The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-24
CIR Ham1hrru Mrraln
Thursday, Oct. "a, 1912.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


Mr.. w. NJ. Brabham has purchaseo
a White touring car.
Several young people were baptized
at the Baptist church last Sunday
night
Several young people were recelV-
ed into the Methodist church last
Sunday morning.
The cotton crop in this section is
largely gathered. The yield will be
much less than last year.
We publish in this issue the no
tices of State and Federal elections
to be held on Tuesday, November
5th.
Hunt up your registration certltl-
cate and your poll tax receipt and get
in shape to vote in the general elec-
ton.
Mr.. A. F. Cothran, of the Ehr-
hardt section, has our thanks for a
CODY of The Herald of September
18th.
The bad weather is delaying cot
ton picking and the cotton which
now comes to market shows the ef-
fects of the continued rains.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker and
a party of friends attended the play
in Orangeburg last Friday evening"
going over in their touring car.
The family of Mr.. L. B. Fowler,
who have been living at Denmark,
have moved back to Bamberg. Mr..
Fowler is now employed in Augusta.
The civic league will hold a meet
ing in the town hall on Thursday al
ternoon, October 31st, at four
o'clock. A full attendance of the
members is requested.
Mr.. J. Fielder Hunter, who has
been living in Bamberg during the
past several months, has returned to
Orangeburg to live and has brought
his family with him.-Orangeburg
Sun.
Rev. J. W. Sparks, an Episcopal
minister from Charleston, will hold
divine services at the Presbyterian
church in this city on Sunday, the
9th, instant, at II o'clock a. m. and
4 D. m. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
We would be glad if city council
would do something to improve the
sidewalk in front of the postofice,
and we feel sure the public would ap-
preciate it. By the way, some work
on the streets and sidewalks all over
town would help some.
J. A. Nimmons, the barber, has in
stalled three new and very pretty
chairs in his shop. They are porce-
lain finished enamel, nickle and brass
trimmings, with leather seats and
backs, with the latest improvements.
They are very handsome chairs and
are entirely sanitary.
The advertisements of the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank of Ehrhardt
are among the most attractive in this
paper, and it shows what live con-
cern this institution is. These ads.
are changed every issue, and speci-
al kind of type is used for their ads.
and theirs alone. If it pays this bank
to advertise this extensively, why
would it not pay the other banks of
the county?
Ex-State Senator S. G. Mayfeld
was in town on professional affairs
on Thursday. He is giving all his
attention to his law practice, having
turned over his extensive planting
interests to two sons who have wisely
preferred the free farmer life to the
bondage of professional careers.
They are making good and with no
ill luck will gather about thous-
and bales of cotton this season and
corn and hay to spare.-Barnwell
People.
At a meeting of directors of the
Peoples Bank, held Tuesday after
noon, Mr.. N. P. Smoak was elected
cashier of the bank to succeed the
late W. P. Riley. Mr.. Smoak has
been assistant cashier Of the institu-
ton ever since it's organization, and
he is thoroughly conversant with the
duties of the position, which he will
perform, we feel sure, to the satis-
faction of all concerned. We con-
graduate him on his well-deserved
promotion.
Rev. E. W. Peoples Dead.