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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
Held on Serious Charge.

GREENv1LLE, Sept. 2.-W. R. Clar-
dy, formerly we'll known football
player in this section of the country,
was arrested here tonight, charged
with very serious crime: Clardy
was accused of having robbed a wo-
man of the Charlotte red light dis
trict four weeks ago of $500 in dia-
monds. He had been spending some
time in the disreputable part of Char
lotte and the glitter of the gems at
tracted his eye. The unfortunate
young man has confessed the crime
after languishing in Jail since last
night.
Clardy says that he had pawned
the diamonds to Gardner, a Charlotte
jeweler, and on inquiry it develops
that his story is true. Gardner has
since sold the stones. The price
which Clardy received was S240.
The young man was the chief san
itary Inspector at Charlotte and is
highly respected. The news OF this
crime comes as a terrible shock to
his friends.
Clardy was famous as a football
player, both at Clemson college and
at the A. & M. of North Carolina.
Many college athletes know him
well. He is still in Jail here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
Housebreaking is Charged.

LEXINGTON, Sept. 1.-Two young
men were committed to jail this
morning by Constable Asbill, Of Lees
vile, charged with breaking into the
home of Mr.. Anderson Sigh, near
Summit, and stealing therefrom a
shotgun, razor and some tobacco on
Saturday last. They give their
names as Norman Riley, of Alabama
City, Ala, age 16, and Charley Orig
gers, of Columbus, Ca, age l4years.
They state that they have been
away from home for some time,
working in different cotton mills and
finally at Batesburg, from which
place they had started to Columbia,
beating their way on train and get
ting put off at Gilbert.
Their relatives at Columbus, Ga,
have been communicated with by
long distance telephone and they will
make an effort to aid the boys.
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Mr. F Hutto, of Lees, S. C

Mr.. D. F. Hutto, Of Lees, S. c.,
has had a photograph taken Of an
eight-acre patch of cotton which will
make at least two bales to the acre.
The photograph was made August
5, and the cotton was so high that six
colored men seated on mules and one
white man seated OIL a horse, each of
the animals being sixteen hands high,
are almost hid from view by the cot
ton. Mr.. Hutto has another field
of cotton containing twenty acres
which will make at least two bales to
the acre. This cotton is heavily
fruited and of uniform height of
more than sixteen hands throughout
the twenty acres. 1t looks like a
Texas cotton plantation, but it is sit
uated in South Carolina, and the cot
ton was made with fertilizers manu-
factured in Charleston, the greatest
fertilizer-manufacturing centre in
the world. The Houston Post ought
to send a delegation of Texas farm
ers to South Carolina to find out how
to grow cotton. News and Courier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
Wouldn't be Vaccinated.

According to a letter received by
Attorney General Lyon, a school
teacher, Miss Elizabeth Allgood, in
Pickens, is in danger of either losing
her position or being subject to a
fine of S1O0 for violation of the law
regulating vaccination.
The letter states that last week
DIR. C. L. Martin, an agent of the
State board of health, visited the
school taught by Miss. Allgood near
Liberty and insisted on vaccinating
all of the pupils. A number Of them
objected, notably the children of Mr..
G.L. McWhorter, who is chairman
of the school board, and therefore
has Miss Allgood' position somewhat
at his disposal. He instructed the
teacher not to allow his children to
be vaccinated. On the other hand
DIR. Martin told her that should she
teach the children she would be liable
to a fine.
The acts of 1905 state that any per
son teaching in a public school shall
refuse to teach in cases where the
children have not been vaccinated in
compliance with town or city ordl-
nances or with the rule of the State
board of health, and a violation
of the law means a fine of $4,000:
On the other hand it is believed
that DR.. Martin should prosecute
the school trustees and not make
it necessary for a teacher to lose
her position because she cannot per-
suade trustee to see the necessity
for vaccination. Columbia State.
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WOULDN'T BE BAPTIZED NORTH.
Venerable Old Colored Man Travels
900 Miles to be Immersed.

