The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15

:, Of the elite, 0uG, IKE Lut Sou!so VI ou'1
nire,, Esit has gradually taken its way
westward. and one; does, not see single
!: sHbbstantiai dwelling for half mile, and
not q store is to be seen until the second
sts,raceIi. reached nearly mile ffem,the
s;yeI, nfThe market is Just at the top of
th;s shortsteep. sscent.,,, ), So: 20.
~ ;eha sscnnd lev,el 9 extends about half 9
miletwestward. where Haymount begins
io. rise. 81 s.The Hill":as it is called by
5 stha, tnwn, people. The towniis intersect-
sad sbv / laiee creeks. two of whicl: are
beautiful, clear and sYifl rnnning streams,
furnishing in ante: bellum days water
power for ainumbert OF lgrlst mliis ana
Three cotton factories. There were
hesiles a carriage mapufact0ry, known
! All over the South, besides turpentine
5;at;llaries and smaller workshops, which,
;ncind;no., two other factories sin the
!; ;r;c;nity , eave ns the notion that Fayette.
s;iIs was. uIite 3 manufacturing town.
Tha carporate limits we're at the foot of
.Haymount, but practically "The Hill"
ssst,lemeent was part of the town. 1t
wass.slaid off in streets and squares and
the residents, my father being one, were
almost without exception men dong
business in town. Several of our largest
daalars and most prominent lawy lived
thsrs,..ss and &, every morning early numbers
If sona. horse rockaways might be: seen
conveying them down the hill to business,
ana Their daughters to school. The
handsome residence surrounded with
Aiiwara Immediately to the right as you
Ieft behind the town proper, was the
home, of the hate E. J. Hale, editor of
alsS tha ebss,,s, Glnithe hill were the most
W ySSsi s;isi aoa1er Gardens and some of the
S.aI Ssa5.asaass eSSo Sa,ssss. here also was the
Mn:.sS.Sts.ss 4nltssSsas = a rasnsI =
M WSs Ia I1A; or;r;nal "A rsenal. counted the
s n.;soua ,e sst co,lect;on of buildings the
tS|ns ss co,, IA shoast Of included three fine
rss;dancea for5 the officials. The build
;nss - ware ali painted cream.color, with
shreun & tfimmine. and we're arranged in a
.bnlInu Tactangie with the citadel in the
aant.o Th;a waa a large oblonr three
storv @ hn;Id;no. With. an observatory on
each end Of the riopf. The intervening
grounds we're laid out with walks q and { !
drives and get with grass and eyergreeas.
Large oaks dotted il at Intervals. me
whole was surrounded: 5y hign wal,
having q tower at each corner ;n1 ano
surmounteds by an Iron ra!i'ng: tne
powder magazines were outsloe .e!.1 .e1 s:a sn
closure, 10 the rear, at 9 resPeclui uls-
tance. The Arsenal grounos were que
square bach. from the main streee, ) ano 80 !,
fr0nted at night angles 10 IL to"al9 1ne
east. The ground fell away raploiy 70
the south and east, giving 1t a commanu-
ing position IN the dlrectlon OF tne litei, ~
about tToSmlles on. Inc We" 'fo,ii 'ue
citadel was very fine. Inc town lay az A.
its feet and two very large p0n9s. tney
might be called lakes, sParkleo L, 10 sae
sun,tothe South. Altoge1ner We tnousns
it q very pretty place: we we osougns gaa,tsaI oul
visiting TRENDS mere. 1@as n oul s sel..n .haea
park, on small scale. but to'osy .nete
is not one brick upon another, ana one
of the chief grndges which the people
bear Gen. Sherman is for the destructlob
of their Arsenal.
TOWN OF THE oLDEN DAYS.
D., AZ don. of railroads Favette.
AZ u Taa S1 : !. @ rrs trade from the. western
y.ue e ,eaL ~ = S.afe s end and MINER COMMITTEES sof
san.b ,sp lsaroI;na @ Tn nv day. however,
% sSe Had lost ali but the turpentine trade
nf I the I 1n;nev woods country. She had
taan I 81 ,env year = aannarently finished
JOEL ne1n ~ Thsre were no fine public build.
;u@s % NOR elegant houses, no very wealthy
naonia II, ,the.nlace. but there: were neat
and Convenient houses, well.furnished,
and a oraaF deal of solid comfort. The
narlor of one Of onr weIl.to.do citizens
might be taken as q fair type of the
whole house. The people lived we'll and
were whole.hearted in their hospitality.
They cared for the destitute and unfortu-
nate at home. Being Fifty miles from
the railroad. the place was really large
..,,atrv .;lIa,a +bnnch ranking third as
tn nnnnlation among the towns of the
State and took things slow and easy.
Wilmington laughed at her being year
shshind the fashions, but she did not nind
that, caring little for vain display. The
place was originally Scotch settlement,
and first called Campbelton, and the
comparatively isolated situation which
she had held for so many years, tended
to preserve. the original characteristics Of
her fathers almost intact in her people
10 the breaking out of the war. They
preferred plain comfort and the educa.
tion of their children to that feverish
striving after display, often with very
slender backing, which is so characterlst,
8iic of to-day in our fast little railroad
towns. They were cautious, economical
industrious. in earnest about everything
and not little stubborn in their preju
dices. They were religious and, consid
ering their means, supported theil
churches well. Fayetteville was to them