The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-04-12
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


fourth Sunday in this month.
Slight frosts have been reported
during the past week. The frosts
were so light, however. that no dam
age was done.
The South Carolina Board OF
Trade was organized recently. Mr..
John H. Cope, of Bamberg, was elect
ed a member of the board of direc-
tors, representing Bamberg county.
DR.. C. Lewis Fowler, president OF
Cox college, Atlanta, Ga, will preacn
at the Baptist church next Sunday
morning at eleven O'Clock. The pub
lie is cordially invited to be present.
A trainload of naval militia passed
through Bamberg Sunday afternoon,
presumably en- route to Charleston.
The train attracted quite a good deal
of notice at the sailors passed
through.
Spring gardens are most promls-
ing. The weather has been very ia
yorable to gardening this spring, and
people are planting large gardens as
a measure of preparedness against
high food prices.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Methodist church will meet at
the church next Tuesday afternoon at
four O'Clock. A delegate to the
State meeting will be elected, and
full attendance is desired.
At a recent meeting of the Bam-
berg lodge, knights of Pythias. the
following were elected representa-
tives to the grand lodge, which con-
yenes in May at Union: .. G. Hutto
and H. l.. Hinnant; DR.. j. B. Black
and H. C. Folk, alternates.
A filtering plant is being installed
at the city water plant. The work
is being rapidly pushed, and the
plant will soon be in operation, ana
the city will have bountiful supply
of pure water, which may be used
for all household purposes.
At the recent preliminaries at the
University of South Carolina, Mr.. J.
c.. Kearse, of this county, was chosen
as one of two debaters to represent
the university at the triangular de-
bate between the universities OF
South Carolina, Florida and Tennes-
see, on April 21st.
A voluntary petition of bankruptcy
was filed by Wildon w. Cain, of Den
mark, Tuesday morning in the United
States district court. The liabilities
of the bankrupt were s1,249.6O,
while the assets totaled s766.s2. The
adjudication and order of reference
followed Immediately.
Supervisor Mcmillan requests us to
state that all parties must stop ploW-
ing or dragging their plows into pub
lie or improved roads. 1t costs the
county a lot of money to build roads,
and this money is wasted If ploW-
hands continue to drag their plows
at the ends of rows into the roads.
Fire, which was discovered at an
early hour Thursday morning, COM
pletely destroyed the store building
of Mr.. W. |. Johns, at Baldock, to-
gether with it's contents. The loss
was about $4,000 with no insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown but
is thought to have been started by
rats and matches People.
Mr.. J. D. McAlhaney, who lives
near Branchville, stated to repre-
sentative of The Herald while in the
city Sunday, that the coming OF the
boi} weevil did not worry him as ne
had been married and keeping house
for the past fifty years and during
that time has never had to buy a
pound of meat, a grain of rice or
drop of syrup.
Mrs. Mary L. Garrick, widow or
. the late Tom Garrick, and Prot. w.
T. Davidson, both of Norway, were
happily married Friday afternoon at
four o'clock by the Rev. George E.
Davis. pastor of the First Baptist
church, of this city. A number OF
friends were present at the cere-
mony. After short bridal trip to
Charleston and Denmark, they will
make their home in Norway
Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
Can Enlist for War.