The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-15
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

day, May 18th, + p. M, Trinity NJ. Z.
Sunday-school. Come.
ED. Raney has been nominated as
postmaster at Beaufort. His many
Bamberg friends extend congratula-
tionS.
We have received an invitation to
the commencement exercises of the
Southern Dental College of Atlanta,
Ca, to be held May 18th. Mr.. NJ. Her
bert Warn, of this city, is one of the
graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Livingston, of
North, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Christa-
belle, to Mr.. David E. Scarborough,
of St. Matthew'S The wedding will
take place in the early summer.
We have received an invitation to
attend the commencement exercises
of Clemson college, to be held June
Sth, 9Th, and 10th. The baccalaur-
cate sermon will be preached by Rev.
Howard Lee Jones, of Charleston.
A delightful fish fry is being given
at the river today "wednesday by
the physicians of the city, and they
have a number of their friends as
guests. We regret that it was i'm
possible for us to attend, on account
of so many details to look after on
press day.
The Porter Military Academy base
ball team, of Charleston, came to
Bamberg last week and played two
games with Carlisle, one Thursday
and one Friday afternoon. Carlisle
won both games. The Carlisle boys
have not suffered a single defeat at
home this year.
The body of young white man
who was drowned at Edisto river
was recovered Wednesday of last
week. He was drowned several days
before. 1t appears that the young
man fell off a barge belonging to the
Edisto Lumber Company while itwas
lying at the landing.
In another column will be found
the notice of meeting of tax payers
of Baaberg school district, to be held
in the town hall in this city Monday
afternoon, June End, at four o'clock.
This meeting is held to elect one
trustee and fix the tax levy for the
school the coming year. Every tax
payer of the district should be pres
ent.
The commencement exercises OF
Winthrop college, to which We have
received an invitation, will take place
June 1st, End, and 3rd. The bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached by
Bishop w. A. Guerry, of this State,
and the address to the graduating
class will be made by Hon. L. G.
Walker, of Georgetown. Miss Mar
ion Riley, of Denmark, is one of the
graduates.
For several months the postmaster
at Bamberg has been making efforts
to secure better quarters and equip
ment for the Office here, and he has
had an uphill job of it. However, it
seems that at last the matter is to be
definitely settled, as the outlook is
much more favorable than for some
time. He hopes to be in position to
make a definite announcement in
very short time.
Last week the Raleigh, n. c.,
Christian Advocate issued a special
Sunday-school edition, which was
gem, there being printed therein a
number of contributions from the
pens of the ablest men in the South
ern Methodist church. The issue was
gotten out under the supervision OF
Mr.. NJ. w. Brabham, formerly Of
Bamberg, who is now Field Secre-
tary for the North Carolina Sunday
sch >ol Board.
Applications have been filed with
the post office department for two
additional rural routes out of Bam-
berg, one to cover the territory east
of Bamberg, and the other to take in
the section above town which is not
now covered by any rural delivery
service. 1t is thought that both of
these routes will be established, as
all the requirements have been COM
piled with. The petition for the
lower route has been in some time,
and an inspector is looked for at an
early date to investigate and make a
final report.
The commencement exercises of the
Carlisle School will take place May
81 to June 2nd, preparations for
which are now going on. The first