The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-23
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

j. A. w MAN.
Local reading notices in The Herald
are 10 cents line each insertion.
Mr.. Sam Harrison is erecting a
residence near the old cemetery.
Several marriages are to take place
in this city this month, so we under
stand.
We had some fine rains last week,
but Main street was terribly muddy
last Saturday.
Really, now, don't you think Bam-
berg is better town all around now
than it was a year ago?
The Herald Office wants to buy
second hand book case. If you have
q bargain in book case let US know.
The publication of statement of
Peoples Bank was delayed on &C
count of the Hines of Cashier Riley.
We all like to brag of our ances-
tors, but sometimes forget to live so
that our descendants can do the same
thing.
Strangers in town who visit The
Herald Book Store and printing Office
always comment on what an up-to-
date place we have.
The Herald Office received last
week a lot of new type and other
printing material, as well as Office
furniture. This makes considerable
improvement in our office.
Messrs. Dew and Gafney, assistants
to Mr.. W. B. West, the dispensary
auditor, are in the city this week
checking up the accounts of the Bam-
berg county dispensary board.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold it's regular
monthly meeting in the Sunday
school room of the Methodist church
next Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O.
Messrs. W. G. Kearse and H. 2.
Mcmillan are circulating petitions for
appointment as census enumerators.
They are both good men, and will no
doubt each receive an appointment.
We want our correspondents to
write us news letters every week.
The Herald wants to print the news,
but we can't do it unless our friends
will write us the happenings in their
communities.
Another shipment of those nice
tailored suits at Hooton's.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Jennings and Mrs. Hen
ry F. Bamberg will represent the
Bamberg auxiliary at the annual
meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
sion Society, which will be held in
Sumter October 6-10.
The large tank for the water works
at the oil mill has arrived and is be-
ing erected and the pipes are being
laid. The tank for the city water
works has been shipped and is ex-
pected here this week.
Miss Pearle Delk, who has been
the popular and accommodating opera
tor at the telephone exchange here for
the past year, has resigned to accept
q position at Klauber's. Miss Beulah
Grimes is now operator at the central
Office.
There is not vacant business
house or residence in Bamberg, and
has not been for months. There is
never vacant store on Main street,
and when anybody does move out of
house, there is always a lot more
applications than there are houses.
1t appears that other graded
schools need to supplement the pub
lie funds, as well as Bamberg's. Col
Teton county voted out the dispensary
IN the recent election, and the school
at Walterboro will charge an inciden-
tai or contingent fee of $500 a ses-
sion.
The oil mill started up last Mon
day morning for the seasons run.
The new machinery was started up
last week, and everything works |
nicely. The capacity of the mill here
has been increased to forty tons q |
day, and the Denmark plant to thirty |
tons day.
Mesdames John Jennings, Henry
Bamberg, H. J. Brabham, Sr., Alice |
zeigler (aiternate) and Bessie Lee
Black will represent the Bamberg
Womans Christian Temperance Union |
at the State convention which con-
venes in Columbia the first week in
October.
Last Thursday and Friday were
holidays with the Israelites, and in
consequence there was reunion of
Mr.. S. w. Pearlstin's family in this
city. His son, Louis, was here from
Jacksonville, Fla, as were the family
of Mr.. H. Karesh, of Ehrhardt, and
Mr.. ]. W. Pearlstin, of Olar.
Just received a complete line of
silks for suits and waists in the new
shades. E. A. HOOTON.
Will not each merchant in town
sweep before his door each Satur-
day night after business is over and
thus have the sidewalks on Main
street to present a neat appearance
Sunday morning? This would help
the looks of things very much, and
we hope every merchant on Main
street will do this next Saturday
night and keep it up.
A complete line of suit patterns
for tailored suits at Hooton's.
Mrs. John R. Bellinger moved to
Augusta last week, where she will
live in future, making her home with
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