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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Mob of 800 Lynch Negro.

Houston, Miss, Feb. 9.-Roby
Baskin, murderer of the Rev. w. Y.
Hudson, was lynched by mob here
this afternoon. A crowd of over
800 determined citizens took him
from the Jail and hanged him to a
nearby tree. Not shot was fired
and the whole proceeding was con-
Quoted quietly.
Sheriff Dean, of Ckolona, arrived
just as the negro breathed his last.
Leaders of the mob said the negro
had not been given a speedy trial
as was promised. and that they could
not be blamed for taking vengeance
into their own hands.
The prisoner was secured without
resistance and accepted his fate as
a matter of course, sullen and with
out a word of entreaty or prayer.
He was hanged from an elm tree
within 200 yards of the county jail.
The representatives of the sherlff
here declare they consider their ac-
ton in surerndering the negro, in
view of the refusal of the court to
call a special term, justified in the
interest of law and order Should
their action be criticised they de-
clare they will resign.
According to Baskin's confession
he first robbed and, in fear that ne
would be arrested for the robbery,
shot and killed the minister. throw
ing his body into a pond. where II
was found by searchers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Fined $3.50 for Killing Negro.

Aiken, S. c., Feb. S.-Dave jeff
coat from the Western section of
Orangeburg county was tried and
convicted Friday evening for shoot
ing George Fogle, negro who was
at work in his field last summer.
Jeffcoat had no lawyer to defend him
and attempted to defend himself,
and when he went on the stand he
was piled with questions by the So
licitor, and his answers to them
showed that he had been tried once
for rape, twice for selling or
distilling liquor, and once for
giving in too much mileage as
witness to the U. S. Court. There
were white witnesses testified that
Jeffcoat shot the negro without prov
ocation and excuse. The jury found
him guilty, and Judge Watts sent
enced him to two years on the county
roads or pay a fine of one hundred
and fifty dollars, it is believed that
he will be able to pay his fine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Crap Shooters Fight.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. S.-Searcn is
being made for six negroes who were
engaged in a crap game Sunday in
the outskirts of Atlanta, when two
policemen were assaulted and a
seventh crap-shooter was killed. 1t is
thought the negroes who escaped are
mostly seriously injured as probably
two dozen shots were fired in the
dark room and the negroes jumped
through glass windows in getting
away.
When the officers walked in upon
the crap-shooters they levelled their
revolvers at the negroes and ordered
them not to move. Instead of obey
ing one of the negroes blew out the
light and Immediately grappled with
Officer Butler, slashing his clothes
into shreds. while he held the police
mans pistol. Officer Walters came to
his comrades rescue and for ten
minutes bullets were flying thick
through the dark room.
When the fusillade had subsided
Henry Sherwood, negro, was dead
and the other six negroes were miss
ing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Shows Reduction of $122,614.16
from Last Years Appropriations.

Columbia, Feb. 8.-Chairman
Marion Rucker, of the ways and
means committee, tonight submitted
the text of the general appropria-
tion bill and supply bill. 1t has been
carefully worked out, and shows .
reduction in the aggregate of $122.-
614.16 from the appropriations of
last year.
The committee recommends five
mills tax levy for State purposes
against the levy of five and a half
mills of 1908.
The following is concise recapitu-
lation of the act: Governors Office.
$13,5O0; Secretary of States Office,
$6,500; Comptroller Generals Office.
$11,550; Insurance Commissioners
office, $7,400; State Treasurer's Of.
flee, $1,000; State Superintendent Of
Educations Office, $3.50; Adjutant
Generals Office, $16,700; Attorney
Generals Office, $6,725; Railroad
Commissioners Office, $10,350; State
Librarians Office, $3.50; Public
buildings, s47,326.SS; State Geolo-
gist's Office, s3,400; Department OF
Agriculture, s16,800; Judicial De-
partment, $94,606.25; Health De-
partment, $4,000; Tax Department.
$80,393.14; University of South
Carolina. $S2,S71.10. Winthrop,
$109,845.65; South Carolina Mill
tary Academy, s3O,590.65; Colored
Industrial College, $4,000; other
educational purposes, $57,991.65;
State Hospital for Insane, $1S5,632;
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum, $685.
500: South Carolina Industrial
School, $4,000; Penitentiary, So
$50; other penal and charitable pur-
poses, $12,700; Pensions, $250,000;
Historical Commission, $4,000; In
terest on public debt, $2s5,246.03;
Elections, sS,125; Miscellaneous,
$40,5S3.95; Senate, $14,796.10;
House Of Representatives, $751;
$3.50; Engrossing Department,
s5,115; Expenses, common to both
houses, $500; Grand total, 1884,
083.70.
The supply bill isa separate act.
The Confederate Home is allowed
$4,000, as previously granted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
ROBBER IN TRUNK.
Gendarmes' Timely Find in Baggage
Left at Inn.

