The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 30, 1922, Page 6, Image 6
Hunt for Millions j
at Fruitless End.
!
The Browing millions, supposed
to have been lost from sight forj
years, have proved to be either myth-1
ial or long a.;o disposed of, accord-'
ing to word brought back from Texas j
by men. who went to that state in .
search of definite information and
clues to the vast estate.
Some months ago there became
current in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia a story to the!
effect that a Thomas V. Browning, j
originally from the East, haul died in i
Texas, unmarried and without a will,j,
leaving oil lands valued at approximately
$150,000,000. A rumor became
current that the relatives of;
this man lived in the three states:
mentioned. So definite did the ru-'
mors become that some of those who
were supposed to be relatives of the i
rich oil land owner made investi- ,
gations. but attorneys returning East
from Texas have reported that no I;
trace of the Browuin? millions has
been found.
The Greenville News of Sunday j
has the following to say in regard to (
the search for the "lost millions": f"After
months of tireless search on !.
i
the part of attorneys and individuals j]
residing in South Carolina. North j
Carolina and Georgia to locate an |.
unclaimed estate safe? to have been j
left by Thomas V. Browing in Texas ]
oil fields and valued at approximate- ]
ly $150,000,000. those in closest
touch with the effort express them- \
selves as positive that the rumor of ;
the lost fortune is without founda- ,
tion. With every thread of story
which might lead to trace of the (
estate, followed closely to its end, the 1 ]
origin of the 'fairy tale' has been un- (
earthed, it is thought by C. F. Hayns- <
worth of Havnsworth & Haynsworth ,
of Greenville, who has been in the J j
employ of several descendants of the! T
supposed oil king.
"Although details are lackin?, it
seems that an aged gentleman of j j
Knoxville, Tenn., had clipped a sforvj
printed in a Texas newspaper in j ,
which an account of the death of j j
Thomas V. Browning was given. Ac- f
coifding to the newspaper account, it .
was said by the Knoxville gentleman I
that Mr. Browning had died unmar-j
ried and left an estate in oil lands
valued at approximately $150,000,000,
with no will to guide the officials ^
in disposing of the property. Although
little seems to have been j
known of the man, the account ven-j
tured that Mr. Browning had come | .
j
from the East and become wealthy
after oil >haid been discovered on his t
lands, it was said. ]
"Several vears later, it seems, the ;
i
Knoxville man in conversation witn ^
a friend by the name of Browning T
from North Carolina mentioned the t
clipping and told the story given by
the newspaper. The two agreed that r
the descendants of Thomas V. Browning
were of the South Carolina fami- .
ly of that name and the North Caro- t
lina man informed Mary Ann and j e
Mart'ha Pike of this city, and distant ^
descendants, of the estate. ^
Traced Story to Source. u
"It was at this time that newspa- k
k^per reports became frequent over the
two Carolinas and Georgia in regard 11
to the fortune 'somewhere in Texas' s
and descendants from each of the t<
three states were quick to trace their j tl
ancestry and put in their claim for a! s
share of the vast estate. Attorneys' tl
were employed to go to Texas to b
search for clues that would lead them w
to the unclaimed property and records
were secured in hopes that some
light would be thrown on the mys- tl
tery. All of these efforts were fruit- t<
less for not one in Texas had heard n
of an estate left unclaimed or even f:
once owned by a Thomas V. Brown- ~
ing. As a last resort, the origin of the ^
story was then traced and to the dis- 0
appointment of many, it was learned e
that it had come into existence ^
through the newspaper clfpping held v
by the Knoxville man. And they suffered
a second sore disappointment, a
for the old gentleman of Knoxville s'
had died and the scrap of paper tell- c
ing of the lost fortune had disap- s
peared as completely as had the for- is
tune, Despite all efforts to recover b
the clipping, it has not been found
as yet anfd probably never will be.
''From records taken from dust o
covered chests, the account of a man t!
* by the name of Thomas V. Browning, g
/ leavin? 'his home near the Old Hundred
school house, Greenville county, t<
t n ? r> ? i.t 11 n J
1C 1535 or suuniy ueiure iue touieuerate
war, as a mere hoy to seek his t
fortune in +he West, is found, it is
said. Since that time nothing had o
been hoard of the pioneer until about C
seven months ago, when a stranger n
giving his name as Browning reached I:
this city in search of information j 1
about the family, that he might lo- r
cate descendants of the deceased oil! 2
king. And then the story spread a
like wild-fire and investigations were j t
begun by many from all parts of the(a
three states. I i
"Joseph Browning, a mill opera-j a
five of Greensboro, N. C., seems to j a
have been one of the most active in j 1
tracing the exclusive collection of mil-(t
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CABBAGE IS PROFITABLE.
