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She famberg iferalft Thursday, Oct. 31, 1912. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Turn out and vote next Tuesday. Bamberg has certainly had enough shows recently. What about the guy who put the smell in whiskey? If the people of Bamherg want a - newspaper they ought to support it. Tuesday of this week was the editor's birthday, but, strange to say, most of his friends forgot it. Next Monday is the first Monday in November and salesday. Several parcels of real estate are to be sold at public auction. Rev. L. E. Wiggins lectured at the Bapist church last Thursday night to a good audience, giving an account of his trip through the Holy Land. According to the report of Insur ance Commissioner Mcjnasier tnere is $21,250.00 loaned by the insurance companies on mortgages of real estate in Bamberg county. Presiding Elder M. L. Banks preached at the Methodist church in this city last Sunday evening and held the fourth quarterly conference for this charge Monday morning. Many Criminal Cases. . . i ' The criminal docket at the coming term of court will no doubt be the heaviest of any court since the formation of* Bamberg county. There are six murder cases to be tried, and nearly a dozen cases of assault and battery, as well as other cases of a more or less serious nature. If all tfie criminal cases are tried it is likely that the general sessions court will consume most of the two weeks allotted and that there will be little t time for the trial of civil causes. However, some of the criminal cases will likely?be postponed, but it is practically certain that court will /.ATifinna full +TLT* ITO&k'a J> T1 til at then many cases will have to be continued. Missionary Items. i The Protestant churches of America, through the home mission council and council of women, have united in an educational program for home mission week, Nov. 17-24, 1912. It is planned, during this week, to create an interest throughout the nation in the problems that now _ confront the church and country. The great aim of home mission week is to impress upon every church member the truth that the church is equal to the situation, and, through its agencies, the home mission, board, the work of saving America can be done. The ninety days preceding this time are to be days of preparation and active compaigning.. The women's so<^eties are endeavoring to bring all the women of the churches into their bands. Study circles are being projected. Every society should, have at least one study circle thoughtfully* prayerfully. unitedly, studying the great problems that confront our nation. The State home mission confer ence that recently met at Orangeburg was a very successful and helpful meeting. It was a time of gathering inspiration and help for another year. The district banner was won by Orangeburg district, and the Bamberg society proved to be the banner organization among the home mission societies of the Methodist church in the State. Bamberg workers feel encouraged, and hope to make greater advances another year. New Advertisements. E. Atteberry?Wanted. Jones Bros.?Leaders. Hooton's Ladies' Store?Ladies. J. D. Copeland, Jr.?Guardian Notice. Bamberg Pharmacy?It's All Your Fault. Kennerly Mayfield ? Improved Early Toole. The Millinery Store?This is to Vrtll iw^miuu i. vu. C. R. Brabham's Sons?Every Dollar Counts. Rentz & Felder?John comes to Town Once More. G. Frank Bamberg?We're Not Ashamed to Show. Farmers & Merchants Bank? What Will Your Old Age' Be? Two Murderers Hanged. Cumming, Ga., Oct. 25.?Hundreds of men, women and children witnessed the hanging here this morning of two negroes, Ernest Knox and Oscar Daniel, convicted of the assault and murder of a young ti-ftinflTi'hpre reeentlv. Gov. Brown declared martial law and more than a hundred State troops assured good order. A high fence surrounding the gallows was burned during the night. Knox confessed. November Court. The November term of the court of general sessions will convene in Bamberg on Monday, November 11th. The petit jurors for the first and second weeks were drawn this week. " Judge John S. Wilson, of Manning, will be the presiding judge. FIRST WEEK. E. A. Hooton. Joe A. Beverly. O. B. Lain. A.' W. -Hunter. '/ E. A. Thain. J. Dan Carter. John Cooner. Frank Hiers. Sam Harrison. M. Smoak, Sr. W. A. Klauber. J. D. Copeland, Sr. R. M. Kearse. J. P. O'Quinn. B. D. Bishop. W. C. Hughes. W. H. Ritter. W. J.. Lancaster. D. L. Smoak. N. J. Padgett. T. H. Hadwin. J. L. Carter. Chas. Ehrhardt. W. H. Mitchum. W. A. Fender. J. H. Kearse. D. 0. Steedley. C. S. Hiers. J. A. Griffith. J. T. Smoak. H. N. Bellinger. C. H. Milhouse. Calvin