The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-08-28
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Miss Miriam Rice has been appoint
ed as organizer of the Woman's Mis-
sionary union in Bamberg county
for the Baptist Is Million Campaign.
Services will be held at the Presby-
terian church next Sunday morning
at II o'clock; preaching by the pas
tor. Rev. P. D. DuBose. The puoHc
is invited
The Cotton Oil company turned out
one of the biggest bales of cotton
dav or two ago on record. The bale
/tipped the scales at IT'S pounds and
was the property of Mr.. Dave Smoak.
While there has been some let-up
in the rains during the past week,
hard showers have fallen in some
sections of the county almost daily.
The rains have not been so general
as two weeks&go.
Mr.. P. w. Stevens, optician and
matchmaker, of Columbia, has ac-
cepted a position with Reid's Jew
elry Store, and has entered upon his
duties. The Reids will add an opti-
cal department to their store.
Among the recent purchasers Of
town property are: Bowling resi-
dence, adjoining Carlisle school, on
Carlisle street. bought by Mr.. l.. S.
Dukes, and the Harmon residence on
Carlisle street bought by Mr.. Herbert
G. Delk.
The food water on the Edisto river
has receded greatly within the past
few days, but the river is still very
high. It has been nearly month
since the river began to creep out of
it's banks, and it has not been down
to normal since. Much of the river
bottom lands are still under water.
With the removal of electric
light and telephone poles from
Main street, the business por-
ton of town begins to look
like a city. The grading of the
street has been completed by the con-
tractor, and the work of putting
down the concrete paving will be
started at once.
Ground was broken Monday morn
ing for the erection of a stable build
ing by the Thomas Black company
on Elm street. The stable building
will be constructed of galvanized ma
terial, with brick foundation, and
will have a frontage of about 45
feet. The building will be an attrac-
tive addition to the business district.
Cotton is pouring into Bamberg
for ginning these days. Long trains
of wagons may be seen every day.
The Cotton Oil company began gin
ming cotton the first of last week,
and the Farmers Gin company started
to gin cotton Monday of this week.
This is considerably later in the
season for the gins to start than
usual.
Some of the tobacco planters have
realized an excellent profit on their
tobacco this season, while others have
probably lost money. 1t appears that
none but well cured tobacco, care
fully classified, has brought good
prices. One farmer sold for above
fifty cents on an average, while an
other averaged AZ cents for his en-
tire crop.
Liquor is flowing more freely in
Bamberg now than it has in months,
ip spite of the 'Fbone dry law. The
liquor appears to be practically all
of the home made variety, and it is
said that on account of the scarcity
of quart bottles the makers are SELL
ing the stuff by the gallon. Drunks
are more common than at any time
during the past year.
County Agent George R. Briggs re-
ports the presence of hog cholera in
several sections of the county, and
inoculation is keeping him quite
busy. Mr.. J. G. Rhoad, of Hunters
Chapel, had a fine lot of hogs inocu-
lated Monday. They should net him
300 pounds of bacon, each, he said,
and he is taking no chances on losing
this valuable farm product.
The scarcity of houses in Bamberg
is nothing short of appalling. A citi-
zen remarked the other day that if a
disastrous fire should visit the town,
it would be necessary for the suffer-
ers to leave town, as it is absolutely
impossible to rent house in the city.
There is at this time, according to
our information, demand for no less