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GREENWOOD VE
FIRE SI
The Oregon iu Ashes.?
ing Hostelry Also E
Estimated to
Greenwood, March 3.?The Ore- |
gon Hotel and its block of stores
here was totally destroyed by fire j
early this morning. Where once
stood the famous hotel is now a mere
smoldering heap of burning debris,
with fragments of ruined brick walls
and useless chimneys standing in the
midst.
The fire represents a property
loss of approximately $140,000, with
perhaps less than half that amount
in insurance. The loss to the town
is far greater than the figures would
indicate. The Oregon Hotel has been
one of the town's greatest features
ever since its establishment, and to
be deprived of it is a very great loss.
Fortunately, no lives were lost,
though some who escaped did so "by
the skin of their teeth," and with
little on save their natural skins.
Origin a Mystery.
The origin of the fire is unknown, j
It was discovered about 2 o'clock
this morning, the fire, alarm register
shows that the first alarm was
turned in at 2:15. A negro bell
boy, Bert Lewis, was the first person
aware of the fire; the smoke fill-.
ing the down-stairs corridor aroused |
> him. He says he tried to use the j
emergency hose, but could not make ;
any headway against the flames, andthrew
it down to arouse Proprietor j
Brinson and the guests. At that time j
the fire was in the store room. From j
most of the known facts, the fire
must have started either in this
room, which is just back of the pool
room, or in the rear of a pressing
club, adjoining.
Spontaneous Combustion?
Proprietor Brinson inclines to the
opinion that spontaneous combustion
may account for the fire, certain ma- j
terials in this room making it pos- j
sible for the fire to gain headway!
very rapidly, if such were the case.
This room is immediately abovg
the boiler room, but Mr. Brinson is
sure that it did not start in the boiler
room.
The negro fireman was in the room
at the time, and says that he ran out
to see what was the matter. Hearing
a noise above, he found the building !
in flames overhead. The building was
enveloped in smoke and flames in an .
incredibly short space of time.
Aged Guests Awakened.
Mr. Brinson says that his first
thought was to awaken a lady, Mrs.
Howlett, of an advanced age. andi
an aged couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn-j
as, both rather feeble. Those on the
second flodr were gotten out, but lost
all their effects. Both Mrs.. Howlett
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are from
New Jersey and have been spending
the winter here.
Meanwhile, the work of arousing
the guests was going on and some
miraculous escapes were had by .those
on the third floors who failed to real- j
ize the rapidity of the spread of the
flames and the dangerous effects of
immense clouds of smoke rollingl
through the entire building.
Drummer's Narrow Escape.
Mr. G. Strauss, of Atlanta, a well
known traveling man, had the closest j
call of any. He was on the third floor,;
took time to dress completely, but i
?*kk a f ai? f into
>\ lien ue ?cui, uui IUVV i iuui
he was overcome by smoke. He did
not know which way to turn to find ;
air or an outlet. Rushing back into
his room, he appeared at the window
and screamed for help. Max Arnold,
of Greenwood, saw his plight, made
his way up the fire escape into the
room and practically carried him out
and brought him down the escape to
safety. Mr. Strauss says he was
helpless and re'ady to drop when he J
was brought out. He was in bed this
morning and very weak, but will be \
himself in a day or two.
Slides Down Gutter.
Mr. F. F. Beattie, a prominent'
young attorney of Greenville, escaped
down a gutter and lost his clothing.
A. Mr. Blaugh, of Petersburg, Va.,!
made a sensational jump and lost ajl
of his clothing and effects.
Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, on the j
third floor, fortunately, found a ladder
near their room, one discarded ;
by some painters, ^nd used this to 1
get to the second floor, thus being '<
brought down safely. They barely
got out of their room before being
overcome with smoke.
Xo lives were lost, though all the
guests lost their clothing and baggage.
It was a fierce fire from the
start and swept over the building in
a very short time. The merchants in
the block lost all of their stocks, i
practically little being saved.
