The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-05-24
SHORT LOCALS,
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

A delightful picnic was held at
Clear Pond last Thursday. Quite
number from Bamberg were present.
The district convention of the
South Carolina Bankers association
will be held in Branwell Thursday of
this week.
Mr.. J. F. Jennings has moved his
saw mill to Bamberg. 1t is located
on the lot at the rear of the Farmers
Gin company, and is now about ready
for operations.
The Domestic Science club will
meet with Mrs. c. E. Black next Fri
day afternoon at five O'Clock. The
canning of beans will be demonstrat-
ed at this meeting.
Mr.. Walter Kistler Cannady and
Miss Frances Rebecca Watson. both
of Branchville, were married last
Saturday evening by Rev. D. D..
Dantzler in Orangeburg.
Ascension day was celebrated at
Crystal Springs last Thursday with
delightful picnic. A splendid dinner
was served on the grounds, and
large crowd from the community en-
joyed the day.
The Salem school closed last Fri
day, after a very successful session.
No special exercises were held this
year. Miss Georgia Emma Jordan,
principal, returned to her home in
the city Monday.
Last Friday morning Mr.. L. P. Nc
MILAN entertained number OF his
gentlemen friends at fish Try at
Edisto river in honor of his guests,
Messrs. C. J. Talbot and w. F..
Helms, of Atlanta.
The Herald has received an invita-
ton to the graduating exercises OF
Winthrop college on June 3-5. We
notice the names of Misses Marian
Simmons and Nettie Mitchell, of Bam-
berg. on the class roll, both of whom
will receive the A. B. degree.
The annual Ascension day picnic
was held at the Mt. Pleasant Luther
an church near Ehrhardt last Thurs
day. One of the largest crowds on
record was present, including a large
number from Bamberg. MIR. ]. D.
Capplemann, of Charleston, was the
orator of the day.
Local showers are forecasted for
the week. The forecast is as fol-
lows: Temperature averaging near
or above the seasonal normal is fore
casted for the Southeastern States
during the week beginning on the
goth. Local thunder showers at fire.
quent intervals are probable
The home of Ephraim Parker, a
respectable colored citizen, few
miles from the city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday night.
All the contents of the house were
burned, Parker and his family barely
escaping from the burning building.
Parker's hands were badly burned.
The supposed boil weevils recently
found by Mr.. w. E. Stokes proved to
be pea weevils, instead. The insects
were sent to the authorities for in
spection. Of course there is a feel
ing of relief to know that Mr.. Boil
Weevil has not yet arrived, and it is
hoped that he will defer his visit at
least until after the war is over.
The Easter Chapter D. A. r., of
Orangeburg, gave very enjoyable
card party at the Elk's club and those
invited from here were Miss Addys
Hays (who is a member Of same)
Mesdames McCrackin, klauber. and
MILAN. Miss Hays won first prize,
lovely bunch of sweet peas, While
Mcmillan. Miss Hays won first prize, a
Mrs. McCrackin won maiden hair
Last week The Herald job plant
was handed the copy for 17-page
brief for an appeal case from this
county by Messrs Mayfeld & Free,
the job to be delivered on May 23th.
The job was completed on the 10Th
and delivered on the 21st, and the
regular work of the Office was not in
terfered with. If you want prompt
printing, The Herald is the plant to
do it for you.
MIR. J. Roger Hair, prominent
citizen of Blackville. and brother
of DR.. George F. Hair, of Bamberg.
died Monday of last week in a hos
pital in Columbia, at the age OF
about 81 years. He had been i'll for
several weeks. The deceased was a
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