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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-06
Curtailment Likely.

spartanburg, July 29.-Within the
next 80 days there is to be further
curtailment on the part Of number
of the cotton mills in this county,
some of them suspending operation
for two weeks, while others an
nounce that ten days holiday will
be given their operatives. Tucapau
and Spartan mills close down on Aug.
8 for two weeks, Saxon mills close
down on Aug. / for ten days. Paco-
let mills, Pacolet, closes down on Aug.
1, indefinitely, but will pay operatives
for half time and give them house
rent free. Enoree mill closed down
on July 1S and will resume opera
tions on Monday, Aug. 8.
There was a report to the effect
that Whitney mill would close down
on the 9Th for two weeks, but Mr.. j.
B. Cleveland says that this had not
been decided on as yet.
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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, August 3.-Farmers are
busy catering their fodder. Some
say they have splendid corn; others
say theirs is not so good.
Col. Jno. F. Folk, wife and daugh-
ter, Louise, took dinner with her
parents Sunday. They came down
in their automobile. Col. says 1t
takes him but an hour to make the
trip. With careful guiding his ma
chine, in hustle he could make it
in about half the time.
Nearly all of our town folks went
to Carter's Ford church to-day, to
attend meeting there.
Some colored folks killed rattler
near town Sunday afternoon. 1t was
about five feet in length, and had
seven rattles and a button. Oid
snake men say it was nine years old.
Was quite a show, as a lot OF our
young folks had never seen a rattle
snake before this one. 1t seems as
if there are quantities of them this
year. Quite a number have been
killed around here recently. The
rains must have driven them from
their hiding places.
The cool nights we have had has
made our cotton shed off to some ex-
tent, but we have never seen crop
of cotton that held all OF its fruit.
Some must fall off.
Mrs. burst and her daughter, Su-
sic, are visiting Mrs. Maude Farrell.
Sunday was the warmest day we
have had this year so far, is the ver-
dict of several of our old men.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A., Kinard spent
Sunday with Mr.. C. Ehrhradt.
Mr.. Joe 1. Copeland received his
car of brick and hauled them down
to his lot last week. This looks like
business.
MIR. c.. F. Ellzey has the contract
to build the brick guard house for
Ehrhardt town on their lot. He says
that it might be two or three weeks
before he can start the job. 1t is
much needed, as the old one will not
hold a prisoner long enough to lock
the door.
The candidates are very busy now
trying to see every voter in their ter
ritory. The picnics and big meetings
are well represented by them.
Mr.. Jacob Ehrhardt is having a
new shingle roof put on his dining
room and cook room.
Mr.. J. F. Fender grew a golden
russet pear that weighed two pounds.
Mr.. Fender says that the pear be-
longs to ripen in September and is
not grown yet.
Mrs. Bertha Jones left for New
berry yesterday, where she will join
Tom and Earle.
!: Mr.. J. D. Dannel1y started out with
ten head of mules, which he will Of
fer for sale.
Miss Brantley, Of Cheraw, S. c., is
spending some time with Mrs. j. M.
Dannelly. ,JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-06
Six Angels Came.

Camden, July 30.-Yesterday in
the court Of general sessions, Judge
Ernest Gary presiding, the case OF
the State VS.. Boston" Wheeler
charged with the murder Of James
Hunter, was taken up.
Among the witnesses who testlh-
ed for the state, was an old darkey
by the name of Eli Crum, of the ante
bellum type, who, after a number or
very pressing questions on the part
of Mr.. Clarke as to whether he could
see things before they happened, and
if he had not told number OF peo-
ple that he knew President "Bill Nc
Kinley" would be killed, said, yes, !"
he knew everything before it came to
pass and that nothing was "unposs1-
BILE" to him.
At first he was not inclined to talk
about his hallucinations, but being
pressed by Mr.. Clarke, finally said
that Gabriel sent six angels down to
him. Each had six wings, three on
each side measuring IL feet long,
and they played all around him on
golden harp of SO strings and one of
these angels put in the palm Of his
hand a ring and told him to close
down tight on it and shut his eyes
and he would then learn anything
that he wished to know.
stUncle Eli" testified that the an
gels had paid him 38 visits and
among the things he said they told
him was that of President Mckinley's 8
death, which was to happen; some
thing about James Hunters murder
and that some day the enormous and
fertile plantation of Mr.. H. G. Carri-
son would belong to him. The old
negro related several wonderful
things amid general laughter of the
court, jury, and audience, and
through peals of laughter, Solicitor
Benet cried, "come down, Uncle Eli"
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Held for Poisoning Fish.

