. Linemen have been b
repairing the line ever since.
Mr. F. H. Copeland has tal
charge of Mr. Chas. Ehrhardt's
pair shops, and will repair vehic
antos, etc. This kind of work
v v been neglected for some years, i
the demand require such an in&ti
tion. All of Frank's friends are a
ed to remember him when in need
repairs and give him a trial.
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Denmark Doings.
Miss Virginia Faust has returi
home after a stay of several we
in Columbia.
The Misses Lyles, of North Ca
lina, are the guests of their brotfc
} Miss Winnie Gym, of Brunson,
spending several days with Miss
Ive Pearson.
Misses Martha Ray and Ji
Goolsby have returned home afte
week's visit to Miss Lillie Owens
Dunbarton.
Mr. Cecil Rice is on an extern
trip to visit his brothers in Norfc
Va., and New York.
Miss Nell Carter, of Columbia,
the charming guest of^liss Virgi
Faust.
Miss Monroe Owens, of Dunbart
h is visiting Miss Martha Ray.
Mice Qflriollp flnpRR has ioined '
mother and sister to spend some ti
in the mountains of North Caroli
Mrs. M. A. Baxter has gone No
to purchase her fall stock of goo
Miss Hattie Rice is on an exte:
ed trip to Washington, New Y<
and other points of interest.
Misses Maude Owens and Dc
Goolsby are visiting in Bamberg
the guests of Mrs. J. C. Carter.
Miss Elizabeth Easterling and M
Rivers, of Walterboro are guests
the home of S. D. Guess.
Miss Gladys LaFitte, of Savann
Ga., left Tuesday after spend
sime time with her sister, Mrs.
H. McCrae.
Miss Addie Glover, of Aiken,
the charming guest of Miss E<
Steadman.
Malcolm L. McCrae, of Timmo
ville, spent Sunday in town with
, parents.
> * Negro Safe Breaker Caught.
- Atlanta, Aug. 19.?Charlie CI
^ i ton, a negro safe breaker, was cau;
Sunday morning at 3 o'clock by
ficer David, who walked up on
negro as he was in the act of bre
ing into the safe of the Echols G
eery company at 271 Pullim str<
The negro was discovered after
ficer David had noticed a back scr<
door open. When he investigat
he found a panel broken out of
^ regular door, just large enough
stick a hand through to open
latch. As he looked in with his ?h
he saw the negro's head. He 1
rolled the small safe to the rear,
that he could work without be
heard from the street. He hac
hammer, and was in the act
? ^ knocking off the hinges.
The officer made the negro
his hands through the opening i
in this maner he handcuffed h
Then the officer found that he co
x <Mi^ mifViAnf hro
DOl liiv ucgiu uul mtuvui uiv
ing the door down, so he had to
handcuff him and make him turn
latch.
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HOUSE STRUCK BY BOLT. I ||y
Sets Fire to Lace Curtains and Does
JGS Other Damage. SOM
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Barnwell, Aug. 19.?During y a
thunderstorm last night, lightning g
struck the residence of Cbl. P. J.
Drew, on Marlboro avenue, doing
considerable damage, but fortunately
injuring none of the inmates. Plas0
J tering was knocked from the ceiling j1
^se and the floors were torn up in places. a
ng A pair of lace curtains were set on y a
fire, but the blaze was extinguished ay '
n before any considerable damage was c?un
or done. The large fanlight over the ?
ttes front door was knocked into bits. a ^
The house is equipped with lightning abou
as* rods, but they are said to be in need Ps
aC of repair, hence their failure in con- *ff'8
om j?j_.? i-u_ v^i*. a^ai]
UUCUIlg LUC uuu IV LUC ?i vuuu.
