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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
GREENVILLE THIEF ARRESTED
Negro in Jail Accused of Over Forty
Robberies.

Greenville, July 1.-THE long Sc
ries of robberies which have been
committed in Greenyil!e during the
last month will no doubt now be
brought to an end, as the local Off
GERS have under arrest Sun Huff, a
negro. whom they charge with the
robberies. Over forty homes have
been entered in the past month and
money, anywhere from five to a hun
dred or so dollars. taken. The citizens
have arisen in arms and their de-
mand for protection was brought to a
head several days ago in the organi-
zation of vigilance league of fifteen
business men of the city, fully armed
and allowed to patrol the streets. The
local papers have contained accounts
daily of robberies of the night before,
and the local officers have worked
long and hard on the case, but to no
advantage, until the arrest of Huff.
Friday night the negro was met by
two local officers, Algood and Nc
Clesky, on Pendleton street, in the
west end of Greenville. The negro
was held up by the officers and
searched and on his person was
found two knives, which have been
identified by the owner. The negro
was arrested at o'clock in the
morning A watch was found on the
person of another negro, who said
that he had received it from Huff.
The watch has been identified by the
owner.
The negro has not confessed, as far
as can be learned, and it was only
late tonight that the fact leaked out
that the negro had been placed be-
hind bars.
Since the robberies started a month
ago the home of the mayor of the
city, G. H. Mahon, has been robbed
$50 being taken, the home Of the
chief of police, where some money
was secured, and the residences OF
some forty or more others. Every
night a number of robberies have
been committed. Steps were under
way to secure the services Of well
known detective to work on the case
when the timely arrest of the negro
was brought about by the two off,
GERS. He was arrested simply be-
cause he was on the street at so late
an hour, but on searching him the
stolen articles were found.
One man, a white fellow named
Collons, is now serving sentence on
the gang. It was generally thought
here that he was one Of the party do
ing the stealing. Another arrest was
made also, but nothing came Of it.
The city authorities are confident
however, now that they have the
right man, and his case will be sent
to the higher court, where he will be
prosecuted to the extent of the law
The women of the city have been Sc
verely frightened by the many rob-
berries, and during the hot weather
it was necessary that the homes be
closed tightly, which was inconven-
lent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
FARMERS BODY IN POND.
John Coles, Stricken with ApopleXy,
Falls into Water.

Greenville, July 1S.-A party OF
four well-known young men of this
city went seining in the old water
reservoir, near the foot OF Parls
Mountain, seven miles from the city,
last night, and one of the party, John
Coles, became lost and was found IN
the bottom of the pond to-day, dead.
The party was composed Of Arthur
Shockley, l.. NJ. Gray, and Buck Fos-
ter, all well-known boys of Green
vile, and Coles, who was a promi-
nent farmer of the county. The party
was seining in water about eight feet
deep, and did not know of the death
of Coles until they started to draw
the net in, when they found that no
one was on it. They went at once to
work hunting for Coles and called
and walked all through the woods,
but could not find him. They then
decided that he had been lost in the
pond and started to dive for his body
where they thought he had gone
down. Their efforts were of no avail
until this morning, when one of the
party dived and found him. The
body was brought to the bank and
examined. There was no water in
the body. The coroner's jury return
ed a verdict of death from apoplexy
or some natural cause. 1t is not
thought that he was drowned, as he
did not make sound when he went
down and no water was in his body
when found.
Coles is survived by seven chill
dren. He was one of the largest
farmers in that section Of the county
and was well known in Greenville,
where he had a number of friends.
His death is much regretted by peo-
pie of. Greenville and by the party
that was with him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
Three Criminals Escape.

Charlotte, n. c., July 18.-James
Brookshire, a noted moonshiner, Will
bur James, retailer, and Hill
Loudermilk, convicted of seduction,
all serving terms in Cherokee county
Jail at Murphy, broke jail early this
morning and none of the trio has
been recaptured. Escape was effect
ed by saving through the stout steel
bars of their cage and a window, but
who furnished the equipment with
which they did this is a matter the
officials are trying to ferret out.
Brookshire is a desperate character,
his arrest in the mountains near
Murphy 10 days ago requiring the
united efforts of sheriff and large
posse.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
COUNTY DEBTS GROWING.
COMPTROLLER General Says People Do
Not Realize Conditions.

