The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-12-12
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The friends of Mr.. w. H. Chand-
Ter. who has been quite Ill, VIII Dc
glad to know that he is recovering
There are a number of cases OF
Spanish influenza, but so far as We
have learned none Of them are Sc
r1ously i'll.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Methodist church will meet e K
Tuesday afternoon at four O'Clock
at the church.
Mr.. Decania Bowling, who has
heen an influenza sufferer, has sufh-
eiently recovered to be out again,
his friends will be glad to know.
The many friends Of Mr.. Curry
Counts will learn with regret that
he recently suffered a stroke OF pa
ralysis. and that he is quite i'll at his
home in the city.
Mr.. LaVerne Thomas had the mis-
fortune to break his right arm Tues
day when he was cranking his Chew
rolet car. His friends hope he will
soon be able to be out again.
The friends Of Master J. D. O'Hern
will be interested to know that he
took first prize at the Orangeburg
fair in the children's art department
for a painting of a snow scene. j. D.
is now confined to his bed with in
fuenza.
The casualty lists published Sun
day contained the names of two Bam-
berg men, Private John L. Bessinger,
of r. F. D. 8, Bamberg, and Private
Ben T. Carter, of Ehrhardt. Both
of these men were reported as be-
ing severely wounded.
The friends of Clerk of Court A.
L. Kirkland and family, who have
been suffering from an attack of in
~fuenza, will learn with much pleas
ure that they are improving, and
that Mr.. Kirkland expects to be in his
office again within the next few days.
sghere has been another outbreak
of sbspish influenza at Ehrhardt, and
it is Slated that some Of those who
sufferedNS the disease a few
weeks agosAaEe contracted it again.
It is understood that the school has
again been closed. and no public
meetings are being held.
DR.. J. T. Carter, of Bowman, has
arrived in Bamberg, and will make
this is his home. He has secured
the Offices occupied by the late DR..
J. J. Cleckley over The Herald Office,
and will practice his profession here.
The family of DR.. Carter will arrive
next week. DR.. Carter is a we'll known
physician, and the people of Bam-
berg are to be congratulated that he
has decided TO- practice medicine
here.
Two thousand, four hundred and
lily ASd1 SOIuAO1o, utOAIUSlS VI
of the American expeditionary fore
es, arrived in New York Tuesday, on
board the British transport Empress
of Britain. Included in the number
were 405 wounded soldiers. This
contingent were part of the twenty
seventh, t~hirtieth, ~thirty-third, and
thirty-seventh divisions. AS there
a number of Bamberg boys in the.
thirtieth division, there is much local
interest in the arrival of this ship.
Two of Bamberg's boys who have
been serving in the navy, Messrs.
Glenn w. Cope and James MCGOWAN,
have been mustered out Of service. |
Mr.. MCGOWAN, since his enlistment
in the navy, has been stationed at
Charleston, while Mr.. Cope has been
in active sea service since a few
weeks after he enlisted. Mr.. Cope
has made several trips across the
Atlantic. He is now spending some
time at McColl with Mrs. Cope and
baby who are visiting relatives there,
and will be home in a few days. Mr..
MCGOWAN is also expected home in a
few DAYS.