The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Chr RanthrrD Hrralh
Thursday, June "a, 1909
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

See the new ad. of H. J. Brabham,
Jr., in this issue.
A protracted meeting begins at
the Baptist church next Sunday.
Another gentleman in Bamberg
received one OF the swindling Madrid
letters last week, but OF course ne
didn't take the bait.
Mr.. E. c.. Hays has bought an
automobile. He purchased the
Rambler touring car recently owned
by G. Frank Bamberg.
Mr.. c. Frank Bamberg has receiv-
ed handsome Chalmers-Detrolt
touring car, which is one of the
finest machines in Bamberg.
There has been entirely too much
rain in this section during the past
week. for the good of the crops. The
hail also did considerable damage.
MI. A. J. Hunter has our thanks
for some fine cane syrup, put up in
bottles and sealed. E. Bart Price,
the grocer, has this syrup for sale.
The recent wet weather makes it
advisable to clean up your premises
thoroughly and use lime freely. A
little care may save doctors bill.
See the advertisement of the Hor-
Her Military School in this issue.
This is high-grade institution, and
it offers advantages possessed by
few.
The July term of court for this
county will not be- held, as will be
seen by the order of Judge Ernest
Gary, published in another column
In this issue. -. .2'.
:, Nearly fifteen hundred paid-in-
advance subscribers is of course
something unusual for weekly
newspaper in this part of the coun-
Try, but The Herald is the excep-
tions
Postmaster J. P. Murphy is ar
ranging to put in new boxes at the
postofice, as we'll as other improve
ments. A good move, as new boxes
and up-to-date furniture are badly
needed.
Ladies, be sure to read Hooton's
new advertisement in this issue. He
offers a saving of twenty per cent.
for the balance of this month, and
his line of summer goods is COM
plete and up-to-date.
In another column will be found
call for the prohibitionists to meet
in the town hall in this CITY on the
first Monday in July. 1t is evident
that the prohibitionists will organize
in this county for the approaching
dispensary election.
The total number of bales of cot
ton raised in Bamberg county for
the year 1907 was 1852, and for
1908 the total was 2l,897, an in
crease of over five thousand. These
figures were compiled by the govern
ment census bureau.
The Farmers Union of this county
met here last Monday. The attend
ance was very good considering the
busy time with the farmers. Messrs.
j. E. Mcmillan and Jones A. Will
liams were elected as delegates to
the State Farmers Union, which
meets in Columbia next month.
. The Sunbeam Band, which is in
charge of Mrs. jamie c. Lewis, will
hold a special meeting Friday after
noon at five o'clock at the Baptist
church. Ali the members Of, the
Band are urged to be present, as
well as the mothers of the children,
and any others who may feel an in
terest in the work.
See the new ad. of E. A. Hooton in
this issue. For the balance of this
month you can get $500 worth of
goods from his store for $4.00. This
is a saving of twenty per cent, and
it is an offer the ladies will no doubt
take advantage of. Remember, the
goods are sold at regular prices, but
when you buy $500 worth you only
pay s4.00. .-
The Bamberg Herald is not a
blanket newspaper, but it is large
enough to accommodate additional
and we will produce re-
suits for our advertisers for we reach
the people of this section. By the
way, we print more reading matter
each week than many weekly papers
publish in a month. It's all set up
in our Office, too.
Increased circulation IS mighty nice
and we appreciate every additional
subscriber, but it makes whole lot
more work for our force, even if we
do have labor saving machinery for
printing, folding, and mailing The
Herald But we like to keep busy,
and we can't get too many new sub
scribers. Our facilities will enable
us to take care of circulation of
five thousand.
The board of registration for
Bamberg county will not open their
Office for three days after the first
Monday in July, as previously stated,
as this is contrary to law, as will be
seen by the article published in an
other column. The board will issue
certificates the first Monday in July,
but the books will close after that
day, so if you want certificate, be
on hand on that day.
We are careful IN correcting our
mailing list, but with the great num-
ber of new subscribers and renewals