The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-21
Tbe Bamberg Deraln
Thursday, March 81, 1913


the Baptist church last Sunday morn
ing.
B. R. Ford, of Colorado Springs
Colo, lectured at the Carlisle audlto-
rum Monday evening, this being one
of the numbers of the Carlisle lyceum
course.
Mr.. Norman Kirsch was operated
on at a hospital in Jacksonville, Fla,
Tuesday. Mr.. Carl kirsch left Tues
day morning for Jacksonville to be
at the bedside of his brother.
Ben All, the negro deserter arrest
ed in this county few days ago, was
on Saturday carried to Camp Jack
son by Sheriff Ray and delivered to
the camp authorities.
The Civic league will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the Carlisle audi
torium at four o'clock. AS there
will be business of importance full
attendance is earnestly desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Guess of Den
mark, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Ruby Mich
ellie, to Capt. Irving P. Carr, of Camp
Jackson, the wedding to take place
in June.
Reports up to a few days ago
showed sales of Red Cross stamps
in this county amounted to SS1.45,
divided as follows: Bamberg, $32;
Denmark, 1926; Ehrhardt, zoe;
Bamberg route 2, 81.
There will be an illustrated mis-
sion lecture at Mt. Pleasant Luther
an church, Ehrhardt, on Friday eve
ming, March %, at 7:30 o'clock, by
Rev. J. w. Oxner, of Columbia. The
public is cordially invited.
Last Friday was the last day on
which State and county taxes could
be paid. Ali unpaid taxes are now
put into execution. It is understood
that, as usual, there are quite num-
Der who failed to attend to this mat
ter.
Fine showers have fallen in the
vicinity of Bamberg during the past
few days. Reports received from va
rious sections of the county indicate
that the rain was badly needed, es-
pecfauy for the grain crops. Gardens
also needed the showers.
The negro race conference held
in Bambesg Friday was attended by
a large mber of colored people
from Bamberg and surrounding coun-
ties. Addresses were made by
Richard Carr Rll, of Columbia, and
other promind negro leaders.
Mr.. G. Frank jBamberg has awarded
a contract to Mt. w. J. Nichols for the
erection of a feed room, to replace
the building burned few V ago.
The new building is to be ted of
brick, and will measure twenty
by seventy feet, one St.: in height.
Mr.. C. H. Mitchell, who has been in
the ticket Office of the Southern rail-
way here, has been transferred to the
freight Office, and Mr.. D. NJ. Coe, who
has heretofore been in the freight
Office, is now attending to the ticket
Office. The telegraph Office and. the
express Office are now located in the
freight depot.
Mr.. J. Carl Kearse received the
appointment in the legal department
of the government instead of Mr.. J.
Clyde Kearse, as stated in last weeks
issue. Mr.. Kearse spent few days
in the city with his sister, Mrs. w.
P. Jones, before leaving on Tuesday
for Washington where he will be
for some time at least.
The friends of Mr.. Wilson r.
Johns. son of Mr.. W. I. Johns, Of
Baldock, who is well known here,
will be interested to learn that he
has again been awarded the orator
ical medal at Wofford college. Mr..
Johns is a very bright young man,
who is showing up we'll at college,
and his future career will be watched
with much interest by his local ac-
quaintances.
Several gentlemen left Bamberg
Saturday morning for Detroit to drive
back some automobiles for a local
dealer. On reaching Orangeburg,
however, they received a wire that
it would be unnecessary to proceed
further, as the manufacturer was un-
able to deliver the cars. Consequent
ly the party had to return home that
afternoon, much to their disappoint-
ment, as they anticipated a great
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