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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
Killed Man Who Dogged Him.

Philadelphia, Sept. 11-Claiming
that his victim was a member of the
Black Hand who had been following
him for two years, seeking revenge
Francisco Scagtio, aged 21, today
shot and fatally wounded Giuseppe
Ceraclo. The shooting occurred in
the heart of the Italian section and
was witnessed by many persons.
Seraclo died shortly after being
admitted to a hospital.
Scagt1o told the police that Ceraclo
and he had been members of the
same secret society in Italy. He
failed to obey a command of the or
der and came to this country to es-
cape punishment. He was followed
by Ceraclo.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
acknowledgements About
Men and Happenings.

The town of Rock Hill is to pur-
chase the local water and electric
plant from the private corporation
now owning them at a price to be
fixed by arbitration.
One of the many singular features
of results of the primary occurred in
Bamberg county. Among the candi.
dates for the legislature were Mr.
Miley and Mr.. Riley. The unoffic.
ial count elected Mr.. Miley by three
votes, but the official count so
changed the total that Mr.. Riley was
declared elected by three votes.-
Edgefield Advertiser.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
GOLD STOLEN IN TRANSIT.
Lead Substituted for Precious Meta
Aboard Humbolt.

Seattle, WASH, Sept. 11.-Gold
bullion valued at s57,5O0, part of
consignment of $4,000 from the
Washington-Alaska bank Of Fair
banks to the Dexter Horton National
bank of Seattle, on the steamship
Humboldt, was to-day stolen in tran
sit. Lead was substituted in the
strong box.
Discovery of the theft was an
nounced to-day. The stolen gold
weighed $50 pounds. When it left
Fairbanks on a Youkon river steam
er for Dawson and White Horse, the
gold was contained in three wooden
boxes and was in the care of the
Alaska Pacific Express Company
When the boxes were opened by the
Canadian customs officers at Dawson
the gold bars were found to be, as
stated, in the express company's pa
pers.
The boxes were opened again at
the United States assay Office in Sc
attic Friday noon and the theft dis
covered. One contained pigs of lead
instead of gold. The seals of the
boxes were intact when they reached
the assay Office and it was evident
that the robbery had been committed
on board ship. The gold was in
sured gainst loss by the express COM
nanN.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
Shot on Own Plantation.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 11.-Capt.
John Terry, well known planter Of
Springville, was shot through the
heart and instantly killed while walk
ing over his plantation this morning
by Isaac Glover, negro. Capt Terry
came on the negro Unexpectedly in
cotton field and the negro shot
without warning with a shotgun. The
negro is being pursued by large
posse. He was wanted for wounding
deputy sheriff in Talladega county
last week. It is thought he mistook
Terry for an officer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Sept. 12.-What came
near being serious accident hap
pened at Mt Pleasant church, near
town last Sunday morning. Mr.. S. w
Copeland in his auto returning to
town, passed the church, and a mule
belonging to Mr.. G. H. Kearse, had
broken loose and strayed out in the
road. AS Mr.. Copeland got near
him, the mule dashed off and Mr..
Copeland Immediately stopped his car
and succeeded in catching the mule
and hitching it. LII the meantime a
horse belonging to Mr.. Horace
Kearse, that hadd been hitched near
where Mr.. Copeland stopped his car
broke loose and ran away across the
church yard, demolishing several
buggies. Several parties who saw
the accident know that it was caused
by Mr.. Copeland trying to avoid run
ming off Mr.. Kearse's mule. Mr..
Copeland regrets the accident very
much, but, as it was unavoidable,
no blame has been attached to him
whatever.
Heavy rains fell in this section last
Sunday.
Some young men took an auto
trip Sunday afternoon to Branch
vile. To see some young ladies
was their business.
Cotton has commenced to come in
right lively last week. At least a
car load came in Saturday. More
would have been brought in If the
weather had been favorable.
Mr.. G. Calvin Fender died last
week, after a long illness. His
children extend thanks to his neigh
bors and kind friends for the kind
attentions given their father while
confined to his bed. Their help is
certainly appreciated by them.
JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
Man Mangled by Street Car.

