The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-11-19
SHORT LOCALS.
,:iirr Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The city's road drag has been used
very effectively on the streets in the
last few days.
The cement walk at the passenger
station has been laid, and it now on
" remains to place the train shed
before the work on the depot will
be completed.
The Denmark high school football
team will play the Blackville high
school on Friday at Barnwell, this
being educational day at the Barn
we'll rally week.
The total value of the taxable
property in Bamberg county in 1914
is S3,239,710. In 1913 the total
value of fhe taxable property in the
county was s3,13O,360. This shows
an increase of over 100000.
A livestock buyer will soon visit
this county to purchase horses and
mules for some of the countries at
war in Europe Already thousands
of animals have been purchased all
over the State for this purpose.
The Bamberg sportsmen have be-
gun activities again, the game sea-
son having opened on the 18th. Sew
eral parties have been on hunting
trips with good success. 1t is stated
that this year the birds are especial
ly plentiful.
John Dyche Carter, white man
charged with disposing of property
under lien, who has been in the coun-
ty Jail for some time, has been re-
leased on bond in the sum of $3.50
The case will not be tried until the
next term Of court.
According to the last ginners' re-
port OF the census bureau, Bamberg
had ginned up to November first 20
374 bales of cotton. In 1913, on
the same date, 20,065 bales had been
ginned. For the entire State the
amount ginned this year was 910,611
bales against S46,46S bales last year.
The downtown artesian we'll is
again out of commission. The we'll
was recently worked upon, and the
flow had resumed, but the scaffolding
had scarcely been torn away before
the flow stopped entirely. The peo-
pie on Main street who use water
from this we'll are again without
water.
The 1,000-bale capacity warehouse
Of the Denmark Warehouse company
is practically filed and the material
is partly on the ground for erecting
another to hold 600 bales. In ad-
dition to these buildings of the COM
pany, there are others owned by pri-
vate parties, DR.. Guess, J. D. Turner,
J. S. Guess and J. E. Steadman.
Notwithstanding the talk of hard
times, the Bamberg merchants have
given The Herald liberal advertis-
ing patronage this fall. Although
many merchants hold views to the
contrary, it is conceded by advertis-
ing experts that now is preeminent!y
the opportune time to advertise. and
they figure that better results can
be had from advertising now than in
ordinary times.
Bamberg will be visited in the next
two weeks by representatives of the
department of agriculture. Clemson
college and the United States farm
demonstration work. This party is
now making a whir;wind campaign
of the entire State, urging the plant
ing of grain crops, showing the far
mers how profit is to be made from
grain planting, and advising the
means and methods of cultivation
The exact date for coming to Bam-
berg has not been announced.
The following invitations have
have been issued: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Calhoun Folk request the
honor of your presence at the mar
riage of their daughter, Leonard. to
Mr.. Clarence Erwin Black, Wednes-
day evening, November twenty-fifth,
at half after six o'clock, Trinity
Methodist church, Bamberg, South
Carolina" Both young people are
quite popular and have scores of
friends, who anticipate their ap-
preaching wedding with much inter-
est.