Columbia, July 14.-"A classified
statement of bonded Indebtedness by
counties would startle the people of
this State into realization of a most
serious state of affairs that exists
from one end of the State to the
other said Comptroller General
Jones to-day. Few people realize
how steadily and rapidly this indebt-
edness is climbing up. l really can
form no accurate conception OF the
true facts myself, but l know that 1t
has climbed to an alarming degree,
and the situation is getting worse
steadily.
"Probably the most serious part
of this business is the way the debts
of the counties are piling up. A
county will get behind with floating
debt on it's hands, and the next thing
we hear of is that the county's dele
cation is down here with scheme to
dispose of this Indebtedness with
bonds. l know of one county that
has had it's bonded debt increased
to about 100000 within recent
years.
This office has had in view the
work of compiling statement of this
bonded condition for some time, but
this would require great amount of
work, the sending of special man
out over the State as we'll as almost
endless work in the Office, and we
simply have never gotten to it, and
probably never will. The legislature
does not give us sufficient Office force.
"People wonder that a county
treasurer occasionally gets mixed up
in his accounts and goes short. It's
wonder to me that more of them
don't get into trouble. The system
of bookkeeping has been so compli-
Gated by the requirements OF the
legislature, until I am expecting
somebody in the next legislature to
advocate the appointment of a State
auditor to dc nothing but look after
this sort of Offices.
School districts have gone mad
issuing bonds for special school pur-
poses. There are over fifty new ones
this year. The treasurer is required
to keep each of these separate and
the dog and poll tax collected in each
district separate. Why, a man pay
ing his tax from any part of the
county may elect under the law to
have his taxes go to any school dis
trict he may name, or even to any
special school"
Mr.. Jones relates an amusing illus
tration of such complication in his
own experience in Abbeville county.
His farm which is split almost in the
centre by the Seaboard road, is sliced
by four school districts from different
sides, each running down on his
farm to take in a slice of the Sea-
board so as to get part of the taxes
the road paws.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
DISPENSARY ELECTION.
The Last Call Sent Out by Auditor
West.

By direction of Governor Ansel,
Dispensary Auditor West is sending
out the last call for breakfast. as
it were. regarding the great drought
that is to fall over the State like a
sad, sad pail on the morning of Au-
gust 3, when every dispensary in the
State must close it's doors tight to
stay closed till the morning of the
18th, the day after the election pro-
vided for by the act of the last legis-
lature.
From the 18th to the 18th of No
vember all counties in the State now
wet will remain wet-including
those which go dry in next months s
election, the dispensaries of the
counties voting dry remaining open
to dispose of their stock. On the
morning of the 18th of November
those dispensaries voted out will
close and go out of business, while
the others will continue to do busi-
ness.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
SEVEN PERSONS BURNED.
Two Dead and Two Fatally Injured
by Gasoline Explosion.

Sylvesta. Ca, July 1.-two per-
sons are dead. two mortally injured,
while three others are more or less
seriously hurt as the result of an ex-
plosion of the gasoline tank on the
touring car of George NJ. Hill. late
last night at Jacksonboro bridge, five
miles from this place. The dead:
Hewlett Hill, Miss Fannie Mills.
The fatally injured: George M.
Hill, Jr.. twin brother of Hewlett
Hill; Mrs. George NJ. Hill.
The seriously injured: Miss Rubie
Thomas, badly burned; George NJ.
Hill, severely burned about head and
trunk; Miss Lurline Cooper, severely
;; burned; George Hilton, aged IA,
painfully burned.
MIR. and Mrs. Hill had taken a
party of young people for moon
| light outing. While preparing to
leave for town the car was backed
into the bridge, the tank containing
compressed gasoline being ripped off.
The fluid was thrown over the occu-
pants and flames quickly spread, cov-
ering the entire party.
The clothing of the two infants
and the women was almost entirely
consumed. Several youths gave such
aid as they could, but it was not un-
til the shrieking women were drag
ged into the waters of the creek that
the flames were 'extinguished.
News of the accident was tele-
phoned here from a farmers house,
two miles from the scene, and physi-
clans were rushed to the bridge.
The injured were brought here at
an early hour to-day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
Seyenty-Nine Weds Seventy.

