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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-14
Bondsman by Trade Denounced.

Sumter, April 1.-The presentment
of the grand jury was made
to-day. The most sensational part
dealt with the bonding business of H.
T. Edens, which business has been
conducted for some time. The pre-
sentiment in this particular case is as
follows: eve notice that a majority,
in fact practically all, of the bonds at
court are signed by H. T. Edens. That
there have been several efforts to
estreat bonds on which H. T. Edens'
name appears, without any success
1--WE do not know where the fault
lies). .'...---. ..:',...
1--WE are informed that Mr.. Edens
charges criminals, for going on their
bond; in fact, it Is regular business
with him. This we think should be re-
ported to the State insurance COM
missioner for his investigation.
eve have been handed the follow
ing information, in reference to the
financial standing of Mr.. Edens: Real
estate mortgages open on the records
against Mr.. Edens amount to $751;
730; real estate returned for taxation
by Mr.. Edens, $17,530. The amount
Of bonds that he is now surety for
amount to approximately, $4,000.
"In view of the above statement of
the financial condition of Mr.. Edens,
and the further facts that no bonds
have ever been paid by him where the
conditions thereof have been broken,
although several efforts have been
made to collect same through the
court, and the further fact of the alb
solute Indifference with which Mr..
Edens treats the matter Of the ap-
pearance of defendants, as was ap-
parent at the present term of court,
we recommend that the officers
whose duty it is to take bond abso-
lutely refuse to accept the name of H.
T. Edens on any bond whatever"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-14
Edgefield Jail is Empty.

Edgefeld, April 10.-It is a fact,
worthy Of more than passing notice,
that the Jail here has been without u
prisoner for a fortnight. No stronger
evidence is needed to prove that a
new Edgefield" exists to-day. In
years gone by (before Saluda and
Greenwood counties were formed)
Edgef1eld was constantly in the lime
light because Of her criminal record.
But times, the people, conditions, all
have changed for the better, as an
empty Edgefeld jail indicates.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-14
BLEW UP BANK.
Masked Robbers Were Chased and
Three of Them Captured.

Five masked bandits escaping with
$4,000 stolen from the Bank Of Coal
City, at Coal City, Illinois, exchanged
shots with a posse Thursday, three
of the robbers being wounded and
captured: Coal City is sixty-three
miles southwest of Chicago. The en-
tire population was aroused by the
explosion in the bank and the ensu-
ing pursuit.
The marauders entered the town
on a passing freight train and began
operation by tieing Barney Ghetto,
the night watchman, and Washing
ton Frye, the night engineer Of the
electric, plant. They then blew up
the bank building and shattered the
safe with charge of nitro-glycerine,
and after seizing the contents of the
safe, leaped on Sante Fe train with
their plunder, which was partly in
stamps.
AS the train carrying the bandits
pulled out Of town, Ghetto Succeed
ed in cutting his bonds and rushed
to the telephone, notifying Eugene
Miller, the night watchman at Mas
on, seven miles south of Coal City,
and he with DR.. E. D. Watts, who
was at the station at the time, laid
in wait for the robbers. Watts was
armed with a repeating shot gun and
Miller carried a revolver. &
At Mason the freight train stop
ped to switch cars, the bandits leaped
from the train and hid in a clump of
shrubberE near the track.
Miller and the doctor discovered
their hiding place and opened fire
which was promptly returned, about
Is shots being exchanged. When the
train started the bandits leaped on
board and again escaped.
Immediately the sheriff at Morris
was notified. Several automobiles
were pressed into service and the
pursuit began, the machines follow
ing a road along the Sante Fe right
of way.
For a time the motor cars sped
directly alongside the train, men,
bers of the posse occasionally firing
at the dark objects which we're taken
to be the bandits. When the train
came to a stop at Verona, near Nor
ris, the cars were searched by the
sheriff and his men. :.
Three of the fugitives were found
in an empty baggage car. All were
wounded. The other two had fed.
1t is believed that they leaped of the
moving train from the side opposite
the posse and escaped with the booty.
The prisoners were taken to Nor
ris, where they refused to discuss the
robbery. The prisoners admitted
that their homes were in Chicago
and gave the names of John Hoyt.
Rawer Tonaszewski and Joseph
CroWlick.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-14
Denmark VIII Help.

