The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
Our GreenyilIe Correspondence.

GEEENv1LLE, S. c., Oct. %.
MR.. EDITOR: Ever and anon since the
opening of the last session of the University,
the mind of your old correspondent has rever-
ted with pleasure to the social chats we used
to have together, and as often has he deter
mined to renew them, but study, want of time
and-but you know how it is with College life
yourself.
The University entered upon the present
term with much brighter prospects than last
year, although the number of students is still
very small, for Baptist State institution. The
number of students registered so far is about
fifty-two-giving an increase over same time
last year of eight Although this is compare
lively small number for College, it should
not be all objection to those who contemplate
coming. There are just as many Professors
now as there were when there were twice as
many students, and they take just as much
interest in the welfare and advancement of
their pupils as ever so this should rather be
an inducement, since those who are here have
better opportunity than if the school was
overstocked.
Mr.. Editor, you know student generally
knows very little of the news, except what
concerns himself, his books, or his institution
but will give you all do know, since gossip
is always acceptable to newspaper readers, no
matter what it is, or how it is written.
The Annual Fair has ended-that long
looked for time has come and gone! As l
have said in previous article, Greenville is
{ho nvtr Eo1r or
ago it was raining so that nobody could get
out scarcely, and this time the dust was six
inches deep in many places. never saw SO
much dust in my life. A single vehicle driving
down Buncombe Street would hide the view
for two hundred yards with dust. Notwith-
standing this, there was large crowd in at
tendance during the Fair. On Thursday it
seemed that the Blue Ridge was cmptying her
inhabitants into this place l doubt whether
more covered wagons and apples were ever
seen in Greenvile at one time but guess
this crowd was attracted more by old John
Robinson's influence than by the Fair. The
exhibition of stock, especially horses, for which
Greenvile is noted, was unusually fine. One
sad feature of the Grcenville Fair, is the large
amount of racing. 1t seems that all that has
been said and written against this evil, has had
but little if any effect here. On Friday the
tournament came off. About half-past eleven
o'clock the company of Knights dashed in at
the main entrance. The band numbered
twenty onc, all dressed out in fantastic costume.
They rode single file up to the ladies stand,
wheeled and dashed back two and two to the
point from which they were to rum In few
minutes the riding which was only toerably
good, began. 10 cut the story short, the first
prize was won by one of the students of the
University-Sam Young, of Newbcrry. Hur-
rah for Sam! Sam,s prize was a fifty dollar
saddle, and the pleasure of crowning Miss
Mamie Ware as Queen. Lucky boy!
1 venture to say that Greenville is the ''po-
litcalst" little place in the South. There has
not week passed for month without torch
light procession and political speaking. Green
vile will go heavy for Green and Kershaw
Hon. J. 7. Reeds late manpuvcrs have Gre
ated some sensation here. Of course his ac-
tions, though unlocked for are very clear upon
more deliberation.
There has already been one thousand bales
of cotton shipped from this place. and business
in general is brisk. More next time.
Il. r. II.