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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Allendale News.

= ALLENDALE, Jan. 8. The directors
Of the Allendale library association
held q grand masquerade carnival in
the town hall on Tuesday evening.
Prizes for best representations were
awarded as follows: Clarence Cha
vous, as num-" J.B. Atkinson, In
dian chief; Miss Luride Turner, Or-
entail girl; John Dunbar, bootblack.
On this occasion a banner was pre-
sented to the local lodge, Knights OF
Pythias, by the ladies Of the library
association.
The municipal election held on
Tuesday resulted as follows: Inten-
dant, w. A. ALI; wardens, E. ii. Os-
wald, o. II. Ellis, F. Chavous and j.
E. Searson.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Blank.

A New Orleans woman, we'll known
for her work for charity, recently
accepted an invitation to speak at an
anti-tubercufosis meeting. On the
platform she found herself seated
between a bishop and a rabbi, and
the tone of the meeting seemed to be
rendered extremely solemn by the
combination.
In order to tighten the solemnity
she said, turning to the rabbi: DO
you know feel as if l were q leaf
between the Old and the New Testa-
ments?"
Tie rabbi turned a sad-eyed gaze
upon her.
Eyes, madam" he said, "and if
you will recall, that page is usually
q blank one. Youths Companion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
AS q Boy.

''This, ladies and gentlemen, is the
most remarkable collection of relics
in the world" said the lecturer:
tsHere, for instance, is the skull of
Alexander the Great" he announced, +,
impressively. holding up small skull
selected at random from pile on the
table in front of him.
''But l always understood that AL
exander the Great was a large man, /"
spoke up a gentleman in the audience.
"Quite So" replied the Snowman.
what / am showing you is the skull
Of Alexander the Great when a boy"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Whlskey Drummer Arrested.

AUGUSTA, ,iGA., Jan. 3.-A special
to the Chronicle from Athens says:
Anson Higgins. a young white man
representing E. B. Gibson, a Chatta.
nooga liquor dealer, was arrested
here this afternoon on the charge OF
violating the State prohibition law.
He was distributing advertising mat
ter for his firm, and with the matter
small bottles of rye whiskey.
He is charged under the law with
having given liquor to a minor and
with having given away liquor IN q
public place to induce trade.
Higgins is held under two bonds,
one Of $500 and $1,000. The Courts
here having announced that they
would impose the maximum penalty
in such cases the magistrate fixed the
bonds at the maximum figure. Hig-
gins has notified his house
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Succeeds DR.. Ihornweil.

Grand Chancellor Mendel l.. Smith,
of Camden, has announced the ap-
pointment of Chas. D. Brown, of
Abbeville, as grand keeper OF
records and seals for the Knights of
Pythias in South Carolina, vice DR..
Jas. H. Thornwell, Of Fort Mill, de-
ceased. The appointment is effec-
tive at once.
Mr.. Brown will hold office until
the grand lodge meets next May in
Aiken and a successor to DR.. Thorn
we'll is elected.
Mr.. Brown is admirably qualified
for the post, it is said, and will dis
charge the onerous duties Of the po-
sition with faithfulness and accuracy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Henderson Names His Assailant.

SPARTANBURG, January 6.-B. F.
Henderson, the merchant assaulted
in his store here a week ago, and who
has since lain in an unconscious con-
dition at the Good Samaritanhospital,
was able TO speak for the first time
tonight and in the few words he
uttered he said that Ed Brown, the
negro arrested in North Carolina and
put in Jail here today was the man
who committed the crime. The stick
the negro carried was identified by
Mr.. Henderson. Though the injured
man regained consciousness for a
time tonight his physicians have no
hope Of his ultimate recovery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Jail for For .zlne Teuers.

MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. Mrs.
Albina Warren, leading member of
the Manchester Progressive Spiritua-
list society and Mrs. Lenora Marsh
were sentenced to jail for sixty days,
without the option of a fine, by Judge
Heath in the municipal court b-day
after they were convicted Of telling
fortunes for rmoney.
Both have appealed and their cases
will come up in the supreme court
next month.
These cases are the first under q
law passed some time ago. but not en-
forced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Major Jenkins's Home Burned.

