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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
COURT ADJOURNED FRIDAY.
Willie johnson Pleaded Guilty to
Nlanslaughter-Ot Cases.

The special session of court which
convened in Bamberg on the fourth
Monday in March was adjourned sine
die Friday evening, having disposed
of nearly all the cases on the docket
Two murder cases were continued
for one reason or another, and some
minor cases were not disposed Of
Jurors were notified not to come Mon.
day.
Willie Johnson pleaded guilty tc
manslaughter, and was sentenced by
Judge Simms to serve ten years on
the public works. Johnson killed
his father, Lawyer Johnson, near
Denmark several months ago. The
testimony at the coroner's inquest
indicated that the elder Johnson, who
was a man of good reputation, was
taking the boy to task for using an
automobile he had been forbidden
to use. In the difficulty that resulted
Willie shot and killed his father.
Theodore Crawford was found gull
ty of violation of the prohibition law,
and was sentenced to pay fine OF
500 or serve three months. The
sentence was suspended, however, dur
ing good behavior and on the pay
ment of $40.
Clifton Faust pleaded guilty to
manufacturing liquor, and was SEN
fenced to serve three months or pay
a fine of s100; the sentence being
suspended during good behavior and
the payment of $50.
Amos Carter was found not guilty
of murder. Carter shot and killed
another negro, Estin Priester, near
Ehrhardt, last year. The evidence
was to the effect that Carter had TAX
en- up calf belonging to Priester;
that Priester' came to Carter's house
after the calf, bringing his gun with
him. He found the gate to the qot
locked, and with his gun in his hand
was attempting to break down the
gate when Carter shot and killed
him.
Elliot Way was found not guilty of
larceny from the field. He was
charged by A. @. Drawdy with hav-
ing removed cotton from a field
where he and his family we're picking
and carrying the cotton to his own
house.
Gig Hodges, charged with OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses,
has a sealed sentence awaiting him.
Glib failed to show up for trial, and
he was tried in his absence. He was
found guilty.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
Trains Delayed by .Washout.

Passenger trains passing Bamberg
Monday were delayed several hours
on account of a washout on the
Southern in Horsecreek valley, Aiken
county. The big dam at Vaucluse
cotton mill broke Monday morning,
washing away section of the Au-
gusta-Columbia division. The flood
resulting from the breaking of this
dam overfiowed the Southern tracks
at Langley, making it necessary for
the trains to be detoCred over the old
Richmond & Danville road, which is
on the other side of the pond from
the usta-Charleston division.
Trains from Augusta to Columbia had
to be detoured via Aiken. The 6.O1
p. m. train Monday evening did not
arrive in Bamberg until several
hours after schedule time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
DEATH OF YOUNG MAN.
Cadet Russell Smith Died at Carlisle
School Sunday Morning.

!. Early Sunday morning the Car
Isle school was saddened because OF
the death of Cadet Russell Smith, of
Garnet. Cadet Smith was stricken
with pneumonia only few days pre-
vious to his death. Every possible
attention was given the young man,
who was only about 16 years of age,
including the hasty summoninY OF
a noted specialist from Columbia,
but nothing could stay the hand of
the Grim Reaper and young Smith
died about 500 a. m.
The body was carried to his home
at Garnet Sunday afternoon for inter-
ment. The casket was draped in a
United States flag, and on leaving
the school barracks military honors
were accorded the cadet. An escort
of several cadets accompanied the
body to it's last resting place. Head
master Guilds also accompanied the
remains.
Young Smith entered Carlisle last
fall. and was in the freshman class.
He was a fine lad and was quite pop
ular among his fellow students.
This was the first death that has
occurred at the school in the student
body in the 2S years the school has
been in operation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
S. S. INSTITUTE.
Will Be Held at Bamberg Baptist
Church Next Week.

Beginning next Sunday, and con
tinuing through the week, "a Sunday
school institute will be held in the
Baptist church. DR.. Thos. J. Watts
the director of the Baptist Sunday
school work in this state, will be in
charge of the institute. DR.. Watts
will have associated with him corps
of specialists in this swork.
Services will be held each even
ing at o'clock. While this work
is primarily for Sunday school work
ers, the public generally is. invited
to attend, and will be greatly help
ed by hearing these specialists. An
invitation is also extended to other
schools in the county to send repre-
sertatives.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
BIG RAID NEAR OLAR.
Five Stills Captured and Ten Arrests
Made Thursday.

