The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-10-06
TIE BhHBERG HERALD
Thursday, Oct. 6, 1904
Short Locals.

Several of our farmers say they will
hold their cotton for higher prices.
Rev. Lucius Cuthbert, of Aiken, has
been quite i'll with typhoid fever, but is
some better at this writing.
The editor is kept very busy these days
and would appreciate any items OF news
handed to him or left at the office
Messrs. C. R. Brabham, Jr., and W. N
Brabham will open general merchandise
business at Olar in the next two weeks.
WANTED.-One thousand Lion Heads
from "Lion Coffee" at one cent each, spot
cash. R. b. Sonntag, Denmark, So. Ca.
The largest and best assorted stock of
stationery and blank books in Bamberg
can be found at The Herald Book Store.
Some of our correspondents have neg
lected The Herald sadly for several weeks
past. We would be glad to hear from
them.
The board of county commissioners did
well to re-elect H. D. Free clerk. He is
a faithful, accommodating, and efficient
official.
We publish the history of Springtown
church in this issue. This is one OF the
oldest churches in the State, being organ
lied in 1903.
Cotton is bringing a good price and
The Herald only costs $1.00 for year.
It's worth it every cent, too. Come In
and subscribe.
We are too busy to send out statements
to our subscribers, and we don't like to
put duns in the paper, but we would like
to have some money.
Buy a nice fountain pen at The Herald
Book Store. We have guaranteed pen
which we sell for $500. Waterman's pens
at $3.50, the best made.
WANTED-By an experienced book
keeper positition, or will take books to
write up and balance at Mi ght. Accuracy
and neatness guaranteed, Apply to this
office.
Many of our subscribers paid up during
the past week. We can accommodate 9TH
ers. This isa good season, everybody seems
to have his share, and We trust our col
lections will be fine.
For ledgers, day books, journals, pens,
nks, fountain pens, fine stationery, tab.
.ets. pencils, etc., come to The Herald
Book Store. We have full line of gen
: cfal StatloneIy oI liSus PAhSSo'
Our subscription collections show up
pretty well for September, even if We
didn't have time to send out any bills.
z Most of our subscribers pay up without
waiting for statements to be sent them.
E Mr.. NJ. W. Brabham, son of G. r.
Brabham, has been elected secretary and
treasurer of the senior class of Woford
Z College, also manager of the senior foot
ball team. He will graduate next June.
The Hcralds phone number is SO. Ring
Us up and give US your order for JOB
printing, advertising, or stationery and
blank books. We will serve you prompt
ly and well. News items will also be ap-
preciated.
In another column Mrs H. E. Crum ad-
yertises the personal property of the late
H. q. Crum. The sale will take place at
Denmark on Friday, October 18th, and
some valuable property is offered. See
the ad. in another column.
Most city graded schools charge tuition
for children residing outside OF the district
but such is not the case in Bamberg. Chill.
dren can come from anywhere to oul
graded school without paying one cent
for tuition or fees of any kind.
The especially large number of new
subscribers we have secured recently is
very gratifying. Our circulation is larger
than ever, and continues to increase slow
ly. We put on lots of new names, but
some dead heads have to be taken OF.
Big line knee pants and boys suits at
w. D. Rhoad's.
There is no water in the wells and GIN
ners have had hard time recently to get
water for the boilers for their plants
Every einnery in the county has been
working night and day recently, as the
cotton was being gathered so rapidly.
The town of Olar is erecting a nice
graded school building and the work is
well under way. 1t will be two stories
high and a large, comfortable structure:
Olar is one of the few special school
districts in the county which has an extra
levy of four mills.
Several matters were omitted from our
columns last week, as we were so crowded
for space. The resolutions of Ehrhardt
lodge, Knights of Pythias, to the memory
of Ben. F. Brown and the article from the
Times and Democrat were both put IN
type last week, but had to be left out.
The statement of Bamberg Banking
Co. published in another column makes
fine showing for this institution. The
deposits are over $155 900 and undivided
profits $16,693, while the loan and dis
counts are $142,056.40. Few banks in the
State can make better showing, if as
good.
Mr.. I. D. Jones, who formerly lived at
Ehrhardt and was principal of the school
there, bat who is now living in Bishop
Vile, had the misfortune to lose most of
his household goods by fire, the house in
which he was living being completely de-
stroyed. His loss was over $500 with
about 1925 insurance.
While we are very glad indeed to change
advertisements, still it is impossible for
us to change them on the day we 60 to
press. Changes of ads. must be in our
hands by Monday morning in order to be
changed the same week. If sent later
they will have to wait until the following
week. Remember this, please, and send