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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-11
A Religious Letter.

Editor The Bamberg Herald:-I
would like to say to the readers of
your paper that l am young man,
just started in the ministry, and
have accepted the Edisto Baptist
church, and want the readers of ehis
paper to feel cordially invited to at
tend, and also I am preaching at
Midway for the folks there. My ap-
pointments are: at Edisto first Sun
day, II a. m. and 5 p. m, third Sun
day, IL a. M and Saturday before;
at Midway second Sunday II a. m.
and 5 p. m.
l hope, to see these churches grow
and prosper for the Lord and. His
glory and hope the people who are
trying to hold up the glory of God
in this earthly sanctuary here below
will give me their aid and assistance.
Since l started my work at Edisto
in February the Sunday-school Is in
a prosperous and growing condition,
and we have four candidates await
ng baptism, and l hope and trust
that I might get a whole field OF
work in Bamberg county, so / could
move to the C. F. S. and finish up
the course that started in Orange
burg, where l can take my wife and
children with me.
Mr.. Editor, if this escapes the
waste basket I will come again.
With best wishes to your paper, l
will close.
REV. C.'L. HARRISON.
Islandton, S. c., June 5, 1908.
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The knocking of the Beat.

There is whole heap of truth in
the following article on the news
paper man and the chronic kicker.
Every newspaper man has charae-
ters of the kind to contend with and
they are the bane of his life. The
article which is from the Chapel
Hill News, says:
"Did you ever think Of it? Sup
pose every business man in the town
took as much interest in the upbuild-
ng of the town as the newspaper
man. He works for railroads, church
es, schools, good streets, enforcement
of the law, and hundred other
things for the general good. Heurges,
scolds, badgers and cavorts around
generally until he gets what he sets
out for. Imagine his feeling, then,
when some lame string halt kind OF
fellow reproaches him because he
doesn't boom things enough and nine
times out of ten that same fellow
has never spent one cent towards the
support of the paper and the epaper he
reads with marked regularity is eth
er borrowed from the next door neigh
Dor or picked from a counter In the
store at which he trades.
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Arrested on Serious Charge.

Union, June Al. T. Yates, a
well known citizen of this place and
one of the best photographers in
this State, was arrested at Carlisle
to-day at 1880 o'clock, charged with
being implicated in an attempt to
burn his home here on Main street
this morning. Mystery surrounds
the origin of the two fires, the first
of which occurred about 3 o'clock
when small garage containing his
runabout was burned, and an hour
later, when it was discovered that
his house was. ablaze and on inves-
tigation many evidences Of seeming
ly incendiary origin were found by
the police and are now in their pos
session. Circumstances pointed so
strongly to Mr.. Yates, who left
Union hurriedly last night by pri-
vate conveyance, after having missed
the 1922 train, that this morning a
warrant was sworn out for him and
he was committed to Jail this morn
Ing.
The affair has stirred the town
completely and is very much re-
gretted by all.
Mr.. Yates came here from Ken
lucky about six years ago and was
married one year later, and he and
his wife have made this their home
ever since.
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News from BarnweH.
TBarnwell Sentinel. !

The salary of the postmaster in
Blackville has been raised from ST.
900 to $1,000 per year. Allendale
from $1,000 to $1,000.
Mrs. Robert Aldrich was taken to
the memorial hospital in Richmond
last week for treatment. MIS-. AL
drich has been in i'll health for some
time, and it was decided to put her
under special treatment for awhile.
She was accompanied by Judge Rob-
ert Aldrich. We are glad to note
that she is improving.
Hon. ]. O. Patterson is now at
home, congress having adjourned
last Saturday night. This has been
a very busy session with Mr.. Patter-
son. He has been able to accomplish
much for his constituents of the
second district, but says that he
would have been able to do much
more had it not been for the filibus-
tering tactics adopted by the Demo
Gratis towards the end of the session.
Heo has things in good condition,
however, and when he returns next
session he will make things hum.
At the regular monthly meeting
of the county board of commissioners
held on Tuesday, Mr.. Jno. B. Harley
was elected to temporarily fill the
position of clerk, which has been so
efficiently filled by Mr.. R. C. Roberts
for several years. Mr.. Roberts is
away on account of ill health, and
Mr.. Harley will fill the position until
Mr.. Roberts is sufficiently recovered
to resume his work. On account of
the faithful services rendered by
him in the past, the board decided
to let his salary continue during his
absence.
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Negro Boy Kills Uncle.