One Of the biggest raids ever pull
ed off in this county was made by
state constables and federal officers
last Thursday, when they visited the
kearse section, near Olar, captured
five whiskey stills and made ten ar
rests. The arrested men, all negroes,
were given bail by Magistrate o. J.
c. Lain, who assisted the officers in
making the raids.
During the raid one of the men
arrested, Lisbon Walker, was shot
and seriously wounded by one of the
party. 1t has not been learned here
who fired the shot that wounded
Walker. It is said that he has a
slim chance of recovery.
The party included Federal Off,
GERS P. J. Coleman, T. J. M. Scott,
and w. D. Pegues, State Constable
Smyrl and Magistrate Lain. In one
instance a still was found in opera
ton in the smokehouse of James Ray
The appearance indicated that only
recently the still had been running
in full blast, and that new fire had
been kindled under the apparatus to
drain the last drops of precious liquid
When the officers got there, Ray, it is
said, had gone off 10 attend meet
ing. The captured stills were de-
stroyed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
RAIN! RAIN! AND HAIL.
Hardest Hail Seen in Bamberg in
Years Fell Sunday Morning.

Several of /the oldest inhabitants
of Bamberg have been asked if they
had ever witnessed a fall of hail
either at eight o'clock in the morn
ing or during the month of March,
and all of them replied that they
had not. Yet early Sunday morning
the hardest fall of hail that has been
seen in Bamberg in many years was
witnessed here. The hail was the
forerunner of the big storm that
swept many sections of the country
wreaking damage to the amount Of
millions, and taking on tornado pro-
portions in some places almost swept
away towns.
About daylight Sunday morning
most of those enjoying their late
Sunday sleep were rudely awakened
by distant rumblings. In an hour or
so these rumblings broke forth into
peal after peal of summer storm
thunder, accompanied by vivid dis
plays of lightning. A few minutes
before eight o'clock a few big drops
of rain fell, and the familiar tap Of
hailstones was heard on the roofs,
followed by downpour of stones
of such size and quantity rarely seen.
Stones the size of marbles almost
covered the ground. and some citi-
zens reported having seen congela-
tions of vapor the size of small eggs.
Fortunately very little wind ac-
companied the downpour of icy par
ticles, and for this reason very little
damage is reported to growing gar
dens and plants. The hailstones were
whitish and not frozen hard, and
were, therefore, very light.
A skylight in the Enterprise Bank
was broken during the hailstorm.
The hail was followed by the hard
est rain in months, which continued,
in more or less intensity, throughout
the day and during the night. Again
about eight o'clock at night, there
was a slight downpour of hailstones,
but nothing Like, that of the early
morning. Torrents of rain fell Sun
day and Monday, flooding the fields.
The fall of hail is reported pretty
generally throughout the county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
TWO GEORGIA TOWNS
SWEPT BY TORNADO.
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night at Agricola, where five persons
were reported killed and dozen or
more were injured. Heavy property
damage was caused near Opelika and
high winds and, rain were general
over eastern Alabama.
Wire Service ParaIyzed.
Wire service, both telegraph and
telephone, was partially paralyzed
and it was almost impossible to ascer-
tain exact damage or to get reports
from many sections of the state that
have felt the effects of the storm.
Heavy rains fell throughout a great
portion of Georgia during the day
and it was feared flooded rivers might
add to the suffering.
The Red Cross here was preparing
tonight to rush supplies to La
Grange by army motor trucks as the
Atlanta and West Point railroad re-
ported it could not dispatch relief
train because it's wires were down.
It's passenger train, New Orleans to
Washington, No. Sc, was not located
late tonight.
Army engineers were preparing to
go to West Point to rebuild pom
toon bridge they threw across the
Chattahoochee river last December
when floods that inundated the town
caused s7,O0O,0OO property damage.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
Death List Totals About Three Score

