The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-02-15
COUNTRY, NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

scene in and around town:
What beautiful spring-like wealth
er We had the first of the little short
month of February. All work was
progressing nicely; the plowman
went to work every morning with a
song in the air, left his coat at home;
late in the afternoon could be seen
slapping mosquitoes and, in fact, it
seemed as if all the cold was over.
The fishermen were getting nervous.
Messrs. Chas. Ehrhardt and j. E..
Folk were looking up some poles, in
specting their tackle, scraping out
the old frying pan and spotting some
places to dig bait. What! Going
fishing? Yes, We thought we would
60 and see what the "pisciculturist'
had done since last season. About
then came signal from the weather
man that a blizzard was on the way
and to prepare for the coolest wealth
er of the season, but no one paid any
attention to him, consequently some
of US had no wood or coal. The cold
arrived in due time and seemed as
if it would run all the mercury out
of the thermometer at the bottom
end; some say it went as low as 8
degrees. For several days it regis
tered 10 to IL degrees. All the wa
ter pipes above the ground were
frozen and burst, great many folks
found it difficult to get water to
cook with. Now, since the ice has
melted, my! what mess. Some of
the hot water pipes in the stoves
froze and water, ashes, and SCOT took
charge of the kitchen. In several
instances the good lady" had to
give up her kitchen, roll the barrel
of -four to a higher place and send
for a plumber and maybe he had to
wait several days before he could get
there, as such workers seem to be
scarce, as this is a bad, wet and q
cold job and few people can get up
courage enough to undertake it. Mr..
j. E. Folk (the only plumber in
town. worked in the cold when his
hands would freeze and stick to the
wrenches; would have to put them
in warm water to get loose.
The doctors are busy treating
colds and lagrippe, and the man with
fuel for sale-well, he has had a
busy time, but everything will soon
be normal again and by July one
would think that we never did have
any ice, unless it be old Mum Geor-
gia, the colored cook, remembering
how ''that er stove spouted dem
ashes, SCOT and water" in her face
when she put fire in the stove the
morning during the freeze.
Capt. J. NJ. Smith, of Bamberg,
was in town last week shaking hands
with old friends. Capt. Smith is
just recovering from severe illness
and we could no: dare shake his hand
as hard as we wished to. We under
stand that he will move to town as
soon as sufficiently recovered, to take
charge of his work.
MIR. and Mrs. S. W. Copeland lost
their infant son (only a few days
old last Friday night. The child
was buried Saturday afternoon in the
Lutheran cemetery.
Miss Ella Moore left Friday to
visit her sister, Mrs. R. o. Rice, OF
Holly Hill.
Messrs. B. r. and Robt. Bennett,
of Holly Hill, visited town last week.
What is to become of the poor
man" who has formed. the habit OF
drinking to keep warm during cold
weather? 1t is a pitiful sight to see
him shivering over a keg of cider
that has no alcohol in it. He drinks
all he can hold and smacks his lips,
but leaves disappointed as the effects
OF whiskey are not there.
Mr.. S. w. Copeland has under con-
struction a fine brick building on
Main street that. will be used for a
store when completed.
The Carolina Gin Co. is erecting a
modern bungalow on their lot recent
ly purchased of Col. J. F. Folk.
The Ehrhardt Heading Mill Co. is
rushing their plant and will soon be
blowing the whistle and manufactur-
ing barrel heads.
Mrs. R. A. Owens, who lost her
house some time ago by fire, is re-
building.
Mr.. G. B. Kinard is getting materi-
al on his lot for a handsome resi-
dence.
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