The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-05-11
Items of News from
Town and County

the latest selling price being 80 cents
gallon. Two cents Of the thirty &c
to the state under the new gasoline
tax law.
The bankrupt stock of F. X. Gra
ham, trading as the kirkland Ora
ham Furniture company, was sold al
public auction Saturday, the tota.
stock and personal effects bringing
about $500.
Next Sunday evening at the Metho.
dist church, mothers day pageant
will be presented under the direction
of Miss Frances Creighton by the
girls of the Sunday school. The pub
ic is cordially invited to be present.
The track team of Carlisle school
went to Columbia Saturday for the
annual preparatory school track meet
Porter won the laurels Of the day
with the highest score, 54 points;
Bailey received 50, Carlisle l, Wof-
ford Fitting school 1.
The Ryan Engineering company, OF
Columbia, headed by G. D. Ryan, for
mer Bamberg citizen, has been award
ed a contract for the construction of
waterworks and sewerage system
in the town of Walhalla. Work is
expected to begin at once.
The revival at the Ehrhardt Bap-
tist church came to close last Sun
day afternoon. Rev. o. B. Falls, Of
Bamberg, assisted the pastor, Rev. C.
M. Robinson. About fifteen persons
were added to the church during the
revival, and the ordinance of bap-
tism was administered Sunday night
by the pastor.
F. e. Copeland, Of Ehrhardt, was
an esteemed visitor in The Herald
Office one day last week. Mr.. Cope
land came in to renew his subscrip-
tion. He has read The Herald ever
since the first issue was published, he
says, and he expects to continue do
ing so as long as he lives, if circum-
stances permit.
County Chairman J. F. Carter has
called upon the Democratic clubs of
the county that failed to meet and or
ganhe at the appointed time to meet
on Saturday, May 20, for the purpose
of perfecting their organizations. The
necessity of completing an organiza-
tion in every voting precinct is urged
by Mr.. Carter upon the Democratic
voters.
A meeting of the Bamberg County
Truck Growers association is called
for Wednesday, May 18th, for the
purpose of discussing methods Of
gathering, packing, etc., of cucum-
bers and other truck. All members
are urged to be present, and any
farmer engaging in truck growing
Is invited to attend and benefit by the
discussion.
Last Thursday night while the Iaen
of the family were. in Ehrhardt the
ladies in DR.. J. B. Blacks home suf-
! fered scare, when some one was
seen evidently attempting to raise
q window and come into the home.
w. E. Free was called over the tele-
phone, but he found nothing of the
would-be intruder, although his
tracks were seen beneath the win
dow.
- Julia Richardson and LAZY Wright
were tried Monday morning by Mag
dstrate Dickinson on the charge of
larceny of clothing from some younls
ladies of Bamberg. A sentence of 90
days or $3.50 fine was imposed on
each. Both women are colored, and
the Wright woman is the one said to
have made the thefts, but Julia had
guilty knowledge of the affair and
under the law was equally guilty.
Next Saturday evening about 1880
o'clock the Wofford alumni of Bam-
berg and Orangeburg counties will
give a fish supper at Edisto river for
the Wofford base ball team, which
will play the Citadel in Orangeburg
Saturday afternoon. The senior class
of Carlisle school will be invited
guests at the supper. Furman Rob-
erts, of Ehrhardt, is star player on
the Wofford team, and his many
friends in this section will watch his
work Saturday with keen interest.
Carlisle Loses to Orangeburg.