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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Simel-get the habit.
Ends His Life with Bullet.

Mr.. Paul Livingston, a prominent
resident of the Woodford section of
Orangeburg county, committed sui
suicide some time Sunday or early
Monday morning by shooting himself
in the head with a pistol. The in
quest over the remains was held by
Magistrate Baggott, of North, and
so far as known, there is no reason
for the deed. Mr.. Livingston was
about 63 years of age and leaves a
wife and family. The funeral was
held Tuesday morning at Pen Branch
church.
According to the evidence educed
at the inquest, Mr.. Livingston was
last seen at his home Sunday morn
ing about ten o'clock. 1t was sup
posed that he had gone off to visit
some of his neighbors or relatives
and no suspicion was aroused until
late in the evening, when he failed
to return home. A search was start
ed Sunday night but it was not until
early Monday morning that he was
found. When discovered, the body
was some distance from the house on
a small island in a branch. The body
was lying beside log with a bullet
hole in the head, and a revolver
tightly gripped in one hand.
The deceased had a twin brother,
Mr.. Austin Livingston, who commit
ted suicide about nine years ago in
the same observation-disclosures
burg Evening News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Highest price paid for cotton seed.
w. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store.
See me now about your cotton
seed. Will buy or exchange for meal.
W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store.
Jones Bros. have just received a
car load of first-class horses and
mules, which were selected in the
West by their Mr.. w. P. Jones. They
are good ones and are going at low
prices. See them quick if you want
to buy or trade.
Jones Bros. received this week
their third car load of stock for this
season. Both horses and mules in
this load, all good ones. They will
20 on a basis of low priced cotton.
See them quick.
If you need a horse or mule, see
the load Jones Bros. received this
week, this being their third car load
for this season. They are good ones.
Some extra nice horses in this load,
as we'll as high-class mules. They
can suit you and will treat you right.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Rev. o. j. Frier.

Pastor o. j. Frier has offered his
resignation and will soon retire from
the pastorate of the Bamberg church.
This will leave another Of the i'm
portant pulpits vacant. We do not
know the plans of Brother Frier, but
we sincerely trust that he will be
kept in South Carolina. During his
three years at Bamberg he has done
fine work, not only in his church
and community, but also in his Asso-
citation and in evangelistic services
throughout the State. Fifty have
been added to the membership of his
church, and it's benevolent contribu-
tions have gone from s400 to $500
per year. A new parsonage has been
built and the church newly furnish
ed. Brother Frier has endeared him
self to our brotherhood and the pas
tors have sought his help in many
meetins. We will rejoice to hear
that one of our strong churches has
laid hold on him for continued ser
vice in South Carolina.-Baptist
Courier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
u. D. c.. Meeting.

The Francis Marion Bamberg
Chapter U. D. C. will hold it's De-
cember meeting next Tuesday after
noon at $50 with Mrs. E. R. Hays.
1t is hoped there will be a large at
tendance of the members to hear the
delegates interesting report of the
annual meeting held in Greenwood
recently.
The chapter is invited to send a
delegation of it's members to Colum-
bia to be present at the unveiling OF
the States memorial to the Women
of the Confederacy, which exercises
will take place probably the 18th OF
December. Two tickets which will
entitle two members to seats on the
speakers stand have been received
with the invitation, and will be turn
ed over by the Chapter president to
any members who shall 60.
All Chapter members who have not
paid in their contributions to the
monument fund, and who anticipate
contributing, will please carry same
to the December meeting, if it is con-
venient.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Mondays Sales.

Master H. G.. Folk sold several
pieces of real estate at public auction
last Monday, as follows:
In the case of Roach VS.. Bond, $50
acres, for $4,000 to B. c. Bellinger,
attorney.
In the case of Neal VS.. Fogle, 40
acres, for 1855 to George Neal.
In the case of Simmons VS.. Whet-
stone, five acres, for $1,000 to W.. E.
Free, attorney. In the same case
Lots Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 10 in Brabham
Court to C. B. Free for $685. Also
Lots Nos. Is, 16, "a, and 35 in Brab-
ham Court to C. B. Free for 1925.
At the conclusion of the sales by
the Master, J. C. Copeland, as at
torney for the heirs Of c. Boozer
Copeland and Theacia Copeland, sold
164 acres of land for $1,955. 1t
was bought by B. H. Carter. J.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Almost q Serious Fire.

