The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-04-03

last Friday was General Wade Hamp-
toms hirtbday. at which he was eighty
four years old.
Last Sunday was a beautiful day, and
laroe CONGREGATIONS attended all the
churches of the city.
Quite a number of people from different
parts of the county were IN town iaS'
Monday, paying taxes.
Mrs. J. P. O'Neal, Of Blackville, took
charge of the Cope House last Monday,
and She, will conduct it IN future.
If YOUR engine or gin needs repairing,
have il done now, and save ten per cent
on the cost offered by F. M. Pooser &
Son.
Quite number left Tuesday afternoon
for Charleston to visit the Exposition. 1t
was impossible to get the names OF all
who went.
The Woman's foreign missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church will meet
next Wednesday afternoon at four O CLOCK
Ia the church.
The Fitting School resumed exercises
Yesterday, and the young lady pupils are
, boarding at private residences IN town
for the present.
Mr.. Otis Brabham moved to Summer
vile last week. His house has been rent
ed by DIR. H. F. Hoover, who, with his
family, will occupy it.
We return thanks to Hon. W. j. TAI
bert for a very handsome and complete
map of the United States, which Is pub
lished by the government.
G.. Frank Bamberg has just received an
other carload of fine mules. They are
certainly good ones, and they will be sold
at right prices. See the animals he has
before you buy.
Mr.. Jesse Mccormack, who up to the
first of last month conducted a grocery
store and bakery here, moved to Ihomp-
Z SON, Ga. last week, where will conduct the
same kind of business.
The citizens of Walterboro have organ
lied joint stock company to erect tele-
phone line from Walterboro to st. George
S to connect with the long distance lines
of the Bell Telephone Company.
Judge-elect R. o. Purdy presided at a
special term of court held in Florence last
5 Monday for the purpose of tryinga negro
rapist. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced to be hanged on Friday, the Goth
instant.
The work of improving the streets still
goes on, we are glad to note. Mayor
Hays evidently intends to keep up the
good work until the streets of Bamberg
will compare favorably with those of any
town its size in the State.
Rev. G., W. Gardner is now the sole
owner and proprietor of the Greenwood
Journal, he having purchased the interest
of his partner, Rev. A. McA. Pittman.
Mr.. Gardner has sold his interest in the
South Carolina Baptist to Mr.. Pittman.
Monday was the last day for paying
State and county taxes without the pen
atty, and County Treasurer Folk was
kept very busy ali day issuing receipts.
!. However, there are number who have
not yet paid, and the penalty will be add
ed.
Don't forget to remember that &. Frank
Bamberg is the largest live stock and We
hicle dealer in this section of the State,
and 90 to see him when you need any
thing in his line. He has just received
carload of one and two-hOrse wagons and
carload of fine mules.
President Roosevelt and party will visit
Z. the Charleston Exposition next Tues
day, April 9th at which time he will pre-
sent sword to Maj. Micah Jenkins. This
sword has been raised by voluntary sub
scriptions from people ali over the State,
and will cost oyer $500.
This Office is surely the place to get nice
Job printing done. No Office anywhere
turns out neater work than we do.
Another lot of new type has just been re-
ceiyed, which is of the very latest style.
Come in and see samples if you want.to
know the kind of printing we do.
We have received several hundred pack
ages of flower seed, which we propose
giving away to our subscribers. All those
who have paid for their paper one year
in advance will get package of seed. So
: call at this office at once and get them.
Call early, as we are afraid we have not
enough seed to 60 round.
Married on March 90, Rev. J. D. Moore
officiating, Mr. Willie Armstrong and Miss
Christian, daughter of Mr.. VIM. Wood
ward, all of Barnwell The good wishes
of their many friends are for the long life,
unbroken happiness and constant pros
perity of the good groom and his pretty
bride.-BarnWell People.
M. Pooser & Son, of the Bamberg
Iron Works, have the best machine ever
invented for cumming or recruiting gin
saws.
The graded school has holiday this
week, and number of the pupils left for
Charleston Tuesday afternoon, to take in
& the Exposition, this being educational
week there. Pupils of schools and col
! leges all over the State will visit Charles
ton this week Principal c. R. Calhoun
accompanied the school children from
Bamberg.
City council held regular monthly
meeting Tuesday afternoon. The time
for payment of city taxes was extended
until May 1st without the penalty. The
town treasurer was instructed to proceed
with the collection of street tax, and the
time for its payment expires on the 18th.
No other business of Importance was
transacted by council.
G.. C. Campbell, the young white man
who was recently tried in the United
States Court at Florence and sentenced
to several years Imprisonment in the fed
eral prison at Atlanta, made his escape
last Friday, but was re-captured several
hours later. This is said to be his second
escape in two weeks. Campbell is the
man who broke into Mr.. Gillam's store at
Lees, which was the postoflice as we'll
We are truly under obligations to Mr.
John NJ. Hunter, of Woodland farm, neal
Midway, for basket of very fine early
vegetables. consisting of lettuce, onions
beets, carrots, and spinach, all of which
were very large and we'll grown, showing
that Mr.. Hunter is an early gardener n
we'll as good farmer withal. The con
tents of the basket prove that he is
nractical as well as Theoretical farmer.