The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-03-09
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Thursday, March 9, 1916.
SHORT LOCALS.
Rrief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

T. Monday was salesday, but there
were no public sales held in this city
Involuntary proceedings in bank
ruptcy have been filed against e. +.
Hudson, of Denmark.
The friends of Mr.. NJ. ]. Black,
who is suffering with pneumonia, Will
he glad to know that he is slowly i'm
provins.
On account of the absence OF Rev
Mr.. Mcmillan, no services were held
at the Baptist church last Sunday
morning and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Beckham, of Cope, con-
Quoted services at the Methodist
church last Sunday morning, in the
absence of the pastor.
Yesterday was a cold, blustery
day. In fact it seems that the win
Ter season is just beginning to
start after the warm months OF
January and February.
Presiding Elder H. B. Browne, who
died in Kingstree Tuesday, was well
known to a large circle of friends
i. Bamberg, who received the news
of his death with much sorrow.
The many friends of Major Joseph
Carter, of the Lodge section, who has
been suffering with a severe illness,
will be pleased to learn that he is
RAPIDLY recovering and is able to be
up again.
One of the finest jersey bulls in the
county was seen in the city few
days ago. The bull belongs to Mr..
III. w. Herndon, of the Spring Branch
section, weighs 1,435 pounds, and is
i've years old.
The many friends of Rev. E. O..
! Watson, who is being treated at the
4 Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore,
will be pleased to learn that>he has
greatly improved, and that he is ex-
pected to return to his home in the
city soon. y
During January, according to the
selimatological bulletin of weather bu-
reau. the rainfall in Bamberg county
amounted to 1.21 inches, 1.S6 inches
below normal. The greatest rainfall
! IN one day was 0.46 on the 14th OF
the month.
Mrs. w. G. Muller, a valued sub
scrfber at Ehrhardt, enclosing one
*of those much appreciated $500 sub
seription checks, says: "The Bamberg
Herald is always a welcome visitor to
sur home. I feel as it / can't do
without IT.
Among the prize winners in the
recent News and Courier. subscrip-
tion contest were Miss Genie Ramsay,
of Ehrhardt, who received a prize OF
$500 in gold3 and Mrs. w. I. Johns,
of .Baldock, who was awarded the
third prize of $4,000 in gold.
Quite a number of Bamberg ,peo-
pie went over to Orangeburg during
the past week to be present at the
services Of Evangelist McLendon.
The revival came to close Monday
night. The total number of con-
versions reported exceeded 1000.
After an existence of several
months. the Denmark Citizen, a
newspaper published at Denmark by
Mr.. F. Earle Bradham, has suspend
ed publication. The plant has been
moved to Kingstree, where Mr.. Brad
ham Is now publishing the Williams
burg Herald.
Miss Kathleen Oswald, of Olar, is
rapidly improving at Charleston
hospital after an operation there sew
eral weeks ago. Her many friends
will be glad to see her at home again
soon. Miss Oswald was a student at
the Confederate college, it being her
Junior year. She holds the State
scholarship given by the U. D. c.
Governor Manning has appointed
the following county commissioners
s for Orangeburg: w. e. Atkinson, OF
Orangeburg;; T. L. Connor, of Fergu-
son; A. A. Dantzler, of Elloree: L. K.
Etheredge, of North; George H. Whis-
onant, of Cope; Thomas L. Gleaton,
OF Springfield; and D. L. Rhoad, OF
Branchville.
Mr.. R. A. McCranie, general su-
perintendent of the Atlantic Coast
Line railway company, spent a while
in the city Monday. Mr.. McCranie
came up to Bamberg over the B., Z
& w. division of the A. c. L., on a
tour of inspection. He was accom-
panied by his secretary, travelling in
his private car. The car was attach