The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-08
ALONG THE YYGHWAY.
A Glimpse Mt Our Slater Town OF Ridgows
and it's Suburbs.

ALONG THE HXGHWAY.
A Glimpse Mt Our Sister Town OF Ridgoway
and It's Suburbs.
Messrs. Editors: send you a few
worda about a jaunt through portion
Of old Fairfield. After passing Little
River, we saw some fine oats and
wheat, and signs Of earnest prepara-
ton for the crop of 1880. Wo passed
through your town, and after looking
at the very fine oats and wheat that
g'eencd the eye on every side and
pecping into the well filled storos Of
5udiciously selected goods, my eyes fell
Cor rather rosc) upon the clock stccplc.
Now. we don't like to forget old
friends, but wo were sorcly tried, and
persuasion had to be used to reconcile
us to the fact that il was III old &C.
quaintance. 81 tell you new clothes
can do u heap" and that coat Of paint
has rcjuvcnatcd that old stceplc. After
leaving the Boro VIC took tho road to
Longtown road ria Ridgoway, and
saw some very fine oats, Mr.. Ebor
Rabb's, also fine field of the same ut
Maj. Il. W. Wuodward's, and again
at Mr.. Harry Desportcs, and so lowcr
down. We saw "nary" poor COW
until we got through the township
gate at Ridgcway. There 'they was
tolable common" all outside the fence.
And bless you, there are rocks all
about down there. If Mr.. McLano
can make greenbacks as plentiful as
those rocks, every landholtlcr in these
parts will bo two-million"irc, anu
Ridgcway be much prctticr place
than it is, although now, for it's age
and size, it is hard to beat. AS all
know, it is an Incorporated town, and
lies OH both sides Of the railroad, about
twelve miles from tho Boro, twenty
three from Columbia, and six from tho
beginning Of Longtown. 1t contains
about twenty residences, some very
nice and handsome. IL boasts Il large
Methodist church with bclfry and bell
a handsomely arranged interior with
organ, chandelier and pulpit lamps.
On the glcbe is comfortable parson-
age. St. Stephens (EpiscopaD is Il
symmctrically built brown Gothic
structure, neatly arranged interior
with marble font and melodcon
Aimwcll (Presbytelian) with its large
white columns, stands in Il beautiful
oak grove just out Of the corporate
limits. 1t is also comfortably fitted
with stove and organ. Concord
church (Baptist) is two miles out OF
town. Mt. Hope Academy Caught by
the experienced and thoroughly com
petent Miss Henrietta Thomns) is one
and half miles from town. Miss
Mamie Etlmunds teaches n juvenile
school of whites in the town and there
is white painted school house TO,
colorcd people also in the corporate
limits. There arc four large and wei
stocked store buildings with banking
arrangements, 4 drug store, Il doctor'f
office, trial JUSTICES office, munic
lpnl guard house, q market building
with bcltry and bell, harncss-makcr't
establishment, a daguerrean gallery
two boot and shoe shops, two neatly
arranged saloons, a barber shop, a
largo two-story Mosonic hall, steam
grist mill, bowling alley and baga,
tellc table, and two public pumps, 4
largo depot and large cotton shed,
with several guano or fertilizer houses,
pF6mlsiaEg; yoaAg olehafds, s wiiiio
fine patch OF lucorno gladdcncd the cyt
on tho premises Of Mr.. T.. ELLISON
Cloud. Last, but by no means least
there are several beautiful flower
gardens and hot houses filled will
rare exotic plants. A neatly painted
Presbyterian colored church building
stands just out of town.
Longtown commences about five
miles castcrly from Ridgcway ant
spreads out to near the Kcrshaw line
1T Is town Of magnificent distances
but some mighty wholc-soulcd and
clever people live in it. 1t will al
some future day become the suburbs
ofRidgcway.
We almost forgot to mention that as
we got to Aliens branch Mr.. Creight's
whlrligig or ovcrshot water-whccl
came near frightening our young horse,
Bill, ito motionlessncss. On tho way
we saw tho Identical rooster that sets
anvil rock to turning round every
time it hears him crow. We vouci
FOR thc veracity of this ncighborhood
traditional "say so," for it is true. AS
we approached Ridgeway, wc saw a
number of neat cottages dotted OH the
roads leading to ltidgcwny. On tho
Doko road is tho famed Idlctown,
obtaining It's soubriQuct from the fact
that just after tho war there were
twonty-thrce stalwart, robust colored
women whose husbands permitted
them to live in idlcncss, rs the white
LADIES did not go into The field. Now
1t is inhabited by worA ing people. We
saw some goats that confirm tho belief
TINT some goats will jump fences and
some people will shoot them in the
jaw, eyc or leg for sQAdoing. No more
at present from SuBuRnAN.