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. <51i? lamhmj foralfr One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14,1913. " Established 1891. 5 ^_____???????????????? COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS 1 IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. < ( ? _News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. 1 Ehrhardt Etchings. j Ehrhardt, August 11.?Mrs. Jacob ' rmrnarat, ner aaugnier, 3irs. r ranK H. Copeland, and her little son, Liles Ebrhardt, left last week to spend some time with her mother and sisters and shake hands with old friends Ifcv in her old home town, Newberry, S. M y Rev. E. A. McDowell and family ^ left last week for Monticello, S. C., commencing their month's vacation trip. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wescoat spent ] yesterday with her sister, Mrs. W. 5 \ ^ Max Walker. 1 The whiskey situation is command- ] > ing the attention of our* people. Some want to do away with it, others ( want it. The view I take of it is just 1 this in a few words: The preachers 1 and the best people are working for : prohibition, blind tigers are strength- * X ening their position with their vote, while the dispensary element has to 1 hold if alone. A hard nut to crack ( is the whiskey business. One thing i I can certainly say for a fact: The 1 ruining of our young men, the men * that our Church and State has to look forward to. * Fodder pulling holds the farmers' v N attention now. Some cotton looking through the bolls, and will soon command attention. The Crockettville picnic is talked about among some crowds on our streets. Don't think many from here will attend. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Wichman left for the mountains last week. Mr. J. W. Priester, our marshal, is k the happy man. He's a bouncing big boy. Mr. O. L. Copeland and brother are rushing their ginnery to be ready for the first bales. JEE. Denmark Social News. Denmark, Aug. 9.?Miss Minnie E. > Blount is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dendy Miller, of Abbeville. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Richardson and Master John have returned after an extended visit to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Corbett, in Camden. Mr. W. L. Cailiff, Jr., spent Sunday in Norway with Mr. W. J. Moss. Miss Julia Goolsby is visiting friends in Columbia. Misses Alma Folk and Margaret Odom are visiting Mrs. U. G. Milhous x in Olar. Messrs W. E. Chandler, of Orange ? e burg, and Will Livingston, of Charleston, were in town this week. / Mr. J. Elbert Steadman, Jr., has returned after a stay of several days in Columbia. Miss Maude Williams, of Allendale, k is the guest of Miss Sara Brabham. Misses Rosamond and Sybil Buist, of Blackville, visited Mrs. J. R. Martin this week. Misses Harrie Delle, Evelyn and Arrie Free, of Bamberg are the guests of Mrs. J. A. Price. Miss Emma Owens is visiting relatives in Barnwell. Mr. H. E. Cain is spending a fewdays with relatives in Blackville. Miss Iris Cave, of Blackville, visited relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Rice left Monday for Marion, N. C., to spend the summer. Mr. J. R. Minor spent Sunday in Charleston. Misses Doris Goolsbv and May Ow en6 have returned after a visit to friends in Blackville. > a Mr. S. I. Garris, of Savannah, Ga., is in town for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. Willie Gillam have returned to their home in Orange- * burg after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. \ R. Gillam. Misses Willie and Mamie Bryant t returned Tuesday to Allendale after a short stay with Misses Willie Delle 1 jf and Virginia Hutto. s Misses Ruth and Sarah Califf have returned from Bamberg after a visit f to their sister, Mrs. R. M. McCartha. Mr. S. T. Naff is in Birmingham, i Ala. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Breeden, of An- 1 derson, are visiting Dr. J. D. Hug- [t gins. ] Mrs H. R. Kellar, of Elloree, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. I. G. 1 Jennings. ( Miss Ruby Guess is visiting relain A nnlotnr C U > CO xu apyivvva. Miss May Owens has returned to ? her home in Dunbarton after a visit of several days to the Misses Goolsby. ( ?c Miss Annie May McMillan, of Savannah, Ga., is spending a few days 1 Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, August 11.?Mrs. H; *iet Jenny is visiting relatives her< Hugh Craddock has returned hoi ifter filling an important contract Columbia, which lasted several wee Misses Annette and Eva Davis i :he attractive guests of Miss Mau Barber. On Wednesday evening s lonored them with a party. Gro> Sanders, from Ulmer, was also ;uest: The visiting girls were: Mi js Albergotti, Harrison, and 3 Daniel. A key contest was entei nto with zest, the prize being w by Miss Davis. All said they ha( .uaruililg lJ.Li.lt;. .1 uciaiuus owi course was served. Porter Barber has a ten days' he lav, and is visiting Washington, N fork, and other large cities. Many married and single coup tiave been invited to attend the tei inniversary of the marriage of 3 md Mrs. N. B. Loadholt on the ev< ng of the 12th instant. