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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
NEGRO SHOOTS FARMER.
T. J. Kirven Seriously Wounded by
'Share Cropper."

Sumter, Dec. 9.-Mr. T. J. Kirven,
of Providence, one of the best known
and most progressive farmers of
Sumter county, was shot late yester-
day Afternoon and severely wounded
by Wash Williams, negro share
cropper on a farm owned by Mr..
Kirven, four miles east of this city.
The shooting was done with a shot
gun loaded with small shot. The
load took effect in Mr.. kirven's left
hand, arm and side, and but for the
DETECTION of the shot by a heavy
overcoat worn by him and a memo
randum book and papers in his pock-
ct he would probably have been kill
ed, as large part of the load lodged
in the side and muscles of the chest
directly over the heart. AS it is, Mr..
Kirven is quite seriously wounded
and will be confined to his bed at the
Sumter Hospital, where he is being
treated, for some time.
The shooting occurred between
and o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when Mr.. Kirven went to the farm
to seize the crop in which he had an
interest under warrant OF attach
ment. 1t was alleged that Williams
had been disposing of the crop and
had not made proper returns to Mr..
Kirven, who had a claim on it for
rent and for supplies advanced under
a share crop agreement. When he
entered the yard he was received in
a threatening manner by the wife
and sons of Williams, the woman
threatening him with q pitchfOrk and
one of the boys with an axe. While
his attention was attracted by the
woman and boy and their impending
assaults, a gun was fired through
crack in the house, near where he
was standing, the load taking effect
as above described. Mr.. Kirven made
his way, with assistance, to the home
of Mr.. Willie Shaw, near the scene
of the shooting, and physicians were
summoned by telephone and Sheriff
Epperson notified. Mr.. Kirven's
wounds we're dressed and he was
brought to the hospital.
Sheriff Epperson sent his deputy to
arrest Williams, but he could not be
found, although diligent search was
made for him last night and again
this morning. Williams's wife and
two sons were arrested and commit
ted to Jail. They have employed
counsel and will apply for BAIL
Mr.. Kirven is suffering consider
able pain to-day, but is doing as we'll
as could be expected. Unless there
are unforeseen complications he will
recover within few days.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Fire at Anderson.

Anderson, December 9.-Only good
work by the local fire department
checked a disastrous fire loss here
tonight. The entire stock of E. H.
Ackert, consisting of porcelain md
tin ware, was destroyed, valued at
$500. The right wing of the
Peoples building was damaged to
the extent of about $40, as near
ly as can be estimated at present.
The cause Of the fire is not known.
The Peoples is directly adjacent to
the Citizens Bank and contains two
other store rooms in addition to that
destroyed, but damage was practi-
cally confined to the right wing.
Tate Burley Company's hardware
store and Mrs. Holleman's millinery
store in the same building were
slightly damaged. At one time the
entire right wing was in flames. The
fire is now entirely under control,
(12.30 a. n.y. The loss is covered in
part by insurance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
S25, 600 FIRE AT COLUMBIA.
Destructive Blaze at Southern Rail-
way Shops.

