The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
The Banthrrg 4fralh
Thursday, July Is, 1911.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Askins and son,
David, left to-day for Charleston to
spend a few days.
The Woman's Home Mission So
ciety will meet with Mrs. Kirsch next
Tuesday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
At the meeting of Ornan lodge, A.
F. NJ, last Friday evening, ice cream
and cake. was served at the Peoples
Drug Co., and the occasion was much
enjoed by those present.
A regular communication of Or
nan lodge, A. F. M, was held last
Friday evening, at which the Mas
ter's degree was conferred upon
Messrs. Chas. Schwartz and Willie
Dickinson.
At the session of the Orangeburg
district conference, held at Bowman
last week, Mr. O. B. Riley, Capt. j..
B. Guess, Maj. A. C. Dibble, and a
Mr. Wethers were elected as dele
>gates to the annual conference.
Last Friday was the. day for the
holding of the scholarship and en-
trance examinations for Winthrop
college, by the county board Of edu-
cation. There were eight applicants
for Winthrop, and one for the Col
lege of Charleston.
The county expenses Of Bamberg
for the fiscal year ending July 1st
are less than last year, this years
expenses being a little more than
$4,000. While most counties are
increasing their expenses, Bamberg
is economizing, yet keeping out OF
debt.
Judge J. w. Devore held court
here last Thursday for few hours,
but only equity business was trans
acted. Several cases were referred
to the Master, and several orders
were granted. The attorneys were
all ready. and the business was soon
dispatched.
A regular meeting of Bamberg
lodge, Knights of Pythias, was held
last Monday evening, but the crowd
present was too small to attempt de-
gree work. The knight and Page
Ranks were to have been conferred,
and the applicants were present. No
doubt the hot weather kept the men,
bers from attending.
There has been considerable COM
plaint in Bamberg recently in regard
to the condition of the telephones.
Many people have not been able to
use their phones with any degree OF
satisfaction. The cause is said to
be in the switchboard, and 1t does
not lie with the operators, who are
competent and obliging.
The boys are getting along well
with their band practice, and Bam-
berg will soon have musical Or
ganization to be proud Of. Under the
leadership of Mr.. C. w. Rentz, the
young men are earnest and enthusi-
astic in practice. A concert is to be
given at the Fitting School auditori-
um July 9th for the benefit of the
band.
May Harris, the white girl, and
Richard Williams, the negro man,
both witnesses in the case against l..
B. Tuten for the murder of j. r.
Langford, which has been transfer
red to this county for trial, were, by
order of Judge Devore, transferred
to the Bamberg Jail last week.. where
they will remain until the November
term of court.
Recently city council has clayed
Midway avenue, the town carts being
used for the purpose. Clay is bad
" needed on other streets of the city,
. and as laying by time will soon be
here, it>would be good idea if coun-
Gil could get some of our patriotic
citizens to furnish some teams for a
day or so and clay the streets most
in need of improvement.
NAVAL EXPERTS WILL DECIDE.