Bethune, June 5.-Harry lowers,
a colored man who lived on Mr.. P.
Lee McNaughton's place, about FIVE
miles above here, was shot and in
stantly killed by Wilson Cousar, 10
year-old negro boy, about two
O'Clock Thursday morning.
From what can be, learned the cir
cumstances are as follows: The lit
tie boy, who was nephew Of Harry
lowers, and who was living with his
uncle, was recently whipped by him
(Jowers) for stealing. The boy, who
is half idiot, brooded over his i'm
aginary wrongs and procuring a sin
gle-barrel shotgun the boy entered
the room where his uncle and wife
were asleep, and placing the muzzle
of the gun near the mans head he
blew his brains out. Then placing an
other shell in the gun he shot his
aunt in the thigh, severely woundins
her.
This is one of the most remarkable
cases of youthful depravity ever re-
corded in this section.
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Union Meeting.

The Union meeting of the second
division of the Barnwell Baptist
Association met with the Colston,
Branch Baptist church on Saturday:
before the fifth Sunday in May, 90S-s
After preaching by Rev. w. r.
Smith, the union was called to or
der by the Moderator, Bro. ]. G. Nc
MILAN. The. lrol! of churches was
called and names Of delegates en-
rolled. F, 9.
Committee on time and place was
appointed: H. ]. Sandifer, J. R
Hunter, and A. D. Williams.
Committee on services, pastor and
officers of this church. 30
It was moved and unanimously
carried that we adjourn one hour and
a half for dinner.
After partaking. Of delicious
dinner furnished by the Colston
Branch sisters, we again repaired
to the church. After a song by the
choir and prayer by Bro. G. II
Smoak, the union was again called
to order by the moderator.
The, first topic. was taken up
Stewardship: its practical signif-
cance.'' Opened by Bro. G. H..
Smoak in short address, in which
he made his excuse for not discuss
ing the topic. -
The topic was opened by Rev. D.
L. ROTOR in a very able Manner
followed by Rev. w. r. Smith In ~
very able manner. Moved and unaRis
mously carried that we pass over this
topic and take up topic No. ~,
Preparation for and conduct OF q
revival" Opened by. Rev. s. p
Chiso,m in very able manner and
followed by Rev. w. r. Smith.
This topic was passed over, ana
after a song by the choir the COM
mittee on time and place made its
report, which was adopted. Place.:
Spring Branch Saturday before the,
next fifth Sunday. Moved that we
postpone the third topic until to-
morrow at ten O'Clock. COMMITTEES
on services tomorrow made its re-
port, that Rev. w. r. Smith preach
in case Rev. M. M. Benson was not
present.
Sunday morning, after singing by
the choir and opening of the Sunday
school by the superintendent, Bro.
]. A. Gillian, topic No. 8, left over
from yesterday. was taken up and
opened up by Rev. D. L. Roton:
Teachers training for the Bible
school,"
After the missionary sermon by
Rev. w. r. Smith a collection for
State missions was taken up, which
amounted to $4.00. - -.
J. C. MCMILLAN,
THOS. CLAYTON, Moderator.
Clerk.
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County Attorney Fired.

Asheville, N. c., June 3.-As a
result, it is alleged, of his activity
during the recent campaign proceed
ing the Democratic primaries, ex-
State Senator Charles A. Webb, who
for the past eight years has held the
position of attorney for Buncombe
county, was yesterday requested by
the board of county commissioners,
the chairman of which, Mark L.
Reed, was defeated for reelection,
to tender his resignation, which he
promptly did. The reason given
for the dismissal was that Mr.. Webb
was not in harmony with the
board. Mr.. Gallatin Roberts OF
Aheville has been chosen as his
successor.
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Only the Truth.

Two tramps approached a railroad
telegraph Office not far from New
York the other day and looked hum
grily through the window, but there
was not even a dinner pail in sight
to induce them to ask for food. One
of them finally tapped on the win
dow, and the operator left his key
long enough to inquire:
'sWell, what can do for you?
"Just report two empties going
East" replied the tramp with grin,
and started down the track towards
June Lippincott's.
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Class Distinction in Graveyard.

