The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
The building boom in Bamberg still

continues.
The rain of Tuesday afternoon was of
much benefit to the crops.
J.P. Matheny, ESQ.,, has moved his law
Office to the new Folk building.
Fish fries at the river have been numer-
Gus during the last week or two.
For SALE.-A lot of nice cotton seed
hulls. Apply at once at oil mill Office.
City council did not meet Tuesday even.
ing, on account of the absence o. the
town clerk.
The Bell Telephone Company is ex.
| tending it's local exchange lines up Rail-
road Avenue.
A few weeks like this would be suf-
| fcient to drive a man out of the news
paper business.
There was not large crowd in town
last Monday. The farmers are too busy
to come to town these days.
Work on the artesian we'll is stopped
as we 60 to press on account of the con-
tractors pump being broken.
Soon hundreds of young women will
enter the June bride class, and thousands
will weep because they cannot.
Mr.. Jas. F. Byrnes, of Aiken, has been
re-appointed court stenographer OF the
second circuit by Judge James Aldrich.
Read R. Pearlstine's new advertise
ment, save the stamps, and get your
choice of a number of valuable articles
absolutely free.
The Young Peoples Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will meet at the
parsonage next Saturday afternoon, June
11th, at $50 o'clock.
A green house man in Florence is ad.
vertising "a surplus stock of alternanthe-
ria ageratum and seadling coleus." We
don't blame him for wanting to be rid OF
it.
Dr.. .J.J. Cleckley, who recently gradu-
ated in Baltimore, has located here TOR
the practice of medicine, and has his Of
fee upstairs in the building next to the
bank.
During the thunderstorm Tuesday af-
ternoon lightning struck large barn on
plantation OF Mr.. J. A. Spann about two
miles from town. It was set on fire by
the lightning and buaned to the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. S. Hale announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Ollie
Vernon, to Rev. John Russell Chiles, of
Black7ille, 8. c., on Thursday, June Sec
ond, 1904, at Jefferson City, Tenn. We
offer congratulations to these happy
friends.-Baptist Courier.
The heavy thunder storm of Tuesday
afternoon did considerable damage
around town. Up on factory hill two
houses were struck by lightning and badly
damaged. One house was empty and in
the other we're number of people, none
of whom were injured. The barn Of Mr..
Jacob Fielder was also struck but not
much damage was done.
Grand Chancellor Jas. A. SummersetG
has appointed Capt. Jas. B. Guess, OF
Denmark, as district deputy grand chan
cellor of the third district. Capt Guess
will have general supervision over the
Knights of Pythias lodges in Bamberg,
Barnw well, Aiken, Saluda, and Edgeheld.
That he will make fine officer, all who
know him are assured.
FoR SALE.-A lot of nice cotton seed
hulls. Parties needing same had best
apply at once at oil mill office.
Last Wednesday during thunder
shower. lightning struck the smoke stack
of the Orangeburg Manufacturing CON-
pany's plant. The bolt passed into the
| warehouse where one hundred bales Of
cotton were stored, setting the COTTON
atre. About twenty bales were more or
less damaged before the fire could be ex-
inguished. The loss was comparatively
lieht-about $100-and was covered BY
insurance.-Orangeburg. Patriot. -:
The case of T. W. Pearlstine, respon-
dent, vs.. Westchester Fire Insurance
COMPANY, appellant, was heard in the
State Supreme Court last Thursday.
Messrs. Jno. R. Bellinger and Jno G. Reed
argued the case for the insurance com
pany, while Messrs. Jas. F. Iz}ar and Il.
F. Rice represented Pearlstine An order
was made allowing additional arguments
to be filed.
We shall be obliged to decline to change
ads. the same week unless the copy IS
given to us on Monday morning. SO
many of our customers want their aCs.
changed each week that it is physical
impossibility for US TO change them all
and print on Wednesday. Most of the
changes are now handed in on Tuesday
afternoon, but this is too late. Please re-
member that hereafter your copy for ads
must be in this Office on Monday morning.
Otherwise the change will not be made
until the next week.
Mrs. Mamie Slater announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Rachel Rayna,
to Mr. w. Shannon LINING, the marriage
to occur to morrow afternoon. On &C.
count of recent bereavement in the family
of the bride the marriage will be very
quiet affair, and while no cards have been
issued a few close friends of the young
couple will witness the ceremony. No an
nouncement of the season will call forth
more sincere cong ngratulations than this, as
both Mr.. Linning and Miss Slater are very
popular among a wide circle Of friends
Orangehurg Times and Democrat.
Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe.
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