The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-12-18
THURSDAY, December Is, 1902.

Chickens are coming home to roost In
Boston. The negroes in that city are
trying to separate the races in the public
schools, claiming that the negroes are not
given as much attention as the whites.
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We would be gl;,u to see the young
men of Bamberg organize Il Business
League, for such body, managed proper
", can be of much benefit to the town
We would like to see some of our enter
prising, progressive young men make
move in this direction.
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Really there is no place like South
Carolina. We havethe finest climate ant
the best people anywhere on earth. Las,
week. the inhabitants of New York were
freezing, on account of the weather and
lack of fuel, and here in South Caroline
it was balmy, pleasant weather. And
when it is cold, we can get plenty of fueY
to keep US warm.
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Especial attention is called to the notice
of mass meeting in another part of this
paper. Our people are at last awake or
the subject of suitable graded schoo
building, an0 every one in favor of the
5 proposition should attend the mass meet
ing. A new building is a necessity, anC
we feel sure the meeting will authorize
an election on the subject.
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South Carolina has at last reached q
point in commercial development where
5 it is attracting the attention of Northern
newspapers and magazines: Even the
s New York Sun recently sent one of its
staff to this State, who gave 'write-ups
to Charleston and Columbia, and a week
8 ago representative of Harper's Magazine
was in Columbia for the same purpose.
Harper's will issue mammoth Southern
: edition of their magazine.
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Bamberg is certainly progressing, and
our people are alive on the two necessary
adjuncts to civilization: good roads and
good schools Two thousand dollars has
been voted to be spent on the highways
: leading into town, and mass meeting Of
citizens is called for the Goth instant to
consider the question of issuing bonds to
erect new graded school building. Let
the good work 60 on If we would be
prosperous We must be progressive, and
money spent for roads and schools is
certainly well expended.
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From the gentlemen who were in Bam-
berg Tuesday in regard to a water system
I for the town we obtained the informa-
tion that system could be built in Bam-
berg for something like $4,000, and this
would give US complete system, includ-
ing high standpipe which would give
ample pressure for fires. The interest on
this amount would be $3.50 per year, and
it really seems that it would pay our citi-
zens to vote to establish waterworks for
the reduction in insurance rates alone.
These gentlemen expect to visit Bamberg
again in few weeks, and We trust city
council will take up the matter in earnest.
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The Newberry Observer, in comment
ing on the proposition to increase the
number of circuit judges on the ground
that the present ones are overworked,
copies the article from this paper last
week in reference to the recent term
of court. The Observer is opposed to any
increase in the number of judges, and
very rightly so. The judges are not over
s worked by any manner of means. If We
are to judge by the number of candidates
for vacancies, the position is soft berth,
and one would have only to attend day
or so on term of court in any county in
the State to be convinced that circuit
Judges have regular picnic.