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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
DR.. D. M. Michaux, Of Dillon, Knock
ed Down.

Dillon, June 12.-During heavy
thunderstorm that passed over this
section yesterday afternoon about 6
o'clock, DR.. D. NJ. Michaux was
struck by lightning and for several
hours was regarded as having been
seriously injured. He had Just re-
turned to his home from drive with
his family in the country and put
up his horse and was turning from
his barn door when the bolt came.
Mrs. Michaux, ,hurrying into the
house to escape the rain, was startled
by the report and naturally turned
around to look at the doctor. To
her horror she saw him PROSTATE
on the ground. Summoning help
she had him brought into the house.
While conscious, he was paralyzed
from his waist down, complaining
of intense pain in head and right
arm. Several physicians were soon
around him doing everything in their
power to save. him. In about four
hours sensitiveness in his lower
limbs began to return and by IL
O'Clock he was resting quietly under
the influence of hypodermics.
To-day he is better, though quite
weak.
It was indeed a close call and the
doctor is receiving congratulations
from his many friends on his narrow
escape.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
COlstOn News.

Colston, June 16.-The fine wealth
|er still prevails in this community
and the crops are looking very well
Mr.. J. B. All, of Ulmer, visited his
family here last Sunday.
Rev. S. P. Chisolm preached at
the Olar Baptist Church last Sunday
Messrs. c. M. Warn and B! W.
Beard visited friends and relatives
at Norway last Sunday.
Miss Naomi Sandifer and brother,
Of the Springtown section, spent Sun.
day last with Miss Minnie Fender.
The farmers of this section have
organized society for their benefit,
and the officers are as follows: Thos'
Clayton, president; Allen Gillian, vice
president; J. E. Mcmillan, secretary
and treasurer.
Miss Debby Zeigler, Of the Clear
Pond section, spent Sunday with Miss
Essie Sandifer.
|, Mrs. S. P. Chisolm and Mrs. j. E.
Beard visited relatives at Bamberg
last Sunday.
Rev. D. L. Rotten preached an in
teresting sermon to an attentive con-
gregation last Sunday afternoon.
Master Malone Warn and little sis-
ter, Olive, of Olar have been visiting
their grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P
M. Warn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Killed by Lightning.

Spartanburg, June Ill. E. Cole
aged about forty-three years, a prom
inent farmer of the Walnut Grove
section of this county, and his son
Albert, aged twelve years, were In
stantly killed by lightning this after
noon about three o'clock. Two youne
daughters of Mr.. Cole were shocked
by the lightning, but were not seri'
ously injured.
It is reported here tonight that
the little daughter, nine years old,
is in a serious condition as the re-
suit of the shock. Mr.. Cole was In
the act of lowering window when
the flash came, killing him and his
son instantly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Every, One of Them q Bird.

A current newspaper item is as
follows: The wife of Methodist
minister in West Virginia has been
married three times. Her maiden
name was Partridge; her first hus-
band was named Robin, her second
Sparrow, and the present ones name
is Quayle. There are now two
young Robins, one Sparrow, and
three little Quayles in the family.
One grandfather was Swami,
another was Jay, but he's dead and
a bird of Paradise They live on
Hawk avenue, Eagleville, Canary
Island, and the fellow who wrote this
article is a Lyre bird and an inter-
esting relative of the family.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, June 15.-Rev. Prof.
Fisher, of Mt. Pleasant, N. c., who
has charge of the Mt. Amoena Fe-
male Seminary at that place, was to
have preached for Rev. P. E. Monroe
at Mt. Pleasant and Ehrhardt Luth-
eran churches on Sunday, but for
some reason he did not turn up, so
Mr.. Monroe had to come to- the front,
which he did in grand style, as is his
usual habit.
Mrs. julius Ehrhardt and her
friend, Mrs. Reynolds, of Augusta,
are spending some time with Mrs.
Charles Ehrhardt.
Messrs. Herbert and Ben Ehrhardt,
who have been at Newberry College,
the past season are at home for their
vacation.
Gen. Green has been resisting the
farmers efforts very successfully for
some time, but the farmers are get
ting the best of it, and with a few
more days assistance from sunshine,
crops will all be in passable condi-
ton.
Our fishermen are too busy now
to go fishing, consequently we have
but few fish stories now.
Mr.. Jacob c. HERS, Jr., has en-
tered the race for magistrate, for
Three Mile Township. We are glad
that his friends have gotten him to
consent to take the candidacy, as he
is a young man of good habits and
good repute, and think if elected will
make us model officer. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Senator Tillman Much Improved.

