The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-10-15
CIR 8antherg Hfralh
Thursday, October 10, 1914.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

tended the circus at DENMARK last
Saturday.
Those who like motion pictures
will be glad to learn that there is
a good deal OF talk OF motion pic
ture theatre being opened in Bam-
berg soon.
The home mission society of the
Methodist church will hold its regu-
Lar monthly meeting next Tuesday
afternoon at four o'clock, in the
ladies' parlor.
Miss Kathleen Oswald, of Olar,
has been awarded a scholarship to
the Confederate, Home college. of
Charleston, by the South Carolina
division, United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Cotton was quoted at 6 Ills
cents in Augusta yesterday, with
practically no demand. Some cotton
is being bought, but the price paid
is generally good deal under the
market quotation.
Mrs. C. F. Barker, of Barnwell, in
renewing her subscription to The
Herald, says, Enclosed you will find
Is cents. Please send The Herald.
Can't do without it. 1t is the best
county paper l know Of.
The Herald is always glad to have
our friends and readers send US
items of news at any time. If you
have a friend visiting you, call US
up over the phone and tell US about
it. Your friends would be glad to
know about it.
Yesterday and today were the ap-
pointed days for "clean-up.' A CON-
mittee of ladies from the civic league
visited the merchants and places of
business Tuesday reminding them Of
the cleanup days, and requesting
their cooperation in cleaning the city.
Old Uncle" Caesar Bowling, a
highly respected c0fored man of this
city, died Sunday night very sudden
ly. Uncle Caesar was good negro,
one we'll liked by everybody, white
and colored. He went to bed Sunday
night apparently we'll, but died short
ly after.
Our correspondents seem to have
struck on account of the war-or
some other reason. The Herald
would like to have news letters from
every section of the county each
week, and trust our friends will here
after send US regularly the happen
ings of their communities.
The case of the Southern Express
company VS.. Folk, former agent at
Branchville, occupied the attention
of the court yesterday. 1t seems
that the latter is charged with a
shortage in his accounts, which
brought about the prosecution
Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
Work has been commenced on the
passenger and freight station of the
Bamberg-Ehrhardt railroad, and We
understand that trains will begin to
be operated over the line in the next
week or so. Trains have been run
ming over the road for some time,
but a regular schedule is to be es-
tablished.
Mr.. W. L. Lovingood Saturday re-
ceived a card from his brother-in-
law, Paymaster Charles L. Timmons,
stating that he was then, twelve
days previously, at Weymouth. Eng
land Paymaster Timmons is on the
crew Of the battleship Tennessee,
which was sent to European waters
some time since on a relief expedi-
ton to assist the Americans in Eu-
rope.
The Southern Bell company re-
quests the patrons of the company to
be patient with the operators, in
view of the fact that they have only
recently taken charge of the exchange
here Being unacquainted with the
keyboard, some little delay may be
caused for a short time. They are
doing everything they can for the
good and improvement of the service,
and by cooperating with the opera
tors better service can be had.
T. 4. Lewis was arrested in Green
vile Monday night, charged with
having killed A. S. J. Perry near
Campobello. about twenty years ago.
Lewis and Perry had quarrel over
a girl. when Lewis killed him with
a rock. He made a successful es-
cape at the time and was not heard
of until a few days ago, when he
was located at Greenville. where he
has a wife and five children. He
does not deny the killing.
Our appeal to our subscribers to