The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
Remember to write it 1908.

Rather wintry weather we've oeen
having recently.
Some of the stores in town closed fol
three days last week.
- Be sure to make your tax returns and
save the fifty per cent. penalty.
Several Of our merchants have been tax
ing stock during the past week.
; There was preaching at both the Bap-
tist and Methodist churches last sunday
Killy Faust, colored, was sent to the
chain gang Tuesday for failing to pay his
taxes last year.
Drop in to see US thefrst Monday. we
shall be glad to see you whether you WISH
. to pay money or not.
A Christmas tree was given at the
factory chapel last THURSDAY evening lor
the pupils of the Sunday-school,
8, See our great offer to our subscribers.
If YOU want to take advantage OF ether
of them, send in your money at once.
Christmas passed off very quietly IN
) Ramberg. There seemed TO be less drunk
enness than N former years at this sea-
! SON.
= ME-. F. Mcmillan, of the Ehrhardt
section, will move this week to the farm
he has recently purchased, Few mics
below town.
- It is stated in the daily papers that
Judge o. w. Buchanan, whose term has
: Just expired, will locate in Washington 10
practice law.
Superintendent of Education Roweli
requests us to state that he will visit the
Hampton and Brookslde schools ON next
Tuesday, January 9th.
- Cant. C. B. Free, Bamberg's model
Clerk of Court, was in town on THURSDAY,
and no man could be a more welcome
visitor or-Barnwell People.
-We.Want to publish a better paper than
ever this year, and We hope every CORES
pondent viii help us do SO. Write often
and make your letters newsy
Head Master Sheridan has moved into
his new residence at the Fitting School,
which has just been completed; Inc TWO
G5ttages win also be completed IN shor.
time
Read the Auditors notice and be ready
to meet him on his rounds to receive tax
returns. Real estate is not to be return
ssed this year, unless you have sold or
bought.
Ailwhe have not paid their State and
county taxes viii have to pay penalty
of one per cent. if they pay during Janu-
ary. During February theepenalty will
two per cent.
We people in Bamberg are of the opin..
ion that tie law forbidding the sale OF
cannon crackers and bombs is avery wise
one. The good results were notlceacle
) here during Christmas.
In another column Governor NJ. B. Nc
Sweeney offers reward Of one hundred
dollars for the apprehension, delivery
8 and conviction OF Thos. w. Pearlstlne,
charged with the murder of w. NJ, Creech.
County Treasurer Folk has been busy
the past few DAYS, collecting taxes, al
though there are many delinquents. Not
over one-third. of the taxes have been
collected in this county. However, all
4 the railroads have paid.
The account of the Dannelly-C Copeland
marriage, which we publish in another
column, was written for last weeks issue,
! but, as we went to press earlier on ac-
count of Christmas, it was received too
late for publication in our last issue.
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Inglis will leave in
few days for Kissimee, Fla, where they
viii make their home in future. They
have lived here for the last FIVE years, and
have made many friends, who regret their
departure. Our best wishes for health,
happiness and prosperity go with them.
e On Thursday Rev w. N. Jones, Of
Willston, rode out in the country with a
friend bird hunting. As they were get
ting out of the buggy the gun OF Mr:
Jones was accidentally discharged, and
his right arm was so wounded that ampu-
tation may be neeessary-Barnwell Peo-
pie.
Mr.. T. J. Crider brought in to our office
last Monday bunch of oats, which he
said were the second crop this year.
They came from small place where
I, horses had been fed. They are we'll
headed oats, and it appears from this
that two crops of grain could have been
raised.
The election on the question of erecting
a graded school building will take place
on Thursday, the 10Th instant. Every
friend of progress and humanity should
not onlys vote for the proposition, but
work for it.: No stronger argument for
new building can be presented than the
words of Mr.. H. j. Brabham at the mass
meeting Monday afternoon. He said the