The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-06-19

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ing picture show in the city hall.
The annual Bessinger reunion will
be held at Spring Branch church on
Friday, July 4th. Everybody cor
daily invited to attend.
Messrs Marion and Leroy Cooner
gave a delightful basket picnic on
Monday afternoon, complimentary to
their friends, which was enjoyed by
all.
Mr.. Jones A. Williams has pur-
chased the residence of Mrs. ]. H.
Armstrong, this being the H. j. Brab-
ham residence. She will occupy 1t
until this fall.
Work is going forward rapidly on
the plant of the Farmers Gin Co.,
which is being erected on the lot
near the Southern depot. The plant
will be ready to gin cotton this fall.
Miss Bessie Lee Black, of this city.
was elected fourth vice president OF
the State Epworth League at the
meeting in Chester last week. Miss
Black is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Black.
The Bethesda Baptist Sunday
school will observe children's day on
Sunday, June 22d, at IL o'clock a. m.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged, and there will likely be
large attendance.
There is an error in the dispatch
from Washington in regard to the
new postoffice building for Bamberg.
The dispatch gives the rental as $500
a year, but this is not correct. The
amount to be paid is less than that.
The July term of court is scheduled
to convene here July 7th, but there
will be no jury cases tried and that
expense to the county will be saved.
Judge Ernest Gary is to preside, and
it is likely that the court will not last
more than one day.
There was an error made last week
in the announcement of the engage
ment and approaching marriage OF
Miss Kathleen Kearse, the error be-
ing in the date of the wedding, which
was put as July Sth, but the correct
date is Tuesday, August 5th.
Mr.. E. D. Raney, who has many
friends in Bamberg, was recently ap-
pointed post master at Beaufort. He
took charge of the Office last Satur-
day. We know he will make first
class official, and we extend congratu-
lations, not only to Mr.. Raney but to
the people of Beaufort.
Rev. J. w. Sparks, an Episcopal
minister from Charleston, will make
his regular visit to Bamberg on Sun
day, the 22nd instant, and will hold
divine services at the Presbyterian
church on that day at II O'Clock a.
m. and 4.30 p. m. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Last Sunday the Charleston News
and Courier printed cut of the base
ball team of the Carlisle School, the
State prep-school champions of the
past season. The Carlisle boys won
thirteen games. out of fifteen played,
and they did not lose single game
on their own athletic field.
The piano which The Herald will
give away to some young lady on
Saturday of this week, has arrived,
and is now on exhibition at The Her
aid Book Store. The close of the
contest will no doubt witness an ex-
citing finish, and at present there is
no way of forecasting the winner of
this beautiful instrument.
At called meeting of city coun-
Gil, held last Monday evening, Mr.. ].
A.McMillan, Jr., was granted IL
cense to operate a pool room at a IL
cense of ten dollars month. We
understand that it is likely the pool
room, if operated at all, will be in
the Pearlstine store, next to Bamberg
Banking Co., formerly the Pastime
Theatre.
There was an interesting meeting
of the local Masonic lodge last Friday
evening, at which three fine young
men were raised to the sublime de-
gree of a Master Mason. After the
ceremony a delightful supper was
served at Johnson's Hotel. The oc-
casion was most pleasant one, and
there were a number of out-of-town
visitors present.
A Delightful Entertainment.