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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
BOYS WENT TO CHURCH.
Rector Won All Their Marbles and
They Couldn't Play.

Many interesting stores are tolo
OF the late Bishop Wilmer, OF Alaba-
ma, who was noted Tor his wit and
sharp repartee," said t.oDert W. Ken
nedy, or Birmingham, Ala. A story
which is considered characteristic or
the man was told by a virginia MIN
lister at private dinner IN Richmond
not so very long ago.
|. "'When Bishop Winner was rector
of the little Protestant Episcopal
church at Uppervilie, Va said be,
ne was much worried by the nonat-
tendance at service on Sundays OF the
majority OF the young men Of the
community. On inQulring he found
that instead OF going to church they
were in the habit OF playing marbles
Tor stakes-marbles in those days, it
must be remembered, was much
more serious game than it is now,
occupying much the same position in
the realm of sports as do billiards
and pool in these days.
Bishop Wilmer, then a parson
not we'll known, determined to break
UP this practice. He himself had been
an expert marble player in his boy
hood. Accordingly on Saturday he
came across a number of the young
men engaged in game. The good
bishop asked several questions, and
finally challenged the lot to play him
tor keeps" They readily consent
ed.
much to their astonishment, the
young minister won steadily, and
soon they had to go to the stores to
replenish, their stock. Toward the
close of the afternoon Mr.. Wilmer
had won every marble in the town of
Upperviiie. Putting his winnings"
in a bag, he remarked, since you
can't play marbles tomorrow, I hope
to see you all at church And he
did" ."-Washington Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
Motor Victim Dies.

Wrightsville, Ca, August 10
Miss Nina Tompkins, daughter of a
we'll known banker, who with five
others was frightfully injured in an
automobile accident here yesterday,
died at o'clock this morning.
Physicians to-day performed an
operation on her brother, Roger
Tompkins, in an attempt to save his
life, but it is said his case is hope
less.
Miss Emma Tompkins, William
Tompkins and Oswold Tompkins, all
more or less seriously injured, will
recover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
TROUBLE IN COLLETON.
Local Paper Claims Supervisor Has
Not Kept Records Straight.

NOT hepC hcCOruS SIrdlSuC.
County Supervisor J. o. Griffin,
of Colleton county, is "shy' approx
imately $4,000, according to an
item in the last issue of the Colleton
County News, paper published at
Walterboro.
The story says in part: There
is a discrepancy of s10,474.53 be-
tween the supervisors reported ex-
penditures as published to the people
he is supposed to be serving and the
checks he has drawn upon the treas
urer. Supervisor Grifin's report for
the first quarter of 1909, as publish
ed as an advertisement in The Press
and Standard, on April %, shows an
expenditure of s2,S54.06. The re-
port for the second quarter as adver-
tised in the same paper on August 4
shows an expenditure of S9,519.13.
The total reported expenditures for
the half year Supervisor Griffin has
been in Office amounted to S19,373.-
These reports do not fit in at
all, however, with checks bearing
the signature of J. o. Griffin held by
County Treasurer R. E. Jones. When
The News man called on Treasurer
Jones, the figures from the treas
urer's books of record were called
over, tabulated, checked and re-
checked and then taken to bank Of
fetal, who footed them up on an add
ing machine and then rechecked his
addition. The result Of this showed
that the county supervisor had
checked from the county treasury the
sum of s2e,S47.72 since January II
and that S1O,474.53 of this amount
has not been accounted for by him
in his published reports as required
by law"
The article also charges that
"along the Interrogation it was dis
covered that the supervisor has had
to borrow $4,000 already this year,
although he found to his credit, when
he took charge in January, a bal
ance of more than $4,000 and has
since had placed at his disposal the
county's share of the dispensary
profits, the money from fines, IL
censes, etc. 1t is very probable that
an investigation will be made of the
affairs in the Office of the Colleton
county supervisor in the immediate
future in an endeavor to discover
why there should be so great diff
ference between his advertised expen-
ditures and the sum he has really
spent"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
TO OPERATE ON SHERIFF.
P. H. Corley, Of Lexington, Goes tc
Richmond for Treatment.

