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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 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.
v Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Sept. 2.?Sunday morning
Mr. E. F. Zeigler lost his dwelling
and contents by fire. The fire is supposed
to have caught from the stove
, flue. This leaves Mr. Zeigler and his
* household in bad shape, as besides
his family of wife and six small children,
his father and brother lived
with him and was a hard struggle
* v for him to maintain them. Now this
hard luck befalling him makes it
doubly so.
One negro shot and killed another
negro at Schofield's mill on yesterday.
The negro who did the shooting
was caught about Colletoh'> S. C.,
-- and brought through town to-day on
the way to jail.
Rev. D. B. Groseciose preached a
fine sermon to-day, mostly to men,
as there was not so many lady folks
out this morning. Says he will have
the bell rung at the appointed time,
and when the hour for Sunday*
school or preaching comes he will
v commence whether the congregation
has assembled or not. Good idea, as
one time is as good as another and
the more you wait on a congregation
the more they will expect you to
wait.
Cotton is moving some, at least
three cars have changed hands here.
The Carolina Gin Co. want to start
their machinery to-day if possible.
Have had some delay about the
power. They have a fine outfit and
should do good work.
Farmers that can should gather
all the cotton they can and sell as
little as they can. The crop is going
to be far short of what the farmers
expect themselves.
Mr. Alex Henderson moves in his
new home to-day.
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Kearse Dots.
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Kearse, September 3.?Miss Ella
Grimes, of Blackville, is visiting Mrs.
John Breeland.
Miss Aileen Kearse returned Sat,
urday night from Saluda, where she
> y had been visiting for the past few
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Johnson, of
Baldoc, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. J. J. Kearse and Mr. Carl
Kearse are in Bamberg for a few
days.
Miss Phoebe Oswald, of Allendale,
and Mr. Reginald Williams, of
Estill, are the guests of their cousin,
Miss Kathleen Oswald.
Miss Kathleen Oswald returned
home last week from a lengthy stay
in Estill, Rock Ford, and Atlanta.
Miss Alice Kearse and Mr. Newton
Smoak, of Bamberg, were married
Sunday afternoon at the bride's parents'
home.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Kearse
v ^ and lovely little Gladys Virginia returned
Sunday from Estill, where
they have been visiting.
Thirty guests gathered Saturday
afternoon at the lovely grove at Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Kearse's to make
merry at a picnic given in honor of
Miss Oswald and Mr. Williams.
Watermelons, sandwiches, cakes, and
ices were rerved.
Mrs. Ollie Chitty and little daughter
have returned from Norway.
Beautiful Home Wedding.
Olar, Sept. 2.?A beautiful home
wedding was solemnized in the
v Kearse section on Sunday afternoon,
at the home of the bride's parents,
l Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kearse, Sr., the
* contracting parties being Miss Alice
v > Kearse and Mr. N. P. Smoak, of
Bamberg. The affair was a quiet
one, being witnessed by only a few
friends and relatives of the bride and
groom.
The decorations in parlor, dining
room and hall, were simple yet Idvely,
consisting of golden rod, asparagus,
ivy and potted plants. At the
appointed hour of 5 o'clock the guests
? assembled in the parlor. To the
beautiful strains of "Hearts and
Flowers," rendered by Miss Ettie
Kearse, the happy couple took their
place under an arch of bamboo and
ivy. The bride's dress was of lovely
white marmiisette. worn over satin,
with gloves, hat and shoes to match,
* , and never did she look lovelier than
on this occasion. The ceremony,
performed by Rev. D. B. Groseclose,
was brief yet impressive, and while
"two happy hearts were made one"
the soft strains of "Meditation"
echoed through the room.
Immediately after the ceremony a
delicious course of cakes and ices
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VIRGINIA OUTLAWS LOCATED?
Allen and Edwards Thought to be
in Montana.
