The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, January 01, 1914, Image 1
HKe - w
Hwf \
lie ictmberg feralfr
I I. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1914 _ Established 1891.
IKIBLLS TENANT. ]
H j
ShoBt By G. J. Baker
ji Cvamden. !
lemlber 27.?The only
Christmas season yet ,
thej killing of Henry
KHpjkbout; 35 years, Dy li. j.
Ir, aearljf 60, which happenn
tfece Of the- latter about
milast qjf Camden, Thurs&ighj
is s^id that Rogers had 1
drii^ anc being a tenant on '
|laceBak?r, the wife of the
mand seit for Baker to aid '
that fcer vas unruly.,.-Baker (
i to \ Ine and it is said '
re attipt to shoot him with 1
I. Bteriicceeded in getting *
- * ? V>5?*? nn/1 P ncrorc
IiUXl H. W > m uuu, auu ivwfjv*
bued I aince^upon him with ]
tir, w.eniker struck Rogers <
the hiadh the barrel of the i
[nflictJnglinds from which he <
Ihorty althe blow was dealt.
^ cane ttmden this morning
jwrreadeto the authorities,
were wcnown white men of
tonty, atogers leaves a wife ]
pur smzhildren. ,
Cotmtwrespondence. 1
>py newr to all! The holi- >
lave pa off very quietly, no
al happgs. (
Steedljghes, of Charleston, 4
the hcfs with his father's
|| ' 3
eat dei moving is going on, 1
'
illy ai; the colored folks,
as bee! good crop year and 1
akes tolored laborer restnd
hefr'er knows when he
doin' i till he begins to do
! ^
i !
| Kati)rnegay, teacher of ]
tn sci spent the holidays J
lends dewberry. #She startprk
a; Monday. *
Is Ogi and Clyde Best, of 1
|e, ajpltmg their cousin,
fesie |ter.
I hurjjscribe is at home, i
lemjtl, for the holidays. <
||v ^c%<yove the pupils, <
Lt^lbf here as there's t
H Will begin work I
HCLB ^1
- i
a? ^XJTcMillan preached a c
Sw * *
instructive ser- z
to an appreciative
SBSfrae 3rd chapter 13, 14
jggp Pfcians. It was truly
jjftte he dying of the old
Boneis have done as well 1
SpghtB, but "forgetting the ^
fihat behind, press toward ^
Irk f<5e prize of the high c
r of Ga Christ Jesus." The t
:es thire ours in the past. f
IBtrengtlus to turn aside in A.
?tr expnces for the future *
Bj^ch tiwe may have fallen t
jur duet's be determined to S
?at miiiigher in the next. . *
jput wiiells to the wild, wild s
sky, :
The fl; clouds, the frosty f
light, ' ; e
"he yels dying in the night, s
out wi>ells and let him die.
>ut thfi, ring in the new, 1
tin^ ,i)v bells across the 1
I snow i
le yes going, let him go,
ut thalse, ring in the true. c
[cASBR RETURNS. 1
fc, ^strong Placed Under j.
I, lid of $10,000. t
Ja., December 27.?
Aistrong, cashier of the
nn Bank, tvhose doors
dwo weeks ago because
c! condition, returned to
s night and at 9 o'clock
nd before Sheriff Clark
>f 510,000. Armstrong
Ilith forgery, it being at- 1
2 forged the name of a
* j
W, an endorser on a note J
Hjve an Augusta bank as
i \ a loan.
j^^rill assist in un|angling
the Irish American j
\id that he has never ?
imaCmiles away from Au- <
relatives have stated J
sist t he never intended to t
i*s of the law.
By Firecracker. T
g? <
?-"December 26.?Little j
r\
j 2s, 1 year old, son of \
i. Robert Reeves, was
Kxr tVi c oynlnciftn r?f t
MJ l/UVy V. *. x
rtjpr yesterday at his (
etr\n iron pipe stuck in t
?etis being used for hold- (
;tonr. a very large one i
p Tito the pipe and dis- 1
Lia^e the little fellow i
[ardbf range, struck hin? I(
CLA the wound is tre?<
?0ItlIbut very serious/ Ml
r of stitches.
? / Me?
P /
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS EY SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
_ I
Readings?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The Merchants and Planters bank |
of Mullins has declared a dividend of
24 per cent for the past year.
