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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, April 2S.-Mrs. W. H.
Ritter and Miss Sudie Ritter, of Olar,
visited friends in Ehrhardt last week.
Had on their usual good looks and
pleasant smiles.
The farmers are pleased this morn
ing. Nice rains, but rather cold and
wind too high this morning.
Mr.. Geo. Mckenzie, of this place,
is circulating a petition for the post
Office at this place. No complaint
set up against present postmaster,
only the postmaster has had it long
time.
Mt. Pleasant Sunday-school picnic
at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church is
an annual picnic and all are invited
to attend and enjoy the day with the
school. Be social with them in their
pleasures, singing, speeches, amuse-
ments and basket dinner. So pre-
pare yourselves to enjoy the day.
May 1st, 1913, is the day set aside
for the enjoyment. Don't forget the
day. JEE.
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TWO MAYORS SAVE ANGEL.
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl of Louis.
vile Rescued i'm New York.

New York, April 25.-Correspond-
ence between the mayor of New York
and the mayor of Louisville resulted
today in the rescue of a Louisville
girl and the confession of her ab-
ductor. This is the story of Ethel
Angel, II years old, told in Court by
Andrew Harris, New York elevator
runner, who pleaded guilty to the
charge of abduction.
Early last January Miss Angel
ran away from her home in Louisville
with commercial traveller, who had
promised to marry her. After spend
ing some time in Cincinnati and other
cities they reached New York penni-
less, and the man induced Miss Angel
to go with Harris. A week later Har-
ris put her out on the streets, and
there detectives sent out by Mayor
Gaynor at the request of the mayor
of Louisville found her. The girl will
be sent back to her home. Harris
faces a sentence of from five to ten
years in prison.
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$4,000 FIRE AT BATESBURG.
Cotton Oil Company Plant Destroyed
Insurance $4,000.

Batesburg, S. c., April PA large
portion of the plant of the Batesburg
Cotton Oil Company was destroyed by
fire today. The entire buildings and
machinery of the oil plant proper
were destroyed. The ginnery and the
fertilizer plants, operated by the
same company, we're saved with little
damage. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000, with $685.
900 insurance.
1t is difficult to account for the
origin of the fire. The theory most
generally advanced is that it caught
from a passing locomotive.
The plant being out of the zone
of the towns water system, it
was impossible to extinguish the
flames, and all energies were bent
to the saving of the nearby buildings.
The only stock destroyed was about
1000 tons of hulls. All the seed had
been crushed, and the last car of oil
was shipper out few days ago.
The stock of the Batesburg Cotton
Oil Company is held principally by
E. A. c.. A. S. and G.. E. Jones.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The next reunion of Confederate
veterans vii be in Anderson, in 1914.
The Methodists of Florence have
laid the cornerstone of $4,000
church-to be completed by January.
Chunk" Jones, negro, was shot
and killed last week in Colleton coun-
ty by A. A. Griffin, a prominent mer-
chant.
DR.. H. A. Bagby, of Liberty, Mo-,
formerly of Greenwood, has been
called to the pastorate of the First
Baptist church in Union.
Robert Gillian, young son Of
David Gillian, shot and killed Ed.
Kennedy, colored, on Sunday in Abb
beville county. The coroner's jury
said he was justifable.
Ex-Gov. Jno. C. Sheppard is being
mentioned as probable successor to
Chas. A. Woods, associate justice Of
the Supreme court. The legislature
will elect at it's next session.
The hotel at Great Falls, on the
Catawba river, in Chester county,
burned down Wednesday afternoon.
1t belonged to the Southern Power
company and was valued at $4,000.
DR.. T. P: Edwards, an inmate of
the old soldiers home, was convicted
by the recorder of Columbia few
days ago of selling cocaine. He is
a native of Edgefeld and had prac-
ticed medicine fifty years.
At their meeting on Sunday the
congregation of st. Pauls Lutheran
church, Columbia, decided to build a
new church, to cost $4,000. Plans
were adopted and the committee
were instructed to go ahead with
the work.
President Wilson has appointed
Chas. A. Woods, of Marion, now
associate justice of the supreme
court of South Carolina, as United
States Judge of the fourth circuit,
comprising the States of West Vir-
ginia, Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina. &c succeeding Judge
Golf, of West Virginia, who was re-
Gently elected United States Senator.
The president has made a most ex-
cellent selection.
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TILLMAN FAVORS P. NJ. MURRAY.
Delegation from Walterboro Confer
with Senator on POstmasterShip.

