The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-10

Guiding seven mules ana one morse, VI
Drake Dobsen, who lives near Greers,
Greenville county, was destroyed by
fire one night the past week. Suspi-
cion pointed to Bah Dobson, a young
white man and nephew of Drake Dob
son. Young Dobson was arrested on
the charge of arson.
New Industries Established.
The Chattanooga Tradesman reports
the following new industries establish
ed in South Carolina during the past
week: Union, $4,000 cotton compa'
nv: Mt. Pleasant, telephone company;
Pelzer, canning factory; Charleston,
$50 900 cotton compress; $1,000 lime
works; Latta, brick works, grist MILL
cotton gin; Orangeburg, planning mill.
seaboard Abandons Depot.
The Seaboard Air Line has abandon
ed its freight depot and passenger sta
tion in the old Sydney park, at Colur-
bia. Although the new passenger sta'
ton on Geryais street has not yet been
completed, the freight depot Will De
used as a local passenger station until
the new one is completed. Hereafter
all freight and passenger business will
be handled from the Gervais street
station.
Colleges in Good Shape.
Within a few days the two colleges
Wofford land Converse, at Spartan
burg will open and the grounds, which
are now quiet and lonely, will resound
with the noise of life and vigor OF the
youthful student.
The schools open on Wednesday,
September %, and it is expected that
every vacant place at each will be MI
ed during the first few days.
"A number of improvements have
been made at each of the colleges, the
most noticeable at old and historic
Wofford. There is in course OF con
struction at this schol a science hall,
which has been endowed by John B.
Cleveland, of Spartanburg, whose
name it will bear. An additional chair
has also been added to the faculty Of
this institution; a chair of Chemistry
and biology, which will be filled dur
ing the coming term by Professor G
S. Williamson.
Costly Fire In Columbia.
A destructive conflagration occurred
in Columbia at midnight last Sunday
night. It originated in the soda foun
tain of Xepapas in the Wiley building
which was roaring mass of flames
before the alarm could be given and
the fire department summoned. The
detailed losses as nearly as can be es
timated are: J. l.. Momnaugn, cloth
ing store, stock and building, $4,000;
Xepapas, soda fountain and fixtures
$4,000; Kaletski, clothing, etc., $4,000;
upstairs, Wiley building, Colrmh:s
Business College, J. S. Land, insur
ance, Howie's photograph gallery
damaged by water, $4,000. Southern
railway ticket and general freight Of
fice damaged by water. Two build
ings containing four stores on the
ground floor and Offices, etc., upstairs
are practically destroyed. These are
on the corner of Plain and Malr
streets. The total loss Is placed al
s150,OOO.
Sold counterfeiting Machine.
Adams and Lewis Young, brothers
we're arrested in Spartanburg few
days ago and placed under 81, 900 bono
each for violating the federal counter
felt law.
They are accused of going about the
country and selling to ignorant, credu
lous negroes machine claimed to 5s
capable of manufacturing bank notes
and silver certificates.
It was nothing but fake, pure ant
simple, machine the like of which il
often seen used for amusement.
A coil of plain paper would be ru1
into the apparatus. and by turning
crank beautiful new bills would issue
from it. The machine, however, hat
to be slowed before it would work.
1t is charged that the Young broth
ers manufactured :he machines them
selves and that for same they received
several hundred dollars each, and IL
several cases took mortgages on val
liable property.
The question is, were they violating
Uncle Sans laws, or the laws OF tht
state relative to cheating and sWind
ling? The case will be investigates
by Charles Wright, special agent O
the treasury department.
Neices Were After Him. t.
Calvin Medlin, white man, living
about eight miles out on the Camder
road, was arrested few days ago al
a result of a shooting scrape In which
Medlin became involved the day be
fore with Tom Garner, another white
man.
It seems that Medlin has a gooi
case of self-defense. Thursday after
noon, according to witnesses, as Med
lin was driving home in his wagon
Garner, accompanied by Charlotte ant
Beck Medlin, nieces of Calvin Medlin
overlook him in a hack about eigh
miles out of town.
Garner was armed with revoive
and opened fire on Medlin, shooting
him through the left foot, which wa
resting on the dashboard.
Anticipating trouble from the trio