The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-11-13
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The Civic League will meet with
Mrs. ]. c. Moye this Thursday
afternoon at four O'Clock. A full at
tendance of the members is earnest
ly requested, as there is business OF
Importance to be transacted.
Headmaster J. C. Guilds, of the
Carlisle School, will go to Orange
burg to-day, where he will deliver an
address before the community well
fare conference, his subject being
The Home and Community Ideals. y
The ginning report for Bamberg
county up to October 18th was 49,
064 bales against 1885 at the same
date last year. This seems to prove
that Bamberg county will make more
cotton this year than last.
An interesting meeting of Bam-
berg lodge, Knights of Pythias, was
held Monday evening, at which the
second degree was conferred. The
meeting was attended by Congress-
man Jas. F. Byrnes and Court Ste
nographer Edgar A. Brown.
Mr.. c. C. Rowell has been elected
night policeman by city council and
has entered upon the discharge of his
duties, He succeeds Mr. Edgar Dick
inson, who is now bother at the
county dispensary. Mr.. Rowell has
held this position before and made
good officer.
The change of schedule of the az
ternoon train makes it necessary to
close the mail a little earlier, and
patrons of the post Office will please
take notice. The afternoon mail will
be closed and the sack locked prompt
ly at $3.50 p. m, this being as late
as the mail can be held and be GER
tain of getting it off. Please mail
your letters in time.
Mr.. Laney Martin and Miss Lula
Kinsey were married at the home of
the groom's sister at Colleton on Mon
day evening, October 9th. The bride
is daughter of the late DR.. G. E.
Kinsey, who formerly lived in Bam-
berg. The groom is railroad agent
at Williams, where they will make
their home. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. B. F. Halford.
Mr.. J. D. O'Hern, of Lakeland,
Fla, whose serious illness was noted
in this paper last week, died last
Thursday morning. Mr.. O'Hern had
many friends here who regret to
learn of his death He, is survived
by his wife, who was Miss Allie Jen-
nings, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Jennings, of this city, and one
son, about five years old. The burial
took place at St. Augustine, Fla.
Our good friend, T. D. Beard, of
the Colston section, who is here at
tending court this week as juror,
believes that he holds the record
in this county for having been
drawn as a juror, and no doubt he
does. This is the eleventh court he
has attended as a juror since the
county was created in 1907. AS we
only hold two courts year it will
be see that he has been drawn nearly
every year.
Mr.. D. K. Ray, longtime resi-
dent of Denmark, died at his home
in that town last Thursday morning.
He had not been sick, and the end
came suddenly. The burial took place
Friday afternoon at Springtown
church. Mr. Ray was about fifty
years old, and was well-known all
over the county, having acted as
magistrates constable for a long
time and served as court crier. He
leaves wife and two daughters.
Commencing Nov. 1st there were
slight changes in the schedules OF
trains for this place. The train 60
ing to Branchville in the afternoon
is now due here at 6:07 instead Of
6:16 as formerly. The train to Au-
gusta in the morning is now due at
11:17 instead of 11:O7, and the night
train to Augusta arrives at SIT in
stead of S:07. The schedule of the
morning train to Branchville remains
the same, 9:37. The afternoon train
now connects at Branchville with the
Carolina Special for Charleston.
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