Aiken, July 29.-Mr. McGee, the
master mechanic and four workmen,
including Rodgers, the engineer, all
employees of the Seminole Manufac-
turing company, were bound over un-
der bond of $500 each this morning
by. Magistrate S. S. Lee of Langly
charged with emptying sulphuric acid
in Little Horse creek at Clearwater
and killing large quantities Of fish.
Mr.. McCarroll, superintendent, took
the matter in hand for the employees
and waived a preliminary examina-
ton.
Mr.. MeCarroll does not deny that
tank containing sulphuric acid was
emptied in the mill yard, near the
creek, but claims that none OF the
acid reached the creek. The fact that
large numbers Of dead fish were seen
in the creek on the same day shows
that the acid must have reached the
creek and in large quantities.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-06
Desperate Fight With Negro.

Pensacola, Fla, July 29.-In a
desperate fight with a negro named
Leander A. Shaw in her home, near
the city, to-day Mrs. Titan Davis
sustained a cash across the throat,
was otherwise beaten and her baby
hurt in her struggles to resist the at
tempts of Shaw to assault her.
When accosted by Shaw Mrs. Da-
Wis secured a revolver and ordered
the negro from the house. He grasp
ed the weapon and taking out his
knife drew the blade across her
throat and in escaping from the
house struck the baby.
Two hours later a deputy sheriff
captured Shaw after hard fight.
Mrs. Davis, although in a critical
condition, has identified Shaw. In
tense excitement prevails.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-06
Fatally Bitten in Woods.

Menominee, Mich, July 20.-Mrs.
John Smith, seventy years old, wife
of a prosperous farmer of McAlllster,
is lying in a precarious condition at
her home as a result of exposure and
being terribly bitten by MOSQUITOES
and flies while lost in the woods for
three days and nights. Owing to her
advanced age, it is doubtful if she
will recover.
Mrs. Smith lost her way while
picking berries and it took a search
ing party three days to locate her.
She was finally discovered on Monday
night, lying unconscious near pool
of water with flies and mosquitoes
swarming about her PROSTATE body.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

John T. Duncan, a lawyer of Co
now being considered by the State
lumbia, whose disbarment case is
Supreme Court, has filed his pledge
as a candidate for clerk of the court
of Richland county.
The season of the State base ball
league closed last Saturday. Sum-
ter again won the pennant, with
Chester a close second. Rock Hill
came third, while Orangeburg finish
ed at the bottom.
The trustees Of Newberry College
met in Columbia last Friday and
elected Rev. John Henry Harms, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, as president, to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of DR.. J. A. B. Scherer.
Miss Eta Melton, of Chester coun-
[ty was burned to death last Saturday.
The young lady was preparing dinner
for the family, and while kind1ng a
fire with kerosene the can exploded,
burning her so badly that she died
few hours later. She was sixteen
years old.
At Spartanburg last Friday Cole
Bease was handed note asking why
he referred to DR.. Wolling for GER
tificate of character, when the minis
4 ter mentioned had been in Brazil for
the past twenty years and conse-
quently knew nothing about Blease
or his record. Blease declined to an
swer the question.
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Negro Lynched in Georgia.

S Lyons, Ca, July 31.-Alonzo Will
liams, the young negro who attack
ed Miss Clara Bowen, was taken from
jail yesterday afternoon by mob
and shot to death in public square.
Five men went to the home of
Sheriff Scarborough, near the jail.
They drew pistols on him and order
ed him not to move. While the sher-
id was thus guarded the mob moved
on the, jail.
Men climbed to the second story
OF the Jail, where the negro's cell
was located, and cut a hole large
enough for the body Of man to pass
through. Entering through this hole,
they. cut the bolts to the locks on the
door leading to the negro's cell. They
took him to the square, swung him
TO tree and riddled the body with
bullets.
The negro's victim is a beautiful
girl of prominent family. Her con-
dition is critical.
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Wasted q Fortune.

