The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Lovely weather these davs.

Cow food for sale at Burton Felder's.
Easter Sunday falls on March 30th this
year,
If YOU owe US anything, come in and
pay it.
The Edge6eld papers are easy ON Jim
Tllman.
AT T. G. Rouis's is the place to get your
! spectacles.
The darkest hour is when you can't
find your matches.
One consoling thought we poor people
have is that there are others.
Hon. II. C. Folk received his commits
sion as Master, as he has taken charge OF
the Office.
Remember the entertainment by the
Chicago Giee Club at the Fitting School
Chapel this Thursday evening.
The new sword for Major Micah Jen-
k;ns will cost about $500. Quite a con-
trast to the $65 Jim Tillman sword.
r nj. Pooser s. Son, of the Bamberg
Iron Works, have the best machine ever
Invented for cumming or recruiting gin
saws.
Efforts are being made to establish
s dispensary at Johnston, Edgeheld county
Johnston has been "dry" town for many
years.
- Under the new law the age for road
duty is from 1S to so years, instead of from
21 to so as formerly Those interested
will do we'll to note this change.
This town has some men who imagine
they are ready to set the world ablaZe
and vet they haven't got energy enough
to start fire in the kitchen stove.
The board of directors of the State dis
pensary, in accordance with an act of the
last legislature, have set aside $25, 600 fol
the common school fund of the State.
Mr. D. W. Ayers, of Orangeburg, dice
at his home in that city last Saturday
morning, after long illness. Deceased
was welEknown in Bamberg and -hac
relatives here.
The town of Manning has bought
twelve Kitson lights to illuminate the
streets OF: that town. We would like tC
know how well they are pleased will
them six months from now.
Mr.. James NJ. Smith, native Of Barn
( well county, but who had lived in Colum
bia for many wears, died at his home in
that CITY last week He was State Sena
tor from Barnwell county at one time.
We have received an invitation to th'
thirteenth annual Purim ball to be giver
: at the Academy of Music, Orangeburg, S
: G.. under the auspices of the Hebrew Be
neyolent Society; Monday evening, Marcl
8 gath.
When you want spectacles, ito T. c
Rouis.
The petition praying for an election OF
the question of establishing new coun
ty from portions of Barnwell and Hamp
ton. with Allendale as the county seat, /
to be presented to Governor McSweene..
this week.
The oyster supper to be served by tn
ladies of the Parsonage Aid Society o
the Methodist church, in the town hal
FRIDAY evening, should be largely attend
ed. as the proceeds will be used for mos
worthy cause.
The ladies of the Parsonage Aid Societ
of the Methodist church will give oyste
supper in the town hall tomorrow (Fr
day] evening, the proceeds to be used to
the parsonage. The public is invited t
attend, and all should go and help alon
worthy cause.
Assistant Attorney General Gunter ha
rendered an opinion to the effect that tn
recent act raising salaries of county aud
tors does not go into effect until the fir:
of Nav. He decides that county trea
prers are entitled to the increase from tn
first of January.
Eden and Triumph watermelon see
at so cents per pound at &. X. brabham'
It is said that the United States Wi
wind up the affairs of the military GO
ernment in Cuba as early as poSslbl
and that the civil government OF I'll
3 Cuban republic will be installed abo
the first of May 1t is supposed, howeve
that force of troops will be kept on tt
: island for some time to come.
- Isaac Hutto and John Singleton, bo
young negroes. got into row saturd;
!. night on Main street, and Hutto c
Singleton on the left arm with a Enl1
making painful wound which bled pr
fusely. Hutto took leg bail immediatel
and has not yet been caught. 1t Is sa
that Singleton cursed Hutto and wltho
= further provocation, Hutto used his knl
c. G. Campbell, the young white M
who broke into the store on Mr.. Gilla
at Lees several weeks ago, which was
so the post Office, and who was shot a
= wounded while being captured, was tri
in United States district court at tlorer
last week and sentenced to two and OF
half years in the Atlanta, Ga, fede
nrison and to pay fine of $500. L
case will be we'll remembered by our p
pie.