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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-14
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,
Number Of New Books Have Recently
Been Added to List.

The following new boob have lust
been added to the Public Library. and
are going lie hot cakes
Alice for short" deMorEau Aunt
Jane OF Kentucky Hall '.lhr Uaugh-
ter OF Anderson Crow" Ny,utchcuu;
The Fruit OF the Tree, Wharton;
THE nelpmnte," Sinclair rho Lady
OF the Decoration" Little; Tho Lions
Share" Thanot: THE louc star
Lyle; The New ChronicIr, OF Re.
bccca," Wisgin; Satan Slndcrson,"
Rives: This Shuttle" Burnett; The
WeaVers," Parker: The Traitor. -
Dixon The Younger Set, Chambers.
Annual subscription to the Library
is S2--three months or less, ST. 1.-THE
Library Is open every day except Sun.
day from 2 to 8 o'clock y, IN. The
new Library headquarterS IL Room 2,
second floor. new Graham block, cor
ner East Main and Mechanic streets.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-14
BIG SUITS ENTERED.
D., E. Goodwin is Suing J. L, Medllr
for Aggregate Of $4,000.

for Aggregate OF $4,000.
There has been recently filed two
important suits In this county, being
two suits OF $4,000 each where d. L.
Goodwin Is suing ], l.. Medlin for as.
sault, etc.
Tho circumstances are not quite
clear I'm the case, and 1t Is difficult IA
secure the facts, but It Is understood
that the cases grew out OF an alleged
assault upon the person of the plain.
tiit by the defendant, while the former
was employed by j. L.'Medlin 4 Co,
naval stores operators at Meredith.
Levy county.
Mr.. Goodwin Is naval stores man
OF broad experience, and a few months
ago went to work under contract with
Mr.. Medlin. II is stated that the two
men had a Misunderstanding. and that
Mr. Medlin made a personal assault
upon the plaintiff In these cases,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Called Meeting, a Which Time Inn
portant Resolutions Were Passed.

Called Meeting, AZ which Time Inn
pOrtant Resolutions Were Passed.
At the called meeting of the City
Council, held Thursday morning for
the purpose of receiving the report of
the committee appointed to investi-
gate and report on the ACCESSIBILITY OF
changing the location Of the proposed
Government building, the following re-
port was submitted and accepted:
ITO the President and Members OF the
City Council:
Your committee to whom was re.
ferred the petition Of b. F. Hampton,
respecting a change in the location OF
the proposed Government building,
respectfully report that they have In.
Vestigated the matter, and would rec.
Ommend that the proposal to change
the location OF the said Government
building to place a few feet west
of the present accepted location De
accepted; provided, of course, that the
said location be acceptable to the
Government, and that the city be re-
leased from the payment OF one hun
dred and fifty dollars, the additional
amount agreed upon at the time the
said site was determined on. at the
foot OF center of East Main street,
making the amount due by the city to
Hampton & Graham for the streets or,
street past or around said building a
continuance Of East Main street, as
six hundred dollars, this being the
amount originally agreed upon be-
tween Messrs. Hampton & Graham
aud the city; the lot to be $50 feet
north and south on East Main street,
aud 100 feet east and west on Mag.
nolia street.
Respectfully submitted. February
II. 1908. /. L. WEBSTER,
'E. e. CANNON,
Committee" =
Nh At this meeting the following report
was also received from the committee
appointed to investigate the matter OF
certain property owAers asking relief
D the matter OF street paving, etc:
ITO the President and Members ot~the
u City Council;
Your committee to whom was re.
ferred the petition Of ]. ID. String
tellow ct al, asking relief In the mat
ter Of street paving, beg leave to re-
bort that they have referred the ques.
Zion to the City Attorney, and submit
the following resolution;
!" BE II Resolved by the City Coun.
III OF the city OF Gainesville. that
che Board of Public Works be
aathorized To collect from the
property owners on Liberty street
west from Arredondo street to
the west line OF the Grissome prop
eFty, against whose property special
assessments have been made for the
saving Of said street, one-third OF the
actual cost from each abutting prop
.erty owner for the street abutting
said property. 30 that the property
owners on the narrow part OF said
street shall pay two-thirds OF the cost
OF paving said street according to the
actual width. Also, the said property
owners 10 pay ell court costs and
ether fees that have accrued or at.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-14

tached by reason of the filing OF suits
to enforce collection.
1.-The actual cost OF such paving not
to exceed the assessment already
made l. r, WEBSTER.
"A, e. WITTSToCK.
Committee"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-14
AFAcr PROVEN,
shssIa CosVlses ESen tie NEST sksD-
IDEAL 1t Its TFuth.


