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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
SAWTELLE NEWS

SAWTELLE, Aug. 12.-Excavating
for the new building to be erected west
Of the quartermasters department, tc
be known as the commissary's store
house, was begun few day ago. The
new structure is to be 50x150 feet in
dimensions, two stories and an attic
in height, and is to have a basement
which will be used for cold storage.
The work of lying the four and one.
half miles of eight and ten-inch pipe
from Vaudeville canyon, to connect
with the water system of the home, is
still being pushed forward. When fin.
ished the home will have it's own wa
ter system, which will furnish plenty
of pure drinking water.
DR.. t. V. Parker, who for twelve
years has been assistant surgeon al
the hospital, has resigned on account
of i'll health. In point of years DIR.
Parker holds the position of senior
oft1cer, having been appointed in 1897.
Fire broke out about $3.50 Wednesday
morning in one of the houses owned
by f. G. Langdon in the alley on Ohio
avenue, between Second and Third
streets, and the building was entirely
consumed. Loss was about $500, with
no insurance.
j. Marion Hill has been appointed
postmaster Of Westgate, and the office
will be opened for business within a
few days. 1t is said this is to be an
experimental office, as the government
will not continue 1t unless it pays.
The city trustees, sitting as a board
of equalization, began their session in
the city hall on Monday. They will
meet daily from 10 to II and from 2 to
until their task is finished,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13

Chief of Police Favour was discov-
cred hidden behind a big star, trying
to hold down the position of marshal
of the day. Ned Chaplin of the Star"
was observed gathering personals from
the Roulette Wheel" One of them hit
he had recovered it was found to be
only a shoe pulled loose from a be-
fuddled "rouletter."
Made Success Possible
Those who served on the committee
and worked for the success of the out
ing are:
Honorary chairman-Mayor Thomas
Executive committee--E. T. Off,
chairman; George J. Brenher, Richard
Taylor, F. L. Twombly, J. r. Jacobs,
l.. H. Turner, H. H. Webb, P. j. Nc
Nally and A. ]. Bertonneau.
Sports committee-George H. Swarth-
out, chairman; w. 7. Davies, A. l..
kan, Earl Flanders and E. l.. landau.
Transportation committee-E. T. Off,
chairman; D. w. Herlihy and H. c.
Hotaling.
Refreshment committee-L. L. Test,
chairman; c. w. Woodbury., Fred c.
Nash, Charles e. Monfort and w. C.
Packard.
Badge and printing committee-H.
c. Prinz, chairman; A. A. Pearson and
Fred Higgins.
Prize committee-D. w. Coolidge,
chairman; A. d. Wood and ]. Herbert
Hall.
Press committee-H. w. Hall, c. l..
Butman, John Daggett, N. L. Chaplin
and H. F. Pierce.
Athletic judges and officials-Referee,
George H. Swarthout; scorer. Edwin
-fn ifalaD a
Crump; announcer, George A. Daskam;
field marshal, Chief H. H. Favour.
Track judges-Earl Flanders, A. L.
Ryder. e. r. Braley, Arthur Kloekner.
Aquatic judges-E. l.. Lan9all, o. A.
Nickerson, Harold Ryerson.
Judges weights and measures-W. T.
Davies, H. H. Webb.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13

