The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-20
Ehrhardt Etchings.

EuRuARDT, March 10 Mr.. |. D. Cope
land had his house connected with the
store by phone last week.
Messrs. J. D. and Qulian Quattlebaum
were summoned to the bedside of their
father, Henry Quattlebaum, of Zoar, Ga,
on last Friday. The old gentleman has
been i'll for some time and on Sunday
morning the end came when he passed
away. He will be buried today. Messrs.
Quattlebaum will return to Ehrhardt to-
morrow.
R. Pearlstine s. Sons will finish movin G
tomorrow the remains of their branch
store from Ehrhardt to Branchville. Mr..
N. P. Murdaugh will continue in their
employ at Branchville, while his daugh-
tiers, Misses Marie and Flossie, will re-
main in Ehrhardt and board with Mr.. j.
A. Chassereau.
Perry Jones, who stays on one of Gen.
Bamberg's places in the Colston section,
had been missing corn from his crib for
some time past, and decided he would
watch for the thief, and while lying wait
ing under the corn house last Friday
night the thief came and was in the act
of filling crocus bag with the golden
grain when Perry grabbed him by the feet.
A terrible scuffle ensued, but the thief
being of herculean strength got awayfrom
Perry, but Perry says he knows the coon
and is going to have him brought to
justice.
John Carter, who was also known as
"Turkey john" died last week. He never
recovered from the stroke of paralysis
which he received while stealing corn one
night about two years ago from Mr.. Joe
I. Copeland.
Miss May Ehrhardt returned home Sat-
urday from the East, where she has spent
the past two weeks purchasing the latest
styles in millinery goods. She has en-
gagged Miss Sallie Hartz and Miss Lizzie
Padgett to assist her the coming season.
Mrs. Biddy Hair and daughter, Arrie,
were in town Saturday.
Miss Flossie Pate, of Adams Run, is
visiting her brother and Mrs. W. P. Pate.
Mrs. F. L. Nettles, daughter of Rev.
E. NJ. McKissick, who reside at Knights
vile, S. c., is visiting the latter, and dur
ing her visit her baby boy was taken ill
and died Monday afternoon, and will be
buried tomorrow at Summerville.
Rev. E. NJ. McKissick will preach in
Copeland's hall at $50 p. m. on the fifth
Sunday.
Last Saturday night several persons
were seen lettering around the depot at a
late hour, very much under the influence
of liquor. The street lamps were dimly
burning, and the heavy rain rendered our
little town quite dark and few persons
were stirring. The quietness of the night
seemed only broken by the midnight
train which brings our mornings mail
from Charleston and other points. The
next morning Frank HERS was going
from Mr.. Jacob Ehrhardt's house to the
store to open the mail; the awful deed
which was committed in the darkness OF
the night just ended confronted him.
Back of pile of cross ties by the rail-
road track lay three dead bodies in heap;
two had their necks broken; the others
| was severed from the body. Frank lost
no time in giving the alarm, and in little
while men, women and children were
gathered around. The dead bodies were
not recognized until dear lady who has
given long service to her country and to,
day is loved and respected as the wife OF
a King, she recognized the three bodies as
those which she had cared for and fed
with the other chickens of their roost.
Don't forget the Clear Pond picnic
Friday, March 2Sth. GE Col.