The agent for a cemetery company
was expatiating on the good points
of a certain lot, says the New York
Sun. Presently the prospective
purchaser interrupted with the
enumeration of several prominent
families owning property there.
''Is this lot near theirs?' she
asked.
The agent admitted that it was
quite a distance off.
Then" said the woman, Il don't
want it. I'd rather pay more and get
in a good neghborhood:;"
The agent collapsed.
HAS it come to the point" he
asked, where people consider their
next-door neighbors even in a grave
yard"
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The Merry Widow.

A man whose wife was extremely
jealous planned pleasant surprise
for her in the form of a trip to New
York to see "The Merry Widow,
and wrote a friend in the city to
let him know the earliest date for
which he could secure seats. The
next day when he was away from
home the following telegram was
delivered there, addressed to him,
but opened by his wife:
Nothing doing with the widow
until the tenth. Will that suit your
Explanations were demanded
June Lipincott's.
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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, June 8.-Mrs. Jacob
Ehrhardt and her daughter, Mrs
Frances Copeland, went to Newber-
ry last week to see Mrs. Ehrhardt
sister who is sick, also to take in the
commencement exercises of Newber-
College.
Two colored women fcame very
near having a fighton Saturday after
noon on our streets. Parties saw
them in time to keep them from
pulling wool. A man this time was
the cause of the disturbance.
Had a nice rain Saturday after
noon; what the old farmers call an
Eastern rain. They say it does
all growing crops harm.
Mr.. Jno. Frank Chassereau says
that one Lewis Abel on the Muir
daugh plantation, joining Mr.. D. C.
Copeland has plenty cotton blossoms
That he started with one last week
but lost it on his way to town.
Little Lucille Roberts, the infant
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Rob
erts, died Saturday afternoon about
six o'clock. The little darling took
whooping cough several days age
and fever set in, growing continually
worse until the end came. Her re-
mains was laid at rest at Caves
church, where the Doctor has his
burying ground. Quite a crowd
accompanied the corpse to its last
resting place. The Doctor and nis
family have the sympathy of the
town in their bereavement.
Mr.. G. B. Kearse and family, OF
Lodge, spent Sunday with his wife's
mother, Mrs. r. A. Owens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp and Miss Stur'
kie, of Cameron, are spending some
time with Mr.. J. B. Copeland.
Mr.. I. D. Copeland for Intendant
H. C. Copeland, Frank H. Copeland
w. B. Moore, and W. L. Mitchum fol
wardens were elected to serve oul
town for one year at the election last
week.
Mrs. Roberts is spending some
time with her son, DR.. j. H. Roberts
Miss Annie Moye Richie, of Rich
burg, N. c., who has been spending
some time with Miss Edrie. Ehrhardt
will return to her home on Wednes
day. It is thought by some that she
carries more home with her than she
brought, at least some of the young
men are very blue over her depar
ture.
Mr.. G.. B. Kearse caught large
cat one night last week. The cat was
doing damage to Mrs. Mamie Warns
chickens, and he was requested t
bring his dogs and try to capture it
Weighed about twenty pounds, ant
came very near whipping all the
dogs that Mr.. Kearse had. Mr.
Kearse says that cats are game fight
ers.
Miss Josephine Copeland spent {
day or so at home last week. She
was on her way home from Columbia
to Savannah, where she will be fol
some time to come.
Commencing to-day the schedule
of our train will be as follows: No
IL will arrive at 1925 and No. II
will leave at l p. m. This will give
but a short time between trains; no
much time to answer mail or attend
to business, especially if as usua
they are fifteen to twenty minutes
, behind time.
Wen Ramsey, son of ]. B. Ramsey
our agent here, was bitten on thu
left hand by snake this morning.
| JEE.
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YOUNG HORSE THREW HIM
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS EX.
CITING EXPERIENCE.
His Horse Fell With Him Over Ten
Foot Embankment Into Creek.
Neither Hurt.

