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Mflh * f lamtern ferali ?? T ? \ y SHi One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. 0. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916. Established 1891. ' * i COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS . SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS % \ , IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. " !;.; / Spr $ . ? - " ? * ? 1. K 3 XI News Items uatnerea ah atuuiiu we County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. __ Ehrahrdt, Jan. 11.?On Monday m evening of last week, about store ' ?. v closing time with the Ehrhardt gro*cery, air. J. Ben Ehrhardt discovered that his bunch of keys were lost. K : He told the news, and he, Mr. Harry * Copeland and two colored delivery boys secured lights and went out on a hunt, presumably over the ground, ? ' Ben had been over the previous afternoon; the hunt was progressing nicely when Harry opened up full cry on a new trail.- He trailed until iirs. Jacob Ehrhardt's hen house' ' was reached, there he bayed, when . the others came with the light they frnind that Harry had treed an o'pos sum in the hen house; the door was f opened and* Harry made a rush ^or the'pos', but instead of playing 'pos/ sum he offered fight, which caused all to stand back. With this free, . dom he made a break for the branch. i Harry immediately gave chase, - V. * around potato banks, over chicken ^ S > cobps, under and over fences, over^ V taking him in the open field where V ; Harry bayed again until the light K arrived. After making him safe he s^ras carried in and presented to- Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt. They tell a good Joke on Harry; that if he could keep his nose to the ground, retain his present speed and had a tail to wag, he would; be a cracker-jack 'possum dog. A great feast of 'possum and v 'taters is promised the day Mrs. Ehrhardt has'him prepared. (The keys were found.) k Last year will go down as a sad t i<r l ? / ^ mm + : j^vone ror tne town, tne aeatn toil was heavy: Mr. Frank Priester, (farmer) diedof brights disease. Mr. Priester die? at Allendale, but was a resident here for the past few years. Mr. I. J. Zeigler (contracting builder) died of typhoid fever, Mr. Zeigler was the town's on Iy architect, having built moat of v the stores and dwellings in town. Mr. Jacob Bhrhardt (merchant and: -?r. v postmaster for the past thirty years) j died of apoplexy. Mr. Ehrhardt servthe public well and was instrument- j al in the upbuilding of the town. The new year was saddened last - Friday morning by the death of Heher Herndop (died of pneumonia). I Heber was son of*Mr. and Mrs. G.i . * J. Herndon. He was just entering | manhood, about seventeen years of f age, .and was a promising young man. His remains were inferred at St. John's-Baptist church cemetery last .-Jj; v Saturday afternoon. All was. done that could be by skilled and loving hands to retain his fife, but, alas, ^ ha mnat pa" Our "Vfnefpr's fiaU was ! * ^urgent. He had other work for this A noble young^man. The heart broken family have our deepest sympathy. The A. C. IT. freight train changed schedule the first of the year, making * Bamberg its destination instead of coming back to Ehrhardt for the night. This change is very inconV venient for folks down this was that wish to visit Bamberg, attend to business and return the same day. Bamberg being the county seat a1 great I amount of business is transacted > there from this town and section of " the county. The old schedule was O. K. One could go up on the midday passenger trairf and return on A ? A . A* ' A J. 1 \ " I ine ireign* mat evening, inus nav; ing the whole afternoon to look after affairs. As it is now to make the g-.. trip by the train it will require one F to be away all night and over onehalf of the next day to attend to only a few minutes business. So if you wish to visit Bamberg for two or three hours' stay, you will have to hitch up that old mule and leave.beiare day, same as you did twenty years ago, unless you have an auto. I The change in schedule not only m makes the trip inconvenient, but is ' causing several families and a few * .young men to move away. They gave the town a good cash trade the '/whole year 'round, besides being prominent in the town's social circles. We regret very much Ho lose these good, jolly, merry-making citizens, and respectfully request that t the railroad company change back to the old schedule. - .One of Uncle Sam's officers was in town Monday. Went out Monday evening and arrested Mr. Ed Steedly. Mr. Steedly is charged with violating the postal laws by fraudulent advertising. Mr. S. W. Copeland left Sunday for i Baltimore on a Business trip, returning Wednesday. ! ' " - ' / S> J-. . . , . i ?'V. ii? - . XEGRO ESCAPES FROM JAIL. Man Charged With Murder Uses Blankets for Rope. Winnsboro, Jan. 5.?Thomas Matrv, a negro charged with the murder of a fellow laborer near Parr Shoals two months ago, escaped from the county jail this morning by means of suspended blankets. A vigilant search is being instituted for Matry by Sheriff J. M. Macfie and a posse. rT-'' ? f A n lotn llAlir loot J. II til I" fcJllUl LD up IU a late uv/ui iuuv night were fruitless. The escaped man, as is recalled, was 1 captured shortly following the crime at Parr Shoals by the sheriff of Richland county and an officer from Columbia. The negro, it is said, then 1 confessed to his crime, which was a gruesome one. His Thirst. Him?Why do you think he has a thirst for knowledge? Her?I saw him reading a book entitled "The Bartender's Guide" the V other day. \ Kearse Klippings. Olar, Jan. 4?