Losses and Insurance.
As near as can be approximated today.
the losses are as follows:
Oregon Hotel and furniture, cost
SITED BY
JNDAY MORNING
c
Block of Stores Adjoinlurned.?Toted
Loss
be $140,000.
$95,000, insurance $51,000; owned
by Mrs. C. T. Bailey,
H. J. Brinson, private linen, furniture,
stock, etc., $7,000, no insurance.
.ut-rvciicii _"ori a 11 a in x uiluluic ^uxiipany,
stock $6,500, insurance $3,|
500.
Holland Brothers, pianos, organs,
etc., $5,000, insurance $3,200.
Oregon Pharmacy, E. L. Xorris,
I proprietor, stock and fixtures, $12,000,
insurance $5,000.
A. Latour, barber shop, fixtures,
value $1,500, insurance $500.
Lion Tailors, clothing made to order
and pressing club. Estimate
could not be secured this afternoon;
stock around $1,000.
T. S. Chipley, automobiles, had
three E. M. F. cars in store; all were
taken out, but damaged considerably.
Hotel Probably Rebuilt.
The Oregon Hotel was built by
the late Joel S. Bailey, in 1899, and
opened to the public that year under
the management of Mr. H. J.
Brinson, who has kept it continuously
since. Last year Mr. Joel S.
S. Bailey, Jr., for his mother, added
the annex, a handsome three-story
structure with four stores on the first
floor, doubling the capacity of the
hotel. While the owners -are not
prepared to give out definite plans, ,
it is very probable that the hotel will
be rebuilt. To have to do without it,
attam Cr\r* c-Ama mnntVlO Yl*ill ho 51 PTPflt '
CVCil IV1 ovm^ mvubuc, Miii m. 0i
discomfort to the travelling public
and its non-existence will be felt by
the town also. Almost every citizen
takes the'matter as a personal loss, so
large a place in the town's life has
the l^otel occupied.
A Dynamite Freak.
"Not long ago," said W. F. Kava- <
nah, a Leadville, (Col.) mining man,
"there occurred to me one of those
freaks of dynamite in one of the deep :
shafts of the Carbonate Cam^> that
might not happen again in a thousand
years.
"Two men at the bottom of a shaft
had put in a five four-and-a-half-foot 1
holes which were to be exploded with 1
dynamite cartridges one and one-half i
inches in diameter. As is usual in
such cases, they gave the customary ]
signals to the hoisting enigneer, and, after
lighting the fuses, stepped on '
the bail of the bucket and started 1
upward. When about ten feet from 1
the bottom one of the men had an (
epileptic fit and toppled out. His (
partner tried to reach the bell cord to (
stop the bucket, but it was too late 1
The bell cord could be reached only J
from the lower part of the shaft. (
When the engineer saw only one man <
come through the collar of the shaft ^
at the surface his face blanched.
" 'Where's Jim?' he asked excited- f
ly. <
"Quickly the miner related the *
circumstances and exhibited his f
hand, bloody from contact with the t
sharp rock in an effort to reach the '
bell cord before the bucket entered
the timbering. The men, their hearts
beating wildly, listened in suspense
for the five explosions of dynamite i
that would tear their unfortunate c
comrade to pieces. They heard five r
faint reports, one after the other. (
They were simply the detonating caps j
of the cartridges. Every one of the ?
charges of dynamite had missed fire j
?failed to explode. I have known of g
one or even three shots out of the r
five missing, but I don't believe there j
is another Ncase on record where five c
missed as providentially as in this f
case."?New York Press. c
Readjustment Likely.
Washington, March 1.?When the c
f
interstate commerce commission s investigation
of express companies and *
their methods was adjourned to-day 1
until March 25, a readjustment of not "
only the methods and practices of 1
the companies, but also of their rates ?
was in sight. *
Just how the question will be solv- "
ed, if at all, has not been determined. "
During the recess, committees named c
bv Commissioner Lane will conclude j
their work and may be able to report.