Washington, April 2S.-Messrs. P.
NJ. Murray, J. G. Padgett, John H.
Peurifoy and Mr.. Moore came here
today from Walterboro in connection
with the nomination of Murray to be
postmaster at that place.
Messrs. Padgett and Moore urged
Senator Tillman not to oppose the
confirmation Of Murray, and Solicitor
Peurifoy opposed the confirmation.
Senator Til1man said that he had en-
dorsed Murray after the late Repre-
sentative Legare had done so, and
that he saw no reason to change his
position now. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Legares endorsement of Murray
was actually filed with the Postmast-
re General some time ago.
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A Card.

To the Public: In circulating the
petition recently by Mr.. George Nc
Kenzie, of Ehrhardt, to have him
appointed as postmaster of Ehrhardt,
all kinds of reports were used to
make the public think different OF
me, when it is not so. Reports come
to me that Il have resigned;" that
did not want the office any longer;
that I had voted Republican ticket
at election in order to get the post
Office. Others might have been used,
all of which are untruths of the vllest
kind, and the truth is carelessly
handled by parties using those re-
marks to further their designs. There
is no use falsifying ones fame to get
or try to get a few dollars added to
their bank account. Gentlemen, its
wrong.
Twenty-eight years ago I started
this office for the accommodation
of this neighborhood, as we'll as our
business, C. Ehrhardt & Sons. l bore
the expense myself of bringing the
mail from Warns Store to Ehrhardt
and returning same to that place by
the time carrier returned from Folk S
Store for 5 or 6 years, then the de-
partment added this office to the
route and carrier from Midway TO
Folks Store.
When 1 am tired of the office and
resign, 1 will let all know it, and
then all can have showing by my
consent, otherwise the government
will have to call in my commission.
Respectfully,
JACOB EHRHARDT.
Ehrhardt, S. c., April %, 1913.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
TRAIN KILLS LEXINGTON MAN.
John P. Goodwin Meets Horrible
Death Under Southern Passenger.

Lexington, April 27.-John P.
Goodwin, a white man, was run over
and killed by a Southern passenger
train, near Styx, this county, late
Yesterday afternoon and his body ter
ribly mangled. Coroner Wood con-
Quoted an inquest at noon today. The
evidence adduced at the hearing tend
ed to show that the man was drinking
heavily yesterday, after having re-
turned from Columbia with a quart
bottle nearly full of whiskey. The
body of the unfortunate man was
dragged beneath the cars for a dis
tance of about $50 yards, his head be-
ing completely taken from the body.
Parts of the skull we're found all
along the track. The mans arms and
lower limbs were also torn from the
body and ground to pulp. Every
particle of clothing was torn from the
body.
A double-barrelled gun, with one
shell in it, was found on the ground,
near where the man was first struck.
The stock of the gun was broken off.
The three witnesses that testified
swore that the train crew failed to
sound the whistle and ring the bell
for the road crossing. 1t was evident
that the man was either lying in the
middle of the track, where he had
stumbled and fallen, or else he was
lying just to the outer edge of the
roadbed with one arm across the rail.
Where the train first struck the man
the fingers were picked up by an un-
dertaker today.
John P. Goodwin was son of Hill
lizard Goodwin, of near Styx, and was
about 27 years of age. He is survived
by a young wife, who before mar
riage, was Miss Mabel Timmons, of
Columbia. He is also survived by his
father and mother and several broth
ers and sisters. None Of the railroad
officials were at the inquest today,
and it is now believed that the engi-
neer did not know that man had
been killed. 1t was stated today that
Goodwin told some persons yesterday
that he expected to have trouble with
negro by the name of Joe Boozer.
Sheriff Miller made search for the
negro today, but could not find him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
SHOOTING SCRAPE AT BLANEY.
BloodhOunds Rushed to Scene, But
Negro Escapes.

