The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

OF LIBERAL education. She is an Alma
Mater, that numbers among her
hundreds of children, many distin-
gushed sons. Long may the great
and good work of Erskine College 90
on, in blessing, not only the present,
but the coming generation.
We bade our friends of Due West
adieu on Friday morning and pro-
ceeded via Hodges to Greenwood
where we dined with our friond Prof
.. f. Boozer. He showed us model
In the way of n beautiful and con-
Venlent residence, near completion.
The Professor exhibited unusual feel
ing OF pride in taking us through
the different apartments of this build
ing, but we soon learned tho secret
of this pride. 1t was that the house
was the plan of his wife It was this
TACT, that magnitied the beauty of
the building in his eyes, and we
must add that the taste of the wife
was pleasing not only to the husband,
but to all who are endowed with an
appreciation of the beautiful and
useful combined. Greenwood is O.
growing place. The trains on two
railroads daily pass through the
place. 1t already has the prospective
of city, and we trow the prospec
tive point is not far in the future.
We would like to write of much that
we saw and heard during our short
stay i'll this growing town. But we
must hasten on to other scenes.
After enjoying the hospitaities of
Prof. B. and his most excellent lady,
we went on our way, via New Market.
ct looks more like Old Market.-
Scotch Cross to what is known among
waSoners, as the Devils Race
Ground" We can not tell whence
this Dame. 1t is certainly O hard
place to get over. The toughest road
OF the whole route, was this noted
race ground. At this point, just as
we were feeling good, that we bad
got away from the cold Boys Track"
we met colored. pedestrian, who in
formed us thai. ihie ..ui left Johnston
: the morning of the same day. He
told us we had 18 miles to travel, be-
fore reaching Johnston This seem
eel to agree with what we were told
at e. as to the distance. After driv-
ing about five miles further, through
q dreary, pine woods country, we met
a young man, who informed us that
Johnston was distant 1S miles. We
insisted that he was mistaken, that it
could not be 50 far, that five miles
back, we had been told that it was 1S
miles. Well, said he, ''you will not
get there till you go Is miles," On
| r"n 'l"nva nhnut z miles and sto,,nod
Mt gate to make enquiries, we were
agmn told that we We're just 18 miles
from Johnston. On we drove about
2 miles, and stopped with q Mrs. s.,
for the night, and here we were told
the truth, which was, that the exact
measured distance to Johnston was
II miles. We reached Johnston lust
at the time appointed for the conven-
ing of Presbytery, II A. NJ, Satur
day 11th. This seemed q great erat,
itcation to the r. E., who acted as
driver, who repeatedly said on the
way that he would make close con-
nection at j. We were surprised
to find Johnston considerable town
daily growing in size, beauty and i'm
portance. 1t has the air and appear
ance, on first sight, of young city.
1t IS situated in the heart of a thrifty
section, on the Augusta and Colum,
bla Railroad, thirty miles from the
former and fifty miles from the latter.
G1ere ore three churches ia the place.
Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian.
A fraternal feeling pervades the place.
1t was delightful to mingle with this
Christian people and enjoy their hos
pitahty. Our home while there was
the house of Mr.. M. It was indeed a
home to us. Mrs. M. is daughter of
) the Row. Mark Boyd of Newberry.
Who in all the land does not know
Uncle Mark? His name is in all the
churches. Would that something of
: his spirit and strongly marked piety
characterized all the professed follow
ers of Christ. His daughter, Mrs
NJ, is child of affection. She has
not been able to walk for years. She