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I She lamberg Iferalh j One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1913. Established 1891. * * . - 1 COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS ______ SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS! IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. j , News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. i Ehrhardt. December 1.?Here it is December and we have not had any sausage and pudding this fall. This much the cholera around in the neighborhood has deprived us of. The- weather has been so dry until the Hogs that the disease left can t get | fat on the pindars that the farmers raised for them! So the farmers find ^ ^ that something besides cotton is ^ needed in their families that cotton W will not buy. f Booze is showing up what it can do when used to excess by any one, and, too, it shows that you can't use it regular and master it. Will get the upper hand of you before you realize it and cause you to do something that you will regret all your remaining life time. Best way is not to to. touch the vile stuff, jr Some of our clerks went out on Thanksgiving day to sjioot birds, but they all reported bad luck. Said their \ dogs could not find any birds. Good for the birds; they would have enjoy?j ~ frtonf nf noos in nf L guuu icaot V/l iu j^AMVV V? shot. Friday and Saturday were busy days at the Carolina Gin Co.'s place of business. The platform was filled with bales of cotton by evening. > Well, the special sales in town are ^ about over. What next? m- Mr. L. J. Zeigler has Mr. S. W. SS Copeland's brick 6tore looking housy. |^L Mr. A. A. Zeigler, contractor, is digging out for the foundation of Mr. Joe I. Copeland's two brick buildings, and will soon go to work on W v them. One will be used by Drs. Copeland and Farrell as a drug store. ^ Can't say what the second one will K- be used for. E There is some talk of the Hacker r Manufacturing Co. starting up on a 6mall scale in the near future. Lum^ ber is not bringing the price it has | WL been, so they want to economize now. W JEE. HR$ Salem Sayings. Wf As there is no note ever made W through the columns of The Herald of this community, we thought we 1J ?fj"\ttt from tllifi Pnin- I fry wyuiu give a uutj m munity. ^ Services were held at Ghent's Branch Baptist church Sunday, it be; ing one of the regular appointments. Prayer meeting is held at Salem school house evePr Sunday night. Rev. W. G. Britton, of Barnwell, preached there Sunday night, and Rev. Hopkins will preach there the fifth Sunday night. Large crowds \ attend every service. Cane grinding is going on in this eommunity now, the cane crop being good. The farmers are hurrying to finish gathering during this ideal weather. We are sorry to report the death of Mrs. Gum Eaves, which took place at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dan Hartzog, on last Thursday night. Her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Georges Creek on Friday afternoon. She leaves a husband, two daughters, Mrs. Hartzog, of this community, and Mrs. Glover, of John's * Island, and one son, of this community. Mr. Grayson, who has been sick for some time, is able to be up, and Mrs. Grayson is slowly improving. Mrs. Sam. Brabham, of the vicinity, is visiting in Thomasville, Ga. The writer is glad to report that Salem school is doing nicely. Thirtyone pupils are enrolled, and they make a very good average attendance. y The patrons are very nice to their teacher, and seem ever ready to be* stow something on her in the way of kindness. That makes the heavy * work of a congested graded work much lighter. Below we give the (names of the pupils: Herbert, Holman, and Hazel, Jimmie, Murray, and Cecil, Laura, Leona, and Lucy, Fred, Frank, and Bruce(y). David, George, and Gracia, John, Johnie. and Rosa, Elbert, Ethel, and Delma, Willie, William, and Thelma. Alvin, Loyd, and Lionel, Hattie Mae, Mattie Mae, and Mo 11^ zeue, Only one more name, Minnie Mae, Makes thirty-one pupils to Thanksgiving day. The school will close it's doors Wednesday afternoon for Thanksgiving holidays. We note with pride that there is some "talk" and we hope it will