Columbia, June 11.-There will be
general interest in the report as to
the physical condition and trip of
Senator Tillman, who is now In
Spain. In letter written May 25th
from Gibraltar this interesting state
ment is made: 81
Senator Tillman feels that there
has been a distinct gain. He has 9
fine appetite, sleeps well and has no
serious symptoms whatever. The
swimming in the head and feeling OF
uncertain equilibrium have disap
peared. Unless there is some or
ganic trouble, he does not see why
he will not return home in the fall
as well as man of<his age ought to
hope to be"
The voyage, he says, has been ex-
ceptionally pleasant with only one
rough day and one of moderately
brisk wind. The rest of the time the
weather has been fine and, the trip
enjoyable. He really enjoyed doing
nothing. *
The plans for his trip on the con-
tinent have not been definitely out
lined. They will probably be deter
mined upon after he finds out how
he stands travelling in Spain. After
landing at Gibraltar his plans were
to take a side trip to Tangier In
Africa and returning to Gibraltar TO
visit Seville, Cordova, Toledo, Mad
rid and Granada. Then to get back
to Gibraltar in time to take the next
steamer, June 18th, and go on 10
Naples.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
BAMBERG S. c., THURSDAY, JUNE 1908
PROHIBITION WANING.
Auditor West Finds Dispensary Gain.
ing Favor.

Columbia, June 13.-In the opin-
ion of Dispensary Auditor West, who
is constantly on the run into various
sections of the State on official busi-
ness, and who comes in contact with
and talks to all classes of people all
over the State, there has been a
marked and steady slump in prohibl-
ton sentiment over the State during
the past ninety days. He has his
doubts as to whether prohibition
would get majority over the State
as a whole were an election held on
that issue right now, and if the senti-
ment keeps on changing he is rather
of the opinion that the August pri-
mary would register continuance OF
the present county option scheme as
the will of the people generally. ,
Mr.. West does not, know how to
account for this change of general
feeling toward the question. He says
the people just appear to be settling
down to acceptance of the present
situation, although the anti-saloon
people are keeping up their fight
against the traffic. The fact that
the question is practically eliminated
from the summer campaign, the reso-
luton to provide a separate box at
the primary for the issue having been
overwhelmingly voted down in the
State Convention last month, may
have much to do with the general
attitude.
Mr.. West. himself is a prohibition
list and his observation is not faith
cred by his; desire in the premises.
Mr.. West makes the interesting COM
ment, which he says, is abundantly
borne out by the records, that II all
members of churches whose church
law sets them in a militant attitude
toward liquor were to withdraw
their patronage from the dispensaries
from one end of the State to the
other, the Justly celebrated county
dispensary system would dry up in
thirty days for want of enough busi-
ness to pay expenses.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Hurt at Baseball Game.

Gaffney, June 12.-Albert Cook, a
young man about Is years OF age,
was the victim of a most distressing
accident while witnessing a baseball
practice at the Gaffney ball park this
afternoon. While standing close to
player batting out balls he was
struck in the head by the bat, which
few out of the players hand. His
skull was fractured and his injuries
may prove serious. Prompt medical
aid was secured and it is possible
that the injury will not prove fatal.
He is an exceptionally prominent
young man, the son of James Cook,
q prominent Cherokee farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Two. Candidates Fight.

