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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchin2s.

Ehrhardt, November 16.-Several
of the young men and ladies went to
candy pulling at Mr.. Jacob F. Cope
LANDS. Some enjoyed the pull very
mucn, especially Messrs. Jacob and
Willie HERS.
Mr.. Jacob Ehrhardt and family
went to Newberry last week on bus
ness and pleasure trip. They return
ed Friday about noon. 49,.
Court in Bamberg has taken quite
number of our men from in and
around town this week as gentlemen
of the jury.
was asked last week why was 1t
that the election boxes were not all
turned in to the officers at the court
house. Upon inquiry I found that
Mr.. G. w. Hughes was to have taken
the State boxes to the county seat
but did not do it. That is why the
delay in sending in the boxes was
caused. We will not, cuss him out
about his negligence, as he is the
largest man in the county.
A cold wave struck us last Satur'
day night, and is still with us. Makes
the fire feel good to us. Rain Sat
urday morning was in order, as We
were very dry, and the old womer
were complaining about their turnipf
not roofing, saying all the time was
too dry. ..1.
The Conrad Ehrhardt Co. from now
on will only gin cotton on Tuesdays
and Fridays of each week through
the balance of the season. After Jan
uary 1st they will shut down theil
ginnery.
Mr.. Jim Morris and family spent
Sunday with their children, Mr.
Frank Morris and Mrs. DOME Chas'
sereau.
Rev. T. L. Belvin preached his
farewell sermon Sunday night. He
has stayed his stay out with us, and
the conference will move him to an
other charge when they meet.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
Want Mrs. Carson Pardoned.

Columbia, November ia Pc
tition was presented to Governor An
sci for the pardon of Mrs. Annie Car
son, who is now serving life SEN
tence in the state penitentiary for the
murder of her husband. The petition
was presented by Horace Bomar, and
the father of Mrs. Carson, w. c. Al
verson, of Campobello. 1t has been
Just thirteen years ago to-day since
the woman commenced serving her
life sentence as the result of her
crime to which she has confessed.
She was charged, along with two
white men, Green and Page, with
having killed her husband. Green
was first sentenced to hang but after
wards secured new trial and was
given a life sentence with Page and
Mrs. Carson. The petition is largely
signed and it is claimed that the wo-
man has been sufficiently punished
and that she had some provocatlon
for the crime that caused the most
sensational trial in that part OF the
state. No action has been taken yet
by Governor Ansel.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Acknowledgements About
Men and Happenings.

Governor Ansel has issued a pro-
clamation fixing next Thursday, the
26th, as Thanksgiving Day.
Congressman Geo. S. Legare. Of
Charleston, has gone to New Mexico
for his health. He will be away
some months.
The Laurens dispensary election is
legal, at least that is what the county
board of canvassers says about it..
At their meeting last week Attorney
Sims, of Spartanburg, made a protest
but the board decided against him.
It Is likely that the case will go to
the State board.
John w. Harris, prominent citi-
zen of Greenville, died Monday of in
ries inflicted by shifting engine OF
the C. & G. railroad Sunday after
noon. He was walking on the track,
and failed to hear the engine whistle,
as he was deaf The injury which
resulted in death was fracture of
the skull.
A big banquet is to be given in
Spartanburg on Friday evening OF
this week, to celebrate the building
of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio
railroad. The chamber Of commerce
invited President-elect Taft to be
present, but he wrote that the press
of his engagements would prevent
his accepting the invitation.
The Bank of Rock Hill has been
merged into the National Union
Bank of that city. The reason given
for the merger was that the presi-
dent of the merged bank, Mr.. R. T.
Fewell, found that his duties inter-
fered too much with his other inter-
ests, he being president of a cotton
mill and head of a large lumber con-
Germ.
Elmore Wright was tried in Spar
tanburg last week for the murder of
A. G. Kirkendall. Kirkendall had
been selling whiskey illegally, End
suspected. Wright Of having Informed
on him, SO he got gun and took a
shot at Wright, missing him. The
next time they met Wright was arm
ed and shot Kirkendall, killing him.
Wright plead self-defence, but the
Jury could not agree on a verdict
and a mistrial was ordered.
The hunting season is on and the
ACCIDENTS have begun. Last Saturday
afternoon near Spartanburg, Lloyd
Johnson, the thirteen-year-old son OF
Waddy Johnson, accidentally shot
and killed himself with a 22-calibre
rife. He was resting on the muzzle
of the weapon, which was cooked,
and it was accidentally discharged. d.
The bullet penetrated the entire
body, coming to the surface OF the
body under the left arm. The boy
only lived a short while after being
shot
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
Raise in Freight Rates.

