The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-15

general assembly,
And the new subscribers continue to
come.
Mr.. J. C. Moye has resigned his position
with D. 81. Counts s. Co. and will devote
his time to farming.
Jones Bros. received a fine lot OF mules
last week, and they are going fast. Call
/. ON them if you want stock.
A farmer over in Williamsburg county
made nineteen bales of cotton on thirteen
acres. Pretty good farming this IS.
will pay the highest cash price for
beef cattle delivered at my home,
G. B. CLAYTON, Ehrhardt, s. c.
The recent fires in Bamberg only forci-
bly, illustrate the need OF water works.
: We should. have a water system before
this year is out.
The State dispensary recently paid into
the general school fund 100000. This
will be distributed to the various schools
s throughout the State.
Governor McSweeneys last message to
the legislature, which was published In
the daily papers yesterday, was possibly
the best he has ever sent out.
- WOOD TO BURN For stove or fire.
place. Leave orders at ]. A. Byrd's.
OTIS BRABHAM.
Mr.. D. r. Matheny, of Blackyille, has
moved down, and is now citizen OF
Bamberg. He is occupying Mr.. Geo. P.
Harmon's house on his plantation near
town.
What's the matter with some of our
correspondents? We have not heard
from few in some time. Take fresh
start for 1908, and write US the news
every week.
We have had considerable wintery
weather in the last few weeks, and those
overly timid folks who were worried for
fear we would have no cold weather can
now be eontented.
e Last week the Orangeburg Bar Associ-
alton met and adopted resolutions endors-
ing Gen. Jas. F. Izlar for the position OF
Associate Justice The resolutions will
be forwarded to the legislature.
The election on the question of erecting
new graded school building takes place
to-day (Thursday.) Let every vote polled
! be in favor of the building, and every
one who favors it should turn out and
syote.
The load of Tennessee mules just re-
eeiyed at G. Frank Bamberg's stables is a
lot Of fine animals He can suit you in
stock of any kind. Don't fail to see him
before you buy.
On acconnt1 of not being able to get a
!, boarding place in Bamberg for his family,
Mr. j. ID. Quattlebaum could not move
his family here. He was forced to move
to Prosperity, and left for that place last
week
Experiments have recently been made
in the manufacture of writing paper from
cotton seed hulls, and so far the expert
ments have proved satisfactory. II 1t
turns out to be success, cotton will be
more king than ever.
AS have quit the jewelry business,
nv entire stock of watches, clocks,
jewelry, spectacles, tools and material is
being sold at sacrifice.
T. C. RoUIs,
Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, S. G.
The. government estimates for the
cotton crop of the United States for the
year 1902-03, put the total crop at about
eleven million bales, or to be exact,
/. 10. .369. .596. The total crop for South
Carolina is estimated at SS1, ,743 bales,
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of.the Methodist church will meet at the
residence of Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg next
Tuesday afternoon at $50 o'clock. 1t
: will meet hereafter on Tuesday instead
of Wednesday afternoon as heretofore.
We are certainly getting the new sub
scribers these days, but there is room tol
more. Start the new year right by taking
your county paper. We hope to enlarge
and improve it in short time. If busl
ness warrants it we will certainly do so
Chief Justice Henry McIyer died at his
home in Cheraw last Monday afternoon
after an illness of some months, and was
buried Tuesday afternoon at st. Davld's
Episcopal church in that town. Soutl
Carolina has lost one of her purest ant
ablest citizens.
G. Frank Bamberg has just returned
from Tennessee with fine load ot mules
They are beauties, and you should call 81
his stables and see them. Get one before
they are all gone.
Last Saturday in Columbia the police
O1 LudL loui "iieS ihSA " AN
are thought to be the fellows who have
been blowing open and robbing safes IL
various parts of the State this winter. Ih'
police found considerable money IN thei
possession, as well rs burglars tools, etc
Bamberg lodge, Knights of Pythias
held regular meeting last Monday even
ing, at which most of the officers for tn
ensuing year were installed by Distric
Deputy Grand Chancellor W. D. Rhoad
A small number of the bretheren wer
present, and it is hoped the ATTENDANCE
in future will be larger.
Last week the Brazilian ape belOngin!
to Mr.. j. P. Thompson, one of the over
seers in the cotton mill, died of pneu
monia. Mr.. Thompson procured tn
animal in New Orleans sixteen years age
and it was one year old when he bouSh
it. 1t was great pet in his family
and had attracted much attention since Ii
has beer living in Bamberg.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Weldo'
Bamberg, who has been telegraph opera
tor at the depot for some months past,
seriously i'll at the home of his parents
Capt. and Mrs. w. S. Bamberg, fey
miles from town. Heis said to be suffer
ing from acute Bright's disease, and hi
condition is critical He is an exemplar
Young man, and we hope for favorabl
turn to his illness.