It is not unlikely that the inquiry
will be ended shortly after it is re- a
sumed. , i
Testimony was submitted at the c
hearing to-day by S. J. Wright, agent s
of the American Express company in i
London. England, Otto Kuhnberger,
of Hamburg. Germany, and Paul 1
Dardignac, of Paris, concerning the t
operations of express companies and i
parcels posts in Great Britain, Ger- i
many and France.
In general, the testimony showed r
that the express service in the three e
foreign countries, while lower in 1
cost,, was not comparable either in ?
speed or in other respects with that c
in the United States. 1
BLOODHOUNDS TRAILED NEGRO.
Negro Reported to Have Struck
White Woman and Fled.
Aiken, March 2.?Bloodhounds
from the State penitentiary reached
Aiken to-night at 8:30 o'clock and
were carried to the winter home ol
C. Oliver Iselin, where last night a
negro is reported to have made ac
attempt to assault a maid in the em O
^ ^ AU T i *-i /-? tv i tv o r\ i t c* r\ f five
*>11. lacnu, auu iu ui nit
fact that 24 hours had passed since
the fleeing negro made his escape
across a rye patch, took the colc
trail and followed it for more than a
mile.
A negro, Clifford Way, was arrested
at the winter home of Col. Kuser
but was later released by the sherifl
because his shoes did not correspond
with the prints made in the soft sol
of the rye patch.
According to the story told by the
young woman, who is from the North
she and other maids were returning
from the Catholic church last night
and when they reached the Iselir
estate her companions left her to gc
to the homes of the people by whoir
they are employed, she turning tc
enter the Iselin grounds when a negro
passed addressed her and ther
struck her on the chest. The blow
she stated, was very slight, but she
screamed. W. W. Holly, Jr., whe
was passing on the road a short distance
away, heard the woman screair
or>r? n-ant tn lior a <5<;isfa/nre Mr Hnl
lv saw a negro fleeing across th(
rye patch adjoining the Iselin place
and took after him chasing the negrc
for several hundred yards.
Following close on the heels of the
mysterious assault made Monday
night upon Mrs. Frederick 0. Beach
when she had her throat slashed by
some unknown pearson, who tried tc
murder her in the yard of her home
and which mystery has not yet beer
explained the affair of last night has
caused considerable excitement here
to-day, and Sheriff Rabon this
morning sent a wire to Columbia foi
bloodhounds. To-night when they arrived
a large posse was quickly formed
to follow them when they toot
the trail, among the crowi being a
number of the Aiken winter residents.
The police are still hard al
work on the Beach mystery, but are
no nearer a solution than on the
night of the attack.
Lose Lives in Train Wreck.
Birmingham, Ala., March 1.?Twc
persons were killed and 19 injured,
two fatally, when westbound passenger
train No. 35 on the Southern railway
was wrecked at Oxford, Ala., 61
miles east of here this morning. Mrs.
Augustus Denny, of Anniston, Ala.,
.")ne of the victims, died at her home
it Anniston to-night as the result of
Purns. Her baby daughter also received
burns which caused death
earlier in the day. The wreck was
caused by the passenger train split:ing
a switch and then sideswiping a
switch engine on the siding. The
lead: Mrs. Augustus Denny and baby
laughter, Anniston, Ala.; C. M.
Burns; Cora Roseman, colored.
A relief train was sent to the scene
Tom Anniston and the injured were
;ransferred to that city and placed in
lospitals. The engine, mail car, baggage
car, day coach and sleeper left
he rails and traffic was delayed until
7 o'clock.
Richeson Shadow of Former .Self.
Boston, Mass., March 2.?Clarence
V. T. Richeson, former pastor and
confessed slayer of Avis Linnell, will
lot live to meet death' in the electric
ffiair, three months hence, accordng
to the statements of his keeper
it the Charles street jail. Physically
le is but a shadow of his former
;clf and mentally he is a victim of
nelancholy. He seldom sleeps, eats
ittle and without appetite and only
iccasionally reads light magazines of
iction, which long ago took the place
)f the religious works in which he
ieemed to find solace at first.
