The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-05
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squash Tuesday which weighed =
pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs ". C. Roger were here
this week packing up their furniture, We
understand that they have gone to Co.
lumbia.
DR.. Kivy Pearlstine, who recently grad.
uated in medicine at the University OF
Maryland, has located in Branchville for
the practice of his profession.
Episcopal services will be held in the
PRESBYTERIAN church in this city next
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock by Rev.
Harold Thomas. All invited.
A fine rain fell here last Monday after.
noon. It is said there was high wind
above town, but not much damage was
done. The hot spell was somewhat brok'
en-.
A representative of the General Fire
Extinguisher Company was in the city
last Monday and will submit an estimate
on the waterworks system for Main
street.
The GLORIOUS fourth" was not much
| observed in Bamberg. The postofice,
bank, and dispensary were closed. Pic
MICS were held at several places. The
Bessinger reunion took place as usual at
| Spring Branch church.
Mr. b. J. Bellinger announces himself
in this issue as candidate for county
commissioner. Mr.. Bellinger served in
Barnwell county in this same office before
Bamberg was cut of, and is competent
man for the position.
Dir. G.. Moye Dickinson, manager and
treasurer of the Cotton Oil Company,
with mills at Bamberg and Denmark, has
been appointed as member of the exec
utiye committee of the Southern Cotton
Seed Crushers' Association.
The editor expects to 60 away on a
trip in about two weeks, and would ap-
preciate settlement of all amounts due
before he goes. We haven't had holiday
for long time, and we feel sue our
readers will agree that We need 1t.
School trustees of Bamberg county who
wish to purchase school desks, black.
boards, charts, etc., are requested to see H.
G.. Sheridan, Bamberg, S. G. He will give
you best prices and satisfactory terms on
school supplies of all kinds. See him at
once.
If you want photographs, you had bet.
ter have them made next week, as Rustln
s Knight will not be here again for some
time after next week. Remember the
dates, Monday, July 9th, to Saturday,
July 18th, inclusive. Secure good work
while you can.
Mr.. W. q. Gibson, of Flat River, Mo-,
reached the city Tuesday afternoon to be
present at the marriage OF his daughter,
Miss Gibson. to Mr.. A. G. Hays, of Bam-
berg, S. c. Mr.. Gibson has many friends
in this city, all of whom are glad to see
him in their midst again even if it is only
for a short time.-Apalachicola (Fla.)
Times.
DR.. Geo. F. Hair is having his cottages
for rent wired for electric lights. This is
something which every landlord sholld
do. Some people who own property Tor
rent object to paying for the wiring, but
surely it is not right for tenant to pay
for this work. The Fitting School au-
thorities are also having the cottages
which they rent wired for lights.
Mr.. A. s. Hair, formerly of Williston,
and Miss Minnie Warn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Warn, of Branchville,
were married in the Methodist church at
that place last Wednesday evening.
They will make Branchville their home,
where Mr.. Hair is in the drug business.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Black and Mr.. Her
bert Warn, Of this place, attended the
wedding.
/ We had the pleasure of "break.bread"
with the Rev. j. 3. Holley in his pleasant
home at Augusta, Georgia, where he is
now the successful pastor Of the Collock
Street Baptist church. A handsome new
church building is one of the things this
enterprising church and pastor have in
mind for the next year. Happiness to
Brother Holley in his good work.-Bap-
tist Press.
We have shipping instructions for all
unsold meal and hulls as fast as we can
load them, so you had best secure what
you need at once.
The COTTON OIL Co.
The brick work at the power house for
the city's electric light plant is practically
complete, and the building is being made
ready for the roof and floor. The boilers
are in, the smoke stack is up, and the
erection of the pole line is about finished.
The stringing of wires for street lights
" i'll begin this week. An extension of
time, from August 1st to 10th, has been
granted the contractors on account of
getting tile roof for the building.
Parents who wish special preparation
for their son or daughter for entering
college, Fitting School or Bamberg grad
ed school this session are asked to see
Hugo G.. Sheridan by July 3rd. Special
instruction can be arranged with him.
Some weeks ago city council ordered
all gates opening on the sidewalks Of the
town to be changed so as to open inward.
A policeman went around and notified
the parties, and yet the order of council
has been largely ignored. Only three
people in town, we believe, changed their
gates and yet there are number OF vio-
lators of this law. Council ought to en-
force the law on all alike, and if the law
is not going to be enforced by them, they
should repeal it. Don't have it on the
books as dead letter.
City council expects to take up the
waterworks matter at an early day. In
order that there might be no delay in the
construction of the reservoir for the COT