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The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-01
HOUSE for rent--Sarl '. White.

J. D. Bates, who formerly re sided in Nevada county but who now lives at Buckner, was in to see us yesterday.
 Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bostic and Mir. and Mrs. Harry Morton left this morning for Colorado, where they will spend the next month for their health.
 Carl Mum, mail carrier at Lii lie R k, came i n last night and will spend few days visiting home folks in Prescott.
 Mrs. o. l.. Dunaway and child ren arrived in Prescott this morning and will spend a few days visiting. They are guests at the home of Mrs. H. B. Me Kenzie.
 Lost-One watch, 15 jewel FL gin, initials H. E. D." on out side of case. Poast Toastie fob attached. Finder will please re- turn to me and receive reward. - H. E. Doris.
 Mr. and Mrs. H. l.. Horton and daughter, Miss Harrylyn Horton left this mo in g for Hot Springs, where they will spend a month.
 A big auction sale is scheduled for next Saturday at the big peach orchard at Highland. The entire camping outfit of h e packers and pickerS who have been employed there for the past month, consisting of wire cots, dishes, stoves, lanterns gasoline torches and number of other things will be sold.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-01
Local News

Bert Johnson, of Highland, was in Prescott today.
 R. l.. Blakely was a business visitor to Gurdon this morning.
 Attorney lobe, of Hope, was in the city today on business.
 c. Stewart, a real estate man of Emmet, was in Prescott today. J. G. Clark, of Philadelphia, spent few hours in Prescott to- day.
 Attend the stockholders meet ing of the Nevada County Fair to be held here Satur day
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-01

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The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-01
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 Hesterly Drug Store
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-01

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
BAMBERG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1911
NEGRO AT ST. MATTHEWS SHOT.
George Taylor Clubs Negro Woman,
then Shoots Her Husband.

St. Matthews, Sept. 9.-The peace
and quietude of this town was rude
ly disturbed last night at $3.50
O'Clock by five pistol shots in rapid
succession. Three physicians were
rushed to "Buyck's Quarter" to find
that Olin Hampton had been shot in
the thigh by George Taylor, both COL
ored. The femoral bone was frac-
tured by the bullet. Taylor, it is
said, had brutally dubbed Hamp-
tons wife, his former paramour, in
the morning, and when Hampton
later demonstrated with him Taylor
whipped out his pistol and began fir
ing. Taylor is of violent temper
and dangerous character, having
been in several cutting and shoot
ing scrapes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Another Account.

Asheville, Sept. 10.-The mystery
of the sudden disappearance last
Thursday of Miss Myrtle Hawkins,
of Hendersonville, N. c., aged II,
and remarkably pretty, was appar-
emily deepened this morning when
her dead body was found floating in
the waters of Lake Osceola, three
miles from Hendersonville. The dis
covery was made by three small boys
who were fishing in the lake. Deep
bruises on the head and face caused
suspicion of foul play.
At the coroner's inquest this af-
ternoon a verdict of death of means
unknown" was rendered.
Miss Hawkins, daughter Of w. H.
Hawkins, a jeweler of Henderson
vile, left her home last Thursday to
do some shopping. She never re-
turned. Despite the most rigid
search no trace of her was obtained
until to-day when the body was found
in badly decomposed condition. It
is stated that certain evidence indi-
Gates that the girl was dead before
her body had reached the lake. Re-
ports from Hendersonville tonight
are to the effect that later develop
ments may prove the death of the
young girl to be one of the most
sensational tragedies in the history
of the State. Lake Osceola fronts
Lake View Inn, and it's banks are
traversed daily by hundreds Of car
riages and motor cars.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Fairfax FancieS.