Greenville, July 18.-On July IA
were married at the residence of Mrs.
Duncan, on Donaldson street, in the
Monaghan mill village, John Batson,
aged 79 years, to Mehulda Linn, aged
70 years.
Mr.. Batson is a prosperous farmer
in the mountain section and Mrs
Batson has many friends in this Sec
ton of the county. She is lady OF
a fine family and is popular among
her many acquaintances. This is not
Mrs. Batson's first matrimonial ven
ture; she has been married three
times before.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
The Line He Was On.

Two telephone girls were talking
over the wire. Both were discussing
what they should wear. In the midst
of this important conversation g.
masculine voice interrupted, asking
humbly for a number. One Of the
girls became indignant and scornful-
ly asked:
"What line do you think you are
on, anyhow"
"Well," said the man, 81 am not
sure, but judging from what I have
heard, I should say I was on q
clothes line.''-San Francisco Call.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
SENATOR KILLED.
Both Men Drew Pistols, and in Duel
Bayles Was Killed.

Montgomery, Ala, July 10
State Senator Oscar o. Bayles, was
last afternoon shot and killed by
David X. Smith, at Monroeville, their
home, as a result of Bayles' effort to
secure pardon for Isaac and Jesse
Shirley, who are serving terms for
the killing of Jim Smith, brother
of the man who did the shooting yes
terday. Bayles made sensational re-
marks to Smith while the hearing be-
fore the pardon board was on, and
he plainly showed his irritation at
the time.
A phone message from Monroe
Vile says that Smith and Bayles re-
turned to their homes yesterday,
Smith at noon and Bayles about FIVE
o'clock. Shortly after, they met on
the steps of the drug store and after
a few words, which could not be
heard, Bayles slapped Smith down,
at the same time drawing his pistol.
Smith came up with his pistol out,
and both began shooting. After three
shots, Bayles ran into a doctors Of
flee, and Smith into drug store
nearby. An open door gave each a
sight at the other, and each took a
fourth shot through the aperture.
Bayles then fell to the floor, with
two bullet holes in his bowels, and
died within short time. Smith,
who was not hit, was sent to jail,
where extra guard was kept over him
all night. However, the people
seem to take it that Smith is justi-
fed.
Smith is brother of James
Smith, for the killing of whom Jesse
and Isaac Shirley are serving terms
in the penitentiary. The Shirleys
were convicted on the testimony of
their sister, wife of the man they
killed. Recent efforts to secure par
don for the Shirleys have been
blocked by Smith and his sister-in-
law, and because of sensational ques-
tioning by Bayles, who was attorney
for the Shirleys, Smith grew very
angry and Mrs. Smith was put to
great embarrassment. This accounts
for the ill-feeling.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
The Substantial South.

For at least 80 years past North
ern capital by untold millions has
been pouring into the South-to
Chattanooga, Birmingham, Bessemer
to the innumerable cotton mills OF
Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas,
to the sugar industries of Louisiana
to the great forests of 10 States, to
the enormous railway systems every
where, to everything that even prom
ises an adequate profit on the in
vestment. Early fruits and vegeta-
bles! The Illinois Central has been
carrying them into Chicago from
Louisiana, Mississippi, etc., for more
than a quarter of a century. Florida
and Georgia have been gorging New
York and the East during the same
period. AS for water power, look at
Charlotte, N. c., and a dozen similar
towns. They are lighted more bril-
liantly than New York, paved better
than Washington-which is not say
ing very much, however-and are
clean, prosperous and go-ahead as
possible. Consider Staunton, Va, a
model city in every way and rich as
cream. Go where you please, the in
dications of growth, expansion and
prosperity are visible to the naked
eye throughout the South. And it is
all a legitimate and logical develop
ment-not the product of windy din
ner table speeches or newspaper hys-
terics.
The South is all right. 1t is grow
ing as fast as it ought, and the
money needed for that purpose is al
ways forthcoming. Maybe the South
erners are not building good roads
as fast as they might, but that is not
going to be rectified at Washington.
New York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
Hose Wagon Rams Church.

