The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-11-05
THE BAMBERG HERALD
Thursday, Nov. 5, 1903
Short Locals.

recently.
Mr.. J. l. Kinard is now occupying his
large new livery stables.
A lot of nice chewing tobacco to be
sacrificed, at THE HERALD Book Store.
If you need blank books or office sup
plies, come to THE HERALD Book Store.
A lot of novels in paper and cloth bind
inos at The HERALD Book Store. De-
tective stories and other interesting
reading.
It will not be many weeks now until
the boys and girls will be coming home
from college, to spend the Christmas
holidays.
There was large crowd in town last
Saturday, and our merchants did a tine
business, possibly the best of any day so
far this season.
The colored public school, at Ebenezer
school house, in the Buford's Bridge
section, opened last Monday with z. j.
Davis as principal.
We have for sale pair of S-column
chases. They are as good as new, and
will be sold at a bargain. A snap for
some printer who needs them.
Come to The HERALD Book Store and
buy patent medicines and other drug
store articles at sacrifice prices. We still
have some of the bankrupt stock.
The Calhoun hotel in Charleston has
been closed, as the proprietor said he was
running it at loss. Hotels do not seem
to thrive in the "city by the sea-
Mr.. Y. J. Hartzog, who was kicked by
l.. y, cct1l in
getting along very nicely, but it will be
several days before he is able to be out.
General Edward McCrady, prominent
South Carolina gentleman, died at his
home in Charleston last Sunday. He was
the author of history of South Carolina.
The scarcity of money in this section
is little short of remarkable, considering
the high prices of cotton this fall. How
ever, many farmers in this section made
very short crop.
Messrs Bostick and Rentz received
last Thursday three registered Jersey
heifers and a fine bull for their stock
farm. They are all fine animals, of the
very best grade.
Rev. A. McA. Pittman, editor of the
South Carolina Baptist, will preach at
Colston church the third Sunday in this
month, the 18th. Services will be held at
II o'clock in the morning.
The prettiest line of stationery ever
brought to this town is now on exhibition
at The HERALD Book Store. Come in
and let US show the correct thing IN fine
correspondence papers.
Messrs. Young g. Sandifer are making
preparations to start up the smoking to.
bacco factory. They will be ready to fill
orders in few weeks, as the machinery
is expected to arrive this week.
How do you like THE HERALD in its
new foru? We believe that all our sub
scribers will like it better than the old
size. Then, too, they are getting con-
siderably more reading matter.
Think of getting your home paper for
less than two cents week: Surely every
man can afford this small amount. 1t
sounds puerile to hear man say he can't
afford to take his county paper.
). D. Quattlebaum, formerly of Bam-
berg, has gone into the livery and sale
stable business at Prosperity, Newberry
county, with James Schumpert, the firm
name being Quattlebaum s Schumpert.
Surely all our subscribers who are in
arrears will pay up now that they are
getting so much larger paper for their
dollar. However, if they don't pay they
won't get the paper much longer, that's
all.
Reports from the State Fair in Colunl-
bia last week are that it was the greatest
ever held. No doubt the pick-pockets and
sneak thieves are of this opinion, for they
seem to have reaped an unusually large
harvest.
Our Olar news letter must have been
delayed in the mails, as it did not reach
US in time to be printed last week. How
ever, our correspondents will please re-
member that we 60 to press "Wednesday
mornings.
Remember that you can get TIE BAN
BERG HERALD and the Twice-a-Week
News and Courier one year for $3.50
This is certainly cheap reading matter, for
you get three large papers every week.
They all cost less than three cents a
week, too.
DR.. Skottowe Bellinger Fishburne, a
Bamberg boy, but who has been living IN
Columbia for several years, will be marri-
ed in that city on Wednesday, the 18th
instant, to Miss Marion Lee Green, the
ceremony to take place in the First Bap-
tist church.
The servant problem is the most per
plexing g thing that housewives in Bamberg
have to contend with. Conditions get
worse every year. Very often it is i'm
possible to get servants at all, and most
of the time those you can get are ignorant
and incompetent, being more trouble
than help.
The Herald Book Store has just re-
ceived stock of the celebrated Water
mans Ideal Fountain Pens. This pen is
fully guaranteed, and is the only salts
factory writer we have ever used. The
price is $3.50, and they are worth every
cent of it. We have them in all styles
and points-can suit any hand. Come in
and see them.
DR.. F. F. Carroll, who died at his home
in Aiken last week, was well and favor
ably known in this community. The old
homestead is only few miles from Bam-
berg, and it is here that he lived all his
life until the last fifteen years. He was