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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19

ONE DEAD, ANOTHER DYING.
Tragedy at Dance May Revive Louis
lana Feud.

Amite City, La, Oct. 16.-Tangi-
hahoa Parish has been stirred up by
the knife duel, at Roberts Station
Saturday night, between Alfred Rob-
ertson and Oscar Joiner, which re-
suited in the death of Robertson and
the probable fatal injury of Joiner,
because it promises to revive the
bloody feud which resulted in the as
assination, three years ago, Of the
Breeland family.
On information furnished by Rob-
ertson, Joiner was recently tried on
a perjury charge based on testimony
which he gave in the Breeland case.
A mistrial resulted. As a result Of
the bad blood between the two, the
tragedy of Saturday night has long
been expected. Joiner and Robert
son met at a dance and after words
passed between them went out of
the house to fight it out Half an
hour later Joiner crawled back and
exclaimed:
when I die, you will know ALT
Robertson killed me-"
The dancers went out and found
Robertson's body with the iugular
vein severed. Joiner was taken to
Hammond for treatment. H. is not
ovpoofod fo live
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
HATFIELD BROTHERS KILLED.
Feudists Meet End in Fight with
Italian Peddler.

Italian Peddler.
Columbus, Ohio, October H.
Special dispatches received here say
that Troy and Elias Hatfield, two
of the Hatfield family Of feudists,
living near Fayetteville, W. Va, were
killed to-day, and another man, &C.
romie, an Italian, is believed to have
been killed, as the result of a shoot
ing.
The Hatfelds are alleged to have
begun the fight by charging the 1tal-
ian with peddling whiskey in the ter
ritory that they thought belonged to
them. Geromie denied the allega-
tions of the brothers by firing four
shots and wounding both. The Hat
fields replied to the fire and run
ming fight ensued.
Passersby found the two brothers
living in the road. Elias was dead,
but Troy was still alive and managed
to say before he died:
"You don't need to hunt for the
man who did this; he is dead, too"
A search is being made for the
body of Geromie, which has not yet
been found.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Warrant Sworn Out.

Laurens, Oct. 14.-Charged with
assault and battery of a high and
aggravated nature, John G. Wham,
of Clinton, was this afternoon allow
ed bond in the sum of $1,000 for
his appearance at the next term OF
criminal court for this county. The
warrant, which was issued by Magis-
trate Hudgens, of this city, alleges
that Wham yesterday assaulted w.
E. Nash on the streets of Clinton,
using a buggy whip for the purpose.
To-day MIR. Nash swore out warrant
against Wham, and later application
for bond was made and granted.
Both men live at Clinton and are
prominently known.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Close Call for Boy.

Greenville, Oct. 14.-That it does
not pay to lose your head was prov
en- yesterday when Franklin Yeager,
a young boy 1S years of age, saved
his life by presence of mind and grit.
Yeager, while riding up Main street
on a bicycle, was struck by an auto
truck. He and his bicycle were drag
ged in front of the truck for SO
yards. BY presence Of mind and grit
he hung on to the front of the truck
with one hand and thus kept himself
from being drawn under the car and
crushed to death.
The machine was stopped as quick
as possible and when the boy was
picked up it was found that he had
suffered only a bruise on his side
where the truck had struck him and
that he was as cool and not in the
least frightened.
The negro who was driving the
machine, says he became frighten-
ed when he saw that he was 60
ing to run over the boy and lost his
head. He said he forgot about the
use of the emergency brake. The
negro was fined in the police court
this morning for reckless driving and
driving on the left side of the street.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchfngs.

