The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-18
TIrf Banthrrg Nrralh
Thursday, July 1s, 1912.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Bref Items OF interest lnrouSuooo
the Town and County.
A dance.was given in the town hall
Monday evening.
Work is progressing nicely on the
residences of Messrs. o. A. Simmons,
A. NJ. Brabham, and B. W. Sim
mons.
Mrs. Kirsch invites the members
of the Home Mission Society to meet
with her next Tuesday afternoon at
5 o'clock.
The Bamberg Guards returned
Tuesday morning from Admission,
Ala, where the company had been on
encampment.
The Mite Box Brigade will hold its
regular monthly meeting Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock in the ladies'
parlor of the Methodist church.
DR.. J. J. Cleckley was operated on
for appendicitis last Saturday. His
very many friends will be delighted
to know that he is getting on nicely.
A short ride out in the country
Monday afternoon showed US that the
recent rains had made plowing im-
possible and that the crops generally
were grassy.
Messrs. E. l.. Price, Jr., and 4. M.
Rowell, of the Arcade, left Tuesday
FOR their home in Bamberg, the latter
going from there to Admission, Ala
Newberry Herald and News. ..
Read what the general counsel of
the Farmers Union has to say about
Congressman Byrnes and his worth
in his present position. His letter
to Mr.. ]. w. Stewart is published in
full in this issue.
The ladies of the missionary society
of the Ehrhardt Baptist church will
sell refreshments at the reunion OF
Company G. at Bethesda church on
the 25th instant. Proceeds for the
benefit of the church.
Mrs. Linnie Hutto, widow of the
late Hugh Hutto, and Mr.. A. j. Nc
Ginnis were married last Sunday at
ternoon- by Rev. w. R. Mcmillan, pas
tor of the Bamberg Baptist church,
the wedding taking place at his home
in this city.
During ride to Olar last week a
gentleman from Columbia, looking
over the magnificent farms along the
route, said: "This must be the gar
den spot Of the State. 1t is my first
visit to this part of the State and I
am really surprised at the magnificent
farming country you have"
Mr.. Willie Hughes and Miss Ruby
Milestone were married here Tues
day morning at the johnson Hotel,
Rev. w. H. Hodges, pastor of Trim
ity Methodist church, officiating. Mr..
Hughes is originally from the North
section, but has been living in Bam-
berg for some time, and the bride
comes from North also.
Mr.. F. c. Aver, of Bamberg, arriv-
ed here Tuesday to take charge OF
the Arcade theatre. He was accom-
panied by Mr.. R. G. Rowell, chief
operator and electrician of the Ar
cade Amusement OF Bamberg, who
will be in charge of the projection
department and assist Mr.. Aver
Newberry Herald and News.
The county campaign meetings
begin at Ehrhardt to-day (Wednes-
day. AS we go to press Wednesday
afternoon we cannot publish report
of the meeting this week. The en-
tries of candidates closed Tuesday
night. Clerk of Court C. B. Free,
Master H. C. Folk, and Auditor R.
w. D. Rowell are the only candidates
without opposition.
Miss Mary Lay, who taught in the
Bamberg graded school the past year,
but who declined reelection, was
married at her home in Pendleton
yesterday morning to Mr.. G. w. Cog
gins, principal of the Blackville grad
ed school. Mr.. and Mrs. Coggins
will return to Blackville this fall, he
having accepted the position Of prin-
cipal there for next year.
A trip through the country to Olar
Wednesday of last week gave US op-
portunity to observe some good crops
along she way-and some poor ones
as we'll. In most cases, however, cot
ton looked fairly we'll, but corn was
not at all up to the average, and
the yield will no doubt be short. ON
some farms the cotton was magnlf-
cent, but such farmers as NJ. N. Rice,