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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
Wife Slayer Puts Up Bloody Fight.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 19.-Spauld-
ing I. Parsons, drug clerk, and Pat
rolman Jesse Wooten are in the hos
pital probably fatally wounded and
the bodies of Adolph J. Boehler, tin
ner and his young wife are in the
morgue, as the result of series of
tragedies in Memphis beginning last
night with the murder of Mrs. Boeh-
ler and ending with the death or
Koehler who was shot by squad OF
policemen in room in which he had
barricaded himself early to-day.
Parsons was wounded by a riot
gun in the hands of sergeant OF
police who believed his victim was
Boehler. Wooten has bullet in his
right lung. He was shot while the
officers were endeavoring to capture
Boehler, who a few hours previous
had killed his wife by cutting her
throat because she had applied for a
divorce.
Boehler ensconced himself in a
rooming house on the principal busl-
ness street of Memphis and armed
with a rifle and two pistols engaged
in desperate battle with the officers
from 8 o'clock this morning until
man fn-Hav
In their efforts to dislodge him the
police fired through the ceiling III
the room below that, where Boehler
had taken his stand. Boehler re-
turned shot for shot. Shifting the
base of the operations to the story
above they fired through the floor.
Meanwhile a squad of men stationed
on an adjoining roof riddled Boeh-
ler's room by shooting through the
rear windows. Finally a sheet OF
iron was obtained, a hole bored
through it and the floor above the
man at bay and amid the roar of his
fusillade quantity OF fOrmal uenyue
poured into the opening. When it
was believed Boehler was sufficiently
overcome the aperture was Wldened.
With a last effort before surrender
ing to the fumes of the drug he rails
ed his weapon, but at that instant the
watchers above riddled his body with
bullets.
Boehler was hurried to hospital,
but died on the way.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
TO SURVEY TWO COUNTIES.
Prof. Agee Will Make Detailed Plat
of Orangeburg and Bamberg.

Orangeburg, Dec. 21.-Prof. Agee,
of the United States agricultural de-
partment, has arrived in this city for
the purpose of making a soil survey
of Orangeburg county. The others
of the surveying party are expected
to be in the city within the next few
days. A complete soil survey of
Orangeburg and Bamberg counties
will be made at once.
Under the instructions of the de-
partment the survey of this county
will be complete in every particular.
The map to be made will be the most
complete of it's kind ever made in
this county. The survey will not
only embrace the work connected
with ascertaining the various kinds
of soils to be found in the county,
but will also be an excellent geo.
graphical map of the county.
The surveyors will go carefully
over the section and will mark every
public road, and practically every
private road of Importance; every
school; every stream, churches, etc.
These maps will be printed and can
be obtained from the department in
Washington. 1t will probably take
several months to complete the sur
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
GOV. DIX SPENT $12O,OOO.
The New York Executive Gave Dim
ners that Cost $4,000 Each.

Albany, Dec. 21.-John A. DiX's
term as governor has cost him $780,
600. 1t is estimated that he spent
100000 each year of his term. The
money went largely for entertain
ments at the executive mansion
which are said to have been on a
larger scale than in any administra-
ton since Levi P. Morton's time.
Some of the dinners or receptions by
Gov. and Mrs. Dix have cost more
than $4,000 each.
The governors salary is $4,000
a year, having in addition the use OF
the mansion, but he must pay the
servants and bear the cost of official
dinners. The coming change of oc-
cupancy has renewed the discussion
for the increasing of the governor's s
salary to $4,000 a year that he
might better bear the expenses of Of
fetal entertaining.
Gov. Hughes found official life in
Albany expensive, and when the
question of raising the salary was
agitated during his administration,
he said, that $4,000 annually was
not half enough to meet the needed
expenditures.
1t will be remembered that Gov.
Black refused to live at the mansion
because of the expense. He lived at
his residence in Troy and rode to
Albany every morning in an electric
car.
Governor-elect Sulzer is not a
wealthy man, and it is believed that
he will not entertain on any very ex-
tensive scale. Gov. and Mrs. Dix
had from ten to twelve servants at
the mansion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
"Get a Pure-Bred Pig and Then
Stay in the Business.