Following are the wholesale Jobbing prices:
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges SlqL5O; lem
ons. s1.2592.5Oi tangerines, 9Ocg$13 grapefruit
APPLEs-s15O@s2 box.
BANANAS-31zQ4c pound
POTATOES (cwt) Highland, s135;
Oregon Burbanks. 81 6O92.75; sweet potatoes.
s250q30O; new potatoes, $l.25ql.50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, per dozen bunches
rs "a soc; string beans, 2Q3c pound; carrots,
rs a SOo doz. punches; turnips,25 @ 3Oc; green
onions 25 q 30c dozen; celery, 75c0S135
dozen: caulifower, SIPS dozen; horseradlsh,
1870 lb.; lettuce. 100000 crate: tomatoes
2594Oc crate; brussels sprouts. 9Q10c lb.;
cabbage 50Q60c per sackj rhubarb, 90caS1 lag
box; chlcory, 35@40c doz; artichokes. 75c
doz; oyster plant. 45c doz; parsnips. SOC
doz; cucumbers, 2093oc lug box; asparagus,
50 25Q2 rs crate; egg plant 1880 h.. bell pep
pers, 6910c lb.; peas, 495c lb.; olSra 40c h.
summer squash. 20025c lug box; green
corn, 4od5Oc lug box; red cabbage, 2921ac
Ib. spinach 15@ zoe doz lunches; green
Lima beans. 31a Q4c lb.
HONEY-Extracted ". w, so-Ib. can,
TIC; white do, &c; light amber do, 6q6hc;
ccmb w. w, lib. frames, 15c; white comb IA;
comb, light amber, lac; beeswax, pound, SOC.
EGGS-Extra select, 96c; California ranch
candled, 34c; local case count, 31c; eastern
extras, 30c.
s25c; creamery frsts, soc; eastern extras, 55c;
CHEESE tper pOund)-Northern fresh.
17hc; large Anchor. 1sc; Anchor, Young
America, 20c Anchor hand, BIC; eastern
single. 1sc: do twins. 17hc; do cheddars
lie; do longhorns, 1S1zc; do Daisy, 1sc
Swiss imported. ESQ soc; do domestic. 179
lsc; cream brick, zoe; limburger. 2O92lc;
BEANS 200 lbs)-smar white. $3.50;
Lady Washington, $3.50; No pink, $500;
blackeye, $3.50; Lima, $3.50; Garvanzas.
s4aa5O; lentils s696.25; bayou, $3.50.
ONIONS (cwt)-$12592OO; Bermudas, sig
1.25; white wax, 81.
CHILL (pound)-Evaporated s91oc; sun
dried. 12c; ground. SC; Mexican black. l5e;
green chill, 3q5c.
GARLIC-6Q7c lb.
NUTS (per lb.)--Almonds. fancy XXI and
Ne Plus, 14@15c; Bra7ls. 1901 16c; flberts
l4@15c; pecans. 120fsc; California pea
nuts, raw, &c; roasted. &c; eastern, IN o
SC: Japan peanuts. 6hc; roasted 20 addi'
| tional: No. / fancy wanuts. 1491sc; do
small No. 2. 1oc; pine nuts. lac; cocoanuts
per doz.. s5@soe; bitter almonds, 500 bas'
ket; black walnuts. &C lb.
| DRIED FRUITS (per lb.)-Apples. evapor
Iated 7Q7hc; apricots. s910c; black fgs
| &c; do white, &c: lemon and orange peel
| fancy, 10-lb. boxes. per lb., l5c; nectarines
| 7ho; evaporated peaches, 1850; pears, do
IO@11c; plums. 8 &c; loose muscatels, 5Q
| &c; sultanas. 494hc.
| NECTARINES-5O97 lug box.
PEARS-Bartlett, 90c.
PLUMs-Tragedy prunes, 75c;. common
plums, 50@75c; Satsuma, 709S5c.
WATERMELONS-509 a 90c cwt.
GRAPES-Thompson seedless, 81 a 4-bas-
ket crate; muscat, c0c@s1 lug box; Concord
81. so 4-basket crate; Malaga, $1Q110; Delaware,
1.25 4-basket crate.
PEACHES-35G6Oc lug box.
CANTALOUPES-s5c9 large local crate;
casaba melons, s1Q125 crate.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
FLAG TO FLAG
ENDURANCE RUN
LEAVES DENVER OCTOBER rs,
ENDS NOVEMBER 10
Recent Gidden Tour Rules Will Gov
ern and Mexican Government
Valves Customs and Prom
a. lses Protection
(By Associated Press.)