Columbia, December 9.-Fire re-
sulting in damages that will amount
to S23, 900 occurred this evening at
$50 o'clock in the Southern Railway
shops here. The car shop was de-
stroyed, together with four pass
enger coaches that it contained. An
other coach in the yard caught dur
ing the blaze, but this was saved,
although considerably damaged. No
clue as to the origin of the fire has
been discovered.
1t was stated tonight that insur-
ance was carried, but no estimate
could be made of it's apportionment
to this special building that was de-
stroyed. It was also stated that no
theory of the fire could be formulat-
ed by those at the shops.
1t was probably only because the
wind that briskly blew in the early
afternoon had died down that the gi-
gantic plant of the Southern was
saved. The firemen, too, worked
hard and prevented the spread of the
flames to other portions of the shops.
The news spread rapidly that the
Southern's shops were on fire and in
a half hour many hundreds Of people
gathered and watched the fight
against the flames in the cold night
air.
The men had not long been away
from the shops, so that the coaches
in the building could not be pulled
out by the engines.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Prohibition Statute Before Court.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. ia test
case which involved the constitution
ality of part of the temperance
legislation passed by the last legisla-
ture in making Tennessee dry, was
decided in the supreme court here to-
day. The case came from Hamilton
county, styled ]. w. Kelley ct al, VS..
Sheriff Conner ct al, and involves
the right to manufacture whiskey
and beer in Tennessee and sell the
saEe outside of the State. The leg
islature passed bill forbidding man
ufacture after July /, 1909. Sub
sequent to that date Sheriff Conner,
acting in behalf of the State, levied
on the property Of Kelley, a man
ufacturer and wholesaler, tying up
his entire plant and output. The
complaintants went into the chanc-
cry court, securing an Injunction re-
straing the attorney general of Ham
ilton county from proceeding with
the prosecution Of the case.
The supreme court to-day held that
the case was improperly brought in
the chancery court and that the
chancery court did not have jurisdic-
tion in the procedure and dismissed
the suit.
The effect of the decision is to
leave the case exactly as it was, and
it will of necessity have to be fought
again through all the courts of the
State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Carolina Case Begun.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The. validity
of the South Carolina statute provid-
ing a penalty of $50 in case any
common carrier shall refuse to pay
for loss of, or damage to, goods trans
ported by it within forty days if the
shipment was entirely within the
State, and ninety days if without the
State, came before the Supreme Court
of the United States for argument to-
day.
This law was passed in 1904, and
was enacted principally to make the
railroads pay within a reasonable
time claims amounting to small sums.
The penalty attaches only when the
full amount sued for is recovered.
The five cases that are now before
the Court originated before the Mag
istrates' Courts, where verdicts were
given for the plaintiffs.
The Atlantic Coast Line and the
Southern Express Company, which
were the defendants, appealed to the
Supreme Court of South Carolina,
where the lower Courts were sus-
tanned, and from the State Supreme
Court appeals were brought to the
United States Supreme Court.
The railroad and express COM
pany claim that the Supreme Court of
South Carolina in it's final judgment
rendered in each of the five cases
erred in holding the Act of the Gen.
eral Assembly of South Carolina,
above referred to, in passing the Act
imposing the penalty of $50, in so
far as it is made to apply to Inter-
State carriers doing business in
South Carolina, is "illegal regulation
and burden upon Interstate COM
merce, in violation of Article 1, Sec
ton 8, Clause 3, of the Constitution
of the United States
The plaintiffs in the cases are Ma
zusky, of Barnwell county; McTeer,
Of Hampton; Keith, of Florence, and
VoALehe, of Colleton, the latter hav-
ing two cases. P. A. Wilcox, of
Florence, appears for the railroad
and express company, and J. P. K.
Bryan for the original plaintiffs.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16

There is more catarrh in this Sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science mas proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address,:
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls family pills for consti-
patton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Bigham Still at Liberty.

Georgetown, Dec. 1.-THE sent
ence Of DR.. G. G. Bigham to three
and a half years at hard work in the
Penitentiary for completely in the
killing of his wife at Murrells Inlet
last September, which was imposed by
Judge Watts, has not yet gone into
effect. Avant, who actually did the
shooting, that brought to her death
this young wife, ! woman of unusual
attainments and beauty, is at the
Penitentiary and supposedly serving
his sentence while the man whose
word caused him to fire the fatal
shot, remains at liberty. There
seems to be some technical obstruc-
ton in the working of the law some
where. Judge Watts let the con-
victed men go out on bonds of ST.
500, pending the result of an appeal
by the defendants lawyer. The ap-
peal was not filed within the allotted
time of ten days, and Avant promptly
surrendered himself and was sent to
Columbia.
Bigham was not to be found in
Florence county, but was reported as
being in Greenville, where it is said
he is now.
Sheriff Scurry, of this county, as
serts that he is under orders Of So
licitor Wells, and cannot act while
it seems that the solicitor is await
ing the action of Judge Watts calling
in the bond and issuing bench war
rant for Bigham's apprehension.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
REPORT ON ASYLUM.
Special Committee of Legislature to
Have Session Next Week.

