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ppp - vf-V ' I Immr ' piSs >> x w .' K _ i N ' 1| ?lj? Hamburg ijmtlb i One Dollar and a Half a Year. - BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26,1916. Established 1891 COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS v< IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. C1 X ' News Items Gathered All Around the y County and Elsewhere. r Clear Pond News. . u Clear Pond, Oct. 24.?Mr. Fulton ^ Drawdy, of Farrell's, spent last week with his sister, Mrs. J. B. Folk. ^ Miss Vera McMillan, who attends \ - school at Ehrhardt, spent the weekend at home. is Mrs. G. W. Folk visited her son at Hilda last week. Miss Mamie Morris, of Augusta, spent the week-end here with her SL' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Morris. Mr. Rice Steedlv, of the Hunter's u Chapel section, attended church here Sunday. The little daughter of Mr. and \ Mrs. B. F. Hill had the misfortune of getting her arm broken while playing in the yard last week. Mr. Warren Smoak, of Branchville, spent Sunday in this community. 1 Mrs. George Ann McMillan, of Ehrhardt, visited her daughter, Mrs. R. s P. McMillan, last week. d J Miss Julia Clayton, of the Oak Grove section, and Layton Kinard, of |L Olar, were visitors at Mr. Morris's A Sunday. M "Mrs. Boyd Ayres, of Blackville, 1? ^ visited at the home of Mr. G. W. Folk A recently. / * Messrs. Richardson and Hightower were guests of Mr) Manford DuBois ^ Sunday. Mr. Herbert Polk, of Hilda, spent \ Sunday here with his parents. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Folk, of Allendale, died a few days ago, and was buried in the family burying ground at the old Lutheran church in this community. r Miss Meta Hughes spent Sunday with Miss Dorris Folk. t( > Hunter's Chapel Happenings. ' ' ? jv Hunter's Chapel, Oct. 24.?Rev. J. R. Smith filled his regular appoint- s] ment last Sunday evening. Mr.N and MrsA H. D. Steedly and ^ ^ two little daughters, Annie and Ed- ^ na, and Miss Lula Hunt spent Sun- n day at the home of Mr. D. O. Steedly. n Rev. and Mrs.-W. A. Anderson and / r ? two grandchildren, and Mrs. W. H. Arnold, of Woodruff, have * been h spending a few days with Mr. J. H. Fender. i? Mr. and Mrs. B. Y. Burkhalter and Miss Bessie Roper, of North Augusta, spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of Mr. J. H. Fender. Mr. Hartzog Steedly, of Marion, b spent a few days at home with his j > parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Steedly. Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Rhoad and family, of Branchville, were in this t vicinity Sunday. REMITLO. q Colston Clippings. Colston, Oct. 24.?Misses Natalie * -- - ? . C?i and Aioerta Kearse entertainea a ? crowd of young people Saturday f] night in honor of their guests, Misses ti Josephine and Lillian Kinard and Lottie. Rentz. Everyone enjoyed the a evening immensely. ^ Miss Sadie Boyd spent last week- ^ end with her sister, Mrs. C. B. Ray, a of Olar. Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Watson and Miss C Mamie McMillan, of Bamberg, spent ^ Sunday at Colston wTith relatives. ^ \ ' Mrs. Ogreta Beard, who has been c spending some time in Schofield with f' relatives, returned home last Wednesday. a Miss Laura McMillan left Friday a morning for the Baptist hospital in Columbia to undergo an operation d for appendicitis, accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McMil- e< lan. Mr. McMillan returned home d * Sunday and reported that she was orotfino' r*n oc tx'oI 1 ac nnsRihlp a A Wil uu > w<* r ^ Misses Josephine and Lillian Ki- h , nard and Miss Lottie Rentz, of Ehr- P hardt, spent Saturday night and Sun- n day with Misses Alberta and Natalie Kearse. a Miss Dora McMillan, of the Bam- ? berg graded school, spent last weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Vara, and S1 X Messrs. Vernon McMillan and C. M. h Varn went to Columbia last Sunday. Mrs. Sudie Barnes is very ill at present. Her many friends hope she *D will soon recover. Mrs. John Kinard, of Ehrhardt, t] spent Thursday with Mrs. J. F. v Kearse, of this section, Miss Natalie Kearse returning home with