Washington, June 4.-President
Roosevelt late yesterday afternoon
had an exceedingly narrow escape
from serious accident while horse
back riding in Rock Creek park.
Mrs. Roosevelt was with the president
and the rumors of the affair which
gained currency last night were de-
MED at the white house at the time,
as neither the president nor Mrs.
Roosevelt spoke of the affair upon
their return. The rumors came from
the occupants OF several carriages
who saw the accident.
The president was riding a new
horse, a young animal. The party
rode down through a cut in bank,
forded a creek and were ascending
the bank on the other side. The
presidents horse reared, the presi-
dent leaned forward in, the saddle
and threw the reins down in loops so
as to avoid pulling the horse back
wards. Again on reaching the top OF
the bank the horse reared second
time and the president leaned forward
again, but the animal stood straight
| up on it's hind legs and then went
over backward into the creek with
the president.
Feeling that he was going back
ward the president slipped from the
saddle and, as luck would have It,
fell into the creek close beside the
horse, which landed on it's back.
The horse fell on the down stream
side of the president, who, realizing
| that he would be in danger from the
animals feet should the horse turn
toward him, got out of the way as
rapidly as possible. The horse, how.
ever, turned over, from the president
and got up. He was captured a,
once, the president remounted and
rode for an hour and half before
returning to the white house. The
fall from the horses back to the
stream bed was a distance Of ter
feet. The stream was about two fee'
deep with an exceedingly rocky bed
Neither the president nor the horse
received the slightest injury.
President Roosevelt's two regular
riding horses were out Of commission
yesterday, both being indisposed
| The presidents orderly wished tC
try out the new horse, but the presi
dent took it upon himself to do this
He regards the horse he rode as 9
good one, but being young, he has
tendency to rear up on slight provoca
ton The president was dressed II
khaki and the fact that he got thor
oughly wet did not become apparent
to those who saw him after the acci
dent. Several carriages which 5hae
crossed the ford just ahead Of the
president stopped and the occupants
were alarmed at whatEwas happening
The experience with its many serious
possibilities has not dulled the pres1
dents pleasure in riding and he takes
considerable qualification in the test
of his horsemanship, as both times
the animal reared he instinctivel!
| threw himself forward so that hi
head was directly beside that OF thu
rearing animal, and the reins being
| thrown loose had no tension what
| euar tn mill the horse backward.
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Public Building Bids.

Washington, June 5.-The super
vising architect of the treasury has
asked for bids for public building
sites in South Carolina towns in COM
pliance with the provisions of the
public building bill passed at the re-
cent session of congress. Advertise
ments for offers of sites are to be
opened here July 10.
The following are the towns in
which bids are called for: Abbeville,
Darlington, Gaffney, Laurens, New
berry, Orangeburg and Union.
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GOLDEN WEDDING.
A Beautiful Tribute to DIR. and Mrs.
N. F.. Kirkland, Sr.