Columbia, Dec. 1.-THE special
legislative committee appointed to
investigate the conditions at the
State hospital for the insane will
hold it's final meeting next week,
when the committee hopes to formu-
late it's report to- the legislature
which meets on the eleventh of next
month. The committee is divided on
several important phases of the in
vestigation, and it is thought likely
that majority and minority reports
will be submitted.
The position of the board of re-
gents of the institution is set forth
in a paper summarizing what the
board thinks the Legislature should
do to remedy conditions at the in
stitution. The paper was submitted
to the investigating committee after
it had about concluded its investiga-
tions in July, but is made public to-
day for the first time.
This report which will be the basis
of the boards report and recon-
mendation to the Legislature, covers
five typewriter pages, but is
"meaty" and full of important sug-
gestions and recommendations. There
are so many things the board wants
done that it suggests that in order
to tighten the financial burden that
the changes be made gradually in
order Of their Importance.
This summary is divided into
seven sections. Section one asks for
revision of the law governing the in
stitution so as to make other pro-
visions of the criminal insane than
having them committed by judges of
probate.
Section two asks for an annual
conference of charities and correc-
tions to consider these problems,
section three suggests separation Of
the races in cottage plan of housing,
the future policy including colony
of the chronic insane, village for
epileptics, school for the feeble
minded and a hospital for inebriates
poor houses, improvement of the
medical staff, and consulting board,
State aid of the pellegra and tuber-
culosis problems.
Section four recommends imme-
diate special care of tuberculosis pa
tients in separate wards, separate
wards for excited negro men and
women, psychological department,
amusement features, a nurses home,
better bathing facilities, completion
of the textile buildings and all de-
partments refurnished, repainted
and recovered.
Section five asks for a battery Of
boilers, enlargement of the dining
room facilities, renewal of the
plum bing and heating plant, estab-
lishment of an ice plant, remodeling
of the fire protection equipment
Sections six and seven call for re-
modelling of the dairy department
and improvement of the farm.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Not Yet.

A Missouri clergyman had in his
pastoral flock a member who was re-
luctant about meeting the contrlbu-
tion basket. The pastor had thrown
out many broad hints, but all to no
avail.
One day the member fell i'll and
was taken to the Ellsworth hopital.
When the clergyman arrived the man
was delirious. While the pastor was
sitting beside his bed wild yell of
Fire! Fire!" came from across the
street.
The sick man drew himself upon
his elbows. "Where-where am II"
he asked eXcitedly.
"Calm yourself, brother" soothed
the pastor, with just the faintest
twinkle in his eye. "You are still
at the Ellsworth hospital! "-Lippin-
colts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Alone in Saw Mill at Midnight

unmindful of dampness, drafts,
storms or cold, w. J. Atkins worked
as night watchman, at Banner
Springs, Tenn. Such exposure gave
him a severe cold that settled on his
lungs. At last he had to give up work.
He tried many remedies but all fail
ed til he used Dr. Kings New Dis
covery. after using one bottle" /"
he wries, II went back to work as
we'll as ever" Severe colds, stub
born coughs, in1amed throats and
sore lungs, hemorrhages, Group and
whooping cough get quick relief and
prompt cure from this glorious medi-
cine. soc and 81. Trial bottle free,
guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co.,
Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this: Il want to go on rec
ord as saying that l regard Electric
Bitters as one of the greatest gifts
that God has made to woman" writes
Mrs. O. Rhinevault, of Vestal Center,
N. Y, Il can never forget what it
has done for me-" This glorious
medicine gives a woman buoyant
spirits, vigor of body and jubilant
health. 1t quickly cures nervousness,
sleeplessness, melancholy, headache,
backache, fainting and dizzy spells;
soon builds up the weak, ailing and
sickly. Try them. soc. at Peoples
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. G..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
MARLBORO BOY HONORED.
Gets Prize Given by Government In
Corn Growing Contest.

