The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-12-16
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.


the pastorate of the Ehrhardt tleId
of Baptist churches.
Two SHOWS are forecasted by the
Dutch Weather Prophet of Column
bia for the holiday season.
Mrs. D. R. Matheny, who has been
suffering from an injury caused by
sticking a splinter in her finger, is
recovering.
B. Newsom, a we'll known horse
and mule dealer of Denmark, has
closed up his business and gone to
Winston-Salem, N. C.
A. L. kirkland expects to move to
Bamberg the last of the month, to
occupy his residence on Carlisle
street with his family.
The Herald will print more Santa
Claus letters next week. Mail them
early if you wish to be sure Of pub
Hcation in the paper before Christ
mas.
J. D. Utsey has purchased the
Harmon residence on Carlisle street
from H. G. Delk, and with his fam
lily will occupy the house in the near
future.
The holiday vacation at the grad
ed school will commence on We'd
nesday next, the school recessing on
Tuesday afternoon for the Christmas
season.
DIR. L. c.. Merritt advertised last
week for an automobile cushion that
he had lost. Friday the cushion was
returned. Special notices in The
Herald pay.
The county chaingang is now at
work on the Hunters Chapel road,
which was commenced some three
years ago. and work on which was
suspended about two years ago.
While the bulk of the cotton crop
has already been ginned, the gins of
the county are still operating one or
two days in each week. The crop,
apparently, is about 20 to rs per cent.
less than last season.
It is generally reported that the
acreage in wheat and other grain
crops in this county has been mater
tally increased, which is good news.
However, the planting of winter COW
er crops has been somewhat delay
ed on account of the dry fall.
B: Mckinley Crosby was in the
city few days last week. Mr.. Cros-
by has recently returned from Char
leston, where he underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis. He is now
spending a few weeks at his old home
in Colleton county recuperating.
Julia Milledge, wife Of Lige Mil
ledge, who was shot and killed near
his home recently, was arrested last
week and placed in the county jail
charged with being an accessory with
Henry Walker in the killing of her
husband. Walker was arrested some
days ago.
One per cent penalty will be
added to the taxes on January 1.
Taxes are coming in slowly in Bam-
berg county, as is the case all over
the state, the majority of taxpayers
preferring to pay the one per cent.
penalty rather than part with the
cash early in the season.
Little R. j., Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Steedly, died at his home
in the Hunters Chapel section on
Tuesday of last week. The remains
Wer inferred Wednesday at Zion
Methodist church, Rev. S. o. Cantey
conducting the funeral services. The
little fellow was about six years OF
ace. and had many friends in the
community.
At the meeting of the state Bap-
tist convention in Columbia last
week in Columbia, DR.. Robert Black,
of Bamberg, was elected trustee
of Anderson college. Rev. Geo. I.
White, local Baptist pastor, was elect
ed a member of the general BOARD,
which handles the distribution of the
seyenty-fve million dollar fund in
this state.
The state aid fund, amounting to
s755, recently received by the coun-
ty treasurer for the schools of this
county, was distributed among the
rural schools as follows: HopeWell
district, s55; Midway district, $1OO;
Hampton district, s100; Fish Pond
district, 500; Eutto district, 500;
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