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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 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.
Fairfax Fancies.
Fairfax, Oct. 21 ?We knew we
had a wide-awake, up-to-date set of
teachers, but they appeared before
us in a new light Friday evening
, when they presented in the school
hall "Maidens all Forlorn" to a large
crowd. The audience was ready to
j appreciate and applaud the best of
?w it, being in perfect sympathy with
the fair actresses, but they were constantly
surprised at the great hits
and the applause was tremendous.
Miss Porter represented Mrs. Mallory,
the landlady of the quiet resort,
Misses Margaret Youmans, Ruth
Kenney, and Mary Harrison were
cousins, who were sent by their
I mammas to a quiet resort where they
could have no flirtations, under the
care of their old maid aunt, so well
reDresented by Miss Albergotti. The
physician was well represented byMiss
Crumpler. The girls bemoaned
the dullness of the place, not a man
to be seen, till Miss Harrison, on the
sly, writes to her chum, Teddy, do
to come or they'd die from ennui.
He writes'that he cannot come, but
a young doctor friend of his wants
to rest at just such a quiet place,
and he'll send the doctor there. The
girls skip for joy, but how to tell
their rigid old maid aunt! At last
* Miss. Harrison faces the music and
reads Ted's letter to her. At first
she's horrified, then thinks that af(
ter all 'twill not be so bad to have
a gent visitor, and goes off to primp
herself to receive him. Miss Harrison
gets the sympathy of Mrs. Mallory
and begs her please to fix a
room extra nice for her doctor
friend, and gets her to show her how
to make a cake so she can appear to
him very domestic. She so wants to
" please him. Miss Kenney embroiders
a cigar case, pricking her fingers till
they bleed, and hopes he smokes.
Miss Youmans studies so as to talk
medicine to him, but in her eager_
ness falls down stairs and sprains
lier ankle. Comes limping in, but
? hopes the doctor will appreciate that
it is all for him and will pet her well
again. Miss Harrison comes in with
a burned arm and flour all over her
face, trnt she was trying to make
such a nice cak6 for him, and hoped
he'd attend to her arm. Miss Kennev's
fingers are bleeding from needle
v- - work, but does hope he'll know she
did it for him. But when the old
maid aunt, Miss Porter, comes in
with a fearful toothache, though
> dressed "to kill," the girls feared a
formidable rival. Mrs. Mallory
rushes in to say: "Carriage at door;
must I bring him in?" When the
traveler alights, suit case in hand,
she is a lady! "Why, you are a woman,"
they exclaim! "Oh, my cake."
"Oh my cigar case," etc. "I am very
i - sorry girls to cause you so much
disappointment but it is not my
fault." Auntie says: "Oh, what a
deceiver is man! not worthy ff attention."
The curtain falls as the
1 v eitno.
gins laugll uuerxiiv UYCl IUC gibuu
tion.
Miss Lyl Parrish, of the N. Y.
\ , conservatory of music, but now
teaching at St. George's, kindly came
and assisted with the music. A duet
by Miss Padgett and herself was
highly applauded. Miss Parrish
played when Mrs. Bowles sang two
songs very sweetly. Misses Harrison
and Parrish played a fine duett, and
selections were rendered by the mu*
sic pupils.
The teachers were invited to a
dining at Mrs. Martin Lightsey's on
^ Saturday.
- Prof. Coker announced that there
W would be a series of lectures given
here in the school hall on the subject
of education by prominent
speakers, commencing on evening of
the 25th. No admission will be
charged and we will expect a large
crowd.
Quite a number of visitors are in
< town.
The new house of Miss Alice Singleterrv
will soon be occupied. It
is a showy and roomy home, with
many conveniences.
A Sample.
"My dear girl," exclaimed an eli
derly lady, "do you know that the
man you are intending to marry
drinks heavily and gambles?"
"Yes, I know; I am going to marry
him to reform him."
"Listen to me, my girl. Try one
experiment before you do that."
"What experiment?"
"Take in a week's washing tc
' > ? do and see how you like it."
ZEMP PROMPTLY ACQUITTED
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Jury in Federal Court Finds Yerdii
\ Without Leaving Box.