Columbia, December "a. Bas-
comb Usher, the Marlboro county boy
who produced 1924 bushels of corn
on one acre of land, was to-day
awarded the first prize for South
Carolina in the National Boys Corn
Contest, which is held under the aus
pices of the Federal farm demons
tration Office. He will spend next
week in Washington as the guest Of
the Government. The States contest
has not as yet been decided, and he
will in all probability win this, as
there has been no greater yield re-
Mr.. Usher has also won the first
prize for Marlboro county. Farm
demonstration workers are of the
opinion that Mr.. Usher will win the
first prize in the national contest as
no greater yield has been reported
for the season. The champion corn
producer of the State is only II
years of age, and the methods he
used in producing the phenomenal
yield prove very interesting.
At the request of United States
farm demonstration Office, the COM
mittee consisting of State Superin-
tendent of Education Swearingen, A..
G. Smith, of the bureau of plant in
dustry; D. N. Barrow, of Clemson
College; Ira w. Williams, who has
charge of the farm demonstration
work in this State, and Commission
er Watson to-day examined the rec
ords of Mr.. Usher and awarded him
the first prize. The committee ad-
dressed the following letter to DR..
s. A. Knapp, special agent of the
farm demonstration work in Wash
ington:
This is to certify that the under
signed, constituting a committee as
requested by Mr.. O. B. Martin, has
met and carefully examined all the
records filed by all the contestants
in the boys corn growing contest in
this State; that we have found that
the contest has been won by A. Bas-
comb Usher, of Marlboro county, who
made 1924 bushels on one acre,
keeping complete and detailed sworn
records as to planting, cultivation,
harvesting and marketing. There
fore, we hereby award the first prize
in this contest to A. Bascomb Usher" +"
Some time was spent to-day by the
committee in going over the records
of Mr.. Usher, which were very neatly
and accurately kept. All of the papers
submitted we're characterized by sys-
tenn, and It was very excellent ex-
ample of farming on paper. The
feat of the young boy also shows
just what can be done with land in
South Carolina by intelligent appli-
cation. From the records he had
evidently planned every step of the
work.
The 152 II bushels produced by the
young farmer will be sold to the
Government for seed purposes. The
price to be paid is 81 per bushel. The
sum of S305 will be received for the
seed alone. One and one-half tons
of fodder were produced, which sold
at $40 per ton, netting $50, bringing
the total amount received from the
acre to $685..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
OPENING BIDS.

Bids will be received by the board
of county commissioners for Bam-
berg county for the painting of the
roofs of the court house and Jail, cal
camining court house and Jail, and
other repairs. Specifications can be
seen at Supervisors Office. Bids will
be closed on Monday, December goth,
1909. The board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
J. B. KEARSE,
H. D. FREE, Supervisor.
Clerk.
Bamberg, 8. c., Dec. /, 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16

A school teacher having instructed
pupil to purchase grammar, the
next day received a note thus Worded
from the child's mother: Il do not
desire for Lulu shall engage in gram
mar, as I prefer her ingage in yuse-
full studies and can learn her how
to spoke and write properly myself.
have went through two grammars
and 1 can't say as they did me no
good. I prefer her ingage in german
and drawing and vocal music on the
peano."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Looking Ones Best.

