The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-30
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

land, on Railroad avenue, is nearing
completion.
The new passenger service from
Charleston to Atlanta, over the
Southern railway, will begin on May
8.
Mr.. ]. ]. Smoak is having lumber
hauled on his lot on New Bridge
street, preparatory to building re-
sidence.
The passenger and freight depots
in this city have recently been re-
paired. new floors and other work
being done.
The Herald Book Store has re-
ceived a shipment of Waterman
Ideal fountain pens, all prices and
STYLES. See window display.
The annual sermon at the session
of the Orangeburg district conference
will be preached here on the evening
of May 5th by Rev. w. J. Snyder.
The street department last week
was busily engaged in trimming up
the shade trees in the streets, which
adds much to the beauty of the city.
A banquet will be given the mem:
bers of the Orangeburg district con-
ference during the session here. The
banquet will be held in Carlisle
School dining hall.
Monday night near-flre occurred
in Delk's market. A box of litter
in some way was ignited, but the
fire was extinguished before any
damage was done.
The Atlantic Coast Line railway
has announced that beginning on
May 3, a through passenger train
service will be inaugurated between
Florence and Atlanta.
Work is going forward on rebuild
ing the road from Bamberg to Den
mark, but it will be some weeks be-
fore it is finally completed, as there
is much yet to be done.
Six years ago, Senator Smith car
ried Bamberg county, the vote be-
ing: Evans 176, Smith 703. Sena-
tor Smith received in the State TO-
292 and Evans received 1912; the
total being 10000.
The music club met last week with
Mrs. Robert Aver, on New Bridge
street. After the business and So
cial sessions, delightful refresh
merts, consisting of a salad course
and punch, were served.
The Bamberg Democratic club will
send a solid anti-Blease delegation
to the county convention. Every
supporters of the present admins
tration who was nominated was de-
>feated, although there was no dis
cussion of faction politics.
The Bamberg fire department will
receive from the one per cent in
surance tax, $113.S4, this being the
amount the town is entitled to under
the conditions of the act of the leg
islature imposing this tax on foreign
insurance companies doing business
in this State.
The annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Cotton Oil Company will
be held at the Office of the company
in this city on Tuesday, May 5th, at
ten O'Clock a. m. The mill will run
until the latter part of May or the
first of June, the crush this season
being an unprecedented one.
With the holding of the Demo-
cratic club meetings, the campaign
has formally opened. The political
pot has for some time been simmer
ing and bubbling, and those hoping
for a 'sred hot campaign have the
promise of their wish being full
filled, as indications point to an un-
usually spirited summer of it.
At meeting of Bamberg Lodge,
No. 80, knights of Pythias, held
Monday evening of this week, the
rank of Esquire was conferred on
three candidates. ..Drs. Geo. F. Hair
and J. B. Black were elected as dele
gates to the grand lodge, which
meets in Chester next month, with
Messrs. E. H. Henderson and B. D.
Carter as alternates.
The revival meeting at the Meth
odist church, conducted by the pas
tor with the assistance of Rev. H. G..
Hardin, of Denmark, closed Satur-
day. There was a gratifying interest
taken in the meeting, which lasted
two weeks, and several additions
were made to the church. Rev. Mr..
Hardin is a young minister of mark
ed ability, and made scores of friends