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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

EHRHARDT, May 7-The schedule on
Ehrhardt and Greenpond branch of the
A. G. L. Ry. Co. went into effect today
Train left here this morning at $40 and
will return this evening at s if on time.
This will give US our daily mail one day
late unless they run noon train as here,
tofore. If this is the case all get your
shoe toes in good order for kicking and
all of US will unite in giving one grand
kick.
Members of Mt. Pleasant church have
at last concluded to paint their parson-
age. The committee to have the paint
ing done is, Messrs. D. G. Copeland, NJ. A
Kinard, c. Hartz, and j. W. Jenny. Any
one wanting the job can hand in their
bids to these gentlemen on or before the
Goth instant, as they want the work to
commence on or soon after that date
The committee to raise the funds is Misses
Clara Copeland, Dora Kinard, Minnie
Fender and Sophie Copeland.
Rev. P. E. Monroe and little son, Carl
went on a visit to his folks in North
Carolina last week.
One of our young men in town went to
the old ladies' reunion at 1vanhoe last
week. AS soon as he reached town be
spared no time, but went to hunting up a
jewelry catalogue to order a ring. This
must mean business in hurry.
Capt. J. W. Jenny was in town last
week, and there is rumor that he in
tends buying a house and lot here.
Mr.. David Dannelly and family went
to Charleston last week.
Picnics are the 60 now, one nearly
every week. Two last Saturday and both
were we'll attended. One at Oak Grove
school and the other in the Colston Sec
ton.
Oak Grove school closed on Thursday.
Friday night they gave an entertainment
which was a credit to the school and
their able instructor. There was some
speaking on Saturday and plenty OF
goodies to eat
Our merchants are taxed to supply the
farmers with hay and corn. JEE.
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GOYan News.

GovAN, May 9-Hon. G. L. Toole, an
active member of the legislature and a
candidate for congress from the second
district, of Aiken, s. c., will deliver free
lecture to the public in behalf of the
Woodmen of the World in the school
building on Friday evening, the eigh-
teenth instant, at half-past eight o'clock,
Mr.. Toole has we'll known reputation,
and doubtless he will highly entertain
his hearers on this occasion.
Mrs. Lucy Lancaster, who has been
teaching in the Ulmer graded school, re-
turned home last Friday.
Mrs. B. L. Caughmau, of Columbia, is
visiting her son, Mr.. Henry Caughman.
Mr.. Henry Free has moved into our lit.
tie town, and is occupying the house
formerly occupied by Mr.. Jack Hutto.
The commencement sermon OF the
Govan high school will be preached by
the Rev. Mr.. Billings, of Blackville, on
Sunday night, the twentieth instant. The
commencement exercises will take place
on the following Tuesday night.
There will be a Sunday-school picnic
and children's day services at Salem
Methodist church on Saturday, the nine.
teenth instant.
Mrs. L. G. Hay, of Hickory, N. c., and
Miss Sarah Hay, of Springfield, s. c.,
visited the family of Mr.. W. A. Hay, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hunter, of BAN.
berg, visited relatives here last Saturday
and Sunday.
Congratulations to Mr.. D. W. Kittrell :
a fine boy.
Miss Rosa Hay is visiting relatives in
Springfield, s. c.
The farmers of this section were de.
lighted to see the refreshing showers last
Monday. They are about through plant
ing cotton, and are now watching, with
anxious eyes, the cracking of the soil.
L. A. 81.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
NEGROES RESIST OFFICERS.
Armed Band Of Negroes Assisted Ellie Bradley
to Resist Authority Of Law.

