The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-05
TN THE PALMETTO STATE
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and HAPPENINGS.


Capt. T. w. Williams, prominent cit.
izen of Brunson, Hampton county, died
last week.
Bro. G. j. Terrell, of the Johnston
Monitor, announces that he will make his
paper semi.weekly, commencing with
the next issue.
There was $4,000 fire in Anderson
last Monday night. 1t was in the bust
ness part of the city, and drug store
was the greatest sufferer.
J. E. Mcdonald, ESQ.,, of Winnsboro
has been appointed by Governor Hey.
ward to preside at the special term of
court for Barnwell county.
An entire business block in the town of
Bennettsville was destroyed by fire last
Friday night. The post Office and several
stores were burned. The loss will amount
to nearly 100000.
The seven white men charged with the
lynching of a negro near Honea Path
have been granted bail in the sum of ST.
600 each. They all gave bond and were
released from Jail.
The board of trustees of the Presbyte.
rian college met in Columbia last Friday
and decided to let the college remain at
Clinton. 1t is likely that Bennettsville
will build a non-denominational college.
Supervisor Boyd and Clerk of County
Board Stalvey, Of Horny county, are
charged by the grand jury of obtaining
by fraudulent means 81, l,439.82 belonging
to the county and using it for their per.
sonal ends. ~
The report of the government OF cotton
ginned up to September 25 was 2,358, OBJ
bales for the United States. The number
of bales ginned in South Carolina was
329,S82. The number of active ginneries
in this State is 2,713.
a dispenser in the city of Green
vile has resigned, and the county board
of control has closed his dispensary
and declined to appoint successor, as
an election on the question is soon to be
held in that county.
Elections were held Tuesday in the
counties of Lancaster, Horny, and Flor
ence on the dispensary question. In Ian.
caster and Horny large majorities voted
against keeping the institution. In Flor
ence the vote is very close, the figures
being 462 against to 436 for dispensary.
Supervisor Padgett, of Saluda county,
refuses to order an election on the dis
pensary, putting his refusal on the ground
that the board of registration refuses to
cooperate with him in ascertaining the
number of qualified voters in the county.
It is supposed that this is simply ruse
to keep from acting on the petition.
The hearing of the Farnum case before
Referee j. F. Izlar was concluded in
Charleston last week, and he will report
the testimony to the State Supreme Court.
It is said that the court will meet to de-
eide the case as soon as the testimony is
filed. This is the suit by the dispensary
investigating committee to establish their
right to examine certain letters OF Far.
mum, Charleston beer dispenser.
Assistant General Freight Agent L. A.
Emerson, of the Southern Railway, at
Charleston, announced Friday the letting
of contract for 1900 cars with the De-
troit car works for use on the Southern
system, to meet the increased business OF
the road. Nh. Emerson states that trade
prospects in the far east are Frightening
up and he expects South Carolina to have
share in the business, promising special
facilities in the transportation of the
freights and development of the trade.