The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-09-09

by more elaborate system, reach
ing every section of the city, furnish
ing a pure and plentiful supply of
good water sufficient for all pur-
poses, and which will furnish any
prospective industries with plenty
of water.
The Carlisle School.
Bamberg is the home of one of
the best preparatory schools in South
Carolina, and the leading one in this
section of the State-the Carlisle
school. Prof. J. C. Guilds, an edu-
Gator of considerable note, is head
master of the school. Carlisle jump
ed into prominence last fall by TAX
ing cotton on tuition and fees to the
extent of more than lwo-thirds OF
the total cost of sessions work III
the school. Nearly so bales of cot
ton were thus accepted at 10 cents.
This enabled a large number of
boys and girls to enter the school
who would otherwise have been de-
barred by the condition of finances
in the South. Carlisle last term had
the biggest enrolment in it's history,
as a direct result, no doubt, of ac-
cepting cotton from the parents of
students.
The school is now receiving appli-
cations daily, and Headmaster Guilds
says that the prospects are that the
school will on September %, the
opening day, have yet larger at
tendance than last sessions opening
date witnessed.
The Public Schools.
Bamberg's public school is one of
the standard grade schools of the
State. Under the leadership of Prot.
e. P. Allen, the school has steadily
advanced in standard and usefulness
and the city and surrounding country
are now furnished educational advan-
tages excelled by no community in
the State. The school opens tomor-
row, Monday morning, with pros
poets better than at. any time in the
schools history.
Bamberg has two influential
churches, Baptist and Methodist.
Rev. E. o. Watson, D. D., is the
Methodist minister and Rev. w. R.
Mcmillan Isl pastor of the Baptist
church. Both churches have large
and beautiful edifces and enjoy large
memberships.
The New Railroad.
The past year has witnessed the
opening of new railroad into Bam-
berg. The Bamberg, Ehrhradt and
Walterboro railroad, connecting Bam-
berg with the Coast Lines road at
Ehrhardt, has only recently been
completed. The road to Ehrhardt
was built by local capital, mostly,
with little outside assistance. The
line has been turned over to the At
lantic Coast Line under lease, and
that system is now operating the
road.
The Coast Line trains from Green
Pond are operated now to Bamberg,
instead of stopping at it's former ter
minal, Ehrhardt, with the result that
Bamberg now has direct communica-
tion by rail with Charleston and Sa-
yannah by a new route.
Both freight and passenger trains
are operated over the line, and the
large amount of business being done
by the new line attests the useful
ness of the road to the people of the
county. The new road has been
found to be especially convenient to
shippers between Bamberg and Ehr-
hardt. 1t has stimulated the grow
ing of truck and watermelons to an
extent hitherto unknown.
"A recent big Improvement has
been made in the Southern's depot.
The station has been remodeled
throughout, and extensive additions
and conveniences have been added
to the station equipment.
Manufacturing Plants.
The Bamberg cotton mill is an old
and stable industry of the city. Un-
der the. management of I. n. Dunn,
as superintendent, the mill has re-
Gently changed the grade of it's
cloth, and now extra time has to be
employed in running the mill to sup
ply the demand for the goods turned
out.
Bamberg has two newspaper or
fees. One of these, the Bamberg
Herald, enjoys the distinction of be-
ing one of the neatest Offices in the
State, and the equipment is describ-
ed by visitors as being better, per-
haps, than any to be found in a town
of similar size in the State and COM