The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-25
THE BAMBERG HERALD
Thursday, May rs. 1905
Short Locals.

this issue.
Better paw your street tax before the
first of June and avoid having the penal
ty put on.
When barefooted 60 to shoe store
When in need of wood go to Murphy's
wood yard.
Remember Rev. Richard Carrolrs lee
ture in the court house Sunday after
noon at four o'clock.
Mayor G. Moye Dickinson and Coun-
Gilman Geo. F. Hair spent last Saturday
night in Augusta, getting information on
the electric light question.
In another column city council gives
notice in reference to the payment of
street tax. 1t must be paid by June hrst,
or penalty of fifty cents will be added.
WANTED-To buy your cattle.
D. W. SHEALT.
Work has begun on the buildings for
the Farmers Gin Company, to be located
on the railroad just above town. MIR. L..
B. Fowler has the contract to put up the
buildings.
The summer school for teachers for
Bamberg and Orangeburg counties will
be be held in Orangeburg, beginning June
Goth. Full particulars will be announced
next week.
It is really astonishing how much faith
the average country editor has in human
nature. in face of the fact that so many
people owe him small amounts which
they are able to pay and will not.
MI. Henry ]. Brabham, Jr., assistant
cashier, left last Monday for Anderson to
attend the annual meeting of the State
Bankers' Association, as a representative
of the Bamberg Banking Company.
The good work of claying the heavy
sand beds on the Buford's Bridge road
still goes on, and Supervisor Bruce will
receive the hearty thanks of the taxpay-
ers for doing this much needed work.
Early Bird and Schnapp's tobacco tags
wanted at G. A. Ducker's.
Mr.. E. Z. Hardin, Jr., preached at the
Methodist church last Sunday in the ab-
ssence of Rev. Waddy T. Duncan, who
went to Branchville to preach the com
mencement sermon of the graded. school
there.
The families of Messrs. J. c. O'Neill
and F. G.. Gyles have gone to Sulllvans
Island to spend the summer. Mr.. 5: A.
Hand has rented the house occupied by
them, and will move his family here from
Denmark at an early date. .,
The rains continue to come and the
grass to grow and our farmers generally
are very blue over the outlook. 1t is es-
timated that the cotton crop in this coun-
ty has been damaged at least one-third,
and it may be worse if this weather con-
tinues.
For SALE-s15.OO refrigerator for $12.-
90 at G. A. Ducker's.
A number of farmers from different
section of the county were here last Mon.
day, as it was understood that MI. Z; u
Smith, president of the South Car9llna
Cotton Growers Association, would be
here to deliver an address. He failed TO
come, however.
Health Officer Edgar Dickinson is hot
after those who are still keeping hogs In
town, as we'll as unsanitary premises.
The board of health proposes to see that
the town is kept clean, and that their
efforts will be crowned with success is the
wish of many citizens.
The baseball discussion has reached the
uninteresting stage, and further space
cannot be devoted to it. We publish the
effusion in another column merely be-
cause the writer thinks he should be
given a chance to reply, but further dis
cussion will not be carried on through
this paper.
The closing exercises of the Olar graded
school will take place Sunday, MONDAY,
and Tuesday, May 28th, ,29th and 3Oth. Sun
day evening at 500 o'clock there will be
a sermon by Rev. W. NJ. Jones, of Will
liston, and exercises on Monday and
Tuesday evenings by the students. The
public is cordially invited to attend any
or all of these exercises.
The Orangeburg District Conference,
M. E. Church, South will be held at Ello-
rec, S. c., June 21-25. The opening ser.
mon will be preached by Rev. Waddy L.
Duncan, of Bamberg. The following
ministers have been appointed by Rev.
Marion Dargan, presiding elder, to con.
duct the examination for those applying
for license to preach: Keys; ". A. fltts'
s. A. Nettles, and A. G. Walker.
Annie Janett, the six-months.old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. w. Shealy,
died at their residence in this city last
Friday afternoon at three o'clock, after
an illness of two weeks or more. The
burial took place at the new cemetery
Saturday morning, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. W. T. Duncan. The many
friends of the hereaved parents extend
sympathy.
Great Scott How Murphy's wood
burns.
Col. John F. Folk and B. W. Miley,
ESQ, returned last Friday from the ses.
sion of the grand lodge Knights of
Pythias at Beaufort. Col. Folk was made
a member of the committee on state OF
the order. The grand lodge will meet in
Sumter next year. B. A. Morgan, of
Greenyille, was elected grand chancellor;
M. Rutledge Rivers, of Charleston, vice
chancellor; and NJ L. Smith, of Camden,
grand prelate.
Am prepared to board COWS: Fine
pasture of grasses. Salt and good water.
j. O'NEAL.
We have received an invitation to at
tend the commencement exercises of
Winthrop College at Rock Hill to be held
June 4th, 5th, and 9th. The baccalaureate
sermon is to be preached by Rev. +. w.
Smith. D. D.. of Greensboro, n. @. The