The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-05-05
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.

IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
The InterdenominationalS State Sunday
school convention held most successful
meeting in Columbia this week.
The Colleton county Democratic con-
yention adorsed c. ". Garris for rail-
road commissioner. This is Garriss
home county.
On Wednesday of last week at Conway
Town Marshal J. F. Borum shot and in
stantly killed W. E. Porter, prominent
liveryman.
Rev. S. C. Ballentine, a prominent
Lutheran minister, has been elected in
tendant of the town of White Rock, in
Lexington county.
Judge J. c. Pritchard, of North Caro-
lima, has been appointed by the president
to succeed the late Judge Simonton as
United States Circuit Judge.
Col. J. E. Hagood, clerk of the United
States circuit court, over which the late
Judge Simonton presided, died in Pickens
last Friday. He had held the office of
circuit court clerk, for 80 years.
The last legislature passed an act es-
tablishing 124 scholarships at Clemson
college worth one hundred dollars each,
to be awarded only to students who desire
to take an agricultural course.
Capt. Lawson D. Melton, of Columbia,
has been appointed United States assist
ant district attorney vice Judge c. P.
Townsend, resigned. The Office has been
removed from Charleston to Columbia.
Last Friday morning the citizens of
Batesburg were startled by hearing rum
bling underground noises. The noises
resembled the roar of distant train and
seemed to come right up under their feet.
E. Lacy, printer, was taken from the
guardhouse at Wagner Friday night BY a
party of white men and severely whipped.
He had been arrested for drunkenness, but
could not find out why he was whipped.
Ben Burton, a merchant at Monetta, in
saluda county, was shot and killed BY
Morgan Thrailkill, prominent farmer,
on Wednesday of last week. The shoot
ing grew out of a dispute concerning the
ownership of a revolver.
Little Katie Bell, the ten-year-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Neeley, was drown
ed in Hampton's pond near Columbia on
Wednesday Of last week. The parents
we're fishing at the time, and the little girl
fell into the water accidentally.
There was a collision on the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad last Saturday near
Scranton in Williamsburg county, be-
tween passenger train and an engine.
The engineer and fireman were slightly
injured, but no one else was hurt.
As the Senate refused to confirm the
appointment of Crum, President Roose-
velt has again appointed him collector of
customs at Charleston. he is not draw
ing any salary, but has demonstrated his
willingness to serve Uncle Sam for glory
alone.
Columbia is arranging for fun-fower
carnival in that city, to be held on Tues.
day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, May oath, 25th, 26th, 9th, and
2Sth. A varied and entertaining pro-
gram of amusements has been arranged.
Cheap rates will be given on all rail-
roads.
At Brunson, Hampton county, last Fri
day night Mr.. Capers Folk shot and
seriously wounded his widowed mother
in the shoulder. She got up late in the
night to close door and her son was
awakened by the noise and shot her by
mistake, thinking she was burglar. She
will no doubt recover.
In Newberry last Saturday afternoon
two white men, Pink Davenport and
Dick Sanders, had difficulty on the
street. They met later on the road home
and negro employee Of Sanders, named
Dick Burton, slashed Davenport with q
knife, cutting him several times about
the neck and shoulders. Davenport
shot at the negro several times with a
pistol but failed to hit him. None of his
wounds are dangerous. All parties were
drinking.
CURED OF RHEUMATISM.
ssMy mother has been a sufferer for
wears with rheumatism" says W. 81.
Howard, of Husband, Pa. "At times she
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