The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-05
Thf Ranthrrg Grralh
Thursday, July 5. 1906
Short Locals.

grows each week, we are glad to say.
MIR. W. D. Rhoad is adding fifteen feet
to the length of his stores, occupied by
L. C. Price, grocer, and II. E. Dickinson
jeweler.
Miss Ellen J. Murphy, of Bamberg, ha:
been reelected as teacher IN the Marion
graded schools, where she has taught FOL
several years.
The many Bamberg friends of A. Nc
Iyer Bostick, Esq, of Beaufort, will re-
gret to know that his health is not i'm
proving. He has been sick for some
time.
July 25th is the last day for filing your
pledge if you want to run for Office in
Bamberg county. Let US have plenty OF
candidates so that the races will be inter
esting.
Work on the various buildings and
improvements in town is progressing as
rapidly as could be expected. and num-
Der of new buildings will soon be ready
for occupancy.
Candidates who want the farmers
votes had better not call upon them
while they are busy fighting the grass,
unless they are willing to take hoe and
do little work themselves.
The outlook now is that there will be
more than one thousand lights wired in
for stores and residences by the time the
electric plant is ready to run. Our peo-
die are showing progressive spirit.
The scholarship and entrance ezamina-
ton for Winthrop College at Rock Hill
is to be held at the court house here Fri
day the 9th instant tomorrow There
is one vacant scholarship from this
county.
Mr. J. Wilson Riley, who has recently
graduated at West Point Military Acad-
emy, was last week appointed by the
president as second lieutenant in the
regular army. He will be assigned to the
artillery corps.
Are you having your house or store
wired for electric lights? Everybody
else is coming into line, so you will have
to use electricity to be in the procession.
Patronize the plant, for it belongs to the
town and every citizen has an interest
in it.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hays arrived in
town last Friday morning from Apa-
lachicola, Fla, where they were married
last Wednesday morning. They are
spending several days with his relatives
here before going on to their home at
Greenwood.
The new brick addition to the cotton
mill has been completed, and the office
and cloth room are being occupied. The
engine and dynamo room is also finished,
and the foundation for the large ginei is
being laid. Concrete laying in the reser-
voir is progressing satisfactorily.
This is to certify that Wesley Banks
gave me three weeks massage treatment
for severe case of rheumatism and help
ed me a great deal, practically cured me-;
can cheerfuliy recommend him to any
one needing this treatment.
H.. RILEY.
Our legislative delegation has recon-
mended for appointment the same county
board of control which has been manag-
ing dispensary affairs in this county for
several years, consisting of J. J. Jones, of
Bamberg, chairman, G. R. Clayton, of
Ehrhardt, and C. c. Ellzey, of Denmark.
A representative of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company was in the city last
week to look into the matter Of doing
some rebuilding on the lines in this town.
It is likely that extensive repairs will be
made in the next few months, cable be-
ing strung on most of the principal
streets, doing away with so many wires
Rev. Marion Dargan, presiding elder Of
the Oraugeburg district. preached at the
Methodist church here last Sunday morn
ing. He returned to Orangeburg Sunday
afternoon to attend memorial service to
the late Rev. j. A. Clifton, accompanied
by Rev. Peter Stokes. They came back
Monday morning to hold the third quar-
terly conference for this charge.
Mrs. E. A .Sojourner, of BlackVille, the
beloved union vice president in Barn.
well association, on last third Sunday
met with the ladies of the historic Spring
town church south of Bamberg and or
ganized very Tromising woman s mis-
sion society. Mrs. Sojourner makes an
excellent officer and she is warmly be-
loved by large circle of friends.-Bap-
tist Press.
Bamberg expects to have one of the
very best electric light plants in the State.
The power house will be neat and at
tractive building, and the machinery is OF
the newest and most approved type and
best make. If our people give the plant
the patronage it should receive, the
plant ought to be a financial success.
Certainly the board of public works have
done their part in the way Of hard work.
Bamberg is certainly growing and i'm:
proving right along, as will be noted
from our postoface receipts. Last year
the salary of the postmaster at this place
was raised from 81 800 to 81 400, and last
week Postmaster ]. P. Murphy received
notice that his salary had again been
raised 800, which makes the postottice
now pay $500 a year. This is one OF
the surest evidences of towns growth
and prosperity.
Numbers of our people are having
their residences and stores wired for
lights. It is thought that by the time the
plant is ready to run there Will be at
least 1900 lights wired in. This is the
proper spirit for our people to show. The
electric light plant belongs to the town
and it is to the interest of every citizen
to patronize it. Two firms are here do
ing wiring, and there is no excuse for
anybody not having lights.