(Written for last week.) The Christmas and new year holidays were very'quiet in this section, although the home coming of the boys and girls who were away, the dinner parties, hunting trips, etc., were enjoyed by all. Among the visitors with us during the holidays were: Prof, and Mrs. W. D. Roberts, of Lykesland; Mrs. R. M. Williams, Bayard, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Sanders, Fairfax; Mrs. W. P. Jones and daugnter, Miiarea, 01 Bamberg; Misses Annie and Zelda Halford, Blackville; Mr. and Mrs. Henry plover, Walterboro; Misses Elvye and Claire Kearse, Cora' and Dora McMillan, Colston; Mr. and Mrs. Wade Miley, Hampton; T. S. McMillan, Charleston; J..Thomson, Hampton; Miss Clara Gooding, Crocketville; Geo. T. Durwin, Danville, Va. "v i J. Carl Kearse returned to his school at Tatum last Friday. Misses Kathleen Oswald, Hilda Kearse and Salome Brabham left Monday to resume their studies at the Confederate Home college, Charleston. Mrs. Olive Chitty - left for x her school at Bethel Sunday. 1 . . Miss Agnes Kearse visited Miss Hiers at Ashton last week. Miss Ettie Kearse entertained for the visitors in the community last Friday evening. The young folks gave Miss Cressida Breeland a surprise party on new year's evening. . >, Miss Eulalie Coleman spent the ot hnmo tri RomhorP' return UV?AUO/ O MTV UVMAV MM-M M V* ed Saturday and opened school at White Point Monday morning. Denmark Dots. Denmark, Jan. 8.?The Graham chapter, U. D. C., met with Mrs. J. S. Matthews Thursday afternoon. There was a full .attendance. The meeting was opened with prayer, then the minutes were read and approved. In the absence of Mrs. Faust, historian, Mrs. Matthews made a report on the exercises held at the school house December 20, calling oftnopial tr? thft flririrpss hv WW W ?V the Rev. H. G. Hardin. It was inoved and carried that the corresponding secretary, send a copy of this address to the Veteran for publication. A vote of thanks was also extended to Mrs. J. S. J. Faust for the excellent programme gotten up by her for this occasion. The treasurer moved that pledges for Arlington and Shiloh be redeemed at once as she has enough money in the treasury. The chapter decided to celebrate. Lee's and Jackson's birthdays jointly. Plans were discussed for a spelling bee on January 21. 'A sweet course was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. F. H. McLean. The meeting adjourned to meet with Miss Lillie Cooper in Feb% ruarv. Branchville Bolts. Branchville, Jan. 8.?Misses Sadie Byrd and Evelyn Bethea returned to Columbia college Monday. Mrs. A. J. Allen has returned from a visit to relatives in Leesville and Batesburg. I . ? x x -i_ i 1: j Mrs. ?tusnion spent uie nouuavs here with-her daughter, Mrs. B. X. Mimms. Misses Josie and Mayme Paysinger arrived Sunday, after a two-weeks' visit to their parents in Newberry. Misses Josephine Bass and Myrtle McHonica have returned to Fredericksburg, Va., and Augusta to resume their college courses. Mrs. Hughes, of Sellers, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Berry. 1 sakC - -W ....... > . IN IflJE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Stat? News Boiled Down for Quick Reading.?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Sixty-nine blind tigers of Charleston have surrendered their internal revenue licenses to state constables. riftvornrt?? Alonnincr liac nnnnintpH UU V C/l UV1 *U J. B. Nettles to be a special constable of the Southern railway. Nettles will be paid by the railway. Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant governor who was with Henry's Ford's peace party in Europe expects to return to Columbia this week.. The State pardon board met in Columbia Wednesday. Forty petitions were given them for consideration. They will report to the governor. Robert Cunningham, a 19-year-old negro, was convicted of criminal assault in the court of general sessions at Greenville Wednesday and sentenced to serve 35 years in the penitentiary. Capt. C. L. Burdette, formerly connected with the' national guard of West Virginia, has been appointed range keeper and instructor in rifle practice for the South Carolina national guard by Adjutant General W. W. Moore. reueia.1 guveiumeui agcuis uavc warned near-beer sellers in Charleston that if their beverages contain as much as one-half