The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.

In luE PALM[llU SlA1L.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
There was not single conv :ction in
the criminal court at Walterboro last
week.
State Constable johnson destroyed a
whiskey still at Perry, in Aiken county, a
few days ago.
George G Vest, late United States Sen
ator from Missouri, died Tuesday morn
ing at his home in Sweet Springs, Mo.
Three persons were injured by the ex-
plosion of an acteylene gas generator used
for lighting the German Artillery hall IN
Charleston Tuesday. All will recover.
At santuc, in Union county, last
Wednesday night negro was found in a
store and while trying to escape was shot
with a pistol, the ball taking effect IN the
hip.
1t is pretty generally rumored that Sen
ator B. R. Tillman will be appointed Sec
retary of the navy if Judge Parker is
elected president of the United States
this fall.
The Lutheran papers are to be consoll-
dated and published at Columbia. Rev.
Walter b. Greever will be the editor, w.
P. Houseal assistant editor, and Rev. G.
A. Freed business manager.
The military company at Chester has
been disbanded by order of the governor
and adjutant general because it failed to
attend the recent encampmcnt in Co.
lumbia as required by law.
Last week in Chester county negro
woman in a fit of jealousy attacked her
husband with knife and inflicted wounds
from which he died. They were return
ing from church at the time.
The body of a white man named Jacob
Kind was found in a cistern last Monday
in Charleston. He had been murdered
and thrown into the cistern. Suspicion
rests upon his clerk, who cannot be found
WM Hudgens, the man who shot and
killed a white tramp named Mcleod in
Aiken county few weeks ago, was ad-
mitted to bail by Judge Dantzler at Wal
terboro Monday. The bond was fixed at
$4,000 which he gave and was released
from custody.
Mr.. P. Werner, master in equity OF
Greenville county, killed himself at his
home in the city of Greenville last Thurs
day by shooting himself in the head with
shotgun. Bad health is supposed to
have caused him to commit the deed. He
was fifty years old and leaves wife and
two daughters.
Robbers broke show window in the
store of J. E. Barnett in Mayesville last
Thursday and took double barrel gun.
They then broke into the Atlantic Coast
Line depot and got $500 in cash as well
as a pair of pants and some other..articles
belonging to the agent. Some OF the ar
ticles were recovered, but there is no clue
to the robbers.
At Florence last Saturday night a ne
gro was discovered in the attempt to set
fire to one of the tobacco warehouses. He
was fred at but made his escape, but his
identity is known. 1t is thought his ar
rest will result in some evidence as to the
numerous tobacco fires Florence has suf-
fered, one of which white man is charg-
ed with having set and is now in Jail
awaiting trial.
Miss Emma Laird, eldest daughter OF
John Laird, well known contractor OF
Aiken, S. c., was drowned in the surf at
Sulliyan's Island Sunday afternoon while
attempting to save her younger sister.
The younger girl was unconscious when
brought ashore but was resusciated after
two hours work. Miss Laird was spend
ing the summer on the island and was
very popular and highly esteemed. She
was 20 years of age.
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