Denmark, April 6.-Considerable
interest seems to be manifested by
the people of this section over the
smuch discussed proposed extension
Of the Green -Ehrhardt division
OF the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
from Ehrhardt to some points on one
of the trunk lines passing through
Denmark. The purpose Of the ex-
tension would be to relieve the bot
tied up condition of Ehrhardt and
contiguous territory.
Denmark is in sympathy with the
troubled territory and has been wait
ing for the presentation Of the feas-
ible plan by which material aid
might be rendered the Ehrhadt peo-
plein this extraordinary effort to open
the door of outlet in this direction.
No plan having been devised, the citi-
zens in mass meeting assembled in
the town hall to-day for the purpose
of effecting a permanent organization
here to look after the project and
the general interest of the proposed
extension naturally creates in and
around Denmark. At this meeting
DR.. s. D. N. Guess was made chair
man and w. L. Riley, secretary. C..
W. Garris addressed the meeting, CIV
ing many plans by which the road
may be made thing of interest and
reality to all concerned.
As result Of the meeting the
following committee Of progressive
men was appointed: DR.. S. D. M.
Guess, chairman; G. w. Garris, F.
v. James. C. G. Ellzey and J.. Arthur
Virgins. Denmark is the logical
objective point for the extension.
The three systems Of railroads pass
Ing through this point lead to power
full marts Of trade in every deirec-
ton. 1t may be necessary to organize
q local company and build the line
without the aid of the railroads in
terested in the plan. If this becomes
necessary, Ehrhardt will find Den
mark no small ally.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to make proper preparation
for the organization Of board Of
trade: W. H. Faust, s. G. Ray, w.
D. Garvin and J. R. Owens.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-14
EHRHARDT EXTENSION.
Will Aid in Keeping the Young Men
at Home.

at Home.
It seems that the effort of the Au-
Rusta chamber of commerce to Sc
cure an extension of the Green Pond
Ehrhardt branch Of the Coast Line
is meeting with much encouragement
and strikes the popular mind as the
proper thing to do. The wonder is
that the people along the line of this
road should have been content to
allow conditions to remain as they
Are 80 long. As we have before re-
marked, we are long-sufering peo-
ple, and content to endure the ills we
have rather than fly to those we
know not of. The time has come
though for us to begin to rub the
mist of centuries from our eyes and
look about us seeing what is being
done Elsewhere.
We want to keep our young men
at home. Goodness knows Colleton
county has suffered enough from hav-
ing her bright young men go to other
places to make homes for themselves
and help build up other sections and
States. We need them here, and what
ever we can do to add to the desir-
ableness of this as q dwelling place
for them it behooves us to do. This
extension Is one of the things that
will aid in making Colleton proper
home for energetic and ambitious
young men, so let all classes of our
people bestir themselves and get
busy. The road must be built.-Wal-
terboro Press and Standard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-14
WRECK NEAR GREENWOOD.
Freight Train on Seaboard Wrecked
and Burned.

Greenwood, April 7.-Fre1ght train
No. 33 on the Seaboard Air Line ran
into a burning trestle over Coronaca
creek about five miles east of town,
about o'clock this morning, with the
result that practically the whole train
was wrecked, engineer and fireman
badly, perhaps fatally, hurt, and other
members of the crew injured. Engi-
neer Cal Hinton had his skull frac-
tured and Fireman Kemp was injured
internally. Both were hurried to a
hospital in Chester. Flagman Nc
Clung and Conductor Carroll were in
jured but not seriously.
It is not known how the trestle
caught fire. 1t is located not far from
Mays brick yard. Barmore Mays of
the Mays Brick company saw the fire
and thought it was some OF the COM
pany's wood. He hurried to the yard
and found the fire to be farther away.
Going on he discovered the trestle to
be on fire. He sent messenger on to
try to stop any trains that might be
here, went himself on the east side to
flag westbound trains, and sent ne.
gro on the west side to stop east
bound trains. The negro who went to
flag the freight, which went down,
made a signal with his lantern.
Whether the engineer did not see it
or thought it was just some one just
waving at him can not be known un-
til he himself can explain. The train
went on the trestle and striking the
burning part went down.
This .trestle over Coronaca creek,
while not high is long, being about
1000 feet in length. In the lot Of 25
cars which went down in heap we're
two cars of cottonseed oil. All the
wreckage caught fire from the burn
ing trestle and the whole mass has
been burning f1ercely all day. A
novel way of using a hose on this fire
was decided upon. A hose from the
local fire department was secured and
attached to a tender of an engine,
which was run out over the trestle.
AS soon as the tender ran dry the
engine would be taken back to the
nearest water tank and flied up
again.
Two car lots Of meat in the wreck
age gave odor and good fuel while
the fire lasted.
It was reported generally this
morning that two negro tramps went
down underneath the wreck, but there
has been no verifcation Of this.
The injured men are: c. H. Hin
ton, Columbia, engineer; Tom c.
Kemp, fireman, Powder Springs, Ca;
w. D. Carroll, conductor, Monroe, N.
c., and H. T. McClung, flagman, Clos
ter, Ga.
Hundreds of people have visited
the wreck to-day, six miles away. 1t
is the worst tangled up mass of
wreckage ever seen by any one in this
section, and old railroad men say it fs
one of the worst they have ever seen.
The money loss is estimated at from
$4,000 to over 100000.
It is believed now that the road
can not be used for travel before
Saturday at best, with gangs work
ing night and day. At present the
passenger trains are being routed via
Clinton to Laurens and down to
over the Charleston & Wes-
tern Carolina.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-14
SALE
SOUTH GEORGIA FARM.