of one per cent, of alcohol they will run afoul of the i United States government. Former Lieutenant Governor T. G. McLebd, of Bishopville, has been appointed a special judge by Governor Manning to hold the February term of court in Charleston county instead of Judge Thos. H. Spain, who is disqualified on account of illness. Attorney General Thos. H. Peeples will probably assist in the prosecution of Joe Grant, colored, who will be tried at the next term of the cpurt of general sessions for Edgefield county on the charge ot murdering J. T. Durst, a prominent white man in 1906. . Grant was brought back to South Carolina recently from Philadelphia, Pa., after a long legal fight. Master for Aiken County. Columbia, Jan. 5.?The much tan giea ana long arawn uui cuuuuvtusy over the position of master of Aiken county was ended this afternoon when Governor Manning appointed J. E. Murray master for that county, vice L. M. C. Oliveros, whose term has expired. Mr. Oliveros was appointed by C. L. Blease on the death of the occupant, and the matter was in controversy, the question being was Mr. Oliveros to fill out the unexpired term of four years. As a matter of fact, he served four, years. It is said that on agreement between Mr. Oliveros and Mr". Murray they entered the primary in 1914 and Mr. Murray - received a majority of the votes of the people. However, Mr. Oliveros held to his jotx and Governor Manning today named the man for master who had received a majority of the votes of the people of Aiken county for the position. .tsoy JLnes; iwcior aucswu, \ Union, Jan. 8.?Following the death of a patient, Dr. Theodore Maddox, a Union physician, was Wednesday arrested and immediately released on bail charged with manslaughter. The warrant was sworn out by the father of Hulie Studdard, a lad of 15 years, residing in a mill village here. Studdard was accidentally shot by Oliver Austin, a boy of his own age, while they were hunting Saturday afternoon. nr \fftddnv was summoned to at tend the injured youth. He applied "first aid" and left at an urgent call from another patient to whom he was going when called to the wounded boy. Two hours later, having answered the other call, the physician returned and amputated the leg. The boy died soon after the operation. The father claimed loss of blood was the direct cause of death, and that lack of prompt attention resulted in death. The physician says that he responded to the call even when already hurrying to another patient, and that he did all that could be done at that time; to have operated before the patient had rallied from the shock would have meant almost cer tain death. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the lad came to his death "by misfortune, accidentally." Read The Herald, $1.50 per year. i * * - - ' . \ ' ? . "r-. - '-"jr." DEFINES OFFICERS' DUTY. Governor Insists Upon Enforcement of Dry Law. Columbia, Jan. 7.?In opinions rendered yesterday by Thomas H. Peeples, attorney general, he held that none of the provisions providing for the enforcement of old whiskey laws have been repealed by the prohibition act, but have continued. "The law remains the same," he says. The opinions were given by the attorney general upon request of Gov. Manning. "In reply thereto I will say that in my opinion the sections referred to (sections 828 and 830, criminal code) are provisions for the enforcement of the law not inconsistent with the prohibition act, and are thereby not repealed, but continued by the said prohibition act. Search Warrants. . "I am of the opinion, therefore, that magistrates may continue to. issue search warrants as provided in section 830 of the code. "The only change, as I see it, that j has been made in either of these sections is that in section 828, in case of forfeited liquor which has been seized, such liquors, in all cases, shall be destroyed publicly by the sheriff of the county, as tjie dispensary is abolished in all of the counties." In another opinion the attorney general held that constables appointed by the governor should be paid "out of the ordinary county funds." 'rms opinion says: "I am in receipt of yours of the 4th inst., which was Ji&nded me by your secretary on the 5th inst., In reference to section 840, volume 2, criminal code of 1912, and the status of this section by reason of the enactment of section 7, act No. 76, statutes at large, 1915. You ask to be advised whether or not this section repeals section 840 of the criminal code. "In reply I will say that in my opinion section 840 of the criminal code is not only not repealed by the act of 1915, but is expressly continued; that act providing that 'Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to repeal any law defining the offense, and any penalty, fine or provisions, penalties and fines shall remain in full force and effect.' This section not having been repealled, I am of the opinion that it is not necessary that constables appointed under that act should be reap pointed. Pay