Fairfax, Sept. 11.-Mrs. S. L.
Sanders has returned from. a long
and pleasant stay at Hot Springs.
Ark.
Our new teachers commence to
feel at home, and the new music
teacher will be here soon.
DR.. Ed. Addison, who has been so
extremely low, is convalescing now,
all the nurses returning to their
homes.
Mrs. E. S. Ulmer continues quite
feeble.
Little Sadie Harter celebrated her
birthday by inviting many of hel
school friends around. Merry games
were played and a delicious sweet
course was served. The little lady
is so popular that she received many
presents. One of the toasts offered
her was; MAY Dame Fortune ever
smile on you, but never her daugh-
ter, Miss Fortune
Mr.. Porter Barber, the efficient tel
egrapher here, has taken vacation,
and is off for the mountains Of North
Carolina.
Miss Copeland, of Ehrhardt, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Martin
Lightsey.
Mr.. L. o. Watson, Pathologist OF
Clemson College, was recent guest
of Mr. George Sanders.
DR.. Wilber Tuten was married on
the 9Th instant at Orangeburg to
Miss Fogle. They will live here.
Our best wishes attend the happy
young couple.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Sept. 11.-A few days
of nice good weather will put the
staple on the move, as October notes
are coming before our farmers notice
to plan for each day.
Rev. L. E. Virgins has been hold
ing services in the Ehrhardt Metho-
dist church last week, ending Sun
day night, by adding five or six to
his flock. Presiding Elder Herbert
preached for the flock Sunday night.
Two new houses going up in haste.
More houses wanted to accommo'
date the people here now.
The Ehrhardt Hardware Co. have
a good stock of goods in now and
more coming every day. Mr.. F. H.
Copeland will be delighted to see and
serve his many friends.
And still it's warm. Old weather
prophets say when cool weather ap-
pears will have good dry weather,
but as long as it is hot may look for
more rain.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
BODY OF YOUNG GIRL FOUND.
Suspicious of Foul Play Regarding
Tragedy of Hendersonville.

Hendersonville, Sept. 10.-The
body of Miss Myrtle Hawkins, II
years old, the pretty daughter of
very prominent people here, was
found floating on the waters of Lake
Osceola this morning. Discovery of
the body deepens the mystery caused
by the disappearance of the girl
from her home last Thursday. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict of
death from unknown cause, but
later developments promise to reveal
one of the most sensational tragedies
in the history of North Carolina. It
is said that Miss Hawkins was dead
before her body touched the water
and credence was given to the sui
eide theory. However, there are sus-
picions of foul play.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Gaffney Pastor Removed.

Gaffney, Sept. 9.-Great interest
has been excited in this city to-day
by reason Of the notice which Is
given below. The statement appears
in a local paper to-day and was the
first intimation that Gaffney people,
outside of the congregation of the
Limestone Street Methodist church
had that anything was amiss. 1t was
known that Mr.. Ferrell had resigned
the pastorate of the church, but out
siders had thought that this was
merely in order that he might accept
a call to a kentucky church. The
following statement from the Pre-
siding Elder of this district of the
Methodist church throws some little
light on the subject.
spartanburg, Sept. 5, 1911.
Dear Editor:-Please allow me to
state that I have found it necessary
to remove Rev. w. A. Fcrrall from
the pastorate of the Limestone street
and Beulah churches. The reasons
for this action are purely admins
trative and do not involve any ques'
ton as to his character.
Very truly;
MARK L. CARLISLE,
Presiding Elder Spartanburg Dist
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Bob Minus, colored, got his hand
caught in a gin at Fairfax, BarnWell
county, on Saturday, and it was so
badly lacerated that it had to be
amputated.
Reports filed with the comptroller
general by auditors of "a counties
show an increase of $3,500,00O in
personal property for taxation and
$1,5OO,O0O in real property.
Sol Talford, colored, of Rock Hill,
killed his wife on Sunday by cutting
her throat with a potato knife. She
had just returned from drive with
another negro. Talford fed.
Pierce Allen, a white man, was
convicted in a magistrates court at
Bingham, Florence county, on Thurs
day of stealing a dog from farmer
and was sentenced to the chaingang
for 80 days.
Ground was broken last week for
the new Y. NJ. C. A. building in
Charleston which is to cost more
than $10S,000. The beginning OF
the work was characterized by ap-
propriate ceremonies.
Buford Young, a prominent young
farmer of the Walnut Grove section
of Spartanburg county, was commit
ted to Jail on Thursday on the charge
of attempted assault on 14-year-old
girl of the neighborhood. He was
granted bail next day.
The legislature will have to elect
g chief justice to succeed Ira B.
Jones, and also an associate justice
of the supreme court, at the session
in January. It will be remembered
that there was a deadlock over the
election of an associate justice in
the general assembly last January.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Denmark DOings.

