The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-11-10
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
The Town and County.

Wv, ONAA
berg, Saturday last.
Armistice Day, Friday, will be OBJ
served in Bamberg by the closing OF
the banks, the postoffice and posi-
bly some of the stores. The rural
carriers will also have the day off.
B. ]. Hammett, Sr., almost a life
long citizen of Blackville, died at his
home there last week. Mr.. Hammett
had friends in Bamberg who deeply
regret his untimely end, caused by a
stroke of appoplexy.
The F. NJ. Bamberg chapter of the
U. D. C. will hold its next meeting
on November 18th at the home OF
Mrs. J. J. Smoak, at four o'clock in
the afternoon. The members are
urged to be present.
Rev. w. C. Elwell, former resi-
dent of Bamberg, spoke at the Metho-
dist church at the mid-week prayer
services Wednesday evening. Mr..
Elwell is a son of DR.. Elwell, who
preached at Trinity church many
years ago.
DR.. w. J. McGlothlin, president of
Furman university, Greenville, made
an address at the mid-week prayer
meeting at the Baptist church We'd
nesday evening. The subject of DR..
McGlothlin's address was "Christian
Education"
The many friends of little Margaret
Stokes, the bright and attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Eugene
Stokes, are delighted to know that
she has rapidly improved from re-
cent serious illness, and will soon be
all right again.
Many people hereabouts are nurs-
ing severe colds nowadays and the
dreadful old days of Spanish 1nf1u-
epza are recalled to our minds when
numbers of such cases as those now
going the rounds would be termed
3 mild attacks Of flu.
DIR. Robert Black has disposed of
his jeweIry store recently purchased
from the bankrupt estate of D. A.
Reid, to S. S. Carroll, Of Timmons-
vile. Mr.. Carroll expects to take
: charge of the store some time dur
ing the present month.
The old days of the monkey and
grinding organ were recalled Mon
day afternoon when very animated
little monk along with music box
placed on an automobile gleefully
amused the kiddies and a few grown
ups too UP and down Main street.
Little Lucille, the bright daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Copeland, is
suffering with severe illness at
their home here, but her numerous
friends will be glad to know that the
attack is not very severe one and
Lucille will probably be out again
soon.
The firm of Folk and Mcmillan,
composed of J. Frank Folk and l.. P.
Mcmillan, operating the leash and
carry grocery store here, has dis
solved partnership, Mr.. Mcmillan dis
posing of his interest to Mr.. Folk on
November 1st, who is now the indi-
vidual owner and proprietor of the
business.
The hunting, season for game is
rapidly coming on now and the sea-
SON for shooting doves has been on
for some time. Many Bamberg citi-
zens enjoy this fine sport and num-
Der of dove shoots have been freely
participated in near the city during
the past few weeks, although the best
time for shooting these delicious
birds in this section is usually about
January or February.
A big acreage in sugar zane ap-
pears to have been planted in Bam-
berg county this year, and fine crop
of cane has been and is being har-
vested and made into syrup, which
means that the long sweetening is
unusually plentiful now and the price
for syrup very reasonable. Numer-
Gus cane boilings, especially at night,
are being enjoyed by the young loks,
and accordingly the "dirty juice" i'm
bibed pretty freely.
There are a number of large pecan
groves in Bamberg county, this de-
hghtful nut generally thriving in
this section, and considerable ship
ments of pecans to markets are an
nually made from here which usually
brings in a goodly amount Of money.
But this year seems to be bad one
for pecans as we'll as most other
crops and the growers report the