The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 26, 1912, Page 8, Image 8
5tljr Bamberg tirral
Thursday, Dec. 26,1912.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Through<
the Town and County.
Be careful with fire during 1
Christmas season.
Help The Herald to have 2,0
subscribers by tne nrst 01 jauua
1914.
The banks will be closed Wedn
day and Tnursday of this week, ]
the Christmas holidays.
A fertilizer factory is one of t
new enterprises planned for Ba
berg in the near future.
1 The new county officers have
ceived their commissions, and tt
will take charge January 1st.
This issue of The Herald is print
Monday night in order to allow t
office force holiday Tuesday a
Wednesday.
Our merchants report a very go
Christmas trade, but there is
doubt but that money is scarcer th
usual at this season.
There is considerable valual
real estate to be sold by the Masi
here at public auction the first M<
day in January. See the ads. in tl
paper.
The people of the county are <
pecting great things in the way
good roads from the new supervis
E. C. Bruce, and we feel sure
will not disappoint them.
The graded school closed last F
day for the Christmas holidays, a
the out-of-town teachers have go
to their respective homes. Sch<
will commence again Monday, Jj
uary 6 th.
Rev. G. C. Hutchinson and fam
left for Ehrhardt yesterday mo:
ing. Their many friends were soi
to see them leave but wish them w
in their new field.?Winnsboro Ne
I and Herald.
Congressman Jas. F. Byrnes
forms us that he has a quantity
flower seed for distribution throu?
out the district, and will be glad
forward a package to any pers
who will send him a postal reque
?ing same.
t
A typographical error in li
week's issue made us say that 3
N. P. Smoak had been elected "i
tive president" of the Peoples Bar
when it should be have been "acti
vice president." The error was ma
in correcting "proof."
A Christmas tree will be given
Trinity Methodist church Thursd
evening of this week for the pup
of that Sunday-school, also for t
school of the Southside church. T
ladies have been working hard on t
Affair and it nromises to be a go
success.
i
When one gets to counting up t
boys and girls who go from Bambe
to the various colleges of the Sta
he realizes what a fine record t
town has along this line. No dou
more boys and girls are in colle
from Bamberg than any town its si
in the State.
We notice that a farmer in A
derson county made 1,600 bushels
corn on 21 acres. Mr. Jno. H. Coj
who lives near Cope, made 1,5
bushels of corn on fifteen acres. "V
do not believe this can be beaten
any farmer in the State, but if i
we would like to know of it.
The cotton mill closed down i
nie'ht fMnndavl and will beein OLM
ations again Thursday morning. T
past year has been one of the m<
prosperous in the history of the c<
poration. The mill is a valuable i
set to the business life of the co
munity, and our citizens genera
are delighted at its prosperity, o\
which they heartily congratulate t
management.
Wedding Invitation.
Denmark, Dec. 23.?I take tl
method of extending to my friends
cordial invitation to attend my mi
riage to Miss Ada Williams at t
Baptist church, Norway, S. C., Si
day afternoon, December 29th, 19:
at 4:30 o'clock.
JAMES S. TANT.
A Delightful Entertainment.
Miss Bell Cooner entertained 1;
Thursday evening in honor of 1
C. and Y. club, which proved to
one of the most enjoyable social
casions of the season.
Those present were: Misses B
sie Armstrong, Mary Livingst
Louise Felder, Frankie Folk, Ri
Herndon, Harrie Dell Free; Mess
Clarence Black, Charlie Black, Wi]
Dickinson, H. N. Folk, Henry Stok
Tillman Felder, Frank Folk, Chai
D. Free. Bunco and high dice wi
played. Miss Bessie Armstrong sc
ed highest and was awarded 1
ladies' prize. After the games a
lightful course of refreshments w
served. ONE PRESENT
I
^ Xo Board at Present.
At present the town is without Fe
board of public works, as the. only
^ two members of the board, Messrs.
