The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
EHRHARDT NEWS.
Death of Mrs. Mitchum.-New Enter
Drise.-Talk of New Railroad.

Ehrhardt, Oct. S.-Mr. Lockwood
Copeland and Mr.. Delk, of Bamberg,
have formed a copartnership and
will run a wheelwright and black
smith business in the large wood and
iron shops of Mr.. Charles Ehrhardt.
This will supply a much needed de-
mand in Ehrhardt, and we wish for
these young men the most abund-
son, G.. R. Carter, recently of
Mr.. C. R. Mears, of Islandton, has
taken position as bookkeeper with
the Farmers and Merchants Co., and
will soon move his family to town.
occupying the residence on Main
street now occupied by Mr.. A. Cog
gins. Mr.. Coggins will occupy the
residence on Railroad Avenue re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. Raymond Ehr-
hardt.
Mr.. Henry Carter, of the st. Johns
community, is receiving the congrat-
uldIlOuS VI Ills lllSuuS Ill liCu VI LID
son., G. R. Carter, recently of
Stokes's Business college, now book
keeper for the L. G. Peoples Clothing
Co., Charleston, having won in con-
test in which there were ten thous-
and contestants, the gold medal Of
fered by the Business Journal of New
York city.
Mrs. Henry Mitchum, after a long
and tedious illness, died at her resi-
dence on Lumber street last Monday
afternoon and was buried the follow
ing day in the family burying ground
in the St. Johns community, near
the home of Mr.. J. G. Herndon, the
funeral exercises being conducted by
her pastor, Rev. E. A. Mcdowell.
Mrs. Mitchum was good woman
and bore her. long illness with unusu-
al patience and resignation. To her
husband, children and other bereav-
ed relatives the sympathy of many
friends is extended.
One. of the most recent indications
of progress in our adjacent country
communities, is the organization Of
telephone company by the citizens
of the St. Johns community of which
Mr.. NJ. A. Kinard is president, G. T.
HERS is vice president, and Ernest
HERS is secretary and treasurer. At
cost of about S35 per member, this
company has constructed about ten
miles of telephone line, and at cost
of $50 per year or about S4 per men,
Der, they have purchased drop in
the switchboard at Ehrhardt. The,
enterprise of these citizens is we'll
worthy the imitation of those of 9TH
er communities adjacent to Ehr-
hardt; for instance, Bethany and
Hunters Chapel. Why could not the
Bethany community construct SINH
lar line and the Hunters Chapel
community join the Bethany line?
Then why could not the Colston
community do likewise and the
Springtown community join their
line? How little the expense COM
pared with the convenience!
The daily papers of last Saturday
were of unusual interest to the peo-
pie of Ehrhardt, since in addition to
news of our town of a local nature,
they also contained suggestions with
reference to the construction of two
railways to our town. The first re-
ferred to the completion of the road
now in process of construction to
Bamberg, and the other mentioned
the possibility of an electric line from
Aiken to Charleston via Barnwell,
Olar and Ehrhardt. All of this
sounds good to us. The last propo-
sition would give us an outlet to the
up-country, via the S. A. L. from
Olar, bringing us to with about 72
miles of Columbia. In the opposite
direction we would have an outlet to-
ward the coast country, reaching
Charleston within sixty-fve miles.
Only a glance at the map will be suf-
fcient to show the abundance of vir-
gin section through which this route
would pass in an almost direct line
from Aiken to Charleston. The prop
osition should elicit the most enthu-
siastic endorsement all along the
way.
The Barnwell Association will
meet with Ehrhardt Baptist church
October 22-24. This body is COM
posed of all the Baptist churches in
Bamberg and Barnwell counties,
numbering 3S or 40, and represent
ing a membership of about 5000. 1t
is estimated that there will be in at
tendance upon this meeting upwards
of 100 delegates. DR.. ]. B. Black, of
Ron,haro uas tho nreSidinS officer