The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-09-09
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax FancieS.

Fairfax, Sept. 7.-School opened
here Monday morning with prospects
of a successful session. A large num-
Der of patrons were present at the
opening exercises. Mr.. J. E. Johns
ton made happy speech of greet
ing, which was followed by an earn
est and appropriate address by Prof.
Chitty. The faculty for the coming
year consists of Prof. F. c. Chitty,
principal, and Miss Myrtle Epting for
the high school. Grammar grades,
Misses Marguerite DuRant, Jessie
Whatley and Hattie Googe.
Quite a number of out citizens
have motored to the mountains for
q season of rest and pleasure. Among
those who have enjoyed such trips
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence YOU
mans and children, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Preacher and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sanders and Mr.. William
Harter.
Mrs. Isaac Knopff and children have
returned from pleasant visit to
friends in the up-country, Greenville,
Honea Path and other towns were
visited.
Mrs. John Harter is at home after
an operation at the Columbia Hos
pital.
Mrs. J. F. Brooks is at home after
spending some time at Yonge's Is
land.
Rev. E. A. Mcdowell is spending
q while at Saluda, N. C. His churches
presented him with vacation and
q purse, and he is enjoying a much
needed rest after spending the sum-
, mer assisting in revival meetings.
Mr. O. J. Youmans, after an opera
ton at the Augusta hospital, is at
home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Sanders leave
for Atlanta Wednesday to take their
little daughter, Maud, for surgical
treatment. Maud's many friends
hope for her much benefit from the
treatment.
Mrs. J..-E. Johnston and children,
after visiting relatives in Greenville
and Gaffney, is spending some time
at tie Good Samaritan hospital
Chester.
Edward A. Mcdowell, Jr., after
spending the winter at the Allegha
ney high school, Pittsburg, Pa, is at
home with his parents.
Mrs. John Hucks, of Ehrhardt, Mrs.
will HERS, of Florence, and Mrs. S.
B. Bowers, of Dawson, Ca, have
been spending some time with their
parents, Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Grose-
close
Mrs. Ed. Mcdowell and children
are home after spending while with
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. j. A. Scott,
at Monticello.
Miss Lylete Wilson recently under
went a successful operation for ap-
pendicitis at a hospital in Charleston.
The Y. w. AS of the Baptist
church recently held an enjoyable So
cial meeting at the home of the presi-
dent, Miss Alma Knight. Games and
music furnished entertainment fol
the evening, which was most pleas
antly spent on the moon-lit lawn and
porch. Ice cream and cake were
served
Miss Helen and Edward Mcdowell
were 'tat home" to fifty or more OF
their young friends Friday evening;
Music and games were enjoyed and
a salad course and fruit punch were
served.
Miss Damaris Folk, of Allendale,
was the guest of Miss Helen McDow-
, ell for the weekend.
Quite a number of our young folks
will leave for the colleges soon. we
shall give their names later. The
town will be lonely without them.
The splendid public library has
been favorite rendezvous for the
stay-at-homes during the summer.
Miss Edna Kearse is the popular and
efficient librarian.