The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-13
OLD BARNWELI.
A Lovely Little Place.
BARNwELL c. H., January I.

bARNWELL u d., January q.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
We often hear the complaint that Aiken is so
crowded it is almost impossible to accommodate
the many who throng there from the North In
quest Of health, THAT priceless jewel. without
which fife Is burden,) and we therefore would
call the attention of such persons to ourown lit
tie village for we do not think they Duld be more
pleasantly situated anywhere. AS THF ,isws is
so widely circulated, we did not know better
medium Of communication with the outside
world.
To those who are ignorant Of Its locality, we
would state that Barnwell is q quiet little tcvn,
ten miles from Blackville, its depot on the South
Carolina Railroad comfortable hack plies:
daily between the two places. The air is pure.
and saluhIous, aud the climate not 80 cold as
that Of &4Ken in winter. Though the weather
has been Unusually severe Of late, sweet orange
tree growing in garden entirely unprotected
Is still as green and nourlshing as though the
balmy Zephyrs Of summer still played around it.
A large and commodlous hotel (the Patterson
House) has recently been opened here by Mr..
Chase, and we hope that bis energy and persever-
ance will insure success. The rooms on the
south side of the building are delightful, COM
manding beautiful prospect Of miles Of open,
undulating country. There are four churches
here-Baptlst, Presbyterian, Eptscopalian and
Roman Catholic. The beloved pastor OF the first
named church, Rev. L. II. Shuck, has been re-
Gently called to the First Baptist Church in your
city, and we earnestly hope that his abors will be.
crowned with success. Barnwell, in COM
mercial point Of view, is very prosperous;
indeed the merchants have never reaped
so rich q harvest as they have garnered dur0g
the fall months. On account Of the difference iP
rents and city taxes, goods can be purchased
here almost as cheap as in the neighboring cities,
though, OF course, the assortment from which to.
select is much smaller. There is strong proba-
bilty that the courthouse will be brought back,
and that ere the June roses bloom, the shrfll
scream OF the car whistle will be heard in our
midst, as the elterprising superintendent Of the
Port Royal Railroad has been here making ar
rangements to that effect Should this occur,
then, Phenix.like, our town will rise from the
ashes, and begin the race for prosperity with re.
newed vIgor. A beautiful stream, which the
most Intense heat Of summer never dries, lows
through our town. 1t is amply sufficient for man.
ufaeturing purposes, on an extended scale, and
some capitalist would find splendid in.
vestnent for his funds by starting
factory here In the heart OF King Cotton's
dominlons. There is q legend connected with
this stream, that those who drink OF Its waters,
ever ;'lould they wander to the faror isles OF the
sea, ure irrcsistibly drawn back, as by magnet,
to wander again on Its banks This is somewhat
analogous to the Grecian myth concerning Pros
crpIne, who, because she had tasted OF few
seeds OF the pomegranate during her involuntary
stay In Pluto's dark dominion, was compelled
every year to leave the bright sunshine Of earth
and descend to those subterranean regions.
But lest weary you with this rambling talk
about Barnwell like all terrestrial things 1t shall
cnd, with the wish that you would come here In
the happy spring time, when all nature rejolces
In the bridal Of earth and sky, when the air Is
laden with the perfume Of myriad nowers and
vocal with the song Of birds, and you will agree
with your correspondent in saying, "BarnweG is
o lovely little place." ID.