The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 19, 1912, Image 1
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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19,1912. Established 1891.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
, County and Elsewhere.
News from Kearse.
Wanderer's Rest, Dec. 16.?There
is still life in the old land, and youth,
beauty, happy, lasses with smiling
beaux, are in our midst. While an
old man sits by the fire musing or
frrincr tn
peering imuugu LUO giuoow ujiub
find out who it was that played the
last prank and by so doing has the
joke on him, while the madam looks
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? at him with reproach in her eyes as
much as to say: "I think you should
be more dignified and leave the boyhood
days behind," but only for a
moment does he notice those eyes of
her's, then forms a plan to get even
at the risk of a curtain lecture, perhaps,
for Christmas is almost here,
and notice has been served that a
stocking must be hung up, a large j
one to receive the Xmas gift Old
Santa Claus has reserved for him.
Guess a meal, or, better still, a strong1
feather bag be hung up as did Mpl'Jones
in his courtship, for it may
^ a pig or a colt or a pedigree calf,
so the old man is in a quandary as to
what kind of a stocking is suited
for that present, or who is to be the
donor. Then the absent ones are
coming home for a few days and ma
will be in her glory as she hurries
the old man up to get wood, bring
water, feed the turkeys, chickens,
pigs, and cows, and give old brindle .
an extra bucket of meal so as to have ,
plenty of milk for all, and then the ,
others must be happy and all be to- ,
gether once more and the little grand
son can pop ih scrackers and the little
grand daughter pull his nose and
say,"Dan patsy, who dot you?"Won't
it be fun to have all gathered around 1
the old home once again, for to have <
them scattered leaves a sense of sad- !
ness, the penalty all have to pay who 1
raise a family, yet to know they are 1
doing well brings a ray of gladness, 1
for sturdy sons and stately daughters ^
are the pride not only of parents but 1
the world. 1 (
Then the dropping in of friends brings
its joys for only yesterday I
Messrs. Otis and Ernest Ritter, also ''
the Local Poet, spent several hours, 1
and with beaming faces, pleasant )
chat, with side splitting jokes made 1
the day a most enjoyable one. Yes, !
come again. !
Mr. R. W. Schofield, of Philadel- 1
phia, Pa., is taking his winter out- J
ing with his personal friend, Mr. W. 1
H. Hitter.
Mr., Wilbur Carter, now of Golds- 1
boro, N. C., president of the Gate '
City Insurance Co., is visiting friends '
and relatives on Old Three Mile. He 3
is another one of her sons that has
moved to other places and made
good.
Mr. Roy Rabb, of Charleston, S. C., .
has spent the past week at the home
of Mr. H. J. Ritter. When it comes
to cleverness he can beat the far
famed Rabbi two in the game.'
Mr. M. N. Rice was in the neighborhood
Sunday evening. He is a
litle blue over the loss of his pecan
grove, the finest perhaps in the State,
but ruined by some insect pest, so
he is having them dug up and to be
burned. ]
Miss Mary Mace, the popular teacher
of White Point school, will give a
free entertainment at that place Monday
evening, December 23rd, 7:30 p.
m. Particulars not told; all go and
see.
A certain benedict asked an old j
man what he thought of a certain ,
young lady. Said the old man: j
"Why, she is as pretty as a peach,
sharp as a brier, and as bright as a .
lark." "Look here," said he, slapping
the old felow on his back, "I'm
glad you are married." i
A farmer down he/e, blessed with j
a healthy family of boys, feels proud i
of them now and justly. One day ?
last week a fine looking man drove
up and asked them: "Say, boys, \
where is your father?" "Down in the
field, want to see him?" "No," replied
the man, "as I have none would
like to borrow one from him."
From the number of gems sparkling
on the hands of our young ladies *
euess several marriages are coming 1
soon. OLD TIMER. (
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How to Keep Sick. (
Eat any kind of food regardless of i
its nutritive value?sawdust and ex- t
celsior are good "fillers."
Swallow your food without chew- c
ing it?your stomach has no teeth. (
Keep the sunshine out of your ;
home?germs don't like sunshine. i
Eat irregularly?uy all means keep ?
your stomach disordered. I
AIKEN COUNTY FARMER KILLED.
Reported Crowd Seeking Slayer with
Possibility of Lynching.
Aiken, Dec. 12.?This afternoon,
about 4 o'clock, Mr. Brad Courtney,
who lives about five miles northeast
of Aiken, was shot and killed by a
negro laborer, locally known as
"Simp." The shooting was done with
agea man, Known an over me tuuui/
and one of its most prominent citizens
and successful farmers. He is
a brother of Mr. R. L. Courtney, of
this city.
