The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-18
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


Weigher Steedly had weighed H.
S64 bales of cotton:
The annual Washington birthday
banquet will be given at the Car
Isle school Monday evening.
The last meeting of the county
pension board will be held at the
court house on the first Monday IN
March.
A great deal of cotton has been
sold in Bamberg recently. The price
at present is around eight cents
middling.
The county assessment books will
be closed on the goth inst. After
that date a penalty of so per cent.
will be added.
Cotton seed in Bamberg is selling
for around thirty cents a bushel,
which is said to be very good price
considering the price Of cotton.
Mrs. Robert Black will entertain
this (Thursday) evening in honor
of Miss Thelma Bailey, of Greenville'
and Miss Mayo Rountree, of Willis
ton.
Among the recently appointed
postmasters are MIR. Henry B. Grimes
at Lees, and Mr. E. W. Duensing at
Midway. Both gentlemen were re-
appointed.
There were no services Sunday
evening at the Baptist church. The
pastor, Rev. w. R. Mcmillan, as
sisted in the ordination of deacons
at the Denmark Baptist church.
A hearing on the matter of H. J.
Brabham, bankrupt, will be held in
Charleston next Monday, at which
Mr.. Brabham will apply for confirma-
ton of the composition heretofore
offered.
The public is cordially invited to
attend school exercises, the celebra-
ton of Washington birthday, on
Monday night, February 22nd, at at
Clear Pond school, beginningl at 7:30
O'Clock.
The frame work of the -four mill
has been erected. The building is
three stories high. The machinery
for the mill has been purchased and
is expected to be installed about
April first.
The many friends of Master Per-
nv Klauber will learn with regret
of his illness of pneumonia. He now
has a trained nurse in attendance
upon him. 1t is hoped that the little
fellow will soon be out again.
The miscellaneous shower for the
Methodist parsonage last THURSDAY
was quite a success, and many new
furnishings were added to the par
sonage. The parsonage has recently
been repaired, and Rev. Mr.. Watson
will soon move in with his family.
Thursday night about eight O'Clock
the residence of Miss Carrie Bamberg
was discovered to be on fire. An
alarm was sent in. and the fire was
soon extinguished with only small
damage. 1t is presumed the fire
caught on the roof from the chimney.
Wheat experts say that as soon
as danger of frost is over top dress
ing should be put on the crop. Far
mers should'bear this in mind. There
is a large acreage planted in wheat
in Bamberg this year, and it is ex-
pected that considerable crop of
grain will be harvested.
A Fertilizer and Economy Day
meeting was held at the court house
Saturday. Rev. W. R. Mcmillan and
Mr.. James A. Wyman made interest
ing and instructive addresses. The
day was set aside by Governor Man.
ming for discussion of the fertilizer
problem and the question of econo-
my.
The cotton acreage bill has been
repealed, but from all information
available it is pretty certain that
there will be very little cotton plant
ed in this county. The farmers have
nearly all planted some wheat, and
they are preparing to raise all the
hog and hominy they need right at
home.
The Farmers Gin company up to
last Saturday had ginned something
over $500 bales of cotton, which is
about 200 bales in excess of the to-
tai amount ginned last season. On
Saturday the ginnery ginned about
fifty bales, but most of it was very
bad cotton, and was hardly worth
ginning.
Last week was the most delightful
weather we have had since last fall.