The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-19
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


The Fairfax Citizen, a weekly news
paper published at Fairfax, is among
our exchanges this week. The pa
per is published by Mrs. E. A. Nc
Dowell as editor.
On Monday morning Sheriff Ray de-
stroyed thirty-four quarts of whlskey.
This contraband was confscated at
Denmark by the sheriff some weeks
ago, while in transit.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker en-
tertained a number of their friends
Monday at fish fry at Edisto river
in honor of Judge and Mrs. R. w.
Memmingsr, of Charleston.
The friends of Mrs. R. A. Delk,
who was recently operated on at
Charleston, will be glad to know that
she is rapidly recovering. She re-
turned home from the hospital sew
eral days ago.
Much damage is reported from the
recent heavy rains. 1t is likely that
both corn and cotton have been dam
aged to a considerable extent. Grass
appears to have made decidedly
more progress than the crops during
the wet weather.
A play, entitled America First, y
was presented at the graded school
auditorium Friday evening by Or
angeburg talent for the benefit of the
Red Cross fund. The play was very
creditable in every way, and neat
sum was realized for the Red Cross.
One thousand, three hundred,
eighty-seven dollars and ninety-four
cents has been paid into the State
highway commission fund as auto
mobile license fees from Bamberg
county. The greatest portion of this
fund will be turned over to Bamberg
county, a small percentage going to
the State highway commission for the
Memminger, of Charleston.
Messrs Decania Bowling and J.
E. Spann were painfully, though not
seriously, injured in an automobile ac-
cident Friday. In order to avoid a
collision near the city, Mr.. Bowling
swerved the car to one side and ap-
piled the brakes. The car was over
turned and Mr. Spann was caught
beneath it. Mr.. Bowling sustained
painful bruises, and Mr.. Spann suffer-
ed broken nose and other slight in
juries
The appeal in the case of Miss
Carrie Bamberg, ct al, versus Capt.
w. S. Bamberg, has been abandoned
This case, which involves the possess
sion of the Bamberg home tract, on
which Capt. Bamberg resides, was
heard in this county some time ago,
resulting in verdict in favor of Capt.
Bamberg. Notice of appeal was serv-
ed, but few days ago notice was
given that the appeal had been aban-
doned.
Postmaster knight requests that
we call attention to the practice of
some of the postoffice box patrons of
slamming their boxes when closing
them This practice has already re-
suited in the breaking or damaging
of several boxes, and it is entirely
unnecessary, as the delicate mechan-
ism of the box only requires merely
closing gently to spring the lock- AS
these boxes are costly, and it re-
quires a considerable amount to re-
pair them, it is desired that slamming |
them be discontinued.
DR.. c. w. l. Loadholt, of Jenny,
writes The Herald as follows: Ell
passed through Bamberg last week
with my family, accompanied by AL
bert Loadholt, going to Salisbury, n.
c., to attend the Miller-Ewing mar
riage. When we went through it was
so early in the morning but few peo-
pie were up, and night caught us at
Orangeburg coming back, so every
thing was closed up when we came
through Bamberg. We had a very
pleasant trip going and coming, and
found the roads in fairly good con-
dition.''