The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-18
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
The Town and County.

The Town and County.
P. N. HERS is again with the klrh-
land Graham Wholesale furniture es-
tablishment.
The mon will be full Thursday, and
the almanac says there will be thund-
er showers for the next few days.
Most folks think, though, that the
rain will cease on the full of the
moon" Here's hoping the moon men
are right.
The new artesian well has now
reached a depth of about ninety teet'
and has a small flow of water. 1t IS
expected to sink the we'll at least hVe
hundred feet, and it is hoped to have
one of the strongest flowing wells IN
this section.
According to a report published in
the daily newspapers, 60,S2o pounds
of tobacco were sold on the Bamberg
market during July for farmers, and
that s2,OO6.00 was paid for it. This
is an average of about three and ohe-
third cents pound.
The third district convention OF
the knights of Pythias will be held
at Bowman, Orangeburg county, on
August 26, beginning at 10:S0 a. m.
). All the lodges of the district, which
includes Bamberg county, are re-
uuested to send full delegations.
121a per cent. of the Denmark to
Lees link of the Charleston and Au-
gusta highway had been completed a
few days ago, according to report
filed with the county commissioners
BY Engineer Roberts. Wet weather
has retarded progress on the road.
Rev. ]. L.. Corzine, of the state
Baptist Sunday school board, will
preach at the Bamberg Baptist church
next Sunday morning at II o'clock,
in the absence of the pastor on bis
vacation. Special music will be pro-
vided, and the public is cordially in
vited.
John w. Green, former colored
citizen of Bamberg, now resident OF
Tampa, Fla, was in Bamberg last
week. Green moved away from Bam-
berg eight years ago, and he said
that he was delighted to come back
and greet his old friends, a great
many of whom he numbers among the
white folks.
Rev. A. J. Foster, former pastor
of the Bamberg Baptist church,
preached here last Sunday. Mr.. Fos-
ter was local pastor for two years
about fifteen years ago, and he has
many warm friends here who were
glad to see him again. Mr.. Foster
is now head of the Baptist book de-
pository in Columbia.
The community service was held
last Sunday afternoon at the Metho-
dist church, Rev. S. o. Cantey preach
ing short sermon after the usual
half hour song service. The service
was fairly we'll attended, but the peo-
Pile are urged to cooperate to great
er extent in making this real COM
munjty gathering Of all churches.
Sam Owens, a we'll known citizen
OF the county farming on the Simms
plantation near Midway, died sudden
" at his home last Wednesday night.
Mr.. Owens complained of pain in
his head, and a few minutes later
died. He came to Bamberg from
Barnwell some months ago, and was
highly esteemed by his friends and
neighbors.
This is a bad season for the dogs,
so says Ben Jones, the official dog
chaser. Ben is out for the license or
else. Collars are going at two per,
and Ben says all dogs that are not
properly labelled will go to the pound
this week; furthermore, Ben says
what it takes to stop the CANNES he
happens to have it, so no funny stuff
in the way of trying to escape his
nooSe need he tried