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A.ii- Cppe's First Bale. for J
N. _ a j0
?me Cope, Aug. 16.?Cope's first bale tQ D
re. of new cotton, and from all accounts pjaiE
k the first in Orangeburg county, was up .j
Qed brought to town this morning and
[ast sold to the Cope Supply Company. 1
The bale weighed 442 pounds, was , 00,
Lgxi
gt. classed as strict middling and
jam brought 12% cents per pound, or jj118
ieh $55.25. The cotton was raised on n
* son (
ggy Mr. J. D. Cleckley's place, two miles
from Cope, and made by Jim Cleck- ^r'
the ley, a colored farmer. r
Did Messrs. W. N. Carter and E. P. mg1
oks Garrick are putting up a new store, ing
and will be ready for business short- .
[ast iy- x
)m. The carpenter force has just fin- ci
u8y ished overhauling the depot and plat- Nine
form, and everything there is in chat
jen readiness for the fall business. are
,re~ ' Laurens for Jones? ne^
les, ?_. sent<
has TtnYr v**r Trtnoc cantim out is Stat(
l/oj KJJ uaj V VUVO UVM V*?MWMV
in" gaining ground, and now it begins Ja*l,
[tu" to appear that Laurens county, for-, in?
sk" merly recognized as a Blease strong1
hold, will line up with law and order and
by giving a majority to Judge Jones. leSe<
' The Laurens Advertiser does not al- laws
low itself to be carried off into ex- is fil
aggerated predictions but after a once
led calm canvass of the situation reaches rapic
eks the conclusion that the people of that
vicinity have enough of Blease. The
to- following taken from the Advertiser
ier. summarizes the situation as seen by
, is that paper:
01- The Spartanburg Herald says that
"There is one county in the- State
ilia that can be?depended on to give the
r a governor a safe majority and that is
in Laurens." Gentlemen, we resent
that. There are no grounds for such
led an assertion. While Gov. Blease re>lk,
ceived a majority by a few hundred
votes in the election two years ago, \
, is it would be far from "safe" to say
nia that he will get a majority in this
election. Of course the Blease and
on, Jones adherents differ about which
of the two will carry the county, but
tier very few even of the Blease men exme
pect any big majority, while conserna.
vative Jones men are confident that
rth Jones -will carry the county by a
>ds. small majority.- Many changes have
nd- taken place here within the past two
irk years and many are taking place
every day. It is a matter of great
iris encouragement to the Jones men
as that they can put their fingers on a
great many voters wfio have turned
lIss rrom ciease sim;e iu? itu>t cie^uv/u
at when only a mere handful can be
pointed out as going over to him.
ah, The people in this county have been
ing thinking deeply about this race and
F. have given . the governor's record
much thought. They have allowed
is the governor to have the benefit of
ina the doubt in the Felder matter and
have not given any great attention to MA
ns- the Grace charges, but they have takhis
en his public acts,' his record and his xjjre
affiliations into consideration and j
they have found him wanting. They
have learned something in the past
two years and they are tired of hot
a:'~ air. When the 27th of August comes
we expect to-see a majority of the oro
Of- T x xv woui
Laurens county voters go up to the
tiie polls and, without prejudice, cast ^aD
ak~ their ballots for Ira B. Jones. Lau- c C
r0~ rens is not "safe" for Blease by a ^om
Jet* great deavl. Neither is it "safe" for osp
Jones, but we expect that Jones will S6rri?
2en be the favorite.
;ed, M Elizs
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HUItVl ULI9
to invol
the Wilmington, N. C.; Aug. 17.^?Geo. brou
ash Whitley, 18 years old, near Simms, Fact
lad Wilson county, this State, late last fired
so night attacked his stepfather, Chas. effec
ing Burnett, a prominent farmer, cru^h1
a ed his skull with the butt of a shotof
gun and then emptied a load of shot
into the body at close range as it Tc
put lay on the floor. $1,0
and Burnett, it is said, had been drink- rest
im.. ing and was beating his wife for the office
uld second time that night. A coroner's Navi
ak- jury late to-day returned a verdict day
??_ +>10+ hnmiViHo was instifiahle and hnm
the necessary in the defence of Whitley to tl
and his mother's life. son.
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THE PALMETTO STATE!