Jones. W. A. Riley. T A "HTArtzosr. W. H. Still. SECOND WEEK. 1 J. M. Odom. Chas. P. Miller. G. E. Kearse. W. Preston Sandifer. M. D. Corley. P. M. Kearse. Bissell Beach. J. A. Lain. M. L. Warren. G. W. Rentz. G. W. Beard, Jr. R. L. Kearse. U. S. Zorn. H. C. Bishop. R. J. Nimmons. W. H. Cain. A. P. Beard. J. W. Arledge. L. M. Ayer. D. E. Pifer. A. L. Wilson. % . E. H. Eaves. J. B. Rush. J. P. Smoak. Lee Fail. W. H. Donnald. W. H. Steedley. W. H. Zorn. G. T- Grimes. O. E. Kearse? T. H. Richardson. ( D. E. Neeley. G. J. Herndon. J. W. McMillan. J. W. Kinsey. H. F. Free. Turpentine Was Cruel Treatment. Atlanta, Oct. 26.?Alleging that her husband poured turpentine on her body and made her lie in a bed saturated with turpentine, Mrs. Bes- ' sie Barnes has filed suit for total di- ' vorce against L. C. Barnes, charging cruel treatment. She says that her husband came home only about five nights out of every month, and that when he did come he treated her bo badly that she finally began to fear for her life. DUI'^laiTS 11VW viuw. New York, Oct. 28.?Buglars entered a branch office of the Prudential Life Insurance company in Brooklyn this afternoon, gagged the cashier, Alice Brenneis with a handkerchief, saturated with chloroform, left her lying bound upon the floor and after looting a safe escaped with $500, money which collectors of the company had brought in during the the day. The robbery took place about a block from a station house in the most heavily policed precinct in Brooklyn and within a few blocks of the home of Mayor Gaynor. Miss Brennies recovered from the effects of the chloroform. Killed Wife at Her Own Request. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 22.? "I've just killed my wife," said a voice over the telephone to police headquarters to-day. "You'd better - 1 1- ? ? T 1.J11 come get me m a nurry utiuic x Am myself." At the address given the police found Mrs. Alice Currier dead on the kitchen floor. George, her husband, told the police his wife had attacked him, in a delirium resulting from typhoid fever, with a knife and a pistol and that he had shot her in self defense. As-the woman lay on the floor, the husband asserts she said to him: "Well, George, you'd better finish me," so he shot her again. Currier formerly was an inmate of the Napa insane asylum. # I SEATTLE'S CHAUFFEUR IX TOIL Richardson, Who Took Car fror Jacksonville, Witness in Case. Atlanta, Oct. 28.?C. H. Richard son, the young man arrested las week on the charge of stealing an au tomobile from Dr. Drew, of Jacksor ville, Fla., at one time was chauffeu for Henry Clay Beattie, the youn Virginian who murdered his wife an was executed in the electric chai after a noted trial. Though Ricfc ardson was not in the employ of th wife murderer at the time, he wa summoned to Richmond as a witness A reward of $100 will come i handy to Plain Clothes Officer W. E Adams, who found the car and mad the arrest, following a telegram re ceived at headquarters from Jack sonville that the car was headed fo Atlanta. C. V. Turner, of Jacksoc ville, and W. R. Chappell, of 21 Plum street, were in the car, an both were afterwards apprehended All three young men will be taken t Florida for trial. The automobile i still at headquarters, and under th back seat was found the Florida tag "921," Jacksonville. But the nu meral one had been covered with piece of tire tape to maKe it rea "92," and in this manner the ca escaped through Florida. It bor an old Georgia tag when found. Richardson isjnow in the theatri cal business in Jacksonville. H claims that he intended to retur with the car, and believes he ca make it all right with the insuranc company which will have to pay th reward. The officers at headquarters do no beiieve Richardson's story, and hav a letter, signed "Red," by which h was known, to an Atlanta party, saj ing that he had the car, and beggin for money to pay for gasoline for us on the way up. Fire at Hunter's Chapel. Wednesday night of last week th residence of Mr. A. W. Hunter a Hunter's Chapel was totally destro} ed by fire. Very little of the furni ture and other household good were saved. The fire was discovei ed a little after eight o'clock, it orig inating in the kitchen, and in fei minutes it had spread largely ove the residence, being fanned by good breeze. Mr. Hunter carried ir surance of $2,500 on the buildin and contents, but this will not nea cover the loss. He says the loss o furniture will be something lik $1,000, while the house would cos something like $4,000 to replace, j crowd of the neighbors gathere quickly and by hard work all th outbuildings were saved. f . . Clean-Up Day in Bamberg.