The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 11, 1913, Page 5, Image 5
PERSONAL MENTION.
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People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.
?Mr. \Y. D. Rhoaa spent Tuesday
in Charleston.
?Maj. Kavelock Eaves, of Orangeburg,
spent Monday in the city.
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?Mr. \Y. E. Utsey, of Climax, Ga., j
is visiting relatives in the city.
?Mr. Vernon Brabham, of Colum-!
bia, was in the city this week.
?Messrs. J. Ham Kirkland and G.
V. Kearse. of Olar, was in the city
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yesterday.
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?Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Johns, of
Baldoc, spent a few days in the city
this week.
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?Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Glenn, of
Charleston, spent Sunday in the city
with relatives.
?Messrs. D. M. and D. P. Smith,
of the Ehrhardt section, were in the
city Tuesday. \
?Mr. Gordon Brabham, of Olar,
was in the city yesterday, on his way
" home from attending the sessions of
the Masonic grand lodge in Charleston.
?Drs. Chas. F. Black. J. B. Black,
Messrs. C. E. Black, W. D. Rhoad,
and Thos. Ducker went to Charleston
f this week to attend the Masonic
grand lodge.
?Mr. W. C. Wolfe, of Orangeburs:
was in the city Tuesday and
went down to see how the work on
the railroad was coming on, he being
one of the builders.
' ?The friends of Edgar A. Brown,
* Esq., will be glad to learn that he has
decided to move back to Barnwell
and make this his home in the future.
- Mr. Brown will resume the practice
of law at this bar.?Barnwell Sentinel.
? ?Mr. and Mrs. I. X. Dunn and
Mr. M. G. Dunn went to Graniteville
J Tuesday night on account of the sudden
death of the father of the Messrs.
Dunn. He suffered! a stroke of paralysis
a few days ago and never
# rallied.
?S. G. Mayfield, Esq., of Bamberg,
has been here this week, taking a
leading part as counsel for defense in
the case against Jim Hogg and Aiken
Williams, charged with killing Henry
and Velpo Hogg last summer.?Barnwell
Sentinel.
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STRYCHNINE IN STOMACH.
Florence Doctors Probably Save Life
of Young Man. .
Florence, December 9.?A young
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wmi^e man dv me uame ui ueuige
McGliee was carried to a boarding
bouse here Sunday night suffering
from a trouble the nature of which
hie friends knew not. After being
there some little time, and growing
worse momentarily, Dr. F. K. Rhodes
and Dr. S. R. Lucas were summoned.
From the condition in which the phy
cian6 found him they took it to be a
case of poisoning, and at once set
about to make an effort to save the
young man's life. Dr. Rhodes used a
stomach pump and found that the
young man had swallowed strychnine.
It is not known whether the young
man took the dose for relief or with
suicidal attempt. However, it is said,
he told the physicians attending him
that he was out of work, owed a
* small bill and ,that no one cared, anyhow,
whether he lived or died. It is
said that a love affair might have
been the key to the dose having been
found in his stomach. He is getting
r?irm?r' nil ri^ht now and will live,
the doctors say.
THAW APPLIES FOR BAIL.
' Petition Will Be Heard To-day Before
Judge Aldrich.
Concord, N. H.. December S.?Harry
K. Thaw, who is resisting efforts
to extradite him to New York on
charges of conspiracy in connection
with his escape from Mattewan, applied
for bail to-day. His petition
will be heard to-morrow by Judge
Aldrich in the United States Court.
i William T. Jerome, who is in charge
of New York's case, and his local assistant,
Bernard Jacobs, will appear
in opposition.
Thaw is at present in the custody
of United States Marshall Nute and
Sheriff Drew, of Coos County, pending
the decision on his appeal for a
writ of habeas corpus.
Something Was Wrong.
At a dry goods store they employed
a small boy to run errands, says the
Pathfinder. The other day, while he
was waiting in the store, a lady came
in and asked the clerk for a yard of
! , silk.
When it was placed before her she
exclaimed: Oh, really I must be going
mad, I want muslin."
I" On hearing this the boy rushed out
of the store and, seeing a policeman
across the way, ran up to him, shoutf
ing.
| "'Come over here. There's a wo>
man in our store got the hydropho*
bia. She wants muzzling."
FREED THEX SHOT TO DEATH.
Acquitted on Charge of Criminal Assault,
Killed by Rrotlier-in-Lavv.
Cuthbert, Ga.?S C. Culbreth, a
widely-known citizen of Carnegie.
