The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-09
RATES. OF ADVERTISING.
For, the Anderson latelligencer.
a Trip to the North.

e. A4N-OO GAS AdOA O4As
afr. Editor: After visiting and gazing
Z upon upon the various objects and scenes of at
: .traction.ia this great, wealthy and popu-
louis city. Of. Philadelphia that usually
attract the. curiosity of tie traveller, l
: inquired for the railroad route, for New
york bysLalnbertvillo, New Jersey. /
was told that ride of about three.quar-
z z ters of sn hour on a street car would
take me to the .depot.of the Belyidere
~ route and could leave at I O'Clock in the
sssIsorning. 5Izwas! !thereat the hour, but
:sS's g was told the train had left an hour pre-
:, :;,xz.viious. Like our. managers of railroads
in. Columbia, whom we arrived just one
hour too late, ssthe schedule had been
changed It's exceedingly provoking,
10 one who has o-time to lose, to meet
:, with such disapp pointments. .buttho own
ers OF. .stsverns shed no tears over them.
Iremained like one who would if be
S; could sbutgcould not if he would: / was
!: IN read mess when. the next train gavethe
..ss:sienal s FALL aboard" Soon we were pass
ing up5sst: a rapid rate in full view OF the
beautiful y delaware, with her steamboats,
and sails of other.erafts. Passing many
farms employed nearly exclusively in
raising 1yegetables for the city, and occa-
sionally;suall villages; made a conside-
s.rablssstop at the capitol of the State of
New Jersey, but after awhile the iron
,sss1steed "a began sggain7to move, nnwearicd'by
yisthio sfslti gs1es of the journey: A canal
sssaI1 parallel with the. river, and. many
: aoats $aFere employed in. carrying coal
= from On some point higher: up the river
This canal has many factories upon it,
-. ~ Arrived at Eambertyille about o'clock.
Stepping ont apoihthe platform, young
:. niinis,cr who is pastor of the Prcsbyterr1i-
san .an.: church in4the place, stepped up and
introduced himselfas as n relative of Mrs.
McEroy, saying they were expecting me,
they had received a: communication
:. from sas fGriiend in Annapolis that [ would
likelyreach that point that day After
q coraiaEreception, and someinterchange
ssof-wordsSon matters and ahings in gene:
5ass.iraE, an early rcpast was in readiness, 10
:. which we;sat dawn<nnd enjoyed with a
good relish. = Then many questions were
propounded and answered OF friends and
: facouaintances in Anderson, and / cen say
ITO those friends she manifested the samo
ssiSind feeling :forcthem and interest in their
! g welfare she had before the rupture be-
! tween the North and South. | will hero
,sl: = SAY. to her friends, whomI may not soon
=: ee.personally, found her occupying a
large, handsome brick building, some
= three or. four stories high. The lower
one had been arranged fora schooroom,
which she, with many able assistants, had
5. long occupied as a school of high or
der, :bnt at present. was rented and occu-
..s.sspiiod by. a highly accomplished yonng lady
stf:or the sane purpose. All the rooms OF
@lshor; house were handsomely furnished,
presenting the appearance of neatness
and comfort The strife and conflict be-
tween the North and South had pot ex-
tin eushed her kind feelings for those she
looked upon. rs friends in days long since
gone by. Time has made made but little
change insher appearance.
- Eambertville is beautiful, thriving
town. Situated near. the Delaware River,
ON the Now Jersey side. 1t gives un-
1nistable of growing prosperity.
1t is beautiful level between the range
:. of hills and the river We; took a stroll
up the river and many handsome private
: residences have gone up within the last
year, some just completed, and others
- Just commencing. They have mechanics
there who understand their business l
spent considerable portion of day visi-
ting the, factories on the canal, in compa-
my with my young ministerial brother.
:, There is paper mill, and examined
some OF the materials of which paper is
made, andit appeared almost incredible
that paper, even of the coarscst quality,
could be made of such unsightly mater-
ais. 1t is like bringing beauty ont Of de-
forlnity.l 1 had not any time before
looked at the process of paper making
There was flax mill in full blast and
was quite novelty. Cotton, also, but
that may be seen in Carolina. We went
to sec an iron foundry, and was told that
ats certain hour they would be running
somc car-wheels, SO we returned again at
the time designated, and witnessed the