MeCormick County Farmer Makes F
<ukx1 Money Without Cotton.
.MeCormick county does not pro- 1
pose to be worsted by the boll weevil,
relates a MeCormick special to the
Greeville News. In that neck of the
woods they used.to plant a farm in
cotton and a "patch" of cabbage;
but C. E. Wilkie, who lives four miles
from the town of MeCormick on the
Plum Branch road has planted his
farm in truck this year and only a
"patch" of cotton. He brought to the
city of Abbeville today a ton of the I
finpst oabbare. Thev were packed in
jute bagging and sold to the merchants
by the pound. He uses a large
motor truck for travel and an oil- e
cloth cover as a protection from the c
weather. From 3 1-2 acres planted Q
in cabbage he has sold to date $500 *
anjl expects to make $S00 clear profit *
on this one crop alone. He learned to
grow cabbage in North Carolina moving
to McCormick from near Hender- ?
sonville several years ago and in j.
partnership with a brother bought 0
this 54-acre farm on which he is a
making such a success of farming un- r
cler boll weevil conditions. e
Mr. Wilkie has two and a half c
acres planted in fall Irish potatoes. 11
the Lookout 'Mountain variety, and
will make about 200 bushels to the
acre. Some of these will sell as low ^
at $1.80 a bushel, while others will
bring as high as $2.50, which should
net him $1,000 on his fall potato
crop. He has also beans and other C:
:ruck in proportion, haviag sold 400 ?
pounds of beans on one trip to Green- f(
cvood a few days ago. b
Everything made is practically
clear profit, as he hires only one wage ?
band, keeps a pair of mules and three e,
cows, and makes all the feed for the \
;tock, and all meat, flour and general r(
ations for the family at home. So. ^
incidentally, there are more gold ^
nines in McCormick county thanrthe p
Did Dorn mine, if the owners would ^
>nly get busy and idig the gold out of **
:he ground. a
Being questioned as to the finest tl
Droduotion on his farm he was abso- ^
utely right when he replied: "My ^
>ix children, the oldest of whom is
I 2." There you have a world of truth n
a few words.
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WATER SHUT OFF.
Beavers Built Dams On All Streams
That Supplied Town.
That busy little beavers nearly ;
?hut off the water supply of Em- ;
porium, Pa., with its 2,500 inhab- '
ants, is a statement made by Carl
Benson, as assistant game protector
n that district, in a story dealin? j
vith the state commission's efforts to j
estore the beaver to its place among J
he fur-bearing animals of the state.
Several years ago the commission
eleased four beavers, which were jQ
>rocured iin Maine, at a secluded spot tt
n the woods near a running stream, m
hree mile from Sizerville, in Cam- ^
wr
ron county. The animals at once p,
lammed the stream, constructed pe
heir mud houses, with one story Ni
inder water, and went to houseca
;eepmg. _
The natural increase in the colony
iade it necessary for the young beav- Qj
rs at mating time to find new quar- ^
ers, and it was not long before all
he streams of the watershed which gt
applies Emporium were dammed by
he animals, causing the town exrerae
inconvenience in dry weather. ai
hen little water escaped the dams. Qj
In
In India there is a rule which says pi
hat where there are several daugh- n<
2rs in one family the younger one Ei
lav not marry until the eldest has Gi
at
Hind a husband.
ons, he having given out a number A
f interviews with, newspaper report- i|
rs and expressing himself as con- l|
dent that the estate in oil lands K
alued at $125,000,000 existed.
"While it seems doubtful if Thorn- ?
s V. Browning ever accumulated k
uch a fortune in Texas, those in E
losest touch with the situation are B2
ure that, if such an estate ever ex- ra
;ted, it has been disposed of and is Kg
3s* forever to his descendants." vTells
of Difficulties. 8
J. E. Leach of Greenville was one
f the attorneys who made the trip to ?
he Lone Star state to make investiations
as to the "Browning estate." t*
In a letter to The >.'ews Mr. Leach: co
alls of some of the difficulties en-!^
ountered and says among other <*,
hings: | ^
"I think, in justice to the rela**ves'H.
f Thomas V. Brov-. nin: living in !s"
ireenville, it should he caid that thev
ever bePeved that there v-es neturd- r.ic
c ?1 PQ,000,000i*in~d:str"hut*on. ^
Last amo"nf started in a pro's disCT
atch from Greensboro, X. C.. a*" 1
;aincd much headway. Pet the" d: d p.;
ct upon certain informaf or
hey believed to have on ':rmfrd "rem *
uther.Mc sources and honpd to resize
only the average estate Toft t>v on ^
tncestor v^o accumulator] a^ns'"
ible holdings in the early days in i
Texas, and which later .developed in- r
o proven oil fields." .