DENVER, Aug. 12-rhe flag to flag
endurance and reliability touring con-
test for automobiles for the G. a.
Wahlgreen and other trophies VIII
start from Denver October 25 and will
end at Mexico City during the week of
November Is, according to official an
nouncement made today in connection
with the publication of the railroads to
govern the tour. The contest has the
sanction of the American Automobile
association.
The route will be through Colorado,
Texas and Mexico, the border being
crossed at Eagle Pass
The rules closely follow those Of the
recent Glidden tour from Detroit to
Denver and back to Kansas City, and
entries for the event close october 10.
The frst closing date for reduced fee
is September Is. The Mexican govern
ment is waiving customs formalltles at
the border, and has promised ample
protection for persons, cars and prop
erty of the contestants.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
ANOTHER NATIONAL BANK
MAY BE CHARTERED HERE

Another national bank may be started In
Los Angeles, and steps are now being taken
to bring about results
Information to the effect that a charter
has been issued to the Pacific National bank
Of Los Angeles has been received here.
Among those who said to be associated
with the plan to open the new bank are j.
NJ Neeland, president OF the Bank of South
ern California; F. E. Edwards, vice president
of the same institution; NJ N. Newmark and
Fred H. Haskell.
While no official announcement has beer
made regarding the plans for the new bank
II A. Colt secretary of the Bank of South
ern California, intimated yesterday that the
new institution would have no connection will
the state bank
Los Angeles now has ten national banks
but this number will be reduced TO nine wher
the Citizens and American National institu
tions are consolidated.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
INTERURBAN LEADERS
WILL FINALLY CLASH
San FeIIce and Palms Mines to Play
Crucial Contest-Other Games
Should Result In Good
Ball

The managers of the baseball teams
of the Interurban league have arranged
q schedule of Sunday games which
should result in some of the fastest
amateur ball yet played by the Or
ganization. The big game OF the DAY
will take place at Covina, when the
Palms and San Felice mines meet to
settle a long-disputed supremacy. Both
aggregations have a clean 1000 per cent
standing and the players of the re-
spectiVe teams promise that the rec
ord shall remain unsullied. CoVina
fandom will turn out en- masse to root
for what they believe will be an easy
victory for the local boys, while the
Palms nine will be accompanied by
another large crowd of rooters. CoVina
will probably go on the diamond slight
favorites over their opponents, al
though Saenz, who Will be in the curve
station for the Palms boys, Is twirl-
ing in great form.
The Paraffines will also meet with
the Colegrove nine and should the
former lads be victorious they may
yet carry off first place. In the main
preliminary the Wells-Fargos and
Frank Abbott's Directory team will
meet in another much -talked-of con-
test, which should prove second in i'm
portance to the San Felice-Palms az
fair Smith and Dear will work for
the WellsFargo, while Bennett and
Lynch will compose the battery for
the Advertisers. Umpire Grewell Will
hold the indicator.
The Eastern Outftters and the Ra-
cycles will also clash in a. nine-round
go for a higher position on the per-
centage column. With the Cripples
back on their winning stride and a
slump oVertaking the leaders, results
may be very different than present
showings would indicate. Following
are Sundays lineups:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
AT VERNON
RACYcLES
OuTFITTERS
M0T0RCYCLISTS PARADE
INDIANAPOLIS STREETS

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. pa parade
in which thousands of gaily decorated
motorcycles participated was the fea-
ture of the opening session of the an
nual session of the Association of
American Motorcyclists here today.
The speed contests are to take place
on the new motor speedway tomorrow
and Saturday.
1t is expected several records will be
broken.
Two representatives OF California are
here from Los Angeles and will partlei-
pate in the races.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
CROSS COUNTRY IN THIRTY DAYS

New York men completed journey
OF over 1000 miles by automobile to-
day, when their Regal car rolled into
this city after crossing the continent
in thirty days running time. The car
left New York July with George S.
Wilcox William H. Smith, Richard p.
Byrnes and Claud Beardsley as pas
sengers aud >the journey of 4OS1 miles
was accomplished in almost precisely
thirty days travelling.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
.CASABA MELONS IN
MARKET IN QUANTITY
GRAPE SHIPMENTS INCREASE;
MUSCATS DECLINE
Eastern Dairy Cheese AdVanees-otheI
Brands Weak-VegetabIes Con-
tlnue Steady at Quotations.
Fish Are Scarce