Spartanburg, Sept. 10.-W. M.
Gossett, of Glendale, was struck and
killed by an electric car in east Spart-
anburg about midnight tonight. The
car run over the unfortunate man,
mangling him fearfully.
The motorman of the car declares
that Gossett was lying on the track
and that he did not see The man in
time to stop the car. It is believed
that Gossett had been drinking.
Gossett leaves wife and several
children, all of whom work in the
Glendale mill.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
Boy Robs Boy.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-Charles Gala
CHER, fourteen years of age, who is
said to be reader of dime novels
was arrested yesterday charged with
robbing two boys of a revolver and
a rifle and with shooting two other
boys with a double barrel shotgun.
Peter Socks, ten years of age, and
Raymond Depew, twelve years OF age
were the victims of the robbery, and
Martin Josephson, twelve years OF
age, and Clarence Anderson, twelve
years of age, were wounded with
buck-shot when they got in the way
of Gallagher's bad aim when he fired
at the two former boys.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15

year.
He puts the worlds consumption
of American cotton at 11,774,000
bales, decrease under last year Of
1,383,000 and under the year before
of $4,000 bales.
In the South COL Hester makes
the consumption 21S,570 under last
year, and 148,026 over the year be-
fore last. Twenty-six new mills are
now building in the Southern States
with a total of 360,3S2 spindles and
the spindles in the active mills have
been increased by 454,6S6. This, he
says, is not to the phenomenal show
ing, recorded year by year before the
panic, but is still an indication of
progress by the South in the direc-
ton of manufacturing her own cot
ton.
Consumption Record.
Of the total of S3S mills, IT'S
have been in operation, including
one exclusively on foreign cotton;
81 were idle and 26 in course Of con-
struction. The seasons consumption
was divided as follows:
Alabama 240,309, decrease II ,562;
Arkansas, $3.50, decrease 1879; Geor-
gia 507,S27, decrease 1922; Ken
lucky 22,4S6, decrease 1904; Loui-
siana 1896, decrease SPAS; Missis-
sippi 29,241, decrease 9,450; Mis-
souri,, 1868, decrease 2,15S; North
Carolina 6S2,34S decrease 76,947;
South Carolina 650,250, decrease
50,1O2; Tennessee 7O,176, increase
965; Texas 33,752, decrease S,704;
Oklahoma 2,2S7, decrease 2S1; Vir-
ginia 1924, decrease 4,7SS. Total
2,341,303, net decrease 21S,705.
In conclusion, Col. Hester points
out that the past season has been
only the fourth time in "a years that
the annual returns of cotton consum-
ed by Southern mills aggregated de-
crease. Otherwise, he says, year by
year, there has been marked ad-
vance and for no year have the ad-
ditions been so great as in those i'm
mediately succeeding decrease.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
In Sweet Memory of My Little
Darling.

The summer roses were slowly
fading away, when death, the white
winged angel of eternal life, entered
our home and plucked from our
priced nursery a fair flower. Thus
the happy chain is broken-the five
little hearts so beautifully linked to-
gether in brotherly and sisterly affec-
ton have, for a season, been severed
in twain and our hearts are sad, oh,
so sad. We had looked forward to
the, rearing, training and companion
ship of these bright little ones and
longed to see them develop into
manhood and womanhood, doing SER
vice in Gods vineyard and living a
life of good influence to all around,
but right here we can see where man
appoints and God disappoints. O,
! Heavenly Father, we truly feel thank
full for thy great and grand promises
what sweet comfort and consola-
tion they give in time of sorrow
like this. Thou hast promised saliva
ton to all who want it and now that
Heaven is so near and dear and sweet
to us how much easier it will be to
climb the hills and cross the gullies,
being drawn by that precious little
figure ever standing at the beautiful
gate ready to welcome loved ones.
Yes, from that little white casket to-
day 1 can see those dear little arms
extended out to daddie, mama, bub-
; bers, sisters, aunts, uncles and
, friends whom she loved so dearly,
and from those sweet little lips I can
hear these words whispered, Live as
Jesus would have you live and we
shall dwell together again"
Death never claimed a loveller
spirit than that of Lille Sue Brab-
ham, seven-year-old daughter of DR..
and Mrs. H. NJ. Brabham, of Olar,
S. C.. God gave her to us for only a
few short years but how much we en-
loved having her-what pleasure she
afforded, and, although upon earth
such a short while her mission was
fulfilled, and Jesus, the Good Shep-
herd, thinking of the temptations He
met and the hardships He endured.
saw that her pure soul was too frail
and beautiful to be subjected to the
buffetings of a cold-hearted sinful
world. so He came and took our little
lamb in His strong arms and landed
her safely in the green pastures OF
Heaven. I had often read to her and
talked with her of the love OF Jesus
for little children; she would listen
attentively, asking many questions
and now my darling child is en-
loving the realization.
o, Lille Sue, it is hard to give you
up and to live without you, l hardly
know how to begin, but my heart
should rejoice to know that you are
one of Gods favorites, you are num-
bered among His specially honored
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
Make Futile Attempt.