Mary Gaillard, the negress who
came so near killing Mrs. Sue C. >
Cannon in Orangeburg county Thursday
night of last week, and who fled
to the swamps, has not yet been captured.
Mrs. Eliza Judd, of Spartanburg,
made a Christmas gift of $ 10,000 to ,
each of the following institutions: ,
Converse college, the Young Men's
Christian Association and the Textile ,
Industrial Institute of her city.
The two-year-old child of Mr. and 1
Mrs. A. A. Waddill, of Nichols,
Mariog^saamty, was run over and '
killed by a train on the Coast Line i
Wednesday. The mother had gone
to Mullins to buy Christmas goods, 1
when the child wandered from home
and?got on the track. <
The governor on Wednesday paroled
Jackson Hollis of Greenwood
county, in the pen for burglary, and
Pred Hills of Berkeley county, in for '
manslaughter. These bring the num- 1
ber of convicts turned loose Dy me
governor since he went into office,
three years ago, to 904.
J. Milton Hite,a prominent business
man, who was shot and seriously <
wounded in his home in Batesburg i
December 6th, has returned from the 1
Augusta hospital, improved but not 1
well. His wjfe and Walter E. Gur- <
ganous, charged with the shooting, j
ire still in Lexington jail, awaiting
trial.
Tom Polk and Joe Owensby, white
nen near Campobello,. Spartanburg *
county, have been bound over to
;ourt on the charge of setting fire>-#
.0 the barn of Ben Neeves, a neigh- j
>or, the night of October 19th, destroying
the harn and. punting- to ?.
leath two mules, a horse and a cow .
1
md other valuable property.
1 > ?1
Miss Ethel Grimes Married.
I
.*
Blackville, December 30.?Miss '
Sthel Grimes, of Lees, S. C., and Mr. *
ft7. O. Seigler, of Greenville, S. C.,
* 1 ? ?I 171 k
vere nappny unucu m ixj-aruase r itlay
evening at the Biackville Bapr 5
ist church, the ceremony being, per- *
ormed by Rev. Funderburk.
Following the ceremony, the bride 1
md groom, accompanied by their at- 1
endants, journeyed to the beautiful i
IhamroQk hotel, the dining room of 1
vhich was elaborately decorated with
milax, carnations and ferns. 1
A long and beautiful table was set *
or 21 plates; place cards opposite 1
jach plate with the names of the re- *
pective guests written thereon. *
AfterJJie luxurious supper, menu
lard to surpass, the bride and groom *
eft on the 8.45 p. m. train for parts *
inknown. 1
The bride is one of the charming 1
laughters of Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Irimes, of Lees, S. C., and enjoys a 1
egion of friends.
The bride and groom were attended 1
>y the following at supper: Rev. Fun
lArhnrfc Mrs. Funderburk. Black
'ille, S.?. C., Ronald Gyles, Miss *
Blanche 'Hair, Bamberg; Mr. and s
drs. H.*R. Grimes, Lees, S. C.; Jud- ?
;cn Fickling, Miss Ida Dixon, Hugh 1
Cromer, Greenville; Miss Olar ?
5rimes, Lees, S. C.; Miss Marie Seig- (
er, Greenville, S. C.; Herman Guess. *
diss Annie Campbell, Sigsbee Grimes,
^.ees, S. C.; Miss Ida Alice Grimes, 1
^ees, S. C.; W. A. Martin, Greenville; 1
r. W. Grimes,.Lees, S. C.; Carl Buist, 1
Blackville; Miss Hatta Rena Milhous. *
Twins 95 Years Old. 1
Babylon, N. Y., December 26.?The 1
Vluncy twins, William and Samuel, t
15 years old and said to be the oldest i
w&s in the United States, cele-1 <
)rated their . birthday yesterday. 1
\bout fifty of their intimate families, 1
vhieh consist of children, grand !
:hildren, great-grand children and {
;reat-great-grand children. were 1
present. 1
For years it has been* the custom
)f the twins to eat their Christmas <
linner at the home of one and have 1
;heir New Year's celebration at the <
other's home. Yesterday the family <
issembled at the home of William
tfuncy. On New Year's day the party i
will be at the home of Samuel, the i
jther twin. The twins were born here 1
md have lived here all their lives. :
rhev are farmers and both are wid- <
Es. <
.
KILLING IN CHARLESTON.
