The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-16
One Dollar and a Half a Year.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt News.

Ehrhardt, Jan. 14.-With the be-
ginning of the new year, many signs
of improvement are to be noted as
indicative of a substantial growth of
this town during the twelve months
past.
Fourteen commodious dwellings
have been added to the residence
section, representing an increase,
possibly, of $4,000 to real estate
values; while half as many more
dwellings have been wonderfully i'm
proved by the use of the paint brush.
Several new business enterprises
have been launched during the same
time, while the most recent state
ments of the two banks indicate most
prosperous conditions with them.
g.. The older c" these is the Ehrhardt
Banking Co., Jno. L. Copeland, pres
ident, J. C. Kinard, vice-presldent,
and A. F. Henderson, cashier. Their
report shows a net earning of II per
cent, dividend of 10 per cent. with
$1,000 passed to surplus and the re-
mainder being credited to real es-
tate, fixtures and furniture. This
bank has won many friends by its
safe and conservative management.
At the close of business December
80, 1912, the Farmers & Merchants
Bank, S. W. Copeland, president, j.
H. Roberts, vice-president, and w.
Max Walker, cashier, showed net
earning of II per cent. and a sur
plus of $1,000 for the years work.
The stockholders and directors ex-
pressed themselves as being much
gratifed with these results, especi-
ally in consideration of the fact that
this bank is only two years old. On
, January 10th, they will increase the
capital stock $4,000.
Both of these institutions showed
confidence in their arrangements by
re-electing the old officers and board
of directors.
A number of our young people at
college and in business came home to
gladden. parental firesides at Christ
mas. Leroy Peters, Wingard Car
ter, and Hubert Steedly were at home
from Furman university. Eddie Rentz,
Raleigh Kinard, Clemmons Carter,
and R. Clayton were here from New
berry college, while Misses Minnie
Bishop and Annie Sue kirkland were
at home from Summerland. Percy
HERS, Leonard and Ira Carter were
here from Charleston.
Three Christmas trees, one at the
Ehrhardt Lutheran, one at the Mt
Pleasant Lutheran, and another at
st. Johns Baptist churches, gladden.
ed the hearts of the children. Your
reporter attended the one at ST..
Johns, and noted $50 presents rang
ing in commercial value from 10c to
$500. The pastor of the Ehrhardt
Lutheran church was fortunate
enough to find among the limbs of
one of the Christmas trees of his
churches a ten dollar gold piece.
All Ehrhardt is welcoming the new
Methodist pastor, Rev. G. c. Hutch
inson. He is young man of fine
personl appearance and pleasant ad-
dress. His last charge was Winns-
boro, S. C. Mr.. Hutchinson preach
ed to a large congregation at the
Baptist church Sunday night.
Quarterly conference was held
with the Methodist church here last
Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. J. G..
Rhoad, of Hunters Chapel communi-
ty,' makes an efficient officer as We
tary of this body. 1t was rare pllv-
ilige that the community enjoyed of
hearing two very able sermons by
DR.. Daniel, the presiding elder, dur
ing the conference.