The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-08-13
The Bamhfrg Hrralh
Thursday, August l3, 1914.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


Miss Cutler, of Orangeburg.
The last meeting of the campaign
in this county will be held in Bam-
berg on Friday, August 21.
1t is just thirteen days until the
Democratic primary. AS the time
draws nearer, the more interesting
the campaign wakes.
The many friends of Mrs. Henry
W. Beard, who has been seriously Ill
for ten weeks, will be glad to know
that she has recovered.
The whistle Of the Farmers Gln
company was heard yesterday for the
first time this season. The glnnery
is now ready to begin operations.
The new cottage being erected by
Mr. ]. J. Smoak is nearing compile
tion. The dwelling is costing about
$4,000, and when completed will be
quite an addition to the street and
town.
Clarence Mcmillan favored The
Herald office with another exception
ally fine watermelon the other day.
It was one of the largest we have
seen this season-and it was as good
as it was large.
The Cotton Oil company has re-
Gently added four new gins to It's
ginning equipment. The company
now has a twelve-stand ginning sys-
tenn, which is one of the largest IN
this section.
Bamberg county sold sS,2O8.47
worth of whiskey during the month
of July, according to the monthly
statement published in The Herald
today. The operating expenses
amounted to s473.97.
The many friends of Judge T. S.
Weeks, who formerly lived here, will
be panied to learn that he died the
first of May of heart failure at Camp
field, a small town in Georgetown
county. this State. A letter has just
been received here giving the above
news.
Mr.. C. F. Rizer, of Olar, attended
the first annual convention of Ford
automobile dealers in Columbia last
week. Mr.. Rizer is one of the lead
ing Ford dealers in the South, his
sales ranking up with the largest.
Mr.. Rizer was elected treasurer OF
the organization.
One of the hardest rains of the sea-
son fell Friday. A noticeable fea-
ture of the downfall was that the rain
fell in a torrent for perhaps min
ute in the upper part of Main street
while none fell in the lower part.
The drain pipes were taxed to the
utmost to carry off the water.
A small building on Railroad ave-
nue. belonging to Mr.. G. H. Smoak,
and occupied by Jim Grant, colored,
as a market caught on fire early
Monday morning and was burned
down. A large crowd congregated
as a consequence of the usual dis
charge of firearms on such occasions.
The city water system has been
cut off for several days on account
of the work being done on the reser-
voir. A shed is being erected over
the reservoir, and it is being cleaned
out. This is a considerable improve
ment for the city water system, and
will no doubt be appreciated by the
users of this water.
We suggest that our readers pre-
serve this copy of The Herald con-
tanning the complete roll of Demo
cratic voters for Bamberg county, for
future reference. There is a great
expenditure of both space and mon
ey required to publish the full list,
and it may may not be published
again for many years.
Sunday night the store of Mr.. c. F.
Rizer at Olar was broken into and a
quantity Of goods stolen. The mis-
creant entered through the front
door, the glass being broken. A small
amount of cash was stolen from the
money drawers. 1t is not known
what amount of goods was stolen,
but a number of articles are missing.
So far the thief has not been appre-
hended.
Many farmers are now picking cot
ton. The ginnerieS will begin oper-
ations in few days, and the busy
season will again be on. The first
bale of cotton is eagerly awaited in
the city The coming of the first
bale of new cotton is always attended
with interest, as it marks the end of
the dull summer season. However,
Bamberg has not been near so dull
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