Roanoke, Va., Aug. 30.?Detective
W. G. Baldwin to-day received a letter
from the chief of police in Silver
Bow County, Montana, who writes
that two men answering the descriptions
of Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards,
the Hillsville fugitives, have
been seen in that vicinity and that
the authorities are working to land
them. The letter further states that
a family of Hatfields from West Virginia
are living near there and it is
supposed that the court room assassins
are being cared for by them.
While Detective Baldwin says he
thinks it is possible that the men are
Vinntori nnflnwe hft fparS
urn; mu ???.?' ?
there is some mistake as to the identification.
He says the letter came
from the chief, who should be a reliable
source.
The detective said to-ddy that he
and his men have abandoned the
search for the men in the Blue Ridge
section. He said that he believed the
outlaws have left the State.
The State Election.
The result of the recent primary is
still in doubt, as there were so many
more votes counted than usual that
the State executive committee did
not declare the result last Friday,
and another meeting will be held today
(Wednesday) in order to investigate
the matter and get at an honest
result. Tuesday Judge Jones's
attorney filed a notice of protest, and
W. J. Talbert and N. B. Dial have
also niea a pruiesi ugdiuai ocuaiu;
Tillman, saying that he did not file
his expense account as required by
law. What this protest will amount
to remains to be seen.
Over 140,000 votes were cast for
governor, of which Blease received
71,525; Jones 66,466; Duncan 2,385.
The vote for United States Senator
was: Tillman 72,035; Talbert 36,533;
Dial 27,879. Tillman says the
matter of the extremely large vote
should be investigated.
The vote for attorney general was:
Lyon 60,749; Evans 12,585; Peeples
44,866. A second race between Lyon
and Peeples.
The vote for State treasurer was:
Carter 86,500; McLaurin 47,655.
Carter elected.
The vote for railroad commissioner
was: Richards 68,884; Wharton
24,710; Cansler 40,851. Richards
elected.
All the old congressmen were reelected
except Ellerbe in the sixth
district, who was defeated by J. W.
Ragsdale, of Florence, the vote being
Ellerbe 9,456; Ragsdale 9,650.
Aiken defeated F. S. Evans in
third district by a vote of 16,243 to
5,312.
Finley defeated both Ragsdale and
Pollock in the fifth district, the vote
being Finley 12,305; Pollock 4,788;
Ragsdale 2,601.
In the first district Legare defeated
Larisey by a vote of 7,780 to 3,606.
The result of the election in the
second district is given in another
column, Byrnes getting a large majority
over Calhoun.
For solicitor, Stoll defeated Tatum
in the third circuit by a small majority;
in the fourth circuit Spears
defeated both Rogers and Laney; in
the sixth circuit Henry defeated
Foster; in the seventh circuit Otts,
the incumbent, has a long lead over
two opponents and will go into a
second race with Hill; in the tenth
circuit Bonham defeated Daniel; and
in the twelfth circuit Wells defeated
Gasque; in the second circuit
Gunter had no opposition. All the
solicitors stood for re-election and all
were elected.
The Josh Ashley faction won in
Anderson county, and Josh goes back
to the legislature, with a solid
Blease delegation except Senator Sullivan,
who did not have to run this
year.
was served, after which the bride
changed her dress for her goingaway
suit of Copenhagen blue, of
latest weave and mode. Mr. and
Mrs. Smoak left in an auto for their
future home in Bamberg, followed
by a shower of rice, old shoes and
hearty good wishes.
The bride is a deservedly popular
young lady. By her lovable disposition
and many good qualities she has
won a large circle of friends, and
'tis with reluctance we relinquish her
to the keeping of one worthy of so
rich a trust. The groom has long
been a resident of Bamberg, and enjoys
the respect and confidence of
the people of his town. They were
the recipients of many beautiful
i presents.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Harry D. Calhoun has wired the
State executive committee that he
will contest the election of James F.
Byrnes to congress on the grounds
of alleged irregularities and the use
of whiskey in the election.
