The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-01-28
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The Busy Bee Cafe has been open
ed in the old postoffice building, un-
der the management of Mr.. Frank
, Gregory.
Up to January 16 there had been
ginned in this county 27,426 bales Of
cotton, against 27,367 for the same
date last year.
The city election will be held In
Bamberg in May. There are several
candidates already spoken of for al
dermen and mayor.
The repairs to the passenger sta
ton have about been completed. The
new train shed is yet to be painted,
which will wind up the work.
The weather man has fallen down
on his job again. The prophecy was
for a temperature of "a degrees sew
eral days ago, but is has not arrived
yet.
Very attractive new oak seats
have been placed in the Southern
depot, replacing the old dilapidated
ones. The new benches add much
to the comfort and appearance of the
station.
Leave it to Polly" an amateur
play, was given at the Carlisle hall
Friday night for the benefit of South
side Methodist church. The play
was quite a success, and was largely
attended.
Waterworks connections have been
made by the Bamberg and Walter
boro railroad at the passenger sta
ton in this city. Direct pipe con-
nections have been made for the en-
gines to secure water.
Lumber has been cut and the
ground cleared for the erection of
Bamberg's -four mill, and work is
expected to be commenced next week
on the building The mill is to have
a capacity of fifty barrels each "a
hours.
Shade Broughton, a respectable
negro residing at Midway, died last
Friday. Broughton was a good ne
gro and we'll liked by both white
and colored people. He is under
stood to have accumulated considera-
BILE property.
Mrs. A. Wilson, a former resident
Of this county, but who, for several
years, has resided at Rincon, Ca,
was carried last week to the State
Hospital for the Insane. Mr.. Will
son has returned to Bamberg, and
will reside here in the future.
In another column of The Herald
we print a proclamation from Gov
ernor Manning dismissing all consta-
bles and special deputies appointed
by the former governor. There have
been several constables in this county
under appointment of the ex-gover-
nor.
The Bamberg Herald remarks that
.'the ordinary split-log drag is the
most economical road working ma
chine in existence" True it is, and
if somebody would only split-log
those seventeen thousand bridges to
Bamberg, we'd go over to see old
man knight oftener.-Orangeburg
Sun.
The union, meeting of the first di-
vision of the Barnwell Baptist as
sociation will be held in this city at
the Baptist church next Saturday
and Sunday. A very interesting and
instructive programme has been ar
ranged, including addresses by the
Rev. and Mrs. John Lake, mission
aries to South China. The public is
cordially invited to attend all SER
vices.
The second Sunday in December
we spent at Olar, S. c., with Dr. n.
F. Kirkland, the one man on earth
We love above all others. On the
9th of this month, he shall have at
tanned the end of his Saith year. We
expected to hear Rev. Achille Sas-
sard, the new preacher, but he failed
to arrive in time. 1t rained and
there was no service. Southern
Christian Advocate.
At the annual meeting of the South
Carolina Bar association in Colum-
bia last week, S. G. Mayfeld, Esq,
of the Bamberg bar, was elected a
member of the local council for the
second circuit Other members of
this local council are ]. E. Harley,
Esq, of Barnwell and P. F. Hender-
son ESQ.,, of Aiken. Mr.. Harley was
elected on the general council from
the second circuit, and R. P. Searson
Jr ESo was elected yice president