The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

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25th has been postponed until Sep
tember 7th.
The many friends of Capt. J. X.
Risher will be panied to learn that on
Tuesday he suffered slight stroke
of paralysis.
Supervisor Mcmillan has purchas-
ed several additional road drags,
which will be used continually on the
county's roads.
Mr.. H. w. Wilson has opened a
grocery store in one of the stores in
the rear of the Johnson hotel, on
Railroad avenue.
Mr.. J. c. Dickinson, of Coaling,
Ala, in renewing mis- subscription to
The Herald, requests that his address
be changed to Cottondale, Ala.
A large crowd of base ball fans
from the surrounding counties at
tended the ball game in Bamberg
Monday between the Indians and the
local team.
Mr.. l.. D. Copeland, of Ehrhardt,
was recently appointed one of the
commissioners of State and county
elections for this county, to succeed
Mr.. I. w. Carter, deceased.
The Farmers Gin company has in
stalled an electric lighting plant in
the gin and -four mill. The plant
has a capacity of $50 lights, and is
being used for lighting the ginnery
and -four mill.
The friends of Mr.. Norman kirsch,
who has been confined to hospital
in Columbia for several weeks, will
be glad to learn that he has recover
ed sufficiently to return home, and
that he is rapidly recuperating.
Rev. w. R. Mcmillan will leave
Saturday for Marlboro county where
he will assist in revival meeting
next week. On account of his alb
sence, there will be no preaching
services at the Baptist church here
Sunday morning or evening.
3, The chain gang is working on the
road leading to the Hunters chapel
section. The gang is working toward
town, and on reaching here will do
some work on the streets of the city.
in accordance with the exchange ar
rangement between the city and
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker, of
Bamberg, S. c., who have been mo-
toring through the North, are at DR..
Brokers home for few days. Mrs.
Brooker will join them here, and the
party will visit several places on the
journey back to South Carolina
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Monday afternoon the Bamberg
team was defeated by the Indians,
the score being "a to IL in favor of
the red men. The game was attend
ed by the largest crowd Of the sea-
son in Bamberg. The batteries for
Bamberg were Weeks, Rowell and
Cooner. Bellinger umpired the
game.
At recent meeting of farmers at
Cope, steps were taken to regulate
the price to be paid for cotton pick
ing this season. A committee, con-
sisting of Mess-s. John H. Cope, E.
R. Bolton, j. 1. Valentine, J. c. Hay
den, ]. B. Williams, J. N. Fogle, and
Owen Sanford, was appointed to
further the movement by comforting
with farmers.
Little Miss Rita Barton, Of Cope,
narrowly missed serious injury one
day last week while horseback rid
ing. The animal became unmanage-
able, and the little girl fell off the
horse. Her skirt caught in the sad
die, but when the horse gave a
lounge, it jumped clear of her body,
which fell to the ground, the girl
suffering only a slight injury.
The commissioners of State and
county elections will meet next Sat-
urday for the purpose of arranging
for the holding of the election on
September 14th on the matter OF
whether or not the State shall con-
tinue to engage in the sale of whis-
key. At this meeting the commis-
sioners will appoint the managers OF
election, and transact such other
business as may be necessary for the
holding of the election.
The Barnwell and Bamberg bap-
tist Sunday-school convention will
meet at the Colston Baptist church
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of next week. Every Baptist Sunday
school in the association is expected