The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 04, 1913, Page 8, Image 8
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Thursday, Dec. 4, 1913. *
SHORT LOCALS.
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Brief Items of Interest Throughout; j
the Town and County.
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We have simply been rushed out of ^
all reason this week which will excuse
apy shortcomings in the paper 11
issued. !t
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Several from here went over to: .
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Orangeburg last Wednesday evening !
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to see a play at the opera house in <4*
that city.
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Bamberg merchants are getting in !
Christmas goods, and the stores are | ^
beginning to put on a holiday ap- J
pearance. le
It will not be many months now ^
before we will hear the whistle of b<
the locomotive on the Bamberg and p<
Ehrhardt railroad. S
It is not likely that any more carnivals
will be allowed to come to ^
Bamberg while the present council lz
remains in office, no matter what li- ei
cense they offer to pay. w
Persons must not spit on the floor te
of the new postoffice, and the build- ui
ing must not be defaced in any way. w;
Offenders in this respect will be dealt ca
with legally and without favor. di
The Woodmen of the World gave eci
an enjoyable oyster supper at their lo
lodge room Wednesday evening. Sev- in
eral invited guests were present, and w
the occasion was a most enjoyable
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Rails are being laid on the railroad
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from Bamberg to Ehrhardt, starting
onrl Qorora7 mi 1 PQ
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have been laid, and those who were
skeptical about the railroad being
completed are changing their minds. ^ .
Who says that the people of Bam- hg
berg county are not in better shape?
In 1912 the income tax collected in k
tltfs county amounted to $65.60, and ar|
this year it will amount to $81.95. or
There are four persons in the county ha
who pay an income tax. w:
City council held a regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening of this do
week, but only routine business was t0
transacted. A night policeman was bu
to have been elected at this meeting, do
but as all members of council were
not present, the election was post- do
poned. de
The colored Methodist conference er
met in Orangeburg last week. Rev. ag
D. J. Sanders has been returned to ce
the Beaufort district as presiding ?0
elder, and he makes Bamberg his a+
home, having built a residence here. f01
Rev. S.* D. Williams, who has been
pastor of the church here for two
A r Allon/lola ^
years, was irausieucu uu .nicuumv,
and Rev. L. W. Williams was sent
to the Bamberg charge. m;
The Herald is a little late this ro
week, but it could not be helped, se'
The editor was so busy Wednesday wi
getting the postoffice fixtures in shape wi
and letting persons select boxes that us
he could not do the necessary work an
on the paper in time for it to be is- of
sued at the usual time Wednesday
afternoon, and as we did not care to
work our force at night, we are va
printing Thursday morning. r xj
The county dispensary board of bl<
Orangeburg held a meeting in that se
city Monday of this week, and decid- if
ed to establish dispensaries in gr
Branchville, Cope, Eutawville, Liv- su
ingston, and Springfield. Two dis- ph
pensaries were located in the city of ha
Orangeburg. Mr. W. H. Smith was us
elected dispenser at Cope, and it is tel
stated that ninety-five per cent, of the do
people at Cope asked for a dispensary If
and that Mr. Smith be appointed dis- co
penser. co
New Advertisements.
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C. R. Brabham's Sons?A Big
Clearance Sale.
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Richard McMichael?Dog Lost. ^
H. M. Graham?Real Estate Bar- aj
gains. cl(
Jones Bros.?They Keep Coming. ca
J. J. Smoak?Came Thanksgiving gi
Day. w
Hooton's Ladies Store and Millinery
Parlor?This is Your Opportuni- ig
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Fire Last Xight. cl
Wednesday night of this week, w
about eight o'clock, the alarm of fire ^
was sounded, and at fiftt it was ^
thought that the residence of Mr. tr
C. W. Rentz was on fire, but on hur- 0j
rying to the scene it was found to m
be his smoke house, situated near ^
his residence, in the rear. It came <j(
nrnvinor o (licijctmiic PDnfia?rfl
acai pi vviu5 t*.
tion, as the home of Mr. Rentz and js
that of Headmaster J. C. Guilds were c?
near. As it was, the smoke house of p?
Mr. Rentz, his wood house, and his C1
chicken house were all totally de- re
stroyed, and the bucket brigade had ir
a hard time saving the two resi- tc
dences mentioned. Fortunately there tt
was little wind, and what there was a]
blew the fire away from the resi- w
dences. Mr. Rentz's loss is several ai
hundred dollars, as the structures ti
burned were all well built, substan- 0!
tial buildings. We are not advised g<
as to the amount of insurance, if any. tl
Potoflice Mattel's.
