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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02

Notice the new attractions for the opera
house in the near future.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church will meet
next Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock
with Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg.
It is indeed gratifying that our county
finances are in such good shape. It is
likely that the county can pay expenses
next year without borrowing any money.
Mr.. Raymond Matheny, son of Mr..
and Mrs. D. R. Matheny of this city, is
to be married in Green7ille on the 18th
instant, to daughter of Prof. Smith, Of
Furman University.
Mr.. J. W. Barnes, of Cope, returned
yesterday, "Wednesday from Tennessee
and brought with him sixty head OF fine
Tennessee cattle which he will fatten on
his large farm near Cope.
Mr.. w. G. Nevilles, of Blackville, and
Miss Rhoda Livingston, Of Cope, were
married at the residence of the brides
sister at Denmark, on last Sunday week.
The young couple have the best wishes
of host of friends.
People wishing information about
their taxes should not wait till the last
minute to secure such information. At
the close of the season you will not have
time to make inquiries owing to the great
rush that is sure to follow. Pay your
taxes now.
The board of public works had very
satisfactory conference with MI. Freder-
ic Minshall Tuesday night and yesterday,
and it is likely that he will be employed
to prepare plans and specifications for the
electric light plant. The board will visit
a few towns before fully deciding on the
capacity of the plant and other things.
We sincerely trust that the effort to
induce the coming Methodist Conference
to make DR.. J. A. Clifton presiding
elder and have him appointed to preside
over this district, will succeed. The
people of Orangeburg have become so
much attached to DR.. Clifton that they
would be greatly pleased if be could be
stationed here permanently.-Orange'
burg Patriot.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
This Negro Is q Saint.

JoNEsv1LLE, October 30.-There is an
old negro man near Jonesville who de-
serves mention in public print. His
name is Lot Hill and he is in his s9th
year. He has been truthful, sober, honest
and moral in his habits all his life. He
never had law suit, never was witness
in court, was never in a court house,
never owned a gun OF pistol, never shot
a gun in his life, never was under the in
fluence of liquor and his credit is good
for any amount that he wants. he has
the utmost confidence of his neighbors,
both white and colored, and above all
he says he is prepared to die and ready
and willing to die at any time the Lord
calls him. He owns house and is well
to do
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Enforcing Prohibition

DARLINGTON, October 30.--P Policeman j.
R. Bryant raided the shoe shop of q. L..
Sawyer, colored, this evening and captur-
ed about two gallons of whiskey. Saw
yer says it was for personal use and not
for sale; that he went to Timmonsville
to-day and purchased it. The police
seem to be of the opinion that entirely
too many people here have suddenly
found that they have business in Florence
and Timmonsville, and have set about as
certaining the cause of it all, and the
seizure related above is one of the results
of their investigations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Obeyed the Specialists Orders.

A celebrated Continental specialist, to
whom time was literally money, and
who was possessed of a fiery temper,
made it rule that all patients should un:.
dress before entering his consulting room
so as not to waste any of his valuable
time. One day meek looking little man
entered with all his clothes on.
"What do you mean by coming in like
that?" asked the doctor, in rage. "Go
and strip at once"
"But-" faltered the man.
81 tell you I've no time to waste" yell
ed the doctor, and the poor man left the
room in haste. When his turn came he re-
entered the room. "Now, then," said the
doctor, that's better. What can I do for
you?"
Il called to collect your subscription for
the benevolent society"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02

CAMDEN, Oct. 30.-Mr. w. G. Hough,
superintendent of the Camden PressBrick
Company, met with an accident on Satur-
day night which may cost him his right
eye. When he went home, on Saturday
night, he was complaining with his eye,
and asked Mrs. Hough to pour some eye
wash in it, but, unfortunately, Mrs. .Hough,i I
instead of picking up the eye wash, picked
up bottle Of carbolic acid and poured
that in his eye. A physician was called
in Immediately as soon as the mis-
take was discovered, but Nh. Hough has
suffered agonies with his eye, and it is
feared that the sight has beon destroyed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Endorsed DR.. Clifton.

