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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10
Aiken Municipal Election.

Aiken, Nov. In the city primary
TODAY Herbert E. Gyles lacked just
two votes of being elected mayor on
the first ballot over his three oppo-
nents. L. NJ. C. Oliveros will make a
second race with him next Monday.
A full set of aldermen was elected as
follows: Geddings Cushman, W. c.
Hyer, H. Hastings Wyman, Jr., H. n.
Schroeder, E. A. Sommer and W. M.
Eubanks. J. H. Hines, l.. Powell ana
w. NJ. Myer were defeated. The
defeated candidates for mayor are G.
w. Croft and w. w. Williams. Capt
T. N. Richardson withdrew from the
race Saturday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10
Robbed of $500.

Held up at the point of pistol, and
robbed of about eight hundred dol
lars in cash near Laurel creek by two
negroes, who had lured him into the
trap, is the fate which befell George
Yeargan, a thrifty negro of the Foun-
tain Inn neighborhood, according to
information which leaked out the
streets Of the city yesterday. 1t ap-
pears that the matter has been con-
concealed since it's occurrence, by the
officers of the law, in the hope of Sc
curing a clew to the highwaymen.
No such clew has yet been obtained,
however, and the criminals are still
at large.-Newberry Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The building of the Pamela cotton
mills will be completed by Decem-
ber first. This mill is situated in
Greenwood and will have 10000
spindles and $50 looms.
The town of Johnston, in Edgefeld
county, recently established an elec-
trio light plant, or rather it was built
by private capital and now the citi-
gems want to issue bonds for water
works. They could not do better
thing.
Up to the time of going to press
there were twenty-five applicants for
the position of railroad commissioner
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Railroad Commissioner j.
M. Sullivan, among them being James
Cansler.
Up to Monday of this week there
were twenty applicants for the posi-
tion of railroad commissioner, and
the game is still young. If Governor
Ansel does not hurry up and make
the appointment, we fear the postal
clerks will be greatly overworked
handling applications and recommen-
dations.
The Presbyterian congregation of
Camden has declined to sell their
church and lot to the national gov
ernment for a postoffice building, al
though $4,000 was offered for the
lot alone. The government wished to
use the lot as site for the new fed
eral building to be eretced in Cam
den, but by a vote of 50 to 60 the
congregation declined. to sell. The
church is one of the old landmarks OF
that city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10
Block to Disregard Indictment.

Macon, Ca, Nov. Nicholas M.
Block, who, with his brother, Alex
Block, has been indicted in connec-
ton with the South Carolina State
dispensary frauds, made light of the
Indictment. He said:
1--WE will pay no attention to 1t.
Our connection with the dispensary
while with the Richland Distilllns
company was honorable in every way.
We secured all the patronage in open
and above board competition with
other firms and our business in that
connection was handled in the same
way as all other orders, private or
public. The charges will amount to
nothing"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10
NEGRO LYNCHED IN MACON.
Mob Overpowers Jailer and Takes
Prisoner Charged With Murder.

Macon, Ca, Nov. IA negro nam
ed Walker, who killed Marshal Chas.
Bush, of Montezuma, Ga, two weeks
ago, was taken from the Macon coun-
ty jail by a mob and lynched about
$3.50 o'clock tonight. His body was
strung up over the water from the
Flint River bridge. Walker had only
been captured about two hours.
Walker, who was known, at the
time of the killing of Marshal Bush,
on the Main street of MonteZuma, as
William Barnes, was two weeks ago
Sunday the prey of man hunt,
which lasted three days, through the
woods and marshes of the vicinity.
He made clean getaway, despite
the fact that track dogs were on his
trail. The governor had offered a
$3.50 reward.
This morning Walker came to the
house of a negro named Jones, near
Powersville, in Houston county, and
asked for food. Jones recognized
him and informed a white man that
he had Bush's slayer. They secured
shotguns and upon entering Jones's
kitchen Walker gave himself up.
They took him to Oglethorpe, where
he was identified. He then admitted
the killing and gave his name as
Walker.
He lay all day in Jail. At 8
o'clock tonight a mob surrounded
the Jail, bent on lynching, but dis
perEed. At o'clock they returned,
overpowered the jailer and dragged
the negro out. To the bridge is but
few hundred yards, and the moose
was tied, one end fastened to the
bridge and the negro, with both
hands bound, showed off over the
water. The drop broke his neck in
stantly. Immediately the mob went
home, leaving the body motionless
over the river. He will likely be
taken down in the morning. 1t is
impossible to learn from here where
the sheriff is or was all day.
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DEATH IN QUICKsANDs.
Body of Unknown Negress Was
Found Mired to Waist.

