The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-14
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Thursday, March IL, 1907
Short Locals.

Short Locals.
Mr.. J. A. Murdaugh is having his
residence repainted.
Farmers are hard at work prepar-
ing for this years crop.
Some of our correspondents need
to wake up and send us the news.
What is being done :'about the
waterworks? Is the project to fall
through?
Advertisers, please change your
ads. often, but send in your copy
early each week.
Have you seen that fine load Of
Kentucky stock G. Frank Bamberg
has just received?
A charter has been issued to the
Peoples Drug Co., Of this city. Jno.
H.. Cope is president.
Court is likely to continue all of
this week. This term is the heaviest
court for this county in years.
Easter is two weeks from next
Sunday, and the millinery openings
will soon be taking place.
Bamberg is suffering from a lack
of houses. Will DOT some man with
money to invest build some?
Orders taken at this office for en-
grayed visiting cards, wedding invi-
tations, etc. Call and see samples.
The county chain gang has finished
work on the Farrell's road. It has
been clayed and put in fine condition.
Please look at the date on the label
of our paper, and if you owe US any
thing. let us have the money. We
need it.
People who want to come here to
live can't find houses for rent, so Of
course the growth of the town will
be slow. Everybody can't own their
own home.
No candidates for mayor and al
dermen are yet announced. Looks
like nobody wants the job, and the
people generally seem very indiffer-
ent as to the government of the
town.
Among the visiting attorneys here
this week attending court are: 7. A.
Hammond and John C. Reed, of At
lanta; H. F. Rice, of Aiken; James
"A. Willis, B. T. Rice, and Robert
Aldrich. of Barnwell; James F 1zlar,
Of Orangeburg.
DR.. w. T. Derieux, of the mission
board of the Baptist church, will de-
liver an address at the Baptist
church this (Thursday) evening. All
are invited. In addition to the ad-
dress, several candidates for church
membership will be baptized.
The Woman's Home Missions So
ciety will hold its regular monthly
meeting next Tuesday afternoon, at
four O. clock, in the ladies .parlor Of
the Methodist church. Each mem
Der is urged to attend, there being
local work demanding immediate
action.
Mr.. Howe, the fire engine man,
was here last Saturday exhibiting
and giving a demonstration of his
engine. The outfit used here was
one he has sold to Blackville, and he
wants to sell the town one like it.
sIie reservoir at the cotton mll.swas
used for a water supply and fine
stream of water was thrown.
Our advertisers will please remem-
ber, that while we are always glad to
change ads. and to accommodate our
customers in every way possible, we
cannot change their ads. on Wednes-
day mornings. We have so much to
do that we cannot undertake to
change ads. just before going to
press on Wednesdays. Please re-
member this.
Our sister city of Denmark is max
ing preparations to hold an election
on the question of issuing bonds fo~
the erection of a $4,000 school builo-
ing. Mr.. J. A. Virgins, of that town,
was down last Friday afternoon, and
while here looked over Bamberg's
graded school building with view
of getting some ideas for the erection
of the building at Denmark.
Jurors and witnesses at this term
of court did not receive the extra
nav given them by the last legisla-
ture, as the act will not be in force
until today. Jurors will receive $500
a day after today. Some of the
Jurors last week were very anxious
for the increase, but Clerk of Court
Free Justly declined to pay it, for he
could not do so under the law.
Mr.. J. B. McCrary, of Atlanta, en-
gineer for the city's electric light
plant, and MIR. Jos. S. Walker, pres
ident of the Electric Supply Co., of
Savannah, the contractors who built
the plant, were in the city last Sat-
urday. They were here for the pur-
pose of making a final settlement
with the board of public works, and