The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-25
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

this week.
The Bamberg Banking Company
has subscribed $4,000 to the Liber-
ty loan, in addition to the first sub
scription of $4,000.
Mr.. G. Frank Bamberg is having
the old flooring in his place OF bus
mess on Main street torn out and is
replacing it with a splendid concrete
floor.
Lieutenant Governor Andrew J.
Bethea made short talk to the
students of Carlisle school in the
school auditorium here Wednesday
morning.
The first frost of the season was
seen Monday morning. A heavy man
tie of white was seen. although 1t
was not what is generally called
killing" frost.
4 delightful fish fry was given at
Edisto river last Friday night in hon
or of the new Baptist minister, Rev.
George P. White. at which the dea-
cons of the church were present.
Mr.. J. Harry Murphy has begun
the erection of a nice one-story brlck
building on his lot on the east side or
Main street between the corner OF
Elm street and the moving picture
house. The building will be rented
as store.
Albert Murdaugh, one of the Bam-
berg negroes who went to the train
ing camp for negro officers at Des
Moines. Iowa. has been commission
ed as a second lieutenant in the ar
my. His mother. Belle Murdaugh,
lives here in town.
The Herald was in error last week
when it was stated that Mr.. j. W.
Jennings had resumed his old duties
as head of the street department on
the Bamberg police force. MIR. Jen-
nings will be no longer connected
with heLocal force after Nov. 1st.
MIR. Calvin Rentz, who resides on
Route .. was in our Office Friday.
Mr.. RentZ will be 50 years old with
in few days He has been partially
paralyzed on one side. and his arm
on the other side has been broken
in three places. But with all this
he is pretty active for one OF his age.
The many friends of Airs. J. E. Eel
der and her mother, Mrs. Brabham,
both formerly of Bamterg. but now OF
Cope, will regret to learn of thei'
serious illness with dyptheria. They
are at the home OF Mrs. Fielder III
Cope. where trained nurses and sew
eral physicians are doing all that can
be done for a rapid recovery.
Mr.. w. E. Stokes, who some time
ago was appointed county farm dem
onstration agent for Edgeleld county
eft last week for Colum bia, where b"
is doing duty with the other agents
of the State. at the State fair. At the
close of the fair he will proceed to
Edgefeld to take up his duties there.
The many friends Of Mr.. Stokes and
family regret their removal from
Bamberg.
AS a result of the heavy govern
ment tax on tobacco OF all kinds that
luxury in all forms has increased con-
siderably in price recently. AS is al
ways the case, the consumers are
paying the difference. Cigarettes
which used to sell for five cents a
package are now retailed at six cents
and the regular ten-cent packages
are sold for twelve cents, and the
same is true of smoking tobacco.
1t is unfortunate that the men in
charge of the State fair and those in
charge of the Georgia-Carolina fair
SnOuiu nave SSiSClG0 the Sdiuo udS =
on which to hold their respective fes-
tivals This has never occurred be-
fore. the dates having heretofore been
one week apart. and giving many peo-
pie in this section an opportunity to
take in both. For the good of the
fair associations it should not happen
again.
On Monday, the first day of the
Liberty loan drive in Charleston
more than two million dollars worth
of bonds were purchased by the cit
liens of that city. That speaks we'll
for the business Judgment and pa
triotism of the old town, and we hope
the good work will continue until the
campaisp is ended, and maybe it will
furnish an inspiration for the citizens
= of Bamberg and some other towns
that are tagging to be up and doing.
d., ;c.t al,