The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-06-18
The Printers in Council.
A HARMONIOUS AND PLEASANT
MEETING.

4IELl1tNs
Incidcnts.-.WOficrd College Commence.
meMt... Excursions to IIenderScnville
and Atlanta ..Princcly Hospitality
and a Good Time Generally.
! Last week the Press Association of South
Carolina met in the editorial rooms Of the
S~Durhmbury IcIuld. about twenty editors be-
ihg present. The Association was treated win
DISTINGUISHED consideration by everybody
and especially by the authorities O: the
Air Line railroad and The .\shcvillc and SPAR
; tanburT railroad. and the civil officers
Of the States "f Georgia and .;"nlh Car"lina:
Governor simpson OF South Carolina, and
Gnvrrnor CuIyuitt of Georgia were present
and made complimentary speeches to the
Press. The town Of STartanburg through
! the M~ayorrNtrndcd Il hearty welcome, and
! the city CnNncil through the Mayor of .\tlan.
ia and Il committee of ten citizens, invited
! the Association to visit Tie capital city OF the
Empire state. The pr0piictorS OF Glenn
! Spring. also extended Invitations, With car
ringcS to convey MS, TO partake Of the hospi.
.uiity oi that watering place. The Alumni
Associations f Woliu: College invited every
member OF the Association to the Alumni
dinner at the Hotel keptby MI. Benson. The
COLLEGE authorities invited us to all their en-
tcrtainmrntS. The Dance tlub gave tick cts
to their splendid dance in the Court House.
In addition To these we werr extended many
tllI'l NVNI tNSiSS III oHi
toned here.
The military review by Governor Simpson
and General Noise came of on Thursday
! morning in the presence pt an immense
throng. The military parade consisted OF the
Hutlcr Guards OF ~Grtcnville. the Charlotte
Crews, OF Charlotte. n. c., anrt fiVc spartan
burg companies. From tho steps Of the raj
mctt0 House Governor Simpson inldca ShorH
! speech in presenting IL flag 'e one OF The COM
nanicS.
ON Wednesday morning the Association adj
! iourncd to attend TIC brilliant and entertain
ingcxcrciScs Of WotHtrd College. Proceeding
to the chapel in Il body, we were offered seats
among the dignitaricS of the OCCASION. Gov
crnor Co!Quitt, of Georgia. delivered the an
nivcrSnry address. which ELECTED The praises
of the men and won the hearts of the women.
The speeches by the young men were. indeed
crrditablc 10 themselves and the institution.
Their speeches gave evidence OF their own IN
,luStry and reflected the learning and wisdom
OF the Faculty. Mr.. Daniel Calhoun Duprc,
of (irccnwoad. s. c., delivered the Latin "a
lutatory. To him was given "hll;' the sec
ond honor. and he was the recipient of the
Degree of y. Il. 1t affords us great pleasure
to report this College IN q most fiouriShing
condition.. The building is q mngnihccn,t
one. embracing Society halls, chapel. ana col
lcgc proper: the grounds spacious and .invtt-
ing; the libraries admirably selected: the
Professors able and learned.
S~pnrtanDurg Is 4 growing place., ana II me
signs OF the times truly indicate anything
there Is Il brilliant future for old Sri,rtanburS
with her growing commerce ana increasing
Railroad facilities. In u speech to the Press
! Association General Noise said that this town
had more evidences OF thrift and prosperity
than any town in the State except perhaps
Beaufort.
ono. The road is y grand piece OF engineer
ing and will some day be the great thorough
fare irOn the South to the Northwest. Inc
cowntry will W MI. Duncan u lasting DEBT
OF gratitude for his great energy and for the
great success which he has brought to this ell
icrpriSc, and the Press Association viii ever
remember in grateful terms the courtesy OF
! Col. Il. y, Mc.Add"n, President, and Of Sit
! pcrintcndcnt James Anderson lOr placing Il
train OF cars ut their disposal. The road is
new and splendidly equipped, and we made
! thirty miles an hour over mountain ana val
lev as they quickly pass In view and out OF
sight. From Spartanhurg to Hcndrrsonvillc
is iorty-cight miles and includes the Slimlni
of the mountain and nearly al INC diiilcult
! route on the entire road To .AShcVlllr. Hen
d~crSOnville is u ummer resort. and IS n town
exhibiting many evidences OF the culture and
taste of lis inhabitants, by whom we were
handsomely received. Mc,SrS. steele q
THOMPSON, and other citizens, were ut fhc
depot with carriages and hacks, waiting our
! arrival, ard from whom We received II cordial
greeting. Afterwards q superb dinner WAS
scN;cl TO every visitor.
Our party consisted of fifty. and we give the
names of the Press Association and their
friends:
President r. =. Grows, wife and Mrs. e. y.
! Anderson, OF IaurcnS: Hugh Wilson and j.
c.. I%icmphill, Of Ab6e%iiln; CO... w. Mch er-
Gle Shancr, Miss Ida Wells. Miss Maggie Nc
Kcrrall. Master Warlcc MckcrlaA: and J. j..
