The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30

week 10 go 10 the banquet given IN.
General Grand Chapter by the Grand
Chapter "f Colorado. II was Il most en-.
joyablc occasion, and though the sparI:
ling drinks were absent, all seemed To-
bc in good spirits. IiIcair OF Denver NAV
have contributed To this for tho Toast
Master Of the occasion IN ni.tryducinr the
toasts said that 1.-The banquet committee
hnd decided To have no chutnpagnc, as they
deemed the champagne air Of Denver
stimulating enough Of itself" This
Thought Was highly applu,.dcd by all the
guests. Several speeches were made in
r"spons" 10 tparts proposed by III" Toast
Master some very good, some very or
dinary, and ono rpu>i,riuy Of long, high
soaring sentences, with LITTLE solid
Tn 'ught.
The speeches OF the evening were made
by Alfred r. Chapman, Of Mass. q. G.
IL. p Ia rcsprn.c 10 tie toast ,Tllr
General Grand Chapter" and ly
Lansing burrows, of Ky, IN Response
to the toast The Master Mason" Tho
OCCASION Vas ;raccd by the presence of n
good many Ladies', and toast to them
was not forgotten
Tie beautiful decorations of tho spa.
cious banquet hall, gave unmi-taknblr
evidence "i the presence of fair hands
II Was estimated that five or six !iuH,ir;,i
were present. This, perhaps. was an
over estimate but there was large
number, and all seemed to enjoy the
rrpast and social gathering
Well. - word or two :S to the meetings
ni Tia" General Grand Chapter Viewer,
III session three days, and had a ycr,
harh."nI"nS and Interesting meeting
II li."att"niingof one session Of theG Gcnrr.
al Grand Chapter tends to intensity "A de-
sirrto br present ut all subsequent scs-
sions Harmony and good feeling pre-.
vailed. The meeting Of companions from
AL parts of :ilc country, joining in one
common work, and intcrchangng social
aud frairrnnl greetings, do much towards
restoring perfect harmony and good feel
ing between the citizens OF all sections
"i our "'iIinipn country, tho sermons
rom t'i: pulpit from the i'ay. I',i,i.:a:.,
tf"f"n'"c, To thccontrary withslaudins
Surh preachers, ami would. he statesmen,
only show their ignorance of the real
irrliiiS that now exists between those
who were engaged in the late civil war,
but who now cE Joy Il rest in peace after
tho conflict Of arms, having buried all
anif'"sitIcs ut Appomattox eighteen
years nSo and thus these wotld-be pol.
iticians declare to tho world that thcy
were not engaged IL, conflict; or perhaps
these illustrations were used years ago
when more appropriate. and they have
n" new stock in store" or probably
they arc more dcsirous Of being poIiti-
cihnS than preachers Of .nG Gospel of
fearo, although far behind tho states
nnnship Of tho day.
Now, few words AZ to Denver. After
travelling more than seven hundred
''ilts over prnirics. part OF which
setincd Dat q ucSOlatc waste, | was sur
prised To- enter city OF such magnif
rence The buildings are magnificent
ana durable. ! could but contrast the
chnrncter OF tho buildings with those OF
our Eastern cities in the South Why,
mere III Anderson, some seem to doubt
the propriety OF attempting to build a
now Court House ut cost of thirty or
i"rty thousand dollars. There they have
Court llaus0 that cost 9302 600 which
Is most magnificent structure. and
large enough 10 accommodate all the
different officers of the various courts,
which il necessitatau by the amount oi
business done there.
Denver Is located near the foot Of the
ROCKY Mountains, and over 5,4OO feet
above tho level Of the sea The atmos-
phcre Is very pure and rare, and il sni,l
10 he hne for invalihs, and Il great many
resort here. l can say In its behalf that
! ever enjoyed. The mountain scenery
from Denver is sublime.
Denver il very now city. 1t was
| only located in $50, and now has u popu
lnti"n of 10000. Every tribe and nation
seems to be represented there II is a
common thing TO SEQ Cinnamon there
They follow wishing for Il livelihood us
| aIencrnl thing and live almost on the
air.
This magnificent city is suppo ortcd al.
most entirely from the mining interest OF
the surrounding country. Agriculture
forms only stiiuii part of the business,
| AZ far as | could see. Crops are rniseti
entirely by irrigation. reached Den
YER in the midst of tho wheat harvest-I
| anticipated seeing very fine wheat upon
the !a::ns under Il good system Of irri-
Eati"n, but saw no timer wheat there
than frequently see in this country
Tho Mineral Exposition was in pro.
grcss, but ~ knew nothing of minerals
anu the Exposition Grounds was about
| threo miles out of the city, did not at.
tend. Was told that few attended |,
compared 10 the attendance last year
After stay Of nearly five days in
| Denver t.lrna.! Hiy fayo homewar,
bringing with mo pleasant recollections
never to be forgotten.
| l stopped ut Louisville, both going and
returning, and visited tho Southern lex.
position. Many exhibits had beon added
before my return, and there is vet room
for many moro. On my return visited
the Exposition at night and saw the Ed
ison horse shoe electric light, which
was beautiful. The building was lightet
by IT'S use. IL was very interesting a.
we'll as instructive, to observe how it was
| produced.
The chief attractions, however, were
the splendid band OF musicians, composed
or forty members and the Art Gallery
a month later, l think, would be better
time to visit the Exposition.
| l returned home after an absence o.
two weeks, feeling that "thoro is nc
place like home," and, although vel
pleased with Colorado and the West
| with no desire to remove my home from
the place Of my birth.
| j. l.. naEAZEALg.