The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


Col. ". G. Smith has opened a
cotton office in Orangeburg and is
buying both long and short staple
cotton.
Work has commenced on the re-
building of the large sale stables Of
Black & Black, which was destroyed
by fire some weeks ago.
Never have We seen the people in
this section more contented than this
fall The high price of cotton seems
to affect the spirits of everybody.
New subscriptions and renewals
are coming in very nicely these days.
While We appreciate them, We want
more. This newspaper ought to have
double the circulation it has.
The report of the government
shows that up to September 10Th
there had been ginned in Bamberg
county 1909 bales of cotton, as
against 4,90O at the same date last
year.
If your label shows that your sub
scription has expired, better renew
promptly. There is no time like the
present, when everybody has money,
and We cannot afford to send the
paper on credit.
There will be a meeting OF the
Francis Marion Bamberg chapter U.
D. c. at the home of Mrs. j. J. Jones
on Tuesday, October 14th. A full
attendance of members is requested,
as there is important business to be
discussed.
The parcels post business at the
Bamberg postoffice is growing at
wonderful rate. A record of the
packages received and forwarded is
being kept from the first of October,
and some times more than forty
packages a day are received.
Persons using the parcels post
system are urged to wrap all pack
ages and pack them securely. 1t often
happens that the local postmaster is
obliged to refuse packages which are
sent in insecurely packed. Especial
care should be taken when the pack
age is to be insured.
There was a large crowd of ne
groes in town last Saturday, but they
kept pretty quiet until after dark.
Then they seemed to let loose, and as
a consequence several men and wo-
men were put in the guard house,
and the town treasury was enriched
somewhat by the fines paid.
Mayor pro tenn L. P. Mcmillan has
been irving most of the cases since
the new city administration took
charge, and since May the fines have
aggregated something like $1,000 or
more, which is considerable IN
crease over former administrations
for the same length of time.
An important meeting of the di-
rectors of the Bamberg, Ehrhardt &
Walterboro Railway Company was
held Monday afternoon of this week,
and as a consequence of the action
taken at the meeting the laying Of
rail on the line will commence in
short time. Certain matters have
necessarily taken some months in ad-
justment, but now all these things
have been definitely arranged and
the rail will be laid as soon as pos
sible and the railroad put into opera
tion.
City council held a regular month
ly meeting Tuesday evening, at
which a representative of Seagrave &
Co., dealers in fire fighting appar-
atus, was present. He discussed fire
insurance rates with council, and
stated that he would look after the
matter of getting the rates in Bam-
berg reduced. Mr.. w. D. Rhoad,
chief of the fire department, was
given authority to purchase addition
al hose, if needed. Permission was
given the Standard Oil Co. to erect
tank in the city limits.