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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Newspaper changes have been
coming thick and fast in South Caro-
lima during the last few weeks.
Sumter's new court house is re,
ceiying the finishing touches, and
work has begun on new court house
for Lee county.
In the counties of Orangeburg and
Chester the cotton associations held
meetings last Saturday and decided
to hold their cotton for fifteen cents.
Thetwo Fallaw brothers were tried
: in Aiken last week for the murder OF
George Mabus last June. All were
young white men. The jury found
them not guilty.
Senator B. r. Tillman is to deliver
his lecture on the race question in
the city of Orangeburg the latter
part of November. The proceeds
are to be used for a hospital, which
the good women of that city are en-
deavoring to establish. ..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Servant Girls Play Hobo.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-To escape the
drudgery of washing dishes and
scrubbing floors two servant girls.
Stella Bona, aged seventeen, and
Rose Miller, aged eighteen, lived two
months like tramps in the vicinity of
Flushing, Long Island, stealing milk,
bread and meat from doorsteps,
clothes from wash lines and cooking
utensils wherever they chanced on
them.
These foraging- expeditions were
conducted by night, and by day the
girls slept in thickets and watched
the boats go up Long Island sound.
Detectives took the girls by sur
prise as they were squatting over a
gypsy fire before a rude tent. One
of the girls bit and scratched vigor-
ously, but the other got away for a
time.
When arraigned before a magis-
trate Rose Miller, who is tall hand
some girl, explained that utter weari-
ness Of house work had driven them
to tramp life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
In MemOriani.

RICE. In loving remembrance Of
Jane C. Rice, who departed this life
in Bamberg, S. c., October 18th,
1906. One year ago our dear mother
was called to her Heavenly home
above, where the sun never sets; the
joyful morn has dawned on our dear
mother, chanting with exultation in
the glorious temple which His royal
hand prepared for the peaceful.
Sleep on, dear mother, until resur.
rection morn, when with extended
arms we will meet you on that
beautiful shore, where eternity will
be blissfully spent.
We are kneeling at the threshold,
weary, faint and sore; waiting for
the dawning of the opening of the
door; waiting till the Master shall
bid us rise and come to the glory of
his presence, to the gladness of his
home. YOUR LOVING CHILDREN.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
FOUGHT WITH BLACKSMITH.
White rlan Claims Negro Hit Him
With Hot Iron

ORANGEBURG, October 8.-Yester-
day afternoon there was difficulty
between J. S. Rollins, a white man
from the country, and Tom Deas, a
colored blacksmith. The trouble
occurred in Deas's shop on St. John
street, and, it seems, grew out Of
the shoeing of a horse. Rollins claims
that the negro hit him in the head
with red hot iron, while the negro,
who admits hitting Rollins, says that
the iron used was not hot, but that
Rollins fell against an iron that was,
and burned his face. Rollins has an
ugly wound, which has the appear,
anceof having been inflicted with a
hot iron. A special session of mayors
court was held Immediately after the
difficulty to try the case, but the
mayor deeming the evidence INSULT
cient, dismissed the case. The next
step was the swearing out Of a war
rant for Deas by Rollins before Magis
trate Brunson. Deas was arrested
and, having waived preliminary,
was later released on bail. A war
rant was then issued for Rollins,
charging him with perjury, in that
he made false statements before the
mayor. Rollins was also arrested.
He waived a preliminary and was re-
leased on bail. Thus the matter will
stand until the January term of
op11rf
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
MISS HAMPTON TO WED.
Daughter of Famous General and
Statesman Soon to be Bride.

RICHMOND, VA, Sept. 30.-Miss
Daisy Hampton, daughter of the late
Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Caro-
line, who has been spending the sum-
mer at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Thos. L. Preston, near the Univer-
sity of Virginia, lat Charlottesville,
left last night for New York, where
it is understood she will procure her
trousseau. Miss Hampton announced
privately before leaving Virginia
that she is to become the bride in
November of Judge Randolph Tuck
er, of Bedford City, who met the
South Carolina girl at the University
in his student days, from which
time until now the attachment has
persisted. The wedding will take
place at the home of Miss Hampton
in Columbia, S. C. Her fancee be-
longs to one of the most prominent
and historic families Of Virginia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Cotton Association Meeting.