It is further reported that a large
body of men have left here in automobiles,
buggies and other conveyances,
going to the scene of the shooting
to aid in the chase after the negro.
Whether the negro will be summarily
dealt with in the event that
he is caught is purely speculative,
and takes the form of nothing more
substantial than mere rumor. However,
the community is very much
aroused over the shooting.
Deadly Toy Pistol and Rifle.
In Atlanta, a few days ago, a little
13-year-old girl was shot in the
eye with a "toy" pistol and death resulted.
In commenting on this tragic
incident, the Columbia Record says
there is a real element of danger in
the use of toy pistols and rifles, and
it is to be hoped that they will not
hp sold or used during: the coming
Christmas celebrations. In the
N'orth, East and West, vigorous campaigns
have been waged for a "safe
and sane Fourth." The South has
taken but little interest in the campaign
for fireworks at that time have
never been generally used. A "safe
and sane Christmas" should be our
slogan and parents should see that
their children do not run into danger
from the use of fireworks. It is
a hardship on the children to present
them from firing crackers, etc.,
but how much better it is for them to
forego that pleasure than to lose a
limb or life in the pursuit of the
pleasure.
Hobson's Choice.
An Eastern man who was on a
business trip through the West stopped
at the small hotel in a country
town one day, says Youth's Companion.
He entered the dining room
and was shown to a table by a waiter.
"Will you have some pork and
beans, six?" asked the waiter, as he
brought 'the customary glass of wa
cer.
"No, I don't care for them," answered
the man. "I never eat pork
md beans."
"Dinner is over, then, sir," said
:he waiter as he moved away.
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As It Looked to Him.
The philanthropic lady was visiting
a lower East Side school. To
test brightness of some of the poorer
pupils, she asked them:
"Children, what is the greatest of
ill the virtues?"
No one answered.
"Think a little," she said. "What
s it I am doing when I give up time
md pleasure to come and talk with
r'ou for your good?"
A grimy fist went up.
"Well, what am I doing litle
)ov?"
"Buttin' in!"?Sunday Magazine.
Husband to Pay Wife $6,000.
Greenville, Dec. 16.?Alleging
;hat her husband, James M. Langley,
vho is one of the wealthiest citizens
>f the county, had whipped and otherwise
mistreated her, Mrs. Lizzie
?ox Langley several days ago brought
ction against him for legal separa:ion
and alimony.
The case was due to be heard tolay
before Master in Equity J. W.
jray, and at the hour set for the trial
ittorneys representing the litigants
announced that they had reached an
igreement whereby Mr. Langley will
Day Mrs. Langley $6,000.
a 38-calibre revolver, the bullet passing
through the wounded man's
throat. He died ten minutes later.
His death leaves a widow and five
children. The negro immediately
made his escape and it is understood
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liiai uivuuuuuuuo uavc viuwigu
out from the State penitentiary in
Columbia. Officers have gone to the
scene of the shooting, which occurred
on the plantation of the wounded
man.
News , of the trouble did not reach
Aiken until 6 o'clock this evening,
and the details of the affair are exceptionally
meagre. The provocations
or difficulties resulting in the
shooting are not known, nor can they
be ascertained before to-morrow morning.
Mr. Courtney was a middle
This is one of the postmasterships
over which Messrs. Ellerbe and Ragsdale
are at loggerheads and a tense
situation exists between the congressman
and the congressman-elect.
Denmark Doings.
Denmark, Dec. 17.?The ladies oi
the First Baptist church held their
annual bazaar in the W. 0. W. hall
on last Thursday and Friday. Excellent
dinners were served, besides
the fancy work, doll, and candy
booths, attracted many to the scene
of festivities, and quite a nice sum
was realized.
Mrs. B. F. Allen, of Batesburg, is
the guest of Mrs. F. V. James.
Messrs. B. M. Steadman and C. C.
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Hiiizey, jr., are at uurne nuui ouulu
Carolina University for the holidays.
Miss Ruth Gillam, of Orangeburg,
is visiting her brother, Mr. H. R.
Gillam.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Guess spent
Sunday in Appleton with Mr. Julian
Guess.
Mrs. George Riley is spending
some time with relatives in Harlem,
Ga.
Mr. S. D. Guess is spending this
week in Hendersonville with relatives.
LAURENS TO GET CHICORA.
Bethel Presbytery Rescinds Former
Action Concerning Removal.
Rock, Hill, Dec. 16.?At a meeting
r\f T3ci+Vi^l Prpchvtprv hplrl hprp to
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day, that body rescinded its former
action concerning the proposed removal
of Chicora College from Greenville
to Laurens, by voting for the removal.
