The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-02-05
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

stock or groceries lnIO TIE sIoie
vacated by Mr.. H. G. Delk.
Mrs. L. c. Price will entertain this
Thursday afternoon compliment
tarv to Mrs. w. Frank Johnson, a
recent bride.
The Herald Book Store has plenty
of fountain pen filters which we
give away to our customers. Call
and get one.
Monday was the first Monday in
the month and salesday, but there
were no public sales, and few peo-
pie came to town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Frank Johnson
arrived in the city last Saturday
evening, and they are boarding with
Mrs. L. C. Price.
The Enterprise Bank opened up
for business this week, and is occupy
ing the building next to w. A. Klau-
Der, on Main street.
Mr.. H. G. Delk has moved his
grocery store and meat market into
the store owned by Mr.. w. D. Rhoad,
next to Peoples Bank.
A petition is bankruptcy has been
filed in the United States Cour.
against o. L. Lain, a grocer OF this
city, and his store has been closed.
The Herald's pay roll is spent in
Bamberg and with Bamberg mer-
chants. Therefore it is to the inter-
est of every business house in Bam-
berg to give us their business.
The Herald does not publish
anonymous communications. 1t
seems that we have published this
statement sufficient number OF
times for all to be acquainted with
it.
The R. & H. Drug Store, of Olar,
has been chartered with capital
of $500 to engage in general retail
drug business. The officials are c..
F. Riser, president, and L. A. Hart
zog, secretary and treasurer.
The Enterprise Bank will occupy
the store recently occupied by A. P.
Board as a grocery store. A large
safe has been put in and the fixtures
were installed Monday of this week,
and the bank has opened up for busi-
ness.
To Judge by the low rate at which
farm lands are returned for taxa
ton, one would think the lands OF
Bamberg county. we're mighty poor,
but this is not the case. There is
a great difference between the taxa
BILE value and the market value.
A number of our subscribers In the
Ehrhardt section have recently re-
newed to Mr.. Jacob Ehrhardt. Otb-
ers can do the same, or if you are
not now a subscriber and want The
Herald, Mr.. Ehrhardt will be glad
to take your name and money.
The Herald Office has simply been
) overrun with work the past month,
and we regret that we have not been
able to deliver printing as promptly
as usual. However, with additional
help, we will be in position to take
care of all the business given us.
The postmaster here has given out
a lot of blanks to applicants who
wish to stand the examination for
rural carrier, which will be held here
Saturday, February 14th, in the
graded school building. Those who
wish application blanks must call
at the postofice for them.
Mr.. T. J. Hardin and Miss Luella
Williams, of Norway, were married at
Denmark last Sunday week ago,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. J. D. Higgins at the Baptist
parsonage at ten o'clock a. m. The
young couple will make their home
near this city. where Mr.. Hadwin
is farming.
Mrs. NJ. R. Rice, of Mt. Pleasant
is one of The Herald's very best
friends, and she subscribes for three
copies, one for herself and two which?
she has sent to other friends. In
renewing these subscriptions, she
writes: 4 always look forward fol
The Herald's prompt arrival, and if il
is day or two late, feel as if one
of my family were absent, or that ar
expected letter from home was past
due"
A letter from Mr.. J. Clifton Byrd
who is now touring Europe, ask:
that his paper be sent to Paris. He
says the Herald will surely be, ar
especially welcome visitor over there
where one has to grunt like a chick