Chicago, November NV. c.,
Brown, senior vice president of the
New York Central lines, at confer
ence with F. w. Upham in Chicago
to-day assured the latter that the
railroads of the country had agreed
that a per cent. advance in freight
rates would satisfy the requirements
of the roads. This advance takes
the place of the threatened 10 per
cent. advance which aroused shippers
to opposition several months ago. He
said than an increase was necessary,
but the amount of the proposed In
crease had not been determined.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
HOW'S This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall 8 Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
CONTEMPT ORDER ISSUED.
Messrs. A. W. and D. G. Ray Cited by
Pritchard.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 14.-Further
complications in the celebrated South
Carolina dispensary cases developed
here to-day when Judge Jeter c.
Pritchard Of the United States court
issued an order commanding Archi-
bald w. Ray and Duncan c. Ray,
former attorney general of South
Carolina, of Columbia to appear be-
fore him and show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt
of court. The rule is returnable De-
cember 21, at Greenville.
The whole trouble arises out OF the
suits brought by the. Fleischmann
company and others against the COM
missioners appointed to wind up the
affairs of the old South Carolina dis
pensary board of control on claims
for whiskey purchased by the board
from the complainants during the
reign of the dispensary.
The complainants moved that the
Messrs. Ray be ruled for contempt
in seeking to have Judge Pritchard's s
order, in which he took charge of the
dispensary funds, set aside or abro-
gated to such an extent as to allow
them to recover the amount Of the
claim upon which A. W. Ray pro-
cured a writ of mandamus from the
supreme court of South Carolina. This
means a probable clash between the
State and federal courts.
It will be remembered that the com
missioners constituted themselves a
court and proceeded to take testi-
mony as to the various claims and in
many instances refused to allow the
full amount claimed by the parties
and, in the case of Ullman & Co.,
held that instead Of the State being
indebted to that company, the Ull-
man company really owed the State
several thousand dollars which the
commissioners claimed to have been
paid to the former board Of control,
and also on account of the fact that
the goods sold to the board were sold
at a higher price than that charged
to other consumers. .
The complainants brought their
claims before Judge Pritchard in the
federal court at Asheville, which &C
tion was hotly contested by the COM
missioners on the ground that the
commission was itself a court and
that Judge Pritchard did not have
Jurisdiction Judge Pritchard, how
ever, assumed jurisdiction and ap-
pointed receivers to take charge OF
the funds Judge Pritchard was sus-
tanned, on appeal of the commission
ers, in the United States supreme
court, the commission having applied
there for writ of certiorari.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
Heney Recovering Rapidly.

