The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-09
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

tion for another year says: Il nave
enjoyed your paper very much"
Monday was the first Monday in
the month and sales day, but there
were no public sales and few people
from the country came to town.
Mr.. C. ]. S. Brooker has the sin
cere thanks of The Herald for a
basket of magnificent peaches. They
are as fine as we ever saw, and were
certainly delicious.
The statements of the banks Of the
county, published in this issue, make
interesting reading, and they all
make a fine showing. Read the state
ments and you will see that .Bam-
berg county is progressing.
The "glorius fourth" was not gen.
orally observed in Bamberg. The
banks and post Office were closed,
but all business houses were open
as usual. The negroes generally OBJ
served the day by not working, but
there was not large crowd in town.
The first county campaign meeting
will be held at Farrells Cross Roads
on Friday, July 18th. All candidates
must file their pledges with the clerk
OF court and county executive COM
mittee and pay their assessments on
or before Thursday, July 18th, at IL
noon.
The State campaign meeting will
be held here next Wednesday, the
18th. There are number Of candi-
dates to address the voters, and the
meeting will begin as early as pos
sible and it is likely to last practi-
cally all day, with an intermission
for dinner.
The examinations for Winthrop
College and the College of Charles
ton were held at the court house here
last Friday by the county board of
education. There we're seven appli-
eants who stood the examination for
Winthrop, and one for the College of
Charleston.
Plans and specifications for the
new colored Methodist church have
been received, and it is expected that
work will begin on the building in
short time. The church is to be a
handsome edifice of brick, and will
cost between $4,000 and $4,000. 1t
will be remembered that the colored
Methodist church here was struck by
lightning and set on fire few weeks
ago, the building being totally de-
stroyed.
Mr.. G. Moye Dickinson has bought
the plant Of the Cotton Oil Company
at Denmark. He will begin to put
it in shape at once for operation this
fall. This will be one of the few
mills in the State which is owned
entirely by one man. Mr.. Dickinson
has had much experience in the oil
mill business, having been manager
of the company for some years, and
will no doubt make success Of the
Denmark plant.
Last Wednesday evening at $50
O'Clock Miss Alma Sandifer was hap
PLY married to Rev. Drayton Owings,
the wedding taking place at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Julia R.
Sandifer, in this city. The wedding
was a quiet one, only the family and
; a few relatives being present. Mr..
and Mrs. Owings left Thursday morn
ing for their future home at Campo
bello, where Mr.. Owings is pastor of
the Baptist church.
The county board Of commissioners
held their regular quarterly meeting
here Monday, but about the only
business transacted was the adding
of a few names to the pauper list
and the passing of bills. The quar-
terly report of the supervisor, show
ing expenditures, will be published
soon, this being made mandatory by
an act of the last legislature. This
report will show the tax payers how
the money is being spent.
Miss Laurie Hutto was married last
Thursday afternoon to Mr.. NJ. K.
Long, of Furman, Hampton county.
The ceremony took place at the home
of the brides father, Mr.. w. G. Hut
to, and Rev. w. H. Hodges was the
officiating minister. The wedding was
attended by only the immediate
families and few friends. Soon af-
ter the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Long
left by automobile for their future
home at Furman.
The Herald has certainly been is
sued under difficulties this week.
Our Mr.. Hit has been sick for a
week, and another member of the
force deserted Monday leaving us