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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
CHEROKEE CITIZEN KILLED.
S. Q. Sarratt Falls from PorticO and
Breaks His Neck.

Gaffney, July 7.-As result of
falling from a portico early this
morning, Mr.. Samuel @. Sarratt, one
of Cherokee county's most prominent
citizens, lies dead at his home two
miles north of Gaffney with broken
neck. 1t is very hard to determine
at what hour it took place, as Mr..
Sarratt was in the habit of sleeping
on the portico of the second story,
and when the family arose this
morning he was found on the door
steps with his neck broken. How
ever, the body was still warm when
found, not long after Z O'Clock.
Mr.. Sarratt was very widely known
all over the county, having many
prominent connections and being
Universally respected. He was about
SO years old, having lived in this
section practically all his life, en-
gagged in farming. He is survived by
five children, Messrs. j. E. Sarratt,
Morris Sarratt and John Sarratt,
Mrs. Joe Humphries and Mrs. Wade
Humphries, all Of this county. The
interment will take place tomorrow
afternoon at Providence church
cemetery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Three Drowned at Cheraw Ferry.

Cheraw, July 11.-A terrible ac-
cident occurred last night at the
Cheraw ferry about 10 o'clock. A
number of persons were delayed in
town and were returning to their
homes in Marlboro county, among
Mr.. Charles Irby, having a long two
horse wagon driven by a colored
man. There were in the wagon be-
sides the driver a eolored woman
and two small children. The mules
began backing and the driver, in
stead of cutting them, jerked the
reins and they backed of into the
water, drowning the driver, the. wo-
man and one child.
A boy about 10 years old held on
to the wagon bed and was rescued
by Mr.. Walter Pegues, who has
charge of the ferry. The bodies have
not yet been recovered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
FIREMEN'S CONTEST HELD.
First Prize in the Hand Reel Races
Goes to Georgetown.

Union, July 1.-THE State fire.
mems tournament started off to-day
with grand parade down Main
street at 10 a. m. All the visiting
companies were in line, and the men,
machines and horses were gaily dec
Grated for the occasion. At eleven
o'clock the hand reel races were
pulled off, the entries being: Ander-
son, Columbia, Georgetown, Newber-
ry, and Charleston.
Georgetown won first prize, 500.
The second prize, SIS, went to Co
lumbia. Time, Georgetown 21 2-3
seconds; Columbia, % seconds. The
same companies entered the grab
reel race this afternoon, first money
going to Anderson, while Newberry
took second, the former in 21 2-5
seconds, the latter in FL 3-5. The
hook and ladder exhibition by the
Charleston company was practically
abandoned because of rain.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Discards "UnWritten Law"

Mariana, Fla, July 10.-His
wife's story that DR.. H. Alexander
had kissed her while she was pa
tient in his chair caused J. V. White
to kill the dentist several months
ago and to-day the resulting trial
ended with the jury's verdict of sec
ond degree murder which, carries
with it a sentence of life imprison-
ment. Whites plea was that of self
defense, he asserting that after the
trouble had been patched up" he
met DR.. Alexander in dark street
and believed that he was about to be
attacked. The dentist was armed
only with an umbrella and five bull
lets were fired at him by White.
Witnesses, however, testified that
White had threatened to kill DR..
Alexander.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Branchville Negro Stole Five Dollars,

Branchville Negro Stole Five Dollars.
Branchville, July 6.-Master Ar.
thur Waldren, only son Of Mrs. Maud
Thompson, of the Cattle Creek sec
ton, was hurt Monday by falling and
breaking his right arm. The little
boy had started to 90 down the steps
and his foot slipped and he fell with
the above result. The mother and
step grandfather of the little boy
took him and hurried to town and
engaged the services Of DR.. Wimber-
~, who in a short time relieved the
little fellow Of the intense suffer
ing.
This morning a little negro boy
named Eugene Smith broke into the
beef market of W. w. Barrs, and
opened the money till and stole
therefrom $500. This happened
about daylight. When Mr.. Bars
came down to his market and opened
his money till he saw that it had
been tampered with and that some
money had been taken therefrom.
This boy was so small Che being only
eleven years old) until it was hard
to believe that he was capable of
committing such a crime, but suspi-
cion pointed directly to the child and
a search was made and the money
was found in the little clubhouse
where the boy kept his clothes.
The thief was taken before Judge
Dukes and bound over to the court
of general sessions on the charge of
house-breaking and larceny.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
JEW AND WIFE SEPARATE.
Aged Man Goes to Jerusalem; We
man Stays in New York.

