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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-07
WOr1AN WHIPPED A BAILlFF.
Charged Him With a Broom and Hur
Him Badly.

HARTwELL, Ga, Feb. 22.-Bailiff
Tom Parks, of this district, had an
experience Monday that he will not
erase from his memory soon. He
had fl. ia. against Mrs. Ed. Hol-
brook and when he reached there the
woman became so angered that she
charged Officer Parks with a broom
stick, inflicting several wounds on
him. Her husband was present and
sough to appease her wrath, without
avail. The court officer carried sew
eral badges of the warfare in the
shape of wounds, but hastily made
his adieus, which were only charac-
terized by their brevity and lack of
ceremony.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-07

Mr.. J. M. Way, who is to spend
the balance of his natural life in the
penitentiary for taking the life of a
fellow man, was taken to Columbia
on last Saturday and committed to
the penitentiary. He was in the
charge of Messrs. S. A. and 0. B.
Dukes. While he was on the way to
the depot he looked cheerful, and
said he was resigned to his fate. He
does not expect to live long as he
was in poor health, but he would try
and look on the bright side. .-Orang-
burg Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-07
COUNTRY NEWS, LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrllardt News.

EHRHARDT, March 4.-Mr. C.. M
Bishop, of Fairfax, was in town last
Monday.
Mr.. J. D. Padgett is going with
Mr.. ]. D. Dannelly to Florida.
DR.. Jno. F. Coleman has moved tt
Crocketville.
Mr.. James Gibson was in town last
Tuesday.
Mr.. Joe S. Dannelly is making
preparations to build a house on his
lot in Robertsville.
The many friends Of Mrs. j. M
Dannelly will be glad to learn that
she is up again, after a severe attack
of lagrippe.
Mr.. F. H. Copeland's residence
on Main street is almost completed.
Mr.. H. Ehrhardt went to Bam
berg last Friday.
Mr.. G. w. Rentz and daughter
spent last Thursday at the home o1
Mr.. /. w. Rentz.
Mr.. Gordon and Miss Elvie Kearse
of the Odom's Bridge section, spent
last Saturday and Sunday in town.
Messrs. G.. L. Kinard and j. D
Padgett went to Bamberg last Sun
day.
Miss Annie Higgins, of Newberry
who is teaching the Odom's Bridge
school, spent last Saturday with Mrs
T. D. Jones.
The pupils of the school will have
an old fashioned spelling match mex
Friday evening. Mr.. Jones has prom
missed a vest-pocket dictionary to tht
one who stands up the longest
Visitors are invited.
JESSE RENTZ.
Ehrhardt Graded School.
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Tillman as Lecturer.

Senator Tillman is not going to
have much chance to get rusty this
coming summer. He will spend his
time mainly on the cars and the
Chautauqua platform.
In short, Senator Tillman has now
booked engagements to speak every
week day night and several Sunday
nights from the day when this session
adjourns until congress meets again
December2, except three nights, and
these will no doubt be taken. For
these speeches he has a contract at
$500 a night with a lyceum company
that assumes all risk as to connect
ions, by rail, rent of hall and similar
details.
His first date is Baltimore on the
night of March 4. March and April
will be spent in Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia and North Carolina.
His tour will extend into the far
west in the fall, and during the sum-
mer he will be heard in New Eng
land and the middle west. July 4
he speaks at Ashland, KY.
He is free to speak on any subject
he may choose, so long as his effort
is the characteristic Tillman speech
The senator's honorarium in the
grand total is $4,000 for the sum
mer's work-more by some odds
than he could make tending his cot
ton in the Palmetto ate.-Washlng-
ton Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-07

Good for the Richland dispensary
board. Its prohibition of dispensers
taking any part in politics on pain Of
losing their places is the right thing.
The law is silent on that point, and it
will probably be amended, but it is
gratifying that the Richland board
has taken the lead independently.
Liquor and politics make the meanest
possible blend.-The State.
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Fitting School Notes.