Denmark, Sept. 12.-Mr. w. D.
Rice has accepted position with Mr..
C. T. Bamberg, as salesman.
A great deal of cotton is being
marketed here this week.
DR.. A. B. Hooton, who has been
working for the Postal Tel. Gable Co.,
Augusta, Ca, is now in the city to
spend a few days prior to resuming
his studies at Charleston medical
College.
Mayor j. z. Brooker has moved
into his new home near the railroad.
Messrs. Christian Folk and S'Chick-
en-" Rice left this morning for Glenn
son college, where they will resume
their studies.
Mr.. James Price expects to leave
in q few days on a business trip to
Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Rice, of this
city, who have been spending the
summer in the mountains of North
Carolina, have returned.
The Denmark school will open
next Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
Children are requested to be there
on time. ..
Mr.. w. F. Rice, the efficient post
master, who has ben recuperating in
North Carolina, has returned to this
city, and appears to be greatly bene-
fitted by his "trip.
Miss Livy Ray has returned from
a trip to Rowesville, where she spent
some time with friends.
Mrs. w. D. Rice, who has been
visiting her parents in Chester, has
returned, and will leave again in q
few days for Appleton, S. c., where
she has accepted a position as teach
or in the school at that point.
Mrs. Annie Moss and grand-daugh-
ter, Meta Bowling, of Norway, S. c..
stopped over here Monday on thei1
way home from Black Mountain, N
c.. and were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Riley.
Prof. E. M. McCown, of Darling
ton, arrived Saturday to take charge
of the Denmark school.
Mr.. J. H. Kelley, of Savannah
Ca. was in the city Monday.
Mrs. B. F.. Allen spent several days
in Orangeburg this past week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Denmark Social News.

Denmark, Sept. 9.-Mrs. ]. B,
Guess and Misses Hattie Lee, Ruth
and Francis Guess have returned, af.
ter an enjoyable stay in the noun
tains of North Carolina.
Misses Lille and May Owens, OF
Dubarton, were the attractive guests
of Miss Lynn Goolsby last week.
G. w. Hightower spent Sunday in
Barnwell.
Misses Carrie Cave and Kathleen
Califf, of Barnwell, and Mrs. G. c.
Califf, of Brunswick, Ca, spent some
time with Mrs. w. L. Califf last
week.
H. w. Goolsby, of Fort Motto, was
in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Brabham, OF
Bamberg, spent Sunday with Mrs
Brabham's mother, Mrs. w. F. Rice,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Hardwick, ac-
companied by their niece, Miss Mo-
zelle Humphrey, of Waynesboro, Ca,
have returned from an extended trip
to the mountains of North Carolina
R. M. McCartha was a visitor in
town Sunday.
Miss Belle Lanneau, of Savannah,
is the guest of Mrs. J. w. Wyman.
r. M. Willis spent Sunday in viii.
liston.
Mrs. J. w. Wyman was the charm
ing hostess Tuesday evening in COM
pliment to Miss Lanneau, of Savan-
nah, Ga.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Solicitor Otis Disposes of Near-Beel
Cases at Gaffney.

Cases at Gaffney.
Gaffney, Sept. 1.-THE latest de-
velopment in the near-beer situation
in Gaffney is the return Of the beer
seized when the raid was made by
the sheriff. The seizure took place
some weeks ago and since that time
the beer has been stored at the counEs
ty jail until it was returned to two
of the owners by Sheriff Thomas.
The order to return the beer was
from Solicitor OTIS and the return
was made with the understanding
that the article be shipped back to
the brewery and that the owners re-
frain from engaging in the sale OF
"kneehigh," as it is here known, in
the future. 1t is thought possible
that this will mean the end of the
cases against the near-beer dealers
in this city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Prosperous COlored Man.

G.. ". Abel, one of our colored sub
scribers, who is prosperous farmer,
came in to renew his subscription
last Thursday, and told us he had
sold eleven bales of cotton that day
on the Bamberg market for II n
cents the pound. Bamberg's buyers,
as usual, are paying more than else
where. This is the place to market
your cotton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
EVANS FOR WOODROW WILSON.
Ex-Governor Feels Pulse Of North
ern Republicans.

