The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-13
EHRHARDT ETCHINGS.
4 Budget of Interesting News from a
HuStling Correspondent.


Mr.. Sam Lightsey, well-known citizel
of Sycamore and son Of NJ. NJ. Lightsey
has mysteriously disappeared and leave
no trace as to his whereabouts. HI
family last saw him on Wednesday even
ING, October 80, when he complained o
his feet being cold and taking a buggy
lap robe started to his room to retire
saying he would use the robe to keep hi:
feet warm. The family thought no more
about him until the next morning when
he did not rise as usual. A member Of
the family visited his room to arouse him
! His bed had not been occupied and the
robe lay on the bed. His absence was
soon made known to the other members
of the family; neighbors were called IN and
no one knew anything of him. they al
once instigated 4 search, which steadily
increased day by day until several hun
dred men were securing the woods and
draining the ponds, but no clue. The
speculative minds of those who knew him
best advance several theories as to fate
by foul play; claim that he has been
annihilated. His family are frantic with
suspense and surmised fate. Mr.. Sam
Lightsey was about thirty-three years old,
of a mild disposition, unmarried, and, so
far as can he learned, had no enemies.
1t is possible that he was taken for some
one else and killed in the dark and his
body done away with.
EHRHARDT TO HAVE A CHURCH.
The Ebrhardt Methodist church build
ing committee, which met at the parson-
age on last Saturday, was composed OF
the following men: DR.. j. H. Roberts,
chairman; DR.. J. L. Copeland, secretary;
Capt. J. M. Dannclly, treasurer; Messrs.
l. D. Copeland and J. D. Dannelly. Con-
tractor L. A. Brabham received the con-
tract from the above committee to build
the church, which will cost about one
thousand dollars. 1t will be built forty
by fifty feet, to seat about three hundred.
1t is to have steeple fifty-five feet high,
stained glass windows, and otherwise
will be on modern plans. 1t is to be COM
pleted in six weeks. This will be the
first church built in Ehrhardt.
Messrs. J. A. and J. F. Chassereau, j.
c. Kinard and H. c. Copeland returned
home Thursday night from a three days
fishing trip on the Cohumbee River. They
had a very enjoyable time, and brought
home about seyenty-fve pounds. of trout
and large number of squirrels. The
squirrels they shot from the boats and
picked up at the waters edge.
Rev. E. w. Peoples will preach to the
young people next Sunday at st. Johns.
A large attendance is expected, especially
those interested in dancing.
St. Julian Carwile, the hustling drum
mer, representing the Geer Drug Co., of
Charleston, was in town Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. J. R. Langford have NOV
ed their boarding house from Mr.. Charles
Ehrhardt's to Mr.. J. D. Quattlebaum's.
DR.. A. F. Langford, of Prosperity, is
visiting at his daughters, Mrs. James D.
Quattlebaum.
Ehrhardt, Fairfax, Sycamore, and prob
ably Allendale and Folks Store, are tigur-
ing on telephone connection, which Will
probably be built in the near future.
A number of the young folks of Ehr-
hardt are arranging for a ball, to be given
in Copeland's hall on the evening of De-
cember Goth.
A great many of our town folks antici-
pate attending the Elks' carnival of fun
and frolic in Augusta next week.
Mr.. A. C. Reynolds will attend the State
Pharmaceutical Association, which will
convene in Sumter Thursday. Nov. Goth.
1t is gratifying to report that Mr. W. D.
Sease is convalescent, and Mr.. d. A.
Kearse is improving.
Ehrhardt Masonic Lodge conferred the
degree of Entered Apprentice on Mr.. w.
P. Pate at its regular convention last
Saturday.
Our sister town, "IIope Lodge" will
give basket picnic on Saturday, Novem-
Der 90, at which Governor-elect D. q.
Hayward will deliver a Masonic address.
Bottled up 10 to "a hours behind the
times! That's how the people of Ehr-
hardt are situated now, and have been for
four to five years, but are hoping to be
soon placed on par with other towns OF
equal Importance. The railroad that con-
meets our town with the outside world
was first owned by a lumber company, of
whom we could not expect much, on ao-
cours of limited means, but they gave US
the best they had us the reader will learn
from the little rhyme below:
Alone but with undated zeal,
They laid the iron not the steel
That constitutes the little track
From Walterboro to Lodge and back.
A second and a third. class car,
Whose seats are vanished with coal tar,
Which you can't ride when weather is bad,
Unless rubber coat you had.
An extra fine conducting man,
Who seems to do just all he can
To keep the patrons of the train
From getting wet if it should rain.
Two streaks of rust, right Of way,
An engine that has passed its day,
A jolly engineer and son,
And Stokes & Raysor's road is run:
This road should have another name,
Let the initials be the same,
You'll have no letters to indorse,
Just call the railroad Worse and Worse:
This road was then absorbed by thp