The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-05-21
Far the anderson Mtelhgencer.


Splendid Water Fall--Politics.
Mr.. EDITOR: On the 18th inst, as I had
nothing to do, I concluded that I would take
a trip into Hall Township with my friend
E. W. B., who kindly invited me, and furnish
ed elegant conveyance. He was going out on
business among his customers, and 1 thought
it good chance to learn something. He's the
man who catches mackerel to order-if a poor
one is caught it is thrown back, lest custo-
mer is imposed upon when it comes to market
We left town that morning before the train
came down from Walhalla-pretty soon for
merchants to be up at this time of the year.
The morning was a beautiful one, indeed, for
driving; the sun was not shining, and there
was cool and delightful breeze all day from
the East, which, together with many other
things, made us enjoy the TIP 7ery much.
As we were leaving town we began to discuss
the merits of the different routes, and soon
came to the conclusion that we would take the
Generals Road, though somewhat out of the
way, because it was much the best, the other
routes being cut 70 pieces badly by the large
number of wagons going to Anderson with
cotton and other produce for sale, and return
ing heavily loaded with guano and other arti-
cles. From all the information that we can
gather, the Generals Road is the oldest general
thoroughfare in upper Carolina, and has his
tory tina: certainly links it with ante-revolu-
tionary times. As to the origin of the name
Generals Road" there are various opinions,
and we are not fully certain now what gave it
the name; but we are certain from information
gathered from some Of our oldest citizens, and
from the history of South Carolina by Ram
say, and the history by Logan, that this road
was used as the great military road which ran
from Augusta or Ninety Six up by Abbeville
C. H., from thence to Rocky River, crossing at
Lees Shoals, and running directly up the Riv-
er and passing through the present town of
Anderson on to Pendeton, and from that point
to Fort George on the Keowee River, in Oconee
County. The road was opened by the French,
as we are informed, and along it were several
forts-one at Ninety Six, one lear Abbeville,
Fort Hill, near Pendleton, in sight of CAL
houn's residence. This is situated in q horse
shoe bend of the Seneca River, certainly a
stragetic position in those days, when no ar
tilery could be brought to bear The last,
Fort George, on the Keowee River, in Oconee
County. This road is beyond doubt much
over one hundred years old, and it might not be
amiss to give the localities through which it
passed in the present town of Anderson. Be-
ginning on the North of the town, near G. A.
Reeds we find trace of it running through
Judge ]. S. Murray's lot, and under Col. j. N.
Browns house, and across Capt. Sharpe's lot
and under or near the Earle house. Here it
takes the direction of McDuffie street, and fol-
lows it, leaving the street a little to the left,
running under Mrs Robinson's house, through
J. B. Clark's garden, under Capt. John Nc
Grath's piazza, under the houses Of Mrs. W. c.
Bewley and DR.. ?. A. Wilhite, through Hon.
J. P. Reeds garden, nearing Mrs Vandiver's
house, and passing directly under the kitchen
of DR.. O. R. Broyles, Sr., and into Main street
again near Daniel Browns front gate. Per-
haps it took its name from the fact that it was
very general road, or from some (perhaps the
first) General who marched force along it, as
was suggested to US by very aged citizen.
We will leave the subject Of the Generals
Road, with hope that we will not be consid-
cred too curious for making mention of it as
above, and state that we do not claim to be exact
ly correct but what we have said is gathered
from several honest old citizens of the commu-
nifty We love and venerate these old roads.
THE CROPS
in circuit of thirty miles, which we made in
two days, We can't say as a whole are so good
but with continuance of the present spell OF
weather, with showers at intervals, all perhaps
will be we'll. The wheat crop is much better,
so far, than any other crop. We examined
many fields and found no rust, but some fred
blades which on first sight one would call rust
The height is good, with generally short heads.
The oat crop, with showers, will be good av-
erage. The cotton crop is further behind than
usual-fully one month later than last year
This will have telling effect if the Fall should
happen to be as unfavorable as the Spring
The corn crop looks healthy enough, but is late
though not so much 80 as the cotton. The
best sign connected with the general crop
which we saw, was that everybody was at
work. We never met man, woman or child
in the whole circuit of thirty miles-all at
work in the fields
After most pleasant drive we arrived at the
gate of Mr.. Ezekiel Hall, Sr., just at II o'clock,
the time to take out for dinner with the farm
er This, must not forget to say, is in the
centre of Hall Township. We were furnished
with splendid dinner, such as only can be
enjoy the dinner, and our friend who accompa-
MED us certainly did, too, for we left him at
the table. We were informed by our aged