A regular monthly meeting of the
cotton association was held in the
court house last Monday morning at
eleven o'clock, second vice-president
Jno. F. Folk presiding.
The most important matter dis
cussed at this meeting was that OF a
cotton warehouse. H. M. Graham,
ESQ.,, who had been employed to So
licit subscriptions to the capital stock
of the warehouse company, reported
that he had secured good portion
of the stock, but that some per-
sons who were inclined to take
stock wanted to know who would be
the officers, etc., so he suggested
that meeting be held and the COM
pany organized.
On motion ]. F. Carter, Esq, was
appointed a committee of one to Sc
cure the commission for the COM
pany from the Secretary of State:
it was decided to call a meeting of
subscribers to the capital stock at
the court house next Monday morn
ing at eleven o'clock for the purpose
of organizing, electing directors,
etc. Books of subscription will be
open at the same time and place.
A meeting of the cotton assocla-
ton will also be held at the same
hour, and every member of the as
sociation is expected to be present.
If you can't take stock in the ware
house company. at least come and
show those who do want to put
money into it that you are interested
and want to see the warehouse built.
Let there be a full attendance next
Monday morning at eleven o'clock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
BAr1BERG POLICE CHIEF HERE.
Comes for Poor Boy, Charged With
the Larceny of Pistol.

Chief of Police S. A. Hand, Of
Bamberg, is a visitor in the city to-
day, having come to take charge OF
U. L. Singleterry, a young white
boy, arrested here last night on q
warrant of Magistrate w. Russell
Wright, of Bamberg, charged with
the grand larceny Of a pistol from
Tom Martin.
Young Singleterry, who said this
morning that he is from Holly Hill,
presented a pitable sight at the >po-
lice station. The boys story isthat
he was carried off from Holly Hill
by Martin, who is horse dealer,
and that Martin took him with the
intention of trying to make some
thing out Of the lad.
Singleterry said that Martin tried
to make him steal grass il" BAN
berg, and as he refused to do this,
he was discharged, without pay
He took Martins pistol to pay him
self for service rendered. The boy
seemed to-day to be week from fe-
yer and hunger. He has benin the
city for some days, staying with a
brother, and at the Roper hospital.
Charleston Evening Post, Wednes-
day, October End.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
TRUANT WIFE is ARRESTED.
Telegrapher, Her Husband, Says She
Ran Away With Conductor.

COLUMBIA, Oct. 4.-Mrs. G. W.
Miller, a young woman about 20
years old and a bride of three months,
was arrested at the Jerome Hotel
this morning by the police on the
complaint of her husband, an Allan
tic Coast Line telegraph operator at
Florence.
When asked over the phone
whether he wanted the police to de-
tain the Pullman conductor she is
accused of running away with the
husband said that he did not; that
he only wanted his wife detained.
The only registration Of a railroad
man at the hotel last night was &c.
w. Jackson and wife, Wilmington,
A. C. L." All efforts to locate Mr..
Jackson failed.
Mrs. Miller told the police that she
would not go back home. Mr.. Mil
ler is here endeavoring to get her to
90 back with him.
Chief Cathcart dismissed the case
on the arrival of the husband, saying
he had no more to do with it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Railroad 1eetirg.

A mass meeting of those interest
ed in the railroad project was held
in the opera house last Thursday
evening. Mayor Geo. F. Hair pre-
sided and A. ". Knight acted as
secretary.
Addresses.in favor of the project
were made by several gentlemen.
Hon. G.. w. Garris, of Denmark,
was present and made strong, prac-
tical speech, telling his hearers how
to go about the building of this COM
peting line. He suggested that the
road run from Ehrhardt via Bam-
berg to Denmark, and said an al
lance with the Seaboard Air Line
would be best for the towns affected,
as nothing could be hoped for from
the Southern and Atlantic Coast Line.
Mr.. G.. Ehrhardt and DIR. J. L..
Copeland were present as represen-
tatives from Ehrhardt. They stated
that their citizens wanted the road
to 90 to Denmark, and would sub
scribe literally to the capital stock
if Denmark was made the terminus,
but they would not subscribe if the
road stopped at Bamberg. ,
A motion was made and carried
that it was the sense of the meeting
that the charter be amended and
that Denmark be made the terminus
of the road. The present charter
only provides for the building Of a
line from Bamberg to or near Ehr-
hardt.
A motion was made and carried
that subscribers to the capital stock
hold meeting in the opera house
Tuesday, the 18th instant, to organ
ize, elect directors, etc.
The committee appointed to solicit
subscriptions to the capital stock
made a report.
Walterboro was not represented
at the meeting.
Mr.. Way, Of the firm of Richards
& Way, civil engineers of Atlanta,
was present and gave some figures
and estimates as to the cost of the
road, grading, rails, equipment, etc.
Mr.. Way had been over good por-
ton of the route.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Big Ginnery Burned.

