The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-10-28
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

In to Saturday the local cotton
weigher had weighed 4,760 bales of
cotton.
A large number of people are at
tending the State fair and harvest
Jubilee in Columbia this week.
Last Wednesday afternoon the
Carlisle football team played st. Mat
thews high school at st. Matthews.
The game resulted in a tie, 0 to 0.
The friends of Auditor R. W. 3.
Rowell, who returned from an Au-
gusta hospital some days ago, will
regret to learn that he is still con-
fined to his home.
On November End, Bishop WA.
Guerry will conduct Episcopal church
services in this city at the. Presby-
terian church at 8 o'clock, p. m. The
public is cordially invited to be pres
ent.
Late Friday afternoon the city was
visited by quite an electric storm. A
heavy rain was accompanied by loud
thunder claps and a vivid display of
lightning. No damage has been re-
ported.
Monday the Denmark highLschool
football team defeated the Barnwell
high school by a score of to Z. The
game was played on the Denmark
grounds, and was witnessed by a
large crowd.
The Palmetto Telephone company,
Of Fairfax, has been commissioned
with a capital of $4,000. The Pc
titioners are: J. E. Johnson, R. R.
Speaks, j. B. O'Neal and E. L.
Young.-Barnwell People.
The county tax books opened on
the 18th inst. Treasurer Jennings
says that very few have paid their
taxes yet. Taxes may be paid with
out penalty before January first,
when one per cent. is added.
The per capita expenditure of the
schools in Bamberg county, according
to the report of the State superin-
tendent of education, is as follows:
White, $23.15, rank, 18th; negro,
$1.52, rank, 21st. The expenditure
for the State is for white s16.22, ne
gro s1.s3.>
Miss Addys Hays entertained a
numbe of her friends on Wednesday
evening of last week at bridge par
. ty in honor of her guest, Miss Cor
neiia Charles, of Greenville. De-
\ lightful refreshments were served,
and very pleasant evening was
spent by all present.
Last Saturday Mrs. M. r. Rice, of
Appleton, and Mrs. w. I. Johns, OF
Baldock, met with the Woman's Mis-
sionary society of the Baptist church,
in,special meeting, and made address,
es on the work of the society. The
meeting was well attended, and much
enthusiasm was evident.
>Mr. S. w. Sandifer, who has been
under treatment in hospital in
Charleston for several weeks, return
ed to the city on Saturday. His
friends will be glad to know that he
is able to be out again. Mr.. Sand1-
fer cut his foot with an axe some
weeks ago, and blood poisoning set
I'm.
"A large crowd from Bamberg went
to Orangeburg Tuesday afternoon and
night to see the Hagenbeck-Wallace
circus. This is the first visit of q
large circus to this section of the
State in about two years, only one
or two of the larger shows making a
tour of the largest cities of the South
last fall.
''Here is hill of potatoes for
you,'' said Mr.. J. A. J. Rice on Fri
day, as he laid on The Herald's coun-
ter an immense bag of tubers of the
yam variety. There were four of the
potatoes, all about the same size,
land the four weighed II pounds. Mr..
Rice got the four big potatoes from
one hill on his place. Placed in a
peck measure, they nearly filled it.
An Interesting Paper.