The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-21
Thr Banthrrg Frralh
Thursday, April 81, 1910
SHORT LOCALS.

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SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Visitors to the town are sur
prised at the growth of Bamberg.
The stores now close at six o'clock
in the afternoon, so do you shopping
early.
Nothing doing in Bamberg county
politics 80 far. Not candidate an
nounced and none spoken Of.
The Rivers Bridge memorial meet
ing is to take place next Thursday,
the 9th. A good crowd from Bam-
berg will attend, as usual.
The Democratic clubs of the coun-
ty meet next Saturday afternoon to
elect delegates to the county con-
yention and to reorganze.
If your subscription has expired
and The Herald has stopped coming,
you know the reason why. It takes
money to pay expenses, you know.
Mayor J. Aldrich Wyman let the
7 contract last week for a handsome
residence, which he will erect on
Railroad Avenue, next to the resi-
dence of Mrs. F. NJ. Bamberg.
The rain came Saturday night and
Sunday, and as consequence every
body is feeling better. Cotton will
come up now. The drought was
MEETING to be somewhat serious.
It seems that city council and our
magistrate at Bamberg are in earnest
as to enforcing the law against SELL
Ing whiskey. We are glad to note
the earnest efforts of the officers,
Messrs. Hand, McCue, and Calhoun.
Those new summer silks are in at
e. A. Hooton's.
Judging from the loads upon loads
of garbage of all kinds that we saw
hauled out of town last week, the
eleaning-up week inaugurated by the
Civic League must have been a sue
cess. Now, let's keep the town clean
and sanitary.
Wash skirts at Hooton's from one
z dollar up.
NJ. G. H.. Kearse, who has been
postmaster at Colston for many
years, writes us that that office was
discontinued on the 18th Of. this
month, and mail for that section will
hereafter be delivered by the rural
route out of Bamberg.
Be sure and see those waist fronts
at E. A. Hooton's. ...,....
~ Senator ]. B. Black, president Of
the Bamberg Democratic club, re-
quests us-to state that the club will
meet in the court house next Satur-
day afternoon, the 23rd, at four
o'clock, for the purpose Of reorganiz-
Ing, electing delegates to the county
convention, etc. = =
Don't commit suicide II your real
estate does not sell. List it with the
Denmark Realty Co. c. H. MIL
ROJJs. Manager.
The income tax collected in Bam-
berg county last> year amounted to
$107.25, and the total collected from
1898 to 1909 is $152.25. Charles
ton county pays the largest amount
Of income tax, the total being $4,-
1929. Spartanburg comes next
with $2,997.t0, and Richiand next
with $1,s5s-25. .l.~... .
The Denmark Realty Co. was or
Eanized to buy and sell real estate,
and incidentally Ito meet long
felt need''--the need of funds. G..
II. MILHOUS, Manager.
J. H. Zeigler has been appointed
coroner for Bamberg county by Gov.
Ansel to take the place OF J. B. Gill
lam, deceased. The appointment
was made on the recommendation of
the Bamberg county delegation. Mr..
Zeigler was coroner before Mr.. Gil
lam, and made the race two years
ago for reelection, but was defeated.
If you want to buy or sell real
estate here or elsewhere, take your
pen in hand" and write the Denmark
Realty Co. C. H. MILHOUS, Man
ager.
Among the visitors in the city yes
terday was Mrs. D. G.. Copeland, the
wife Of Ensign Copeland, OF the
Dixie, and Governor Ansel's aide.
Mrs. Copeland was formerly Miss