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< rn * - y. v.-' %: : --WB Oik lamhmj One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1913. ' Established 1891. ? COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS: SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the j * County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, November 10.?Sunday was a very disagreeable day, the wind was high and had a sharp touch of snow to one's feelines in it. Fre was not turned down as a bad feeler, tfut ? its warm glare rather drew the household to its side with a feeling that even a judge said it was good to be k there. A certain young man in town has been seemingly negligent in his attentions to his best girl. Upon call^ . ing he was not met with usual smile H and extended hand for a shake and M pair of lips showing that she did not H object to a kiss as soon as door was Br closed, but she commenced to chide 1 and abuse him for his neglect. He 1 K then went to work with his mind to S[ get everything in shape for business again. So told her tha,t he had been i hH? sick with aiptheria and that his docMT tor told him to stay in. The young : nBBs lady did not see the connection in BHt the disease and advice, so she press- ; Hp ed him further. Then he said to her HP. that the doctor's advice to him ( HP amounted to the same, the doctor , H said that the young man should abp stain from all sweets. All was as : R loving as ever, the explanation was . t satisfying. Had a Steel lecture the other night in Copeland's hall. Haven't heard of much vibration about the lecture. . The temper of the Steel must have been lacking. * Nothing doing in our town; only ^ sale notices posted. What's wrong? t Merchants, did you buy too much F- goods or sales short, and money too scarce to pay your bills? Something * U rotten in Denmark or this would not 1 f ' be the case. Everything can't fly that has wings. * -1 v Our dispensary seems to be having a hard time to open, the goods have j ^ been in the house several days. It11 is talked that the house will be rob-! bed if the authorities don't soon open j 1 and sell the anxious buyers. j1 Judge Gage dined in Ehrhardt; ( v Sunday, en route from Walterboro 1 to Bamberg, 1 The Ehrhardt grocery has pro- f cured a nice line of fruit cake in- J gredients, and the ladies can get to work on their Xmas fruit cakes. ] g The bird hunters are calculating ^ when the time for shooting comes ? k by the horns, cleaning their guns, | and practicing their dogs to be ready. 1 S > Some have even located covies of birds. M Rev. P. E. Monroe, formerly pasB tor of Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church, ^ E but now president of Summerland P college, will preach at Mt. Pleasant fc onvk Cnn/^atT m/-? T*T? 1 T> <r of 1 1 nVlnoli" - UCAl ouuuai uiuiuiug uv jla v and at Ehrhardt in the evening at 7:30. ] A large rattler was killed by one of J the drivers of the Hampton bottling .? works wagons last week. Was in the public road near the Elmore J Kinard residence. 1 ?. Honor Roll Denmark School. The following is the honor roll for the Denmark public school for the second month: d 1 ^ First Grade?LeRoy Freeman. Second Grade?James McCrae, s Francis Dozier. Third Grade?Dorothy Riley, Helen 1 Turner, Ruby Abstance, Eevelyn Cain : Fourth Grade?Carlisle Folk, Fred Wiggins, Edward Cox. Fifth Grade?Edna Creech, James ' ' . Wiggins. J Sixth Grade?Elizabeth McCrae, < Julia McCrae, Daisy Tillman. Seventh Grade?Robert Lee Zeig- 1 lei*. , < First High School?Genie Fogle, Barnwell Huggins, Martha Wiggins, 1 Ella Wilkinson, Clara Wyman. 1 Second High School?Frank Creech, Samuel Ray, Agnes Goza. > Fourth High School?Stella Lancaster, Reynold Wiggins. r Baptist Church News. Preaching the 16th, at 11 a. m. Theme: Everybody wants it. Everybody needs it. Everybody will have it. Come and hear what it is. | There will be a lecture to men r. and boys from 12 to 20 years of age. Though the lecture is to men and j bovs evervbodv is invited to attend, j at 7 p. m. During, or at the close of i i the lecture, I hope to display an K. impressive drawing by one of Bam| berg's talented young artists. Come K. and see the picture. - w. r. McMillan, t Pastor. ' t ATLANTA WOMAN KOBBRl). Left Lying Unconscious in an Alley. Negro Escapes. Atlanta. Gc., Nov. 7.?About the boldest and most daring highway robbery Atlanta has had in some time occurred this morning at 6 o'clock, when a negro held up Mrs. Jessie Latham, choked her into insensibility, took her purse and made his escape. For some years Mrs. Latham, who is 50 years of age, has been going to a corner grocery near her home at 6 o'clock every morning. The fact that she usually had a considerable sum of money in her purse must have become known in the community or have been observed by some negro in the store while she was making purchases.' This morning she started to the store as usual. No one else was on the street at that hour. Half way between .her house and the store is an alley, with high board fences on either side. As she reached this alley a negro jumped out and seized her by the throat. She screamed and the negro begon choking her, at the same time trying to secure her purse. Mrs. Latham fought him as long as she had strength, but age and the fact that her breath was cut off quickly caused her to become unconscious. As she fell to the walk limp, the "negro took the purse, containing between $40 and $50, and dis-< appeared up the alley. As they struggled in the alley a pedestrian passed, but the footpad held his victim helpless. Police were soon on the scene but the negro had vanished. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, November 10.?Mrs. Lockwood Brant, who lived here for several years, but now of Jenny, visited here last week. Miss Banks is visiting Mrs. H. L-oadholt. Misses Maybelle and Vela Lee Hoover, of the Harmony section, were at Mrs. M. A. Wilson's recently. The ladies of U. D. C., FairfaxChapter, gave their annual flower and fancy-work display on Wednesiay. An elegant dinner was served, from 12 'till 3 p. m. The display was very fine, and the following persons received prizes: Embroidered waists?First prize, Mrs. W. E. Harter; second, Miss Plora Kenney. Centerpiece?First, Mrs. Dr. Folk; second, Mrs. F. M. Young. Crocheting?First, Mrs. Otis Deer; second, Mi6s Inez Folk. Doll dresses?First, Robbie Wilson; second, Helen Lightsey. Tattiog?First, Miss Maud Barker; second, Mrs. Bertha Brabham. Chrysanthemums ? First bronze, sr n u 1* Vf^ T> 1 .U1SS Al. DHL ueimat yiiiA., iuts. *->. i Brunson; first yellow, Mrs. Laurens i'oumans; first red, Miss Edna Kearse; first white, Mrs. Ben Brunson. Daftltes ? Best collection, Mrs. Martin Lightsey; second, Mrs. John Harter. Roses?Best collection, Mrs. P. D. Wilson; second, Miss Maude Barber. Fern?Stag Horn: first, Mrs. J. E. Johnston; second, Mrs. F. M. Young. Fluffy Ruffles?Mrs. W. E. Harter. Begonia?First, Mrs. J. E. Johnston; second, Miss Jennie Durant. Girls' Work?First. Ruth Wilson;* second, Ruth Simpson. The prizes were donated by the business men of town, and were very nice. Mrs. Dr. Folk and Miss Hattie Gooding, of Brunson, were among the visitors. They visited our library and thought we had a fine collection of books. L. A. Searson and bride, of Allendale, visited Mrs. S. L. Sanders recently. Prof. L. O. Watson, of Clemson College, is a guest of G. O. Sanders. 0. E. Maner is also a visitor. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carter was buried at Bethlehem grave yard last Wednesday. Dr. J. W. Wolling. of Allendale, preached the funeral, and gave some sweet music. Charged With Killing Father. Conway, Nov. 9.?Bill Owens, a negro, living near Bucksport, in this county, is charged with having shot and killed his father, Simon Owens, this morning about 10.30 o'clock. It j is claimed that the son at first attempted the life of his sister, but j was cautioned not to do so by his j parent, whereupon he is said to have turned upon his father and killed him instantly. <" 0** r?f stnrk tr? nrrive in town of Fairfax soon. RIZER & MOYE. j I I IN IHE PALMETTO STATE | i SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. j | ! State News Roiled Down for Quirk ' Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. . \V. T. Jones, serving a life term ( in the penitentiary for the murder of his wife, has been transferred to the < Union county chaingang upon the re- j j quest of the county board of commis- ' sioners. i The heads of 7 dogs, 2 goats and one cat were sent from different portions of the state last week to the I Pasteur institute in Columbia to be j examined for rabies. About 300 heads have been received there since the I first of January, and 326 patients have been treated. The contract with the hosiery mill in the state penitentiary terminated on Saturday by action of #ie legislature, and most of the convicts who worked there will be idle till the chair factory starts. Some will be sent* to counties for road work, if the counties will pay four dollars a month for them. Geo. R. Rembert, who had announced his candidacy for governor some months ago, died in Columbia Sunday night. He was a member of the legislature from Richland county, and was an avowed supporter of the present administration. He had been seriously ill for some weeks and his death was not unexpected. He was thirty-eight years old, and was born in Sumter county. Grand Jury Presentment. Tuesday afternoon the grand jury finished the work before that body and made the following final pre sentment: To His Honor George W.. Gage, j Judge presiding: We the grand jurors beg leave to make our final report and presentment. We have passed on all bills handed us by the solicitor and have returned same to the court. We have examined all the offices * in the court house and the jail and find them neatly kept and in good 1 condition except the treasurer's which ^ is in need of an iron safe which we c recommended be bought at once. The committee appointed at our last meeting to visit the chain gang ] report that