The alarm of fire was sounded last
Sunday afternoon about two O'Clock
when flames were seen issuing from
a. stable or out house belonging to
Mr.. H. c. Folk, and situated next to
the city guard house, in rear of the
town hall building. Several stables
were also connected with this build
ing, it being long wooden struc-
ture. Soon the warehouse of G. R.
Brabham's Sons caught and was
badly damaged before the flames
were extinguished. The stables OF
Jones Bros. also caught on fire sew
eral times, but the good work of the
fire department saved their building
and also kept the fire from spread
ing. The buildings belonging to Mr..
Folk were destroyed. Some seed
and lint cotton stored in his house
was badly damaged. In the ware
house of the Brabhams was stored
lot of oats, fertilizer, plows, etc. The
losses of all concerned are no doubt
covered by insurance or at least will
not be heavy, but at one time il
looked as if the fire would be a Sc
rious one, as the buildings and those
near were all wood, some of them
very old, and as everything was dry
they would have burned rapidly
The fire department used something
like thirty or forty thousand gal
Ions of water, as the flames were
hard to eXtinguish.
Upstairs in the stables of Jones
Bros. was a lot of fodder, and this
caught on fire from the sparks from
the roof, but stream of water was
turned on and later the entire LOT
of fodder was thrown out on the
ground. The fire department as well
as the people generally worked hard
and it is due to their good work that
so little damage was done. These
wooden buildings are veritable fire
traps, and soner or later they are 60
ing to cause a disastrous fire.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07

From the great vision Of this dar-
ing, strong soul has grown the mag
nificent work which is now called
the Home Department of the Wo-
mans Missionary Council. One
hundred and two thousand women
and children are enlisted in the effort
for human betterment in our own
country.
More than half of all the parson-
ages that belong to the church have
been helped by the women. Boxes
of supplies have been sent into
preachers homes and mission sta
tions.
Schools for mountaineers, immi-
grants dependent and delinquent as
we'll as preventive and rescue homes
have been organized twelve in num-
ber.)
The chain of thirty-two city mis-
sions organized, in which are found
twenty Wesley houses, three large
institutional churches, door of
hope, and gospel settlements, have
challenged the admiration of State
charity organizations and large phi
lanthropic bodies. The work and
office of deaconess has been created
in the church, and to-day seventy
five deaconesses, and twenty-five
missionaries are in active service.
Large immigrant works at Calves
ton, Biloxi, Gulfport, and New Or
leans, now exist.
December %, is Miss Lucinda
Helms birthday. The month also
closes the quarter of a century of &C
tive service of the Woman's Home
Mission Society.
Can there be more fitting time
than to give thank offering to make
possible the Lucinda B. Helm Hall
at London, KY, as a monument to
the life and labor of Miss Helm and
as a monument for the large life
which has come to the women
through social service, and as a
monument to the church rallying to
an opportunity to do great things
for Him who gave His life for us.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
TERROR TO HORSE THIEVES.
A Deputy Who Has Brought Many
Rustlers to Justice.