It's a womans delight to look her
best but pimples, skin eruptions,
sores and boils rob life of joy. Lis
ten! Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them; makes the skin soft and vel
vety. It glorifies the face. Cures
pimples, sore eyes, cold sores, crack
ed lips, chapped hands. Try it. In
fallible for piles. 25c at Peoples
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Total ...................11 II mills
CDErJAT SCHOOL, T,EVTES

All persons between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty years, except
Confederat soldiers and sailors, who
are exempt at fifty years of age, are
liable to a poll tax Of one dollar.
Capitation dog tax, so cents.
All persons who were 21 years Of
age on or before the 1st day Of jan
ary, 1909, are liable to poll tax Of
one dollar, and all who have not
made returns to the Auditor are re-
quested to do so on or before 1st of
January, 1910, and thereby save the
penalty and costs.
I will receive the communication
road tax of two ($2.O0) dollars from
the 18th day of October, 1909, until
the 1st day of March, 1910.
JOHN F. FOLK.
Treasurer Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., Sept. 80, 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
TAX NOTICE.

The treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
18th day of October, 1909, until the
18th day of March, 1910, inclusive.
From the first day Of January,
1910, until the 31st day of January,
1910, a. penalty of 1 per cent. will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1910, until
the 2Sth day of February, 1910,
penalty of 2 per cent. will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1910, until the 18th
day of March, 1910, a penalty Of Z
per cent. will be added to all unpaid
taxes.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-06-26

who're timber 10 plentiful. ditch may DO cut. two
loss laid down in the bottom nix inches apart
third log placed on top OF these and all cover
ID. making satisfactory blind ditch or drain
that wilt last for years. Thcuo low spots when
drained usually the most productive parts OF
the ncldh.
As every one knows tho ayowcd reason for all
the short and curved rows. common In tho
South. 10 to prevent washing a, tlmc We
accepted this ia good faith but closer and more
c1tonniY" observation has taught uB better. We
have seen cotton rowe running ln six different Ill
rcctioua on t"u-acrc ncd and on "A small part
which VAS rolling tho rowa ran up and down
the hll our heavy rainn the scarcity of humuH
In our soils and our large proportion of clean
cultured row crops make II necessary To guard
against running tn" rowe ma TO favor washing
but this good practical reason does not account
for nearly all OF our short. crooked rowe W. seem
to have almost entirely lost sight of the fact that
the longeht rows possible necessary To the
cheapest cultivation.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-06-26
Methods Of Removing Stumps.

~ or sTuMrS UNDER cgh, or nine inches
Nm Tn diameter digging around and cutting
80 III" roots Ia probably good way as any.
III; for larger atumps IL Ia one OF the mos,
penHlsc. except possibly with old and well.rot,ed
stumps
In determining the method BY which the stumps
may be- moai economically removed the aual dis
p"hal OF the btumps must urBt be considered. II
the stump. after It's removal from the soil may be
probably utilized eomc sort Of Stump-puller IL
probably tho best means of removing IL from the
soil. In some SECTIONS by saving the stump up
into wood u wilt bring price sufficient 10 pay the
coat Of It's removal. aud under such conditions
there is plainly no better method of disposing OF
the Stumpn. There numerous makes of stump
pullcrB. and almost any of them viii DO satisfac-
tory work up tn the limit of It's capacity, but 10
remove large Wtumps. great power IS required
Cheap. lght machines will not pull the larger
atumpa and large. heavy machines require sueh
power and are 80 expensive TO operate. that their
uhc Is not always practicable
Fat. long-leat pine atumps may be SO shattered
by blasting with dynamite as 10 make their re-
clauses OF Stumps not split up sufficiently py
dynamite To make this method OF their removal
practicable
Nhere the Btumps can be- put to no use th"'
viii pay for their removal from Tho land after
they are out of the ground. the most economical
method OF dealing with them is 10 burn them
where they stand in the ground The Ni&lssipp'
Branch Experiment station at Mcneil Miss, at
ter quite extensive tests. came TO the CONCLUSION
that the best method OF removing etuupH az the
present time Is to burn them" The method oi
burning which was found most effective "a given
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