The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-31
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered ALI Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Enrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Dec. 2S.-On Wednes-
day night about o'clock the bell at
the Ehrhardt Lutheran church rang
to gather together the folks inter-
ested in the Christmas tree given for
the school children of Ehrhardt
graded school.
The tree was a beauty, with it's
many candles lighted and its myriads
of red berries. The tree itself was a
holly, as pretty as our forests could
afford. The candles and presents
hung on for the children was a
grand sight. Santa Claus was there
to welcome the children and give
them their gifts, after they had re-
cited their pieces and sang their
songs, led by Mrs. Fannie Copeland
on the organ. The children sang
well, showing that they were well
trained.
All seemed to enjoy the occasion
we'll, and the children were all hap
py and made all feel happy to see
them enjoy themselves 80 well.
Mr.. Jason Fender has dwarf
lemon plant in a flower pot that has
two lemons on it. One Of them
measures fifteen inches in circum-
ference, the other is not SO large but
| is very much larger than an ordi-
nary lemon that we buy from fruit
stores. The plant is blooming again
while maturing it's fruit Is the
strange feature of the plant.
Talking about scales, a druggist
said that his scale would show the
difference of pencil mark on a
piece of paper. Another said that
was nothing, that he had a scale that
he could place in the sunshine and a
fly passing over, the shadow o. the
fly as it passed over the scale would
throw it out of balance, it was 80
sensitive. The merchants had better
get scales of the latter make these
hard times, 80 as to help out their
profits. Don't you think so, too, Mr.
Editor?
Miss Ruth Kennedy, of Williston,
is spending some time with Miss
Elizabeth Roberts.
Christmas passed off very quietly
here this year, with the exception OF
few darkies getting too much booze
on board and cursing on the streets,
but all this was soon quieted by ou1
marshals, who locked them up until
they could control themselves again
When the council meets on their
cases there will be some gains to the
treasurer's Office.
One darky about the Smith plan
tation was accidentally shot on
Christmas day. The ball, .32 call.
bre, struck the darky left side OF
lower lip, knocking out two teeth and
from appearances will bother him
for only a short while. When asked
about the ball the darky said that ne
thinks he swallowed ball and teeth
Miss Leila Epps left for her home
on the oath to spend her Xmas holi'
days with her parents. She TOOK
with her little jamie Ramsey.
Quite a number of turkeys In TINS
section died from sore neck las
week, and a good many more Will die
of the same disease for New Years
dinners. Mr.. Editor, you know the
men in this section enjoyed them
very much, when one man ate sc
much on yesterday at turkey din
ner until his shoe bursted. Rather
funny part to be affected from eatins
turkey.
| Several parties are changing the11
homes for another year. We hope
that the change will be for the bet
ter. Every day a load Of furniture
passes through town going to theil
new homes. JEE.