The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-13
Ehrhardt Etchings.


school Convention of the Orangeburg
Conference met with the Mt. Pleasant
Sunday school last Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. The convention Was organized
with Mr.. H. A. Smith, of Charleston, as
chairman Miss Bryant, of Orangeburg
as secretary, and Mr.. Willie Stoudenmire
of Cameron, as treasurer. Most of Fri:
day was spent in organizing, assigning
delegates to homes, and receiving reports
from the different Sunday-schools repre-
sented. Saturday was taken up in dis
cussing questions pertaining to Sunday
school work, and many thoughts and
ideas were advanced, which if properly
utilized will greatly promote the work
of the Sunday-school. The Rev. Mr..
Weltner, of Augusta, most consecrated
and interchangeable Sunday-scho worker,
explained many methods of gaining and
holding the interest of children in Sun
day school work. DIR. j. A. B. Scherer,
of Charleston, also discussed questions
of vital importance in concise and
entertaining manner that is peculiar to
Dr.. Scherer. The Rev. Mr.. Koener, of
Charleston, also delivered lecture that
contained much food for thought. In
fact, all the ministers present and many
of the delegates entered into the discus
sions, and altogether the day was most
profitably spent.
Sunday morning Rev. NJ. o. J. Kreps,
of Augusta, preached to very large
congregation, and in the afternoon ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Risin ger, of Lone Star. This ended the
convention.
Last Saturday night one week ago,
several members of Mr.. George Kinard's
family were. poisoned, by eating ice
cream it is thought. All of them are
better, but Mrs. Kinard is still sick.
Mr.. Ivan Zeigler, who for the past two
years has been travelling in the West, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. j. J. Zeigler
We are all glad to welcome Ivan. He
comes direct from New Mexico, and has
much to tell.
Mrs. Johnson HERS and Miss Sallie
HERS, of Dunbarton, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Jacob F. Copeland.
J. NJ. Dannelly & Son have just put in
$1,000 worth of harness. The toot of
their saw mill whistle can now be heard
in the land of the living, and machinery
is being placed for their large ginnery
and grist mill.
Mrs. William Kearse and Mr.. Ernest
Chassereau, of the 0dom's Bridge sec
ton, spent Sunday night with Mrs. s. W.
Copeland. -
Mrs. Lou Sease and daughter, Miss
Alice Sease, spent Sunday at Capt. W. +.
Sease's.
Mr.. Arthur Kearse, of Colston, but who
for the past two years has been manager
of truck farm near Charleston, is now
clerking for J. W. Jenny & Co., of Jenny's.
The many friends of Mr.. Doty Rhode
were glad to see him in town last Mon
day morning.
Our section was visited by several re-
freshing showers last week, and crops are
looking better. Fodder pulling is now
the order Of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Jones and little son,
Earle, will return to their home in Bishop
vile next Thursday. On account of con-
tinued i'll health Mr.. Jones has retired
from the teaching profession, and is now
working for the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Company. Several persons here
insured by Mr. Jones express themselves
as being highly pleased with their policies.
We are glad to note that the Lutheran
church has at last been commenced; the
lot has been very nicely cleaned off and
the building will be commenced at an
early day. =,
The council is having sawdust hauled
in mud holes on Main street, which will
be great help to the travelling public. II
they would only complete the sidewalk to
the Methodist church they would be
doubly thanked.
The Kearse juveniles crossed bats with
the Ehrhardt small boys last Saturday; :;
the game was played in about an hour,
the score standing at the close 13 to IN
favor of the Ehrhardt team.
The colored teams had general mix
up here last Saturday and played all day.
From what We have been able to learn
the combined teams of this place and
Three Mile Creek won. AMIcUs.