New York, July 6.-Jacob Ber'
man, eighty-six years old, has divid'
ed his wealth with his wife, forty-siz
years old, has obtained divorce un-
der the Hebrew religion and will this
week sail for Jerusalem, where he
expects to spend the remainder of his
life.
Berman, who is very religious
proposed that he and his wife retire
to Jerusalem together, but she liked
New York too well, and so by mutual
agreement they appeared before a
rabbi, who gave them "a get," a
Jewish form of divorce. o.
At the same time Berman gave his
wife half of all his property, and
they kissed each other good bye.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
BaTTLEsHIPs GATHERING.
Thirteen Floating Forts Assembled
OF Cape Ann.

Rockport. Mass, July 7.-Garbed
in the gray of war and equipped with
tall fighting masts, thirteen DatIe
ships of the North Atlantic squadron
assembled off Cape Ann to-day. AS
the sun was setting this array OF sea
fighters, the largest since the worlo
circling fleet dispersed at hampton
Roads, started to the eastward 10
engage in manoeuvres off the Massa-
chusetts coast. For the next four
or five weeks extensive movements
: will be carried out. On Saturday the
feet is expected at ProvincetoWn'
which will be it's base on the north
ern waters.
The ships which will join the fleet
as the movements progress lnclude
four battle ships, dozen torpedo
boats and destroyers, submarines and
auxiliaries. It will be the largest
and most powerful fleet of war YES
sells ever gathered in American wa
ters.
The concentration of the feet on
Thatcher's Island to-day was impress
sive.
After three days at sea, when the
ships put back to Provincetown, the
10000 or more sailors will have a
liberty day for sports among the
sand dunes Of Cape Cod.
The ships in the fleet to-day were
the Connecticut, (1ag ship,) Yer
mont, Louisiana, Kansas, Maine
New Hampshire, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, Minnesota, Georgia, Rhode
Island, Nebraska and Idaho. Later
the Missouri, Virginia, Ohio and
Mississippi will complete the quota
of seventeen frst-class ships.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
RACE HORSE OWNER HURT.
L. Edwards, of Dillon, Injured on
Darlington Race Track.

Darlington, July 7.-Mr. L. Ed
wards, of Dillon, owner of Brownie
and Marguerite, two of the fastest
horses now racing in the Pee Dee
circuit, was severely injured by being
thrown from his sulky this after
noon while driving in the 2.20 race
on the Darlington track. Mr.. Ed
wards is one of the most popular
drivers and owners in the State, and
his injury will be a source of regret
to his many friends. The accident
was unavoidable, and Mr.. Edwards
is suffering from a broken leg, which
will keep him off the track for the
rest of the season.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Life 100000 Years Ago.

Scientists have found in a cave in
Switzerland bones of men, who lived
100000 years ago, when life was in
constant danger from wild beasts.
To-day the danger, as shown by A.
W. Brown, of Alexander, Me-, is
largely from deadly disease. If it
had not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which cured me, / could
not have lived" he writes, suffer
ing as did from a severe lung trou-
BILE and stubborn cough" TO cure
sore lungs, colds, obstinate coughs,
and prevent pneumonia, its the best
medicine on earth. soc. and s1.00.
Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co.,
Bamberg, S. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Robson Coming.

Columbia, S. ca special from
Washington says:
Representative Hobson will 90
to Williamson on July with Rep
resentative Lever and make an ad-
dress before the ChatauQua Associa-
tion of that place.
Mr.. Hobson is not a stranger IN
South Carolina. Soon after he gain
ed his fame in the Spanish-American
war Capt. Hobson delivered several
lectures in the South, some OF them
in South Carolina, where he made
many friends. Representative Lever
will also speak at Williamson on
the same day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
GEORGETOWN Pleased.

