The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-15
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.-ParagraphS About
Men and Happenings.

Began c. Trippett was acquitted OF
the murder of W. S. Jones in Sum-
ter last week. Trippett shot Jones
several months ago.
George Sanders, colored boy Is
years old, met instant detah at Sell
lers, S. c., Monday by falling from
log train while beating" ride.
The Black River Cypress Lumber
Co., of Sardinia, in Clarendon county,
has been commissioned by the secre-
tary of State, with capital of $780,
900.
Charlton DuRant was nominated
Tuesday to succeed the late Louis
Appelt as senator from Clarendon
county, defeating his two opponents
in the first primary.
NJ. E. Coward has resigned as su-
pervisor of Marlboro county. 1t is
understood that there were differ
ences between the supervisor and the
Marlboro grand jury.
The differences between the opera
tives and employers of the Brogon
mills, Anderson, we're adjusted on
Tuesday. and work was resumed in
the mill Wednesday morning.
John H. Earle, former railroad
commissioner, was painfully hurt
when his automobile collided with a
street car in Greenville Friday night.
His injuries are not considered fatal.
Frank Hudgens, secretary Of the
Chiquola Cotton mill at Honea Path,
shot and killed Coot Burts, a negro,
Thursday afternoon. Hudgens al
leges that the negro insulted his
wife.
Mag Hudgens, negro woman, kill
ed TENS Fuller, also colored wo-
man, by slashing her throat with a
razor in Laurens county, last week.
The Hudgens woman, who admits the
killing, has been arrested.
Governor Manning has been noti-
fed by w. S. Benson, acting secre-
tary OF the navy, that divisions Of the
South Carolina naval militia, having
complied with law, will participate in
the annual allotment of federal funds
for the fiscal year 1916.
Governor Manning on Monday
granted a parole to Bob Dawson,
white man of Spartanburg county.
It is stated in the record that Dawson
was serving a seven-year sentence,
and is suffering from pellagra. The
parole is granted for six months to
allow the prisoner to improve his
health.
The jury of inquest into the death
Of Sheriff Hood and Deputy Boul-
ware, which occurred at Winnsboro
on June 14th, found that Hood came
to his death at the hands of Clyde
and Ernest Isenhower, Jesse Morri-
son and Jim Rawls; and that Boul-
ware met his death at the hands Of
Ernest Isenhower. The jury also
found that the mob fired first.
A temporary injunction has been
filed against the State tax commits
sion. enjoining the commission from
collecting income license taxes from
the Pullman company and the South
ern Express company. The hearing
is set for the 18th inst. The petit
TONERS take the stand that the State
tax commission cannot legally assess
the income derived from interstate
shipments and fares.
News and Courier: The body of a
baby with two perfectly formed heads
was brought to Charleston yesterday
to be embalmed for preservation. The
child was born in the interior and
brought here by physician from the
vicinity. 1t was taken to the South
Carolina Medical college laboratory,
where it will be embalmed. 1t is
stated that the baby had two perfect
ly shaped heads and necks, which
joined the body as in normal cases,
and that the remainder of the body
was perfect. The body weighs about
nine and half pounds.
That the legislature of South Caro-
lima has the constitutional right to
delegate to city councils the power
of establishing city courts was es-
tablished in a decision handed down
bv the supreme court of South Caro-
lima in the case of the city Of Green
Vile VS.. William Foster, decided last
Thursday. The case against Foster
for selling liquor was brought in the
municipal court. Fosters
attorneys appealed. alleging. among
other things that the legislature had
no right to give municipalities the
mower to set up city courts, their