her. d f Grimes's Golden Apples; best apple grown; at G. A. Ducker & Bro.? adv. 10-26. Q Read The Herald, $1.50 per year, a f Oak Grove Greetings. * Oak Grove, Oct. 23.?Everybody is ery nearly through gathering their go rops, and all the children are in 2hool. Misses Grace Hoffman and Pattie liley spent last week-end with Mrs. ,ose Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland spent ist Saturday night with Mr. and Irs. H. J. Zeigler. Miss* Ethel Smith spent last Saturay with her grandparents, Mr. and ^ . Irs. Henry Carter, of the Lodge seeon. Miss Pearl Martain, of Greenwood, by ?the assistant teacher of Oak Grove jhool. , Mr. J. L. Copeland and Miss Lonie te] opeland spent last Sunday with Mr. by nd Mrs. D. C. Copeland. ur Miss Julia Clayton spent last Satrday night and Sunday week with liss Ethel Smith. ne Miss Clara Copeland left last Sat- ar< $2 rday week to resume her work at v forth Willow school. Mr. Johnnie Sease, of Jacksonville, th? 'la., is pending some time with his CI unt, Mrs. B. H. Carter. lui Mr. J. W. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, pent last Saturday night and Sun- ^ve n" V.ic< noronfc "Mr and Mrs. r>r\ a v v? nix 1110 j/ux v&ivkj) w**? . W. Copeland. th? 01 ar News. fir Olar, Oct. 24.?Mrs. James Chitty > visiting her> parents in Clover. j Mr. M. R. Wolling was in Colum- ^ ia last week. Mrs'. C. F. Rizer entertained in onor of the home economics club ^ ca Wednesday afternoon at her home. . delightful salad course and punch m rere served by Miss Daisy Rizer. * Mrs. H. C. Kearse and Mrs. C. B. Lay spent Tuesday in Columbia. 1)0 Mr. C. F. Rizer has returned home W2 rom St. Louis. d|! Mrs. Wallace Wright has returned d her home in Laurens, after a visit 3 her mother, Mrs. Carrie C. Starr, an Mr. Joe Willie Chitty spent the 14 reek-end with his parents, Mr. and Nc Irs. W. B. qhitty. fu Mr. Burnice Barker, of Fairfax, pent Sunday with his parents. 11 Miss Daisy Rizer and friends, nij lisses Marie Bessinger, Leona Thain, ha arofrkie Starr, and Bessie Mae Cave, pa lotored to Barnwell Friday after- Cii oon to a basket ball game. The many friends of Mrs. Bertha {n, runells are glad she has returned gij ome from the hospital. ve The new school building at Olar W? 5 almost completed. ^ Buford Bridge Budget. Buford Bridge, Oct. 23.?Again ca old weather has made its appear nee, much to the delight of every- da ody. of Several people from this communi- t*1 y are expecting to attend the State air. ag Fletcher and Bessie Kirkland and da Hyde Kearse, of Carlisle school, an pent last week-end at home. kr Sunday being such a beautiful day, wl bere was a large crowd at church ervices Sunday afternoon. People 0n rom Colston and near Ulmer were th bere. mi Miss Maude Williams, of Allendale, ha nd Lena KeaTse, of Olar, were visi- fU Drs at Mr. J. B. Kearse's Sunday, liss Ettie Kearse, of Kearse's, was gr Iso present. Mrs. Hammond Kirkland is still in A st( lolumbia with her little son, Nic, CO -ho was taken to the hospital a few ne ays ago for treatment for appendiitis. Both are expected home in a 2w days. po The cotton season around here is Imost over. Very little of it is seen ny more. Dr. Frank Kirkland spent several 111 ays in Barnwell last week. m Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirkland visitd relatives near Ehrhardt last Sun fu ay. sei An account of some sickness At round, the Buford Bridge school has co ad very small attendance for the ya - - ... - n ? ast few days. Otherwise it is doing ou icely. Mr. A. L. Kirkland spent Saturday C. fternoon and Monday afternoon in we iamberg. BOAGUS. en Klippings from Kearse. p* Kearse, Oct. 24.?Mr. G. E. Kearse ve pent last week in Charleston taking is little son, Edward, to a hospital 3r treatment. co Mrs. W. H. Ritter visited her Mi rother in Graniteville last week-end. ch Miss Cressida Breeland attended ol< he Halford-Brodie wedding in Black- m< ille last week. A party of young folks from Allen- su ale spent Sunday in our midst. of Miss Cressida Breeland is visiting bo riends in Charleston. wi Mr. O. E. Kearse, who has been sil iii+n ill o+ fh/a hnmo nf his father, nn U.1 Lv ill at tiiv/ iivixiv vi. *** ?' w? 7 v*Ir. J. F. Kearse, is improving. th 1 * . ".S : [ THE PALMETTO STATE ME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ite News Boiled Down for Quick Reading.?