The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20
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.


A severe wind and rain storm did much
damage to growing crops along the Saluda
river in Greenville county last week.
An ugly dispensary scandal has been
unearthed in Spartanburg county, where
it is claimed dispensary positions have
been regularly sold.
Colclough Stukes, the negro who brut.
ally murdered Captain David E. Wells IN
Sumter county few months ago, has been
sentenced to be hanged on Friday August
18th.
r. L. Freeman, of Bennettsville, has
been appointed by the governor to
survey the state line between this state
and North Carolina which has been in
dispute some time. The governor OF North
Carolina, is also to appoint surveyor.
Special Judge J. P. Carey has denied
the motion for receiver for the 5000
fund asked for in the suit OF Brookshlre
against the Alliance Exchange. He de-
ciGes that the directors have a right to dis
tribute the money. 1t is not said whether
there will be an appeal.
Secretary of the navy Bonaparte has
issued an order that Lieuts. Walker and
Harris are to remain in charge of the
work at the Charleston navy yard. twill
be remembered that few weeks ago the
contractors complained to the govern
ment and had an order issue transferring
the two government inspectors IN charge
of the work.
WI. Cox was struck on the head with
piece of scantling by W. c. James in
Georgetown last Saturday night. His
skull was fractured and he died the next
day. The men were drinking at a house
of i'll fame when the trouble occurred.
Cox was married man with two small
children. It is said James will claim he
struck Cox in self defense.
g Miss Motto Rodgers, 13 years old, was
killed in Sumter last Saturday in very
strange way. She was playing hide and
seek and hid herself in large terra Gotta
pipe, where it had been stood on end
alongside of ditch where it was to be
placed. In some way the joint of pipe
fell towards the ditch, and in falling her
head and shoulders caught on the oppo-
site side of the ditch while the heavy pipe
pressed down on her back, causing the
rupture of internal blood vessels. She
lived several hours after the accident.
Arthur Speegle, son of the ex-supervis-
or of Greenville county, was arrested last
week, charged with embezzlement. He
was formerly clerk of the county board
sof commissioners while his father was
supervisor. An investigation OF the
county's affairs is being had, and much
rottenness and stealing of public funds
has been unearthed. It is said that the
young mans father is dying at Hender-
ssonYiile, N. G. Our readers will remem-
ber the contest over this Office in the pri-
mary last summer, and Walker was elect
ed over Speegle in the general election.
p. L. Cannon, formerly of Orangeburg,
was shot and dangerously wounded at
Millicans last week by Mr.. Smith, who
was tenant on Cannon's place. The two
men quarreled at Smiths house and Can
non left for his own home short distance
away to get his pistol, telling Smith he
was coming back and kill him. Az he
was leaving, Smith fred at him with a
shot gun, wounding him in the leg but
not seriously. As Cannon returned,
Smith fired on him from behind q tree,
the load taking effect in the side and
making a wound which may result fatally.