Ensley, Ala, July 1S.-A serious
panic was narrowly averted at the
Ensley First Methodist church to-day
when a hose wagon of the fire de-
partment, dashing at full speed
crashed into the front door just as
the services had ended. Mrs. B. c.
Chapman, who was emerging from
the church, was knocked down, had
her skull fractured and one rib
broken, and will probably die.
The horses got beyond the control
of Driver G.. R. Morrison and ran
from the outer corner straight to-
ward the church door. Morrison was
arrested but later was released on
bond. For time, because many
thought the driver careless, there was
considerable talk of violence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
WAVE OF PROSPERITY.
The Tariff Alone is Acting as Block,
Says MIR. Hill.

Washington, July 16.-"As soon
as the tariff is out of the way" said
James J. Hill, the railroad magnate
who yesterday was one Of the presi-
dents callers, this country will en-
Joy a prosperity which will at least
equal, if it does not surpass, that it
knew under the Mckinley admins
tration.
Last month I travelled extensively
through the West, and I never saw
such activity among the farmers:
Everywhere I made inquiry and
learned and saw that the crops were
abundant and the farmers were salts
fed. Signs of the financial depres-
sion of 1907 are fast fading.
"Freight cars will be at premium
within a few weeks. We Of the rail
road would judge the prosperity OF
the nation as much by the number OF
idle cars as anything else. Through
out the past year there have been
thousands idle, but they will soon
be rolling about the country, filed
with freight"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
GOVERNMENT TO BUY CLOTH:
Will Let Contract for $4,000 Yards
for Uniforms.

Greenville, July 17.-Mill mana
gers in this vicinity are interested In
the letters being sent out by the
quartermaster's department Of the
war department concerning the con-
tract to be let for S25,00 yards of
cloth. Letters being sent to the mill
men ask if they can manufacture a
new style of olive drab cloth which
will probably be adopted by the army
as a substitute for the khaki cloth
now being used for the manufacture
of uniforms for soldiers serving in
sub-tropical climes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
MARRIED MAN ARRESTED.
N. f. w. Sistrunk Accused of Eloping
With Miss Norris.

Greenville, July 17.-Charged in a
warrant sworn out by the father OF
Miss Louise w. Norris, of Green
wood, who had eloped from her home
in Greenwood with him, with being
fugitive from justice, N. E. w. Sis
trunk, a merry-go-round operator,
about "a years of age, whose home
is in Spartanburg, where his wife and
her mother live, was taken into GUS
tody by the officers here to-day and
held until late in the afternoon.
when his mother-in-law, Mrs. Emma
C. Cash, of Spartanburg, said to be
worth considerably more than $780,
900, gave bond in the sum of $500
for his appearance before the court
in Oconee county within the next
three months.
The father of the girl (she is about
% years old) came here in company
with his friend, Mr.. J. K. burst,
president of the bank in Greenwood,
and took the young woman home.
She confesses to having left McCor-
mick, where she had been visiting,
with Sistrunk and to having followed
him to Augusta, Atlanta and back to
Seneca, where he was arrested and
where she paid his fine of $40. She
drew out of the bank $500, all the
money she had, and left with the
man whose wife was in Spartanburg
When the train from Seneca arriv-
ed to-day the conductor Informed
Officer McLeskey of some trouble the
man had been in in Seneca and that
he was then in company with the
girl. Sistrunk was at once arrested
and the girl went to the Mansion
house, where she registered as Miss
Louise w. Norris, Greenwood.
After his arrest Sistrunk sent a
wire to his wife and she and her
mother came to the city at once. In
the meantime the father had gone
before Magistrate Stradley and sworn
out a warrant, charging the man
with being fugitive from justice.
Sistrunk went before the justice of
the peace with the wife and her
mother and Mrs. Cash gave a certi-
fed bond for $500. The man accom-
panied his wife to Spartanburg in the
evening.
At first it was thought that the
charge of abduction would be lodged
against Sistrunk, but it seems that
such a charge could not be substan-
tiated, the woman being old enough
to know her mind, so it was said
by the attorneys for the man. Just
what charge will be preferred against
him is matter of conjecture.
Mr.. Norris is one of the best known
citizens of Greenwood. For num-
Der of years he has been the agent
of the Seaboard Air Line railroad
there and for a long time his daugh-
ter worked in the Office with him.
Recently she went to Mccormick to
visit friends and while there met Sis
trunk, who was operating a merry
go-round and who boarded at the
same house with her. He is alleged
to have persuaded her to leave with
him. They went to Augusta and
from there to Atlanta. They are al
legged to have registered as man and
wife at hotels they visited.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
Leg Broken in Baseball Game.

