The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-08-14
BranchYiIle BreYities.

This community fully appreciates the
generous hospitality accorded our boys
by the courteous citizens of Bamberg last
Tuesday. We feel confident that every
thing in their power was done to enter
tain and comfort the boys, who were
weary after 50 signal defeat by the in
yincibles. We commend the excellent
and impartial report of the game in The
HERALD, but must protest that the report
in your contemporary is not in strict &C
cordance with the facts. We were gree
ably entertained at the brilliant sociable
given by the Epworth League in the
magnificent and hospitable home of Mrs.
Kirsch, on Railroad Avenue, and particu-
larly is this true of your correspondent,
who had the good luck to win beautiful
and useful prize for describing a young
lady's appearance-a most difficult job.(?)
"Wednesday we play Bamberg on home
grounds; Thursday, Orangeburg; and
FRIDAY. Hopkins or St. George.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for grand ball to be given in our spacious
hall on Wednesday evening, August 70
A cordial invitation is extended to our
friends in Bamberg and Ehrhardt, and
everything will be done to make it COM
Portable and entertaining for our guests.
Remember the date. :,
The colored teams of Bran chville and
Edisto Fork played rather amusing ana
exciting game of base ball on Saturday
afternoon. Before deciding the score,
fuss K" overcame the rooters, and, as
usually happens, there was a genera row.
The police authorities of Branchville
and Oran geburg were searching this week
for man, two boys, and buggy reduced
to wagon by rough handling.
A Merchants Exchange has been estab-
lished in this town, with Mr.. .. G. Patter-
son as secretary. 1t will be the secretary's
duty to inform each merchant month
ly of the delinquent debtors, and it will
no longer be possible for debt hoppers to
make their continual rounds. This is an
admirable idea for our merchants to
undertake, and with only nominal cost
for the secretary's trouble, it will mean
much saving to those who are in the habit
of crediting shiftless men.
Some old railroad plat has recently
been resurrected, and an effort is now be-
ing made to redistrict the streets accord.
ing to this plat We would honestly
caution the council about being hasty i'll
this undertaking or prejudicial il their
intentions, for should property owner
be deliberately demanded to give up his
landed inheritance we may properly look
for hesitation and its sequence.
Our heartfelt sympathies are extended
to Mr.. and Mrs W. A. Dukes for the ire
parable loss of their bright, precocious in
| FAINT son who died suddenly of convul-
sions. We fervently pray that this inno-
cent babe will be tenderly nursed by the
protecting angels above.
Miss Belle McKewn, of Orangehurg, is
visiting her relatives.
Mrs. j. c. Riley and family, of Grange
burg, are on visit to Mrs. w. D. Rhoad
Miss Copeland, of Bamberg, is the guest
of Mrs. w. P. Appleby.
Mrs. S. Pearlstine and family, of st.
Matthews, spent Sunday with relatives.
Miss Bessie Mann, of St. Matthews, a
charming and accomplished senior of Co
lumbia Female College, is spending few
days with her brother, Dr.. L. ]. Mann.