Ehrhardt, Oct. 16.-Mrs. Jennie
Mcmillan died Sunday about noon,
after a short illness. She will be
buried tomorrow at the Mcmillan
family grave yard.
Mr.. R. C. Kirkland died Sunday
afternoon at about 5 O'Clock, at his
son, J. M. Kirkland's, residence.
Will be buried tomorrow afternoon
at the family cemetery. He was
about 81 years old, and was sick
only a short while.
Booze played a prominent part in
raising the brute enough in some OF
the country folks to the fighting
pitch. Coca Cola bottles commenced
to fly around in MIR. Ben Shaw's store.
Mr.. Shaw says that he went out OF
the back door and gave them the
building, 80 they would have plenty
of room. Knife wounds were seen
on Mr.. Lee Brown when he was taken
away from his opponents, one in the
head and one in the left shoulder.
Both were struck from behind, and
the bone stopped the knife in each
instance. Mr.. Browns wounds are
not considered dangerous but pain
full.
"John, what's the slowest piece of
work you know OFF," ''The build
ing of the railroad from Bamberg to
Ehrhardt. "Oh, pshaw! you're no
guesser. The Ehrhardt phone sys-
TEN beats that two in the game" "
Think they will have to put up new
posts before the first message can
be sent over the line.
Cotton still coming in, but not as
much as at first. Farmers say they
can't get it gathered from the fields.
JEE.
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Notice to the Public.

Residents of the county wishing
to contribute any dish to the dinner
that the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy will give on the 26th instant, the
proceeds of which will go to the Con-
federate monument fund, will either
notify Mrs. J. B. Hunter or Mrs. w.
P. Jones of the committee by drop
ping them a card or just bring or
send the contribution to the court
house on the morning Of the day Of
the unveiling of the monument. The
committee will be glad to receive
anything that you may see fit to give.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Fairfax Fancies.

Fairfax, Oct. 16.-Miss Edna
Platts, an accomplished young lady,
is living here with her aunt, Mrs.
Julia Harter, and is assistant book
keeper for F. M. Young Co.
The young infant of Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Loadholt was buried at
Bethlehem grave yard Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Julia Harter, with Sadie and
VIM. and Miss Platts, enjoyed trip
to Hickory Grove last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Talley had a
pleasant visit to Columbia recently.
The young folks, with Mrs. Au-
drey Sanders as chaperone, enjoyed
a fox hunt last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blankenship
entertained a number Of young folks
last week. 1t was the birthday of
their son, Henry. Cream and cake
was served, and the children en-
joyed the games, etc., immensely.
Ruth Wilson also gave party to
her school mates. Refreshments
we're served, games played, then the
young folks gathered around the
piano and sung sweet glee club songs.
Our young folks are quite musical.
Ruth is very popular with her set,
and of course they enjoyed her hos
pitality.
Mr.. Thos. Hickson, of Kline, and
Mrs. Robt. Nixon, of Barnwell, are
guests at the Barber home.
Mrs. James Preacher and children
have gone to Estill to visit relatives.
tives.
Miss Annye Moye left for Bamberg
Monday to spend some time with
relatives and friends. She is always
so active in all that pertains to the
welfare of our town, that she is
much missed.
Mr.. Thos. Lawton, of Savannah,
was the guest yesterday of G. D. San
ders.
Mr.. Clarence Compton, an aged
citizen of near Fairfax, had been i'll
recently and went to the hospital in
Columbia for an operation. He died,
and his body was brought here to-
day and he was buried at Hickory
Grove cemetery. He leaves a wife
and several children, besides many
other relatives, to mourn his loss.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
ANOTHER HUSBAND
Turns Up in the Midst of Blissful
Honeymoon.

Finding that his bride of only
few days was not a divorced woman
and that she had deceived him into
marrying her, young E. G. Howard,
a prescription clerk in the local drug
store at Hendersonville, N. c., was
placed in a very peculiar predica-
ment when the first husband, w. W
Henry, of Jacksonville, arrived in
Hendersonville in search Of his wan-@
dering wife.
A bit of romance Is attached to-
the affair in spite of the evil wrought
and the young man is not so much
to blame as it looks. Several
months ago, about the first Of the
summer season, Mrs. Annie L. Henry.
as she called herself, went to Hem
dersonvifle for visit.
Young Howard, who is said to be
for ma well-to-do family in the east
ern part of this State, met Mrs. Hem
ry and close friendship resulted
Later in the summer Mrs. Henry
admitting she was married at that
time, stated to young Howard that
she would return to Jacksonville anda
seek divorce from her husband.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Henry returned
to the city and informed the youth
full lover that all was well, that she
had succeeded in getting divorces
and that their future hapDinesei
would be shadowed no longer. Young
Howard proceeded to get out license
papers and summoned local magis-
trate, who, before several promfnent
local witnesses, performed the cere
mony. ss
All went well until last Sunday
morning, when w. v. Henry, the first
husband arrived in the city and reg
istered at the same hotel In which
his wife and her new husband were.
boarding. Mp. Henry at first would
not believe that his wife had married.
another, but when shown the paper1
he was convinced. 9S
Realizing that his wife had chang
ed her love for another, Henry de-.
cided that with the exchange OF an
the valuables each had given the
other he would not push the mat
ter, but would leave his wife in tho
hands of one who, though at drnts
deceived, was now willing to take
the consequences of the blunder hef
had made. sS
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard left the city
last Monday for parts unknown ana
Mr.. Henry returned to Jacksonyille.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Over Thirty Passengers Hurt.

