The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12

Easter Sunday falls on the 1sth OF
April this year.
Beautiful line of decorated crepe paper
at The Herald Book Store.
After next Saturday executions will be
issued against all those who have not
paid State and county taxes.
Paw your city taxes Books now open at
Office of Bamberg Cotton Mills. Pay up
at once and avoid having the penalty at
tached.
Several of the township boards of as
SCISSORS were in session at the court mouse
Monday, endeavoring to equallze. and
: adjust returns of personal property.
Mr.. ]. P. Murphy was not confirmed
by the Senate as postmaster at Bamoerg,
during the recent session, and ne has
again been renominated by President
Roosevelt.
A petition is being circulated asking for
an election on the question of issuing
bonds to erect a new building for the
graded school, The election will be held
as soon as possible.
- The Herald Book Store has just re-
eeiyed lot of new goods, consisting of
fine stationery, all the latest shapes and
tints, ledgers, day books, inks, pens,
pencils, crepe paper, etc.
The county board of equalization will
meet at the court house on Tuesday,
March 24th. All those whose personal
property has been raised over 500 can
appear before the board that day.
The >Woman's Home Missions Society
of the Methodist church will meet with
Mrs. W. D. Rhoad next Tuesday after
noon, the 18th. A full attendance OF the
members is earnestly requested.
Cheap watches, clocks, and jewelry at
T. c. Rouis's.
President Roosevelt has renominated
Crum to be collector of the port of
Charleston, and Senator Tillman says he
is determined to defeat the confirmation,
if he has to talk it to death when the
question comes up in the Senate
Advertise your business if you wish to
increase it don't try it for week and
then stop your ad. because you do not
realize Immediate results. The steady
use of printers ink has made the success
full merchant 900 times in every 1000.
Wanted at once Reliable man to sell
Singer sewing machines In Bamberg
county. Good contract to right party
who can furnish horse and security bond.
Address. THF SINGER MFG. Co.,
Charleston, s. G.
A number of people from different
parts of the county were in the city last
FRIDAY to attend the base ball game.
People were also here from Denmark,
Blackyille, Orangeburg, and other places.
A crowd of young men came from the
city of Orangeburg.
FoR SALE-Two four room houses.
Also valuable land; all in city limits.
Apply to j. Hagood Armstrong, Agent.
]. W. Black gave bond last Monday
and was released from Jail, but he was
rearrested the same afternoon on a
warrant sworn out by Policeman D. j.
Cain on the charge of resisting an officer
and assault with deadly weapon. He
has not yet given bond on the last charge,
and is in Jail this writing.
Rev. L. NJ. Roper, pastor of the first
Baptist Church in Spartanburg, has de-
clined the position of president of Fur
man University at GreenYil!e, to which
he was elected some time ago. He gives
as the reason that his work as pastor at
Spartanburg is not complete, and he can
accomplish more good by staying where
he is.
The tax books for the collection of city
taxes are now open at the office of the
city treasurer, W. P. Riley, at the Bam-
berg cotton mills.
Carsten, the two and half years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dickin-
son, died at their home in this city last
Wednesday night, after an illness of
about two weeks. The little one first had
measles, but contracted pneumonia, which
caused it's death. The burial took place
at the old cemetery Thursday afternoon,
the services being conducted by Rev. NJ.
W. Hook. The bereaved parents and
family have the sympathy of their friends.
Magistrate j. c. Copeland, of Ehr-
hardt, recently showed us several little
flies or bugs which he said were destroy
ing the oats in his section at great rate.
The little pests are in most every ones
field of oats, and their depredations play
havoc with the crop. They are said to
be the famous Hessian flies, and the
government has spent considerable
money trying to destroy them in this
country. Planting oats early in the fall
is said to be one reason why these flies
destroy them so much.