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The Florida star., 1909-09-17

$7,1O2.15
Which were on deposit in a local
county bank to the credit of the
county treasurer.
Upon the whole the records of this
county are kept in a satisfactory
manner. All of which is respectful
ly submitted:
ERNEST AMOS,
State Auditor.
Tax collectors report of poll taxes
collected during the month'o Aug.
1909, for the year 1908, was receiv-
and checked up with the tax collec-
tors stubs and found correct.
Tax collectors report of licenses
collected during the month of Aug.
amounting to $3.50 for the state and
81 .25 for the county was received.
Accounts aggregating the follow
amounts were examined, approved
and paid from the respective funds:
GENERAL FUND
General xpenditurcs----------- 45O.39
SPEC. ROAD FUND DIST. MOL.
Road work, etc. ----------- 346 81
SPEC. ROAD FUND DIST. No.2
Road work, etc. 1872 20
SPEC ROAD FUND DIST. NO. 3.
Road work, etc. 432 10
SPEC. ROAD FUND DIST. No. 1.
Road work, etc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I56 Is
SPEC. ROAD FUND DIST NO. 5.
Road work, etc. .-------------------- 4Os as
GAME WARDEN FUND.
Salaries, ----------------------2 2O3.75
FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Queer Cause of Accident.

&: Saluda, Nov. 20.-Clyde Crouch,
while jumping from freight train
between Wards and Jonston yester-
day afternoon to escape from what
was thought would be head-on col
1ision was considerably bruised about
the face and shoulders besides sus-
tanning other injuries. He had come
up from Columbia on the engine with
his brother, NJ. T. Crouch, and after
passing Wards went back into the
caboose preparatory to leaving the
train On reaching Johnston. The
conductor who was on the caboose in
the lookout, rushed down into the
cab and shouted look out, we are
going to have head-on collision. ="
Young Crouch, thinking the con-
ductor was going to leap from the
train, sprang out of the door. 1t ap-
pears that the conductor, who was
in the lookout on the caboose, had
seen a smoke ahead and thinking it
was a train which he expected to
pass at Johnston ran down into the
cab with the remark above quoted
and to the rear to put on the emer-
gency brakes. 1t is thought he had
mistaken the smoke from the Johns
ton oil mill for an approaching train.
1t was a narrow escape for young
Crouch. He does not attribute any
blame to the conductor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina-County
Of Bamberg.
The Bank of Branchville, plaintiff,
against
Wash Williams, defendant.
By virtue Of a decree Of the court
of Common Pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, in the above stated case, dated
November 10th, 1909, I, H. c. Folk,
Master for Bamberg county, will sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the court house door of Bamberg
county, between the legal hours OF
sale, on Monday, December 9Th,
1909, the same being legal salesday
in said month, the following real es-
tate, to-wit:
All that certain tract of land situ-
ate, lying and being in Bamberg
county, in the State Of South Caro-
lima, containing sixty-eight (6S)
acres, more or less, between the Eds
to river and the Charleston and
Augusta public road, and having
such shape as is shown by plat
made by Preston OFT, surveyor, dated
December 18th, 1905, doth represent,
and bounded by lands Of Mrs. Will
lam Mays, Woods and Stephens.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. G. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
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erty hereinafter described, and should
the purchaser fail to comply with his
bid within one hour, shall proceed
to resell the premises on the same or
some subsequent salesday, on the
same terms, and at the risk of the
former purchaser, and SO on from
time until a purchaser be found who
will comply. The purchaser to pay
for papers. The description Of the
land is as follows:
All that piece, parcel or tract OF
land situate, lying and being in the
county of Bamberg, State of South
Carolina, containing one hundred
(100) acres, and bounded by the
estate of Robert Jones, JEFF Aver,
Mrs. 8. M. Brown and c. Ehrhardt
or Hughes land.
ALSO
All that piece, parcel or tract OF
land in the same county and State.
containing one hundred and twelve
(112) acres, more or less, and bound
ed North by lands OF c. R. Miller,
East by lands Of Mrs. Mitchell and
F. M. Bamberg, on the West by Little
Saltkehatchie and G. R. Miller, South
by F. NJ. Bamberg.
H. C. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Dog Rescues Child.

