The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-05-23
ThR Ramthrrg Heraln
Thursday, May %, 1912.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Issue.
Clerk Of Court c. 3. Free an
nounces his candidacy for re-elec-
tion in this issue.
The band boys have employed an
Instructor, Mr.. Herndon, from York
vile, and will continue systematic
practice.
At the state convention Hon. S. G..
Mayfeld, of this county, was made
a member of the committee on con-
stitution.
In the election of delegates to the
national convention at Baltimore, G.
L. Blease only got one vote from the
Bamberg delegation.
Mr.. L. NJ. Smith, of the Ehrhardt,
section, was one of the graduates
at the S. C. c. I. at Edgefeld this
week. Mr.. Smith came home Mon
day afternoon.
The grand lodge Knights of Pyth-
las meets in Spartanburg next Tues
day. DR.. J. B. Black and E. H. Hen
derson, Esq, are the delegates from
Bamberg lodge.
Quite a number from Bamberg at
tended the Lutheran Sunday-school
picnic at Mt. Pleasant church, near
Ehrhardt, last Thursday. They re-
port a most pleasant occasion.
The Barnwell baseball team came
down Monday and played a game the
same afternoon with the team of the
Carlisle Fitting School. The Fitting
School boys won by a score of three
to one.
Head Master Guilds, of the Car
Isle Fitting School, one of the fore
most and best equipped young edu-
Gators of the State, was welcome
visitor to Barnwell last week.-Barn-
well People.
The postgraduate recital of Miss
Elise Rentz, of Bamberg, was given
in the auditorium at Brenau college,
Gainesville, Ca, last Tuesday night.
The program consisted of a Grieg
concerto by Miss Rentz.
Miss Pearl Black, of this city, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Black,
who has been teaching in the Flor
ence graded schools for the past two
years, has again been reelected as
one of the teachers of the first grade.
Mr.. R. L. Gunter announces his
candidacy for election as solicitor in
this issue. Mr.. Gunter now holds
the position, having been appointed
by Governor Blease on the resigna-
ton of Congressman Jas. F. Byrnes.
Rev. J, w. Sparks, Episcopal min
lister, vii make his monthly visit to
Bambe:g on Sunday, the 26th in
stant, and will hold services at the
Presbyterian church a. IL a. m. and
5 o'clock =. m. The public is cordi-
ally Invited.
Tt catalog of the Carlisle Fitting
School for the current year is being
issued from the job printing depart
ment of TIE Herald, and will be
ready fox distribution this week.
The ca,~,og is being issued earlier
than uszia1 this wear
The trustees of the Barnwell high
school elected on Monday night as
principal for the next year, Prof. D.
P. Mccain, of Olar, native of Nc
Cormick and a graduate of Wofford
college. The lady teachers residing
in Barnwell were re-elected.-Barn-
well People.
The Carlisle Fitting School base
ball team defeated the Charleston
high school in game played in that
city last Tuesday. The high school
boys came to Bamberg few weeks
ago and defeated the Carlisle team,
so our boys returned the compliment
on their visit to Charleston.
At the State convention last week
Mr.. W. L. Riley. was the member
from Bamberg county on the commit
tee on credentials and H. G. Folk a
member of the committee on platform
and rules. Mr.. Folk was also elect
ed as an alternate at large to the
national convention at Baltimore.
J. F. Carter, Esq, of this city, was
to have delivered the literary ad-
dress at the commencement of the
S. C. C. I. at Edgefeld Monday, but
he was taken sick in Augusta Sun
day night while on his way to Edge
field, and could not be present. He
returned home Monday afternoon.
In the Atlanta Constitution few
days ago was published picture of
Miss Elise Rentz, daughter of Mr..