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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-15
kearSe Cuttings.

KEARsE, May 1.-THE rain that fell
last Thursday night was certainly vel
coined by our farmers. Crops around here
are fine; with favorable seasons we will
soon be ready to lay them by. AS it has
been dry spring, General Green" was
easy conquered.
Picnics and measles are all the 60 just
now, and of course those that are nursing
either one are out of style. We are all
looking forward to the picnic at Mt.
Pleasant next Thursday.
Ascension day was spent in several
WAYS in this section. Some were at home,
some frying fish in the swamp, while
others went to picnics.
Mr.. E. F. Kinard went to Fairfax last
Sunday to meet Mrs. Carrie HERS and
children. They will spend several days
in this neighborhood.
The people of this section are enjoying
good health so far this spring, only those
that have bad measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Shaw spent last Sat-
urday night and Sunday in Bamberg' the
guests of Mr. D. w. Phillips.
Messrs. l. H., w. H., and Laurens Shaw
and Miss Ella Shaw attended the picnic
at Howells old mill last Thursday and
report grand time.
There was an ice cream festival at MI.
J. W. Kinard's Saturday night, which was
very much enjoyed by those that attend
| ed
Miss Maud Hair visited friends around
here Saturday night and Sunday.
In closing I will tell you all about our pic
mic at st. Johns It will be on Saturday,
June the 14th. We hope to see our editor
there that day, so we can give him a
hearty handshake. We want everybody
to consider themselves cordially invited
and come, for we welcome them there
We also hope to see good crowd at St
Johns next Saturday, as it is our regular
conference day
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A SENSATION.
Walter Sandifer, Young White Man,
Arrested and Put in Jail on
the Charge of Robbery
and Arson

Last Thursday Mr.. D. W. Phillips at
tended the picnic at Howell's old mill
and while there he noticed on the ground
a bicycle which he believed to be his. 1t
will be remembered that this bicycle was
| in DR.. Blacks store the night it was burn
ed, March 9Th, and the frame of it was
not found among the debris. Mr.. Phil
| lips Immediately made inquiries and
Bennie Sandifer, who when questioned,
stated that it had been loaned to him by
his cousin, Walter Sandifer. Walter could
not explain his possession of the machine,
! and made several conflicting statements
about it. The gentlemen who questioned
him believed that he knew of or was i'm
plicated in the burning of the stores OF
DR.. J. B. Black and Thos. Black. He
was accordingly arrested and placed
in Jail here early Friday morning, and his
latest tale is that he was at the artesian
we'll on Main street at 4 o'clock a. m. the
night the fire occurred, when four strang-
ers came up and ask ed him to watch while
they robbed the store. He did so, and
when they came out they gave him gun
and the bicycle for watching. He did not
know any of the men. Since his arrest a
search of his room at Spann's saw mill
has been made and the following proper
ty, identified by the marks as DR.. Blacks,
recovered: One double -barrelled shot
gun, one single-barrelled shotgun, three
razors, one pipe, one dress suit case. Sew
eral other articles believed to have been
taken from the store by him were found,
but they could not be positively identified.
Other things will no doubt come to light
later. Sandifer is young man of22 years
and has been implicated in robberies be-
fore.
He was living at Spann's mill, five miles
south of town, and had the dressing case
full of stolen articles carried out to the
mill on Mr.. Spann's truck the morning
after the fire, giving the truckman one
pound of smoking tobacco for carryingit
for him. The tobacco was also stolen
from Dr. Blacks store. 1t is thought that
Sandifer alone did the robbery and then
set the fire to hide his crime.
Feeling runs high against him in town
and it has been suggested that he ought
to be lynched, but, of course, there is no
danger of lynching. 1t will be remem-
bered that three stores were destroyed ny
the fire set by him.
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Olar News.

OLAR, May 1sth.-Mr. L. F. BAN berg,
who has been putting down an artesian
well at Sieglingville, S: c., spent last
week at home with his family. He left
Yesterday for Hampton, where he has sew
eral contracts.
DR.. N. F. Kirkland, of Kline, spent yes
terday in town.
Mr.. E. P. Hutto, former depot agent at
this place, but now of Mienhard, Ca,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Messrs. P. Cook and f. D. Bessinger
made a flying trip to Allendale Sunday
evening.
The railroad civil engineers arrived here
Yesterday, and are at work establishing
the line and preparing for the grading
lesion via Ehrhardt in few days. An.
other force will start from here to Au-
gusta, Ga.
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The masses know but little of the
struggles of the local or county papers.
They appear every week and the locals
are hastily read and the paper is thrown
aside, with the remark that there is moth
ing in it. Too often this is true, and true
because the struggling editor has not had
the help and encouragement that his
enterprise deserves. So few are willing to
furnish items of news and g i've material
help by subscribing ano paying tle suo-
scription and advertising in its columns.
Many a village has grown into a town
and many town into city through the
influence of the local paper. 1t has
brought wealth and prominence to many many
while it has remained in poverty. Many
would feel ashamed to live in town OF
county where there is no local paper
and vet they fail to give support to the
one they have.
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The Bamberg Herald.
THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1902.
G. ]. s, Brokers Hardware Store,
Personal Mention.

