The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
EICHINGS FROM EHRRARDT
A BUDGET OF NEWS FROM A
GOOD COMMUNITY.
Minister'S Narrow Escape-Negroes
in the Toils-Acetylene Light
Plants Installed.

Ehrhardt, Oct. 31.-lt is mat
ter of speculation and conjecture
whether or not the readers Of The
Herald will relish a bit of news rela-
tive to G. W. M. Williams, once so
we'll known, but hardly kindly re-
by great number of peo-
pie throughout a wide territory in
this portion of South Carolina.
Information obtained from letter
of recent date from an authoritative
source in Savannah, Ca, says: &c.
W.. NJ. Williams, or Gilbert Williams,
was arrested July II, 1910, for cheat
ing and swindling in five cases; again
arrested on lunacy warrant July 20,
and was sent to the lunatic asylum
August 21, 1910.
1t would have been better could
the lunacy proceedings have been in
stituted some fifty years ago as hu-
manity in a great number Of in
stances would have been spared the
ordeal of a heartache narrowing to
the soul and perhaps soul might
have been saved.
From hypocritical prayest in pub
lie with diabolical imposition upon
church-going, God-fearing people,
thence a course as practitioner OF
law that trailed it's way in suit and
reigned till the crowning finality of
being burned in effigy by an aggriev-
ed people on the street of Bamberg,
thence stricken from the bar at law,
is long and devious route so shame
fully traversed as nowhere to be
found but upon the map, and by way
of self-made devil, the willing tool
of an encouraging aell. It is not in
tended here to kick man that is
down and bedraggled with mud, oh
no, it is painful rather to place on
record facts so degrading to one who
at one period of life was well known,
we'll thought of, and who welded an
influence in the every day walks of
life that was as marvellous as it was
charming.
The Rev. A. B. Watson, Of the
Methodist church at this place, es-
capped with life by the skin Of his
teeth, as Job Of faith and patience
said, on Sunday night the 23rd in
slant. In the hasty effort to use
mouth wash the Rev. gentleman took
a mouthful of. carbolie acid by mis-
take, but instantly detecting the un-
usual taste spit out the poisonous
stuff before harmful results attended
the act. With not the slightest IN
tention to censure or criticise, it is
the opinion of this humble scribe
that the proper place for all poisons
are upon the shelves in drug stores,
the dispensing of which to be guard
ed with intelligence by druggists and
physicians we'll up in their calling.
What might have happened in the
instance cited makes one shudder to
think of. So good and noble a man
as Mr.. Watson can lily be spared
from the ranks by any people at any
time. even at an advanced age in life,
and the pity of it is that such are not
permitted to remain and do good
trebble the span allotted man on
earth.
Tuesday, the Goth, was circus day
at Walterboro. The attendance from
here and the community generally
so thinned the ranks Of pedestrians
on the streets during the day as to
give the town a sort of grave yard
uuietness all day. 1t was a jolly
crowd that went to the circus, and
it is believed all who attended the
performance speak in John Robin
sons praise.
It is stated in this connection that
numbers of the people here would
attend the State fair if the town had
proper railroad facilities. The way
things are now, going away from the
town is a matter Of concern that tire
one to think of. And once having
gotten away the return by rail is the
journey that puzzles. 1t is worse
than going around by the elbow to
get to ones mouth-you just simply
keep on round back of the neck IN
a. tiresome circuit till when in the
vicinity you ricochet and make a
dive for the facial orcning-and
sometimes miss.
Mr.. Pokeroot Potassium Padgett
had a gin accident inflicted upon MS
anatomy at Mr.. Henry Ehrharot 5