Major Jenklns's Home Burned.
COLUMBIA, Jan. 4.-The residence
Of Major Micah jenkins, collector of
internal revenue, was totally destroy
ed by fire at Ridgewood tonight,
practically none of the furniture
being saved.
The building. which was the pro
perty of Mrs. Watkins, worth 81, 600,
was partially insured. Major Jen-
Hns's furniture also was partially
insured. The fire resulted from care
lessness of the servant in leaving
hot ashes in the kitchen.
The sword presented to Major
Jenkins by the people of South Caro-
lima through President Roosevelt at
the Charleston Exposition in 1902
for gallantry as a member Of the
Rough Riders in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war was destroyed by the fire.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Southern Railway to Reduce Fares

COLUMNS, Jan. 8. AT a confer
ence today between President Finley,
of the Southern railway, and Gov.
Ansel and members of the railroad
commission. President Finley def
niteiy promised the Governor that
lis road would effect on April next
greatly reduced interstate passenger
rates. The new rates are to be at
the highest d cents in place of 8
cents for tickets and fares paid on
trains, and q cents for 500mile
family mileage books, 2 cents each
for straight mileage books Of a thous-
and miles and two thousand
books good for FIVE members of a
mercantile firm.
Mr.. Finley did not mention what
the other roads would do, but it is
presumed that these rates will also
follow on the other roads. Mr.. Finley
admitted that these rates would be
experimental to the old rates to go
back on in case the roads lost too
much by the new rates. He said it
Was-his road s intention to put similar
rates in fof neighboring States and
finally arrange interstate rates of
this kind.
He is to write the Governor letter
enibodying his proposition, this let
ter to be submitted to the Attorney
General for his opinion as to whether
my legislation will be necessary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere:
Ehrhardt Etchings.

EHRHARDT, Jan. GA young man
by the name of Crosby from the
Rufins section of Colleton county,
while under the influence Of booze on
Friday of last week, was unloading
his pistol when it fired off, the ball
entering his thigh. AS to theserious-
ness of the wound l could not as
certain. His comrade took him off
in the buggy in which they came to
town. Mr.. Crosby told several parties
that if he died his friend did not have
any hand in it, as the accident was
his own.
The ball on the night of the
second in Dannelly's hall was well
attended. The band gave them good
music, and they enjoyed themselves
until half past three o'clock. Then
they turned in to take a little rest.
Young gentlemen and ladies from
the surrounding country were pre-
sent and indulged in the pleasures Of
the evening.
Rev. P. E. Monroe preached in the
Ehrhardt Lutheran church Friday
night, preparatory to communion
service which was held on Sunday.
He preached from the text: Put off
the old and put on the new" He
had the undivided attention of his
hearers throughout the sermon.
Mr.. Haigler, who has been spend
ing some time with his sister, Mrs.
j. B. Copeland, left for his home in
Cameron Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Anna Copeland had the plea
sure of afew days visit from her ne
phews, Messrs. King, from Cameron.
Miss Toale, Of Cqlleton, is spend
ing some time with the Misses Moore.
Messrs. Baxter Monroe, Herbert
and Ben Ehrhardt left this morning
for Newberry College.
Mr.. George Westerlund left last
Friday morning for Clemson College.
Mr.. Jacob C. HERS expects to open
up a stock of goods in his and Frank
Hiers's store on Main street in the
near future.
George Kearse, colored, who has
just returned from the chain gang,
broke in Mr.. Archie Ehrhardt's 8
house and stole his pistol and some
shoes and went his way. He was
captured and is in the custody Of
Judge Copeland. George is a noted
rogue, and if ,at large will steal.
Seems as ifhe can't help it. If he is
seen in any community and anything
lis missed, all you have to do IS to
hunt up George and he will tell you
where it is if you can scare him.
JEE. 81
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
Charleston Wants License System.

