The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-05
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The many friends OF Mrs. W. n.
Mcmillan, who is being treated at a
sanitarium in Charleston, will be
pleased to learn that she has greatly
improved.
The many friends of Miss Allie
Morris. of Ehrhardt, will learn with
I regret that she is still confined to
her bed, and hope that she will soon
be out again.
Mr.. E. H. Henderson expects to
commence work within the next few
days upon the erection of a residence
on Railroad avenue. The residence
will cost about $4,000.
Mr.. S. NJ. Goodwin, who lives about
four miles from town, exhibited on
the streets Tuesday limb from a
pear tree on which there were thir-
teen large, we'll developed pears.
Will some one kindly tell us why
the R. F. D. mems organization is
called the Rural Letter Carriers as
sociation, when they carry every
thing from a postcard to bag Of
corn?
Miss Stella Lancaster has been
awarded the Winthrop scholarship
from Bamberg county. A large num-
Der of young ladies contested for this
scholarship, the examination being
held on July 2nd.
Mrs. J. NJ. Morris, of Davisboro,
Ca, was called to Ehrhardt Satur-
day on account of the illness of her
daughter, Miss Eda Belle Morris.
The friends of Miss Morris wish for
her an early recovery.
The friends of Miss Bette Steedly,
who was operated on recently at DR..
Steedlys sanitarium, Spartanburg,
will be glad to know that she is
rapidly recovering, and is expected
to return home this week.
The telegraph line connecting
Bamberg with Ehrhardt has been
about completed, and it is expected it
will be put into operation within a
short time. The line will be operat-
ed by the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
way.
Between the drought and the ex-
cessive heat of the past two weeks,
crops have suffered greatly. Corh
seems to have suffered most. Many
fields of corn were literally burned
up, and the yield has without doubt
been greatly cut down.
Some of the drain pipes on Main
street are a source Of much annoy
ance during rainy weather. A num-
Der of them empty right on the side
walk, and pedestrians have to detour
around them or take a drenchlng.
These pipes should be fixed.
The editor of the Newberry Observ-
er says he is going to learn how to
play rook and get in the swim. If
he will learn how to play checkers
and come to Bamberg he will be able
to get up a game before he walks
half a block down Main street.
: We have received cards from MT
C. J. S. Brooker, who, with Mrs.
Brooker, is making an auto tour
through Northern States, and he
says they have had fine trip. The
roads and weather nave been fine and
there has been nothing to mar the
trip.
please take out my ad. 1'have
sold out That was what a gentle
man who was running For Sale"
advertisement in The Herald said
Some of the commodity advertised
was shipped to North Carolina. sub
scribed there reading the advertise
ment and sending in an order.
Mrs. C. E. Simmons and family
moved yesterday through the country
to Blackville, where they will reside
in the future. Mr. and Mrs. c. H.
Mitchell will occupy Mrs. Simmons's
residence until January 1st, when Mr..
B. F. Free. who recently purchased
the premises, will move in.
MIR. Rex. E. Smith has sold his in
terest in the Thielen Theatre to Mr..
J. G. Black, who will continue to
operate the amusement place in the
future. Mr.. Smith left Tuesday for
Charleston where he will spend few
days. Mr.. Smith has made many
friends in the city, who regret that he
is leaving.
The Southern railway and the At
lantic Coast Line will run the an
nual mountain excursions on August
18th. Low rates are announced on
these excursions to the mountains