The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-07
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


the Town and County.
The board of county commissioners
were in session here Monday.
Watch the columns of The Herald
and find out where to do your Christ
mas shopping.
If you owe us anything, remember
that we need the money and expect
prompt settlement.
Cotton is selling in Bamberg to-
day at SA cents the pound. The re-
ceipts continue light.
Thanksgiving day was quietly
observed in Bamberg! The postof-
fee, banks, and most of the busi-
ness houses were closed.
Monday was the first Monday and
salesday, and there was a good crowd
from the country in town, shopping
and attending to other business.
There was a good crowd present at
the public sales.
The graded school gave holiday
from Wednesday of last week until
Monday of this week, on account OF
Thanksgiving. Exercises were sus-
pended Wednesday afternoon and re-
sumed Monday morning.
The social meeting of the Mite
Box Brigade will be held Friday af-
ternoon of this week at 4 O'Clock at
the residence of Mrs. E. G. Bruce.
The children will please bring their
mite boxes to be opened.
The expenses of this newspaper
are greater than ever before, and
yet our income has not kept pace
with the increase in expenses. IT the
people of Bamberg want good
newspaper, they must support it.
Mr.. E, O. Still, of Denmark, has
accepted position here with Banks
& Wimberly Co., and has entered
upon his duties. We are glad to
welcome him here and hope his stay
will be pleasant and proltable.-St.
Matthews Advance.
Look at the date on the label of
your paper and renew if your sub
seription has expired. We need the
money due us. If you don't want
the paper, let us know and we will
discontinue. We can't afford to send
The Herald on credit.
Smile-get the habit.
A gentleman writes US: "A
friend sends me The. Herald, which
I so much appreciate, as 1 consider it
one of the best weeklies of our State
and fully worth the present price.
Success to your noble undertaking
for the uplift of dear old Bamberg
county
The Herald Book Store has re-
ceived a beautiful line of Christmas
goods. Toilet cases, manicure sets,
brush and comb sets, travelling sets,
lap tablets, hand bags, brass goods,
children's books, gift books, seals,
stamps. bells, fancy boxes, and many
novelties shown for the first time
here.
Our streets present lively appear
ance these days, as there are a num-
Der of people doing their Christmas
shopping. However, the holiday
trade will not be as large as usual
no doubt, because Of the depression
caused by the low price of cotton, as
well as it being impossible to get 1t
gathered.
The voting contest for the Upton
piano, commenced during the sum-
mer by Hoover's drug store and con-
tinued by the Bamberg Pharmacy af-
ter the sale of this business to Mr..
Owens, came to a close last Friday
evening, and was won by Mrs. B. w.
Simmons, of this city. The race was
exciting at the finish.
The new presiding elder of the
Orangeburg district, Rev. NJ. L..
Banks, is fine appointment for this
district and the people should con-
gratulate themselves that he has
been sent to this work. Mr.. Banks is
a young man, energetic and progress
i've, and has filled some of the best
appointments in the conference.
The water works cost the town
something more than $4,000, in
Guiding the equipment of the fire de-
partment, and it was worth every
cent it cost by stopping Sundays
fire. There is little doubt but that
property worth $4,000 or more
would have been burned Sunday had
it not been for the water works and
fire department.
Mr.. M. w. Howard, of Spartan
burg, president of the State Epworth
League, will visit Bamberg next
Sunday. He will deliver an address
at Trinity Methodist church Sunday
morning, his subject being one which
will be of especial interest to the
young people. Mr.. Howard is a
most interesting speaker, and the
public is cordially invited to hear
him.