G. Move Dickinson and A. M. Brabham,
resigned this week. The reason frc
t for their action is that city council pe<
repealed an ordinance or contract tht
made by council some years ago with br<
yie the board of public works, which was ne'
that the city would pay over to the to\
board each moilth $200 for the light- ter
ing of the streets. In addition to ag<
repealing the ordinance, council coi
adopted another, the provisions of coi
es" which are, so we understand, that
for council would pay to the board such agi
sums as could be spared for street to
:he lighting. As the members of the th(
m- board did not care to run the plant the
under such a haphazard arrangere_
ment, they promptly resigned. Coun- ag<
iey cil will elect a new board we pre- at
sume. is
Pretty Wedding.
;ne
nH of
Beautiful in its simplicity and dig- t
nity was the marriage of Miss Annie
iod Marie Sease and Ansel Fowler sol- .
no emnized at the home of Mr. and
an Mrs. Strock Sunday at 10:30 a. m.
by the Rev. J. H. Wilson. Cards were .
issued to only a few of the most in- ble
im
timate friends and relatives of the ter
oi
contracting parties. The ceremony _T_
)n- w a
room was exceptionally lovely, the
QlS
improvised altar and cabinets being
banked with countless ferns and tQ_
sx- white chrysanthemums,
of The bride is a popular Bamberg dej
or, girl, who has resided here for sevhe
eral months.
Mr. Fowler, originally from At- a
iri-_ lanta, connected himself with the
A X
n(j Mirmow mercantile business here two Co
ine years ago and during that time has
30l made many loyal friends.
m_ Mr. and Mrs. Fowler will make 1
their home with Mr. and Mrs. Strock 40
for the next few months.?Orange- in?
*1* burg Evening News. me
rn~ M we
Pretty Home Wedding. wo
Wi
ws Kearse, Dec. 19.?A pretty home '
wedding was given at the residence da;
in_ of Mr. and Mrs. J. Calvin Breland, Gr;
December 18th. Their daughter, to
r^_ Vena, and Mr. Melvin Carter, of Ehr5t0
hardt, were married, by the bride's
pastor, Rev. E. A. McDowell. As
_ 1
st_ they came out Mendleshon's Wedding J
March was softly played by Miss Wilbur
Carter, of Goldsboro, N. C., and sll<
lst during the ceremony Hearts and er
^r- Flowers was also rendered by Miss or
ac~ Carter. Mr. Carter is to be congratulated,
as Miss Vena is one of our no1
lve sterling young ladies. B. !
,de ^ for
Fire at Denmark. teE
dri
at ???
ay Denmark, Dec. 22.?A store be- hoi
lAnorintr fr\ A \T Spodpr WAS hlimed tie
ilS 'uut|1"b " ? - ,
this afternoon. The loss is small and in
ke partially covered by insurance. The i
ke fire originated inside the building. ?1
Q(j The excitement for the moment was be
great, but know the cause seems on
entirely to have allayed the excite- the
he ment. The responsibility for the tas
!r& fire can not be placed upon any one. cui
te, , ?
he WOULD LIVE IN WHITE HOUSE. thi
ibt __
ge 13-Year-Old Maryland Girl Asks ^
ize President-Elect to Adopt Her. sta
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Trenton, N. J., Dec. 21.?A little ^
n" girl in Maryland wants to be the
daughter of President-elect Wilson. i
)e' A letter, which the president-elect received
from the girl, read as follows: Fai
"Dear President: I thought I
k* would write to you and ask if you
s0' would want to adopt me. I am a 1
poor orphan and I have to'work for bo<
to- my living. I heard you was so nice an<
3r- and kind, and by all your children ma
he being grown, I thought you might by
jst want me. ing
3r- am 15 years old, and I would me
is- love very much to be your daughter, aei
m- I hope I will not insult you by this. Sai
lly Excuse writing. * Please answer.
rer From your little friend." * yoi
he The name of the child was not yoi
made public. wa
ne?
Don't miss that great feature at wa
the Pastime Wednesday. Queen a ?
bis Necklace plays as the Woman in
5 a White. pia
ar- ? mi:
he BIG BLAZE IX BIRMINGHAM.
in- ???
^2 Paper Company Building Destroyed.