! McI.ucas and two children, all of Marion; u:
+ Bradley. ltci;rnS; X. 4; l'io'hPsnm anu
luinbia; Il. NJ. Stokes and daughter, OF Tn
ion: +. +. Grcnckcr and son., VI. LiBonham,
Jr., and l.. W. SimpIiinS, Ncwhcrry.; i. Sto-
bo Farrow, SpartanburG; 4: $. Todd, Andcr-
ID NihntStr
Howell. J. G.. Bailey and l.. Mckay, Green
Vile: Mrs. Mary Cleveland, Miss Mamie
, Cleveland and John Harris, Grccnville; V.
Cleveland, and ohm b. Cleveland, Spartan
burg; W. :. Thompson. Alta nta Jesse
cleveland, Jr, Rev. II. b. Browne and wife;
, Grccnvillc: y. r. Wilson. New York and
.Alrrcd.ThOmpSon, Seneca: r. Norman, New
berry; DR.. W. F.. Black, LanrcnS: Miss Ma
biz.
Upon assembling ut the Depot at Hen
de!SOn preparatory 20 returning 10 spartan
burr Colonel John W. Il. Pope. being loud
~ called for by our party, made the
iappicst speech Of his life, which was rcceiv-
cd with prolonged applause. Three cheers
were given for Rendcr>cnril!e and the sue
cess Of the road, and as the cars left the Do
! Dot the people Of llendcrsonvillc gave cheers
Tor South Carolina and thcprcSs Association.
! We reached Srartanburg Il: the close of the
day after having enjoyed a most pleasant
excursion over the mountains.
rho dance at Spartanbur9 came OH i'll inc
| Court House anfl brilliant affair II was, Re
ing tired and fatigucd however. by the days
Journey we did not participate In the dance,
but were an HdulirinS~ "!0okcr-on III ' lena. .,
any conscientious ScrupiCS that we rcfr;llncd
| from Joining in the dance, for we are not OF
, that vulgar class who experience y corrurtinS
influence from Keeping step To harmonious
st twelve o'clock while the merry dance
! was still going on we quit the hall of
| mirth and enjoyment to seek n little repo>c
be fore we should start on the excursion 10
Atlanta. Taking oil our collar and shoes we
went to bed with the injunction upon the no.
tel Keepers to have us walked AT hali-paSl
one o'clock. After resting for an hour; our
! friend Uncle Bob of the GrccnriHc -Nr'rs,
| knocked at our door with the lormhti
that IL was time to he getting ready for the
trip to Atlanta. Taking Il scat In the omni-
! bus we were sOon in the tram for the CAFE
| City, and at haiEpast two o'clock we rolled
away at the rate Of forty miles an hour. lie.
ing AN extra train we were cOmpclledt0 stand
! aside at various places for the regular trains
which we mint meet; ;AUont s in,' + r. h ro ar ".
or had a superb breakfast waiting for us.
sixty persons accepted his hospitality Mt the
expense of Colonel Forcacrc, the Supcrin-
tc,idcnl OF the Railroad.
The party for Atlanta consisted largely OF
the names given above on the llcndcrs"nHillc
| excursion. However. Governor simpson,
General Noise. Mayor Thompson. Editor Pet
ty, Col. J.. \. lIoyt, Col. \. NJ. Howell ana Il
nnmhcr OF other gentlemen were added TO
this excursion, who were not with us ON our
! trip 10 UcndcrSonvillc. The accession to the
number OF ladies WAS also notable. Among
others who were not with us at Henderson,
! vile, were Mrs. Thompson, wife of the May
or of Spnrtanburg, IlTS. Vi. l.. Bonhanl, Miss
Farrow, Miss Petty, Miss -A!drich, Miss Mar
Shall.
When VIC arrived az i'ocroa the Colonel
stonpcd the train and ut his own expense
sent the whole party in vehicles to Tocco;t
Falls, n distance of two miles or more from
lhc dcro o., where all enjoyed the grand seen
',,ftcr a h& of several hours we were
again on our way to Atlanta. Upon going
about four mites beyond poccon Falls, the
train was stopped in full view OF what Is call
cd the natural fountains" Here two jets or
streams Of water rise pcrpcndicularly, one To
the height of Iifty feet, tllcoihcr to about two-
thirds Of that hcightll. The Jets are perhaps
nm inch I'm diameter. The streams OF water
that are thus sent up remain in shape ana
body for two thirds the distance they rise.
when they separate more or less ana FORM
great drops OF water which after completing
their ascent come down on the face OF ilc
rock. near The rising point. In spray, n win
Il ratn-likc drops pattcrlnS sound. A nillc
or two farther on another fountain rising
some fifteen or twenty feet was seen on inc
Op,oSitc side Of the road. We are informed
that In the ncighborhoOd there are some SIN
or eight of these fountains. AS they nave
been sending up their waters for only u lew
months the curious have been seeking 10
know the cause OF so mysterious an appear