The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-29
Ut)e Ban1berg Dfram
Thursday, January 20, 1871.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

NJ D..
Southern railway company here VINO
filed his resignation some weeks ago
has consented to remain in Bamberg'
his many friends will be glad to learn
Mrs, J. C. Folk was operated on
at the hospital in Orangeburg last
week. and her friends will be glad
to know that the operation was sue
cessful, and that she is now rapidly
recovering.
The many friends of DR.. .. D.
Faust will learn with much regret OF
his serious illness. He was stricken
several days ago and on Saturday
was carried to hospital in Charles
ton for treatment.
Mr.. H. J. Bellinger furnishes US
with the following figures on cotton
z,nned in Bamberg county prior to
January 16, 1920, and the figures
for the same date last year: lS2O,
24,455; 1919, $500.
The county commissioners have re-
ceived another truck from the state
highway commission, allotted to TINS
county by the war department. Tnls
makes three trucks that have been
e;von the county for use on the coun-
tvs highways.
DIR. w. S. Stokes, a former resident
of this county, has asked the Colum-
bia police to assist in trying to To-
cate his son, ]. E. Stokes, who DIS
appeared after coming to Columbia
from Lake City last Saturday night,
and has not been seen since that time.
Representative Miley has introduce
ed a bill in the house to ratify the
election on the annexation of part
of Colleton to Bamberg county. SO
far as known there will be no oppo-
sition to the measure. Every vote
cast in the election was in favor OF
the annexation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Bessinger en-
tertained with delightful party at
their country place near Bamberg last
Thursday. A number of relatives
and friends were present on the oc-
casjon, who spent most enjoyable
day. Music was furnished.
During fifteen minute period be-
ginning at sos p. M, AZ Fords,
trucks, automobiles and other motor
vehicles passed The Herald Office last
Wednesday. Considering the fact
that business was not especially rush
ing at that time, this is fairly good
record for the traffic of Bamberg.
The friends in Bamberg of Rev. w.
R. Mcmillan, of Westminster, will
be saddened to learn that he is still
very i'll. Letters received in the city
last week stated that he was uncon-
scious and suffering from broken
blood vessel on the brain, and that
very little hope is held out for his
recovery.
Charley Guess, of Denmark, died
at his home there Monday. He had
been in Florida for number of years
but has been living at Denmark for
some time. He was formerly of Hen
Jacksonville, this county, and is sur
vived by a brother, D. E. Guess, of
Hendersonville.- le.-Walterboro Press
and Standard.
Mr.. Roy Free, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. D. Free, has been notified of his
appointment to West Point Military
academy. He has not yet been noti-
fed when to appear for entrance ex-
animation. Mr. Free is being con-
graduated upon this excellent ap-
pointment, which comes through Con-
gressman Byrens. The scholarship
is from the second congressional dis
trict, and is good for the entire four
years term.
1t Will be a matter of general in
terest to Bamberg to learn that DR..
M. H. Warn is meeting with splendid
success in Atlanta. Dr. Warn is half
owner in an establishment that fills
orders for dental supplies, and in this
line if is the second largest business
in the South. The volume of busi-
ness of the company runs into the
hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
Dr. Warn is an old Bamberg boy, and
his many friends here rejoice that he
is meeting with merited success.
PEANUT MEETING AT DENMARK.