~ thrfe is the slightest 6otTbt IN the
min, % any that Dandfum germs do not
exist, thsi' belief IL eomPoiled ~ the
fact that = rabbit lnhoc uiated with thu
geFIns became bald IN siH weeks time
II must be apparent 70 any parson
thaeefofe that the oaly prevention ~
lalanasa 10 the dastFuetioa u the GeFul--
whiaA Get h successfully accomplished
~ ono hHnAfed per cent % eaeas ~
tha application Of Nssbrc'a Herpieiae,
DanareR q ganssd BY the sane HegN1
which csueea badness and can ~ pre-.
Vautad NTH tia sans rsne5y NsEbT0s
fserplci1a.
Aeeapt 10 euhslituia "DeaFOy ths
oausa you rengve The sNect,"
aala " leading aFuRvts,s, Send Nc 10
efanspa fpF eamDle % TIE Hsrpsrids Co.
DssFuet ml6h.
Two siEss~-so cents ss1 siyo9.
!. q. Eedsford q Co. Special Agents.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-14
A GUEST or HONOR.
Nrs. n. n. Mecrssry VIII Attend Re
eeptlen o. Y. o. c. At Atarks.

SeptIoM Of Y. o. C. at starks.
Mrs, II. H. McCreary expects "a
leave thIs moratng for Starks. where
today she viii BE- the guest Of honor
at q reception to be given by Joe
Wheeler Chapter. UnIted Daughters
OF the COntederAcy. thls being the
second anniversary Of the chapter
Mrs. McCEeary. who Is n past.presiden'
Of KiFby.smith Chapter Of this city,
Ia one Of the most prominent snd most
popular Daughters Of the State. ~
she has always manifested . great
interest Ia the work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
Case of Robbery and Arson.

Greenville, November 9.-About
s11:30 o'clock tonight fire was dis
covered in the Office of William Gold
smith, Jr., real estate agent, in the
Palmetto building on Main street. AS
the firemen entered the room a man
was found on the floor with his head
wrapped. He was hastily removed
and it was found that he was Mr.. T.
e. Mccullough, Mr.. Goldsmith's book
keeper. He says that he entered the
Office from a closet about IL O'Clock; !;
some one threw a rag over his head
and that was the last he knew until
he came to in the police station. The
rag was chloroformed and it is very
plain that, the work was that of rob-
bers. The flames were extinguished
with little damage. Mr.. Mccullough
was down posting his books and they
were all out on the shelves and the
safe was open. Mr.. Mccullough g
keys were taken from his pocket and
thus far the police have not been able
to find them. The whole case is
shrouded in mystery but the general
opinion is. that robbers had cholo-
formed Mr.. Mccullough. How the
FIRE originated is a mystery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
Church Rally.

Following is the program for the
second and last big rally of 1908 on
the new church building of Mt. Car
mel M. E. church, colored, at Bam-
berg:
Thursday evening. November 10th,
preaching by Rev. ]. H. Danner, pas
tor Of the mill chapel.
Friday evening, preaching by Rev.
A. R. Howard, pastor of the Bamberg
circuit.
Sunday at 1880 a. M, short ad-
dress by the pastor on the subject
of infant baptism.
Sweet music will be rendered on all
occasions by Mt. Carmel choir.
Collections-Cradle roll rally, a
dime rally by the Sunday-school, etc.
We prayerfully and sincerely solicit
the aid of our friends, both white
and colored. 'He that buildeth a
house unto the Lord buildeth well,
and lendeth unto him."
D. ]. Sanders, Pastor; J. A. MINI
mons, j. S. Grant, and w. c. Caleb,
Trustees and Stewards.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
Death Of Mr.. G.. F. Rentz.

Mr.. C. F. Rentz, highly respected
citizen of this county, died at his
home in the Ehrhardt section last
Friday night. His death was a great
shock to his family and friends, as it
was very sudden. Mr.. Rentz had
been sitting around the fire playing
with his little grand child just be-
fore retiring, but he complained Of
not feeling well and retired ahead of
the rest of the family. Soon after
he had gone to bed he coughed se7-
eral times and on going to his bed
ne was found to be in dying condi-
ton and soon expired. 1t is supposed
his death was caused from apoplexy,
as he was of stout build and had re-
Gently been suffering a great deal
with Indigestion.
TIE burial took place Saturday
morning at Pleasant Hill Methodist
church, near Ehrhardt, Mr.. Rentz
having long been member and stew
ard of this church. The services
were conducted by his pastor, Rev.
T. L. Belvin, after which the body
was buried with Masonic honors, Mr..
Rentz having for years been a loyal
and faithful member of the order.
Mr.. Rentz was about f1fty-six years
old, and leaves a large family OF chill
dren and grand children as well as
other relatives. He was good man
and citizen, and will be greatly miss
ed, not only in his immediate COM
munity, but all over the county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
New Superintendent.