Loss Over $200,000.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 20.?The ma
six-story plant of the Birmingham n^:
Paper Company, on First avenue, 30
as* was totally destroyed by fire to-night th<
'^e with a loss estimated at more than lo"*
hp
$200,000. The building belonged to
oc" H. H. Mayberry, of Franklin, Tenn. Ca
The Chamber of Commerce build- He
PR" - J- J A~
mg, adjoining, was Uttma-seu mc
on' extent of about $5,000, chiefly in the Bii
lth auditorium, where the skylight dome
,Tf' of glass was broken by the heat. A G.
llie small restaurant adjoining the Paef'
per Company building was complete- K1
ly demolished by falling walls. ha
ere * lia
or- Santa Claus will be at the Pastime Mr
the Theatre Wednesday/ and every child an
de- attending the picture show Wednesere
day will receive a present which
will be handed them by Santa Claus. a 1
FLEEING FROM MENINGITIS. B
aring Dread IWsease, People S
Leave Georgia Town.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 21.?A special
im Waynesboro says: Because nine li
Dple in one locality have died in cl
j past couple of weeks from cere- s<
d spinal meningitis, and several S
w cases have been anounced, the tl
vn council of Waynesboro this af- cl
noon ordered on a quarantine a
linst the southern section of Burke w
inty, of which Waynesboro is the
inty seat. tl
The federal government has h
reed to furnish serum with which d
fight the disease, and doctors of c<
i county have agreed to join in h
5 movement to stamp it out. B
A ^ t + o r-i nn + Vi rm & m oc.C- ft
il IUU5 UiOtauw iv^^/uvuv/ A 11 v.?^jvi m.M
i. from Midville to the Chronicle, n
12:20 this morning, says the town T
emptying itself of people as rapid- ti
as the people can get out. ti
The secretary of the State board si
health was appealed to three times
night for aid in fighting cerebro
nal meningitis, which is sweep;
the community, and refused. P
v. Brown has been appealed to
3 asked to file formal request by
re for a federal expert to be sent
mediately. Dr. Theo. G. Kershaw, T
Augusta, an expert on the disease, tl
s appealed to this morning, and is V
w on the scene. ir
rhere have been two more deaths ai
night and three new casee. Since la
Dn Saturday fully 200 people have Si
sertea tne town, going to Au<iuia <xi
i Savannah. li
SSAULTEJ) TWENTY WOMEN. (
nfessed Criminal Dies from
Wound Inflicted by Detective. tl
??? p<
Chicago, Dec. 20.?Martin Panko,
years old, who confessed to hav- .
; assaulted more than twenty wom
within a year, died at the Bride- j
11 hospital to-day of a bullet ^
und inflicted by Detective Frank ^
pi
ilff.
The detective shot Panko yester- ,
f, after he had attacked Mrs. H
ace Reichert and then attempted b
evade arrest. .j
My Affinity. /
[ don't know where she is at all?
i may be up in Mars. It may be
i has stopped to call at sundry oth- T
stars. I don't know if she's dark m
fair, a blonde or deep brunette. *E
e color of her eyes and hair I've ^
t discovered yet. 111
She may be fat, she may be lean, P]
aught I chance to know. . Her PJ
oper may be as serene as the un- P{
ven snow, or it may be as seething fc
t as pepper of Cayenne?these lit- ^
points as yet are not at all with- "{
my ken. iB
3he may be tall, she may be short ^
the truth I can't disclose. It may **
she's the simple sort with freckles
her nose, or maybe she's one of ^
>se girls who have expensive w
tes, who wear some sixty'leven i
Is and $90 waists. * **
The fact is, I've not met her yet, a]
s fair twin soul of mine; and
)ugh sometimes I feel regret, at
iers I opine, considering the flabby w
te I'm in financially, it's just as Z(
11 for my soulmate and better far s?
me!?Judge.
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JODIES TAKEN FROM OCEAN. a<
re
te of Aviator Kearney and Com- Q1
cLJ
panion Mystery no Longer. sc
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 19.?The
lies of Horace Kearney, aviator,
1 Chester Lawrence, newspaper
n, rescued from the sea, lie side w
side to-night in a little undertak- m
; shop at Redondo Beach. They
t death in an attempted hydro- w
oplane flight from Los Angeles to
i Francisco. a<
Ten hours after the body of the
ing reporter, battered almost be- a<
id recognition by waves and rocks, te
s found on the precipitious coast a]
ir Rocky Point, that of Kearney tj
s picked up a mile away at sea by
searching party. 1
Little doubt remains that the aero,ne
made the fatal drop within 15 p
nutes after it was last sighted last
:urday by watchers at San Pedro.
