The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-16
After Thoughts---At Home.

After ThOugktS---At Home.
Ai,cr u pleasant sojourn Of three
weeks in Spartanburg town and Coun-
tv, we are once more 1T home, and
right well pleased to be so, for notwith-
standing the attractions of travel, and
the pleasure of meeting kind friends,
and having Il good time generally, there
is no place like home after all, and hun
drcds and thousands who have already
reached home, and rs many more who
are still on the wing, will heartily agree
with lis on this point. Before turning
our thoughts, however, on home mat
tcrs we would say few words more in
closing up our three weeks experience.
The Rail Road Barbecue nj Spartan
burg WAS Il big affair, some five or six
thousand persons being present, and
the enthusiasm manifested gave ASST
rance that ere long the Asheville &
Spartanburg Road will be built, and the
rich products Of the great West poured
into this State. Among the distinguish
ell visitors present on that occasion was
our former townsman, Gen. Darlington,
who made IN eloquent and stirring ad-
dress. Satisfied that the road would be
built and having done Ill that we could
do for it and the town of Spartmburg,
we took the S. & L. cars down. This
road is most admirably served by Capt.
w. w. Davies. one of the Youngest and
plcasantcst railroad superintendent we
have ever had the happiness Of meet
ing, and whose coartcSies we highly
appreciate. Mr.. Counts, secretary aid
treasurer, and also Mr.. Heath, conduc-
tor on the line, will accept onr thanks
for kind attentions. At Union it was our
pleasure to meet IN old army acquaint-
ance, Quartcrmastcr Powell, who iE-
sisted on our giving the Silver Cornet
Band of Spartanbnrg fits, but this we
must decline for the reason that +. L.
Stokes, Esq, the irrcprcSSible editor Of
the Union Times. received i Serenade
from it. and therefore pronounccS the
band second only to Dodsworth'S, we
beg him, though, to make exception to
the Newbcrry Comets. Passing from
Union We reached StrotherS only to
find that through tie gross carclessneSs
of the telegraph operator ut Spartan
burg or GrcenvilIe. our dispatch sent
from the first mentioned place to New
berry, that we should be met on Friday
was knocked into pi. The despatch,
Send word to A. at once to meet
us at Ferry on Friday" was sent along
the line without the important words.
son Friday"-consequcntly we had to
90 on and sojourn ut Aston. 1t is i
bad wind, though, which blows no one
good. for our stay ut Aston IS not re-
GREETED. The time passed there was
made pleasant by the kind attentions OF
Mrs. Elkins and her household, among
whom, !.y the WAY, are two young la-
dies, wlum we recommend to all good
bachelors in search Of Industrious,
smart wives. Mr.. d. Il. Elkins, who
lives opposite the Hotel, also laid us
under obligations. He is 4 most sue
ccsSfll farmer and stock raiser, and we
bear witness to seeing Il stock Of milch
COWS and heifers such rs any man
might be proud of. They were indeed
beauties. Besides, we had the pleasure
of sccinga field of the celebrated X. X.
corn-thc sight of which almost raised
us olt Of our shoes. 1t WAS :. perfect
wilderness of corn-in many hills iour
stalks were produced by one grain, and
the stalks all, everywhere. right and
left, held from three to six large heavy
ears Of corn. We advise orr tanners
to send and buy some Of the seed. But
we did not intend to write this much
we are home, reader, and us before
stated, right we'll pleased, and shall 60
to work now with ali earncStneSS OF
purpose.