Columbia, April PA report of a
shooting scrape among negroes in the
town of Blaney, in Kershaw County,
on the Seaboard, reached Columbia
this afternoon and on request from
the authorities of the place blood
hounds from the Penitentiary were
sent there in automobiles. 1t was
stated that one negro had shot and
seriously wounded two others on the
streets of Blaney today and had af-
fected his escape. The bloodhounds
were unable to follow the trail and
the Penitentiary officers returned
here tonight.
The negro who is charged with the
shooting is still at large and it was
stated that both of his victims were
still alive.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
CHARGED WITH ENfBEzZLEMENT
Express Employee Arrested at Sum-
ter-Said to Have Confessed.

AApi SoS 11"ipiOySO IAhASSoSu CIV NsA
ter-said to Have Confessed.
Sumter, April 25.-Jessie T. Haw-
kins, a young man in the employ of
the Southern Express Company at
this place, was arrested here yester-
day afternoon charged with the en-
bezzlement of money belonging to
the company. Hawkins was lodged
in the guard house, where, it is said,
he made a complete confession. Later
he was transferred to Jail, where he
is now being held until his friends
can raise the sum alleged to have
been taken from the express office.
1t is understood that money has
ben taken from the cash drawer of
the office at intervals since the first
of January. Twice deficits in cash
had to be made up by the cashiers,
when the route agent checked up the
office accounts. About two hundred
dollars is the amount supposed to
have been taken. Mr.. Jenkinson,
the agent for the company, stated
this morning that the company would
not prosecute the case if the money
was paid back to the company.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
BAMBERG, S. c., THURSDAY MAY l. 1913.
ESCAPES FROM HAMPTON JAIL.
Joe Cook, White, Cuts Through Brick
Wall to Liberty.

Hampton, April 26.-Joe Cook,
who has been for several weeks past
confined in the county Jail at this
place on the charge of housebreaking
and grand larceny, broke out of his
cell Friday morning early and up to
this writing has not been apprehend-
ed. Cook is young white man, who
was tried here two years ago on the
charge of housebreaking and larceny
and was acquitted
Recently, it is charged, Cook plead
guilty to the charge at the prelimi-
nary examination, the young man en-
tered the same house as was formerly
entered by some one and took there
from blankets, meat, pistol and a
number of personal belongings owned
by the negro occupants of the house.
He was arrested by the Wide-awake
policeman at Fairfax, wearing the al
legged stolen clothing, and having in
his possession a quantity of the stol-
en- property. and on his plea of guilty
he was incarcerated in the county jail
to await trial at the June term of the
local Court, but it seems as Cook be-
came dissatisfied with the heart of
the local jail and it's pleasant sur
roundings, and with small piece of
wire, which held the window of his
cell, he cut away the three or four
layers of brick between him and lib
erty.
1t was a surprised iailer who car
ried the bounteous breakfast to the
cell where Cook was supposed to be
on yesterday morning. This is the
first escape from the local jail by the
"hole-in-the-wall' route and has at
tracted interest.
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Arrested on Assault Charge.

Greenwood, April 29.-D. D. Dix
on, a white man, was arrested last
night On the charge of assault and
battery with intent to kill, the as
sault having been made on MIR. Henry
Counts, young man from Laurens,
who is employed by an automobile
concern here. The affair grew out
of an accident, it is said, to an auto
mobile in which Dixon and others
were riding, and which was being
driven by Counts. Counts, 1t IS
claimed. was struck by Dixon with a
piece of iron and was unconscious
for some time afterwards. Dixon
was released on bail in the sum of
5000 by Magistrate B. L. Mcdowell
today.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
First Football Match in Jerusalem

