The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-01-02
SHORT LOCALS.

SHORT LOOh16.
Brief Items Of Interest
the Town and County.
ur p. s. Johns and family have
ooved from the Johns Hotel to the
jennings residence On New Bridge
street, which Mr.. Johns gently pur-
chased.
Ramberg Mill chapef-sunday-
school at 1890, Albin Kirsch, supt'
praaching at HIS and 1880 by pas
tor every first and third Sunday. you
are welcome.
TIE local statician of the bureau
81 agriculture reports the number OF
balas of cotton ginned prior to De-
aamber Is as 31,44s. compared With
1884 to the same date last year.
The Carlisle school and the graded
.cboor respectively, reopened after
"a bc,idays on Tuesday morning. The
various teachers of the two schools
anent the holidays at the respective
homes.
The Local Board of this county
Mas wound up it's business, but mas
"a vet been discharged. The records
af the board are to be preserved Tor
guch pupose as the government may
direct in the future.
A subscriber at Ridseville writes
me Herald as follows: Gam send
Mo YOU a check for s2.o0;. please
sand my paper on to me. It Is ike
a. letter from home. Wishing you
al 8 happy new year. etc"
Mr.. w. M. McCue and family ex-
Dect to move this week to Troy, NC
cormick county, where they will re-
side in the future. Mr.. McCue has
sod his farm near Bamberg to Mr..
wB. Smoak, and has purchased a
farm near Troy.
The following names appeared on
the casualty lists from France within
the. past few days: Willie Ramsey
McKenna. of Denmark; Isaac c. Nc
Alhaney, of Branchville; Leroy Shep-
hArd, of olar, all Of whom were re-
DoYfed slightly wounded.
Most of the merchants of the city
are busy this week taking stock and
getting things in shape for business
thascoming year. The mercantile es-
tablshments of the city have enjoyed
n excellent business during the past
season. especially during the fall.
MI. C. W. Rentz, Jr., has moved
into MIS-. C. Fl. simmens's, residence
on New Bridge street. recently oc-.
scupied by Mr.. H. F. Bamberg, which
Mr.. Rentz has purchased. Mr.. BAN
berg and family have moved into
he caves residence On Railroad ave
sIue.
Those who were looking forward to
e bright and fair Christmas we're
doomed to Disappointment, for one
of the heaviest rains Of the season
fell. Hard rains also fell In the few
days preceding Christmas, and Main
street was one continuous pond-no,
excuse the plain statement, mud hole.
The contract for the new Metho-
dist church in st. George has been
awarded by the building COMMITTEES
to the Spencer Construction Com
pany. of Gastonia, N. c.. The build
ing will cost about ~, 600, which
does not include the furniture. Work
WIN begin in the near future.-Dor-
chester Eagle.
Mr.. C. E. Black has resigned his
position as cashier Of the Peoples
Bank, and Mr.. NJ. G. Cooner has been
elected to fill his place. Mr.. Black
will devote his time to business of
his father, DR.. J. B. Black. Mr.. Coon
or has until recently been clerk of the
Local Board of this county, and has
had considerable previous experience
in banking.
Little Miss Dorothy Kearse, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Kearse,
died at the residence of Mr.. G. B.
Kearse on Monday morning of last
week. The little girl was only nine
years of age, and was a very bright