The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-08-27
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country townsis Williaraston, sit
uated on the Greenville and Co.
lumbia Railraod, and which with
its Gne climate, and health giving
mineral waters, and fiourishing
Female College, presents equal
attractions to the transient visitor
and to one seeking desirable res
idence. All who have made trial
of the waters speak in the highest
terms of their tonic properties,
and we believe that the day is not
far distant, when they will give the
place a reputation second to none
in the South. 1t is already a place
of some size, numbering abSht
eight hundred inhabitants, and the
traveller who looks out of the car
window, sees nothing of the beau
tiful and tasteful residences, which
stretch away to. the West, along
the weIl-laid-out streets. Here
are three churches, Baptist, Meth
odist and Presbyterian, and some
half-dozen stores, all doing a good
business. Here is a Aeurishing
Female College, under the charge
cf Rev. S. B. Lander, gentleman
of large experience and high rep
utation, and this will doubtless at
tract many parents who will seek
residences here for the purposes OF
education.
The chief want of the place at
present is a large hotel. MIR. s. ID.
Deal, formerly Of Abboville, keeps
an excellent house-but his
accommodations as we'll as those OF
Mrs. Lynch, are too limited to sup
plv the demands of those seeking
lodgings, and; but few of the prl-
private houses are prepared to
take in boaders. 1t is said that
next season, the college will give a
vacation during the summer
months, and the commodious build
ing will be thrown open for the
entertainment Of visitors. This
will enable Williamson to enter
tain comfortably all who come
seeking health and recreation.
We had the pleasure OF meeting
here a number of Abbeville people
who now make Williamson their
home-Dr. B. T. Brown, our old
army friend, sktllful practitioner,
who enjoys large practice-Mr.
p Wash Prince, a successful planter,
who still keeps one foot upon his
Abbevillc place, whilst he dispenses
hospitality to some IN or more
guests here,-Major S. L. Jones,
now Of Greenville, but formerly OF
Abbeville, whe is so we'll known
to our people as The former efficient
U. S. Revenue Assessor, and to
whom we were indebted, for de-
lightful drive over the town. The
Depot Aagent here DR.. McCorkle,
,s.the right man in the right place.
lie informs us, Gf we have not
forgotten his tigures,) that some
1000 bales Of cotton were shipped
here during the last season, and
some seveuty-fve tons of fertiii-
zers received and sold.
The following is the analysis of
the Williamson water-to each
pint 1sa grains Of carbonate of iron,
held in solution of an excess OF
earbonic acid; 81 grains OF sui
phate Of potash; q grains of sui
phate of magncsia, With a trace Of.
sulphur.
As we have said the great want
of Williamson, are hotel accom-
modations, with the incidental con-
yeniences, which will present at
fractions to the pleasure-seeker as
we'll as to the invalid. Let these
be furnished and we believe that
the place will enjoy patronage
equal to its merits as a heaith-re-
sort We need not then 60 to
other States for pleasant and de-
sirable waterlng-place, but may find
health and recreation at our very
doors.
m AmoS other operations
performed by DR.. J. A. Clopton,