My country home of $50 acres
land, rich loan soil, s miles South Of
valdosta; Georgia, on G. s. & F..
railroad, half mile from railroad sta
ton, with 275. acres in cultivation,
all stumped except few recently
cleared corners, all in high state Of
cultivation, growing both long and
short staple cotton, corn, peanuts,
sugar cane, sweet potatoes, velvet
beans, hay, etc.-will grow anything.
All practically under wire fence.
The best quail hunting in Georgia,
also good duck shooting on two
natural connecting lakes of about 100
acres, supported by springs, making
running water nice and fresh at all
times. The lakes abound in fish of
all kinds, and are famous for, the
quantity of large trout that thrill the
sportsman's soul and try his skill,
The entire tract is nicely drained,
and has nice improvements, viz: one
z room dwelling, one 5 room dwell
ing, four tenant houses, large barn
and stable, smoke house and two
GOOD out houses. The best equipped
cotton ginnery for both long and
short staple cotton in this whole sec
tion, steam evaporating syrup plant,
nice fruit trees and vineyard, good
wells of water, and everything that
goes to make an ideal home-perfect-
ly healthy.
Such an opportunity presents itself
once in q life time. Come and see 1t.
Seeing is believing.
Price. as described above, $780,
10000, cash or terms.
3D.. l.. THOMAS,
VALDOSTA, GA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
VIEWPOINT

Great honors have been given to a former Newtown boy Wm. H. Egan, brother of Rev. B. J. Egan of Sea- bright, N. J. and Mrs. Vim. J. Driscoll of Philadelphia at present residing at the old homestead on Walnut Tree Hill. MT. Egan has been chosen to fill the post of Station master of the largest railroad Station in the world. New York papers speak of him as fol- lows, when the officials of the Penn sy1vania railroad selected w. T. Egan they knew they could not select better man. This new station being the most important on this continent requires man of the highest ability; one who understands the Railroad business from the bottom up so to speak. This experience MT. Egan has acquired during his term of service with the company and he is en1inently qualified for the onerous duties of his present position. Apart from his rec ords as an experienced railroad man, among the travelling public by his unfailing courtesy to all. In a posi- tion of such responsibility it requires a man of intelligence almost amount ing to genius. In the most intricate and delicate matters MT. Egan has never failed to handle them with sat with credit to himself. Hence his se- lection for the highest honor that can be bestowed on a competent and faith full endploye.
 
 well sprinkled to the advantage of the hundreds of automobiles enroute daily to the Danbury Fair.
 Miss Carrie Heather has returned from a weeks visit at the home of Mir and Mrs. R. S. Wheeler.
 Among the. visitors at the Danbury Fair from Newtown Thursday were. Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Gale, Jesse B. woodruff, Gordon Gale. aa Elmer Fair Mrs. c. B. Taylor and family, Mrs; ". J. Beecher and daughter, MT; and nd Carlson, Herbert Ferris, Arthur Fair child. Raymond Carroll Mrs s. F. Schermerhorn, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Nichols and children, Frank Black man, Wm. A. Leonard, Mrs. Laura Leonard Mrs. Bloom, Miss Clarissa Leonard, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Egan, Miss Florence Gaffney, Miss Anna Leavy, Miss Tessie Carmody, Miss May eIIoulihan, Miss Mabel Gilbert, Lodrfck James, H. N. Tiemann, Jr.
 Miss Anna Leavy of Seabright is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Nm. Egan.
 Bert Wildman of Boston, has been the guest of his mother, Mrs. Alice Wildman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
co.
 PLANTS MANY
 FOREST TREES

