Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-10-31
"TRIP To AUGUSTA.

WITHIN the past week, we have taken one Of those
pleasant trips TO Augusta of which we always make
mention once, and sometimes twice, per annum.
Happening to be down ut rife same time with several
very pleasan, EdgeGeld people, andtle dust happen.
ing to be laid, and happening still further to find our
Augusta friends in good spirits, We had what we may
well call delightful time. The little we have to say
Of the trip, shall be served mp in the most laconc
style.
One word about the plank road: 1t does tolerably
we'll down to the Cherokee Ponds but from that place
nearly to Hamburg il ia abominable. There oughtto
be forty hands this moment at the business Of repairs
We saw only -four Oh the whole line. 1t borders upon
an imposition to charge travellers for such sncces.
sion Of jolts.
Hamburg is busy this season. good deal Of cot.
ton has been sent there already and great deal more
is sconfden,y expected. Tho cotton-buyers in Ham.
burg nre understood 10 be liberal and fair, and this
fact never fails to draw trade. There are establish.
men,s too in Hamburg that will compare with the
BEST To cite but single one, We defy any Southern
city to show moro complete hardware house than
that of ROBINSON g. JACKSON, or two cleyerer fellows
than the men who own it. In The line ofrheavy gro.
ceriss Hamburg is well known to be abundantly sup.
Piled Add to this that she has of the best Banks
in South Carolina, and some idea may bo formed Of
the inducements she offers to the public.
Augusta was more brisk and lively on Thursday
last than We have her look for many day. The
merchants seemed to be generally full Of work. In
the dry goods line, WARD & BURcHARD were crowd
ed In the clothing business, NEwBY & Co. appeared
to have little more than all hands accomplish
No wonder-for both these firms have magnificent
stocks and do the fair thing ali the way through The
others doing finely too, and BY "the others" we
mean all our advertising friends down there. Good
luck to all! live uied call on any OF them, wns
because we had bu, little money to spend, and that
divided out, would have been but poor driblet TO
each.
This time we stopped at the old United States Ho.
tel. 1t is now kept by JENsINGs, who formerly pro-
sided at the Globe. Not meaning to disparage the
other hotels, We must say that the United States is
the best location in Augusta, especially for families 1t
is in the very heart Of the Dry Goods business which
makes il just the place for ladies who 60 to shop The
present landlord is exceedingly obligng and his ser
wants are very attentive. The table is good enough
and tho rooms are excellent. There is one advantage
which this hotel llas the others in Augustawe
mean, the fact of its affording comfortable Ladies'
Ordinary easily accessible by private entrance from
the Ladies' Parlor. This advantage needs only to be
mentioned to be appreciated. For the information Of
gentlemen, may add that there is decent BARRIERS
shop, with baths convenient, just in rear Of the build.
ing. little further back, there is admirable place
to drop in at about 10 NJ. We mean the " Shades"
Ii is now kept in fine style by PLUMB g. HATCH, who
servo up very nice lunch at the right time of day
and afford excellent glass of anything you like to
wash it down with. Altogether, JENNINGs' house Is
already good stopping place and promises soon to be
still better for the old 10 evidently bent upon
exerting himself in the right way.
In short, (or have not space to soy more,) take
the old city Of Augusta up one side and down the
other, il is considerable spot of ground. We Edge
field may well congratulate ourselves upon Her in.
crea.ing prosperity. She gives facilities lin con-
Junction with Hambug g. which few other paris of our
State enjoy and ,hose amongst us, who refuse to ad
nit the fact, profit by it, actuatcd by little bet
ter than spiri. of contracted prejudice. They.are
doing injustice to business town Of real usefulness
and standing inthe way Of their own interests