About thirty-six ministers
and elders were present at the meeting.
The Rev. T. W. Devane, of Florida,
was received as a member of the
Presbytery. He will have charge of
Heath Springs and Liberty Hill
churches. The resignation of the
Rev. T. E. Craig, as pastor of Hopewell
church, was received and accepted.
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for QuicI
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Miss Margaret Dent, aged 14, was
burned to death on Friday at hei
home near Columbia. Her dross
caught fire from a grate.
John Stokes, of Philadelphia, 4i
years old, had both legs horribl]
mangled by a Charleston Termina
train in Charleston on Wednesday
Both legs were amputated.
One negro shot and killed anothei
at the town of McColl, in Marlborc
county, on Monday. The shooter
who used a repeating Remingtor
shotgun, claims it was an accident.
John Taylor shot and dangerouslj
wounded Andrew Bass at the home o:
J. J. Munnerly in Marlboro count}
on Saturday with a shotgun. Tayloi
says Bass used bad language in the
presence of Taylor's wife and wher
he protested threatened to shoot him
A movement is on foot by citizens
of Woodruff for a new county out ol
a portion of Spartanburg and Laurens
counties, with the county seat a
Woodruff; which is a flourishing
town on the C. & W. C. Road 14
miles from Spartanburg and 23 miles
from Laurens.
S. W. Frierson, administrator ol
L. V. Brown, has brought suit againsl
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad it
Sumter for $100,000, for injuries
causing the death of Mr. Brown. He
was killed at the Lynchburg statior
by a backing freight train while he
was boarding a passenger train foi
Sumter. f !
Lever's Measure Before Senate.
Washington, Dec. 14.?Senatoi
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, reported
favorably to the senate, from the
committee on agriculture, the Level
agricultural extension bill, carrying
$3,000,000 for Federal encouragement
of agricultural work in State
educational institutions. The measure
passed the house Airgmst 23 last
and Mr. Lever is very hopeful oi
getting it enacted into law at this
session of congress.
Mr. Lever introduced in the house
this evening a bill appropriating
$300,000 for the erection of a postoffice
building at Columbia.
The nomination of James R. Montgomery
to be postmaster at Marion,
Representative Ellerbe's home town,
was sent to the senate by President
Taft to-day. The nomination was not
recommended by Mr. Ellerbe, and is
understood to be distasteful to him,
} PASS IT, BY ALL MEANS.
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Wants Law Enacted Against Mixed
J Marriages.
Denunciation of the legal procedc
ure, under which "a brown-hued,
black-skinned, black-lipped brutalhearted
African can walk into an office
of the law and demand an edict
( guaranteeing his legal wedlock to a
^ white woman," was one of many sensational
features of a speech in the
house Wednesday by Representative
Roddenbury, of Georgia, in favor of
' a resolution he had introduced earf
lier to prevent intermarriages of
^ whites and negroes.
Mr. Roddenberry prophesied that
the legal sanction of mixed marriages
r ultimately might bring this country
) o nrn-1 Ua that "no
? brutality, infamy or degradation in
1 all the days of Southern slavery possessed
such villianous characteristics
r and atrocious qualities as the permisf
sion that marriage by the laws of
r this country."
r The measure, a direct result of the
; recent marriage of Jack Johnson, the
l negro pugilist, with a white girl, did
. not get to a vote. In Chicago, Mr.
5 Roddenberry said,, not only is the
f "white slave" traffic caried on, but
5 "the white girls of this country are!
t made the slaves of an African brute,
r sanctioned by the laws of the State,
[ and solemnized by a form of the mar.
riage ceremony."
Mr. Roddenberry added: "We say
. this is a great country, with its mor.
als, traditions, virtues and examples
deserving to be emulated and envied
5 by the other countries of the earth,
4 but we see an African with much
brutal force, with no moral cnaract
ter, with no stamina, entering the
. office of a probating magistrate or
Other legal officer in that city and
calling on him to issue "to me, Jack
Johnson"?a marriage license to wed
a young American woman, of our own
blood, our own color."
I The speaker declared that "in the
> fellowship between the blacks and the
whites in the South, the blacks respected
the superiority of their form
er masters and would commit self'
destruction before entertaining a
- thought of matrimony with a Caucas,
ian girl."
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! Bandit Killed in Desperate Fight.
^ Santa Ana, Cal., Dec. 16.?In a
' fight to-day in the hills at Tamato
Springs between a young desperado
and more than 100 county officers,
guardsmen, and citizens, the outlaw,
who had attacked a young girl last
night, was killed. Under Sheriff
Robert Squires also was killed and
three of his deputies were seriously
wounded. The battle was the cli
| max of an all-night pursuit of the
bandit by a sheriff's posse, which
brought him to bay at dawn on the i
summit of the rock hills overlooking
the water holes of Tamato Springs.