An event which is being looked
forward to with more than usual in
terest is the contest which comes off
next Monday night, February 11th.
There are 6 contestants who will take
part in this contest, three represent
ing the Kilgo and three the Sheridan
society. Two medals will be award
ed, one to the best declaimer from
each society. Those who are to take
part have put much time in prepar:
ing for the contest and it is thought
that it will be entertaining as well
as interesting and exciting.
Another feature of the evening
will be a quartette and other special
music, gotten up for the occasion,
to be rendered by music pupils.
Those who will represent the soci-
eties are, Sheridan: Misses Katie
Carter, Flossie Murdaugh and Mil
dred Kearse. Kilgo: Messrs John
Huffman, Richard Addison and Rhett
OFT. The public is invited.
Miss Ionic Ashe is at home on ac-
count Of sickness.
Ernest and Percy HERS spent the
holidays at home. =
It is gratifying to note that SO
many Of our students are taking
great interest in the revival services.
On Tuesday morning a meeting OF
the student body was called for the
purpose of electing a delegate to
the Interstate Y. M. c. A. con-
vention which meets in Wilmington
March 22-24. John w. Bell was
elected, and will represent the Y. M.
C. A. here at this convention. This
is the first year in the history of the
Y. M. C. A. that it has felt itself
strong enough to send a delegate to
one of these conventions, but the Of
ficers and members want to keep in
touch with the world and so are will
ing to send a delegate even at a
sacrifice.
At this meeting goodly number
of new members were enrolled. 1t
was decided that since the girls at
tended the meetings and took part
in them that they should be enrolled
as regular members. And so prac-
tically all boarding students and a
good many town students are now
members of the association.
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INTERESTING RUMORS.
Something May Happen Before Com
mission Finishes.


Hon. w. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw,
attorney for the dispensary commits
sion, spent yesterday in the city. He
was in consultation with the attor-
ney general, Hon. j. Fraser Lyon,
for several hours, and to indulge in
in a little slang, there may be ''some:
thing doing" as a result Of that con-
ference.
When seen by representative OF
The State last night Mr.. Stevenson
stated that he had nothing to give
out just now, but the sparkle in his
eye was enough to warrant the asser-
tion that there may be interesting
developments before many days.
81 will be over Monday" said Mr..
Stevenson, to remain for possibly
two or three weeks. There is going
| to be no trouble in disposing of the
stock on hand at the State dispen-
I,sary, or the most of it, at least. We
may not have enough to last the
county dispensaries until they can
get supplied from elsewhere"
The meeting next Tuesday, ap-
pointed by the commission for the
purpose of giving the whiskey houses
| a hearing on the claims against the
State dispensary, will, it is under
stood, be attended by representatives
of every creditor-distiller.
"Will the claim of Clarke Bros. &
Co. be paid?" was asked Mr.. Steven
son.
81 am not prepared to say as to
that" he replied, "but you may rest
assured that it will not be paid un.
less they make the proper kind of
showing regarding it. Everything
will be probed throughly and no
stone will be left unturned in getting
at the bottom Of all these transact
IONS"
A rumor has come to The State
that a possible scandal may develop
regarding a transaction of the last
board of directors which has not yet
been aired in any way, but MIR.
Stevenson declined to have anything
to say.
If The State has correct informa-
ton the dispensary commission may
open the eyes of the people Of South
Carolina as they have not yet been
opened by previous revelations.
MIR. Stevenson is not inclined to
olive ont ANYTHING for publication
before the men concerned in any
question of apparent wrongdoing
have been given an opportunity OF
explaining, but the public may rest
assured that no evidence of wrong
doing will be withheld indefinitely,
it matters not how damaging it may
be to the party concerned. The
commission will act very guardedly
in all matters, but at the proper
time the public will be informed OF
every detail of the winding up to
which it may be entitled.
AS soon as the books at the State
dispensary are worked up by the
clerks they will be turned over to an
expert accountant of the American
Audit company, and the transactions
of every year of the institutions
history will be gone over carefully.
Columbia State.
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Made i'm America.

