The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-08-29
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
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Belbon Items.
BsLfoN, s. G., August %, 1853.
We failed to send up iteh1s last week,
because we were unable to meet all the
claims for our presence to find time to
sleep and TO write. We attended the Bap-
tist Aao citation, where excellent sertnons
were enjoyed, profitable discussions on
various interesting and important topics
were held, several old friends were met,
not few acquaintances made, and the
best of Association dinners was partaken
of. For our share Of the last we are in
debted to our young friend, John FAINT, for
one day, and another day to three charm
ing young ladies, Misses Kate Cox, Kate
8 utherland and Corrie Poore, whose press-
ing invitation we could not afford to refuse
zs7en five had the slightest inclination to
do 80. The heavy draft against US scarcely
allowed time to prepare for contemplated
trip TO Kirkseys, in Edgefeld County.
We got away, however, on Friday, with
our better half and our two babies for a
weeks absence. A quick nun carried us
to Greenwood, where we were met by that
courteous and popular gentleman, ]. <.
Durst. Ee will devote some attention to
old friends, notwithstanding his duties as
President of Greenwood Bank, and in his
large mercantile business. We We're car
ried to his beautiful residence to await the
arrivsfo of our conveyance for the remain
ing fifteen miles of our journey. During
our stay We had the pleasure Of drive
over this. growing town, We visited the
site for the factory twice-Rrst with J. z.
burst, then with the President, W. L.
burst. When the mill shall be completed
and the grounds improved according to
the plan described to us, We venture the
assertion that a prett;er factory village can
not be found in the South. Nature has
done a full share in both convenience and
beauty. The side track from the g. & g..
Railroad is almost finished, so the con-
tractors, Wells q Mays, can push forward
the mill building. With a Sword Brick
Machine they are turning out about
twenty FIVE thousand brick daily. They
expect to have the million and a half
.quired for the work-in two months.
With acontinuance of their present rush
ing movements the mill will be ready for
the coming cotton crop. Greenwood has
some Of the pluck and push of her sister,
!Greenyille, and will soon be regarded an
attractive rival of her mountain sisters,
Greenville, spartanburg and Anderson.
sWeSwere pleased with the High School
building, and, in behalf of Bolton, would
have been little envieus if she were not
To- have q similar one. The Female Col.
slege and other buildings of Importance,
and handsome residences were pointed out
on our round. Saturday we started by
private conveyance to Kirkseys. Such
good crops have never been seen before,
The same splendid prospect meets the eye
everywhere along the, way, and reports
from all parts of Abbeyills and Edgefeld
Counties assured rs in the belief that we
had not visited specially favored district.
We noticed - ore particularly the large
farms of L. Fl. Kemp, P. B. Kemp, 8. P,
Mathews, J. E. Partlow, DR.. W. s. shep-
:pard and W. u. Durst, all within few
miles Of Kirkseys. After spending one
week among she happy owners of these
farms we retraeed our steps to Greenwood
and stopped aday with ]. r. Blake, Presi.
dent of Abbeville County Alliance. Mr.,
Blakes enthusiasm oyer. his County's
prospective welfare is not second to his
private interests on his own well.managed
farm. at his residence it was our pleasure
to meet Miss Leona Blake, who 80 sue.
cessfully assisted Prof. McElroy at Moi.
lfattsville the past year, She is one Of the
teachers that ought to be kept in the school
room. We would be pleased to have her
return to Anderson County. Monday we
took leave of Greenwood friends to look
after those awaiting our return to Bolton.
After the handshakings are over we set
about learning what all the changes made
during our absence mean. What We saw
at the depot was scarcely a beginning.
Captain Lands work speaks for itself, SO
removed on to question somebody else
=. II. Cox q Co. were very busy, but we
managed TO find out that their present
store room is to be filled to its utmost ca
pacity with general merchandise, and their
drugs moved to their new building to be
erected at once.
JIM. Geer & Co. will discontinue bust
ness here in January next, at which time
the firm will be dissolved. Major B. D.
Dean will retire from business for several
months, as he intends to make extended
visits in Florida, Mississippi and Texas.
Messrs. r, M. Geer and Aaron Geer will
resume business as Geer Bros, at Ninety
Six, Abbeville County. While they will
continue the line of general merchandise,
cotton buying will be a speciality. They
regard Ninety Six better location
for the cotton trade. We shall be sorry to
see these gentlemen leave Bolton. Mr.. ].
NJ. Geer expects to start to market for
Ninety Six stock next Monday.
DR.. w. E. Campbell has been SO success
full in his Drug and Fancy Grocery trade,
that he intends to move into more COM
modious building and lay in larger stock
of goods. The new store room has Just
been put in order for him.
The next change is at Lewis & Moor
heads, who say that as soon as the neces.
sary space can be properly fitted up they
will bring on the largest stock of general
merchandise ever IN Belton. They seemed
unusually happy over their bright pros
poets, and informed us that another large
stock will be placed at Donald's by Lewis,
Moorhead & Co.
Stringer q Poora are making no outward
display; neither are McGee & Son, but
these two strong firms are getting ready
for the best fall trade Bolton ever had.
They intend to meet the demand in all
lines of goods.
Mr.. A. r. Campbell is hurrying to get
farm matters in such shape that he may
begin to build on his lot here. He says he
must be near enough to get full benefit OF
.Belton's excellent school. Heis right, and
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