The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-22
Chr Bamthfrg Nrralh
Thursday, July %, 1909
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

curiosity.
it begins to look like we will have
to make The Herald semi-weekly
after all.
AS long as they last, will sell 10
inch disc records for 25 cents, at G..
A Ducker's.
The Herald Book Store carries a
full line of reading matter-books,
magazines, etc.
OF course the farmers of Bamberg
county have money. Their deposits in
our banks show that.
Well, The Herald's great popular
ity contest astonished the natives,
didn't it? Nobody had any idea it
would be such success.
In our advertising columns will be
found the license ordinance of the
town of Bamberg, which goes into ef-
feet the 1st of next month.
Work was begun last week on the
building for the Citizens Exchange
Bank of Denmark. 1t will be hand
some brick structure, two stories.
Rev. Chas. B. Smith will preach at
the Methodist church in this city next
Sunday evening. The third quarterly
conference will be held Monday
morning.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold its regular
monthly meeting next Tuesday after
noon at $50 o'clock, in the ladies'
parlor of the Methodist church.
If you need any job printing let US
do the work before the busy season
sets in. We are busy all the time,
and we would be glad to do all the
work we can before the fall rush sets
in.
When Bamberg people go off for
the summer, The Herald always fol-
lows them, even if they are away
only two weeks. They say they can't
do without the home paper while
away.
Mr.. Jno. M. Jennings is now at
work boring another artesian well on
Bridge street, near the residence OF
Mr.. F. w. Free, which will supply
artesian water for the residents of
that part Of town.
The demand for catalogues of the
Carlisle Fitting School continue to
come in to Rev. T. G. Herbert, who
has charge of the correspondence at
present, and it looks as if the school
is making great strides forward.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Civic League will be held this
(Thursday) afternoon at five o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. d. F. Hooton.
A full attendance is requested, as
plans are to be discussed for the fall
work.
1t would be a mighty good idea If
the merchants would leave a small
light burning in their stores at night
in order that Policeman Rowell could
see the interior and note if anything
was wrong. We suggest that all our
merchants do this.
Recently a gentleman advertised In
q three-line ad. a car load of meal
and hulls, and in a few hours after
The Herald was issued he had sold
them all out. 1t pays to advertise in
The Herald. The gentleman said he
had no idea The Herald was so close
ly read by citizens of the town of
Bamberg.
Some nice umbrellas for men and
ladies at w. D. Rhoad's.
A lady subscriber, in renewing her
subscription, writes: Il don't think
/ could do without my old home pa
per, as it is the best paper l know
OF anywhere. Couldn't be made bet
ter" This is from Mrs. Allen E.
Hair, of Elko, who is daughter of
Mr.. J. c. Shipes, who formerly lived
near town.
Cool clothing for this hot weather,
cheap at w. D. Rhoad's.
As will be seen by the notice in
another column, Hon. seaborn
Wright, of Georgia, will deliver an
address on prohibition in Bamberg
on Thursday, August .5th. Mr..
Wright is one of the ablest orators
and strongest men in Georgia, and
his speech will be worth coming
many miles to hear.
The fall season is coming on, and
we suggest to the ladies of the Bam-
berg Civic Association that they
thoroughly advertise their rest room
in this city. Many ladies from the
country who are in town for the day
would use the room no doubt if they
knew of it's existence. We would be
glad to have an article from the
ladies as to the rest room.
Mr.. Robert Black, of Valdosta. Ca, |
was in to see our printing Office while
here this week on a visit to his cous-
ins, Mr.. Thos. Black and Senator J.
B. Black, who brought him in to see
one of the things Bamberg people
were proud of. Mr.. Black said The
Herald had the best equipped Office
he ever saw in this size town and he
wondered how we kept it so clean.
Big line of latest style arrow
brand cuffs and collars just received
at w. D. Rhoad's.
Bamberg has been a busy town all
summer. All lines of business have
been more prosperous than ever be-
fore. And we will continue to grow.
Speaking for The Herald, our busi-