Joliet, ILL.,, Sept. lin a futile
attempt to escape, convicts to-day
fired a prison warehouse filled with
excelsior and the building was de-
stroyed. Warden Murphy says the
fire started simultaneously in two
places. The total damage was about
$4,000,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15
New Advertisements.

R. w. D. Rowell, County Superln-
tendent of Observation-Disclosures Ex-
animation.
National Telegraph Institute-A
Good Position.
F. w. Free and c. B. Free, Board
of rporators-Notice OF opening
Books of Subscription.
z. L. Price, Jr. & Co.-New Gro
cery Store.
Miss Carrie Bamberg-Lost.
H. Karesh-We Have Just Moved.
J.B. Hunter-Sheriff's Sale.
A. S. asterling-Horse for Sale.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-15

Those wishing cotton baskets and
scales can find same at j. A. Hunter
hardware store.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items from The Reporter of August
13, 1875

THE town authorities carried out
the provisions of the statute on Tues
day last in regard to the liquors seiz-
ed at the public houses, two weeks
ago. Four barrels, one half barrel
and three jugs of the stuff was turned
into the street opposite the Court
house, as the law Directs"
THE Centennial Association have
thought best to postpone the occasion
of their Tea Party until Wednesday,
September 22nd.
Rev. Edgar Leavitt who preached
at Coburn Hall last Sunday will hold
services at the same place next Sab
bath"
The Rev. Mr.. Brooks of West Hay-
en-, Conn.,, preached very interesting
sermon at the Island Avenue Church
last Sunday evening. Mr.. Brooks
formerly resided in Skowhegan and
many of his old friends expressed
great pleasure at his consenting to
give them a public address after ten
years absence"
1.-The passenger travel continues
good. Six hundred dollars were re-
ceived from sale of tickets last week !"
"Mr. T. Tantish made our mouths
water this morning with one of his
delicious watermelons, ripe and nice.
Mr. T. keeps on hand a good supply
of fruit and confectionery In their
season, give him call"
Quite a delegation from this place
have gone to Richmond to attend
campmeeting and we understand that
many others will be added to the
number the last of the week.
THE steam engine damaged by the
fire at Kendall's mills has been thor
oughly repaired by Mr.. w. F. Bacon
of this village and made as good as
new"
Smith and Dinsmore have opened
a new tailoring establishment on Mad
ison street. Smith says: Come in
contact with my tape measure and |
will give you fits
"Mr. r. Go Dennis of East New Port
land, agent for Abbott's History of
Maine, informs us that he shall visit
this place with his history in few
days"
Last week sixty car loads of gen.
eral merchandise were received at
this station and thirty car loads sent
out. Those sent out consisted prin-
cipally of hoops, slate, shingles, OIL
cloth, cattle, etc."
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
OUTPUT OF PAPER IN MAINE.
Maine Mills Have Daily Output of
1907 Tons of Paper.-Great North
ern Leads.