Greenville, Oct. 21.?Frank 1
Zemp, Jr., of Spartanburg, was a
quitted late to-day in federal cour
having been tried on a charge <
using the mail in an alleged attem]
to blackmail Mrs. E. G. Cash,
wealthy widow of Spartanburg,
was alleged that Zemp devised a ce
tain scheme to defraud Mrs. Cash (
$150. The alleged plan was in tt
form of a blackmail letter which di
manded that Mrs. Cash place tl
money in a cigarette box that ha
been placed on the sidewalk in froi
of her home.
A dozen or more witnesses testifie
in the case, including the two o
fleers who arrested Zemp in the a<
of picking up the box. The evident
in the case, however, was not stron
enough for conviction, and after tl
judge's charge the jury reached
verdict of acquittal without leaviu
the box.
Marriage at Lodge.
Lodge, Oct.'17, 1912.
Editor The Bamberg Herald:Miss
Rubye Clifton Stanley and M
Barney Samuel Johns were unite
in marriage at the home of tl
bride's parents, near this place o
Thursday, October 17th. Miss Stai
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ley is me aaugnier ui ;>n\ u. x
Stanley and belongs to a well know
and highly respected family. St
is possessed of a high degree of ii
telligence and many noble traits c
character. Her devotion to h(
church and her many loving deec
will never be forgotten in this con
munity. She has hundreds of frienc
who will sincerely regret to have he
leave us for her new home in Ban
berg.
Mr. Johns is by no means a strai
ger here, as he was born and reare
near this place and belongs to one <
Colleton's best families. He is higl
ly esteemed by all who know him.
The marriage was a quiet on
only members of the family and
few invited guests being presen
The ceremony was performed by ,
C. Lawson, the bride's pastor.
The many friends of both will joi
heartily with the writer in wishin
them much success and?#happiness i
their wedded life.
Denmark Doings.
Denmark, Oct. 22.?Misses Sai
Herriot and Priscilla Hart spent tfc
week-end with the latter's parents i
Estill.
Miss Richardson, of Columbia,
visiting her brother, Mr. D. K. Ricl
ardson.
Miss En la lee Ellzev is at hoir
from Columbia college for a fe
days.
Miss Mell Kearse, of Bamberj
it Sunday with Miss Phillips.
.Mr. Herman Brunson, of Colun
bia, was a visitor here Sunday.
Mr. H. W. and Miss Lillian Gool:
by, of Fort Motte, spent the week-en
with their parents.
Misses Emma Thomson and Rut
Stokes spent Saturday of last wee
in Augusta.
Mr. Campbell Tyler, of Rockinj
ham, N. C., was here for a sho:
while this week.
Mrs. J. Arthur Wiggins was a vi
itor in Orangeburg on Wednesday,
Misses Ina Califf and Emma Owei
spent a short while in Bamberg th
week.
CUBAN VICE CONSUL FINED.
Insulted Woman at Newport New
Gomez Takes Hand.
Newport News, Va., Oct. 22.?J<
seph J. Zarza, Cuban vice consul i
this port, was fined $500 and se:
i tenced to three months' imprisonmei
by Acting Police Justice Clemen
today for making alleged improp<
. proposals to and attacking Mr
' Charles Brown, wife of a shipyai
i draughtsman.
i Mrs. Brown testified that Zar;
insulted her in her home last Fr
. day. When he reappeared Mond?
Mrs. Brown's husband met him at tl
door with a revolver and a hand-t
hand struggle ensued.
President Gomez, of Cuba, hi
telegraphed the Cuban consul hei
for particulars of the affair.
Democrats Spend $550,00.
Vow VnrV. Oct. 22.?Announc
ment was made at Democratic n
! tional headquarters to-day that
r statement of campaign receipts ar
expenditures will be issued on Fi
day next. The expenses so far,
was learned, are about ?550,000; tl
receipts about '$630,000. Enouf
? more has been pledged, it was said
meet any deficit.
The Republican national commi
tee probably will issue a stateme:
> on contributions and expenses on Sa
urday next.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
c~ State News Boiled Down for Quick
^ Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
a
The Clarendon County Farmers
Union passed a resolution asking
. that all the farmers keep their cotton
off the market at the prevailing
prices.
ie Congressman Lever, who is in the
(j West speaking for the Wilson cause,
^ is very much encouraged. He says'
he is confident Missouri will go Deml(j
ocratic.
f- A Kershaw county farmer, J. W.
