The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-04
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 town of Bishopville has voted to
issue bonds to establish a waterworks
system. The town already owns its elec-
trio light plant.
Mr.. John E. Aull, of Newberry, has
been appointed court stenographer tor
the eight circuit, the appointment being
made by Judge Klugh.
A cyclone did much damage at Union
last Wednesday afternoon. No one was
killed, only one man being hurt. The
Union cotton mills was badly damaged,
and negro church was wrecked.
Ned Mack, negro, was hanged at
Manning last Friday. On the scaffold he
made Statement saying liquor and Wo.
men caused his downfall. Mack killed
his wife's step-father several months ago.
Frank Pearce, a negro workman, was
caught in the shafting at the Office OF The
State newspaper in Columbia last Friday
and instantly killed. His head was torn
from his body.
The five large cotton mills at Union
which adoped ten hour system on March
18th have gone back to the eleven hour
day. The shorter working day was un-
profitable, as the production was so much
reduced.
We understand that Governor Hey
ward has pardoned Elliot Grayson, a ne
gro, who killed negro shoemaker in this
town a few years ago. Grayson was
found guilty of murder and sentenced TO
life imprisonment.
Two young white boys, aged II and 8
years, were drowned in pond near Che
raw last Sunday afternoon while IN bath
ing. The younger boy got over his depth,
and his brother went to his assistance and
both were drowned.
Gen. B. 81. league has appointed Miss
Katie G. Farrell, of Blackville, as sponsor
and Miss Zaidee A. Simms, OF Barnweli,
as maid of honor, to the Second Brigade,
S. C. Div, United Confederate Veterans,
for the ensuing year.
Near Brunson, in Hampton county, last
Wednesday negro man shot and killed
q negro boy sixteen years OLD. Inc
weapon used was shotgun and the boys
head was shattered. It is claimed the
shooting was accidental.
Governor Hayward has commuted the
sentence of Sam Marks to life imprison-
ment. Marks is negro who killed a
white man in Darlington county some
months ago and was sentenced to hanged.
He was to have been executed tomorrow.
The city of Sumter has decided to
purchase the water works system OF that
city. An election on the question OF
municipal ownership was held last
Wednesday, and the vote stood 100 to
26. The city is to pay the owners OF the
plant $116,0 for it.
The Ogden special train was wrecked
at Greenville last Saturday morning:
Four persons were killed and several
wounded. MI. Charles N. Cope, OF Cope,
was killed in the wreck. He was a flag
man on the train. The special ran into a
freight train which was on the main line
in the railroad yard at Greenville.
A preliminary hearing was held in Lam
caster last Friday before magistrate In
the case of the number of prominent
white men arrested charged with partlcl'
pating in the lynching of John I: Nor
rison, q white man, in the town of Ker'
shaw some months ago. Solicitor Henry
was present and stated that he was re-
sponsible for having the ease worked up.
No evidence against the accused men
was offered, and the magistrate dismissed
the case. What steps will now be taken,
if any, the solicitor did not say.