" NSSiSt NAStSiVy W ~o"'
BARNwELL, May 3.-W. P. Sanders,
magistrate in this county, is up against
very delicate problem in performing
his. duty of upholding the majesty of the
law. Yesterday morning, Mr.. A. j. Ben
nett, we'll to do farmer from the Baldoc
section of the county, swore out a war
rant before Magistrate Sanders against
Ellie Bradley, negro, charging him with
breach of trust with fraudulent intent.
Sanders sent his constable, Mr.. W. T.
Still, to arrest Bradley and deputized Mr..
Lucas Bennett to assist in making the ar
rest. The two went to the home of Brad
ley and attempted to arrest him, Mr.. Still
going in the house. Bradley is a power
full negro and when an attempt was made
to arrest him he resisted. The constable
hit him on the head with pair of hand
cuffs, causing the blood to run freely.
Bradley then managed to get away from
the constable and secured his arms and
defied arrest. In the meantime a party
of IS or 80 negroes began an approach
on the house from all sides, each carry
ing double barrel gun or Winchester
rifle. It seems that these negroes had
been notified that the constables were
coming to make the arrest and that they
had all armed themselves with guns to
help their pal resist arrest and had secret
ed themselves in woods around the house.
They advanced behind trees until within
so yards of the house, some of the bolder
ones calling out to Bradley inside the
house, "Don't give up, We'll kill them
both if they try to take you"
The gravity of the situation in which
the two constables were placed cannot
be imagined unless one is familiar with
the part of the county in which the trou-
BILE occurred. Down in the southwestern
part of the county in the edge of the
swamp of the Savannah river with an al
most entire negro population, these two
officers of the law were held at bay by an
armed body of lawless negroes. They
held their ground for more than three
hours, hoping for some white man to hap
pen that way and thinking thereby to
frighten away the negroes who were as
sisting their pal to resist the law: After
waiting thus until nearly night they lett
the negroes in command and came back,
reporting the circumstances to Magis-
trate Sanders. 1t was then too late to
attempt to enter their den in the swamp.
Today Magistrate Sanders had warrants
sworn out for every negro in the party,
as all their names were known by the
constables, and he will deputize sufa-
cient number of men to 60 and get them.
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A woman who was great tale-beare1
happened to hear one neighbor speak
slightly of another and Immediately car.
ried the words from the first to the sec.
ond neighbor claiming that she thought
as friend, she ought to let the second
neighbor know what the first was saying
But instead of thanking the talebearer
the neighbor said: "It makes NJ differ
ence to me how many rotton eggs my
neighbor has on his premises, but the
person who carries the decayed hen
fruit to my house and breaks it under my
nose is an enemy" A sermon IN an egg
shell.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
The Whiskey was Released.

The United States government has re.
leased the IA barrels os whiskey seized
some time ago at the State dispensary
and the property of the Deep Springs
Distilling company of Savannah. 1t will
he recalled that the whiskey, valued at
about 100000, was taken by the revenue
department because of failure to properly
state the tare or gauge and because of
technical violations of the laws on these
points. The proper statement has since
been made to the government and an
order has been received from Washington
to release the whiskey. 1t will be turned
over to the State dispensary, the pur-
chasers, if arrangements are so made
with the State board Of control.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
Decision of Supreme Court.

The following is the synopsis of the
decision of the State supreme court in the
Pearlstine insurance case as published in
The State.
T. W. Pearlstine, as trustee for s. W.
Pearlstine, and S. W. Pearlstine, appell-
ants, vs.. Phoenix Insurance company
Respondent Proof by parol.
This is an action upon policy of fire
insurance alleged to have been issued by
the defendant company to T. W. Pearls
tine, for the sole use, benefit and protec-
tion CT s. W. Pearlstine.
The jury by direction of the circuit
court (Judge Townsend) found for the
defendant, and judgment was entered ac-
coldingly. The plaintiffs appealed.
An express trust in personal property
may be proved by parol evidence. "a s.
c. 259, 13 s. E. All.
The circuit court erred in excluding the
policy herein and in excluding testimony
offered to show that said policy, though
on it's face issued to T. W. Pearlstine was
in fact, and with the knowledge of the
defendant, issued for the benefit of S. W..
Pearlstine.
An insurance company cannot avail it.
self of provisions, in policy, that it
should be void if certain facts therein
mentioned as essential to the insurance
should be found not to exist. when these
facts were known to the agent not to ex-
ist when the policy was issued. through
him, and the knowledge ofthe agent may
proved by parol.
SO S. c. 273, Is s. E. 233; 4s s. G. 1875, ,2s
s. E. 1923; 50 s. G. 2s4; 20. s. E. 655; 81
S. C. 1s1; % s. E. 81.
Judgment below reversed and new
trial ordered. Opinion by Mr.. Justice
Woods. Filed April 1S
Messrs. Izlar Bros. s. Rice for appel
ants; Mr., John R. Bellinger, Messrs.
Smith, Hammond s. Smith for respond
ent
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
Senator Brice Wins Out.

