The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
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.

Stdte NEWS OOIteC OONh toi Nu'SN N~oe"S
Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings
Two new battleships are to be built by
the government. One is to be named the
South Carolina.
Seventy-fve bales of cotton were burned
at the depot platform at McColl, Marl-
boro county, last Wednesday.
One hundred bales of cotton were
burned at Lancaster last Thursday, sparks
from an engine setting it on fire.
A petition is circulating in Pickens
county asking for an election upon the
question of voting the dispensary out OF
the county.
James Jackson, colored, was sentenced
to nine months on the chaingang IN
Charleston on Friday for stabbing mule
with a pitchfork.
Suits for mental anguish" aggregating
$4,000 have been filed in the Anderson
circuit court against the Western Union
Telegraph company.
The new tax law for corporations will
bring in a considerable revenue to the
State. The Southern Railway will pay
about S21 900 and the Atlantic Coast Line
about $4,000.
The new federal judgeship bill failed to
pass congress. This was due to disa-
greement of the South Carolina members
in the house as to where the terms or
court should be held.
An election is soon to be held in Pick
ems county on the question of voting the
dispensary out of the county. The pros
poets are favorable for victory of the
anti-dispensary people.
John Hunt, the Columbia restaurant
and blind tiger keeper, who was recently
shot by Charles Walker, mill operative,
is recovering from his serious wound,
and Walker will make application for
bail.
The town of Brookland, just across the
river from Columbia, in Lexington
county, had serious fire last Saturday.
A very large part of the town was de-
stroyed. Thirty.fve or forty houses
were burned.
The body of W. D. Catlin, the young
man who was drowned in Black river
near Georgetown month ago, was found
last week, not more than fifty yards from
the spot where he and his negro boatman
were drowned.
Rev. W. R. Richardson, D.. D., is settled
in Pulaski. He has large membership,
a well arranged and handsome church
building and he had most cordial recep-
ton. Mrs. Richardson went on to join
him last week.-Carolina Spartan.
There was a serious wreck of one of
the fast freights of the Atlantic Coast
Line at Kingstree last Saturday night.
The train ran into an open switch, and
much damage was done. Fortunately no
one was killed, although the freman's
foot was so badly crushed that amputation
was necessary.
Powell R. Fielder, young white man
about 81 years of age, has left Sumter. He
is short in his accounts as book-keeper OF
the Sizer Lumber Company. A warrant
has been sworn out for his arrest. 1t is
said he has gone to Cuba. The young
man is originally from St. George. The
shortage amounts to about $500.
The Augusta Travellers Protective As
sociation, at a meeting last Saturday
night, passed resolutions criticising Judge
Jas. F. Izlar, of Orangeburg, for putting
an alternative fine of $500 on w. M.
Hartley who seriously stabbed j.: l..
Etheredge few months ago. Mr.. Eth.
eredge was drummer and member OF
the Augusta Association.
While coupling two fiat cars in the
Blanding street yards of the Southern
Railway in Columbia last Wednesday,
freight conductor R. G. Strother's head
was crushed by beam projecting from
one of the cars loaded with lumber and he
was instantly killed. Mr.. Strother came
there from Johnston, S. G. He leaves
widow and several small children.
The dispensary investigating commit
tee met in Columbia last week, but no
actual investigating was done. The COM
mittee merely organized. Senator Hay,
of Kershaw, was elected chairman, and
various sub committees were appointed,
as was also marshal and stenographer.
The next meeting is to be held in Colum-
bia next Wednesday, the 18th instant.
The State Supreme Court has decided
that the closing of a dispensary at Elloree,
Orangeburg county, by the State board of
control, was illegal. The court says a
dispensary cannot be closed unless an
election is held under the Brice law. No
doubt the dispensary at Elloree will now
be reopened, as the former dispenser
brought the suit to have the case tested.
Edgar Sampson, negro boy 1S years of
age, attempted criminal assault upon
the 6.year-old daughter of Mr.: and Mrs.
J. NJ. Rives at their home, 1903 Taylor
street in Columbia, last Tuesday after.
noon. he afterwards made his escape,
but has been located in another county,
and the announcement of his arrest
was expected. So quietly had the secret
been guarded that persons living IN the
house had not heard OF it.
Six young white men of Marlboro
county have been arrested, charged with
attempt to murder a companion named
Gray. He was found one morning with
a long cash in his face and stab in his
back. he is dangerously wounded, but it
is believed he will recover. The crowd
of young men had been to party to-
gether the night before. Gray was drunk
and they took him off, saying they were
going to carry him home. When next
seen he was wounded as above stated.
The young men made no statement at the
preliminary hearing, and were released
on bond of $400 each.
INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY.
r. uould have heen Incredible brutality