Casaba melons have begun to arrive in guam
tity. On account of increasing receipts prices
declined from the former high level to SlalA
a crate The quality of the melons is excel
lent grading with the best cantaloupes tC
arrive this season.
Cantaloupe receipts showed a falling off yes
terday, but prices remained about he same
Grapes increased in receipt the main supply
coming from El Cajon and Escondido. Mus
cats declined to 90c0S1 lug box. The gen
eral tone Of the market was weak.
Eastern daisy cheese advanced TO 19c
pound, a difference of 1c. Other cheese was
slow and weak.
Fish were scarce only enough arriving L
meet a limited demand.
Negetables were steady at quotation
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
Exnsct AmlcabIe Settlement

CHICAGO, Aug. Extraction Off
cials and union leaders resumed their
negotiations today in an attempt to
reach a satisfactory plan for the set
tlement of the dispute between the
sreet car employees and the street rail-
way companies. 1t is still thought in
many quarters that differences will be
settled.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
AMERICANS DROP HURST

WASHINGTON, Aug 12.-President
Ban Johnson of the American league
tonight announced that Umpire Hurst,
who during a recent game in Phila-
delphia had a difficulty with Eddie
Collins Of the Athletics, would be
dropped from the league.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
st, Louis Wool

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 12.-Wool, lrm medium
grades combing and clothing 22h a 29c;
light fine, 20 4 a 23c; heavy fine, 1914 Q21c,
tub washed, 25Q35c.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
San Francisco shlnnlnu

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-Arrived.
| Steamers George w. Elder and Daisy from
San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
Herald Want Ads

thousands doing The results will surprise and please Wheny you
you'll But don't wait until must Herald Want Ads Remem
Der read them every dyby doing will learn many things of inter-
est After become acquainted with Herald Want Ads you will
neglect them for single day.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
Butter and Eggs at Retail
FLOUR AND FEED PRICES
AT LOS ANGELES MILLS

The following quotations prevail at the
Globe mills:
FLOUR
Al -four per barrel .,................s6.8 s6 80
per u sack.
Globe flour, per barrel ................S7. 40
Globe flour rstais at So per 4 and 81 per
x sack.
Silver Star -four per bbI .............ss. 40
xxx Hour, per bbl ..................$5. s. 80
III ahth harrels 20c ner harrel hlghnr-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
we're steady at quotations.
Produce Receipts
Produce Prices

Following are the wholesale jobbing prices:
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, Slql5O; lem
ons. $1.25Q2.5O; tangerines, 9Ocq$lY grapefruit,
$10L50.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
Fell Forty Feet.

Greenvile, Oct. IL. R. Livings-
ton, an employee of the Bell Tele-
phone company, was killed here this
morning by falling from the top Of an
electric pole on Main street. 1t Is
thought the man touched a live wire
of the traction company and lost his
balance, falling 40 feet to the ground
below. He was picked up dead, his
skull having been fractured. Livings-
ton is from Eastover, but has been
living in Asheville, N. c., for several
years.
The accident occurred about II
o'clock on North Main street. Liv-
ingston had been splicing cable and
after being on the ground for time
began to reascend the pole. 1t is
supposed that in crawling through
the work of wires to his platform, he
either missed his footing or was
made helpless by contact with one of
the power wires. He fell to the
ground a moment later. He leaves
a wife but no children. 1t is prob
able that his body will be aiken to
Eastover or Asheville for interment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
Mob Attacks Waycross Jail.

Waycross, Ca, Oct. T. Though
the negro boy whose life they sought
was safe in the Chatham county jail,
100 miles away, 500 excited men at
tackled the county jail here tonight to
secure 12-year-old Dell Jones, who
last night, it is alleged, attempted
criminal assault on young white
girl.
The Waycross Guards, called out
at the request of the sheriff and on
the order of Governor Brown, charg-
ed through the mob forming in front
of the Jail and averted repetition
of the attack. The crowd, however,
became more threatening, and when
it seemed a clash between soldiers
and civilians was imminent, COM
mittee from the mob was allowed to
20 through the Jail. The court house
was also searched.
Jones was taken to Savannah to-
day secretly. Last night he, was
asked by young white girl to accom-
pany her on her way to her home in
Gilchrist Park, a suburb. AS they
passed a negro school house rain
came up and they took refuge in the
building. There the negro made his
attempt but was frightened away by
the girls screams. He was caught
later.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
Boy With tho Hoe.

