The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-20
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

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Ehrhardt, Oct. 1.-THE Barnwell
Baptist Association will convene at
St. Johns Baptist church tomorrow,
and will be in session for three days.
Many eminent persons from a dis
lance are expected to be present dur
ing the meeting, which will doubtless
be instructive, elevating and of gen.
eral interest throughout the delibera-
tions.
With the exception Of slight show
ers Of rain late Friday evening last,
the farmers had another ideal week
for gathering their crops. Cotton
picking and moving hay was the
rule, and the weeks work is further
evidence of the shortness of the cot
ton crop; it is even less than it was
adjudged to be two weeks ago. The
hay crop is admirable and much of. it
will be saved in fine condition if the
present desirable weather continues.
Some eighty-five bales of cotton
were marketed here on Saturday, the
best grade bringing 14% cents the
pound, which shows, according to
the daily reports published, that Ehr-
hardt is in line with many of the
larger markets throughout the State
in the price paid for the staple.
A party of gentlemen, impatient
but joyously determined, went on a
deer hunt the first day allowed by
law. Several trails were struck but
"Crier," Louder" and the rest of the
pack, after hours of faithful effort,
gave up the job as the coldest trail
ing they had ever attempted to do,
and there was no venison in conse-
quence. The efforts OF. one OF the
hunters, however, we're attended with
some success, that is, If bringing
down what he shot at in this instance
may be considered success in the true
sense. This special hunter had taken
a stand but a few yards from a giant
old oak, close beside a dim road in
the edge of the swamp, where the
deer was sure to run, before 1t was
hardly twilight. The hunter was
eager for a shot and was listening
intently for the baying of the dogs
some two miles away with the driv-
ers. Directly he heard rustic in
the tree tops; he scanned closely the
surroundings above and saw the bulk
of something turkey, by George y
he thought-and he turned loose
both barrels of the gun with twenty
four buck shot in the direction.
The object at which he shot fell at
the crack of the gun, creating vol
ume of noise as it bumped it's way
to the ground. The hunter was on
hand wearing horse shoe smile
eager to embrace his gobbler before it
struck the ground had not an unmis-
taxable odor forewarned him that he
had killed the biggest buzzard in ten
States.
Mrs. Martha Bishop continues to
be a patient, uncomplaining sufferer
from a complication of diseases which
have confined her to her bed for some
months, with little or no change for
the better at this writing. She de-
serves and surely has the sympathy
Of the entire people here.
Mr.. w. P. Pate, who has been sick
for some weeks, is able to be out
again. to the delight of his friends
and family.
Mr.. Wash Westberry, Of Orange
burg, made a hurried trip to town
Saturday while on a visit to rela'
tives in the community.
Messrs. A. F. Henderson, cashier OF
the Ehrhardt Banking Co., and Joe
HERS, with the Farmers Mercantile
Co., went on a pleasure trip to Co
lumbia yesterday.
Rev. w. T. Derieaux, Of Green
vile, will spend the night here to-
night, the guest of Rev. J. Earl Free
man, on his way in attendance upon
the Baptist Association to be held
with St. Johns church, beginning to-
morrow.
Mr.. Jason Fender has just complet-
ed a bay window to the north end OF
his dwelling house, which adds very
much to the general appearance of
his pretty little home.
Farmer Ben T. Zeigler, thorough
going and prosperous in every thing
he does, who lives but two miles
out of town, has in course of build
ing a dwelling house, planned both
for comfort and beauty Of style, which
is indeed a creditable reflection upon
the energy and progresslVeness OF