The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-04-03
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Have you registered fOr the to"li
election yet? If not, do it to-day.
Don't put it off. -
Mrs. Henry F. Bamberg enter
tanned a number of her friends Fri
day afternoon of last week in honor
of Mrs. J. E. Fielder, of Cope.
Work is progressing nicely on the
new home of Mr. J. W. Price, which
he is having erected next to the home
of his brother, Mr.. E. B. Price.
The town election is only few
weeks off, and those who have prop
erty interests here had better be
getting together and getting out a
town ticket.
Deputy Collector Jenkins, of the
internal revenue service, spent sever
al days in the city last week, no doubt
collecting revenue licenses from the
dealers in WhiSkey.
Petitions are being circulated in
Rarnwell county asking for an elec-
tion ON the question of voting back
the dispensary into that county. We
learn that the petitions are being
numerously signed.
The'oil mill closed down last week
for the season, and will shut down
until this fall when seed commence
to come in from this years cotton
crop. The result of the present
years work is very satisfactory.
Mr.. John kirkland, a son of Mr..
Frank Kirkland, of the Colston Sec
ton, who has been suffering from a
stroke of paralysis for some time,
was carried to the hospital in Au-
gusta last week for treatment.
This is the last week to register
for the approaching town election,
and every citizen should register.
You cannot vote unless you have reg
istered this year. Don't put off this
important matter. Register to-day!
The Southern Express Company
has notified Agent D. NJ. Eaves that
it will accept and ship free packages
of money or clothing and provisions
not exceeding 100 pounds in weight
for the food sufferers in the West.
The appearance of Main street will
be greatly improved when the remod-
cling of the stores of G. Moye Dick
inson and G.. A. Ducker & Bro. is
finished Now if the town could af-
ford to pave this street, what an i'm
provement it would be!
The Colston school, which has
been taught by Miss Annie Hartzog,
a daughter of Mr. V. ]. Hartzog, this
year, will close on Friday, April 18th
with picnic and an address by Rev.
w. R. Mcmillan. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
= If every post Office in the country is
doing as much parcel post business
as the Bamberg Office, the business
must be immense. The mails here
have been very heavy since the first
of January on account of the parcels
post, and are steadily increasing all
the time.
Only a few more days remain in
which to register for the approach
ing city election. The books close
Saturday night of this week. Bet
ter register so that you may vote.
Nc one can vote in this election who
has not a registration certificate is
sued this year.
DR.. Hayne, of the State board of
health, spent last Thursday in the
city, and during the day went over
and inspected the town. The same
evening in the town hall he delivered
an address to good audience on the
work of the State board as it related
to towns and communities. 1t is to
be hoped his visit and address will
result in much good to Bamberg.
The Herald was delighted to pub
;ish so many live news letters and
communications last week, and we
hope our friends will keep it up.
There is no better way of advertis-
ing your community than through
letting the people elsewhere know
what is going on, and to read last
weeks iscue of The Herald one would
know that there was life and activi-
rv in many sections Of Bamberg
county. Keep up the good work,
friends.
In conversation with the editor
last Saturday afternoon, Mr.. G. E.
Hutto asked us to call attention to
some road work. He said that on the
now road ont hevond the oil mill a