The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-22
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

for funds in this county. G. w. Rentz
Jr., has been appointed country chair
man. and J. J. Heard county treas
urer.
Rev. T. C. O'Dell, superintendent
of the Epworth orphanage, who was
formerly pastor of Trinity Method
ist church here, will preach at Trim
ity next Sunday morning and even
ing.
Married on Sunday, April IS, My
ers Aver, son of Aaron Aver, Of the
Olar section, and Miss Pauline
Kearse, of Bamberg, R. F. D. F. o.
Brabham, deputy clerk of court, per-
formed the ceremony.
. L. S. Dukes has resigned his posi-
ton as express agent in Bamberg to
move to Bowman, where he has en-
gagged in the sale of farm electrical
supplies. His brother, A. l. Dukes,
has been appointed agent here.
Miss Bessie Harper, district DEM
onstration agent of Aiken, had the
misfortune to fracture an ankle a
few days ago while going up hight
of stairs in Aiken, and is unable to
attend to her duties for few days.
The graduating class of the Bam-
berg high school, of 1920, has start
ed to practicing for their class play,
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night S
Dream. The commencement pro-
gramn1e for 1920 promises to be
very unique as we'll as very entertain
ing.
A. NJ. Denbow is now receiving ma
terial for the erection of hand
some residence on the lot recently
purchased from R. S. Simmons. The
material is ready cut, and is supplied
by one of the large concerns of the
kind. The house on the lot has been
moved.
Thursday, April 29th, will be OBJ
served by the Rivers Bridge Memorial
association as memorial day. Hon.
: B. D. Carter, of Bamberg, will be the
orator of the day. The public is cor
daily invited to attend the exercises,
and the ladies are urgently requested
to carry flowers.
At the regular convention of Bam-
berg lodge No. 3S, Knights of Py-
thias, last Monday evening, Col. J. G..
Guilds and LaVerne Thomas were
elected representatives to the grand
lodge which will convene in Colum-
bia in May. NJ. G.. Cooner and H. L..
Hinnant were elected alternates.
The attorneys for R. O. Williamson,
recently convicted of manslaughter in
the killing of Ham Bra abham at Ehr-
hardt last year, have filed notice OF
intention to appeal the case. to the
supreme court. Bail has been grant
ed Williamson in the sum of $4,000,
which has been furnished, and he has
been released from Jail pending the
result of the appeal.
The Bamberg friends of Miss Fan
ME Simmons, daughter of Mrs. w. E..
Smith, Of Rowesville, will be inter-
terested to learn of her marriage on
Wednesday evening to Randolph
Howell. The wedding occurred at
the brides home. Among the at
tendants were Misses Mildred Knight
and Vista Brabham, of Bamberg, who
were bridesmaids. Mrs. Howell is
we'll known to a large circle of friends
here, where she has frequently been
a. most charming visitor.
During the past week there has
been a fresh outbreak Of the epidem-
ic of influenza in Bamberg. So far
there has been but one case of pneu-
monia following the ''fu," that of
Thomas Quicker. Mr.. Ducker has
been very i'll, but his friends will be
glad to know that he is improving
very rapidly. Among others who
have been suffering with the inf11-
enza are: Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Rhoad and little daughter Lena, Mrs.
u. Heard and little son J. j., Mrs.
LaVerne Thomas and children, and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Reid and little
daughter Margaret.
Much regret is felt in Bamberg
over the news of the tragic death OF
Andrew J. Cauthen, who was killed
near Darlington Monday afternoon
when an automobile in which he ano
four companions we're riding skiddeo
in sandbed and turned over. The
young men were enroute to base
ball game at Cheraw at the time. He
was the son of the Rev. H. J. Cauth
en- and was we'll known to large