The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-07-27
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Kearse Klippings:


Kearse, July ga splendid min
strel was given by local talent at
White Point school house on the
night of July goth. Though the
night was indeed anything but ideal,
we noticed goodly number from
Bamberg and Ehrhardt. The play
was composed of about twenty-five OF
the young people, with Misses Cres-
sida Breeland and Sarah Nicely lead
ing. They threw off their dignity
and with blackened faces and cos
tunes to match in color, style and
cut they rendered songs, dances, and
had negro wedding in which Willie
Ritter was the winsome bride and
Herbert Kearse was groom were
made one by the officiating parson,
Faber Kearse. Mrs. H. M. Brabham
appeared as suffragette and gave a
splendid reading along that line.
Others who cannot go unmentioned
are Mrs. Ollie Chitty, as "Old Aunt
Hannah Miss Sadie Breeland as a
washerwoman and her bad boy, Pete,
little Merrel Johns. More is the pity
that we haven't time to mention
each, for, individually, each was
worthy of mention.
Miss Floride Johnson, of Allen
dale, has been visiting Miss Kath-
leen Oswald for fortnight.
Mrs. y. J. Kearse and Messrs. Carl
and Faber Kearse motored to CO
lumbia Friday morning. From there
they expected to go over to Lykes-
land to spend several days with Mrs.
Kearse's daughter, Mrs. w. D. Rob-
erts.
Mrs. George B. Kearse entertained
with a card party Friday morning
complimentary to her niece, Miss
Kathleen Oswald, and her guest, Miss
Johnson. Tables were arranged for
twelve and after several games were
played the cards we're put aside and
covers for a noon lunch were laid.
Delightful it was, consisting of fried
chicken, cheese sandwiches, gherkins,
crackers, stuffed tomatoes, Sara
toga chips, beaten biscuit and iced
tea. Miss Nell Arial received the
prize, a box of confectionery.
Mrs. Willie Ritter has been enter
tanning a house party for couple
of weeks. Miss Stoney, of Allendale,
and Miss Arial, of McBee, are still
with her, remaining to attend the
Crocketville picnic and Walterboro
ball next week.
Miss Agnes Kearse is visiting Mrs.
Stucky at Cope.
Miss Eloise Brabham left last
week for Glenn Springs and the
mountains of North Carolina.
Mr.. George Kearse and his family
expect to leave Saturday on camp
ing trip of ten days up on the Sa-
vannah river, at Mrs. Kearse's girl
hood home, where fox, wild cat and
deer abound.
Mrs. Dorcus Chitty has returned
home after having spent several
weeks with Mrs. Stucky at Cope.
Her many friends are glad to well
come her home.
In compliment to Miss johnson,
Mrs. H. M. Brabham entertained Fri
day afternoon with a porch party.
A score or more young people en-
gagged in a poet and author contest.
Miss Hilda Kearse and Mr.. Edward
Nicely received the prize which in
turn they gave to Miss Johnson. 1t
was a most dainty crepe de chine
handkerchief. Mrs. Brabham served
elegant vanilla cream and pound
cake.
Yet another compliment to Miss
Johnson was straw ride Thursday
night, ending in a picnic in the pref
ty grove at Mr.. Angus Kearse's.
About fifty young people gathered
there in wagons and with music by
the Victrola several. couples were
tempted to trip the Eight fantastic
toe,'' while others prepared the cozy
seats placed around in the shadows
of the stately old oaks. Soon boxes
of lunch we're in evidence, and when
they were all we'll cared for the
wagons were reloaded, and, return
ing home, each house passed was
given a midnight serenade.
Miss Ettie Kearse is at home
again after having been in Ehrhardt
for several months. She expects to
leave in a few days for the up-coun-
try. where she will visit friends.