Among the slaves Of Mr.. Robert H.
Minis when emancipation came, was
one William Fraser. William, now
grown old in years and rich in expe-
rience, left Edgefeld soon after re-
turning from the civil war, through
which he went with Mr.. Ed. Penn, a
brother of Mr.. w. B. Penn. His ca
reer has been rather a checkered one.
For seven years he served as cook on
a vessel and visited nearly every
country in the world. During the
past fifteen years he has been living
in Providence, Rhode Island, serving
as carriage driver for private fa,ni-
lies most of the time. "Uncle" Viii
liam has long cherished a desire to
return to Edgefeld, which, he says,
is to him the dearest spot on earth,
but lack of funds is what kept him
away so long. Feeling that he was
nearing the end of life's journey, he
delayed no longer.
Now we have come to the remark
able feature of his visit. Uncle
William came from Providence to
Edgefeld, a distance of 900 miles, to
be baptized. He said he has had
thousands of opportunities to be bap-
tized in the years gone by, but pre-
ferred to wait till he could come
home and be immersed in the Acade-
my branch, where. his mother was
baptized. This action on the part of
this humble and very devout old col
ored man is a very unusual one, and
deserves more than passing notice.
The ordinance of baptism was adj
ministered to Uncle William by the
Rev. Michael Morgan on Sunday af-
ternoon. 1t was witnessed, as he
says, by his young Marster and
Mistiss,'' Mr.. and. Mrs. Robert 81.
Minis.
The services at the church preced-
ing the baptism were interesting and
impressive. After a talk by Uncle"
William Fraser and several other
colored men, Mr. Robert Minis vol.
unfairly arose and gave utterance to
some appropriate words. Then all
present, including the young Mars
ter and Mistiss," extended the right
hand of fellowship.
"Uncle' William will return to
Providence in about a week. We
would like to see him remain in Edge
field. The influence of his life would
have beneficial effect upon the col
ored people, particularly the young
er generation. .-Edgefeld Advertis-
er.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

EHRHARDT, Sept 2.-Little Mil
dred, daughter of DR.. j. L. Copeland,
was bitten by a dog belonging to Mr..
J. M. Dannelly on Wednesday about
noon. Little Mildred was lying on
the floor. about the dining room door.
Mrs. Copeland heard her little one
scream and ran to see what was
wrong; saw the dog going down the
steps few feet from the child, and
blood upon her cheek. Upon ex-
animation she found that the dog
had bitten her little daughter, one
toothfrom inside of mouth near the
corner and the other from outside of
cheek, making an ugly wound. 1t
was reported around that the dog
had been bitten by rabid dog not so
long ago. So the Doctor and his
wife took little Mildred and the dog s
head to Atlanta, Ga. The dogs
head proved upon examination to be
clear of hydrophobia. This declara-
tion was gladly received by all of the
friends, relatives etc., of the Doctor.
The scar that will remain on little
Mildred's cheek is all we hope that
will ever come out of the bite.
About ten bales of new cotton was
sold here last week. Several more
would have been sold but could not
get it ginned. Most of the gins are
not ready for work.
Rev. P. E. Monroe, wife and little
Carl came home last week from their
trip sight seeing and a visit to his
home in North Carolina.
Miss Virgie and Mrs. Julius Ehr,
hardt are spending few days with
their father, Mr.. Charles Ehrhardt
Rev. P. E. Monroe preached us q
fine sermon Sunday morning, setting
forth truths that cannot be denied
showing that proficient work ano
study will be noted in all spheres OF
life.
Quite a crowd went with Mr.. Geo.
B. Kearse to Florida week before
last, to try their hand at getting rich
saving lumber. If George could saw
lumber as fast as he can talk it out
there would be little doubt of his
soon being a lumber king.
Rev. E. w. Peoples was in town
looking around Saturday.
Col. Jno. F. Folk, accompanied by
E. T. LaFitte, Esq, came to town on
business a trip last week. Glad tc
shake their hands.
say, is it hot enough for you?
Miss Eta Copeland will come home
to spend few days with her parents
and friends this week, then she will
take up her work at the Fairfax
school. She has taken very little
rest this summer. Says life is toe
short to fool around. JEE.
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BAMBERG, c.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1907
CONVICT'S Ar1AZING WAGER.
Lyncheham Risks Life Sentence by
Revisiting Ireland.