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Winthrop college students, one Dusand strong, will be at the State r Friday. A 20-year-old negro girl was struck an interurban train at Honea Path Lursday and was killed. , Wesley Wilson, aged 55, of Sum% was run over and instantly killed ? ? a crtnof T t a f ro i tl Qo f?. till /A. I id, 11 LIU UUaot XJIUC nam kjtA v day. Construction work on Columbia's w postoffice will begin about Januy 1. The building will cost about j 65,000. The annual football game between e University of South Carolina and emson college is to be played in Combia Thursday. Alvin P. Goldsmith, of Greenville, is acquitted in the United States urt in Richmond, Va., last week ot e charge of white slavery. A stranger euchered a Columbia m of cotton-buyers out of $100 seva.1 days ago on a fradulent bill of ling for cotton alleged to have been lpped from weageneia. The president of the South Caroia Press association has issued a 11 for a special meeting to be held Columbia next Friday, to discuss e white paper situation. John Williams, a 4-year-old negro y of Inman, Spartanburg county, is killed Friday by the accidental scharge of a gun in the hands of 5 seven-year-old brother. The Marlboro Advocate says that other train load of negroes, about 0, left there Monday night for the >rth. The Pennsylvania railroad rnished them with tickets. Elliott McMillan, of Congaree, aged , disappeared from Columbia the rrVi* Dinorlintr'ci OIIVMIB loft thorA. fl.nd I SJ Vll VUM ? , s not been heard from since. HisJ rents believe he went off with the 'CUS. Official authorization for the traing in military science of students in cteen of the country's leading unirsities, including Clemson college, is given /by the war department, lesday. Columbia policemen found half a se of dynamite near the abandoned chland distillery in Columbia, Mony night. It is believed that a gang yeggmen are making Columbia eir headquarters. Mrs. L. C. Jarnigan, of Greenville, er 78, returning from church Suny night, was run over and killed by automobile driven by persons unlown. They did not stop to see lat injury they had done. Ejectment papers have been served l occupants of operatives' houses in e Gluck and the Equitable cotton ills in Anderson. The occupants d been asked to vacate, but resed. They are on a strike. Wilson Humboldt, a Greenville neo, risked his life in that city Mon.y, when he ran into the street and Dpped a run-away team. He was mmended for his act by Chief Gos11, of the Greenville rural police. | Maj. Frank W. Glenn, recently apinted property and disbursing ofer for the South Carolina National lard, has qualified for his new >rk and furnished satisfactory bond the sum of $15,000. His office is Columbia. A. Y. Willis, postal clerk, was painlly hurt, as were several other pasngers and train employees, when an lantic Coast Line passenger train Hided with some box cars in the rds at Roysters, near Columbia, on nday night. A man named S. A. Smith sued the & W. C. road in Cireenvme lasi jek for $1,000 damages because the gine struck him while he was sitlg on the end of a crosstie near >untain Inn. The jury gave their rdict for the road. J. D. Smith, aged 30, of Spartanrg, has been bound over to federal urt on the charge of violating the inn white slave ..act. Smith is arged with taking a sixteen-year3 girl to AsheVille, N. C., for im3ral purposes. Janie Terry, of West Greenville, ed the Coco-Cola Bottling company, Greenville for $5,000 because a ttle they had filled burst while she is opening it and destroyed the jht of one of her eyes. The jury l Saturday returned a verdict for e bottling company. i LLXCHING AT ABBEVILLE. Xegro Strung Pp and Shot to Piece Mob Forced Jail. / Abbeville, Oct. 21.?Anthoi Crawford, a negro, was taken fro the county jail here by a crowd 200 men and his body riddled wi bullets after he was hung to a tr< this afternoon about 3:30 o'clock. The trouble began this mornii when Crawford, who is reputed