The Bridgeport Hydraulic Co., has been delving into forestry with suc- cess and has 1naugurated a system which in time will see most of the vast watershed dotted witff the sil- very feedles of the white pine, varie- gated with the 1ight-green foliage of the red pine and intermingled with the sturdy Norway spruce. The Com pany has planted thousands of trees and today has under cultivation ex- tensive nurseries below Island Brook reservoir, seeding with different years growths, which will soon be transplanted around the different res ervoirs.
 It has been demonstrated in Europe and in some places in this country, that the tree planting has produced wonderful results. The Bridgeport Hydraulic Company made it's original principal foresters in the employ of the United States government and is today following out the plan of pro cedure laid out by him.
 The nursery at Island Brook is laid out in four sections; the seed planted th1s year, the one year seeding, two year seeding and the reserve bed of the three year old trees transplanted early this spring at Beaver Dam. The company planted this year seed for over 10000 and has now in course one year seeding and some 3O,eOO two year. seeding. The latter will be ready for transplanting next year, There .afe also att the nursery about 5000 three year old trees wIiich are held for the purpose of filling in blank spaces where trees planted last year have not survived, it being the policy to always keep a number of seedling in reserve so that the growth of the -transplanted trees may be reg ular and permanent. The company already has experimented to some ex- tent with the red pine and has some 2,OUO trees the trial bed at the nursery.
 It was stated at the company's Of fee today that there had already been transp1anted on the Beaver Dam watershed over 100000 trees and that it was the purpose of the Company to take the watershed of each reser- voir and follow out in detail the plan adopted at Beaver Dam. Inasmuch as the Company now controls five systems, and there are the same num- Der of distinct watersheds, it can be easily seen that the number of trees to be raised and transplanted will reach into the hundreds of thousands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
TIL. WATSON & GO.
nEOPLE'S SAVINGS 4 B A K Marble Building
 eR4s926 MAIN STREET

ND&4eB26 MAIN oA1N4444A hr.srsfss< $5, ,421 CHAOS @ EYE PTTTS S;rE = 168, 900 .OO Pays FOUR per cent. Interest.
 Interest begins first of month fol- lowing deposit.
 DeDosits of S1 to $1,OOO received in SAMUEL, w. BALDWIN, President. EDWHRD w. MARSH, Treasurer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
GOV, HOKE SMITH
Frustrates Tom Watson S Scheme to Elect Brown GeOrgia's
 Executive

Atlanta, Oct. 7.-Georgia proved true to the principle of the Democratic primary rebukng the. effort to de feat Eoke Smith, nominated TOT gov sTnor bv the use of Governor Joseph Brown, returning Smith a winner by a large majority.
 Governor Brown in the primary re- eight counties, but in the general election. he carried only three-Doug- lass, Warren and Glasscock.
 Brown had not announced his can dfdacv for the governorship, but had been put in the race without his con- sent by Thomas Watson and other oDDonents of HOke Smith
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
GAINING
 ON WILLIE HOPPE
 JUVENILE CUE MARVEL.

New York, Oct. 7-The indications are that the next two nights play be- tween Ora Morningstar and Willie TIoppe, the juvenile billiard marvel will result in some excellent billiards, Morningstar having regained many of the points lost in the first two nights. For the third night in succession Nor ningstar led in the scoring. He is now but 162 points behind the young wonder, the total score being 1900 to 1,43S Morningstar made 429 points last night while Hoppe was accuInu- Iating 400.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
a S B i} :l!; 3 K ! \ AMI
OF BRIDGEPORT, CONN
N NOTICE

For fSrty-four years wo bave been conducting business at the same old location, corner of Main and John F1rivafe Bank has been established there continuously. We have Fece1Veu and Daid out on demand without nos Fice 7T1HuonS of dollars of money de. nosited' with us and we continue tO receive money subject to deposltor.s check at sight, on which we anOW fr each account monthly. We -soI1clt fSe accou1ats of Individuals, business men, firms and corporations, ana aAA rUhO +uant a bank account where they Tan ffenOsit money, checks or draftss nnd leave it for one day, one week. one month OF one year, and draw 1nIeres1 TWf give 10 the business our careful EoersonaIx attention as the oldest nrnas Of xrivsfts bankers fin this state.
 {; TAL. WATSON & GO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07
Childp on Crv
 FOR FLETCHER'S c A s o RIA
11.155 IN WALLINGFORD.
Town Has Gained 4,418 in Population
 During Ten Years.

