The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-13
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Ehrhardt Etchings.


evening of last week, about store
closing time with the Ehrhardt gro
-cery. Mr.. j. Ben Ehrhardt discover
ed that his bunch of keys were lost.
He told the news, and he, Mr.. Harry
Copeland and two colored delivery
I boys secured lights and went out on
hunt, presumably over the ground
Ben had been over the previous af-
ternoon; the hunt was progressing
nicely when Harry opened up full
cry on new trail.> He trailed until
!. Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt's hen house
was reached, there he bayed, when
the others came with the light they
found that Harry had treed an o'pos-
sum in the hen house; the door was
opened and Harry made a rush for
the pos, but instead of playing pos
sum he offered fight, which caused
all to stand back. With this free
dom he made break for the branch.
Harry Immediately gave chase,
around potato banks, over chicken
eobps, under and over fences. over
taking him in the open field where
Harry bayed again until the light
ARRIVED. After making him safe he
was carried in. and presented to- Mrs.
Jacob Ehrhardt. They tell good
Joke on Harry; that if he could keep
his nose to the ground, retain his
present speed and had tail to wag,
he would be a cracker-jack 'possum
dog. A great feast of 'possum: and
,taters is promised the day Mrs. Ehr-
hardt has him prepared. (The keys
were found.)
Last year will go down as sad
one for the town, the death toll was
heavy: Mr.. Frank Priester, (farm-
er1 died OF brights disease. Mr..
Priester died at Allendale, but was
a resident here for the past few
years, Mr.. I. ]. Zeigler ICON
tracting builder) died Of typhoid
fever, Mr.. Zeigler was the towns on
~ architect, having built most of
the stores and dwellings in town.
Mr. Jacob Ehrhardt merchant and
postmaster for the past thirty years.
died of apoplexy. Mr.. Ehrhardt serv-
the public we'll and was instrument
al in the upbuilding of the town.
The new year was saddened last
Friday morning by the death of He
Der Herndon (died of pneumonia :.
Heher was q son of. Mr. and Mrs. G..
Herndon. He was just entering
manhood, about seventeen years Of
age, and was promising young man.
{ His remains we're inferred at ST..
John s Baptist church cemetery last
Saturday afternoon, All was. done
that could be by skilled and loving
hands to retain his Afe, but, alas.
he must go. Our Masters call was
urgent. He had other work for this
noble young man. The heart broken
family have our deepest sympathy.
The A. G. L. freight train changed
schedule the first of the year, maxi
ing Bamberg its destination instead
of coming back to Ehrhardt for the
night. This change is very incon-
venient for folks down this was that
wish to visit Bamberg, attend to bus
mess and return the same day. Bam-
berg being the county seat a great
amount of business is transacted
there from this town and section of
the county. The old schedule was
%. K. One could go up on the mid
8 day, passenger train and return on
the freight that evening, thus hay-
ing the whole afternoon to look af-
ter affairs. AS it is now to make the
trip by the train it will require one
to be away all night and over one
half Of the next day to attend to on
- few minutes business. So if you
wish to visit Bamberg for two or
three hours stay, you will have to
hitch up that old mule and leave. be-
fore day, same as you did twenty
years ago, unless you have an auto.
The change in schedule not only
makes the trip inconvenient, but is
causing several families and few
young men to move away. They
gave the town good cash trade the
whole year round, besides being
prominent in the towns social cir
cles. We regret very much ITO lose
these good, jolly, merry-making citi-
zens, and respectfully request that
/. the railroad company change back
s to the old schedule.
One of Uncle Sans officers was in
town Monday. Went out Monday
evening and arrested Mr.. Ed Steed-
II. Mr.. steedly is charged with vio-
Iating the postal laws by fraudulent