The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-07
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.

Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
Edgefeld is taking steps to install both
waterworks and electric lights.
The State Baptist convention, which
met in Columbia last and this week, ad'
journed Tuesday after an Interesting
session.
Comptroller General Jones has issued
q circular letter calling upon all county
auditors to meet in Columbia on Decem-
Der 18th for the purpose Of discussing his
recent order.
At the state convention of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy at Johnston last
week Miss Mary B. Poppenheim OF Char
lesion was elected president. Greenville
was selected as the next place of meeting
Rufus Byars shot and killed G. j.
Hughes in Cherokee county last Monday.
Both were white farmers about thirty
years of age, Byars being tenant OF
Hughes. The shooting was done with a
double barrel shot gun.
Bob Dean shot into the house OF
George Castleberry in Spartanburg coun-
ty on Thursday night. Castleberry s
hand was so badly wounded that 1t had
to be amputated and his young son and
daughter were also wounded.
Duncan Grant struck Walter SWEET
over the head with gun in Marlboro
county last Friday, and SWEET died two
days later from the effects of the blow.
The two had visited the dispensary at
Cheraw and quarreled on the way home.
A bill is to be introduced in Congress
providing for daily report of the cotton
ginned by the ginneries of the South. The
census bureau now issues semi onthly
report. It is believed that system OF
daily reports will prevent violent 1uctu-
ations in the price of cotton.
D. M. McAdams, white, of Anderson,
was fatally shot while out hunting last
Thursday. He was out with party OF
hunters and when a covey OF birds new
up, several of the crowd fired, one OF the
loads striking McAdams just over the
right ear, taking the top of his head al
most off.
A young negro man was commltteo 10
Jail in Richland county on Thursday
charged with entering the room OF two
Young daughters of Mr.. Jesse Dabbs, at
night. Mr.. Dabbs, hearing some one
moving about, went to the room and
found the negro crouching in corner
and the girls, aged 10 and II, asleep. He
shot at him twice, but missed him.
A colored girl employed as nurse in
the family of Mr.. Frank Wells, at Plum
Branch, committed most atrocious act
By giving to an infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wells one-third of bottle OF
Pitts carminative and q quantity OF
paregoric DR.. Fuller was called in to
attend the child, and after great effort
was able to give relief to the little suffer
er. The girl was known to be mad with
Mrs. Wells, and this accounts for the
cruel deed, which 80 nearly caused the
death of the innocent child.
The proposition for the formation of a
new county out of several old ones on
the Savannah River near Augusta has
not died out by any means according to
L. j. Williams. Committees have been
appointed to secure additional facts and
figures as to the amount of taxable prop
erty, the population and area, which will
be presented soon in the shape of an
other petition for an election. 1t will De
recalled that there have been several at
tempts to get up this county but they
failed for one reason or another, but
those back of the movement are deter
mined to bring the matter to vote some
time soon.