Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PERSONAL MENTION. ? People Visiting in This City an* at Other Points. ?Miss Jennie Graham left las week for Columbia, where she wi] attend Columbia college. ?Misses Leonard Folk and Mq ? zelle Copeland have returned to Con verse college, Spartanburg. ?Miss Pearl Black has gone t Florence, where she is again teach ing in the city grade schools. ?Mr. and Mrs. C. Peskin an< children 6pent Sunday in Norwa; with Mr. and Mrs. J. Ruben. % ?Miss Cresida Breland, of thi Kearse section, nas accepted a posi tion with Mr. W. D. Rhoad as sales Wk lady. gp| ?Miss Ethel Black is teachoini Wm in the Allendale graded school an< Miss Alma Black in the Olar grade< school. ?Mrs. Douglas Richardson, o Denmark, is visiting her parents, Dr and Mrs. Jno. W. Corbett.?Camdei Chronicle. ?Mr. Laurie Smoak, who has beei confined to his bed for the past fev W' weeks with typhoid fever, is able tc P be out again. ?Misses Julian ana weien masier ling, Josephine Adams, Evelyn Free and Nettie and Ethel Sandifer hav< ? gone to Limestone college, Gaffney 9k ?Capt. J. D. Felder is at home Bp from Asheville, N. C., where he wem If to visit his son, Charles D. Felder He says Charles is getting along JSP ?Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Gray, of Lees W* spent yesterday in the city and paic us a pleasant call. Mr. Gray say* Br. the farmers around Lees are as bus} as bees. B ?Miss Josephine Murphy, of Bam^ berg, stopped at the home of Mrs R. "L. Berry to-day. She is en routf to Virginia, where she will visit hei sister, Miss Ellen Murphy.?Orangeburg Evening News. . ? ?Mr. R. Lewis Berry, proprietor of the Orangeburg Evening News spent last Friday in the city. Mr. Berry is a capable and enthusiastic publisher, and we are always glad to have him visit us. * ?Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Owens, Jr., of Charleston, are in the city on a visit to his father, Mr. J. R. Owens, Sr., and other relatives. Mr. Owens is one of the prominent business and fraternal men of Charleston, and he is now Exalted Ruler of the Order Of Uj'iks m mat cxt,y. ?Mrs. M. E. Edwards, with her two daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Annie, and son, Will, of Lawtev, Fla., who have been spending the summer at Hendersonville, N. C., arrived in the city t Saturday and have been visiting relatives. They came through the country from Hendersonville in their touring car, and left this (Wednesday) morning for their home. > Swallowed Bicycle Balls, 4 Atlanta, Oct., 1?An Atlanta physician vouches for the truth of an amusing story he gets from a colleague at Hartwell. One of the Hartwell physician's patients had an ailment which required his taking some - pills. The pill prescription was nned and sent to the house. But the * patient's son happened to get hold of an old pill box to hold the steel balls he took out of the wheel of his ball-bearing bicycle. The father got hold of the wrong box and took the steel balls. He took one of them after each meal, and at the end of four days, before the accident was dis? covered, called up the physician to tell him that the medicine had cured him completely. The real pills -were never needed, so strong was the power of suggestion. The Strike in Augusta. Last week the employees of th<? Augusta street railway went out on a ' ? strike, and when the company attempted to run their cars with nonunion men the wires were cut and the workmen interfered with. The E ' disorder was so great the soldiers were ordered to Augusta by the governor of Georgia and the city was put under martial law. Three men were shot and killed by the soldiers. A dead line had been established, as it was reported that former employees would attempt to dynamite the power house, and as persons in automobiles and other vehicles attempted to pass they were fired on and three meu Til v, ? j Killed. 1 Iiuse mucu xiciu uuunug cv. do with the strike, and the incident was most unfortunate. Several companies of troops are still in the city; and as the railway authorities refuse to aribtrate the differences, the end is not yet in sight. Had Been Both. A clergyman who advertised foi an organist received this reply:. Dear Sir: I notice you have a vacancy for ar organist and music teacher, eithe: lady or gentleman. Having beer ^ both for several years I beg to applj for the position. HVDEPAYSBEATH PENALTV 3 ANDERSON WIFE SLAYER DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR. it Declared Himself Prepared to Face 1 His Maker and Tells Others to Take Warning. Columbia, S. C., October 1.? The final chapter of one of the 0 most sensational and interesting _ cases in the history of South Carolina criminal