The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-13
coMMUNIcATEp.
Hickory STATION, N. G.,
July, 81, 1878.

M'. Edstor:
Our first "Epistlo'' to your reader
will not be complete unless We retro.
grade, and mention two more impor-
TINT institutions of Statesvillc: First
the Simouton Fomale College,
which would not have been overlook
cd had We been aware of its where
'abouts-wc found it late in the after
noon, and were both pleased, and sur
prised ut the beauty of the grounds,
and the grandeur Of tho structure.
The young ladies were taking vaca~
tioD, and We werc denied the sweet
pleasure" their pretty faces would
have filled us With, so We called upon
our imagination to create "forlhs
diviuc," to people tho sylvan shades
and to awake with silvory voices the
enchanted garden. This college is
under the care Of tho Rev. Mr.. Mar
fin-wbo is now rusticatipg ain ohg
tho mountains.
ANoLD MONARCH.
We met in this beautiful SPOT n
statesman of former days-tho Hon.
Abram Venable, contc mporary of
Mr.. Calhoun. Wonderful is the only
word that will express tho tenacity
of this gcntleman's memory, as, stand
ing faultlcssly erect amid tho wreck
of other days, ho dcscan ted upon tho
hallowcd pasv, and deplored the
present.
As he stood with uncov cred head
his snowy locks dishevelled by the
breeze, his arm shaking with the in
firmities of age, speaking of tho great
dead--hc reminded us of pearl of
untold value stranded upon tho shore
of time. Tho other institution Yand
it is nothing less,) is the mammoth
store, and botanical warehouse of
Wallace Bros. & Stephenson, to
which I before referred, as claiming
to sell quarter of million. This
is certainly curiosity to any visitor
from q cotton region, and il richly
worth inspection. AS we'll as We can
Judge and as wc are informed, these
gentleman have now on hand a stock
of crchandize worth soventy-fve
thousand dollars-and their supply is
greatly roducod. They have thirty
statesmen and portcrs, and their
shclvcs supply almost every want
of their customers, who come from
seven counties with roots and herbs,
to barter for goods. In short it is a
complete onenium gdMerun,. The
botanical warehouse is removed from
the Store short distance, and is two
stories high. 1t isnndcr the supervi-
sion of q fine B6tanist who assorts the
roots and herbs and also manufactures
essential oils. Packages of these meti-
cincs look not unlike our cotton bales
and are shipped as far as Canada and
Texas. Hickory Station Town takes
its name from an Inn that onco stood
near this point undor hickory tree
That was long ago. Tho citizens nre
ashamed of the name now, and aro
racking their brain for ihore res
peotablc "lGntitle"-liko our colored
friends they want a shundlc" to it !!
There aro % stores, ono Hotel, land
every one who can takes boarders)
three churches are finished and otN.
ors arc in contemplation. The popu-
lation is about 500, suppose, with
almost daily additions, l mean perma-
nant additions. Upon the whole it
is quite flourishiDg town, and promi-
sos we'll for tho future. Tho Houses
arc built on the Dutch style, low stor.
les, a few are painted red:
THE IRON c1iALYBEAfE STRING:
About a quarter of a mile
from the Hotel VIC have n strong
Iron Spring, onB draught of
which will make a man produce
famine In Our section of country |!
Wo went down by moonlight last
night, and swallowed a gallon or two,
and at breakfast we kept two Walters
exclusively employed
tain, and whole chain of lesser ones,
nil robed in the azure hue Campbell
beautifully describes.
CoURT tiARTIAi.
1t is exceedingly dangerous to ask
for glass Of whiskey Of any of these
mountaincrs, and for the benefit of
my friends who have a wcakness, l
will relate on incident Which / heard
to-day. A stranger was taken sick
on theiroad (you know how it is,) and
stopped at a leg cabin, through tho
roof Of which, ourled the beautiful
smoke, and asked tho bare(oot6d
specimen of man, for glass of whis"
key. The stranger was requested TO
wait, he did so and in very short time
he saw several barefooted gentry stalk
up with rifles, and bowie knives. They
held short consultation, and told the
stranger he must die THAT they had