San Francisco, November IL
Francis J. Heney is recovering with.
surprising rapidity from the bullet
wound inflicted by Morris Haas. and
it is predicted that in few weeks
he will be able to resume his prose-
cutions of the graft cases. There
are no indications of blood poisoning.
ne was able to take liquid nourish-
ment to-day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19

Ambitious young men and ladies
should learn telegraphy; for, since
the new 8-hour law became effective
there is shortage of many thousand
telegraphers. Positions pay from
$50 to $50 month to beginners.
The National Telegraph Institute of
Columbia, S. c., and five other cities
is operated under supervision of rail-
road officials and all students are
placed when qualified. Write them
for particulars.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
Could Break "SOlid South"

Atlanta, Ca, November 17.-"1f
had been a candidate for president
this time 1 would have carried Geor-
gia and broken the solid South, :"
were the words to-day attributed to
President Roosevelt by Commission
er of Agriculture Hudson of Georgia,
who has just returned from Washing
ton. He went there to consult the
president about the country life COM
mission.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
Proceedings of Court.

When The Herald went to press
last week the case against Albert
Curry, a negro, was, being tried. HS
was charged with murder, having
shot and killed another negro named
Henry Orr. He was found guilty at
murder with recommendation eto
mercy and was sentenced to life I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary.
Elliott Jerry, the negro who was
found guilty of burglary and larceny,
was sentenced to five years on the
chain gang.
Hamp Washington, the negro who
was found guilty Of manslaughter.
his crime being the killing Of Sam
Diggins at negro hot supper near
Denmark, was sentenced to ten years
in the penitentlary.
The case of William lsaacs, charg-5
ed with assault and battery with In.
tent oAkill and carrying concealed
weapons, was mol pressed by the so-.
licitor. This was the row out In
Varnville few weeks ago, in which
Isaacs shot negro named Bounce
Miller. ~,
Cape Kearse was found guilty Of
manslaughter. He was sentenced to-
serve three years on the chain gang.
This finished the criminal cases.
and while not all the cases on the
docket were tried, the jail was emp
tied. The prisoners who received
sentences have been carried to the.
chain gang and penitentiary.
Civil cases were taken up last
Thursday, and much of the time Of
the court has been taken up in grant
ing orders, hearing appeals from
magistrates courts, hearing motions.
etc. ~
The case of Mrs. Emma J. Camp
bell against the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, which was suit for $4,000
damages for being put OF the train
at Govan instead Of denmark, re-
suited in a verdict for the plaintiff
for sl,066.50. Mrs. Campbell is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cue, and she was on her way from
Florida to visit her parents. She
with other passengers were put OF
the train at Govan instead of Dem
mark. Motion for new trial was
made, and it is likely that the case
will be appealed. Mr.. J. F. Entz-
minger, of Edgefield, was also in the
party, and he entered suit at court
here last year, receiving a verdict
of $500, which was sustained on ap-
peal by the State Supreme Court. g
J. J. Fogle brought suit against
the Southern Railway for damages
on a car Of melons. 1t seems that
Mr. Fogle wanted to ship the melons
and could not get bill of lading for
same. He brought suit for damages
in the sum of $1,000, and the jury
gave him $4,000.
The case of Mrs. L. K. Mayfield
against the Southern Railway Co. is
now being tried. This is suit for
damages for the burning of gin
merry at Lees, it being claimed that
the house was set by sparks from a
railroad engine The amount asked
is $4,000, this being the difference
between the value of the property
and the insurance collected. The case
is being hotly contested. .,
Court will consume all this week.
Not near all cases on the calendar will
be tried. 1t looks like Bamberg will
have to get special term in order
to clear the calendar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT
SPARTANBURG JURY QUICKLY
DECIDED IRBY'S FATE.
Judge Dismissed Troops and Made
Stirring Appeal to Patriotism
of the People.

Spartanburg, November 1.-THE
Jury in the case against Irby returned
a verdict of guilty after being out a
few minutes.
He was sentenced to serve thirty
years, which is the limit the law al
lows in such cases.
There was no demonstration TO
speak of when the verdict was read.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19

Diggs-You believe that whiskey
is good for a cold, don't you?
Swiggs-Yes, but how did you
know?
Diggs-Oh, I've noticed that you
nearly always have a cold!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
TROOPS ARE DISMISSED.