Foe to the horse rustler, keen and
fearless almost to the point Of being
foolhardy,. Deputy Sheriff Harry
Wright, of Los Angeles county, and
native of St. Louis, stands out as one
of the unique figures in the border
life of the southwest. His gift of
identifying stolen horses from de-
scription borders almost on the un-
canny. He has recognized horses
three years after they have been re-
ported to him as stolen, never having
seen the animals previously.
Its just born in me, I guess" is
the way he describes it.
In three years he has brought to
Justice more than so horse and cattle
rustlers in the southwest and has re-
covered, nearly 700 head of stolen
stock. Gunplay has had a place in
his activities, and his ability to
"draw' quicker than the other fell
low permits this story to be written.
Some of the most notorious rust
lers Of the southwest are now in pris-
on as result of Wright's activity.
Bob Brown, alias George Mus
grave" train robber and horse thief;
Bill Westphal, alias ARIZONA Char
ley," trick rider and outlaw, and Clay
McGonigle, cattle rustler and once
champion steer roper, formed noto-
rious gang that was broken up by
Wright with the aid of his gun and
Harveyized steel nerve.
Three years ago this gang raided
Bixby's Palo Verde rancho and stole
nineteen horses. Wright went on the
trail Of one member Of the gang,
Westphal, which led into the San
Bernardino desert. He followed a
zig-zag track over the torrid waste,
often without food or water for
nearly twenty-four hours at stretch.
The trail led into the mountains Of
Inyo county, where Wright brought
up three weeks later.
Following the track Of the outlaws
horse into the foothills, he lost it on
the mesa, but finally picked it up
again on an abandoned sheep trail
leading up and along the steep, lone
ly mountain side.
He proceeded cautiously, and as he
neared the glow in the window Of an
old cabin on the steep hillside he
dropped down on his hands and knees
and wormed his way to the window.
He arose without the cracking of a
twig and saw Westphal, stretched out
on the floor, sleeping before a rapid
ly dying fire.
The rotton old window sash was
raised enough to permit his fingers
to slip under it. Bracing himself,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07

Wright gave the sash a mighty tug
with his left hand, and, as it was
jerked away, he showed his gun-hand,
head and shoulders into the aperture
just as the startled outlaw grabbed
for his gun, which was lying cooked
on the floor beside him.
Hands up, Bill I've got you!"
was the sharp command that stayed
Westphal's hand. Keeping his man
covered, Wright climbed through the
opening, and two minutes later had
the oulaw handcuffed and harmless.
In the morning he took the prisoner
down the mountain, and next day
landed him in the Los Angeles Jail.
Three days later Wright showed his
revolver under Browns left arm at
Fourth and Broadway, Los Angeles,
and took him into custody. He was
taking no chances. McGonigle was
catured later in San Diego.
Wylie Hill, alias, wild >Horse
HILL" formerly a fancy rider with
Buffalo Bills show, and who had q
reputation of being gun fighter, Is
serving a 10-years' sentence as re-
suit of Wright's work. He knew
Wright was after him and Dragged
that he would never be arrested by
the Los Angeles deputy. Wright
found Hill in a Long Beach livery
stable. Hill reached for his gun,
but Wright "beat him to II" and as
bullet whizzed past his ear, Hill
surrendered. sts.
"But Robert Perry was the slickest
I ever had to deal WITH continued
Wright with smile. Perry lived at
the Y. M. c. A., was a great worker
in the church and sang in the choir.
He also taught a Sunday-school class
and apparently was some Christian.
His game was to go away from
town, steal only fine driving horses,
hide them for a time and then adver-
tise them for sale to pgiyate parties.
81 finally got the goods on him
and arrested him. He Was kept in
cell by himself and every day for
nearly week I questioned him about
the whereabouts of the animals he
stole, but he would give me no in
formation. Then I decided to try
another scheme.
81 figured he could not stick
around churches so close and not get
little religion. I went to rr her
friend of mine and got him mark
a number of verses in the Bible CAL
culated to make sinner sit up and
take notice. I worked a bunch OF
these off on him for five days straight
and they were landed like solar-plex-
us thumps on his conscience. Finally
he came through and told me all
about his deals. st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Coming Marriage.

The Herald has received the fol-
lowing invitation: 'Mr and Mrs.
Calvin William Garris request the
honour of your presence at the marri-
age of their daughter, Floride, to Mr..
Floyd Clemson Chitty, on the evening
of Thursday, the 21st of December,
1911, at 8 o'clock, Bethel Park Meth
odist church, Denmark, S. c." This
announcement will be of especial in
terest to the many Bamberg friends
of Miss Garris and her parents, where
they made their home for a number
of years. Mr.. Chitty is from Olar,
and is now principal of the school at
Lees. The very many friends of the
young couple extend congratulations
in advance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Baptist Church News and Notices.
DIRECTORY.

