The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-08-07
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


Lloyd Morris. colored, is announced
by the Columbia w. G. G. S.
Died, Saturday, August 2, the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. EDDIE
Smoak, after a short illness. the
parents. have the sympathy of their
numerous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Poliakoff' OF
Aiken, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Lille Rose, to Mr..
Milton Shapiro, of Bamberg, the we'd
ding to take place in September.
Sheriff Ray arersted negro nam
ed Moody Saturday, charged with
operating liquor distillery in his
home a few miles from town. The
still was captured, small affair, to-
gether with about a pint OF nome
made liquor. Moody is in Jail.
Rev. R. H. Jones, pastor of Trim
itv Methodist church, writes from An
derson requesting the announcement
that he will return to Bamberg this
week. and that services will be held
at the Methodist church next Sun
day.
Several new business buildings are
to be erected in Bamberg soon.
Among them will be stable building
for the Thomas Black company and
a bottling plant for the Chero Cola
Bottling company Several residences
also will +, erected this fab.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Baptist church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock at
the church. Mrs. c. P. Hooton will
lead the meeting, with 'EMedical Mis-
sions'' as her topic. All the mem
bers are urged to attend. Visitors
are invited.
Mrs. ]. P. Murdaugh, who was
widely related throughout Bamberg
county, died in Varnville a few days
ago. Mrs. Murdaugh was Miss Da-
Wis before her marriage. She was
born on Aug. 4, 1S47, and she is sur
vived by four children. Interment
took place in Magnolia cemetery,
Charleston.
Work on the Jones Bros. $40, 900
stable building is progressing rapid
ly.> The work is being done by Con-
tractor Broom, of Charleston, for
mer resident of Bamberg, and the
brick walls are already several feet
in height, and the building will be
completed and ready for occupancy by
October first.
The friends in Bamberg of Mr..
Harry Thomas, of Florence, will be
interested to learn of his marriage
last week to Miss Ruth Elizabeth
Hines, of Florence. Mr.. Thomas is
a brother of Mr.. LaVerne Thomas,
of Bamberg, and has been frequent
visitor here, where he has made many
warm acquaintances.
A revival meeting will be held at
Hunters Chapel Baptist church be-
ginning next Sunday. The pastor,
the Rev. D. H. Owings, will be as
sisted by the Rev. J. P. Graham, of
Walterboro. Services will be held
daily at II and o'clock, old time,
except next Sunday only one service
will be held at II O'Clock.
DIR. A. S. Weekley, who recently
returned from overseas duty in the
medical corps, and who has been on
short vacation, has returned to
Bamberg to resume the practice of
medicine here. DR.. Weekley is one
of Bamberg county's finest young
men, and his numerous friends all
over the county wish him we'll.
Reports of damage to cotton and
other crops continue to come in. 1t
appears that in some sections, where
the drainage is good, the damage is,
perhaps, not so great as at first
thought, but on all low or fiat lands,
the crop is most seriously injured.
AS most of Bamberg's finest lands
are rather low, the amount of dam
age may easily be imagined. Cotton
everywhere is shedding the young
bolls in enormous quantities.
There are at this time more Bam-
berg people out of town than perhaps
at any time in remembrance. There
has been little going away on vaca-
tions in the last few years, and the
people are making up for lost time.
1t is reported here that all mountain
and seashore resorts are crowded to
the limit and it is difficult to secure