CHARLESTON, Ian. 2.-At an en-
thusiast;c meeting Of about $50 per-
sons held tonight at the German
Artillery hall resolutions were adopt
ed endorsing the petition which has
been circulated for signatures asking
the legislature to repeal the dlspen-
sary law in Charleston and substitute
q license system under the modificar
tions imposed by the State constitu-
ton. The audience was largely COM
posed of corner-shop keepers. Chicco
had ia conspicuous seat and Henry
Nolte, Schiaderessi and Rudolph
Rabens, who are among the parties
enjoined from selling liquor, were
also on hand. Schiaderessf had one
of the petitions in charge, securing
signatures. John D. Cappelmann
called the meeting to order and
nominated A. C. Tobias as chairman.
Mrs Tobias and Mr.. Cappelmann adj
dressed the meeting in advocacy Of
the resolutions, which Mr.. Cap
.pelmann read. The resolutions were
also seconded by Samuel Lapham,
w. T. Heltman. John P. Grace and
F. w. Wagener. Notwithstanding
the interest and sympathy Of the
blind tiger element in the move
ment Mr.. Cappelmann declared
that this was not dealers move
ment, that the advocates were striv-
ing for something higher and he was
very hopeful Of the repeal of the dis
pensary and the adoption of the
private dispersary system, and when
this is done he predicted peace and
good order in the State, better trade
conditions and general happiness.
Mr.. Grace. however, argued that
the repeal of the dispensary law was
only a step towards the final amend
ment of the constitution and restor-
ing the liberty to the people to
govern themselves. The dispensary
law was very generally denounced
and prohibition was declared to the
preferable.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
DOCK NELSON WILL NOT HANG.
Death Sentence Is commuted to In.
prisonment for Life.

Dock Nelson, the negro who has
been injail under sentence of death
for several months, will not be hang
ed the 18th of this month. as the
sentence has been comfnuted to Mes
Imprisonment. II. NJ. Graham, ESQ.,,
his attorney, has worked hard III the
matter, and went to Columbia last
week and appeared before the board
of pardons, who recommended that
the governor commute the sentence.
Following is the board s recommends
ton:
The board would respect fully re-
commend that the petition of Dock
Nelson be granted, and that the sea-
tence be commuted; and that the
prisoner be confined in the State
penitentiary at hard labor for life.
The prisoner, Dock Nelson, Was
tried for murder at the winter tern
of court, 1907, at Bamberg and
found guilty. He was thereupoA
sentenced to be hanged on the 9Th
day Of December, 1907 The exzss
.ecution of this sentence has been post
poned by your excellency to, January
~, 1908. This homicide was com;
mitted at an entertainment known az
as a "hot supper = so popular with
the negro population and so fruitful
of evil results. 1T seems that the de-
ceased came to his death by q gun
obof x,zo,1n1 .;;nf4;ofod hx, fho y.yicnsInx.zG
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09
N THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
ing-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The Southern Railway will not run
q tourist train this year.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company Has been put into the
hands Of receivers. -
Notice has been given in congress
that negroes will contest the seats OF
Congressmen Patterson, Lever, and
Legare.
John Gary Evans has announced
that he will be a candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed A.
@. Latimer.
The Pee Dee Advocate published
3 at, Bennettsville, which has been
published asa semi weekly for several
years, has gone back to weekly.
The protest in the Union county
dispensary election matter was not
heard Tuesday by the county board.
The matter will come up next Mon
day.
6. HoIleman. State bank exam
iner, has been elected president OF
the Peoples Bank of Anderson and
win assume his duties at once. He
will resign as bank examiner.
DE-. T.. S. Joynes has resigned as a
member of the faculty of the South
Carolina College at Columbia. BE
retires from active work because OF
{ his age. He has been connected with
the college for many years.
Governor Ansel has suspended John
@. Edwards, county treasurer OF
Berkeley county. Comptroller Gen
seral Jones reported that Edwards
was short over five thousand dollars,
gand the governor at once suspended
hni.
The South Carolina Bar association
viii hold its fifteenth annual meeting
I'D Columbia on the 18Th and 10th Of
this month. 1t is expected that there
viii be 8 large attendance OF the law
yers of South Carolina, numbering
about 900.
B. +. Henderson, an old man who
! ran 8 small store in the suburbs OF
Spartanburg, was knocked on the
head on Tuesday, might by q negro,
Who then robbed the cash drawer.
He was seen in the act, but escaped.
s1Er. Henderson viii probably die.
Tho ffnrnavs for the Calhoun
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-09