If the South had continued to in
crease it's hog crop, instead of be-
coming discouraged about eighteen
months or a year ago, because OF
slightly lower prices and the ravages
of cholera and other troubles, what
a rich harvest she could have made
this fall, with hogs selling at from
eight to nine cents pound live
weight, on the large hog markets.
This illustrates fact in stock rails
ing which was well established long
years ago, that the man who is to
make money out of the business
must keep at it through seasons OF
disbursement as well as in sea-
sons of high prices. There Is only
one really correct and safe and sue
cessful way to raise hogs, and
that is to produce good crop-al
that can be fed economically
year. With our knowledge Of how
to prevent cholera and our abund-
ance of good grazing crops the South
should never buy pound Of hog
meat or lard.
Start now, and keep everlastingly
at it, Buy a good pure-bred boar
and a few sows-pure-bred or grade
--bu' before you do so, not only
learn how to feed and care for hogs
by more study, but prepare to feed
them economically. A hog that is
not fed at all is not much more
profitable than one led only on corn
at dollar a bushel. Prepare to
iced the hogs properly, and then
never fail to raise a good crop every
year. A good crop cannot be raised
without a good pure-bred boar
Progressive Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
LYNCHING NEAR NORWAY.
NEGRO TAKEN FROM JAIL-PUT
TO DEATH IN WOOD.
John Fielder Slain by Mob Near Nor
way After Arrest on Charge Of
Obtaining Money Falsely.

Norway, Dec. 21.-In jail on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses, John Fielder, ne
gro, was taken from the guardhouse
here last night and slain at spot
about two miles from this town. The
negro was shot in the head several
times and broken pieces of a revolver
butt indicate that he was severely
beaten about the head. No motive
has been assigned for the killing of
the negro. 1t is certain that the
charge under which he was incarcer-
ated did not figure, for that had been
settled or was on the eve of being
disposed of.
The negro was arrested Friday by
Magistrate Tyler on a warrant sworn
out by J. R. Leyseth, of North. The
negro had contracted to work on the
farm of S. D. NJ. Guess and son at
Denmark for the next year and Mr..
Leyseth, learning this, communicated
with the Messrs Guess. They agreed
to reimburse Mr.. Leyseth. During the
early evening two sons of the negro
came to the Messrs. Guess and urged
them to speed in securing the release
of their father as they feared that
harm would come to him if he had to
remain in the Norway guardhouse
over night.
The events of the night showed
that their fears were well founded.
Some time between sunset and sun
rise a party of men broke into the
guardhouse and secured the negro.
He was taken some two miles from
the city, where his hands were tied
before him and his body was riddled
with bullets. Either before or after
the shooting the victim was horribly
beaten about the head with the butt
end of revolvers.
A large black dog was found
guarding the body of the slain negro
this morning. The animal did not
belong to the negro nor can any one
be found who can name the owner of
the sympathetic canine.
The motive for the killing of the
negro is a mystery. 1t is conceded
by all that the killing did not result
from the Leyseth arrest as this was
amicably settled in the early evening.
It is said that a few days ago the
negro and white man engaged in an
alteration in which the negro drew
a revolver and used some ugly
threats but the story is not confirm
ed, nor can the name of the white
man involved be ascertained.
A coroner's jury was secured and
an inquest instituted but for lack of
witnesses it was necessarily post
poned until Tuesday. The hearing
will be resumed at that time. Sheriff
Salley came to Norway from Orange
burg this afternoon and spent some
time in an investigation before re-
turning to the county seat. A sig
nificant clue is the fact that evidence
of only two buggy tracks can be
found leading from the jail and the
mob must have been small one
to use but two conveyances.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
WIFE GETS ALIMONY.
She Brought Suit in Court for Separa-
ton Account of His Cruelty.

Mr.. James M. Langley, wealthy
citizen of this county has agreed to
pay to his wife $4,000 for alimony.
At the November session of the court
of common pleas Judge Devore sign
ed an order requiring the defendant
to show cause why he should not pay
the relief and ordered that the testi-
mony in the case be heard before
Master in Equity J. w. Gray. He
also signed a paper to the effect that
Langley should pay, his wife an at
torney fee of s400 and give her $50
a month while the suit was pending.
The counsel of Mrs. Langley and
Mr.. Langley agreed yesterday morn
ing just before time for the case to
be heard, that it could be settled Dy
Mr.. Langley paying $4,000 for ali-
mony.
Mrs. Langley alleged that her hus-
band whipped her, slapped her, call
ed her indecent and vulgar names
and outrageously abused and NAL
treated her in other ways and that
self-respectipg woman could not en-
dure such treatment. She was forced
to leave her home at last and was
eventually driven to sue for alimony.
The defendant also agreed to de-
liver to the plaintiff certain personal
property which is now in his pos
session -Greenville News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax FancieS.