Christmas Dance.
n
Invitations are out for a Christ- a]
ls ball to be given in the city on n:
set Monday evening, December li
th. Music will be furnished by c<
i Metz band, of Charleston. Fol- k
ving are the committees: a
Executive committee?Bert D. si
rter, W. A. Klauber, E. Henry ei
mderson.
Invitation?Laurie P. McMillan,
ssell Beach, G. D. Ryan. h
Reception?Dr. H. J. Stuckey, Dr. b'
M. Sibert, Norman Kirsch. a
Chaperones?Mr. and Mrs. W. A. w
auber, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brab- ei
m, Mr. and Mrs. Jones A. Wil- h
ms, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker,
-. and Mrs. H. H. Copeland, Dr. ci
d Mrs. F. B. McCrackin. c<
Floor manager?H. H. Copeland. s]
Refreshments will be served, and w
arge affair is being planned for. s
LAIR DECLARED NOT GUILTY.
layer of Southern Railway Freight
Agent Pleads Self-Defence.
Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 20.?Wilam
Finley Blair, formerly chief
lerk in the office of Geo. G. Thompdu,
division freight agent of the
outhern Railway, was acquitted of
le charge of murder of his former
tiief, Thompson, on October 19, by
jury here this morning. The jury
as out all night.
Blair, who had for five years been
le chief clerk in Thompson's office,
ad been absent from his work ten
ays prior to the killing and had revived
a note from his chief carrying
is discharge. Thompson went to the
lair home in answer to a request
om Blair. He was shot down a few
linutes after reaching the house,
here were no eye-witnesses to the
agedy. Blair's contention at the
? - ' ? - ? ? * A ^ 4- *> n/\ /I n rt
'13,1 was LL13t 3 HgUL cusucu auu uc
lot Thompson in self-defence.
OFFENDING" AD. CLIPPED OUT.
apers Have Rare Experience with a
Postoffice.
Hendersonville, N. C., Dec. 21.?
he French Broad River Hustler and
le Western North Carolina Times,
no weekly publications published
l Hendersonville, were "up in the
ir" yesterday in ordinary street parmce
but in the vernacular of Uncle
am, they were up in the postoffice
ad held up at that, the latter pubcation
being held up for 24 hours.
The whole difficulty was occasioni
by the innocent little word
chance" occurring in an advertisetent.
Postoffice authorities held
lat it would be a violation of the
ostal regulations to dispatch the
apers, and then the publishers were
i a dilemma as to what course to
ursue?whether to insist upon mailig
the papers as they were, clip out
le advertisement, or reprint the paers.
Commissioner of Labor and Printig,
M. L. Shipman, editor of the
bustler, arrived from Raleigh just
efore publication, in time to face
le difficulty and after suffering
luch "mental anguish," as he put
, and being in the "greatest mess in
is newspaper experience."
Editor T. R. Barrows, of the
imes, wired Third Assistant PostLaster
General J. J. Britt, regardig
the matter, to receive a reply to
le effect that the papers were unliable.
He began on the clipping
rocess after a goodly portion of his
apers had been mailed and disatched.
The task was no easy one
>r him, as it was his Christmas edion
of 28 pages and contained four
ffiance" advertisements. Accordtg
to former Editor Tom Valentine,
ley "cut the whole gizzard out of
le paper."
The little advertisement in queson
as published by both papers,
as that of W. H. Hawkins & Son,
iwelers. It was said to be a violaon
of Section 573 of the postal laws
ad regulations, subject to a penalty
: $1,000.
The trouble started this week
hen Postoffice Inspector C. W. Setsr,
of Asheville, discovered, it is
lid, that "chance" circulars had
sen mailed through the local office,
he question as to chance or lottery
Ivertisements was discussed, as a
>sult of which the papers were exaained
by the officials and were con;quently
held up.
A Xew Side Show.
Tommy had been to the circus
ith his father and was telling his
other all about it.