SparCanOurS, NOVemUeI IL Aen
the special term of court convened
this morning to try John 1rby, charg-
ed with attempting criminally to as
sault Miss Lille Dempsey and Clar-
ence Agnew, charged with wrecking
a passenger train, o. l.. Schumpert'
special Judge appointed to try
the cases, dismissed the troops that
were out to protect the prisoners.
Judge Schumpert made speech to
the crowd appealing to the patriot
ism of the Spartanbu,g people to up
hold the law and see that justice Is
done. He was loudly .cheered by the
audience.
The case against Irby was taken
up first and Capt. William MCGOWAN
and L. M. Cantrell were appointed
by the court to defend the negro. Mr..
Cantrell was not in the court room;
in fact none OF the younger members
of the bar was present and an officer
was sent to Mr.. Cantren's Office and
home, but he could not be found.
Capt. MCGOWAN asked the court to
excuse him from appearing in the
case, that his feelings were so strong
that he feared he could not do justice
to the prisoner. Judge Schumpert
replied that he had expressed an
opinion when the crime had been
committed against the young lady,
but when he was appointed by the
Supreme Court to sit at the special
term Of court he responded to duty.
The court room was crowded with
people from all parts of the county
and an immense crowd stood in the
court house square and about the
Jail. Never before has there been
such a crowd at court as that here
to-day. The prisoner was brought
into the court room under military
escort and after he was placed in the
dock and arraigned the militia was
dismissed and Miss Dempsey accom-
panied by her mother and other rel
atives, appeared in the court room
clad in a neat fitting coat suit of
blue. She was pale and seemed con-
siderably excited. In taking her seat
she passed by the prisoner and turn
ed her eyes away from him.
The little woman after taking the
witness stand, told o. the assault upon
her on the morning of October 10,
reciting in detail how the negro grab
bed her about the throat, choked her
and then dragged her into the bushes,
leaving her unconscious. She says
most positively that Irby is lne man
who assaulted her; that she could
not be mistaken for she had seen
him almost every day for two weeks
prior to the deed and was familiar
with his countenance.
Drs. H. R. Black and J. J. Jefferies
testified that she had not been ravish-
ed, but that she had been choked al
most to death. When they examined
her they found her bleeding at the
mouth, the skin about her neck brok-
en-, and bruised and her eyes blood
shot. She was in horrible condi-
ton.
When lrby was placed on the
stand he denied the charge against
him. The case was submitted to the
Jury without argument.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19

Mrs. J. M. Jennins has our thanks
for some very fine turnips.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-10
JEWEL.RY TRADE In
NEWARK IMPROVING.
Authority Says Business Is so
Per Cent. Better Than
in March.