Ga., was shot and killed here yesterday
by \V. F. Wood ham. The shooting
occurred immediately after Culbreth
had been acquitted of a charge
of criminal assault upon Woodman's
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Culbreth was tried here Tuesday
for criminal assault on the sister of
Woodham and was acquitted. He left
the court house and was standing between
his two sons in a grocery store
when Woodham walked in and fired.
Both lived at Carnegie. Culbreth
conducting a store at that place, and
both were here for the trial.
Woodham is married. Culbreth
leaves a wife, who took his side, and
six children, one of whom was born
Monday night.
Feeling has been high in the neighborhood,
and threats of lynching are
said to have been made.
Both come from respectable and
well-known families.
Woodham gave up and was lodged
in jail.
The Ehrliardt-Baniberg Kailuay.
Elsewhere in this issue we carry a
story concerning the new line of
railway now under construction from
Ehrhardt to Bamberg. This road
will be completed early in the new
year," and will afford much better
freight and passenger service to the
entire county of Colleton.
The building of this road means
that a new period of prosperity will
nchoro/1 intr* Wnltorhnrn and
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Colleton county. For years, with
exit and entrance from one direction
only, the county has enjoyed a slow
growth. Now, by being put into
touch with the outer world in a different
direction, trade should materially
improve, the county should begin
a greater growth than ever before
in its history and prosperity should
smile* abundantly. The latent
natural resources of Colleton are indeed
great, and with adequate railroad
service, these resources are
bound to be developed Thus it is
that after years of waiting, we are
to have the benefit of another railroad.
But the part in which our people
are most interested is whether or not
the Coast Line will operate this new
road. While some contend that the
business interest of the county will
be damaged by the new road being
absorbed by the Coast Line, there is
no question but that the passenger
service, if operated by the Coast
Line, would be materially improved.
It will be quite inconvenient to make
changes at Ehrhardt for the new line
of road, and much delay might be
caused there on account of the
transfer of freight. It matters not
how that may be, this section of territory
will be delighted with the
building of the road and much increase
in prosperity can be expected.
?Editorial in Walterboro Press and
Standard.
ROSE TELLS LIFE STORY.
Reformed Gambler Tells Audience
He Never Had a Chance.
Jack Rose, the reformed gambler,
repeated the story of his life before
an audience in the First Union Presbyterian
Church, Lexington avenue
and Eighty-sixth street. His only
reference to the Rosenthal affair was
that six of the eight men involved in
the crime had been graduated from
State reformatories that do not reform.
Every gambler, he said, sounds
the depth of human misery, and
his hour came when "that affair oc1
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however, that if the reformatories
had been different "there might have
been a different story,"
Rose told how he had been led to
the underworld through a boys' reformatory,
and how many others in
the institution with him were turned
out worse than when they entered.
People in the underworld, he said,
owe their existence there to those in
the upper world, for they are not given
a chance to reform because of the
odium and scorn that follows their
first slip.?New York Sun.
BUYS CHESTER LANTERN.
John E. Nunnery to Edit Newspaper.
Chester, Dec. 6.?A change of interest
in newspaper circles is the
purchase of the Chester Lantern by
Mr. John E. Nunnery, the change of
ownership to take effect January 1.
Mr. Chas X. Wrenshall, the present
editor and proprietor, came to Chester
two years ago and the Lantern
under his management has been
well conducted and prosperous. It
is .Mr. Wrenshall's intention to locate
in Western North Carolina, although
his plans at this time are not fully
determined upon. Mr. Nunnery, the
new owner of the Lantern, is a former
Representative in the Legislature
from this county, and is widely
known.
MRS. E. J. HUE IN JAIL
I CHARGED WITH COMPLICITY IX
SHOOTING HUSBAND.
Occupies the Cell Near That of Walter '
E. Gurganous, Held as Principal
in Saturday Night Affair.
Lexington, December 9.?Mrs. Ella
Delle Hite, wife of J. Milton Hite, the
Batesburg man who on Saturday
i nip-lit- u-3< shnt and nrnhahlv mortal- I
ly wounded, the shooting occurring
in the dining room of Mr. and Mrs.
Hite at Batesburg, is to-night in Hie
Lexington county jail, having been
arrested at her home in Batesburg
to-day by Sheriff Sim J. Miller and
brought to Lexington in the sheriff's
automobile. She is charged with being
an accessory to the shooting of
her husband. Walter E. Gurganous,
charged with doing the shooting, is
now in jail here.
Mrs. Hite was arrested on a warrant
sworn out before Magistrate A.
H. Blease by John G. Darby, chief
of police of the town of Batesburg,
in which she is charged with being
an accessory to the shooting.