Phoenixville, Pa, July 30.-Joseph
G. Erb, 81 years old, is dead in the
Phoenixville hospital, as result Of
a $4,000 legacy left him by an aunt
in Switzerland three months ago.
Erb was a silk weaver employed
in local mill, and received word of
the death of his aunt, Mrs. Jane
Pfauner of Berne, Switzerland, who
had made him her heir. - =
Immediately on receipt of the mon
ey he proceeded to "have a good
time" and succeeded so we'll that
he paid the penalty in death.
Enough remains Of the small for
tune to pay his funeral expenses.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-06
MOB STORMS JAIL.
Negro Finally Captured, Taken Into
Plaza and Hanged.

Pensacola, Fla, July 29.-Three
men dead and score wounded, some
probably fatally, is the record Of an
attempt tonight by a mob to storm
the county jail and take out the ne
gro, Leander Shaw, who to-day as
saulted Mrs. Titan Davis near here.
The mob numbered probably 100
persons and gathered early, but there
was no apparent indication that the
crowd, which completely surround
ed the Jail, contemplated making a
rush until some hours later.
The first indication was when a
railroad iron was brought into play
by about a dozen men upon the iron
gate of the Jail yard. At the same
moment the entire mob seemed to
catch the spirit, and with yells and
curses dashed for the Jail entrance.
Some climbed over the tall iron fence,
while others hammered upon the
gate.
The sheriff and half dozen dep
uties stood in windows up stairs with
drawn revolvers and riot rifles. The
sheriff pleaded with the mob, at the
same time telling them he would de-
fend the prisoner at the cost of every
life present. His words had no effect,
and the moment the first blow was
struck on the gate volley OF shots
flashed from the upper windows OF
the Jail. This was answered by the
crowd, which poured volley after vol
ley into the jail windows, woundlng
two deputies. The mob was momen-
tarily driven back with many wound
ed and one dead as result OF the
deadly aim of the sheriff and his dep
uties.
At midnight the mob, which had
in the meantime been reinforced by
many residents of the surrounding
country, made another attack upon
the Jail.
The sheriff and officers were over
powered by some of the men VINO
had crept over the rear wall and coV-
cred them with rifles and revolvers.
Others broke down the cell door and
took Shaw out.
The negro was carried to the cen
tire of the plaza and hanged to an
electric light pole, after which fully
500 shots were. fred into his body.
In this latter fight H. c. Kellum,
street car conductor, was killed,
while two deputies and four or flve
of the mob we're wounded.
At / O'Clock this Thursday morn
ing everything is quiet and the mob
has dispersed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-06
Woman Saved Boys Life.

Superior, Wis, Aug. Mrs.
Ethel Willis, a nurse saved the life
of an unidentified boy yesterday af-
ternoon. While waiting for street
car she saw the boy half a block
away fall under a train.
She saw that one car had passed
over the body without doing injury.
But the lad began to crawl toward
the rails and was nearing sure death
when the woman commanded the
half dazed youth to lie still.
All the while waving to the train
men to stop, she kept commanding
the boy to hug the earth, and after
five cars passed over him the train
came to a stop, the boy being unhurt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-06
Mr.. Wood Not a Millionaire.

Greenville, July 29.-Mr. John
Wood, secretary of the Greenville
board of trade, says it isn't SO
about his being left s1,000,000 by
an uncle in England, though he had
a distant relative who was some
years ago lord mayor of London.
The report came to Greenville from
supposedly authentic source, the
information being contained in dis
patch from Mr.. Woods old home in
Virginia to the Washington Post.
Upon investigationth the report appears
to have been unfounded.
Mr.. Wood declares he has felt all
the sensations of a millionaire with
none of the added responsibilities.
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Campaign Falsehood Nailed.