An unknown negro woman, appar-
emily IS or 70 years Of age, was
found about II o'clock yesterday,
mired to the waist in the muddy bed
of a little creek which flows into the
Congaree river 800 yards above the
CRANKY landing. How long she had
been in the quicksand or how she got
there is not known. The body was
discovered by two white meE.
The banks of the creek ct the
point where the dead woman was
found are very steep. The place is
not within calling distance of any
house and it was merely by chance
that the men saw the body as they
were passing. It is possible that the
old negress met lingering death.
from starvation or cold. There were
no bruises on the body or any indica-
ton that violence had been used.
A little distance down the creek
was foot-log. The woman may have
slipped down the steep banks of the
stream while hunting for the cross
ing. The struggles of the woman in
her frantic efforts to crawl to safety
had disturbed the mud all around
the place where the body was found.
A few feet away from the body was
basket containing dozen un-
shucked ears of corn which she had
evidently been carrying when she
fell into the creek.
The woman wore mans coat and
a faded skirt. She had a plain gold
ring on the middle finger of her left
hand.
Coroner Walker was notified that
the body had been found about II
o'clock. Six negro men worked Tor
half an hour under the coroner's d.
rections before the body could be
pulled out of the mud. 1t was taken
to the undertaking establishment of
C. A. Ferguson on Lady street, where
it is held for identifcation.-Colum-.
bia State.
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Boy Makes Good Yield.

Barnwell, Nov. 15.-One hundred
and sixteen bushels of corn on one
acre, at a cost of only % cents a
bushel to plant, cultivate and gather,
is the record Of young Norman
Creech, son of Mr.. w. S. .Creech, of
Kline, in the corn contest in this
county. This is about the largest
yield reported to date, and will no
doubt, win the first prize. When the
sandy soil of the county is taken in
to consideration it will be seen that
Young Creech is among the foremost
farmers in this section.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10
Robbery at St. Matthews.

st. Matthews, Nov. S.-The express
office here was broken into by rob-
bers last night. They evidently were
on the hunt mainly for money, but
fortunately, they found very little.
A few of the lighter express pack
ages were rifed and a suit of nice
clothes, shipped from a tailor in Co.
lumbia to Trentlin Wannamaker was
taken.
The sheriff and Deputy Hill are on
the trail of the burglars and they
hope to get them in the next twenty
four hours.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

: Ehrhardt, Nov. 7.-Sugar boilings
are on hand now at nearly every well
conducted farm in this section of the
county. The good syrup and brown
sugar are means of great saving
to our, farmers in this section. Its
long or short sweetening, as the
joke goes on the countryman's wife
but both are sweet all the same. The
long sweetening is very fine with
buckwheat cakes, fritters and the
like. Our city folks take the combi-
nation as real treat anyway, If our
country folks don't think much about
it.
MIR: Phil P. Padgett, while attend
ing the ginnery of Mr.. Henry Ehr-
hardt, in speeding the feeding appa-
ratus got his thumb caught in the
cogs. which are small and mashed
of q part of the flesh. The accident
was not serious, as he finished the
and bale of cotton and then got in
buggy and drove to town and had DR..
Copeland to dress the wound and see
if right in his judgment that the bone
was not affected by the accident. Mr..
Padgett is indignant in the way some
reporter has handled his name in
connection with the accident last
week. Mr.. Padgett says his name
was given him by his parents and
that he is proud of it and he don't
thank any one to handle it in such
a ludicrous manner, and hereafter II
the party can't respect him enough to
give his name correctly when writing
about him, that he will hold the party
SO doing personally to account for it,
as he respects it and others must, as
it is his.
Trains hardly give us time any
more to open up and close mail be-
fore it leaves us again. About an
hour if on time, and the railroad
company are talking Of even shorten
ing this time by ten minutes or more.
Expect they will come here, turn
around and go right back in the near
future. The commercial tourists are
so we'll pleased with the present
schedule until they are saying bad
words about the originator of the
schedule-wishing him where 1t is
said that cold weather doesn't exist.
s. Cotton came in quite lively last
week, showing that things are quite
lively. Trade was little better than
week before.
Automobiles are still in demand
by those that can spare enough from
their living to buy one. Crops being
so short this year has stopped many
orders that would have gone in If
crops had been good. Shops are
in good demand where many OF
.them are in use and they get plenty
work to keep them going and some
s6elieve in ten years horses will not
!be in much demand, but I think the
Horse and mule will not be done away
With in that time, as these machines
can't be made light enough to have
sufficient strength to do the work over
our loose soil.
Mrs. Grosclose, Mrs. Frank H.
COPELAND, and Prof. Charley Shealy
went to Columbia on Saturday morn
ing to attend the woman's missionary
meeting. Mesdames Groseclose and
COPELAND will go on up to Newberry
and Prosperity to see relatives before
+,,,;,s homo JEE.
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DEMOCRATS WILL CONTROL.
Change From Minority to Majority in
National Congress,