amount to as much "say" of holding * i COURT TO SIT EN BANC. | For Hearing- of Case to Compel Hon- j oring- of Warrant by Comptroller, j S1 Columbia, Xov. 28.?An en banc session of the Supreme Court has g been ordered by Chief Justice Gary j to hear the case of Fred M. Dominick, assistant Attorney General, against A. W. Jones, comptroller general. The case grows out of the refusal of the comptroller general to p honor a warrant for about $1,200, p submitted by .Mr. Dominick, for ser- Ci vices in the State bond case. All of 11 the circuit judges have been called v" to sit in the case. a Fairfax Fancies. . l< Fairfax, Xov. 30.?Mrs. G. W. Barber celebrated the birthday of several p of her children last week by having the absent members to assemble under the home roof and partake of a ^ feast she had prepared. 0 Misses Kenney and L. Loadholt at- ^ tended the production of Ben Hur in Augusta. Misses Harrison, Alber- cj gotti and Porter attended same play r< in Columbia. A1 Mrs. S. L. Sanders spent a week c< in Charleston recently. While there s] she saw on the battery the elegant P structure, costing $5,000, donated by oi Mrs. Carrington as a memorial to her si mother, the late Mrs. G. W. Williams, e: It is a band stand or place of rendezvous. She was told that in the storm g of 1911 the cannon balls rolled about 0 like so many toy marbles. The boule- Sj vard has been extended on West Bat- c tery and makes a grand promenade, d The aged Dr. C. S. Vedder, tor over f< 50 years pastor of the French Huge- tl not church, is still serving that de- 0 voted little crowd, and although he ^ has an assistant on account of his blindness, preached a fine sermon. There is no other place like Charleston after all, though we do listen to 0 so many jokes about her non-progressiveness. Certainly St. Michaels' d chimes have lost none of their sweet- . A ness. g Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnston and d children spent the week-end with their friends, the Crouches, of Elko. * The young folks attended a dance Wednesday evening. Mr. Judson Lightsey and daughters, e of Brunson, visited Mrs. Fred Light- p sev Thanksgiving. The day passed " very quietly here?family dinings C being the chief social feature. There b c was a service in the evening, at the Lutheran church, by the pastor. h H. P. Erwin, of Allendale, R. A. ^ Bodenheimer, of Greensboro, N. C., c and G. W. Kraker, of Richmond, Va., Ci were recent visitors here. Mr. Judson Lightsey and daugh- t( ters, of Brunson, visited relatives here recently. Miss Mercedes Buckner, who has been off teaching, 6pent a few days ci with home folks recently. e Mr. and Mrs. Luther Barber and T children. Miss Jones,of Early Branch; and Misses Brunson, of Gifford, form- j< ed a house party at Mrs. J. B. Brun- 7 son's recently. n On Friday evening an entertain- a ment was given in school hall by Mrs. n Wm. Simpson for parsonage improvements. Miss Joella Padgett gave the opening instrumental piece. Other pieces were played by Misses Ruth Wilson and Sadie Harter. Fine recitations, readings, pantomimes, etc., 1! varied the different scenes. A vocal F solo by Mrs. J. E. Johnston was much s1 oniAvoH Amhrosia and cake were ^ served and a pleasant evening was " spent. A nice sum was realized. T tj 25 head well broke mules for sale fl by J. M. DANNELLY & CO., Ehr- \ hardt. Weight 1,000 lbs. and up,-ad. C( a county fair in our county next year. It was the writer's pleasure to attend the fair in Orangeburg and 'twas j. worth while to examine the exhibits ^ as offered by tne many, from six * u years children on up. While it was . ii good and quite a credit to any county,. yet Bamberg county right here at Salem had a hog and some colts that are much prettier than any we saw there. The writer is not flinging mud at the Orangeburg fair, but only g saying this to show how much have that we do not exhibit or even ^ let our neighbors have an opportunity ^ of seeing, in a public encouragement j TDn r?ri n'nl 1 foir trvO I way, nicu, me jucxi ii??tn a was said to be good. We did not attend that, but is Bamberg county going to let her mother county and sister oounty leave her so far? No, not when such public spirited men as Drs. Black