**7 1 At a meeting of the civic leagu last Thursday afternoon it was ds cided to observe Wednesday, Novem ber 6th, as clean-up day. The meel ing was given over to discussion, a to the best plans for a systemati cleaning of the town as a whole. . The president formed standin committees; the ladies in each com mittee are to have entire charge c the public place named for the com ing year. On Tuesday, Novembe 5th, the day before the genera clean-up day, these committees ar expected to have their respectiv places put into perfect order. 1 the merchants will then do their par by thoroughly cleaning their place of business, each house keeper he home and premises, and citizen will kindly place their scraps of pa per into the garbage cans, then an hereafter Bamberg will compare fa vorably with other well-kept towns The following ladies comprise th standing committees: Court House?Mesdames G. I Bamberg, C. J. S. Brooker, J. I Hunter, and C. B. Free. Graded School?Mesdames E.' 1 Allen, J. A. Murdaugh, Ed. Kirl land. Fitting School?Mesdames H. I Bamberg, Josephine Beach, H. ( Folk. liealth Committee?Mesdames . W. Barr, H. J. Brabham, Norma Walker, and W. A. Klauber. Cemetery Committee ? Mesdame R. L. Risher, J. C. Moye, Newto Smoak, Harry Murphy, Laura Lh ingston, and G. M. Dickinson. Methodist Church?Mesdames . J. Cleckley, F. M. Bamberg, C. I Brabham, Jr., and Miss Llewelly Cleckley. Presbyterian Church ? Mesdame J. A. Wyman,' M. E. Ayer, Isaac Fe der, and Miles Black. Baptist Church?Mesdames A. A Zeigler, Coleman and Hooton. Park Committee?Mesdames E. C Kirsch, C. R. Brabham, Sr., an Otis Simmons. Let every housekeeper in Ban berg on that day not only clea around her home thoroughly but e> tend their good works to the side walks, both front and back, anc above all else, do not put paper, etc on the streets but burn everythin possible at the back. The meeting of the civic leagu will not be held this Thursday a published last week. > s TRAIN ROBBERY IN OKLA. n YOUTHFUL BANDITS CARRY OUT SPECTACULAR HOLD-UP. I Force Engineer to Take Express and iBaggage Cars Down Track, r Where Safe is Dynamited. g (j Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 29.?Three r masked men, little more than boys, t_ held up and robbed southbound Mise souri, Kansas and Texas train No. 9 s early to-day at Wirth, Okla., six 5 miles south of Eufaula. n The bandits flagged the train as lm it rounded a curve on to a small e trestle, which they had set on fire. Uncoupling the engine, express car _ and baggage car from the other r coaches, they ordered the engineer to L_ run a half miles further south, where 0 the express 6afe was blown and panel sacked. I. Express officials declared to-day o that they could not tell the amount s of loot, but expressed the belief that e it will amount to several thousand r dollars. L_ The robbery was one of the most a spectacular hold-ups committed in d Oklahoma in recent years. r The robbers had timed their work e almost to the minute. No. 9 was ? running on time and as the train [_ made the curve the bridge was in e flames. Three masked men, stand- j n ing nearby, flagged it. n Robbers in No Hurry. e The locomotive had run on to the e burning bridge before the brakes. could bring the train to a standstill, , ,t Although the flames threatened to * e destroy the trestle before the work f e was accomplished, the bandits mov- , r> ed deliberately. Covering the eng gineer and fireman with their revole vers, they ordered th^em from the cab. Conductor J. A. Dolan leaped from a coach to ascertain why the . train had stopped so suddenly. He was lined up beside the other two.' * e The porter also fell a victim to his curiosity, and was made to stand be- ^ [' side the conductor. ^ While one robDer neia tne line, t s the other two uncoupled the engine, baggage and express cars from the coaches. They then forced the trainy men into the cab and ordered the r engineer to open the throttle. The a engine pulling the two cars shot L' ahead over the burning bridge. What s remained of the trestle fell into the T water a minute or so after the cars n had passed. The passenger coaches e were left standing by the brink of the stream. ^ Half a mile on the other side of ^ the bridge they ordered the engineer e to stop. The safe in the express car was dynamited and ransacked. Four charges were necessary to wreck the safe. The express car was badly e damaged by the explosions, j. Their work completed, the men put their loot into sacks and fled to the wood-covered hills. The couns try is heavily timbered. c Hold-up Reported. A few minutes after the robbers g had fled Conductor Dolan ordered t_ the engineer to proceed to Crowder, about six miles south, and there t_ gave the first report of the robbery. 