Say, how do you hoe your row.
young chap?
Say, how do you hoe your row?
Do you hoe it fair,
Do you hoe it square,
Do you hoe it the best you know?
Do you cut the weeds as you ought
to do,
And leave what's worth while
there?
The harvest you gather depends on
you;
Are you working it on the square?
Are you killing the noxious weeds,
young chap?
Are you making it straight and
clean?
Are you going straight,
At a hustling gait?
Are you scattering all that's mean?
Do you laugh and sing and whistle
shrill,
And dance a step or two,
As the row you hoe leads up the
hill?
The harvest Is up to you.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
a Smart Kid.

81 had always heard that New
Englanders were SMART" a young
physician who has graduated from a
village practice remarked the other
day, ''but 1 hardly thought it devel-
oped at such an early age.
He smiled reminiscently, then con-
tinued:
"Just after 1 settled in Dobbs Cor
ners a IL year old boy called on me
one evening.
Say, doc, 1 guess I got measles,
he remarked, but nobody knows it
'cept the folks at home, an they amt
the kind that talks, if there's any
good reason to keep quiet
Twas puzzled, and suppose look
ed it.
An, get wise, doc, my small visi-
tor suggested, What will you give me
to 60 to school an spread it among
all the kids in the village?' Sep
tember Lippincott's.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
Killed the Leeches.

"You smoke thirty cigarettes a
day."
Eyes, on the average"
"You don't blame them for your
rundown condition."
mot in the least. I blame my
hard work"
The physician shook his head. He
smiled in a vexed way. Then he
took leech out of glass jar.
LET me show you something" he
said. "Bare your arm"
The cigarette fiend barred his pale
arm, and the other laid the lean
black leech upon it. The leech fell
to work busily. It's body began to
swell. Then all of a sudden, kind
of shudder convulsed it, and it fell
to the floor, dead.
"That is what your blood did to
that leech," said the physician. He
took up the little corpse between his
finger and thumb. "Look at it," he
said. "Quite dead, you see. You
poisoned it,
Il guess it wasn't healthy leech,
in the first place." said the cigarette
smoker, sullently.
Wasn't healthy, eh. Well, we'll
try again."
And the physician clapped two
ieeches on the young mans thin arm.
..'If they both die," said the pa
tient, I'll swear off-or, at least
I'll cut down my daily allowance
from thirty cigarettes to ten"
Even as he spoke the smaller leech
shivered and dropped on his knee,
dead, and a moment later the larger
one fell beside it.
"This is CHASTITY" said the young
man; II am worse than the pesti-
lence to the leeches.'
1T is the empyreumatic oil in your
blood" said the medical man. "All
cigarette fiends have it,"
"Doc," said the young man, re-
garding the three dead leeches
thoughtfully, 81 half believe you're
right. School Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
MASTERS SALE.

By virtue of an order of the Court
of Common Pleas, in the case OF N.
P. Smoak, ct al, VS.. Mrs. Alice M
Steedley, ct AL, I will sell to the high
est bidder for cash on the first day OF
November, 1909, the same being the
first Monday and legal salesday, be-
tween the legal hours Of sale on the
said day, at the court house door,
Bamberg, South Carolina, the fol-
lowing described lands, to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel, or
tract of land, situate, lying and being
in the County Of Bamberg, State OF
South Carolina, measuring and con-
tanning 46 acres, more or less, and
bounded as follows:
On the North by lands of J. H
Fender and J. N. Zeigler, East by
lands of ]. H. Fender and J. N. Zeig-
ler, South by lands of Martin Hunter
and West by lands of J. H. Fender
AND ALSO
All and singular that certain tract
or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the County of Bamberg, State
of South Carolina, measuring and
containing 40 acres, more or less
and bounded as follows:
On the North by lands of Dan
Rhoad, East by lands of F. E. Steed-
ley, South by lands Of Joe Smith
and West by lands of D. o. Steed.
ley.
Purchaser to pay for papers, and if
bid is not complied with within an
hour after sale, the land will be re-
sold at the risk of the former pur-
chaser, until a purchaser is found
who shall comply with his bid.
H. G.. FOLK,
Master for Bamberg County.
J. F. CARTER,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
October 9Th, 1908.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
MASTERS SALE.

