The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-05-16
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Mr.. o. J. C. Lain is announced as
a candidate for reelection as magis-
trate at Olar.
Miss Belle Cooner is teaching in
the graded school during the illness
of Miss Stella Hair.
Mr.. S. A. Hand moved last week
into his handsome new residence on
lower Main street, which has just
been completed.
The Orangeburg county convention
decided that cotton weighers for the
various towns should be voted for by
the entire county.
Miss Stella Hair, one of the teach
ers in the graded school for the past
few years, has declined reelection
for next year, on account Of her
health.
The faculty of the graded school
:. for next year is about complete, and
the full list of teachers will be given
out soon. There are few changes in
teachers.
Carey Brabham, negro, who has
been porter at the Johnston Hotel in
this city for number of years, died
last Thursday night. He had been
ill for some time with tuberculosis.
The young men of the Bamberg
band have again begun practicing,
and we trust they will keep it up un-
til the town has a first-class musical
organization. Nothing adds so much
to the life of a town as a good band.
The Orangeburg district confer
ence will meet at Holly next year.
Bamberg extended an invitation to
the conference to meet in this city,
>but Holly Hill won out by one vote.
A tie was the result on the first bal
lot. ,..
The Carlisle Fitting School base
ball team went to Charleston Mon
day and played a game the same af-
ternoon against the Porter Military
Academy team. The Carlisle boys
were defeated by score of eleven
to three.
The weekly prayer meeting at the
Methodist church, which has been
held heretofore at eight o'clock in
the evening, will hereafter be held at
4:30 o'clock in the afternoon, begin
ming this week. The change of hour
will be observed until further, no
tice.
Farming operations in this county
have been much retarded on account
of the bad weather, but the fine
weather of the past week has been
of much benefit to growing crops.
Our farmers are not dishearteneds
and will make a crop with any sort
of showing.
A meeting of the tax payers of
Bamberg school district will be held
in the town hall in this city on Mon
day afternoon, June Srd, at four
O'Clock, for the purpose of electing
one trustee and fixing the tax levy
for the support of the school the
coming year.
We understand that DR.. E. Kirk
land and family will move into the
Grayson house, opposite the graded
school, just vacated by Mr.. S. A.
Hand. Mr.. J. F. Carter will move
into the Cope residence, which DR..
kirkland will vacate, he having pur-
chased this place some months ago.
Brother w. R. Mcmillan writes:
please send this weeks Courier to
Bamberg, S. c., instead Of Amherst,
Va. I feel that I am leaving one of
the best pastorates in the land, but
hope to find the same at Bamberg.
You may count on me as a belated
member of Browns famous Courier
Band. "-Baptlst courier.
The Woman's Home Mission So
city will hold it's regular monthly
meeting next Tuesday afternoon at
4:30 O'Clock in the ladies' parlor Of
the Methodist church. Mrs. Bourne,
the State corresponding secretary,
will be with US and rare treat is in
store for all who will attend. Visit
ors are cordially invited.
''Congratulate you on the nice,
clean, readable print of your paper
and the good style and get up of the
paper. It is one of the best that
comes to our Office" Thus writes
Mr.. Geo. R. Lombard, president OF
Lombard Iron Works, of Augusta,
in reference to The Bamberg Herald.
Need we say that we appreciate it,
coming from such man as Mr.. Lom-
bard.