The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Sunday was the nOtteSt udy VI viz
wear so far. The thermometer rang
ed around one hundred throughout
the day, and registered SO at six
o'clock in the afternoon. The in
tense heat was frequently broken,
however, by refreshing gusts of cool
wind.
Mr.. Preston Wright, an army Y.
NJ. c.. A. secretary from Camp jack
son. was in the city Sunday and made
a very interesting address at the Bap-
tist church. Mr.. Wright told of the
work of the Y. NJ. G. A. in the can
tonments, which he described as be-
ing of very great Importance.
Highly appreciated showers fell
Monday and Tuesday throughout the
county. The crops generally, with
the exception of cotton, were badly
in need of rain. This was especially
true of tobacco, of which there is
considerable acreage planted this
year. Cotton is reported to be IN nne
condition.
Rev. George P. White went down
Sunday to Ehrhardt to preach the
baccalaureate sermon at the COM
mencement exercise of the Ehrhardt
graded school. The pastor of the
.Ehrhardt Baptist church, Rev. D.
II. Owings, filled Mr.. Whites pulpit
in Bamberg in the absence of the
Baptist pastor.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. K. Graham sympathize with them
in the death of their little son, Frank
Kirkland, who died last Saturday at
the Baptist hospital in Columbia, at
the age of about IS months. The
little boy had been very i'll for sew
eral weeks. The remains were in
tered at Kingstree on Sunday.
Cards have been received in the
city from Messrs. w. E. Hutto, Leigh
ton Rentz, Claude Smoak and l.. M.
Zeigler, and DR.. Augustus S. Week
lev, advising friends and relatives of
their safe arrival in France. These
Young men sailed for overseas duty
in the army some days ago, and
made the voyage to Europe in safe
ty.
Mr.. H. E. Cain, of Denmark, ap-
pears on the list of graduates from
the South Carolina Medical college.
Charleston. Mr.. Cain is a member
of the class in pharmacy, and is nam
ed as one of the honor graduates
and winner of one of the medals. The
commencement exercises will be held
today, and DR.. E. w. Skies, president
of Coker college, will deliver the
address.
The Sunday-school Training Insti-
tute held at Carlisle school closed on
Tuesday. This was the first institute
of the kind held by the South Caro-
lima conference. The enrolment was
fairly good, and it is believed that
much good will have been accom-
piished by the training secured. The
faculty was composed, of men and
women who have given many years
of study to the problems confronting
Sunday-school workers.
We are requested to ask that the
soliciting committees in each locality
in the county forward to the central
committee a list of all Red Cross
contributors at once. 1t is the pur-
pose of the campaign managers to
publish the names of all contributors
together with the amounts contrlbut-
ed-indicating amount paid and
amount to be paid. AS it is desired
to publish this list as soon as pos
sible, the central committee will ap-
preciate it if the local committees
will forward their lists at Once-lo-
DAY.
Sergeant Major Clifton S. Rhoad
of this county, writes: eve of the
306th engineers had a very peasant
trip last week from Camp Jackson
to Camp Sewer. The regiment NOV
ed as a unit, and you can imagine
some of the amusing incidents that
had to happen when the troop train
with the band playing, stopped at
station where there was crowd o1
people, especially girls. Troop train
band, girls-enough said. The mer
are very favorably impressed with
the camp here. If possible, they like
it better than Camp Jackson
Prayed for Allied Victory.
The biggest prayer meeting eve
Do hold a