The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-07-20
Short Items From
Town and County

has been playing with the Wlnnsporo
base ball team, is now playing with
the Orangeburg team.
Several carloads of melons have re-
Gently been shipped from Bamberg
to the northern markets. Melon
prices, like most of the truck this
year, have been very poor. Several
cars were sold at around $50 per car
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. S. c.
Hollifeld will be pleased to learn that
their little son, Claude, Jr., is rapidly
recuperating from a very serious i'll
ness. The little boy was brought
home from the baby hospital IN Au-
gusta Sunday morning.
Despite the fact that Bamberg
has recently experienced some scorch-
ing days, the nights have, with very
few exceptions, been very pleasant.
There have been few nights when
light covering was not comfortable
in the early morning hours.
r. A. Delk has just completed the
erection of nice cottage on his lot
in the southern part of town, and
has moved his family into it. The
home vacated by Mr.. Delk is now oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Nor
ris, who have heretofore had an
apartment in Col. Folks building on
Main street.
J. C. Hewitt one of the county's
progressive farmers who lives two
miles from Bamberg on the Ehrhardt
road, has produced the first open boil
of cotton in this county, and prob
ably the first in the state. Mr.. Hewitt
brought in his open boil Friday
morning, and it is now on display at
Tom Ducker's store.
The Bamberg Herald is printing
the Beaufort Gazette, published by
the Beaufort chamber of commerce
and edited by S. F. Sherman, pending
the equi2ping of new office for that
paper. The plant of the Gazette was
burned several weeks ago. The pa
per was formerly published by Sena-
tor Neils Christensen, but was re-
Gently sold to the chamber of COM
merce.
An automobile in which were rid
ing several young men from Orange
burg county turned completely over
Sunday morning on New Bridge
street in front of F. w. Frees resi-
dence. None of the occupants was
injured, and the car, Ford sedan,
was turned over but did not seem
to be much the worse for the acei-
dent. The car turned over while the
driver was making a short turn.
J. T. Herndon, who has been clerk
in the Office of the B., E. & w. rail-
road for some time past, has been
transferred to Ehrhardt. He and his
family have moved to Ehrhardt
where they are now residing. The
residence on New Bridge street oc-
cupied by Mr.. Herndon is now occu-
pied by J. r. Black and family, while
the home vacated by Mr.. Black is now
occupied by F. K. Graham and fami-
1y.
The biggest piece of vegetation, of
the eatible variety, probably ever pro-
duced in Bamberg county, is on dis
play in Tom Ducker's store window.
1t is new variety of squash, at least
new to this vicinity, and it was grown
by H. D. Free. The squash weighs
"A pounds, and there are five of the
squashes on this vine. 1t is said
that this variety of squash frequently
weighs as high as 200 pounds, and it
is said that it is quite pleasing to the
palate.
Mrs. Alice Singletary was on Mon
day confirmed by the senate as post
master at Bowman, Orangeburg
county. The examination for this
office was held in Bamberg some
months ago, there being several ap-
plicants. AS a result of charges by
Mrs. Singletary that she was ap-
preached for money to secure the ap-
pointment, the appointee of the
Orangeburg postoffice was relieved of
his job, and another appointed in his
stead.
Percy Williams, a half-witted coz
ored boy about town was shot Sun
day night by son of his uncle, Julius
Henderson, the shot taking effect
in his legs. The elder Henderson
heard the dogs barking on his prem
ises and seeing some one whom he
thought was a thief or burglar, the
how fired. He saws that he had no