The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-04-10

Eight-day cloe 1t T. c. Rouis's at $s.5+
Call in during lrt week and get youl
flower seed.
The Greenwood Index has been en-
larged and improved.
Court convenes next Monday morning
A good many civil cases are to be tried.
Our Office force has heen badly dis
organized this week, on account OF SICK
ness.
The trains were late Tuesday morning
ON account of the large crowds going to
Charleston.
Mr., Francis NJ. Moye spent spent few
DAYS with his many friends in Bambers
last week-FairfaX Enterprise.
If your engine or gin needs repairing,
have it done pow, and save ten per cent
on the cost offered by F. M. Pooser u
Son.
Mr.H.G. Sheridan is now superintendent
of the Methodist Sunday school, succeed
ING Mr.. Otis Brabham, who has moved to
Summeryille.
The news Of the death of Hon. A. How
ard Patterson at his home in BarnWell
last Monday was received here tuesday
S. with general regret.
The repairs on the court room have been
finished, and the improvement is great
The money saved by the changes Will pay
for the work in short time.
We publish in this issue the quarter
" report of the County Supervisor,
showing the expenditures for the past
= onorf far roS now rpOulreQ Dy law.
Remember the Knights of Pythias meet
ing next Monday evening at eight O'Clock;
) The Knight rank is to be conferred, ana
possibly also the rank of Page.
If YOU are entitled to package of the
flower seed, call at our office and get them
right away. They are going fast, SO come
early if.you would not be disappointed.
The Charleston Exposition had some
distinguished visitors last week, among
them being "Mark Twain" the celebrat-
ed author, and Ex-speaker Thos. B. Reed.
F. NJ. Pooser & Son, of the Bamberg
Iron Works, have the best machine ever
invented for cumming or recruiting gin
saws.
People who don't like to be dunned
should paytheir debts. But generally the
fellow who gets so mad about being asked
for money he is owing don't get mad
enough to pay.
The State Press Association Will hold
its annual session in Georgetown, begin
ming May 2Sth. From there the editors
will visit the Exposition at Charleston,
and may go on trip to Boston and Prov
idence.
8, Mrs. Raw Pearlstine Wolff, of Allendale,
and her sister, from Branchville, visited
friends in Fairfax on Thursday last. Mrs.
Wolff has recovered from her illness and
looks her handsome self again.-Fairfax
! Enterprise.
Very little interest is being taken in
politics in this county yet. In fact, can
didates for county offices are slow III
making their wishes known. SO far we
have only heard of one announced can
didate for the Legislature, and only few
s for the other offices.
A competitive examination for naval
cadetship at Annapolis was held at Black
vile last Saturday, by order of Congress-
man W. j. Talbert. Nine young men,.
from different parts of the second district,
competed for the appointment. The Win
ner has not been announced as yet.
We would be glad if every Democratic
club in the county would send US report
of its meeting to be held on the last Sat
urday in this month to re7organize. The
secretary will please send us the number
of members enrolled, the names of the
officers elected and delegates to the county
convention.
We find that while there is no property
recorded in the name of Mr.. T. j. Rentz,
who is member of the board of county
commissioners, he is free holder, as he
has fee simple interest in some real es-
tate which has never been divided. Con-
seaaently this makes him eligible as a
member of the board.
The cotton mill men of South Carolina
and Georgia are preparing to organize a
mutual fire insurance association, tor the
( purpose of insuring all cotton mill pro
perty in these two States. A preliminary
meeting was held in Augusta last week,
and it is stated that the work of organic
ing is we'll under way.
A private letter from friend at Olar
SAYS that Mr. J. U. Jackson, of Augusta,
was in that town Wednesday of last week,
and made the statement that in few days
work will begin in earnest on the Sea-
board Air Line from Augusta to Charles
ton. He also says gentleman of that
town is the happy father ola 13i-pound-
baby boy.
Remember the meeting of the monu-
ment association to be held in the court
house here next Wednesday, the 10th, at
twelve O'Clock The ladies' auxiliary
committee met last week and organized,
and will report to the association at this
meeting. Col. Robert Aldrich, of Barn
well, and Hon. G.. w. Garris will deliver
addresses. Every one is invited to be
present, and the presence of the Ladies is
especially desired.
= The contention over who was super
visor of registration was settled last Mon
day by Mr.. Smoak withdrawing. Both
Mr. Rowell and Mr.. Smoak appeared to
serve with the board, and Mr.. Rowell
showed letter from the attorney general
authorizing him to hold on, as his COM
mission was for two years. Mr.. Smoak
expressed himself as not being very anxi-
Gus for the place, and rather than have
any contention over the matter, he with
drew his claim. So the incident is closed.
G. H. Holman, a colored subscriber of
: ours at GOvan, writes Us the following
news: The colored school closed last
week, which was in charge of Sallie
Wroton. The closing exercises were held
last Thursday and Friday, and were large
ly attended by both white and colored,
and the children acted their parts in q
manner to reflect credit on themselves and
their teacher. Henry Ransom and Willie
Wroton got into difficulty, and Wroton
cut Ransom with knife, making two
Wounds, one in the head and one in the
side. A woman was the cause of the
! trouble, which occurred on Mr.. j. B.
Zorn's plantation.
The State Democratic executive COM
mittee met in Columbia last Thursday
night. The date for holding the State
convention was fixed at May 21st. The
county clubs are to meet the last Satur-
dayi this month to re-organize, and the
county conventions meet the first Monday
in May, the 5th. An effort was made to