Preaching service every Sunday
morning at II o'clock and at night
by the pastor, Rev. O. J. Frier.
Sunday-school every Sunday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, J. a. Hunter, super
intendent.
B. Y. P. U. every Sunday after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
night.
Woman's Missionary Society meets
Wednesday afternoons after the Sec
ond Sunday in each month.
Sunbeam Band meets every two
weeks on Friday afternoons. .-
Monthly conference each fourth
Sunday.
Observance of Lords Supper the
first Sunday in each quarter.
NEWS AND NOTICES.
The stove pipe was fixed last week
and the church was nicely warmed
for the large congregation at the
morning service, there being no ser
vice in the morning at the Methodist
church. The pastor preached In the
morning from the theme of Moses
and the burning bush. His theme at
night was, "The Risks of Faith"
The pastor announced that our
benevolent offering for next Sunday
would be for the aged ministers. Let
each one bear some part in this con-
tribution to this worthy cause. Let
our motto be in making this oner-
ing, at least one cent for each year
we are old.
Our Baptist State convention
meets this week in Greenwood. 1t
was Pastor .Frier's intention to at
tend if not hindered by Mrs. Frler' 8
illness. She was quite sick Satur-
day night and Sunday. If he gets
off, there will be no prayer meeting
Thursday evening. If he does not
get back by next Sunday, Rev. w.
G. Britton, of Barnwell, will I'LL the
pulpit Sunday morning.
The Sunbeam Band meets Friday
afternoon, and the B. Y. P. U. meets
Friday night at 1880 O'Clock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Mr.. w. L. Mitchum Dead.

Mr.. w. L. Mitchum died at hos
pital in Columbia Tuesday of this
week, following an operation for ap-
pendicitis Mr. Mitchum was about
fifty years old, and was merchant
of the town of Ehrhardt. 1t will be
remembered that his wife died sud-
denly several months ago, leaving a
young infant. The burial took place
at Ehrhardt yesterday. Mr.. Mitch
um was a good citizen and will be
missed. He was friend of the edi-
tor of this newspaper, and we sus-
tain a personal loss in his death.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Monument Fund.

There are just one hundred sub
scribers to the Confederate monu-
ment fund in the town and. county
who have not paid in their subscrip-
tions. These range from SO cents ITO
s25.OO. The Chapter president
urges that these be sent in at once,
either to her or the editor Of this
paper. The Chapter obligations are
due now, and the ladies will be saved
much trouble if contributors will re-
spond at once. The Chapter hopes
to have all subscriptions paid in be-
fore January. 49,.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Card of Thanks.

We cannot see every one person
ally, so must adopt this method OF
extending our hearty thanks to the
fire department and the public gen
orally who rendered such valuable as
sistance in saving our property from
destruction by fire last Sunday af-
ternoon. Had it not been for their
good and faithful work, our stables
would have burned, and we are ex-
ceedingly grateful to all.
Yours truly,
JONES BROS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Capt. ID. HI. Rice Dead.

Capt. D. H. Rice, of this county,
died suddenly Tuesday morning at
sanitarium in North Carolina,
where he had been carried for treat
ment. His health gave way few
months ago, and recently he was car
ried there for treatment. His death
was unexpected, as he seemed to be
getting on nicely. The end came
without warning. The burial took
place yesterday at Springtown
church. Capt. Rice was a good man
and a good citizen, and will be miss
ed in the community and county. He
was about fifty-fve years old, and
had never married.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
New Advertisements.
PEOPLES Bank-A Scrap.
n-z- C,,~lo1y,c 1.-Two

Peoples Bank-A Scrap.
Jones Bros.-Sunday' Fire.
Carolina Floral Store
Rubin & Pesken-Have You
Thought of 1t?
w. A. Klauber-Xmas Goods at
"The Store of Quality
H. G.. Folk, Master-Sale. of real
estate in case of Florrie Mcmillan
ct al against Clarence E. Hughes ct
al.
Farmers & Merchants Bank-De-
cisive Influence.
The Millinery Store-If You Want
to See Some New Goods.
Pastime Theatre-Coming on Fri
day.
w. H. Mitchum applies for letters
of administration on estate of w. l..
Mitchum.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
SMILE.