The fixtures for the new postoffice
rrived Saturday of last week and :
re now being installed. They are
ery handsome, and the building and ;
[juipment would do credit to a town
.vice the size of Bamberg, in fact 1
lere will he no better postoffice in
le State, except the government
uildings.
It is hoped the postoffice can be i
loved to the new building the lat
;r part of next week. As soon as i
le fixtures are installed the tiling
i the lobby will be laid, and as soon
5 this is finished and allowed to
set" well, the office will be moved, if
lere are no more delays. The postlaster
will be at the new building
>r several days this week for the
tirpose of allowing patrons to sect
their tfoxes in the new building. 1
notice giving his hours <there will 1
* posted at the present office, and 1
itrons are urged to meet him and <
dect their boxes. When
the postoffice is moved to 1
s new location the postmaster, real- 1
ing that no business can be prop- '
ly conducted without some system, 1
ill endeavor to systematize the mat- *
>rs of the office, and patrons are '
*ged to co-operate with him. We c
ant to give good service, but jhow (
in we serve the public satisfactorily ?
iring the rush hours if we are calll
on to hand out so much mail from *
ck boxes, when we should be sell- J
g stamps, writing money orders, A
eiging and stamping packages, de- *
rering packages, etc. Often we are *
impelled to keep patrons waiting ?
l these things because we are kept ?
I the run handling- mail from lock c
>xes. We have both combination *
id key boxes in the new equipment, 1
enty for everybody, and if more are ?
jeded we will buy them. There *
ill be no excuse for anybody not r
iving a lock box, and if they want ^
e key boxes, we have plenty of *
;ys. So please co-operate with us ^
id either know your combination ^
bring your key. Don't ask us to
md out your mail from a box. We *
II have no call boxes. 0
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Another thing: Watch the winiws
in the new postoffice and come P
the right window. If you want to ^
ly stamps, come to the stamp wing
w; if a money order, you can be ^
rved only at the money order winiw;
general delivery mail will be ^
livered only at the general deliv- '
y window, and parcel post packes
and registered mail will be reived
and delivered at that winw.
Due letters will be delivered p
the stamp window. There will be ^
ur windows for the postoffice, and
ere will also be a window at which
g
e rural carriers will deliver mail,
ley will not receive mail at the
ino nnlw Holivor it Tf Vflll haVP
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ail or packages for any of the
utes, the postmaster or clerks will r
rve you. Don't go to the carriers'
ndow. If a window is down, you r
11 hot be served there, so it is no 0
t
e to ask us. We must have hours,
d the public will have due notice a
them. a
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We want to give good service, and
serve the public to the best adntage
we must have a system. ^
lere can be no favorites, the hum- ^
sst citizen is entitled to the same .
a
rvice as the wealthiest man. So, j
the patrons will remember this and ^
re us their co-operation, we feel
re they will have no cause to com- v
ain of the service rendered. If you ^
ve any complaint to make, come to r
or the clerks; don't go over town '
lling other people about it. That
>es no good; they can't help you.
you really want better service,
me to us with any suggestions or
mplaints.
Until further notice our office hours j.
ill be: Open at 8 a. m. and re- c
ain open until 6 p. m., at which
>ur the general delivery window t
id money order window will posi- j.
fely close. The stamp window will s
so close at that hour and remain
osed until the accounts for the day ^
n be balanced, which will take pos- g
bly twenty minutes. No stamps c
ill be sold while the accounts are c
>ing balanced, but as soon as this ^
done the stamp window will again
5 opened and remain open until t
ven o'clock, when the office will be r
osed. The general delivery, stamp t
indow and parcel post window will t
rain be opened for ten minutes after g
ie last mail for the night is disibuted.
During the distribution
! mails the general delivery and t
oney order windows will be closed. c
it the stamp and parcel post win- (
)ws will remain open. But when ^
lv window is down that department j
closed, and as it will be closed be- j
luse of our work, we must ask that j
itrons do not request service at any }
osed window. A brass "lining up"
lil will be placed at the general devery
window, and persons will have
> take their turn in regular order .
lere. There will be no getting in ^
lead of others to be served. You (
ill have to take your turn in line, <
id if the postmaster or clerks no- ]
ce any person trying to get in ahead (
f others, such person will have to ^
d to the Foot of the line and wait;
leir turn. I
DIRECTORY OF TRINITY METHC
ODIST CHURCH.
