The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-02-26
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

the banks were closed, while the
postoffice observed Sunday hours.
Next Monday is the first Monday
in the month, but there are no pub
lie sales to be made by any of the
officials.
The train going to Augusta Sun
day was very late. 1t is due here
at 11.43 a. M, but did not arrive
until nearly three p. m.
The time for making tax returns
closed on the goth instant, and
there is a penalty of fifty per cent.
for not making returns by that date.
The new Methodist church at
Kearse has almost been completed.
1t is expected that the church Will
be dedicated about the first of April.
We learn that w. E. Free, Esq,
has bought the lot between the resi-
dences of Miss Carrie Bamberg and
DR.. Robert Black and will erect a
handsome residence thereon before
very long.
Rev. E. A. Mcdowell, pastor of the
Ehrhardt Baptist church, was in the
city Sunday, and preached at the
Baptist church, as Rev. W. R. Nc
MILAN was conducting meeting for
Mr.. Mcdowell at Ehrhardt.
We are having all sorts of wealth
er these days. Tuesday morning for
an hour or more it looked as if it
would begin showing very soon, but
soon the. sun came out and it turned
out to be a beautiful day.
We are collecting. considerable
money these days, but we need every
dollar due us, as we have heavy
obligations which must be met right
away. All who have received state
ments will confer a great favor on
US by remitting promptly.
During the last six years, accord
ing to the report of DR.. Babcock,
superintendent of the Hospital for
the Insane, nine peiagra patients
have been admitted to that institu-
ton from Bamberg county. The
largest number, SO, was sent from
Spartanburg county.
The Herald Book Store received
a large lot of new stationery, blank
books, etc., this week. We expect
to carry larger assortment this
year than ever before, and to make
this store place where you find
practically anything in the station
cry line. Let us know your wants.
We congratulate our young friend
Jno. w. Folk on being appointed an
alternate to West Point by Congress-
man Byrnes. A competitive examina-
tion was held short time ago for
a scholarship at West Point, and as
a result Mr.. Folk has been appoint
ed an alternate and may get an op-
portunity to stand the entrance ex-
animation.
In a letter not meant for publica-
ton a kind friend says: "My son-in-
law laughs over my eagerness to get
my home paper, but really it does me
good and takes the place of a let
ter from home. You can imagine
how I do feel interested in anything
and everything concerning my old
home town. All of which we sin
cerely appreciate.
The city council of Orangeburg
has rented lot in that city and will
establish a wagon yard for the use of
people from the country. Besides
being a great convenience, it will
avoid the congestion of public streets
on days when there is large crowd
in town. Bamberg needs a wagon
yard and needs it badly. On Satur-
days the jam of vehicles on our main
street is something awful at times.
Mr.. c. H. Brabham, of the Olar
section, had the misfortune to lose
his dwelling house and all its con-
tents by fire last Thursday night.
Nothing was saved, and the occu-
pants had barely time to get out
of the burning building. He also
lost his smoke house and all his
meat, the smoke house being near
the dwelling The loss is a heavy
one,S and we understand he had in
surance of only about $500.
Yesterday morning when Bamberg
awoke from it's slumbers the small
boy was delighted to see sleet
steadily falling and good prospect
for snow The expectation was
realized, for about nine o'clock large
flakes began falling thickly, and in
an hour or so the ground was cover
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