The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-15
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Mothers day was observed by TN
Methodist Sunday school last sun
aav. A very entertaining programme
was rendered.
Mr.. Sam Zimmerman is making III
dry goods store in DR.. }. b. blacN
building very attractive by puttlns
in new front.
The Carlisle cadets are nov
equipped with army rifles. The gum
we're provided by the war depart
ment. the school being unit OF TN
r. o. T. C.
As the pastor expects to be ava!
in attendance upon the Souther1
Baptist convention in Atlanta mex
Sunday, there is not expected to bf
any preaching services at the Baptis
church Sunday morning or evening
The following young men have
been discharged from the army a
Camp Jackson within the past few
days: James Sanders, Denmark
John Califf, Denmark; James Kinard
Bamberg; Frank Howard, Denmark;
Matthew Brown, Bamberg.
Mr.. M. G.. Cooner has resigned his
position as cashier of the Peoples
Bank, and Mr.. C. w. Rentz, Jr., has
been elected to fill the vacancy. Mr.
Rentz began his duties at the bank
Monday morning. Mr. Rentz was, un-
til few months ago, cashier of the
Commercial Bank of Blackville.
Messrs. Lucius S. Bellinger and J.
Grimes Hutto have purchased the
grocery store and business of Mr.
Henry Zeigler. These young men
have only recently returned from ser
vice with the expeditionary forces in
France, and they have the best wish
es of many friends in their new en-
terprise.
Men who have been discharged
from the army, navy or marine corps,
who enlist in the navy within four
months will be given leave to 20
home before being sent away, if so
desired. Pay will start from date of
enlistment. For enlistment apply to
the navy recruiting station, postoffice
building, Bamberg.
The many friends in Bamberg of
G. L. Etheredge will be interested to
learn that he has been promoted to
q captaincy in the army. Captain
Etheredge has been serving in the
77th division, 302nd field artillery,
in France for many months. It is
expected that he will leave for Amer
lea in a few days.
The ,Bamberg acquaintance of
Lieutenant G. D. Ryan will be glad to
know that after an operation he is
recovering. Lieut.. Ryan returned to
America some days ago and spent a
few days in New York, afterward be-
ing transferred to Camp Jackson,
where he was stationed last week.
Lieut.. Ryan is a member of Company
B, 505th engineers.
Mr.. H. L. Hinnant has sold his
residence on New Bridge street to
Mrs. g. E. Simmons. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hinnant are temporarily residing
with Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Free on Railroad
avenue. Mr.. Hinnant has purchased
a small tract of land from Mr.. F. W.
Free on the Denmark road, about
two miles from town, and expects to
build in the near future.
Perhaps there are few people here
who knew that Bamberg was repre-
sented at the peace conference in
Paris. Yet such is the case. Capt
L. H. ,Grandy, the well-known BAN.
berg contractor; has been attached tc
the war indemnities board. While
his official capacity in connection
with the work of the war indemnities
board has not been stated, it is like
ly that. being a contractor, his knowl
edge as such was sought in arriving
at the indemnities to be demanded
resulting from the demolition by the
armies of the enemy.