Lexington, August 15.-Sherif P.
H. Corley left Friday night for Rich
mond, Va, where he goes to have an
operation performed upon his hand,
which was injured by the negro, Ed
Bynum, a few months ago. The hand
has been almost useless to the sherifl
since it was shot, and it is hoped by
the sheriff's friends that the opera
ton will be entirely successful. More
than 100 shot took effect in the
hand, and but few have been extract
ed. They are said to be lined up all
against the bones of the fingers, and
it is not certain that the surgeons
will make the effort to extract them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
713:|Y13,Ei7!lS l3G131l!l!l1 3!ll1I;IG|
EATS FIVE WATERMELONS.
Kentucky Negress's Feat Results In
Cardiac Paralysis.

Louisville, KY, August 14.-Lu-
cinda Davis, a colored woman, aged
35 years, died to-day as the result OF
eating too much watermelon at a con-
test last night. DR.. LOOMS Blanton,
assistant coroner, pronounced death
due to cardiac paralysis, superin-
duced by acute indigestion. Lucinda
ate five Watermelons.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
CLYBURN SUICIDE A MYSTERY.
Reason for Young Students Rasn
Deed Remains Hidden.

Lancaster, August 14.-Coroner
King held an inquest to-day over the
body of young Ernest Clyburn' who
killed himself at the home OF his
father, Capt. W. U. Clyburn, near
Halle Gold Mine, yesterday after
noon. Only two witnesses were ex-
amined, W. N. Clyburn, cousin, and
Brokam Clyburn, brother of the de-
ceased. They testified that the young
man was found in a room behind a
bolted door, lying on the right side
with a revolver, A calibre Colts, un-
der his breast and arm, and was dead
when thus discovered. A bullet
wound was through the head. A note
was pinned to the shirt, stating no
one but himself was to blame for the
deed.
There was no evidence whatever
throwing any light on the cause OF
the tragedy. The verdict of the jury
was that the deceased came to his
death by his own hand. The remains
were buried this afternoon at Pleas
ant Plains church. The father OF
young Clyburn is one of the Wealth.
est and most influential citizens in
the county, and is prostrated with
grief over the fourth death in his
family within the past two years,
three sons and his wife having pass
ed away, two of the sons meeting
with violent deaths. 1t has been sug-
gested that the death of his mother,
to whom he was fondly devoted and
for whom he never ceased to grieve,
had something to do with young Cly-
burns suicide. He was a young man
of high character and exemplary hab-
it's, had been a close student at Wake
Forest College for two years, and had
arranged to return there next month.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
POSTMASTER EXONERATED
GEORGETOWN Official Cleared Of Charge
of Being Short.

Washington, D. c., August IA
Postmaster King, of Georgetown, has
been exonerated from all charges of a
shortage in the money accounts OF
his Office, and no further proceedings
will be taken in the case by the de-
partment About two weeks ago, up
on the complaint of Kings bondsmen,
postofice inspectors were sent to
Georgetown to investigate King S
books, the bondsmen claiming that
the latter, they believed, were short.
At the same time, petition was sent
here asking the department, in the
event there should be vacancy, that
James E. McQuade, -also of George
town, be made Kings successor.
The inspectors have been at work
on the case for two weeks and the re-
suit of their work was made public
only to-day. 1t is shown that while
King was short several hundred dol
lars recently, there was no evidence
going to show any criminal intent or
that he meant to defraud the govern
ment. On the other hand, there was
evidence to show that because OF
heavy personal demands upon him as
we'll as some irregularities in the
handling of funds, he had fallen be-
hind in his accounts with the govern
ment. The amount he owed has now
been fully paid up and nothing furth-
er will be done in the matter. 1t was
stated that in addition to the re-
port of the inspectors which exoner-
ates King, many of the leading cltl-
zens of Georgetown had signed petit
ton and had also written the post
master general signifying their belief
that Mr.. King was entirely straight
forward and honest, and asking that
no steps be taken looking to his re-
moval.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
The Whisper.

"Gentle maiden hear my whisper,
Here beside me gently kneel,
Come oh! quickly, lest l languish,
To you a message let me SEAL
Many were the messages spoken,
By the boys who wore the gray,
Many voices were there lifted,
And were some heard to pray.
Hearts were some heavy laden,
With great grief and woe,
Others resigned to God and kept
Their voices still forevermore.
But there was one to anguish given
And grievous was his tale of woe,
To his country he had given his life
And now to heaven he must go.
Neither was his grief so stricken,
By the victory of the blue,
For to die was his victory,
And to his country he was true.
."Break this message to my mother,
And to Jennie, 1 do pray
With you all 1 cannot linger,
I am going home to-day "
The azure sky had lost it's tint
And stars bedecked the lonely way;
And there beneath the pale twilight
Slept a mothers boy in gray.
WILLIE HAY.
Govan, S. G..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
Negro Runs Amuck.