and Hair are agitating the question. The writer did not attend the circus on the 14th. but if one little show can cause as many people to visit Bamberg as went that d day, what could a Bamberg county t fair do? Let all try and see. s COUNTRY CORRESPONDENT. tl Denmark, S. C., Nov. 24, 1913. s I N THE PALMETTO STAT1 OME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. tate News Roiled Down for Quid Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. In his petition to the State Su reme Court to be reinstated as < racticing attorney, .Jno. T. Dun an makes a touching appeal. Prom lent men, moved by sympathy, sign d a petition asking that he be re dmitted to the bar. Bird protection having been under iken by the South Carolina Federa - * nr ^ ~ ^ + y?. Oil U1 WU11H511 s ^iuus, as one 01 cm roper activities of such an organiza on, an effort has been resolved upoi i raise by December 10th the sum o 1,000, to be applied toward suppor f the National Association of Audu on Societies. The suit against the sovereigi amp of the Woodmen of the Worl< esulting from the death of Samue I. Taylor, who died from injuries re sived during an initiation in Friend !iip lodge of the order near Hone* ath a couple of years ago, has beei ompromised, and the case has beei tricken from the docket of the Fed ral Court. Four young white men were fount uilty before the mayor of Greenvilh n Friday of being implicated ii tealing clothing from a pressinj lub., Two were fined $25 or 31 ays for theft; one $15 or 20 day; ar receiving stolen goods, knowinj lem to have been stolen; one $1; r 20 days for buying stolen good: T-I wtt- iw rv fVlAm frv la^TTA VlAAn of a! ATI UUW 111ft lll^m 11/ OVV&WAA* # The Southern Railway company hai ppealed to the United States Su reme court from a verdict of $20, 00 for the death of Engineer Ben ett, who was killed when his engini ashed into a burning trestle nea lston in August, 1911. The Stat< upreme court confirmed the ver ict of the Circuit court. The chie round of the appeal is that th< mount is excessive. The State Supreme Court request d the attorney general to act a rosecuting attorney in the disbar lent proceedings instituted agains . P. Sims, an attorney of Spartan urg, but he wrote a letter to th< ourt declining to do so, saying h( ad not been consulted in bringing le proceedings and there were othe ircumstances connected with th? ase which made liim ask to be ex used. The Court appointed Solici Dr J. K. Henry to prosecute. Baptist Church News. Prayer meeting at the Baptis hurch Thursday at 7 p. m. Subject Afferent Opinions as to How thi hing Happened. Preaching Sunday 11 a. m. Sub jet: Mjodern Slavery. Preaching a p. m. Subject: A Down Hill Busi ess. Everybody invited, especiall; nyone who has, or ever has had hi ame on a church roll. w. r. McMillan. Winthrop College Notes. A reception was given to the min sters attending conference on las 'riday afternoon by the faculty an< tudents of Winthrop college. The: ere received in the parlors by Presi ent and Mrs. Johnson and all tin lethodist teachers, and were thei iken by the marshal to the seconi oor, where they were met by th? lethodist students. A pipe orgai Dncert was given in the auditorium fter which they adjourned to tin rst floor for refreshments. The joint celebration of the threi terary societies was held on las Ionday night. Three former stu ents were the speakers of the even lg, Winthrop Literary Society wa: epresented by Miss Lucile Melton urry Literary Society by Miss Elean r Reid and Wade Hampton Literar: ociety by Miss Eudora Kirk. W< ^ere delighted to have these ol< raduates on our program once more Miss Bertha Conde, Student Secre lrv of the National Board of Y. W !. A., will be at Winthrop colleg< tiis week, and will give talks in th< uditorium every evening through ut the week. The Schuman Quintette will giv. n entertainment in the auditoriun n next Monday evening. M. S. Rock Hill, December 1. The Cotton Market. Cotton is selling in Bamberg to ay (Wednesday) for thirteen cent; he pound. Receipts of the seasoi o far 11,700 bales. 'It is though he receipts here for the entire sea on will reach at least 16,000 bales i J. WESLEY CRUM, JR. MARRIED. 