Mr.. J. G.. H. Guess, of Denmark, wa
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. n. F. Spsnn, of Florida, is on
visit to relatives here.
The mother of Mr.. E. c. Bruce, o
Georgia, is on visit to his family,
.-Messrs. W. NJ. Brabham aud W. E
Spann returned from Florida last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Reynolds and DR.
HERS, of Ehrhardt, spent Tuesday nigh
in town.
-Messrs. Robbie E. HartZog and J: NJ
Hill returned to Clemson College Mon
day morning.
-Mr.G.C.Jones, of Lyons, Ga, former
resident of Bamberg, spent several days
here last week.
Mrs. J. F. Baggott has been very i'll
for the past two weeks or more, ana al
the time of going to press her condition
is extremely grave.
DIR. J. B. Black, Revs NJ. L. Lawson
and T. J. Sandifer, Misses Minnie Black,
Apnes and Roberta johnson, LETT last
Thursday morning to attend the Southern
Baptist Convention in Asheville, n. q.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker and
Mrs. Dora Williams returned last Friday
from their trip to Dallas, Texas. MI. and
Mrs. Brooker also went down into Mexico,
visiting several of the principal cities OF
that country. They report hne trip.
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A number of our citizens went to

A number of our citizens went te
| Charleston Tuesday, to visit the Exposl
ton.
The ordinance against grazing cattle on
the streets is openly set at defiance by
great many people. Council should take
action on this matter for the protection
of the ladies and children Of the town.
The Woman's Home Mission Society
of the Methodist church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon with Miss Marie
Stokes, at half past FIVE o'clock. A full
attendance of the members is requested.
There now remain but two weeks more
of the Charleston exposition, the praises
of which have been sung by everyone
who has visited it. Such an opportunity
is not likely to be yours again soon; so II
Won can possibly arrange your business
so as to attend, YOU should by all means
do it. 4 treat is in store for you
Messrs. F. ". Wagner S Co., OF
Charleston, have ou-lks for copy
of "Charleston and the Exposition Illus
trated," which beautifully illustrates the
great achievement of the CITY by the
Sea-" in the accomplishment OF winch
more credit is due to the head OF the
above firm than to anyone else.
A rumor was in circulation IN town
Tuesday afternoon that convict had es,
caped from the county chain gang and
had carried away rifle belonging to one
of the guards. That he was in grave
ward out on Mr. Ehrhardt's place and de-
fed capture. Supervisor Bruce and sew,
eral gentlemen went out to the place, ana
found the story myth. A little negro
bov was the author of the tale.
A meeting of the Peoples Building and
Loan Association was held last Monday,
and a very satisfactory showing made.
The old directors were reelected, with
the addition of Jno. R. Bellinger, to MI
a vacancy. Jno. H. Cope was reelected
president, and G. Moye Dickinson secre-
tary and treasurer. The financial state
ment shows that the association has
earned ST per cent. for the average time.
The town ordinance in regard to cattle
grazing on the streets continues to be
violated every day. Last week a little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg was
knocked down and slightly injured by
COW which was grazing on a prlnclpai
street of the town. If council does not
enforce this ordinance, some lady or chlld
NAV be seriously injured. Council shouio
either enforce the ordinance or repeal IL.
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Card Of Thanks.

May II, ISUs.
Mr.. Editor:-Please give me space IN
vour columns to return to the Democrats
of your county, who recently assembly,
in convention, my sincere thanks for the
very high compliment paid me IN unan.
;mous Endorsement of my candidacy tol
This is the first opportunity which has
presented itself for such public aeknoW,
Judgement, but l hope to have frequen,
chances during the campaign to relteratf
my deep sense of obligation,
I shall endeavor, if elected, to demon
strate that the people of your county have
not misplaced their confidence in me.
Very respectfully,
G. DUNCAN BELLINGER.
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Annual Picnic.