outside. The board OF canVaSSerS
find that 65 could not vote because
of this fact. Granting that there
were 65, and taking this from 179.
it leaves la, which the opponents OF
the new county would have to have
in order to have one-third Of the
vote polled by those who voted in
favor of the county. In other words
the opponents of the formation Of
the new county would have to show
lis more than the 65 voters who
could not vote on account Of their
boxes being on the outside of the
proposed lines.
"The decision has not discouraged
the citizens Of Calhoun county, as
they know that the State board OF
canvassers will be appealed to. Very
few expected the county board to
decide in Calhoun county's favor,
but they knew that their action was
not final. The following was the
Orangeburg county vote: $50 yes
votes, SO no. total 655.
''The new county won. Concedmg
the 65 opposition votes claimed by
them debarred from voting on ac-
count of no voting precinct being
opened in the township, the adyo.
Gates Of the new county would still
win with 114votes to spare. State.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-24
CHARGES OFFICER
WITH ABUSING HIM
Isadore Trudell of Ham
mond Scores w. Ham
mond Policeman.
TOLD TO GET ACROSS LINE
Says that Injuries inflicted Upon
Him With Club Caused Him to
Be Confined to His Bed.

Isadore Trudell OF 104 Marble street,
Hammond, says that he was~very badly
treated by West Hammond police
man a day or two ago. He says that
he was standing on the corner of State
Line street and State street when Of
ficer John Kulczyk came up to him and
told him to get across the state line
into Indiana where he belonged.
He said he hesitated TO obey the COM
mand and the officer struck him over
the head with his club and knocked
him down. He said that he had got DIR.
j. A. Graham to attend him and he has
been in bed ever since, except a little
while today.
Mr.. Trudell denies that he was in
toxicated or that he did anything that
could give the officer any reason for
his action. He says that he was not
quarreling.
When asked if the officer was in
toxicated he said that he did not know.
An effort was made to get the West
Hammond police station on the phone,
but there was no one there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-24
SPECIAL IS ARRANGED
Cars Will Be Reserved For
Ladies on Taft Train
Tonight.

Everybody is asking about the spe-
cial train of ten coaches which will
laeve Hammond for Gary after Mr.
Taft finishes speaking here. Every
body who wants to take this special,
democrats and republicans, and all may
do so for the small sum of 10 cents
for the round trip.
There will be one of the ten cars
reserved for women as many of them
have signifed their intention of max
ing the trip and hearing Mr.. Taft and
Nc. Beveridge In Gary.
The Hammond delegation has a lit
tie stunt arranged for the trip, which
is one of the best that has yet been
undertaken during the campaign. There
will be lots of fun in Gary and the
Hammond train will arrive in Gary in
time to see the great parade there.
Pughs band will lead the Hammond
delegation.
The Hammond boys will be provided
with all of the red fire they need and
the demonstration this evening will be
the greatest that has yet been under
taken in the county.
Everybody is going to Gary tonight
and it is estimated that with the crowd
from Chicago and all of the other cities
around Gary the new steel city will
shine as it never shown before.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-24
AIR LINE:
IMPROVES
SERVICE
Lake Shore and
South Bend Interurban
Road Suffers From Delay
in Completing Kensing-
ton & Eastern Tracks.

The Chicago, Lake Shore & South
Bend interurban railway company is mt
point now where radical changes will
soon be noticeable in favor of the
travelling public.
w. f. Davis and Charles e. Thrasher
of Cleveland, o., consulting engineers
for the inferurban company went over
the Gary division yesterday, going as
far as the state line, to see in what
condition the road is and what i'm
provements are needed to make the
service perfect.
The biggest handicap to the road
now is the delay from which the Ken
sington & Eastern railroad across the
state line suffers.
This road while independent of the
interuban has nevertheless a working
contract with the interurban by which
1t takes the latters cars to Kensing-
ton, from where they will be taken
over the l. c. to the downtown station.
The Kensington. people having learn
ed that the Kensington & Eastern rail-
road is a subsidiary corporation of the
Illinois Central and they being dis
suested with the service that they are
receiving at the hands of that com
pany have been lead to object to the
Kensington & Eastern in the hope of
bringing the Illinois Central to time.
1t now develops that they have been
barking up the wrong tree, since 1t is
more vital to the demonstrators than to
the Illinois Central railroad as to when
the franchise should be granted. 1t is
this delay in the completion of the
Kensington & Eastern that is demor-
alizing the progress of the interurban
system, necessitating the operating
company to operate the road at daily
expense, instead of a well deserved
profit
While the interurban company is
waiting for the completion of the Ken
sington & Eastern railroad 1t is never
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-24
DEMOCRATS
CONCEDE
NOTHING
County Central Committee
Answers to Ed Simon's
Call and Turns Out to a
Man. Secret Session is
Held in the Forenoon.