At a camp meeting at Beech Spring
! school house in Greenville county
j Tuesday of last week Fred Jordan
shot and instantly killed Oscar Coo|
ley. Both men are white. The
cause leading up to the killing is not
known.
In Barnwell county W. G. Simms.
was re-elected clerk of court over two
opponents, Dr. A. B. Patterson was
elected Senator over Jas. E. Davis
and J. Emile Harley, and Morris defeated
Creech for re-election as
sheriff.
Samuel N. Hyde, the white man of
Anderson, who murdered his wife
and her father and who has been
sentenced to death, has been respited
until October in order that the
physicians may examine further into
his sanity.
Isaiah Butler, who was sentenced
to die in the electric chair at Columbia
on August 14th, but whose
sentence was commuted until last
Friday, has had his sentence respited
again. It is claimed that he is weakminded
and terribly ignorant. His
sentence has been commuted until
September 25th.
An eight-year-old daughter of Mr.
Jesse Bridges, of Greenville county,
was run over and instantly killed by
a motor cycle ridden by Ford Cox, of
Traveller's Rest, of the same county,
Tuesday of last week. Mr. Cox was
travelling at a rapid rate of speed
and struck the little child as she was
attempting to cross the road.
J. C. Gibson, a young man about
23 years of age, was run over by an
automobile in Columbia last Friday
and severely injured. The car was
driven by G. R. Perry, of JBlythewood,
who was arrested and put up bond
for his appearance at the recorder's
court. Gibson is a cripple and was
riding a bicycle when the automobile
struck him.
On account of the exceedingly
large vote polled in the recent primary,
the State executive committee,
at its meeting Friday of last
week, passed a resolution and appointed
a committee to investigate
the entire election. Another meeting
of the committee will be held
to-day (Wednesday) when the committee
will report to the executive
committee.
Several warrants have been issued
in Spartanburg against white men
charged with attempting to vote
more than once. The executive committee
of that county proposes to
ehpck un' the 10.000 names of those
who voted in the recent primary, hut
we are afraid the job is too large
for it to be made thorough. There
is no question but that the election
was illegal but the proof will be hard
to obtain.
The political situation is getting
perplexing. A few days ago Senator
Tillman came out in a long open letter
to Governor Blease in which he
criticised the governor severely, yet
offered his help in the matter of pardons
and gave him some advice. The
governor replied, and it seems that
their friendship is at an end. We
would be glad to publish both letters,
as they are interesting, but
space forbids this week. We may
publish them later.
N. B. Dial has sent a notice of protest
to Senator Tillman, stating that
he, Dial, will contest the Senator's
election because he did not file an
expense account. The Senator came
out yesterday morning in a caustic
reply to Mr. Dial and lays bare some
facts in regard to Mr. Dial and his
son with which Senator Tillman had
something to do. Tillman says that
under the circumstances Dial should
not have opposed him, and after he
had helped Dial's son and prevented
his disgrace, he is surprised that Dial
should stop so low as to attempt a
contest on a flimsy technicality.
We honestly believe that Judge
Jones was elected governor of the
State last Tuesday by a majority of
at least fifteen thousand, and that
the ballot boxes in many places were
stuffed to defeat him. There should
be a full and thorough investigation
of the election.?Orangeburg Times
and Democrat.
P. T. HILDEBRAND FOR JUIX
Solicitor Candidate to Succeed Ju
Copes, who Will Resign.
Orangeburg, Sept. 1.?Solicitor
T. Hildebrand has announced his c
didacy for the judgeship of the
judicial circuit, which office is s
to become vacant through the re
nation of the incumbent, Judge R
ert E. Copes. So far there is no c
er announced candidate from 1
county for the position, and it
stated Mr. Hildebrand will proba
receive the unanimous endorsem
of the Orangeburg County Bar.
Mr. Hildebrand has served twe
years as solicitor of the 1st cir<
and was renominated in the
cent primary, without opposition,
a fourth term of four years.
