The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-20
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.

From careful canvas Of the members
-of the next legislature, it seems that both
the senate and house will be against the
>dispensary. What will be done, however,
remains to be seen.
G. L. Toole, of Aiken, who was defeat
ed for congress in the recent primary, is
being spoken of as candidate Tor the
Senate in Aiken county, to succeed ". f..
johnson, deceased. Mr.. Toole favors
local option.
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs. Jno.
G. Beckwith will regret to learn of the
death of their little daughter, Ainsley,
which occurred at their home in Florence
last week as result of ptomaine poison
ing. Mrs. Brailsford, the mother of Mrs.
Beckwith, and their little daughter, Mel
lie, were both ill from the same cause but
recovered.
Senator w. E. Johnson, of Aiken, died
at his home near that city last Friday,
after an illness of three weeks. He. was
40 years old, and leaves wife and six
children. He was formerly pastor OF the
Bamberg Baptist church. He had been
Senator from Aiken county for the past
six years. An election will be held to
ELL the unexpired term.
Treasurer G.. w. Jones, of Williamsburg
county, whom the people OF his county
did not recommend in the recent primar-
ies for re-appointment, has done an unus-
ual thing in rendering his resignation, ef-
tecsive October /. Instead of waiting, he
explains that the annual settlement will
be held during this month and that the
office will then be in better condition to
turn over to his successor than it would
.bein January.
Oliver Singleton, young white man,
died at Williamson last Friday from
blood poisoning. In playing with an
other young man he struck his hand
against the point Of knife with which
shis friend had been picking decayed
tooth. The wound was very slight one
but blood poison resulted and caused his
death. A day or two before he died a
4 minister called and offered to pray, but
{ his father refused to allow the Bible read
Sor aiprayer offered in his house.
Sheriff NJ. u. Limehouse. of Dorchester
county, is to be tried at the regular fall
& term of court for malfeasance in Office in
allowing few men to take from his Gus
tody negro and shoot him to death. It
is also charged that Limehouse is guilty
Aiof, ,cowardice in failing to attempt to ar
rest white desperate named Harley.
The charge of malfeasance in Office is the
result of Governor Heyward's investiga'
tion Of the recent lynching at st. George,
and Solicitor Hildebrand will prosecute
the case vigorously.
Gus Cartee, young white man of Spar
tanburg, has been bound over to court in
the sum of $500, charged with assault OF
a high and aggravated nature on the per.
son of Mrs. J. w. johnson. Cartee claims
he was only struggling with the woman
for possession of bouquet, but she says
he caught her ankle while sitting out on
the porch after dark, and she told him to
stop or she would call her husband. Car
tee did not stop, and scuffle took place
in which chair was overturned, awak-
ening johnson who was asleep in the
house. He rushed out with his knife in
his hand and cut Cartee several times be-
fore he got away.