Laurens, July 28.-For two weeks
or more there has been at work In
Laurens county most desplcable
effort to deceive voters and prejudice
them against Gov. Martin F. Ansel.
Some of Blease's lieutenants calculat-
ed the story, true every word of it.
that Gov. Ansel had appointed a ne
gro as notary public in Greenville
county. But the political underhand-
edness and chicanery was in the fact
that the impression was at the same
created that such an act was culpable
and that Gov. Ansel was a "nigger
loving" official, unworthy the suf-
frage of decent white voters. Such a
surprisingly large number of the best
people in the county, who were real
ly unaware that such appointments
were customary and not in the least
reprehensible, seemed so stirred over
the matter and so much harm was
being done through the underhand
methods of the Blease workers
through the general lack Of informa-
ton that the local newspaper repre-
sentatives Investigated the matter.
The editor of the Laurens Adver-
tiser wrote to Gov. Ansel and his
secretary, Mr.. Bethea, for facts bear
ing on the case, and requested that
instances of other governors ap-
pointments be given for the 1ntor-
nation of the people. The result
of these inquiries shows that negro
notaries public were appointed by
Cows. Richardson, Tillman, Elleroe
and Heyward. These are all matters
of record. Governor Tillman ap-
pointed the now notorious Joshua
Wilson of Florence to the office OF
notary public in 1898. Wilson is
the negro Republican postmaster at
Florence who has caused that city
80 much trouble; he still holds the
commission given him by Gov. I'LL
man.
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Met Horrible Death.

Lancaster, July 31.-Mr D. w.
Dunlap, a young man, of Fort Lawn,
met with a horrible death last night.
He was acting as engineer on the
railroad between Fort Lawn and
Great Falls, and while running
what is known as dinkey engine
yesterday afternoon, the engine col
lided with a box car and overturned,
Mr.. Dunlap being pinioned under his
machine and fatally scalded, his
death ensuing several hours later.
The unfortunate young man was
fastened beneath his engine an hour
and a half before he conld be re-
moved, being conscious all the while
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
WEST POINT MASS MEETING.
Army Team Hears Speeches on Foot
Ball-Corps Sings and Yells.

WEST POINT. y. ", November II
&s the time diminshes before the Army
Navy game the enthusiasm at the acad-
cmy continues to increase. and last night
Il big mass meeting was held by the corps
OF cadets in the gymnasium. This is the
first time in the history of the game at
West Point that a foot ball mass meet
ing was ever held prior to Il game. Ali
the coaches were present, and. following
gave short talk to the team and to the
assembled cadets. and until call to quar-
ters sounded the academy rang with the
army yells and songs.
While the Navy is reported here to he
the favorite in the coming contest the
Army lads feel that they have just as
good a team. There is no prediction as
to the outcome. but the Army followers
know their team is in condition to put up
the hardest fight that Franklin Field has
seen in some time.
The Army statistics show that the Army
is somewhat lighter than last year, only
averaging Ito oil pounds per man. Last
year the team averaged ia Gil. The
line this year weighs on an average III
pounds and the backs 159. Philoon tips
the scales at 17O. which is five pounds
year.
The corps of cadets heretofore have
gathered in the barrack yard and cheered
the team as they departed for the scene
of the great battle, but this year they
have been granted the special privilege
of escorting the team to the train in q
body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27

to L. second; Prestige, III Buxton. to /.
third Time, La % Warden Yell. Nappa and
Holiday also ran. Magrane broke down.
Third race. Futurity course; purse -Roseben
(Keogh), 10 to s. second: j. c. Gore. 107 -.
Butler), to /. third. Time. Ito 80. ROsevul.
Import and Boggs also ran.
Fourth race mile and fnrlong: Thanksgiy ing
handicap: 5000 aiided-Don Enrique. 103 ~.
Butler,, Is to j, won; Dorante, 115 tW. Miller.
to s. second: Royal Tourist. ia "a. Walsh.
16 to g. third. Time. la 15. Montgomery.
Tony Faust and Astronomer also
Fifth race mile and a quarter-Fullctta. 1O5
(Taplin). 70 to ], won: Lady Alicia. 107 rus
selD. 6 to 1. second Nadzu. 1O2 tSullivan). to
s. third. Time. 2.10. County Clerk, Talamund
and Glow erland also
Sixth race six furlongs-Wap. 10 Keoghl,
to 1, won; Won Tromp, III tMiller,, 0 to s. sec
ond Lord Provost, 100 COburn,, I to 1, third.
Time. 1.16 ID. Gala, Vicar, Sainyoke and
Wooden also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
HARD BATTLE BY
UNCLE SANS BOYS
Engineers Beat ArtiHerymen
Through. Placement Kick
on 15-Yard Line.