Nashville, Tenn, August Is
Tom Harding, negro, to-day fatally
wounded his wife, Mary, shot in the
leg Nathan Marshall, a policeman,
who tried to arrest him.
Later he fired at another negro
whom he charged with alternating his
wife's affections. After wounding the
policeman, Harding led his pursuers
a long chase, finally dropping from
exhaustion and then attempting his
own life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-19
His Graduate Daughter.
(From the Boston Herald.)

Our daughters graduated,
An we're feelin' quite 'elated.
For she's comm home frum college
in a week or two, she writes:
She hez studied all the LIMOGES
Nv the Eskimos an Mingoes,
An in 'ologies an classics she is way
up in the heights.
She hez tuuk, prize in spell1n'
An in readin', so they're tellin',
She kin reason out an argue like a
statesman on the stump;
She kin dance an play pianner
In a most artistic manner,
She hez got the facts an figures Nv
the ages in a lump.
She kim pose, an do Delsarte,
An get up a meal la carte,
She can do the physie culture in a
Way to beat the band;
She kin handle all the topics
Frum Alaska to the tropics,
She kin bow an "slam," her ma says,
in way that's truly grand.
She's an actress an painter,
An in fact, l guess there amt er
Blessed thing in art or science she
don't know from A to z.
An l s'pose this raft Nv knowl-
edge
Is a boom fur ev'ry college,
But jest how she'll use it farmin' is
the thing that's gettin' me.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
IMMIGRATION INCREASING.
67,1a4 Arrived in February, ~ against
23,3sI in the Same Month Last Yenr.

Washington. March .3-Inmgraton
for February was larger than Tor any
month since the depression ~ 1907. ac-
cording TO figures OF tie bureau OF I'M
migration given out to-day. II Is con
sidered that one of the best oarome-
ters of industrial conditions in the Uni
ted states Is the inward movement or
Immigrant passengers on the steamship
lines. Whenever there is depression II Is
strikingly reflected in the immigration
figures.
The total immigration to this country
In February, 1919. was s.ls4. as against
e3.asl in February 1878. an increase OF
49,11173 italy still continues 20 be the larg-
est contributor of her subjects to the
United states. leading In February last
with 2o.294 gain OF 1902 over the fig-
ures for February, l9oS Hungary comes
next with 1880: Austria. lo,%'I. Russia n
Empire and Finland. s,s51. Other coun-
tries contributed from up to 1000. Jap
an contributed 1874 IN February. 1863, AZ
against loSo a wear ago. and CHINA 1872
as against 100 In February. 1913.
There was Il net decrease IN our DoDu-
lat,on by emigration % 20 s'o-55,. SSt
aliens arriving during the twelve months
ended December 81. los and FN'4+7 de-
parting on account Of the hard times
that existed throughout the whole year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
AN AIRSHIP SECURED
II Will 60 Up Twice Day during
the Tcrccnte Ccle-
bratiOn.

AT meeting Of the executive com
mittee OF the local tercentenary cele-
hration, Monday evening. deal was
scnting T J. Strobel's airships. for an
airsh!p during the week OF Burlins-
toms celebration of the discovery Of
Lake Champaign. The airship will be
81 feet in length and "A feet In dia-
meter. and 4 telegram received from
Mr.. Strobe! last evening guaranteed
it to be the fastest sirship in the
world. 1t Will make two ascensions
daily. in the afternoon and evenin x,
on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday ana FOR the remainder Of
the week II the committee decide TO
continue the celebration that long.
The evening trip will be spec tacular,
being under the glare Of a huge
searchl!ght placed on the highest CEN
trail building The airship will be To-
Gated on the city market grounds.
The committee is also arranging
for an elaborate exhibition OF fire
work. by Paine OF New York. Of which
the set pieces will probably be tn.
most intricate and beautiful ever seer
| In Vermont The exhibition will be
set OFF from raft on the lake 81
that the large amphitheatrc may be
used to advantage by spectators ant
80 that added pyrotcchnlc effects may
be gained by the reflection OF light
on the water.
| NEGOTIATIONS are also In progress
for different organizations to assume
the responsibility Of the several fca
lures of the celebration. ALREADY
many injuries relative to the differ
ent events have been received -"
committee on ACCOMMODATIONS nav
arranged for canvass OK d~c'ih'
houses and will try TO secure the pup
HE buildings. including the school
and empty business places. for the ac
commodation OF guests
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
CREATES ANOTHER HOLIDAY
Gov. Hughes Signs BilI for ObserN-
ance of columbus Day.