The annual picnic at Howel1s old mill
in the Hartzog section, last Thursday
was well attended and was a successful
affair in every way Fine addresses were
deiiyered by Hon. ID. c. Hayward, of
WATERFORD, and Hon. G. ". Garris, of
Ramberp We regret that we were not
present, but we were disappointed at the
last moment. 1t is always a pleasure for
Us Us to meet the good people of that section,
AID we hope to meet them on some future
occasion. i fine dinner was served, ana
the day passed off very pleasantly. Much
0f the snrcess of the occasion was due to
the efforts of our good friend, DR.. :. r
RentZ.
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New Advertisements.
d / DELK.

D. J. DELK.
See D. ]. Delk's new advertiseme ent.
He sells the Deering harvesting machln-
ery. and runs a first class carriage shop
When YOU need work in his line, give him
a call, for he guarantees satisfaction.
BOSTON PHOTO co.
Your attention is directed to the new
advertisement of the Boston Photo 70,
now located at Bamberg. MIR. +. ); NC
Dermand, the manager, is most clever
gentleman and thoroughly understands
his business. Special prices are beng
made until Monday, May Goth. Alwork
guaranteed.
G.Duncan Bellinger-Candidates card
H.C. Folk, Master-Master's Sale.
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Bambers's Pensioners.

Clerk of Court C. B. Free last Thursday
received the money for the pensioners OF
this county. We publish below theli
names and the class to which they belong
CLAssB.
Those in this class get s72.00 each.
J.H. Zeigler, Bamberg.
CLASS G, NO. I.
Those in this class get $4S.00 each.
Calvin Bessingec, Olar.
W.. Copeland, Denmark.
Joseph Kinsall, Olar.
U. G. Milhous, Govan.
H. r. Pelham, Hartzog.
j. D. Sease, Olar
II. E. Wilson, Bamberg.
CLASS c, No.2.
Those in this class receive $19.65 each.
F. c. Aver, Bamberg.
B.J. Brabham, Olar.
E. c. Behling, Denmark.
William Bessinger Bamberg.
John S. Copeland, Ehrhardt.
NJ. S. Carter, Bamberg.
N. Crider, Bamberg.
c. B. Elkins, Bamberg.
J. B. Gillian, Denmark.
Elisha Gunnels, GoYan.
A. NJ. Gillian, Denmark.
A. J. HERS, Ehrhardt.
J.T. Jones, Bamberg.
J. A. Kirkland, Ulmers.
A. Kinard, Bamberg.
J. II. Mccormack, Govan.
R. w. Nix, Bamberg. o
J.B. Thomas transferred from orange
burg)
w. w. Williams, Bamberg.
A. W. Wilkinson, Bamberg.
J. M. Zeigler, Bamberg.
CLASS c, NO. 3.
Those in this class receive $4s.O0 each
NJ. A. Kemp, Denmark.
CLASS c, NO. 4.
Those in this class receive $19.65 each
NJ. G. Adams, Bamberg.
Eliza S. All, Olar.
Margaret Axson, Bamberg.
Mary Bars, Denmark.
N. E. Breland, Kearse.
M. A. Brown, Bamberg.
Sarah Carter, Ehrhardt.
Ellen Drawdy, Hartzog. >
Emma Grimes, Govan.
Amanda Gillian, Govan.
Lavinia Hagins, Bamberg.
s. E. Hair, Goyan.
H. II. HERS, Colston.
NJ. Hightower, Denmark.
Rachael Hutto, Bamberg.
Mary Johns, Midway.
Harriet Kirkland, Colston.
Georgianna Lain, Olar.
Sarah w. McFail, Midway.
NJ. A. Mcmillan, Bamberg.
Elizabeth Morris, Bamberg.
Nelly Morris. Bamberg.
Rebecca Smoak, Bamberg.
NJ. E. Reed, Denmark.
Those named in this list will please cal
at the clerk of courts office and get thel
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"Remember, my dear brethren" said
the minister; that charity covereth
multitude Of sins. I hope you'll be unusu
ally generous in your offering this morn
ing."-Detroit Free Press.
What this world needs to make it hap
py is the sustaining philosophy of th'
Georgia man who exclaimed, when th'
bank failed, "Thank the Lord, never hat
q dollar ahead in my life!"-Atlanta Con
stitutiOn.
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COlOred Graded School.

