The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-18
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt ttChin@S.

Ehrhardt, October l6.-"Plenty OF
cotton, plenty Of money, and no Ii
quor to drink-the first such eXper-
ience our county has ever had. The
farmers thought to go to the gin
without bottle to sip from to
knock off the GOODNESS of the morn
ing and to kill the dust from the
cotton-it was mpOSSible-but so
far they have had but very little
and all seem to be better off without
it. Heretofore when cotton was sold
was BOOZE" now it is to pay their
accounts. deposit the balance in the
bank, buy wifey and children new
clothing, new furniture for the home
the families are all happier. The
father is usually on time getting
home from town, and all the family
runs out to meet him. Heretofore,
what? He was late at night in get
ting home; all the money spent or
lost, no clothing or anything to make
the home happier-all the family
afraid of him for he was drunk
To solve the high cost of meat
and to get something wild to feast
upon, as we'll as the sport of it, Mes
Sis. J. F. Chassereau and j. B. Ehr-
hardt boarded their gas burner last
Thursday morning and motored down
to the hunting reserves below Green
Pond. They had good luck with the
''fleet-footed,,-bagging two deer for
the days hunt. After snuggly pack
ing the spoil, guns, etc., they left on
frin wit
each thinking of the tale he would
tell upon his home arrival. All at
once there appeared in the road
ahead of them an object that was
moving and as they drew nearer and
making the light stronger it was
found to be an o'possum. Mr.. Chas-
sereau jumjed out of the car and
gave pursuit while Mr.. Ehrhardt
managed the car and kept the light
turned in the direction the chase was
going on. Mr.. Chassereau: however,
won the race and brought Bre'r Pos
in. They did not kill the o'possum,
but after dressing hum up in Mr..
Ehrhardt's hunting coat and placing
him in the front part of the car, they
started for home again. Bre'r Pos,
not liking his quarters, undressed
himself of the coat and, presumably,
taking Mr.. Ehrhardt's pants leg for
a hollow limb with small vine
growing in it, he made dive for
safety; thus, scratching, clawing and
biting on his leg upset the owner, but
he managed to stop the car and when
he found himself he and Bre'r Pos
were on the back part of the car
jumping from top to bottom, each
scratching and clawing at the other.
Mr.. Chassereau finally caught hold
by the tail and pulled the 'possum
out of his would-be hollow. This
time they broke his neck-for safe
ty. Mr. Chassereau says that in the
scuffle each was making use of some
language. He could not understand
what the 'possum was saying, but
knows exactly what Mr.. Ehrhardt
said and asks that it, be left out of
print. They are planning for anoth-
er hunt and Mr. Ehrhardt says no
more live o'possums in the car he
rides in.
The Baptists held a revival meet
luS az IuC Sllul I'll oil III i1oI "OSh'
Rev. D. H. OWings, pastor in charge,
was assisted by Dr. Brunson. The
meeting was successful and much
good was accomplished. DR.. Brun-
on is an authority on the Bible and
he drew large congregations each
day.
Work began Monday, October Sth,
on the new brick buildin for the
Ehrhardt high school. 1t will be
completed in time for the 191S-l9
scholastic term, and will be modern
in every respect. JET.