An Englishman, lately arrived in
New York, had accommodations at a
third rate hotel, says the Buffalo
Times. The landlord and proprietor.
a congenial person who often had to
be waiter, drew the attention Of the
Englishman at dinner to some very
large and choice potatoes, asking
him if they were not as fine as any
he had ever seen. -.
Dear me no." said he, "in Eng
land we have potatoes as large B
your American squash" ~
At dessert, when some extra line
pears were served, the same clam
was made. The landlord said moth
ing, but was angry enough, and was
planning to get even. He hunted
around town until he secured few
dozen swapping turtles. During the
absence Of the Englishman, he enter
ed his room and put the turtles be-
tween the sheets, arranging the bed
as before. Soon the Englishman re-
turned and went to his room. In
about five minutes he came rushing
down stairs, yelling at the top Of his
voice:
"Take 'em off! Take 'em off!
What are they?" All in one breath.
The turtles were clinging to hum
at intervals from head to foot.
The landlord eyed him calmly for
a few minutes and then said: Have
YOU never seen any before? Why,
those are American bedbugs. Can
uo1, heat them in EnQland?'
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Strong men avoid temptation
through fear of weakness fools court
it to show ~ ir boasted strength.
Did you know woman who
had plenty to wear just when she re-
ceived an invita- ton to some function?
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No Difference.

Clerk-You can't get a room here
for that man; he's drunk.
Man supporting a weary friend
That's all right; what of that?'
Clerk-This is a temperance hotel.
Maxwell, he's too drunk to know
the difference.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02

The sad news comes to us thai
Mrs. DR.. Ward lies seriously il
at Abbeville, and all hopes fo1
her recovery have been alb an
doned. DR.. Ward and wife were
former citizens of Fitzgerald and
now receive the sympathy OF
their many friends here.
Rev. Payne and wife, the tent
evangelists, are holding success
full meetings at the cotton fact
DRY school house. Considerable
interest is manifested Good
meetings are also kept up in the
tenAon Central Avenue by local
ministers.
For quick loans on improved
farms, cheap rate of of interest,
see B. J. Reid, F. o. & r. B. Ry.
Office. If
Mrs. Jack Wootten, who lost
her husband a couple of months
ago, died yesterday, at her home
near Osierfeld. She had been
ailing for week but nothing SER
ious anticipated. She grew sud-
denly worse>and died uuexpect-
eddy. The deceased leaves seven
fatherless children, the youngest,
a boy one year old. The Enter
prise joins large circle of friends
of the family in sympathy for the
orphaned family.
Wanted, young lady to collect;
cali at No. 221 E. Pine St. City.
14-tf
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
Baptist Meeting.

Rev. H. c. Buchholz, eyang'
list for the State Board, is here
assisting Pastor T. G. Davis of
the Baptist church in series Of
meetings that may last several
weeks. He is one of the states
most successful evangelists and
ablcst preachers, and his visit to
Fitzgerald at this time is ap'
preciated by our church going
people, and with the assistance
of R. o: Bell, conductor of the
song service, they have already
aroused much interest in the
meetings..
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02

Last night Seaboard and A.
B. & A. train had a head'end col
1ision down in the yaSds, which
might have proven a very serious
affair but for the presence OF
mind of the engineers and fremen
who jumped out in time to escape
being crushed. A. B. & A. switch
engine 1902 was torn all to pieces
and a box car was demolished.
George Calvert was the engineer.
We failed to learn the name OF
the other engineer. The Sea-
board was transferring. The en-
gines rolled down steep EN-"
bankment.
Train Dispatcher, C. E. Brew
err, returned home this morning
from trip up the road. %
B. L. Burdick, car-repairer at
the shops, ran a nail clear thro
his hand yesterday.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02

Major M. BULGE informs us
that he has com p1eted arrange
ments to Immediately build a
two.story three room business
block on the corner of Main and
Pine streets. He has already
had applications to rent the
buildings-even before the con-
tract for building wa closed.
Yesterday, Miss Vesta jacobs
and her sister, Mrs. C. E. Todd,
of New York, C. A. Jacobs and
wife and baby, of Trabinnes'
Ohio, and Mr.. Hal Jacobs, OF
Springfield, Ohio, brother of the
deceased E. N. Jacobs, arrived
from Americas and repaired to
the residence of Mrs. E. n.
Jacobs. Mrs. Jacobs and the
widowed sister remained at
Americas with Mrs. Ed. Stall
ings.
DIR. G. F. Cato, of Desota, was
ia the city yesterday. Desota
is the wettest place of its size
that is to be found outside the
ocean. Seven saloons aud an
express office and several faml-
| lies constitute the Incorporated
municipality. DR.. Cato will leave
next week for eeatt1e Washing
ton. He was favorably Impress
ed with the best town he had
seen in South Georgia, and if he
1does not like the vest, mas
Z
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02