Saluda, Nov. IA mad dog pass
ing through this town Saturday
morning created quite .commotion.
After he had bitten several dogs he
was followed and killed. His move
ments for the "a hours previous have
been traced and it is learned that be-
sides biting numbers of dogs, geese,
turkeys and hogs in the Ellis section
OF the county and between here and
there, he bit the little 10-year-old
daughter of Brown Butler. The
child was out in the yard when the
dog ran into some geese near by. The
child went around the house to see
what was causing the commotion.
The dog at once jumped on her and
fastened his teeth in her face. 1t is
very probable her face would have
been lacerated much worse had not
Buffers dog run up and, seizing the
rabid dog made him loose his hold
on the child.
{. Butler has gone to the Columbia
hospital with the child for treatment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
MASTERS SALE.
State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
Mrs. M. e. Ables, plaintiff,

State Of South Carolina-County
OF Bamberg.
Mrs. M. e. Ables, plaintiff,
against
D. K. Ray and J. F. Jones, defend
ants.
BY virtue of a decree OF the court
of common pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, in. the above stated case. dated
November 9Th, 1909, I, H. c. Folk,
Master for Bamberg county, will sell
to the highest bidder, for cash.. at
the court house door OF Bamberg
county, between the legal hours OF
sale, on Monday, December 9Th,
1909, the same being legal salesday
in said month, the following real 'es-
tate, to-V'it:> y q
All that piece, parcel or tract OF
land, situate, lying and being IN
Bamberg county, State aforesaid, 1,
containing two hundred and eigh-
teen (21S). acres, more or less.
bounded on the North by lands OF
NJ. M. Roach and others. South by
lands of the estate of D. H. Rice, on
the East by lands of Mrs. G. c. Starr,
and on the West by lands Of F. M.
Ray, now Mrs. S. H. Counts, and
others.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. C. FOLK,
Master for Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., Nov. Is. 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
CAPTURED Second Still.

Aiken, Nov. 22.-Late Saturday
Constables Hoiley, Samuels and Cato
returned to the city, bringing with
them another large copper blind tiger
still, captured in the swamp of the
Runs, within 200 yards Of the same
place where one was captured only
two or three days previous. The con-
stables received information that an
other still had been carried in that
section. They made a visit Saturday
to the place and after a careful search
found the still concealed in some
thick bushes in the woods. It had
been recently operated, and the
fresh smell of blind tiger" was
upon it.
. No clue was found as to the opera
tors Or owners of the still, which is a
45-gallon copper apparatus.
The officers continue to do excellent
work and the people of the county
are grateful to them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25

it to the railroad again and kept
hot trail right into Denmark until the
coal chute was reached when it was
lost. 1t is believed that the parties or
party took some train at this point
The criminal wore about a No. 8
shoe and from the track it appears
to have been a good shoe, which
leads to the speculation that the
party was we'll dressed. There is
little doubt in the minds Of the peo-
pie that the work is that of white
man.
Company Offers Reward.
General Manager G.. H. Hix of the
Seaboard stated that the company
would gladly pay $500 for the appre-
hension of the criminal. He with
some other officials was at the scene
early to-day and according to Mr..
Hix the road has spent large sum of
money already trying to find out the
criminal wrecker, for this is the fifth
time that an attempt has been made
to ditch the train since the successful
attempt in April. He spoke very
feelingly of the matter and says that
he thinks that the people Of Den
mark and Of Bamberg county should
lend every aid possible, as the con-
slant presence of the criminals GER
tainly speaks very poorly for this sec
ton. -.
Conductor Harry Butler, of Savan-
nah, was in charge Of the train and
he is the same, man who, was IN
charge in April. In fact the same
train crew was running last night
that was running when the" other
wreck occurred and when the other
attempts were made to wreck No. 49,.
The wreck consists of the engine,
the express and baggage and mail
cars and the two passenger coaches.
The engine is badly wrecked. The
coaches while entirely derailed, are
not badly broken up.
The engine fell to the right of the
track, the next coach went to the
left and the remaining coaches to the
right. Wrecking crews have been at
work all day and by Z o'clock tonight
had most of the wreckage cleared in
such a manner that traffic could be
resumed. It will be Saturday before
the wreckage will be completely
cleared.
Coroner Gillian went to the scene
of the tragedy this afternoon and
had the bodies of the dead removed
to Denmark, where a post-mortem ex-
animation was held by the county
physician, DR.. v. w. Brabham. The
inouest followed. The coroner ex-
onerates the railway company from
all blame. ..... ...-,.-...,,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
MASTERS SALE.