The board of public works has en-
ployed Mr.. J. w. Lovejoy, of Marion,
Ala, as superintendent of the Bam-
berg electric light plant, to succeed
Mr.. Jas. E. Salley, who resigned to
return to angeburg. Mr.. Lovejoy
was in the city last Thursday, and af-
ter a conference with the board, he
was employed for the coming year
He has had considerable experience in
the operation of electric light and
water plants, being now superintend-
ent of the water and light plant at
Marion, Ala, and we feel sure that
he will give general satisfaction to
the patrons here. Mr.. Lovejoy is
a young man, twenty-eight years old,
and is married. He will come to
Bamberg and. take charge of the
plant December 1st.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
HIGHER Cotton Prices Predicted.

Atlanta, Ca, November 8.-Har-
vie Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton Growers association,
speaking tonight of the outlook for
marketing the present cotton crop,
said:
1.-THE national election is past and
millions of dollars of orders for man
ufactured goods have been placed in
the past few weeks. Raw cotton will
feel the impetus given to other lines
of industry. While the ginners' re-
ports indicate larger amount Of
cotton ginned to date than at any
previous period in the history of the
census bureau, the ginnings for No.
vember and the succeeding months
Of the year will indicate heavy and
continuous falling off. The total
yield of this year will, in my opinion,
fall far short of the two big crop
years of 1904 and 1906"
Mr.. Jordan emphasized his belief
that the price of cotton will rise
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
Petition for Pardon.

Ex-senator S. G. Mayfield, of Bam-
berg, to-day appeared before the Gov
ernor in behalf of the petition for the
pardon Of Herbert Boyles, white
youth, convicted Of housebreakins
and larceny. Mr.. Mayheld was ac-
companied by the mother and other
relatives of young Boyles, and he
made a strong plea for the boys par
don. The petition is signed by the
jurors who tried him and by the soil
citor, who states that it was his opin-
ion that Boyles was led into the trou-
bic by his companion, A. w. Nelson.
who, to all appearances, was a nard-
ened criminal, and who 1s also serv-
inc a term for this offence. Boyles
was sentenced in 1905 to five years In
the penitentiary, but did not begin his
sentence until 190S.-Columbia cor
respondence News and Courier, Fri
day, November 9Th.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
Examination for Stenographer.

An examination is to be held in Al
ken on Wednesday, December 18th,
to select court stenographer for the
second circuit. Mr.. Jas. F. Byrnes,
who has held the position for num-
Der of years, has been elected solici-
tor, and this causes the vacancy.
Judge Robert Aldrich has the ap-
pointment, and the examination is
held to determine the competency OF
applicants. Mr.. H. N. Bellinger, Of
this city, is an applicant for the posi-
ton, and we trust he will be the sue
cessful one. He is a fine young man,
most capable and careful stenog-
rapher, and has had considerable ex-
perience in court reporting. His work
has the strong endorsement Of law
yers and judges who are familiar with
his services, and we feel sure Judge
Aldrich could make no appointment
which will give greater satisfaction.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
Big Crowd at Laurens.

Laurens, Nov. 10.-Upon orders
from headquarters the Traynham
Guards, the local military company,
left Laurens to-day at o'clock, es-
corting John Irby and Clarence Ag-
new to Spartanburg, where they are
to be tried tomorrow, one for at
tempted criminal assault and the
other for wrecking a passenger train.
Agnew and Irby were brought
through this city from Columbia. At
the station was gathered a vast
crowd of people but curiosity was the
only spirit in evidence. Capt. o. w.
Babb took 48 men of his company
fully equipped for duty.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
ACCIDENTALLY KILLS FRIEND.
Wade Cothran Pinson Shoots and
Kills Thornwell Boyce.