the supervisor has pur- c chased new machinery, which was re- c commended by the grand jury, and 1 is equipped for better work in the ; future. It is gratifying to the grand 1 jury to learn that the supervisor has 1 C employed a more competent man to supervise the work of the chain gang, as we find the roads in the a county in bad condition. We recommend that necessary t steps be taken to secure funds, if necessary, by an extra levy, for the improvement of the roads of the county. c We also recommend that the com- r mutation tax be expended in the f district from which it is collected, j It is our further recommendation that if an extra levy is secured that "v each township have the privilege of s passing upon same, and that this i matter be taken in hand by the rep- J resentatives to the general assembly i at once and that they take the nec- g essary steps for the relief sought. ? We have examined the books of t all the magistrates of the county ex- ? cept one, and find all except that one a in good condition and neatly and le- \ gallv kept. i It has been brought to our attention that all fines and monies col- g lected by one of the magistrates have t not been accounted for and turned into the hands of the treasurer, and c recommend that this matter be look- 1 ed into by' the proper authority, and g that hereafter all magistrates be re- 1 quired to make monthly reports to ? the proper officers, as required by law, and all officials. . i We thank the court for all courte- i sies shown us and the co-operation given us in the discharge of our du- 1 ties. H. C. CRUM, 1 Foremaji. ( The following were drawn as hold- i over grand jurors for next year: H. \Y\ Herndon. D. M. Smith, J. H. Hutto, J. B. White, F. M. Ray, H. A. 1 Hughes. The King of England has officially ^Anfirmorl f- li o ronnrt tlirxfr hp npver travels on Sunday unless it is abso- ] lutely necessary. ] ! Jones Bros, received this week ' another car load of horses and mules ! I direct from the largest horse and ] | mule market in the world. This is , [ one of the nicest lots of stock they I have ever handled, and at prices that I will certainly please the buyer. Call ! I and see them quick.?adv. < I DEATH OF J. I). O'HERX. j Popular Traveling Salesman Passed j i Away in Lakeland, Fla. Bamberg, Nov. 8.?The friends in Bamberg and other parts of South Carolina of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. O'Hern will learn with sorrow of the death >f Mr. O'Hern, which occurred at Lakeland, Fla. Mrs. O'Hern is the only daughter of County Treasurer and Mrs. G. A. Jennings, of this city. She was born and reared here. The following from the Tampa Daily rimes shows the esteem in which Mr. D'Hern was held: J. D. O'Hern, one of the most pop1 1 o r n/\ m m nmi o 1 ccl Aorwftn in t Vio AlCLl biai DUl^Olll^a 1U WUV State of Florida, died last night at tiis home in Lakeland, following a paralytic stroke, with which he was stricken last Thursday. Since then le has been under the careful treati sient of the best physicians in that lity, but was in such a condition that nothing but death could relieve him. Mr. O'Hern was employed as a salesman by Snow & Bryan, of this lity, and had been in their service 'or the past eleven years, practically jver since the business was started. He had done wonders towards makng the now large, wholesale grocery aouse one of the largest in the State. He was considered to be one of the best mixers that ever carried a sample case in the State, and numbered lis friends among the thousands. Mr. O'Hern was born in St. Augustine forty-one years ago and has nade Florida his home all his life. He was married, and besides a heartbroken wife, leaves a bright young >on, six years of age, J. D. O'Hern, . fr. The body will be taken to St. Augustine for interment to-night, and >ut of respect for their, much respectid employee and friend, Snow & Brym will be closed this afternoon -at 3 )'clock, and the entire force will eave on the 4:10 train for Lakeland o pay their respects. T. Ed. Bryan in speaking of Mr. D'Hetn this morning paid a nice ribute to his memory. "Mr. O'Hern was a man whom very one loved and respected and had countless numbers of friends vho will keenly regret his death," ;aid he. "He had been in the service >f Snow & Bryan for the past eleven ears, and was the best man we have jver had. Nothing can be said that vould be too good for him. He was in honorable, upright gentleman. We ire going to close the store this afterloon at 3 o'clock and the entire force vill go up to Lakeland to pay their espects." General regret was expressed imong the travelling men who knew dr. O'Hern this morning. In every , :ase he was spoken of as one of the nost popular and honored men on he road. Winthrop College Notes. Rill Vnv 1 1 . WinthrOD ihapter of the Winthrop Daughters net on Thursday evening, November >. The election of officers for the 'ear resulted as follows: President, Miss Mary G. Pope; 'ice-president, Miss Pawnee Jones; lecretary, Miss Florence Boyd; treasirer; Miss Sarah