The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-31
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The friends of Mr.. G. R. Brabham,
sr., will learn with regret OF his Ill
ness. He is suffering from sunstroke.
A building boom has struck Bam-
berg. There are now in course OF
construction. or about to be con-
structed, several residences and busl-
ness buildings.
The steel bridge over the North
Edisto river between Bamberg ana
Orangeburg has been closed D! tne
Orangeburg authorities. who pro-
nounce the bridge unsafe for travel
until necessary repairs have been
made.
The W. G. Hoffman company has
been commissioned by the secretary
of State. The corporators are Mes
srs. w. G. Hoffman and c. H. Mitch
ell, and the purpose of the concern
is to engage in the grocery business
in the city of Bamberg. Mr.. Mitchell
has resigned his position as telegraph
operator here to go into the new tlrm.
: The price of cotton dropped about
two cents a pound within the past
week, in spite of the fact that re-
ports from all over the cotton belt
are to the effect that the crop is Tar
shorter than previous estimates, and
is deteriorating every day. Cotton
experts are advising the people to
continue to hold to the staple on
hand.
The rural route carriers from the
Bamberg postoffice had hard time
last week making their rounds. IN
many places bridges were washed
away and streams too high to 1oro'
and in others the roads were so bad
". washed as to be impossible. 1t
will cost the county thousands of dol
lars TO repair the damage to roads
and bridges, caused by the recent
heavy rains.
Mr.. ]. L. Wilkes narrowly es-
caped injury a few days ago while
crossing the Edisto river at Cannon's
bridge. While his car was in the mid
die of one of the approach bridges
the bridge gave way allowing the
water to come into the car, killing
the engine. He hastily got out OF
the car with his little girl, and got
over the bridge in safety, but was un-
able to get his car out until later.
Mr.. C.. R. Calhoun, who has been
appointed and confirmed as postmas-
ter at Greenwood, is we'll and favor
ably known in Bamberg, where he
was principal of our graded school
a number of years ago. He has many
friends here, who are glad of his
promotion. He has been the assls-
tant postmaster at Greenwood for
some years, and won the position OF
postmaster through a competitive ex-
animation.
A Dillon dispatch to the News and
Courier states that Mr.. A. B. Jor-
dan is being urged to make the race
for congress to succeed the late j. w.
Ragsdale, and that Mr.. Jordan has
the matter under consideration. Mr..
Jordan is a former resident of Bam-
berg, being many years ago connect
ed with The Herald. He is the son
of Mrs. A. D. Jordan, of BamDerg,
and has been editor of the Dillon
Herald for 20 years.
Supervisor Mcmillan requests The
Herald to say that the recent rains
have torn the roads up all over the
county, and that he will do all he can
to repair the roads just as soon as
possible. He asks for the patience
of the people and also for their as
sistance. Where it is possible for
anyone to do some repair work, the
county will gladly pay for it, and will
appreciate the assistance thus render
ed. The damage to roads is not just
in any one locality, it is all over the
county and it will take some time to
get over all the roads.