Richeson is constantly moving
ibout his cell, from bed to chair and
rom chair to bed. At the slightest
loise in the corridor, he crouches
n a corner and tries to hide him:elf.
Even Butts, the good-natured
legro convict who was placed in an
idjoining cell, no longer interests
lim. Richeson will talk only with
sheriff Quinn, and from him he gets
;uch news as he Wishes from the
mtside world.
"'ire Companies Fight Burning Oil.
Minneapolis, March 2.?The main
varehouse of the Standard Oil Com)anv
in this city was destroyed to
lay with a loss of $75 000. The
itructure was a one-story brick buildng.
The blaze is said to have started
rom a big tank of benzine inside
he warehouse, while Foreman Paul
Anderson was drawing a pail of ben:ine.
Three alarms called 50 fire compares
to the scene. Tank after tank
ixploded inside the building. Collmns
of flame tore the room away
ind shot high into the air. The con:ussion
of the explosion shook the
leighborhood.
HEAD BETTEN TO A JELLY.
: Quarrel in Oconee Ends in Tragedy.
Slayer in Jail.
> Walhalla, March 3.?Oconee has
1 added another homcide to her rec1
ord, both parties to the killing be:
ing negroes. Saturday afternoon,
i about 4 o'clock, John Simpson and
i George Singleton met in the public
road about 12 miles above Walhalla
s and a quarrel ensued. Both are said
: to have been drinking. Just what
i took place has not been brought out,
I but the result is that Singleton is
l dead and Simpson in jail. Simpson
used an oak stick about four feet
- long as his'weapon, and Singleton's
, head was literally beaten to a jelly,
c Simpson has but recently been re1
leased from jail, where he* was servl
ing a sentence for violation of the
internal revenue laws. It is sa;d
i that family trouble while Simpson
, was serving his term in jail led to
; the renewal of an old grudge, and
, the killing is the result. Singleton
| was not married. Both negroes were
about 30 years of age. Albert
Brown and Robert Hunt, two prominent
white citizens of the section
where the killing occurred, arrested
Simpson, who was lodged in jail
early this morning.
Whole Family Hurt.
Jacksonville, March 2.?S. Silverstein,
a German merchant, is dead,
his wife lies in a hospital with a fractured
skull and their two children,
a boy and a girl, are badly injured,
as the result of the visit of a daring
negro burglar to their store and residence
in the Brooklyn suburb late
Saturday night or early this morning.
The dead bcdy of the merchant and
the prostrated form of his wife and
son were found late this morning
through the little girl, who ventured
to the street with blood gushing from
an ugly wound on the head. It was
she who told of the assault. The
child says that after closing hours
Saturday night a negro came to the
house and asked her father to sell
him some groceries, and it was while
he was in the store that he struck
the merchant over the head with
an iron pipe, then assaulted the woman
and children.
The cash drawer in the store was
robbed as were trunks and bureau
drawers. The police have no clue to
the guilty party.
Early 3Ioming Fire at Laurens.
Laurens, Feb. 28.?Fire originat'
ing in the negro graded school about
2:30 o'clock this morning totally destroyed
that building, jumped to the
' adjoining building, which was the
1 negro Baptist church, and totally destroyed
it, and then jumped to the
' house of Thomas Sanders, a negro,
superintendent of the school, and
1 almost totally destroyed it. In round
figures the loss will total $6,000,
with partial insurance.
The graded school building was
owned by the city, the church was
owned by the congregation, which is
called St. Paul's, and the house occupied
by Thomas Sanders was owned
by himself. It is understood that
provision will be made at once for
school work, and it is not thought
that the term will be interrupted but
for a few days.
