The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-01-19
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


See Klauber's half page ad. in this
issue.
Read G. Frank Bamberg's ad. and
20 to him for horses and mules. :.
Jones Bros. have some beautiful
mules and horses on hand, now, and
they are selling them, too. ..
]. ]. Smoak has some mighty fine
horses and mules on hand, which
came from Tennessee and Virginia.
Representative w. L. Riley, of this
county, has been appointed as chair
man of the house committee on
rules.
We want that 1000 new subscrib-
ers this year. If the present in
crease keeps up we will get them,
too.
1t will do little good to cut down
the shade trees if merchants are al
lowed to blockade the street end
sidewalks with goods. 49,
Regular spring weather we have
had for a part of last and this week.
but there's plenty of cold weather
ahead of us yet this winter.
The new subscribers and renewals
are certainly coming our way these
days, and it makes ones heart glad
to hear the nice things said about
The Herald.
We learn that Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Barr have decided to make their
home in Bamberg and will move here
shortly. This will be pleasant news
to their many friends.
The Herald office does job print
ing for people all over Bamberg, Or
angeburg, Bernwell, and adjoining
counties. We get this work because
we do good work at right prices.
Mr.. L. B. Fowler has opened
lumber yard on the lot opposite the
electric light plant, where he will
carry all kinds of rough and dressed
lumber and building material.
The board of stewards of Trinity
Methodist church held a meeting at
the office of Bamberg Banking Com
pany Monday and made the assess
ments on the members for this year.
Advertising pays. A few days ago
Mr.. ]. T. O'Neal, our real estate man,
received an inquiry for farm from
man in West Congo, Africa. This
party wants to settle in South Caro-
lima and wrote Mr.. O'Neal about a
farm.
Presiding Elder Chas. B. Smith, of
the Orangeburg district, will pay his
first Official visit to. the Bamberg
churches next Sunday. He will
preach at Trinity Methodist church
next Sunday evening, and the first
quarterly conference will be held
Monday morning.
A letter from Mr.. A. L. Spann,
who is now in Sylvester, Texas, asks
that we send him The Herald, as he
gets lonely some times out there so
far from home. He says, however,
that if he gets The Herald every
week it will do much to keep his
spare moments from being lonely
ones.
The applicants for solicitor of the
second circuit are getting busy and
Governor Blease will be besieged by
petitions, letters, and personal ap-
plications.' Mr.. Byrnes has not re-
signed yet, therefore the appoint
ment will be in the hands of the
new governor. May the best man
win.
The town has presented busy ap-
pearance for the past week or so.
Numbers of people from this county,
as we'll as Orangeburg, Colleton, and
Barnwell have been in the city buy
ing horses and mules and making
other purchases. The new year starts
off well, from business standpoint,
for Bamberg's business men.
Rev. J. H. ,Vining, of London,
Canada, representing the Baptist
"World Alliance will address the
people of Bamberg, S. c., at the Bap-
tist church Wednesday evening, the
25th instant, in the interest of his
work. DR.. Vining is a speaker Of
extraordinary ability, and this will
be one of the greatest treats on this
line our people have had. Don't fail
to hear him.
Last Saturday our good friend, Mr..
G. R. Clayton, of the Ehrhardt Sec
ton, was in the city and renewed for
The Herald another year. He is one
of tho oldest Subscribers to the pa