How the Counties Voted.
County Blease Jones E
Abbeville 1,316 1,322
Aiken 2,016 1,783
Anderson 5,074 2,756
Bamberg 575 684
Barnwell 1,181 1,063
Beaufort 178 480
Berkeley 633 478
Calhoun 399 588
Charleston 2,670 3,475
1 1 (7/>c -?ion
^ueruitee i,<ou ?,?ov
Chester 1,147 1,147
Chesterfield .. .. 1,444 1,201
Clarendon 1,284 746
Colleton 1,470 1,080
Darlington 1,508 1,572
Dillon 1,135 1,097
Dorchester 675 690
Edgefield 637 1,352
Fairfield 729 799
Florence 2,014 1,911
Georgetown 589 975
Greenville 4,186 4,790
Greenwood 1,407 1,592
Hampton 614 836
Horry 2,110 1,433
Jasper 270 246
Kershaw 1,492 1,026
Lancaster 1,201 1,496
Laurens 2,212 1,773
1.000 759
Lexington 2,304 1,961
Marion 909 1,177
Marlboro 1,142 1,283
Newberry 1,613 1,437
Oconee 1,987 1,545
Orangeburg .. .. 1,786 2,750
Pickens 2,259 1,297
Richland 3,004 2,867
Saluda 1,108 935
Spartanburg .. .. 5,464 4,822
Sumter 888 1,353
Union 1,689 1,267
Williamsburg .. 868 1,026
York 2,346 1,963
Totals .. .. 70,300 65,986 2,
In the Wrong Berth.
The long train of Pulman slee]
was rushing toward New York \
it load of human freight. It
still early and only a few of the ]
sengers were astir. A china sa
man in one of the lowers was av
ened by a commotion at the curti
of the berth above him. A mon
later a bare foot was thrust thro
the opening and placed upon the e
of his bed. A woman's voice sp
in angry accents.
"Look there, John! I bought tl
stockings yesterday at Hunter's
25 cents a pair and they guarant
them not to crock. I'm going
send them back. Just see my foe
T? cnmfl howilrlormpnt the dr
mer beheld for an instant a da
foot upon which the discolora
was unmistakable.
"Madam," he said, "the crocks
long on the shelf across the ais
?Judge.
Asking the Impossible.
This story is told because I
Gould says it is new. Mr. Gould
leges that one dark night two ]
were walking home from their c
says the Cincinnati Times-Star. I
gentlemen were potted for fair,
mutual support and protection 1
were walking arm in arm.
"Suddenly," says Mr. Gould, "1
fell over an obstruction on the pi
ment. One rolled into the gutte:
the left. The other fell into a tre
left uncovered by some workmen
the right. Dead silence reigned f<
time. Then the man in the gu
raised a feeble pipe.
" 'I say, old chap,' said he, 'w
you give me a bit of a lift?'
" 'Wash thash?' asked the o
from the trench.
" 'I say, you know,' said the i
in the gutter, won't you give me s
of a lift?'
" 'No,' said the other.
" 'Why not?' asked the man in
gutter.
" 'B'cause,' said the man in
trench, thickly, 'you're tryin' to
ter me!' "
m BENJ. R. HUMAN SCARED '
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SENIOR SENATOR POINTS OUT
p DANGER OF SECOND PARTY.
an" Writes State Chairman Evans His 11
1st r<
00n Views on the Present Elecsig.
