The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-03
Tbe Bantberg Deraln
Thursday, February 3, 1921
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

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J. F. Carter, of the local bar, was
last week elected a member OF the
local counsel of the North Carolina
Bar association. Mr.. Carter repre-
sents the second judicial circuit.
Rev. Peter Stokes, presiding elder
of the Orangeburg district, was in
Bamberg Sunday. He preached at
the evening service of Trinity Metho-
dist church and held the first quarter
ly conference.
Married, on Friday, January 2Sth,
Claude Edward Medlin and Miss Sal
lie Smith, both of Bamberg, R. F. D.
Probate Judge J. j. Brabham, Jr.,
performed the ceremony in his office
at the court house.
The two per cent. penalty was
added to all unpaid taxes Tuesday.
Five per cent. will be added on March
1, and on March 18th the tax books
will be closed-unless the legislature
extends the time for payment.
Beginning last Sunday afternoon,
the evening train from Augusta ar
rives one hour later than formerly.
The train now arrives in Bamberg at
7:01. The night train to Augusta
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w. o. Guess and family have NOV
ed into the Carlisle school cottage
recently vacated by H. E. Godbee and
family, who have moved to Sardis,
Ga. The residence vacated by Mr..
Guess will be occupied by Nick Cha
-garies and family.
The winter SO far has been an
ideal one. There has been no Sc
we're weather, and aside from a crust,
the ground has not been frozen dur
ing the winter months. AS there has
been very little rain, it is generally
predicted that a wet spring may be
expected.
It appears to one travelling over
the roads of the county that the big
gest grain crops on record have been
planted. Acres upon acres of land
that have heretofore been planted in
cotton have been sown in oats, rye
and wheat. The grain crops are fine,
and the prospect at this time is that
there may be record yield.
Quite discrepancy has been
found between the number of auto
mobile licenses issued in this state
and the number of cars returned for
taxes, there being several thousand
more licenses issued than cars on
which taxes are paid. In this coun-
ty, according to the statement, there
are I'll more automobiles than are
returned for taxes.
Information was received in the
city Tuesday of the serious illness
4of little Grace Graham, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Graham, at her
home in Greenwood. 1t was current
-ly reported that she was in dying
condition, but this was later found to
be incorrect, though she is very Sc
riously i'll. She was recently operat-
ed On for appendicitis.
The presence on the farm of the
county of farm tractors is noticeable.
During the past year many tractors
have been purchased, and modern
farming methods are fast taking the
place of the old methods. The late
DR.. F. F. Johnson purchased the first
farm tractor to come to Bamberg
about three years ago.
Rev. D. J. Sanders, one of Bam-
berg's leading colored citizens, has
moved with his family to st. George,
where he has the pastorate of large
church. The friends of Rev. San
ders, white and colored, regret his
removal from Bamberg, and their
best wishes go with him. He is IN
every respect a most exemplary cit
izen and commands the high respect
of both races.
Yesterday was ground hog day.
AS The Herald goes to press the in
dicatione were that the ground hog
would not see any sign ogf his shad-
ow, which indicates, according to the
legend, that he will stay out of his
hole, and that there will be little
more severe weather. In the event
he sees his shadow, he goes back to
sleep another six weeks before warm
weather arrives.
Bamberg was covered last Thurs
day with a mantel Of snow and ice.
Heavy rains fell during Wednesday