The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-11
Tbe Bamberg Deralo
Thursday, October IL, 1917
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Numbers of BamDerS people dt-
tended the Indian Fields camp meet
ing near ST. George Sunday.
The regular meeting of the Young
Peoples Missionary society Will De
held at the Methodist church Friday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Mr.. R. NJ. McCartha. who was for
merly with The Cotton Oil Company
here, has moved to Denmark and as
sumed full control of the Denmark
Oil & Fertilizer company.
In to September %. there had been
sinned in Bamberg county 1O.9eS
bales of cotton. This compares with
11.32l bales to the same date last
year.
Monday morning Mr.. W: E. Spann
sold 26 bales Of cotton. The cneck
he received in payment amounted 10
S2,475. Mr.. Spann said that the
bales we're exceptionally light ones
(which accounts for the 'smallness
of the check.)
Mr.. D. O. Steedly was displaying
two very fine ears Of corn IN town
Yesterday. They weighed respective,
" one and one-half and one and
three-fourths pounds. and measured
10 and II inches in length. And he
saws he has plenty more like it.
Mr. c. l.. Andrews has moved to
Bamberg from Columbia and Will
soon open up life insurance
Office here. He is at present
located at the Johns Hotel. but as
soon as a desirable house can De
rented he expects to move his family
here also.
Mr.. J. B. Copeland, OF Ravenel. was
in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Copeland
was formerly a resident of Ehrhardt.
For the three years he has been re-
siding at Ravenel, Charleston county.
He dropped in the Office while IN town
to Join The Herald family. to which
he is welcomed.
The Herald is requested to make
public the following announcement:
"Mrs. ]. W. Price will be hostess TO
the L. D. C. chapter on next TUESDAY
afternoon. the 18th. at O'Clock.
Please be prompt. as we have much
business on hand and hope for a
large attendance.
Two recruiting officers have been
in the city lately enlisting men Tor
the army. Last week Recruiting Of-
icer Gum was here and he enlisted
five negroes for the StevedOre Reg1-
ment. while this week Recruiting Oh
fcer Canady has enlisted two negroes.
He LETT yesterday Afternoon for Beau
fort.
Rev. B. J. kearse, colored reader
of Olar, is an enthusiastic believer IN
The Bamberg Herald. He writes:
Surely everybody can afford to read
The Herald these days for only s1.3O
for u months. 1t is the only full
value we have in the South; so let's
eyery1cdy in Bamberg county be
booster for our, county paper. l eX-
pect to be ii nobody else.
While most of the farmers of the
county report good cotton crops, some
of them were peculiarly unfortunate.
In some sections cotton is particular
" poor, while in others it is better
than last year. Taking an average,
however, it appears that the county
will produce as much cotton as 1t
did last year. On this date last
year cotton was worth Il cents
pound.
Pamberg has been designated
central accounting postofice. and this
means that the accounts Of the fol-
lowing postofices are to he rendered
through the postmaster at Bamberg:
Denmark. Ehrhardt, Olar, Govan,
Lees. Midway. Embree. and Schofeld.
All stamps and other supplies for the
above named Offices will be furnished
through the Bamberg Office hereafter.
and reports and remittances will be
made to this Office.
Mr.. 4. NJ. Denbow. vice president
of the Peoples Bank of Bamberg. was
called to Columbia last week by Mr..
Joseph w Norwood. one of the most
prominent bankers of the State and
president of the Union National Bank
of Columbia. The cashier of the
Union National Bank had resigned
and they were behind and in need of
expert assistance, so Mr.. Denbow S
services were in demand. With his
valuable experience he soon had the
Columbia institutions S business work
ed up to date, and he returned to the
city Tuesday night.
Ambulance Company Number 20.