The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-28
Incidents of Trip to washington

Leaving Abbevile on Tuesday morning
July T., 1856, the editor of the Press and Ban
mr. attended the annual meeting of the Press
Association at Slartanhurg, ard afterwards
Joined the members Of The Press Oil an cNcur-
sion 10 Washington city.
We crnnot pretend 10 give q sketch Of tho
great city, nor can we assume To give Il u,,S-
cription of any OF its splendid buildings. we
would merely say that we heard othcrS say
that it is the finest city In the world. or TINS
we cannot speak of our own knowlruse, put
We do know that to write OF rs avenues, ~
streets. its parks, its PUBLIC Offices. IT'S puhuc
buildings, its private dwellings, It's theatrcS,
lis churches, its charitable institutions. its
galleries, its botanical garden, its monu-
mcntS, and its cemeteries would fill book.
II is Il city which exists by reason OF the sflct
that it is the Tpilai OF inc masi"m, @ aa Ia,t"I nS1
there but attractiN cncSs IS maintained
Chiefly because it has recourse to the i'm
mense treasury of the country to obtain the
means to bcautfy and adorn II.
While Il stranger may not be admitted to the
inner temples nor have a knowledge nt any,
thing within the inner wells, we were pleased
with the people. as we saw them.
Handsome Young Ladies and Worthy
Brethren.
On the cars at Abbcvillc, VIC found num-
Der of passengers among others Two hand-
some Young ladies, Miss Allie Pruitt OF Irad-
lev and Miss Sullic ClinliScalrs of Due Wcs',
who had been on visit to their uncle Mr.: j.
r. +. Wilson, near Abbcvillr village. Miss
Pruitt was going home, and Miss ClinkScalcS
was going on visit to liradlcy.
At Hodges We met Mr. John B. Bonner of
the iSsociatc Rctormcd Presbyterian and Mr..
4. :. Todd of the AmlcTSon Journa'
Eating Il good dinner at that splendid
hotel at Greenwood, which is kept by Mr.. i.
F. Riley, we boarded the SpartanburE-bouna
train at three o'clock. tndcr the care OF
one of the most polite railroad conductors in
America, We found the trip pleasant one.
ON the Sparanhur@ train we round Mir.
Gruber of the U'uNcTbnro star, who, like Mr..
Todd, Mr.. Bonner and oursclt, WAS making
his way to Spartanburg.
Pretty Young Ladies'.
At Inurcns Miss Lou Brazcal, and fair
companion. whose name we cannot now re-
call, bearded the train. Miss Hrazcal Is 4
daughter of Mr.. S. \. BraZcal, formerly OF
Abbcvilc, but now Of Grccnvillr, ana is one
of the prcttiest young ladies that we saw on
the trip.
Mountain Shoals Superior to the Co.
. Immbia Ditch.
Tho troin was stopped at Mountain Shoals,
and everybody was allowed the privilege Of
inspecting this magnificent water power
now going, to waste; The Shoais begin ht inc
there is a fall of IL feet. This property in us
present shape, together with 60 acres of land,
it is said is offered for $4,000 Us actual ynl M
ne must be many times as great as would be
the Columbia ditch, even II IL were finished
at the cost to the taxpayers OF the Stale ol
hundreds of thousands of dollars. We re-
rrcttcd the absence of our friend OF the Regis
fcr If he had seen this splendid powcrWllich
ca n he utilized SO easily, and which can be
bought so cheaply, wc think he would dry UP
on the canal business forever afierWnrd. y
factory at Mountain Shoals would do the pcO.
pic, or taxpayers, of the State rs much goo,l
as if the same machinery should he located
i'm Columbia. If it Is o State enterprise, then
the Mountain shoals should be bought and
the Columbia canal should be abandoned aL
vi Ne stopped with other members OF the
Press at that most excellent hotel which is
kept by Mr.. J. Watkins Lee. prince among
good hotel keepers. Spartanhurgs hotel Is
good one and the members OF the Press arc
much pleased with him.
All the members Of the Press were delight
cd with the Spartanburg people.
The brcthcrn of the local press contri buteh
much to the pleasure of those who had gone
thithcr to attend the meeting.
notice, and we wish that we could only
reception by the ladies in that hall was
u ROYAL affair. At least one bachelor edi-
tor is ready 20 fall down and worship one of
divinitics who greeted US on that occasion.
Interesting accounts OF the Press -\ssocia,
ton having already been published, we Will
not a t; cmpt even Il brief notice of the work "t
the Association. II was one OF the best anu
most profitable meetings thai we have llad.
We believe the members OF the Association
are becoming much more interested in their
profession than heretofore, and We shall en-
poet continued Improvement tie country
Press of the State.
On Thursday evening large number OF the
Association, including Mr.. j. S. Perrin, who
ioincd us on the second day of the meeting,
proceeded to Washington city, to sec IN"
Sights o! that big town, and TO take in the
Charlotte and Dnnvilie by what is known as
the Virginia Midland route.