Turning upon his pursuers, the
bandit, entrenched behind rocks,
. opened fire. One of the first bullets
j fatally wounded Squires. He lay in
^ a gulch calling for help until he died.
Each time an effort was made to
, reach him one or more members of
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, his posse fell wounded.
It was not until a company of the
l Seventh regiment, California national
guard, had been summoned and,
. flanking the bandit's position, had
skot him to death that the body of
Squires was recovered.
The bandit appeared last night at
the , ranch of William Huff, in the
San Joaquin district, and attacked
the latter's niece, Miss Myrtle Huff,
a 14-year-old girl. The attack was
made after the man had tied Miss
Huff's elder sister, Jessie, to a fence
near the barn.
Jessie managed to work herself
free from her bonds after the bandit
fled. She ran to the aid of her sister
and then gave the alarm. Sheriff C.
, E. Ruddock dispatched a squad of officers
under Squires to take the trail
of the bandit. This posse included
Deputies James Stacy, William Culver
and William Prothljrs, all of
whom were wounded in attempts to
carry the bandit's stronghold and
rescue Squires's body from the gulch.
The militiamen wer posted under
cover along the ridge rimming the
canyon and charged, firing as they
advanced. The bandit was driven
from his position and as he emerged
his body loomed against the sky for
a moment and then pitched forward.
He had been shot through the head,
the body and both legs. A bloodstained
handkerchief covered a bullet
hole in his wrist, indicating that
he had been wounded in the first
skirmish with Squires and his posse.
The bandit was 25 or 30 years of
age. His identity has not yet been
established.
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TO CLEAN PENITENTIARY
BLEASE CONTEMPLATES WHOLESALE
LIBERATION.
Unless Legislature Abolishes Hosiery
Mill, Governor Declares He will
Equal Arkansas Governor.
Columbia, Dec. 17.?Gov. Blease
to-day sent Gov. Donaghey, of Arkansas,
who yesterday liberated 360
convicts in that State, a telegram of
congratulation. "He has put me out
of business," said Gov. Blease, who
was to-day making up the list of
Christmas pardons and paroles. "If
the next legislature does not abolish
the hosiery mill at the penitentiary
South Carolina can look out for a
SILLUicU LU UUO.L VI aiaausas,"
continued the governor referring
to the liberation of the 360 convicts
in Arkansas yesterday. He says,
in substance, that unless the legislature
abolishes the hosiery mill at
the penitentiary, which he has fought
so long and bitterly, dubbing it "a
tuberculosis incubator," he will follow
the Arkansas governor's example
and liberate the convicts.
Would Veto Compulsory Law.
"You can say for me that I will
assuredly veto any compulsory education
law that the legislature might
pass," said the governor this morning
in commenting on the proposed
compulsory education bill, which
Senator Hall will introduce at the
coming general assembly. The governor
referred to the fact that opposing
a compulsory education law was
one of the planks in the platform on
which he won his race for re-election
and he said that he proposed carrying
out that plank.
To Teach English is Hardest.
English teachers were subjcted to
various kinds of criticisms during
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of teachers of English. All of their
faults were raked over and turned
up. At one session, however, they
were credited with working three
times as hard as teachers in other
subjects. They were told that the
relative cost of English instruction
of a pupil was lower than any other
branch of instruction.
Edwin M. Hopkins, a professor of
English in the University of Kansas,
who made the statement, gave statistics.
An investigation of 130 schools
was made. It was found that the average
number of students assigned to
an English teacher was 136, in German
86, mathematics 115, Latin 96
and science 77. The relative annual
cost for teaching one pupil was $7
in English, in German 25 per cent,
more, Latin 40 per cent, more and
science and history about twice as
much.?Chicago Tribune.
ALLEGED ASSAILANT CAPTURED.
Negro Lodged in Barnwell Jail After
Chase.
Barnwell, Dec. 17.?Gregsie Moye,
a neero. was lodged in Barnwell jail
this morning charged with attemptI
ing to criminally assault a white
woman near Kline, in this county,
yesterday afternoon. After an all
night hunt, Moye was caught at
Cave's station this morning by a Mr.
Walker, who turned him over to the
authorities. There was no attempt
at lynching, as was at first^ feared.