Spartanburg, Sept. 6.-Ex-Govern-s
or John Gary Evans returned to-day
from trip through Northern States.
He attended the annual meeting OF
the American Bar Association in Bos-s
ton. Mr. Evans stated that while In.
the North he met many leading rep
resentative Republicans, who said
that if the South would put forward
a man for president they would sup.
port him. From these expressions
and others, the ex-governor is opti-;
mistic over the prospects for Demo
cratic success in 1912, and said that,
in his opinion, Woodrow Wilson was
the best man for the Democrats to-
nominate, and that he would be a
winner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Cotton Crop Brought Billion.

New Orleans, Sept. 5.-"Nos
American cotton crop ever grown
has sold for as much as the one just
marketed, the total value, including
the seed, having been $1,000, ,000.-s
OOO."
This remarkable statement is COM
tanned in the detailed statistics OF
last seasons cotton crop issued to-S
day by Col. Henry c. Hester, secre-
tary of the New Orleans cotton ex-s
change.
The crop was not so large as that
of 1908, but the prices were higher
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
News from Kearse.


teen days. rain out of eighteen is
the record here. The cotton is in the
field, and much of it has rotted in
| the burr. No such spell of weather
at this season of the year has oc-
Cured since 1898, when it rained
every day for three weeks after the
great storm, and all the cotton that
was on the ground was lost, and the
same holds now, is all the bright
prospects of mouth ago to be only
a memory. For brightest hopes all
torn and shattered is the end of the
hope of big crop of pretty cotton.
Does nature give these bright pros
poets only to tantalize! Many men
are fond of it, and to tease the other
fellow seems to be the chief joy OF
, life to them, see the cat turn the
captured mouse free, only to catch
it again and again, finally to crush
| it's life out in the end. But nature
is far more kind, for while the cot
ton is injured, the peas and grass
| are on boom and where no hay was
expected a bountiful supply is as
sured if the sun shines at the right
time and the farmer will take time
to harvest it, and no farm work pays
better and every one should save
enough to feed his stock and some to
spare.
The dog days are gone, the mock
ing bird sings his melody in his
sweetest strains, the roses, altheas.
and many other flowers are in bloom,
and only the old farmer goes with
bowed head and drawn lips, for the
notes will soon be due, and still it
rains, but they will pass, the notes
will be satisfied, and he, too, can
join in the happy chorus and smile
back at the violets as they soon will
be showing their blue eyes, seeming
to say, "Cheer up, sad hearts, for ]
only smile even through the frost OF
winter"
Life is not all gone, and the vim
and effort is still here. The ladies
| of the neighborhood are having
White Point school house painted,
their other halves are adding other
improvements, and few if any rural
schools will have better home In
the county for young ideas to learn
how to shoot.
| A church is to be built here in the
near future, and when it is finished
and bright coat of paint is applied,
then will main street of this section
begin to put on city airs.
Mr.. B. V. Kearse intends to build
him a new home to make joy COM
plete, for he is a happy father now,
and it is boy.
Rev. A. G. Walker breaches us
some very fine sermons now, even
if the weather is hot and the sermons
preached at Disadvantage. Hope
to give him better next year in the
shape of new church.
OLD TIMER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Candidate for Governor.

Lancaster, Sept. 12.-The Lancas
ter News received to-day the follow
ing statement from Chief Justice
Ira B. Jones, who on yesterday for
warded his resignation, effective IL
January, to the governor:
The Lancaster News: You are au'
thorized to state that If Providence
permits, I will certainly be candi'
date in the primary next August fol
nomination as governor.
IRA B. JONES.
Lancaster, Sept. IL.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Misses Grace and Quintora Hof

Misses Grace and Quintora Hoh-s
man, who have been spending the
summer with their grandfather Mr..
I. W. Rentz, near Ehrhardt, passed:
through Branchville Tuesday on
their way back to school. Mr.. A. X
Rentz accompanied them as far as
Branchyille.-BranchviIle Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