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnston a children are attending the family anion in her father's home at G< aev. Two brothers, who have be in New York for S9me time, s among the number. At the Y. P. U. Sunday evening rery interesting program was w carried out. An address by Lee B singer, a Fairfax boy, now attend: he University of South Carolina, v nuch appreciated. Misses Margaret and Lucille Y< mans, also Miss Harrison, have gc an a visit to their aunt, Mrs. Caus in Hampton county. When they :urn they, with Miss Zelle Loadhc axpect to visit their classmate, M Carrie O'Neal Rutland, in Oran; aurg county. Miss Dell Best, one of our most inactive home girls, has accepted aosition as stenographer at Waycro Ja. She will be much missed he Mrs. Ottie Lynes entertained Friday evening in honor of t Misses liarrison. Several coup araved the storm, and report a v( ielightful evening. A flower c< :est was entered into with intere :he prize being wq,n "by Miss Virgil Harrison. - Miss Alma Googe d )ensed fruit nectar in a cozy corn tnd later most delicious refreshmei vere served. Already our girls are prepari ;o leave us. Ethel Simpson expe ;o enter Greenville Female Colle, Brooker Simpson will attend Gre< rille high school. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Young have :urned from a pleasant trip to H( iersonville, N. C. Miss Sadie Harter and Holbro kVilliams have gone to their grai na's at Hickory Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Bruson w< summoned to the dying bed of t ormer's father on Saturday. Mr. Grover Sanders visited h( ecently. Misses Lorena Brant and Am L)u Dickinson visited here last we< Miss McDaniel, of Augusta, t >een on a visit to Mrs. Virginia A Daniel. Miss May Brunson is spending soi ime with relatives in Barnwell Mrs. Lily Myrick and Miss E 3erry, had a fine trip visiting re ives in the country, Tuesday. Misses Margaret Folk and Susiei >ergotti enjoyed a trip to Estill tl veek, visiting relatives and friends Miss Albergotti expects to retu o Orangeburg on Saturday, to t egret of her many friends, who ha snjoyed this short visit from her. Misses Clayton, Durant, and Per *ere recently entertained by M Lily Myrick. Durant and M Stta Perry playing duetts on the v in and piano was much enjoyed. Mrs. Martin Lightsey and chiidn ifter quite a stay in North Car&lii lave returned home. Miss Emma Lightsey is visiti smong old friends here. otivoc horp T 1 III 1 VJLUVA * VW v* Miss Alice Liles is spending soi ime in Jonesboro, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Taz L. Anders lave returned to Savannah, after ;tay of several weeks with friends h Mr. R. M. Runvan has return rom a trip to Georgia. Mr. Wilbur Grimes, of Lees, \s n town Wednesday. Misses Onie and Elizabeth Br lave returned to Waynesboro, G tfter a visit to Dr. and Mrs. J. Boozer. Miss Olive Pearson is the guest ler sister, Mrs. P. M. Knight, in : Jeorge. Miss Florence Bell, of Hea Springs, has returned here after stay of several months at her hon Mr. W. H. Wroton, of Hamlet, 1, was in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sturgeon a >ack from a visit to Greenville. / ^. IN THE PALMETTO STATE ar 2- SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS me KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. at ks* i State News Boiled Down for Quick ire I ! Reading?Paragraphs About ;he Men and Happenings. rer a The annual state fair will be held ss_ in Columbia Oct. 27-31. 1 ? 1.111 Q/-T ,1c- .Den nuuiusuu, fuiuicu, wa.o ed by lightning at Blackville on Sunday, on A fire in Anderson Friday damaged 1 a the Texas Oil company to the amount eet of $8,000. The city of Spartanburg is consum>"" ing a million and a quarter gallons of ew water daily. Mayor O. L. Johnston and former ith ^layor ^olln Floyd are the only two candidates for mayor in the corner. ing election at Spartanburg. iiiJohn Sams and Ben Smith were arn(j rested in Greenville Saturday on the re_ charge of beating up a man Friday night and robbing him of $80?all ;en whiteire Two mules were killed and two buggies broken to pieces by falling r a trees in a windstorm at Roberts ell church, Anderson county, on Thurses day. ing The commission for the state hosras pital for the insane has petitioned the state sinking fund for a loan of $25,3U 000 to continue work on the asylum me farm. ey> Forty-two dogs have been killed in re~ Greenwood within the past week for not having muzzles on. The police r#- are instructed to kill all dogs found ^ on the streets without muzzles. Ross M. McAdams of the Antreville at~ section of Anderson county lost, ac3. cording to his estimate, about fortyiSS ' five bales of cotton by hail on Tuesday. r " His neighbors also suffered severely, on , Mrs. P. V. Miller, four children and ;ne les a grandchild, of Saluda county, near Fairview schoolhouse, were bitten on ir> 3n_ Thursday by a dog supposed to be t mad. The entire party went to Colia lumbia at once to take the Pasteur ,.