State Of South Carolina-Bamberg
County.
Pursuant to an order Of his Honor,
George w: Gage, Presiding Judge,
dated the 18th day of November,
1909, in the cause OF Mrs. L. B.
Wyman, plaintiff, VS.. J. G, Gutekupst
ct al, defendants, arising In the Court
of common pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, will sell, during the legal hours
OF sale, for cash, to the highest bid
der, in front of the court house at
Bamberg, South Carolina, on sales
day in December, 1909. (or some
subsequent salesday) the same be-
ing Monday, December 9Th, the prop
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
MASTERS SALE.


q. State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
The Bank of Branchville, plaintiff,
against
r.. c. Woods, defendant.
BY virtue of decree Of the court
Of common pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty, in the above stated case, dated
November 10th. 1909, l, H. c. Folk,
Master for BamberE county, will sell
to the highest bidder. for cash, at
the court house door Of Bamberg
county, between the legal hours OF
sale. on Monday, December 9Th,
1909, the same being legal salesday
in said month, the following real es-
tate, to-wit:
All that certain tract Of land situ-
ate in Bamberg county, said State,
containing seventeen and one-half
(17h) acres and having such shape
as a plat thereof made by Preston
OFT, surveyor, dated December 18th,
1905, doth represent, and bounded
by lands Of Wash Williams. Mrs.
Ella Mays, George Stephens. and the
public road. . '.. :
ALSO
g.. All that certain other tract Of land
situate in said county and State, con-
tanning fifty-one (5D acres, and hav-
ing such shape as a plat there
Off,, made by Preston OFT, sur
yeyor, dated December 18th, 1905,
doth represent, and bounded by
lands of Mrs. William Mays, G. F.
Smoak, George Stephens, Wash Will
Jams and the Edisto river.
ALSO
That certain other tract Of land,
situate in said county and State, con-
tanning fifty-eight (5S) acres, more
or less, and having such shape as a
plat thereof made by Preston Ott
surveyor, dated December 21st, 1905,
doth represent, and bounded by lands
of Mrs. Ella Smoak, Reuben Mont
gomery, George Stephens, R. c.
Wood, Wash Williams and George
Stephens.
Purchaser to Fay for papers.
H. C. FOLK,
"n Master Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Killed in Alabama.

Charleston, Nov. 20.-The police
department tonight received tele-
gram asking the location of relatives
of J. Sharf, who was reported to be
of Charleston, killed at Obediah, Ala,
last night. The telegram stated that
the body would be buried Monday un-
less claimed. Relatives were located
tonight in the family of R. F. Lanier
on Nassau street, and the remains of
the young man will be shipped to
Charleston for burial.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Negro Ran Amuck.

Lancaster, Nov. 22.-Henry With
erspoon, young negro, apparently
crazed with liquor, ran amuck here
yesterday. Falling out with a col
ored woman, he armed himself with
a shotgun and put to rout number
of colored, people in the .neighbor-
hood, finally leveling the weapon on
q police officer who started &c arrest
him. When pressed, however, the
negro ran, making his escape out OF
town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Negro Kills Boy With Rock.

Albany, Ca, Nov. 22.-Charged
with the murder of Frank Hill, 10
year old negro boy whom she killed
with rock, Lula May Sheppard, a
negro girl of the same age, is in jail
here. The children were fighting
with their fists to-day until the girl
sought a better weapon. One blow
on the boys head ended the fight and
his life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Smith Named for Legislature.

