The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-12-23
Tbe Bamberg Deralo
Thursday, Dec. %, 1920.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

ter.
The Bamberg Masonic lodge will
hold it's regular annual election Ct
officers Friday night.
The friends of little Miss Barbara
Kinsey will be glad to know that she
is recovering from recent opera
tion.
A number of the friends Of G. J. S.
Brooker were invited to dinner at
the Mayfower Inn Sunday in cele-
bration of Mr.. Brokers sixtieth
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Williams have
removed to Denmark, S. G. Mr.. Will
liams has been located at the South
ern freight depot here for several
wears and has made many friends in
Aiken.-Aiken Journal and Review.
death in Ehrhardt Friday night. The
woman, who leaves two children, one
a baby of two weeks, fell into the
fire and was burned to death before
help could reach her. AS the circum-
stances in the case were clear. no
inquest was held by the coroner.
Repair work has been going on at
the power house for the last week
or two, and it is stated that when
these repairs are completed much
better electric service may be expect
ed. New fiues have been put in the
boilers and a new smokestack is to
be erected over the boiler room.
Carlisle school recessed Friday for
the Christmas holidays and the boys
left for their respective homes Fri
day and Saturday. The students will
return to resume their studies on
Monday, January g. The officers and
teachers of the school have gone to
their homes for, the holiday vacation.
The old Simon Brown (colored)
house on the edge of town was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday afternoon.
Only small part of the contents of
the house was saved. The house was
occupied by a son of Simon Brown.
A heavy gale was blowing at the time
and practically nothing could be done
tn check the flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy Aver and two
Interesting children have decided to
make their home in Walterboro, and
aresat, present residing with Mr.. Ay-
er'skents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Ay-
er. Dung Mr.. Aver formerly ran a
garage at Olar and has taken charge
of the garage Of Rizer and Aver
Walterboro Press and Standard,
A recent letter from D. Graham
who is located in Cuba,
says that the price of Cuban sugar
has declined from % cents on July
/ to 3-4 cents at the time the let
ter was written. A legal moratorium
has been declared by the Cuban con-
gress, and the banks are paying out |
10 cents ON the dollar On deposits.
Mrs. Morgan 3. Smoak, grand
mother of J. j. and L. C. Smoak, of
Bamberg, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. James Aver, about IA
miles from Orangeburg Thursday.
The funeral services were conducted
at three O'Clock Friday afternoon at
the late residence and interment took
place in the city of Orangeburg later
in the afternoon.
A beautiful cantata was rendered
~ the choir of the Baptist church last
Sunday evening during the regular
hour Of worship, at which time the
Methodist congregation Joined with
he Baptists in this worship of the
Christmas season. The cantata took
he place ef the evening preaching
service, and was heard by a large
md appreciative audience.
A negro woman was burned to
In the last issue of The Herald 1t
vas stated that B. Newsom had closed
lis sales stables at Denmark. Our
attention is called to the fact that this
was an erroneous statement. Mr..
Newsom has not only not closed his
business, but has just received an
other carload of stock. The Herald
regrets the error and gladly makes
this correction.
John Wesley Fender and Miss Ma
ry Elizabeth Folk, both of the Ehr-
hardt section, were united in mar
rage on Wednesday, December Is,
at the Baptist parsonage, Bamberg,
Rev. Geo. P. White performing the
ceremony. They left for Charleston
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