4 Wins as His Bride Miss Priscilla 5 j Lopez Hart, of Estill. The wedding of Miss Lopez Hart to J. Wesley Crum, Jr., which was solemnized at Estill last Wednesday evening at 6.30 was one of great interest to a wide circle" of friends. Both bride and groom are very popu" lar throughout the entire lower part 1 of the State, Miss Hart being the - very attractive and accomplished - daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Hart, - of Estill, and Mr. Crum one of the - most promising young professional men of Denmark. The color scheme was yellow and - white and the church was very simply 3 but effectively decorated with palms, - ferns and yellow chrysanthemums, i The scheme was also attractively f carried out in the gowns of the bridal t party. Promptly at the appointed - hour Miss Virginia Carroll sang "Constancy," accompanied Dy miss 1 Essie Williams at the piano. The j bridesmaids and gromsmen were j Irene Lopez , of Atlanta, with Orrice Bowman, of Orangeburg; Miss Ulmer Fishburne, of Walterboro, with St. x Clair Guess, of Denmark; Miss Lucile Solomons, of Estill, with James 1 Guess, of Denmark; and Miss Sara Hiott, of Sumter, with Malcolm Crum, a brother of the groom, was best ^ man. The a younger sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and Cecil " Crum, brother of the groom was 1 best man. The matron of honor was 3 Mrs. C. B. Haddon, Jr., of Stark[) ville, formerly Miss Mamie Benton 5 of this State. Little Misses Helen r 3 Gilford and Mary Solomons, cousins ' of the bride, were flower girls, while 5 Little Helen Clark carried the wedding ring in the heart of a white 5 chrysanthemum. The bride's gown was of brocaded " crepe-de-chine trimmed with pearls ' and real lace, made empire style g with court train. The veil was charmr ingly draped and fastened low ovei 5 the forehead with real or'ange blossoms. * Immediately after an informal ree ception held at the home of the bride's parents the ydung couple left - amid a shower of rice and good wishs es for points of interest in the north. - Upon their return they will be at t home in Denmark. Among the out-of-town guests foi 3 the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. D. L, 3 Hart and Caroline Hart, Charleston; I Mrs. Odom, Denmark; Mr. and Mrs, r H. E. Gilford, Gilford; Mr. and Mrs, e Wm. Gilford, Gilford; and Mrs. Paul - Allen and Miss Joe Allen, Denmark, BYRNES HAS PLAN. Provisions of His Bill for Co-Operation With Federal Government, t : Washington, December 2.?Repree sentative James F. Byrnes to-day introduced a bill for co-operation be" tween the Federal and State Governt ments in road building. He would " apportion the Federal aid thus: Oney third in the proportion which the 5 area of the State bears to the area of the United States; one-third in th proportion which the mileage or rural delivery and star routes in the State bears to that of the whole country, and the remaining one-third in the t proportion which the population ol j the State bears to that of the whole v country. The bill provides that to get Feda eral aid a State must itself appropri3 ate a sum greater than that contributI ed to it by the Federal Government. a The total appropriation by the Gov1 ernment is to be $3,000,000 the first year; $6,000,000 the second, and a $12,000,000 each year thereafter. Mr. Byrnes believes that South 0 Carolina and other Southern States t would derive more benefit under this plan than under the provisions of the Shackleford bill, and a number of his colleagues on the committee on roads agree with him. Senator Gore, chair1 man of the Senate committee on agf griculture, and Logan W. Page, director of the Dublic roads division .j | of the department of agriculture, also favor a bill drawn on the lines followed by Mr. Byrnes. Monday's Sales. I Last Monday being the first Monday in the month and sales day, Master H. C. Folk sold 25 % acres of land ? :n the case of Carrie E. Simmons against J. D. Fender. It was bid in by H. M. Graham, attorney, for $405. Air. Folk also sold, for Judge of Probate A. C. Dibble of Orangeburg, in the case of Ada V. Simmons et al against Benjamin F. Simmons, one _ +T-o/-i+ r\f 9 90 odrae fnr 41 r^flO and H aLt Ul Sd V UV* 1 VA y A. J V V W y m ? s one tract of 180 acres for $7,000. 