First Football Match in Jerusalem.
For the first time in the history of
the Holy City it's people have throng-
ed around a field almost within the
shadows of its sacred walls, where
contending football teams strove to-
gether for victory. The victorious
team, too, was composed entirely of
American students from the Syrian
Protestant college at Beyrout, and
Uncle Sans boys can claim to have
introduced the sport of football into
the Holy Land. The contests were
spread over four days. The first af-
ternoon the Beyrout men played a
team made up of the young men of
the missions of the London Jews So
ciety and of the Church Mission So
ciety of the city; on the second after
noon, with a team selected from the
ranks-Christian, Mosiem and Jew
ish-of the Young Mems Christian
Association of the city; on the third
afternoon with a team of St. Georges
college, and on the last afternoon
with a team selected from all the
Jerusalem players. The third game
was tie, but the three others were
won by the Beyrout men. The teams
were made up of natives and Europ-
cans, the latter being of several re-
ligions, including Mohammedans. A
local band of the American colony
played on the last d.. There was
great enthusiasm, and. thousands of
spectators, including Moslem ladies
in their sheets and wells, watched the
sport.-Strand Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
DR.. FRIEDMAN SELLS RIGHTS.
Will Receive $125,O in Cash and
$1,8OO,OOO in Stock.

New York, April 26.-Dr. F. F.
friedman has arranged for the sale
of the American rights in his anti
tuberculosis vaccine for S125,000 in
cash and S1,S0O,0OO in stock in thir-
ty-six Friedman Institutes, to be or
ganized in as many selected States,
with a total capitalization of SIS, AGO.
600 according to the Times this
morning. A large wholesale drug
firm is named as the purchaser.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
A Rural Policeman.

A Rural Policeman.
Il said to him are you not rural
policeman for this county?' He said,
yes, sir said haven't you enough
to do to attend to your own duties
as rural policeman without trying to
run the business of the United States
Government and of the Governors Of
fce?' He said he supposed so. 1 then
said, well, if you want to hold your
Job you had better try to attend to
the business Of Richland County, for
which you are employed; I don't
know of any business you have serv-
ing warrants for the United States
Government when you are in the en-
ployment of the people Of Rlchland
County; and don't you in your posi-
ton put your hands On this man
Johnson
with that he left the office, and
the next l heard from the warrant 1
learned it was in the hands of the
man who was sitting in the outer Of
flee of the Governors offices when
Johnson walked out of the other
door. Rural Policeman Hipp was not
ordered out of my office and was
not treated impolitely, either by my
secretary, so far as I know, or by
myself 1 spoke positively to him,
as 1 always speak positively on a mat
ter of immediate business to every
body.
Neither nor my secretary or ste
nographer have any duty to perform
either as detectives or as marshals Or
policeman, and if the marshal sent by
the United States commissioner want
ed to 1T down IN the outer office, to
which l was called by my secretary
on a matter of business, while James
Johnson walked out the other door, it
was none of my lookout and none of
my business"
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Established 1891.
BODY FOUND IN BASEMENT.
Notes State Crime Was Done BY Ne
gro Employee.

Atlanta, Ca, April 27.-With cloth
ing torn in shreds and other indica-
tions of violence CONSPICUOUS, the
body of Mary Phagan, 15-year-old
daughter of Mrs. J. W. Coleman, of
Atlanta, was found early today in
the basement of the National Pencil
Company's plant at 81 Forsythe
street. Newt Lee, negro night watch
man at the building, who discovered
the body, was arrested shortly after
he notified the police. A young man,
giving the name of A. Mullanox, also
has been taken into custody. The
police assert that the latter is al
legged to have been seen with the
Phagan girl at 1890 this morning.
Both prisoners are being detained
under the blanket charge of "suspi-
cion," and both deny any knowledge
of the alleged killing.
Notes Tied About Throat.
The body was found, according to
the negro, at $50 this morning, wher
he was making a round of the build
ing. In addition to a gaping wouno
in the back of the head, bruises and
decorations on the body, handker-
chief was found knotted about the
throat. Tied to this was short piece
of rope, with which, the police be-
lieve, the body was lowered into the
basement through small hole in the
floor above.
Physicians who were summoned
from a local hospital Immediately
after the body was found expressed
the belief that death was due to
strangulation.
Besides the body were found two
almost indecipherable notes scrawled
upon scrap paper. According to the
police the contents of one of these
notes was as follows:
THAT negro hired down here did
this. He pushed me down that hole.
A long, tall negro, black, that did it
worked. Long, lean, tall negro.
write to people with me-"
Not Her Handwriting.
Despite the fact that the basement
floor was Uttered with pencils from
the factory above, J. w. Coleman,
local carpenter, and the girls STEP
father, is quoted as saying that the
handwriting in the notes is not chat
of Mary Phagan.
The girl was employed at the plant
where the body was found. The po-
lice have the names of several peo-
pie who claim to have seen her in the
vicinity of the building, which is in
the business district of Atlanta, be-
tween 1890 O'Clock last night and
1890 this morning. Adam Wood
ward, a negro night watchman en-
ployed in an adjoining building, told
the police today that he heard wo-
man scream shortly after midnight,
but thinking that the noise came
from a party of brawlers, he did not
investigate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01
Fairfax Fancies.