Laurens, November IA most un-
fortunate and deplorable tragedy oc-
Cured last night in the Gross Hill
neighborhood when young Thornwell
Boyce was accidentally shot and kill
ed by his friend, Wade Cothran Pin
son, both of the town of Cross Hill.
The facts of the killing as related by
Mr.. Enoch B. Pinson, father OF the
slayer, are as follows:
Pinson, Boyce and Miss Mary
Brown, a young lady of that section,
were in a buggy en- route home after
attending a party at Mrs. Eugene
Leavell's, in the upper part Of New
berry County. Boyce, who was seat
ed on Pinson's lap, whispered to Pin
son to shoot his pistol once or twice
to scare Miss Brown. Acting upon
this suggestion the young man took
out his pistol, a Al Colts. 1t was
loaded with No. 3S cartridges and
snapped twice. Then Pinson, while
examining the weapon and trying to
adjust it, accidentally discharged one
shot, which entered the head OF
young Boyce little back of the CEN
tre on the right side, and coming out
about two inches above. Boyce was
rendered unconscious, and never re-
covered, dying to-day at'12 o'clock.
The young men, aged about twen-
ty-two, were the best of friends, says
the father of young Pinson. Boyce
was a clerk in Rayser & Co.'s store,
and Pinson in Miller & Co.'s. Both
are of prominent families. Young
Boyce was the son of the late Capt.
Martin Boyce, a man of more than
usual prominence in the county,
while the Pinsons are a large and
influential family.
The inquest was held this after
noon at o'clock. Solicitor Cooper
attended, and upon his arrival here
tonight bail will be applied for be-
fore Judge Memminger and the
amount of the bond fixed, should the
motion not be resisted by the solici-
tor
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
The Bambefg Lyceum.

The second regular attraction on
the lyceum course this season Will De
the Boston Ladies Quartette. This
splendid group of artists will be here
Saturday, November IA. The man
agement regrets that Saturday night
was the only available date for this
attraction, but the hour has been
placed at nine 50 as to give all the
members an opportunity of attend
ing.
The Quartette comes to us most
highly recommended. Here Is the
announcement of the lyceum system.
eve wish to announce an entirely
new program of quartettes, solos and
readings, besides several unique nov.
elites. Among the new features OF
the program are duets in Spanish
costume by Miss Sampson and Miss
Bradford. Also a number specially
arranged from the light opera 'Poca-
hontas' by the Quartette.
"Miss Gross, the talented young
reader, is equally at home In humor-
GUS and pathetic numbers, and MISS
Langtry, who has recently returned
from Germany, will charm everyone
with her brilliant and artistic violin
solos," ,,-
Bob Taylor had this to say: II
have heard many quartettes, but this
is the best one / ever heard.
The management is striving to sc
cure the very best attractions posi-
BILE, and the course booked for the
season far exceeds the guarantee sale
of season tickets-so let's all patron
ize the lyceum.
Remember the date and hour
Saturday, November IA, at 9 o'clock
D. M, Carlisle Fitting School audi
tOrium
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
POSTMASTER SHOT.
Would-be Murderer Then Committed
Suicide.

New York, November 9.-Edward
M. Morgan, postmaster of New York
city, who was wounded in the abdo-
men this morning by bullet hred
by E. H. B. Mackay, an eccentric En-
glish stenographer, who then COM
mitted suicide, was resting well to-
night and unless complications de-
velop he will recover.
Mr.. Morgan probably owes his life
to the quick wit and bravery OF his
14-year-old daughter, Dorothy, who
saw Mackay draw his revolver and
struck it with her hand. This de-.
fected the bullet, otherwise the post;
master would have been fatally
wounded, for his assailant was at
close range and fired four shots In
all. The shooting occurred at One:
Hundred and Forty-sixth street ana
only a short distance from Mr.. Mor-
gan's home. He was on his way down
town at the time.
An investigation of the life ana
record of Mackay reveals that he was
of a morbid nature and a former In
mate of an asylum in Worchester,
Mass. That his act was premeditated
is made certain by. letter he lett,
but aside from fancied grievance
against Mr.. Morgan and the postofdce
authorities concerning the handling
of his mail, nothing has come to light
to indicate why he should have
sought to murder the postmaster.
His clothing when searched gave up
between 80 and 40 smokeless cart
ridges, heavy slungshot and knife
with a four-inch blade and clasp
knife.
A quantity of literature on social
ism and a slungshot similar to the
one on his body were found In the
room. That he was rational at the
time of the shooting was attested to
by the firm Of Broadway lawyers by
whom he was employed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
JAIL TERM FOR FINANCIER.
Charles w. Morse Likely to Stay In
Federal Prison at Atlanta.