The closing exercises of the Bamberg
colored graded school will be held May
10Th to 23d, beginning each night at {
o'clock.
Monday night, May 10th, a concert and
musical recital.
Tuesday night, May Goth, all address
by Rev. c. H. Harlston.
Wednesday night, May 21st, prize
speaking contest by 9th and 7th grades.
Friday, May 23d, picnic. -,
To ali of the above named exercises the
public is cordially invited to attend.
CIV. MOORE, Principal.
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"The DeeStrict School,"

Kate Parsons farce comedy, "the dees
trict school," will be presented at the
Carlisle Fitting School Monday evning
the 10Th. The very finest music will be
furnished, also singing. Proceeds to 60 te
the Bamberg county monumental assocl
alton. Admission: adults, &c.,; children
zoe. Ice cream will also be served, and the
patronage of the public is solicited.
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SOUTHWARK.

NO. 90 cOnneCLS aL w oSuluSGOu VIII
the Pennsylvania Railway Buffalo Ex-
press, arriving Buffalo 7.s5 a m.
Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Ry.
train No. SO, leaving Columbia, Union
Station, at 1928 a. m. daily, connects at
Clinton with S. A. L. Ry., No. 50, afford:
ing shortest and quickest route 6y several
hours to Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville,
St. Louis, Chicago, and all points west.
Close connection at Petersburg, Rich
mond, Washington, Portsmouth Norfolk,
Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville, and
Atlanta with diverging lines.
Magnificent vestibule trains carrying
through Pullman sleeping cars between
all principal points.
For reduced rates, Pullman reserVa'
tions, etc., apply to
VIZ. BUTLER JR., D. P. A.,
Savannah, Ga.
J. NJ. BARR, r. E. l.. BUNCH,
1stV &G.M., T. P. A.,
Portsmouth, Va.
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The protection rule works both ways,
sometimes. During the visit of Prince
Henry the New York brewers treated the
crew of the imperial yacht. The deck off
GERS managed to save several kegs to
take home to their friends. On the arrival
at Kiel this beer was seized by the Ger
man customs house and the officers forced
to pay $67.5O duty; then the beer was sold
at auction" 1t is not probable that the
United States will ever export much beer
to Germany.
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Bamberg, S. c., May 10th, 1902.

The other day my wife and made the
pretext of an errand the excuse for sail
ing on the blue waters of Shanashank
Bay, and engaged Capt. Little, at the GUS
tomary fifty cents an hour, to take us
across to village on the opposite shore
With the Captain always went his dog
Tasso, as indispensable companion rather
than as necessary crew. Arrived at the
village the errand was promptly done and
we were ready to depart, but the dog could
not be found. We called and whistled
and sought him high and low, until at the
end of good half hour, he strolled on to
the dock, calm and unruffled, and with
out suspicion of malevolence in eye or
action. The sail was thereupop resumed
and the captain, who is good skipper,
after laboriously pushing US off a sand
bar on which he had inadvertently
grounded, finally drew up at the wharf,
at the end of three hours from the time of
departure "Well, Captain" we said,
"you have given US good sail. How much
is it," "Waal," said the captain, "it'll be a
dollar and a half. We've been gone jest
three hours. Ye see," he continued, ''it
took US half an hour to look up that dog. )"
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The Billville boys are "a-discussin' of
politics" by the grocery-store, and "a
playin' of checkers" under the china-tree.
And they run the world just about as we'll
as do the senators in Washington.
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tion. Well, this is, to say the least, hu'
man nature, but it is hardly sound sense
or common justice. If the great evil OF
tax lodging is to be allowed to continue,
the present law of taxation should be ex-
pun ged from the statute books, as in its
operative effects it merely encourages cor
ruption and fraud, in that every taxpayer
signing a sworn return of all his taxable
property and leaving out his moneys and
credits, falls far short Of the requirements
of law and of upright citizenship; and the
extent to which this is done is appalling.
With this explanation to the people of
my county, to whom I wish to convey a
proper understanding of what I have
sought to do in their behalf, although the
attempt was unsuccessful, with the mo-
tives that actuated me, so far as my limit
ed space will permit, 1 close with the as
surance of my continued interest in all
that makes for their happiness and ad-
vancement. If it be possible for me to
do so, I hope to attend at least some of
the campaign meetings, and shake your
hands again without the possible imputa-
tion of a self-seeking purpose in so doing,
but simply out of the abundance of a gen
uine goodwill towards you.
A. MCIvER BosTIcK.
Bamberg, S. c., May 10th, 1902.
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Southern Railway Schedule.

