The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-15
Prof. Meares Guilty.

signed three months ago WaS lnStI0C
tor in the state institute for the deaf
and the dumb and the blind, was
found guilty at Spartanburg OF the
charge bought against him-ruining .
younagirl AMI orphan. Cora jenkins.
whilG be was in his bone. Meafes
and SIS wife are about sixty-hye years
old. TheSHl was turned into the streets
when her shane was apparent ana
drifted to the poorhouse. Meares fe-
fused his assistance. Mrs. Mearas
made every effort to clear her hus-s
band, but was ,contradicted in impor-
tant particulars by the matron OF tbe
"Door of Hope" in Columbia.
The defense gave notice OF motion
for stay of judgment and also mo-
ton for q new trial.
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wa1haIla's scmi.Centcunisl.
Invitations have been sent out by
the executive committee OF Waihaile,
8. c., for the semi-centennial celebre
ton which will be held in that town
August l6 and II, 1890. On this oes
casion it is proposed to erect q monu-
ment to the memory of the late usH
John 4. Wagner, a distinguished cst.
izen of Charleston, who was mayor q
the city from 1871 to 1873 and wass
most generally known and esteemsd.
Walhalla proposes to celebrate b.
semi-centennial this year, and y %:
certain that this can be done ~ no
more worthy manner than By srectzs
ing monument of native granite - -
token of esteem to the memory 81.
General Wagner. founder and prest,
dent of the German Colonization no~
ciety. 49,
All the citizens are heartily IN tayors
of this project, and wish to SEQ We
work consummated with honor ~
themselves, their town and 20 stne
memory of General Wagner.
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Bureau of Information Needed
The secretary of state receiyed ~
following letter few days ago:
"1f you can conveniently DO ~.
kindly favor us with the address efs
the state geologist for South CeroAus:
| In lieu of the state geologist's addseee|
| we should like to: receive the add1ees
of one or more irst-class civil en&1-s
neers, who can likely give us valuable
information in reference TO ayallaoteI
water powers in your state. We ~
irving to select location Tor . pro-
posed cotton mill and prefer 20 cons
slider water power sites first. We haye'
tried to get the desired information 81
| various ways, but have congiomeres
ton Of correspondence that We ind 6
impossible to boil down. Hence the
desire to now come into corresponds
ence with some one who can point out
| to us the proper places. e,
| Thanking you for any attention JON
may give this, Is
| psny, Greenfield, Ohio.
There was an effort made in the leGs
islature to have Just such work done
by state geologist. The house peses
ed the bill, but the senate rejected -
s.ss q:
Was No Joke.
A Savannah, Ga, dispatch says;
i The Dewey committee for = iittte!
while thought it was the victim q 9
Joke. A telegram was received from
the captain Of a. negro company ~
South Carolina asking If colored coIn1
mands we're invited to parhcipate tla
the Dewey. day festivities in Saysns
nah, the request being based upon the
! fact that an invitation to be prese4s
had been received by his company
He was promptly notified that he ara
his company were not expected sons
present.
II appears that when the Dewey
| committee asked the adjutant general
of South Carolina for . list OF military
commands in this state nothing NJ
said about negro companies. As iiss
was accordingly furnished and eseh
named thereon was sent an inyitAtlon
to visit Savannah on Dewey day. Upe1
investigation Of the list il was found
that the names of the colored comp
MES in South Carolina had neen Inks q
nished along with those Of white con-
panies. without distinction. One col
ored captain had foresight enough g
wire and find out about the mattel.