Withers; gleaner, diss Leila Russell. The chapter is nterested in the organization and growth of chapters all over the state, md will be glad to have any Winhrop Daughters Chapter write Miss Sarah Withers at Winthrop college vhenever the chapters occur. This vill enable the home chapter to keep n touch wth the organzations. MissMacf eat teacher of the kindergarten, will go to Ridgeway Tuesday o address the woman's club there. Miss Anne Gantt, president of stulent government association, and tfissJEluth Berry, vice-president, have V jone to Philadelphia to represent Winthrop in the National Student Student Government Association. Miss Eleanor L. Cory, student volinteer band secretary, is spending a ev; days at Winthrop College. Dr. Warmsley has been invited to *ead a paper before the American Historical Society, which meets in Charleston during the Christmas holdays. \X AGED MAX KILLS HIMSELF. Watson Johnson, of Near Due West, Shoots Himself. Due West, Nov. 8.?Watson Johnson. of the Donald's section, shot ? himself this afternoon at his home. It is said that he told his family that tie was going to kill himceir. jonnson was about 65 years old. He leaves a wife, three sons and one laughter to mourn his loss. He was j Veteran of the civil war. The funeril will be held to-morrow at Turkey Creek Church. TILLMAN SIPPORTS SMITH SENIOR SENATOR SCORES GOV. IN REPLY TO McLAURIN. I>eclares Site's Good Name Would I>e Hopelessly Staine<l if Blease Should be Sent to Senate. Washington, Nov. 8.?In reply to Senator John L. McLaurin's letter Senator-Tillman makes the, following statement: "I have just read McLaurin's reply. There are some things I want to answer. He says I rubbed sand in his eves.' I had no sucty purpose. It is not chivalrous and generous to do such a thing, and I think I have some chivalry and generosity in my na ture. i simply torn tne trum. inai is all. "He says: That letter discloses why I couldn't get on with Tillman, why Latimer couldn't and why Be and Smith can't agree.' Latimer and I never had any clash at all, and Smith and I never had one. We have simply been unable to agree about patronage. That is aLl. Going to Aid Smith. "I want it distinctly understood that when I said 'I for the first time since I denounced him on the floor of the Senate believe he has at last become a patriot and wants to do the State all the service he can during the balance of his life,' I did not mean I would under any circumstances support him myself, for I am going to do all I can to re-elect Senator Smith. While Senator Smith has made some mistakes here, he has been loyal to the people of the State. He deserves re-election, and our people will make a fearful blunder if they do not send him back to the Senate. He can do better service hereafter than he has already done, for he has learned a great deal, and is just beginning to understand the Senate. Blease can do nothing for * * * ~ - i ' i? ~ i? J me State, oecause lie auuseu jticoident Wilson before he was nominated, criticised him for his Mexican policy on his last trip to Washington, has shown absolutely no loyalty to the Democratic party and would necessarily have no influence with the Administration. Wilson Due S. C. Support. "While our people are not so crazy for patronage that they are ready to bootlick Woodrow Wilson or anybody else, they do deserve to have a man here who is loyal to Democracy, and from Blease's past record and his selfish ambition, I would not be surprised at anything he might do if he were sent here. The Democrats have a majority of only seven votes in the Sen'ate now. and the possibilities are that this will dwindle rather than increase. But whether it does or not the President is entitled to loyal support from South Carolina, for South Carolina bad more to do with his nomination than any other one State. "Blease has shown that he is not broad enough and high enough to fill a seat in the Senate with credit to himself or anybody else. How would the people of South Carolina like to have a Senator who 'recognizes his friends?' Had I pursued that policy the Gonzales brothers never would have voted for me last summer, and a great many other old political antagonists and personal enemies would not have voted for me. Send a Loyal Man to Senate. "This may possibly be my last public utterance. But if it were, and J could speak to the people of the whole State in one meeting, I would emphasize their duty to support the npmnrratif President bv sending him a loyal friend to the Senate. Woodrow Wilson grows bigger in the estimation of the Democrats here and the people of the United States every day of his life. It would be criminal to do otherwise than increase hi9 Democratic majority. We do not want a Riddleberger or Mahone from South Carolina. "Another thing: The State warehouse idea with agricultural products as a bankable asset originated in the Ocala platform. The scheme to have thft State nlace its credit behind the farmers and lend them money to finance their crops is a good one, no matter who originated it I hope to see it worked out in a practical way, and the sooner the better. Must Make Atonement. "I realize only too sadly that my star is sinking to its setting, and McLaurin is very much mistaken if he thinks I have any desire to 'dim the lustre' of his. If it be dimmed it has been by his own actions. Nothing I have said has done it. He says that he has 'long ago forgiven me, but my letter shows that I have not been able to forgive him.' He must ITALIAN GAGGED WITH MUSIC. Harmonica Stuffed Down Throat While Thieves Took Money. Albany, N. Y., November 7.?If John Mullen suffered amy ill effects from having a loose metal side and part of the body of a harmonica jammed down his throat to-day he did not show it. ..