Fairfax, April 2S.-Messrs. NJ. A.
Move and Miles Loadholt represent
ed the Confederate veterans from this
place at the reunion at Aiken. Over
500 delegates were present. and they
had a grand time. The applause was
tremendous when Col. B. H. league
sang: THE Old Confederate Soldier
is Good Enough for Me- (to the tame
of "Old Time Religion'O. At night
a play, Dixie was given for their
enjoyment by the citizens.
Miss Alice Reedy, of Charleston,
and Miss Hattie Gooding, of Brun-
son, were recent guests of Mrs. VIM.
Anderson.
The G.. B. G.. met Friday evening,
the guests of Miss Margaret Folk, at
the Commercial hotel. At the pro-
gressive games Miss Harrison and
Mr.. VIM. Terry won the prize-a box
of confectionery. Miss Kenney won
the consolation prize. Refreshments
were served, and the girls said they
had an unusually fine time.
On Saturday our teachers were in
vited "over Duck Branch" to spend
the day with Mrs. O. ]. Youmans.
They enjoyed it immensely.
Miss Harrison visited Olar last
week.
Our ladies are making every prep
aration for the comfort and enter
tainment of the delegates who are to
meet here on Wednesday for the ..
D. C. convention.
Some of our young folks are at
tending the protracted meeting at
Brunson.
The health of our town is good.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01

The Ehrhardt Cotillion Club has
issued invitations to a dance to be
given in Copeland's hall Wednesday
evening, May 7th.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01

c. F. Rizer, of Olar, who handles
the Ford cars in this county, has now
on hand two Ford touring cars and
will receive today "wednesday six
Ford runabouts. He will be pleased
to give a demonstration of these
famous machines. Ford users are
always satisfied, for there is no car
like it for the money on the market
today.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-01

saw that he was a rural policeman
for Richland County.
Dr~ol DoI;oo,,,or
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The health of our town is good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-08

habe'ween g.. d ! throa
CARTER county canning club prizes
* feature head
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ACTOR KILLS WIFE
THEN SHOOTS SELF
JEALOUSY CAUSES HUSBAND TO
KILL WIFE AND FIRE BULLET
INTO OWN BRAIN.

Kansas CitySMo., July Jealousy
prompted Frank Bailey, vaudeville
actor of Atlanta. Ga, to shoot and kill
his VIE and team mate, Make Ed
wards of Denver and TO commit sui
eide here today. The woman was
asleep wheh Bailey fired the fatal
shot. The pair were married in Chi
cago three years ago after playing
in the same bill there. In the last
year Bailey had become extremely
jealous.
The two came here Saturday night
to opan a weeks engagement. Early
today two shots were heard in their
room. A friend investigated and found
the woman in bed with a gaping
wound in the back of her head and
Bailey upon the floor. revolver in
his hand. A bullet had pierced his
brain.
A letter found in the room bore the
return address of Mrs. V. E. Bailey,
81 Kennedy street, Atlanta, Ga.
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OPERATION FAILS.
Attempt to Restore Speech and Rec
objection Unsuccessful.

Rochester, Mimi, July ~ C. R.,
the unknown" at the state hospital
for the insane here, probably never
will recall his own name or that of
his birthplace, nor tell friends here
the details of his past life. Physi-
clans late today performed what they
termed a remarkable operation, but.
according to DR.. c. G. Heyerdale of
the state hospital staff, there is little
hope that the operation will give
back to Roe" his memory or speech.
The physicians found that Roe
at one time had suffered a hemor
rhage of the brain as the result tf
which a large area of brain cells in
that portion of the brain relating 20
the speech and memory had degen-
Grated. A large cyst. containing fluid,
was taken from Roes brain, and al
together he was on the operating Ia
BILE more than an hour. He withstood