At the meeting Of Camp Thomas j..
Glover held yesterday resolutions were
adopted to be forwarded to the Methodist
Conference, asking that the chaplain, DR..
J. A. Clifton, be elected presiding elder
of this district by the conference, 80 that
he would be enabled to reside in this city
where as pastor of St. Paul Methodist
church for the past four years he has
gained so many friends and well wishers.
This is very high tribute to DR.. Clifton
both as pastor, an old soldier, and a
man, and there is no doubt but that it was
appreciated both by DR.. Clifton and by
his many friends.-Orangeburg Evening
News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
The Way to Avoid Damage Suits.

1uo way W AEViu OS1"oAo S"Aso'
Sleeper, the Santa Fe stage driver, an
swers questions freely and gives the pas
sengers good deal Of information that is
not called for by their tickets. A nervous
old lady was riding down dangerous
looking trail with him once, when she
noticed hatchet lying in the bottom Of
the stage and inquired why he carried it.
81 use that hatchet to knock injured
passengers in the head" replied Mr..
Sleeper.
The old lady gasped with astonishment
and drew away from him to the other end
Of the seat.
| Sleeper leaned over toward her and in
a confidential whisper explained:
eve have good many accidents on this
here line. The stages allus tippin' over
and rollin' down precipices, and every
time passenger gifts hurt he sues the
company for damages. These here dam
age suits uses up all the profits of stagin'
and we've had to stop 'em, 80 every driver
carries hatchet. When a passenger gifts
hurt we simply knock 'em on the head
and throw the body over . precipice and
then there amt no lawsuit"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
IL YOU want a higher grade buggy
than you can find elsewhere, cau az u
Frank Bamberg's.



EpaEF1ELD, October 2s-"Cant"M Morgan
and Stewart Butler, negro men, became
involved in difficulty on the streets here
at 8 o'clock tonight. Morgan drew his
knife and severed Buffers jugular vein,
his throat being cut from ear to ear.
Death was almost instantaneous.
Morgan is at large, but an officer is on
his trail, and the probability is that he
win be taken in custody tonight. Some
say his purpose is to surrender. 1t is said
that the deceased has been on intimate
terms with Morgan's wife for some time
and this is at the bottom OF the homicide.
about month ago the parties had diff
fcalty and the deceased was under bond
to appear for trial on the charge OF assault
and battery with intent to kill.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
SON LOST MOTHER.

Consumption runs in our family, :, and q
through it 1 lost my motheI," whites = 3 5
Reid, Of Harmony, Me. For the past .
wears, however, on the slightest sign OF q
cough or cold, I have taken Ut. Kings
New Discovery for consumption which I,
has saved me from serious lung trouble" ;"
%;s HIS mothers death was sad loss for Mr..
Reid but he learned that lung trouble is
not to be neglected, and how to cure II;
Onickest relief and cure for coughs ano
cCids Price SOC and $1:00; guaranteed 81
sil druggists; Fielder & Matthews. Ir'al
bottles free.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered AL Around
the County and Elsewhere.
'Ehrhardt Etchings.


EHRHARDT, Oct. 30.-On Friday and
Saturday of last week we had rush in
the cotton market. More than 200 bales
changed hands here. Ten cents pulled
quite lot of it from its storage on the
farms. We will not have another such q
rush until more cotton is grown in this
section. Only few bales remain on the
farms in this section.
Messrs. Joe and Bert Dannelly, Julius
Ehrhardt and John Hartz, Misses Loula
Belvin and Virgie Ehrhardt attended the
State Fair in Columbia last week.
We are having some wet, damp weather
now, and cool enough that fire feels good
when the days work has ended.
c. Ehrhardt & Sons had their cotton
press broken Saturday morning. Will be
shut down for day or two until they can
repair same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Weimer and little
daughter, of Fernandina, Fla, reached
here on Sunday night, visiting her parent,
Mr.. Charles Hartz.
Mr.. Archie Ehrhardt went to Bamberg
yesterday to see his wife, who is on a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.
D. Rowell.
Mrs. Maud Farrell and Fannie Cope
land spent Tuesday night with their faith
er, Mr.. Joe I. Copeland, then went to
Bamberg On Wednesday.
What's wrong with telephone line from
Ehrhardt to Bamberg? Can't get any
news over the wire now. think it should
bekept in order, as it is great convent
ence to all of US when in order.
Farmers are all trying to get hands, but
it seems to be hard job. They want
crops another year-don't want to hire
for wages.
All you can hear now is gala week in
Charleston, when to 90, what to do while
there, how to do and when to come home.
More plans than it takes to build city.
C. Ehrhardt & Sons have added bar.
gain counter to their immense stock OF
merchandise, and it will be well to see
their goods before buying.
TT. Young is rather uneasy about his
sayings in last weeks issue. Says his race
don't like to hear the actual truth about
their doings. Says it worried him so un'
til he had to take the last fifty cents he
had and 60 to the business square and
drown his thoughts with one K or no 4
at all, he could not say which.
Rev. P. E. Monroe will leave this week
to attend the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Convention in Newberry, and
as South Carolina Synod meets in the
same county next week he will not preach
at either of his charges on the first and
second Sundays next month. His wife Is
with her mother in Newberry county, and
we know he is weary of ""batchingit.
JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
BRlCE BILL WINS.
North Carolina Judge Refuses Issue OF Man.
damus Sought in Union County
Nisnenss,v Gaze


