The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items OF Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

at Peoples Drug Store.
Note the ad. of the University or
South Carolina in this issue.
AS long as they last, will sell 10
inch disc records for 25 cents, at u.
A. Ducker's.
Attention is directed to the new
ad of the Denmark Machine Works
in this issue.
See the new ad of D. A. Kinard &
Co. in this issue. They want your
order for groceries.
Next Monday is the first Monday
in the month and salesday, but there
are no public sales to be made.
A force of hands has been here
the past week or so doing much need
ed repair work on the local telephone
lines.
Greenwood is paving her streets
with yitrifed brick. Oh, that Bam-
berg could pave her main business
street.
The Heralds advertising patron
age has kept up well for the duil
summer months. Advertising IN TINS
newspaper must pay.
Mr.. E. F. Free, the popular car
rier of Route No. 2, has purchased
motor cycle, and will use it in car
.rying the mail on his route.
S Remember that The Herald's great
contest closes Saturday afternoon
Jnly 18th, at four o'clock, sharp.
Get YOUR votes in by that time.
Work has commenced on hand
some new residence for Mr.. Henry ).
Brabham, Jr. He is building on his
lot out near the residence or Mr. ).
w. Stokes. ..
Mr.. L. C. Price exhibited in front
of his store last week stalk OF corn
over fourteen feet tall, and another
stalk which had fifteen ears. Inats
going some for corn.
{ The Herald Book Store keeps on
hand all the popular magazines. we
also have a large line of popular nov
els, regular s1.50 editions, at 80
cents. All strong titles, too.
City council has adopted a busl-
ness license ordinance, which will go
into effect the first of August. The
income from this source will be used
to assist in paying for the water
works.
@ O'Shanghnessy's famous ice cream
at Peoples Drug Store.
Crops are looking fine in this Sec
ton. During the recent rains many
crops became grassy, but the weather
of the past week has been OF great
benefit to the farmers in working out
their crops.
The telephone line out to Capt. W.
S. Bamberg's has been completed,
and now Capt. Bamberg, Messrs. D.
r. Matheny and w. H. Adams have
telephone service, being connected
with the exchange here.
The board of county commission
ers will hold a regular quarterly
meeting at their Office in the court
house here next Monday. at this
meeting cotton weighers will be
elected for Bamberg, Denmark and
Olar.
The Herald is anxious for few
more good correspondents. We want
those who will write often and write
news. Often important happenings
escape us because it is impossible to
find out everything that happens all
over the county.
Capt. W. A. Riley, who was pain
fully hurt a couple of weeks ago by
falling from a freight car and bruis-
ing his hip, is getting along very
nicely, and while he will have to use
crutches for a while, he will be out
again in short time.
The board of registration will be
at their Office in the court house next
Monday to issue registration certih-
Gates. The books close that night,
SO if you want to vote in the dis
pensary election, you must get your
certificate next Monday.
The Herald's great popularity con-
test closes Saturday, July 18th. Some
young lady is going to win the piano,
or the diamond rings, or the set Of
furniture. Will it be you? Hard
work during the next two weeks may
mean that you will win the grand
prize.
Subscriptions are pouring into The
Herald Office, as the young ladies are
redoubling their efforts on the home
stretch. Every young lady should
put forth extra effort for the short
time which remains, and if she does
her best she will have no regrets, no
matter what the result.
Attention is directed to the new
advertisement of the Marjenhoff Co.,
proprietors of the Charleston Biscuit
Works, in this issue. This is an en-
terprising firm, and they manufac-
ture nice line of biscuits, carry an
extensive line of bakers supplies,
etc. Write them for prices.
Only few weeks now until The
Herald's great popularity contest
ends. The young lady contestants
are doing some good work these
days, and the contest is indeed get
ting interesting. There are hand
some prizes to be awarded, and they
are we'll worth working for.