Macon, Ca, Oct. 16.-Thirty odd
people were more or less severely
shaken up tonight on Southern pass:
enger train No. 8, bound for Hawss
kinsville when, with switch en-5
gine looming up ahead of him, the,
engineer threw on the emergency
brakes. The train came to an abb
rupt stop and people pitched forward
on to the seats all through the train
Only two were seriously enough hurt
to be taken from the train. j. w.
Morlean, of Hazelhurst, and W.. A..
King, of Bullard, were removed to-;
the Macon Hospital. They are pain
fully bruised.
The switch engine was on the main
line on the time of the passenger
train. It was uninjured. The pass
enger engine sustained a broken SILL
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
GIRL CHARGED WITH CRIME.
Held for Alleged Attempt to Wreck
Passenger Train.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 17.-Essies
Mathewson, an 18-year-old girl liF-ss
ing at Whaley's Bluff, Johnson coun-
ty, was arrested to-day by officers In
the employ of the Virginia and
Southern Railway, on the charge of.
attempting to wreck passenger
train.
The girl is charged with having
put a log on the tracks at Whaley'ss
Bluff, which was struck by passen-s
ger train, but fortunately hurled
aside. She was bound over to court
on preliminary hearing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Ehrhardt Social Affairs.

Ehrhardt, Oct. 15.-From f.
nancial and social standpoint, the
oyster supper given by the ladies OF
the First Baptist church last Tues
day evening, was a decided success.
ouite a large sum of money was real
lied and a pleasant evening given in
return.
One of the most enjoyable meet
ings of the Matron's Whist Club was
on Wednesday afternoon. The de-
lightful home of Mrs. Jack Smith
was thrown open to the members.
Several hours were quickly spent at
whist. The prize, handsome tapes
try hand bag, was won by Mrs. J. L.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
CHARGED WITH WIFE MURDER.
Abbeville County Sheriff on Trail OF
Asbury Jones.

Anderson, Oct. 16.-Ofhcers of the
county are searching for a negro
named Asbury Jones, alias Asbury
Mariney, who is wanted by Sheriff
Lyon, of Abbeville county, charged
with the murder Of his wife, which
occurred last night. Mariney, it is
stated, used a razor, cutting her
throat from ear to ear, death result
ing instantly. The negro was in An
derson this morning, but left before
the officers were notified that he was
the man wanted. A clew as to his
whereabouts has been discovered and
is being followed up.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Program of Exercises.

Following is the program of e2er-
cises for the unveiling of the Con-
federate monument in this city on
Thursday, the 26th instant:
Music.
Prayer.
Announcements by Prof. J. Cald-
well Guilds.
Introductory Speaker-Hon. C. w.
Garris.
Music.
Oration-Senator e. D. Smith.
Veil falls from monument while
band plays Dixie, Bamberg Guards
fire salute and veterans give "Rebel
YELL"
Presentation of monument to the
city by. Chapter member.
Reception of monument by mayor.
Music.
Dinner in court house auditorium.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
A Thousand Witnesses Summoned.

Biloxi, Miss, Oct. 15.-More than
thousand witnesses have been
summoned to appear before the fed
eral court for the southern district
of Mississippi, which will be conven-
ed at Biloxi tomorrow to testify in
20 suits brought by the government
alleging timber depredations. Dam
ages aggregating three and half
million dollars are asked.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Piano Contest.