The other day two men drove up
in an automobile to the inn at
Savigny-Faye, near Poiters, and de-
posted large trunk with Nine. ST.
mon, the inn-keeper. They asked the
woman for permission to leave the
trunk in an upstairs room until
night, when they promised to call
for it. Nine. Simon, who was alone
at the time. consented. Ten O'Clock
came and the visitors did not ap-
pear, and the woman began to think
of closing up and going to bed.
At this moment two gendarmes
came along. They inquired why the
inn was being kept open after the
prescribed hour. Nine. Simon told
them the story of the trunk, and the
gendarmes, their curiosity aroused,
decided to examine it. 1t was long
and very heavy, and the men decided
to open it. Inside they found, lying
at full length, a powerfully built
man, who was armed with a loaded
revolver and two 9daggers. The
gendarmes shut the trunk on their
prisoner and sat on the lid until
ropes were brought, when the trunk
was tied up, hoisted upon a wheel
barrow and wheeled to the police
station. When the mans compan-
ions returned to the inn somewhat
later they were also arrested.
There is little doubt that the
man concealed in the trunk had in
tended robbing, if not also murder
ing, the inn-keeper some time dur
ing the night, and to escape in the
automobile with his companions
Uoehinpto Post
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Returns to Scene of Crime.

Dublin, Ca. Feb. 5.-Drawn by
some irresistible impulse to return
to the scene where he killed a man
when he was Is years of age, Manly
B. Trip, after roaming over good
portion of the world for ten years,
to-day surrendered to the sheriff OF
Laurens county. For some time ne
has been here and was an interested
spectator in the court house during
a trial. He was not recognized until
he voluntarily surrendered. He was
q we'll known youth and is promi-
nently connected. He shot James
Hood down on the street in 1899. He
ESCAPED and efforts to recapture him
failed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Rcading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The house of representatives has
passed a resolution calling on Comp
tro,ler General A. w. Jones to tell
why the assessments Of railroad
property were lowered half a million
dollars last year while other classes
of property were raised.
The burglar who was killed at
Laurens was never identified, and the
body has been buried. A fund is be-
ing raised all over the State for the
widow and children of Officer Stone,
who was killed by the burglar. and
about $1,000 has been raised.
w. T. Jones, a wealthy white man
of Union county, was tried last week
for the murder of his wife and found
guilty of murder with recommends
ton to mercy. His attorneys have
appealed to the State Supreme Court
The testimony brought out the fact
that Jones was cruel to his wife and
often beat her and subjected her to
other indignities brutal in the ex-
treme. Physicians testified that her
death was caused by strychnine
poisoning. The trial was full of re-
voting details, and the wonder is
that his neighbors allowed such q
brute in human form to live among
them.
The legislature is still at work
trying to elect an associate justice,
but the dead lock continues, al
though Judges Watts and Gage have
withdrawn from the race. The can
didates now are T. P. Cothran, OF
Greenville; Judge D. E. Hydrick, OF
Spartanburg, and J. c. Sheppard, OF
Edgefeld. These three candidates
get about the same number OF
votes, and a number of ballots have
been taken with the same result. 1t
is said the matter will be settled to-
day "wednesday and it is likely
that an entirely new man will be
elected. The senator and represen-
tatives from Bamberg county are
voting for Sheppard.
Thomas Craft was tried in LeXing-
ton this week for the murder OF
Garfield Hutto. The jury found him
guilty of murder with a recommen-
dation to mercy, which means life
imprisonment. The case attracted
considerable attention, and the ac-
cused was we'll represented by coun-
sci. The facts OF the killing showed
that there was a country frolic at the
home of woman named "Feg
Brown, and there was considerable
whiskey there. Craft became Of
offended about something and went
cut to the barn where he had hid his
Winchester rifle and securing the
weapon deliberately fired into the
house, killing young Hutto. No i'll
feeling to the dead man was shown.
All parties were white
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Race Trouble Follows Girl.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-Coeds at the
Congressional college at Wheaton are
in furore to-day ever the arrival at
this fashionable institution of a
young negro woman. The college au-
thorities may have to take charge
with a heavy hand to bring quiet out
of the affair.
The young woman, Miss Nelly
Bright, was recently put out of Be-
rea College, in Kentucky, as the re-
suit of a race war, and her advent in
Wheaton threatens to precipltate
like struggle.
In the case of the Berea College,
the authorities took the case to the
United States supreme court and
gained the power to exclude negro
pupils.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Juror Drops Dead in Court.

