The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-04
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,eea Mh' EDITOR: Tuesday, December %
ioo-, VIII be long remembered nv tha
| people who live in what Is known as Tho
iuieF creek section, in the eastern
pur. i oi anderson County. OH the Suluda
ltirer. .r Two years ago II Division Of Sons
oa,;t,, u'Prrahce r, was organized in this To-.
CAVITY. Tho members resolved to celia.
pirate one day during the Christmas holi-
uays ny q public dinner, and a pound
party ut night. Tho new mill. .houaa ro.
Gently erected by Mr. Jas. w. Pooro inst
on the Greenville uide of the river was
selected ns IA suitable place for this pur-
pose: Inc Kindness and hospitality of
Hr, foore, III allowing them tic free ;iac
0' the nill-house contributed in very
large measure to the comfort and enioy.
inent Of the occasion.
responding to an invitation. we. To.
getner with q friend, left our city early
III the morning, and reached the place q,
O'Clock p. M. We found everything I'm
iull blast, and the house full of people
from the white-headed urchin to the prev
nalIeu sire. Big, little, old and young,
maze ana female had met to have gala
Iay. AS soon as we alighted we were IA.
Ken IN charge by the committee on hos.
pltality and ushercd into the bouse and
up 10 the second story, where dinner was
oelng served, or rather had been served
10 about two hundred people, But not
withstanding this largo crowd had al
Ieady partaken, yet there was enough
more bountifu feast Everything that
could tempt the appetite of man (exccpt
| whiskey) was oil hand. The most exact
ing epicurc could have found no cause
| Tor complaint. We were told that the
exercises Of the day had been opened at
the dinner table hy that venerable old
ratriarch OF the Saluda, Mr.. Joseph Cox,
n Il
marks bade the people welcome: and
stated that the repast before them was
as free to all, as the water OF the beauti
lul Saluda that flowed at their feet
Looking around the large room, we no.
ticed that the rough walls of tho mill
house bad been beautifully festooned
WIN molly and cedar, giving evidence to
the fact that fair hand, had been al work
10 make the room more attractive. After
all had eaten, tho tables were cleared and
removed, and some of the visitors called
upon to address the audience on the sub
Ject OF Temperance. This part Of the OK.
erclses OF the day having closed, the young
men and fair naidens engaged for some
tlme IN the merry dance" 1t Was
pleasant and Interesting to look on, and
TO note how heartily those young folks
enjoyed the occasion, and then to reflect
that all this could be without the baneful
influence {. ltoxicating beverages.
1t was especially pleasant and ANNA
ting to listen 10 the sweet strains of mu-
sic, dispensed BY our big, warm hearted
friend, accompanied by TWO otner violins
and an organ. He had
"Iiung up ihc shovel uri the hoe
Aud taken down the fiddle and the bow
and there wag no moro work for poor old
II for that day at least.
AT about sunset tho table was again ar
ranged and the pound party" COM
menced. All who came were retIuest cd
to bring pound of something These
pounds were arranged upon the table,
and sold at moderate price for the ben
eft OF tho Division. The articles were
all sold in remarkably short time, as
the gallant young men seemed to vie
with each other in treating the young
ladies to the con iections, etc. spread before
them. The pleasant entertainment lasted
until 10 o'clock, when the crowd quietly
dispersed To their several homes. Wo
never saw moro genteel, and woll be.
haved set Of young people. No drinking,
no swearing, no quarelling or fighting,
but perfect peace aud harmony through
out. Does not this prove the fact that
young people can enjoy themselves with
out the uss OF ardent spirits, and ere not
such gentlemen: mere 1T for cha, EGciatv
Of young ladies than if their breath was
wreaking with brandy? Too much
PRAISE CAuuOt Do DeSlOWou on the noble
ladies' of "Tonoy Creek Division" for
faithfulness in the discharge OF their du-
ties, exerting themselves all day, and un-
til the close of the entertainment to make
the occasion pleasant and happy. Ah!
what could we do without tho good ladies
on such occasions.
These people seem almost secluded
from the rost OF tho world among the
hills of the river that flows through their
country. But though they are seeming.
ly so cnt Off, yet they are cultivated,
open hearted, and prosperous people,
thor,ou" ly united in everything that
teuds promote the prosperity and hap
their hands and hearts united In a war
for the determination OF King Alcohol,
as the success Of this entertainment will
fully prove.
We spent the remainder Of the night
with friend in the vicinity, and returned
home we'll pleased and amply repaid for
our ride through the mud, and with an
earnest desire to 30 among these good
people ngain at no distant day.