A goal from placement on the 1;,-yard
line decided one of the most grueling con-
tests ever seen in this city between the
Engineers and Fort Monroe teams yester-
day afternoon at Union League Park
when Nicholson. for the Engineers sue
cessfully placed the pigskin over the bars.
The final score was too
Ii was an even battle throughout. with
both teams showing that they knew the
new game. 1t was so closely fought that
neither team was able to score a touch
down. although at different times in the
contest both teams had the ball on the
5-yard line The Engineers reached this
boys got It there near the close of the
game.
The Engineers outplayed their oppo-
nents in the first half, but weakened in
the second. and whenever they received
their ball in the latter part of the game
could not make substantial gains. The
game was devoid of any long or sensa-
tional runs. but the tackling of few ot
the players was as good as could be seen
anywhere. Practically every one of the
tacklers left his feet and made good
flying play to bring the runner to earth
with IA thud.
The Engineers scored their goal after
rushing the ball on line plunges from the
center of the field to the 1j-yard line
Nicholson. who had sprained his ankle
early in the contest, was called to try fOl
the goal. He dropped back. and as Sultan
held the pigskin booted 1t over the posts
The lineup and summary:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
ROCKVILLE ELEVEN
BEATS WINDSOR BOYS

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, November q, 1908.
The Windsor foot ball team of Wash
ington came out to Rockville yesterday.
and in a game at the fair grounds with
the local eleven suffered defeat by the
score of ) to .. Twenty-minute halves
were played. In the first neither side
was able to score. although Rockville
had the ball on the visitors 10-yard line
when time was called. The second half
promised to be q repetition of the first,
but with not more than five minutes to
play. Rockville, by Il series of PUSHES,
several good runs and an offside play
on the part of one of the Washington
boys got the ball within few yards of
Windsor's goal. PoSs carrying II across
the line for n touchdown the next try.
Poss' all-round work and the playing
o. Hewitt and Wilson for Rockville and
IA coward run by Peckham for Wind
sor were the features of the game. The
teams lined up as follows:
Rockville-L. Dawson, left end: War
field. left tackle; Albert, left guard
Smith. center; Gutierrez. right guard;
Higgins. right tackle: Wilson. right end;
r.. Dawson. quarterback: Poss left half
back; Hicks, right halfback; Hewitt,
fullback.
Windsor Mitchell. left end: Tohaugh,
left tackle: r Dawson, left guard; kelch-
right tackle; Peckham. right end; Gill,
Quarterback: Lynch, left halfhack; Nor
riss right halfback; Rawlings, fullback
Referee. Julian Whiting; linesmen
Albert Moulden and John Heagy; timer,
Duncan Smith.
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THANKED BY ROOSEVELT.
President Commends Those Who
Contributed to Harvard's Success.

CAMBRIDGE. November 27.-Ernest
Yer Weibe's wonderful work as full
back on Harvard's foot ball eleven,
which defeated Yale last Saturday. has
been recognized by President Roose-
Welt. who has written letter to Yer
Weibe congratulating him. The letter
is as follows:
Like every other Harvard man, |
have the heartiest feeling'of gratitude
to the entire team which won the great
victory on Saturday last. But ! feel
an especial seIf-gratitude toward you.
II was through you more than any one
else that the ball was put in n position
to enable kennard to do the work
which he did so admirably and to kick
the goal from the field.
For the good of the team your
individual good was sacrificed, and
through this sacrifice and through the
admirable work you had already done
and through kennards fine kick "A vic
tory was won. However. it was a first :
rate example of the interest of an in
dividual being subordinated to the good
of the team-there cannot be any bet
ter lesson for our national life than to
teach that the good of the Individual
must be subordinated for the good OF
the people.
Now have the heartiest admiration
for KennardS feat. He kicked the goal
and did service that no one else could
have done and too much praise cannot
be given him; but You are entitled to
every white as much, and every man
have met here feels just the way | do
Il wish j could thank personally
every man on the eleven, from Burr
down. and Houghton and Graves, and
everybody who has done anything for
| the eleven, including substitutes and
the second eleven