ANDERSON, October a. The gin
merry plant of the Peoples oil mill was
burned early tonight. The fire start
ed in one of the gins while it was
running. The flames spread rapidly
and the entire plant was soon destroy
ed. A number of bales of cotton on
the ward were scorched but not badly
damaged. The oil mill plant was not
damaged. This was the largest gin
nery east of the Mississippi river, hav.
ing sixteen 80-saw gins. The plant
was insured for So, 500, but the loss
will exceed this amount.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
R. R. COMPANY ORGANIZED
BArlBERG, EHRHARDT AND WAL
TERBORO RAILROAD.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held-Board OF
Directors Observation-Disclosures
Mean Business.

The organization meeting of SUBJ
scribers to the capital stock of the
Bamberg, Ehrhardt & WATERFORD
Railroad company, held in the opera
house Tuesday was the most en-
thusiastic meeting yet held in regard
to this enterprise. There was full
attendance of subscribers to the
capital stock, and a number of inter
ested spectators were present. On
motion of H. J. Brabham, G. W.
Garris was called to the chair, and
]. A. Wyman, Esq, was elected Sec
retary.
The object of the meeting was dis
cussed by several gentlemen, and by
request Mr.. Garris addressed the
meeting. After considerable dis
cussion as to the proper course to
pursue in the organization of the
company and other matters, mo-
ton was made and carried that the
organization be proceeded with un-
der the present charter, but that a
new charter covering the proposed
extension from Bamberg to Den
mark be at once applied for.
DR.. J. L. Copeland and Mr.. H. A.
Hughes were present, representing
the town of Ehrhardt. DR.. Cope
land addressed the meeting briefly,
stating that he had secured num-
Der of subscriptions to the capital
stock in his town, it being under
stood by the subscribers that the
road would 60 to Denmark, and that
he could secure additional subscrip-
tions.
After the books of subscription
had been opened and the stock of
the Ehrhardt subscribers formally
enrolled, an election for nine direc-
tors was gone into, resulting in the
election of the following: H. j. Brab-
ham, G. Frank Bamberg, A. Rice,
Jno. F. Folk, J. A. Wyman, Bam-
berg; C. w. Garris, Denmark; DR.:
J. L. Copeland, H. A. Hughes and
j. M. Dannelly, Ehrhardt. The
meeting of stockholders then ad-
journed.
The directors Immediately held a
short session and organized by the
election of temporary chairman
and secretary. H. J. Brabham was
made chairman and ]. A. Wyman
secretary. Another meeting of the
directors has been called to meet in
Barnberg next Tuesday, the 18th, at
which time a permanent organiza-
ton will be affected and other mat
ters of Importance transacted. The
meeting will be held in the office of
Bamberg Banking Company at twelve
o'clock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etcnings.

EHRHARDT, October 7.-Ehrhardt
graded school opened up with bright.
er prospects for the year than it has
for many years before. Prof. T. D,
Jones and his assistant, Miss Epps,
are competent to give. proper in
struction on aRy branch needed to
enter any of our colleges. Their
grade is above most of the graded
schools in the State, and it would be
to the advantage of all in reach tc
examine into our school before going
elsewhere. The training will be
moral as we'll as mental.
Our Supervisor should look up the
condition of our roads: They are
washed up in places and need atten.
ton, some places not safe to pass
over, loaded. Overseers should be
ordered at once to attend to them.
and the Necessary material procured
There is travel outside of public
highways leading to Bamberg.
Last week was spent to an advan'
tage with hay and cotton gathering
Dr.. 0. D. Faust was in town last
week on professional business.
Some talk about railroad down
here, but it is mighty weak and care.
less, as the old darkey says.
About two thousand bales of cot.
ton have been weighed up and sold
at this place. Notwithstanding the
rains Ehrhardt has reputation for
a cotton market it seems. It's not
only a cotton market but the place
to buy your goods. It's merchants
are up-to-date and always on the
lookout for the wants and convent
ences of customers. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
City Council Meeting.

