The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-04-01
SHORT L0CALS.
t;,ief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

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who has been quite i'll, are glad to
see him out again.
Go to church next Sunday. There
will be special music at the churches.
and the services will be attractive.
Messrs A. NJ. Denbow and G. Moye
Dickinson have been made members
of the board of directors of the Peo-
Piles Bank.
Our Ehrhardt readers may remem-
ber to call for their papers a day
earlier than usual as we now Tor
ward The Herald to Ehrhardt over
the B., E. and w. railroad.
A brick store room is being erect
ed in the rear of the Johnson hotel
on the hotel property, facing on Rail
road avenue. The store adJolns the
old sample rooms of the hotel.
A call meeting of the stockholders
of the Bamberg Warehouse company
was held one day last week. No ac-
ton was taken other than conferring
certain powers upon the president.
There will be preaching at Bin
maker school house on Sunday, April
4th, at $50 p. M, by Rev. J. D: Hug
gins. of Denmark. The public is
cordially invited to attend this ser
. vice.
One farmer estimates that there is
no less than 1000 acres of wheat
, planted in Bamberg county this year.
Last year, it is stated, there was but
one patch of three acres OF wheat
in the whole county.
DR.. J. Henry Harms. president OF
Newberry college, and one OF the
most .forceful speakers in the State
will make the annual address at the
Rivers Bridge memorial exercises
thissyear on April 22nd.
A shipment of Holman Bibles has
lust been received by the Herald
Book Store, ranging in price from gu
cents to s4.O0. They are beautiful
" bound, and there is large assort-
ment. You can find just what you
want.
1T is stated that the Carlisle school
has organized this year a strong ball
team. The team has made a good
beginning, winning the first game OF
the season. Carlisle has held the
prep championship for several sea-
sons, and feel confident of again
winning.
Farmers should remember that
with the first warm weather OF the
spring a top dressing should be put
on wheat and other small grain.
Bamberg farmers have large acre
age in grain crops this year, and en-
perts figure that they will realize
a good profit.
The Herald Book Store has just
received another shipment of box
papers, and, without doubt, it is the
finest assortment ever shown in Bam-
berg. Our sample box papers are
sold for less than the wholesale cost.
We have papers worth dollar box
that are sold for 40 cents. Others
for 20 cents and up.
Cotton is selling in Bamberg
around s ga cents a pound. This is
the best price cotton has brought
since the slump following the begin
ming of the European war, and
great deal of the staple is being
placed on sale. Cotton men here
consider this an excellent price for
cotton considering the war and the
immense crop made last year.
We are requested to state that
there will be masked charity ball
at the Elk's hall in Orangeburg on
Monday night, April 5th, 9 to -. The
people of Bamberg are cordially in
vited to attend. No admission will
be charged. There will be old and
modern dances and prizes for the
most original costumes. The COM
mittee is composed of Mesdames John
Cart ]. W. McCue, W. X. Sease and
Ella Seignious.