The affidavit sets out: "That on
information and belief at Batesburg,
Lexington county, State aforesaid, on j
the 6th day of December, 1913, one
Ella Delle Hite did unlawfully assist,
aid, abet and procure one Walter E.
Gurganous without just cause or provocation
to violently assault, shoot,
penetrate and wound one J. Milton 1
Hite with intent, him. the said J. J
Milton Hite. to kill and murder, said
aiding, abetting, assisting and pro- ^
i curing being against the form of the
statute in such case made and provided
and against the peace and dignity
of the State." '
Mrs. Hite refused to be interviewed
after reaching jail, telling Sheriff .
Miller that she would not make a '
statement now but in a few days she
would be glad to talk. I
Gurganous. who is charged1 with J
the shooting, is ocupying a cell on
the upper floor of the jail, while Mrs.
Hite occupies a lower cell just to the
right of the cell occupied by the
young man. Carrying out the instructions
of Solicitor George Bell .
Timmerman, who accompanied Sher- "
iff Miller to Batesburg, Mrs. Hite and *
Gurganous will not be allowed to talk
to each other. A close guard will be (
placed around the jail during theday
in order that no message may j
pass between the two.
Mrs. Hite showed no visible signs J
of emotion. She took ker arrest .
calmly, it is said, and will await the J
outcome of her husband's injuries be- j
fore making any attempt at securing
bond. The same course will be fol- (
lowed by Gurganous' attorneys.
Mrs. Hite is a brunette, very at- (
tractively and becomingly dressed.
Hite, for the shooting of whom
Gurganous and Mrs. Hite are being held,
was seriously wounded Satur- *
day night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hite at Batesburg. Mr. Hite
left his work at the store of L. D. 1
Cullum to go to supper a little bec
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a pistol shot rang out. Nearby neighbors
rushed to the home, only to find
Mr. Hite with a pistol wound in the
lower part of the neck. Gurgauous
and Mrs. Hite were found in the
house together, Mrs. Hite being at
the telephone trying to get a doctor
when the first person arrived. The
weapon with which the wound is .
supposed to have been inflicted was
the property of Mr. Hite and has
never been found.
Gurganous was arrested a few
minutes later at the Hite home by J
John G. Darby, chief of police, and j
was rushed to Lexington in an automobile.
The feeling at Batesburg .]
against Gurganous was so strong that
a circuitous route was chosen by the ^
officers in order that no attempt at
summary vengeance might be made.
Gurganous has refused to make a ^
statement further than tha.t he did
not do the shooting. His father and
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mother, Mr. and Mrs. a. m. ijuiguuous,
of Durham, X. C., came to Lexington
yesterday, and it is understood
that they secured counsel to
represent their son. So far as is
known Mrs. Hite has not employed
an attorney. i
The condition of Mr. Hite is said "
to be grave. Upon the advice of
physicians he was carried to*an Augusta
hospital to-day.
The injured man is one of the
1 most prominent and popular young
men of Batesburg. He has been for
a number of years a member of the
town council and he is held in the
highest esteem. .
The 8-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hite, who is said to have
been a witness to the shooting, is in
I charge of Mr. Hite's mother at Bates
burg. ' f
Teacher?What do you know about
George Washington?
Boy?He never told a lie.
Teacher?Is that all you know
about him?
Boy?Ain't that enough??Chicago
News.
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we have. Come quid
of a kind, and the one
one that has just beei
have lots more than a
Henty's Books.
Alger's Books.
Dptic Series.
Stephen's Series.
Ellis' Series
Reid's Series.
Meade's Series.
Grirl Chums.
Carey Books.
Big Game Series.
Boy Scouts Series.
A.von Booklets.
Woodbine Poets.
Sfoung People.
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LICIC cue a ten ui me
A.urelian Poets.
Stories to Tell Children.
Masterpieces.
Great Ideal Series.
A.bbey Series.
Cheer Series.
Playmate Toy Books.
Come look at what we
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Large Assortment of Testaments. \ T ?
Swell Line of Bibles.
Christmas Cards.
Large Line Christmas Tags.
Swell Line Calendars. <
A few Nice Lap Tablets.
Some Swell Picture Frames,
Pretty Boxes of Fine Stationery. .
A Few Nice Purses
Some Pretty Card Cases.
Hand Painted China. ~fM
Waterman's Fountain Pens.
Something for every member of the
family. %|
things we have for Xmas 3
McLoughlin's Cloth Works. J
Youngsters' Series.
Little Darling Series.
Woods Series.
Large Assortment Copywright Books.
Others too numerous to mention. ^
have, and get our prices
on't be sorry
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