A regular monthly meeting of city
council was held Tuesday evening,
with Mayor Hair and Aldermen Wy
man, Cooner, Brabham, Copeland,
Free and Rhoad present.
The regular monthly report Of the
treasurer was presented and ap-
proved and a number Of bills ordered
paid.
A committee from the Knights of
Pythias appeared before council and
asked that suitable regalia room
be built in the lodge room. Same
was granted, provided the lodge
would pay for building the room,
the amount to be deducted from the
rent.
Mr.. H. A. Ray asked council to ap-
propriate the sum of 5000 towards
the erection of a Confederate monu-
ment, request for same having
been numerously signed by citizens.
Council deferred action on this re-
quest until the next meeting. The
members are in favor of the appro-
priation, and the reason for delay is
that the city treasury is in rather a
depleted condition.
F. w. Free was appointed mem
Der of the street committee.
The tax levy for the coming year
was fixed at eight mills, this being
an increase of two mills. The levy
heretofore has been six mills.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
FAITHFUL FIREMAN DIES.
He Was Only an AshevilIe Dog, but he
Was Loved.

Lying in state at the fire depart
ment headquarters, in little white
casket is the mangled body of Jack,
the faithful little mascot of the fire
boys, and late yesterday afternoon
and last night hundreds of people
stopped in to see him and get the
facts of his tragic death. For more
than nine years past Jack has been a
privileged character around the fire
department and never a call came
but Jack was the first to respond,
dashing out Of the building and wait
ing, quivering with the eagerness,
the slower start of the horses. When
the wagon started he would run
ahead barking Justify, keeping just
out of the horses way and seeming
to enjoy the wild dash even more
than did the fire horses. Yesterday
as the hook and ladder was making
a run down South Main street Jack
was as usual ahead almost under the
noses of the horses and by some mis-
chance got too close. One Of the
horses feet struck him, stunning
him and leaving him right in the
way of the wheel Of the big truck.
No stop could be made then, but as
soon as the fire was reached help was
sent back to him, but Jack did not
need it. The wheel had passed over
his head, killing him almost instantly.
His body was taken back to the
city hall and a $13 coffin secured for
him. Permission has been gotten
from the authorities to bury him
just in front of the fire department,
between the two big doors, and at 3
o'clock this afternoon Jack will be
laid away with all the honors the
faithful little fireman deserves: All
of the fremen will be on hand and
it is safe to say that never was there
more genuine regret and sorrow OF
the death of a dog than is felt by the
boys of the department over his un-
timely end.-Asheville Citizen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Quarterly Conference.

The fourth quarterly conference
of Trinity Methodist church was
held here, in the ladies' parlor of the
church, last Sunday morning. The
various affairs of the church were
carefully inquired into, and all the
reports were satisfactory, although
the charge is somewhat behind with
collections. The same trustees were
reelected, and the same board OF
stewards with one exception; J. W.
Stokes was elected steward in place
of J. A. Spann, who has resigned.
w. D. Rhoad was reelected district
steward. Presiding Elder j. W.
Kilgo presided at the conference and
preached at the morning service.
He went to Denmark Sunday after
noon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Cow Jumped out of Window.

EAsLEY, Oct. 3.-A very unusual
incident happened in the shipment OF
a cow to this place yesterday. Mr..
William Clardy in moving from Pac-
olet to this place, had his cow ship
ped in a box car. When the way
bill and car arrived here the farmer
had written on it "cow jumped out
of the window in Spartanburg and
was killed." 1t could hardly be be-
lieved that the cow had really made
her escape through the little end
window which is near the top of the
car and very small. Quite a good
deal of interest was created here in
it and several went over to investl-
gate it and found part of the hide
left on the window in going through.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Prof. Hand at AllendaIe.

