The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-04-24
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Preston Dowling has just comrlet-
Cd a nice residence at Ehrhardt ior
Mr.. B. H. Carter.
Mr. w. P. Jones desires The Her.
aid to announce that he decilhes the
nomination for alderman.
A charter was granted this week
m The Cotton Oil Company OF bam-
berg bv the secretary of State "l1h
a capital stock of $4,000.
The Colston colored school closed
last Friday. An attractive programme
was carried out. The teacher, Essle
Davis has been elected to teach an
other year.
letter from Sergt. James B. Bar
ker a member of the expedltlonarv
forces in France, Informs us that ne
exnects to return home about the
first of September.
E. H. Henderson, Esq, states that
- he cannot accept office as MEMBER
of council, as he has served on coun-
Gil six years, and believes that there
should be rotation In this office.
Frost was reported in many Sec
+;ons of the county last week during
the usual Easter cold snap. No dam
age to crops has been reported, and
il seems that frost was not at all
general, but was prevalent in low
places.
Mr.. J. P. O'Quinn, of the Midway
section, was in the city Monday morn
ing. He stated that the crop pros
poets in his section were excellent
that the cold spell had not injured
any of the crops, and that the grain
crop was very promising.
Supervisor Mcmillan now has the
county chaingang at work on the
Ehrhardt road. The recent rains have
damaged the road considerably. The
gang is shaping it up again, scraping
and dragging it, and putting the
thorou ghfare into first-class condi-
.tion.
Considerable asparagus is being
shipped from Bamberg. There are
several growers of this early vSge-
table in and around Bamberg, and
some Of the finest asparagus on the
market is produced here. 1t is under
stood that attractive prices are being
received.
Sergeant Porter has arrived in the
city, having been detailed for duty at
Carlisle school by the war depart
ment, as an assistant to Capt. Van c.
Walton He is accompanied by Mrs.
Porter, and they have taken rooms at
Miss Willie Snyder's. One non-com-
missioned officer is allowed the school
for each 100 cadets.
The Rev. Waddy T. Duncan, for
i, mer pastor of Trinity Methodist
church, died at his home at Fountain
Inn recently. His death was sudden,
and was great shock to his many
friends in Bamberg. Mr.. Duncan was
very popular in Bamberg during his
pastorate here, and the news of his
death was received with genuine re-
gret.
''The Price of Peace" the official
war picture of the United States gov
ernment, was shown in Bamberg yes.
terday afternoon and last night. The
picture is shown on the screen all
over the country in the interest of
the victory liberty loan campaign,
and those who have seen the picture
describe it as graphic depletion of
the part played by Uncle Sam in the
great war.
ttAunt" Lou Patterson, an old col
ored woman, died recently at her
home in Orangeburg She and her
husband, old Uncle Pat" lived in
this county for years, and they were
beloved by a large circle of white
friends. She was faithful old wo-
man, and she will be missed by
many people to whom she ministered
during her long life. She leaves
three children.