The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-08
Tbe Banrberg Dtraln
Thursday, January s, 1920
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

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Last Thursday. according to the
Augusta Chronicle, was the coldes1
and hottest day of the year-up te
that time. 1t was January first.
The Apollo Music club will meet
Friday afternoon, January 9th, at the
home of Mrs. Glenn Cope at four
O'Clock. All members are urged to
be on time.
The F. NJ. Bamberg chapter of the
U. D. G.. will meet next Tuesday aft
ernoon, January 13, at the home OF
Mrs. N. P. Smoak at $3.50 o'clock.
All members are urged to be pres
ent at this hour promptly.
The regular meeting of the W. M.
S. of the Baptist church will be held
next Wednesday afternoon at 1880
O'Clock at the church. A full at
tendance of the membership is urg-
ed, and visitors are cordially invited.
The presence of all the college
girls and boys at home for the Christ
mas hol days always livens things up,
and in the absence of the Carlisle ca
diets they certainly do help to keep
the cd town lively and cheerful with
youth.
Monday was the coldest day of the
winter, the thermometer registering,
so some observers say, IL degrees
above zero. Many water pipes
throu ghout the city burst and the To-
cal plumber had all he could do for
a while.
Mrs. w. H. Duncan, wife of Clerk
of Court Duncan, of Barnwell, died
Monday in Conway. Mrs. Duncan is
wei known by large circle Of friends
in this county. She was the daugh-
ter of the la:e Judge A. P. Aldrich,
of Barnwell.
The shower New Years day was the
first real rain for Main street since
the paving was completed; the drain
age worked we'll and the water ran
off freely and washed the street nice
N. 1t was indeed refreshing after
such a long period of drought.
Seaboard Air Line fast mail and
Southern freight No. Sc at the cross
ing of the roads at Denmark Monday
morning No one was injured. The
passenger train was delayed two
hours and other trains were late.
The recent rains we're preceded by
SHOWS as far south as north Georgia,
where considerable snow and sleet
fell Monday night, and Tuesday
morning the ground was white
mantle practically ailTthe way from
Macon to Atlanta, distance of 104
miles.
Mr.. J. C.. Hewitt, of Timmonsville,
has purchased the plantation of Mr..
J. J. Smoak near Bamberg, and has
moved here with his family. Mr..
Hewitt expects to plant a large acre
age in tobacco this year. He has had
years of experience in the tobacco
ra sing industry.
Mr.. w. B. Harrington, of Rock Hill,
is now in charge of the job printing
department Of The Bamberg Herald.
Mr.. Harrington has had years of ex-
per:ence in the printing business, and
The Herald feels that it is very for
tunate in having him connected with
the establishment.
The many friends here of Mr.. Geo.
H. Smoak and family, who have been
living at Meggetts for several years
past, VII be delighted to know that
they have again moved to Bamberg
and are now occupying Mr.. Smoak's
home on the corner Of Broad and
Washington streets.
The first of the year is moving day
with scores of people, and this year
an unusually large number of peo-
pie are moving from place to place,
and It is not an uncommon sight to
see each day wagon load after wag-
on load of furniture being hauled
about over the town and county.
Mr.. F. c. Aver left this week for
Seneca, S. c., where he will be To-
Gated in the future, having disposed
of his business in this county. Mrs.
Aver has. gone to Anderson to visit
relatives before proceeding to her
ne whome at Seneca. Mr.. Aver will
engage in the mercantile business
there. 1t is with much regret TO the
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Aver
that they have left Bamberg. For