The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27

Rutherfordton, N. c., which has so
long been the dream Of the citizens
of Spartanburg and that portion OF
North Carolina, may yet be realized.
A leading gentleman Of Spartanburg.
who Is authority on business matters
and deals of importance, stated few
days ago that party of engineers
were busily engaged surveying a rail-
road route from Rutherfordton to
Spsrtanbufg.
Mills curtailing Production.
With cotton at ID cents a pound, and
cotton goods on higher than they
should have been had the staple been
selling at cents pound, the Olympia
and CRANKY mills, of Columbia, have
been running on full time, while other
factories throughout the state Sold
their cotton and closed down III the
early summer. The high price OF cot
ton, however, has forced these mills
o make a curtailment in production,
and for the next few weeks will oper-
ate only a part of each week.
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New Steamer Line. st
The announcement is made that a
new line of steamers is to be estab-
lished between Charleston, George
town and intermediate coast and river
points. The new company is backed
b: the Commercial Club of Charleston,
All organization in which all the lead
ms business men of the city have
membership. 1t will have capital
stock of $5OOOO, $50, 900 being common
stock and $4,000 preferred stock. 1t
Will put on a fleet Of steamers sutt1-
cient in number to have tri-weekly
sailing from Charleston to Georgetown
and points on the Santee and Con.
gafee rivers. The coastwise trade, for
which the company will bid, is large
and important one, and the new com.
pany expects to obtain a large share
of It. .s.....
Resent "surf Bathing" Article.
A Charleston dispatch says: Editor
Doar, Of The Georgetown IS. c.
Times, has got himself into trouble be-
cause Of recent article that appeared
in his paper descriptive Of surf bath
Ing near his home. In his article he
used q number of cuts of women in
scanty attire, and ever since the publ
cation Of the article two moral censors
Of the town have been going for Editor ]
Doar fore and aft through the columns
of . rival paper.
The cuts were OF women In short
skirts and peek-a-boo waists, such as
are used in advertising columns. The
censors claim that the cuts were re-
Election on the women of Georgetown,
and being married. men and fathers OF
grown daughters, they resented the ar-
ticie in severe language. A demand
for an apology has been made, and
unless it is soon forthcoming :. is ex-
pected that trouble will follow.
8 ConstabIes Club Citizens.
A. w. Wieters, president and treas
urer of the Consumers Ice Company,
anc his brother, R. D. Wieters, were
severely dubbed by dispensary consta-
bles in Charleston a few days ago.
The constables went to the place OF
Wseters to make a raid and he closed
the door against them. They gained
access through another entrance an
at cnce engaged in a controversy with
him in which harsh language was usel.
The constables were armed with pis'
tots and billies and the latter were
used upon Wieters until he was insen-
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In the meantime a messenger was
sen. for A. w. Wieters, president OF
the ice company. When he arrived on
the scene he protested against the
treatment accorded his brother and he
also was dubbed.
Both men were painfully though not
seriously bruised about the head and
face. The constables say they were
grossly insulted by language used by
Wieters.
The Wieters brothers are both men
Of property and are well known IL the
city. ..-E -.
Murderer Of PeddIer Caught.
Lee Green was captured near Aiken
few days ago by the sheriff and
posse of deputies. The house in which
the fugitive had secreted himself was
surrounded and he was ordered 70
come out and give up. He lost no
tine in doing So
Green was wanted for the murder
of Soretkey, a Russian peddler, who
was found dead in the woods near
Aiken about three weeks ago.
Arthur Glover, Of Augusta, trailed
G: cen to the home of the -latter's
father-in-law. Green was hiding in the
stable and fired on Clover when the
Augusta man came near his hiding
place.
Glover went to Aiken and got the
sheriff and his posse. Green was still
in hiding when the sheriff arrived.
The house was surrounded and Green
had no chance of escape. After sur
rendering, Green cenfessed to killing
the peddler.
Glover will get the $500 which was
offered for Green's capture.
The people of Aiken are greatly ex-
cited over the murder and the arrest
of the man who did the killing.
Whv Trunks Were Searched.
]. T.. Harris, proprietor of White
Some Springs hotel, has furnished
stat ement reciting the reasons for the
searching of Mrs. Boyeson's baggage
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