Statistics compiled relative to the
amount of white newspaper manu-
featured show total output for
Figuring at the rate of one cord of
wood required for each ton of the
finished paper the daily consump-
ton of raw material would amount
to 1,057 cords of wood or on the
basis of two cords to a thousand feet
of lumber, the daily consumption for
this product would amount to little
over $4,000 feet
For the month stated the Great
Northern Paper Co.'s mills at MILL
nocket, East Millinocket and Madison
produced a daily output of $50 tons
the Millinocket plant having daily
capacity of 275 tons and the East
Millinocket mill daily capacity oil
l40 tons, leaving the Madison plant a
capacity of 35 tons daily.
The report shows that the three
mills of the International Paper Co.
have daily capacity of 287 tons dis
tributed as follows: Rumford Falls
10 tons; Chisholm, 203 tons; and
Orono. 35 tons.
w. H. Parsons & Co.'S. mills at
Pejepscot, Lisbon and Brunswick
have daily capacity of 40 tons anG
the st. Croix Paper Co. at Woodland
a daily capacity of $50 tons.
This gives the international Paper
Co. daily consumption of $4,000
feet; w. H. Parsons & Co., $4,000
feet and the ST. Croix Paper Co., u.s.
900 feet.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
FROM AN OLD PAPER.
Mr.. Eaton Reports Business Lively on
M. C. II. n.

Thirty-five years ago the Issue of
the Somerset Reporter for August 6,
chronlcled the following interesting
items:
Grading on Somerset railroad has
been resumed A bridge has been
located across the river at Madison
and work on the piers already COM
menced."
MIR. Eaton, our station agent, re-
ports business on the M. c. r. r. at
this place as good. Four car loads of
oilcloth shipped from Mr.. Bailey's
factory to New York and Philadel-
phia. Two car loads of stock on
Monday and the same on Tuesday.
AT the first meeting of the Show
hogan Centennial Association, holden
at Dr. Johnson's office, Friday even
Ing, July 80. 1875, the following Off
GERS we're duly appointed: Mrs. ]. H.
Philbrick. General Chairman; DR.. T.
L. Bradford, Business Manager; DR..
NJ. d. Johnson, Secretary; Gen. R. B.
Shepherd, J. P. Blunt, William Phil
brick, Financial Agents. This Asso-
citation will give grand Centennial
Tea Party In Coburn hall, Wednesday
evening, September l, the proceeds of
which will be added to the National
Centennial fund"
Besides these locals there was one
calling attention to the fact that a
hanging lamp was needed in the en-
trance way at Coburn hall. Another
speaks of "a liquor excitement" and
several arrests at Norridgewock. "Mr.
Hamlin F. Eaton Is the moving spirit
in these prosecutions.
There was also the report of seiz-
ures of liquor at two of Skowhegan's
hotels. Two papers published In
neighboring towns were admonished
for reprinting articles from the Re-
porter without giving credit therefor.
Haying had just been finished be-
fore big rain which was much need
ed by corn and potatoes. Rev. Ste
phen C. Fletcher of New London, N.
H., was expected to occupy the pulpit
of the Baptist church the next Sun
day. Plummer was selling goods at
a low figure. Considerable interest
was being excited among the boys
and others in the construction of a
new drain across the corner of Madi-
son and Water streets. Charles
Wentworth had lost horse. A team
belonging to an Augusta man had
been stolen in Skowhegan and recoy-
cred In Smithfield.
There were two brief obituary no
tees, one recording the death in Wor-
cester of Deacon Edward Payson
Snow, formerly a resident of Show
hogan, and the other that of Lieut..
Abner G. Emery, a soldier of the
First Maine Cavalry.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
Here and There in Maine

1863. There was thus virtually a
saving of COS lives from this one dis
ease. Perhaps the truest test OF the
results of the educatiye and other
work against tuberculosis is the les
SEEMING death-rate from tuberculosis
OF the lungs Before death occurs
from this form of tuberculosis
there Is no difficulty in recognizing
the nature of the disease, but when
tuberculosis affects other organs
there has been considerable difficulty
particularly in children, in determin-
Ing the nature of the disease; but
with our modern aids to diagnosis
there is considerably less trouble in
the diagnosis of these masked forms
of tuberculosis than there was In the
past Undoubtedly more of these
cases are now recognized as tuber-
culosis and reported as such. This.
of course, has tendency to increase
somewhat the number of deaths
which are registered as due to tuber-
culosis
In 1892 there were 1852 deaths
from tuberculosis of the lungs or In
other words there were 20.24 deaths
per ten thousand of the living popu-
lation of our State from pulmonary
tuberculosis But in 1909 there were
only 832 deaths from this cause, or a
mortality rate of only 11.34 per ten
thousand of our population. This
means that the death-rate from pull
monary tuberculosis, in the compare
lively short period of seventeen years,
has been diminished A per cent. The
diminution of the death rate from tu-
berculosis In all Its forms within the
same period has been 36.7 per cent.
In 1909 there were from pulmon-
airy tuberculosis, So fewer deaths in
Maine than ever before, and the num-
Der of deaths from tuberculosis In all
its forms was SO smaller than ever
before registered.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
A Skowhegan Case
Many More Like 1t In Skowhegan.

