The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-15
State News Boiled Down for Quick Ksaons
Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.

Wallace W. Duncan, of Spartanburg, for
president. As to whether the bishop
win take this as a compliment we have
not decided.
Robert W. Terry, the young white man
who attempted to commit suicide few
weeks ago in Sumter by shooting himself
with a pistol, died last week OF the
wounds he inflicted.
Smallpox is said to exist in twenty-five
counties in the State, and to bevery prev
aleht in some, particularly Georgetown.
The State board finds that the funds on
hand are inadequate to meet the situation.
Last Thursday night in Sumter Eugene
stancill, young white man, shot himself
twice with pistol in the attempt to com
NIT suicide. he had been drinking heavl-
4 IL. His wounds are not thought to be
serious.
The securing of one hundred white
cooks for she households OF Union IS
step lately taken by the chamber OF COM
merce, the negro labor in many instances
having become SO triaing as to not be
put up with.
Governor Hayward has ordered an elec-
!, ton for the proposed new county OF Cal
zhoun. to be held January Srd. The new
county is t. be formed from portions OF
Edgefeld, Greenwood, and Abbevllle,
with McC Cormick as the county seat.
The Newberry Evening Telegram,
which has been published for several
months by Col. E. 81. Aull, has discontln-
ued publication. Support for the paper
was not forthcoming, and the publishers
did not care to continue it at loss.
S. Last week Mrs. g. G. Harris, living ct
( the Anderson cotton mill in Anderson,
gave birth to triplets, all boys The IN
/ sfsnts average three and half pounds in
weight and are perfectly formed and the
attending physician says they will 1--we.
She is only II years old.
II is announced that Dr. E. Jarnegan,
sof Marion, will be candidate for super
I sintendent of the penitentiary against
Cant. D. j. Griffith. Capt. Grifath's man
aeement of the penitentiary is the best in
the history Of that institution, showing q
clear profit of 900 to the State.
ELIAS r. Moore, a white man, was caught
in the shafting of his ginnery at Dalzell,
Sumter county, last Thursday and receiv-
ed injuries from which he died an hour
or SO afterwards. he attempted to put a
belt on q pulley on the main shaft while
: It was running and his clothing caughtto
the shaft.
Al preliminary hearing was held in
Charleston last week in the case OF the
white men charged with the lynching OF
&, 4 negro at Eutawville some months ago.
This is the case where negro was taken
out of the guard house at night and kill
ed. AS result of the hearing four OF
the men we're held for murder; one was
released; and another will be arrested.
One of the accused men turned States
evidence and swore that the men took
the negro to the river and drowned him.
While climbing tree for squirrel he
had killed and which had lodged on
limb, Mr.. Thomas Bailey, of Clark's Hill,
Edqefeld county, fell distance of about
twenty feet last Thursday afternoon and
was instantly killed. He fell on his head,
fracturing his skull and breaking his
neck. Mr.. Bailey was popular man,
and besides being merchant and rail-
road agent at Clark's Hill, he looked after
sha interests Of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
George D. Tillman. The deceased leaves
three little children. His wife, who was
the Youngest daughter of Hon. George D.
Tillman, died a year ago.
The house of B. B. Hughes in Trenton
} was found to be on fire last Thursday
morning about five o'clock, and when the
alarm was given the fire was too far ad-
yanced for any one to enter the building.
After the fire it was discovered that the
bodies of Mr.. Hughes, his wife and his
two daughters had been burned in the
building, The two young ladies and Mrs.
Hughes had been killed in their beds
while they slept, their heads having been
crushed in by some heavy blunt instru;
ment. The body of Mr.. Hughes was found
with pistol lying near his right hand and
a bullet hole through the right side OF his
head. No robbery had been committed,
and it is the general opinion that Mr..
Hughes first killed his family and then
shot himself. He had lately been worried
over financial matters, and it is supposed
! he was insane. He was prominent farmer
and an merchant of Trenton, and was 42
wears old. His two daughters were IL
and is years old, respectively.