Yorkville, Feb. S.-Quite sensa-
ton was created in the court house
this morning. Mr.. J. C. Hill, a sub
stantial farmer and esteeemd citizen
of Bullocks Creek township, who was
a Juror at this term of court, walked
into the room and in a few minutes
after sitting down he fell over into
the arms of friend and expired be-
fore a physician could reach him.
Heart failure was said to be the
cause of his death. He lived at the
Roseboro place, II miles from Ches-
ter, was so years old and leaves a
widow and several children. two or
them grown.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Must Accept Mileage.

Columbia, Feb. S.-By a vote OF
81 to the house to-day passed a
bill by Mr.. NJ. l.. Smith, reputed can
didate for governor, knocking out
the present railroad mileage regu-
lation. The bill reduces the maxi
mum passenger rate to two and a
half cents from three cents. and
forces conductors to accept mileage
coupons and station agents to check
baggage without the exchange OF
mileage for tickets.
An amendment offered by MIR. K.
P. Smith to Mr.. NJ. l.. Smiths rail-
road bill requiring passengers to
provide themselves with tickets be-
fore boarding trains, was killed
without division.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
SOME COLD WEATHER.
''Old Timer Writes of the Cold Spell
in 1885.

kearse, Feb. S.-The blizzard of a
week ago wrought havoc with the
gardens. oats and flowers. the cab
bage and peas. Nearly all killed,
even the collards were hard Fit, the
oats are thinned some, but enough is
left to make fine yield If the sea-
sons are favorable from now until
May. With only a very light rain on
Friday night and high winds nearly
all the time it is d gloomy prospect
for early gardens this spring. Still a
few warm showers and warm sun
shine can work wonders in few
days, and so it will be, for it is al
ways so to those who try and keep
trying.
like the little blue violets, for
they teach the try, try again lesson.
The cold wind of Saturday, Sunday
and Monday last killed all the little
blooms that had the beds mass of
green and blue. Their little blue
eyes lay shriveled and dead, but now
they are peeping through the green
leaves and will soon be as smiling as
if a cold wind had never blown over
them, and an old man can place his
hands behind his back and look with
admiration at the plucky little flow
ers that stand the storms of winter
with smiles as we'll as fragrance.
AS the wind howled around the
house corners and shook the very
foundations of it, could have been
found an old man snugly tucked
away in a warm bed on Saturday
night of January 80, and he began to
ruminate while the wind howled and
moaned and whistled, and thought of
one Saturday night in January, 1885,
when the greatest blizzard known
down here ragged.
The winter was mild and open;
many wanted cold weather to kill
hogs for bacon, and they got it with
some to spare, for by Monday it
reached zero-15 degrees colder than
last weeks Monday. On Tuesday two
men came to get out some shingles. A
pine tree that measured three feet
across the stump was cut and in the
center was a large Windshake that
was filled with solid ice, and the log
was frozen so hard they gave it up as
a bad job to saw it into blocks for
several days; and the mock orange
trees and some oaks had the bark
split for several feet on the North
west side. The ponds were solid ice,
strong enough to skate on, and such
fun was had by some of the boys. A
few came out worsted, as bruise on
the face or a knot on the forehead
testified, to the boy who slipped up
and his head came in contact with
the ice.
That same year, August 81, came
the earthquake that shook this old
State from start to finish. Not as bad
as some later ones have other places,
but hard enough to frighten nearly
all, and a few thought the end had
come, just as others in other places
have thought since.
Still the sun shines and the old
world rolls on to a greater destiny,
when all will be calmn and serene. is
the thought of
OLD TIMER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Lynched for Usual Crime.