The Andrews Opera Co., which
will put the celebrated play
"Martha"-on the boards at the
opera house next Tuesday, dlned
at the Lee-Grant yesterday while
passing thro on their way to
Triton.
DR.. H. A. Reaves, came up
from EnVanness, Fla, and took
his invalid father, B. l.. Reaves,
home with him yesterday, ho-
ping to build up the health of the
father, who is suffering with an
affection of the heart.
Bush Pearl onion sets are best
grown, IS cents quart.
Sat.2t Denmark Drug Co.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
Atlantic, Birmingham &
Atlantic Railroad Co.
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 1st, 1907
Circular No. F. 3S1.
Effective this date. Mr.. E. P,
Searcy is appointed Commercial
Agent for this Company with
headquarters Fitzgerald, Ca,
vice Mr.. J. G. Knapp resigned to
enter private business.
Mr.. Searcy will report to this
office.
Approved:
H. M. ATKINSON, President.
H. C. McFADDEN, General
Freight and Passenger Agent.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
Meetings at the Baptist church

Meetings at the Baptist church
are growing in interest.
w. F. Mathis, of Broxton, was
Ia the city on business yesterday.
G. E. Pollard, went to Way
cross today, to spend few days.
Mr.. c. E. Crawley, took a
business trip to Ambrose, today.
Mr.. T. S. Price and wife came
over from Ambrose yesterday,
returning home today.
2 Mule teams a mules) and
wagons, 2 a oxen) team young
oxen. 5. Clare.
Mrs. A. C. Pearce, took the
train today for Grassland, where
she has sick daughter.
Gray Brothers have purchased
the cotton Warehouse adjoining
their dwelling on Central ave-
nue..
Mrs. J. Josey, of Americas,
arrived yesterday afternoon and
will be joined by her husband,
DR.. ]. Josey, Sunday.
Wood yard back of Opera
House, Phone 1874.
The Band boys serenaded the
Fitzgerald boys now living n
Cordele, while waiting there for
the train, on their way home.
Will Royal and R. L. Boyd
have rented the room b e
Bowen block on Central Avenue,
lately vacated by the P ar1or
Grocery, and will open barber
shop.
Long loans on City property
or Farm lands.
Apply to C. B. TEAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Dunwood,
J who have been visitors. in this
City for a few days, took their
departure for Valdosta, today.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02

Clair Smith went to Atlanta
this week.
Mrs. Tom Seward, of Arbor
Place, is quite i'll.
Mrs. w. E. Oxford has re-
turned from a weeks visit to
relatives at Leary.
All varieties garden peas and
beans.
Sat.2t Denmark Drug Co.
Miss Rachel Harper, of Am
brose, visited ia the CT y o n
Thursday.
The Misses Rena Dismuke and
Belle Hasty are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. w. E. OxfordssQn
South Lee st.
Mrs. Angie Cooper and her
sen, Alfred arrived last week
from Oklahoma, aud are visiting
Mrs. Cooper's mother Mrs. W.
E.. Arnold.
Two firemen wanted, one for
day and one for night, large
stationary engine, must know
the business, apply to F. j.
Hansen. 9't1
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Bates, Of
California, relatives of Mrs. John
Rover of this city, and who
have been her guests for several
weeks, will go to Savannah or
Monday and there take a steamer
: for England to visit Mr.. Bates
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
Weather Report.

EDITOR ENTERPRISES:
For publication in your paper l furnish
herewith record of meteorological observa'
lions taken by the undersigned as coopera-
tive observer Of the Weather Bureau of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, during the
week ending Jan. "a, 1897, at Fitzgerald, Ga
The instrumental readings are from govern
ment standard instruments exposed in the
manner recommended by the Chief of the
Weather Bureau.
Respectfully,
S. G. BROWN,
Cooperative Observer.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
RAILROAD GOSSIP

