The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
Chr 1amhrrg Neraln
Thursday, October %, 1913
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Have you made your contribution
to the new dOrmitory?
The cold weather of this week sent
the price of cotton up.
Miss Lila McCue has accepted po-
sition at klauber's dry goods store.
This section was visited by kill
ing frost Tuesday night of this week.
See what is needed to complete the
new dormitory and tell the commit
tee you'll do your part.
The chain gang is now in camp
near Ehrhardt, and is at work on q
road in the HERS section, East from
Ehrhardt.
People generally have little idea
of how many packages are received
at the Bamberg Office each day by
parcel post.
The first cold weather of the sea-
son came this week with a rush.
Oyercoats and fires were very COM
Portable. There was snow in the up
per part of the State.
A leading citizen from another
county recently remarked, on being
shown over the plant of the Carlisle
School: Nothing helps a town as
much as a school of this kind.
The fixtures for the post Office will
be shipped in about three weeks ana
as the building is now nearing COM
pletion. it is expected that the new
Office will be occupied by December
first at the latest.
Among the pleasant social affairs
of the past week were the showers
given in honor of Miss Ottle Sim
mons. who was married yesterday
evening to Mr.. Robtert A. Aver. One
was given by Mrs. G. o. Simmons and
the other by Miss Ethel Black.
Mr.. James Mathew Birds, of Chi
cago, and Miss Amelia Marjorie Arm
strong, daughter of Mrs. c. W.
Weeks. of this city, will be united IN
matrimony on Wednesday, Oct. 22,
at Z a. M, in st. Peters Episcopal
church. No cards. s.-Ferhanulla
News.
The record of parcel post pack
ages kept at the Bamberg office
from the first to the fifteenth of Oc-
tober shows that this office is doing
as much business in this line as that
of any town the size of Bamberg, and
possibly more than many of the same
population.
Mr.. c. B. Garrett and Miss Hattie
Bessinger were married in this city
yesterday afternoon in the office OF
the Judge of Probate, Judge e. r.
Harmon performing the ceremony.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. W. r.
Bessinger, of the Govan section, and
won several prizes in the contest re-
Gently conducted by this newspaper.
Polk Miller, a well-known enter
tainer, died suddenly at his home IN
Richmond, Va, last Monday, the goth
instant. Mr.. Miller was sixty-nlne
years old He had visited Bamberg
several times and gave entertain
ments here. He was contributor
to the Confederate monument erect
ed in Bamberg by the Daughters OF
the Confederacy.
Condemnation proceedings will be
held tomorrow for right of way
for the railroad from Bamberg to
Ehrhardt, the land being situated in
the town of Ehrhardt. This right of
way is necessary, in order that a
connection may be had with the At
lantic Coast Line at Ehrhardt, and
is the only land needed to complete
>he road into that town.
DR.. F. B. McCrackin spent few
days in the city last and this week.
He has bought out the Bamberg
Pharmacy and will assume charge OF
the business in few days. He has
returned to Charlotte, N. c., to wind
up his affairs there, but will return
this week, accompanied by Mrs. Nc
Crackin and their little daughter.
Their many friends are glad to well
come them back to Bamberg.