March 28.-Tornadoes that strucl
in half a dozen states today caused {
death list that may pass three score
caused property damage reaching
millions and played havoc with wire
and railway service in widespread
districts. The great damage wa:
done in Chicago suburbs and Elgin
where the known dead were % anC
a number of other persons missing.
Atlanta reported that the deatf
list in Georgia and Alabama was SO
Apparently there were three distinc
storms, one striking in Georgia ant
Alabama and one striking in Indiana
while third passed over Chicago tt
Lake Michigan.
The points suffering greatest dam
age follow:
Chicago suburbs, IS known dead
hundreds injured, and damage of up
wards of half million dollars done
Elgin, ILL.,, eight known dead, sew
eral missing, and scores injured
property damage estimated at s4,'
100000.
La Grange, Ca, a death list as
high as 80 and heavy property dam
age.
West Point, Ca, ten killed.
Near Fort Wayne, Ind, three kill
ed, heavy property damage.
Agricola, Ala, five killed.
Greenville and Union City, Ohio
16 reported killed. u
St. Louis, 1 killed.
East Troy, Wis, one killed.
Swanton and Raabs' Corners, Ohio
number reported killed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
S. G. POStmaSterS.

Washington, March 27.-President
Wilson today sent to the senate the
nominations of the following post
masters in South Carolina: William
D. Trantham, Camden; L. H. Floyd,
Fairfax; Alma Jones, Graniteville; !;
Ernest l.. Joyner, Meggetts; Joseph
w. Stalkner, Ninety-Six; Arthur A.
Glover, North.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND.
Mrs. Lottie Barrs in Jail for Staying
Companion With Hoe.

Mrs Lottie Bars, young woman
about 22 years Of age, is in the Bam-
berg county Jail charged with the
killing of her husband, Cleo Bars.
Young Bars died at the Roper hos
pital in Charleston last Thursday,
and she was placed under arrest by
the Charleston police Sheriff Ray
went to Charleston Thursday and
brought the young woman to Bam-
berg. 1t is said that the difficulty
which resulted fatally for young
Bars occurred at his home in the
lower section Of the county about
four weeks previously. Bars was
carried after being wounded to the
hospital for treatment; death result
ing last week. The couple had been
married, it is said, less than a year.
Coroner Zeigler held an inquest
over the body of the young man Fri
day, the verdict of the jury being
that Bars came to his death from a
wound inflicted with a hoe at the
hands of Mrs. Lottie Bars.
Bars was about "a years of age,
it is stated, and was veteran of the
world war.
DR.. Robert Black, who conducted
the autopsy, testified that he found
a four-inch wound on the top of the
head about three inches above the
right ear, which had exposed the
brain, and a small wound over the
right ear, which was sufficient to
cause death.
Bertha Lou Carter testified that
she heard Mrs. Bars curse her hus-
band; he said he was going to hit
her, but witness did not see him do it.
She saw her strike him and run in
the shed. Bars told his wife she
need not run. She saw him after he
was wounded. Mrs. Bars showed
witness the hoe and told her she had
picked her chance to hit him while
his back was turned. The fuss start
ed about the mother-in-law of the
dead man.
Mary Bars testified that Mr.. and
Mrs. Bars were fussing about going
to Branchville, giving each other the
lie. Bars was preparing to go to
Branchville when his wife ran up to
him and cursed him. Mrs. Bars
told the witness her husband had
slapped her, that the hoe was the first
thing she saw, and that when he
turned his back she hit him with it.
Mrs. Bars also told the witness she
was sorry it had happened. :
Joe Johnson testified that Mrs.
Bars told him she stepped up
behind her husband and hit
him, but was sorry; that she
blamed her mother for it; that her
husband told her to go, and he didn't
want to hurt her; that he slapped
her and her mother told her she
would not take that; then picking up
the hoe she hit him.
Jane Johnson testified that she
asked Mrs. Bars why she hit her
husband, and. she had replied that
she did not hit him with the blade
of the hoe; that she cursed him and
stepped up behind him and hit him
with the back of the hoe after he
had turned his back.
Mrs. Katie Shedd's testimony was
practically the same as the above
witnesses.
DR.. L. H. Thomas, physician of
Branchville, testified that he treated
Bars when he was brought to his
Office, and described the wounds he
found on his head.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
Revival at Trinity This Week.

Revival services are being conduct
ed this week at Trinity Methodist
church at 4:30 and 500 p. m. daily;
preaching by the pastor. A very cor
dial invitation is extended to all to
attend these services.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
FINAL REPORT ISSUED.
24,56S Bales of Cotton Ginned in
Bamberg County 1919 Crop.

