The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-02
Chr Ban,hRrg HeralA
Thursday, Dec. 2, 1909.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

for rent or sale. Apply to H. M.
Graham, Manager.
Mr.. Penn, of Batesburg, has rent
ed the Johnson Hotel, and will take
charge this week.
Did you ever notice that when
Bamberg merchants want to adver-
tise, they use The Herald?
See Kirsch's new ad. in this issue.
He is continuing his great sale until
Friday night, December Oath.
jones Bros. will receive another car
load of stock in few days. They
are now being bought in the West by
Mr.. w. P. Jones, of the firm.
We were forcd to leave out all
editorial matter last week, after it
was in type. The editorials in this
issue were intended for last week.
Next Monday is the first Monday
in the month and sales day. Sew
eral tracts of land are to be sold by
the Master, which are advertised in
this paper.
Jones Bros have on hand two
pairs of extra fine driving horses,
w:n matched. Call and see them.
Another car of horses and mules to
arrive in few days.
The tank for the water works was
filed with water last Friday, and
fire can now be put out with the
water from the tank. Get busy,
now, and organize fire department.
Most of the stores in town as we'll
as the banks and depot were closed
last Thursday for Thanksgiving. The
post Office was also closed; but the
morning mails were distributed.
Clerk of Court c. B. Free is at
work recording the big mortgage
given by the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way for S150,00O,0O0. The record
ing fees will be more than $1,000.
Work on the tank for the city
water works has been completed,
and the concrete is being laid in
the reservoir. The tank will be
filed at once and we will be ready
to fight fire.
We want to be obliging, but we
want to remind our customers that
changes for advertisements must
come in not later than Tuesday morn
ing by nine o'clock in order to be
changed in that weeks issue.
Pastors T. G. Herbert and Jno. P.
Simpson will leave next week to at
tend the session of the South Caro-
lima Methodist conference, which
convenes in Abbeville next Wednes-
day Bishop Morrison will be the
presiding officer.
Say, do you want bargains? If So,
go to the great clearance sale now
going on. H. J. Brabham, Jr., must
reduce his stock, and is offering great
bargains in all lines.
Watch the date on the label of
your paper, and if your subscrip-
ton has expired let us have your
renewal at once. We do not send
the paper on credit, but have not
the time to notify each one promptly
when their subscription expires. So
watch your date.
Mr.. H. A. Ray and family moved
to Blackville this week, where they
will take charge of the Southern
Hotel. They have been residents of
Bamberg for a number of years, and
their many friends regret their leav-
ing. However, they have the best
wishes of us all for success.
Read the advertisements in The
Herald. Our advertisers will appre-
ciate your trade and have something
to offer you. Did you ever notice
that the merchant who has old goods
on hand never advertises? Go to
the store of the man who advertises
il you want up-to-date goods. 90.
The second number of the lyceum
course, at the Fitting School audi
torium last Friday evening. given by
Mr. Elias Day and Mrs. Oranne Tru-
lit Day, was much enjoyed by those
present Both of them presented
finished work. The next number
will be a ladies' quartette, which
comes in about two weeks.
We have received an invitation to
the marriage of Miss Matte Abney,
daughter of Mr.. J. r. Abney, to Mr..
Albert Sydney Hartzog, the wedding
to take place on Wednesday evening,
December 1st, at six o'clock, at the
First Baptist Church, Greenwood, S.
C. Mr.. Hartzog was born and reared
in Bamberg, and is son of Mrs. NJ.
E. Hartzog. His many friends in his
old home extend best wishes.
In sending us new subscriber,
good friend of ours, from the lower
part of the county, says: 81 ap-
preciate The Herald and your kind
ness; and l am always ready to send
you a new subscriber whenever pos
sible. Success to you This friend
is not an agent of The Herald, and
he sends, in subscriptions out of pure
good will to u.s. That's the sort of
friend The Herald is proud of. ..
Bro o. J. Frier, pastor of the
Bamberg church, sends us a large
list of renewals and new subscribers,
and adds: ''I hope to send others a
little later. 1 preceded this effort
with a sermon on The Printing
Press as a Force in UNCONVENTIONAL
Life and Work 1t seemed to break
up the 'fallow ground, and the work
was easy. We are doing what we
can to relieve the State board this
month. Bro. Frier has set the
other pastors a noble example. We
L.~o roe$orr will d@ ho