Selma. Ala, Feb. S.-NeWs has
just reached here of the lynching OF
Will Parker, a negro, near Mexia. in
Monroe county, last Saturday. The
negro had mistreated the 3-year-old
daughter of n. o. Bailey. the man
for whom he worked, on Friday. A
mob was formed during the night,
but the dogs were unable to take the
negro's trail until the following
morning. He was found in a corn
crib and when the sheriff's posse ar
rived, about half an hour later, from
Mooresville, they found the negro's
body hanging to tree.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
KILLING IN COLLETON.
II. o. Hudson Kills Peoples Herndon.
Result of Feud.

Walterboro, Feb. Am unfortu-
nate shooting scrape occurred at Mr..
NJ. Boobies. about four miles from
town, Monday night about $3.50
o'clock.
Monday several persons from this
neighborhood came to WATERFORD, re-
turning a little after night. Peoples
Herndon, NJ. Doodle and John Sim
mons returned together from town,
and it appears that the buggy which
they were driving broke down in
front of Mr.. Simmons house. Sim
mons horse and Herndon's mule had
been driven to the buggy. 1t is re-
ported that these parties had imbibed
rather freely during the day and
Herndon had turned his mule loose,
walking on to Mr.. Boobies. About
this time young H. @. Hudson had
gone to carry Mrs. Doodle some lint
cotton which he had secured for her
in W'alterboro. according to the story
told by friends of the defendants.
He was accompanied by Alphus Hick-
man, 13 years old, and Eckie Burton,
16 years old. Having delivered his
package to Mrs. Doodle they were re-
turning to their home through the
field. After going about $50 yards
they discovered a man looking out
from behind stump, who called to
them Halt! d you! | am going
to kill you. am tired of your d
lies With this the person came
from behind the stump and caught
Hudson, throwing his arm around his
neck and attempted to cut him with
his knife. Hudson drew his pistol
and fired at his assailant, the bullet
entering a little to the left of the
center of his lower chest, ranging
upward Hudson then broke loose
and went on. The boys who were
accompanying him had run as soon as
the disturbance begun.
Parties in the neighborhood were
aroused by the shot and by the cries
and began to search and the body of
Herndon was found about $50 yards
from where the shooting occurred,
about 20 minutes later. When they
found him he was lying face down
and life was extinct.
The inquest was held by Magis-
trate Bryan.
1t appears that bad blood had ex-
listed for some time between Herndon
and Hudson. Herndon's father, l..
NJ. Herndon, had raised Hudson, and
he and Peoples Herndon could not
get along we'll together, frequently
having trouble.
Hudson claims that Herndon beat
him without cause about five weeks
ago. He had gone to his old home
and happening upon Peoples Hern-
don he was beaten numerically.
Hudson is employed at present by
MIR. J. w. Hickman to drive cross
tie wagon Hickman gives him rep
utation of being peaceable and
quiet boy.
This affair is very much regretted
by every one. Herndon was young
farmer and leaves a wife and three
small children. the youngest being an
infant not three weeks old.
Hudson came to town and surren-
dered to the sheriff and is now in
jail The sheriff was notified of the
killing, but Hudson had already come
to Walterboro and surrenderede him
self to the sheriff.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Gun Play at a Burial.