Chicago, Nov. S.-Democratic con-
troll of the next house of representa-
tives became a certainty shortly after
midnight. It was then known that
the Democrats had gained 40 seats in
house, including two previously Sc
cured in Maine. Republicans gained
from the Democrats two seats, max
ing the Democratic net gain "a, which
is sufficient to give them control.
That they will have good work
ing majority was indicated by the re-
turns from several States, among
them New Jersey. Returns there
showed that there would probably be
a gain of six Democrats in the rep
resentation of that State.
Overturn Incumbents.
Other returns from New York and
Pennsylvania indicate the success of
several Democrats in their contests
for seats now held by Republicans.
The Democrats also expected to in
crease their lead by returning several
members from Illinois and also from
Missouri.
1t was considered possible that
they would be successful in several
other doubtful States.
The definite Democratic gains
were:
New York, 8; Pennsylvania, 8;
North Carolina, 2; Ohio, 2; Massa-
chusetts, 2; Maryland, 2; Connecti-
cut, l; Illinois, l; Iowa, 1; Kentucky,
/; Missouri, 1; West Virginia, 1.
The Republicans gain were: Mas
sachusetts, 1; New York, 1; Penn
sylvania, l.
Sure of Control.
Reports received from other States
indicated the Democrats would have
ample margin to assure them the %
seats necessary to give them control
of the house, two Democratic gains
previously having been reported in
Maine. In Oklahoma returns indi-
Gated that the Democrats probably
gained two seats, due apparently to
the operation of the grandfather
clause, which debarred negro Re
publicans from voting.
At Democratic headquarters in New
Jersey it was claimed that the State
would hold eight seats, making a
Democratic gain of five.
In West Virginia reports stated the
Democrats had gained in three con-
gressional districts.
Strong in Missouri.
Missouri returns showed one known
with three probable Democratic gains,
while in Iowa and Illinois the returns
indicated that the Democratic gains
would total six seats.
In North Carolina returns indicated
Democratic gains probably would in
crease to three.
A big surprise came from Wiscon-
sin when the Republican committee
conceded the election of Victor l..
Berger, Social-Democrat, to congress
from the Fifth district, which is now
held by the Republicans.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-10

If you want cut glass, see the line
at Simmons Hardware Co. Late pat
terms at reasonable prices. Give US
look.
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Dec. 13, 1910.
Lower prices prevail for the run of
the new Connecticut valley crop. Sales
at eighteen and twenty cents are not
so common as they were early In the
fall, and large amounts of tobacco
have recently been bought at twelve
and thirteen cents per pound in the
bundle. This is the situation in Con-
necticut, and Massachusetts prices are
said to be somewhat easier, also.
Early harvested tobacco in Windsor
Locks, Conn.,, is reported to have shown
a large percentage of light wrappers.
Late tobacco in this town attained large
size, but produced few desirable wrap
pers, and, generally speaking, has been
sold at disappointing prices.
Pole-sweat has caused more damage
in some towns than previous estimates
have allowed for. 1t is now admitted
that the first week in September was
about as trying period in respect to
pole-sweat as the Connecticut valley
has ever experienced. Some growers
saved themselves from loss by artificial
means; others, trusting to the element
of luck, escaped with a minimum of
damage, but hundreds of crops literally
rotted on the poles to a greater or less
extent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, Wis, Dec. %, 1910.

EDGERTON, Wis, Dec. %, 1910.
Business in the tobacco trade is ap-
parently waiting the passing of the
holiday season. There seems to be
nothing doing in the country districts
nor much trading in old leaf as far as
surface indications go. Packers have
commenced their annual inventories
and little business is expected until
the books are balanced.
It is rare occurrence in this state
that Christmas time comes without cas-
ing weather that permits some portion
of the crop to be removed for stripping.
Practically all of last seasons crop is
still hanging on the poles and growers
anxiously waiting an opportunity to
prepare their tobacco for delivery, and
there will be no work at the packing
centers until the long hoped for tobacco
damp appears.
The shipments out of storage reach
1856 cases from this market to all points
for the week past.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
NEW YORK, Dec. Ia, 1910,