-s_ treatment. er. The body of George Pearson, aged its 38, an employe of the Wylie mills, was found dead on the Seaboard tracks near Chester Sunday morning, cts the circumstances indicating that he ge was murdered with an axe and his body thrown on the track. A lady says she heard two men talking while re_ passing her house Sunday morning m_ at two, and one said, "We must leave these parts right away." ok id- Bank Closed and Cashier Arrested. ?re Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 9.?By order he of the state corporation commission, the Yadkin Valley bank, at East >re Bend, Yadkin county, has been closed and J. Lee Norman, the cashier, was arrested to-day. An alleged shortage of from six to eight thousand dollars ias is reported by State Bank Examiner jc_ Hubbard, who made the examination. The bank is a state institution me with a capital of $5,000, resorces of $30,000, and deposits of $25,000, tta according to the last report made to the corporation commission. Whut it Co?ts to Live on Bad Roads. lis ??? Two farmers living in separate 3' counties but an equal distance from rn the cotton market, learned by telehe phone that cotton had advanced in ve price $1 per bale. The farmer living .on a bad road responded by hauling * one bale of cotton, which was all he rs. could get over the unimproved road, while the other farmer was able to 10haul four bales, owing to favorable road conditions. The rise in price ' ' gained a profit of $4 to one man, and $1 to his neighbor. It is shown in the statement that it ng is common for the farmer to find that ? he cannot haul his produce to market when prices are highest, because the ne roads are impassable. When the roads become passable the time for on market has largely passed and proa duce is compelled to move in masses, Tvhinh froniipntlv eluts the market ed and breaks the prices. A farmer in Sullivan county, Tenn., ras a few miles from Bristol, had 100 bushels of Irish potatoes which he ux intended to market during the winter a., of 1907-1908. Owing to bad reads, G. he was unable to haul the potatoes at all. and they rotted in the cellar, of Nevertheless, the price of potatoes at St. Bristol went as high as $1.40 per bushel in the meantime. A Bristol Lth merchant stated that during the wina ter as many as ten carloads of farm ae. produce, including wheat, potatoes, N. and other supplies, were daily shipped in to feed not only Bristol, but ire the adjacent territory.?U. S. Department of Agriculture. v ' ^ . . LEVER MAY RUN FOR SENATE. ? Congressman From Seventh District Seriotlsly Considering Matter. J. Columbia, August 6.?Congressman A. F. Lever, who made an address here this afternoon before the Conference for the Common Good on "A National Program for the Development of American Agriculture," has been the centre of interest. Scores of people have been asking if r he intended entering the race for the 1: United States senate next year 1 against Senator smitn ana aoveruor i Blease. When approached about the c matter late this afternoon Congress- s man Lever, with that inscrutable Le? t ver smile, would admit nothing fur- t ther than that he was seriously con- r sidering the matter. Congressman I Lever's room at the Jefferson hotel t was thronged with visitors all the afternoon and it is known that many i men from different parts of the state r urged him to enter the senatorial r race, and that he received many flat- \ tering proffers of support. Many c from different counties called at his room and offered to back him if he would go into the race, but beyond s the statement that he was seriously ? considering the whole matter, he i would not commit himself. ^ Mr. Lever left for his home in t Lexington county to spend tonight. He returns here tomorrow for the ? Conference of the Common Good and f will leave for Washington tomorrow 1 night. He is confident that the cur- 1 rency bill will pass and does not think 1 congress will finish up until late in 2 the fall. He is enthusiastic over the national administration and pleas- t ed with the prosperity which the c country in enjoying. 