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CLAIMS.
Pursuant to an order issued in the
ase of MacMurphy Fertilizer Comany,
et al., Plaintiff, vs. J. M. Kirkmd,
in the Court of Common Pleas
ar Bamberg County, notice is herey
given to all persons interested
hat all creditors having claims
gainst the said J. M. Kirkland are
equired to file the same, duly itemizd
and verified, with the undersigned
[aster for Bamberg County on or heme
the first day of December, 1922,
nd all persons failing to file claims
n or before said date with the unersigned
will be debarred from
articipating in the distribution of
le assets in said cause; provided,
lat all creditors who have here be)re
filed their claims, duly itemized
nd verified, with the receivers in
le cause, will not be required to file
le game again with the Master.
J. J. BRABHAM, JR..
cting Master for Bamberg County.
November 4, 1922. 11-30
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NOTICE Or' SALE OF ACCOUNTS.
Pursuant to an order in the case of
MacMurphy Fertilizer Company, et
al., Plaintiffs vs. J. M. Kirkland, Defendant,
in the Court of Common
Fleas for Bamberg County, the undersigned
receivers for the defendant
in said cause will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, at Ehrhardt, South Carolina,
at the store building in said Town,
formerly occupied by the 9aid J. M.
Kirkland, on the 20th day of November,
1 922, between the hours of
eleven, A. M., and twelve, noon, on
said day, all of the accounts, open
and secured, of the said J. M. Kirklad.
W. D. KINARD.
J. M. KIRKLAND.
Receivers.
November 4, 1922. 11-16
TAX NOTICE.
The treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of state, county,
school and all other taxes from the
15ili day of November, 1922, until
the 15th day of March, 1923, inclusive.
From the first day of January,
1923, until the 31st day of January,
1923, a penalty of 1 per cent, wiil be
added to all unpaid taxes. From thv>
fk.-u d. . of February. 1923, unt:i : V
28tli day of February,1923, a penalty
of 2 per cent, will be added to all
unpaid taxes. From the first day of
March, 1923, until the 15th of
March 1923, a penalty of 7 per cent,
will be added to all unpaid taxes.
The Levy.
For State purposes 7 1-2 mills
For county purposes 7 mills
Constitution school tax....3 mills
For highway purposes ....1 1-2 mills
Total 19 mills
Special School Levies.
Bamberg, No. 14 21 1-2 mills
Binnaker's No. 12 3 mills
Buford's Bridge, No. 7 ....4 mills
Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills
Colston, No. 18 9 mills
Denmark, No. 21 16 mills
Ehrhardt, No. 22 19 mills
Fish Pond, No. 5 2 mills
Govan, No. 11 12 mills
Hutto, No. 6 6 mills
Hampton, No. 3 2 mills
Heyward, No. 24 2 mills
Hopewell, No 1 .^...3 mills
Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 12 mills
Lees, No. 23 8 mills
Lemon Swamp, No. 13 4 mills
Littfe Swamp, No. 17 8 milla
Midway, No. 2 2 mills
Oak Grove, No. 20 10 mills
Olar, No. 8 - 16 mills
Oakland, No. 15 8 mills
St. John's, No. 10 8 mills
Salem, No. 9 12 mills
Three-Mile, No. 4 8 , mills
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All persons between the ages of 21
and 60 years, except Confederate soldiers
and sailors, who are exempt at
50 years, are liable to a poll tax of
$1.00.
Capitation dog tax, $1.25.
All male persons who were 21
years of age on or before the first
day of January, 1921, are liable to a
poll tax of $1, and all who have not
made returns to the auditor are requested
to do so on or before the
first day of January, 1922, and thereby
save penalty and costs.
I will receive the commutation
road tax of two ($2.00) .dollars from
the 15th day of November, 1922 to
the 15th day of March, 1923.
In addition to the above levies
there is a three mill levy for drainage
on all property in the town of
Bamberg and some of the surrounding
territory.
G. A. JENNINGS,
Treasurer of Bamberg County.
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