The final report of the bureau of
census, department Of agriculture,
was made public on March 20, and
shows that in Bamberg county 24,568
bales of cotton were ginned of the
1919 crop. Comparative figures of
1919 and 1918 crops are given below
for the counties in this section:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

Wanted-Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery,
full lines for men, women and chill
dren. Eliminates darning. We pay
soc an hour for spare time or Sz4
for full time. Experience unneces-
sary. Write. INTERNATIONAL
STOCKING MILL, Norristowp,
Pa. 5-27
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

have just received my last lot
of seed Spanish Peanuts and Kings
Early Big Boil Cotton Seed. Place
your order at once for same, as this
is the last shipment of the season.
have also just received one carload OF
wire fencing. See me for prices: S.
w. COPELAND, Ehrhardt, S. c. 4-S
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

the Town and County.
Thirty-one new subscribers were
added to The Herald's subscription
lists last week. OF these twenty
three came in voluntarily without
solicitation. There's a reason.
Work was started last week on the
erection of an attractive drlve-ln
service station on LaVerne Thomas S
lot at the corner of Main and Elm
streets. H. E. Godbee will manage
the station.
Four murder cases are already
scheduled for trail at the next session
of court for this county. TWO OF
these were continued last week, one
had not been passed on by the grand
Jury, and another occurred Thurs
day.
W.. Harter, of Ulmer, Allendale
county, has been appointed chle1
game warden for Allendale county,
according to announcement by w.
H. Gibbes, chief game warden of the
state, with the privilege of working
in any part of the state.
A charter has been granted by the
secretary of state to the Denmark
Planning Mill company, with a capital
stock of $4,000. L. M. Bagnall is
president of the company; S. c. Pay
singer vice president, and R. K. Foot
man secretary and treasurer.
The transplanting of tobacco plants
will begin as soon as weather condi-
tions permit. Many of the farmers
report that their tobacco beds now
contain plants about large enough to
set out. 1t is estimated that about
5000 acres will be planted in to-
bacco in Bamberg county this season.
State aid has been grated to sew
eral schools IN Bamberg county. The
schools which will receive this money
and the amount each will receive fol-
lows: Salem, 5000; Govan, 5000;
Hunters Chapel, 5000; Colston, 5000;
Oak Grove, 5000; Lees, 5000; Ehr-
hardt, $500; total for the county,
s1,700.
Friday evening the court officials
and the members of the Bamberg bar
gave a fish fry at the Edisto river,
with Judge C. C. Simms, Solicitor R.
L. Gunter and Stenographer J, D.
Elliott as guests Of honor. In addi-
ton to the guests of the occasion. the
following gentlemen were present:
A. l.. Kirkland, S. G. Ray, B. D. Cart
er. J. C. Kearse, B. w. Miley, R. P.
Belhnser, and W. G.. Simms.
A civil service examination will be
held in Orangeburg on April "a for
postmaster at Embree. The compen-
sation of the postmaster at Embree
during the past year was 1925. Ap-
plicants must be FL years of age and
must be residents of the Embree Sec
tion. Application blanks may be Sc
cured from the postoffice at Embree
or the Civil Service Commission,
Washington.
Among the cases docketed for trial
at the recent session of court here,
one was of a negro who killed his
father; another of negro boy who
killed his brother, and another of a
negro woman who killed her husband.
While court was in session a white
woman was lodged in Jail for killing
her husband, and Saturday night a
negro man shot his wife with shot
gun near town, the injury, however,
mot heino SoriOOS
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01
WOULD ANNEX TO BAMBERG.
Blackville Folks Make Definite Move
to Join This County.