When a patient is recovering from a
serious attack. medical bulletins are
usually monotonous and trite. Such re-
ports as 1.-THE patient continues to
make satisfactory progress" "a steady
Improvement is TO be noted" fill out the
interval until mo further bulletins will
be issued closes the series and the
patient is again in normal condition.
This is what is taking place now in
the Newark jewelry trade says the
Manufacturing Jeweler. "As a promi-
lent authority in one of the accessory
industries dependent on the activity of
The craft remarked: Trade is 80 per
cent. better than il was during the
days of the worst depression, in March.
The West IS still a little backward in
following the lead of the East, As the
storm came from the East, the West
wants to make sure hat the present
Improvement here is real
According 20 the views of a leading
maker of current qualities in jewelry,
mis- statesmen now on the road are meet
ing with better luck in the Middle West
and South thar in Philadelphia and
Baltimore. When a customer is within
a few hours of the centre of production
an all-summer guest at Asbury Park.
which does not exist farther away"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-10
PENNSYLVANIA BANKS
SHOW BIG GAIN.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 10.-Penn-
sylvania's State chartered banks and
trust companies are shown to lave
gained almost 49, 900, 900 in deposits be-
tween December 10 and May 10, ac-
cording to the compilation of
and liabilities of those institutions
made by the State Banking Depart
ment. The report is the first to be
made under the full operation of the
act of 1907, requiring that reserve funds
In the hands of agents n municipal
bonds held for the reserve be itemized
separately. Cash IN hand and due
from banks and agents is shown to
have increased more than $12, 900, 900 in
the period mentioned, Will. a were
contracted an almost similar amount.
Surplus funds amounted to SAC, 518, 70S,
a gain of So, 10, 1859, while the item of
individual profits shows a decrease of
81. 614, 697. Trust funds also show an
increase, while capital is recorded as
increasing from Sis, 1853, 552 to SIP, 755,-
$50, the greater part of it being given
up by trust companies, whose aggre-
gate is $99, us, 900 in round numbers.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-10
GENERAL GAINS
FOLLOW OPENING
OF STOCK MARKET
Drive Against Lead and Smelt-
ing Forces Prices Down,
but Issues Rally.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10. 10 a. m.-Prices
of stocks started the week higher on
an active volume of trading. The local
traction stocks furnished the principal
features, Third Avenue rising 4, Metro
politan Street Railway 3, Brooklyn
Transit ~, and Interborough-Metro
politan preferred IL. Reading also
gained ~, ST. Paul 1M. National Lead.
American Locomotive. Southern Rail
way preferred, Baltimore and Ohio,
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Ameri-
can Sugar and Colorado Fuel large
fractions.
II a. ma heavy drive against Ma
tional Lead and American Smelling
forced them 2 and 2h respectively be-
low Saturdays closing, and caused a
general relapse elsewhere, in which the
initial gains were lost. A brisk rally
occurred subsequently, and the prices
got back nearly to where they opened.
Noon-The recovered level of prices
attracted renewed selling to realize.
Specialties were bid up here and there
to sustain prices. but the general list
sagged back to the lowest. The mar
kct rallied before moor n became
steady and quiet. Bonds were firm.
l p. m.-The usually active stocks
were neglected but held we'll despite
the concentration of speculative inter-
est in minor stocks. American Ice adj
yanced 2h; Baltimore and Ohio q,
Toledo. st. Louis and Western IL and
Chesapeake and Ohio 1. Canadian Pa
cific yielded l and North American l.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-10
THE PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Flour-Re-
ceipts, 22,110; sales, 1,500; quiet and
unsettled.
Wheat-Receipts, 1855, 600; sales, l.
600, 600. Owing to easier cables and
favorable Northwest weather, wheat
opened lower today, later rallying
with corn. September, 102b@102Ss; De-
cember, 104A @10412.
Rye-Dull; Nc. . Western, "a nomi-
nal f.. o. b. New York.
Corn-Receipts. S,225; sales none.
Beef-Quiet.
Pork-Barely steady.
Lard-Barely steady, 9.55@9.65.
Sugar-Raw, nominal; fair refining,
S.621a; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.41Ha; mo-
lasses sugar, 9.321AQ3.S7h; refined
quiet; crushed, $50; powdered, $50;
graduated, $40.
Petroleum-Steady refined, all ports
S.70@8.75 IS.
Coffee-Quiet; No. I Rio. SIS; No.
Santos, SIS.
Molasses-Quiet; New Orleans, 2s@42
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-10
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The cotton
market opened steady, at an advance
of 8 points on August, but generally
2 to 4 points lower, owing to easy
cables and favorable crop accounts.
Right after the opening the active
months sold off to a net loss of Z to 8
points, but were steadied around 9.56
for October, with the market nervous
and unsettled during the middle of the
morning, but slightly up from the
lowest.
Stop-loss orders were caught around
$50 for October later in the forenoon,
and that position sold off to 9.45, or IL
points net lower. and Al points below
the high level last week. Later positions
were relatively steady, and, after stop
orders had been executed, the market
rallied slightly from the lowest, but
continued very ervou and unsettled
at midday.