2 ' ? BURNED TO DEATH UNDER AUTO. t ] Alabama Man Pinned Beneath Wrecked Car. 1 e Troy, Ala., Aug., 10.?Q. P. Davis, . of Elba, Ala., met a horrible death at a point between here and Montgom- t ery early to-day, when he was pinned , beneath the wreck of his automobile and burned. ' man Ti-Vin Tl'orp in tVlP par i UUi iLLl\_ XJL y HUV ?f V* w ~ ^ with Davis, were forced to witness ^ the tragedy they were helpless to avert. The car was running at a j high speed when a tire burst, throwing it into a deep ditch. The machine 1 turned turtle and Davis was piniyed beneath it. Gasoline from the tank was ignited by the oil lamps and Davis's companions, who had been s thrown clear of the wreck, were pow- i erless to rescue. Davis's charred r body was taken to Montgomery and a thence to Elba. "v PROBABLY INJURED FOR LIFE. * 3 Florence Young Man Hurt While ^ a Diving in Creek. ^ Florence, Aug. 9.?A very sad ac- r cident occurred at Currins Cut, on r Black Creek, one afternoon this week, s in which young Hasel Newman, of e \ g this city, was probably injured for life. a "? --.I * ~ F Mr. ISiewman, Witn o triers irum luic city, had gone to Currins Cut for a 0 swim in Black Creek. Soon after d reaching there young Newman dived into the creek and struck his head on 3 the bottom in a hard sand bank. * When he arose from the water he was seen to be staggering and pale and E assistance was quickly given him. It 1 was found that be had injured his 11 back to such an extent that he was E v s paralyzed from his shoulders down. He was hurriedly dressed and brought to tbe city and carried to the * Florence Infirmary and given medical treatment, but as yet he has not re- s gained feeling in any of his limbs or body. t Mr. Newman is about 18 years old 2 and has a widowed mother, sisters and several brothers, among whom is 11 Mr. Chas. M. Newman, general fore- v man of the Rocky Mount shops and S4 Ji t Viftno of Pharlpston VUdOl LiliiU ouupo av vuu**vM??... v Friendly Help. . s PcfDr little Potts strained his head 0 in vain endeavor to see the stage. The n immobile back and great head of the a man in front of him completely hid Vi his view. (3 By a most uncomfortable contor- n tion he just managed to see some scenery occasionally by peeping over the man's shoulder. Suddenly the big man turned. "What's the matter, matey; can't you see anything?" he e asked. a "Can't even see a streak of the c stage through you," murmured little a POUS patnencaiii^. The big man grinned sarcastically. i< "Ah, well, son, just keep your eye u on me and laugh when I do."?New t' York Globe. d \ I XtLLETON MAN MURDERED LQUILA BLOCKER'S BODY FOUND WITH HOLE IN HEAD. . M. Lemacks, Companion of Dead Man, Accused by Coroner's Jury and Placed in Jail. Walterboro,^ August 11.?What nav prove to be a sensational and icrrible murder was brought to light ate yesterday afternoon, when the >ody of Aquila Blocker, a young man >f 21 years, was found in a small wamp, about six miles from Walter>oro, with a gunshot wound in his lead. I. M. Lemacks, another young nan of the same community, has >een committed to jail charged with he supposed crime. Blocker left home on Saturday, jit s said, with a considerable sum of noney to purchase cattle. He did lot return that night, but his people Fere not alarmed until his mule and log returned on Sunday morning. A search was immediately institutsd. A lady in the community, it is ;aid, remembered seeing Lemacks tnd Blocker enter a small swamp iearby and later heard a gun fire, vhich, at the time, she paid no atention to. The searchers, hearing this alleged itatement, entered the swamp and ound the body of Blocker, with a lole through his head. It was also irought out at the inquest that Lenacks was seen to enter the swamp Lgain on Sunday morning.* Lemacks, on Sunday, had joined he search, had visited at the home >f Blocker's parents, and was present ind testified at the coroner's inquest leld late last night. The verdict of he jury at the iDquest was that 31ocker had come to his death by junshot wounds at the hands of I. M. -emacks, whereupon Lemacks, at an ?arly hour this morning, was lodged n jail here. ' Young Blocker's remains were mried this morning at his church, Peniel, in the presence of a large :rowd gathered from all parts of the :ounty. Both young men are well tnown throughout the country, and >oth have large numbers of friends.. 3ERMAX KELLY ELECTROCUTED. Florence Negro Convicted of At" tempted Assauft. Columbia, Aug. 8.?Making no tatement either of confession or delial of his guilt, Herman Kelly, a legro 23 years of age, convicted of m attempted criminal assault upon a i'oman of Florence, was this morning 'lectrocuted at the State Penitenti.ry. The crime was committed April .9, of this year, and Kelly's arrest ind conviction immediately followed, rhe powerful current of 1,900 volts unning through Kelly's body for one ninute and three seconds was not uffipient to kill him and an increased voltage at 3 % amperes for eight econds was then turned on. ' An elimination. by Dr. R. T. Jennings, rison physician, showed that the second shock had produced instant leath. When arrested, during his trial nd confinement both at Florence and lere, Kelly has steadfastly denied Lis guilt and those familiar with the legro at the Penitentiary expected hat he would make a similar stateaent when placed in the chair this oorning. After the negro had been trapped in the electric chair, Capt. iriffith, superintendent of the Penientiary, asked Kelly if he had anyhing to say. "No, sir, nothing at all, ir," was the reply. The electrocution was witnessed by he husbbnd of the woman on whom ^elly is alleged to have attempted an ssault. The gentleman