The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-12
TIE BAMBERG HERALD
Thursday, Jan. IL. 1905
Short Locals.

Short Locals.
E. C. Hays sold lot of very handsome
furniture last week.
Rev. j. B. Holly has moved his family
into the Bostick residence on Railroad
Avenue. -...
Mrs. PEBBLES, of Estill, moved into the
: Delk residence on lower Main street last
Thursday
. The farmers have begun to haul fertil'
izers and make preparations for this
years crop.
DIR. J. P. OFT has purchased the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Geo. A. Jennings on Rail
!: road Avenue.
Mr.. R. N. Hays has been elected presi.
I. dent, of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Greenwood.
Considerable city real estate is chang
ing hands these days, and prices are
( higher than they were a year ago.
! Mr.. Clinton Dickinson has given up
his position at Hooyer's drug store for
/ the purpose Of studying telegraphy. Mr..
y Willie Cauthen has taken his place.
.A ii new railroad schedule went into ef-
feet on this division of the Southern Rail
!; way last Monday. The afternoon train
( VIII arrive thirty minutes later than for
smerly
s $ Karesh at olar is selling out his entire
!: stock of goods at cost.
If merchants would leave the heavy
shutters off their front wind dows and leave
: the shades up; the presence OF fire or
thieves on the inside Of their stores could
be detected, much earlier than now.
Thest tax levy for the town for this year
! has been put at six mills, which has been
sfhe levy for several years with the excep-
ton of last year. The levy was then re-
duced to three mills, but it was found i'm.
possible to run the town on this small
amount,
Mayor johnson is in correspond ndence
with parties in reference to an electric
HIGHT plant for Bamberg, and it is probable
thatsomething will be done at an early
date. The mayor and members of coun-
Gil seem determined to give us better
lights.
People will not object to q tax rate OF
six mills il we, are to get better lights,
streets, and sidewalks, and council pro.
poses to give us these things. For good
Spaftso last year the town treasury was
empty and needed work on the streets
{ could not be done without going in debt.
x6,oo0 worth of merchandise is being
sold ont at first cost at Olar by 81. Karesh.7
Miss Gertrude Hamilton has resigned
.hef position as teacher Of the second
sefade ii the graded school here. Miss
Harriet Ennis, of Columbia, has been
elected to fill the vacancy. Miss Hamil-
ton viii give up the work after this week,
saf,d Miss Ennis win arrive Saturday, as
suming the duties Of the position next
Monday. s. .s; B.
Cost, Cost, Cost isall II. Karesh wants
aor his goods. he is selling out his entire
business to move away. "
Last Saturday night about twelve
O'Clock the small store of j. w. BEDFORD,
negro. situated on Main street, was
8 burned. The fire originated on, the inside
ssof the store, and when discovered it was
TOD late to save any of the stock Of goods.
There was insurance on the stock of $500
{ and the loss is about $500. 1t is not
4 known what caused the ire. i.
Our bachWoods correspondent. now
8 ID the capital CITY. promises after Fe6Tu-
{ ary lst to wxisea q series OF articles Tor The
Herald, s0me ef which will be Treminis-
cences Of Old Ruford's Bridge, the pio-
neers and leading characters OF that far
famed sections We look forward to these
articles with much interest, and We feel
sure they will be warmly welcomed by
our readers.
Tell all your friends of the cost selling
Z, out sale al, Olar by Karesh.
ID Augusta last Friday night q white
man named K. 8. Long. of Lees In this
Z countY. Was shot by w. e. Martin. Long
went to the home of Martin while drunk
and attacked Martins wife with knife
land Martin shot him: He Is at the hos
pital in Augusta and will recover. He
says he does not remember the affair at
All and will not prosecute Martin for
shooting him. II.
Dr. j. r. OFT, who for number of
wears was q citizen of Bamberg, but who
has been living in C0lumbia and Jackson
syille for the past few years, has decided
that there is no place like Bamberg, and
accordingly last week he moved his fam
ily here and will practice his profession.
His office will be in the building on Rail-
road Avenue formerly occupied by T. G.
Rouis as q iewelry store.
The early conner will get the best pick
of bargains from 81. Karesh at Dlar. All
goods sc actual first cost.
The Herald needs and ought to have
several hundred more subscribers. Viii
not our friends help Us to get them? Last
week one Of our subscribers, than whom
there is no better citizen in Bamberg
county, said that The Herald was well
worth $2.0O year. II every subscriber
will tell his neighbor about the paper and
ret him to take it, we would soon have
subscription list large enough to warrant
as ID printing a stili better paper.