tion Situation. n
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)th- Columbia, Sept. 3.?Senator Till- f]
^is man to-day addressed the following C1
jS letter to State Chairman John Gary ^
Lbly Evans: "I enclose you a letter which <3
ent came in to-day's mail from a man gj
whom I do not know, but whom you a
;lve may know. I do not understand S(
:uit w^at he means by the facts concern- C(
re_ ing our State primary two years ago
f0r between Featherstone and Blease, ^
but I do understand what he says e
of the contest against Blease's re- q
nomination. You already know what q
my ideas are on the subject. If 0
>un. fraud has been practiced anywhere it ^
38 ought to be ferreted out relentlessly q
91 and the guilty parties punished in the n
46 courts. t<
22 "My advice to the State executive ,p
11 committee is to go slow ana De sure r
11 that they can prove that Blease's
15 friends stuffed the ballot boxes be- ^
6 fore they declare him not the nomi- n
31 nee of the party. If there is any ti
39 suspicion that there is an effort to a
28 rob him of the governor's office be- C1
3S cause of partisanship, then he will
20 run as an independent in November
40 and we would have two white fac27
tions contesting for the negro vote,
78 with the corporations all lined up fi
22 and an amount of money for him to 0
26 control as many negroes as neces- *
50 sary. But he would not need money, ^
72 for the people would put him in office
12 if there is even a suspicion of unfair- 1
138 ness. So, I beg you to go very slow 0
25 and be sure of your ground before
97 von take any such steps as that.
120 "After the battle has cleared away 0
25 and we know where we are, we must ?
37 take counsel together to prevent a
29 repetition of this trouble and save a
88 the primary. The primary is our ark
29 of safety against negro domination.
73 The object now should he to make
27 the primary command the confidence s
19 and support of all the white people. 8
46 If Roosevelt could get his paw on j
83 South Carolina under the conditions .
21 which seem to threaten us, he has C
97 millions of dollars at his command
73 and Blease would not lack money
60 if he did get it from other sources."
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2q One Farmer's Wife. L
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2^ Hendersonville, N. C., Aug. 28.? e
Mrs. Dicea Hyder, wife of W. R. p
Hyder, who lives in the Blue Ridge q
section, about six miles from Hendersonville,
maintains her record of being
one of Henderson county's most
industrious farmer-housewives. Mrs. ^
Ders Hyder is a well known character in ^
vith Hendersonville, where she markets t
wag all the products of her little farm. t
She marketed the first sweet pota- t
fc/ao~
1 S. toes of the season in Hendersonville ^
.ak_ one month ago and while in town this
lins week stated that her potato crop had
lent alr?ady yielded her $50. She and
Ugk her husband planted 15,000 potato ^
|dge plants, of which number approxil0ke
mately 13,000 lived, there being"
about a one-acre patch. She states u
lose the crop is excellent and al- g
for though she has been harvesting from t
teed ^or a month the crop is by no r
. t0 means exhausted. From half an t
acre of tomato plants she says she
um. has marketed $55 worth this season t
inty and has only harvested theearly crop, t
tion In addition to this Mrs. Hyder has c
marketed several dollars worth of
tje_ fruits and vegetables, prospects be- c
le ? ing bright for one of the richest t
harvests as a whole she and her husband
have ever reaped. t
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SPARTANBURG WOMEN AROUSED y
Movement Started to Organize Equal *
men Suffrage League. t
Spartanburg, Aug. 31.?Women of l
Spartanburg, moved by recent politi- *
For cal develpoments in South Carolina,
'^ey have raised their voice in demand of r
c
"votes for women" in this State. In
'^ey response to a call issued to-day more a
ave~ than fifty women met to consider the
r *? organization of a suffrage league.
!nch The meeting adopted resolutions j
' *? declaring the political conditions in
or a this State "disgraceful" and adjourntt
P7* 3
ed to meet again next Wednesday for
permanent organization,
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Wife Clubbed to Death. 1
ther r
West Enfield, Mass., Aug. 26.? t
man Frank Jacoby returned homelastnight 1
t bit to find his wife dead in a bed with c
ja wound apparently made by a heavy t
club on her head, and his 5-year-old t
~ ? i 1. V
the son unconscious on tne noor. a u uuk. u
which had contained $225 was brok- I
the en open and the money was missing, "s
flat- The police later arrested Charles t
Smith, a boarder at the Jacoby home, a
EDGE R. E. COPES TO RESIGN.
ucessor of Late Charles G. Dantzler
to Quit Bench.