for Constables. "The only change that has been made in my opinion insofar as such constables are concerned is as to the manner of their payment. While dispensaries were in operation in counties in which dispensary constables were appointed 'their compensation was paid by the county dispensary board out of the profits of the dispensaries. Since dispensaries no longer exist in any of the counties, the compensation of these constables should be paid out of the ordinary county funds in such counties where such constables may be appointed by the governor. "As to the appointment of 'constables generally by the governor and as to their compensation, I would respectfully refer you to an opinion rendered by te assistant attorney general to you on the 7th of April, 1915, and opinions rendered by myself to you on the 13th of April, 1915, and 24th of April, 1915, which - - i? 1 XS1-. T C you possiDiy nave uu me. n juu have not I shall be glad to furnish you copies of same. These opinions cover all of the questions raised in your letter of January 4." After quoting several opinions by Thomas H. Peeples, attorney general, bearing on the enforcement of the prohibition law, Governor Manning yesterday in a letter to J. Elmore Martin, sheriff of Charleston county, said: "I desire that the constables now on duty in Charleston county continue the work they have begun, with even more vigor and vigilance. The law has been enacted by the representatives of the people in the general assembly. The people have ratified that law by a tremendous majority. It is now clearly the duty of the officers to enforce this law. The constables appointed by me have, under this ruling by the attorney general, full authority under the code to | enforce the law. The magistrate has full authority under the law to issue search warrants for the purpose of assisting the officers in the enforcement of this law. "I desire that: there be no letup ? whatever in the activity of the officers. Our duty is plain under the law, and the law is supreme." < . i r,;:VL-- _ ' M LAWMAKERS IN SESSION HOUSE AND SENATE HEAR MES SAGE OF GOV. MANNING. Speaker Hoyt Announces Appoint ments for House.?Legislative Mill is Ready for Grinding. Columbia, January 11.?The meet ing of the general assembly eacl year brings together the experience and views of the representatives o the people of the State. The house returns to Columbii with the unusual and remarkabl record of no deaths in its member ship during the year. Three ne\ members, Messrs. Richard B. Belsei of Sumter, R. Burton Hicks, of Spar tanburg, and J. Terry Wood, o Greer, were sworn in to take th places of members who had resigned The most striking feature of th day's proceedings was the endorse ment of President Woodrow Wilsoi and his administration. Represents tive Brigham, of Aiken, presented th 'resolution that was passed withou objection. From a State standpoint the reso lution of the ways and means com mittee was the most important thinj done today.. This resolution provide that the committee shall keep the ap propriation within the two millioi dollar mark. There was an unexpected rush o new bills this morning, the majorit: being those fathered by Messrs Wolfe, of Anderson, and McMahan of Columbia. Such a thing as tackling the calen daf on the first day of the sessioi is almost unheard of, but it was don< oh the house side today. Severa measures were made special orders Several bills were made special or ders and a few were withdrawn. The speaker announced the follow ing appointments for the regular ses sion, 1916: / Assistant clerk, on the nominatioi of the clerk, Campbell W. McLain, o Columbia. ' General desk clerk, Ralph Arnold of Spartanburg. Journal dlerk, R. E. Carwile, Co lumbia. Bill clerk, John A. Kaminer, Co lumbia. Secretary to the speaker, Miss Kab Cantwrell, Columbia. , Pages, James T. Bacon Sharpton ! Edgefield; Lindsay Odom, Chester field; John. Radcliff^, Columbia; Er nest Gary Sharpe, Lexington; Wm Henry Moore, Jr., Abbeville. Doorkeepers, W. N. Austin, Green ville; J. W. McCreight, Columbia; B G. .Hoover, Orangeburg. Mail carrier, N. 0. Pyles, Colum bia. Porter to the speaker, Mack Gregg Columbia. Porter to ways and means commit tee, Eli Goodwin, Congaree. Porter to judiciary committee West Oliphant, Edgefield. Porters, ike Reed, Newberry; Azrj Bozeman, Anderson; Jordan Oli phant, Edgefield; Council Cross Barnwell. Senate in Brief Session. Columbia, Jan. 11.?In a sessioi of one hour today the senate listene< to the reading of the annual message of Governor Manning, in which hi struck what appears to bjs the ke; note when he said, "The State mus have progress, but it must be an eco nomical progress." The message wa, referred to the proper committee Its reading attracted close attentioi on tile part or tne senators. The senate was called to order Senator LeGrand Walker, of George town, president pro tern, in the ab sence of the lieutenant governor. A J. Bethea. President Walker voice( the hope of the senate