The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-14

SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The friend of Major and Mrs. r. II.
Lang learn with regret of the illness
of their bright little daughter, LOUISE
w Johns, of Allendale, has oeeh
APPOINTED a trustee Of the 'onn ~
IA Howe school, state lnstl1utlo"
located in Mccormick county.
A postal card from ARTHUR Nlm-
mons. now located in Washington
n G.. states that he is getting along
fine and that his family is we'll.
Rev. w. J. Snyder, Of Bamoers'
nreached Sunday evening at the METH
odist church to very large and ap-
nreciative congregation. - BarnWell
Sentinel.
n A Reid, Bamberg jeweler, has
been adjudged a bankrupt, and the
first meeting of his creditors has been
called to be held at the office of the
referee, Pelham L. Fielder, in Orange
burg on April Is.
The Woman's Missionary society Oh
the Methodist church will meet at the
church next Tuesday at four o'clock.
Miss Bessie Lee Black will be leader.
The ladies of the society are earnestly
requested to be present, and visitors
will be welcomed.
Saturday night the barn on the
plantation of G. Moye Dickinson near
Bamberg was destroyed by ire. "A
large quantity of corn and fodder was
lost in the blaze. The stock in the
stables were carried to safety in time
to prevent their injury.
A burned trestle between BarnWell
and Denmark caused the Atlantic
Coast Line train from Augusta to be
DELAYED two hours Sunday afternoon.
The train was detoured from Barn
we'll to Denmark by way OF Black
ville.- Times and Demo-
crat.
Saturday night policeman Hutto
arrested a negro named Wood, ana
while carrying him to the guardhouse'
the negro jerked loose from the po-
liceman and ran, Whereupon the ON
Ger fired a shot at the negro's legs
to stop him, inficting a slight flesh
wound.
The friends of Rev. T. l.. Belvin,
pastor of the Ehrhardt Methodist
church, will learn with regret that
he is seriously i'll. He was stricken
with paralysis about two weeks ago.
Mr.. Belvin is serving his second pas
torate at Ehrhardt, having served
four years there some years ago.
The farmers are busy setting out
tobacco plants. A considerable ac-
reage of the weed has already been
set out, although the recent cold
davs has delayed the work somewhat.
The frost does not appear to have
done a great deal of damage to to-
bacco, as the plants are hardy, and
stand the cold we'll.
The Bank of Branchville was re-
opened for business this week; after
having been closed for two or three
weeks. 1t is stated that satisfactory
arrangements have been made for fl
nancing the institution, and that the
bank is in a perfectly solvent condi-
ton. Inability to secure cash money
is said to have been the cause of the
banks temporary embarrassment.
Treasurer Jennings says that to
collect all the taxes on the books be-
fore the first of May, when the seven
per cent. penalty will be added, would
keep him constantly busy, but that,
as matter of fact, he is doing moth
ing now, which would seem to indi-
cate that a great many are not going
to pay their taxes this month. Those
wishing to avoid the penalty had bet
ter come in and pay up at once
The weather during the present
April has been much colder than US
ual at this period of the year. In
contrast to the warm weather of
February and March, the tempera
ture has been low enough for frost
several mornings recently. Tuesday
morning most of the tender garden
plants were killed, and if the ground
had not been very dry, it is likely that
all gardens would have been wiped
out.
Two carloads of sweet potatoes
were shipped from the Bamberg Po-
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