The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-04
Thr Banthfrg Grralh
Thursday, July 4, 1907
Short Locals.

The annual BeSSlnger reunion Will
be held at Spring Branch church to-
day, the 4th.
The real estate advertised by the
sheriff was not sold last Monday, as
the matter was settled.
The first tomatoes Of the season
were brought to us by J. A. MINI
mons, Bamberg's popular colored
barber.
The assessment of the Bamberg
cotton mills has been reduced from
S1OO, 900 oS7O, 900 by the State board
of equalization.
Depositors in savings department
will please present their deposit books
at the bank and have July interest
credited. D. F. Hooton, Cashier.
Our correspondents need to get
move on themselves. There must
be something going on in your COM
munity, so let The Herald publish it.
Bamberg now has eight passenger
trains each day, and the two local
freight trains carry passengers as
well. On Sunday we have ten pas
q senger trains.
MIR. F. w. Fairey, formerly of
Z Branchville but now of Kingstree,
was married in that town las Thurs
day to Miss Alma Kelley, a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Kelley.
The annual Sunday school picnic
at St. Johns Baptist church will
take place to-day (Thursday.) j. F.
Carter, Esq, will deliver an address.
We regret our inability to attend.
Much damage was done to crops
in this community by the heavy rains
4 of last week. Friday and Saturday
rain fell nearly all day. Conditions
have certainly been hard on the farm
4 ers this year.
q There was no preaching at the
Baptist church last Sunday morning,
as Rev. A. J. Foster was attending
the union meeting at Springtown.
8 AT night services were held at the
Baptist church, and the Methodist
church was closed.
& Persons who send us matter for
publication will please bear in mind
that we print our paper Wednesday
afternoon. Matter for publication
should reach us Tuesday night or
Wednesday morning at latest. Often
we go to press about midday We'd
nesday.
The heavy electrical storm of last
Wednesday evening almost put the
telephone company out of business
for awhile. However, with his usual
energy, Manager G. R. Bullock had
lsmost of the phones working next
Much of the trouble was caused
by Water getting in the cable.
Chief Koopman has sold his two
& fine blood hound puppies to Sheriff
Hunter of Bamberg. The Chief hated
to part with his dogs but could get
s no help from the county or city in
keeping them and it was too expen-
sive to feed them for nothing
Florence Times.
l Sgd Hartzog made a good run for
the legislature in Greenwood county,
/ even If he didn't get elected. He
was making the race against two
older men, too, both of whom were
prominent in county politics. II sgd
8 had stayed at home, like he should
have done, we would have sent him
to the legislature.
The scholarship and entrance ex-
I aminations for Winthrop College will
be held at the court house here to-
morrow friday the 5th. Entrance
examination for the College of
Charleston will also be held at the
same time and place. These exami-
nations will be conducted by the
county board of education.
Mr.. M. Cope Livingston, formerly
of this city, was married last We'd
nesday to Miss Winnie May Redmiles,
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Redmiles, at Upper Marlboro, Md.
They are in Bamberg at present, on
a visit to the family of his mother,
4 Mrs. L. E. Livingston, and will re-
turn to Maryland in few days.
Mr.. Robert B. Hartzog, the only
son of Mr.. V. j. Hartzog, of this
place, has been elected principal of
the Blackville graded school: Mr..
Hartzog graduated at the Citadel,
and has been teaching for several
q wears. His wife. who is an accom-
plished music teacher, will have
charge of the music department.
IS Mr.. z. M. Bruce, of The Herald,
expects to go to Charleston to-day
(Thursday.) He is going to celebrate
the glorious fourth by seeing Bugs
Raymond pitch. In fact, the entire
force from editor to devil are ad,
mirers of the doughty Bugs and
if he loses to-day we will be woe
fully disappointed. But he must not
lose, that's all.
DR.. Geo. F. Hair and family went
to Blackville Saturday, where on
Sunday the 60th birthday of his