The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-06
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Thursday, July 6, 1911.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

on the Holman's bridge road, above
Denmark.
Miss Lallah Byrd will entertain
this (Thursday) evening in honor OF
her friend, Miss Cherry Harvey, who
is visiting her.
There is one vacant scholarship
from this county in Clemson college.
The examination is to be held at the
court house the 14th instant.
The Bamberg Herald asks the fol-
lowing question: ''If you owned Bam-
berg, what would you do to improve
it?' That's easy-move back into
Barnwell county.-Barnwel Sentin-
There were six applications before
the board of county commissioners
last Monday for the position of cot
ton weigher at Bamberg; four for
Olar; two for Ehrhardt, and only
one for Denmark.
Chief S. A. Hand received a letter
few days ago from the physician
in charge of the Winyah Sanitarium
at Asheville, N. c., stating that his
son, Willie, who has been there sick
for some time, is steadily lmprov-
ing.
The Herald man needs money and
needs it bad, and we would appre-
ciate it very much if all who are in
debted to us would settle right away.
We are very busy, and haven't time
to be continually sending out state
ments.
A baseball team from Charleston
played two games with the Bamberg
aggregation Monday and Tuesday
afternoons. The Charleston boys won
both games, the score of Mondays
game being four to five, and Tues
days game five to three.
Dirt has been broken for an Office
building for the Barnwell Sentinel:
The building will be situated on Main
street just below the Office of Bates
& simms facing Calhoun park. 1t
will be a two-story structure and will
be a modern newspaper building in
every way.-Barnwell Sentinel.
There was no meeting of the Bam-
berg business league last week, al
though that was the date for the an
nual election OF officers. The elec-
ton of officers will be postponed un-
til the regular meeting in this month.
The members should take more in
terest in the league. The officers CAN
not do it all.
The GLORIOUS fourth" was not Gel
ebrated much in Bamberg by the
white people. The stores kept open
and business. went on as usual. The
banks, postoffice, and freight depot
were closed. There was a very large
crowd of negroes in town all day.
Several picnics were held at various
places throughout the county.
We have received an announcement
of the marriage of our friend, Robert
NJ. Hit, editor of the Aiken Sentinel,
who was married to Miss Weinona
Strom, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Strom, at Plum Branch last
Thursday, the 29th. We extend con-
gratulations, and wish for the young
couple long and happy life to-
gether.
We are advised by the insurance
department of the knights of Pythias
that, on the 26th instant check for
$4,000 was sent for the payment OF
the policy on the life of the late j..
j. Simmons, who was a member of
Bamberg lodge and carried insurance
to that amount in the insurance de-
partment, the policy being in favor
of Mrs. Carrie E. Simmons, his wife.
There were numbers of negroes in
the city Tuesday, being here to at
tend the demonstration meeting and
to hear the addresses of several white
: gentlemen, these taking place in the
court house. Considerable liquor
was afoat among them, and we un-
derstand that some fighting was done
out at the negro Baptist church,
where dinner was served. However,
no damage was done.
Rev. w. C. Kirkland who has been
suffering from neuralgia in his eyes,
and on the advice of an eye special
ist in Columbia has refrained from
the use of his eyes, will on Sunday
morning return to his pulpit in Grace
Methodist church, and he extends a
cordial invitation to the public to
worship there. Mr.. Kirkland has
just returned from a visit to his faith
er in Bamberg and is greatly improv-
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