The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-29
Extracts from LOWndesille Advertiser
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR.
His Departure -. His Trip -. The
Friends OF Col. McGOwan -. The

His Departure His Trip The
Friends OF Col. McGOwan -. The
Editors Return.
Leaving the quiet village of Lown.
desville, better known as the "Seven.
Killed City," we boarded the Savan.
nah Valley lightning express yester.
day for Western North Carolina.
Having boasted of never being left by
q train, we did not care to have ou1
record lowered on this trip, but would
rather have had it lowerd as to have
been so nearly scared to death about
it. It was neither the fault of the
time table as it appears in the Adver.
tiser, nor the hands of our watch, for
they were correct to a second, but
"Uncle Johnnie" the "Moseley Ho-
tel hack" and "Old Uncle Jim Colum-
bus" got "overly" smart and played q
trick on US by taking half an hour the
start of the regular time for leaving.
It seems that they had arranged a fixed
programme for the occasion and had
employed all the workmen in town to
notify us that the train was crossing
the river trestle, and was past due.
Just as we were about to swim a
stream that had been prepared for the
occasion, the messenger executed the
programme, and in less than five min
utes we were in a modern travelling
suit, without suspenders, collars or
cuffs, shoes unlaced, and we do not
remember now what else was lacking,
perhaps dinner, and off for the depot
we went at full speed. There we
found Troupe" and Capt. w. @.
johnson to witness our arrival thirty
minutes ahead of time, and the train
thirty minutes behind time. AS we
could not do the subject justice, we
sent down town for some of our
friends, but they had not come up to
the time of our departure, and the
matter remains unsettled.
Our ride to Anderson was made in
an hours time, and although frequent
rains had fallen along the line, yet the
cars could not have had any more dust
in them if they had been running
through the Sahara Desert for q
for fortnight. The dust was suffo.
eating, and was barely endurable.
There is great complaint about the
passenger accommodations on the
road, and the authorities might afford
to have their cars busted, and thus add
this much to the travellers comfort.
We remained in Anderson an hour
and half and the time was spent in
discussing the coming Solicitors race.
We were glad to see that Col. McGow-
an had 80 many warm and strong sup.
porters. An Abbeville man cannot
but feel proud of her candidate fol
Solicitor when he goes into his adjoin.
ing counties and hears such eulogisJic
remarks as were made to us of Col.
MCGOWAN, and the high standard
upon which he has conducted his can.
vass. Not only in Anderson county,
but in Pickens and Oconee counties we
met prominent men who were loud in
their praises of his attainments, and
who spoke confidently of his election
to the Solicitorship. We remained in
Seneca for several hours at the Keowee
Hotel, and while there we were sur.
prised and yet pleased to find so many
MCGOWAN men, and we are confident
| if our own people will do their duty
that the laurels of this race will be
worn by our distinguished young
friend of Abbeville. Having had the
opportunity of seeing so many voters
in Anderson, Pickens and Oconee
that are interested and working fol
Col. MCGOWAN, we cannot but urge
our own people to act their part well
and the result will be measured in ac
cordance with their efforts in this
matter.
Leaving Seneca at 11.40 we entered
the sleeper, and asked for berth
The conductor asked us where we
were from, and looking at our ticket
asked very earnestly if we were from
the South, and if we had been neal
yellow fever? After defining oul
geographical position, it occurred to US
that we had better inquire of him as
to where the sleeper was from, and
being informed from New Orleans
we were not long retreating, and Sc
lected q seat as far from other passen.
gers as possible. We were surprised
to find so many passengers from Flor
ida, who are seeking refuge in the
mountains, and for us we hope to re-
turn to South Carolina as soon as pos
sible. We leave here to-day for Nor.
canton at 11.40, will reach at 230, and
hope to return via Ashville Monday
next, J. M. B.