The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-12-03
SHORT LOCALS.
hrief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

have moved from the city to MS
farm, the Elkins place. in the coun-
try.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Move, who have
been boarding at the Johnson Hote!'
have moved into the l.. y. Belhnger
house.
Mrs. Robert Black and little son
and Miss Hattie Newsom returned
Sunday evening from Williston, al
ter spending some days with rela-
tives.
Mrs. J. NJ. Jennings and Mrs. Rey-
nolds have rented their cottage on
New Bridge street, and have removed
to Blackville. where they Will open
a boarding house.
The Johnson Hotel is now vacant,
having been vacated by Mrs. Sandl-
fer and Miss Snyder, who are now
occupying rooms in the old dorml-
tory of the Carlisle school.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Black, who
were married last week, will go to
housekeeping at once in one of the
new cottages on Carlisle street be-
longing to Mr.. Thomas Black.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. n. Folk, who have
been boarding at the johnson Hotel
for some time, moved last week into
one of the new cottages which were
erected on Carlisle street by Mr..
Thomas Black.
According to the last report issued
by the census department, Bamberg
county had ginned up to November
IA. 22,645 bales. against 22,V49 1or
the same date last year, an increase
Of nearly 500 bales for the county.
The postmaster has been notified
. that nuts and fruits may be forward
ed by parcel post in sealed packages.
Parcel post packages are usually re-
ouired to be unsealed, but an eXcep-
tion has been made of packages or
nuts and fruits.
By an oversight, the meeting LOT
the foreign and home societies 1or
the Methodist church was announced
for the first Tuesday in December.
The meeting is to be held IN the
ladies' parlor on Tuesday afternoon
next at O'Clock. Let US have
large attendance. please.
Prof. D. L. Belts, of Wofford COL
lege, Spartanburg, writes: i en-
close herewith a check for Sl.oo,
being payment of my subscription to
YOUR paper. You are giving us
good newsy paper. l don't want my
subscription to stop. We boys here
from Bamberg can't do without 1t.
The graded school gave a holiday
from Wednesday of last week until
Monday of this week, as session
was held on the Saturday before IN
order that no school would be held
Friday and some of the teachers
could spend Thanksgiving with
friends and relatives out of town.
For some reason the work on the
passenger station has been suspend
ed for some days. The concrete work
has been completed. The train shed
is yet to be placed. The depot pre-
sents a much improved appearance,
although many citizens think Bam-
berg was entitled to an entirely new
station.
Among the 1O1 convicts granted
clemency by the governor of South
Carolina Thanksgiving day, one was
from Bamberg county, Tink Hancock,
a negro. Hancock was convicted
last March of manslaughter, and SEN
fenced to serve twelve years upon the
public works. He received a Thanks
giving parole.
The football game on Thanks
giving day between the Carlisle
school team and the Orangeburg
high school team resulted in score
of 27 to in favor of the local team.
Carlisle has a fine team this year,
and it is in good trim. A large
crowd came over from Orangeburg
to witness the game.
The Branchville Herald says:
The Savannah & Northwestern
railroad project seems TO be a dead
dog. We have made diligent inquir-
les as to the cause of work being
suspended, but can learn nothing
other than the supposition that the
promoters have failed to raise the
necessary funds on account of busi-
ness depression caused by the Euro
pean war
The people of Bamberg, without
exception We feel sure, are delighted
that Rev. E. o. Watson has been
sent to Trinity Methodist church for