The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-06
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Thursday, June 6, 1912.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

1OHu duO SoOhoys
The post Office was closed last Thurs
day, it being decoration day and a
legal holiday.
The town council of Branchville
is taking effective steps to rid that
town of blind tigers.
Among the graduates in pharmacy
at the Charleston medical college this
week was Mr.. L. S. Matthews, OF
Denmark. He stood third in his
class.
There have been a number of Wis
itors in town this week, attending
the Fitting School commencement
and we regret that we could not get
ali the names.
Mr.. A. NJ. Brabham has let the
contract, and will soon commence
the erection of a nice residence on
his lot on Railroad Avenue. Mr..
Summersett, of Columbia, is the con-
tractor.
The passenger depot was crowded
Tuesday morning, as the Fitting
School students and those who had
been here attending commencement
were returning home. Many tears
were shed.
Mrs. Alice Wroton, wife of Mr.. G..
L. Wroton, who formerly lived at
Denmark, died in Columbia last
week. The interment was at Rock
Hill, where they have been making
their home for number of years.
DR.. E. kirkland and family have
moved into the Grayson house, op-
posite the graded school, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Carter will move into the
Cope residence, vacated by the Kirk
lands. Mr.. Carter purchased this
place some time ago.
According to dispatch from
Washington published in Tuesday 5
State President Taft on Monday ap-
pointed M. W. knight postmaster at
Bamberg. We suppose Bro. A. w.
knight, of The Herald, was the win
ner of the plum.-Barnwell People.
Messrs. J. A. Wyman, G. Frank
Bamberg, and W. M. Brabham went
to Columbia last week and attended
the trial of the label graft" cases.
They went as witnesses, and testi-
fed to the good character and repu-
tation of Mr.. w. o. Tatum, one of the
defendants.
Editor A. w. knight has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Bamberg. We
hope old man Abe Martins assertion
that "postmasters never let it inter-
fere with their business will prove
true in this case for we would regret
to see knight neglect The Herald, al
ways bright and sparkling, for any
position.-Greenville Piedmont.
Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Copeland, of
Bamberg, are receiving much pleas
ant attention during their visit to
Mrs. Leroy Hankinson. Mrs. Hank
inson and Mrs. J. F. Stourman have
entertained informally for them with
bridge, and to-day Mrs. Howard Stat
ford will entertain at bridge for these
popular visitors. .-Angnsta Chronicle
There is no question but that a
number of the readers of this paper
were surprised when they read in
The Herald last week that stalk of
cotton had sbeen shown the editor
about two feet high, and it seems
that it is decidedly up to us to re-
duce our estimate somewhat. We
will say that we did not measure the
stalk, and while it may not be two
feet high, still it was cracking fine
stalk of cotton.
luVlCdLlOuS nave USSu lSSSiFSu III
Bamb berg to the marriage of Miss
Mabel Robinson, daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Robinson, to Mr.. Cecil
w. Mack, the happy event to take
place at the home of the mother Of
the bride in Union, S. c., Wednes-
day, June 10th, at one o'clock. Mr..
Mack is we'll known and has many
friends in Bamberg, who extend con-
gratulations. He was formerly con-
nected with The Cotton Oil Company
here.
The editor of this newspaper has
received the announcement of the
wedding of his friend, Mr.. Clarence
Poe, editor of the Progressive Farm
er, to Miss Alice Varina Aycock, a
daughter of Mrs. Chas. Brantley Ay-
cock. The father of the bride was
ex-governor Chas. B. Aycock, of
North Carolina, who died few