"If you have a friend worth loving,
Love him. Yes, and let him know
That you love him, ere life's evening
Tinge his brow with sunset glow.
Why should good words ne'er be said
Of friend till he is dead?"
Prompted by the sentiment en-
bodied in the beautiful lines OF "A
Sermon in Rhyme" from which the
above verse is taken, crave space
of our obliging editor to chronicle
few facts, and at the same time pay
tribute in my feeble way to the
worth of the venerable and lovable
friends of my youth, DR.. and Mrs. NJ
F. Kirkland, Sr., of Buford 8 Bridge,
the celebration of whose golden we'd
ding it was my pleasure and privilege
to attend at their home on May 9th.
There were present of their six
living children five, and Of their
eighteen grandchildren, sixteen.
Three Methodist preachers Revs..
R. A. Yongue, Of Barnwell, II. b.
Browne, of Allendale, and w. C.
kirkland, of Dillon, graced the ,oc-'
casion, and did ample Justice (as
did the rest of us) to- the bountiful
and beautifully prepared dinner
spread on tables in the grove IN
front of the house.
That dinner carried the writer
back in fancy to the days Of her
girlhood, when visiting in the COM.
munity-the old home OF her moth
er-she partook of the abundant
and toothsome dinners provided on
"big meetin'' occasions at MizpAh
church by the good folk Of the
neighborhood. Alas! many Of them
have reached a -fairer region, but
those who survive and were present
she was glad to greet, and clasp
hands across a chasm OF almost
thirty years.
DR.. Kirkland, who is now seventy;
seven years of age, was married
May 9th, 1858, to Mis- Jennie Law
ton by Rev. L. NJ. Hamer, OF the
Suoth Carolina Conference. The
bride is the daughter of the late
Joseph Maner Lawton, man OF;
great wealth and prominence in bis;
day in upper Beaufort, now Hamp-
ton county. go
9 His descendants are to-day among
the best known and most influential
people of lower South Carolina.
Amiable, sincere, kind, and chari-:
table, deeply religious and conscien-;
tious, Mrs. Kirkland has proven In,
deed a helpmeet to her noble shus-l
band, who in matters religious, ,poz
litical, professional, social, and do-
nestle has so faithfully and earn.
estly discharged his whole duty.
It is vouchsafed to few couples to
dwell in the bonds of matrimony for
so long. period Fewer still live as.
faithfully, and perform and keep
the VOWS, and covenants made to-
each other, as have this Isaac and
Rebekah OF whom write; who now
and well spent lives, rich in the love
in the calm evening. Of their useful
I and confidence and reverence OF
children, relatives and friends; and
strengthened in the knowledge of;
"a conscience void of offense to-
ward God and man," are spending
a happy peaceful old age, awaiting:
the summons7 at is enough, come,
up higher" 81 81
NETTIE .OGILVIE SPEAKS,
| Bamberg, s. c., June Sth, 1908.
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Shreveport, La, June 6.-After be-
ing found not guilty by jury upon
the charge of numbering Mrs. Lettie
Bond and baby, Bird Cooper, a negro,
was lynched at Homer, East Of here
by crowd, his body beng riddled
with bullets.
Ben Rapkman, white, and code
fendant with the negro, was not mo-
Tested. The crime for which the ne
gro and white man were jointly tried
occurred more than year ago.
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Died from Cutting a Corn.

Mr.. James Black, prominent citi-
zen and successful farmer OF the
Fort Lawn section Of Chester county,
died at his home last Friday night,
says the Lancaster News. He was a
victim of blood poison, caused, 1t is
said by cutting corn on his foot
with a knife which had been used
in an operation on sick COW,
though it was thought at the time
that the knife had been properly
cleansed. Mr.. Black was about IS
years of age.
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George, what is an i'm
portant product of the goose?'
Georgie-"I dunno!"
Teacher-''Now, George, think a
moment, what is in your mother s
pillows?"
Georgie-"Oh, bedbugs!"
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Boy Killed in Ball Game

Lafayette, Ca, June 5.-Willie
Watson, aged 10, was instantly killed
in ball game here today. While en-
gagged in a game with number OF
his friends, bat slipped from the
hands Of one of the boys who was at
tempting to hit the ball and struck
young Watson, over the heart, causing
instant death.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25
BEER DEE ON ON
/ HORSEBACK
\Ha H1hLEHZ BY
\<LFrfC THEODORE ROOSEVELT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

the kind OF places In which deer are
likely to be, yet he will also find that
they are either very capricious, or else
that no man has more than a partial
understanding of their tastes and lik-
ings; for many spots apparently just
suited to them VIII be almost uninhab-
tied, while In others they will be found
where 1t would hardly occur to any
one to suspect their presence. Any
cause may temporarily drive deer out
OF a given locality. Still-hunting. es-
pecially. is sure to send many away.
while rendering the others extremely
wild and shy, and where deer have be
come used to being pursued In only
one way, 1t Is often an excellent plan
to try some entirely different method.
A certain knowledge Of how to track
deer is very useful. To become a really
sklllful tracker is most difficult; and
there are some kinds OF ground. where.
for instance. 1t is very hard and dry.
or frozen solid, on which almost any
man will be at fault. But any one with
a little practice can learn to do a GER
tain amount Of tracking. On snow. OF
course, It is very easy; but on the other
hand It is also peculiarly difficult TO
avoid being seen by the deer when the
ground Is white. After deer have been
frightened once or twice, or have even
merely been disturbed by man. they
get the habit OF keeping watch back
on their trail; and when snow has fall
en-. a man Is such conspicuous object
deer see him long way Off, and even
the tamest become wild. A deer will
often. before lying down. take half