ALLENDALE, October 4.-Prof. w.
H. Hand, of the South Carolina Uni
versity, addressed large crowd last
night at the town hall. He talked
principally on the subject of high
schools.
Allendale's graded school district
in connection with Bull Pond Dis
trict, No. l, is making an effort to
have the high school department
added to the graded school under
the provisions of the act of the
last legislature, relative to high
schools. The election has been or
dered, and the necessary funds pro-
vided, for at least a two-year course.
All that is needed is the requisite
number of votes, which will be easy
to obtain, it is believed.
The Allendale Civic League pro-
poses to have an old time tourna-
ment on the 25th of October. Such
a thing will be quite novelty to the
young men of this community. The
entry fee will be S., and it is hoped
that a large number Of gentlemen
from the adjoining counties will par.
ticipate. Some years ago these
tournaments were a very frequent
and popular pastime.
Recent heavy rains have damaged
cotton very much, and many farmers
report that the yield will be far
short of what they expected thirty
days ago.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
r1av a Girl Work Through College?

Undoubtedly it is possible for a
girl to work her way through COL
leee," writes Margaret E. Sangster
in the October Woman's Home Com,
panion, "if she have exceptional
brain power, exceptional pluck and
exceptional health. To accomplish
this difficult task without pecuniary
aid sfrom relatives or friends IS a
very formidable undertaking, and it
is hardly wise to attempt it unless
one is sure of having the requisite
physical capital and of being able to
stand the strain Of long, hard and
wearisome pull. Girls have done this,
Girls are doing it now, and girls will
continue to do it, but the race IS en-
numbered by heavy weights, and the
rowing is upstream.
In college there are many open
inps for earning money, and it may
be remarked that nobody loses caste
or is treated with condescension be-
cause she is frankly poor. A girl
with a knack for sewing may use her
needle and receive pay from students
who do not wish to sew or mend.
Shemay make shirt waists, trim hats,
mend stockings, sew on buttons, re.
pair skirts and do number OF useful
things that will help her along.
ON a Western college | met several
Young women who had paid their way
by sweeping, dusting, washing win
dows and cleaning paint, by taking
hold, in short, of anything that Of
fered. whether it was hard or easy
In this particular college expenses
Wereles than in more luxurious lnstl-
tutions inthe East, and l almost
thought that the students had a more
insatiatelove of learning and an In
tenser personal ambition than | had
seen elsewhere.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10

In another column will be found
the notice of opening books Of SUBJ
scription to the capital stock of the
Farmers Warehouse Company. The
commission to organize has been re-
ceived, and while the notice gives
the office of C. B. Free as the
place of opening books, still at the
meeting to be held in the court house
at eleven o'clock, the books will be
opened and all who desire to may take
stock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
New Advertisements.

Thomas & Barton Co.-Style in
Furniture.
Bamberg Banking Co.-Do You
Require?
r. Brabham & Sons. The Old
Reliable" )"
Peoples Drug Co.-Drugs.
Foster-Milburn Co.-Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
w. Carlisle Furse, Manager
Wanted.
Theodore Kohn-Fall Creations.
Mrs. ]. ]. Elkins-Child Wanted.
w. A. Klauber-Attention Farm
ers.
w. F. Stokes ct al-Trespass No
tice.
Geo. F. Hair ct al-Notice.
E.O. Kirsch-Great Bargains.
Mrs. K. I. Shuck & Co.-Ladies,
we are pleased to know we have
pleased you.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10

The spinners have made contracts
on basis of fifteen cents cotton for
the goods they are marketing, so the
farmers as we'll as the balance of us
are paying for fifteen cents cotton
every time they buy a yard of cotton
cloth or spool of thread. Then, far
mers, hold your cotton for fifteen
cents.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10

The only true constipation cure must
begin it's soothing, healing action when
it enters the mouth. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea restores the whole sys-
tenn to healty, normal condition. 35
cents, tea or tablets. II. F. Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10

If taken patiently and persistently
will relieve the most obstinate cases Of
indigestion, constipation, bad blood, bad
liver no matter how long standing.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will do. IS cents, tea OK tab
lets. H. F. Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Breezy Point, Breezy Point.

Don't forget the play entitled
Breezy Point" by thirteen pretty
girls of Bamberg at the opera house
Friday night at 8 o'clock sharp. Ad-
mission, 25 cents.