The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-01

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What Newport is to Boston, Long Branch to
New York, Cape May to Philadelphia, o. Ola
Point to Baltimore. Summeryille is or ought
to be to Charleston. Situated on the line OF
the South Carolina Railroad, only twenty miles
from the city, the locality is one on which ma
ture has poured out with lavish hand her cham
pa,,oe Of health and bAauty- Fa.. nIuuJ Jents
It has been favorite resort of our cilizens and
for many years it has enjoyed reputation
throughout the United States as spot where
the sufferer from disease, drinking in delicious
mouthfuls OF the purest air; may rapidly recu-
perate. Thousands have thus renewed their
lease Of life, and doubtless thank God to-day
that. there is such place as Sunmerville,
South Carolina.
A long time aeo-long before can remem-
ber-pretty little cottages began to nestle
among the tall. pines. Now you' can walk
scarcely quarter OF mile in any direction
without finding SOME hiding place where,
among foliage and flowers, the i'll, the well. Or
The weary may enjoy vision of sweet peace.
The village is thrown together in half care
less, scattering manner, as if lovers of nature
had selected the loveliest spots and pitched
their tent. or these romantic homes, there
are, perhaps, one hundred and fifty within an
area of two miles square. 1t is true that the
desolation -oY war has reached even these re-
cessed spots; but though the paint be dney
and the porch is crumbling away, and poverty
has crept inside, it is still beautiful to seq how
the fingers of nature have worked the embroid-
cry OF leaf and flower upon trellis fence and
arbor, as if they would conceal decay.
To accommodate the many visitors to Sum-
meryille, especially invalids, one OF the enter
prising residents erected in 1872 what has
since been known as Browns Hotel" He en-
larged the premises in 1860, and Since that
time large numbers OF persons have been at
tracled thither from every portion OF the
country. In Charleston especially there arc
many who, on perusing these lines, will recall
The moonlight promenadeS on the old piazza;
the pleasant days which seemed like q perpet-
ual Sabbath, the picnic rides through the
neighborhood, and, more than all, the refresh
ing slumbers atuight, with no reconnoiterine
mosquitoes to disturb ones dreams OF fried
chicken and delicious rolls for breakfast. 1t
has been said that cit is a climate in which it
is hard to be unhappy about anything; charm
ing to live at all, and easy to die." 1t isin a
great measure true.
Since the war our people have not travelled
as much as usual, and their means have not
permitted them to resume "hotel lifo" for The
summer. Consequently the old place has been
somewhat neglected. During the past few
weeks, however, Major j. P. Horbach, the
proprietor of the Charleston Hotel, has taken
the premises in charge for the purpose OF
once more attracting to them the tourist, and
Offering home to those who seek the bracing
air Of the locality; and visit to tho place yes
Isterday established the fact beyond peradven-
ture that he is making use of every element OF
success to achieve this object. With its new
features, one can scarcely recognize the spot.
The house has been repa'ntcd from piazza to
roof tree; old outbuildings have been removed
aud others whitewashed. handsome arbor
has been constructed as an entrance; the lawn
hiss been renovated, trees trimmed, fences put
in order, unsightly objects torn down. and, III
short, q holiday aspect given to every depart
ment. Adjacent dwellings, have likewise been
rented and subjected to the same overlaulng.
These will be used for various purposes COLI
nectcd with the conduct OF the establishment
Altogether, tho number of bedrooms is about
forty. Each of these contains neat set OF cot
tage furniture, and is adapted, as tho case may
be. to individuals or to families. The dining
room is ,apacious, and connected conVenient-
ly with complete culinary department; the
water-pcwer has been improved; the ladies'
and gentlemeh's par!ors are neatly fitted up
| (the former also contains o piano), and the
| entire establishment puL on thorough hotel
basis. ALI these plans Of Major Horbach have
been carried out under the supervisory care ol
Messrs. James Kerr and George Mixer, botl
of whom have had large experience in the
entertainment of the public, and while theil
chief conducts as usual the old Charleston,
they will manage it's infant progeny ut Sum
merville.
To make the enterprise still more complete,
MIR. jackson, the proprietor of the Charleston