YoRKv1LLE, May7.-Senator ]. s. Brice
won out here today over his opponents in
the county convention. His victory was
signal and complete. he was reelected
chairman and delegate to the State con-
vention. For some time past stories have
been going the rounds that he would be
defeated by the dispensary advocates on
account of his being the author of the
Brice Act, under which the recent voting 6
out of the dispensaries were held. All
regular business was attended to in an
ORDERLY manner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
POSTMASTER ROBBED.

G.. W. Fouts, postmaster at RlVerton
L., nearly lost his life and was robbed
of all comfort, according to his letter
which says: For 20 years had chronic
liver complaint, which led to such a Sc
we're case of jaundice that even my finger
nails turned yellow: when my doctor
prescribed Electric BitterS which cured
me and have kept me well for II years.
Sure cure for biliousness, neuralgia
weakness and all stomach, liver, kidney
and bladder arrangements. A wonderful
tonic. At j. B. Blacks and Hoover's
drug store. so cents.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
LAW AS TO CANDIDATES.
Candidates Must Now File Pledge And Swear to
Itemized Statement Of Campaign Expenses.

ltemized Statement OF Campaign Expenses.
The following act passed by the legisla.
ture will be of interest to all, especially
candidates. Every man who runs for
Office must comply with its provisions:
Section /. At or before every political
primary election, held by any municipal
party, organization OF association, for
the purpose of choosing candidates for
office or the election of delegates to con-
ventions in this state, any person who
shall by threats or any other form of in
timidation, or promise of money, any 9TH
er article of value, procure or offer, prom
ise or endeavor to procure another to vote
for or against any particular candidate
in such election or who shall for any such
consideration, offer to so vote, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. Every candidate offering for
election, under the provisions of section
1, shall make the following pledge and
file the same with the clerk of the court
of common pleas for the county in which
he is candidate, unless he should be
candidate in more than one county, in
which case he shall file same with the
secretary of state before he shall enter
upon his campaign to wit, I, the under
signed, of the county of -, the
state of South Carolina, candidate for the
Office of -, hereby pledge that I will
not give nor spend money, or use intoxi'
eating liquors for the purpose of obtain
ing or influencing votes, and that I shall
at the conclusion of the campaign and
before the primary election render to the
clerk of the court (or secretary of state as
hereinbefore provided), under oath, an
itemized statement of all moneys spent
or provided by me during the campaign
for campaign purposes up to that time,
and I further pledge that will i'm
mediately after the primary election
or elections that I am a candidate, in,
render al itemized statement, under
oath, showing all further moneys spent
or provided by me in said election:
Provided that failure to comply with
this provision shall render such an
election null and void in so far as the
candidate who fails to file the statement
herein required, but shall not affect the
validity of the election of any candidate
complying with this section: And pro-
vided further: That such itemized state
ment and pledge shall be open to public
inspection at all times.
Sec. 8. That any violation of the pro-
visions Of this act shall be misdemeanor,
and any person upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than 500 nor more
than $500 or be imprisoned at hard labor
for not less than one month nor more
than six months, or both fine and i'm
prisonment, in the discretion of the
court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10

1t is an insult to the intelligent voters
of the State for man to seek an office
for which he is totally unprepared. Of
course, in our government every citizen,
not convicted of crime, has a right to
seek any office he desires. But it is dis
grace to the State for murderers, although
ACQUITTED, libertines, gamblers and utter
ly unprepared men to have the efrontery
TO ask for office. It is a shame that there
are many men who will vote for them
Carolina Spartan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
REPRESENTATIVE Ryan, of Buffalo, at

Representative Ryan, of Buffalo, at
tended the meeting of the international
Parliamentary Peace Union last night.
"Hello! What are you doing here
Ryan," asked Representative Bartholdt
of Missouri, President of the Union, 81
thought the Irish were always for free
fight"
ssI'm like the Buffalo policeman" Mr..
Ryan said. "He saw crowd and was
told there was going to be trouble. If
there's any one starts a fight here the
policeman said, 'Pll shoot him. I'm
against trouble of all kinds.'"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
FORTUNATE MISSOURIANS.