Inc rSSlSudLlOu VI Su1cl y JO5IiSS
Jones and his definite announcement
that he will be a candidate for gov
ernor in the Democratic primary next
summer, while rumored in some
quarters, is a general surprise. BY
many it has not been considered
likely that Mr.. Jones would relin-
quish the highest judicial Office in the
State, of which he may have been
certain for life, at a salary equal to
that of the governor, in order to be-
come a candidate for governor. Gov.
Blease said a few days ago, in a
Charleston interview, that should
he do so Mr.. Jones would find him
self Statesman without job. "
Manifestly, the chief justice is not
unwilling to put the issue to a test
with the governor.
It is universally considered in po-
litical circles that Chief Justice
Jones at any time would make a
most formidable, if not an invincible,
candidate for any Office in the State.
He is a product of the Reform move
ment, one of the ablest and most
aggressive leaders of the, warm po-
litical fights Of the early COS, but
his career on the supreme bench has
been highly distinguished for fair
ness and judicial integrity no less
than for scholarship, learning and
ability.
Chief Justice Jones is man OF
most impressive personality; virile,
aggressive, alert and absolutely
fearless. Quick in debate, resource
full, thoroughly familiar with South
Carolina affairs, he would at any
time and against any opposition be
difficult man to handle on the
stump, and should Gov. Blease stick
to his determination to offer for re-
election next year the candidacy OF
Mr.. Jones makes it certain that there
will be at least one antagonist able to
cope with the governor, whose
tump-speaking ability is highly re-
garded by his friends.
Several other influential, strong
men have been mentioned recently
for governor, but so far none OF
them has made any announcement as
to his intentions.
Also from Newberry.
Chief Justice Jones is native OF
Newberry, where he was born on De-
cember 29th, 1851. The early years
of his life were spent in Newberry,
where he attended Newberry college
for a time, but in 1858 he entered
Erskine college and graduated in the
class of 1870. At college he distin-
guished himself as orator and de-
batter. After graduation he return
ed to Newberry and taught school
two years in that county and Edge
field, studying law in the meantime.
While in Newberry he was associate
editor of The Herald. He was ad-
mitted to the bar when 21 years old.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
RECORD BREAKING REPORT.
771,415 Bales of Cotton Ginned to
September 4.

cotton ginning report of the season,
issued to-day by Director E. Dana
Durand, of the bureau of the census.
department. Of commerce and labor.
shows that 771,415 bales, counting
round as half bales, had been ginned
from the growth of 1911, to Septem-
Der 1, compared with 353,011 bales
of the growth Of 1910, ginned to
September 1, 1910, 3sS,242 bales for
1909, and 4O2,229 bales for 1908.
Round Bales.
Round bales included this year are
6,994, compared with 1926 for
1910, 1857 for 1909 and 20,S62
for 1908: The number of sea island
bales included is 539 for 1911, 218
for 1910, 1926 for 1909 and 1,22Is
for 1908.
Comparisons of the number Of
bales, counting round bales as half
bales, ginned to September 1, for
the past four years follows: Ala-.
bama, 40,500; Arkansas, ITO; Flori-ss
da, 3,764; Georgia, 134,075; Louis-
lana, 1916; Mississippi, 1,S49;%
North Carolina, 1909; Oklahoma,
4,205; South Carolina, 1s,907; Ten-
nessee, S; Texas, 55s,114; other
States, 1.
Record Breaker.
The ginning of cotton Of the
growth of 1911 was carried on more
actively throughout the cotton belt
to September 1 this year than in any
similar period in the history of the
industry, at least as far as acurates
ginning records have been kept.
This is shown by the first ginning
reports Of the season compiled by the
census bureau from reports of Ito
correspondents in the cotton growing
States. A total of 1,425 bales has;
been ginned up to week ago. This
is greater by almost 100000 bales
than the previous record made I'M
1905.
Weather the Cause.
The continued hot and dry wealth.
er in a greater portion Of the belt,
especially in Texas, was chiefly re-:
sponsible for the increase. These
conditions meant the early maturing
of the crop, but this alone Is not con-;
sidered cause of greater ginning,
Farmers have beenm more activein get
ting their crop to the ginnerfes and,
it is said, In some counties Of Texas
where the bulk of the increased GIN
ming was reported, the entire crop
practically already has been ginned. q
No Indication of Size of Crop.
Little relaxation appears to exist;
| according to the census bureau ex-S
perts, between the size of the crops
| and the quantity Of cotton ginned
during any period of the season. This
is shown in the big crop Of 1904
1906 and 1908, each of which pro-
duced more than 100000 bales.s
In these years the percentage Of the
! total crop ginned to September WAS
2.S. 81 and 81 per cent. respect
lively, while in 1905, when the crop
was 10,S00,000, As per cent. Of IT.
was ginned by September 1. Last
year 81 per cent. of the total crop
was ginned to September 1.