11 Both tracts are situated in Fish Pond t township, and were bid in by the - parties in interest, i. These were all the legal sales. r -.iu BARNWELL MAN KILLEI ! E. PEYTON BEST MURDERED O? PRINCIPAL STREET. . Officers Lead Posses in Search fo Slayer?Many Arrests Made and Men Committed to Jail. Barnwell, December 3.?E. Peyto: 1 Best, a well known merchant of Barn ^ well, was shot and almost instantl; killed here tonight. The shootin; : was done on Wall street, only 5* ' yards from the court house and abou 100 yards from Mr. Best's grocer; store. About 20 negroes have beei arrested and committed to the count; 1 jail, where they are held as suspects The fatal shot was evidently fired b; a negro. Two shots were fired, onl; one of which took effect. The bul let entered the back and passe* ' through the body near the heart, th ! wounded man dying in two minute 1 after he was shot. The shots were fired at 9:1< ! o'clock. Mr. Best had been to a res taurant for supper and was walfein, up the street when two shots wer 1 fired. Vince Dunbar and Arthur Hai ! den were standing in the door of ; ; pool room, a few yards away, and to 1 ward them the wounded man stag ' gered, exclaiming: "Oh, Lord, boyt ! I'm shot." As he fell, Mr. Hardei ^ caught him and he was carried int ' the pool room where he died in tw ' minutes. Arrests Are Made. | Officers at once began a hunt fo the man or men who fired the shots and soon between 15 or 20 negroe [ were arrested as suspects. The count, bloodhounds were secured but hav been unable to accomplish anything , After the wholesale round-up c . suspects another negro was brough > l in and placed in jail. It is said tha ' against this negro strong circum . stantial evidence is directed. A stron, guard was thrown around the jail Other arrests will probably follow. It is believed that the shots cam k from a crowd of negroes standing be . hind Mr. Best. It is said that Mi TJoat Vto/1 hoDn inctlorl hv npernps m the streets and- that trouble had tjie: . been narrowly averted. A negro i said to have drawn a revolver am . three times attempted to fire at Mi Best, the weapon missing fire eacl time. Town is Excited. The town of Barnwell is excite I over the affair, and officers and othe citizens are searching for clues t establish the identity of the man wh fired the shot. The coroner secured a jury whic] ' viewed the body, after which it wa removed to Mr. Best's late home. Th inquest will be continued tomorrow morning. > Mr. Best was 36 years of age an was a native of Barnwell. He is sui vived by his wife and five small chil 1 dren. Mrs. Best is prostrated by th shock. No arrangements for the funers L have been made. ' Pallbearers Arrested at Funeral. New York, Dec. 1.?Two chief pall i bearers at a Brooklyn funeral ar : under arrest to-day charged with be f i ing crooks and confidence iren. The were arrested while they sat in th pallbearers' carriage. Previously, i is charged, they swindled a Jerse City insurance man out of $450 an< a gold watch by a scheme as old a the gold brick game. : While making collections for a: [ insurance company, Arthur Schifi of Jersey City, was accosted oi i Grove street, Jersey City, by a dim i inutive Italian, who asked to be di i rected to the office of a prominen contractor. "I'm going in that direction," an swered Schiff. "Come along and I'l show you where it is." The Italian went along, on the wa; he imparted the information that h . was in possession of a trunk full o 1 Mexican gold coin, which a contrac tor had promised to exchange fo American currency. There was $6, 000 worth of gold, he said. It was at this point that anotlie son of Italy, a tall and burly fel low, joined the two and the wholi tale was repeated for his benefit. i "Well," said the newcomer, "wh; don't you let this gentleman exchange the money for you at a bank? Yoi ! can give him $50 for a commission.' Schiff hastened to agree. So th< golden coins, which, according t< i the Italians, were wrapped in a ban . danna handkerchief, were hande< OnVilff Vvq/1 r?ni ever. dui nvjl uiilit oliiiii uuu ill' to his house and there gathered to ! as security. Schiff passed over