J
E. J. Meehan, of Louisville, is Shot by
Isadore M. Aoosta. *
Charleston, ^December 29.?E. J.
Meehan, of Louisville, is lying dead ]
and I. M. Acosta,4 of Memphis, is
under arrest, as a result of a shooting
at about 1:30 o'clock this morning
in Chalmers street, near Meeting.
Aonsta met Policeman Bowick soon
after the shooting and stated that it
had occurred and that he had done it
in self-defense. The dead body of
Vleehan was found in Chalmers street,
with a bullet wound in the head.
Death must have been instantaneous.
Acosta gave himself up without resistance,
and turned over to the police
a 38-calibre revolver. A loaded
revolver was found near the body
of the dead man.
Coroner Mansfield was notified at
once, and took charge of the body. *
Acosta is held by the police subject
to the orders of the coroner.
Accrding to the story told by Acosta,
Meehan had followed him to his 1
lodging place, in Chalmers street, and 1
had demanded some money/of him,
on pain of being shot. In the face 1
of what appeared to be imminent
death, he drew his revolver and sjiot.
Policeman Bowick heard the shots,
and hastened to the scene, he was
met by Acosta, who told of the aflair
and gave himself up quietly. Acosta, (
rt ic caid ctafprf that Afpphan had
tried to get money from him before. i
?? / '*
Property in Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn., December 29.?
Isadore M. Acosta, of Memphis, who
shot and klled E. J.- Meehan, of
Charleston to-day, is well-known here,
where he has extensive property interests.
'He resides here with two
daughters and is known as a quiet,
peaceable citizen.
Christmas Services.
The children and young people
ind many older ones had the privilege
of being Santa Claus' helpers
last Thursday evening, December 25,
it Trinity Methodist church. It was
loticed that each person who entered
the church brought a package.
rh?se were nidden away, while 'an
nteresting program was gone
hrough witlj. /
Mr. Will M. Brabham, of Raleigh,
WC., made a pleasjng talk on the
;ongue, and at its conclusion presented
to Mary Lee Grimes, Margaret
Dixon, Thelnia Bruce, and Jennie
Simmons prizes from their Sundayschool
teacher, Mrs. E. O. Kirsch, for
'aithful work.
Next Rev. T. C. O'Dell, for the
pastor, presented prizes to several
pupils, after having made an interesting
and helpful talk on faithfuliess.
One feature of the evening was a
recitation, "Little Nell's Christmas a
7rro, " hv littlA Kelle Rambers^ who J c
n a sympathetic and charming way
old the troubles of the little forsaken *
firl of the street. 2
Beautiful music was rendered by 1
he young ladies of the Apollo Music (
Ulub, whose well trained voices, harv
a
noniously blended, were very pleas- j
ng. I
Nothing could have been sweeter t
han the old Christmas song, "Holy |
'sight," softly sung in the semi-dark- r
less of the Sunday-school room, the s
;ingers being hidden from view. (
Then the great event happened, 1
he sliding partitions of the Sunday- 6
?chool room were raised and a winter
?cene was revealed, trees and shrubierv
bending under their weight of (
mow and in the back ground a log
?abin, out of which stepped Santa
I!laus.
The old Saint, who was in his hap- 1
)iest mood, said that his invitation c
;o Bamberg was unusual. Every- t
vhere the child/^n were asking for j
?ifts; here they were asking Santa (
31aus to take their gifts and give c
:hem to other children. He Itnew c
ots of children who had very little r
or Christnias and he was now ready 1
:o receive that the Trinity Sunday- i
>chool had to give him, and he would ?
jarry their offerings to the less for- I
:unate little ones. Soon a generous t
leap of packages of all sizes and de- t
scriptions were heaped at the old t
gentleman's feet; some to be sent to c
;he Epworth Orphanage and part to
3e given locally. t
The pastor, Rev. W. H. Hodges, in ^
closing, thanked those present in be- t
.lalf of the superintendent for their 1
:o-operation in helping to make the a
jvening a success. 1
Mr. Utsev, the superintendent, is i
mtiring in his efforts to make the c
Sunday-school the greatest possible ^
factor for good to the children and a
roung people of the community, and 1
ieserves the warmest support and t
jo-operation of the whole church. J
N
4NDREW BENNETT KILLED
ft
SHOT PROM HIS BUGGY BY MARTIN
GRANT.