AsHEv1LLE, N. c., Oct. 31.-The argu-
ment of the South Carolina dispensary
case, in which J. G. Howell Of Union,
s. c., seeks to compel the board of con-
troll of Union county to allow him to re-
open the dispensary in Union by claim
ing that the Brice bill, under which the
election which resulted in the dispensary
being closed, is unconstitutional, came to
an abrupt end today before the merits OF
the case were reached. Judge Pritchard,
on his own motion, raised the point that
the relief demanded-a mandamus-
would be improper in any event, and that
writ being used only to enforce the de-
crees of the court. After brief argument
he dismissed the petition without preju-
dice.
Immediately thereafter, on motion OF
Howelps attorney, the court issued rule
to show cause why mandatory injunc.
ton should not be granted, directed
against the same defendants and in favor
of the same complainant. The hearing
was set for November 20, before Judge
Pritchard, at Richmond.
Ex-Att'y. Gen. Duncan Bellinger and
R. b. Welch of Columbia, and District
Attorney ]. G. Capers of Greenville, rep
resenting the relator; P. V. Barron Of
Union, representing the board Of con-
troll; Ex-Congressman Stanyarne Wilson
and Judge ELECT D. E. Hydrick of Spar
tanburg, and B. F. Townsend, V. E. De-
Pass and ]. A. Sayer of Union, associ.
ated with Mr.. Barron and representing
the anti-dispensary interests, are partici'
pating in the case.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Her Mistake.

There is one young woman in this
town, says the Burkesville, (Ky.) Herald,
whose benevolent disposition received
severe shock last Sunday evening. She
was at church and sat directly behind
tall, well-dressed stranger with ravell-
ing ranging in his collar.
Being one Of those generous hearted,
whole-souled girls who grow up to be
motherly old ladies, a friend of everybody
in town, she thought how glad she would
be if some kipd-hearted girl would do as
much for her father we're he to 60 to
church with a ravelling hanging down
his back. So when the audience rose for
the first hymn she concluded to pick it
off.
Carefully raising her hand she gave
little twitch, but it was longer than she
supposed, and a foot or more appeared.
Setting her teeth she gave pull and
about yard of that horrible thread hung
down his back. This was getting embar-
RAISING, but. determined, she gave auoth-
or yank and discovered that she was un-
ravelling his undershirt.
Her discontinue was so psinful that
chloroform would not have relieved her
sufterings nor pint Of powder hidden
her bushes when the gentleman turned
with an inquiring look to see what was
tickling his neck.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
BEN BENNETT BACK IN PENlTENTIARY.
Sent to the Chain Gang in Georgia He Again
ATTEMPTED to Gain His Liberty.


