The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
Thf 8anthfrg Grralh
Thursday, August 9. 1906


session here last Monday and registered
number of voters.
Bamberg county is certainly in fine
financial shape, thanks to the able man
agement of her various officials.
You can't enjoy your summer>trip with
an old broken trunk. Before buying, see
those nice ones at W. D. Rhoad's.
Mr.. J. NJ. Jennings has secured flow
in the we'll at the oil mill, and he has
now resumed work on the well at the Fit
ting School.
The Southern Railway this week adver-
tises its annual mountain excursion,
which is to be run Wednesday, August
18th. See posters or agent for rates.
The revival meeting will begin at the
Baptist church on the 4th Sunday in Aug
ust. The astor, A. J. Foster, will be as.
sisted by Rev. w. w. William, Of North.
The new freight depot and cotton plat
form has been completed, and freight is
now being unloaded there. The building
is too small, however, for the needs of
Bamberg.
Mr.. G. w. Chitty has returned from a
visit to relatives at Olar, S. c., and has
resumed his work at the Southern ticket
ofice.-Chester Lantern.
II. NJ. Graham, Esq, advertises some
new real estate in this issue. Last week
he handled the sale of the Bamberg hotel
and the present building of the Bamberg
Banking Company.
The showing of taxable property In
Bamberg county is fine one, and We ex-
pect to publish the figures from the audi
tors abstract next week. The increase
this year is about fifteen per cent.
Last Monday was the first Monday in
the month, but there was no public hap
penings of interest at the court house.
The county board of registration and the
county board of control were in session
here that day.
The taxable property of the town Of
Bamberg has been largely increased this
year. With a six mill levy the town will
nave large surplus every year, and this
will enable council to put in waterWorks
without borrowing any money.
The Bamberg Guards as part of the
second regiment left last Friday morning
for Chickamauga for the annual encamp-
ment and military practice. The company
was in charge Of Capt. +. l.. Price. The
boys will return home Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. 81. Smoak has sold out his
wheelwright and blacksmith shop to his
brother, MI. NJ. N. Smoak, who will con-
tinue the business at the same stand.
Mr.. Smoak will take a rest at Glenn
Springs before taking'u up active business
again.
The date in the notice to Confederate
veterans published last week was wrong.
The township meetings to select repre-.
sentative to meet at the court house the
first Monday in September are to be held
on Saturday, August 25th, instead of Sat.
urday, August 22nd, as published. Re-
member the correct date for the township
meetings is the 25th instant.
The marriage of MI. j. Frank Fooshe to
Miss May Sanders, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. P. Sanders has been announced
to take place at the home of the bride in
SpartaDburg Thursday morning, August
10Th. Mr. Fooshe is now the editor OF
the Winnsboro Herald and News. He
has many friends in Bamberg, having
formerly taught in the Carlisle Fitting
School.
Rev. A. J. Foster, pastor of Bamberg
church, has been very busy holding meet
ings this summer. He was with Bro. W.
R. Smith in a meeting at Hunters Chapel
last week, in W hich five were received for
baptism and one backslider restored to
fellowship. He is in meeting with pas
tor W. W. William, of North, this week.
Baptist Courier. '
Greatest line of laces and embroideries
ever shown in Bamberg. Come and see
them. w. A. KLAUBER.
The article in another column in refer
ence to the Southern Cotton Association
dent and the presidents of every State di-
vision. Our farmers should fill out the
blank and send it in at once. This is an
important matter, and should not be de-
layed. IF you want fair price for your
cotton, you must cooperate with the AS
sociation.
Mosquito nets at w. D. Rhoad's.
The Springtown church, Bamberg
county, experienced a glorious revival
recently. Pastor S. P. Hair began the
meeting, preaching Sunday and Monday.
DR.. Henry Miller, of Tifton, Ca, came on
Tuesday, only to find a revival already in
progress. Five had already been receiv-
ed for Baptism. Bro. Miller preached
four days, and fifteen more were received
for Baptism and one restored.-Baptist
Courier.
At a special meeting of city council held
recently it was decided to build a fire wall
in the electric station, thus dividing the
pump room from the engine and dynamo.
The pipe for the proposed water system
has been put in the cotton mill reservoir,
and in short time the matterof putting
in the fire pump and laying the mains on
Main street will be taken up. Certain it
is that council intends to put in the wat
erworks at an early date, as all this pre-
liminary work has been done
Some good values in organdies at W.D.
Rhoad's.
The county campaign formally opened
last Wednesday at Ehrhardt, and ths,ya-
rious candidates will be busy fro1 IVY
until the primary telling the deag
of their qualifications for ofiG lily
one county candidate has no oppOInion,
and it is great compliment to Col. Jno.
F. Folk that no one should oppose him
for county treasurer. 1t shows that his