The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-10-08
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

receiving tn6 CONGRATULATIONS VI lHeh
friends over the arrival of fine boy
at their home.
While at football practice one day
last week, young McGee Bamberg had
one of his ankles wrenched. While
the injury was painful, it is not Sc
rious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Free and
family have moved into their new
cottage. and Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Hit
have moved into the cottage vacated
by Mr.. Free.
The sales of the Bamberg county
dispensary for the month of Septem-
Der amounted to S9,533.15. The
sales for the entire State amounted
to s302,O14.52.
A bale of cotton will be auctioned
of to the highest bidder at Denmark
on Oct. 10, by the Ocilla Baptist
church. Bids are now being received
by the pastor, Rev. B. D. Bolen.
The Francis NJ. Bamberg chapter,
u. D. c., will meet next Thursday
afternoon, the 18th, at four o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. Miles J. Black.
A full attendance is requested.
Up to Monday afternoon the Farm
ers Gin company had ginned some
thing over 1900 bales Of cotton.
which is a good deal in excess of the
amount ginned on the same date last
year.
The new cottages being erected by
Mr.. Thomas Black near the Carlisle
school will soon be completed. These
new cottages will be quite an addi-
ton to that section, being modern
houses.
Representatives B. W. Miley and J..
A. Hunter and Senator J. B. Black
left Tuesday for Columbia for at
tendance upon the special session of
the legislature, called by the COVER
nor to consider the cotton situation.
For the past two weeks the wealth
er has been most unfavorable for har-
vesting cotton. The bulk Of the crop
is still in the fields and pickers seem
to be scarce. Higher prices than
usual are being generally paid cotton
pickers.
The last report of Mr.. j. D. Cope
land, Jr., Bamberg county represen-
tative of the census bureau, shows
the total amount of cotton ginned in
this county to be 1856 bales. On
the same date last year 1903 bales
had been ginned.
On October first, Miss Beaulah
Grimes and Miss Johnson, operators
of the Southern Bell Telephone COM
pany resigned their places here, and
the local exchange was turned over
to Miss May Hair, of Williston, and
Miss Ottie Harrison, OF this city.
Last Friday the regular fall teach
ers' examination was held at the
court house by the superintendent of
education. The largest number in
the history of the county stood the
examination, there being % whites,
all female, and IL colored teachers.
The local lodge, knights Of Pyth-
las, held special convention Mon
day night, last Monday having been
designated as rally day in Pythian
circles all over the State. A large
attendance was present at the meet
ing, and the local lodge received quite
a rejuvenation. One candidate was
administered the rank of page.
Peace Sunday was observed by
the churches here last Sunday morn
ing. Large congregations heard spe-
cial -discourses at both the Baptist
and Methodist churches. At the
Baptist church, Rev. W. R. Mcmillan
had as his subject Tne Man Behlnd
the Gun" Rev. w. H. Hodges, at the
Methodist church, preached on THE
Triumphs of Peace
The Southern railway construction
squad is now engaged in installing
sewerage connections at the passen-
ger station. The foundation has been
laid for the concrete paving along
side the tracks, and part of the con-
crete work has been completed. The
squad is now awaiting the placing
of the iron supports for the train
shed in front of the station before
placing the concrete.
Rev. B. D. Bolen has been award
ed the contract for the erection Of
the new passenger station Of the
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