The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-11
Tbe Ban1berg Deram
Thursday, Sept. II, 1919.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


mary election in Colleton county last
week, the vote being: Ackerman,
6SS; Miley, S97.
The contractor paving main street
has been engaged for the past sew
eral days in putting down a large
drain pipe through the street to carry
off the surface water.
MIR. w. D. Rowell, county superin-
tendent of education, has been named
by State superintendent J. E. Swear
ingen as a delegate to the cotton con-
yention in New Orleans.
:, Mr.. A. P. Beard and family, who
have been occupying the DoWlng
residence on Carlisle street, have
moved to Ehrhardt, where Mr.. Ruby
Beard is conducting an automobile
repair shop.
The F. NJ. Bamberg chapter of the
u. D. C. will meet next Tuesday aft
ernoon, Sept. 16, at the home of Mrs.
F. M. Bamberg, with Mrs. Bamberg
and Mrs. Barr as hostesses. A full
attendance is earnestly requested.
Miss Mamie Faust has been award
ed the scholarship from Bamberg
county to Winthrop college, having
won the highest average in the ex-
animation recently held at the court
house for the purpose of filling
s yacancy from this county.
Messrs. A. NJ. Denbow, president
of the Peoples Bank, and c. F. Rizer,
of the Bank of Olar, have been ap-
pointed by the president of the South
Carolina Bankers association to rep
resent the banking interests of Bam-
berg county at the big cotton meet
ing in Nv Orleans.
Mr.. Edwin c. Bruce, Jr., has been
appointed county demonstration agent
for Hampton county. Mr.. Bruce is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.<Bruce,
of this city, and only recently return
ed, home from France, where ne
served with the A. E. F. for more
than year.
DR.. Charles E. Wilson, of Corinth,
Miss, was the guest of of honor at a
fish fry at Cannon's Bridge last
Thursday evening. Besides DR.. Will
SON the following gentlemen were
present: J. Albert Mcmillan, DR.. F.
3. McCrackin, DR.. A. S. Weekley, DR..
II. ]. stuckey, Claude M. Smoak, and
F. M. Moye.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Baptist church will meet next
wednesday afternoon at $3.50. Mrs.
A. w. knight will be leader. All the
members are urged to attend as the
years work will end with this meet
ing and delegates will be appointed
70 attend the annual meeting at ,Ehr-
hardt September IL.
Mr.. w, D. 'Rhoad has had mounted
one of the fine tarpon he hooked
while on a fishing trip, on the Gulf
of Mexico during the past summer.
Monday the specimen was received
and exhibited to a number OF Mr..
Rhoad's friends. The huge fish meas
ures something like six feet, and is
mounted in most life-like manner.
!, The term of court last week turned
out an unusual volume Of business.
Six murder cases were tried during
the week. Four Of the cases result
ed in verdicts of acquittal, while two
defendants were found guilty Of man
slaughter. 1t has been remarked
that the jury panel for this session
was composed of unusually good citi-
zens.
The Bamberg Vulcanizing Co. has
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temporary quarters until permanent
quarters can be secured, under the
management of Mr.. Roy West, OF
Aiken. This concern has installed an
Anderson vulcanizing machine, which
is said to be one of the most modern
in existence, and is now ready to
turn out work.
A change in the schedule of the
Ehrhardt-G Green Pond division of the
A. G.. l.. has been made, effective last
week. The passenger train now re-
mains in Ehrhardt over night, and
the following is the schedule, there
being two passenger trains daily:
Arrive Ehrhardt, 11:40 a. m. and
S:15 D. m. Leave Ehrhardt, 6:15
a. M, and 1925 p. m.
Mr.. Melvin Zorn, Of this city,
feels that now he is an expert jury
man. During the session Of court