The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-04
THE BAhBERG HERALD
Thursday, August 4. 1904.
Short Locals.


The Bell Telephone Company has in
stalled local exchange at Denmark.
The political campaign in Bamberg
county is getting interesting at last.
Col. Jno. F. Folk advertises for sale all
or part of the Carroll place, on liberal
terms.
In some sections of the county there
has been very little rain in the past three
months.
This section has been blessed with fine
rains this week, and crops look better IN
consequence.
A number of visiting lawyers wele
here last week on legal business before
Judge Dantzler.
The court here last week only lasted
two days, Judge Dantzler returning home
Thursday afternoon.
MI. J. C. Copeland announces himself
in this issue as a candidate for reelection
as Magistrate at Ehrhardt.
Mrs. Il. E. Crum applies for letters of
administration on the personal estate OF
her late husband, II. 81. Crum.
The primary election is to be held
on Tuesday, the 30th instant, and the
candidates are working overtime.
The next and only remaining county
campaign meeting is to be held at Ehr-
hardt Thursday, the 25th instant.
The chain gang is now at work on the
new road to Hunters Chapel, and it will
soon be open for travel all the way.
. Better buy that organ now. They are
going fast. T. BLACK, Bamberg, s. c.
There was good crowd in town last
Monday from all sections of the county,
attending the county campaign meeting.
Municipal politics has already begun to
create some interest, although the city
election is not to be held until next
spring.
Mr.. VIM. R. Fishburne, of Columbia, q
boy who was born and reared in this
county, is a candidate for the legislature
in Richland county.
:, There will be preaching at the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning as
usual. Rev. NJ. W. Hook will be present
himself or send minister.
Both the boys and girls boarding halls
at the Fitting School have been much i'm
proved recently by repainting. The
work was done by H. L. Rowell & Co.
The Seaboard Air Lines excursion to
Virginia this month will be good thing
for our merchants to take advantage Of
!. on their trip to New York to buy goods.
Have you seen Thos. Blacks pianos?
They are "beauts' and have got to 60.
The cotton mill shut down last Satur-
day afternoon and will remain idle for
two weeks The supply of cotton is short
and some necessary repairs are to be
made.
In the game of baseball here last
Wednesday afternoon, Branchville was
was again victorious, winning by score
of ten to eleven. No game was played
Thursday.
Miss Sidelle Watson, who was music
teacher at the Carlisle Fitting School last
wear, was married at her home in Lees
vile last Wednesday evening to Mr.. w.
P. Coker, of Weldon, n. G.
The railroads have announced that the
annual excursion to the mountains and
summer resorts in the upper part of the
State will be run on Wednesday, August
18th. The rates are very low.
Nothing like Crown Organ for finish
and tone, and the price and terms are
right. 7. BLACK, Bamberg, 5. G.
Rev. NJ. L. Lawson and family left last
Saturday for Beaufort, where he has &C
cepted the pastorate of the Baptist church.
We regret their departure, but wish for
them all health, happiness and prosperity.
Messrs. A. z. Sanders, of Sumter, and
D. b. Peurifoy, of Saluda, were in the
CITY Monday. They were looking after
the. convicts leased from the State, and
visited our county chain gang Monday
afternoon.
If Mayfields friends support him as
strongly as they should he will undoubt-
edly be nominated for congress IN the first
primary. So, turn out and vote, and see
that your neighber does likewise.
Try Thos.Black for any and all kinds of
musical instruments, sewing machines
and accessories. T. BLACK, Bamberg, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Rhoad, Misses Ag-
mes and Roberta johnson, Misses Florrie
and Bessie Lee Black, Mrs. Jno. r. |
Owens, and Mr.. II. A. Wright returned |
last Thursday afternoon from trip to
the Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
A MI. OaTTluS, lTOu atldnta, - ueIe
painting the scenery and drop curtain for
Col. Jno. F. Folks opera house. Hepro.
poses to have handsome and up-to-date |
place, and has already booked number
of good shows for the coming season.
1t is reported that Mr.. William Toney
will 60 to Bamberg the 1st of September
and become the manager of cotton |
exchange" position similar to the one
held by Mr.. James II. White, with the
Johnston "exchange."-Johnston News.
An excursion will run over the Augusta
division of the Southern Railway to-
day to the Isle of Palms. The tickets are
$1.75 and are good for two days. We
understand that these mid-week excurs- |
ions will be run during the remainder Of
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Toney, of Johnston,
are to become residents of Bamberg. and
we gladly welcome them. Mr.. Topey
will como here about the 10Th of August
and open a cotton exchange. His Office
will be in the store now occupied by b.
G.. Folk under Johnson's Hotel.