The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-14
THE BAhBERG HERALD
Thursday, April IL. 1904
Short Locals.

Short Locals.
The health of this city is remarkably
good at present.
Mr.. W. H. Bamberg announces himself
as a candidate for Coroner in this issue
It is said that Col. L. W. Youmans and
others will erect au oil mill at Fairfax.
The farmers in this county are busy
planting and are vel! up with their work
CO.. s. Brooker, the hardware man, has
Just received large line OF flower pots.
Be sure and see them.
The United States senate may be "the
most exclusive club on earth" but they
must have mislaid the blackballs lately.
The congressional primary election is
to be held on Saturday, April 23rd, and
the State convention is to be held in Co.
lumbia on Wednesday, May 18th.
What has become of Bamberg's base
ball cranks9 As the ball season is on
they should "get move on and prepare
themselves to meet all challengers.
The congressional campaign meeting
for this county is to be held here tomor.
row (Thursday) A large crowd should
greet Senator Mayfield in his home coun-
Mr.. George II. Walter, son of Capt.
E. r. Walter, of the Fork section OF Or
angeburg county, graduated at the recent
commencement of the Charleston Medical
College.
A full line of fine crackers at N. B..
Felder's.
Bamberg has the distinction of being
situated on the Oldest railroad IN the
United States. Perhaps it is one OF the
causes of her phenomenal growth ana
prosperity.
A mercantile agency publishes the fact
that "a per cent of the merchants who
failed last year did not advertise. There
ought to be suggestion in this for those
whom it concerns.
With good schools, plenty Of churches:
UNSURPASSED health and all kinds OF
business enterprises, Bapbergs gates are
open to all newcomers, to whom cor
dial welcome isaccorded. :
A charter was granted by the secretary
of State last Monday to the Farmers Cot.
ton Oil company, of Brunson. The capital
is $4,000, and the officers are u. r.
Moore, president; W. D. Barnes, secretary,
and the Bank of Brunson, treasurer.
can sell you a nice hat and umbrella
cheap. See my line. W. D. RHoAD.
We can furnish The Bamberg Herald
and Pearson's Magazine one year for
$1.70, or for $500 We will give you both
publications and your choice of a hand
some cloth bound book, by popular
author.
The congressional campaign meeting
will be held in Ramberg to-day. Let ev-
erybody turn out and hear the candidates
and on the 23rd vote for the one who
measures nearest upto the requirements
of the Office.
BLACK DEATH sure death to potato bugs,
but harmless to plants, at DR.. Hoovers.
The State board of dispensary directors
has decided to give to the city OF Charles
ton her part of the dispensary prohts
which have been withheld for several
months. The amount the city viii receive
is about $1,000.
Col. Jno. F. Folk, of this city, will not
make the race for State treasurer this
wear, although he has had many induce
fnents from prominent people in various
parts of the State. He will stand for re-
election as treasurer of Bamberg county.
Fine line of tablets and pencils at ".
D. Rhoad's.
We stated last week that members OF
the county Democratic executive COM
mittee had voted themselves salary OF
one dollar for every meeting which they
attended. We were mistaken IN this
They are to get one dollar each per year
provided the money is in the treasury.
White and lace stripe lawns an0swisses,
worth Is to 20 cents, at 10 cents.
W. D. RHoAD.
Rev. W. R. Richardson, of Spartanburg,
editor of the Southern Christian Advo-
cate, was to have preached in the Meth
odist church here last Sunday, but he
was unable to come on account of the ILL
ness of his wife. He wrote, however,
that he expected to be here next Sunday,
the 18th.
A full line of Lowney's loose chocolates
at N. B. Felder's.
A desperate negro prisoner tried to
burn himself out of the Edgefeld Jail last
Thursday night, but was suftocated before
he accomplished his object. When the
alarm of fire was given and his cell door
opened he was found lying dead on the
floor. Little damage was done, as the fire
had only burnt hole through the floor.
Just received, another lot of those
beautiful waist goods at ". D. Rhoad's.
On account of the complications which
had arisen in the matter of announce
ments of county candidates, we have de-
cided to charge only three dollars. This
course was decided oa, not because the
work is not worth more, but because of
lack of uniformity in rates. We did not
want any man to be debarred from run
ming for Office on account of the expense
if we could avoid it.
If those people who borrow this news
paper of their neighbors would only in
vest $1.O0 a year they would have an
easier conscience and greatly increase our
subscription list. In most cases it is not
because they desire to save the dollar, but
because of the cussedness that is in them:
May God bless you, sponging reader, and
soften your heart and loosen your pocket