The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-28

MIR. u. A. LUCAS, loPi ieoS n'iu 8
Thomas s Barton, of Augusta, Ga, Is
spending several days in the city this
week.
Mr.. L. E. Virgins spent Saturday
and Sunday in the city, on his way home
from Clarendon county, where he has been
teaching school.
We are having July weather in May
this year.
For stationery and Office supplies, visit
The Herald Book Store.
Remember the inspection of the Bam-
berg Guards next Tuesday, June End.
The cotton mill was shut down last
Monday on account of inspection OF It's
boilers.
We rise to remark that now IS good
time to make an investment IN Bamberg
real estate.
s. Pure. fresh drugs and polite attention
is what you get at the Bamberg fnar-
macy. Give them call.
The new khaki uniforms for the bam-
berg Guards arrived last Monday, and the
BOYS will use them at inspection.
Farmers are delighted by reason OF the
recent nice weather. Crops are growing
RAPIDLY now and looking much better.
Mr.. J. W. Black, superintendent OF the
cotton mill, has moved his family 10
town. We welcome them as resloenss.
The harvesting of oats is going on at
rapid rate in this section. The yield will
be very short on account OF the ra7ages
of the grain louise.
Keep out the flies and mosquitoes with
wire screen doors and windows. You
can get them at Brokers hardware store,
and he has full line.
CITY Council is having large terra Gotta
pipe put in the ditch which crosses thc
street in front of j. P. Murphys house.
This is much needed Improvement
Judson Beck, negro of Barnwell who
was to have been hanged for the crime OF
murder. has had his sentence commuted
TO life Imprisonment by Governor u. Z.
Z Heyward.
The baseball spirit is high in Bamberg
inst now. which leads US to remark that
this seems to be an opportune time 10
make an effort to get the Daseoali PARK
fenced in.
Hello there old man! What's the matter,
too hots Why don't you 60 to the Bam-
berg Pharmacy and get cool. DR.. Brao,
ham can fix you an all-day cooler as we'll
as roll you pill.
Our boys had best be we'll prepared for
the military inspection. An officer from
the regular army will be here with the
adiutant general, and our company should
ba fina ohnUinp
Rev. J. D. Moore, pastor of the Barn
well Baptist church, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect at the end OF
the present year. Mr.. Moore is greatly
beloved by his congregation, and they re-
eret very much indeed to lose him.
Capt. w. R. Wright has received notice
! from Adiusant and Inspector General
Frost that the Bamberg Guards will be
expected to be ready for the annual ln-
spection next Tuesday, June I'd. Our
company should make fine showing on
this occasion.
The Bamberg graded school will sus-
mend exercises Friday of this week. No
commencement exercises will be held ON
account of the limited capacity of the
present building. When We get our new
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cises will be held each year.
Mrs. Mary B. Matthews, of Denmark,
spent several days in the city last week.
Mrs. Matthews was prospecting with
view to making Greenwood her future
home. She wants to locate at some place
where she can educate her daughter.
Geenwood is the place for her to come
Greenwood Journal.
Toy Sanders, who recently shot and
killed William Lutz, near Barnwell, was
admitted to bail last Friday by Chlef
Justice Pope in. Columbia. The amount
of the bond was fixed at $4,000, and the
Chief Justice, seemed loath to grant bail
) at ali. sayingrEat he would refuse it if
he believed tt SANDERS had malice.
An entertain .aent will be given at the
Fitting School chapel tomorrow (t'riday)
evening for the benefit of the Fitting
School baseball team. The entertainment
is free. no admission fee will be charged,
Z but refreshments will be served at the
close. The public is cordially invited to
8 attend, and pleasant evening is assured
At the Bamberg Pharmacy can be
found at all times full line of drugs,
toilet articles, fine cigars, paints, and oils
The celebrated Longman & Martinez
paints always on hand.
On account of the recent ruling OF the
attorney general in regard to taxes, the
building and loan association has decided
to wind up its affairs and discontinue
business. We regret that this is to be the
case, for every town should have build
ingand loan association. 1t will be needed
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building is completed.
L.C. Price has just opened an ice house
and solicits the patronage of the public
Ice delivered free. House in rear o.
Shealv's market. Will keep ice on hanc
at all times and serve you promptly.
A meeting of F. NJ. Bamberg Camp
Sons OF Confederate Veterans, is to b.
held in the town hall tomorrow (Friday
afternoon at five o'clock. The delegate
to the recent reunion at New Orleans viii
report at this meeting, and other impor
tant business will be transacted. A ful
attendance of the members of the CAM
is earnestly desired.
The county board of education, consist
ing of Superintendent of Education h
w. D. Rowell, Messrs. j. A. Virgins am
J.H. A. Carter, held the regular sprin
examination of applicants for teacher:
certificates in this county. The exam1
nation was held in the court house las
Friday, and there were FIVE white an
five colored applicants.
We have received an invitation to th
exercises of commencement week at VIII
throp College to be held May 31st to Jun
3rd. The baccalaureate sermon is to b
preached by Rev. John Kershaw,
Charleston, and Hon. Robt. Aldrich,
Barnwell, is to deliver the address betol
the graduating class. The graduate
for this year number thirty-flve.
Next week is commencement week
Bamberg, when the closing exercises {
the Carlisle Fitting School will take plac
The exercises will commence next Sunda
morning, when the annual sermon will
nreached at the Methodist church by Re
Mort r. Carlisle of Columbia who is OF