The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Mr.. l.. B. Fowler has accepted a
position with the Cotton Oil Com
pany.
The home of Mrs. H. j. Hays is
being repainted and otherwise i'm
proved,
The gins in this section are being
kept busy these days, and cotton is
coming to this market at a rapid rate.
The Herald gets orders for job
printing from all sections of the
State, and we please all ourscustom-
ers.
Mr.. W. D. Bessinger has moved
his family from Cope, and he is
ready for business at the old stand
of J. w. McCue.
It is expected that the two ginning
plants of the Cotton Oil Co. here will
gin something like 5000 bales OF
cotton this season.
Mr.. Joseph Mccormack and family
moved to Cope last week, where he
has accepted a position with the
Green-Brabham Company.
While in Orangeburg last week
Misses Pearl and Alma Black attend
ed a picinc of the Winthrop Daugh-
ters at the home of Mrs. J. w. Cul-
1er.
The cotton oil gins are turning out
a lot of cotton, and seed are accumu-
lating in the seed house very rapidly.
It is probable that the mill will COM
mence crushing seed in few days.
The Herald Office is doing lots of
job work these days. If you are not
one of our customers, you should try
us with an order, for we give you
the best work at reasonable prices.
Mr.. M. G. Dunn, of Warrenville,
has accepted the position Of book
keeper at the Office Of the cotton
mill in this city. Mr.. Dunn is
brother of Superintendent I. N.
Dunn.
Mr.. Henry @. Jennings, who was
injured last week by falling from a.
tank tower is able to be out. Mr..
Alex. Barton, who was injured at
the same time, is doing as well as
could be expected.
Miss Sadie Merriwether left last
week with her anut and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. A. McB. Speaks, OF Bam-
berg, for three weeks stay at Wash
ington, Baltimore and New York
Allendale Herald.
The gin plant belonging to the
Cotton Oil Company, situated just
above town, was started up yesterday
"wednesday with Mr.. L. B. Fowler
in charge. This is the plant formerly
belonging to the Farmers Gin Com
pany.
The storm of Sunday and Monday
did little damage in Bamberg. The
wind blew right hard and there was
considerable rain. The cotton crop
will be injured, as no doubt some
open cotton was blown out on the
ground and damaged.
Tom Gray, a negro who works on
the plantation of Mr.. Jno. H. Cope
over in Orangeburg county, was ar
rested here last Saturday charged
with selling liquor. He gave bond
in the sum of s6O0'and was released.
The trial has not taken place yet.
Bamberg is going to be a good
cotton market as usual this fall. Al
ready our buyers here are paying
more than at other places. It will
pay farmers from a distance to haul
their cotton to Bamberg. Our mer-
chants, too, will give every advant-
age in buying goods.
Brother o. J. Frier recently as
sisted Pastor Freeman in a meeting
at Plum Branch; and Brother Free
man writes this simple but much
telling tribute: 81 commend him to
any pastor who is looking for a man
who will leave him and his people
stronger than when he found them"
Baptist Courier.
Work is going forward on the re-
building of the colored graded school
building, which was destroyed by fire
last spring. The building is two
stories, and is designed so as to be
added on to as soon as the trustees
have the funds with which to en-
large. It is proposed to have the
building ready for the opening OF
the school in October.
80 DNry