The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-22

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Next Sunday is Christmas day. We
suppose that our merchants WILL close
their stores next Monday.
Christmas trees are to be given the Sun.
day-school children at the Methodist
church and factory chapel.
No better present for gentlcmna than
q Waterman's Ideal fountain:pen. 10 be
had at The Herald Book Store.
Don't fail to read Kohn's Christmas ad.
lin this issue. He names numbers OF artl-
cles for gifts, suitable for most anybody.
One per cent penalty will be added to
State and county taxes if not paid before
! the first of January. Better pay up before
that time.
The Fitting School suspended exercises
Tuesday for the Christmas holidays.
School will commence again on Tuesday,
January 3rd.
Christmas cards at The Herald Book
Store.
s E.T. LaFitte, ESQ.,, has bought the Bar
ton property on New Bridge street: Ihls
is the residence of the late DR.. D. W. Bar
ton, and is large, two-story house.
We learn that one of the managers OF
the carnival recently held at Branchville,
I is sick at one of the hotels in that town
and it is claimed that he has smallpox.
Large bunch celery at N. Moye's.
g. Frank Bamberg will receive another
car load of horses and mules this week.
He has the greatest number for you to
select from, and prices and terms are
right.
Messrs. n. Spann Bowling and J. P.
Matheny are at home for the Christmas
holidays. Mr.. Bowling is packing mp his
furniture, and will move to Macon, Ga,
next Monday.
n The appealed case from this county to
the State Supreme Court, of W. +. Osteen
against the Southern Railway, has been
settled out of court, and the railroad COM
pany abandohed the appeal.
s In the State Supreme court last Wednes-
+ day the appealed case from this county of
Annie Lee Lancaster ct al against Rlch-
ard T. Lee ct al was heard. MIR. Jas. +.
3 Izlar made an argument for the appellants
and Mr.. E. T. LaFitte for the respondents.
Fastidious buyers always purchase their
Xmas gifts from G. E. Bamberg.
The proposition of Rev. s. A. Nettles
was reconsidered by the South Carolina
conference last Monday, as it was found
that the contract with Mr.. Waddell Tor
8 publishing the Advocate extended for two
years longer. So the matter rests until
& next year.
AS will be seen by the appointments
published in this issue, Rev. N. w. Hook,
who has served the Bamberg charge for
the past four years, goes to Laurens, a
desirable appointment. Our best wishes
s 90 with him. His place here will be hlled
5 by Rev. W. T. Duncan.
The finest celery at Moye's
We like for people to read this news
paper, but we don't like for people to bor-
row it from their neighbors. Take paper
of YOUR own and pay for it like man
whether YOU like the editor or not, and
be happy in the feeling of independence
that accompanies manliness.
G. E. Bambergs scarf pins in every
body's ties.
In this issue Mr.. F. F. Jones advertises
that he will sell at public auction in front
4of the court house in Bamberg on Tues
day. January 3rd. the five tracts OF land
recovered by him in the case of Greig &
ZONES VS.. W. Brooks Rice and others.
These lands are situated at and near Lees
and are very valuable.
3. The Masonic grand lodge approved the
wise administration ef Grand Master Jno.
r, Bellinger by re-electing him to that
position. That body also sustained the |
Grand Masters views regarding the pro-
posed change in the law in reference to
the physical qualifications OF applicants |
for membership in the order.
Everybody can afford it !! Everybody
must have it! What? G. E. Bambergs |
sup-to-date Xmas presents.
Mrs. Geo. A. Brickle died at her home !
In Elberton, Ca, December 18th. after an |
iIlness of several weeks. Mrs. Brickle
was still very young and loved by all who
knew her. She was consistent memoer
of the Baptist church. She leaves q de- |
voted husband and four little children,
besides host of relatives and friends to
mourn her loss.
Live trade, like live people, like honest
goods! You can always find them in
in gold and silverware at G. E. Bambergs.
The burial of DR.. J. F. Baggott took
place at the old cemetery last Thursday
afternoon. In spite of the inclement
weather large crowd was present to pay
their last sad tribute Of respect. He waa
buried with Masonic honors, the members
of Ornan lodge, A. F. NJ, conducting serv-
ices at the grave. DR.. Baggottwas faithful
Confederate soldier, and served through
out the war as member of the Bamberg
Guards.
Every user of stationery will testify to
the fact that G. E. Bamberg carries the
best line in America.
How it warns the heart of the editor
to have old subscribers like Mr.. NJ. Smoak
come in to see u.s. He has been taking
The Herald for many years, and he always
pays full year in advance. He says ne
knows the editor must live, and he sees
no reason why everybody cannot just as
well pay in advance as at the end of the
wear. Mr.. Smoak says he cannot do with.
out The Herald, that he must have the
news, and thinks we are getting out the
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