:t Holden, made this year 128 bushels
;e of corn and 1,215 bundles of fodder
tg on one acre. His clear profit on that
Le acre was $100.75.
a The Greek colony at Florence has
S sent several volunteer members to
the homeland to join in the war
against Turkey. A subscription list
is now being circulated.
John J. Jones, the Branchville law?
yer, who killed Abe Pearlstine, was
r. taken to the penitentiary last week
>d and has commenced serving his senie
tence of ten years and three months,
'ii The annual meeting of the Wo>
man's Missionary Union of the Bapi
tist church of South Carolina will be
n held in Columbia, November 19-22,
ie and will be attended by about 300
i- delegates.
Perhaps one reason that we are so
popular is that the women in soutn
*s Carolina outnumber the men. In
1_ only four other States is this true.
*s The proportion is 106 to 100, in
'r these five States.
1 W. Gilmore Simms, Jr., has been
appointed by the governor as clerk of
d court of Barnwell county, to fill the
^ unexpired term of his father. A
primary has been ordered to nominate
his successor.
e Frank Green, colored, aged twenty,
a was committed to jail in Marlboro
t county on Thursday upon the charge
j of attempted assault upon a white
girl. He was shot in being captured,
n but not seriously hurt,
g Rev. Benjamin Palmer Reid, pasn
tor of the Presbyterian church at
Reidville, Spartanburg county, was
stricken with paralysis on Friday and
is in a critical condition. Mr. Reid
is about 50 years of age.
CL
ie President Watson has been in corn
respondence with railway and steamship
officials in reference to the prois
posed trip to Cuba, and he has sent
us the letters. The rate seems to us
to be prohibitive, and it looks like
ie the trip cannot be arranged for. It's
w too far to walk.
The preliminary examination of T.
g, U. Vaughn, late superintendent of
the Odd Fellows orphanage, was held
i- in Greenville on Thursday. Three
little girl inmates of the home testic
fiprf aerafnst him. His trial was fix
d ed for this week at a special term
before Special Judge Purdy.
-h The nomination of Thos. H. Pee^
pies over J. Fraser Lyon, for attorney
general is taken to mean for
I- Charleston, that hereafter there will
be no objection to horse racing being
carried on in connection with the
s- fair association. Arrangements are
said to be already inaugurated to1S
ward that end.
13 While fishing near the jetties, Fred
Shiver, of Charleston, caught a
sheepshead a few days ago, which,
on being opened, was found to have
s> two diamond rings in it, worth it is
said, several hundred dollars. How
the diamonds got there is a mystery;
possibly some woman lost them while
. in the surf at Sullivan's Island or at
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the Isle of Palms.
a- (
Maj. Micah Jenkins, late collector
ts of internal revenue in South Caro3r
lina, died in Charleston on Thurss>
day, in his 56th year, survived by a
d widow and six children^. He was a
son of Gen. Micah Jenkins of the
ja Confederate army and himself com i_
manded a company of "Rough Ridiy
eds" in the Spanish war under Col.
le Roosevelt and was promoted to major
for gallantry.
is
re Proving Ground.
"Bill," said the canvasser, "you're
going to vote for Jimmy Grimes, ain't
you?"
e~ "No," replied Bill.
a "Why not?" said the canvasser
id very much surprised.
"Well, he's no friend of mine,"
said Bill. "He accused me of sell16
-b ing my vote last election."
to "Well, why didn't you make him
prove it?" asked the canvasser.
"He did prove it," replied Bill,
"that's why we ain't friends."?London
Telegraph.
CUTTING AFFRAY AT WAGEXER. |
I>r. L. B. Etheridge Badly Hurt?Assailant
Spirited to Jail.
