The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-12
Chr Banthfrg Feralh
Thursday, July IL, 1906
Short Locals.

are killing the grass at rapid rate.
The Home Missions Society will meet
next Tuesday afternoon at $50 o'clock in
the ladies parlor of the Methodist church
The building for the Peoples Bank is
nearing completion, and the bank will
open up for business shortly after the hrst
Of August.
Mr.. J. NJ. Jennings is at work boring
artesian wells at the oil mill and Fitting
School here. He has two outfits and
works two gangs.
Rev. Peter Stokes, pastor of the Metho.
dist church here, is in BranchVllle THIS
week, assisting Rev. E. 81. Beckham IN
protracted meeting.
Bamberg needs more and better store
buildings. 1t is reflection on our town
that the business houses generally should
be such poor structures.
Mr.. N. NJ. Salley has accepted the posi-.
ton of superintendent of the Greenwood
city schools. His many friends rejoice
at his success in his profession.
Jacob F. Copeland, of the Ehrhardt Sec
tion, announces himself in this issue as a
candidate for County Commissioner;
See his announcement in our candidates
column.
Our streets would present lively ap-
pearance these days if only commercial
travellers were stirring around. Num-
bers of them are visiting Bamberg along
about now.
The young Ladies of the Epworth
League will serve refreshments, such as
ice cream, lemonade and lunches, IN the
town hall Friday from - o'clock until
late in the afternoon.
The speaking in the court house here
Friday will begin promptly at eleven
o'clock. County Chairman Folk has not
vet heard whether the congressional can
didates will be present or not.
The party elected cotton Weigther at
Olar by the county board last week was
J.E. Morris and not E. T. Morris as pub
lished. TIE correction is made for the
purpose of keeping the record straight.
The Bamberg Banking Company offers
for sale the brick building now occupied
by the company as bank. 1t will 60 at
a bargain for quick sale. See Mr.. b. j..
Brabham, president, for further lnforma'
ton.
Our correspondent who writes Country
Correspondence" inquiries II ladies are IN
vited to hear Senator Tiliman and the
congressional candidates in the court
house Friday. They are, and will be cor
daily welcomed.
Mr.H. G. Sheridan and family moved
into the Roger house on Railroad Ave-
nue. last Monday. The Headmasters res
idepce at the Fitting School is vacant tor
the present, and will be until the arrival
of Headmaster Hogan and family.
Mr.. j. W. Smoak, formerly OF this city,
but who is now living at Young's Island,
has been magistrate at that place tor
some time, but he has gotten tired OF the
cares of Office holding and resigned: -.
q. Towles has been appointed to tll the
vacancy:
The tax levy for this county ought to
be very light next year, as there IS con-
siderable money on hand and values nave
increased largely this year. The total
taxable property of the county Will
amount to very much more than 1t dld a
few years ago.
The suggestion has been made that a
meeting be held here Friday and anti
dispensary candidates for the legislature
nut in the field We do not know wheth.
er any,action mas been taken on the sug-
pestion or not, but we would certainly
like to see the sentiment of our people
tested.
Crops are in bad shape and the candi-
dates for county offices continue to come
out. 1t is likel y that there will be good
crowd in the field when the entries close.
The office of county commissioner, with
a salary of only S110 a year, seems to be
the most tempting plum, as more candl'
dates are announced for this than any
other Office.
A charter has been issued by the Sec
retary of State to the "Cotton Bank" at
Rowesyille, Orangeburg county. The
capital stock is $4,000. V. P. Shuler is
,president; ]. C. Punches, vice president; {;
and J. a. Moore, cashier. This makes at
, least ten banks in Orangeburg county
= and possibly more. We are not sure as
F.. to the exact number.
The building committee of Bamberg
Banking Company let the contract for
their new bank building last Thursday.
It was awarded to a colored contractor
from Orangeburg 1t is to be handsome
two-story building. Work is to begin
lust as soon as material can be procured, !,
and it is to be finished by the first OF
December. There will be offices on the
second floor.
Some gentlemen on the street a few
days ago were discussing certain man,
and one gentleman in the crowd spoke
up and said there were lot worse men
than this man. Another in the crowd
said if there were any worse men they
were in the legislature or dispensary. The
people of Bamberg county seem to be
sore on both the legislature and dispen-
sary.
Farmers in this county are very blue,
and they have good reason to be. Con-
ditions for making crop have been very
unfavorable all the year and the rains
during last and this month have done
great damage. The ground remains too
wet to do much blowing and grass is
growing rapidly. It appears reasonable
to state that in this immediate section
not more than fifty per cent. crop aver
age prevails now, so far as cotton is con-
oernod Corn ie O little better generally