Allendale, July 1.-THE Fats
and Leans" played great ball at East
End park yesterday afternoon. An ac-
cident occurred, however, which
brought the game to an abrupt close.
Mr.. H. NJ: Griffin was holding second
base for the Leans. A baserunner ran
into him, breaking Mr.. Grifin's leg
about six inches above the ankle. The
patient is doing fairly we'll this
morning.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
Tortured on 3 Horse.

'tFor ten years couldn't ride a
horse without being in torture from
piles writes L. S. Napier, of Rug
less, KY, when all doctors and 9TH
er remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me-" Infallible for piles,
burns, scalds, cuts, boils, fever-sores,
eczema, salt rheum, corns. Csc.
Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co.,
Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
Ball Player Kills Critic.

Selma, Ala, July 1S.-At Massil-
Ion, near Selma, yesterday afternoon,
during a base ball game, young
white man named Hendricks struck
out. Will Whitley, negro specta-
tor, made a scofing remark on the
playing of Hendricks, who walked to
where the negro stood and striking
him on the head with a baseball bat
killed him instantly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-01-15
Number Of the Stars.

On directing the eye to the celestial
vault the impression made upon the
mind Is that Of an incalculable mum.
Der Of stars being visible. host which
our arithmetic will not suffice to reck-
on. But this is an optical Illusion. The
twinkling and disorderly position Of
the stars confuse and deceive the
sight. An ordinary eye. 1t has been
estimated. will discern at once time
only about 3,0OO stars In our flrma-
ment under the most favorable cir
cumstanccs. and. including both hemi-
spheres, there will not be more than
5000 visible to a keen and experienced
gaze. Using an instrument Of no great
sAe-llttle more than two inches wide
there have been not less than 500
stars charted IN the northern half Of
the heavens alone. IT Is calculated
that the total number visible In the
entire celestial vault with the aid Of
the larger telescopes would mount up
to - 000,0O0.-- New York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-01-15
THE FOOD FOR POULTRY IN
WINTER.

Much time and money have been
spent In what seems the almost vain
endeavOr 10 make hens produce eggs
In cold weather. Ii requires but little
experience with poultry 10 learn the
fact that, under ordinary circun.
stances. hcrs cannot produce as many
eggs In winter a. In summer. Summer
Is the natural lime for the laying OF
eggs. aud in order 10 Increase winter
production there must lie reproduced
for the fowls a. nearly as possible the
conditions that exist in summer. Mrs.
John J. Layze!l OF Brandon, VI, has
evidently succeeded in doing this with
he" flock. She says: Il have been
using Pages Perfected Poultry Food
for the last three winters. and had Il
the best poultry food on the market
have tried several different kinds
but ! got II" eggs until oegau to use
this food"
II you want 10 know more about this
food and the best ways Of using Il.
write 10 {. :. Page, Hyde Park, VI. for
his booklet, "proitable Pov'Ny." Ii
VIII he sent free, postpaid, /. ~lysIs
mentioning this paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-01-15
British Briefs.

rhe first submarine b"at was tried
Ia Plymouth harbor. England. In ls'i
The wooden counter Is almost uni
versally used In the United Kingdom
In place Of the glass showcase.
In the Wild asses house at the Lon
don geological gardens the first kiang
ever bred there has been born. The
kiang IL the largest species OF Wild
ass ia existence and is native or
Tibet aud Mongolia.
Almost any steamer ahoat In the
merchant service can now 20 to Man
chester. England the deepening OF the
ship canal TO a uniform depth OF TWEEN.
ty-eight feet having been completed
after over three years continuous
work.