Albany. y Y. March -S.-Governor
Hughes tonight signed the bill Of Sen
ptor T. r. Sullivan designating o'toAe,
u as 4 legal holiday To be known as
columbus day
In approving the bill the Governor FLED
\ memorandum in which he says:
The question whether there shall he
Il public holiday to be known as Column
bus day depends upon the sentiment or
the people Of the state.
AT Its last session the Iegsla'ur'
pa ssed an act pulporting To create such
n holiday, but II was accompanied Will
ec,uivocal conditions which would hav
made the status OF the day uncertain
and have given rise to much confusion.
For this reason | vetoed IL. But I then
stated that II II was desired tn add COL
unihus day TO the number of public holt
DAYS the general law relating 20 Holt
DAYS should be amended in an appr1-
pirate manner by statute the terms
Of which Were explicit.
THE Legislature. by an whelnin%
vote has once more, in the passage ~
the present hill. provided for tho holt
day and the hill being simple and UNI
ambiguous is approved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
TOMS CALM

New Highlander. travelling on root
through the southern mountains. study
Ing the people. asked man whom he
met to direct him to a certain cabin AT
which he had been advised 10 stay over
night Going thar said the man
We'll, Toms flrst-rater. take him Just
right. but he's mighty queer
What do you mean?' asked the tray
eler.
well. it's like this" and the man
looked at the stranger In calm. i'm
personal way. Well be setting outside,
most probably, and he'll see you coming:
he'll take a good look at you, and eff you
don't suit him he may set the dog on
you.
off he don't, and YOU get to talking
with him. and say anything he don't Just
like, he may throw You down and tromp
on you But ef you're too careful In
your talk, on the other hand. he's liable
to take you for a spy and use his gun
fust and listen TO explanations afterward
But It's no use trying to get by with
out stopping concluded the man. With
evident relish OF the prospect he was
opening up To the stranger EFF YOU was
10 undertake that. 'twould be all up with
YOU for he'd think YOU was proud and
| bigetty.
IN you want 10 come out az the noun
| tam whole, don't 20 past Toms cabin
| without stopping, Nh0toNer YOU do
| Youths Companion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25

ENGLAND A PEACEMAKER.
VIII Attempt to Settle the Au"tro-
Servinn Conflict.

Berlin. March 23,-Great Britain has
undertaken to find a peaceful solution
OF the Austro-Servian conflict Sir EAR
fax leighton Cartwright. British arbas-
sador at Vienna. has discussed the SUD
ject with Baron Won Aehrenthal' the
Auatro- Hungarian minister OF foreign
affairs. and n forpua acceptable 10
Austria has been found which is being
communics cd to the governments of
Russia. France. Germany and italy y"
difficulty IL anticipated with the latter
three countries supporting the rcpresen-
tation to Servia based on this formula.
Russia alone It IL suspected Will raise
doubts but 1t is hoped in German foreign
office that Russia also will accede to
the plan. It Is plainly said AT the foreign
Office that this government Is unable TO
predict the Russian intention.
AUSTRIA NOT SATISFIED.
Paris March % Baron Won Aehren-
tnal. Austro-Hungarian foreign minister
has notified the governments OF Paris
London and St. Petersburg that Austria
Hungary cannot accept the Servian note
as formulated by Sir Edward Grey, the
British foreign secretary.
Austro- Hungary insists that Serva
dc fnitely renounce any policy involving
Bosnia and refuses ne reciprocal ant
return OF the armies TO n peace footin.
| on the ground that Servie's prepare
tons are provocative while Austria's po
s;ion is Legitimate. Tho three govern
ments named haxc examined Austria =
proposed notifications and 1t is unde:
stood have reached an agreement. wh'cl
they believe will ga tisfy Austria.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
new AUTOMOBILE RECORDS
A Buick Car Made New Figure Tor
100 Miles at DaytOna Races
Yesterday.