Aiken, Oct. " 9.?The little town
of Wagener in this county, was *
again thrown in to intense excitement
this afternoon over the attempted
killing of Dr. L. B. Etheridge,
one of its most prominent citizens,
by Tom Baskett, a colored
preacher. Sheriff Raborn was tele- i
graphed to come to Wagener at once ^
to prevent a lynching and while he 2
was arranging for an automobile, he t
received a message that the negro (
had been slipped out of the town and t
was on the way to Aiken. Mr. J. W. 1
Baughman slipped the darky into his t
mitnmnhilo anrl marJo hiei u*?v to
Aiken, arriving here about 7 o'clock, c
It is not known how seriously C
wounded Dr. Etheridge is, but after i
9
an examination was made it was de- 1
cided to carry him to a Columbia hos- ?
pital. He has a terrible wound in his ?
left side, being cut through the cav- i
ity, and there is grave fear felt for j
his recovery. Mr. Baughman knew
nothing of the cause of the cutting c
and the story here given was gotten t
by the representative of the News t
and Courier from the negro.
Prisoner's Story. c
Baskett says he was walking down ?
the street and as he passed in front
of Dr. Etheridge's office the doctor
said "Plug Preacher," and that he t
replied "Plug Doctor" and then Dr. t
Etheridge added, "Pay me what you I
owe me." Baskett says he replied that i
he owed him nothing and said the s
doctor advanced on him, putting his c
hand in his pocket. Baskett said he
told Dr. Etheridge not to pull his i
knucks, and if he did he (Baskett) f
would get his knife. Baskett says the
doctor withdrew his hand, but Baskett
pulled out his knife. During the
quarrel Baskett says he backed some
distance, the doctor following him,
picking up bricks and sticks, and
finally he got a large stick and struck
Baskett. As he struck him, Baskett
says he cut him in the left side with
his knife.
Demands Protection.
A large crowd then gathered and
the assistant policeman ran up to arrest
Baskett, who demanded that the
officer show him his badge, which
the officer then did, and he was arrested.
Baskett was turned over to
the chief of police, and Baskett said
he demanded of the officer, if he i
would be responsible for his life. The
officer said he would, and the negro
was locked up in the guard house, (
until he was silpped off to Aiken.
Dr. Etheridge is one of the most
prominent citizens of Wagoner, having
been at one time a member of j
the house of representatives. This ^
is the second terrible affair that has
occurred in Wagener within the past r
few weeks and the people are very j
much wrought up. ^
At Hospital Badly Wounded.
Columbia, Oct. 19.?Dr. L. Bf
Etheridge, wrho was badly cut, so it
is reported, by a negro preacher at J
TTT ~ woe Krmi crVi f
vvcLgeuci una ttiicuiuuu, v?u.o
to the Columbia hospital here to- 1
night and immediately given medical 1
attention. A report from the hospital (
at midnight stated that the wounded
man had been operated on and that ^
he was resting easy. The extent of 1
his injuries was not stated beyond 1
the fact that he was badly wounded, (
but that favorable indications have
set in following the successful op- ^
eration. ]
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Letter from Charleston. 1
Charleston, Oct. 21.?I am proud ]
of my home paper, as I meet the post- 1
mas on Thursday morning, then lay 1
aside my books until I have finished 1
reading The Herald. I would give
$5.00 instead of $1.50 a year if yoft i
could publish news from old St. 1
John's as you have for the past few 1
weeks. Why not have a write-up 1
every week? Then we could see s
what our loved ones are doing in our 1
home sections.
We are waiting to see the railroad
through from Bamberg to Ehrhardt, J
so we can spend the day in Ehrhardt
and return to Charleston without los- "
ing any time.
Mr. H. W. Carter, of St. John's, is 1
visiting his sons in Charleston this <
week. 1
We are having some very stormy '
weather in the city to-day.
CIRCUS EMPLOYEE INJURED.
Probably Fatally Hurt by Southern
Train Near Columbia. (
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Columbia, Oct. 22.?A. L. Moore,
said to be an employee of Ringling's .
Circus, was probably fatally injured
late to-day by a Southern Railway
train four miles below Columbia. He 1
was brought to a local hospital. ,
He was arrested by the police late .
Monday night and released this
morning. !
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HUGH LONG GRANTED BAIL
\MOUNT IN AIKEN CASE FIXED *
AT $5,000.
itate Offers no Objection in Petition t
for Bail for Representative- ]
Elect Hugh Long.
