The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-19
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. 49,.
The Inauguration of Governor Hey
ward will take place On Wednesday, JAN
uary 25th, the general assembly having
fixed that date for the ceremonies.
Mr.. J. z. Breazeale, prominent citi-
zen of Bolton, Anderson county, commit
ted suicide last Monday by hanging him
self from rafter in his barn. Failing
health is supposed to be the cause. he
was 81 years old, and leaves wife and
three children.
Gen. Matthew c. Butler, formerly
United States Senator from South Caro-
lima, and Mrs. Walter Whitman, of New
York, were married last Saturday in Grace
Chantry, New York,sy the Rev. 81. Nc
Kim. Only few friends of Gen. and Mrs
Butler were present. The bride was given
away by Patrick Calhoun, and Perry Bel
mont was best man.
Rev. Harvey Hatcher, D. D., of Allan.
ia, died suddenly last Sunday afternoon
at the Sea Island hotel in Beaufort. Heart
disease was the cause of his death. BE was
~ years old. DR.. Hatcher was a prominent
Baptist minister, and had gone to Beaufort
on deer hunt about week before. He
had preached in the Baptist church Sun.
day morning and was to preach that even
ing.
The State board of canvassers at q
meeting held in Columbia last Monday
decided that the election recently held
for creating Calhoun county was legal
It will be remembered that the Edgefeld
board threw out the vote and declared
the election illegal on the ground that
the books of registration bad been open
the day before the election. It is said
that there will be a protest from Green
wood county and the State board will
meet there Thursday to hear it.
& The postofice at Williamson was
broken into by robbers last Sunday night
The safe was blown open and about $75
worth OF stamps and $50 in cash secured
Bloodhounds were procured, but they
were not successful in striking trail. A
gentleman who roomed near the building
was awakened by the explosion and step,
ned out when he heard an excited voice
call, sJim, Jim, come on" A moment
later three men hurried out Of the Office
and went down the railway track. There
is no clue to the robbers.
At special meeting of the board OF
directors, held last Saturday, Mr.. Charles
Witsell was elected president OF the
WATERFORD Cotton Oil Company, to take
the place Of the late DR.. J. G. Saunders
Resolutions we're adopted complimentary
to the deceased president. Mr.. Witseil If
an able and energetic young business man
and will, no doubt, fill this position well
He is at present leading merchant o.
Walerboro and is serving his first tern
as mayor of the town, to which Office NJ
was elected last year without opposition
Recently at Cheraw Mr.. W. c. Traywich
was shot and killed while down near tht
river inspecting lumber. The cause o.
his death was mystery for several days
but it finally developed that he was accl
dentally shot by a party of young white
men while target shooting. The deac
man was a member of Kershaw Camp
Woodmen of the World, which appointed
a committee to 60 to Cheraw and investi
gate the shooting. As a result OF theil
work, a warrant was sworn out for Mr.
Mcintosh, charging him with crimina
carelessness.