The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

Mr.. Henry Brown.
-Mr.H.E. Wilson and his son, of Viola
were in the city last Saturday and palo
Us pleasant visit.
Mrs. A. c. Reynolds and Miss Florrye
Chassereau, of Ehrhardt, are spending
the week with the family of MIR. j. NJ
Jennings.
-Messrs. Vernon W. Brabham and
Henry Bamberg are at home from the
Atlanta Business College, where they
graduated last week.
Until May 18th, 1902, extra low prices
at the Boston Photo GO.
Regular July weather recently, and
crops are growing off rapidly.
Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson died at
his home in Washington Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. A. Ray announces himself as a
candidate for the Office of County Treas
urer in this issue.
The price of cotton is going down
faster than it went up. Middling was
worth 81 cents in New York Tuesday.
Ice for sale at Kirsch's ice house. Sun
day hours from to 10 O'Clock. Free de-
livery to all parts of city after May lst.
The Sunday school picnic at the Edisto
River last Friday was largely attended,
and the young folks enjoyed it hugely.
Have look at the best and biggest Of
fer ever made on photographs in this or
any other town for short time at the
Bamberg gallery.
DR.. G. F. Hair will be absent from his
Office on the 18th, 14th and 18th of this
month, attending the State Dental AS
sociation in Charleston.
s. A good crowd from Bamberg will no
doubt attend the annual picnic at Howeils
old mill tomorrow (Thursday) Fine
speakers will be present.
The State Press Association will hold
its annual meeting in Georgetown May
1880. The hospitable citizens of that city
will give the pencil pushers great time.
Those of our subscribers entitled to the
free packages of flower seed will please
call promptly. They are going rapidly,
and we don't want any to be disappointed.
Wagner Day, Monday, May 22d, prom
ises to be one of the greatest days at the
Charleston Exposition. The railroads
will give cheaper rates than ever for this
day.
The board of directors of the Charles
ton Exposition have decided to close the
show on the first of June, and the Expo
sition will surely close its gates on that
day.
IS We were glad to see and shake hands
with many of our friends from different
sections of the county, who were here
last Monday, attending the county con-
yention.
Efforts are being made to get an arte-
sian well bored on the Fitting School cam
pus, which would be great Improvement,
as water is carried to the school from the
I town well at present.
Clean up around your premises. White
wash yeur fences and outsbsildlngs and
let's keep everything neat and clean dur
ing the spring and summer. Make the
town attractive to visitors.
A number of the relatives and friends
Of DR.. and Mrs. G. F. Hair, from the
Blackyille section, attended the celebra-
tion of the tenth anniversary OF their
marriage last Monday evening.
The following card of thanks appeared
in reputable Illinois publication: I've
desire to return our thanks to our neigh
bors who assisted in the death of our
mother" (Signed, j. P.-and family.)
= In the Clarendon county convention
Senator Louis Applet was defeated for
reelection as member Of the State
Democratic executive committee, as we'll
as for delegate to the State convention.
If YOU are pleased, tell others; if not,
tell us. Until May 18th, six mantello
photos Csc. Processes exclusively our
own, and the best work in the world for
the price. THE BosToN PHoTo Co.
Tax executions against all parties who
have not paid State and county taxes
have been placed in the hands Of the
Sheriff for collection. Parties will save
costs by calling at his Office and paying.
The time for paying city taxes with
ont the penalty has been extended until
the 18th instant. After that date ten per
cent. penalty will be added, and if not
paid BY June 1st, executions will be issued.
An obseryant farmer says that he no.
tiees much more good land planted in corn
this year than last year. With corn at
dollar bushel it behooves our farmers to
put good land in corn and right smart
Of it.
Gov. McSweneey has offered reward
of 800 for apprehension of James Black,
negro concerned in the murder of Mrs.
Jones in Coileton county few weeks
ago. 1t is thought the negro has left the
State.
, Merchantssin most towns in the State
close their stores at six o'clock during the
summer months. Why can't Bambergs
merchants do the same thing? If all close,
none will lose any trade by the early clos
ing.
There was a game of base ball Satur-
day afternoon on the Fitting School cam
nus between the Fitting School and Hart
zog teams The Fitting School nine were
victorious, the score standing something
like 80 to 5 in their favor.
City council held regular monthly
meeting Tuesday afternoon, and decided
to buy half interest in the house and lot
erected at the park by South-end Gene
terry Company Outside of this, only
routine business was transacted.
: The kaolin beds near Sally, which large
" caused the building of the Blackville'
Aston s. Newberry, now Southern Rail-
way, are at last to be developed. Large
buildings are being erected, and Capt Geo.
A. Wagner, their owner, will put in a
costly and extensive lot of machinery.
How longdo our city authorities intend
to allow the streets of the town to be
turned into pasture? Some of our prom
inent citizens are yiOlatOrS of law in this
matter, but no matter who the offender is,
the law against grazing cattle on the
streets should be enforced or repealed.
The various county conventions held
throuphout the State last Monday were