Walterboro, Nov. 23.-D. L. Smith
to-day was nominated for the legls-
hture to succeed the Late D. G. San
ders. twenty-five out of 20 boxes
give Mr.. Smith Al majority over his
opponent, D. H. Towles. The other
boxes will not alter the result
The to-day's election-the second
primary for the ofRce-stands: Smith
x93: TowleS 452.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Published every Thursday in The

Published every Thursday in The
Herald building, on Main street, in
the live and growing City OF Bam-
berg, being issued from printing
Office which is equipped with Mer-
genthaler linotype machine, cylinder
press, folder, two jobbers, all run by
electric power, with other material
and machinery in keeping, the whole
equipment representing an invest
ment of $4,000 and upwards.
Subscriptions-By the year, S1.OO,
or 10 cents a month for less than
one year. All subscriptions payable
strictly in advance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1909.

A rush of advertisements at the
last minute causes us to leave out
until next week an editorial in reply
to The State in reference to the
Hughes case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-23
Like a scurvy politician, Seem to see the things thou dost not.
 Lear lV:6,
GrOuchineSs In Psychology

A Chicago physician recently deliy- cred a paper on the man with a grouch. He did not go so far as to say that such a man is insane, but he did assert that a grouch is a symptom of insanity. It is an ab- normality evincing a mind warped and tending to the affliction of the unbalanced.
 Nor is that all. He showed that the man with grouch is handicapped if illness overtakes him. It is a known fact the patient of a morbid temperament cannot recover from ill., ness as quickly as can the optimistic person-cannot in some cases recover at all. The mind is factor in any disease, and the hopeful man recovers long before the pessimist does.
 It is the good-natured man, too, who wins friends, who is the most eff cient in the world at large. Really the man with mental slant is a loser in every respect at every step in life, He is in chronic ill humor and people soon learn to shun him. The truth is, grouchiness is but form of selfishness and selfish people are never we'll liked. Some altruism and a great deal of optimism are need ed in this world in order to get along comfortably and happily. The man with a permanent grouch should go off and flock by himself. He is out of place in an organized world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-23
DOWN IN HENRY.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Headland Post suggests that if the amendment people want to send ont speakers to discuss their side they had better send out men who can make talk with the evidence against them" Well, there are men who can lead a forlorn hope but we don't know that any of them care to take up the side of this unwise and uncalled for proposition.
 Another suggestion of the Post Is that if there is to be a joint discus sion of the amendment in Headland 1t wants to see 1t pulled off between Governor Conner and Senator Max Hamburger, but 1t will never be grati- fed. The Governor Is too sly to run up against a buzz saw. He knows Max too well for that. And while on this subject 1t is encouraging to note that both the Post and the Henry County Sta ndard bring us highly satisfactory &C., counts of conditions in that county. The good people of Henry are getting wise to the fact that the proposed amendment Is not only a dangerous proposition, but that 1t Is politics, pure and simple, and they will not assist in putting politics in- to our constitution. Good for Henry s citizenship,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-23
AFTER THE HOME.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 If the amendment be adopted. Brooks Lawrence would rule the legislature. The spirit of his new agitation is, Some men abuse the right to drink. and therefore. no one shall drink, even in moderation anywhere We will use the power of the state to prevent any man getting drop of whisky or keeping 1t in any way, If we can help It." His organization even boasts 8 purpose to have Congress mod fly the interstate commerce law so that citizen of Alabama shall not lawfully get drink from abroad. Does any sane man doubt that harsh and stringent legls- lation would strike at keeping any whisky at home, as soon after the amendment passes, as an extra session of the legisla- ture could be called? Such laws would be passed. Fanaticism, drunk with ex- cess, would run riot In the race to search houses. The reluctance to searches now displayed would be cast to the winds by officers goaded by fear of impeachment and stimulated by love of fees. It is only to say that the adoption of the amend ment as one of intemperance advocates said of it's defeat, would Organize hell In Alabama" Already policemen in Bir- mingham have slaughtered a baby in such foray, though they intended only to ar rest or kill the owner of the house. Armed deputies at Mobile, under search war rant, ransacked a trunk containing wom- ems wear, in spite of their protest and helplessness. Better far that 1000 men should be drunk than that one helpless woman should be mistreated and insulted in the name of the law.
 The amendment is not needed to deal with the saloon. It Is not intended for the saloon. It is intended to regulate the home It means to sanctify proposed laws which cannot live under the constitution as it is. It seeks to give the pretext for legislation as to what shall not be kept in the home, and to turn loose officials to
 invade the sanctity of the home, by searching them for alleged violation of law. It is a naked and wicked attempt to put in the constitution of free Ala bama that men who live in it's borders shall not own even their own homes. God pity Alabama If the amendment is not defeated!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-23
New Era of Expansion