Following is the standing Of thf|
contestants in the contest for the;
piano now being given away by This
Bamberg Herald and Hooyer's drug
store. No names of contestants are
published, each contestant having 81
number. Get in the game early and.
make the contest interesting:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19
Invitation to Confederate Veterans.

The Confederate veterans of ,Bam-
berg county are invited by the Fran
els Marion Bamberg Chapter, No.
1858, U. D. c., to be their guests at
dinner on the 26th instant after the
unveiling exercises of the Confeder-
ate monument, and soft drinks will
be given the veterans by the Bsm-
berg Pharmacy and the Peoples Drug
Co. on the same day.
The Chapter desires the honor OF
the presence of all who are able to
come.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19

Mr.. H. M. Bishop, of the Ehr-
hardt section, was in the city yester-
day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-10-19

Mr.. W. Max Walker, Of Ehr-
hardt, was in the city yesterday af-
ternoon. .s
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-07-28

w ASHINGTON.-The public rebuke
w of President Taft, in which he
stigmatized certain persons as small
Drained and narrow-minded critics"
following the withdrawal of names of
men prominent in the political world
up for membership in the ultra-exclu-
sive Metropolitan club, has centered
the attention of the country on the
snobbishness of Washington.
A situation exists here that is found
in no other city in America and is
equaled in the display of narrowness
and social bigotry in few of the cap
itals of the old world.
Close observers assert that the i'm
impetus given to existing social condi-
lions dates from the Spanish-American
war. Before the treaty of Paris the
millionaire residents of Washington
could be counted on the fingers. Now
all the rich and retired, the famous or
otherwise, the representative of whis-
ky, sugar, tobacco-every kind of trust
has his palace in an ultra-exclusive
residential section and the womenkind
set up to be social leaders.
Money and influence in the gilded
throng is the test which Washington
now applies to every ambitious public
man and his wife. The clubsare ruled
by money, and men who have baked
the political or financial schemes of
those who are high in Washington
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-07-28
Government to Wipe Out Moro Pirates

1T is somewhat startling to learn
l that piracy as bold and fierce as in
the days of Captain Kidd still -four
ishes under the American flag. The
Moro pirates Of the Philippines have
begun their attacks on peaceful mer-
chant ships once more. A patrol Of
American gunboats was maintained
over the Moros in the Sulu seas until
recently, and withdrawn in the belief
that they had been pacified. The
Moros believed that the Americans
were afraid of them, and piracy imme-
diately famed out afresh. Now the
patrol will be re-established.
The Malay pirate of the eastern seas
is perhaps the most notorious Of all
freebooting types. He excels Captain
Kidd in reckless daring and ruthless
cruelty To kill white man is al
ways commendable thing, but to tor
ture him as preliminary, cutting him
to pieces, bit by bit, or by other in
genious means, is better. He never
gives quarter and he never expects
it. If he receives mercy he regards it
as cowardice. In action he kills to the
last man and takes home the heads of
his victims as souvenirs.
Instead of sailing boldly forth in
fleets of outrigger boats, after the old
time style, with a force numbering
hundreds Of armed and intrepid war
riors, the Moro pirate of today estab-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-07-28

fishes headquarters on some small
island, and therefrom as a base Of
operations conducts furtive raids. II
successful, he becomes holder, and
ventures further afield in quest of
booty. Finding a ship in trouble. he
attacks it and murders everybody on
board. Coming across village that
looks peacefully inviting. he sacks it,
massacreing all the adult male inhab-
itants.
Then, with his load of loot, he does
not return to the place from which he
started, but seeks another island,
where, with his comrades, he remains
until they have eaten up or otherwise
disposed Of the proceeds of the expe.
dition. Meanwhile to hunt down the
piratical band is much like looking
for a needle in haystack, for the
Philippine group comprises many thou
sands of little Islands, which toward
the south are scattered all the way
from Sulu to within sight of Eorneo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-07-28
Uncle Sam Issues a Million Patents

