The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-06-10
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Dr.. J. S. Dill of Greenville, ad-
dressed the congregation of the Bap-
tist church last Sunday evening.
A large number of local base ball
fans went to Barnwell Friday after
noon to watch the Bamberg-BarnWell
game
jeff Gunnels has been appointed
MAGISTRATE at Olar, succeeding .. }.
G. Lain, who resigned to accept the
appointment as game warden.
For the excellent write-up of the
commencement exercises at Carlisle
school in the last issue of The Her
aid. We are indebted to Captain VIM.
r. Watson.
The Democratic enrolment books
are now open for the registration OF
Democratic voters. Every person in
the county qualified to vote is urged
to see that his name is properly en-
rolled.
Fine rains have fallen in the coun-
ty during the past week. Crops in
some sections were suffering for rain,
and the showers were gladly well
coined. Crops generally are consid-
cred very good, though late.
Three Bamberg county negroes
pleaded guilty of violation of the
prohibition law in the federal court
in Charleston last week. They
were: Charlie Glover, Wilbur Folk
and James Ray. A fine of 5000 or
three months imprisonment was given
to each.
If you are a base ball fan, don't
fail to read the base ball news in The
Herald every week And if you are
not fan, you will find it good read
ing anyway. Our young friend, R. P.
Bellinger, is the sporting editor of
The Herald during the base ball seas
on, and his articles are full of pep and
spice
The friends of Mrs. Frank R. Lang
will learn with regret of her illness.
She was carried to a Charleston hos
pital Sunday for treatment. Since
reaching the hospital Mrs. Langs
condition has materially changed for
the better, and we are glad to report
that she is now apparently on the
road to rapid recovery.
We are requested to state that an
error was made in the announcement
of the meeting of the Baptist Wo-
mans Missionary society in the last
issue of The Herald. The society
will meet on Wednesday Of next
, week, at the usual hour, instead of
Wednesday of the present week, as
was announced. q
Tobe Glover, an old and highly re-
spected negro in this city, dropped
dead at his home here Thursday. He
had gone to the lot to catch his horse,
when he was stricken with apoplexy
and died almost Immediately. Uncle
Tobe' was a good old man, and his
many friends, white and colored,
deeply regret his death.
H. S. Glover, formerly Walter
boro citizen, but recently of Cope,
was in town Sunday on a visit to
relatives and friends. Mr.. Glover
states that he expects to make
Bamberg his home after July 1st.
He will be in charge of mercantile
established there after that date
Walterboro Press and Standard.
H. c. Folk has returned to his
home here after attending the COM
mencement exercises of Wofford
college in Spartanburg and particu-
larly his class reunion, he having
graduated from the institution with
the class of 1880. The class num-
bered ten graduates and although it
has been 40 years since they parted
from the old college walls only two
of the original number have passed
away, and the remaining eight were
present the past week end.