The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-10-28
Forthe Amdersoa hntelligene..
A Glance at ''Old Pickles..

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The general aspect of things eoqsld -
Pickens' to-day strongly contras wits !,
appearance fifteen or twenty yeamgo7 zen a
at the zenith of its ante beUum>rimnd c
Importance as county town, rE al m- 8
BILE down and abandoned. I
The dividing of lickens Disict silly G
after the war into Pickens and Conee n u
ties, and the consequent remval the I
county seat served to utterly anihilhe K
old town, Ali the old resides, as 5ne |s
impulse and seemingly actuateby ger 10
mination in common to resid ct a1lrt I.
house." migrated at once and :ttleSlul- l
sively in Walhalla and New Peens9inly a
! in the latter place. AS csbeqle, g
/ wonderful depreciation in vlae own
| property followed, and most mol the =
old lots changed hands for nre tt as =
an instance, one lot of two ac.sa.echich O
was good dwelling with "a at b
tached, sold for only 500. = fbuse f
| and Jail, and nearly all pses il
and dwellings were torn ioTI aid 3vm a
away, and now only fw weatheletyb II s
and desolate houses, an. most of esei : :
the last stages of dilapasion, rerino -
remind one of the former eor pretsi.zS q
of the place. In fact, eve Anng haaee IT
Grated to 50 great an extesH sHt sat the few re.
manning traces and reliA alohld scarcely
excite the curious inter Elf the passing
stranger. The large hotel sfding is stand
| ing yet, but is fast goilS 81 ruin, and the
absence fall the door alwindow shutters
and sash serves but to hehten the gbomi-
ness of the picture. Oy one business
sign remains-that of ie pld hotei bar,
which holds on to the vi with a tenacious
] grip as ifnnconscioge is4tlbte. fsct fit the
sssspiriE have foxsy Thk Y acC is 7
7 yet to be seen; and the towIEouE !
time, boast of a aq hrishing Ggh Shpt
which is an easy ant safe infeence w,en
| is known that thei Rev. j. L.Kenned "
its principal, 1t m y be addd in this 10
nection that your }fwnsman,,. H. P. RI
Esq, once trained the young idea Of Il
locality chow to Dot" Tire was 1fv
but one church in fInediatelyin the pla:e,
neat and substantial bri&k St picture, Thi'
| was originally intended bAhe use { y
various denominations Ju9 it was us'
almost exclusively by td Presbytdal
until late years, when tle ] abandond
t Very lately it has been itE orporatedin
5 Methodist Mission of the 9South Caolil
Conference, and a strong q Hlembersh' h
f been already established.
e This is remarkably hAflthy loclity,
a fine grain growing section and sire Il
a war, considerable quantity Of coon
A raised. Thee are no sto1Y Yes lieare4 thu
p Central Statim andicneqa City, on te a
j. Line Railroad, each issaAshhes distant al
d this fact, together with t |enatural resurc
= of the surrounding county, make thi pla
: a splendid openitH for :tcountry stee.
: merchant of Seneca ely, who, itwou
seem, was encouraged b bsethesc induc@cnt
has very recently openff general sock
goods here and is doing profitable bsine:
J, A store at Old Pickles is something of
o novelty, and the "nabves" hail itadve
s with rejoicing. The eject is amu:ng al
u particularly pleasing t!the proprietr.
About FIVE families Of white peple al
about as many of negoes are livlH in Il
d old place at present, Gone of hpa, ho'
d ever, resided within T.. incorporation pri
n to the "breaking up, save, perhaps one Q
o negro man (Georgd who "blongd to
: Alexander fore 'bancipation." Gcor
:. owns the largest ut OF Old Picens no
: and one broad smil betokcnlng al inwa
= consciousness of Is thrift, irradates /
u sable features wheIYle tells US that thin
s is turned round lightly" He rejoices
his freedom and yqps the puoilxin" tick
To mediate uHa the past prosperity
the old town and I,,on the character of
former citizens is. reflection of some int,
cst bnt It ia o 1slancholy retrospect.
!. has about It mucl lof that feeling which
, suits from the c&emplation CT decay a
% ruin. There is eioquence Ill decay,
+ it is sad eloqude 3 ana CROWN has mo
:. of vital interest 3lan dechne' even rs
c,,. with more ,asure upon the verdan
:. If vo,,tb than q 3bn the Discrepancy of {
d clining years.
- KBOWEE