The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
Thr Bamthfrg Grralh
Thursday, August 10, 1911.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Inc DOdIu COuAty
met in session here Monday.
Rev. D. L. ROTOR will preach at
Colston church Sunday, August 49,
1911, at II o'clock a. m.
Mr.. Wyatt Benjamin Cooke was
the winner of the scholarship from
this county in Clemson college.
Last Monday was the first Monday
in the month and salesday, but few
people from the county came to
town.
The county board of commission
esr was in session here last Monday'
hut 70 business of public Importance
was transacted. The paying of bills
consumed the time of the meeting.
Bamberg and Blackville played
two games of base ball here last
Thursday and Friday. Bamberg won
both games by decisive scores. This
, no doubt ends base bail here for this
season.
The long drought was broken last
week by heavy rains, and in this Sec
ton it is thought that the cotton
crop is practically made. However,
the yield will no doubt be snort OF
what was expected at one time.
There was only one public sale here
Monday, and that by Master H. G.
Folk, of a tract of one acre and a
dwelling near town, in the case OF
Hill against Wilkinson. 1t was bid
in by H. NJ. Graham, attorney, for
$305.00.
The account of the porch party,
published in another column, was re-
ceived last Wednesday night, too late
for last weeks issue. Correspond
ents should have articles reach us
Tuesday night for publication in the
same weeks issue.
Mr.. R. o. Kirkland has resigned
as foreman of the county chain gang
and accepted the position of town
marshal at Denmark. He has bought
a house at Denmark, and will move
his family there this week. We re-
sret to lose them as residents Of
Bamberg.
The Bamberg local Farmers
Union will meet at the court house
in Bamberg on Wednesday, August
18th, at IL O'Clock. A full attend
ance Of the members is requested, as
there is important business to be
transacted. Applications for mem
bership will be received at this meet
ing.
The negro, Tony Lawton, who
was arrested near here week before
last and carried to Orangeburg, is
still in Jail there awaiting a pre-
liminary before the U. S. Commis-
sioner on the charge of sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails. 1t
is not known here when the prelim-
mary will be held.
City council held a regular month
" meeting last Friday afternoon, but
the only matter of public interest
was the adoption of the business
license ordinance. The schedule is
practically the same as last year.
Why don't council publish the Ii
cense ordinance, so that the people
can see what it is?
A crowd of Orangeburg business
men who are visiting number of
towns in this section on a ''booster"
trip, will arrive in Bamberg this
(Thursday) morning from Branch
vile about II o'clock. They hope to
meet as many of the Bamberg busi-
ness men and citizens as possible.
They will no doubt have the Orange
burg band along.
W. Gilmore Simms, Esq, was pain
fully, but not seriously injured in
Charleston on Monday evening. Mr..
Simms lost his footing in alighting
from a street car and sustained a
painful flesh wound on one leg. He
was given immediate medical atten-
tion and was resting well at last re-
port. Mrs. Simms left for Charles
ton Tuesday morning and will re-
turn with Mr.. Simms in few days.
-Barnwell Sentinel.
Mr.. w. H. Kearse, formerly OF
Denmark, but who is now living In
Spartanburg, in renewing for his
paper another year, says: II always
look forward with pleasure for the
arrival of The Bamberg Herald. l
like to get the news from my old
home, Denmark. We had the first
good rain yesterday that has fallen
in several months. Corn crops
short; very little vegetables this