The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

regular meeting at the CHURCH ou
Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock.
The friends of Mrs. R. A. Delk,
who last week underwent an oper-
alton at an infrmary in Charleston,
will be glad to know that she is i'm
proving.
Contractor w. J. Nichols has just
completed the new cement and con-
crete floor in The Herald building.
He left Wednesday for Barnwell,
where he has the contract to pave a
portion of Main street with asphalt.
Mr.. J. w. Stokes is the first We
know of to exhibit cotton blossom
this year. He plucked one from his
plantation the first of this week. Mr..
Sam Goodwin sent in blossom to
The Herald Thursday by Rural Car
rier H. w. Adams.
Mr.. W. l. Johns, of Baldock, is a
member of the State council of de-
fence, recently appointed by Cover
nor Manning. The council recently
met in Columbia. organized, and va
riaus committees named to carry on
the work of the council. y
We are requested to announce the
following: Regular services at the
PRESBYTERIAN church each month. 1st
Sunday morning, 1900; 3rd Sunday
evening, $50. Theme Sunday eve
ming, June 18th: sabbath Observ-
ance." All are cordially invited to
attend.
The following invitation has been
issued: "Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Rentz
invite you to be present at the mar
riage of their daughter, Kate, to MIR.
John Jesse Heard on Wednesday eve
ming, the twenty-seventh of June, at
half after six o'clock, at home, Bam-
berg, South Carolina" ,"
South Carolina has been asked to
contribute 100000 of the s1OO,OO0,-
900 fund to be raised for the support
of the Red Cross during the war pc
riod. Mr.. H. NJ. Graham, of this
city, has been designated county
chairman for Bamberg to assist in
raising this amount.
\ Several of our correspondents have
requested stationery to be sent them.
Our Office is now in considerable con-
fusion, but these requests will be
complied with as early as possible.
It will probably be week yet, how
ever, before we will even know where
our stationery is in the Office.
Automobiles are now required to
park their cars on the right side of
Main street; that is, cars going north
must park on the east side of the
street, and those going south must
park on the west side. This is un-
doubtedly good regulation, and no
doubt the wisdom of it will be fully
appreciated by the public.
A gentleman who resided in Bam-
berg for while had to move his fam
lily away because he could not secure
a house; but he continued his Office
here. Now he likes the.other town
so well, he contempiates moving his
Office there as we'll. Here is an in
stance of the town losing by not hav-
ing houses for newcomers.
Much rain has fallen in the vicin-
ity of Bamberg within the past two
weeks. The rain were, in many in
stances, accompanied by disastrous
hail storms, and considerable damage
has been reported from different Sec
tions of the county. The grass is
growing fast, but good weather is
prevailing at present, and the far
mers are not blue by any means.
MrrLaVerne Thomas has purchas-
ed from Mr.. J. G. Black the Thielen
Theatre, Mr.. Black having entered
the naval service. Mr.. Thomas as
sumed control of the theatre Mon
day. Mr.. Blacks many friends re-
gret to see him leave the city; he is
a splendid young fellow, we'll liked
by everybody. Under Mr.. Thomass
management, the theatre will be
carried on as usual.
Bamberg was closed up tight last
Sunday. City council recently decid-
ed to enforce the Sunday laws, and as
a consequence those accustomed to
their morning dope" had to dispense
with it Sunday, and those who did not
/get their cigars Saturday missed
their usual Sunday smokes. AS US
ual on such occasions, some are in
favor and some vociferously opposed
to the enforcement of the Sunday