have been wealthy, got into a di pute with one of the cotton seed bu ers. A crowd quickly gathered, d termined to punish Crawford for h rough language, but trouble w averted for a while by Policem; Botts, who took Crawford to poli headquarters where he was releas* on bond. A few minutes later Crawford w seen at a cotton gin not very f from the scene, and the crowd st anxious to punish him went for hii Crawford had a sledge hammer his hand with which he struck M M. B. Cann on the head, crusfiing 1 skull and inflicting a very serio wound. When the crowd finished wi Crawford it was thought he wrou die. He was removed to the coun jail. When it was learned this afterno< that he was not dead another cro\ gathered, forced the door of the ji and dragged Crawford to the edge town near the fair grounds, where was strung up to a tree and. fill with bullets. Mr. Cann, who was struck with t hammer, was reported by his brot er as resting fairly well tonigl Feeling ran high for a while this i ternoon and it looked as thou; there might be further trouble, b everything seems to be quiet tonigl AMERICA TO ESCAPE WAR. y ?? Wilson Confident He Can Steer Cle of Shoals of Devastating Conflict. Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 21.?Ie speech devoted primarily to a d cyssion of the need for economic p] paredness in the United States, Pre dent Wilson told a delegation farmers, architects and engine* here tonight that he did not exp< the United States to get into war. "I know that the way in which 1 have preserved peace is objected tc said the president, "and that certa gentlemen say they would have tak some other way that would inevitat have resulted in war, but I am e expecting this country to get iE war, partly because I am not expe ing these gentlemen to have a chan to make a mess of it." Taking the work done by the a ministration for the farmers as 1 text Mr. Wilson declared: "We wa the privilege of representing t whole force of the nation." He demanded that men be p through a "third degree" in resp* to where they stand with regard love of the United States and said was glad the campaign was neai over "because I am in a hurry to i down to business again." # "Will Call Time." "There is a great deal of irrespc sible talk being indulged in," dech ed the president in discussing t campaign. "Men are saying thin they know perfectly well they cann make good on and it disturbs the n tion's counsels. On the 7th of >i vember I will call time." Mr. Wilson said the Democrai party had been trying to take t government out of the control small groups and "square it with t counsel of the whole nation." In detail he told of work bei: done to mobilize the industrial i sources of the nation, saying "one the great lessons of the Europei war has been that the economic c ordination and cooperation of t country is just as important as t military cooperation of it." The occasion of the president's a dress was the celebration of "Fari ers' day" at Shadow Lawn, but a d< egation of architects and enginee from New York, led by a band, car to the West End railroad station train and marched to the presiden summer home to hear the addres Farmers from New Jersey and otn nearby States came to the celebr tion, several hundred of them in a tomobiles. Bamberg Cotton Market. Quotation for Wednesday, Ocotb 25, 1:30 p. m. Middling 19*4 The Carlisle foot ball team w play the Barnwell high school tea in Bamberg Friday afternoon. f TIDE IN WILSON'S FAVOI ?S. REMARKABLE CHANGE IX P( LITTCAL SENTIMENT. ly m Republican Candidate's Appeal is Dii 0 appointing.?Wilson and I*rosee perity is the Slogan. lg Washington, Oct. 21.?Within th to past month there has been a remarl is- able change in the .political lane y- scape. A month ago nearly ever e- well informed political authority, j lis least when speaking in confidence as admitted-that the trend seemed ove: in whelmingly in favor of the Repul ce lican presidential ticket. Now thei Bd is equal unanimity of opinion tin the trend has been reversed an as that the outcome of the campaign ar a toss-up, with Wilson gaining evei ill | day and the Hughes appeal a growin m. disappointment to nis