The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-03
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Thursday, August 8, 1911.
SHORT LOCALS.

1uG uOL u1S WOothSA
Attention is directed to the ad. OF
Carlisle Fitting School in this ISSUE
A good number of Banberg people
attended the Crocketville picnic yes
terday.
The residence of Capt. J. D. Eel
der is being repainted and otherwise
improved.
If you want to sell your farm,
timber property, or other real es-
tate, write the Ligon Land Co., Sum-
ter, S. G..
Mr.. I.B. Fielder has gone back to
housekeeping in his home on New
Bridge street, vacated by MIR. J. w.
McCue's family.
A postal card from c. J. s. Brook
er, dated at Seattle, Washington,
July oath, says that he Is still hav-
ing q great time.
The dry weather of the past two
weeks has damaged the crops In this
section. The drought has caused the
cotton to throw of a lot Of it's fruit.
The first boil of open cotton for
this season was brought to our Office
last Saturday by Mr.. w. E. Metz, OF
the Cope section of Orangeburg
county.
The Denmark baseball team de-
feated the Columbia Mechanics two
games in Denmark Monday and
Tuesday. The scores were 5 to l
and to Z.
Head Master J. G. Guilds is busy
these days canvassing and making
addresses in the interest of the Car
Isle Fitting School. A fine opening
this fall is expected.
The handsome residence of Mr.. j.
II. Hutto on New Bridge street has
been completed, and his family NOV
ed into it last week. We are glad to
welcome them as residents.
This newspaper does not ask for
patronage on the ground of friend
ship or because we need it. We ask
for it because our newspaper deserves
It and our work for the town and
community merit it.
Mr.. ]. E. Mcmillan, of the Ehrhardt
section of this county, has been ap-
pointed as delegate by the governor
to the International Dry Farming
Congress which meets at Colorado
Springs, Colorado, October 1920.
Our merchants are taking notice
of the fine prospects for good cot
ton crop this year, and evidently ex-
pect to do a rushing business the
coming season, as numbers of them
are leaving for the Northern markets
to purchase large fall stocks.
The concert given by the band
last Friday evening was heartily en-
joyed by those present, and a fine
program was rendered. It is to be
regretted, however, that such small
crowd was present. This does not
show much interest in the band.
The residence of Capt. J. D. Eel
on New Bridge street, is being en-
larged and improved. We under
stand that Mr.. Fielder, who is now
living at Young's Island, will soon
reutrn to the city, with his family,
and will keep books for Mr.. A. Rice.
A card from Mr.. G. J. S. Brooker
says that their party has just return
ed from a trolly ride through San
Francisco, in a private car, cour-
tesy of Mr.. Patrick Calhoun, presi-
dent of the company, to the people Of
his native State, Mr.. Calhoun being
from Charleston.
We have heard the remark sew
eral times that the Press and Stand
ard force were fined,, say ten or fif-
teen dollars worth for fighting and
thirty-five or forty dollars for writ
ing about it. That is one way to ac-
count for the amount of these fines.
-Walterboro Press and Standard.
Miss Llewellyn Cleckley, treas
urer of the Confederate monument
fund, will be away for month or
six weeks, and during her absence
Mp. NJ. w. Brabham, at Bamberg
Banking Company, will have her
books and will be glad to receive
contributions to the monument fund
or to collect from those who have
subscribed.
The committee having in charge
the work of claying the streets OF
the city by the cooperative plan, con-
sisting of DR.. Geo. F. Hair, J. D.
Copeland, Jr., and ]. J. Smoak, have
gone promptly to work, and as re-
suit a number of wagons have been