The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1875-02-20

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along the line of the Greonville road,
and what were known at the close of
the war as simple "turn- outs" in rail
road parlance, are now growing and
prosperous habitations of an Industrious
and thriving people We did not pass
u place. that failed to present evidences
OF thrift and prosperity The many
new buildings we saw going up convin
ccd us at once tina there was lif6 ia the
old State yet, especially in the upper
portion of her chivalric domain. Most
Of the dwellings and stores that we
caught sight of presented a regular city
appearance, and conspicuously SO were
those at Ninety Six. This is, apparently ,
CIV town, but it is increasing in popu
Iation and dimensions SO rapidly that
it would not be too extravagant to pre-
dict for it one day the name and dignl
ty Of a city. Indeed there is IA bill now
pending before the General Assembly
to make it a county Seat of a new coun
ty to be formed from portions of A bbe
Vile, EIgeield, Laurens and Newbe, r.,
and to be called the County Of Ninety
Six. The popularity of the bill has
caused considerable futter in all the
counties mentioned above, and notably
so in that of Abbcville We don't
know much about the matter but have
heard it whispered that it is more than
probable that the bill will become q
law.
We should like to note each town as
We pass along, if time and space per
mittcd, but ssas both ofthese are crying
out "enoush p we shall content our
selves by saying that the up country, in
the matter of real solid prosperity, is
far ahead ofante Jcllum times.
The good people of these upper
counties have found out that prosperity
and Kukluxism ldo not chime te gether
worth cent; that the open aud honest
music of the former does not accord
very we'll with the roar of midnight
guns, or the grim NJ cnaccs OF masked
assassins; that the genius of our institu
tlons smiles bcncfcently upon labor
spent in the work Of building up the
country, but discountenance and con
demns all exhibitions that would seek
to abridge or deprive any citizen of the
rights guaranteed to him by the law.
W GySA-a glad to note kssassss,.a,and= Cc-E-o
that seems tSsnbsist between all classes
up thers. Occupying such relations to
each other, the whole people will be
benefited thereby. Already the
ounty ofNewberry has, within the last
six years past, doubled its population
nd, as matter ofcourse business has
increased proportionately.
On board the train we found our
genial friend and successful jur list,
Judge Thompson FL. Cooke, on his way
to his home in Greenville. His MANY
friends in Orangeburg will be glad to
hear that he has made crowds of warm
friends in the up country, and has won
golden opinions from veterans in the
law. Judge Cooke has proven himself
one of the bost Judges in the State.
We also had the pleas ure of making
the acquaintance of Col. Hill, who is
one of the editorial staff o that spicy
paper the Greenville Daily Me'os. We
found him 10 be genial and affable
gentleman as we'll as ripe scholar.
But we must hurry on In conss
quel ce of scme mishap which bcfcll our
iron horse, ne did not get to Grcenvile
until late. Once there, and out of the
train, We we're driven to the Mansion
House, now owned and kept by
Calnan. And who is it that does not
know this clever and accommo latin.
prince. of hotel keepers? His Glenn
Springs nototriey has made him fam
GUS. He is now hard at work in put
ting all the modern improvements in
his house, and by spring will have
hotel second to none in the So nth.
On the roof of the Mansion House, in
company with few friends, we enjoyed
as fine view as it has ever been our
lot to gaze upon. The heavy mass of