^ ^
Vegro Who Had Led Turbulent Life ,
w]
Hifi PuTa ?Pfl/'Te ns TV>lrt tt
By An Eye Witness. M
??- m
To-day (Thursday) about one tx
iclock Andrew Bennett was shot and pj
tilled by Martin Grant, both being m
legroes. The killing occurred on the si
street .near the colored graded school, m
Bennett was armed with a shot gun 01
2nd Grant with a .38 calibre Colt's h<
pistol. - la
Carey Brabham, a young negro ai
man, was in the buggy with Bennett, H
md his story of the killing is that cc
Bennett and Grant met at the plaee
tvhere the killing occurred and both m
stopped, each man riding in a buggy,
rkat they commenced talking, and he ai
bad no thought of any trouble, la
Bennett told Grant that he had al- at
ready told him to keep away frdm his ei
R'ife, and Grant denied tha charge, di
Bennett reiterating it and Grant de- H
aouncing it as a lie. Grant w
then got out of his buggy and told ra
Bennett if he wanted anything he w
lould get it and immediately pulled CI
lis pistol and commenced firing, two gi
bullets hitting Bennett before he
jould get out of the buggy and raise ai
ais snot gun. .Bennett, as soon as ne 01
lot out of his buggy, raised nis gun H
md fired once, hitting Grant in the M
eft" arm with buck shot, but in the
4
meantime Grant had fired again and E;
Bennett ft;ll to the ground. That hi
3rant shot Bennett once after he fell hi
ind then jumped on him and beat
him with the pistol, breaking the w
landles off it. ui
Bennett died soon after he was fa
shot, all the time making efforts to cc
;et up and get to Grant. Physicians ai
were at once summoned, but nothing
joudd be done': for Bennett, while y
>rant was brought down town and w
lis wounds dressed. His left arm te
was badly mangled by the shot,, but g<
10 bones were broken, and he is not H
seriously wounded. He was too fa
veak from the loss of blood to m
nakie any - statement In regard to hi
he shooting. We have heard that
he men had some words earlier in m
he day, and there must have or
>een some reason why Bennett was H<
carrying his shot gun loaded with m
>uck shot. He had no pjstol. b
Bennett had been in many difficul- ye
ies, and had served a term in the of
lenitentiary for killing a negro here Hi
n Bamberg a number of years ago, hi
>eing finally pard6ned before serving sjj
1m Mm .11 MArtl/NM/tA TJ/\ TT'rtrt r?V? Af o r
lis lUil scuicutc. nc nao ouui at
light on the streets of Midway some ln
ears ago, but was not seriously he
rounded. It was never known defi- ii
litely who shot him. He had much ^
rouble with men of his own race,
md had done much detective work
imong them. His violent death oc- si
aeions no surprise, as many people ze
sxpected him to be killed long qgo.
ie was as brave as could be, and
vas not afraid of any one. Bennett
ost his wife several years ago, and he hi
eaves several children, all 'grown, th
Brant is married...- ..... ,. '
Various expressions are heard
imong the white people as to the m'
rilling. Some seem to think that C<
Bennett deserved his fate, others thafc th
he wrong man was killed. Some say
Brant is a bad negro, others that he
s one of the hardest-working, most m'
eliable negroes around here. Others C<
ay that if Bennett had only killed D
Brant while being killed himself, the pj
natter would have been satisfacWily
mded. ' Kl
/ th
BOY HELD POK KILLING.
;. ~ - _ Jn
Baft'ney Youth Said to Have Admitted
Shooting Kitchens. Li
? T\
Gaffney, December 28.?Gainey
loland, a young white boy 14 years j
>f age, was arrested late last night
>y Cherokee officers and lodged in ^
ail, charged with the killing of E
?ustis Kitchens, another .young boy ^
>f the same age, whieh occurred at ^
>ne of the local mills Yesterday after- ^
loon. Boland at first stoutly denied laving
been connected with the kill
ng and claimed that he had left the
m;
icene for his home before it hap- hc
>ened. Later, however, he is said ^
o have admitted to police officials h
hat he fired the shot which killed ^
he boy, claiming that it was an acci- .
lent.