No real clue as to the origin of the
fire has yet been discovered. Some
hold the opinion that the fire was
caused by lighted cigarettes left by
gamblers in the building, while others
hold that the fire was the result
of spitework within the church. The
police have begun to work on the
case and probably developments will
follow within a short time.
The work of the fire department
was hindered by low water pressure,
the main at this point being only four
inches in diameter.
Len Rounds, assisting the firemen,
narrowly escaped death by stepping
on a live electrically charged wire.
The current reached his body through
the medium of the water on the
ground, the wire being a few feet
away. His companion, Guy Watson,
seeing him fall, quickly grasped him
and pulled him out of range of the
current.
Negro School Building Burned.
Darlington, Feb. 29.?During a
fire here last, night about 8 o'clock
the negro school building on Russell
street was totally destroyed at a loss
of about $4,000. In their dash to this
fire one of the firemen, Mr. Archie
Muldrow, was painfully hurt by falling
from the back of the hose wagon.
Wo mc crivon morfipal flttpntinn 3fi
soon as possible and it is not thought
that his injuries are in any way serious
as he is resting well to-day.
The department did splendid work,
having reached the scene and turned
three streams of water on the building
in five minutes after the alarm
was sent in. Several nearby buildings
caught but were put out by the
quick and energetic work of the firemen.
It is not known how the flames
originated but from the manner in
which the fire was burning when firsi
discovered it is believed to be of
incendiary origin.
SHIP REACHES PORT AFIRE.
M. and M. T. Co.'s Steamer Berkshire
and Cargo Damaged.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 3.?Fire
was discovered in the lower hold of I
the steamer Berkshire, of the Mer- |
chants' and Miners' Transportation '
Company, this morning, as the vessel
was coming up the river from Philadelphia.
Capt. Howze had the steam
turned into the cargo and upon
reaching her pier the fire department
was called out and after pouring *
streams of water on the fire for three 1
hours it was extinguished.
The vessel was damaged to the extent
of about $100, but the damage
to the cargo has not been learned.
HOW OLD PEOPLE '
1
May Prolong Their Lives
At an advanced age waste Is more
rapid than repair. The organs act
more slowly and less effectually than
in youth. The circulation is poor, the \
blood thin and watery, the appetite
poor and digestion weak.
We want to say to every aged person
in this vicinity that Vinol, our delicious
cod liver and iron tonic (without
oil) will prolong life. It creates :
an appetite, aids digestion and makes
? "* -a l - wi ???-.-n sm*
good DIOOQ. in mis natural mauuqi
Vinol retards waste and replaces
weakness with strength, giving new
life to the worn system.
If people In this vicinity only realized
how Vinol invigorates old people
we would not he able to supply the
demand.
Try a bottle of Vinol with the un- J
derstanding that your money will be t
returned if it does not help you. j
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C.
FARMERS' UNION MEETINGS. t
The local Bamberg Farmers' Union
meets at the court house in Bamberg 1
on the first and third Friday morn- t
ings in every month. Meeting at
11 o'clock. Applications for mem- 1
bership received at every meeting.
Let all members be present.
J. W. STEWART, c
J. P. O'QUINN, President, j
Secretary. *
| w. P. RILEY |!
| Fire, Life
S Accident 1
x INSURANCE
BAMBERG, S. C. 4 <
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AN ITCHING SKIN
Is about the most troublesome ^
thing there is. You know it if
you've ever had any kind of skin
trouble. But they all give way,
disappear, every last one?every <
pimply, scaly, itching, eruptive
kind of disease of the skin?when J
you treat them to a box of
HUNT'S CURE i
well rubbed in. Nothing like it to
make the skin healthy and smooth
and free from sting, or itch or
pain, jrrice is ou etuis a, uw.\, unu
one box is guaranteed to cure any ^
one case or you GET YOUR
MONEY BACK.
, A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO.
Sherman, Texas. ,
Sold by:?
PEOPLES DRUG CO.,
Bainberg, S. C.