DUBLIN, Aug. 29.-Now in Den
mark on his way back to the United
States, if, indeed, he is not on the
water, lis James Lyncheham, who
two months ago made wager in
Cleveland, Ohio, that he would visit
Ireland within three months and re-
turn to America, although he ran the
risk of a life sentence by doing so.
Twelve years ago Lyncheham was
convicted of attempted murder and
arson for firing the cottage of Mrs.
Mcdonnell at Achill, Ireland. After
eight years in Maryborough prison,
he escaped from his cell, leaving a
dummy in his place. Several persons,
including a clergyman, were arrested
charged with aiding him to escape.
He made his way to the United
States, and in 1903 he was recaptur-
ed in Indianapolis. Extradition was
refused by the United States on the
ground that the crime was in the ma
ture of a political one.
Recently a well-dressed man OF
middle age arrived at Mallaranny
railway station, ten miles from Achill,
Ireland, and engaged a local car own
er to drive him to see his friends.
The car owner recognized him as
Lyncheham, but kept his secret, al:
though there is still a reward of 81 ,00C
out for the arrest of the convict.
The curious part of the story is
that Lyncheham was actually arrest
ed while in Achill Sound on the
charge of robbing the new hotel, and
taken to the constabulary barracks,
He was afterwards released because
the person who charged him with
the crime refused to appear against
him. He was later released, none OF
the constables having recognized him
as the escaped convict.
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Bad Behavior of Ex-poIiceman.

LAURENs, Aug. 31.-John L. Fin
ley, formerly a special policeman
here, ran amuck at the Laurens rail-
way station yesterday afternoon, fir
ing upon a fleeing negro ashe passed
between the crowds of passengers
and the waiting train. The shot
went wild and as it happened no one
else was in range at the time. The
pistol used was a large one, but not
of lawful size, and the explosion
caused considerable excitement.
Finley continued the chase after
shooting at the negro, but he was
soon halted by three officers and a
citizen. Turning his pistol on them
two of the men were held up mo-
ment, when the third ran into Finley,
catching him around the waist and
throwing him to the ground with
more or less violence.
Finley put up a stiff fight, it re-
quiring three strong men to place
him in a carriage.
This morning in the mayors court
Finley pleaded guilty to the three
charges against him and was fined
500 on the different counts as fol-
lows: Drunk and disorderly, S25;
carrying a weapon Of unlawful size,
$50; discharging firearms within the
corporate limits, S25.
As was thought at the time, it de-
veloped that the negro had given the
ex-oficer no ofense, merely replying
to questions asked by Finley, who
had stopped and was interrupting the
negro at his work as arailroad hand.
When Finley began to get out his
gun the darky took to his heels.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
No Bail for Jake Etheredge.

AIKEN, Aug. 30.-The preliminary
hearing for Jake Etheredge, colored,
was held on Wednesday by magls,
trate Smoak. Etheredge was arrest
ed some time ago charged with Grim
inal assault upon his 7-year-old step
child, the charge being made by his
wife. The crime was alleged to have
been committed on the 7th of August,
but owing to the illness Of the victim,
the preliminary was not held at that
time. A Astrong case has been made
against the negro and he was com.
naitted to Jail without bail to await
trial for the crime with which he is
charged.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
Our New York Letter.