"When I was druggist, at Livonia,
No." writes T. J. Dwyer, of Graysville,
No., 'sthree of my customers were cured
of consumption by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, and are well and strong today:
One was trying to sell his property and
move to Arizona, but after using New
Discovery short time he found it un-
necessary to do so. I regard DR.. Kings
New Discovery as the most wonderful
medicine in existence" Surest cough
and cold cure and throat and lung healer.
Guaranteed by j. B. Black and Hoovers
drug store SOC and 81. Trial bottle free.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD

could not bring as much happiness to Mrs.
Lucia Wilke, of Caroline, Wis, as did
one Csc box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
when it completely cured a running sore
on her leg, which had tortured her %
years. Greatest antiseptic healer of piles,
wounds and sores. Csc at J. B. Black 8
and Hoover's drug store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10

A naval officer had been tried fol-
drunkenness and the report of the court.
martial was before Secretary Bonaparte
Some friends of the officer, who is really
good fellow and a fine officer but too
popular for his own wellbeing, went be.
fore the Secretary to save him.
"You see, Mr.. Secretary" said one OF
them, "in my opinion this sentence is un.
Just. Do you know what his trouble is?''
eyes" said the Secretary. "Thirst."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10

The storm of Sunday blew a freight
car off the siding on to the main line of
G. n. s. L. Railroad near Hilton and a
freight train ran into the obstruction.
The train was badly wrecked but no lives
were lost.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
PENSION MONEY
Table Showing Distribution By Countes-Spar'
tanbure Leads With $lS,S39.20.

The following table showing the dis
tribution by counties of the pension mon
ey presents an interesting comparative
study. Spartanburg, as usual, gets the
biggest slice-s1s,sss.2o-being the most
populous white county in the state.
Beaufort gets the smallest amount $S39.75
No. Pensioners Amt,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
DEATHS FROM APPENDICITIS

DEATHS FROM APPENDICITIS
decrease in the same ratio that the use of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills increases. They
save you from danger and bring quick
and painless release from constipation
and the ills growing out of it. Strength
and vigor always follow their use. Guar
anteed by J. B. Black and Hoover's drug
store. 25c. Try them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
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.
Another bank is being organized In
Anderson. It is to be savings bank,
with capital of $4,000.
DIR. FL. Parker has resigned as dean
of the medical college in Charleston.
His place has not yet been filled.
Mr.. Joel E. Brunson, of Sumter, has
announced himself as a candidate for
governor on the prohibition platform.
The city of Orangeburg has voted to
issue bonds to establish sewerage sys-
TEN. The town now owns its water and
light plant and will also own the sewer
age system.
The State board of dispensary directors
have ignored the blacklist of the dispen-
sary investigating committee and given
an order for glass to the Carolina Glass
Company, Of Columbia.
Chicora College at Greenville has been
placed under the charge of the Presby-
terian church, DR.. S. R. Preston, the
former president, wishing to retire from
active work DR.. s. &. Byrd, of Wlnns-
boro, has been elected president.
The patrons of Willis school district in
Marlboro county held public meeting
and voted to sustain the action of the
board of trustees in refusing to use dis
pensary profits for the school. Only
two patrons voted to use the money.
Prof. Herman L. Spahr has resigned as
instructor of modern languages in the
South Carolina college, to take effect at
the close of the present session. He has &C.
cepted the chair of German language and
literature in the State University Of
Oklahoma.
LIB. Croxton, a white man, was shot
and killed by Policeman c. T. Hutchin-
son in Cheraw last Saturday night while
resisting arrest. Croxton was originally
from Kershaw, Lancaster, county, and
was dangerous character when drink
ing. He attempted to shoot the police
man.
The Barnwell Democratic convention
declared against higher assessments Of
property, compulsory education and I'M
migration, and demanded that these
questions be made issues in the coming
campaign, to be discussed by candidates
for governor, members of the general as
sembly, and State offices.
W. Ruff, Jr., teller of the Bank of
Ridgeway, resigned his position recently
and left presumably for the West. After
his departure it was found that he had
embezzled about $25,O0O. Twenty thou
sand dollars of this amount was paid
back by his father, who is president of
the bank, and the balance by the board OF
directors. The bank has resumed business.
The railroad commission is after the
Southern Railway in regard to the con-
dition of its roadbed, lack Of motive
power, and weight of rails. The line
from Branchville to Augusta is mention
ed in their complaint. The commission
urges the railroad authorities to fix up
their equipment during the summer so as
to be in position to handle the fall busi-
ness satisfactorily.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10