hi as security. Shiff passed over hi new gold watch, too. | TIlACKEl) BY BLOODHOUNDS. ' ??? John Austin, Colored, Confronted f With Serious Charge. Columbia, Dec. 2.?John Austin, a negro boy about 16 years, was capr tured early to-day near Bishopville under a charge of attempting burglary and rape. The crime is alleged to have been committed last night a at the home of a well known farmer, residing in Calhoun county. y He entered the room where two g young women were sleeping, waking q them. The girls gave the alarm. The ? xiegiu jurnpcu Hum iue wuuuw. Bloodhounds were sent from the penitentiary. The doge went direct to the home of Austin. He at first ( denied his guilt, but, it is said, later ' confessed. A crowd gathered around the guard house at Bishopville this morning, but there was no attempt , to lynch. a - P Thanksgiving at Sassafras Grove. A large congregation met at the 0 above named place last Thursday and i- celebrated the day of Thanksgiving S very beautifully by carrying out the e following program: Song?Open the Windows, a Mr. G. W. Folk made some re> marks on the importance of meeting together and rendering thanks for all t i, of our blessings, also read the 23rd n' Psalm. o Prayer by Mr. J. A. McCormack, o superintendent of the Sunday-school held at this place. Song?Christian Inheritance, music r being rendered by Miss Wilhelmina j, Polk, Mr. G. W. Folk, Mr. Herbert s Polk, and Mr. C. W. Smoak. y Welcome address by Ruth Morris, e Recitation?Thanksgiving Day, by rm Reba Steedly. ,f Song?Open the Doors for the t Children. ,t Recitation?Marjorie, by Miss Matl tie Goodwin. \ g Autumn?By Odel Sandifer. I. Song?Jesus is Passing By. Recitation by Nomie DeWitt. e Recitation by Gillie Beard. ? Exercises by five children. Recitation?Thankful Joe, by Dorn ris Folk. Q Song?KJhg's Business. ^ ' s Recitation?Miss Julia Clayton. 3 . Recitation by Connor Smoak. * Song?Higher Ground. . V#i|l||j h Reading?Thinking and Thanking, by Miss Wilhelmina Folk. At this juncture Mr. J. B. Padd gett made a few stirring remarks concerning the good stewardship of Mr. J. A. McCormack as organizer and superintendent of the Sundayschool, offering him a hand in con. gratulation, with a request that all follow, which made sentiment run very high in favor of Mr. McCormack v for a few minutes. Then Mr. McCormack made a very ^ pathetic plea for the old ministers , % , who were too old and worn to work, i asking a contribution for same. He got a ready response and a goodly sum made up. ^ Then Prof. D. T. Smoak, of Pine Grove, delivered a very able address on Thanksgiving, explaining the vast difference in improvements to-day to what was three hundred years ago at 1- the beginning of Thanksgiving. He e gave a very lengthy address, s- Song, and the Benediction, y After which dinner was spread une derneath the limbs of a very large it and noted oak tree that was sufficient y to satisfy the most fastidious apped tites. All partook heartily thereof s and spent the remaining part of the afternoon in sweet communion with - 1 a eauu uiuci. f, A goodly number of the young n folks assembled at the peaceful home i- of Mr. J. A. McCormack in the eveni ing and engaged in innocent past times until a wee hour of the night. The most interesting Miss Kate i- Kornegay, of Kennansville, N. C., 1 teacher of the Hampton school, and Miss Dottie Adams, of Bamberg, teachv er of the Clear Pond school. Other e visitors were: Mrs. H. W. Beard f and children, of Bamberg; Miss Maggie Padgett, student of Carlisle r school; Miss Grace Hill, of Bamberg; - Miss.Julia Clayton, of Ehrhardt; Mt. Talmage Clayton, Ehrhardt; Mr. and r Mrs. Hughie Clayton, of Colston; Mr. - and Mrs. G. W. Beard, of Colston", e Messrs. John Mitchell and H. F. Pearson, of Clear Pond; Mr. and Mrs. G. y W. Beard, of Colston; Mr. and Mrs. e Hudson, of Colston;' Mrs. Eddie Zeigj ler and children, from Clear Pond; " Mr. G. W. Folk and family, from e Clear Pond; Miss Lizzie Walker, from 3 Clear Pond; Mr. Eddie Walker, from - Clear Pond; Mrs. Neb Crider, of Den3 mark; Miss Vonetta Crider, of Deni mark; Mr. Swaltz, of Midwav. j ' S 'l'D6 nicest line Ol Aluaa uuuna cici s shown in Bamberg now on display at Herald Book Store.