The people of Bamberg were con,
siderably surprised to learn Thurs
day that definite action had been talk
en- by the people Of Blackville and
adjacent territory to be annexed to
Bamberg county. 1t was stated in the
daily newspapers Thursday morning
that Governor Cooper had Cn We'd
nesday received petition from resi-
dents of that portion of Barnwell
county asking for an election Nn the
question of annexing 1892 square
miles of territory to Bamberg county.
The area includes all of the town of
Blackville.
The surprise in Bamberg Was oc-
casioned by the fact that it was not
generally known here that the plan to
annex to Bamberg had been resurrect-
ed. Such a plan was on foot last
year, when survey was made, and
petitions drafted for signatures. AS
no action was taken on these peti-
tions, it was thought locally that the
project was dead.
At the invitation of a large num-
Der of Blackville citizens some rs or
100 Bamberg citizens met with the
Blackville people one night nearly a
year ago, when the annexation propo-
sition was discussed at length. The
meeting was attended by a large
crowd of enthusiastic anneXationists,
and it was resolved at the meeting
to start the ball rolling the next day.
John H. Cope, of Bamberg, was ap-
pointed a committee of one to see
that an engineer was employed and
got on the job at once. This Mr.
Cope did, and the survey was made
1t was agreed at the meeting that
Bamberg would pay the expenses of
the survey if the election was carried
and if it was not Blackville would
pay the costs. A portion of the money
was raised in Bamberg, but afterward
sthe entire bill was paid by the Black
vile citizens. This was thought to
have ended the matter.
1t now comes as a pleasant surprise
that the matter is not dead, but on
the contrary, is ~ery much alive.
The quickness of the recent transac-
tion is attributed to the fact that a
project is now on foot to form a new
county from portions of Orangeburg,
Aiken and Barnwell. If this project
goes through, there will not be sufi-
cient territory left in Barnwell coun-
ty for the Blackville folks ever to
get out of Barnwell, as it would
leave the county with only it's consti-
tutional 500 square miles. In order,
therefore, to get the matter through
at all, it was necessary to do some
fast work and get in ahead of the
new county
Bamberg county is, of course, glad
to welcome the project, and it is hop
ed that the election will be ordered
and that it will be unanimous. Black
vile will never have occasion to re-
gret joining Bamberg county, which
is without question the best county
in the state, the county that has plen-
ty of money in the treasury and nev-
er owes a cent. All of this was
clearly set forth at the joint meeting
of Bamberg- -Blackville citizens last
year.
The area involved is one of the
finest section of South Carolina, and
if annexed to Bamberg will add
several hundred thousand dollars to
the taxable property of the county.
The town of Blackville is wealthy
and composed of as fine people as
there are in the country.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

Ladies Wanted-For a few hours
work among friends. Just few
hours work in the afternoon is all.
We will pay you we'll for it. We pre-
fer School Teachers and those ex-
perienced in canvassing for church
work. Will accept others. Will you
give US a few afternoons at good
pay? Write at once. CAROLINA
FARMER AND STOCKMAN CO.,
Dept. C, Charleston, s. G. Ain
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

The Oak Grove school, which has
been closed on account of the influ-
enza epidemic, reopened last week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

Write or See Me For Delivered
prices on rat and lightning proof
metal corn cribs. Can furnish them
in any capacity. Shape, either round,
oblong or square. Can furnish par
titions for large cribs. Absolutely
rat and fire proof, a permanent farm
improvement; first cost cheaper than
wooden construction. w. e.
STOKES, Bamberg, S. G. 4-29p
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For Sale-Three room house on
corner lot 245 feet deep, one block of
Main street pavement, freshly paint
ed, three fire places, well located,
COW barn, well fenced, fine neighbors,
rents for s25 per month. For quick
sale, $4,000, terms to suit buyer. Ap-
ply to F. K. GRAHAM, Owner, or J.
T. O'NEAL, Real Estate Dealer,
Bamberg, South Carolina. tin
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

Wanted-Man with team or auto
who can give bond to sell 1877 Wat
kins home and farm products. Big
gest concern of kind in world. 81, 500
to $4,000 yearly income. This coun-
ty open. Write today. J. R. WAT
<INS CO., Dept. 112, Winona, MINI. 1
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Strayed or Stolen-Two spotted
sows, one smaller than other; the
smaller one with pigs. Been missing
about As days. $500 reward for re-
turn or information leading to re-
covery. THOS. McMICHAEL, r. +.
D. 2, Box %, Bamberg, S. G. Alp
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Most gorgeous of all the pieces are
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

We Buy, raise, and sell fur-bearing
rabbits and other fur-bearing ami
mails. Place your order with us, and
list what ever stock you have with US,
stating lowest fiat prices on large
shipments. Address 515-517 N. P.
Ave., Fargo, N. D. 4-22n
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-01

For Sale-Two mich COWS. Prices
right. H. L. CARTER, Ehrhardt, S.
G. Asp
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For Sale-Dry stove wood always
on hand. Order by a postal card.
LELAND F. SANDIFER, Bamberg,
S. c. tin
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Lost-One black and white spotted
setter; answers to, name of "Gyp."
# found notify J. E. SPANN, Bam-
berg, S. G.. 1tn