1 ,r Posses were at once sent out from ? ^ a?? J AtVior nnc_ t J UrOWUW <tUU liuiauia. viu^i pvu e ses left 6an hour later on special 1 e trains from McAlester and Musko- * gee. According to the descritpion 1 given, all three of the bandits are c ,s under 25 years of age. ,r With the baggage and express cars s cut from the main train, the bandits t L_ also took the Jim Crow car, in which ^ there were a number of negroes, all t L_ of who were guarded while the safe 1 3 was being dynaipited. The negroes c e spent most of the time on their knees 1 praying. t One of the robbers made Conducj tor Dolan turn over his papers and 1 purse, which contained $10. Later c > the money was turned back to the t conductor with the statement, "We s do not wish to harm any of you train t h boys." c % Witnesses claim to have seen one c of the robbers twice make trips from = ^vnrao!. cofo oarh timp with his J IUC CApiteo auiV) vuvu ?.^UV> n arms piled high with sealed packages g of currency. !S Half a mile away from the scene n of the robbery the outer wrapper of r_ one of these packages was found. In that package there had been $3,000, t j which was consigned by the South- ^ t western National Bank of Commerce, * n of Kansas City, to the National c Bank, of Greenville, Tex. There was s ,s a double armful of such packages. j_ The robbers were armed with ^ Winchester rifles and made their es- s cape in a double-seated hack, which 1 l. r was in waiting with a driver holding j t j the horses. 1 d 1 Road Offers Reward. Dallas, Tex., Oct. 29.?Officials of * i- \ the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail- y n I 1 way to-day offered a reward of $500 ! c for the arrest and conviction of the 1 i ' robbers who rifled the train at i ' -- - - Wirtn, UKia., to-uay. aucuiumg i j '' the railway officials here but litle i jr money was secured by the robbers. 3 I e It seems like lots of people in this ' t is section are mighty slow about -pay-|E ing their debts this fall. > Baking Absoluti Cooking Under moc veniences is made sc family is becoming in " These biscuits are excellent," says the fatl sava tbf? rlnncnfpr a ~ o y daughter beam with p] Royal Baking Po^ baking a success, a pie the best cooking cock done with its aid MORE "BOOZE" AND TOBACCO. duch Larger Consumption in the United States During the Year. Washington, Oct. 28.?The Amerijan people are drinking more whiskey and beer and smoking more :igars and cigarettes than ever be ore in nistory, according 10 rax reurns received by Royal E. Cabell, jommissioner of internal revenue. From July 1 to October 1, 1912, nore than 3,800,000,000 cigarettes vere smoked, an increase of 1,000,)00,000 over the corresponding pe iod of the previous year, which jroke all records. The nation consumed 33,150,000 gallons of whiskey during July, August and September, an increase of 150,000 gallons as compared with ;hat quarter of 1911, while nearly 1,)50,000 cigars were smoked during ;hat time. The cigar consumption jromises to establish a new record. A total of 19,800,000 barrels of jeer were consumed during the three nonths, which was 320,000 barrels nore than in the same period of L 911. This somewhat surprised revenue officials as beer drinking fell off :onsiderably during the fiscal year mding June 30 last. That decrease vas partly accounted for by Commis iioner uaDen Dy rne mcreaseu yupirarity of buttermilk as a summer Irink. The growing consumption of theee irticles has greatly augmented the jovernment's revenue. The internal evenue receipts for October, already nore than $2,000,000 greater than October, 1911, will eclipse all rec)rds for any October, in the judgnent of Mr. Cabell. Hangs Herself in Prison. Louisville, Oct. 28.?Mrs. Willianl ^lewellyn, aged 37, arrested on the itreets late Saturday night, commit;ed suicide by hanging in the jail lere yesterday. She used a two-inch vide strip from a blanket to suspend lereslef from an iron sheet above the Innr r\f Vior noil IVW1 VI UVi VVi*. Shortly after the body was discovjred the woman's husband appealed o the police for aid in finding his vife, who he said, left home early he previous night. He attributed ler act to brooding over the death )f her child, which had unbalanced ler mind. Lately he said she had )een drinking. He told the police that recently le made application to the county H>ulrt here for adoption of a child, in he hope of alleviating his wife's deipondency, but had been refused on ;he ground that his wife was not :ompetent to act as guardian of a :hild. UNFAIR TO THE DRUGGIST Che Old Joke About "Something Just as Good," Doesn't Apply to This Drug Store. You have probably heard dozens of imes