The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-17
Ut)e Bamberg Deraln
Thursday, February II, 1921
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Folk have
taken rooms over The Herald office
where they are now residing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Chagaris and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Chagaris have NOV
ed into the residence of Mrs. l.. 4
Livingston, On Railroad avenue re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. W. o.
Guess.
The store in G. A. Ducker's build
ing, recently occupied by Mr.. COOK,
is being fitted for shoe store for L.
Kobetz. the we'll known shoe repairer
Tn addition to his repair business
Mr.. Kobetz will sell shoes.
H. S. Glover has purchased the
meat market and grocery store OF E
T Ritter on Main street, and is now
conducting the business, of which ne
has been manager for Mr.. Ritter. MT
Glover has a pleasing personality and
made many friends during his stay
here.
Ben Grant, colored, was shot and
probably seriously wounded Tuesday
by another negro, Sidney Brothers,
at the logging camp of J. NJ. kinard,
near Bamberg. 1t is said that the
shooting was accidental: Grant was
carried to a hospital in Charleston
Yesterday morning for treatment.
Arrangements are being made for
the removal of the express office from
the Johnson hotel building to DR..
Hairs building across the railroad.
The lower floor of this building has
been occupied by the County Times,
which has been moved to the wooden
building in the rear Of the Central
hotel.
Deputy Collectors J. G. flaming
and E. F. Hope will be in Denmark
two days. Friday and Saturday, Feb
ruary 18th and 10Th, to assist tax
payers in preparing their income tax
returns. Mr.. Hope states that he
will be in Bamberg about the latter
part of the month, and that notice
of his visit here will be given later.
Howard B. Sandifer, former citi-
zen Of Bamberg county, now holding
a position with the Bank of Fort
Myers, Fla, in renewing his sub
scription to The Herald writes: Find
enclosed check for $500 for one
years subscription to your paper. l
am always glad to get the paper from
home, as it is often the only letter l
have from that section.''
"Say, Bud, Eve are no spring
chickens, therefore, take it as COM
pliment to be called Bud) that adver-
tisement you put in the paper did the
work" said friend J. NJ. Grimes the
other dav. sYour paper came out
Thursday morning, and two settings
of eggs we're sold before night. The
Herald is glad to be of service to Mr..
Grimes. Yes, there is room for
few more ads. in the special notice
column. One cent word is all
minimum 25c.
This is the last week in which to
make tax returns to the county audi
tor. Auditor Rowell says that only
a handful of Bamberg folks nave
made their returns yet, but that, gen.
orally speaking, the country people
are pretty we'll returned for taxes.
The people are reminded that failure
to make their returns by February
goth means a fifty per cent. penalty,
and taxes are high enough without
having to pay this unnecessary pen
atty. They are, therefore, urged to
see the auditor at once.
Probate Judge J. ]. Brabham, Jr.,
ofhciated at a midnight wedding last
Thursday. The Judge was awakened
a few minutes after the midnight
hour by a visitor who said that a
couple was in waiting who wished to
embark on the sea of matrimony. Inc
Judge hastily donned his Sunday best
and obligingly wrote out the license
and then performed the ceremony
The participants in the wedding were
Chester Tyler and Miss Nozzle Gue'
both of the Orangeburg community.
The ceremony was performed at
1890 Thursday morning, and the
couple departed for Branchville.
Rev. P. A. Mikel is at present
supplying the Bamberg Presbyterian
church. For some months past the
pulpit of the Bamberg chur:h has
been filed by DR.. Melton Clark unit!
a pastor could be secured. Rev Nr
Mikel is a student at the Presby-
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