was visibly aoved before the electrocution and rhile it was taking place tears contantly were trickling down his face. l number of citizens of Florence -ere present. The witnesses to the execution asembled in the death house at 11 'clock. State Electrician Boozer aade the usual test of the electrical pparatus and found everything in working order. Two guards were then ispatched to bring the condemned | aan to the chair. I Senate Confirms Heyward. I Washington, Aug. 7.?Former Govrnor Duncan C. Hevward was this ^ ? J Oatvof A oo I fternoon connrmeu uy me OCUavc cto | ollector of internal revenue for the j istrict of South Carolina, which was ecently restored by an order of Pres-1 lent Wilson. The order did not actsually go into effect, however, until he confirmation of the collector toay. i TEAR BRIDE FROM GROOM. Warrants are Issued For Men who Carried Their Sister Away. Anderson, Aug. 8.?Several interesting and exciting incidents followed the marriage of Miss Lillie Latham and Prescott Bosley, which occurred in Hall township yesterday morning. After the wedding ceremony was performed by Magistrate Bell the young couple went to the home of T. C. Cromer, Mrs. Cromer being the half-sister of the groom. Shortly after their arrival at the Cromer home Arthur and James Latham, brothers of the young bride, appeared on the -\ c/->cin^ onit i<a cnid. that their sister accompany them back to their fatner's home. The newly married couple went in the house, barricaded the door, so it is alleged, and the girl refused to obey the commands of her brothers. The brothers then secured an axe, it is reported here, and knocked the door down. They entered the house, secured the girl and carried her. off to their home. Bosley declares he was unable to resist their actions because v one of them covered him with a pistol all the while. Mr.. Cromer, on returning home and finding his door knocked do\frn, became enraged and had a warrant issued for the two Latham's, charging them with house-breaking. They were arrested and wero later released on bond of $200 each. \ In applying to the judge of probate for a marriage license Bosley represented the girl's age as being 19. Members of her family declare she is only 16 years of age. So far as is known here today the young girl is still at the home of her father. _ -! FOUND DEAD BY R. R. TRACK. Cotton Mill Operative of Chester May Have Been Murdered. Chester, August 10.?What is be- - hi 'lieved to be a clear case of cold-blooded circumstantial murder was brought to light here this mornftig, * when the body of George Pearson, aged 38, an employee of the Wylie Cotton Mills, was found dead upon the tracks of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, near the mill. The case is apparently one of murder in which at least two are believed to have been ) implicated in committing the deed. ' ^ It seems as if Pearson was struck on . ; the skull with a carpenter's adz, as the blow was unlike any that a train might make. Then there was a deep cut on the side of the face and under v the chin. Physicians thought that in such a case there would have been a. quantity of blood, but only about a pint was visible. . Pearson, it is claimed, was up late Saturday night with some other friends and was last seen about 2 o'clock this morning. A few minutes prior to the arrival of one of the '/ trains a Mrs. Ramsey, who lives in . the mill village, says she heard some; men pass her house and remark that they "must leave these parts right away." It is thought by some that the deed '' ^ woe rinnp in snmfi nearbv house. where the blood was spilt and thence carried to the track. Thinking that some one was coming, they probably became frightened and only partly laid the body on the track. The train mangled the left hand and severed the little finger, which was found some distance down the track. The body was lying alongside the' track. Coroner J. Henry Gladden and Sheriff D. E. Colvin were quickly on the scene, and action will be taken to-morrow. State Detective Power has been wired for and is expected to-morrow night. The Jnquest will be held Tuesday morning. Coroner Gladden has wired the crew of the south-bound vestibule No 12 to appear at the inquest. . > ,J Seeking Better Cotton Rate. Washington, August 7^?Attorney J. W. Vincent, of Hampton, is here conferring with the interstate cornshippers of cotton in behalf of the shippers of cotton in Hampton and Colleton counties, who are seeking rata shinmentS IU uavc cu^> xatv vr?. wwwM ~ w from these counties to Augusta and I Savannah reduced to an equality with the rate to Charleston. Unless the commission acts of its own motion, Mr. Vincent declares that a formal complaint will be filed. He says that it cost 30 cents a hundred pounds to ship cotton from Smoaks to Savannah or Augusta, and 25 cents from Smoak to Charleston. Mr. Vincent was introduced at the commission by Congressman Byrnes. Try one of those new stationery packages at Herald Book Store. .