THE United States government will
/ soon issue its one millionth pat
emit for an invention. Commissioner
of Patents Edward Bruce Moore has
been looking forward for some time
to a celebration of the issuance of pat
emit No. 100000. 1t was his hope that
this distinguished number should go
to some epoch-making invention.
The United States patent Office will
be 1872 years old when the coveted
number is issued. The bureau was
established in 1890 as an adjunct to
the treasury department. Early in
1886 there was fire which destroyed
not only the building Of the patent Of
fee, but every record. all the import
ant drawings and papers, and every
model owned by the government.
Prior to the fire the Office had issued
9,937 patents.
The destruction Of the records COM
PEELED an entire reorganization and
therefore the system of numbering
was started with No. again.
The first strictly American inven-
ton to receive a patent from the orig
inal United States patent Office was
the cotton gin. The patent was issued
March ID. 1894. to Eli Whitney. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-07-28
Laurier Sees Good in Pact


Ottawa am more convinced that
reciprocity will be a good thing for
this country and the United States.
and therefore I am prepared to go
before the country on the sound and
reasonable treaty we have made with
our neighbors. My earnest hope is
that the year 1914 will witness 1T
ting celebration in honor of the 100
years of peace between Great Britain
and Canada and tiSS United States, and
I trust and believe the friendly rela-
tons now existing will never be dis
turbed.
Taft Is Pleased.
Mr.. Taft says: The whole country
farmer, manufacturer, railroad, mid
dleman, warehouseman-all will be
gamers. Certainly with respect to
corn the American farmer is king and
will remain so. The advantages we
give will not hurt our farmer, for the
price will remain the same; but by
patroniZing our elevators, our -four
mills, our railroads, he will secure adj
mission to the worlds markets at less
cost to himself; while we will secure
the advantages of increased trade for
our elevators, our mills, our railroads
and our commission men
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-07-28
Committee Is to Sift Indian Charges

has been constantly charged that they
go in large part to about everybody
except the Indians. For instance.
100000 was appropriated in the last
bill for irrigation Of the Flathead
reservation lands. If the stpries now
being laid before the probers are true,
this money is to be used, not for the
Indians, but for lands that have been
taken from the Indians and are held
by spectators. The ella irrigation
project is alleged to present some
what similar situation.
Another case that the eorlmitte IL
going to probe is that Of the Crow
reservation in Montana. A case of
Uintah Indians OF Utah is going to be
taken up in the effort to locate re-
sponsibility for the woes of this tribe.
The charge is that the Indians were
allotted their lands on map, without
reference to topography. Some got
bottom lands and some got mountain
tops, and on these they we're expected
to live while the rest OF the lands
were deftly manipulated into the
hands of enterprising Waite men who
managed the deal.
The committee is tod of case in
which the attorney of record for one
Indian tribe, 10 preveLt the Indians
being robbed Of their lands. is himself
defendant in number of suits,
brought by the department of justice.
charged with grabbing these Same
lands
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Influence of Money in Capital Clubs

clubdom are punished if they seek the
companionship in clubs such as they
would obtain in their home cities.
One of the most exclusive clubs In
Washington keeps on it's rolls man
who deserted his wife and six children
to elope with the wife of a fellow.
member of the same club, while 1t re-
fused admission to man who had de-
feated the ambitions of certain high
officials. Ten years ago the late Gen.
Henry c. Corbin, then adjutant gen.
eral Of the United States army, was
kept out of this same club through the
efforts of men whose sons he would
not appoint to fat positions during the
Spanish-American war. So many such
incidents have occurred In the past
decade that they cease to surprise.
Time was that when a new cabinet
official, a new senator or even a mem
Der of the lower house came to Wash
ington, some courtesy was accorded by
society. Now that richly clad dame
inquiries about the home status OF the
raw officials and If the report is not
up to the standard, Madame Cabinet
Official or Senator or Representative
will have a lonesome time, unless she
has some personal friends in the great
realm.
The president and his wife will DO
courteous. They will follow the ira
ditions, and will ask them to the
functions decreed by century of OBJ
servance But except to visit among
those whom their husbands rank
makes natural alliance. they need
not hope for amenity from the real
leaders of Washington, the wealthy
women whose palaces are clustered
up and down 18TH street and Massa-
chusetts avenue ard about Dupont
| circle.