The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01

ever witnessed struck Bamberg last
Thursday night.
Mr.. w. G. Smith, formerly Of this
city, is making the race for alder
man over in Orangeburg,
Some of our merchants have not
purchased fall goods yet, as they are
waiting to see how the crops are
going to turn out.
At the Methodist church next Sun
day morning Rev. Peter Stokes will
preach on the subject, 1.-The Man
That Compromised
The passenger trains were delayed
several hours Tuesday by freight
wreck near Blackville. We under
stand that no one was hurt.
Come to the cotton meeting next
Monday and bring your neighbor
with you. Let us all pull together
and erect cotton warehouse.
We understand that Mr.. George
A. jennings, who moved to FLORIDA
some months ago, will return to
Bamberg about the first of Septem-
Der.
The Bamberg boys were revenged
on Denmark Tuesday afternoon; The
team of that town came down for a
game of base ball. and Bamberg won
by a score of to 5.
In another column the commits
sioners of election give notice of the
dispensary election. The managers
are given, also the rules and regu-
lations for conducting the election.
One of the cotton mill houses was
struck by lightning last Thursday
night. No one was hurt, but con-
siderable damage was done. Num-
bers of trees near town were struck
also.
Mr.. C. R. Clayton has resigned as
dispenser at Ehrhardt, and at meet
of the county dispensary board held
here last Monday, Mr.. S. W. Cope
land was elected to the position, to
take charge August 3rd.
Next Monday is the first Monday
and salesday. There are no public
sales to take place, but the cotton
association is to meet in the court
house at 1920 o'clock. Let there be
] a good crowd present at that hour.
The handsome new furniture and
fixtures for the Peoples Drug Com
pany was received Monday, and it is
being put in place. 1t is all OF oak
and plate glass, and their store will
be as handsomely fitted up as any in
the State.
Auditor w. B. West makes the
following report of the dispensaries'
in this county for the last quarter:
Gross sales Sl8, 1853; breakage $685.
70; net profit S3,841.7; gain 26 per
cent; breakage 2O8 per cent; number
of dispensaries S.
A party consisting of Messrs. G.
Frank Bamberg, E. L. Price, Henry
F. Bamberg, w. 0. Tatum, j. Al
drich Wyman, and probably others
left yesterday morning for a deer
hunt down on the Savannah river in
Hampton county.
The Bamberg boys went up to Den
mark Friday afternoon to play a
game of base ball with the team
of that town. Some of Bamberg'S
regular players could not go, and we
got beat badly, Denmark taking the
game by score of II to 8.
The approaching dispensary elec-
tion is exciting very little interest.
Our people are very quiet over the
matter, and no enthusiasm either way
has been aroused so far. Whether
things will warm up or not between
this and the election is entirely prob
lematical.
Come to the cotton meeting next
Monday, prepared to pay your an
nual dues and to take stock IN the
warehouse. We don't want the ware
house money for some time yet, but
we do want to know what the farm
ers and business men are going to
do about it.
Governor Ansel has sent out let
ter to all the county boards of regis
tration of the State notifying them
that they must revise the books OF
registration. This order means that
the books of registration in Bamberg
county must be revised before the ap-
preaching dispensary election is held.
State Superintendent of Education
O. B. Martin says that Bamberg will
get at least $500 from the State in
support of the high school at TINS
place. The districts have complied
with the law in every particular, and
it seems certain that the high school
department will be in operation this
fall.
Mrs Frances Bischoff died Tues