The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-24
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

tor of Columbia, was fined SIS Thurs
day for allowing a minor in his pool
room.
Fish in Charleston waters are said
to be very scarce just now and fisher
men are getting good prices for their
catches.
Three persons were injured near
Pickens Thursday when car in
which they were riding was run over
an embankment.
Unknown robbers entered the store
of o. NJ. Moore, at Duncan, Spartan
burg county, Saturday night and stole
a quantity of merchandise.
A. NJ. Stokes, a white man, was
fined $1O0 in Columbia police court
Friday, following his conviction on
the charge of beating his wife.
" The Prudential Fire Insurance
company, of Greenville, has been Ii
censed to do fire insurance busi-
ness in the State of South Carolina.
Samuel S. Buist, a prominent law
yer of Charleston, died Sunday, aged
67 years. He was one of the few
33rd degree Masons in South Caro-
lima.
A military expert estimates that it
will cost the United States govern
ment $1,500,0O0 to keep the two
South Carolina regiments on the bor-
der six months.
Plato Roberts aged II, of Lau-
rens county, was arrested in Colum-
bia Friday, whence he had come to
join the army. He has been return
ed to his father.
Ellis Jonathan, negro, was con-
victed in Edgefield Tuesday of at
tempted criminal assault upon a
white woman and was sentenced to
die on September Is.
David Sloan, aged years, of Spar
tanburg, was run over in that city
Sunday afternoon by an automobile
driven by R. L. Elliott. Sloan's leg
was broken and he received other
injuries.
H. l.. Bomar, a we'll known Spar
tanburg lawyer, was seriously hurt
Tuesday when a pony which he was
driving became unmanageable, kick
ing him from the cart and causing
his head to strike a curb.
Sheriff Hendrix Rector, of Green
Vile county, was fired on by un-
known parties Saturday night while
going home. He returned his assail-
ants fire and chased him but was
| unable to catch the would be assas-
| sin.
Seven negro prisoners in the Rich
land county jail attacked Jailer w.
F. Medlin Sunday night and attempt
| ed to escape, but their plans were
frustrated when other prisoners, both
| white and colored, came to- the jail
er's assistance.
The mayor of Columbia has been
ordered to appear before the COVER
nor to show cause why he should not
be madamused to order an election
upon the question of recalling the
commission form of government for
the city of Columbia.
Both of the amendments to the
naval appropriation bill for the
1engthening 'of the Charleston dry
dock and the items for the foundry
and forge shop have been dropped,
and there will be no appropriation
for this purpose at this session of
congress.
Maj. J. Shapter Caldwell, who re-
Gently resigned as assistant adjutant
general of South Carolina, has been
appointed adjutant of the brigade
composed of the First and Second
South Carolina regiments and the
Second Florida infantry which is
! now at Ell Paso, Texas.
The annual meeting of the South
| Carolina Federation of Labor was
held. in Greenville last week. The
next meeting will be held in Colum-
bia. Reports of the 60 or more dele
gates in attendance were encourag-
ing, showing that organized labor is
| making headway in South Carolina.
James D. Evans and Congressman
J. w. Ragsdale, candidates for elec-
ton to congress from the sixth dis
trict, came to blows at Mullins, Sat-
urday. Mr.. Evans said that Con-
gressman Ragsdale had offered to
employ him as his secretary at 500
month when the place pays s125.
Congressman Ragsdale denied this
and Mr.. Evans called him a liar.