The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-04-05
Tbe Ban1berg Deram
Thursday, April 5, 1917.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

story has been added, and the mouse
is being remodeled throughout.
Miss Virginia Aver was operated on
at a Charleston hospital Sunday for
appendicitis. Her friends will be
glad to know that she is getting along
nicely.
Pastor J. D. Higgins, of Denmark,
has just closed successful meeting
i'm his church. He had the assistance
of Evangelist DeGarmo and Singer
Frank E. McCravy.-Baptist Courier.
Monday was first Monday" and
salesday. Only one sale was made.
The county commissioners held the
regular monthly meeting, and there
was the usual first Monday crowd
in the city.
Bamberg's quota of the 500 naval
recruits wanted in South Carolina is
eleven. Governor Manning has desig-
mated April II as naval recruiting
day. Application should be made to
postmasters.
A large crowd is expected to be
in the city today to hear the address
of DR.. w. w. Long on the boil wee
vii and other subjects of interest of
the farmers. The meeting will be
held at the court house at l O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Black on Mon
day moved into their new home on
Midway avenue. This residence,
which has just been completed, is one
of the prettiest in the city, and is
quite an addition to that part of
town.
The next meeting of the U. D. c.
chapter will be held with Mrs. E. p.
Allen and Mrs. S. A. Hand as hos
tesses, at the residence of Mrs. Hand,
next Tuesday afternoon at the usual
hour. All members are requested to
be present.
DR.. Vance ". Brabham, former
Bamberg resident, now of Orange
burg, was last week elected president
of the Wesley Bible Glass federation
for the ensuing year. Prof. J. C.
Guilds was elected a member of the
executive committee.
Considering the high price of gro
ceries, it would be Well for the peo-
pie of Bamberg to plant as large gar
dens as possible this spring. The
weather for the past two weeks has
been ideal for gardens, and there are
some good ones in the city.
On Monday, A. NJ. Huger, special
master, made the following sale at
the court house door: S. S. Ray,
trustee in bankruptcy, complainant,
against the Enterprise Bank, ct al;
parcel a." bid in by the Enterprise
Bank for s7,075; parcel "B,' bid in
by the Enterprise Bank for $4,000.
Miss Carrie Bamberg writes The
Herald that her cousin, Miss Julia
Doubet, who has been ill for some
time, died few days ago at her home
in Augusta. Miss Bamberg, who has
been at the bedside of her cousin for
several weeks, will return to the city
in a few days.
Saturday night negro, too heavi-
ly laden from gallon-per-month
shipment, fell out of wagon on
Main street, and the wheels passed
over his body. However, it seems
that he was too thoroughly "pif1icat-
ed" to be hurt by such a little thing
as wagon running over him, and evil
dently he was none the worse for his
fall.
The Woman's Missionary society,
of the Baptist church, will hold its
regular meeting Wednesday after
noon April II, at o'clock. Subject
IOE lu0 dllGl uOOu. ChLO Il1O SSSSA
most Part"-leader, Mrs. J. F. Car
ter. All members who have not con-
tributed to the orphanage fund will
come prepared to help in this worthy
cause.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Grimes was in The
Herald Office Tuesday afternoon. He
said that he had completed his cot
ton planting, and is now planting
&corn. He does not follow the usual
custom of planting corn and then cot
ton, but reverses this order. He says
that the birds do not damage his corn
crop nearly so much when planted
little late.
DR.. e. O. Watson, pastor of Trinity
church, and Prof. J. C. Guilds, head
master of Carlisle school, are spend
ing a good deal of their time canvass
ing in the interest Of raising the