The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-25
Tbe Bamrberg Deralo
Thursday, April 25, 1913.


meet on Friday afternoon at four
thirty O'Clock with Mrs. B. w. Sim
mons. Mrs. Faust will be present.
All members are urged to attend.
A petition Of voluntary bankruptcy
was filed in the Office of the United
States district court last week by w.
s. Stokes and J. E. Stokes, of Den
mark. co-partners as Stokes & Stokes.
April 26th has been named by the
president as liberty day. On this
day all liberty loan committees
throughout the country have been
asked to redouble their efforts and
push the sales all possible.
Information has been received in
the city of the safe arrival in France
of Private James Clyde Padgett. Mr.
Padgett came home on short fur
lough a few weeks ago. When next
heard from he was in France.
The annual Rivers Bridge men,
orial exercises will be held TO-DAY
(Thursday.) Hon. D. S. Henderson,
of Aiken, will be the orator OF the
occasion. Mr.. Henderson will speak
On some of the issues of the war.
Attention is called to the fact that
every town which meets or exceeds
its apportionment of liberty bonds
will be entitled to liberty flag. 1t
should be the ambition of every town
in Bamberg county to fly one of these
flags.
CONGRESSMAN James F. Byrues has
reouested the county chairman to
subscribe through Bamberg county
fro $500 of liberty bonds for him.
Mr.. Byrnes practices what he preach
es bv buying bonds, as we'll as by ad-
vising others to do so.
The many friends of Dr.. Ed. Kirk
land will learn with much regret that
his condition Tuesday was reported
as very critical DR.. kirkland was
stricken with paralysis short time
ago. He rallied few days ago, but
this week suffered a relapse:
On Next Monday night, April 29th,
DR.. John A. Brunson, Of Sumter will
begin revival meeting at the Ehr-
hardt Baptist church. The meeting
will continue through the first Sun
day in May. Services will be held at
400 p. m. and $50 p. m, official
time.
The citizens of Blackville subscrib-
ed $4,000 during the first six days
of the liberty loan campaign. This
amount is $4,400 over Blackville's
allotment. The Blackville people, it
is stated, expect to reach fifty or six
ty thousand before the campaign is
over.
Corporal Thomas A. Bars, of Camp
Jackson, and Miss Corrie Lee Kinsey,
of the Farrell's section, motored to
Bamberg Tuesday morning and were
united in marriage by Probate Judge
]. j. Brabham, Jr., at his Office in
the court house. Corporal Barrs's
home is also in this county.
A large knitting mill is being erect
ed at Blackville by Mr.. J. ]. Farrell.
It is understood that the mill will |
cost, when furnished, about $4,000,
and a high-grade of silk-lisle hose
will be manufactured. The mill will
give employment to large number |
of workmen. 1t is expected that the
mill will be in operation the latter
part of the summer.
The Herald is in receipt of letter
from the recruiting Office in Savan-
nah stating that an honor roll will
soon be sent to this county to be post
en- in the postoffice containing the
name of every volunteer in the
American army. 1t is stated that in
asmuch as errors may occur in these
honor rolls, the people are asked to
inform the postmaster of any omis-
sions or other errors SO that they may
be rectifed. Names of both white
and colored volunteers will be en-
crossed on the honor roll.