the old story that a drug store vas a place to "get something just is good." There is at least one Iruggist in the world that you can't ay this about. It is certain that an inferior article vill never be substituted for a guarmteed one by Peoples Drug Store. Take for instance a safe, reliable1 emedy for constipation and liver rouble like Dodson's Liver Tone. This harmless vegetable liquid has )roved so satisfactory a liver stimuant and reliever of biliousness, and o entirely take the place of calomel vithout any danger or restriction of labits or diet, that there are dozens )f preparations springing up with mitations of its cleams. f But Dodson's Liver Tone is guarinteed to do all that is claimed for t, and if you are not satisfied with t, Peoples Drug Store will hand rour money back with a smile. Any )erson going to this store for a botle of Dodson's Liver Tone will be ture of getting a large bottle of this genuine remedy in exchange for his lalf dollar. YAL Powder eiyPure r ' * %v * lent methods and <x?n> attractive the whole terested. : delicious; this cake is her. " I made them," ind both father and 4 leaoure. .vder has made home asure and a profit, and y the world over is SQUIRREL HUNTER LOST. Searching Parties Scour Swamps for W. W. Strong, of Mobile. Mobile, Oct. 28.?Searching parties, numbering a score of well equipped men, are scouring the swamps of Nigger Head Island, about 30 miles above this city, for, W. W. Strong, cashier of the Mobile Elec- i trie Company, who is lost somewhere in the almost impenetrable morass. Strong left this city on Saturday, r*no r?f a nartv whn nlarmort hunt squirrels upon the island. Failing to% / come into camp at the time agreed^ upon, his companions started a search, but up to an early hour this morning they were unable'to Hecate Strong. Another searching party was organized here and left to-day for the , island. It is feared thai Strong has become bogged in the marshes. BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS. It's at Hunter's Hardware Store. Write for the shirt we are selling for 79c and $1.15, F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. ; $15.00 suits now $11.25, all wool, fit guaranteed. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. iCarhartt's Overalls and gloves $1.00. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. $18.00 suits now $13.25, all wool, perfect fit. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. ^ Write for the enterlined collars, they look like linen, need no washing, price 2 for 25c. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. Cotton Baskets, Stilyards, Mowing Machines, Grass Blades, Lace Leather, Harness Leather, Lanterns, Field Fence and Everything else at Hunter's Hardware Store. We cover jill kind;of umbrellasjand parasols, write r. tx. mjsktuns, Augusta, Ga. / All children's wash suits at half price. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. i NOTICE. I will file my final accounting as guardian of Mildred Sledge Copeland with G. P. Harmon, Judge of Probate for Bamberg county, on Saturday, November 30th. All presons ! having claims against said estate will present same before said day or be forever barrel J. D. COPELAND, JR., Guardian. Bamberg, S. C., Oct. 29, 1912. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. Wanted.?Male boarders, apply to E. Atteberry, at Bamberg Pharmacy. For Sale.?A desirable Main street business property. Apply at THE HERALD OFFICE. For Rent.?I have 4-horse farm to rent; will rent one or all. Need good contractor also. H. W. WALKER, Midway, S. C. ____ . * For Sale.?Some choice farms, from 125 acres and up, within from 1 % to 7 miles of town, at low prices and easy terms. A bargain awaits you. Apply at once to J. T. O'NEAL, > o on < * -DtiJLLLUCi g, O. V/. For Sale.?315 acres one. mile of i Cope, S. C. About one-half cleared, i Adjoining lands can't be bought for i less than $50 per acre. For quick sale I offer this land for $30 per ! acre. VERNON BRABHAM, Columj bia, S. C. I Wanted.?To buy farm of 500 to 1,000 or more acres, well located. 4 | Must be good value at price asked. Give full particulars in first letter. FARMER, Box 121, Bennettsville, jS. C. j Notice.?Our office is now on the ! second floor of the city hall building ; and we are prepared to write Fire, ; Life, Accident and Health Insurance i in any amounts, anywhere., H. J. 1 RILEY & CO., Successors to W. P. 4 j Riley. 'Phone No. 81. j t? . fi7 acres of eood land. what is known as the Delk place, i about one mile from Bamberg. Two | dwellings, barn and stables, land in ! good state of cultivation. 40 acres I cleared. Price only $3,000. VERNON BRABHAM, Columbia, S. C. 4 ' v ' *' 'V