The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-24


pany, of Charleston has been charter
ed. The capital is $4,000. T. Moul-
trie eMordecai, president, and P. a.
Gadsden, secretary and treasurer.
Tea Culture In Palmetto State.
The unsuccessful experiments OF
United States Commissioner OF .Agri-
culture LIE Duo, followed by the sue
cessful planting and manufacture OF
tea at the Pinehurst farms, Summer
vile, near Charleston, has attracted
northern capitalists, who will go into
the business on large scale and who
expects to raise 5000 pounds annu-
ally for the American market.
Colonel A. c. Tyler and Major R. D.
Trimble, of New London, Conn, and
the Boron J. A. Won Brunig, formerly
of the German legation at Washington,
are leaders of the enterprise and have
already bought 1000 acres of pine
land along the line of the Charleston
and Savannah railroad, fifteen miles
distant. Messrs. Tyler and Trim .
BILE were in camp at Sommerville DUR
ing the war with Spain and saw the
success of tea culture at Pinehurst
Major Trimble will, It is said, be the
active head of the company. It is
said that DR.. Shepard has had this
year twice as many orders for tea as
he could fill. y.
Wofrord Alumni Hall Burned.
The alumni hall of Wofford College
was burned on the morning Of January
18th. The fire was discovered in the !,
upper story about 2 o'clock. It caught
either in one of the rooms or in the
attic above. It is nearly mile from
the headquarters of the fire depart
ment, and owing to the hour and high
wind, the fremen did not hear the
alarm and the response was rather
slow. The attic and fourth-story were
burning when the first reel team ar
rived. It was found impossible to
save the building.
The furniture and trunks Of the in-. B
mates in the upper story were burned.
The most Of the furniture on The first
and second story was taken out.
Prof. Manson DuPre saved his IL
brary, but it was much damaged.
About forty students had rooms in the
building. Mrs. Reeder was the ma-
tron, but she had been very unwell for
some time and had to be carried from
the building. The hall was built by
the alumni of the College about ten
years ago at q cost of $40, 200. Some
additions have been made since that
time. It was insured for only S8, 900.
The furniture had no Insurance. at all.
At first view it looks as If the fitting
school would have to be suspended for
the balance of the session. But the
faculty and local trustees are consid.
ering the condition of affairs, and
it is probable that arrangements will
be made to go on without any cessa-
tion.
The walls Of the building have given
way and when rebuilt it will have to
be from the ground. It is not known
how the fire originated.
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Now Executive Mansion Proposed.
An effort will be made during the
present session Of the general assem-
bly, to have new executive mansion,
built. There is no question that the I
present home for the chief executive
of the state is in rather bad condi-
ton and that there should be new
building, The only question is how
can this be accomplished? One pro-
position is to sell the square on Ar
senal Hill, on which the present man
sion is situated, and with the pro-
ceeds from the sale, which ought TO
be at least $25, 900, new and mod
ern mansion can be erected. The
plan of some is to have the new man-
sion built on the present state house
grounds, or on the property Of the
South Carolina college. This plan
will be pressed. It is, however, open
to objections.
The mansion is now in the prettiest
part of the city, It is isolated to cer-
tain extent and given place of prom
inence. The state owns the property
on which it is and it can better afford
to hold real estate than any one else.
To put the building on the state house
grounds. would mar pretty park and
make the building public and give
comparatively no privacy. To put the
building on the South Carolina college
property would be an encroachment on
property set aside q hundred years ago
for q college, and in time the South
Carolina college, which is bound to ex-
pand, will need its present grounds.
To erect one. public building on the
college property would be followed by
the erection of other buildings, and
the college campus would soon be
crowded and would soon lose its dis
tinctive college character. -.
SENATOR TILLMAN REFLECTED.
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