Marion, June ia personal diff
Guilty occurred on Main street IN Mar
ion to-day between Mr.. w. Murchl-
son, of Dillon, and Congressman }. -.
Ellerbe, of Marion. Neither OF the
gentlemen were hurt as they were
Immediately separated.
CONGRESSMAN Ellerbe was seen by
YOUR correspondent and made the fol-
lowing statement: 'I was walking
M the street, met Mr.. Murchison and
spoke politely to him. Mr.. Murchlson
said very abruptly: I have heard
that you have slandered me to Mr.
Wheeler in my absence This / said
was absolutely untrue. Mr.. Murchl-
son then asked me If l would face
Mr.. Wheeler with him. To this l
readily consented and we walked
across the street to where Mr.. Wheel
er was standing on the opposite side
walk. Mr.. Wheeler admitted that l had
said nothing insulting about Mr.. Muir
Gibson nor anything that reflected on
his character. He could not recollect
nv exact words, he said, but it was
something about Mr.. Murchison and
the Dillon post Office. Before Mr.
Wheeler could finish his statement
Mr.. Murchison cursed me and L
struck him. He attempted to strike
back but we were separated"
Mr.. Ellerbe further stated that ne
had never said an unkind word
against Mr.. Murchison, and could not
understand why he should have
sought a personal encounter with
him; that he had not heard Mr.. Muir
chison's name mentioned in connec-
ton with the Dillon post office.
Mr.. Murchison was also asked for
a statement Of his version OF the
affair, but said that he did not care
to have anything to say for publ1ca-
ton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
TOOK GUN TO PLAY WITH.
And One Little Negro Blew Anoth'
er's Brains Out.

), Mount Holly, June 14.-While
playing with a gun this afternoon,
pulling up. the hammer and letting
it down again, as it lay upon table,
where he had put it after discover
ing it behind the door, John Whaley,
8 years of age discharged the weap-
on and blew out the brains of an
other little negro, Frank jones' 2
years old, who was sitting against
the wall not ten steps away. Death
was, of course, instantaneous. The
mother of the child was sitting just
outside the house at the time the
accident occurred, and had the shot
penetrated the wall, might have been
wounded also.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Girls Composition.

A school girl was required to write
an essay of $50 words about an auto
mobile. She submitted the follow
ing:
sMy, uncle bought an automobile.
He was riding out in the country
when it bursted going up a long
hill. l guess this is about so words.
The other> 200 words is what my
uncle said while he was walking
back to town, but they are not ut
for publication"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
WOFFORD AFFAIRS.
DIR. Snyder Will Remain and Greater
Things Promised.

| Spartanburg, June 13.-Dr. II. N.
Snyder announced before the board
of trustees of Wofford college at
their meeting this morning that he
would decline the presidency Of. the
| University of South Carolina, which
had been offered him by the board
of trustees of that institution. The
local board of trustees of Woford
college waited on DR.. Snyder at his
home Wednesday evening, and the
student body Friday afternoon. The
two visits convinced DR.. Snyder that
his duty lay with Wofford, and after
making his annual report before the
board yesterday morning, he an
nounced that he had decided not to
take the offer from the board OF
trustees of the University of South
Carolina. 7s
DR.. Snyder's salary was raised to
$4,000 a year. The board of trus-
tees were elated over his announce
ment that he would remain with
Wofford, and Immediately a COM
| mittee was appointed to draft reso-
luton of thanks.
Following is the resolution as
drawn up by Hon. B. Hart Moss, OF
Orangeburg and, Rev. j. w. Kilgo,
of Florence:
Whereas DR.. Snyder has announc
ed to this board his intention Of de-
clining the fattering offer recently
made him, we hereby express to hims
our sincere appreciation of his re-
naming with US and pledge him ours
earnest cooperation and support In
his efforts to enlarge and expand
our college,
This was the most important item
of business before the board. How
ever, several other transactions Of
Importance to the college were car
| ried out.
Rev. w. T. Duncan, presiding elder
of the Sumter district, was elected to-
fill the vacancy on the board caused
by the death of Bishop w. w. Dun
No chairman Of the board has been
elected yet. Possibly the election OF
a chairman will be made at the
meeting Monday morning. Hon. John
B. Cleveland was to-day nominated
as chairman, but he declined the
honor A committee was then ap-
pointed to nominate some man Tor
the place.
A committee was appointed to-
draft suitable resolutions in memory
of the late Bishop w w. Duncan
who for so many years was chair
man of the board of trustees. After.
some discussion at the meeting this
afternoon and again at the meeting
tonight, it was decided to build 3
$4,000 library for the college. and.
a $4,000 dormitory.
R. A. Childs, the financial agent OF
Wofford, will be instructed to begin
the canvass at once for the funds
with which to erect these two build
ings. The board of trustees adjourn
ed at 10 O'Clock tonight to meet.
again Monday morning. The rest OF
the business transacted was OF q
routine nature. Reports showed
that the college was in a most pros
porous condition in every. particular.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
COMMENCEMENT AT OLAR.
High School Closes a Most Sue
cessful Year.


