The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09

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| The many friends of Mr.. j. w Stokes
are glad to See him out again.
A number Of picnics were held in
different parts of the county last Satur
day.
| Four nice show cases for sale cheap, al
this office. Elegant cases, but will be sold
at sacrifice price.
The Fellow Craft degree was conferred
at meeting of Ornan lodge, A. F. NJ.
held last Friday evening.
Mr.. A. McIver Bostick and family will
leave Friday for an extended stay in the
mountains of North Carolina.
| Mrs. J. NJ. Jennings has our thanks fol
some fine vegetables. She sent US one
beet that was especially large.
The Bamberg Guards are hard at work
drilling these evenings, preparing for the
encampment of the second regiment at
the Isle of Palms.
The examination for two scholarships
in Winthrop College is to be held at the
court house tomorrow friday beginning
at 9 O'Clock a. m.
Mr.. NJ. N. Rice of the Buford's Bridge
section, left yesterday morning for trip
to Denver, Colorado, and other points.
He will be away nearly two months.
A full line of all kinds of patent medi-
cines at greatly reduced prices at The
Herald Book Store. Price is great deal
less than is charged at drug stores.
While the crops in this section have
been injured by the excessive wet weather,
still with favorable conditions from now
on it is thought We will make an average
crop.
The crop report issued last week by
the government bureau OF statistics gives
the South Carolina crop of cotton per-
centage of "a against 50 the same date
last year.
The COMPTROLLER General has issued
warrants on the dispensary fund in favor
of the public schools of Barnwell county
for 81 ,6SsS2, and for 81, 1,063.40 for Bam-
berg county.
Denmark's juvenile baseball team came
down Monday afternoon and played
game with our small boys on the Fitting
School grounds. The score was to 4 in
favor of Bamberg.
LosT-One diamond shaped pin with
star in center and engraving as follows:
"Philisophius lin Greek) excelcaior, +. U.
and 1852" On back &c. G. c." Reward
if returned to 6. G. Chandler.
Mr.. A. F. Perkins, who has been fore
man of the Edgefeld Advertiser for some
time, has purchased the Johnston News
from Mr.. VIM. Toney, and will take
charge of the paper at once.
Last Monday the Master sold twenty
six acres of land near Olar, in the case of
G. F. Rizer VS.. Ollie May Chitty. 1t was
bid in by Jno. R. Bellinger, Esq, attor-
ney for plaintiff, for fifty dollars.
Mi. j: NJ. Jennings returned home last
Saturday, and his machinery will arrive
in the next day or so. As soon as it
arrives be will begin work cleaning out
or sinking deeper the artesian we'll at
the Fitting School.
City council held a regular monthly
meeting Tuesday afternoon. The usual
routine business was transacted, and the
hog ordinance passed second reading.
The election of health officer was con-
firmed, to be effective until the first Of Oc-
tober. The electric light question was
postponed to later meeting.
The metal shelving for the fire proof
record room at the clerk of courts ot1ce
was put in place yesterday by Mr.. ID. j.
Delk. The county records are now con-
yeniently arranged, and the shelving pur-
chased will be sufficient for seVeal years
to come. The wooden case in the clerks
Office has been put in the judge of pro-
bates Office.
Mr.J. W. Smoak and family arrived in
town Tuesday evening, and will be here
for several weeks, as Mr.. Smoak will do
extensive repairing ging on his house here,
which is to be occupied by Mr.. j. T.
O'Neal and family when the building COM
mittee commences the erection OF the
new graded school building on the prop
erty, recently purchased from him.
Mi. n. o. -Kinard, of the Folks Store
section, sent US cabbage last Friday,
which was the largest we have ever seen.
1t was said to weigh twenty-three pounds,
and it certainly was mammoth one.
Clerk of Court Free brought it up to US
from the St. Johns picnic, and between
hauling $50 pound preacher and this
large vegetable in his buggy, his horses
shoulder became sore and he came near
missing connection with the evening
train that the minister was to take. In
fact he had to transfer the preacher to
another buggy, but he held on to the
cabbage until it was safely delivered at
our office