The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-23
Fine rain last Sunday


jects for discussion around here these
s days.
q. Frank Bamberg will soon commence
an extensive addition to the rear OF his
sale stables.
A pleasant sociable was given at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Brabham
last Friday evening.
Supervisor Bruce went to Columbia
last Friday to carry crazy negro, Henry
Inabnett, to the asylum.
Pure, fresh drugs and polite attention
is what you get at the Bamberg Phar-
macy. Give them call.
The prospects are that Bamberg's people
will be in as good shape this fall as any
other section of the country.
A large crowd from Bamberg will no
doubt attend the picnic and dance at
Ehrhardt tomorrow (Thursday)
Watermelons have begun to be shipped
from here to Northern markets, and sew
ersl cars have been shipped this week.
The Bamberg Guards will leave next
{ Monday for the Isle of Palms to particl-
pate in the encampment of the State MI
fitia.
II is expected that the cotton mill will
shut down about the first of August for
two or three weeks, for the purpose OF re-
setting the boilers.
A. N. Brabham and Joe Holland went
M to Aiken Tuesday to play with the
baseball team of that city in a game
against Orangeburg.
- The contract for erecting the oil mill at
Denmark has been let to Messrs. Warren
d Blackman, and the work Will De pushed
as rapidly as possible.
Lesesne s. Wells, well known cotton
factors of Charleston, have filed petition
in Bankruptcy, giving their liabilities at
CSC, ,O83.77 and their assets at $3,7S7.7S.
The Folk ginnery has been completely
5dismantled, and the power part OF the
plant has been shipped to Reeyesvllie to
Be used in the ginnery of the oil mill at
that point.
Too hot, old boy? Well come with me
to the bon ton fount and get cool and at
the same time vote for the most popular
girl in town. The boys are voting for
her to beat the band.
The small boys of Bamberg went up to
Denmark last Friday afternoon and
played game of baseball with the juve-
niles of that town. The score was flveto
seven in favor of Bamberg.
There is q decided upward tendency in
the hopes of the farmers. They have had
enough to discourage them this season,
but the crops are looking great deal bet
ter and prospects are brighter.
Rev. J. D. Moore has accepted the call
to the pastorate of the Barnweli Baptist
church for the next year, and The People
is as glad to publish as the people to read
the good news.-Barnwell People.
Col. James L. Orr, of the Piedmont
company of GreenEille, thinks that the
Toxoway dam in the Sapphire region OF
North Carolina is insecure and says great
damage would be done should the aam
break.
The State board of equalization, at its
meeting in Columbia last week, assessed
: the value of the Bamberg oil mill at
42S.5OO, and the amount for taxation at
s $lT, 100, this being sixty per cent. OF the
$ assessed value.
q. Frank Bamberg has the finest field
of corn we have seen this year, and Mr.. j.
Jones heads off everybody on cotton.
These two fields are side by side, and are
well worth visit if one wants to see tlne
cotton and corn.
DR.. g. f. Hair left Monday for White
Stone Springs to attend the annual meet
ing of the State Dental Association, OF
which organization he is corresponding
secretary. From there he will goto Ashe-
yille, N. c., to attend the National Asso-
ciation.
Mi. J. NJ. Jennings struck another How
in the Fitting School artesian well last
Monday afternoon, and the water cleared
mn immediately. The flow is still holding
M. and it is hoped will be permanent
About forty gallons per minute Is the
present flow.
Al new lodge of Knights of Pythias
will be Instituted at Olar this (Thursday
evening, the 23rd, by Grand Chancellor j
N. knight, of Sumter. 1t is probable that
a number of Knights from Bamberg, Den.
mark, and other neighboring lodges Will
attend, and assist in the work.
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.
Mr.. F. n. McMaster, who has beer
8 business manager of the Charleston Even
ing Post for the past seven years, has re-
tnrned to Columbia and will be with the
State newspaper as circulation manager
NeMaster is good newspaper man, anc
has many friends in the fraternity whe
wish for him continued success.
There are four men in town now who
are independent Ct any waterworks sys
tenn 80 far as their private residences ar!
concerned. G. Frank Bamberg, Jno. +
9 Folk, C. J. s. Brooker, and A. W. knigh
have all had waterworks put in, with al
conyeniences. Messrs. Bamberg, Brooke
and Knight have extra large tanks AM
use gasoline engines for pumping.
On last Saturday afternoon at about
O'Clock the little boys and girls began tt
assemble at the home of little Daisy San
differ for the purpose of enjoying birth
day party. All expressed themselves a
having quite a good time, as children US
nally have when a crowd gels together
She received several nice presents. Their
~;na+aan nrosant and she recelYei