The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
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Thursday, Nov. 18th. 1906
Short Locals.

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Short Locals.
Hard times.
How do you like the electric lights?
Mighty little money changing hands.
We have heard no kicks yet as to the
brilliancy of the electric lights.
The tax books are open, but our people
do not seem to be in a hurry to pay State
and county taxes.
The Bell Telephone Company has lot
of poles at the railroad here, and the
work of rebuilding the local lines will be-
gin soon.
Read Spann's ad. He is setting apart
Monday and Tuesday as bargain days,
and you can supply your wants cheaply
at his store.
The dispensary has turned over $1O,-
600 to the public school fund, but we
don't think Bamberg county gets any
part Of it.
Rev. ]. B. Traywjck, of Denmark, will
preach in the Methodist church Sunday
night. A Aspecialsermon to young people.
All are invited.
The Rehabilitation Comedy Co. is
playing at the opera house for three
nights this week. They conclude TO- night
wednesday,
The Herald Book Store has lately re-
ceived a new lot of Sanford's inks, photo
paste, glue, and mucilage. See the jar of
photo paste at 25c.
MI. j. J. Elkins brought US Monday a
mammoth sweet potato of the Georgia
Buck variety. It weighed 6! pounds, and
is, we believe, the largest potato we have
ever seen.
See the new ad of Moye's grocery
store. You can always procure fresh and
seasonable delicacies at this popular gro
Gerry house. They make earnest efforts
to please their customers.
The electric light plant now runs every
night until 1890 o'clock. 1t will be turned
over to the city the first of next week,
and then an all-night service will be
9 given if the patronage justides it.
Klauber's great sale is now on, and the
many tempting bargains are being taken
advantage of by scores of people. See
the ad in this issue. Remember, the sale
lasts for ten days, closing November Oath.
9 Everybody seems delighted with the
!; electric lights. Now let our citizens use
the@lights and thus enable the town to
make it success. The plant belongs to
the town, and in order to be successful
!, our people must burn the lights.
s, If you want fountain pen, come in
and let Us show you the Eclipse at $1.O.'
They are nice large pens and write well.
This is q special lot, and we will not be
able to get more at this price. Come in1
and see them at The Herald Book Store.
Business generally should be suspended
on Thanksgiving Day and everybody
ought to 90 to church. We presume there
( will be services in at least one Of the
/. churches. You can certainly be thankful
that it is not any worse with you than 1t
is, and it could be worse.
I. The Home Missions Society of the
Methodist church will hold its regular
monthly meeting next Tuesday afternoon
at four o'clock in the ladies parlor of the
church. A matter of great importance
will be brought before the society, there
fore full attendance is earnestly re-
a1ested.
Mr.. WIN. Wilkes, local superintendent
for the Electric Supply Co., contractors
for the city's electric light plant, would
be glad if all persons who have lights in
their houses or other places not burning,
would inform him at once, especially
where the inside wiring was done by his
company.
Next Tuesday, November Goth, will be
big day in Columbia. The monument
to ;Gen. Wade Hampton is to be un-
yelled that day. Reduced rates will be
given on the railroads, and there should
be large crowd present from Bamberg
The pupils of the graded school and Fit
ting school should attend in body.
: The flower show held by the ladies last
Thursday in aid of the Confederate monu-
,ment fund was great success Chry-
!. santhemums, ferns, roses, and other
plants and flowers were for sale, also
candy and some other articles. The re-
ceipts were about fifty dollars. We un-
derstand that the amount available for
the monument is about 81 200, while the
cost will be about $4,000.
!. Klsuber is an enterprising and up-to-
date merchant, being the largest user of
printers ink in Bamberg. He spends
more money in advertising with The
Herald than any three combined. But it
pays him, else he would not make the in
vestment. His great sale now going on
is revelation. Nothing like It has ever
been seen in this town before. Note the
special bargains for Friday.
The unvei,ing of the Hampton monu-I
ment in Columbia next Tuesday, Nov.
Goth, is an event in which every South
Carolinian should take the greatest pride
and there will be thousands from all sec.
tions of the State present on this great
occasion to take part in the honoring |
of Hampton, whose invaluable services to
his State in the times of war and of peace
is the more appreciated as the years pass
by.
A man by the name of Fisher, who
has been working in the cotton mill for
the past two months and half, was ar
rested and placed in Jail yesterday by
chief of police Hand and Mr.. E. Dickin-
inson Fisher is q deserter from the
navy, and will be taken to Charleston
and turned over to the authorities some
time this week. His real name is Hess,