Olar, June 14.-On last Tuesday
evening were the final exercises OF
the Olar high school, which were gen
orally conceded to have been the best
|.eyer rendered here. The commence
,, ment exercises we're held in the
school auditorium, beginning Sunday
with an appropriate and most force
full sermon on Redemption by Rev
J. w. Daniel, D. D. On Sunday night
Rev. R. A. Tongue delivered a strong
educational sermon, which was thor
oughly enjoyed and appreciated by
the entire audience.
On Monday evening there were ex-
ercises by the primary and grammar
grades, which consisted OF plays, drills
piano solos and duets and rec1tatlons,
These exercises were well rendered
throughout and reflected much credit
on the teachers, Miss Matte Minis,
Mrs. w. M. Oxner and Miss Kitty
Hooton of these departments.
Again on Tuesday evening the
spacious auditorium was filled to
overflowing and the audience en-
joyed the graduating exercises by
the high school pupils. The pro
gram, too, consisted of plays, a drill,
piano solos and duets and each num-
ber was so dendered that it brought
continued applause and would have
been a credit to any school and the
writer can but congratulate Miss
Owens and Prof. Oxner on the sue
cess of the evening. The last num-
ber on the program was the presen-
tation of diplomas to five young
ladies and one young man by Prof
w. M. Oxner, who before presenting
the diplomas briefly recounted the
work of the school for the past year,
showing that it has beea-the most
successful the school has ever had,
and impressed upon the patrons the
great necessity of unity among them
for the success of the school.
Miss Lila Quattlebaum, OF Ridge
Spring, is the efficient music teacher
and all of the selections by her pu'
pills were of such high order that she
deserves special mention in the sue
cess of the commencement.
Perhaps no school has had any
more progress than Olar and the
success is due to the efforts OF the
principal, w. M. Oxner, and the trus'
tees, Messrs. G. F. Rizer, j. E. Cook
and w. P. Chitty.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Sheriff in Trouble.

Jacksonville, June 12.-Chaining
a passenger train on the Valdosta
Southern railroad to the track and
standing guard over it with q shot
gun, Deputy Sheriff I. c. Hunter,
of Ponetta, Fla, came in conflict
with the postal laws of the United
States by delaying the mail, accord
ing to an indictment returned by
the federal grand jury.
Hunter was arrested and brought
before Commissioner Locke to-day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Teachers Reelected.

At the annual meeting of trustees
of the Barnwell graded school, held
on Tuesday afternoon, the corps OF
teachers for the past year were re-
elected for another session. They
are as follows: Principal R. Boyd
Cole; assistants Misses Harrie NJ.
Bronson, Marie Keel, Pauline Rich
ardson, Bessie Palmore, Columbia
Bellinger and Mrs. Seabrook; music
teacher, Miss Adah Stannard.-Barn-
we'll Sentinel
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Marriage a Failure.

He found marriage failure be-
cause he did all the courting before
marriage. He never talked his a.
fairs over with his wife. He thought
of his wife only as a cheap house
keeper. He never dreamed that a
wife deserved praise or compliments.
He married an ideal, was disappoint-
ed to find it had flaws. He paid no
attention to his personal appearance
after marriage. He treated his wife
as he would not have dared to treat
another woman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Killed by Crazy Passenger.

Fort Wayne, Ind, June 14.-Just
as a West-bound Wabash passenger
train was pulling into the city to-
night a Spaniard, who occupied a
special coach with Italian imml-
grants, bound for st. Louis, went in
sane and leaping into the aisle
plunged a dagger into the heart of
one of the Italians, fatally stabbed
another and painfully wounded a
third. He then leaped through the
car window and escaped.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Peabody Gift Accepted.

Athens, Ca, June 13.-The board
of trustees of the University of Geor-
gia to-day accepted the proposition
of the Peabody board of new $780,
900 building and provided for the
election of the requisite number OF
teachers when the new building is
finished. The $4,000 will be form
ally appropriated by the Peabody
trustees next October.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18

There is not a town in South Car
olina, dispensary or no dispensary,
that is nearer free from blind tigers
than Newberry. This is owing to
the vigilance of our officers as well
as to the respect for law of our peo-
ple.-Newberry Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
Powers Pardoned.

