The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-17
Thr Bamthrrg Nrralh
Thursday, Sept. II, 1914.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The Home Mission society will
meet next Tuesday afternoon at 4:3o
in the Trinity church parlors.
The last Sunday excursion train
between Augusta and Charleston,
over the Southern railway, was oper-
ated Sunday.
Preaching at the Baptist church
Sunday morning; subject: christian
Dignity" Sunday evening, subject:
"Paul's Thorn in the Flesh"
There will be, preaching at Trinity
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening In the morning,
Rev. NJ. L. Banks, presiding elder,
will preach.
On September first 1,165 bales Of
cotton had been ginned in Bamberg
county, according to the report Of
Mr.. J. D. Copeland, Jr., against 757
on the same date last year.
A great many Of the readers OF
The Herald are in arrears with their
subscriptions. While times are a
little hard, almost anyone can part
with a dollar and half, and we wish
to urge unon our subscribers to pay
up their subscriptions.
Miss Mary Morgan, of Central
who is one of the teachers in the
graded school, is very i'll at Mrs. Gar
lands boarding house. Her mother
and brother, from Central, are now
with her. Her condition was report
ed yesterday as being improved.
Tuesday five negroes we're convict
ed in the city court on the charge
of gambling-otherwis known as
"crap shooting" They were Romeo
Black, Chris Cloxson, Charles Moor
er, Monty Hightower and Sam Sandl-
fer. They were fined each $1,000.
The tracks of the Southern rail-
way have been moved about six feet
in front of the passenger station. In
order to move the tracks it was
necessary to curve the road for some
distance. The work on remodeling
the station is progressing rapidly.
The fourth quarterly conference
for the Bamberg station will be held
at the Office of the Bamberg Bank
ing company next Monday morning.
The pastor will conduct prayer meet
ing at South Side Friday evening,
the 18th inst. All are cordially in
vited to these services. -....
Head Master Guilds, of the Carlisle
school, says that he is receiving ac-
ceptances from the offer to receive
cotton ON term fees for students en-
tering the school. This is most pro-
gressive step on the part of the
school. one which is worthy of emula-
ton by other schools in the State.
The Bamberg Cotton Warehouse
company's warehouse is nearing COM
pletion. The first section of the
warehouse will have capacity of
1000 bales. The roofing is now be-
ing put on. Other sections will be
added as the demand for storage in
creases. 1t is expected that storage
facilities will be needed for at least
5000 bales. The warehouses at Ehr-
hardt and Denmark are also progress
ing well, and all of them will be
ready to receive cotton within few
days. =; p.
Mr.. John Schwarting, who lives
near Bamberg, is a native German.
He came to America seven years ago.
Mr.. Schwarting has two brothers in
the German service at this time, one
in the navy and the other serving
in the German army. He says he
has heard from neither since the war
began, and does not know whether
they are still alive or not. Mr..
Schwarting left his home at Olden-
burg, Germany, just before he be-
came old enough to be conscrlpted
into military service.