The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughou
the Town and County.

pointed as postmaster at Allenudle'
He has held the position for several
years.
We learn that Mrs. Mamie Ridge
way will open up ladies' store IN
the building recently occupied by the
restaurant.
The banks here were closed Mon
day. as it was Lees birthday and a
legal holiday. The postoftice was
open as usual.
Mr.. w. Frank Johnson has opened
up a repair shop in the building
recently occupied by Adams & war
rem as a grocery store.
Mr.. H. c. Herndon, who has been
conducting a grocery store IN the
store next to Peoples Bank, has NOV
ed his stock of gods to his farm in
the country.
The new subscribers and renewals
have been coming in mighty nice re-
Gently. If they would keep up this
way all the time we would have no
reason to complain.
Mrs. Seanie Wilson, of Ulmer'
moved to the city this week, and is
boarding with her mother, Mrs. NJ.
l.. Johns. Mrs Wilson will make
Bamberg her home.
Messrs. f. B. Price and NJ. T.
johnson will soon open up here a
ladies' store with dressmaking IN
connection They will occupy the
store now used as the pool room.
The bank statements published
this week show that the people of
Bamberg county are prosperous. The
deposits in the various banks of the
county are larger than ever before.
In the election of officers Of the
law association at the University of
South Carolina, at Columbia, held
last week we note that Mr.. H. j.
Riley was elected clerk and Mr.. r.
P. Bellinger law editor of The Game
cock, the college magazine.
Mr.. G.. R. Gillian, who has been
keeping books for C. R. BrabhamS
Sons for the past two years, has &C
cepted the position of book-keepef
for J. D. Copeland. Mr.. Gillian will
also assist in managing the insurance
business of Riley & Copeland.
The auditor will be at Ehrhardt
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
January 26, 27, and 2S, to receive
tax returns of real and personal pro-
; perty. Every tax payer in Three Mile
Township should avail himself of this
opportunity to make his tax returns.
We have received a copy of the
program of the sixth annual far
mers' one week course in agriculture
given by the New Hampshire College,
to be held at Durham, n. H., jan
uary 26th to 3Oth. We note on the
program for Monday, January 26th,
Prof. w. E. Stokes will speak on
Pure Seeds and Seed Testing"
Invitations are out announcing the
approaching marriage of Mr.. w.
Frank Johnson, of this city, to Miss
Bertha Inez Trent, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jno. T. Trent, the wedding
to take place at the home of the
brides parents in Leaksvil!e, n. c.,
Wednesday, the 2Sth instant. Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson will make their
home in this city.
Mr.. C. H. Mitchell was again taken
to the hospital in Charleston this
week. He was operated on there for
appendicitis some months ago and
the wound had never healed well,
and in jumping from the depot plat
form on Monday the jar he received
reopened the wound. He is getting
along very nicely at the hospital, and
he will be home in a week or ten
days.
The Sunday hours now adopted by
the postofhce here seem to be giving
universal satisfaction, and it shows
the wisdom of the department in re-
quiring that the Office shall not be
opened during the hours of. church
services. There is not crowd
around the Office now in the morn
ings waiting for their mail and con-
sequently not attending church. Both
mails are put up Immediately after
church, but the daily papers, which
arrive on the early morning train,
are put up at nine o'clock.
The two young Greeks who came
here from Charleston some time ago
and bought the restaurant of H. F.
Free, left town some time Sunday
night without notice to any one. They
ran the restaurant as usual up to
closing time, and since then have