Many More Like 1t In Sk0whegan.
The following case Is but one OF
many similar occurring daily In
Skowhegan. 1t is an easy matter to
verify Its correctness. Surely you
cannot ask for better proof than such
conclusive evidence.
N. l.. Owen, "a Pleasant street
Skowhegan, Me-, says: Il can recon-
mend Doans Kidney Pills as being an
effective kidney remedy in every
sense of the word. | was annoyed
more or less by my back and kidneys
after | left the army. | believe that
the long marches, exposure to all
kinds of weather and the hardBhips
endured we're the causes of my
trouble. The disordered condition OF
my kidneys was evidenced by too
frequent passages of the kidney Ser
cretions. especially at night. Having
my attention called to DOan's Kid
ney Pills. I procured a box at Samp-
son & Azores Drug Store and upon
using them, | found that they were
just as represented. The pains in
my back were relieved and the kid
natural condition. During the years
which have since passed my kidneys
have given me little or no trouble.
My only wish Is that could make the
merits of Doan's Kidney Pills known
to every kidney sufferer"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no other.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
Maine Fires


Figures given out at the office of
the state insurance commissioner at
Augusta. Aug. g. show that during the
past six months $50 fires have oc-
Cured In Maine affecting property
valued at $5,7O4.1S3, the estimated
damage of which was s974.087. Dur
ing the same period last year 1905
fires occurred, in the state affecting
property valued at $5,055,735 and en-
failing an estimated damage of ST.
196,240.
During the past six months Il fires
were caused by lightning, according
to the returns to the department, af-
fecting property valued at $27,536 and
causing an estimated damage of So
492. During the same period last
year 81 fires were caused by light
ming affecting property valued at $94,-
1877 and entailing an estimated damage
of $11,681.
known fires were reported to the de-
partment affecting property valued at
50 ,209.833 and entailing an estimated
loss of $443, 1852. During the same
period last year TIA unknown fires
were reported affecting property val
red at $1,714,527 and entailing loss
estimated at $620,096.
During the past six months three
fires were reported to the department
OF incendiary origin affecting proper
ty valued at 1895 and entailing an
estimated damage of 1885. During
the same period year ago five fires
were reported to the department as
OF incendiary origin, affecting proper
ty valued at $4,000 and causing an
estimated damage of $1785S.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
From HLa Patrie" June 21st, 1910

The French Canadians now num-
Der two ON the Directorate of the
Grand Trunk Pacific--Mr. Alfred
Brunei, who was named by the Gov
eminent to represent 1t at the time
it was formed. and the Hon. Raoul
Dandurand, who was chosen at the
last meeting Of the Directors.
The nomination of Mr.. Dandurand
is welcomed with much pleasure in
railway circles, where his talents and
ability will be valuable in the dlrec-
ton of our National Transcontinen-
tai Line.
We are now represented in the two
great Canadian Railways as we al
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11

ready have Hon. Senator Forget on
the Directorate of the C. p. r.
Another paragraph says:-The d.
rectors Of the Grand Trunk Pacific
have elected the Hon. Senator DAN
durand one of their number. AS is
known, Mr.. Alfred Brunei. represents
the Government on the Board already.
La Patrie" rejoices sincerely In the
nomination of Mr.. Dandurand.
RI. .jefy
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11
How Many Potatoes Grow to the
Minutef

A Houlton mathematician has
been devoting a few spare minutes
figuring out the growth of potatoes.
1t Is predicted that Aroostook's po-
tato crop this season will he 12,000.-
900 bushels and 1t Is assumed that it
takes 100 days for potato to mature.
On that assumption he figures that
the daily growth of spuds Is 100000
bushels and the hourly growth 5000
bushels or 83 1-3 bushels per min
ute.