law was enacted at the ^ State penitentiary this morning when Samuel Hyde, of Anderson county, convicted of the double murder of his wife and father-in-law, paid the pen5 alty for his crime in the death chair. Public interest in the crime has been accentuated by the utter indifference to his fate that Hyde has manifested I since the commission of the deed and 1 which caused doubts as to his sanity, 1 leading to the appointment of a lunacy board that declared him sane f now and at the time of the murder. This air of unconcern characterized i his final moments in the death chamber and he met death with a smile . on his lips. The current was turn 1 . ed on at four minutes after 12 o'clock i 5 and passed continuously through his body for 62 seconds. He was then examined by several physicians who declared that death had been instan' taneous. * Entered Death Chamber. Accompanied by two guards and J two ministers he entered the death t room at 11:58 and was immediately placed in the chair. His arms were > folded and he walked with a firm tread and smiled pleasantly to the 81 , witnesses \vho had assembled to witl ness the electrocution. After the 5 straps had been adjusted he was askT ed by Capt. Griffith, superintendent of the penitentiary, if he had any . statement and he immediately began . talking. There was no tremor in ? his voice and he was apparently com posed, talking for three minutes. His . statement follows: "I'm going home to die no more. I've made my peace with God and am , going to my heavenly home. God , needs me and is not ashamed of me." : Here he stopped talking and con[ tinued when his minister, Rev. Vine, of Anderson, said to him: "Sam, say anything you want to, my boy." Again he began in a voice so lowthat only the spectators sitting near , could hear his words: "In the picture of me, you see i jvhat sin has brought me to. Take warning." He then began quoting the 14th chapter of John and re peated several verses, emphasizing the thought that there was "in his Father's house many mansions" and , "He has gone to prepare a place for me." Finally after talking for two minutes, he said: "I am ready; God i is calling," and closed his eyes, evi. dently as a signal that he was through with his talk. Rev. Vine . then made a prayer imploring divine mercy on the condemned man. When the prayer had been concluded, several guards and the ministers wrho have been associated with him during his confinement moved forward : and pressed his hand. \ The Death Current. * The helmet and black cap were then adjusted and at 12:04 the current of 1,900 volts was sent through his body. Every muscle contracted while the high voltage was maintained for nine seconds. It was then reduced to 200 volts and constantly vnripri hpfwppn these two extremes ' for 62 seconds. The examination byphysicians showed that death had resulted. The body was then removed from the ohair and' prepared for shipment to Atlanta where it will be received by the Anderson county stu| dents at a medical college, Hyde having directed that this be done. The Cost of Living. A Kansas farmer, so the story 1 goes, came into town to buy a new ' wagon. The dealer made a price of $70 to which the farmer objected, saying that he had purchased the ^ seme style and make of wagon many 5 years before for $60. ' The dealer explained that the advance in the price was due to high* er cost of materials, etc., but the * farmer was not convinced. After a * lengthy argument it developed that ; the farmer ten years before had ; paid for the $60 wagon with 600 bushels of corn; corn at that time ; bringing ten cents per bushel. ! "I will tell you what I will do," i - * - * l?XT ? AAA L said me aeaier. iuu give me ouu ' bushels of corn for this $70 wagon : and I will make you a present of the ' best reaper in my stock, your choice of surveys, and you can bring your s wife down and I will make her a L present of the best kitchen range I have in the place and will fit her kitchen up complete with new dishes and cooking utensils. Is it a bargain?" It wasn't.?Wall Street Journal. 1 He's a poor artist who is ashamed r of his colors. 1 $18.00 suits now $13.25, all wool, r perfect fit. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. ? r TRAIXMEX INJURED IX WRECK. I A. C. L. Train Derailed at Lone Star. I Xo Passengers Hurt. Florence, Sept. 25.?Train No. 32, the fast through passenger from Augusta to Florence, was wrecked four hundred yards south of the station at Lone Star, Orangeburg county, about 6 o'clock this afternoon. The engine, tender, mail, baggage and I nmraeo Odr anH tTL'A AnQAhftC, U'Pffl I UApi VUO VUl UUU I, TT V WWVAAVU ?f V , derailed and followed the engine over an embankment. The engine, No. 234, a big copper head, it is stated, turned up-side down. The train was in charge of Engineer James L. Wysong and Conductor J. V. (Ben) Harker, both of this city. Mr. Wysong had his leg broken at the ankle, the mail clerk, express messenger and baggagemaster were all more or less injured. The report from Conductor Harker to the officials here stated that none of the. passengers were injured. The engine left the rail just as Engineer Wysong had slowed his train down for the station, or the wreck would have been decidedly more serious. The wrecking train was sent out ? from here early to-night tor tne scene of the wreck to clear the main line, ft which it is thought can be done by = morning. p Pass Through Sumter. ^ Sumter, Sept. 25.?The passengers of No. 32, wrecked at Lone Star, ^ passed through this city en route to j?fl Florence shortly after midnight on a special train, to which they had been k transferred. Three hundred yards p of track was torn up at the scene of [8 the wreck. It is reported that Jt. ^ will be repaired and that trains can fij pass Lone Star by 8 o'clock to-mor- & row morning. m What It Costs to Be Sick. There are over 3,000,000 people 0? sick in the United States all the time, says that eminent authority, the cen- ra sus bureau. Statistics compiled by the commissioner of labor places the & cost of sickness and death at $27 per annum in laborers' families, which gj is, of course, a low average estimate for all classes. But even at this rate the 17,000,000 families of the United ? States would make the total bill of fiv caring for illness and death $460,- ? 000,000. Add to this the estimated jij loss of wages, $500,000,000, and we |jj have the appalling total of $960, UUU,UUU. , IKSJ And the worst of it is that at least I one-third of this is estimated to be m preventable. What a waste of money $ and what is of far more importance, of vitality and of life itself. By sim- Sv pie sanitary measures, by drainage and by the destruction of flies and [S mosquitoes, most of this waste could (?8 be saved. It is certainly time to get ?) busy. gj Saving Bill. 1 ?- 1 Tom McXeal, the Kansas philoso- jnj pher, tells a story of the intensely fcj religious Kentucky mountaineer who U believed that salvation was to be ob- m tained only through immersion. He @ had a neighbor who didn't agree with ?5J him and they had many arguments |jj on the subject. Finally the upholder rs\ of immersion told his wife he thought fej it his duty to go over and save the unregenrate neighbor. Two hours Mj later, he returned, and this is what he told his wife: frjj "I says to him, says I: 'Bill, you Kj hard-headed and pertnacious sinner, ^ A ^ tit 1 aH cyc? thar Vioin'-f nn (^l\ uu jyu av/nuunn-u^s mtj uuiu ?, uv such thing as bein' saved without be- lW in' dipped?' An' he brustles up an' jj) says: 'I don't acknowledge nuthin' of the kind.' An' then I says to him: jjj 'Bill, I've come over here to save fej you-all's contrary an' obdurate soul, which is in the gall of bitterness an' (jj the bonds of iniquity, an' I'm goin' || to do it. Air you-all-willin' to be n) dipped?' g| " 'Not on your triflin', misguided _ life!' he says. 'Then,' says I, 'peel ? your wammus, Bill, fur this here thing has got to be settled now.' ,p "Well, Bill he peeled his wammus f quick enough, fur I'll say fur him he ain't lackin' in courage to stand up C< and fight fur a bad cause. We fit, 1 shed say, fur half an hour and tore ?> up considerable sod. Fur a spell it qi was nip an' tuck between the forces of the Lord an' them of Armeged- ^ don, but I finally managed to git my e) thumb inter Bill's eye and I says, says I: 'Bill, air you-all willin' to acknowledge that dippin' air essential to salvation, or must I gouge out "" this here eye of yorn?' "Bill din't say nuthin' fur a minnit an' I shoved my thumb in a little p furder. Presently he couldn't stand ij> it no longer an' he up an yells: 'Dippin' goes with me, Lige! Take your js thumb outer my eye!' p] "Will you-all be dipped?' I asked tv him. He hesitates an' I shoves my cj thumb in again an' then he yells: 'I a] will!' An' so I let him up. An' now B I'm goin' fur the parson an' take Bill g( down to the hole in the crick' fur ? when I've saved a miserable sinner _ I don't take no chances on his gittin' away."?Saturday Evening Post. ^ F Box paper at 15c at Herald office, ei ===1========I=K^ i T-l O 1I7L.. n inree ixeasons vvny i YOU SHOULD TRADE AT "THE REXALL STORE" j There are many reasons why we should be your druggists. We'll only give yon three of them. x 1st QUALITY. Our store is a quality store throughout. We cater to a discriminating trade that demands the best. Whatever you buy in our store you know it is right. 