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company's plans for vast im- provements. including the engineer ing project for supplying its manufac- | turing plants at and near Ensley with abundant water, is fully described for The Age-Herald by President George c. Crawford. Large things have been accomplished by the Ten nessee company already, but few stories relating to the Birmingham district have ever been published which have been of such far-reaching significance as that appearing on the first page.
 The water problem has confronted the Tennessee company for some time past. For ordinary purposes Bir- mingham has a splendid water sup ply, but for such extensive operations as the Tennessee company has under way and presently in view additional water was found to be absolutely nec- essary. Without cheap water in enor- nous quantity there could be little further development of the great steel industry here. But now that the prob lem has been solved the possibilities of the Tennessee company's expan- sion cannot we'll be overestimated.
 In his statement President Crawford indicates that the work of develop ment will be pushed on a wide scale. Several millions of dollars will be ex- pended within the next 12 months, but the real significance of today's an- | nouncement lies in the fact that it means permanence. Since the present owners acquired control of the Ten nessee company's properties, less than two years ago, something like $6,5000,000 has been expended on new construction alone; but it does not take much of a prophet to see that now, since an abundance of water is to be provided, improvements on a scale of great magnitude involving expenditures ranging from $40, 1000, 900 to $50, 100000 will be made within the next five or six years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-23
FARNUM ON TRIAL
 IN BRIBERY CASE

Columbia. S. C., September 22.-Joe B. wylie of Chester, former member of the board of directors of the state dispensary, went on the stand today to testify against J. s. Farnum, accused of bribery. Wylie was examined upon the records at the dispensary showing where houses rep resented by Farnum had received orders for thousands of cases of whisky. Tomor- row he will be examined upon the partic- ular allegation that he received a bribe of $1125 on a certain date.
 Robert J. Gage, cashier of the Commer- cial Bank of Chester. today testified that a draft for $1125. signed by Farnum, and made payable to Henry Samuels, was paid at his bank and that Wylie got the money The paper itself has not been put in evidence as the state has been un- able to get it. However. It's course has been traced through banking channels from Farnum's office. This secondary evidence the cause of many objec- tions, but Judge Memminger overruled the defense at every point.
 The defense endeavored to show that the president of the bank was defeatd for mayor by Henry Samuels. so-called "niddle man. for Wylie, and that this was the motive for Cages giving infor- nation to tho prison warden. Witnesses for the prosecution, however, declared that the information was given voluntar- fly to the attorney general
 Sensational testimony Is expected to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-23
BOMB DISCOVERY
 ALARMS FL PASO

Fl Paso. Tex, September 22.-The dis- coyery tonight of a bomb in a residence heinz erected in Jaurez, across the border in Mexico. caused 8 sensation In that town. The police were notified ana ls workmen were arrested.
 It was at first reported that the oomp was found in the rear of the customs house. where President Diaz and Pres ident Taft are to meet October 14' but thls was later denied by the authorities
 The residence of Camilot Arguelles where the bomb was found, Is located h,ock from the customs house, where the presidents will meet visit by Presi- dent Diaz to Don Arguelles, who Is close personal friend of Diaz, was con sidered probable.
 Colonel Corella, commanding the resu lar army In Jaurez, said the object iouho was a small piece of dynamite.
 "rt was no more than a quarter or stick.u he said '1t was probably thrown there by a revorutionists some months ago when arrests were made ,,
 Mexican Consul A. V. Lomeli or Fl paso admits that a stick Of dynahite was found, but attacros TO slgnincahce to it. .;aon,a
 It was said at the Arguelles residence that Arguelles' son found bottle "tn q liouid explosive in 1t, with cap anu fuse attached. ..r;r.