Washington, Oct. 7-Population sta tistics. enumerated in the 18th census were issued last night by the census bureau for WaIlin gford, Conn., It gives as it's population 11155, com pared with 6,737 in 1900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-07-16

The boarding schools have attempt
ed to cut down the candy allowance
Of the young ladies under their charge
with very Indifferent success. The
fact that It is forbidden seems to
make the candied Jumps all the more
alluring. It adds spice to the taste
from the very fact that 1t Is forbid
den. Candy smuggling has become
one of the recognized sports In these
institutions and 1t is game that
never grows stale and wearisome
Mothers clubs everywhere are listen.
Ing to the reading of instructive pa.
pers on the spread and the menace OF
the candy habit. but so far the con.
fectionery and the department stores
have noticed no decrease in the
amount disposed Of
All Through Life.
Miss America never arrives at an
age when a box of candy is not an
effective bride. When she was very,
very small box of candles would
heal the most stubborn case of heart
ache. For few bonbons she would
consent to swallow most any sort of
nauseating medicines. When she be-
gan to fare forth into the world 1t
did not take her long to find her way
to the nearest soda fountain and
candy store. 1t soothed the heart
burnings of her maidenhood and con.
soled her for many shattered hope.
Later ON in life she received the daily
or weekly offering of a glorious box
of subtle flavors as a merited tribute
to her charms. Still later on a box of
candy presented to her by an erring
spouse always softened her heart and
took away any Just bitterness that
she might have felt over his pecca-
dilloes.
Candy eating is rather modern
growth. It has become one of the
luxuries that we are sure we are un-
able to do without. 1t Is one of our
latest necessities.
When our great grandparents felt
the craving for solid Jumps Of sweet
ness the only way the desire could be
satisfied was to MUNICH a cake of ma
pie sugar or buy few pounds of the
old-fashioned, dark sugar from the
Louisiana cane fields. In western
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-07-16
A Teacher In the Making.

She was popular young normal
student, who had been to a party the
night before. and as a consequence.
was mot prepared" in the geography
class.
The woman instructor, true to her
method OF drawing upon the general
knowledge of student rather than to
permit failure. after eliciting two OF
three inconsequential "stabs" from
her fair but faded disciple. asked for
the products of China.
The victim frightened. Tea" she
asserted, preparing to sit down.
Eyes. and what else?" encouraged
the instructor.
The young woman smiled with
sweet hopelessness.
Nov you can mention others. I am
sure. Just think about It"
"Tea," drawled the nute-like voice
of the pretty girl, and" puckerins
her forehead with an intellectual tour
de force, land laundry work.
Youths Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-07-16

America II was almost unknown. It
was thought to be beneath the dig.
nifty of any person, man or woman,
who had attained the age of maturity
to be seen eating candles or anything
of the sort.
The children had all the candy to
themselves, and at that there was
not much to have. The big candy fac
tory was as much unknown as the
steel rolling mill. There was no de-
mand for the product and there was
no attempt made to create one.
In 1850 all the candy that was made
in this country would have sold for
the paltry sum of $3.040.671. No one
paid much attention to the candy busi-
ness. It was being produced in small
shops and by a few workmen only.
People were entirely too busy with
sterner things during the days of the
war between the states to pay any at
tention to the amount or the value Of
the candy that was being eaten by
the waiting wives. mothers and sweet
hearts of the soldier boys at the front.
Statistics are lacking for the few
years when bullets were more popular
than bonbons and the caisson was of
more Importance than the confection-
cry. When the piping times of peace
returned the candy maker went back
to his kettles and pans. In 1870 the
candy shops of the United States
turned out s15,s22,64S in tafies. cream
candles, barber-pole stick and brown
fiat pieces of the aforementioned
"hoarhound." Miss America was be-
ginning to sit up and nibble gently at
the candy situation