The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
Notes Of Q Trip West.

On Friday, April Sd, left Abbcville
bound for Montgomery, Ala, on legal
business. Charlie Allen was my Com
pagnon dW royage.
Wade Cothran and Gus Smith went
with us as far "a. G~reenville. under
stand they went to buy sumo fine stock,
but ] don't think they succeeded. l
say them bantcring Rowland and the
Marshalls. When ] left the hotel next
morning at s O'Clock, for Atlanta, they
were peacefully asleep in bed, dreaming
Of who and what?
We reached Atlanta at 1853 o'clock,
Saturday, and went to the new kiInball
House. Surely those Atlanta people
ars the most progressive and energetic
in the world. 1t is said that Ger the
smoke had cleared away from the ruins
OF the old kimball House, which was
burned in August 1883, plans were form
ed to rebuild It and Ki,nball who was
then in Chicago, was autographed to
come on and Z charge Of it. BE did
10, formed . 10. stock company with =
capital Of $75O,OOO, and as the result Of
his isbors, Atlanta has to-day As hand
some = Hotel as you will end in Ameri-
ca.
1t is built Of brick and Georgia granite
and marble. The columns Of the front
arc Of unhewn granite and are imposing
and unique in appearance. Standing in
tho centre Of the spacious tesScllated
hall, one looks ur through tho arcades
through six stories. to the plate glass
roof. And'the effect at night when the
gas is lit is simply grand. And standing
in the sixth story, and looking down at
the mass Of moving figures below they
appear to be no larger than the Pigmies
who beset CULVER. The dining room
is . marvel of beauty, and the style they
put on in there is overwhelming.
Oranges are served first at every
meal with . beautiful silver fruit knife
to cut them open, then you must eat
them with q spoon ! 1t is the height Of
ill-hreeding to peel and cat them with
the hands {; nevertheless / did it till |
saw my ncighbor cat his with a spoon,
after that l eat mine with a spoon too,
but it was mighty awkward to me. l
don't think Charlie Allen could be in
duced to try the spoon at all. He pre-
fcrrcd 1.-THE old way" Soup is served
At each place in silver covered diahcs
and coffee also. The glass is Of fine cut
glass of beautiful designs and colors.
The rooms are furnished in the most
luxurious style, and arc fitted. up with
contains sixteen tables, and IN elegantly
lighted. The bar is beautiful. Plate
glass mirrors extend from floor to cell
to describe all the beauties Of this won
1oxc.tl o~r.y. --ntJ. e..
New York said to me, that it was equal
in all itS appointments to any hotel he
ever'saw: '
1 attended Easter services at st. Phil
lips. The. Church is a very handsome
one, and Was very elabor.tteiy decorated
for the occasion. Or. Armstrong is the
r~ector::t3He bears. 4 striking likeness to
John Wilkes Boothe and is tanac in the
Same leg that Boothe injured Wien -he,
jumped from; the Presidents ':ox Lo1fhc
stage. after the act:>af assaxsiSStioa.
There are mot lacking some silly people
who believe that the Doctor is Boothe
himself. lie laughs at it good nstured-
ly. He.sis a. beautiful reader. and his
conducts;of the services was perfect.
Bishop Bcckwith WAS present. have
] never heard such . voice as his. 1t
I seems Incredible that such q volume Of
: sound could come from 4 human breast.
His voice il highly.cultivsted and he is
perfected in all the srts aud gracex and
accomplishments of oratory and elocu-
ton. have never heard the com nand-
nlents read as he read them. 1t wss the
most impressive rendition Of that SOL
etnn service l ever listened to. The
choir was formed Of four voices with
the organ and cornet. The music was
grand, and to my uucultiyated ear the
soprano voice WAS faultless. A large
class was confirmed. The church, was.
packed. l suppose its seating capacity
IA eight hundred or . thousand.
Chairs we're put in oil the aislex, and
then standing room was at . premium
A friend gave me = seat in his pew, but
soon there were so many ladies' stand
ing that gave it Up. Then I took my
place in the crowd of ISLANDERS.
We went to Montgomery by way Of
the Atlanta and West Point and West
srn Alabama Railways. Along the road
are some interesting towns, among them
West Point and Opelika. Montgomery
10 beautiful city Of some $4,000 inhab-
itanth, perhaps 10 all respect the finest I
ever raw. The Alabama River runs by
It on n side-along whose course runs
the rail roads. Steamers ply between
Montgomery and Mobile. The princi-
pal business street. Commerce. runs
from the river to the public square.
From thia square streets radiate in all
directions. From the river there runs q
semi-circuiar hill all around the city,
forminga natural amphitheatre. In the
bssin are the business houses, banks,
fmarket. &c. On the brow Of this circular
Gill sre the dwellings,, and some 70 them
re very handsome The Capitol stands
the head Of Dexter Avenue, which is
SAY wide, with rows Of trees down the
fires and in the centre. and 80 beauti-
r. & graded from the foot to the top that
R,t .;ss not. appear to be . steep hill.
h....Sen you reach the top of it you
c;tv ~,rP,sgniacent view Of tho whole
;ns Rnfe Capitol is an imposing build
IN. n h.;,dd understand the State is go
cooiuSntu w~a 9TH Ho- N,y~-Ns