FAIRFAX FanCleS.
Fairfax, Dec. 21.-Truly the
spirit of Xmas prevails here now, and
has for week past without any of
the rowdyism generally noticed at
that season.
Mrs. Sam Talley gave Christmas
tree to the teachers of our school.
Merriment, sentiment and useful
ment'' characterized the gifts, and
the occasion was very pleasant one
to all present.
Miss Margaret Youmans had the
teachers and their gentlemen friends
on Tuesday evening to partake of the
hospitality always prevalent at Duck
Branch Place, especially when the
yule log glows brightly. They enjoy
ed the occasion immensely.
On Wednesday evening the hlgn
school boys and girls gave cantata,
Jolly Times With the Santa, Claus
Band" Prof. Coker represented
"Grandfather Clock" J. B. O'Neal
was Uncle Sam;" Ethel Simpson
was "Columbia;" Ruth Wilson was
japanese girl; Miss Harrison played
all the songs in her spirited way;
Prof. Coker sang a solo real well.
The parts were all we'll acted, and
we hear nothing but praise of the
whole performance.
The Baptist bazaar came off on
Thursday. and was quite a success.
Mesdames Fannie Loadholt, Lily My
rick, and Misses Jennie Durant and
May Brunson were working hard for
several days for it's success and de-
serve great credit.
Thursday afternoon Misses Harris
on and Kenney gave a Christmas
tree to their pupils at school hall.
They felt fully rewarded for the
trouble they took when the grateful
happy young folks showed the JOY
in their hearts by loving glances and
bright smiles
On Friday evening Miss Margaret
Youmans entertained all of her pu-
pills. They are enthusiastic in praise
of how we'll she treated them. They
enjoyed of course the ride to Duck
Branch, besides meeting with so
many pleasant persons.
Miss Carrie Deer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Deer, and Mr.. Counts
Priester were married on the 10th
instant at the Baptist parsonage here
by Rev. VIM. Simpson. Many friends
wish eternal happiness for this young
couple.
Mrs. Raymond CHM is visiting in.
Florida
w. T. Brooker, of Columbia, was
a recent guest of Mrs. VIM. Simpson.
Miss Kathleen Moye is with Mrs.
Harvley.
Mrs. Rosa Platts, of Hickory
Grove, is spending some time with
Mrs. Julia Harter.
Miss Willie Timmons, of Lowndes-
vile, is visiting Sadie Harter. She
has many friends here.
Mrs. Julia Sanders, Mrs. Audrey
Sanders, and Lucille Jenniss are
about to leave to spend some time in
Florida with Mr.. Jessie Sanders.
Misses Alma knight, Hattie Googe,
Gladys Buckner, of Winthrop, Misses
zelle Loadholt, of the Barnwell
school, and Lucille Youmans) teach
ing in Mississippi are expected home
this week.
Jas. Buckner and Russell Loadholt
are also with home folks for Christ
mas
Our teachers are leaving for their
homes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Men anu happenings.
Pee Dee Presbytery has gone on
record as favoring the removal OF
Chicora College from Greenville to
Laurens.
Two automobiles collided on Sun
day on the streets of Gaffney, and
Mrs. R. G.. Howard sustained a
broken hip and R. G. Howard and
Olin Curry were badly bruised. Both
machines were demolished.
Albert Wood, the 14-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Wood, of
Edgemoor, Chester county, was Sc
riously hurt in a runaway yesterday.
He fell between the wheels of the
wagon and his head was badly cut.
The general assembly will con-
vene on January 14th, and will be
in session for forty days, at least
that is as long as the members are
paid for, and they are not likely to
extend the session much beyond that
time
The governor has ordered an elec-
ton to let the people of Ballentine
and White Rock school districts of
Lexington county decide whether
they will become a part of Rich
land county. The election will be
held the 31st instant.
There has been a good deal in the
papers recently about moving the S.
G. C. I. from Edgefeld. Greenwood
and Aiken are both after the school,
and the citizens of Edgefeld have
held a mass meeting and taken steps
to retain it. The matter is not yet
settled.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Bank of Branchville, held last
week, Cashier J. w. Black and Teller
T. NJ. Patrick rendered their resig-
nations, which were accepted, effect
i've January 1st. Mr.. P. NJ. VIM
berly, who has been agent for the
Southern Railway at Branchville,
was elected cashier. It is likely that
Mr.. J. NJ. Williams, now assistant
agent, will be appointed agent, as a
petition of the business men and
merchants has been sent to the rail-
road, asking for his appointment.
Allen Emerson, a white man of
Anderson county, who has been in
the penitentiary for some time, is
trying to get a pardon. Emerson
went to an old white mans house at
night and when found by the father
in his daughters room, he shot and
killed the old man. He was given
a term in the penitentiary for the
killing. Petitions for and against
the pardon have been circulated, and
the governor gave hearing to the
parties interested last week. He has
not announced his decision yet, but
it is to be hoped he will not pardon
Emerson.
C. J. Hebert, who was one of the
principal figures in the Seminole
fraud, has been fighting TO keep
from being brought back to South
Carolina and tried for his connec-
ton with this scheme of high
finance. He is now living in Tennes-
see, and after the governor and the
courts of that State decided that he
be turned over to the South Carolina
authorities, he appealed to the United
States Supreme Court, and his case
was before that body last week. NO
doubt he will finally be brought
back and made to answer for his part
in that notorious swindle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
In Honor of Miss Brabham.