BANK STATEMENT.
Statement of the condition of the
Ehrhardt Banking Co., located at
Ehrhardt, S. C., at the close of business
February 20th, 1912.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $49,438.69
Furniture and fixtures 1,151.78 ~
Banking house 2,250.00
Duo from banks and
bankers 45,049.39
Currency 2,876.00
Gold 222.50
Silver and other minor
coin 346.36
Checks an0 cash items 5.50
TOTAL $101,340.22
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $20,000.00 Surplus
fund 6,000.00 '
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes
paid 3,464.36
Due to banks and bankers 454.77
Individual deposits sub
ject to check 43,615.78
Time certificates of deposit
27,682.11
Other liabilities, partial
payments 123.20 |
TOTAL $101,340.22 1
State of South Carolina?County of
Bamberg. J
Before me came A. F. Henderson. J
Cashier of the above named bank. ,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a J
true condition of said bank, as shown J
by the books of said bank.
A. F. HENDERSON. Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. _
this 2 6th day of February, 1912.
J. M. KIRELAND,
* Notary Public, S. C.
Correct-Attest:
J. L. COPELAND, M. D..
.TAFOB EHRHARDT
FRANK H. COPELA'XD,
Directors. _
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boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. \ f
M Take no other. Buy of rour *
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The Famous McKay Steel Roller
Searing Stalk Cutter, with a full sup>ly
of repairs, for sale by
D. J. DELK h
BAMBERG, S. C.
This cutter has won the highest
jrize at every Fair above all other
gutters. We invite a competitive
ield test, and will pay expenses if our
mtter is decided against.
DECIDE YOURSELF.
rhe Opportunity Is Here, Backed by
Bamberg Testimony.
Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on a strailger's statenent.
Read Bamberg endorsement
Read the statements of Bamberg 4
ntizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it: Mrs.
R. A. Delk, E. Church St.,
Bamberg, S. C., says: "I can say
hat I have been greatly benefitted by
Doan's Kidney Pills which I pro- ^
;ured from the People's Drug Co. I
,ook them for backache and pains in
ny loins and they also removed
rouble that had existed with my kid
leys."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 ^
:ents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, '
^ew York, sole agents for the United
States. '
Remember the name?Doan's? i
md take no other.
>. G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE!
MAYFIELD & FREE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
BAMBERG, S. C.
Practice in all the Courts, both t
state and Federal. Corporation
Practice and the winding up of esates
a specialty. Business entrustrusted
to us will be promptly atended
to.
DR. J. G. BOOZER
DENTIST,
DENMARK.
Graduate Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery, Class 1907.
Hember South Carolina Dental Association.
)ffice Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange
Bank Building,
lours: 9-12 and 2-5 every day.
H. M. GRAHAM *
Att orney-at-Law. (
Vill practice in the United States and
State Courts in any County
in the State.
BAMBERG. S. C.
J. F. Carter B. D. Carter
CARTER & CARTER
Attorneys-at-Law
Bamberg, S. C. 4
Special attention given to settlement
of estates and investigation
of land titles.
G. MOYE DICKINSON
INSURA X C E AGENT
WILL WRITE ANYTHING {
Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability,
Casualty, in the
strongest and most reliable
companies.
'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C.
"LOMBARD" !
Improved Saw Mills,
? ? miATiAii rrrn fitmnff. Aecuritd
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Best material and workmanship, light
running, requires little power; simple,
easy to '.andle. Are made in several
3izes and are good, substantial moneyj
making machines down to the smallest* x
3ize. Write for catalog showing En?|
?ines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies.
Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co. J
AUGUSTA. CA.
FRANCIS F. CARROLL
Attorney-at-Law
Office in Hoffman Building. *
GENERAL PRACTICE.
Aldrich Wvman E. H. Henderson
Wyman & Henderson
Attorneys-at-Law
BAMBERG, S. C. .
eneral Practice. Loans Negotiated
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