The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-23
THE BANBERG HERALD
Thursday, March %, 1905
Short Locals.


Office supplies of all kinds at The
Herald Book Store.
Some beautiful plain and fowereo
crepe paper just received at The Herald
Book Store.
A carnival company is now touring the
State. Bamberg wants no more or those
sort of things.
Full line of embroideries cheap at w
Rhoad's.
Hon. S. G. Mayfeld made an address at
the county convention of cotton growers
in Barnwell last Wednesday.
The city tax books are now open at the
Office of W. P. Riley, town treasurer: Pay
your city taxes at once and avoid the
penalty.
A wood and iron building is being
erected on Main street, opposite The
Herald Office, which will be used as a
meat market.
The music pupils of Miss Eugenia
Tinsley gave an entertainment at Den
mark last Friday evening, which was
great success.
The Herald Book Store has lovely
line of box and pound papers, and the
prices are indeed reasonable. Come IN
and see them.
Mr.. W. H. Patrick is having the lumber
hauled to his lot on Main street, next
door to Hays's furniture store, and work
on his machine shop will soon commence.
All voters who have not registered for
the approaching municipal election,
should do so at once. Call on Dir. Geo.
A. Jennings at his office next to the bank.
A complete line of chi!dren's, ladies'
and mems low cut hoes at W. D. Rhoad's
Remember the meeting in the court
house today Thursday at eleven O'Clock
Go out and hear Messrs. Smith and Wes-
ton. They will interest every business
man.
The April term of court for this county
is to convene here on Monday, April lO,
/ this being the second Monday. After
this year it will convene on the third
Monday.
The farmers have started their ploughs
getting ready for another crop. The
general opinion is that the acreage in COT
ton in this county, will be much less this
year than last.
Mr.. W. Il. Patrick has received his
motor cycle, and it is an object of interest
to many of our citizens. 1t is run by a
three-horse power motor, using gasoline
as fuel, and is easily controlled.
Miss Mamie Fielder, of Bamberg, q
handsome young woman, who has had
charge of good school in the Mountain
View section was in the city last Satur-
,day shopping. g.-Abbeville Medium.
Copies of the water and light franchise
recently granted by city council can be
seen at The Herald Office, and we. will
take pleasure in showing them and ex-
plaining their terms to interested persons.
Dr.. P. OFT has purchased the two
. story brick store on Main street next door
to The Herald Office, the lower floor Of
which is now occupied by DR.. 81. F.
Hoover as drug store. DR.. OFT will have
s his Office in one of the upstairs rooms.
Our merchants are receiving and open.
ing their stock of spring goods. Watch
the advertisements in The Herald and
Won will know where to get the best bar
gains for the least money.
The negro farmers in many sections OF
the South are falling into line on the
i matter of reducing their acreage. they
are thus showing good sense, for anything
that is good for the poor white man is
good for the poor negro also.
DR.. Clifton has returned from very de-
liehtful visit to Bamberg. Over in the
hustling burg everything is on boom
and the merchants and cleaners" are
rushed to death to keep up with their
orders.-Orangeburg Evening News.
Having bought the land of the Bamberg
Nurseries, I have thereon lot OF fruit
and shade trees, shrubbery, ETC., which l
} will dispose of at great sacrifice, in order
/ to use the land. See me quick.
J. W. STOKES.
The only way to prevent the spread of
small pox is to see that everybody is vac
cinated. There is much trouble ahead tor
the town unless this is done thoroughly
No one should object to vaccination, Tor
it protects himself as we'll as the public.
Paw your city taxes at once and thus
avoid the penalty. Books now open at
Office of W. P. Riley, town treasurer.
Mr.. W. b. Faust has resigned as county
) dispenser at Denmark, and the county
board of control will meet here on Mon
day. April 3rd, to elect his successor. Ap-
plications should be sent to j. ). Jones,
chairman of the board. We understand
that Mr.. Faust will go to Texas.
The total taxable property of the town
of Bamberg is 1911 ,075, which is an in
crease of $26,936 over 1908. This shows
that the town is improving rapidly: Next
wear real estate is to be returned, and
there will be a much larger rproportionate
increase. The property tax of the town tor
this year at the levy of six mills will
amount to $2,260.
MI. Walter d. Savory, linotype agent,
was here Monday, and we signed an order
for one of these type-setting machines, t.
be delivered some time during the sum.
mer. 1t is now up to our subscribers to
furnish the lucre to pay for it, for with
this machine we can give better service:
We have other Improvements on foot, OF
which mention will be made later.
I have opened a wood yard, and can
supply wood for all purposes on short
notice. Dry stove wood a specially.
Prompt delivery. J. HARRY MURPHY.
Andrew J. Bennett has just received an
expensive clipping machine, and is pre-
pared to clip horses in trst-ciass style on