Aiken, Oct. 22.?Representative- i
ilect Hugh Long, charged with the c
nurder of Pickens N. Gunter, at i
JVagener, in this county, on Saturday I
ifternoon about six weeks ago, has t
)een granted bail in the sum of* $5,)00
with not less than two nor more c
han five securities, and as soon as 1
dr. Long's bondsmen qualify he will t
)e released from custody. S
Since the homicide he has been t
:onfined at the State penitentiary in c
Columbia, where he was taken by i
Sheriff Raborn for safekeeping, it j
laving been rumored at the time that i
i mob was gathering at Wagener i
md would march to Aiken, take the t
mprisonea man irom me Darricaaea
ail and lynch him.
In this connection, it will be re- 4
called that when Sheriff Roborn and
hree deputies went to arrest Long, ^
hey, with the local police force at i
Wagener, encountered considerable t
iifficulty in arresting their man, riot f
md violence were running high, arm- c
?d men threatened to shoot up the
mtire party if any effort was made 1
:o spirit Long from the house in 1
vhich he had concealed himself, but
jong was finally slipped out and away i
mder cover of darkness and landed t
?afe in the almost impregnable Aiken i
:ounty jail. i
Bail was granted without any fornal
hearing. Croft & Croft, counsel i
or the defendant served on the pros- i
icution, Solicitor R. L. Gunter and
)thers, notice of an application of
jail, filing evidence and papers in <
;he case, and the attorneys for the <
State agreed not to resist the appeal
U AT J.r ^..1 J Vnw 1
t tut; ueiewje wuuiu wuuscut cu ua?- j
ng the sum fixed at $5,000, all of 1
vhich was agreed upon. The papers 1
md. evidence have been filed with '
3hlef Justice Gary, and counsel ex- <
iect receipts of his order to-morrow, f
;he order being a mere formality of 1
aw. It has been stated here that i
VIr. Long will not go back to Wage- 1
ler before his trial, the report going
50 far as to declare that his house- 1
lold effects and possessions have 1
ieen removed to Aiken, where he i
vill establish his domicile.
WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH. (
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Says He is Guilty and Ready to Die '
for His Crime.
Mrs. C. C. Bailey squeezed the '
rand of A. L. Watson and he loved
her. Three months ago Watson's j
vife died of poisoning at Flannigan,
rex. It was alleged that Mrs. Bailey
lad agreed to kill /her husband in
:he same way, and that after making .
in attempt, she gave it up.
It is alleged further that she told i
Watson her heart had failed her, and J
:hat he then said he would do it.
Watson and Bailey were fast friends, J
md when Mrs. Bailey left for a vis- '
t to her parents at Myrtis, La., Bail
jy invited Watson to share his room
with him. In the night of Sept. 3
Bailey's skull was crushed with an
ixe. Watson reported to neighbors
that some unidentified person had 1
lone it.
Watson, while in his cell at Shreveport,
heard the sobs of an insane wo- 1
man not far away. He thought Mrs.
Bailey had been arrested and that it '
was she and that she had told all. !
He sent for the sheriff and, telling .
tiim he could not stand to see the
woman he loved suffer, wrote out
this confession, it is said:
"I am guilty and I am ready to die
for my crime. I told Mrs. Bailey T ]
would die for her, and the sooner <
they hang me the better satisfied I i
will be. When I raised the axe to ]
strike that sleeping man, who had :
been my friend, I said to myself: ]
"This will send my soul to hell." ]
That's where it belongs and I am ]
ready to go." 1
Both Mrs. Bailey and her husband <
were prominently connected. She is :
27 years of age and pretty. Her hus- i
band was a sawmill foreman at Met- <
:alf, La. Watson was a logging con- ]
tractor thers. He was not nearly so :
handsome a man as her husband. ;
Mrs. Bailey and Watson are both in <
J'dll. DUtil navTJ ^luiui^n.
At a meeting of the State Democratic
executive committee, held in
Columbia last Friday, Thos. H. Peeples
was declared the nominee for at- .
torney general. He defeated Attor- ]
ney General Lyon by about 6,000 j
votes. The primary was loosely con- i
ducted and in many places the polls {
were not opened. The vote was very <
small. i
INSULTS A WHITE WOMAN.