"But," he said regretfully, "there
as one side show we didn't see."
"How do you know you didn't?"
Viic mnthpr
J U1U JlMJL v/ VAAW*
"Well," explained Tommy, "just
3 we .were leaving I heard Mr. Jones
;11 papa that he'd better stick
round so as to see some of the pretr
chickens."?Popular Magazine.
KILLS BABY, STABS HERSELF.
ride of Birth Prompts Deed of Despondent
Japanese Woman.
Oakland, Cal., Dec. 21.?Pride of
oble ancestry incited Mrs. Kate Kitkami,
a young Japanese woman, to
lurder her son and attempt her own
fe yesterday, because she had beome
an object of charity. Mrs.
Jtakami's husband died two months
go, and as she is without funds,
le was given a home with an influatial
Japanese family.
Lashing her year-old baby to her
ody she plunged a dagger into its
eari. She was found bowed down
efore an image awaiting death with
dagger wound in her throat. The
eapon was an heirloom, inscribi
with a plea that it always bo used
1 defence of the family honor.
The young woman resisted her resaers,
but it is believed she will reaver.
Her friends explained that
lie had come of a family of warriors,
hich held a proud place among the
amari of Japan.
Abseil
nwBBMnMc
The Woman M
She makes it best '
culinary department, ti
ly upon unhealthful, o:
accessories. She is e<
*
that true economy doe
of inferior meat, flour, <
is an earnest advqcate
baked food, and has pi
statements of the expx
ing in the world toda;
Baking Powder.
CONVICTS DECIDE TO QUIT.
Three Make Getaway in Aiken, But
Two Brought Back.
Aiken, Dec. 19.?The white convicts
on the Aiken county chain gang
recently decided that they would give
the county no more free work, and
they carried their plan into execution
on Saturday night; they all made'
thpir psranp with thp PTP.pntion of I
Lawrence Wise, who is a "trusty."
The plan was well laid and worked
well and, if it had not been for
the dogs at the camp and the determination
and courage of Foreman
R. L. Chancey, the three white convicts
would still be at large.
This wholesale desertion took
place from the gang now working in
Beech Island, and the convicts could
not have picked a more favorable
place to make their escape to than
the Savannah river swamp.
The convicts retired usual on
Saturday night. The negroes are
kept in the cage, while the white
men are kept in a tent. Near the
tent were also several negroes, who
act as "trusties." The convicts in
the tents are chained at iright and
locked with penitentiary locks. Some
time early in the night the white
convicts broke the locks and made
their escape. It is supposed that!
this occurred about 11 o'clock. How-I
ever, about 1:30 a. m., Sunday, the
colored "trusties" discovered the departure
of their white comrades, and
gave the alarm. Foreman Chancey
was in a quandary. There is no
' A J 1 1 1 1 _ rx XT in I
DlgQL guard, UUl Lit; itsit tue v;ajmy 114 |
charge of the "trusties." He had two j
mules saddled and with a colored |
"trusty" as a companion started in '
pursuit. The
foreman had two young dogs,
7 and 9 months old, respectively, i
They are not so well trained, and
have had little practice. The dogs
soon took up the trail which went directly
to Mr. George Boyleston's
blacksmith shop, near Page and
Hankinson's store. The convicts
broke into this and secured cold
chisels and hammers necessary to cut
their chains off. The shackles were
found at the blacksmith shop.
The convicts then headed for the
Savannah river. They travelled in
company until they reached Horse
Creek bridge; then they separated,
one going in one direction and two in
another direction. It is also strange
that the two dogs also separated, taking
different trails. Mr. Chancey
took the stronger of the two, making
both dogs run together. Here he had
to dismount and left the "trusty" in
charge of the mules, and followed the j
dogs alone. For several hours he
trailed the fleeing convicts through^
the Savannah river swamp, and about j
o o'clock Sunday morning ran upon ;
i
two of the men before he expected j
it. They did not resist, but probably i
if they had known that the foreman !
was alone, they might have put up a i
fight.
