The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-31
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, July 2S.-1ne NeWOeFls
Co. eye reunion at Mt. Pleasant
church was not as largely attended
as was expected, while there was
enough to have comfort in the church
and plenty dinner. Those that we're
there enjoyed the occasion. Were
not rushed, plenty good speeches
were mixed along to keep the meet
ing lively, and taffy to beat the band
among the young hopefuls.
Rev. D. B. Groseclose held meet
ing three days, Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday. He was assisted part of the
time by Rev. P. E. Monroe, former
pastor of the charge. All that attend
ed the services enjoyed the sermons
each day, also the meeting of old
friends and shaking their hands, etc.,
added to the occasion.
Messrs. Samuel W. Copeland, John
NJ. Kirkland, H. Karesh, and Alex
ander F. Henderson are trying to get
others to take a trip to New York by
steamer. with them in the near fu-
ture. They intend to take both
pleasure and business trip.
Some auto drivers recently have
been trying to climb trees and run
over bitches without bridges. They
haven't made a success of driving
along this line much in this section.
Trees must be too stiff and bitches
too deep for them.
Mr.. Lem E. Mckenzie went to the
city by the sea. Went to see MS
mother and to bring his daughter,
Mana, home with him.
The country is full of plcnlcs and
big meetings. Fodder pulling Will
soon commence, then the farmers
will give up such pleasures,
Miss Doris, of Summerville, is visit
ing Mrs. F. P. Wichmsn.
Miss Fay Taylor and Miss Pearl
Grace, of Walterboro, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Eckhardt.
NJ. O. L. Copeland is getting his
gin machinery in, and he is busy
hauling on the grounds. He is put
ting same up in Hagerville near the
old D. A. Fender dwelling. Says ne
wants to be ready by the time the
cotton opens.
A young man says he ate so much
fried chicken at Mt. Pleasant church
Sunday until every time he started
to talk Sunday afternoon to the
young ladies he felt like growing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Goodson desire,
through your paper, to extend to their
MANY friends the sincere thanks OF
their hearts for the many kindnesses
shown to them and their father, Mr..
G. L. Bishop. in his last illness, and
especially to Mr.. and Mrs. G. R.
Mears, with whom he was boarding,
for their untiring care and interest.
Very solemn, impressive and beau
tiful was the unveiling of the monu-
ment of Mr.. John J. Copeland at Mt.
Pleasant cemetery, Saturday, July
26th.
Like flowers, bright and beautiful
as the armful of white roses they
held, were the little girls, Mildred
COPELAND and Merle Farrell, who un-
yelled the monument.
The stone, a handsome, massive
structure, was erected by his broth
ers and sisters, as a tribute of love,
and the hundreds who were present,
and the beautiful floral offerings
we're evidence of the love and esteem
the entire community bore him.
A Confederate soldier, brave and
true, a sketch of his life while in the
army, was given by Mr.. G. L. Folk,
and as his old comrades listened,
they who were with him in that gall
liant struggle-they knew that no
nobler soldier fought for his country
than he, on whose grave they had
just placed flowers.
His record as a member of Mt.
Pleasant Lutheran church was given
by his pastor, Rev. D B. Groseclose,
a record honorab ble-the record of
Christian.
JEE.