Georgetown, July THE people
Of Georgetown are immensely proud
of their reel team, which won first
honors at Union to-day, the news of
which came in a telegram from Chief
Of the Fire Department Chas. J.
Levy, and from many private parties,
who went to cheer the boys to vic
tory. The welcome home Of the first
prize winners will be made a nota-
BILE festive occasion. It is not the
first time that the Georgetown fire.
men have brought back honors from
the State firemen's contests, but the
record of the present team of 21 2-3
seconds is the quickest time yet
made.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
A Night Riders Raid.

The worst night riders are calo-
mel, croton oil or aloes pills. They
raid your bed to rob you of rest. Not
so with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They never distress or inconven-
ience, but always cleanse the sys-
tenn, curing colds, headache, con-
stipation, malaria, Csc. at Peoples
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Tortured on q Horse.

"For ten years I couldn't ride q
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. C.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Purchases Trust Company.

Spartanburg, July 10.-The First
National bank of Spartanburg today
purchased the entire stock Of the
Fidelity Loan and Trust Company,
paying 1924 a share for the stock,
the purchase price amount for the
entire stock amounting to $SS,200.
The trust company will be absorbed
by the First National. w. E. Bur-
nett is president of the First Ma
tional and A. M. Chreitzburg is cash
ier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Useless Luxury.

A sick peasant motions feebly to
his wife to approach his bedside and
whispers painfully, II think, my
dear, I could fancy little BROTH"
"My dear, what do you want of
broth? Hasn't the doctor just given
you up?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-15
Good Place for Them.

At Chicago Wednesday 581
weapons which the police have con-
fiscated in the last six months were
cast into the lake. The city tug took
the police department custodian be-
yond the three-lime limit and he
dropped overheard the revolvers,
dirks, slung-shots, knives and other
deadly weapons in thirty feet Of wa
ter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
MEET TO DISCUSS
 A NEW RAIL LINE

Eufaula, March 1s.-(Special. )--Capt. A. J. Smith, R. c. Williams and R. D. Crawford of Dothan, and Claud Gilbert of Slocumb, were in the city today on matter of business, in which the citizens of Eufaula are deeply inter- ested. -==~
 They came here upon the invitation of the. Railroad Committee appointed at the recent mass meeting oS the citi- gems to confer as to the adSisability of building an electric road to connect Eufaula with Dothan by way of Abbe- vile.
 Tho meeting was held late this af- ternoon. but with what result is noe given out. -
 Captain Smith, who Is the promoter. was given permission by Congress some time ago to dam the >Chactahat- chic River at Newton. and 1t is his opinion that the stream can be damned at Blackmon's Mill on the east prong, and a power not only sui ficient to operate the road, but all the machinery in this city can be easily generated at nominal cost. Mir. smith further says 1t Is the testimony of an expert engineer that 1t can be more easily generated and will afford more power at less expense than any where in the South.
 It Is proposed to discuss the feasi bility of this plan of operating a road that will not only traverse Abbeviile, but Dothan. and extend to this city with power to spare in other direc- tions. should either of the cities de- sire 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
POLICEMAN IS SHOT
TRAMP WOUNDS OFFICER wH< Fs ATr1GEF.TB HIS ARREST.
Jsstass sl .Pssss Also SAst Dy .Negss Near Trscaioesa, SuDDessa to~ De Sauss Maa Whe
 0hOt O0OeR.

