The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-13

bat eloquent thoash voi2el2sS wit
Desscs to tie charming social LIE
.I:at once animated them, withont
feeling sal for The desn:atInn lhnt
came TO the homes. The peopI"
Of camden and kcrsh.w county. OF
which i is tlc capital, cam" from a.
staunch ana brave sock. wren
they found slaves gone. we 9TH sat.
tc.cd, new social AMI political con.
I::..;uns cn:;ron;ny them, they nc
ccrscd the change phil0sophicaily
AMI brlvc.y went 10 work 10 sac
what theY could and TO make = living
They hal a hea!tnrnl ana cInabls
clim*to aah light bat prodnct!'o
s3i', and with these in their iHvor
the, struggled through aud ont Of
their alv,rs lies. Naturally coAs%F-
va,iye, made even more so by the
stern lessons Of experience, thcJ are
not inclined to boll business ven.
lrres and enterprises, nut ere enn>
tent TO make haste slowly. but
this town las fuurc before it tat
will within few years add largely
to its business anal population.
Oacc it was limited to one railroad. tie
Kinrvillc branch of the S"nth Caro-
lima, that, by considerable de'onr'
gave general connection with the
TRANSPORTATION system OF the country
At Columbia. Now tic Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago road. llnl5''ed
ut present from Rhtherfordton, n. Z ,
20 this p!acc, about 15n miles, is
pressing its way across the l'luc
Ridge and will within 4 short time
have al ar line completed to the
Ohio river. Meanwhile, by connec'
ton allcaly established with the
Richmond and Danville and the Sea-
board air Inc systems, Camden has
Il rect communication with Rich
mund. Norfolk and all Intermediate
points.
But it is not Of this ~ business
center, but as II health an pleasure
resort that this letter is to treat.
/. The same elements. dry atmosphere.
conable climate, AMI the hcalthful
influences Of forests of long lelf pine
are here as at Southern Pines, In
al.iition there ae numerous stores
churches OF all the leading evingall-
I cal denominations, COOL schools, L
unict, vel ordered community, an
npera house, y baaii, and o;her ad'
i1ncts of business and civil zation.
There arc elegant natural roads for
riding and driye;ng There is NOR!
and greater variety OF game closer to
hand than in any other place north
!, or south Of which 1 have ever heard.
The fox hunter, the sportsman VINO
prefers to shoot over his dogs, the
wild fwl faacier, who loves TO il0at
in his b..tteau anil take tie ducks on
the wing, can all lial suitable spots
Cor their sports, AMI return at night
with ful. bags from their Ga''s ont
ing in field or on the river. B-sidcs
these there ere wild cats, squirrels
1.-The rr.y and tie fox}, rabbits AMI
Wild turkeys % complete the r-rlety.
TO meet the want, of northern tour.
ests t~o Eouses are kept open from
fall to spring. Oae, Hobkiik Inn,
CONNIE ICED business in tic fall OF
1882. The other, Uphtoa court, was
opened late last winter. Ihe tirst
won reputation at the o1tsct which
its proprietor and manager, Mr.. +.
". Eldrida-, formerly OF New York.
has sustained uatil Hobkirk Ian has
become the fayorite winter home Of
the Townsen Is, Putnams and other
veil known New York families, and
Of many leading people OF 3 'ston
and Phi aaclphia. Among the guests
now there are eX.Congrcs&man
Gooch OF massachusetts, and Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. IIsrwood Of NcT ua-
ven. The parish:oners and lrien Is OF
the loved rector of Trinity will De
clad to bear thlt he is recovering
rapidly his health and visor an! is
enjoying daily long drives in this
bnlmy atmospheric Uphton court is
The name given an old mansion AMI
grounds that have been restored
through the energy and cxecat We
ability of lady of Connecticut line
age, AMI allied by marriage with some
/ OF The hcst-known families Of our
eastern counties. This lady, Mrs
Robert Griswo!d Perkins, bought
The grand old place, and at con-
siderable expense restored its III
terror, then furnished it with ancient
solid mahogany inherited hon
several generations, with carpets
linen and tableware TO match. adorn
ed her walls *ith family portraits and
paintings, anl with choice enSrav'
I -lngS gathered in her European wan
derings, and oompaleettes44 oompaleettes4 an interior
that is prabably The most exact re-
production of an old fashioned south
err home that can be found in the
! country. certainly that is opened to
: the public. Mrs. Perkins grand,
father after graduating at Yale and
completing his law studies, was ad'
nstted to the bar, and settled IN
Camden in 1890. Soon afterwards
! he married a daughter OF Colonel
Joseph Kcrshaw. and here he spent