The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
Chr 8anthfrg Hrralh
Thursday, Dec. 9th, 1905
Short Locals.

Short Locals.
Oplya few days more left in which to
pay State and county taxes.
Good crowds were in town last week,
and our merchants seemed to do good
Christmas business.
This will positively be the last issue of
The Herald-for 1906 But we hope to
visit you ffty-two times during 1907.
The statement of Peoples Bank pub.
lished in this issue shows that institution
to be doing good business and pros
pering.
The cotton mill and oil mill shut down
several days this week in order that the
employees might enjoy the Christmas
holidays.
If you have not tried "Ben Hur" flour
= you will be "tickled to death" when you
do. PLANTERS MERCANTILE Co.
The roof of Mrs. G P. Bamberg's resi-
dence caught fire last Monday afternoon,
but it was put out before much damage
was done.
The graded school and Fitting School
suspended exercises last Friday for the
holidays. The sessions will be resumed
4 next Wednesday.
At hot supper held on the place of
& Mr.. W. E. Spann several negroes partici-
pated in the use of firearms, but no one
was seriously hurt.
Christmas passed off very quietly in
Bamberg, There was little disorderly
conduct The banks and most of the
business houses closed Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Safety deposit boxes for rent at Peoples
Bank, Bamberg, S. G. Large size boxes
SlOO year; small size, 75c. year. This
is the most convenient and safe place to
keep your valuable papers.
Jones Bros have just received car
load of nice horses and mules. They can
supply your wants, and will sell at rea-
] sonable prices. Also a full stock of
buggies, wagons, and harness.
The Herald wants 1900 subscribers
during 1907. Everybody can afford to
take their county paper at one dollar a
year. Tell your neighbor about The
I Herald and get him to subscribe.
Just received, thirty beautiful suits for
men. We're to sell for $1,000, arrived
late. will turn 'em loose for next week at
$3.50. Nuf sed.
s PLANTERS MERCANTILE Co.
Rev. j. G. Thomas, pastor for the mis-.
sion chapel, arrived last week and will at
4 once take up the work here. Mr.. Thomas
is young man of fine character, and we
believe he will do good work here the
coming year.
We have full line of all sorts of bug
gies, wagons, and harness. Also fresh
car horses and mules. Sec us for q bar.
gain. JONES Bros.
The statement of Bamberg Banking
Company, published in this issue, is an
interesting one With surplus and un.
divided profits of over $4,000 and de-
posts of over $116, 900, this bank is one
of the strongest in the State.
Come to see US and get our prices or
live stock and vehicles before you buy.
Car of horses and mules just in. Full
) line of buggies, wagons and harness.
q Get our prices before you buy.
- JONES BROTHERS.
Mrs. F.. NJ. Bamberg, of this city, las
announced the engagement of her young
est daughter, Llewlie to Mr.. James Al.
drich Wyman. Mr.. Wyman is now a
practicing attorney here, being formerly
of Aiken. The wedding will take place
in the spring.
See our collars, traces, names, back
bands, singletrees. ETC., that won't break
when the strain comes and wear a smile
s all next year.
PLANTERS MERCANTILE Co. =,
The electric light plant is now giving
Y an all night service, both for residence
and street lights. 1t was always the in
tention of the board of public works to
give an all night service, but they were
delayed in starting the service because
{ of the scarcity of fuel.
4 Next week will be our shoe week be-
cause our stock is complete and prices
that catch the eye of those whose purses
have been drained by the holidays. Let
us show you the line.
PLANTERS MERCANTILE Co.
If our merchants will show the proper
appreciation of our efforts, we can make
number of Improvements in the paper
during the comiug year. We want to
print all the paper ut home, but this can
not be done without great increase in
our advertising patronage.
If you need horse or mule, a buggy,
wagon, or set of any kind of harness,
don't fail to give Jones Bros. acall. They
will save you money.
A good many of the weekly newspa
pers in this State will suspend this week
and issue no paper, but The Herald never
misses an issue. We have never missed
an issue in all our newspaper experience.
Whatever the circumstances, our sub
4 ccr;hors can a1wavs cannt on The Herald