Tuscaloosa. March Especially Police Ofacer W. A, Cantey. who fs stationed at the Alabama Great South ern depot, was shef In the hand yes terday whiie attempting to arrsste two negroes.
 Mr. 'cantey is employed to look after things about the depot and to nag tramps from the trAins. When No. l came in yesterday he saw couple of persons stealing c ride on the baggage car. and he proceeded to haul them oil immediately. He had succeeded in, getting the first man off. but as he reached for the sec- ond. he received a shot from the. tramp between his thumb and forefinger. The negro then got behind his comrade and opened fire again, afterwards starting to run, firing back at inter- yAis.
 Mr. cautey fired several shots at the fleeing negro and Is positive that one of the shots took eRect.- although no blood stains were found. Both of the mon escaped and neither of them have been heard of since. While MT. Can tey's injury Is not serious. 1t Is very painful as the shot was fired at such close range that his hand was badly burned also.
 News has been received in tho ely from Duncanville, thirteen miles south of this place. on the Mobile. and Ohio Railroad, that Raleigh Mckinley, white man, had been shot while try ing to place a negro under arrest.
 Mckinley is justice of the ;'eace at Duncanvilie, and 1t seems that he met the negros coming into Duncan vile, walking the railroad track, srd he attempted to arrest him. The re- gro nred Q revolver almost in MT Me Kinley's face. striking him in the arm, then made good his escape.
 It is thought that the negro who shot Mir. Mckinley and the one who shot Mir. Cantey here at the Alabama Great Southern depot, are one and the same It was for this offense that MT. Mckinley attempted to arrest nm as reports had been sent to mum Der of points near, here. The sherin Is Investigating the case.
 A protracted meeting will begin al the Methodist Church on next Sunday, March 2l. pr. T. W. Lewis. uastor of the First Methodist Church at Co., Iumbus, Miss, will conduct the ser vices, assisted by the pastor of the church here. Rev. c. L. Jenkins. The services will continue for week or ten days.
 It has been rumored in. the city that the Louisville and Nashville IS going to build an extension of its line in this county from Sear1es to Lock 16 at the foot of Squaw Shoals. where they are just beginning to build the new lock. It is also thought that it may be pos sible to have the road extended down the river to Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Belle Clements. who has been spending the past year with her sis ter, Mrs Sterling Price Adams. in San Francisco, has arrived at home.
 Mrs. D. I. Purser. Jr., of Natchez. Miss, is at home fdr a visit Of few days to her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Williamson, of Northport.
 Rev. l.. O. Dawson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, left yesterday for a short visit to Livingston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
MR. JOHN KINNEY A Prominent Indianapolis Law yer. Says: After Grippe Take vinoI. lt Built Me up and Made Me Feel Strong.'

'The grippe left me in a nervous. weakened. rundown condition. Ncth- ing seemed to restore my strength. At last tried Vinol with the very best of results It built me up and made me feel like a different man. and am now better and stronger than have been for years" John Kinney. Indian apoiis, Ind.
 This is because Vinol is a. seuusue tonic and body builder which contains peptonats of iron together wfth every one of the bodybuilding medicinal ele- rnents of cod liver oil but without one drop of oil to upset the stomach and retard it's work. Vinol acts directly on the stmach, creates a healthy appetite, and enables the digestive organs to ob- tain the necessary clements from the food eaten to make rich. red blood. healthy flesh and muscle tissue and create strength.
 Your money back if yinol fails to benedt.s E G. Fowler, Drukgset, Mouts. 9onaery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19

 NEGRO SLAYER NOW ON TRIAL Tony Mason Pleads
 t'Not Guilty. CLAIMS HE WAS INSANE Gssad Jury Quick to Bring in h. s. dictment. opeeial Tern ef Court Is sitting Al CeaasrvsIie to Hear Case of Ne
 srs wAs Killed Dick

Contervilie, Mar. 1S.-tSpecial)- Pleading not guilty, because ot insani- ty. Tony Mason. the negro who killed Dick Meigs, . prominent farmer, by hacking him to death, with knife sev- oral weeks ago, was put Oa trial here teddy.
 The court house was crowded when the special term of court convened, with Judge Miller presiding. The court had been called for the especial purpose of sitting in the case. against the negro. the gruesome circumstances which resulted in the death of Meigs. being such that 1t demanded prompt action on the part of the law. While there is deep interest manifested in the case, everything Is quiet and no out break of any kind Is feared.
 Mason was brought nere from Mont eomery, to which place he had been rushe cd for safety, immediately after he had literally cut Meigs to pieces. following an argument between the two. on Meigs farm. There has been no demonstration since his return. the people of Bibb county feeling confi- dent, that justice will be done. at the hands of the special term of circuit court. Naa
 Court was opened with an impressive prayer. by Rev. Mir. Motley. pastor of the Methodist Church here. Fifteen grand jurors answered and J. L. Fer guson was selected as foreman.
 After the grand jurors were sworn, Judge Miller delivered a forceful charge, the court room presenting solemn appearance. both audience and jurors paying strict attention to every word uttered. <-=
 Immediately following the swearing in of the grand jury, the petit jurors were empanelled.
 At noon the grand jury brought in an indictment charging Mason with murder in the first degree. Court adjourned until the afternoon and upon convenins again the indfct- ment was read and the defendant pleaded not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity.
 The court appointed D. W. Crawford and L. M Clements to defend the ac- cused man as he had appeared In court without counsel. After fifty special jurors had been drawn, the court ad- journed until Friday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
NEWS OF. HUNTSVILLE.
New National Rank Examiner Resigns
 Huntsville Position