The thing that goes the farthest to-
ward making life worth while,
That costs the least and does the
most, is just a pleasant smile.
It's worth a million dollars and it
doesn't cost a cent,
So when you get the habit, see O'Riley
at his tent
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07

O'Riley's photograph tent is at
the old stand, down by the depot. !"
He is the only photographer that re-
turns again and again. There is a
reason.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07

Smile-get the habit.
Smile-get the, habit
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
Lucinda B. Helms Birhdty.

Smile get the habit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. April 29.-Reports that Euro
peans were big buyers at Winnipeg turn
ed wheat upward in the last half hour TO-
day Notwithstanding weakness had been
the rule all the rest of the session. Clos
ing prices were unsettled, u higher to u
OIL as compared with twenty-four hours
before The end of the day left corn
1saE lower to a up; oats u down to a
15c decline. ~ -
The rally in wheat was ACCOMPANIED nv
statements that Kansas City was dis
posing OF good deal of cash grain to
eastern mills. Another bullish influence
was the dry weather northwest. asser-
tons being made that the rivers and
lakes were the lowest In ten years Talk
or this kind helped to wake IN the
shorts, who previously had been fnclin-
ed 10 await the result Of deliveries at the
beginning Of next week
Bearish feeling early came in part
ments expected to be made by Rnssia
such factors were lost sight of. how
ever, when shorts commenced to cover
near the end of the session. Oninion
became general that the Nav wheat
sent around Monday would rest finally
In strong hands. AS a result the mar,
ket on the whole showed a steady tone
at the close. High and low limits for
July proved to be Ss1s and s7haS7sa.
with last sales SO. net gain of q.
tween 31% and s1Ma3S. with the close
a shade up at 31Aa31A. Expected
heavy receipts of hogs next week
caused weakness in provisions. The
outcome was drop Of 1Oa12h for pork
and 10a12h to IL on lard, with ribs ~
to 121s under last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30

Confined On NinstesnEA PaSs3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business April % at
the New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and. Miscellaneous Shares.

The following table
exchange
to -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
MARKET IS BULu|SH
Biz Interests Reported to Be
on the Long Side.
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS MADE
Some Issues Are Marked Up Two
Points or More.
SHORTS IN A TIGHT PLACE
Some Are Forced to Cover by the
Continued Upward Movement.
G. P. Strong Factor.
SHORTS IN A TIGHT PLACE

NEW YORK, April 29.-Opera4ors IN
the stock market were moro generally
bullish today than at any other time
for several weeks. and the market made
Q striking exhibition Of strength. The
demand for stocks was SO vigorous as
to cause substantial gains.
Brokers handling many Of the buying
orders said that the business came from
strong interests and that the greater part
OF the purchases was for the long &C
count. A number Of issues made gains
OF more than two points and nearly ev-
erything in which there was any amount
Of business was established at a higher
price range. The upward movement re-
ceived added impetus from belated cover
ing by the bears.
Shorts Driven to Cover.
The increase in prices which has been
In progress since the beginning Of the
week has weakened the position Of the
short interest to such an extent that
there was considerable forced covering
today. Almost as much business was
done in the two hours of trading as in
yesterdays full session.
1t was apparent that there had been
distinct change In sentiment, which
seemed to be based to some extent on
the recent Strength ana ACTIVITY In the
bond market. The spread OF remarkably
good crop weather over the country,
in conjunction with the bright promises
which have been contained In crop re-
ports to date, brought to bear another
decidedly bullish factor.
The continued case of money furnished
still another incentive for the ac-
cumulation Of dividend-pay1ng stocks.
c. p. Continues Upward.
Canadian Pacific continued it's upward
movement, rising more than two points
and touching still another high record
at 233h. The gain in this stock in the
last week Is moro than points. Its
strength today was due in part to the
unusually good showing made in the
March report, gross earnings in that
month having increased by more than
100000, and the net by $445, 0O0
Erte's March figures showed a loss in
net of $21S,000.
Instead Of the predicted gain in cash
by the banks, today's statement dis
closed q small loss. For the fifth con-
secutive week the trust companies and
non-member banks reported an increase
in loans, the expansion in the loans in
that period amounting to about $43.-
100000.
Trading in the bond market continued
active. as on the earlier days of the
week. and prices were nrm. Total sales.
par value, $2,07S,000.
United States government bonds IN
changed on call on the week.