The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-16
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To,0n and County

moved into the recently conple'eo
oo++aoa of Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker on
New Bridge street.
Quite a few Bamberg people are
attending the Orangeburg county talr
this week. The fair opened MONDAY
and goes through Friday.
Mrs, Lonnie Morris, who recentl!
underwent an operation in Columola'
snow rapidly recovering, her many
friends will be glad to know.
County Statistician H. ]. BelllngeT
gives The Herald the following pre-
Hminary ginning figures to NoVem-
her 10, 1922, 5,34O bales; 1921 5''l4
bales.
The many friends Of }. 3. hhl-
hordf cashier of the Ehrhardt Bank
ing company, will regret to learn OF
his illness. Mr.. Ehrhardt has oeen
oonfined TO his home for the past
week or two.
The regular business meeting OF
the Baptist Woman's Missionary So
cietv will be held next Wednesday
at the church at four o'clock IN the
.fternoon. A full attendance is
earnestly requested.
Clerk of Court A. L. Kirkland IS
confined to his home by Illness he
was unable to attend to his duties IN
the court room several days, but his
friends will be glad to know that ne
is now recovering.
Armistice day was celebrated as
holiday in many parts OF the state
Saturday. The celebration in Bam-
berg consisted of false fire alarm
about noon. which caused some re"
hundred people to chase about to"h
trailing the fire truck.
The many friends of w. E. Free
were glad to see him out again Mon
dav after several days severe illness.
Mr.. Free suffered from severe erup-
tions on the face, which were accom-
panied by a temperature below nor
NAL. but he is about straight again.
The first frost of the season was
in evidence to early risers last FRIDAY
morning. The night was clear and
cool, and the frost appeared IN all
low places. The frost would prob
ably have been heavier one, but Tor
the dryness of the atmosphere and a
slight wind that blew during the
night.
A dispatch from Columbia states
that 7. Fielder Hunter. now of Orange
burg, but formerly of this place, has
announced his candidacy for the or
flee of superintendent of the state
penitentiary, opposing Capt. A. X.
Sanders. There are some half dozen
other opponents of Capt. Sanders an
nounced.
Sugar boilings' are now the order
of the day. Practically every cane mill
in the county is running full blast,
and delicious new cane syrup is now
being put on the market. Without a
doubt. Bamberg county syrup must
be the finest in the world, and the
farmers we have talked with say their
crop of cane this year is fine.
Several foot ball fans attended the
annual game between Furman Uni
versity and South Carolina University
of Columbia Saturday. The Baptlsts
suffered a stinging defeat to the tune
of 27 to Z. Those who attended the
game from Bamberg included James
T. Burch, ]. B. Black, Jr., G. w.
Rentz, Jr., I.aVerne Thomas, John
Matthews, George S. Smith, H. N.
Folk, and \. P. Smoak, Jr.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin," a
juvenile operate production was pre-
sented by local talent at the Carlisle
school auditorium Monday evening to
a large audience. The production
was given under the auspices of the
Apollo Music club, and was thorough
ly enjoyed by those present. The
various characters were we'll portray
ed, and revealed careful work on the
part of all those included in the cast.
November 22, school day at the
county fir, has been declared :hoE-
day by the county board Of educa-
ton, in order that all the school
children Of the county might, togeth-
er with the teachers, attend the
fair on that date. AS will be
seen by reference to the programme,
Wednesday will be big day for the
scht ol children at the fair. A fine
programme has been arranged for
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