Huntsville, March 1S.-(Special )- James R.. Stevens, who was recently appointed National Bank Examiner for Alabama. Tennessee. Mississippi and Louisiana. has resigned his position as casher of the Henderson National Bank of thfs city and has gone to New Or leans to start in on his work. John V. Matthews succeeds him as cashier at the Henderson.
 Mir. Stevens will continue to reside in Huntsville.
 The first baseball game of the prep city Friday by the Williams Training School team of Huntsville and the Jones High School team of Lynnville. Tenn.The Williams team was trained by Charlie Street, catcher for the Wash ington American League team and 1t Is expected to take high rank among the prep school teams of the year.
 The trial of Steve. Bridges. a white farmer. for the murder of his brother in-law, Alex Locke. begun in the Law and Equity Court today. There are more than fifty witnesses and the trial may consume all the rest of the week.
 It appears that the two men had quarrel over a dog and Bridges chopped Locke in the back with an axe. The keen. heavy blade severed seven ribs of Locke and cut into the interior of his body, exposing his heart Tn spite of this awful wound Locke lived twen- ty.four hours.
 After returning 11s true bills, the majority of them against violators of the liauor and cigarette laws, the Mad ison County grand jury has made its final report to Judge Tancred Betts. The report states that many frivolous cases were presented.
 All county institutions are reported to be we'll kept and the bonds of county offlcials sufficient. Their books were all found to be correct. The practice of allowing defendants to give fcti- tious names and plead guilty in jus tice courts is condemned. and 1t Is re- ported to be quite prevalent.
 The grand jury found that liquor in large quantities is being sold In all parts of the county but only a com narrative few of the violators were in- dicted. It was found that the patrons of the bootleggers would not give evil dence against them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
(FRoM WORLD TURNED DOWN AS BAD
 RISK FOR INSURANCE

'arhere is an old saying that wise men sometimes change their minds. but fools never do.' remarked Guido Ble- nio, in a conversation on Tuesday. MT Blenio is Vice President of the Blenio F1reproofing Company manu- lecturers of fireproofing liquids and paints. with offices at 545-549 West Twenty second Street, and Is recogniz- ed as an expert chemist. The subject under discussion was the Cooper Rem edies. which are being demonstrated to New Yorkers daily by L. T. Cooper. Continuing. Mir. Blenio said:
 "1 am convinced that in changing my opinion regarding the Cooper med tcine. I acted most wisely. When these prepa rations were first brought to my attention. I believed them to be big humbug. and no doubt many persons entertain this belief.
 '.Severai months ago, however. 8 friend assured me that my opinion was wrong: that he knew positively that the Cooper remedies possess great mer- it. and that was doing myself an in- justice in not giving them a trial. kad been suffering for three years with aausS stomach trouble. My stomach was extremely weak. and I found it aseacalt to retain food. Every morning
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
MISTRIAL EXPECTED IN
 ECLECTIC ARSON CASE

wetumpka. March 1s.-tspecial. > Charged with the burning of J. NJ. Collins. saw mill at Eclectic several years ago. B Turner's fate Is now in the hands of jury. The case was given to the jury early this morning. but as yet no verdict has been rend- cred
 The legal battle has been hard fought from start to finish. both sides making a strong play. The examination con- sumed the entire session of the court of "Wednesday. the cross examination of witnesses going we'll into the night.
 The court room was crowded today when the arguments were delivered
 Hhe case has been of absorbing in- terest, inasmuch- as 1t Is the second time that Turner has been on trial here charged with the offense. The legal battle in the first trial was very sim liar to that of the present trial. and after being out several hours, the jury in that case was unable to agree. a mistrial resulting. and 1t Is expected that the same result will be the out come of the present case.