The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-06-20
Thr Banhfrg Frralh
Thursday, June 20, 1907
Short Locals.


The little child of DR.. and Mrs. J.
]. Cleckley, which has been very i'll
for nearly a week, is improving.
Mrs. Meta Riley, wife of DR.. R: w.
Riley, died at Barnwell recently. She
was daughter of John c. Dowling.
DR.. ]. VIM. Finn, of Columbia,
filed his regular appointment at the
Presbyterian church herelastSunday.
Pay your commutation tax to A. M.
Brabham, city clerk and treasurer.
The penalty will be added after July
1st
Mr.. C. w. Rentz, Jr., brought us
some very large cucumbers this week,
which were raised on his fathers
truck farm near town.
Remember the musical entertain
ment at the Fitting School chapel to
morrow (Friday) evening: Admls-
sion, ten and fifteen cents. ltlsglven
by the Epworth League.
Miss Mamie Bunch and Mr.. Ben.
iamin Thomas, both of Bamberg.
were married at the home Of the
brides parents in this city Sunday
afternoon by Rev. j. c. Thomas, pas
tor of the mill chapel.
Mr.. P. J. Quattlebaum, manager
of the oil mill, has rcoved his family
here from Denmark. They are occu-
pying the 7. S. Rice house on North
Street. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Watkins
are boarding with them.
The Bamberg Guards will meet
hereafter every Thursday evening for
drills and business. Col. Folk is deter
mined to develop a high class military
organization here. and his efforts
should have the support of our cltl-
zens.
81 It is stated that there will be no
election on the dispensary question in
Marion county, as the petitions dld
not contain the required number OF
signatures. That county had voted
out the dispensary, and some people
wanted it back.
Congressman J. 0. Patterson is
now engaged in taking testimony in
his election contest. He has been
!. in Beaufort and Aiken counties re-
Gently. There is no danger of Myers
being seated. He is only after the
expense money.
The high school movement has been
start ed. Bamberg and Hampton
school districts will unite for the pur-
pose of holding the election. The
petition asking for the election is at
Thos. Blacks store. Call there and
sign without delay.
Mr.. Alpheus Watson who was mar
ried to Miss Fielder of Bamberg,
passed through Greenwood Monday,
with his bride en- route to his home at
Whitmire. He spent several hours
here with his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Herbert Watson. Greenwood Journ-
al.
The ,dispensary has been moved to
the building formerly used by w. H.
Patrick as repair shop. The store
from which the dispensary was moved
will be occupied by A. Nimmer, who
comes here from Georgetown. He
viii carry a line of general merchan-
disc,
Invitations have been received by
the editor of this paper from the
South Carolina commission for the
Jamestown Exposition, to participate
in the exercises on South Carolina
day on Friday, June 28th, and to re-
ception to Governor M. F. Ansel at
the Virginia State building, the same
evening.
The play at the opera house last
Friday night, for the benefit of the
Confederate monument fund, was
well attended and thoroughly enjoy
ed The ladies have taken hold of
the monument matter in earnest,
and we confidently expect the me-
mortal to our honored dead to be
erected.
MIR. B. D. Carter, of Saluda, who
graduated at Clemson College last
week, won the medal for the best
orator of the three societies. The
medal was offered by the trustees.
Mr.. Carter is brother of Jesse F.
Carter, Esq, Of this city, and the
winning of such prize is a cause for
congratulation.
Mrs. Anna Guess, widow of the late
Gardner Guess, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. W: Goolsby,
near Denmark last Saturday morn
ing. She had been in feeble health
for some time on account of her age,
she being in her Sind year: The IN
terment took place Saturday after
noon at the Denmark cemetery.
A protracted meeting was begun
at the mill chapel in this city last
Sunday, and it will doubtless con.
tinue for two weeks. Revs. Samuel
and ]. A. Danner are doing the
preaching, both of fwhom are earnest.
consecrated young men, full of vigor
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