The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-30

COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
News from Kearse.
KEARsE, April 27.-Had you been
on some of our highways a few even
ings ago, you would have seen a
merry party Of young men, with guns
and hounds, a afewlightwood splinters,
frying pans, in fact every thing neces-
sary for a fish fry; only fish, hot tcoffee,
redhorse bread and rabbits. These
young men were full fledged mem
bers of the Diverpond Lying Club,
recently organized for mutual
good will and to see which one can
tell the biggest fish tale. On this
evening they expected to have rabbits
and fish no end. Capt. G. B Kearse
and some others took the hounds and
guns to procure the needed rabbits
for the fry, While w. H. and j. 0.
Ritter put out the lines in the cele-
brated diverpond near the residence
of Gen. j. S. Breland. Soon night
came on, and they all returned to
camp. Only two rabbits were the re-
ward for an evenings hunt, and no
fish. They didn't bite. There were
few smiles in that crowd. What was
to be done? Something desperate it
seemed, for they each and all had an
appetite as only hunters and fisher
men could have, so W. H. Ritter pro-
posed to forage, which was done.
They procured sixteen eggs, and one
Very lean hen, borrowed apot to cook
her in, and in due time she was plac-
ed in the pot and over the fire, when,
mother Of Moses, the pot had a hole
in it and there was danger of the fire
being extinguished, so off came the
pot and some cloth was procured to
stop the hole, but that hen was tough
and very thin; only sixteen eggs and
two rabbits was poor prospect TOR
so many hungry men. What about
that hen in the pot, would she ever
get tender in life time? Doubtful;
Just then some one proposed to try
the lines once more, so in sheer des-
peration some went. Soon returned
with thirty or more pounds of as fine
catfish as swim these waters. Luck
had changed, mourning into JOY;
soon they were at work, and about
$50 bountiful fish supper was an
nounced. Then the members of the
Diverpond Lying Club told tales,
cracked jokes, and kept them up un-
til IL o'clock, midnight; had a fine
time and soon to meet again.
The entertainment given at the
White Point school room was a Sue
cess; only one hitch. ( Old Timer got
mixed up in his part, not so with the
bows and girls; they did well, all of
them, and for two hours kept the
large crowd in an uproar Of laughter.
The teacher, Miss Aline Kearse, Ger
tainly deserves credit for the tact
and discipline shown on Thursday
evening by her pupils. Miss May
Bassett deserves special mention as
"Mother Goose" She knows full well
how to manage large and varied
family. Ennis Breland in the role OF
"Father Billingsw6rth'' was also 9
trump. He left with an armful OF
umbrellas amid the laughter Of the
audience. His secret was out.
We are certainly having unusual
weather conditions for this season OF
the year, and only in the spring OF
1881 have I seen vegetation so for.
ward.
Mrs. A. P. Gray reported corn tas.
sells a week ago, the earliest since
1881. That year Gen. Jackson Rice
had them in his garden just back OF
where now stands H. C. Folks store
in the town of Bamberg, on the last
day of March. Something he told me
when he showed them to me, ne had
never seen before.
The spring of 1881 was warm ano
very dry, while this one is noted fo1
it's heavy rainfall.
We had heavy rains and wind fol
some days and the weather is still
threatening.
The Ehrhardt niue cleaned up the
Kearse nine so completely in the
game of ball on Saturday evening
| until the Kearse boys can't say where
they are at, but hope to win out next
time. Yes, boys, hope is great com
forter.
The Kearse Democratic club wa!
reorganized last Saturday, the 25th
Below is the list of officers elected
President J. F. Kearse, Sr.; vict
president, J. w. Kinard; secretary
and treasurer, J. J. Kearse; member
executive committee, ]. A: Peters
DELEGATES to county convention: j A