In the local market one or two tran
sactions of fair proportions have taken
place, but in general business has been
quiet, and much of the tobacco that has
been sold has gone on next years ac-
the ante-holiday dullness has set In,
and that very little business is expected
before the beginning of next year. The
trade is very serene, however, and feel
that should conditions in the cigar
manufacturing industry continue, next
year is certain to be profitable one.
The binder situation is serious, and any
firm who have anything to offer in the
line of suitable binder goods will GER
tainly have no trouble in finding pur-
chasers. The demand at present is es-
pecially strong for clean binders, of
which there are none in the market.
The trade has made up it's mind that
next year will see cheaper filters, owing
to the unprecdentedly large production
in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the past
two years.
The transaction of most Importance
that has been reported in the past week
was the purchase in Lancaster of over
1900 cases of 1909 Pennsylvania by a
large Western manufacturing concern.
This is the first sale of the 1909 Penn
sylvania of any consequences that has
taken place. The contracting of the
1910 Pennsylvania by large manufac-
turers has been the feature of the
week. About 5000 acres have been
taken. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
SANFORD SOVERHILL
Dealer in and Packer of
Leaf Tobacco
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin

and it would be no surprise if there
was a still further bracing up. 1t is
claimed that some of the dealers who
announced that they had bought at 10
and had been paying bonuses of var
were not paying about the prices they
announced they were paying. As moth
ing is said in the contracts about the
bonuses the growers may have some
trouble collecting at delivery time. 1t
is good advice to the growers to get
straight price for their goods, and leave
bonuses alone. During the past few
days not g few crops have been sold at
II and A but the packers are not saying
much about the goods bought at these
prices. If there was ever a crop about
which mean things were said, it was
the 1909 tobacco; yet now that it is
in the packers hands, it is o. K. filler
goods. TIE 1910 tobacco has been be-
Titled because its leay es are said to
be fiimsy, but not much attention is
likely to be paid to this condemnation,
because the tobacco would not be
bought at the prices paid, and now be-
ing paid, unless it was very desirable
goods. Lately not great deal of 1909
goods has been sold outside of the big
sale of E. E. Nissley & Co., reported
by us last week, but inquiries are plen-
tiful and dealers expect good market
about the beginning of the new year.
The tobacco has been selling at Is and
IL cents actual weight and it is pre-
dicted that it will go up to 20 cents
pound after the market becomes active,
New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. II, 1910.


Trading has simmered down to man
facturers' special needs, and from now
until the holidays are over and the New
Year duly introduced it is highly un-
likely that the seasonahly dull tenor OF
the market will be disturbed. From day
to day struggling succession of buy
ers keeps a certain amount of move
ment in all lines, but there is a deal of
picking and choosing and buying is re-
stricted closely to actual needs. The
general aspect of conditions has not
varied from our last report, and tidings
from the packing districts merely con-
firm previous calculations. From Ha-
vana comes an encouraging account of
the field operations of the planters,
who are hopeful Of raising good crop,
however late the harvest may be. OPP
timism seldom hurts, and no one will
begrudge the Cuban growers their
hopes of break in the dismal success
sion of disappointing crops. But the
future must show for itself, and it
would be exercising poor judgment to
place too mnch reliance on the possi-
bility of favorable turn in Cuba's
wheel of fortune. journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. Is, 1910.

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 13, 1910.
So far as can be judged from the
reports received from various sources
it is safe to say that over fifty per
cent. of the new tobacco crop OF our
county has been contracted for, though
during the past week there was not
great deal Of buying. The bulk OF that
sold went at 10 and 8 cents, though
quite a bit went at IL and cents and
a few crops II and cents. The big
concerns, the United Cigar Manufac-
turers, Eisenlohr Bros. and several New
York firms, appear to have about all
they want, though it is intimated that
they would buy more if prices would
break. In spite OF these concerns hav-
ing retired from the field, it is evident
that prices nave stiffened some lately
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Tobacco Exchange bank, Edgerton,
Wis, will be held at the office of said
bank Tuesday, January 3rd, 1911, at 8
o. clock p. m.
4t2 ANDkE.H 4 JEnSON, Pres.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
For Sale.

A good work and driving team, nine
years old. Apply to G. F. Stricken,
City. 4tf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23

Having failed to force the trade to
pay the scheduled prices for pooled to-
bacco, the Burley society is now turn
ing it's attention towards securing
pledges from Kentucky growers not to
produce crop in 1911. Combinations
and pools may be formed, but it is
hard to escape the inexorable law of
supply and demand even in the tobacco
trade.
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