The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-12-29
Uhr Banthrrg Hrralh
Thursday, Dec. %, 1910.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout

Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Mrs. H. H. Copeland will enter
tain this (Thursday) afternoon in
honor of Misses Hammond and Cope
land.
New subscriptions and renewals
are coming in right lively now. We
have room for many more.
The carnival is here this week
and the negroes are happy. Many
a hard earned dollar will be wasted
foolishly.
So many boys and girls go away
from Bamberg to college that 1t is
hard to- name them all when at home
on visit.
Bamberg was full of visitors for the
holidays. People who had formerly
lived here came to spend Christmas
with relatives and friends.
In other towns the exploding Of
fireworks is not allowed on the main
business street nor within block
thereof. Why should it be allowed
in Bamberg?
Next Monday is the first monday
in January and legal sales day. Sew
Z eral tracts of land are to be sold by
the Master, all of which are adver-
tised in this newspaper.
The Herald issues only four pages
this week. We gave our force a lit
tie holiday and our advertising pat
ronage is so meager that we can get
all the news in four pages.
There has been million dollars
invested in new enterprises in South
Carolina during the past year. In
Bamberg county there has been $33,
600 invested in new corporations.
Marion, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Rhoad, had his hand hurt
and his face burned Monday night by
the explosion of a fire cracker. Fort
unately the injuries were not at all
serious.
Rev. T. G.. Herbert and family leave
to-day for Columbia, where Mr.. Her
bert will be in charge Of Main Street
Methodist church. The love and
good wishes of Bamberg people 60
with them.
Our merchants report right good
holiday trade, Notwithstanding the
short crop and consequent scarcity
OF money. However, the holiday
business no doubt was not as salts
factory as usual.
The stock of the Planters Mercan-
tile Company has been moved across
the street to the store owned by Mr..
F. w. Free. Mr.. Free has purchased
the business and will take charge
this week.
The body Of Mrs. w. A. Ogburn,
Of Davisboro, Ca, was brought here
last Sunday morning and inferred at
Restland cemetery. She was about
seventy-five years old. She was q
Miss Jones, and married Capt. Isaac
Bamberg the first time.
Rev. w. H. Hodges, the new
pastor Of the Methodist church, came
to Bamberg Saturday night and
preached twice Sunday. He returned
to Kingstree Monday, where his
family are at present, but they will
arrive here the latter part of the
week.
We understand that the move
ment to annex part of Broxton
township to Bamberg county is TAX
ing shape. Hampton county wants
part of this township, and the other
portion wants to come to Bamberg it
seems. We shall be glad to have
these good people.
Mr.. J. Caldwell Guilds and Miss
Lucille Folk are to be married this
"wednesday evening at Trinity
Methodist church in this city. Rev.
r. G. Herbert will be the officiating
minister. A number of visitors from
out of town are here to attend the
wedding, which will be brilliant
social event.
Mr.. F. M. Simmons has sold his
hardware business to Mr.. G. o. Sim
mons, and will leave Bamberg. He
will be here until about February
first, when he will go to Black Noun
tain, N. c., until his health improves.
He has a very large circle of warm
friends in Bamberg, who will regret
to lose him as citizen.
Mr.. G. O. Simmons has purchased
the stock of hardware of the Sim
mons Hardware Co., and will move
his stock of furniture to the store