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


day morning by Mr.. j. P. McElroy.
You cannot vote in the dispensary
election on the Goth of August unless
you have your registration certificate
and tax receipt.
Chadren's day exercises will be
held at the factory chapel next Sun
day evening at $50 o'clock. The
public is c)rdially invited.
G. E. Hutto & Sons solicit orders
for lumber, and can attend to all
business promptly. They have put
their saw mill outfit in fine shape.
Our special ad. column is growing
in favor right along. A little ad: in
it viii pay you if you have anything
for sale, for rent, or most any want.
At the inquest held over the body
of Henry Valentine last Saturday,
the jury found that he was killed by
Pink Franklin and that Franklln's s
wife was accessory to the murder.
The annual excursion to the noun
tains from Charleston and points in
the lower part of the State will be
run by the Southern and Coast Line
Railroads on Wednesday, August
18th.
The Herald's want ads. certainly
pay. One of our customers got more
orders for the article advertised than
he could furnish, many of them com
ing from out of town. 1t only costs
25c. each insertion, and you will sure
ly get results.
Chris Folk, an old Newberry boy,
now of Denmork, is in the city. He
is the picture of health and prosper
ity; has fine farm, wife, nine boys
and three girls and is at peace with
all the world and happy. He will re-
turn to his home today.-Newberry
Observer.
Rev. Peter Stokes did not preach
at the Methodist church last Sunday.
He went up to Williamson with his
family on Wednesday, but his little
son was taken very i'll and Mr.. Stokes
himself was confined to his bed. He
therefore could not come back to
preach Sunday as he expected.
Little Cuba Murphy, aged eight
years, died at the home of her faith
er, II. B. Murphy, at Midway, last
Friday. The funeral was conducted
by Rev. A. j. Foster. Mr.. and Mrs.
Murphy desire to express their
thanks to all who have helped share
their burden in this sad hour of affiic-
ton.
The Orangeburg Collegiate Insti-
tute, Orangeburg, S. c., is one of
the best schools in the State. Boys
and girls who expect to go off to
school this fall will do well to write
Pres. Peterson for catalogue.
Prices are very reasonable, and you
can get any course of study that you
want. Send for a catalogue today.
ADV.
Mr.. L. N. Bellinger showed US the
other day a chip cut out of a tree
which contained the land mark cut
on it fifty years ago. While survey
ing, Mr.. Bellinger ran the line to
certain tree, and Mr.. M. O. Kinard
told him that was the line tree. for
he had cut the mark on it fifty years
ago. The growth of the tree had
completely covered the mark, but on
cutting into it the mark was found
as perfect as could be.
The party of gentlemen who went
on a deer hunt down in Hampton
county returned Friday night. They
killed three deer-two does and
buck. ]. A. Wyman, Esq, killed the
first doe, G. Frank .Bamberg the
other, while several of the party had
shots at the buck. They brought
back a lot of the venison, the hides,
and the antlers of the buck. They
had a big time, but the mosquitoes
and red bugs were pretty bad.
The clipping referred to in the let
ter from Olar, in regard to prohibi-
ton in Spartanburg county, is too
long for our columns, but it simply
states that prohibition has helped
business in Spartanburg, and backs
up the statement by quoting the mer-
chants of the city, the bankers, real
estate men, and in fact almost every
class of business men. The officers OF
the law says there has been a big i'm
provement in the moral atmosphere
of the city since the dispensaries were
voted out.
The State board of canvassers de-
cided that the dispensary election in
Kershaw county was illegal because
two ballot boxes were used, thereby
destroying the secrecy of the ballot.
It was never the intention Of the law
that two boxes should be used in vot-
ing for or against the sale of liquor.
The other box provided for is for
casting ballots as to distribution of