The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

the Town and County.
See the notice of lost horse in this
issue.
Most of our merchants are taking
stock this week.
See the Pew ad. of Wyman & Hen
derson in this issue.
See the law card of Ernest E. Rlt-
ter, Esq, in this issue.
See the new ad. of c. 4. Brao-
hams Sons in this issue.
To-day is the last day to pay
State and county taxes without the
penalty.
Mr.. w. H. Morris and family
moved to Walterboro this week,
where they will live in future.
The new brick store of Mr.. H. j..
Brabham, Jr., is nearing complexion
and he will occupy it in a short time.
The Christmas service of Trinity
Methodist church Sunday-school last
Thursday evening was quite a sue
cess.
See the new ad. of Thomas & Bar
ton Company in this issue. they are
offering bargains in musical meS-
ehandise and pianos.
There will be no prayer meeting
at the Methodist church this WED
nesday) evening, as Rev. T. &. Her.
bert is out of town.
We have been too busy to discuss
the proposition of a semi weekly
with the merchants, but we hope to
do so in a short time.
Petitions to the House and Senate,
asking for State prohibition law,
have been circulated here this week
and were largely signed.
Mr.. J. Norman Walker, who went
West several weeks ago on account
of his health, writes us to forward
his paper to Ell Paso, Texas, for the
: present.
The annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Peoples Bank will be held
at the Office of the bank next Tues
day, January 5th, at four o'clock in
the afternoon.
Next Monday is the first Monday
in January and salesday. There are
several tracts of land to be sold by
sshe Master. See the advertisements
in another column. ...
To-day is the last day of 1908.
Try to make the coming year the
best in the history of Bamberg. Let's
all pull together for the good OF our
town and community.
We would like to have few
copies of our issue of December
10th. Any friends having copy OF
this issue will confer favor on us II
they will send it to us.
The merchants of Bamberg did a
tremendous business last week.
From all reports more goods were
sold here during the holidays than
ever before Every merchant seems
to be well satisfied with his sales.
It is, time that Bamberg Metho-
dists were doing something in the
way of a new parsonage. The church
and parsonage do not go very well
together, in fact it looks bad to have
such a fine church and such poor
parsonage building.
You can get blank books at The
Herald Book Store. We have ledg-
ers, both single and double entry,
day books, cash books, etc. Mer-
chants will do we'll to get our prices
before sending their orders out OF
town. We can suit you and save
you money.
An entertainment entitled Scenes
from a Union Depot" will be given
at the Fitting School auditorium to-
morrow (Friday) evening for the
benefit of the Civic League. There
will be a number of local characters,
and the affair will be managed by
\ Miss Myrtle May Critchfield, of Pitts
burg, Pa.
The old Methodist parsonage and
lot in Denmark has been sold, and. a
new parsonage will be erected at the
new church. The material of the old
church viii be used as far as posi-
BILE in erecting the parsonage. This
will put both church and parsonage
in the new town and at most cen
tral location.
Christmas passed off quietly in
Bamberg, and there were no accl.
dents of any kind. AS usual lot OF
fire works were exploded on the
streets, but this was to be expect
ed. Few arrests were made by the
police, and if there were many
christmas drunks, the mayors court
did not show it.
See the new ad. of Henry ]. Brab-
ham, Jr., in this issue. He will be
in his new store by January 10th
with a bran new line of general
merchandise. He will carry a nice
line of furnishings for men, includ-
ing walk-over shoes and Knox
hats. Watch his space in The BAN
berg Herald for interesting store
news.
Rev. T. G. Herbert will be out Of
town next Sunday, but there will be
preaching at the Methodist church al
usual. Rev. j. H. Graves, pastor OF
the Methodist church at Clemson
College, will be here and will preach
both morning and evening. Mr.
Graves has visited Bamberg before
and has friends here who will heal