2nd. SERVICE. In our capacity as professional pharmacists, we give you the best possible drug store service. We want yoru trade because we are deserving of it. We strive to satisfy our customers. x 3rd. PRICE. Our prices are always the lowest, consistent with quality, , service and quality merchandise. Our margin of profit is very fair. You can always get the best goods at the best prices in this store. Peoples Drug Company , k(THE REXALL STORE) H Mn i it 7t r~i I Brand New Goods | I if ^ I , II I We have been receiving for past few weeks an en- M $ - tirely new and up-to-date line of General Merchandise. We m | , have some things in our store that we want to show you. |y I We have most anything any one wishes in the wearing || ^ nnn U/vllvi/4 Olll't TTA11 V\A+ll TIV1PP Jl.TlH ^ I line, anu tnejr aic uuuuu iu tsuiu jr \jw., uwu JkXA ^/li AW WAAW% * | quality. Come in and look over our line. We have a full fl 5 assortment of the following for f| | M | I Men and Boys Ladies and Children 1 1 I Suits, Trousers, Overcoats, Shoes, Coat Suits, Skirts, Dresses, Scarfs, || | Hats, Caps, Underwear, Collars, Ties, Underwear, Corset Covers, Shoes, || S ?? ?? * . * n 1 n. l 1 Jf /I . p 11 j gjj i Handkerchiefs, iocks, blockings, and nose, torseis, touais, ana every- m \ in fact anything needed by same. thing needed for either s wardrobe. || I H - * 3: I I m | All of our goods are new and were bought right and || I are going to be sold the same way. We have bargains for |? i. everyone, and no matter what anyone else may offer to sell m | you goods for it will be to your advantage to see our line , || . fj before you buy. All we ask is that you come and look. | I I S.M.PESKENI 1 11 | In the same old stand of Rubin & Pesken. m % m | Next to Postoffice. Bamberg, S. C. || 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. SHERIFF'S TAX SALE. A. G. Middleton, plaintiff, against . he Denmark Ice and Fuel Co., de- By virtue oi a tax execution di- mypvi r oj ?/"\T^ mdants* rected to me by John F. Folk, treas- IVI |* IA# V1?1 fl IU By virtue of an order of Robert E. urer of Bamberg county, I have levied lll^l T T K/l IV/l )pes, circuit judge, dated August 16, uP?n and jvill s?ll at public outcry, E)12, in the above entitled cause, all m front of the court house door in mm? editors of the defendants, the said Bamberg, South Carolina, on Monenmark Ice and Fuel Co., are re- day, the seventh day of October, lired to appear before me on Mon- * ** ?einS satesday for said 0ur gh ^ now Q ly, October 21, 1912, and prove be- IfSl ^nlr/v^to' and we are Prepared to >re me his, her, or their claims the following described property, to- ^ work on gainst the defendants, or else for- Wlt: short notice. rer be debarred. that P1??6 ?r parcel of land, sit- Remember we make a H. C. FOLK, 2?*?? r iinn f-nSJiir * specialty of horseshoeMaster Bamberg County. State of South Carolina, containing . Sent. 17. 1912. two hundred and fifty acres, more or prices are mod. * less. ana oounaea on me iNorui u.v , all work is hofsf 4\'tt tot for salf lands ?f j' b' guess and jones a' staranteed HOUSE AAD LOT FOR SALE. Williams, East by lands of Dr. F. guaranteed. 1 F. Johnson, South by lands of Mrs. FOR SALE, POSSESSION IMME- Lizzie Inabinet, West by lands of I\ri V 0 rATin 11TA IATELY, HOUSE AND LOT IN Mrs. Mamie Matthews. DtliA. & LUl fcLAIND HE TOWN OF BAMBERG. House k?.vi?d upon as the property of 01- fhrhartit q r .1/5 lie W. Hoyt and to be sold ac the suit ehkhardt, S. C. ontams Five large rooms, nicely fin- 0? gtate for taxes due and owing hed. House recently repainted; thereon. [ace in good repair. Lot of one and Terms cash. Purchaser to pay for ' - J- naners. FARHTFFfi* TTVTnV ATFFTTKRS. co-tilths acres dmdea into garuen, __ * J* Jti 11U IN 1 bj xv y ucken yards, front and back yards, Sheriff Bamberg County. The local Bamberg Farmers' Union id stock lot. Address either A. M. Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 14, 1912. meets at the court house in Bamberg rabham or J. W. Stokes Bamberg, Light weight rain proot automobile on the first and third Friday mornC., or M. W. Brabham, Raleigh, N. dusters, also fine for traveling men, ihgs in every month. Meeting at ., for particulars. price $6.00. Write F. G. MERTINS, 11 o'clock. Applications for mem^~ . . Augusta. Ga. bershiD received at every meeting. Cotton Baskets, Stilyards, Mowing ? * n.r.ooo Write for the enterlined collars, Vi?t all members be present. ""Harness1 'lather **Lanterns"Field they look like linen, need no wash: ' J. W. STEWART, ice and E^erXng euf at H^t- tag" price 2 for 25c Write F. G. J. P. O'QUINN. President. **s Hardware Store. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. * / . r