The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-17
THE BAhBERG HERALD
Thursday, Aug. II. 1905
Short Locals.

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built to his store, at the rear end.
A number from here went on the ex
cursion to the mountains yesterday.
Rev. U. R. B. Jeffcoat will preach at
the Baptist church here next Sunday.
Two hundred bushels ear corn for sale
J.J. SIMMONS, Bamberg, s. c.
Messrs. W. G. Hoffman and NJ. Moye
have had acetylene gas lights put in theil
stores.
WANTED AT ONcE.-Your order for dry
wood. J. 81. MURPHY.
DR.. Geo. F. Hair is erecting a cottage
for rent on his lot next to the livery sta
bles of A. c. Griffin.
NJ. Move is the happy father of an
eleven pound boy. The youngster ar
rived Sunday morning
Remember the services at the Baptist
church Sunday. There will be preaching
by Rev. y. r. B. Jeffcoat.
Read the advertisements in this paper
and remember that you are doing the pa
per good when you buy from our adver-
tisers.
Episcopal services were held in the
Presbyterian church here last Sunday,
conducted by Rev. Robert ]. Walker, OF
Charleston.
. New cotton is coming in almost daily
now, and in few days it will be pour
ing IN. The prices are entirely satisfac-
tory so far.
They say A. NJ. Brabham represents
mighty good insurance companies, and
he's always ready to serve you.
The many friends of Maj. E. R. Hays
will be glad to know that he continues to
improve slowly. We all hope he will
soon be out again.
Mr.. D. W. Bodiford, aged seventy
years, died at his home in Barnwell
county, near Double Ponds, last Tuesday.
He was prominent citizen of that coun-
ty.
Most of the outside work on the new
Methodist church is completed, and the
interior is now being finished up. The
building has been wired for electric
lights:
With the present good seasons in the
ground, it is good time to push fall
gardening. Very few people pay suf1-
cient attention to the growing of fall and
5 winter vegetables.
The information comes that all over
the State dispensers are now requiring
purchasers of liquor to sign the request
books. The wonder is that this feature
of the law was ever disregarded.
Mrs. William Willcock, mother of Rev.
Frank Willcock, pastor of the Presbyte-
rian church at this place, died at her
home in Orangeburg last week. She
leaves husband and two children.
It is believed by great many people
that dispensary affairs in Charleston are
even more corrupt than in Spartanburg.
and an investigation of the system in
that city is looked forward to with great
interest.
MI. J.. L. Herndon ofthe FarrelPs Store
section of this county, sold bale of new
cotton at Branchville Wednesday of last
week, August 9th. The bale weighed $50
pounds, and the price received was 10
cents pound.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. W. Pearlstin have is,
sued invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Rosye, to Mr.. N. l.. Kraw-
chek. The ceremony will take place at
their residence in this city to-day, Thurs
day, August 18th.
The editor of the Herald regrets that
he could not be present at the annual re-
union of Company G at Bethesda last
Thursday, but we had to 60 away on q
business trip last Wednesday night and
spent Thursday out of town.
Parties writing articles for this news.
paper are again reminded that it often
gives US a great deal of trouble to handle
their "copy" when they write on both
sides of the paper. Please remember to
write only on one side of your paper.
MI. A. Kirsch and family have moved
into one of the Fitting School cottages,
lately vacated by Mr.. M. Moye. Mr..
Willie Stokes and family will move into
Mrs. Adams's residence on Railroad Ave-
nue., which has been occupied BY MI.
Kirsch.
Mr.. Alf G.. Hays was tried in Green
wood this week for killing negro in
that town several months ago. he was
ACQUITTED, the jury only remaining in the
room short time. This will be pleasant
news to his many friends here, where he
was born and raised.
Our paper is delayed somewhat TINS
this week, but it is not the fault of this
Office. Our supply of paper failed to ar
rive as usual on Wednesday morning.
This happens every now and then, and
this time we are going to see what's the
matter with the express company.
As a result of the competitive examina-
ton held at tie court house here few
weeks ago, Miss Linnie Riley has again
been awarded scholarship in Winthrop
college from this county. Her average
was high enough to entitle her to the
scholarship for the next three years.
The examination of applicants for the
vacant scholarship in the Citadel from
this county is to be held at the court
house here on Friday, September 1st.
There are four applicants: G. W. Rentz,
Jr., Jack Riley, Willie Cauthen, of Bam-
berg, and Ralph Goolsby, of Denmark.
When you want your life or property
insured, 20 to A. NJ. Brabham at G. r,
Brabham & Sons store.
There is strong sentiment here in fav'
or of the town erecting its own electric
light plant. Bonds for the light plant
alone can be issued now, and in few
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