Preaching every Sunday mornin
at 11 o'clock.
Preaching every Sunday evenin
at 7:30 o'clock.
Sunday-school every Sunday af
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Mid-week prayermeeting ever
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock
Epworth League every Tuesda
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Everybody is cordially invited t
attend these services.
W T-T Wnnr.RS Pastnr
Railroad Avenue,
Bamberg, S. C
Funeral of James F. Charles.
The funeral services of Jame
Franklin Charles, an account o
ft*hose death has already been pub
fished, were held at the home of hi
father, Mr. John Henry Charles
?leven miles below the city, on thi
Augusta road, at 11 o'clock yesterda;
norning. Many relatives and friend
gathered at the home place to pay <
ast sad tribute to the departed am
:o express sympathy to the bereave*
family. The services were conducte*
jy Dr. Z. T. Cody, of the Baptis
ihurch, and beautiful music was ren
lered by a choir composed of per
;onal friends of the late Mr. Charles
The floral offerings were wonder
ully beautiful and bore fragrant ye
jilent testimony of the esteem ii
vhich Mr. Charles was held, not onl:
n the neighborhood of the home o
lis childhood but even from fai
iway Columbia, Atlanta, New Yorl
tnd other distant cities where hh
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ure years of his life and where h(
nade new friends with that sam<
geniality which had endeared him tc
lis boyhood associates. One of the
nost beautiful designs was sent bj
ilr. J. E. Avery, of Atlanta, the disrict
manager of the Union Metallic
Cartridge Co., by which company the
ieceased was employed.
Every circumstance during the long
tlness of Mr. Charles gave evidence
if the high esteem in which he was
teld by all who knew him eithei
ersonally or in a business way. Alhough
stricken in April with Bright's
isease, his employers never failed tc
end his monthly salary and the New
rork office of the company in addiion
sent a beautiful floral tribute.
Ir. Charles had been elected to memership
in the following orders: Elks
Z. of P., Masons and T. P. A. Repesentatives
of all these orders were
resent at his funeral, knowing full
fell that each had lost a personal
riend and a worthy member.
At the conclusion or the funeral
ervice the remains were taken tc
'iedmont, S. C., for interment.
Under ordinary circumstances, the
eath of Mr. Charles would have been
nore than usually distressing but
here was an added incident which
endered it peculiarly so. The loss oi
ne so noble in all the attributes of
rue manhood, so young, so generoue
nd so true, is the cause of a grief
lmost beyond the endurance of his
mmediate family, but another one is
ailed upon to experience that keen
ang of sorrow wrhich always comes
rom the loss of a loved one. Someime
before he was stricken with the
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.read maiaay wmcu c<iuocu mo Uuaiij
ie had won the heart of Miss Addys
lays, daughter of Major ^E. R. Hays
>f Bamberg, S. C. The wedding daj
i/as fixed for June 5th of this yeai
?ut was postponed because of his illless.
His groomsmen had been choen
and all made ready for the joy us
occasion. How the Dark Angel
if death disarranged the plans of the
outhful and happy pair was all toe
ilainly apparent when those same
nen, with head bowed and with
learts filled with anguish, tenderly
:arried the remains to their lasi
jrthly resting place. How inscru
able are the ways of Providence anc
iow little does mortal man under
tand the Divine will!
During the sad days from April
vThen the dread disease first made ite
iwful presence known, even to th<
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lay of his deatn ne was cueeicu aui
.omforted by the presence of hei
vho was the future wife of his fond
jst hopes. The hospital in Charles
on, where he was taken for treat
nent, had no terrors for her anc
here also was she found ministering
0 his wants and comforts as onlj
1 loving woman can.
To the father $,nd mother, broth
?rs and only sister of 'the deceasec
he heartfelt sympathy of the entir<
jommunity is extended. What mor<
;an be said than that they realiz<
;hey have lost a devoted son and i
)ig hearted brother? But with tru<
'ortitude and belief, they say witl
limofold: "It is the Lord. Thougl
le slay me yet will I trust in Him.'
?Grenvillle Daily News.
Tho Bamberg: Herald remarks
'Spartanburg county's grand jury ha
?iven a fine example of public officer
3oing their duty. It remains to bi
seen what sort of peitit juries the;
iiave in that county." There is m
juestion as to the character of th<
petiti juries in this county. Spartan
burg juries are famous for doin
their duty.?Spartanburg Herald.
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