The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-10-14
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The regular meeting Of the Wo
mans Missionary society will be hello
in the Methodist church Tuesday aft
ernoon at o'clock. Every member
is urged to be present
E. G. Hays is having erected or
west Elm street a large warehouse
which will be occupied by the Kirk
land Graham Furniture company
wholesale furniture dealers, as stor-
age room.
The fourth quarterly conference
was held at kearse Methodist church
near Olar last Sunday by the Rev.
Peter Stokes, of Orangeburg, presid-
ing elder. The Rev. C. NJ. Peeler is
pastor of the Kearse church.
Orphanage work day at the Trini-
ty Methodist Sunday school resulted
in the raising on Sunday of about
$4,000 in cash and pledges. 1t was
expected that this amount would be
materially increased, as some men,
bers of the school had not been can
vassed Sunday.
Rev. Melton Clack, D. D., will con-
duct services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning and eve
ming. DR.. Clark was formerly postor
of the Second Presbyterian church of
Charleston, and has recently accept
ed professorship at the Theological
seminary at Columbia.
About 5000 bales of cotton had
been weighed by the Bamberg cotton
weigher up to Saturday night. This
number is several thousand below the
number weighed to the same date last
year. The crop this year is about
three weeks late, and the farmers are
not anxious to sell at the prevailing
prices.
A. L. kirkland is having lumber
hauled for remodeling his residence
on Carlisle street, now occupied by
Mrs. S. A. Rowell. Extensive repairs
will be made and two rooms will be
added to the house, which Mr.. Kirk
land and family will occupy in the
near future. Mrs. RoWell will soon
move into her new residence on Car
Isle. street, which is nearing COM
pletion.
DR.. w. c. kirkland has resigned
as editor of the Southern Chris
tian Advocate, and DR.. r. E. Stack
house, presiding elder of the Column
bia district, has been elecred as his
successor. DR.. kirkland is the son
of the late DR.. N. F. Kirkland, of this
county, and has scores of friends in
this section who will be interested
in this announcement He has been
connected with the Advocate for a
number of years.
) During the past week I have had
more inquiries about permanent pas
lures than what 1 have had during
the whole summer Bermuda, carpet
grass and Japan clover are the ones
most frequently asked about. I have
bright prospects of getting several
hundred acres of pasture seeded to
carpet grass on the Edisto river. This
type Of soil is suited to carpet grass
and should be success Judging from
the past experiences.-J. D. Brandon
in Clemson News Notes.
The committee acting in an advis-
ory capacity with the city council has
failed so far to secure a commission
Of public works for the water. light
and power plant. The city council is
operating the plant The rate for
electric current has been increased
to thirty cents per ki1owatt hour and
the water rate has been increased to
sixty cents per thousand gallons, the
increase, according to an announce
ment by council, being necessary to
meet the increased cost of operation.