The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-01-12
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Tie 1O"u duu SOuAtys
Note the new ad. of the Ehrhardt
Banking Company in this issue.
Mr.. D. T. Smoak has resigned his
position at Rhoad's store and will
farm this year.
Born at Bamberg, S. c., January
7th, 1911, to DR.. and Mrs. Furman
B. McCrackin, a daughter.
Mrs. Jones A. Williams will enter
tain this "wednesday efternoon in
honor of her sister, Mrs. J. Norman
Walker.
In 1909 our taxes were $62.43,
and in 1910 they amounted to
$s7.75. That's something of an in
crease.
Numbers of horses and mules are
being sold in Bamberg these days.
Every sale stable in town is doing a
magnificent business.
If you want horses and mules,
come to Bamberg. Our dealers here
sell more stock than any town in
this section of the State.
The population of Bamberg is
growing right along these days.
Pity all these babies didn't arrive
before the last census was taken.
See the big ad. of H. Karesh, OF
Ehrhardt, in this issue. He will
have a big sacrifice clearance sale
from January 14th to January 2Sth.
Mr.. c. R. Brabham has had the
work of remodeling his residence
begun. Many improvements will be
made and the style will be complete
ly changed.
An interesting meeting of Bam-
berg lodge, knights of Pythias, was
held Monday evening, at which the
rank of Esquire was conferred and
officers for this year installed.
Our patrons should remember
that Job work is cash. We have to
pay our help every Saturday night,
and it takes considerable money each
week to keep The Herald going.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Utsey, of
Branchville, have moved to Bamberg
and are occupying one of the Fitting
School cottages. Mr.. Utsey has &C
cepted position with w. D. Rhoad.
]. B. O'Neall Holloway will be en-
gagged this week and next in lectur-
ing and organizing Farmers Unions
in Bamberg county. He left yester-
day for Bamberg.-Newberry OBJ
server.
Mr.. J. w. Barnes, of the Cope
section, who had his ankle broken
some time ago by fall from bug
gy, has been carried to Baltimore
for treatment. DR.. H. F. Hoover, of
this city, accompanied him.
i We especially prize tie following
taken from a recent letter from a
lady friend, in renewing fol. The
Herald another year: II noticed
that subscription expired last week,
and we have no idea of missing a
copy. Never before have enjoyed
the paper so much as now
We need money to pay our debts,
and we must ask all who are indebted
to us to settle at once. Our creditors
want what we owe them and we can
not pay unless those who owe us will
settle their accounts. Don't think
because you only owe small amount
that it makes any difference. We
have a lot of small accounts, but the
aggregate is large.
The district medical society is
holding it's annual meeting in Bam-
berg to-day wednesday, A num-
Der Of physicians are present from
counties comprising the second dis
trict, and the visiting physicians
were entertained at dinner at the
Mayfower Inn by the county medical
society. An interesting program was
carried out, several interesting pa
pers being read.
The special exercises of the U. D.
C. Chapter which will be held at the
home of Mrs. G.. ]. S. Brooker on
next Thursday afternoon, the 18th,
will begin promptly at 2 o'clock. All
of the old soldiers of the county will
be the guests of the occasion. All
members who have not received their
certificates of membership, are ask
ed to bring Is cents and SO secure
the certificates.
Praise for the Herald.
1911