u.s.. Mise, a machinist from
Macon, arrived Thursday and
Joined the A. B. & A. force at
the shops. -
Fl. B. Levy, messenger for the
A. B. & A. stopped off long
enough to greet his friends
yesterday.
H. F. Parks, of Douglas, en-
gineer on the d. A. G.. railroad
visited the A. B. & A. boys
Thursday.
Robert Saunders, of the A. B.
& A. com misarv department
is in town.
Mrs. ]. C. Lamoan, of lions
Vile, Indiana, arrived Thursday.
Her husband is a machiulst at
the A. B. & A. shops. They
will make this their home.
S. H. Hitchcock spent last
Sunday with the family OF l.. Z.
Rhodes at Thurmond, where
Mr.. Rhodes is ticket agent for
the O. & V. railroad. His
friends will be gratified TO learn
that he can now walk without the
aid of crutches or cane and his
general health is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. U. Parish,
of Triton, we're in this city yes
terday. NJ. Parish is A. B. &
A. freight agent at Triton
A. B. & A. Construction Engi'
neer Kennon came n from
Atlanta yesterday.
E. A. Ramsey, extra conductor
on the A. B. & A., of Thomas
Vile, is now a resident of Fitz
gerald.
A. B. & A.. Linemen W. E
Halle and Hugh Lee, took their
departure, yesterday, to put VI
the telegraph line from Ogie
thorpe to Roanoke, Ala, which
means a new line of 10 miles
The trains will be scheduled tt
Roanoke by March third.
A. S. Pool is the new chief bill
clerk at the freight depot, where
agent Jolley and his four helpers
are as busy as bees.
Engineer Fowler Allen, who
has been laid off on account o.
illness, has returned from Ander
son, Ala, where he visited his
parents and recruited his health
Miss Nell Callahan, of South
Carolina, is the guest of he1
brother at the Empire Hotel
The brother, M. J. Callahan, is
.lclerk in the ofaide az ant.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
THE HOME SAVINGS BANK.

We will take your idle money and allow you interest
four times year for the use of it, Our rate is FOUR PEK-
CENT per anum but this rate will be increased by COM
pounding allowed remain through the second quarter
Figure out what you have idle and bring to us, and IN
case YOU need before the interest paying dates you can
have it. We pay interest regularly JAM st Apa H. July l.
and October lst of each year, moneys remaining IN our
INTEREST department until those dates.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
HOME SAVINGS BANK.

saared better when he has saw
and thereby accumulate ready cash with
which trade gitmatey for greater profits In Fitzgerald
opportunities frequently themselves people who could
double money had they been spending all their days
exavgance Have Bank account and be prepared to dare
Opportunity, to invite trade for handsome profits.
All accounts entirely secret from all people except the
needs know whether have cent
thousand dollars.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02

This Ia Securing Dav With The HOME SAVINGS BANK.
Every day Fitzgerald and the surrounding territory
accounts. When people put the money III nls
hank we nae most of it into circulation keeping hand always
enough daily demands and this circulation helps
build community We help the man VINO neeos tne
b lending him. help the who leaves his mon
ev with us by allowing him reasonable rate of interest rate
enough to make reasonable profit Tor the
prising people who organized the bank.
r0'N HOME SAVINGS BANK,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02

LEX Farmer Cashier OF the above named
Bank do solemnlY swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief.
E. X. FARMER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of Nov, 1906.
]. E. TURNER,
Notary Public.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-02
HOME SAVINGS BANK.

Ills better to run your money through bank than TO-
it loosely and know just whenceat comes and
gone bank deposit book and the check you pay 70
T keen track accurately of the coming and the gong
money.
We are always glad to open new accounts w.
have never owned bank book. nsn -
New-York tribune., 1907-04-07

that were fast whelming their poor ves,-it was
merely drowning, delayed with fendish ingenuity.
All day the lingering torture went on the storm
ragged needless of prayers curses.
The mems strength ebbing fast as, lifted on
high, they scanned the tossing desert of waters.
Not sign of help; not a whisper of hope. And their
horizon 50 limited after all. \ hundred ships
might pass a mile OFF and never see the little dark
figures ClInglng for life to those two Spars. And
when next the sun rose, Lamtano was alone His
comrades gave up he struggle in the dark hours and
Slid back into the gulf.
Thereafter the mental condition of the survivor
is study for the psychologist. After fancyng he
heard the death screams OF his mates, with every
detail of the nights terror. he relapsed into
curious lethargy. For him night merged into day
and day into night again all mperceptibly; he lay
supIne, little more sentent han the timber which
he crouched Vaguely. in a dream he thinks
he saw blg ships pass in procession mirage of
black hulls and trailing smoke. But how long he
remained prostrate IN that way he does not know.
The Carmen and her tragedy had reccded infinitely
when he dying man heard the loud call of a steam
ers siren And soon came human voices and
sensation as of lifting.