The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-10-27
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.
Rev. W. G. Neville, of .Yorkville has
accepted the presidency of the Presbyte-
rian college at Clinton.
Mr.. James Henry Rice, Jr., has resigned
IS editor of the Conway Field. The name
of his successor has not been announced.
The Honea Path Chronicle has been
changed to an eight page six-column
paper. We rejoice at Brother Moores
prosperity.
The negroes of Beaufort have nomlnat'
ed full ticket for county officers, from
senator to coroner, which they will sup
port in the CT ming general election.
Apetition signed by over two hundred
persons Of >Oconee county has been sent
to Governor Hayward, asking that he re-
sign because he pardoned Hoyt Hayes.
Fire broke out in the cellar of The State
buildine in Columbia last Saturday night
and destroyed $4,000 worth of fine ledger
and bond paper. No other damage was
done.
Internal revenue officers seized seventy
gallons of liquor in Columbia on Friday
that had been shipped there in drygoods
boxes and billed as drygoods on the bill
of lading.
Clarence Thrailkill, white, charged
with the murder of Ben Burton in Saluda
county, has been found guilty OF man
slaughter. Saluda juries seem to be do
ing their duty.
Clemson college received last year
s16s ,6s4.e2 from all sources. Its expenses
were, $1ss, ,0ss.25, leaving surplus to the
college of $4O,656s7. This report was up
to June 80, 1904.
Some South Carolina negroes while
drunk got into row on the train coming
from Augusta last Saturday. They had
been to the circus. One negro was wound
ed and one KILLED.
Mrs. Fannie Baskins, the wealthy
Sumter woman who is charged with SET
ting fire to house, waived aprellmlnary
examination on Thursday and gave bail
in the sum of $4,000.
There was fall of sss inches of rain
in Charleston on Friday-the heaviest IN
five years. The rain extended up as 1ar
as Columbia, where it fell for about two
hours in gentle showers.
Edwin L. Crouch, agent OF the South
ern road at Warrenville, Aiken county,
was arrested on Thursday night at Lees
vile on the charge of having embezzled
1851 of the company's money.
Jim Brown, the negro wanted in Flor
ence ON charge of arson, has been
brought back from New York. The ne
gro is charged with setting fire to several
houses and tobacco warehouses in Flor
ence. 80.
Chief Constable Hammett has refused
to allow beer dispensary on the State
fair grounds, although the State board
authorized it and also the county board,
the consideration for the privilege being
$500. Mr.. Hammett says it is against the
law.
The grand jury of Aiken county return
ed true bill against Alderman L. c. NJ
oliyeros, charged with accepting bribes.
He gave bond in the sum of $500, and
was released from custody. The trial will
not take place until the next term OF the
criminal court.
The gin house and contents, consisting
of 20 bales OF cotton, cOtton seeu AIoLu 1oo
bales, and farming utensils OF Mr.. Mark
Toney, who lives near Johnston, in Edge
field county, we're destroyed by fire last
FRIDAY night. Loss about $4,000, with no
insurance. Cause of fire unknown.
A few months ago in Saluda county
some white men killed negro. The pub
lished facts at the time made it look
like case of cold -blooded murder. Last
week the trial took place, and two OF
the men were found guilty ofmansluagh-
ter, and another guilty Of carrying an un-
lawful pistol.
Joe Byrd was shot and killed last Sat-
urday by Kendall Higgins near Latta in
Marion county. Both men were young
white farmers, and the shooting grew out
of a dispute over horse trade. 1t is said
that Byrd advanced on Higgins with a
buggy whip and Higgins shot him near