The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-09-25
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Note the new ad. of Ayers & VIII
liams of Orangeburg in this issue.
The millinery openings this week
brought a number of ladies to town,
and the streets have presented live
ly appearance.
The Salem school, in the Denmark
community, will begin it's session on
October 9Th, with Miss Georgia Emma
Jordan as teacher.
The county chain gang is now In
camp on the Hunters Chapel road,
near Mr.. G. E. Hutto's. Work is be-
ing done on this road
The cool weather of this week has
been much appreciated, and as the
weather has cleared up, cotton pick
ing is progressing rapidly again.
On account of the opening at Car
Isle School this "wednesday even
ing there will be no prayer meeting
services at Trinity Methodist church.
A cost Office has been establish
ed at Edisto. The Office is called
Embree, and was established at the
instance of the Edisto Lumber Com
pany.
The u. D. C. scholarship commit
tee met Sept. 14th and awarded the
Young mans scholarship to Mr..
CIyde Kearse, of Olar, S. c., and the
young ladys 10 Miss Mamie Nor
ris, of Bamberg.
Mrs. Jones A. Williams entertain
ed last Friday afternoon at linen
shower for Miss Inez Lemacks, and
Mrs. HI. Brabham entertained Tues
day afternoon of this week with
shower for Miss Lemacks.
The notice of the county treasurer,
nublished in another column, is inter-
esting to those who believe in educa-
ton, for it shows that many school
districts in this county carry spec
ial levy in addition to the three mill
constitutional tax. What we want
to see is better school houses in more
of the districts. There could be
great improvement along this line in
many districts.
CONGRESSMAN A. F. Lever wishes
to announce that he has secured
from the department of agriculture
a number of bulletins on the game
laws for 1913, a summary OF the
provisions relating to seasons, export
sale, limits, and licenses, and If any
one desires to secure one OF these
interesting bulletins will drop Rep
resentative Lever a card, he will
gladly see that the same is sent to
their address.
The Bemberg Guards are to be
inspected on Wednesday, OCTOBER
Sth. It will be remembered that the
company did not make the showing
the adjutant general thought they
should at the last inspection and
he recommended that they be mus
tered out of the service. However,
they were given another chance, and
if they make good at the approach
ing inspection they will remain
part of the State militia; if not, they
will be disbanded.
A press of other matters caused
US to forget to mention in our last
weeks issue the death of Rev. S. T.
Chisolm, which sad event occurred
the Saturday before at his home in
the Colston section. Mr.. Chisolm
was seventy-oddyears cid, and leaves
widow, son and daughter.
He had been a minister and teacher
for many years, and many persons
whom he trained in early life remem-
Der him with love and affection. He
had been in bad health for some
time.
The boys and girls have been COM
ing to town in numbers for the past
day or two, to attend the Carlisle
School, whose fall session opened to-
day wednesday, Opening exer-
cises will be held this "wednesday
evening, in the school auditorium, to
which the public is cordially invited.
The enrolment so far is much larger
than ever, and more will no doubt
come in the next few days. There
is no question but that the new dor
mitory now being erected will be
easily filed.