The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-04-04
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS

COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathers All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Denmark Doings.
DENMARK, March 3.-The election
held here last week for bonding this
district for the purpose of establish
ing high school at Denmark was
carried by a vote of 103 to l. The
site has been selected for the build
ing between East and West Denmark
and ere long the music of the ham
mer and trowel will be heard. This
is the proper step in the right direc-
ton. We are much in need of such
an Institution, as there are many
children in the district who are not
able to attend the colleges and who
can attend the high school at home,
which will fit them for the battle of
life. The high school is an inovatlon
in the education Of the youth OF
South Carolina, and if the plan sue
ceeds much credit is due to Prof.
Hand, of the South Carolina college,
and our alert superintendent of edu-
cation, O. B. Martin. We have long
felt the necessity of just what is Of
fered by this law. We are happy
that we have satisfactorily avoided
all friction in the establishment OF
our new school by. the plan offered
by the new general law for the
founding of school districts. Consid-
cradle credit, we understand, goes to
our representative, Hon. G. W. Gar
ris, who seemed to constantly con-
suit and advise with Mr.. Lawson, of
Darlington county, who was the
author Of the law. We feel proud
of our town, the first to adopt the
new plan of high school education of
the nearby youth. Denmark is one
of the most centrally and convenient
ly located towns in the State for stu
dents to get to, being located at a
junction Of the only three trunk lines
of railways running through the
Southern States. Denmark is on the
line of the Southern, Seaboard Air
Line, and Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
ways, being fifty-six miles from Au-
gusta, Ga., ninety-two from Savan-
nah, Ca, ffty-one miles from Colum-
bia, our state capital, and eighty-one
miles from Charleston, "the city by
the sea-" No other town within the
borders of the State enjoys such ad-
vantages. We have from 80 to IS
trains pass through our little city ev-
cry "a hours, of which 18 are passen-
ger trains, and your correspondent
predicts that ere long Denmark will
be the leading town in lower South
Carolina. All we need is a little en-
terprise and capital. The capitalists
who are looking for a place to in
vest their money are welcomed at
Denmark. We have lots Of pure
water and the health of our people
is exceedingly good.
Mr.. c.. S. Folks seven room cot
tage ON Beech avenue has been COM
pleted, and our postmaster, Mr.. W.
F. Rice, is occupying it.
R. c.. Hardwick, Esq, visited Au-
gusta and Barnwel last week on pro-
fessional business.
The site for the new Methodist
church has been selected on Beech
and Palmetto Avenues at West End,
and about Sc, 900 has been subscribed.
and it is hoped that the building will
be completed by fall.
Miss Julia Zon, who is teaching
school near Olar, spent Easter at
home.
Mrs. w. H. Bamberg is having a
neat cottage erected on the corner
of Cypress Avenue and 9Th St. Con-
tractor Arledge is in charge of the
work.
Mrs. M. J. Rays cottage on Beech
Avenue is being rapidly pushed to
completion by Contractors Eaves and
Price. Let the good work 60 on:
There is room for more. The demand
for houses is not being supplied.
Mr.. C. A. Calhoun, our efficient
railway agent of the S. A. L., will oc-
cupy the cottage on the corner OF 4th
Street and Beech Avenue, vacated by
Postmaster Rice.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
S. P.J. Garris, who has been quite
i'll, is much better. ID.
Suicide Near Nngstree.