The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
PROGRESSIVE BAMBERG.
A New Resident is Very Much Impressed
With the Town and People.

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With the Town and People.
While other towns in the State are
boasting of their booms Bamberg is not
tagging behind in the march of progress.
Every business enterprise in town is in
prosperous condition, while improve
ments are constantly in progress. Many
buildings are in course of erection and
the population is steady increasing
Our citizens have long since realized the
fact that this is progressive age and are
working harmoniously together for the
upbuilding of the town, and it is crafty
ing to them to see their efforts followed
by good results. We take pleasure in
publishing the following letter, which
appeared in last weeks issue of the Lex
ington Dispatch. The writer, who is
connected with The HERALD force, has
only been a resident of Bamberg few
weeks and is delighted with the town
and people:
"To the average Lexingtonian who has
become imbued with rambling DISPOSE
tion it is always pleasure to receive the
Dispatch as it brings news from the "old
folks at home" and causes his memory to
revert to the days of his youth which are
long since past and gone. My memory
ruminates upon those halcyon days this
balmy spring evening as I feebly endeav-
or to pen few lines for your columns.
although some distance from the red
hills and sandy plains of Lexington, do
not consider that 1 am "a stranger in a
strange land" for one has only to be a
resident of the hustling little city of Bam-
berg few days to realize that he is among
a kind, generous and hospitable people:
whose homes present cheerfulness and a
hearty welcome to all. Bamberg is one Of
the thriving towns of the lower country,
with citizenship that works in harmony
for the interest and upbuilding of the
town. Being situated in fine agricultural
country the town enjoys good trade and
great volume of business of all kinds is
transacted. A large cotton mill, situated
in the heart of the town, furnishes EN-.
ployment to large number of families
from which source the merchants derive
lucrative trade. The town has many
other industries, such as iron works, cot
ton oil mill, bank, smoking tobacco fac
tory, two newspapers, several hotels and
boarding houses, two large buggy and
wagon manufactures, a graded school and
a higher institution of learning known as
the Carlisle Fitting school of Woford COL
lege. We have several mercantile houses
which are well stocked with goods that
are sold at the lowest possible figures.
The water is furnished from artesian
wells and is not altogether pleasant to the
tast of one who has never used it, but it
is said to contain mineral qualities and is
considered very healthful.
"Your scribe holds position in the
printing establishment of Mr.. A. W.
Knight, who, besides publishing the
Herald, one of the bes: weekly papers in
the State, does large amount Of book
and job printing, which is turned out
with neatness and dispatch. Mr. Knight
is one of the. .kindest and most accomodat-
ing men that I have ever been associated
with and his employees are very much at
tached to him. lie is an all-round busi-
ness man as is evidened by his prosperous
and growing business. He has in con-
temptation the improvement and enlarge
ment of his plant and intends to install
linotype machine at an early day in order
to turn off work with greater speed.
"Mr. knight seems to appreciate the
worth of Lexington men. Besides myself
Mr.. J. Mayo Ogilvie, a former Dispatch
typo, is employed on the HERALD and
Master Junius B. Bailey, son of your
humble scribe, who is the "devil'' of the
OIQCG, uOluS LIS case W I'LL oil VIC CoSO ouo
dignity of veteran printer.
"Upon my arrival here it was my pleas
ure to receive hand.clasp from Rev. NJ.
W. Hook, pastor of the Methodist church,
who is also a Lexingtonian. he is in
charge of a large and prosperous congre-
CATION and his whole soul seems to be in
his work. He is an able and eloquent
preacher and hard worker in his Mas
ter's vineyard, and he holds the love and
esteem of the entire membership of his
church.
"Appreciative of the fact that I am in
truding on your columns which might be
filled with reading matter of more inter-
est to your readers, I will close my ram
bling letter with best wishes to the Dis
patch and all my Lexington friends.
H. G. BAILEY"
A GREAT SENSATION.
There was a big sensation in Leesville,
Ind, when W. II. Brown of that place,
was expected to die, had his life saved
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