The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-18
Gl1r Ban,hrrg Hrralh
Thursday, Nov. 18, 1915.
SHORT LOCALS.
6rief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The first "killing frost" of the sea-
son was seen in Bamberg Tuesday
morning, when white mantle cover
ed the ground.
Mr.. A. j. Hunter presented The
Herald on Saturday with a bottle OF
his very fine syrup, for which we are
much indebted.
The bad places in Main street are
being repaired by filling in with
earth. Dirt is not quite as good as
vitrifed brick, but it will help some.
J. R. Morris was granted bail on
Monday last in the sum of $1,000.
Morris shot and killed w. Hastings
Barnes at Ehrhardt about two weeks
ago.
The friends in Bamberg of Miss
Alice Kennedy, of Orangeburg, will
be interested to learn of her marriage
ON Sunday at her home to Mr.. John
B. Owen.
According to the abstracts Of dupli-
Gates of the county auditor, the tax
!, able property in Bamberg county
amounts to s3,2O7,470, against $3,-
239,S10 last year.
The graded school basket ball
team went to Denmark Monday and
played the school team of that place,
the game resulting in "a victory for
the/ Denmark girls.
up to November first, there had
been ginned in Bamberg county 12,-
S5S bales of cotton, against 20,374
on the same date last year, showing
a decrease of practically 40 per
cent.
The Carlisle foot ball team went
to Barnwell today "wednesday to
play a game with the Barnwell high
school. The result had not been
learned up to the time of going to
press.
Mrs. B. R. Loadholt, of Sycamore,
s. c., writes: Enclosed you will
find amount due You for one years
subscription. Please have the votes
issued to ----. We can't do with
out The Herald
Mr.. w. S. Cooper, of Denmark,
brought to the city Wednesday some
fine samples of '100-day' beans
grown on his plantation. He says the
beans make a fine food, and, Incl
dentaliy, are worth about $500 per
bushei.
A. number of Bamberg people vent
to Allendale Tuesday afternoon to
hear William Jennings Bryan, but
Mr.. Bryan failed to show up. Owing
to some misunderstanding with the
lyceum bureau, Mr.. Bryan had not
been informed of an engagement at
Allendale..
Without doubt the largest crop
OF potatoes ever raised in Bamberg
county was harvested this year. The
crop turned out unusually well, and
there was a very large acreage. Many
farmers report yield of four to i've
hundred bushels per acre, and there
we're numerous planters who gather
ed two to three hundred bushels per
acre.
Mr.. L. D. Odom, who lives few
miles out of the city, paid us very
profitable call the other day. He
paid his subscription in full and for
a year in advance, and then present
ed the force with some of the
finest potatoes we have seen this
year. He says he made an extra fine
crop of potatoes this year, and we
can vouch for the size of his tubers.
At the regular convention of the
Bamberg lodge, Knights of Pythias,
next Monday evening, Grand Chancel-
lor Herbert e. Gyies, of Aiken, will
be present and address the lodge. A
full attendance is requested, as the
grand chancellor's visit is for the
purpose of injecting new life into the
lodge, and instructing the lodge in
the use of the ritual, and exemplify-
ing the secret work.