The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-24
Ba1rrberg Deralo
Thursday, February "a, 1921
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Warren Charlton, who is charged
with the killing of Ruby Watkins
at a negro hot supper near Ehrhardt
week or so ago, geve himself up
last week, and has been committed to
the county Jail to await trial.
The district convention of the third
Pythian district has been called to
meet by the district deputy grand
chancellor, Ernest L. Allen, with the
Denmark lodge on Friday, March f.
at II a. m. A programme will be
announced later.
Deputy collectors J. G. Tanning
and E. F. Hope will be in Bamberg
three days, Friday, Saturday and
Monday, February 25th, 26th and
2Sth, to assist taxpayers in preparing
their income tax returns. They will
be in Ehrhardt Tuesday, March 1st,
for the same purpose.
H. L. Kinard, of Ehrhardt, was
among the visitors in town Monday.
Mr.. Kinard says that the prospect is
that there will be little fertilizer used
this season in his community. In fact,
he says, he does not know of but one
shipment Of ten tons of fertilizer to
Ehrhardt this season, and that was
for tobacco.
Cadet Lewis Solomons, Carlisle
school student, who has been very Ill
with pneumonia, is rapidly recover
ing. This is the third or fourth at
tack of pneumonia young Solomons
has suffered. It will be recalled that
two years ago he lay in what was
thought to be a dying condition for
several weeks.
Since the adjournment of court
some time since up to Tuesday
of last week, the county jail was
empty. One man charged with muir
der was committed last week, then
the Jail population was augmented Dy
another of lesser degree, while
third was added Saturday. Two muir
der trials are now docketed for the
next term of criminal court.
President J. c. Guilds, of Colum-
, bia college, made an address at Trinl-
ty Methodist church Sunday night
on the subject of Christian education.
The address was described by all who
heard it as being an able delivery on
this subject-one to which Col.
Guilds has given much study and on
which he is we'll qualified to speak.
A light fall of sleet visited Bam-
berg Monday morning. A heavy
snowstorm in the north tapered off
as it travelled south. The sleet lasted
for an hour or two, but melted as it
fell. In the upper part of the state
there was a light snowfall. There
was snow as far south as Columbia.
The weather moderated Tuesday with
warm sunshine.
The mild weather of the past two
or three weeks has caused much ac-
tivity among the gardeners. Many
gardens have been planted and with
continued mild weather there will be
plenty of early vegetables in Bam-
berg. Many gardeners have planted
corn and beans and other vegetables
of like nature, as well as frost-re-
sisting vegetables.
Among the visitors to the campus
of Carlisle school within the past
week or so we're: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Hawes, of Orangeburg; J. l.. |
Williams, of Mullins; J. A. Mears, of
Varnville; Stokes Connor and Jim
ME Liston, of Branchville; P. J. Lis
ton, of Smoaks; Mrs. P J. Duffy, of
Sarasota, Fla; Rev. P. B. Ingraham,
of Cope; Miss Minis, of Edgefeld;
WI .. Dbl uSS, VI Augusta, D. w. DO1
ham, of Smoaks.
Mrs. N. q. Fielder has been suffer
ing for the past few days from an in
jury caused by being "hooked" by a |
COW. The COW had young calf, and
as Mrs. Fielder had occasion to pass
the animal she suddenly became an
cry and made a dash for her. While
she was not badly lacerated, Mrs.
Fielder sustained painful bruises
which kept her confined, but her
friends will be glad to know that she
has about recovered.
Rev. J. H. Danner begins the an
nual series of revival services at Car
Isle school this "wednesday even
ing, Rev. Mr. Danner, who is pastor
of large Methodist church in Char
lesion, is one of the ablest divines in
The South Carolina conference. Tht