The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-04-10
TAf 8amthrrg Neraln
Thursday, April 10, 1913.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

the raising of the sidewalk in front
of the post office. 1t is great i'm
provement.
The spring season is here and now
is the time to clean up around your
premises. Let's make Bamberg a
clean town.
The firm of H. G. Delk & Co. has
been dissolved, Mr. Delk having
bought the interest of Mr.. Clarence
B. Free, Jr.
This is the season of the year when
you need to swat the fly harder than
ever. A crusade against flies is bad
ly needed in Bamberg.
Several from here went to Charles
ton Monday night tc attend the hear
ing Tuesday in the United States
Court in the matter Of j. A. Hunter.
According to the report of Corr
missioner of Agriculture E. j. Wat
son, Bamberg county has seventy
eight automobiles and Barnwell As.
If few persons were arrested and
fined for sweeping trash and waste
paper in to the street we believe the
practice would be largely discon-
tinued.
Presiding Elder NJ. L. Banks
preached at the Methodist church
last Sunday and held second quarter
ly conference for this charge Mon
day morning.
Mrs. W. D. Rhoad requests that
all who have contributed to the fund
for a new carpet at the Methodist
church will bring or send their con-
tribution to her without delay.
The pension money for this year
has been distributed by the comp
troller general. The amount for
Bamberg county pensioners is ST.
577.s0. We publish the list in an
other column.
Mr.. A. C. Free, who lives in the
Olar section, had the misfortune to
lose his dwelling house and contents
by fire last Friday afternoon. Only
a bed and few other articles were
saved. Mr.. Free carried no lnsur-
ance, and the loss falls heavily on
him.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Francis Marion Bamberg Chapter,
u. D. c., will meet with Mrs. j. C..
Moye next Tuesday afternoon, April
18th, at four o'clock. A full at
tendance is requested, as there is
much business to come before the
chapter.
Now that longer days have come
and the stores will soon close at six
O'Clock, the fire department ought to
do some practicing. Take an inter-
est in the organization, young men,
for there is none more important to
us all. There is no telling when
your services will be needed.
The base ball team of the Carlisle
Fitting School went to Charleston
last Thursday and played two games
there Thursday and Friday with the
team of the Porter Military Academy.
The Fitting School won the first
game by score of IL to 4, but they
lost the game Friday afternoon, the
score being two to one.
In another column we publish the
fish law. 1t would be well for those
who have been violating this law to
read the digest. 1t will be seen that
no nets, traps, or other appliances
for catching fish can be used between
the first day of April and the first
day of August, and during that time
no game fish can be offered for sale,
even if caught with hook and line.
We think it is time that the m
surance rates for Bamberg were being
revised, and we trust that those in
authority will take up the matter
with the insurance trust right away,
and SEE if they cannot have the town
re-rated and some reductions made.
We have never been satisfied with
the re-rating made a few years ago.
just after the water works were in
stalled.
Sheriff S. G. Ray is now looking
after the sanitary condition of the
town, he having been appointed by
city council for the work of health
officer. The sheriff is determined to
see that everybody keeps their prem
ises clean, and he has full authority
to force compliance. Therefore we
would advise every citizen to cooper
ate with him in making Bamberg a
clean town.