-,1 Mullen, who is from Rockport, IH., was on his way to his old home in Naples, Italy, when three men gagged him by stuffing the harmonica into his [throat, took his money and v? ?%A Tff V* {rv\ ff?Am n noe_ n\;jvci9 anu lixi c w 111111 111/111 a. 4/cud senger train near here. >He wandered around in a dazed . - i|| condition for several hours until S. G. Whitehead found Mm. Whitehead removed the harmonica with a pair of plyers. "Much obliged," Mullen said, and walked away. Whitehead says Mullen apparently was uninjured. Physicians declared such ? an experience would result fatally in most cases. make atonement to the people of South Carolina, and demonstrate the < ' -> purity of his patriotism and his de- . ' sire to serve the public weal and the* * State before I can forgive him. "His allusion to 'brave Hugh Farley,' the polished Tindal, dear old * 'Wash Shell,' and 'curly-headed \M Tnhnnv' cratharori arniind thft fieree c - -- h?sh old 'lion that dominated us all' brings back sad memories of departed , friends, who worked with me in the / long ago, and who are now on the ^ other side, where I will soon be, too. When I meet them I want to be able to say 'I have kept the faith and fought a good fight for what we all struggled so hard.' The people have , ^ shown their appreciation and love for / . ^ me in nore ways than I can ever re- v. f ' pay them for. I am trying now to do *^31 what I can to keep^ them from making. a monumental blunder, which would N be a crime. Genuine Democracy. ., "TilLmanism is genuine Democf s " racy, the rule of the people, and . Tillman believed, and still believes in the Jeffersonian doctrine?'Teach v '3 the people and trust the people.' r' When they rightly understand things * ^ they never make mistakes, for the great "heart of the people is always ?, > in the right place. But, oh, how pitiful it is, and what fearful blunders * they make, when demagogues fill . their minds full of sophistries and falsehoods! "When I telegraphed Governor Blease my congratulations in 1910 and wound up by saying, 'Let the heathen rage,' I meant it. Blease says 1 cua not support mm in i?xv. ,njj I did not in the first primary, but 1 r j -V^ did in the last race, and he knows it. He has failed of being a gooa ,-3| Tillmanite because he puts selfish- ; Jja ness above duty and the interests of the people. No Governor can run the /.>'> office on the basis of being good to his 'friends' alone. I never did it-. ^ and I have not run the Senatorship that way. No great man ever does it, but he puts duty above all other considerations, patriotism and love -1 .*^?1 of the State and its people next, and then considers himself last. Blease has 'made the heathen rage,' and has made good people mourn, and almost cry?sometimes it seems out of pure 'cussedness' only. Must not Expect to Get to Senate. "McLaurin can do the State more good right now than at any previous ^ /s Kin Un core* *T Q m PTi- '' UU1C ill HIS inc. lie ?uja> a uui o ~ ing to act for the best good of the 'fy State, as I see it.' Let him make - \ = ' that his religion?cast sentiment and ^ \ : j consideration of himself to the wind. If he shows that he has been con- , verted and makes due atonement, the people may forgive him.' But it is not worth while for him to expect to get to the Senate, at least not next year. He is not too old to come hereafter. perhape. However, he must serve the people honestly and loyally, and convince them that he is no longer playing for his own ambition and self-aggrandizement?if he would win their confidence again. He says: 'Our people must get together.' I say they ought to get together, and I believe they will get together. But men's ambition should cut no figure in that fight for South Carolina's good name, which would be hopelessly stained if our people should send Blease to the Senate. It is time for demagogy to take a back seat and .statesmanship to come to the front. Above all, high private character and unimpeachable integrity of purpose will govern in the long run. President Wilson has set everybody such a high " f' example of unselfish patriotism that - ;--g it ought to be easy for small politicians to be picked out and retired? as they ought to be. "B. R. TILLMAN."? Your business is appreciated at . _ : Mack's Drug Store.?adv.