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E OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
INDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
i News Boiled Down for Quick c
Reading?Paragraphs About S
Men and Happenings. c
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a quarrel over money, Tom i
inger, a negro, was shot to death
nother negro, John Ponder, Mon- c
evening at Wellford, Spartanburg 1
ty. Ponder used a single-barrel f
gun, the load taking effect in
inger'e intestines and he lived
it ten minutes.
ipers have been filed in the sheroffice
in Orangeburg county
ast the Southern Bell Telephone
aany by Jeremiah C. Whetstone
15,000 damages, for failure to get
ng distance call for Whetstone
>r. Brabham, of Cope, when the
ttiff's son was ill. The case comes
a the October term of court.
ghtning struck the barn of C. S.
I, a farmer, residing between
ngton and Columbia, Sunday
t, setting the building on fire.'
he excitement that followed the
af Mr. Roof ran against his moth:nocking
her down and breaking
cheek bone. The fire was exaished,
however, and the buildwas
saved.
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lattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 19.? a
ty-three whiskey dealers of I
tanooga and Hamilton county i
awaiting the completion of the
jail in order to begin serving t
snce imposed for violation of the t
i prohibition laws. The present i
which is a temporary afTair be- c
utilized during the erection of t
new structure, is entirely filled, ?
it will be impossible for the al- e
1 violators of the prohibition
to begin sentence until the work t
lished. The liquor men are for t
painfully interested in the c
lity of building construction. c
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D WOMAN SHOT LAWYER. 1
e Bullets Took Effect?He is in
lospital Seriously Wounded.
)w York, Aug. 19.?District At- -5
3y Alfred C. Fach, of Richmond t
ugh, was shot and seriously j
ided to-day at Stapleton, Staten t
id, as he was on his way to his v
s. The shooting was done by a g
an. Mr. Fach was taken to a
ital, where it was said he was ^
usly hurt. p
le shooting was done by Mrs. p
ibeth Evans, who is believed to be c
:ally deranged. Recently she was ^
Ived in family troubles that i
ght her into contact witn Mr. f
l. She was arrested. Mrs. Evans
three shots, all of which took ^
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Bold Daylight Robbery. t
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)ledo, O., August. 19.?Nearly
00, mostly in currency, and the c
in checks, was filched from the i
i of the Detroit and Cleveland a
gation Company's office here to- I
in a bold daylight robbery. An c
' later the robber returned $100 r
le company through a third per- S
The robber escaped. t
ro PAPERS CAME?MAX LET GO.
Soy. Blease Fails to Forward Extradition
.Documents.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 19.?Failure
>n the part of Gov. Cole L. Blease, of
Jouth Carolina, in forwarding extralition
papers for Henry Robinson,
:olored,. accused of murder, resulted
n the release of the man by'Judge
JValter G. Charlton, in the Chatham
:ounty superior court, Saturday, Gov.
llease had two weeks in which to
orward the papers.
Habeas corpus proceedings were
jrought several days ago for the reease
of Henry and Charleston Robnson
and Charles Jones, all charg
id with the murder of a man on
>oard the steamer Planter, while on
in excursion into Carolina waters.
The men were arrested upon the reurn
of the steamer to Savannah.
The murder, however, had been comnitted
in South Carolina territory.
The Beaufort county authorities were
lotified, and the necessary extradi;ion
papers were immediately forvarded
to Gov. Blease.
Nothing was heard from the govjrnor
on the subject. At the hearng
Wednesday an eloquent plea was
nade that the men he held, the statenent
being that the papers were
hought to he on the way. Sheriff
dcTeer, of Beaufort county, wae
lere, and he stated in court that eforts
had been made to Gov. Blease
o sign the papers. Judge Charlton
itated at that, time that he did not
jelieve Gov. Blease would ask Georgia
for the men.
Witnesses were introduced to show
hat Henry Robinson was guilty of
he murder, and the request was
nade that he be held, even if the
thers were released. Judge Charlon
deicded to hold this man until
loinrdor coo nanars arriv
;utui UI*J bv wv ** r ?r
id. The others were given their libirty.
Nothing was heard to show
hat Gov. Blease intended sending
he papers, and Judge Charlton acordingly
ordered Robinson's release
in Saturday.
