The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-15
SHORT LOCALS.
Rrief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The annual Besslnger family re-
union will be held at Spring Branch
church on July 4th.
Several grain threshers are now
in full operation in and around the
city threshing oats and wheat.
A landing has been made on the
street in front of the postofice, which
will provide the patrons of the office
with quite a convenience.
Good rains have visited the county
again this week; but the farmers re-
port that the ground is still very
thirsty. A good shower fell Monday
afternoon.
The friends of Miss Sallie Free
who was recently operated upon at
a Charleston hospital, will be de-
lighted to know that she is rapidly
regaining her health.
There will be services at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning and evening, at II a. M,
and $3.50 p. m. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
A pleasant dance was enjoyed at
Edisto river Monday evening, given
in honor of visiting young ladies in
the city. A large number of young
people enjoyed the evening.
Two new announcements appear in
The Herald this week-that of Mr..
John H. Pearson for cotton weigher
at Bamberg, and Mr.. G.. w. Folk for
auditor and superintendent of educa-
ton.
A party of local Masons will go to
Ehrhardt this evening to be present
at a special meeting of the Ehrhardt
Masonic lodge, to which the Bam-
berg lodge was invited. A banquet
will be served.
Among the graduates of Limestone
college, Gaffney, this year was Miss
Annie Laurie Kirkland, a daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Ed. Kirkland, of
Cope, who is we'll known and has
many friends in Bamberg.
The Bamberg county base
ball league was opened Tuesday with
games in Bamberg and Fairfax; Den
mark playing at Bamberg and Barn
well at Fairfax. Bamberg defeated
Denmark II to 1, and Fairfax de-
feated Barnwell 5 to 2.
; We acknowledge receipt of an in
vitation to attend the graduating ex-
ercises of the Citadel, Charleston,
June 18th to 18th. Among the
graduates appears the name of Mr..
Charles F. Kilgus, of this city, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Kilgus.
Mr.. John w. Folk has received an
appointment from Congressman Jas.
r. Byrnes to West Point Military
Academy. Mr.. Folk will have to
stand physical examination, and
If he passes this examination, he will
enter West Point about the first of
September.
The condition of the cotton crop
is said to be very promising, where
the farmers were fortunate in get
ting the seed in the ground in time
TO come up before the drought set in.
Several farmers visiting The Herald
Office this week reported fine fields
of cotton. In some instances, how
ever, the seed did not come up until
after the recent rains.
The schedule of the passenger
train on the Coast Lines B., E. &
w. division has been changed. The
train now arrives in Bamberg at
1850, instead of 1901, and leaves
At 1885, instead of 1920. This
! schedule gives persons coming to the
city from Ehrhardt and other points
on the road about rs minutes longer
in the city than heretofore.
Mr.. J. A. Will1ams's -four mill
started up Monday morning. 1t is
stated that the wheat crop this year
will be very short compared with last
year. A very promising crop was ex-
pected during the winter, but the ex-
treme drought of the past three
months injured the crop to such an
extent that scarcely more than half
a crop will be ground into -four this
summer.
Sam Isaac was arrested Saturday
on suspicion. He was found to be
in possession of several small bot
ties of whiskey, scattered discreetly
all over his person. However, the
aggregate of booze the negro had
stored on his person amounted to
less than one gallon, and as there
was no evidence of there having been
a sale, Isaac was released with an