The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-05-12
THE BAMBERG HERALD
Thursday, May IL. 1904
Short Locals.

JSWelIy StOIe.
No matter how dull it is, the streets of
Bamberg are always crowded on Satur.
dag afternoon.
8 That was indeed a refreshing rain
! which fell here last Saturday afternoon.
It was badly needed.
~ Many persons in Bamberg are making
plans to attend the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis during the summer.
Remember this Office when you need
Job printing. We do the best work, and
&our prices are reasonable.
H. C.. Folk will commence work in q
few days on his new brick store. He will
serect q handsome two-story building.
The store of D. b. Counts & Co. has
been completed, and their stock of goods
has been moved into the new building.
2 Lots of paint is being used in Bamberg
now. and many residences are being
beautified by receiving fresh coat OF
paint.
Loans negotiated on first mortgages of
improved farming lands by Bostick &
Bowling, attorneys at law. Office IN Rouls
building. '
The protracted meeting at the Baptist
church Is continuing this week. Two
services each day are held: one in the
morningand one at night.
For watches, clocks, jewelry and fine
stationery, 60 to G. E. Bamberg's. He has
anything you can want in these lines, and
This prices will please yon.
Cotton will be late in this section this
year, on account of the extremely cool,
dry weather of the past few weeks. Much
sof it is just now beginning to come up,
The protracted services at the Baptist
church have been well attended. Rev. NJ.
lB. Lawson, the pastor, has been assisted
In the meeting by Rev. W. T. Tate, OF
sBelton. -,
Work.on the new graded school build
ing is still progressing rapidly, and the
builoing will be completed in time for the
CLOSING exercises of the school, the first
part OF June.
The general election for the unexpired
term in congress takes place next Tues
sday. tits the.duty of every Democrat to
turn out and vote for T. G. Croft, the
democratic nominee:
g. T.. J. Williams has announced that he
WiiI certainly be candidate for the long
term in congress in the Democratic pri
mary this summer. The announced can
sdidates 90 far are Mayfeld and Williams.
Dorchester is the smallest county in the
State, vet we believe there are more can
didates announced in the newspapers
there than of any other county in the
State. Truly the politicians there want to
serve the dear people. .....
g g See G. E. Bamberg's line of diamonds
and jewelry. BE can suit you in quality
sAnd prices.
Mrs. J. s. Elder, of Chicago, will give
IS lecture to ladies, in the Carlisle Fitting
School Chapel in Bamberg, on Thursday,
Nay 18th, at four o'clock, p. m. Subject,
saGod's Greatest Work" All ladies cor
daily invited. Admission is free.
Mr. J. W. Stokes has purchased from
sMr. n. J. Brabham the large tract of
land near town on which the Bamberg
Nurseries is located. Mr.. Brabham will
eBufchase other lands for the nursery, but
sthe transfer will not take place until this
winter. -.
The grand lodge Knights of Pythias
meets In Greenville next Tuesday. The
.deaegates to go from this county are: A.
W. knight and W. D. Rhoad from Bam
berg; c. F. Rizer from Olar; J. s. J. Faust
;and i. ". James, from Denmark; w. B.
Moore from Ehrhardt.
Sc We return thanks to Miss Rebecca W.
Jenny for an invitation to the forty-ffth
annual commencement of Mt. Amoena
'Seminary at Mt. Pleasant, N. c., to be
held May 21st to Oath. Miss Jenny and
Miss Mary Virginia Ehrhardt are the
sTraduates from this section.
s We trust the physicians Of this county
will heed DR.. Kirkland's call for q meeting
here on Saturday, the 2lst, for the pur-
pose of organizing a county medical soci-
ETY.. Such an organization would be of
great benefit to the profession, and We
Hope to see the society formed.
At q regular meeting of Bamberg lodge,
knights of Pythias, held last Monday
seTening, the rank of Knight was confer
red upou Mr.. w. G. Owen, and he is now
s full -fedged member of the order.
Brother Owen is not necessarily an unus-
rally brave man, but be has learned pru-
sdence and canton. That he will make a
fine member goes without saying.
81 Our people are certainly awakening on
seducational matters. In this issue will be
found an advertisement calling for an
sciection on the question Of establishing
new school district, located in the Ehr-
shardt section, with the levying of spe-
sscial school tax of two mills. Olsr and
Lees districts also will hold elections to
increase the special levy they now have.
Tn last Sundays State there was in H.
Illustrated article about the University OF
Virginia, written by our young friend, s.
IS. Pearlstine, of Branchvilie, who is law
student at this institution. The article is
"a good one, and we regret that our limit
ed space will not admit of it's publication
in the columns of The Herald. Mr..
Pearlstine is bright young man, and will
no doubt meet with success in his chosen
profession.
S. The Bamberg colored graded school
! viii hold its closing exercises next week,
beginning Monday evening and continu-
/ ing through Friday evening. A ticket
emitting one person to all of the five
entertainments will be sold for ten cents,
and G. W. Moore, the principal, is anx-
E;ons for all patrOns and friends of the