The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-15
EHRHARDT ETCHIDGS.
A Budget Of Interesting News from
Our Sister CITY.

meet SeIllellldu WIZ 11HiO up WI 'itN
train and who was employed by the Bam-
berg Cotton Mills.
Misses Marie and Flossie Murdaugh,
who have been spending some time with
relatives in Bamberg and Branchville, re-
turned to Ehrhardt Sunday morning, ac-
companied by their father.
Our friend, Mr. T. L. Pearlstine, now
of Branchville, paid US a very pleasant
visit last week.
Miss Lila Carpenter, of Charlotte, N.
c., is on a visit to Miss Ruth Copeland.
Abe Williams, negro of i'll repute, who
escaped from Magistrate Dunbar, of
Allendale, was captured here Monday
morning by Mr.. Dunbar, who had been
notified that his whereabouts were in this
neighborhood Capt. J. NJ. Dannelly, who
had the negro employed, paid the fine.
Our jovial and congenial friend, W. P.
Pate, who has had charge of the depot
and express Office here for the past four
years, has been promoted to the position
of baggage master and express messenger
on the Plant System road from Ehrhardt
to Greenpond. Prof. L. A. Bikle, who
has been keeping books for G. 'Ehrhardt
s. Sons for sometime, has accepted the
place as depot agent, which has just been
vacated by MI. Pate. We consider Prof.
Bikle we'll qualified for the position, and
hope that he will have promotion before
many years.
The white folks" of Ehrhardt, were
entertained on last Friday evening by
Mrs. T. O. Powell and daughter. The
guests were entertained with music, vocal
and instrumental, and at II o'clock ice
cream and cake were served. The fol-
lowing were the ones present: Miss
Florrye NJ. Chassereau with Mr.. Edgar
Jones; Miss Ruth Copeland and Dave
Dannelly;- Miss Lila Carpenter and
Frank Copeland; Daisye Carter and
Frank Chassereau stays, E. P. Chase
reau, Willie Sease, Angus Kearse, and
Raymond Ehrhardt.
Mr.. George Kearse is visiting relatives
in Allendale.
Mrs. A. c. Reynolds and Miss Florrye
Chassereau visited friends and relatives
in Bamberg last week, and returned to
Ehrhardt last Friday morning.
Hon. c. Ehrhardt spent last week in
Charleston, attending the annual meeting
of the Lutheran Synod; also his pastor,
Rev. J. H. Wilson, who is member of
that body.
Mr.. Willie Chassereau, who has been
confined to his bed for several days, is
able to be out again.
F.M. Young Co. has moved their stock
of merchandise from the West side of
Main street to the store vacated by R.
Pearlstine & Sons on East side. This
leaves four vacant stores on West side,
which clearly demonstrate that hard times
is the chief factor.
About 9 o'clock Sunday night our arte-
sian we'll burst forth with great force.
The basin which is kept exhausted by
6-inch waste pipe was soon filled to ever
flowing. The flow was probably between
three and four hundred gallons to the
minute.
Quite an animated election took place
at Ehrhardt last June, at which new
council was elected. Under the admin
istration of this new council the artesian
we'll was bored and sprinkler was built
that conveyed water to the streets which
refreshed the hot all, ,moistened the scorch-
ing sand, and kept the dust particles from
blowing into our stores and houses. But
alas! the latter has been taken from US
and we are in worse condition than be-
fore, for before Wa~had a sprinkler we
knew not how 70 appreciate>its dust-lay-
ing qualities, and now it grieves US to see
that great benefactor stored away as
relic of so short reign.
The picnic at HowelPs old mill on as
cension day was quite success, there
being a large crowd present, each neigh
borhood being well represented. As has
been the custom of previous years, farm
ers, lawyers, doctors and politicians met
and exchanged happy greetings. The
order of the day was as follows: Rev. NJ.
W. Hook, of Bamberg, opened the exer-
cises of the day by offeringa most beauti-
full prayer; next Prof. Il. G. Sheridan
gracefully introduced the first speaker of
the day, our well-known candidate for
Governor, Col. D. c. Hayward, of Walter
boro, who described the farmer at differ
ent seasons as resembling the different
colors of the rainbow. Next Prof. Sheri
dan introduced our present Railroad Com
missioner, Hon. c. w. Garris, who deliver
ed an appropriate speech upon higher
education and its powers, after which the
crowd partook of sumptious repast
furnished by the well-to-do farmers.
Quattlebaum & Dannelly shipped car
load of fat cattle to the Charleston market
Monday morning. Mr.. Quattlebaum will
attend the market to see them well sold.
Ehrhardt has had no Strawberries SO far.
If any of our neighbors have them for sale
they will find ready market here.
The Lutherans of this section, who have
been rehearsing for some time, will give
a grand picnic at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran
church next Thursday, to which all den
omination are cordially invited. GE Col.
WI Meets His Match.
A clevar New York woman met Minis