Ben Bennett, the celebrated prisoner
who killed his wife after being condition
ly pardoned for another murder, is again
in the South Carolina penitentiary.
Bennett was brought in last night by
Sheriff Lightsey of Hampton, from Ma
con, Ga., where he was captured several
weeks ago. 1t seems that Bennett was
arrrsted in Macon for drunkenness and
according to the story he told last night
when being put in the penitentiary, he
was sentenced to four months on the
city changing. Bennett evidently
thought all chaingangs were easy marks
after his experience in Hampton, and he
tried to escape but the Georgia guard was
really on guard and he was shot down
before he could get away. He has now
one bullet in his back and another in his
hip, but he is not so badly wounded that
he could not be put into cell at the
penitentiary when he was brought in last
night.
Bennett, it will be remembered, was
pardoned by Gov. Mcsweeney while
serving life sentence for murder, the
pardon being granted on condition that
Bennett would leave the State and not
return. After Gov. Hayward became
governor Bennett wrote to him asking
that be be allowed to come back to the
State to see his wife at Hampton but the
request was refused as improper. Ben
nett came, however, and while on this
visit to his wife shot and killed Eer. His
story was that while asleep he heard
some one at the window and thinking 1t
was the sheriff come for him he shot, the
bullet striking his wife, who had arisen
during the night. Bennett was tried for
murder after a ridiculous verdict from
the coroner's jury exonerating him. He
was convicted of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment, which
under the laws of the State sent him to
the chaingang He found it an easy mat
ter to get away from the gang in Hamp-
ton county and has been at large year
or more until he turned up at Macon, as
stated above, and was recognized as the
man wanted in South Carolina.
After he has served his FIVE years Ben
nett will have to face the terms of the
pardon which he violated and it is likely
that he will spend the rest Of his life
within the walls of the State prison.
Columbia State, Tuesday, Oct. S1st.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
A NEGRO KILLED.
Joe Brown Shot While Resisting Arrest 1t
Woodruff.

SPARTANBURG, Oct S1.-Joe Brown, q
colored barber living on the factory hill
at Woodruff, was shot and killed by
Policeman Fred Wright of the Woodruff
force Sunday afternoon, while resisting
arrest. It seems that Brown was addict
ed to the drink habit, and whenever full
of whiskey, made himself unusually OBJ
noxious. Sunday he was drinking
heavily and became obstreperous. Officer
Wright attempted to arrest him, and the
negro drew large knife and went at the
policeman in threatening manner. Be.
lieving his life to be in imminent danger,
the policeman fired. The shot proved
fatal. The negro fell and few minutes
afterwards was dead. The verdict of the
coroners jury was that deceased came TO
his death by gunshot wound, said gun
being in the hands of one Fred Wright,
white, in the discharge of his duty. Off,
Ger Wright arrived in the city yesterday
afternoon and placed himself in the
hands of the authorities. Today his
counsel, Nichols & Jones and 8. N. Pill
grim, Esq, will argue motion for bail
before his honor, o. L.. schumpert, who
is presiding over sessions court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Cheap Excursion Rates Via Southern Railway.

Cheap Excursion Rates Via Southern Railway.
On account Charleston's ANIMAL Gala
Week and Coast Fair Association, No
vember Gil, 1905, Southern Railway will
sell tickets from all points within State
of South Carolina, including Augusta,
Ca, at rate of one first class fare plus 25
cents for the round trip, tickets sold
November 4th to 10th, inclusive, and for
trains arriving Charleston before noon
November 18th, with final limit NoVem-
Der 18th, 1905.
Southern Railway will provide extra
coaches on all trains into Charleston
November 5th to 18th, inclusive, and all
who wish to take advantage of the 'ex.
ceedingly low rates can do so and feel
assured that plenty of room will be pro-
vided.
For additional information call on
ticket agents, or address,
r. w. HUNT,
Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, 8. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Murray SkipS Out.

SUMTER, October 31.--Clerk of Court
Parrott received the remittur in the case
of George W. Murray today, but it has
not been served, as Murray is not here.
It is rumored that Murray has gone to
Canada, but the rumor has not been COM
frmed. A few days ago deed Of trust
from Murray to Marion Noise, his attor-
ney in the case, to all his property, was
placed on record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Explained.

Mrs. Housekeep-You're big, healthy
man; why don't you 60 to work?
Weary Walker-Lady, I'll tell you my
trouble. I'm an unhappy medium.
Mrs. Housekeep-What do you mean
by that?
Weary Walker-Well, yer see, I'm too
heavy fur light work an too light for
heavy work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
A Foxy Move.