Rowesville, Feb. S.-April Jen-
nings was shot by Dave Jennings at
Emanuel church in Edisto Fork Fiji
day and mortally wounded. The
row occurred while a burial was in
progress and was about trivial mat
ter. April snapped his pistol several
times at Dave, but it failed to fire.
and David poured two loads of buck
shot into April. There is no possible
chance of the wounded mans recov-
ery. All parties are colored.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

1t is thought by most of our best
farmers that the oat crop in this Sec
ton has been greatly damaged by the
cold. Some fields show that they are
In bad shape, as the oats are yellow.
Even the rye patches about have
spots in them, where the grain was
advanced, have been killed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Feb. S.-We have had a
week Of very fine, cool weather. The
farmers killed more, or better said,
their remaining porkers, and, as they
term it, hung their meat" that they
had in salt for some time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Clean cotton rags wanted at The
Bamberg Herald Office. We will pay
three cents a pound. Bring them In.
Bring rags which will do for wiping
machinery, not scraps.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mr.. Willie Bishop and sister,
Miss Emma, from Ehrhardt, visited
friends and relatives on Colston last
Saturday night and Sunday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Our town was crowded on Satur-
day, hunting prices of fertilizer and
advances. Some are not securing
the latter as readily as last year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Sunday the wind rose high and the
temperature has registered several
degrees lower.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. kinard
spent Sunday with their daughter
Mrs. Sim Sandifer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Miss Moye Brabham is spending
some time with her uncle. Chief j.
w. PrieSter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

LOST.-One memorandum book
with dark red cover. Finder will
please return to G. r. BraDnam' Jr.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mrs. Bertha Jones left Sunday for
Augusta. Ca, where she will spend
a few days with her husband. From
there she will go to Atlanta, Ca. to
see the fashions and buy pattern
hats.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mrs. J. P. Bishop and daughter,
Ida, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Beard
and two daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Fender and daughter, Hilma,
were the guests of Mr.. J. c. Bishop
last Sunday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bishop visited
their parents, MIR. and Mrs. W. c.
Folk, last Sunday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11
Colston Cuttings.

Colston, Feb. 9.-We are having
some very fine weather for the past
few days.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

A few bales of cotton still come
to town every week. Some few bales
are still left for the farmers to look
at JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Pindar shellings are the go
around here. There was one at Mr..
c. c.. Tenders last Friday night, and
one at Mr.. Abner Tenders last Sat-
urday night.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mr.. c. F.. Padgett went to Olar
Monday to see about ordering fertl-
lizer for this crop.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mrs. Lizzie Walker and daughter,
Miss Reba. who have been spend
ing some time with friends and rela-
tives, returned home this week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mr.. Philip Padgett is all smiles.
They are two boys.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mr. C. C. Fender has a real sick
cow. 1t can't stand up. 1t seems to
have rheumatism or weak knees.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Fender visited
friends near Olar Saturday and Sun
day
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-22
TELL NE A a
NSTORY:MA
@cHILDREN,y
~ PLAYTlNE
FAIRY FLOWERS

Way down in the Never-Never
land, where the fairies live, you
will find the queerest kind of flow
ers. There are whole gardens full
of them, and they are called the
"Iwildo" flowers. Every time any
of the children on earth say II will
do 1t" a new plant grows up, but
never blooms till the children really
do what they say they will
Now, supposing your mamma
were to ask you to pick up your
blocks and you say, Il will do it..
mamma" but you forget all about
the blocks and 60 out to play. Why,
there has been a flower growing
for you in fairyland, and it has a
bud on it which will not bloom .un-
til you go back and pick up all
your blocks.
For all the kind and good deeds
that children do, beautiful pink. red
and white flowers with sweet odors
grow in fairyland. But when chill
dren do not keep their promises
the plants fade and die. Then the
fairies feel very badly. But when
the sweet flowers grow and bloom
they always smile and sing and
gather the flowers with joy in their
hearts. At least that's what the
fairies tell me.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-22

2hc per pound. or SOC for 20 pound
crate; crab apples, SLIPS to $1.5C
per crate, or 6 pounds for Csc; ap-
pies, $1.25 to So per crate, pounds
for 25c; blackberries, 50 per crate;
fresh Italian prunes, rs pounds for
S1.00.
Fancy Fruit-Bananas, zoe to soc
per dozen; lemons. Csc to soc per
dozen; oranges, zoe to SOC per
dozen; dates, zoe per pound; Con-
cord grapes, 40c per basket; Mus
cat grapes, 40c per basket; Tokay
grapes, soc per basket
Dressed Poultry-Broilers and
fryers, 1Sc pound; hens, tic pound.
Meats-Poterhouse steak. 22c to