The State of Texas, bent on increas-
ing it's population to 10000 is re.
sorting to every legitimate plan of
accomplishing it's desire. The most
novel pounced down on New York
this week. There arrived in the city
60 young ladies from the lone star
State, pretty, intelligent, attractive,
each enthused over their home and
all determined to do their part
towards making known the advan-
tages Texas offers for new settlers
The girls wore badges inscribed in
bold letters: 81 am from Texas.
talk to me-" And they were talked
to. Much interest was taken in the
girls an3 merriment at the novel way
of reaching the people. Strictly on
emigration errand, they knew how
to ward off the rough or uncouth and
once approached, they let forth their
song of Texas until every one in reach
knew far more of the good and none
of the bad down there. What re-
suits will follow remains to be seen;
one thing though is sure, the Texas
bellies had an enjoyable trip and
Gotham now knows more of their
States charms than pages of printed
matter would ever have conveyed.
New York city's impregnable pris-
on, the ''Tombs," that has for years
been looked upon as the most secure
and modern Jail on earth, has per-
mitted it's first escape. Two prison
ers with a rope sided out of a win
dow, over the high wall and out into
the street, escaping, a thing here be-
fore thought impossible. The
''Tombs" is within forty feet of the
criminal court house, a narrow street
running between. 1t is across this
street and connecting the two build
ings the famous bridge of sighs''
spans. Few there are that have not
heard and read of the ''bridge of
sighs.'' Prisoners are led back and
forth over it as they are taken from
the Jail to the court room. Across
the bridge have passed many persons
whose trials and records have become
a part of the history of this country.
The present modern Jail stands on
the site of the old ''Tombs" in which
Williams, M. Tweed, Jake Sharpe
and other notables were incarcerat-
ed.
Harry K. Thaw is incarcerated
here. H. w. FINLAYSON,
$50 Broadway.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
Spartanburg Woman Crazy.

SpARTANBuRG, Aug. 3O.-Mrs..
Mamie McMahan, wife of Mr.. Ibe
McMahan, of Mount Zion, who disap-
peared from her home last night,
was found in a demented condition
in the woods about one mile from the
residence late this afternoon after a
search for her which had been in
progress since 3o'clock this morning.
When found the woman was seated
beneath the trees in the woods in a
state of abstraction. She did not
seem to recognize any one, though
she obeyed their request that she
follow them to buggy nearby and
without resistance allowed herself to
be driven to her home. Upon reach
ing the house she walked in but did
not recognize her little children when
they gathered about her skirts, ap-
pealing to their mother for word of
greeting.
Mrs. McMahan has been in I'LL
health for some time and once before
the question of having her enter an
asylum was considered by her family.
It is understood that she will be taxi
en- to the State Institution in Column
bia.
Mr.. McMahan discovered the dis
appearance of his wife when he awak-
ened about 2 o'clock this morning,
and from that hour until she was
found this evening the entire Mount
Zion community was engaged in the
search for the missing woman.
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Charleston's New Union Station.

CHARLESTON, Aug. 29.-Charles.
toms much needed and long desired
union station will soon be thrown
open to the public. The big iron
gates to keep passengers from enter
ing the section of the depot where
the tracks are will be soon received
and once these gates are received and
put into place, the station will be
thrown opento thepublic. Connections
have been made with the depot by
the street car company. The vitrihed
bricks have been received for the
pavement on Bay and Columbus
streets, the direct approaches to the
station, and it will not be long before
the depot is ready for use.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
FIRE IN BARNWELL.

BARNwELL, September 3.-News
reached here to-day that the large
barns and stables of Edwin Hazel
were burned Saturday night about Il
o'clock. Mr.. Hazel is one of the
largest and most prominent farmers
of the Big Fork section. He was
awakened on Saturday night by the
brilliant light Pickering through the
windows of his bed room. On rising
he found that his barns were envel-
oped in flames and it was by heroic
efforts that he succeeded in getting
his mules and horses out, one or two
being badly burned: Mr.. Hazel had
his entire crop Of fodder, about two
thousand pounds, housed in his barns
and it was total loss. The cause OF
the fire is supposed to have been
rats.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
IN The PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Nineteen new banks have been or
ganized in South Carolina since the
first of last January.
Claude Moore, yard master of the
Southern Railway at Chester, was
struck by the engine of an incoming
passenger train in that city last Sat
urday night and fatally injured. He
died Sunday morning.
Abbeville county is making efforts
to vote out the dispensary. Petitions
asking for an election on the ques-
ton are now being circulated. The
anti-dispensary movement originated
in the town of Mccormick.
D. J. Winn, of Sumter, won his
suit in New York last week against
Carpenter, Baggot & Co., brokers on
the New York cottan exchange. Winn
claimed breach of contract and dam
ages thereby of S2,275. He was
awarded this sum with interest.
It has been brought to the atten-
ton of Attorney General Lyon that
the Georgetown county dispensary
board has established and is success
fully operating Jim crow beer dis
pensary, keeping separate drinking
rooms for white and colored patrons,
these rooms being separated from
the dispensary and from each other
by board partitions. He found no
fault in the law with the Jim crow
part of it but rendered an opinion
that the rooms being contiguous are
in violation of the drinking on the
premises inhibition of the law.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
South Carolina Ahead.