when he saic they wished .a safe and speedy re turn of the lieutenant governor fron his trip to Europe with the Fore peace expedition. He also voiced th< regret of the senate over the loss ol Senator Appelt, by death, since th( close of the last meeting. He urgec the senate to fix their determinatior only on the passage of useful legisla tion, and the speedy enactment ol such measures and wish for everyom a happy new year. The Hon. Charlton DuRant was sworn in as senator from Clarendon county filling the vacancy caused bj the death of Senator Appelt. The committee of senators who waited on Governor Manning and notified him the senate was organized and ready for business was composed of Senators Nicholson, D. B, Johnson and Manning. The governor's annual message was brought to the senate by O. K. T COLKMAN FOR COLUMBIA JOB. Lever Recommends Man Sixty Years of Age for Postmastership. Washington, Jan. 5.?William H. Coleman was today recommended by x Representative Lever for postmaster at Columbia. The recommendation went to the postmaster general, who in turn recommends to the president. Mr. Coleman was a "dark horse," u and it is understood that within the last few days the contest for Mr. * Lever's endorsement had narrowed ? down to Coleman and Ex-Mayor Wade Hampton Gibbes. From sources ^ frianH1 t fr\ All" lUKlioe fho ciKrorocfiATI 11 I^UUIJ IU i'll VJIUU^O I.UC Iiu^^vubivu e has been heard that Mr. Leva's recommendation does not settle the v fight, and that the senators and the ' president remain to be reckoned with. Mr. Lever said in announcing his f recommendation: t "After very thorough and earnest consideration of the whole situation e I have today recommended for ap- .[$ " pointment as postmaster at Columbia 1 the Hon. William H. Coleman. A sol- : * dier in Hampton's Legion, Red Shirt, ;;V e Democrat, honored and respected *by | * all men, and thoroughly competent: $ I believe his selection will mean a -! first-class administration of the af fairs of the office, and at the* same? / .,:\.M ? time, will prove satisfactory to the 3 large majority of its patrons." a Tipping the Waiter. f Dr. William L. Stevenson, presi- || Y -dent of the Anti-Tipping league of Idaho, said at a league banquet in Boise: "I visited New York last month. I . put up at a fine hotel there?$4.00 a ' day, in fact, for room and bath. But B what service! T "I went into the hotel restaurant ||9 the evening of my arrival, to order ^ dinner. I ordered a simple enough dinner, according, at least to our Idar ; 4| I ho standards?a dinner of clams, _! cold consomme, grilled brook trout, i filet of beef with mushrooms, chickJen a la broche and so on?yes, a. ; f 'simple enough Idaho dinner; but, by : jinks, they kept me waiting in the ' v |f heat and noise and smell an un' conscionable time. UnconscionableX "Finally I called the maitre d'hotel and said: " 'Is it the rule to tip the waiter here?' g " 'Yes, sir,' said the man. 'Oh, yes, v "'Then,' I said, 'give me a good big tip. I've been waiting close# on i to three hours.' " Easy Matter. ? ^ ' . "Do you have to have many ser- -.M * jvants at your summer home, Haw-. ; ^ Kins?" asKea wiggieuiurpe. "Well, last year we had 18," s$id Hawkins. ";||| '* "Eighteen!" echoed Wigglethorpe. "Great Scott, man! how can you ; J manage that number on your income^' v "Oh, 17 of 'em are cooks that-stay- s% ed on an average of five days apiece," :J| 1 said Hawkins. "The rest were our . ^1 " hired man." A Pleasure of Memory. Drolichon bought a phonograph and insisted upon his mother-in-law 1 having her voice registered by the fm * instrument. > e As the good woman refused, he 2 added maliciously: V "Oh, come nowj^just a few words, 1 You can't think how much 'pleasure it will give me to hear your voice? $j| s when you are gone!" ^ . . '-p j Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. LaRoque, his -private secretary. 7 There has been installed a mag nificent new desk on the rostrum ot ? - the senate for the presiding officer . and the elerkb since the last session^ 1 the desk being of mahogany. 1 - What Senator Carlisle called "last. . - year's bird nests" were stricken from i the calendar when it was taken up. 1 and called on uncontested matters. 3 The determination to cut down exf penses of the State government was 3 given striking evidence here this afI ternoon by the passage of a resolui tion by the ways and means commit tee to hold the appropriation bill this f session to at least $2,000,000. This } is nearly $500,000 less than was apt . 'il propriated last year and over $1,> 100,000 less than is asked for this l session. With this idea of pruning ' in mind the ways and means committee and the senate finance committee > went into joint session to begin heart ings on requests of institutions and. departments of the government for their wants. Clemson college was . heard this afternoon through W. M.r Rigga, president, Winthrop college i will be allowed to present their re, quests tomorrow. -* * -v , ,: - ^