BY virtue of an order of the Court
of Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun-
ty, in the case of G. r. Brabham, Jr.,
ct al, plaintiffs, VS.. w. D. Rice, ct al,
defendants, will sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, on the first day Of
November, the same being the first
Monday and legal salesday, between
the legal hours of sale, on said day,
at the court house door, at Bamberg,
South Carolina, the following de-
scribed lands, to wit:
All those certain lots or parcels of
land situated, lying and being in
the Town of Denmark, County of
Bamberg, State of South Carolina,
being known as lots Number II and
12, in block 81, as shown on map or
plat made by w. G. Gooding, engi-
neer of Southbound Land and I'M
provement Company, each lot 'front.'
ing on Magnolia Avenue rs feet, each
running back 100 feet to 20 feet lane,
and bounded as follows: On the
North by 7th street, on the East by
20 feet lane, on the South by lot
Number 10 in said block, on the
West by Magnolia Avenue.
Purchaser to pay for papers, and If
the bid is not complied with within
one hour after sale, the land will be
resold at the risk of the former pur-
chaser, until a purchaser Is found
who shall comply with his bid.
H. G. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
J. F. CARTER,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
October 9Th, 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
URGE MILLS TO CUT OUTPUT.
Manufacturers Association Governors
Favor Curtailment.

Charlotte, n. c., Oct: S-That the
present disparity between the price
of cotton and cotton goods precludes
the possibility of the successful
operation of Southern mills is the
unanimous opinion of the board OF
governors of the American Cotton
Manufacturers association which was
in session nearly all day. Resolu-
tions were adopted by the board set
ting forth this fact and appointing a
committee of five to formulate cur
tailment agreement which every mill
in the South will be urged to sign.
The following prominent manufac-
turers were named as the committee:
L. w. Parker, Greenville, S. e.: w.
A. Erwin, Durham, N. c.; D. A.
Tompkins, Charlotte, N. c.: E. A..
Smyth, Greenville, S. c.; T. H. Ren'
ME, Pell City, Ala.
Charlotte was selected as the place
for 1910 meeting of the association
which will be held the fourth Tues
day in May. Atlanta, Richmond, ST..
Louis, Memphis and half dozen
other cities extended invitations.
Two Die in Revolver Duel.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. Sin a
pistol duel at Lake Butler late this
afternoon C. A. Rich and John Park
er were both killed, Parker dying ON
the train en- route to this city for
medical attention. Rich, who is a
son of N. L. Rich, president of the
Bradford County bank, met Parker,
who is travelling man out of Gaines
vile, Fla, in one of the Lake Butler
drug stores, where they quarreled,
Both left the store but met at the
railroad station later and commenced
to fire at each other. Rich was in
stantly killed and Parker received a
bullet wound in his breast which
caused his death half an hour later.
A coroner's jury was empaneled to-
night and will investigate the cause
of the duel. Full particulars are not
obtainable here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-14
Negro Firebug Caught.

Statesboro, Ca, Oct. 6.-Tracked
from the burning home of Merida
Hendricks, a wealthy farmer of this
county, Jack Mercer, negro was
caught by bloodhounds to-day and is
locked up, charged with arson.
The home and stables of Hendricks
were burned. The fire began at
O'Clock this morning, the family being
aroused just in time to stagger to
safety through the smoke and flames.
The bloodhounds were put on the
trail at the house and followed with
out losing the trail to MERGERS home.
A quantity of corn in the barns,
stables, and residence were all
burned.