New York, Nov. 6.-Charles W.
Morse, one time ice king" steam
ship king" and controlling force IN
a long string of banks in this city,
whose personal fortune little more:
than a year ago was estimated at
more than s22,O00,000 and Alfred
H. Curtis former president Of the Ma
tiinal Bank of North America, spent
last night in a cell in the Tombs pris-
on.
They were convicted yesterday In
the United States court of violations
of the national banking laws in con-
nection with their conduct of the MAJ
tional Bank of North America, of
which Morse also was an officer.
To-day, when they arose, simulta-
neously with hundreds of others In
the grim city prison they faced the
possibility Of many years behind the
iron grated doors. This morning they
arose with the other prisoners and
partook of the regulation prison
breakfast.
Morse was sentenced to-day to If
teen years imprisonment by Judge
Hough in the Federal court. Sem
tepce on Curtis was suspended.
The sentence Of Morse was on the
verdict of guilty of the misappropria-
ton of the funds OF the National
Bank of North America and making
false entries in the books Of that
bank. It is understood that the At.
lanta Federal prison will be where
Morse will be confined, If he goes to
prison.
Curtis was granted the clemency
recommended by the jury. In his
case sentence was suspended.
A stay of ten days in the execution
of Morse's sentence was granted, and
it is expected that appeal will be Ia
ken Immediately.
The scene In the court room when
sentence was passed was dramatic.
The wives of the two defendants were
present early, but it was the husbands
and not the wives who proved COM
forters. Morse sat like stole when
he heard the words condemning him
to prison, but the strain was too
great for the women. Mrs. Morse
collapsed and still sobbing was t2-
ken to an anteroom, where moment
later her husband held her In his
arms and sought to console her. Mrs.
Curtis tainted.
After granting clemency in the
case Of Curtis, Judge Hough said:
''In the case of Morse there is little
to be said. AS in all bank fraud cases,
criminal legality is only part OF the
larger general scheme. In this case
it was to use the bank and the deposi-
tors money for speculative purposes.
If such schemes were permitted to be
carried out the public would be at
the mercy of a band Of adventures.
Therefore I sentence you to fifteen
years in the Federal prison at Allan
ta." g
Pending action on the appeal Morse
was paroled in the custody OF the:
United States marshal.
Morse was taken to the Tombs this
afternoon and it was announced that
no application for release on bond
would be made to-day. IN
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
General Election.

Both the State and Federal Elec-
ton Commissioners for this county
met here Tuesday for the purpose OF
counting the votes cast in the recent
general election. The total vote OF
this county for congress was 87S, OF
which J. o. Patterson, the Democrat
ic candidate, received 852, and Isaac
Myers, negro Republican, 26. We
understand that Mr.. Patterson WILL
contest the vote cast for Myers, AS
the ballots were not of legal size. The
total vote for Presidential electors
was 8S1, of which the Bryan electors
received S4S, and the Taft electors
33.
The vote in the State election for
this county was only 651, as the Ehr-
hardt State box had not arrived Tues
day, and' of course the vote there
could not be counted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-12
The Civic League.

This extract taken from the cor
respondent from Sumter to the State
is worthy of note:
s'The Sumter Civic League has the
endorsement of Sumter people. 1t Is
backed up by private and official sup
port. One feature in connection with
the Sumter Civic League which
arouses the admiration of similar Or
ganizations in other places is the
manner in which the men OF Sumter
respond to every call made upon
them by the ladies, and the ladies
feel proud of the fact that they have
the gentlemen at their disposal for
financial and moral support and for
any assistance they need for the Civic
League. And the Sumter men, like
true Southern gentlemen, esteem 1t
an honor to be called upon to assist
the Sumter ladies'.
When the ladies Of Bamberg can
truthfully endorse this as to the gen
tlemen of Bamberg, then, and then
only, will any material progress be
made in the upbuilding of our town.
An old and honored citizen, who
has always been connected with the
best interests of Bamberg, has given
us much encouragement in our work.
He said that Bamberg has not kept
abreast with other towns its size In
civic improvements, and that he was
delighted to see that the ladies mad
at last aroused from their lethargy.
But that we must expect some re-
buffs and criticisms, but not to grow
discouraged; just to work steadily
on.
The oyster supper and chrysanthe-
mum show at the court house was
quite a success financially and other
wise. More than $4,000 was added
to our fast growing bank account
thereby.
In next weeks issue we hope to
give some general idea OF the I'm
provements which we hope to make,
also to show that we have already
accomplished some little good.