Coroner Vinsett held an inquest in
he Court House this morning, at ^
vhich time three eye-witnesses, all
)oys of fourteen years, testified that h
3oland fired the shot, but without ?
an
my intention of killing the Kitchens ^
ad, so far as they knew. The jury
endered a verdict that the deceased
from a PTin-fihot
'dULiC lu liXO W 0 ?
vound inflicted by Gainey Boland, iai
md Coroner Vinsett committed the th
3oland boy to jail to await trial at Sc
he next term of Court of General H<
Sessions. hi
A SAD DEATH.
amberg Mourns the Loss of One of
Her Best Young Men.
vT'5'
The entire community was sad;ned
Monday morning of this week
hen it became known that Mr. Henri
. Copeland, eldest son of Mr. and
rs. J. D. Copeland, and one of the
ost highly respected and generally
jloved young men of this city, had
issed away about eight o'clock that
orning. Mr. Copeland had been
ck for about a week with pneuonia,
and while he had been serilsly
ill practically from the time
} was stricken, he had made a galnt
fight and his many friends hoped
id prayed that he would recover. .
e was doing as well as possible,
msidering his serious condition, but
3 'grew rapidly worse early Monday
orning until the end came.
The burial took place Tuesday
:ternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Restnd
cemetery, the services being
tended by one of the largest crowds
rer seen there. Services were conicted
at the home by Revs. W. H. %
edges and W. R. McMillan, and
ere concluded at the grave by these
inisters. Several vocal selections
ere rendered by the Apollo Music V
tub at the home and also at the
ave.
The pall bearers were: Honor y?Dr.
J. J. Cleckley, R. Boyd Cole,
ijarnweii, v*. r ranK Jtsaniuerg, mnj.
avelock Eaves, of Orangeburg, ?H.
. Graham, Esq., and A. W. Knight.
Active?W. A. Klauber, D. M.
av?s, H. W. Johnson, H. J. Brabim,
J. W. Prfce, and C. R. Brab'
< '.
im, Jr.
The grave was literally banked .
ith flowers, the floral offerings being
ausually numerous and bautiful, in
ct never have we seen a lovelier a
Election, all testifying to love .
id esteem of his friends. %
Mr. Copeland was thirty-three
;ars old, and was born in Bamberg,
here he'lived all his life. He atnded
the schools in Bamberg, later . > . '
ling to the.Citadel in Charleston,
e entered business here with liis ""1
ther, and was known as one of the
est progressive and popular young -vi
fsiness men^uf the city. In 1908
i-was married to Miss Helen Hamondj
of Augusta, Ga., and she with
ie little daughter, Sara, survive him.
e has served the town and comnnity
in many public capacities,
sing a member of city council a few\. ,
ars ago and a member of the board ^
health at the time of his death.
\
Bwas always willing and ready to do
s share of public service and to as- -'-4
}t in any enterprise for the upbuild- 'v
g of the town and communityyet #
; was modest and unassuming and>ver
sought any public honor. All 'r r
ese came without any effort on his
trt, but because orf his well-known ' ^ j
erling qualities as a man and'crtin.
v . /
;?
His untimely death is peculiarly
d, and t^e whole town will miss f
m. It is only simple truth to say'
; * y at
no man here was more universpopular
with all classes nor nad
ore genuine friends than Henri. A
>peland, and we can ill afford to lose A I
ose of his calibre. .
Mr. Copeland leaves his father and^^H^H
other, two brothers, Messrs.J.^flHHj^P
jpeland, Jr., of this city,
. Graham
as
His sister,
g the holidays
brother's
lacrinv mnrnincr.
Among those
re to
1 Simms,
of Bia^^^HHHHH^H
H. Eaves, of Or?i^^H|HH^HH|^J^H
Taylor,
It Is hard to understSHB^^HHH^^H
i cannot understand
just beginning life,
me and a. devoted
iends, should be taken awaj^^HHHHH
i is gone ana we wuuui uc^r
Dwever, , he has left a ;* precious
?acy to his faraHy and friends, for
good name is to be preferred above
I things. What bettdr tribute can
i paid to any man when he comes
the end of his life than to say
at he was loved, was gentle, brave
d true. This and more can be saM ~
Henri Copeland.Smallest
Man in World Dead.
London, December-27.?John Willm
White, a confectioner, probably
e smallest man in the world, died at
luthend yesterday, aged 52 years,
a was only 25 inches in height, but
s two sisters were of normal size.
jfl