! The alleged attempt occurred
about 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
the victim being a white woman
about 55 years old. According
to the best information that can be
gotten here to-day, she was walking
through some bushete near the edge
of a road, when the negro, who was
armed with a shotgun, accosted her,
telling her to come to him or he
would kill her. The woman, replying
that she knew what he wanted,
refused to carry out his purpose.
The telegram that was received
here last night merely stated that a
negro had assaulted a white woman
near Kline, and asked that bloodhounds
be sent at once. It was addressed
to Capt. J. B. Morris, former
supervisor, now sheriff, of this county.
Capt. Morris was in Williston
when the message was received, but
he was telegraphed to and rushed the
dogs to the scene of the alleged attempted
assault in his automobile.
The chase resulted in the capture of
the alleged assailant.
Want Women to \ o?\
A bill to allow women to vote in
this State will be introduced in the
legislature in January according to
information at hand in Columbia. It
is not known who will introduce the
measure, but it is practically certain
that such a bill will be brought
forward.
DUGAS-TILLMAN COUNSEL HITCH
Disagree Regarding Custody of Two
Children.
Columbia, Dec. 16.?The attorneys
for Mrs. Lucy Pickens Dugas and B.
R. Tillman, Jr., being unable to equitably
adjust their differences as to the
disposal of Douschka Dugas Tillman
and Sara Stark Tillman, their young
daughters, submitted their proposals
informally to the supreme court this
afternoon in an effort to reach a settlement.
The contending parties could not
agree as to the meaning of the order
of the supreme court, as to when the
father was to have the children, and
also as to several other matters germane
to their welfare.
N Attorneys Confer.
At a r>r?n ferenne hpld here t.ft-daV
between Henry C. Tillman, representing
B. R. Tillman, Jr., and A. C. DePass,
representing Mrs. Lucy Frances
Dugas, looking towards complying
with the order of the supreme court
in the famous case, which was re_
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cently decided, when Tillman was
granted custody, at certain times, of
the two children, Tillman's attorneys
refused to grant Mrs. Dugas's request
that the father of the children contribute
$100 monthly towards their
support. Tillman also refused the
request of the mother that a nurse
be allowed to accompany the children
when they are sent to the father's
house to spend two months of the
summer vacation period and one
week at Christmas time. He asked
that the children be given him Christ- .
\mas day. In her request Mrs.'Dugas
asked to be allowed to keep the children
for Christmas day.
Former Wife's Ultimatum.
Replying to Tillman's request that
he be allowed to see his children at
all times when they might be ill,
Mrs. Dugas, through her attorney,
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said sne wouia never anow me lameito
enter her house under any circumstances
whatsoever. The attorneys
were hardly able to agree on any
pomt.
In giving young Tillman the custo- 4
dy of his children at certain times,
the court ordered that the parties in
the action confer with each other in
regard to arranging the times that
the petitioner should see his children,
the question of support, etc.
H. C. Tillman's Statement.
The following statement was made
to-night by Henry C. Tillman, attorney
for B. R. Tillman, Jr.
"You can say for me that any statement
to the effect that Mr. Tillman
refuses to support his children is incorrect.
Mr. Tillman has always desired
and still desires and has always
tried to support his children in a
proper way. As his attorney, I took
the position that the question of
support was not a proper subject of
the order which the supreme court
asked the parties to agree upon, as
I did not want to put Mr. Tillman in
the false position of being compelled,
by order of court, to do what he
wants to do and what he will do." 1 .
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Followed Instructions.
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"I can't keep the visitors from
coming up," said the office boy, dejectedly,
to the editor. "When I say
you're out, they don't believe me.
They say they must see you."
"Well," said the editor, "just tell
them that's what they all say. I don't
care if you 'sass' them. I must have
quietness." " '
That evening there called at the
office a lady. She wanted to see the
editor, and the boy assured her that
it was impossible.
"But I must see him!" she protested,
"I'm his wife!"
"That's what they all say," replied
the boy.
And now a new boy is wanted
there.
Swallowed Money.
Athens, Ga., Dec. 16.?C. E. Bellew,
a young man who has just come
to Athene to work in the office of
the Southern Oil Company as bookkeeper,
took one swallow the other
day which cost him twenty dollars
and gave him no end of embarrass|
ment. In a barbershop at Commerce
I where he was a bookkeeper for the
same company a companion asked
change for a $20 gold piece. No one
had the change. But all in the shop
took a look at the gold coin. When
it had passed the rounds of the company
it turned up missing. Bellew
was asked for the money and at once
declared with embarrassment that he
had accidentally swallowed it. He
stated that he would replace the
money, but before he could do so the *
next day a warrant was sworn for
his arrest. He protested innocence
"coughed" up two ten dollar bills
and had the warrant withdrawn.
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