The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-31
Tbe BambergDeraln
Thursday, October 81, 1918
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

the Town and County.
The friends of Mr.. w. I. johns, OF
Allendale, who has been quite i'll
with the Spanish influenza, will be
glad to know that he is recovering.
There had been ginned in Bamberg
county prior to October 18th, 22,3oo
bales of cotton, as compared with
1921 bales to the same date last
year.
AS a mark of respect the stores OF
Bamberg we're closed on Friday after
noon from 3 to 5 o'clock, while the
funeral services over the remains of
DR.. J. J. Cleckley were held at the
cemetery.
The general election will be held
next Tuesday. The notices of cleo
ton appear in other places in this
issue of The Herald. The managers
should read these notices carefully
and be guided thereby.
Prof. E. P. Allen has been COM
missioned a member Of the county
board of education, on recommenda-
ton of the State board of education,
to fill the vacancy on the board caus-
ed by the resignation of S. G. May
field, ESQ.,, who has moved away.
Three convicts on the county chain
gang have died from pneumonia fol-
lowing influenza. They are: Henry
Orr, Sank Williams and Robert
Woods. Williams was serving a life
sentence. Several others have. pneu-
monia, but it is stated they may re-
W
Private Frank B. Goodwin has
sent his father, Mr.. E! D. Goodwin,
a copy of the "Bombshell," a small
newspaper printed at the front in
France. The paper is newsy, con-
tanning the happenings of the various
companies, and items of personal
mention.
It is with keen regret that We hear
of the early departure of County
Agent w. E. Stokes. He goes to a
wider field of activities, but. we are
pleased to state that the county farm
work will continue as his successor
will arrive to take up the duties
Edgeild Chronicle.
Bamberg IS quite a smelly place
now, but as the odor comes from dis
infectapt, it is not an unpleasant one.
AS a measure of prevention, the city
authorities each morning distribute
a quantity of disinfectant to the va
rious places of business to be used
in the stores and On the sidewalks in
front. /
The Bamberg cotton mills resumed
operation Monday mornings after be-
ing closed for ten days On account of
the epidemic of influenza that has
swept over the city. The situation
at the mill village is greatly improv-
ed, so far as new cases are concerned,
and Monday sufficient of the mill en-
ployees had recovered from the dis
ease to warrant starting the machin-
cry again.
Mr.. H. G. Sovacool died in Column
bia last week, and his remains were
brought to Bamberg for interment,
which took place Friday morning at
Southend cemetery. Mr.. Sovacool
married Miss Hill, a daughter of Mr..
H. H. Hill, a former resident of this
community, who with one child sur
wives him. The deceased had suffer-
ed an attack of Influenza, which was
followed by pneumonia, death result
ing.
Sunday morning all official clocks
we're turned back one hour, and we
have the same time now that was in
force in normal times. The daylight
saving law was operative for six
months, and it pretty generally suit
ed everybody. 1t seemed to be nat
ural for people to go to bed sooner
and get up in the morning and go to
work earlier, and in this way it is
estimated that there was a great saw
ing Of fuel throughout the country.
Everybody seams to be glad that the
old time prevails again, however.
Bamberg Boy Promoted.