The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-12

NV entire stock of watches, clocks, and
jewelry at cost. L. Y. hoois'
Mr.. E. C. Bruce announces himself IN
this ;ssue as q candidate for reelection as
County Supervisor.
The examination of applicants for
teachers certificates takes place at the
court house tomorrow.
Saw. old man, how do you manage to
keep cool these hot days? drink at the
bon tom fount, Bamberg Pharmacy.
MIR. VII. Warn, of Colston, has been
awarded gold medal for his exhibit OF
pecans at the Charleston Exposition.
The committee on the jenkins sword
fund had balance of S3070, which has
been turned over to the Hampton monu-
ment fund.
Mr.. J.P. Matheny announces himself as
candidate for the position OF Magistrate
at Bamberg. His card will be found IN
the candidates column.
E. 81. Aull, of Newberry, Governor
McSweeney's private secretary, has an
nounced that be will not be a candidate
for Secretary of State.
A new paper has been started at NC
Cormick, s. c., and is called the Messen-
ger, edited by J. P. Smith. Its mission
seems to be to work for new county.
We have received from President D. B.
Johnson an invitation to attend the COM
mencement exercises of Winthrop Cotlege
at Rock Hill, to be held June 10th to loth.
Saw. are you sick? Yes. Well, if you
would get well, call on the Bamberg
Pharmacy.
County Chairman H. G. Folk gives
notice in this issue of a meeting OF the
county Democratic executive committee
in the court house here on Thursday, the
10Th, at 10 o'clock a. IN.
Last week Mr.. J. A. Byrd received
telegram from Sumter, informing him
that his son, Clifton, was sick in the
hospital there with typhoid fever. He is
getting along very well at this writing.
Good corn for sale, in the ear, at 81 90
per bushel, and oats in sheaf or straw at
S1.O0 per hundred, by II. j. Brabham.
The commencement exercises of the
Carlisle Fitting School will take place in
few weeks, and preparations tor the
event are going on, The order OF exer-
cises has already been published IN this
paper
: The positions of cotton weigher at the
several towns in this county are to be
filled by the county board of commission
ers at their meeting the first Monday IN
July, and there are number of contest
ants for the place.
Say, what's the matter? Nearly dead
e..,o baot 90 to the hon ton fOunt and
get comfortable.
Can't. G. o. Riley died at his home in
Barnwell Tuesday night Of last week.
He was about flfty-seven years old. He
was buried Wednesday at Caves church
with Masonic honors. Deceased was
well known and had many friends in
this section.
Nv summer line of ice cream freezers
and water coolers is here, and the prices
are surely right. See what l have when
in need. Z. j. >. bRookER.
Last Saturday we received an invitation
to the commencement exercises OF the
Clariosophic and Euphradian literary So
cieties of the South Carolina College,
which were held Monday and Tuesday
evenings, the 9th and 10th. The graduating
class is large one this year.
DR.. Jas. E. Carlisle has resigned the
presidency of Wofford College, and Prof.
e. N. SNYDER, who has had charge of the
chair of English for several years, was
elected president by the board OF trustees.
DIR. Carlisls remains at the college as
nresident emeritus and will have charge
of the chair of astronomy and ethics.
In last Sundays State an article from
that papers Greenyille correspondent was
published, stated that the students Of
Clemson College had shuffied their feet
and hissed Senator Tillman while maxim G
a speech to them; that the students were
yery much dissatisfied over the refusal of
the trustees in not accepting the resigna-
ton: and that there was considerable
drunkness and rowdyism among the boys.
In Tuesdays State, A. B. Bryan, a cor
respondent from Clemson College, denies
these reports, and states that while some
of the students are dissatisfied over the
action of the trustees, that large major
ity of the members of the higher classes
have accepted their action IN good faith.
He seems to believe there will be no fur
ther trouble at Clemson.
At the term of court held in Florence
last week, Messrs. Smith and Dennis,
both white men and merchants in the
town of Timmonsyille, were tried on the
charge of arson, they being accused of
setting fire to their stores in Timmons-
vile last winter. The case consumed
several days, the case being finished last
Sunday night. Court was in session all
day Sunday. The jury remained in their
room many hours without agreeing upon
verdict, and Judge R. O. Purdy ordered
a mistrial little before midnight Sunday
night. 1t is said the jury stood eleven for
acouittal to one for conviction. The case
was vigorously prosecuted by business
men of Timmonsville, who were heavy
losers in the fire which spread from the
store of Smith & Dennis.