admirers, in A month ago the greatest Repul [r. lican danger was overconfidence. lis: is certainly not that now. If thei us j is an excess of confidence anywhere j is in the Democratic camp. One < th those interesting Gloomy Gus philos< Id phers, who form an important pa ty; of every complete political entou | age, expressed today, in his capacii on | as a Republican, the belief that tl vd | existing G. 0. P. slump was the be lil j thing that could have happened f< of j the Elephant, because it wou he: arouse him to the necessity of mal i ed ing tremendous exertions betwe* now and election day. he There is wisdom in this remar h- The Democratic organization wi it. need all the backing it can get du if- i(ig the fejy remaining weeks to ho gh; its own against the efforts the frigh utjened, ?:pt experienced and w( r?+ i "einQwaH"- PomihHpfln spntimen IV. TT VV4. ~ stimulators are going to make to r cover the lost ground. Prosperity the Thing. ar It is unusual for the Democrat party to be so fortunate as to be charge of the government and see L a ing retention in office at a time is- great prosperity in the country, re- As the Republican party has be< si? in power most of the time since i of creation, luck has not had an ev< ?rs chance to break even for the Demc iCt racy. Besides, a party which com in with a programme of accomplis we ment, on a ^platform of prote j against the status quo, launches in Lin | constructive and reformative legisl en! tion. Invariably there is a tempo )ly; ary reaction, and in most cases, und LOt' our four-year system, the .party r Lto' sponsible for efforts to improve < ct- the existing situation is tried to dei ce onstrate their full value. This time, whether it be due ereater or less degree to the Eur 1>U W ? lis pean war, the country is enjoyii ,nt wonderful prosperity in the midst < he a presidential campaign when tl Democratic party is in office and a >ut ter the accomplishment of a Dem jet cratic programme of legislation tl to most comprehensive and importa: he ever undertaken in such a bri ly period by any administration sin* jet the foundation day's of the republi This is something novel and perple ing to the opposition. Every Republican deep down in h ^ heart knows that arguing again he i prosperity is a poor job. It is hai | to get a man's vote by running dov t the prosperity he is enjoying. Tl Democrats do not for a moment a iarQ mit that our national plentitude ar well-being will some to a sudd* .. standstill after the war?there is 2 LlC he abundance of good argument on tl j other side of that proposition, ar . they knowr it?but they are not di ne turbed a?out their prosperity asse being able to take care of itself. ng doesn't need any defense. ^ Taking Stock of Situation. ' an Assuming for the sake of argi ment that tne strong anu-war sem ment in the Middle West is balance he by an opposite sentiment in Ne York and New England, the preside.] can get an even break on the issu< _ which the European conflict has cor 01pelled him to meet. It is certain ~rg safe to assume that he will gain j many labor votes as he will lose c ne account of the Adamson law. TI ,,g actual assumption as to that in t! 3g Democratic camp is that he will gaj er many more. Broadly, then, prosper ty is left to have its full effect upc u_ the electorate without any offset e: cept the alleged "normal" Republ cas majorities in the doubtful State If such a majority normally exist which not everyooay aamits, u er problem now ' presented is wheth< or not the weight of prosperity in presidential year is sufficient to r turn a democratic administrate ill The Republicans feel a genuine alar ^m that it will be sufficient. Repor | rom all trustworthy sources indica ^ EXPRESS COMPANY GUILTY. Convicted by Jury in Charleston )- Court.?Unusual Liquor Case. Charleston, Oct. 23.?The Southern Express company, charged with "" delivering liquor illegally and with handling contraband liquor, was tried in the court of general sessions today, Judge Rice presiding, and was , found guilty of the illegal delivery . charge, the case going to the jury without argument, after T. Moultrie Mordecai, attorney for the