ANDERSON, Sept. 2. Col. J. c.
Stribling, head of the Farmers Union
bureau, who is attending the Nation
al meeting in Little Rock, writes that
South Carolina leads all the southern
states in cotton and corn crops this
wear. He says that cotton is q
points above last year. He thinks
the continued dro lght will push cot
ton to Is cents.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
COTTON MEETING MONDAY
SMALL GATHERING OF FARnERS
HERE LAST MONDAY.
Warehouse Project Under Way-Cot'
ton to be Held for rlinimum
of the Association.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Bamberg county division of the
Southern cotton association was held
in the court house last Monday morn
ing at eleven o'clock. Few people
were in town, and there was not as
good a crowd of farmers present at
the meeting as there should have
been, but what the gathering lacked
in numbers it made up in earnestness
and enthusiasm.
Col. Jno. F. Folk, second vice pres
ident of the association, presided
over the meeting in the absence of the
president.
The executive committee, who had
in charge the matter Of soliciting
subscriptions to the capital stock of
the warehouse, reported little prog
ress made. Our farmers generally
seem anxious to see a warehouse
built in Bamberg, but they do not
want to put their money into such
an enterprise.
A proposition was presented from
H. M. Graham, Esq, to make can
vas for subscriptions of stock to the
warehouse, and this was endorsed by
the association.
A warehouse committee, consisting
of C. R. Brabham, H. c. Folk, and
Geo. F. Hair, was appointed to CO.
operate with the executive commit
tee in the matter of erecting a ware
house.
This warehouse project was thor
oughly discussed by those present,
and all seemed anxious for it, but it
seems certain if warehouse is built,
and we believe it will be, it must be
built by Bamberg money-that is,
Bamberg's business men will have to
build it.
The matter of minimum price
for cotton was also discussed by sew
eral gentlemen, and a motion made
by Capt. J. B. Guess that the Bam-
berg county association endorse as
far as practicable the minimum price
of the Southern cotton association,
and that the members use their influ-
ence to- keep cotton off the market
unless this price was obtained, was
unanimously adopted.
Immediately after adjournment OF
the association, the warehouse COM
mittee met and accepted the propo-
sition of Mr.. Graham to raise the
capital stock Of the warehouse He
will begin the canvas for subscrlp-
tions at once.
The committee is now prepared to
receive propositions from lot owners
who have lots suitably located for the
warehouse.
The next meeting of the association
is to be held in the court house the
first Monday in October, the 7th, at
eleven o'clock, and it is hoped there
will be a large attendance of the
members and farmers who are not
members. If you are not member
now, come and join.
Regular meetings will be held ev-
cry first Monday in the month until
further notice. Every farmer and
business man in the county ought to
Join the association and lend his in
f1uence to make it a success. The
editor of this paper is secretary and
treasurer, and we will be glad to
take your name and dues. The mem
bership fee and dues for the first
wear are 81. 90.
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The Cotton r1arket.

Cotton is selling in Bamberg today
Wednesday for 13 cents the pound.
The market is a little off, as it has
been selling above thirteen this and
last week. The receipts are light so
far, about 200 bales being received
this week.
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Women have decided that in case they
cannot vote, they will cut out the
''Stork" proposition. Perfectly proper
to take HOLSTER 8 Rocky Mountain Tea.
It's good for everything. IS cents, Tea
or Tablets. H. F. Hoover.