After the wedding breakfast had been
eaten and the guests had departed, the
brides father sought the groom.
"You know that $4,000 check that L
placed among the presents" quoth be-.
Eyes, sir"
"Well, we'll just tear that up"
"pm sorry, sir" replied the groom
cheerfully, "but stepped around to the
bank q few moments ago and had 1t
cashed."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Cotton Crop 9,444,314 Bales.

ATLANTA, October 31.-The Southern
Cotton Association today issued state
ment compiled from the reports of 1900
correspondents throughout the cotton
belt, estimating the present crop at
9,444;J314 bales. The statement estimates
that 61.3 per cent of the crop had been
picked and that 54.7 per cent. ginned by
October 81.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
A DISASTROUS CALAMITY.

It is a disastrous calamity, when you
lose your health, because indigestion and
constipation have snapped it away. Re
lief can be had prompt,in Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. They build up your digestive
organs, and cure headache, dizziness,
collie, constipation, etc. Guaranteed at all
druggists; Fielder & Matthews. Price 25c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Another Maxim, Smashed.

"a little learning is dangerous thing"
remarked the man who was sorely afhict-
ed with the quotation habit.
"Oh, don't know" rejoined the con-
trary person. "The dangerous classes are
not found in the primary schools"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Reason of 1t.

Gebhart-What, so hard at work just
before Christmas?
Carsone-That's just why. My wife
threatens to buy me some absurdedly ex-
pensive Christmas present, so I'm making
little extra working over time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-02
Green Old Age.

aPa, what's green old age?"
aIs's an age an old man has reached
when he begins to dye his hair and pow
der his nose for the purpose of making
the women think he's gay and danger
ons Young buck"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-03
Shot IN Foot.
G.. +. Boone. See.

Everybody in Columbus knows
genial, handsome and loveable
Leonard Goodrich, and nearly
every body Knows he goes fishing
and hunting occasionally, and
some few of us know that he shoots
himself as we'll as birds and rab-
bits-though not seriously-but
the following from the NJ II
Herald of last week will be read
with regret by his many Columbus
friends ,"Mr. l.. l. Goodrich, cot
ton buyer, had the misfortune to
shoot himself in the foot last Sat-
urday evening while out hunting.
A slip on the ice was the cause OF
the accident, the shot from a 20
caliber rifle crushing the bone
just above the big teo. He has
been confined to his room all the
week but expects to be out in a
day or two. "-Columbus CONNER
cial.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-03
Rural Letter Carriers Meet
In TuDelO

The Rural Letter Carriers O
Lee Co. met in Tupelo last Wed
nefday tho 22nd Of Feb. and organ
liz d an association under The
name of The Rural Letter Carrier.
Association OF Lee Go. Miss. by
electipg the following officers,
j. S. Stewart Of Nerona-Pres,
ident.-W. Leslie of Saltillo-
Vice President.-C. f. Boone of
Belden-Secretary and Treasurer
and adopting the county constita-
iion that is generally used through
out the United States by the r.
f. D. boys, with a few minor
changes And also adopted the
following resolutions.
Resolution
Whereas: The carriers horse is
so subject to accident, diseases
aud death and the carriers salary
is not such as to render him able
to meet such losses, be it Resolved {:
that a committee be appointed to
prepare q plan for horse insurance
and that the same be submitted to
the next meeting of the state as
ISOLATION for consideration.
Whereas: The Public roads Of
Lee county are not worked as pro
vided by law, and oftentime wash
out, seeps and bridges r left
dangerous for weeks at a time and
Whereas The road ovrrseers do
not have such repairing done as
is required by the road laws of Lee
county be it Resolved; that the
attention of the Hon. Board of
Supervisors be called to said con-
ditions and that they be requested
to provide some remedy.
Resolved: That we earnestly re-
quest our patrons to purchase
stamps, stamped envelopes and
postal cards from the cerrlers
and mail their letters already
stamped, so that We will not have
to fish out pennies with frozen
fingers and also ask them, that
they do not leave boxes, barrels,
plowtools, wheelbarrows, wagons
and etc. around their mail boxes
thereby preventing US reaching
them from our vehicle.
Resolved: that we adopt the
r. T. D. News, as our official
organ and urge al carriers to be-
come Subscribers for the same.
Resolved That we the members
of this association hereby wish to
express, our thanks to the good