Olar, Dec. 21.-Mrs. F. H. Starr
entertained with a miscellaneous
shower on December goth, given in
honor of Miss Evelyn Brabham. The
home was beautifully decorated with
Southern smilax, palms, and ferns.
Mrs. NJ. T. Johnson, Of Ellenton, as
sisted as hostess. The name, Evelyn
Brabham, was written on a piece OF
paper and one was given each guest.
The one making the largest number
of words to receive a prize. Miss
Elberta Rizer won the prize, max
ing seventy-fve words, the largest
number made. She was presented
with pair of silk hose. Then comes
cupid with little white wagon load
ed with gifts from those present to
the coming bride, Next was the din
ing room, where a delightful lunch
was served, consisting of salads, hot
chocolate, and cake. Those present
we're: Miss Evelyn Brabham, Mas
ter Percy Brabham, who acted as
cupid, Mrs. C.. F. Rizer, Mrs. P. H.
Starr, Mrs. L. A. Hartzog, Mrs. B.
Caves, Mrs. Paul Cook, Mrs. w. H..
Warn, Mrs. J. H. Kirkland, Mrs. f.
o. Brabham, Mrs. Lige Bessinger,
Mrs. H. M. Brabham, Mrs. G. B.
Kearse, Mrs. B. V. Kearse; Misses
Zelma Rizer, Ada Kearse, Pearl
Kearse, Lena Kearse, Mildred
Kearse, Ettie Kearse, Mary Ables,
Emma Bessinger, Ethel Mcmillan,
Jennie Rodgers, Cressida Breland,
Bessie Lee Black, Miss Boyd, Elberta
Rizer, Sallie Nicely, Alma Black,
Eloise Brabham, Minnie Lee Aver,
Sada Still, Salome Brabham. Many
useful and pretty gifts were made,
also presents were sent by Mrs. AS
bury kirkland, Mrs. Milhouse, Miss
Kathleen Kearse, Miss Kitty Hooton,
Mrs. Ollie Chitty. j.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26

The largest electric sign in the
world is now being displayed on
Broadway, New York City. The
sign is IS feet high and LOG feet
wide, and covers a total space of
900 square feet. The sign depicts
a baby's face that alternately smiles
and sheds tears. The smile is some
12 feet in width, while each tear
measures two feet in length by ten
inches in width.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS.

Go to Hunters Store for your
Hardware and Christmas goods. Cash
paid for peas.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26

Tuesday night at the Pastime from
7.30 to II p. m. only, Sarah Bern
hardt in reels.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-12-26

Monday was a wet and disagree
able day.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

pay off autumn maturltles. Wheat is
only about Z cents lower than last
year, or s per cent down In price,
compared with an increase of nearly
l6 per cent In yield.
Good crops have another funda-
mental function, Of special significance
to the farming community. Whatever
may be said about small crops and
high prices TO the grower, there is no
gainsaying the superior economic ad-
vantage of bountilul yields Big crops
sold advisedly give the grower freer
fund with which to develop his re-
sources, to improve his methods, to
better his equipment, and introduce
science into cultivation and seed seiec-
ton; and last but not least, to travel
and to learn something of the way by
which other farmers succeed in their
particular locality.
Big crops enabla the farmer to lift
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

ship 10 accomplish things those
with creative ability and those with
thel elstamina 10 follow the leadership
Of the real leaders
Probably the grandcst spectacle
eve presented during the period
when cities first became known to
civilized man were the spontaneous
meeting Of requests In the matter OF
the booster trips managed by tho
Commercial club, hut backed almcst
solidy 10y each citizen Il Tusa. In
that mass OF enthusiastic cltlz MS at
the Commercial club rooms each Of
these boosters the actual tangible per
soniAcatlon OF tho booster and tao
progressive citizen wee shown.
The wcalthiest men of the commu-
nifty were contributing n proportion
e. their wealth, while the laborine
man and The artisan were present
with an equal patriotism An had
faith in each othor-aud each had
failh I'm the city
Circumstances inevitably brought
the boosters Of TULSA together. bat
these boosters mad" tho conditions
IL is lh,ir handiwork for their trade
mark is upon the product. and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
AEJDERS * CORY PUT BIG ONE @
ST. LOUIS DEVELe
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