The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-06-08
THE BAMBERG HERALD
Thursday, June 8. 1905
Short Locals.

Crops in this section are beginning to
need rain. First it was too wet and now
it is too dry.
Few people came to town last Monday.
There was no public business of impor-
tance even it was the first Monday.
The first cotton bloom of the season
was sent US by Mr.. N. R. Rhoad, of the
Hartzog section. 1t came in Monday
Am prepared to board cows. Fine
pasture Of grasses. Salt and good water.
J.T. O'NEAL.
Did you ever notice that a really good
looking glass shows you just as you are;
really good advertisement will do the
same thing.
If milliners would confne their win
dow displays to SO cents hats it would do
much to induce bachelors to take hand
in the matrimonial game.
The seashore excursion rates have been
put on and henceforth during the summer
months our people will have frequent op-
portunities to take dip in the surf.
In the list of graduates of the Bamberg
graded school, published last week, the
name of Clarence Erwin Black, son of DR..
j. Black, was accidentally. omitted.
The machine shop of Mr. W. H. Patrick
on Main street below Hays's furniture
store, has been completed, and he is now
putting in his machinery and getting
ready for work.
The crops all over the county are gen
orally reported to be somewhat late aud
grassy. Both cotton and corn are show
ing the effects of the bad season, but the
latter has suffered most.
In Bamberg the condition is the same
as elsewhere. The graduates in our
graded school and in the Carlisle Fitting
School were mostly girls. The same thing
prevails all over the State.
City council held regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening, but mostly
routine business was transacted. An
ordinance was passed placing license of
$500 per day on emigrant agents.
Abe Simmons, colored farmer who
lives on Hon. 81. c. Folks place few
miles below town, sent in some cotton
blooms on Monday. Simmons brings
the. first bale of cotton to this market
every year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman announce
the marriage of their daughter, Georgia
Robinson, to Mr. Walker N. SOjourner,
of Denmark. The marriage will take
place on Thursday, June 18th, in the Bap-
:tist church at Olar.
The farmers have made good use of the
few good days for work of the past week
and much grass has been killed. Last
year the farmers could not have had bet
ter seasons for cleaning their crops; this
year they could scarcely have had worse.
We have received an invitation from
President J. A. B. Scherer to attend the
commencement exercises Of Newberry
college, which are to be held next week,
from the 18th to 18th. Hon. A. F. Lever
will make the address to the alumni of the
college.
It is probable that the June term of
court for this county will be postponed.
The iury was drawn this morning, but
we do not publish the list as it seems that
the efforts to postpone court will be sue
cessful. The officials are working Oh the
matter as we 60 to press.
Misses Carrie and Laura Bamberg, who
stopped over in Orangeburg for short
visit to Mrs. w. G. Wolfe on their way
from Glenn Spring to their home in Bam-
berg, continued their journey this morn
ing after having spent delightful sholt
visit in this city.-Orangeourg Evening
News.
Miss E. J. Murphy, of Bamberg, stop
ped over in Orangeburg this morning for
q short visit to relatives on her way home
from Marion, where she has just conclud-
ed successful year as head OF one of the
departments in the fourishing graded
schools of that beautiful little city
Orangeburg Evening News.
The program for the annual meeting of
the South Carolina Press Association has
been issued by Secretary q. Z: Langston.
The meeting is to be held at White Stone
Springs on Tuesday, July 18th. contlnu-
ing through Friday, the 14th. Papers on
subjects of interest to the fraternity are
to be read by various editors, and the
\ meeting promises 10 be pleasant and
>proftable. Every newspaper man in
South Carolina ought to be present.
Mr.. Dan. T. Gunnels, of the Olar Sec
ton, died few weeks ago. he had been
sick long time. Several years ago while
town marshal at Goyan he killed Willie
Grimes with his club, and for this he was
found guilty of manslaughter and sent
enced to Imprisonment in the State peni-
tentiary for five years. About two years
ago he was pardoned, as he was dying
with consumption. He grew steadily
worse after he came home until his death
as above stated.
We understand that Mr.. Lewis A.
Brabham, of Buford's Bridge section, was
bitten on the right wrist some weeks ago
by pet cat, and is now in the Pasteur
hospital at Atlanta for treatment. His
right arm is said to be in bad condition,
and amputation may be necessary. The
cat was not affected with rabies, but had
been killing chickens and Mr.: Brabhan3
picked it up to kill it, when it fastened
its teeth in his wrist. He choked it to
death with his other hand, and yet it did
not release it's hold, its jaws having to be
pried apart after death.
Private R. Fl. Walker sustained quite a
loss about one o'clock Saturday morning
in the burning of the barn and stables on
bic bonoa nloce ar Annleton One YalU.