The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The Duncanville school will close
Friday, May 9. There will be picnic
given at the schoolhouse on Satur-
day, May 10. The public is invited
to attend with we'll filled baskets.
Governor Cooper last Wednesday
afternoon granted an eXtradltlon
from Governor Dorsey of Georgia Tor
fhe return to that State of Adam
Williams, who was arrested at Den
mark, charged with the disposition
of property under lien.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Baptist church will meet next
"Wednesday afternoon at 5.o'clock at
the church. The subject for the meet
ing will be, "Utilizing Missionary
Literature,' and the leader will be
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Free. A full attend
ance is earnestly requested.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the F. NJ. Bamberg chapter, .. D.
c.. will be held on Wednesday, May
21, at the home of Mrs. G. Frank
Bamberg. There will be important
business at this meeting-election OF
officers-and all members are ur-
gently requested to be present.
CONGRESSMAN Byrnes will be here
Saturday to make the principal ad-
dress at the annual memorial day
exercises. Jimmy" as he is known
to all his friends, is a popular man
in this section, and doubtless many of
his friends from all sections of the
county will be here to hear him Sat-
urday.
The Columbia w. G. G. S. reports
the discharge from the army of the
following Bamberg county men: John
J. Stroud, Bamberg; Stephen Hers
Bamberg; William Hightower, Bam-
berg; John Copeland, Bamberg; Will
liam Williams, Bamberg; William
R. McKenna, Denmark; Henry Muir
ray Ray, Bamberg.
The annual memorial exercises at
Rivers Bridge we're held last Thurs
day, at which Mr.. J. A. Wig
gins. of Denmark, made the principal
address. The usual decoration of the
graves of the veterans was made, and
Mr.. Virgins made one of the best ad-
dresses ever heard on these occa-
sions. A large crowd, as usual, was
present, quite a number attending
from Bamberg.
The blind tigers will have to open
their eyes if they would escape the
clutches of the law, for Sheriff Ray is
after them. Catching the ambergris
of good old corn ''likker' "some-
where" near Ehrhardt, Sheriff Ray
located the offender, who proved to
be an old colored woman, Eugenia
Lightsey, who was operating a still.
The amount of whiskey captured
Tuesday was one gallon.
The Rev. J. S. Mingo, well-known
colored preacher, died at his home
near Ehrhardt on Tuesday of last
week, after a short illnesss. He
leaves six children and large num-
Der of relatives and friends to mourn
his departure. Rev. Mingo was a
good old man, and lad host OF
friends among the white people. His
son, Sergt. R. w. Mingo, had just re-
turned from service in the army. An
other son, the Rev. P. E. Mingo, only
recently completed hisi school term
in Atlanta.
The revival meeting at the Baptist
church was closed last Thursday
night. Seventy-six additions were,
made to the church during the meet
ing, and two more were received at
the following Sunday morning sell
vice. making a total of IS, about 55
of whom were received for member
ship by baptism. Most of this num-
Der received the ordinance of bap-
tism Sunday morning and Sunday
evening. The Rev. Geo. E. Davis, of
Orangeburg, did the preaching dur
inp the revival
Mr.. w. A. Dickinson returned
home few days ago, after receiving
his discharge from the navy. Mr..
Dickinson enlisted as second-class
seaman little more than year ago,
and was attached to the U. S. S Hart
fdro, at Charleston. His promotion
was rapid, and few weeks before
his discharge he had been made chief
yeoman with subsistence allowance
of $50 per month in addition to his
salary, being then connected with the
paymaster department. He has not
yet decided upon his future plans.