The Lake county democratic central
committee, comprising all the precinct
committee and county candidates in the
county held a secret meeting in Huehn's
hall this morning. A return of the poll
of the entire country was made and
Judging from the suppressed excite
ment that was prevalent, there is a
hen on.
There was nothing in the air that
would lead one to think that the demo-
cratic campaign was about to go up in
a burst of enthusiasm, nor that the
central committee was suffering from
an over weight of wet blankets With
the ears to the ground one might have
heard that resembIed that of strong
jaws chewing nails, and if the inter
probation was right it means that the
democrats are going to fight to the
last ditch.
County Chairman Ed. Simon certain
ly had the pleasure of seeing all his
lieutenants respond from every end of
the county in answer to his call. This
call has gone out repeatedly during
the campaign and each time it was
answered promptly. showing clearly
that the democratic campaign of this
year is in no way to be compared
with some of the former campaigns
when only few of the number re-
sponded.
Organization Comedies Nothing.
Those in the organization who are
doing the active work concede moth
ing to the republicans. in fact the near
est approach to a concession was Civ
en- this morning when a democratic
candidate for a county office who has
one of the strongest opponents against
him, said:
Take it from me. the republicans
are just as uneasy as we are
1t is, however, interesting to hear
the democrats who take the campaign
as a matter. of course. just as they
would take their breakfast Their opin-
ions about the situation vary from
democratic landslide on one hand to
the election of Simon and Carter on the
other. Sandwiehed in between these
are those who believe that Marshall
will be elected, and carry Ed. Simon
with him, to those who believe the
situation is hopeless. OF the latter
class, however, they are very few.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-24
HOMEWOOD FOLK ILL
Many People Sick Because
of Ptomaine Poisoning
Doctors Say.

There is an epidemic of ptomaine
poisoning in Homewood and vicinity
which is causing the people in that
locality to wonder what can be the
matter. So far there are six victims
and the peculiar thing is that none of
them were poisoned by the same ar
ticles of food
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kidney were
poisoned by some of the food which
they secured from a local grocer. They
were very sick but they are recover
ing nicely.
Patrick Reilly was poisoned by eat
ing salmon steak and blisters broke
suffered considerably before he was
finally relieved.
Mrs. W. w. Parker was poisoned by
eating potato chips. After she had
eaten quantity of them she became
very i'll and attributed it to the pota-
toes. She is also improving.
One of the worst cases is that of
Mrs. W. F. Bridge. who was badly
poisoned by eating some canned sar-
dimes. She is also suffering from Bills
ters which appeared as an outward
manifestation of the presence of the
disease.
Mrs William C. Harrison of 81 Mason
street, was made very i'll by eating
canned salmon. She has been very i'll
.<.nd the doctor pronounced it pto-
Iaine poisoning
1t is understood that several other
people have been made slightly i'll by
eating poisoned food and the situation
has become so serious that it may be
called to the attention of the city board
of health.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-24
GEO. kEISER COMES UP
Crown Point Saloonkeeper
Meets With Hammond
Saloonkeepers.

George F. Keiser, Crown Point sa-
loonkeeper. quietly invaded the Stand
ard district last evening and called a
meeting of the saloonkeepers there for
the purpose of telling them the dread
full things that would happen if Jim
Watson carries Indiana.
There were only a few saloonkeep-
ers present just handful, and the
meeting was presided over by Mr..
Friedman. saloonkeeper there. The
speaker attempted to show how the sa :
looms would all be put out of the busi-
ness by 1911 if the present movement
was not stopped.
His argument did not have very much
weight, however, for the reason that
Standard saIoonkeepers realize that a
republican administration is necessary
to insure continuation of activity
in the car shops. which will begin next
month. and which activity alone can
make it possible for them to make any
money in the next year in their sa-
looms.