>N THE FENCE.
rtesy of The Greenville Daily New
TWENTY-ONE YEARS IN PRISON.
Llleged Framer of Plot to Rob Broker
Sentenced to Long Term.
New York, Aug 20.?Chester Y.
fates, declared by the police to be
he framer of 'a plot that resulted
n the robbery of $87,000 in securiies
from Aaron Bancroft, a broker,
yas sentenced to-day to 21 years in
ling Sing.
The Bancroft robbery was both
laring and clever. The broker was
>assing through the corridor of the
troduce exchange with an enevlope
ontaining the securities, when he
vas bumped into by two men and
mocked down. The envelope fell
rom his hand.
The two men helped the broker
o his feet with profuse apologies.
x -ci? n^ onrolnne
jne 01 me meu tui use a.ii
nto Mr. Bancroft's hand and the
>roker passed on to the safe deposit
'ault.
Some time later the envelope was
ipened and it was discovered that
t was "fake." Yates, Charles Ross,
md a third man employed in Mr.
Bancroft's .offices fell under suspici>n.
They were arrested. Ross is
iow serving a four year sentence in
>ing Sing, and Harry Barrett, the
hird man, is out on bail.
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LAST CAMPAIGN MEETING
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CANDIDATES TELL PEOPLE HOW
BAD THEY WANT OFFICE.
> Quiet ^nd Orderly Meeting Held. (
Resepctful Hearing Given to
All.?Large Crowd Here. j
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Bamberg county's last campaign j
meeting was held in the court house
here yesterday (Wednesday.) There ,
' was a large crowd present, and good
order prevailed throughout, a re
i spectful hearing being given to all. ,
Dr. Black, president of the local j
Democrat club, called the meeting to ,
order and Rev. W. H. Hodges offer- .
ed prayer. Dr. Black then turned 1
, tne cnair over to ur. nair, vice preo*
ident of the local club, who introduc- ,
ed as the first speaker Mr. T. J.
Rentz, a candidate for cotton weighei .
at this place. Mr. Rentz asked for .
the support of all and stated that ii '{
i elected he would try and give justice .
to all. Had heard that one of his
opponents had said that if elected he
would furnish a man to unload cot
ton. Could not do that. His oppo- <
nents, or most of them, had jobs,
r while he was looking for one.
K Mr. G. L. Kinard was the next
i speaker. Says that he thought that ,
! he had filled the place satisfactory (
i to all and would like to try to do
so again. Would thank the people (
i for their support. *
i J. H. Hadwin was the next speak- 1
; er. Said there were only two class- .
es of people interested in cotton rais- .
ing, the grower and the buyer, and
| thought that one of these should j
'. have the office. Was not in a posl)
tion for speech making but one for .
> work. Spoke of the law as to cotton
weigher in this county. If elected '
promised to give his entire time dur
ing cotton season to the position.
G. A. Rice was the next speaker.
Herertofore people had no voice in
; who should be cotton weigher, bnt
now they' were elected, and he
thought this only right. You all
know whether I am fit for the posi?p?mm????
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tion or not, and if you elect me you
will never have cause to regret it.
P. E. Steedley commenced by saying
that he was certain that he was
going to be elected, and if elected
would perform the duties to the best
of his ability. Thinks that he is
well fitted for the position, as he is
young and strong and would help "to
unload cotton when brought to the
depot by old or feeble man. Had
never done anything dishonorable.
Had nothing to say against his opponents.
If elected would be on
the platform every morning at sunrise.
N. J. Padgett was the next speaker.
Could weigh the cotton, and if
i elected would have a. man on the
i platform two months in the year to
j help unload the cotton.
G. W. Fail, Sr., was the first
j speaker for the office of Coroner.
I Had no enemies and little to say. If
! elected will try to fill position to
I best of ability. If he runs upon
j any stumps in the discharge of his
duties will get a lawyer to help him
I over them. . f
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T. J. Crider said he had been censured
for announcing his candidacy ]
so late. Has not conspired with any
candidate. Said other candidates
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KILLED WOMAN; THEN SELF.
