The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-05
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Middling cotton was quoted at
26.13 on the Augusta market Tues
day morning.
Mr.. L. NJ. Aver Tuesday sent The
Herald a tomato weighing one and
one-eighth pounds.
Several stores are vacant in Bam-
berg at this time This is something
quite unusual for Bamberg.
The drought which threatened to
do much damage was broken by a
refreshing shower Monday morning
The Womans missionary society
of the Baptist church will hold its
regular meeting Wednesday after
noon, July II, at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. S. NJ. Goodwin exhibited so ne
fine pumpkin squashes in Bamberg
last week. One of the three large
ones he brought weighed % pounds.
Mrs. C. V. DeLoach died in Mil
len, Ca, last week. Mrs. DeLoach
was formerly Miss Tyler, of Bam-
berg county, leaving here many
years ago.
This issue of The Herald was de-
layed because of the fact that We'd
nesday being holiday the cotton mill
was closed down, and We had no elec-
trio current.
Mr.. J. Frank Folk has resigned
his position as conductor on the B.,
E. and w. railroad to accept a posi-
ton with the Denmark Oil and Fer
tilizer company as manager and
treasurer.
The following has been received
from MIR. NJ: Bolunt, of Fernandina,
Fla, who is visiting in this State:
please forward my paper to Corbes-
vile. S. c., care w. C.. Augustine,
for I can't do without my paper
A letter from Capt. Pooser, of Com
pany NJ, national guard, of Orange
burgf, requests us to state that there
is room in the company for a num-
Der of volunteers, and that he will
be glad to have enlistments from
Bamberg county.
A number of Bamberg automobile
owners were without State license
tags or certificates stating that they
had paid the license fee Sunday morn
ing, and as a consequence were re-
quired to put their cars back in their
garages until the tags or certificates
are received.
The fourth of July was observed
generally in Bamberg as holiday.
Nearly all of the stores were closed
either all day or a part of the day;
the banks were closed, and the post
Office observed Sunday hours. Sew
eral picnics were held in different
parts of the county.
Sunday night Rev. J. L. McLees,
of Orangeburg, conducted service at
the Presbyterian church. After the
preaching service, the officers of the
church were installed as follows:
Elders, ]. A. Wyman and E. H. Hen
derson; deacons, ]. J. Smoak, H. L.
Hinnant, and j. A. Klein.
The Herald is in receipt of the fol-
lowing card: 1901 Bush street,
San Francisco, CAL, June 25th, 1917.
Dear sirs:-Commencing July 1st,
please mail The Herald to me st
Bamberg. We are leaving by auto
for South Carolina on the first and
will reach there some time in Aug
ust. Respectfully, ]. c. BYRD"
Tuesday night what is described
by some as the hardest rain of the
year fell in Bamberg. The rain was
accompanied by a vivid display of
electricity. The roads in some plac-
es were badly washed, it being re-
ported that several telegraph poles
on the Orangeburg road were washed
up. Some damage to crops is also
reported.
MIR. w. NJ. Brabham received a
telegram Saturday from Savannah
calling him to the bedside of his Sis
ter, Mrs. H. NJ. Virgins, of this city,
who is spending some time with her
son in Savannah. Mr.. Brabham was
ACCOMPANIED by DR.. ]. J. Cleckley.
Mrs. Virgins is quite i'll. Her many
friends in the city sincerely hope for
her an early recovery.