The second trail was too cold after 1
Mr. Chancey had gotten his first two j
convicts back to camp, and it was j
abandoned. It was found that Paul j
Burnett was the convict who had j
taken the other direction. He was
convicted, with Tillman Hadwin, for
stealing from the person of Wadei
Samuels, under the North Augusta J
bridge in the early part of this year. I
The two convicts who were return- j
ed to camp were Hadwin and Benson, j
New Advertisements.
H. C. Folk, Master?Sale of real j
estate in case of J. J. Cleckley j
against Alice Walker.
The Carr-Carlton Co.?Frost Proof
Cabbage Plants.
R. W. D. Rowell, Auditor?Assessment
Notice.
)
I
tfrfare
ekes the Home
who, looking after the
irns her back resoluter
even suspicious, food
conomical; she knows . i
s not consist in the use
)r baking powder. She . 4
of home made, home J!. .
roved the truth of the
jrts that the best cooker
is done with Royal
,
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"A BURNING, SEETHING HELL."
*; i
How Arkansas Governor Describes
State Penitentiary.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 20.?Characterizing
the Arkansas penitentiary
under the lease system as "a burning,
seething hell, consuming human beings,"
who are "being fed into it in
a manner which results in nothing
but making fortunes for contractors/'
Gov. George W. Donaghey to-day issued
a lengthy statement in defence
of his action last Monday in issuing
pardons to 316 State, convicts. * '! '
Sharp cirticism of the governor's
action from State officials and citizens
had previously drawn from the
executive the statement that all ' '
those who oppose the abolishment of
the inhuman convict system, which
we now have in Arkansas, are, in my !.
opinion, bound in the direction of that
place spoken of by Gov. Blease in
connection with the constitution of
his State, and it is my belief they \ K
are going to land there in spite of
every effort of mine to prevent them
doing so."
Further criticism of the governor's
course resulted in another statement
to-day.
According to a newspaper compilation,
based on the State records, 43
of those pardoned by Gov. Donaghey * ' t
were convicted of murder or man
slaughter; 111 larceny, 26 assault to>
kill and 66 of crimes ranging from
hog-stealing to bigamy.
Inquiry Brought No Fruit.
*
Denmark, Dec. 22.?Norway is
quiet after the shocking killing of 4 '
Friday night. No further progress
has been made in the effort to apprethend
the members of the mob. The
'
people as a whole are reticent and 4
disposed to shift responsibility for
the probe entirely upon the officers
of the law, but are apparently V
anxious to see the proper officials
enter the investigation with the hope
that the horrible crime will be laid
bare to the public. The negroes of
the community are very quiet.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
< r. . 1 71
For 25 Words or Less.
Pork Wanted?Will pay 11 cents .j
the pound. H. G. DELK. ?
For Sale.?A desirable Main street j
business property. Apply at THE '
HERALD OFFICE. '
Notice.?Town taxes are now due
and payable to the town treasurer ati
his office over Bamberg Banking Co.
Notice.?We have installed a grist
mill and are ready for business. Will
grind any time of day you want it.
DELK & COPELAND, Ehrhardt, S. C. <
. #
Lost.?A pair of eye glasses in
Fitting School chapel. Useful only ^
to owner. Liberal reward offered
if returned to MISS LYNN RILEY. *
Pork Wanted.?Will pay 11 cents
the pound. H. G. DELK.
Wanted.?To buy farm of 500 to
1,000 or more acres, well located.
Must be good value at price asked.
Give full particulars in first letter.
FARMER, Box 121, Bennettsville,
S< C' \ i j
Wanted.?By young man of life- ' 4
time experience, a position as farm
manager. Can do all repair work, <
also handle gin system. If you are
in need, address Farmer, care of The
Herald, Bamberg, S. C.
Pork Wanted.?Will pay 11 cents
> TT n TlT^T zr
tne pounQ. n. kj. jl/uuu..
For Sale?At bargain prices, 15 *
head horses and mules; four twohorse
wagons; all kind of farming
implements, grain drill, mowers and
rakes, hay press, reaper and binder;
also ear corn 80 cents the bushel;
pea vine hay $1.00 per hundred;
fodder $1.35 hundred, delivered
Bamberg. Also have some hogs fo.
sale. See Julian Gray near Cope, S. <
C. VERNON BRABHAM, Columbia,
S. C. 1