The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-04-20
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Thursday, April 20, 1911.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
The stores now close at o'clock,
commencing last Monday.
Have you contributed to the Con-
federate monument yet? If not, why
not?
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet with Mrs. Thos.
Black, next Tuesday afternoon at
O'clock.
Permanent street work should be
the motto of the next city council.
That is the kind which'is cheapest In
the end.
The editor of this newspaper has
been sick for week, and this ac-
counts for lack of news and edlto-
rial matter.
Mr.. Chas. D. Fielder has gone to
Augusta, where he has accepted
position with the Southern Railway
as operator.
The Herald Acknowledges cash
subscription Of $3.50 from Mr.. H. S.
Dowling for the Confederate omnu-
ment fund.
The municipal election will take
place the second Tuesday in May. 1t
is likely that there will be only one
ticket in the field.
The passenger train from Charles
ton last Sunday night was several
hours late on account of a freight
wreck near Charleston.
The Herald will give you 5000
votes in the piano contest at Hoover's
for each yearly subscription. We also
give votes on advertising and job
work.
Bamberg county derives $1,1S0
from the high school fund, this
amount being given to the schools
at Bamberg, Denmark, Olar, and
Ehrhardt.
Some action should be taken by
our authorities as to the railroads
running freight trains on Sunday.
Nearly every Sunday several freight
trains come through town.
Clerk of Court G. B. Free has re-
ceived the pension money for this
county, and is ready to pay it out.
The pension list for Bamberg county
is published in another column.
Work was begun Monday on laying
the foundation for the Confederate
monument. The work Of erection
will go forward in order that the
corner stone may be laid May 10th.
A large force of hands have been
working in town for week or more
relaying the track Of the Southern
with heavier rail. Most of the heavy
rail has been laid between Branch
vile and Augusta.
We acknowledge a cash subscrip-
ton of two dollars to the Confeder-
ate monument fund from Mr.. G. E.
Hutto. If there are others who wish
to contribute to this cause, we shall
be glad to receive it.
A letter from A. B. O'Brien, of
Rufin, tells of the death Of his moth
er, a remarkable colored woman. She
was 81 years old, and had been
widow for 10 years. She leaves six
sons and As grand children.
Saturday morning at her residence
on Orangeburg Court, Mrs. Dick
Richardson entertained few of her
friends at cards in honor of her
guests, Miss Webber and Miss Beatty.
These ladies are from Bamberg, and
are spending few days with Mrs
Richardson.-Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
The annual memorial exercises of
the Rivers Bridge memorial associ-
alton will be held next Thursday,
April 9th. Col. James Armstrong,
of Charleston, will deliver the me-
mortal address. This is one Of the
largest gatherings in this section, and
q number from Bamberg will no
doubt attend, as usual.
Mr.. Frank B. Free, who has been
connected with the Sentinel for the
past several years, left Monday morn
ing for Mulberry, Fla, where he has
accepted a position in the analysis
department of the Prairie Pebble
Phosphate Co. Mr.. Walker Keel,
formerly of Barnwell, also holds
lucrative position with this company.
-Barnwell Sentinel.
A parole has been issued by Gov.
Blease to J. R. Turner, white, sent to
the penitentiary from this county sew