The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-17
J1r Banthrrg Nfralh
Thursday, August II, 1916.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

held at Farrell's Tuesday. A good
crowd was present.
Mrs. V. J. Hartzog, who has been
quite i'll, is much improved, her many
friends will be glad to know.
The friends of Mr.. Thomas Ducker
are glad to see him out again. He
was recently operated on at a hos
pital in Charleston.
The friends of Mr.. Sam Harrison
will regret to learn that he is still
confined to his home by illness. They
hope for him an early recovery.
The Bamberg team played team
picked from the BIB. league at
Blackville Tuesday afternoon, Bam-
berg winning by score of 4 to 3.
A G. A. band, of the Baptist
church, was organized Monday after
noon, with eleven members. Officers
were elected for the coming year.
Plans are being made for the erec-
ton of several residences in the city
in the near future. Among those
preparing to build are Mr.. B. D. Car
ter, Prof. J. A. Klein and Mr.. La
Verne Thomas.
The first bale of new cotton sold
In Charleston this year was received
from Mr.. H. C. Folk, of Bamberg,
consigned to F. w. Wagner & Co.
It was classed as middling and
weighed 545 pounds.
The Rizer Cotton company, of
Olar, has been commissioned with
capital stock of $4,000. The petit
toners are G.. F. Rizer and Mrs. q.
B. Rizer. The concern will do
general cotton buying business.
Farmers report that cotton is she'd
ding badly. The hot sunny days, fol-
lowing the recent rains, are not ia
yorable to cotton, it is stated, and it
is possible that the crop has been
damaged more than at first thought.
Tuesday Mr.. H. J. Brabham bought
q bale of. cotton from Joe Holmes
and paid IA cents for it. This was
the highest price paid in. Bamberg
since the war started. The bale
weighed $40 pounds and brought
sS6.s0..
Three more campaign meetings are
scheduled in this county, as follows:
Olar, Thursday, August 18th; Den
mark, Tuesday, August 22nd; BAN
berg, Thursday, August Oath. The
public is invited to attend all of these
meetings.
The issue of The Helard of August
31st will be issued one day earlier
than usual, in order to give our read
ers the primary election news. The
paper will be printed Tuesday night,
instead of Wednesday night, and will
be distributed Wednesday morning.
Banberg capitalists are again re-
minded of the crying need of cot
tages. There are number of faml-
lies who would like to move to Bam-
berg, but who cannot secure houses
to live in. The town cannot grow un-
less some one with money is willing
to invest it in houses.
Mr.. c.. J. Field, general manager
of the B., E. & w. railroad, stated
Monday that material is being placed
on the ground for enlarging the cot
ton platform at the freight station.
Mr.. Field said that everything would
be done for the accommodation OF
the cotton business on the B., E. &
w. this year.
Rev. Jacob Cowan, of Charleston,
conducted services at the Baptist
church last Sunday morning and
evening. Rev. Cowan is converted
Hebrew, having joined the First
Baptist church, Charleston, year
ago. He was being educated at Har-
ward for law at the time of his con-
version. He is very interesting
speaker.
! The postmaster requests us to
state that hereafter positively no
mail will be handed out of lock boxes.
Dofrons aro reminded that il will be
necessary for persons desiring mail
to either know their combination or
be in possession of a key. AS there
are three keys to each box, and any
one can be taught the combina-
ton, there should be no reason why
patrons cannot get their own mail.
Correspondents Wanted.