The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-04-27
Items of News from
Town and County


will meet Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock with Mrs. Frank Jennings.
Glenn w. Cope, who was operated
on at the Orangeburg hospital recent
ly. has returned to his home much i'm
! proved.
E. A. Hooton, accompanied by u.
F. Hooton, left Tuesday, afternoon
for Columbia, where he was operat-
ed on Wednesday for removal of ton
sils and adenoids. His friends will be
glad to know that his condition is
very satisfactory.
Members of the Bamberg County
Truck Growers association are re-
| ouested to meet at the court house in
Bamberg Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. F. L. Harkey, of Clemson
college, will be here to discuss pack
ing and grading of truck. 5
F.. E. Steedly, who was unfortun-
ate in losing his residence at Hunt
er's Chapel by fire some. months ago,
is rebuilding, and the house will be
| ready for occupancy in then week
or two. Mr.. Steedly stated Tuesday
that the "belled buzzard" had return
ed and was seen again one day last
week.
The regular Quarterly meeting or
the union missionary society of the
various churches of the city will be
held next Wednesday afternoon, May
3rd. at 4 o'clock in Trinity Methodist
church. A full attendance Of the
ladies is especially requested for this
! meeting, as important matters are to
come up.
| Sunday morning NJ. Aver, a fel-
low townsman, was surprised on 60
! ing to his barn to find that thieves
had visited his place. The two rear
wheels of his buggy had been taken
off and carried away. No clue has
| been found to the unusual theft, and
Mr.. Aver has replaced the lost wheels
with new ones.
The county chain gang has been
moved to the Little Swamp section,
where some much needed work is
being done. It is said that this is the
first work that has been done in this
immediate section in twenty years.
The community involved was annex
ed to Bamberg county from Colleton
year or two ago.
Sunday afternoon some twenty
seven members of the Baptist Berean
class visited the Olar Baptist Sunday
school. The Rentz quartette sang
several selections, and addresses were
made by DR.. j. B.Black, C. w. Rentz,
Jr., LaVerne Thomas, and c. w.
Rentz, Sr., taught the lesson to the
mems class. The Olar Sunday school
had an attendance of above 200 on
this occasion.
Rev. Hamlin Etheridge, pastor :of
| the Methodist church at Ehrhardt,
presented his lecture on the Passion
Play at the Methodist church last Fri
day evening. The lecture was illus
trated by steriopticon views taken
from the play. Rev. Etheridge has
attended this play in person and was
able to give his audience first-hand
Impressions Of this wonderful por-
trayal of the life and death Of Christ.
-Walterboro Press and Standard.
DR.. E. w. Skies, president of Coker
college, visited several schools in TIM
county last Monday. Sunday evening
he addressed union congregation at
the Denmark Baptist church; Monday
morning he addressed the Denmark
school, and later in the day visited
the Bamberg graded school, address
ing the eleventh grade. From here
he went to Olar where he addressed
the school upon invitation. DR.. Skies
is. one Of the states greatest educat-
ors and a man of great ability and his
visits in the county were very much
appreciated.
A large number of the depositors,
directors and officers Of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank of Ehrhardt
were in the city Friday for a refer
ence before a special master, L. S.
Croft, of Aiken, at the court house.
This reference paved the way for the
suit against the stockholders and Off
GERS of the bank by the depositors of
the institution for the recovery OF
certain bonds alleged to have been
placed in trust with the bank. The
! reference has been continued to an
other date, and it is likely that sew
eral days will be required to takethe