The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-23
Tte Banrberg Dtralo
Thursday, October %, 1919
SHORT LOCALS.
Rrief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The frlonQS Ol Mdyol y. y. oiA4o'N
will learn with regret of his Illness
He is now in a hospital in Columbia
undergoing treatment.
The demand for houses in Bambe:s
is very great. There is scarcely a
house to be had in town, and there
are quite a number of families mere
who are unable to secure living quar-
ters.
The Denmark Wholesale Grocery
has been chartered by the secretary
of State. with capital stock of SlO,-
200. Pc. Dukes is president of the
new concern, and F. A. Bruce is Sec
retary and treasurer.
Cotton sold for 1925 in Bambers
Tuesday, this being the highest
quotation since the drop in the mark
ct several weeks ago. Although con-
siderable cotton is being sold in BAN
berg, hundreds of bales are beng
stored and held for higher prices.
Rev. B. E. Grandy, father of Mr..
LLOYD Grandy, formerly of this city
died at his home in Jamison on Oc-
tober 12 from a congestive chill fol-
lowing an illness of malaria. he
was a we'll known contractor, having
erocted a number of buildings in this
section.
Excellent progress is now being
made in the paving of Main street.
The contractor is now using large
concrete mixing machine, which does
most of the work automatically. Half
of the street has been paved from
the lower corner of the cotton HILL
to the corner at J. Cooner & Sons
store.
The Kearse-Padgett company, OF
Bamberg, has received charter from
the secretary of State, with capital
stock of $4,000. The officers are:
J. M. Grimes, president; R. l..
Kearse, vice president; G. c. Pad
gett, secretary, and H. l.. kearse'
treasurer. The concern will open for
business Jan. l.
The Chero Cola Bottling company
has just completed large structure
near the B. E. & w. railroad station,
and the concern expects to occupy
the new quarters about the first OF
November. This is fast growing
local concern, and the present quar-
ters have been found to be entirely
Inadequate to take care of the product
of the company.
Mr.. George R. Briggs, county agent,
is now preparing an agricultural ex-
hibit for the State fair. The exhibit
will consist of the various crops
grown here, and Mr.. Briggs states
that a most creditable exhibit will
be shown at the fair next week. He
will spend the week in Columbia.
Bamberg visitors to the fair should
be certain to see the Bamberg ex-
hibit.
The South Atlantic Realty COM
pany, of Greenwood, conducted an
auction sale in Bamberg last Thurs
day. Mr.. Raymond Matheny, for
merly of this city, is connected with
this company, and was one of the
battery of auctioneers at the sale
Thursday. Mr.. Matheny has a
large circle of friends in Bam-
berg, who were delighted to see him
on his visit here.
The local postmaster requests that
all persons wishing stamped envel-
ores with their return card on same,
will place their orders right away, as
there is considerable delay at present
in getting acquisitions filled. 1t now
takes forty days or more to get these
envelopes, and it would be we'll for
all interested to look over their stock
on hand and let him have their or
ders at once if they are likely to need
any in the next few months.
Commencing with October 9th,
when the time changes, the local post
Office will close at $50 p. m. instead
of six o'clock as at present. AS train
is due at 6:01 p. m, and as the mail
for this train is the heaviest dispatch
of the day, the windows will have
to be closed in order to dispatch this
mail. The office will be opened as
usual after the six o'clock mail is
distributed. Patrons will please bear
this in mind and bring in their let
ters and packages in time and not
wait until the last minute, as many
do now.