The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
Ube Bamrberg Beraln
Thursday, July II, 1919.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Hon. Rut. l.. OSuoi he' 1oip
general of South Carolina, was IN
Bamberg Friday making annual seI-
t,ement with the county officials.
4 game of ball was played here
last Saturday between the Palmetto
team of Charleston and the bampers
mills team. The game resulted IN a
tie score of to ).
Rev. Geo. P. White is conduclns
q revival meeting at the Cope Baptist
church. of which he is pastor, thls
week. assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Fun
derburk, of Chesterfield.
Mr.. w. S. Miley is happy AGAIN
He located his lost dog Sunday ana
the canine is again in his possesslon'
He advertised in The Herald Tor the
deg. which had strayed away ano'
of course, found him.
The scarcity of sugar is being felt
in Bamberg, and those who had the
foresight to stock up few weeks ago
have reason to feel grateful, as the
nrice has materially advanced and the
supply diminished within the past
two or three weeks.
Mr.. J.. D. Cleckley, of Cope, recent
" made a trip out to Alabama where
he bought some Thoroughbred moss.
There we're five fine Hampshires IN
the lot weighing $500 pounds. The
boar is valued at $500 AMI weighs BE-
tween 700 and 500 pounds. A pig
from one of the sows bought sold for
$500 when two months old.
The Herald is requested by the
Bamberg postmaster to. state that
those wishing stamped envelopes had
hest place their orders early, as there
is likely to he a considerable dela!
in receiving them on account OF the
congestion caused by the large NUM-
ber,of orders going in because of the
change back to 2-cent postage.
Aaron Hartzog, colored, was al
most instantly killed on Wednesday
of last week, when a team of mules
he was driving came in contact with
live electric wire at Voorhees, Indus
trial school near Denmark, The
mules we're hitched to two-horse
wagon, and the team was also killed
when the wagon ran into the wire.
Mr.. F. W. Free, who lost his to-
bacco barn on Tuesday night OF last
week by fire, sustained loss OF about
$1,000, with no insurance. The barn
was filled with tobacco, which had
been cured, and the cause of the fire
is somewhat of a mystery. Mr.. Free
has completed a new barn, and the
curing of his tobacco is proceeding as
usual.
A short session of court vas held
in Bamberg yesterday, lasting about
a half hour. Only equity business
was heard. Several orders were grant
ed by Hon. Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken,
presiding Judge. Bail was granted
to Susie Nelson, the colored woman
who is charged with the killing OF
Ella Washington at Sato few days
ago, in the sum of $1,000.
Lieut.. Augustus S. Weekley, of this
city, returned home this week after
spending more than year overseas
with the expeditionary forces. DR..
Weekley was commissioners first lieu
tenant in the medical corps in the
early part of the war, and ne saw
active service on the western front
for many months. The many friends
of the doctor will be pleased to learn
that he will again locate in Bamberg.
The Bamberg county school atten-
dance officer is now engaged IN ga
IQGrlUS SldllSI!SS 1CSci ulAS SAAN + -
pills in the county subject to school
attendance under the compulsory law
recently enacted by the legislature.
The county treasurer has recently re-
ceived s70e to pay the expenses OF
the law enforcement in this county
from June 1 to December 81. Mr..
N. H. Fender, of Hunters Chapel, is
the attendance officer for this county.
Mr.. H. C. Folk, who has been un-
der treatment for several weeks at a
Columbia hospital, returned home
Sunday. His condition had been
steadily impfoving for some days pre-
vious, and it was thought the change
to Bamberg would be beneficial. On
Sunday, however, Mr.. Folk was not
doing we'll, and it was thought best
that he should return to the hospital
ACCOMPANIED by his physician and