Southern Railway Schedule.
Trains from Augusta, etc. for Branch
vile, Charleston, ETC., pass BambeTg, S.
c., No. SO daily S.31 a. M; No. 81 daily
4.53 p. m. For Branchville, No. 40 (daily
except Sunday 1890 p. m.
Trains for Augusta, etc., from Charles
ton, Branchville, ETC., pass Bamberg, No.
81 daily 9.45 a. M; No. So daily 7.40 p.
M; No. 80 Except Sunday S.31 q. m.
Close connections at Branchville for
Columbia, etc., at Blackville for Savannah,
etc., and at Augusta for Macon, Atlanta
and points West and Northwest.
Trains SO and So carry through sleepers
between Charleston and Atlanta.
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LETTERS DlSMiSSORY,

LETTERS DISMISSORY.
On the eth day of June, 1902, l will file
NV final account as administrator of the
estate of G. E. Platts, deceased, with the
Judge of Probate for Bamberg county,
and will on that day ask to be dismissed
as such administrator.
J. W. SMITH,
Administrator.
Bamberg, 8. c., May 9TH, 1902.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-04-12
YANKEEIZING INDIANS.
The Santa Fe School Where They
Learn How TO Make Money.

1t is not all mere school there Mt
santa Fe. II is what the old-fashioned
used TO term "a hive of industry" 1t
IS stock-raising community. and n gar
dening community. One of the numer-
Gus experiments in Belgian hare raising
vas tried there, and it was Il successful
one one Garden produce to the amount of
S-Voo was raised there last wear Tho
tailoring, blacksmith, harness king,
anu carpentry schools do more than iuSt
teach their carious branches of indus
Try. Their products are used in The
schooi. What the boys learn during the
schooi term they are at liberty TO use
during their vacations.
Last summer sixteen of them hired out
Tor the season, working in sugar beef
neldS. At the end of the vacation rhev
had earned about S642. and had saved
Sll41l, although four of them came
back IN debt. One had saved S2T His
method of accommodating this sum and his
istic '''
=. hen his companions took a train 10
santa Fe-they were in Southern Colo.
rado-he refused to accompany them.
lie would walk and save money. With
the Indian : instructive CONTEMPT for dis
sRhcc, he swung off and walked for sew
efal days. lie reached Santa Fe. of
course long after the others. But Mt The
station in the city he hired a hack and
was driven in the most lordly and mag
nlheent style through the outskirts of
the town, across the tracks and out over
the 1taln clear to the red brick build
lngS Anne 0Hagan in Ainslee's
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SOME NOTABLE DEBUTS.
Tragic and Amusing First Appear
ances of Prominent Stage Folk.


BY very curious coincidence Sir Hen
ry Irving was making his first bow to
the public from a Sunderland stage when
has companion in so many triumphs, Miss
Ellen Terry, was making first appear
ahce at Manchester under conditions
which might have been tragic.
To neither is the memory of that even
ing pleasant. To MIR. Irving it was IAN
eternity of torture" and his nervousness
was so great that on leaving the stage
he tainted outright. Little Ellen Ter
ry $ experiences were still more painful.
and eliminated, like Mr.. Trving's. in n
dead faint the moment she left the stage.
She was playing Puck III Midsummer
Nights Dream"-she was only years
old at the time-and, in the words of a
critic Of the time, was "as sweet and
dainty a Puck as was ever seen on any
stage and at the close of the play she
had TO rise, through trap door, throned
on a mushroom, TO make TIE closing
speech.
BY some mischance the trap door was
closed too soon, imprisoning one Of her
feet; and when the foot was released il
was found that one of her toes was brok-
en-. In spite of this the brave girl made
her speech without faltering, only To
faint away at its conclusion.
Coquehn's first appearance is also n
painful memory to him. In spite of
much anxious nreparation he felt thar
his acting was failure and that his
prospects were ruined at the very tbrcsh-
old of his career.
As he left the stage during the second
act with the words:
Those cruel words have set my blood on IRE.
I'll seek the air 10 cool my boiling ire.
a voice called out from the body Of the
theater: That's right old fellow: do 20
and air yourself-only don't come back
again.
That the beginning Of stage career
is not necessarily any index Of future
achievements is proved by the odd fact
that BeerbOhm Tree was first seen on
the stage at a Globe matinee, in the
character Of Grimaldi the clown.
Mrs. Kendals acquaintance with the
stage began at the very immature age Of
3, and her first speech, which was quite
impromptu, was addressed to her nurse,
whom she espied in the pit: ooh. nursey,
darling. do look at my pretty shoes. -
Plttsburg Gazette.