The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-05-07
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughou'
the Town and County.

There we're no pubic sales helo
here last Monday.
Candidates for county offices are
rather scarce so far. Little talk or
candidates was heard at the conTen-
ton here Monday.
A most enjoyable picnic was CIV
en- at Colston school house last Sat
urday. at which an address was de-
livered by Hon. S. G. Mayfeld.
The Herald has bought lot more
equipment the past week, and we
need the money to pay for it. Those
who owe us money will aid us mater
tally by prompt payment.
The teachers examination was
held at the court house Friday.
twenty-five applicants for certifi-
Gates stood the examination, % be-
ing women and two were men.
There was a good crowd of peo-
pie in town Monday. There were a
number of delegates to the county
convention, and others who were
not delegates came to look over the
political situation.
The banquet to be given to the
members of the Orangeburg district
conference in the dining room of
Carlisle School this Thursday
evening promises to be largely at
tended and most enjoyable affair.
The annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Cotton Oil Company was
held Monday morning at the office OF
the company in this city. The report
of the years work was very salts
factory.
Mr.. R. L. Beard, of Schofeld, in
renewing his subscription to The
Herald, says: Il consider your paper
one of the very best weeklles IN
this State. 1t is we'll worth two
dollars per year." A dollar and
half gets it, however,
The Francis Marion Bamberg
Chapter, U. D. c., will hold its regu-
lar monthly meeting next Tuesday af-
ternoon, the 18th, at 5 o'clock, with
Mrs. Henry J. Brabham as hostess.
She entertains for Mrs. H. Jasper
Brabham and Mrs. Leroy Wilson,
members residing in Allendale.
With the new train service over
the Atlantic Coast Line from
Florence to Atlanta, the local train
has been discontinued between Sum-
,er and Orangeburg, and the new
train will do the work formerly done
by the local. The new train passes
Denmark at 11.34 and returns about
daylight in the morning.
Mr.. N. J. Padgett, hard-working
and prosperous young farmer, died at
his home few miles from
the city early yesterday morn
ing. His death was sudden
and unexpected, as he had not been
sick. He was not feeling well, but
was not at all i'll. He leaves a wife
and several children. At the time OF
going to press we had not heard
where the burial would be. Mr..
Padgett was about thirty-five years
old.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of the Cotton Oil Company,
held Monday, the same directors
were reelected: Mr.. G. Moye Dick
inson, who has been manager and
treasurer of the mill for several
years, and who has been very sue
cessful in managing the affairs of
the company, rendered his resigna-
ton. The resignation was accepted,
and Mr.. E. L. Price, who has been
bookkeeper for the past three years,
was elected manager.
The Charleston Special, the new
train over the Southern Railway
from Charleston to Atlanta, passed
through Bamberg on its first trip
Sunday night. The train is hand
some one, carrying new steel day
coaches, electrically lighted, with
handsome Pullman cars. The train
leaves Charleston at $50 p. m. and
arrives Atlanta 500 a. M, making
few stops. 1t passes Bamberg 1888
o. m. On the return trip the train
leaves Atlanta 1.30 a. m, Bamberg
$50 a. M, arriving Charleston 500
a. m.