Daytona. Fla, March 2S-The seventh
annual Daytona automobile races open
ed to-day and new worlds records were
established. The course was In excellent
condition.
In tho quarter mile bicycle dash, ten
starters. including some of the best rid
ers OF the country. Fogler. II Brooklyn,
flashed across the lire winner, closely
followed by Root and Mitten'
The second event was an autonlo-
bile race for 100 miles. open I" stock
cars under two classes, There were
three entries for class u and one con
testant In class T. Louis Strang
drove n great race in u Buick. going
the distance IN i;S4l ID, lowering
the worlds record made ny Burinan
on the New Orlean. track last Feb
ruary.
The next event was for the SIR Thomas
Dewar 5000 trophy, one mile best tive
| cut OF three heats. There were two en-
| tries-David Bruce Brown, the million
| aire amateur driver in the Benz, anc
| Ralph De Palma in the Fiat Cyclone.
Brown In his third heat hurled his
great car across the line In S seconds
fiat for the mile breaking the world
record for tho distance, held by him
made on the coure of So 30,
The last even. OF the day was the on'
| mile motor cycle record trials In whics
| Ave world champions competed,
Best time WIS: a. q. Chapple, 30 sec
| onds nat: Walter Grerke, 10 l-o seconds
Robert Stubbs. " 20. William Wray' Jr'
IS seconds fiat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
Impression Grows There Will Be
No Strike in Hard Coal
Fields.
COMMITTEES ARE CHOSEN
Pres. Lewis Hends the Ono to Denuc
the policy Of the Mine workers.
The Conservative Men Favor
working without Any
Agreement.

Scranton. Pa. March 23--With ths pre-
iminary work of organizing the tr'-ols-
trict convention Of the anthracite mine
workers out Of the way ana with inc
delegates ready 70 take up the dues-
ton of new agreement with their CYL
pioveea. the impression grows among
those who are watching the develop
ments in the hard coal fields that the
mine workers will not call striKe I'M
loss something not now on the surface
develops.
The convention held itr FRS. sessions
to-day and consumed the morning ana
afternoon hours in rerfect,ng organiza-
ton There was never any feeling shown
and ps little friction ~ could be OK
pectcd in a body where all delegates
do not thoroughly understand the Eng
lsh language. National President T. L.
1ew,s presided. and in opening the con-
vention made a brief speech IN which
he arncnled to the men to stand TO-
gether and to carry into effect any pol
GOV that may be decided upon IN the
| convention.
Several committees were created, tn
most important Of which was that ap
pointed TO define the policy OF th'
| anthracite mine workers. fTeSN1"It IL" u
was named as it's head. the other mem
bers being the officers and national boart
members from the three districts,
This committee II is expected will brini
before the convention probably tomorrow
the plan TO he followed IN the furthe
negotiations with the operators.
President Lewis said tonight that H.
expects to leave for indianapolis 20
morrow night
The conservative men favor tn
plan OF working without an agree
ment II the operators will not gran
the men the demands they have pre-
scented. There was con siderable tall
among the delegates In favor Of con
tinuinR work and IL the mines ar
closed by the operators April I tn
miners say the public will hold tn
employers responsible.
The committee which held the con
ference with the coal operators /
Philadelphia will make Its report TO
morrow morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25

located communicate with each other
by the wireless telephone. Mayor
Reyburn has already accepted an IN
vitntion to participate in the event
Edwin Sydney Canman, one or inc
directing engineers Of the Radio COM
pany, while in the city several days
ago had conference with chief Nc
Laughin Of the Electrical Bureau,
and submitted a proposition to insta 1t
wireless telephone station in the
tower Of the city hall and give the
municipal offices the free use OF the
service in exchange for the privilege
OF using tho station for commerc,a
purposes IN cooperation with tho sta
tion on tho Land Title building. Plans
for the proposed city hall station nave
been prepared, and are now being
considered by Chief Mclaughlin.
The Radio company" said MT can
man, will install tho city hall sta
ton free OF cost to tho city. and W.
will guarantee TO have Mayor Reg
burn connected by phone from II.
own office with Mayor Mcclellan II
New York. the moment the station u
compile ted"