Governor Wilson, of Kentucky, has
pardoned Caleb Powers and James
Howard, charged with completely IN
the mruder of Gov. VIM. Goebel sew
eral years ago. Powers was secre-
tary of State at the time of the kill
ing. and the shot which killed Goebel
came from his Office. He has been
tried for his life four times, death
being the penalty in two trials.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-18
in THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
sReading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The students of Wofford college
held a meeting and adopted resolu'
tions urging Dr.. Snyder to remain as
president.
W. F. Caldwell has retired as edi-
tor of the Marlboro Democrat, pub
lished at Bennettsville, and accepted
position with the News and Courier
The State campaign opens to-day
"wednesday The candidates foI
the United States Senate will SPEAK
in Sumter, and the candidates for
State Offices will speak at st. Mat
thews.
Henry Leopard, a white man OF
Aiken county, was tried last week
on the charge of attempting to assault
his cousin, a little girl of ten years.
He was found guilty and sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary.
Dr.. Henry N. Snyder has declined
the presidency of the South Carolna
University, and will remain as presl-
dent OF Wofford college. This will
be most welcome news to the many
friends of Wofford throughout the
State.
The $4,000 contributed by the
Peabody board for the erection OF
the new dormitory at Winthrop Col
lege has been sent to that institution.
The general assembly appropriated
$24 900 for the same purpose this
year and a like amount next year.
Lewis F. Byars, a white man,
was tried in Columbia last week on
) the charge of murder. He was found
guiltywi recommendation to mer-
.cy and sentenced to life imprison-
jment in the penitentiary Byars shot
and killed his step-son, young Oliver
Lanahan, in the Olympia mill village
in March of last year.
The faculty of Clemson College,
after careful Investigation, has con-
sented to reinstate about one nun
dred of the students who were dis
missed from the institution last
April. In each case application for
reinstatement was made by the stu
dent. These reinstated cadets can
re-enter Clemson next fall.
At the reunion of Confederate
veterans in Birmingham last week,
: Gen. Clement A. Evans, of Georgia,
was elected commander In chief to
succeed Gen. Stephen D. Lee, de-
ceased. Gen. G.. Irvine Walker, OF
South Carolina, was reelected COM
mander of the army of Northern
Virginia. Memphis, Tenn, was
chosen as the next place of meeting.
S. M. Wetmore, a Spartanburg at
torney, has been appointed receiver
for the Carolina Fire Insurance Co.
9at Spartanburg. This no doubt Is
the result of the report Of Insurance
Commissioner McMaster. It is said
that legal steps will be taken by the
receiver to collect all assessments
son policy holders, so that claims may
be paid and the business Of the COM
pany wound up.
Since the withdrawal of Ex-Gover-
nor d. C. Hayward from the race for
the United States Senate, the friends
OF D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, have
been urging him to re-enter the con-
test. He will not do so, as he is
preparing to make an extended tour
i Of Europe. It is said that the entry
of Heyward caused Henderson to
withdraw, and that Hayward had
promised Henderson not to run.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-10

Hopkinsville. KY, Nov. l0.-Last
week showed quleter conditions on
the local tobacco market than have
ruled for the past two or three weeks.
Sales by the Planters Protective
association at this place amounted to
i6 hogsheads, prices being those pre-
scrIbed by the schedule adopted. by
the organization Instead of award
ing prizes and storage-house contracts
last week. the executive committee OF
the association postponed this action
until today. After these contracts
have been awarded tobacco will be
gin to move. provided II ever rains
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-10
TOBACCO NEWS
Big Deal for Tobacco.


Chrksville. Tenn. Nov 1O.-Reii-
able information has been received
here that a contract has been closed
BY the Dark Tobacco Growers asso-
citation With the Imperial tobacco
buyers. by which the latter are tc
take ten or twelve MILAN pounds OF
tobacco from the association. 1t Is
learned further that this tobacco Is
10 be placed In hogsheads. about
200 pounds to the hogshead, and
delivered 10 the warehouses. from
whence In turn II will be delivered to
the factories. This deal means much
to Clarksville, as II will lead to the
establishment of several stemmeries
that will employ large number OF
workers. The deal has been pending
for several weeks.
Il is expected that the market will
open as soon as seasonable weathei
permits. The farmers, through- this
method. will be able to prize their
tobacco at home. and thereby save
themselves that portion of the ex-
pense that accrues from the employ
ment of experienced prizers.