Tack Johnson Says He Can Get Any
Woman He Wants.
Chicago, Oct. 17.?Jack Johnson,
:he negro heavyweight champiqn
pugilist, appeared before Chief of
Police McWeeny to-day to explain
lis relations with Miss Lucile Came on,
the 19-year-old white girl,
laughter of Mrs. F. Cameron-Falcolet,
of Minneapolis, for whom the <
>olice had been asked to search by
he mother.
In a dramatic'appeal Mrs. Camer>n-Falconet
told of her failure to get
ler daughter from the influences of
he negro. She described her anguish
when she learned last Friday
hat her daughter was a frequenter
)f Johnson's cafe and how she made
i hurried trip here to rescue the
jirl, her interviews with the pugilst,
who she declared insulted her,
tnd flouted her plea that he give up
he girl.'
Johnson's Vile Lie.
Johnson, she said, hold, her he
'could get any woman he wanted."
"When I found Lucile I pleaded
vith her to come back and I would
jo any place with her and shield her
:rom criticism back home. She refused
to come, being apparently unler
Johpson's influence.
"Then I telephoned the pugilist.
3e said he would send an automo)ile
for me.
"When his automobile arrived he
vas in it himself, although he said it
vould be empty. When I entered the
na<jhine I drew down the shades so
is not to be^een. This nettled him.
" 'Oh, some of the best white wonen
in Chicago ride in this car,'" is
vhat he said to me.
Begs Him to Give Girl Up.
VI begged Johnson to give my
laughter up. He said he would not
md leered in my face.
/4'W$ rode to a house on Sheridan
oad, where Lucile was staying. She
irr>.r\+ atnrI tnld TV1 a eVl?? >10 ^ crnno tnn
auu UViU Uiv uuv uvw qvmv WW
'ar 'to go back.
"I left her undecided. Finally she
tame to my hotel. We talked of how
she could become disentangled. I
vas convinced at that time that- the
legro had a hypnotic influence over
tier.
"She went down stairs to use the
telefhone, she said, and never returned.
Johnson told me he would
?ive every dollar he has to hold her."
Johnson Enters Denial.
Johnson made an absolute denial
)f unduly friendly relations with
Miss Cameron and that infatuation
for the Cameron girl was one of the
tauses of the suicide recently of his
tvhite wife. He declared the girl left /
tier position as cashier in his cafe for
mother position and that his wife
tiad never seen Miss Cameron.
Miss Cameron was taken into custody
by the police to-night, after she
tiad refused to leave her companions
In Chicago and accompany her moth3r
to Minneapolis. She was question3d
by Police Captain Nootbear and
i-a x _ i a- at?
later laaen to uie ?uu.iu v^i<xitt. succt
police station for the night. She was
irrested on complaint of her mother
but was not booked.
Miss Cameron told Police Captain
.Vootbear that she loved Johnson and
that while the negro had not as yet
made her a proposal of marriage
she expected soon to become his
wife. ' At this announcement the
mother of the girl became hysterical.
Later Johnson, accompanied by an
attorney, visited the police station
and attempted to talk with the girl,
but was denied permission to see
her.
Both Suspicious.
A clergyman on an Atlantic liner
had to share a stateroom with anDther
man. "After a short while,"
said the clergyman, "I began to Worry
about some valuables I had with
me, and at last I took them to the
purser, saying, 'I should like to explain
to you that I am very well
pleased with my fellow-passenger?
that is?I find him a gentleman in
svery respect, and I wouldn't have
i*ou think that my coming to you with
these valuables is to be taken?er?
pr?as any reflection on him.' The
purser interrupted him with a broad
smile, and said, 'Oh, it's all right, sir;
rour friend has come to me with
some valuables of his own, and he
said precisely the same about yourself.'
"?Presbyterian Witness.
Injured Football Player Dying.
New Haven. Conn., Oct. 21.?
James Lynch, aged 20, of Bridgeport,
is dying here to-day of injuries
received in a football game Saturday.
He is in a local hospital with
i fractured skull. Lynch was struck
pn the head by a player's knee during
a scrimmige.
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