Orangeburg, Aug. 30.?It was with
luch surprise that this community
jceived this morning confirmation
f the report of the intended resigation
of Judge Robert E. Copes as
ldge of the 1st judicial circuit of
le State. The rumor having become
nrrent, Judge Copes was interviewed
y the correspondent of the News and
ourier this morning. Judge Copes
tated that he had decided to resign
nd would tender his resignation
Dme time before the fall term of
aurt.
Judge Copes was elected to the
ench in January, 1911, to fill the unxpired
term of the late lamented
harles G. Dantzler, and soon after
ualified; he has since filled the high
ffice with satisfaction to the State,
fo reason has been given by Judge
lopes for this decision on his part, .
ut it is understood that he will ensr
upon the active practice of his
rofession of the law as soon as he is
*
elieved of his official duties.
The Hon. John S. Bowman, an at3rney
of this bar and at present a
lember of the house of representaives,
has been spoken of as a probble
candidate for the office to be vaated
by Judge Copes.
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Fight Over Slice of Ham.
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Phoenixville, Pa., Aug. 30.?In a
ght whfch followed a controversy
ver a slice of ham, Jackson Fryer,
1 years old, of Coatesville, was shot,
rhile in a lumber catnp near here
>day, and is in the local hospital
1 a serious condition. The contents
f both barrels of a shotgun found
Ddgment in the body of the injured
lan. His assailant, alleged to be anther
member of the lumber colony,
n the J. W. Hillman farm, in West
Ikeland township, has not yet been
rrested.
It is openly stated in the neighorhood
that the peace officers hesiate
to invade the village of lumber
hacks until they are able to go in
ufficiently large numbers.
:
t OB BED IN PULLMAN SLEEPER.
Tharlotte Man Reports Loss of Five
Thousand Dollars.
Washington,
Ga., Aug. 30.?Local
anks were notified to-day that F. M.
iaxton, of Charlotte, N. C., had been #
obbed of $5,000 in cash and check m
arly this morning while asleep in a
'ullman car between Atlanta and
j,
Jharlotte.
Mr. Laxton is vice president of a
ompany which is putting in a new
lectric plant here and the money
ras in part payment by the city of , -
Vashington for that work. Four
housand dollars of the money was in
i
he shape of a cashier's check and
he rest in currency. So far as is
mown here no arrest has been made. J
CLEVER SCHEME DETECTED.
/ H
Vorked Ten Years Until Something
Slipped.
Mobile, Ala., Aug. 30.?A roundip
of indicted former employes of the
louthern Railway came when Detecive
Edward McQueen, of the raiload's
secret service, reached Mobile
o-day for the purpose of arresting
ileven ticket sellers and takers of
he Southern charged with swindling
he company out of more than $25,100.
Nine are now under arrest and
ther arrests are only a matter of
ime.
All the depredations were commited
on the Mobile-Selma branch of
he Southern,- extending over ten
ears, but the indictments cover only
he last three years.
It is alleged the plan was for the
icket seller to sell unpunched and
mstamped tickets. The ticket taker
eturned the tickets unpunched to
he seller, who resold them, the ticket
ack consequently checking with the
ash when auditors came. The seller
md taker split the money.
The scheme worked for a number
if years until somebody slipped.
)og Led Searchers to Master's Body.
Joliet, 111., Aug. 29.?Led by a dog
, searching party found the body of
)ominick Gergrave, a Coal City minr,
under a culvert several miles from
lis home last night. ?ie naa oeeu
aissing five days. When he left
tome he told his wife he was going
lunting. Daily searches were made
f the surrounding country by friends
>ut no trace of him could be found
intil his dog, which had accompanied
tis master, returned and guided the
tarty to the bridge where the body
pas found. Gergave had been shot
Pith his own gun, but whether by
iccident or otherwise Is not known.