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His Only Excuse Was that He was M
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Hopelessly Ruined.
Eastbourne, England, Aug. 19.?
Captain Hicks Murray, an officer of
:he Gordon Highland, last night kill- . ;
?d his two young daughters, severely
wounded his wife and then committed
suicide. He is supposed to
liave become suddenly insane.
After the shooting the house in
which Captain Murray resided was
mysteriously burned to the ground.
His wounded wife was found later
wandering about the street scream
ing for her children. Five bodies
were found in the ruins of the Mur- /
ray home. Of these two have not
been identified.
Captain Murray left a letter in
which he said:
"I am hopelessly ruined and have /
for this reason killed all those dependent
upon me. I should like all
of us to be buried in one grave.. God
forgive me."
STEPPED OFF TRAINT ASLEEP.
Continued Sleeping Under Trees Until
He was Awakened. '
Tifton, Ga., Aug. 20.?While
asleep, Paul Inman, aged 12, walked
off a swiftly moving South Atlantic
passenger train near Willacooehee,
Ga., yesterday and did not wake up. ?Jj9
Patrick Davis, of Ty Ty, Ga., Paul's
traveling companion, missed the lad
and a search resulted in finding him
near Willacooehee.
Paul said he did not' remember
leaving the train, but when he woke \ f ;
op he was lying between two trees
about two miles from the railroad.
He bears no bruises and is undisturbed
over his experience.
The Miller Case *
In Lexington county, about the * Cj.
ftf J&nnarv. 1010. in the .
* night time, one John Miller shot *
* into the residence of John Head *
' and wounded his wife, who was *
' at the stove washing dishes. That *
* night there was a candy pulling * ^
* at Mr. Head's house and a good *
> many young people were in the ? '
' house at the time. The trial de- *
* veloped no justification or excuse *
> for this shooting. Miller was con- *
* victed and sentenced to hard la- *
' bor for three years, and after *
' serving eleven months was pa- *
* roled by Gov. Blease. Mr. Head *
* is an operator in the cotton mill *
* at Saxe Gotha. Mr. Miller did *
* not work in the cotton mill. *
What About It?
In its issue of Saturday afternoon,
:he Spartanburg Journal said:
"On this campaign the governor of
South Carolina goes around the
State, from county to county, mak- -Si
ng his appeals for lawlessness, with
i hired man on the stage, carrying
i nine shooter, Colt's automatic pis;ol
loaded with steel bullets. This
lired man is not paid by the govirnor
of the State but rather out of
the money of the taxpayers. He
lot only gets $2 a day for toting v ^
:he gun, and assisting his chief, but
le also gets all expenses paid. He ,
said last night, as he displayed his
run that he had not Dut in any
3^-1 T :laim
for his money yet, and did
lot know whether or not he would; . vj
t depended on "circumstances.".
"But this man has another job, ? ^
;oo while on this campaign. He is
iditor of the Greenwood News
Scimiter. His name is W. P. Beard.
3e is the writer of the editorials in
:he Greenwood paper which some
people read.
"W. P. Beard said that the Jourlal
was wrong in saying that he adnitted
to Judge Jones that he was
irmed at the meeting. He nodded
lis head and this can be construed,
iccording to Beard, as not admitting
:he fact. But later he did admit it . j
;o the reporters. He showed his
ilue steel Colt and also his commission
from the governor which makes
lim deputy chief constable, appoint}d
to keep order on the platform
luring the campaign meetings.
"Editor Bodyguard Beard wants
t stated for him that he is an officer
)f the law and has a right to carry a
listol. All right, let it go at that.
"But has the governor of the State
i right to spend the people's money
or his bodyguard? Has he a right
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;o pay the expenses of a newspaper
:orrespondents, who reports the cam
paign meetings for the Greenwood
Vews Scimiter, out of the State's
unds?"
We submit this to the voters of
3amberg county for reflection. _ y.\
"$18.00 suits "now $13.25,"all wool,
perfect fit. Write F. G. MERTINS,