The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-01-20
Tbe Bamberg Deralo
THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1921.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items Of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

the Town and County.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Herndon re-
turned to the city last week from
their wedding trip to southern re-
sorts.
An airplane came to town last
week, and has been engaged In taking
any who cared to pay the price for
rides in the clouds.
In the absence of the pastor, Rev.
D. H. Owings, of Ehrhardt, preached
at the Baptist church last Sunday
morning and evening.
The trustees and patrons Of Colston
school invite you to- attend box par
ty to be held at the Colston school
building Friday evening. Jan. sS, at
1880 o'clock.-adv.
Services at the Methodist church
last Sunday morning we're conduct
ed by DR.. E. o. Watson, former
pastor of the church. Sunday even
ing Rev. Mr.. Edwards, Of Orange
burg, preached.
A cold and windy storm struck
>Bamberg last Thursday night. Dur
ing the previous day the January
warmth had turned to almost freez-
ing weather, only to turn warm again
during the night, and instead of the
snow that was generally expected a
hard rain fell during the night.
The Herald calls attention to an
error that occurred in the notice OF
the union meeting published in the
last issue of this paper. 1t was stated
that the union would be held with the
4tSpringtown" church. 1t should have
been the Spring Branch church. The
error was made in The Herald Office.
Senator J. B. Black and Represen-
tatives J. Carl Kearse and w. L. Ri
ley spent the weekend recess at home
from their legislative duties in Colum-
bia. Mr.. Kearse stated Monday that
there was strong and undoubted
sentiment among the members for a
1awer tax levy at this session, as we'll
as conservative action along all lines.
C.. W. Rentz, Jr., who resigned his
position as cashier Of the Peoples
Bank the last of the year, has opened
insurance offices in The Herald build
ing. Mr.. Rentz has been made dis
trict manager of one Of. the large
insurance concerns and will maintain
his headquarters in Bamberg. In
addition to his life insurance business
he is also conducting his usual line
of fire insurance.
One of The Heraid's subscribers
at Olar writes as follows: "Please
send me The Herald. for just can
not do without it. Though the times
ARE hard, 1 enclose soc in stamps,
and when this time Is out maybe
can send soc more, SO I. can keep
it coming. l am looking for it this
week The subscription price of
The Herald is so small that no one
can afford to miss their favorite
county paper.
The studebaker touring car of
Harry White was considerably
smashed in a collision ON Railroad
avenue Monday, when it was run into
by the young son of l.. c. Stephens,
-co1ored. Mr.. Whites car was driven
by Dock Priester, who was working
it over at his garage, and as he en71
tered Railroad avenue on Main street,
the Stephens boy was coming down
the avenue. It is said that the boy
turned his head to look at the air
plane passing over and ran broad
sside with the Buick car into the
sStudebaker. No one was injured.
Two freight cars ON the side track
on Railroad avenue attracted atten-
ton Saturday last. They had coat
ing of several inches of flake snow
on their tops, which indicated that in
their journey south from the north
they had encountered some rough
weather. It is said that the cars
gathered the snow as the freight train
made it's way through North Caro-
lima. Though there has been no snow
fall in Bamberg, many Of the boys
found keen delight in making raids
on the snow the cars carried, and
only small quantity had time to
melt away.
Last Wednesday night The Herald
received an order for $4,000 22x30
inch, double page, circulars, printed