The city of Columbia is going to pave
Main street in that city with vltrltled
brick. The cost is estimated to be $1.1O
per square yard. Why can't Bamberg
pave its Main street?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10

When you have that ''tired feeling"
and have no energy, try SHAW'S PURE
MALT. 1t will build you right up. For
sale at the Dispensary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10

in the Southern States, South Carolina
ranks third, with 100 establishments, be-
ing exceeded by Georgia, with 112, and
Texas, with 157. Alabama has So mills;
Arkansas, AZ; Florida, 8; Indian Terri
tory, IA; Kentucky, 10; Louisiana, 81;
Missippi, 81; Missouri, 4; North Carolina,
43; Oklahoma, 10; Tennessee, 20; and all
other States Z. In 1890 South Carolina
had seventeen cotton seed oil mills; by
1900 she had increased this number to
fifty, and now has an even hundred.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-10
BAMBERG COUNTY PENSIONERS.

OAWOINO NOONii ELNJtONIN1.
mes of Those Who will Receive the Bou
Of The State This Year, with the Amounts
Following is the pension list for Ba
rg county. Clerk of Court Free
ceived the money, and each applics
n get same by calling at his office:
CLASS B
Those in this class gets $4,000.
J II Zeigler, Bamberg.
CLASS c. NO. 1.
Those in this class get $4S.00
Bessinger Calvin, Olar
Cox L L, Denmark
Copeland W R, Denmark
Kirkland James, Bamberg
Kinsall Joseph. Olar
Pelham H R, Hartzog
Sease J D, Olar
Wilson H E, Bamberg
Zeigler ] J, Bamberg
CLASS c. No.2.
Those in this class get $1s.S5
Behling E C, Denmark
Bessinger ] W, Bamberg
Brown H G, Bamberg
Beard II D, Colston
Burbridge Sim, Bamberg
Bessinger William, Bamberg
Brabham B J, Bamberg
Copeland John s, Ehrhardt
Carter c z, Midway
Carter Marion, Bamberg
Carter NJ S, Bamberg
Crider N, Bamberg
Dempsey R c, Bamberg
Elkins G B, Bamberg
Garrett ] A, Midway
Gillian J B, Denmark
Hartzog D s, Denmark
Hadwin H n, Denmark
Jones ] F, Denmark
Jones ] A, Bamberg
! johnson James, Bamberg
Gillian A NJ, Bamberg
Kinard A, Bamberg
Kirkland j A, Ulmer
Main j E, Olar
Mccormack J b, Govan
Neil Louis, Viola
Nix R W, Bamberg
Rush L B, Govan
Richardson J T, Midway
Rowell B A W, Bamberg
sandifer W P, Bamberg
Sandifer F ], Bamberg
Smoak A P, Denmark
Sanders W P, Bamberg
Wilson A, Viola
Williams W w, Bamberg
Weeks T s, Bamberg
Williams s c, Bamberg
Stoudenmire j 81, Denmark
CLASS C. No.3.
Those in this class get $24.0O
Mckenzie Laurenia, Bamberg
CLASS c. NO. 4.
Those in this class get 1885.
All Eliza s, Olar
Boozer Elizabeth, Denmark
Blume Sarah, Ehrhardt
Chassereau Mary E, Ehrhardt
Drawdy Ellen, Denmark
Fail Emily. Denmark
Grimes Emma, Denmark
Gunnells Kizziah, Govan
Gillian Amanda, Govan
Hagins Lavinia, Bamberg
Hair S E, Govan
Hadwin Eliza, Bamberg
Hutto Rachel, Denmark
HERS NJ A, Denmark
Hutto Jane E, Denmark
Inabinett, NJ A Colston
Johns Mary, Midway
Kirkland Harriet, Colston
McFail Sarah W, Bamberg
Morris Eliza, Bamberg
Mcmillan NJ A, Bamberg
Morris Elizabeth, Bamberg
Morris Nelly, Bamberg
Proveaux Malinda, Hartzog
Prescott E G, Bamberg
Smoak Rebecca, Bamberg
Tant NJ E, Bamberg
Tant Sarah Ann, Bamberg
Tant Julia, Bamberg
Zeigler ] A, Bamberg