defense, t had made motions for quashing the case, for continuance, and for a ^ change of venue, all these points be3_ ing refused. Mr. Mordecai cited twelve grounds on motion to quash, t two being the same as were advanced ^ in the Mappus case by M. Rutledge Rivprs holding that thp apt rrpatinsr *S the new single county ninth circuit y was unconstitutional, because no & change of venue was possible, and that the fall'term of court was not legally fyeld, under provisions of the law. This case arose from the seiz6 v .. ure one night by police of ten gal* Ions ot whiskey in an automobile Q_ near the express company's liquor rt delivery office, some weeks ago, it r_ being charged that the liquor came K_ from the express company's office. ly > On the second count, that of handling contraband liquor, the jury Dr found the defendant company not 13 guilty. The State presented evidence ^ that E. P. Berry, an employe of the m company, handed out from the ex- ^ press company office the liquor seized. k Berry is a defendant on a charge simIjj ilar to that against the company. He ? was not in court today. Agent Bacot r13 testified that Barry was asked to re . * i ? - ii xi j x i sign tne aay touowing me iiuuiueut. . qi Mr. Bacot said about 200 gallons of t_ liquor were delivered daily at the office here. Every effort to locate Berry had been made in yain, he testified. Mr. Mordecai asked that -sentience be suspended, pending the taking of the icj appeal. . in" ? / k- $35,000 BLAZE. of . Morrill Hall,'State Colored College 211 Building, Destroyed. y< ts ' *n Orangeburg, Oct. 21.?Morrill ,c". Hall, a four-story frame building oc^jCupied by about 300 male students | of the State Colored College, was . st, completely destroyed by fire here t0 about 9 o'clock tonight. All of the a_i occupants escaped without injury. ,r~ The fire started in the tower of the l eri building, and this enabled the stue" j dents to leave in orderly fashion, but )n; they were able to save practically n" none of their effects, only a few trunks being rescued from the flames. in , Value and Insurance. ?" ' The building was valued at $35,000 and it is understood that insur- I ance to the amount of $15,000 was ie carried. The fire was not discovered . until it had gained considerable head?~ way and owing to the age of the ie building and the material out of Qt which it was constructed the fire department was unable to do more than ce | protect nearby property, some of :c- j which was extremely close. It was x" with difficulty that the residence of \ President R. S. Wilkinson, of the col. ls lege, was saved without- damage. Anst other residence threatened for a time was that of Mrs. D. N. Smith, whose m property adjoins that of the college. ie Held Class Rooms. The main auditorium and most of 1(* the class rooms were in the burned m building. It is said that until recentLn ly a much larger amount of insurie ance was carried, but that on account ld of the very great risk involved, some s" of the insurance companies cancelled ts their policies. .. It 5 that the rock-ribbed Republican State of Ohio, never nationally Demu ocratic since the civil war except in ;i- 1912, when the Republican party was id hopelessly split, is not only doubtful, w but disposed to vote for Wilson, it When the Republican party cannot ss carry Ohio, what can it carry? What a- applies to Ohio applies with approxily mately the same force to all the prosis perous Middle Western region. >n The Democratic troublesome State > ie at this time is New York. Connectiie cut counted on positively by the Rein publicans early in the campaign as a i- ten to one shot, is hanging in the >n balance because of the business boom ' " T ^ T-T oil TTOrO X- It IS naving. II l ammau; nuu n v. v i- esthusiastic for the administration s. the betting today would probably be s, in favor of Wilson instead of against le him. The warming of the Tiger's Br cold feet has been accomplished in a past Democratic administrations, e- Cleveland did it in 1 892 and Wilson n. may do it in 1916. The Wilson m speeches have been having the oppots site effect from Hughes's they have te been a great success.