The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-27
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief i.ems OF Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Bl lei LENS Oh interest 1IlFOuSl1ou'
the Town and County.
See the new ad of Mrs. E. P. Cope
land, the Ehrhardt milllner, IN this
issue.
There are some sample copies OF
the Southern Cultivator at this office
for tree distribution. Come in and
get one.
The farmers around Bamberg are
planting considerable truck this
year, and we trust they will receive
good prices.
Material is being placed on the
ground for the remodeling OF the
Methodist parsonage. Work will be-
gin in a week or such matter.
In this issue will be found the no.
tice of opening the books of subscr1p-
ton to the capital stock of the Cltl-
zens Exchange Bank of Denmark.
In our advertising columns will be
found the notice of opening books Of
subscription to the capital stock OF
the Young Mems Building & Loan
Association.
The hot summer days are ap-
prdaching. Will not city council
protect the citizens by requiring all
dogs which run at large on the
streets to be muzzled?
The Herald wants to secure live
correspondent at every postottlce IN
the county. We have a good propo-
sition to make to those who will take
an interest in the work.
City council has passed an ordi-
nance limiting the speed OF automo-
biles on Main street to six miles an
hour and on other streets to ten
miles an hour. Now, let it be en-
forced.
See the ad. of Mrs. M. c. Heidi
man In this issue. She will continue
the grocery business Of J. A. Bates
e. Co., and Mr.. John McCue will be IN
charge. The patronage of the public
is solicited.
The handsome prizes to be given
away in The Herald's great contest
are away ahead of anything ever at
tempted by weekly newspaper, so 1t
is no wonder that our contest is such
q success.
The mayor tells us that the police
men have been instructed to notify
merchants that violations of the law
in regard to placing goods on the
sidewalk and in the street on Main
street must cease.
Rev. T. G. Herbert went 10 Ehr-
hardt last Sunday night to preach
the commencement sermon for the
graded school of that town, and Mr..
J: G.. Guilds conducted services at
the Methodist church here.
Mr.. C. w. Clayton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Clayton, of the Colston
section, won a medal for declama-
ton in a contest during the COM
mencement exercises of the Orange
burg Collegiate Institute last Mon
day.
Brooks Harley, originally from
RIackville, died in an infrmary in
Columbia last Monday afternoon. He
was about sixty years old, and is sur
'rived by four daughters and one son.
The burial took place at BIackvllle
Tuesday afternoon.
The children's day exercises at the
Methodist church last Sunday after
noon were very successful, and there
was a large crowd present. The ex-
ercises consisted of special songs and
recitations by the children, and
proved very interesting.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Civic League will be held next
Thursday afternoon at five O'Clock
in the Fitting School chapel. All
members are requested to be present
as matters of great Importance are
to be discussed.
The auction sale of lots of the H.
J. Brabham property on Railroad
avenue, will take place next Satur-
day, the 29th, at 1870 o'clock p. N.
The company in charge of the sale
viii have a brass band in attend
ance. No doubt this property will
bring good prices.
. The matter of contributions to the
fund to erect monument to the
women of the Confederacy has not
been concluded, and we want to see
Bam berg county take a higher stand
among the counties. If you have not
contributed yet, see Capt. FISCHER or
leave your contribution at The
Herald Office.
The Herald's popularity contest is
one. of the greatest successes ever
known of in this part of the country.
In fact, the new subscribers and re-
newals coming in keeps us busy
posting them and making corrections
and changes in our mailing list. Our
circulation is going to more than
2,000. Just watch us.
New Bank for Denmark.