The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-07-27
AT WILLIAMSON,

MEssRs EDITORS: By previous appoint
ment we left town early on last Thursday
morning, in company with friend, for the
beautiful little village of Williamson, our
object being to institute Division of Sons
of Temperance. After very pleasant ride
of few hours, we arrived about 10 o'clock
at our destination. We might say en- pas
SAINT, that the crops along the route look
promising They bear the evidence of hav-
ing been we'll cultivated, and with the help
of rain, which they were beginning to need,
there will be q good yield, especially of corn.
We are glad to see that the good farmers in
this section are waking up to their own in
terest, by planting more corn and less cotton.
At II o'clock we repaired to the Masonic
Hall, where we found twenty of the sub
stantial citizens of the place ready to organ
ize themselves into society of Sors of
Temperance. The meeting was called to
order, and the Division regularly instituted
by G. F. Tolly, Deputy Grand Worthy Pa
triarch, assisted by L. P. Smith. The Off
GERS having been previously elected, they
were duly installed as follows
w. P. Cannon, Worthy Patriarch; DR.. H.
I. Epting, Worthy Associate; ]. T. Rogers,
Recording Scribe; c. E. Horton, Assistant
Recording Scribe; Hugh Mahaffey, Treasu-
rer; G. w. Lester, Financial Scribe; W. W.
Holder, Conductors NJ. A. Mahaffey, AS
sistant Conductor; E. I. Pinson, Inside Sen
tinel J. A. Wallace, Outside Sentinel G.
w. Anderson, Past Worthy Patriarch; NJ.
M. King, Chaplain.
This bids fair to make fine Division, as
all the members entered into it with zeal and
energy. In fact the people generally seem
to be alive to the temperance interest, and
if they can only succeed in eradicating from
their midst King Alcohol, with the aid of
the health giving properties of their spark
ling little fountain that juts up in the mid
die of their beautiful park, we believe they
will attain q longevity of life unprecedented
Judging from the fine appearance and pleas
ant countenances of those jovial fellows,
Drs. McC. and H. I. E., we think they
promise to attain that age that will require
them to append to the nose the second edition
of eye-sight for many years to come. They
are certainly fine representatives of that
character described in the couplet,
"Let the wide world wag as it will,
I'll be gay and happy still p'
By invitation we had the pleasure of din
ing with Rev. S. A. Weber and his good
lady, and also met at the table Prof. Samuel
Lander, President of that model institution,
the Williamson Female College, who had
just returned that morning from an extend
ed tour through the North, taking in his
route, ofcourse, the big show at Philadelphia.
We were very highly entertained by this
genial gentleman with description of his
trip. We only wish that few more such
men could visit the Centennial Exposition,
and then those of us who could not 80 to it
would have it almost brought to us. We
were informed by one of the Professors that
their institution would reopen on the first
of August. We wish them all the success
in the future that their abilities and ener-
getic efforts in the past so pre-eminently
entitle them to.
The business outlook in Williamson is
rather gloomy The merchants and clerks
sitting in front of their doors waiting for a
stray customer, reminded us very forcibly of
our own town. This, however, does not
effect their spirits, neither does it interfere
with their sociability.
We will say in conclusion. Messrs. Edi-
tors, that the people politically are firm, and
decided socially, are kind and demonstra-
tive, and on temperance, warm and enthusi
astic. At five o'clock we turned our faces
homeward, and we assure you it was day
of no little pleasure to very small portion
of ANDERSON.